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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-06-07
WHAT BIRDS ACCOMPLISH

Birds are the guardians Of the at
mosphere. They check the increase
of insects that otherwise would ov-
erload il. Woodpeckers, creeperS
and chickadees are the guardians of
the trunks Of trees Warblers and
fly-caichers protect the foliage.
Blackbirds, crows, thrushes and
larks protect the surface of the soil.
Snipe and woodcock protect iho
soil under the surface.
Each tribe has lis respective du-
ties to perform in the economy of
nature, and it is an undoubted fact
iha; if they were all swept off the
face of the earth man could not
live upon IL; vegetation would with
er and die; insects would become
SO numerous that no living being
could Withstand their attacks. The
great and inestimable service done
to the farmer by the birds is only
becoming known by sad experience.
Spare the birds and save the fruit;
the little corn and fruit taken by
them is more than paid for by the
quantities of noxious insects they
destroy.
Birds are to the farmer in melo-
dy what flowers are in fragrance
to the home. Is there any thing more
cheering around the home or farm
than the singing of birds? What
more enhancing music than that of
a choir of song-birds of every de-
>u>...stinn DURING evenings and early
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-06-07

! The meeting for next Sunday ev-
hing will be lead by our president,
Irs. Swihart. The topic is Happy
|emories: How TO Make Them" |
hes. 1:1-10. Absent and former
cmbers letter meeting. Our meet
q last Sunday evening was lead
Mr.. Jennings and was very In
kcsting. All are welcome.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-06-07
ORDER APPOINTING TIME FOR
HEARING CLAIMS
CTATJ- nI, NgTruICANy


COUNTY OF GENESEE, IS.
AT session of said court, held al
the Probate Office in the city OF
Flint, in said county, on the 14th
day of May A ID. 1912.
Present: HON. COLONEL O
| SWAYZE, Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the estate cf
Josiah Conquest, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that .he
time for the presentation of claims
against said estate be limited aui
that time and place be appointed
to receive, examine and adjust all
claims and demands against said
deceased by and before said court,
II is ordered, that four months
from this date be allowed for cred
itors to present claims against said
estate,
II is further ordered, that the 10th
day of September 1912, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon, at said pro
bate office, be and is hereby ap-
pointed for the examination and adj
justment of all claims and demands
against said deceased.
COLONEL o. SWAYEE,
Judge of Probate.
"a true copy.)
TRENT BOWLES, Register.
May 17-24-31-Jnne 7.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-06-07
EAST BIRCH RUN

Miss Hattie Hodges closed very
successful gear at the Butler school
Monday. A fine program was FEN
dered fS.he school after which
cream and cake
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-06-07
NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD
OF REVIEW


To al persons Liable to assess.
mont for taxes in the village Of clio.
.countN Of Genesee, state Of Nichi-
| gan, for The year 1912.
Notice is hereby given, that The
s,lr>ai roll for the said village
7asses''~ cor h year 1912 has. been
completed, and that the Board of
Review OF sail village will be in
session IA! IL 't.;1 council rooms, IN
said village, on Thursday, the 18th
day Of June A. ID. 1912, from s
O'Clock to II O'Clock, "A. in. and
from o'clock to p. M, of both
said days, at which time and place
the aforesaid assessment roll will
be subject to review and correction
and all persons who may consider
themselves aggreived by any valua-
tion of property as now set forth
in said assessment roll, or who may
have knowledge Of any errors con-
tanned in said roll, or omissions
from the same, or who may have
reason to suppose that such errors
exist, will then and there be heard
by said Board of Review, and all
errors found to exist within said
assment roll will be duly correct
cd, and all property subject to tax
alton within said village found to
have beeen omitted from said as
sessment roll will be placed there
on by said Board of Review. And
such assessment roll, as corrected
and approved by said Board of Re-
view, and finally approved by the
Village council shall be the assess
ment roll of said village for the
year 1912.
Given under my hand, at my Of
flee in said village, this 7th day of
June A. ID. 1912.
T. ID. BROWN,
n Assessor of said village, of
q Clio. Michigan. A n
{ IpAeNRS-F
v VeH&se+A.&o<-4f7 7MH
The Board \of Review of the
township of Vienna will meet at
-fhe- office of the Supervisor over
The Clio-State Bank on Nonday-and-
Tuesday, Junz mrd-Yk 1912, for
kbc purpose Of hearing any and all
kiSIances that may come to its no. !,
ltice. Any persons having any |
grievances in regard to the tax roll
should present them at this meet
\pg. A,
o. Z. HEMPSTED, Hl
Supervisor. ~ 7
lilo, Mich, June h(1912.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-06-07

Better let us print you some nice
letter heads Mr.. Business Man.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-06-07
ROTTEN EGGS MUST
NOT Be MARKETED
STATE WILL SEE THAT LAW Is
ENFORCED
Country Merchants and Egg Deal
ers Throughout State Will Buy ON
Quality Basis. .Co-operation
Necessary. Placards Posted Civ
ing Warnings. Over-ripe Hen
Fruit Passenger.
BAD EGGS-WARNING

The Michigan Food law pro-
hibits the Sale or offering for
sale of eggs unfit for human
food. Sec. 3, Act. No. 1913,
Public Acts of 1895, is as fol-
lows.
Sec. 3, "An article shall be
deemed to be adulterated with
in the meaning of this act.
Fifth, if ii consists wholly or
in part of a diseased, decOm-
posed, putrid, infected, taint-
ed or rotten animal or vege-
table substance or article, etc"
Inspectors of this depart
ment are instructed to enforce
the provisions Of the law in
its application to eggs.
GILMAN NJ. DAME,
State Dairy and Food Com.
SUGGESTION FOR FARMERS
Provide plenty Of clean dry
nests for your hens.
Gather eggs once daily dur
ing ordinary times and twice
daily during hot or rainy
weather.
In summer place eggs as
soon as gathered in cool dry
room, which is free from
odorS.
Don't sell eggs which were
found in a stolen nest.
Market eggs frequently,
twice each week at least and
daily if possible.
Don't sell eggs which have
been in an incubator.
In taking eggs to market,
protect them from the rays of
the sun.
Eggs rapidly absorb odors.
Don't keep them near oil, on
ions, etc.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-06-07

Local merchants are joining the
statewide crusade against the rot
ten egg( and began this week to
buy eggs on the quality basis. Mer-
chants and egg dealers believe that
this is the only proper move Il the
direction or securing the rig kind
of eggs and the elimination of the
lNpable brand of henfruit on
Dnl1figbt has long since
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-06-07

Fifty million people read the want
ads. ~
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-06-07

Norman Carey and son.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-06-07

Mrs. Floyd Elsmorc and daughter
of Sterling, are visiting her mother
Mrs. Belle Handy and other friends
in this vicinity.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-23
TRY THIS AT HOME.

The Orlando Rcportcr-Star gives the
following interesting account of how
some hotel boarders up there broke
themselves of had table manners and
al the same time secured funds for
a big dinner:
Some Summerlin hotefl guests
had a pig party last night 4 pig. in
the Summcrlin sense. is sort of Jack
pot that you can chip in when you
chance 10 forget yourself and show
evidence of your ancestral limita-
tions. That is 10 say. in plain talk.
ii you haven't got as good table man
hers as You ought to have. and you
are caught killing flies on the table
10th. you are fined. and the fine goes
into the pig.
The pig was emboweled at the
hotel yesterday. and enough nickles
lolled out TO furnish a dinner to the
dining delinquents.
The following sat at the table
where the bad manners were re-
huked: Mr.. and Mrs. Babcock. Mr..
Walter Smith. MIR. Jerome Palmer.
Miss Stella Fox. Mrs. Shepard. Mr..
and Miss May kilmer. Col. Tausil.
Miss Gray. and Mr. f. c. Hauselt.
The reader may Judge how many
spoons were left in coffee cups. and
how many finger prints were on the
butter, by the size of last nights
menu. There were three ducks. of
ten pounds each. plus filling; green
peas. corn fritters. mashed potatoes
iotato salad. ice cream. chocolate
cake. cigars-and a jolly party to the
Pastime.
II was whispered that Mrs. Lucie
Lawrence, now in Europe. was one
OF the chief offenders.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-23
AN APPRECIATION.

We wish to thank our congress
man for a nifty package OF gardei.
seeds sent from Washington for our
special use. 1t is nice TO be thus re-
RENDERED by one who is far away
in a strange land; il beats picture
postcard forty ways, There is prac-
teal value 10 a package OF congress
sional garden seeds which appeals.
We had them cooked up for break
fas, this morning and while they
were fair il must be remembered
that congress has gone Democratic
recently and the flavor of the garden
seeds is bound 10 be somewhat moro
biting and pessimistic than former
~. but we thank the thoughtful con-
s ressman just the same. we nave
eaten his garden seeds several years
ard they are all right. Pensacola
journal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-23
Riddle Of the Sphinx,

The SphinX--SOme sort OF tabled
monster-proposed a riddle to the
people OF Thebes, it is said. and muir.
dercd all who could not answer it.
Oedipus finally solved it and in cha.
grin the Sphinx put herself to death.
The riddle was as follows: What
goes on four feet In the morning, two
feet In the afternoon and three at
night?" The answer given by Oedipus
was this: Man: because he crawls as
a child. walks upright in his full
strength and walks with a staff when
an old man"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-23
APPLIED TO UNDERTAKEN
FOR LIST OF ELlGIBLES

The Orlando Reporter-Star is re-
sponsible for the following:
Below we print a letter recently
received by Mr.. +. Hand. by gen.
tleman in search of a wife. Mr..
hand is in despair. He feels that it
is discouraging to write MIR. Meg0tti
that there is no lady in Orlando who
wishes to be cOurted by mail. He
feels that the writer is sincere, and
would make the best of husbands.
Mr.. Hand feels certain that ignorance
Of the English language is no assur-
ance of poverty of heart.
THE unusual letter was addressed
&c The IIundertaker, at Orlando,
Fla, and reads:
Grand Island, Fla,
May IL, 1912,
+" The IIundcrtakcr at Orlando, Fla. :
Dear Sir,
~ wish you will please excuse
me for the liberty take to address,
It's letter to you. here is wat write
TO you for.
am Bachelor, and like to
get married but here it is no girls,
and no widows,
SO wish you will please let me
know If it is any widows about 2S or
20 years of age at the Orlando Vi
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-23
HURT OF uNKlND WORDS.

Cnkind words are sharper thar
swords If you cut your finger there
is but temporary pain. If your heart
IS hurt with sarcasm or brutal speech
the suffering continues as long as
your memory is working. Since We
all know the agony of injured feel
tngs IT certainly behooyes all of us
to be sparing with stingirg CONVEX
sation. As one grows wiser and old.
er one pays little heed TO wha, 9th.
ers say. Unkind things then appar-
emily don't have the power TO hurt
The older, wiser ones Just twirl their
thumbs and smile. Ii is a great re-
lief when one gets to that poin, o,
perfect tranquility.-Exch.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-23

Every friend of Park Trammcll
should go to the polls next Tuesday
and register approval of the selection
OF that gentleman for governor by
putting an y before his name. which
VIII appear on the ticket While al
ready nominated. still. in order 10
Obvlate any possible squabble that
might be raised over a technirality.
Mr.. Trammells name will be placed
on the second primary ticket. in Or
der that he may unquestionably re-
teive majority vote. With the
kind OF opposition he has encoun-
tered il is just as well to make as
surrances doubly sure.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-23
HOW TO MAKE WHlTEWASH.

The time Of year has come when
fences, outhouscs. etc. should b.
W hitewashed and for those who may
rot know how to make 1t we publish
the formula for whitewash. II is
given as it came TO us, but may be
halved or doubled as needs may re-
Guire. Dump a barrel of lime into
a watcr-tight barrel ia molasscs. gas
olinc or kerosene barrel can be Sc
cured at grocery. Add water, a
hucketful al time, until the lime is
Thoroughly slakcd While adding the
vatcr. put in cupful of kerosene
with each pailful of water until 4
salon has been added to the mixture.
Added in this way. the oil forms a
chemical combination that. whe'
more waiter is added to thin for use.
gives a whitewash shat is fine,
sinoc; h and hard
II is safe to make more of this
lmcoil preparation than is needed.
because it is easy to keep. After tn.
lime has cooled. fill the barrel nearly
full Of water The uncombincd oil
will rise to the surface and act as 4
seal by keeping air from the content
below it, This preparation may be
kept for years and Il little taken out
and thinncd for use as needed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-23
LAGER FOR KNOWLEDGE;
ASKS FOR EVERYTHING,

To many man and woman in tn
large northern area o. me ,hllet
states Florida is a far-away, roman
ii, land of bright sun, mOOnshine ano
rropical flowers and vegetation
u here the natives roam around
dressed in the conventional zig Leaf
and mass away the time of day play
ING horse with the alliga.ors in the
rivers and killing snakes.
In in Arkansas a citizen Of Searcy
county has become possessed OF Il
Tampa Tribune. which seems to nave
shattered his conception of romantic
Florida and awakened his mind ito
II @ fact that business is conducted
even there.
will you please send me, ne
asks in letter TO Secretary Powell,
OF the Board OF Trade. "a price list
of everything you raise and price
Of what you have to pay for what
yCu have 10 buy. | have been read
ing a Tampa paper and want to know
the true facts How much of every
thing to the acre? What is the worst
sickness YOU have out there? DO you
have yellow fever out there? They
t,ll me the muskrats will eat us up
/, they bado Give me the good ana
lad news of that country. Can man
yet grub out there if he gets there
without any money" Tampa Fri
bune.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-23
Practical Query.

My little boy stood open.mouthed.
while a friend elaborated the details
Of sudden death. The patient had
not been considered very seriously in.
and his nurse entered bringing q
baked potato for which the sick man
had expressed a wish. But" said my
friend, before he had tasted it, he
died." deprecated the sadness Of
such recital before the child, but
need not have feared. His baby voice
piped out: And what became Of the
potato?"-Harper's Weekly.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-23

entity preferred country Lady. know
If you look at your List you soon find
out SO ii it is some one wish you
will please let me know, and i come
there as sOOne can, i need wife
bad, j been look at Leesburg, and
Eustis, but it is no widow for thar
age, if is any young Widows and got
some children one, or two, i am will
ing TO take all. So hope to heard
from YOU, and if you hulp me, i will
Pay YOU for. Very Truly Yours, Eu-
gene Megotti
Address, Grand Island, Fla.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-23

he attilud" Of the Underwood
f'sa and forces furnishes very little
encouragement for those Wilson dele
gates who may be elected to con-
iiib,L'c any effort TO the hopeless at
tempt to nominate Underwood. And
the same attitude of denunciation
and hostility likewise furnishes very
little encouragement to the Wilson
sympat hizers 10 vote for Underwood
delegates in the hope that the lat
ter Will tote fair and support Viii
son when Underwood is dropped as
h. inevitably will be.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-23

The gentleman who writes to Flor
ida asking if the muskrats would eat
him If he came down here, and adds
tie comprehensive query, "IIOw much
OF everything TO the acre." may be
assured that If there are many like
him where he now lives his section
can beat us all hollow in the pro
duction of damphools TO the acre.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-23
Too Shabby for a Servant.

Coleridge was one day riding In he.
gents park in an unusually strange,
shabby dress. when a number OF his
friends rode up and met him. Cole.
ridge offered to fall behind ana pass
as one of the party's servants. NO.
one of them said, Il am proud of you
as friend; but. must say, | should
be ashamed OF you as a servant"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-23

When one reads such statements AZ
Wilson will not be a serious figure
fef0re the convention, coupled with
ridiculous claims Of Underwood $
strength, and then turns 10 the cold
figures representing the pledged
ttleSMcS TO each candidate well, it
is to laugh Wilson delegates out
plumber those pledged TO Underwood
almost thee 20 one.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-23

We have deep-rOoted conviction
that there is not bird that lies the
air that does not do infinitely more
good than harm. and every one of
these denizens of the air should be
protected from the cruel and wanton
destruG, ion 50 often visited upon
them
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-23
Quarrel Discreet.

why do You employ such elabor.
ate circumlocution when you tell
man that you doubt his veracity?"
II find 1t better to use the longest
words possible. If can compel
man to consult the dictionary to as
certain just what mean both our
tempers get chance to COOL
Washington Star.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-23

Orlando is trying TO get relic of
the battleship Maine. In general
relies are of little advantage to a
town. Most communities have a few
relics they could dispense with and
be much benefited thereby.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-23

If other parts of the country have
done as we'll for the flood sufferers
as Florida. much has been done to
mitigate their condition There ere
10 more generous or kindly people
than those of Florida and the creme
dc la creme live in this community
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-23

They've been trying 10 get the
preacher into politics again this cam
paign, but fortunately ii has not
come about. We congratulate the
preachers and politics.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-23

Only the newspapers know how
many persons labor under the impress
sion they can write poetry. -Pensa-
cola Journal
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-23

PARK TRAMMELL says:
1T shall be the aim and pur-
pose Of my life to render an et-
fcient. faithful and loyal ser"
vice as Governor Of the State"
Il shall! labor and work for
those things which will foster
and advance the welfare Of
ALL THE PEOPLE" y am
grateful to all who voted for
me in the first primary and en-
terrain the most friendly feel
ing towards all Florida Demo.
Gratis REGARDLESS Of whether they
voted for me or not"
PARK TRAMMELL'S name
without opposition will be Or
the ballot. TUESDAY, MAY
2Sth. 1t will he appreciated,
if when you vote, you will
please mark your ballot:
FOR GOVERNOR.
x PARK TRAMMELL.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-23
(. F. HETHERlNGTON, EDITOR.
a. J. HOLWORTHY
Business and Circulation Manager.
From the same Office is issued
THE LAKELAND NEWS

q weekly newspaper giving a re-
sumo OF local matters, crop cOndl-
lions, county affairs, etc. Sent
anywhere for Sl0O per year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-03
DO UNTO OTHERS"

Do unto others as you would that
others should do unto you"
How would you like to be sales
man or saleswoman in a retail store
and all week prior to Xmas, and up
to midnight on Christmas eve, be kept
upon your feet, twelve to fifteen hours
daily, waiting on customers who, in
many instances, might have shopped
many days before?
This is something to think over.
Don't be selfish. Remember that the
clerks would like to be in condition to
enjoy the greatest holiday of the
year.
Remember that you can help them
very much if you will display an I'M
selfish spirit, and ordinary foresight,
and by buying in advance relieve them
to some extent of the frightful strain
of the few days prior to Christmas.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-03
MARRY YOUNG, SAYS DIR. ELIOT.

DR.. Eliot, of Harvard, declares that
postponed marriage is a great modern
evil in educated society. His belief 5
given in full in the new Christmas
number of Harper's Bazaar, a cheerful
message to the coming generation, in
the course of which he says: You will
hear some young men say: 1 cannot
invite a girl who has been brought up
to do nothing for herself, and to have
every qualification and every luxury
provided for her, to marry me, until /
can earn an income which will enable
her to live with me in that way |
have two remarks to make about that
doctrine-that if girl has been
brought up in that manner, the sooner
she has a chance to live differently the
better for her; and secondly, that it is
only fair for young man who loves a
young woman to consult her as to
whether or not she wishes to marry
bin before he can earn a large in
come.
''The young woman has a clear right
to say word on that subject to the
man she loves, and not to be obliged to
wait until he is 80 years old before he
asks her to marry him. This is a mat
ter of looking ahead at critical point
in your lives You are not in the habit,
perhaps, Of contemplating the event OF
marriage. 1t would be wiser to do so.
The sooner you begin to think about i
the better-first, because it will be
thinking about the most important
event in your lives in respect to the
development of your own characters
and to the happiness Of not only your
selves but of the women you viii mar
Ary, and Of the family life which will
normally result"