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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22
PAYS FOR 160
ACRES or LAND
From the Crop of Wheat on So
Acres in Western Canada.


This story of paying for your land
out of one years crop is fully anthem
ticated by a great many farmers In
Western Canada.
And now, all that the farmer makes
L velvet and you find him going more
extensively into stock raising, for all
authorities agree that in short time
there will be a demand for live stock,
such as even will tax the vast re-
sources of Western Canada. They
will go into stock raising because of
the adaptability of the country to pro-
vide food and fodder without feeding
grain If necessary. They will go into
stock and improve their places. They
will install steam and heating plants
In fact, many are now doing it. They
will have automobiles, In fact In many
districts there Is not farmer but has
one. They will beautify their homes
and erect fine barns until the whole
country will be as attractive as many
of the counties In the best states In
the Union. But we started out to tell
you of the farmer who paid for $50
acres of land from the crop of wheat
off of SO acres. The Holden district
on the line of the Grand Trunk Pacific
does not appear to the ordinary OBJ
server to be any better than many
other districts along that line, and
probably isn't. 1t was In this district
that John Larcome, settler, pur-
chased in 1915 160 acres of raw prai-
RE land. He broke and seeded SO
acres. His crop turned out well, and
he sold the greater portion of 1t for
$3.50. His land cost him S16.50 per
acre, or $2,640. So that the crop from
the So acres paid for the land and left
a balance of over $500, which with
part of the crop left over would just
pay for the cost of operation. This
is not really an unusual case, hundreds
of other farmers in Alberta and Sas-
katchewan having been able to do the
same.
Sales of land are being reported
from many districts in Manitoba, Sas-
katchewan and Alberta at good prices.
And values are yet low, but with the
flow of any value that will take place
after the war, no doubt they will be
considerably increased. The home
steads in the Park sections which are
to be had actually free are having
the attention of good class 'of set
tiers, who want to go into mixed farm
ADVERTISEMENT.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22
Justice White Good Walker.

Chief Justice White could give the
noted Edward Payson Weston Il good
handlcap and beat him In walking
match. Mr.. White brims over with
good nature, and he is welcome Wis
itor on any street which he picks for
his rambles about Washington. He
probably knows more women and chill
dren in the poorer sections, between
the capitol and the exclusive northwest
of the city, than any other Washington
ian. Frequently he is seen trudging
along in the midst of lot Of urchlns
none Of whom show the slightest
regard for the great dignity of his Of
fee, but who bask equally under the
radiance of his beaming smiies.-Ell-
sha Hanson in Cartoons MAGAZINE.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22
GIRLS! GIRLS! TRY IT,
BEAUTIFY YOUR HAIR
Make It Thick, Glossy, Wavy, Luxur.
liant and Remove Dandruff--ReaI
Surprise for You.

Your hair becomes light, wavy, fiuf-
fy, abundant and appears as soft, lus-
trous and beautiful as young girls
after "Danderine hair cleanse" Just
try this-moisten cloth with little
Danderine and carefully draw 1t
through your hair, taking one small
strand at time. This will cleanse
the hair of dust, dirt and excessive oil
and in just a few moments you have
doubled the beauty of your hair.
Besides identifying the hair at once.
Danderine dissolves every particle of
dandruff: cleanses, purifies and invig.
crates the scalp, forever stopping itch.
ing and falling hair.
But what will please you most will
be after a few weeks use when you
will actually see new hair-fine and
downy at first-yes-but really new
hair-growing all over the scalp II
you care for pretty, soft hair and lots
of it. surely get 25 cent bottle OF
Knowlton's Danderine from any store
and just try 1t. Adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22
Six Feet Tall at Twelve.

A girl who has been growing for the
last three years at phenomenal rate
and Is now more than six feet tall, al
though she is only twelve years old, is
interesting the physicians of Johns
Hopkins hospital. Baltimore. who ex-
pect To see her become giantess,
without loss of normal mental powers.
For the last three years the girls
growth has been phenomenal, surpas-
sing all records ut the hospital and
cases known to the scientists there
who are studying giantism. Until she
was nine years old she was simply Il
large girl. She now weighs I'VE
pounds and is above the average intel
lCct.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22

Cutting may begin the third year,
for perhaps thirty days, but not longer.
After the third year asparagus may be
cut up to the middle of June or per-
haps little later.
If your bed shows large growth of
tops in the fall you may be sure of
good crop the next spring.
When plants are old enough TO cut
the tops should be cut off very early in
the spring almost down to the crowns
of the roots and then as they start to
grow again the roots should be plowed
under or ridged about eight or ten
inches above the level Of the ground.
The plants will push their way
through this ridge in a very few days
and will continue to grow vigorously.
A wet, heavy black soil is not good
for asparagus as it does better on
sandy loan.
Asparagus requires a great deal of
fertilizer, and this should be put on
very early in the spring or any time
during the season.
Asparagus will stand great deal of
salt without injury, >but it is mistaken
idea that salt is Of any particular bene-
fit to it.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22
With Her Eyes.
ANY CORN LIFTS OUT,
DOESN'T HURT A BIT!
No fooIishnessl Lift your corns
and calluses off with fingers
It's like magicl

Sore corns, hard corns, soft corps CT
any kind Of n corn, can harmlessly be
lifted right out with the fingers If you
apply upon the corn a few drops of
ireezone, says a Cincinnati authority.
For little cost one can get a small
bottle of freezone ut any drug store,
which will positively rid ones feet of
every corn or callus without pain.
This simple drug dries the moment
Il is applied and does not even irri-
tate the surrounding skin while APP
plying 1t or afterwards
This announcement will interest
many OF our readers. If your druggist
hasn't any freezone tell him to surely
get small bottle for you from his
wholesale drug house,-adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22
The IouicaI RenIv.

At n fancy-dress ban for children,
says an exchange, policeman stn-
toned at the door was instructed not
to admit any adult.
An excited woman came running IN
to the door and demanded admission.
I'm sorry, num-" replied the police.
man, but / can't let anyone in but
children"
"But my child is dressed as a but.
terfy,' exclaimed the woman. land
has forgotten her wings!"
Cant help it," replied the police
man; "orders Is orders. You'll have
to let her go as caterpillar. Youths
Companion.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22
New Conception Of "cuItivation."

Cultivation a generation ago meant
acquaintance with letters and fine
nrts and some knowledge of at least
two languages and literatures, and of
history. The term cultivation" is now
much more inclusive. 1t includes
elementary knowledge of the sciences,
and it ranks high the subjects of his
tory, government, and ecnomics.-
Charles w. Eliot, in the Atlantic.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22
What Make of Carr

at only takes me twenty minutes
to get to my Office said Mr. Chug-
gins.
"But you didn't arrive until an hour
after you telephoned that you were
leaving home"
"Yes. II took me the other forty
minutes to get the car started"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22
Lanse of Memory.

Lawyer-You'll have to sign your
maiden name to this document, madam.
Mrs Casey-Shure we've been mar
ried so long that Owe forgot it in
tirely. Phwat was 1t, Pat?
Mr.. Casey-Besorra, OF used t be
so attintive t. yure cousin Kate, Oi'm
forgett'n' mesilf phwich one of yez OF
married.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22
The Iris.

The Iris is supposed 20 be the feur-
de-lis or flower-de-luce OF the French
coat of arms, but really has nothing
to do with the design, this being of re-
cent application. The origin of the
design is not known, but II is gener-
ally believed to represent the head OF
n spear; by others the flower of
lily, the floral emblem of France.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22
The Deaf Dancer.

Friend suppose deafness is a
source of annoyance TO you.
Deaf Man-Occasionally. Last night,
for instance, | danced with a most
charming young lady and would give
a good deal to know whether she com
pared my dancing to zephyr" or a
"heifer." New York Times.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22

Frank Scott and his wife of Ken
sett, Ark., have been married ten years.
Nineteen sons have been born to them.
Six died at birth. OF the 13 living
there are three sets Of triplets and
two sets of twins. The parents have
been partial to the letter "A" In the
naming of them. Ashbell, Archer and
Austin are four and one-half years old.
Arthur and Arnold three and one-half,
Alfred, Albion, and Adolph, eighteen
months, and Abel and Abner, six
months.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22
Fiuhtinu Gophers and MoIes

Effective methods of destroying jack
rabbits have been devised and the dep
relations of these animals have been
greatly reduced In many localities
where they have proved exceedingly
destructive. Similarly satisfactory re-
suits are being obtained against go
pliers and moles.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22

from IL at one time
while in Vancouver,
but overcame it by
a persistent use OF
Dodd's Kidney Pills.
Finally I was COM
pletely cured. l oc-
casionally use the
remedy now in or
der to keep the KID
news regulated. ]
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22
Doubling PouItrymen.

There is much truth In the state
ment: Don't try to tell the other fell
low something about poultry that he
doesn't want to know. He will not be-
lieve 1t IL you do; no matter what
proofs you may have.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22
CLEAR YOUR COMPLEXION
While You Sleep With cuticurs Soap
and Ointment-Trial Free.

On retiring, gently smear the face
with Cuticura Ointment, wash off in
Eve minutes with Cuticura Soap and
hot water, and continue bathing few
minutes with the Soap. The influence
of this treatment ON the pores extends
through the night.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22

in fine shape. have given Golden
Medical Discovery TO my son; he was
all run down In health and II cured
him in just short space Of time. l
have also used the Pleasant Pellets
and they are equally as good. These
medicines have been used in our fam
lily for many years."-MRS. ELVIRA
223 Madison Street
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22
Different Feed for soN.a.

The same amount of food will moi
always do for different sows; some
give richer milk than others, and II
the food Is not cut down, the humps
or the scours IL the result.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22
Cole. c.rho,,.a,v, ou,cI,x p.,,.,,.

aud heals burning. Itching and torturnR
skin diseases. II Instantly stops the pain
of burns. Heals without scars, 2sc and SOC.
Ask your druggist, or send 25c 10 The j.
w. Cole Co.. Rockford. ILL.,. for pkg.Ady.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22

acres of pasture. His improved, we'll
fed herd, housed in a clean, well-light-
ed, and thoroughly ventilated barn, is
yielding him more than double the
milk he formerly got from his scrub
herd. Furthermore, the quality of
milk has improved and he demands
and gets the price OF a tirst-class ar
ticle.
The largely increased net income
which this farmer now receives from
the sale of milk and of purebred cat
tie is based on the comparatively small
changes in his type of farming, which
have augmented his business without
entailing any increase in the size of
his farm.
Sets Good Example.
A comparison of this farm with 9TH
err dairy farms recently studied by the
department indicates that the exam
pie of this Wisconsin man might well
be followed, in general, by any dairy
farmer who lives where dairy products
are high priced and who has low
grade herd, provided he has sufficient
knowledge of cattle to give high-class
dairy cows the care that they demand.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22

Bread Is the staff of life, but that
doesn't justify man IN making his
existence ii continuous loaf.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22
Norway Plants Trees.

Norway has la tree planting soci
cites which since 1900 have set out
more than 2T,000 trees.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22
THE 3 DIS IN DODD'S

Mr.. Robert w. Ferguson, bingham,
Mass. writes: | suffered from kid
ney disorder for years. Had incessant
backache and trouble. Nearly died
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22
Helm the Windhrealsa.

Butternut and walnut trees will
grow to advantage In most windbreak
thickets.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22
Many Have Done the sams.

The better part of valor Is dlscre-
ton, In the which better part | have
saved my llfe.-Shakespeare
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22
Collecting crasshoppers.

BY the use of hopperdozers as many
as 300 bushels of grasshoppers have
been collected on 100 acres OF alfalfa.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22
Soy Bean Soil.

A ton of soy beans will yield about
forty gallons of oil useful In various
ways.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22
W. N. u, MILWAUKEE, NO. 12-is17.
A MOTHERS WISDOM
Stevens Point, VISIT have beer

by the use of DR..
Pierce $ medi.
cines. The 'Fa-
orite Prescription
cured me of a
very bad case OF
womanly weak
ness. l have also
taken It at differ.
ent times when I
would not feel
well and II al
ways fixed me up
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22

Now IL the Time to Get Rid of These
Igly Suota

There's no longer the slightest need of
feeling ashamed of your freckles as the
prescription othine - double strength IL
guaranteed to remove these homely spots.
Simply get an ounce of othine-double
strength-from your druggist. and apply
little of II night and morning and you
should soon gee that even the worst freckles
have begun to disappear, while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely 1T is seldom
that more than one ounce Is needed to COM
clear complexion.
Be sure to ask for the double strength
othine as this Is sold under guarantee of
money back If It fails to remove freckles.-
Adv.
The United States coast guard In
4
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22

have the highest praise for Dodd's. Be
sure to get "DODD'S," the name with
the three DIS for deranged, disordered,
diseased kidneys, just as Mr.. Fergu-
son did. No similar named article will
do.--Adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22
Quite at Home.

rs Mr.. Jones at home?"
Yes, sir, You'll find him ut the
club."--passlng Show.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-22

Canada has 52S waterworks sys-
tens. costing S123.000,000.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-08
ONLY POWERFUL
MEDICINE WILL END
RHEUMATISM

1t matters not whether you have
had agonizing pains from rheumatism
for 20 years or distressing twitchings
for 20 weeks, Rheuma is strong
enough and mighty and powerful
enough to drive rheumatic poisons
from your body and abolish all misery
or money back.
Fisher Bros. and all druggists sell
Rheuma on no-cure-no-pay basis. A
large bottle is inexpensive, and after
you take the small dose as directed
once day for two days you should
know that at last you have obtained
a remedy that will conquer rheuma-
tism.
For over five years throughout
America Rheuma has been prescribed
by broad-minded physicians and has
released thousands from agony, pa
and despair.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-08

it. l was sent to the district known
as the black belt"-no one but blacks
and MeXicans lives there No white
people are even allowed in that dis
trict after dark. Talk about rough
and dirty place; it is the worst have
ever seen. 1t sure made my haTr
stand on end to walk through those
alleys. 1t was so dark l couldn't see
my hand in front of me. was on
duty until midnight. l went the
rounds with the city police once. We
have the right to search every house
down there, and it is a serious offense
to even talk to a negro. / thought
this part of the country was civilized,
but by the looks of that district anG
the people it doesn't seem as if it
was. The women chew snuff, roll and
smoke cigarettes and drink whiskey.
| was at pleasant post last night,
was sent out to guard cross road to
another town and was not allowed to
let any soldiers cross those roads. 7
had to stop all the vehicles to see
if there were any soldiers in them
without a pass and had to search them
all to see if they had any liquor in
them. l had to stay there until mid
night and am going on the same post
tonight. We are supposed to have a
different beat every time, but until W,
get acquainted with the places we
keep the same one three times. Some
Of the men have to guard couple of
unsanitary restaurants and keep all
soldiers out Some watch the soldiers
on the street to see that they keep
their clothes all buttoned and behave
Every button their clothes has to be
buttOned-on shirts, sweaters, over
coats and all.
We have to get up at $3.50 a. M,
breakfast at 8:45, assignment to places
at 8. If we don't go on day work we
are off until dinner We have Dime
at 445, then go on duty. We are
staying in a nine-rOom house. Ter
men sleep in one small room, There
are 70 Of us on this job now. We all
have arm bands with M. p. on them.
We get revolvers or carry our rifles.
We haven't received our horses yet
but have got the brides and saddles
There is another company which
changes off with us. They drill when
we are on duty and we do the same
when they are on. l haven't seen
Herbert since Wednesday noon. He
was just going to his new assignment
as clerk You will be getting tired o.
reading, so will close for this time.
Your loving son,
DEWEY.
107 End Co. M. P.
Camp Macarthur, Waco, Tex.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-08
GERMAN RIGHT IS MIGHT

With its usual c1umsiness, Germany
loses no time in spelling the consid-
cradle diplomatic advantage it had
gained by the irritation in neutral
countries at the embargo and the
frightened blockade In Sweden and
to less extent, in Denmark, Norway
and Holland, the drife for some weeks
had been unfayorable to the entente,
and the German government had been
at great pains to cultivate the good
will Of these countries by supplying
foodstuffs and other articles which
the United States and Great Britain
refused. All this propaganda has been
undone in day by the shocking fero-
city Of the German treatment Of a
convoy Of Scandinavian ships. In at
lacking the convoy the Germans were
within their rights, but in savagery
which is said to have gone to the
point of firing upon the open boats in
which the crews of these merchant
ships were escaping, the Germans did
all they could to stir the rage of
Swedes, Danes and Norwegians, and
to persuade them to overlook all the
hardships of blockade and embargo
for the sake of seeing Germany pun
ished by defeat. The German admir-
atty under Tirpitz and men of his sort
has done all it could to undo the work
of the German diplomats Springfield
Republican.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-08
His Crop

I sent a card from New York saying
we were coming home in few days to
dig our potatoes, if they were not
stolen, as there were some stolen be-
fore we left home in the middle of Au-
gust. | took an invoice of the garden
a couple of weeks ago and found moth
ing missing, except rs hills of sweet
corn stalks. Someone cut them and
hauled them away, for which l am
very thankful, as l had no use for
them.
Our lot is small The planting part
is but so feet long and sc feet wide.
One-half of that space we planted pO-
tatoes in, and I dug, ten bushels Of nice
looking potatoes-a big yield-and the
other half was planted in different veg
etables. We sold five dollars worth Of
cabbage and put so heads in the eel
lar. There was also one-half bushel
of onions, One-half busheI of beets, five
or six squashes, some carrots and to-
matoes, and Is hills of sweet corn and
some beans, SO you can readily see
there was nothing stolen and | must
say we have very honest neighbors,
even if we live in the bloody third
ward. The potatoes we are going to
keep and not as we did a year ago.
We got all ready to go to New York
and dug the potatoes and sold them.
The infantile PARALYSIS was getting
very bad there, and we concluded to
!
was we got $3.50 a bushel for the po-
tatoes, and inside OF two weeks we
had to pay 81 a bushel for them. In
stead Of coming down they raised in
price, and have never heard the end
Of it from our neighbor, John Stadler.
We can't be on the winning side al
ways. MIKE and HANNAH MAYER.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-08
FOOLISH QUESTIONS

Why is it
that dog will come tearing along
out of the yard and run race with
a passing train every day. although
he is never able to keep up with it
or catch it?
Why is it
that a chicken along the roadside
will run sQuarely in front of an ap-
preaching automobile instead of
flying over the fence?
Why is it
that horses that in harness will
travel over the road and keep in
the track without being guided, if
turned loose shun the road and
wander along in the grass on the
side?
Why is it
that rabbit that is making a sue
cessful getaway from the hunter
doesn't keep running until it
reaches safety, but is foolish
enough to "stop, look and listen?'
-Fennimore Times.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-08
HOME FOLKS TESTIFY

Superior, Visit have used DR..
Pierces medicines in my family. have
taken Golden Medical Discovery as ?
tonic and blood medicine and found it
to be the very best. | can also highly
recommend it for coughs, colds or weak
lungs and as a good medicine for liver
complaint of any kind" --MRs. L. P.
EKERN, 1117 Hewett Street.
Grand Rapids, Visit have used DR..
Pierce's medicines and found them yer,
beneficial l had stomach trouble TO-.
about eight years. Had to be very care.
full what I would eat or would be dowE
sick. I suffered something terrible
about year ago. I started to take Coll
den Medical Discovery and two bottles
put me in fine condition. can eat any
thing and do not feel distressed. had
taken many medicines previous to this
and had doctors prescribe for me, but
nothing seemed to give me any relic.
until | started taking this medicine anc
it gave me great relief take pleasure
in recommending it. "-MRs. EMIL OEsT-f
REICH, 212 Fourteenth Avenue, North.