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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-29

ish secret agents work hand in hand.
The Frenchman may discover while
doing some work for his own govern
ment that there is a plot being Matched
for German invasion of the United
States through Mexico. He passes the
Information along to the British and
American agents.
Suddenly fleet of British and Amer
lean warships get sailing orders. They
depart, "destination unknown" There
is no invasion.
Help Each Other.
The American may uncover mes
sage of vast Importance TO France.
His friend, Paul Ledoque, has worked
often with him. Paul shall know.
And so 1t goes on, the never ceas-
ing state of activity throughout the
world; men come and go, come full
of the enthusiastic desire to do for
the best interests Of the nation, and
go by the more violent, yet expected,
route of Sudden DEATH"
Unknown, unhonored and unreward-
ed, they play with death as you play
with your own particular amusement,
accomplish their ends by any means
in their power, yet guarding the ma
ton from more dangers than you ever
dreamed could exist.
Not a particularly clean game, for
1t involves theft, assault and battery
and often deliberate murder but neces-
sary to the preservation of law and
order throughout the world and just
as honorably enacted as the killing Of
men in battle.
They are the "watchdogs Of the
mist" and they fit in and out of this
world of strife like so many tireflies.
A flicker here, flicker there, then
the light goes out forever. Heroes I'M
rewarded.
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Great Thoughts In Prison.

Prison literature has many fine pro-
auctions to its credit In prose as well
as poetry, says the London Chronicle.
In his prison at Athens, Socrates COM
pleted his great argument for immOr-
tally; In a Roman dungeon Calico
made some of his greatest discoveries.
In his prison In the Wartburg castle
Luther translated the New Testament
into the German language. During his
II years In Bedford Jail Bunyan
dreamed his immortal dream of the
Pilgrims Progress" Sir Walter
Raleigh wrote his fragmentary history
of the world to beguile the long years
Of his Imprisonment in the Tower of
London. Much Of the New Testament
also Is prison literature. Some of the
finest of the eplstles Of st. Paul were
written during his Imprisonment at
Rome, and the book of the Revelation
of st. John was written while he was
an exile in the island prison Of Pat
mos.
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SECRET SERVICE EVER ON THE ALERT

no appeal for aid. lie has done his
duty; he is dead.
Dies in Line of Duty.
In Mexico City recently well-known
and devoted servant of the United
States, well known because of his I'M
dying love for his country and his
splendid nerve, was killed in q street
fight. Killed because he was ABOUT to
uncover things which were better kept
under cover, in the opinion of the
Mexican government.
His friends knew why he was killed,
they knew he had been IN the shadow
of death many times, but only his in
Inmates knew why he persisted In
haunting the grim reaper to come get
him.
secret agent" is secret agent
In all that the word implies. He must
serve his country In silence. He may
do Drawer deeds than those accom-
plished by the soldier or sailor in bat
tie, but the world cannot know Of
them. No decoration graces his breast,
no honors are thrust upon him by an
admiring public, yet he continues on
his perilous way doing his duty, a man
without a country, who is invaluable
to the nation, but yet one whom the
nation cannot recognize.
If he Is killed, his death is often
avenged by one of his fellow agents.
for many friendships are formed not
tional corps, but with those OF other
nations with whom he must necessar-
lily work.
Often French, American and Brit
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-29
SILVER IS TAKEN
Guests Cost Big Hotels Fortunes
Every Year.
Managers Of New York Hostelries
Declare They Must Replace Hum
dreds of Thousands Of Collars
Worth OF Valuables.

Are people who live in hotels less
honest than those who stick to their
own home and fireside? The stewards
of the big New York hotels, who each
year spend hundreds of thousands or
dollars replacing missing silverware
and furnishings, say they are.
The ravages of souvenir-hunting
guests as well as college boys and
girls with Il fad for collecting hotel
silver, together with the wear and tear
of the regular routine business costs
each large hotel between 100000 and
100000 year. The hotel managers
hold their guests responsible for the
loss of silverware stolen by employees,
saying the servants Just initiate the
guests.
In addition to the losses through
souvenir-hunters thousands upon thou
sands of dollars worth of small table
ware, oyster forks, butter plates,
spoons and bread-spreaders are over
looked and thrown away. The hotel
refuse is carefully examined before
half barrel of ware is recovered
each day. But in spite of all precau-
tons good deal is thrown away.
The next most costly item of ex-
pense is in the china and glassware.
1t costs one hotel more than 100000
year to keep itself in these two items
of tableware.
The linen item in one of the Fifth
avenue hotels cost $4,000 when the
hotel opened last year. Since that
time more than $4,000 has been used
to replenish the supply. All Of this
linen comes from the north of Ire
land. The war has made it increasing
ly difficult to get the right quality be-
cause most of the best flax in the
world came from Belgium.
In the same hotel $12,500 was spent
for candle and lamp shades before the
hotel was opened. In the past year
$1,000 has been spent for new stock.
AS the shades range in price from 81
to $40 1t is easy to see where the
money goes.
A small detail In the annual budget
of hotel is matches. In spite of the
fact that electricity Is used exclusive
ly, 10000 boxes are needed each
month.
And soap! Last year one hotel used
2S,420 cakes of soap.
A monster new hotel is being erect
ed In New York and the purchasing
agent has been very busy laying in
supplies, AS sample Of his pur-
chases the following may be men
toned: 100000 pieces of silver in one
day. costing S243,000; $4,000 sheets
and pillow cases; 10000 towels for
rooms and $4,000 for the restaurant
department. He is going to buy thou
sands of beds, chairs, desks, hatracks,
bookcases and other furnishings be-
fore he is finished, and in addition he
Is in the market for baby carriages,
toothpicks, cooks caps, bath mats,
safes and about ten dozen other things.
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"CASCARETS' FOR
SLUGGISH BOWELS
No sick headache, sour stomach,
biIiOuSness or constipation
by morning.
Get a 10-cent box now.

Vet lucent DbA uDWs
Turn the rascals out--the headache,
biliousness. indigestion, the sick, sour
stomach and foul gases--turn them
out tonight and keep them out with
Cascarets.
Millions OF men and women take a
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by u lazy
liver, clogged bowels or an upset stom.
ech.
Don't put in another day Of distress.
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach ;
remove the sour fermenting food T;
take the excess bile from your liver
and carry out all the constlpated
waste matter and poison in the
bowels, Then you will feel great.
A Cascaret tonight stralghtens you
out by morning. They work while
you sleep. A 10-cent box from
any drug store means a clear head
sweet stomach and clean. healthy liver
and bowel action for months. Chill
dren love Cascarets because they
never grippe or slcken, Adv.
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B0SCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP

Why take ordinary cough remedies
when Boschee's German Syrup has
been used for fifty-one years in all
towns in the United States, Canada,
Australia, and other countries, for
coughs, bronchitis, colds settled In the
throat, especially lung trouble. 1t
gives the patient good nights rest.
free from coughing, with easy expec-
toration in the morning, giving nature
a chance to soothe the infamed parts,
throw off the disease, helping the pa
tent to regain his health, assisted by
pure air and sunshine when possible.
Trial size 25c, and 75c family size.
Sold in all towns in the United States,
Canada, Australia, and other cOun'
tries.-Adv.
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cUTlCURA HEALS ECZEMA
And Rashes That Itch and eurn--TrIsl
Free to Anyone Anywhere.

In the treatment Of skin and scalp
troubles battle freely with Cutlcura
soap and hot water dry and apply
CutIcura Ointment. II there is nat
ural tendency to rashes. plmples, etc,
prevent their recurrence by making
Cuticura your daily toilet preparation.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard. Cuticura. Dept. L.
Boston. Sold everywhere.--Adv.
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Wolfe's Sash to a Museum.

A new and valued addition has just
Chateau de Ramezay. 1t consists of a
cabinet containing portion of the
garnet silk sash worn by Gen. James
Wolfe on the day he became the vic
tor of Quebec" In 1850. In addition TO
the sash are the original letters that
prove Enthusiastically the authenticity
Of the relic-Montreal Star.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-29
HUTS FOR BRITISH SOLDIERS
New Invention In Use at the Front
In France TO Shelter the
Troops.

Toronto. "A recent invention adding
10 the comfort of the British and
Canadian forces Mt the French front
N described IN dispatch received
here from London. IL ~ known as
the Nissen hut, semicirculnr shell.
ter with the appearance OF big piece
OF stoyeplpe. half buried In the earth.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-29
Nothing But Praise for
This Kidney Medicine

Your preparation is very good one
and according to the kind words of praise
received from those who have used it it
stands in better favor with the people
than any other medicine on the market.
Cases of catarrh or inflammation of the
bladder have found meritorious friend
in DIR. Kilmer's Swamp Root. Eight
years ago it was introduced here, and
firmly believe that it is one remedy that
is worthy of a hearty recommendation.
Very truly yours,
j. c. NELSON, Druggist,
Dec. 9, 1915. Beloit, Wis
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-29
Last OF the indian Battles.

The battle with Big Foot's band Of
Indians at Wounded Knee creek, South
Dakota, was fought December %. 1890.
Capt. George II. Wallace of the Sew
enth cavalry, and about 80 soldiers
were killed, and Lieut.. Ernest A. Gar.
lington OF the Seventh cavalry. and 80
Others were wounded. A large num-
Der of the Indians, including "A squaws
and IS papooses, were killed.
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and containing doors and windows.
There Is room for % men in each hut.
The convenience OF transportation and
the speed with which they can be
erected enable men hitherto forced to
sleep In the open during an advance
To obtain shelter.
The event of the week ut the Cana
dian army headquarters at the French
front, according TO the dispatch. was a
visit by Sir Robert Borden, Canadian
premier and Robert Rogers and ]. ID.
Hazen, members OF the premiers cab.
met. The famous First brigade of the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-29

That's Argentina. OF her 10000 coo
people more than half are foreign
born. During her history she has re-
ceived over a million Italian immi-
grants, half million Spaniards, a
sixth of a million French, and quar-
ter million in other nationalities.
Buenos Aires is the most cosmopoli-
tan city in the world-not even ex-
ceptlng New York.-Dan Ward in
World Outlook.
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Candles Hiqh in Paris.

Candles have risen In price In
France since the adoption of numer-
Gus measures respecting the consump-
ton of gas, electricity and petroleum
for Illuminating purposes. Retail gro
GERS throughout Paris generally now
charge seven to eight cents for tallow
candles that previously sold for three
or four cents each. Small solid cam
dies five inches long, which formerly
retailed at two cents each, now cost
the consumer six or seven cents.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-29
GREAT DEMAND
FOR CANADIAN LAND
Americans Are Buyers and Be-
coming SettIers-Anxious to
Get Cheap and Produc-
tive Land.

Reports are to hand that there Will
be large influx of settlers from the
United States into the Canadian West
during the coming Spring. For a time
there has been a falling off, on account
of the fear of conscriptlon, which or
course was not possible, and which the
Canadian Government gave every as
surance would not be put into opera
zion. In any case 1t would not affect
the American settler, and more than
that the man who was working on the
farm, helping TO produce the grain
that goes to feed those who are at war,
would not be affected.
The excellent yields of the Western
Canada crops, and the high prices Sc
cured is having Its Influence on those
looking for homes. The authenticated
reports that have been sent out from
time to time that this farmer and that
farmer had paid for their entire farm
holdings out of one crop has reached
the ears Of the man looking for farm.
When he hears that G. II. Beatty OF
Nanton, Alberta, had go bushels of
wheat from 10 acres or an average OF
66h bushels to the acre, he becomes
interested. When he learns that Sid
ney r. Phillips of Beddeford, Alberta,
threshed ten hundred and flfty-three
bushels OF wheat, the average being
62b bushels per acre, his interest Is
further aroused. Thos. Long Of Leth-
bridge had 100 bushels of oats to the
acre from a field of % acres w.
Quinn Of MIX River had GOA bushels
Of wheat from 100 acres, an average
Of 90 bushels per acre, and Robert
Tackaberry of Nobleford makes affida-
Wit that he had an average of seventy
six bushels OF wheat per acre from
field Of 1868 acres. Thos. Boulton OF the
same place makes affidavit that from
City acres he had yield of fifty-three
bushels Of wheat per acre. Newell j.
Mobiles affidavit of getting "a bushels
per acre from 1000 acres stands out
most strongly as evidence of what the
wheat grower can do. This affidavit Is
strengthened by a paragraph stating
that he had 100 bushels and 30 lbs. per
acre from 39469 acres. Mrs. Nancy
Coe makes affidavit that on her farm
at Nobleford she threshed six thou
sand one hundred and ten bushels of
wheat from one hundred and fifteen
acres, or flfty-three bushels and eight
Tbs. per acre, and from a flax field
(stubble fleld) she got 20 bushels and
58 pounds per acre.
It cannot be said that these were
freak yields because so many had such
great success. When these reports are
read, the man looking for n farm be-
comes convinced.
These are only few OF the reasons
that VIII cause large influx Of Amer
lean farmers into the Canadian West
during the coming Spring.
The farmers now resident in Mani
toba, Saskatchewan and Alberta are
purchasing additional lands. Prices
are low and Free homestead land can
be had in many districts and the home
kteader Is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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Baseball In Sculpture.

One of the attendants at an art gal
lery is q baseball enthusiast, fact he
generally manages to conceal there,
though 1t did come out once.
One afternoon a director came bus.
Ting into the room where this attend.
ant was at the time and demanded
"How is 1t that Shakespeare's statue
is standing ON the PEDESTAL marked
Scott?"
"Well, sir" answered the attend.
ant, "he must have got his base on an
error"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-29
The Crucial Question,

"But you can cook?" asked the pro-
sale young man.
"Let us take these questions up in
their proper order" returned the wise
girl. 1.-THE matter of cooking is not
the first thing to be considered"
"rhen, what Is the first I" he de-
manded.
"Can you provide the things to be
cooked?"
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Took II Literally,

A country hotel proprietor. glancine
out of rear window, saw his new
waiter chasing chicken about the
yard.
"What have you in that bowl?' de-
manded the hotel man, referring to a
utensil he was hugging.
Mushrooms" responded the new
walter. "There's a gentleman that
wants chicken smothered with mush.
rooms, and I'm trying to smother him.
sir"
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GOLD OUTPUT FOR 1916 S478,625,OOO

new finds of Importance. Those In
India, about 1869, at the Collar field,
We're suspect for a considerable
while, and but for pluck and persever-
ance, might have been overlooked.
However, in the end they proved sue
cessful. The policy of sinking q single
shaft a few feet further saved the stu
alton, and though quite ten years were
taken to enter the stage of production,
India since 1880 has, to 1916, inclusive,
obtained from modern working about
$250,000,00O value
The greatest discovery so far has
been that of the Witwastersrand. Prior
to ascertainment Of existence of gold
bearing Blankets In the Transvaal there
had been finds of quartz deposits In
other parts of the Transvaal republic,
also at the Gold Coast. Quickly 1t was
ascertained that the region where now
is Johannesburg was highly payable.
In September, 1886, the Rand was pro-
claimed goldfield, production COM
menced. and the output of the Trans
vaal, from some $4,000 worth of gold
In 1884, FIVE years later attained ST.
100000, and the output In 1899-the
year Of the commencement of the Boer
war-was at the rate of about $780,
100000 year.
Record Production.
For 1915 the value of production was
the record one Of about $197, SOC, 900,
and at the present time the Rand pro-
duction alone equals about Ala per
cent of the total gold output of the
world, while the whole of Africa shows
proportion of over AZ per cent. There
were discoveries in Rhodesa, which IL
1916 also attained a record production,
and West Africa, from which came ma
tlve-produced gold dust-hence the
names of Guinea Coast and Gold Coast
and which In modern time has, with
some slight success, added to the
worlds supply.
For many years Victoria, of the Aus
tralion continent, was the premier pro-
Queer Of gold, but 1t now yields com
paratlvely small output. In the mid
nineties important discoveries were
made in West Australia, and the Cool.
gardie and other fields quickly put ON
the pace. The maximum output of the
colony of any year was that Of 1903
$43, 50,000-but gradually since its pro.
duction has fallen Off. In New Zealand
and Queensland finds were reported
early in the sixties.
TIL quite recent years the output OF
Canada was nearly all by-product in
connection with copper smelling. aver
aging till the mld-nineties only about
S1,000000 worth of gold per annum
but late in the nineties the Yukon field
became fairly important one, and
discoveries of out-and-out gold regions
in Ontario have recently commenced Ia
show some good figures. Yukon at
tained It's highest In 1900-some S1S.
100000; but in 1916 fell to $5,000,000.
= .
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Should Have Known Better.

"Wlllie." said his mother, II wish
you would run across the street and
see how old Mrs. Brown Is this morn
Ing"
A few minutes later Willie returned
and reported:
"Airs. Brown says It's none OF your
business how old she Is"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-29
Diplomacy.

Mrs. Green-Your cook told mine
that your husband is getting very
small salary.
Mrs. Wyse-We just tell her that to
keep her from demanding a large one.
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A Rare bird

Knlcker-Don't you mind pulling
the bobsled uphill7
BocKer--No, 1t Is comfort to see
something that has a hard time ris-
lng.
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sam At Il.

They kept company a long time
before they we're married, didn't theyf"
"Yes and they've kept company
most Of the time since. Her relations
seem bound TO live on them"
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am of the opinion that DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root enjoys the best reputation
and has met with more success in the
treatment of the diseases for which it is
intended, than any other medicine on the
market. Swamp-Root sells and peases;
and in gravel it is recommended as one Of
the best medicines. ] am SO well pleased
with the demand for Swamp Root that 1
never fail to give it my personal recon-
mendation, feeling that it will do what it
claims.
Very truly yours,
F. VIM. DIEDRICH, Druggist,
200 Main Street,
Dec. 8, 1915. Ripon, Wis.
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Total imports Of Metal Into
United States Were More
Than 100000 900 Greater.
1,3oO,OOO,OOO DURING WAR
Worlds Yearly Production Increased
More Than Slxty-Fold In Century
--Witwatersrand niost impor-
tant Source Of Supply.

WashIngtOn.-The worlds total pro-
duction of gold last year, though near
ly equal to the record output for any
year, was less than the amount i'm
ported into the United States In that
period. Most of the imports came from
Great Britain, which controls two
thirds of the production.
The total imports of gold into this
country In 1916 amounted to $685., 000,-
600, and the worlds production to
$478,625,000. In 1915 the imports were
$452, 100000 and the worlds produc-
ton $4SS,000,000, the highest on rec
ord. Since the outbreak of the war;
August l, 1914, the United States has
imported a total Of $1,300,00O,000 In
gold, and has retained approximately
$1,o0o,00o,O00 of it.
The decrease In production of nearly
$l0,000000 Is accounted for by the
Statist, which supplies the estimate Of
production, on the ground of lessened
production in Australasia and the
United States, partly offset by an In
crease of about S5,000,000 in the Afri-
can output.
Source of Gold Supply.
The most important source of the
gold supply is the Witwntersrand. With
the small output Of outside districts of
the Transvaal this section produced
last year gold to the value of $197, 000,-
000 record annual output. Rhodesia
produced SIG, 10000; Australasia, S44,-
100000 Canada, 20,250,000; India,
S11 100000, and the United States
$95, 435, 900.
The worlds yearly value of gold out.
put about century ago averaged ST.
100000, the bulk of which was derived
from Russian gold workings In the
Urnl mountains. Gradually other
sources of supply came to be added to
Russa's production, and large in
creases occurred. Such gains were
very considerably added to In the late
forties and early fiftles Of last century
consequent on the discoveries made In
California and Australia.
The discoveries In the two wIdely
separated regions stimulated search II
: all parts OF the world, and especial,
, internationally during the second halt
, OF the nineteenth century there wer,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-03-29
No Doubt OF II.

What is a portable house, PAT"
ANY house carried away by cy
clone"
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Had fine speeding apto trip?"
81 should say sol Nothing else but
finesp'
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Prove What Swamp Root Will Do For You

Send ten cents Dr. Kimer Co, Bnghamt
will You will Of information
telling the kidneys bladder
Regular and at all
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Defects.
pered."

HE Is a man of iron"
''He may be, but he Is not well tenn
nered"
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The Reason.
1.-THE young officer you introduced
to me appeared to be blue"
Naturally. He Is sub marine"
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Dominlon's original division passed ln
review.