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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
LAMP CAUSES EYE DISEASE
Safety Device Seriously Impairs Sight
Of Underground Workers, Es-
pecialIy Coal Miners

While progress in science has en-
abled industrial concerns to greatly
increase their output and has made
the life of the worker much easier, az
the came time 1t exacts its penaltiea
and 1t has recently been discovered
that the safety lamp used by the mod.
ern miner has greatly increased the
prevalence of an eye trouble which Sc
riously impairs the sight Of the under.
ground worker, especially coal miners.
This trouble has been known Tor some
time and Is believed to be caused by
the great eye strain to which the
men are subjected when working in
the dim light OF the safety lamp. In
mines where an open-f1ame light or
candle can be used, the disease Is
rarely found. In Great Britain records
show that some 1918 miners were
found to be suffering from the disease
during one year, and the loss in money
is estimated at more than $4,000,
represented by the compe lAtion paid
these men under the law. This, Of
course. does not take into account the
reduced earning CO acity Of the men
during the progress Of the disease to
that point of acuteness which made
them ell .,ible to compensation under
the law. This Is one of the occupa.
tional diseases to which much study
is now being given, though no real
remedy has yet been found.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
POLICE FIND WOMAN'S MONEY
She Thought She Had Lost $500
Bill But Sleuths Located 1t In
An Out-of-the.Way Place.

Kansas City.-Apples at $500 n
peck! Thus thought a woman who
lives in the northeast part of the city
when In downtown mortgage and
loan office she delved into her purse
for a $500 bill with which to lift the
debt from her homo, and found only
emptiness.
Previous to her trip downtown she
bought a peck OF apples from her reg
ular huckster, and being out OF change
had taken the apples promising to pay
for them the following day. Her first
thought when she missed her money
was that the huckster had entered the
house and taken his pay with inter
est. An excited woman phcned po-
lice headquarters Of the supposed
theft, the detectives were detailed 10
unravel the mystery A search Of the
house was made. and, after turning
things upside down, the bill was
found-in the most out -of-the.Nay
place imaginable.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
WAR SPIRIT IN THE NURSERY
Houses Take the Infection
From Their Elders.

Even In the midst OF war the human
element remains. This little story
came from Berlin the day before war
had been declared on France:
Two little grandsons of Kaiser VIII
helm. children of the crown prince,
appear to have inherited the martial
temperament of their ancestors. The
eldest, Prince Wilhelm, somehow got
hold OF the fact that the prince i'm
perial Of 1870 went to the front In the
F'ranco-Prussian war and asked his
mother, Shall | go?" YES" said the
crown princess, but grandpapa will
put off the war for Is years, when you
will be grown up
The young princes play all day at
"Austrians and Russians" newly in
vented military game. which consists
In knocking over rows Of sand piles,
and the Russians are always ignomin-
iousiy defeated
Little County Zchichy, a six-year-old
relative of Austria's ambassador at
Berlin, who has been staying at the
seaside near the family of the Prussian
crown prince, Is the local hero. He
stole away and, armed with tin sword
and a genuinte pistol without ammuni-
ton, proposed to go to the front, but
was ingloriously captured by the en-
emy-a fat Pomeranian nurse.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
Handy Fire Buckets.

shown in the illustration are recent
invention and have a number of novel
features. The tank is filed with wa
ter, and as there is substantial cover
on 1t the water does not seriously suf-
fer by evaporation and the buckets
are at the same time hidden from
view. Another of the novel features
is the weighing of the handles on the
buckets SO that the bail of the top
bucket is always upright and extended
above the level of the water and as
it is seized and raised from the tank
it is filled to its full capacity. There
upon the bail of the next bucket
swings upward ready for use.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
IS SUBLIME PLACE
Grand Canyon Is Marvel of Wis.
tors From Europe.
"Earth's Most Sublime Spectacle" 10
the Description Given By European
Tourist Who Had Travelled
Over World.

Salt Lake City, Utah,-The Grand
Canyon Of Arizona has been termed
"earths most sublime scenic spec
tacle," and this phrase was bestowed
by an European who had travelled
over the world before visiting Ameri-
ca to view the wonders Of the Grand
Canyon.
Attempts to describe the scenery In
the canyon are futile and It's impos-
ing depth is best understood by the
fact that It Is summer at the rivers
edge when frost is nipping the air at
the surface. Paths wind their way
down a distance of from eight TO ten
miles and 1t is no unusual thing to
leave a snowstorm at the rim Of the
gorge and find flowers blooming at
the bottom.
The canyon may be visited any day
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
FIND MYSTERY OF THE SEA
Bottle Message Of Mutlny and Col
lision Is Washed Ashore on Nor
weeian Coast.

London.-"Angus- hands mutiny
collision with foreign bark-sink'
ing"
This message, it was stated at the
board of trade inquiry at Hull into the
loss, with adj hands, Of the Hull traw.
Ter Angus, had been found in bottle
which was washed up on Norwegian
coast.
The handwriting has been identified
as that Of the second engineer, and the
board Of trade solicitor, who believed
the document to be genuine, said 1t
would appear that the Angus was lost
in collision.
The Angus, which was never seen
again after leaving the North sea on
it's homeward journey on November
Il last, carried a crew Of nine. The
bottle belonged to Messrs. Wheatleys,
bottlers, of Hull.
Other bottles picked up bore these
messages;
Stranded. Come at once.
God knows when we shall meet.
The latter message was in Swedish.
The lantern cage found on the Dog
ger bank was identified as belonging
to the Angus.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
QUEER TRAITS OF ANIMALS
Odd Actions Of Files, Dogs, Hens and
Mice inexpIIesbIe Along Any
Line of Reason.

Chicago.-Many animals and insects
have curious ways OF doing things for
which there is no apparent scientific
reason. A fly on the window pane
win crawl to, the top, fly back to the
bottom and crawl up again. This or
der is seldom reversed-why, no one
knows. 1t is on record that fly
crawled up a window pane 81 times.
returning each time to the same place.
the Presbyterian states.
Hens scratch for food with the sun
behind them. the reason being that
the rays reflect on the minute parti-
cles. A blind hen will pick grain and
not miss kernel. Cats seldom lie
with their feet to the fire. Usually
they lie, on the left side. Dogs, lie
with their forepaws to the fire.
A mouse will ignore food supply
sufficient for a meal and run great
risks to nibble at wholesale supply.
It will hide at the source OF food sup
ply and not depart from 1t until &C.
tLally disturbed II isn't true that .
mouse runs to its hole at the first
alarm.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
THREE DIG FOR HIDDEN GOLD
Search In Altoona Park for Money
Buried Under Tree Brings
No Results.

Altoona, Pa.-When neighbors re-
ported to the police that mysterious
lights were being flashed at Prospect
Reservoir park after midnight patrol
men found J. c. Carls, w. w. Pringle
and William Stifiler hard at work dig
ging under tree.
Carls explained that he had received
letter from J. L. McNells Of Chicago
telling him that McNells sent 5000
in gold to his son In Altoona sew
eral years ago. The son, fearing banks.
buried the money under a certain tree
In the park He has since died.
The father now needs the money.
and offered Carls big percentage for
finding 1t. The digging was contn.
ued all day with permission of the
authorities, but without result.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
PlMPlES ON HEAD lTChED

Tell City. lnd.--"My baby's head
was covered with sores and the top
was a solid scab 1t began with PIN
pies and he would scratch his head
uutil it would bleed and then scab
over and keep spreading. He would
claw his head and fret. 1t itched and
burned so aud | was afraid he would
never have any hair on top Of his head
again.
"A friend recommended Cuticura
Soap and Ointment to me-. ] asked
our family doctor and he said, Yes,
go right ahead and use them We got
one cake Of Cuticura Soap and one
box of Cuticura Ointment and they
healed him from the first. In few
days his head did not seem to itch
or bother him in the least and before
we had used one set he was healed
and he has fine growth Of hair"
(Signed) Mrs. Rosa NJ. Hanks, Jan,
&c, 1914.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free, with sep Skin Book Address post
card "Cuticura. Dept. l.. Boston. ADV
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
ANCIENT MILL 26O YEARS OLD
New london's Famous Landmark la
Still Grinding Away as
Busy as Ever.

New London, Conn.--The old town
mill, famous landmark, is still grind
Ing where It ground 2s0 years ago.
Twenty.three years ago the Win.
throp house. an old landmark, was
razed and the Winthrop school stands
on It's site. But New London has thus
far preserved her historic mill. most
picturesuely situated In a glen with
splendid elms. The roof. porch and
rafters have been renewed more thar
once, but the huge door-posts and
frame. hand.hewn, remain OF the orlgi.
nal structure. The water wheel, I8
feet in diameter, has been in use only
nine years
The land and building are owned by
the city, but the business for Is years
has been carried on by George II.
Smith
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
SCREW MADE TO HOLD FAST
Supplied With Slot Along Length With
Edges Which Prevent lts
Easy Withdrawal.

Carpenters apd woodworkers will be
Interested in screw of new design
which has been recently patented for
the purpose of preventing the screw
from working loose after 1t has been
once driven into place In the manu-
facture Of much medium-grade furni
ture screws are made use of, although
they are tabooed In the flrst-class pro
auctions. In furniture the screws are
bound to work loose after the piece
has been in use a little while, and IL
not given attention it is not long be-
fore the furniture will fall apart. In
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
Wishes are not horses. And, any.
way, horse looks lonesome in a pa.
rade of automobiles.
FOOD FACTS
What An M. D. Learned.

A prominent Georgia physician went
through a food experience which he
makes public.
1T was my own experience that
first led me to advocate Grape-Nuts
food and I also know, from having
prescribed 1t to convalescents and
other weak patients, that the food Ia
wonderful rebuilder and> restorer Of
nerve and brain tissue, as we'll as mus
Gle. 1t improves the digestion and
sick patients gain very rapidly, just
as did In strength and weight.
Il was in such low state that I
had to give up my work entirely, and
went to the mountains of this state,
but two months there did not improve
me; In fact, was not quite as we'll
as when left home.
my food did not sustain me and
1t became plain that | must change.
Then began to use Grape.Nuts food
and in two weeks l could walk mile
without fatigue. and in five weeks re.
turned to my home and practice. taxi
Ing up hard work again. Since that
time l have felt as well and strong
as ever did In my life.
"As a physician who seeks to help
all sufferers. consider 1t duty to
make these facts public" Name given
by Postum Co.. Battle Creek, Mich.
Trial 10 days of Grape-Nuts, when
regular food does not seem to sustain
the body, works wonders. There's q
Reason"
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book, THE Road to MELVILLE"
Ever read the above letterf A new
nppenrs from, time 10 time. They
nrc genuine. true, and full OF human
Interest
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
TO HONOR HEROES OF 1872
Francis lynde stetsor Heads Com.
mIttee to Arrange for Battle Of
PIattshurg Anniversary.

New York With Francis Lynde
Stetson as chairman, committee Of
New York men are making arrange
ments for the centenary celebratic,. OF
the battle of Plattsburg. September IL
President Wilson, ex-Presidents Taft
and Roosevelt viii pay tribute on that
day to the memory OF Commodore
Thomas Marlborough. who led the
naval forces In the battle OF Lake
Champlain and to General Alexander
Macomb.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
Kills Deer In Broadway

New York.-Struck by an automo.
bile which did not stop after hitting It,
a deer was killed in Broadway, near
Tive Hundred and Fifty-fourth street.
Passengers on a trolley car from Yon
kers heard bleats Of distress from the
deer. Investigation showed that leg
was broken and that it's neck was
hurt Apparently the animal had been
thrown some distance. The deer Is
presumed to have escaped from the
geological gardens In Bronx park and
wandered through Van Courtlandt
park to Broadway.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10

deed. In such piece constant atten-
ton Is required to keep them to.
gether and At for the service for which
they were designed. The new screw
has slot along its length with edges
SO shaped that they offer no resistance
to the passage of the screw as it en-
tiers, but series of little heels or
projections stand In the way of its
withdrawal
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
Tact.

What makes you limit the weather
forecast to the word fair so fire.
quently?"
I'VE want to show little tact" re-
piled the climate expert. The word
fair Is pleasant and reassuring, and
we want to keep the idea of sunshine
and skies of blue prominent without
dwelling on the temperature"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
mot c e., OF
lNEf} TDY
AAAllN:A1[1AA.,
NETC,.NE:xIlaKE GS

Matches can be made waterproof by
dipping in hot melted paratlin.
Russian railroads protect ties and
telegraph poles against decay by soak.
Ing them for several months before
use in strong brine.
An Illinois man has patented clamps
to held paint brushes on the ends of
poles at any angle to save painters the
need Of ladders.
Cork slabs, compressed from a
thickness Of ID inches to half an inch,
are being tried out for flooring in rail.
road cars.
Chinese exports OF firecrackers 10
the United States are yearly diminish.
ing.
II Is only necessary TO boil cork
for Ave minutes to oale II 1T any
bottle.
A chimney 115 feet high will sway.
without danger, as much as 10 Inches
In strong wind.
Next TO tho United States. Ger
many and Franco are the largest pro.
ducers OF iron orc In the world.
The United States has more than
5000, 900 factory employees, and 600.
ora railroad employees
That 1t is very cool and light Ia the
claim for new perforated metal
band for the interior OF stiff hats.
Al excellent waterproof brown pa.
per IL being made In England OF which
80 per cent OF the material is peat
Portable power plants up to b0.horse
power that use crude oil for fuel are
coming into common use In France.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
How He Won.

Il can't understand why have failed
to get situation. | have called at
a dozen places and have shown my
diploma to all the men who employ
help"
Il got job the first place | struck"
THAT is certainly piece of luck.
Your diploma is exactly like mine
II didn't show the boss my diploma.
] told him to feel my muscle"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
COVERING FOR BEVEL GEARS
Hood Consists of Cylindrical Piece Of
Sheet Metal Cut So as to Pre-
sent Triangular Form.

Beyel gears are the most dangerous
because on account of their shape they
are more difficult to protect. They are
especially hard to safeguard where
used on a shaft that extends both
ways from the horizontal gear. The
sketch Is descriptive of a hood for
covering such gears. says Popular Me.
chanics. The hood consists of a cy-
lindrical piece of sheet metal, cut at
an angle of As degrees at both ends
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
IN'{l![NN,E!RY
80 A.sa92z 49, e
Mf):Hkzz|NS|NeSS
MEANS FOR COMBATING FIRE
Buckets Placed In Tank Of Water Are
Hidden From view-Not Taken
for Other Purposes.

Means for combating fire in the
early stage are always advisable, and
often compulsory, and the typical row
Of fire buckets SO often seen in Of
fees and In Industrial establishments
is anything but imposing. and, exposed
al they are, the contents are often
spilled OF evaporated or maliciously
emptied. The buckets in O tank
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
ROAD OF MANY HAIRPiN TURNS
Slender Highway That Rises Above
Honskone Has Many Sharp
Angle Turns.

turning at sharp angles on a steep
grade, slender road winds on the
sides of a beautiful hill which rises
above Hongkong. The summit OF the
peak is the residence suburb for the
wealthy citizens of the city during the
hot months. The highway, because
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
Frisco Women TO Start Daily

San Francisco.-A new daily news.
paper, which will serve the interests
OF the Democratic party in the state
and which will be owned, managed
and circulated by women, is expected
TO make its first appearance here with.
In few days.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
One Of the Exactina Professions.

A woman living In remote Ozark
neighborhood met her neighbor com
ing along the road
Morning Miss Hutchins. How be
you?' she said blithely. Il hear your
husbands cousin Is going to teach the
school this year Is that so?'
"Oh, Lordy. no." replied the other
with touch Of scorn. she amt had
enough leainin' for that!"-Kansas
City Star
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
Concrete Railroad Ties,

Railroad ties made of reinforced
concrete into which asbestos fbers
have been introduced. tried out on
q Bavaran railroad, can be drilled
and hammered like wood, which they
far outlast.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
Safety Covering for seveI Gears.

80 as to present triangular form.
The hole for the shaft should be SO
large that the shaft cannot touch the
hood, the latter being anchored with
supports which are shaped to suit the
conditions.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
Novel Vacuum Cleaner.

A novel vacuum cleaner for use in
houses where electric power is not
available has a bellows which straps
on the persons back and Is operated
by a handle at one side, to provide
the suction.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
suppressinp Noises.

After studying the subject of tho
suppression OF noises In dwellings for
several years, a German scientist has
decided that the mor~ solidly buildings
are constructed tho h,ore quickly they
will convey sounds.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
Domestic Nessela Of india,

Most of the domestic vessels used
by the people of India are made OF
copper or brass, and departure from
this usage is rendered difficult from
certain ritual observances OF cleanli-
ness.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
IN ALL OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD
There Is Hardly A Woman
Who Does Not Rely Upon
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.
Princeton, Ill.-"I had inflammation,
hard headaches in the back Of my neck

6IlU u WedkIlcSS du
caused by fem ale
trouble, and l took
Lydia E. Pinkham's
v eg e tie bic Com
pound with such ex-
cellent results that /
am now feeling fine.
I recommend tn 9
Compoundand praise
it to all. l shall be
glad to have you
n,,hlish NV letter.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
Important TO Motnere
The Biped.

Can you advance me 5000 marks,
lsaacs? My rich old uncle has one
foot in the grave, you know"
Yes, but what is he doing with
the r?"-Fliegende Blaetter.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
Nine Rescue Apparatus.

A new English mine rescue ap-
paratus does away with the helmet and
weighs only rs pounds. yet with 1t q
man can work in deadly gases more
than fivp hours
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
Experience of a Nurse.

Poland, Myth my experience as a
nurse / certainly think Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound is great
medicine. wish all women with fe-
male troubles would take it. l took it
when passing through the Change of
Life with great results and l always re-
commend the Compound to all my pa
tients if / know of their condition in
time. u will gladly do all can to help
others to know of this great medicine. 1"
Mrs. HORACE NEWMAN, Poland, Her.
kimer Co., N Y.
II you are i'll do not drag along until
an operation is necessary, but at once
take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Com pound.
If yOuwantspecial advice write
Lydia T.. Pinkham Medicine Co.,
(cOnfidentiaD Lynn, Mass,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
They Certainly Do.

Gabe-Why do they say that the
ghost walks on pay day?
Steve-Because that's the day our
spirits rise.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
Use for Waste Product.

English mills have succeeded in
making yarn and Irvine from fax
straw, heretofore regarded as a waste
product.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
Light.

Skids-What kind of work do you
think he's suited for?
Skittles-I think he'd make good
stage hand at moving picture thea.
ter.--Puck.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10

Prof. w. L. Perkins, WaynesboruL
Va, writes:
II we under the care of a doctor
for four months. but did not improve
at ALL At last he gave me up to die
of bronchial catarrh. So ! thought I
would try a bottle of Peruna. be.
gan to feel better at once. Now
feel as we'll as I ever lid In my life.
want to thank you. DR.. Hartman,
for your advice. Ishall always praise
your Peruna for catarrh Of the lungs"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10

The heyday OF youth isn't In II with
the pay day OF manhood
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10

Most family hotels have all the dis
comforts OF n home.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10
a GOOD CUP OF COFFEE

10 @ FoFNkFt WITH 0ITV
hts you for days work. Try
Broadway Coffee.
Gold Buckle Coffee, or
Silver Buckle Coffee.
1t will please. For sale at all re-
tailers'. q. r. Godfrey G. Sons Co.Adv
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-09-10

There is scarcely a neighbor around me
who does not use your medicine. Mrs.
]. F. JOHNSON, R. No. a, Box 80, Prince
ton, Illinois.