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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-01-29
FEED VALUE OF BUTTERMlLK
Where Hogs Are Bringing Seven Cents
Per Pound It Is Worth About az
Cents Per 100 Pounds.

Buttermilk is generally credited
with having the same feeding value
as skim milk unless considerable wa
ter has been added.
One rule for finding the value of 100
pounds of skim milk or buttermilk
when fed with corn or barley is to
multiply the market price of hogs per
pound by six. Then if hogs are bring
ing seven cents per pound the value OF
the buttermilk is about AZ cents per
100 pounds.
Another rule proposed many years
ago is that 100 pounds of skim milk or
buttermilk, when fed with corn or bar
ley is worth one-half the market price
of corn per bushel.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-01-29
Pirot Famous for CARPETS.

Prot is the center of an important
Serbian industry. Prot carpets, blue
and red, are to be found in every Ser
bian home, and have gained fame be-
yond the Balkans. They nearly all
are made in private houses, entirely
by hand. often without even a shuttle,
the workers using no patterns, but ar
tistic instinct producing harmonious
results. The art has been acquired, no
doubt, from the Turks, who learned it
from the Persians. but Prot carpets
have qualities all their own. Colors
and materials are SO strong that it is
almost impossible to wear them out
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-01-29
Drill Amenities.

Mayor John Purroy Mitchell said at
a dinner in New York:
THE memories of camp life are a
very pleasant thing to any soldier
Even the little vivacities of camp life
seem in the retrospect pleasant
enough.
Thus I often laugh about bank.
er who was being drilled daily one day
at Plattsburg by broker-sergeant.
"'Whatll you give me- said the
broker-sergeant, an old Yale end, II
| take that hump off your back?'
III give you, the banker an.
swered with a tart laugh, something
to make your hair grow, SARGE
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-01-29
HIGHEST TEST FOR THE cow
by High Feeding During Resting
Period of Animal.

A COW very often tests her highest
a few days after calving, unless it be
just before she goes dry.
The high test is often brought about
through high feeding during her rest
ing period.
After a short time she resumes
what may be termed her normal test
and will not show great deal of diff.
ference from month to month in the
fat content of her milk until we'll to-
ward the close of her lactation, when
the test increases and. often becomes
very high just before she quits giving
milk.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-01-29
Soldiers Sterillzers.

Our soldiers at the front are pro-
vided with powder which, thrown
into water, instantly sterilizes the mi
crobes in it and also gives pleas
ant flavor. The men carry this pow
der in pocket medicine case, which
contains as well cubes for turtle soup,
remedies in the form of gelatin
squares, and other necessaries for
those who have to 'fend'' for them
selves for days together.-London Tit
Bits.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-01-29
Verv Ancient Warrior.

Impostor-Could you help an old
soldier, sir, what lost his leg in the
battle of Gettysburg?
Gentleman-But you told me last
week you lost your arm there.
1mpostor-No, sir; me arm l lost in
the battle of Bunker Hill.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-01-29
Rations With Variety,

A ration composed of numerous
well-chosen feeds is always superior
to ration having only two or three
different feeds Rations having much
variety are ordinarily more appetizing
than those that do not, so are Of par
ticular value in restoring lost appe-
tite and the accompanying decreased
milk flow.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-01-29

his own collar Have the collars
scraped off before they are put on in
the morning Let down the check
reins when at work; it is good plan
to take off the check reins entirely, as
the horse cannot do his best when his
head is checked up. He should have
free use of his head.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-01-29
judging by the Cover.

what a beautiful magazine covert"
said the girl.
rs that a magazine?" rejoined her
father. Il was just going to ask you
to play it on the piano. It's getting
SO can't tell magazine from the
latest ragtime composition"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-01-29
Give Horse Some Warnino,

Many horses instinctively haul off
and kick when they are surprised.
Say Whoa" whenever you go UP to
the side of horse. May save you
broken leg, or perhaps your life.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-01-29
strayinq From the Subject.

''The business of motherhood" be.
gan the little old lady in the back
seat.
The president of the woman's club
raped loudly for order.
Delegates" said she, will give
their attention to the business of the
club
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-01-29
Christian Names Taxed.

Under the new Dutch budget, at the
registration of a newly born baby all
Christian names, with the exception
of one, are to be taxed Holders OF
foreign stocks are also heavily taxed.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-01-29
A Question,

Dat spaniel of yours must be some
scrapper."
"Oh, no. Spaniels do not fight
Den how did he git his face pushed
in?"-Louisville Courier-Journal.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-01-29
Fortunate Silo Owner.

The silo owner does not tremble
when pasture begins to dry up.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-01-29

South Africa's Demand for Films.
South Africa imports $4,000 feet OF
moving picture films weekly.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-12
CHAPTER II
J. Wesley Croesus
-

Brouillard was not what the West
work, government or other, count for
something; and the man who has
proved powder-shy in any stage Of his
grapple with the Land of Short Notice
is customarily a dead man.
in spite Of his training, however, the
young chief of construction, making an
early morning exploration OF the site
for the new dam, WINGED handsomely
when the shock of distance-muffled
explosion trembled upon the crisp
morning air, coming, as 1t seemed,
from some point near the lower end
Of the canyon.
The decorating crash reminded him
forcibly that the presence of the tour
ing party was asserting itself. The ex
plosion was too heavy to figure as a
gunshot. Therefore it must have been
an accident Of some sort-possibly the
blowing up Of the automobile.
Between this and hurried weight,
ing of the sheaf of blueprints with his
fieldglass preparatory to a first-aid
dash down the outlet gorge, there was
no appreciable interval But when he
came to his outlook hating place of
the night before, he saw that there had
been no accident. The big touring car.
yellow with the dust of the Buckskin,
stood intact on the sand fiat where
it had been backed and turned and
headed toward the desert. Wading in
the shadows Of the river with linen
dust robe for seine, the two younger
men Of the party were gathering the
choicest Of the dead mountain trout
with which the eddy was thickly dot
ted.
Coming toward him on the upward
trail, and climbing laboriously to gain
the easier path among the pines, were
the two remaining members of the
party-an elderly, pudgy stockily built
man with gray face, stiff gray mus
taches and sandy-gray eyes to match,
and the young woman, booted, gaunt-
leted, yelled. and bulked into shape
lessness by her touring coat Brouil.
lard had sudden rush of blood to the
anger cells when he realized that the
alarm which had brought him two
hard-breathing miles out Of his way
had been the discharge of stick of
dynamite thrown into the Niquoia for
the fish-killing purpose. In his code
the dynamiting Of stream figured as
high crime. But the two on the trail
had come up. and his protest was fore
stalled by the elderly man with the
gray face and the sandy-gray eyes,
whose explosive Hal" was as much a
Measure of his br -thlessness as of
HIS surprise.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-12
CHAPTER l
The Heptaderrn

II was not characteristic of Brouil-
iard-the Brouillard Grislow knew
best-that he should suffer the purely
technical talk of dams and reservoirs,
bedrock anchorages, and the latest
word in concrete structural processes
to languish and should drift into per-
sonal "reminiscences over their first
evening campfire in the Niquoia.
"As you were saying?" Grislow
prompted. stretching himself luxuri-
ously upon the fragrant banking of
freshly clipped spruce tips, with his
feet to the blaze and his hands locked
under his head. He felt that Brouil-
lard was merely responding to the
subtle influences of time, place and
encompassments and took no shame
for being an analytical rather than a
sympathetic listener The hundred-odd
men Of the pioneer party. relaxing
after the day-long march over the
mountains, were smoking, EARNING, or
playing cards around the dozen or
more campfires. The evening, with a
half-grown moon silvering the inverted
bowl Of armament which seemed to
shut down, lidlike, upon the mountain
rim of the high-walled valley, was
witchingly enchanting.
Il was saying that the present-day
world slant is sanely skeptical-as 1t
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-12
CONTROL GREEN PEACH APHIS
Insect Attacks Leaves Early In Sea.
son-Spray Thoroughly With
"nIack Leaf 40"

(By c. p. GILLETTE, Colorado. Agri-
cultural College. Fort Collins. Colo.)
The green aphis, which attacks the
peach leaves early in the season, and
which sometimes accumulates upon
the young peaches in sufficient num-
bers to destroy them, spends the win
ter in the egg stage upon the branches
Of the trees. The eggs hatch two or
three weeks before the blossom buds
open, so that the best time to control
this insect is after the eggs hatch and
before the buds open. This may be
done by thoroughly spraying the trees
with BLACK Leaf 49, one part in
about seven or eight hundred parts of
water, to which a pound of soap has
been added for each 30 gallons. Kero-
sene emulsion or one Of the miscible
oils may be used in place Of the
BLACK Leaf 40' and be equally as eff
fectual.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-12
TO STRAIGHTEN YOUNG TREES
Some Plan Should Be Adopted to Sup
port Trees Until They Have De-
veIoped Root System.

Certain varieties of fruit and shade
trees are said never to be straight of
trunk at the time of being brought
from the nursery; so, instead Of be-
wailing the crookedness Of trees.
means should be employed for straight
ening them.
But whether trees are crooked or
not, some of the plans herewith pre-
scented should be employed for the pur-
pose Of supporting young trees till
they have developed a root system
that will hold them UP straight, says
a writer in Successful Farming. Not
only does this bracing hold the trees
in proper form and position for rapid
growth, but where the wind weaves
the trees around, they quickly wear a
large opening, at the point where they
enter the ground, so that the action Of
the sun and wind have a most detri-
mental effect on the roots, drying them
out and retarding normal development
OF the trees.
Figure / shows a simple and easily
formed support for young tree, or for
Strengthening one in case it leans or
crooks. II the curvature is very pro-
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-12

upon the desert swales and sandhills.
At the canyon portal, where the forest
thinned away and left him standing
at the head Of the final descending
plunge in the trail, he found himself
looking down upon the explanation Of
the curious apparition.
None the less, what he saw was in
itself rather inexplicable. In the first
desert looping of the river q campfire
of pinyon knots was blazing cheerfully.
and beside 1t, with a picnic hamper for
table. sat supper party of three
two men and a woman-in enveloping
dust-coats. and a third man in chauf-
feur leather serving the sitters. Back
Of the group. and with it's detachable
searchlight missing. stood huge tour.
ing car to account for the picnic ham,
per. the dust-coats, the man In leather,
and. doubtless, for the apparitional eye
which had appeared and disappeared
at the mouth Of the upper gorge. Also
1t accounted, in a purely physical
sense, for the presence of the picnick.
ers, though the within which had led
them to cross the desolate Buckskin
desert for the dubious pleasure of max
ing an all-night Divouac on its eastern
edge was not so readily apparent.
The young engineer saw no reason
why he should intrude upon the group
at the cheerful campfire. On the con-
trary, he began speedily to find good
and sufficient reasons why he should
not. That the real restraining motive
was a sudden attack of desert shyness
he would not have admitted. But the
fact remained. Four years in the rec.
lamation service had made the good
| looking young chief Of construction q
man-queller of quality. But each year
Of isolation had done something
| toward weakening the social ties.
A loosened pebble turned the scale.
When bit Of the coarse-grained sand
| stone of the trail rolled under Brouil.
lard's foot and went Gathering down
to plunge into the stream the man in
the chauffeur leather reached for the
searchlight lantern and directed its
beam upon the canyon portal. But by
that time Brouillard had sought the
shelter of the scrub pines and was re-
tracing his steps up the shoulder Of
| the mountain.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-12
PatehouIi for Moth Prevention.


The fragrant dried roots of the
patchouli, reports Special Agent Gar
rard Harris. are held in great esteem
in Porto Rico, and it Is the general be-
lief in the island that when placed
among clothing and in closets they are
sure preventive of moths. In the
earlier days Of the century the per-
fume of patchouli was in great favor.
1t is believed that, IL the properties
of patchouli were more generally
known, there would be demand for
it in the United States in preference
to moth balls. 1t should have as much
vogue as lavender for putting between
sheets and placing among garments;
and If it were manufactured or
shredded into a finer substance and
sold in small bags, it would be de-
cided novelty that undoubtedly would
prove popular. Great quantities of it
grow wild in Porto Rico, and demand
for it from the United States would
afford employment to many Of the poor
country people. In Porto Rico natives
bring the patchouli to town and sell it
in small bundles that retail at twJ tn
five cents.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-12
GLASS OF WATER
Upset Her.

People who don't know about food
should never be allowed to feed per-
sons with weak stomachs.
Sometime ago young woman who
lives in Me. had an attack of scarlet
fever, and when convalescing was per-
mitted to eat anything she wanted.
Indiscriminate feeding soon put her
back in bed with severe stomach and
kidney trouble.
There l stayed" she says, three
months, with my stomach in such con-
dition that could take only few tea
spoonfuls of milk or beef juice at a
time. Finally Grape-Nuts was brought
to my attention and l asked my doc
tor IL l might eat it. He said, yes
and / commenced at once.
"The food did me good from the
start and was soon out of bed and re-
covered from the stomach trouble. I
have gained ten pounds and am able
to do all household duties, some days
sitting down only long enough to eat
my meals. l can eat anything that
one ought to eat, but / still continue
to eat Grape-Nuts at breakfast and
supper and like 1t better every day.
Considering that could stand only
a short time, and that glass of water
seemed so heavy am fully satisfied
that Grape-Nuts has been everything
to me and that my return to health
is due to It.
Il have told several friends having
nervous or stomach trouble what
Grape-Nuts did for me and in every
case they speak highly of the food"
There's a Reason" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time 20 time. They
are genuine, trues and full 81 human
interest.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-12

should be-" Brouillard went on at the
end OF the thoughtful pause. "Just the
same, every man has his little atavis-
tic streak, If you can hit upon it. For
example, away back in the porringer
period, in which we are all like the
pinfeathered dickybirds, open-mouth-
ed for anything anybody may drop into
us someone fed me with the number
seven"
"Succulent morsel!" chuckled Girls
low. did IL agree with your"
Brouillard sat back from the fire
and clasped his hands over his bent
knees. He was Of a type rare enough
70 be noteworthy--a well-knit figure
of a man, rather under the normal
stature, but bullying athletically in the
loose-fitting khaki of the engineer;
dark OF skin, and owning face which
might have served as a model for a
vierge study OF lighting franc-tireur.
Il don't remember how early in the
game the thing began" he resumed,
ignoring Grislows joking interruption,
but away back in the dimmest dawn
lngs the number seven began to have
\ curious significance for me. Back in
he pin-feather time somebody handed
ne fact about the waste and replace
nent that goes Cd Ia the human or
rnism, bringing around a complete
,ellular change about once in every
seven years. Are you asleep?"
mot yet; go on" said the hydrog-
apher.
up to my seventh birthday ! was
. sickly child, puny and only about
half alive. 1t came-the change, l
mean-when wac ceven years old.
That was the year of our removal to
vincennes from the country village
where was born. Since that time
haven't v9own what 1t means to be
sick, or even ailing."
Bully old changed" appIauded Girls
syw. els that all?"
mo What the second period spent
vp my cody 1t took out Of my mind. !
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-12
TO DESTROY GRAPE INSECTS
Rake Together All Fallen Leaves and
Trash and Burn It-Many Pests
Thus Destroyed.

Several grape insects winter among
the fallen grape leaves in trash in
vineyards and much may be done to
destroy them IL the trash be raked
together and burned.
Such work will be of value against
the grape-berry moth and the grape
leaf-folder, which hibernate in the
pupal condition In the fallen grape
leaves.
The grapevine feabeetle and the
grape leafhopper spend the winter as
adults under trash Of all kinds In and
about vineyards.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-12
ABLE TO FOLLOW ANY TRAIL
Australian Aboriginais Are Conceded
to Be the Finest Trackers
Known to the World.

The Australian aboriginals are the
finest crackers in the world.
On many occasions they perform
feats which are almost beyond beliet.
But to them the work is quite haDituai'
The boys are taught to track from
birth.
The women are just as expert as the
men. Horse tracks are childs play 10
them; they can track horse at run
gallop. They can track anything
possums, snakes, iguanas; even beetles
leave sufficient trail for them to work
on.
The Standard of honor among these
tribes is high. When one OF them
breaks their strict code, fearing the
wrath of the tribe. he bolts, ana,
knowing he will be pursued, uses all
his knowledge in an effort to elude
those in search of him; but 1t Is ques-
tionable If there is a single case on
record where he escaped.
What might be called classes In
tracking are held for the youngsters
The tutor will get them in body. and
then disappear into the bush and do
everything he can do to make them
lose his tracks. He will tiptoe along
fallen logs, swim quarter OF a mile
along a stream, double on his tracks,
and SO on.
Finally he returns to the boys. VINO
then set out to pick up the tracks.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-12
LOST HER FAITH IN BOOKS
went Complete Revision as to
the Abodes Of Kings.

Marian has an open mind and is al
ways willing to have opinions she has
framed, changed
Mamma" she said, looking up
from a book of fairy tales, do you
know that castles are solid gold and
have solid gold furniture?"
Those are fairy castles" replied
mother. Real castles are built OF
brick and stone, and the furniture is
very fine. but not Of gold"
A few minutes elapsed.
Say, mamma, you can't believe
anything you read in these books, can
you? I'll bet lot of real poor kings
live in shacks and don't even keep
hired girl indianapolis News.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-12

What do you think will be
capitals first move to get con-
cessions for city building near
the NIquoIa dam proJectf
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-12
Strengthening Young Trees.

nounced, 1t may prove necessary to at
tach a second forked stick Gas shown
by the dotted line). This one should
press against the curved side Of the
tree; while the upper fork would pull
the top of the tree over and straighten
the trunk. The fork may be nailed
or wired Tor both) securely to the
stake driven into the ground, and tied
to the tree with soft cord or rag.
string. At the point where it comes in
contact with the tree. 1t should be
wrapped well with some kind of soft
material to avoid rubbing the bark
In Fig. we have a method which,
while requiring little more time and
labor than In Fig. 1, Is more substan.
tial and effective. Three strong stakes
are driven in the ground near the tree.
A hoop from a barrel is nailed secure.
ly to the stakes. A stiff stick is laid
across this hoop and fastened firmly to
a couple Of the stakes with nails. At
the point marked tx" in the illustra.
ton this stick is wrapped well with
some old cloth or paper, and the tree
tied securely to it. Another stick fas
tened to the hoop crosswise to this
one, and tied to the tree at "X," would
prove still more substantial.
This device not only prevents the
tree from weaving about when the
wind blows, but it is fine arrange
ment for Strengthening and keeping
straight the young trees. Further, to
furnish ample protection from rabbits,
mice. ETC., one has but to tack some
fine poultry netting on to the stakes
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-12
The American Way.

The Stranger-Why are you driving
the car so fast?
The American-To get to the ferry.
(Later at ferry)
The American-We have twenty
minutes 20 spare.
The Stranger know 1t. In this
country you will race the car, burn up
gasoline, imperil lives. run the chance
Of being arrested and kill a chicken
to gain twenty minutes for which you
have no use when you get them.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-12

10 BE coNTlNURDj
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-12

II seems to be tho scheme Of
life In all ages and eIlmes that
just when a man thinks he il
able to stand on his moral feet,
temptation comes and tries to
trip him up. Do you know tho
power Of money to corrupt hon.
esty? And do you know the
power Of q good woman to
strangIe corruption? In this
story you will find these prob
lens working themselves out.