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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30
Cat SPORTS a Glass Eye.

Several months ago Bill, an orange
Persian cat belonging to Royal r. GIL.
lett, lost his right eye during the
course OF a nocturnal prowl The
seemingly irreparable loss worried
both cat and master. the cat losing its
spirit and thus depreciating in value
Gillett began to figure that he would
be forced to XIII the animal when a
friend suggested that he replace the
lost optic with one Of glass.
Gillett acted on the suggestion and
the Persian gets along nicely now
having regained his polse and seeming
to be proud OF his distinction. --Phila
delphia Inquirer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30

They had been settled in their spick
ard span new home Just one week.
and on the Saturday Reginald rushed
home eagerly from his Office.
Ermentrude met him on the door
step, her face wreathed in smiles.
"Oh, ducksey," she gurgled, wiley
has made you something awfully nice
and special for your dinner today,
Guess"
Reginald. who liked good things to
eat, reeled off list of about fifty Of
his favorite dishes. Then he paused
in dismay. His precious Ernie was
weeping.
"W-w-hat's the matter?" he gasped.
"O-o-oh," she sobbed, as she threw
herself on his neck. My h.h.heart is
broken. II thought you'd gguess
straight off that I'd ln-mmade some
b.b-butterscotch?
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30

Dull S-eye OF Ola SOlu III lHe
midst of ringed target. The
successive and extending arcs of mod
ern and obsolete fortresses Can't
werp is not completely encircled)
have almost traced the history of de-
fensive warfare The Antwerp forts
have gradually been pushed outward
from the site of the ancient city
stormed by the Mortimer in the ninth
century to the outer line of Lierre, De
Kessel, De Ertbrand and many others,
held to be impregnable until the au-
tumn of 1914 This line of forts, with
the military bikes upon the languid
River Scheldt, has guarded for some
years the most important arsenal of
Belgium, as well as what was consd-
cred the chief city of refuge for the
Belgian army.
But Antwerp is far more than a
strategic point. The pistol aimed at
England" Is not weapon alone. Ant
werp at the outbreak of the war was
one Of the most important seaports
in Europe. 1t formed one of the chief
outlets for German and Belgian COM
mcrce. Not only is it close enough to
the British Isles for its possession by
an enemy to menace England, but its
vast docks, begun by Napoleon, who
devoted 100000 francs to the pur-
pose, have an area of more than six
hundred acres, and in all of their ia
cilities are the most modern IN the
world. The shipping of this city,
counting export and import bottoms
separately, has exceeded 20,00O,000
tons year, while Antwerp's annual
imports have run in excess of $780,
100000.
The city has been the home of dia-
mond cutters and lace makers, of gold
and silver merchants, of cigarmakers
and carpet manufacturers-whos
goods showed so fine a quality that
for centuries they were shipped to
Persia, the home of rug weaving. as
well as to Arabia and India-of com.
mercial magnate3 and ship owners
whose wealth at one time was a by
word in all of the civilized world, and
of various guilds and trades that are
no longer in existence. Above all, it
has been the home of artists, and
many of the works of the old masters
have been treasured in the Royal mu-
scum. Van Dyck Jordaens, Rubens,
Quentin Matsys, the Teniers, father
and son. Cornelius de Nos and Seghers
are among the many names of artists
on the roll of Antwerp's residents.
Cathedral and It's Pictures.
The city of Antwerp is one of the
most interesting not only in Belgium
but in the entire world. 1t has been
reduced by fire and sword on many oc-
cAsions, but in spite of its various ca
lamities there have been preserved a
number of priceless old buildings. The
cathedral of Notre Dame is one of the
finest examples of Gothic architec-
ture in the Netherlands. Through all
the violent scenes that have taken
place about its walls it has been
spared by the various armies that
have desolated the city. The one ex-
ception to it's immunity came in the
violent revolution against the Roman
Catholic faith in the sixteenth century.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30

I kept getting worse. My limbs from
my ankles to my knees swelled and
my eyes were so swollen that
couldn't see. AS a last hope I thought
would give Dodd's Kidney Pills a
trial. l gradually improved and kept
on taking them and they cured me
thoroughly"
Dodd's Kidney Pills, SOC per box at
your dealer or Dodd's Medicine Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y. Dodd's Dyspepsia Tab
lets for Indigestion have been proved.
soc per boX-Adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30
Sept. %, 1914,

Germans occupied Mo|l and
MaIines and bombarded Lierre.
Outer defenses of Antwerp
sheled by the Germans.
Serbs retook SemIin.
Russians swept over northern
Hungary.
Japanese invested Tsinetau.
Chinese blew up railroad bridges
to hinder progress of Japanese.
British warships bombardeo
Tsngtau.
German cruiser Emden sank five
British steamers in Gulf Of Bengal
and all tank steamers at Madras.
Zeppelin dropped bombs in Bel
gian towns.
U. S. S. Tennessee ordered to
the Adrlatic.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30

A Scottish prison chaplain. recently
appointed entered one of the cells on
his first round of inspection and thus
addressed the prisoner who occupied
it.
We'll, my man, do you know who |
ann
mo, nor ! dinna care." was the
nonchalant reply.
We'll, I'm your new chaplain"
"Oh, we are? Then | haze heard O.
ye before!"
And what did you hear?" returned
the chaplain, his curiosity getting the
better of his dignity.
We'll, / heard that the last twa
kinks we were in ye preached them
bath empty; but l can say We wilma
find it quite sa easy to do the same
wi this one"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30
Eye Wash.

II your eyes have burning feeling
when you go home from business at
follows Boric acid. one ounce boil.
Ing water, one pint Put the boric
acid in basin and pour on the hot
water and allow 1t to dissolve before
bottling DO not depend upon this.
though, as your eyes undoubtedly
need the attention OF an oculist, and
it IL best to give them attention at
nnce
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30
NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT
Little JImmy's Explanation Of tho Per.
splratIon No Doubt Satisfied His
Fond Mother.

Senator Clarence D. Clark Of wy.
oming smiled the other day when ref.
erence was made to the bright sayings
of the kiddie folk. He said he was re-
minded Of small party named jim
my.
One afternoon little Jimmy had been
playing rather strenuously in the
street When he returned to his hap
py home he had an overheated look.
Jimmy" exclaimed his mother on
seeing the youngster. come here q
moment"
Yes, ma'am," OBS red Jimmy, quick
ly hustling to his mothers side.
What in the world have you been
doing?" demanded the fond parent.
Your head is all perspiration."
That's all right, mamma" was the
Indifferent response OF Jimmy. My
roof leaks"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30
THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
Sept. 27, 1914.

ALLIES repuIsed German attacks
on both wings, but Germans gained
In center.
French REINFORCED on the Meuse.
Germans bombardeG Malines.
Russians checked German ad
vance into Poland at Suwalk! and
entered town of PrzemysI.
Serbs and Montenesrins reached
Roumanian border.
Japanese defeated Germans In
outskirts of kiaochow
German aviators droppel bombs
in Paris and Warsaw.
Cholera outbreak In Austria.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30

Allies made progress on heights
of the Meuse.
selgIans retook Alost and re-
pulsed Germans at Malines.
General Hindenburg's army
forced to retire from Poland.
Russians occupied Dembica and
took fort at Przemysl.
Russians crossed the Carpathans
and invaded Hungary.
Japanese approached Tslngtau.
German Congo seized by British
and French.
French warship sunk by cattaro
forts.
Russian soldiers occupied TiIslt
estate of kaiser.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30
Sept. 80, 1914.

Allies drove back both German
wings and retook St. Mihiel.
Germans destroyed town OF
Orchies.
Germans failed in attempt to
cross the River Niemen.
Retreating Austrians surrounded
near Dukia.
Hunsarlans retook Uzsok p1ss.
Japanese reached LaoChe and
Germans abandoned their artillery.
Italian ships sunk by Austrian
mines.
British cruiser Cumberland cap
tured ten German merchant steam.
ers.
Cadets from Canada Royal Mill
tary college sailed for England.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30
ONLY A FEW PiMPLES
But Many More May Come II You
Neglect Them. Try Cuticura Free.

Cuticura Soap and Ointment are
most effective in clearing the skin OF
pimples. backheads. redness. rough
ness. itching and irritation as we'll as
freeing the scalp of dandruff, dryness
and itching, besides satisfying every
want OF the toilet and nursery.
Sample each free by mail with Book
Address postcard, Cuticura. Dept Y.
Boston. Sold everywherc,-Adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30

Are you not afraid that moths will
get in the house, now that your women.
folk are away"
oh. | suppose they will, but III give
EN- warm reception. I've got four
quarts Of moth balls piled on the din
ing room table, and II a moth shows
above the trenches I'll start a bonn.
bardment and keep 1t up all the eve
ming, but III force the moth to surren.
der"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30
Would Retaliate.

II was in country BARRIERS shop,
and a farmer with weeks growth OF
stubbv beard mad seated himself In a
chair to have his whiskers cropped,
Guess you'll have time gittin them
off" he remarked, as the barber be
gan rubbing on the lather "Oh. !
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30
Daily THOUGHT.

] do not say we ought to be happier
as we grow older, but we ought to be
calmer knowins better what life T.
and looking forward to another which
we believe to be reality, though we
cannot tell what II means.--Iowett
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30
Near.Publiclty,

The nearest some men ever come 10
getting their pictures into the papers
is when cross tX) is shown on the
halftone to indicate where the limo.
cent bystander stood when 1t hap.
pened.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30

have been blessed
with good health ever
since my cure. When
the doctors pronoun-
ced my case Bright's
Disease / was in such
a serious condition
that they could not
do oputb;pu for pna
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30

don't know" said the barber, careless
ly. "All boards look alike to me-"
"Wunst ! went into a barber shop to
git shaved" resumed the farmer, "and
after the barber was done and | was
payin' him, he remarked Say, old
man, if all boards was like yourn I'd
give up the barber business SEE
to him, SEE, Well, you haven't got
anything on me, old man If all bar.
bers was like you Id let my beard
grow"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30

cOulQ not StanQ on
my feet. My sister,
in-law wished nc to
try Lydia E. Pink
hams We 6 e t a b q
Compound and my
nerves became firm,
appetite good, step
elastic, and l 10 s t
that weak, tired
feeling. That was
six years ago and |
have had three fine
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30
Those .ilsiciana

DO you think, professor said the
unsteady ambitious youth. that |
can ever do anything Wit my voice."
Well was the cautious reply, n,
may Gene In handy to boiler with In
case OF fire"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30
Oct. 2, 1914.

Allies checked at Arras.
Germans driven back across the
Meuse.
Two Antwerp forts s;'enced.
Russians broke German center
and took up new battle line from
Marampol to OssoWetz.
Germans lombard Ossowetz.
Russians took two forts of
Przemysl.
German cruisers sheIled Papeete.
capital of French islands CT Tahiti.
French gunboat sank German
auxiliary ships Rhios and Itolo.
German cruiser Leipzig sank
Union oil tanker Elsinore.
German fore On office accused
French Of torturing wounded at
Orchies.
American Red Cross ship arrived
at Pauilac. France.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30
Oct. I, 1914.

Allies won fight around Roye.
French sneled Germans in quar-
ries.
EelqIans bombarded Termonde
church to drive Germans from
sieepIe.
Bombardment of Antwerp forts
continued.
German and Japanese warships
fought in kiaochow harbor.
Troops from India landed at Mar
settles.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30
Daily THOUGHT.

Even in ordinary life the unselnsh
people are the happiest-those who
work to make others happy and who
forget themselves The dissatisfied
people are those who are seeking hap
ajness for themselves. -- Besant.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30
important 20 Mothers
A Fast Coer.

"How's the new servant getting
along?"
Rapidly. Next Tuesday she II have
been gone a week. Detroit Free
Press.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30
CURED OF BRiGHT's DISEASE.

Mrs. A. L. Crawford, Medfield,
Mass, writes: "Dodd's Kidney Pills
cured me Of Bright's Disease, and l
am healthy and strong to-day and
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30

War may be necessary--b there's
no sane reason why people should try
to change seats while In row boats.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30

If you desire to arouse the enthusi.
asm of tightwad, take him out and
show him a ten cent store
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30

II, after you have seen her in a XII.
mono, you still love her. your vaccina
ton took.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30

The Hotel de Vile, built toward the
end of the sixteenth century by Cor
nelius de Vriendt, was destroyed in
part by the SpaEiards during the
Spanish Fury of 1856, when more than
six thousGud citizens were put to the
sword. and the Antwerp burghers
were hanged by dozens in various
parts Of the town. The building was
restored in 1881, and since then has
been unframed In it are the burgo
masters room, with its beautifully
carved chimney piece and various val
liable paintings that depict the his
toric events Of the city.
On the Grand place, where the Ho'
tel de Vile is located, are also the
homes of those forerunners of the la
Dor unions the trade guilds These
organizations built their permanent
offices, if they were to be called such
in the sixteenth and seventeenth cen.
turies. The various guilds represent.
ed on the square are the coopers, arch
ers, clothiers and carpenters. On the
same square there is the birthplace OF
Van Dyck.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30
It's Aim.

II wonder what is the chief end OF
the average woman's club"
Il guess It's to hit the men"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30
Fiction.

What kind Of fiction does Fleecer
write"
Mainly promissory notes and |. o.
US"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30
When all others fail to please
Try Denison's Coffee.

There's nothing better than the old
fashioned brand of home made charity
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30

What Generated II.
What caused the GOODNESS between
you and Jones?
"A heated argument"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30
WAS MISERABLE
COULDN'T STAND
Testifies She Was Restored
to Health by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Lackawanna, N. Y.-"After my first
child was born felt very miserable and
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30

Badness among Indians and negroes
is almost unknown.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30
When all others fail to Please
Try Denison's Coffee.

A woman never eats when she has
else to do.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30

Then, according to Motley, every
statue was hurled from its niche, every
picture torn from the wall, every won
derfully painted window shivered to
atoms. every ancient monument shat
tered. every sculptural decoration,
however innocent in appearance,
hurled to the ground"
Nearly three hundred years were re-
quired for the building of this great
monument. Within it there have been
on view a number of beautiful pic
lures, of which the most famous is
Rubens' Descent From the Cross"
THE Elevation of the Cross" and THE
Assumption" also by Rubens, were
hanging there last month. The cathe-
dral also contains the tombstone OF
Christopher Plantin, who was com
PEELED nine times to ransom his print
ing establishment, that is still intact
in the Plantin museum, in the south
western quarter of old Antwerp. The
stained glass of Notre Dame is COM
paratively modern, owing to the out
RACES of the Iconoclasts. It's tower,
rising to a height of more than four
hundred feet, is a prominent feature
for miles in a fiat country. In the
Place Verte, before the cathedral,
there is a bronze statue Of Rubens.
The organ Of the cathedral is the
largest in all Belgium.
So many are the interesting old
buildings of Antwerp and the number
of treasures contained in them that
the barest outline of them can be
given here Besides the cathedral and
the Musee Plantin there are the Hotel
de Vile, the Royal museum and the
churches of st. Paul, st. Jacques, st.
Andrew and st. Augustine, erected in
the fifteenth, sixteenth and seven
teenth centuries. The Royal museum,
while modern in structure, has been
the home of so many art treasures
that it has become one Of the best
known buildings in the world. The
collection of old masters numbers
more than eight hundred priceless
PAINTINGS. of which the most notewor-
thy are the works by Rubens, Titan
Van Dyck, Van Eyck. Matsys, De Nos,
Frans Halls, Van der Weyden and
Hans Holbein.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30

18TH its fifty-mile circle of
Notifications the wealthy
city of Antwerp is like a
bull's-eye of old gold in the
rnidct of q rinppd target The
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-30
Sept. 20, 1914.

Allies made progress on heights
of the Meuse.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-10-08
GHORICE WRITES OF
SUDAN GRASS CROP

Reyno, Oct. 2, l9I5-On Febru
ary 20, broke aud narrowed my
land, let he until the l4th OF April,
then ] cut the land thoroughly both
ways, then ! narrowed with section
harrow both ways, then run light
drag over the land which left smooth
surface. ] then took one horse
planter and put in a cane seed plate
corked up every other hole, and
drilled eleven pounds Of Sudan seed
on two acres of land, 80 inches
apart, which made sIxty-six rows on
two acres. Moved 26 rows June
2lst for hay, and let The remainder
stand TO make seed. On June the
3Oth we had hard rainstorm and
the wind blew my Sudan down as
flat as If a roller had been run over
it, but as soon as the sun shOne out
and drIed it off, it Strengthened up
erect. Some Of it was seven feet
high. My bogs, cattle and horses
ate j, better than any rOnghness ]
ever bad.
On July 23rd ] cut Sudan for
seed with corn knife and bound it
by hand in bundles as large as !
could reach around. ] shocked il
mp as ! would wheat, ten bundles to
the place without Gaping 1t When
it cured out, ! hauled it and stacked
1t as ! woald wheat. had twenty.
seven shocks and it threshed out 30
bushels clean seed. II weighs 40
pounds to the busbel. ANY wheat
thresher will lhresh IT,.
] moved the stubbIo with mower,
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-10-08

done so. The circuit clerks of the
state "iidn't know where they
were at" and bonds began pouring
in on the Secretary of State, and 10y
Saturday evening there we're only
dozen still out.
In the meantime, however, Gov.
Hays had poured oil on the troubled
waters 10y announcing that where
the bonds had been made and ap.
proved at home, there would be no
vacancy, even # it were not filed
with the Secretary of State; and
even in case of delinquency, he
would re-appoInt the present CLERK
as soon as he had complied with
the law, which he dad in half a doz.
en- instances.
The movement started in Pulaski
aud Jefferson counties for the Sc.
lection Of representative business
men, and lawyers, for selection 10
the lower House Of the Legislature,
has been spreading to other counties.
The theory is that the man who
is busiest about his own affairs Is
hest qualified to serve the people as
law.maEer for sixty days, even at
little sacrifice. To elevate the
standard of our lawmakers Is the
purpose of the movement.
by this method three prominent
citizens Of Little Rock were "called
to the colors," and in Pine Bluff
four were called by petition. Bnt
IN both counties other candidates
are appearing TO swell the list of as.
pirants, and those who have been
called will not have the unanimous
endorsement Of the voters, by any
means. The business interests who
are backing these movements say
their only purpose is to get good
men IN the Legislature.
The last ten years have demon
strated that the Arkansas farmer
has not been thoroughly advised
upon the potenuaIities of the soil.
A few years ago, cotton was prac-
tically the only money crop grown.
but now 1t is one of dozen, and
new crops are being discovered all
the time.
1t is within the memory Of the
present generation that rice, straw
berries, canteioupes, tomatoes, al.
Galfn viuter wheat, and live stock
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-10-08
POLITICAL NOTES
FROM LITTLE ROCK

Little Rock, Oct. Phillips
county has broken the political ice.
II held the first county primary IN
the state on Sept. %, and nomIna.
ted officers that are to be elected IN
November, 1916, nearly fifteen
months after nomination.
But Phillips Is not to he the only
sooner county. jefferson will hold
its primaries Nov. s, ChIcot Nov.
II, and Pulaski Jan. II. 1t is at.
so being agitated in many other
counties, and probably not many
more than halt the counties will
hold the state aud county primaries
together in March, Yell and Lo
noke are among the counties agiLat-
ing an early primary.
An avoidance of the rlgors OF a
winter campaign is the reason urged
by many for the early election, al.
though this course will mean mul.
tiplicatIon of elections.
The talk in favor of changing the
time of the state primary appears to
be subsidIng, but the question will
be brought up at the meeting of the
State Committee, which will proba
bly, be held in December. Reasons
against a change appear almost to
balance the reasons for it, and 1t Is
unlikely that a change will be made.
That even generations of lawyers
and public officials do not know all
that our statutes contain has been
made evident during the last week
Picking flaws, uncoverlng jokers,
and digging out half-baked leglsla.
tion has become quite an occupation.
The most remarkable case of this
kind was that which came to light
last week, by which at first the
commissions Of about 90 of the cir
cult clerks Of the state seemed to
have been put in jeopardy by the APP
plication of law that was passed
in 1868 and has since been practic
ally ignored. 1t was pointed ont that
the statutes require circuit clerks
to Gle their bonds as clerks aud re-
corders with the Secretary of State,
but only a few of them have ever