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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-23

[NASHlNGTON.-The fact that con
w gress continues to nurse various
Projects for artificial waterways may
probably be taken TO indicate that
sooner or later some OF these canals
Vii be constructed. The rivers and
larbors bill, as amended by the senate
md as 1t will probably stand when
inally passed, directs the national wa
erways commission to make a careful
study OF the advisabllity and feaslbil-
ty Of the proposed canal from Lake
erie, by way of Fort Wayne, or by
,ome other direct and feasible route.
o the southern end of Lake Michigan.
and OF A canal from the Ohio river, at
4 point near Pittsburg to Lake Erie.
The cotnmission Is also directed TO
ook INTO the feasibility and practical
Jility Of a canal to connect the Ana
'Ostia river here at the national cap.
tai with Chesapeake bay, or some
tributary Of that bay.
In the case of the proposed canal
rom the Ohio river to Lake Erie, the
bill provides that the expense OF in
gestigating as to It's feasibility and
9racticG bility shall be borne by the To-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-23
A Fairly Wet World.

The Pacific ocean covers 6S,0OO,O0O
miles, the Atlantic 30,000,000 and the
Indian, Arctic and Antarctic AZ 600, 900.
To stow away the contents of the Pa
cific it would be necessary to fill a
tank one mile long. one mile wide and
one mile deep every day for 440 years.
Put In figures, the Pacific holds IN
weight $4,000, 900 ,O0O, 900 100000 tons.
The Atlantic averages depth OF
not quite three miles. Its water weighs
325, 600, 900 OOo, 900, 100000 tons, and a
tank to contain 1t would have each OF
It's sides 43 miles long The figures
of the other oceans are In the same
startling proportions. 1t would take
all the sea water in the world 100000
years to flow over Niagara.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-23
in Our Foreign Criminals

these objeCtionables the barriers
should be made higher and more near
ly impenetrable
We try at Ellis Island to maintain
some sort of supervision of immigra.
tion and we do turn back many whose
presence among us would be a danger
and burden. But we should go furth-
er than this
What stronger object lesson of tho
necessity for careful espionage on i'm.
migration do We need than the report
of the New York state superintendent
OF prisons, Cornelius V. Collins? He
tells us that. Notwithstanding the
growth OF the parole system. our
prison population is increasing rapid.
ly that our state prisons are shock
ingly overcrowded and that--heres
the point-more than 81 per cent. OF
this prison increase is directly trace
able to the trend OF foreign criminals
20 the United States,
our government can do nothing
more beneficial 10 the country than %
prevent tho incoming Of foreigner Of
criminal record or tendency
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-23
THAT ONE UNIVERSAL HABIT
All Mankind, at Some Time or An
other, Can Be Put In the Class
of Borrowers.

Borrowing is a universal habit,
Every one condemns borrowing and
everybody borrows. People borrow
everything. from money to pins, from
friends. acquaintances and strangers.
Probably the first case of borrowing
on record was when a rib was borrow
ed from Adam to make Eve. Since
Eve was immediately given to Adam,
# was also the quickest repayment on
record. And Adam received interest
on the loan. Originally he had only a
rib, but afterward he had rag and
bone and hank of hair"
People do not draw the line at Dor.
rowing retail; they want to borrow
wholesale Thus Antony in opening
his speech TO the Romans, said, Lend
me your ears" just when the owners
had most need OF them. So the magi
clan today says: Kindly lend me
your attention If you go about
where men are working you will often
be requested to lend hand" and
more than one man has needed a re-
quest to lend his influence" and
never got II back.
Strangers come up TO you on the
street and ask you to let them have
the time Of day. and when man
wants to sell you anything he general.
ly begins by asking If you can spare
an hour.
| may have borrowed some Of these
ideas, but If have | don't know who
owns them. so there's no use trying 70
give them back.-Judge.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-23
Men Hold Trump Card in Social Game

picking and choosing, and each dear
man will be fidgeting properly as to
whether I'll choose him or his brother.
Turkey for me. The men here are
spoiled foolish. TO be sure. you have
enough of en- and to spare; the only
trouble IS if they are so generally will
ing to consult their own convenience
without regard to the anxiety they
cause the women who entertain
This baroness enjoyed the reputa
ton Of sCarirg the wits out of the 9TH
or danes who were contemplating din.
ncrs or dances.
For PHYS sake" they used 20 wall.
does anybody know II the Baroness
Blank has any notion Of doing any.
thing such-and.such a night? II she
has, away viii flock the men to
her side-it will never do to pick
the night she hits upon for any Of her
doings."
Wherefore. putting two and two to-
gether. the baroness departure was
not accompanied with more grief
than one could weep for-even though
she did do things up 80 beautifully.
and besides was a very kind and
considerable parsonage when tho
dcbtantes and -9ebutantes were
concerned.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-23

Uncle JIM WILSON, Of the depart
~ ment Of agriculture, hopes to put
yenison, that luxury Of the rich, on
he table Of every citizen in our coun-
ry, and 1T a less cost than that OF beef
He aims to accomplish this by CON
Tincing farmers that they can raise
small herds of deer or elk or antelope
IN land that is at present absolutely
yaluelcss and with practically no
attention after the start is once
made.
In many parts Of the country there
are tracts Of land which can be more
proiltably used for raising venson
han any other purpose.
The propagation Of game IS as legiti-
nate a business as the growing of beef
)r mutton, and, according TO the do,
3artment, the producer should be per,
uitted under reasonable regulation to
dispose Of Ills product at any time,
either for breeding purposes or for
TODD. This some Of the state laws
low prohibit.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-23
Have Hopes for Lakes-to-Gu Canal

cal interests affected. No such proyE
sion is put In with respect to the inves
tgation Of the proposed canal connect
ing Lake Erie with Lake Michigan.
By the terms Of the new rivers and
harbors bill. the waterways commits
sion is to have two years from the
4th OF March In which to investigate
these projects In making the invest-
cations the commission Is authorized
to call upon the engineer corps OF the
army to furnish data.
Nearly every observer with large
range of vision is convinced that soon
er or later. a canal connecting Lake
Erie with the lower end OF Lake
Michigan will be built, and that a
canal will eventually connect Lake
Erie or Lake Michigan with the Ohio
river. Persons who have devoted some
study to this subject of artificial water
ways are disposed to believe that
when the country Is ready for canal
connecting the Ohio river with one
of the great lakes the demand Will be
for a canal extending from Lake Mich
igan, through Indiana to the Ohio
river
There are many reasons for believ'
Ing that as soon as the Panama canal
Is completed the building of artificial
waterways here at home will be under
taken on large scale. 1t Is generally
assumed that the the-gulf wa
terway will be the first of the projects
put through.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-23

THERE is a story abroad In Wash
l iugton, whether true or not, that
The pampered men of the capital go
about accepting invitations and then
at the last moment turn fiphap II
hey get card from hostess where
here is apt to be more fun going on.
Anyway It Is the men OF Washington
who hold ali the trump cards in the
social game, as one may infer from
his declaration of n dashing young
American baroness who left here not
4 great while ago:
Sorry to go to Turkey? Sorry to
set up housekeeping in CONSTANT
NOBLE? Not bit OF It, Why, my
lear, things will be changed complete
y. over there will not have the deliri.
I'm fldgats wondering whether I'll have
men enough to go around II ! give a
dance or dinner-nO, indeed, It will
be Just the other way about I'll be
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-23
Uncle Sam Would Have Us Eat Venison

The flesh Of young antelope Is said
10 be much superior to ordinary veni
son. That OF mature animals, particu
larry the males, has strong flavor:
but this may be greatly improved by
dOmestcation. A full grown prong
horn weighs from 100 to 1875 pounds,
and will dress from Go to 80 pounds.
The deer family stands next to the
cattle and sheep family in general util-
ity. The flesh is valuable food. Ven
isOn was more common than beef on
the tables of medieval Europe and was
the flesh most commonly eaten by
early settlers and frontiersmen in
North America. Its dietetic value Is
enhanced by the fact that it is espe-
cialy adapted TO invalids who re-
quire nourshing, yet easily digested
food
The American elk, with all its
claims OF attention, Is fast disappear
ing from the earth, with scarcely ri
effort for its preservation or domesti
cation, the department declares. BY
domestlcatiOn it does not mean sim
ply tanning but course Of intelligent
breeding and protection A series OF
experiments has furnished the sci
entists with sufficient evidence to
say confidently that this business
may become OF great importance to
the country
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-23
Personalities in Food.

Preservatives in Food.
The use OF personalities in our
food has been a subject often dis
cussed and even with our pure food
Jaws has not been settled.
All questionable preservatives are
more or less unwholesome, and when
taken into the body In any amount
VIII produce poisonous effects.
Borax Is widely used as a preserv-
alive, especially In countries where
the market is at a distance from the
sources of supply.
The use OF borax seems to be fol-
lowed by no harmful results, but we
are not sure that many of the d.
gestive Ills may be caused by the con-
tinued use of the drug In the food.
The only safe rule is to insist upon
having absolutely pure food. In the
home the use of such materials should
be unhesitatingly condemned; for
though they may produce no notice
able injury when used in small guam
titles, 1t is not improbable that a
daily use may cause trouble.
We have perfectly wholesome pre-.
servatives, like sugar, salt, vinegar
and spices, though too much of any
OF tts3e is not good. Sugar being a
food, the addition of it to our food
adds to the food value Sugar is the
ideal preservative for fruits. Mods
and yeasts will not grow in a solu.
ton containing a considerable guam
tity of sugar.
Fresh fish Is often rubbed with
sugar to preserve 1t for a short time.
Condensed milk is preserved by add.
ing sugar; it changes the milk, but
does not injure it as food.
Salt is another harmless preserva.
tive and is the common one for the
keeping of pork, eggs butter and fish
Salt in too large a quantity is not
wholesome, and the food by the con.
act of the salt is somewhat changed,
making it less digestible. All salty
foods, like ham when too salt, pork
and fish should be well soaked in
water before cooking.
Acetic acid or vinegar is another
well-known preservative used to pre-
serve pickles of all kinds The acid
serves two Eurposes, changes the fla
vor and at me same time keeps the
pickles from spelling.
Spices, SO, common in the home, are
good preservatives. Spice also serves
two purposes, fiavoring and preserv.
ing the food at the same time
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-23

The Dominion Government has
granted land to Dr.. Grenfell the mis-.
sionary-physician to enable him to try
the experiment Of breeding reindeer in
Labrador The original 300 deer
brought by Dr. Grenfell from Lapland
have increased to 500 and have al.
ready been a boon to the people of
Labrador. The milk is being made
3nto cheese, which is an important ad.
dition TO the food supply, but of still
greater value is the fact that the
reindeer are able to pull four times as
much as the Tskoni dogs, and will
travel and live off the country. while
the dogs have to be provided with food
at all times. 1t is further stated that
smoked reindeer tongues are already
in the market at very high prices,
while the soft, thick fur is In great de-
mand for motoring garments. DR..
Grenfell has just submitted report
recommending the wholesale breeding
of reindeer In the Yukon and other
parts Of the Canadian north TO take
the place Of the dogs for the use Of the
royal northwest mounted police ar"
the trading posts.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-23
NOT ACCORDING TO PROGRAM
Practical Joker Meant to Astonish
His Wife, and Doubtless
He Did,

When the first shipment of frozen
eggs arrived from Australia their ex-
IRENE hardness astonished the brok-
ers.
One man, calling at brokers' office,
was amazed to see him taking aim at
the wall with an egg.
What the dickens are you att" he
said.
But the broker let drive, the only
result being a slight dent In the wall.
The thing being explained the man
took a couple of the eggs, put them
in his pocket, and left to startle his
wife. Arriving home. he waited till
the family was assembled for dinner.
and then banged an egg at the new
dado.
But the smile quickly faded from
his face. The egg had thawed. Lon
don TitBits.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-23
SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF
PIMPLES AND BLACKHEADS

speedy and economical treatment
for disfiguring pimples is the follow
ing: Gently smear the face with Cut.
cura Ointment, but do not rub. Wash
off the ointment in five minutes with
Cuticura Soap and hot water and
battle freely for some minutes Re-
peat morning and evening. At other
times use hot water and Cuticura
Soap for bathing the face as often as
agreeable. Cuticura soap and oint-
ment are equally successful for itch.
ing, burning, scaly and crusted hui
mors of the skin and scalp, with loss
of hair, from infancy to age, usually
affording instant relief, when all else
fails. Send to Potter Drug & Chem
Corp, Boston, Mass, for the latest
Cuticura book on the care and treat
ment Of the skin and scalp.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-23
photoqraphinq Digestion.

]. Caryallo OF the Marcy institute,
Paris, France, has recently succeeded
in making cnematograph Xray pic
lures showing the process OF dlges
ton both in warm and cold blooded
animals.
Many attempts have been made to
produce this result, but they have
failed because OF the difficulty expe-
rienced in obtaining Roentgen pic
lures with exposures lasting but a
small fraction OF a second also be
cause no suitable cinematographic APP
paratus was available for producing
the pictures
The animals under test were fed
with an alimentary paste on which
was their usual food mixed with a
basis of bismuth nitrate. The results
OF these pictures have been checked by
special Investigations showing that
Ihe pictures are true photographs Of
the actual movements of the organs
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-23
Cooking and Serving Potatoes.

SookinS ana serving Fo1atoeS'
The following ways of preparing the
common vegetable, potato, may not
all be new; but no doubt these may
suggest other ways OF serving: Alter
all there is nothing new under the
sun. but she who invents new COM
bination that is appetizing and whole
some Is a true benefactor.
Anna Potatoes.-This method Of
serving potatoes Is very similar to
Franconia, except In the form OF the
potato. To prepare, wash pare and
cut In lengthwise slices one-tourth of
an inch in thickness, and fasten with
wooden skewers in fan shapes. Par
boil ten minutes, then place in drip
ping pan, and bake in hot oven until
soft, basting every three minutes with
butter or some other fat.
Sweet Potatoes Georgian Style
Season mashed sweet potatoes with
butter, salt, pepper and moisten with
cream Beat FIVE minutes. Put into
a baking dish, leaving a rough sur
face Pour over a strip made by boil
ing two tablespoonfuls of molasses
and one teaspoonful of butter five
minutes Bake in the oven until deli
cately brown.
Hongroise potatoes.-Wash, pare
and cut potatoes in onethird-inch
cubes; there should be three cups,
Parboil three minutes and drain. Add
one-third OF cup of butter and cook
until the potatoes are soft and slight
ly Drowned Melt two tablespoonful
of butter, add few drops of onion
Juice. two tabespoonfuls CT flour.
and one cup of hot milk, added gradu.
ally. Season with salt and paprika,
then add one egg yolk, Pour the
gauce over the potatoes and sprinkle
with finely chopped parsley.
Maitre d'Hotel Potatoes.-Cut pota.
toes in balls with cutter or into
slices; cook in boiling sailed water
until soft. Serve with the following
sauce: Cream three tablespoons OF
butter. add one teaspoon OF lemon
Juice, one-half teaspoon of salt, one
eighth of teaspoon of pepper and
one.half of a teaspoonful OF finely
chopped parsley.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-23
A Drv Wash.

Representative Livingston Of Geor-
gia, who, disguised at the bath-tub
debate in the house recently. proposed
that a little money might be made by
renting the bath tubs out, said recent
ly, apropos of this subject
I'VE are now a good deal like BIZ
Spriggins on zero morning.
"Bill's valet entered his bedroom
one January morning and said with q
SILVER:
"'Will you take your bath hot or
cold, sir?
Thank you said Bill; III take II
for granted"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-23
Moving Pictures Of Insects in Fight.


A French inventor, NJ Bull, has
perfected cinematograph with which
pictures of insects in flight may be
taken, and afterwards exhibited In
motion on a screen, or In stereo-
scopic apparatus. AS many as 1000
images per second may be made, but
IN studying the movements made by
the flying insects, as represented by
the images. the latter can be caused
10 pass with relatively great delibera.
ton, so that only twelve or fifteen
or even only two or three. succeed
one another per second, An ingen
f0us device causes the insect itself to
make an electric contact. and thus set
the apparatus in motion at Tho ~.
ginning Of its flight
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-23
TeeS.G- ZA~,<t.cN-.
CARVING 1t Too Far.

Five years ago | thought | had
won undying fame"
"Oh. well, don't worry. Plenty Of
other men whose names were on
every lip a few years ago are never
mentioned now"
Yes. | know | wouldn't feel SO
bad If | had merely been forgotten,
but | introduced myself to man a
little while ego who insisted that
was dead and occupying a neglected
grave
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-23
Originality.

People are always talking aho",
originality but what do they mean
As soon rs we are born. the world
begins 10 work upon us. and this goes
can We call our own. except energy
strength and Will II | could give az
account OF all that owe to great rre
Gecessors and contemporaries there
would be but small balance IN ny
agor Goethe.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-23
For Bottles Marked Poison.

Put common pins in the corks OF all
bottles marked poison. sticking them
nto the bottom and allowing the
"oints to protrude beyond the corks.
After doing this YOU will never pick
~ such a bottle--even in the dark -
Wonan's Home Companion
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-23

Mr. ayleight-Johuny your par
Tor clock Is an hour fast
JOHNNY know Il, but don't tel
ulster 70.
Mr. Stayleight-Why not2
J lnuy- because she thinks yor
don't know it stray Stories
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-23
Elch Man.

The richest man In our acquain.
ance Is one who. although IN middle
lie has not accumulated thousand
dollars Ills character IS so lofty and
gentle and his heart SO genuinely true
hat his friendship carries with II a
wonderful wealth OF helpfulness and
courage and those other qualities
which 1T men Into high places in
fs-and these are things that money
auuot buy.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-23
The Test of Intellect.

81 wonder why Mrs. Flimgilt regards
her husband as stupid. He has been
very successful in business
Perhaps" replied Mr. Meekton.
"he's like so many of the rest of us
who can't possibly learn to keep the
score of q bridge game"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-23
Our Progressive Children.

Fond Parent-Yes, Willie | know
our 90 horsepower racer seems stupid
D you, but you must walt until YOUR
ixth birthday or your aeroplane.-
10.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-23
The Declined Drama.

Blobbs- Scrlbbler has had no lest
than nine plays rejected.
Slobbs-W What Is he doing now
Blobbs-W Writing essays on the de
cline Of the drama Philadelphia
Record.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-23
Roller Skate an Old U.,vicc

Roller skates were patented ano
used In France as early as 1919.
Skates similar to those now =. use
were invented and patented by Piymp.
ton OF Boston I'm 1865.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-23

70 thlhk how many cOunsils sweet
How many heightened. sage adVCes
The husband frae the wife despises."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-23
WeMFFGMEN
I.Ycs1E1@lABHNET

o TWO on earth In all things
- can agree. all have some dar-
t"e sinSularity" Churchill.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-23

Experiments made at the Missouri
experiment station show that drinking
water ia needed in proportion to the
milk Yield That IS, COW giving SIX
Gallons OF milk day needs about
twice as much water as COW giving
throe gallons day If the water Is
no cold 10 be comfortable II drunk In
rye quantities, the COW viii not
Ink CROUCH and rs result VIII drop
insiderably in her milk yield
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-23

"a GENTLE dame it gars me
- xa> greet
Fort Pierce news., 1911-07-21

Governor-Albert w. Gilchrist.
Secretary OF State-H. Clay Craw-
iord.
Attorney General-Park NJ. Tram
nell.
Comptroller-A. c. Groom.
Treasurer-W. V. Knott.
School Superintendent-W. M. Hol-
loway.
Commissioner of Agriculture B.
E. McLin.
Railroad Commissioners-R. Hud-
son Burr, chairman; N A. Bitch,
Royal c. Dunn.
Representative in Congress, Sec
ond District-Frank Clark, Gaines
vile, Fla.
State Senator, Thirteenth District
Fred NJ Hudson, Miami Fla.
Member House of Representatives
St. Lucie County-Fred Fee, Fort
Pierce, Fla.
County Officers
County Judge-F. l.. Hemmings.
Sherif-D. S. Carlton.
Clerk Circuit Court. E, Fultz.
Tax Assessor--F. c. Poppell.
Tax Collector-F. M. Tyler.
School Superintendent = j. W.
Hodge.
Treasurer-John H. Wynn.
Surveyor-J M Swain.
County COMMISSIONER
First Distritt-E. A. Holt, Wabas-
so.
Second District-C. H. Edwards,
Fort Pierce.
Third District-A. N. Hoofnagle.
Fourth District-D. E. Austin, Jen-
sen.
Fifth District = Peter Raulerson,
Tantie'
School Board
First District-B. F. Hardesty, Sc
Second District-W. B. Cross, Fort
Pierce.
Third District-J. F. Bell, White
City
Fort Pierce news., 1911-07-21
1appiest Girl in Lincoln.

A Lincoln, Neb., girl writes: 81 had
been ailing for some time with chronic
constipation and stomach trouble. |
began taking Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets and in three Gays l
was able TO be up and got better right
along. l am the proudest girl in Liz
coin TO find such good medicine" "
For sale by all dealers.
Fort Pierce news., 1911-07-21
BAPTIST CHURCH.

Preaching services every Sunday at
II a. m, and 7:3o p. m. Sunday
school at o:45 a. m, B. Y. P. L. at
o;45 p m. Mid-week prayer service
every Wednesday at 7;3o p. m. Rev.
}. {. DuBose, pastor.
Fort Pierce news., 1911-07-21
CATHOLIC CHURCH.

Mass every week day morning at 6.3o
Sunday morning mass at 8 o'clock,
Sunday school at 9 o'clock Father
Gabriel, rector.