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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14
WHERE BAD MONEY is GOOD.
In Old Mexico Bogus Coins Are
Freely Circulated.

Freely Circulated.
Counterfeiters find Mexico a good
field for their business An enor-
nous amount of spurious coin is in
circulation in that country. A re-
markable thing about these false
CONS is that they are readily ac-
cepted in the ordinary channels of
trade. 1t is only when they get into
the banks or Offices of the federal
state governments that they are TAX
en- up and retired from circulation.
The silver peso is the principal coin
counterfeited. although the coins OF
smaller denomination, particularly
the scent piece, are not below the
notice of the Illicit metal workers.
There is no way of estimating the
amount of false coin in circulation,
but it must be very large, as is evil
denced by the fact that one of every
ten coins of the peso denomination
in the ordinary transaction of BUSH
ness usually is found to be spurious.
The average Mexican of the lower
eral metal work The couuterfeiting
outfits usually are crude affairs, and
the coins which they turn out are
good specimens, considering the rough
method of their manufacture. Few
of the counterfeiters take the trou-
BILE to form an elaborate composition
for their goods The majority OF them
are content with ordinary lead. In
many instances the coins are cast
in brass and then plated with sill
yer. The silver plated brass coins
are kept in circulation until the plat
ing wears off, when they are no long
er accepted in the usual line of trade.
1t is said that counterfeiters in
Mexico have little difficulty in plac-
ing their product in circulation. In
many instances uncovered by the po-
lice and secret service men the ccun-
terfeiters sold their spurious output
to merchants and small dealers IN
different cities and the coins were
passed out to customers in system
attic way so as not to attract undue
attention. The patrons of these small
stores and market places are people
of the lower class for the most part,
and the rudest kind of counterfeit
coin is accepted by them without
question or comment.
The counterfeiting of bark bills or
stamps has not been attempted in
Mexico for many years. The execu-
ton of work of this kind requires
the exercise of a kind of skill that
the average Mexican counterfeiter is
not possessed Of The nearest APP
proach to this kind of counterfeiting
took place not long ago when many
thousand dollars worth of fraudu-
lent street car tickets were made
and sold in Mexico City. These tick
cts were engraved and were good
limitations of the originals, brt it
was only few days after they were
put on the market before the fraud
was discovered and its perpetrators
arrested.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14

For different people the immortal
stories of the world have different
messages. For instance. Prof. Charles
Zueblin, of the Chicago University
said at a recent dinner, which a writer
in the st. Louis Globe-Democrat re-
ports. that in his native town of Pen
dleton some of the mothers used to
cut the children's hair.
They did it with shears and bowl.
The operation was often painful, and
the result was never elegant
In Sunday school a Pendleton teach
er told her pupils the tragic story of
Samson and Delilah Then she turned
to a small boy, hopeful that he had
extracted some lesson from it. He had.
indeed, taken it home
joe" she said, what do you learn
from the Samson story?"
1t don't pay" piped Joe, feelingly,
to have a woman cut a feller's hair.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14
WIFE'S ECONOMIC FEAT.
Kept Family of Nine on Is Cents
Per Day.

Kept Family of Nine on Is Cents
Per Day.
Here are some of the evidences of
thrift shown by Robert Gerichs as
testified to by Mrs. Gerichs, who fled
a cross bill in st. Louis. and is fight
ing her husbands suit for divorce.
Gave his wife 10 cents a day to buy
food for family of nine
Bought stale bread at % cents a
barrel for the children to eat
Bought molasses at 2b cents a gal
Ion, added an equal quantity of water
to it, and said it was fine for the
children
Brought home one link of pork sau-
sage for each of the family
Insisted that his wife use only mela-
ed lard as gravy on the children's
bread.
Provided so little money for meat
that the family had to eat hamburger
steak every day, except when he gave
them treat-one sausage link
Insisted that no soup except bean
soup and no vegetable except cabbage
be cooked.
In rebuttal to his wife's testimony
as to the things which he did, Gerichs
testified that Mrs. Gerichs refused to
take care of his four children, would
not mend his garments, would not
cook his meals, would not wash his
clothes.
He testified that he had to come
home and do the washing and hang
out the clothes, though he is a paper
hanger But he added after enum-
Grating these things, my wife was a
good housekeeper."
Asked what he meant by that he
said: well, she was my housekeeper
for a year before we were married,
and she was a good one. l wish l
had kept her as my housekeeper in
stead of making her my wife," He did
not say whether he would hire his
wife as housekeeper again If a d.
vorce be granted. The case was taken
under Amusement
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14

Much has been said of the modesty
and reticence of the Wright brothers
of aeroplane fame. That they are
able to give a clever reason for their
reserve is indicated by this story, told
by Macmillan Foster III Outing:
You see," said the financial agent
Of the two Dayton sky-fiers, the
Wrights are what you might call too
shy and too modest. l said so once to
Wilbur and do you know what he an
swered?"
Mr.. Flint paused long enough to
chuckle
Wilbur said to me, Mr.. Flint, the
best talker and the worst fiier among
the birds is the parrot
Which is one good reason. perhaps.
why the world at large knows so lit
tie about the Wright flying-machine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14
ALL AROUND THE GLOBE

At Colon the first public Fairgrounds
ever established on the Isthmus of
Panama are about to be opened.
After being on for four months, the
lid" in Wichita, Kan. has been pried
loose and the town is again wide-open
In a battle with Lee McAllister. a
maniac, whom they were taking to an
asylum, Sheriff Mountain and Deputy
Sheriff Broderick were hurled over a
seventy -five-foot embankment at An
derson, Ind. The mailman was later
overpowered and taken to Richmond.
A pillar made of field stones. erected
to the memory of Chief Yellow Thun-
der of the Winnebago tribe. was un-
yelled at Baraboo, Wis.
After seeing scores Of ships rotting
in San Francisco Bay for lack Of bust
ness, several members of the delega-
ton of Congressman on their way TO
Hawaii announced themselves as IA
voring a national ship subsidy.
The family cat saved \. G.. Coles
life near Tionesta, Pa, when i've
foot rattlesnake was about TO strike
him as he slept in the ward. The
SNAKE anu NAt AouSAe uEeA eAAc 49, 49,
killed. but the commotion awoke Cole
and he killed the snake
The highest price paid for cotton IN
Montgomery. Ala, in twenty five years
was reached when the first new bale
Of the season sold for so cents a pound.
President Taft committed the SEN
tence of Charles F. Kline. serving hye
years in the Ohio penitentiary for
counterfeiting, and the prisoner was
released
Mrs. Ccrdelia FELTON, has fled a pro-
test at Fond du Lac. Wis. against the
win OF her brother. Harvey Darand.
wb3 left sn estate Of $4,000 TO distant
-eiatives. two-carat diamond TO Mrs.
c. A. Galloway former president OF
the woman's Club. and beQueatned
only 81 to his sister.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14
OPENING OF THE STANDING
ROCK AND CHEYENNE RIVER
INDIAN RESERVATIONS.

The opening of the Standing Rock
and Cheyenne River Indian Reserva-
lions in South Dakota and North Da-
kota in October will give thousands of
people 80 acres of fertile farming
lands for small sum per acre.
Aberdeen, South Dakota, on the
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL
RAILWAY, and Mobridge and Lennon,
South Dakota, on the CHICAGO, MIL
wAUKEE & PUGET SOUND RAILWAY, are
points of registration. You can regis
ter any day from Oct 4 to %. The
drawing will take place at Aberdeen
on October &c.
This land opening will also give you
a splendid opportunity to see the couh
try via the new line to the Pacific
Coast.
Descriptive folder free.
F. A. MILLER,
General Passenger Agent Chicago, Mil
waukee and ST. Paul Railway, Chi
cago.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14

Be it said for Darius Green that he
never tried to fly over the English
Channel-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The government has no money for
air ship experiments, Wants to cut
out all this high Con-
stitution.
People who insist on the most mod
ern forms of sport will learn with re-
greet that it is ever .reSder to learn to
manage flying machine that it was
to conquer a Observation-Disclosures
Star.
The regularity with which all aero
planes fail at the same time and es-
tablish new records at the same time
leads to the suspicion of some secret
compact for playing on the public's
feelings.-New York Evening Post
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14
GETTING A BATH.
Must Go Crafty on Hunt and Stalk
Il From Hotel to Hotel.

The real sport in Switzerland, the
occupation that keeps one all in a
culver, is getting bath. The Swiss
are economical with baths, but you
can get them, if you go craftily on
the hunt and stalk them from hotel
to hotel.
Get them? / should say~you can.
My friend from st. Louis found that
out. He needed personal laundry
ing, and he saw a sign relating to
baths, on the door of his room in a
hotel.
Hal" he shouted Discovered!
have trailed bath to its lair
The bath lady came. Il desire"
said my friend from st. Louis.
through the crack of the wardrobe
door where he was hiding, being
ready, so to speak, for his hath. Il
desire a bain-bath, you know
wash, water to get in-bain, Balm
Balm"
"Oui," said the bath lady, wavi-,-;
her hand at the sign on the dor.
Sude," assented the man from St
Louis, "bain-you know"
"Oui," smiled the bath lady, and
presently the procession began. First
came un balm pieds, and then I'm
balm de siege and finally, un grand
balm.
holy smoke!" yelled the man from
ST. Louis. do you think l am col
lecting baths Do you think1 want all
the baths there are? Take some of
these damn baths away" But no. He
had to take them. The attendant saw
to that. If crazy American came
along and desired all the baths in
stock. far be ii from the Swiss hotel
keeper to disappoint him. Also. far
be it from him not to remember the
fact in the bill.
That is a fine attribute OF the
Swiss. They are calm and literal,
Tell a Swiss what You think you
want. and that settles Il. You get
that. with no allowances for mis-
takes, temperamental shifts. or 9TH
err idiosycrasies.-Everybody's Maya
zine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14
The Pontiac wear-weu shoes.

In another column Of this paper is
the announcement of The Pontiac
Wear-Well Shoes for Women, Misses
and Children. These shoes are made
by the old and reliable Pontiac Shoe
Manufacturing Company. Pontiac, Illi-
nois. The owners of this shoe factory
are its own managers, who oversee
everything in the construction of the
shoes from the smallest detail until
the finished product is on the market
The greatest care is exercised in the
selection of leather and other material
entering into the construction of the
shoes, while in style and finish they
are up-to-date in every respect.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14
An Onion Lover.


Dr.. w. A. Evans, health commission
er of Chicago. declares pasteurized
milk to be an overrated article.
''They who expect" said DR.. Evans
recently, wonderful hygienic effects
from pasteurized milk are bound to be
disappointed"
He smiled.
in the way of real, tangible re-
suits" DR.. Evans went on, they will
get little more than the Atlantic City
excursionist would have got if-but
listen to the story.
"a Philadelphia gentleman was very
bald. Onion juice was recommended
him as an infallible hair restorative.
Accordingly, every morning he split
two onions and rubbed their Juicy flesh
very thoroughly over his nude white
scalp. The odor was strong, but the
gentleman, after time, got used to
it. Throughout his Atlantic City vaca-
ton he saw no reason to abandon his
daily onion tonic. Well, one hot morn
ing on the boardwalk, spying a vacant
place beside an eXcursionist who was
lunching out of a paper bag, the
Philadelphia bald-head seated himself,
unbuttoned his waistcoat, removed his
hat and exposed his head to the cool
breezes and the sunshine. An over
towering odor of the onion arose The
excursionist beside him, pausing in his
repast, frowned and shifted. The gen.
tleman famed himself calmly. The
other, sandwich in hand, kept on sniff
fing and frowning. Then after a min
ute or two, the excursionist leaned
over and said:
Excuse me, boss, but would we
mind if rubbed this here cheese sand
witch on yer head so as to give it a
flavor of onions? I'm awfully fond of
onions"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14
ImperishabIe wood.

a curious source of wealth is report
ed by the French consul at Mongtze,
n Upper Tonkin. 1t lies in wood
mines. The wood originally was a
pine forest, which the, earth swallowed
in ~ome cataclysm. Some of the trees
are yard in diameter. They lie in
a slac.ing direction and in sandy soils,
which, tover them to depth OF about
eight yards. AS the top branches are
well preserved it is thought the geo.
logical CONFUSION which buried them
cannot be of very great antiquity The
wood furnished by these timber mines
is imperishable and the Chinese gladly
buy 1t for collins
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14
Money and Chairs for Aviation.

NJ. Basil Zakaroff has given feo,'
600 francs for the foundation OF a
chair of aviation in the faculty OF
sciences of the university.
NJ. Henry Deutsch has given 5oO,-
900 francs, and promises in addition
an annual grant of 5000 francs, to-
ward the creation Of an aero-tecn-
nical institute in the University OF
Paris.
The Osires prize (s20,00o) is
awarded by the Institute of France ey'
cry third year for the most remark
able contribution to the course OF
progress. This year 1t goes to Bleriot
and voisin, aviators.-Science.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14
SENSE ABOUT FOOD.

Facts About Food Worth Knowing.
1t is a serious question sometimes to
know just what to eat when a per-
sons stomach is out of order and mosf
foods cause trouble.
Crape-Nuts food can be taken at any
time with the certainty that it will d.
gest. Actual experience of people Is
valuable to anyone interested in foods.
A Terre Haute woman writes: Il
had suffered with indigestion for about
four years, ever since an attack of
typhoid fever, and at times could eat
nothing but the yery lightest food. and
then suffer such agon.r with my stom-
ach / would wish / never had to eat
Anything.
Il was urged to try Grape-Nuts and
since using it DO not have to starve
myself any more, but l can eat it at
any time and feel nourished and salts
fed, dyspepsia is thing of the past,
and | am now strong and well.
MY husband also had an experience
with Grape-Nuts He was very weak
and sickly in the spring. Could not
attend to his work He was put I'M
der the doctors care but medicine did
not seem to do him any good until he
began to leave of ordinary food and
use Grape Nuts 1t was positively sur
prising to see the change in him. He
grew better right OF. and naturally he
has none but words OF praise for
Grape Nuts
Our boy thinks he cannot eat
meal without Grape-Nuts, and he
learns so fast at school that his teach
err and other scholars comment on It,
I am satisfied that il is because Of the
great nourishing elements in Grape
Eats"
There's a Reason
It contains the phosphate Of potash
from wheat and barley which combines
with albumen TO make the gray mat
ter to daily refill the brain and nerve
centres.
1t is a pity that people do not know
what to feed their children There are
many mothers who give their young
sters almost any kind Of food and when
they become sick begin TO pour the
medicine down them. The real way Is
TO stick TO proper food and be healthy
and get along without medicine and
expense
Ever read the above letter. A
new one appears from time 10 ume.
They are genuine, true, and fuii on
human interest.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14
Government Home.,eaa.

One and one-half million acres of
farming and grazing land will be
opened for settlement in the Cheyenne
River and Standing Rock Indian Res
ervation October 4th to 23d. Fast
daily through trains direct to Pierre
and Aberdeen, S. D., the registration
points, via the Chicago & Northwest
ern Ry. Write for descriptive pamph-
lets, giving maps and full particulars,
to W. B. Kniskern, p T. NJ, C. & N.
w. Ry., Chicago, III. :
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14
Ready TO DO His Part.

An eccentric country squire agreed
to employ an equally eccentric rus
tic to rid his mansion of its plague
of flies. the terms being board, lodg-
ing and beer for three days.
At the end OF this period there were
more flies than ever. and the squire
interrogated his new employe thus:
"Why ever haven't you made a start!
You contracted to kill all the HES
I'm waiting for you. gov'nor," re
torted the willy rustic; you've got
to catch EN- first. only promised
to kin 'em."-London Daily News.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14
A ninerence.

Tommy, am sorry, but will have
to whip you for fighting when l told
you you mustn't? What were you and
Jimmy White quarreling about?"
why, mum, he said you were ten
years older than his mother, and l told
him he was a liar"
We'll, Tommy, l don't approve OF
your fighting, but under the circum-
stances Here's quarter for
you, and I'll ask your papa to take
you to the moving-picture show to-
night when he comes home. "-Balti-
more American.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14

De I.ancey Nicoll, the brilliant New
York lawyer, said at dinner. apro-
pos of a certain legal decision
1T was cruel blow. as cruel as
that which a Bayside cook served on
a tramp.
This filthy tramp. knocking at the
kitchen door. whined:
I'm turible hungry. lady. Could
We gimme a small wedge o. fresh pie!
Were Just ont of pie said the
cook. but here's cake for you.
And she handed the tramp cake
Of soap."--washington Star.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14
Unprecedented.

Mike McGinnis was being examined
for jury duty in murder trial.
"Mr. McGinnis," asked the Judge,
have you formed or expressed an
opinion as to the guilt or innocence
of the prisoner at the bar?"
mo, SIR replied Mike
Have you any conscientious scru-
pies against capital punishment"
"Not in this case, your honor" Mike
rep1ied.-Success Magazine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14

my back and once tainted The kid
ney secretions were much disordered
and / was so far gone that / was
thought to be at deaths door. Since
Doan's Kidney Pills cured me feel
as If | had been pulled back from the
tomb
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N Y
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14

Following the shooting of an on
locker during a fight between strike
sympathizers and imported workmen
OF the Pressed Steel Car Company.
near Pittshurg. special precautions are
being taken ty the State constabulary
to prevent recurrence of trouble.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14

Mr.. Tillman re-
fuses to confirm or
deny the rumor.
Senator Tillman
has not fully re-
covered from the
attack of partial
paralysis which
seized him last
summer. He tried
to cure this by an
extended tour OF
several months in
Europe. The health
resorts of the con-
tinent helped him
greatly and he re-
turned to the Uni
ted States much
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14
The Safe Side.

May 1 ask you a question:"
Sure stranger"
why is everybody in this section
mixed up in a feud?'
Well nobuddy keers to take chances
on being an innocent bystander."-
Louisville Courier Journal
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14
Prohibision for Unions.

Rev. Charles Sickle, head of the Ia
Dor department of the Presbyterian
Church, has begun a. L3.Tement look
ing to the organization ca national
total abstinence society of walking del
egates and officers of unions with the
particular object OF preventing the
holding of union meetings in halls with
saloon attachments.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14

P Ills have cured
thousands of women
in the same condi-
ton.
Mrs. A. Heiman of
Saltwater, M i n n.
says: But for Doan's
Kidney Pills l would
not be living now.
They cured me in
1899 and I've been
well since. / used to
have such pain in
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14
FREE LANDS IN WYOMING.
Chicago 4 Northwestern Railway

Send for booklet telling how to Sc
cure 800 acres of U. S. Govern
ment lands in Wyoming free of cost,
and describing various irrigation pro-
jects and the most approved methods
of scientific dry farming. Homeseek-
ers' rates. Direct train service from
Chicago. w. B. Kniskern. P. t.. NJ,
Chicago, III.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14
Hard ON His Nerves.

did you find yourself embarrassed
while in Europe by your lack of ac-
quaintance with the French language"
No" answered Mr.. Cumrox Il think
I suffered less embarrassment than the
other folks. ] couldn't tell half the
time what they were blushing about
Washington Star.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14

walk ups t airs
without stopping
on the way. I
tried three differ
emit doctors and
each told me some
thing different. I
received no benefit
from any of them,
but seemed to suf-
fer more. The last
doctor said moth
ing would restore
NV hooIfh Tha0o-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14

Unole-I hope you've been a good
boy, Tommy.
Tommy-Well, no. haven't.
Uncle-Dear, dear! / hope you
haven't been very bad
Tommy-N'no! Just comfortabIe,"
London Opinion
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14
Careless.

He-There was nearly bad fire at
the theater
She-How was that?
He-The villain lit a cigarette and
tossed the match into the snow.-St
Louis Times.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14
Her sincere Friends.

Nan-Has lii told you yet when she
and Jack are to be married?
Fan-Not yet, but / know. They'll
be married just as soon as she can get
Jack to propose.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14

The Parisienne is always as keen to
follow fashions in jewelry as in frocks,
and just now she has given her undi-
vided affection to the turquoise.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14
DON'T DESPAIR.

Read the Experience of q Mime
sofa Woman and Take Heart.
If your back aches and you feel sick,
languid, weak and miserable day after
day-don't worry Doan'S Kidney
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14
AFTER
DOCTORS
FAILED
LydiaE. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound Cured Her.

Willimantic, Conn.-"For five years
/ suffered untold agony from female
troubles, causing backache, irregulari-
ton. It was impossible for me to
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14

Crawford-So your wife doesn't
make mince pies any more?
Crabshaw-No. She uses all the
odds and ends around the house as
trimmings for her hat.-Puck.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14

At Philadelphia factory a leather
belt has been turned out which is $50
feet long by five feet wide. 1t requir-
ed 500 hides in its manufacture.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14
Promising Youth.

my younger brother Jerry" said Mrs.
Lapsling. Before he had been in COL
lege three years he got his bacchana-
liam degree"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-09-14

Supervisor of Occur d'Alene forest
service estimates that 100000 feet Of
timber viii be destroyed in ores rag
ing near Priest Lake. Idaho.