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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-03-12

6edmcn meet in Fraternal Brother.
hood Hall, every second and fourth
Thursday sleep at the eighth run
Visiting brothers always welcome to
the wigwam. B. l.. Corey. sachem
F. X. Barnes, chief Of records; F. d.
Fries, collector OF wampum.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-05
The Farm Labor Question.


Much is being said just now about Ia
Dor on the farm. The farmers complain
that labor is both scarce and inefficient,
while the farm hands grumble about
poor pay and long hours. AS to the
matter of wages l believe the hired
man is right; while the farmer Is often
correct as to the poor quality OF the
help to be had. The reason for this is
not far to seek. Other occupations have
offered greater inducements to the man
without capital, and the best men have
left the farm and gone to them. There
is, it must be confessed, little induce
ment for strong, willing, energtic
young man to work on farm at ST.
or SIS per month and board. He can
usually do better elsewhere, and else.
where he goes. This is true Of all
grades of service; and not until the
farm can offer the man Of muscle and
the man of brain as much for their
services as they can get elsewhere can
the farm hold them. Higher wages for
farm hands are, to my mind, inevita-
BILE; and this means that many farmers
will have to learn how to better handle
their men. What is needed Is not cheap
labor, and lots Of it, but good labor and
skillful management for 1t. While this
Is true Of the labor problem as whole,
1t Is equally true that the main ques-
ton Is that Of individuality. A farmer
who treats his hired man as he would
wish to be treated If he were the wage
Garner can usually get men, and the
laborer who looks after his employers
interests as his own can always find
employment. You can no more leave
out the individuality in considering the
servant question" What is In great
est demand is mutual confidence and a
mutual desire to do the best that can
be done. A difference in wages Of a
dollar or two month is a small thing
to the difference between a good man
and poor one, or between a good
place and bad one.-E. E. Miller, in
Agricultural Epitomist.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-05
POTTED MEAT NOT PRESERVED
Manufacturers Association nn,l san
itnry Inspector So Report.

tfnry Inspector SO hepOrt.
The following extracts from reports
of the National Manufacturers Assoc
citation and Inspector lledrick. Sanitary
Inspector of the City of Chicago, refute
the sensational charges made against
the canned meat packers:
Our investigation of the Canned and
Potted Meat part of the packing industry
showed that the methods used make the
use of preservatives unnecessary, and in.
dictated that no preservatiyes or artificial
coloring is now used by the Canned Meat
packer.
The meat is first partially cooked in
large kettles, then the fat and bone Is
trimmed off and the meat packed into
tins. The air is then withdrawn with
vacuum pumps and the cans sealed in
vacuum. Next they are put into large
cookers where the cooking process is fin,
ished. In the packing Of some products
it is necessary that the Gang be reopened
and the steam allowed to escape the vent
hole being Immediately resenled while the
goods are hot. SO aS TO retain the vacuum.
The entire process is quite similar TO
that used by the family cook when putting
up fruits and vegetables except that
meats are sealed in tin cans instead of
being put in glass jars. We found that
the solder in making the cans and in
sealing them is all placed on the outside
Of the can and does not come in contact
with the contents.
We were informed that much of the
cause for complaint in canned meats was
because of the mistaken idea that the
goods would keep in perfect condition af-
ter they had been opened. This would
be the fact if they were preserved with
chemicals. but as they are only kept in
condition because of being sealed in vac
uum tins they spoil just as readily as
fresh meats do after they have been
opened and exposed to the air, but will
keep indefinitely if the can is not pune
tured. 1t is also "A well known scen-
tiic fact that decaying meat generates
gas which will explode any package
which is Theoretically sealed.
Sanitary Inspector lIedrick submitted
to Commissioner Whalen his analysis OF
conditions in the Libby, Mcneil & Libby
plant. He found with reference to gen.
eral conditions, that the floors. halls,
stairs, tables, etc, are kept clean" and
that the entire department. viewed from
our standpoint was in satisfactory con
dition. All workrooms are light, and have
good yen;lution."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-05
Moody and the Slate.

A few years ago, before the Austral-
ian ballot system was in use in cleo
ton primaries, Attorney General Will
liam II. Moody, who was then a lawyer
in Haverhill. created no end of amuse-
ment by a remark that was Immediately
turned to joke and which has chung to
the cabinet member ever since.
In those days the ''slate" was usually
made out before the caucus by the party
leaders. and IL this particular case
Bill LETTERS had been selected to pre-
sent the slate to the assembled vot-
erS. 1t was new business for LETTERS.
and he became a trifle nervous when he
secured the floor. He had the list of
names of the delegates in his nat. which
he held in his hands as he stood up to
address the chairman. But in his nerv-
Gus plight he seemed unable to read the
names, and stiffness reigned for few
moments, while he endeavored to gain
control of his vocal organs.
Mr.. Moody was standing in the rear of
the room. and after some time had been
wasted by Jefers in trying to gain
his power of speech, .,r Moody ad-
dressed the chair. saying: "Mr. Chair
man. move that the list of names in
Bill LETTERS hat be nominated" and it
was amid suppressed laughter.-Boston
II era ID
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-05
Why Not Try It.

Place an apple In the bread and cake
boes to keep bread and cake moist.
Add one or two tablespoons of sugar
to strong turnips when cooking.
Try rubbing tough meat with a cut
lemon to make it tender.
Sprinkle clothes with whlsk broom
and hot water.
Mix stove backing with little am
monla to prevent its burning Off.
Add a few drops Of ammonia to the
blue water to whiten the clothes.
The color in n carpet or rug may be
frightened by sweeping with a broom
dipped In salt water, shaking well be-
fore using, as 1t only needs to be damp
ened.
II the white wooden shawl has be.
come soiled dip it In bath Of corn
meal and rub 1t very thoroughly.
All traces Of mud may be removed
from black clothes by rubbing the
spots with a piece OF raw potato.
Kerosene will clean dirty windows or
mirrors, giving them a high luster. 1t
will make dull brass shine.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-05
CrOp-DounG Fowls.

Every farmer Is familiar with what
Is called crop bound" in fowls. The
crop becomes packed with food that
has ceased to pass into the gizzard
Of the bird. II the contents of the
crop consist of grain only, the fowl
should be kept from food for some
days. In addition, the crop should be
manipulated with the hands. This will
tend to loosen the grain and start its
passage into the glZzard.
Sometimes the condition is caused by
feeding cut hay, dried alfalfa or clover,
which have packed at the point where
the food should pass out Of the crop.
One poultry raiser in cases Of this kind
pours sweet oil down the throat Of the
bird, and this loosens up the mass. In
bad cases he opens the crop by cut
ting and removes the collected food.
afterward sewing up the crop. He says
that this does appear to cause the bird
much pain. After this is done the bird
should be fed only milk or other light
food for some days.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-05

able. With this to rest the plank upon
the frame is raised.
No stills are used and the upright
studs take the place Of posts. Two for
each post are set on the foundation on
each side. Between these the cross
plank is placed and spiked so that it
will extend the width Of the barn and
tie the two sides together. The scant-
lings on each side of the barn floor,
forming center posts, are then raised
and spiked in place. Upon the outside
of each upright ! spiked plank Of
the same size as and parallel with the
first cross plank. This gives three 2XS
inches for cross stills through the cen
ter Of the barn, each joint or bard be-
ing fixed in this way. End joints, using
boards instead of plank on outside, give
the bedwork Of the barn. At the sides,
between uprights in place of sill, a
plank Is firmly spiked; this holds the
uprights firmly in place and prevents
working sideways while the thorough
~ spiked cross planks prevent all move
ment in other directions. Throughout
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-05
A PROFESSOR OF FLEAS.
Odd Profession in France-Troutles O
One of the Impresarlos.

Among the curious professions which
one meets with ia this country from time
to time is that of professor of feas
What the professor trans his alert pu-
pills 10 do | cannot imagine. writes the
Paris correspondent OF the London Globe
lpt every now ana then ut the shows
which camp on the outskirts of Paris
the flea professor has his booth.
One of these strange impresarios
named Jocolino lately took up his resi-
dence in Il lodging house in the Rue St
Charles. Unfortunately Jocolino's pu-
pills multiplied with far more rapidly
than he could train them to be well be
haved, with the result that their active
disposition led them to explore the adj
joining rooms of the lodging house. where
they performed on their own account.
Their visits We're not to the liking OF
to listen to some very forcibie remun-
stranceS on the subject. The nuisance
however, did not abatc, and finally one
of the tenants, a plumber named Sauvin
decided to take the matter into his own
hands Armed with Il large quantity of
insect powder, the irate plumber entered
Iocolino's room in the absence of the pro
fessor ana sprinkled the eXterminator in
all directions.
While he was so engaged, however
the flea trainer returned. and mistakmg
the plumber for a burglar seized Il revol-
yer and shot his in the head. Sauvin
is now lying in hospital and the train
er of the lively flea is in the hands of
the police.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-05
ReviVinE Old Fruit Trees.

A Maryland fruit grower has after
several years Of experimenting dlscov-
cred a way to revive old fruit trees
and keep them in bearing condition
long after their supposed stage Of use.
fulness has passed, AS the cause Of
decay in tree is its inability to carry
the sap to all Of It's branches, heading
the tree lessons the area to be travers-
ed, the amount of top to be removed,
varying according to the farmers judg-
ment Bone-dust and ashes must then
be administered as fertilizer, the iur-
ter in the autumn and the other In the
spring. This treatment will revive old
trees, the cutting off the branches, tend
ing to increase the number Of fruit
buds formed, and the ashes and bone
dust tending to stimulate the tree
growth.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-05
FACTS GUARANTEED
Neuralgia and Ansma are Cured sy
Or. Williams Pink Pills.

For nearly generation the people OF
this country have known DR.. Williams
Pink Pills, during which time proof OF
thousands of cures by this remedy has
been published and confirmed and not
one person has been harmed III the slight
est degree by their use. The pills con-
tain no opiate, narcotic or stllnuiant,
nor any drug which could iDjure the
most delicate constitution.
..For over year. says Miss Charlotte
Van Salisbury, of Castleton, ny, Il
suffered from neuralgia and palpitation
of the heart. NV skin was pale and sal
low aud | was troubled with dizziness,
fainting spells and fits of indigestion. l
was very nervous and would start at tho
slightest soUnd AT times great weak
ness would come over NE and on one oc-
casion nv limbs gave way under me and
/ fell to the sidewalk.
"Of course | WAS treated by our local
physicians and also consulted n noted
doctor at Albany, but nothing they gave
me seemed to benefit me- One day l
read in a newspaper about DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People and l lmne-
diatelv gave them a trial. l soon felt
much better and my color had begun to
return. continued using the pills and
by the time l had taken eight boxes
was entirely cured.
"My sister, Sarah Van Salisbury, suf-
fered terribly from anania. She was
pale and thin and we feared that she
would become n victim of consumption.
She tried DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People and III short time she be-
gan to gain III strength and weight.
She is now strong and well and we both
heartily recommend DR.. Williams Pink
Pills to all who are in i'll health"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by all
druggists or sent, postpaid, on receipt
of price, so cents per box, six boxes for
S. 30, by the DR.. Williams Medicine Co.,
Schenectady, NY. Descriptive pam
phlets free on request
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-05

"Before | wrote to you, telling you how
felt, had doctored for over two years steady
and spent lots of money on medicines besides
but it all failed to help me My monthly pc
RODS had ceased and suffered much pain,
with faintng spells, headache, backache and
bearingdown lSins, and | was SO weak |
could hardly keep around As n last resort
! decided to write you and try Lydia T.. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and l am so
thankful that did for after following your
instructions which you sent me free of all
charge, / became regular and in perfect
health Had it not been for you l would be
in my grave today
- ! sincerely trust that this letter may lead
every suffering woman in the country to
write you for help as did"
When women are troubled with ir-
regular or painful periods, weakness,
displacement or liberation of an organ,
that bearing down feeling, infiamma
ton. backache. tlatuleuce, general de-
bility. Indigestion or nervous prostra-
ton, they should remember there is
one tried and true remedy. Lydia f.
Pinkham' Vegetable Compound at once
removes such troubles.
No other female medicine inthe world
has received such widespread and I'M
qualified endorsement. Refuse all sub
stitutes.
For % years Mrs Pinkham, daughter
in-law of Lydia l.. Pinkham, has under
her direction. and since her dccease,
been advising sick women free Of
charge. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-05
short Suggestions.

Always wash the dschloth thorough
ly and hang in the sunshine to dry
after each using.
II the Juice of a fruit pie runs out
try putting a small funnel Of white
paper in the center Of the upper crust.
To clean bottles or glass jars, cut a
small potato into dice and shake In the
bottle or jar half-hlled with cold water.
If eggs that are 10 be boiled hard
are put into rapidly boiling water the
yolks will not become dark on the out
side.
When roasting meat to make the
gravy nice and brown take table
spoonful Of sugar and melt IN pan
til 1t smokes, then add boiling water,
stir well and mix with the gravy.
To grease grlddIe cut small white
.urnip in half and rub the griddle with
It. 1t causes no smoke SMELL taste or
adhesion and will be found better than
butter or grease.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-05
The Farm Garden.

No farmer can afford to do without
a good garden. 1t is not to be expected
that every one will be a fancy gar
dener, but every one should give sufti-
cient attention to the subject so as to
produce all staple vegetables earlier
than can be produced in the field. 1t
is not only essential to the health and
proper enjoyment Of the family, but
1t is actually a matter of profit. Could
your whole farm be made as smooth,
dry, rich and as we'll cultivated as a
good garden, the increased product
would pay large per cent Of profit
upon the outlay. In the garden, or In
a separate compartment, may be cult
waited Strawberries. raspberries, black
berries, currants, grapes and dwarf
pears. They can all be had at a very
small cost of money or labor, and will
add immensely to the enjoyment Of
the household.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-05
Spiced CrabappIes.

Prepare the apples as for preserves.
Make syrup Of one pint of vinegar
to three and a half pjnts of sugar.
Pour over the fruit and let stand over
night Boil the fruit, little at time,
in the syrup till tender. Pack the fruit
in Jars. Add mixed spices to the vine
gar to suit the taste, boil down to
enough to just cover the fruit, pour
over it and seal. Crabapples can be
carefully gathered and stored away
till the throng Of other fruits IS over.
In fact, the above recipes are those
used with wild crabappes, which were
formerly buried in the ground to ripen !:
but these formulas can be used sue
cessfully with the cultivated varieties.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-05
Testing Soils.

All soils are formed from disinte-
grated rocks and organic matter. OF
the latter, soils contain from / to more
than 20 per cent; 1t is, however, only
in boys or beds of peat that the amount
last named Is ever present. The best
wheat lands contain only from 4 to 6
per cent OF organic matter; oats and
rye will grow in soils containing only
/ or .. The intelligent farmer should
endeavor to ascertain what is wanting
in the soil and supply Il, remembering
that he can make no possible mistak
with barnyard manure.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-05
Deviled Eggs.

Boil as many eggs as are required
for ten minutes, put them in cold
water, and when cold shell them. Cut
in halves lengthwise, remove the yolks,
and rub them to a smooth paste with
tablespoonful Of chopped tongue to
six eggs, a dessertspoonful OF salad oil.
salt and cayenne to taste, few drops
Of onion Juice, and half a teaspoonfnl
Of French mustard. Cut a tiny slice
off the bottom of each half OF the white
so that it will stand on the dish, fill
with the prepared mixture, and serve,
garnishing with watercress.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-05
Plnnk-Frame Barn.

The evolution Of the plank frame
barn Is the natural result OF the scar
siderable saving in lumber and ease Of
building is effected in the plank
frame. Less time and fewer men are
required in the erection, and there is
since the excellent method of bracing
enables them to stand the pressure of
hay and grain within or strong winds
without. A solid frame foundation
may be used or the entire structure
may be of plank. A good, firmly built
stone and cement foundation is advis-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-05
Swiss Tnrtiets.

Take one egg, its weight In stale
cake crumbs and fresh butter, a table
spoonful of sugar, and a little flavor
ing. Beat up the butter to a cream
with the sugar, add the cake crumbs
and eggs, then favorIng, mixing all to-
gether. Line some patty pans with
puff paste, and then layer of apricot
jam and a thick layer of the mixture.
Bake about a quarter Of an hour in a
sharp oven.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-05
Feeding Meat to Poultry.

That fowls and especially laying pull
let's and hens require a certain amount
of animal food is admitted by every
one who understands poultry, but it
Is an extremely nice point to know
just how to feed them and not overdo
it. There is much danger in feeding
meat for, to be valuable and do the
fowls no harm, it should be perfectly
fresh and fed in small quantities. The
local butcher Is tempted to work off his
putrid meat on the customers who want
mean trouble for the birds, bowel trou-
BILE Of a serious nature.
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Almond Cakes

Rub two ounces Of butter into five
ounces -four, five ounces powdered lump
sugar, beat an egg with half the sugar,
then put 1t to the other ingredients.
little almond flavor, roll them in
your hand to the size Of a nutmeg and
sprinkle with fine lump sugar. They
should be lightly baked.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-05
Strawberry Ice Crcn III

Put pint of cream in saucepan
with half pound OF sugar, and set
is dissolved stand aside to cool add a
pint of cream. Mash quart and a
half of ripe Strawberries with three
quarters Of a pound Of sugar and let
off, pour into the cream mix well, turn
into a freezer and freeze
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-05

was from renal collie. After | began
using Doans Kidney Pills | passed Il
gravel stone as big IS Il bean. Since
then | have never had an attack OF
gravel. and have picked up to my for
mer health and weight am 4 well
man. and give Doan's Kidney Pills
credit for it,
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents box
Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo, \. \.
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suffered n long,
long time with my
back, and felt drag
gy and listless and
tired all the time.
l lost from my
usual weight. %,
to 10. Urinary
pa ssages were too
frequent and | had
to get up often in
the night. | had
headaches and dir
~ spells also. but
my worst suffering
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-05
Collar and Saddle Calls.

Calls ON horses are due to several
causes. but frequently to saddles and
harness that press unevenly on the
body The collar should fit the horse
perfectly, and 1t cannot be too good. A
loose girth to saddle may allow it to
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-05
To Choose ADDlcs,

In choosing apples be guided by the
weight; the heaviest are the best, and
those should always be selected which,
on being pressed by the thumb, yield
to 1t with slight cracking noise. With
large apples waste IS saved In peeling
and coring them.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-05

EUR HUT NLUIIIES' IV Y IHIVTTHtuI-
ately pivoted. One end OF the levers
Is shaped to form handle and the
other into spoons. These spoons are
followed out to form recess, the back
being slotted, which reduces the weight
and also affords firm grip. Between
the handles Is a spring, 1t Is the In
tention Of the inventor to manufacture
these forceps Of aluminium.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-05

He therefore evolv-
ed the apparatus
shown here-a pair
of rorce ps so
shaped as to firmly
and positively grip
the clothes so that
they can be handled
without tearing. 1t
r e 5 g III b les very
much a pair OF
scissors. having two
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-05

shift. When n gall is noticed there Is
something wrong with the saddle or
harness, and no remedy will be avail
moved. An examination Of the harness
should be made whenever the horse is
brought up from work at night, and It
should be kept in good condition or the
horse will suffer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-05

Of an ordinary wheat sack, having two
suitable sticks attached to top and
bottom. A stout piece Of rope IS at
tached to the ends Of each Of these
sticks. The whole forms a sling. BY
this method the lambs do not wriggle
and they can't get out when once in,
and it is very quick, humane and eff
fpctiyp
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-05
For Webbing Lam bA.

Mr.. John Spears, Of British Column
bia, sends to the Montreal Star sketch
Of a contrivance for weighing live
lambs. Farmers who have lambs to sell
are In need of some such method of
ascertaining their weight. 1t consists
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-05

In high mountains there is no state
to compare with Colorado. She can
claim 4O7 peaks of an altitude of more
han 10000 feet, 800 of more than | | 600
feet, 233 of more than 1000, ll9 Of
more than $4,000, and SO of more Than
ii 900
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-05

MRS. WlNSIOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP FOR
children tccthing sufteus the gums reduces fl.
1ammatiOn, allays pain. cures wind cole. ~
cents u bottle.