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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18
WESTERN CANADA'S CROP YIELD
FOR 1908 WAS SPLENDID.
Americans Profted Largely and Send
Back Satisfactory Reports.


The census branch of the Department
of Agriculture. Ottawa, Canada, has
completed its returns of the showing OF
Western Canadas grain yield for 1908,
and the report makes very interesting
reading. In the three provinces of
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta,
which comprise what may be known as
Central Canada, there was total
wheat yield of about 1O1 100000 bush
els, worth to the farmers about $50
600 600; in addition to this the oat,
barley and flax crops were worth an
other $35,0O0,OO0. Letters have recent
" been received from many of the set
tiers from the United States. From
these, that of Rev. Oscar l.. King has
been selected. He lives IN the vicinity
Of Edmonton Alberta, and what he
SAYS will be of interest to those who
contemplate moving to Central Can
ada. Every line of the letters Is inter-
esting. Those who wish for further
particulars as to how to secure home
steads and prescriptions, should write
any Canadian Government agent. Mr..
King says:
| am well satisfied with Alberta.
This country offers excellent opportuni-
ties for anyone to make a good home
for himself and family if he is willing
to put up with a few hard knocks for
the first two or three years. But it is
worth a few hard knocks to get 100
acre farm of rich productive land with
no mortgage on it, This province is
well fitted for grains, stock raising and
dairying. We have found the climate
generally healthful, more healthful
than Michigan, and although the Their
mometer sometimes drops to 40 de-
srees below zero in winter, yet we do
not seem TO feel that temperature any
more than we did , or 10 degrees be
low zero in Michigan. We like the
winters.
The Government takes great interest
III the education of the people and
quickly aids the settlers in establishing
schools where they are called for. The
schools though graded differently than
those in the States are efficient and ad-
vancing. Our great dra wback has been
the limited and inadequate railway IA
cilities, but new roads are being rapid
ly built and many more are projected
through various parts of the province.
The new policy of the Alberta Govern
ment to construct Il great many branch
lines throughout the province Will
greatly help all parts Of the country.
If those new settlers who have to go
back a considerable distance from eX-
listing railroads and towns to find free
homeSteads will but locate along the
line of a projected railroad they will
in two or three years be near both
town and railroad. When l first came
to this country three and a half years
ago the homestead | took up was -
miles from a railroad town, now there
Is a railroad % miles north, another
- miles south and third Is being
built through my neighborhood.
l think the prairie country or coun-
try that is partly prairie offers much
better opportunities than the prairie
portions.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18
Vintage Nicknames.

We have nicknames for the vintages
which few persons except the wine
drinkers know. Thus the vintage of the
present year we call Zeppelin in honor
of the air navigator's achievement and
because it is so high. Records show that
these nicknames were bestowed on vim
tages as far back as 1929, when the bad
watered wine was called Baptist
The sour wine of 1860 was called
Garihaldi and in memory of the Chinese
We-hai-wci. The yintaEes of 1896
promised much and gave little and was
nicknamed Ii Hung Chang, and another
nickname for the same years wine,
Moses, wac given because the wine was
taken from the water principally
Muuchener Nachrchten.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18
Rules for Successful Farming

TO my mind the ideal system Of
management TO maintain our income
from our farms with reduced labor and
capital must come about In the follow
ing manner:
More economical production in all
lines and reducing the amount of labor
by growing much clover and grasses.
Keeping live stock to harvest these
crops and selling only finished pro
duets.
Turning the less profitable land into
pasture and grasses and working the
best land more intensively.
Growing cash or market crops that
give high returns for the labor en-
ployed and fertilizer used, such as DO
tatoes. fruit, etc.--B. Lara, Wisconsin.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18
How to Grow Potatoes,

Director Woods of the Maine agricul-
tural experiment station summarizes
his suggestions as to successful potato
growing as follows. What he says
about thorough preparation of the soil
is applicable To that TO be used for any
crop,
Select highly fertile land, so situated
that it will suffer as little as possible
from either excessive rain or from
drOughts.
Thoroughly prepare the soil and fer
itlize literally.
Spray for insects and blight, early
and often.
Keep the crop free from weeds and
the surface of the soil loose during the
whole season.
Do not let anything prevent the po-
tato field from receiving constant care.
Vastly more failures in potato grow
ing can be traced to neglect Of crop
than to lack of knowledge.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18
4 Gate Tint Never Says.

l have used this gate for many years
and never spent five minutes repairing
It. COuntersink two pieces and pin
them together. Then set up two 2x4
pieces IT. higher than the gate so it
can be raised in winter. Mortice and
set in between the crosspicccs, which
are - in. apart, the board, a, and
fasten a cap to the top of the frame.
The gate is 16 IT. long u #. being for
the gateway and 4 Fl, for the weights
to balance It. The frame is of 2x4's,
Cover the Eft. end with boards and fill
with enough stones to- balance it when
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18

What are considered the finest apples
ever grown In the United States or
any other country passed through Bos-
ton recently on their way to the table
Of King Edward of England. They are
known as winter banana apples, and
are two and a half times the size Of
the ordinary apple TO which one is ac-
customed. These apples are grown at
the Bculah land orchards Hood River,
Ore, by Oscar Vanderbilt, an expert
orchardiSt, ana they are considered the
highest development in the cultivation
Of this fruit. Their color is perfect.
the rosy blush blends with the green
in the most luscious manner imagin-
able. In flavor and texture they are
as good as they look
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18
CUTICURA CURED HIM.
Eczema Came on Legs and Ankles
canadian Chief Of Police could
Not Wear Shoes Because of had
Sealing and Itching.

Sealing and Itching.
Il have been successfully cured Of
dry eczema. | was inspecting the re
moval of noNious weeds from the edge
of river and was constantly in the
dust from the weeds. At night
cleansed my limbs, but felt a prickly
sensation. | paid no attention to it
for two years, but | noticed Il scum
on my legs like fish scales | did not
attend to it until ii came to be too
itchy and sore and began getting two
running sores. My ankles were all sore
and scabby and | could not wear shoes.
| had to use carpet and felt slippers
for weeks | got Il cake Of the Cuti-
cura Soap and some Cuticura Oint-
mcnt. In less than ten days | could
put on my boots ana I'm less than three
weeks | was free from the confounded
itching. Capt, George =. Bliss, Chief
of Police, Morris, Manitoba, March 90,
1907, and Sept 81, 1908"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Sole
Props. Of Cuticura Remedies, Boston,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18
Cost of Raising N Calf.

In an experiment to ascertain the
cost Of raising calf Prof Shaw Of
Michigan station took Il dairy calf ana
kept an accurate account of the ex-
pense Of feeding for one year from its
birth The amounts Of feeds used I'm
that time were 3Sl pounds of whole
milk 2,5GS pounds Of skim milk, ,2G2
pounds Of silage, 2l9 pounds Of beet
pulp, 1,25t pounds of hay, 1,247 pounds
Of grain III pounds Of roots, II pounds
Of alfalfa meal ana 30 pounds Of green
corn. The grain ration consisted Of
three parts each Of corn and oats and
one part Of bran and oimeal. At the
end Of the year the calf weighed 800
pounds at n cost Of $3.50 for feed. The
calf was a IIolstcin.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18

hams Vegetable Compounds the most
successful remedy for all kinds of
female troubles, and 1 feel that can
never praise it enough" -MRs. LIZZIE
HOLLAND, Noah, Ky.
The Changeof Life is themostcritical
period Of u Woman's existence, and
neglect of health at this time invites
disease and pain.
Womeneverywhere shouldremember
that there is no other remedy known to
medicine that will so successfully carry
women through this trying period as
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs.
For 80 years it has been curing
women from the worst forms of female
ills inflammation, ulcera ii on, dis
placements, fibroid tumors, irregulari--
ties, periodic pains, backache, and
nervous prostration.
If you wOuld like special advice
about your case write a cOnfiden-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18

In the state of Texas alone prairie
dogs eat annually enough grass to sup
port 1,562. 800 COWS. Utterly useless, the
little animal is a pest so dreaded that
the forestry service has undertaken his
determination. Poison is killing him.
wherever he now hourishes and another
resource of the farmer is safeguarded
Who would think that the prairie dog,
the shy and amusing little rodent that
we like to watch before the door Of
his burrOw at the Zoo, would ever be-
come the subject Of the government in
tervcntiOn or endanger the success Of
stock raising? Yet such is the fact
says the Technical World Magazine.
out on the national forests which Uncle
Sam IS guarding for the use Of the pub
lie, expert hunters have gone after the
prairie dog with zeal, ingenuity and
poison and literally eXterminated them
in great numbers, because some Of their
choicest bottom lands have had the
grazing ruined for stock by the indus
trious burrowing OF the dogs"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18
Her Mistake

protested the old lady to the bell boy
who was conducting her. 81 amt a-goin'
to pay my good money for pigsty with
n measly little fOldiu' bed in it, If you
think that jest because I'm from the
country"
Profoundly Disguised, the boy cut her
short.
Get in, mum. Get in" he ordered.
This amt yer room. This is the Gle
vator. Everybody Magazine.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18
when and How to Prunc,

1t is very important that the healing
process should start soon after the
wound is made, otherwise the cambinm
from the exposed surface, and healing
will be greatly retarded. For this rea-
son winter pruning should be avoided.
particularly in frosty weather. In the
early fall or late spring the cambium
is active and wounds made at this time
start to heal at once, and there Is lit.
tie or no dying back Of the cambium
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18
A 100000 Bushel Elevator.

The John A. SalZer Seed CO., Boz
c, La Crosse, Wis, by all odds the larg
est farm, grass, clover, potato and veg
etable Seed Growers in America If not
the world, have just broken ground for
unique seed elevator with storage
and cleaning capacity of more than a
quarter of million bushels.
This great firm is sending out Clover
Seed testing $3.50 per cent pure, rec.
ord justly to be proud Of.
If you haven't Salzers Catalog, look
up their advertisement and write for
it today.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18
What n Woman VIII Not Do.

There is nothing a woman would not
do to regain her lost beauty. She
ought to be fully rs jealous in pre-
serving her good looks. The herb drink
called Lanes Family Medicine or
Lanes Tea IS the most efficient aid
in preserving a beautiful skin, and viii
do more than anything else to restore
the roses to faded checks. At all drug
giSts' and dealers. 3Ir.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18

fed partly on meat and fresh bone.
The meat fed fowls laid 1865 eggs,
while the grain fed birds laid 3,431,
or less than one-half as many as those
receiving the heterogeneous rations. The
eggs from the meat fed fowls We're
larger, much firmer, rather better and
produced far more vigorous chickens
than those of the others.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18
Mothers to Learn How to Control Their
Children

DR.. Eugene r. Eliscu, 500 West
14Oth street. New York, is going to in
corporate school to teach mothers how
to control their children by hypnotisni
when necessary and by calm and peace
full suggestion at all times. The school
is not formally opened yet but DIR. Ellis
uate NJ. d., and has studied abroad.
She is unmarried and ~ and not
ashamed of either. She has beautiful
black hair, which would have been white
long ago. she says if she had not learned
to control absolutely those emotions
which, in fear or anxiety, transmute
themselves into chemical processes that
bleach the hair. She has also kept the
lines away from strong, firm mouth
aud the wrinkles out of a splendid fore
head
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18

As further induoement to settlement of the
Wheat Raising lands Of Western Canada. the
Canadian Government has increased the area
that may be aiken by homesteader to $50 acres
loo free and 100 to be purchased =. 90 per acre
These lands are in the grain-rasing area, where
mixed farming is also carried on with unqualified
success.
y railway will shortly be built to Hudson Bay,
bringing the worlds markets a thousand miles
nearer these wheat fields, where schools and
churches are convenient. climate excellent, rail.
ways close to all settlements and local markets
good.
IL Mould take time TO assinliiofe the
revelations that Uisif TO the great
piye bling to the North of us unfoided at
eUery turn. '-Correspondence Of a National
Editor. who visited Western Canada in
August, 1908.
Lands may also be purchased from Railway
and Lard Companies at LOW PRICES AND
ON EASY TERMS. For pamphlets, maps and
information TO low Railway Rates apply to
W. y. Scott, Superintendent of Inning alton,
Ottawa, Canadt, or +. Q. Currie, $50 Third
Street, Milwaukee, Wis, Authorized Government
Agents.
Please say where you this Advertisement.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18
Salt Winter to XIII Weeds.

Salt water for killing weeds has
been extensively used during the past
season on the oregon Short Line rail
way, and very satisfactory results have
been reported. Water for the purpose
is taken directly from Great Salt Lake.
which is approximately 90 per cent salt,
and is merely pumped into tank cars
and hauled over the line.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18
Any One Would Do.

In a speech before the Wellesley club
recently, Augustus Thomas told this
story about Nat GOodWm,
Say, Nat" said Willie Collier to Mr.
Goodwin as they were coming out of
the Lambs club shortly after the lattcr's
marriage to Miss Goodrich, Invite me to
one of your weddings some time, won't
p ycrybody'S Magazine
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18
A Useful Farm Implement.
To ueynIue state Lands

That all the homestead lands In
Michigan have been withdrawn from
the market is announced by State Land
Commissioner Iluntley Russell. The
lands will be kept out until they have
been reappraiscd, as provided by res
olution recently introduced I'll the lower
house Of the state legislature.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18

The effect Of meat rations was tested
at the West Virginia Experiment sta
lion, where orc pen ~ fowls received
! ration largely a corn ana other
,tarchy grains, while another pen was
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18

uedudCueS, nervous
prostration and
hemorrhages.
Lydia +. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compoundmademe
well and strong, so
that | can do all my
homework, and at
tend to the store
and post-of1ice, and
Ifeel muchyounger
than l really am.
rJ y1ia y pipE-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18

back and Joins, dis
ordered urine, pain
in passing, bad odor.
etc. The least move
hurt me, and | could
not turn in bed
without help. | took
Il friends advice
and used Doan' 5
Kidney Pills. The
trouble disappeared
entirely and has not
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18
Knew His Lesson

Sunday School Teacher-Today's les
son teaches us of the influence of kings
and queens, but there is "A higher power.
Which little boy can tell us what it is?
We'll Willie. what is it?
Aces, was the confident rrpy.-New
York IIcrnlh
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18

Deep water diving can be carried on
with safety to a depth Of 2i0 feet pro-
vided proper precautions are taken and
suitable appliances used, according to q
report of the British admiralty commit
tee appointed to investigate the subject.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18
A Domestic Eye Remedy

Compounded by Experienced Physicians.
Conforms to Pure Food and Drugs Laws.
Wins Friends Wherever Used. Ask Drug
gists for Murine Eye Remedy. Try Murine
In Your Eyes. You Will Like Murine.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18
WhisI.ey for Rhpumatism

To one-half pint good whiskey, add
one ounce syrup sarsaparilIa, and one
ounce Toris compound, which can be
procured of any druggist. Take in tea
spoonful doses before each meal and
before retiring. Followed up, this is
a sure remedy
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18

conditions necessary for termination.
When the seedlings appear after two
or three weeks turn the boxes daily
To keep the growth even. The illus
tration shows the form OF box used
for starting the plants.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18

Rheumatism. Neuralgia and Sore
Throat will not live under the same roof
with Hamlins Wizard Oil, the best of
all remedies for the relief of all pain.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18

In the mountain regions of Cuba
there are many ridges and valleys Of
extremely fertile land, nearly all UNI
touched, and existing practically as they
did before the time of the Spauiards
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18

The city of Sheffield, England, ia
nous for its cutlery, is the first munich
pal body in Great Britain to decide to
provide a rifle range at public cost for
the use of the community.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18

4 Simple and Safe Remedy for a cough
or Throat Trouble is Browns Broncha.
Trochcs They possess real merit In
boxes - cents. Samples mailed free.
John l. Brown a Son, Boston Mass.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18

A. q. Calhoun Of Victor is Mis-
souris honey king. lie has 5000 pounds
of honey from the summer bow. aud as
much more will be collected this fall
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18

hung. Cover the gate with wire fenc-
Ing and hang by a chain. Put bolt
the lower part Of the frame
into the crosspiece, a.. j. Fraser, in
INrm and Homo
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18

The river having the most rapid flow
of all the streams in the world is the
Sutlcs Of British India, which has i de-
scent of l2.OUO feet in $50 miles
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18

Paris has a church made ont of
paper treated SO as TO resist the action
of the weather.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18

We Pay l0-ll Cents for Cowhdes
High price for furs ana sell leather
cheap \. W. Hide q Fur Co., Mime
upois MINI.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18

The King Of Wurtrmburg owns two
large hotels which Yield him yearly
income Of some $4,000
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18
Only One "RRONIO QIININT"

That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Look
for the signatu of Il. W GROVE. Used the
world over to Cure q Cold in One Day 25c
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18
4 Farmers Enterprise.

An Iowa farmer has succeeded in
opening up IA big field for his enter
prise by applying an old method to a
new service. He has gone into the
business of furnishing fresh eggs daily
to Il regular list of customers. after
the fashion of the milkmen and bakers.
This farmer is man who raises many
chickens and markets Il large number
Of eggs. These he had been selling to
dealers, who in turn sent them to cold
storage warehouses or to wholesalers.
Finally they got to the consumers, uSu-
ally pretty stale and much the worse
for handling, through the retail grocer
or huckster. When eggs were plentl-
full and the Wholesalers were well
stocked up. the farmer got little for
them. When eggs We're few and prices
to consumers were very, very high,
the farmer found that his eggs in the
warehouses were still in competition
with the producer. This mans egg
route isn't an egg route exclusively.
He sells dressed chickens and other
farm produce too, and when his egg
wagon is going about the driver takes
orders for other things which are raised
on the Springfield Journal
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18

MRS WlNSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP f,r
Children trrthiug; softrus the gums reduces iu.
hammatuu, ullays pain, cures wind collie. -
cents bottle.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18

You will respond very quickly to the
Garfield Tea treatment, for ills Natural
laxative eorrrctS constipation, puriies the
blood, and benefits the cu.ire system.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18

Sold by all dealers 80 cents a box
Foster-Miburn Co, Buffalo, y. Y.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18
1T BECAME SERIOUS.
A Case That Developed Alarming
Features

Matthias Campbell, 21S f. Nebraska
ST, Blair. Nebr,, says: For years |
had been suffering spells Of pain in the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18
THE
BEST
REMEDY
For Women-Lydia Pink
ham'sVegetable Compound

Noah, Ky. CT was passing through
the Change of Life and suffered from
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18

PLANT life rarely thrivcs under ycw
and ash trees.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18
A. w. GLEASON,
tSEAL)

NOTANI TT HTIC.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally.
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system Send for testimo-
mails free
+. ]. CHENEY < CO, Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists. T5c.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18
Starting Early Celery.

Celery growing on a commercial
scale has received most attention in
the "nuck-bed" areas of Michigan and
New York, where thousands Of acres
are devoted to this crop. California
and Florida have taken up the indus
try and during the winter and spring
months provide Northern cities with
large amounts of celery.
TO secure an early crop the best
plan for the amateur grower is to fill
wooden tray 1G inches by a inches
in size with fine soil three inches deep.
This soil should be pressed down and
the seeds scattered either in rows or
broadcast. Cover the seeds by sprnk-
ling through a fine sieve a small guam
tity Of leaf mold or sand. The win
dow Of moderately warm room with
frequent sprlnkling will provide the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-03-18

The electrical house of Sicmcns 4
Holskc in Prussia employs more than
$4,000 men.