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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-12-30

Pittsburgh, Pa, Dec "a. THE Pitts.
burgh Bank for Savings, one OF the
best known institutions In the city,
failed TO open for business on Tues
day. Deposits on September 10, 1915,
were $l0,945.7i3.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-12-30
Jap Ship Sunk.

Paris Dec. PA dispatch from
Malta announces that the Japanese
steamer Sake Naru was sunk Tuesday
by a German submarine IN the Medl
terranean The fate OF the captain
and crew is unknown.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-12-30
Marine Corps Needs Men.

Washington, Dec 2S-An additional
z 200 officers and men are needed by
the marine corps for adequate per
Torrance OF It's manifold duties. in the
opinion Of Mai. Gen. George Barnett
in his annual report
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-12-30
VIII Build Poorhe,uRe.

New London.--A poorhouse is to be
built at Shawano next summer. the
cost not to exceed $4,000 1t will be
located on the asylum farm and win
accommodate forty.flve inmates.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-12-30
Farmers Beinu Organized.

Janesville.-Active interest is being
taken by farmers in the county In the
formation of various units OF the kro.
posed Farm Management organization.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-12-30
Berlin Socialists Arrested.

London, Dec 2S-An Amsterdam
dispatch to the Central News Agency
says that ten socialists have been ar.
rested in Berlin for attempting to in.
cite disorder.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-12-30
Court Docket Missing.

New London. About the strangest
case of robbery on record at Shawano
Is the theft of the court docket from
the Offices OF Police Jurtice Haseltine
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-12-30
cIasson to Seek Nomination.

Oconto.--Judge ID. G. Classon of
Oconto has announced his candidacy
for the republican nomination for con.
gress from this district.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-12-30
Serbian Army Intact.

Rome. Dec. 2S.-General Popovic OF
the Serbian army who has Just arrived
in Italy in charge of batch OF pris.
oners, states that the Serbian army is
practically intact, although 1t has lost
an enormous amount OF material.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-12-30

London. Dec. 2S.-The British steam
er Hadley has been sunk. presumably
by q submarine.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-27
Jspanece Paper Clothing.

"Kamiko," as paper clothing is called in Japan, is made of the real Japanese paper manufactured from mulberry bark. The paper has little size" in it, and, though soft and warm, thin lay CT of silk wadding is placed between two sheets of the paper and the whole is quilted. Velvet shirts and drawers made in this way are more comforta- ble than fiannels. The Japanese sol diers realized the value of this kind of clothing when they had to weather a Siberian winter. The only drawback to this clothing is that it is not wash. able. Paper clothes are extensively manufactured in Japan. The garments are made of tough, soft fabric, strong enough to hold buttons sewed on in the ordinary way, and are said to be very serviceable.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-27
Meninn,s Gaan El-rt.

The soap pant is & n.t.ye cf Mexico and also Q. Co.0gGLs nhd takes its name from tEc fact that i,s rootS when placed in w",c.' In.n suds ne soap and may be used in washing. I .lc root k white, bcrr SiIi cd alId vc.T long. extending into the c .I,h to the depth of six tO eight inches. The Ae&i an women use it for washing the most delicate silks, which are thereby nei- ther injured nor diScolCred. The le1ves Of the plalt are from six to fourteen inches in length and sometimes even more and half an inch in width. ana of fiber so strong that a man of ordi- nary strength cannot break one with his hands. Much of the paper used in Mexico is mace from the e plants, be ing very fine and white. The plant looks like a clump of coarse g"ass, each blade being finished at the end with hard, sharp point. Fine thrc1dlike ten dTils shoot out from the blades and curl among them. The blossom is de scribed as being spike of large white flowers, resembling those of the man. Crakc-PhilaGelphia Press.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-27
The weioht of Crowds.

Tn the building of theater galleries and grand stands the supporting strength of the structure has to he carefully worked out. This is done hy multiplying the area in square feet hy the pressure which fl is estimated a crowd exerts per square foot and mak. ing the supports proportionately strong. At one time the weight of n crowd was determined at between S2 and ln2 pounds per square foot but experi- ments have shown this to he n great underes.imation and thut the weight exerted is now calculated at from l23 to 133 pounds.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-27
Sold Anyhow.

In handling the slugs which make up the lines in newspaper and in separating the various items, the make up man sometimes gets the items mixed up and they naturally read rather queer. As an illustration of what can happen we cite the mixup of the Bangor, Pa., News a few days ago when the printer got wedding and an auction sale mixed up, with the fol- lowing results:
 William Smith, the only son of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Smith, and Miss Lucy Anderson were disposed of at public auction at my farm one mile east, in the presence fo seventy guests, includ- ing two mules and 12 head of cattle.
 Rev. Johnson tied the nuptial knot for the parties, averaging 1,250 on the hoof. The beautiful home of the bride was decorated with one sulky rake, one feed grinder and two sets of work har- ness, nearly new, and just before the ceremony was pronounced the Mendle & Sons wedding march was rendered by one milch COW, years old, one Jersey cow and one sheep, who carried a bunch of bridal roses in her hand, was very beautiful. She wore one light spring wagon, two crates of apples, three racks of hay, one grind stone of mousseline de sole and trim mings with about 100 bushels of spuds. The bridal couple left yesterday on an extended trip. Terms, spot cash.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-27
Enforced PoIitenecs.

During his term at the Military acad emy General Fitzhugh Lee placed a dummy in his bed one night and went down to Benny Ravens. The inspect ing officer reported him, and he wae hauled up and sentenced to walk ten extra hours of Sunday guard duty dur ing the time cadets were allowed out of barracks. One Sunday afternoon. when all the world was having fun and enjoyment. young Lee was w:;lk ing one of those extra hours when he saw General Robert l.. Lee. then cap tain of engineers and superintendent of the academy. pass his post with his father-in-law. George Washington Gus tis. AS they passed he came to pres ent" and heard the general say to Mir Custis, Do you know tha: young man is walking extra hours for violation of the reculationsT' "Eo," quickly re sponded Mir. Custis, but he is very po- lite, is he not?'
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-27
"poIlar, comen From Dutch.

The abbrevmtiun "ps.." to signify pesos. was the origin of the American dollar mark. according to n Spanish American scientist When AmerIca was first settled, the Dutch and the Spanish were strong competitors for the trade of the world. The word dol lar Is but corruption of the Dutch ''thaler" or "thaller." coin much used in commerce at that period and which superseded the pieces of eight" of Spanish coinage. The peso or piuster, which was the Spanish name for pieces of eight" was worth approxi- mately the same as the thaler. aud as the Dutch name was easier to say it found Il place fin our language in the corrupted form. while the abbreviation for the peso remained as the sole re- hinder of the Spanish mintage in our financial records.-Indianapol News.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-27
Prayer for Peace.

A special call to prayer that was read in all the Methodist Episcopal churches Of the country. sunday has been made public by Bishop Earl Cranston, of Washington. Not Once a day only. nor merely when con venient, but in our every thought of God, let us cry of onr hearts necessarily ascend for tue peace of Europe and the world, y says the appeal.
 Continuing, the call is, in part, as follows:
 Europe is engulfed in un1tteTable woe and the world is filled with an agony of dread. Christian soldiers are daily passing in DIGltitudes to judc- ment with the blood of fellow Chris tians on their hands. On every wind the walls of widowed mothers and orphaned childCen are mingled with the grOans of mangled and dylng men Under such conditions your thief pas tors can be no longer silent, nor can they meet tl.eir duty by a perfunctC ry exhortation to formal prayers for Divine interposition. Not until We realize that, beneath all that appears, this war with its awful carnage is but struggle for commercial supremacy, eau we un derstand how alien to hereditary dynasties is the thought of tue uni versal brotherhood of man. Every tradition and every instinct of imper. Ialism is in constant friction with the rule of Christ.
 "There are enough praying souls in America to call down truce on every battle front if once they felt the agony of Christlike intercession. That our country is as yet free from the mad ness of strife should the Il ore move us to importunate and increasi ing petition that God will make His voice to be everywhere heard again on land and sea.
 "Yes. yes. overlay the land with the blessed calm that prayer alone can bring. We want not preparedness for war, but preparedness for God and His neace. for the sheltering of our nation. We have a Christian President and about him in council are men who pray. Let our united faith also sup. port their constant appeal to God for patience and poise and wisdom amid the storm of conflicting advices by which they are beset. Their only re- fuge, our only refuge, Europe's only hope and humanity's only hope, is in God. Therefore, pray, pray, pray without ceasingr'
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-27
houses ol L.......oa.

Port Stanley. t!tr rap%ai ut the FHlS- land Islands. i.' a small. rican town. very much resembling some of the vil- laGeS in the Crl;mrys and ShetlandS. The houses orrupir1 ay thr govern ment officials and t!,,' chief employees of the Falkland Islands company are stone built. with slate ruufs. hut most of the others are built of driftwood and nll ships tinhprS. The country round Fort Stanley k huge peat mo- ruSS. more or less impassahle. accord ing to the time of year. and there are nu roads ft for vphirular tratlic lead. ing out of the town Throughout me whole of the islands there are nn trees indigenous tu tie soil and the tallrst plants. except q speCies knuwn as ltts. sock grass. which grows from six to ten feet high. do not exceed the height of the common English furZe. Agricul- ture k virtually Impossible. for wheat will never rippn and oats. rye and hnr- iey but seldom. PUtutuvs are unknown as crop. and the ordinary English vegetables will not mature,-l'all Mall Gazette.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-27
Science and Discoveries.

There is Il widespread hut erroneous helicf In ofiivinI circles and amoug wealthy philamthrnpisrs writes Sir Ray G.nnkeStrr m the London Tele. graph. to the eirrrt thHt you run hire Il scientific diSc0verrr and then say to him Discover ne thls' or Discover me that tnaming tn him possible md greatly desired piece of new knowl. edgeI and that he will thpreupnn uro- "eed right away tu make the discovery which you want 8" Rut Il valm. able and important scientific discovery cannot be produced directly ip rrsponse to orders given and money expended.
 You cannot manufacture scientific discovery like soap. The grrnt dim. culty. in the first place. k to catch thnt rare and evaSivp creaturts-n scientific discoverer-and when you have found him you have to humor him and let him do as he fancips. Then he will discover things. but probably not the things which either you or he wanted or expected"
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-27
The Matter of a Dash.

A Russian military paper tells of a lieutenant who overheard a sergeant giving a recruit short lecture upon his duties. "The military service" said the sergeant. requires little pray. CT to God and strict attention to the orders of a superior" Somewhat as tonished at this singular definition of military duty, the officer ventured to ask the sergeant for his authority, whereupon the sergeant produced an ancient volume containing the follow ing, "1Ihe military service requires lit tle-prayer to God and strict attention to the orders of q superior"
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-27
Peopie and People.

One of the worst things about people is that they are ashamed of their estate. So far as We know, this Is true of no other biological specimen. Dogs have no objection to being dogs. cats are quite satisfied to be cats, and so on. but people constantly are trying to get away from the fact that they are peo- pie. and, therefore, that they are like everybody else. They are constantly seeking to be magnates and bosses and representatives and professors and bachelors of this and doctors of that and masters of the other. Sometimes we can find a fellow who will admit that he Is real man." but never one who will admit that he Is just man. Boys will be boys. and girls will be girls. but people simply will not be people.-Life.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-27
Song of the Submarine.

l nose along with decks awash-
 All hid by flying spray; And carefully I search the sea
 For ships on which to prey. For none may know just when I come, And none may know when I go; As quick as breath, as sure as death, send them all below. Into her side my missile goes,
 To wound her sore, and then Like frightened sheep, into the deep, Drop cursing, praying men. Sing ho! for ships I've met and sunk Sing ho! my hearties, ho! A great machine quick turned to junk, Gone to a grave below. Where silent things weave in and out And ragged sea weeds grow. I nose along beneath the fog
 That curtains all the sea; A slimy eel, all made of steel,
 A thing of mystery. For none may see and none may hear, Nor learn my deadly hate Until they know the crashing blow
 That shivers every plate. AS through her side my missile goes, To wound her sore and deep; And from her deck. a twisted wreck, Her white-faced seamen leap. Sing ho! for ships I've yet to meet;
 Sing oh! my hearties, ho! Pick and pride of some mighty fleet,
 Gone at single blow, Down where the slimy sea-snakes
 creep,
 Their evil eyes a-glow.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-27
Fla Indian Puddinu.

One quart milk. three heaping table spoonfuls cornmeal, one tablespoonful cornstarch, four eggs, one-half cupful sugar, one-half teaspoonful salt, one half teaspoonful cinnamon, one table spoonful butter, one cupful figs, chop ped. Soak figs ten minutes in warm water before chopping; boil the milk and stir in it the meal and cornstarch, previously mixed with n little cold milk; cook ten minutes. Beat eggs, reserving the whites of two, with the sugar, salt and cinnamon; stir into milk: add butter and figs, dusted with four Beat the whites of two eggs with two tablespoonfuls of sugar and two of cream and stir lightly into the mixture. Bake slowly one hour. Serve with creamy sauce.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-27
Got liar AnsNuer.

A meddesome woman in street car began sneering at young mothers awkwardness with her baby and said. "I declare Il woman ought never to have a baby until she knows how to hold it!''
 Nor tongue either" quietly TO- sponded the young mother.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-27
One of His Girls.

An aristoCratic papa, on being re- quested by a rich and vulgar young fellow for permission to marry "one of his girls" gave this rather crushing reply:
 Certainly. Which would you pre-" fer, the nurse maid or the cookF'- London Chronicle.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-27
Land of the Date Palm.

Beyond the land of the Berbers, in the far south of Morocco, lies the great oasis of Tafilet. famous for its vast groves of date palms. Here for hun dreds of square miles the land is cov- cred with a thick growth of the tall. straight stems of the palm, and the product of these close growing trees is enormous in quantity. They produce the finest dates in the world.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-27
Where the Interest Lay.

"I hear that Mrs. Van Wombat's beautiful essay on Shakespeare delight ed all the ladies"
 "It did, indeed. It was written with pink ink on lavender paper and tied up with the cutest violet bows."-Ban sas City Journal.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-27
Weaver Birds.

The arts of weaving and rope and net making are practised by some of the lower forms of life, notably among caterpilars and spiders. The weaver birds of Africa and India, which are a species of finch, construct wonderful nests out of leaves by sewing them topethpr
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-27
Twn Paints of View.

"Does your wife object to late din. ners?'
 "Depends on whether it is due to my meeting a friend or her being at the matinee."--Omaha Bee.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-27
Easily Explained.

'That man seems to be making n great deal of money"
 "Yet in the nature of his business he Is always up against it"
 How Is that?"
 He is n wali orator."-Baltimore American.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-27
Main Mishinu.

Don't you wish you had fairy god mother?"
 All want Is a good plain cook, ard that wish seems too fantastic 10 ever be gratiied. ."-Knnsas City Journal.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-27
Ornate Cookery.

"Is your wife n careful housekeeper"
 "oh, very! Puts bows of ribbons on the lamb chops and pinks the edges or her buckwheat cakes. coc- rier-Journal.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-27
Worse Still.

"Your father seems to look upon me with disfavor."
 Not exactly that More like curl ."-Buffalo Express.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-27

A man is very apt to complain of tho ingratitude of those who have risen very far above him.-Samuel Johnson.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-27
Hatred.

Life is too short to spend one hour of it in the indulgence of the evil pas sion of hatred.-Lamartine.
Connecticut western news., 1915-05-27
E. p. Hunt & Co.'S Store
F. P. Hunt & Co.'S Store

Our Annual May Sale of Undern1uslins started off merrily Saturday morning with the old time enthusiasm splendid bargains This great sale more than maintains the reputation these semannual offerings have earned for extra ordinary value giving. UndermusGns of superla- tive quality and beauty, offered in rich assorments of the latest and best patterns at prices far less than regular values. This Magnificent Collection of Muslins larger and more varied than ever, have grouped in the same bargain lots which have proved popular Tn the past
The Harrison times., 1915-12-04
Carl Finch for Circuit Clerk.

This issue Of the TIMES carries the
formal announcement of Carl Finch
for Circuit Clerk of Boone county
For the past seven years Mr.. Finch
has made his home on his stock
farm, south Of Bellefontc, and has
been active in all matters Of adj
vancement for our section; he is a
aative of Tennessee, 81 years Of age.
and received his education at Cum
berland University, of Lebanon, aud
Vanderbilt, of Nashville. Mir. Finch
is life fong democrat. courteous
gentleman as well as an expert ac-
countant, and.a man who would do
credit to the county and the party
in the place he seeks.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-04
WATER WORKS ASSESSMENT
S6S,o0O Bond Issue Provided for by Levy
OF $40 on the Thousand

The Board of Assessors for Ha rri-
sons Water Works, composed OF
Messrs JOS. Holt, A. {. Brooks and
loo. 5. Dodson, have been at work
this week enumerating the property
and benefits for District No. /. They
are using as far as possible the regu-
lar assessment lists and will base
their levy on $40 on the thousand
valuation as given on the tax books,
increasing taxes that much for the
coming year in the district. which
covers pretty much the whole town.
The assessment will be revised every
year.
A contract for $685. has already
been awarded to the Hanchett Bond
Company of Chicago and the
engineering work given to NJ. A.
Earl & Co., of Muskogee, Okla.
1t is expected that the Squires
Construction Company of Kansas
City, Mo, will close a contract with
the commissioners as soon as the as.
sessmeut has been completed.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-04
Rue Porter for Representative.

In Our announcement column this
week will be found the name of Rue
Porter. Of Alpena Pass, who will be
a candidate before the coming demo-
cratic primaries for the honor of
representing Boone county in the
next legislature. Mr.. Porter is a
native Of Boone county. having
been raised and educated in the
community still his home; he is 26
yeats of age and has been farmer
all his life. Daring the past four
wears, as an evangelist Of the Chris
tian church. he has visited all parts
of the county; he not only knows
the people but their needs in leeisla-
ton, and no one can doubt that he
has the courage to contend for their
rights on all lines. He is young
man of high character and clean life,
and would do credit to Boone
county as her representative.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-04
COURT PARK lMPR0VEM II
l2ioOt Walk and Line OF Concrete Posts
All Around the Square.

On Tuesday last contract was let
by County Judge Freezing for the
concrete walk and hitching racks to
be constructed about the Court
Park as ordered by the recent
quorum court.
Andrews & Page were the success
ful bidders and will receive for the
Improvement 50, 700. The contract
calls for a twelve-toot concrete pave
ment on all four sides of the square,
with an inside curbing ten inches
high, and three foot posts with
heavy'chain or piping running along
the line of the present fence.
This is a substantial Improvement
which will not only add to the con
venience of the farmers but enhance
the beauty of the Court Park in
every way.
The Harrison times., 1915-12-04
Good Roads
HARRISON TIMES:

llAhhlSpN li"ESs
Ii you will allow me space will
talk some more about good roads,
which is everybody'S subject. | can
hardly Conceive of a subject that
should come nearer interesting all
than the economy of good roads.
In the first place a road overseer
is not supposed to use any too much
brains; if he should happen to get an
idea in his head, be is expected to
chloroform it to sleep: and with his
relatives as helpers go on the road
at the expense of the people, and
rake some loose dirt up in the road,
to cover up the rocks, and hll up the
gullies without any thought OF max
ing roads that will stay, and con-
tinue to give service.
These roads look good, and are
nice to travel; when they settle
down, aud become firm. They only
remain good till the next big rain.
These rains come pretty often, in
this country.
Now that we are to have expen-
sive machinery for grading, shall
we continue to do this work as
formerly, or will we put our heads
together, and develop a drainage
system that will help to protect our
roads against these heavy rains,
More of our money should be
spent for tiling or something better
and under cross drain often: as well
as along these bitches by the road
sides, on the hillSideS and steepest
parts of the roads the places where
water would wash the worst; turn
this water loose, away from the
road, ever time it is possible to keep
it out of the road The long bitches
should not be left to gather large
volume of water; but relieve the
pressure By tiling across the road.
A small amount of water don't
hurt much, but when it becomes a
surging torrent it sweeps away, not
only the roads. but the material of
which it is made as well, leaving
only rocks and gullies. Everybody
seems to know this but our road
overseers, and thev do too, but con-
tinue to do their work the old way.
WewiIl have to evolve new methods,
if our money does our dirt roads
much good
X +. CANTRELL