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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-04
PIERCE COUNTY'S OPPORTUNITY TO BRING
ARMY HEADQUARTERS TO AMERICA LAKE

only provide for certain staple supplies. Each
company has Its mess sergeant, whose duty 1t
Is to buy from local sources vegetables, eggs,
milk and other ranch products, for which the
The army station thus would furnish an i'm
mense steady home market for local produce.
Such an increase in expenditure means also
q greatly increased demand for labor of all
sorts.
Furthermore the $4,000 900 to be expended
largely be released for re-investment in other
lines locally.
Cost to the County
The assessed valuation on 10000 acres in
the proposed area is approximately $500, 900,
and It Is estimated that this pays into the
county treasury only $4,000 in taxes.
1t is proposed that the $2,000,000 loan be
made in 20-year serial bonds with interest
at not more than Az per cent, or not more
than $4,000 a year, provided the entire
81, 0O0, 900 should be issued.
The cost Of carrying this investment there
fore including the loss In taxes now paid to
the county on this tract, will be approximately
/ 1-10th mills on the county valuation for the
first 10 years while no fund Is deemed neces-
sary.
In short, Assessor Cameron Is authority for
the statement that, under these conditions, the
army post bonds would add only IL mills to
the tax levy, or 1.36th of the 1915 rate.
This means that II your present taxes are
$40, they then would be s10.28. If your pres
ent taxes are S25, they then would be S25.69.
As an offset to this expenditure the county
will be relieved Of the cost Of maintaining the
roads in this tract, which must be assumer by
the government. The maintenance OF these
roads has cast the county in the last few
years 100000 a year.
Therefore, the voting Of these bonds will
not increase the present taxes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-04
NEW ICE PLANT

The South Tacoma Ice e Mer-
camille Co. will begin construc-
ton soon of a new brick, fire.
proof, ice-making plant and store
at South SIND and Union, to cost
$4,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-04

The following document the official prospectus army
project reprinted here by special The
information contains has been carefully verified accept
ed as authoritative.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-04
NO CHANCE TO
LOSE ON DEAL

Pierce county is amply protec-
ted In the army post project.
Secretary Baker has signed an
agreement whereby the United
States promises to turn back the
10000 acres of land to this coun-
ty If, at any time, the government
should cease using the site for
army purposes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-04
The Project

Newton d. Baker secretary of war, has
signed an agreement. under authority vested
IN him by the acts OF June and August 20,
1915, to establish at American lake per
manent mobilization, training and supply sta
tion,' provided a suitable amount Of land is
donated to the government by Pierce county.
On January 6. 1917. the citizens of Pierce
county are asked to vote a bond issue of not
to exceed 100000 to pay condemnation
awards on 10000 acres.
The land to be used will be selected by the
war department out Of a tentative tract OF
approximately 100000 acres already desig-
mated In general way the tract includes
the one which has been used for the last 10
years for army maneuver purposes. but Is far
larger In extent.
The Magnitude of the Project
The secretary of war has further agreed to
maintain permanently at this tract a division
OF mobile troops. Such division consists of
not less than $40 officers and 15 900 enlisted
men. 1t Is estimated that during the maneu-
yer season as many as 100, 900 men would be
operating in this terrain.
In addition to the regular army force the
American lake station would be used as train
ing headquarters for all the state militia
as far east as the Dakotas, for business mems
associations, and. should universal training
be established. for all such training in this
part of the United States.
While this proposed establishment has been
rererred TO In the newspapers as an army post,
1t really Is of far greater magnitude and in
the opinion of army officers. would grow to
three times the size of the famed Preside in
California
It's Importance from the strict military
standpoint ia shown by the fact that two ma
Jor generals and five brigadier generals would
be in command.
project of this sort has long been the
dream of the practical men of the army and it
is only under the new defense act that any
community has had the opportunity to estab-
fish a mobilization headquarters of this mag
nitude.
Not only ia this proposed station far
larger than any existing, but its contemplated
work Is Of different character. The defense
act authorizes vocational training for the en-
listed men, and army officers propose not
only to drill larger units than ever before at
tempted in this country but at the same time
provide the individual soldiers with educa-
ton that will better fit them to re-enter civil
life,
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-20
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
PRUNE AND SPRAY ORCHARDS
Neglected Fruit Trees About Most Un-
profitable Thing on Farm-Test
at Missouri College.

Does orchard pruning and spraying
pay? The answer is found in the re-
suits of cooperative experiments con-
Quoted by the College of Agriculture
In 40 Missouri orchards. These ex-
periments extended over a period of
three years. They show first, that
neglected orchard is about the most
Improbable thing on the farm; second,
that the best managed orchards in
Missouri are producing more profit per
acre than any other farm crop.
The average returns per acre Of
these 40 orchards during the last three
years has been as follows: Properly
pruned and sprayed areas, total re-
ceived, $176 per acre; net profit SLAB
per acre. Untreated areas, total re-
ceived, S18 per acre; net profit, moth
Ing.
In order to obtained records of the
results part of each orchard was al
lowed to remain In it's previous condi-
tion-not pruned and not sprayed. The
experiments, in view of the results OBJ
tanned, show conclusively the advan-
tages of renovation.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-20
RELIABLE REMEDY
RESTORES KIDNEYS

For many years druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained by DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Roo
the great kidney, liver and bladder rem
edy.
1t is physicians prescription.
Swamp-Root is a strengthening medi-
cine. DIR. Kilmer used it for years in his
private practice. 1t helps the kidneys,
liver and bladder do the work nature in,
tended they should do.
Swamp-Root has stood the test of years.
1t is sold by all druggists on its merit and
it will help you. No other remedy can
successfully take its place
Be sure to get Swamp Root and start
treatment at once.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kimer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-20
Cow-Shipping Crate.

from inch hard pine or spruce, the
length of the COW. Nail these to the
three stills and then turn your floor
over so that the stills will be on the in
side. This gives smooth bottom to
the crate, and is very essential in NOV
ing 1t with the COW inside.
Next cut two 2-by-4's the height
of the COW for the hind posts of the
crate, and two more, six inches long
err for the fore posts. The fore posts
are longer for the cross pieces of the
stanchon to be nailed to. Nail the
corner posts to the bottom. Now place
a stanchion in front, which should be
of good strong material, as this alone
keeps the COW from escaping. The
back end may be boarded up after
the COW is in position.
If the COW is going far, send along a
food supply, which may be chopped
hay and grain mixed. Also send a
pail to water her, and the pail can
be used to feed her from also.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-20
FRUIT LAXATIVE .
FOR SICK CHILD
"CaIifornia Syrup of Figs" can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children California Syrup OF
Figs" that this Is their ideal laxative,
because they love its pleasant taste
and 1t thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with
out gripping.
When cross, irritable. feverish, or
breath Is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, mother! If coated, give q
teaspoonful of this harmless fruit
laxative" and in a few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, cour bile and
undigested food passes out of the bow
els, and you have well, playful child
again. When it's little system is full
of cold, throat sore, has stomach-ache.
diarrhoea, Indigestion, colic-remem-
Der, good inside cleaning" should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions of mothers keep California
Syrup of Figs" handy; they know a
teaspoonful today saves sick child
tomorrow. Ask at the store for 90
cent bottle of California Syrup Of
Figs" which has directions for babies.
children of all ages and grown-ups
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-20
WAY TO KILL COOLING MOTH
Effective Method Of Eradication Is to
Scrape Larvae From Branches
During Winter.

All fruit growers that have watched
The codling moth at all know that in
the fall the full-grown worm, or larva,
comes from the wormy apple, seeks
protected place under the rough bark
or in the crotches Of the trees, spins a
cocoon about itself in which 1t re-
mains inactive during the entire win
ter, writes George M. List, Colorado
Agricultural college. With the COM
ing of the warm days a change
begins to take place, and shortly after
the blossoms have fallen and the lit
tie apples, begin to form, the adult
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-20
CRATES FOR SHIPPING COWS
1T Animal Comes Within 1,ooo-Pound
Limit Make Device Strong and
Light as Possible.

In answer to query as to the best
way of Grating COW for shipment by
express j. Grant Morse, in Rural New
Yorker, makes the following reply:
If one is thinking of shipping cow
by express the first thing necessary Is
to weigh the cow. The express COM
panies have made ruling that no ex-
press package Gncluding live stock)
will be accepted that weighs over 1000
pounds.
But, If your COW comes within the
limit, 1t is necessary to make your
crate as light as possible and insure
its holding her. Measure your COW
as to length from the middle of her
neck back to her tail. (Allow little
so that she can move little). Then
get the width of her through the
widest part. Next get the height. Cut
three pieces of 2-by-4, or other lum-
Der, for the stills the width Of
the COW. Then cut the floor boards
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-20

moth energies from the cocoon to be-
gin laying its eggs about the little
fruit.
Each female lays on the aver
age from 40 to 80 eggs, so If only few
Of these chrysalises or ALTERNATING
larvae are destroyed the number of
eggs to be deposited will be greatly re-
duced. A large per cent of the win
tering larvae can be destroyed by
scraping oil round bark from the trees,
especially In and about the crotches of
the trees. If the scraping Is done dur
Ing the winter the larvae not killed In
the process will be destroyed by the ex-
posture and the birds.
The sooner fruit growers come to
realize that this method Of fighting
this pest is almost as important as
thorough spraying, the sooner will they
begin to grow larger per cent OF
worm-free fruit.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-20
GREEN'S AUGUST
FLOWER
Used All Over the Civilized World
for More Than SO Years.

Stomach troubles seem to be almost
universal the last few years; l mean
indigestion in many forms. internal
nervousness, caused by incompatible
food fermentation, coming up Of food.
sour stomach, headache, apparent pal
pitation of the heart, habitual consti-
patton, intestinal indigestion, caused
by torpid liver, and general break
down with low spirits and depressed
feeling. Green's August Flower was
introduced In this and foreign coun-
tries fifty years ago with wonderful
success In relieving the above COM
plants. Sold by dealers everywhere at
25c trial bottles or 75c family size. Sole
manufacturer, G. G. Green, Woodbury.,
N. j., U. S. A.. Australia and Toronto.
Canada.-Adv.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-20
ROUGHAGE FOR DAIRY FEEDS
Dairyman Cannot Hope for Success
Unless He Pays More Attention
to HOMEGROWN Crops.
Clemson College Bulletin.)

(ClemSOn 0OlleDe bullelil'J
The past year has demonstrated
one thing to the satisfaction of every
man in the state who is engaged In
dairy farming, and that is that he can
not hope for success unless he pro-
duces at home all Of the roughage
needed and most of the grain feeds.
In every instance where farmers have
become discouraged with the business
the underlying cause has been the lack
of sufficient homegrown feeds. To
meet this requirement the following
feed requirement for one cow has been
worked out by the extension division
for the information of farmers during
the coming year.
One ton legume hay.
Four tons mangels or silage.
One ton sorghum.
One-half acre velvet beans and corn.
One-half acre rye for winter pasture.
One acre permanent Bermuda pas
ture.
The above ration will furnish sufli-
cient feed for one cow for one year,
with the exception of 200 pounds Of
cottonseed meal or soy bean meal which
should be added to the grain mixture.
The one-half acre of velvet beans
should furnish at least two months of
winter grazing, besides 700 pounds of
velvet beans in the pod and 700 pounds
Of corn and cob meal to be mixed with
the velvet bean meal and cottonseed
or soy bean meal for the grain mix
ture.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-20
TO RESTRAIN APPLE CANKER
Most important Orchard Enemy Still
Is Widespread Enemy-continu-
Gus Attention Needed.

Correspondence with apple growers
and inspection Of orchards by the Uni
versity of Nebraska indicate that Bills
ter canker is still widespread and
most important apple enemy. Apple
scab and blotch are readily controlled
by proper spraying. Canker, however,
requires continuous attention II 1t Is
to be held in control.
Owners of infected orchards should
write to the experiment stations of
their states for further information as
to the best methods of control.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-20
ORCHARD
GLrANINGS
ttt+++f++++.s.t++++ +++++.ff++'
PROTECT YOUNG TREES

Mice and rabbits like tree bark
as well as children like candy,
and 1t requires watchfulness to
save young trees from being CIR
died by these little pests.
The rodents are kept away by
wrapping trees with wire net
ting, or even tarred building pa
per; but paper Is not so sure
protection from mice. A six-inch
mound of earth well packed
around the base of the tree will
help to turn away mice, and If
the snow also is tramped down
around the trees the mice will
not be so likely to get at them,
because they work under the sur
face as rule.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-20
Can Serve Only One Master.

You cannot serve two masters; you
must serve one or the other. If your
work is first with you, and your fee
second, work is your master, and the
lord Of work, who is God. But If your
fee is first with you, and your work
second, fee is your master, and the
lord Of fee, who is the devil.-Ruskin.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-20
Probably Needed II.

81 say, miss, where's the barr"
"What kind OF a barr" queried the
waitress in return, and as icily as she
could.
"Why, q liquor bar, of course" he
drawled. "What sort Of a bar did
you suppose l meant?"
SWELL" she said, and her eyebrows
arched slightly, 81 didn't know, but l
thought you might mean a bar Of
SOAP"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-20
FLIES CARRY DISEASE GERMS
Most Practical Plan to Keep Pests Out
Of Barn and Milk Room-Don't
Let Manure Accumulate.

Keep flies out of the barn and milk
room. One fly may carry as many as
10000 germs to the milk. They may
be disease germs.
Manure should not be allowed to &C
cumulate around the barn-it Is a
breeding place for flies.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-20
Caution.

"You are not making as many
speeches as usual"
ent," replied Senator Sorghum. 1.-The
folks out home are differing on several
questions so violently that I don't
know which side to agree with"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-20

the despair In the
world have come.
But for t h e S e
words, and what
they imply, there
would never have
been a funeral.
or an aching
heart; never a
tear on the face
Of any human be-
ing.
ne Fact or sin.
The conscience
b ars witness
that man Is a sin
ner. The highest
p h | | o S o p h y
hpors Witness and
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-20

Now 10 the Time to Get Rid of These
Ugly Spots.

There's no longer the slightest need OF
feeling ashamed OF your freckles, as tho
prescription othine double strength - 10
guaranteed. TO remove these homely spots.
Simply get ounce OF othine-doubls
strength-from your druggist, and apply
little OF IL night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst freckles
have begun to disappear. while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. IL 10 seldom
that more than one ounce 10 needed to COM
pletely clear the skin and gain beautiful
clear complexion.
Be sure to ask for the double strength
othine, as this is sold under guarantee OF
money back IL IL falls to remove frecklss-
Adv.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-20
FEED GRAIN TO YOUNG CALF
No More Should Be Given Than viii
BE Eaten Up Clean Twice Day,
About HaIf-Pound.

After calf begins to eat consid'
cradle, grain should not be kept be.
fore II. No more should be given than
will be eaten up twice each day, which
will not be over ons-half pound daily
for the first two moLths
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-20
Process of Elimination.

The portly man with the appetite
to match, surveyed with establishment
the tray of dishes the waiter had
brought.
remember all these things l ordered?"
dat was easy, sab. 1 done tOle
de chef dere wuz man outside want
ed everythin' on de bill 'cep de olives"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-20

Several London (England) papers
may be compelled to suspend owing
to paper shortage.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-20

Wilmington, Del, will spend $1,000
600 to Increase public school facili-
ties.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-04-20
did eat.-Genesis Sc.

From these three words, all the sor-
Tow and suffering, all the distress and
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-14
Beau RrummeII Story.

In Gen. Sir George Higginson's "Sev-
enty-One Years of a Churchman's Life"
there is a good story of Beau Brum-
NELL
The author had it from the late Lord
Lyndhurst, who knew him well.
Someone, who no doubt wished to
discomfort him by allusion to his par
entage, asked in the presence of some
of his admirers:
"Pray, Mr.. Brummell, how are your
good father and mOther?
THANK you," was the reply, "quite
well when l left them half an hour
ago; but by this time they have prob
ably cut their throats!"
"Good heavens !" exclaimed several
of the bystanders, ''you must be speak
ing in joke"
Not at ALL" he said with a quiet
tone of appreciation of the motives
of his questioner they were eating
peas with their knives"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-14
PLAN TO ERADICATE
ALFALFA CUTWORMS
Poisoned Bran Mash Proves Sue
CeSSfuI in Arizona at Cost
of ST Per Acre.
Q0rom the United States Department OF
Agriculture.)'

From the United States Department of
Agriculture)'
Poison bran mash, costing approx
mately 81 per acre, has been exception
ally successful in killing alfalfa cut
worms in Arizona, according to re-
ports to the chronological service Of
the United States department of agri-
culture. About 90 per cent of the
larvae were killed by this treatment,
and arsenate Of lead seemed TO bee
fully as effective as paris green in the
experiments. It was possible to tell
three days after field had been treat
ed whether or not the method was eff.
fective. The following is the stand
ard formula for preparing poisoned
mash for this purpose:
Fifty pounds of wheat bran; two
pounds paris green or four pounds
powdered aEsenate Of lead; six finely
chopped oranges or lemons. Bring
the whole mixture to the consistency
of stiff dough by the addition of low
grade mOlasses, such as Is used in cat
tie ratiOns, adding water when neces~
sary. Distribute this bait by broad
casting over the infested field, taking
care to sprinkle it, thinly but evenly
throughout the field. In case bran
cannot be obtained readily, middlings
or alfalfa meal may be substituted,
With this mash distributed as direct
ed there is no danger Of poisoning cat
tie or domestic animals that Craze in
\
mash should be scattered in the field
Immediately after it is prepared. If,
however, it is left standing about the
house, it should be kept out of the
reach of children.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-14

ing them some little toy or knick-knack
from his journeys, making them kites,
or play boats, or soldier caps and guns.
He had saved Benny from drowning
and the little fellow remembered it,
and Joe was his ideal of hero. AS to
Benny's wondrously lovely sister, when
Joe had undone the gift parcel he care
inner pocket as a cherished memento.
Then when he reached home he got a
ladder and nailed the horseshoe twen-
ty feet up above the front door, for
it was too bulky and cumbersome to
match his QUOT set.
''It may be my good luck in helping
me to get better acquainted with Ben
nys sweet sister, Marie" whispered
Joe fervently TO himself.
Joe Bangs was an important and
useful element in the business economy
of the little town. Merton was twenty
miles away from the railroad and de-
pended on Butterville for supplies.
Three days a week Joe drove TO that
interior city to bring to Merton freight
and express and fill orders for local
storekeepers. He was trusty, prompt
and reliable, as well as always cheer
full and accommodating and everybody
was his friend.
Little Benny came over to see a quot
game played with his present and was
much disappointed to discover that it
had been otherwise employed. Joe
soon contented his Juvenile favorite,
however, by imparting to him the in
formation that he valued toe sincere
the gift to have it tossed about in the
mud like any common, everyday horse
shoe!
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-12-14

from a well, the well and reservoir
as has been stated, should be as near
to each other as practicable, and both
should be located on the highest ground
to be watered. Where reservoir
is to be fed from stream, q part
of the flow may be stored in the
stream bed or be diverted through
pipe, flume, or ditch to a better site
some distance away. In the selection
of sites for the larger community res
ervOirS care must be exercised To
make sure that water can be stored
at small expense per unit volume, and
such factors as the character of the
materials to be used, the nature of the
foundation, pOrOsity of the soil, de-
pendability of the inflow, and the like,
likewise are to be carefully considered.
The farmer, on the other hand, L -
less choice of selection. He may be
obliged to build a reservoir on poor
site in order that it may be placed
near a pumping plant or for other
reasons arising from his needs or The
conditions on his farm.
In Farmers Bulletin S2S, of the
United States department of agricui-
ture, Farm Reservoirs" a detailed
discussion of such general cOnsidera
tons as the prevention of losses Or
water from reservoirs, constructing in
let's, outlets and gates, wasteways, and
slopes protection is given. These fac.
tors should be well considered by any
one contemplating building q farm
reservoir or pond. The bulletin viii
be mailed free on request