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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-10-25

stoled priest in their midst gave to the
function the solemn aspect of funeral.
1t was warm winters day for Forty
Mile-a day in which the sky. filled
with heaviness, drew closer to the
earth, and the mercury sought the I'M
wonted level of 20 below. But there
was no cheer in the warmth. There
was little air in the upper strata, and
the clouds hung motionless, giving sui
len promise of an early snowfall. And
the earth, unresponsive, made no prep
aration, content In its Information.
When the water hoe was reached
BEETLES, having evidently reviewed the
quarrel during the silent walk. burst
out In q final "'Twa'n't called for"
while Lon McFane kept grim silence.
Indignation so choked him that he
could not speak.
Yet deep down. whenever their own
wrongs were not uppermost, both men
wondered at their comrades. They
had expected opposition, and this tacit
acquiescence hurt them. 1t seemed
more was due them from the men they
had been so close with. and they felt
vague sense of wrong. rebelling at
the thought Of so many Of their broth
ers coming out, as on a gala occasion,
without one word Of protest, to see
them shoot each other down. 1t APP
peared their worth had diminished In
the eyes Of the community. The pro-
ceedings puzzled them.
"Back to back, David. An will It
he fifty PAGES to the man or double
the quantity?"
Fifty" was the sanguinary reply,
grunted out, yet sharply cut.
But the new manila, not prominent
ly displayed, but casually coiled about
Malemute Kids arm, caught the quick
eye of the Irishman and thrilled him
with suspicious fear.
AN what are We dom with the
roper"
Hurry upw Malemute Kid glanced
at his watch. "I've batch OF bread in
the cabin, and l don't want 1t to fall.
Besides. my feet are getting cold.''
The rest OF the men manifested their
Impotence in various suggestive ways.
But the rope, Kid? It's bran new.
an sure yer breads not that heavy it
needs raisin' with the like Of thatT
BEETLES by this time had faced around.
Father Roubeau. the humor of the sit
uation just dawning on him, hid
smile behind his mittened hand.
mo, Lon: this rope was made for
man." Malemute Kid could be very
impressive on occasion.
what man" Betues was becom-
ing aware of a personal interest.
"The other man."
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-10-25

fled. The Indian boy had tripped an0
fallen. BEETLES stopped long enough tOl
grip him by the slack of his furs, then
headed for pile Of cordwood already
occupied by number of his comrades,
Yellow Fang, doubling after one Of the
dogs, came leaping back. The fleeing
animal free of the rabies, but crazed,
with fright, whipped BEETLES Of his,
feet and flashed on up the street,
Malemute Kid took a flying shot at
Yellow Fang. Che mad dog whirled a.
half air spring, came down on his back,
then. with a single leap, covered half
the distance between himself and Bet
ties.
But the fatal spring was intercepted,
Lon McFane leaped from the woodpile.
countering him in midair. Over they
rolled, Lon holding him by the throat
at arms length, blinking under the
fetid SLAYER which sprayed his face,
Then BEETLES, revolver In hand and.
coolly waiting chance, settled tho
combat
Twas a square game, Kid" LonI
remarked. rising to his feet and shak-'
ing the snow from out his sleeves,
with fair percentage to meself that
bucked it."
That night while Lon McFane sought
the forgiving arms of the church, In the
direction OF Father Roubeau's cabin.
Malemute Kid and Scruff Mackenzie
talked long to little purpose.
"But would you," persisted Macken-
zie, "supposlng they had fought?
Have I ever broken my wordY'
mo, but that isn't the point. An,
swer the question. Would your"
Malemute Md Strengthened up-
"Scruff, I've been asking myself that
question ever since, and
"Well?"
We'll, as yet haven't found the an
swer."
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-10-25
TELLS OF THE CATASTROPHE
Reformed Druggist Explains How
Customers Head Was Blown OF
When Gun Cotton Exploded.

The Reformed Druggist was talking
to the Man With the Cracked Lip.
"Now, collodiOn," he said. relates a
writer, "collodion is just the thing to
put on that lip of yours. 1t Is great
thing to promote the growth of new
skin. Just brush that lip with COLO
dion, and 1t will be well in no time.
But" he continued warningly. "you
want to be very careful. One of the
worst accidents ever saw was the d.
rect result Of collodion,"
The Man With the Cracked Lip shiv-
cred apprehensively. How was that?"
he asked.
The Reformed Druggist lighted a
fresh cigar and stuck his feet upon the
radiator. "Yes," he continued, refiec-
lively. "that was a bad accident, and
the worst of the whole thing was that
I was responsible for 1t In a way"
"But what was 1T" insisted the Man
With the Cracked Lip.
"It was just like this: One day be-
fore I reformed and while was keep
ing a drug store, a man came into the
store with the worst pair of lips /
ever saw. Why, that assure in that lip
of yours wasn't mark to the gully that
was In his lower lip. I saw In a min
ute that he must be suffering a good
deal. He was a great, big man, and
his teeth were rather protuberant. I
asked him II he wanted something for
those lips, and he told me that had
guessed right. Then I told him just
what I have been telling you. I ex-
planned to him the action Of collodion,
and he told me to put some on his lips.
I got the bottle and picked out q cam
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-10-25
uTTHEN Big Jim Belden ventured ,

MnKM Tic apparently
MMM proposition that much Ice
HlQIAV was rather pecooliar" he lit
ksT1-\ tie dreamed of what 1t would
WlMu lead to. Neither did Lon
McFane when he affirmed that an
Choir ice was even more so, nor did Bet
ties as he instantly disagreed, declar-
ing the very existence of such u form
to be a bugaboo.
"An' ye'd be tellin' me this" cried
Lon, "after the years we've spint in
the land! An we eatin' out the same
pot this manys the dayv'
"But the things agin reason" in
sisted BEETLES. Look you, waters
warmer than Ice
San little the difference once We
break through"
"Still it's warmer, because It amt
froze. An you say it freezes on the
bottom?"
only the anchor ice, David; only
the anchor ice. An have We niver
drifted along, the water clear as glass,
whin suddin, belize a cloud over the
sun, the mushy ice comes bubblin' up
an up till from bank to bank an bind
to bind it's drapin' the river like
first snowfall?'
"Unh hunh, more'n once when took
a doze at the steerin' oar But 1t allus
come out the highest side channel an
not bubblip' up an up"
But with niver a wink at the helm"
mo, nor you. It's agin reason. I'll
leave it to any man.;
BEETLES appealed to the circle about
the stove, but the fight was on be-
tween himself and Lon McFane.
Reason or no reason, it's the truth
I'm tellin' We. Last fall year gone
twas Sitka Charley an meself saw the
sight, droppin' down the rifle ye'll re-
member below Fort Reliance. An reg
ular fall weather it was-the CLINT o.
the sun on the golden larch an the
Quakin' aspens, an the glister of light
on livery ripple. an beyand the winter
an the blue haze o. the north comm
down hand in hand. It's we'll We know
the same. with fringe to the river
an the ice formin' thick in the eddies.
an snap an sparkle to the air, an
We a-feelin' 1t through all yer blood,
a-takin' new lease of life with livery
suck of 1t. IT'S then, me boy, the
world grows small an the wandther-
lust lays We by the heels.
but it's meself as wandthers. AS
was sayin', We a-paddlin. with niver
a sign of ice. barrin' that by the ed
dies. when the Injin lifts his paddle
an sings out: Lon McFane. look we
below! So have 1 heard. but niver
thought to see" AS We know, Sitka
Charley, like meself, niver drew first
breath in the land. So the sight was
new. Then we drifted, with a head
over ayther side. perrin down through
the sparkly water, for the world like
the days I spint with tie pearlers,
watchin' the coral banks a-growin' the
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-10-25

els hair brush. Then painted those
lips In way that no mans lips were
ever painted before. just dabbed the,
collodion on by the spoonful Pretty
son l had them all fixed out, and them
the accident occurred. Holy Moses Il
what an accident that was. Why. the
mans head was just blown clear afr
his shoulders and instead Of getting n,
haif-dollar for my job / was out 10
cents for telephoning for the ambulance
to come and take him away"
Il don't think / catch the drift OF
your remarks" said the Man With.
the Cracked Lip. did 1 understand
you to say that the mans head was
blown Off"
You did," replied the Reformed
Druggist. His head was blown clean
from his shoulders"
but how; did he have a Dynamite
cartridge in his mouth or something of
that kind?"
"Oh, no." The Reformed DRUGGIST
laughed q bit. "You remember said!
that he had protuberant teeth and that,
l also said l put great deal of collo-
dion on his lips? Well, collodion In
made OF gun-cotton and ether, and
when 1t got In the sore he kinder
brought his teeth together with snap.
Some way or other those teeth struck
spark. that set Off the gun-cotton-
and there was big report and the
mans head was blown into bits"
The Man With the Chapped Lip SAT-
for moment In silence. Then he said.
slowly: IL don't wonder that you got
out OF the drug business. Your proper
place Is press agent for a fishina
club"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-10-25
'NWe'II Establish a Precedent"

We'U ESTABLISH q freceoeht-
"An' whis b is the one ye'd name by
that?"
Listen, Lon, and you. too, BEETLES.
We've been talking this trouble Of
yours over, and we've come to one
conclusion We know we have no
right TO stop your lighting
True for We, me lad!'
land we're not going to, but this
much we can do and shall do-make
this the only duel in the history Of
Forty Mile, set an example for every
che-cha-qua that comes up or down
the Yukon. The man who escapes
killing shall be hanged to the nearest
tree. Now, go aheadw
Lon smiled obviously; then his face
lighted up. Pace her of, David-fifty
paces-wheel an niver a cease firm
till a lads down for good. IT'S their
hearts III niver let them do the deed,
an it's well We should know 1t for
true Yankee bluff
He started off with q pleased grin on
his face, but Malemute Kid halted him.
Lion, It's long while since you first
knew me-"
"Many's the day."
"And you, BettlesT
Five year next June high water"
"And have you once In all that time
known me to break my word or heard
Of me breaking itT'
Both men shook their heads, striving
to fathom what lay beyond.
"Well, then, what do you think OF
promise made by meT'
"As good as your bond" from Bet
ties.
1.-THE thing to safely sling yer hopes
Of heaven by" promptly indorsed Lon
McFane.
Listen. I, Malemute Kid, give you
my woodland you know what that
means-that the man who Is not shot
stretches rope within ten minutes aft
er the shooting" He stepped back as
Plate might have done after washing
his hands.
A pause and silence came over the
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-10-25

Canadian press statements reporo
the acquisition by American interests
of copper-bearing lands In New BrunS
wick.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27
HARD 20 pRorEcT FIsH.

Few people realize the importance
Of fish as an item in the food supply
in the British isles. In pre-war days
100000 hundredweight Of fish,
representing a value of, roughly
speaking, s116,5OO,OOO, was con-
sumed annually in the United King
dom. Much has been done in recent
years for the protection Of this vital
industry. But, while legislation has
done much to prevent the more
wasteful forms Of TRAVELLING, and viii
probably do much more in the near
future to preserve spawning grounds
and to prevent the destruction Of
great masses Of immature fish, it is
much more difficult to preserve the
food fish from the voracity of their
many natural enemies, as the shark,
the porpoise, the seal sea birds, like
the cormorant and the shag, and
other enemies too numerous to mem
ton.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27

Al the home of MIR. Joe Stach,
northwest of town, last SUNDAY
afternoon a big crowd gathere Z to
tender a farewell reception to Rer-
nard, who goes TO Camp Lewis
june 2Sth with the Lewis county
boys.
Games We're played, a lunch
was served and an wished Bef-
nard coed luck.
Those present were: Mr. and
Airs. Emil Braun and family. Mr..
md Mrs. Bogner and family, Mr..
Fred Riggers and boys, Mr. and
Mrs. C. W. Yates and Opal, Mr..
lnd Mrs. Frank Roe and girls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Jacobs and
family, Mr.. Nick Jacobs and girls,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gilbert, Mrs.
Rex Price and baby, Mr., aud Mrs.
Ross Senter. Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce
Senter. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lam
poltSehamer, Mrs. f. Fuchs, Mr..
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27
EVEN RATS AID WITH WAR
As = @Living Barometer" They Have
Been Found Valuable In Air
Pressure Tests.

The common gray rat is helping
to win the war.
Probably few know that many an
airplane soaring high in the sky car
ries a rat as part of the crew; that
rats played and are now playing an
important part in the evolution Of
the submarines, because rats are iv-
ing barometers.
The United States government is
using hundreds Of rats in wartime
experiments. The government uses
rats and mice chiefly In air-pressure
tests. The rodents are unusually
sensitive to changes in atmospheric
conditions, and at different attitudes
exhibit unfailing symptoms which
indicate certain conditions Of the air
pressure.
In submarine depth tests and in
the experiments to learn the correct
pressure of the artificial air supply
of submersibIes, rats play an impor-
tant part in establishing facts in re-
lation to human life and the eff
cheney Of underwater craft.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27
LITTLE-AccoUNT COMET.

Encke's comet, so called by reason
Of its discovery by a German pro-
fessor, Johann Encke, is again max
ing its regular Observation-Disclosures
visit to our solar system. This comet,
however, was not Encke's only dis
covery. After years Of patient and
efficient study he determined the ex-
act distance Of the earth from the
sun, and ordinary astronomers ever
since have been striving to impress
the world with the well ascertained
fact that he made a mistake Of 2,
100000 miles in his calculations.
But what are 100000 miles, more
or less, to a German professor? AS
for Encke's comet, it is a small af-
fair, and not worth looking for on
cold night.-Christian Science Moni-
tor.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27
FAILED TO SEE INTO FUTURE
Gladstone Might Have Prevented
Seizure Of Alsace.Lorraine With
All That That Has Meant.

British liberals recently celebrated
the anniversary Of the birth Of their
greatest chief, William Ewart Glad
stone, born los years ago. Supreme
as he was among the statesmen of the
nineteenth century, Gladstone's poll
cies are in part responsible for the
war which is raging. The man who
brought about the gradual enfran-
chisement Of the masses, popular ed
ueafion, equal taxation, financial re-
forms and other great advances in
democracy, is regarded as weak in
his foreign policy. The maintenance
Of peace was dearer to him than ma
tional prestige, and his yaeillation
was indirectly the cause later Of the
wars in South Africa and the Sudan,
and a contributing cause in the pres
ent tremendous struggle. At the
close Of the Franco-Prussian war,
Gladstone had it within his power to
curb Prussia in its demands upon
France. His sympathies were with
that country and, when the Germans
demanded the cessation of Alsace
and Lorraine, Gladstone asserted
that Britain would not agree to it.
In this stand he was supported BY
Austria, which feared the aggrand-
izement Of Prussia, but when it
seemed that war might be the result
Of continued opposition to the Prus-
sian project, Gladstone weakened
and Alsace-Lorraine passed TO the
Germans.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27
HAS TRUE PATRIOTIC SPIRIT
tong Island Man Gives $1,000 to Gov
eminent and Insists on Paying
Tax on Gift

The champion patriot has been
discovered, the Washington Evening
Star says. He is a generous citizen
of Long Island, n. y, but the treas
ury department, recipient Of three
gifts from him, win not disclose his
name.
Besides making a present to the
government of a check for 81 900 not
long ago, the New Yorker insisted
on paying the government the in
come tax on the gift. which, not be-
ing made to religion, education or
science, is not exempt from the tax.
Recently he sent another check for
$1,000 to the treasury, RENTING
also the tax due on the gift. An ex-
ira thousand also was given to the
department for transmission to the
French government.
The donor extraordinary, whose
patriotic impulses have stirred treas
ury officials, is an advocate of peace.
He wrote Treasurer Burke he is
seventy years old, has a family, with
a small inheritance to leave it, and
believes all surplus funds accumu-
lated BY rich men should be returned
to the people through their govern
ment.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27
PRoFANE MAN IN MEW IGN

One time when Representative
Elston Of California was hunlH4g up
IN the mountains Of has native state,
he encountered a mule driver, with
his team stuck in the mud, who was
the best two-fisted cusser that ever
laid a lip to it. Cussing blue was
nothing for him; he eussed all the
colors of the rainbow, and did it har-
moniously, too. Elston went on up
the mountain wondering what
bIackened person a man who would
swear like that must be.
The following day a tree fell on a
man in nearby camp, and Elston
went over to the hillside burial. No
services had been arranged, not even
prayer. But when those in charge
were about to lower into the grave
the pine box in which the body re-
posed, and some one suggested that
a few words be spoken, the cussing
man stepped forward, removed his
hat, and said:
Lord, we are sending thee an
other soul. Thou knowest the bur
dens it had to bear; be merciful.
That prayer stands today in Els
TONS opinion as one Of the finest mas
terpieces Of English it has been his
to hear.-Elisha Hanson, In
Cartoons Magazine
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27
NAME WILL BE aEmEMsERED.

History viii record the first enlist
ed man in the United States navy to
lose his life in the presnt foreign
operations as John ]. Eopolucci,
bOatswain's mate, first class, mem
Der Of the armed guard on the Aztec.
This was the first United States
merchant vessel carrying an armed
guard to be sunk. The Aztec went
down on April 1, 1917, presumably
tOrpedoed.
The night was dark, the sea rough
and cold and the guard unable to
sight the submarine. One Of the
boats after getting away from the
doomed vessel fought for some hours
in heavy sea until sighted by a
French patrol. The boat was in
charge Of Lieut.. William f. Ores
ham, and he and all his men we're
saved, with the exception Of the boat
swain's mate. This man, Eopolucci,
lost his life through his efforts to as
sist another boat in getting clear Of
the ships side. Neither he nor those
who helped him to launch the boat
we're saved. A native Of Washington,
Eopolucci entered the service in 1915
at Rosebank, n. Y, having already
put in eight years in the navy.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27
GENUINE ADMIRATION.

s1t's a pity that great orator can't
speak German remarked Broncho
Bob.
flYhat makes you think so?"
"Well, the way he has laid Us
Crimson Gulchers out for our wick
edness inspires confidence. We'd like
10 make up a purse and send him to
Berlin to tell the kaiser exactly what
we think Of him"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27
PAY DIRT.

zone moment, please" exclaimed
the patient in the oculist's chair.
~Wells" queried the oculist as he
dropped the eyelid.
81 just want to have an under
standing said the patient. q want
it thoroughly agreed, before you re-
move that foreign substance from
my eye, that if it turns out to be
coal dust it belongs to me."-Boston
Transcript.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27
OLD DosslN SCORES.

q understand" said Mrs. Corn
tossel, chat they're going to put
horse meat on the market as a substi-
tute for beef
ssWha'd / tell your rejoined her
husband. didn't / always say
boss was more useful than a fiy-
ver?o
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27
ITS ADVANTAGE.

"There is one advantage about this
conservation Of meals
'NWhat is thatrv
sYou don't have TO make even one
end meat
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27
NAruRAL coNcLusIoM.

"When the suspect the secret serv-
lee men caught was stood up BY his
picture to identify him, he went into
= violent rage"
"Well, wasn't it natural fov any
Kan in such circumstances to 30 be-
side himselfs'
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27
OVER THE TOP IN 4 PUFF.

Overeager sub-Thcre's some
thing rummy going on over there.
Wish / could think Of some dodge TO
slip over without being observed.
The Wit-Why not cover yourself
with cotton wool and 60 over as a
cloud Of smoke?-Passing Show.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27
HIGHER MATHEMATICS.

Tommy-Half Of 'em we got with
machine gun fire, half Of 'em with
the rife, then we fixed bayonets and
killed another half Of 'eml
Funny Man-And what happened
to the restS
Tommy-Oh, we took 'em prison.
ers.-London Opinion.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27

and Mrs Henry Fuchs and girls,
MIR. and Mrs. J. NJ. Medved and
family, Father Rompe, Lenora
aud Allie Fox, Marion Crumpack-
er, Bill Hines. Joe. Mary, Gertie
aud Rose Sehmidlkofer, Fred No-
gel, Rose and John Schlader,
GEORGE Seherer.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27
BETTER FORM.

"How long is the war going to
lastS"
u don't like the way you put the
question. Why don't you make it:
How long is it going to take US to
winSv
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27
Don Waste Money.

Use a new Perfection oil stove
during the hot weather Il will
save you several dollars a month.
besides keeping the house more
comfortable. Prices. 1850 and
$2l.50. Nezperce Hardware Co.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27

Mr.. Mosquito-Funny seat you
have there.
Mr. Roach-Yes. Wife and l had
an argument and she told me to go
sit on a tack.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27
PEACE PROMOTION.

'Remember, this war is fer tbs
sake Of peace
'H'm already beginning to feal tho
peaceful results in my own home,"
replied Mr.. Cumrox, confdentially.
Nobody plays Wagnerian music any
more
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27

@Ldfe in these enlightened days is
on q much higher plane than for
merly."
eyes, especially when it is ON air.
planes."
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27

DO you believe Ia reincarnatlonf"
Absolutely there's not the
slightest need Of your taking up yons
sllne 90 tell me what It's all about"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27
To Prevent Belching.

Make a regular habit Of eating
slowly, mastieate your food thor
and you may have no fur
Their trouble. II you should, take
one Of Chamberlain's Tablets Inn
mediately after supper. At all
drnggists.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27

Jinks-I hear your boy in college
is opposed to the draft.
jerks Well, he did say il would
Ds handler if l sent him the CASH
Judge.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27
No Trespasslng.

The trespass law will be applied
to stock found on the school house
grounds. The School Board.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27
Deering Repairs

WE ARE CLOSING OUT OUR
DEERING REPAIRS AT A
VERY LOW FIGURE.
REPAIRS ARE SCARCE AND
HARD TO GET. YOU SHOULD
SEE WHAT YOU NEED AT
ONCE AND GET IT.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-06-27

He-What would you say if I
kissed you9
Shelf you kiss me the way most
fellows do, l couldn't speak.