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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-08-07

Canned goods of ancient pack have
almost entirely disappeared from the
state as the result of few condem-
nations of unfit products, according
to J. ]. Higgins, head of the food in
'spection division of the state depart
ment of agriculture. The large east
fern packers, according to Mr.. Hig-
gins, have been replacing old stock
with the latest pack of canned meats.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
FEW TIMELY HINTS
FOR FARMERS USE
Handle All Fruits GentIy-SoWs
Pay Well on Money Invested
Raise More Capo1S.

Never throw fruit of any kind into
basket or box. Lay it in gently.
Fifty dollars invested in two good
sows will earn FIVE times as much as
the money would in interest on a mort
gage.
The man who works himself to
death commits suicide in the most
painful way and dies owing debt
his estate will never b, able to pay
Don't overlook the fact that one OF
the fastest and surest ways in the
dairy to make money is to keep al
ways wedding out the poorest milk
ers and badly doing cows.
Science has discovered that the
white ant lays 10000 eggs a month.
A fortune awaits the genius who can
cross the white ant with the Plymouth
Rock hen.
Take a lot of straw from that old
straw stack to the barn for bedding;
it will improve the bedding; it will
improve the manure wonderfully,
which is so valuable to the land.
The man who keeps his nose on
the grndstone" seldom gets rich. He
may accumulate lot OF money If
he lives long enough, but mere money
does not mean riches in the things
that make people happy.
That more capons are not raised is
practically due to the fact that few
people like the operation necessary to
produce them. However. this Is quick
ly learned and easily performed, and
capons are big money producers.
1t is a poor system of feeding that
does not provide an abundance OF
roughage, The experimental farms
and agricultural colleges have shown
that a great success in the economi-
cal production Of beef consists In util-
izing corn slower, alfalfa and clover
in connection with the grain foods
used in fattening.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10

hard-wooded plants OF this description.
1t may also with advantage be incor-
porated along with peat In the prepare
ton OF beds for nearly all plants OF the
heath family which are grown out of
doors.
Further, nothing Is better suited for
improving flower beds. or for adding
to soil Of any description for placing
around trees, shrubs or plants whose
roots 1t is desired to encourage.
If leaves have to be gathered into a
heap for leaf-mold, place should be
selected where they may be spread
rather thinly, SO as to avoid any ex-
cessive heating by fermentation.
The whole should be turned over oc'
casionally so as to expose all parts In
turn to the influence of the weather
and air
Where air cannot reach leaves that
are Of somewhat dry, hard texture,
their decay Is exceedingly slow, unless
there are other substances intermiXed
to hasten decomposition.
Water may be applied artifcially for
the purpose, but 1t never has the same
effect as rain. and If large heap is
made, this latter cannot penetrate far
into the interior.
Leaves should be collected free from
sticks, If possible. as these are liable
to encourage fungoid growths, which,
finding a suitable medium for increas
ing in the leaf-mold, will in due course
render 1t useless for plant cultivation.
The time taken in reducing leaves
to a mold or fine soil depends great,
ly on the amount of turning over and
other attention devoted to the prepare.
ton.
Much may be done in one year, or
even less but the quality is usually
better if longer time than this is al
lowed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10

When you have nice porch furnished
up In that way you like to use it as
early In the season as possible and as
late as possible In the fall, II this
porch looks to the south or east 1t
will be comfortable on sunny days
late in the fall as well as early in
the spring; and you will get months
use Of It more than you would OF ia
ordinary straightaway veranda. By
fitting 1t with screens and sash the
time may be extended to include al.
most the round year in some loca-
lions. The fashion OF screening
rorches In the summertime to keep
out flies and mosquitoes Is a good one
and 1t Is easy to lift out the screens
in the fall and put sash in their places.
There are different ways Of manag-
ing. Some people like to do things
differently from the ordinary and no
>tice that such folks generally get more
out of life. Some families live In their
houses, while others make the house
a place to stay in when necessary and
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
EXCELLENT HINTS
FOR FALL GARDEN
Select Seed for Sweet Corn From
Growing PIant-Sow Spin
ach During September.

Select your GeeL sweet corn from
he growing plant, noting not only
the size and evenness Of the ears and
grains, but the number produced on the
stalks. Turn the husks back. using
hem to braid the ears together You
then have convenient package for
hanging up to dry,
Keep the hoe going in the cabbages
and caulihowers and celery. These
do well when the nights are cocl.
Winter onions for punching next
spring may lie planted now.
Sow spinach in September for the
early spring market.
Select only the best seeds'cf every
thing and tie up in bags and label.
Cut all the old wood of the black
cap raspberries and blackberries.
Should have Gone this little earlier
but not too late
Potatoes should be handled as
gently as apples. as bruises cause de-
cay.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
Democratic Servla,

Scrvia has come nearer to attaining
the ideal 81 sociGi equality than most
countries, for 1t is land in which
there is neither aristocracy nor middle
class. and in 1900 It possessed not a
single pauper. 1t has. however, a null
titude of placemen and officials, re.
cruited mainly from the peasantry.
The average Servian values comfort
far more than progress. and is content
as long as a moderate amount of work
enables him to spend his evenings at
the village wineshop, where, by the
way. he generally keeps sober or dis.
cussing politics he will never tire, and
this, with music and poetry and dane
Ing, are the passions Of his life.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10

the coolest days If the house is we'll
built
We value light ard fresh air more
than our grandfathers did, because We
know more about the value OF such
things in regard to health. We I'M
derstand that people who live in the
open air and sunshine usually have
very little use for the doctor. We
have figured it out scientifically. so
we know the reason why.
1t is easy to lay out house Of this
kind into good, comfortable rooms,
properly connected for convenience az
well as looks. Some house plans are
asgreat puzzle to an architect. but this
kind OF plan comes easy. You have
the space, the different exposures !;
you have room for doors where you
want to put them and you have con-
venient corner where you can put In
a good. comfortable stairway designed
for looks as well as service.
When 1t comes to heating. you can
place the furnace under the front hall
and carry short pipes to each room
and you can carry the hottest pipe to
the bathroom, where It IS most
needed.
The plan presents n good many ad.
vantages and very few disadvantages.
Commencing with the front porch
there Is an advantage In having II
Porches as large as this are often fur.
nished with Easy chairs. tables and
esen lounges and rugs on the aoor.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
Style Of Building That Has Been
Popular for Many Hun
dred Years.
HAS MUCH TO RECOMMEND II
Always Light and Airy, and the Mat.
ter of Slightly Increased Cost Of
Heating Is Hardly Worth Be-
Ing Given Great Con-
sIderatlon.
BY WILLIAM A. RADFORD.

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
| as Editor. Author and Manufacturer, he
Is. without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
| to William A. Radforu, No. 1927 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, ILL.,. and only enclose
| two-cent stamp for reply.
A house built at right angles to
| itself Is shown In the accompanying
plan. For some reasons this style Of
| building has more to recommend 1t
than almost any other design. 1t was
the first way invented to make q
house larger without making 1t too
| long.
In the early history of building op-
erations houses were made narrow
| because window lights were small and
1t was difficult to light a wide room.
1t was also more difficult to build a
wide house at that time because they
hadn't sawed joists and they lacked
the mechanical contrivances that we
now have for putting buildings togeth-
er. floor with hewed timber beams
more than sixteen feet long was alto
gether too shaky. in fact, floors used
to go down into the cellar occasional
ly when parties of young folks got
too boisterous
Although this way of building a
house is several hundred years old It
is still as popular as ever and the rea-
son is that houses built in this way
make very comfortable homes. They
have a homelike appearance as you
stand and look at them and when you
go inside they are so light and cheer
full that you feel at home in no time
The only objection is that every
room in the house has two or three
outside walls and for this reason 1t is
little more difficult to heat such a
house in cold weather, but we have
| learned how to protect ourselves
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
Treaty Of Client.

One hundred years ago the com.
missioners delegated by the United
States and England to arrange a treaty
of peace were assembled in the city
of Client in readiness to begin their
deliberations. The American commits
sion consisted of five members. all
men of distinguished ability. They
were Henry Clay. John Quincy Adams,
Albert Gallatin, James A. Bayard and
Jonathan Russell. Flushed with their
victory over Napoleon, the English en-
tered into the negotiations preparedto
dictate terms, as to conquered peo-
pie, and much firmness was necessary
on the part Of the American commits
sioners to resist the unreasonable de-
mands. After nearly four months of
negotiations the treaty was finally
concluded and signed the day before
Christmas, to the delight of the peo-
pie of both nations, who were wearied
of the unavailing slaughter.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
TOLD IN FIGURES

Medicine Hat has $4,000 people.
Lethbridge has 10000 inhabitants.
There are $4,000 people in Calgary.
Edmonton now has $4,000 popula,
ton.
Calgarys 1913 bank clearings total
led s247,SS9,92s.
Alberta province has an area OF
253,54G square miles.
Britain in 1913 produced 2S7.411,.
SEQ short tons of coal.
Alberta last year spent $7,025,392
for educational purposes.
United States in 1913 produced l..
100 short tons OF asbestos.
United States last year manufactur.
ed 245,OO0 tons of explosives.
Michigan last year mined 1921. 1855
short tons Of coal, valued at $685.
227.'
There are 366 public schools In
Korea, attended by $4,000 native chill.
dren.
Bohemia has 2,540 glassware and
porcelain factories employing over &c.,
900 persons.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10

get away from 1t as much and often
as possible. A good deal depends on
the house plan, in the first place, but
more depends on the housekeeper. be-
cause one person will make a house
comfortable and inviting, while al 9TH
er woman who works just as hard per-
haps. has the faculty of making things
rather unpleasant. The chairs may be
too nice to sit down In, or there may
be a lot of bric-a-brac In the way, stuff
you are afraid Of breaking or disar-
ranging. The study of home means
much more than the plan and manner
of building the house.
This plan may be carried out at a
cost of from $4,000 to $4,000.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
Produclnu Alfalfa Seed.

The production of alfalfa seed is
mainly a matter OF climate. There
should be enough moisture to start on
the crop we'll at first. but after that II
should be quite dry, especially from.
the time OF Towering on. Some men
claim that they can tell whether or
not the seed crop will be good by ex.
aiming the base of the plants when
the flowers are coming out. Ordinarily
at this time new shoots will appear Ii
tho new shoots do not appear at this
time. the chances are that It will Pc
TO leave the alfalfa for seed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
(BY w Z. GILBERT. J

(By w. r. GILBERT)
This term ie applied to leaves when
they are so thoroughly decayed as to
readily separate into small PARTICLES.
Leaf-mold is a valuable manure In
many instances. especially on heavy
soils. and one OF the most important
ingredients for the soil used In the
successful cultivation of the majority
OF plants.
1t may be used freely, particularly
with the tender seedlings and cuttings
of soft wooded subjects. provided 1t be
Of good quality and free from injuri-
Gus fungod growrhs.
The production of roots in young
plants Of this description is induced
and accelerated with more certainty
by planting In this material than by
the use Of any other
The quality of leaf-mold depends
very materially upon the sort Of leaves
composing it and in the manner of
preparation adopted.
1t is found from experience that the
wood or other place where the princi-
pal trees are beech and oak, and
where their leaves fall over a large
surface each year, and naturally decay
slowly, until those beneath the surface
become changed into light mold.
In many instances such leaf.mold
cannot be obtained on account of the
necessary removal of the leaves to pre-
serve tidiness; but on the other hand
its importance and additional value
over that artifcially prepared Is not
sufficiently recognized in many places
where quantities might be obtained in
woods.
Leaf-mod of good quality may be
used to the extent Of about one-third in
composts for azaleas, greenhouse
rhododendrons, and many fine-rooted,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
PLANTING Fruit Trees.

The soil should preferably be IN good
filth before planting, and the holes for
the trees should be dug sufficiently
wide and deep to receive all Of the
roots Of the tree. The harder the soil
the wider and deeper the holes should
be.
FIJI in with loose. mellow earth,
packing the soil well around the roots.
Avoid using sod or any coarse mate
rial. or the leaving OF air pockets, az
either will cause a drying out around
the roots, which is detrimental to he
tree. Use care and you viii be re-
paid with a good stand of trees.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10

mule that will kick when expect.
ed to.
A self-made man who isn't proud
Of the Job.
An actor who Is satisfied with his
three-sheets.
A crowd In the store Of the man who
doesn't advertise.
Iuckleberry pie that doesn't muss
up the countenance.
A white dog who doesn't look as
though he needs bath.
A woman who can pass a mirror
without rearranging her hat.
A man who doesn't always feel
mad" as an excuse for taking drink.
A man who can flnd all three of his
pearl shirt studs without looking all
over the house.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
Harvesting Ensilaqe Crop.

For crops like clover, millet or
grass the early bossom,ing period
seems to give the best grade Of sill
age. In the case of corn 1t Is well to
allow It to stand until the kernels are
fairly well glazed, but not to allow
the grain to become hard. II the corn
Is allowed to ripen. there Is danger
that the fodder will not pack sufi-
GENTLY close to exclude the air, while
the hard grain may not be readily di.
gested by the animal.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
"Doctored" Pearls.

A commotion was caused among the
pearl merchants of Paris over black
pearl, the original commercial value Of
which was $500. This pearl had been
manipulated by an expert known as a
pearl dyer" and when he had finishe d
with it the pearl looked like one worth
about thii,y thousand dollars. 1t was
then offered for sale through the or
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
QUAKER QUIPS
Natural curiosity--a woman's.

Natural curiosity--a woman's.
A checkered career often ends In
stripes.
Lofty manners are never above re-
proach.
The soda clerk may be recognized
by his phiz.
Fighting tooth and nail-the dentist
and the chiropodist.
The average tombstone expression
is too good to be true.
The bibulous CHI p who gets on bats
is the one who gets bald.
Don't run to meet trouble; 1t will
oVertake you soon enough.
Never borrow trouble today that you
can put off until tomorrow.
New resolutions are usually the old
ones with the rust rubbed OF.
Every man Is apt to hug delusion.
especially II 1t wears petticoats.
The skeptic may talk to himself
and yet not believe all he hears.
Flattery Is the yeast that causes
woman to rise In her own estimation.
The girl who gives her kisses away
must never expect to have any stolen.
The man who has the longest hair
doesn't always have his hair the long
est
The chronic kicker never realizes
that there are people worse of than
he is.
Many people extend glad hand and
keep the other doubled up in case of
an emergency.
When the henpecked man travels he
steers clear of the places that adver-
tise "all the comforts of home"
Some women" says the Mauayunk
philosopher marry for love, some for
money. Others split the difference by
marrying for love of money '-Phila.
delphia Record.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10

binary channels, with an intimation
that owing to pressing need Of ready
money the owner would accept $4,000
for it. A charge was then laid against
the owner, and the pearl dyer" by the
president of the Paris Syndical Cham.
Der Of Dealers In Precious Stones.
This is now being considered by a
judge. When the pearl dyer" was told
of the charge, he said that he had i'm.
proved the pearl by special secret
process invented by himself. He
laughed at the idea of being charged.
"Doctored pearls!" he exclaimed.
why, on the Paris market there are
more than one hundred million dollars
worth of doctored pearls"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10

The brood mare will do almost as
much work In IL months as the geld.
ing. She will pay for herself several
times over I'm colts in a few wears. A
mare is not half so much bother to
care for as n dairy COW. The colt Is
worth more than Hitter OF pigs Keep
brood mares on the farm, II means
dollars.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10

Sometimes yod will find a man who
advises you that the bottom Is going
to drop out OF dairy farming. There
are people who talk this way at all
times end In all seasons. II need
cause the thinking dairyman very lit.
tie alarm.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10

against low temperature by using
building paper and other nonconduc-
tors of heat and cold. Then when you
consider that during the ordinary win
ter. even in the northern states, we
have only few days of extreme cold
against so weeks of moderate or warm
weather, this objection fades into in
significance. The fact is most of our
weather hovers around the freezing
point. thawing little in the day
time and freezing at night. 1t is easy
to keep even large house comfort
able all through with such a tempera-
tute and you can keep part of it warm
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
Principle and Practice.

Brassey-No more golf for me with
Puttings!
Bunker-Why the ukase?
Brassey-Played with him today.
He Is left handler with the clubs, but
writes with his right And he kept
the card"
Bunker-Well?
Brassey-Well, it's against his prin-
ciples to let his right hand know
what his left hand doeth.-Judge.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
Most Successful Dalryman.

The man who has standard In his
dairy. the man who has set a figure
towards which his cows must ap.
proach In their productive capacity Is
the man who will go farthest In dairy.
Ing
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
Proper Feed for hous.

Never feed more than hogs will
eat freely Many farmers do not
practice this. but keep quantity Of
uneaten food lying about the lot at
all times.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10

In chemical refrigeration process
that has been developed by French
scientist the expansion Of sulphur d.
oxide is used to produce low tenn
perature.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10

Two hundred megaphones have been
ordered by the British war office for
military use. They will be used chief.
ly by artillery officers to give com
mands at distance.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10

BY changing from central standard
to eastern standard time the city OF
Cleveland has added 201 more hours OF
daylight year between a. m. and
10 p. m.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10

Silage IL safe to feed 10 horses and
mules only when It Is made from fair
ly mature corn, properly stored In the
silo. When II Is properly stored and
is not allowed to mold. no feed ex-
ceeds 1t as cheap winter ration. It
is most valuable for horses and mules
brood mares and WORK horses during
the slack season.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10

Grandpa" Bales, one OF the last
surviving pioneer preachers OF the
state of Oregon, Is now IS years old,
and frequently breaches In the town
Of London. where he and his wife are
spending their declining years.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10

The average hen II provided with n
good place to dust herself. will keep
her from the red mites In the chicken
house. which infest her BODY at night
These are the enemies we need most
TO fight against.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
ODDS AND, ENDS

Albanians are liberal buyers of port
able houses.
Jefferson Davis birthday Is yearly
observed as holiday In several south
ern states.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10

A mare may become wire cut and
almost worthless on the market. but
che can still redeem herself II she Is
a breeder. Her value for raising colts,
II she 10 bred well, il not decreased.
The gelding has place on the farm
till he has reached his prime, then
cash him in. II he gets blemished,
all ne is worth is the hard work that
he can do.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10

Fertile eggs begin to incubate q.
once In hot weather, AID the loss In
spoiled eggs can b. reduced at leaat
rs per cent by promptly getting rid OF
the ROSTERS as soon as Matching eggs
are no longer
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10

Take time TO visit the nearest park
or a neighbor who has been success
full in growing trees, fruits, or flowers
and study the plants and methods OF
growing. II Is not difiicult matter
to have an attractive home yard and
Il adds much TO the pleasure Of living
Ensilage will not do everything. The
painter who does not know how TO
compound the ingredients which make
serviceable paint, will not get much
trade. The farmer Who does not know
how 20 compound and use feed win
not have the success which his en-.
lightened neighbor will
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10

Never put a lid on a can OF warm,
fresh milk--use cloth cover. II the
milk IS to be separated get It through
the machine as soon az possible the
quicker the better Cool the cream i'm
medlately after separating, and II pos
sible, dispose Of the warm skim milk
NJ once.