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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-09
HOW NAMES BECOME CHANGED
Sometimes Intentionally, but More
often Due to the "Wear and
Tear of Time"

"Who Was Who?' is the suggested
title for new book to contain the
names of all persons who have
changed their names. A new, publica-
ton will do that in England. IL the
work is carried back far enough it VIII
be found that scarcely name has
survived the wear and tear of time.
Some of the changes. are intentional,
like our daily applications in court, but
most of them are due to bad spoilers
or poor pronunciation and phonetic
spelling to express the errors Of pro-
nunciatiOn. Our Dutch ancestors had
q habit of cutting off everything that
went down to and including the VAN"
The name "Burch" was originally
"Birch" and meant a man who lived by
the birch tree. 1t Is a curious COM
ment on this new book that the Lon
don newspaper editor who is putting it
out has juggled his own name after
the English custom, when taking n
tile. Good names are a misfortune
when they are used like family por-
traits to make snobs.-Exchange.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-09
Chaplain Was in the Way.

Sergt. Jimmy Wilde. tiyweight box
ing champion of the world. tells this
war story:
An army chaplain came across n
baggage column with a wagon stuck
fast.
men, I see you're In difficulties" he
said. "Can be of any assistanceT"
Eyes, sir" exclaimed one of the
drivers, 'by making yourself scarce.
You see, we can't very well say TO the
horses what they'd understand while
you're about"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-09

Crepe meteor and georgette is an
other delightful combination for sim
pie autumn frocks, which are made
generally on the straightest Of lines,
with a brilliant dash of color pro
duced by beading or embroidery.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-09
KEEPING QUALITY OF FRUIT
Among Dominating Factors Are Char.
acter Of Soil, Age Of Trees and
Care Of Orchard.

The character Of the soil. the age Of
the trees. the care of the orchard-all
Of these factors modify the growth Of
the trees and fruit and may affect the
keeping quality. The character Of the
season also mobiles the keeping power
Of the fruit.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-09
In Nowise Playful.

II understand you have quit play
ing politics?'
~ never played politics" replied
Senator Sorghum. when | went into
campaign / never left the other fell
low enough of chance to warrant
calling it any kind of a game"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-09

~ throughout the season of active
growth. Whenever branch is seen
to be so placed that it obviously will
need to be removed at the annual
pruning for the shaping up of the tree,
it is well to take it off at once. In this
way the annual pruning can be re-
duced to a minimum and the removal
Of large limbs will rarely be neces-
sary.
Then, too, it frequently happens
that single branch in the top of a
tree will grow considerably faster
than any of the others, making the
tree unsymmetrical If the growth Of
the branch Is not checked. A slight
heading in as soon as such a tendency
Is apparent will usually keep the top
well balanced.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-09
Watch Your Skin Improve.

On rising and retiring gently smear
the face with Cuticura Ointment. Wash
off Ointment in five minutes with Gu
ticura Soap and hot water. For free
sample address "Cuticura, Dept. x,
Boston" At druggists and by mail.
Soap %, Ointment 25 and 50.-Adv.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-09

my housework. Ny baby when seven
months old weighed 10 pounds and / feel
better than have for long time. I
never had any medicine do me so
much good. Mrs. PEARL MoNYHAN,
Mitchell, Ind.
Good health during maternity is q
most important factor to both mother
and child, and many letters have been
received by the Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass, telling Of
health restored during this trying period
by the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-09

A man can easily mar the pleasures
of his home, but he seldom makes
them. That is for the woman.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-09
Could Tell Him.

miss Oldbird keeps me guessing.
never know what she is about"
"Oh, she's about fOrty-tive."
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-09
UNITED STATES EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
DETROIT. GRAND RAPIDS, PORT HURON: IRAvERsE CITY
ParadoxicaI Raise

~ see where the price of shaves has
gone up"
Queer in business where there
are so many cuts"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-09

curing the time l
was lookingforward
to the coming Of my
little one that ! am
recommending 1t to
other e pc c t an t
mothers. Be fore
taking it, some days
l suffered with neu.
ralgia so badly that
i thought l could
not live, but after
taking three bottles
of Lydia E. Pin k
hams v eye table
Compound | was en-
tirely relieved Of
neuralgia, ] h ad
gained in strength
and was able to go
around and do all
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-09

Invisible patches ought to be used
in fixing up quarrels.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-09

No man ever surprised a woman by
telling her that he loved her.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-09
MOTHERS
TO BE
Should Read Mrs. Monyhan's
Letter Published by
Her Permission.

Mitchell, Ind.-"Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound helped me SO much
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-08-09
important to Mothers

Important 10 WotUoto
Examine carefully every bottle or
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that 1T
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-03

and certainly the f1eas materially re-
duce the egg production, retard the
growth Of fowls, and diminish their
size.
The eggs are deposited by the adult
flea while it is attached to the host
They fall TO the ground under the
roost in chicken houses or under sheds
freuuented by the poultry and there
continue to develop. When dogs and
cats are infested, the immature stages
develop largely in the material used
by them for beds. They require COM
paratively dry material in which to
breed, but large amount of air moist
ure is favorable to them. Adults OF
this species continue to emerge from
infested trash for four or five months
after all hosts have been removed
A few other species of fleas are oc-
casionally found in poultry houses
Some of these may be normally bird
infestfng species, while others are at
home in the houses Of domestic pOul-
try.
As a preliminary step 1t is well TO
see that the poultry are kept away
from other animals as far as possible.
Especial care should be exercised to
keep dogs and cats from lying about
the chicken yards or places frequent
ed by the poultry. All animals, and
the poultry as well, should be exclud-
ed from beneath houses and barns, as
such places are favorable for flea de-
velopment and difficult to treat If they
become infested These precautions
should be followed by a thorough
cleaning out Of the chicken house and
outbuildings frequented by the poultry.
All of the material should be hauled
a good distance from the buildings and
scattered. The places where the feas
are thought to be breeding should
then be sprinkled with crude OIL
It is rather difficult to destroy the
sticktight flea on fowls without injur-
ing the host 1t is desirable, however,
in the case Of heavy infestations to de-
stroy as many Of the fleas as possible
This can be accomplished by carefully
applying carbolated vaseline to the
clusters Of f1eas on the fowls, or greas-
ing them with kerosene and lard-one
part kerosene TO two parts lard In
all cases care should be taken that
the applications OF grease are con-
| fined to the seat Of infestation- It Is
! important that dogs and cats be freed
| from sticktight fieas. This may be
| accomplished by washing them I'm q
| saponif1ed coal-ter creosote prepare
| ton, or by greasing the most heavily
infested parts with kerosene and lard.
/ Rats sometimes harbor these fleas In
considerable numbers, therefore their
destruction will aid IN the control work
The thorough cleansing Of poultry
houses and runs and the application OF
| crude petroleum Will be found TO aid
In the control OF other important enc
mics Of fowls. such as mites and chick
en- ticks or blue bugs"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-03
)OUIH.
~% ~2
FLEAS INJURIOUS TO FOWLS
sticIotIsht Variety Found in Many
Southern States Is OF Importance
Few Other Types.

from the United States Department OF
Agriculture-)
Southern poultry raisers have an
additional poultry pest to combat
aside from lice and mites. It is the
sticktight flea, or Southern chicken
flea, which In many parts OF the South
and Southwestern states is Of great i'm
portance. It has been reported as in
furious to poultry as far north as Kan
sas. This form of flea attacks q num-
Der OF different hosts including poultry,
dogs, cats, and some wild animals. IN
like other species the adult fieas re-
main, during the greater part Of their
lives, attached to the host animal, it
has been stated. In the case of pOul-
try infeStation f1eas are most common
on the heads of the hosts, where they
are to be seen in groups or patches.
This habit OF attacking In clusters
seems to be well marked. and an in
tested fowl often may be recognized
at a considerable distance by the dark
flea covered areas about the eyes, comb
and watties. When the fieas are ex-
cessively abundant they may be found
in similar patches on the neck and va
riOus parts OF the body. The injury
is most marked in young chickens,
which when fairly heavily infested
often die quickly. Older fowls are
more resistant, but have been known
to succumb to very heavy infestatiOnss
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-03

PROMINENT members of the Trades
and Labor council and the board OF
trade in Vancouver, B. c., have formed
a committee as court of appeal and
Cancellation board to avert strikes, if
possible.
The local trades council has made
a strong protest against the proposal
to employ women as street car drivers
in a West Midland England) district.
Pulling back the handles OF a new
motorcycle stops it by disengaging the
clutch. throttling the engine and ap-
plying the brakes.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-03

PLAYS are decorative panels contributed by repre-
sentative American illustrators to illustrate twelve
points in a recent speech by Herbert Hoover, food
administrator.
The purpose scope and accomplishments of the
food administration the situation with which it is
dealing, and work being done by the home
servation department are shown.
The bureau of fisheries of the department of
commerce has displays to urge the utilization of
fishery products used little not at all, but
that available to help supply the demand for
meat Samples and posters of whale, shark, gray
fish, sabIefsh, eulachOns burbOts, drums, tletish,
skates and rays represent of the dining table
strangers shown.
The fisheries exhibit also display tanned skins
OF aquatic animals-and most people know that
leather is valuable nOw-with a demonstration of
pearl button manufacture, one OF the industries
that Germany dominated before the
Programs of moving pictures treating many war
time themes shown in connection with the
other exhibits. They screen American soldiers at
the fighting front and in camp; farmers striving
for bigger crops in the country; methods of con-
serving as well increasing the food supply,
views of beautiful landscapes in the national
parks; reclamation of arid lands, highway con-
structiOn and other activities, many Of them in
direct relation to winning the war.
At every fair where the combined exhibits are
displayed, the Four-Minute Men-the volunteer
speakers who are fighting disloyaI propaganda and
urging unstinted public support for every war
movement-gather in state cOnclaves. They speak
the regulation four minutes between the official
motion pictures and assist the soldiers and sailors
and department representatives in explaining dis
plays The Four-AIinute Men have headquarters
at booths maintained by the committee on public
information.
At a number of the fairs where trackage facili-
ties be provided in or near the grounds, one
of the mine rescue cars of the bureau Of mines.
department of the interior, will be open to the
public. Full crews of five men will be on duty to
explain the intricate rescue apparatus.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-03

cape. In cold weather both the hinged
door and the damper in the air pipe
must be closed The windows in the
storage room should be darkened in
order to protect the vegetables from
too much light
Barrels, crates, boxes or bins may
be used as containers for the various
vegetables, but movable containers are
preferable to built-in bins, as it is pos
sible TO remove them for cleaning.
Using Outside Cellars.
Outdoor storage cellars or caves are
particularly good for the storage OF
many vegetables. They are especially
desirable on the farm, as they afford
convenient and inexpensive storage IA
cilities for surplus vegetables that 9TH
erwiSe might be lost They possess all
the advantages OF the basement stor-
age room and are superior in many re-
spects. It is possible to keep the cell
lar cool and to reduce temperature
quickly by opening the door during the
night, and closing it in the morning
before the air becomes warm
As the root cellar must be proof
against frost and moisture, its types
and construction vary with the geo
graphical location In the southern
portion of this country the structure
usually Is entirely above ground and
protected by only a few inches Of sod
| and straw or leaves. In northern sec
lions outdoor cellars are made almost
entirely below ground and are covered
with q foot or two OF earth.
Full directions for the construction
Of storage rooms and cellars and for
the storage OF vegetables are contained
in Farmers Bulletin S79, Home StOr-
age Of Vegetables" which viii be sent
free on request 10 the q. s. Depart
ment OF Agriculture.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-03
JUeeLERs OF HEARTS.

Probably the worlds marrying record for men
was created by that notorious bigamist, George
Witzoff, whose marriages have been estimated at
about 800. In the space of a single week ne
went through marriage ceremonies with ten
women.
An amazing matrimonial record, too was that
of q certain John Watson. This '.juggler OF
hearts" became acquainted with the eight daUgh-
tiers of a brewer Within a year he had gone
through form of marriage with each Of the
eight sisters, and had succeeded in decamping
with their savings.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-03

In order to prevent damage to cir
cular saws and danger to workmen it
has been found advisable to give ali
logs which come to sawmiII q thor
ough spraying with sharp jets Of wa
ter. This removes bits OF rock or gray
el before the logs 90 to the saw.
Joel Moses, named for state engf-
neer on the Socialist ticket in New
York state, explained that he could
not take the nomination, as he was
not an engineer but tailor. The con-
vention said that wouldn't make any
diTerence.-Exchange.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-03
ARRANGE FOR EASY CLEANING
DROPPING Board Prevents Litter From
BEING decentralization
Drcppings Weekly.

Poultry houses are more satisfactory
when they are arranged for easy clean
Ing. A dropping board viii prevent
the litter from becoming quickly con-
taninated and make cleaning easier.
The board should be tight and the
droppings removed at least once each
week. IT is a good plan to cover the
board with dry earth, sand or cinders
Lime or wood ashes should not be
used as an absorbent, as these mate
rails lower the value OF the poultry
manure by allowing the ammonia to
escape.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-03
Japan and the Cherry Blossom

No flower has entered japanese history Htera-
ture, art and religious thought longer more
richly than our sakura Japanese cherry. 1t
was only natural, therefore, that foreign visitors
to this country began call it the land OF cherry
blossoms and that we have chosen sakura our
national flower by common consent Our army has
adopted the blossom its insignia as express
sion of the national ideal of always being ready
to die for a cause, after the manner OF sakura,
which falls in the height OF natural glory and
human admiration without the slightest desire to
linger in the sordid wOrld-From Herald of Asia
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-03
HOME STORAGE Is BEST

The storing Of late vegetables
is an economy for those who
grow them In sufficient quantity 4
for the needs Of the family.
To care for the surplus vege-
tables nothing more, IN many
cases, is required than the use OF
facilities existing In or near the
home.
Often the late vegetables from
q small garden can be stored
with no expense.
When considerable quantities
OF vegetables are grown it Is
frequently advisable to construct
permanent storage facilities in
the form Of a storage room in
the basement Of the dwelling or
under an outbuIlding or to build
an outdoor cellar OF wood or ma
sOnry.
II permanent facilities are not
available late vegetables can be
kept In outdoor pits or banks,
requiring no cash outlay except
for labor.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-03
Interesting Gleanings

Mrs. Mary Hazenstaub OF Mewry,
blair county, who is in her one hun
dredth year, is the purchaser Of 500
liberty bond. She is native of Ger
many and cannot speak English. She
conversed with the solicitor through
one of her daughters, the youngest OF
whom is aged seventy-three. She prom
ised after receiving the money from the
sale of her farm that she would pur-
chase additional Liberty bonds.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-03

Bloody angle was a term applied to
a position in the battlefield OF Gettys-
burg. taken and Held during several
hours Of hard fighting by troops COM
manded by Gen. Daniel E. SickIes.
Shortly before the battle ended a shell
shattered General SickIes' knee, but
be buckled a strap around his leg and
remained on his horse until the last
shot was fred. That night his leg was
amputated.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-03
FACILITIES FOR
PROPER STORAGE
Many Cellars Are Suitable, but
Care Must Be Given to
Light and Heat.
AVOID FROST And MOISTURE
Attention Must Be Given in Fall to
Storing Surplus Vegetables So That
Grocery Bills May Be Ma
teriaiIy Reduced.

In the fall the wise home gardener,
whether in city or country, plans and
works for his garden next year, ana
stores the surplus products OF his sum-
mer work. He plows hard or stiff clay
soils, as the action OF the frost during
the winter will break the soil into fine
particles and render it suitable for
planting. He clears away the weeds
and rubbish and gets ready for an
early start In the spring. PlOwed
ground dries out more quickly than
unplowed and by blowing in the fall
1t is possible 10 get such crops as peas,
beets and early potatoes planted much
earlier than otherwise would be the
case.
II the gardener has planned his crop
so that fall finds him with large sur
plus of storable vegetables, much Of
his attention will be given TO placing
them away, safe from moisture and
heat, so that through the winter they
will help to reduce grocery bills and
vary the diet without regard to market
conditions or winter temperature.
Home storage Of vegetables, import
ant at times, is especially valuable
If canning or drying containers are
high in price. Furthermore, crops Of
suitable sorts that mature at a season
when they can be preserved by storing
should be kept in their natural con-
dition instead of being canned or dried
Beets. late cabbage, carrots, celery,
onions, parSnips, potatoes, sweet pOta-
toes, satisfy and turnips may be stored
in their natural condition. Beans Of
various kinds. including the Hmas, may
be stored dry. Successful storage is
not ar all difficult In fact, good faciH-
ties already exist in many homes, 1t
being necessary only to make use Of
the cellar, the attic, a large closet, or
other parts OF the dwelling, depending
upon the character OF the product to
be stored
Storing in House Cellars.
a cool, wen-ventilated cellar offers
good conditions for vegetable storage,
but many cellars are not well suited
because OF poor insulation or lack OF
I ventilation. Cellars containing fur
naces are usually too warm or too dry
for storage OF root crops. Often it Is
possible, however, to partition on a
room, either In one corner or at one
/ end OF the cellar, where the tempera-
ture may be controlled by means Of
/ outside windows. At least one win
dow is necessary, and two or more are
desirable for light and ventilation
Natural earth makes a better floor
/ than concrete or brick, as a certain
amount Of moisture Is desirable. Walls
Of the storage room should be parallel
to the walls Of the cellar. Ventilation
may be secured by opening windows,
but an air duct, made OF wood. metal
or terra Gotta, and permitting cool air
to enter near the floor level is desir-
/ able. A piece OF board with a hole
| the size OF the air pipe is fitted in the
window In place OF one Of the panes
Of glass. Another pane OF glass may
be removed from the sash and a small
hinged door fitted in its place, which
when open allows the heated air TO es-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-03
THOSE WAR TERMS.

One of the Observation-Disclosures regulars
boarded the at his accustomed corner after
an absence OF about two weeks He was looking
peaked" and one of his friends asked: Where
have you been for q couple OF weeks, BroWnT"
ooh, had a slight touch Of pneumonia" Brown
answered
Touch :" said the first speaker; '1ooks to me
like you might have had a direct HIT"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-03

The feed for the young poults must
be closely watched Newly Matched
poults require no feed for the first =
hours
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-03
Pastures save Grain Feeds

From the results OF many feeding
trials with hogs ten pounds OF gain for
each bushel Of corn fed, or one pound
Of gain for every SO pounds OF corn,
Is all that should be expected from
feeding corn e{ohe in q dry lot a
mixture OF one part tankage and nine
parts corn gives much better results,
usually producing one pound Of gain
for every 4-5 pounds OF the mixture
fed
The quantity Of grain needed to pro
duce q pound Of gain Is. considerably
lessened If the hogs have access 70
green forage. Corn fed to growing
shOtes on rape should produce one
pound OF gain for every 3.67 pounds
OF grain fed The addition OF some
highly concentrated feed, such as tank
age, meat meal, shorts or Hnseed neal
should reduce by One-hah 70 three
fourths Of q pound the quantity Of
grain necessary TO produce pound OF
gain.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-03
CIPHER.

Cholly-They say, you know, that what man
eats he becomes.
Miss Keen-Dear mel You must be eating
practically nothing-Boston Transcript
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-03
CosiInas Are Hardy

Goslings, as q rule, are very hardy
and should thrive with but the slight
est loss.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-03

A good sflo should be round. air
tight, waterproof. have walls that ara
smooth inside. and be strong and dur
The extra labor required to keep
weeds under control Is probably the
greatest economic loss which they
cause.
No farmer would dump his money
IN a heap back OF the barn But this
Is the way he often handles manure
which represents money.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-03

HRMzN0TES

Weevils and other insects may be
kept out OF seeds By the use Of car
bon bisulphide.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-03

Nothing that would make winter
feed for the chickens. the COWS, me
pigs or the horses, should be allowed
70 80 to waste.