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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
Board Drain. n sub.titute for Tile

Board Drains n Substitute for Tile.
Drainage is a live subject with the
farmers In the northwest, and many
would be glad to do a great deal more
Of 1t If they were in a financial condi-
ton to do so. While tile drains are
considered the best, board drains will
give very good service for a number Of
years and will enable the farmer to
raise better crops and thus provide
himself with the means for buying
tile later on. Board drains, especial
ly where the ground Is so wet that
they are kept constantly saturated with
water, will last for years. Farmers
living In the districts where timber Is
cheap will find that such drains will
answer the purpose very well without
much expense. Such drains have been
known to last twenty or twenty five
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
MANAGING Hens,

A selected lot of one dozen hens will
lay as many eggs as the average farmer
will care to have Matched, and If the
hens are mated to pure-bred cock he
will be the sire Of all the chicks hatch
ed on the farm, thus securing uniform
ity in color and general characteristics,
instead Of having chicks of all sizes,
shapes and colors and not of character
istic merit. The hens not in company
with males will lay just as many eggs
as If with them, and the eggs possess
better keeping qualities than those that
are fertile.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
ENCOURAGING FACTS.
Those Contemplating Change OF
Residence Should Read Them.

Those Contemplating Change of
Residence Should Read Them.
The other day the writer was in the
Office of the Canadian Government at
st. Paul, Minnesota. On the windows
of the building were signs to the effect
that homesteads of 1GO acres were
given free to actual settlers, and in the
windows were displays of wheat, oats,
barley, other grains and vegetables,
which he was told were grown in West
ern Canada. This could be readily be-
lieved, for in no other country on the
Continent would it be possible to grow
such splendid specimens. The world is
now pretty well advised that in the
growing Of such cereals as have been
named, and vegetables as well, the
Provinces Of Manitoba, Saskatchewan
and Alberta have no competitor For
several years past specimens have been
exhibited at State and County Fairs
throughout the States, and these exhib-
its are looked upon as one of the chlef
attractions. They have demonstrated
what can be done in the climate of
country possessing soil that will grow
things. But that it was possible to grow
vegetables such as were seen there
seemed to create some doubt. But 1t
was the case. And apples. too. Not
of course the splendid fruit grown in
countries more congenial to such cul-
ture, but they were in evidence.
Throughout Indiana, the "Hoosier'
farmers were forced to stop and think.
When a similar exhibit was placed be-
fore them during the past few weeks,
many of them were forced to stop and
remark: THAT is much ahead of any
thing we can do The quality of the
grain we have conceded. for has not So
andSo sent US samples grown on his
own farm the like of which we had
never seen before. But to think of the
etables-and such vegetables. Why,
we thought everything was frozen up
there and these turnips, cabbages,
cauliflowers, beets, mangolds. pumpkins
and squashes are away ahead Of any
thing we ever saw grow" That Is the
story everywhere. Thousands Of West
ern Canada homesteaders, formerly
United States citizens, are growing just
such grain, just such vegetables, which
yield them a splendid profit with little
outlay on the farms that they have Sc
cured from the Government of the Do
minion Of Canada at the nominal cost
of SO for 100 acres. If adjoining land
is wanted it can be secured from the
railway companies or from private in
dividuals at moderate prices and rea-
sonabe terms BY placing your name
and address on a postal card and ad-
dressing it 10 the Canadian Govern
ment Agent whose name appears else
where, copy of Last Best West"
telling you all about it, will be sent
you free
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
Alfalfa Meal FOR Cows.

The Vermont Experiment Station has
tested this product when fed to dairy
cows and finds that 1t produces within
3 per cent as much milk and O per cent
as much butter as wheat bran.
Where alfalfa can be grown there Is
but little use for store feed" In the
Easter. market. however, alfalfa meal
Is sold for S27 per ton, higher price
than is paid for byan
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
Term "Flat" in Disfavor.

Possibly the exact origin of fiat as
applied to an apartment will forever re
main in obscurity. In recent years own
ers of fiat houses have rcbcled against
the term most hotly. 4 short while ago
a tenant was threatened with suit for
libel because he persisted in saying that
he lived in such-andsuch a fiat house.
The landlord declared that the structure
was neither fiat house nor tenement.
but an apartment hotel The repcatcl
use of fiat house as n designation tend
ed TO lower the reputation of the place
and drove away would-bc occupants.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
Gcnaa EKKS.

When n hen Is made sick eating too
freely Of grass she lays what are known
as grass eggs" Grass eggs are poor
stuff they have an unpleasant favor
and the yolk wabbles around in weak
and watery white, and is green and dull
In color. The term Is ono applied by
Gamblers. who discover while testing
that there Is n pale, greenish hue to the
eggs, and that they are not mt all Of
the bright fresh color that we find in
healthy eggs
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
Testing FertilizcrS.

The fertilizer tests at the New York
Experiment Station showed no gain in
using phosphates or chemicals where
plenty of manure was mixed with the
soil. ON sandy loans the manure
lightened 1t mp too much, and the com
mercial fertilizer proved most efficient,
but on the clay loans the opposite re
suits were obtained. The experiments
seemed to indicate that lettuce cares
less for the form or source Of plant
food than about the texture of the soil
In which ii grows
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
THE NEW ORDER.
The West No Longer the Abode of the
Bad Man and ire Texas Steer.

Modern methods in empire-building
have caused vast changes in Texas dur
ing the past two years. The biggest
cattle ranches in the state have been cut
up and sold, or are being sold and hun
dreds of comparatively big ones which
remain are being surveyed and staked.
The farmer is coming, and the day of
the long horn is past. In place of the
thanked steer is found the complac-
ent white-face, round and comely and
sleek; in place of the belted ammuni-
tion-weighted cowboy, the bland German
farmer who raises Bermuda onions on
the shores of the Rio Grande. a recent
journey from Amarillo to Ell Paso, from
FL Paso to Nueces Bay, did not discover
man who wore his weapons in sight.
The whole southwest is changing fast
In the Panhandle, the cattleman has
given place to the cattle raiser Ga sig
niticant distinction in Texas and in the
southwest gulf-coast country the truck
gardener has pushed him out of the plan
entirely, or driven him, by virtue of ex-
ample, to put his hand to the pillow. In
Texas a truck patch is any kind of n
farm not devoted to cotton. 1t may com
prise five acres or five thousand, but I'M
less it grows cotton it is a truck patch,
just the same.-G. w. Ogden in Every
bo1v's
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
Russian tpDIes.

In 1855 the Indiana State Expert
ment Station set out from forty to
fifty varieties Of the Russian apples and
one which has done especially well is
the red queen. 1t is medium in size.
somewhat conical, greenish yellow. with
a bright red cheek in the sun 1t is a
handsome apple, but like most of the
Russians. too acid for eating out of
hand, but excellent for cooking pur-
poses The tree Is a prolific bearer and
in Indiana the season is up to Christ
mas.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
Estimating Mil. Yield.

In reckoning the milk yield of a COW
Il common mistake is to figure on the
basis of her yield during the first two
or three months. Professor Gray. of
the Canadian Experimental Farm at
that the yield at first Is very deceptive
one COW noted as a great mixer start
cd out to lead, and did so for about
two months, but was finally next to the
last in the whole herd, with only II
small 2-year-old heifcr behind her In
yield. The only way to find out what
a COW is really doing is to weigh the
milk at frequent intervals throughout
the season.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28

Two layers of fruit should be placed
in the bottom Of a barrel with stems
down and as close together as possible
These will form the facing, for this
end will be the top when opened. FIJI
in with the same grade, shake often
and when near the top put in two more
layers with stems up, letting the last
layer stand full inch above the chime
of the barrel. Now put on the lid and
slowly press into place, shaking the
barrel in the meantme,-Farm Jour
nal
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
A Skowhegan Nature Yarn.

Here is a nature story from Skowhe
gan which will bear investigation Mrs.
Henry Harris broke a common hens egg
in a bowl the other morning. In so do
ing she noticed another little egg in the
bowl with shell on it, which proved to
be a sparrow's egg. Mrs. Harris called
Mr.. Harris to explain what this strange
discovery meant. Mr.. Harris took the
sparrow's egg and broke it. Inside the
shell he found a little sparrow alive.
Mr.. Harris solved the problem. The hen
had swallowed the sparrow's egg whole,
and in forming the shell about her own
egg the little egg had got within, and
the warmth Of the hen had been the re-
quired aid - hatch che little sparrow.
The sparrow. though not grown quite
enough to hatch, is alive. '-kennebec
Journal
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
Beware OF 0iEtmentS for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury.

ms mercury will surely destroy the sense or
smell and completely derauge the whole
system when entering 1t through the mu-
cous surfaces. Such articles should never
be used except on prescriptions from reputa
Bile physicians, the damage they Will dc
Is teufod to the good you can possibly
manufactured by +. J. Cheney & Co. To
ledo, O., contains no mercury, and Is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. In buy
Ing Halls CatRrrh Cure be sure you get the
genuine. 1t IL taken internally aud made
In Toledo. Ohio. by +. J. Cheney n Co.
Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price, zoe per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
Lemon Pie.

One cup of sugar two tablespoons
fuls of corn starch and cup of boiling
the grated rind and juice of a lemon
cook together till clear, and when cold
add the yolk of an egg. Line the plate
with paste and bake; then fill, putting
on the white of an egg with Il little
sugar for icing; then put In the oven
and brown.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
Dainty Biscuits.

Into a quart of flour SLIT two heap
ing teaspoons of baking powder ana n
pinch of salt Work IN lightly with the
finger tips one-haf cup lard, and mix
TO soft dough with fresh milk. DO not
kncad the dough, but roll out and cut
onc-half inch thick and put into shall
low pans. slip Immediately into hot
oven and bake quickly.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
Satisfy Eri;tcrs.

Scrape and CRATE the roots of a
bunch of satisfy. Make batter of
two eggs, Il gill Of milk and enough
-four to make of the desired consist
ency. Turn the satisfy into this rs
soon as grated as exposure to the air
will blacken it. salt to taste and drop
the mixture by the spoonful into deep,
boiling fat. As soon as brown, drain
in Il hot colauder.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
Tomato Relish.

one peck Of ripe tomatoes peeled
cold, chop and let drain over night,
six onions cut fine, three heads OF col
cry, five red peppers, one small cup Of
salt, drain off and add two pounds of
brown sugar, two ounces whole mus
tard seed, five cups OF vinegar Put in
glass pars cold-do not cook.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
Johnny AXE.

Two eggs, one cup of sugar, pinch
of salt, butter the size of a walnut
mclted), one and Il half cups of flour
two and a half cups Of yellow corn
meal two teaspooufus of baking pow
der a large tablespoonful of molasScs
enough rich sweet milk 10 make bat
ter that Will pour. Mix well and make
in a hot oven in a loaf tin for thirty
minutes.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
HorseruI dish Suuce,

For cold meat. To four tablespoon
fuls Of freshly grated horseradish add
heaped teaspoonful Of graduated
sugar half teaspoonfuI of salt, Il
dash of pepper and two tcaspoonfuls Of
prepared mustard. Add vinegar TO
make it smooth and creamy. To serve
with hot meats, add two tablespoons
fuls of thick cream and heat in Il dish
set in boiling water. DO not let the
mixture boil
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
Pruning Fruit Trees

In trimming trees it should be remem
oercd that the wound made by cutting
Off limb close to the trunk of n tree
Will soon heal over, while the wound
made by cutting off the limb two or
three inches from the trunk leads To de-
loss OF the tree itself-Fancy Fruit.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
Cabbage salad.

one head of cabbage chopped fine,
two cups Of vinegar, one cup Of sugar,
one cup of water, one tablespoonful of
mustard, two eggs place this on the
stove and let ii come almost 10 boil,
then pour over the cabbage add lit
Tie salt and pepper and mix well to.
gether.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
WEIGHTS of Geese,

The American Standard classIfcs the
weights OF geese as follows: Toulouse
and Embden, adult gander, % pounds ::
young gander, % pounds; adult goose
% pounds young goose, IS pounds AZ
rican adult gander, 20 pounds. young
gander, Is pounds; adult goose. Is
pounds; young goose, II pounds China
and Canada, adult gander, Is pounds :
young gandcr, Y pounds, adult goose,
ii pounds young goose, 10 pounds.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
Crab Apple PIE.

Wash the large crab apples, quarter
them. and remove the stems and cores.
Fin deep dish with apples, put on
one cup of sugar to one quart of apples,
cover with a crust and bake. Or bake
with an under crust, adding sugar af-
ter baking and covering with whipped
cream.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
Cold Hurts Honey-making.

Among the minor industries that have
been hurt by the cold summer, especial
ly in England, is that of honey making.
For example, in West Norfolk thirty-two
hives that in average years produce
about 1000 pounds of new honey this
year yielded but 43l pounds. In most
sons work
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
A New Photo Process.

The feature OF the exhibition OF the
Royal Photographic society, which
opened recently in London, was the dis
play of color photography 10y the new
starch grain process. This is not yet
regularly in the market, but Il large mum
her of amateurs have made or secured
plates, and over 100 color pictures wcr,
submitted, scventy-two of which wer,
accepted and hung.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
BABY ITCHED TERRIBLY.
Face and Neck Covered with In
famed Skin-DOctors No Avail
Cured by Cuticura Remedies.


famed Skin-Docturs No Avail
Cured by Cuticura Remedies.
"My baby's face and neck were Gov
cred with itching skin similar to ecZe-
ma, and she suffered terribly for over
a year. | took her to a number of doc
tors, and also to different colleges, to
no avail. Then Cuticura Remedies
were recommended to me by Miss G..
| did not use it at first, as | had tried
SO many other remedies without any
favorable results At last | tried CUT
cura Soap, Cuticura Ointment and
Cuticura Resolvent Pills and to my
surprise noticed an Improvement.
After using three boxes of the Cuti-
cura Ointment, together with Cuticura
Soap and Pills, am pleased to say she
is altogether a different child and the
picture of health. Mrs. 4. c. Brestlin,
III n. Lincoln St, Chicago, H., oct
20 and 80. 1906"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
WHY Number of Widows Increase.

Why does the proportional number
of widows increase steadily asks a
Swiss journal. and gives in reply scvera!
reasOns-thc men are engaged in more
hazardous occupations; they waste too
much time in tayerns, drinking and
squabbling over politics, and they gen
orally burn the candle at both ends.
Hence the insurance companies are be
ginning to ask higher rate Of men than
of women.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
TO CURE A COUGH OR COLD.
Doctors Prescription Checks an
Acute Cold in Day and Cures
Chronic Coughs.


Chronic Coughs.
The following formula is a never
failing remedy for coughs or colds
Two ounces of glycerine, one-half
ounce Of Concentrated oil of pine, one
half pint of good whisky, mix and
shake thoroughly each time and use in
doses of teaspOonful 10 tablespoon
full every four hours.
This, If followed up, will cure any
cough that is durable or break up an
acute cold in twentyfour hours. The
ingredients all can be gotten at any
drug store
Concentrated oil of pine comes put
up for medicinal uses only in half
ounce Walls sealed In wood cases de-
signed to protect 1t from heat and
light. Other oils of pine are insoluble
and are likely to produce nausea and
cannot give the desired results.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28

one pint of potato rubbed through
a sieve or coander, four well-beatcn
eggs, one full cup Of sugar, table
spoonful of butter, nutmeg TO taste:
make into very thin batter with rich
milk ill three undercrusts; bake in
moderate oven.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
Hoi MnIer EInxerhreun Il.

Dissolve one heaping tablespoonful
Of lard In one cup of boiling water. add
tablespoonful Of baking soda one
Of ginger or cinnamon, one-quartcr
teaspoonfu Of salt, one cup Of molasses
aud enough -four 70 make d sof. dough
Bake In loaf tin
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
Peach Vinegar.

Use for this overripe peaches and
peelings Mash and mix with water
sufficient to keep the flavor of the
peaches. 70 gallon of this add four
ounces brown sugar and n half com
pressed yeast cake softened. Turn into
ferment
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
Hmm salad.

chop fine cabbage and onion. mix
one pint of cabbage, one tablespoonful
Of onion, season with salt, pepper ana
crushed celery seed; sprinkle over the
cabbage and onion one cup Of minced
bolled ham; pour over all good vinegar
and serve quickly.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28

The net gain to the government of
$13 100000 in the taxes collected on dis
TILED spirits in the last fiscal year shows
how misleading was the argument used
against the law to allow the free use of
alcohol in the arts, which was in effect
six months of the year.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28

some localities. Large consolidated
farms seem to be doing we'll in many
instances and to have less trouble with
the labor problem than do the smaller
farms.-American Cultivator.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
who Likes Lemon picf

You should try ut once "OIRP PIE Prep
arat!on for delicious Lemon pies. A lady
says 81 viii never again try 10 make Lem.
on pie in the old way while can get OUR
PIE PREPARATION Try 1t and you vii! say
the same. At groCerS. 10 cents.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28

- ~ q vttus pN--- Al h,fNnu, 0l,sa,,,
- Permanently urea b. Ia hhn.s UfsA
Move Roor.r Bend fot Free fe Trial iotlr and Ns.t.,o
DIR X. ii. kIlNE. Ia sll Ach street Philadelphia Y.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28

temporarily nailed in place. The barrel
to be headed forms the fulCrum BE
careful, says Farm Journal, NOT to press
the apples too hard.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
Consolidated Farms

To make one large farm out OF sever
nj small ones may prove good dispo
sltion for cheap farm properties In
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28

not pay to buy a
press. One can be
rugged very quick
~ by using a plank
or scantling with
one end under Il
stud reaching TO
f, L. .I.l t
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
4 Barrel Header.

A barrel header, such as the stores
sell, Is a handy implement to own. But
if there are only n few apples to be
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28

John Bull figures that his country
has been successful in - per cent. of
the battles in which it has engaged
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
Arches of Hop Leaves for Bridal Parties

The custom has been introduced at
weddings in Tuubridgc Wells and dis
trict of erecting triumphal arches, com
posed entirely OF hops and hop leaves,
for the bridal parties to pass under
London Standard.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28

nailed across from each post To the
fence. With such rig as this troughs
can be quickly and easily made by one
man alOne.-ENchangC
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28

MRS W1NSiOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP 10,
Children tcethuE. softeus the gums, reduces in.
ELIMINATION. alAys pain, cures wind collie. -
ssuts q bottle.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28

To get full value, ship to til" old rclia.
Bile \. W. Hide X Fur Co. Minneapolis
MINI.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28

"A ton Of oil has been obtained from
the tongue of Il single whale.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
Glass Bathtubs Popular.
WHAT WAS 1T

Glass bathtubs are coming into general
use in Germany.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
Bricks Absorb Much

The absorbing capacity of brick is
about IL ounces of water
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28

Factory Girls in London.
There are 100000 factory girls in
.oudOn.
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What Do You Think

OF place where things grow every day In
the year
Where you don't have to depend on rain
fall
Where an acre yields from $50 to $500 and
upwards
Where you will find orderly, intelligent and
settled communities the best OF
schools and well-buIlt and safe trolley
roads
Where you can live better on less outlay
than anywhere else
Where you will find the best climate on
earth
This spells, of course, Southern California.
Send this ad. and ten cents in stamps 70
the Examiner" Los Angeles, Cal, and get
the Fourth Anniversary number of that
paper. to be published Dec. u, which Will
tell you all about IL.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-17
Sl5 BrOadclOth and kerSey Goals S.9S
6.9S Coat 3.9S

Tourist Box Coats, made of heavy weight grey mixtures box back, double breasted velvet collar and cuffs. trimmed with braid $6.98 2 0Q