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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-09-25
SOME GASOLINE DoN.Ts.
How Not to Blow Up the House and
Your Family With 1t.

Mr.. H. D. Davis, who is the State
Fire Marshall of Ohio, and who has
prepared some very unpleasant Stats
ties in regard to gasolene stoves. has
prepared also the following "don'ts"
for gasolene consumers:
Don't fill the stoves reservoir while
the burner is alight. Vapor of gaso-
lene, being HEAVIER than air, will reach
the flame and the fash will so fright
en- the filler that more gasolene viii
be spilled and the room instantly
filled with flame.
Don't fill the can quite full, for gaso-
lene expands much more than water
when it becomes warm and is likely
to force open a seam in the reservoir.
Don't fail to turn the burner shut
before filling the reservoir, for the
fluid leaking through it will make
yapor which will set on fire one who
strikes a match to light the stove.
Don't allow too much fluid to flow
into the burner or fail to close it
tight when putting the fire out.
Don't pour gasolene from one YES
sci to another in room in which
there is a fire or light, because the
invisible vapor or gasolene will be
drawn to any nearby fire, lamp, candle
or gas jet.
Don't fail to watch closely for leaks
in reservoir or burner, because gaso-
lene, being but two-thirds as dense as
water, will exude through smaller
hole. Remember, too, that when the
leak is small there is no drop or damp
spot anywhere to show it's existence,
because the gasolene vaporizes as
fast as it exudes.
Don't slop the stuff, for it is more
dangerous than powder Three-fourths
of the stove accidents occur while fill
ing the reservoir
Don't keep gasolene in any jug or
in can larger than two gallons, be-
cause it is difficult to pour the thin
stuff from either without splitting it.
Don't get the gasolene and kerosene
cans mixed. That error cost two lives
in Ohio last year.
Don't leave any gasolene can open,
because currents of air draw out the
vapor. The reservoir of every gaso-
lene stove should be outside the build
ing, the feed pipe passing through the
wall If so placed, heat from the
stove cannot burst it, a leak is harm
less and vapor cannot ignite while
it is being filed. The stove should
be fixed to a permanent foundation so
that it cannot be set against any in
flammable material.
All gasolene stoves should have bot
tom and three sides closed tC pre-
vent comlbustible material from reach
ing the flame, and the main burner
CRATES should be two feet from the
floor. Finally, don't hunt the source
of an odor of gasolene with light.
The result of finding it is always in
Simultaneous and disastrous.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-09-25

from the servios; the use of tobacco Is
likewise forbidden.
There are also very stringent rules
as to the treatment Of the junior ca
diets In connection with what is known
as Raging" any cadet being consid-
cred guilty Of bullying, even In the
mildest form, laying himself open to
summary dismissal from the military
academy.
Cadets are even forbidden to buy
any newspaper or periodical without
the express permission Of the superin-
tendent, and no one is allowed a SER
want, so that each cadet has to clean
his own uniform and keep his room
tidy.
As has benn already stated, the life
Is truly Spartan one, very little leave
or holidays being granted. There is
half-holiday On Wednesdays end Sat-
urdays, and no study from Dec. 4 to
Jan. 2 longer vacation running to
few weeks is given to the cadet at the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-09-25
The Trouble With His Eyes.

For a man of his age, Grandfather
Sampson had remarkably good sight,
but the time had come when he could
no longer see we'll enough to read
ordinary print. Yielding to the in
evitable, he went to an opticians and
had his eyes fitted with pair OF
spectacles.
He wore them only while reading,
but his delight in his new aids to VS.
ion was unbounded. To be able to
read once more was like having a
new lease of life. At the end of
week, however, he began to have mis-
givings. The spectacles were hurt
ing his eyes. The words on the print
ed page grew blurred and dim,
''The trouble is" he said to HIM
self, chat l have been OVERRIDING It,
My eyes haven't got used to the
things yet
For a week longer he used the
glasses less frequently, but this did
no good. His powers of vision seem
ed steadily to fall, and in great dis
tress he went back to the opticians.
"See here" he said, when / got
these things they were all right, but
now l cant use them at all. What
do you suppose is the troubles"
LET me see the glasses" said the
opticiana.
Grandfather Sampson handed them
over. The optician wiped them care
fully and put them back on his eyes
What do you thing is the trouble
Mr.. Sampstn?' he asked.
Nothing -now!" exclaimed the
old gentleman, picking up a scrap OF
a newspaper that lay on the show
case and holding it up before him
81 can read with them as well as
ever. Was that all they needed?''
THAT was all"
"Say,"-the old man lowered his
voice-don't say anything about th!s
to my folks, will you?"-Yoath's Com
panion.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-09-25
Dangerous war.hips.

The army and navy of Turkey are
not regarded with much respect by the
officials of other countries. Their
mighty forts are believed TO be useless !;
it is said that the gunners are never
drilled. and that the big guns, like the
battle ships, are not in working order.
The author of THE Balkans from With
In" gives the history of q comparative
ly recent occurrence in the Turkish
navy.
At Salonika a guard-ship, fairly
modern-looking small cruiser, lies year
in and year out peacefully at anchor IN
the bay. One day an order came TO
the commander to put to sea, and the
CONSERVATION of that gallant officer was
great. because no screw steamer can
move without a shaft, and the shaft of
this cruiser had been sold some time be-
fore
But he was man OF resource, and
had a shaft made OF wood. which he
hoped would break as soon as ii was
nut to use. The shaft held, unexpect-
edly. and as the cruiser slowly steam
ed out of the gulf the captains heart
sank. for he did not care to 90 to sea
with shaft that must break sooner or
later. So he sent below, and had the
shaft sawn halfway through. A little
extra steam, the shaft broke. and the
guard-ship was towed back disabled"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-09-25
Lincoln and the whetstone.

1t is related that at one time PresI.
dent Lincoln was conversing with an
aristocratic American lady about the
United States, when she remarked, II
love my country, Of course, but am
much grieyed that there are so many
common people In It." He replied.
But, madam, think how God must
have loved them; ne made so many of
them"
soldier at whose house when a boy
Lincoln paused IN his tramps in lii
nois, and who loaned him a milestone
to sharpen his jackknife, met him, dur
Ing the war, In Washington. Lincoln
remembered the incident and spoke OF
the use of the loaned milestone.
"Ya-a-s," drawled out the old SOL
der. Whatever did you do with the
MILESTONE? | never could find Il We
lowed mebbe you took it along with
you" Mono, l put 1t on top OF the
ga.epost, that high one" "Mebbe you
did; nobody else could have reached It,
and none Of US ever thought TO look
there for IL" There 1t was found where
il was placed fifteen years before. The
soldier reported the fact to the Presi.
dent--Boston Post
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-09-25
Bees as Embalmers.

Bees can embalm as well as any
undertaken. All intruders on their
hives are slain and emblamed care
fully.
If a worm or a roach, or any insect
blunders into a hive, the bees fall
upon him and slay him with their
stings. To get the corpse out would
be a difficulty; therefore, embalming
ii. they let it remain.
The embalming process of the bees
is simple. It consists in covering the
corpse with a hermetic coat of pure
wax. Within this air-tight envelope
the body remains fresh. It cannot in
auv way contzminate the hive
When a snail plumbers in among
the bees they cannot kill him on &C
count CT the protection OF his shell
So they embalm hiIl alive. They
cover him, shell and all. with snowy
wax. He is a prisoner whom only
death releases
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-09-25
IN A BALLOON.
~O(~NOO~~~~

q n athlete tells this thrilling
IA\ story of his adventure in a bal
can do anything that any other
man can do on trapeze bar, but don't
care to perform on trapeze above the
clouds. with nothing but a big silk UNI
brella between me and the sky and a
bank of mist between me and the solid
earth several thousand feet below. l
was to go up 5000 feet, then come down
with parachute, performing on d bar
as l descended.
When l reached the grounds the
mammoth air ship was stretched out
upon the grass, but soon it began to
swell MS the workmen began to initiate
the great silken bag until at last it
bounded up and down, held only by two
stout ropes.
At last all was ready, and to the net
work each side of the balloon was at
tached a folded parachute, so arranged
that the weight Of a mans body wonid
break the strings that held them In posi-
ton. and allow him to descend.
The huge bag of air, 80 feet by so
feet. fioated free, and we stepped into
the circular wicker basket. 1t was my
first ascension. but l did not feel in
the least afraid. Instead a feeling of
exhilaration took possession of me, and
I watched the men below as we scared
upward with the speed OF a rocket. A
slight breeze carried us toward the riv-
err. and l noticed an anxious look on the
professors face rs we aOated out over
the silvery surface.
1--WE will strike another current of air
higher up" he said and threw out sew
eral bags of sand.
Now quickly we shot upward. right
through cloud Ike an arrow, then
thro Ugh another. and for several mo-
ments the earth was shut out from our
view. The professor was right. we did
strike an opposing current of air, and
so suddenly that we were almost thrown
from our seats. The big balloon flutter-
ed. then almost collapSing, II darted OF
In an opposite direction.
Several minutes passed and we could
see through a rife in the clouds below
rs that we were once more above dry
land. The professor prepared to leap.
"You will not drop through the
clouds" I gasped.
Certainly" he replied. 1T will be
something novel, and people seeing me
fall from the clouds will marvel the
more"
have always been considered dar-
Inc. but for the first time in my life |
began TO feel nervous. l watched the
professor seize the bar Of his trapeze
and put his legs over the edge of the
car.
You had better descend few thou
sand feet" he said as he turned his
head. then sliding from his perch on the
edge OF the car he was gone.
Down he went like lead. thought
his parachute would never open and my
blood ran cold But just before he en-.
tered a feecy cloud the si'ken umbrella
opened wide and swayed from SIDE 10
side. then IT was lost In the white ocean
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-09-25

but it make life unbearable to have al
ways and eternay picking on one.
woman who nags at the table spoils her husbands
and her digestion with sick stomach IL
dangerous to home happiness The nagglng woman lies
in wait for her husband II she can't catch him at meal
time she'll corner him at night and pitch into him.
who loses sleep is to be the next day
The naggng woman keeps herself and her husband
the edge of big row from morning until night
and from night until morning.
Would 1 have a woman knucke down and be a meek
sheep taking everything and standing everything with
angelic smile? Indeed not would have her learn
that good, big is worth hundred days Of nag
gng If there must be quarrelng in the family, let
woman learn to go at 1t right. If deserves
tongueashing let the wife say all she has to say and
forget to weep until she has finished.
There Ia satisfaction In having a quarrel and
being done with It, good, lively, two-sided quarrel
where has his say and says with force but
is nothing but dismal unhappiness in home where
finishes the job, but is always ready to
begin where she left off.
If man wanders from the path Of rectitude give
him fits and be done with it. If he is good enough
is be thankful and for the love of Digestion tempers
and home morality, let him alone.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-09-25
cross-Continent Auto Record.

The recent automobile trip made by T..
L. Whitman from San Francisco to New
York, over a 4,200-mile route, was COM
pleted in fifteen days, twelve hours and
two minutes, at an expense to the COM
pany Of $1,000. During the journey re-
lays Of men kept pace with the car by
rail- but they were not needed also a
complete outfit for repair was sent along
by rail from point TO point, including
complete running gear and duplicates of
every part. But no part of that gear was
required, as it was out of reach when
the smash-up occurred at Conneaut, on
the Ohio border. The gasoline used aver
aged one gallon to fifteen miles. Whit
man received $500 for his services.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-09-25

end Of his second year. Work begins
daily at & a. m. and continues with
slight intermission till 8 D. m, each
cadet being prepared to the fullest ex-
tent to take his place in almost any
branch Of the service
There are not only yearly and half
yearly examinations. but monthly and
weekly ones in fact, the cadet Is I'M
der such close observation that he re-
ceives marks for the ordinary daily
work. One novel feature of the train
Ing at West Point is that particular i'm
portance is attached to the system Of
delivering lectures in a simple and con-
else manner. Each cadet is made to
work out a problem on a blackboard
and then to explain 1t aloud to his COM
panions. In conclusion it may be said
that no expense Is spared in any way
whatsoever to enable the West Point
cadet to compare favorably with the
embryo officers Of any other country.
1t must not be forgotten. however
that to pass successfully through West
Point is not the only way or entering
the United States army. There are two
other means by which 1t is possible to
accomplish this end: "a by direct
commission; (2) through the ranks A
civilian to be eligible for a direct COM
mission must be under q years of age
and unmarried; the nomination Is US
uaIlv obtained by political influence,
but the candidate has nevertheless TO
undergo a most searching examination.
In the case of a private soldier desir-
Ing to compete for a commission he
must have two years service, he under
80. and also unmarried. He has TO ap-
pear before military board and If
successful is again examined, the ex-
animation being extremely difficult
r
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-09-25
why They Cali Him "OId Beans.

Why They Call Him sold Beans"
Senator Pomeroy was called by
many of those who knew him as old
Beans His friends used the nickname
as term of endearment. while those
VINO didn't like him employed 1t to ex-
press their derision. He obtained the
title by reason Of having at one time.
when the people of his state were hun
cry, large quantity of that nourishing
food shipped from Boston to Kansas
Whenever he profited in pecuniary
way by that act, of course l don't
know, but he, at least, gathered In
host Of friends.
II first heard of the soubriquet when
1 was one of the assistant doorkeepers
Of the Senate. Ny station was to the
left of the chamber, facing tn secre-
tary's Office. One day, when the Sem
ate was In session. a big, breezy west
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-09-25

strawberry sunshine In the same bowl.
l thought If she hadn't intended to give
1t to me, she would just keep 1t after
that
But before a week had passed she
sent 1t over again filed with some Of
her lovely orange marmalade. There
wasn't thing to do but repeat my lit
tie ruse. and that time 1 gave her
spiced gooseberries. Then back she
came with some of her precious tutti-
frutti, and we've kept 1t up ever since.
"All the treasures In my fruit-closet
are exhausted, and l guess hers are,
too, for you see she's begun on the
markets now, with these fresh straw
berries. I'm just tired of racking my
brains for new delicacies to fill that
bowl with. and all want to know is
whether she keeps returning 1t because
she thinks she has given 1t to me, or
whether she is simply paying back my
attention to her each time.
Then why don't you ask herr"
ASK herr
"a man would"
"A man-no Doubt" with immense
superiority "And just suppose she
hadn't intended giving you the bowl
at all! What then?'
LET her say so. Why, I'll ask her
for you, sis"
Mrs. Pryor actually sGuealed.
"Oh! If that wouldn't be just like
man-blundering and club-like! Don't
you say one word to her about 1t. Sey-
mour! shall manage to find out
some way. Besides, I've just thought
what 1 can send back In the bowl next
time. I'll make stuffed YOUTHS
Companion.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-09-25

these strawberries-they are so unusur
ally large!''
What about the bowl, Jean?" quer-
led the bachelor brother. who persists
in trying to help. 80
Enough about it! groaned his ais
ter, as soon as the neighbor was safe
ly out of hearing. ION my birthday
three months ago, mind you-Mrs. Fox
brought over that bowl filed with some
of her delicious homemade candy, ami
to save me / couldn't tell whether she
was presenting me with the bowl or
just the candy. It's dainty little
dish, you see, and l didn't want to as
sumo that 1t was meant for me unless
it was, SO 1t was pretty embarrassing
until a few days afterward I hit on
the Idea OF sending her some of my
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-09-25
HOW UNCLE SAM TEACHES HIS YOUNG SOLDIERS.


Americans may well be proud of
their great military training academy
at West Point; 1t is one of the most
complete institutions of its kind and
furnishes the cadet with a thorough
practical and theoretical knowledge of
his duties before he Is actually launch
ed on his career as an officer. This
great academy-the upkeep of which
costs the United States government no
less than about $630,000 per annum-
furnishes rather over so per cent Of
Americas officers. Intending competi-
tors must be between the ages of II and
% and they must also be at least 5
feet 8 inches in height. They appear
before an examination board which
meets In May, and should they sue
coed In passing both physical and men
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-09-25

assembled. The cold was so intense that
my lips cracked, and the air so light
that they bled freely. Soon my nose pc
gan TO bleed. l was too weak now to
think of descending by the parachute.
1t was as much as l could do to stand
Suddenly my fingers clutched some
thing. l pulled it toward me, and a
moment later felt that the balloon was
descending. Pretty soon full conscious
ness returned to me, and l realized that
l had pulled the string of the waive
and had let the gas out Of the balloon
l now became frightened at the We
locity of the descent. and again turned
to the parachute, but the strings that
held the bar to the car had given way
and the trapeZe was now swinging a
dozen feet away. The only way for
me TO reach it was to jump for it, and
this did not feel disposed to do Still.
we were descending rapidly. and as the
car dashed down through the clouds
noticed that the balloon was again IN
the under carrent and driving toward
the river. l must either jump for the
trapeze now or run the risk of being
drowned Thousands of times In the
circus 1 had taken such leaps. but now
l knew that slip of the hand meant
death But there was no time to hest.
tate. SO balancing myself on the seat of
the car with the aid Of a rope. / sprang
out into space. My hand clutched the
bar and in an instant 1 was descending
with terrible velocity.
was certain that the parachute
would never open. but it did, ard a
thousand feet above the earth nv
downward flight was checked. The
great awning above swayed from side
to side and gently descended. / passed
over the roof Of q house. then glided
through the branches of spreading
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-09-25
Cancer BacIllus Identifed.

DR.. Otto Schmidt of Cologne. Germany,
is credited with having secured cultures
Of the cancer bacillus from certain mill
dew forming on plants. He claims to be
the first man to prove that cancer can be
artifcially produced on animals, as the
culture which he has obtained caused gem
uine cancer when it was transferred to
certain animals. DR.. Schmidt says that
a remedy for the disease is now possible
and he already has in hand one remedy
which has given good results when the
case Is little advanced. He has not made
public the nature Of this remedy, but says
II is not a serum.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-09-25
HIS ANSW Err.

Why do love you. you ask? Why, dear
To tell half he reasons would take me a
year.
For your h"d's proud poise, and your
gracelgl walk,
For the wa! that you dimple and smile
and talk;
For a certain inborn daintiness
Which shows itself in your mind and
dress:
For your ready wit with no cynic turn,
For the charity which fam would learn
For your woman's heart where all sweet
ness lies,
For the fearless truth of your loving eyes
For the soul that is pure as the angels
above you
But chiefly love you, becsuse-I love
you!
Puck.
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tai tests they are allowed to enter the
military academy on June II for a
four-years course. The tests of the
prolonged probation are so severe that
often not more than 90 per cent finally
pass out. Each cadet receives yearly,
roughly, about $3.50, out of which he
has to pay for his messing and uniform.
The life Is Spartan-like In its simple.
ity and in the severity OF its punish
ments. The cadets are granted no al
lowance or pocket money, and the use
OF intoxicating drinks is strictly pro
hibited-so much so, that should any
spirituous liquor be found In cadets
quarters he is liable to be dismissed