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The St. Joseph observer., 1915-11-27
MISSOURI EDITORS


The great rFoWds ihst have bsen
attending ths Democratic msstines
shnt are b.iag bid 10 dlnsrvn, parts
~ the state sho~ that ihs Democrats
ar, fs.ilnE rod and ha's no 'ssf that
hey eIi not aFsin carry ne siate ~
the bert general eiseti9n fhe large
rYowds in attendance o. these meet
inss are stritins terror 80 ths hearts
~ rsen Tho pie hunyihs aficr seesiuE
Republican, Tbs old standppi papers
and 'hs politicians snd Repuhlicsa ui
See ss,keys are iry ina 90 kscV a stiH
grpsf iipr and ar ufsinE 'he kepub
licahs ~ organic aud aEht the
enemy bot their efforts are almo-t
a. seak ~ are their campaign issues
There is notbiur i'fi FOR the ro1f old
= e.. o orators "a tais ahost except
tn tariff and that 10 such a huge
poke fhat % appears more than ride
aloas TO sensible thinker. DO mat
teT stat psrty BE- belongs TO The
Democrats every here should raiiJ 20
thst party NO, feslihF over confident
bg, sifh o hfm determination 10 worb
Tor yi,lory ln 1919 and Tor N. beet
president that ever slept in the white
house ~ Washington man that has
pFoven 70 BE- the iaifcst president for
all the people ihr United States has
sYet bad Mlsn Standard
The St. Joseph observer., 1915-11-27

hru a. syie youuEst. Nouns
man hardly ever slIoSrd ~, Thought
mead until BE- had bone and ~ o,"
so th. bank and the yuuuF ladiss
usually bad linens made up Tor every
department nt ih, bomc sad clothes
enogEh 20 last them y year ot so
Noeadaya u's different Just e. soon as
youne man acquires safety razor
and he where's tbsl 10 bny one
iurg gasoline stove and pa the Hrst
mouihs r"u' tbe siFiot hia.cboicc
purchase % new ktHona aad curling
iron and lu.coUt iouknR.rlsss and
they hop right 'o D. ks,yuWoo Ga
Istir
The St. Joseph observer., 1915-11-27
oenra oF euallcArloA

Ea Pine Haytarau Caaa,y ,t-,uu rsaH'
90 tNs 1tugarN Tstw. \ a 1giE
state nt Mi@-ysul 'o'srN Hl ilHatsusa.
i.rsah.a o. l,-o~r tTsinur .s Era
f''UwE. u. 'rf darf
Nv 80 iits das rso-s an. gIairfn D.
tts st'~-Nr6 Hnd if nyTraHira fu t1s sat-
tslavttuu "a tlrr .fuag. af Fht Circuit
t'arf thaf sait drfsudHri E.frvl ltfrar.
ts nHr .rfsitrnf 7f ihr 80 Ftr ~ Nj.
ssaff. rar tev's rrt reside tHerair 10 .s
usfdrftt thsf srfI UHr-rgsids1sf SefrFtaf.I
tsu fhat sat1 plsfrtiW hss ..Far.. rt,al
ht- Hn.t f~ ffAa t.HuTf HEsfraf a..F &C..
frndar' bY rsftft1u sEd sTtrt.f fhr
Hetrtt e1t -srrfHt ratu'" uf HNf.N .s fH
.ahtslr tos-rv~ af dit.4.f f.Hw i-F.s.s
tiff aH tfs .rsHsad fhaf trfer8atH las
sbs- n'r,i f.f~stt irrat piFin'in sft1asi
fsaslHratls cHus. 20 thF sEts~t gt ~ bro
fheu cone sfrfa ers# H.rf b-frH. rt. rl
tak sl tttr fagIflTr. tkaf uuisas fnt sa 10
arterasrs shsa b. aaa sT1-sr at tLe
H,.rt Errn tf fNis tealft o. D. h+ +stfr.
ara Hvff s3 th- ''r.sf Nsgsv lU trs trp
af - 3uss so. ir t5us nsuHu rrtrEy ~tata
ef Mtsassfrt ur ~ 3yd aat ag Fsrpara
tvtu1 tr anESvr F'lsFatifs fsrtfft.r eos
-Hru~ etH b. 1skfr faf saar' 'rsssf 49, Co.
Res ard tpdzvurUt ~Hauds-rFd ss,4rdfrrf,
o. ts rsFtnsr tnstsrrd thaE q .lgv o-
ears Cd, def - soha ~h'a ln ibr >I l.t-. %,
s'Hse 'r n~s spsf~f r1hif-rta lr tts
d ar'f - Rnc hnrau. f.r fotr pF,.As rss
.-',ss.ssh ne isst .HsvFft7r ff wtlgh o.
.. a. h7sst HHseu asys - f,r. ~ ossi
4aFNrfr. tTia tera - 'rls "Hs5rf
\ tys Nt'~N it1s~ e. s'N
T~-AgA ts,-E
p, y n l'-rren r~rHt c.,5s
NNNtN KING
Nttn-nrys far p1a.rHN
The St. Joseph observer., 1915-11-27

~ts', ,l N,sseaH coap's ~ Rarnsnsr
tu tb, nasbspsu ccunp Ctrcsl' ccuf'
Naassa NAtuR NeHvurs 40 rhau1es
~ =, thls s., ,sn,r ths plairun b.
.hsl stiaFusN 81 ans a arpyaf ~ o. Ne
ssttsfsrttsu ..i thy t1rtsn tuurt thai
ssif d,t,f.dsnt rtrsuss ArNsUry. 10 a
t..lr, r.afAFnt ~ tfe state 80 e.-Htifi
spt i,s,s nus rrside thvrrt't li in ngdsrtS
th,t ssra uuo resident deiet dsrt - $50
tra p, Eshtga'.l.a,' ~ t'-As,rsa ~ 's~ -.
..sft tr thts tr.ugt sEslcst 4sth attend
s.f a. pstfl1ar arS sFlaaAn th' rnirei
snd svrsfsi mature ri Nnff~' IA to ttAiu
a 3s,Irt 90 tNcfrF f1ani i"' N'1la@ =,
tpst Asiefdsut ~ttrt-Ut cause uF cNcsins
tss,fl.d Utsintsn ga. ~nhcsh ch1-' 20
,.rtss. has tsui,gu~t to shandoh ahd
tfz.-f i1stnftu iar suars fhar o1s N.'-
~ trst ara Il tts ssis Tbos.ss Mr.
trpfy -ssH ~. avs apg'rsl at w. r's
f.rtts ~ thts tfsssf 80 ec nrEun Hnh N"ta
a tht tgwt Nvu~f i- 'hp ivy = -
lssHrn. t0 hgcaAes's 8 s,,"Ns 1I,s I.,.,.,,,
ri. ~, os e.f,.,e he thtrs dsy ct tatr
t,ras fe anserF FiafnttTs r~fuiens ~
aaf,tr ~Esf ~ taken to4 tsHrfrsssa A.
sfG,7,ssn, ava i'saso'en' ffnesr'a so,F'a
y, fsrthsv ,ras--c ,ssl = cp5 q
AS. 5,4as- g. ,.asHst~d n ~ - 1oss g.
ttt rrtrr neS'spassr guhi'snsd N ~
s's,4uty ef Hpshsrsu. 80 io-i- ~.sAs -
-. !, iss.i snrrn asys s~fass 80 nss
lAnssrN trrun ~ this Ctslri
.S..n nyM n ngNCAN
esnf.nnAN a tARKRN
Ntfegssts fo9 lHatrtif
The St. Joseph observer., 1915-11-27

No' Ions ago vr we're talking witp
man Nhu said be had Just been
having ~ocial chat with man Who
runs a Republican, newspaper F,nalN
h' sprupr this on bis frirud. "Whs'
makes you ke~p yelling hard timo.
The things We have 20 SCH 10 this
par Of the country bring more than
ever before What youg idea. ar,
way The Sgsudps' scribe Efinur5
Az" hr raid "a understand. bu'
damn a. don't kHo~ anything elsr
to "a, Lamar Democrat
The St. Joseph observer., 1915-11-27
Wa, VIII Q, Unpopular

Not one million urnr, Fords each
Nth ~ much wealth as he of auto.
mobile fame not one million nrysns.
each wlth an the spell binding of the
orator from Nebraska not all these
together can teach The lessons oi
peace as rf-ctuall, as thcy are belng
tansn' nH the European telds oi car
mage. War VIII b, rNtrcnlriy unpop
ulsr With The nations after th, rcssa
ton - he present hustiiii-F Gal
latin p'mn,yaf
The St. Joseph observer., 1915-11-27
It's Undesirable List
IR11fnafk

W. ha," received letter from The
American Protective Tariff League
I, wants our interest IN the Amer
can proi"ctiy" tAriH 4 good While
aso ~ rulrd ou' several things 49,
undesirable Among them are rattle.
snakes bank robbers. small pox and
~" American protective tArin H..
ksih County Herald
The St. Joseph observer., 1915-11-27
~ ,he aoa,e q AatIeuI,ur,

Kansas Hilt ,' IL said abolish IT'S
school % mines. medical college and
irfirsiion plAnts on ths ground thai
they ar useless and are Of no benefit
TO ihe state Missouri might follow
kansas sud knock out it, us.lca.
school Of mines a, Roiis and the 50
called siRie far Al sedalia This war
The Sctslia state fair paid out $4,000
for horse racing for the beneht 0f
Missouri fsrlurrs Platte County
Landmark
The St. Joseph observer., 1915-11-27
", l.en. rh.r Al E,e,n.n

When Icco horses bought for the
French army siamp-ded The other day
a. Council BiuHs and scattered 10 w.
four uinds O. was seemingly pfn
test agaiu.t the service 20 which they
verr b.lBg sent They vsre inieHi
Feat enough 20 DO credit 60 the FAM
~ ih" horse tor good sense 81
Louis Times
The St. Joseph observer., 1915-11-27

stat" ~ N,.sasut Cniots - uJshsnav
&C. ,h. uosbanss ya,int. rfrnt Cuu,,
g. ihr lHruhfv Term. s " 1915
Tcssi. NiuEbf riairttN 80 lt'nff
Wii.Hi.f defendant
~nu 81 this tsy rsyfs the pisiutin hy
hri attufrsys ard r apps arms g. me
trfssfsytlur uf tho ttrrui' tausf that said
defstdari. lirufY Wtrklrr Is nou Fvsi
n.' fo~id, tbrr.in. % ts ordered mat said
tttr rtstdrUt d,fHrdnit kt notfhtd hy
l,tbii, i,sfiuu. 40 Required BY law that sHid
defendant has cffutprrged hrr suit a.
tition nnd ahidss3t the ohi~tt and ser.
sfhi natufv 81 stitch h. ta nl'i sIu DE-
.tftp at dl4ufes ffcn nv dslrudsnt "r
ths srs,ind ne, a.fcudsr' hss ofored to
piatHtiN surb iDdlEniticH ~ ir rrudsf hvf
condition in htr itfuiar abiy lu that de-
fsrdaui failed snd fefls"d ie p."s o. i"r
80 ~aa aU abie. Dc di-d nsr that h,
auuauAsfFd hiE earnings &c. drinAiHk snd
tustrHtfd and stHltd eui an ntghi dtlHh
tuE snd gsmtiinF ard that or %" ls'f
dap of AuEust. i1ia. defendant deserted
ard abandoned pihinun without ANY lusi
fttpi h.r since zsid date WAT uulr~" enc
SAID Irf.uaart shsU b" 7nh spy, r. a.
th' nsst term "t this Court 60 p. "'fTn .ii
us ~f 4n-tp5. 500 bpsi guan t"untt state
af NE-s4sti Hu ihs ihrl df} fE jtnH-
ar. tls sr of hrfa'' ~ ,nifd ds1 ul
SAID term q. fuawrf plslniiW r'fN'H1'.
th. ssiur ~tU Do. fsksf f.t son nf"ss'd -
Co., rtu ggd l'iEufyW '''n'ird accord
r.rusl taer.d tu1t repy ot
4#f4 ..t.. hs turHrhri in ih' -t l"~' o.
uhssr,.r nyssr"psf tInh~ssa s." ln'
County .H tfushrrHu iHt i"af ~
o., .t t.s-, r.rrsr des- t~f.a' ins r.N'
.sn, ,'.-. ups7 cor
..D r,.FuA,f-rrf ..u.sT
The St. Joseph observer., 1915-11-27

J, vii b pleasan, to read the neat
Missouri state Republican platform,
~bcn u points with prlds~ to a.
glorious Republican administrator In
~ Louis AbOu, thirty ot that Ac
uinistfation are IN jail aud ahou,
forty are On the road H. Louis has
two black eyes and IL stencil tn ID.
aos;f.ls @, thc honest people ~ the
state Platte county Landmark
The St. Joseph observer., 1915-11-27
MORE PROSPERITY

rrnplos msut h~aAlsr pAsrolis. a biF
N'oi cmert 90 EsNiH and mNcr tens
pefa'are" or"r Uid7 area Whith lat
W has e3've snap to TrtSl trade ia
s"arNnso,r sraftng appsrpl
hHtu has hviped NiHtrr waeA, apd
cola NesttSf tsr S0ath mas put q
pet tesi io cotton EroWth tinAl puT
sesefs short y; Eo,sis as they are. Nnd
f""i,bg certain of sasiAine,a srpwth Ia
business sre hu,tns trevly from
. shoirsNle hass=-ss - ~es! - tresn lob
esfs Mhilc orderinx fSt future Dc
Nf~fN ,s pot neglrc1ca. ~, necessity
- e~ftins gO-sds tor nesl future ess -
Norg uasfks-a sud IN some serticas ef
~" consify hesvs Veigh, fabrics are
positiysls scsfcs iolidsy trade is
niOc~saius 0R a satisfactory basis
The St. Joseph observer., 1915-11-27
NOT DEPoSING REPS
,con,rv,d 'rew psss one

,,.ans Tho Ni.snu-t uTi.,s .u tho
Uaf IoU.a
Appleton tlfr Aurora. H,lr H,i
uau Wwar,k Ura,m,. H4sklib. Ca
hovi 'aufotr.s. ,autnn Cavr "jrar.
d,sp Carl Junction vaugNlU, Ul,dr.
'oorofdiH teopastyr EaV rauiv.
fisbvfN fHlJar gsrirg Ctly Grant
'iy Hsrdia Hill-borc Has,o Ken
uvff "a iiEauEs 81 Monte. Ia plats
latrftt Macon Madison Maiden
NaHssfid Montgomery Cry Nev la
'sn orsn relmrra rirdmanf roio
rurdy EIrhmort Eoga Sbsihina
Shs'by,,,b Nfsb ana valley rAyk
The St. Joseph observer., 1915-11-27
Ana The, should Return Ai,..ns,r

The announcement made IN Cate
veil county new spapcrs recently thsf
Hon l.. " Reed the Democrat
prosecuting attorney Of that eounf,
pili b. sandidste for the conErr-
sional roWIusi,on sralns, Judge } ~
NieNard'r t, not causing the iudgr q
friends mach uneSsincss Mr Rcd
is CLEVER gentleman and Eoo3
csupsis8rv bal %. Democracy Of tse
old THIRD district BE- guinr 10 return
ludEr Alexander 20 congress for Sc
beast another term no matter sha
NAV b" his opponent Tor the nor0ins
ton Richmond News
The St. Joseph observer., 1915-11-27

Mississippi to have sappii.d u. g..
mAnes Tor biz products Case cSur, '
Democfai
The St. Joseph observer., 1915-11-27

tlgm but cur iatber ans mother a.
psys chose d,argen, place 90 ePcy
Ate op as when they wanted ut 10 80
Netisg NQse standard
The St. Joseph observer., 1915-11-27

Socialists He~ ciAm ,heS can orrr
ate on h,t's hrad saa make a br'tci
bnN eut ci hiu, That may b, sl
The St. Joseph observer., 1915-11-27

Nr and Mrs " = LarEu are v.s-
.t,rF 10 Dvpcl this seek
The St. Joseph observer., 1915-11-27

TvC ,eyy popular youns people d
thss Niy Miss Nettic Wlsor arc
Prot p y card wsrs united IN msF
risEe Thursday They will reside -
i'sa Sosih T~cnticth street An'T
lSsrrmhsr IS
The St. Joseph observer., 1915-11-27

\ q Ir~in is visiting his Parcrss
ig SPr,ng0sid IA
The St. Joseph observer., 1915-11-27
nnnrR ID euhlIcATIoN

MONSOON NnNtt
NrfsFr-f ls-f ilstritN
The St. Joseph observer., 1915-11-27

pni.nNAN a yARKRN :
Atfalssts fo4 tsairtin
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-12-30
DISTINCTLY A "WAR BABY"
Kittens String Of Names Left No
Doubt as to the Sympathics Of
Its Small Owner.

A certain little Philadelphia girl Is
distinguished chiefly by her fondness
for cats and kittens, which she much
prefers to dolls.
Several days ago she was sitting on
the sunny steps of the front porch.
tenderly nursing on her lap a coal
black kitten; very small as yet. but
sturdy and full OF promise.
What pretty kittenl" remarked a
neighbor in passing. What do you
call him, NY dear?"
Il call him Allies" was the reply.
Allies | think you must mean
Alice. do you not?" suggested the
lady with a smile.
"Oh, no, not Alice! His name is Al
lies corrected the child His right
name" proudly, is George Albert
Nicholas Peter Victor Emmanuel Jof-
fire; but father says thai is a heavy
load for such a little fellow to carry,
so | call him Allies for short"
AS the lady proceeded up the
street, she heard a childish voice say
tenderly; Come. Allies. we must go
in, 1t is time for you to have your
rations."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-12-30
THE CHRySANTHEMUM

No flower can boast of a more aristo-
cratic ancestry than the chrysanthe-
mum. There is reason for its naughty
demeanor and often insolent express
sion. For the golden f1aring yellow
beauty is able to trace its lineage back
to the royal gardens of some forgotten
mikado, who admired it's forefathers
many centuries ago.
The origin of the flower as the pet
of royalty is lost in the early twilight
of eastern history; it was probably
cultivated in the early days of Confu-
cius, and has certainly been treasured
In the Orient from time immemorial.
The emblem and crest of the mikado
chrysanthemum.
The first appearance of the flower
In Europe was probably in 1854, when
specimens found their way to the bo-
tanical gardens in old Chelsea, Eng
land. These were only small yellow
things and did not arouse much en-
thusiasm. Not very much was done
with the chrysanthemum in England
until about 1885.
Method of chrysanthemum culture
given by leading horticulturist is as
follows: To produce the best results,
the young shoots should be planted in
three-inch pots early in the spring, and
in six weeks transferred to five-inch
pots. AS soon as the plants have at
tanned height of nine or ten inches
they should be "pinched back" that is,
an inch or so of the center of the plant
should be pinched off. This causes
the plants to become "bushy," as il
checks the tendency of an upward,
spindly growth. II fine plants are de-
sired this pinching back process
should be repeated every two weeks
until August. The plants will by that
time have attained height of about
two feet, By October they will have
increased another foot in height and
each plant will have from fifteen to
thirty shoots.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-12-30

In April 500 teachers OF English
gathered in Tokyo for their second
! conference or the total about per
cent were English and
American men and women. The en-.
tire ten days proceedings of the con
ference were conducted in English,
so the proficiency of the participants
will be understood. In the secondary
schools in Japan alone. there are up.
ward of 100 900 boys and girls study.
ing English seven hours in each week
for five years, and the girls at least
half that time. There are at present
studying English in Japan proper. IN
schools of all grades up to the univer-
sity college. nearly 100000 boys and
girls. According to statistics pub
lished in the Christian movement in
its latest edition, there are l00,S06
pupils In the 23S middle schools of
the country. and 23,79S pupils in sc
missionary schools of the same grade.
For girls there are number OF pub
lie high schools having 50,676 pupils,
while there are private schools having
13,345, all teaching English. In few
generations English will be spoken al
most universally in Japan.-East and
West News.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-12-30
FARMER WAS NOT IMPRESSED
Willie's Turning From the Paths
Of Literature.

Into the room of a country editor
came a bluff old farmer with his
eighteen-year-old son.
I've come for little information,
sir" he said hopefully.
Il shall be delighted to do what |
can for you was the polite reply.
We'll, this son of mine wants to
20 into the literary business, and
thought you would be able to tell us
II there was any money in it. It's
good line, isn't it?'
"Ye-e-as,' replied the editor, hest.
tatingly I've been at it myself for
a good many years and"
The farmer thercupon looked
around at the shabby Office and then
at the shabbier editor.
Come on, Willie" he ordered.
Back to your blowing, my lad"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-12-30
FlRESIDE GARDENING

Each year should add something to
the wisdom Of the gardener. To sue
coed, the planting must be the outcome
of continued thought
In the leisure of the winter days the
various bulletins and reports from the
many organizations should be as tools
to the ambitious gardener
The mere facts they contain are not
so valuable as the suggestions and en-
thusiasms for which they are respon-
sible, as no sensible person can read
these pamphlets by practical men
without wishing to emulate their sue
cesses or avoid their failures.
The years gardening should be
mapped out and planned by the winter
fireside, Formulas for insecticides and
fungicides should be famiiarized and
the material for their compromising
should be procured.
Apparatus for applying them should
be studied, made or purchased.
Markets and marketing should be
carefully considered and the whole
business gone over from various points
OF view.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-12-30
NO ROMANCE IN BUSINESS?
Treasurer Of Big Powder Company
10 a Living Denial Of the
Statement.

A few years ago the man who was
powder company happened to be in
Dayton, o., on business, writes Edwin
Lefevre in the Saturday Evening Post.
He got on trolley car there and gave
the conductor a fve-dollar bill The
conductor didn't happen to have the
change, as he had just taken in an
other large bill from q passenger. so
he told his fare please to wait until he
could make change. The powder man
arrived at his corner and got off, for
getting the change that was coming to
him.
Several months afterward he again
found himself in Dayton on business,
and again took trolley to reach his
destination. Before the powder man
could find the nickel the conductor
said with a pleasant smile, You're not
going to give me another tive-dollar
bill and forget your change, are you?
It's been waiting for you"
The powder man entered into con-
versation with the conductor, became
interested in the young man and Of
fered to give him job with the pow
der company. The conductor accept
ed. He was young, married and had
several children. Also he was
street car conductor. 1t isn't very long
ago that he was ringing fares on a
Dayton trolley car; today he is treas
urer Of the powder company and has
put through some of the big deals
Two or three months ago the COM
pany had S23.000000 in cash and
looked for investments. The directors
appointed a committee to invest the
money. The treasurer was intrusted
by the committee with the job and
bought large blocks of stocks in com
panies that have been turning out war
material. These large investment pur-
chases have so reduced the floating
supply of many of these stocks that it
is easy to understand why relatively
small buying orders can cause fluctua-
lions of thirty or forty points. The
former street car conductor, am told,
is worth today $5,000,0OO. No romance,
what!
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-12-30
CONVERSATIONS

The color magenta is named after
a battle which was fought in the year
Of its discovery.
Lake Erie produces more fish to the
square mile than any other body OF
water in tho world.
Gardner Savage OF North Arson.
Me. although totally blind for many
years. is telegraph operator and can
take apart and repair his instrument
whenever necessary.
In Baltimore, as result OF an in.
vestlgation. experts figured that the
minimum amount on which n single
woman could live decently was $500 a
week. Eighty.one per cent OF the de-
partment store woTen In Baltimore
get less than that
A Conncc,lcut Inventors clothes
prop thpt will not fall from line
has hole n one side OF the upper
md covered with fiat spring that
holds II In place
A paper cap has been invented to
be fastened to the end of cigar as
II Is made to insure Its sanitary con.
dition and also TO serve az an adyer
Using band
An ice cream freezer of English In
vention IN which ice and salt are
packed in n cylinder that revoves in
side the cream delivers its product In
continuous stream half a minute
after the crank is turned
The sun valve. invented by Gustai
Dalen OF Stockholm, will be used In
connection with the lights on the Pan
anna canal, The sun both lights and
extinguishes the light. The inventor
Of the sun valve recently received the
Nobel prize for this clever device.
Clarmont Daniel OF Calcutta uniyer
sity, basing his opinion on the state
ments OF the monetary writer A. De!
Mar. estimates that In 300 years be
tween the middle OF the sixteenth and
the middle OF the nineteenth centuries
thu gold and silver imported by India
from the West amounted to $4,000, 900.
600
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-12-30
BEST FERN FOR LIVING ROOM
By j. T, GRANGER.

The best fern for the living room
depends on the temperature of your
living room. If your room is heated
with hot water you can grow ferns
in it that would soon die If kept in a
room heated by steam, or hot air, or
a wood fire. For such room would
advise Whitman's, one of the most
beautiful varieties of recent introduc-
ton.
It is a sprout from the old Boston
fern. 1t has shorter fronds than that
variety, but they are broader, and the
leaflets on them are developed into
miniature fronds, thus making it a
most graceful plant, when well grown.
Its fronds have plumelike effect that
make fine specimen of one Of the
most ornamental Of decorative plants
Give it soil of leaf-mold, or turfy
matter, keep it well watered and cut
u the sunshine, and it will do well
IN looms where the heat is not In
tense or dry. | would not advise try
ing 10 crow it under other conditions.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-12-30

Pacs one trouble was that he could
not wake up in the morning. His land.
lady had tried every device she
could think of, but even the mos
determined Of alarm clocks had no
effect on Pats slumbers.
One day he returned home from
his work with large paper parcel.
There, now, Mrs. JONES'" said he
triumphantly, as he unwrapped huge
bell, "and what dye think O that
now?"
Goodness, mani" exclaimed the
surprised landlady. Whatever are
you wanting with that great thing?'
AS he tucked the bell under his
arm and prepared to go upstairs. Pat
replied, with a knowing grin:
Sure, and I'm going to ring 1t at
six o'clock ivry morning and wake
mesilf up!"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-12-30
Shark Pulls Mans Tooth.

The shark commonly known as the
hog shark" in native waters is now
fully qualified as dentist; or, in other
words, the big fish recently pulled a
molar in real approved style A local
bank official was the man who under
went the experience Of having his
tooth whisked out of his face. Here $
the way it happened:
He is p. f. Gleason of the Germania
bank force He was In a launch in
Warsaw sound. While fishing he
placed the line in his mouth, holding
it between his teeth. There was a sud
den terrific tug as shark grasped the
bait and the tooth, exactly in the front
upper gum, was torn out. Savannah
Dispatch to New York World.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-12-30
Popularity Of French Flac.

1t is not generally known that the
three strips of color that make up the
French national flag are not equal in
width. When the tri-color was first
authorized, 1892, the positions and
proportions of the three colors were
not stated and such variety OF flags
was seen that two years later the ma
tional assembly declared that the ma
tional standard should be formed OF
the three national colors in equal
bands placed vertically. the hoist be-
ing blue, the middle white, and the
fly red"
For years the flag was made in this
way, but though the bands were equal,
they never looked equal owing to an
optical illusion, the blue appearing
wider than the white, and the white
wider than the red.
At last, after many experiments, it
was officially decided that in every
hundred parts the blue should be
thirty white thirty-three and red thir-
ty-seven.