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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07
Training the Boy to Work.

One of the dangers that the social
evolution of the day has brought about
lies in the fact that prosperity has en-
abled so many to support their chill.
dren in idleness. Because man
can. however. is no reason he should
Many of the most distinguished lead
ers in the business, social and probes.
sioRal world believe in work for their
children and. what is more. put their
beliefs into practice by finding useful
employment for them out OF school
hours or during vacations The aver
age boy will find a greater joy in the
money he thus makes by his own ef
forts than in a much larger sum given
to him for nothing Parents hardly
can give too much thought to this
problem of laying the foundations OF
character by teaching either the bow
or the girl. no matter what wealth
may await them. to depend upon them.
selves. The discipline OF ordinary
work is the best method of accom-
plishing this.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07

The accompanying illustration is OF
more than ordinary interest from the
fact that it shows the largest and
heaviest projectile in the world, be-
ing the huge five-foot, armor-piercing
shell fred from the United States gov
ernments great 16-inch rife. which
may be taken to the Panama canal.
This giant shell and powerful gun are
considered two of the most destruc-
tive and deadly engines of warfare in
existence. The monster 16-inch rife,
the only one built so far. is now at the
Sandy Hook proving grounds, and has
only been fired a few times The huge
shell of steel can be hurled a distance
OF 20 miles or more, and weighs 2,400
pounds The powder charge is nearly
500 pounds The cost of firing one
shot reaches in the neighborhood of
$1,000 1t is not probable that this
type OF gun will be used. but rather
the Ia inch. for the main coast de-
lenses OF the Panama canal This
formidable and long range weapon.
though capable of firing so tremen-
dous a projectile, is too costly, and
fires too slowly for modern war
fare.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07

gradually extended my study to In
clude such wild animals and reptiles
as the bear. the lizard and the rattle
snake. Using a system of hleroglyph-
les modelled upon the modern ChiGeSe
system. have compiled a dictionary
of the language of the ordinary brown
or hearth cricket. which has the most
highly developed language of any of
the animals am familiar with. though
| have reason to suspect the monkeys
are superior in this respect, From my
dictionary find there are % ele-
mental words or sounds. and SIS other
words made up of various combina-
tons Of the original 81. cumulative
system not unlike that OF the Ger
mans. The number of words or sounds
In other animal languages | am Ia
miliar with varies from IL to 95."
Although Mr.. Kellogg admits that
his ability to interpret the enuncas-
tons of animals Is the result OF long
and arduous study. he insists that his
ability to make himself understood. to
initiate the sounds OF these animals
is God-given. He says he can without
the least difficulty reproduce any
sound that comes from an animals
throat He has peculiarly construct
ed palate. no tonsils. and the cord
connecting the teeth with the lower
lip is entirely missing, but he has
been assured by the most noted spe-
cialists that there is nothing abnorm-
al about his throat and vocal cords,
They are at loss to account for his
strange gift.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07
Easy to Identity Occupation of
Worker by Certain Pc
CuIiaritieS.
dABITS LEAVE THEIR MARK
Certain Lines Of Work Leave Distinct
Traces Upon Position of Hands
at Rest-Signs of the
Gambler.

Two men were seat q on a cross
geat in a street car. Ehe other was
alert. intelligent The other was
middle-aged. quiet, apparently little
interested in the surroundings.
The car stopped at the corner and
among the passengers who boarded 1t
was a wEildressed. tall, rather sien-
der MA of about IS. who took the
seat JUS, in front of them and rested
his right arm along the back of the
seat, tbe hand hanging over the end
The young man gave the newcomer
a quick. comprehensive look. The
older man seemed scarcely to notice
him Presently the young man put
into whispered words the thought that
had been puzzling him.
Il wonder what he is"
Gambler" the other replied lacon-
icaIly Gard sharp"
DO you know him." the young man
asked with interest
mo: never saw him before"
How do you know he's a gambler
them" E'he young man became half
skeptical instantly
The older man nodded his head
slightly His hand"
Yes" the young man asserted aft
er a critical examination of the hand.
Il see the fingers are long and taper
ing and white, but that might mean
musician, or an artist. or a profes-
sioaal man-doctor lawyer. minister
at might" the older man smiled
patronizingly. 'tf 1t wasn't for the
way he holds his hand Don't you see
that the fingers are close together
they touch. in fact-and the genera
tendency is for the palm to be turned
towards the body?" The younger
man nodded. the light of comprehen
sisn dawning on his face. and his
companion continued: That's why
say he's a card sharp. Holding the
cards has gotten him into the habit
of keeping his fingers close together.
slightly curved. with his thumb and
part of the base of the thumb folded
one but himself. Naturally, too. he
would hold the palm inward all the
time When he relaxes. even without
any cards in his hand, the old habit
exerts it's influence"
Thought habits as well as physical
habits leave their mark on the body
Here is a young man who drops his
hand on the table. or his knee. with
the three smaller fingers partly closed
under. the index finger slightly point
ing out and forming an angle with
the thumb held nearly straight. He is
a clerk or a bookkeeper. a man who
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07
1T is HARD WORK, BUT THIS
PROVES IT NOT IGNo5LE.
How His Royal Highness of Coburg-
cotha Was Made to Clean Up
the Ink He Spilled in
School.

Cases are on record where young
women (also old ones) have objected
to scrubbing floors. There are even
housewives in Chicago and other
American cities who decline to scrub
floors. They say scrubbing is nard
work, and that sort of hard work that
no one of any social position and
standing can be expected to do. AS
to the first objection, there is not
much to be said; scrubbing is harder
work than some other things. But on
social grounds no one can possibly
have any objection. Scrubbing is an
art INDUCED in by such notable per-
sons as his royal highness, the Duke
of Coburg-Gotha.
OF course the duke does not scrub
every day He has some feeling for
the rights of the public. He does not
wish to take more than his share OF
what scrubbing is to be had. But he
has certainly scrubbed in his time
The first occasion is of interest. for
1t occurred when the duke. then
very young royal highness. was taken
by his mother. the Duchess OF Albany.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07
Burglar-P roof Device

J. L. Friedman of Chicago, ILL.,, has
invented a little device designed to
keep burglars, even though they may
be adopts, from picking the ordinary
lock and key combination which does
duty on so many back doors Below
The keyhole, on the inside of the door
a plate is screwed into the wood
work; attached to this is a bar OF
cold rolled steel four inches long, an
inch and half wide, and one-elghth
of an inch thick. This is bent at the
top into a u" shape. which its close
ly over the head of the key when the
door is locked In the middle OF the
bar, piercing it about an inch from
the plate, is q thumbscrew holding
the plate in place
When the door is locked and the
steel bar placed over the head OF the
key. the thuu bscrew is turned until
the bar presses against the head OF
the key with great force Attempts
10 pick the lock, to use a skeleton Key.
or to take an Impression OF the lock
would be failures because the Key is
tightly held in place. thus blocking
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07
Duke Scrubbed Floor

to Mr. Wesley's school for boys Be
fore taking in the royal youngster the
ms ster stipulated that the new pupil
must conform to all the rules This
was agreed
One day his royal highuess upset a
bottle of ink on the floor Get a
bucket Of water and wipe it up" said
the master. But" objected his royal
highness, you don't mean me to scrub
it up. do your"
Yes. indeed"
But you must forget my grand.
mother Is the queen?"
ION the contrary" said the master.
Il remember it very we'll Get the
water"
Whereupon his royal highness, the
Duke of Coburg -Gotha. scrubbed And
nobody has been able since that time
to flout the duke or to make fun OF
his social position because OF the
scrubbing.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07
SCIENCE NOTES.

Virginia's coal production is stead
lily increasing. the states output OF
6.507,997 short tons last year being
far ahead of any previous record
Telegraph poles have been dis
pensed with entirely in one Welsh
town, in which the residents have per.
mitted the wires to be strung from
house to house.
A German chemist claims to have
melted metals in vacuum by focus
ing the suns rays upon them without
necessitating the use OF container OF
high heat resisting properties
For both military and industrial
purposes an automobile has been built
in France In which the platform tits
to the ground to receive loads drawn
upon it by a caDstan with which 1t is
equipped
The Iivers of one hundred Goldfish
are needed to produce a gallon OF oil
The Japanese process of dwarting
pine tree lasts about ten years
More than forty varieties of mos
quitoes make their homes in New
Jersey.
Nearly 3O.OOO,OOO acres of wheat
we're planted throughout india this
year
Two Paris department stores use
storage battery driven electric tri-
cycles to deliver purchases to Gus
toners.
A steamship line between New York
and Bermuda has equipped its vessels
with an apparatus to take moving
pictures Of their passengers tor their
amusement.
The worlds largest iodine works
are in the north OF Chile. having an
annual output of 100000 pounds
Both German and British East AT.
RIGA are rapidly becoming factors in
the worlds supply OF rubber.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07
Coal Is Nearly Gone

a possible supply OF energy in a con-
ceivable acceleration of the liberation
of energy by atomic change. 1t looks
utterly improbable too, that we shall
ever be able to utilize the energy due
to the revolution of the earth on its
own axis or to its proper motion
around the sun.
1t is open to argument whether it
might not be wise to hasten the time
when smoke is no more by imposing
a fine for each offense: an instan-
taneous photograph could easily
prove the offense to have been com
mitted. and the imposition of the fine
might be delayed until three warn
ings had been given by the police
Sir William Ramsay.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07
the Worlds Workers
REVIEW gf PROGRESS THAI IS BEING
MADE ALONG ALL LINES Of ENDEAVOR

probably will show calloused place
between the thumb and index finger
The right hand of the bricklayer may
show the same characteristic little
more plainly In some instances the
mason doesn't grasp the trowel han
die as he would a club. but extends
the index finger along 1t and uses the
point of the finger to press down the
trowel slightly In these cases there
is not likely to be a calloused spot
between thumb and finger. but the tip
of the first finger will be hard
Another class CT workers. such as
clerks, bookkeepers. artists, drafts
men, etc. generally hold their hands
more open when at rest than do the
first class.
Then there Is another class of
workers who use their hands but do
not grasp their tools at all-typists.
pianists. organists When at rest
their hands usually take the form of
a bridge. with the tips of the fingers
and the wrist resting upon the table
seat or lap.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07

his suit with the comely young school
teacher, and was not making all the
progress he desired at the time the in.
cident occurred.
Miss Clark and her small scholars
were suddenly driven out Of the
schoOlhouse one day when two big
"rattlers" took possession of the
building The school teacher refused
to return to the building, and wher
the school board insisted that she
carry out Fer contract, she resigned
Pringle, Selling the opportunity. urg
ed timely protection, which proved sc
irresistible that Miss Clark agreed
that the 'rattlers' had decided the
question for her. and the elimination
of their romance came with their mar
rage at Deadwood.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07
Just Opportunity.

When a woman is the overseer
,he's the boss all right" observed a
liner in a basement restaurant the
other day at noon.
He indicated a stout woman WHO sat
At a high desk near the entrance to
The kitchen. She was making out the
customers bills and collecting the
money from the walters. Also she was
laying down the lew to the servi ors
every time they passed.
some big. robust men are apt 10
stand a little bit in awe OF waiter
but she seems to have them thorough
~ cowed." continued the onlooker,
Look how they quicken their move
ments when she gives the word. she
has sent one of them back TO the
Kitchen with a tray of dishes. He's
got to serve it to suit her. And she's
the watchdog when it comes TO count
ing money. She'll never get chance
to hire me-"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07
IT WILL BE EXHAUSTED IN IFS
YEARS, SAYS AN EXPERT.
Sir William Ramsay's Facts and Fig
ures Concerning the Stored Up
Energy of the British Isles
Are Rather Alarming.

The available quantity of coal in
the proved coal fields is nearly 100000
million tons 1t is easy to calculate
shat If the rate of working increases
as 1t is doing our coal will be COM
pletcly exhausted in IT'S years.
We have In this world Of our only a
limited supply of stored up energy:
In the British isles a very limited one
namely. the coal field. The rate at
which this supply is being exhausted
has been increasing steadily for the
last forty years.
In 1870 i1O.OOO,OOO tons were mined
In Great Britain. and ever since the
amount has increased by three and
third million tons year.
Between 1905 and 1907 the amount
of coal raised in the United Kingdom
Increased from 236,000,000 to 26S,OOO.-
600 tons, equal to six tons per head OF
population. against three and half
tons In Belgium. two and half tons
In Germany and one ton in France
England's commercial supremacy and
Its power Of competing with other
European nations are obviously gov
erued so tar as can be seen, by the
relative price of coal, and when prices
rise owing to the approaching ex-
haustion of the supplies we may look
forward to the near approach OF fam
Inc and misery.
Some have deduced that from the
tides, the winds. and water power
small supplies of energy are no doubt
obtainable. bat that in comparison
with that derived from the combus-
ton of coal they are negligible. Moth
ing is to be hoped for from the direct
utilization OF solar heat in this tenn
perate and uncertain climate and II
would be foIly to consider seriously
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07
FRENCH FISH GO ON A JAG

An unusual sight was witnessed al
Frontignan. France, recently The
ponds of Faux Blanches and the Midi
Canal were covered with fish floating
about on the surface in helpless and
altogether inexplicabie manner The
customs officials were the unwilling
cause of this phenomenon. They had
seized $4,000 gallons Of "doctored"
Spanish wine at the frontier station
ano disposed of 1t by emptying 1t into
the canal, with disastrous effects on
the fish. The fish could be easily
caught with the hand and the local
fishermen were quick to take advan.
tage of their helpless state.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07

of the town would give him all of the
scrap iron, steel. brass and lead they
could find. He was taken at his word
and the clock was dedicated the other
day. To the making of the timepiece
went parts of agricultural machinery.
fire-irons. bedsteads. old bicycles.
brass weights and perambulators.
milk separators flor the two big
wheeIs) and a governor-oall from a
steam engine. which acts as hammer
to strike the hours on the largest bell
o. a peal of FIVE One of the three
dials has the words GLORY be to
God" instead of the customary nu-
merals.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07
The Wronu Throat.

A little boy took an apple to schoei
the other day and was playing with
1t. When the teacher saw him he
took it from him and commenced 30
eat it
AS the boy saw the last piece dis
appear he commenced coughing, and
when the teacher asked him what he
was coughing for he replied:
Please, sir. it's gone down the
wrong way"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07
RECORD IN PIANO PLAYING

The Paris newspapers record a feat
of endurance on the part of one
Thorpe. described as a native of b.
hemia. who played the piano for 30
hours and Is minutes without stop
ping 1t seems that there is record
even in this kind of folly, and that it
was formerly held by Mr.. Waterbury,
whose performance extended over 2S4
hours The report states that Thorpe
was fed and given stimulants during
the entertainment.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07

and filling the keyhole completely
When not in use the bar is dropDed
down and swings from the plate.
The invention is for the old.fasb.
Toned lock and key combination. which
is still popular in smaller towns and
cities and much in use on the back
doors OF the city apartment houses
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07
RATTLESNAKES AID CUPID

That even rattlesnakes can be an
aid to Cupid is attested by Charles
Pringle of Pringle, S. D., a farmer,
and Miss Mary Clark of Custer.
to the presence Of too many
FATHERS" at the schoolhouse near
Pringle. Miss Clark has just become
Mrs. Pringle Miss Clark and Pringle
were fast friends before the rattle
snakes put In an appearance. In fact,
fringe had been ardantly pressing
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07
The Matter With Them.

What is the Matter With Our Pub
lie Schools" is the title of a page ar.
ticle in the Sunday issue of the New
York Times. We submitted it to
high school boy who shall lor the
present be nameless, and this is his
answer:
TOO dog gone many of ehem amt
got nobody that's heavy enough to
play center"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07
Wooden Shoes In the United States.


A shipment of 500 cases OF wooden
shoes. containing several thousand
pairs. has just been forwarded from
Amsterdam to Grand Rapids. Mich .
this being the second large shipment
in the last few months. 1t is stated
that the United States is the best tor
eign customer of the Netherlands for
this article of manufacture, many hun
dreds of pairs of wooden shoes being
worn in Michigan, Iowa. illinois. Mis-
souri,. New Jersey and a few other
states. 1t is claimed that there is
more wooden footwear in Chicago.
Grand Rapids or Holland. Mich. than
in the city of Amsterdam. Paterson
n j., St Louis, Mo-, Lancaster county.
Nebraska: Marion county. Iowa. and
numerous other smaller settlements
import large quantities of this prac-
teal article OF dress every year.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07
Involuntary.

Photographer-Say! Pardon me!
But that's the third time you've GOV
cred your face with a handkerchief
just as | was ready.
Subject know, but can't help
1t. I've been indicted good deal
lately, and l got the habit trying to
dodge newspaper photographers
PllpR
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07

Tyre Dout-I am unfortunate, mum
had to quit my profession on ac'
count of my health.
Lady-But you look rugged. What
was your profession?
Tyre Dout-Dats just it, lady. I
was too rugged | was a ventriIoquist
an a good one, lady, an my voice got
so strong 7 couldn't throw THAR
PeC's Magazine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07
DOG SWALLOWS LONG HATPIN

Mrs. Pauline Nesselin of St Lout
has a dog with prize winning digestivs
organs. Her Boston terrier Fudge sur
vived carrying ten-inch hatptn II
his interior. for ten days A veterinar
then removed the offending fastene
from the dogs anatomy. Fudge
twenty inches long
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07
Making Sunday School Attractive.

WGNFIIS
A superintendent of city Sunday
school endeavored to give the sum.
mer meeting added attractiveress
Upon a certain warm Sunday In Aug
ust lemonadL was served At the close
of the service the superintendent an
nounced that slips of paper would be
passel round and the pupils allowed
to make suggestions as TO methods of
making the meetings more attractive
Ore of the youngsters wrote: Put
more sugar in the lemonade. Red
Hen
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07
WORMS HELD UP TRAFFIC

A van conveying about five nun
dredweight OF worms, intended for
batting, was overturned on the Boule'
ward Sebastopol, Paris. The worms
swarmed over the tramway lines and
rendered all vehicular traffic impos.
sible until they had been cleared
away.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07
A Bad Sion,

Shelf I were you. dear, would
not send for that plumber again who
came today. He's too inexperienced.
He-Didn't he do the work right?
She-Yes, he did the work all right
but he brought all the tools he needed
win him.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07
Do 1t Anyway,

Mr.. Depew is still telling them ac.
cording to a New York friend. who
declares that this is ons of his
latest;
Just a short time before Ief,
the senate | received a letter from
a constituent in regard to q ,na,tar
in which he, if no one else was in.
tensely interested. He wound nm the
letter with these words:
Whether you receive this lettsr mr.
not, please advise me ct once.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07

7 wonder how Tantalus felt" said
the student of the classics.
Probably" replied Colonel StHkeu.
like o thirsty Maine man listening
L the election returns"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07

Some railroads in Germany are
eouipping their locomotive cabs with
cocoa mats to absorb the vibration.
which is said TO affect TIE hearing OF
the memaars OF their crews.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07

It sometimes happens that man
vLe never even saw an airShip hles
5Es. as high and falls just as hard.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07
Gulf Coast Country
Of Texas and Louisiana

Three crops a year is making mon y just
3times as fast as you are, and the Gulf Coast
farmer saves more of what he makes than
the northern farmer. because lie has none of
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07

Some men are so small thar five
cent cigar locks bis to them
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07

last he planted s acres to corn. He
got 24o bushels, which sold for 81
a bushel. The whole cost of rails
ing came to $33, leaving a net profit
of $2o7. June Ist he planted a
SECOND crop and got $40 bushels.
This crop cost $50, leaving him net profit
of $2oI. From the crops he cleared
$4o8--not bad for 6 acres; and he can grow
a crop of fall potatoes on the same land
and market them before Christmas. This
10 MT uuusfYaI IN the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07
Use for Your Eves

Our eyes are meant for more than
preventing Us from falling over oh
stacIeS
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-11-07
Better Look Into This!

The pleasure of trip to the Gulf Coast
Country, via the Frisco Lines. is we'll worth
the little cost of going. On the first and
grid Tuesdays of each month, round trip
fares, via Frisco Lines, are GREATLY
REDUCED to any point in the Gulf Coast
Country of Texas and Louisiana. The
Frisco Lines operate splendid. electric
lighted. all steel trains, daily from Chicago
St. Louis. Kansas City. Birmingham and
New Orleans. Every day these trains carry
through cars and on excursion days also
carry tourist sleepers through to the Gulf
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