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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-08-17

Malcolm and Knight be able to help
you? We should so love to do 1t. If
you feel that you can confide In us, If
it isn't a secret
She paused expectantly, patting the
girls shoulder. But Caroline had
heard young Dunn's laugh and was Of
Tended and hurt. Her eyes flashed as
she answered.
Its nothing" she said. HE has
come to see us on a matter of business,
l believe. ] am V and-foolish,
I suppose. Mr.. Graves will see us
soon, and then everything will be ar
ranged. Thank you for calling, Mrs.
Dunn, and for the ride"
1t was a very plain hint, but Mrs.
Dunn did not choose to understand it
as such.
you're sure you hadn't better tell
me- the whole story, dear2" she urged.
II am old enough almost to be your
mother, and perhaps my advice might
No? Very well. You know best, but
You understand that it is something
other than mere curiosity which leads
me to ask"
"Of course, 1 understand" said the
girl hastily. "Thank you very much.
Perhaps by and by l can tell you ev-
erything. But we must see Mr.. Graves
first. Lob, don't ask me more now.
Mrs. Dunn"
The widow of so astute a politician
as Mike Dunn had been in his day
could have scarcely failed to profit by
his teachings. Moreover, she possessed
talent of her own. With a final pat
and a kiss she prepared for departure.
After the pair had been shown out
by Edwards, N the way home in the
car Mrs. Corcoran Dunn lectured her
son severely.
"Have you no common senseT" she
demanded. Couldn't you see that the
girl would have told me everything If
you hadn't laughed like an idiotT'
The young man laughed again.
"By Jover' he exclaimed, sit was
enough to make a wooden Indian
laugh. The old jay with the barnacles
telling us about the advantages Of a
sailors life. And Steve's face! Ho, ho!'
His mother snorted disgust
"Was it necessary to insult him the
first time you and he exchanged a
word?"
Insult him? Him? Ha, ha! Do you
imagine that a hayseed like that would
recognize an insult without an intro
duction? You don't intend putting him
on your calling list, do your"
81 intend %cultivating him for the
PRESENT."
"Cultivating himT
"Yes-for the present. He is Rod
gers Warren's brother. That lawyer,
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-08-17

acquaintance. Yours, too, sir" with a
nod toward Malcolm. "Your mother
told me what a friend of the young
folks you was and, as I'm sort of actin
pilot for 'em just now, in a way of
speakin', any friend of theirs ought to
be a friend of mine. Hope to see you
often, Mr.. Dunn"
The young man addressed smiled,
with amusement not at all concealed,
and l~anguidly admitted that he was
charmed"
When the captain finally departed,
preceded by Edwards and the suit
case, Stephen Warren threw himself
violently into a chair by the window.
Young Dunn laughed aloud. His moth
er flashed an indignant glance at him
and then hurried to Caroline.
You poor dear!" she exclaimed, put
ting an arm about the girls shoulder.
Don't mind us, please don't. NAL
colin and l understandable is, we
know how you feel and
ooh, but you don't know, Mrs.
Dunn" cried Caroline, almost in tears.
you don't understand. It's so much
worse than you think Il oh, why
did father do it? How could he be so
inconsiderate?'
'"There, there!" purred the friend of
the family. You mustn't, you know.
You really mustn't. Who Is this man?
This uncle? Where does he come from?
Why does he force himself upon you
In this way? l didn't know your poor
father had a brother"
Neither did we,' growled Stephen
savagely. Malcolm laughed again.
"What does 1t all mean, dear?"
begged Mrs. Dunn. "You are in trou-
BILE, I'm sure. Don't you think We
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-08-17
Continued from last week
SYNOPSIS

Graves, a New York lawyer, takes a
trip to Denboro, Cape Cod, to find Captain
Elisha Warren, uncle of two recently made
orphans. Elisha, though long estranged
from his deceased brother, has b~en ap-
pointed guardian of the children.
Graves visits the captains bachelor
home and informs him of his brothers
decease and of his guardianship.
The captain, surprised, hesitates about
accepting the trust. The two orphans,
Caroline and Stephen, in New York. nope
their unknown uncle will not accept.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-08-17

"That was real nice of Mrs. Dunn de-
clared Captain Elisha heartily. about
how much is she wuth, do you Think
81 don't know. l never inquired"
mo. Well, down u way" with a
chuckle, I'VE don't have to inquire. Ask
anybody you meet what his next door
neighbours with, and he'll tell YOU with
In a hundred, and how he got it, and
how much he owes, and how he gets
along with his wife. Ho, no! Speakin'
of wives, is this Mr.. Dunn ma--"ied?"
He looked at his niece as he iN.led the
question. There was 70 reason why
Caroline should blush. She knew it
and hated herself for doing i.
NO" she answered resentfuliY; she
is not
"Um-hm. What's his busiaessy'
HE is connected with Il Tfottce EZ
change house, l believe"
zone of the firm?'
II don't kaow. In New York We art
not as well posted or as cur.'as e2A
corning our friends private affairs
your townspeOpie seem t. h."
IT guess that's so. Well he Went ol
rising, Il guess I've kept you taea
folks from our work or-or plsy, O
whatever you was going to dc. 1oi-.
enough for this once. l think III 2
out for a spell. I've got an erranl o
two l want to do. What time do you
have dinney?"
1--WE lunch at half past l." answered
10 ro1ina Wa dino at ="
ooh, yes, yes! l KEEP forgettin' that
supper's dinner. Well, l Fresume likely
I'll be back for luncheon. If l amt,
don't wait for me. I'll be home afoTe
supper-there l go again !-afore din
ner, anyhow. Goodby."
ITO Be Continued.)
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-08-17
Try Them All.

"a man cannot always tell when he
reaches the door of opportunity"
"That may be true, but the fellow
who tries every door he m to will
open one sooner or later."-Birming-
ham Age-Herald.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-08-17
Africa,s SONG Bird.
ITO Be Continued.)

The Cape canary is the only native
bird of Africa that is well known for
his sweet and continuous song. He is
to be found even in the Orange River
Colony, which is otherwise devoid of
song birds.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-08-17
Beating furniture.

To beat furniture put damp unlinty
cloths over the upholstered parts and
beat until they are black with dust,
then turn to the other side. Continue
with fresh cloths until no more dust
shows.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-08-17

If ducks or geese are expecting bad
weather they dash water V their
backs. They do this to prevent the
first few drops of rain penetrating to
their bodies through the dry, open
feathers.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-08-17
Disagreement.

81 heard Billings forced his daughter
into a marriage with a rich creditor
practically sold her"
That's queer. The newspaper ac-
counts Of the wedding say he gave her
away.n-Baltimore American.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-08-17
Like All Mankind.

He-Darling, all 1 possess l lay at
your feet. She-You are just like all
the men-you insist on putting things
where a woman will have to pick them
up after you. But-I'n say yes, john
Exchange.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-08-17
The Polite Way.

pa, what do people mean when they
say a man has a comfortable incomeT
'That's just a polite way of saying
that he has less than they think neces-
sary for themselves" Detroit Free
Press.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-08-17
his Enieyable Trip.

Have d big time on your trip to New
York;
"Oh, yes. | invited a native New
Yorker to go out and see his town, and
he seemed delighted with it."-Florida
Times Union.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-08-17
Not Much Trouble.

what are you doing now, Peter
I'm collecting"
collecting what?"
MY thoughts"
GOSH You always were lucky get
ting light work."-Puck.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-02-01

public commercial cracking process
free from royalty, which will make
available for internal combustion en-
gines large quantities of petroleum
otherwise unavailable.
Much Sold at Less Than Cost.
up TO the present time seventy pa
cent of the crude petroleum product has
been sold at less than cost, the profit,
of the operators being made entirely
on selling the remainder as gasoline
and lubricating oils. The Rittmar
process, though commercially q sue
cess. should be developed further. TIL,
bureau of mines wants 10 have avail
able large centrally located plant. Sc
scale can be carried on In further de
veloping our cracking processes. The
problem which faces the oil operators
is to use and develop the Rittmar
process, which the bureau of mines ha.
invented so that they can convert into
gasoline or lubricating oils fifty pei
cent ut least of the seventy pc,
cent of petroleum product now com
mercially Improbable. If they car
do this, as | think they can, the gaso
line resources of the United State.
should last for seventy-Gve years.
THE bureau of mines is working
on the problem of substitute for gas
olne when the petroleum supply
of the world begins to be exhausted,
as 1t undoubtedly will be some day."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-02-01
SATISFACTORY RULE
FOR MEASURING Hay
Expert of Washington Expert
ment Station Tells How to
Approximate Weight.
BY E. G. sCHAFER. Washington Eek
Gfnfinn

by E G. sCHAFER. Washington Ex-
pertinent Station.)
Eliminating the number of tons OF
hay in a stack by measuring is often
escorted to when 1t is inconvenient or
impractical to weigh 1t. 1t is impos-
sible to give a rule for measuring hay
which Is entirely satisfactory. The
following one has often been used aud
opportunities the correct weight:
width plus over, divided by four
md squared, then multiplied by the
ength and divided by 512.'
The above rule assumes that the
ross section of "A stack may be OBJ
sained by dividing the width plus over
measurement by four and squarlng it,
Stacks vary so much in shape that
his cannot be absolutely true with all
stacks. The above rule also assumes
hat there are 512 cubic feet in ton
The length of time a stack has been
quilt, the size of stack or the amount
It has settled, also the kind of hay
oil influence the weight of n certain
volume Of hay. The above or other
rules should not be relied upon unless
1t is impossible to weigh hay when
1t Is sold.
Problem--Assume that a haystack
measures Is feet wide, &c feet over
distance from ground on one side
up over the stack and to the ground
on other side) and 80 feet long.
The solution would be: 1S plus 26
equals So; A divided by equals IL i;
IL squared equals 121; 121 times 30
equals 5000 cubic feet In stack; $500
divided by 512 equals 100 tons.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-02-01
PETROLEUM MAY LAST IS YEARS MORE

| problem, the bureau of mines has been
considering the conservation of the
nations petroleum resources for a
year and n half. The work of our
department has been along two lines
first. the reduction of the waste every
where prevalent In drilling the oil
wells, and second, the development of
methods OF better utilization of the
petroleum products by converting the
less valuable products into the more
valuable.
1.-THE best example of the first di-
vision of our work has been the intro
duction of the mud-fluid process of
drilling. At the present time, how
ever, 90 per cent OF the operators In
Oklahoma and Kansas are using the
mud-fuid process of drilling developed
by the bureau of mines, ut an enor-
nous annual saving
1.-THE work of the bureau along the
line of better utilization of the prod
ucts Of petroleum has succeeded in
developing the Rlttman process as Il
commercial success for the manufac-
ture Of gasoline, toluene and benzine
from kerosene or any other available
fraction of petroleum. The bareau
of mines is now able to give to the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-02-01
Natural Gas.

In the past there has been enormous
waste of natural gas, and the total
waste is still dlscredltable 10 the ma
don. In the Appalachian field the loss
of gas from oil wells, flambeaux. from
leaking pipe lines and many other
methods of waste was not less than
100000 cubic feet daily, and prob
ably much more. The heating value
of 1000.000,000 cubic feet OF natural
gas is roughly equivalent TO that
Of 100000 bushels of coal. In one
state not less than 250,000,000 cubic
feet Of gas has been wasted daily and
possibly more than double that guam
tity, 80 per cent of which might have
been easily and cheaply preyentable.
In the Caddo Ua.) natural gas field
at least 400,000000 cubic feet of gas
was wasted daily, practically all the
waste being preventable. Two wells
iu this field having an estimated vol
ume Of 100000 or 30,0O0,000 cubic
feet a day blew out and burned for
one or two years.-Philadelphia Eve
ming Ledger
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-02-01
WILD GAME HAS Been MADE PLENTIFUL

cause importers have been prevented
from bringing these birds from foreign
countries. The report also states that
the breeding of game fish is beginning
to attract widespread attention and
to prove highly profitable.
1T is evident that comparatively
little of our vast territory will be need
ed to make America the biggest game
producing country In the world, since
game overfiows from the many breed
ing grounds and restocks large areas
where it has become extinct, the
sportsmen in all localities find they
are benefited and all prejudice against
the industry seems to have disap-
peared.
Benefits Are Shown.
1T is highly important that as game
becomes plentiful much of 1t should
be eaten. and the sale and eating of
game must be relied on to keep up the
Industry, especially when it is under
taken by popular clubs with small
dues, which should sell some of their
game and eggs to help pay the cost Of
production. The Game Conservation
society is especially interested in clubs
OF this character and Is constantly Mt
work to help these organize.
"A notable example of the benefits
of game breeding has occurred on Long
Island. The clubs report that mallards
are plentiful not only on club grounds,
but also on public waters, where hun
dreds of birds have been shot recently.
Before game breeding was undertaken
the mallard was seldom seen on Long
Island. A single bird In a bag attract
ed attention. The ornithologistS re-
ferred to the mallali AS an occasional
visitant.
Quail shooting has been kept open
on the island for all hands without
fear of extinction, and In whole states
where there are no quail clubs 1t has
been found necessary to prohibit quail
shooting at all times. When there is
as much breeding proportionately In
other parts of the country MS there is
on Long Island there will never be the
necessity for prohibiting all shooting,
as is now the case IN many of the
quail states
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-02-01
Conservation Society Reports
Breeders Are Renewing Sup
ply OF Birds.
WILD DUCKS AT 81 EACH
II Is Suggested That New Industry
OF Raising Game May Reduce
Cost Of Meat--Encoursged in
35 States.

New York.--The raising of wild
try in this country, but has been max
ing remarkable strides in the past Il
months, according to the report of the
Game Conservation society, which re-
Gently held its annual meeting here.
The society's membership includes
many breeders who have established
game farms for the purpose of renew
ing the countrys supply Of game fowl
for table consumption. This supply,
according to members Of the society,
was rapidly diminishing until year
or so ago. and many of the most delec-
table forms OF wild food that had
formerly been plentiful in this country
had become rare dishes even for cpl
cures.
Wild ducks nnd pheasants are
among the varieties of fowl that are
being raised by the breeders at the
present time and according to the so
ciety's report the former have become
so plentiful through this method in
some states that they have appeared
on the market at prices which place
wild duck within the range of the pub
lie generally instead OF the rich alone.
In Minnesota, the report states, Wild
duck sold at 81 each this year. It-is
suggested In the report that at the
present rate wild duck and other form
erly rare fowl may actually tend TO
lower the cost of the more common
place meats of daily consumption.
Many States Permit Breeding.
"Thirty-five states now have laws
permitting the breeding and sale of all
sr certain species of game and many
game farms have been started in other
states in anticipation of laws encour-
aging the industry" the annual report
says. Reports coming to the society
Indicate that all of the states and some
of the Provinces of Canada soon will
permit and encourage game breeding.
Reports coming to our game census
Indicate thut our members have over
Il million game birds--there were few
er than 100000 reported last year
and that they have several times as
many deer and elk as they had last
year. The membership Of the society
has doubled during the year. and our
list shows very rapid increase.
THE breeding of quail and grouse
has been started In the western states,
and there is much interest In quail
breeding In the southern states. which
are well adapted to the production of
quail In big numbers"
Despite the fact that hundreds of
thousands Of pheusants have been
raised by the breeders, the report says,
the prices have continued to rise be-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-02-01

Just to prove to an interested pub
tic that he mad u new motorc0r fen
der which would eliminate all acci-
dents, James Locorriero gave demon
stration. He had assembled party OF
guests, photographers and moving pic
ture men, and unlimited persons lined
the sidewalks.
Locorrlero stood in the middle OF
the street. At signal car going at
the rate of % miles an hour bore down
on him.
patrolman took him TO hospital
where physicians dressed his wounds
and permitted him to go home.
He said the accident was caused be-
cause the fender did not hit him
squarely.-New York World.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-02-01

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
Humus and nitrogen are lacking
more or less In the southern Idaho
soils and the dry farmer on the plains
Is handicapped in furnishing these ele-
nents, because of lack of sufficient
moisture in the soil to rot any great
quantity of vegetable matter. Straw,
manure, and legumes should be used
to help build up the dry-land soils, but
owing to the light rainfall this must
be done very slowly.
The dry-farm soils, If properly
EARNED, will yield good returns. If a
profitable rotation can be planned, n
permanent dry-farm agriculture prac-
tically is assured.
Importance of Good Seed.
The selection and treatment of Seed
particularly wheat, is important. Wheat
growers and seedsmen often claim that
wheat runs out" Some of the best
farmers In southern Idaho ship In
Turkey wheat from other localities
every three or four years because they
say their seed is running out. These
growers think that yields decrease and
the percentage of yellow berry in
creases each year the crop is grown.
This is not really the case. If prop
erly handled, the quality of the crop
can be improved or at least maintained
as long as 1t is grown In q community.
The variety becomes adapted to local
climatic conditions. If the conditions
are severe, only the best and most fit
plants survive.
The results of many experiments
prove conclusively that the source of
seed has nothing to do with the pro-
portion Of yellow berry in the crop in
any year. 1t Is proved also that de-
creased yields need not result from
using homegrown seed. Other fac
tors are responsible for the low yields.
Grading Seed.
Grading the seed with a tanning mill
will do more to maintain yields than
the introduction of new seed. Blow
out all the chalf, straw and shrunken
kernels. Sow only plump seed, which
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-02-01
0vERCR0WDING HENS
PRODUCES DISEASE
Plenty of Room in Quarters viii
Result in More and Better
Eggs, Says Expert.

Overcrowdlng In the henhouse is one
of the direct causes of colds and
roup, according to Ross NJ. Sherwood,
specialist in poultry husbandry in the
Kansas state agricultural college.
"Egg production is lowered as Il re
suit of disease and uncomfortable con-
ditioas induced by overcrowding." said
Mr.. Sherwood. every fowl in the
henhouse should have nine inches of
lineal space on the roosts, and three
or four square feet of floor space. If
such housing is not provided, the hens
will not have room for scratching.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-02-01
GREEN MATURING Is
: GOOD ON NEW FARMS
Satisfactory Results Obtained
Where Soil Is Deficient in
Organic Matter.

By NJ. ]. THOMPSON. superintendent
Northeast Experiment Station.)
On some of the newer northern
farms the soil is rather short in or
ganie matter. With small clearings 1t
is necessary to work the land inten-
sively, and with small herds the guam
tity of manure available is insufficient
to maintain fertility. Consequently
animal manure must be supplemented
by something else.
To meet this situation the North
east experiment station at Duluth uses
the following plan in the orchard set
out in 1915: A crop OF rutabagas is
grown among the trees. After this Is
harvested the ground is disked, and a
crop Of rye is sown. This is turned
under the following June, and the land
is replanted to root crop.
This is what is called green-manur-
ing. If 1t is done with care to prevent
the possible souring Of the soil after
several years, excellent results ensue.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-02-01
CAN YOU FIGURE THIS OUT?
Four Young People Embark on the
Sea of Matrimony and Puzzle
Their Neighbors.
CIeveIand.-Read This twice :

It's happy coincidence and dou.
BILE wedding. Rose Bernstein was
married to J. II. Schulman. At the
same time aud place Hattie SchuIman
became the bride of i. NJ. Shulman.
No, IL wasn't brother and sister mar.
rying each other, yet twas n brother
and sister wedding
Hattie Schulmau and j. H. Schul.
man were related (notice the division
OF IS" and 81" by "c') and the sec
ond bridegroom, j. NJ. Shulman dts
minus the "c'D became the brother
ln-law of ]. II. Schulman and the hus-
band of ]. HIS sister.
Can you figure It out? Oh, well,
anyway, four young people, three of
the same name. embarked on the sea
Of matrlmony, with Rabbi Wolsey at
the helm.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-02-01

Mr.. Francis Burke Roche has sue
ceeded the Baroness De La Grange
formerly Emily Sloane, daughter of
Henry Sloane) as secretary and treas
urer Of the Lafayette fund. Mr.. Roche
Is here shown wearing the poncho Toll
skin coaD, which is included in the
Lafayette kit. The kit is packed Ia n
bag such IA Mr.. Roche is hol~ng.
On account Of the Indictment wealth
err the almost continual rainfall at
certain seasons, the oil-skln coat is ab-
solutely necessary as part Of the sol
dier's equipment This Is only one of
the projections for the health Of the
soldier.
The Lafayette fund was SO named
In order 10 perpetuate the memory of
General Lafayette, and what he did
TO help US in the days OF the Revolu-
ton. The headquarters Of the Lafay.
cite fund is located ut the Hotel Van
derbllt, New York city.
MIR. Roche said that more than S4,-
900 Kits had already been furnished
10 French soldiers since the start of
the war and that the work was going
on Mt Il greater pace than ever.
The kit includes the following pr
ticles:
One poncho combination raincoh'
and blanket.)
One pa!c OF fleece-lined drawers.
One pair OF wooden socks.
one handkerchief.
one cake OF soap.
One pipe.
one package Of cigarettes.
One package Of note paper.
One pencil.
One can OF cresol ointment