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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-28
SPEAKS UP FOR CANADA
And No Misunderstanding His
Land He Made $3.50
Per Acre.

So many Americans now have per.
sonal knowledge of Canada that false
reports concerning this country are
being continually corrected by Amer
leans themselves who know the facts,
and who are too fair-minded to let q
false statement go unchallenged. A
case in point arises out of a statement
supposed to be made by a resident of
Alberta, and published recently in the
Spokesman-Review, Of Spokane, in
which the condition of settlers in this
country was painted in a very bad
way indeed. The writer Of this at
tack on Canada refused to let his
name be known. so it can be taken
for what it Is worth, but Mr.. s. L.
Wallace, of N 4723 Crestline, Spokane,
who lived for some years in Western
Canada, came to the defense of the
country in the following letter which
was published in the Spokesman-Re-
view Of February II, 1876
ITO the Editor Of the Spokesman-Re-
view:
I'm Sundays Spokesman-Review was
a letter from a man in Alberta to the
chamber of commerce, asking that
something be done to keep Americans
from going to Canada, and saying that
that government was run by the rail-
roads, banks and manufacturers; that
once a man got there he never could
that letter over his own signature
there is no doubt but he could get out
of Canada.
No country will do as much to help
a man to get on his feet, if he tries to
help himself, as Canada. / know of
the government helping people to pro-
visions, feed, seed grain and fuel, and
charging only cost of delivery to the
nearest town and per cent. What
more could a man ask?
I lived five years in Southern Sas-
katchewan and earned patent to 800
acres Of as good land as I ever saw.
/ have raised over so bushels of oats
on sod, 40 bushels of wheat, and 20
of flax to the acre. Until I lost my
health never was better satisfied any
where. had my land rented this last
year for one-third. It brought me al
most $3.50 per acre, or $1,143.91 for
1876 acres.
This man says he loves the land his
fathers died for. So dc /, and love
the land that gave me my home.
as. L. WALLACE"
N4723 Crestline, Spokane.-Advertise-
ment,
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-28
London's Lord Mayor.

Sir Charles Cheers Wakefield, lord
mayor Of London, is man of large
business affairs and directs the opera
lions OF one Of the great English oil
companies. Since 1895 he has lived in
London. He started on the long road
to high office in 1904, when he was
elected member of the court Of COM
mon council. He has been decorated
by the president of France, the king Of
Belgium, and, in other and different
days, the kaiser. He has travelled
greatly, and has written a book called
Future Trade in the Far East" The
lord mayor has always been deeply
interested in charitable works and
prizes highly decorations of the Order
OF Mercy and the Order of st. John
Of Jerusalem, of which he is knight
Of grace. He is also a keen art col
lector.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-28
CULTIVATION OF AN ORCHARD
Chief Aim Is to Secure Fastest and
Thriftiest Growth of Trees
Also to Hold Moisture.

The main object in the cultivation
of young orchard is to secure the
fastest, thriftiest possible growth of
the trees, without unduly endangering
them from disease attacks, or from
winter-killing occasioned by going in
to the winter in an immature condi-
ton. Continuous cultivation through
out the growing season best conserves
moisture and liberates plant food
These conditions make for a splendid
growth in the young trees. A good
supply Of humus should be kept in
the soil of young orchard at all
times, by dressing with stable manure
or growing and working in green ma
nure crops.
Sod culture, especially the growing
Of a tough bluegrass sod, is unfit for
young orchard, except on very
heavy, rich land. In such place it
may be advantageous. 1t must also
be resorted to occasionally, in steep
locations, to avoid washing. Glover
or timothy should be used in prefer.
ence to bluegrass.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-28
CONTROLS SHIP FROM BRIDGE
New Apparatus Does Away With Me-
cessity Of Orders Being TeIegraphed
to the Engine Room.

DR.. X. Ito, manager Of the engine
and Engine works at Nagasaki, Japan.
has invented an apparatus for control
ling the movements Of ship directly
from the bridge; SO states the Com
MERGE Reports. The device does away
with the necessity of telegraphing in
structions to the engine room. The
new apparatus, which enables the Of
fcer on the bridge to regulate the
valve or reverse the engines directly.
can move the ship at will In the time
It usually takes the engineer to re-
celve the message by means Of the
telegraph indicator :
The new apparatus prevents the
possibility of misunderstanding and
error. In case Of accident, disputes
frequently occur between the bridge
and engine room as to the indication
Of the engine telegraph. The device
may be used with great advantage in
foggy weather or in going in and out
of a harbor or in anchoring. The
greater mobility which ship thus at
tains will often enable it to avoid
collision. The racing of propellers in
stormy weather frequently causes
great damage to the engines. This,
however, is said to be prevented by
the new apparatus. The navigator can
adjust the engines instantly before the
big waves are encountered.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-28

swallowed something, and when they
the mouth and almost in commissions.
The poison he had taken, whatever
it was, caused him great deal OF
physical anguish, but failed to end his
life, which was the consummation he
probably wished.
His trial lasted eleven days, and the
evidence against him, though circum.
stantial was conclusive. Many learned
and distinguished men took the wit
ness stand, testifying for or against
the prisoner, among them being Oliver
Wendell Holmes. Webster was found
guilty and sentenced to death. He adj
dressed the jury and tried to explain
away the evidence against him, but
his talk was not convincing.
He was in great anguish Of mind
when returned to his prison. The
fortitude he had displayed during the
trial deserted him, and he became a
rather pitiable object. Application
was made to the governor for com
mutation of sentence, and in support
of this application Webster made a
confession he declared to be true. He
admitted having killed Parkman, but
insisted that the crime was unpremed.
itated, and that he suffered great
provocation.
According to his story he owed
Parkman money which he was unable
to pay at that time. Parkman called
at his office on the fateful Friday and
was very angry because Webster didn't
have the money ready. Webster be-
gan to make an appeal for more time,
but the visitor was furiously angry,
and upbraided him in the bitterest
terms. applying the most contemptu-
Gus epithets. "At last" said Webster.
"his fury became almost maniacal and,
unable longer to endure 1t, when he
thrust his fist Immediately in my face.
I struck him over the head with a
stick The blow was upon the temple,
and he fell heavily to the floor. Every
effort to resuscitate him was In vain,
and in the agony attendant upon the
discovery that / was a murderer, my
first thought was how to conceal the
body"
His petition for clemency failed to
move the governor, and one doleful
day he walked in fear and trembling
to the gallows tree, and his name was
added to the long list of distinguished
men who, through some moral or
mental crook. have brought them
selves into that shadow Of disgrace
which shall be lifted nevermore."
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-28
SPRAYING FOR APPLE BLOTCH
Bordeaux Is Only Mixture That e.
fects Satisfactory Control
Schedule for Treatment.

,By F. w. FAURoT. Missouri Experiment
Station.)
Apple blotch is a disease which oc-
ours on the twigs, the foliage and the
fruit. Infections may begin as early
as three weeks after blooming and
continue well into the summer. Usu-
ally, however, infections occur mostly
from four to six weeks after bloom
ing. 1t is necessary that the first
spraying be on the trees by four
weeks after the blooming. Bordeaux
mixture is the only mixture used thus
far that effects a satisfactory control,
and in those orchards where blotch is
known to be present to a seriously
damaging extent it is the only mixture
on which it is safe to rely. In cases
of moderate infection a single spray
ing may be sufficient, but usually
more than one is necessary.
A dependable schedule of treatment
consisting of three applications, is
given here.
First-Three or four weeks after
blossoms fall, bordeaux mixture (six
pounds of blue stone, eight pounds
lime, 100 gallons water), to which is
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-28
Easily Fixed.

Soulful Samuel Stopper, the would
be poet, was interviewing his landlord.
"Of course, the whole place wants
doing throughout" sighed Sammy.
"The wall paper interferes badly with
my counting the evanescent muse.
while the color of the paint jars dread
fully with the gladstone visions l fain
would summon in poetic rhapsody"
The landlord grinned.
"But l surely must insist" went on
Samuel, speaking severely, upon the
doors and windows being attended to-.
They fit SO badly that the draft actu-
ally blows my hair about"
The landlord seized the golden mo-
ment 10 get his own back.
"Humph!" he snorted. That's cas-
lily put right. Get your hair cut"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-28

qualifications OF q sleuth. AS he went
about his work day by day he medi-
tated and brooded over various things
he had noticed. and he put two end
two together In his mind, and con-
cluded that they made four, and he
determined to investigate. Why did
the able and gifted professor keep his
doors locked all the time? Why did
he keep up great fires in the assay
furnaces at all sorts of unholy hours?
These things were suspicious. Watch
ing his opportunities, the janitor
broke through a brick wall into a
vault under the laboratories, and there
he examined the ashes and clinkers
from the furnaces, and found what he
took to DE bones. Among the things
found were particles of gold, hui
man tooth, part of set Of false teeth.
The abnormally long jaw of the miss
ing man made Identification easy and
certain Parkman's dentist recognized
the false teeth at once.
When these discoveries were made
known to the authorities, Webster had
gone home after a day Of arduous toll
in chemical research, and was resting
in the bosom Of his family. 1t was de-
cided to arrest him at once, and two
or three officers went to his hons in
hack. They explained to Webster
that they considered 1t necessary to
make another search of his quarters
at the college and requested him to
go with them. He pretended to be
quite at his ease. and agreed to &C.
company the officers with his usual
cheerfulness, but there is no doubt
that he suspected the truth and real.
lied that the truth was known. After
entering the hack with the officers he
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-28
INA IHnNZT
lUSAIUSll
HIGH TEMPERATURE OF MILK
During Winter If Liquid Is Kept
at SO or 60 Degrees.

Maybe you have had experience
with bitter milk and cream in tho
wintertime and wonder why you are
never bothered that way in summer.
Is it the feed?
All the changes that occur in milk
and cream, such as souring, are due
to the action OF bacteria-the little mi
croscopic plants that nature has pro-
vided to tear down the larger plant
and animal tissues. If it were not for
bacteria nothing would decay.
But ns in the higher plant life we
have weeds-so in the microscopic
plant life we have weeds-the undo
sirable bacteria. The Tactic acid bac-
terra that sour milk and cream are
beneficial. They can quite readily be
controlled so as to be made useful
rather than harmful. But there is q
class of weed bacteria that causes the
milk and cream to become bitter in
winter. These weed bacteria only
flourish in very low temperatures.
They are like some Of the snow flow
ers of the high mountain peaks, resist.
ant to cold.
In summer, and in winter, IL the
milk and cream are kept at summer
temperatures, they are kept in check
by the other kinds of bacteria, just as
ragweed is kept smotherod out by a
good growth Of clover. In winter
when you allow your milk and cream
to get clear down to freezing the Tactic
acid, or souring bacteria, are not
growing. The bacteria that cause the
bitter flavor have full swing because
they flourish in cold milk.
If you want to overcome this bitter
flavor all you have to do is to keep
the milk and cream at higher tenn
perature-say around so or GO degrees
and the bitterness will not be in
evidence.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-28
REMEDY FOR CHAPPED TEATS
Trouble May Be Slight, or II May De.
velop Into Deep, Gaping Sores
Use vaseline.

Chapped teats may be caused by
anything that irritates them, as, for
example, the sudden chilling of the
teat in winter after the calf has Just
let go, milking with wet hands, or con-
tact with cold, dirty water. The trou.
BILE may be slight, or 1t may develop
into deep, gaping sores.
The use of vaseline at the first sign
of the trouble will usually check and
cure 1t. II the teats are badly chapped,
thorough washing in warm water, fol.
lowed by application of glycerite Of
tannin or equal parts of spermaceti
and oil of sweet almonds is to be rec.
commended.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-28
DRESSING THE TREE WOUNDS
Surgical Attention Should BE Given
to Bruises at Once So That They
Will Heal Quickly.

II tree has been barked or bruised
or injured so the bark is broken, 1t
should be given surgical attention SO
1t will heal quickly and disease kept
from the wound. With a clean knife
cut away the loosened, injured bark
and smooth up the wound in the wood.
IL decayed, remove the decay.
1t is wise to disinfect with bordeaux
mixture or corrosive sublimate one
ounce to seven gallons water. This
is very poisonous so do not let any
animal drink it. To keep the insect
and weather out of the wound, fill the
cavity with grating wax, If small
wound, or with cement If large
cavity.
White lead paint is good for cuts or
wounds. Whenever a large limb Is
removed the stub-which should new
or be a stub-should be painted with
white lead.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-28
standardizinq Gas Safety.

The work begun some months ago
In connection with a national gas
safety code has made good progress,
and the United States bureau Of stand
ards is now receiving the cooperation
of several engineering societies which
have appointed representatives for the
purpose. This gas safety code will re-
late to both the life and fire hazard
and hence will cover the ground
which, In the case of corresponding
work in the electrical field. is covered
by two codes-the underwriters fire
code and the national electrical safe
~ code. which is being prepared by
the bureau.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-28

lions in the past, so the learned pro-
lessor was questioned, and he said
that Parkman had called upon him to
collect sum of money due on a note.
He paid the money, and the note was
cancelled, and Parkman left his Of
fee, and that was all he knew about
II or course II was absurd to sup
pose that the professor knew anything
more than he disclosed, but, just for
the sake of appearance, and to satisfy
the public mind, which was excited to
the point of frenzy, the officers asked
permission to search the professor 8
quarters at the college. The permits
sion was cordially given. The learned
man showed the officers around every
where, and begged them to make their
search exhaustive, and they did.
They searched his offices and labora-
tories three separate times, and dis
covered nothing suspicious. Mean
while other officers were dragging
every pool and creek, and crawling
under buildings, and overturning hay
mows, In vain effort to find trace
OF the missing man. After week of
this sort Of thing the police confessed
themselves hopelessly baffled, and
freely expressed the opinion that the
mystery never would be solved.
Everybody had a theory explaining
the disappearance. and only one of
all the theories entertained in Boston
town came anywhere near the truth.
: The janitor of the college was a
man named Littlefleld and he had the
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-28
Spraying a Missouri Orchard-White-
washed Trunks Reflect Sun and Pre-.
vent Sunscald and Trunk Injury.

added four pounds Of arsenate Of lead
paste for codling moth. A stronger
bordeaux might be more efficient, but
the liability to injury would be CORE
spondingly greater.
Second-Five to six weeks after
blossoms fall bordeaux mixture, same
as for first application.
Third-Nine to ten weeks after bios
SONS fall, bordeaux mixture (eight
pounds blue stone, eight pounds lime,
100 gallons water), to which is added
four or five pounds arsenate Of lead
paste for the first spraying for sec.
ond brood of codling moth.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-28
THE WEBsTER-PARkMAN CASE.

No modern crime is more celebrated
than the murder of DR.. George Park
man by Prof. John w. Webster of
Harvard college. This because both
guished men, and also by reason Of
the grotesquely horrible circumstances
attending the crime.
Doctor Parkman was a wealthy and
widely known citizen of Boston, and
at the time of his removal was sixty
years of age. He was a man of most
peculiar appearance. His face was
unusually long, and terminated IN
sharp chin, protruding to such an ex-
tent that 1t seemed a deformity. Ais
head was bald and down the center OF
1t ran a huge cranial ridge, suggesting
that his skull had been soldered to-
gether by poor workman. He was
thin and tall, enjoyed excellent health,
and was remarkably active and ener-
getic for one Of his years.
Webster was an entirely different
type Of man, being short, round and
heavy set. with rosy and cheerful
countenance. He was popular, not
withstanding the fact that he wore
side whiskers, and his attachments
may be judged from the fact that he
held the chair of chemistry at Har-
ward, and also in the Boston Medical
college, where he had private offices
and laboratories.
1t was on Friday, November 90, 1919,
that Doctor Parkman disappeared.
He was a man Of such regular habits
that the neighbors set their clocks by
him, and when he failed to come home
for dinner his wife was much
alarmed. She told the neighbors, but
they laughed at her fears, and per-
suaded her that nothing could be
wrong. Next morning, however, the
doctor still being absent, and no mes
sage having come from him, Mrs.
Parkman was seriously disturbed,
and she notified the police. Then a
systematic search was conducted for
days together, but without results.
The doctor was traced to the Boston
Medical college, and there it seemed
that he vanished from the face of the
earth.
1t was known that the doctor and
Webster had some financial transac-
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-28
MAKING BUTTER AND CHEESE
Culture Starter Mailing Packet and
Method for Making 1t Is Inven-
ton Of Chicago Man.

In illustrating and describing a cul
ture starter mailing packet and meth
cd for making it. invented by B. Bar
low of Chicago, the Scientific Ameri.
can says:
This invention relates more particu-
larlY,tQ a culture starter for making
bu< Mud cheese. The culture re-
maffia dre a long while in use, be-
cause The center of pure growth is
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-28
AMOUNT TO FEED DAIRY cow
Small Animals Will Consume From
Twenty-Five to Thirty Pounds Of
Silace Each Day.

Cows should be fed as much silage
as they will clean up without waste
when consumed with hay and grain.
Generally speaking, a good COW
should be fed up to the limit of her
appetite. II she refuses any of her
feed, reduce the quantity at once.
Small cows will eat 25 to 30 pounds
silage day and the large ones 80
pounds or more.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-28

carried over when the sack is lifted
from one bottom of pasteurized milk
to another. BY other methods an aver
age mixed sample is transferred. The
culture is easy to handle and conven.
lent in use. 1t has shown it's advan.
tage in transmission through the mail,
as it goes in a sealed envelope as
mail matter of first-class.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-28

dom has led many
good people TO
question their val
ue. 1t is foolish,
however, to allow
our pref u d / C e
a g a | n st poor
tracts TO blind us
to the value of
good ones, and
good ones can be
had. The choic-
est thoughts of
the best writer's
can now be found
in leaiet form,
and many a soul
has been awak-
ened by one of
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-28
Silent
Evangelism
BY REV. HOWARD W. POPE
OF the Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago

TEXT-And the leaves Of the tree were
for the healing of the nations.-Rev. 22:2
The indiscriminate use of tracts by
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-28

War has seriously affected the pea
nut trade Of Madras, India.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-10
PROMOTION COMMITTEE HONORS
HIP. WOOD FOR LONG SERVICE
Former Secretary Director I
Be Guest OF Honor at
Luncheon Tomorrow

In recognition of the service which
II p Wood. former seeretary-director
Of the Hawaii Promotion Committee,
has rendered to the Territory of Ha-
wall In promoting travel TO the
Islands. the Promotion Committee at
its meeting yesterday afternoon unan-
imously passed resolution of thanks
To MIR. Wood. #"
As Mr.. Wood is leaving for the
Orient tomorrow, the committee also
designated him to be their special am
bassador. particularly in view Of the
fact that Mr.. Wood has very extern
siye acquaintance throughout the
countries Of the Far East and partic-
ularly in the travel bureaus. The
committee has asked Mr.. Wood to be
their guest of honor at a luncheon
at the Commercial Club tomorrow.
The resolution of thanks to Mr..
Wood is as follows: ..... .s.@
Mr. II. p. Wood retires from the
secretary ship of the Hawaii Promo
tion Committee after a service of
nearly 10 years. He brought to the
position an intimate knowledge Of
island history, individuals, industries
and commerce, as well as an extern
-sive acquaintance with mainland
transportation factors and tourist
agencies.
During the period of the. activi-
ties OF Mr.. Wood, he has labored most
energetically with the single purpose
of advertising Hawaii as a. recreation
ground and scenic spot and with mar
pelous success. .....s...
"Mr. Wood, at minimum of expen-
diture, has spread throughout the
world the fame of Hawaii as tourist
point, and has initiated many novel