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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-01-09
BUILT By AMERICAN EXPERTS
Europe's Largest Dam, near Talarn,
Spain, a Monument to United
States Engineering Skill.

The largest dam in Europe, situated
near the old fortified town of Talarn,
Spain, was recently completed by
American engineers and experts. It liz
constructed OF concrete, and is 800
feet high. 200 feet long and $50 feet at
the base, gradually decreasing TO IA
feet at the top. The Noguera PaIla-
resa river flowed through the chasra
across which the dam is built, and 1t
abuts on almost perpendicular cliffs.
The valley above the dam was
bought from the various Iandholders at
cost of nearly s1,000.000, and now,
filed with water, forms an artificial
lake 1914 miles long and 81 miles
wide. The floodgates are so carefully
balanced that they open automatically
under the pressure of a rise of one
inch Of water. The natural formation
of the rock near the dam has been utlI-
lied to provide spillway with a CO.
pacity of 10000 cubic feet of water z.
second.
Tie dam has twofold object in tn
production of electric power and use
in irrigation The water that noR
passes through the powerhouse yields
an electric current of 10000 horse pow
er. Later it viii be increases TO 10000
horse power. The watee IS carried By
a system of canals into an arid dis
trict, where il irrigates a surface Of
nearly one hundred square miles. A
great deal Of American-made maefin
esy vas used in the construction work.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-01-09
Monks, Most Precious Relic.

The relic which the monastery of the
Greek church of Vatopetni on Mount
Athos cherishes most teEderly is the
girdle of the Virgin Mary. The monks
give a categorical history of it from
the presentation by tire Queen of
Heaven. to the doubling Thomas until
its recovery during the Greek reyolu-
ton from European consul, to whom
the Turks had sold ii.
IL the earlier stages Of the story are
involved IL. some obscurity. the last six
or seven hundred years of it are I'M
questionable The giFdle has now been
divided into three parts, one of which
is never allowed &c leave Vatopethi.
1t occupies a little domed chapel in
the courtyard The other two parts
often 20 out Oh tour, especially when
invited by the faithful: and many are
the miracles reported to have been per-
formed by them
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-01-09

ing into those hazel eyes that met
his fury with the clear, cool gaze of
absolute courage. The sheer nerve
of that steady approach to his rife
muzzie compelled him TO pause, 1t
disconnected him; it struck q chill
into the heat of his frenzy.
Still Hardy advanced. swift and
steady, his gaze never so much as
Pickering. Now his eyes and forehead.
close beyond the foresight of the rifle,
appeared enormously enlarged TO Van
dervyn's distorted vision. Steadily
Hardy put up his hand. took hold of
the rifle barrel. and turned tire muzzle
aside.
''Ah-h-h.r gasped Marie.
Hardy drew the rifle out of Wander
vyn's relaxing grasp.
"Stand aside, sir" he quietly COM
handed Il wish to speak alone with
Hiss Dupont"
Vandervyn had parted with his rifle
as if dazed. At the sound of Hardy's
voice a fresh wave of crimson flooded
his face. He stepped back, and jerked
out his revolver. Hardy ieaped upon
him like panther, and struck the
weapon aside. The heavy bullet
whizzed past Hardy's head. A moment
later. Vandervyn. though the younger
and perhaps the stronger of the two.
reeled away. clutching his lacerated
trigger finger. Hardy stood with the
revolver in his hand. He turned TO
Marie.
May 1 ask for a few words alone
with your
'Now Vandervyn hoarsely forbade
the girl. "You shall not speak with
him. Jake. you're her father-tell her
she shall not"
''You know she don't never mind
what 1 say" mumbled Dupont. ANY
way, it sort of looks like Cap is run
ming this here shindy."
Hardy had not glanced away from
Marie. Throughout that supreme test
Of the will power and courage of her
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-01-09
CHAPTER XXI.
The Owner of the Minis.


At that moment Vandervyn Hoped up
over the edge of the terrace. waving
his hat to Marie. Then he caught sight
of Hardy, over beyond the girl, and
the exultant yell died on his lips. He
put the curb on his pony, and sprang
off beside Dupont and the girl, his face
frightful with rage.
His voice was high-pitched and light.
almost airy "So-he cut across afoot
He thought to do mel"
HAS, you meant" snarled Dupont.
Got his notices posted. That's his
last stake"
Vandervyn whirled and snatched his
rifle from its saddle sheath. Marie
caught her fathers arm to drag him
aside; but he was already backing
away, his eyes fixed apprehensiveIy
on Hardy. 1t was time for bullets to
come streaming from the automatic
pistol Hardy could have drawn and
opened fire while Vandervyn was free
ing his rife.
To the establishment of all three,
Hardy made no attempt to get the
drop" on his opponent. Instead. he
started to advance upon Vandervyn
at a quick, deliberate pace, his hands
hanging empty at his sides, his face
calm and stern.
"Put down that gun!' he command
ed.
Vandervyn was leveling the rifle. He
took aim straight between Hardy's
ewes. His finger kissed the trigger.
The slightest twitch would have sent
the bullet crashing through Hardy's
brain. and the slightest sign of fear
or hesitancy on Hardy's part would
have caused that witch. He was
looking death In the face. Vandervyn
was in a murderous fury.
Yet Hardy came on-quick, steady.
absolutely calm. His gaze passed
above the deadly muzzle, along the
foreshortened barrel, to the narrow
Iidded, bloodshot eyes of Vandervyn.
His voice rang out again. clear and
sharp with authority:
PUT down that rifle-put it down,
STRIP
The muscles of Vandervyn's neck
twitched. Along the top of the barrel
he was glaring back at Hardy-glar-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-01-09
THE QUARTERBREEDE
a Tale Of Adventures on
An Indian Reservation
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

oats, and stretched out to lounge in
the shade of their tents.
Two hours before the time set for
the start Vandervyn appeared, and
crossed over to the camp. He was
riding his pinto and leading a pack
pony. When the old prospectors saw
his heavy pick and shovel and large,
poorly dashed pack of food and bed
ding, they cracked many dry jokes on
the grand chances of the tenderfoot
Their own picks and shovels were as
light as such tools could be ra1ie with
out impairing their efficiency, and
their packs were as lean as Wander
vyn's pack was swollen.
Hardy alone OWNED the deceptive
mockery of his rivals cumbersome dis
play. But he was bound by his word
and could say nothing. 1t was he, and
not Vandervyn, who was looked upon
with suspicion by the crowd. Soon
there was gathering of mobilize
group, that rumbled awhile, and ended
by presenting itself before Hardy as
a committee of inquiry.
"YOu been agent at this here reser-
vation," explained their spokesman.
"We want to know if you've got a
frame-up to have some Teller meet you
with your pack animals over in the
mountains"
NO" replied Hardy. There are
four days rations in my saddlebags.
A pOncho is all one needs in sleeping
before fire this time of year."
you amt got no TOOLS" criticized a
man who had been drinking.
''The same is true of several among
YOU" Hardy rejoined.
One of the cowboys who was includ-
ed in this remark called back resonant
ly: You've been into the mountains.
1 bet you a blue chip you've got a good
prospect spotted, ready for branding"
Il am not making any BETS" said
Hardy. you have heard all / know
about the trail. Mr.. Vandervyn has
made the trip several times. He was
with me during the one trip 1 made.
1 have no objection to your questioning
him about it."
There was some muttering over this.
But Hardy's manner was so cool and
quiet that the incipient mob left him,
and struggled over to where Wander
vyn had hired an expert to throw the
diamond hitch on his ridiculous pack.
Hardy turned his back on them, and
set to grooming the satiny coat of his
mare. His uncOncern was well found
ed. Whatever means Vandervyn used,
they were sufficient to satisfy the
crowd. The muttering soon ceased,
and the men dispersed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-01-09
DEVELOPMENT Of Opera.

Opera has made extensive strides
during the last century, although its
origin is very remote. 1t came through
a gradual course of development from
almost the beginning of the Christian
era; earliest librettists were such emf
nent men as Aeschylus and Sophocies,
who accompanied their spoken drama
with a band of Tyres and flutes.
But grand opera, as we understand
it today. originated about the end of
the sixteenth century, when Jacopo
Peri's opera, "Dafne." was first pre-
sented. 1t originated through the
gathering Of small party of music
lovers at the home of Florentine no.
bleman. Theories grew into actuali-
ties when a performance of '"Dafne"
was celebrated in the palace of Corsi
in 1895. This opera was successfully
performed several times, but always in
private, and now the score is not dis
coyerable
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-01-09

last slope. The camp was gone. but
He resTed two or three minutes. re-
peatedly cooling his head in the spring
and rinsing out his mouth. but drink
ing only very few sips. Again re-
freshed. he halt filed his caateen. and
started on up the easy mountain slope
at steady jog
Ten minutes brought him over the
summit TO the sharp pitch above the
mine. He stared down at the terrace
several moments. however. before he
made out the figures of man and
woman waiting at the first turn ef
the trail There could be no doubt
that the two were Marie and her IA
Their.
1t was no less certain that Wander
vyn had not yet arrived. Even had he
suspected his opponents stratagem, he
scarcely could have covered the seven
miles of trail in as short a time as
Hardy had taken to make the three
miles across country.
AC lNO " dl(ACAS ACVCl lAOuSAA "
look about and up the mountain. They
had not yet looked about when he
came down upon the crest of the spur.
A large, newly cut stake gave him a
hint where one of the upper corners
of the claim should be located. He
cut his own stake, drove it, and tackled
on one of his legal notices. Another
stake indicated the other upper corner.
and he swiftly repeated the making
of his own stake and posting of the
notice.
At the curb of the mine shaft he
posted another notice. He was now in
plain view from the cabin, but out of
sight of the watchers down on the
trail On the terrace, as he was work
ing the third stake into bed of loose
rocks. he heard an angry exclamation
over near the cabin. Dupont and Ma
RE had come around the end of the
building, and were staring at him. In
frenzy of disappointed avarice, the
trader reached for his revolver. Still
more swiftly Marie flung herself upon
him.
mol not you shall not! u she cried.
Leave it to him-he is so near! Let
them play out the gamer
Fardy ran across to cut his last
stake. Between the ax-blows could be
heard the hoofbeats of a galloping
horse. He tackled the notice on.
chopped small hole with his ak in
the hard soil, and set it up. The mine
was his own.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-01-09
BAD SEATS CAUSE DEFoRMITY
Curvature of Spine and Round Shout
ders Too Frequently Developed
in School.

As an outcome of medical inspection
in public schools, people are beginning
to appreciate the important part which
school seats play in the physical deyel-
opment of the young, NJ. V. OShea
writes in the Mothers Magazine. The
statistics of deformities of growth have
been compiled in number of Ameri-
can cities, and they are impressive. A
considerable proportion of school chill
dren are afflicted with curvature of the
spine. This difficulty becomes more
common as we go up the grades and
into the high school.
What is the relation of school seats
to curvature of the spine? Suppose
pupil during the growing period uses
for four or five hours each school day,
thirty-eight or forty weeks each year
for eight or twelve years, a desk which
is so high that in order to rest his arm
on it he lifts his shoulder, and so pulls
the spine out of correct alignment Or
dinarily, the right shoulder will be
raised too high, and the left will be too
1OW. oAS
maintains this posture il school year
after year will acquire some degree OF
curvature. Even if no curvature re-
suits. there viii be inequality IN the
height of the shoulders, which will
prove a handicap to an individual in
later life.
Older pupils often use desks which
are too low. 1t is practically certain,
then, that they will bend over the
desks. and they viii be in a cramped
posture several hours each day. In
such a position the lungs are construct
ed. the shoulders are pressed forward
and the common round shoulder de
velops: most serious Of all, the eircula-
ton in the brain is interfered with
When children keep this posture in
school day after day for years, they
are likely TO become either neurotic or
duh.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-01-09
JefEy,znded PeopIe

Prof. Franklin Jones Of the Unfver-
sity Of North Dakota has invented an
instrument 70 detect eft-handedness
in children He calls it brachio.
meter and claims to be able to detect
in an infant Out Of
10000 children brachiometer tests
proved that III were born left-hand-
ed, or, i other words, the ulna bone
Of the left arm a trifle longer than
that Of the right. which is natures
method of indicating which arm Is to
be used. Professor James believes
that natures intention should be fol-
lowed and claims that the attempt to
make the Ieft-h2nded child use the
right arm may lead 10 speech affections,
such as stammering or suffering. be-
cause the speech connectings are part
ly linked with the nerves Of the arza.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-01-09

The Trader Reached for His Revolver.
two lovers, she had stood tense and
silent, as if spellbound. She now
looked from one to the other, her face
inscrutably calm, her black eyes faith
omless.
Il will hear what Captain Hardy has
to say" she said.
Hardy motioned her father and VAR
dervyn toward the mine dump. They
obeyed.
1--WE are Alone" said Marie.
Hardy smiled. II won the race"
"Was it fair, cutting across coun-
ryY
"Fair? Then you did not know Of
his scheme"
What scheme? / do not under
stand"
1T does not DOW matter. l WOE the
race and-the NINE"
do you expect me to rejoice with
you?" asked the girl. at has cost
my father his half of the NINE"
'How so? He is not an entryman."
Reggie gave him deed to half
interest,"
81 see," said Hardy. "Quite in keep
ing. The deed is absolutely void. and
would have been no less so even had
the grantor been first to reach here"
"You doubt his good faith" The
girl glanced past him toward the sui
len figure of Vandervyn on the mine
dump with her father. $50 you thought
it better TO take it all yourself than
to let him take it ALP
yes" agreed Hardy.
The girls red lips curved in an iron
ical smile.
81 do no. go with the mine-neces
sarily."
NO. But the mine necessarily goes
with you-now," replied Hardy.
ITO RE CONTINUED
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-01-09

g So mo The mountains. and frankly
.,.. mar he knew of none other
---, LED TO the nearest of the fo1r
-.- -ea, peaks which had been
-.- as the corners of the ninsvsI-
~ 81. ... TeN, of the evening and mos+ of
,rr s,s.- - day he spent in rroom 4.
ans an, LIS T-..,a maze, He save her no grass
Of os ale wafer, but a good allowance
c@-, i.oN aer out for short rides nm ,I the
cl-,b., and each time reneata, f
d.5 -1- and descended the bapE- He
SIDE Lot e'oss over to the r e@a1, ,e
T6a @ ,.- less 90 to the asen enc .a''O"
SIN -s Jay SET for the openinc iswnsa
I5--. and clear, with the pTo1 uamne 81
Ag-- s heat by noon. -
SHE --,,e5 breakfast the mora n,,,,..
cams began wandering s-O sSo8 uneasy ass
ys-.,, or ddseting with tb epou n..s he
e ,sy al the older and m 11,r,s paeSs
'4' men saSe their ponies i..0'e exp expert =.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-01-09

California is to have the biggest
bridge in the world TO connect Oakland
with San Francisco and relieve five
ferry systems
It viii cost s22000,OO0, be five and
one-half miles long, one OF the heaviesl
bridges ever built, carrying three road
ways and four railroad tracks, and two
Of its I6 spans will be high and wide
enough for any ship TO pass.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-01-09
Neal Brown LA. Pradt C. s. GIIber
ABSTRACTS

We have the only abstract of Mara
thon county. We have a thorough:
qualified abstractor, and make alb
stracts at reasonable prices. We ar,
responsible for all abstracts made BY
US and guarantee that they show the
condition OF the title properly IS i,
appears on record.
An abstract of title is useful Il you
desire to sell or mortgage your prop
erty, and is very valuable in ascertain
ing defects in your title that can b,
easily remedied. and yet might be sui
f1cient to spoil sale. If you desir,
an abstract of the title to your prop
erty. call and see US.
Wausau Law & Land Association
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-01-09

Don't you think proposal Of mar
rage should be softly whfspered."
certainly not. 1t should be loudly
uttered Is ii not in the nature of
ringing decsarations"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-01-09

An inventor has brought out an au-
tomobile jack made IN three sections,
the upper teIescoping into the second
and the latter into the lower one.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-01-09
Optimistic THOUGHT.

Tn only real neutral in the game of
life is the dead one.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
Military Orders,

The story goes that a raw battalion
of rough backwoodsmen, who had vol
unteered," once joined General Grant.
He admired their fine physique. but
distrusted the capacity Of their un-
couth commander to handle troops
promptly and efficiently i'll the field, 50
he said Colonel, want to see your
men at work. Call them to attention
and order them to march with shoul-
dered arms III close column TO the lef.
flank Without a moments hesitation
the colonel yelled to lis fellow rufians
Boys look wild thar! Make ready to
thicken and go left endways! Tote
yer guns! Git" The maneuver proved
a brilliant success. and the self elected
colonel was forthwith officially COM
Observation-Disclosures Guardian.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
An "OrdarIyo Eiaction.

was in Puerto Mexico on election
day when General Candido Aguilar was
running for governor of Vera Cruz
against General Gavira. You would
have thought he had at least a good
running start by being Carranza's can
didate and engaged to his daughter,
but Candido never takes any chances.
He had two freight trains of decanted
Constitutionalist soldiers, armed be-
yond the teeth, in that town bivouack-
ed around the polls and the telegraph
and cable Offices. You had to step over
sleeping arsenalS to send telegram.
The simple JOB of that soldiery was to
insure constitutional and orderly cleo
tion by keeping the Gaviristas from
exercising a suffrage called by the new
constitution universal. l don't know
first hand just how matters stood in
the other towns OF the state of Vera
Cruz, but Oh reaching Mexico City sew
eral days later | read in the capital pa
pers that General Aglilar had been
elected governor by substantial ma
jorities after a very orderly" election.
George Marvin in Worlds Work.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
What Makes 9 Car Oh.

The life of the bearings OF g car de-
termines the usefulness OF the entire
machine. A car with badly worn bear
ings is an old car, even though it may
have travelled less than 10000 miles.
whereas one which has seen 100000
miles of use and still has it's bearings
in good condition is, comparatively
speaking a new machine.
Wear on bearings is determined by
four conditions-the load which that
bearing carries, the speed at which the
bearing surfaces move over each other,
the nature of those surfaces and their
ability to resist wear and the lubrica-
ton which these surfaces receive and
its ability to prevent the formation Of
the destructive heat of friction.
The matter Of load becomes a mat
ter of size, for with a given load it ts.
but natural that with a large surface
over which to distribute the pressure
the load on each square inch Of bear
ing surface will be less. This means
that the life of bearings will, In gen.
eral, be in proportion to their size.-
Leslie's Weekly.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
Why People Die Early,

High blood pressure belongs to
group of old age dseases-Bright's dis
ease, arterioscierosis, heart failure.
apoplexy ana paralysis. People natu-
rally die of them at seventy to eighty
years Of age. II they fall victims at an
earlier age there is something wrong.
What is wrong? Why Go people die
prematurely? ! believe it is because
we fail to search for and find the symp.
toms of those organic diseases. There
is no question IT all that if we can dis
cover the right agent 10 fight the toxins
that live III the colon OF large bowel
the average man and woman should
live to be at least a hundred. The
American people are going to take
death prevention more seriously than
they do now. Some day when men ard
women die under fifty years of age IL
coroner's inquest will be called to de-
termine the cause OF their untimely
demise.-Dr. w. S. Sadler in Golfers
Weekly.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-09-06
Tho Church Of Gold,

There is no structure just like st.
Marks, in Venice, In the world. It's
bulb shaped domes and minaret-like
belfries remind the visitor of the orr
ent. It seems more like a Moham-
medan than Christian temple. In the
facade are scores Of variously colored
marble columns, each one a monolite
and all possessing an eventful history.
Some are from Ephesus, others from
Smyrna, others from Constantinople
and more than one even from Jerusa-
lem. St Marks is the treasure house
Of Venice, place of pride as well as
prayer. The work Of beautifying this
old church was carried on for five cen
turies, and each generation tried to
outdo all that had preceded it. The
walls and roof are so profusely covered
with mosaics and precious marbles that
it is easy to understand why ST. Marks
has been called the Church Of Gold"