The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-07-22


Miss Josephine Klechner left last
Thursday on an auto trip to visit sew
eral points of interest on the shores OF
Lake Winnebago.
With the corn crop growing so fast
you can hear the joints crack and all
other crops humping it, our farmers
cannot help wearing smiles and not
caring much if the Europeans want to
continue to fight and kill each other.
The Spartan woman gave their hair
for bowstrings, if tradition is true, and
the Englishwomen want to work in
ammunition factories. Human nature
remains unchanged. Women always
are ready to help in war as in peace.
At the meeting of the state bar as
ISOLATION at Superior last week ~. l..
Hougen of this city WAS elected vice
president for this congressional dis
trict. The honor was we'll bestowed.
Mr.. Hougen is man Of high character
and as a lawyer is equal to the best of
them.
Mrs. Louis Wehrwein, widow of the
late Louis Wehrwein, who died at Du
Quoin, H., returned there Sunday af-
ter the funeral here. Simon f. Wehr-
vein, brother, left or Du Quoin
Wednesday to look after the hotel
there, having been named as admins
traitor of the estate
Mrs. Mary Norris arrived home Fri
day from the Pacific coast where she
went about year ago TO visit with her
diughters, Mrs. John Rochelt and Mrs.
Bert Perrin in California. She had a
pleasant sojourn in the great West and
speaks highly of the country the cir
mate and the scenery. She took in the
exposition at San Francisco and says it
is a wonderful show.
Seventy-fve members of the FREEZER
Saengerbund and Concordia Singing
societies, accompanied by the Marine
band left for Kel Saturday morning to
attend the annual Saengerfest for the
Northeast district. Fourteen societies
and $50 singers participated in the fest,
which lasted through Sunday. The To-
cal delegation returned Sunday night.
Farmers, as well as school boys will
need to learn anew answers to the con-
stantly recurring question, "How
many pounds are there in bushel CT
this or that farm commodity" for the
present legislature has found it neces-
sary to modify the former standards of
weights and measures.
Here is the way portion of the list
now stands;
Apples A lbs; alfalfa 60 lbs; alsike
go lbs: barley As lbs: beans SO lbs: buck
, wheat 80 lbs; clover seed 60 lbs: course
salt 20 lbs; corn INDIAN IS lbs; corn
meal 80 lbs: Gran berries 80 lbs; Hun
garian grass seed IS lbs; lime 70 lbs:
millet seed 80 lbs; oats - lbs; onions so
lbs; peas 90 lbs peas, wrinkled, 81 lbs:
potatoes 60 lbs; rape seed 80 lbs: ruta-
bagas 56 lbs; rye 81 lbs: rye meal 80 lbs:
| timothy seed IS lbs: tomatos So lbs
turnips II lbs; unslacked lime SO lbs
wheat go lbs.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A Reader. Question: If it is not ask
ing too much, would you kindly give
the population of each Of the European
nations at war? Answer: The latest
available census reports give the fol-
lowing figures for the respective coun-
tries:
Name of Country Population
| Austria-Hungary 50,000,000
Belgium 1900, 900
France 100000 600
Germany $1,000, 0C0
Great Britain 5,23O, 900
Italy $4,000, 600
Russian Empire III 100000
Servia 100000
Turkey in Europe 1882, 900
Turkey in Asia 1882, 900
The population Of the colonies of
these countries is not included,
NJ. W. B. Question: Can you sug-
gest means to get rid of rats? An
swer: The following is recommended
as bait to catch rats and mice: If a
drop of oil of rhodium be poured upon
some bait in common or wire spring
trap, and the trap be set in an infes ed
locality, in a short time the cage will
be found occupied by the vermin. Rats
and mice appear to have great liking
for the oil, and will risk anything to
get at it.
Another remedy, one that it is claim
ed will drive rats from a building, is to
take chloride Of lime and scatter it dry
all around, into the rat holes and
wherever they haunt, and they will
leave at once.
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