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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
The eIllous ontimIxf

When a man with noticeable bilious
eyes and liver spots on the projections
Of his face lays himself out" to talk
optimism to US, something seems to
whisper to us that he is bluffing him
self Tor us) for some little purpose Of
his own Because when ht,isas per
son talks optimism. his conversation
suggests supercrescence Of exposi-
tory motivation. 20 to speak-Miiwau-
kee Sentinel.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
Better Than
a Legacy
By FLORENCE HENDERSON
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Copyright. 1915. by v. g. chapman)
II am glad Of it," spoke Harley
Blake, and he looked as IL in dead
earnest and relieved.
He was seated before the cold and
empty fireplace Of his cheerless room.
He made faint glow Of heat and
warmth, however, by striking q match
and igniting the letter he had just
received and read. He dropped 1t to
the hearth and watched 1t curl up
into fragile sheets of black and then
At q breath 60 crumbling into frag.
ments.
THE last bridge burned" he unused.
trying to smile half.humorously, but
the situation was too serious. Il
have exhausted my friends and rela-
tives. The former gave me profuse
promises Of influence and help and
failed me. My fathers own brother
writes me homily on independence
and thrift. and would not even risk
giving me a recommendation Of capa-
bility and honesty. That letter is
the last straw that breaks the camels
back. Good-by to the old life for
good"
But there Harley hesitated men
tally. He was poor In pocket, thought
and expectancy, but love is rich and
he loved Helen Wendell. They had
been more than friendly, but that was
before she had gone away on a long
trip to the Panama canal with her
scientific father-before Harley had
tried to make his way in life in a
practical way, and had failed.
He had not heard from her since.
When poverty and lack of work had
fastened their disheartening grip upon
him, he had cut loose perforce from
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
The ladybird Beetle.

A female ladybird beetle becomes
grandmother to seventy-nve billions OF
her kind in six months. She lays her
eggs on the melon vines, and the whit
ish grubs Matched from them crawl
over the plants. gobbling up every
aphis they come across. When late au-
tumn arrives the mature beetles fy
up into the mountains. where they
gather IN clustered masses among
fallen leaves and pine needles to
spend the winter.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
The Office Seek.r

A man with deep and steadfast
longing for office will run excitedly
around begging everybody he sees to
sign his nomination petitions and
tnen, when he finally gets enough
signatures. will put on a clean shirt
and announce that IL the call OF duty
comes he viii not disregard the sum-
nons.-Ohio State Journal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
use Salt.

To clean willow furniture, scrub
well with q coarse brush and water
that is strongly saturated with salt.
Then dry with soft cloth. Salt not
only cleans willowware. but prevents
II from turning yellow. Straw mat
ting may be most successfully cleaned
In the same way.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
"Bankrupt,H

The discussion on the etymol
the work bank" in Mr..
Darling's court might have be.
ried q step further by the Illus
OF our term bankrupt" says
don paper. The old Venetian
changers and lenders carried Of
business at q stand or bench q
and when one was unable to N
ooiigations his ''banca" was
(rupta).
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
Hardly Worth the Tim.

TO multiply is by itself, and the 70
suit t226) by itself, and so ON until
40 products have been multiplied BY
themselves in turn, would take a per-
son writing three figures a minute and
working ten hours day for 800 DAYS
IN each year rs years to accomplish.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
Those Who Need Rest.

During all the agitation over the
comfort and happiness of inmates Of
the penitentiaries some of the people
on the outside are getting little rest
from those who want to tell them how
to live.-Washington Herald.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
On the Nova.

At the Dance-Have you learned
any of the new steps?" NO, but
I've stepped on a lot of new feet
Life.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
CIearlno Brasa

To clean brass flower pots or trsys
rub them with a piece of lemon; then
pour boiling water over them. and
nnally polish with a soft, dry cloth.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01

New Zealand has an island nearly
three miles in circumference. which is
almost entirely composed of sulphur,
mixed with gypsum and q few other
minerals.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
Poor Opinion OF Poetry

II is said that Sir Isaac Newton, On
being asked his opinion OF poetry. -
Piled that It was 9 Kind Of ingenious
nonsense.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-01
Ps,son That DESTROYS Mind.

Poison That Destroys Mind.
The Mexican Indians derived froa
meir ancestors. the Aztecs. the methol
u making the poison of Talavatchi. n
Is a subtle drug. the constituents Of
which are not known. The peculiar
effect of the poison is to destroy the
mind. while only slightly affecting the
body.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-01-28
ANSWERED OFF THE REEL
Shower Of Questions Made no Trouble
for Information Man at Busy
Railroad Depot.

A large and garrulous woman ap-
preached policeman in the lobby of
the new Union station and asked, all
In one breath:
What time does the Missouri Paci-
fic get in from Falls City; what time
does the Santa Fe go to Newton; how
high was the water in the 1903 flood.
how much does that man charge for
bananas"
you are looking for the informa-
ton desk" the officer replied, and led
her over the cage Of the man who
knows everything. The woman re-
peated her inquiry:
What time does the Missouri Pa
cific get in from Falls City; what time
does the Santa Fe go to Newton; how
high was the water In the 1903 food;
how much does that man charge for
bananas?"
The information man had a tele-
phone receiver at his ear. Without
batting an eye or changing the tone
Of his voice or his expression he
answered promptly: Gets in 1885,
goes out $40, up to your chin, three
for dime. kansas City Star.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-01-28
SYRUP OF FIGS FOR
A CH|LD'S BOWELS
1t is cruel to force nauseatinq,
harsh physic into a
sick child.

Look back at your childhood days.
Remember the dose" mother insisted
on - castor oil, calomel, cathartics.
How you hated them, how you fought
against taking them.
With our children it's different.
Mothers who cling to the old form of
physic simply don't realize what they
do. The childrens revolt Is well-found-
ed. Their tender little "insides" are
injured by them.
If your child's stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing, give only deli
cious California Syrup of Figs" It's
action is positive, but gentle. Millions
of mothers keep this harmless fruit
laxative" handy; they know children
love to take it; that 1t never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweet
en- the stomach, and that a teaspoonful
given today saves sick child tomor-
row.
Ask at the store for a 50-cent bottle
of California Syrup Of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
on each bottle. Adv
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-01-28
CBy ]. WESLEY GRIFFIN.)


Not all soils will grow alfalfa.
Neither will all soils grow wheat and
many other grains and grasses. AL
falfa will grow where corn will make
good crop. The main requirement
of alfalfa is good drainage. Alfalfa
revels in sunshine when there is sufii-
cient moisture present.
On the plains and in the valleys of
the West it gets the sunshine 1t needs
while the moisture Is furnished from
below; frequently 1t comes from a
depth OF 20 feet or more.
1t has been proved that alfalfa does
well under the cloudy skies of Ohio,
Pennsylvania and New York There
are some points to carefully watch in
growing alfalfa in these states.
Some of the soil is acid and re-
quires line to overcome this.
Ground limerick at the rate of
1000 pounds per acre may be put on
with safety, but if caustic lime is
applied $50 or 700 pounds per acre
is enough as the caustic properties
are liable to injure the young plants.
Another danger is the liability OF
the plants to heave out on clay soils
when there is a succession of freezes
and thaws.
The richer the soil the sooner the
tap root is established and the dan
ger from heaving is past.
There Is a close relationship be-
tween the alfalfa plant and the sweet
clover plant (melilotus alba). Alfalfa
will grow and make fine crops on any
land where sweet clover is found.
There are three very important
points to keep in view if you are 60
Ing to plant alfalfa: Good drainage,
preparation Of the soil; plenty of
good pure seed.
Use whatever implements you have
at hand, but have found disk har-
row, No. 40 Oliver Chill turning
pillow, a plank drag or float, and a
sharp-toothed drag harrow to be all
that is required in preparing for seed.
ing.
Set the pillow to run as deep as the
soil has been broken heretofore and
pillow close and even. We don't want
any cut and cover when breaking for
alfalfa.
Follow each days breaking with
the plank drag. This levels down all
Jumps and prevents the escape of
moisture.
After the soil has lain in this state
for several days, use the disk harrow
again. Set it so 1t will cut down to
the mellow earth turned under.
When over once with the disk, fol-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-01-28
WEDDING OUT THE
DEFORMED CHICKS
Fowls Possessing Undesirable
characteristics Should Be
Thrown Out.

There must naturally come time
In poultry raising when weedng-out
process has to be carried on, and the
longer it is delayed the greater the
loss. All chickens Matched are not fit
to occupy a place in the flock. There
is always percentage that will show
some deformity, and on no account
should they be tolerated in the flock.
But today there are many breeders
who will not kill any birds they have
bred, especially females, even though
they show pronounced deformities.
Such a system of breeding hinders
very materially the highest develop
ment Of a flock.
Possibly one bird will have crooked
toes, another may be knock-kneed,
roach-backed, wry-tailed or crooked
breasted. While some Of these de-
formites may not interfere with a
birds immediate usefulness, they are
very undesirable characteristics to per-
petuate in flock, and some of them,
at least, are usually result of, or
combined with, some weakness OF con-
stitution. Such being the case, every
possible kind of deformity should be
considered a physical weakness, and
It is only by careful discrimination in
this direction that healthy, produc-
tive flock may be obtained. The best
live stock breeders practice severe
discrimination against faulty confor-
nation and poor production and there
is Just as much need for the poultry
raiser to follow out the same system.
1t pays best In the long run.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-01-28
TREES SHOULD BE
CAREFULLY PRUNED
To Prevent Pear Blight All Num-
mied Fruits and Dead Patches
Should Be Burned.

The pear blight was quite prevalent
on the western slope last summer and
a few pear growers lost considerable,
both in the destruction of trees and
fruit.
The season of the disease is past
and the fruit growers efforts should
now be directed toward the cleaning
up process. Trees should be carefully
gone over and all diseased twigs and
branches should be cut off and burned.
The cuts should be made few inches
below the seat of the disease and a
knife or tool used in the cutting
should be disinfected by dipping 1t
into a solution of corrosive sublimate,
one part to 1000 of water. The ground
under the trees should be carefully
searched for mummied fruits or fruits
that were infested with the blight and
dropped to the ground. The trunk of
the trees should also be examined and
all places showing a depression with
an area of dry or dead wood and bark
should be scraped clean and cut out
until the live wood is reached; after
wards carefully painting over the sur
face with solution of copper sulpaate
to two gallons of water
The mummied fruits and the cancer
or dead patches on the body Of the
tree and in the crotches of the
branches are hold-over places for the
blight and from which the disease
starts in the spring. All portions re-
moved from trees including fruitlmum-
mics should be carefully gathered and
burned.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-01-28

more food, he laughed delightedly
showing how happy he felt to be ao-e
to give some comfort to the suffering
Great strings Of wild geese hoat
ing like worms in the sky mingle
with the white clouds in the blue
above US. Aeroplanes whose whiz-
ling motors warn us of their ap'
proach long before they are visible
come and go. We are left to specu'
late whether they are friend or Zoe
The strongest glass does not disclose
their identity.
Many of the men carry alcohol
lamps. They are always cooking
tea" as they express it. Some Of them
seem to be eternally eating, At one
place we stopped ragged, bareiooted
woman. with an old shawl wrapped
around her lead, stood watching our
waiting train Some Of our party
talked to her and finally persuaded
her to go to the cluster of houses IN
the valley way below and get them
some chickens. She returned after
the long trip with four young broilers
-pulIets She said they cost hve
kroncn-One dollar A man laid four
kronen on the ground and grabbed
the chickens. The woman protested.
Either give back her chickens or give
her five kronen. The man left her
crying, took the chickens to the other
side of the train and killed them.
Championed the Woman.
The woman covered her face with
her ragged shawl, crying, | had main
tanned a very careful attitude up 70
this moment, but here my sense OF
justice prevented my being silent.
went to the man protesting. Either
give the woman what she asks |
said, cor give back her chickens"
She's had enough" he said, going
on with his butchering
ut is not right or fair" | urged
IF you don't give her the right
amount, now that you have killed her
chickens, | shall pay her"
Give her another krone" several
other men advised. He would not, but
his friend did The woman kissed
my hand. Several of the men threw
pebbles at her and shooed her away.
Down the valleyside she went, a for
lorn, barefooted figure in a ragged,
faded shawl
The men had a great feast OF
chicken and rice. | made my dinner
| could only eat chicken under some
conditions. This was not one Of them
At any rate, was not Invited to eat.
We have no light. 1t Is dark at
five. 1t gives me time to try to patch
out nights rest on the slippery edge
OF my compartment seat.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-01-28
THREE REASONS
Each With TWO Legs and Ten Fingers.

A Boston woman who Is fond moth
or writes an amusing article about her
experience feeding her boys.
Among other things she says:
Three chubby, rosy-cheeked boys,
Bob, Jack, and Dick, respectively, are
three of our reasons for using and
recommending the food, Grape-Nuts,
for these youngsters have been fed on
Grape-Nuts since infancy, and often
between meals when other children
would have been given candy.
Il gave a package Of Grape-Nuts to
a neighbor whose 3-year-old child was
a weakened little thing, i'll half the
time. The little tot ate the Grape-Nuts
and cream greedily and the mother
continued the good work, and 1t was
not long before a truly wonderful
change manifested itself In the child's
face and body. Tho results were re-
markable, even for Grape-Nuts.
Both husband and use Grape Nuts
every day and keep strong and well
and have three of the finest, healthiest
UOyS YOU tdu HLu III a udy . ulai Sh'
Many mothers instead of destroying
the children's stomachs with candy
and cake give the youngsters hand
full of Grape-Nuts when they are beg
ging for something in the way of
sweets. The result is soon shown In
greatly increased health, strength and
mental activity.
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich.
Look in pkgs, for the famous little
book, The Road to MELVILLE"
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, an1 full Of human
interest
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-01-28

low with the plank drag. Here we
are firming as we'll as fining the soil.
When over with the drag let the
soil lay two or three days and disk
in opposite directions and follow as
before with plank drag.
Here is where you can save time
by attaching a sharp-toothed drag
harrow to the plank drag. This at
tachment opens up little burrows in
which the seed will fall have found
nothing better than a hawthorn bush
for brushing in small seeds.
Some soils and localities favor fall
and some spring seeding.
On high or rolling land where good
surface drainage Is to be found,
prefer September for seeding.
On land where there is any doubt
as to the condition of the drainage
system | prefer preparing the soil late
in the fall and seeding as early in
the spring as the soil will do to stir.
If fall sowing Is best you get the
start of all weeds that come up be-
fore frost; the more the better, as
frost kills them down and they make
a fine mulch for the young alfalfa
plants during winter.
If spring sowing is best in your
locality, you will have to contend with
more weeds; but do not clip the first
season, as the young plants need all
the nourishment they can get from
the air, and this they get through
their leaves which are their lungs
Some will say: ooh, the weeds
will take it," Sow enough seed to
take the weeds.
The proper time for cutting is after
the first blossoms appear If 1t
stands longer the stalks become hard
and many of the leaves are lost in the
handling.
If the sun is shining and a drying
wind blows. cut in the forenoon and
rake into windows in the afternoon
and put into small cocks. Let them
stand till the dew goes off the follow
ing morning, then put away in the
NOV.
During rainy weather caps for the
cocks are very good and will pay for
themselves the first seasons use.
Alfalfa does best without a nurse
crop.
Sow only the best, new, recleaned
seed.
Sow 25 pounds or more seed per
acre.
If there is only half stand, disk
and SOW more seed. Do not pillow it
up.
Keep trying. 1t is one of the best
paying things you ever took. Sow
only few acres at first, then more as
you learn how.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-01-28
Observation-Disclosures.
! MARKET REPORTS
C55OHH
Milwaukee, Jan. &c, 1915

milwaukee, Jan. 70, 1919.
Butter-Creamery, extras, 30hc;
prints, 31hc; firsts, 2612Sc; seconds,
23Q24c; renovated, 23@231ac; dairy,
fancy, q.
Cheese-American, full cream new
made twins, 15c; Young Americas,
14hc; daisies, 14h@15c; longhorns,
l412c; limburger, fancy, 141ac.
Eggs-Current receipts fresh as to
quality, 26@31c; recandled, extras,
ESQ 26c; seconds, 10000.
Live Poultry-Fowls, 12c; ROSTERS,
&c; springers, fancy, 13c.
Wheat-No. / northern, LA; No 2
northern, I42@1,43; No, 8 northern.
1920 1.3S; No. 1 velvet, 1.43@1.44.
Corn-No 3 yellow, 73@74c.
Oats-No. 8 white, sac; standard,
54hc.
Barley-No. 3, 79@S2c; Wisconsin,
77@S2c.
Rye-No. l., 1.23.
Hay-No. 1 timothy, 13,OO@13.5O;
No. 2 timothy, 11.5Om12OO; clover and
clover mixed, 1200M13OO; heavy red
top and grassy mixed, 10.O0010,50;
rye straw, S50@S.75; oat straw, $500
600
Hogs-Good heavy butchers, 6.75@
6.S5; fair to best light, 6.5O@6.SO; pigs,
5.5O@6.55.
Cattle-Butchers steers, 6.25MS,50;
stockers and feeders, 3.90@ $50; cows
and heifers, 3.2507OO; calves, $3.50
1925.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-01-28
Barney Knew.

Mr.. Barney O'Keefe, sadly inebri.
ated, had wandered into a church
where a wedding was in progress. I'm.
noticed he sank into back seat.
Presently the preacher asked the
usual question whether anyone pres
ent had any reason to give why the
ceremony should not be performed,
and O'Keefe arose with maudlin sol
emnity.
1--WE nothin' agin EN-, yer riverince.
an no objection to make, but bein' as
I'm married mes,lf know they'll have
a rotten time"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-01-28
MARRY AND CUT OUT PIES
Drink To-day a Day and Don't
Argue, Is Nonasenarian's Recipe
for Long Life.

St Louis, Mo-"Get married and
lead a regular life. Cut out cakes and
pies. Walk a-plenty. Drink toddy
every day.
With this formula you may be
healthy, wealthy and nonagenarian,
says Isaac Baer, ninety -six-year. old
Ponce de Leon. the essence of whose
fount is contained in the foregoing:
Never argue politics, style or re.
ligion. Sleep lots. Don't worry, Eat
what you like. except pastries. Get
up when you like. BE careful IN
choosing your parents and work,
work, work
Pastries are menaces, poison of
the worst kind; that is, most heavy,
rich, indigcstible pastries. Yet we
see the smartcst of EN- partaking of
the richest OF EN- When they learn
to keep out of the bakeshops and into
the air they Will have COPIED the old
age bcater himself"
Mr.. Baer's mind is clear; he reads
without the aid of glasses, and he can
hear across the room almost perfectly
liz experiences not the slightest diff
ilculty going downtown.
Further Mr.. Bner emphatically
adds that he ia firmly convinced that
the regular habits of man of family
are conducive to longevity, With a
vehemence well worthy of his ninety
six years he adds: 1T isn't anything
young folks do that gets them started
in the race wrong-it Is what they
won't do"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-01-28
Force Of Habit.

Ever since you've been in town."
said the city relation, you've been go.
Ing to a soda fountain two or three
times day and ordering lemonade"
Yep" replied Farmer Corntossel.
"a habits a habit"
"But you don't drink the lemonade"
II don't want 1t. I'm willin' to pay
the nickel so as to get a straw to
chew Washington Star.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-01-28
Stumps.

No farmer can afford to allow his
fields to be INSTRUCTED with stumps.
Kansas land Is too valuable, There
are efficient machines that may be
used to remove stumps If one has
many to contend with, and If there
are just few they can be removed
by hand. 1t will pay we'll to get rid
OF them in either case.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-01-28
Sheen Like Rouuh Food.

Owing to the roomy character OF
the first stomach of the sheep and the
great strength anu vigor o It's diges-
tive system, it can utilize large guam
titles of rough food perhaps better
than any other domestic animal. No
matter what food of good quality Is
available, considerable coarse food
should be available anyway.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-01-28
Bells Better Than Poison.

Caldwell, n. when rats became
numerous at the Essex county pen
itentiary Warden George Watts
trapped several. tied small bells to
their necks and released them Watts
says the bells ara better than poison,
but the continuous sounds Of bells
keeps him awake at night