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Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-24
STATE BANKERS
To HOLD MEET
IN SAVA N N All
CITY BY THE SEA PREPARING TO
ENTERTAIN FINANCIERS OF THE
STATE IN GRAND STYLE-BUSI-
NESS AND PLEASURE TO BE
BLENDED FOR THEIR ENJOY
MENT

Mr.. L. G. Council, President of The
Planters Bank, win Preside as
President of the State Bankers AS
sOciatiOn- Convention Lasts Three
Days.
Americus times-recorder., 1915-05-24
SEEING GEORGIA
TOURISTS Il k {
AM ER|CUS AND
SUMTER ROADS

AUTOMOBILE TOURISTS TO SPEND
SUNDAY NIGHT IN AMERICUS-
ENTERTAINED AND FETED BY
- CITIZENS-AMERICUS CAR JOINS
TOUR AND WILL CONTINUE IN
TRIP TO QUITMAN
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THE WEATHER

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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-08-13

we were startled by loud banging at
the door, the Gathering Of hoofs, and
authoritative shouts in Russian. The
old wood cutter sprang up, and, look
ing through chink in the heavy shut
ters, turned to US with blanched face,
whispering breathlessly:
"The police! What can they want
OF me?"
"Open!" shouted the horseman out
side. open in the name of his mai
esty!"
Felix made dash for the door of
the inner room, where Elma had re-
tired. but next second he reappeared,
gasping in Russian:
"Excellency! Why. the door is open!
the lady has gone!"
"Gone!" l cried, dismayed, rushing
into the little room, where found the
truckle couch empty and the door lead
ing outside wide open. She had actu-
ally disappeared!
The police again battered at the OBJ
posite door, threatening loudly to
break 1t in IL it were not opened at
once, whereupon the old wood cutter
drew the bolt and admitted them. Two
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-08-13

IF we disembark we shall be com
PEELED to make detour of fully four
days in the forest. in order to pass
the Marshes" he pointed out in a low
whisper. "But If we can enter the
river we can go ashore anywhere and
get by foot to some place where the
lady can lie in hiding"
What do you advise? We are en-
tirely in your hands. The chief of po-
lice told me he could trust you
II think 1t will be best to risk it,"
he said in Russian after brief pause.
1--WE will tie up the boat, and will go
along the bank and see what the
guards are doing. You will remain
here, and / shall not be seen. The
rushes and underground are higher
further along. But IL there Is danger
while ! am absent get out and go
straight westward until you find tho
marsh, then keep along It's banks due
SOUTH" and drawing up the boat to the
bank the shrewd, big-boned fellow dis
appeared into the dark underground.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-08-13
Audacity Of Woman Spies.

A climax to the audacity Of spies is
said to have been reached In the case
of a woman pretending to be English
and giving her name as Miss Booth,
who. in connection with another won.
an calling herself Baroness de Rosen.
organized a charitable work at the
Care du Nord, in Paris, which they
called For the Wounded and for the
Refugees" The former, suspected Of
Illicit communication with the Ger.
mans, passed before a court.martial
and was sentenced to two years i'm.
prisonment, while the latter. against
whom no tangible proof could be pro-
duced, was invited to leave French ter.
ritory within 4S hours.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-08-13
"But. your excellency. l."


Enough" blared the bristly officer.
you have given shelter to conspira-
tors. You know the penalty in Fin
land for that, surely?"
"But these gentlemen are surely not
conspirators!" the poor old man pro-
tested. His excellency is English.
and the English do not plot"
1--WE shall see afterwards" he
laughed.
A dozen times was the old wood cut
ter questioned, but he stubbornly re-
fused to admit that he had ever set
eyes upon Elma. knew, Of course,
by what we had overheard said by the
prison guards, that the governor gen.
eral was extremely anxious to recap
ture the girl with whom, frankly ad-
NIT, / had now so utterly fallen In
love. And it appeared that no effort
was being spared to search for us. But
what could be the truth of Elma's dis
appearance? Had she fed of her own
accord, or had she once more fallen a
victim to some ingenious and das-
tardly plot. That gray dress of hers
might, / recollected, betray her IL she
dared to venture near any town, while
her affection would, of itself, be plain
evidence of Identification. All I hoped
was that she had gone and hidden
herself in the forest somewhere in the
vicinity to wait until the danger of
recapture had passed.
For as long as possible succeeded
in delaying our departure, but at
length, just as the yellow sun began
to struggle through the gray clouds,
we were all three compelled to depart
in sorrowful procession.
At nine o'clock stood In the big.
bare office of Michael Boranski, where
only short time before we had had
such heated argument. As soon as
the chief of police had entered, he
recognized me under arrest, and dis
missed my guards with wave of the
hand-all save the officer who had
brought me there. He listened to the
officers story Of my arrest without
saying q word.
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-08-13

faced girl at my side and pressed 1t.
In return she pressed mine. 1t was
the only means by which we could ex-
change condolences. She whom l had
sought through all those months sat
at my side, yet powerless to utter one
single word.
Suddenly l heard stealthy foot
step approaching, and next moment a
low voice spoke which recognized as
that of our friend, the Finn.
There is danger. excellency-a
grave danger!" he said in low half
whisper. Three boats are in search
of u.s."
And scarcely had he uttered those
words when there was flash of rifle
from the haze, loud report, and q
bullet whizzed past just behind my
head.
Quick, excellency! Fly! while
there is yet time!" gasped the Finn,
grasping my hand and half dragging
me from the boat. while I. in turn.
placed Elma upon the bank.
The three of us, needless of the con-
sequences. plunged forward into the
impenetrable darkness, just as our
fierce pursuers came alongside where
we had only a moment ago been seat
ed. They shouted wildly as they sprang
to land after us, but our guide, who
had been born and bred in these for
ests, knew well how to travel In a
circle, and how to conceal himself. II
was q race for freedom-nay. for very
life.
So dark that we could see before us
hardly q foot, ws were compelled to
place our hands in front of US to avoid
collision with the big tree trunks,
while ever and anon we found our
selves entangled in the mass OF dead
creepers and vegetable parasites that
formed the dense underground. Around
us on every side we heard the shouts
and curses Of our pursuers. while
above the rest we heard an authorita-
tive voice, evidently that Of sergeant
Of the guard, cry:
Shoot the man, but spare the wom-
an! The colonel wants her back. Don't
let her escape! We shall be we'll re-
warded. So keep on, comrades! Meme
edemmaski!"
But the trembling girl beside me
heard nothing, and perhaps indeed It
was best that she could not hear.
Il was an exciting chase in the Clark
ness, as we gradually circled round
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-08-13
SYNOPSIS

Gordon Gregg. dining aboard with Horn
py, the yacht Lola's owner, accidentally
sees torn photograph of a young girl.
mhat night the consul's safe Is robbed.
inc police find that Horribly Is fraud
ana the Lola's name a false one. In
LONDON Gregg Is trapped nearly to his
death by a former servant. Olinto. Visit:
ing In Dumfries Gregg meets Muriel
!Lelthcourt. Horribly appears and Muriei
introduces him as Martin Woodroffe, her
!athers friend. Gregg sees copy of tho
ttorn photograph on the Lola and finds
Tt the young girl Is Murieps friend.
Woodroffe disappears. Gregg discovers
tne body Of murdered woman in Ran
noch wood. The body disappears and in
Us place Is found the body Of Olinto:
Muriel and Gregg search Rannoch wood
HIU,gether, and ind the body OF Armida,
Onnto's wife. When the police go to the
WOOD the body has disappeared. In Lon
oon Gregg meets Olinto, alive and well.
G or traces the young girl Of the torn
photograph. and finds that she is Elma
Heath. niece Of Baron Oberg. who has
saken her to Abo, Finland, and that she
hnolos a secret affecting Woodroffe. On
ms return to Rannoch Gregg finds the
Ltei.hcourts fled from Hylton Chatter. who
nag called there. He goes to Abo, and
s ater tilt with the police chief. is con-
uucted to KaJana, where he finds Elma,
imprisoned. A surgical operation has made
her deaf and dumb. He escapes with her.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-08-13
RIGHT SITES FOR ORCHARDS
Well-known Fact That Cold Air Set
ties to Lower Levels Is often
OverIooked--Loss by Frost.

It is a well-recognized fact, though
one too often overlooked in selecting
sites for orchards, that cold air set
ties to the lower levels. For this rea-
son it is often colder at the lower ele-
vations than 1t Is at higher points in
the same locality. This is what is
meant by atmospheric drainage"
The occurrence of frost In low
places when there is none on ele-
waited areas is thus explained.
For the same reason peach buds
are often winterkilled or the blossoms
are injured by frost in the spring In
low places when nearby orchards on
higher elevations are injured much
less, or even escape entirely.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-08-13
SPRAYING IS NOT DIFFICULT
Know Enemy You Are Fighting and
Mix Materials ProperIy-Haphaz-
ard Work VIII Not Do.

It does not pay to spray, as spray.
ing Is done by half of those who
try 1t.
Yet proper spraying Is not difficult.
Have first a clear idea of what you
want to do. Know the enemy you are
fighting. Then mix your materials
properly. Study the formula and fol-
low directions carefully. No haphaz-
ard work will do. The details given
for the mixing are all necessary.
Spraying well done pays, and 1t
pays big.
Apply it right, with a strong pres
sure so as to make a very fine mist.
You can do it right IL you try to
and yet it is no easy job. 1t is work
from first to last, but 1t Is work that
pays.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-08-13
Women and Sheep.

Why don't more women raise sheepl
In two years my flock has Melted me
341 per cent. My only loss by death
has been two lambs. The yearlings
now have gave IA pounds OF wool dur
ing last May. They are good grade
Lincolns and Shropshires. bought
nine of each, and raised one sheep
which was a cross. Fifteen sheep cost
about as much as nine cows. The
cows would yield larger income than
the sheep, but would require more
care. My flock oeeds IL acres OF pas
ture In summer. The winter feed IL
stover. cannot understand why more
farm women do not become shepherd
asses.-Farm and Firesido.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-08-13
SOME NOTED IRISH BULLS"
Sayings That Have Been Fastened,
Rightly or Wrongly, Upon Sons
Of the Emerald Isle.

The Irishman who said to his chill.
dren: "Ye pays no more attention to
me than II was a dumb haste talk
ing to yell" was as unconscious OF
saying anything funny as the Irish
baronet who boasted that 1t was
hereditary in his family to have no
children" and the domestic who COM
planned: Enjoy shape, is It? How
could l, now? The mint lay down
I'm aslape. and the mint I'm aslape
I have to get up. Where's the time
for enjoying it,"
But we are not so sure Of the man
who. when asked by his employer:
well, Patrick, which is the bigger
fool-you or II" answered: Faith,
couldn't say, sorr; but it's not me-
SELF" or of the groom who. to the
question:: you say your present
master treats you better than Mr..
Smith did," replied: Eyes. sorr-
and oftener."
1t was Sir Bryan O'Loghlan who
was responsible for the startling state
ment that "a verbal agreement Is not
worth the paper 1t Is written on"
and the immortal Sir Boyle Roche
who, in a debate on a proposed tax
on leather, declared "the barefooted
peasantry of Ireland" could avoid the
tax by having their under-leathers
made OF wood" and who. when dis
cussing the relations between England
and Ireland, said: "He is an enemy
to both kingdoms who wishes to d.
minish the brotherly affection OF the
two sister kingdoms"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-08-13
Translated

At a concert held in certain town
a soldier of the Black Watch occupied
a seat in front of a private Of an Irish
regiment and his sweetheart. The lat
ter was very much interested in tho
Highlander's uniform, and scanned the
regimental badge on his cap and collar
particularly. This badge is the figure
and cross OF st. Andrew, with the
motto, Memo me impune lacessit" (No
one annoys me with impunity).
"Phwat does that wroitin' name.
Patsy?" asked the girl.
"Phwy," replied Pat. its Latin. but
I've forgotten the English av 1t. But in
good Guild Oirish II names, Thread on
the tail ay me coat II we dare!"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-08-13
ORCHARD
GLrANINGy
DORMANT PRUNING IN FAVOR
Summer Season Is Not Advisable
Difficult to See.

In practice. summer pruning, on a
considerable scale, is not advisable IL
is difficult to see, when the leaves are
on, just which branches should be re-
moved, except in the case of dead
branches. One must be on the guard,
also, to avoid peeling of the bark when
it peels rapidly. Pruning is less ex-
peditiously done in summer than when
the trees are dormant.
There are occasions, however, when
one desires to complete work of prun-
ing begun early in the season. There
need be no fear of injuring the trees
by taking off moderate number of
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-08-13
A Tall, Bearded, Muscular Old Fellow,
With Big Revolver.

big. hulking fellows in heavy riding
coats and swords strobe in, while two
others remained mounted outside, hold
ing the horses.
Your names?" demanded one OF the
fellows, glancing at us as we stood
together in expectation.
Our host told them his name, and
asked why they wished to enter.
1--WE are searching for woman
who has escaped from Kajana," was
the reply. Have you seen any woman
here?"
NO." responded the wood cutter.
1--WE never see any woman out in
these woods"
who Is your chief?" inquired, as
sudden thought occurred to me.
"Melnikoff, at Helsingfors."
Then this is not In the district of
Abo?"
mo. But what difference does it
make? Who are your"
Gordon Gregg. British subject"
replied.
And you are the drosky driver
from Abo," remarked the fellow. turn
ing to Felix. Exactly as l thought.
You are the pair who bribed the nun
at Kajana, and succeeded in releasing
the Englishwoman. In the name OF
the car, arrest you!"
The old wood cutter turned pale
as death. We certainly were in grave
peril. for foresaw the danger Of fall
ing into the hands Of Baron Oberg. the
Stranger Of Finland. Yet we had a
satisfaction in knowing that, be the
mystery what 1t might, Elma had
escaped.
And on what charge, pray. do you
presume to arrest me?" l inquired as
coolly as I could.
For aiding a prisoner to escape"
Then I wish to say, first, that you
have no power to arrest me; and, Sec
ondly, that IL you wish me to give
you satisfaction, am perfectly will.
ling to do So, providing you first ac-
company me down to Abo"
1T is outside my district" growled
the fellow, but saw that his hesitancy
was due to his uncertainty as to who
really might be.
II desire you to take me to the
Chief of Police Boranski. who will
make all the explanation necessary.
Until we have an interview with him,
I refuse to give any information con-
corning myself" / said.
But you have passport"
drew 1t from my pocket, saying:
1T proves, think that my name is
what have tod you"
The fellow, standing astride, read II,
and handed IL back to Ele.
Where is the woman" he demand
ed. Tell me-"
II don't know" was the reply.
perhaps yod will tell me-" he said,
turning to the old wood cutter with
sinister expression upon his face. Re
member, these fugitives are found In
your house, and you are liable to
arrest"
81 don't know-indeed / don't!" pro
tested the old fellow, trembling be.
meath the officers threat Like all
his class, he feared the police, and
held them in dread.
"Ah, you don't remember, | sup
pose!" he smiled. well. perhaps
your memory will be refreshed by
month or two in prison. You are also
arrested"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-08-13
Bees Help Fruit Trees.

In a recent experiment at the ILL.,
nois station It was found that the
bees in the neighborhood work prin-
cipally on the outside rows of the or
chard, and this, with other factors, are
the probable cause of this part OF the
orchard bearing more fruit. With
hives located in the center of the or
chard, the trees nearest the hives
we're better pollinated than those far
Their away.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-08-13

branches when the leaves are on, In
spite of the fact that the removal Of
leaves debilitates tree. If done early
in the summer the injury is less than
after the summer growth is nearly
completed.
The removal Of dead branches can
not affect the vitality of the tree, no
matter when done. Nor can there be
any serious effect If here and there
branches, which are too close or which
cross, are removed. The thinning out
of small, twiggy branches for the pur-
pose Of thinning the fruit is not a
harmful process in early summer. The
drain on the tree is less than it would
be to bear an abnormally heavy crop
of fruit. There are a great many trees
which might be relieved Of surplus
of fruit during May and early June to
good advantage.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-08-13
CHAPTER XII.
Rescued and Lost.

There were no signs yet of the break
Of day. My ears were strained to
catch the dipping of an oar or voice.
but beyond the tapping of the water
beneath the boat there was no other
sound. I took the hand OF the fair
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-08-13
Pruninu Bush Fruits.

In pruning bush fruits the principal
object is to shape the bush and do
away with all unnecessary growth.
This can be overdone, however, aud
should not be carried to extremes.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-08-13

IN Wnlle rellx explalneU tnat we Hdu
landed from the lake, and our boat
having drifted away we had been COM
PEELED to take to the woods. The man
heard the Firms picturesque story,
and then said something to me which
Felix translated into Russian.
Your excellency is welcome to all
the poor fare he has. He gives up
his bed in the room yonder to the
lady, so that she may rest. He Is
honored by your excellency's pres
ence."
And while he was making this ex-
PLANTATION the wood cutter stirred the
red embers whereon a big pot was
simmering. and sending forth an ap-
petizing odor. and In five minutes we
were all three sitting down to a stew
Of capercailzie, with a foaming light
beer as a fitting beverage.
After we had finished our meal /
asked the sturdy old fellow for a PEN
Gil, but the nearest thing he possessed
was stick Of thick charcoal, and with
that It was surely difficult to commu-
nicate with our fair companion. There
fore she rose. gave me her hand.
bowed smilingly. and then passed into
the inner room and closed the door.
while we threw ourselves YEARLY upon
the wooden benches and slept soundly.
Suddenly, however. at early dawn.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-07-24
LOVE OF ART NOT REQUIRED
Mans inssnsIbIIlty 70 the BsautIsul
Understood When He Revealed
He Lies Occupation.

Az they passed the SOLDIER monu-
ment In the public square Of small
town he turned to his right compan'
Ion and said:
Pretty bad. eh?"
whats pretty bad?"
why, this monument. Awful. isn't
It. to put those things up all over this
fair landi No art In EN-"
II rather like EN-"
Rather like 'em, Ell? ! suppose you
think that pile of chimneys over there
ID pleasing to the eyer"
mot bad"
What do you think of those fright.
full advertising chromos on the land
scape?
Pretty good"
"You'd like the interior Of . New
York theater-I believe"
Splendid"
Ever heard of art?"
Never"
do you mean to say, sir. that some
of the sublimest notes of the human
heart meet no response In your boz
som? Have you no taste. no 1udg-
ment. no sense OF anything harmoni-
GUS? Are you lost to the fitness OF
anything at all? Great heavens. sir!
Where did you come from? Who are
your"
u. sir, am the heartless wretch who
arranges the deathbed scenes In the
moving picture shows."-Life.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-07-24
INFORMATION EASY TO GIVE
Daddy Happily In Possession Of
knowledge ~ to Where One Vac
uum Was Located.

The good man had Just been In
formed by the only person who could
possibly possess the information that
he hadn't an ounce of sense. that he
had never had an ounce Of sense. and
that there was not the remotest
chance that he ever would have an
ounce of sense.
Having been assured on these
points, the good man turned to his
paper. only to be interrupted by his
young son and heir:
Father" asked the boy. what is
. vacuum and where can find oneT
my boy" replied the good man. IF
we are to assume that your mother is
qualified to speak on the subject, l
possess the only real vacuum In the
neighborhood and, for your further In
formation. it Is situated just between
my collar and the glossy open space
where used to grow hair"
you mean your dome?"
Yes, my son. that is the family vac
num-"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-07-24
BIG INCREASE Of
farm PRODUCTS
Province Of Alberta Shows In
crease Of Over 20 Millions

Figures just complied BY the public
ity branch OF the provincial depart.
ment show that last year. notwith-
standing that quite third Of the prov
ince was affected by the drought to
very serious extent, the total value
of agricultural products actually pro-
duced In the province showed an In
crease of over twenty million dollars
over that Of the previous year. AL
though southern Alberta had . bad
year agriculturally, the province as q
whole experienced a period Of great
prosperity. due principally TO mixed
farming, which II becoming more gem
eral with each succeeding year.
The value of mixed farming. In fact.
was never better illustrated than last
year as the value OF the animals
slaughtered and sold alone eQualed
the value of the spring wheat crop.
without taking into consideration the
value Of the butter. milk. cheese, poul-
try. vegetables. and other by-products
OF the farm. I
Oats was the banner grain crop.
1.147,382 acres being seeded, and pro-
ducing 34.397.117 bushels. or 30.15 to
the acre. Sold at an average OF 600
per bushel, these yielded revenue OF
SIT .19S.658. Comparatively little win
ter wheat was produced. the yield be-
ing little short of one million bush
els, but the spring wheat crop
amounted to 15,102,083 bushels. the
yield per acre being 1926. At an aver
age OF $1.35 per bushel. the value OF
the spring wheat crop was therefore
$20.387,812. The total production OF
barley was 7,S47.640 bushels. which. at
55c per bushel. yielded revenue OF
$4,316,202.
Other productions were as follows:
Flax, 207.115 bushels. $310,672.00; rye.
261 .843 bushels. $196. 3a2. 90; speltz. A.
TOT bushels. $32.030.0O; hay. 100000
tons. $2.500,000; potatoes, four million
bushels, 100000; turnips three mil
lion bushels. $750.OOO; carrots. 100000
bushels, $1S0O00; mangolds, 100000
bushels, 100000; animals slaughtered
and sold $20.000,000: butter and
cheese, $1,500.000; milk, $4,000. 900;
wool clip. 100000 pounds. 100000:
fish. $4,000; game and furs. $780,
900; horticultural products, $150.o00:
poultry and products. $2.650.000.
The total of the agricultural prod
ucts Is given as $7s.516,S91. as COM
pared with $5s. 09s.0s4 in 1913.
The statistics also show that the
value of the live stock in the province
at the end of the year was $110,044,.
$50. this being an increase of $7.762..
S45 over the previous year. There
were 609.125 horses, 750.7S9 swine
Sol 1888 sheep, 1872. 905 dairy cows. 1885,.
OBS other cows. 190,923 beef cattle and
$4,000 other Observation-Disclosures