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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-09-25

homes; many other thousands are con-
own in which to live. No nation
wide movement has gained such
hold on every one as the "Own Your
Home" campaign. But the best way
to get the home that you want is to
build it.
Building home, in a majority of
cases, means that the builder has to
borrow money with which to build.
This is an easy thing to do. Bankers,
building and loan associations, many
employers, real estate men and con-
tractors all are ever ready to help
for himself and his family. If the
prospective builder owns lot he can
get the money to build either on a
straight mortgage OF on a contract,
which provides for monthly payments,
the same as rent. If he has some.
cash, real estate dealers will help him
secure his home.
The first step in building Is to Sc
cure the plan Of the house that the
owner wants-one that Is large
enough to provide for the needs of
his family, and one that he can pay
for without embarrassment. Assum-
ing the obligation to pay for q home
Is one of the greatest incentives to
save. Payments are due at certain
time, and the owner will meet them.
And when the last payment Is made,
the builder has an asset that not only
protects him in his old age, but can
be turned into cash more readily than
any other thing, with the possible ex-
ception Of government bonds.
But what Is most valuable to the
home owner is the feeling that the
place In which he lives is hls-his to
fix up as he sees 1T; to beautlfy with
trees, and shrubs and flowers, and IT.
add to as he can afford 1t. He Is a
responsible member Of the commun-
ity in which he lives; he Is a fixture,
not a transient, and is accepted as a
desirable person to know. He gets ad.
vancement In business because IL Is
reasonably certain that he will stick
to his job, and not leave his employer.
And when the opportunity comes in a
business way he has, or can easily
obtain, capital to take advantage of
the opportunity that presents itself.
Owning a home Is what makes q
man a real citizen. And by building
a home he owns one that he wants; ;
one that his family will be proud OF,
and one that means more to him than
Just a place in which to eat and sleep
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-09-25
ADVISED HIM TO GO SLOW
Darky's Peculiar Reason for Wanting
Son to Be Easy on His "Pen
Arm" for a While.

George" said Florida man not
long ago to an old negro in his employ,
81 understand that you intend to give
your son an education"
"Dat's my intention, suh," responded
George. 81 know myself what it's TO
struggle. along without learnin,' an
has determined my son amt goin' TO
have no SIGH trouble as Ise had"
as your son learning rapidly"
"He shore is, sub, Las week he
done wrote lettah to his aunt what
lives more'n twenty miles from yere,
an alta while he's goin' to write to his
aunt dat lives bout fifty miles from
yere."
"Why doesn't he write TO that aunt
now?" smilingly asked his employer.
"He KANT write so fur yit, sub. He
kin write twenty miles fust rate, but
tole him not to try fifty miles It'll ne
gets stronger wifi his pen."-Jackson-
vile Times-UniOn.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-09-25
FINDS HAT AN UNSAFE BANK
Traveller in Kansas City Puts Roll In
Band Of Lid and is Out
STA.

Kansas City.-H. Fl. Raynor, who
says he is representative of the Du
Pont Powder company, left his room
Mt the Hotel Baltimore the other night
and entered a motor car that stopped
In front Of a rooming house on Walnut
street, the former residence Of Agnes
Keller.
81 have STA with me-" Raynor said
to the chauffeur, 81 might be robbed
in there"
ooh. no, this Is first-class place
now" interrupted the chauffeur. "But
put your money In the band Of your
hat"
"Good idea,' Raynor declared, plac-
ing the money In his hat. A few min
utes later Raynor was introduced to
Lillian Fox. keeper of the rooming
house, he told the police. She took his
hat and hung 1t on a hall rack. The
chauffeur departed.
When Raynor returned to his hotel
the STA was gone. Lillian Fox was
arrested. but denied the theft.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-09-25

room. The roof over the reai porch
to provide sleeping porch. Full stairs
lead to the attic.
This house Is not expensive to build.
The walls all are straight, which cuts
the construction cost. Still it will
make a comfortable, convenient and
attractive home for the average-sized
family. What it will cost can be de-
termined by consulting the local build
ing contractor and material dealer.
Costs differ in different localities, be-
ing controlled by the distance from
sources of supply and the consequent
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-09-25
INJURY DONE TO GOOD ROADS
Autos and Motor Trucks Do More
, Harm Than SteeI-Tired Vehicles
on Account Of Speed.

There is more damage done to the
roads now by autos and motor trucks
than steel-tired vehicles ever did, for
the reason of greater speed of motor
vehicles and their drivers have the
same fool tracking habit the horse
drivers always had. Driving in the
same tracks never damaged steel tires,
but 1t is the destruction of the roads
and rubber tires. The motor vehicle
is worse for the roads than horse rigs
on account of greater speed. The rea-
son running in a track is damaging to
rubber tires, is a sharp rock will be
set In the side of the track with the
sharpest corner out to nip piece out
Of every tire, and sharp rocks cannot
dodge or bounce out of the bottom of
the track, but cut holes in the tires and
break the fabric, causing the so-called
stone bruises and rim cuts, even on
properly inflated tires.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-09-25

Many builders in selecting the de-
sign for a home pick one of q house
that will suit the need of the aver
age family. The house is of either six
or seven rooms, of frame construction
and arranged in its interior so that
1t will provide comfortable, modern
home for the ordinary family. There
is nothing about the house that is
"freakish;" it is a good, common-sense
home. This sort of house is what will
appeal to the greatest number of buy
ers; consequently, 1t can readily be
turned into cash should the builder
SO desire.
The house shown in the accompany
ing illustration is the sort of home
described. 1t is of frame construction,
set on a concrete foundation and has
a full basement. There are three
good rooms on the first floor, and
three bedrooms and bath on the sec
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-09-25
HID ON MOUNTAIN
TO ESCAPE DRAFT
Stacker Endured mi-Starvation
Rather Than Endure PeriIS of
Army Service.

st. Johnsbury, Vt.-Arrested as a
Stacker "A year ago at his home here,
after he hid for several days in the
mountainous regions about the city,
placed in the service at Camp Devens
through the selective draft operation,
only to desert from there after two
weeks, and since that time living
hermits life on Victory mountain, Is
the history of Elmer III. Cox, who has
given himself up to the authorities and
is now in hospital under observation
as to his sanity.
Cox says he ate bark, berries, leaves,
nuts and anything that he could get
his hands on. He slept in high trees,
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-09-25
f0B[I(
ROADS
TEST ROAD MATERIALS FREE
Machinery for New Laboratory In
stalled at Colorado Agricultural
College.
(By o. v. ADAMS, Colorado Agriculture
College. Fort Collins, Colol

(By o. v. ADAMS, Colorado Agriculture
College, Fort Collins. Colo)
The experiment station of the Col
orado Agricultural college at Fort Col
Inns has just completed the installa-
ton of the machinery for a new labor
atory for the testing Of road materials
and is now fully equipped to make all
the standard mechanical tests on rock.
broken stone, Stag, gravel, sand and
top soil.
The laboratory has been installed
for the purpose CT aiding the people
of the state in their bodybuilding
problems. No charge is made for the
testing Of any material; the sample
must, however, be of sufficient size to
enable complete investigations to be
made.
The first systematic attempts to de-
termine the value of rock for road
building purposes by means of labora-
tory tests were made in France in 1878,
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-09-25
DOUBLED LIFE OF HIGHWAYS
French Engineers Find That Simple,
Surface coatings Of Tar Were Of
Much Benefit.

It has been the experience Of the
French engineers in building roads dur.
ing war times that simple, surface
coatings Of a tar preparation more
than doubled the life Of the road. This
being true, 1t would seem advisable in
the construction of all country roads,
to cover the surface with some crushed
rock or gravel, and then use the heavy
tar preparation, because the binding
effect prevents the material from slip
ping to one side; it holds the material
intact and gives the road hsrd-sur-
faced covering that is not only lasting,
but adds to the efficiency of the road.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-09-25
Looking Half Starved.

for fear somebody would capture him
while he was sleeping, and walked in
his bare feet SO as not to leave any
tracks.
From the first Cox took great dis
like to the war and had queer ideas
concerning the army and the draft.
His number was called for examina-
appear, nor could he be found. Sew
eral days later he was seen In the
town and an officer trailed him to a
rudely constructed shelter on Victory
mountain overlooking swamp near
the city, and he was arrested. He
was sent with several other rockies
to Camp Devens early In June, 1913,
and was accepted and placed in the
infantry. About two weeks after he
arrived there he was reported as miss
ing at roll call and, as time drew on
abouts, he was listed as deserter and
the government offered reward of
500 for him dead or alive.
While driving along on highway
that leads to about the foot OF Victory
mountain, Charles Ii. Howe of st.
Johnsbury noticed man, wrecked
physically, covered with dirt and look
ing half-starved; half-walking and
half-crawling along through the woods.
He investigated, discovered the iden-
tity Of the man and took him to town,
where he was placed in the county Jail
and later taken to "A hospital.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-09-25
Where Poor Sermons Come From.


The little group on the steps of Say
mouths general store and post office
were discussing the ministers conven-
ton, then in session at the state CAPT.
tai, and Squire Lane, who had been
assessed" for his share of Rev. Mr..
Lambs expenses, said that in his opin-
ion there were good many better
ways OF spending five days.
Cheaper, too" he added feelingly.
After sigh of sympathy had COM
pleted a circle of the little group, Joe
Rollins, who in village estimate.
want all there" asked "what they
held them conventions for, anyway"
'They meet once year to swap SER
MONS replied the squire.
''Now / know why we get such poor
ones!" said Joe, mOmentarily enlight-
ened. "Mr Lamb never did amount to
anything in trade."-Youth's Com
panion.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-09-25
Slew Pet Parrot to
Save Its Reputation

San Francisco. - Testimony
that she killed her parrot ito
save its reputation" because it
had formed q habit of cursing
at her was offered here by Mrs.
Sara E. Matheson, thirty-two,
in an action brought by a rela-
tive to have her declared incom-
petent. "At one time the bird
used to say Good night, ma
but then people started cursing
around the house. After that it
used to say, Good night, you
blankety, blank blank Then l
killed it," Mrs. Matheson testi-
fed.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-09-25
The Army's Efficiency.

Friend-How's your boy getting on
in the army, Mr.. Johnson?
Johnson-Wonderful feel a great
sense Of security. An army that can
make my boy get up early, work hard
all day and go to bed early can do any
thing American Boy.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-09-25
Slams Pointed That Way.

Visitor-What makes you think Will
liam will grow up to be great doc
tor?
Fond Mother-While playing doctor
with his little playmates, he said:
Gentlemen, before we begin to oper-
ate, you hold the patients hands and
feet, I'll get the three cents out of his
right-hand pocket"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-09-25
S|X-ROOM HOUSE
MAKES COY HOME
interior Arrangement Suitable for
Small Family.
IS NOT EXPENSIVE TO BUILD
Design Shown Suits Needs Of Average
Family and Provides House
That Is Readily
Saleable.
BY VIM. A. RADFoRD.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building. for the readers OF this
paper On account of his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufacturer, he
Is, without doubt. the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 1927 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, Ill. and only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-09-25

floor are living and dining rooms and
the kitchen. The living room is large,
II by IL feet 9 inches. The dining
room is 10 feet 6 inches by IL feet
8 inches. The kitchen Is nearly
square, 10 by Q feet 9 inches. A hall
connects the living room and kitchen
and permits entry to the basement
stairs from either room.
The three bedrooms and bath on
the second floor all are corner rooms
and open Off central hall. Good
sized closets ara provided with each
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-09-25

and the excellence of the French roads
can no doubt be partly attributed to
the selection of the best available ma
terials for their construction.
In 1898, road material testing lab
oratory was established by the Massa-
chusetts highway commission, with the
late Logan w. Page in charge. This
work has developed until today there
are many such laboratories through
out the United States, and road en-
gineers are more and more coming to
realize the value of such tests and to
specify that material used in road con-
struction shall measure up to certain
established standard requirements.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-09-25
Good Roads a Necessity.

Good roads have become q neces-
sity, not only on the public and main
highways, but on the township lines
as well.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-09-25
Road Building Is Simple.

Road building is absurdly simple.
Just two things are required-money
and brains. And the more brains YOU
use, the less money you need.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-09-25

cost of labor. BY consulting the con-
tractor and material dealer, also, the
prospective builder can learn many
ways to cut costs without cutting the
size and convenience of his home.
There are hundreds of thousands
of Americans now building their own
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-09-25

ond. The attic is large-large enough,
In fact, so that it can be utilized for
an extra bedroom, a playroom for
the children and at the same time pro-
vide considerable amount of storage
space.
From an exterior viewpoint, this de-
sign is excellent. The wide porch with
brick piers; the shingled siding above
the second floor sill and the inset at
tic window all combine to give it an
attractive appearance. The size is %
by 26 feet, so that 1t will go on a mar
row lot, keeping down the total cost of
the home.
The arrangement of the six rooms is
shown by the floor plans. On the first
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-09-25
n. c. of L.

Jim-T hear you are getting big
salary now" Jack-"Why-er-
thought 1t was until got it."
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-09-25

1t Is essential that good roads have |
permanencv
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-26
Wants to Go TO Movies, Etc.

Dear cynthia - You have helped so
many others ] wish YOU would be kind
to me. ] am tWenty-three years old
and have been married seven years.
wish you would help me to get my
husband TO take me out. l do every
thing to please him: ] ask him to go
to the movies or to a show, but he
won't go. He goes out a good bit by
himself. DISHEARTENED.
Has your husband ever taken YOU out
in the evenings in the seven years Of
your married life? If he did, how did
you enjoy those evenings? Were YOU
enthusia site about the little pleasures he
gave you, or did you find fault?
Sometimes a woman does not realize
how a little fault-fnding annoys a man
and that rather than stand it he will
stop anything that might lead to II
altogether. If this is not the case and
your husband has absolutely no reason
for refusing to take you out. do not stay
in, but go yourself with other women.
If he finds his supper not ready some
evening because you have been to an
afternoon MOVIE he may find it would
be well to have supper on time and to
take his wife out for movie or theatre
after that supper, Be very careful when
YOU do go not to enthuse too much
that is. not to gush, but at the same
time not to find fault with the enter
tainment provided.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-26
Daily Fashion Talk BY Florence Rose

Il DAILY Fashion Talk by Florence Rose
NF ALL the problems that confront
~ the mother of the girl in her
teens nothing is more perplexing than
the coat for this young lady.
There is no doubt that there is
large range Of coats shown for the
young miss this season, 'some very at
tractive ones, too, but as an investment
for the mother Of the growing girl who
is shooting up SO fast that she almost
outgrows her garments in one season,
favor the Capes that are being shown.
In the first place, they are practical be-
cause it is almost impossible for the girl
to outgrow capes. Should you buy
cape that just covers the young lady's
frock and at the end of the season three
inches of her frock shows, because OF her
growth during that time, the cape would
still be quite correct and large enough
for the girl. Then, too, the cape is
bound to be in fashion another year
for children.
There are, however, mothers who do
not in the least favor the cape and for
these I am showing today one of the
new spring coats This coat is of We
lour the skirt and the cuffs are dec
GRATED with tiny pinch tucks and COW
cred buttons. The large collar of the
material is overlaid with collar of
sports silk in bright colors.
The poke bonnet of straw has crown
decorated with a plating of ribbon,
with a bow of the ribbon and streamers
at the back.
Enquiries are solicited and may be
(Cczyrlght. 1919. by Florence Rose)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-26

ABOUT THE GROUCHY WIFE!
REARETWO TYPES OF HER
This Was Wrten the Reques, of Man Reader Who Thought
Too Much Attention Vas Paid to the Subject
of Crouchy Husbands

sible for anything so human and ma
terial as love is to be lost.
Help a man to make q good show
ing in his home before his friends
and he will forgive you great deal:
but once make him appear ridiculous
and no amount of making up for It
in other ways will wipe out the sting
of that wound.
And as to the second offense, refuse
to go out with a man often enough
and the time will not be far off when
he will be perfectly capable of going
out and finding his pleasure without
his reluctant better half.
Habits are easily formed and once
formed they are very hard to break.
Turn q man loose any certain number
Of consecutive times to find his own
amusement and he'll slip into a jolly
little rut that you will have a very
hard time to pry him out Of.
But trot along by his side with
your prettiest hat and a sympathetic
interest in the things he has been
doing all day and--well, you just can't
lose him!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-26
Mrs. Wilson AnslUers Questions

assoc, dip in -four, brown quickly in
hot fat. Now drain fat from pan
and add one-half cupful boiling
water, cover closely and steam or
smother until tender.
See bread lessons in EVENING
PUBLIC LEDGER from December 8
to 20.
My dear Mrs. Wilson-Will YOU
kindly send me a good recipe for
old-fashioned bollivers? Thanking
you in advance, l remain,
S. V. MILLER.
am not acquainted with this
dish. If you will describe it per-
haps / can give you the recipe.
Try this: Break an egg in a cup
and fill the cup with milk, place in
bowl and add
One and one-haF cupfuls -four,
Te0o teaspoonfwls baking poevder,
One teaspoonful salt,
One tablespoonful finely chopped
parsley.
Beat to mix. Cook like fritters
in hot fat. One-half cupful of finely
chopped meat may be added if de-
sired.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-26
Fashion Hints
Even riding coats are sleeveless.

Even riding coats are sleeveless.
Cotton voiles are highly fashionable.
The bodice has become more snug,
Velveteen sports coats are the latest.
Elbow sleeves are becoming more
popular.
Sashes are Of most extravagant
lengths.
Rose taffeta and white net are com
bined.
Navy serge is used for belted peplum
suits.
The newest directoire coats have
triple capes.
Gray and black tweed is used for
tailored suits.
Some of the new skirts have irregular
hens.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-26

a ND speaking of husbands who are
4 \ grouchy, gentleman reader sug.
gests that we kindly take up the sub.
ject Of wives who have the same
ailment.
The wife who causes her husband
the most trouble of all is the one
who cannot rise cheerfully to the
occasion when her husband calls up
and announces he is going to bring
home an unexpected guest for a meal
or to spend the night Either she
flies into a temper and absolutely re.
fuses to see the man IL he brings him
home or she gets into a fit of sulks
that makes 1t most uncomfortable for
the husband, let alone the guest, If the
husband is brave enough to bring him.
The second woman who belongs in
the class of the grouchy wife is the
one described best when you say "she
is not good sport" She is not ready
to powder her nose and put on her hat
when her husband takes a notion he
would like to go out. This wife thinks
an evening at the movies or an eve.
ming spent calling on friends cannot
make much difference one way or the
other and the sewing or knitting she
has to do seems far more important
than to humor man who takes sud
den notions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-26

"Joy"-I do not understand, dear, why
YOU at your home, because YOU happen
to live in'a hotel. You should arrange
to have place where you can see them,
especially as YOUR father is a person
in authority at this place. Look for
goodness in any friend. no matter what
her morals are right and the ideals
high.
OF course when it comes to marriage,
religion makes a difference. and mixed
marriages are not apt to make for fu
ture happiness. A marriage between a
Christian and one who is not one must
be left to the discretion of those most
concerned in it.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-26
Out of the Ordinary

More rain falls by night than by day.
Rats when cooked taste like young
rabbits.
In Arabia the horse is a favorite
article of flesh food.
Rice is the principal diet of one-third
of the human race.
In South America two dainties are
lizards and baked centipedes.
More matches are used in Great
Britain than in any other country.
The eX-Emperor William II was the
g. king Of Prussia who ever lost his
throne.
The music at Irish wakes was
originally for the purpose of driving
away evil spirits.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-26
Please Tell Me
What to DO
Ask Washington
By CYNTHIA

Dear t'ynthia--I have been a reader
OF your helpful column for some time
and [ wonder if you can help me now.
Until recently | have been corresponding
with a young man in the navy and
have lost track of him. AS we were
very good friends, am Interested to
find out where he is. Can you tell me
where can get the desired information?
CURIOUS
Write to the Bureau of Navigation,
Washington. l.. G. Give the young
mans name and the last address known
to You and they will be able to give
you the desired information.