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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-17

coat a CHEEKY voice cried, Hello, Cap!
Want lift? I'll hep you with that
benjamin." and as | looked around
saw the grimy features of my little
hero of the brush and box.
Hello" said !, as much delighted
as surprised. where did you drop
FROM"
"Oh, ! collared this old hearse a
mile er so back yonder" said the little
fellow, gayly, standing on the seat be-
hind me and holding up the coat.
Been a-doin' circus-business or the
steps out there fer half an hour. You
bet | had my eye on you, all the same,
thought"
You had. eh?" | exclaimed, gladly,
although | instinctively surmised his
highest interest in me was centered in
my pocketbook. You had, eh?" | re-
peated with more earnestness. well,
I'm glad Of that, Charlie-or, what is
your name
"Squatty," said the boy, Then no.
ticing the look Of surprise upon my
face, he added soberly; That amt my
sure-enough name, you know; that's
what the boys calls me. Sis calls me
Jamesy."
well, Jamesy," | continued, button
ing my collar and drawing on my
gloves, I'm mighty glad to see you,
and If you don't believe it, just go
down in that righthand overcoat-pock-
ct and you'll find out
The little fellow NEEDED no second In
yitation, and as he drew forth closely
folded package the look of curiosity
upon his face deepened to one OF blank
bewilderment
He made no motion to unite the lit
tie package, and gradually the express
sion in his eyes changed to one Of sus-
picion and his lips closed tightly to-
gether.
open it, said I, smiling at the puz-
zled little face; open tits for you.
"Oh, here, cap" said the boy, drop
ping the package on the seat, and
holding up rigid finger, you're a
givin me this amt you?
I'm giving you the package. Ger.
tainly," said |, somewhat bewildered.
open tits a Christmas present for
you-open it,"
What's your Idly o. layin' fer me?"
asked the boy, with troubled and UNI
easy air. I've been a-givin' you square
business right along, ART ~
gro pE CONTIEl ED
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-17
Searching Oneself for Truth.

Nothing short of the life of the
eternal son of God--the holiness, the
purity OF God, Is the standard at
which We are to aim; that IS to be
reproduced In our circumstances; the
divine PROJECTIONS are to be trans
lated. reproduced in our life, our
home, our trials, our difficulties, our
age Of the world. Let us ask our
selves What Is the special likeness
Of Christ that he would reproduce in
me- What are the features OF ms
life that he calls me TO inmate
What pattern would he set before me
IN my work, my circumstances my
difficulties? What are the lnsplra-
lions Of grace that he would urge me
to cultivate and chersh?-bishop
Hail
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-17
ResourcefuI Interpreter.

While we were talking with the
people of Crecy, what appeared to be
a cavalryman rode up. From his uni
form 1t would be impossible to tell to
which army he belonged, as part was
French, part English and the rest
heaven only knows what. He said he
was an interpreter with the British
forces and invited us to accompany
him to headquarters, where we would
be permitted to explain our nearness
to the scene of operations.
When assured him this was exactly
what / had been trying to do all day
he became friendly and informed us
that he was the marquis de Villenau.
spoke seven languages, had been
through five wars, was blood rela-
ton of the king or queen Of Greece
I don't just remember which-and that
he was the hardest worked interpreter
in the army, in which fact he gloried.
John Robert Clarke, in Golfers
Weekly.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-17
Quail Feather and x.Ray.

An ordinary mountain quail feather
held before the eyes serves the same
purpose as a powerful X-ray machine.
according to DR.. Barton J. Powell Of
Stockton, Cal, who has sent bunch
of the feathers to the California State
university for experimental purposes.
Doctor Powell says that while hunt
ing in the Sierra Nevada an old Indian
called the fact to his attention. TAX
ing a feather from a quail the Indian
held 1t before the physicians eyes
and put his hand up to the light. The
bones Of the hand were plainly visible
through the flesh.
The Indian said feathers had been
used from time immemorial by his
tribesmen as an aid In setting broken
bones.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-17
About kentuckians.

Irwin S. Cobb is a Kentuckian and
proud of it, though he can't resist pok.
ing fun at the Blue Grass state once
in while. He joshed his fellow
Kentuckians at a banquet in New
York one time, telling them that every
one of them cried or applauded when
the orchestra played my Old Ken
lucky Home" but that not one OF
them could be taken back unit! the
extradition papers had been fought
through every court.
Cobb delights in stories that have a
Blue Grass flavor that portray some
Of the characteristics Kentuckians
have or pretend to have. Here is one
of his favorites:
A Kentucky colonel always closed
his eyes when he took a drink. When
questioned concerning this habit he
readily explained:
THE sight of good licah, sah," he
said, always makes my mouth watah.
sab, an | do not like to dilute my
drink, sab"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-17
MORE FOR THE MICROSCOPE
Now II Is the Eternal Question of the
Poor" That 10 to Be
Investigated.

Commenting on the fact that an in
vestigation of New York's poor-an in
quiry, backed by millions of dollars,
into the why's and wherefores of the
countless troubles of those thousands
who are always up against it's to
be made bv the Rockefeller founda-
ton, New York newspaper writer
says:
When you have the money you can
do things so promptly. No matter
what it Is you want to know about
whether it. is germs or phobias or in
dustries or the tariff or a square deal,
no matter what-if you just have the
money you can go for it and compel
it to unfold.
Now we are to find out about the
poor. When a man works Industrious
ly all the year round, there must be-
something wrong If he continues to be
poor. Some one must be to blame for
it. No guilty person shall escape.
Maybe they like butter gravy on their
beefsteak; likely as not. We shall
see.
Different persons before now have
taken hand at this investigation, but
merely in cursory, impersonal way.
The metaphysician says poverty Is
of the spirit; that what we bring out
is but the manifestation of what we
harbor within.
The Socialist studies from an entire
ly different angle. He says the rich
beat down the poor and that the
money with which the foundation is
made up should be paid out to the
worker in the beginning, and then
there would be no need of any investi-
cation. The impudence!
Orthodoxy bids us all be patient I'M
der infections and know that we de-
serve all that we get, In order to test
US out.
The theosophist says we are work
ing out the derelictions Of previous
incarnation and that we better hurry
about it, be brave and accomplishing.
and maybe things will straighten out
suddenly.
The anarchist carries a bomb up his
sleeve, and when we start talking
about the poor he makes a personal
matter of it and either throws the
bomb or arouses our suspicious.
Those of us who have troubles of
our own pull together on the point that
even the Master was reconciled and
said we have the poor always with us.
The same old poor" that lived in the
Masters day!
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-17
Copyright 1914 by Bobbs ncrria CO.

hardly knew what impulse prompt
ed me, but as the boy rose to his feet
and held his hand out for the compen-
sation for his work, | caught the little
dingy palm close, close within my
own and wrung it as | would have
wrung the hand Of some great con
queror.
The little fellow stared at me in
wOnderment, and although his lips
were silent, / cannot but believe that
had they parted with the utterance
within his heart my feelings had re-
ceived no higher recognition than the
old contemptuous phrase, "Oh, what
you givin' me?"
And so you've got family on your
hands?" | inquired, recovering an air
Of simple curiosity, and toying in envy
pocket with some bits OF change How
much of family"
"Ony three of us now"
only three OF you, Ell? Yourself
and Sis, and-and-"
The old man" said the boy, uneas-
lily; and after a pause, in which he
seemed to swallow an utteranCe more
bitter. he added. And he amt no good
on earth"
Cant work." | queried.
won't work." said the boy, bitterly.
He won't work-he won't do nothin'
-on'y bulge! And hat to steer him
in ever night. cause the cops won't
pull him any more-they won't let him
in the station house more'n they'd let
him in a parler, cause he's plum
goner now, and liable to croak any
minute"
Liable to what said l.
Liable to list keel over-wlnk out,
you know-cause he has fts-kind o
iimjams, | guess Had fearful old
matinee with him last night, You see
he comes all sorts o games on me, and
! hat to put up fer him-ca cause he's
got to have whisky, and if we can ony
keep him about so full he's regular
lamb but he don't stand no monkey
in when he wants whisky, now you
bet Sis can handle him better'n me.
but she's been a-losin' her grip on him
lately-you see Sis amt stout any
more and been kind O sick,like so long
she humors him, you know, more'n
she'd ort And he couldn't git on his
pins at all Yesterday morning, and Sis
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-17

There Is no occasion for being en-.
station in life and circumstances may
be. The best joys are in reach Of us
all; study, and the reading Of good
and useful books, and inquiry into the
wonders of nature all about us, are
among the chief of these, and no one
holds a monopoly Of them. They
have their practical, even cash value,
too, and may prove of much benefit to
our fellows.
1t Is related of a certain well-intend-
ing but poorly informed Englishman,
a great many years ago, that he de-
termined to set to digging for coal in
the vicinity Of the hamlet where he
lived. His judgment was poor, Of
course, for no traces Of coal had ever
been found in that locality; but his
courage was good, and he continued to
bore with will, until at last he start
ed an artesian well, which has contin-
ued to run to this day. and which has
proved Of great value to the neighbor-
hood ever since.
Was it not so, too, with that foolish
old Spaniard, De Soto, who set out to
find the fountain of perpetual youth?
His first purpose failed, but he never
theless discovered to the world Flori-
da, the land of sunshine and of flowers,
still in its youth, with a magnificent
future yet before it. Who can say
what good shall not come of any ear
nest effort, no matter how mistakenly
directed?
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-17
Salt for Milk Cows.

Experiments have proved the aver
age mich COW requires about an
ounce of salt per day. Heavy mixers
should have more. Keeping salt where
the dairy cows can reach it at all
times maintains their good health and
encourages heavy milk yield by pro-
noting thorough digestion and assimi-
lation and having a cooling effect on
the whole system of the animals, at
the same time making it easier to
bring butter of Superior flavor and
color at churning time.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-17
How Smoke Injuries Live Stock.

Recent Investigations at Leeds uni
versity show that smoky atmosphere
retards the growth of cattle and
horses and makes them require much
more care and food than those which
live where the air is pure. This effect
is due partly to the effect of the viii
ated air on the lungs and partly to the
very poor quality of the grass in
smoky places. Sheep raising has been
abandoned in the vicinity Of Leeds.
the great English manufacturing GEN.
ter, because the smoke made the wool
of such poor quality and filed it with
so many impurities.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-17

faith, convinced IN his religious opin.
ions, and dependable in his private
character. Certain tools made nova.
days are advertised as "hrmset,"
which means that they VIII not draw
out. or so to pieces, bat each part re-
naming IN its place. the whole com.
pact mechanism viii be- available nj
any time for service We ought to
have fewer ramshackle loOsc.iointed.
tied with a.strlng church members,
and more "hrmset Christians The
need today is for less nabblness. and
more muscle. in the texture Of pro
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-17
Displaying Vegetables.

When displaying vegetables at the
county fair or elsewhere it Is impor-
tant that the various classes be ar
ranged by themselves. otherwise moth.
ing shows off to advantage. Some
of the horticultural exhibits at county
fairs have absolutely no system or
order. There is really no excuse for
such haphazard arrangements. This
matter should have serious considera-
ton by boards of management.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-17

Tossing Christians. Modern CHRISTIAN
ity liz too easily confused in doctrine
too readily scared out Of its reform
positions The call Is for more oar
Ing Daniels, more steadfast Pauls. Is
your character fimsy, poorly KNIT 10
gcther, unreliable. quickly moved
away from it's proper doctrinai moor
iu.s and moral position, or is IT we'll
articnlated, thoroughly Joined TO-
gether." compact and "hrmset'? On
a proper answer to this question de-
pend the momentous Issues of eters
nifty. lions Herald
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-17

When | returned, that same refrain
rode back into the city with me. All
the gay metropolis was robing for the
banquet and the ball All the windows
of the crowded thoroughfares were
kindling into splendor. Along the
streets rode lordly carriages, so weight
ed down with costly silks, and furs,
and twinkling gems, and unknown
treasures in unnumbered packages,
chat one lone ounce Of needed charity
would have snapped their axles. and
feathers weight OF pure benevolence
would have splintered every spoke.
And the old refrain rode with me
through 1t alias stoical, relentless
and Interchangeable as fate-and in the
same depraved and slangy tone in
which it seemed TO find an especial
pride, it sang, and sang again:
How fur-how fur
Is IL from here
From here u Happiness?
The train, that for five minutes had
been lessening in speed, 'oiled pain
fully along, and as | arose impatiently
and reached behind mo for my over
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-17

'stedo a place" and "faest, fast" and
meaning fixed In position" Tbs
Christian IL expected by the great
Commander TO be steadfast IN the
faith, which docs not mean stuck IN
tho mud. rooted in prejudice, or
aground on the shadows Of tyranni.
cal convention. but balanced and bal.
lasted IN belief. riding at anchor TO
The pull Of a heavenly hope and
swinging to the right principles Of
moral action
A Christian man Is not to be a fos.
sll. but he should be settled In the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-17
Globe TrottInq.

The record trip around the world up
to date is held by j. II. Mears Com
missioned by New York newspaper.
Mears left New York July 2, 1913, and
completed the trip of 21.066 miles in
81 days q hours 35 minutes. The
best previous time on a similar trip
was 80 days 10 hours AZ minutes, by
Jaeger Schmidt, in 1911.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-17
Needing Asparaqus.

1t does not pay to let the weeds get
start in the asparagus plantation
Use the noe and cultiyator as much
as may be necessary to control the
weeds. Thorough tillage is one Of the
essentials of success.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-17
STEADFbST IN THE FAITH
~Firmest" Christian Is the Rock
Upon Which the Church OF God
Has Been Built.

The crown Of life goes 10 him who
kndGres, who, having done all that he
can aggressiyely, knows how TO stay
~ here be u when the enemy attacks
him. We like the ring Of that simple
Anglo.SaxoD word "steadfast," from
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-17

The pros and cons of the dairy bust
ness will probably be threshed out for
long time. Meantime the COW Is
more than holding her own and gain.
ing in popularity where she has not
been highly esteemed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-17

Protect and shelter the birds as
much as possible A few wind breaks
or thickets of brush on the farm give
the birds a nesting place, and they
pay for it by catching many injurious
insects.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-17
Mutton Material,

Nothing need be wasted on the farm
where sheep are kept-tufts of grass,
weeds and aftermaths and odd bits of
feed can all be utilized and converted
into wool and mutton.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-17
Lake Cara Of Stock

The man who has the most money
tied up in his stock is the man who
ought to take the best care Of 1t.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-17
Excellent for Poultry.

Red beeta are excellent for poultry
and can be fed either cooked or raw.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-01
THE FIRE WALL PROTECTS.

1t is nothing unusual in any city to
have illustrations of the value of the
firewall between buildings in closely
built districts, and SO clear is the ad-
vantage o. this form of protection that
it is wonder that prospective builders
ever fail to construct the walls. A good
example of the value of the added pro-
lection was shown in Springfield, Mass,
on Monday evening when fire burned
the interior of a furniture store and
burned so vigorously that the heat was
intense, yet the flames did not break
through the firewall on either side of
the doomed structure and the only dam
age to the neighboring buildings was
from smoke. Had there been ordinary
walls separating the buildings, there is
little doubt that at least the two ada
cent structures would have been dam
aged to large extent and perhaps the
flames would have spread beyond them.
The precaution of building the firewail
is oftentimes overlooked in small cities
like Barre, to the detriment of the com.
munity and individuals later on. IT
costs little more, but is worth far
more than the outlay, in the sense of
security which comes to the owner or
occupant even though the wall may new
err be put to the test by fire. Property
owners should realize too that buildings
SO equipped are far more readily rented
and bring better prices than the build
ings with ordinary walls.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-01
F. H. Rogers & Co.

en- on boards and committees which have
to do with the correcting of the evil
life of the people of the community,
more largely perhaps with the women
engaged in that evil life; and it must
be agreed that women are better adapted
to handle those cases than are the men.
More and more, too, women have been
admitted to school boards which have
to deal with the management and ad-
ministration of the public school sys-
tens; and for our part we know of no
persons better fitted to conduct GER
tain portion of the work which devolves
upon school boards than are the mothers
OF any community, for in the general
run they are far closer to the school
problem than are the fathers, albeit the
latter may be more closely acquainted
with the financial end of such admin
istration. And another indication of the
changed attitude toward women Is the
admission of them to municipal posi-
tions, the duties of which have to deal
with matters pertaining to the improve
ment of public health, better housing and
more satisfactory care of children. For
instance, we note that the mayor of
Somerville, Mass, has just appointed
a. hal ,c aa hn nff
planning board, whose work is largely
the solving of various municipal prob
lens which do not properly come under
other municipal departments. Given the
right women, and the plan is admirable,
lust the same as given the right men,
and the plan is all right. All through
the United States there has been dis
position during the year to enlist the
active services of the women of a COM
munity, and while the time is still too
brief to sum up the results we are con-
fdent that those communities so Yentur-
ing will find themselves the better off for
having secured the cooperation of the
women in civic matters. Here in Barre
it would seem that there are chances
enough to enlist the active interest of
the women of Barre by selecting some
of their numbers for certain commits
sions like the park commission, for in
stance, where their work in cooperation
with the men would be most invaluable.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-01
Banks and the New System.

| There are nearly $500 national banks
in the United States. OF these about
600 had up to the close of business Mon
day applied for admission to the new
system. The remaining ninety-two per
cent. of these banks are probably hest
tating as to their policy until they learn
the number and limits of the reserve re-
gions and the personnel of that admin
istrative board which is intended to
have supreme direction of the finances
of the United States. A great deal de-
ponds on the location of the regional
reserve banks and on the composition
of the federal reserve board. II those
advocates of currency reform who are
rallying to curb the influence of New
York" have their way the banks of that
lefty may take time to decide whether
they will give up their charters and be-
come trust companies or continue in
"the system" to demonstrate that
money, like water, viii find its level
Efforts to turn the course of the money
currents by administrative regulations
are likely only to prove the folly of
those who undertake them. There may
be good local reasons for setting up
reserve bank at Cleveland or Cincinnati
but the belief of the Ohio congressman
that thereby Chicago in one direction
and New York in the other can be de.
prived of their present power in the f.
nanees of the two great sections for
which they stand is worthy of that fiat
ism which never learns that the law of
supply and demand cannot be repealed
by executive regulations.
If the vast powers of the federal re-
serve board are to be welded by num-
Der of politicians, or "discoverers, if
its membership does not inspire conf
dence, we may see still further hesita-
ton among the banks to accept the in
vitation to come in. In fact those
charged with the organization of the
new system are only beginning to
realize the time-consuming nature of
their task. The field in which they are
required to work quickly, covers the fl
nances of the United States. They are
instructed to gather in institutions from
all quarters of this great area, for the
invitation to come within the operations
of the new law is extended to state
banks and trust companies as well as to
national banks. The public is aceuis-
toned to think of state banks as occu-
plying a very insignificant place among
business agencies, since they issue no
circulating notes. Herein the public
falls into an error, for there are in the
union more than $4,000 state banks and
trust companies doing purely CONNER
cial business, which at the date of the
latest report had aggregate capital of
$4S3, l03,779, and total resources of S4,-
l43,052,S0 In number the state banks
have been growing recently. To adjust
the state banks to the new system,
should great many of them elect to
enter it, will be, of itself, no light labor.
Boston Transcript.