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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21
Short SnEReatiOna.

Keep q small box filed with quick
lime in pantry and cellar; ii will keep
the air dry and pure.
Dry salt applied with a nnnel Will
clean an enameled bathtub which has
been stained. Wash well afterward.
If you will always set the dishpan
with the handles at the front and back
instead Of at the sides as you face II
you will have fewer nicked tea sets,
Watercress salad is more attractive
and tasty when radishes sliced thin
with their red skins on are mixed plen-
tifully with it.
Whiting and sweet oil mixed TO n
paste and rubbed on silver with piece
of flannel will brighten it. Wipe with
soft cloth and polish with channels
skin.
Keep the roots Of the celery plant,
dry, CRATE them and mix the powder
with one-thrd as much salt Keep In u
bottle, well corkcd, This Is delicious
IN soups, GRAVES, hashes, etc.
TO clean copper take handful OF
common salt, enough vinegar aud -four
to make a paste; mix together thor
oughtly. There is nothing better for
cleaning copper. After using the paste
wash thoroughly.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21
Ashes Good for Fruit Trees,

l think very favorably Of hard wood
ashes for orchard use as a dressing for
the SOIL says well-known orchard
owner. 1t appears that we get results
from their use altogether out of proT or
ton to the amount Of phosphoric acid
and potash they contain, and that this
must be credited to the effects Of the
lime they contain upon the soil con
tents. The chemist tells US that the
lime, potash etc, contained in wood
ashes are in the best possible form for
plant use. | would want more phos-
phoric acid than the ashes contain. and
would prefer to add it in the shape Of
steamed bone rather than acid phoS-
phate. | have used large quantities of
acid phosphate in the past, and still!
favor its use, but not in combination
with either wood ashes or coma. on
lime.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21
GOATS DID THE MOVING.
In Two Summers Cleared a Hillside of
Brush and Briars.

a flock of AnGora goats were put on a
rocky hillside thar ii was desired to. have
cleared and gotten into grass, says 4
writer in Country Life in America. II
was such a tahcle of brush and briers
that it was difficult to make IA way
through it,
The goats actually ate their way in
until it was penetrated with paths in all
directions. After the leaves within
reach were eaten they would stand on
their hind feet with their forefeet in the
branches and so eat the leaves higher
up. or if the brush was not too large,
would throw their weight against and
bend it 10 the ground, where Others
would help strip il of its foliage.
The leaves would come out again only
to he eaten off, then sprouts would come
from the roots To share the same fate,
until ut the end of the second summer
everything in the shape Of bush not
over six feet tail, except the pines and
laurel. was completely killed. and white
clover was beginning to appear.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21
Eeayy Draft tnirualS.

At a recent Missouri Association
Prof. Kennedy spoke as fol-
lows about the heavy draft horse:
The heavy draft horse weighs from
900 TO 1900 pounds, and IS worth, at
a minimum, 5000. Each Of the first
two additions Of q hundred pounds
above 1000 increases the value Of the
horse $50, after which every addition in
weight means $50 hundred pounds.
SO a draft horse of 1000 pounds is
worth $500. Light draft horses, weigh
ing from 1900 to 1000 pounds, are used
for express wagons, fire engines and
other heavy but quick work. These
bring about $125 to $500. The high
acting carriage or coach horse is worth
from 5000 to $1,000. The roadster or
driving horse, and the gait
ed saddle horse vary from 5000 to $500
respectively up to $1,000. In the last
ten years there has been an advance
of % per cent in the draft horses Of
Iowa and Missouri.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21
LOST NEARLY FIFTY YEARS.
Ancient Masonic Charm Found at Or
chard Lake, Mich,

Last fall n Masonic charm was found
buried on the east shore of Orchard lake,
Michigan. 1t bore the date 1890 and
Masonic cmbems on both sides. 1t was
a rude affair, being a small piece of
stone with amateur carving.
The charm finally came into the pos
session of DR.. +. Orton of Pontiac, who
learned that the charm is the property of
A. ii. Washburn, to whose father it was
presented by Col. Hezekiah Butter
worth.
Col. Butterworth was wounded at the
battle of Lewiston. and on his death bed
gave the charm to the elder Washburn.
1t was carved by an American solder
on the date given, 1890.
DIR. Orion will ask Washington for
Col. Butterworth's record and if possible
establish the identity of the charm. The
charm has been lost for forty-eight
years, Washburn losing it shortly after
it was given him by his father.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21
TONIC TREATMENT
Weak Stomach ara Sick Headache
Cured by Or. Williams
Pink Pills

The symptoms Of stomach trouble
vary. Some victims have a raveuous
appetite, others loathe the sight of food
Often there is a feeling rs of weight on
the chest, a full feeling III the throat
Sometimes the gas presses on the heart
and leads the sufferer to think he has
heart disease. Sick headache is a fire.
quent and distressing symptom.
a weak stomach needs a digestive
tonic and that there is no better tonic
for this purpose than DR.. Williams Pink
Pills is shown by the statement of Mr.
A. Z. Merrill, mining man, of Oncals,
Calf, u veteran of Battalion {, Third
I. 5. Regular Infantry.
81 had never been well since I left
the army, he says, always having had
trouble with my stomach, which was
weak. was run down and dUblitatod
Could keep nothing on my stomach,
and at times had sick headache SO bad
that l did not care whether ! lived or
died. My stomach refused to retain
even liquid food and | almost dcSpaircd
of getting well as ! had tried SO many
kinds OF medicine without relief. Then
/ was bitten by n rattlcSnakc and that
laid me up from work entirely for a
year, six months of which spent in bed
One day II friend recommended DR..
Williams Pink Pills to me and ] began
taking them. They cured me when all
other medicine had failed / have
recommended the pills to great many,
for during my recovery every one asked
me what was helping me SO and | told
them DIR. Williams Pink Pills. ] can
not speak too highly Of them"
If you want good health you must have
good blood. DR. Williams Pink Pills
actually make new blood and restore
shattered nerves. They are sold by
all druggists or sent, postpaid, on re
ceipt of price, SOC. per box, six boxes for
g. so by the DR.. Williams Medicine
Co, Schenectady, NY.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21
CHILD'S AWFUL SKIN HUMOR.
Screamed with Pain-Sufering Near
ly Broke Parents Heart-Speed-
ilv Cured by Cuticura

Il wish to inform you that the Cuti-
twelve years of misery l passed
with my son. AS an infant |
noticed on his body a red spot,
and treated same with different
remedies for about five years, but
when the spot began to get larger l
put him under the care of doctors. I'm
der their treatment the disease spread
to four different parts of his body. The
longer the doctors treated him the
worse it grew. During the day it
would get rough and form like scales.
At night it would be cracked, lnfamed,
and badly swollen, with terrible burn
ing and itching. When | think of his
suffering, it nearly breaks my heart.
His screams could be heard down
stairs. The suffering Of my son made
me full of misery. | had no ambition
to work, to eat, nor could | sleep. One
doctor told me that my sons eczema
was inCurable, and gave it up for a
bad job. One evening | saw an art-
Gle in the paper about the wonderful
Cuticura and decided to give it trial.
l tell you that Cuticura Ointment is
worth its weight in gold; and when /
had used the first box OF Ointment
there was a great improvement, and
by the time l had used the second set
of Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Re
solvent, my child was cured. He is
now twelve years old, and his skin
is as fine and smooth as silk. Michael
Steinman, Sumner Avenue, Brook
Ign, n. y, April 16, 1905"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21
Theory Not 10 he ScorucI

1t is safe to say that in no other pro-
fession, for farming is profession II
properly carried on, are there 50 few
practitioners who understand the fun
damental principles of their work us
among farmers.
We call ia physician, and feel that
If he can not tell us pretty nearly what
the trouble is with the patient that he
does not understand his business. We
give case to a lawyer, and If he makes
mess Of it we feel, and rightly, that
he Is not up In his profession. We Of
the farm have poor crop under nor
NAL weather conditions, and guess at
the cause.
II we plow and SOW we hope the soil
Will bring Il certain return. If it does
n :, how many Of us can tell why? The
truth Of the matter Is, we pillow and SOW
without much regard to why we do it,
and with even less regard Of what our
soil needs are and whether we have
supplied them.
If every soil worker IN the country
could take course Of one year In prac-
teal soil chemistry, there would be
such a change In farming operations
and results as would startle the world
We read and see many agricultural sue
cesses, and In each and every case we
would find, if we investigated, that the
owner Of the farm was well acquaint-
ed with it-as well acquainted with the
case as the successful lawyer IS who
wins case before the bar. Why not
begin to study the farm? 1t surely will
pay.-lndianapol.s News.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21
Marker for Corn and beans.

The runners Of this marker for corn,
beans, etc. are of ash, with pieces of
oak 1x4 nailed on top. The crosspieces
are Of spruce, Ike. can mark rows
90, 3, 80 or 4 feet, with guide pole to
swing either way. What makes this
marker all the more valuable and real
to the rear Of each runner. These teeth
are set one inch below the iron shoe
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, MS they can
not reach the seat Of the disease. CataTh
is blood or constitutional disease, and IN
order TO cure il you must take Internal rem
edie. Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken intern.
ally, and acts directly on the blood and mu,
cous surfaces Halls Catarrh Cure is not
a quAck medicine. IT was prescribed by one
Of the best physicians In this country for
years and Is a regular prescription. II IS
composed OF the best tUuics known, com
bined with the best blood purifiers acting
directly on the mucous surfaces. The per
feet combination Of tho two ingredients Is
what produces such wonderful results IA
curing Cstarrh Send for testimonials free.
+. J. CHENEY b CO. Props Toledo o.
Sold by Druggists. price 75c.
Take Halls Family pills for constipation.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21
black berry Frifters

Make a batter of one pint OF milk.
one egg, one tablespoonful of sugar
ono teaspoonful Of baking powder. one
enpful of -four and saltspoonful of
salt Into this batter stir lightly two
cupfuls of blackberres dredged with
HOur. Have n kettle of lard hot and
.irop the batter in by tablespoonful
Serve with powdered sugar.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21
Prevents Mud Around rank


To prevent q mud hole forming
around O watering tank structure
like this can be built. A hole or pit
is dug the size Of the tank to depth
Of six feet and is filed with broken
stone The tank is then mounted on
whatever kind Of foundation desirable
which can be made Of brick or stone.
The overflow pipe is placed IN the cen
ter of the tank instead Of at the sides
which is usually the manner OF attach
Ing it. When the wind blows the water
Instead Of stopping out Of the sides and
making a mud hole runs over the top
Of the waste pipe in the center OF the
tank and runs down to seep away in
the broken rock and porous subsoil
The accompanying illustration will in
dictate how 1t is constructed and the
manner Of disposing Of the overflow
Of water from a stock tank. 1t will
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21

One cup of sugar, two eggs, one half
cup of butter, one pint Of milk three
teaspoonfuls of baking powder slftcd
as stiff as ordinary cake batter. Pour
into well-greased pans, spread with
melted butter, sprinkle with sugar and
cinnamon and bake about twenty min
utps
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21
Apple and Chestnut Salad,

Pare tart apples, core and cut them
In slices Cook the chcstnuts til very
tender, cool and mix them with the
apple IN equal quantities, Dress with
the French mixture Of vinegar, OIL
pepper and salt. and heap on a fiat dish
lined with lettuce. Garnish with let
tucc hearts. The salad may be varied
by using equal parts Of shredded celery
ard chestnuts and treating them in the
same fashion.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21
Tomato Marmaiadc.

Pare four quarts Of ripe tomatoes.
Cut six lemons in halves lengthwise
ana then slice them very thin. Seed
one cup Of ralsins. Weigh out four
pounds (eight cups Of graduated
sugar. Put all the ingredients into a
preserving kettle in layers. Heat slow
~ to the boiling point, Then simmer
until the mixture is Of the consistency
of marmalade. No one flavor should
be recognizable. Seal while hot The
recipe makes about two and one half
quarts.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21
A Let Of LunacY.

Some visitors were being shown over
a pauper luuatic asylum. They inquired
of their conductor what method was en-
ployed to discover when the inmates
were sufficiently recovered to leave. I'VE
have big trough of water" said the
conductor, land we turns on the tap.
We leaves it running and tells 'em to
bale out the water with pals until
they've cmpticd the trough" "How
does that prove thcmY' asked one Of the
visitors. well" said the conductor
them as amt idiots turn off the tap
Tatler.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21
ENGLISH SPARROW TRAP.

poison them is dangerous. To make az
effective trap, buy Wire screening and
make box cage Cover the top with
thin boards make a large, round hole
in center, Inserting wire funnel just
small enough for the bird to pass
at lower end. Bait well The
bird lighting on the cage and seeing
bait through the funnel will readily
M - In
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21
Prime Shnnc.

Stew one pound Of prunes until ten
der, drain Off the juice aud remove the
pits, and soak one-half package Of gel
atlne in gold water gnti! dissolved
then put the prunes, the juice and the
gelatine with one-half cupful of granu-
lated sugar to boil; let it boil FIVE min
utes and, Just before removing add one
teaspoonful Of vanilla extract and pour
into a mold; let stiffen and serve with
whipped cream. 1t makes a delicious
dessert.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21
Coolest Place in City to Dine.

The patrons of the Hotel Phster's
Fern-room find no cooler place to dine
than the seventh floor restaurant.
1t being away from the noise of the
street. one enjoys the table d'hote dinner
served there between + and $50 p. IN.
daily, $l.00 per plate.
A very attractive musical programme
is rendered by Sig. Pasquale Feis, tenor,
and Mime. Zuriga de Sanctis, soprano,
assisted by the royal mandoinists.
Aside from this you get delightful
breeze from the lake, making it very
comfortable for the diner.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21

One small package Of gelatine soaked
in half cup Of cold water. When
very soft scald with a scant pint of
boiling water, then add the juice and
grated rinds of two oranges. set aside
until the mixture begins to stlffen. then
beat in the whites Of three eggs,
whipped to a very stiff froth, sweeten
to taste, and set in a cold place to
form
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21

Into a gill of cold water stir five
ounces of pure gum arabic. When this
IS thoroughly dissolved add n half-cup
o! powdered sugar and boil until little
cropped into cold water can be rolled
- a soft ball between the fingers. Pour
this strip upon the stitny beaten white
OF an egg, whipping steadily Flavor
with vanilla and spread on the cake
layers with knife dipped in boiling
water
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21

Chop very fine one-quarter pound OF
almonds, one-half pound of beechnuts
or pine nuts, one-half pound Of pecan
nuts, one-half pound Of hazel nuts, ono
half pound Of roasted peanuts. Pack
this mixture into ulmblers and when
wanted for use, mix with cottage cheese
made from sour milk.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21
Sultnna Cakes.

Ten ounces Of butter, ten ounces OF
sugar beat them into cream, adding
four fresh eggs by degrees, two ounces
Of lemon peel, oue-half pound of sui
tanas previously rubbed in flour. one
pound of -four into which put one tea
spoonful Of baking powder. Mix wen
with milk into batter the thickness of
plum pudding. Bake in a moderate
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21

ground and literally oyerrunnlng the
country near Glasgow, Ky. Their wings
bear figures like unto the letters 'WN.'
By the superstitlous this is regarded as
an omen of want and war" IT IS fur
ther asserted that on the last appear
ance Of the locusts, in 1899, their wings
bore the letters "PP" betokeling
peace and prosperity"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21

Make custard pic in usual manner;
take about twenty walnuts, chop and
add to the custard. This will color
the pie dark, but the flavor Is rich
and exceedingly delicious.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21

be better to have the water line few
inches lower than the top edge OF the
tank so as to preclude the possibility
Of any water escaping and making a
mud hole.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21

The Queen of Siam has the smallest
foot of any titled person in the world.
Size wears one and a half-inch boots.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21
Buenos Ayres Banishes Musicians.

The city council of Buenos Ayres has
adopted regulation hanishng itiuoraut
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21

MRS. WlNSLON y SOOTHING SYRUP snr
Children teething softrus the gums, reduces In.
Examination, allAys pain. cures wiud collie. n
CENTS q bottle.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21
Trap for English Spnrrovs.

In many localities the English spar.
row has become great nuisance. TO
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21

Great Britain. it is said. eats in IS
weeks all the 100000 bushels of
wheat which il grows.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21

Of the runner and bolted fast to the
lx4 oak; they make a good, soft seed
he'd.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21
To XIII Canada ThIstfea

1t may be tritie early to discuss
Canada thistles, but, If you are liable to
forget. clip this out and put it where
you can get it readily, and apply the
remedy when the season comes:
Put half bushel Of salt In barrel.
and hot water enough to dissolve the
salt; stir till dissolved Add water
enough to nearly fill the barrel and dis
solve in it one quart can Of concen-
trated lye Let II cool, then sprinkle
freely on the thistle patch. 1t Is CHIN
ed they will wilt and die. This ought
to be effective if anything will
lz-Ncnr LocuAfa In KNn1ncLx
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21
Care of Old Orchards.

The man who starts out with &
young and vigorous orchard is quite
likely to give it reasonable good care
for he believes that, in time, it will
bring him good returns. On the Other
hand, the man with an old orchard
that Is an adult orchard, so to speak
generally believes that its days of use
fulness are over and gives it little OF
no care and, as result It amounts tc
but little. Experienced orchardists
who have gone into the matter exten
sively think that the orchard which
is not TOO old Is well worth caring for
and many Of them have made then
pay handsomely 10y the simple process
of cultivation OF the soil, pruning anc
spraying the trees.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21

There always has been, and there
always will be, good demand for first
class butter. The man VINO makes gooc
butter, not necessarily butter that the
groceryman calls good, but butter tina,
the most critical trade pronornces good
will always bring remuncrative prices
There is no reason why the farme,
should not be able to make as good bu,
ter as any modern creamery, in fact
there are many reasons why he can
make better butter 1t MI depends IN
on the individual aud the facilities he
has for turning out a good product.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21

Policy Against Twins.
In England n man can take out an
insurance policy against twins.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-06-21

17-Yenr Locusts in Kentucky.
Thousands OF the so-called seventeen
year locusts arc coming W from the
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-04-26
LONG USED To
EARTHQUAKES
Golden Gate Metropolis Has
Been Shaken Often
In the Past.
PRESENT WORST EVER KNOWN
Some of the Skyscrapers and Other
Buildings Destroyed = Magnificent
City Hall In Ruins Fires Ar.
rested by Dynamite
quake of 1868 Described
by Mark Twain.
PRESENT WORST EVER KNOWN

I'm HE recent disastrous earthquake
extending over so large part
- of the Pacific coast region and
wrpcltiuY Such an extensive
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-04-26

the game of draw poker is not a game
of chance, but involves judgment and
other elements as well as chance or
luck, and because of this decision these
places are permitted to be maintained.
They are frequented by a hard look
ing crowd of men. and many scandals
are told associated with these places
y visitors life is probably safe in these
resorts, but his money is not 1t is said
that the son of the premier Of British
Columbia was fieeced of $500 in the
Cafe Royal few years ago. He lost
$500 in cash, but stopped payment on
$1,000 in checks
San Francisco has forty-seven square
miles of territory, or about 10000
acres, within the municipal limits. The
finest residences are on Mob hill and
Pacific heights, both of which districts
command magnificent views of the
bay and the Golden Gate The city
has six large parks and twenty-five
small ones, and Golden Gate park oc-
cuDies over 1000 acres.