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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
BLACKBIRD REDEEMs ITSELF
Proved to Be Deadly Enemy Of pesti.
ferrous Webworm, Seourqe Of
Sugar Beet Farms.

Wellington, Col.-The lowly black
bird has redeemed himself after long
years of derision and contempt gra-
tuitously heaped upon him by migrate
full man In all countries and in all
ages. He has proved himself the
Nemesis OF the webworm.
While the agricultural college ex-
Derts are seeking some method of ex.
termination or at least holding in
check the destroyers of the sugar beet.
the pestiferous webworm. c. F.. Os-
born, field superintendent of the Great
Western Sugar company in the Well
ington district tells of the work of a
large flock OF blackbirds which seems
to sound the death knell of the beet
pest.
One day last week about ten acres
of an eighty-acre farm of beets be-
longing to c. o. Culver, south of Well.
ington, was attacked by a vast horde
of webworms 1t is well known that
If left unchecked they will completely
destroy a field Of beets in from
week to ten days.
Mr.. Culver was watching the speedy
destruction of his crop with no chance
OF heading it off Early Sunday morn
Ing the heavens were darkened by the
flight of a vast flock of blackbirds,
which circled around a couple Of times
and settled down on the field where
the webworms were enjoying the first
banquet OF their short young lives.
The tale is almost told The black.
birds remained industriously at work
all that day and return to the feast
the next day with just as ravenous APP
petites for the succulent webworms as
on the previous day. In forty-eight
hours the field was cleaned of worms.
and now the beets are growing vigor-
ously.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
Am ERlCANS REACH u. S.
LINER LA FRANCE BRINGS 1874
FROM EUROPEAN WAR ZONE.
Wealthy Travel In Steerasc-Ma jority
Arrive PennIiess and Minus
Their Baggage.

New York, Aug. 22.-La France OF
the French line from Havre with
1874 American refugees from the war
zone Of Europe, reached her pier at
five o'clock Thursday evening. An
immense crowd of friends and rela.
tives was on the dock to meet the
returning voyagers, and there were
scenes of hysteria all over the place
attending the debarkation of passen.
gers.
Passengers declared that they were
compelled to pay as high as $1,000
for first-class transportation. 1t was
also charged that persons who had
engaged first-class accommodations
were pushed back into the second and
third-class cabins. The passengers
were for the most part minus luggage.
An occasional dog was about the only
incumbrance.
The France had 534 first 3S4 second
cabin and 447 steerage passengers.
the latter including many persons of
wealth and refinement
handled by green crew and a cap
tain who had never been on her be-
fore, she made an average speed of %
knots. She made no pretense at dis
guise. Nor did she try to creep in
uhaer the cover of darkness. She
came across with all her lights blaz.
Ing, her band and orchestra playing
programs automatically arranged and
with dances and concerts every even.
ing.
Germans, French and Americans
not to forget a few blanch-faced WON
en- from the North countries and wor.
ried looking Italians in the Storage
composed the personnel of the pas
senger list. She sightd and signaled
several British cruisers.
Her passengers saw more than one
hundred thousand British troops land
at Havre. The big liner was due to
sail on August 4, but she did not get
away until the French authorities
learned from the British admiralty
that the seas were safe, and that was
on August 4.
There were men and women on the
La France who came on cattle trains
from Paris. Some OF them wore
jeWelry and clothing which repre-
sented many hundred of dollars. But
many OF these same persons had less
than ten dollars in currency apiece.
and were overjoyed to learn that they
might enter the general scramble for
steerage berths.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
LOCKED AMID 12.225 MELONS
Quite a Few Are Left When YOUNG
Negro Boy In Freight Car
Reaches New York.

New York Literature and ART
record many exquisite versions OF
what heaven may be like but realism
stepped in at jersey City and offered
this:
A small colored boy locked In with
carload Of watermelons' Surpris-
ingly enough, when Baltimore a
Ohio freight train pulled into Jersey
City and Fred Mitchell, thirteen. the
colored boy referred TO. was found.
there were of the l2.225 melons
shipped In the car quite few left
Fred, who thinks the trip lasted
fully three days, doesn't remember
how he came to get In the car, but
there he was when somebody at VIII
mington. N G.. locked the door His
father. Wesley Mitchell. OF Whining
ton, has been notified
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
FACE FULL OF PIMPLES

4240 So. California Ave-, Chicago, Ill.
About year ago my face was full
Of pimples and red spots. To sleep
one night without itching was almost
impossible. Some of the pimples
would get big and red and If touched
them they would pain, while others
would get white heads on them and
when they broke open some matter
came out. They would burn and itch
and l scratched them SO that some
times they would break and bleed.
That always caused them to be worse.
II bought all kinds of salves and
creams and l found out that they did
me no good. l noticed the Cuticura
Soap and Ointment advertisement and
/ sent for free sample. went to
the drug store and bought cake Of
Cuticura Soap and some Cuticura
Ointment and I found the pimples
were drying out. In two months l
was WELL" (Signed) Chas. ]. Peck,
May 7, 1914.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post.
card "Cuticura, Dept. l., on."-Adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
FLASHES
OFF THE WIRE,

Kansas City, Aug. 25.-Rural Jack.
son county voted dry by about eight
hundred votes in local option liquor
election In all parts Of the county.
Two thousand women frustrated at.
tempts to vote fraudulently.
Washington, Aug. 25.-Loaning gov.
eminent funds deposited for financing
crops. at higher rate of interest than
four per cent or for other purposes,
would be made illegal by bill intro
duced in the house
London, Aug. 20.-The official press
bureau has issued the first casualty
list Of the British expeditonary force
IN Belgium. 1t is three dead and 20
wounded. During the last "a hours
more than $4,000 have Joined Lord
Kitchener's new army. This consti.
tutes the worlds record OF a davis
recruiting
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
AUTO RACER KILLED
SPENCER WISKART FATALLY
HURT WHILE GOING ITO MILES
AN HOUR At ELGiN, ILL.
De PALMA WINS THE TROPHY
Millionaire Driver Of Philadelphia
Crushed When Car Hits Another
Machine-Severai Persons Are Hurt
When Auto Goes through Fence.
FINISH OF ELGIN RACE.

Pos. Car and Driver. Time.
/. Mercedes, d. De Palma. :. A: 06: IS
2. Mercer, Ed Pullen. .4:07:2S
3. Stutz, Barney Oldf1eld. .4:24:02
4. Sunbeam, CASTOR Morris. .4:31: 90
5. Burman Spl, Ed Hearne. .435:47
Average per hour-De Palma, 1876;
Pullen, 49, Oldfeld, 6S.2; Morris.
66.7; Hearne, 65.6.
Elgin, ILL.,, Aug. 25.-Ralph De Pal
ma, driving In a race marked by the
death of Spencer Wishart, young
Philadelphia millionaire pilot, several
injured, and the most spectacular
driving ever seen on the Elgin course,
emerged the victor for the second
time in two days. when he won the
Elgin National trophy on Saturday.
De Palma sent the German Mercedes
around the sol miles at an average
speed of 1875 miles an hour, a tenth
contest for the Chicago Automobile
club trophy Friday.
Wishart met injuries in the four
teenth lap Of the race which caused
his death shortly afterward in ST.
Joseph's hospital here. He died in
the arms Of his bride of nine weeks.
He was marrier June % to Miss
Louise MCGOWAN, daughter Of the
late Hugh MCGOWAN, Indianapolis
traction magnate.
The Philadelphia had completed
his thirteenth lap and was two miles
away on his fourteenth. He had
gained his cars maximum accelera-
ton down the back stretch. In front
OF him, travelling at comparative
slow speed, was Otto Henning. Chi
cagoan, and Wishart's teammate, driv-
ing the smallest Mercer. Henning's
mechanic looked back and saw Wish
art coming. He looked at the road
and saw 1t was the narrowest part of
the course.
He signaled Henning to pull to the
right and waved to Wishart to come
on. His peed, It Is thought must have
been about one hundred and ten
miles an hour. There was a staccato
note as the right rear tire OF his car
struck the left front hub cap of Hen
ning's Mercer. The impact was slight
and Henning's machine was not
swerved from it's course, but at Wish
arts speed the result was terrifying.
Wishart fought the wheel and sue
ceeded in keeping the car straight. al
though 1t raked against \ picket fence,
along which the car catapultej for
100 feet. tearing pickets and posts
from their supports. Spectators lined
the fence, and madly scrambled for
safety. Some were injured. Wishart
turned his machine of the embank-
ment and attempted to regain the
road. He escaped one tree, but was
brought up sideways against another
with terrific impact From the wreck
John c. Jenter, Wishart's mechani.
cian,, was thrown so feet. Wishart
fell few feet from the machine.
Several rushed to him. He was con-
scious, but Jenter was in coma
Both were rushed to st. Josephs hos
pital. Wishart retained con sciousness
until he died.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
HARD THING TO FIGURE CUT
With Nobody Making Any Money Vaca-
ZIONIST Could Not Understand
Who Had Got His.

We called OH friend at his Office,
Wednesday morning, says the Cleve-
land Plain Dealer. The reason we
called was that he had been ON
vacation, and we wanted to ask him II
he had had good time and to tell
him how we had missed him. But as
we were ushered in, he didn't look
up from his work. He just went on
scribbling, waved us to a chair, and
said
Now, don't distrust me any more
than you can help. Call me liar, but
don't rub 1t in!"
What do you mean?" we asked.
Then he looked up, and said:
oh! I thought it was my wife.
That's what was going to say to her.
I'll tell you how it is. The summer
hotelkeepers say they amt making
any money this year. The railroads
say they are running at loss. Every
public servant is whining about hard
times-hasn't been able to make d
cent See? Well, l spent $3.50 in the
last ten days, and I'm trying to figure
out how | could have spent that much
for board and bathing suits"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
Extravagant Tips.

In the town OF York Harbor, Me,
where large proportion of the leisure
classes of the Hub goes in the sum-
mer, there is a very small boy by the
name of Allen Last Sunday they took
him to church All went well. and not
a sound was heard from him till after
the sermon was over and the usher
vas passing the plate.
The little fellow dropped in some
money as directed, but when he gazed
upon the digniiied, frock coated plate
passer he could contain his curiosity
no longer
Mother" he said, why do we pay
that Teller? He amt done nothing!"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27

cording to directions on the bottle and
she is cured of this trouble. She was
all run down when she started taking
the Compound and her periods did not
come right. She was so poorly and
weak that | often mad to help her dress
herself, but now she is regular and is
growing strong and healthy. - Mrs.
MARTIN HELvIG, Ployer, Iowa.
Hundreds of such letters expressing
gratitude for the good Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has accom-
plished are constantly being received,
proving the reliability of this grand old
remedy.
If you are i'll do not drag along and
continue to suffer dag in and day out but
at once take Lydia E. Pinkham Vege-
table Compound, woman's remedy for
woman's ills.
II you want special advice write 10
Lydia +. Pinkham Medicine Go. (c0nfi.
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by q
woman and held in strict confidence.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27

and the chatter OF tradesmen and
inenably remote. At Zaandam the pill
grims to the hut Of Peter the Great
which has collapsed under the votive
offerings of royalty-have not trou-
bled tho rushfringed waters Water
has nodded the character Of the
Dutchman. 1t was long his tyrant and
Is still In some sort, his enemy, He
has tanned II and made 1t his servant.
and lives beside it--having taken all
thrifty precautions peace, And
what is servant to the Dutchman may
be to Englishman guide and friend.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
J. {. LAMB OF INDIANA DIES
Former Representative In Congress
and Proposed Mexican Envoy
Succumbs at Home.

Terre Haute. Ind. Aug. 25.-John e.
Lamb, former congressman from Indi-
ana and President Wilson's selection
for ambassador to Mexico, died at his
home here. Mr.. Lamb had been a
leader in Democratic politics for a
number of years. and was strong
friend and supporter of Vice Presi-
dent Marshall. He was opposed in his
candidacy for the United States SEN
ate by Thomas Taggart of French Lick
when John w. Kern was elected to
the upper branch of congress.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
U. S. WHEAT TO SWITZERLAND
More Than Million Bushels Is Shipped
by Legation Charge In
Washington.

Washington, Aug. 22.-More than
100000 bushels Of American wheat
are on the way to Switzerland In
British bottoms, the shipment of three
cargoes having been arranged by DR..
Charles Paul Hubacher, charge of the
legation here. Arrangements have
been made to allow the passage
through France and italy OF foodstufrs
intended for Switzerland. The lega.
ton has little fear that the cargoes
will be taken by Great Britain al
though she could do SO. provided pay
ment were made.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
The Exception.

Uncle ZaCk, the stable man. enjoyed
local repute as weather prophet
Miss Cassie, coming down early one
morning. found lack on the back
porch.
Is the rain going to last all day,
Zack?" she asked.
"Yessum, All reckin it is"
Why, Jack" Miss Cassie said, Il
have always heard you say. Rain be-
fore seven, clear before eleven Isn't
that true?"
"Yessum, it's strickly true" Uncle
lack maintained stoutly, ''jes 'cepting
1t doan' apply to an all-day rain,
maam"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
Grateful for the Assistance

A burglar. in the act of breaking
open a safe. was greatly astonished,
on raising his head, to see a man in
tently watching his proceedings. He
tried to escape, but the man stopped
him, saying:
GO on, my friend; l am deeply in
terested in your work"
How so?" the thief inquired in great
surprise.
Because have lost the key to this
safe; and if you manage to open it you
shall be handsomely rewarded for your
trouble"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
As He Saw Il.

Mr.. William H. Maxwell. superin-
tendent Of New York's public schools,
quotes with no little zest a compost
ton, based on moving picture play,
that a boy of ten wrote. The best
paragraph ran:
"The villun curled his mustarsh. and
seeing the pure vurgin shreeks ha ha
be mine or deaths blud is ON my head
this dagger stabs thee to thy utermost
sole ha ha ha vengunze vengunze. But
the good hero kurses and says o hev-
ms hevins stur one step and thy ded
body lies at my door. lay one parm
on the vurgins korpse and 1t was bet
ter If you was drownd with a mill.
stone. Avarnt avarnt from this sweet
korpses presunz. Youths Compan.
ION
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
100000 FIRE IN ILLINOIS
Lives of $1,000 People In Aurora En-
dangered When Tank Of Nitro
gIycerin Exploded.

Aurora, ILL.,, Aug 25-Explosions ac-
companying a 100000 fire that com
pletely destroyed the factory of the
William F. Jobbins Chemical company
threatened the lives Of $4,000 people
residing near the plant Great steel
tanks. filed with nitroglycerins ex-
ploded and parts were blown in every
direction over the city. The explo-
sions shook the entire city.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
Same MEANING.

Mother what does 1t mean when
YOU read about escaping 'Scylla' only
to get into worse trouble with
'Charybdis? asked Mrs. Bakers
young hopeful
Mrs. Baker looked appealingly at
her husband.
IT'S like this Willie" exclaimed his
father, coming to his wife's rescue. 1T
means that Just as soon as we get
through paying ice bills, we have to
buy COAL"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
Two Is Company.

They strolled together along the
sands of the seashore. He was smok.
ing placidly, but her eyes roved about
the deserted beach and the empty
ocean. Suddenly she stopped, threw
up her hands, and turned on him.
How utterly deadly dull it is here"
she cried. mot one single human be-
ing to flirt with. You. at least, have
me-but whom, in heavens name.
have II"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
D. M. Parry Is No Better

San Francisco, Aug 25.--The condi.
ton Of d. NJ Parry, chairman OF tho
foreign trade committee of the Nation
al Association of Manufacturers. re.
mains extremely grave He has
uraemia.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
Trolley Strike Ends at HaxIeton

Hazleton, Pa, Aug. 25.--The Halle,
ton trolley strike, which started Janu.
airy 1. was officially declared off by
the men on Saturday. The Lehigh
Traction company agreed to take all
of the men back
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
Mother OF
SCHOOL GIRL
Tells How Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound Re-
stored Her Daugh-
ters Health.
Plover, Iowa. =" From a small child
my Ii year old daughter had female

WedhnesS- 1 spoke
to three doctors
about it and they did
not h lip her any.
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V eg e table Com
pound had been of
great benefit to me,
so | decided to have
her give it a trial.
She has taken FIVE
bottles of the Vege-
tahla Cop,pCllpd ac-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
Wilson Names Adjutant General

Washington, Aug. 24.-President
Wilson nominated Col Henry F. Nc
Cain to be adju,ant general with the
rank of brigadier general. vice.Adju.
tant, General George Andrews. to be
retired
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
Two Killed. Four In Iured

Boston, Mass. Aug. 22.-Two men
were killed four others were injured
and horse was so badly hurt 1t had
to be shot when the foundation walls
OF a new building gave way.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
New Shin Bill Sect In.

Washington, Aug. 25.-Authority
for the government to buy German
liners without limit was proposed In a
joint resolution in the house. 1t was
referred to the merchant marine com
mittee.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
Darius Miller Is Stricken.

Spokane, Wash. Aug "A. Darius
Miller, president Of the Chicago, Bur.
lington & Quincy railroad was strick.
en- with abdominal trouble IN Glacier
National park in Montana. His cond,
ton Is said to be critical.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
Give 100000 for Nation

Montreal, Aug 22.-The Bank or
Montreal announced that the directors
had authorized contribution OF s1OO..
600 for national patriotic purposes.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
For the Worthy Poor

by the way" said Mrs. De Style.
"Yes?'
do you know of any poor persons
who would care for a discarded lorg.
nette?'-Puck.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
Movie Head Dies After Auto Accident

New York, Aug. 25.-Charles ]. Hite
of New Rochelle, president of the
Thanhouser Film corporation. whose
automobile turned somersault OF a
bridge, died of his injuries on Satur-
day.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
Severe Earthquake In jtaIv

Rome, Aug. "A severe earth.
quake shock was felt at Como. Panic
ensued among the prisoners In the
penitentiary there, but they were kept
under control.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27
War Keeps Wilson at c.,,,,,

Washington, Aug 24--President
Wilson decided definitely not 10 take
weekend trip on the Mayfower, feel.
ing 1t necessary to remain In Wash
ington over Sunday, because OF the
European war.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27

"She says her love for you is a con-
Stunning passion!"
1T is. 1t takes five pounds of
candy week to keep 1t alive Town
Topics.
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| ISSu luC CulChSuS
Rats are very fond of chickens.
Heavy pruning young trees delays
fruiting.
Alfalfa should be cut when one
tenth in bloom.
Try petting the COWS and see how
quickly they respond
Orchards should not be set in any
but deep and fertile soils.
The more cultivation given to beets
the better the crop on the average.
Eggs should be collected daily and
should be cooled as quickly as pos
sible.
Fasten down the tops Of the hay
stacks-or better still--cover them. 1t
pays big.
Good water helps to make good
butter You can't make it with any
thing else.
The skunk has some sins chargeable
to his account, but killing field mice is
not among them.
Sunshine will do much for the churn
after you have washed 1t, but don't ex-
pect 1t to do your part.
Damp mashes are not good for tur-
keys, either young or old. They thrive
best on a dry grain ration.
Milk at milking time, not after dark,
either in the morning or at night.
Wind up the chores by daylight.
Treatment for cowpox consists main
ly in applying some healing agent to
the sores. Carbolized vaseline Is good.
Keep all windfall apples and plums
OF the ground. They often have
insects in them. Feed to the pigs or
burn.
1t Is estimated that sheep eat more
than seven times as many varieties Of
weeds and grasses as do cattle or
horses.
An egg is composed Of over 80 per
cent Of water. Fifty hens should con-
sumo not less than five quarts Of wa
ter daily.
II properly cared for, the manure
from one cow Is said to be worth
about 80 cents week. 1t doesn't pay
to neglect 1t.
Too many farmers have not learned
that it is all wrong to feed a SOW on
feed that produces heat instead of
bone and muscle.
1t ia not a profitable business for
the farmer, whether land owner or
renter, to sell the calf for little or
nothing at its birth.
hltie cars useu III satherihs seeu
VIII cut do"h 'he seea Dill the loiiow-
ing spring as well as improve the veg
etables from year to year.
hn 90 ,ct
MILK tnat mas oad naVor ofteh &C
CURES thls aiter II Is Drawn from the
Gown IL Is more olten due to such
influences imam 10 the leeo the COWS
When manure Is allowed 10 accumu'
late II should De kept under cover ana
II covered win layer or earth the
loss or plant 1000 VIII De SUN further
ana not re" nave uieu' from eating
NUS green cioFer "heh the pody
was 700 warm or III some other way
OUT Oh oroer'
lows IN lull MIX require some con-
cehtrated 1eed IN aduition 70 nay and
silage, as they cannot consume enough
OF these leeds 10 keep up large now
or milk ana MAINTAIN Dody weight.
"A niue SAT- ia 'he mash 1000 Tor
poultry VIII ASSIST somewhat; but too
mucn SAT- picked up around the place,
or the nrlnklhe Oh salty nqulu IKE
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-27

indianapolis has a new hospital, that
or st Francis. recently openeuG