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fuls of wheat flour with one-half cup
full of sugar. Cream the butter, add
the sugar, and mix in the -four, knead-
ing ii well with the hands until well
mixed. Pat 1t on q board until a
fourth Of an inch in thickness, and cut
with small cutters, pricking well with
fork before baking. Bake in a slow
oven.
Walnut Catchup.-When the black
walnuts are green and still soft
enough to pierce with needle, pick
a hundred. Allow six ounces of small
onions, Glove Of garlic, two quarts
of vinegar, two ounces of anchovies,
two ounces of pepper, one-fourth of an
ounce of mace, one-half an ounce Of
cloves. Pound the wa!nuts in mortar
until well broken, then put them into
a jar with the vinegar, onion and gar
lie, cut fine, with salt to taste. Let
stand for two weeks, stirring twice a
day. Strain Off the liquid, add the rest
Of the ingredients, and boil 80 minutes.
Skim we'll and strain when cold. and
bottle.
labscosh.-Rutter baking dish and
fill with alternate layers of sliced raw
potatoes and hamburg steak; season
with pepper and salt and butter. When
the dish is nearly full, pour over one
half cupful of finely chopped onions
and one cupful d tomatoes. either
cooked or fresh. Then pour over a
cupful of sweet cream and set into the
oven to bake. This should bake slowly
an hour and half. The tomatoes
may be omitted IL the combination is
not enjoyed.
Carrot Puddine.-To cupful of
boiled and mashed carrots add two
well-beaten eggs. one-fourth of a cup
full of sugar. half teaspoonful of
cinnamon, the same OF grated nut
meg, one-fourth Of teaspoonful of
salt and half cupful each of milk
and cream. Mix well and pour into
a pudding dish and bake half an
hour. Serve cold with sweetened
whipped cream.
Mock Guava JeIIy.-Wash and soak
overnight pound of home-drled APP
pies. The next morning cook them
slowly In the wat n; then strain
through a jelly bag. There should be
FIVE cupfuls of juice; add to the boil
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21
TIME FOR PICKING BERRIES
Small Fruits Are UnmarketabIe When
Overripe-Gather When Of Full
Color and Flavor.

Unlike some of the tree fruits, ber-
ries must not be picked when under.
ripe. They are unmarketable when
overripe. Pick when of full color and
flavor yet firm.
II gathering Of the fruit takes place
so that the vines are relieved of their
ripe fruit in the cool of the day, leav-
ing the plants nothing to do but to rip
en- their remaining fruit when warmth
and sunshine will hasten the process,
the full crop will be sooner brought
to maturity. The berries are better
for being gathered in the cool of the
day, but when, as is often the case,
they must be gathered when warm
from the sun, they should be taken as
soon as possible to a cool, breezy shad-
ed place. The packing shed should
be ample enough to shelter all crates
of berries until ready for shipment.
A breeze is helpful when the fruit is
dewy but a hot, dry wind will mar
the freshness Of the fruit.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21
OBJECT OF THINNING FRUIT
Attention Is Called to Much Neglect
ed important Duty-Inclose Grapes
In Paper Sacks.


Thinning is SO much neglected, and
yet SO important, that it is well to
call attention to It.
If one has any doubts upon this
matter, let him take two trees Of the
same variety Of peach or pear, and
from one remove half or three-fourths
of the fruit, and upon the other let
all the fruit grow. When the fruit is
ripe, market the crop Of each tree,
keeping correct account of all the
expenses, and see which tree has paid
the most.
One bushel of choice fruit, carefully
packed in clean half-bushel baskets,
will frequently sell for more than two
or even three bushels Of ordinary
fruit of the same kind. Pears, peaches,
apples and grapes grown for the best
markets should be thinned when fruit
is one-third grown, the trees properly
sprayed in season and the trees kept
cultivated or mulched.
For exhibition, remove fully half the
fruit from the trees, water freely in
dry weather. Grapes should be in.
closed in paper sacks.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21
WIFE HAD HER suspicious
Hubby's Compliment Evidently Made
Her Think There Was "Some-
thing in the Wind"

&C. J. NJ" writes as follows to the
New York Sum-
''Sir: This most beautiful morning
arose early, went out on the veranda
and stood listening to the birds sing
ing, looking ut the tulips and pansies,
the young leaves on the trees, the new
cut-lawns, and enjoying the floods of
sunshine making all so restful. l felt
that it was good to live.
''On the breakfast-table found my
favorite dishes daintily served. My
wife sat opposite me, herself a picture
of lovely womanhoOd. 1 could not re-
frain from expressing my great pleas
ure and happiness.
81 said: This is q most delightful
breakfast, and l have the best and
sweetest wife In all the world to share
it with me-
snow, naturally, 1 expected sweet
smile of appreciation. Did 1 get 1t?
No! The 'booful lady half closed her
eyelids, looked at me steadily and
said: "You be particularly careful to
come home this evening on your regu-
lar train
aren't women queer creatures?"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21
Mead0WIark
SturnelIa magma and Sturnella neg.
ecta

sturnella magma and SturnelIa neg
lecta
Length, about ten and three-fourths
inches.
Range: Breed generally in the
United States, southern Canada, and
Mexico to Costa Rica; winter from
the Ohio and Potomac valleys and
British Columbia southwark.
Habits and economic status: Our
two meadowlarks, though differing
much In song. resemble each other
closely In plumage and habits. Grassy
plains and uplands covered with a
thick growth of grass or weeds. with
nearby water, furnish the conditions
best suited to the meadowlark's taste.
The song of the western bird is loud,
clear. and melodious That of its east
srn relative is feebler and loses much
by comparison. In many localities
the meadowlark Is classed and shot
as a game bird From the farmers
standpoint this mistake, since its
value as an insect eater is far greater
than as an object of pursuit by the
sportsman. Both the boil weevil, the
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21
PROTECT TREE FROM BOXERS
seed OIL Will Keep Female From
Laying Eggs.

Apple trees may be protected from
the flat-headed borer by painting the
trunks with a heavy application Of
paint that will remain unbroken for
two or three months and keep the
female from laying her eggs. Pure
white lead and raw linseed oil,
mixed rather thick, will not injure the
trees, when applied to young, smooth
bark, and form a protective coat dur
Ing the cgg-laying season.
Before painting, however, the earth
should be removed from tho base of
the tree for depth of from three to
four inches. The surface OF the trunk
thus exposed should be first scraped
and painted and the earth then re-
placed. This Is necessary. for the
beetle occasionally lays her eggs un-
der instead OF above bround.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21

slight prying motion with any suit
able tool breaks the wood at the ends
of the slot and allows the top to be
removed.
The bottom and sides are stiff, but
the top is flexible. The fruit is packed
in the crate upside down, the bottom
being the last part closed. The cases
are shipped on their sides to facilitate
ventilation and to prevent crushing
down the flexible top.-Independent
Farmer
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21
BOb0link
DoIichonyx oryzivorus
9Th. about seven inches.

Length, ABOUT seven inches.
Range: Breeds from Ohio north
cast to Nova Scotia, north to Mani
toba, and northwest to British Column
bia winters in South America.
Habits and economic status: When
American writer's awoke to the beauty
and attractiveness of our native birds,
among the first to be enshrined in
song and story was the bobolink. Few
species show such striking contrasts
In the color of the sexes, and few have
songs more unique and whimsical.
In it's northern home the bird is loved
for it's beauty and its rich melody; in
the South it earns deserved hatred by
its destructiveness. Bobolinks reach
the southeastern coast of the United
States the last half of April just as
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21

unlike either woodpeckers or creep
ers, it climbs downward as easily as
upward and seems to set the laws Of
gravity at defiance. The name was
suggested by the habit of wedging
nuts, especially beechnuts, in the crew
ices of bark so as to break them open
by blows from the sharp, strong bill.
The nuthatch gets its living from the
trunks and branches of trees, over
which it creeps from daylight to dark.
Insects and spiders constitute a little
more than so per cent OF its food.
The largest items of these are beetles,
moths, and caterpillars, with ants and
wasps. The animal food is all in the
birds favor except a few ladybird
beetles. More than half of the vege-
table food consists of mast, /. e.,
acorns and other nuts or large seeds.
One-tenth of the food is grain, most
ly waste corn. The nuthatch does
no injury, so far as known, and much
good. .,...,,s. ..-,.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21

fore boiling. II a pointed knife be run
into the back between the body and
tai shells. death will occur AT once.
No lobster is of good flavor that has
been Killed hours before IL is cooked.
4 fresh boiled lobster has stiff tail,
which WILL If gently raised, return
with a spring to its curled condition.
Care should be taken never to pull the
tail straight, as ii will never respond
again.
Lobster Toast.-Canned lobster may
be used for this dish. Pick over to
remove any pieces of shell. Add one
dessertspoonful of warmed butter, red
pepper, capers and picked cucumber.
Pound till well blended, add salt. Heat
hot and serve on buttered toast.
Dreamed Lobster.-Remove the meat
from the lobster and chop finely. Beat
the yOlks Of two eggs and mix with a
quarter Of cupful Of cream, few
drops of onion juice, half a teaspoon
full Of salt. pinch Of red pepper and
grating of nutmeg Melt two table
spoonfus of butter, add the minced
lobster, cook and stir for few min
utes; then add the cream and other
ingredients. Stir until the combina-
ton thickens. Serve on toast.
BroiIed Lobster.-Kill the Holsters
as before described, and with sharp
knife and a mallet or with a cleaver
split down the back on the line which
runs down the middle Of the shell. Re-
move the stomach and intestines, place
the two pieces with the shell part down
over moderate fire. When half
cooked, moisten well with butter, and
sprinkle with pepper, salt and lemon
juice. crack The claws before serving,
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21
r. THE
4 KITCHEN -,

Every established mental condition
Is an acquired habit. and II has be-
come such by continuous repetition OF
thought. Dependency and cheerful
ness. anger and calmness. covetotrs-
ness and generosity indeed are all
states of mind-are habits built up by
choice. until they have become auto
matte. A thought constantly repeated
at last becomes fixed habit of mind.
and from such habits proceeds the life.
James Allen
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21
BuIIock'S Oriole
lcetrus bullocki

Length, about eight inches. Our only
oriole with top of head and throat
black and cheeks orange.
Range: Breeds from South Dakota,
Nebraska, and Kansas to the Pacific
ocean and from southern Canada to
northern Mexico; winters in Mexico.
Habits and economic status: In
the West this bird takes the place &C.
cupied in the East by the Baltimore
oriole. In food nesting habits, and
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21

six tablespoonfuls of olive oil, two of
vinegar, one tablespoonful of made
mustard, one-fourth of teaspoonful
of salt, few dashes of pepper and
the whites of the eggs, cut In rings.
Mix well and serve cold.
Corn Salad.-Allow half as much
each of chopped celery and walnut
meats as of grated cooked corn sea-
son with salt; pepper and one finely
chopped onion. Mix with a good boiled
dressing to which whipped cream has
been added.
Supper Dish.-Place eggs In a
granite pie plate and sprinkle gener-
ously with cheese and bread crumbs,
with salt and pepper to taste. Place
in the oven and bake until the eggs
are set. A little cream put into the
pan before the eggs are broken into 1t
is an Improvement.
Cafe Parfait.-Take cupful of
strong coffee infusion, add two egg
yolks beaten, onevhalf cupfuI OF sugar
and cook i'm double boiler until thick.
Beat pint of cream until thick; add
to the coffee mixture when cool; pour
into mold and let stand In ice and
salt three hours. Unmold and serve.
Buttermilk Cake.-Take two cup
fuls of buttcrmilk, one-half cupful
Of brown sugar, one teaSpoonful OF
baking powder, one teaspoonful of
soda, dissolved in the buttermilk; two
thirds of cupful of wheat flour. two
cupfuls of graham -four unsifted, and
one-half cupful of walnut meats,
coarsely broken. Bake one hour. This
makes two loaves. The nuts may be
omitted and a sour cream and nut
frosting may be used to ice the top.
Ia
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21
The First Steam Engines.

The first known use of steam to
drive kind of steam engine was de-
scribed by Hero OF Alexandria, prob
ably in the first or second century b.
G. But the first real steam engines
we're those used at the end of the sew
enteenth and in the early eighteenth
centuries for pumping water out OF
mines. Newcomers engine was used
In English mines about I'LL.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21

Put into mold and pour over 1T the
liquor In which the meat was cooked.
Salmon With Tomatoee.-Prepare
tomato cups by scalding the tomato,
remove the skin, then hollow out the
form cups, using Il sharp teaspoon.
Turn upside down TO drain and place
on ice to keep them firm. Fill with
salmon and chopped celery with a
good boiled dressing that is highly
seasoned.
Prune and Rice Meringue.-Boil and
drain one cupful of rice, then add two
tablespoonfuls Of butter. three of
sugar, one well-beaten egg and one
teaspoonful of ginger extract. Spread
some of this mixture on a platter,
cover 1t with layer of stewed prunes;
continue alternating the layers until
all the rice is used. Sprinkle lightly
with sugar, and cover with meringue
made Of the whites Of two eggs, one
half cupful of sugar, and brown in
the oven. Serve cold, decorated with
whole stewed prunes.
Apricot Tapioca Pudding.-Cover
one and half cupfuls Of tapioca
with cold water and let 1T soak for
three hours then drain and add three
cupfuls Of boiling water, one-half a
teaspoonful of salt and one cupful of
sugar; cook in double boiler until
transparent: Skin and stone twelve
aprle0ts, put them into the bottom
Of buttered baking dish, pour over
the tapioca mixture and bake In a
moderate oven for 20 minutes. Serve
hot or cold with sugar and cream.
Picked Cherries.-Select sound
large cherries and to every quart of
cherries allow a cupful of the best
cider vinegar, two cupfuls Of sugar,
one stick Of cinnamon, broken in bits;
blade of mace and six whole cloves.
Pit the cherries, pack them In jars
and pour the boiling vinegar and
spices over them. Cork and set away /;
they may be used almost Immediately.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21

- % NV - % -,
In Exalted Company.

One of the members of committee
of inspection on its tour of certain
penitentiary found himself in CONVEX
latter was disposed to be confidential,
and thus unburdened himself:
1T is terrible thing to be known
by number instead of a name, and
to feel that all my life 1 shall be an
object of suspicion among the police"
But you will not be alone, my
friend said the visitor, consolingly.
1.-THE same thing happens to people
who own automobiles"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21

foe of the cotton grower and the al
falfa weevil are among the beetles it
habitually eats. Twenty-Five per cent
of the diet of this bird is beetles. half
Of which are predaceous ground bee
ties, accounted useful insects, and one
fifth are destructive weevils. Cater
pillars form IL per cent of the food
and are eaten in every month in the
year. Among these are many cut
worms and the well-known army
worm. Grasshoppers are favorite food
and are eaten in every month and al
most every day. The vegetable food
GA per cent of the whole) consists
of grain and weed seeds.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21
ADVANTAGES OF FRUIT CRATE
Quickly Opened and Fruit Left Ex
posed for Sale In Attractive
and Pleasing Manner.

The chief advantages claimed for
this crate are that ii can be quickly
opened and that when opened it leaves
the fruit exposed for sale in an at.
tractive manner. The chief feature is
the slot near the top of the end pieces;
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21
White-Breasted Nuthatch
Cifta r,roIinapsia

Length, six inches White below,
above gray, with black head.
Range: Resident in the United
States, southern Canada, and Mexico.
Habits and economic status: This
bird might readily be mistaken by a
careless observer for a small wood
pecker, but it's note, an oft-repeated
yank. is very unwoodpeckerlike. and,
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21

'ii' ~ Y iidh VI w eNts "a
few ways Of preparing
them will not be amiss.
Those who are fortunate
enough to have them in
plenty will appreciate q
new dish. A medium
sized lobster is the best
to choose, those which
are lively and heavy in
weight. HOLSTERS should
be killed Immediately be-
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21

small Glove of garlic.
Beet SaIad.-Cut in
small pieces six cooked
beets, the same quantity
of cold potatoes and cell
cry. Mix the yelks Of
five hard-cooked eggs,
with two tablespoonfuls
of anchovy sauce; then
press through a sieve
md odd very rrn dnnlIu
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21

song the birds are similar. Both are
migratory and remain on their sum-
mer range only some five or six
months. They take kindly to o1x&ards,
gardens, and the vicinity of farm build
ings and often live in villages and
city parks. Their diet is largely made
up of insects that infest orchards and
gardens. When fruit trees sre in
bloom they are constantly busy among
the blossoms and save many Of them
from destruction. In the food of Bull
locks oriole beetles amount to 35 per
cent and nearly all are harmful. Many
of these are weevils, some of which
live upon acorns and other nuts. Ants
and wasps amount to Is per cent Of
the diet. The black olive scale was
found in as Of the 1862 stomachs ex-
amined. Caterpillars, with a few
moths and pupae, are the largest item
of food and amount to over I'll per
cent. Among these were codling-moth
larvae. The vegetable food is prac.
tically all fruit t19 per cent? and in
cherry season consists largely of that
fruit. Eating small fruits is the bird s
worst trait, but il will do harm in thiy
way only when very numerous.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21

| the crop, and in spite oi constant
watchfulness and innumerable devices
for soaring the birds a loss of 10 per
cent Of the rice Is the usual result.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21

Joyed so much by the
Scotch will be worth add.
ing TO your cookbooks.
Scotch Shortbread. -
Take a cupful of butter,
creamed; one-half cupful
of cornstarch or arrow
root, one-half cupful of
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21

ing hot juice five cupfuls of sugar and
one cupful of lemon juice; cook 20
minutes; skim and strain into glasses.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21
49, ~ " 90 $50 y
US child G fnir Of Ia o.

Mondays child Is fair of face,
Tuesdays child is full of grace;
Wednesdays child is merry and glad.
Thursdays child is sour and sad.
Fridays child is loving and giving,
Saturdays child must work for his
living;
But the child that is born on the Sab
bath day
Is blithe and bonny, and good and
gay.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21

wondrous Is the strength of cheer
fulness, and its power of endurance
the cheerful man will do more in the
same time, will do 1t better, VIII per-
severe in 1t longer. than the sad or
slIllen. -Carlyle
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21

hot days is prepared as
follows: Boil together a
pound of round steak
and two large pork
hooks. When done,
mince the meat with a
fork hut do not put II
through the meat chop
Der ms IL makes Ii paSty.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21
COOKING LOBSTERS.

These delicate shellfish are so we'll
liked that although in many states
| thnV nrn hard 10 rnt a
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21

Most of us feel that nature intended
us for better jobs than we get.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21
GOOD THINGS.

To make ripe olives more delicious
soak them over night in olive oil in
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21
SUGGESTIVE DISHES.

For simple little cake to serve
with cup of tea, the shortbread en-
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21

The dude who has more collar than
culture doesn't grow on the farm.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21
FOOD SUGGESTIONS.

A pressed meat which will be found
appetizing for pichics or luncheons on
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21

The man or woman that makes
character makes foes.-Young.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-21

The ideal life, the life full of COM
pletion haunts us all. We feel the
thing we ought to be beating beneath
the thing we are
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-01
COMMIssIONER JACKSON URGES
TRAINMEN NOT TO STRIKE
Tails Railroad Brotherhoods Arbitra-
tion Is Best Solution of Labor
Problem

prrTsBURGH, May 1. - Commits
.,cnsr OF Labor and Industry Jackson
vaa the principal speaker at meeting
~ the various railway brotherhoods, at
,s,dsd by several thousand railroad men,
+ n the Lyceum Theatre mere yesterday aft
srnoon. Frank p. Walsh, chairman of the
Industrial Relations Commission, ad-
dressed large meeting last night. No ac-
tion was taken on the question of strike
for an eight.hour day, with time and a
half for overtime.
M. Jackson said that to accomplish
The peaceful promotion of prosperity of
the workers the value of their labor must
be protected from the merciless attack of
the inadequately paid laborer abroad. He
said IN part:
when the end of the great war comes,
wages, hours of labor and conditions of
work will be even less generous abroad
than they were in the past, and unless
we Immediately take intelligent steps to
deal with the subject there will be dumped
into this country enormous quantities of
products at prices which will be ruinous
10 our Industries and the workers.
In this city today Is an enormous in
dustrial dispute. Through this great suf-
fering is coming to all touched thereby
both employees and employers. Such suf-
fering and loss should be unnecessary.
When you have a public difference with
your neghbor IL you are unable to set
Tie the difficulty between yourselves, take
1t to the courts and your respective rights
are determined. Labor and capital should
develop methods whereby justice may be
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-01
YIN. H. A. IN CAMDEN
DOUBLES MEMBERSHIP
Campaign of One Month In
creases Materially Size of
Organization

The Camden Young Mems Hebrew Asso-
citation today boasts twice the number OF
members IL had a month ago as result
of a membership campaign More than
200 young men residing in Camden and
nearby towns now are active workers in
the organization.
on Monday, May Z. a reception will be
given in honor Of the new members at the
quarters of the organization, Broadway
and Kaighn avenue.
The campaign, which was directed by
Jacob Weinberg. president Of the Camden
Y M. II. A., has resulted in bringing to-
gether large number of the young men
OF the Jewish faith in Camden in one or
ganzed body.
The teams are Max Rosenberg, Cap