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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
EDUCATIONAL.
(BY G. w. MEISNE ST.

The total per capita state school
fund pportionment is this year S2,2lS,-
2l6.6S as compared with 81, ,l04, ,529.47
last year. The per capita apportion-
ment is S29652, For the state at
large, outside of Milwaukee, there
is deduction of ten cents from this
amount for the teachers pension fund.
There is also ten cents per capita re-
tanned by the county treasurers from
towns, villages, and cities of the fourth
class, to pay for school library books
under the provisions of the township
library law. Hence, for most school
districts, the actual per capita sum re-
ceived will be 81. 1862 The cores
pondipg figure last year was $500.
OF the total sum this year apportion-
ed, $234, ,S73,l0 was derived from inter-
est on the permanent school fund, the
balance from the seven-tenths mill
state tax.
1t is interesting to note that the APP
portionment is based on 770,s2 as the
number of persons of school age in the
state on June 80 last, while for the pre-
ceding year the school population, as
reported, was 775,473. Even allowing
for inaccuracies in reports by local
school officers it is evident that the
number of children in the state is not
increasing.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
SPECIALIZED IN EGGS.

Here's new one; systematic egg
thievery. Two north side boys have
been taking cases of eggs from the O.
Torrison Co. warehouse, carefully put
ting them into baskets and selling them
to grocerymen with the explanation
that their aunt in the country had sent
in the hen fruit for marketing. They
sold 30 dozen to one dealer in day
which, one would think, should have
put an ordinarily prudent man on his
inquiry. Altogether they disposed of
over sixty dollars worth of eggs and
have been indulging their tastes for
sporty clothes and other desirable art
icles. The parents have made good the
losses and the lads will probably be put
on probation. Judge Chloupek thinks
that kindness and new chance in the
home town make better citizens of the
average juvenile first offenders than IA
state corrective institution.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
WENT TO CHURCH SUNDAY.

Manitowoc had $50 To Church"
Sunday the past week. All churches
reported Increased attendance and il
is safe to say that many persons who
had not experienced the somnolent
effect of the "twenty-secondly" from
the pulpit for years occupied pews last
Sunday and recalled visions of being
herded off to church with the other
kids by paterfamilias in the long ago.
The local Christian Endeavor society
made the campaign for attendance and
the result will doubtless be felt for a
long time.
The Masonic fraternity were guests
Of st. Paul's M, l.. church where the
pastor preached sermon on Washing
ton. Rev. Farrill, Christian Endeav-
or state offici al, delivered an inspr-
ing message at the Presbyterian
church.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
new ARRIVALS IN ROUGH HOUSE.

Two young men were quite well "lit
up" Sunday evening at Two Rivers and
after some maneuvering opened active
hostilities. In the course of the en-
gagement saloon window was smash
ed. This is lese majesty against a
dispenser who gets them into the bel.
ligerent mood but the charge in muni-
cipal court was plain drunk. They
paid up 80 apiece on order of Judge
Schmidt here Tuesday morning and
went back TO Two Rivers penitent.
Neither man has been in America long
and had probably not yet learned to
celebrate decorously the birthday of
the father of the country. They were
both employees Of the Hamilton 90.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
"HERD BULL FOR SALE"

The Registered Holstein Bull Duke
Shadeland De Kol' No 1850; ; years
old; ! white. A sure and very good
breeder, very quite, and gentle as q
kitten, weight about 400 lbe He has
come from heavy producing Dam
and also grand dam: His Sire Shade
land De Kol Burke, also sired some
very heavy producing heifers. Must
change on account of his heiier calves
Price $1,000.
One High Grade Bull 1915 pure,
sired by Duke 8 month old ! white
$500. One Bnl, calf 1916 pure, sired
by Duke" II days old white $500.
T. w. Cavanaugh
Grimms, Wis.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
Swedish Bridal SuperstltIons,

In Sweden the bridegroom has .
great fear OF trolls and sprites, and as
an antidote against their power he
smelling herbs, such AS garlic and rose
mary. 1t is customary to fill the
brides pocket with bread when she
gives to the poor she meets on the
way to the church, and so averts mis-
fortune with Ahe aims she bestows.
On their return from church he bride
and bridegroom visit their COW houses
and farms that the cattle may thrive
and multiply
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
ANOTHER COUNTY IN REVOLT.

"And now Grant county, once the not
bed of progressiveism and whatever of
humbug LaFolletteism could contain,
is in open revolt against the dangerous
and oppressive tendencies of the pres
ent state government. Following the
lead of Lafayette county a call has
been signed by mem bers of the Board
of Supervisors of Grant county for a
county convention to meet at Lancas-
ter March 10Th, to take action upon
the present unsatisfactory condition OF
affairs. The following set of resolu-
tions drawn up at this preliminary
meeting show the present temper OF
the people in that county and to de-
gree over the whole state:
"BE TT RESOLVED That we condemn
the great mass of freak and useless
legislation that has been adopted by
recent legislatures and condemn the
great multiplication of laws: condemn
the long sessions that have been held
during recent years at large expense
w LIlC udh pdyClo loi CaSL oay uho oioS
the useless expenditures for employees
in and about the legislature.
That we condemn the tremendous
expenditures made in recent years for
the State University and the benefit OF
the few at the expense of the common
and rural schools of the state.
That we condemn the carrying of IA
large Indebtedness at high rate of in
terest for the purpose OF covering up
the real amount expended for higher
education.
That we condemn the present system
of state aid to highways, which is a
clever attempt to hide from the people
that they themselves are raising this
money to pay for their own improve
ments and that of other counties as
well, and we condemn the use of d
large part of the money SO raised in
the payment of useless state employe-
eS.
That we conaemn the present sys.
tenn of having the government of the
state administered by professional
politicians at the expense of the peo-
state should be handled by men OF
business ability and upon business
basis.
That we realize that good may be
done in certain lines by commissions
of experienced men, properly restrict
ed in their powers, but we unqualified,
ly condemn the useless multiplication
of commissions to supervise and control
every public and private act at the eX.
pense of the taxpayers of the state; we
condemn the great increase in the cost
of commission administration and the
employees at public expense.
That We condemn the unlimited
powers given by law or usurped by the
existing commissions, which result in
depriving the towns, VILLAGES and
! .luius, anu uhe county, oI Uue rlghG OF
local elf-governmeDt
That we recommend that meeting
of representatives from the various
municipalities of the county, to be
elected by the taxpayers without re-
gard to party, be held to determine
upon a course OF action to bring about
needed reforms IN our state govern,
ment."
Now let others counties follow"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26

Walker Lee Dunson, of Alabama,
one of themany boys who last year
took part in contrasting contests
broke the record with yield of 232. I
bushels on one acre, at a cost Of only
1919 cents per bushel. The best previ-
Gus record was that of Jerry Moore of
South Carolina, who raised 22S75 bus
hels on an acre, at cost Of II cents
per bushel. The second best record
last year was 2l49 bushels, at cost of
2l.l cents per bushel, by J. Jones Polk f,
of Mississippi; the third best, 1904
bushels at 1925 cents per bushel, by
j. Ray Cameron, Kinston, N. c.
Evidently northern corn club boys
will have to ''go some" if they are ever
to wrest the championship from the
southern boys even temporarily.
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CITY QUESTIONS TO The FORE.

Two questions raised at the last
meeting of the city Council have ex-
cited some talk and considerable news
paper comment. One is the way in
which the cost of the light arches on
Sth and Washington streets shall be
met and the other is the question OF
the management of the electric light
plant.
There is some criticism of the plan
TO saddle the cost of what is termed
ornamental lighting" upon the city
or wards. 1t is claimed that street
lighting must be paid for by wards
under the city charter and that the
city cannot legally assume any part OF
the burden, except upon petition a
majority of the property owners and
men under new law, and tnen the
property owners must bear Two thirds
of the cost.
The question of the management
gathers around three proposals. The
first is the adoption of the general char
ter chapter on this point, which the may
or has favored. This would put the
water and electric plants both in charge
of commission of five comprised of
the Mayor, one alderman and 3 other
citizeus to be elected by the council
The second plan is the creation OF an
independent electric commission OF )
citizens. The third is to enlarge the
powers of the present water commits
sion SO as to cover the control of the
electric utility. Ordinances proposing
the first two are now pending before
the city council. The objection to the
general charter plan is stated to be
but the inclusion OF the mayor in the
general charter commission perhaps
has some weight with some members.
Four members can defeat the general
charter scheme.
The mayor is reported as having
said that he favors another idea of a
commission composed of city officers.
This plan is in force in many Wiscon-
sin cities.
Mr.. c. S. Seifert, chief accountant
of the state railroad commission, was
here last week in regard to installing
city and utility accounting, and while
carefully disclaiming any authority to
speak for the state commission he, as
an individual advised against divid-
ing the management of the two utili-
ties. He explained no preference in
regor6 to trc ihas~'up u LIo iocai
commission.
The state commission claims no au-
thority to dictate, or even suggest, the
manner of local control. Its authority
stops at seeing that proper accounting
rates and service are maintained.
Monday evening the city council
met as a committee and Mr.. Seifert
explained the necessity of soon deter
mining the manner of management so
that the accounting may be installed.
The Mayor, Bigel, Thorison and
Schroeder, threshed out the different
proposal but no test vote was taken.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE.

There is a house and lot No. 1918
on s. 18th Str. between Madison and
Columbus, which attracts no little at
,entlon on account OF It's beautiful lawn
with shade trees and cement walks.
This property, equipped with sewer,
city water gas, shed and ) cellar rooms,
is for sale at $500 below cost. Inquire
1t Ills $. Ith street. -Ady.3t
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26

That lessons in thrift would be es-
pecially valuable in all schools is
strongly suggested by the following
words by Mrs. l.. II. Palmer of Bara-
boo and quoted in Hoard's Dairyman.
1--WE throw away ashes and buy soap.
We raise dogs and buy hogs. We
grow weeds and buy vegetables, and
catch ten-cent fish with "A four-dollar
rod. We build school houses and send
our children away to school to be edu-
Gated SO that the boys will be able to
hunt ten-cent rabbits with forty-dol.
lar gun and twenty.dollar dog; and
that the girls may be sufficiently ac-
complished to do fancy work, and play
the piano, while mother washes the
dishes. Yes, these are hard times"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
FARMERS INSTITUTE.

A farmers institute will be held at
Kiel, March3 and 4, 1914. 1t will be
conducted by David Imrie, Roberts
assisted by E. E. Wyatt, Tomah; d. E.
Bingham, Sturgeon Bay; l.. E. Scott,
Stanley; L. p. Martiny, Chippewa
Falls, of the Wisconsin Live Stock
Breeders Association: Supt. Geo. Nc
Kerrow, Madison, and Noyes r. Raes-
sler, Belot.
PROGRAM.
Tuesday Morning Session, 10 O'Clock.
Soils and Their Uses Mr.. Imrie.
Proper Crops Mr.. Wyatt.
Afternoon Session, l:30 O'clock.
Fruits Mr.. Bingham.
Potatoes Mr.. Scott.
More and Better Live Stock
Mr.. Martiny
Evening Session, 1870 O'clock.
Musical program prepared by local
committee.
Farmers and Education Mr.. Imrie.
Wed. Morning Session, $50 O'clock.
Drainage MIR. Wyatt.
Silo and Silage Mr.. Imrie.
Clovers and Alfalfa Supt. McKerrow.
Afternoon Session, 1:3O O'clock.
Meat Production Supt. McKerrow.
Seed Grains Mr.. Raessler.
Good Cows Mr.. Wyatt.
Good Feeding Supt. McKerrow.
The Farmers Institute is school
for farmers and their families. Be
sure to attend the meeting; bring all
your family with you and urge your
neighbors to attend.
Engage in the discussions freely.
The humblest mans experience counts
for as much as any other mans, pro
vided it contains helpful lesson.
Cooking School.
In connection with the Farmers In.
stitute free cooking school will be
held the two afternoons of March 3rd
and 4th, to which the ladies OF Kiel
and surrounding country are cordially
invited.
This branch OF the work will be
conducted by Miss Susan X. Brown of
Lu verne, MINI.
Farmers Institute Bulletin No. 81,
horticultural reports, and other agri-
cultura! literature, will be distributed
free prior to the first session. Be on
hand TO get free book.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
The King OF All Laxatiyes.

For constipation, use DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. Paul Mathulka, of
Buffalo, n, y, says they are the
"King of all laxatives. They are
blessing to all my family and | always
keep box at home" Get box and
get well again. Price 25c. AT all
Druggists or by mail.
II. f.. Bucklen Il Co. Philadelphia or
St Louis. Adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
On the Right Road.

II you are looking for that which
Is best in the men and women with
whom you come In contact, II you
are seeking also to give them that
which is best In yourself; il you are
looking for friendship which shall help
you to know yourself as you are and
II you are looking for love which
shall not be a tiattering dream and a
madness OF desire. but true com.
radeshlp and mutual Inspiration TO
all nobility OF living then sou are
surely on the ascending path.-Henry
van Dyke.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26

Englands censorship OF the drama
caused Fielding to turn from play.
wright TO novel writing. Fielding be-
gan his literary career as dramatist,
and by his political satires brought
about the establishment of the censor
ship in 1897, the bill being introduced
BY Walpols. one OF Ffeldings victims.
With playwriting thus barred to him,
hs turned his attention to the novel
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
MIDDLEMAN AND SUCCESS.

IOV. MCIOVeFu III HIS SpocCu DClOIo
the Perseverance Mems league, Thurs
day evening, advocated the elimination
of the middleman, in order to reduce
the high cost of living and to increase
the farmers revenue. In doing this
the governor is attempting to climate
an important factor in the economical
distribution of merchandise that has
been recognized as essential for many
centuries. Ninety-five per cent of the
middlemen quit business with less
money then they had when they COM
menced business.
The successful middleman is a man OF
more than ordinary ability. If he does
not possess unusual qualities and capac-
ty for work, he usually retires or is re-
tired and Joins the states great army
of high salaried unemployed"
The successful middleman devotes
more energyand ability, puts in longer
hours and harder work toward the &C.
onomical handling of merchandise for
less recompense than would necessarily
be paid to salaried agent represent
ing cooperative society.
Our local cheese dealers handle
cheese on one-eight of cent per pound
margin. Three of them have failed
the last two years.
A stock buyer who makes more than
living is curiosity and few do even
that well.
One butter and egg dealer out of
twenty has survived the local competi-
tion of the last twenty years.
Eliminate the Wisconsin middleman
and you eliminate the small town, the
farmers market, and the backbo of
our commonwealth.
Eliminate the small town and you
eliminate the Milwaukee jobber and
build up the Chic1go catalogue houses.
Seventy-hve per cent of the merchan-
disc sold in Richland Center comes
through Milwaukee.
Gov. McGovern is doing all in his
power to increase the high cost of liv-
ing By creating as many useless com
missioners and state 'sucklings" as
there are middlemen, high salared
consumers and on-producers, he is in
creasing the cost of production and re
ducing and purchasing power of the
consumer by high taxation.
Last week an emissary of Sears, Roe
buck and com pany's advertising agency,
the University of Wisconsin, harang-
r..yos.h 90, vJ"n un the pivlabie conui-
tor of the poor farmer. One of the
poor farmers to whom he talked has
cleaned up 10000 in the last seven
years. Another farmer in the audience
afterwards made the remark. ''If he
is sincere in his desire to hel US poor
farmers, let him resign and save us
taxpayers $1,000 or IS, 200 in taxes"
1t is said that every serf in Russia
has soldier on his back. How long
will it be before every Wisconsin tax
payer will have commissioner on his
back?
1t will be much easier for US to elimi-
nate Gov. McGovern and his army oi
high salaried "sucklings" who can't
make a living in any active vocation
than it will be to pay the farmer a dol
lar bushel for his potatoes and sell
them to the consumer for so cents.
Back to the farm, Mr.. McGovern
that's where we need you, to help re-
duce the high cost of living.-O. b
James, Richland Center, Wis, In Mil
| waukee Sentinel.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
Industry AIwayS Rcfuue.

Some temptations come to the in,
dustrious," said Spurgeon once, but
all temptations come to the idle" The
old and good remedy against be,
setting sin is to leave neither time
nor room for 1t anywhere in life. and
30 crowd 1t out steadily aud surely
from its old place and power"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
BUY LAND ON EASY TERMS,

Cut-over hard wood lands In Wiscon
sin, from $500 per acre up. Sl.0O per
acre cash, balance in monthly Install
ments of $500 on each forty bought.
No better proposition tnown. Go toit
Adv. A. =. SCHENIAN, Agent.
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INCORPORATE FOR $500. 900.

The Henry Esch Sons Company has
filed articles Of incorporation with the
secretary of state at Madison. The
capital stock is 100000 Heretofore
the store has been run under the name
OF Henry Esch. The incorporators are
Charles Esch, Henry Esch and w. G,
Esch
The Esch store Is one OF the Oldest
in the city and from small beginning
has grown to be one OF the leading
stores Of the city at the present time.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
Western austraIIa's Wealth.

Western Australia PRODUCES more
gold than any American state, send,
more pearls TO Europe than any other
country except Ceylon, and Is said
~ have the richest belt OF hardwood
timber In the world.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26

The legislature of 1913 enacted four
statutes evidently for the purpose of
fixing certain academic and profession
al requirements for teachers or those
proposing to teach. The first of these,
chapter l4i, adds rural economics
and cataloging and use of school librar-
les to the list Of subjects in which all
applicants for teachers certificates are
now required TO be examined.
Chapter l47, provides that after July
|, 1918, no person who shall not have
taught in a public school for at least
one year will be granted county
teachers certificate unless in addition
TO passing an examination such person
shall have completed the course OF
study provided for the common schools
of Wisconsin or one equivalent thereto
or the course OF study provided for q
graded system Of at least eight grades
or one equivalent thereto, and VIII,
shall not have had at least two addi
tional years Of instruction in training
one OF which sball have been devoted
to professional studies preparatory tC
the work Of teaching Provided tina
graduates of four year high schools
not maintaining training course fo
teachers need take only one year o
additional work.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26

Every school building should have
at least one full block of ground and
every country school ought to have at
least three acres of play space" says
Henry S. Curtis, in a bulletin which is
issued by the L. S. Bureau Of Educa-
tion.
MIR. Curtis says that during the past
10 years, with the development of the
play movement there has come an in
creased demand for ground space
around school buildings. This demand
is being made ia some states and in a
number of cities, The state boards of
education in Pennsylvania and Virgil
MIA viii, not approve plans for new
school buildings that do not provide
for adequate playground. In one of
the cities of Texas every school but
one has two b.ccks at least and two
have 10 acres of play space; The first
school building in Gary, Ind, had two
acres of play ground; two had A. three
had II, and a lot recently purchased
contains twenty acres.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26

a request has been received by the
L. S. Bureau OF Education from the
Ncaraguan minister to the United
States for assistance in securing teach.
ers from the United States for several
educational institutions in that coun-
try.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26

Accounts from the South state that
the rebel armies to-day embrace more
men than at any moment since the
commencement of the war. The con-
scripton having been ruthlessly rein
forced, unless our armies are strongly
reinforced before spring, the military
the advantage gained in the last twelve
months must inevitably be lost by the
evacuation of territory which we will
not have sufficient troops to GARRISON,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
ITEMS FROM THE PILOT FILES.
FIFTY YEARS AGO.

MANITOwoC COUNTY AGRICULTURE.
AL SOCIETY. All members uf the So.
ciety are requested to meet at the Sec
retary's office, on Franklin street op
posite the Williams House, on March
9Th, 1864, at 2 o'clock z. Nj. for the
purpose of electing officers for the en-
suing year.
Chas. Hottelmann, Sec.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26

STEAMBOAT AHoY!--By letter to
the editor of the Pilot from Chicago,
we learn that the steamer Comet will
be ready to start out on the first OF
March. With fair weather we can eX-
pect her here any hour after that date.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26

The Chilon Times has entered upon
its seventh volume. May it live to en-
ter upon its tiftieth.