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TAUGHT INSECTS TO THINK
Remarkable Act of Scientist That
Hardly Seems Worth the Time
1t Must Have Taken.

John w. Coghlin has demonstrated
what patience and perseverance will
accomplish, and has also exploded the
old-time theory that it was impossible
to teach insects to understand the hui
man voice and action. Some time since
he had the good fortune to discover a
hill of Madagascar neurOptera, or
marching ants, says the Pittsburgh
Press. They were about the size of
the common June bug and of dirty
brown color, and he says that they
are numerous in India and South At
rica-that he can account for finding
hill of them in Maine by being
brought there on some vessel. Mr..
Coghlin invited some of his friends to
his camp at Patterns Pond, where he
amused them by putting the neurop-
tereans las he called them) through a
course of sprouts. The way he caused
the little army to go through their
evolutions was a marvel to all pres
ent. Marching by twos and by fours,
over inclines and bridges made of
toothpicks, with the regularity of
trained troops, he finally caused them
to break ranks by lighting match
before the leaders. He says that artt-
fetal light will confuse them; there
fore they can be made to perform only
in daylight.
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CHAPTER II.
The War Breaks.

After serving four years and three
months in the q. S. navy, L received
an honorable discharge on April IA,
1914. 1 held the rank of chief petty
officer, first-class gunner. 1t is not
uncommon for garbies to lie around a
while between enlistments-they like
a vacation as much as anyone-and it
was my intention to loaf for a few
months before joining the navy again.
After the war started, Of course, l
had heard more or less about the Ger
man atrocities in Belgium, and while
1 was greatly interested, was doubt
full at first as to the truth of the re-
ports, for / knew how news gets
changed in passing from mouth to
mouth, and / never was much of a
hand to believe things until / saw
them, anyway. Another thing that
caused me to be interested in the war
was the fact that my mother was born
in Alsace. Her maiden name, DER
vieux, is well known In Alsace. l had
Nazaire, France, and knew the coun-
try. SO with france at war, 1t was
not strange that should be even
more interested than many other
garbies.
AS 1 have said, l did not take much
stock in the first reports of the Huns
exhibition of kultur, because Fritz is
known as a clean sailor, and figured
that no real sailor would ever get
mixed up in such dirty work as they
said there was in Belgium. 1 figured
the soldiers were like the sailors. But
/ found out l was wrong about both.
One thing that opened my eyes a
bit was the trouble my mother had in
getting out of Hanover. where she
was when the war started, and back
to France. She always wore a little
American flag and this both saved and
endangered her. Without it, the Ger
mans would have interned her as a
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CARED LITTLE FOR POLITICS
President Cleveland, However, Had
Real Liking for the Law, and
Loved to Fish.

president Cleveland loved the law
better than he did politics. remarked
R. o. Brown, a former resident OF Buf-
falo TO n reporter of the Washington
Post. Had he considered his own de-
sires he would never have left his prac-
tice for political Office. | doubt II even
the prospect of becoming president
would have induced him to enter poll
tics.
eft was my privilege to know MI.
Cleveland when he was practicing his
profession before he entered politics.
He was not what might be termed a
glittering success, as layer. he had
no business instinct so far as the law
was concerned, but he delighted In
intricate legal problems. and much pre-
ferred to take case that involved ap-
parently hopeless questions. 1t could
not be said he was good pleader. and
while the average person was not at
tracted by his addresses in court,
iudges on the bench had the greatest
respect for them, because they were
profound and logical.
"When he was not engaged In law.
Cleveland delighted in utter abandon
ment of all things that required
thought: above everything else he
loved to fish. 1 recall that when some
of his Democratic friends wanted him
70 become a candidate for mayor he
said: 4 don't want any more of poll
tics, I want to stay right here in Erie
county. where / can go fishing occa-
sionally. l do not care If / never get
outside the borders o. Erie
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-08-27

turretS. 1t was slow work for long
time. had to serve as second-class
fireman for four mouths. first-class
for eight months and in the engine
room as water-tender for year.
Then, after serving on the U. s. s.
Des Moines as a gun-loader, / vas
transferred to the Iowa and finally
worked up to gun-pointer. After a
time got my G. P. o. rating-chief
petty officer. frst-class gunner.
The various navies differ in many
ways, but most of the differences
would not be noticed by any one but
sailor. Every sailor has great deal
of respect for the Swedes and Nor
wegians and Danes; they are born
sailors and are very daring, but, Of
course, their navies are small. The
Germans were always known as clean
sailors; that is, as in our navy and
the British, their vessels were ship
shape all the time, and were run as
sweet as clock.
There is no use comparing the vari-
Gus navies as to which Is best; some
are better at one thing and some at
another. The British navy, of course.
is the largest, and nobody will deny
that at most things they are topnotch
least of all themselves; they admit
it. But there is one place where the
navy of the United States has 1t all
over every other navy on the seven
seas, and that is gunnery. The Amer
lean navy has the best gunners in
the world And do not let anybody
tell you different.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-08-27

roads. parks. docks and at residences
about the town.
Talk about dear old Jail! You could
not have driven the average prisone-
away from there with a 14-inch gun.
| used to think about them In Bran
denburg, when our boys were rushing
the sentries in the hope of being bay
onetted out of their misery.
While our cargo was being unloaded
| spent most of my time with my
grandmother. ] had heard still more
about the cruelty Of the Huns, and
made up my mind to get into the ser
vice. Murray and Brown had already
enlisted in the Foreign Legion, Brown
being assigned to the infantry and
Murray to the French man-of-war Cas-
sard. But when / spoke of my inten-
ton, my grandmother cried so much
that promised her 1 would not enlist
that time. anyway-and made the
return voyage in the Virginian. We
were no sooner loaded in Boston than
back to st. Nazaire we went.
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CALL WAS FOR OPERATORS"
And SapPer Black Felt Justified il Be-
lieving He Came Within That
Classification.

The new-formed signal company had
just assembled on parade. and the o.
G. was classifying his men for their
various duties. Fall out any opera
tors" he shouted. A number of teleg-
raphlsts promptly stepped to the rear,
but the o. G. was surprised to notice
Sapper Black among the party.
Are you a competent operator" in
quired the o. G.
"Yes, sir" was the immediate re-
Spouse.
"And your speed Of working?"
give thousand feet per hour"
''Five thousand what?" roared the
o. @. Telegraph operators don't send
messages by the yard ~
perhaps not, sir" replied Black !;
"but, you see, I'm not telegraph OPP
orator; I'm n cinematograph operator"
London Answers.
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Frenchwoman, and with 1t, she was
sneered at and insulted time and
again before she finally managed to
get over the border. She died about
two months after she reached st. Ma
zaire.
Moreover, / heard the fate of my
older brother, who had made his home
in France with my grandmother. He
had gone to the front at the outbreak
of the war with the infantry from st.
Nazaire and had been killed two or
three weeks afterwards. This made
it a sort of personal matter.
But what put the finishing touches
Canadian lieutenant told me some
months later in New York. He had
been there and he knew. You could
not help believing him; you can al
ways tell 1t when a man has been
there and knows.
There was not much racket around
New York, so / made up my mind al
of sudden to go over and get some
for myself. Believe me, / got enough
racket before / was through. Most
of the really important things / have
done have happened like that: l did
them on the jump. you might say.
Many other Americans wanted a look,
TOO; there were five thousand Amer
leans in the Canadian army at one
time they say.
would not claim that went over
there to save democracy. or anything
like that. / never did like Germans.
and never met a Frenchman who was
not kind TO ne, and what I heard
about the way the Huns treated the
Belgians made me sick. used TO get
out Of bed TO go TO an all-night picture
show, / thought about it so much.
But there was not much excitement
about New York, and / figured the
q. S. would not get into 1t for while,
anyway. so l just wanted TO go over
and see what it was like. That is
why lots of US went, / think.
There were five of US who went TO
Boston to ship for the other side
Sam Murray. Ed Brown, Tim Flynn.
Mitchell and myself. Murray was an ex-
garby-two bitches (enllstments), gun
pointer rating, and about thirty-five
years old. Brown was a Pennsylvania
man about twenty-six years old. who
had served two enlistments in the Q,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-08-27
National PRAYER DAYS.

The first time the people of the Unit
ed States were called upon to observe
day of national prayer was May g.,
1898, by proclamation of President
John Adams. A controversy had aris-
en- between this country and France
and all Americans were called upon
to pray for continuation of peace.
In 1915, when the United States was
about to make war on Algiers, Pres
ident Madison proclaimed a day Of
prayer. During the Civil war three
presidential proclamations were issued
appointing days of prayer for peace.
In 1865 the authorities called upon the
people to pray for Lincoln, and in 1881
President Arthur proclaimed day of
prayer to mark the burial of President
Garfield. In the autumn of 1914 Pres
ident Wilson issued his proclamation
for prayers on peace Sundays"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-08-27
NOW STAYS HOME EVENINGS
Wife's Clever Little Ruse Caused Hub
by to Forego the companionship
of "the Boys"

He had been married about year
and had taken to spending his evenings
downtown with the boys. One night
his conscience worried him and he
thought he would phone his wife and
get her to come down and meet him
and have dinner with him. So he
called her up.
'Hello, kid" he began. "Say, slip
on some old clothes and run down and
meet me on the quiet. Well have a
good dinner and then We'll get a ma
chine and go out and smear a little
red paint around. How about it?"
''Pll be delighted to join you, jack"
was the reply. But why not come up
to the house and get me? There's no.
body home"
AS the young husbands name is Tom,
he spends his evenings at home now.
And his wife wears a queer smile
when he isn't looking at her.-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-08-27
Sllohtly Nervous.

Flanagan. a brand new soldier. was
placed on guard one dark nigca Fall
ing to see another soldier approaching
until he was almost beside him, Flan-
igan nearly jumped out of his skin
but managed TO quaver: ''W-who G.
goes there?" On being told the fell
lows name. and finding out for sure
that he wasn't going to be killed right
away. says Flanagan. regaining his
courage: Advance then and give the
discount"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-08-27

snakes and took up their previous at
titudes. He tried the idea several
times and became convinced and is
now telling the story to his friends.
He says he has known bullheads to
bite in numbers in the middle of hot
day when he started playing tr:s In
strument, but never before has he seen
lower creatures recognize a patriotic
air.-Exchange
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-08-27
SAYS SNAKES ARE PATRIOTIC
Truthful Fisherman Can Prove His
Assertion by Incident In Which
He Figured.

1t seems that prominent nimrod of
Pittsfeld was fishing the famous Kon-
kaper pool in Mill river, and the fish
were not biting good. He threw his
bait into the water. rested his pole on
the ground and sat down to rest. While
so doing he took an ocarina from his
pocket and began playing. Presently
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-08-27
Easily Arranned.

One beautiful summer night. when
the crickets were chirping in the grass
and the caterpillars were dropping
from the trees, John Henry turned to
the charming girl who was sitting on
the veranda at his side.
Edith" said he, trifle timorously,
"there comes to me a thought, l might
say fear"
swell, what is itT' queried the fair
girl, as the other hesitated.
81 suppose" responded John Henry.
suggestively, hopefully, "that were /
to steal kiss you would have me ar
rested?"
Perhaps" was the ready rejolnder
of the girl, but you could find some
body to pay your fine, couldn't you"
Philadelphia Telegraph.
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he played the national anthem and,
much to his surprise, noticed a water
snake come from under the bank and
swim across the water and into a po-
sition facing him, the snakes head
erect. The reptile was followed by
others until there were half a dozen
facing him, each at attention and head
erect. The nimrod was mystified and
stopped playing. The snakes went
back to their holes. ''Can 1t be that
these snakes are patrioticY' be won
dered and, to test the notion. started
the national air again. Out came the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-08-27
Something TO "ereet" About.

Persons casting about for something
to worry about may take pleasure in
recalling from "The Little Minister"
the manner in which self-styled simple
folk in Scotland regard the northern
lights-"the devils rainbow" Waster
Lunny called it. II saw it sax times
in July month";" he said, 'and it made
me shut my cen. You was out admir-
ing it, dominic, but l can never forget
that it was seen in the year ~ just
afore the great storm. / was only q
laddie then, but l mind how that awful
wind stripped a. the standing corn In
the glen in less time than we've been
here at the waters edge. 1t was called
the deil's bosom. Ny farher's hinmost
words to me was, It's time eneuch to
greet, laddie, when you see the au-
rora borealis.' Waster Lunny was
greeting" DER the drought then, but
twelve hours later the Quharity was
out of its banks, washing out the corn
and with years store of wool on its
crest was dashing out to sea.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-08-27
F0REWORD.

Gunner DepeW" is not a
work of fiction, but it is
more thrilling than any fic-
ton you ever read. 1t is the
true story of the expert
enceS of an American boy
who had a fighting career
that is unique in the annals
of the great war. 1t is a
story crowded with fighting
and adventure = big with
human courage and endur-
ance. 1t is the first war mar
rative that tells the true
story of conditions in the
German prison camps. 1t
is a story that every Ameri-
can should and will read to
the end.
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No Better Security on Earth.

The credit of the United States was
so high and unquestionable that in
1900. two years after the Spanish war,
? per cent bonds were offered at par
and oversubscribed. This is a fnan-
cial performance no other nation has
ever equaled. United States 4 per
cent bonds in 1888 sold as high as $50,
and in 1901 brought 1897 on the stock
market. The United States has new
er defauited on any OF its bonds. Not
one Of its bondholders has ever lost q
cent of principal or interest, except
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-08-27

When the crescent of the new moon
appears in the west the phenomenon
called "the old moon La the young
ones arms" is often observed. Part
Ii. embraced by the horns of the cres-
cent is seen the whole round orb OF
the moon. The cause Of this appear
ance is that the ''earthlight" upon that
part Of the moon not reached by the
sunshine Is sufficiently brilliant to rem
der II family visik:e to our eyes.
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neun Without a Peer y

What the Scientific American calls
"a gun without peer" is the new
$40 millimeter mobile howitzer built
by the Creusot works for the French
army. 1t IS mounted on a railroad
carriage and fires shell 20.47 inches
in diameter. 1t is a fort wrecker, and
one shell from 1t is said to haps s7f-
feed to reduce Fort Malmaison, OF
which the Germans had spent so much
time and labor. to a pile of dust and
debris.
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Not to Be Taken In.

Germany will sing small, very
small, In the end, but We'll answer her
like the judge"
The speaker was Provost Marshal
General Crowder.
EYES," he went on; wen no more
be softened by Germany's penitence
than the judge was by the kidaaper
who wiped his eyes on his cuff and
blubbered:
".Jedge, I'm down and out
"'No, no, my man. said the judge
You're down, but you're not out yet
You won't be out for seven years
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Intended No Harm.

Lucy was playing up on the lawn
with her little puppy when the dog
next door came up wagging his tail In
most friendly way. The little pup
stuck his tail between his legs and
started for the house. Lucy caught
him, saying: Don't be afraid. pup
he won't hurt you: he just come over
to introduce hiSself."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-08-27
This Girl is . "Lineman."

VIE. the automatic telephone
switchboard in Santa Monica, CAL,
gets out of order it is a young woman,
clad in overalis and jumper, that
shoots the trouble"
Before this high-school graduate Of
unusual accomplishments obtained her
present posiuon of indoor mechanic,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-08-27

when the hour Is being struck the
clock keeps its hands before its face
she proved herself as efficient as the
men in doing line work, climbing poles
and replacing wires as readily as any
of them, says Popular Mechanics, in
describing her attachments.
But for the war and the shortage OF
men having mechanical experience, she
probably would not be filling a mans
place.
However. being fond Of mechanics
and having knowledge of electricity,
she intends to remain at her post until
peace comes. and then get a college
education.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-08-27

uOWn ana got SO
weak I could hardly
stand, and had head
aches every day. !
tried everything /
could think of and
was under q ply
sician's care for two
years. A girl friend
had used Lydia E.
Pinkham's vege-
table Compound and
she told me about
it. From the first
day / took itIbegan
to feel better and
now / am well and
able to do most any
k in d of work. 7
have been recon-
A.
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pound ever since and give you my per-
mission to publish this letter" Misc
FLO KELLY, 476 So. 14th ST., Newark,
N. j..
The reason this famous root and herb
remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, was so successful in Miss
Kelly's case was because it went to the
root Of her trouble, restored her to a
normal healthy condition and 40 result
her nervousness disappeared. -
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-08-27

80 cents day unnecessarily in barber
shops we have total of 1882, 100000
under the actual figures. taking into
consideration all classes of people. In
the less exclusive barber shops one
finds continual stream of men, of the
moderate salary class. who indulge in
the items have enumerated. We
might guess the total ought to be at
least half billion dollars.
To have our shoes shined we spend
at least $100.O00,0O0 a year and mil
lion more than the market price for
shoe laces because we wish to avoid
the trouble Of putting them in our
selves. Some of this expense undoubt-
edly is necessary, but while the war
lasts we need not be ashamed Of any
form of Spartan economy. We can be
tight handed and rigorous with our
nickels and dimes without being open
to the charge of stingineSs-provided
we use the money for government
needs. We can shine our own shoes
for tenth Of this hundred million dol
lars. There are In New York a number
of men who have grown very wealthy
from the shoe-shining business. Among
them are some large tenement owners
one reputed to be worth rillions.
There are more than fifty t,ousand
bootblack places in the United States,
some of them employing dozen or
more men. The majority of these
bootblacks are within the fighting age.
at least they ought to be doing some
sort of war service, instead of shining
shoes-while American blood runs so
freely on the other side.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-08-27

those who voluntarily have taken
losses by selling their bonds in a pc
Rod of temporary price Depression
International Confectioner.
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IA NERVOUS
BREAKDOWN
Miss Kelly Tells How Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Restored
Her Health.

Newark, N. J.-"For about three
years / suffered from nervous break
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-08-27

Gunner Depew, on board the
French dreadnaught Cassard,
gives the PoiIus a sample of the
Workmanship for which the
American gunners are famous.
Then he leaves his snip and goes
into the trenches. Don't miss
the next instaIIment.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-08-27

They say that coeducation trans
forms colleges into match factories.
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Il Can't Bear to Look.

When the hour is being struck the
clock keeps its hands before it's face
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-12-11
Odd Funeral Customs.

Curious funeral customs fingered
long in Wales and the border coun-
ties. Aubrey tells us of "the sin
eater" who came to the house of the
dead person and for a meal and a fee
undertook the responsibility Of the
guilt of the departed!
In Wales the night before the burial
the friends and neighbors came to
the house, bringing with them a small
piece of meat or bread and some beer,
etc. This night was called "Wyl Nos
(the watching night. Certain psalms
were sung and Scriptures read, and
when person entered the room they
knelt before the corpse and repeated
the Lords Prayer.
Pence and halfpence were given to
the poor In place of small rolls Of
bread, which was the older custom.
Along the road from the house to the
churchyard at every cross-road the
bier was rested on the ground and the
Lords Prayer repeated; so also on
entering the church.
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GAMBLER

Gambler, Dec. 11.-Mrs. L. o. Palm
tier, daughter of Mr.. G. D. Thompson,
arrived Friday from her home in
Edgerton, Wis, for two weeks visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hyde and
children, who were former residents
of Gambler, have rented the Freeman
cottage and will in the very near
future take possession of same.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cole have ar
rived from Ann Arbor, Mich, for
their annual visit to the Sunny South,
and are again occupying the cottage
of Mrs. J. J. Marshall.
Memorial services for the late Rev.
E. G. Mckinley were conducted in the
Presbyterian church Sunday morning
by the Revs. Edwards and Gabard.
Mr.. and Mrs John Mathews spent
part of the past week in Jacksonville,
combining business with the pleasure
of attending the state fair.