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hickory butt, dropping him in bleed
ing heap on the ferry floor.
Ned's brothers would have killed the
farmer had the ferry not been crowded
and they overpowered; but rev
nights later the four had gone to the
bed, beat him cruelty and thrown him
in his duckpond, where they had left
him. This had been bad enough.
though 1t had had something OF honest
revenge in it: but they had not been
satisfied and had gone to hts pasture,
where they had cut the leg-tendons
of his cows. OF course the four boys
had had to go into hiding and no more
had been heard Of them for a year.
Then. their father having settled with
the injured farmer, the Pangburn boys
had returned and begun again their
terrorization.
Now and then they had taken COM
panion or two. but they had been SO
quarrelsome, except among themselves.
that they had kept no pals long. Grill
Taggus had been one of these occasional
pals, soon discarded like the rest, but
while running with them he had met
Emily. The Pangburn boys soon quar-
relied with him, and he had gone away
two. In the meanwhile old Dag Pang-
burn had died. and the poor creature
his wife. had followed him. Then 1t had
been discovered that the money" old
little enough, and that the farm was
mortgaged for all 1t was worth The
Pangburn boys had held consultation.
They would have left the country had
it not been for Emily, but Orley had
proposed that they put all their money
together and buy the small general
store at Hemmers Corners. They had
done this and deserted the farm, and
Orley had buck1ed down to work with
the dull steadiness Of an OK.
He had not disliked 1t. The general
opinion was that Orley would have been
steady enough anyway, If it had not
been for John and Chris. and the neigh
borhood had been glad enough to con-
slider him steady, respectable citizen
at last" Once a week he had driven to
Hardentown for supplies for his store.
and he had never returned drunk. You
can picture the big fellow behind his
counter, Weighing sugar. or. after dark,
never been a near-outlaw.
With John. Girls and Ned it had been
another matter. Now one and now an
other helped out" in the store. but you
might have seen John step behind a
partition to take a swig out of his
pocket whisky flask heard Chris say
to some young farmer: well, you bet
ter keep your jaw shut about that or
you'll wake up some morning with your
hide full of buckshot' Or seen Ned, when
some enemy entered the store, stoop down
to examine q revolver to see that 1t was
in good working order in case the Gus
toner meant trouble.
The third helper in the store had
been Emily, and her province had been
the dry goods and similar articles.
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What you been doing with yourself
lately, writing little verses"
i've been laying out a b!lliad. with
you as the hero. Bill" said Homer.
Whats the big idea, wearing that
mistletoe bough over your eyebrows,
William ?" asked Napoleon. Trying to
stampede Anne Hathaway into starting
something
"That is not mistIetoe." retorted
Shakespeare. That is IaureE"
$50 today IS your birthday, is T..
William" said Homer. We'll. well
well. What a big boy you are getting
to be-
Three cheers for the spark-plug of
lettersr cried Raleigh. May his tire
never defate.
shakespeare bowed in acknowledge
ment of the tribute.
ut seems to me gentlemen, contin-
ped Homer, that today being the ami
yersary already alluded to. this club
will honor itself by doing honor to the
greatest dranatist OF all time
Shakespeare lifted his hand IN Dep
recating assent.
Il repeat" said Homer, that our
brothers connection with the stage
makes It fitting that we should drain q
cup to the health of that master Of his
craft. of that rare spirit who has
touched nothing that he did not adorn,
of that great genius whose wit has the
keenness of the razor. and the temper
ed fexibHity Of the Damascus blade
whose knowledge of human life. and
whose sympathy for human weakness
withal-
Aren't you piline 1t on rather thick.
Homer" whispered Herodotus
Just wait-don't interrupt" said
Homer, soto voce. TN short. gentle-
men," he added aloud. raising his glass.
II give you the greatest dramatist OF
all time
- Homer paused. possibly for dramatic
effect, and then turning to the blushinE
Shakespeare, he finished in ringing
tones:
THAT greatest dramatist of all time.
whose name I doubt not has already
suggested itself to you--Mr. George
Bernard Shawl"
There was a roar. rush. a sound OF
tinkling glass. and splash. Shake-
speare had dived through the window
into the river, making the black waters
of the Styx fairly boil as he SWAN mad
ly up the channel
Hi BILL" cried Homer. leaning over
the rail, and calling to the pufnnH
poet. You've left your life preserves
behind you" I'D
And he tossed the laurel wreath,
which In shakespeare's angry flight
had fallen to the door. Into the aoetA<|
ing wske OF the hero Of the DAY.
:. tcspzisht. lsis. By Necauzs eyaa,euAA1 81
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certain people to celebrate. and ignore
the others. Think of all l did for
Rome, and yet who ever remembers my
birthday"
"is celebrated in commemoration of a
mans virtues, and you didn't have
any
"Oh, I don't know about that" said
Marcus Aurelius 1T think Nero showed
considerable self-restraint when he
merely fiddled while Rome was burning
instead of going out and pouring gaso-
line on it, as you naturally expect a
man Of his character to do:
by Jove. Marcus" cried Nero. What
a bully idea I wish to heaven I had
thought Of it,
II guess those who heard you play
wished you had. too" eaid Stradtvarius.
to musical virtuosity.
'But really. boys" said Homer,
when you think OF all the ulustrious
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piece of Grill Taggus will be! suref
Certainly And now; money Is going to
i've got $500 here" said cargile,
that wants to get into your pocket
You go ahead and solve your mystery
all you want to. Go ahead and say
Ned Pangburn did it, If you want to:
but Just you forget about any part Of
the corpus of Grill Taggus."
"Does the money crawl into my
pocket now or laterT asked Shagbark.
Carlyle studied the fair-matted face
before him.
''Now-if you'll agree not to spring
any of Grill Taggus' dead body on US"
Shagbark turned his head and held
the left pocket of his trousers open.
For only an instant Cargile hesitated;
then he slipped the roll of bills into
the pocket. laughed and turned to go;
Beloved to more or less atoms"
chuckled Shagbark. IT should say SO!
A bargain is bargain"
Cargile passed through the cabin
and on up into the town.
pete. dod-whix it, We dassen't pro-
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people in history. from me down to-er
down to-er--'
Jack Johnson" prompted Samson.
All right, said Homer. never
fore not familiar with his writings
HE invented what they call punch in
American letters" said Poe.
WELL" said Homer. whatever Prof.
Johnson invented. or did not invent, to
get back to what I was saying-when
you think of all tho famous men in
history, from me down to Jack John
son.
"Or from Adam to Trotsky," said Alci-
blades.
Not to mention such illustrfous
women as Helen Of Troy and Salome
and Cleopatra and Queen Elizabeth
and Joan Of Arc and George Eliot and
EFT
Lydia Pinkham," said Moliere.
Precisely" said Homer, land Lydia
Pinkham-
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Why the itinerary of Homer's birth
places almost suggests the idea that his
mother was out on the chautauoua cir
cult when. her Industrious son first
dawned upon the horizon of mortality"
Sure thing" said Addison. 1--WE
thought that very same myself. Ho-
mer's birthplace reads like a timetable
on a jerk-water railroad in western
New York. How did it all happen,
Home?"
places" said Homer.
How did you come to overlook Sa-
lonikf and YpsyIanti?" aueried xerxes.
And Kokomo?' put in Poe.
I'D have called him an Away-From-
Aeschylus, with a wink at Petrarch.
''Well. agree with Aristophanes.' :
said Naco. t-is. tnS1dious to- pick out
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'"The mother of pacif1sm," suggested
Napoleon.
Better leave the women out, Homer"
said Beau Brummel. They wouldn't
like it. You can't tie Il woman down
to a specific }hirthday that would give
you clue to her actual age"
"Be that as 1t may. but for Apoll-
yon's sake let me flnish!' roared Homer.
What I have been trying to unload
for the past three weeks is this: With
all these illustrious persons of both
sexes undoubtedly born at some time
or another. why pick out Shakespeare
for a fortfssimo blast and put the soft
pedal on the rest of u.s."
X
II think I can solve that problem
said Washington. at would hardly
be expedient to celebrate everybody's
birthday. If you made a national holi-
day of everybody's birthday, as has
been done In my case. the worlds work
wouldn't go on. We'd all be taking a
day off all the time. There are only
36j days in year. Homer. but there
have been more than 1865 famous per-
sons born into the world. We've got
a thousand of 'em on the membership
list of this club right now, with wait
ings, list that stretches from Dan to
Beersheba."
well, even at that" said DR.. John
son. ''it wouldn't be a bad idea. Con-
sidering what the worlds work has
latterly become. universal holiday in
which all the activities of the time
were suspended for. say ten or fifteen
centuries wouldn't hurt anybody much.
If you could get the earth Gained
down into state of quiescent refiec-
ton for as little as hundred years.
what boon 1t would be! Time would
take care of Bill Sykes of Potsdam
and his crowd. and once the peoples
of earth had chance to think, and
think straight, we'd see the end of all
they stand for"
at wouldn't do, doc: 1t wouldn't do
at ALL put in Wellington. Time may
be the cure for Bill of Potsdam, but
what Bill needs is not cure but treat
ment. The only fear 1 have about Bill
Is that he won't live to see the out
come Of this little picnic of his. 1t is
not times job. but the stunt of Meme
sis to take care of little Willie
We'll" said wellington. Bills got
to be licked
But suppose you could get him to
promise to lay off for a hundred years."
persisted Johnson.
Promise! roared Archimedes.
Promise? Really, doctor, you are not
Q scientist, you know, and therefore
you don't know how TO analyxe what Is
known as kaisers promise. You have
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-29
NORTH THETFORD

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gates and Mrs.
Hattie Blaine spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. John Mcdonald.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Coselmon, OF
Flint, have moved on the farm recently
vacated by Frank A. Leonard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Leonard spent
Tuesday with Frank Il. Leonard.
Mrs. Guy Whitman called on Mrs.
John Mcdonald. Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Newcombe spent
Sunday with Ernest Beers.
Tom Dawson is working in Detroit.
His family expect to'move there soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H Leonard spent
Sunday with Ohio Mcdonald.
F. A. Leonard spent few days with
his son, Frank, before going to Flint,
his health being very poor.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-29
TRI.COUNTY CORNERS

Mr.. and Mrs Dell Rundlett attended
quarterly meeting at Clio, Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Wildfong is caring for
Lewis Wildfong and wife who are both
quite i'll with the flu.
Mrs. Margaret Evans, of Wilmington,
is visiting at the homes of Dell Rund-
lett and VIM. Hawse, and will eat
Thanksgiving dinner with Mrs. A. D..
Rundlett, of Clio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard and daughter,
Iva, visited in Flint, Saturday.
Charlie Cooper and sister, Arvila,
visited at VIM. Halves, Sunday.
Miss Shirley Harmon's scholars gave
very enjoyable Thanksgiving enter
tainment at the Wildcat school house,
Wednesday.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-29
kept PLEDGE
TO SEND BREAD
American Nation Maintained Al
lied Loaf Through Self
Denial at Home Table.
AvERTED EUROPEAN DESPAIR.
With Military Demands Upon Ocean
Shipping Relieved, World Is Able
to Return to Normal White
Wheat Bread.

Since the advent of the latest wheat
crop the only limitation upon Ameri-
can exports to Europe has beeh the
shortage of shipping. Between July 1
and October 10 we shipped 65,9S0,305
bushels. Ii this rate should continue
until the end Of the fiscal year we will
have furnished the Allies with more
than 237 100000 bushels Of wheat and
-four In terms of wheat.
The result of increased production
and conservation efforts In the United
States has been that with the cessa'
ton of hostilities we are able to re,
turn to a normal wheat diet. Supplies
that have accumulated in Australia,
Argentine and other hitherto inacces,
sible markets may be tapped by ships
released from transport service, and
European demand for American wheat
probably will not exceed our normal
surplus. There Is wheat enough avail.
able to have a white loaf at the com,
mon table.
But last year the tale was different
Only by the greatest possible saving
and sacrifice were we able to keep O
steady stream of wheat and flour NOV
Ing across the sea. We found our
selves at the beginning of the harvest
year with an unusually short crop.
Even the most optimistic statistlcians
figured that we had bare surplus Of
100000 900 bushels. And yet Europe
was facing the probability of a bread
famine-and in Europe bread is by far
the most important article In the diet.
All of this surplus had left the
country early In the fall. BY the first
Of the year we had managed to ship a
little more than 100000 bushels by
practicing the utmost economy at
home-by wheatless days, wheatless
meals, heavy substitution OF other
cereals and by sacrifice at, almost
every meal throughout the country.
In January the late Lord Rhondda,
then British Food Controller, cabled
that only If we sent an additional TO-
100000 bushels before July l could he
take the responsibility of assuring his
people that they would be fed.
The response Of the American peo-
pie was S5,0O0,OOO bushels safely deliv-
cred overseas between January / and
July 1. Out of a harvest which gave
us only 2O,00O,000 bushels surplus we
actually shipped 141, 100000 bushels.
Thus did America fulfill her pledge
that the Allied bread rations could be
maintained, and already the American
people are demonstrating that, with
an awakened war conscience. last
years figures will be bettered.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-29
SUGAR slowed
OUR D.1ooHR3ONE
American willingness to Give Up
Luxury Demonstrated Ma
TONS War Cons cisnCe.
STAND WITH The ALLIES.
BY Reducing Consumption People OF
the United States Averted
Famine at Home In Spite
of Low Supplies.

The fact that THE people OF the
United States We're able to reduce by
more than one-half million tons their
July, August, September and October
consumption OF sugar proves cOnclu-
slvely that their war conscience was
thoroughly awakened and that the
country as whole stood ready to fol-
low the lnjunctions Of the Government.
Our normal consumption of sugar In
the four-month period beginning with
July has been 100000 tons per month,
total Of 100000 for the quarter
year.
In July, when our sugar stringency
began to reach its height, consumption
was reduced to 100000 tons. In Au-
gust only $4,000 tons went into dis
tribution and in September only 279,-
600 tons. In October the distribution
fell to 100000 tons.
II the general public had failed to
observe the injunctions Of the Food
Administration this country would
have been In the throes of sugar
famine before the end of August. Our
visible supplies were so low as to bring
great anxiety to those familiar with
the sugar situation. They feared that
Il would be absolutely impossible to
reduce consumption to point where
sugar would no longer be mere lux
ury In the American diet.
Few accomplishments of the Food
Administration will stand forth so pre-.
dominantly as this reduced consump
ton Of sugar. BY 1t we have been able
|. to bridge over the period Of stringency
until the new beet and Louisiana cane
sugar crops were in sight.
Now the nation is In a position so
that IL we choose we may return TO
our normal home use of sugar, and
Europe, with the release of ships to 90
far afield, can maintain its recent re-
sticted rations. If, however, those
nations are to increase their use of
sugar very considerably 1t must be by
our continued sharing with them
through limiting our own consump-
ton.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-29

STATE OF MICHIGAN-The Cir
cult Court for the County of Gen.
esee, in Chancery.
Floyd Alderman, Plaintiff
VS..
Lille Alderman, Defendant.
Suit pending in the Circuit Court
for the County of Genesee, in Chan
Gerry, at the City Of Flint, in said
County, on the 18th day of October,
A. d. 1918.
In this cause it appearing from aft
davit on file, that the defendant, Lii
lie Alderman, is not resident of
the State of Michigan, but that her
place of resid .nce is Pen Argyle,
Pennsylvania.
On motion of Bishop & Blackney,
plaintiffs attorneys, it is ordered that
the said defendant, Lille Alderman,
cause her appearance to be entered
herein, within three months from
the date of this order and in case of
her appearance that she cause her
answer to the plaintiffs bill of COM
plant to be filed, and copy thereof
to be served on said plaintiffs at
torneys within twenty days after SER
vice on her of copy Of said bill and
notice of this order; and that in de-
fault thereof, said bill be taken as
confessed by the said nonresident
defendant.
And it is further ordered, that
within twenty days, the plaintiff
cause notice of this order to be
published in The Clio Messenger, a
newspaper printed, published and cir
culating in said County, and that
such publication be continued therein
at least once in each week for six
weeks in succession, or that she cause
copy of this order to be personally
served on said nonresident defend
ant at least twenty days before the
time above prescribed for her APP
pearance.
Fred w. Brennan,
Circuit Judge.
Bishop & Blackney, Attorneys for
Plaintiff. Business address: Flint
Mich. Leo M. Church of Counsel
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-29
AMERICAN SPIRIT
RELIED ON TO WIN.

In the light of succeeding events It
Is interesting to recall the confidence
with which the United States Food
Administrator viewed the gloomy out
look in July of 1917. when this coun-
try had been In the war for less than
four months and the Germans were
steadily sending the western front
nearer and nearer to Paris.
"Even though the situation In Eu-
rope may be gloomy today" he de-
clared In a public statement, mo
American who has knowledge Of the
results already obtained in every d.
rection need have one atom of fear
that democracy will not defend itself
In these United States"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-29

STATE OF MICHIGAN-County Of Genesee IS
At session of the Probate Court for said Coun-
ty Of Genesee held at the Probate Office in the
City of Flint. on the 7th day of November In the
year one thousand nine hundred and eighteen.
Present, Hon, John G. Graves. Judge Of Pro-
bate.
In the matter of the estate of Caroline Mar
shall Deceased.
Rawson Wager Administrator having filed his
final account requests the allowance of the same
and his discharge from .aid trust.
II is Ordered. That the 9Th day of December
next at nine o'clock in the forenoon, at said Pro-
bate Office. be appointed for the allowance OF
said account.
And 1t is Further Ordered. That copy of this
Order be published three successive weeks pre-
vous to said day Of hearing in the Clio Messenger
a newspaper printed and circulating In the Coun-
ty of Genesec.
JOHN c, GRAVES,
true copy. Judge of Probate.
Fred A. Wertman,
Register.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-29
BIRCH RUN

Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Earls, of Black
mer, were Sunday visitors at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Lash.
Mrs. l.. p. Racine has taken up her
residence with her daughter, Mrs.
Anna Randall, of Flint, for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Cook enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Doud, of
Buena Vista, and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Chase, of Clio, Sunday.
Mrs. William Moore and daughter.
Marjorie, have returned home from
Flint.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-29
STATE OF MICHIGAN The Probate Court TO,

STATE OF MICHIGAN The Probate Court for
the County of Genesee.
At session of said Court. held at the Probate
Office in the city of Flint in said County. on the
14th day of November A. ID. 1913
Present: Hon. John c. Graves. Judge of Probate.
In the matter Of the estate of Sylvester Carl
deceased. Raymond Carl having filed in said
court his petition praying that the administration
of said estate be granted to Raymond Carl. some
other suitable person.
1t is ordered. That the 18th day Of December.
A. D. 1918. at ten o'clock In tho forenoon, at said
probate Office. be and Is hereby appointed for
hearing said petition.
1t Is further ordered. That public notice there
of be given by publication of a copy of this order
for three successive weeks previous to said day
of hearing. in The Clio Messenger. a newspaper
printed and circulated In said county.
JOHN c. GRAVES.
true copy. Judge of Probate.
FRED A. WERTMAN.
Register Of Probate. B
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-29

STATE OF MICHIGAN-County of Geuesee S.
At session of the Probate Court for said Couri-
ty of Genesee held at the Probate Office in the
City of Flint. on the 25th day Of November In the
year one thousand nine hundred and eighteen.
Present: Hon. John G. Graves Judge of Probate.
In the matter Of the estate Of Albert L. Carr
incompetent. Robert Smith. Guardian having
filed his final account requests the allowance Of
the same and his discharge from said trust.
II Is Ordered. That the 20 day of December,
next. at nine o'clock in the forenoon, at said
Probate Office. be appointed for the allowance of
said account
And 1t Is Futher Ordered that a copy of this
order be published three successive weeks prev
ous to said day of hearing In The Clio Messenger
q newspaper printed and circulating in the
County Of Genesee.
John C. Graves
true copy Judge of Probate
Fred A. Wertman 60
Register
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-29
NORTHEAST MONTROSE

L. E. Fent and family spent Friday
at Montrose.
Gus Fent's family is recovering from
the influenza.
Orwell Martin is on the sick list.
Mrs. Arthur Wenn and Mrs. John
Davis spent Monday with Mrs. ]. B.
Yeaster.
Tavern Tompkinson is sick with the
influenza.
P BeliIl was in Saginaw last week.
School is closed on account Of sick
ness.
F. Reamer and daughter. Gertrude,
spent Monday afternoon in Montrose.
Geraldine Fent spent Sunday with
her parents.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-29
STATE OF MIcHIGAN-rhe Probate Court 10,

the County of Genesee.
At session Of said court. held at the probate
Office. in the City Of Flint. in said county. on the
10th day of November, A. ID. 1918.
Present. Hon. John G. Graves. Judge of Probate.
In the matter Of the estate of James Young,
deceased. Clara 4. Jennings. having filed in said
court her petition praying that said court adjud-
icate and determine who at the time of his
death the legal heirs of said deceased and entitled
to inherit the real estate Of which said deceased
died seized.
IL IL Ordered. that the 18th day of December.
A, ID. 1913, at ten o'clock in the forenoon ut said
probate Office. be and is hereby appointed for
hearing said petition.
IL Is Further Ordered. that public notice there
of be given by publication of a copy Of this order
for three successive weeks previous to said day
of hearing. in The Clio Messenger. a newspaper
John G. Graves.
true copy. Judge of Probate.
Fred A. Wertman.
Register.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-29
Food Will Win the World.

America earned the gratitude Of al.
lied nations during war by sharing
food. America under peace may win
the worlds good wi by saving to
share
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-11-29
LOYALTY IN LITTLE
THINGS LAST PROOF
OF PATRIOTISM

Americans without murmuring cut
their sugar allowance from four
pounds a month to three and then as
long as need be to two pounds for 10y
alty's sake.