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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-08-20
AN OCEAN LINERS CARGO.
Four Hundred Longshoremen Rush Day
and Night to Load One Ship

Down on the wharf the rush was at
its height, Under the sputtcring BLUSH
arc lights. amid endless claug and
rumble, the produce Of America came in.
From the prairies. the mines aud the
mills. from the forests. the cotton plan
tations. tobacco fields. orchards and vine
ing houses. from the grimy factories large
and small; ponderous engines of steel
Earvesters, reapers. automobiles, bars of
silver and yellow bricks of gold, bales Of
cotton and wool and hides and tobacco.
meats. barrels of -four. and boxes of
fruit. hOgsheads of oil and casks of wine:
tens Of thousands of things and ma
chimes to make things-piled up on the
wharf by the acre. And still all night
the teams Gathered in and the tugs pulled
up with the bargesi and from hundreds
of miles away the trains We're rushing
hither bringing more boxes and barrels
and bags To be packed IN ut the last
moment.
In gangs ut every hatChway the 400
men were trunding, heayiug, straiuing,
a rough crowd, cursinE aud joking at
the h0arse shouts of the furemen; while
from the darkness outside, heavy black
rope nets dropped down 10 gather gi-
guutic handfuls of cargo, swing them
back up to the deck of the ship and then
down into her hold. SO all through the
night aud right up 10 the hour of sail
ug the rush went on For the great
ocean liners work is worth hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars month, And the
slip must sail on time Ernest Poole. in
Every hodys
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-08-20
Mort SugKestIOns.

To whiten talIow for toilet purposes
add little alum or saltpcter.
In lighting candles hold the match to
the side OF the wick, and not over the
top.
If you viii varnish your linoleum
about every three months it Will last
much longer than without the coats cr
varnish
Try using celery seed instead Of re..
cry salt for soups and salads and Won
will observe decided change In ,hc
flavor.
Cling peaches should be preserved
whole. The skins can be removed with
boiling water, the same process used
for peeling tomatoes.
To clean your gilt picture frames rub
lightly with hot spirits OF wine or oil
OF turpentine and apply with small
sponge Use the liquid sparingly.
If few drops Of glycerin be added
to the starch for linens. 1t viii be found
that the iron viii not stick and that
the linens will have n beautiful gloss
after they are lroned.
Use clean brick to stand the iron
on when ironing. instead of the usual
ironing stand Ii has no holes under
meath to admit tie air and the irons
VIII retain their heat much longer.
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Apricots Dried In Sugar.

Peel and cut in halves some rip@
the fruit. Boil fruit for few mi1utrS
in water; remove, drain and put them
In II bowl. For every pound OF fruit
place | pound OF sugar IN a kettle with
one-half pint of water for each pound
of sugar. and boil to Il soft ball; add
the apricots, let them boil up twice,
then pour them into II bowl Twenty
four hours later drain the apricots in a
sieve and dust them with sugar then
transfer them to Il dish. dust them with
sugar again and place them in II cool
oven; turn them. add more sugar; con
tinue this way until they are dry.
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GooseberrN Creams.

This is Il delicious cold sweet aud
very simple to make. Required Dnc
quart of green goosrbrrrirs, ounces or
more Of sugar, four luIks Of eggs, Il lit
tie whipped cream. Wash, stalk and
stew the gooseberrics until soft, in just
enough water To prevent their burning.
Next rub them through Il hair or wire
sieve. stir into the pulp the castor
sugar and beaten yolhS of eggs. stir this
over a slow fire for Il few minutes to
cook the eggs. but do not let the NIX
ture actually boil or il will curdle. Put
it on one side until it is cold Then
heap it up in custard glasses, and put
a little whipped and favored cream on
each
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-08-20
General Farm Notes.

Sour swill is not fit for hog feed
The early fruit catches the big prize.
1t takes nerve 10 thin fruit, but it
pays.
Too much corn will produce thumus
in pigs,
Dry soil is one of the first requlsi;,s
for sheep farming,
Select the pigs for breeding from the
SOW with the largest litter.
In buying boar look rather to hi,
progeny than TO his pedigree.
You cannot fatten sheep profta''Y
while they are fattening parasites.
Every fruit raiser ought TO keep bees
to do the work Of cross poIlenization
II sheep are not kept constantly =
good condition the quality Of the vol
Is affected.
Crude petroleum will Kill scale. but It
will injure the trees If used for three
or four years.
1t requires more care to start n
2.year-old tree than II 2-year-old II ri
not as much Is gained.
Trap nests will prevent egg eating
by the hens This habit Is caused by n
desire for grit in some form or other
Rice fed two or three times a weel,
makes very good food for hens, but
II is not as desirable as wheat, corn or
oats.
Sheep restore the soil to larger
proportion OF the elements they take
from 1t In grazing than do any other
stock.
Closely penned fowls will not do rs
well In the summer time as those that
are allowed to seek their natural food
on the range.
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TO,nntoes from itGIy.

Tomatoes are imported in increasing
quantities each year from Italy. The
quality Of these tomatoes is stated to
be good and the prices low. Large
quantities Of canned tomatoes are also
shipped now each season from Italy to
the eastern part Of the United States
and the American shipments to Italy
are much smaller than formerly. 1t Is
suggested by one of the leading import
ers in Liverpool that the American to-
matoes are frequently packed before
they are fully ripe, and that this prac-
tice renders them undesirable for Use
The Italian tomatoes are carefully Sc.
lected. and are only packed after they
have attained a ripe and rich color.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-08-20
SeatarIng Bottles.

The bottle containing Il Christmas mes
sage 10 his wife which Il Grlmsby fisher
man threw overheard 100 miles from
land. and which has just been washed
ashore in liucUlnshirc i Il short dis
lance compared with many of lis pre-
dcccSSors. Some years ago n bottle was
thrown mp 10y the SEA at Shetland which
had Travelled all the way from the Err-
midas, nearly 5000 miles distant; AM.
other bottle which had been flung into
the sea- of Nantucket shUll. was rnpuy.
cred ON the coast of Argyll~hirr ~
days later, after Il journey of @INI
knots; and a third bottle, thrown over.
board from the steamer Sutherland.
dritted 1000 knots IN ISL days. the. aver.
age daily drift being - knots o,urr
bottles have covered 200 miles m -
days, 1900 miles in ~ days. aud 100
miles IN % days. 1900 miles in IS DAYS.
and 100 miles in q days the quickest
on record. Probably III" longest duft Of
all was that IF Il bottle recovered ON
March 20, 1888, after covering 400
knots in 10 months while Ii good proN.
i'm" aCccssit was bottle thrown into the
sea IN September. 1891. and recovered
in May, 1897, after sailing 1900 knots
ut an avcrag" of H. knots Il day. Dan.
dee Advertiser.
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The Arctic Press.

There exist at present several journals
that make their appearance only once a
year. They are published within the
confines of the north polar circle. The
Eskimo Bulletin, for example, is edited
near Cape Prince of Wales, on Behring
strait. Here. in a village inhabited by
Esquimaus. the British missionaries have
established Il school. and, as only one
steamer lands at this place, and that only
once a year, the news it brings IS con
signed to a sheet of paper printed with
the photograph. Its size is eight by
twelve inches. The paper is very thick,
and only one surface is used. This
Esquimau Bulletin in suhhead claims
to be the only yearly paper This,
however. is an error, for there is an an
nual sheet published in Godthaab, Green
land, where Il small printing office was
established in 1862, whence news sheets
and photographic prints have been ISSUED.
The journal in question is entitled,
Atnagagdlint; nalinginarmik tusaru-
Understandable is Something for
reading: accounts of all sorts of enter
taining subjects" The language is that
of Greenland. a dialect of the Esquimau.
There is still another periodical pub
iished in Greenland under the name of
"K ala dit Dundee Advertiser.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-08-20
l.enrn HOW To Sell.

Alone the farmer has no more chan""
with the market combine than rabbit
has with a hungry bulldog. Collective
ly he may hold his own and get a ldlr
price for his produce. Figure hlt.
Five cents a bushel added to the price
OF wheat means a gain of 81 to Sl.oo
per acre. one half cent per pound
means a gain of 81 In every LOCO
pounds of beef or pork or mutton. Co
operation in selling will bring th"s"
advances and more. twenty-five cents
bushel added to the sweet potato crop
in four years has raised the growers OF
Tidewater County, Virginia, from pow
erty to respectable wealth. Southern
cotton growers have made 100000 Il
year clear profit above the average by
sticking together. Organization Is the
big stick" of commerce and 1t is time
for farmers to learn to use 1t.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-08-20
iksY|sa o IN !; 8 3 !
Hn&r tn keen Nnfpr tulI

Having tried it, / Recommend the
following mode of keeping Ice water
for Il long time in Il common pitcher"
saws a writer in WUmen'S Home Com
panion. place between two sheets of
thick brown paper q layer of cotton Dat-
ting about half an inch in thickness;
fasten the ends of the paper and bat
ting together. forming Il circle then
sew or paste Il crown over one end,
making box the shape of a stovepipe
hat minus the rim. Place this over an
ordinary pitcher filed with ice water,
making it deep enough to rest on the
table. SO as to exclude the air, and you
will be astonished to see the length of
time that the ice viii keep and the
water remain cold after all the ice has
melted"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-08-20
"pOts TO Mend"

This is an excellent way 20 make Il
broken enamelware pot as good rs new /;
Take equal parts Of soft putty, finely
sifted coal ashes and table salt Mix
and pack it well into the hole, or ON
the place where the enamel is worn or
wearing Place the pot on the SOY"
with little water in it. until the
cement hardenS 1t will last long
time. And take notice that this recipe
calls for nothing that cannot be easily
obtained. Buy Il nickeI's worth Of putty
from any plumber
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~G
THE SWEEP RAKE,

inch stuff this is raised about foot
above the sweep to keep the hay from
sliding back too far over the sweep. 1t
should be braced about four feet from
each END.
The wheels are IS inches in diam
eter; and Il piece Of inch gas pipe Is
used for an axle. 1t is clamped 10 the
teeth, two pins with washers being
used to keep the wheels from sliding
sideways and rubbing against the teeth,
The piece projecting at the back
under the sweep should extend about
two feet; it is beveled like Il sleigh
runner; it is to keep the teeth from
raising too high where riding on the
empty sweep.
In hitchng horses to a sweep that
have never been used on one a person
can get best results by tying the halter
shank 10 the end Of the guide-arms and
making both lines the same length on
the harness: then fasten one line to
each ring Of the bit. When 1t is desired
to turn the horses TO the right. simply
hold the off horse back, and drive the
nigh one ahead, and he will naturally
swing around TO the right.
In drawing Il sweep load OF hay on
to the stacker draw ii rs far ahead rs
possible, then back the horses and raise
ends of teeth. and drive ahead again
this Will pack the hay on the stacker
and less of ii is apt to fall back on the
ground when being raised to the stack.
The most convenient size of stack TO
build is l6 feet wide by about % feet
long Montreal Star.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-08-20
BABY CRIED AND SCRATCHED

All the Time-Covered with Tor
turing Ecxema-DOctor Snid Sores
Would Last for Years-Perfcct
Cure by Cuticura.
my baby niece was suffering from
that terrible torture, eczema. It was
all over her body, but the worst was
on her face and hands. She cried and
scratched all the time and could not
sleep night or day from the scratch
Ing. had her under the doctors
care for year and a half and he
seemed to do her no good. | took her
to the best doctor in the city and he
said that she would have the sores
until she was six years old. But II
had depended on the doctor my baby
would have lost her mind and died
from the want OF aid But | used
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment
and she was cured in three months.
Alice l.. Dowel. AGO Easton Ave, st.
Louis. Mo. Nav . md 90 1907"
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Southern Beuten nussuit

one quart sift"d flour, one half coffe"
cup Of lard, one half pint milk, one
level tcaspoonful salt, Rub flour salt
and lard together until smooth, then
add milk. Beat twenty minutes, or UNI
iii the dough blistcrs and pops when
pulled apart. Roll out about a qua'lc}'
Of an inch thick, cut with small bis
cult cutter and prick each with fork.
Bake twenty minutes In rather hot
oven. This quantity makes about
thirty biscuits.
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Berrie. Canned " lthout Cooking.

Have your jars perfectly clean and
dry, then take equal parts of fresh
berries and sugar, and mix and mash
thoroughly. TO accomplish this, says
the Womens Home Companion, take
only a small quantity in a dish AT 4
time, that you may be- sure every berry
IS mashed Put into the jars, and seal
Immediately, inyeriug the jar for Il
short time before putting away. The
work is easily and quickly done, as
there is no heating. My berries canned
in this way last summer kept perfectly
and have preserved their delicious
flavor unimpaired. Strawberry short
cake equal to that Of the summer has
been an enjoyment Whenever we wished
through the winter.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-08-20
Prevent Egg Eating Inv Hens

In the main the egg eating habit Is
caused by soft Shelled eggs being laid
The hens get a taste Of the egg and
thus form the appetite. TO prevent
these bad eggs the fowls should be com
PEELED to exercise and there should /"
such feed given that will supply plenty
Of lime, and in addition small trough
of cracked oyster shell should be con
stantly within reach Of the fowls SO
they can help themselves at will.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-08-20

A Sweep Rake.

The two main pieces IN the frame
Of the sweep are made Of 2la by inch
pine scantling; they are 10 feet long
and about 20 inches apart The teeth
are made Of 2 by inch scantllng, and
are feet long they are beveled on the
lower side to slide over uneven ground.
The arms for htching the white trees
to should project about feet 6 inches
over the end of the sweep; these are
made of by inch stuff. The guide
arms should be 8 feet long by q. by )
inches. Each has about foot Of chain
with ring on the end to fasten to the
breast strap Of the harness.
The hay guard can be made Of = by 3
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for testing them. one of the most re
cent is shown i'll the accompanying il
lustration, patented by Minnesota
farmer.
1t consists of Il wooden frame or
casing across the top Of which is Il
leather support for the eggs. the latter
resting in flexible apcrtures. In the
bottom OF the casing is an inclined mir
ror. Mounted on the upper part OF the
frame is Il ight-retiecting hood in
which is placed a lamp or other suitable
illuminant. In operation eggs are
placed over the aperture. and the light
falling on the eggs will cast shadow
upon the mirror if they are unSound.
The soundncSs Of the eggs is indicated
by the clearness of the light that falls
through them upon til" mirror
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-08-20
Eradicatinu Wild Mustard.

One OF the most pestiferous weeds Is
the wild mustard, but recent expert
ments in Wisconsin seem to give prom
Use that 1t may be quite easily and
.heaply exterminated. 1t has been
known for several years that spraying
field with blue vitriol would kill mus
ard without injuring the grain which
is growing. But the attendant expense
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-08-20
Cruising ON the Nile

Our trip led us ut last to boat ON
the waters of the Nile where we lived
three weeks of glowing luminous days.
while the hours passed even as the sands
of time, In leaving Cairo and passing
through the big bridge We mere sur
rounded by the most ethereal boats
ever saw, and they were but the curtain
raiser to the continuous performance go
ing on around Us afterwards We
steamed ahead 10y day. not So very fast
for the channel is trrach"rUuS. aud the
native, taking frequent souudlug~ at the
bow often failed to prevent the boat
from sticking her nose straight in the
mud. y" harm came except vuclfcrous
shouting ia a language sounding much
like turkeys Eoubhnp. MEANWHILE the
sailboats glided 10y. graceful and swift
i'll spite of their clumsy iramowork
Some we're ferry boats, old and tat
tered and crowded with ahor"rN family
parties, duuk"ys, everything. Others
We're laden with water jars or fodder
for the kline and still others wcr" the
far-famcd dahabeahs, a kind of winged
househoat They all came near enough
for us to feel well acquainted with their
passengers. the Travel Magazine.
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has been the chief objection to a wide
use. The Wisconsin station has been
making some tests with copperas, CT
iron sulphate, that indicate that 1t Is
quite as effective as the bluestone, ami
cheaper, as 60 cents will furnish enough
to treat an acre. Similar successful eX.
periments have been made with copp ~
as by the Cornell station. Some three
years ago the California station tried
spraying with blue vitriol TO hold III
check mustard on its cereal paintings
at Yuba City and came to the same
conclusions as did the Wisconsin sta
ton. At Davis during the present sea
son experiments In a limited way were
tried with copperas, but owing to the
lack Of facilities for properly applying
the compound results were not satisfac-
tory. The work will be repeated anoth-
er time with the most approved npp.l-
anCeS.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-08-20
Keep Digging In the Corn Field.

Some ambitious farmers are anxious
to lay by the corn field very early; but
1t is not wise, for the grass and weeds
this season than any other, and the
ground will become very foul where tn"
corn is too early laid by and, more than
this. Il great proportion OF the nouriSh-
ment of the crop is derived from the air
ana dew conveyed to the roots. This
can be done only when the surface is
free from weeds.
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EIY md TOMATO.

One pint tomato juice, two tables
spoonfuls butter. two tablcspoonfuls
-four lcreamcd togctherD one-half tea
spoonful salt, dash Of pepper, five eggs
Heat the Juice, then add thc creamei
butter and flour salt and pepper, and
cook five minutes, Butter n baking
dish. put III the egg mot BEATEN, then
cover with the cooked mixture Put
bread crumbs ON top and brown twenty
minutes IN oxen
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-08-20
RARE WASHINGTON RELIC.
Only One Known to Exist of Six Medal
lions Made for Lafayette

Mrs +. Louis Mora of this city owns
n Washington relic which, SO far rs is
known. is the only one of its kind in eN-
iStence 1t is one of six medalliuuS which
were made 10 order for Gen. Lafayette.
Before Lafayette took leave of the Of
iiCers of his staff, says The Circle, he
had these medalionS made in Paris and
presented them to the six officers immc-
diately under him. The five others have
disappeared and may have been de
stroyed.
The one in Mrs. Mora's possession is
made of cut glass bound 10y a heavy rim
of solid gold. TO which is attached gold
ring by which it may be suspended. Be
tween the two layers Of glass is u beau
tifully modelled head Of Washington, III
plaster. silyored
On the reverse is the Inscription.
"DeSprez, Rue DIES Kecolc.S No. =, "A
Paris Washington Not" the omission
of the letter N in Washington
The medallion came into Mrs Mora 5
possession through her great grand
father. Lewis Compton. 10 whom il was
presented soon after the Revolutionary
war.
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Are We Scrub farmers.

We are all apt 10 practice scrub
allow the winter TO pass without max
Ing the necessary preparation for spring
work. We plow around stumps and
big stones year after year; we ploY
of weeds when few tiles and little
labor would cause them TO grow the
best crops on the farm. We do not now
our roadsidcs and we allow our grass
to become overripe before we cut Il.
Doesn't pay.
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The Garden In the Fail.

Just as soon as any crop of yegrta-
blcs is finished in the garden spade Tie
location. and If any seeds are in the
soil many OF them will sprout If So
90 over it again, which will save much
time and labor In the spring. Late
summer and fall is the proper time to
clean Il garden. especially il weed seeds
are to be gotten rid OF.
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Lifting Heavy Timbers.

When 1t becomes necessary for one
man to handle heavy weight, such as
a log or barn timber which must be
lifted. it can be done without a strain
by making use of the trick shown In
the sketch. Using small blocks, build
a crib under the center of the log by
lifting up one end, allowing the log
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Stlll Rnnnlnp.

Edwin. aged /, owned II picture book
in which II n"rcc-l"ukug cow was run
ming after small boy lie looked at it
a long time. then carefully closing the
book he laid it away. \ few daA4-I later
he got the book again, and turned Ia the
picture Bringin hus chubby list down
ON the COW, he exclaimed in a tone of
triumph she amt caught him yet"
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Canned Pluins.

Canned blue plums will make deli
cious winter pies. TO pounds OF fruit
add 3is pounds Of brown sugar, one
pint OF good vinegar ana | ounce each
Of cinnamon. cloves and allspicc. ScaId
them about three times and jar them.
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hIes, bearing down sensations. etc). On
June 10th, 1907, four aud one half
years later. she said: IL haven't had
kidney trouble since. | repeat my testi-
mony"
Sold 10y all dealers. 30 cents a box.
Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo. y. y.
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troubles. Is that re-
lief lasting? Let Mrs.
James VI. Long. OF
ll3 ~ Augusta ST.
Staunton. Va, tell
YOU On January 3lst,
1903, Mrs. Long
wrote "DUan'S Kid
uey Pills have cured
me- tof pain in the
back. urinary trou.
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FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, tibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing down feeling, fatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness ornervous prostration.
Why don't you try it!
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.