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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21
OTHER WOMAN'S WAY.

Each on his own strict line. we move.
And some find death e'er they find love;
So far apart their lives are thrown
From the twin souls that halye their
own;
And sometimes. by still harder fate.
The lovers meet. but meet too late.
Thy heart is mine! True, true. all true.
The love thy hand! All. no. adieu!
When in batch of some 600 letters
one finds 81 from wives complaining of
the elasticity of their husbands hearts
each putting forth the same query:
How do these other women gain such
influence ?"-much as dislike the sub
ject, these correspondents cannot be
ignored.
When a woman has passed success
fully through tender courtship, which
has resulted in marriage, it seems to
me she has passed the crisis of uncer-
tainty as to how to win and hold a
mans affection against all Corners
These letters. many Of them tear
stained, all betray the same wonder
ment, What mystical charm does the
other woman possess to undermine the
happiness and sanctity of the home
and the wife,"
From all that can see or hear, can
learn by tale or history and patient re-
search. the facts, shorn of their ro-
nance and roseate glow, seem to re-
solve into this truth: The woman who
lives by her wits makes the art of
charming her life study. Very often
the wife. in her zeal TO make children
and home all that they should be. neg
Iects her own personal appearance.
The woman who has no tangible
hold on a man knows that it is fatal to
look unlovsly in his eyes. She is
dainty to the smallest detail. a wife
dares TO differ with her husbands opin-
ions. The charmer hears him say black
is white. and that water runs up hill
instead of down, and smilingly agrees
with him though in the depths OF her
heart she would give much to be able
TO give him q good scathing tongue
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21

Iashing now and then, to let him know
the contempt which even she holds
him in.
Her life is one of repression, being
sweet, docile and sympathetic. petting
and fondling, no matter how much it
may go against the grain. a wife
might take a leaf out of the coquette's
note book and study ways Of success
full charming with excellent results.
Unless husbands heart has slipped
away from her altogether she may still
have the hope of retaining him,
tearing away the poison ivy which has
twined himself around him and is
clinging to him tenaciously. refusing
to be uprooted.
The wife of the tickle, truant hus-
band should first study her own ap-
pearance, make herself fair to look
upon. Her treatment of her husband
should be loving and gentle. She has
the great opportunity Of studying and
catering to him in the comforts. likes
and dislikes of his home life. No man
can be harsh for long to fair woman
who loves him and tells him she is
proud of him, if she is also the mother
of his children. The wives who have
lost have taken the wrong tack with
their husbands. If men do not get pet
ting, sympathy, love and fondness from
their wives, they know they can find
it elsewhere. 1t is the woman who is
the sweetest and tenderest to whom he
turns in moments of encouragement.
Every disappointed wife should read
her own heart and daily life carefully
to see whether or no her husbands de-
linquencies do not lie at her own door.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21

Vitrified brick roads, according to
the road specialists of the department
of agriculture, possess three distinct
advantages. First, they are durable
under all traffic conditions; second,
they afford easy traction and mod
erately good foothold for horses; and
third, they are easy to maintain and
keep clean. On the other hand, they
are unquestionably expensive to con-
struct and the effort to reduce the
high first cost frequently results in
inferior construction and consequent
defects.
The cost of brick pavement de-
ponds so much upon so many variable
factors such as the locality, freight
rates and the distance from brick
kiln that it is not possible to make
any definite estimates. The cost of
the rough grading, however, should
be considered entirely apart from the
cost of the pavement, for the grading
would have to be done no matter what
kind Of road was to be built. Ex-
Guiding this item, the bulletin already
mentioned mo. 246) furnishes the fol-
lowing formula as rough guide for
the probable expense Of a brick road
with six-inch concrete foundation
and suitable grades: Cost per square
yard equals IDOL, plus .213-C, plus
1855, plus .157-A, plus .040-B.
In this fomu1a C equals cost of
cement per BARREL S equals cost of
sand per cubic yard, A equals cost Of
coarse aggregate per cubic yard, B
equals cost of paving brick per 1000,
and L equals cost Of labor per hour.
Thus. If labor costs % cents an hour,
the labor cost per square yard of
pavement will be 100 times % cents,
or 1850 cents. The cost Of the cement
per square yard will be .213 times the
price of a barrel and so on with the
other items. 1t is assumed in this
formula that all materials are deliV-
cred on the work About 10 per cent
should be allowed for wear on tools
and machinery, and for every inch sub
tracted or added to the thickness of
the foundation there will be a CORE
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21
MINATED HEARTS.

Sometimes in the twilight gloom apart,
The tall trees whisper, whisper heart
10 heart.
From my fond lips the eager answers
fall,
Thinking I hear thee call.
When sweethearts are continually
pickering, falling out over the merest
trifes, it should not take a sage to
convince them that they can never jog
along smoothly over life's path if they
marry. The want Of consideration,
each for the other, is sadly lacking.
Where true love exists there is an
eager desire to please, to smooth away
difficulties, and to Danish every worri-
some thought. The young man con-
suits a girls wishes as to where she
would like to go; the entertainments
that are most pleasing to her, and all
Of the little affairs that make up the
sum of life and courtship. The young
girl, on her part, consults her lovers
wishes and inclinations if he is rich
and takes into consideration the cost
of outings if he is poor.
A pickering sweetheart is apt to
have a streak of jealousy in her ma
ture. She is perhaps exacting, and
attempts to domineer over him to the
extent of knowing just where he
passes every evening that he is not by
her side. She demands that he shall
keep his appointments with her rain
or shine. If it rains pitchforks on an
evening he is expected to call. the I'M
reasonable girl sits pouting in her
parlor, waiting for him just the same.
If it is five minutes past his usual time
to come her temper asserts itself. She
determines to call him to account for
it. She doesn't stop to consider a walk,
if only block from her home. might
drench him, despite his umh sella. If
she were a reasonable sweetheart, he
could stay away altogether, trusting
to her judgment to understand the
situation and know that she would
not have him come and catch a heavy
cold.
The girl may be very dear to him,
her parlor cozy and comfortable, but it
does not put a man in the best of hui
NOR to struggle through a storm to
keep an appointment when the fol-
lowing evening could do just as well.
1t doesn't make matters better to
have her meet him with frown, point
ing to the clock on the mantel He is
not the best company, nor is he in the
humor to exert himself to enter into a
pleasant conversation, or make love, as
under more favorable circumstances
The girl notes his frown and apparent
indifference, and jumps at the conclu-
sion that he is trying to break off with
her. A sarcastic remark on her part
is spiritedly retOrted to by him, and he
is only too glad to bring his visit
quickly to a close. She may write a
note of apology the next day, and he
may answer, quite as anxious as she
to bridge over the difficulty; the I'M
pleasant stabs of each may heal, but
the remembrance of unkind words
lasts much longer Both should realize
ere they take the final steps which
bind them together that they are IN
suited for each other. Their hearts
are minated. All would go smoothly
with such lovers if they made the re-
solve from the start that each would
refuse to quarrel
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21
Erappe.


John Lanning heard a humorous
story that ran like this: IF Jack
Johnson, Charlie Chaplin and Billy
Sunday were walking down the street,
what would that suggest to your"
Chocolate nut sundae, of course"
John went home, and he thought he
had regular dinner joke, waited I'M
til a favorable time and pulled it in
this manner: IF Billy Johnson, De
Wolf Hopper and Billy Sunday were
walking down the street, what would
you have?"
And John looked all around to see
whether there had been anyone who
had heard the joke before, but the
faces over the soup were blank
Well" said his father expectantly.
''Frappe," said John, and burst out
into spasm of unrestrained mirth.
But he stopped suddenly, for there
was not a smile around the table, and
it really didn't sound as funny as it
did the first time.-Indianapo News.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21

spending difference of s to u cents
per square yard.
Paving bricks should be uniform in
size, reasonably perfect in shape,
tough in order to resist crushing, hard
in order to resist abrasion, and uni
formly graded in order that the pave
ment may wear evenly.
A more important test is known as
the RATHER or abrasion test. In this
the bricks are subjected to destructive
influences similar to those encoun-
tered in actual service, and the effects
resemble those which traffic may be
expected to produce upon the COM
pleted pavement Briefly the test con-
sists of inclosing 10 dried bricks in
steel barrel in which there are also
placed a number of cast-iron spheres.
Ten of these spheres weigh each tx
pounds. Enough smaller ones weigh
ing a little less than a pound are
added to make the total weight ap-
proximately 800 pounds. The barrel
is then revolved at the rate of 30 revo-
lutions a minute for an hour. At the
end Of that time the bricks are taken
out and weighed, and their loss in
weight ascertained. In this test good
paving brick will lose from IS to "a
per cent of it's weight.
Equally important with the char
acter of the brick is the character of
the roadbed on which it is to be laid
The four essentials for the roadbed
are thorough drainage, frmness, uni
formity in grade and cross section,
and adequate shoulders. Where the
first can be obtained in no other way
If may be necessary to lift the road
! considerably above the surrounding
land. Firmness is secured, if the road
has been properly drained, by making
certain that the roadbed is thoroughly
compact The subgrade must be re-
peatedly rolled anG seshaped until the
desired grade is secured.
Strong. desirable curling is neces
/ sary for all brick pavements in order
to prevent the marginal brick from be
coming displaced. which event V,JuSd
result in deterioration. finally sk:-1i-
ing over the entire pavement.
One of the most essential factors OF
a brick pavement is a firm foundation
upon which 10 lay the brick The i'm
| portance OF this is evident when one
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21
CALLED POET SPOILED CHILD
Bayard Taylor's Opinions of SWIM
burne Makes Some Rather In
terestina Reading.

In all important respects except one
1 found him to be very much what /
anticipated, writes Laura Stedman in
the North American Review, quoting
Bayard Taylor's impression of Swim
burne. Tie exception is instead Of be-
ing prematurely blase young man OF
the world, he is rather a willful, per-
verse, unreasonable. spoiled child. His
nature is still that of the young Shell
ley, and my great fear is that it will
never be otherwise.
He needs the influence of a nature
stronger than his in everything but
the imaginative faculty-such nature
as Byron's was to Shelley. He
has a weak moral sense, but his Of
lenses arise from a colossal unbal-
anced affectation. This, or something
like it, is a disorganizing element in
his nature which quite obscures the
organizing-that is artistic-sense.
What l admire in him-yet admire
with feeling of pain-is the mad, I'M
restrained preponderance of the imagi-
nation. 1t is godlike quality, but he
sometimes uses it like a devil. He
greatly interests my intellect but does
not touch me magnetically.
He could have no power over me,
but on the contrary felt that 1 should
be able to influence him in short
time. I had letter from him the
other day which shows that he feels
an intellectual relationship between
US. Now, this is not a question of
relative poetic power but of certain
diversity of qualities, and don't mean
to be egotistic in saying that l might
perform somewhat of the same service
for him as Byron for Shelley. l feel
that (if it is not already too late)
could help him TO some degree of
poise, of system, of law; in short.
art.
In this sense he moves my deepest
sympathy, for 1 see now the matter
that might be nodded into a splendid
poet relapsing into formless condi-
tiuns. 1t is sad, it is tragic, and if
this fancy of mine be foolish, there it
is, nevertheless Without this sense of
giving assistance a week alone with
Swinburne would be lntolerable to me
or any other human being.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21
Lucky for Billy.

The girl that Brown married was
beautiful, musical, and all that sort of
thing, but she was not strong on friz-
zling beef and MASKING potatoes. How
ever, she questioned the neighbor la
dies and did her best. Billy, dear"
remarked the young bride as hubby
returned at the usual hour, 81 have
made so~.4 lovely pies for supper.
was going to have sponge cake, too,
but my plans were upset" That's
too bad" respCn 1ed Billy, looking like
a real disappointment What was
the trouble?" 1T was all the drug
gists fault" was the surprising re-
joinder of WHEY. he forgot to send
around the sponges."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21
Astonished Hiram

"Jist listen, Hiram Tallgrass, to this
here piece in the paper, will YEP" ex-
citedly exclaimed Ma Tallgrass 1T
says as how old Deacon Medder's boy,
Jim, what went ter the city tew years
ago. has jist got tew thousand dollars
for a new serial" BY heck" an
swered Hiram. Il knowed Jim wuz
buyin' up secondhand mattresses
when he fust went ter the city, but
I'll be hanged if l ever thought he
wuz dom it ter make breakfas' food
outen themi"-Judge.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21

with hope forever balancing like
teeter board, now up, then down, I'M
til we are ready to agree more readily
with the philosophizing rhymester VINO
has summed up cOurtship in this wise:
The course of true love never runs
smooth"
Sometimes it is the fault of the girl
again, the lover may be at fault. Where
both hearts are faithful and true, mis-
understandings between sweethearts
are few and far between. Where one is
fickle-especially the man-love suf-
fers trying ordeals on the young WON
ans part.
There is nothing more cruel than for
a man to gain the love of a trusting,
inexperienced young heart and then
transferring his affections to another
That is one of the tragedies that is
hard to live down. A man courts fair,
sweet maid for year or more, fighting
shy of the subject N marriage. A
fairer, newer face crosses his path and
he is off in a fash pursuing the fresher
fancy without thought or a care that
he is leaving a breaking heart behind
him.
The greatest trial a forsaken sweet
heart can face is meeting her one-time
lover in company with the girl TO whom
he has transferred his affections. To
be utterly ignored by him, to see him
dance, talk, clasp lovingly the hand of
another, hang over her chair, paying
that other one the devotion she had
held so dear, is a bitterness pitiful to
live through and smile as though his
oblivion to her presence was matter
of equal Indifference to her.
That man who has once been her
lover can forget her so completely is
appalling to most girls. Her hopes OF
winning him back are shattered when
she sees for herself that he does not
care whom she came with, whether or
no she has had a dance, or sits out the
evening a forlorn wallflower or how
she gets home.
The foolish girl sits down lamenting.
weeping bitterly over her unhappy love
dream. The wise girl looks at her
face long and earnestly in her mirror
She sees that she is quite as fair as the
maiden who has supplanted her in her
lovers affections. This gives her
courage. She closes the book of the
past with a bang. saying to herself:
What care l how fair he be if he be
not fair to me-" and, moreover
There's as good fish in the sea as ever
came out of it," Hes not the right
one. I'll not dim my eyes with a tear
on his account. A tickle lover would
prove a more despicable husband. A
good man for me. one who loves ne
and whom l could not drive from me
If l would, or none. He who can trans
fer his affections as easily as he can
change his hats is not worth grieving
over"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21
Recipe for Happiness,

Antoinette Brown Blackwell, who re-
Gently celebrated her birthday, is one
of the pioneer suffragists in America.
She was also the first woman to be
ordained as a minister. A hale and
hearty old lady, much beloved for her
cheerful disposition and friendliness,
she was asked her recipe for happi-
ness.
Work, marriage, children" she re-
piled promptly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21
Diahet.rs and TIE Pancreas.

Diabetes, according to the latest
theory, is brought on by a defect in
the operation of the pancreas. Drs.
S. J. Meter and l. S. Kleiner of the
Rockefeller institute have been study
ing it for two years and have arrived
at this conclusion. They have not
yet suggested a cure. but now that
they feel sure they know the cause
they are working toward that end
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21
WEBSTER FAILED AS PROPHET
Great Statesman Unable to See Posi-
bilities Of the Great Territory
of the West.

Daniel Webster was surely a great
orator when he uttered the peroration
OF his reply to Hayne. and a great
statesmen when he formulated the
Ashburton treaty, but he failed as a
prophet when Il the United States
senate he denounced a proposition to
establish a mail route from Independ.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21

hao much to say about him and one
thlng Mr.. Edison had said to him i'm
pressed him very much. He had
asked Mr.. Edison what pleased him
most IN what he had seen in Germany
ana MS answer was: Your beautiful
chimneys.
The landlord had never thought of
that before and 1 hadn't. but after.
ward looked for chimneys to see
what Edison saw and there was rea-
son IN his admiration. Factory chin
heys In THIS country as a rule are
ABOUT as unattractive features as ono
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21
SAW BEAUTY OF CHIMNEYS
Edison Impressed With Graceful
Method Of Construction Employed
by the Germans.

81 was in Dresden about a year be-
fore the war said a physician. "and
Thomas Edison had at one time
stopped at the same hotel. The land
lord was very proud of having shell
tered the great inventor and showed
me a photograph of Mr.. Edison and
himself taken in, the hotel garden. He
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21

ence' NO. to the mouth of the Colum.
oi- river. What" said the godlike
Daniel do re want with this worth.
SIS area? This region of savages and
wild beasts, of deserts, or shifting
tands and whirlwinds of dust, of cac-
tus and prairie dogs? To what use
could we ever hope to put these great
deserts, or those endless mountain
ranges. impenetrable and covered to
their very base with eternal snow?
What can we ever hope to do with the
western coast, coast of 5000 miles.
rock-bound, cherries, uninviting and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21
Value of ACQUAINTANCE.

A gentleman who was spending a
month in the Highlands went to hire
a carriage for the purpose of taking
his family for a drive. He looked at
q vehicle and inquired how many It
would hold The ostler scratched his
head thoughtfully and replied: 1T
hauds four generally, but six II
they're weel acQuaiati"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21

Young Dubwaite was a member of
the nine the eleven and the eight
at college"
4 dare say his father is proud Of
him"
Not so much as you might think.
The old gentleman foolishly hoped he
would learn a little Latin"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21
Line BREEDING Defined.

book. Animal Breeding" says line
breeding may be defined as the pro
cess OF breeding within the members
of one family. or of a limited num-
Der of families. possessed OF similar
types. AS usually conducted. no amir
mails are inter-bred which are not
closely connected in the general lines
of their blood.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21
Heels First Worn by Persians.

Heels were first worn on shoes in
Persia, because the sands were always
so hot as to burn the feet. and the
heels raising the shoes from the
ground were some protection, A long
time after their introduction. heels
became q distinctive part OF the shoe
or slipper.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21

less as a summer
sky. Even I b e
poets help the IL
fusion along by
telling the world
There's nothing
half so sweet in
life as love S
young dream"
S ON e girl s
dr. e an on a IL
through their al
loted span of exist
ence. Other girls
are a W a K e n e d
rudely from their
love dream. Court
ship for some guns
smoothly, for 9th
ers there are set
backs, heartaches,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21
knew the Meaning Of Il.

PA, what does it mean when a pub
lie man is said to be at the zenith of
his popularity" 1t means. my son.
replied the defeated candidate. rueful.
Il, that he is about ready TO hit the
toboggan. "-Birmingham Age Herald.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21
70 Get BID If Rats

A good way to get rid Of rats is to
collect some thin chips, pieces of shin
giles. or tin. and pour over them
enough molasses to cover them.
Sprinkle DRY I've over the chips and
place them in every rat hole you can
find. The rats viii soon move out.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21
Doubtful Compliment.

DOUBTFUL compliment
Your daughter plays the plaH'
beautifully"
do you really think so?"
Yes, indeed. Why, If | didn't y.
her fingers hit the keys I'd swear !.
was one of those mechanical pianO'
Musical Courier.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21
His Feat

Your friend had quite an acrobatic
promotion"
"How's tEat?"
Went up over a lot OF other peo-
pies heads"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21
EXcention.

Show me a woman who isn't al
ways thinking of something to put on
her back" said Gidlay.
"If my wife were here I'd point her
out to you" replied Chubson.
"Ha!"
shes been begging me for six
weeks to buy her a pearl necklace.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21
His Snhere of Activity.

'T don't know what business is the
right one for ny son. He is so change
able"
Then why not get him into the
weather bureau"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21
Docking Means cIeanI,nsss.

Whenever you see a AK Of IN
locked sheep, be sure the farmer does
not know his business. Docking
means cleanliness.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21
Might Marry to Reform Them.

If girls could see the men they are
going 10 marry before breakfast there
would be fewer weddings Topeka
Capital.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21
RuII Is an index

The kind OF a bull a man keeps Is
a pretty fair index to the kind of
dairyman its owner is.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21

Adding little salt TO the whites
OF eggs when beating will make them
nrmer and fiufier in one-third the
cine
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-21
scrubbino the Floor.

Always scrub floor the way Of
the grain of the wood.