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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-07-12

plOring. Their cries are augmented
by other wounded closer by All called
for bandages. hut we had none left. We
tore strips from our muddy shirts and
with them covered the gaping wounds.
Men are dying constantly. There are
no doctors, no bandages, nothing. The
wounded must be assisted but first the
Frenchsmust be repulsed.
The rain falls harder constantly and
we are all wet to the skin. We shoot
blindly into the night. The fluctuating
fire of musketry becomes strong, then
weaker, then strong again.
We pioneers are scattered among the
infantry. My neighbor touches me.
"Say," he calls.
"What do you want?" l ask. "Who
are you?"
"Come here" he Kissed.
1t is eerie alone i'm this DEVILS night.
"Why are you here? VIII you MUIR
der me like those over there. Soon
they will return from over there and
the fun will be on again. Do you hear
the others weepp
| And he laughed.
Suddenly he started again: 81 al
ways shoot at them until they stop
weeping. That is fun"
And again he laughed, maniacally,
and louder than before.
/ realized finally that this man haG
lost his reason. A man passed bring
ing ammunition and / asked him to
fetch the commander at once. The Of
ficer arrived, accompanied by an infan-
try lieutenant / met them and report
ed that my neighbor had been firing on
the wounded, talking nonsense, and
undoubtedly was insane. The lieuten-
ant stepped between us.
Can you see anything?" ne asked.
"See! No. But l hear them moan
ing and weeping. AS soon as hir one
he is quiet for he sleeps !"
The lieutenant nodded to me. He
tried to take the gun from the man,
but the latter seized it quickly and
sprang back to cover. From there he
fired while standing among the wound
ed, until moment later, he himself
fell, riddled.by many bullets.
The drama had only few specta-
tors. 1t was hardly over before it was
forgotten. Anything but sentiment.
The blind firing continued. The
cries of the wounded became constant
ly louder.
Why? These wounded lying be.
tween the two fighting lines are e8.
posed to the firing Of both parties. No
one can help them for 1t would be in.
sanity to venture into No Mans Land
Ever louder and with more heart.
rending pleadings, the wounded called
for the stretchers, for help, for water
At the most curse or an oath is the
only response.
Our trench was filed with several
inches of water and underneath that
mud. In this morass lay dead and
wounded, thrown together. 1t became
necessary to make room and so the
dead were thrown over the ramparts
At one o'clock i'm the night men came
with stretchers and took away some OF
the wounded. but for those wretches
lying in No Mans Land there was no
help.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-07-12
.AIk1l
USE A STRAINER FOR CREAM
Will Break Up Possible Lumps and
Remove Curd Particles and
Any Foreign Matter.

Prebared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
When cream is ready for churning
the churn should be prepared. 1t
should be cleaned thoroughly, rinsed
with scalding water, then thoroughly
rinsed and chilled with cold water.
The butter ladies, paddles, worker
and printer should be treated in the
same way, and all but the worker
placed in pail of cold water until
needed. If that is not done, the butter
will stick to them.
Cream should be poured into the
churn through u strainer 10 break up
possible Jumps and to remove curd
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-07-12
Selection Of Breed.

Be sure that the male at the head
Of the flock is purebred.
The Mediterranean or egg breeds
are: Leghorns, Minorcas, Spanish,
Blue Andalusians, and Anconas.
The American or general purpose
breeds are: Plymouth Rocks, Wyan-
dottes, Javas, Dominiques, Rhode Is
land Reds, and Buckeyes.
The Asiatic or meat breeds are:
Brahmas, Cochins, and Langshans.
The English breeds are: Dorkings,
Orpingtons, and Redcaps.
For farm use the American breeds
are probably the best.
Purebred poultry means uniformity
of products.
Uniformity of products means in
creased profits, If products are prop
erly marketed.
Given the same care and feed, pure
bred fowls will make greater profit
than mongrels.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-07-12
(To BE CONTINUED
SEEMING Contradiction.

The Oriental may be lnscrutable, but
he is no more puzzling than the aver
age American. We admit that we are
hard. keen, practical,-the adjectives
that every casual European applies to
us,--and yet any bookstore window or
railway newsstand will show that we
prefer sentimental magazines and
books. Why should hard race--if we
are hard--read soft books Henry 8
Candy, In the Atlantic.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-07-12
TERRIFIC SLAUGHTER MARKS OPENING OF THE HISTORIC
BATTLE OF THE MARINE

SynopsThe author officer
corresponds
ing the engineers United States sent into
Belgium with Igno
Of their destination their actions the
Belgian soldiers
Cvlansmen, chidrenare
Zeppeins and of the Ger
Notifications The Germans
Belgium Staying of their officers
soldiers who tried aid helpless refugees
The German pioneers throw bridges
slaughtered surrounded
towns the invader
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-07-12
CANDLE eggs TO
TELL CONDITION
Appearance of Egg Shell Not Re-
liable indication of Quality
of Contents.
EQUIPMENT IS EASILY made
Ordinary Hand Lamp, Lantern, lncan-
descent Bulb or Flashlight May Be
Used-Necessary That Work
Be Done In Dark Room.

The poultry raiser with small
flock as well as the commercial raiser
needs to make sure that the eggs used
at home or marketed are in best con-
dition. Gambling will show that. 1t is
reliable and can be done easily. Equip
ment can be improvised at home.
The shell Of the new laid egg has a
soft ''bloom" which is a valuable sign
of perfect freshness. This bloom is
destroyed by touch, and in any ease
disappears after a few days exposure
to the air. After that the appearance
of the shell is not reliable indication
of the condition of the contents. By
holding an egg between the eye and
a strong light in such manner that
the rays of light come to the eye
through the egg the condition of the
contents can be seen. This method of
examining the eggs Is called 'can-
ding"
Work In Dark Room.
Gambling eggs is done in dark
room, using a light inclosed in case
having opposite the light hole of ap-
propriate size and shape at which the
egg is held for examination. An ordi-
nary hand lamp, lantern, an mean
descent bulb, or a fiashlight may be
used. Any box large enough to hold
the lamp, set on end, can be used for
case. Besides the hole in the side
opposite the light there should be Il
hole in the top end (see illustration)
otherwise the heat over the light would
fire the box. A tester chimney such
as is used on lamp for testing eggs
in incubation may be used for can
ding. Have the light on table or
shelf as may be convenient. Place the
eggs to be candled at one side; at the
other have separate receptacles for
good and bad eggs. Take the eggs one
by one and hold, large end up, close
to the light.
Appearance of Eggs in Gambling.
A perfectly good, fresh egg shows
"full" and "clear" before the light;
there is almost no air cell at the large
end, and the yolk outline is only faint
ly discernible.
A fixed air cell of b to 3-16 inch in
depth indicates a fresh egg as eggs
run in general receipts. A larger air
cell with mobile lower line indicates,
according to size and fluctuation,
stale egg, or one becoming weak and
watery.
Spots Are Blood clots.
Very small spots In an egg are usu-
ally blood clots. Large spots, rings,
and shadows are due to heat and ger
mination, and indicate decomposition
in the first stages. An egg that is
opaque except for IA large fixed air
cell contains chick dead at an ad-
vanced stage Of incubation. An Opaque
egg with large air cell having mo-
bile lower line is In an advanced stage
Of fluid decomposition. Eggs showing
Slight spots or rings can often be util-
lied by breaking them and separating
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-07-12

To let food rot or decay or even to
let frost get at potatoes Is now a Grim.
inal offense In Englhnd
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-07-12

Ten dozen eggs a year is the aver
age estimate given as the production
of the hen.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-07-12

Eggs intended for Matching should
not be kept over four weeks. They
must be turned every day or two.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-07-12
FOLLOW NATURES PLAN


Eggs, meat (green cut
bone OF beef scrap,
milk, or cottage cheese.
Oats, corn, barley. etc.
Lettuce. cabbage. kaie,
mangels, alfalfa. clover,
sprouted oats, etc.
Grit and oyster shell.
Water.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-07-12
The French troops, held in con-
tempt by the Germans before the

war, halt the Prussian military
machine on the second and third
day, of the battle Of the Marine
and the German line breaks un-
der the terrific assaults Of the
French. A fierce struggle for the
possession Of q German battery
is described in the next INSTALL
mcnt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-11
WALNUT is WANTED.

There was a time when the walnut
tree stood very high in popular favor.
In the mld-Victorian period its wood
was eagerly sought and widely util-
lied. They made household furniture
out Of 1t, and stair rails and doors and
many other useful things. says Cleve-
land Plain Dealer. A walnut bedroom
set was the pride of the housewife
Skilled wood carvers conjured in black
walnut, and the cleverest joiners
matched and shaped 1t. Then came a
reyulsion in favor. Walnut was push
ed aside. 1t languished in attic and
in woodshed. 1t fell victim to the
rude handling Of the iunkman. The
treasured walnut bed gave way to ma.
hogany or maple, or brass or iron. The
trade in walnut lumber was wrecked.
Now, by a strange twist of times
steering-gear, walnut comes to the
front again. The government wants
walnut. Ii wants great deal of ii.
( 1t wants it for gunstocks and airplane
propellers. Walnut is the ideal wood
/ for these Important purposes. Even
single walnut tree is welcomed by
the munition and airplane makers. Pa.
triotic woodmen are asked not to spare
that tree, If It happens TO be wal
nut. The man who sacrifices a tree
for government uses has the proud
satisfaction of knowing he is helping
to complete q Hun-destroying gun, Of
TO propel an equally destructive air
plane.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-11
JUDGE FOR YOURSELF
Which Is Better--Try an Experiment
or Profit by a Bennington
Citizens Experience.

Something new in an experiment.
Must be proved TO be as represent
ed.
The statement of a manufacturer is
not convincing proof of merit
ButNhe endorsement OF friends U.s..
Nov supposing You had a bad back,
a lame, weak, or aching one
Would you experiment on it2
Yon vill read OF many so-callcd
cures.
Endorsed by strangers from far
away places.
It's different when the endorsement
comes from home.
Easy % prove local testimony.
Read this bennington case
John Ryan, 207 Depot ST., says y
suffered from backache which bother
ed me mostly when got up from o
chair or in the morning On a friends
advice took Doan Kidney Pills and
my back is in good shape now
Bought Doans at Gokay's Drug store
.ald recommend them highly
Prize 90 G, at all dealers Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-sei
Doans Kidney Pils-the same that
Mr. Ryan had FosterMilbun Co.
5lrgrs., Bufial0. y. Y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-11

Splendid Is the vision 1t raises. Over
and over again people have asked
themselves the question: What good
can come out of this war commensu-
rate with its awful cost? Why does
God permit this war? is another form
Of the same question. More and more
It begins to appear That there may be
On answer to 1t, says Baltimore Sun.
II from this war shall arise new civ
illzatlon, in which strong nations shall
no longer be free to wrong weak ma
tons, in which people shall choose
their own rulers and their own forms
Of government and shall not have
them imposed upon by force, in which
there "shall be common standard OF
right and privilege for all peoples and
/ nations" and the assertion Of right
I shall not be "haphazard and by casual
alliance" but there shall be a com
mon concert 10 ohllge the observance
of common rights If such civiliza-
ton is founded upon this bloody strug-
gle, then It will not have been fought
In vain.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-11
British self Control.

Behind every manifestation OF
Thought or emotion tho nrton retains
control of self. and is thinking:
THAT'S an I'll let T. 10 see,' even:
THAT'S all IN let m IL feel" This
sloiclsm is good IN 81 refusal TO be
foundcred; bad IN that - fosters a
narrow outlook SstWye emotion, spon-
faneity and frank sympathy 'estroys
grace and what one M describe
roughly as the loyable s f ua n
Elty. The English h7lg ever say
Just what comes into th,ir heads.
What we call good FORM" the unwrt-
ten law which governs certain classes
of the Briton savo Of the dun and
glacial; but N turks within II Il
core OF vlrtu 70 has grown up like
callous shell round two fine ideals
suppression Of The ego lest it tram
pie ON the corns Of other people; and
exaltatlon Of the maxim; Deeds be-
fore words. john Galswort'y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-11

America is fully able to say what
shall be the peace terms without as
sistance from Baron Burlan. The
mothers OF this country are not giving
their sons to die upon the battlefield
only that Germany may be given OPP
portunity to gather her resources and
recuperate her forces for another con
fllct. The end of this war must be
the end OF Prussian milltarlsm--the
end of the kaiser-and the end of the
autocracy which he has created in cen
trail Europe, says Houston Post. These
demands Will be the beginning Of the
peace terms; and America will listen
TO no others until these be attained.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-11

Our women war workers are spend.
Ing their high wages on good clothes.
The price Of mems clothes has doubled
and the men are economizing, but
double price does not drive women TO
economy for their factory wages, on
the Baruch plan Of equal pay for equal
work. are the cause of change In ad-
verhslng which makes itself report
Of new conditions in woman's world.
And the women will probably satisfy
their warnings until clothes are stand.
ardlzed and pro-rated. What states
man will have the courage to declare
lingerie nonessenual2
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-11

The imperial vice chancellor of Ger
many suggests that Belgium might be
restored without conditions and with.
out indemnity. That will not be DONE
Belgium will be restored, but condl-
tons will be laid down by the allies
and Germany will pay an indemnity
which will cover the material damage
done that country ravaged without tho
slightest license of international law.
There will be conditions and indemni.
ties, the Hun may be assured-more
han he desires.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-11

A delightful feature that attracts The
attention in Lisbon, the capital of rog-
tugal is the many fountains TO hr
found everywhere. Here are figures
df Neptune, or ohelisks OF pnrhlci
there are sculptured Venus and
Adons, and again. as on the Largo do
Carmo, an original erection in The form
Of q temple and elsewhere simply the
followed shell and faucet With
chained cup Some Of them are beau-
tiful. an are interesting by reason of
The picturesque groups which collect
around them to draw and fetch water.
The women, says am exchange, have as
free aud graceful a garbage in bal
ancing thoirlargo water Jars sideways
op The head MS the women OF the ORR.
emit
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-11

Poetry only naiycly acknowledges
the ocstatic monotony that lives in
the heart Of an rhythm, brings it out
Into ihe llght. and there openly wenves
upon 1t the patterns ~ melodie sound.
Poetry IS thus the more natural, and
both historically and psychologicaliy
the more primitive of The two arts. 1t
is the more simple Meter, and even
rhyme. which is but 4 colored light
drumbcnt acceutuunc the meter are
not ornaments or "roAncmcnls" or
something else which may bee called
'.shythmical speech They are the
heart Of rhythmic speech expressed
and exposed with II perfectly child
ike and candid grandeur Prose Is
the refinement Prose is the sophisti-
Gated and studio accompanimcnt-a
thing that infinite numbers Of people
have not the fneness Of endowment or
cultivation either 10 write or read.
Prose is q civilized slbllmatlon Of p0-
etrv. In which the original healthy in-
foxicant note OF the tomtom is 50
laid over With fine traccrles Of related
sound chat it can no longer be iden-
tilted at an except by the analytical
eve Of science New Republic.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-11

A noted German military critic talks
about further developments which
Nould cause the ultimate aims of the
entente powers TO retire into crepus-
cular rmoteness." This ought Inn
ne ably reassure the German mass
cs I. 3 learned length OF laundering
oound tl.is volleyed against the enemy
IN IA artillery fire of verboslty.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-11
Removes scorohed Spots.

Badly scorched linen may be I'M
proved by boiling well half pint of
vinegar half an ounce Of soap, two
ounces OF fuller's earth, and The juice
OF several onions; spread this over the
linen wherever it is scprched and leave
1t to dry. When dry wash the gar
ment, and the scorch viii have disap-
peared.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-11

The silver spruce of British Co
lnmhla is in such demand for nlrplane
construction because the trees grow
extremely tall. sometimes 1850 feet, and
they taper but little toward the top.
From Them can be obtained long wing
beams for flying machines, which run
from ID to 3J feet Ia length.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-11
Catarrh Cannot BE Cured

wlih LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
cannot reach the seat OF the disease
C0turlh s local disease, greatly In
iuenecd 10y constitutional conditions. and
m order TO cure 10 you must take an
internal remedy. Halls Catarrh Medi-
nIno is takan internally and acts thru
,hc blood on the mucous surfaces of the
gy atom Hairs Catarrh Medicine was
prescribed hy one Of the best physicians
W iN.s country for years. II ia come
posed uf ennle Nt The best tonlCs known.
combined with some Of the best blood
1nfIHUre The perfect combination OF
Na W.reiienta in Halls Catarrh Medi-
'lHr what produces such wonderful
W NnuU.lls free.
" CniNrY y Co. Props. Toledo. o.
tn lwmrlfta l5c.
HALLS Family Pills Ter constipation
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-11
An annuity is a panaeea.

for the financial Ills Of old age. To
PAYS a fixed income as long as you
live. as true as YOU lhe-without
thought. care or trouble Write or
cali for rates. National Life ms Co.,
of yt tsiuiudl) Earle $ kins.ey,
General Agent Mead Building, Rut-
land, Ut Adv
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-11

This is Gas Mask Day. The need for
observance OF such a day appears
much less than it did at the time the
day was set apart by Governor era
ham.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-11

The town Of Ypres has suffered ter
rlbly, especially from the tongues OF
those who attempt to pronounce It's
name.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-11

Germany loaned Turkey four air
planes and the British have captured
them all. An alrplane, We take It.
was about as useful to a Turk as a
cake Of soap would he.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-11

Vereta BE Compound the credit
Mrs. JOSEPHINE KlMBLE, e35 West
Race ST., Portland, Ind.
Thousands of American women give
this famous root and herb remedy the
credit for health restored as did Mrs.
KimDie
For helpful suggestions in regard to
such ailments women are asked towrite
10 Lydia +. Pinkham Medicine Co.,
Lynn, Mass. The result of its long
experience Is at your service.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-11

In short an eyceheut opportunity
now offers for former Sunday joy
riders to go to church and see how it
feels to be good.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-11

II is n question whether Belglans or
serblans arc getting most enjoyment
out Of the recent turn OF events.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-11

majority of at least TWO in the Senate
and OF not less than forty-two in the
House Of next Congress-.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-11
Monday, November II, 1918.

Henry Ford appears TO be on the
political casualty list
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-11

Latest returns siye assurance Of a
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-11

Doc rlv ct ~ ~.
--. al i,.a GOWN
o0l so weak , gould
ID my house
ok, was nervous
sud could not lie
down at night. ]
took treat I'm ents
from a physician but
they cidnothelp me.
My Aunt RECON-
mcnded Lydia (.
Pinkham's Nege-
table Compound. |
tried it and now |
am strong and well
cqain and DO my own
work and / Civ e
LYDIA u. Pinkham s
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-28
Patience and Work
Advice Of State Officials

Pierre-Without the newspapers,
the United States government would
be sadly hampered in its efforts to as
simulate it's wonderfully mixed popu-
lation into an efficient, cooperating
people that realizes 1. is fighting for
the freedom of the world, and your
responsibility is eoTTsspoiainSiy
great.
One OF the first and foremost tasks
is quelling the spirit of unrest that
war breeds and spreads. We must
preach less hate and more usefulness
II we are TO overcome any lurking
desire to disrupt the organization
work that is pressing forward.
Can we not all join in urging people
everywhere to be patient and content
ed, to do. the thing that ome to
them each day? If the boys abroad
are fighting for us, we must constitute
an army here to help them. Each of
us has our place and as we excel in
filing 1t, as we give unselishly the
best service as soldiers at home, we
will In time be summoned to bigger
things as we are needed.
There is plenty of useful work for
us right here in South Dakota, on the
farms, in the homes and in every
community. Show your readers that
too many people moving about rest
lessly seeking something else, tends
only to disorganize. is wasting their
energies and is ~congesting the rail-
roads.
There IL a big field In this educative
work for South Dakota editors.
Will you help us e~ditoriaiiy?
Department of Labor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-03-28
Congress Asked to Help
Save Power Of Big Muddy

Petitions are being circulated in
some parts of the state asking Con-
gress to help South Dakota eur
the great power Of the Missouri river
now running to waste. These petit
tons are to be signed by citizens to
give the state congressional delega-
tion some backing when they bring
up the matter in congress. II is un-
d~erstood that these petitions can be
seer and signed at local banks. Con-
gress is helping develop the power
OF Niagara, why not help secure power
on our own rivers. The enterprise
OF securing signers to a monster petit
ton that will make Congress take
notice. is right and proper but I re-
quires some enthusiasts to get behind
IL In every locality. Thes- . .biic az
fairs won't just happen TO take care
Of themselves. Some person. or per-
sons. have TO take hold and make them
happer.