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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-11-07
MADE TARGETS FOR ENEMY
Yang All Opened ParasoIs When
Il Rained.

No one who has studied the military
methods of China will DE surprised
to learn that shells" of painted wood
have been picked up In the German
concession at Hankow This is truly
Chinese. Not 50 very long ago each
soldier was supplied with an oilcloth
parasol, and a fan which he tucked
up his sleeve. During the battle OF
Ping Yang, when the rain came on,
the parasols were opened and the
enemy found the men easy targets, es'
pecially as each one wore large
white disk bearing the number Of his
regiment on his breast and back.
At the arsenal at Nankin 1t was
once decided to shorten a Krupp can,
non which had arrived there because
1t was too long, and to make solid
shells which would not burst. Green
sprouts were also seen on the logs
from which gun stocks were to be
made. But the limit" as one may
say, was reached at Hankow when an
Austrian warship entered the port and
saluted the fort. The Chinese at
tempted to return the courtesy, but
stopped short after five or six dis
charges AS the Chinese commander
afterward explained, when the third
artilleryman had been killed we de
cided to stop firing"
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NOiaS From Newton.

Farmers il This vicinity are busy
blowing.
Misses Hilda Eberhardt and Mabel
Zastrow left last Monday for Chi
cago.
Mr.. Hugo Luckow purchased big
gasoline engine and feed cutter from
Z. j. Bonde.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Eberhardt and
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Eberhardt attend
ed the funeral of Mrs. Henry Thiele at
Manitowoc Sunday.
a number of relatives, and friends
gathered at the home of by. Vogt Mon
day evening in honor of Mr.. Vogt's
birthday, every one present had fine
time.
Adolph Stock and family who resided
on farm here, left last Monday for
Manitowoc to make their future
home.
Waack Bros. from Manitowoc are
busy pressing hay in this vicinity.
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Notes From Melnik.

Mrs. Adolph Podrabsky and daught-
er Lilly and Mrs. Peter Kresl depart
ed for Chicago last Thurday on a visit
10 relatives.
The funeral Of the late Emil Kuchen
becker was largely attended despite
the chilly blast from the north. Those
who attended from outside the county
were, Mr.. and Mrs. Wencel Thor and
children OF Oklahoma City, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. kuchenbecker OF Westboro,
Taylor county, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Lemke Of Morrison, Brown county and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sterba OF Chicago.
Mr.. Ed. Hostak OF Oconto Falls visit.
cd here Saturday and Sunday with rel.
atives.
The local school is raising fund for
the purchase OF a flag.
Mrs. Marie Krejci, Sr., departed for
Manitowoc last Wednesday TO spend
the winter months with her daughter,
Mrs. Joseph Vida.
The Wencei' Zeman Threshing Co. OF
Rosecrans were busy threshing grain
through this section several days Of
last week.
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EVERY SOLDIER A DEAD SHOT
EngIishman Has Invented New Kind
of Rifle Sight That Seems
To Be Deadly.

Every soldier who has been in bat
tie knows that the vast majority Of
bullets never find their mark. 1t has
been estimated that In the South Afri-
can war 1t required more than five
thousand bullets to hit one Of the
enemy.
This is due chiefly to the difficulty
which soldiers have In finding their
distance range in the heat of battle
However good they may be at target
shooting at Bisley. 1t is very differ
ent thing when they have to fire at an
unknown distance at living targets
which are answering their shots. The
boldest and bravest man Is excited,
and 1t is supreme test Of nerves
and skill to make that cool calculation
which is necessary to Judge the dis
lance between himself and the enemy
not an easy thing however steady
mans pulse may be-
But now there comes an invention
which promises to make every soldier
dead shot. The inventor Is II. ON
mundsen, known as kings prizeman
at Bisley.
BY the application of simple geo
metrcal law-very simple, like other
things, when you happen to know tt
he has produced new rifle sight
which does away altogether with the
difficulty of finding the range Of dis
lance. The soldier simply has to
Judge the apparent height OF the OBJ
ject which he desires to hit, which by
experience Is known to be absurdly
easy, and to shoot, according to a
fixed sight, at point below the OBJ.
ject equal to its height.
II he does that he drops" his man.
Naturally the nearer he Is to the OBJ.
ject the taller 1t looks. 80 that the point
at which the riheman aims varies to
exactly the same degree.-London
| Chronicle.
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Notes From COOperStOwn.

The church fair was well attended
at Denmark last Sunday and Monday
and fair profit was left after the ex-
penses were paid.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer attended the
wedding Of their cousin at Greenstreet
last week, Adeline Skwor and Fred
Fingoust.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richdorf took in the
/ sale at Green Bay at the Drills de-
partment store Wednesday,
Matt Cenefeldt and daughter Blanche
left for Iowa last Saturday for a two
weeks visit with relatives and friends.
Miss Margaret Vanish visited rela-
tives and friends at Milwaukee and
Chicago for few days last week.
Messrs Simon Dufeck, Henry Elmer
and Miss Mabel Elmer were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Goesel of Gibson last
Sunday.
Wenzel Elmer transacted business at
Denmark last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zeinan are the happy
parents Of a baby girl.
Messrs Casper Schaden, Emil
Schlundt and Otto Schlundt of Two
Rivers were on hunting expedition to
Cooperstown last Sunday.
A timber wolf was shot by hunter
OF Two Rivers last Sunday two miles
west OF the Cooperstown village. The
wolf weighed fifty-two pounds.
Louis Skwor visited with relatives at
Cooperstown one day last week.
Joe Cenefeldt was busiaess caller
at Denmark last Monday,
Henry Elmer made business trip
to Two Rivers Wednesday.
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Notes From Branch.

Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Siebold OF Green
street were Branch visitors Sunday at
the home of MIR. and Mrs. M. Lakatoz.
The "Bull Moose" party had rally
in our village on Sunday evening.
Ferd Rank, Jr,, mason contractor,
landed two good jobs in our vicinity
One of building concrete bridge near
the Wrolson farm and cementing the
large stable on the Halverson farm.
The Branch Athletic club held their
annual meeting at Skaters hall last
week to decide whether our town Will
be represented on the basket ball map
this season. 1t was decided TO put
team in the field again this year. Of
ficers elected were: Jos. Carbon, Jr.,
Mgr; Cha3. Schaffer, Treas; and
Adolph Ciser, Jr., Sec. The boys will
give dance at Shaifer's hall on Sun
day, Nov. 10. Music will be furnished
by the Marine harp orchestra OF Man
itowoc. Everybody is cordially invited
to attend this dance and have good
time.
A number from here attended the
Winninger Bros. show at Manitowoc
on Sunday and Tuesday.
George Kennedy Of Manitowoc, the
moving contractor, is moving house
of Mr.. Frank Kutil's from Kossuth to
Branch, distance of 3 miles.
The local deer hunters held their
regular meeting Saturday evening.
The following local hunters will leave
Monday morning for the north Emil
Bonin Peter KEENAN,, ST., Wencil and
Frank Benisbek, Stephen Shimek and
Anton Theisen. Here's hoping we get
a taste OF venison this winter
Don't forget to attend the Branch
Athletic club dance Sunday. A good
time assured.
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NEWS FROM COUNTY
Notes From GreenStreet.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shimonek OF
Manitowoc visited at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. John Marek.
Paul Siebold of Wayside spent sun
day with relatives here.
Halloween was well observed at
Greenstreet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Siebold visited at
the home of Mike Lakatos at Branch
on Sunday.
A reception was given to number
of friends and relatives at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Wencel Skwor on Thurs
day OF last week, in honor OF the mar
riage of their daughter Adeline to Mr.
Fred Fingoust, An enjoyable time
was had by all
The couple expect to make their iu-
ture home at Manitowoc. May they
share with each other many joys and
few sorrows.
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Notes From Maple Grove.

Father Macdonald was quite i'll for ;
few days last week. His assistant took
his place.
Mike Buckley has his house nearly
completed.
Quite few of our farmers are hustl
ing to finish threshing and blowing anG
beat Jack Frost who seems quite lively
Mrs. d. Falvey and daughter Helen
were Mishicot callers Sunday.
Peter Falvey, Mishicot pedagogue,
spent Saturday and Sunday at home.
John Sullivan and daughter Mamie
are visiting here. Mrs. Alexander
Sullivan, his mother, is seriously i'll.
Florence Connors spent from Thurs
day to Sunday at Oshkosh. What at
tracted you hither, Florence?
Daniel Cavanaugh has crew of &C.
mentors working for him this week.
The "spooks" played few babyish
tricks Oct. 81. Which was better the
tricks or lost hours in dreamland? You'd
all say dreamland, only for the shame
of it, only for the blame of it, wouldn' It
you?
d. Falvey finished his new addition
to his barn last week.
The members of the surrounding
school boards attended the convention
Nov. at Manitowoc.
Helen Leary of Collins spent Satur-
day at home.
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The Lucky Number.

An amusing story concerning thc
Greek naval lottery appears in a Paris
journal. 1t seems that the tickets
were hawked about the Piraeus and
were eagerly purchased from the com
bined motive of patriotism and the ex
element attendant upon a gamble.
One day havker stopped outside a
milk shop and, seeing an ass standing
by laden with eggs, cheese and but
ter, to tantalize the animal took one
of his tickets and gave 1t to the beast
The poor beast was struggling with
1t in the hope of extracting something
eatable, when a grocer on the opposite
side of the way who had seen what
was happening, rushed across and res.
cued the ticket. THAT ticket" he
said to the hawker, will win a prize,
and l will buy It." He did SO and the
ticket drew prize of thirty thousand
francs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-11-07
MAKE WIGS CT SPUN GLASS
Natura! Hair Becoming Scarce, Deal
ers in Artificial Product Are
Driven to Extremities.

No one outside the artificial hair
business knows the difficulty that
merchants in hair-goods have expert
enced in getting material of sufficient
quality-especially in braids-at any
thing like the prices which most peo-
pie are willing to pay. Many coun-
tries, indeed, place such restrictions
on wig-makers, owing to hygienic rea-
sons, that natural hair is becoming
more and more rare.
In certain parts of France the ex-
pedient was resorted to of making
wigs from certain fibrinous plants;
especially was this done with those
which have served to furnish mate
rial for rugs and blankets. BY split
ting the fibers very fine and treating
them chemically, it was possible to
make artificial hair, but the labor IN
yolved the asking Of prices that
were almost prohibitive. Moreover,
complaints were made that the substi-
tute was not satisfactory. Horsehair
was treated to like process of di-
vision and Frightening, but the imita-
ton, except for the very poor class of
trade, signally failed. Now, thanks to
series of experiments, 1t has been
found possible to utilize spun crystal
for the purpose, reducing it to any
shade which may be desired and to
any degree of finenes. Indeed, the
resemblance to human hair is said to
be all but absolute The new product
has the advantage, moreover, Of
weighing very little, and hair made
of glass presents an appearance of
luster and is, above all, thoroughly
hygienic Weekly.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-11-07
Notes From StangeIyille.

Many from here attended the Den
mark cattle fair.
Mr.. Louis Patrichney was at Kewau
nee last Wednesday to attend the schoo
board convention.
The dance at the Round hall was
enjoyed by all. Good music was fur.
nished.
4 Democratic rally was held at Bolt
last Sunday. Judge Chloupek Of Man
itowoc, Jas. DeWane and Mr.. Andre OF
Kewaunee addressed the voters and
made good speeches.
Mr. Joe Etersky made Aying trip
10 Denmark last Friday.
Many from here attended the annual
church fair at Denmark last Sunday
and Monday.
Over one hundred school officers re.
presenting every town in Kewaunee
Co., gathered at the court house in
Kewaunee Wednes( AZ for the annua
convention. School inspector Larson
was present and gave some useful in
formation relative TO the conduct Of
rural school business affairs Co. Supt
Lazama andothers addressed the meet
ing and it was highly successful from
every stand point.
Mr.. Forest the real estate agent Of
Tisch Mills, was in our burg last week
on business.
Jos. Kraynik Of Green Bay visited
with his brother Adolph last Tuesday
Frank Keonig made business triT
TO Manitowoc one day last week.
Mr.. Frank Kraynik visited at LARA
bee last Sunday,
Quite a number Of young people from
this vicinity took in the dance at Tisci
Mills last Sunday and enjoyed it very
well.
Mr.. John Finnel Of Larrabee spent
Sunday with his brother Jas. Of thi.
place.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-11-07
Gocthe's Birthday.

An amusing story, taken from Bodies
book on Goethe, appears in a Paris
contemporary. In August, 1918, Goe
the went to Carlsbad for the cure, and
placed himself under the care Of DR.
Rehbein. One morning when he rose
he requested Charles, his domestic, to
place bottle of red wine and glass
in each Of the two windows in the
room.
Then the poet walked round and
round the apartment, stopping at each
window to drink glass Of wine
When he had nearly emptied the bot
ties the doctor arrived. "Ah,' said
Goethe, "you are come. Do you know
it is my birthday" mo-" said the
doctor, ut is not your birthday. 1t
falls tomorrow"
Only the production Of the almanac
could convince Goethe that he was a
day out in his reckoning. When he
discovered his mistake he gave vent
to strong expression which Scott
puts in the mouth OF Capt. Manly
Ewart, and, after long pause, turn.
ing to the doctor, said: ''Then l have
got drunk for nothing"
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Notes From GrimmS

Many Of our farmers made themsel-
YES and teams useful by hauling mater
ial for the new parochial school on
Nov. l and Sunday. The school is be-
ing rapidly completed.
Tom Hayden, sisters Bess and Eta
and Mrs. M. Mangin autoed to Kell-
nersville Sunday afternoon.
Louis Navotney is all smiles now-a-
days. A daughter is the cause Of his
joy.
Laura WEIGH, who attends training
school at Manitowoc spent Sunday at
home.
Mary Cahill was Manitowoc caller
Saturday.
Miss Fitzgerald still rides her pony
to school. Who says ladies are not
teamsters.
Why don't some more of our young
bachelors order their winter supply OF
fish for the Lenten season? We heard
that young man from Maple Grove
has his ordered, also cook. From
what fish concern is the question? Oh!
Green Bay says John.
Bryan Mullins shipped stock Mon
day.
James Sullivan of Grimms and Ida
Neuman Of Reedsville we're joined in
wedlock at Manitowoc last week. His
sister Lizzie attended the ceremony.
Palace hall will have its usual
Thanksgiving dance.
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Notes From Meme.

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hickman cele-
brated the fortieth anniversary of their
marriage on Sunday Nov. 3, amidst
their children, relatives and friends,
who came from far and near to offer
their best wishes. Among those pres
ent were Misses Agnes, Adelaide and
Elsie Hickman from Lake Forest, H.,
Henry Hickman from Sheboygan and
MIR. and Mrs. II. Schultz and family.
The correspondent and friends wish
Mr.. and Mrs. Hickman many more
happy years of welded life.
Mr. Leo Lack who with his family
had made their home with their par
ents, f. n. Ohm, the past summer, pur-
chased cheese factory near Johnson
vile, Sheboygan Co. and with his fam
lily will move there Nov. -.
Miss Rose Salm left on Monday to
attend school at st, Francis.
School boards of this vicinity attend
ed the school board convention at Man
itowoc Saturday.
Miss Elsie Hauch attended a wedding
at Hayton last week.
Mr. Cranston Hickman left Monday
for Madison where he will take the
dairy course at the College of Agrlcul-
ture. Luck TO you Cranton.
Miss Mabel Sell was at Manitowoc
Saturday.
Mr. Elmer Hickman purchased the
'Sixel cheese factory and home for
$1,000
Mr. John Buettner and sister were
visiting with friends hore on Monday.
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Mr.. Frank Lefky and his celebrated
orchestra Of Hilbert Junction passed
through here enroute to Bolt, last
Wednesday and stopped off here for a
short visit with his brother Anton.
Mr.. Fred Shimonek of Manitowoc
was Melnik visitor.
The Melnik Threshing Co. crew will
give party at the Melnik Turner hall
Saturday, Nov. 9. You and your friends
are cordially invited to attend.
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among those having the greatest num-
Der OF typhoid cases. and few have
said: Don't drink much water until
you have become acclimated."
| The growth and development of this
valley has not exceeded 25 years. To
give one an idea of the amount of
traffic it may be said that The new
N. Pacific depot recently completed is
the third one built at this place in the
last Is years, the other two having
been moved and used for freight and
express, to make room for this present
one. People say this rapid growth in
Yakima Valley is due to the perfect
condition of climate, soil and water
supplied by Providence and the appli-
cation of brains, common sense, and
scientific methods of farming. They
also say this valley has been fortunate
in the character of its new corners, a
large percentage of them having col
lcgiate education, are from the north
central states. Among the ranchers
are many retired physicians, clergymen
and other professional men who have
come to spend their declining years in
this mild climate. AS consequence
they have their own clubs, as the H..
linois Club, Wisconsin Club and others
named from the Eastern native state.
Just at present during the hop pick
ing season, one sees hundreds of In
dians on the streets and avenues. They
come into town as early as 6 A. NJ
dressed in their Sunday BEST all colors
OF the rainbow, some very fashionably
attired and yet others in primitive
Indian blankets. The men and boys as
well as the women and girls wear their
long heavy hair in two braids. There is
not an article of jewelry but what they
possess and are decorated accordingly.
All wear moccasins. Their reserva-
ton is to the south of here and can be
plainly seen. They are called eli
washes, and are great horse men.
They all possess ponies and buggies,
carriages or seated light open buggies.
AS usual the women are the slaves of
the husband and family, Just to il
lustrate the laziness of the men, one
day last week an Indian and his wife
with their papoose strapped to the
mothers back came down the avenue
and stopped at a second hand store, ex-
amined a small cook stove in front of
the store, went in and in few minutes
came out with clerk, examined it
still more closely, handed the money
to the clerk, unstrapped the papoose
from his wife's back and strapped the
stove to her back. Then they proceed
ed down the avenue but after going q
short distance happy thought must
have struck him, for he smiled, some
thing unusual with an Indian here,
and turning around. opened the oven
door and depositing the papoose there
in, proceeded leisurely on his way. 1t
is said that the Liwashes are the
LATEST among the Indian tribes.
CATHERINE Nj. DOOLAN.
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Herman Zimmerman and family we're
visiting with II. Radloff and family
Sunday.
Kate Brost left for visit at Marsh
field this week.
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Awkward.

II am pleased to meet you again"
he said.
THANK you," replied the lady, who
had once been his wife.
How are the children?"
What children?"
"Ours."
I'VE never had any"
"Oh, beg your pardon. It was very
stupid OF me. / mistook you for some
one else"
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FIrst Aid.

Edith-Who are you writing to,
dear?
Ethel-Jack's written me that his
url has thrown him overheard, 80 I'm
dropping him line.
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a proper Shade OF Meaning.

"She boasts that she was a grand.
mother at AZ"
you mean she admits 1t, don't
you"
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Boys Overcoats
OverCOats $3.50 to $500
Observation-Disclosures

You know how it smany men, when they ready
made-cothes, feel that they'd really be better off if their
clothes were made to order Thousands of low-priced
custom taors exist today wholly this ancient udice
many thousands of annually have their clothes made
to-measure at about the little higher than
ready made on the theory that they're getting something
better paying tribute to the tape line fetish.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-10-18
Good Manure shed.

added to this shed to make It perfect
for its use would be q concrete floor
ing with a cistern into which all the
liquid manure could drain. In the
absence of this use oat straw for bed
ding whenever possible as this will
serve to absorb practically ali Of the
liquid part Of the manure.
A Kansas farmer reports that the
alfalfa which he uses for bedding and
which II made Of the tops and bottoms
CT stacks will absorb the liquid man.
ure as well a. will the oat straw.
Taken in the aggregate. there can
be no question that thousands Of dol
lars worth of valuable fertilizer u
wasted each year through loss Of
liquid manure and through the leech-
ing of manure piles that are stored
in the barn yards without shelter.
The question Of the best method in
which to preserve the liquid manure
is we'll worthy Of study.
The Agricultural college at Man
haitian, Kansas. has its large barn
yard paved with stone which drains
to q central cistern where all the
liquid manure is collected and later
pumped out for distribution on the
grass and other crops.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-10-18

adults are at most one twenty-fifth Of
an inch long. The potato cells have
broken walls and the starch grains
are fewer In number than In healthy
tissue and those present are Of small
er size.
The disease is spread by planting
infested seed potatoes. 1t is not def
initely known to what extent the
worms may live and multiply in the
soil itself or how long soil may re-
main infected. The important point
can be settled only by careful obser-
walton and experiment.
Only . few carloads of potatoes
were rejected, % that It does not ap-
pear that the disease is az yet vide
spread. The efforts OF some dishonest
shippers to dispose OF potatoes known
to be diseased. either for food or seed,
should be guarded against by every
grower. shipper and all who deal in
potatoes, making themselves familiar
with the appearance of the disease,
and combining In an honest effort to
stamp 1t out Some sort of inspection
service should be Immediately estab-
lished in the sections where potatoes
are grown for shipment purposes.
Care should be exercised in the pur-
chase Of seed potatoes, to insure that
the disease is not introduced into
regions as yet free from 1t. 1t will
probably be necessary to quarantine
against infected localities, In case the
disease becomes widespread.
How to free infected soil from the
parasite is question which the
knowledge at present at our command
will not permit us TO answer salts
factorily. The best advice for the
present, 1t seems to US. is to plant
infected fields with some other kind
of crop. preferably grain or alfalfa
rather than root crop. such as sugar
beets. which might be attacked by the
same pest.