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Good news. [volume] (Boomer, N.C.) 1917-1919, 1917-09-01
THE TIMES OF THE CEN
TILES.
September. 1917

SAo
paper that the Gentle nations
we're, given a certain appointed
length of time to rule the world
"a period Of $500 years-and that
at ended in 1914, a few Of my
readers seemed inclined to doubt
at and called on me for proof.
In this article, therefore, I pro-
pose to give the proof and make
at so clear that even a child can
understand it.
The Children Of Israel were
chosen Of God to be His own
peculiar people, and He led them
and death with them in a way
different from all other nations.
He gave them the land Of Pales-
tine to be their national home and
showed tn many special favors.
Away before that, God had pro-
onlsed this land to Abraham, Isaac
and Jacob, and their seed after
them, for an everlasting inherit
Sance. Fhe ~Israelites were the
seed spoken of, and SO the land
was theirs by divine right and it
aEas to remain theirs forever.
But in spite Of all these special
fayors from God, the Israelites
became disobedient and drifted
into idolatry and other sins, so
that God had to punish them fire.
gently. Leviticus Is shows what
He wanted them to do, and what
,3IE would do to them in case they
failed to obey. There is no use to
take up space here to print the
whole chapter, as you can turn to
At Ia your Bible and read it, but
I want to call your special at
Sention to the 18th verse, because
1t contains the key-word~ that will
enable us to figure out the exact
length Of the Times Of the Gen
titles.
And if we will not yet for all this
'Eearken unto me, then I will punish
you seven times more for your sins
Lev. 26:18.
Notice that "seven times and
get it firmly fixed in your mind,
because it will help you to under
stand what | am trying to tell You.
Bear in mind that God had al
ready given these people several
smaller punishments, and here He
tells them thatif they will remain
stubborn and disobedient He will
punish them SEVEN TIMES more.
That don't necessarily mean just
seven times as much as they had
already been punished, but seven
times. in addition to what they
had already had. It indicates a
definite measure Of time-a GER
tain number Of years.
Now the question arises, how
long is a "time?'' AL the best
authorities agree that a "time'
an Bible prophecy always means
800, the numebr Of days in the
Jewish year. This can be easily
proven. For instance, when God
wanted to give King Neb&had-
nezzer an object-lesson Of His
power over men and nations and
at the same time furnish a type OF
the time the Jews e to be de-
graded and scattered owe the
world, you remember he caused
the king to go crazy and run wild
In the field and eat grass. like q
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-28
SIGNS SEEN IN THE FLOWERS
Many Popular Superstitions Are
Woven About the Raising and
Handling of Various Blossoms.

To burn faded flowers is a sure sign
Of coming sorrows. TO plant a flower
hedge is to bring good luck. If a per-
son wears flowers with the stems up
ward 1t is a sign that he or she Is
In love and does not know it. To
have flowers wilt quickly in the hand
denotes III health.
If a person smells flowers gathered
from a cemetery he will lose the sense
of smell. 1t Is considered unlucky
TO gather flowers out of season, as
before and after the season they are
said to belong to the fairies.
The first wild flowers which are
gathered by a young woman In the
spring are supposed to give the initials
of her future husband. Spearmint
is believed by some to prevent illness
when worn about the wrist.
If catnip Is held in the hand I'M
til heated and then put into the hand
of another superstition says that 1t
will so control that person that he or
she cannot leave you as long as the
catnip is retained In the hand.
Pennyroyal is said to make n quar-
relsome husband and wife stop bick-
erlng If 1t Is given to- them by some
friend
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-28
SOUND TO CONTROL MACHINE
Remarkable Invention Demonstrated
in London Is Based Upon the
Principle of Resonance.

The distant control of mechanical
operations by sound, as demonstrated
in London, depends upon the principle
Of resonance or the setting up of re-
enforcing sympathetic vibrations by
sending out the note for which the APP
paratus Is tuned.
The resonator consists of tele-
phone transmitter and receiver, placed
near together face to face in closed
cylindrical casing, with n tube contain
ing a piston extending at the back of
the receiver. The piston lengthenS or
shortens the column of air behind the
receiver, and thus changes the vibra-
ton note of the transmitter and re-
ceiver diaphragms. The transmitter
is connected to the primary current of
an induction coil, with switch battery,
resistance, and an ordinary post office
relay in circuit; the receiver is cou-
pied to the secondary circuit. When
the proper note vibrates the di-
aphragms, the armature of the relay
is moved closing the local circuit, and
this can be adapted for starting and
stopping an engine, releasing bombs,
or other purposes.
For controlling a dirigible, the
sounds might be sent from the ground
by siren, the note of which would be
adjusted by varying the speed. Diff
fcrcnt notes could be made to perform
different requirements; and In guiding
an airship, turning the rudder to the
right. to the left, elevating, depressing,
speeding up the engine, and slowing 1t
down would each have its special note.
To avoid discovery of the means OF
performing any operation, the appar-
atus could be designed to respond af-
ter definite number of repetitions of
The right note, or only after combi-
nation of different notes.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-28

According to the Weser Zeitung
(Bremen), Berlin bookbinder has
discovered a new material for book
blnding-codtlsh skin--a doubly-wel-
come discovery in these days of leath-
or shortage. In itself the use of fish
skin for boOll-hinding is no novelty I;
among others, shark leather had pre-
vionsly been used for binding de luxe
for the sake Of its durability and beau
tiful markings.
Cod-skin has several advantages
over shark-skin; 1t is more abundant,
more easily procurable, and, therefore,
cheaper. The appearance of the skin,
unscnled and properly prepared, re-
sembles snakes skin. It's strength
and durability have been tested and
found equal to parchment by the royal
materiul-testing office in Berlin. 1t is
easy to work and literally untearable,
ana should therefore prove n very
valuable substitute for leather, not only
for boollbindcry, but for the manufac'
turc of leather goods.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-28

economy. The mortgage on their home
had been contracted five years preyi-
ously and was now due. Jean had re-
fused to cancel 1T by marrying the
mortgager, who like the renowned "Ka-
tisha" was "a most unattractive old
thing with caricature of a face" and
nearly three times her age.
After q time the mother broke the
silence by asking: ''Do you suppose
we could borrow it?"
mo-" said Jean. "But I'll tell you
what l am going to do. You know
Grace Baker is always asking me to
come down to the city and visit her.
Well, I'm going to accept. 1t won't be
exactly a visit, 1t will be one big hustle.
I'm going to see IL / can't get some
thing to do on the papers down there.
I'll get three times the pay | get on
this little sheet, and more to do"
"Oh, but Jean, you have no influ-
ence, they don't know you, they won't
give you anything to do" objected the
mother.
"Well, I'm going to see. / wonder
what lever became of Guy Hastings?
You know he went to the city seven or
eight years ago. He had ambitions
to write said he was going to write a
big novel. But guess he never did, or
we would have heard of it,"
81 can just see Guy drawing you on
his sled to school !" unused the mother.
He must have been fourteen or flf-
teen, when you were about ten. Yes |
wish you could find him. He might be
some help"
at would be like looking for the
needle in the haystack," said Jean.
The next thing the girl heard was
that her services were no longer re-
qured on the Pilot. when she further
heard that Jacob Haven was the prin-
clpal owner, the reason was explained.
So Jean went to the city. Mrs. Ba-
ker, well married and prosperous, re-
ceiyed her with open arms, but neither
nz~surzFss H. y ..sr, a. "a
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-28
Jean S
Assignment
By John Elkins
Copyright. 1917. by w. G. Chapman)

Copyright. 1917. by w. G. Chapman)
. The elderly man with the iron jaw
and grlzzled hair shut the door with a
bang, and came down the path to the
, gate in a frame of mind quite obvious
to the passer by. Mr.. Jacob Haven
was both surprised and angry.
Inside in the living room of the small
! house girl sat staring at nothing,
crumpled up in the big chair where
she had sunk down when the door
slammed. She sat so long without
moving that presently a door opened
from the dining room, and an elderly
woman looked in rather timidly. Mrs.
Warren had always been timid and
apologize about everything; and now,
since her husbands death, and Jean
had taken the helm, she seemed more
than ever to lean on the stronger ma
ture.
"What did he say, Jean?" she asked.
The girl reused from her stupor an
swered YEARLY: Gle wanted the back
interest on the mortgage, which is per-
fectly reasonable, He ought to have
it. If the Pilot hadn't thrown out my
copy now for two weeks l could have
made it up. l can't understand why
they did it. But they've promised for
next week. l asked him to extend the
time on the mortgage, as we couldn't
pay it now"
She paused, not seeming to know
how to go on.
"Well, won't he?"
mo. That is except on one condi.
ton"
"COnditiOnW
"Yes. He wants me to-marry him."
The loathing expressed in the last
two words made this mother wall out:
"Oh, Jean what are we going to do?"
"Do you want me to say yes?" asked
the girl.
mo, no, Jean, of course not"
The two women lapsed into silence.
Mrs. Warren was not resourceful, and
Jean was trying to think it out alone.
She had contributed from one to three
columns every week to the Pilot, the
one paper published in the small west
ern town, and this with a slender pen
sion which her mother drew had en-
abled them to exist with strict
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-28
How Luther Valued Music.

Luther had keen relish for the
beautiful In music, but the relief and
comfort 1t afforded him through eX-
pressing his own feelings were with
him trivial concentrations as compared
with its use In bringing home Gospel
truth to heart and conscience. The
melodlous cadences and clear and
brilliant phrases Of sacred songs were
for him golden characters by which
the knowledge of God was to be Inn
printed on the memory. Never is the
singleness of the mans heart more
conspicuous-the concentration Of his
soul upon one grand life-purpose more
evident-than when, with congenial
toll, he sets to simple words and sim
pie tunes, for children to sing, the
main verltles of Christian faith, the
main facts of Christian story.
Luther gave the initiative for count
less psalms and hymns and grave
sweet melodies, sung by the Protestant
vanguard of mankind. The best re-
llglous inspiration of these last ages is
In spiritual song.-From Peter Bayne's
Martin Luther"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-28
Skis ARE FIGHTING CREED
They Had Their Origin in Battle, and
in Battle They Have Maintained
Themselves Ever Since.

The origin of the Sikhs is a good in
The creed had it's birth in compare
lively recent times, when the punjab
was chatting under the heavy hand of
the MOngol cOnquerors. A certain
man of pugnacious temper grew weary
of the oppression and decided to raise
a small band to fight for freedom. He
drew his sword and stood shouting in
the market place, calling for volun-
teers. The people thought he was mad
and feared him, but at last another
fighting man, tired of servitude, volun'
teered.
The first man concealed him In Sc
cret place and returned to the market
place, after smearing himself with the
fresh blood of sheep. Again he called
for volunteers, but the people thought
he had killed the first one, and fled.
But at last he got another volunteer.
Again he concealed him, again he
smeared himself with blood, again he
called for recruits. BY this system he
only got those who thought they We're
going to certain death and did not fear
it. When he had collected dozen men
by this system he put himself at their
head and they sailed forth to rout the
Moslem oppressors.
Thus the Sikhs had their origin In
battle, and in battle they have main.
tanned themselves ever since. They
furnish today some of the most loyal
troops in the British empire.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-28
The Rattan Cane.

One of the most important exports
of Singapore is rattan, although it
does not make a large showing as to
value, being a comparatively cheap ar
ticle compared with It's bulk. Singa-
pore Is probably the leading export
market for rattans in the world, al
though practically none of the raw
product is produced in the Straits Set
Elements and very little in the FEEDER
ated Malay states most of it being
collected from the islands Of Sumatra,
BOrneo, the Celebes and smaller Is
lands. Ordinarily cut from the jungle
by natives under the direction Of
Chinese merchants doing business III
the interior, it is bought up by large
dealers in the principal towns and
eventually sold to Singapore buyers
in bundles as it comes originally from
the Jungle. The buyers in Singapore
take the rattan in this form and put
it through Il process Of selection and
cleaning, after which 1t is bundled
together according to grade and
shipped direct to various parts of the
world.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-28

she nor her husband could be OF any
use to her in her search for work on a
newspaper. If she gained entrance to
the managing editor, she was invaria-
bly, told that their staff was complete.
No they really did not want anything
on space" They had more than they
could use. Jean went back each eve
ming, exhausted from the elbowing of
crowds, the traversing of great spaces,
and the awful din of the big city. But
she did not give up, she felt the urge
of "must," and she did not mean to
stop till every Office had been visited.
One day a kindly middle-aged man, a
managing editor, told her to bring in
something. She asked what he wanted.
eco out, look about the city. Take
some phase of life that you see, and
look at it with fresh view"
81 WILL" said Jean. "How much can
you use?"
"About half a column. But remem-
Der we don't promise to take It,"
Jean said she understood, and thank
ing the editor departed. Her story
was accepted, and she was told to try
again. She was doing better each
week, and sending home money. One
day she was told to see the city edi-
tor about an assignment. She went
into the Office, and as the man wheeled
around in his chair she noticed he
stared.
"Are you Miss WarrenT he asked.
On her assent, he added: "From Eas-
toni"
EYES," she answered.
"Why, don't you remember Guy
Hastings?"
How could she have recognized in
the well-groomed, eilicient-mannered
man in the editorial chair the village
lad who drew her to school. But she
soon let her delight at the meeting
be known, and was glad when he asked
to come and see her.
"If you are married." she said, 81
would be glad to see"
"Oh, Tn not married." he laughed.
81 haven't had time to think about it,"
Guy Hastings found his way more
than once to the Baker apartment, and
then Jean Warren made the rather
tragic discovery that she was hanging
upon those visits as the great, beauti.
full events in her life. If they meant
only to him the renewal Of girl-and-
boy friendship, it would indeed be
tragic to her.
one evening she met him in the din.
ing room.
"There is someone in there" she said
hurriedly. 81 must ask you to excuse
me-"
Her worried, excited manner made
him wonder. She saw his look, and
lest he should misunderstood, ex'
planned. 1t was Jacob Haven. He had
come to tell her he meant to foreclose
the mortgage at once, unless she con-
sented to marry him.
"Stay here" said Hastings. LET me
settle him."
"WeH?" she asked breathlessly when
he returned.
Hell get his money tomorrow" said
Hastings.
ooh, will you take up the mortgage"
she asked.
ooh, l hadn't thought about the mort
gage. I shall not foreclose if you say
no. But, oh, Jean! l wish you'd say
yes"
The answer might have been obvious
to even the most casual observer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-28

While the wheat spectators are
employing reports Of heavy crops 10
Argentina and elsewhere to put ;he
price of wheat down, that the Ameri-
can crop may be bought, from the far.
mer As usual, at reasonable cost, Her
bert G.. Hoover makes the declaration
that If miller and dealers had been con.
tent TO make reasonable profits the
price Of luur need not have passed 81
this year.
The statement is credible. The
milers and dealers, like the coal min.
ers and dealers, can make an alibi, Of
course. Nevertheless, IL is not be
lieved. That excess profits have been
eXtJfted from consumers 10y various
producing and distributing classes;
that war has been made the occasion Of
getrIeh-qu schemes cioaked be
hind a proclaimed necessity for price
raising nobody doubts
The wheat market manipulated
down 81 harvest time, and manipulated
upward after the grain has left the
farm ana gone into the elevators, into
the grauares Of mills, into the strong
hands Ji capital, has been spectacle
illustrative Of a widespread sktnuing
OF the consumer for his hide and tai
Inv
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-28
THURSDAY, JUNE 2S 1917

II the head Of the Russian mission
to ths United States voices accurately
the aims, ideals and purposes Of the
Russian people, we need have no fur
Their alarm as 70 Russia's "backslid-
ing According TO special Ambassa
ador BakhmetieT tho new Russia is
consecrated 10 war to the end with
German plutocracy and will not fall a
ctlm Of any separate-peace lures that
have been or may be set for her. The
head of the Russian mission seems to
lie imbued with great confidence in the
purpose and ability Of his people to
bring about reorganization and re
construction Of their government
which VIII not lose force and effective
ness through its devotion to democrat.
ic principles. He points out that free
Russia inherited from the old regime
"a burdensome heritage Of economic
and technical disorganization," and Of
course we cannot expect this tangled
mess to be Strengthened out in day.
Bakhmetief's statement to the
american people breathes optimism in
every line He declares that all class
es Of the Russian people are united in
the task Of reconstruction and in the
determination TO "root out the auto
cratic principles which uuderlie and
are represented by German militar.
ism" Coming as this does on the
heels OF various indications from Rus
STA of great improvement in the g4ner
a. situation there, the statement Of the
Russian special ambassador is most
pleasing and encouraging message to
the American people. We want to
see Russia strong and yirile as well as
democratic. We want to see her true
to her allies and 70 herself. And
Bakhmetier gives Us ground for hope
that all these wishes will be gratilied.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-28
Never Neglect a old.

A chill after bathing, cooling of sud
denly after exercise and drafts, give the
cold germs a foot-hold that may lead to
something worse. Safety requires
early treatment. Keep Dr. Kings
New Discovery on hand. This pleas
ant balsam remedy allays Inflammation,
soothes the cough and repairs the
tissues. Better be safe than sorry.
Break up the cold with DR.. Kings New
Discovery before it is too late. At
YOUR druggist Soc 81 90. Adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-28
Gold Leaf.

There appears to be some mystery
about the origin of gold leaf. 1t Is
found, for example, in connection
with the most ancient known mum
mics, having been used for covering
teeth, tongue, skin, etc. Sometimes II
is also found on the collins. Gold leaf
was also used on the tombs and monu'
ments Of ancient Egypt. The process
of making gold leaf has thus been
known since the eighth century, b. Q.
In the eleventh century 1t seems to
have attained as high degree of per.
fcctlon as today. The gold leaf on
some ancient Grecinn pottery, indeed,
Is as thin as that how used.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-28
Tribute of a Prisoner of War.

The nuns were very nice to me. one
particularly, a sweet old nun with
marked Silesian accent, always tried
to get me into conversation with her,
writes Lieutenant II. s. in the Atlantic.
| did not understand all she meant,
for l was half deaf, and in her CONVEX
sation she was not always loyal to
high German. She used to insist good
naturedly on my eating some of the
fare that was provided for us-soups
so thick that the spoon could stand
erect In the plate, potatoes half mashed
by too much boiling sauerkraut with
sausage and, at eight in the morning,
Il horrid mixture passing by the name
of coffee and milk. | simply could not
absorb any Of that stuff, much to the
disappointment of the sister, who used
to shrug her awkward shoulders affec-
tionately, sigh deeply, insist again, and
finally go TO the kitchen, and bring
back a pint of milk instead of the food
vhicn could not eat.
szzxxp s<sAsssss
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-28
SIOan's Liniment for Rheumatism,

The pain goes so quickly after you
apply S oan's Liniment for rheumatic
pains, neuralgia, toothach3, lumbago,
sp aims, and its SO easy to use 1t
quickly penetrates and soothes without
rubbing and Is far cleaner and more
effective than mus y plasters or ONT
m 3nts.
Keep a ottle in the house and got
prompt relief, not only from all nerve
p lins but from pulses, strains, sprai1s,
over exercise and all external aches.
AT your druggist, 25c. SOC. Sl0O.
Adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-28
The Scandinavian Race.

The term "Scandlnayians" is not
confined to the Norwegians. The Nor
wegians are indeed Scandlnavians,
but so also are the Swedes Danes and
Icelanders. For that matter, the Ger
mans, English and Americans Of Eng
fish stock are also descendants of the
Scandinavian stock, since 1t is more
than probable that Germany was orig
lnally pcopled from the land Of the
Mortimer, and it is from the North
German stock that the so-called Anglo
Saxon comes.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-06-28
Caiarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as
they cannot reach the seat of the d.
sease. Catarrh is local disease,
greatly influenced by constitutional
conditions, and in order to cure it you
must take an internal remedy. Halls
Catarrh Medicine Is taken internally
and acts thru the blood on the mucous
surfaces Of the system. Halls Catarrh
Medicine was prescribed by one of the
best physicians in this country for
years It's composed Of some of the
best tonics known, combined with some
Of the best blood purifiers. The per
feet combination Of the ingredients IN
Halls Catarrh Medicine Is What pro.
dbces such wonderful results In ca
tarrhal conditions. Send for testi
monals, free
+. j. CHENEY q co, Props, Toledo,
Ohio
All druggists, 7jc,
Halls Family Pills for constipation
Adv.