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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26

100 consecutive days, and the mean
temperature, night and day, for up
ward of four months, Is about 95 de-
grees.
Malarial fevers, dysentery and ague
are prevalent and the town Is fire.
quently visited by plague and chol-
era.
Europeans appear to stand the CHI
mate better than natives, possibly be-
cause they take better precautions, are
better housed and live more active
lives. The mortality in the case Of
natives is high, especially among in.
fants.
The governor general of the prov.
ince of Bussorah had his private resi-
dence in the upper story of flimsy
lath and plaster edifice overlooking
the main road. The walls of his
house could not have been more than
six inches thick, and it was full of win.
dows. The ground floor seemed to be
a stable and was occupied by goats.
The governor, a middle-aged man OF
dignified bearing, greeted us gravely
and kindly. From his conversation he
appeared to be somewhat of a pedant
imbued with the chauvinistic tenden
cies of the Jeune Turc. and hardened
bureaucrat.
The habits and wants of the popula
ton are simple, and are likely to re
main SO for some time to come; but
the sanitary state of the town is de
plorable.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
CUPID is GETTING THRIFTY
Guests Invited to Wedding Reception
Are Asked to Bring so
Cents.

Lenox, Mass.-Richard Bard OF
East Lee married Miss Mary Girardy
of Lenoxdale in st. Georges Episcopal
church in Lee. Rev. Oscar F. Moore.
rector, officiated Bard issued the fol-
lowing invitations to the public:
Richard Bard OF Last Chance cor
daily invites you to attend social
and dance in honor Of Richard and
Mrs. Bard, who will be married in Lee
at five O'Clock Saturday afternoon. The
dance will take place Immediately af-
ter the wedding ceremony in Wash
burns hall, in Lenoxdale. First-class
music will be served to all who come.
Gentlemen, SO cents; ladies free"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
WESTERN CANADA
CAME into EVIDENCE
AT THE CRUCIAL PERIOD FOR
SUPPLY OF WORLDS FOOD
STUFFS.

The present demand for foodstuffs
in all parts OF the world, and the ex-
pense of producing 1t on high-priced
lands, would make 1t seem that west
ern Canada came into evidence at the
crucial period. There is to be found
the opportunity that will be large
factor in meeting this demand. With
Its millions of acres of land, easily
cultivatable, highly productive, Access
sible to railways, and with unexcelled
climatic conditions, the opportunities
that are offered and afforded are too
great to be overlooked.
There have been booms in almost
every civilized country and they were
looked upon as such, and In the course
Of time the bubble was pricked and
was burst. But in no country has the
development been as great nor as
rapid, whether In city or in country.
as in western Canada.
The provinces of Manitoba, Sas.
katchewan and Alberta have the larg-
est area of desirable lands on the
cultivation has Just begun.
Even with two hundred million
bushel wheat crop, less than eight
per cent. OF the land Is under the
ploughs, four per cent. being In wheat.
Less than five years ago the wheat
crop was only 100000 bushels. 1t
Is a simple calculation to estimate
that IL four per cent. OF the available
cultivatable area produces something
over 200000000 bushels, what Will Al
per cent. produce? And then look at
the immigration that Is coming into
the country. In 1901 1t was 49,149,
1900 being from the United States;
in 1906 1t was $4,000 of which $1,000
were Americans, and in 1913 II was
about 100000, of which about 100000
were Americans. But why have they
gone to Canada? The American farm
err is man OF shrewd business IN
stlncts, Just like his Canadian brother,
and when he finds that he can sell his
own farm at from 500 to 5000 per
acre and move into Canada and home
otSod anu bail q o'N1ioii IVA
himself, and similarly for all his sons
who are adult and of age upon lands
as rich and fertile as those he left.
and producing indeed several bushels
to tho acre in excess of anything he
has ever known. 1t will take more
than an ordinary effort to prevent him
from making the change.
And then, too, there Is tho American
capital following the capital of Drawn,
muscle and sinew, following 1t so as
to keep In touch with tho Industrious
farmer with which 1t has had dealings
for years back. This capital and the
capital OF farming experience is no
small matter in tho building up OF a
country.
Nothing IA said OF the great mineral
and forest wealth, OF which but little
has been touched.
No country In tho worlds history
has attracted to It's borders larger
number OF settlers in so short n time,
or has attracted so much wealth In a
period Of equal length, as have tho
Canadian parties. Never before has
pioneering been accomplished under
conditions so favorable as those that
exist In western Canada today.-Ad-
vertisement'
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
DOG FRUSTRATED A SUICIDE
Man Killed by Canine While on riis
Way to End His Life In
a Pool.

London.-A collier named Patrick
Lawrence, who left his home at Fen
ton early in the morning with the in.
tention of drowning himself, was found
dead in a field killed by shock and Sc
verely injured by dog.
He had been unable to work for
two years, and after his family had
gone to bed, he wrote letter to them
indicating that his body would be
found in pool by the station.
1t was found at a spot leading to
the pool, and there was evidence that
he had -heen attacked by retriever
which is chained up to protect fowl
house which he had to pass.
His clothing was torn to shreds and
there were claw marks on his body
and wounds on his head which might
have been caused by the dogs teeth.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
Propose to Codlfy Tango.

The Paris academy of dancing mas
ters, aroused by the ban laid on the
tango by the pope, French archbish-
ops, and foreign sovereigns has called
an international congress Of dancing
professors for Easter Sunday and
Monday April 70 and IL, to codify the
tango. The dancing teachers intend
drafting unalterable rules for the
dance, which they say, Is In Itself
moral, but notifications and changes,
introduced by unqualified professors,
have allowed abuses to creep In.
French, American. English. Austrian,
Spanish. Italian. Swiss and German
teachers have promised attendance.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26

the world, so small indeed that 1t
could not be seen with the most pow
erful magnifying glass. A molecule
is the smallest part Of any material.
1t is supposed to be made up Of atoms
of various elements. Thus molecule
OF water is made up of one atom OF
oxygen and two atoms OF hydrogen.
Now we hear that the atom may be
broken up into fragments called ions.
The ion Is both the smallest guam
tity of matter and the smallest guam
tity OF electricity capable OF existing
in o free state. 1t is so small that II
enough electricity to generate tire
obtained by counting out the Ions, 100
to the minute the task would occupy
100,000,000 persons 100000 years.
And yet these ions have been isolat-
ed and measured in the laboratory OF
Prof. r. A. Milliken Of the University
of Chicago. Prof. Milliken has modi-
fled and improved upon the methods
of previous experiments. Whereas
those used for their experiments fog
Of tiny water Particles. whose aver
age size and weight could be calcu-
lated as well as the average electric
charge on each, Milllken isolates and
observes a droplet OF oil, which he
controls and experiments upon as easi-
ly as one might measure and test q
block of steel. This droplet serves rs
trap for flying ions. the accession OF
which TO the drop Is at once detect
ed by a sudden change In its behavior.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26

says that Syrup Pepsln has done won
ders for her boy Ralph, who was con-
stipated from birth but is now doing
fine. Naturally, she is enthusiastic
about 1t and wants other mothers to
use 1t. DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is
sold by druggists at fifty cents and
one dollar a bottle, the latter size be-
ing bought by those who already know
its value, and 1t contains proportion
ately more.
Everyone likes Syrup Pepsin, as 1t Is
very pleasant to the taste. 1t is also
mild and non-griping and free from in
furious ingredients.
Families wishing to try free sam
pie bottle can obtain 1t postpaid by ad-
dressing DR.. ". B. Caldwell, 203 Wash
Washington St., Monticello, III. A pos
tai card with your name and address
on 1t will do.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
Watch Carefully
the ChiId'S Diet
Start Them or Right With u Good
Laxative and Then Watch
Their Food.


Laxative and Then Watch
Their Food.
Mothers are often unconsciously
very careless about the diet of their
children, forcing all to eat the same
foods. The fact Is that all foods do
not agree alike with different persons.
Hence, avoid what seems to constipate
the child or to give 1t indigestion, and
urge 1t to take more Of what Is quick
~ digested.
If the child shows tendency to
constipation 1t should Immediately be
given mild laxative to help the bow
els. BY this is not meant physic or
purgative, for these should never be
given to children, nor anything like
salts, pills, etc. What the child re-
quires is simply a small dose of the
gentlest Of medicines, such as DR..
Caldwells Syrup Pepsin, which, in the
opinion Of thousands of watchful moth
ers, is the ideal remedy for any child
showing tendency to constipation.
So many things can happen to con-
stipated child that care Is necessary.
Colds, piles, headaches, sleeplessness,
and many other annoyances that chill
dren should not have can usually be
traced to constipation.
Many of Americas foremost families
are never without Syrup Pepsin, be-
cause one can never tell when some
member of the family may need it,
and all can use 1t. Thousands endorse
1t, among them Mrs. M. e. Patten,
Valley Junction, Iowa. who is never
without 1t In the house. Mrs. Patten
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
Words Without Rhymes.

There are many words In English
that have no rhyme. A. given In
THE Ryhmers' Lexicon" by Andrew
Lang, they are as follows: Aitch. alb,
amongst, avenge. bilge, bourn.
breadth, brusk, bulb, Golf. conch, culm,
cusp. depth. doth. eighth. NTH. film,
forge. forth. fugue, gulf, hemp. lounge,
mauve, month, morgue, mourned.
ninth, oblige. Of. pearl. pint. porch,
pork. poulp, prestige. puss, recumb.
sauce. scare, scarf, sixth, spoIlt, swoln,
sylph, tenth. torsk, twelfth. un-
plagued, volt. warmth. wasp. wharves.
width, with, wolf, wolvea
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
CaustIc.

There Is a certain party who Is very
voluble. Long after dialogue IN
which he is concerned has reached
its logical finish he persists in Drag.
cling 1t forward, In stringing out his
sentences to the utmost notch. A
friend who was impatiently waiting
the other day for the verbose one to
wind up one Of his harangues testify
summed up his method in these
words:
There's Bill again at his favorite
game OF turning periods into COM
mast"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
Iralnlnn Anlnala.

The psychology Of animals Is curl
ously like that OF young children. In
terest must be won; 1t cannot be
forced No appeal, save a direct one
to instinct, is admissible. Penalties
are quite meaningless except as OBJ
stacles In particular path, and as
such they must never arouse active
fear. 1t will be seen therefore that
the opportunities for cruelty are ne
cessarlIy limited. Trainers may abuse
their charges, but each time they
do 80 they court disaster.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
Quite Natural,

A traveller was riding on muleback
through very wild and turbulent re-
gion where human life was among
the cheapest of commodities. Motto
ing a cross surmounting a heap OF
stones by the roadside, he asked his
guide what 1t meant.
That Is a grave" said the guide,
TT means that the man died on that
spot and was buried there"
Indeed" remarked the traveller,
and how did he die?"
"He died natural death. sir
What do you mean?"
"He was shot"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
SHOCKS IF MISTAKE is MADE
Electric Piano Immediately Informs
the Player When Wrong Note
Is Struck.

Paris.-A new electric piano. which
Is being shown in a shop In the Grand
Boulevard, is specially recommended
by the manufacturers for beginners.
The piano plays automatically, but II
the learner touches wrong note he
gets a mild electric shock.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
Votes In 1912 Election.

The total number OF votes cast In
the presidential election OF 1912 was
15.034.s00. The voting population Is
estimated at 100000 and the popu.
iation Of tho United States. not In.
Guiding our island possessions. is 81.
g72266
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
Proposes In Mid.hlr.

DR.. William Hubert Miller and Miss
Lillian Klodja was announced 1t was
learned that the young physician pro-
posed and was accepted while the cou-
pie were flying mile above the
ground with Aviator Max Lille last
summer
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
His Object In WajtInu.

Reserved Parson doing an odd Job
with the church fence)-"You appear
to be watching me very closely, boy.
Do you take an interest in carpentry"
Boy-"No." Rev. P.-"Then what are
you waiting for" Boy--"Im waitin'
to hear wot parson says when e its
'is fumb wiz the ammer."-Punch.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
VISIT TO siNDBAD's HOME
City Of Bussorah, In 6agdad, Moro
Attractive In Romance Than In
Reality.

London.-We were on our way to
Bussorah, famous at the apocryphal
home of Sinbad the Sailor and the
prospective terminus of the Bagdad
railway.
Bussorah is the seaport Of Bagdad,
from which it Is distant about 800
miles by river
Bussorah in the summer Is nothing
less than fiery furnace, for the Their
mometer registers more than 100 de-
grees Fahrenheit in the shade during
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
Voice ENCOURAGE mcnt.

your investigation has not result
ed in furnishing anybody"
Il hadn't any confident expectations
that It would" replied Senator
Sorghum. Ordinarily an investigation
Ia merely an effort to equip the small
voice of conscience with a mega.
phone"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
Many School Children Are Sickiy,

Children who are delicate, feverish and cross
will get Immediate relief from Mother Grays
Sweet Powders for Children. They cleanse the
stomach, act on the liver and are recommended
for 'omplaining children. pleasant remedy
for worms. Used by Mothers for "a years. AT
all Druggists, &c. Sample FREE. Address,
A. 8. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y. ADV.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
An invitation.

Delighted Young Lady Ito young
man she has been dancing with)-
Oh, could dance to heaven with
you!
Young Mainland can you reverse?
Life.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
Horses and Cards,

"Why is it you always win at
poker?" she asked, land always lose
when you back horses?" We'll, my
DEAR came the genial response. Il
don't shuttle the horses. London Elk
press.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
Fate the Scapeqoat.

Rogers is always grumbling
against fate"
Yes, he has to blame his incompe-
tency on something. "-Boston Even
ing Transcript
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
Only Cuts.

Does the razor pull, sir?" asked
the barber.
NO" replied the victim, as he
squirmed in his chair, 'but the blood
running down my neck kind Of tickles
me-"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
Saws Judas swelled Up and Busted.

Chicago.-Rerdel Harris OF Birming.
ham, England. writing in the Ameri.
can Theological Journal, declared that
Judas Iscariot "swelled up and bust"
instead OF "fell to the ground and was
dead" as st. Luke wrote Of the death
OF Christ's betrayer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
Diplomat.

PA, what is a diplomat?"
"a diplomat, my son, is a man who
remembers lady's birthday, but for
gets her age"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26

Ambition Is a tire that Is frequent.
ly punctured on the rough road of sue.
cess.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
No StrInqed Instrument.

do you play YOURSELF"
NO." replied the Boston maiden,
frigidly; Il play the piano"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels
Sugarcoated, tiny granules, easy to take a.
candy. Adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26

Unfortunately the man who is too
proud to beg isn't always too honest
to steal
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
200 Farms
Absolutely Free

We will give away FREE of charge
and without restrictions as to i'm
provement or settlement 200 farm
tracts of from S to 40 acres in
Palm Beach County.
81, 900 an acre is often made on
similar land from winter vegetables
alone and fortunes in grape fruit
and oranges. This is the land of
three crops a year, below the frost
line; s65 growing days. The last
day for registration is April 80,
1914. Low excursion rates March
srd, 18th, April 9TH and April 2Ist.
Write for full particulars to
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26

Heated discussions don't always
make warm friends.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
In Rhoda Island.

Captain of Militia ton parade)--Be
careful, men, and don't shove anybody
Into Massachusetts"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26

Putnam Fadeless Dyes guarantee
satisfaction. Adv
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
SMALLER THAN THE ATOM
Men Of ScIenc. Now Talk Of tho lon
as the Least Quantity That Can
Be Imagined.

For long time the atom was spok'
en- of as being the smallest thing In
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10

the Lord Mayors coachman and suite
were very finc gentlemen Of Georg, H.
In the twentieth century the pace had
quickened, and We now handed On our
evening clothes t. the walters Who stood
behind US at the dinner table
MIR, Webb then passed on II discuss tire
moral side OF tho question OF dress.
Dress WAS evolved for several reasons
Neither com Iteration of warmth nor in
stincts OF modesty. which was in Itself a
fashion. could completely account for IT,
In some African tribes vrtuous women
went without clothes, whereas only the
bad women wore them, hence the d!iiicult'
met with by missionaries 10 get their con-
Nerts 10 adop, our Western standard of
civilization in this respect.
After II great national upheayaI in "A
country II Was common for n period OF
estravagant costume to prevail. such a.
the ca.s Of the "Merveill,uses" In Parls
after the F,ench Revolution. In this couu-
try IA similar revolution. though happily
unattended with bloodshed. was now tax
Ing place. and II was apparently being ac-
companied by similar effusivtuess Of fash.
ton.
In this connection Mr. Webb quoted
the following description OF 4 papal bull
which was issued from Rome on October
i6, 1900.
The Pope, 50 long engaged IN reducing
the Gailican Church within the Cathull,
pale, mas not been negligent of the duty
OF recallng the female form within the
petiicoat and the handkerchief, After
speaking IN appropriate terms OF the
present scarcity In clothing and of the
sensations II may excite even IN the Win
cred bosom OF monk. and quoting the
authority OF ~. Clement OF Aiexauiria.
his Holiness strictly enjoins his officers
civil and ecclesiastical. TO rcpicss by me
or corporal punishment, according 80 the
circumstances OF the case, these crying
.n0rmt!es
He directs that their punish m-nt
should be extended TO such damsels as
though at first sight they appear prom.
crly attired. are nevertheless decked IN
transparent robes, and with n volup,uous
and magnificent attire display themselves
In very seductive and tempting attitudes
Moreover. fathers. husbands, heads OF
families who weakly or nosligently per-
nit their wives. daughters, servants Sc
to trespass AGAINST these rules shall not
escape with lmpunity.
ALSO, all taylors. hab, rdashers, mill.
ners and man millners. hairdressers and
others who contribute 10 these enormities
of dress shall In no wise pass unpun-
ished"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10
STYLES OF $500 B. c.
ARE STILL IN VOGUE
IIatbands. "POints" on Gloves
and Clocks on Stockings
Created Long Ago.
ANCIENT DRESS EXPLAINED
chronological Society in London
Hears Interesting Lecture on
Clothes and Character.
ANCIENT DRESS EXPLAINED
>pec,dl coyrrspondsnee 10 rur srS

LoNnoN. May AT tho chronological
Society Mark webb gave a lecture thi.
week entitled Clothes ana Character" IN
which he discussed tho historical and
moral significance Of dress
Dress, ne said. illustrated the innate
conservatism ~ humanity by large mum.
Der or interesting suvivIls Among
thrsa Wus the hAthand the original pur.
pcse or which was 10 hold a piece OF
cloth ~ linen around the head
lie exhibited slide OF an Egyr.,an
hrur" dated 35oo u e.. tn. headpcar
OF which consisted - a piece % linen
with band ted around terminating in
two tailr AT tho back and II survival OF
his. he pointed out IL 20 he found IN
The tails OF the present day Scottish
bonnet and tho sailors cap
Again. tho origin OF the clocks on
stockings was that they were n species
OF ornamcntaton "a hide the seams where
the stun was Joined together Further
he irstanccd the points" on the backs
Of gloves. These strips OF braid were
used I" cover the seams In the gloves
Of early times.
Perhaps the most Interesting ~ these
survvals was the chnreron which was a
common article OF apparel IN the reign
of Richard II This was a headdress
derived from the hood and the cape which
were originally worn separately In
time the two becNmA to,red for IN. sake
Of convenience so that they could he
donn~d together. EXtravaRant fashion
lcnF,hered out tho tip Of the hood until
II nearly reached the ground and this
prolonFatlon war called n '1iripip~" Next
II was ordained that the whole should he
twisted up around the head, 40 that what
was in tho beginning "A cane with Jagged
edges stuck ont on one sdo Ike a cocks
comb This was the source OF the mod
ern cockade, which shows the Jagged
edges sticking up and nlso OF the rosette,
which represents a cooled I'm liripipe,
Mon ~ fashion when they tired ~ par.
tlculor suits ~ clothes had always given
them away to their servants. and this re-
suited In some styles ~ servants costume
familiar 20 us In modern days
The groom. for instance, repr-sented a
gentleman ~ the beginning Of the nine
tcrnth century, ana No stu wore the belt
" lCh ladies' used To- hold ON 10 when rid.
ing behind on the pllliou, Tho soo,man
with plush hroechos and powdered hair
was gentleman ~ George III. tho Shsr-
ms coachman, with full skirted coat and
Wig. WAS a gentleman OF George H.. while