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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-02-21
sitka Pine Comes Into Its Own.

A steamship that arrived in Seattle
recently brought the first shipment of
Sitka spruce from Alaska for use in
making airplanes. This wood is supe-
rior to any other for lightness and
strength, and rods 60 feet long without
a knot or blemish are easily obtained.
Much of this spruce has already been
shipped to Europe from British Co
lumbia, Oregon and Washington. Sit
ka spruce is the dominant tree Of the
Alaska coast region, and was for a
long time regarded with contempt by
lumbermen and used only for fish
boxes. Now it is the hope of the Unit
ed States for paper pulp and airplane
frames,
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NEITHER PENCIL NOR PEN
WRITING Implement, Made of Mixture
of Wax and Ground Pumlce
Stone, Recent Invention.

A writing implement composed Of a
mixture of wax and finely ground pu-
mice stone containing particles of ink
has been invented by William G. Geer
of Akron, O., to take the place of ordi-
nary and fountain pens, pencils, cray
ons and all other writing implements,
say the Popular Science Monthly. AS
the body of the new writing device Is
composed of mixture of wax and
pumice stone, which is easily worn
away when rubbed against paper
surface, the inventor claims that the
cells of ink intermlxed with the wax
and pumice stone will also be liber-
ated. giving uniform supply of ink.
The device is made by mixing the
wax. pumice stone and ink together.
When it is heated to the proper tenn
perature it is suddenly immersed in
cold water. This chills and solidifies
the wax mixture, producing a body
having a cellular structure, each cell
being filed with ink.
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Read Up on Civil War.

One of the peculiar facts concern
ing the entrance Of America into the
war the stimulus given to reading anC
discussion Of the American Civil war
The perusal Of Civil war histories II
England has become almost manii
and more books treating of the grea
conflict have been sold In England II
one year than in America during tn,
last ten years.
The reason Is simple: England ant
the allies generally want a line or
the American as fighting man. The
Spanish-American war failed as ar
adequate criterion because we had
Spain so hopelessly outclassed from
the beginning. But some Of the great
est battles in the history Of the worlC
were fought in the Civil war. The per
centage of death losses in actual bat
tie were higher than that of any Other
war ever fought. The verdict seems t.
be that Americans know a good deal
about the sanguinary business of kill
ing.
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NOTICE TO PROVE WILL AND NOTICE
TO CREDITORS
STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY Court OF MANITo-
Voc CoUNTY-IN PROBATE.
In Re Estate Of Christen Larson Ballestad. De-
ceased.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that at the special
term of said Court to be held on the End Tues
day tbeing the 18th day. of March. A. ID.
1915, at the Court House in the City of Manito-
voc, County Of Manitowoc and State of Wis
consin, there will be heard and considered the
application of Lars Ballestad to admit to pro-
bate the last Will and Testament and the co
dcil thereto of Christen Larson Ballestad
late of the town OF Cato, in said County, de-
ceased, and for the appointment of an execu-
tor;
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN, That at the
Special term OF said Court to be held at said
Court House, on the Bird Tuesday, (being the
9Th day. of June, A. d. 1918 there will be
heard, considered and adjusted, all claims
against said Christen Larson Ballestad, de-
ceased:
AND NoTICE Is HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN, That
all such claims for examination and allowance
must be presented to said County Court at the
Court House, in the City of Manitowoc, in said
County and State, on or before the 18th day Of
June, A. ID 1918, or be barred.
Dated February 6.th, 1918
By the Court.
JOHN CHLOUPEK,
County Judge.
Hougen & Brady, Attorneys.
Published Feb. a. "a, 70.
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WHAT SOLDIER Boys EAT
Meat Served Twice Daily With Good
Supply of Other Substantial
Food--crave Dalnties.

The old idea that army diet should
consist largely of beans, bareback and
coffee, Is no longer approved. In the
! present training camps meat, prefera-
bly, beef, Is served twice day, with
white bread baked In the general camp
bakery and kept "a hours before serv-
Ing. Where green vegetables can be
obtained they are used, otherwise
canned goods are substituted. Coffee
is served at breakfast and buttermilk,
lemonade, tea, cocoa or water at other
meals. Meals, which In the vernacu-
lar are "mess" or "chow," are served
cafeteria style. Every soldier is fur
nished with On outfit which consists
of meat pan, knife, fork and spoon,
and a long handled cup. The cover of
the meat pan serves as a plate, and
the outfit is so arranged that each man
may do his own cooking in case of an
emergency.
Each man takes his meat pan and
passes before table where he is serv-
ed with the various dishes prepared.
He then goes to table, or If there is
none, drops down on the ground, and
eats in absolute contentment. Don't
feel too sorry for the boys, even If they
do write longingly home wishing for
mothers cookies or James fried chick
en-, Belle Case Harrington writes in
Leslie's. Men In outdoor training have
good appetites, and they are far better
off physically than If fed ON the salads
and ices and sodas they probably
would have at home. What they miss
most is sweets. If you are sending
things from home put In cookies, can
dies and jams or jellies. Milk choco-
late is one Of the things a soldier seems
to crave, and jar Of matted milk
will come handy II he is not feeling
well. Be sure not to send food that is
too rich. The boys are on plain diet,
with extremes of climate, and some
times doubtful water supply--and boys
never do have sense when 1t comes to
eatingi
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RETAIL
plnht Kind Of Skunk.

You must never give up until you
reach the goal aimed at. Obstacles
are the test stones for discovering
strength. When sure you are right
there can be no real excuse for your
failure. Bruce learned from the spider
hat Instead Of moping he should spunk
np and keep spanked w. History new
er tires recOuntng bis successes. Cy-
rus Field knew what II meant when
he Atlantic cable parted repeatedly MS
i IN defiance Of human invention. But
he kept al II and joined together the
continents The same spirit led Edl-
son to mike $500 trials before he got
the results he sought In the incnndes-
cent light. Weak men would have Civ
"a up early In the game. The right
kind Of spunk Is the energy that brings
things 70 pass aud makes fortunes.--
pennsylvania Grit.
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Too Hot For Him.

Arthus Feust, consulting engineer
from Utah, breezed into New York and
attended a banquet at the Engineers
club. Several of the guests were the
Mclean Kilties of Canada.
A feature of the menu was squad or
toast, and one of the Scotch veterans
after asking what 1t was, proceeded
to cover it well with tabasco sauce.
He ate a couple Of bites Of the burn
ing liquid and then with a low cry put
down his knife and fork.
Lay thaur an bu-r-r-n," he said
Then turning to the waiter called
AYE mon, I've had eneuch O. this
Gies a shelin's warth o. ham vie yei
An say, laddie, bring bucket Of ice
water
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Watch Your Habits.
ADV

Habit Is a cruel taskmaster. Most
men who have "A daily routine Of en-
ployment fall into certain ways of
daily life that in time become more
exacting than any Simon Legree that
ever lived. Even work becomes hab-
1t as the years pass, and the less va
rety there IS to the labor the greater
influence it will have in forming a
habit. The case Of John Agnew, who
after 81 years in the service of the
city of Chicago was pensioned and
died recently because he was deprived
of his daily toll is n striking Instance
Of the effect Of habit. "Idleness Is
killing me-" was his complaint. At his
age it was almost impossible Yor him
to learn to do anything but that to
which he had been accustomed for
much longer period than the average
man lives, and he simply rusted away
until death ended his fretting. f'ortu-
nate is the man who can vary his
daily tasks so that they will nol fix
4 hold on him that, as he grows older,
1t will be impossible for him to shake
off.-Exchange.
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In the District Court of the United States for
the Eastern District of Wisconsin
In the matter of Edwin Hanson Rand, Bank
rupt-ln Bankruptcy.
TO the creditors of Edwin Hanson Rand, of
the city OF Manitowoc in the county of Mani
towoc. and district aforesaid bankrupt
Notice is hereby given that on the l4th day of
February, A. ID. 1918 the said Edwin Hanson
Rand was duly adjudcated bankrupt; and that
the first meeting OF his creditors will be held
at the office of the UNDERSIGNED referee. in the
Mueller Block No. 6l5 N Sth street, in the city
OF Sheboygan, in said district, on the sth day OF
March, A ID. 1918 at 10 o'clock In the forenoon,
at which time the said creditors may attend,
prove their claims, appoint trustee. exam
Inc the bankrupt. and transact such other
meeting
Dated February 18th, 1918.
A. g. PRESCOTT,
Referee In Bankruptcy.
Pub. Feb. q
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY q, 1918

The registration Of Germans in
Manitowoc should not be followed by
any unneighborly or unmannerly at
titude upon the part Of anyone tow
ard those who are registered as
German citizens residing in Manito-
woe. 1t should be understood that
the term "alien enemy" is one of
classification rather than of actual
description as affecting any individual,
and that your "alien enemy" neigh
Dor may not be in any sense an actual
enemy Of your country or in any way
an undesirable resident of your coun-
try, your city, your neighborhood,
and that as long as his conduct is all
right your conduct toward him should
be equally so.
Anyone who knows anything con
corning an alien enemy which might
be of interest to the United States
government is under an unwritten
obligation to make use of that infor-
nation for the interest and security
Of the country, through proper chan
nels. There is no occasion for bad
relationship with an alien enemy who
is minding his own business and who
is, so far as you know, a harmless
person. You serve your country best
by avoiding unnecessary friction with
the unoffending "alien enemy" and
not by making the inoffensive Ger
man citizen feel that you cherish en-
nifty toward him. Z,
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1t is not necessary to be without
sympathy for the poor, or without
knowledge Of the prices of necessi-
ties, and their bearing upon the prob
lem Of existence in the case of the
family with a small income, to feel
that inefficient household management
is reflected when a woman with three
clothe them on S23 a week.
children says she cannot feed and
A witness testifying before the
meat packers wage arbitration hear.
ing before Federal Judge Altschulel
in Chicago says her husband first
worked for 81 a week, and then was
raised to $40, 500 and finally 1923 q
week. When her children had mea.
sizes she couldn't afford to have q
doctor, when her husband died the
funeral had to be paid for by charity
and the woman says she never has
seen Lincoln Park or Lake Michigan
or taken a street car ride or been to
a picture show or a picnic because
she could not afford to spend a cent
for pleasure She says her husband
was never able to clothe and feed
the family, to say nothing of such
extras as medical attendance.
Curaly tbnra ara r,.p,, Far,il;o, 4,
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LEGAL NOTICES.

STATE OF WISCONSIN, IN COUNTY
COURT FOR MANITowoc COUNTY.
In the Matter of the Estate of Ole
X. Torstenson, not heard from for
more than seven years.
On reading and filing the petition of
Augusta Niles of the City of Manito-
voc, in said County and State, repre-
| senting among other things, that Ole
X Torstenson, former inhabitant of
said County has not been heard from
for more than seven years, and that he
is the owner of certain personal pro-
perty located in said County,~and that
petitioner is the grand mother and
general guardian of all of the heirs of
said deceased. and praying that the
said Ole X. Torstenson he declared
ljudicially dead, and that administra
ton of his said Estate be to Augusta
Niles granted,
THEREFORE,, 1T Is APPoINfED AND
ORDERED that said petition and mat
tiers therein be heard at the special
term of said Court to be held at the
Court House in said County, in the
City of Manitowoc, on the 3rd Tuesday,
being the Goth day of February, 1918,
at the opening of Court on that day, or
90 SUM aS ttl0 lildlL6T OH DS
heard;
IT Is FURTHER ORDERED that the
time within which the creditors of said
deceased shall present their claims
against such Estate, for examination
and allowance, be and hereby is fixed
and limited to four months from the
date hereof;
. IT Is FURTHER ORDERED that all
claims and demands against said de-
ceased be received at the Court rooms
of said Court on any day hereafter I'M
til the expiration of the said four
months and be examined and adjusted
at the special term of said Court APP
pointed to be held at the Court House
in the City and County of Manitowoc,
on the 4th Tuesday, being the 28th day
of May, 1918, at the opening of Court
on that day, or as soon thereafter as
the matter can be heard;
AND 1T Is FURTHER ORDERED that
notice hereof be given to all persons
interested by publication hereof for
three consecutive weeks in the Mani
towoc Pilot, n newspaper published in
said County; the first publication to be
made within fifteen days from the date
hereof.
Dated January 25th, 1918.
By the Court
JOHN CHLOUPEK,
County Judge.
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Business English in the Far Eas

Japan, In her eager adoption
English, the almost universal langu
of trade, is gradually becoming bi
quail; in fact, the whole world
Money talks, and 1t behooves IL
who desire to attract money to 81
moneys, for the time being, fave
language. / used to think that pid
English was a name applied to a
nese jargon that sounded to EnQ|
ears like some kind of bird talk,
when | learned that "pidgin" Is a
fectly legitimate word which md
business" / felt az though had |
robbed of one of my most fanciful
ceptions. Business English long s
became necessity In most of the 1
of the world.--Eleanor f. Egan In
Saturday Evening Post.
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Down Below.

First Mermaid-What on earth is
Curly Locks so busy about when 1t is
time for her to be sitting here on the
rocks with her golden comb?
Second Ditto-Oh, she's got the
Hoover fever from some shipwrecked
humans, and she's down in the coral
rave putting up jellyfish.
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In CIRCUIT CouRT. MANITowoo COUNTY
Ada d. bortz,
Plaintiff
VS.
Fred NJ. Carroll, William Eugene Hart.
Dora Hart, his wife, Benjamin Govern
try, Hattie |. Warfield. Ella l.. Carroll,
Esther Gregory, Jennie B. Carroll, Han.
nah Porter. George b Coventry, Rich
ard j. Coventry, Nellie q. Coventry,
Mary Ann Evans Phillip Weston, Coli
ath Weston, John Robert Weston,
George Charles Weston. Albert William
Weston, Jessie Annie Weston, Jane
Marie Weston, Percy Edward Weston.
Defendants
The STATE OF WISCONSIN, to the said defend
ants:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after the service of this sum-
mons exclusive of the day of service and de-
fend the above entitled action in the court
aforesaid, and in case of your failure so to do,
Judgment will be rendered against you accord
ing to the demand Of the complaint, OF which
a copy is herewith served upon you.
MARKHAM q MARKHAM,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
p. o. Address. Torrison Block, Manitowoc.
Manitowoc County Wisconsin,
Pub. Feb. FIT
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Statement of the Board
of County Canvassers.
STATE OF WISCONSIN |
County of ManitOWOc

We Arthur Auon County supervisor
Wo
county, hereby certify foregoing and within
compiled
Special held
the First Assembly District second Tuesday February
1915 being the Twelfth day the whole number of
for Member of Assembly First Assembly Manowo
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TaIent. pexteritv. EnterprIse.

What passes In the world for talent
or dexterlty or enterprise IS often only
want of moral principle. We, may
succeed whether others fail. not from
a greater share of invention, but from
not being nice In the choice OF expedi-
ents.--Hazlitt.
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SICK STOCK

BOOK on treatment of Horses, Cows,
Sheep, Dogs and other animals, sent
free. Humphreys Homeopathic Vet
Urinary Medicines, 1T6 William ST., N. Y.
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As Wise as ANYBODY.

After Aunt Fanny had vainly striven
to convince Walter that lie was In the
wrong she exclaimed: walter, guess
know few things $50 do l." was
his answer 81 know as few things as
anybody"
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NO. 4O6 Makes close connection at Neenah
with Main line train No. for points South
No. 4O3 Makes close connection at Neenah
with Main line train No ii for points North
NO 4S3 Makes connection at Neenab with
Main line Train No 3 for st, Paul and Minns
apolis
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We do therefore, hereby determine and certify that Walter
greatest
Member OF Assembly of the First Assembly said
Witness our hands, the office
this 18th day of February A. d.
Board of | Arthur J. Anton, Co. Clerk
County ] H. Phalen, Member of Co Board
SEAL, Canvassersl JOS Wilot ra Member of Board
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MANITOW0C MARKET

The following are tn current pric
of the various articles OF produce as re
ported for the Pilot on Feb. n, 1913
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Healy & Joyce, Attys.
Pub Jan. 81, Feb. 7, IA.


NOTICE OF SHERIFF's SALE UNDER
JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE
STATE OF WISCONSIN,, IN CIRCUIT
COURT, FORMANITOWOC COUNTY,
State Bank Of Hilbert,
Plaintiff,
Henry Schmitting, Edwin Jantz,
and Ida Jantz his wife, Calumet
Brewing Company a corpora
ton, Anton o. Anderson, Frank
Wirtz, William Welker,
Defendants.
NOTICE is hereby given that by vir-
tue Of judgment of foreclosure and
sale, made in the above entitled action
on the 18th day of January, 1917, the
undersigned sheriff of Manitowoc Coun-
ty, State of Wisconsin, will sell at the
front door of the court house in the City
of Manitowoc, Manitowoc County,
Wisconsin, on the LIST day of April
1918, at O'Clock in the afternoon of
that day the real estate and mortgaged
premises directed by said judgment to
be sold therein described as follows:
All of Lots Number One ~ and
Number Two (2), Block Number
One ~ of the Village of Collins,
Manitowoc County, Wisconsin,
according to the recorded plat of
said village, duly recorded in the
Office of the Register of Deeds of
Manltowoe County, Wisconsin.
Terms of sale cash.
JOSEPH A. KELLNER,
Sheriff of Manitowoc County
Dated this 9th day of February, 1918.
l.. p. FOX,/
Plaintiffs Attorney.
Post Office:
Chiffon, Wisconsin.
Pub. Feb. 1T.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-23
us THERE A SANTA CLAUSE"

Following is the famous editorial in
the New York Sun on the above ques-
tion, printed about n score of years ago.
We take pleasure in answering at
once and thus prominently the commnni-
cation below, expressing at the same
time our great qualification that it's
faithful author is numbered among
the friends Of the Sun:
Dear Editor: ] am eight years old.
Some of my little friends say there is
no Santa Claus. Papa says, "f you sec
it in the Sun it's so" Please tell me
the truth; is there a SANTA Claus2
Virginia O'Hanlon.
l15 West Ninety-fifth st.
Virginia, your little friends are wrong.
They have been affected by the skep-
ticism Of a skeptieal age. They do not
believe except they see. They think
that nothing can be which is not compre-
hcnsinle by their little minds All minds,
Virginia, whether they be mems or
childrcns $ are little In this great uni
verse of ours man is mere insect, an
ant, in his intellect. as compared with
the boundess world about him, as inca
sured by the intelligence capable of
grasping the. whole of truth and knowl-
edge.
Yes, Virginia. there is n Santa Claus.
He exists MS certainly as love and gen
crosity and devotion exist; and you know
that they abound and give to our life
its highest beauty and JOY Alasi how
dreary would be the world il there were
no Santa Clausl II would be M dreary
as If there were no Nirginias. There would
be no chldike faith then. no poetry,
no romance. to make tolerable this
existence We Should have no enjoy
rnent, except in sense and sight The
eternal light with which childhood fills
the world would be extingnished
Not believe in Santa Clausl on
might rs we'll not believe in fairiest
You might get your papa 10 hire men 10
watch in all the chimneys on Christ
mas eve TO catch Santa Claus. but even
if they did not sec Santa Claus coming
down. what would that prove No-
body secs Santa Claus. but that is no
sign that there rs no Santa Claus The
most real things in the world are those
that neither children nor men car see
Did won ever see fairies dancing on the
lawn OF course not but That & no pro Of
that they arc not there Nabody can
conceive cr imagine All tic wonders
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-23
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
ID. ii. Kenney.

Twas the night before Christmas per
feet uproar
From cellar to garret there wasn't a floor
That had not its quota of empties knee
And presents piled round everywhere in a
No use trying TO find nice place for a
Or peg cen to hang up ones coat, cape
or cap,
Each nook was prc-emptied, each chair
full of sprigs
OF holly and crowfoot, prrnes, ralsins and
figs,
And currants and cherries, and citron and
wine,
Wire hooks, and waste paper, and tinsel
and twine
The settces and SOFAS, and bureaus ard
beds,
Were Uttered with soldiers, ships, sailors
and slcds
The ladies were working like Trojans 10
The tree with the trinkets, and every old
thing
While answering the doorbcll, receive and
store round
The bundles in any spare spot to be found;
Then Fastening back to tree trimming
again,
Their temper meanwhile undergoing n
strain;
No help all the while from the men OF tlc
house,
Who'd stolen out quiet and soft as a mouse
When suddenly in came Old Nick with a
rush.
Knocked the snow from his brow and his
beard with ono brush, ~
Threw off his fur coat, gave his trousers a
jerk,
Sent the ladies to bed, and went straight
to his work
Tho tree was quick finished, then ont on
The street
old Mex shamhlcd slylv, when whom
should he meet
But Mr. Outlatc, from the club sncaking
home
Ills hat tilted side wise, his breath wcrcn't {
cologne.
Mex SAID not ono word. but opened his
And cbucked Q. p Joyful ouck into his
sack
Land mS hngcr astndc Of lis blossomlng
nose,
Gave crack 70 his whip, and Of the team
goes,
And now ii the town where lived Q. there
can be
Found ono hub who don't help wife dress
the kid S tree