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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09
SM0KE-CONSUMER A SUCCESS
Twenty Years Trials Of Fuel Econo-
mlZer Has Been Favorsby
Tested at Sheffield.

A smoke consumer and fuel econo-
nicer, said to be the result of twenty
years trials, has been successfully
tested at Sheffield Coal was fed into
the furnace OF boiler generating
steam for running the works, with the
usual result-the emission of black
smoke from the chimney; then the
consumer was put into action, and in
place of the black smoke there was
only a slight trace of the products of
combustion. The change Is effected
by an arrangement of a series of de-
vices so placed In the fues as to IN
tercept the smoke, and cause 1t to be
ignited by the flames. Two air cir
culators are so placed as to allow the
desired quantity OF external air to be
circulated among these devices, caus-
ing the smoke to be properly ignited,
and consumed around the boiler f1ues
before entering the chimney In other
quarters also attempts are being made
to cope with the smoke nuisance, and
to turn the smoke waste into an
economic value. Prof j. A. Switzer
Of the University of Tennessee records
the result of experiments which ne
has made with smoke-consumers based
on the principle Of injecting, with
steamjets. fresh air into the furnaces
whenever fresh fuel is put upon the
fires he finds that the claim that
such apparatus increases the efficiency
of the boilers by increasing the evap-
Grafton Of the water is well founded,
and that there is a real economy in
their use.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09
AS He UNDERSTOOD THEM
Apprentice Carried Out Orders of His
Employer, but the Result
Was Sad.

Now, William" the old farmer said
70 his new apprentice, Il want thee to
mind what l do say to thee. TO be
sharp and attentive and to delay not
in carrying out my instructions.
"Ay, ay, zur." replied William.
First, now. l want thee to take
GHt the old white mare and have her
shoG
'Ay, sy, eur" said William, and de
parted
He returned two hours later and the
old farmer questioned him.
Thee hast not been quick, lad" he
said reprovingly, but If thee hast
done thy work as | ordered thee thou
shalt be forgiven Didst thee have
the mare shod, as l telled thee?"
''Ay, ay, zur!" replied William,
beaming. 'Didst thou not hear the
gun? | shot her myself and I've just
buried her'-London Answers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09
surfacIna Aluminium.

In order to free aluminium articles
from fat, oxide and other foreign sub
stances, and to give them good sur
face, a German firm uses hot ten
per cent solution of cooking soda, sat
urated with common salt The articles
to be cleaned are dipped therein and
held there Is to 20 seconds, then
taken out and brushed; next dipped
again In the pickle, and kept there
half a minute They are then well
washed with water-preferably in rum
ming water-and finally dried In saw
dust This gives them color like
matted silver. If only good polished
surface is desired, it is sufficient TO
dip them in a diluted solution of caus-
tic potash, after which they may bs
well rinsed and thoroughly dried.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09
How Long Can a Bee Llve2

Thomas Burgess, superintendent of
Kensal Green cemetery, relates a
story of bee which lived underground
for rs years. He says:
while two of my men were digging
grave and when six and one-half
feet down from the present surface
them came on the original maiden
earth, which had been covered since
1886 with earth thrown out at that
date when excavsting for the founda-
lions and cataconlbs under our church.
In throwing out "a spadeful of the vir-
gin mold under this mound it split
up and broke on the hoard and large
bee (known as the bubble bee) cine
out of the soil Considering that the
ground above was solid, Ioamy clay
and six and one half-feet deep. It would
be impossible for a bee 10 get down
this depth. Is it possible, therefore,
that this insect was covered up In
1867 London Express.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09
A Missionary Tree

A missionary dur:ng a Lenten tea
said, pointedly:
Il have established missionary trees
al over the country. But perhaps you
ion't know what missionary tree is?
\ missionary tree is one whose profit
goes entirely to missions.
"A Roxborough farmer has in his APP
Die orchard golden pippin tree that
helps to support the Chinese mission.
4 Florida woman has an orange tree
hat helps to uplift the cannibals Of
Iew Guinea. A California nut farmer
ievotes a walnut tree 20 the spread
Of the faith in Zanzibar.
Missionary trees" the speaker end
ID. ARE very good things, but the
that underlies them need not
De confined to farms and farmers"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09

nj EW YORK.-There was time
~ when the best trotters that went
Up the fashionable driveways of New
York were owned by the men who
had charge of the Zig buildings in
New York; but That vas long ago. To
day that man whose occupation has
become subject to the surveillance of
a manager who represents the inter
ests intrusted to him in no half-heart-
ed way and whose system will not
permit of the pickings which were so
long the recognized perquisites of the
janitor who is content to make frac-
ton of what he formerly received
each year.
These are days OF Capitalization and
system, and the old-timers who found
It easy to raise big family, have fast
horses and maintain a country resi-
dence have either retired in disgust
or adjusted themselves to the altered
conditions.
The practice for many years was to
pay janitor salary, sometimes as
much as $500 year, but more fire.
quently $500 a month. He was sup
posed to have the waste paper of the
tenants to sell, and it will probably be
matter of surprise to some readers to
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09
Brides Feet Cause Sensation

G T. LOUIS.-Miss Young Oy became
y the bride Of Yeong Wing Jow at
the city hall.
Attaches of the marriage license Of
fee say that, though she is Chinese.
Miss Oy was one of the most attrac
tive young women who ever went
there. Dainty and graceful of carriage,
she was a vision of coy loveliness AS
she stood at the desk, blushing and
screening her face from the view of
the curious by drawing about the soft
folds of the Chinese silk automobile
veil which she wore IN lieu of a pic
ture hat.
Her long gray travelling coat was
tailor-made and up to the minute In
American style, was of blue silk From
beneath the hem of her skirt peeped
the tiniest Of feet, not bound and de-
formed like those of many Chinese
women, but perfect in outline ano
shod in American shoes.
Clerks at the marriage license Of
fee say aer feet are the smallest they
ever saw-her shoe, according to their
expert estimate, being not larger than
No. 10, children's size.
Yeong Wing Jow, also clad in Amer
lean style. wore a tailor-made dark
sack suit, patent leather shoes and a
fedora hat
Both gave their address as 931
Clarendon avenue. where the bride
groom has laundry. He explained
that two of Miss Oy's cousins are his
partners in business. and that she has
been living there under the chaperon-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09

The circus man Is the dispenser OF
universal Joy to the youth of the land
There is no philanthropist who can
possibly approximate by his good
works the sum total Of happiness
which the circus man confers. He
brightens more eyes. causes more
smiles, brushes away more childish
griefs. provides more delightful expec-
tations than any other agency in the
world, not even excepting Santa Claus
He Is the one professional man
whose coming is always q delight TO
the nations children. He Is at the
other pole from the doctor and the
dentist, and even more popular than
the candy man or the dispenser OF
popcorn at the corner. In fact, there
Is no one with whom he can possibly
be compared In this respect He is In
; class by himself
What rare good fortune. To be able
20 combine business and k.siness
proft with ne diEusal of so much
pleasure. and the assurance OF being
held so long and so pleasantly In the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09
The Romps.

Descriptive terms for entertain
ments grow in numbe- and begin &c
create confusion rather than definite
ness in the minds OF guests. There
are dinner dances, dance dluners, thea
ter dinners, parties" diversified In
endless number and becoming con-
founded with at homes" and more for
nal functions. Some Of these limo
Tations are useful. but others have
lost any significance they may ever
have possessed It Is impossible TO
understand why the girl ard boy
dance" survives. II has long become
anomalous; il rather undermines dig
nifty. especially masculine dignity. and
il leads 20 individious comparisons
But, worst OF all. Il iustifes the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09
Short Weight Thieves on Run

liam F. Cluett, his chief deputy, the
and forced to pay heavy fines. As
result the short-weight fellow is
rarity today.
In the last four years the city of
Chicago has prosecuted 1,162 suits
against short-weight offenders, and
they have paid In fines and costs $780,
$40.
Thousands os crooked scales have
been condemned. There are sixteen
deputy inspectors engaged In field
work. Their work has attracted NUM-
cipal officials in all parts of the Uni
ted States and foreign countries.
Short-weight swindlers have invented
many contrivances to further their
ends and cheat the consumer-the
ultimate buyer. Lead and even beer
bottle openers were tied to scales and,
although the end of gain was small in
the individual purchase, yet the ag-
gregate of the swindle was large.
False bottoms was popular trick
among peddlers. These have been
picked up by the inspectors. Peck
and gallon measures have been cut
down. These cheats have been confis-
Gated by the hundreds.
Bread is being weighed and no
longer is coal being sold by the basket
or bag. II must be weighed. Milk
bottles have been brought to an even
standard, so that quarts and pints are
quarts and pints in strict reality.
Even taxicabs are required to report
an honest journey
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09

age of her male relatives since she
came to st. Louis from San Francisco
a year ago.
Miss Oy and Yeong Wing Jow were
born and reared in San Francisco. In
ST Louis they have both been mem
bers of the First Christian church
Sunday school
Both signed the license application
in Chinese characters, and then
touched the pen while the clerk wrote
the names In English.
They were married in the anteroom
If the license Office by Justice Krue-
ger.
The bride speaks little English. But
/ shall teach her pretty soon,' said
the happy husband
So far as records show this is the
first time a Chinese couple was ever
married in st. Louis.
Frand Gauding and Miss Anna Brin-
haus, both Of 2514 Newhouse avenue,
entered the license office while the
Chinese were being married. They
were spectators at the ceremony, and
when it was finished Gauding said to
Justice Kruger We've decided to let
you marry us, too"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09
Flowers as Antidote for Crime

ID OSTON.-The hayward bcy--the
. boy with criminal or mischievous
tendencies-may be served with great
er advantage to himself and his future
development By being apprenuced to
a gardener or florist than by going
into any other line of work. is the
opinion held by Prof Charles Sargent
ST Harvard.
There is no doubt that the line OF
work in which man engages acts
upon his personality and that garden
ing has an elevating effect upon the
men employed In IT," he says. Il am
told thot surprisingly large percent
age of murderers are mer who have
ar one time or another been employed
as butchers. That is an extreme in
stance OF occupation, but l might say
that at the other end CT the PROPOSE
ton IS gardening No man can make
a success as a gardener unless he
loves his plants.
a hayward boy thrown into work
among growing plants would be
brought under 8 better influence than
under almost any other occupation he
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09
OFF ROAD OFTEN RIGHT
INCIDENT OF GIRLS WHO HAVE
MADE HIT BY NOT HAVING
FIXED IDEAS.
One College Graduate Is Oriered an
Outdoor Life and Makes Moro
Money on Fruit Farm Than She
Would at Teaching.

/ could give incident on incident Of
girls who have made their hit by not
having fixed ideas Of the work they
must do and attempting nothing else.
They got their start as they could,
knowing that nothing succeeds like
success, even If 1t be not In ones own
particular line.
Sometimes the of road proves the
right road, greatly to the workers sur
prise. A girl went through four
years of one of our big eastern col
leges, graduating high in her class.
The first fall her health was not good
and her doctor ordered an outdoor life.
She went to California, secured POI
sition as overseer on the fruit farm
of friend, became interested in sci
entif1c fruit raising, and has big
fruit plantation of her own She
makes ten times the money she would
at teaching and has a hundrediold bet
ter health.
Another college graduate became a
secretary in blouse shop, a position
as teacher falling her. While there her
suggestions showed she possessed a
real talent for designing, and now she
makes big income along these lines.
Go In by the front foor If you are
lucky to have it open for you or can
force a way in; in the meantime do
not be disdainful of getting into bust
ness any way you can, provided your
entrance will bear inspection and is
open and above board
H. matters less how you get into the
world of work than how you establish
yourself when you get there. And there
is no Armer way to effect that estab-
lishment than by making yourself
felt in the daily tasks, even If uncon.
genial.-Chicago Tribune.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09
Like Home Touch.

Tired and dusty, party were re-
turning by rail from a holiday trip
Simkins, little bald man, seated him
self to read, but dropped off to sleep.
On the rack was ferocious crab in a
bucket, and when Simkins went to
sleep the crab woke up, and finding
things dull in the bucket, started ex-
ploring. BY careful investigation Mr.
Crab reached the edge of the rack.
Down 1t fell, alighting on SimBin's
shoulder, where 1t grabbed the mans
ear to study itself. The passengers
held their breath and waited for de-
velopments, but Simkins only shook
his head and said: Lego, Sarah! l
tell you I've been at the office all
the EVENING""
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09
WOMEN ARE POORLY PAID

time. The factory was run for eight
hours on each of the intervening Sun
days, aid 80 days until p. m. (the
normal hours being from 1880 a. IN. to
5 p. M TO make up the ESQ hours
not covered by the ten intervening
Sundays and still stop at p. m. each
night the factory would have to open
at $50 a. m, as one-half hour was
allowed for lunch at noon and one-half
hour for supper, and 1t was necessary
to get in four and three-quarters hours
day to make ESQ hours in SO days.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09
A GOOD VAPOR LAMP
KlNNEYISMS

Work is the curse of the drinking
classes.
II you want to lose customer just
hire his son to work for you.
The first law of good salesmanship
is to show keen interest in the Gus
toner
An old man once said to me: MY
son, you will make success-if you
will work"
Say what you please, an optimist
always encourages while pessimist
always is depressing.
A machine" clerk simply reaches
down the goods from the shelves and
then takes the money.
Mans life CONSISTENT not in the
abundance of things he possesseth but
In the number Of chores he hath to do,
Remember there is more money
talking to a customer about his affairs
than telling him about your own af-
fairs.
The selling" clerk knows the goods,
shows them, talks them, and not only
increases sales, but brings good will
to the store
One of the secrets of popularity is
to talk to the other fellow about him
self and to keep your own affairs in
the background
Ii does not take much ability to
make anything good salesman can
sell, but 1t certainly takes a great
salesman to sell some of the things
some fools make.
Every live clerk should carefully
read his town paper. Keep posted
When customers come in tdow them
you are posted on what they are do
Ing. If you read good article or a
good editorial mention 1t to the editor
If a customer is building a new house
talk to him about the house.-Ex
change.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09
What's In a Band z

They were arguing as to the merits
of the electric pageant of the proceed
ing night.
Just about the shoddiest concern I
ever saw; never did see such bum
floats" remarked the pessimist And"
be added, the bands-rotten-nev
heard such noises as they put up in
my life"
ooh, chase yourself" replied the op-
timist, heatedly. Yer never happy
less yer knocking somethin' l claim
that parade was good an them floats
fine; an, as fer tn bands-well, they
all wore uniforms, didn't they?"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09

might find. Any association win
plants and flowers cannot fail to lave
an elevating effect ca the nSman
mind
Regarding the way to interest a
hayward boy iE flowers. a. absorbing
question is opened. since q general
liking for flowers is not generally
found in children. TIE fondness for
sowers generally comes later In .jfe.
Shll. If a hayward boy was set 10
work under the elevating direction Of
gardener Or florist. who would i'm
press upon him regularity Of habits,
together with working knowledge Of
plants and their culture. II would go a
great way toward putting boy en-
the right track"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09

Leather furnitu,e. especially when
placed near the eegister. is liable to
dry and crack. An excellent method
Of keeping it ftsm looking old and
showing cracks is TO go over the leath-
er with SCI rag dipped in olive oil
and then going over the whole surface
again with dry rag. Il is not neces
sary to go over the leather more than
once In three or four months. just
enough TO keep It soft
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09

n HICAGO.-Wabbiy swings the
~ steelyards of the short weight
crook" in Chicago.
No more do grocers. butchers. can
dlemakers, coal dealers and cordwood
men give short weight to the purchas-
ing public.
In the early days short weighing
was popular in the ranks OF the short
weight people, but Pro Bono Publico,
the prize kicker, has had an awaken.
ing and today he is looking for sixteen
ounces to the pound and 1000 pounds
to the ton, as result of the work OF
the retiring inspector of weights and
measures-John HIGHLANDER, exploited
as the terrible Swede."
There are tricks In all trades but
ours"
That's an old story.
It was King Solomon who said: "A
false scale is an abomination unto the
Lord. but Just weight is his de
light"
For many years dishonest dealers
went unpilloried in Chicago. Fees
were collected by this official and an
other, but upt{l HIGHLANDER went into
office and with the assistance of VIII
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09
NOT Exactly Patriotic.

He was, let us say, Irish, was among
several men of other nationalities, and
had imbibed several beverages. He
was extremely anxious. moreover, to
uphold the glories Of Erin, but was
not quite so sure Of what was going
on about him. A foreigner near him
remarked:
AN honest man is the noblest work
OF God"
what was said:
Get outi an Irishmap isl" he
roared.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09
Subject to Restrictions.

81 was cleanin' TO a new lady las
week an de dirt in her kitchen was a
sight, po' thing" said Rose. Mrs. Fra
ser's dark-skinned charwoman.
But why did she let 1t get like
.hat?" asked the lady.
Il dunno, ma'am. Guess she never
seen it. Some cooks, you know, is
mighty particular bout 1owin' de
madam in de kitchen. Dey 'jes take
iere orders from her upstairs an she
don't have no call TO go into de kitch-
IN at all"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09
Drama OF Real Life.

Look here" the angry manager ez.
claimed. what do you mean by turn
ing in such play as this to NET You
let the villain marry the heroine and
permit the hero TO get the worst Of II
all around although he is an exsm
plary ycang man who has always led
q blameless life We'll. you said
you wanted play that Was trIa to
life, didn't your
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09

LfeN = Eiff~HSsA WIG "a HS%AN~%NS " ~
an organism untitled for the trial Of
strength. and when the strain ia ovel
her system has received 8 shock from
which it is hard to recover. Follow
ing right upon this comes the nervous
strain of caring for the child, and
distinct change in the mother results.
There is nothing more charming thar
a happy and healthy mother of chill
dren, and indeed childbirth under right
conditions need be no hazard to health
or beauty. The unexplainable thing il
that, with all the evidence of shattered
nerves and broken health resulting
from an unprepared condition, women
will persist in going blindly to the trial
1t isn't as though the experience
came upon them unawares. They have
ample time in which to prepare, bui
they, for the most part, trust to chance
and pay the penalty.
In many homes once Childless there
are now children because of the fact
that Lydia E. P;nkham's Vegetable
Compound makes women normal,
healthy, and strong.
Any woman who would like
special advice in regard to this
matter is cordially invited to
write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn,
Mass. Her letter viii be held in
strict confidence
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09

.ored and tried numerous remedies
put steadily grew worse until almost
helpless. l began to improve under
The use of Doan's Kidney Pills and it
was only short time before l was
entirely we'll"
Remember the name-Doan's
For sale by all dealers so cents q
lox. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09
Apt Name.

"Yes, we've named our auto" says
the lady with the coral eardrops.
"How delightful Ii is quite the
fad now to call your machine some
thing" says the one with the hairless
dog What do you call yocrs?"
"My husband named it. lie calls It
Tax, because, he says, so many peo-
pie dodge it."-Judge.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09
Not So Easy as Il seemed.

Twelve persons decided to lunch to-
Eether every day end agreed not to
sit twice in the same order. One OF
the number, mathematician, sur
prisea his associates by informing
them that their decision meant that
one and onethird million years must
elapse before they would again be
seated in the original order. Two men
can sit together only in two different
ways. three in six ways. four in "A,
ave in 10. six in TO. seven in 500.
eisht in 1880, nine in S62, SsS. ten in
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09

were very painful. l
was so stiff l could
hardly move. My back
ached terribly. / had
nervous and dizzy
spells, my limbs were
swollen and mornings
on arising l felt weary
and depressed. I dec
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09
A Herford Bon Mot.

Oliver Herford and a friend were
strolling through a section Of town
that was plentifully strung with pull
ley lines on which many a family
wash" was waving in the wind. Mr.,
Herfords companion called attention
to the manner In which these gar
ments shut out the sky and otherwise
disfigured the landscape. Mr.. Herford
gazed at them thoughtfully and then
gently murmured: The short and
simple fiannels of the poor"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-09
The Circus Man

memory When the merchant, he
doctor, the lawyer. the editor. the
banker. the manufacturer, and even
tie philanthsopist. considers the cir
Gus man they must simply be green
with envy.-Chicago Inter-Ocean-