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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-10-13
Flour at big barAM at R. Jones'

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Mrs. Alfred Mann returned from Pom
tiac, Friday, where she attended the
funeral of her brother-in-law, Garrett
Cannons, whose death was caused by
lock jaw. A slight scratch on one of
the victims arms developed into a Sc
we're case of blood poisoning and death
ensued as above stated.
( Effort is being made to make up
party large enough to warrant the char
tering of Car for the purpose of max
ing trip to Detroit and hearing Billy
Sunday, the famous evangelist, on
Wednesday or Thursday of next week.
Those who may be interested are re-
quested to communicate with Rev. Mr..
Benson or Glenn Williams.
Last Thursday evening, while the
owner was attending home coming, the
automobile of Bernard Brown, of Birch
Run, was stolen from the streets of
Clio. Marshal Best. being notified of
the theft. telephoned the Flint police
department about it and on Saturday
the machine was recovered in that city
where it had been abandoned by the
parties who took it.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Haffner, who have
resided on farm three miles southwest
of town, for couple of years, have
bought fine, new home in Flint where
they expect to take up their residence
in the near future. Mr.. Haffner will
accept position in one of the auto
factories
Mrs. VIM. H. Sargent has been
entertaing her brother. Melvin Marble,
of Clayton, N Y. for several days past.
While in Michigan the latter will also
visit his brother, John Marble, and
family, of Montrose. Mrs. Sargent is
also entertaining her sister, Mrs. FL
nora Petrie, of Lafargeville, N. Y,
whom she expects will remain during
the winter.
c. H. ID. Barker returned home Fri
day after attending the reunion of his
old regiment, the 9th Ohio Cavalry.
About fifty members of the regiment
were present out of total of some
thing like 1900 that saw service with it
during the war. Thus we have another
striking example of how the uncon-
querable foe, death, is thinning the
ranks of the boys who wore the blue.
Mr.. Barker reports having had most
enjoyable time, during which he met
comrades and neighbors whom he had
not seen in fifty years. He also re-
ports that the cities in Ohio are grow
ing and improving fast, but that the
farms are noticeably neglected and
seem to be going backward rather than
forward.
C. A. Parshall and Mr.. and Mrs K.
r. Gillette and daughter. Janice, OF
: Howell, were guests of Rev. and Mrs
E. C. C. Benson, Sunday. Mr.. Parshal
: is Mrs. Benson's father and Mrs. Gill
cite is her sister.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-18
The Cave Man @ % z H as 1 s zs z 4e 9s Mr.. Stone
"Music Hath Charms" Etc.

Az the nrst strains from those
simple reeds. which had lain mute
at the waters edge. Heated forth
On The ar. rscS Ts can .,nn 1n,y .n ,masns inc
very hearts Of the listeners
IL brought Into being a hitherto
unknown mode Of expression and
from the earliest days OF which we
have record. music has played "A
most important part In the lives
il alone can run the whole ga
the power to stir men to mighty
deeds OF valor or soothe the ach-
can express love. hate. hope or
despair. II hts into every mood. and
10 indeed true friend OF man.
Once the charm of music was re-
stron9 for "somethins better year
rhat 10 why Bush a Lane have
gone on investigating and expert.
oDoottAg year after year improv-
lng here and bettering there. al
ways striving TO turn out n pro-
duct that would DO better mater
The Bush q Lane piano OF today
- . product OF years OF consciens
ttous, ceaseless effort for better.
snents with old standards and years
Of honest effort TO improve. These
ere good points fora buyer to- re
snewber vhen purchasing 2 piano.
facts by Waiting the factory sales
rooms a. Sxt Wood ward Lave.
The Hush q Lane piano In bet
ter piano than other pianos be.
cause Of . conscientious enort TO
nsks u bstter.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-18
From Darkness
to Light

In the beginning every man
made his own clothes, and ev-
erything else he possessed was
the work of his own hands.
Then came a time when the
man who made the best bows
and arrows began to trade his
product with the man who
was best at making cooking
utensils, and this, then, was
the beginning of trade" /"
which grew and spread to
such an extent that no indi-
vidual can now be entirely in
dependent from the others.
and even nations exist only
through the cooperation of
other nations.
The Detroit times., 1916-02-18
F. Are You
COntented
!?

If you are, you are lazy.
Sounds harsh, does it not?
But it is true, nevertheless. If
the cave men had been content
to live in holes in the rocks,
cook over q camp fire, sleep on
the ground and use the skins
of wild animals for clothes.
where would we be today?
If you have no desire to se-
cure the better things of
life," but are content to mere
ly exist as your forefathers
did. you are blocking the
wheels of progress.
The desire for better things
makes for advancement, and
you should never be content
until you have secured them.
Nobody likes the knocker who
says down with everything"
but we are strong for the man
who wants something better
than he now has, and makes
an honest effort to get it.
Some wonderful advances
have been made during your
lifetime. Have you benefited
by them, or are you striving
to do so?
The Detroit times., 1916-02-18
More Than a Mans Paper
More Than Woman's Paper
Detroit times
Is a Great Family Paper

THE TIMES is the open door to the markets in De-
troit. What have you to sell to these peope7 They
have the to buy they have the inclination to buy
and they welcome the advertiser who is introduced
through The Times columns. Why not investigate?
Why not let us show you the possibilities of Detroit as
market for your goods? Welcomed trusted in forty
two thousand homes in Detroit and environs-homes
that have learned by experience that The Times is al
ways reliable in both news and advertising
The Detroit times., 1916-02-18
The
Cave
Man

4v1A1l
The cave man was a funny
cuss.
For he was not content
To lead . life Of idleness,
He was . funny Gent"
It made him sore to eat raw
food, he loathed his matted
hair;
And. oh! those long dark
nights he spent In his un-
lighted lair.
A bed upon the ground had
he, his clothes were made
of skins,
And how the winds of winter
blew on his unprotected
/ shins.
Nay, he was not content with
life, but said there'll be a
change.
And what he started doing
made the neighbors think
him strange.
He built a door upon his
cave; he made . couch Of
wood.
Said he, 'T'm only starting
now, wait till ! get going
goodw
And so young Bear Skin"
worked away with vigor
and with vim;
It seemed there was no way
at all Of ever stopping him.
His neighbors soon found
out why he kept bursting
into song,
And never had a "grouchy"
day, but went right on
along.
For when they went to visit
him a novel sight they
saw
Young Bear Skin" slept
upon a bed, and no longer
ate things raw.
And then at last they all
woke up, and followed
where he led,
And made q few improve
ments, too--or so, it has
been said.
And so they just advanced"
along,
Nor drifted with the tide;
For, with all their changed
conditions,
They were still far from sat
isfed.
Succeeding generations just
had to keep up the pace,
And finally there was evolved
a finer, nobler race.
So. although we think we are
today the acme Of perfec-
tion,
There will, beyond doubt,
come q time when we
could not pass inspection.
The best thing you and / can
do before our race is run,
Win be to take our proper
place that's waiting 'in
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23
First Guide to Beauty.

BY singing, and by singing only. q
little child Of 1--WE may come in con-
tact with a pure and perfect form of
beauty, Thomas Whitney Surette
writes in the Atlantic. Not only that,
but the child can reproduce this
beauty entirely unaided, and In the
process OF doing 80 its whole being
body mind, heart and souls en-
gagged. The song, for tho moment, IL
the child. There is no possible reali.
cation Of the little personality COM
pared to this. Here, in sounds, is that
correlation of impulses in which tho
stars move; here is the world of order
and beauty in miniature; here Is q
microcosm of life; here Ia q talisman
against the cold, unmeaning facts
which are driven into childrens brains
to 1ostle one another in unfriendly
companionship. Through this they
can feel beauty and order and se-
quence which their minds are incapa-
bic OF grasping. The Joy which q
child gets in reproducing beautiful
melodies is like no other experience
In life.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23
LEGS AND LIVER OF CHICKEN
Mako Hens Scratch for Their Food,
Advises Poultry Expert-Fat
Fowls Make Records.

There is a correlation between the
legs and the liver of a chicken. Liver
activity is absolutely necessary for
egg production. SO make the hens
scratch for their food, Is the advice Of
N. l.. Harris, superintendent of poul-
try, Kansas State Agricultural college.
"All grains should be fed in a deep
litter" says Mr.. Harris. "Oat straw
or alfalfa hay is good for this purpose.
Hens should be fed literally but should
not be fed until they are willing to
work for their food"
There Is an old-time fallacy that q
hen can become too fat to lay. Ex-
periments have been carried on to de-
termine the laying ability of fat and
lean hens, and in every instance the
fat hens have outlaid the lean ones.
The egg begins it's formation with the
yolk, which is practically all fat, and
so it is absolutely essential that a hen
have excess fat before eggs are
formed. A hen does not cease laying
from an oversupply Of fat, in the opin-
ion OF Mr.. Harris, but because her legs
and liver are not working to their full
capacity.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23
Carneaux and Runt Cross Pigeons.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
In order to secure the benefit of the
practical experience of those who raise
squads for profit, both on a large
scale and in small lots. the poultry
Investigations branch of the United
States department OF agriculture ad-
dressed list Of questions to a large
number of breeders. The pigeon
breeders showed q good spirit Of CO.
operation and % breeders who keep
from 300 to 1900 pigeons. and a large
number of those who keep less than
300 pigeons answered the questions.
The following summary of the replies
ID taken from Farmers Bulletin No.
684. SQUAD Raising"
The large breeders reported keeping
the Homer and Carneaux varieties
almost exclusively for SQUAD raising,
with comparatively small number of
the Dragon, Maltese Hen, and White
King mentioned. All except one breed
or kept their pigeons confined. The
birds were mated at from five to seven
months old. the average mating age
being 81 months.
Wheat. corn, kafr corn, Canada
peas, millet, and hemp were the grains
most commonly fed, while a number Of
other grains, including peanuts. grass
seed. oats, buckwheat. sunflower seed
rice, Egyptian corn, cowpeas, and milo
maize were also used. About one-half
Of the breeders reported the use of
some kind Of green feed, including a
wide range of such material. The
use of rock salt was reported by one
half Of the breeders. loose table salt
by one-fourth, and table salt baked into
q hard lump by the rest. About 16
per cent used some extra feed. such as
millet or hemp seed, during the mott
ing period, while several who did not
use any special feed for assisting the
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23
MANY USES FOR S0URED MILK
Sewerage That Has Become stale May
BE Made Good In Va
riety Of Ways.

IL the housewife will paste these
recipes in her cookbook, It will not be
catastrophe when she finds the milk
or cream has soured. She may even
find that the family likes the new
things better than what she had
planned.
Cake.-Cream one cupful OF sugar
and one cupfui of shortening together
Sift together one and one-half cup.
fuls OF flour and a teaspoonful OF soda,
cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg and add
IT to the sugar, alternately with a
cupful of sour milk. Chop a couple
OF raisins, sprinkle them with half a
cupful OF flour and add to mixture.
Trost with a soft chocolate icing.
Cherry Puddino.--Beat one egg with
a third OF cupful OF sugar. Add
cupful OF sour milk in which a fourth
OF teaspoonful of soda has been dis.
solved, and a teaspoonful Of melted
butter. Then add a cupful Of stoned
cherries. Bake in a hot oven and
serve with vanilla sauce.
Sour Cream Ple.-Beat two eggs till
light, then add a cupful OF sugar, a
cupful OF thick sour cream, half a
cupful Of raisins and half a teaspoon
full each OF cinnamon and nut.
meg. Bake between two crusts.
Dressing for Cold SIaw.-Whip a
cupful of sour cream till stiff, then
add half cupful OF vinegar, slowly,
half cupful OF sugar. and salt to
taste.
Ginger Rolls.-Cream half a cupful
OF sugar with half d cupful of short
ening. Add one egg, we'll beaten, a
cupful of molasses and q cupful of sour
milk In which a teaspoonful of soda
has been dissolved. Sift a half tea
spoonful each of cloves, cinnamon, gin
ger, and nutmeg with a cupful Of -four
and add. Then add enough more nour
to make q rather stiff batter. Bake
In gem pans.
Aernits.-Beat one egg and add q
half cupful of butter. Then add half
cupful Of sour cream, q teaspoonful
of soda, two tablespoonfuls OF mo.
lasses, spice to taste, and half a cup.
full each of chopped walnuts and
raisins. Mix soft and drop from q
spoon. These will keep q long time.
Sour Cream Filling for Cakes.-
Whip a half cupful Of sour cream and
add half cupful OF powdered sugar
and half cupful of blanched almonds,
chopped fine. Flavor with vanilla.
Pancakes.-Dissolve half teaspoon.
full of soda in two cupfuls of sour milk
and add one and one-half cupfuls of
bread crumbs, one tablespoonful OF
melted butter and two or three eggs.
Enough flour must be added to make
the right consistency.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23
Velocity Of Wind.

In meteorological terms a strong
wind is anything from "a to 81 miles
an hour; gale from 38 to IS miles,
and storm from Sc to rs miles. Re-
yond that 1t may be described as a
hurricane. In the convulsion which
destroyed the Tay bridge in December,
1873. the thermometer registered gusts
OF wind which exceeded 100 miles an
hour. The connection between the We
locity and the pressure of the wind
is not yet known with absolute GER
tainty, but roughly speaking wind
OF 40 miles) produces a pressure of
eight pounds to the square foot and 81
miles pressure of 10 pounds. The
British Association Committee on
Wind Pressure has recorded cases of
eight to ninety pounds to the square
foot.-London Chronicle.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23
FOR THE FIRELESS COOKER
Important Points to Be Remembered II
the Best Results Are to Be
Attained.

1. The cooker must be we'll packed
with non-conducting material.
2. The pals, or cooking buckets
must fit In the nests" and have tight
covers.
3. The pals and lids should be en-.
amel, aluminium. or of non-rusting ma.
terial.
4. Be sure the lid 10 tight.
Points to Keep In Mind When USING
the FIreIess Cooker.
l. All food must be cooked a short
time on the stove first in the pail
which fits into the hay box" OF
cooker.
2. The food must be taken directly
from the stove and put into the cooker.
3. II the box is opened during cook.
ing process pail must be reheated.
a. Never let food cool in the
cooker
3. Keep the cooker open when not
IN use. Have the pals well scalded
dried and aired to prevent the box
from getting musty odor.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23
Edison's Philosophy.

believe there is intelligence in all
matter. Why, II you put rocks under
microscope you will see their ele.
ments working like bacteria. A rock
has a lot of intelligence. 1t shows
living movements. A piece of raw
silver shows it. Nothing dies. In.
telligence continues to exist. Our lit.
tie life is rounded with sleep. Shake
speare was right and we get a fore
taste OF 1t every night we have sound,
unconscious rest. That's all death is.
Why fear! We don't know we're
dead. But that doesn't mean 1 don't
believe In Supreme intelligence, for
l do. Nemesis catches up with US on
earth. And you garner here and not
tonly) In heaven or elsewhere your
harvest of happiness or misery. You
cant beat 1t" and be happy. You
can't be crooked and feel the Joy of
being straight. A. Edison.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23

than one-half allowed their pigeons
free range. Barley, rye, sorghum seed,
and prepared mixed pigeon feeds were
additional feeds mentioned. Most
farmers who did not keep their pi,
geons confined fed only grains which
they raised, such as corn, wheat and
oats. Twelve per cent mixed fine salt
with grit and oyster shell, and per
cent fed the salt dissolved In the
drinking water. Oyster shell and grit
were supplied by most breeders. A
few used special tonics during the
melting period. Only 33 per cent re-
ported the use Of tobacco stems on
leaves. as against so per cent among
the larger breeders.
The diseases most frequently men.
toned were canker, going light. ar<
roup. The principal method OF treot,
ment was prevention; by keeping ev.
everything clean, using dislnfectants
freely, and killing sick or diseased
pigeons. Remedies mentioned for pre-.
venting sickness we're the use of kero-
sene oil, permansanate of potash lime.
copper sulphate, carbolic acid, Quassia
chips, epson salts, venetian red, tine,
ture of gentian, or a tonic In the drink,
ing water. Dry sulphur and diluted
peroxide of hydrogen were used in
treating canker. and kerosene oil for
roup. A few allowed diseased pigeons
their freedom when they had been
kept confined. About one-fourth re,
ported some loss from rats but most
of the larger breeders made their pens
rat-proof. Losses from hawks and cats
were reported In some cases where the
pigeons were allowed their freedom.
The average yearly profit from each
pair OF breeders varied from 20 cents
to $3.50. and averaged 1929. The
profit from breeders who sold stock
largely for breeding purposes varied
from $40 to $40 per pair. The average
yearly feed cost per pair varied from
40 cents to "a, and averaged 1892.
Fifty-f1ve per cent sold squads for mar
ket only, 33 per cent both for market
and as breeders, and IL per cent for
squads marketed from each pair of
breeders varied from s to 20, and av-
eraged 1873; the weight per dozen
squads varied from 4 to 18 poundr, and
averaged 1O.1 pounds. Squads were
marketed at from 3 to weeks; the
average being AZ weeks. The aver
age price for the year received per
dozen squads varied from 60 cents to
IS and averaged 1901.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23
GET RID OF THE S0UEAkS
Even In the eest-euiit Houses
Can Be Stopped.

There are very few houses which
do not have floors that are always
squeaking as persons walk over them.
Such squeaking is very annoying. and
many different suggestions have been
made to remedy the nuisance. but. GU
riously enough, only a few of the sug-
gestions have proven of any real
value.
Many persons think the squeaking ia
caused by the flooring boards not be-
ing properly nailed, but in most cases
this is not the case at all.
The tongues and grooves OF the mar
row boards do not always fit togeth-
err exactly tight, and a little pressure
on either side OF the crack and be-
tween joints, where the boards are
nailed, will cause the boards to spring
slightly, causing the disagreeable
squeaking sounds.
The best remedy for a squeaky floor
is to apply little liquid glue to the
cracks. This can be done by dipping
thin strip of metal in the glue and
inserting carefully in the crack at the
point from which the sound comes.
A knife blade can be used to ap-
ply the glue. Simply dip the point
In the glue and insert in-the crack.
Move the blade about slightly to re-
move the glue and make 1t stick to the
flooring, where it will dry in a short
time and stop the squeaking.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23
WOMAN WAS A DIME AHEAD
But She Felt the Least Bit Uncom.
Portable When She Thought Of
the Fat Man.

The woman slipped a dime into the
glove on her left hand. She would be
at the subway in a moment, and the
dime so placed would facilitate mat
tiers. AS she passed the foot of the
bridge extension by the city hall the
ring Of a coin as 1t struck the pave
ment reached her ears, She saw q
dime rolling at her feet.
A fat man, subway bound, also heard
and saw 1t. Both stopped to pick It
up. She was first. His hand only
famed the dust from the sidewalk.
Il beg your pardon" he said as he
Strengthened up, rather red in the
face.
mot at ALL" she said. II thank YOU
FOR your courtesy" Then she hurried
downstairs.
Seated in the train, her gloved hand
involuntarily went up to her hair. A
dime dropped into her lap. Then she
understood.-Youth's Companion.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23
Runt Cross.

nolt supplied these grains in their reg
ular rations. One-third used hoppers
In feeding the pigeons.
About ore-half supplied tobacco
stems as the entire or for part OF the
nesting material, and hay and straw
were commonly used. while others
used pine needles. cut pea-vines, and
alfalfa stems. One-half reported free
dom from all diseases and about one
fourth gave canker as a common cause
of sickness
The average annual profit per pair
of breeders varied from 80 cents to SO,
and averaged $1.52; the feed cost from
96 cents to 81. with an average of
$1.32. All sold squads for market. The
average price for the year received per
dozen squads varied from 81 to $4.62,
and averaged $3.43.
The number of squads marketed
from each pair of pigeons varied from
10 TO 20, and averaged 1871; the weight
per dozen squads varied from 6 to IL
pounds, and averaged pounds. Squads
were marketed at four weeks, except
from two farms, where the average
age of marketing was given as four
and one-half weeks
Data Secured From Small Breeders.
A large number of replies were re-
ceived from breeders who kept less
than 800 pigeons. Their answers In
general agreed with those from the
large pigeon breeders. although they
were more varied. Many farmers OBJ
5ected to pigeons, claiming that they
carried diseases and all kinds Of YER
min among stock and fowls, dirtied
cisterns used for holding rainwater,
and ate grain from the fields and
barns. A very few farmers stated that
the pigeons were beneficial to the
farms and ate many weed seeds. The
number Of pigeons In farm sections
not kept confined was reported to be
diminishing greatly as the country be-
came more thickly settled
Other varieties of pigeons men
ioned, in addition to those reported
from the large pigeon farms, were the
Runt and the common pigeon. A few
breeders separated the sexes during
the melting period; that Is, during late
summer and early fall. Slightly more
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23
SHIPMENT OF DAMAGED EGGS
May Be Basis Of Proceedings Under
Pure Food and Drugs Act, Ruies
Department.

The United States department Of
agriculture has given notice that the
interstate shipment of bad eggs may
be made the basis of proceedings I'M
der the pure food and drugs act. This
applies only when the eggs are to be
used for food purposes
When they are to be used for tam
ming or In other technical ways they
may be shipped Interstate, provided
they are denatured in such a way that
they are worthless for food purposes.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-06-23
Mushrooms au cratln-

For this appetizing dish select q
dozen big mushrooms, trim and peel
them and separate the tops and stalks.
Chop the stalks fine, with two table.
spoonfuls OF parsley and two table
spoonfuls of fat bacon. Add salt and
pepper to taste and two eggs, beaten
well. Put the dozen tops of the mush.
rooms in a buttered baking dish and
then add the chopped mixture. Sprin.
kie the top with fine bread crumbs
and melted butter and bake until
brown.