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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-28
No False HoneycOmb.

There's no such thing as false honey
comb. That is the emphatic and un-
qualified statement of n committee of
the Chicago Beekcepers' Association.
made in report following thorough
investigation and n prize offer of ST.
600. Two members Of the association
have posted 81 900 ana offer to pay ii
over to any man who will show where
honey or substitute for honey is sold
in n manufactured comb The commit
tee states that there is no comb in ex-
istence other than that made by the
bees. and the sweets that fill the comb
is that gathered by the little workers
from the flowers and blossoms. The
money posted by the beekeepers has
been up for months. and has been so
published. but up to this time no one
has appeared to claim 1t.
Concerning adultcrated honey. the
committee says in its report that ii Is
well known that strained honey has
been adulterated with glucose, but
that the producers of pure honey, aid
ed by the work Of the Illinois pure
food officers, have well-nigh broken up
the practice.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-28

A good many of our swine raisers
produce only one brood of pigs Il year.
They say that the spring litter Is
easily taken care of and after wean-
ing goes onto green, succulent pas
ture- That Is true but II should not
he forgotten that there Is something
to be said on the other side. The man
that is well equipped for swine rails.
ing has considerable money invested
in hoghouses, pens and the like. If two
broods are raised year the plant"
so called is kept in use the year
around, and can thus be made to earn
a good interest on the investment At
ter all. the question of two broods Is
largely one OF winter feed Of n sue
culent nature and most of our farm.
ers are intelligent enough to solve that
problem ia one way and another. But
the man that attempts TO do this
should expect TO give his filters more
attention in the fall than In the spring.
The ''let-alone' policy will not prove
to be a paying one in that case.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-28
FEAR THE SEVEN WHISTLERS."
Superstition Which Has Caused Many
Mining Strikes in England

In some parts of England peculiar
whistling or yelping noises are heard in
the air after dusk and early in the morn
ing before daylight during the winter
months. Sometimes, however, the noise
is described As beautiful sounds like music
high up in the mir, which gradually die
away. The general belief is that the
seven whist,ers,' rs they are called, are
the foretellcrs Of bad luck. disaster or
death TO some one in the locality. II is
n very ancient suggestion. Both Swifts
ana poverS have been suggested rs the
whistlers. 1t may be noted that povors
are additionally supposed to contain the
souls OF those who assisted at the cruCl-
iiNlon and IN consequence were doomed to
float in the air forever. Really the
ministers" are widgeon, or teal, as they
hit from their feeding grounds, Il passage
always made under cover of darkness. In
Shropshire the sound is described as re-
semblns that of many lurkS singing, and
The folklore of both Shropshire and
orcestershire says: They are seven
birds, and the six fly about continually
when they find him, the world Wi! come
TO an end.
Everywhere. without exception, The
seven whistlers" are believed to presace
i'll. hut the superstition seems IT, We more
particularly Il miners notion. If they
hear the warning voice 81 the seven
'WhlStlcrs,' birds sent, rs they say, by
Providence to warn them of IN impending
danger not man win descend Into the
pit until the following day. For example.
in September, 1874. the following para
graph went the round Of the papers ION
Monday morning large numbers Of the
miners employed Mt the RriWurth collier
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-28
RACE DONE 2
Not a BIT of Il.

4 man who thought his race was run
made Il food find that brought him
back to perfect health.
One year ago ! was unable To per-
form any labor, IN fact, | was told by
my physicians that they could do moth
ing further for me | was fast sinking
away, for an attack Of grip had left
my stomach so weak 1t could not digest
any food sufficient to keep me alive.
There was just wasting away,
really being snufled out simply because
could not get any nourishneut from
food
Then my sister got after me to try
Grape Nuts food which had done much
good for her and she finally persuaded
me and although no other food had
done me tie least bit of good my stom.
ach handled the Grape.N Nuts from the
ment had needed, LII three months
was SO strong moved from Albany To
san Francisco and now on my three
meals Of Grapc-Nuts and cream every
day am strong and vigorous aud do
fifteen hours work
II believe the sickost person IN the
world could do as | do, eat three mea i
Of nothing but Grape Nuts and cream
and soon be on their feet agnIn In the
flush Of best health like me
Not only am IN perfect physical
health again but my brain Is stronger
aud clearer than ii ever was on the old
diet. hope you will write to the
names ! send yol about Grape Nuts.
for | want to see my friends well and
strong.
Just think that a year ago | was dy-
Ing but today. although an over IS
years OF age, most people take me TO be
less than 40. and feel just ~ young AZ
| look Name given hy Postum Co.
Battle Greek. Mich.
There's II reason
Look for the little book "'rhe Road
to MELVILLE, IN eacl pkg.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-28
Proved Beyond a Doubt.

Middlesex, n. y, July 25.-(Special)
That rheumatism can be cured has
been proved beyond a doubt by Mrs.
Betsey A. Clawson. well known here.
That Mrs. Clawson had Rheumatism
and had it bad, oil her acquaintances
know. They also know she is now
cured. Dodd's Kidney Pills did it. Mrs.
Clawson tells the story of her cure as
follows:
II was an invalid for most five years
caused by Inflammatory Rheumatism.
helpless two-thirds of the time. The
first year | could not do as much as Il
baby could do; then rallied a little bit
and then a relapse. Then year ago
the govt set in my hands and feet, /
suffered untold agony and in August,
1903. when my husband died | could
not ride to the grave.
II only took two boxes of Dodd's
Kidney Pi'e and in two weeks | could
wait on myself and saw my own wood
! dug my own potatoes and gathered
my own garden last fail. Dodd's Kid
ney Pills cured me-
Rheumatism Is caused by uric acid
in the blood. Dodds Kidney Pills put
the Kidneys in shape to take all the
uric acid out of the blood.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-28
Why a Bird Killer Put Up His Gun.

One Of our best practical farmers re-
lated to US he other day how he came
to change his mind about killing birds.
He said he formerly took a great deal
of pleasure with his gun and dogs. About
six months after coming to the territory
he told his wife lie would 20 out and
kill few quail. 1t was about o'clock,
so calling his dogs he started out on his
own farm
lie soon shot three quail, ant, his wife,
knowing that if he got thoroughly inter
ested in the pursuit of game he would
be out till long after supper time, per-
suaded him to come back to the house
and they would have supper, when he
could 60 again. "All right" sand the
farmer; 81 will dress these and Wen
have them for supper His wife re-
marked on the funoss Of the craws Of
The birds. and on opening one it was
found packed full of ehinch bugs, Ont
of curiosity they counted and found over
four hundred dead chinch bugs in the
craw on one quail.
Said the farmer in relating the circum-
stance to us: II just cleaned up the gun
and have not shot a bird since, and If
you'll come down to NY place of morn
ing or evening and see the birds coming
to my farm you'll think they knew their
friends "-Hennery (Okla.) Clipper.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-28

An almost invisible cement for mend
ing glass is made of isnglass boiled In
spirits of Wine.
To remove tar stains, rub the marks
with lard and then leave for few
hours, that the tar may soften: spong-
ing with spirits Of tnrpentine viii then
remove the STAN.
When Lighting Il gas stove It will
often give slight explosion and light
incorrectly, thus giving no heat. Turn
the gas off very quickly and allow the
air to escape 1t will then light prop.
erly without any further trouble.
a candle may he made to fit any
candlestick II II IS dipped into very not
water. This softens the wax. ana II
may then be easily pushed into can
dlestick which otherwise would be 100
small, and II will be neatly and firmly
held.
Use Il polishing iron with n rounded
surface faced with steel Iron each
collar till quite dry lay on n board coy
cred with one thickness Of calico only.
rub quickly over with clean rug
squeezed out Of cold water and iron
with the polishing iron, pressing hard.
The iron should be moderately warm.
Meat bones, scraps of meat aud
small portions Of leftover vegeta bes
can be utilized in Il soup by cooking
them slowly until the meat and veg
etahles are soft, then stranlng through
a fine colandcr Set this soup away
over night and N the morning rcmoN Q
the fat and strain again, then add sea
sonins and use lis stock for any lie.
sired soup.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-28
FRANC
Il not stand excepting in a very wet

will not stand excepting in a very wet
time.
As to mode of construction, mine are
built as follows: They are I feet long,
feet wide. 40 inches high in front, 80
inches high in rear Weatherboarded
with hard pine boards. 10 inches wide;
ought to be tongued and grooved, al
though mine are not. The roof is OF
1O-inch hard pine boards. I feet long.
Each pen has door 80 inches high by
. feet wide. with hinges and hasp
latch; these hinges and hasp latch are
) inches; use wrought nails to put them
on. The roof of my pen, where there
are cracks, is battened with half-round
poplar pieces, or it can have the cracks
covered with shingles | can fasten
door open or shut, as l desire.
The frame is made of beech 2x4s.
First, make three posts for the front SO
inches high, then three for rear, 2s
inches high, then for sides, SO inches
high; then four pieces . feet long
three of these to support the roof and
one to put along the front of the pen
at the bottom TO strengthen the frame.
Now, take boards previously sawed the
right length and construct two sides
which are opposite to each other, then
construct remaining sides, then put on
roof; use s-penny nails for weather
boards. and small spikes to put frame
together.
These pens cannot be beaten for
cleanliness, healthfulness, saving of bed
ding. and cheapness. They cost about
So each.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-28
Portable Houses for Hogs.

A st0ckman who has tried theW,
says Of movable Lighthouses: Il nave
used portable hoghouses one year, ana
like them irst-rate, because they are
easily cleaned-when you wish to
clean them just move your pen; also,
they are cheap. They are healthy, be
cause you can keep them free from dis
ease by frequent movings. They are 4
great saver of bedding-only small
quantity being required, providing, Of
course, that your pen is upon dry
ground, that is, ground where water
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-28
Blackberry ItlIy

Put the berries at the side of the
stove in n preserving kettle. cover
closely and cook very, very slowly uu-
til the fruit is broken. Press out all
the juice Measure this. and to every
pint of Il allow pound of granulatpd
sugar. Put this in pans in the open
oven 10 heat, but not Scorch Boil the
juice twenty minutes Remove ali
scum, add HE sugar. stir until dis.
solved, bring TO the boil and remove
from the fire. Fiji the glasses at once.
Strawberry jelly may be made by THIS
recipe.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-28

Mix with one quart of milk two
cups of Indian meal and three Of flour
and two teaspoonfuS Of cream of td1-
tar, one of salt; beat three eggs. whites
and yolks separately, add the yolks to
the batter, then a tablespoonful of but
ter or lard and two of sugar, then add
the whites, which must he very firm.
and teaspoonful Of soda dissolved in
a tablespoonful of boiling water. Bake
in buttered tin in a very quick oven
half an hour. More sugar may he
added if the bread is liked sweet
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-28
Cows Are Poor Walkers.

The COW is naturally poor walker.
Generally she walks only when she
must. She never walks or runs for ex-
ercise. Sometimes she frolics, but only
for few moments The dairy cows
business Is eating doing and chewing
her cud. Any COW that is compelled
to travel over the parched and short
cropped pasture day and night in
search Of the struggling. crisp and
Drowned blades Of grass cannot he ex-
pected 70 return even a small profit
A few armfnls Of succulent, luscious
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-28
Johnny Cakes.

One cup Of Indian meal, n pinch Of
salt, butter the size of a walnut; pour
over this enough boiling water to make
stiff batter after being well stirred
Set for three or four minutes in 4 dish
of boiling water; then thin with sweet
milk until the batter drops easily from
the spoon. Put on a hot, buttered gri l.
die in spoonfuls, and when brown torn
them over and brown the other side.
This will make six good sized cakes.
Water may be used in place of the
milk, but the cakes will not brown SO
nicely in that case.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-28
Science and Corn Silk.

Corn SILK has received considerable
is a somewhat unusual manifestation
of nature, the cavity to be fertiliZed by
the pollen sending out this long, silky
messenger to guide the pollen grain to
its goal. The growth and develop.
ment of the silk bears an important re
lationship to the crop of corn that is
TO be harvested. The silk at the butt
Of the ear appears first and is the long
est, as ii must grow the whole length
of the cob to get to the light at all.
Yet it does this and is waving in the
air catching the pollen before the tip
silks have appeared. The butt cavities
or oyaries are therefore the first TO be
fcrtilized. 1t is generally believed that
is to be covered with kernels, as the
longer the ear the later will the tip
silks be in getting out TO the light
where they can he Of service. For this
reason the tips of long ears are FIRE
quently found with no kernels on
them. The silks did not get out till
after the stalks had ceased shedding
pollen. If an ear OF corn that is send
ing out silk be covered with long
paper funnel. the silk will continue to
grow III length till it has attained n
length of 20 inches or more. At the
Iowa station an ear of corn treated in
this way seemed to despair OF getting
pollen and sent out two new ears near
its base: and these two new ears de
veloped good mass Of silk. The fall.
ing of the pollen on the silk is followed
by the grains being conveyed 10 the
ovaries, after the completion of which
work the silk dies
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-28
/ be Daily EewsuaIer.

Are yon reader OF daily newspapers
If 50 the Evening Wisconsin j. noted for
lis interesting special features which
have anchored il IN the homes ~ Milwnu-
kee ana the state NJ lnree The Spinning
Wheel" department " humorou stories
and wittlcisns, the "Womau's World"
a page devoted TO the interests Of wom-
Ell, a review Of hooks aud periodicals.
and Sunshine and Christian Endeayor
news A daily short story Is also n
strong attraction II yun are not already
reading the Evening Wisconsin you
should do SO Terms. Sl.o0 for three
months by mai.
THE EVENING WISCONSIN co.
Milwaukee, WIS
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-28

Two gallons chopped cabbage and
green tomatoes. one pint Of chopped
onions, five tablespoontuls Of ground
mustard, three giIls of white mustard
seed. two tablespoonfUls of ground
pepper, two tablespoonfuls alspice.
two teaspoonfuls Of ground cio' :. one
pound brown sugar one tablespoonful
celery seed. two tabieSpoonfuls of tur-
meric, three quarts Of the lest cider
vinegar Put an in a Kettle and boil
wei.
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IgE liisCnif.

a quart of fine -four, two teaspoon
fnls of baking powder sifted through
II, two ounces of butter rubbed In. two
eggs beaten well and stirred into hall
pint of milk, with two teaspoonfuls
OF sugar, and seant one OF salt; make
hole in the flour ara pour In the
eggs and milk, make into n very soft
dough. adding more milk If necessary,
roll out quickly and cut into biscuits
Bake III hot oven fifteen minutes.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-28
Sweetbread and Celery Salad.

Sweetbread and celery salad j. made
exactly like chicken salad, substituting
sweetbreads for chicken The sweet
breads are prepared in the usual man
ner, shredding and parboiling them.
MIX with mayonnaise, and serve Oh let.
tuce leaves. A nice garnlsh is large
green pepper cut in fine strips or cir
eieS. Red peppers are equally good. as
FAR as looks go, but the green pepper
combination is better eating.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-28
RhulJtirb Pie,

Peel rhuharb and cut into inch
lengths, cover with boiling water and
set at the side of the stove for ten
minutes, then drain and let 1t get cold
Line pie plate with pastry, I'LL with
the rlnharb and add cup of grant
lated sugar, Cover with an upper
crust, cut Sits in this and bake IN 4
quick oven.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-28

age yield of berries is over one-half
bushel per barrel. The greatest advant-
ages claimed for this method are that
no mulch or cultivation is necessary,
that the berries are always clean and
free from SAND. and are far more read
lily picked than when grown in the
usual way. A tile is placed in the
center of the barrel as 1t is filled with
soil. This permits an even distribution
of water from top to bottom. an album
dance of which should be supplied at
all times.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-28
An Anti-Choker,

The accompanying diagram explains
itself and shows simple method of
relieving the plow of any kind of Il
choke 1t can be constructed out of
wood or iron and adjusted to any kind
OF a pillow. If n reversible or hillside
plow is used you must have one on
each side of the beam. one bolt 10 20
through beam is really all that is re
CURED. as the rest can be found in any
barnyard. or it can be made of poles
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-28
Using the Disc Harroygs.

The disc as a form of soil cultiyator
is becoming constantly more popular;
but it must be used right to be eff
fective. An expert with the disc har-
row says:
| want to say an encouraging word
for the disc harrow. Not all soils are
adapted for its overwhelmingly stony
lard is ill-ftted for its use, nor perhaps
the heavy, sticky clays. But upon
loamy soils that are loose and upon
which sod quickly forms after seeding
there is no tool to compare to the heavy
disc. 1t seems a waste of money to
buy the small light machines. Farm
ers often say, MY team is light, can
not draw those big 2o-inch discs,
weighted All right, then you won't
do much business. These small teams
always mean poor cultivation-upo
these heavy sods there must be given
the draft of three or four horses of
good weight--not less than loo
pounds. Upon the machine besides the
driver may be added an extra load of
Stollc W puL tle h40NS INV u az iN''''
five inches, and If the sod is not torn
up go deeper The field may look un-
even when finished, but a spring tooth
or smoothing harrow will do the level
ing and the soil will have been thor
oughly mixed and the cultivation If
prolonged for two weeks will approx
mate the old-fashioned summer fallow.
And if carried along periodically for
four to six weeks it Will reduce the
stubborn quack grass. Cheap disc
sharpeners are upon the market costing
not more than $50 10 SO that will do
the work effecualy. These sharp discs
will do more work with less weight
and somewhat reduced draft.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-28
Forcing a Second Crop of Berries.

A Vermont farmer reports success In
producing a second crop Of straw
leaves and stems close to the ground
after fruiting the first crop and APP
plying dressing Of nitrate Of soda
They blossomed again In September
and produced n crop smaller In amount
than the first one. but very profitable
The plan, however, conl not he *.
pected 10 worL well except il cool, wet
seasons.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-28
CuC0aiiut l'udiinp,

Scald n p.nt of milk in double
boiler aud add to 1t cup of grated
cocoanut. Set aside until cold. then
add five Weli-heaten eggs and Il ter
spoonful OF essence of bitter almolI.
Bake in deep pudding dish until set
ana serve with sweetened whipped
cream.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-28

Cook young beets, scrape and slice.
Pack IN perfectly clean fruit Jars,
stand these in Il pan of hot water and
fill to overlooking With boiling vinegar
to which have been added salt and pep
per to taste and n little sugar. Seal
Immediately and stand the jars on their
heads in a cool. dark place.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-28
hNrI-ClloKER DEVICE.

cut in the woods In blowing under
straWy manure or any other Kind OF
humus food, this is the most success
full arrangements we have ever seen-
Exchange.
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CA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature ss..sa s1o Of AxNAz1z@a
Artihciaiity in the Face.

Artificial eyelashes and eyebrows are
now worn by countless people in society
as we'll as on the stage. 1t is imposs bic
TO tell they are not real, These little
additions will often transform n plain
woman into a pretty one.-Onlooker
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-28
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn ,

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel 'lasy. Cures
Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Hot and
Sweating Feet. AT all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, \. y.
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A Love Letter $500 Years Old.

In the British museum is 4 love letter
to an Egyptian princess, $500 years old
and inscribed on a brick. What must
the court have looked like during a
breach Of promise case in those days!
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-28

bound barrels are
used with all but
four of the hoops
removed. Holes are
bored through the
slaves at proper
Il / $ t a II c G 3 a s
shown, plants are
set in these holes
and the b u rre | $
filed with soil to
tho ton. The aver
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-28

The action of c. d. Walker in bring
ing herd of Angora goats into Atchisor
county, Kan. has resulted in a great in
crease in wolves in the country five miles
south of town.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-28

l can recommend Piso's Cur. for Con
sumption for Asthma Ii has given me
great relief-W l.. Wood. Farmersburg.
Ind, Sept s, 1901.
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Mis-. WlNSI0N : SOOTHING SYRUP for
1lildtpu tHsthing, soitSns guns reduces In
namtnnttuh. nlAys lan, cafes Mtna cole y
ceuts u bottle
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-28
Strawberry Culture.

The method of strawberry culture
shown in the illustration has been sue
cessful and profitable Tight iron
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-28

1t cost more than 100000 last yeal
TO run the famous "l0l' ranch Of Okla
homa.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-07-28

Ne Intoxicating iiqaor is allowed TO
IL sold III tie Salss ala!.