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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-04

The nOrthernmost ostrich farm in
the world is in suburb of Stockholm
The birds were taken there last year
They spent the winter mostly In the
open in perfect health, and toward
the end Of May the females laid their
eggs, Just as IL they had been in South
Africa 1t takes six weeks to hatch an
ostrich egg.
The total coal supply Of the world
has been estimated at 1897 ,533 900 600
tons, OF which nearly 1000 900, 600. 600
tons are bituminous, Asia having the
largest quantity of any continent
The city of Dresden has bought 49,
900 hogs in Serbia. and arrangements
have been made by other German
cities TO obtain similar number 1t
is believed this will relieve to some
extent the famine In lard.
Catholics are still slightly in the ma
jority among the Christians In India,
not considering the Eurasl ms There
are 1,294,000 Roman Catholics out of
total Christian population OF 3,574.-
600 In the last ten years Protestants
have increased almost twice as rapid.
ly as Catholics, the Catholic increase
for that period being 10000 and the
Protestant nearly half million.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-04
PICKED UP AT RANDOM

About twelve marriages out of every
100 are second marriages.
There is no federal institution In
the continental United States for the
reception and care Of lepers.
The coal mines OF Sweden do not
needs and scientists are trying many
experiments with peat, of which there
is a vast supply available.
So serious was a recent invasion of
Uruguay by locusts that an agricul.
tural and live stock census of that
country was postponed for three
months.
To enable persons to take breath.
ing exercises Systematically and on
progressive scale is the purpose Of
simple apparatus Invented by
French doctor
Elephants have been put to work
in England. Horses are scarce, due
to the great demand for war horses.
but Sheffield firm broke the horse
famine by hiring a retired elephant
from a circus, which pulls as much as
five horses.
BY photography. with a vibrating
lens, an English scientist has timed a
lightning flash at one-nneteenth of a
second.
Parachutes to bring an aeroplane
safely to land after 1t had met with a
mishap in fight are French inven
tion.
Hawaii will be equipped with
lighthouse giving a double fash or
light of 100000 candle power every
ten seconds.
The mineral production of Alaska
last year is officially estimated to have
been worth $32,000,CO0, the greatest
amount on record.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-04
CONVERSATIONS

The tallest man in the world is not
above criticism.
Seaweed offers a prolific source of
fuel oil when present supplies are eX-
hausted, according to an English
scientist, who has obtained seven gal.
Ions from ton of vegetable matter.
Physicians have decided that several
forms of nervous diseases. sometimes
dangerously severe. can be caused by
persons standing up and holding straps
while riding in street cars.
Scientific tests have shown that In
occupations employing the larger mus
cles. women tire more rapidly than
mon. while in work in which smaller
muscles are used they are more eff
cient.
Each with a theoretical $500. girls
of the home economics class at Whit
man college, Walla Walla. Wash,
started out to buy furniture and house
hold supplies for house OF six rooms.
The class visited stores Of the city
and then made out the list. They en-
deavored to be as economical as pos
sible. but found $500 hard to stretch
over six rooms
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-04

is guaranteed by the promise that he
shall grow like cedar in Lebanon.
And when the earth is shrouded in
misfortune and tragedy. the metaphor
used is: Lebanon is ashamed and
heWn down"
But the cedar has fallen on bad
days, it has not escaped the curse
that has settled on to those fair lands.
The blight Of desiccation, the ravages
OF unthinking and unworthy guardians,
the cankcr of a stagnant government,
have all done their share in the de
struction of what was once the glory
of an historic land
In the days of yOre the cedars were
not carefully guarded relics, bur actu.
ally formed the source of a lucrative
timber business. AS long ago as 245O
b. c. we know that the contractors of
the Rabylonian kings brought cedars
from the Amanus Mountains, in north.
ern Syria, to the Euphrates, whence
they tloated them down to their des.
tination. Even as late as 1000 b G..
the. must have been very plentiful.
fer Solomon raised a levy of 80 600
aliens in the Land of Israel for the
sole purpose OF hewing timber in Leb
anon.
The supply. no doubt. gradually de.
creased as the population increased
and the rainfall diminished. The un.
controlled destruction of the forests
went on without interruption. so that
in the absence of regeneration their
doom was sealed. What is left Of the
former glory OF Lebanon is but few
isolated and comparatively insignia.
cant groves. In point OF fact, thcre
are today five distinct groups of CO.
dars. but the most famous of these
does not possess above 400 trees. all
told: and of these there is a very
small proportion Of real patriarchs.
The actual geographical distribution
of this cedar is not limited to the
Lebanon. 1t also exists on the Amanug
mountains. in nOrthGn Syria. and on
the Taurus range, in Asia Minor.
while Ccdrus Libani Is really only a
local form Of q large family which
thrives in the limalaya as the dcodar,
and in North Africa as the Algerian
cedar As a matter of fact, the leh.
anon cedars do not bear comparison
when brought into contrast with 9th.
ers of their kind; but the romance OF
their environment and their historical
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-04
Y Y

interest envelop the remains of KIM
lliram's forests with glamour OF
their own
Here. III their ancient home, the
residue OF those forests which once
darkened the seward slopes of love.
by the timely protection granted them
by European sympa.s iZers. At an
altitude of about $500 feet above the
sea- sheltered amphthcaters sur
rounded by naked ridges aud imposing
crags, nestle the five remaining groups
of cedars. None Of them is more than
fifteen miles from the coast in di.
rect line.
The best known grove, and that
which contains the oldest trees, IS
situated at the head Of the Kadisha
valley, a little to the south of the Cui
miuatng peak Of the Lebanon. 1t Is
days ride inland from the port of
Tripol In the ncighborhOod is
comparatively new grove which was
started and preserved by a local Ma
ronite bishop. These are a standing
proof OF what can be done In the way
of reatorestation. The other three
groups are in the southern Lebanon,
and are more easily approached from
Beirut. or better stih, by way Of the
station of Ain Sofa. on the Damascus
railway. These three are all close to.
gether. but are distinguished by tho
names Of the villages to which they
belong. namely. Ain Hahalta. Maasir
and Baruk OF these, the l'aruk
grove il the best known and most fire.
quently visited it is also the largest
groun Of all five. The oldest trees,
though. are TO be found in the north
ern. or Bsherreh, grove
This locality is known as the Jcbel
el.Arz, or Cedar mountain, the grove
Of cedars being situated close under
a 5000 feet ridge OF barren limestone.
Here the solitary 400 are set in life
less, silent world Of rock and scree
where no other vegetation exists,
shown of to perfection by back.
ground of driftcd snow and naked
bOwldor In winter and Of utterly bar
rem. bloached tanks in summer Seen
from a distance. they appear as a lit.
tie black dot in the imposing amphi
theater Of hills, but on closer acquatn
lance they prove to be spread out In
to several scattered clumps, covering
the hummocks OF an ancient moraine
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-04

Us and would Get 80 weak ct times that
! fell over. l began to take Lydia f.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
ten days later | could eat and it lid not
hurt my stomach. I have taken the
medicine ever since and feel like
woman. Inow weigh 127 pounds
so you can see what it has done for me
already. Ny husband says he knows
your medicine has saved my life. -
Mrs J. S. BARLOW, 1924 South 4th St.
Columbus, Ohio.
Lydia L. Pinkhnm's Vegetable Com
pound contains just the virtues Of roots
and herbs needed to restore health and
strength to the weakened organs of the
body. That is why Mrs. Barlow, q
chronic invalid, recovered so completely
1t pays for women suffering from any
female ailments to insist upon having
Lydia L. Pinkhan's Vegetable Com
mound
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-04
What Is a Weed2

According to Webster's Standard die.
tionary there are two definitions of a
weed: /. Wild growth in the nature
OF rank grass, underground. or the
like. 2. Any plant growing in cultivat
ed ground to the injury of the crop
or desired vegetation, or to the dis
fgurement OF the place; m unsightly,
useless or injurious plant The follow.
ing note is added. A weed is a plant
that 10 not wanted. There are. there
fore. no species of weeds, for a plant
that Is weed In one place may not be
In another
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-04
Eardieappins Sally.

Jane don't you want our sally tC
git married."
ITO be sure do, Hiram"
Then why do you keep tellin' every
body that she's the very pictur o what
you was when you was her age?'-
Browning's Magazine.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-04
May 4, 1915.

Germans took three villages near
Ypres.
French gained in region of
Steenstraete.
Fierce battle near Stry between
Russians and Teutons.
Triple alliance treaty denounced
by Italy.
Turks defeated allies near AVi
Burnu.
Lloyd-Gcorge introduced second
British war budget.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-04

DO you always understand the sub.
jects on which you deliver speeches?' o.
NO" replied Senator Sorghum.
Sometimes have to talk about them
in a way that makes people think
they're too hard for anybody except
myself to understand. even when | am
trying to explain them"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-04
May 8, 1915.

Germans made violent attacks
near Ypres and in Champagne.
reutons under Won Mackensen
won great victory in West SaIicia
Continuous bombardment of Oar
daneIles maintained by allied fleet
British steamer Mnterne and
four Morse steamers sunk by Ger
man submarines.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-04
The Magic Washing Stick

I am perfectly delighted with the
Magic Washing Stick. 1t makes the
clothes so pretty and white and it
saves time and labor. I would give it
for nothing | have ever used l can
recommend 1T highly as a labor saver
as you don't have to rub the clothes
at all, writes Mrs. NJ. A. Graham, Dus-
tin, Okla. Guaranteed to contain no
I've. acid, alkali or any injurious in
gredient. A truly wonderful article.
Three Magic Washing Sticks for Csc
Is washings Csc Sold by all grocers
everywhere. Roundy. Peckhnm a Dex-
ter Co, Milwaukee, Wis, Distributors.
ADV
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-04

1emale troubles and
nervousness. ! had
q pain in my right
side and could not
eat anything with
out hurting my
stomach. | could
not drink cold water
at al nor cat any
kird Ct raw fruit,
nor fresh meat nor
chicken. From 173
pounds | went to
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-04
May S, 1915.

Germans drove British back but
we're checked by French.
Russians retreated along Galician
line and from Carpathian slopes.
Teutons captured Gorlice.
Turks checked allies at Sedd-ul
Sahr.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-04
Japan's Big Specie Reserve.

Japan has accumulated a specie re-
serve of more than $243,O00,0OO, and
by the end of this year the total will
probably exceed 100000. This
is believed to mark a new era in the
relationship between Japan and the
West.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-04
its Proper Place.

Florist-Dld you ship that order OF
elephants ears on the branch express
Assistant-No. sir, | thought It bet
ter to send them on the trunk line.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-04
May 6, 1915.

German line around Ypres gave
way in places, and French won
ground in Alsace.
Teutons took TarnoW, Jaslo and
Oukla and drove Russians from
Ounajec and Biala rivers.
Russians defeated Turks in eau.
casus.
Desperate fighting in GaIlipoIi.
Five British vessels sunk by sub
marines.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-04
That Child

Tommy-Oh, mother. look at that
man! He's only got one arm.
Mother-Hush! He'll hear you.
Tommy--Why. doesn't he know it?-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-04

The worth Of the crops grown in
Western Canada is of higher value
than those of the States named, so why
should the land not be worth fully as
much Any Canadian Government
Agent will be glad to give you infor-
nation as to homestead lands or where
you can uy.-Advertisement.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-04
Wouldn't Hurt Him.

'Do you think that stimulants would
hurt me, doctor?'
Not If you leave them alone"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-04

The sweetness of revenge often
sours the disposition
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-04
May 7, 1915.

Cunard liner Lusitania sunk by
German submarine; 1854 persons
lost, including 1902 americans.
Germans made more gains near
Ypres.
Turks captured ten British guns
at Sedd-u-Bahr.
Russian aviators dropped bombs
on Constantnople.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-04
May 2, 1915.

British and French vainly at
tackled Germans northeast OF
Ypres.
Great battle developed in Plain
OF Rawa, Central Poland.
Austrians TOOK offensive in re-
gion of Ciezkowce.
Allies made further advance on
Gallipoli peninsula; Australians
lost heavily.
German aeropianes bombarded
Epnal and other places.
Last of the Iandsturm called out.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-04

It's the man who makes a fool OF
himself that seldom boasts Of being
Self-made
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-04
after Sly YEARS
or SUFFERING
Woman Made Well by Lydia
Z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Columbus, Ohio. II had almost given
up. had been sick for six years with
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-04
THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
May 1, 1915.

Germans gained ground along
Ypres canal, but lost near Basa-
teIIe and In lie P.retre forest.
Germans invaded Russian Baltic
provinces.
Russians defeated In kovno and
at Orawa and Opor valleys.
Two German torpedo boats and
one British destroyer sunk In
North sea battle.
Dardaneles and Bosporus forts
bombarded.
American tanker Gulflight torpe.
decd.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-04

HE cedar forests which
once clothed the sea
ward slopes of the Sy-
rian highlands were the
glory of Lebanon But
the remnant of those
primeval forests when
supplied timber for
pobvIon,an temnlaS,
Arizona republican., 1916-07-12
LONG TERM MARKET
 FUR OUR LIVE STOCK
T. M. Word, Buyer for French Gov ernment Says Europe Will De- mand Horses Long After End
 of War

T. M Word whose contract for buy ing horses for the French government covers the states of Arizona and New Mexico has arrived in the city again and states that there will arrive here in day or two a large number of horses which he has gathered up in the Imperial Valley. They will be shipped from this point and the ship ment will be credited to Arizona Sev- eral other carloads will go out from Phoenix if the horses can be pur- chased at price that will warrant the handling of them. The horses are to be used, of course, for military purposes though in almost every lot, there are several mares for breeding. Whether war ends soon or not, MT. Word thinks that the European gov ernments will for a long time furnish a market for American horses of prop CT size and weight.
 He believes though that growers of horses will make mistake in holding out for exorbitant prices for though horses are now high, the values will settle back shortly, so that a horse which brings as much as $125 or $1O0 now will not bring more than $50, the price at which they could be bought before the war furnished stimulant.
 No horses are wanted under 15 hands in height for military uses. MT Word had heard that a buyer was here recently looking for 14-2 horses but he did not know for what pur- poses they were wanted. they were certainly not wanted for military uses As to whether the United States would go into the market for horses
Arizona republican., 1916-07-12
CLEANING GIVEN
 RIVERSIDE PARK

The wind storm of Tuesday night covered Riverside park with a mass of fallen branches and dead leaves that necessitated an increase in the force of laborers Wednesday.
 Before the cleaning up process start ed, however, Manager Walker had the men go up the trees and cut all dead or weak branches from them, thus fore stalling any future storm. The wind had swept such a mass of leaves and broken branches. dust and dirt into the pool that all the water that had been let in since midnight Sunday was all lowed to run out again, the floor of the pool again swept and clean water turned in.
 Yesterday the pool was again brim- ming and many hot and tired people sought it's cooling embrace.
 The park management has had nu- merous solicitations from mothers and fathers of large families to increase the age limit for free admissions and, because of this, Manager Walker an nounces that hereafter children of 12 years and under, accompanied by eith-
Arizona republican., 1916-07-12
THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY MORNING. JULY 1 1916
STATE WANTS AN
 AVIATION CORPS
Governor Takes the Matter Up with Arizona Delega- tion in Congress; New Bill Would Create Bat talion in State

Governor Hunt yesterday received q telegram from Alan R. Hawley, president of the Aero Club of Ameri ca, urging him Co use his influence with the Arizona delegation in con- gress, to the end that a bill before that body forming a militia aero corps might be passed.
 The bill has been before congress for some time. Through the efforts of Governor Hunt. Arizona was plac- ed in the list of states to have a battalion. The proposed bill would create a fund of nine million dollars tc be used solely for militia aviation purposes.
 IL was stated yesterday afternoon at the governors office that three applications had beer received, ali from experienced aviators desiring to enter the corps, in case the bill passes.
 The governor also intimated in his telegrams to Senator Ashurst and Smith. and Congressman Hayden. that in case the bill becomes q law, the state of Arizona would be will ing to donate the state fair grounds as an aviation grounds.
Arizona republican., 1916-07-12
ADJUSTMENTS
ORIGINAL CROOK
 PLAY AT COLUMBIA

The screen has had it's crook plays both good and bad, but it has remained for Wm Nigh in his Metro picture, His Great Triumph" to produce the only original crook play of the year. The crook is and is not. He opens as a simple minded youth of the slums who is kicked from one door to an other. is the butt of all wrath and the recipient of all the cuffs in his neigh borhood from his brutal father down. Through a circumstance he is accused of a murder and is brought back to the district handcuffed. His status undergoes a complete change. He is feared by the whole circle that former ly cuffed him at will. He enjoys with his simple mind the distinction and when on trial he faces the electric chair rather than surrender his new found
 position.
 Later, when the real murderer is discovered, he is released and becomes again the joke of the community. He leaves for the country and a bitter fight. which is introduced, serves tC bring out in him a spark of manhood that none suspected. The friends who stood by him when he was on trial l for his life, are in a terrible fight and 1 he takes a hand and determines the | issue Up to the time of the fight, he 1 as we'll as all who know him think
 he is a coward, and it is only wher
 he recalls that while he was handcuffet | he felt no fear and was exalted to { position that recalling gives him con 1 fidence.
Arizona republican., 1916-07-12
NOTICE INVITING PROPOSALS OR BIDS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF CERTAIN PORTIONS OF NORTH SECOND AVENUE IN THE CITY OF PHOENIX.

Notice is hereby given that pursu- ant to Title VII, Chapter XIII, Re- vised Statues of Arizona, 1913, Civil Code, and amendments thereto, the Commission of the City of Phoenix, Maricopa County Arizona, on the 2lst day of June, 1916, passed Resolution No. 1sS. orde- ing the improvement of certain portions of North Second av- enue in the City of Phoenix, de- scrlbed in Resolution No. 1S4, passed by the Commission of the City of Phoenix, on May goth, 1916, and on file with the City Clerk of said City of Phoenix; and that sealed proposals or bids for making said improvement according to the plans therefor and according to any or all of the several alternative specifications, methods, kinds and classes of construction and kinds and classes of materials de- scribed in said Resolution of Intention No. 1S4, will be received at the office of the City Clerk in the City Hall in said City of Phoenix. up to 500 o'clock F. NJ, August 1st, 1916
 The plans and all specifications for said work may be examined at the office of the City Engineer of said City of Phoenix.
 The costs and expenses of said im- provement are payable out of assess ments against the property situated in the district described in said Reso- lution of Intention No. 1S4. Serial bonds payable in equal annual install ments, extending over a period of ap- proximately nine 60 years from their date, and bearing interest at the rate of six (6) per cent per annum. pay able semi-annually. will be issued to represent assessments of Twenty five (S25,00) Dollars or more.
 All proposals or bids must be &C., companied by a bond payable to the order of the Mayor for sum not less than ten G0) per cent of the highest aggregate proposal submitted by the bidder.
 Dated July 10th 1916.
 V. A. THOMPSON,
 Superintendent of Streets. First publication July 12, 1916.
Arizona republican., 1916-07-12
At the Iamara

A treat is in store for the patrons of the Lamara, for John Mason, one of the mainstays of the American drama and featured star for over a quarter of a century, will make his bow to local audiences on the screen in the Equitable uplift drama of grip ping heart interest "The Keepers" which will be the attraction at this popular playhouse.
 Clara Whipple is one of the recent additions to stardom in the motion pie ture field, having, by her consistently good and progressive work, been ad- yanced from the ranks to featured lead ing lady. Miss Whipple, who has just barely left her teens behind is co-star- red with John Mason in ''The Keepers, g the feature to be shown at the Lamara again today She is a woman exceed ingly well suited to play opposite such sterling actor as MT. Mason, and those who will see this picture, will, without a doubt, realize that the Equit- able Motion Pictures corporation made wise move in choosing Miss Whipple for this important part.
Arizona republican., 1916-07-12
SWIMMING MEET AT .y.M.C.A. FRIDAY NIGHT
Nine Events on Contest Program and Water Polo Game-Meet
 Open to Public

Friday evening the Y NJ. C. A. will hold another big swimming meet in the tank The meet begins at eight o'clock and the public is cordially in- vlted. There will be nine events;
 First. exhibition snake dive and cross dive.
 Second, broad jump over string.
 Third, twenty yurd dash for jun ors
 Fifth, twenty yard dash for sen iors
 sixth, forty yard dash one length on back and one length cross stroke. Seventh, dive for distance | Eighth five lengths swim. Ninth, egg and spoon race. There will be a polo game between two of the "Y'' teams after the events. The winner making the best two out of three goals.