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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-17

There have been recorded during the
war many being cured by accidental
means, such as a sudden noise or an
unexpected visitor, or as startling
question, auc In one case at least a
midnight fail out of bed. But one of
the strangest cases belongs to for
mer war, observes n correspondent,
where soldier lay Is months under
the influence of catalepsy. Finally, in
despair, the doctors ordered the bag
pipes to be played near the patients
bed. That did the trick.
There is story told of n skipper
who had a mediclne-chest containing
cures numbered one to seven. For dys-
pepsia he administered q stiff dose OF
No. 7. For sprains, No. was the bot
tie. and for rheumatism, No. 5 seemed
to work the oracle. But on n lengthy
voyage the skipper ran out of No. Z,
so when next a member of the crew
had a pain In his middle he dosed him
with n mixture of 2 plus 5. Nobody
had another pain during that voyage,
or. at any rate, confessed to having
one.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-17
STEAMER PARCEL POST WANTS., 600, OOOBOYS
CoaSt-WiSe Water Routes Have
Been Established.
Facilitates Service to Uncle Sans
Various Cantonments, Relieving
Railroad Congestion.

The post Office department has es-
tablished coastwise parcel post water
routes-primarily to facilitate service
for Uncle Sans cantonments-which
will operate to relieve the wartime
railroad congestion and expedite serv-
ice for the general public.
In the present congested condition of
transportation practically as prompt
service is to be obtained by water
routes to certain points as by rail, and
the railroads may by that means be
considerably relieved.
Steamer routes for parcel post have
been established from:
Boston to Norfolk,
Boston TO Savannah,
New York TO Norfolk,
New York TO Charleston.
New York to Jacksonville,
New York To Savannah
New York to New Orleans,
New York to Galveston,
Philadelphia to Savannah,
Philadelphia to Jacksonville.
Baltimore to Savannah,
Baltimore TO Jacksonville.
Special delivery, insured, perishable,
parcels too large for inclusion in sacks,
and eggs will not be carried on these
routes. All parcels will be placed in
bonded storerooms on the steamers,
and both the shipping and delivery of
the parcels will be in charge of postal
agents.
About four carloads of parcels were
previously handled daily over these
routes, thus releasing that number of
cars for general transportation service.
1t is expected that this service will
amount to several train loads daily,
which will aid materially to relieve
freight congestion.
The department in various ways is
contributing to the relief of the rail-
road situation, in cooperation with the
roads, as far as it can without interfer-
ing with the prompt delivery of mail.
A considerable saving of cars and
the occupation of car space in depots
Is being accomplished by routing
through cars for long distances where
it has been the practice to transfer
mail from one ear to another at certain
distributing points.
The employment of two cars is in
volved in each transfer and In some
cases two such transfers have been the
practice. BY a through-car routing a
saving of both of cars and depot space
is made.
A large number of through cars are
now being routed from the East to
such distant points as st. Louis, Kan
sas City, San Antonio, San Francisco,
Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, Jack
sonville and other points where here
tofore one or two transfers have been
made.
BY the employment OF the space sys-
TEN 1t is estimated also. as shown in
the latest report Of the postmaster gen
eral, cars have been released for the
general transportation service equiva-
lent to three trains Of ten cars each
per day between Boston and Chicago.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-17
AN ATTACK OF GRIP
USUALLY LEAVES KIDNEYS
IN WEAKENED CONDITION

Doctors in all parts of the country have
been kept busy with the epidemic of grip
which has visited 30 many homes The
symptoms of grip this year are often very
distressing and leave the system in a run.
down condition, particularly the kidneys
which seem to suffer most, as almost every
victim complains of lame back and urn-
airy troubles which should not be neglect
ed, as these danger signals often lead to
dangerous kidney troubles. Druggists
report large sale on DR.. Kilmer' 3
Swamp-Root which so many people say
soon heals and strengthens the kidneys
after an attack of grip. Swamp-Root,
being an herbal compound has gentle
healing effect on the kidneys which is al
most Immediately noticed in most cases
by those who try it, DIR. Kilmer & Co.,
Bnghamton, N. y. offer to send a sam.
pie size bottle of Swamp Root, on receipt
of ten cents, to every sufferer who re-
quests it. A trial will convince anyone
who may be in need of it. Regular medi.
um and large size bottles, for sale at
all druggists. Be sure to mention this
paper.-Adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-17
Japanese language Taught.

instruction in the Japanese language
in the university and high schools ot
New South Wales is now on the same
basis MS instruction in German and
French. Iligh-school pupils Who lie
sire to take u course In Japanese, and
later pursue the study az the univpr-
sity with "A view to taking a degree,
must give four years in high school
and three years nj the university 10
the subject. As many high school pu-
pills as desire may take Japanese.
There IS also large class of about IS
drawn from business circles and other
walks in life. which is now studying
Japanese at the university, and the
language Is being taught at the MILL
tary school The increased trade be-
tween Japan and Australia has caused
the average business man 10 realize
the importance of these courses.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-17
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion Of the ear There Is
only one way TO cure Catarrhal Deafness.
and that Is by a constitutional remedy.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE acts
through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
OF the System. Catarrhal Deafness is
caused by an innamed condition OF the
mucous lining OF the Eustachian Tube
When this tube Is infamed you have "A
rumbllng sound or imperfect hearing, and
when It Is entirely closed. Deafness is the
result Unless the Inflammation can be re-
duced and this tube restored TO it's nor
NAL condition. hearing may be destroyed
forever. Many cases OF Deafness are
caused by Catar7h, which IL an inhamed
condition Of the Mucous Surfaces
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for any
case Of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE
An Druggists 75c Circulars free
=. j. Cheney e. Co, Toledo. Ohio.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-17
FINDING A DESIRABLE WIFE
Lonely Young Pioneer Who Did Not
Know How, Found II Was Really
Rather Simple.

In new settlement In the thick
and ten miles from railway, were
located sawmill and q few scattered
homesteaders who worked at the mill
when it was running and attended
their little clearings at other times,
relates a writer in the Chicago Trib-
une.
One day in the COOKS camp, connect
ed with the mill, the man and his wife
in charge began joking the homestead
er about being the only settler in the
family.
"How can help it?" said he. "There
are no manageable women that l
know"
"Oh, there are lots of them that would
be glad of good home such as you
could furnish said they.
"Well, you just find me one" said
the homesteader, land | will make you
present of the best COW on the
place"
Not to be bluffed, they accepted his
proposition. Then they got busy, run
ming over their list of acquaintance
in the city, finally selecting, for their
matchmaking expedient, an estimable
lady of their acquaintance, living with
her married sister in the city.
The victim selected for the sacrifice
had reached that age when unmarried
women cease to celebrate birthdays
and begin to regard the tapering end
of statistical possibility with more or
less concern. The homesteader was
about the same age, and. evidently,
just as much concerned about his flu
ture on earth. A friendly invitation
was forthwith extended to the lady TO
spend week with the cooks family
at the camp. 1t was innocently ac-
cepted.
The hOmesteader was conveniently
invited to Sunday dinner with the
cooks family and the tragedy was
staged.
A case of love and desperation at
first sight. In the afternoon, chap
eroned by the cook and his wife, the
party casually strolled over to the
homesteaders bungalow, where they
found everything "spick and span"
with just enough incongruity in the
arrangem, to make the fingers of an
orderly housekeeper Jingle with ambi-
ton to put things in their proper cor
ners.
few months later the records In
the county clerks Office gave a hint
of further developments, which were
staged at the sisters home in the city.
The happy couple at once settled in
their new home land lived happily
ever afterward."
In the excitement the poor COW was
crowded off the stage and forgotten
by the matchmakers, but short time
later looking out one morning, they
saw Mr.. Homesteader driving a COW
into camp-as good as his word.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-17
VIII Purchase FOREIGN ttides.

II Sole. published at Milan, contains
an article on the formation of an as
ISOLATION for the purchase of foreign
raw hides. The directing committee,
ii states, met ut Rome and nominated
as president Commentators Gennaro
Maffetone of Naples. The seat of the
association In Rome was fixed at the
Hotel Splendid, where the wool assoc
citation is installed. It has been posi-
BILE to enable the Office to begin with
out delay the admission of associates.
and the organization OF purchases,
finances, insurance, freights, etc.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-17
What Wisconsin Women Saw

Kenosha, Wls.-"My mother used
DR.. Pierce's FavOrite Prescription and
1t practically cured her of woman's
trouble. Two other relatives used IL
with good results. For myself | am
now taking 1t for nervousness and
weakness l find 1t overcomes the
nervousness and makes my appetite
better. MRS. II. Il. RICE, 303 Hal-
berstadt Court.
Milwaukee. Wis.-"About five years
ago | developed quite a bad case Of
woman's weakness. | took 'Favorits
Prescription and received great bene-
ut from its use. l have been in better
health since using 1t than ever before.
1t is very strengthening and builds up
the nervous SYSTEM MRS. NJ. A.
KIRCHNER, 500 Hanover Street.
Favorite Prescription contains no al.
cohol, narcotic nor any harmful ingre-
dient. Liquid or tablets. Tablets Coo.
If not obtainable from your druggist,
send 10c to DR. V. NJ Pierce, Buffalo. v.
Y, for trial package of tablets.-Adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-17
AS Effective as Tanks.

Cyprus, the founder Of the Persian
empire, frst put into practice the
idea Of equlpping the wooden ammu.
milton carts Of ancient Romans and
Egyptians with sharp scythe-llke
knives. These were fastened To the
body and wheels Of charlots, and were
effective in charging among massed
troops.
In the middle ages the modest
knlved chariot was transformed into
movable tower, covered with sur
face armor, affordlng protection to men
inside. These were moved during a
siege over the meats surrounding cas-
ties. From them platform was let
down on the top of the walls which
served as bridge for the attacking
troops.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-17
ALL MEN AT HOME SHOULD
PREPARE FOR WAR

The Nrst test a man Is put thru for
either war or life insurance is an exami-
nation of his water. This is most essen
tiol because the kidneys play most i'm
portant part in causing premature old age
and death. The more injurious the pois-
ons passing thru the kidneys the sooner
comes decay-so says DR.. Pierce OF Sur
gical Institute. Buffalo, NY, who further
advises all people who are past thirty to
preserve the vitality OF the kidneys and
free the blood from poisonous elements
such as uric acid-drink plenty of water
sweat some daily and take Anuric. double
strength before meals.
This An.u-ric is a late discovery of Dr.
Pierce and is put up I'm tablet form, and
can be obtained for 60c at almost any
drug store. For that baCkaChe. lumbago
rheumatism. rusty" joints swollen feet
or hands. due TO uric acid in the blood
Anuric quickly dissolVes the uric acid as
hot water does sugar. Take a little An
uric before meals and live to be a hun
dred Send 10 cents to DR.. Pierce for trial
package of Anuric.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-17
Government Plans Vast Army OF
Youths to Help Nation.
Working Reserve, Organization Of
Young Men Between Sixteen and
Twenty One, to Aid Uncle Sam.

A drive to enroll 100000 boys in
the United States Boys Working Re
serve is in full swing. AT the confer
ence of directors of the movement re-
Gently reports indicated that the vast
majority Of high-school boys of Amer
lea will be enlisted in the registered
army of patriotic youths between six
teen and twenty-one years, organized
under the department of labor to help
Uncle Sam in field and in factory to
Nln the war.
The government at Washington iu
making an inventory of possible sour
ceS Of labor supply has discovered n
great war labor reservoir in the shape
Of boys. There are more than $780,
GOO youths between the ages of sixteen
and twenty-One, of whom nearly 1000
600 either are idle for substantial
part of the year or are employed in
some occupation which does not help
to win the war.
This is the boy power that the Boys
Working Reserve is mobilizng. Every
boy who jumps in and helps do the
work Of a soldier who has gone to the
front has a chance to earn bronze
badge of honor bearing the great seal
of the United States, numbered and
registered with his name, in the ar
chives at Washington. The national
insignia can be earned in anyone Of
three separate units-agricultural in
dustrial or vocational training.
Farm training camps each to con-
tain 80 to 100 boys, for intensive in
struction in agriculture We're recon-
mended to the conference of one state
by the committee on national inten-
sive training. 1t recommends also:
"That there shall be established in
agricultural colleges or schools courses
of training in agriculture. and that in
high schools and in other schools
where there are boys Of sixteen years
of age and over, there shall be estab-
lshed like courses to secure a reason
able efficiency among the boys for
work upon the farms"
All the schools are TO be given n
chance to cooperate in every patriotic
endeavor Of the states and nation.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-17
Costa Rica,s Coffee Exports.

Official statistics of Costa RiCH'S
coffee exports for the past season
show shipments totaling 27041,550
pounds gross O,0S9,630 pounds less
than during 19l5-16. OF Beucticiado
or full milled coffee 24,749, 1876 pounds
were exported, and 2.295,4l5 pounds
of the Programme (parchmenD grade.
these quantities being respectively
91.51 per cent and $40 per cent of the
total. The United States took 53.l6
per cent OF the shipments, the United
Kingdom 4014 per cent, and Panama
the bulk Of the remainder. Some cof-
fee was sent TO France, Italy. Spain
and Chile. The province Of San Jose
supplied 46.34 per cent of the exports,
Heredia 1852 per cent, Carriage 1922
per cent, and Alaiuela 1898 per cent
The estimated value OF the coffee ex-
ported was SIPS, 4S9 colonies. CAT nor
NAL exchange the colon is worth
S0.4653; exchange now tluctuatlng.)
The 1917-1s crop Is placed Mt 10000
900 pounds, but the season is not far
enough advanced to make any definite
estimate.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-17
South African Shoe Trade.

Cape Province has numerous firms
which manufacture boots and shoes.
Many of these are engaged in the pro
duction of high-class footwear though,
as a rule. the better class of footwear
that is popular In this country. is OBJ
tanned from overseas, writes Consul
General George H. Murphy, Cape Town.
The foreign producer, with his highly
specialized factories, is able, with the
aid of the importing merchant, to flood
the market here with enormous guam
titles of boots and shoes, either made
for the South African trade. or form
ing part of his surplus output. The
result is that the South African pro-
Queer is unable to command a sutfi-
Client market to warrant extensions Of
his plant TO meet large calls which
may be made by the wholesaler. He
must content himself with producing
high-grade footwear In small quaint
ties for the retailer.
Large quantities Of boots and shoes
are being received from the United
States, partly as a result Of the i'm
possibility of obtaining adequate sup
plies elsewhere
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-17
War Increases Federal Jobs.

As an example of the increase In I'm
Gle Sans employees since the begin
ming of the war the large addition to
the civilian force OF the army ord
nance department is cited In report
to the civil service commission. In
the gun division, more than 1000 civil
ians and 300 commissioned officers are
employed, and II is estimated these fig
nres VIII treble within year. In the
ordnance departments manufacturing
plants throughout the country 10000
men are at work. twice the number en-
Sioyed last 7yying.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-17
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

Has been used for all ailments that
are caused by disordered stomach
and inactive liver, such as sick head
ache, constipation, sour stomach,
nervous indigestion, fermentation of
food, palpitation of the heart caused by
gases in the stomach. August Flower
is gentle laxative, regulates digestion
both in stomach and intestines, cleans
and sweetens the stomach and alimen-
tary canal, stimulates the liver TO Sc
crete the bile and impurities from the
blood. Sold in all civilized countries.
80 and 90 cent bottles.-Adv.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-17
Oil.Yieldinp Plants in Denmark

At large meeting of farmers as
sociations recently held in Copenha-
gen, there was much discussion about
the planting of oil yielding plants. such
as flax and hemp. There has been a
general tendency toward increasing the
areas planted to grain, but on account
of the growing scarcity of fats and
edible oils, it now seems To be desir-
able to grow more oil-yielding plants,
especially as the residue left after
pressing out the oil (oil cakes) viii
help to supply the great deficiency In
cattle feeds.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-17
nAiSINS AND VIM
important Products of the Fa-
nous Malaga District.
Vines Not Trained on Arbors, but
Pruned to Form Bushes Cover
ing About One Square

The two principal varieties of grapes
grown in the Malaga district are the
muscatel and the Pedro Nimen. Rails
ms and wine are both made here from
the muScatel and wine from the Pedro
Ximen, observes "A correspondent.
The vines are not trained on arbors,
but are pruned to form bushes that
cover an area of about one square yard
at harvest time. The vines are set out
In rows ten feet apart. During the
spring and summer they are carefully
cultivated and sprayed with sulphate
of copper to destroy insects. The
grapes begin to ripen about the first Of
August. l.abOrers with large fiat
baskets or trays gather the fruit. 1t
is not all cut out at one time. but the
field is gone over periodically and only
the ripe clusters are cut from the vine
with scissors.
The raiSins produced near Malaga
are not treated with sulphur, lye, or
oil, as is the practice in other parts
of Spain. In or near the grape field
there is thrown up ~ earth terrace
inclined toward the setting sun. This
is divided into sections about ten yards
long and twelve yards wide, around
which a low brick or stone wall is
built, To protect the raislnS and to sup
port the canvas stretched over them
mt night or during Indictment weather.
The object of this slanting surface Is
to keep the sun constantly shining
upon ii. The bottoms of the drying
beds are covered with fine gravel to
retain the heat
Immediately after being gathered,
he grapes are spread out on the beds
for exposure to the burning sun. At
nightfall the raisins are covered with
canvas to protect the fruit from the
heavy dew, and as stated, the canvas
is also spread over them in the event
of rain. There is rarely any rain in
this section during May, June, July,
August and September. During the
process of drying the grapes that re-
main green or become spoiled are care
iully removed, and the clusters are
turned from time to time In order that
they may color uniformly. The drying
process takes about three weeks, so
that the first raisins of the season are
ready for packing about the end Of
August. Heaviest shipments go for
ward in September.
Before packing the raisins are sort
ed and graded. After small and i'm
perfect raisins have been cut off the
clusters are laid in boxes lined with
white paper and containing usually -
or - pounds of fruit Good fruit which
haS become detached from clusters
through shaking and rnisins cut from
small and Irregular clusters are sepa-
rated from the rejected fruit and are
also packed for shipment. The boxes
of raislns are then brought to Malaga
by the growers for disposal to the ship
pcrs and dealers The prices realized
vary considerably according to the
quality of the fruit and the quantity
Of the crop, also according to the con
dition of the industry in the other
countries where raisins are produced
and the general demand in the world
markets.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-17

The greatest structure over raised
by the hand Of man Is the Great Pyra-
mid Of Cheops, founded 1000 years
ago aud measuring 7iG feet square on
the base and 449 feet high II took
20 years IN construction: 100000 men
worked for three months. and being
then relieved, were succeeded by an
equally large corps. The massive
stones were brought from Arabia 200
miles away The cost OF the work Is
estimated M S145. 000. 900.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-17
Had to Get Him.


as this your maChine?' asked the
pompouS police officer TO the autotSt
he had stopped.
certainly, it's mine," was the reply
Of the surprised driver.
"Sure it's yours?'
Absolutely certain"
"You were speeding yesterday
weren't your"
"No, ] was not"
''The day before, thenY'
"No, nor the day before
"But your car was smoking this
morning, wasn't itT
"No, sir"
"Well, yesterday perhaps it was
smoking?"
mo, nor yesterday either"
"Oh. well, come along with me. any
way. You're interfering with the traf-
fc."-Yonkers Statesman.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-17
Cotton Industry In China.

China's cotton industry is being rev.
olutioni2ed by the Introduction of I'm
Gle Sans most modern machinery and
methods. The first cotton mill is In
the republic using American power
and equipment and the latest methods
in spinning and weaving are now al
most ready in Tientsin. They are own
ed by the Yu Yuen and VIVA Sing Tex
tile corporations. both financed by Chi
nese capital ana employing only ma
tive labor. Construction on two more
plants, one for the ITou Sung Textile
company Of Shanghai and the other
for the Dee zee Textile company Of
Wuchang, has also been started The
capacity Of each Of the mills mt Tlcnt-
sin is 10000 TO 10000 pounds OF cot.
ton yarn daily, using short staple cot
ton grown I'm North China. Each Of
the mills has capacity and equipment
ordered for double this production.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-17
Money in Circulation.

Uncle Sans money in circulation in
the United States has Increased to a..
924 ,92S,348, per capita OF circulation
of S4703, The increase IL due al
most entirely to the tremendous IN.
crease In the issue Of federal reserve
bank notes. The amount OF gold coin
In circulation is 1871 600, 900 more than
1t was a year ago. The general stoe.,
Of money In the country. which IN,
cludes money Of all sorts held in RI.
serve as well as money 10 circulation
Is $5,76s711 1856. an increase of $1,000
100000 within the fiscal year.