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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-12
ARE THE TRUE MISSIONARIES
They Who Do Not Hide Their Love
and sympathy When 1t Is Most
Needed.

Love and sympathy are common
enough, perhaps, but, oh how pitifully
slow they sometimes are to gladden.
our homes! Families will go through
life loving each other, ready tc make
almost any sacrifice for each other.
and yet holding back the expression
of this love and readiness to serve,
as though they were something to be
ashamed of and concealed. Now and
then, in time of great strain or
anguish, the crust will be broken for
a brief instant, and the heart will re-
veal itself. But a return to the normal
conditions, and the loye-the sunshine
will be overshadowed by a cloud of
reserve, abiding just as strong and
true, perhaps, but not familiar enough
for everyday use. Not all are like
this, thank God! There are some
whose lives are as open and sunny as
days in June, and between whom and
those around them there is no timid-
ity and lack of frankness. Such as
these are true missionaries in the
world, rising above reserve and mis-
giving and repining, and making all
around them more beautiful and glad
by the sunny inspiration of their pres
ence
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-12

Ahead?" queried the scholarly little
man. At mention of his beloved clas-
sic, Carara, the Mexican, murmured.
softly:
All! The Baggage Car-Te'adora
Mora! God bless 'er!"
Il must confess I've never had the
pleasure" said Speed. whereupon the
speaker regarded him pityingly, and
Slower, Jealous that so much of the
conversation had escaped him, in
quired;
Can it be that you never heard that
monologue, Silas on Fifth Ayenoo?"
Again Speed shook his head.
AS if the very memory were hilari-
ously funny. Still Bll's shoulders
heaved. and stihed laughter caused
his Adams apple to race up and down
his leathern throat. Swallowing his
merriment NJ length. he recited. in
choking voice, as follows; "Silas goes
up Fifth Averoo and climbs into a
bus. There is a girl settin' opposite
He says. The girl opened her valise,
took out her purse. closed her valise
opened her purse. took cut a dime,
closed her purse. opened her valise.
put in her purse. closed her yslise,
handed the dime TO the conductor. got
a nickle In change, opened her vah5e.
look oct her purse. closed her yalise.
opened her purse
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-12
LARGE HEAD OF THINKERS
They Keep Right on Growing as Long
as Brains Are Active-Opinion of
Expert Given.

After % humans beings are not sup.
posed to grow except to put on
weight, increase their waist measure
or grow stout all over, but the claim
has been made by j. Millot Severn,
an English phrenologist, that there
are many instances where the human
head continues to grow and that
mems heads have been known to in.
crease in size after they were 40 years
old. Mr. Severn's claim is of much
interest, regardless of the matter OF
phrenology, but they are actually new
claims. for Dr. J. e. Mege, of Paris,
says the brain does not become fully
developed until a man is from forty
i've to fifty years of age.
Mr. Severn says he has measured
the heads of many prominent people
from time to time and he has discov.
cred by means OF these measurements
that the head continues to grow at
considerably greater age than is
generally believed. By taking careful
cranial measurements at various times
of the same heads he is able to give
figures
He has, he says. taken measure.
ments and examined measurements OF
more than a hundred thousand heads
during the last rs years, and he has
come to the conclusion that just so
long as the human brain is active
and kept vigorously at work, il
develops and the head increases. in
very many instances, in size.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-12
HOMEMADE TOPS.

There are many styles of tops, prob
ably more than you ever dreamed of,
and it will surprise you to hear that
the owners of some of the most Gu
rious forms are bearded men who take
as much delight in spinning as any
boy does. Down among the South Sea
Islands, on Murray Islam, the natives
became so enthusiastic over the sport
few years ago, and neglected their
work to such an extent, that their
families often were without food. and
boys and girls went off to school with
out having had any breakfast. Mat
tiers became so serious that finally the
Mamoose or chief was forced to issue
an edict restricting the holding of
top contests to certain days Among
these natives there are many very ex
pert top spinners. An eye witness to
a recent contest writes that there
were thirty tops spinning at enc time.
Of these the winning top spun 81 min
utes, the second best &c minutes, the
third % minutes and the fourth "a
minutes. The men sing songs while
the tops are spinning, cheer on their
tops, and take the greatest of care to
shelter them as much as possible from
the wind. Great. excitement, accom-
panied with shouting and grooming,
prevails when top Unexpectedly top
pies over.
Whip-tops and peg-tops of several
varieties can be purchased at the
corner candy store, but the kind am
going to show you how-to make can
not be bought.
A splendid spinner can be made of
the little balance wheel of an old set
Of clockwork Gig. -. This little
wheel Is so accurately made that it
will spin very steadily, and as the
ends of its pivot are pointed, it re-
mains in one spot while spinning. One
OF these wheels will spin from min
ute and half to minutes. The tooth
ed wheel shown in Fig. 2, or any of
the other forms OF clock wheels, will
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-12
Good Razors Possible.

In the manufacture of razors it 10,
of course. very easy to produce that
close-grainei fine white fracture which
is certainly indicative of good treat.
aent, but which is sometimes, though
enormously, supposed to be sure
guarantee of the best treatment. In
this case the requirements of the in
strument are sufficiently exacting to
draw attention to variations, and
there is a very common feeling that
there is a certain element of chance
in the purchase of a razor. 1t is some
times expressed that whatever price
you pay you try your luck" Occa-
sionally one hears of a remarkable
razor which holds it's edge as if by
magic, giving pleasure to its owner
every day for half lifetime, so that
he would not part with it for guineas
So long as it is possible for one razor
to be selected as a particularly good
one il is evident that the hardening,
as carried out, fails to impart the
maximum efficiency to the majority
The author believes that it is possible
to harden every razor in gross so
that each one shall be truly a dupli-
cate of the best. Whether 1t would
pay to do so is question which is
outside his province.-Engineeri
Magazine.
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make good spinners, but unless you
file their pivot ends to points they
will not spin in one spot but will glide
over the table top in spirals. This
decreases the length of time which
they will spin, but makes the tops
none the less interesting Great fun
may be had spinning these around the
balance-wheel top, while the latter is
spinning.
A large upholstering tack or rug
tack Gig. 81 is a good spinner. While
the clockwork wheels are spun by
twirling them by means of the upper
end of the pivots,. the tack is spun by
holding the spinning point between
the thumb and first finger, as shown
in Fig 4, then giving it quick turn
and dropping 1t upon table. The
tack top is an eccentric spinner. First
it hops about in very lively fash
ion; then when you think it is about
through spinning it gains it's balance
and for some seconds spins quite as
steadily as the clockwork balance
wheel top. The tack top can be spun
upon it's head as well as upon its
point
The top in Fig. is made of half
Of a spool and short piece of lead
pencil. Saw a spool into halves, and
then taper one half from its beveled
end to the center. Sharpen the pen
ell to a point, and push it through the
spool until it's point projects just a
trife.
The merry go-round shown in Fig. Z
is a new top idea. and it is not hard to
make. You viii require cardboard
disk u inches in diameter which can
be cut from the cover of large card
board box, three spools, a pencil, and
some lightweight cardboard for the
making of the horses and riders. Fig.
8 shows the details. Tack the center
of the disk platform IA. Fig. 81 to a
spool top OBJ Then glue the square
end OF the pencil tC) in the hole OF
spool CD, and slip the pointed end
through the fange end OF large spool
tE) and down through the disk into
B. Coat the pointed end with glue so
il will stick fast in B. The hole In E
must be enough larger than the pencil
so 1t viii turn freely. The spool end
shown is cut from a large ribbon
spool.
When you have made this much of
the top. you can spin it to see how It
works. Wrap the spinning cord-use
a strong lightweight wrapping-twine
about spool d. IN the same manner
that you wind the cord of any top;
then holding spool E with the left
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-12

than to interrupt me in the midst~of
hammock TALK"
'Oh. that's all right" ,wheezed the
trainer LAS long as you didn't spill
her out, she'll be back"
We'll, what is it?''
Il had a stomach-laugh slipped to
me just now" He began to shake
so you broke up my tete-a-tete to
tell me funny story?"
Listen here These cowboys have
got you touted for foct-runner." This
time Glass laughed aloud, hoarsely.
They have framed a race with a
ginny down the block"
"All right. I'll run"
Mr.. GLASS; face abruptly fell into
solemn lines "Quit your kiddin'.
Wally; you couldn't run a hundred
yards in twenty minutes. These guys
are on the level. They've sent Gen.
eral Garcia over to cook it,
Yes. The race comes of in ten
days"
Glass allowed his mouth to drop
open and his little eyes to peer forth
in startled amazement.
Then it's true? guess this climate
IS too much for you" he said when
did you feel this comm on?"
/ Speed laughed 81 know what I'm
doing
With an effort at restraint. the
trainer inquired:
What's the idea?"
I'll tell you how it came up, Larry.
I'm very fond OF Miss Blake That's
why broke the record getting out
here as soon as was invited. Well,
she believes, from something said
one OF those odd moments, you know
that I'm great athlete, and she
told those cowboys that I'd gladly put
on my spiked shoes and carry their
colors to victory. You've heard about
the Photographic"
Glass smiled YEARLY 81 can't hear
nothing else. The gang is daffy on
grand opera"
When l was accused of being an
athlete | couldn't deny 1t, could II"
i see. You was stringin' the gal,
and she called you, eh?"
l wouldn't express it in quite those
terms. may have exaggerated my
abilities slightly" Glass laughed. "She
is such a great admirer of athletics, 1t
was quite natural. Any man would
have done the same. She got me COM
mitted in front of the cowboys. and
had to accept-or be a gutter
Glass nodded appreciatively. "All
the same" said he, you've got more
nerve than burglar. How you goin'
to side-step?"
II made the match for an 'un-
known b" Speed winked "Covington
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will be here in day or two. I'll wire
him to hurry up. Fortunately
brought lot of athletic clothes with
me. so I'll go into training under your
direction. When Covington gets here
I'll let him run
The fat man sighed with relief.
Now I'm hep. l was afraid you'd try
to go through with it. You had me
wingin' for while. but plugged your
game with the cowboys. Pawnee Bill
and his Congress of Rough Riders
think you're cyclone
TITS the first chance 1 ever had to
wear that silk running-suit. Who
knows, II aybe / can rum"
NIX, now! Don't kid yourself too
far This thing is funny enough as it
stands"
"Oh, dare say it looks like a joke
to you, but it doesn't to me, Larry. II
l don't marry that girl. I-I'll go off
my balance, that's all, and I'm not go
ing to overlook any advantage what
ever. Fresno sings love songs, and
going to work this athletic pose to
death. I'm going into training, I'm 60
ing to talk, eat, sleep, live athletics
for a week, and when I'm unexpected
ly crippled on the eve of the race, 1t
Is going to break my heart. Under.
stand! l am going to be so desperate
ly disappointed that'I'll have to choose
between suicide and marriage. The
way / feel now, think I'll choose mar
riage. But you must help"
Leave it to me, Boz"
From inside the house came the
strains of Dearie, sung in a sympa-
thetic tenor, and upon the conclusion
Berkeley Fresno's voice inquiring:
Miss Blake, did l ever tell you
about the time l sang Dearie to the
mayors daughter in Walla Walla?''
Miss Blake appeared on the gallery
with her musical admirer at her ell
bow.
yes" said she. sweetly. You told
me all about the mayors daughter a
week ago" Then spying Speed and his
companion, she exclaimed: "Mr. Fres-
no has a fine voice, hasn't he? He
sings with the Standard Glee Club"
Indeed"
"Sure!" The Native Son of the
Golden West shook I'D a hammock.
cushion for the girl. TENOR" said he
sententiously.
tTO BE CONTINUED
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-12
WInoIess Chickens Next.


Relief for neighbors who do not
keep chickens is promised in a new
breed Of wingless fowl on the way at
Johnson Coursen's poultry farm at
Newton, N J. Without even the init
nation of a wing, these chickens will
be unable to escape from their own
er by flying over fences into neighbors'
lawns and gardens, thus removing al
most the last obstacle to a suburban
millennium.
Coursen has a barred Plymouth
Rock hen nine months old, which is
commencing to lay eggs. She has not
the least sign OF wing on either side
of her otherwise normal body Sh9
can walk in dignified manner. but
when she tries to run she loses her
balance and gyrates like a rudderless
vessel.
Coursen is saving the hens eggs,
and will try to hatch them az the be
ginning of breed of wingiess chick
ems. The experiment is being watch
ed closely by poultrymen of northern
New Jersey.-New York Herald
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-12
SIMPLE LITTLE CARD TRICK
Game Described That Will Afford Am
pie Amusement for an Evenings
Entertainment Indoors.

Here is good and simple card
trick
Ask any one to choose three cards
from pack and to place them face
downward on the table. Then, begin
ming to count with the number of
pips on each card laid down. let him
place other cards upon these on one
heap at time. until in every case he
has counted up to Is, adding mentally
as he places down each card.
When he has thus completed the
three heaps take from him the remain.
ing cards and count them. Their num-
Der, less four, will always be the num-
Der of pips on the three chosen cards.
An ace counts II, and court card 10.
Thus, if he has chosen a l. 10 and
ace Q1) he must cap these with s.,
and cards respectively. There will
then be 80 cards left, and 30 less
4 equals IS, which is the sum of Z, 10
and H.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-12
RIDDLES.

Why ought @ eedy man to wear a
paid waistcoat?
To keep a check upon his stom-
ach.
When does a son not take after his
father?
When his father leaves him nothing
to take.
Why do kaapsacks resemble hand
cuffs?
Because both are made for tourists
1.-TWO wrists.
What animal would you like to be
oil cold day?
A little otter.
Why are strawberries iize the let
ter M"
Because they make Ice nice.
When is a wall like a fish?
When 1t is scaled
We travel much. yet pris'ners are.
And close confined to boot.
We with the swiftest horse keep pace,
Yet always go on foot?
pair OF spurs
What is that which you cannot hold
ten minutes. although 1t is as light az
q feather?
Your breath.
When has man brown hands?
When he's tann.d EN- ttandem)
driving
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To Make Smooth Gravie..

First, have the liquor TO be thick
ened ready TO boil, then take a spoon
full of flour and with little milk or
water work free from humps; then
thin so that it will pour e"sily. With
a stirring spoon in one hand stir the
boiling liquid vigorously, with the 9th
er hand pour in the batter. The secret
of having it free from Jumps is to
have the liquid hot enough to cook
the batter at once, and to keep stir
ring it until it is well cooked. Never
try to stir raw flour into hot liquor.
nor to make smooth grayics in luke
warm stock.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-12
Contemporary History.

The teacher in the country school
decided 10 have each one of her pupils
draw some of their lessons that they
might have come practice in this di.
rection.
She thereto Eecited the story OF
the landing of the pilgrims, and after
she had finished she asked that each
pupil draw from his or her own idea
a picture of Plymouth Rock.
The majority went to work, but one
little boy hesitated and finally raised
his hand
What is it. George?"
Please, ma'am, which do you want
us to draw, hen or rooster?"-Har'
per's Bazaar.
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CHAPTER IV.-continued.

Speed beheld an understood man Of
indeterminate age. hollow-chested.
thin-faced, gravely benignant. 1t was
not alone his glasses that lent him a
scholarly appearance; he had the
stopped shoulders. the thoughtful in
tensity Of gaze, the gentle, hesitating
backwardness of a book-raised man.
Speed acknowledged the introduction
pleasantly, while the benevolent little
man blinked back of his lenses.
Slower addressed himself to Miss
Blake.
Il told the boys what you said.
miss, and we four has come as a dele
cation to find out If 1t goes
Mr.. Speed and / were just talking
about 1t when you came" said Helen.
I'm sure he will consent if you add
your entreaties to mine"
1T would sure be a favor" said the
cow-man, at which the others drew
nearer. as If hanging on Speeds an
swer. Even Cloudy turned his black
eyes upon the young man.
The object of their cooperate gaze
shifted his feet uncomfortably and felt
minded to fee, but the situation would
not permit of it. Besides, the affair
interested him. His mind was work
ing rapidly, albeit his words were
hesitating
'But I'm not in condition" objected
the youth
"Mr. Glass said you was never bet
ter than you are right now Anyhow,
you don't have to bust no records to
beat this cook. He amt so fast"
1T would sure be kind-hearted act
If you'd do 1T for u.s." said the little
man in his high, boyish voice 1t was
a shock to discover that he spoke in
dialect. There's a heap of sentiment
connected with this affair You see,
outside OF being prize that we won
at considerable risk, there goes with
this phonograph a set of records,
among which we all have our special
fayDrites. Have you ever heard
Madam-o-sella Melby sing The Holy
City?"
Il didn't know she sang it," said
Speed
Take it from me. she did. and
you've missed heap"
You bet" Slower agreed, in
hushed, awed tone.
Well, you must have heard Missus
Heleney Moray in The Baggage Coach
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Texas and Nevada The product for
the year 1910 amounted to 20,so1
TASKS of s5 pounds each. The value
OF this was s95S.15s, and as compared
with the previous year this shows O.
decrease In the quantity but an In
crease in the value. The outlook is
for q still further decreased total, as
no increased product is looked for
except possibly from Nevada Our
chief markets are cur neighbors. Can.
ada and Mexico. The worlds product
amounts to s,2s9 metric tons, one
third Of which Is produced by Spain
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-12
MARVELLOUS GIFT OF SPEED
S.ats of old-Time Runner MAKE Pres
eat Day Performances Look
Insignificant.

Have you ever heard of Ernest Men,
sen? Years ago his rencwn spread all
ever Europe. His exploits made the
pedestrian feats of the present day
look insignificant.
lie was a man who first came under
notice by running from Paris to Nos
COW, q distance of 1850 miles. in Is
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-12

days and IS hours In 1885 he ran
through Central Asia from Calcutta to
Constantinople. bearing dispatches for
the East India company. The dis
lance was 5,615 miles. and he accom-
plished 1t in 80 days. one-third of the
time taken by the swiftest caravan. A
favorite employment for him was as
ereigns. He ran from country to
country, bearing letters and dis
patches of the highest Importance, and
always beating mounted couriers
matched against him. He never
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-12
TELL A MANS NATIONALITY
BY the Way an Egg Is Eater One May
Discover Country From Which
Consumer Comes From.

Sherlock Holmes might have figured
his out, but he did not.
: The average Englishman will al
ways demand his egg boiled just three
minutes, then he places it in an egg
cup just large enough to comfortably
have the egg fit in, taps the top of the
she'll and removes the broken shell
with his fingers. The egg is eaten a
spoonful at a time
Frenchman. much like the Eng
lishman, likes his eggs of three min
utes, exactly. He then 'peels" them,
places them in glass stirs and mixes
well together with salt, pepper and
butter. He makes a practice of dip
ping bread into the mixture and eating
it along with the eggs.
A Spaniard wouldn't think of letting
his eggs boil more than one minute.
He then breaks it and lets the contents
run into the glass, and consumes it as
though he we're draughting down a
glass of wine.
An egg IS only fit in an Italians es-
cold water and removed just as the
water begins to boil He then breaks
1t, pours it on a plate and proceeds to
sop it up with bread
The German, like the Italian, de-
mands his eggs as near the liquid state
as possible. He breaks his eggs in an
unsightly cup and scoups the liquid
out as though it were soup.
The American is about the only one
that prefers his eggs boiled hard.
When they are served up to him. he
knifes them in half, removes the con-
tents into glass, after which he adds
a plentiful supply of pepper, butter and
salt. He then minces the eggs fine,
mixing them well with the spices, and
eats, them with his toast
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SYNOPSIS.

Cowboys of the Flying Heart ranch are
heartbroken over the loss of their much
priced phonograph by the defeat of their
champion in q foot-race with the cook of
the Centipede ranch A house party is
on at the Flying Heart. j. Wallingford
speed. cheer leader at Yale. and Culver
CoVington. intercollegiate champion run
ner. are expected. Helen Blake Speeds
sweetheart, becomes interested in the loss
OF the monograph. She suggests to Jean
Chaplin. sister of the owner OF the ranch.
that she induce Covington. her lover to
win back the photograph. Helen declares
that IL Covington won't run. Speed will
the cowboys are hilarious over the pros
pect NSpeed and his valet Larry Glass,
trainer at Yale. arrive. Helen Blake asks
speed. who has posed to her as an ath-
lete to race against the Centipede man.
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To Remove Rust.

Having trouble with the steel in
my kitchen range becoming rusted
while not in use last summer, says a
correspondent, / have found the fol-
lowing method very good for polish
ing It: Moisten a piece OF soap and
rub 1t all over the steel. Then pow
der the range with some bath brick
and with : dry rag rub the steel well
with this. Then polish the steel for
the last time with another clean dry
rag and you will be surprised at tn,
change this makes.
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and wear "dowager dresses and
mantles" at fifty. Far more sensible
are those who wear what is comfort
able and do what Is permissible In
the way of travel In far lands. when
home ties drop away from them. as
they are likely to dc at sixty or
seventy years.-IAdies' Pictorial
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Spanish Shortcake.

Three eggs. half cupful OF butter.
one cupful of sugar, two-thirds OF a
cupful of sweet milk. teaspoonful OF
cinnamon, two cupfuls OF flour and
one teaspoonful Of baking powder.
Stir the flour in, do not knead the
eggs. butter and sugar should be beat
en- together until very light. Bake
in a shallow tin. When 1t is done
spread a thin frosting over the ton
made OF the white of one egg. lit
tie pulverized sugar ana teaspoon
full of cinnamon. Set in the oven to
brown.