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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-01-26
FEEDING THE SOIL.
Pennsylvania Mans Idea on Properi
Treatment of Farmers Capital.

Pennsylvania Mans Idea on Properi
Treatment of Farmers Capital.
In letter to the Philadelphia Press
a Pennsylvania man who signs him
self w. II. j. says:
The subject of Food For the Soil' Is
important. A certain amount of COM
mercial fertilizer is well enough for q
starter" or stimulant for crop just
planted or beginning to grow, but there
is nothing lasting in the best of them,
as my observation runs. AS general
thing, too, they are high In price. Take
the same amount in barnyard manure,
lime, gatherings from the chicken
house and hogpen, night soil, etc, any
one Of them, and you have fertilizer
of the greatest enriching value and
that WILL contend, produce larger and
better crops, especially when the soil
Is thoroughly cultivated.
"Plow deep while sluggards sleep" is
as true as gospel, and he who follows
this ancient axiom is sure of good
crops, but he must first feed the soil
with plentiful supply Of stable ma
nure. This will enrich the ground be-
yond all other fertilizers, supplying
necessary humus, without which but
little success can be had. The cry that
the soil Is becoming exhausted Is all
nonsense. 1t is only where little or no
fertilizing substance is applied and the
earth becomes dry and hard from poor,
infrequent and lazy cultivation that
crops generally fail. The surface can
not be stirred and worked over too
much, especially during drought.
Frequent working of the ground brings
moisture from beneath to the roots Of
the growing crop. causing 1t to put
forth new life and thrive with greater
vigor.
or late years farmers have for some
reason ceased the use of lime, mis-
take that is regretfully to their loss.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-01-26

foods as fuel and the chance Of exer-
else he will keep warm enough.
From considerable experience have
found that ii Is no trick at all to win
ter horses If one has winter pasture,
whether that be blue grass which has
not been eaten off close. cornstalks or
second crop clover. A horse will find
the blue grass; no doubt about that.
He has learned long since to paw the
snow off and feast on the luscious
grass. green as i'm the summer time
but not so abundant, which lies under
meath.
But it is not best TO try to winter
weanlings in that fashion. They need
the exercise, the chance at the grass,
but they should have some grain II
they are desired to become fully devel-
oped horses. A colt should get plenty
Of protein in its ration. He is desired
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-01-26
A Discussion
PROPER CARE OF HORSES
DURING THE WINTER TIME
Older Animals Can Take Care Of Them
selves, but WeanIinss Require Bet
ter Attention and Selected Feed.

The horse, Of all animals on the farm,
needs the most exercise. He is grown
for work and not to stand idle In the
stable. Every farmer should always
have at least one team, sometimes
more, for active work. These, of
course, should be stable fed and
groomed and the manure thrown out
into the manure spreader or wagon
box and hauled to the field.
But when horses are not in use take
off their shoes, turn them out into a
pasture in the stalk field; give them
shelter from the worst billiards. and
storms; give them hay or straw, what
ever grain they will need, which is or
dinarily not very much when they are
doing nothing, and let them take care
Of themselves.
A mature horse when not at work
needs only the food of support. In
other words, he needs simply to keep
warm, and with the above mentioned
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-01-26
THEIR NATIONAL DRINK.
Japanese Like Sake, Distilled Product
of a Native Plant.

Japanese Like Sake, Distilled Product
of Native Plant.
Many believe that tea is the great
national drink of the japanese. This
impression Is not sustained by the
facts, as those who have spent any
time in Japan well know.
Tea is drunk widely in the homes of
the people Of Japan, but tea is by no
means a national beverage Coffee in
that land until quite recently was un.
known. Its introduction is due to
American travellers and tourists. II
now can be had in al, the good hotels
where the fact early sppreciated
that II the comfort and contentment OF
travellers from the occident were to be
considered coffee must be served Ever
at that, however, the coffee is not al
ways good, and to expect II outside OF
the well patronized hotels, where for
eigners gather, would mean a disap
pointment.
Sake is the great national drink of
the japanese. This is the distilled
product Of one Of the native plants
and it forms pretty stiff drink fol
those unaccustomed to It, Sake is
served in all the tearooms and not IN
barrooms. where distilled liquors in
this country usually are obtained.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-01-26
From the Weeks Budget of Fiction
6be Return of the Dead
By ROBERT Y. CURTIS


withstanding his wounds, after the fir-
ing party had marched away he re-
vived. After making several efforts he
got up and walked several miles to q
hospital
He could not keep the secret that he
had not been executed, and word soon
reached those who had been charged
with his execution. Fearing that they
would be blamed for neglect of duty.
they proposed to shoot him again, but
before they could agree upon this
course the news Of the strange case
reached the governor of the PROVINCE
He had been on the bench, and the
only thing in the world he respected
was the law. He took the matter un-I
der consideration, at last deciding
that Mendoza had been executed, had
been reported dead and was therefore
dead-that is, he was dead in law.
Therefore those who had been ordered
to execute him had nothing further to
do with him. He was without legal
existence in the republic Of Mexico.
One evening as Signor Bustamente
was returning from visit to the Her
rera hacienda he heard voice from
bushes beside the road ordering him
to halt. He stopped, and a man step
ped into the road a short distance be-
fore him. His cheeks were hollow.
his lips were thin, his eyes were wild,
his face was white. Bustamente saw
his rival, or what he considered his
rivals ghost.
"Are you of the living or the dead?"
81 am dead-legally dead. But that
you shall not again have me executed
l am a firing party to execute you"
The ghost raised q rifle and shot his
enemy dead.
When Mendoza appeared at the Her
rera hacienda no one there knew what
had become OF him. He told the story
Of his execution and that he had exc
cuted the man who had brought &c
about. His visit was brief, and no one
except the Herreras knew that he had
been there. The slayer of Bustamente
was never known. Soon after all this
occurred new leader Of the party OPP
posed to the government arose, march
ed to the capital, took 1t, executed
every member OF the government and
was proclaimed president. He was
none other than Mendoza.
When 1t was found that the new
president was strangely given to par,
doning malefactors the people said.
"How can one who is legally dead kill
othersT But In this his wife Marina
had hand.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-01-26

y the days when Mexico was in a
chronic state of revolution 81
gnor Herrera lived on his hacien-
da, doing his best to avoid being
that succeeded one another for the
possession of the government, for to
be on the wrong side meant death.
Dona Marina, Herrera's eldest daugh-
ter, was courted by Signor Juan Busta-
mente, neighboring hacienda owner
who had done a great deal to establish
the government then in power.
But Dona Marina loved Philippe
Mendoza, the son Of neighboring
planter Urged to give him up for
Bustamente, through fear she consent
ed, but not for long. She confessed to
Bustamente her love for Mendoza and
begged him to release her. He did so
at once. with many expressions of
grief and wishes for her happiness.
BY this course Marina turned what
had been feared for her father against
her lover. Bustamente, thinking that
If he got Mendoza out Of the way
Marina might yet become his wife,
secretly accused his rival of plotting
with one who was known to be To-
menting a new revolution. Mendoza
was arrested and taken no one knew
where.
AS soon as the news of the arrest
reached the Herreras, not suspectiDg
Bustamente, Marina implored him to
use his influence with the president In
behalf Of her lover. He promised to do
so and set Off at once to the capital
ostensibly for the purpose. He knew
very well that Mendoza would have
been executed before his arrival, for
he had so arranged 1t.
There Is a law in Mexico that one
executed shall be left where he falls
till friends or relatives come and take
away the body for burial. But at Men
doza's execution there was no one to
claim the body. Bustamente had ar
ranged that he be taken to q distant
province, from which the news OF his
execution would be long In reaching
his friends, especially Dona Marina.
Mendoza was taken out In the gray
of the morning and was stood up be-
fore eight soldiers, who at the word OF
command fred volley at him. He
fell. The commander of the firing par
ty took a look at the body and saw
that it had several wounds In the tho
rax aud two In the head, any one OF
which might be expected to kill him.
But Mendoza was not dead. Not
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-01-26
Do You Believe I'm Home Trade?
ATTRACT TRADE.
BY Having Neat Stores and Kidding
Yourself of oilers.

Yourself of ldIers.
1t is general rule that people would
rather trade at an attractive place than
an unattractive one. at clean place
than dirty one, at q place where they
are treated courteously and made to
feel at home rather than one where
they are neglected and stared at by
loafers.
Many children. most women and
some men do not feel comfortable in
going into q store where q miscel-
laneous bunch Of idlers is collected.
LOAFERS DRIVE AWAY DOLLARS.
A merchant may feel 1t discourteous
to ask men Of this sta mp to stay away,
but to allow them to remain Is great
err discourtesy TO his customers. A
store Is not club or hotel.
A tactful business man can rid his
place Of idlers without giving offense.
There are ways Of doing these things
This very question Of few loafers
that congregate where they are a
nuisance is sore spot in many vii
lagos. The way to deal with a thing
Of that sort is the same way that Is
necessary to GET RID OF GRUM-
BLERS AND KNOCKERS, and that
is to move things, get up an optimistic
spirit, show that you mean business
and make the loafers, the grumblers
and knockers ashamed of themselves
Then II they have not the decency to
get out Of the way go at them good
naturedly but vigorously and without
gloves. Go at them because it is right
and necessary to do So Handled In
the proper spirit and without i'll tenn
per, the whole community will ap-
plaud 1t, and even the loafers, the
grumblers and the knockers will them
selves have secret admiration for the
chap who has the manhood to tell them
the truth.
Make the store tidy and presentable.
CLEAN UP. and clean up the loafers
along with other things that do not
belong.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-01-26
Review Of the Worlds Events

reichstag as result of the interna-
tional crisis OF last summer has arous-
ed intense interest in the press and
among the public. The army will also
figure. although TO smaller extent,
in the appropriations asked for.
In connection with published re-
port that a military bill which will add
two entire corps TO the army is to be
introduced the Borsen Zeitung says
that the building Of the navy is re-
garded in authoritative circles as the
more urgent measure and the reorgan-
ization of the army will be taken up
only after what is necessary for the
navy has been accomplished A gen.
eral military bill is not TO be expected
for several years.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-01-26
CATCHING THE DOLLAR.
Try System Of Getting and Spending
at Home

at Home.
In Denver or Whereabouts resides q
bard who sometimes writes things
witty and wise. One of his recent
bits. which he heads "Tintinnabula-
tions." probably because 1t Is a bid for
the tin runs thus:
man who lived in Denver acquired the
frugal habit
OF when he saw dollar loose he'd quick
~ try to grab II.
And once he got 1t in his jeans he'd much
desire to spend II,
And he had the cranky notion to Chicago
he would send II.
The dollars that he sent away he found
he couldn't catch EN-
Nor could he do the coaxing that In any
way would fetch EN-
SO he up and tried the system Of spending
cash at home sir.
And he keeps on catching dollars as on
Denver streets he roams, sir.
The grammar and the rime may
not be the best to be had. but the wit
and wisdom are first rate. If every
man In the smaller town or city or out
on the farm would take to heart the
moral OF this rime and spend at
home the dollars he catches at nome
there 10 no shadow of doubt that he
and his family and all his family con-
nections and neighbors would profit
thereby in the end-and a long time
before the end.
The home caught dollar which be-
comes the home spent dollar instead
Of the Chicago sent dollar helps just
a large round dollars worth to build
up the home community. This fact
is as obvious as the nose on bull
dogs face. In fact It barks at you as
you pass along the business streets
and see stores and shops that suffer
from lack OF the trade that is theirs
by every right that pertains to the
matter Of community life.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-01-26
The Secret Of the Hills.


Keen is the air and calm; the black frost
chlls
Earth to the bone, and winter twilight
dies
Slow In west of smoldering pageantries
The heaven in tense, still expectation
thrills.
Aloof and silent brood the ancient hills;
Their age long taciturnity defes
The fruitless questioning of curious eyes,
But our unsated craving never stills.
Mans sense is clouded. vainly he aspires
Their mighty hidden secret to behold
Not till his eager spirit he can mold
To their unquestioning stiffness shall he
feel
Their broad tranquility his soul Unfold,
Their whisper soothe his restless hearts
desires.
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-01-26
A Watchword.

Organization is the watchword of
the day. 1t is the part Of system. II
means force and economy. A single
twig can be easily bent and broken.
A bundle tied together has strength
that defies the efforts OF a giant. The
same In organization. One merchant,
one tradesman in any line, cannot
well bring about needed reforms. IL
requires united action, and this action
can only be had when there is perfect
and harmonious organization.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-01-26
p ORD KITCHENER is present at
the conservation of khartum
cathedral this week, when the

} the conservation of Khartum
cathedral this week, when the
bishop OF London presides. His
beautitude Cyril ", the Coptic patri-
arch OF Egypt and one hundred ana
twelfth successor of st. Mark the evan
gelist i'm the see of Alexandria, is an
other distinguished attendant at the
ceremonies.
The present city OF Khartum, capt.
tai of Egyptian Sudan, is Lord kitch-
eners creation. 1t Is said he roughly
drew the plans on the sandy bea ches for
the rebuilding of Chinese" Gordon
city, now the fairest In all central AT
rica. Khartum was the objective point
of Lord Kitcheners triumphant ad-
vance in 1898 and the place of chi
nese" Gordon's death at the hands or
the mahdi.
Just across the Nile on the morning
of Sept 2, 1898, the British and Egyp-
tian allied forces under Sirdar Kitch-
erner met the followers of the mahdi
under the khalifa. Kitchener had
about 22.OOO men, and there were some
1000 dervishes, the finest fighting ma
tives OF Africa. In the battle, which
lasted hardly four hours. the machine
guns killed 1900 dervishes and
wounded $4,000 The British casual
ties were forty-eight killed and 42S
wounded. Thus was "Chinese" Gordon
avenged, the power of the mahdi bro
ken forever and the march of civiliza-
ton from Cairo TO Cape Town relieved
OF its most serious native obstruction.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-01-26

and particularly by feeding on forage,
which is necessary for the cow or the
eve, but not necessary for the horse
Nor is there any profit in exposing
horses to hardships without giving
them food sufficient in quantity and
quality.
1t is not necessary to say that horses
should have good water in reach Of
them all the time.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-01-26
The Iifeblood.

Trade at home and keep the home
cash In circulation right around home.
A bargain that dries up the lifeblood
Of the community by transfusing the
blood to some other place is not so
much OF bargain as 1t appears to the
untbinking person. Al
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-01-26

which comes from the owner
ship of a tract Of land. 1t is the
most stable Of investments, and
safeguard against numberless
anxieties.
If to the skill Of the agricul-
turist the farmer adds the taste
Of an artist he finds it Joy In
SO directing the forces Of nature
along the lines Of beauty as to
make his farmstead and fields
} series of pictures more alluring
than can be found in any gal
} lery.-Farm Progress.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-01-26
.ssssssssssssssssssssssss,
!: BITS OF GOOD VERSE.
The Beauty Of Youth.

The Beauty Of Youth.
How beautiful Is youth! How bright It
CLEANS
With its illusions. aspirations. dreams!
Book of Bsginnings,' STORY Without
End"
Each maid q heroine and each man q
friend!
Aladdins lamp and Fortunatus' purse
That holds the treasures OF the universe!
All possibilities are in it's hands.
No danger daunts 1t. and no foe with
stands.
In its sublime audacity OF faith
BE thou removed" II to the mountain
saith
And with ambitious feet secure and
proud.
-Longfellow.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-01-26

mission, with power to license corpora
tons doing interstate or international
business.
Violation Of regulations laid down
by such commission, he suggests,
should be punishable by imprisonment
Of individuals rather than by reyoca-
ton Of licenses.
Mr.. Perkins idea Is that In the be-
ginning only broad principles be laid
down, with view to celebrating and
perfecting them as conditions require.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-01-26
A BUSINESS COURT

George w. Perkins. fnancier and di-
rector of the Cnited States Steel cor
poration. has urged the senate inter
state commerce committee to establish
in the commerce and labor department
a business court, or controlling com
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-01-26
A Farmyard Lay.

A Farmyard Lay.
I've fed 'em lime:
I've fed 'em hsYs
j have time
To make 'em Law.
They do not seem
To kindly take
To custard, cream
Or angel cake.
They fill their crops.
They eat away,
But there II stops:
They never lay.
When | get vexed
I'm pretty mean.
I'll feed 'em next
On paris green.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-01-26
ONE SENATE VACANCY

New senator's to Washington having
been chosen by the newly admitted
states of Arizona and New Mexico,
the only vacancy is from Colorado, in
which state X. W. Speer has with
drawn from the race. The likely
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-01-26
TEST FOR INFANTRY

A heroic test to show what may be
expected by having an infantry com
pany at war strength march with an
auto truck from San Francisco to New
York was suggestion in the report
OF A. w. Brewster, acting inspector
general This report was what IL was
designed to be-a criticism OF any
flaws found In the army in 1911. The
marching ability varied from post to
post, and an effort will be made to
bring II to higher standard.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-01-26
BIGGER GERMAN NAVY

The possibility that measures for
strengthening the navy or the army, or
both, will be submitted to the new
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-01-26
GAVE UNCLE SAM AN IDEA

Professor Cleaveand Able, one Of
the foremost meteorologists in the
world. was awarded recently the Sy-
mons gold medal for distinguished serv-
ice. He is connected with the United
States weather bureau in Washington
and now is I'm London. whittier he went
10 receive the trophy Of distinction. He
Is in charge OF the important work for
the weather bureaus scientific station
at Mount Weather Virginia. Professor
Able is a pioneer weather forecaster,
having inaugurated in 1869 daily
weather report for the Cincinnati
chamber Of commerce, which led the
United States government to at once
take up similar work. He entered the
government service in 1871 and has
served continuously His works on
meteorological matters are regarded as
authoritative.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-01-26
OIL TRUST PENSIONS

Stocks of the subsidiary companies
Of the Standard Oil company having
been distributed. the stockholders of
the corpora ton held their first annual
meeting under the Encouragement OF
affairs at Bayonne, n. j.. on Jan. 8,
When the court decreed that the Stand
ard and its allied interests must dis
solve the 10000 employees were APP
prehensive that the change would
abolish the pension system the Stand
ard established several years ago.
Happily for them, this is not the case,
the pension plan still being operative.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-01-26
CENTENARIES


The year 1912 is sprinkled with his
torical centenaries. The bicentenary Of
the birth of Frederick the Great is
Jan. "A. Lovers of Dickens will pay
tribute to his memory on the one hun
dredth anniversary Of his birth, Feb
Z. Then come centenaries Of battles,
of American victories at sea, of the
doughty deeds of the Constitution, the
Wasp and the United States and Of
the prowess of our privateers. Around
this time Russia will commemorate the
breaking of Napoleon's power on the
plains and the burning of Moscow.
Toward the close of the year South
America will celebrate the early sue
cesses OF Simon Bolivar, the liberator
Spain and England will remember Wei
lington's successes at Ciudad Rodrigo
Bedojoz and Salamanca and his entry
into Madrid.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-01-26

Democratic United States senator Is
former Governor Alva Adams. Demo-
cratic national committeeman. who
has been prominently identified with
Colorado's political affairs for many
years.
The legislature will not convene for
its regular session until 1913, but a
special session may be called mean
time by Governor Shafroth.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-01-26

ing to this, the feast or ST. Iatrlck
will continue to be holy day in Ire
land. without, however, being proceed
ed by day of fasting or abstinence.
FOOTBALL
In view of this being the time Of
the year when new football rules are
discussed recent comments by Train
ers Donovan Of Harvard, John Mack
of Yale and Keene Fitzpatrick of
Princeton are Of interest They de-
clared that under the football rules of
1911 the list of accidents on the grid
iron was decreased. Said Trainer DON
oyan:
although Harvard had q number
of minor injuries, perhaps more than
in 1910, the extent of the injuries was
not as great as in former years. Two
OF our players were out of the game
for the season, one with broken arm
and another with broken ankle, but
either of these injuries could happen
in any kind of game. OF course there
will always be injuries in the game I'M
der any kind of rules. but l think that
the game as played today has cut the
more serious injuries to very great
extent
Trainer Mack "As long as there is
football there will be small injuries,
but the same can be said of any
sport. During the past season we
had a large number of men laid up
with various injuries. such as muscle
bruises or sprained ankles. but none
was so seriously hurt as to cause any
alarm. In my estimation the new
style of game as played by the college
teams offers less chance Of injury than
the old style"
Trainer Fitzpatrick: "We had very
few injuries at Princeton during the
past football season. There is no
question in my mind but that there are
fewer injuries in the game as 1t is
played today than under the old rules"