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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25
GUNPOWDER.
Some In Which the Perforated Grains
Are Three Inches Long.

Some In Which the Perforated Grains
Are Three Inches Long.
The bigger the gun the bigger the
grain of powder For the rifles the
men carry the grains are half as big as
pinhead. For the largest guns they
are three inches long and three-Quarters
of an inch thick. Every grain is per-
forated lengthwise. Small grains have
a single hole, while the largest sizes
have seven.
These holes regulate in a wonderful
way the rapidity with which the pow
der will burn. If you light a scrap Of
paper all round the edge it will burn
toward the center and the burning sur
face will steadily decrease. If, how
ever, you made hole in the center Of
the paper and start the cOnhagration
there the fame will steadily grow, and
the most rapid burning will take place
just before the fire has reached the out
er edge. This is the exact principle
which gOverns>the arrangement Of the
perfOrations in big gunpowder. The
burning starts along the surface ex-
posed by the perforatiOns and spreads
always faster as the hole is enlarged,
burning fastest at the instant it is con
Sumed.
1t is not intended that the charge in
big guns shall exhaust its force in
staDtly, says William AthertOn Dupuy,
writing on Powder For the Worlds
Guns" The beginning Of the explosion
starts the projectile on its way. The
explosion continues, and as the projec-
tile gains speed the force behind it con
tinues to push. The powder is burning
fastest and pushing hardest at the in
slant the prOjectile reaches the mouth
Of the gun. At that instant also it
burns out and exhausts itself Its work
is dOne.-Pearson's Weekly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25
The Best Shortstops.

President Tener says the National
league is better equipped with short
stops than the American. He names
Bancroft of the Phillies, Meanwhile of
the Braves, Fletcher of the Giants,
O'Mara Of the Dodgers, Herzog Of the
Reds and Gerber or the Pirates. Presi-
dent Johnson has filed a demurrer, de-
claring that his league boasts Of real
stars in Barry of the Athletics, Peckin.
paugh of the Yankees, Scott of the Red
Sox, Bush of the Tigers, Weaver Of the
White Sox and Mcbride Of the Sem
ators. Take your pick.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25


Rear Admiral William Shepherd Ben.
son, recently appointed chief OF naval
operations, is generally conceded to be
one of the ablest officers in Uncle
Sans navy. The new Office, which
was created by the last congress, gives
the rear admiral control of and makes
him responsible for the preparation
and maintenance of plans for the use
and efficiency of the fleet in and for
war; and in effect also makes him the
active head of the navy.
The creation of the office of chief
of naval operations does not disturb
the general board of the navy, OF
which Admiral Dewey is chairman.
Before his appointment Rear Ad-
miral Benson was one of the senior
captains and in the ordinary course of
events would have been promoted to
the rank he now holds by virtue of his
office next November. Born in Georgia
on Sept. %, 1865. the new chief of OPP
erations is young enough to hold his
present post for the full term of four
years. lie entered the Naval dcdueHly
in 1872 and was graduated four years
later, and during a sea service OF
twenty-five years since that time has
cruised practically all over the world.
Since 1908 Admiral Benson's sea
duty included the command of sew
eral important ships and also service
as chief of staff of the Pacific fleet.
His most recent sea service was as
captain of the per-Dreadnought Utah
and temporarily as commander Of the
first division of the Atlantic feet. In
July, 1913. he was detached from the
Utah to become cOmmandant of the
Philadelphia navy yard, where he has
demonstrated exceptional executive
ability.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25
Sincerely yours,
J. E. EGGERs.

Like IN L~W or AdNertlSIn9.
The following interesting story about
President Garfield is. tod in the Amer
lean Magazine:
James Il Garfield Of Cleveland, son
of the late President Garfield, told one
of the editors of the American Maya
zine the following story about travel
ing in 1873 as Il boy with his father.
who was campaigning. One night aft
err a speech in Michigan young Garfield
said to his father: Why do you re-
peat so much? Do you know that you
said the same things several times to-
night? Do you know that you said the
same things tonight that you said this
afternoon in DetrOit?" General Gar
field made this reply: You happen to
be an especially interested party and
notice these repetitiOnS. Others do not
| repeat the same statements deliber-
ately in order that people may finally
get them. Anything that | want an
audience to get and remember | repeat
several times, in somewhat different
form perhaps. This practice | have
developed out of my experience, which
has shown me that peoples attention
is distracted in various ways and that
a first or a second statement may not
really get to them. You must insist on
an idea or fact if you want to get any
where with it."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25
a New Golf Marvel.

Harry K. B. Davis of San Francisco,
who surprised the golfing world by
beating a field including such promi-
nent players as Chick" Evans, Helm
rich Schmidt, H. Chandler Egan and
others, was never heard of in golf cir
cles until late last summer, when his
first real stunt was the defeat OF Jack
Neville. Davis is originally Of Colo
RADIO Springs, having gone to Portland.
Ore. from his home town and from
there TO San Francisco last fall. He
gained national prominence by his per-
formanees in the tournament held IN
der the auspices of the Panama-Pacihc
exposition, April 1925.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25
TWO GREAT INVENTORS.
Their Foresight Did Not Equal Thew
Ingenious Ability.

Ingenious Ability.
Not infrequently great inventors do
not comprehend the significance of the
thing they have produced. An inter
esting anecdOte of two famous men of
science whose foresight did not equal
their inventive ability appears in Les
Inventions Illustrees.
When Hertz first began to obtain sat
isfactOry results from his now famous
researches into the possibility Of trans
hitting electric waves certain men of
science suggested that some day SINH
lar vibrations might serve to transmit
messages through space. Hertz laugh
ed at the hypothesis and assured all
Corners that his experiments were for
laboratories only. Now, after a few
short years, it is hard to find a single
issue of a daily paper that does not
record some noteworthy example of
the use of wireless telegraphy.
LevassOr was the great engineer who
sketched the automobile with such skill
that his design has not been material
ly changed to this day. After LevaS-
Sor accomplished his historic trip from
Paris to Bordeaux and return at the
dizzy speed of about fifteen miles an
hour his admirers gave him a ban
quet During the toasts one of them,
stirred by the spirit of the occasion,
rose and enthusiastically called on the
assembly to drink to the approaching
day when carriages should travel at
the speed of sixty miles an hour.
Levassor turned to his nearest neigh
Dor and asked in a quick undertOne,
"Why is it that after every banquet
some people feel called on to make
fools of themselvesP"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25
a Swiss Philanthropy.

The custom still obtains in SwitZer-
land, though not so generally as for
merly, of newly married couples max
ing a small gift Of money Immediately
after the wedding ceremony to the
school funds as a sort Of thanksgiving
for their education. These funds are
used to provide shoes and clothing for
poor pupils who would otherwise be
unable to attend school.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25
Railroad WAGE Arbitrator.

Charles Nagel of ST. Louis, neutral
member of the board of arbitration
which settled the wage dispute of en-
gineers, firemen and hostlers on ninety
eight western railroads, was formerly
secretary of commerce and labor. Since
the award the railroad brotherhoods
have by resolution demanded a con-
gressiOnal investigation of the appoint
ment of Mr.. Nagel as arbitrator. The
railroad workers claim that Mr.. Nagel
was not neutral, 'inasmuch as it was
clearly established that he is a CO.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25
FINGER Nail Spots.

1t is now thought that the white
spots which frequently appear on fin
ger nails are due to the presence of gas
in the substance OF the nail They oc-
cur much more frequently during youth
and in women and are usually found in
persons of a nervous type. There is no
remedy for them and no means of pre-
vention except the avoidance of injury
to the nails.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25
If you cannot get grapes, says Rus
sian proverb, try an apple.
Drink PLENTY of Water

A Roumanian scientist claims that
any one can live TO be 100 years old,
barring accidents, if he drinks enough
water. He declares he has discovered
that old age is due TO a decrease in
the amount of water in the system
and that Father Time may be check
mated by systematic water drinking
during middle age.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25
Food For Punsters.

II don't see how Fussleigh gets any
enjoyment out Of his food. He's diet
ing, you know"
Yes"
"He uses this new mathematical
masticatory' system"
Good gracious, what's that? So
many chews to the mouthful?"
mo. He eats beans by the dozen,
rice by the grain, fish by the perch
and spaghetti by the yard"
Does he seem betterT
"Measurably So" - Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25

executor and cO-trustee of the estate OF
AdOlphus Busch, which estate has
large holdings in railroad securities"
A native of Texas, his parents moved
to st. Louis during the civil war.
Young Nagel was educated at st. Louis,
where he took a course in law and
subsequently studied law and political
economy at the University Of Berlin.
Returning to st. Louis in 1873 he was
admitted to the bar and soon took an
active part in municipal affairs. He
served four years as president of the
city council and also served as meIn-
Der of the Missouri legislature. He was
member Of the Republican national
committee from 1908 to 1912 and was
secretary Of commerce and labor dur
ing President Taft's administration.
Grim scot Wit.
A Scottish minister had among his
parishiopers a man who dealt in OLD
horses, alternating his spells OF labor
with heavy sprees. During the period
Of depression which followed each over
indulgence John habitually took to bed
and there diligently studied the family
Bible. During one Of these fits OF at
tempted reformation his condition
prompted his wife to call in the Rev.
Mr.. Wallace. the parish minister, who
at the time happened to be passing.
"Oh, Master Wallace. come in and
see our John; he's rale bad!'
Whats wrang wi him"
Hes feart to meet his Marker" said
Mrs. John.
Quick as fire came the crushing reply:
''Humph! Thell'm he need ma be
feart for that; he'll never seem"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25

SENATOR ALBERS' bill asking for
an appropriation for the building of
two Normal schools in northern Wis
conSin, comes up today in the legis-
lature. Among those who went down
to say a good word for the bill was
Supt. S. B. Tobey.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25
Better Than Nothing.

I'll be pretty busy ON this trip" he
began.
Il know" interrupted his wife. Here
are forty or fifty love letters you wrote
me when we were engaged. Take them
along and mail me one every day.
Louisville COurier-JOurnal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25

REV. JAMES DARNELL, the Ken
oSha minister, has been sentenced to
three years in the LeavenwOrth, Kan
sas, prison for violation of the Mann
white slave act He received what
was coming to him.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25
On Her Brow.

Before we married you promised
me rings and brooches and beads to
wear"
well, what Of it?'
II was just thinking that the only
beads I've ever worn since are beads
of perspiration. detroit Free Press.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25

OK the Goth of April law went
into effect which makes it obligatory
that every school house fly the Amer
lean flag, or that it be displayed upon
the grounds in SeaSonable weather.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25
Buvinu Wives.

Wives are still obtained by purchase
in some parts of Russia. In the dis
trict of Kamyshin, on the Iolga. this
is practically the only way in which
marriages are brought about. The price
of a pretty girl from we'll TO do fam
lily ranges from 500 TO $500.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25
What Eor2

Pop, what kind of crops can they
plant in the sea water?"
mo crops, you foolish child"
''Then why are vessels always plow-
ing the oceanT-Exchange
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25
A Considerate Girl.

Madge-He said you were very pune
tual. Marjorie-Why shouldn't he? I
never kept him waiting more than
half an hour in my life.-Lippincott's
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25
Same WaN,

How did you find dear old Broad
way?"
THAT way yet"
''What way?'
"Old and dear.--Cleveland Leader.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25

''The thing l like about your crowd
observed the imprudent rushee. sis
they're optimistic"
Yes, we are, but how did you guess
itY
"At meals every one says, Pass the
cream. please columbia Jester
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25
OUGHT to 1 owe IL.

Lover passionatelyl-Sir. l love the
very ground your daughter walks on.
Father (grimly)-No doubt you dots
worth 5000 a front foot--Tewn Topics
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25
Players Pick KilIifer.

National league players say that VII
liam Killifer of the PhilIies is far and
away the best catcher in that circuit,
and they do not except Archer OF the
Crha
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25
First publication May %, last June 8.
Notice Of Final Settlement and AS
signment.
Of Wisconsin. County Court for Ma
thOn County-In Probate.

state Of Wisconsin. County Court for Mara
thOn COunty.-In Probate.
Notice IS hereby given that at a special term
OF the county court 10 be held IN and for said
county, at the court house in the city OF Wau-
sau. in said county. on tie fifth Tuesday.
(being the 29th day. of June. A. ID. 1915. at ten
O'Clock a, m, the following matters will be
heard and considered:
The application Of Virginia Manson. execu-
trix of the viii of William K. Manson. late Of
the city Of WauSau, in said County, deceased.
for the examination and allowance OF the final
account OF her administration. and for the as
signment Of the residue Of the estate of VIII
liam X. Manson. deceased. to such other per-
sons as are by law entitled to the same. and
for the allowance OF claims not duly filed,
proved or allowed. but paid by said executriX.
Dated May %. 1915.
By order Of the court
f. Z. BUMP. County Judge.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25

Be satisfied with success in even the
smallest matter and think that even
such a result is no trihe.-Marcus Au-
relius.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25

Without touching upon the mat
ter as to whether the Farmers Co.
operative plant will be obnoxious or
otherwise to our citizens who live
adjacent to the site which has been
selected in the first ward, a condi-
ton has arisen which all good citi-
zens very much deplore. There are
large number who sincerely be-
lieve that the plant and yards
which are to be built will be utterly
devoid of Odor and not be obnoxious
to even the most sensitive person.
On the other hand, there are a
large number who as sincerely be-
lieve that the plant and yards will
be menace, not only to the resi-
dents of the first ward, but to those
residing in any part of the city as
well, according to the direction of
the wind.
Those who have arrayed them
selves on either side of the question
are determined and will go to ex-
tremes in the war which has been
declared.
What will be the outcome the
erstwhile pleasant relations exist
ing among the residents of Wausau,
will be torpedoed, blown up and
scattered with little hope of repair
alton after the war.
The PILOT has this suggestion to
make to the Farmers Cooperative
Packing Co., and it is made in the
very kindliest spirit You have
won out in the fight for the location
of your plant; you have convinced
the people that the plant and yards
will be all that you have set forth
for them, satisfactory to your
selves; you have everything in your
own hands to go ahead and build
according to your plans and specifi-
cations. Now, the question is {:
Do you want to antagonize a large
body of our people or do you want
harmony?
1t will be no hardship; you will alb
solutely meet with no loss of bust
ness; you will enhance your chances
of success; you will again bring
harmony to our people, and you
will be backed up, to a man, by our
population, by pulling up and going
into the outskirts. There are many
fine sites to be had just outside,
easy of access, and in every way
suitable, which will be Objectionable
to no one. The PILOT hopes to see
an adjustment made which will be
perfectly satisfactory to our citi-
zens as whole; but, of course, it
Can only be done by the generosity
and magnanimity of those who have
the Farmers Cooperative Packing
plant in charge.
The PILOT is in receipt of several
communications for and against the
packing plant, but it only publishes
two to show how utterly impossible
it will be to bring about harmony
without the concessions suggested.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-05-25
FOR
Mr.. E. B. THAYER,
Wausau Pilot.

Dear SIR. - Divided opinion and
feeling over the location of the Co.
operative Packing plant in our fair
city, seems to have reached the
proportion of personal enmity and
animosity. This surely is some
thing new for the citizens of Wau-
sau, and let us see what it is all
about.
To begin with, a large number of
our very representative citizens,
against strong opposition and only
after a very hard fight, succeeded
in getting this packing plant located
here. We were all united then
with true Wausau spirit we were
anxious to have a new industry
located here, to help build up the
city and give employment to labor.
But we couldn't have a packing
plant here without having it located
somewhere, and right here is where
the trouble arises. The committee
in charge selected site in the First
ward, not because they wanted to
offend the residents of that ward,
as one might assume from the dis
turbance those residents are rails
ing, but because it appears to be
the best possible location in several
important particulars. Now the
members of that committee are
good, conscientious citizens, who
have the interests of the city and
of their neighbors at heart and
would never have consented to
locate that plant in anv part of the
city unless they had been assured
by those who knew something about
plants of this kind, that it would
not be offensive in the least to those
living near it. > And the committee
lad that assurance from several
reliable sources.
1t appears to me, Mr.. Editor,
that the people of the first ward
have shown themselves to be very
unreasonable and selfish. A few
agitators have made large major
ity of them believe that this plant
will lower the valuation of their
property, which is, of course, abb
surd, but it has been enough to set
them against the plant on general
principles.
There is no question but that this
plant will be a great benefit to the
city. There should be no question
about our wanting this industry.
Let US not allow a few ultra-dissat-
isfied ones to rob US of it. 1t is too
late to change the location of the
plant to some other part of the
city, for if it is decided that it would
be detrimental to the first ward,
it would not be fair to locate it in
any other ward. 1t is therefore
simply a question of having this
plant built on the site selected or of
locating it in some other city.
Let US try and settle this ques-
ton in friendly way. Let US hope
that the good people of the first
ward will forget their selfish inter
ests and work with the rest of US
The Western outlook., 1915-03-27
Wastaae and the Consumer.

Oversupply cuts prices, especially
when the product is perishable. But,
the Cutting of city markets with
country produce does not lower the
cost of living. On the contrary, the
consumer pays for the necessary vast
age. Cooperation among farmers and
coordination in distribution is there
fore as much to the advantage of the
city dweller as of the producer. This
is the moral pointed by Doctor Meeker
before the American Economic associ-
alton. The unorganized condition OF
the farming industry is one of the
causes of the high cost of living. The
agricultural departments of nation and
state are busy teaching the farmer
how to raise bigger crops, how to Sc
cure better yields of garden truck.
This alone is teaching him how to lose
more money and how to increase the
cost of living in the city. When these
governmental agencies teach the farm
ers how to market their crops we will
have the apparent contradiction OF
higher profits for the farmer and lower
cost of living for the city folk.-New
York Evening Mail.
The Western outlook., 1915-03-27
Saved Victoria's Life.

Lieut.. Col. Gordon Wilson, who was
killed at the front near Ypres recent
ly, was, when he was boy at Elton,
instrumental in saving the life Of
Queen Victoria in March, 1882. When
a young man named Roderick Mac
lean attempted to fire pistol at the
queen on the platform of Windsor sta
ton. Wilson, with his umbrella, struck
I'D the assailant's arm, for which act
he was summoned to Windsor castle
and personally thanked by the queen.
The boys act gave rise to clever
pun. 1t was suggested that he re-
ceive a peerage, and Basil Young, the
engineer, remarked that If this were
done his coat-of-arms ought to be an
umbrella, with the motto: Pour la
Refine" AS subaltern he rode in
famous midnight steeplechase at Mel
ton. He served with distinction in
the South African war, and was an
aide-de-camp of General Baden-PoWell
throughout the siege of Mafeking,
being several times mentioned in dis
patches.