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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24
JACKIE NEVER SMILES.
Showed Fine Discipline When His Su-
perior Got Soaked.

The battleship Texas, now berthed
at the Navy Yard, has recently been
equipped with a fine shower bath for
the officers Mr. Quimby, the execu-
tive officer Of the vessel. took one Of
Uncle Sans bluejackets down below
with him to instruct him how to op-
crate IT, In the Navy practical dem
onstrations are considered far superior
to verbal explanations, so Lieutenant
Quimby got busy
See this vale down below" he
said to the bulejacket you will al
ways have to open that before turning
the faucets on the shower, otherwise
you will not get any water"
aye. aye, sir" said the seaman.
with a salute, but to make sure that
he caught the point, Lieutenant
ouimbv stepped under the shower and
slapped both faucets at the same time.
Apparently the vale down below had
already been attended to by some one
else for the water came down with a
rush. snd before the executive could
escape he was soaked.
The sailor who was respectfully
standing at attention while his supe-
rior was getting this involuntary bath,
never cracked a smile.
Il think / can work It now, sir" he
said
If that executive officer can catch
the man who monkeyed with the pipes
there will be something doing on
boar& the Texas.-B Brooklyn Eagle.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24

good fortune the following literal trans
lation Of one of these chants or songs
came into my possession, and | insert
it without any comment:
''Will you see a man? Then behold
me! l am Somali, as perfect in size
and form as Adam was after God had
breathed into him his immortal soul.
Look how beautiful my curly hair is,
and how majestic look when wrapped
from head to foot in my snow-white or
jungle-colored tobe, although there be
sometimes only one pie "a small piece
of money! tied to it. My house Is the
desert, and l am born a free man Free
as the windi l know neither king nor
master. / am as Adam was, my own
master and king In the jungle l tend
my camels and sheep; my only labor is
TO watch them feed. In my keTrier,
my wife, my dear slave, does all the
manual work, while tending my off
spring, and woe to her if she forgets
to prepare my evening meal. The jedal
whip shall then have its turn to make
her remember for next day. In such
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24
MOVING SAND HILLS.
Curious Sight Witnessed by Bronx
Botanists on Bolivian Expedition,


One of the most curious sights OBJ
served in his recent Bolivian expedi-
ton. according to R. s. Williams Of
the staff of the Bronx Botanical Gar
dens, was the moving sandhills in the
desert between Mollendo and Lake
Titicaca. This desert, which has an
altitude of 1000 feet, extends over
many hundreds OF square miles. Elk
cept about the stations. there is an
absolute lack Of living things-not
bush, shrub, or animal-to be seen as
the train wends its way through the
waste; not even the occasional sword
like grass that one meets with In
most other desert countries.
However, the monotony of an othe,-
wise tiresome trip was broken by tn
unique sight of the crescent SHAPED
sand dunes, which often attained fifty
feet in length, moving slowly along
before the light breeze. Not one, but
hundreds of them; every direction
in which one looked from out the car
window he was confronted with these
restless sand dunes, and the expert
ence was so novel that it rather I'M
settled the botanist's ideas of the
solidness of Mother Earth.
Apparently" explained Mr.. VIII
liams, "the higher winds on the vast
plateau all blow from one direction
and sift out the light colored sand.
lighter also in weight, from the dark
err sand and rocks that compose most
of the desert, and piles this lighter
sand into more or less crescent shaped
hills that advance slowly with the
wind as it blows the sand on the ex.
posed side over the crest OF the shell
tered side of the pile. The hills,
moreover. not only stand out clearly
defined over the darker surface, but
their windward side is covered all
over by the most delicate tracery Of
little waves, much similar to those
produced on water by slight breeze,
and they are so numerous that little
distance away the outline Of one hill
becomes merged into that Of it's neigh
bors on either side New York
Times.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24
THE TURKEYS DOWNFALL

There's melancholy gobble from the coop
Where the turkey is now forced to humbly
stoop,
And the feathers oft uplifted
By the bird that seemed so gifted
On the floor of his small prison sadly droop.
An appealing look is noticed in his eye
As he meekly gazes at each passerby,
Little time ne spends in pecking,
For he's often rubbernecking,
Vainly hoping that some rescuer is nigh.
Now and then he stands with eyelids tightly
closed,
But the turkey isn't sleeping as supposed,
For instead Of calmly snoozing
He most mournfully is musing
Ger his downfall since upon the roost he
dozed.
And he thinks of how he used to strut about,
With his tail and other feathers all spread
out,
But he now is sorely humbled,
For from heights of pride he tumbled,
And no more he'll see the brakes and roost-
ers pOut.
IT'S a change that he must sadly contem-
plate
From a barnyard to a coop so low and
straight;
In his prison he is quaking
And with dread he's often shaking
AS he thinks of his approaching cruel fate.
And it's useless now to think of stealthy
flight,
For the weapon of destruction
Has been whetted for the ruction,
And the humbled turkeys finish Is in sight
-Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24
ACTION OF SEA WATER ON
METALS.
Result of Experiments Made by a
German Engineer.

The corrosion of metals by sea
water has been Investigated by Ger
man engineer named Diegel, says En-
cheering News. Alloys of copper and
niaSel, with 20 per cent. and AZ per
cent. of nickel, respectively. are not
very rapidly corroded. They are rem
dered more or less immune by ada
cent masses of iron. copper alloys or
copper, these protectors being then
more rapidly corroded. Copper zinc
alloys are corroded either by uniform
solution OF the alloy from the exter-
nal surfaces, or, when the zinc ex-
ceeds about "A per cent. by a teaching
out of the zinc, leaving behinl brit
tie and porous mass. This later action
is prevented. however. by the addition
of Is per cent. of nickel.
Electrolytic copper very pure was
rapidly corrodei by sea water when
in contact with ordinary impure go
per cent? copper. When not in con-
tact the impure copper and electro
lytic copper behave about alike An
nealeS copper is much more rapidly
corroded than rolled copper Coating
with zinc is a temporary protection,
but after the coating is gone the cor
rosion of the copper is relatively
rapid. Copper in metallic connection
with iron is partly protected. Elec-
trolytic copper whose surface was oxi-
died in places suffered rapid gal
vanic corrision in the clean spots.
The corrosion of copper pipes in YES
sells is often very rapid, and occurs
frequently at bronze joints.
1t seems that a high amount of
arsenic lover 0,5 per cent? in the
metal greatly retards corrcsion.
Wrought iron and steel of various
methods of manufacture seems to de.
pend for its corrosion upon the
amount of phosphorus contained in it.
With 1 per cent. of phosphorus pres.
ent the corrosion was only a little
over half as great as in the case of
iron nearly free from phosphorus.
When two pieces of iron differing in
"S NNhtSit NVlS III metdlllC
connection the sea water corroded the
low phosphorus iron two to five times
as fast as the other Iron containing
nickel showed similar behavior. The
normal corrosion of single plates of
material was less as the percentage
of nickel increased, and when two
plates differing in contained nickel
were in contact, the plate higher in
nickel was almost completely pro
tected from corrosion. e.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24

Britain were Lord Chief Justice Alver-
stone, Sir Louis Jette. Lieutenant Gov
ernor of Quebec, and A. B. Aylesworth.
Under the terms of the treaty it was
not possible for the commissioners to
transfer Dyea, Skagway, Juneau or
any other American city from Amer
lea to British jurisdiction. But 1t did
leave open the question whether the
British could get to tidewater. This
had always been the issue. The treaty
went at some length into the claims
of both countries. but the main points
were based on the meaning Of Articles
III. and ". of the Anglo Russian
treaty OF 1925, or. in other words,
whether the line Of demarcation, in ac-
cordance with the terms Of the treaty,
was to be drawn thirty marine miles
from the coast of the Pacific ocean or
from the headwaters of the Lynn and
other canals into the Canadian interior.
The British concession of agreeing to
three commissioners on each side with
ont an umpire or referee was offset
by the willingness of the United States
10 QOtU TIE VI NAE NNAA
mission in London under the presiden-
CIV of Chief Justice Alverstone. The
commission held its first formal meet
ing in London September 3, and dis
posed Of the entire question in little
more than two months.
By the decision of this tribunal Lord
Chief Justice Alversbone voting with
the Americans, the United States gets
all the territory 1t has always claimed.
The Portland canal, which is an outlet
from British Columbia, is given to Can
ada.
Lord Alverstone, whose decision has
not met with favor in Canada, is the
head of the highest judicial tribunal in
England, end has been since 1900. For
twelve years prior to this he was At
torney General
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24
SPOILED HIS DINNER.
An Unpleasant Thanksgiving Day
for a Politicinn.

for a Politician.
"Bluest Thanksgiving | ever spent!
unused the fine old gentleman who has al
unconquerable antipathy to practical pol
itics. ut stands out in my memory ike
an obelisk on a plain, and 1t was not
so very long ago, either.
II had been induced that fall to run
for an important public office. 1t was
done against my better Judgment and
under great pressure, but when a man
enters such a fight he wants to win.
was in close district and determined
to put up the very best fight that the
circumstances would permit. l adyer-
tised at once for an extra stenographer,
and from the many who responded Sc
lected a beautiful, bright and dashing
young woman who justified my immedl-
ate faith in her ability. She did all my
private correspondence, knew as much
about the inside of the campaign as
did, worked day and night with a Will
ingness that was surprising, and even
took from one of my shrewdest advisers
the list of voters in the strongest sec
ton with which 1 had to contend, with
full instructions as to how the most in
fluential persons among them could be
won to my cause. 1t was great work.
and yet 1 fell several hundred short OF
the normal party vote.
my successful opponent lived in a
neighboring town and graciously invit-
ed me to be his guest on the FOLLOWING
thanksgiving. 1t would have looked
surlv to refuse. and l went. 1t was
really an admirable social function, but
the few.hours 1 put in there We're tor
ture. The host met me with a hearty
handclasp. Turning, he said, My wife.
Resplendent in satin and jewels, | saw
nv stenographer Love and war she
murmured. He thinks I was visiting
my old home in New England. | held
my peace, but that fatted turkey tasted
ike Detroit Free Press.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24

Of the sanctuary constructed, and in
Venice. The various parts of the build
ing were made Of Veronese marble and
Italian plaster, carefully numbered and
packed in thousands of boxes These
were shipped to Eichwald, where an
other architect was employed to super
intend the putting together Of all the
parts according to the original plan.
The freight ON the boxes and the cart
age from the depot to the church site
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24

The British Government has decid-
ed TO be more liberal with is soldiers
and sailors in giving them sugar and
coffee. Among the experts In such
matters the belief has been gaining
ground for years that moderate az
Iowances Of sweet stuff and Of the
Arabian berry are beneficial TO strong,
healthy men who are called upon to
perform heavy tasks and endure hard
ships. while the entire medical profes-
sion appears to be inclined to the the
ory that weak and feeble men, women
and children should, as a rule, refuse
such indulgences.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24

cost nearly $4,000. The cost of mate
rial and the wages paid to architects
and builders runs over $300,000 The
princes fad is a costly one, but to
his critics who aver that he could have
saved at least $150O00 he replies that
he considers the extra amount well
spent for arts sake, and that he be-
lieves he could not have secured an
exact counterpart of the Venice church
in any other way.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24
why Thankful?

What are we thankful for?
That is a question
That sometimes puzzles cen a dinner
guest;
The rich are thankful for & good diges-
ton,
The poor If they have something to
digest.
Tudoo
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24

The Portland (Me) Press observes:
An interesting scrap of information
comes from Washington TO the effect
sat the Agricultural Department pro-
poses to test the merits Of the South
American plant known as @cupatorium
re bandenuin," for sugar making. Not
to know cupatcsium may be to argue
oneself ignorant, but the name looks
dshy. II is possible, however, that the
plant is destined to beat the beet and
raise Cain with cane.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24

ter be, ez long ez dar's straight road
befo' me, en- de rheumatism keeps out
er my two legsl thankful fer ten chill
lun en- one wife, en- dat de chillun is all
able ter support me handsome; l thank
full fer de house l live in-w'en de rent
amt due: en- fer my daily bread-w'en
de baker'n wait 'twell de en- er de month
fer his money; in fact, l thankful fer
all l got, en- fer mo- a-comin'-fer a good
appetite en- somepin ter fill it-fer long
life. frse salvation. straight road ter
glory. en- de devil take de hindmos p
Atlanta Constitution.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24

The famous iron pillar Of Delhi is
solid shaft of wrought iron, 16 inches
in diameter, and of length that is
variousiy reported. The total length
is from As to so feet underground and
above. including a capital Of 81 feet.
The pillar contains about 50 cubic feet
Of metal, and weighs about seventeen
tons. The metal is, Of course. charcoal
iron, made directly from ore in small
billets; but how it was welded up no
one can tell, as no record exists of any
early method o. dealing with great
masses Of wrought iron An inscrip-
ton roughly cut or punched upon the
column states that Rajah Dbara sub
dued a people in the Surdhu. named
vahlikos, and obtained with his own
arm an undivided sovereignty on the
earth for long period. The date Of
the inscription has been referred TO the
third or fourth century after Christ,
but on this authorities are al variance.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24
Not in a Good Set.

mo" exclaimed the mother turkey.
81 would prefer my children not TO asso-
ciate with those incubator chicks"
Because they are so needless and
don't know how to feather their own
nests?' inquired the duck.
NO, it isn't that so much | have
hrooded over" replied the turkey, but
there's something so artificial about
them"
However, when the incubator chicks
heard this they thought of the funeral
baked meats of Thanksgiving and re-
marked significantly, "Death levels all
New York Journal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24
coNcElT OF THE soMALL
His Good Opinions of Himself Are the
Subjects of His Songs.

Perhaps the most remarkable charac-
teristic OF the natives OF Somaliland is
their unbounded. preposterous conceit
Englishmen who know their language
have been appalled, by it When water
ing his camel or his horse the Sonali
encourages the animal TO drink By
chanting to II in a monotone 1t IS at
such moments Of extenporary edusion
that the man shines in all his glory.
The subject matter may be the expert
enees Of the days march, the virtues Of
ne animal beside him. the charms Of
his latest wife. or his own proves In
some bloodless tribal raid By sreat
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24
seasonable Advice.

There's only one piece of advice l
would give you, my son" said the alleg-
ed philosopher. Never tackle piece
Of Thanksgiving pie that's made with
the aid of a cook book No woman who
needs a book TO help her out ought TO
be in the pie business. Buffalo Express.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24

who voted with
the Americans for
all t h e points
claimed by them
except two. This
has been a bone
of contention be-
t W e e II the two
countries for many
years and would
still be unsettled
but for the agree
ment between AM
ba SSadOr Herbert
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24
CHURCH SHIPPED By FREIGHT.

Here is one of the greatest curiosities
in church architecture. The edifiee
stands in Eichwald, Bohemia. the
idyllic health resort near Teplitz-
Schoeneau, which is the property of the
millionaire Prime e Clary- AIdringen.
During visit last year in Venice he
saw the beautiful church of the Ma
donna dell Orta and was so charmed
with its architectural perfection and
artistic excellence that he commits
stoned the Venetian architect, Pietro
Bigaglia, to have an exact fac smile
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24

and Secretary Hay, signed in January,
under which each country appointed
three commissioners. Those of the
United States were Elihu Root, Senator
Lodge and ex-senator George f. Turn
er, and the representatives of Great
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24
CHIEF JUSTICE ALvERsToNE.

His Vote Settled Boundary Question
in Americas Favor.
The settlement of the Alaskan boun,
dairy dispute in favor of the Americans
is due to Lord Chief Justice Alverstone,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24

Five hundred and sixty thousand
persons in the United States are de-
pendent upon the street cars for sup
port
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24

4 late song is entitled The Curse
of a Pretty Face The girls can now
say, "Of course can't do anything; |
am handicapped; have the Curse Of
a Pretty Face"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24
Thnnkagiving Bounty.

Oh, favors every year made new!
on. gifts with rain and sunshine sent.
The bounty overruns our due:
The fullness shames our discomfort.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-05-07
WEST CORINTH.

Several farmers in town have pur-
chased new cream separators. J. p.
Virgins has one ordered.
David Ward who has driven the
milk team the past three years from
this place has finished and Ellis b.
honon commenced driving last Friday.
Mrs. r. ii. Williams recently spent
week in Oxford with her sister, Mrs.
Eugene STILL
Miss Lena Williams was at home
from her school at Thetford Hill over
Sunday.
Henry Huntington and family have
moved to Maplewood farm and it is
said they are to take city boarders.
George Burroughs little boy Buel,
is ill with scrofulous humor. DR..
Locke is treating him.
Miss Grace Lockwood teaches the
spring term of school, commencing
this week Monday.
Bert Virgins has engaged to work
at Pike Hill in the mines.
Mrs. Winnie Virgins and children
went to Vershire last Sunday.
Ora Newman from Copp. rfield at
tended church here last Sunday.
@. L. Speare and @. f. Blake have
finished their work at Randolph and
expect to &C this week to East Orange
to build barn
BRADFORD.
Miss Mary Noyes, who has been
working in Lisbon, N. H., has re-
turned home.
The best entertainment given by
Bradford home talent for long time
was the Lady Minstrels" last Friday
evening. There were about thirty
colored ladies on the stage, each one
prettier than the other. The jokes
were fresh ana given with a snap that
told every time. The hits on local
events ETC., kept the house in roar.
Great credit is due to Mrs. B. S.
Hooker, who was at the head of the
affair, for it's great success. About
500 was realized
W. o. Hutchinson, B. S. '0l, was in
town over Sunday on his way home
from Philadelphia.
Miss Roundy of Bellows Falls spent
Sunday with her sister, Miss Mabel
Roundy, at j. M. Sawyers's.
Mrs. w. II. Gilmore of Fairlee spent
a part OF the week in town with Mrs.
II. b. Chamberlin.
George r. Grant and Fred Adams
went fishing So yer there last Satur-
day and brought home a string of
about sixty trout. Pretty good fish
ing.
Mrs. W. B. Stevens arrived home
last Friday from Brooklyn where she
has been spending the past two months
with her daughter, Mrs. o. h. Baker.
Mrs. G. II. Woods and daughter.
Hazel, of Lebanon, N H., spent sew
eral days in town last week.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-05-07
SEMINARY WINS.

Montpelier Seminary won the first
out of town game of the season at St.
Johnsbury ON Monday afternoon, de-
feating the academy boys by score
of 20 to 3. A large crowd witne ;sed
the game which was slightly one
sided but good batting game, max
ing it fairly interesting to watch
The Montpelier boys batted heavily,
punching their hits in such a man
ner as to run up good score. Their
fielding was good, only four errors
being made in the game. Parker
pitched strong game for the visiting
team, striking out eight men and only
allowing three hits to be made en-
him.
Smythe, the left handed pitcher
for st. Johnsbury also put up good
game, striking out seven men and al
lowing but seven hits. The academy
has better team this year than last
and the victory for the Seminary is
due to good ball playing ON their
part.
The arrangement of players was
as follows: M. Eastman, C. f. !;
Scott, |. E.; Phillips, r. f.. McIver,
1st base, Grape, End base; Huntington,
3rd base; Miner, c., Parker, p. :;
Drenan, S. S.
st. j. A.-Brown, 3rd base; Smythe,
p, Lanctot, LIST base; Bemis, end
base Schoppe, C. {. {; Grear, c.. Cald-
erwood, S. s. Thompson, |. f. a.; Rich,
+. f.
Runs made by Eastman 2. Scott 2,
Phillips 3, McIver 4, Grape 2, Hunt
ington miner 2, Parker /, brennan, 3.
Lanctot 2, Bemis 1, Oalderwood l,
Rich /.
The score by innings:
/ 80 4 8 6 Z s 8
M. S. 3 2 or 1 2 3 0
st. j. A. 2 0 o 0 1
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-05-07
Il CURIOUS FACT.

1t j. a curious fact that the more
prosperous the farming communities
of the great wheat and corn States
like Kansas and Nebraska become the
smaller are their populations. Sum
ner County, Kas., for example, has
lost 3, 900 people in the last five or six
years. The reason for this is that
the farms are continually growing
larger. The small farm of quarter
section is rapidly becoming unknown.
1t is the survival of the fittest.
The more prosperous farmer buys
of the farm of the less fortunate one.
The latter moves away to new fields
of endeavor, possibly Manitoba and
the Northwest Territory, leaving the
other in possession. In Sumner
County there is one farmer who owns
1875 quarter sections or 20, 900 acres,
and to own from ten to twenty quar-
ter sections is no great claim to local
fame All through those districts
the land is gradually getting into the
hands of few.