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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-14

ish nobleman and official of the city.
under the then Spanish domination OF
Louisiana. In 1850, one of the towers
having collapsed, damaging the entire
front of the structure, the facade was
rebuilt as it now is, but the sinking
again of the foundations OF tower
presents new problems and demands.
Everybody who cherishes the his.
tory and traditions Of the city preserv.
ed and perpetuated desires that the
historic old structure shall be restor.
ed and made permanent, but there
are others who want new and splen.
did structure as the chief ecclesias-
teal editice in this archiepiscopal do
cese
Not less than a million dollars, and
probably more, will be required to
build a new and magnificent cathe-
dral. All these matters should fur.
nish food for thought, for they con-
Germ every citizen Of New Orleans.
without regard to creed or party,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-14
Blind Men Swim STRAIGHT

The man who Is unfortunate enough
10 lose his sight, or to be born blind.
u.s. says medical authority. severely
handicapped on dry ground but he
can, II he IL swimmer, find his way
easily enough in the water. Blind
people generally have a keen sense OF
hearing, and they can steer themselves
% the water by sound as we'll as an
ordinary man by sight. n they are
swimming toward certain point, a
whistle from time to time will enable
them to reach II with unerring accu-
racy This fact has recently been
proved by some interesting expert.
ments. race between blind men
and ordinary swimmers on lake re-
suited in victory for the former.
Normal swimmers lose much time In
raising their heads for the purpose Of
keeping their eyes on the winning
post Th's also prevents them from
concentrating all their attention on
speed
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-14
(By J. NJ. BEIL.)

CBy J. NJ. BEIL.)
In spite of the marked increase in
lse of automobiles all over the coun-
try, 1t Is well-known fact among
horse dealers that the right kind of
harness hors is scarce and high The
real lovers Of horse flesh still evince
a lively sentiment regarding their
equine friend, and this sentiment eY-
ploita itself in a practical way by good
prices for the first class light har-
ness horse. or roadster.
Style, speed, conformation and dis
position are the firm cardinal requis-
ties of high-class light, harness
horse. every quality above mentioned
IS necessary one and in order as
mentioned Without these four &C.
compishments an animal of the road
sted class cannot command the top
notch price on the market. so 1t Is
greatly to the advantage of the farm
or. who at the same time is breed
err. to remember these requisites. It
may be safely said that without style
the light harness horse does not elicit
ouhiii dtioil, thdI "ltHoul SptCu NC
cannot keep pace with the times"
that without beauty Of appearance or
conformation he will not set off hand
some trappings and equipage-and
lastly that lacking docile DISPOSE
ton he is practically useless for the
purpose for which he is meant.
No animal used by man needs to
be so carefully handled and trained
as the roadster, for oftentimes he is
driven by women and children there
fore upon his docilit. depends the
safety of their lives.
In these days Of horse TERRIERS
such as Dotor-cars bicycles, traction
engines and the like, horse must be
thoroughly broken to be sold as safe.
or lady broke" He must be fearless
as far as all ordinary objects are con.
cerned, yet he must be imbued with
the proper amount Of spirit when oc-
casion demands
AS 1t is a conceded fact among
horsemen that the American trotter
is the fastest light harness horse In
the world, it is natural to suppose
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-14
COMFORTABLE HENS
ARE THE LAYERS
Anything in Poultry Line Finds
Market, but High Prices
Paid for Choice Goods.
,By NJ. X. BOY Err.

Each wear the pclllterer better I'M
herstanGs the care It poultry, knows
their wants and has discovered how to
keep them comfortable The comfort
able hens are the ones that do the
laying.
About thirty years ago when poultry
farming was young. as business,
cry ARISE that 1t would not be long
before there would be such surplus
Of stock that prices would go tunbling,
but Notwithstanding that there are
ten successful plants today to every
one thirty years ago and the demand
not half reached!
With the increase OF supply came
the increase of demand and today we
are no nearer meeting the demand
than we ever were.
However, there is change In the
market which must not be lost sight
of. Almost anything in the poultry
line sells, but the choicest prices are
alone given to the fancy goods"
The word fancy" implies more
than appearance. 1t means also quail
ity. Poultry and egg buyers are be-
coming particular, but they are willing
to pay for their goods. II they want
the brown eggs they will not take
white, and II they prefer the white
the brown ones offer no temptation.
The market today demands choice,
plump, fresh stock. Have you got it?
Ii so. the market is waiting for you.
We have today quite a number OF
breeds. and all. to a certain extent are
practical. But they will not. any one
of them, fill all the purposes, therefore,
1t Is necessary for a man to select only
such breeds as will best serve his
customers.
or the entire list OF breeds none
will meet the demands of Americans
30 satisfactorily as do the American
varieties and In this class the most
popular are the Wyandottes, the Ply.
mouth Rocks, with the Rhode Island
Reds closely following. Also our
American strains of Light Brahmas
| and Leghorns.
The Brahmas belong to the Asiatic
class as a breed, but the Light Brahms
as bred by our people is so different
from that bred In England that one
would hardly suppose them to be OF
the same family. This is also true OF
the Leghorns. which belong to the
Mediterranean class.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-14

ease and refinement which goes espe-
cially well with a good farm that is
properly managed, The front YER
anda for hammocks and easy chairs,
with a porch parlor for callers In the
summertime, is just right. The side
porch, having a door from the kitchen
and another from the sitting room,
makes a splendid work room for hot
weather, while the sitting room pro.
lection makes sufficient division be-
tween porches
The back stair in this house reaches
from the cellar to the attic, one flight
over another all the way up--an ar
rangement that is convenient and
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-14

Mr. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining TO the
subject of building, for the readers of this
paper On account of his wide experience
AZ Editor. Author and Manufacturer, no
Ia, without doubt the highest authority
on all these subjects Address all inquiries
10 William A Radford, No 1Is West
Jackson boulevard. Chicago. H., and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
An eight.room, full two-story house.
with splendid cellar and good at
tic is what every large family needs.
There are a great many different
styles OF eight-roomed houses. Eight
rooms seem to be about the size re-
CURED by business men in the small
err towns and country places
A great many farmers are now
building new houses. Farmers have
been prosperous of late. and they are
using considerable money in building.
A farmer likes to have a house look
well and to have conveniences for
doing the work; that Is, live, up.to-
date farmers do. There are plenty
of the other kind, but they are not
building houses like this.
This house is about as large rs
necessary on the average farm 1t Is
about as large as a furnace viii heat
economically. being 80 feet in width
nv 10 III length, exclusive of porches.
The stairway TO the attic is closed so
that no heat is wasted in that direc-
ton A hot-air furnace is the best
means Of heating up house of this
size Anything larger should have
hot water or steam There is a
great advantage in hot air, from the
fact that It furnishes ventilation,
most houses In the country are shy
on ventilation
Members of farmers families in
some rural districts are more sub
ject to lung diseases and pulmonary
troubles than the inhabitants OF towns
or cities Physicians in country places
say harsh things about some farmers
claiming that the prevalence Of con.
sumption in rural districts is due to
living in houses without proper venti
ation and heating: also that the ex-
ira burden thrown upon females by
want OF conveniences for doing house
work is a contributing factor. They
name farmers who are very careful
OF their horses and cattle. but very
Deglectful Of wife and daughters
They are even bold enough to say
that the first care with such men
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-14

kinds Of bacteria are known to work
In tho two tanks. The kind in the
first tank require but little air: the
kind In the second tank do better
work when no light but plenty OF air
Is admitted These bacteria destroy
the solids in the sewage. A peculiar
feature about this system is the fact
that the solids. even greas4s, are re.
duced to n harmless deposit In the
form Of scum on the top OF the wa.
ter with precipitate in the bot.
tom; and the amount OF scum and
preciptate does not increase but re-
mains the same month after month.
II is not definitely known what be.
comes OF the additional amount added
each year II disappears as IL by
magic.
The septic tank system is not
necessarily expensive Two round
holes in the ground six feet in diam
cter each, and six feet deep, are
sufliCient 20 take care OF the sewage
from a large house These under,
ground tanks may be made OF cement.
and should be connected with a 81.
phon at least three inches in diam.
eter This siphon Is a simple affair
and may consist OF U.shaped pipe,
the outlet OF which should be thrca
or four inches lower than the inlet
The liquid discharge from the sec,
/ ond tank is clear. colorless. and al.
most pure water
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-14
Second Floor Plan.

economical of room. The cellar is
big enough TO partition off storage
room for fruits and vegetables in diff
ferent compartments.
House drains should connect with a
septic tank. A farm house septic
tank, when properly constructed, is
Just as good as a city sewer, and it Ia
no more trouble What is known as
the septic system of sewage disposal
was tried out theoretically, scientifical
ly, and practically in England years
ago. II consists of two tanks-the
first as nearly alright as possible.
The liquid from this is siphoned into
the second tank automatically when
1t fills up to certain point. Two
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-14
SELECTING AND
PREPARING SOILS
Good Supply CT Decomposable
Organic Matter Helps Bacter-
iaI Action of Plant.

Many people make the fatal mis-
take of expecting alfalfa to do we'll
on soils that are not fit properly to
produce any kind of crop, says Bull
letin SO of the Purdue university On-
diana) station. There is just as much
need of care in selecting and preparing
soils for alfalfa az for any other crop
and probably more. because OF it's
deep roofing habits and large plant
food requirements.
Deep, loamy soils with open sub
soils are undoubtedly best for alfalfa.
but there Is plenty Of evidence to
show that it may be successfully pro.
duced on almost any type OF soil.
from light sandy or gravelly loans
and peats or mucks to heavy clays,
provided that 1t Is well drained.
sweet, and properly supplied with
organic matter and available plant
food In 348 trials conducted by the
Purdue station in recent years In CO.
operation with farmers throughout
Indiana, So out Of SO clays. 1877 out
of 1855 loans, and 50 out of II sandy
soils gave satisfactory results.
Many soils that at present are not
fit for alfalfa culture may be made
so by providing drainage facilities,
correcting acidity, adding organic
matter, or supplying needed plant
food. according to Che requirements.
Good drainage Is essential in order
that the roots may go deep into the
soil. Hardpan must be broken up or
avoided altogether. Soils that are
sour may be made sweet by thorough
drainage and the application Of lime.
A good supply Of decomposable or
ganic matter In the coil helps the
bacterial action In making plant
food available, facilitates the inocu.
lating process. and together with q
good drainage prevents heaving in
the spring. For soils that are out Of
condition in this respect. a good way
to supply organic matter II sufflcient
manure is not available Is to raise
and pillow under crop Of cowpeas
or some green manurtng crop before
attempting to grow alfalfa.
Peat and muck soils may be used
for alfalfa IL they are well drained
and properly supplied with mineral
plant food. Potash Ia nearly always
lacking in these soils and often phos-
phoric acid and lime must also be
supplied. Soils that are subject Ia
flooding are not good for alfalfa.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-14

that the farmer who wants to raise
light harness horses will choose a
trotting bred sire, and dam in whose
veins flows generous infusion OF
their trotting or thoroughbred (run.
ming blood. This line of breeding
should bring desired results in the
way of colts which will later on de-
velop into road horses OF a high
type.
There are some families Of trotters
remarkable for their beauty OF ap-
pearance and symmetry Of form indi-
viduals making stylish single driv-
ers, while many handsome carriage
teams are of the standard trotting
blood Then again there are families
of thoroughbreds that combine beau
ty with speed, and also show consid-
cradle speed at the trot.
The writer well remembers a race
horse, strictly thoroughbred. who in
doing his work. under the saddle
would trot a mile in 3:O5 and he was
a good race horse at that. The late
Senator Leland Stanford of California
raised many great trotters (as all
horsemen know by breeding his
great stallion Electioneer to mares
that are practically thoroughbred. So
it goes. running and trotting blood
makes a trotter, and trotter must
necessarily be a good roadster even
if he Is never put into regular train
ing.
We will suppose that farmer has
a pair of light harness horses that he
has raised. breeding, style. conforma-
ton, education and speed are up to
the standard. This pair will perform
well in single and double harness
now il the breeder wants to sell
from 5000 to $500, may be little
more. could be asked and re-
celved.
The writer feels assured that the
above figures are not extravagant in
the least. as the demand for high
type Of light harness horse Is very
good. but horses of this class must
come up to the requirements Of the
trade.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-14
HAlLST0NE DOWNS A HORSE
Marietta and vIncinlty Suffer Heavy
Damage by Raln-Windows Arc
Smashed.

Marietta, O.-Hailstones 80 large
that one OF them knocked down q
horse being driven up hill. near here.
fell during a storm. The hailstones
smashed windows, broke slate roofs.
damaged crops and killed fowls that
were suddenly thrust unprotected into
the storm when their coops were over
turned by the wind. In the rural sec
lions many fields Of corn were practi-
cally ruined 1t is estimated the dam
age will run into thousands OF dollars.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-14

When we take into consideration on
the one hand that in many states there
is an enormous expense for CONNER
cial fertilizer and in others terrific
cost for irrigation, while in still others
distance to the market destroys all
profits in crops, and on the other hand
there are many special crops common
to upper Wisconsin, and not included
in the above, that yield handsome re-
turns, when these facts are taken I'M
der consideration, we begin to realize
what we have in the undeveloped land
of Wisconsin.
A few years ago the undeyeloped
lands OF upper Wisconsin were gener-
ally deemed worthless. They were so
treated by the eastern press. espe-
cially the magazines that then were
looking for the material upon which
to base their lurid articles. Nowhere
in the Federal agricultural department
could there be found a man who would
say a good word for this great region.
| am glad to have had part in chang
ing this condition. Today we are get
ting good words from the eastern pub
lications. A recent publication under
the authorship of member of the
Federal agricultural department gives
a description of the opportunities in
all the states and Wisconsin leads all
the rest. Everywhere people are look
in IN in 1,A Tn, ri
cultural extension.
But this Is time OF commercialism,
and land settlement is no exception.
Concerns in all parts OF the country
are appealing for patronage. Great
railroads are making their greatest en-
deavor to settle the vacant lands along
their lines In the west and south. Many
states are making large appropriations
many times larger than Wisconsin,
so that many homeseekers go to other
regions who would have done much
better to have come to Wisconsin. II
we are to get the people we should
have for the more complete develop
ment Of the state. we must enter the
competition aggressively.
AS the Wisconsin Advancement as
ISOLATION is engaged in campaign for
development rather than for the mere
sale of land. 1t Is essential that set
tiers shall not be disappointed when
they come to the state. My conception
land in this | am supported by my su
perior otlicers) is that we must con
vince. not merely influence the people
| who are to be the farmers of upper
| Wisconsin. We must provoke inquiry
on the substantial phases of the stu
alton, and to do so, we put forth the
following questions:
Why does Wisconsin grow larger
crops on the average than other
states?
Why does Wisconsin sell more high
priced seed grains than all other state.
combined?
Why has Wisconsin more dairy cow!
than any other statey
Why is the dairy industry increas
ing In Wisconsin faster than In an,
other state?
Why does Wisconsin capture NOR,
prizes In national contest than an,
other state?
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-14
ST. LOUIS CATHEDRAL SINKS
New Orleans Historic Old Church
Building Causing Much Concern
to People Of City.

New Orleans.-The sinking OF tha
Louis cathedral In this city Is giving
much concern to citizens interested
In the welfare and prestige OF New
Orleans, as we'll as to the members
OF the church itself.
1t is a problem whether the cathe-
dral can be restored as it was, or will
have to be rebuilt, and that is now
In the hands Of a commission of engi-
neers and architects to be solved after
due consideration
The present cathedral was COM
pleted in 1894, under the care and from
large contributions by Don Andres
Almonaster y Roxas, wealthy Span.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-14

seems to be to provide good feed.
shelter. and good stables for the
stock. and the old house must wait
until everything else Is attended to-
In the meantime the women folks
are obliged to work in drafty
kitchen. and to sleep In bedrooms that
are not heated. The result Is that
they spend the n.sht In close rooms
with the windows shut in order to
keep warm
Some Of these physicians claim that
there would be no difficulty in keep
Ing the girls and boys on farms II
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-14
Rive a Poor Ration,

Rye is the poorest Of poultry grains
Corn and buckwheat should be fed
sparingly. as they are very fattenins
Wheat leads as a we'll balanced foct.
and barley is a close second. Feeding
too much buckwheat has tendency
to produce white skin and light col.
ored yolks In eggs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-14
Sparrows Now In the Sudan

English sparrows are said to have
followed British trade routes into the
heart of tbs Angle Egyptian Sudan.
and are now found where they were
unknown "A few years ago
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-14
Let Him Cultivate Patience.

The members Of church In the
southwest have given their pastor an
automobile. il Is hoped that no mem.
Der OF his congregation may be pres
ent the first time the crank handle
hits him on the elbow.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-14
Care OF Broken China.

When mending broken china al.
ways place 1t to set In large box
flied with sawdust. by this means 1t
is easy to stand the article iD any de-
sired position. 30 that its own weight
holds the pieces in place. while the
cement Is hardening.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-14
Send TIllman Fried Chicken.

Washington.-Fo Following his asser-
lion that the art Of frying chicken
was unknown here. Senator Tillman
was swamped with samples of fried
chicken sent by local housewives
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-14
Cleanliness With RatIon.

Always discard any decayed potato
or other vegetable, and cut away any
decayed portion, before boiling them
to feed to the poultry. A hen dislikes
= rotten potato as much as you do. and
II forced to eat 1t. she ID harmed
thereby.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-14
Doesn't Use the Doormat

The ny never wipes his feet before
he enters your home lie may have
been crawling In the Nth OF the street
or the alley minute before. but he
has no hesitancy In crawling over
your food
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-14
Posthumous Growth

III you do good work your work
VIII grow after you are gone" That's
fact, Rubens left only some 1000
pictures, but there are 10000 of his
pictures In circulation now."--Louis.
Vile Courier Journal.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-14

Water is sold by the ton at Per.
nambuco, Brazil. II is piped from
springs eight miles out from the city,
and is furnished to ships at eighty one
cents ton within the harbor
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-14

Her Papa--"ls my daughter will
ing TO marry youg" Her Sultor--Y es,
sir" Her Papa--"!s II an election
bet or is love really blind ?"--The Club
Fellow.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-14

Tramp (while the young magistrate
heipiessly turns over the pages OF his
law book Please allow me to as.
sist you. page 317. the third section
from the bottom "--F'liegende Biaet.
tor
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-14
LARGEST Incubator.

One of the largest incubators IN use
for Matching chicks is to be found in
New Orleans. 1t Is operated by cleo
tricity and the heat 10 automatically
controlled.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-14
Sioopino Over.

New Mirister-."How did you like
my sermon this morning." Enthus-
instio Farishioner--"it was simply
era nt"--BaItimore American.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-08-14
Comfort for Calf.

Plenty Of pure water and a shady
place to fight flies are two things that
are easy to provide for calves. yet
raean much 70 them
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-09-30
IMPORTANT NEWS
ITEMS

Shreveport, La, Sept. 25-Following
the assassination of c. A. Carlisle, a
wealthy farmer near Benton, La, Car
isles pretty young wife was arrested
as accomplice of Robert Chappell, the
alleged murderer. Both confessed.
Washington, Sept 25.-David La
mar, the wolf OF Wall street." was
held for action OF the New York
grand jury. by Judge Anson s. Tay-
lor, United States commissioner, on
a charge of impersonating congress-
men to financiers in Wall street He
was released on $4,000 bond.
Washington. Sept. 25.-A. Thornton
has been selected by President Will
son for postmaster at Philadelphia,
Pa.
Washington, Sept 25.-Ira Nelson
Morris of Chicago was appointed spe-
cial representative of the Panama
Pacific exposition commission in Italy
to endeavor to arouse interest in that
country in the California exposition.