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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-06-23
ENDORSED BY GRANGE.
Patrons of Husbandry Pass Res0lu-
tion In Favor of National Aid
for Good Roads.

The farmers are class conservative
do their thinking first and their talk
Ing afterwards. For some reason the
farmers of this country have been read
ing and thinking about road improve
ment and the best way to secure that
much desired result. They have con-
sidered local taxation and labor as the
means of building good roads, and have
found this long-tried plan to be fail
ure except in limited localities. They
have studied the state-aid plan, and OBJ
served the great advance made under 1t.
Finally they have been studying the
question Of national aid. and they APP
pear to have concluded that 1T is the
way they long have sought and mourned
because they found it not" At any
rate that fine, conservative old farmers
organization, the Patrons of Husbandry
commonly spoken of as the Grange,
IN its national meeting at Buffalo few
days ago came out with the following
strong and unequivocal declaration:
Whereas, The United States govern
ment has expended vast amounts Of
money In the improvement of trans
portation facilities by river and har-
Dor appropriations, and has donated
vast tracts of valuable land il aid Of the
construction Of railroads,
Therefore, Be ii resolved, That the
National Grange favorS the Inaugural
ton of national policy for the i'm
provement of highways, and the appro-
priation by congress of liberal amount
to establish comprehensive system Of
road improvement through the coopera-
ton of the federal and state govern
ments, suggesting that the general fea-
lures of what is termed the Brownlow
bill embody, with some notifications,
the essential features of such policy.
RES olyed, That We call upon all state,
+ Pomona and subordinate oranges to
take prompt and vigorous action upon
this important matter; and we hereby
authorize the legislative committee OF
the National Grange to inaugurate and
conduct an aggre ssive campaign IN Sc
curing federal aid for improvement of
highways. Also that our legislative
committee be authorized TO gather all
the information possible regarding the
road laws and systems of road building
in the several states, and that such in
formation be published in such form as
the committee deems best"
These resolutions will set In motion a
vast force that moves slowly, but ire
sistibly; for it must be remembered that
the National Grange usually gets what
1t goes after, whether 1t IS state freight
rate law the creation of a national de-
partment of agriculture or the passage
of an oleomargarine bill, This is by far
the most important Endorsement the
Brownlow bill has yet received.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-06-23
Increased Demand for Wool,

During the past decade manufacture
ors of dry goods have been using more
cotton and less wool in order to cheaper
the cost of the fabric. The result of
this was a stagnaton In the wool mar
ket and a great depression In prices.
Methods were employed even in the
manufacture Of wooden" goods whore
cotton was mixed in very literally, Now
cotton has reached such a high price
that the demand for wool has increased
materially and prices have hardened
some. sheep men are glad to see affairs
take this turn. for they are reapng some
benefit from the better outlet for wool.
II Is said the south will gain 100000 600
this year by the rise IN the price Of cot
ton Chicago Daily Sun
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-06-23
MINES IN CALIFORNIA.
Mineral Wealth Taken
from Ground of All Three of
the 81 Counties.

There are only three California coun-
ties out of the entire array of 81 that Will
not make a showing in the statistics OF
mineral output for the year 1902, says
the San Francisco Call, Several of the
counties that are discovered to have
mineral wealth are not represented by
large figures of actual production. That
Is according to expectation. But, con-
sidering the area Of the state, It's length
and breadth, there is probably no other
country on earth that can be shown to
be as uniformly mineralized Throughout
practically its entire extent.
Among the surprises contained In the
statistics to be submitted by the state
mining bureau will be the figures OF the
value of the total output of petroleum In
California for 1902. The production was
very large, but when the price at the
wells ranges from Is to % cents per
barrel for fuel oil It does not, compare
lively speaking, require large figures
to show what it sold for in total in the
market. The total gold output of two
counties far surpasses the value In the
market of all the oil produced In the
state during the year 1902. While the
price of oil has continued to be low, the
value of silver, which is Of great inter-
est in Pacific coast camps. has continued
to rise. The government followed the
market from 40 cents to SIS cents in Its
purchases for the Philippine coinage.
Then 1t stopped. Millions OF dollars
worth of bullion will be required by the
government before the Philippine coin
age bill provisions are fully carried out.
At the present price Of silver many sill
yer cam s can produce at profit.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-06-23
GATE FOR FARM GARDEN.

top of paling Also two pieces with
hooks on ends. to nail on railing on In
side of gate six feet eight inches from
the end. Put strap hinges on three feet
from other end, and saw in two. Have a
piece of iron pipe 20 inches long, four
inches in diameter, set In ground so as
to leave about two inches out Of ground
six feet eight inches from post. Make
post TO fit In pipe neat, but not tight,
and drive two staples in temporary post,
and two in end post and hang gate on.
When necessary to drive or haul
through. simply lift gate off and sat to
one side, and lift post out of iron pipe
and you have lots of room TO drive
through.-W. s. Cohenour. In Epito-
mist
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AIDS TO CLEANLINESS.
Description of Pig TrouEhs That VIII
Remain Glenn for Ia Week or
Two at IA Time.

When pig comes to trough for
feed or slop he generally comes in a
hurry. and is not content with plunging
his snout into 1t. but must thrust his
forcfect into 1t also The mud and filth
is mixed with the feed or slop.
and is not conducive to the health OF
the animal 1t would be much better
If this could be prevented, and the ami
mai compelled to keep his dirty feet
out of his dish.
The pigs neck Is short, and he
cannot reach very far, and, therefore
his trough must neither be high, wide
nor deep. and it should be so placed
that the bottom is on level with his
feet Some good forms of troughs are
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-06-23

There IS no doubt or question but
that clover hay IS one OF the best of
coarse foods for the fowls In every
500 pounds of clover there are about
10 pounds of lime, and this shows In
ono way at least, why ii f. good foi
the laying hen The second or seed
bearing crop. when we'll cured. Is the
one to put by for the use of the poul
try II can be thrown 10 them as you
throw It 70 other stock, but for poul.
try tins is waste 4 cutting box
that Will cut 1t in'o half inch bits
should hc provided These hits should
be- scnldcd and slightly saltcd before
hcing tod or better yet. should hp
MIXED IN with mash OF some Kind
the following f. a good formula Two
quarts OF clover, two quarts of hran
two VI corn meal Pour scaldinp
water over md let stand few hours
before feeding Farmers Voice.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-06-23

1t is the dutyiot every farmer to keep
his roads In good condition Those about
the house and In the more conspicuous
parts of the premi, es serv, a double pur-
pose OF being both useful and orna-
mental a road is not any particular or
nament, II IS true, under any circum-
stances, yet a well-kept road Is a credit
TO place, whereas a neglected road is
always a shame The farm roads need
cleaning up and resurfacing almost as
much in the fall ne In the spring After
the rush of the summer is over. they
ought 70 be put into condition for win
ter wear II is a timely piece q work
Just now Country Gentle man.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-06-23

The discussion on apples making n
COW drunk seems TO have brought out
dintrtut views | have seen cows down
that have eaten too many apples and
also corn both green and dry The
symptoms are so similar In overfeed-
ing that cannot distinguish between
green corn aud apples think the
gases formed hy these fermenting sub
stances cause these symptoms. do
know that giving tho animal alcohol
camphor or ether, especially alcohol
helps o. hring about an abatement Of
those drunken symptoms W II Ridge.
v Nj D., IN Rural New Yorker.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-06-23
Cows tina, make 300 lbs. of butter or less.

Prof Wheaton sets fairly high
standard for the COW that possesses no
value aside from her beef qualifica-
tons A few years ago some of our
foremost Jersey breeders thought they
were setting themselves very high
mark when they aspired to bring the
average of their herds up to that point
We fear very large percentage of
the Jerseys of the country would fall
to come up to that standard. and their
beef value would be small recompense
for milking them two or three years at
loss while determining what they
were going to do We are afraid Prof
Wheaton has overlooked one very i'm
portant point in determining the value
of cow for strictly dairy purposes
Gross returns are one thing, but net
return is sometimes quite a different
proposition, and the latter is what de-
termines finally the value of the ami
NAL For example, In the recent report
of the production and cost of feed for
the Wisconsin dairy herd we find one
COW standing fourteenth as regards
value Of total products, but thirtieth as
regards net returns or returns above
cost of feed consumed Another COW
Of the same breed with s15,71 less total
product TO her credit returned larger
net profit by s739 The first mentioned
COW stood second in cost Of food con-
sumcd the feed bin being 1887 more
than for the largest butter producer
in the herd and six dollars more than
for the COW yielding the greatest value
Of total products In figuring above
total products the calf IS not consid-
prcJ protrip Farmer
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-06-23
Trees and Shrubs for
Shade and Ornament
By Frederic CranefieId Assistant In horticulture asC"
tural Experiment Station, University OF Wisconsin
Continued from last week

Strawberry Bush IS valuable for orange coorea I'u'S
seed vessels which produced late in the season ana usually
persist spring The specimens on the Station GROUNDS nave
been badly by aphls but recent experiments
lead that the insects be controlled by spraying
with kerosene emulsion the leaf buds open hc Eur
opan form appears quite hardy and fruits freely an
the native species a..
The Spea family affords several types besides the hlda
Wreath worthy planting The following have been teso mere
s. Peters Wreath Sprca has downy leaves and umbcls OF
preenish white flowers; o f., fully hardy
Meadow Sweet Sprca resembles Van Ioutc but smaller bo
bush and blossom
Arguta Soirca i low growing species bcaring multitude Of
small white ang very carly in the ephg not u
hardy
Thunbcg Sprca closely resembles the above but OF lower
growth; not hardy.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-06-23
HANDY GARDEN GATE.
An Idcn from Pennsylvania Which
Has the Enforcement of All
Who Have Tested IL.

A handy garden gate is made as per
description. Railing is two by four by
ten feet long. Paling IS three by three
fourths by four feet Saw in railing
three-fourths inch so as to leave paling
level with railing and nail on Have
some old buggy tire IS inches long, with
three holes In. Nail or bolt on railing on
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-06-23

picture 1t we'll pied It's distinctive and
striking FORM to formal plantations large grounds where it
occupy place with sheared and other art
fetal plant forms but the natual scheme usually adopted
planting grounds should be sparng
used single specimen placed in front of group of shrubs
would not be out of place.
The list of shrubs here given would be Incomplete guide to
planting without naming the tested and
found unreliable
To
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-06-23
Complimentary Copies.

Miss Quilting wrote novel last
SUNNI r and it made quite stir in the
literary world. Everybody says it is
Just splendid
AIr Synex-Hh And how many
copies have been sold
Miss Quilting don't think any cop
les have been sold yet but Of course that
has nothing 10 do with the fact that it
has created daei led sensation in the
literary ", rll, don't you know Boston
TRANSCRIPT
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-06-23
W orklng Up to IL

Emma And, Charlie dear, wQnld
you have really shot yourself If | had
refused your
Charlie Indeed would | had al.
ready sent to four houses for price lists
Of revolvers
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-06-23
HOVER RR0THERS
WilfuIIY misunderstood.

They re in reduced circumstances, of
course. hut their family i n very old
one and prou even it they have lots of
debts. They date back to the time OF
William the Conqueror.
"TheMebts, you mean ] don't donbt
that Philadelphia Press.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-06-23
Knew Three of Them

Dearborn Do you know the seven
wonders of the worlaf
Wabash Well, | know three of them
"Only three
Yes, I've only been married three
times you know.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-06-23
A SWING STANCHION.
MANY Stookmen Like This COntrtv.
nncc, Although II seems Clumsy
and Complicated.

A stanchion which will swing side
ways and not forward and back has been
asked for by subscriber, The accom-
panying illustration shows how it can
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-06-23

! Cure Nervous Debility, Blood
Poison. Rheumatism. Enlarged
Veins. fistula. Piles and Other
Rectal Diseases. Kidney. Blad.
der and Lingering Ailments.
| MAKE NO CHARGE FOR CONSULTA.
TON. whether you take treatment or not
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-06-23

be made This is an ordinary chain
haueiug swing stanchion, with blocks
on the floor and from the crosspiece
above on each side, to prevent the for
ward and back swing. This will allow
1t 10 move Sideways. Rather than go
to mi. trouble, why not tie the cattle
By the ucck?- Farm and Home.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-06-23
VARICOCELE.
Varicocele Impairs Vitality and De-
strOyS the Elements of Manhood.

VaricOcele lmpalrS Vitality and DE.
stroys the Elements of Manhood.
l want every man afflicted with Vari-
cocele, Blood Poison, Nervo-Vital De-
bility, or allied troubles to come to my
office. where l will explain to him my
method of curing these diseases. in
vite in particular all men who have be-
come dissatisfied with treatment else
where. will explain to you why you
have not been cured, and will demon.
strate to your entire satisfaction why l
can cure you safely, quickly, and per-
manently. MY COUNSEL WILL
COST YOU NOTHING, BUT MY
CHARGES FOR A PERFECT CURE
WILL BE REASONABLE AND NOT
MORE THAN YOU WILL BE WILL
ING TO PAY FOR TIE BENEFITS
CONFERRED. | WILL DO BY YOU
AS | WOULD WANT YOU TO DO
BY ME If OUR CASES WE'RE
REVERSED.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-06-23
VALUE OF DAIRY COWS.
In Computing II the Net Results and
Not the GROSS Income In to he
Considered.
To be Continued

In a recent exchange Prof. A. H.
Wheaton furnishes the following table
for determining the value OF dairy
COW:
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For sale b. TIT Il 4. RhE9en HOWE
Co ,C.r 9TH and Buffalo 81 June #
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ANjES If You nre suffering from persistent
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While hogs should hase plenty d
water, II should be pure and fresh.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-26
JAPANESE WARsHlPs soMBARD
TWO RUSSIAN POSITIONS
At PORT ARTHUR.
FINAL ASSAULT IS At HAND
TOXIC PREPARES TO CELEBRATE
THE FALL OF THE BIG RUS
SIAN FORTRESS.

London, Aug. 25.-Two more of Port
Arthur's Notifications have been ST.
fenced. They are east Of Golden hill,
and it is believed they are Forts Tai
pangtze and Chaochinko. Two Japa-
nese %Italian-built armored cruisers
bought from Argentina, the Kasuga
and Nisshin, discovered on Tuesday,
Admiral Katadko reports to Toxic,
that the Russians were shelling the
Japanese land forces from those posi-
tions, steamed in close to land and
after a short bombardment silenced
the Russian guns. Otherwise the sit
uation at Port Arthur is practically
unchanged. The Japanese fire CON
tinues at intervals
The Chefoo correspondent Of the
Express wires that during the last two
days few heavy shells have been fired
into the town, which would suggest
a shortage of ammunition for siege
guns. The Russians are taking ad-
vantage Of the lull to lay additional
ground mines. The Japanese prepare
lions for the celebration of Port Ar
thurs fall in Chefoo have been sud.
denly CANCELLED.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-26
IMPORTANT EVENTS IMPENDING
Absence Of News From the Far East
Points to a Crisis,

Absence of News From the Far East
Points to a Crisis.
London, Aug. 25.-The absence of
dispatches of any kind from the far
East this morning leads to the belief,
expressed editorially in the London
newspapers, that important events are
impending.
In a dispatch to the Central News
from Copenhagen it is declared that a
large steamer flying the Russian flag
which passed the Great Belt Wednes-
day bound south, as reported in a dis
patch from Nyborg, Denmark, is the
Russian volunteer fleet steamer Smo-
lensk.
According to the correspondent of
the Daily Telegraph at The Hague, the
officials OF the Russian embassy there
are busily comforting with the leading
Dutch members of The Hague arbitra-
ton tribunal, and the belief prevails,
the correspondent says, that Russia is
inclined to submit the matter of what
constitutes ~contraband Of war and
cognate questions to the tribunal.
The Cape Town correspondent of
the Daily Telegraph understands that
strict orders have been issued that
Russian cruisers are moi to be allow
ed to coal in Cape Colonial ports with
out previous reference to headquar
tars.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-26
DRAWS FIRST PRIZE
NORTH DAKOTA MAN GETS FIRST
CHOICE OF DEVILS LAKE
INDIAN LANDS.

Devils Lake, N. D., Aug. 25.-The
great Devils Lake Indian reservation
lottery practically closed last night
drawn. There are a few claims less
than 600 on the reservation. BY night
the winners were all drawn from the
wheel. Then 400 names were drawn
but not announced. These are reserv-
ed lists which will be kept secret un-
til it is known whether or not all the
winners take advantage of their right
and file. If they do not file, from the
next 400 after the first 600 winners
names will be used in the order drawn
and notified of their right to file.
1t was hardly 9 o'clock when the
curtain on the stage of the local
armory arose and disclosed Commits
sioner Richards, Judge Wakeley and
James Twamley, with clerks, and boys
to draw the names. Howard Maher
was elected to draw the first name and
he selected an envelope from the
wheel, which vas churned frequently
after the envelopes had been placed
in it, before the eyes of the armony full
of people.
The name in the envelope was Bruce
M. Warren, twenty-five years of age,
of Forest River, N. d. Then alternate
ly Howard Maher and frankie Prosser,
boys, selected to draw the names, took
envelopes from the wheel and the
winners were read to the people by
Commissioner Richards, and the next
500 drawn were simply carefully ex-
amined by the committee and the
names given the government clerks,
who afterwards gave them to the press
and posted the list outside the armory
There were no disturbances and the
lottery moved along quickly and most
fairly. The rest of the names not
winners will be drawn and unlucky
persons notified of the order in which
their names were drawn and that they
did not win.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-26
NOTICE.
High Line Ditch Company.

High Line Ditch Company.
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the trustees of the High
Line Ditch company, held on the 10th
day Of August, 1904, an assessment
of 5 per cent per share was levied
upon the capital stock Of the corpora.
tion, payable on or before the Goth
day of September, 1904, to the secre-
tary, at his ranch, or by mail at Bill
ings, Montana. Any stock upon which
the assessment remains unpaid on
the said Goth day of September, 1904,
will be delinquent and advertised for
sale at public auction and unless pay.
ment is made before will be sold on
the 9Th day of October, 1904, to pay
delinquent assessment, together with
costs of advertising and expenses OF
sale.
33-4t E. B. HASTINGS, Secy.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-26
WHILE SMELLING THE JAP ARMY.
Russian %eattIeship sevastopol Strike,
a Mine and ls Damaged.

Russian 1attIeship sevastopol strikes
a Mine and ls Damaged.
Toxic, Aug. 25.-Further details of
the disabling of the Russian battleship
Sevastopol have been received here.
The Japanese battleship Asahi was de-
tailed to watch the Sevastopol. Her
commander reports that the Russian
ship emerged from Port Arthur Tues
day morning and co-operated with Ger
tain Russian batteries in bombarding
Japanese forces on shore. This firing
had been kept up for several hours
when the Sevastopol suddenly struck
q submarine mine. The explosion
caused her to list heavily to starboard
and at the same time she lurched for
ward, almost burying her bow under
water. She was towed back into Port
Arthur by a tug.
Admiral Katakoa reports that the
Japanese cruisers Nisshin and Kasuga
fred upon the Russian forts ON Tues
day. They discovered that the Rus
slams were shelling the Japanese land
forces from a position near Lungtsin.
tsz. The Nisshin and Kasuga steamed
In close to land and after a short bonn
bardment silenced the Russian guns.