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The Washington herald., 1915-01-10
The Mysterious Box,

\ Young shopkeepers assistant showed
him about. 1t was a large shop of many
rooms and several stories and was filled
with wonders, antiques, curios, gems,
PAINTINGS. armor-thousands of articles
from many countries and of many ages.
Th emotions caused by the near .ap-
rr"aCh of his death. the surroundings
"r tho vast array Of articles which ap-
n,alod +" his senses and his intellect.
worked this young man of shattered
nerves. acute sensihiities. overwrought
o-at0 and vice-~acked body, into a state
where he seemed to move in a fantastic
dream. blending al things real and un-
IoaL
What docs that box cOntain?' he sud
denly asked of the attendant. pointing to
" mahogany box which hung from the
wall nv silver chain. 81 do not know,
n.y.. replied IN" assistant, Monsieur has
lho Rov Of 'hat-if ,ou wish to see it 1
Will ralI hum
The assistant left IN" gallery and the
master Of the shop approached.
Never had Valcntin" soon such a
.,trangn and word creature. 1t was get
ting dark now and the man appeared
holding lamp above his head. Brave
mor ro1scd from sleep. might have
trcmhIod before this person who seemed
10 have risen from a neighboring sar-
orhaEus \ singular expression Of youth
animated the motionless eyes of the
seeming phantom who was. in fact, a lit
tie. lean. shrunken old man. wearing a
black velvet robe fastened about his waist
hv q silver cord.
ON his head was black velvet skull
cap. so fitted to the head as to frame
the forehead and yet to allow the long.
white hair to fall on either side of his
face. Without the fleshless arm, which
looked like n stick, upon which the vel
Vet hung. and which the old man held
high to throw the light upon Valentine.
tn" face might have seemed suspended
in mdair
\ gray beard. trimmed to a point, was
on the old mans chin. and his lips were
So thin and tight drawn that you could
scarcely see the line Of the mouth on
the blanched visage. His small green
eyes We're bare of eyebrows or lashes
and had a look OF implacable sternness
Craftiness was in the sinuous lines and
the circular creases of the forehead.
The Divine Farce.
The strange old man touched a spring.
and opened the mahogany case which
had excited Valentines curiosity. 1t con-
tanned a head Of Christ by Raphael, one
Of the great paintings by that immortal
artist When the view of that picture
burst upon him Valentine forgot the
weird sights of the gallery and the vi
sions which had tossed about his troubled
soul. He became once more a man: he
felt himself in the world of real things
The Washington herald., 1915-01-10

tine, was the head Of an ancient, but for
gotten family in AuverGe, whence he
came up to Paris as a young man and
achieved for himself an eminent position
at court. But the revolution ruined him.
He, however, married the heiress of a
noble house, and, under the empire was
able to restore the family to its former
state of affluence.
The Restoration, which enabled Ra-
phaers mother to regain possession of
part of her property, despoiled his father.
He had purchased estates given by the
Emperor to his generals which were sit
uated in foreign countries, and became
engaged in a struggle with lawyers and
diplomatists and with Prussian and Ba-
varian courts of justice in the effort to
retain possession of these properties.
The old marquis was deep in the laby-
Tinth of these suits, upon which the pros
perity Of the family depended. when
Raphael became twenty and his father
at once enlisted him in the struggle
which he was making. For a whole year
he lived and thought in legal terms and
cenversed mainly of briefs and claims.
At the end of that time the Valentines
were utterly defeated-their entire fortune
was swept away-and in order to satisfy
the claims of creditors Raphael signed
away all his rights in the estate, keeping
only little island in the Loire. where his
mother lay buried. Ten months after his
father died of a broken heart. After
selling everything. even the furniture,
Raphael realized from his fathers estate
SOS.
He was related to persons in high sta
tions, who lavished their influence for
strangers, but had none to spare for a
poor relation. Valentine was a victim
of extreme ambition: felt himself capa-
able of great things. yet himself helpless.
He was at an age when he longed for
woman's love, yet found himself SEEM
ingly shut out from female companion
ship. He resolved to become great
through his pen: to conquer the world
and compel love.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-10
Battling with Poverty.

He dropped out of sight. In garrett
on an obscure street he set himself to
his task. His s225 was to suffice him for
three years, and in that time he would
gain fame and money. Count II up"
The Washington herald., 1915-01-10
The Inevitable End.

When the first raptures Of the meeting
were over Raphael became terrified and
said: Pauline, / am a doomed man"
Then he told her the story of the Magic
Skin, and, taking Il from his pocket,
showed it to her, shTunk to a mere frag-
ment-a shred.
Pauline was terrified, but as she stood
there, beautiful with terror. Raphael
couli command himself no longer. COJH[d
not Insist upon her leaving him. Paul.
inc, Pauline he cried; but she fled from
him into a further room and locked the
door Raphael broke in the door and
found her trying to strangle herself with
her shawl in a fit of frenzy. He darted
toward her. tore the shawl away and
clasped her in his arms, crying: Pauline,
choose to die with thee" Jonathy
dashed in and found his master dead -
the Srms of his wife. They could find no
trace of the Magic Skin.
"A case of ordinary consumption" the
doctors said: that talk about a Magic
Skin was but the delusion of a sick
mans brain" But was il? Perhaps so.
And again perhaps the whole story is
but an allegory
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
Monday
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No Mail, Phone or
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made of fine selected yarn.
finished with double-stitched,
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31

Ostrich Boas of very fine quail
ity, extra full and full "a inches
long. finished on end with large
tassels. Black and white, white
and black, black. natural and
white.
Main Floor.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-05-06
VEGETABLES MUST
NOT BE CROWDED
Much Garden Stuff Ruined by
Not Being Trimmed Out
Much Nerve Required.

Do not be afraid to thin out your
plants-they must not be crowded.
Probably more garden stuff has been
ruined for want Of being thinned at
the proper time than by any other
cause.
However that may be, one Of the
most puzzling things for the beginner
is to find out whether any particular
vegetable should be thinned or trans
planted, and how far apart the plants
should stand afterward.
He will get some help from the cata-
logues as to the distances, but whether
he should transplant or thin is the
kind of thing that is not in the book.
1t requires a great deal OF nerve to
pull up and destroy the unnecessary
seed,ing-more nerve than the ANA
teur possesses. They say that per-
son never becomes q good gardener
until he steels his nerve to this ruth
less sacrifice.
A vegetable must have plenty or
room to develop it's best size and ma
vor, and no one can take pride In small
or commonplace vegetables. True II
Is that 1.-The worst weed In corn Is
corn"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-05-06
SCARECROW THAT
WILL SCARE CROWS
Ordinary Device, in Most Cases,
Does Not Serve Purpose
New Idea Is Suggested.
(By r, A, GALLIHER)

The ordinary scarecrow, consisting
of pair of old trousers, coat and hat.
which adorns so many cornfields aft
er planting time, does not, in most
cases. serve the desired purpose; but
is regarded by Mr.. Crow as notice
which plainly says: Here's place
to get your free lunch" and he gets
it, too.
But there Is such thing as making
. scarecrow that will scare, and here
is the way to do it.
Take box about fifteen inches long
by ten inches square. Place this box
near the cornfield fence, having one
end of the box open, and a hens
nest" in the other end, in which put
two or three fresh eggs.
In the open end of the box set a
small steel trap, covering 1t with fine
dry grass or leaves. Then place an
egg about two feet from the box, in
such a position that when Mr.. Crow
is in the act of getting this egg he cap
easily see the ones in the nest.
The second trip he makes for eggs
Is generally the last one. Now you
can catch one crow in this manner, but
one Is sufficient: for he will at once
get busy giving out danger signals
that will be needed by all other crows
for miles around.
Don't be in a hurry about releasing
him, for the longer he is In the trap
the better opportunity he has OF cir
culating the news Of his imprison-
ment
Unless his legs are broken or he Is
otherwise injured, it Is best to let him
60, and not kill him.
No danger of this one coming back.
and the whole crow family will steer
clear Of that cornf1eld all season.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-05-06

Most people buy any kind of sweet
corn seed that comes handy, put 1t
into the ground indifferently, hoe it
occasionally and 'let 1t go at that
The result of this sort of planting
and cultivation is naturally not the
best. There are many varieties Of
sweet corn seed to select from, and
the best for ones own garden can best
be told by observing the results Of
other gardens.
There is great strife among seed
dealers to produce the earliest va
rieties, but this development is re-
sulting in a great deal of early seed
that is subject to smut
There are some varieties which will
produce ripe corn in 55 days, but as
a rule, two months Is as early as one
should expect corn from the time Of
planting.
Next to the seed the preparation Of
the ground is of the greatest import
ance. The ground should be plowed
deeply and should have had a coat Of
we'll rotted manure the previous fall
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-05-06
FERTILIZERS AND
SOILS FOR ONIONS
Heavy CIays, HiIIsides and Stony
Land Should Be Avoided
Old Muck Lands Best.
By ]. T. GRAINGER.D

The best soil for onions is rich,
sides and stony land should be avoid
ed. Onion soil cannot be too rich.
Excellent crops are grown on deep,
rich, muck lands that have been I'M
der cultivation for three or four years.
Such lands should contain fair mix
ture Of sand. New, raw muck lands
give poor returns.
The ground for onions should have
been planted to some heavily MANFRED
hoed crop the preceding year and be
practically free from weed seed. 1t
Is a great mistake to grow onions on
weedy or rundown land.
The following which relates to grow.
ing onions on a large scale also ap-
plies to garden growing.
A rather firm seed bed which re-
suits from fall blowing is desirable
and gives the best results. A second
crop OF clover, heavily fortified with
barnyard manure and turned under
in the fall followed by potatoes the
next year, makes an excellent prep,
aration for onions the Sc ,ond year.
A heavy top dressing OF we'll rotted
barnyard manure or compost should
be applied in the spring. and we'll
worked into the soil. After this, a
complete commercial fertilizer an.
alyzing per cent nitrogen. 8 per cent
available phosphorus and 10 per cent
potash should be applied.
This fertilizer formula is very pop.
ular with large onion growers, and it
should be put on broadcast and thick.
II the ground Is In a high state OF
cultivation the commercial fertilizer
may replace in part. the barnyard ma,
nure. A top dressing OF ashes and
hen manure might also replace in part
the commercial fertilizers.
Very successful growers use them all
and in addition nitrate Of soda applied
broadcast in three or four applications
during the growing season.
Wood ashes constitute one Of the
best forms OF potash fertilizers and
should be carefully kept under shell
ter away from the rains.
1t Is well to bear in mind that 1t
costs just as much TO seed and cult
vate a crop OF onions that yields 300
bushels to the acre as 1t does to grow
a crop yielding 800 to 1000 bushels.
And further that the land once prop
erly prepared can be used FOR grow
ing onions year after year unless In
sects or diseases come In.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-05-06

1t will not do to simply smooth over
the top of the soil. 1t should be thor
oughly pulverized to the depth of eight
to twelve inches. To do this requires
a considerable amount of spading and
raking
When the soil is in the condition
Of the finest portion Of your garden,
then plant your seed in rows 80 inches
apart, one seed in place, and cover
lightly.
Then 1t is necessary to keep the
surface of the soil very fine all through
the growing season in order to keep
the moisture from evaporating.
Do not wait until the weeds grow
higher than the corn before attacking
them. Use the rake as soon as they
make their first appearance and then
keep after them with rake and hoe
and hands until the corn natures.
If this practice is carefully followed.
one may be agreeably surprised in the
improvement Of his CROP even from
seed that has hitherto proved disap-
pointing.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-05-06
Kindred Eeelino,

The pale-faced passenger looked out
Of the car windows with exceeding in
terest Finally he turned to his seat
mate:
You likely think | never rode In
the cars before" he said, "but the fact
is, pardner, l just got out Of the pen
this mornin', an 1t does me good to
look around. 1t is goin' to be mighty
tough, though, facin my old.time
friends. l spose, though, you amt
got much idee how a man feels in a
case like that?"
Perhaps l have a better idea Of
your feelings than you think" said the
other gentleman with a sad smile. I
am just getting home from congress"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-05-06

J. Mcdaniel. Rheumatic pains. Isuf-
fered ten months. was treated by
physician, but found no relief until
started to use Dodd's Kidney Pills. I
now feel that am permanently cured
by the use of Dodd's Kidney Pills."
Dodd's Kidney Pills. SOC. per box at
your dealer or Dodd's Medicine Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y. Write for Household
Hints, also music Of National Anthem
English and German words) and re-
cipes for dainty dishes. All 3 sent
froe Adv
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-05-06
Incubator Hint.

Set some hens when setting the In
cubator this will give you eggs with
which to fill vacant places after test
Ing II you do not have these eggs,
then fill vacant place with cloth or
paper as open spaces on the egg tray
make it difficult matter to keep
The thermometer at right heat. Don't
leave the doors open when airing the
eggs; don't let the eggs chill while
airing. II the incubator room Is cold
you must make the airing short one.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-05-06

C~O~-o~oJ~-~~-O~o-~-~~
weghem church with tower, fiat top
with ten yards square; splendid OBJ
| servation station.
seIfry at 6ruses Noted.
"Bruges to Courtrai belfry at
Bruges.
"Ghent to Antwerp. All windmills
and churches. Lokeren church tower
four miles panorama all round. St
Nicholas church lin Grande place..
panorama all round. st. Martin 1.-TWO
miles southeast OF Nieuwekerken.
Waes), tower three miles view In all
directions.
"Lokeren to Termonde. Church
tower in Zele.
"Lokeren to Antwerp, Waesmun-
ster level crossing and church tower,
view all round.
Client to Zele. Overmeire church,
view as far as Zele.
"Massemen to Malines. Wetteren
church steeple, extensive view to
northeast to west
"Tournai-C ourtrai-Ghent. (a) Tour.
nal belfry. Oh Mont st. ALBERT church;
view east to Mellen. Mourcourt and
Velaines (c) Pecq church tower.
Cd Coyghem church tower, a four.
mile view north and south. (e) Belle
Chem church tower, view six miles
to west, five miles to east (f) Cour-
trai church tower view four miles all
round.
"St. Armand to Journal Maulde
church. view to st. Armand and for
u miles in all other directions.
"vieW to All Surrounding Heights"
"Enghien to Alost. (a) Enghen
church tower. view to all surrounding
heights. Oh Dendewindem. view from
church tower for two miles (c) Nj.
move, view from church tower for
three miles In all directions.
"Enghien to Riviere. (a) Enghien
| church tower, view all round (b)
Soignies church tower. view for four
miles all round
"Ath to Godinne. (a) Chievres
church, 90 Church tower at Bauffe.
(c) Lens church tower Cd Jurbse
church tower.
Rance to Philippeville, Philippe
Vile church.
Marcinelle to Silenrieux. (a) Hates
church. (b) Naennes church (c) Wal.
court church
"Chaulet to Glvet. Good view from
church towers.
"Philippevile to Magee. Chapelle
de HERMITAGE.
"Wepon to st. Gerard. The church
towers of Bots de Villers. Lesves and
St Gerard.
Convent Clock Tower May Be Used.
"Valenciennes to Leuze (a) Fresnes
church tower, view for two miles in
all directions. (b) Bon Secours; moth.
ing can be seen from the ground at
this place, but from the top OF the
church tower 1t Is said that a good
view can be obtained. (c) The square
clock tower of a convent on the right
oih' 'bI'olN' fi'Hh is'uL' Nllul vi lbllt
mile south of Leuze) should make a
good observation point; there are
stairs up to II.
"Maubeuge to Hal. Bettignies
church tower
"Dinant to Eupen. (a) Achene
church. tb) Maize church.
"Dinant to Pessoux. SOVIET church.
"Blemont to Celles. Achene church
"Namur to St Hubert Chapel on
! Crag at Rochefort
"Andenne to Champion. Obey
church.
brussels to Louvaln. Cortenberg
! church steeple
brussels To Wayre Notre Dame.
! au Bots church
Hal to Andreghem (a) Hal church.
! tbl Alsenberg church"
May Quarter Troops In Churches.
Concerning the quartering OF sol.
diers In churches, both in Belgium and
France, the reports say:
Churches should be avoided. but II
space Ia restricted the municipal au.
thorities will probably not object to
churches being used"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-05-06
FOX HOUNDS TO HAUL FOOD
Laroer Empty, Horses Unshod, Dogs
Fill the Gap for Tennessee
Farmer.

Camden, Tenn.-John Hundley,
farmer, awoke one morning recently
10 be advised by his wife OF serious
deficit In the pantry neither -four nor
meal HundIeys horses were not shod.
tse sleet and Ice were too rough for
the animals. the 'amilys strong box
was empty, and the farmer resided six
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-05-06

vestiges of pleasure travel. The only
travellers to cross the channel or the
Atlantic now are business men who
are occupied with war contracts and
relief administrators. Onicers going
to England on leave are compelled to
travel On military transports alone
Even English people on the way to
France to visit wounded relatives
have postponed their trips.
The only Americans travelling IN Eu.
rope just now are summarized as
journalists, Red Cross people and
contraband agents"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-05-06
plant for Cultivation.

Always plant the vegetables SO that
cultivation with horse will be pos.
sible, as this is essential il the pro-
duction costs are to be kept down.
There must be plenty OF hand work
done in truck growing in any case.
aud the costs will be high enough
even II horse labor Is used TO the
limit
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-05-06
WOMAN OF 30 mo CHANCE"
That's ohioan's PLANT In Breach OF
Promise suIt--kept Company
Seventeen Years.

Norwalk, O.-Miss Lillian West has
brought suit for $4,000 for alleged
breach Of promise against Frank At.
water. Both reside in Belleyille.
Miss West who Is forty. declares
she has been keeping company with
Atwalcr for seventeen years. that she
became engaged to him in 1906. and
that Atwater has constantly put Off
marrying
Miss West also says she has suf.
fered financial loss, has been terribly
Inundated and that she had little or
no chance OF marrying at her age.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-05-06
Cord paeture plant.

Bronze grass Is one OF the best pas
ture plants. It's good points are tina.
1t has a good root system. so stands
tramping well; 1t starts early and
grows late. is leafy and makes a flne
pasture 1t does well on poor as well
as on good soil. but responds very
readily to good soil and manuring.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-05-06
iIilteracy In United States.

The figures Of the federal bureau
show a striking decrease in child illit-
eracy in this country for the last fif-
teen years. Only fifteen out Of every
one thousand children from ten to
fourteen years In the United States
are now unable to read and write. In
1900 the proportion was forty-two to
the thousand
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-05-06

Backache and burning
in the stem of the Blad-
der, which was sore
and had a constant
hurting all the time
broken sleep, tired feel
ing, nervousness, puff
ed and swollen eyes,
shortness of breath and
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-05-06
The Difference.

Those two brothers represent the
difference between romance and real
ity."
How so?"
when their father died and his
will divided his money, one invested
his inheritance in castles in Spain.
while the other went to Milwaukee
and bought a brewery"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-05-06
Bio Woman Filled Hack.

Alton. Mlch,-Mrs. Claude Barker Of
Oklahoma city, Okla, was the only
occupant OF a carriage which con
yeyed her at the funeral of her hus-
band, which was held at st. Patricks
church recently She weighs 635
pounds, and In a show was called the
largest woman in America. She took
up so much space in the carriage that
no one else could get In
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-05-06

miles from town hut John met the
emergency He constructed a large
sled, hltched nine fox hounds TO IL,
loaded on five bushels Of stock peas.
and hit the trail for Camden. After a
couple OF hours rest, Hundley re-
turned home. the dogs pulling a bag of
meal and barrel Of -four through the
snow.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-05-06
Different.

Il understand Dobbs is painting a
portrait of the rich Mrs. Uglymug."
He's painting a picture of her I
don't believe she'd stand for a real
portrait"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-05-06
ovERWoRk ars KIDNEY TROUBLE

Mr.. James Mcdaniel, Oakley, KY.
writes: Il overworked and strained
myself, which brought on Kidney and
Bladder Disease. My symptoms were
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-05-06
Fat Brood Sow

The SOW that is allowed to grow fat
will not prove q good mother of her
pigs If she does not overlap and XIII
half of them 1t will be surprising.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-05-06

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOU
Try Murine Eye Remedy TOT Red. Week. watery
iust Eve comfort Write for Book Of the Rye
py mali Free Murine Bye Remedy Co., Chicago
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-05-06
Hatchinu EQqs.

We always like large eggs for
Matching. And, by the way. did you
ever notice what large eggs hen
will lay after she has rested while?
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-05-06

The height OF lazy mans ambition
Is to marry woman who runs q
boarding house.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-05-06
Rino the Youngsters.

When the pigs get big enough to
root with their sharp little noses dec.
crate their shouts with ring In each
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-05-06
Rencflta Of Spraying.

Well sprayed trees have increased
power to withstand untoward innu'
ences of all kinds.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-05-06
Drink Oenlson's Coffee.
Always pure and delicious.

A coat hanger to which Is attached
a clothes brush has been patented by
a Denver resident.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-05-06
Pleasure Travel Cut OF

Paris.-liotel and tourist agencies
admit that the German submarine
threat has eliminated the remaining