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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-02
Real Courage Is Needed To
Undergo These Experiences

HAVRE, France, Oct 2.-The Bel
gian government authorities here have
received information of the continued
appearance of patriotic newspapers at
Brussels and throughout Belgium, in
defiance of the German censorship and
despite all the efforts of the German
military police. 1t is one of the mys-
teries of the German occupation of
Belgium how these secret papers can
be published, where they engrave their
cartoons ridiculing the Germans, and
how they set the type and circulate the
papers.
There is a price of $4,000 marks on
the head of the editor of the Free
Belgium, but it keeps on appearing just
the same. Several of the supposed ed
itors are said to have been shot. One
man was sentenced to twelve years at
labor, others to three and eleven years,
and woman, Madame Scheupens, to
five years. But each time that sup
posed editor is imprisoned and the
German authorities feel the trouble is
ended, the paper appears the following
day more lusty than ever with a car
toon making fun of the prosecution.
A file is kept here of these secret
papers, as a matter of curiosity. Free
Belgium, which has given the most
trouble, prints the following notices
under its title:
"A bulletin of patriotism, submitting
to no censorship whatever
Price per copy elastic, from zero to
infnity.
Business office: Not being handy
to have an established address, we are
installed in a movable automobile Gel
lar.
Advertisements: Business being nil
under German domination, we have
suppressed our advertising page and
counsel our patrons to keep their
money till times get better
"Telegraphic address: Care of Ger
man Commander at Brussels"
Scenes in He'll.
A recent issue of Free Belgium gave
a cartoon by Remarker, adapted from
Gustave Dore's Scenes in He'll, show
ing woman and children in agony as
they are trampled down by soldier in
German helmet, the face of the soldier
being evidently meant for that of the
Kaiser Another cartoon, entitled
Loves Chagrin," shows General Won
Kissing, the Military Commander of
Brussels, trying to find the editor of
Free Belgium in cellars and attics,
while the editorial rooms, business of
flee, etc, are depicted on wheels. Al
big sun, labelled Free Belgium, smiles
down derisively at Won Bissing's vain
efforts to capture the editors.
La Patrie is another of these secret
newspapers. 1t announces under it's
title that it is a ''non-censored journal,
appearing how, where and when it
pleases." Another line states that it
is in the second year of its publication
The bitterness of this paper is shown
in standing line carried at the head |
of it's editorials, referring to the Ger
mans as "barbarians and liars al
ways" A recent number showed the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-02
UNKNOWN AMERICA
PRESENTS SAD PAR
OF P0vERTY's TRIAL

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. q
The searching pathos of conditions in a
small corner of what might be term
ed Unknown America" is mirrored in
communication received by the Ma
tional Geographic Magazine from Miss
Ethel DeLong, of the executive COM
mittee of the Pine Mountain Settlement
school, Pine Mountain, Harlan county
KY. Striking, indeed, is this picture
given by the correspondent in her sim
pie, yet supremely sympathetic recital
of the paternal yearning of a white
Kentucky mountaineer to obtain edu-
cational advantages for his motherless
brood of seven.
A man just walked in from Big
Creek, thirty miles away, to try to en-
ter all of his seven children in our
school. He would not leave only the
elder ones, because as he said, IF I
part 'em while they're lettle fellers,
they won't have no feelin's fer each
other when they're raised. want We
to take 'em all or none. Hit was their
rammy's last wish that l keep EN-
together. I'll jest do fer em myself
the best I kin, if you CANT take 'em
all"
He brought with him an irresistible
appeal, word picture of the seven,
and his tale of how he has "keered"
for them. Thirty-four years old, worn,
stopped, toothless, he has made a gal
liant fight to raise his children right.
He mentioned the children's clothes.
I've made 'em ALL" he said. 81
couldn't hire nobody to sew fer EN-,
50 jest made EN- everything they
wear myself. I've washed fer EN-;
I've tended 'em, and then I've gone
out in the cornfeld to work fer 'em.
I've raised 'em as right as / know, but
CANT do fer 'em lax l ought.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-02
Fears of Events.

Il get right sick with the phthisic,
an I've studied about what would hap
pen to EN- if was to be TUX off from
EN-. When / have to go away from em
20 earn a leetle money, hits sech a
dread on me, les they git burned up at
night, s'posin' the house should ketch
fire, an leetle fellers allus so sleepy
headed at layin'-down time. Some
times I'm feared to go home"
why didn't you marry again." 7
asked, so as to get help in raising
your children?"
Tears came into his eyes. Hits
best fer leetle younguns to hev jest
one nanny, an s'posin' I'd thought to
help 'em a-marryin agin. / might a.
got EN- in mighty bad state"
IF we take thechildren are you 60
ing to marry AGAIN." said |.
Nom, I'm done with marryin'. 1
Jest mant my younguns raised right,
whilst I'm a-tryin' to make the money
fer EN-"
You see, we don't want children
whose parents want to get rid Of
hem" said !, "but ones whose par
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-02

Germans zen route for Calais" by way
Of the User river, with the bodies of
German soldiers slaughtered by the
Belgians, floating in the river.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-02
For Sale

600 Acres, in Sumter County; six
miles of railroad, broom house; sew
eral tenant houses; 400 acres cleared:
suited to general farming and stock
raising; $40 acre; $500 cash; balance
Z per cent interest.
100 Acres, level land near railroad;
as acres cleared; $50 acre; rent 5
baIes cotton; big and safe investment;
land is the only indistructibIe invest
ment.
r. b. WILLIFORD or A. c. CROCKETT,
ONCE Windsor Hotel
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-02

ALCAZAR THEATRE.
TUESDAY
Metro, Mister Forty Four. Five
Acts.
WEDNESDAY
Triangle, The Market of Vain
Desire"
The Two O'Clock Train key
stone.
THURSDAY
Paramount, 1.-THE Selfish Woman"
Five Acts.
FRIDAY
Mutual, Medicine Bend Five Acts.
SATURDAY
Triangle "Mr. Goode, the Samar-
itan. Five Acts.
Bubbles of Trouble Keystone.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-02
AMERlGUs SHOWS
OPERA HOUSE.

OPERA HOUSE.
TUESDAY.
THE Unborn"
WEDNESDAY
Sudden Riches"
THURSDAY
THE Ruling Passion
FRIDAY
"Gloria's Romance" and Loves Bit.
ter Strength"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-02
Old Folks
Best Friend

That's what many call it.
for it puts vim and vigor into old
stomachs; rich. red blood into old
veins; sound flesh on old bones. Drink
a pint Of this delicious. digestive tonic
with each meal.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31
SPRAYING TO CONTROL SCALE
Mixtures Must Be Prepared Properly
and Used at Right strength-olI
Is Easily Applied.

In order to completely control the
San Jose scale pest the spray mixtures
must be prepared properly and used
at the proper strength and applied so
thoroughly that every particle of the
infested tree is covered with the solu.
ton. Since the solutions kill only by
contact, each individual scale must be
hit II the pest is to be controlled. A
few scales which may escape by faulty
spraying will reinfest the trees the fol.
lowing summer.
The oil sprays are usually more cas-
lily applied, for they tend to spread bet
ter Whether the lime-sulphur OF the
oil spray is used, they should be ap-
piled from all directions, so that there
is no chance of any portion of any of
the limbs and twigs escaping the treat.
ment. A beginner usually attempts to
thoroughly cover the inner limbs, and
IL he Is not careful he will leave the
tips of many OF the twigs, where thou.
sands of scales will escape treatment.
A nozzle throwing fine spray is to be
preferred over the coarse nozzle used
for controlling the cooling moth dur
ing the spring and summer.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31

Just as coal, when it burns, leaves
behind a certain amount Of incombus-
tible material in the form of ashes, so
the food and drink taken day after day
leaves In the alimentary canal a GER
tain amount of indigestible material,
which IL not completely eliminated
each day, becomes food for the mil
lions Of bacteria which iEfest the bow
els. From this mass Of leftover waste
material, toxins and ptomaine-like poi
sons, called uric acid, is formed and
then sucked into the blood where it
continues to circulate, collecting grain
by grain in the joints of the body
much like rust collects on the hinge
as shown above.
Men and women who suffer from
lumbago. rheumatism or sore. stiff,
aching joints should begin drinking
phosphated hot water, not as a means
to magic relief from pain, but to pre-
vent more uric acid forming in the
system. Before eating breakfast each
morning, drink glass Of real hot
water with teaspoonful Of limestone
phosphate in 1t. This will first neu-
traIize and then wash ont Of tho s+om-
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31
MOTHER! LOOK At
CH|lO'S TONGUE
If cross, feverish, constipated,
give California Syrup
of Figs"

A laxative today saves sick child
tomorrow Children simply will not
take the time from play to empty their
bowels. which become clogged up with
waste. liver gets sluggish; stomach
sour
Look at the tongue, mother! If coat
ed, or your child is listless. cross, few
erish, breath bad, restless. doesn't eat
heartily, full OF cold or has sore throat
or any other childrens ailment, give
teaspoonful Of California Syrup of
Figs" then don't worry, because II is
perfectly harmless, and in few hours
all this constipation poison, sour bile
and fermenting waste will gently
move out OF the bowels, and you have
we'll, playful child again. A thor
ough inside cleansing" Is ofttimes all
that is necessary. 1t should be the
first treatment given in any sickness.
Beware OF counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask at. the store for 50-cent bottle of
California Syrup Of Figs" which has
full directions for babies, children OF
all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31
CHURNING HINTS FOR WINTER
Butter.Making Troubles May Be over
come by Keeping Cream at the
Proper Temperature.

Troubles arising from winter butter
making may largely be overcome by
keeping the cream to be churned at
temperature of SO degrees Fahren.
heit until two days before churning,
when It should be placed where the
temperature is about rs degrees Fahr-
enhcit
The cream should be kept at SIS to
60 degrees Fahrenheit during churn-
ing time and when the butter collects
into small nut sizes the buttermilk
should be drained off and water at a
temperature OF 60 degrees Fahrenheit
should be poured over 1t, repeating
the rinsing process two or three times.
With the last rinsing, give twenty
churning revolutions and draw off the
water. To work the butter, place the
particles on a fat board and strew the
salt over it uniformly and work just
enouAh to distribute the salt evenly
throughout the butter.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31
HYGIENIC METHODS
ARE OF MUCH VALUE
Few Timely Suggestions May Be
of Great Value in Construc-
ton of House for Hogs.

By w. ]. WILSON, Assistant in Serum
Production, South Dakota Experiment
Station.)
Hygiene means health, and all
methods employed in keeping the herd
in healthy, thrifty condition, are n.y.
gienic methods.
II thinking Of building a new hog
house or remodeling the old one, few
timely suggestions may be of value. In
the first place, locate the house in such
a manner that you may get direct rays
OF sunlight into every pen, as sunlight
is a most effective germ killer.
Arrange for system of ventilation;
a hole cut in the roof Is not sufficient.
Have plenty OF pure air, but do not
allow the hogs to sleep in draft.
See that the hogs have dry sleep
ing quarters. Hogs that are obliged to
-leep in hot, steamy pens without prop
er ventilation, are very susceptible to
pneumonia when turned into the feed
lot in cold weather. Plenty OF exer-
else for the breeding stock is very es-
sential to the maintenance of good
health.
These points, together with good
clean food and plenty OF clean fresh
water, mean healthy hogs that have
lots of resistance against disease.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31
NRCIIARD
GLrANINGy
CONTROL or ORCHARD PESTS
Certain FUNGUS and Bacterial Dis
eases Which Are Best Fought
During the Winter Season.

In the management OF the orchard,
especially the apple and pear orchard.
there is period after the fruit is
gathered, and perhaps after other
crops have been safely harvested. that
is most convenient for doing some Of
the careful work in the control of
certain diseases and pests There are
certain fungous and bacterial diseases,
particularly pear blight and apple
canker, which are best worked upon
at this time. These diseases are prin.
cipally controlled by the eradication
methods rather than by spraying.
Pear blight is a bacterial disease
which works mostly in the fieshy.
growing, tender parts Of the tree, in
GLIDING the blossom clusters. young
twigs, and the bark OF larger branches,
and even on the body, collar, and root
system of the tree. Under certain
conditions the bacteria spread into the
wood to a considerable extent. The
disease attacks the pear, apple, ounce,
and other related fruits.
Pear blight eradication is quite
careful piece of work. 1t requires
close attention on the part of the or
chardist or careful training OF the
help who may be engaged in it. Re-
member that thoroughness is essen
tial for success. 1t Is not necessary
to determine in all cases whether the
blight is alive or dead on the lower
margin, although somewhat helpful as
a guide in determining how low to go.
In actual practice it is better to cut
out all the dead limbs and all the
blight. anyhow, regardless of whether
1t is dead case or not.
The blight eradication should al
ways precede the pruning. Other
pruning for shaping up the trees may
be done, IL preferred, before leaving
the trees, or may be postponed until
some convenient time later, but OF
course, before the buds push in the
spring.
Apple cankers form dead spots on
the twigs and branches of apple trees.
and occasionally extend down on to
the bodies. There are several differ
ent types of apple cankers in various
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31
DEVICE TO SEPARATE CREAM
Machine Will often Pay for Itself In
One Year, Much Depending on
Number Of Cows Kept.

The cream separator is mechani-
cal device for separating the cream
from the milk, almost instantaneously
by centrifugal force. Its advantages
over the old methods OF separation
are:
/. 1t takes practically all the but
ter fat and will save from five to ten
dollars per COW each year over any
methods.
2. Skim milk has it's greatest feed
ing value while warm, clean and
sweet.
3. The labor connected with the
care of the milk can be decreased
and the profits from the cows greatly
increased because a better quality of
cream can be obtained
A cream separator is an invest
ment and not an expense to anyone
who keeps five or six good cows, and
wants to make butter or sell cream.
A separator will often pay for itself
in one year, often in less time, ac-
cording to the number OF cows kept
With proper care and attention, q
cream separator will last decade.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31
To Build Up
After Grippe, Colds
Bad Blood

Take a blood cleanser and Alternative
that starts the liver and stomach into
vigorous action, called DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery because Of
one OF its principal ingredients-the
Golden Seal plant. 1t assists the body
to manufacture rich red blood which
feeds the heart-nerves-brain and
organs of the body. fhe organs work
smoothly like machinery running in
oil. You feel clean, strong and siren
uous. Buy Medical Discovery" to-
day and in few days you will know
THAI the bad bloou is passing out. and
new. rich, pure blood is filling your
veins and arteries.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31

ach, liver, kidneys and bowels the pre-
vious days accumulation of toxins and
poisons; thus. cleansing, sweetening.
and freshening the entire alimentary
canal, each morning, before putting
more food into the stomach.
A quarter pound OF limestone phos-
plate costs very little at the drug
store but is sufficient to make any
rheumatic or lumbago sufferer an en-
thusiast on the morning inside bath.
Millions of people keep their joints
free from these rheumatic acids by
practicing this daily internal santa
ton. A glass of hot water with tea
spoonful of limestone phosphate, drank
before breakfast, is wonderfully invig-
Grating; besides. it is an excellent
health measure because it cleanses the
alimentary organs OF all the waste,
gases and sour lamentations. making
one look and feel clean, sweet and
fresh all day.
Those Who try this for one week
may find themselves free from sick
headaches. constipation, bilious at
tacks, sallowness, nasty breath and
stomach aciditv.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31

put on the side boards or Tagging"
Concrete is either plain or REINFORCED.
One is concrete without any kind Of
reinforcement and in which all the
stresses are carried by the concrete
The other is plain concrete, re-en-
forced with steel L. 5, beams or other
forms OF metal or material. Re-en-
forcement is placed in concrete in
order to take up certain stresses and
reduce the volume of concrete. Con-
crete is strong in compression. but
weak in tension, so il steel is embed
ded in the concrete in the proper
place to take up the tensile stresses,
a great saving of concrete is effected.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31

The result is that REINFORCED concrete
is the cheapest where concrete mate
rial is costly and is adaptable for pur-
poses where plain concrete IS unified.
The reinforcement must be properly
placed in order to develop the strength
of the structure. As, for example,
IL ad a concrete beam to the breaking
point and it will be seen that the low
err part of the beam has pulled apart,
was in tension, while the upper part
has crushed together, or was in COM
preston. Their, fore, IL a beam be
REINFORCED, the reinforcement should
be placed near the lower part OF the
beam in order to take the tension,
else the strength Of the REINFORCE
ment is undeveloped. In placing the
concrete, take especial care not to dis
place the reinforcement from its true
position and to wholly and solidly
embed it within the concrete.-Curtiss
Hill in Missouri Report.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31
BACKACHE, LUMBACO

Uric acid causes backache, pains
here and there, rheumatism, govt.
gravel. neuralgia and sciatica. It was
DR.. Pierce who discovered a new
agent, called "Anuric," which will
throw out and completely eradicate
this uric acid from the system. "An
uric" is 81 times more potent than
Iithia, and consequently you need no
longer fear muscular or articular rheu.
matism or govt, or many other dis
eases which are dependent on uric
acid within the body.
II you feel that tired, WORKOUT
feeling, backache, neuralgia, or IL your
sleep is disturbed by too frequent uri-
nation, 60 to your best drug store and
ask for Doctor Pierces Anuric Tab
let's, full treatment soc, or send 10
cents for a trial package of "Anuric"
Tablets to DR.. Pierce, Invalids' Hotel.
Buffalo, N. Y.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31

parts OF the United States. Occasion
ally two or more kinds may occur on
the same tree. They are caused by
fungi growing comparatively slowly in
the bark and killing it. They often
enter in the twigs, fruit spurs. or
blighted areas killed by pear blight,
but may infect entirely independent
Of these sources. Frequently locust
scars, pruning wounds. or other in
juries furnish the point of entry, but
some kinds OF cankers infect directly
into the bark.
The blister canker. common in the
middle West, is particularly severe
after winter killing or after the trees
are weakened are extended droughts.
The principal method Of controlling
apple cankers is identical with that
used for pear blight.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31
ANGULAR lEAF-SP0T
OF The CUCUMBERS
Disease Quite Prevalent Through
out Eastern, Middle Western
and Southern States.

The angular leaf-spot Of cucumbers
is a disease quite prevalent through
out the eastern and middle western
states. It was reported as having
been present the past year in Michi.
gan, Indiana, Wisconsin and New
York, as well as the provinces Of On
tario and Quebec, in Canada. The dis
ease has also been reported recently
from Maryland and other southern
states.
The presence OF the disease Is indi-
Gated by angular, dry, brown spots on
the foliage, which, by dropping out or
tearing, give the leaves q ragged ap-
pearance. Although the disease has
been known for many years In the
field, and has been conceded to be of
bacterial origin, heretofore no organ
ism has been named as it's cause. AS
a result OF experiments recently con-
Quoted by the plant Psychologists of the
United States department of agricul-
ture. however, the germ causing the
disease has been isolated and identi-
fed.
1t was found that the disease is
caused by bacterial organism enter
ing the leaf through minute orifices in
the outer layer. wounds not being nee
essary to permit infection. Young
stems may become soft-rotted or crack
open, but no direct connection has
been found between the leaf-spot and
the soft rots or the fruit. A heavy in
festation, however, often materially
reduces the crop by destroying the
active leaf surface of the plants.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31
Circular Form.

parent plant. The uses of sage are
well known. Thyme makes an excel
lent seasoning for soups and boiled
meats, the buds and leaves being used
for the purpose. Tender tops and
shoots Of summer savory are often
mixed with thyme and sage, or per-
haps with marjoram. Summer savory
is grown from seed each year.
Another kind, known as winter sa-
worry, is a perennial, and will live in
the ground year after year, and fur
nish lot Of fiavoring and garnishing
Marjoram can be grown from seed
planted in drills, and the plants
thinned to stand two feet apart. 1t is
the favorite dressing for fish, but is
also used in meats and soups.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31

tests showing that from nine to fifty
per cent Increases have been made by
better feeding and care.
The answer, of course, depends a
great deal on previous feeding and
care. but it is not an important ques-
ton.
The important thing is that we know
positively that by better feeding and
care better breeding and selection the
production can be increased very
largely and very profitably. 1t doesn't
matter what form of effort gets the
credit, the result is what we want.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-03-31
Modern Dairy Barn and Concrete silos.

There are two sides-inner and out
erin a circular form for use in max
ing concrete structures. Both sides
are made in the same way, but the
radii of the forms being different,
they are not made by the same pat
tern. Make a circular form by draw
ing a circle of the size OF the form
desired and laying boards around the
circumference of the circle. Nail the
boards lightly together and, with the
same radius. mark out the circle on
them. Then knock them apart and
saw them out along the lines marked
and again fasten them together, this
time securely. After enough forms are
made for a section OF the circular fig
ure, set them up, equally spaced, and