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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02
USE C0RNSTALkS
FOR Fertilizer
Besides Nitrogen Humus Is Fur
niShed to Improve Water
Holding Capacity of Soil.

Cornstalks are valuable as a fer
tilizer and should be left on the field
after cutting. The nitrogen which an
acre of stalks contains would cost at
least four dollars and hale if bought
in the form Of commercial fertilizers,
says E. G. Schafer of the agronomy de-
partment at the Kansas Agricultural
college. When stalks are burned, as
is often the case, all nitrogen is lost.
Besides the nitrogen the stalks sup
ply the soil with humus, which i'm.
proves the water-holding capacity and
furnishes food for certain beneficial
bacteria.
Many persons believe that chinch
bugs winter on the cOrnstalks. Some
do go into winter quarters there, but
due to the poor protection which the
stalks afford very small per cent,
If any, survive the winter, according
to George A. Dean OF tho entomology
department.
The stalks should DO cut in early
spring with a stalk cutter or a disk.
If a disk is used, the field should be
disked both ways This cuts the
stalks and at the same time leaves a
good mulch, which prevents rapid
evaporation of the soil moisture.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02
Uric Acid is Slow Poison

Unseen in its approach, hard to de-
tect in its early stages, and cruelty
painful in its later forms, uric acid
poisoning Is a disease too often fatal.
Bright's disease is one Of the final
stages of uric acid poisoning. 1t kills
IN our country every year more men
and women than any other ailment
except two-consumption and pneu-
monia. Bright's disease and uric acid
poisoning usually start in some kidney
weakness that would not be- hard to
cure, if discovered early, so 1t is we'll
to know the early signs of kidney dis
ease and uric poisoning.
When uric acid is formed too fast
and the kidneys are weakened by a
cold. or fever, by overwork, or by over
indulgences, the acid collects, the blood
gets impure and heavy, there is head
ache, dizziness heart palpitation, and
a dull, heavy-headed, drowsy feeling
with disturbances Of the urine.
Real torture begins when the uric
acid forms into gravel or stone in the
kidney, or crystallizes into jagged bits
in the muscles, joints or on the nerve
tubings. Then follow the awful pains
of neuralgia, rheumatism, govt, sciat-
lea, neuritis, lumbago or kidney collie.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02
DRY SCALE COVERED HEAD

2760 Tamm Ave, st. Louis, Mo-
MY little daughters head began with
a dry harsh scale covering it. First it
got a white scale over the top and
then 1t got a dirty brown scab with
pus under it. Her hair came out in
less than a week and her head itched
and bled. She had no rest. had her
wear a scarf all the time, it looked 80
badly. She was so sore and had such
big brown scabs on her head that the
teacher would not let her attend
school,
1--WE took and had her treated for
three months with no relief She kept
getting worse until l tried Cuticura
Soap and Ointment l used the Cuti-
cura Soap every third day and the
Cuticura Ointment at night. In three
weeks her head was well of sores. Two
cakes of Cuticura Soap and one box
OF Cuticura Ointment completely cured
her" (SignedD Mrs Walter Rogers,
Nov. %, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept l., Boston, ADV.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02
TESTS BROUGHT UP TO DATE
Two That Have Their origin In the
Financial Problems Tha. Confront
the Housewife.

From the cost of living two jests
are evolved for us.
The first is about a young couple
who have discovered how to make
both ends meet They begin dinner
with oxtail soup and end with head
cheese. You'll have to study quite a
while to get this one.
The other is about another young
couple who have tried to economic
by going back on the soil" Their ten
acres and freedom was at the edge of
virgin forest. They lived on vege-
tables they raised-meat was too dear
to be thought of. But one snowy day
the husband took his gun and started
for the woods.
He had been gone two hours, when
his wife heard his CHEEKY shout. She
rushed to the door-he was coming
with the carcass of some creature he
had slain.
"Meat-meat at last" he shouted.
What sort of meat?" she cried.
"Venison!"
She sank to the ground in a state
of utter collapse. 1--WE can't eat it,
she Sobhed over and over again. Ven
ison is deer too!"-Cleveland Plain
Dealer
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02

tors from whom received only tempo
rary relief. decided to give Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound fair
trial and also the Sanative Wash. I have
now used the remedies for four months
and cannot express my thanks for what
they have done for me.
HIf these lines will be of any benefit
you have my permission to publish
them. Mrs. SADIE WILLIAMS, 455
James Street, Elkhart, Indiana.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and herbs,
contains no narcotic or harmful drugs,
and to-day holds the record of being the
most successful remedy for female ills
we know of, and thousands of voluntary
testimonials on file in the Pinkham
laboratory at Lynn, Mass, seem to
prove this fact.
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound will help you, write
to Lydia E.Pinkham LIedicineCO.
(cOnfidentiaD Lynn, Mass, for ad.
vice. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman,
and held in strict confidence.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02
CLEVER WIFE
Knew How to Keep Peace In Family.

II Is quite significant, the number OF
persons who get well OF alarming
heart trouble when they let up on cot
fee and use Postum as the beverage at
meals.
There Is nothing surprising about It.
however, because the harmful alkaloid
-caffeine-in coffee 10 not present in
Postum, which Is made Of clean, hard
wheat.
1.-TWO years ago | was having so
much trouble with my heart" writes
a lady in Washington, that at times
felt quite alarmed My husband took
me TO a specialist to have my heart
examined
THE doctor said he could find no
organic trouble but said my heart was
irritable from something / had been
accustomed 10, and asked me to try
and remember what disagreed with
me.
Il remembered that coffee always
soured on my stomach and caused me
trouble from palpitaton of the heart.
SO stopped coffee and began to use
Postum. have had no further
trouble since
"A neighbor OF ours, an old man,
was 30 irritable from drinking coffee
that his wife wanted him to drink
Postum. This made him very angry,
but his wife secured some Postum and
made it carefully according to drec-
tons.
"He drank the Postum and did not
know the difference, and Is still using
II TO his lasting benefit. He tells his
wife that the coffee is better than It
used to be. so she smiles with him and
keeps peace In the family by serving
Postum instead Of coffee"
Name given by the Postum Co.
Battle Creek. Mich.
Postum now cones In two forms:
Regular Postum must be well
boiled. 15c and 25c packages.
Instant Postum--is a soluble pow.
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
In q cup of hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes delicious beverage
Instantly. soc and soc tins.
The cost per cup OF both kinds Is
about the same.
There's q Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02
DISC0URAGING THE
OLD SETTING HEN
One of Best Methods Is to Con.
fine Fowl in SIat-Bottomed
Coop in Quiet Place.

Don't tie red rags to the old hens
tail when she wants to set, and don't
throw her about or i'll her nest With
trash. Broodiness is 6 normal condi.
ton that must be overcome by normal
methods. One of the best of these is
to confnc the hen in slat.bottomed
coop in a quiet, cool place, giving plen.
ty Of water but feeding lightly on sue
culent feeds, with very little grains.
Two or three days OF this usually per
suades her to change her mind about
setting, the reason being that the sys-
TEN Is rested and cooled by the meth.
cd OF handling, and the hen Is urged
to activity by little touch of hunger,
though she should by no means be
starved while in confinement.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02

should be dated, and any other memo
randa as to the hen should be mark
ed on them, and the eggs then placed
in wooden boxes packed loosely in
wheat bran.
The eggs should be kept in Il tenn
perature of between So and 65 de-
grees, and must be turned partly over
every day. The eggs should always be
placed in the bran in a santing posi-
ton, with the little end down.
or course eggs should be set as
early as possible, and never after they
are three weeks old. In fact If they
are set after they are two weeks old,
one is taking risk.
If broken up, turkey hens will begin
to lay again in about two weeks. and
some breeders take advantage Of this
by having an incubator ready when
the hens begin to lay to take care Of
any surplus eggs, as it is deemed bet
ter practice to use incubators for this
purpose than chicken hens.
If hens begin laying very early they
will often, particularly IN warm eli
mates, produce two breeds during the
year, but late Matched turkeys seldom
do well, and late laying should not be
encouraged.
If the eggs are to be Matched under
turkey hens, each hen should be given
from 16 to Is eggs, according to size.
Never give hen more than she can
thoroughly cover. If, after setting
down, 1t is observed that some Of the
eggs are peeping out around the
edges, the number should be re-
duced.
We have never known turkeys to
be raised successfully in an aitificially
heated brooder The young poults do
not seem to thrive well except when
under the mother hen The turkey
hen searches for food for her young,
while the chicken hen must be fed.
The turkey hen, therefore. seems to
take better care of her poults than a
chicken hen does, and generally sue
ceeds In bringing more of them
through the season than those that
are started in breeders.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02
All Equally RiQht-or Wrono,

Former President Taft told this lit
tie story to illustrate the puzzling
character of certain public question:
Il feel about that question very
much as the man did who came across
a creek which, as some one told him.
was called the Saskaschiqualie creek
He asked a resident of the neighbor-
hood how they spelled that name. The
native said: Some spells it one way,
and some spells it another, but in my
judgment there amt any correct way
of spelling it. Youths Companion.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02
CORN CAN BE GROWN
ON CANADIAN PRAIRIES

Manitoba is now commencing to
produce considerable corn, chiefly for
feeding purposes. In some cases,
where the crop can be matured into
the dough stage, silos could be used
and would be a profitable investment.
According to the Farm and Ranch Re-
view, correspondent visited a field
of corn in southern Manitoba on Sep
TENDER 2S. The corn then was un-
touched by frost and it stood on an
average eight and nine feet in height.
The corn had developed into the
dough stage, and the crop would easily
exceed 20 tons to the acre. At many
experimental farms, the same favor
able showing Of the corn crop has
manifested itself. At the Brandon ex-
detrimental farm this year several va
rieties, all very good yielders, matured
into good silo corn.
Considering the success with which
corn can be produced, and the advan-
tages to be gained by so producing 1t,
should not 1t receive the serious at.
tention Of the western agriculturist?
Corn is successfully grown In the
northern part of Minnesota in SINH
lar soil and under the same climatic
condition, and there does not appear
to be any reason why like results
should not be secured in western Can
ada. 1t is the opinion of many Ameri-
can farmers of experience that the
corn belt is extending northward The
prairie provinces must gradually take
up with mixed farming. More stock
on the farms must be raised, and in
consequence farming must to some
extent be diverted from grain growing
to other necessary crops. If crops
suitable for wintering cattle and espe-
cially dairy stock are to be grown,
why should not corn be one Of these
crops? In Ontario and IN the United
States we find it forms the main bulky
food for wintering beef and dairy cat
tie. They would not be without this
profitable plant In fact, since it's in
PRODUCTION almost twice as much stock
can be retained on the same amount
of land, besides considering its great
value for keeping the land clean.
Some may say that many crops that
can be grown in Ontario and the
so with corn, even now we find scat
tered fields Of corn in Alberta and
Saskatchewan ADVERTISEMENT.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02
Hard Luck.

Two New Workers. of some expert.
ence in travel other than by the rapid
transit lines of the metropolis were
telling hard.luck stories.
About the worst l ever got up
against" said one, was buying from
Connecticut Yankee what was repre-
scented to be pullet, and by gravy! It
turned out to be hen so old she
couldn't lay fresh eggs"
Hard lines, hard lines!" sighed the
other, who HAD 4 red nose, But think
of me being marooned for whole
month in Kansas town which was 50
teetotally temperance that even the
COWS had gone dry at the last cleo
tom"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02
CONFINED TO BED
A Story of Terrible Suffering From,
Kidney Disease

Mrs. Eliza Kirk, Main St. Spencer, Ind,
says: when my back began to get lame. I
didn't pay much attention to the trouble
and as the result, I got worse, II / made a
sudden move. the pain In my back was Ike
knife thrust The next symptoms were
dizziness. languor and a worn-out feeling, I
went to the doctor. but his medicine didn't
help me. / began to have terrible nervous
spells and In three months. ! was physical
wreck. My limbs and hands became use
less from rheumatic pains and I had to be
fed, dressed and helped at every turn, Ny limbs
swelled and would rather be dead than go through
that suffering again. All that time was In bed ana
oplates were my only relief The kidney secTetiOns
were In awful shape. when had almost given up
hope, began using Doans Kidney Pills and hvo
boxes put mo my feet. light boIescured me. For
oper seven years haze remained cured"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02
Buckle.

Henry Thomas Buckle, author of the
History of Civilization in England,
was born at Lee, England, in 1921, and
died at Damascus, Syria, in 1862, hav-
ing just passed his fortieth year.
Buckle was one Of the slncerest lovers
Of truth that the world has ever
known, and it may be said, with per-
feet accuracy, that he died for truth,
having literally worn himself out
searching for the ways and means of
advancing its spread among men.
No keener brain or purer soul than
Buckles was ever clothed in human
form.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02

The city council of st. Petersburg Is
considering Il measure appropriating
$25,00O,OO0 for a supply of pure water
to be drawn from Lake Ladoga, 40
miles away. On reaching the Ladoga
pumping station the water will be
driven into reservoirs and filters
whence 1t will flow through the pipes
unaided to the capital and there dis
tributed The capacity of the works,
which will be ready in 1920, is calcu-
lated for a population OF 100000.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02
Skill.

Son "a golf enthusiast You must
acknowledge, father, that it requires
a great deal of skill to drive ball a
hundred yards
Old Farmer-Shucks. 1t doesn't re-
quire half as much skill as Il does to
drive pig 80 feet.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02
An Idea,

About the thinnest substance known
is teleplasma, which Is described as Il
sort of a cross between smoke and spi-
derived. Wouldn't a gown made OF il
be just too exquisite for anything, $780,
Youngstown Telegram.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02
Anchor for Fence Post.

A disk from an old pulverizer
makes good anchor for holding the
END post of a wire fence, provided 1t
Is we'll weighted down and creased
No 8 wire is needed to connect 1t with
the post.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02
Get the Disk TO WORKING

Get the disk out on the land just as
early as possible In the spring The
harrow alone won't do the work. You
want to stir up and warm UP the soil
and the disk Ii the tool TO do II with
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02
MRS, Williams
LONG SICKNESS
Yields To Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable
Compound.
Elkhart, Ind. eel suffered for four
teen years from organic inflammation,

f e m all weakness,
pain and irregulari-
ties. The pains in
my sides were in
creased by walking
or standing on my
feet and / had such
awful bearing down
feelings, W as de-
pressed in spirits
and became thin and
pale with dull, heavy
ewes. l haC six doc
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02

7 he Reason.

Cause and ElGect-"lt must be great
TO be man! one dress suit lasts for
years and years, and woman must
have a new gown for every party"
That's why one dress suit lasts a man
for years and years. Judge
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02
Just So.

How about you and that telephone
girl?"
She has sent me back my soil
taire."
Ring off, eh?"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02
Application OF Lime.

Liberal application OF lime may be
used to advantage by all vegetable
growers. 1t is an effective means Of
preventing malnutritlon diseases and
is exceedingly important in correcting
soil acidlty.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02

English is very queer sometimes"
How do you mean?'
We go for people to make them
stop. and put stops on organs to
make them 60"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02
Three Good Grapevlnes

For general cultivation throughout
the greater part of the United States,
II confined to three varieties, we
would select; Worden black, Niagara
white and Brighton red
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02

DR.. Pierce's Pellets, small, sugarcoa ted,
easy to take as candy, regulate and invig-
crate stomach, liver and bowels. Do not
grippe. Adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02

A woman never feels absolutely sure
that her husband has loose habits until
he comes home tight.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02
1t is but a further step to dropsy or

1t is but further step to dropsy or
Brights disease
Be warned by backache, by sediment
in the kidney secretions, by painful ,scant
or too frequent passages. Cure the weak
ened kidneys. Use Doan's Kidney Pills
"a medicine made Just for weak kid
neys, that has been proved good in years
of use, in thousands OF cases--the rem
edy that is recommended by grateful
users from coast to coast.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02

A fool and his money are soon
parted, and many there be who want
part.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02

1t is possible to avoid temptation by
attending strictly to ones. own bust
ness.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02
More Serious,

Were your sons hopes of victory
broken in that football nfatch?'
mo, but his nose was
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02

Putnam Fadeless Dyes do not stain
the kettle. Adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02

The more rights woman has the
less she cares to talk about them.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02

There's a greater demand for coal
beavers than for poets.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02

When a man puts his foot in it he
feels like kicking himself.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02

To land in Jail for taking things
easy. that Is the irony Of fate.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02

The Great Divide.
Bob-There is some difference be-
tween genius and talent.
Tom-Merely a weekly envelope
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-04-02
Saw Something, at Least.

Two little English children had run
away from home, drawn by the ire
sistible attractions of a circus. "Oh,
Mary, come here!" cried one, lying on
the ground and raising the bottom Of
the large tent, Il see the orses' 'oofs.'
The Delineator
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-04-25
BURGLAR SUSPECT ARRESTED.
Has Bad Record, and Is Suspected Of
Several Jobs.

Has Bad Record. and Is Suspected of
Several Jobs.
Suspected of stealing $116 from
the home of Fred T. Holderith. 1908
Annunciation street, the morning of
April 5, Jesse Wilson, alias big
Boy" one of the most notorious burg
lars the city has produced in many
years, was arrested Tuesday morning
at Rampant and Common streets by
Sergeant Cearns of the Seventh Pre-
cinct. Andrew J. Prechtel, GIG 7th
street. and Henry J. Mills. 1859 An
nunciation street, identified the ne
gro as the man they saw running up
Annunciation street from the direc-
ton of Holderith's home on the
morning of the robbery. To the
charge of entering at night and grand
larceny the negro pleaded not guilty,
and was placed under bond Of 500
by Judge Fisher In the First City
Criminal Court.
big Boy" Wilson is suspected of
being the house burglar and porch
climber who during the last few
months has been operating success
fully and extensively in and around
Covington, La. A picture OF the
negro was sent by Chief Of Detectives
Long Tuesday to the chief Of police
OF Covington for possible Identifies
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-04-25
A Letter Of Protest.
Covington, La, April %, 1914.
Editor st. Tammany Farmer:

Wv AA6SVAS AAesS APAAA DSs AOA
Editor st. Tammany Farmer:
Dear Sir
It is not my intention to say or
do anything that would appear to be
in opposition to the effort now being
made to secure good roads for st.
Tammany parish. am heartily in
favor of such q tax as g proposed,
for the reason that do not believe
that the parish could spend its money
for better purpose. No commun ty
can make progress without good
roads. But aside from the question
Of the merits of levy.ng a tax for
such worthy object. there comes
in the question of the methods adopt
ed to accomplish this object and par
ticularly the methods used In secur-
ing the funds and expending them.
For instance, has the police jury beel
bonds for good roads without having
more than one institution make q
bid ON the bonds? may have been
misinformed, but l understand that
at the last meeting of the police jury
even without the members Of that
body being aware in advance Of such
meeting that the bonds we're to be
sold, entered into a contract to sell
the bonds at q discount. would
like to know if you think 1t was a
wise plan to use the old "cut and
dried method Of entering into such
an important contract instead OF let
ting some sunlight in? While do
not question the sincerity Of the
members Of the police jury, do ques-
ton the wisdom of such methods.
While l cannot say that these bonds
would have brought more money II
there had been other bidders. there
by saving so much for the taxpayers.
why were others who were In q posi-
ton to make or get bids not allowed
an opportunity to do SO?
Mr.. Editor, am heartily in favor
of the proposed road tax, as express
ed above, but wish to publicly reg
lister q protest against the method
used in disposing of the bonds with
out at least allowing all the local
financial instituti ons an opportunity
to make or get bids on these bonds.
Yours very truly,
E. G. DAVIS.