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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-09-24
CHICKEN FEATHERS
HAVE FAIR VALUE
Essential That They Be Carefully
Prepared for Home Use as
, Well as for Market.

In estimating the profits from q
flock Of chickens, 1t should be known
that the feathers from dressed fowls
possess a fair value. The feathers
may be marketed or they may be put
to variety of uses at home, as many
thrifty housewife knows. The small
soft feathers may be used in making
pillows and cushions. If first cleaned.
They should be placed in heavy tick.
ing when being used In these articles,
so as not to work out.
1t Is essential that the feathers be
carefully prepared for home use as
well as for commercial purposes, az
otherwise they are apt to give off dis.
agreeable odors. The method gen.
orally employed in factories which re.
ceive the feathers from cold storage
plants Is to wash the feathers in a
large tank containing water in which
quicklime has been Stacked in the
proportions of pound of lime to
each gallon Of water. They are kept
in this tank two or three days, being
stirred occasionally. Then they are
rinsed thoroughly and carried to q
rapidly revolving perforated basin,
where they are partly dried. after
which they are transferred to large
steam cylinders. Here they are kept
Smoving until perfectly cured. Feath.
ers can be treated in much the same
manner at home. After they have
been thoroughly washed and rinsed.
either run them through wringer
or carefully press out the water by
hand. Place on sieves or netting in
the sun to dry.
The prices paid for clean feathers
range from Is to so cents per pound.
white feathers bringing the higher
prices The stiff wing and tail feath.
ers should be kept separate from the
soft body feathers. Unless feathers
can be marketed at once, they should
be well cleaned as otherwise they are
apt to decompose badly before they
can be marketed and, of course, they
will then be worthless.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-09-24
(By M. CovERDELL.)

(By M. COvERDELL)
The balky horse and the "kicky"
COW rob us of time, labor and patience.
Sentence these robbers to an unlimited
term in the market place-the sooner
the better.
The chicken-eating hog Is an aggra-
waiting robber no sane man can afford
to retain on the farm. 1t never will
pay for tho feed 1t consumes and the
fowl flesh 1t plumbers.
Rust is a robber most OF us en-
courage by leaving all sorts of tools
and machinery exposed to the wealth
er. Still, farmers appear not to de-
tect the enormous amount this robber
filches from them every season, nor
do they provide ample shedding for
checking this destructive influence.
The dairy cow with profuse flow
of milk and low cream test Is rob-
bling us by cutting down the profits
of the whole herd for she eats just
as much high-priced feed and requires
as much care and attention as the COW
that turns you in twice as much money
The Babcock or some other test equal
ly as reliable, detects these robbers;
while a quick sale sends them where
they belong and stops leak In your
dairy profits.
We have seen farmers keep brood
SOW that was, to all outward appear
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-09-24
SELECTION OF SEED
OF BIG IMPORTANCE
Determining Factor in Production
of Maximum Crop of Pota-
toes-Five Good Rules.

~ Good seed is a determining fac
tor I'm the production OF maximum
crops of potatoes.
(2) Good seed may be obtained by
the tuber-unit and hill-selection meth
DDS of selection through the elimina-
ton of unproductive and weak plants.
These methods are explained in Farm
ers' bulletin 533, Good Seed Potatoes
and How to Produce Them"
(3) Like produces like. If tubers
from unproductive or weak plants are
used, similar harvest will be reaped.
(D All tubers showing marked dis.
celebration OF the flesh should be re-
jected.
90 Purity Of seed stock Is an es-
sential quality of good seed. Serious
losses are sustained by the grower
through mixtures.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-09-24
INFLUENCE COLOR OF BUTTER
Markets Demand Yellow Tint Which
ls Supplied by Use ct Dyes or
Character Of Cows Feed.

Although it is a fact that some dairy
breeds give yellower milk than others,
even though 1t may be no richer In
fat, the thing of greatest influence in
color is the kind of feed the cows
are getting. Market demands call for
a yellow butter, which is supplied in
the creamery by the use Of certain
harmless vegetable dyes, the use Of
which dairy laws rightly permit.
The color also can be fed into the
milk and make the use Of dyes I'M
necessary. Carrots, for example, color
milk and cream quickly. One OF the
natural coloring materials in milk and
butter is called carotin, from carrots,
and this material is found in many
food materials. It is plentiful in fresh
green grass, hence the milk colors
up we'll in early spring. Alfalfa hay.
cured to have a bright green color.
contains good SUPPLIES OF carotin, which
appears in the cream as a result.
Hay which has lost this green coloS
dry corn fodder, silage, straw, yell
low corn and white, wheat. wheat
bran, cottonseed meal and other milled
feeds contain practically none, and
cream from cows so fed will produce
a light colored butter unless artificial
coloring is supplied. The color adds
nothing to the value or digestibility
of butter, save in ones mind, but the
market demands yellow butter all
the year round and the color must
either be supplied in the feed OF in
the creamery.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-09-24
HELPS FOR
;, SUCCESS IN DAIRY
Seek to Have Sire Superior to
Cows in Herd-Use Care
Not to Overfeed.

A sunny, clean barn means more
contented cows.
Record keeping tends to increase
the milk production Of the herd by
the eliminatory process.
The ration for the dairy COW should
be bulky, well-balanced, palatable, di-
gestible, and economical.
Until we get perfect animals we
should search for a sire that in some
particulars is superior to the cows
in our herds.
The first step in the production of
clean milk Is to arrange to keep the
cows clean.
1t is hopeless to advise dairy farm
ers who are opposed to silos, daily pa.
pers, and things that cost little time
and money.
It is an expensive operation to sup
ply grain to cows with which to build
up energy to fight flies.
Prepotency does not come by
chance. but through years Of proper
breeding for certain characteristics
and a specific function.
During hot, dry weather, when flies
are troublesome, 1t pays to let the
calves stay inside all day and let them
run in the pasture at night.
One of the greatest points in feed
ing calves Is not to overfeed them.
We need to have a clear idea of
what breeding does, Of what feeding
does, Of what care and environment
do, IL we secure and maintain profit
able dairy herd.
Milk-giving is habit that responds
to encouragement or neglect. 1t is
a function that may be developed or
diminished by the treatment accorded
the COW.
Lines of breeding which a century
has evolved and stamped with approx
al, ought to prove safer than the
theories Of single mind, made tan
gible in few heterogeneous crosses.
No COW can properly digest and as
simulate balanced rations and econ
omically convert them into milk un-
less she has been properly developed.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-09-24
Rot
ber-sop n Dairy by having Only

ances, a thoroughbred, but which, at
narrowing time, showed up a litter Of
pigs that fell short of the scrub"
standard. This kind of robbery is so
apparent and the hog market 80 easily
reached that 1t Is inexcvsable allow
ing oneself to be thus plundered.
especially when good sows are to be
obtained-sows that eat no more feed
than the poor breeder and produce
double the number of offspring.
Old rickety gates are farm robbers
that get in their work almost every
day in the year. You would hardly
believe how much time you fool away
in worrying these nuisances open and
shut, beside the amount of time their
frequent repairing calls for.
The old tumble-down fence belongs
to the same class of robbers, ana 1t
holds you up at times che whole year
around. despoiling you of time. labor
and money in repairing; often causing
you to hunt the country over for stock
that broke out; training the stock to
be breachy by encouraging them to
sneak through the crops.
The crimes of these common rob-
bers are too numerous to mention, the
means of their suppression too appar-
ent for us to waste more space con-
demning them. Hang them without
mercy.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-09-24

One OF the hooks is thrown over q
sound upper limb. near the crotch.
and the other is adjusted on the limb
below that requires support. A piece
of strong wire is then fastened to both
hooks by means of the slots and per-
forations, and pulled up till the sag.
ging branch is in proper position.
The wire is then twisted fast and
there is no danger of its yielding or
breaking, as rope has been known
to do.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-09-24
jim MANN, KING OF DETAIL

James r. Mann, the Republican
floor leader, is the King of Detail.
Nothing is too small or too numerous
for him to know all about. Ask Mann
what were the amounts of the princi-
pal items in the agricultural appro-
priation bill seventeen years ago and
no doubt he could tell you without
pausing to move an eye-winker. 1t is
almost safe to say that he can skin
a gnat and that he can tell offhand
the day of the week when each of the
house page boys was born.
No minute detail escapes him.
He knows everything. Also Mann
never lacks for a word. The person
who wilIfIlly engages Mann in battle
of repartee has much the same fool
hardy point OF view as the lad who
monkeys with buzz saw
Representative Johnny Garner of
Texas was the only person at the last
session OF congress who asked Mann
anything that he didn't answer
Mann got up one day to criticize
the Mexican policy of the present adm
Just without going into details.
Ieituation?- --.-.-.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-09-24
MAKE MORE PROFIT
IN HANDLING EGGS
Practical Suggestions for Sue
cess In PouItry-Provide Plen-
ty of Nests for Hens.

II the suggestions below are fol-
lowed eggs will be marketed In better
shape and will yield better profit to
the producer.
Provide plenty of clean, dry nests
for your hens.
Do not wash eggs. Use the dirty
and small eggs at home.
Keep eggs in cool, dry place.
which Is free from odors.
Don't sell eggs which have been In
an incubator.
Market your eggs daily, IL possible;
II not-every other day.
Don't sell eggs which were found In
a stolen nest Use them at home.
Keep the eggs out of the sun when
taking them to town.
Don't keep eggs near oil, onions,
etc., as they readily absorb odors.
XIII or sell all roosters as soon a.
the Matching season is over.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-09-24
FUNGUS CAUSE OF GRAPE ROT
Mischief 10 Done Before Trouble Isl
Noticed-Can BE Prevented by
Bordeaux Spraying.

Grape rot is caused by fungus
that grows in the tissues of the fruit
itself. The mischief is done before
the trouble is noticed. There is no
remedy after the grapes have begun
to dot. 1t can be prevented by spray
Ing with bordeaux mixture.
Spray Just before the leaves open In
the spring, and at least three times
after the grapes have set.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-09-24
MRS. NICOLL A REAL WAR NURSE

Mrs. De Lancey Nicoll, the beau.
tiful darling of New York society and
the most famous woman genealogical
expert in the United States, was as
serious when she took that swift
course in hospital nursing last winter
as she has been with everything else
she has ever undertaken.
She is now in the French war
zone, dressed in her blue and white.
and seriously giving her services
wherever they are needed. She is
only one of that bevy of society wom-
en- who took up rapid-fire courses in
nursing when II became the fashion
to carry through her announced plans.
She not only knows fundamentals
of nursing, but Is a fine cook as well.
And as convalescent soldiers can thor
oughly enjoy appetizing food, she is
bound to be popular among the pa
tients in the army hospitals.
Beyond this, she is SO exceptionally
good looking when In street or eve
ming parh that che nuat aaam lika a
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-09-24
MEXICO'S DARK HORSE

Manuel Vasquez Tagle seems to
be the dark horse" in the contest of
the presidency of Mexico, and there
are many who believe he is one Of the
few men who can save that distracted
country.
The name of Tagle disappeared
from publications on current Mexican
affairs when Victoriano Huerta leaped
over the back Of Pedro Lascurain into
the presidency or the dictatorship.
Tagle had been minister OF justice I'M
der Francisco Madero and he not only
refused to accept Office under Huerta,
but he declined to take the man by
the hand. Yet the man lived there
after in Mexico City, walked the
streets, went to the theater, enter.
tanned his friends at his home and was
not harmed.
He has lived in Mexico City ever
since and no one else has harmed him
or tried to harm him, whether he be
Zapata, Villa, Carranza or what not.
The mobs have never looted his home,
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-09-24
ANSBERRY WAS SILENCED

Representative Timothy Ansberry
of Ohio is a talker whose voice pene-
trates to the deepest recesses of the
capitol, and when he speaks the roof
reverberates with his booming. A
whisper from Ansberry is equivalent
to an ordinary mans talking, so the
feat of telling joke in an undertone
is one which he will be obliged in fu-
ture to deny himself.
One day Ansberry was telling a
good story to a fellow-member in
what he imagined was, like the voice
or Annie Laurie, low and sweet"
But 1t resembled the echoing OF dis
tant cannon from the field at Ma
nassas.
y The gentleman who was speaking
showed his annoyance at the sound,
and Speaker Clark thumped his
gavel. Clark, who was once a school
teacher in his days of callow youth,
knew just what to do, so he called
Ansberry up to the desk.
"Tim," he said in a low tone as he
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-09-24
Ordinary Cow Stalls.

The ordinary COW stalls should be
FIVE feet long from the stanchion back
to the gutter. This is the standard dis
lance and does for all except abnor-
mally large or small stock. The width
OF the stall varies somewhat with the
breed and size of the cows, from three
feet four inches to four feet. Three
feet eight inches II q good average.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-09-24
SUPPORTING LIMBS OF TREES
Device Invented by California Man
Which Is Quite PracticaI-Sag-
gIng Branch Is Kept Up.

A California man has invented q
device for supporting limbs of trees
that are either broken or sagging with
their burden of fruit, which is very
practical. Two iron hooks have slots
at both ends and q hole at one end.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-09-24
Typical Dutch Mixer.

already bought, and purchasing bet
ter individuals belonging to the same
breed.
1t is usually safer to try to improve
within the same breed than 1t is To
improve by changing to a different
breed. There are good individuals and
good strains within any of the breeds
intended for particular purpose.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-09-24

automobile and said Tagle
calmly
That him individual the booddnched
a
president.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-09-24


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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-09-24


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without Details OF
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-09-28
White-SinClair
Enjoin Sale of
Valuable Tracts

Special to The World
HOUSTON Texas. Sept 27.-On
the application Of =. J. White and IL.
+. Sinclair of Tulsa, Judge j. d. Har-
vey in the district court Monday
granted an injunction restraining j.
II. Desoria of Houston and Felix Mar
tino Diez of Mexico from transferring
their interests in the east half Of tho
Los Chotes oil lease, comprising about
IS acres I'm PanucO state Of Vera
Cruz. and also i'm 12J acres In the
Alamo tract in Mexico An applica-
ton for a writ of mandamus to re-
quire Desoria to execute an assign
ment to the plaintiffs was not acted
upon.
While the value Of the property IS
not given it is known to involve mill
lions Of dollars, especially in view Of
recent developments. According TO
the petition the plaintiffs entered into
a contract for the purchase Of tho
"a per cent interest Of Diez and the
20 per cent interest Of DesOria in the
Los ChOtes lease for which they were
to pay 100000 under separate terms.
They allege that a well came In about
September 20 with $4,000 barrels
daily output, but that the contract
was not COnsummated.
In regard to the suit Desoria stated
Monday that Messrs. White and Sin
clair had agreed to put up a specified
amount for an option on his inter
est, but that they failed to do 50 and
abandoned the proposition. A well
came in about two weeks ago and
was reported producing 1900 bar
rels daily, one of the largest In the
country.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-09-28
MEXICAN ATTACK. is
AWAITED ON BORDER
search Results in no Clue to Fate of
Messing United states
Cayalryman.

BROWNSVILLE. Texas. Sept 27-
Expectancy Of attack by MeXicans was
apparent today by the United States
military patrol aiong the Rio Grande
above here, where nearly all the re-
cent Mexican attacks on troops have
taken place. Today passed without
incident but with the troopers predict
ing 1T is nearly time for them to
show up again"
Major Edward Anderson Of the
Twelfth cavalry said that search for
miles around the ProgresO crossing Of
the Rio Grande had shown no clue to
the missing Twelfth Cavalryman,
Richard j. Johnson Of Mount Morris,
n. Y. Major Anderson said 1t seemed
certain that Johnson either was killed
and his body thrown into the Rio
Grande or that he was carried pris-
oner to the Mexican side. IL all
other avenues Of search fail 10 clear
Johnson's fate. it is probable that the
Carranza authorities will be asked to
search for him On the Mexican side,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-09-28
Ardmore Is a City of Blood
and Groans, Declares
Oil Operator.
DESCRIBES DISASTER
Heart Rending Scenes En-
acted by Frantic Wom-
en- and Children.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept 27.-'At
~ 8 o'clock this afternoon Ardmore
was a hideous inferno Of smoke and
flames Of pungent odors and blood
and grOans.
Such is the description Of the s,tua-
tion at the Carter county capital by
w. j. Miburn, an oil operator here
with office in the ColcOrd building
who arrived in oklahoma city Mon
day evening direct from the stricken
town. The scene, Mr.. Milburn said
Continued on Page Nine)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-09-28
COMMUNITY SING"

The Community Sing" with
Edward Kreisor at tho organ.
will be held at Convention hall
tonight, beginning at o'clock.
This Is the first Community
Sing" ever held I'm Tulsa, and It
is expected the attendance will be
large. Mr. Kreiser IS among the
foremost organists In the middle
west and he Is giving the sing aS
a Durbar gift to Tulsa. Inclement
weather during Durbar week ne
cessitated postpOnement. All the
ld-fashiOned songs will be sung,
and everybody will be expected to
participate In them.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-09-28
TOWN UNDER MARTIAL LAW TO PREVENT
LOOTING; MANY MIRACULOUS ESCAPES
Hospitals and Homes Filled With Hun
dredS of Wounded; Physicians and
Nurses are Rushed to the Scene

ARDMORE, Okla, Sept. 27-At least fifty persons
were killed and it is estimated two hundred others were
injured dangerously this afternoon when 25Obame
tank ear Of gasoline standing the Santa Fe freight
office in the business district exploded The terrific
force of the explosion shook down many buildings and
threw burning gasoline in every direction. few min
utes later Amore was at the mercy Of scores Of fires
At $40 o'clock the fires under control and the
city was under martial law. Private homes were imme-
diaely thrown open to the injured and scores Of men
were working tonight in the smodering ruins along
Main street in search for additional victims
Among the buildings destroyed were the railroad sta
ton Swift & Co.. Pennington Wholesale Grocery COM
pany Wilmington hotel, AIaddin Co.. dry goods and
Dewitt Cigar company. Not a building Main street
escaped damage either as result of the force of the
explosion or of the fires following The publishing
plants of the Daily Ardmorete and the Statesman were
badly damaged.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-09-28
PRESIDENT WILSON
WELCOMES G.. A. R.

WASHINGTON, Sept. -. - Presi-
dent Wilson welcomed 90 Washington
tonight the Grand Army of the Re
public I- was the first day OF the
forty annual reunion of the
men who wore the blue Lieutenant
Colonel David IT, Palmer. the COM
mander-in-chief and his staff called
on the president The president gave
a cordial greeting prophetic of next
wednesday when he viii review tho
remnant of the union host that made
Penmsylyaiu avenue historical in
1865.
Tonight the old soldiers fr1ternized
with survivors of the CoufederaCy,
many Of whom have come boy specia,
invitation to join iu the fiftieth ami.
yersarv of American peace.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-09-28

Little Minnie came in from the gar
den with soiled,. clammy hands and
perplexed eyes.
Mamma" she propOunded. why
does God keep on making toadstools
when the toads won't sit on them ~
Exchange.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-09-28


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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-09-28
School Buildings Wrecked.

All school buildings, business houses and residences
within twelve blocks of the business district bear ey
dence Of the explosions Practically every window in the
city was shattered by its force
Two workmen were busy repairing the tank at 2:30
o'clock this afternoon Suddenly of them struck it
with hammer. A spark from the blow gnited fumes
escaping through small leak. There terrific
posion. followed by many smaller The workmen
blown to pieces The shock shattered the Ardmore
railroad station used by the Santa Fe Frisco and Rock
Island railroads The Rock Island freight station and
scores of other buildings quickly took fire from the fly
ing liquid.
The flames spread rapidly until all of Main street
appeared a roaring furnace thirty freight in the
Santa Fe railroad yards destroyed. The pail Of
smoke hanging the whole city prevented rescuers
from doing effective work.
Many Deeds of Heroism.
At the store of Maddn 4 Co. of girls
working and il was feared tonight of them lost
their lives.
Deeds of heroism many. woman waiting at
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-09-28
THIRTY -ONE BODIES DUG FROM MASS
OF LUMBER and BRICK; FEAR MANY
WOMEN SHOPPERS ARE STILL BURIED
IDENTIFIED DEAD.

Charles smith, former police.
man.
NJ. T.. Atkins, drayman,
\. {. Could huckNtcT.
BrCStOn BlaHc, santa lc flag
man.
Ruben Warren. farmer
William StallCup and son.
Tom GilkCY.
Henry Carpenter.
"ShOrty" TWNfurd.
Milton Taylor.
X. Sims. Santa Ic flagman.
Unidentified white woman.
Unidentified Indian.
Unidentified white boy
The bodies of five unidentified
negroes have been TcCON cred.