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arrival, the drawing never made, but
chill that he caught this journey laid the foun
dations of the illness which eventually carried
him off. The town hall of Middelburg and it's
fine tower new buildings when he saw them.
The town hall and tower Of We're were some
forty years older having been built about 1870
by A. Keldermans the elder, though the statues
the facade were not added till after Durers
visit. Unfortunately the surviving pages of his
sketch-bOok contain no drawings of these places.
There is, indeed, page the complicated
top of some tower unnamed, the highest member
of which is like that of Veere but the rest is
different. Durer was evidently entertained by
these fantastic steeples and several of them ap-
pear in his sketches In the nature of things,
however, such light wooden structures as
crowned the towers of the low countries were
not so durable as the stone substructuresj Some
have persisted by fire, others have lost their open
work decorations, others have had to be repaired
in various degrees, and repair has generally
meant simplifcation. The tower of We're, how
ever, was apparently never very elaborate. and
probably remains much as it was originally built.
Four-square and plain below the stone portion is
completed with a clock chamber, strengthened
at the corners. Then comes balustraded bell
chamber, with Dubbed spire for roof to it, of
unusually slender and graceful proportions. Little
imitation dormer windows a common deco
rative detail on these bulbs, but We're spire
they are reduced to the roofs of them only These
and the Gothic crochets higher up are the only
medieval elements surviving in this tower
The town hall below contains a treasure GER
tafnly worth seeing for lovers of fine goldsmith s
work worth going to see-an admirable CLASH
fcation of Sights" which we owe to the common
sense of Doctor Johnson. How useful a guide
book to Europe confined to the things worth
going to See" would be when peace returns
though a real peace in a once more friendly world
is hardly to be looked for in the days of any but
the young. The treasure at We're is a magnif-
cent goblet. richly enameed and chased, which
the townsfolk caused to be made for and pre-
sented to, the Emperor Macmillan
How they managed to have both the prestige
OF giving it and the solid satisfaction of keeping
it is not recorded in any books to which l have
access. AT all events, there it remains-a very
handsome example of a fine period of art in the
low countries. We're also possesses a fourteenth
century church, once in ruins but now repaired {:
also some remarkable old houses, a fountain of
1851 and other agreeable remains. On the whole
a traveller on landing in Holland might well spend
a night at Middelburg, where he can hire cycle
or motor and make in a single day a circuit of
entertaining little places, which preserve the
charms of old Holland more completely than the
larger and famous cities wherein modern
life has compelled much external modernization
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-28
ATTRACTED BY TOO MANY GIRLS

It was the little rift within the Lutte
That by and by will make the music
mute,
And ever widening, slowly silence all;
The little rift within the lovers lutte,
Or little pitted speck in garnered fruit
That rotting inwardly. slowly molders
all.
Many clever young women think
it is not worth while to let a
sutton, whom they would be sure of
know how really indispensable his com
pany is, how charmed they are with
him and how gladly they would accept
him as a lover with a view to having
him for husband. He is too elated,
if not quite a little conceited, when
he finds that he is considered a catch
by some particular woman, who re-
peats the invitation that he must not
fail to come regularly and visit her,
and who plies him with party and en-
tertainment notes for six evenings of
the week and walks past his house on
the seventh day, expecting him to join
her. If she were better acquainted
with the pleasant young man it would
dawn upon her that when he met her
and sought her out of his own accord
a number of times he always went
away anxious to renew the. acquaint-
ance, to see her oftener. He is one of
the many who become satiated If
thrown too often, and by design. in
any one young woman's company.
Before there is an opportunity, which
he fears, of leading up to matrimony
he casts his eyes upon this girl and
that one, wherever he chances to meet
them, fully believing Cupid has won
for him the destined heart mate. He
does not play the role of sutton for
long. His old accustomed WEAKNESS
crops out when maidens least EXPECT
it. They try to make telling hits when
they entertain him by anecdotes con-
corning their girl friends, and bright.
jolly gentlemen who used to be their
beau ideals ere they were discarded
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-28
Stop Slavery in Papua.

Our attention is called by the Anti
Slavery and Aborigines Protection So
ciety to the fact that following the
publication of an article by our Mel
bourne correspondent in the Daily
Chronicle which declared that slavery
was flourishing in Papua British
New Guinea), an investigation was
made by the Australian government
and severe action has now been taken
to bring an end to the conditions we
described.
Among the allegations made were
that native police threatened men
with the destruction of their villages
if they refused to sign on for term
of years; that many boys" in one
division were actually handcuffed for
declining to come away at the bidding
of certain professional recruiters, and
that all of the able-bodied males of one
village had been aptured.-London
Chronicle.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-28
This Gem OF Irish Wit.

Lieut.. ANDY" Rohan, who was al
his best when, on a dull and quiet
evening in the headquarters at the old
city hall, he gathered about him tha
night police reporters and told them
stories of his youth and Ireland, tod
this one to his friend. "Matty
White:
when l left Ireland, this NANNY
year ago, a lad in brogans and top
hat, my mither came to the dock and
she wept and wept at my going awal.
Never mind, mither mine, says }
'Amerikky is a land O. gold and az
portunities. In a year III come taH
to ye-rich.' But | didn't. didn't
have anybody to go back to Ny
mither was here keepin' house for d
seven lads, and every one of us val
travelin' out o. the same station
Chicago Herald.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-28
KNIFE is THE BEST WEAPON
Training of infantry on the Continent
Hereafter Will include Hand.
to-Hand Fighting.

Today the defense stands pat on
earthworks, wire and machine guns
The attack has tried gas, petrol, bayO
nets, siege artillery, field ARTILLERY,
grenades and mines, and has come
out, generally speaking, second best
Trench mortars have not developed
the requisite accuracy nor the reQut
site destructive power. High-expO
sive shells in sufficient quantities have
accomplished the best offensive work
and the infantry is depending more
and more on a short, heavy knife
which is the best for work under
ground or in the dark. To sum up
killing the defenders of a position
is accomplished by shells fired at least
two miles away on the average; and
secondly, by what the French call
body-to-body fighting, for which
knife is the best weapon. The train
ing of infantry on the continent will
in the future, undoubtedly include the
technique of hand-to-hand struggles
for which physical agility and strength
must be developed.-New Republic
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-28
LARGEST Steamship CARGO.

On its last trip to the Pacific coast
from Oriental ports, the Great North
erns steamship Minnesota carried
what its owners say was the largest
cargo ever shipped in one bottom in
the history of shipping. The total of
the cargo is estimated at nearly 10000
tons. Included were 1880 bales of
hemp from Manila bound for Chicago,
and 2,730 bags of peanuts for the Pa
cific coast. From Kobe came 1880
chests of tea for overland points via
the Great Northern road, principally
Chicago, New York, Montreal and To-
ronto. There were 43,430 bags of
Manchurian maize and more than s.
500 cases of porcelain from Japanese
ports. From Yokohama was shipped
treasure amounting to 100000 yen
in gold coin.-Wall Street Journal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-28

Ny dear and only love, pray,
Be governed by no other sway
Than thy good Judgment;
For If confusion have a part
Which noble souls abhor
And hold a council In thy heart,
I'll never love thee more
It would seem to me that few of our
dear girls give this subject much
thought or they would be, oh. SO care
full of that one fault some possess at
times. Young girls cannot afford to
choose the very companions whom
they find are uncongenial to them, who
ruff1e dispositions, are satiTicaI and
compel them, as it were, to be ON the
outs, sad of countenance, pouting.
ready to resort to tears, scarcely
knowing the reason why when think
ing Il over afterward.
What sweetheart could feel secure
in the promise of future happiness, no
matter how devoted her lover might
appear to be, if time and time again
he found an opportunity of trying her
disposition on some trifing preteut?
A young woman who has had faith In
lover she believed to be ideal and
found out some disagreeable ten
denotes on his part should ponder well
ere she decides to break the tie OF be-
trothal, closing her eyes and ears to
his past proclivity and misdemeanors.
1t is all very well for someone to
carelessly remark: ''Oh, wouldn't
mind a bit those random words you
are pouting over! Why, it is just his
way. You should try to understand!
He has been used to talking as it suits
him. He has sown his wild oats, and
young women are not inclined to turn
their backs upon him"
A lover of this kind is apt to take
much of his time in reaping the har-
vest sown. If he sees a sweetheart
pouting when he keeps her waiting
in her parlor over an hour for his
coming, or if he contributes little to
her happiness by not inviting her to
amusements which she had set her
heart upon going to, there is lapse OF
his visits which she cannot account
for to her friends. 1t can make mat
tiers no better to make up with one
so Indifferent. She has to find out for
herself that they are generally light
of love, tickle and apt to fancy every
new, pretty face which fits across
their path. They are not the strong
oaks which young women fondly hope
they are.
On the contrary, they are the frailest
of reeds to lean on when there is need
of the love, comfort and companion
ship of a helpmate. When a sweet
heart learns by the parting of their
ways that they were not intended to
walk life's pathway together, she
should take heart in the belief that
better prospect is in store for her.
Poutings should be changed to smiles,
and the result will be that she will
be tenfold more attractive than before.
Glad light in her eyes will beautify
her expressions and another worthier
sutton will bring welcome to her life
and happiness to her chilled heart.
They will not parade their affection
before the worlds scrutinizing eyes as
formerly. They have congeniality,
comfort-seeking and soul-satisfying
principles to devote to each other.
There is joy in their faces Pouting
sweethearts are thus of the past
There is nothing like true love to in
fiuenCe heart and face.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-28
Notes From Commerce Reports.

NOTES from commerce Reports.
A German patent has been granted
to H. Stefferis for making lubricant
from beet sugar molasses.
American interests are about to
erect factories in China for the manu-
facture of dried and desiccated eggs.
The Krupp works are making a
burglarproof safe, coalsSfGcted of steel,
which required one and one-half hours
with an oxyacetylene fame to produce
a hole two inches in diameter in a
plate one and one-half inches thick.
The government oil fields of Chubut,
Argentina, produced in 1914 more than
275,O00,000 barrels of oil, which was
refined there.
The worlds coffee production in 1914
was S93. 900 tons, a decrease of 1000
tons from 1913.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-28
LIKE THE EGYPT OF OLD
Country Has Seen Little Change
While the Rest Of the World
Has Been Advancing.

In journeying to Assouan from
Thebes the traveller cannot fail to be
impressed by the two beautiful tenn
pies of Edfu and Kom Ombo. The
former, situated almost midway IN
the journey, is of special interest be-
cause it is the best preserved OF all the
Egyptian temples. 1t was a center OF
the cult of Osiris, whose death and
rising again was celebrated every
spring within its close The festival
began with deep mourning Process
sions of priests marched around the
walls deploring the death of their god
in the contest with the evil one. In
the sanctuary lay the mummy, person
flied by a priest, while priestess who
represented Isis wept over her dead
lord and begged for his return. AT
last the resurrection morning came,
the mummy arose, and joy reigned
among the worshipers. Again process
sions formed upon the walls and,
marching with banners and musical
instruments, proclaimed the risen lord
to those who stood about.
A few miles away is Kom Ombo, the
beautiful temple of Sebek, the croco'
die god, whose devotees hated the
worshipers of Osiris as tiercely as in
later times the followers of the prophet
hated the Coptic monks whom they
found before them in this very valley
Like Edfu, it dates from the days at
the Ptolemies, who built both build
ings on ancient sites. The rulers OF
that time were Hellenists, but their
architecture was that Of ancient
Egypt, so firmly rooted in the land
were the old dynastic traditions. Per-
sian, Greek and Roman came and
carved their names upon the temples,
but left no mark upon the unchanging
spirit of Egypt. Not even today is
there any alteration for still the
houses in the villages are built as OF
old, and over them rise the pigeon
towers, veritable pylons, exactly like
the lowered gateways of the ancient
temples.-"Royal Temples of the
Nile" by William Warfeld in Travel.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-28

which fall duly on the one mans
ears who has paid her the compliment
of choosing to WOO her from all others
with marriage intent.
She losses her head high in the air
as she laughingly leases him, imply
ing that he is not going to link his
future to a lady like her. From that
time on he supposes that his chances
are slim, if in fact he has any oppor-
tunity to wed this particular maiden.
A somber life girl of this idea leads
who has never known any young
mans preference for her and who
never looks forward with sweet eX-
pectancy to having an ideal lover, who
may declare himself some one time,
proposing to be nearer and dearer
yet than all others.
If she has not the burden of others
upon her shoulders, she is turning
aside from the path of sunshine will
fully into the shadows that may en-
compass her. 1t has been said that
there is as much perverse nature In a
man as in a woman. But do they
show it whenever fancy wills?
By no means. They know that it is
wisest and best not to air their opin-
ions upon this a1l-important subject,
which means so much to two hearts
that are trying to find out loves
meaning.
Perhaps she has higher ambitions
than he could hope to satisfy, it oc-
ours to him. Her parents home might
have more money expended in it than
he could promise her in his. If he
takes her at her word, then of what
use are arguments or love refrains?
It is simply waste of time, he con-
cludes.
They part, and at that time she dis
plays more feeling for him than on
any previous occasion. She holds out
her hand and, with an air of sincerity,
half whispers. Let us always be good
friends whenever we see each other"
He is far and away from her ere she
has time to think if she will be happy
when single.
l4uG PASSES OII, dlu Will IL HIS az
tention is attracted to another girl
one of just the opposite belief from
his former ideal. She has a kind word
to say about the many married couples
whom she knows and prizes highly.
Her looks and the tone of her voice
bear unmistakable tendencies that
warns his very soul. He knew this
unspoken devotion had been wanting
before. The CHEEKY smile of the glad
maiden, who comes to open the door
of the unpretentious home for him was
a double assurance that he was well
come
He puts heart, soul and energy into
his suit to win her, and was never
sorry that he had given up one single
young woman for her future happi-
ness.
Girls, say what you mean, when
there are nice young men coming who
expect to one day ask your hand in
marriage, about remaining single and
happy.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-28
Why Watches Go Wrong.

Recent tests have shown that g.
watch which normally varies only to
the extent of a second a day may
gain or lose a quarter of minute in
"a hours if it is hung up on a stand
or bedpost. The angle at which it
hangs is also factor. T. is also be-
lieved that the well-known fact of a
watch keeping bad time when worn
by some one else than the owner is
not due to bodily temperature or ami
nal magnetism, as is generally be-
lieved, but to the different rhythm of
motion.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-28

The first gold mining in Alaska was
in the belt near Juneau about thirty
than $50, 900, 600 worth of gold has been
taken out in this region. The gold
bearing belt was known to stretch so
miles northward, including the Eagle
river region There are many gold
bearing lodes in the region of this
river now under development and
many others still awaiting develop
ment
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-28
TELEPHONE CALL ON OCEAN
Lighthouse Near the Channel islands
Probably First to Be Equipped
With the Device.

Platter Fougere lighthouse. Just
northeast of Guernsey. Channel is
lands. is probably the first ocean tele-
phone call station. The lighthouse,
which has no keeper. is 9tted with a
powerful fog signal. worked from shore
by means of q submarine cable. In a
fog ships creep up. guided by the fog
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-28
Mean Otd Thinu.

That fellow Tompkins is pretty
slick proposition"
What has he done now?"
He buys all his cigars at q de-
partment store and has them put on
his wife's charge account. and then
when the first of the month comes
around he calls her down for runnin
up such extravagant bills"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-28
MARKED CHANGE IN OPINION
Naturalists Claim That Ideas Held by
Former Colleagues We're Based
on Wrong Conclusions.

Naturalists are not pinning their
faith TO all the theories of the Oar
winians. as they were a few years ago.
They are ready to discard any theory
as soon as it is demonstrated TO be
Incompatible with facts. One Of the
latest ideas TO be cast into the dis
card is that every part of a plant or
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-28

cannot open the lighthouse door to
reach the telephone until he has shut
down the trapdoor over the manhole.
The act of opening the outer light
house door connects the telephone mt
tee outside the inner door of the light
house. which is kept locked Only one
wire in the cable is available for the
telephone. and even this wire is re-
Quired for other purposes. and closing
the door after using the telephone con-
meets up several telltale devices The
lighthouse door cannot be left open by
forgetfulness because the pilot must
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-28
Political Scheming.

81 guess I'll go into politics an be
an officer of the law" said Farmer
Corntossel.
81 didn't know you had political am
bitions."
81 haven't. But I'm goin' to buy an
automobile. An if there's any ar
restin' fur fast drivin' around here l
want to be the teller that's supposed
to attend to it."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-28

from young men
that consider it
a fine showing of
independence on
their part to come
out and tell them
that they would
never be as hap
by If married as
when single. This
is all very well to
ay b ut what
young man likes
to hear it repeat
eddy and still keep
on constantly call
ing?
She is oil d
enough to compre-
bend the meaning
,~I 9,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-28

horn, and drop anchor near the light
house'until the fog lifts sufficiently TO
enable them to take the narrow chan
mel to the harbors of Guernsey. In
such case any pilot or ships officer by
climbing the lighthouse can ring up
Guernsey telephone exchange and re-
port his ship. The telephone IS reached
by climbing a 42-rung ladder to the
platform outside the lighthouse doors.
Before he can leave the ladder the
pilot pushes open a trapdoor which
covers the manhole in the platform
The arrangement is such that the pilot
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-28
imported Birds

The number of birds imported into
the United States annually amounts
to about 100000, and as many as IT,
600 have become dwellers in America
within one day. The half million
teathered strangers represent 1900
different species. but the greater num-
Der OF the importations are of ca
naries, parrots and game birds.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-28

Of an animal had q definite value and
played part in securing its survival
This change in attitude is well illus
trated by an article in the Journal
OF Heredity in which the editor ex-
presses the opinion that the extra
floral hectares found on cherries,
cowpeas and other legumes, castor
beans, ferns. etc. lust happen" they
have no particular reason; once there
they remain, for they are Of no disad'
vantage.
hectares are the glands that
! secrete nectar. They are found IN
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-28
Statue of Liberty.

Miss Liberty" is 10 feet tall from
the heel to the top of the head. From
the base to the top of the torch the
height is 152 feet. The statue is con.
structed of copper sheets about one
tenth Of ali inch in thickness. The
total weight Of 100000 pounds, and
the cost was a million francs, or
100000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-28

most flowers, brt a. many are also
found on the lear Sc ms. Many theo-
ries as to their use have been adj
vanced. but long experimentation has
proved each of these theories TO be
erroneous
I'VE can hardly avoid the conclu-
sion in many cases" writes the edi-
tor. that they have no vital func-
ton and that the plant would proba-
bly, get along Just as well without
them,' although he admits that it is
dangerous for man TO assume tina.
be can understand all the ways
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-28

Merchant-Did you call on Owens
today?
Collector-Yes, sir.
Merchant-Did he pay anything on
account?
Collector-No, sir. couldn't even
get him to pay any attention to me-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-28
10 Protect Picture Frames.

Crate fresh, raw onion, and apply
the juice, full strength, with a soft,
clean brush to the gilt frames. This
not only removes all former traces of
flies, but will prevent their alighting
upon the frame or the picture in it.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-28

British soldiers, wanting favor for
their tea, MIXED stray goat by the
roadside. Then. while they were look
ing for something il which to strain
the milk, Nanny drank up the tea
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-28
Common Occurrence.

you cannot put criminal on his
honor" declares a prominent neuro-
pathologist- Perhaps not, but Grim
inal sometimes puts one over On b.
honor.-Washingto Post
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-09-28
ELABORATE EVASION.

Are the fish biting now?" asked the stranger.
Yes" replied the boy. But you amt allowed
to catch EN-"
DO you mean to say you don't fish,
Il don't exactly fish. But if a fish comes along
and bites at me | do my best to defend myself ;,