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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-06-27
Wins Fight For Life.

1t was long and bloody battle for
life that was waged by James b.
Mersaon Of Newark, \. j., Of which
he writes: II had lost much blood
from lung hemorrhages, and was very
weak and rundown. For eight months
I was unable to work. Death seemed
close on my heels. when / began,
three weeks ago. to use DIR. King 5
New Discovery. But it has helped
me greatly. 1t is doing all that you
claim" For weak, sore lungs. cbsti-
nate coughs. Stubborn colds, hoarse-
ness, la grippe. asthma, hay-fever or
anv throat or lung trouble it's
suaTeme. SOC and S1O0. Trial bottle
fres. Guaranteed by w. w. Albers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-06-27
CRYING FOR HELP.
Lots Of it in Wausau But Daily
Growing Less.

The kidneys cry for help.
Not an organ in the whole body so
delicately constructed.
Not one so important to health.
The kidneys are the filters of the
blood.
When they fail the blood becomes
foul and poisonous.
There can be no health where there
is poisoned blood.
Backsche is one of the first indica-
lions of kidney trouble.
Its the kidneys cry for help. Heel
it.
Doan's Kidney Pills are what is
wanted.
Are just what overworked kidneys
need.
They strengthen and inyigorate the
kidneys: help them TO do their. work:
never fail to cure any case of kidney
disease.
Read the proof from Wausau citi-
zen.
William L. st. Clair, 400 Forest Ave,
Wausau, Wis, says: 81 found D3an'S
Kidney Pills very effective and Just as
represented. My kidneys were mac
tive and often caused my back TO ache.
Doan's Kidney Pills helped me as soon
as began taking them and my es.-
perience leads me to endorse them
highly"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-06-27
FIRE INSURANCE.

L. C. Kretlow wishes to announce
that he is prepared to write fire in
surance in approved stock companies
at reasonable rates. He also places
plate glass and boiler insurance and
surety bonds. First National bank
building. Phone 1893 If.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-03
Upside Down.

"The part of the mirror in line with
the handle, that refused to reverse the
image before, now does reverse it and
the part that at first reversed the i'm
age now refuses to do So"
1T must be because the eye is BE-
TWEEN the card and it's reflection" sug-
gested the sultan,
mot at ALL" answered the doctor.
LET us take this new kodak of yours,
which has what is called a brilliant
finder, showing the image right side
up instead Of being reversed, as it
would be on the ground glass.
thousands Of persons who use
those finders when taking snapshots
imagine that the picture they see in
the finder is an exact reproduction of
the same in front of them, but such
Is not the case. What is on the
right in reality is on the left in the
finder, but the image is right side up.
why does it reverse the picture
from right to left and not from top
to bottom, as it does on the ground
glass? Turn the camera round and
look into the finder the other way and
the reflector that refused to reverse
the image before now does so, hut
the part that was reversed 10 now
straight"
What is the explanation of the phe-
nomenon?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-03
A Doll Party,

A charming little entertainment Of a
juvenile order was planned recently
by mother for her little daughter
All the guests were little girls, and
the basis of the fun was a doll hunt
arranged like a cobweb game.
The cobweb, consisting of gayly col
ored ribbons, was arranged in the cen
ter of the room. To the end of each
string was tied a card with a name
upon it, that Of the doll, which was to
reward the searcher at the other end
OF the ribbon.
At the end Of half an hour Of wind
ing and unwinding, each little maid
came upon pretty little DOLL After
discovering the dolls the cobwebs led
away once more to the dining room
and here the children found a NINA
ture clothes line upon which was 4
frock for each doll, each one clearly
labeled.
While they fingered in the dinine
room some light and attractive re
freshments were served, each child
finding her place by means of a paper
doll with her name on It,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-03

cant on which to base his firms atti.
after he has made his investigation.
will be taken without further testi-
mOny.
OF course, your boy is bound to be
manager Of the credit department; for
that is what he has been preparing
for, and this will come, perhaps, by
the time he is 80 or little less, &C.
cording to the zeal and intelligence
and keenness that he has shown in
lower positions. From an Investigator,
or detective Of promise, who is given
some of the most intricate cases to
handle, and when he earns probably
$50 week, he is made assistant man.
sger, If the establishment is of con.
siderable size, at $4,000 to $4,000 a
year, and then manager, which pays
anything from $4,000 up to $4,000,
according to the magnitude of the
business.
BY this time he is one of the most
important men connected with the
firm-some say the credit man is the
most Importation his opinion will
be accepted as to the trustworthiness
of anybody and everybody that wishes
to buy goods, and he has become an
authority on human nature. Ere
Quently he will be able to read man
at sight, so great will have been his
experience and the acumen that has
resulted therefrom, and the exercise
of this faculty will save his company
from losses that might amount to
thousands of dollars through the I'M
wise extension of credit.
Of course such man is bound tc
be member of the firm, if he re.
mains with it; but in this case he
would be succeeded in the credit de-
partment by another direct manager,
and himself would exercise only indt
rect supervision. If his ambition leo
toward continuing the credit line, he
would be a likely candidate for the
management of a credit association,
either one of the large independent
institutions, such as Bradstreets or
Duns, or one that has been formed by
merchants or others in single gen.
eral line for mutual protection, such
as the lumbermen or the credit as
ISOLATION of retail merchants in New
York city.
In these cases his services would
be almost invaluable; for it is within
his powers to be one Of the few men
really competent to conduct such a
business with absolute justice, pro.
tecting his firm or associates against
deadbeats and irrespOnsibles, and at
the same time being so just as not to
lose customers Some men are en-
tircly worthy of credit for few hun.
drcd dollars, but could not be safely
trusted for two or three thousand;
just as a man might be able to pay
monthly ilstalments Of, say, $25, but
could not afford $50, though he might
Gclude himself into thinking he could,
The keen credit man, such as your boy
may become, often knows men better
than they know themselves.
Copyright, 1910. by the Associated Lit.
erary Press)
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-03
New Winter Game

Many people in search of a new
amusement for the winter evenings
will have cause to be thankful to Mr..
Cyril Maude. He invented a new
Jumping Beans" All that is
necessary is plate and a few of the
Jumping beans" from Mexico, with
which most people are familiar. The
plate is marked with a series OF con.
centric circles-like an archery tar.
get-and each bean is marked with a
splash of color, identifying it as being
owned by one of the players. The
plate is then warmed slightly and the
beans are put into the center circle.
The winner of the game is the player
whose bean first reaches the outer.
most circle, and the cratic movements
Of the "horses" make the issue most
excitingly problematical
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-03
TRADING KNIVES is HIS FAD
superintendent Of Philadelphia SUM-
day School Develops Queer Pas
sion In Short Time.

Boys are not alone in their love of
swapping things. A Sunday school
superintendent in Philadelphia told
his class recently that he had con-
tracted the disease a few weeks previ-
ously and that he had it bad.
Il never play cards or any other
game of chance" he said, but l SIM
ply can't resist trading knives. A
friend Of mine held his knife in his
closed hand and offered to trade it for
the one I had in my pocket. AS my
knife had all the blades broken I
didn't see how I could get the worst
Of it. nor did I, for his had one whole
blade. Since then l have traded
knives nine times and I have finally
secured through various stages a real.
ly fine knife with pearl handle. Yet
II come across a man who wants to
trade l don't think I could resist. al
though now l would be pretty sure to
get the worst of the bargain. II
would serve me right if l should be
stuck with my original, old, bladeless
knife"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-03
Imprisonment for Debt,

1t is now over fifty years since tho
power of imprlsoning a debtor for life
was taken from the creditor. and II
fills one with amazement to think that
system so ridiculous should have
continued as long as it did. The three
principal debtors prisons in England
were the Kings Bench, the Marshal.
sea and the borough Compter In the
year 1859 there were twenty thousand
prisoners for debt in Great Britain and
Ireland. The futility of the system
was quite as great as its barbarity.
More than half the prisoners in some
of the prisons were kept there solely
because they could not pay the attor'
uey's costs. Many prisoners had their
wives and children with them. There
was no infirmary, no resident surgeon
and no bath. Imagine a place in these
days containing 1899 persons and no
bath and no infirmary! We have in.
deed progressed"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-03
Historic Spots Marked,

All of the historical spots in ole
Castine have been marked by tablets
The sites Of the Capuchin mission and
St. Peters chapel are marked by
crosses and also descriptive tablets,
These tablets and markers cover only
the Pentagoets, St. Castine, reyolu.
tionary and 1S12-1S14 periods, the mu'
nicipal being left for some future time,
The Inscriptions on the tablets have
all been drawn from original sources
Of information. Together they record
two centuries of conflict. 1t is the
hope of Charles w. Noyes, who was
chairman of the committee in charge
of this work, that they will serve to
give Castine a better appreciation OF
her ancient glory.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-03
ELECTRIC EEL IS CURIOUS
Inhabitant of Fresh-Water Rivers and
Ponds OF Surinam and Other
Parts Of South America.

This curious fish, which exhibits the
singular phenomenon of voluntary
electric power residing In living ami
NAL, is an inhabitant of the fresh-wa-
ter rivers and ponds of Surinam and
other parts of South America, where
it was first discovered in the year
1877.
This power of emitting an electric
shock is apparently given it in order
to enable the creature to Kill it's prey.
Those who have seen the electric eel
in the Polytechnic while being fed will
have little doubt Of this. The fish
given to it are, directly it becomes
aware of their presence, instantly
struck dead. and then devoured. This
specimen Is unfortunately blind, but
it has learned to turn in the direction
of padding in the water, made by
the individual who feeds it. The fish
is scarcely in the water before a
shock from the gymnotus kills it. The
usual length of the gymnotus is about
three feet.
Surinam, gives an account of the cleo
trio eel, which he, Of course, had
many opportunities of seeing He at
tempted, for trifling wager, to lift
up a gymnotus in his hands, but &C.
cording to his own words:
II tried about twenty different times
to grasp it with my hand, but all with
out effect, receiving just as many cleo
trical shocks, which felt even to the
top Of my shoulder. 1t has been said
that this animal must be touched with
both hands before it gives the shock,
but this must take the liberty of con-
tradicting, having experienced the
contrary effect" The eel mentioned
was a small one, only two feet long;
but one that had arrived at it's full
growth would have given a very much
stronger shock. An English sailor
was fairly knocked down by shock
from one Of these cells, nor did he re-
cover his senses for some time. 1t is
said that the shock can pass up
stick, and strike the person holding it.
Mr.. Bryant and a companion were
both struck while pouring off the wa
ter from a tub in which the eel had
been placed.
Humboldt, in his "Views of Nature"
gives very animated description Of
the method employed by the Indians
to take these creatures-a method
equally ingenious and cruel. Knowing
from experience that the powers Of
the gymnotus are not adequate to a
constant volley Of shocks, they con-
trive that shocks shall be expended
on the horses instead of themselves.
Having found pool containing elec-
trio cells, they force troop Of wild
horses to enter the pool The dis
turbed cells Immediately attack intru'
ders and destroy many of them by re-
peated shocks; but by constantly fore
ing fresh supplies of horses to invade
the pool, the powers Of the gymnoti
became exhausted, and they are then
dragged out with impunity.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-03
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AS Seen IN LOOKING GLASS
Unique Method Of Famous Doctor for
Kidding Certain Sultan Of Rich but
Silly Subject.

It is related of a certain sultan who
wished to seize upon the property Of a
rich but silly subject without killing
him. that he sent for famous doctor
and asked him If it were not possible
to administer some subtle poison in a
persons food which would drive him
mad If that person were rather weak
mentally to begin with.
Madness" replied the doctor. us Of
the mind, not of the body. Therefore
it is quite unnecessary to interfere
with the physical functions. Instead
Of poison engage some Of your most
trusted people to ply him with curious
questions on subjects that he knows
nothing about but which appear very
easy to answer, and in a month you
may safely lock him up and dispose of
his estate"
What questions, for example7" de-
manded the sultan.
For beginning" suggested the
doctor, TASK him why it is that when
you look at anything in a mirror it is
always reversed from right to left, but
that otherwise the image is perfect
ly true. Why is it not also upside
down. I write word on a card and
hold up a mirror thus:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-03
Queen Mary's Torusseau.

Queen Mary is following the ex-
ample set by her mother, the duchess
If Teck, who at the time of her daugh.
ter's wedding with the present king
declared that for the trousseau mot a
yard of cambria or linen, of flannel or
tweed, of lace or ribbon should be
bought outside the kingdom" and who
kept to her word. Queen Mary is hav-
ing her coronation robes and gowns
for court functions as we'll as the
opening of parliament gown made by
British firm of all British material,
She has ordered eight dresses so far,
and work on them has commenced
London correspondence New York Sun.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-03
OATS-259 Blu. Per Acre.

That is the sworn to yield of Theodore
Harness, Lewis Co., Wash, had from
salzer's Rejuvenated White Bonanza oats
and won handsome 80 acre farm. Other
big yields are. al bus, ll9 bus, 103 bus.
ETC., had by farmers scattered throughout
the u. S.
Salzer's Pedigree Barley, Flax, Corn,
Oats, Wheat, Potatoes, Grasses and Glow.
ers are famous the world over for their
purity and tremendous yielding qualities
We are easily the largest growers of farm
seeds in the world.
Our catalog bristling with seed truths
free for the asking, or send loc in stamps
and receive 10 packages Of farm seed nov
velous oats, together with big cataloq.
John A. Salzer Seed Co., 1872 South 9Th st.,
La Crosse. Wis.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-03
A Orv Wash.

Representative Livingston of Geor.
gia, who, disguised at the bath-tub de-
bate in the house recently, proposed
that little money might be made by
renting the bath tubs out, said recent
ly, apropos of this subject:
"We are now good deal like Bill
Spriggins on a zero morning.
BILLS valet entered his bedroom
one January morning and said with a
SILVER:
"'Will you take your bath hot or
cold, STRIP
"'Thank you,' said Bill: I'll take it
for granted"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-03
Education VS.. instinct,

Education VS.. Instinct.
Jacob Wendell, Jr., who plays the
part of the dog in Maeterlinck's dra-
ma, was dining in restaurant recent
ly when man, recognizing him as the
actor, approached and said:
Pardon me, but you take the part
Of the dog in The Blue Bird do you
not? OF course, you don't know it,
but can really bark lots more like
q dog than YOU"
"Well, you see," answered Wendell,
II had to learn."-Success Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-03
(By M1NNA IRV1NG.)

(By MINNA IRV1NG.)
I will make a pie." said Annie.
II am tired Of bakers stuff,
1t 1s sure to be a good one
II the crust Is light enough"
SO she got bowl and chopper.
This she cried. will be a minoe
Full of raisins, spice and cider.
Fit tc set before a prince"
So she chopped and beat and kneaded,
And she rolled the pastry out,
And she popped it In the oven.
1t was light enough no doubt,
And she drew 1t forth In triumph.
But discovered in a minute
That alas! she had forgotten
To put any filing in It.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-03
The Persia Of TODAY.

The population of Persia is be.
lieved by old residents to be about
twelve or thirteen millions. The ell
mate and general character Of the
country resemble those of Arizona
and California, except along the north
coast, which resembles South Caro-
lima. The people are largely Moham-
medans, but very friendly toward for.
eigners since the adoption of the
constitutional system.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-03
CREDIT MAN7

Not a detective In the ordi-
nary serse Of the term, but one
who makes himself familiar
with the commercial integrity
Of the community and whose
skill and trustworthiness In this
delicate business are of the
greatest service to merchants
and others in determining the
responsibility Of prospective
customers-A form of life work
which is not overdone and
which requires no capital other
than intelligence, zeal and
scrupuIous integrity.
BY c. W. JENNINGS.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-03
Woman as Bank Cashier

Miss Ethel Boynton is cashier OF
the National Bank Of Bayside, l.. L.,
the only woman in the state holding
such position. She says that to be
trustworthy a man or woman must
first be kind, then he cannot find it in
his heart to betray the trust that Is
reposed in him.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-03
A Good Speaker.

''Is he good afterdinner speaker"
Splendid! He always begins his
speeches by saying, The hour is get.
ting late and will not detain you I"
"A lot Of after dinner speakers say
that"
II know. but he's good in that he
never does detain them."-De:roit
Free Press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-03
Safe Chaperon.

Patience-1s your aunt troubled
with insomnia?'
Patrice-No, indeed! You don't
think Will and would have her for 4
chaperon If she was, do yon?-Yck
kers Statesman.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-03
Ready With Proof.

Ready With Proof.
An earnest preacher in Georgia, who
has a custom of telling the Lord all
the news in his prayers, recently be-
gan a petition for help against the
progress of wickedness in his town
with the statement:
20 thou great Jehovah. crime is on
the Increase. It is becoming more
prevalent daily. can prove it to you
by statistics. "-Everybody's Magazine
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-03
In Three Chapters,

Chapter 1.-The Thompson's cook
left. Chapter u.-Mrs. Thompson did
the cooking. Chapter HI.-The cook.
ing did Mr.. Thompson.-London Opin.
lon.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-03

THE letters are not upside down,
but they are reversed. Turn your
head sideways or, which is the same
thing, turn the mirror and the card
quarter round and you get this appear
ance:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-03
TRUCK FARMERS MAKE asa Ae0ME,

TRUcK FARMERS MAKE BI0 MONEY
In the Pensacola District of Florida.
Five acre tracts $1,000 down-$5.0
month. Profits average 1880 to 5000
yearly. Canning factory on property
guarantees market. Soil expert and
demonstration farm makes mistakes i'm
possible We want more farmers and
will help you make good. Write for our
booklet telling Of the wonderful oppor-
tunitics in this country.
PENSACOLA REALTY CO. Pensacola, Fla, D. NIL
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-03

Your working power depends upon your
health! Garfield Tea corrects disorders of
liver, kidneys, stomach and bowels.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-03
Not the On,

Not the One.
"One of them actor fellers wants Q
doctor quick"
There isn't doctor handy, but tell
him he might call the grocer-he
cures 'hams''
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-03

Much moonshine goes into pious
talks about making sunshine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-03
SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF
: PlMPLES AND BLACKHEADS

: flMflES Anu bLACkHEAUS
A speedy and economical treatment
for disfiguring pimples is the follow
Ing: Gently smear the face with Cuti.
cura Ointment, but do not rub. Wash
off the ointment in five minutes with
Cuticura Soap and hot water and
battle freely for some minutes. Re-
peat morning and evening. At other
times use hot water and Cuticura
Soap for bathing the face as often as
agreeable. Cuticura soap and ONT.
ment are equally successful for itch.
Ing, burning, scaly and crusted hu.
mors of the skin and scalp, with loss
Of hair, from infancy to age, usually
affording instant relief, when all else
fails. Send to Potter Drug & Chem.
Corp, Boston, Mass, for the latest
Cuticura book on the care and treat
ment of the skin and scalp.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-05-22
DEATHS FROM HEAT.

CHICAGO. May 19.-At 6 o'clock last night the temperature stood at 92, but the situation was somewhat relieved by the encouraging announce ment made by the weather bureau, which predicts a change for the bet ter within the next 24 hours.
 Twelve deaths occurred today and the number of prostrations has over taxed the capacity of the hospitals. The dogs of the city are going mad by the wholesale, and this afternoon sixteen people were severely bitten by the craZed animals.
 WASHINGTON. May 19.-Tne heat here is intense and there is great suffering throughout the city. Ten porarily craZed by the great rise in the temperature. eleven people at tempted suicide today, and several of the victims are in serious condi- tion.
 CINCINNATI May 19.-The heat here is terrific. Business is at a standstill, and today it became ne cessary to close the public schools of the city because of the suffering of the children.