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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24
By MICHAEL X. BOYER.)

CBy MICHAEL X. BOYER)
1t IS surprising how many people,
otherwise model citizens, are guilty
OF cruelty to both fowls and animals.
IT may not be altogether intentional
on their part, but nevertheless they do
things that call for censure.
One of the most common acts is to
carry chickens by their legs, heads
down. This cruelty has been practiced
for years and no one thought much
about it.
They did not notice the rush of
blood to the head of the fowl when
carried that way. A neghbor of ours
the other day was carrying a fat hen
by the legs and in few moments the
bird was gasping and came pretty
close to choking to death.
An equally cruel method is to carry
the fowl by the wings-especiallly SO
when the fowls are heavily bodied.
The proper way is to allow the fowl
to rest on the arm, the legs held firm
ly by the hand; or it can be held be-
tween the arm and the body.
A dealer was one day noticed to
yank killing stock out of crate by
catching by leg or wing and other
wise roughly handling them. When
demonstrated with he replied that it
did not matter, as the birds would
soon be killed
With some people 1t is common oc-
currence to throw chickens over the
fence into yard. There is really
no telling in what manner they will
reach the ground and when this cruelty
Is performed when the attendant is in
fit of anger there is considerable
force put into the throw.
A very pious old gentleman was
vexed to the "cussing" point because
his chickens happened to get out OF
the yard through a broken fence in
to his garden.
In his anger he threw stone and
famed one OF the fowls. There, 1t
serves you right; don't pity you
Bit" was the only comment on the &C.
cident.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24
Appreciation Of Art.

Harrison Fisher. the illustrator,
tells the following at his own ex.
pcnse:
i was once lounging about hall
wherein certain OF my illustrations
were being exhibited when | CHANGED
TO oyerhear woman standing in
front Of one of them exclaim with
heartfelt fervor:
All II | only knew the artist OF
this'"
Pardon me. madam said |. has
tenlng up, but | am the artist
" In that case, said she. with n
winning smile, won't you tell me the
name Of the dressmaker who made
that perfectly dear frock your model
woreT "--Lippincott's Magazine.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24
A FINE TOUCH.

One OF two darkies who run a boot.
black 'parlOr' In partnership was
Dragging OF his well developed sense
OF touch. particularly in the matter OF
money. He boosted that he could tell
the denomination of any United States
coin merely by feeling 1t. His part
ner wearied Of these boasts and came
back with this:
Your sense o. feelin amt nothing
10 my friend Marcus. Him and mo
used to work on the Pullman down
through Kansas. Marcus had been on
this route for about ten years. One
night when we was both a-sleepin',
long around midnight | wakes up and
] shakes Marcus and ! says: Mar
Gus, whore are we?' An Marcus he
Jest rolls over and sticks his hand out
the window and he says, We're goin'
through Oswego.' Everybody's.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24

thrift. 1t fosters an interest in pub
lie affairs--reasonable taxation, street
and sidewalk upkeep, honesty OF Off
Gals. etc.-that is very apt to be de-
ficient or entirely lacking in the mere
renter.
Disreputable gang control is prac-
tlcally impossible In communities
where people own their homes.
Nathaniel Cotton sums up this sub
Jet admirably in the following lines:
IF solid happiness we prize,
Within our breast this jewel lies.
And they are fools who roam.
The world has nothing 10 bestow,
From our own selves our joys must flow.
And that dear hut. our home"
An example OF an attractive little
home that can be built for about
81 600 is illustrated in the accompany
ing perspective and floor plans. Its
dimensions are: Length, 81 feet 6
inches, width, SO feet 8 inches. 1t
Is OF the popular bungalow" type,
but has two bedrooms and bath on
the second floor. A wide veranda
runs around three sides. There are
two entrances. one on each side at
the back of the veranda.
The greater portion OF the ground
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24

Mr. william A. Radford WIZ answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on al subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building. for the readers OF TINS
paper on account OF his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufacturer. he
S. without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
10 William . Radford. No. IT'S West
jackson bout-,srd. Chicago, Ill, and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
" were asked to sum up In Few
words the advantages Of owning a
home over renting one, am afraid |
could hardly confne myself to the
space allotted me for this article. But
there are few points that perhaps
stand out with special prominence.
and ! will try to express az briefly as
possible the reason why. as 1t APP
pears to me. the man who saves 20
buiIG or buy home for himself is
the type Of citizen of highest value to
the community
For the man Of average Income, the
acquisition Of permanent home In.
wolves struggle and. 1t may be, even
sacrifice. for few years; but he
who is willing TO undergo It, instead
of shrinking continually In fear, dem
onstrates that he has the very quail.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24

should be kept before them from the
start. Finely cut dry bone should
also be kept in boxes where they can
help themselves,
After a few days | allow the chicks
to run with their mothers and feed
them only at morning and night. At
this time, though, | put out the feed
coop for them. This coop is Slated
around so that the little chicks can
go in but the large chickens can not.
In this ] keep some Of the oatmeal,
cracked wheat, and corn chop, also
dish of water and one of cut bone.
chick grit, and fine charcoal. so that
II the old hen brings them up at noon
as she usually does they can eat and
drink and help themselves to what,
ever they may need from the other
box.
Coops where the chicks hover must
be kept perfectly clean. AS have no
floors in my coops, / move them ev.
cry day onto fresh ground being care.
full not to set them in low place
where rain In the night would
drown my chicks.
There must be plenty of ventilation
in the coOps as fresh air is necessary
to the health Of the youngsters. Sew
eral times while they still hover in
the coops | dust them with insect
powder, rub drop of oil into the
down on their heads. and rub their
La, .,s{t Al
and coops are in the orchard and
when the chicks prefer roosting in an
apple tree to going into their coop.
they are allowed to go into the trees
and roost there until cold weather in
the fall My efforts are all to keep
the chicks clean, busy, and growing.
and they get their growth quickly.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24
GOLD BEDS ONLY SCRATCHED
Aiaska's Mines WIN Last a Thousand
Vearo at Least, Believes an
Expert.

Like a t8le oct OF the Arabian
Nights IL the opinion given recently
10y an expert or the future Of Alaskan
gold mining only this expert bases
his opinion on facts, whereas the
Oriental story teller specialized in
fancy. says the Engineering and Min
Ing Journal
Hut the testimony just given by Fal.
com josIn Ia doubly interesting be.
cause 1t exceeds the Imagination OF
the widest fancy while being BASED
on the facts in the case.
In my judgment" says Mr.. Joslin.
the placer mining industry In Alas
ka will last a thousand years, the area
suitable for placer mining is so enor.
nous What we are working there
now 10 only the gravels that will carry
from s. to $40 a yard You cannot
work grayels that carry less than that
but once We have transportation there
and can work grayels such as they dc
81 California, witch carry seven cents
d yard, we have got 80 nearly an un
limited area OF ii that 10 man can
foresee the end OF that industry IN
Alaska
One great thing is that nearly tho
whole area OF Alaska is gold bearing
There are placers and quartz. II has
been said. and ] believe the statistics
end explorations OF the geological sur
yey show 1t. that you could go from
tho extreme southeast OF Alaska, al
Ketchikan, where there are important
mines. along this route by way OF
Hams, clear out to Nome a distance
of 1000 miles In a straight line, anc
that In every 20-mile section alonf
that route you could develop golt
mines. II is infinitely greater thar
any other area Of gold country thaI
has ever been found ii the world"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24

| How much better it would have
| been to have carefully driven these
| fowls back into the yard and at once
repaired the fence.
Verify the contrairiness OF the hen
Il not in it with the contrairiness and
stupidity of some of the attendants.
A common cruelty is to overcrowd
the flock, especially in close badly
ventilated houses. Allowing the sup
ply of drinking water to run out and
placing the drinking vessels in the
sun are also cruelties practiced by
shiftless, lazy people.
Many acts of cruelty can be named
in the methods employed in breaking
up broodiness in hens. For instance.
dousing them in water, tying them by
one leg to stake or throwing them
into a yard Of young cockrels to be
knocked about right and left are all
practices that should be stopped.
BroOdiness is provision OF nature
for rest and certainly the industrious
hen deserves it. But, if it is wanted
to have her change her ideas or con-
dition, the only humane way is to
place such in a separate house where
there are no nests or male birds and
allow them to have the fever gradually
pass off.
For some years back it was the
custom to sell the little (newly
hatched) chicks at the poultry shows
and also a. large biru stores around
Easter time.
These innocents were bought by
fond parents for their little tots and
carried to their home In pasteboard
boxes. Without the proper brooder
heat. or the right kind Of food these
little things would be fairly tortured
to death: quite often from rough hand
ling OF the cute baby"
Anything that will inflict needless
pain or make the fowls uncomfortable,
should be punishable. 1t Is surprising
how many people who otherwise are
kind-hearted and good intentioned will
not stop to think that their very acts
are uncharitable and unchristianlike.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24
CLOUDED BRAIN
Clears Up on Change to Proper Food.

The brain cannot work with clear
ness and accuracy, IL the food taken ID
not fully digested, but is retained IN
the stomach to ferment and form
poisonous gases, etc. A dull, clouded
brain Is likely to be the result.
A Mich lady relates her experience
in changing her food habits, and re-
suits are very interesting:
"A steady diet Of rich, greasy foods
such as sausage, buckwheat cakes and
so on, finally broke down stomach
and nerves that, by inheritance, were
sound and strong. and medicine did
no apparent good in the way Of relief.
my brain was clouded and dull and
was suffering from a case OF consti-
patton that defied all remedies used.
The Road to MELVILLE in some
providential way, fell into my hands,
and may Heavens richest blessings
fall on the man who was inspired to
write il.
~ followed directions carefully, the
physical culture and all, using Grape
Nuts with sugar and cream, leaving
meat, pastry and hot biscuit entirely
out OF my bill of fare. The result
| am in perfect health once more.
II never realize have nerves. and
my stomach and bowels are In fine
condition. My brain is perfectly clear
and am enjoying that state of health
which God intended his creatures
should enjoy and which all might
have, by giving proper attention to
their food" Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read THE
Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's
reason"
Ever rend the above Ietferr A new
ore appears from time TO time. They
nre genuine, true, and full of human
Interest.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24
She Said 1t.

You are no gentleman" she wrote,
IF you think said any such thing as
she said you said said had said.
Dear GIRL he answered. you must
not think think you think you must
be the kind of girl think you must
be il you said such a thing as you
said she said said you said you had
said"
1t seems he knew she knew he knew
she said just what she said she heard
he had heard her friend had heard him
say he had heard her say. but with in
tuitive feminine tact she accepted his
apology.--Life.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24

floor is given up to the waking com.
forts OF real home life. A large liy,
ing room stretching from front to
rear at the right connects through a
cased opening with a commodious
dining room extending across the re.
mainder of the front Of the house At
,he end OF the dining room is "A large
fireplace and inviting hearthstone.
A servants room IL provided, open.
ing off the same passageway which
connects the dining room and
kitchen.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24

1t Is claimed that 100 pounds OF
fresh hen manure contains about so
pounds water, 16 pounds organic mat
ter, So pounds ash Analysis shows
That poultry manure contains 2.43 per
cent phosphoric acid. 226 per cent
potash and 1926 per cent nitrogen
as ammonia and organic matter.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24
Trees and Lightning.

The electrical resistance of trees Is
quite great, quality which protects
them to a considerable degree from
lightning stroke. This resistance var.
les greatly with the character of the
tissues and also with the temperature.
This fact results in an annual and
daily period of resistance. The cam
blum layer shows the least electrical
resistance. followed by the phloem
and sapwood.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24
No Use TO Go Now.

What's the matter with Warping?
He seems depressed"
He leaves tomorrow for his va
cation"
That's nothing to be sad about"
AT the last moment Mrs. Warping
decided to go with him"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24
Ralae More Nenetahlns

We Americans do not raise half AZ
many vegetables as we ought. A
seed catalogue from an European
house will surprise many people on
this side who think they are pretty
good vegetable gardeners
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24

The Jay bird is very destructive to
fruit and should be killed on sight. and
his gaudy plumage exposed In the ton
OF a tree, AZ warning TO others OF
bis Tx
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24
Get After Mites.

Chicken lice and mites are now put
ting In their best licks at night Just
when the fowls need rest. Get after
them With The kerosene can and
aprayer
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24
Cuttinu WAX Plant" Flowers.

Never cut the flowers Of the Wax
Plant unless you wish no further
blooms. It's flowers are produced In
exactly the same EYE" each time, and
II this eye Is removed no more flowers
will develop.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24
,OId One.

why do girls find the social swim
30 particularly attractive at the sea-
shore?"
Il guess it is on account Of the
buoys."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24
Practical Old Eoov,

Sentimental Young Lady-Ah. pro
lessor, what would this oiI oak say il
t could talk?
Professor--It would say. II am an
!"-Fliegende Blaetter
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24
Protection From Worms.

A little collar of paper wrapped
around tomato, cabbage or other plant
viii protect from damage by cutworms.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24
His Thounht.

She latter the quarreD Leave my
presencel
He tconfused) Why--er - you've
got them all Judge.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24

Nrs. Wirsows Soothing Syrup for Children
beethng, softens the gums, reduces infiamma-
NON, aliays pain, cures wind collie .25c bottleAtv
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24
Quite the Ihino

Small hats are going out this year"
We'll. you know, few people do put
hem on to wear In the house"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24
Pastures for Sheen.

Change your flock Of sheep to
fresh pastures as often as you can.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24
W. N. w., MILWAUKEE, NO. so-1s13.

Most OF us like to take chance
ties are we wouldn't care to pluck it.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24

] So, 49,
Keep the stable clean.
Give the hens clean nests.
Milk is susceptible to odors.
Give vegetables plenty Of room.
Nature uses no judgment In the pro-
duction Of fruit.
When the small weeds are killed
there will be no big ones,
bucks will not do we'll when con-
fined. Turn 'em loose IL possible.
Disinfecting the incubator between
matches is a precaution worth taking.
Apple scab IS caused by fungus
known scientifically as Ventura nomi.
Musty oats make dull, lifeless look.
ing coats on the horses which eat
them
Musty oats make dull, lifeless look
ing coats on the horses which eat
them
Setting" milk in pans means a loss
the cream.
Well-drained yards and pens will
help to- keep the hogs more thrifty
and profitable
The ground for sweet clover seed
should be prepared the same as for
alfalfa or clover.
The irritation caused by poor driv-
er lessons the ability Of good horse
to do its best work
More turkeys are injured by over
feeding than wrong feeding. Feed
often bat little at time.
should have no food for about "a hours
previous to the operation.
Buffalo berry, Mayday tree and the
Towering currant are three plants
that lowered early this season.
Let the dairy heifer have plenty Of
growth before breeding-two years
old Is better than eighteen months.
position Is q valuable quality In
roadster or a general purpose horse.
Fill in about the houses and barn
wherever there are low, wet places.
No matter what the weather. go dry
shod
There is one thing certain, you can't
cure a kicking cow by beating her
with the milking stool or abusing her
in any way
Soil taken from well-established
alfalfa field and spread on land to
be sown to alfalfa is very good
way to inoculate it.
The sweet cherry is the only tree
fruit that can be universally set out
in the fall successfully and be better
than for spring setting.
restless hen will never answer to
use as hatcher early in the sea-
son, when steady warmth Is an i'm,
perative condition of success
Stopping the churn at the right time
has a good deal to do with making
good butter. Stop. when the grains are
about the size Of wheat kernels.
The milk producers knocked home
run in their war for better price.
Now let's see them knock few
boarder cows into the butcher shop.
When wooden or concrete floors are
used sufficient bedding should be sup
piled so that the cows may rest in com.
fort and that surface dampness will be
absorbed.
While lambing is progressing, grade
the lambs according to their age, as
the little fellows will get the worst of
It II they have to run with their big
ger relatives.
Back end to is the way to hitch
horse where the wind Is blowing.
When they are loose so they can do
SO they like you never saw horse
stand facing storm.
The growing pigs may be helped
along In two ways; one is by feeding
sows literally on those feeds that tend
to produce milk, and the other is by
giving the pigs clean food of the right
kind, such as clover and alfalfa.
From the day the pigs are dropped
the SOW is nothing less than milk
machine and in order to keep her up
70 full capacity she must be supplied
with plenty of digestible, milk-pro-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24

Two or three times a week rub a
kerosene rag over the horses legs to
kill the bot fly eggs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24

Alfalfa can be cut as soon as the
new growth is well started from the
crown OF the plant
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24

Whenever a farmer gets the auto
FEVER he at once becomes a good
road preacher
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24

The prime purpose of fruit trees in
their natural conditions is to- repro
duce their kind
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24

Seeding alfalfa after early potaloe.
has proved the most satisfactory meth
cd at the Ohio station.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24

The horse cannot rest while fight
ing flies Better shade or screen the
barn windows.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24

Cheese may be kept moist and free
from mold by wrapping in cloth
moistened with vinegar
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24

Split carrots. turnips, beets ETC.. in
two, ana allow the hens to pick at
them at will.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24

The clover-seed crop depends very
largely upon the conditions OF the
ground and the weather
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24

To kill Canadian thistle In a teld
put the field in soma cultivated crop
and keep the weeds down.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24

The boy who can test milk Is big.
ger hero than the hired man with an
endless string OF dirty stories.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24

Hogs are mortgage lifters. but II al
lowed to root hog or die" the lifting
will not be in race with airships.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24

The currant bush Is great pro
Queer and it seldom fails to yield q
good crop
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24

The milk producers knocked home
run in their war for a better price.
Now let's see them knock few
boarder cows into the butcher shop.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-24

In vineyards grape vines are plant
ed nine feet apart In the row with the
rows eight to ten feet apart.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1913-11-19
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