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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-05-07

The above set was given at the Course
of Study examin alton last month. The
pupils used pencils in solving the prob
lens, the only limitation being that the
paper had to be handed in after 30 min.
utes. An inspection Of the papers re.
veals the fact that not enough attention
is given in our schools to the practical
side of arithmetic. Pupils spend too
much of their time in "the back part of
the book" What is wanted in every
day life is arithmetic 'at the tongues
end" Rapidity and accuracy in the
simple problems is worth more to the av.
erage child than a smattering of social
ed higher mathematics.
The above set, if perfect, counts 80
points. The following standings taken
from set of papers show that we can
still improve in this work III; 3S; 80;
25; 90; 40; %; 80; 16; 80; Az %; IL; 32; AZ;
36, 80; 34 "a; 4S.
Drill, drill, drW must be the motto of
the elementary school Educational
philosophers may scoff at the idea, but
rs yet no one has invented anything
that will take the place of thorough, in
telligent, practical drill. Too often the
education (O goes in one ear and ont
the other. The pupils pass through
the subject but very little sticks to
them.
The country schools, however, ara not
the only ones that need more of the
work. The same weakness is found in
children who have been in the grades.
Exercises like the above would be excel.
lent for high school students. The time
limit Of course, ought to be lowered. A
high school pupil who has been proper.
ly trained ought TO finish the above set
in less than ID minutes and have the ans.
wers almost perfect
Let ;;s, during the coming year, have
more practice along this line. The peop.
10 will be with us
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-05-07

The first wedding after the Lenten
season in Little Falls took place Monday
morning at the French Catholic church
when Miss Katherine l.. Ward became
the bride of DR.. Stephen r. Fortier
Rev FIR. Lamothe officiated. The bride
was attended by her sister, Miss Marie
Ward, and the groom by Earl Wetzel.
Only near relatives of the young coup
le attended the marriage services, which
was followed by an elaborate wedding
breakfast at the home of the brides par
enrs, Mr.. and Mrs T. H. Ward.
Mrs Eortier has been resident of the
city since childhood and is well known
by large circle of friends. Through
her faithful work as operator for the
Northwestern Telephone Exchange in
the central Office of this city she gained
many friends among the company's pa
irons who wish her every possible happi.
ness in her new life.
The groom is a son of DR.. and Mrs. G
M. A. Fortier and was born and grew to
manhood in Little Falls He gradual
ed in dentistry from the University of
Minnesota in 1906, and has practiced his
profession in this city the past two
years. He is member of the XII Pei
Phi dental fraternity, one of the strong
est organizations of its kind in the coun-
try. Since taking mp his profession here
DR.. Fortier has built up nice business
in the dental line.
Immediately after the wedding break
fast the couple left on the early train for
a wedding trip and will he absent from
the city one week, after which they will
go to housekeeping in the residence al
the corner of First street and First
avenue northeast.
The above wedding notice is taken
from Little Falls minnesota paper
Mr.. and Mrs. T. II Ward are former
residents of this county. Mr.. Ward
taught school in the county for several
years. The family removed to Little
Falls many years ago The PILOT, to
gether with their old time friends, tend.
ers congratulations
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-05-07
MANITOWOC LOSES
OPENING GAME.

The first game of baseball of the 1908
season participated in by the local team
was played here last Sunday. The Mil
waukee team opposed the home boys
and although they didn't play any bet
ter ball than the local team did their
errors were not 80 costly and they won
by score Of to 0.
The weather was chilly and neither
team was at its best Players on each
side made number of rank errors.
A crowd.o nearly 100 people turned
out to see the game. The first ball was
pitched by Mayor j. r. Currens of Two
Rivers and Mayor Groffmap of this city
performed the laborious task of catch.
ing it.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-05-07
A COMPLIMENTARY LETTER.

At the request of the members of the
inspecting committee Of schools on the
accredited list of the State University
and North Central Association Of Sec.
ondary Schools, who inspected the
North Side High School, Ernst Voss,
chairman of the committee has written
to Prof. Keller highly complimenting
the principal and the school. The fol-
lowing is the letter;
"For the third time | was se,t by ors
committee to visit your school, and
this makes me probably the better judge
of the work that you have accomplished
since l visited you the first time six or
seven years ago. You have learned the
necessity of concentrating your powers
upon the essentials of the high school
curriculum, and l congratulate you up
on your success. The faithful, thor
ough and indefatigable work that you
have given to the school under your
supervision was obvious. | was especi-
ally impressed by the unusual, excellent
and ready command of English of your
pupils in all their work, especially in
history.
The discipline of the school is worthy
of praise and commentator. Your own
inspiration and broad conception of life
in all its manifestations has taken a
firm hold upon your teachers and pupils.
Your pupils do not memorize, they
think for themselves They are not a.
fraid of their teachers, they have learn
ed to ask intelligent questions and have
learned above all the pleasure of work. v
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-05-07

Mr.. Alex Hodell and Miss Minnie
Schroeder were united in wedlock Tues
day evening at the German Lutheran
parsonage, Rev. Carl Machmiller offici.
ating. The brides attendant was Miss
Dorothy Schroeder and Emil Alice of
Milwaukee acted as groomsman. After
the ceremony the wedding party re.
paired to the home of the bride where a
wedding dinner was served. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hodell left on the morning train
for wedding trip after which they
will take up their residence at Fond du-
Lac.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-05-07

6. Find interest of $1,000 a 90 for 3
years 5 months.
7. A field is 30 by 40 rods long. What
is the distance around it?
s. Find cost of 6 pieces of lumber by
s and 16 feet long 90 S25 per M.
8. The circumference is IS feet. Find
radius.
10. Cost of an article is $24. 1t is sold
for 500 What is the loss per cent !?
II. If of a bushel costs 60 cents what
will 123 bushels cost
10 A pile of cord wood is 6 feet high.
How long must the pile be to be
worth S24 if wood is worth s. per
cord?
13, A bale of hay weighs l25 pounds
What is it orth if hay sells % IS
per ton?
IA. What are the prime factors of 1927
of 81?
10. What will 10 eggs cost at 1s cents
dozen?
10. "A held contains 3 acres. 1t is "a
rods long. What is its width
II. What is the L. G. Nj. of 90, IS, and
12?
Is. How many pounds can get for n
dollar if one pound cost So?
10. A road is one mile long and . rods
wide. How many acres in it2
20. What is the g. {. ID. of "a, 49, and
Si2
y. 40 .009.
%. rs X .012.
%. Write the prime numbers between
80 and 40.
"a. From "A take 3.702.
%. Bought 3 pounds of tea 90 40 cents
pound, What change do | get
back from S. 5002
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-05-07
Marriage Licenses.

The following marriage licenses have
been issued by the county clerk during
the past week:
August Meyer of Meeme aud Alma
Roesh of Eaton; Herman Koeser and
Ella Mueller, both of Schleswig; Louis
Kotchie and Emma Wacholtz, both of
Kossuth Morris Brouchoud and Maggie
Filliez, both of Gibson Joseph Savlik and
Barbara Neidl, both of Franklin; Albert
Jonas of Rockland and Katie Barta of
Reedsville; Joseph Cries and Margaret
Brost, both Of Meeme.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-05-07
A COMMUNICATION,
Madison, Wis, Apr. 30

Madison, Wis, Apr. 80, 1908.
Editor of the Pilot,
Manitowoc, Wis.
Dear Sir:
A copy of your paper of April
2nd has been sent to my address and /
ain very glad to see that the people of
your county are beginning to give atten-
tion to the matter Of determining the
actual condition Of the health of their
stock with reference to the presence of
the scourge of bovine tuberculosis.
| have looked over the records which
we have received this winter from SITS
made in your county, largely by some
few of your farmers who have attended
the Farmers Course at the University,
and find that we have the records of
seventeen herds, embracing 245 head in
which only one single animal was found
to be tubercular. The Importance of
taking hold of his question before this
disease becomes thoroughly spread
through any community is such that
can only urge upon your readers the
advisability Of early testing of their
herds. In some poi tions of the state we
find this disease very severe, but it is
very irregularly distributed and at the
present time it is only present, on the
average, to very small extent. How
ever, NO farmer who has been buying
rather than raising his own stock can
feel any security with reference to its
condition, as the outward condition of
the animal is no safe indication as to
whether or not it may have the seeds of
the disease in the beginning stages.
The tuberculin test can be readily ap.
piled by any one capable of reading a
clinical or fever thermometer, and as in
dicated in Mr. Larson's letter the de-
tails are SO simple that every owner of
stock of any amount should see to it
that the actual condition of his herd is
determined. In almost every county of
the state there are veterinarians or
farmers who have had experience in
this matter.
During this winter season Just clos
ing the Experiment Station has sent out
between 80, 900 and 35, 600 doses oftuber.
culin. In some counties of the state
there has been such wholesale testing
that a very large portion of the stock of
the county has been examined. For in.
stance, nearly 1000 tests have been
made in La Crosse County and so re-
sctors found; about g. 900 in Dane Coun-
ty with $50 reactors; and 9, 900 in Wal
worth County with POO reactors.
The application Of the test is without
any effect on healthy animals, aud
makes it possible to determine the pre-
sence of the disease organism in animals
before any physical symptoms are ap-
parent
Trusting that the work which Mr..
Larson has taken up will be carried for
ward by the farmers Of Manitowoc
County, and assuring you the Wiscon.
sin College of Agriculture will be glad
to aid any of your citizens in any way
we possibly can am,
Yours very truly,
H. l.. Russell.
Dean Of the College of Agriculture.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-05-07
EAGLES HOLD MEN,
ORIAL SERVICES.

On Sunday evening the local lodge of
Eagles held memorial services in honor
of their dead members at the lodge
rooms in Beers hall. Two members of
the local lodge, Otto G. Schmidt and
William Kries have passed to the great
beyond, since the branch was organized.
Addresses were made by Judge Chou.
pek and Harry Kelley and prayer was
offered by Rev Huppert The usual
memorial services of the order were
gone through with the officers. About
seventy.five members were in attend
ance.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-05-07
MANITOWOC, WIS.,, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1908.

condition that has driven q large
share of the patronage OF the line
from the city.
A meeting of merchants will prob
ably be called in few days to act
upon the matter and G. Il N. w.
officials will be asked to come here for
another conference IA hope of an
amicable adjustment OF the matter,
without appeal to the Rate Board.
-Manitowoc Herald.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-05-07

The number of applicants at the
Course Of Study examinations was AZ
follows:
Mishicot 40; KellnerHville, "a; Reeds
Vile 80; Clarks Mills, 2G; Rockville 20;
Meeme, 81 Newtonburgh, A; Branch,
26; Larrabee, %; ST. Nazianz, 30, Total
BAG.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-05-07
MARRIED..
FORTIER-WARD,

WELL KNOWN LITTLE FALLS YOUNG
PEOPLE WED MONDAY MORNING.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-05-07
EDUCATIONAL.
BY w. E. LARSON.

Diploma Questions, 1908.
PRACTICAL ARITHMETIC,
Time 80 minutes.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-25
KEEPS STRICT TAB ON CIGARS.
Melancholy Man Tells Of Drawback to
Wife's Gift.

my wife, said the melancholy
man, always gives me box of
cigars on my birthday. No; I'm not
going to say what you expect me to.
They are excellent cigars; they ought
to be, for ] always give her careful in
structions as to what to get
THE trouble is that she can't seem
to separate herself from the gift |
presume it is feminine human nature,
but she exercises watchful guardian
ship over that box. She has a notion
that it ought to be like the widows
cruise of oil, which, as / recall, lasted
for a considerable time. Because the
cigars are expensive the taking of one
of them becomes in her eyes, an
event. ] have tried to smuggle other
cigars into that box, but I've always
been caught. Her proprietary inter
est increases as the number of smokes
diminish
"Why don't you exert your indie
pendence?" the melancholy man was
asked. "and tell your wife that you
will smoke those cigars as you like
at home, or take the whole box to the
Officer"
you don't know my wife," replied
the melancholy man.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-25
DEFENSE OF TIE sTiNcY MAN.
Wherein He Differs Occasionally from
the Good Fellow"

They say ] am stingy All right,
let it go at that: / AM stingy But
did you ever hear that | was a dead
beat? There was time when
threw my money away, and stood off
my creditors, in order that / might be
known as good fellow, but now /
save my money and pay my debts.
There was time when / spent ten
dollars in an evening, cumming around
with the boys, and owed the tailor
for the clothes on my back; when |
went riding every Sunday with a liv-
cry rig, and did not pay my board;
when | thought it an evidence of
smartness To buy cigars and drinks
for other people, but now ! think it
an evidence of sound sense for a man
to save the money for which he is
compelled to work, in order that he
may realize something from 1t. For
this ! am called stingy, but can stand
it; in fact, rather enjoy the title, for
there are so many shiftless fools in
this town who imagine that they ere
good fellows. hoping TO realize on
their wanton waste of money, that !
am glad / cannot be classed among
them. Ask the bill collectors about
the good fellows. The bill col
lectors will tell you a story worth
listening to and they will also tell you
that the stingy men pay promptly.
There are a lot of old good fellows in
AtcLison who have not money enough
to bury them, and there are stingy fell
lows in Atchison who began life under
more unfavorable circumstances than
the good fellows, and the stingy fell
lows are rich. / recommend that the
yong fellows deserve the name Of be-
ing stingy, for stingy man seldom
stints himself or his family, but he
often refuses to throw his hard-earned
money away, and very properly. A
stingy man is seldom bothered for
donations, and, altogether, l like the
name. = (Found among the papers of
an Atchison man who died rich)-
Atchison Globe.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-25
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

Due notice has been given to de-
Lnquent subscribers Of The Herald
as to what the Postoffice Department
requires in the matter OF prompt pay
men of subscription. If we must drop
the names of delinquents from our
mailing list, they may not think hard
OF It, nor yet II we shall place their
accounts in the hands of an attorney
for collection. 1t win be an unpleas.
ant thing for us to do, but it is the
only course left to us. We can't af-
ford TO publish newspaper without
getting our pay for 1T.
Balls have been sent to all in ar
rears, and If not paid before May /,
we will be forced to proceed to collect
what is due. But please don't force
us to do 1t.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-25

The republicans OF Martinsburg
have nominated a good clean city
ticket, and it is the duty OF all party
men to support the nominees. With
such ticket in the field there Is no
reason why it should not win at the
polls. The democrat administration
has been anything but satisfactory to
the great majority of the people, and
this viii surely be proven at the COM
ing election All that is needed yet
Us to nominate the right kinr Of a
man for mayor and the city ticket will
be complete. 1t is admitted by some
strong democrats that a change is
sadly needed, and IL we cannot win
This time ii looks as though all future
efforts to carry the city will be Of no
avail. Let every one do his best to
elect every man and there be no lear
as to the result.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-25
LEGAL NOTICE.
Application For Liquor Licence.

Pursuant to the provision of the
Acts of the Legislature for 1905 for
the regulation of license, notice is
hereby given that the following APP
plication for license has been filed at
this office for the sale of spirituous
liquors, wines, porter, ale, beer and
drinks OF like nature:
G. II. Mayhem, residence Winches-
ter, Virginia, place for which license
is desired, No. 101 n. queen street,
Miller Building, Martinsburg, w. Va.
Given under my hand and the seal
OF the County Court of Berkeley Coun-
ty, West Virginia, this goth day Of
April. 1908.
HAROLD II. BENDER, Clerk,
County County of Berkeley Co, w. Va.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-25
Air Pressure and Health.

Investigating the effect of com
pressed air on health, two British en-
gineers have shown that a pressure of
80 pounds a square inch-more than
six atmospheres-may be endured
without unpleasant results. The pres
rate, however. at least 20 minutes be-
ing allowed for each Is pounds of re-
duction, and capillary circulation in
the body must be kept up by muscular
exercise during compression. Slight
temporary neuralgia pain in the arms
was the only i'll effect of the great
pressure.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-25

Judge Faulkner in his charge to the
grand jury at the present session OF
circuit court was very emphatic in his
statement that something must De
done in the way OF remodeling the
court house He declared that unless
the county court took some action be-
fore the LIST Of July that he would take
The matter up himself and compel the
county court TO act. There is no ques-
ton but what the court house is mucI
in need OF repairs, but it takes money
to do this and the only way it can be
raised is by laying an additional levy
which win accordingly increase taxa
ton. thes putting heavy burden on
the taxpayers The republican party
promised a reduction in the peoples
taxes but If the court house must be
remodeled the people must pay the
bill 1t looks very much like the
county court win take no action on the
matter until the Judge compels 1t by
extraordinary proceeding
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-25

1t is somewhat surprising to hear
so many democrats declare that they
win not vote for Mr.. Bryan II he IL
nominated for President when he has
been idol of the democracy for sc
long. The people are beginning t
find out that his policies are not cal
culated to benefit the masses as he
has claimed. They know that nearl,
every principle that he advocated dur
ing his first campaign is repudiatec
by him now, and some additional poll
cy is advocated by him in its stead
That such candidate will wear out
there is no question. But in some way
or other he has a hold on the demo
cratic party, and scarcely no one de-
MES the fact that he will again be
nominated for President. His ability
is above the average politician, and ne
is fully acquainted with the working
of his party SO that he can control its
nominee for the greatest office within
the gift of the American people. He
has been before the people twice as a
presidential candidate and both times
suffered an ignominous defeat, but
this has not swerved him in the least.
He is coming before the people again
in the same capacity, and will like
wise meet with the same result that
he did before. He can draw tremend-
GUS crowds but absolutely fails as a
vote getter. And it may be that that
a person shouldnot be surprised at all
to hear members of his party retus-
ing to vote for him when they have
become fully acquainted with his wild
cat policies,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-25
Play Has Historic Characters.

Alfred Testoni's new play, "Gloace-
tho Rossini," which was recently per-
formed for the first time is described
as the life of the great master of
music" In the fourth act, which is
laid in Paris in 1860. Richard Wag-
ner appears as one Of the characters.
He is still unknown and is spoken of
as the embodiment of the glorious
future, while Rossini is spoken OF as
the glorious past. A third in the group
is Vincenzo Bellini. The title part
was played by Erneste Jacconi
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-25

Pursuant to the action of the Re-
publican Central Committee of Berke-
ley County held Saturday March 2Sth
1908 after ten days notice to the mem
aor a Mass convention to be held at
the Court House of Berkeley County
in Martinsburg at one o'clock D. m. on
Saturday, May 16, 1908 for the pur-
pose of electlng seventeen delegates
from Berkeley County to the Repub-
ican State Convention to be held
pursuant to the official call of the
State Central COMMITTEE at Charles
ton on July Sth, 1908 which State
Convention is TO select nominees for
the following Offices: Governor, Secre-
tary of State, Superintendent Of Free
School, Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney
General, two electors at large for
President and Vice President of the
United States, and to confirm the
election of Presidential Electors of
the several Congressional Districts,
the choosing OF members of the State
mittee, and the transaction OF other
business. So
w. II. LAMON,
-A~@ Chairman.
L. Dew. GERHARDT, Secretary.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-25

AS was expected, Hon. Geo. G. Stur-
giss was nominated for congress by
acclimation. He did not have the
slightest opposition and he should not
have had. His record In congress has
been so short that he has not had
efficient time to get well acquainted
with the members, but it can conf.
IDENTIFY be expected that Mr. Sturgiss
viii come up TO every expectation
-e-en he has had time to get acquaint-
ed with the working of congress.
That he is an able man there is no
question, and IL is extremely doubtful
If West Virginia ever sent a better
equipped man to congress than Mr..
Sturgiss. This district is strongly
republican and his election is conceed-
ed by every one who is acquainted
with its political complexion.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-25
Feminine Intuition.

They stood in the purple cleaning Of
the hazy twilight Above them
dropped the wistaria; from afar drift
ed the fragrance of the dewy honey
suckles. 1t was an evening to inspire
the heart and to thrill the soul.
"Evangeline," sighed Hector Mont
morency, Il cannot begin to tell you
how much ! love you
"You''-she hesitated-"you might
at least try, mightn't you? If you give
me but an inkling perhaps can guess
the rest"
He should have known better than
TO think of marrying woman who
was such good guesser-Judge.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-04-25
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ANNOUNCEMENT.

i hereby announce myself as can
didate for the nomination for the or
fee of Clerk of the County Court oil
Berkeley County, subject to the will
and action of the Republican Conven-
ton in said Comfy In taking this
step most earnestly ask the help and
support Of every Republican in BerEe
-aey county. am,
Respectfully.
Af ~ uCppG