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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-12-06

At the usual hour he started for The
Corners for dinner Having remained
In the store all the morning, de had
not realized how much stronger the
smell of smoke was than 1t had been
at breakfast time : Quite fnvolpptarfly
he quickened his pace, g. y
2 The fog and smoke overcast the sky
thickly and made 1t of a brassy color,
just as though a huge copper Pot had
been overturned over the earth,e Wom-
en- stood at their doors, talking back
and forth In subdued tones. There
was, spirit of expectancy in the air.
Thethardwarei merchant wassstriding
along at quick pace when he game to
the Parlow place. hut lbeJwas not GO
ing so fast chat he did not hear the
carpenter hailing him in his Cracked
voice.. II Z
'Hey. you. Joe Stagg! Hey. you! !"
Amazed, Mr.. ,Stagg turned to look.
Parlow was hobblihg from the rear
premises, grooming at every step,
scarcely able to walk. ae
"That sciatica's got me ag'in.s he
snarled. "Tm Almost doubled up.
Couldn't climb into carriage to save
my SOUL" u@,E IS N
".'What d'you want to climb into a
carriage for?" demanded Mr.. Stagg.
"'Cause somebody's got tOAgos for
that gal Of mine-and little sCar'lyn
May. Amt you heard-or is yotir mind
so sorOn maxim money down'there to
yourstore that you don't know nothin'
else? "4
Haven't I heard what?" returned
the other with fine restraint for he
saw the old man was in pain.
1.-THE fires come over to this: side. l
saw the flames myself And Aaron
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-12-06

lY WI lyCRO xs
Crhmmft dfove through and says that
you can't git by on the main road. The
I-fre's- followed tife-West-B Brook right
down and IS betwyxt Us and Adams
E6id Camp. q 81 s: 8 8 'S.;5 '1fE'
"Bless mel" gasped the hardware
dealer, paling under his tan.
t-A.Wef2'f sna1ed Pariow. rGoin' to
stAdF thefe chattefin' sall day, or be
You Igoih' to do something's" u
Somebody must get over to that
cabin and bring them out, Joseph
Stage said, without taking offense- at
THE Grabbed old carpenter. - ~ =
."Wal !" exclaime, Parlow. s.glad ter
see you're awake" .'.' - s.. ~
"oh. I'm awake, the .other Returned
shortly. 1T was Just figurn' zen who's
got the best horse" -
"I have" snapped Parlow. ~
| ayes. And I'd decided ono taking
| Cherry, too" the hardware dealer add
ed, and swung into the lane toward the
carpenters barn. - 81
"Hey, you'll Needn't be 90 brash
about It." growled the carpenter. "He's
my boss. s'pose?"
Joseph Stagg went straifhts ahead.
nnd misunderstanding. Having once
decided 6h Ms course, he wasted no
time. JAVA Fl, 4.
He rolled back the big door md saw
Cherry already harnessed in his box
Istall.
I Together they backed the animal be-
tween the shafts, fastened the traces,
and Mr. Stagg leaped quickly to the
sent and gathered up the reins.
You'll halter take the Eallow road"
the carpenter shouted after him. "And
have a care drIvin' Cherry"
Horse and blackboard whirled ont OF
the yard and his voice was lost to the
hardware merchant. fas... -, /.
Cherry stepped out jsplendidly, and
they leftra cloud Of dust. behind them
rs they rolled" up the. pike, not In the
direction of the abandoned camp. Fore
warned, he, did not seek to take the
shortest a~way to the cabin where
Amanda Parlow and Carolyn My were
perhaps even now threatened by the
forest fire. The Failow, road turned
north from the pike three miles from
The Corners. "a
F'lecks of foam began to appear on
Cherry's glossy coat almost at once.
The air was very oppressive. and there
was no breeze.
The streak Of flame that had fol-
lowed down the banD Of West
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The American-What happened to
you!
The Tommy-To tell you the truth.
! amt quite certain. About ten min
utes ago was 'avin' tete-a-tete with
a German sapper. He was a nice
pOOkin' boy-'ad face like a muir
aerer. We was crawlin' on our STUN
micks, when we come face to face. He
says somethin' to me ip German, an
Ianswers' him In Just as bad language.
- what happened Them,
'"Well, 'ates to -bfag; but I'm ere
an i'e, hain'ttIi T75EExehange,s
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-12-06
SWAMP-ROOT FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS

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stands out cpre-eminent as a medicine for
durable ailments of the kidneys, liver
and bladder.
Or. Kilmsr's Swamp Root stands the
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TO Be Gust the remedy needed in thou
hands upon thousahdssof distressing cases.
Swamp Root, physicians prescription for
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soon realized in most cases. It is q gen
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Start tfeatneAt at once. Sold at all
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However, if you wish first to test this
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-Kilmer & Co.. Bipghamton, n. r, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
. mention, this ,papers--Adv., sss.,,,.a,
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-12-06

fare. There is also feaS thai toe
umpy ofth9 German. imker ci s. fxhe
we've tesponsible fpfthe horrors Nm Bel
gium and France. Serbia and other
conquered territories. will never re-
ceive the punishment which should be
meted quito Huns who outdid IN appc7
tiles their ancestors Of the middle
ages. There may be considerable diff
ficulty in drahrg0ttha Germppy 10 flu
ture on account OF not knowing Just
who is responsible and, Tin charge of the
.sosespmepRdl 1u biol o. :
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-12-06

There was no reason for the senate
-er-hease- bsing-without q HuQrppis att
er the election, save the Standardization
Of members to attend. OF course the
LEADERS, coala 1avej brought "a 1qpotpm
OF either senate or house together IL
they fhhdl lheen SoT disposet.O but ,the
leaders really believed congress was
entitled to vacation .of..some kind,
and consequently they took no meas
ures to compel members to be present.
The lack Of quorum prevented the
transaction OF Il 1ot or business. such
as the passing of many bills upon the
.calendag which pres deemed Important.
Much of this legislation will have to
be rushed through With rscapt coTsid-
GRAFTON during the short session Of
congress.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-12-06
II f. TesJuyenile Mind.

THE Romans VuNt well-paved roads
leading from Rome to all important
points Of the empire" father was say
ing, in Illustrating point he was max
ing concerning ancient history. which
the elder daughter was studying.
"These roads were about Is feet wide
and" ~ Nf+ G4f|l
Mercy me- interjeeted the seven
year-old daughter, "if they were only
IS. feet wide automobiles could not
pass each other unless they barely
crept alongw
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-12-06
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

BY ARTHUR w. DUNN. .
@Wsshihgtohl. r,i5cdndaylis thelxhtch-.
word these days. After spending
money very extraSagahtlf congress
has begun to realize that II Is time
to curtail expenses wherever possible.
Menifers of bon senate and house. are
aware that the heavy taxation Is go
ing to be unpopular, when the wargis
over. 1t looks as IL members of both
parties would vie In talking economy,
even If they do not vote Tor it. gHE
OF course the American people, who
have come to the front and bought
four different issues Of Liberty bonds
and paid their taxes without any com
plant, are satisfied with the results
thus far. To win the war was easily
worth what II cost Pho wDii svhs
much more costly TO the United States
because of the lack OF preparation and
the necessity of using the utmost speed
in order to accomplish results. Even
If q lot Of money was waSted-and in
this particular II means that every.
real necessity demardsfrthis MAS
caused by the speeding-up process,
and when all is said and done e~ersc
body will agree that it was better to
spend the money lavishly at the time
and get quick results than to have the
results delayed and allow the war TO
go on for anotherTyears : ~
But now that Germany has surrep-
dered the men in congress responsible
for appropriations feel that the time
has arrived t0 put the brakes on, amp
they have begun to talk economy
5CE.) yE-2OFl>Lnn >
There has been vast deal of specu-
lation as TO who will constitute the
peace commission on the part Of, the
United States. Many cnames have
been suggested. The. consensus of
opinion is that the 'abiest statesmen
of America ought to compose the com
mission. Such has always been the
practice heretofore. At all times when
the United States negotiated with for
eign governments on such momentous
questions as settling affairs after
wars, the biggest men Of the nation
have. been sent rs peace commission-
ers. or az HAST the most Spr0iRfn eat
men In the affairs of foreign relations
and diplomacy have generally been Sc
lected. -
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-12-06

In this country who would pave liked
'toldehl WITH the men IN aGerhnny who
were, responsible .fQrTthe war, made
them acceptsth severe terms OF the
armistice. and made them account to
the German people for what they had
done In the four years horrible war
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-12-06

Said the almost philosopher, "Tha
fellow who married for money instead
of love couldn't be persuaded to do +
again for love or money!
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-12-06

In 1918.
Ruth--Yes, Bess and Jack are final
ly engaged.
Ethel--pid, he volunteer or was he
draftedl
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-12-06
CHAPTER XVI.
The Laurel to the Brave.

The Laurel 70 the Brave.
The heart Of the man was like .
weight In his bosom. With SO many
hundred acres of forest on fire, and
that, too, between the abandoned camp
andThe Corners and Sunrise Cove,
how would Amanda Parlow and Caro-
Ign May know where to get r.
Certainly the place must have been
deserted In haste. There was Carolyn
Mays coat. The man caught It up and
stared around, as though expecting the
child to be within sight. ~
The. old .woman's clothing was scat.
tered about, too, It did not look as
though anything had been removed
from the hut. Coming out, he found
another article on the threshoid-one
of Amanda's gloves. j4I&'
Joseph Stagg lifted the crumpled
glove to his lips. s.f N
"Oh, God. spare heri" he burst forth.
Spare them both!" r,1 +,-t-
Then he kissed the glove again and
hid it away In the inner pocket Of his
vest. ~
The hardware dealer tried to think
Of just what the fugitives might have
done when they escaped from the
cabin. rE - -
II it were true that Amanda would
not run toward the FIRE, then she more
than likely had taken the. opposite d.
'rection on leaving the cabin. There.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-12-06
~ III Dlf5t 90 OF 4 7Ttc :.
CHAPTER xv-Continued.

y i5iAA NV -IS-- y,
He knew very well that what she
had said about hts daughter and Jo-
seph Stagg was quite true. In his self
ishness he had been glad all these
years that the hardware merchant was
baked OF happiness. s,llJ 10 W54 s
The carpenter had always been
self-centered individual, DESTROYS of
his own comfort, and rather miserly.
He had not approved, In the frst place,
Of The Intimacy between j oseph Stagg
and his daughter Amanda. .,ti
mo goodll come a. that. The had
told himself.
That Is. mo good to Jedidiah Parlow.
He foresaw at the start the loss of the
girls help about the house. for his
Wife was then a helpless invalid. II
Then Mrs. Parlow died. This death
made palmer still tic, the, carpenter
that Mandy's marriage was bound to
bring Inconvenience to him. Especial
ly Iif she married a close-fisted young
business man like Joe Stagg would
this be true. For, at the reading of his
wife's will Mr.. Parlow discovered that
the property they occupied, even the
shop in which he worked, which had
been given to Mrs. 2Parlow by her par
ents. was to be the sole property of
her daughter. Mandy was the heir.
Mr.. Parlow did not possess even q life
interest in the estate -.-.-.--
1t was tibw I'd the carpsntdr. HE
made go6dlinedme- and had Imdney
in bank, but he loved money too well
to wish to spend 1t after he, had made
1t. He did not want to give up the
place. If Mandy remained unmarried
.thetewouid 'never be any question be-
tween them of rent or the like.
Therefore, IL he was not actually the
cause of the difference that arose be-.
tween the two young people; .hesseized
and enlarged upon 1t and did an In
-~hfs power to make q mere misunder-
standing grow into a quarrel that neil
Their Of the proud, high-spirfted lovers
would bridge.
Jedidiah Parlow knew why Joe
Stagg had taken that other girl to
Faith camp meeting. The young man
had stopped at the ParIow place when
Amanda was absent and explained TO
the girls father. But the latter had,
never mentioned this fact to. his daugh.
teri - III Wv sJEEFGE
Instead he had made Joe's supposed
offense the Greater by suggestion, and
innuendo. And It was he, too. who
had urged the hurt Mandy to retaliate
by going to the dance with another
young man. Meeting Joe tStagg later.
the carpenter had said bitter things
TO him. purporting to come from
Mandy. II was all mean and vile; the
old man knew It now-as he had
known II then. Is 55G - .43 !:
All these years he had tried to add
fuel to the fire. Of hts daughters anger
against Joe Stage. And he believed
he had benefited thereby. But, some.
how, during the past few months. he
had begun to wonder If, after all. "the
game was worth the candle"
Suddenly he had gaiped VI. VISION a
what Amanda apArlow's empty Life
meant to her.
Carolyn May, interested only In sea-
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-12-06
RECEIVING. ,WARICROSS

spirit and DEVOTION
with which Ameri-
can women have
so far performed
war-service work
and made sacrifices
has n e v e I been
equaled in ! b Q
history o { Q n y
country. Mothers,
wives and sisters
support this burden
with strength and
fortitude. d u t
those who are al
ready miserable
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-12-06


,-fdcR or the. TURNOUT sheyhadc created in
? Mr.. Parlow's mind. @S>''Ns'a|'"'' -'"S'"sI''
During the time that the nurse was
at the abandoned lumber camp caring
foysJudyS M &soH, sChroEp May hoped
thAts schetAihs' ight take Uncle joe
there.
The next Friday, after school was
out, Miss Amanda appeared at the
Stagg home and suggested taking Caro-
Iyn May into the woods with her, 'fOr
che Weekend" as she iaslghipgly said.
Tim, the hackman, had brought the
nurse home for few hours and would
take her back to Judy's cabin.
- "Poor old Judy+is much better, but
she is still suffering and cannot be left
alone for long," Miss Amanda said.
~Carolyn May will cheer her up"
- Mr.. Parlow would drive over on Sun
day afternoon and bring the little girl
home. OF course, Prince had to go
along.
That Friday evening at supper mat
tiers In the big kitchen of the Stagg
house we're feally at q, serious. pdss' Jo-
seph Stagg sat down p the &Ne sisi-
bly, without appetite. Au6ty Rose
drank one cup of tea after another
without putting a crumb between her
lips. .FLDlH DIM
"Say, Aunty Rose" demanded Mr..
Stagg, what under the sun did we do
before. -Hannah's.. Carlyn1 came here,
: anyway . Seems to me we didn't really
--kves did WEI, -
Aunty Rose had no answer to make
to these questions.
In the morning there wns smoky
fog over .everything-a fog that the
sun did not dissipate, and behind
which 1t looked IKE an enormous SAT-
iron, ball. r,s,- ets-.4i /, ,s,-g,. SIC
" Mr.. Stagg'went down to the store as
usual. News came over the long-dis-
Vance wires that thousands nof acres
OF woodland were burning, that the for
est reserves were out; and that the farm
= ers, Of an entire township on the far
70 side Of the mountain were engaged In
trying to- make. q barrier over which
the flames would notleap. at was the
consensus of opinion, however, that
the fire would not cross the range. !.
Scarcely any chance of its swoop-
ing down on u.s." decided Mr.. Stagg.
Reckon I won't have to 90 home to
lplow FIRE burrows"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-12-06

49, Senator Penroseyhay beepr WibiipeAte
sahptopriate moneY uk in5rth& bin io4s
for carrying on Me l~af. -batsaheaxtiA
thinks IL million dollars is a lot Of
money. In letter which Senator
Myers of Montana real to the senate,
secretdrN Lane Of the interior depart
ment stated that "a million or two
dullars, if appropriated now, will put
this work well under way" referring
-romy pfun- Tor furnishing land to-sutr
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-12-06

r0re, Joseph stage went tnat wa.
ting Off down the tote road, !
Cherry by his birdie. rs
Suddenly he remembered
Prince the day Carolyn May hat
lost on the Ice. He raised his W
a mighty shout for the dog now
prince! Princey, old boy!
are your" -
Again and again he called, but
was no reply. The smoke. was
sitting and the heat more II
every minute. Mr.. Stagg realize
he must get out quickly II he
save himself and the horse. 4.
He had just stepped into the
board again, when there was
cited -scrambling in the under
and q welcoming bark was given
"Prince Good boy r. the man
ed. "Where are theyT
The excited dog flew at him. IL
on the blackboard so as to reacl
The mongrel was delighted,
showed 1t ms plainly as a dumb
could.
But he was anxious. too. He
back to the ground. ran a little
and. then looked back to.see IL tn
wis following. The hardware
shouted to him, again.
go ahead. Princey tWe're con
He picked up the reins and {
started. The dog, barking. his SAITH
ton, ran on ahead and struck In
side path which led down q glade.
seph Stagg knew Immediately w
this path led to-. There was a sp
and q small morass In the bottom
tho hollow.
Cro Bn coNTnsuzna
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-24
$500 Earned At
BeIvieW Auction
RED CROSS SALE EARNS FINE
SUM FOR PATRIOTIC
WORK

The Red Cross sale held at Belview
Saturday afternoon promises to ex-
ceed the expectations of even the
most enthusiastic supporters in the
amount of money collected. Owing to
the fact that the Third Liberty Loan
campaign came on so soon after and
also to the fact that several of the
workers were at the county seat at
tending the session of district court,
it has been impossible to get every
thing checked up. To date the amount
promises to exceed $500.
From early morning until after
dinner donations came in a steady
stream and it required the undivided
attention of five or six people to get
them properly placed and listed. The
Odeon was used for displaying the
articles donated for use in the house
and the display included everything
from pastry to china closet. On
the south side of the hall was ar
ranged the grain, potatoes, hay, etc.,
and the entire space was taken up.
On the north side were some machin-
cry, and the livestock and chickens
and as on the south side the space
was we'll filed.
Along about two o'clock nearly ev-
erything was placed and Rev. Holt
of Redwood Falls, delivered a short
address TO the large crowd which had
assembled. D. L. Crimmins officiated
as auctioneer and did most excellent
work in keeping up the enthusiasm
and getting better than good prices
for most Of the articles offered.
Throughout the afternoon the
crowd stayed and the sale was not
finished until after six o'clock. Many
articles were offered for sale again
and again, the crowd was in good
spirits, seemed to realize the need
for supporting the Red Cross and
were liberal in bidding.
The country and town was thor
oughly canvassed for donations dur
ing the week previous to the sale.
The following solicitors were ap-
pointed for the work and it is large
ly to their efforts that the success
of the sale can be attributed, William
Mack and family, John Larson and
family. Dan Mckay and family, AL
bert Nelson, Oscr Gryting and Kol-
bent Knutson and family, Gus Samp-
son and G. A. johnson. They report
that everybody approached was will
ing and eager to do their share.
In the evening meeting was held
at the Swedish church at which time
donations to the amount of nearly
$1,000 were received for the cause.
The local chapter extend their
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-24
Nations Want Column
Closes April 18th
Exceptional Opportunities For Energetic And
Ambitious Re9istrants.

There is a very definite need for
skilled men in the Army at this time.
Below is the list of occupations need
ed now:
Air-brake inspectors.
Angle-iron smiths.
Auto mechanics and helpers (gen-
eral, engine, magnetic, or ignition) :.
Bargemen or boatmen.
Blacksmiths and helpers.
Boatbuilders and helpers.
Boiler makers and helpers
Brakemen, fagmen or conductors,
(railroad).
Bricklayers.
Buglers.
Carpenters and helpers (ship,
bridge, house, generaD joiners or pat
ternmakers.
Caulkers, wood.
Chauffeurs (auto, truck or tractor).
Chemists.
Clerks (railroad or generaD.
Cobblers.~
Commissary storekeepers.
Concrete foremen and workers.
Cooks.
Cranemen, hoistmen, pile drivers,
or shovel operators.
Crusher operators.
Dispatchers, engine.
Craftsmen general, surveying, ma
chine design, or topographicaD.
Engineers (civil, electrical, rail-
road, or computing).
Engineers and fremen Oocomo-
tive).
Electricians general, armature
winder, or wiremen).
Floor hands (shipyard).
Foremen, construction, (bridge,
building, earthwork, ship or railroad).
Foremen (gyratory or jaw crusher).
Gas-plant workers (acetylene, hyd-
rogen, oxygen, poison, illumination,
OR compressor).
Gunsmiths or operatives in gun
factories.
Hostlers, locomotive.
Inspectors, car (railroad).
Inspectors, locomotive.
Instrument makers and repairmen
Engineering, optical, or electrically.
Linemen telegraph or telephone).
Machinists and helpers general,
bench, lathe, or railroad).
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-24
FOODS TASTE BETTER COOKED
TOBACCO TASTES BETTER
TOASTED

Since the day of the caveman, who
liked his meat raw, civilization has
learned lot about the scientific treat
ment of the things we eat.
Naturally none of us would now
prefer to have our meat raw, our po-
:atoes as they come from the ground,
our coffee unroasted.
And naturally follows the great dis
covery recently made by The Ameri-
can Tobacco Co.-that tobacco tastes
better TOASTED!
This wonderful new idea-simple
like all great inventions-was first
used in producing the famous LUCKY
STRIKE Cigarette of toasted
Burley tobacco.
Burley has a mellow flavor, entirely
different from the tobacco usually
used for cigarettes. It is pipe to-
bacco and LUCKY STRIKE Cigarettes
taste like pipe.
The Redwood gazette., 1918-04-24

Mechanics, general.
Meteorologists or physicists.
Mine or quarry workers and help
ers, drill runners, foremen, powder
men, or pumpmen.
Motorcyclists.
Molder.
Painters.
Photographers.
Plumbers or pipe filters.
Rangers, forest.
Repairmen, car.
Riggers (bridge, building, or ship.
Saddlers or harnessmakers.
Sailmakers, tentmakers, or other
canvas workers.
Section hands (railroad).
Steersmen.
Sheet-iron workers and helpers,
solderers, or tinsmiths.
Stenographers.
Surveyors, levelmen, transitmen
topographic or railroad).
Tailors.
Teamsters.
Telegraph operators.
Telephone operators.
Telephone operators who can
speak German.
Timber cruisers.
Wagonmakers.
Welders (acetylene or oxecetylene).
Wireless operators.
Yardmasters or switchmen.
Some of the above occupations are
open to colored men.
RED-BLOODED AMERICANS
WITHIN THE DRAFT AGE,
STEP FORWARD.
Present yourselves to your local
boards at the earliest possible mo-
ment and list your names for this
service. Those who secure induction
in the above branches of service will
receive material personal benefit,
which will aid them in advancement
both in their Army career and in
after life. This opportunity is only
open to men within the draft age.
Apply to your local boards at the
earliest possible moment for full in
formation. This offer will expire on
April 27.
SERVE YOUR COUNTRY WITH
THE SKILL WHICH is YOURS.