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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12

mulched with old manure or lawn clip
pings, or if the plants are set close
enough together to shade the ground
after July /.
One packet climbing nasturtium four
| to six feet; blooms in July until frost.
Set seed one inch deep In May
One packet nicotiana aflinis two to
three feet; July until frost. Start in
May one foot apart.
One packet candytuft one foot; June
and July. Sow seed early in the gar
den.
One packet poppy one to one and
| one-half feet; July and August. Mix
seed with sifted soil, SOW the earlier
the better. Firm the soil with a
board or the hand but do not cover.
Not easily transplanted.
One packet petunia dwarf six
inches; July to September. Start In
the house for early bloom. Grown
anywhere. Portulacca rose moss) is
another annual for a dry soil Grows
in a sand pile, six inches. Sow the
seed middle OF May.
No. 3. handy garden that VIII
bloom the first year with a light
strawy winter protection and improve
in appearance from year to year. After
the first planting they will require
only an occasional mulch of old man
ure. Pull the weeds and thin the
plants when they begin to crowd,
which will not be before the third
spring
Start all these seeds in the hot-bed
or a box of fine soil in a sunny win
dow.
One packet hollyhock four to six
feet; July to August. Get single early
blooming
One packet delphinium thardy
larkspur) one to three feet; June to
July.
One packet New England asters one
to three feet; June to the end or
August. Sow seed out of doors early.
One packet pompon chrysanthemum
one to three feet; october until snow
flies.
In October plant bulbs Of daffodils,
late tulips and Crocus in this garden
to have flowers from March Is until
November with practically no work.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12
SPARE MINUTE GARDENS
By LULU G. PARKER.

These spare-minute gardens, de-
affairs; they are border beds about
two by eight feet in size and should
be planted along the walks, drive
ways and fences.
Get good seed from a reliable seeds
man. PhloX will not terminate at all
unless it is fresh. Cheap balsam seed
will produce poor flowers.
Plant tall sorts in a row at the back,
medium sized sorts in clumps Of a
tozen seedlings or more, and use the
low growing sorts for edging.
Any Of these little gardens will
furnish enough cut flowers for the
table, with few to give away, besides
frightening the yard from June until
frost.
Five minutes each day or half an
hour once week given up to stirring
the top soil and wedding, will be all
the attention required after the plant
ing is done.
No. l. ANIMALS for a sunny garden
with plenty Of water. Flowers from
June until November.
One packet cosmos, early Towering
three to four feet; blooms In July un-
til frost. Start seed indoors and trans
plant six feet apart in the garden
in May.
One packet balsam one to one and
one-half feet; blooms June and July.
Sow in the garden in May. Thin or
transplant ten inches apart.
One packet phlox drummondi six
inches to one foot; blooms June and
July.
One packet dahlia eighteen inches
to two feet; blooms September and
October. Start seed in the house, set
in garden one foot apart after dan
ger from frost is past
One packet sweet alyssum six
inches; June to November. Sow seed
in the garden early. This alyssum
will thrive in damp place as well.
No. 2. Garden In a dry, sandy soil.
These plants will require no water
ing during the driest summer. If
weeds are kept out and the SOIL Is
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12
Interesting War Contribution.

Among the funds which are pouring
into the committees in every city of
saries for those who are suffering di-
rectly or indirectly through the war,
an interesting contribution Of nearly
$500 has been received by the com
mittee for civil preparation at Bo-
logna. The committee existed during
the war Of independence in 1866, and
this sum, which was then only $50,
was the balance which remained to
the fund after the war was over. 1t
was deposited in the name Of Count
Salina, \wellknown patriot OF the
town, and in AZ years it has more
than quintupled itself.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12
ALLOW NOTHING TO WASTE
Everything Of the Slightest Value 10
Utilized by the Thrifty People
of France.

What becomes of old sardine boxes,
tomato cans, meat cans, fruit cans,
and cans Of all kinds?
In this country they are usually tum-
bled into some waste lot or down by
the side of the road, where they are
left in unsightly heaps.
But the people do better in France,
where nothing is allowed to go to
waste. They gather them up, and
use them-to cut into tin soldiers.
The making of tin soldiers is not an
insignificant or unimportant business,
by any means. There was published
not long ago an item saying that
the manufacture had reached great
artistic excellence" and that "a GER
tain eminent German officer has found
1t possible to represent military OPP
erations on large scale by their
means" He has "thirty-tive thousand
tin soldiers" foot soldiers, horsemen,
and artillerymen, with all necessary
equipments, and toy scenery; and with
them he goes through evolutions, and
works out interesting problems of mil
itary tactics.
In France, too, the old boots and
shoes are collected, and every part is
used over again. The work is most
ly done by convicts in prisons. They
take the boots and shoes to pieces and
soak them; then the uppers are cut
over into children's shoes; or, If they
are too far gone for that, a peculiar
kind of pressed leather is made by
some chemical action. The nails are
saved and sold, and the scraps go to
the farmers to fe-tilize the soil.
Who would have thought it posi-
BILE to make anything out of old saws?
Yet it is said that many of the finest
surgical instruments, and some of
those used by engineers, are manufac-
tured from the steel that first did duty
in saws The steel os saws is of the
very best quality and finest temper;
and since it is good in the first place,
1t Is always good.
After that it is easy to believe that
there is place in Canada where they
of paper pulp, rolled out in great
sheets, for the purpose of sheathing;
that is, for using on buildings before
the clapboards are put on. Wood pulp,
made of poplar and spruce, has long
been used, mixed with the rags in
the paper mills, in the process Of man
ufacture; but 1t is a new thing to
convert sawdust into paper.
Where the largest quantity Of lead
pencils is made, the sawdust Of the
cedar wood is saved and distilled, "A
valuable oil is extracted, every ounce
Of which is sold at good figures"
So an old sardine box, tomato can,
cast-off shoe, and rusty pruning
saw may be made over into something
entirely new; and heap Of sawdust
and the waste from leadpencil man
ufactory may furnish employment and
be of actual use in the world
Youths Companion.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12
NOTES ON BLOOMING THINGS

No matter what the calendar says,
do not plant your tuberoses out OF
doors until the ground is warm and
spring settles downright.
Liquid manure is made by saving
a barrel in two or using tub with
spigot near the bottom. Punch holes
in an old lard can through the bot
tom and fill with fresh manure. Place
it on the tub with boards laid across
the tub and fill the can with water
Harden plants grown under cover
by exposing them to the sun and air
and outdoor atmosphere. Expose them
but short time at first and increase
the exposure until they are hardy.
However, they must not be left in the
weather during high or cold winds or
when frost, snow or ice are in the
air
Mulch sweet peas by sowing seeds
Of any of the low growing ANIMALS
along the pea trenches and thereby ex.
tend their growing season.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12
Treat Ulcers With SUGAR.

Sugar as dressing for ulcers is
advocated by DR.. P. NJ O'Brien Of
Bradford. England, in a letter to the
London Lancet, He says he has used
It in medium sized crystals for many
years, having learned Of it from an
old woman who was treating an ulcer
on her own leg in this manner, and
has found it most effective. The
New York Medical Journal says that
Doctor Magnus Of Marburg, Germany,
also uses sugar and has found II in
valuable as dressing in all save
tuberculous LESSONS.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12
Color Music In Noted,

During recent rendition Of the
Russian composer Scriabine's PRO
metheus," which is described as a fu-
turistic tonal poem, by an eastern or
chestra in Carnegie hall at New York,
color organ" was employed to uti.
lie the authors chromatic score with
the orchestration.
Various color hues and tints merg-
ing and blending with each other ap-
peared in maze OF diaphanous gauze,
forming screen on the stage before
the audience.---Popular MECHANICS.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12
Ostrjches Cheaper These DAYS,

1t helps one to realize the South Al
rican slump in ostriches, as shown
by the sale of a full-grown bird for
three pence at Grahamstown, when
one recalls former prices. In the
early days Of ostrich farming, chick
newly out of the egg would sometimes
fetch $40, and $500 has been
paid for a good pair Of grown birds,
But those were the days when one
plucking of single bird would bring
in G26, and of late years prices
have not ruled so high-you could get
quite a good pair of ostriches for 912.
Ostrich farming dates from about
1867, and brought many pioneer a
fortune when it first began.-London
Chronicle.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12
RICHES LIE IN OURSELVES
What the Man Is, Not What He Has,
Makes Him Wealthy
or Poor.

In my own life. as | wander farther
and farther along the vagabond trail
in search of truth and beauty, find it
easier and easier TO find contentment
without the riches Of the world. Leave
me imagination. and | shall still be
rich; but give me all the wealth Of
the world and take from me magma
ton and you will plunge me deep into
bottomess hell OF indescribable mis-
cry.
We cannot own things without be-
ing owned by them. Thoreau under
stood this. His life was so successful
that Emerson wrote Of him, "Wher.
ever there is knowledge, wherever
there is beauty, he will find home"
cannot live Thoreau's life. But I
can live my own.
in the transmission OF heavenly
waters" says Emel son, every hose
fits its hydrant Thomas Dreier, in
the Nautilus
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12
WAS HER GREATEST TORMENT
Stuffy Atmosphere Was searable, but
"hot Air" Caused Her to
Suffer Much.

The waitress was pretty and con-
scious Of the fact
The diner was frivolous and for,
ward.
Pretty tough to be penned up here
on a nice day like this" the diner
observed.
Yes, sir" the girl returned.
You are too good.looking to be
doing this work"
The girl raised her brows.
Have you never thought of better.
ing your condition."
"Oh, yes
IT'S awfully warm In here"
''Uh huh"
Dent you suffer from the stuffy
atmospheric"
Half closing her bright eyes, and
assuming a pensive air the girl tartly
replied:
NO; only from the hot air."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12
Too Sour.

Professor Copeland of Harvard, as
the story goes, reproved his students
for coming late to class.
This is a class in English compo
sition," he remarked with sarcasm,
mot an afternoon tea"
At the next meeting one girl was
20 minutes late. Professor Copeland
waited until she had taken her seat
Then he remarked bitingly:
How will you have your tea, Miss
Brown"
Without the lemon. please" Miss
tian Register.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12
CARE OF THE LAWN

In dry season don't NOV the lawn
as often as in the showery one, Regu.
late the frequency OF your moving by
the appearance of the grass. Aim to
keep it looking green and velvety 1t
will not have such a look II you keep
It shaved too closely in dry weather.
And don't make the mistake of clip.
ping II too short A sward that has
the appearance of having been shaved
with a razor cannot be ornamental
There must be enough OF the grass
blade left to give the dark, rich color
and the plushlike effect upon which
all lawns depend for theh attractive.
ness.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12
Russian Soldiers Wear Paper Shirts

Russian Soldiers Wear Paper Shirto.
Shirts made of paper in Japan are
in regular use in large quantities for
the Russian army. They proved
their worth during the winter cam
paign in Poland and East Prussia. The
paper used is made from mulberry
bark. Paper clothing known as kamike
has long been in use among the Jap
anese. Such clothing is not only cheap
but most serviceable, its only draw
back being that it cannot be washed.
The paper is very soft and warm. but
has little size" Tor this reason a
thin layer Of silk wadding is placed
between two sheets and the whole
quilted when it is to be used for
shirts or other clothes.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12
SAVE GRASS CLIPPINGS

Save the grass clippings from the
lawn to serve as a mulch for the bed
of tea roses. These plants like TO
have the soil about their roots cool
and moist. Spread the grass over the
bed to a depth of two or three inches
When ii withers, work it into the soil
to act as a fertilizer as it decays. and
apply fresh clippings.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12

An American soon to sail for Lon
don will wear while asleep specially
made rubber suit with a cork lining.
He takes no chances, There are sew
eral pounds of lead in the feet OF the
suit to keep the wearer's body in a.
upright position.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12
WIRE NETTING SUPPORT

This arrangement makes an excel.
lent support for any of the climbing
plants. Any kind of chicken wire will
answer the purpose. The posts should
be driven solidly into the ground so
that the weight OF the plants will not
cause them to sag
Plants supported in this way will
grow faster and blossom more freely
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12
SOFT WHITE HANDS
Under Most Conditions II You VS.
Cuticura. Trial Free.

The Soap to cleanse and purify. tho
Ointment to soothe and heal NothinA
better or more effective at any price
than these fragrant supercreamy emoL
lients. A one-night treatment will test
them in the severest forms OF red,
rough, chapped and sore hands.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. ky,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12
FIRE BLIGHT

Fire blight is caused by disease
germs In the tissue of the plant and
the leaves and new growth turn black
as though having been ecorched. Cut
out all the infected parts and burn
them.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12
Miuht Do Better.

1t may be supposed that two women
kiss each other when they meet be.
cause one imagines that she is ex
pected to do So and the other hasn't
the moral courage 10 disilnsionize
her-Albany Journal
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12
Support for Climbing Plants.

Support for Climbing Plants.
than if they are supported Sweet
peas. particularly, should be support
ed by wire netting, or lath lattice
work, and not be allowed to struggle
up uncertain strings. only to be blown
down by the first heavy storm.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12
ChiValry.

The age Of chiyalry is never past
so long as there is wrong left un,
redressed on earth, or man or a
woman left to say: Il will redress
that wrong or spend my life n the al.
tempt. Charles Kingsley.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12
Cheap EloWerpot Stand.

An ordinary cheese box with wooden
clothespins stuck around the edge, in.
verted and stained black, makes a
very attractive Japanese fowerpot
stand for summer homes.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12
Why. Certainly.

Patience-So she's learning to
dance, is she?
Patrice-Yes.
where"
why, on her feet, of course"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12
Horses In TIE civil War

During the last years OF our civil
war the MISUNDERSTANDING report
shows that the consumption of horses
and mules, on the northern side alone,
amounted to 500 a day.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12
Appropriate,

Patience-Will always dresses APP.
propriate to the occasion.
Patrice-I suppose, then, when he's
going to draw carpet tacks he puts
on his hammer"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12

Knicker-Any mosquitoes?
Suboubs-They stay out of houses
that cost less than the architects es.
innate.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12
N aturaIIy.

What kind OF a dance was it the
bellboys gave at the hotel"
"Of course, il was a bell hop
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12

To die for woman may be an act
of bravery, but the man who leads her
to the marriage altar and agrees to
earn a living for her is a real hero
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12

A man seldom saves any money
after marriage unless he has wife
who will save IL for him
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12
The Limit OF Conceit.

Vain, isn't he?"
Very He even thinks he looks
well in his bathing suit"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12
The Busy Woman.

rs she a woman of affairs?'
Yes; everybodys. She's the neigh
borhood gossip. Judge.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12
International PoIiteness,

In some ways the war is causing
a revival of international politeness.
Anyway Russia apologies to Swe-
den for dropping a shell into Swed-
ish waters-Chicago News.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12

One half the world imagines that
the other half couldn't possibly worry
along without II.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12

DO the best you can You will prob.
ably not break any valuable records
anyway.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12
Drink Denison's Coffee,
For your health's sake.

There are 1876 creameries and 1902
cheese factories in Ontario
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12

British midas 1914 imports were
valued at S50S. 100000.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12

New Zealand in 1914 grew 100000
bushels of wheat.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12
Match Wind Shield.

A new pocket holder for safety
match boxes has a slide to form a
wind shield when a match is lighted
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12
DAISY KILLER placed ..y~s.r., at;
A Test Case.

Il don't know whether my pretty
neighbor takes me seriously or not"
You can easily find out"
How"
Pretend you have found another
pretty neighbor in the same block"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12

Prosperity begins to pay the freight
as soon as il is found out.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12

Some people make a bluff at hiding
their light under bushel who never
had light.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12

Henry, you talk in your sleep"
We'll, do you begrudge me even
those few words ?"-Boston Tran.
script.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12
Drink DenIson's Coffee,
For your health's sake.

Even on the sea of matrimony there
are a lot of fool boat rockers.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12
Just So.

What do you think of these here
summer furs'?"
Its carrying things pretty fur"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12

In m any homes
once childless there
are now children be-
cause of the fact
that Lydia E. Pink
hams v eg e Bile
Compound m a k e 8
" o m en- norm al,
healthy and strong.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-12

II you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (cont1.
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by .
woman and held In strict confidence.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-23
HISTORY BUILDERS.
Salmon P. Chase No Financier.

Salmon P. Chase No Financier.
written expressly for The Washington HeraldJ
BY DIR. f. J. EDWARDS.
On June 30. 1865. the American Ex-
change National Bank, Of New York
City. which had been for nearly thirty
years operated under a State charter,
surrendered that charter and reorganized
as a national bank. At that time George
S. Coe was. as he had been for some
years and was for thirty years later.
president OF the institution. Mr.. Coe was
speaking some years ago to me OF some
of his experiences in civil war days. for
he was much associated with efforts
which the Secretary of the Treasury un-
der Lincoln. Salmon P. Chase. made in
the early years Of the war to secure gold
which the government needed. Me. Coe
also was occasionally invited by Presi-
dent Lincoln to go to Washington to
give the President the benefit OF his
advice.
TT used to be said that Gov. Chase
was no fnancier," said Mr. Coe, but
early in the civil war I learned that that
was a mistaken impression. ! did learn,
however, that President Lincoln had not
the slightest conception of the general
principles of finance and no knowledge
at all Of what banking methods were in
that day. He confessed as much as this
to me in one of our conversations, for he
said that he left everything of that kind
to Gov. Chase, and did not propose to
interfere with the management Of the
Treasury Department in any way.
Chase himself in the presence Of sew
eral bankers Of New York. including
myself, said that he was no fnancier
and then went on to make certain rec
ommenda tons which made 1t clear to
US that he was a very competent
financier.
IT remember so vividl-- that can
repeat the precise words Chase used
when he first met little company Of
New York bankers in a room which is
over the place where you and I are
now sitting. We sat around a table
and he was at the head near my chair.
His great dignity of manner. his
splendidly poised head, his earnestness
and his wonderful capacity for clear
statement, attracted all of US instantly
to HIM And yet 1 observed one de-
feet In the course of the general con-
versation I made a humorous remark.
Everybody laughed excepting Chase. He
looked at me in a sort of bewildered way
and / was compelled to say to him that
I was only Joking. I then for the first
time knew Of the great defect in Chase's
temperament. which was an utter lack
of the sense Of humor. That, I sup
pose. is one of the reasons why he never
could understand President Lincoln,