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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-24
NOIeS from fISCnerNnle.

Last Friday evening Feb. 10, a
party at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Hronek of Gibson celebrated
their silver wedding Some fifty guests
we're present and the celebration was
marked by a renewal of the VOWS
taken by the couple twenty-five years
ago, Adolph otroui, chairman Of the
town OF Gibson and justice Of the
peace, OBLIGATED and the knOt-tIcr dis
satisfied with the first ceremony per
formed a second at midnight. Noyy's
band played during the ceremony and
for the evening entertainment and fol-
lowing the ceremonies, The bridal
march was held. All guests participant
ing. Mrs Novy was bridesmaid and
Frank Kunz ST. groomsman The
decorations were in pink and white. q
wedding supper was served. Mr. ana
Mrs. HrOnek, the latter Miss ohedIyy
before her marriage, pledged their
trUth ~ 1890, ana nave bttu rebluthNS
Al Gibson since, and held IN high cb-
.tcm by All who know them They are
parents OF siA children, Edward, julia,
Alyina, Joseph, Ludmilla and Hugo, all
Of whom attended the celebration. Mr..
and Mrs. Hronek were presented with
a number Of valuable gifts in silver as
mementoes Of the event The out Of
town guests were Anton HrOnek and
wife of Two Rivers, Mr.. and Mrs. Edw.
Schiman and family Of Two Rivers,
Mr.. and Mrs. John lironek and Leon
ard of ManitowOc, Julia and Alylna
Hronek and Marie StciIel all Of Mani
towoc. Dancing, social games and
card playing added to the entertain
ment Of the evening They all depart
ed for their homes in the wee small
hours of the morning and wished Mr..
and Mrs. Hronek many happy returns
Of the day.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-24
LEGEND IN NEW CLOTHING
Story of Samson and DeIilah as II
Might Have Been, but Undoubt-
eddy Was Not.

"Now, Sammy" began Delllah, coax
ingly, as she advanced toward him
with her hands behind her holding a
pair of scissors. "Just look up that
tree-see the little blrdie?"
And she coquettishly displayed the
gold filings in her five front teeth.
Samson could never refuse Delilah
anything when she flashed all that
gold on him.
Dellah gently took hold of a lock
of Samson's hair with her left hand,
but before she could snip 1t off with
her right, there was a thunderous
knock on the door,
Twas a man on horseback.
Away Awayw cried this ancient
Paul Revere. "The food is coming
down Mount Dingus. Flee thee
hencew
"Oh, Sammy I" walled Delllah drop
ping the scissors. "And Just paid off
the mortgage on the house this very
week Now all that money is wasted.
Oh, Sammyw
Samson thought hard for 2 moment.
Then Delilah flashed her teeth once
more.
"Upl Go up in the attlcw com
handed Samson Then he planted
kiss on Delilah's eyebrow and she
flew
Samson dashed out the door and
L.,
tied the DOLLHOUSE around his neck.
And thus stood he, with Delilah
high and dry, while the flood rushed
down Mount Dingus and by.
"Gosh !" said Delilah to herself aft
er it was all over. I'm glad | didn't
cut his hair off before the food
Detroit Free Press.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-24

The improved method Of welding
optical glass worked out at the Unit
ed Statcs bureau Of standards, gives
perfect union with practically no dis
torlion, and Is adapted for many pur-
poses, such as making glass cells and
hollow prisms Joining lenses and clos
ing glass tubes with accurately fit
ting flat ends. The shaped-glass OBJ
iect Is heated in an electric furnace
TO the unncalug point, when the appli-
cation Of q small blowpipe flame along
the edges 10 bee united produces a quick
Welding.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-24
Plan War on Hair Seals.

Hunting hair seals by airplane and
destroying them by machiue-gun fire
has been seriously proposed to the
Canadian fisheries department by fish
rrmen, says % report from Vancouver
b. c. The scheme proposed and tried
asst spring of trapping the salmon-de-
stroling hair seals at the mouth of
the Fraser river by means Of set lines
and short laterals armed with strong
hooks. brought a measure Of success,
but was not entirely victory over the
wise mammalla of the ocean. The
new proposal is to come down on
them from the unsupported heights,
as they bush ON the sandbars in thou
sands, and pour stream Of bullets
into them.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-24
NEWS FROM COUNTY
Notes From ReedSyiIle.

DR.. A. Rank and family of Manito-
voc visited at the Cary house Monday
The doctor has decided to open a
branch veterinary office at Cato and
can be found at Joe Reitmeyer's or
may be reached by phone there.
Lenten season has not hampered the
social doings at Reedsyille What's
fellow going to do when his friends
surprise him. Birthday parties we're
held at Fred Hagenow's, Gust Prock-
now's and Louis Fischer's this week.
We feel real citifed now that we
have twenty-four hour electric light
service. Very nice to be able to get up
at 1905 and not stub your toe in the
dark.
Dr. Schultz of Cleveland spent the
22d here.
Post Commander Andrews returned
from Marshfeld Monday and reports
he had a very fine time and was very
much impressed by Judge Lands and
Dept. Com. McCauley of Illinois. About
800 attended the convention.
The following program was given at
the Legion hall Tuesday evenings
Sonp-"Star Spanglcd Banner by
the assembly.
Orchestra.
Talk-"Opportunity of the Legion
aire" by Prof, Balliettc.
Music Orchestra.
Talk on Conycntion-Com Andrews
Piano Solo-Mrs. Gust Ohm
Lunch Served by the auxiliary.
Clerk of the court Cary spent Tues
day here.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-24
Oriental Peouliarltles.

Chinese medicine developed spe-
einl touducs, for fossIlIzed dragon
bones. derived from extinct berbl-
vora. They are also fond Of dragon
teeth as 0ossilized shells are nalled.
~ shauluug glue Is made from IL vs.
skins N certun Town ~ mat
province Is we'll the Vuief Of Nhich,
when drunk by asses unkes heIr
skins especially good fo uniting cue.
This glue hrugs at urter 4. 4
Is famous tonic throughout CHINA
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-24
SChuette Bros. Co.
Chess VS.. Checkers.

Chess appeals to mature mil rs, and
wood supplies most of the aCcout-e-
ments With which it is played. Some
Of the beSl are Of ebony and lockwood,
but very satisfactory games may be
played with yellow poplar. bass wood,
walnut, maple and birch outfits, says
the American Forestry Magazine rhe
same holds true on checkers, but ..at
game usually is rated little ,wer
than chess ia scientific points, dough
no less an authority than Edgar Allan
Poe holds thar aS a mental exercise
of the highest and pureSt sort check
ers SurpuSs ahrSS.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-24
More Newsparer Astronomy.

An English newspaper quoted IN
Popular Astronomy. undertakes TO an
swer the question "Why Is the Moon
Not Always Rouud| and enlightens
its readers IN the following terms:
at is The reason IT changes in APP
pearance is that the earth's shadow
is thrown ur"n 1, by the sun. and the
size Of the shadow varies each night
when the moon Is visible"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-24
Scr1e One He Knew

Little Observation-Disclosures Bud
accompanied his parcHts for the first
time to q movie. He seemed very in
tereSled especially when horse
or - "hcpl' was flashed on the
screen buI cry of delight came
when ~ coorcd wau appeared "Muv-
yer -dern'S our ice man. he said He
was glad to see a face he thought he
knew.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-24

Unable to Choose National Tree.
American forests are so rich with
mluile variety that President Wilson
j., unable no name choice for ma
tuuul tree hc wrote to ,he American
Forestry association, which Is com.
pting a national referendum as to
what tree best represents America.
Speaking for myself" said the Pres
Ddrut u find that | am quite unable
70 aho amongst the infinite variety
and richness u American forests
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-24
WIN PRIZES IN BIG MEET

Ma9towoc bowlers at the recent
state tournament were awarded total
Of S2S5 cash prizes. The prizes ranged
from 50 to $50 The Fischl Dairy team
finished in twentieth among the five
men teams, getting $50. The Kiels-
meters received 81 for $3.50 position
meters received 81 for 153d position
The list of local prize winners follows,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-24
The
Scenario Lover
By WILLIAM FALL


As JACK CIbSatN the olllCt bu AAo
way to his desk, his eyes dwelt ten
DERBY on Madge's nimble fingers as
they traced what he felt sure was a
note to him. Thinking to surprise
her, he drew nearer, and suddenly the
large writing on the sheet seemed to
rise up and assail his eyes. With hurt
horror he read;
Dearest Ted: OF course | love you.
Why doubt met AS long as | live, I'm
yours"
lie waited to read no further, but
fled 10 the stockroOm, where hidden
behind the bales and boxes, he fought
out Ids trouble and decided upon
course of action.
My little Madge, whom l trusted
with my whole SOUL he groaned. Her
! lalseness seemed impossible.
Who this fellow Ted was he did not
know 1t was enough that the girl
Hc loved, and who had promised to
marry him, was writing such a letter
to another man.
At last he clenched his hands, and
/ setting his teeth, went into the private
Office of the manager. Six weeks ago,
he had been offered a position on the
road, one that would pay him much
hefter salary and had refused not
wanting to leave Madge. Now he was
glad 10 20. and Immediately, too. With
| IN two hours Of his reading the begin
ming of that faterul note, he was on
| The train to take up the work of one
of the commercial travellers who had
suddenly been taken sick.
Jack dtd not stop to say good-by to
Madgc, nor did he write her,ofor he
felt that the less said the better
perhaps If / gel away this hurt
win stop" he told himself; but al
though he kept busy and in his labors
turned night into day, sending back
so much business that the firm be-
ipycd they had secured the model
salesman, he could not forget Madge
or her thousand and one appealing
ways. 1t was all the harder because
she kept on writing TO him, In the
same clear, flowing hand that had
pcnned the fateful confession Of her
love for another, begging him to let
her know the reason for his continued
silence.
Tom, his chum wrote him that
! Madgo looked III.
Things looked black to him, al
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-02-24

Miss Helen Cahill is visiting friends
al Oshkosh.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-04
Resolve for Redistricting
The Maine Council Districts

In the House Saturday morning
Maxwell of East Livermore presented
the following resolve dividing the
State into Councillor districts for the
years 1923 to and including 1892. The
res olive divides Maine into seven dis
tricts. each of which districts shall
be entitled to one councillor, as fol-
lows:
First-York 1923-24, 1929, 1882.
oxford. 1885 1929-3O.
Second-Cumberland, one for each year.
Third-Androscoggi 1925-26, 1929-3O,
1882.
Franklin. 1928
Sagadahoc, 1924.
Fourth-Kennebec, 1928, 1929-30,
1882.
Somerset. 1924, 1885.
Fifth-Hancock, 1925-26, 1929.
Knox, 1929-30.
Waldo. 1924.
Lincoln. 1882.
Sixth-Penobscot, 1925-26, 1929,
1929-3O, 1882.
Piscataquis. 1924.
Seventh-Aroostook, 1927-2S, 1929-3O.
1931-32
Washington, 1924, 1885.
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FAIRFIELD

Mrs. Henry Glazier has returned
from Portland where she visited her
son. Ralph, who is stationed at Fort
Williams. She also was the guest of
her nephew, Arthur Glazier, at South
Portland.
Miss Alberta Foss and Miss Mabel
Downs entertained the members of
the Philathea class at the Baptist
church vestry Thursday evening The
evening was passed in playing
games and stunts. Refreshments of
ice cream and cake were served Mrs
Frank Mclaughlin was presented
with a very pretty pottery pie plate
with lacquered silver decorations.
Mrs. Mclaughlin will soon leave for
China, where she will reside.
Mrs. Theresa Cowett is passing a
few days in Skowhegan, with her son,
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George
Cox.
Miss Verna Curtis, who is employed
in Augusta, passed the weekend in
town with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Stillman Curtis.
Mrs. Marjorie Weber has COM
pleted her duties as pianist at the
Haines Theatre, Waterville.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-04

not necessarily complicate matters IN
regard to articles of standard low
price such as the Eve and ten cent
commodities in popular use, for due
to the impossibility Of annexing a
one percent tax to such a small
initial price the tax will have to be
adjusted in the price between the
merchant and the manufacturer. E.
T. Slattery's manager says in regard
to this II feel sure that the way the
/ per cent tax will work out is this:
the lower priced merchandise will es-
cape it entirely while the higher
priced, will have to pay the tax"
Thus the individual consumer in his
entire group Of purchases. and these
will of necessity include both high
and low priced articles. will not be
aware of any sales tax on minor
necessities, but will inevitably pay in
connection with more costly goods.
Objections to the anticipated pyra-
hiding have not as yet been met, but
on the whole the. advantages of the
proposed system would seem to out
weigh the apparent disadvantages.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-04
Committee Hearings
Assessment of Taxes

That the State would lose the taxes
on millions of dollars worth of tax
able property if the act providing for
the change in the time for making the
annual assessment of taxes from April
to January was the opinion of State
Assessor Wilbur F. Dresser expressed
at the hearing on the act before the
committee on judiciary Thursday
afternoon. This bill, together with
the one changing the date of the an
nual town meetings from March to
December and the time of licensing
dogs from April to January, were also
opposed by Senator Morrison of Penob-
scot and Reps. Wilson Of Pressure Isle
and Wight of Newry. The only pro-
ponent of the measure was County
Commissioner Clinton H. Goodhue of
kennebec county, who presented hun
dreds of letters from selectmen of
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Mary Garden Is Heartbroken

Mary Garden is heartbroken. A few
lines of type under a Los Angeles date
line is the cause. Did you see it?
Bill Hart is to. be married." she
groaned.
She refused to be comforted when
she was told that "Bilr' denied the
reported marriage.
bill, dear, marriedv' she went on.
II thought him glorious. There was a
man. Bill -, that was his name,
wasn't it? I remember in Paris they
used to show his. pictures every Friday
and I went to every performance. 1t
amused my sister and she said to me
If you're so crazy about him, why
don't you go around to the stage door
and wait for him to come out? Now
he's going to be married, poor dear.
"One of the boys quoted me when 1
said he was my favorite motion pic
ture actor" she continued mournfully.
land he sent me a picture. 1 had
counted on seeing him in Los Angeles,
but it would be embarrassing to a
bridegroom. Well, any way, that's
over now."-N. Y. World.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-04

might remedy the matter. He as0
asked If nurses should be added to Inc
list of those exempt and Miss Conno'
and Mrs. Pattangall thought the'
should.
Rep. Hinckley-Mrs. Pattangall, a.
torneys at law are exempt from ser'.
ing as jurors. Don't you think tns'
their wives should also be exempt!
Mrs. Pattangall-That may be, pu'
there's nothing I'd like better than
get onto jury.
No appearance was made on the az
providing for Reimbursement to coun'
ty commissioners for expenses ID
Cured at meetings away from INV
county seat and it was taken into e.
ecutive session.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-04
ONE WHO GOT MUCH

"The longer 1 live the more my
mind dwells upon the beauty and
wonder of the world.-John Bur-
roughs.
Would that this might be said of
more of us! Think of all the delight
full things so many of us miss alto
gether. Whittier wrote that: ma
ture speaks in symbols and in signs"
but if she spoke loudly and in all di-
alects the glutton intent on his feed
ing, the miser fondling his gains and
he who pursues the will-o' -the-wisp
and is impatient of all reality would
not listen to her. She graciously
yields enough to fill to overlooking
the hours OF those who seek her gifts,
but she has her secrets as we'll, death,
as a wise man has said, being one of
them. Surely to none would nature
more kindly reveal this than to her
lover for lifetime, John Burroughs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-04
Senate Committee Reports

The joint committees on judiciary
and ways and bridges reported ought
not to pass on the following meas
ures:
Act to provide for short term
registration of nonresident motor
vehicles; on act additional to Section
80, Chapter 26, Revised Statutes, re-
lating to the use of loghaulers in
streets: on act to define the duty of
driver of a motor vehicle when pass
ing another travelling in the same
direction; on act to provide for re-
ciprocal exemption from registration
by nonresident motor vehicle owners:
and on act to amend Section 80 of
Chapter 26, Revised Statutes, relating
to the registration of motor vehicles
by non-residents.
The committee on judiciary reported
ought not to pass on an act changing
the time of listing and licensing of
dogs from April to January; ought
not to pass on an act changing the
time of holding annual town meet
ings from March to December. and
ought not to pass on an act chang
ing the date of the assessment of the
poll tax from April until January
The committee on legal affairs re-
ported ought not to pass on an act to
amend the trustee process.
The committee on salaries and fees
reported ought to pass on an act al
lowing clerk hire for the reporter of
decisions, and ought not to pass on
an act increasing the amount of clerk
hire in the office of the county treas
urer of Penobscot county.
The committee on judiciary re-
ported ought to pass in new draft
on the act relating to the selection
and service of jurors. The new draft
stating that no person shall be dis
qualified by reason Of sex and ex-
empting surgeons and nurses from
jury service.
The committee on insane hospitals
reported ought to pass in a new draft
on act in favor of the Augusta State
Hospital for maintenance and ought
to pass on act appropriating $4,000
for furniture and other equipment for
the Augusta State Hospital.
The committee on State lands and
IOTeSI pTeSeTSdtlOI ought NOT TO pass
on an act to repeal the law relating
to the disbursement of the Forestry
District fund by the forest commits
sioner and relating to the duties of
the land agent.
The committee on ways and bridges
reported ought to pass on an act to
authorize the establishment of dan
ger signals along public ways and
regulate the display of advertise
ments thereon, and ought to pass on
an act providing for State and county
aid in the construction of highway
bridges.
Final reports were made by the
committees on towns, State sana-
forums. school for feeble minded and
insane hospitals.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-04
UNITY

WEST-Mrs. Susan Rand is pass
ing the Easter vacation with relatives
and friends in this vicinity.
d. S. Jones has returned home, after
passing a week with relatives in Au-
gusta.
r. H. Wiley of Clinton has pur-
chased the place owned by Mrs. Louise
Hillman. Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley will
take possession of their new home this
week.
Mildred Jones, who teaches in Bath,
is passing her vacation at home.
Virginia Foster is at home for the
spring vacation.
Kelley school opened Monday for the
spring term with Gertrude Libby as
teacher
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-04
Help Her Brother LAWYER

A young woman in Denver sought
the advice of a woman friend with ref
erence to the ACCESSIBILITY of obtaining
divorce
of course" said the friend. after a
lengthy recital of the others troubles
had been communicated to her, you've
had your marital difficulties, just like
the rest of US; but really, from what
you have said, l shouldn't think you
would be justified in taking this step.
You have no other ground for seek
ing a divorce, have YOU"
TO be perfectly frank said the
young woman, "in addition to all that
have told you, l have a brother who
is lawyer and l am very anxious to
give him something to do."-Rehoboth
Sunday Herald.
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Monday, April 4, 1921.
IMMIGRATION AND THE FARM

It has long been realized that
method of diverting the immigrant
from the congested centers to the
farms would be most desirable. If
there could be any assurance Of
making him a successful tiller of the
soil There are, however, many diff
culties in the way of this. Those
acquainted with agriculture are I'M
acquainted with possibilities in this
country and gravitate toward the big
cities, where under recent conditions
they have found opportunity to
secure well paid employment and
have been disposed to save money to
take back to their country there to
purchase the land they wish to
possess. In many instances, too, the
farmers who have needed farm help,
would hesitate to employ the immi-
grant and take him into the family
on the terms of equality their limited
accommodations require. To estab-
Ish communities of immigrants will
naturally tend to make the immi-
grants competitors of this class of
farmers, but would afford more as
surance than now exists that the city
dweller may be fed.
The Carnegie Corporation has been
making field investigations and the
results of these will be the basis for
recommendations to the new COM
missioner of immigration and he has
announced plans for carrying on this
undertaking.
These Investigations show that from
a third to a half of the immigrants
return to their homes each year; that
the immigrant wishing land wants
such as he has been acquainted with
at home, that he is gregarious and
desires community life. The solitary
farm life does not appeal to him.
These conditions had previously been
noticed by ShreWd business men, WHO
have established blocks of farms with
homes built in a community and
have arranged to sell to the immi-
grants on easy terms. There has
been a great demand for these. Farm
counsellors have been employed to
instruct the immigrants in the posi-
bilities of the land and the needs of
the American markets. An obstacle
to extending this work has been found
in the limitations of the Federal
Farm Loan Act which is not appli-
cable to this situation.
1t is understood an attempt will be
made to have the law changed so as
to afford relief. How the farmers
may view this remains to be seen.
There can be no question of a need
that a goodly proportion of our better
grades of immigration shall be tied
to the land and secure "a stake in
the country of their adoption.