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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-07-02
CATCH THE WINGED INSECTS
Good Brand Of Roof Coating or Coal
Tar Paint Proves Excellent Trap
for CurcuIIo Millers.

have found new and better way
than to spray fruit trees-catch the
winged insects. About sunset when
the blossoms are falling, and again
two weeks later, paint any old root
with good brand of roof coating. OF
coal tar paint, and set bright Ian
tern in the middle Of the roof all
night, writes Irving Tabor Of Ohio In
Green's Fruit Grower. The curculic
millers will come to see the light and
fall into the coal tar paint, stick fast
and die. In this way have caught
brown millers, white millers, lots Of
them, and beetle bugs. They nearly
covered the roof the first night and
I get q lot every night.
Set an open torchlight or wood irt
in the cabbage patch all night. al
summer and the cabbage millers vii
fly into It and you will have no worm
on youy cabbage
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-07-02
FRUIT FERTILIzED BY BEES
colored, Fragrant Petals Of Blossom
Are Advertising Signboard Tell
Ing Where Honey 10.

(By FRANCIS JAEGER. Minnesota Ex-
pertinent Station.)
II there were no bees fruit trees and
other plants could not produce fruit.
Apple, plum, cucumber, clover, alsike,
alfalfa, are fortified by bees. Honey
is the bait with which the bee is In
duced to perform this task. The col
ored, fragrant petals of the blossom
are the advertising signboard telling
the bee where the honey may be
found.
II the blossom Is to "set fruit" the
bee with its fuzzy body must brush
some of the yellow dust called pollen
from the male organs or antlers Of the
blossom, and, flying away to another
blossom, deposit this pollen on the fe-
male organ, called the stigma. The
blossoms are Sc arranged that to get
at the honey the bee must first brush.
with it's pollen-covered body, against
the stigma, thus completing the polli-
nation.
AS soon as 1t has performed Its
duty, 1t may draw a check for the
work In the form Of drop Of honey
at the bottom Of the blossom. While
drawing this pay, the bee is involun
tarily covered with pollen again and
made ready to proceed to the next
blossom and repeat the process.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-07-02
SOLDIERS WHO WEAR Wells
British Troops In Southwest Africa
Have to Conduct Campaign
Under Difficulties.

One of the hottest places where the
British are fighting Is In German
Southwest Africa, where General
Botha is in command of an expedition
against the enemy. The habitable part
Of German Southwest Africa lies In
the center of a sun-scorched, water
less, shadeless desert OF shifting sand,
and General Botha's men have to carry
everything they need. for nothing
whatever can be obtained from the
country. not even fodder for the ami
mails.
The sand penetrates everywhere,
and the heat of the sun Is SO terrific
that all the troops fighting with Gen.
eral Botha have been served out with
wells and goggles" Without them.
indeed, It would be impossible to get
along at all, and, as 1t is, hundreds
of the Boer burghers, though hardened
campaigners, have been 30 blistered
by the sun that they are In hospital.
The heat at midday Is 1872 degrees
In the shade and the Shade" Is
sweltering tent. Many of the troops
pass that time of the day with moth
ing on but a sun helmet and q pair
Of boots.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-07-02
she QUIT
But Il Was a Hard Pull.

Il Is hard to believe that coffee will
put person in such condition as 1t
did an Ohio woman. She tells her
own story:
II did not believe coffee caused my
trouble. and frequently said liked 1t
SO well would not, and could not.
quit drinking 1t, but was miserable
sufferer from heart trouble and nerv-
GUS prostration for four years.
Il was scarcely able to be around,
had no energy and did not care for
anything. Was emaciated and had
constant pain around my heart until
thought l could not endure 1t.
Frequently l had nervous chills
and the least excitement would drive
sleep away, and any little noise would
upset me terribly. I was gradually
getting worse until finally asked my
self what's the use Of being sick all
the time and buying medicine so that
l could indulge myself In coffee?
so got some Postum to help me
quit. l made 1t strictly according to
directions and want to tell you that
change was the greatest step in my
life. It was easy to quit coffee be-
cause l now like Postum better than
the coffee.
"One by one the old troubles left
until now l am in splendid health.
nerves steady, heart all right and the
pain all gone. Never have any more
nervous chills, don't take any medi-
cine, can do all my house work and
have done a great deal besides"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to
MELVILLE" In pkgs.
Postum comes In two forms:
Postum cereaI-the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and Csc pack.
ages.
Instant Postum soluble powder
dissolves quickly In cup OF hot wa
ter and. with cream and sugar. makes
a delicious beverage Instantly. 500
and SOC tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
There's q Reason for Postum.
sold by Grocers.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-07-02

slide off instead Of working down into
the leaf sheath. But the blades
straighten up again.
There are no fly-proof varieties of
wheat.
Spraying or busting with poisons
cannot reach the maggot that does the
damage.
Refusing to grow wheat is like cur
ing the dog by cutting of his tail
close behind the ears.
Prevention.
Immediate concerted action IL nee
essary to destroy all the "faxseeds"
before wheat-sowing time in the fall.
Most Of these are In the stalks
underground; but some are just
above the first joint; few are higher
up in the straw or heads.
Every farmer should cut his wheat
high. Then disk the stubble thorough
ly soon after cutting the wheat and
later pillow the ground deep enough
to bury the stubble four inches. Then
work the surface fine to keep a dust
mulch until the pupae hatch and die
in the earth which will be late In
August or early In September.
One farmer can't accomplish much
working alone, although he would rid
his own land of the fly.
He would still suffer from his neigh
boris volunteer wheat and other mi
grating flies hatched from standing
stubble to the windward.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-07-02

the sheath. where it begins to feed and
grow. Gradually losing its reddish
color, 1t becomes white.
When 1t reaches maturity 1t Is from
" to u of an inch in length. 1t then
transforms to the flaxseed stage with
sitter, dark skin.
The flaxseed stage Is oval, elongated
in shape, and about 3-16ths of an inch
In length. In this stage the fly re-
mains dormant all winter.
The first sign of damage to the
wheat In the fall Is noticed In the
deep green color of the infested plants.
Investigations would show that the
central shoot Is undeveloped, but the
outward leaves grown long, broad and
darker In color. Later the plants be.
come sickly yellow In color, espe
cially when badly infested.
During the latter part Of March OF
April, the flies emerge and deposit
their eggs in spring much the same
way as in the fall on the tender blades
Of young wheat plants. The larvae In
the spring hatch in the same way and
work their way down into the plants
the same as in fall, except that In the
larger plants the maggots may work
into the sheath at the joints above
the surface of the ground. Here the
maggots grow to maturity and trans
form into flaxseeds to complete their
life cycle.
The infested plants fail to fill. The
weakened stalks break and crinkle
down.
Remedies.
Grazing in the fall cannot reach the
"faxseeds" because they are mostly
underground.
Moving in the spring Is Intellectual
for the same reason.
Rolling or brushing Is supposed to
bend the wheat bladder down at the
points SO the newly-hatched maggots
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-07-02
The Look In French Faces.

Almost all the faces about these
crowded tables Tin the cafe at Cha
lons)-young or old, plain or hand
some, distinguished or average-have
the same look of quiet authority; 1t
is as though all "nervosity." business,
little personal oddities, meanness and
vulgarities, had been burned away In
a great flame of self-dedication. 1t Is q
wonderful example of the rapidity
with which purpose models the hui
man countenance.-Edith Wharton in
Scribner's Magazine.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-07-02
. Orchard .
Inflammation
PLAN FOR STRAWBERRY CROP
Cheaper to Buy Proper Food for Chick
ems Than to Permit Them to
Forage Among Plants.

Don't turn the chickens upon the
strawberry bed to get what they can
of green food, exercise and larvae. 1t
is much cheaper to buy them proper
food than to let them damage the
strawberry plants.
Don't uncover the crowns too soon.
Wait for settled weather.
Don't rake Off the winter mulch.
Work 1t into the soil.
Don't put the new bed on sod land.
The white grub is death to strawberry
plants.
Don't think you can put the new
strawberry bed in a poorly-drained
place. Better not try to raise fruit,
unless you are willing to give 1t a
fighting chance.
Don't stint the manure when max.
ing a new bed. II you have none,
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-07-02
MANY HOLY LAND PILGRIMS
Easy and Cheap Travel Methods
Yearly Increase Number OF PaIes-
tines Devout Sojourners-

With the increased ease and cheap
ness of transportation the number Of
pilgrims to the Holy Land increases
yearly. The Roman Catholics come
chiefly from France, but they are few
compared with the multitude of Rus
SLAMS, nearly all simple peasants,
ready to kiss the stones Of every
spot which they are told that the
presence of the Virgin or saint has
hallowed. To accommodate those pill
grim swarms, for besides the Catho-
lies and the Orthodox, the other an
cient churches of the East, such as
the Armenians, the Copts, and the
Abyssinians, are also represented,
countless monasteries and hospices
have been erected at and around Jeru-
salem, Bethlehem. Nazareth, and other
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-07-02

use some of the commercial fertilizer.
as the strawberry Is great feeder.
Don't plant about twice as many az
you can attend to properly.
Don't plant only one kind. Remem-
Der strawberries are either stami-
mates or pistillates, and 1t Is always
best to plant two rows OF one variety,
and then two of another.
Don't plant any old sort. but get
kinds suitable to your soil and climate
Don't expose the roots to the hot
sun and drying wind. Keep them In
puddle" until the moment you are
ready to plant them.
Don't think the crown of the plant
must be underground. 1t will rot
there instead Of growing.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-07-02

sacred spots, and thus the aspect of
these places has been so modernized
that 1t is all the more difficult to
realize what they were like in ancient
days. Jews have come in large num-
bers, and have settled In farm colo
MES. They have built up almost a
new quarter on the north side Of old
Jerusalem. But even they are not so
much In evidence as the Christian pill,
grims.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-07-02
STREET SCENE M CUcNcA
\ - ANY man wears a beautiful

ANY man wears a beautiful
Panama hat woven In Gu
enca, but he knows little of
Il" where his heads covering
was made, or that this Ecua-
dorian city sends to the world large
supply Of its famous sombreros.
Such, however, Is the fact; and now
that the through route is open via Pan
anna it is likely that Cuenca's hats and
those of other Ecuadorian cities will
come to us more directly, quicker and
in larger quantities than ever before,
says a writer in the Pan American
Bulletin.
Where is Cuenca? High up in the
Andes, nowhere more majestic than
in Ecuador, lies this ancient city, with
a present population Of 10000.
Through the republic from north to
south two chains of the Andes stretch;
between these mountains are high ia
blelands, the most thickly populated
sections of Ecuador. About 100 miles
apart are the three leading inland
cities of the country-Quito in the
north, Riobamba In the center, and
Cuenca in the south. From ancient
times the trade routes have existed
between these centers Of commerce
and with the coast ports, of which
Guayaquil is the most important. The
opening of the railway few years
ago from the latter city to Quito
brought the capital, and Riobamba as
well, into rail communication with
the coast; but Cuenca remains SO
miles from this modern artery Of
commerce.
Today the Huigra- Cuenca railroad
is building toward Cuenca, and II
plans are carried out the present force
of laborers will gradually be increased
to 1000 men. The typographical studies
have been completed from Huigra,
station on the Guayaquil and Quito
railroad, southwark Is miles, and the
preliminary location established about
ten miles. Approximately $4,000 per
month is being expended for the en-
cheering force which numbers 80
men.
Delightful Mountain Climate.
Let us press onward and view the
old city of Cuenca before the advent
OF the railroad, before the moderniz-
ing effects despoil 1t of certain charms
that appeal to many people. The city
that Is easily reached by rail is not
always the most interesting or the
most hospitable to the stranger.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-07-02
Presto Changed

"You know Giblets, the parlor en-.
tertainer? Well, he met beautiful
girl just before Easter, made violent
love to her, and at last she gave him
her hand"
quite romance, eh?"
"You interrupted me. Every one
expected they would be married in
June, but Giblets broke OF the en-.
gagement."
II see. another Of his slight Of hand
tricks"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-07-02

The visitor will be delighted with
the climate of Cuenca. The city lies
in valley 1900 feet above sea level,
and about 70 miles air line southeast
Of Guayaquil. Cuenca was founded In
1857 on the site of Tumibamba, set
Element that the ancient natives start
ed many years previous to that date.
Various mountain peaks dominate the
landscape, one Of which, Tarqui, was
chosen by the French astronomers In
1742 as marking their meridian.
The visitor in Cuenca to lay is rath-
er surprised at the very substantial ap
pearance Of its many buildings and
the business activity of It's streets.
The curious dress of the humber ma
tives, to be seen to the best advantage
at the central market place, is espe-
cially interesting. The native wares
and merchandise spread upon the
ground offer the curio hunter and the
craft student varied feld Of inter
est.
Many Elmo Residences.
Along with the older life Is seen
the undermining influence that is slow.
ly but surely entering into conditions
and affairs. This Is especially notice
able in some Of the fine residences OF
the people of means; many Of these
are large, with profusion Of flowers
adjoining their patios, which are most
attractive.
Cuenca's streets have not yet mod.
ernized into well-paved boulevards;
the cobblestone Is still used, but the
vehicles are made with strong wheels
especially adapted to service over the
stones. The cobblestone is still to be
seen in many Latin American cities,
but is destined to pass away.
Among the public institutions of
Cuenca which are rendering important
services to the community are the
college and the hospital of San Vicente
de Paul. In this city and vicinity
there are numerous sugar refineries.
for the valley of Yunquilla Is fertile,
and sugar cane Is grown in many sec
tons. Gold, silver, copper and mer-
curry are found In the surrounding
mountains, but modern mining opera
lions have not yet been largely un-
dertaken. The tourist, rare In Cuenca,
on account Of the difficulty Of reaching
the city by modern means, will wish
to visit some of the notable ancient
ruins which are situated within a short
ride from the city.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-07-02
POUND OF FEATHERS
YEARLY FROM GOOSE
Fowls Should Not Be Picked Dur
ing Summer, as 1t Interferes
With Their Looks.

A goose will average about pound
Of feathers a year. They should never
be picked during the summer, since
IL interferes with their growth and
gives them a less desirable appear
ance for market purposes. The feath-
ers should be plucked when there Is
no blood In the ends of the quilts;
this can be readily ascertained. as
they will then leave the flesh without
hars pulling.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-07-02
One of the Two.

He-Have your folks decided yet
where you are all going to spend the
summer? y
She--Not quite. Ma says it's at the
White mountains, but pa declares it'll
be at the poorhouse.-Boston Evening
Transcript. =
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-07-02
The Trouble.

did you see where the Anglo-Ger-
man knight in London was told he
could not resign his baronetcy?"
Eyes. that was not title he could
surrender"
The Washington times., 1915-06-09
mo War While | Am
Secretary" Bryan Said

In a speech on May IL. 1913, to
visiting British, Canadian, and
Australian delegates on the
treaty of Ghent celebration,
Mr.. Bryan told the diners that
there would be no war while he
|. was Secretary of State, and
that he would never have rc-
cepted the portfolio of the
premiership If he had thought
for one moment that there
would be war during his IN
cumbency of the Office.
In his speech Mr.. Bryan said:
81 made up my mind before l
accepted the offer of the Sec
retaryship of State that l
would not take the office IL I
thought there was to be a war
during my tenure.
"Whcn l say this / am confident
that / shall have no cause to
change my view, for we know
no cause today that cannot be
settled better by reason than
by war.
81 believe there will be no war
while I am Secretary of State,
and / believe there will be no
war so long as ! live! l hope
we have seen the last great
war;"
The Washington times., 1915-06-09
Explosive Shipments
Jump by $500, 900

American manufacturers Of explos-
ives profited in April to the extent OF
s., 800, 900 in increased sales over April
last year, a statement by the Depart
ment of Commerce today shows. Total
shipments Of explosives aggregated
April 1914.
Other manufacturs increased by war
orders were automobiles and parts from
So. SOC. 900 to $500, 900; brass manufactures,
from $500, 900 to s., ,400, ,000 chemicals and
medicines. from s2,400.000 to $6O0. 900:
leather boots and Observation-Disclosures,
from S., 100000 to A2 1000
Shipments of Agricultural implements.
copper. furs, paper, raw tobacco and
wood manufactures were smaller in
April this year than the year before.
The Washington times., 1915-06-09
DISTRICT DEMOCRATS
"DEPL0RE" ACTION
Rebuke for Secretary Bryan in
Resolutions Passed by Ex-
aoutive Session.

Indications that the resignation of
Secretary Of State Bryan may become a
political issue within his own party are
observed today as result Of a resolu-
ton adopted by forty-odd District
Democrats who met in executive session
at the Ebbitt last night and adopted a
resolution deploring Mr.. Bryan's action.
The meeting had been called to bring
together the leaders of the warning
Democratic factions in the District,
which have been at loggerheads for
several years. but there was no debate
nor opposition when William Nick.
Clayton digressed to offer a resolution.
which Is in effect rebuke for the Sec
retary.
The resolution read:
Resolved. by the members Of the
Democratic clubs and associations Of
the District of Columbia, in confer
ence assembled the sth day of Juge:
That we deplore and regret the
resignation OF the Secretary Of State,
rendered at a time when the Presi-
dent and the party need the patriotic
support and sympathy of every
American citizen; and
That we believe in the patriotism,
courage. and wisdom of Woodrow
>Wilson and in his ability in this
crisis OF our country's history safely
to guide the ship Of state. whether
1t be through the smooth waters of
peace, or. under the will of God,
through the waves OF war.
The harmony meeting of the repre-
sentatives of the warning Democratic
clubs accomplished the appointment of
a special committee to devise means to
bring together all Democrats OF the
District so that they may present a
united front on such local questions as
taxation. suffrage. and the appointment
of delegates to the next Democratic
convention. This committee comprises
National Committeeman John II. Cos
tello, Robert E. Mattingly. chairman OF
the Democratic central committee aid
the following club presidents: Major
William Cranch McIntire, Jackson
Democratic Association; Capt. John s..
Miller. Columbia Democratic Club; ].
Fred Kelly, Young Mems Democratic
Club; Edwin A. Newman. District Dem
ocratic Association; William s. Riley.
East Washington Democratic Club;
John G. Campbell, South Washington
Democratic Club: John Ready, George
town Democratic Club; Charles n.
Douglas. Wilson and Marshall Associa-
tion; DR.. Samuel e. Lewis, Wilson and
Marshall Club; John w. Staggers, Ma
tional Democratic Association; Charles
w. Ray, Brightwood Democratic Asso-
citation; DR.. James r Watson. Anacos-
tia Democratic ClIb.
The Washington times., 1915-06-09
Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Is Nllson, not Bryan, who strikes
the note today to which the hearts of
the American people respond and with
which they beat in general sympathy.
The nation is with him. IL here and
there are dissenting voices, they are
drowned in the great surging chorus of
national approval
In the support that has been tender
ed the President there is neither party
nor section, class nor creed. East and
West, North and South. it is universal
At this crisis of our fortunes. In the
presence Of this menace to our happi-
ness, our safety, and our honor, even
Mr.. Bryan must share national aspira-
tion, oppose resolutely every further in
Nasion of our rights-or stand aside.
The Washington times., 1915-06-09
Springfield Republican.

Mr.. Bryan will be longest remembered
has helped to lay and to which the
world will grow. He has stood by his
convictions at the expense of his place
In President Wilson's Cabinet, and the
thinking people of the United States will
respect him for 1t.
No less consistent is the President of
the United States. and no less thought
full in trying time. The two men do
not differ in their purpose to serve the
highest interest OF this country and OF
the world. They disagree on a line of
immediate action.
The Washington times., 1915-06-09
DAVIS TO ADDRESS
FUTURE BARR|STERS
Solicitor General Will Be Present
at Commencement Exercises
of National Law School.

Solicitor General John W. Davis will
address the graduates OF the National
University Law School at commence
ment exercises at the National Thcater
on Sunday evening.
Justice Frederick l.. Siddons of the
District Supreme Court and member of
the faculty of the National University.
will preside. and the Rev. DR.. Forest j.
Prettyman. chaplain of the Senate, will
preach the baccalaureate sermon. The
Rev. DR.. Lucius c. Clark will give the
invocation and benediction. The mus.-
cal program will be given by the United
States Marine Band under the direction
OF Lieut.. w. II. Santelmann.
The Washington times., 1915-06-09

aud compelling the latter TO offer his
resignation as Secretary Of state, Press-
dent Wilson has performed high pub;
Tic service. He has sacrificed personal
comfort to patriotic duty
. Mr.. Bryan never should nave psen
great delusion is that the world has
got rid forever of the powder cart.
With the whole world aflame with war
such an obsession on the part OF the
head Of a department OF foreign affairs
Is a peril to the nation which employs
him
The Washington times., 1915-06-09

lying. that serious differences existed in
the Cabinet. the full Significance of Mr..
Bryan's resignation can only be sur
missed.
Unless Mr.. Bryan Is hopelessly wrong,
II must be supposed that the Cabinet
sessions have seen more than has been
revealed of a disposition to deal lightly
with Great Britain and heavily with
Germany.
The President, 1t has long been sus-
pected. has taken Mr.. Bryan's measure,
and doubtless will be much relieved at
this sudden release from an always
awkward situation.