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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-02-06
Hard Cider.

Hard cider is blamed for the latest
Vermont tragedy. That beverage is re-
sponsible for a large part of the murder
Gus cussedness in upper New England.
but all efforts So have it placed in the
category Of dangerous liquors have here
tofore been in vain. There is more muir
der and fuddle in II barrel of hard cider
than in any number of hogsheads Of
beer-LoWcll Cnurier. Citi2en
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-02-06
DONE Try Uncertain Recipes

1t is entirely unnecessary to experiment
with this, that and the other recipe Get
from your grocer, for 10 cents, a package Of
OUR PIE" Prepare ton Lemon, Chocolate
or Custard for making pies that are sure
to be good Put up by D-Zerta Food Co.,
Rochester, y. Y
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-02-06

If you suggest curryIng the cows
many farmers will laugh at you Ncy.
crthclcss COWS need 70 be regularly
brushed and curricd They need ID be-
kept clean rs much as horses. # moi
more so is impossible to get clean
milk from dirty COWS
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-02-06

Alfred Nobel, who established the
Nobel prize award, never but twice Wis
tied the high explosive factory he estab-
liShed in Scotland. He was broken
hearted because he was not elected a
member of the Royal Society Of Eng
land
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-02-06
IananeSe Sion.

Japanese tradcsmen in a number Of in
stances have adopted signs written in
English with view to catching
English customers \ traveller reports
a butcher Of Toxic as displaying tho fol-
lowing: Beef and lien Meat For Sale"
nttnmnl prnYIa.nnnr.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-02-06
Ihis VIII InfereSt MOihers.

Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Chill
dren, used by Mother Gray, nurse in chill
dreu'S Home, New York, cure Constipa tiun.
Feverlshness, Tcething Disorders. stomach
Troubles and Destroy Worms 10000 tcsti-
monials of cures. All druggists, 25c Sam
pie FREE. Address Allen ). Olmsted, lie
Roy. ~ Y.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-02-06
A Beautiful Watch Fob Free

to those who ship us 81 worth Of hides
or furs or buy gums or traps to thut
amount. \. W. Hide 4 Fur Co., Min
upaDOiS.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-02-06

tain Will fall when dropped and the
entire plan is easily seen from the cut
and can be readily worked out at small
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-02-06

Above is sufficient seed to grow 30 bu
Of rarest vegetables and thousands of
brilliant flowers, and all is mailed to you
POSTPAID FOR 12C.
or if you send Ice, we will add pack
age of Berliner Earliest Caulifower.
John A. Salzer Seed Co, La Crosse,
Wis. c. n T.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-02-06

The rice -four cracker Of China is
by far the whiteSt biscuit product in
the world. In comparison with it the
whitest American biscuit looks dingy.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-02-06

Francis Bacon was plain in his hab-
its of eating While providing elaborate
and splendid banquets for his guests he
himself ate only one or two simple
dishes
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-02-06

The very wiscst advice Take Garfield
Tea whenever a laxative is indicated !,
Pleasant to the taste, simple pure, mild
potent and health giving. Made of Herbs
NOT drugs
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-02-06

Mrs. L. S. Kistler of Saina, Kan,
Is sort of syndicate woman. Over
100 pieces of flesh were grated on her
body when she was burned in an eXplo-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-02-06

The crushers of the Edison cement
works at Stewartstown, y. j., can crust
a siX-ton stone.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-02-06

William X Vanderbilt. Ir., recently
ordered from a French maker ten ears
If racing type Of 45-horsepowcr. for
which he paid $1,000 apiece,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-02-06

The population Of the whole British
empire is estimated az about i2O,OoO, 600.
of whom about 3ASUO 600 are native
races.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-02-06

We Sell Guns and Traps Cheap,
buy furs and hides or tan them for robe,
and rugs y. W. Hide n Fur Co. Mime
apuliS.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-02-06

| with the result tuat luclr Ieet "eIc
badly cut rms anSered them and they
attacked the scythe, literally tooth and
toenail, and OF course got the worst or
it. Every hawk that came along met
with Ike reception, ana within o
short time they were either Killed or
driven away.
Improving Corn.
Realizing that the Improvement of
corn is a matter of concern TO every
agricultural practitioner. because of the
wide adaptability and general cutIva-
tion of the cereal. the Virginia Arrirul-
tural Experiment Station has publish
ed in bulletin Of nearly 100 pages
the results of experiments IN that field
In a general Introduction the bulletin
saws:
"Investigations show very clearly
that the corn plant is quickly affected
Inv tho environment IN which n il
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-02-06

The family wealth in Dutch Guiau;
is rat into jewelry, which the wifi,
wears.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-02-06

The largest quill toothpick factory
Is in Paris. 1t was originally started as
a mandatory of quill pens.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-02-06
ONLY One ..UItcID aIISINEr

That is LAXATIVE BROMO QTINlNE Look
for the signature OF l.. W GROVE, Used tho
World over to cure IA Cold in one day 25c
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-02-06

Pitch pine which has been consid-
cred almost worthless, is now in demand
for cranberry barrels.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-02-06

The Statesman. lending daily at
Calcutta, recently installed two Ameri-
can printing presses.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-02-06
There is NOTHING TOO

GOOD for the American
people-that's why we started
to make Cascarets Candy
Cathartic. The first box made
its appearance in 1896, and the
enthusiastic endorsement of
the people has been bestowed
upon Cascarets ever since.
The sale today is at the
rate of OVER "A MILLION
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-02-06

The great Guadalupe artcsian wen
at Guadalupe, Mex. which used to spout
100 feet hisi4, only spouts half that now
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-02-06

MRS. WINSLOWS SOOTHING SYRUP for
Children teething. softeus the gums. reduces In
0ammation, allays pain cures wind collie. %
cents "a bottle.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-02-06
For 12c

and this notice the John A. Salzer Seed
Co, La Crosse, Wis, in order to gain
100000 new customers during 1908 will
mail you free their great plant and seed
Catnlop tOrether with
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-02-06

Hides and Furs Tanned for Robes,
Coats or Rugs. Send for price list
Taubert Tunnery, Minneapolis, MINI.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-02-06

--Cahhagcs IN cuba grow To- such size
thar Il single head often weight 20
pounds.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-02-06
THIRTY YEARS OF 1T.
FenrfuIIy Long Siege of Daily
Pain and Misery.

Charles Won Soehnen. of POI st,
Colfax, Wash. says: For at least
thirty years | suffered with kidney
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-02-06

OF the worlds lands liuu.ONO acre,
are III stcppcs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-10
A Fatal Foe to Poultry.

A short time ago young farmer re-
marked in my hearing that he had re-
Gently lost seven hens by their dying on
the roost. | suggested that they might
have eaten something harmful, but he
thought not. l then said that the hens
might have had something on them be-
sides feathers. He replied that he had
made a thorough examination OF his
flock of poultry and could find only a
very few lice, not even enough to make
the hens sick, to say nothing of killing
them.
/ made one more suggestion, which
seemed to hit the mark. said it might
be red lice, or red mites, as they were
sometimes called, that were causing the
trouble. l explained that these little
pests worked only at night-because
their deeds were evil. They left their
hiding places when the hens went to
roost and returned when they became
gorged with blood drawn from the hens.
advised him TO look on the under side
of the roosting poles and to examine any
boards that might be near where the
poles were attached to the hen house,
and he probably would find quantity
Of the red mites. He looked, and dis
covered the cause of the death of his
hens.
The mites had collected in places in
such numbers that the boards looked as
though they had been sprinkled with
blood, and they had-with the life blood
of his hens incased within the trans
parent forms of the mites. When he
saw this multitude of blood suckers he
got busy. He took boiling water and
threw it on every part of the hennery
where he thought any of the pests might
be hiding. Then he carefully painted
all the surface of the roosting poles with
kerosene and douched the fluid thor
oughly where the poles met the sides OF
the building. Now his hens are laying
instead of dying. "There is always a
reason" and remedy.-A. B Katkamier,
Macedon, n. Y, in Tribune Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-10
The Mix in the Apple Market.

Certainly the mix-up in the apple
mark ct has been bad enough. No one,
however, should charge up the unfor-
tuuate conditions of the market, and the
ruinous prices that have characterized
the trade in the last few months, to the
commission men and the dealers. The
trouble has been the commission men
and dealers have had no market into
which they could dispose of their con
signments. There has been no demand,
no trade, and little consumption. If the
apples were disposed of, they had to be
crowded on unwilling buyers, and al
extremely low prices in order to induce
them to buy. There was no other
course open to the commission men.
Growers continued to crowd their fruit
on to them and they were forced to
make an outlet. The dealers were not
at fault for this unfortunate condition
of the trade and the low prices they
were obliged to return to the producers
No organization of the growers nor Co
operation of the sellers could have cor
rected this condition of the market, but
something might have been accomplish,
ed in preventing the glut of inferior and
frosted fruit.-Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-10
Dual-Purpose Defined.

1t may be said, in general, that all
cows utilize the feed which they eat,
over and above that required to main
tain the functions of life, for one of two
purposes, namely, for the production OF
milk, or for increase in live weight.
Cows which through hereditary tend
encies and environment have developed
a capacity for transforming large
quantity of feed into milk, instead OF
utilizing the same for an increase in live
weight, are known as dairy COWS.
Other cows, from influences of the
same character acting in the opposite
direction, have developed capacity for
transforming their feed largely into
flesh and fat on their bodies. The milk
produced by such cows is of minor i'm
portance, being only sufficient for the
nourishment of their calves. These
cows are known as beef cows.
Between the two classes we find a
large number Of COWS combining the
characteristics of the dairy COW, in so
far as giving legitimate amount of
milk is concerned, with those of the
beef cow, and also producing calves
which are profitable to the feeder for
the production of beef. Such cows are
usually spoken of as dual-purpose COWS
Prof. Oscar Err in New England
Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-10
Keeping the Grindstone True.

The average grindstone on the farm
sees pretty tough times. The softer the
stone, the harder usage it receives. Its
lot is almost as hard as that of the "boy
ON the farm who has to turn it by the
hour. The grinding surface of the stone
is more apt to be concave than it is to
have an even face, or slightly beveled
surface.
The concave condition comes from
grinding axes, scythes, machine knives,
etc., with their edges lengthwise of the
stone instead of across it. This can not
be helped in grinding some tools. But
when the stone does assume this shape,
making it impossible to grind chisel,
OF any flat-edged tool decently, 1t is a
good time to get spade or two-spades
are usually dull-and hold them on the
stone until sharpened, when the irreg-
ularities in the surface of the stone will
have disappeared.
A grindstone, by the way, should
never be left exposed to the sun. The
weight of the handle will always cause
one portion of the stone to remain up.
permost, and this from exposure will
reach different degree of hardness
from the underside, so that after a
while the stone will be ground out of a
circle. II the stone has to stand in the
open, a fiat box can easily be obtained to
serve as a cover.-G. E. NJ, in Prairie
Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-10
A Few Hog Dont's.

Don't keep diseased hogs with the
rest of the herd. Most diseases com.
mon to hogs are contagious, especially
cholera.
Don't let your feed lot get foul. A
hog as well as other animals does better
when he has clean eating and sleeping
place.
Don't expect to raise thrifty pigs by
feeding the sows nothing but corn.
Plenty of slops are essential to the
growth of the pigs.
Don't let your sows and pigs sleep at
old straw ricks unless you want them
to die with the cholera or some other
disease.
Don't let your shoats run all over
the farm. A few dollars spent in wire
will save you much worry and keep
your meadows and growing crops from
injury.
Don't let your pigs root up the mead
ows and pastures. A few hog rings are
cheaper than lot of timothy and blue
grass which would be destroyed.
Don't let your sows run together
until farrowing time. Cold nights they
will pile up together and may cause the
loss of their pigs. 1t is best to separ-
ate them month before.
Don't fail to give your hogs plenty OF
ashes and salt. If you have an old ash
bank about the place, throw it into the
pen and salt it good. The hogs will
dispose of it to their advantage.-The
Farmers Voice.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-10
Eggs In Winter.
HOW GOOD SUPPLY WAS OBTAINED
IN THE CoLDEsT WEATHER.

We have been having some very cold
weather, and the complaint is that egg
production dropped off in some cases as
much as one-half. The above condition
of affairs shows the necessity of warmly
built houses. Our houses are all double
boarded, with tar paper between aud
floors the same. By keeping the floors
well Uttered the hens can be kept very
comfortable, as the houses are wind
proof, and only so much air is admitted
as is needed for ventilating purposes.
Our flock of seventy-one averaged As per
cent egg production during January,
and have shown no disposition to let up
on account of the cold; in fact, in the
week which was the coldest of the win
ter We had the heaviest egg production
of the winter. We aim to keep the hens
busy, and take some pains in feeding
and watering to overcome or offset the
cold. We know that eggs are about IS
per cent water. When hen is cold she
will not eat sufficient snow or drink
enough ice water to keep up egg produc-
ton, but il the water is warmed little
she will take about the normal quantity.
Again, believe warm, moist mash in
the morning is beneficial-not enough to
gorge them, but about two-thirds of a
feed, then wheat in the litter for them
to work for. If they are good, healthy
hens they will work, too.
Our seventy-one hens, notwithstand-
ing the excessively high price of grain,
gave us profit of $40 during December
and January just past. Liberal feeding,
no matter what the price of grain, is the
only way to get good profit.-D. j.
Ryther, West Pownal, Me-, in Tribune
Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-10
Frank Inconsistency

John Hunter, one of the pioneers II
the practice of medicine over cen
tury ago, was absolutely blind to any
theory unsupported by facts. While
many men were guessing out things
he was seeking to prove them.
81 love to think" he said to one OF
his colleagues. though he afterwaro
qualified the statement by an almost
contradictory one:
"But why think? Why not make the
experiment."
Like other men Of real genius. he
was not afraid Of seeming inconsistent
Fir Ashley Cooper once asked him. With
some surprise. If he had not once stat
cd an opinion directly at variance with
one he had just put forth. and lie re-
piled:
Every likely. hope | grow wiser
every year"
Again Il pupil inquired If he had not
written to certain effect.
"Never ask me what have said" he
returned. "or what have written
But II you ask me what my rreser
opinions are will tell yoii"
Sometimes. too. he would say to p'.
pills who were taking down note
"You had better not write down I'll
observation. Very likely shall thi
differently next year"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-10
A Plea for the Cow.

To demand of the COW large flow
of milk from small flow of feed is un-
just.
This demand has caused more failures
in the dairy business than any other
single cause. Cruel treatment stands
next in line; what mean is rough hand
ling of milk cows during milking, using
dogs to bring them to and from pasture.
i have handled from five to sixty milk
cows during a season and can safely say
that the cow that receives the kindest
treatment does the best aud is the
easiest to get into the stall.
OF course there are poor cows, but II
you are using good Judgment in feeding
and plenty of kindness in handling
them, you will have no trouble in lind
ing the one that is not paying her way
but, on the other hand, poor feed
irregular feeding, watering and milking
whenever you have time will show
poor test from really good cows. While
we are prosecuting attorney in this tria
of the COW, let us also be her defense
Successful Farming.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-10
An Important Pcrsonaqe.

An inquiring person I'm England came
upon q veteran soldier summing himself
in front OF public house in Devon
shire and began to question him about
his campaigns and the leaders he had
fought under. Did you ever see Wei
lingtonT asked the person finally.
"Did ever see WellngtonT repeat
ed the veteran, with n superior smile.
"Why. | was lying on the ground at
Waterloo when card the sound Of
'osses' 'oofs. and then voice called
out, is that you, SaundersT
II knowed the voice in IN instant. 1t
was the Dock Of Wellington.
"'Yes. SIR says |, most respectful.
"'Come ere says the doOk.
81 riz, reluctant, from the ground, for
| was tired out.
"I want you should go back 'ome.'
e says.
"'Why?' says l.
"'Becos you're killing too many
men, says e.
"And bacl, 'Ome | went" concluded
the veteran, shifting his game leg
into more comfortable position.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-10
What SiIage Will Do.

/ have experimental little with
silage, says r. w. Ellis of Somerset
County, Me. An acre of corn for the
factory will give from 10 to II tons of
silage, besides the larger corn yields of
from IL to 30 tons to the acre. Six or
seven tons of ensilage will carry cow
for the winter. She will do we'll on 60
or 70 pounds of silage day and 16 or II
pounds of oats and pea hay, which can
be raised on the corn ground the next
year at the rate of two and one-half tons
to the acre, and the year following that
there will be a yield of clover which
should be sowed with the oats and peas,
ton and half or two tons. Every
acre of tillable land will feed COW 200
days, so that If you have 25 or so acres
of tillable land you know what you can
do If you follow this system. How
many have done it, or even carried COW
to two acres? 1t is one thing to know
that it can be done, and another thing to
do it.-New England Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-10
A Natural Fortress.

In the northern part Of Madagascar
Is the most remarkable natural fortress
in the world. II is occupied by wild
tribe who call themselves the People OF
the Rocks. The fortress is lofty and
PERCEPTIONS rock Of enormous size. 1000
feet high and eight square miles In
area. Is sides are so steep that 1t
cannot be climbed without artificial
means. Within 1t is hollow, and the
only entrance Is by a subterranean
passage.-St james Gazette.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-10

Something rolled down Mr.. Time
thy's nose and splashed on the white
waistcoat. He jumped up and blew
his nose violently. He rang the bell for
Benjamin.
"More wood. Benjamin" he ordered
sharply. my fire Is going out, and
am taking cold"
The next morning after breakfast
Mr.. Timothy locked himself in the IL
brary and went to his safe, where he
unlocked a secret drawer and took out
yellowed envelope, from which he
drew a faded little valentine, the SELF
same valentine that the girl In the fire
picture had given to young Timothy
Scott. This he placed carefully In his
letter case. Then he called Benjamin.
"Have the sleigh around at 10
O'clock" he said amiably, and the grim
ming old servant hobbled away with
alacrity.
Down the village street glided the
great Russian sleigh, Benjamin guild
ing the handsome bays and Mr.. Tim
othy Scott muffied to the ears in furs
sitting in the back. People stared aft
er the sleigh curiously. for the sight
of the master of Scott house recalled
to their minds that he was responsible
for the fact that few people in Beech
cove had received valentines that
morning.
Through the great bronze gateway,
which he had not passed since that
other day SO many years ago, they
dashed up the broad avenue, sweeping
In front Of the colonial house, and he
alighted with brisk agility. The long
wait in the familiar drawing room, the
parting of the velvet curtains, the COM
ing Of diminutive figure with snowy
hair piled high, soft black eyes and
white dress, with knots Of violet RIB
bon, and then, Timothy" she said
gently, II knew you must come some
dayw
The minister married them that aft
ernoon-yiolet Allen and Timothy
Scott. Then the newly welded pair
entered the sleigh and were sped down
the avenue and up the street to the
Scott house. where old Hetty baked
and brewed in whirl Of mad excite
ment. Benjamin was sent on fifty er-
rands about the village, and when
evening came there was merry gath
ering of people in the old house. Every
man, woman and child who was able
to be afoot was there. The walls Of the
fine rooms were hung with gay yalen-
tines. The tables were covered with
them. They were pinned to the dra-
peries and suspended from the chande-
liers.
Timothy Scott and his beautiful bride
received their neighbors cordially.
There was q banquet in the huge din
ing room, music in the hall, and then
the bride gave to each departing guest
a valentine as souvenir of the occasion.
Timothy" said the bride when they
stood alone before the hearth fire, 1--WE
must repeat this every year when Val
entine's day comes around-the recep'
ton, the supper, the music. the giving
of valentines"
1--WE WILL" said Timothy solemnly.