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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18

scratched his left ankle with his right
heel
Then the big machine made sud
den jump to the right and hiked by us
at the rate Of about a 500 fine while
the lady passengers on the hurricane
deck stood up and began to hand out
medals to each other because they
didn't run us down.
Ten minutes later Parsifal came to
and looked over his shoulder at us
with smile as serene as the morn
ing and once more resumed his mad
career onward, ever onward.
We were now about two miles from
home, and suddenly We came across
a big red Bubble which stood in frpnt
Of a road-house, sneezing inwaray
and sobbing VITA all It's corrugated
heart
Parsifal saw the machine before we
did.
We knew there mast be an automo-
bile somewhere near, because he
stopped still and quietly passed away.
l Jumped out and tried to lead him
by the Coroner's Delight, but he
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18
WRONG SORT
Perhaps Plain Old Meat, Potatoes and
Bread May Be Against You
for a Time.
WRONG SORT

A change to the right kind Of food
can lift one from sick bed. A lady
in Weldon, ILL.,, says:
Last spring I became bed-fast with
severe stomach troubles accompanied
by sick headache. / got worse and
worse until became so low could
scarcely retain any food at all, al
though I tried about every kind.
81 had become completely discour-
aged, and given up all hope, and
thought / was doomed to starve to
death, until one day my husband, try
ing to find something l could retain,
brought home some Grape-Nuts.
ITO my surprise the food agreed
with me, digested perfectly and with
out distress. l began to gain strength
at once. My flesh (Which had been
fabby), grew firmer, my health i'm
proved in every way and every day,
and in a very few weeks 1 gained 20
pounds in weight.
81 liked Grape-Nuts so well that for
four months I ate no other food, and
always felt as well satisfied after eat
ing as if | had sat down to a fine ban
quet.
Il had no return of the miserable
sick stomach nor Of the headaches,
that l used to have when l ate other
food I am now a well woman, doing
all my own work again, and feel that
life is worth living.
"Grape-Nuts food has been God
send to my family; it surely saved my
life; and my two little boys have
thriven on it wonderfully" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
Read the little book, "The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. There's reason"
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time TO time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF human
Interest.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18
HUGE WASH UP OF LOBSTERS

strange sight was seen following
a. recent storm on the New Brunswick
coast, when thousands of Holsters of
all sizes were washed ashore on the
North beach at Rexton. For a dis
lance of several hundred yards a reef
was formed on the shore of all sorts
of fish, including an immense quantity
Of rock cells as we'll as Holsters, which
fishermen say are more than all the
traps would secure in a season.
Thousand Of birds of the sea were
on the beach eating the soft parts of
the Holsters and leaving only the
claws, which are strewn about in all
directions. No one can recall an
event of this kind, and a great many
visited the beach to watch the gulls
and other birds ravenously enjoying
the feast spread for them.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18

One Sunday, l determined to forget
all my troubles and take Peaches out
buggy riding.
When I suggested the buggy ride
to Peaches she was delighted, and
moseyed for the Ruraldene livery sta
BILE TO get staked to a horse
The livery man at Ruraldene is
named Henlopen Diffenbingle, and he
looks the part
l judged from the excited manner
In which he grabbed my deposit money
that morning that he had note fall
ing due next day.
Then Henlopen shut his eyes,
counted six, turned around twice, null
tiplied the day of the week by 10, sub
cream-colored horse with four pink
feet and a frightened face, which
looked at me sadly, sighed deeply and
then backed up into the shafts of
buggy with red wheels and white sui
phur springs.
The livery man said that the name
Of the horse was Parsifal, because it
seemed to go better in German.
/ drove Parsifal up to our modest
home, and all the way there we ran
neck and neck with a coal cart.
When I reached the gate l whistled
for Peaches, because | was afraid to
get out and leave Parsifal alone He
might go to sleep and fall down.
My wife came out, looked at the
rig, and then went back in the house
and bade everybody an affecting fare
we'll
We started off and we were rush
ing along the road, passing a fence
and overtaking a telegraph pole every
once in while, when suddenly we
heard behind us very insistent choof-
choof-choof-choofi
Its one of those Careless Wag-
ons," l whispered to Peaches, and
then we both looked at Parsifal to see
If there was a mental struggle going
on in his forehead, but he was rushing
onward with his head down, watching
his feet to make sure they didn't step
On each other.
ChoOf-choof-choof! came the Tor
pedo Destroyer behind us, and l
wrapped the reins around my wrist,
In case ParsifaI should get uneasy and
want to print horseshoes all over that
automobile
The next minute the machine
passed us, going at the rate Of IA con-
stables an hour, and as it did so Par
sifal stopped still and seemed to be
biting his lips with suppressed emo
ton.
l coaxed him to proceed in English,
in Spanish and Italian, and then in
pale blue language of my own, but he
just stood there and bit his lips.
Then l took the reins, cracked the
whip, shouted couple of banzais from
the Japanese national anthem, and
away we rushed like the wind-when
1t isn't blowing hard
The hours few by and we must
have gone at least half a mile, when
another Kerosene Wagon came bounc-
Ing towards us from the opposite di-
Fection.
In it was a happy party OF ladies
and gentlemen, who were laughing
and chatting about some people they
had just run over
Parsifal saw them coming and
stopped still in the middle of the road
Then he hung his head as low as he
could, and l believe If that horse had
been supplied with hands he would
have put them over his ears.
The people in the Bubble began to
shout at us, and l began to shout at
the horse, ana my wife began to shout
at me, while Parsifal stood there and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18

seems to penetrate his mind to the re-
giOn of his memory and he forgets to
move. Parsifal is a fine horse, with a
most loVable disposition, but when the
air becomes charged with gasoline he
forgets his duty and falls asleep at
the switch"
Parsifal may be a new idea in
horses, but the next time I go buggy
riding it will be in a street car.
When we reached home that after
noon I found note from Bunch
which cbeered me up wonderfully.
The note read as follows:
City sunday Morning
Dear John.-Sorry We had the run-in,
but 1t was all my fault. Am sending
you two rosebuds this evening as
peace Offering. Yours,
BUNCH
Two rosebudsi" snickered.
That boy Bunch is a honey-cooler al!
right But I'm sorry he didn't make
it two cigars"
"Oh, john" Peaches said to me
a little while later, when we went over
to Uncle Peters villa to take dinner
with them and spend the evening. Il
do wish I could tell you about the SUP
prise, but Uncle Peter made me prom
! Use not to say a single word"
well, if you feel tempted to give
the old gentleman the double cross and
| tell me, why I'll lock myself UP in the
| doghouse till he gives you the start
| ing pistol" l chimed in. Who is
that dragging the works out of the
clock in the sitting-roOm?"
1T isn't any such thing!" Peaches
exclaimed Indignantly. ITS Uncle
! Peter, and he has a dreadful cold, but
Aunt Martha has it nearly cured now,
| she says"
| He caught the cold about three days
previously, but after taking the pre-
scription of every loving friend within
a radius of four miles, the cold had al
most disappeared. In place of the
| cold, however, Uncle Peter now had
acute indigestion, nervous procrastina-
| ton, delirium tremens and a SPAWN on
his off fetlock.
All this was caused by a rush of
J uUlLC- AudOC UlSdASiAC " ulS Va gill
Aunt Martha is a great believer in
| the simple life, so when Uncle Peter
acquired a simple cold she got a SIM
pie move on and poured enough simple
medicines into him to float a simple
! tug.
Every friend she had in the world
suggested a different remedy, aud shs
| tried them all or Uncle Peter.
The cold got frightened and left on
the second day, but a woman has to
be loyal to her friends, so Aunt Mar
tha kept on spraying Uncle Peters
system with dandelion tea and fried
peppermint until every microbe heard
about him and dropped in to pay him
| a long visit
The first thing Aunt Martha wanted
| TO DO was TO rub Uncle Peters chest
with goose grease.
| Goose grease is such a noisy COM
| panion," Uncle Peter demonstrated.
Goose grease may be loud, but it
| is never vulgar" said Aunt Martha,
| and she went after 1t.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18
NOVEL USE FOR EATS.

That the much-abused rat can be
of real service in the world was shown
the other day, when from underground
life in Chicago a crate containing
twenty of the rodents was shipped to
Frank Ebey. manager of the Rockford
telephone exchange
I'VE are laying several miles of con-
duit," Mr.. Ebey explained. THE
cable could be fshed through by using
thick wire, but it is quicker opera
ton to use rats. A light cord is fast
ened around rats neck. 1t is released
at the mouth of the conduit. Instinct
lively it runs to the other end, where
our men capture it. With the string
we pull through q heavier cord and
finally the cable"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18
OPERATION BRINGS SANITY

The removal of a piece of bone two
and half inches square and an inch
thick from the skull Of Mrs NJ NJ
Bard Of Cleveland restored to her her
liking for water and made her lose
an abnormal desire to play the piano
constantly. For many years she had
an extreme aversion to the sight of
water, even in river or pond, had
been possessed of q strange ossire to
play on the piano all the time and had
developed other mental peculiarities
Examination by surgeons disclosed q
congenital fracture OF the skull and Cd
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18
BURGLAR Befriended Him.

A burglar was arrested for robbing
a house up the state some time since.
and the next morning the victim rush
ed wildly into the magistrates Office.
AS soon as he could get his breath to
working again he told the official that
he had come to see about the pris-
oner
Glad you came down." was the af-
fable response of the magistrate, 81
suppose you want to appear against
him"
well, guess not!" exclaimed the
victim with glad smile. 81 want to
kiss him on the brow and give him
$40. Among other things that he stole
from the house was a package of love
letters that wrote to my wife before
we were married"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18
Chocolate SQUARES.

One cup Of butter, two cups of SUI
gar, three cups of flour, five eggs, beat
whites and yolks separately; one small
cup of ice water, two teaspoonsful Of
baking powder sifted in the flour, va
nilla fiavoring. Cream butter and sugar
together until very light; add yolks of
eggs then whites, then flour, and final
ly the ice water. Bake in biscuit pans.
When cold cut in squares. Have cho-
colate frosting ready in a bowl. Dip
each square in the frosting and put on
a platter to dry. For cocoanut cakes
have white frosting in a bowl and
dish of grated fresh cocoanut. Dip the
squares in the frosting, then roll in
the grated cocoanut.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18
MONKEY KNEW HIS FRIEND

Some excitement, and later, kindly
interest, was caused in a vaudeville
theater at Copenhagen the other week.
During the performance a monkey
named Moritz suddenly sprang off the
stage and threw himself into the
arms Of a man in the audience. II
was discovered that the man had been
Moritz' master four years ago, and
they had been great friends.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18
WILLS $4,000 TO PARROT

Will leaving $4,000 for the support
and maintenance of a pet parrot has
been drawn and witnessed by Thomas
Billingsby, capitalist of Oklahoma
City. The parrot is 20 years old
Billingsby was a sailor many years
ago and came into possession of the
parrot in Polynesia. When he left
the sea he carried the bird with him
inland, and succeeded in reforming
the bird, which at one time was an
expert on profanity. Three men are
named in the will as trustees of the
fund to be expended in the care of the
parrot, and during the birds lifetime
the money cannot be devoted to any
other purpose.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18
FAITHFUL COLLIE DOG

After the flames had been extsn-
guished at recent fire in Manhattan.
frenen found the body of suffocated
man and by it the apparently nfeless
form Of q collie. Trapped by the
smoke and flames of burning paint,
the man died, the dog offering his life
so that he might be with his master.
The fremen judged from the position
of the collie ard certain marks on the
owners clothing that the animal had
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18
Ingenious Old Clock.

Wells (Eng.) has a wonderful clock
one of the eldest in the world. which
dates from 1925. When it strikes the
hour four knights on horseback go
riding round. and the seated man
kicks two small bells with his heels,
as he has been doing every fifteen
minutes for nigh on six centuries.
This clock was the work of Peter
Lightfoot, another monk OF Glaston-
bury.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18
a Busy Place,

Where is that spot you call the
lovers lane?" difidently asks the
young man while the young lady
waits on the hotel piazza.
Right down yonder,' replies the
clerk. Just keep going until you see
the porter from the barber shop
Lovers lane is so crowded now that
we have him stationed there to give
the guests checks, so that each may
have his turn. Judges Library.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18
TWICE LOSES BOTH LEGS

To lose four legs in exactly the same
way has been the unique experience
Of Roy Thorpe Of Trinidad. Colo. Sew.
eral years ago Thorpe fell from a
train while beating hts way and had
both his legs cut Of. Recently, while
beating his way from neighborins
town, Thorpe again fell under the car
wheels and again lost both his legs, but
this time he was uninJured. though biz
artificial limbs were crushed to atoms
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18
Smear Case Cheese.

Two packages neufchatel cheese.
Cream with melted butter to make a
paste. One ten-cent bottle stuffed
olives chopped very fine, one hard
boiled egg chopped very fine. Salt
and cayenne pepper to suit the taste,
grated onion to season highly. Mix
all together and put in a large cup,
set in cold water, or any fancy mold.
Let stand until firm. Two hours is
time enough. Fine with crackers and
coffee
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18
Preserved Apples.

Weigh equal quantities of good
brown sugar and of apples; peel, core
and mince them small; boil the sugar,
allowing to every three pounds a pint
of water. Skim we'll and boil until
quite thick, then add the apples, the
grated peel Of one or two lemons and
a piece of white ginger. Boil till the
apples look clear and yellow This
preserve will keep for years.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18
HOG EATS BIG BANK ROLL

A Kansas hog belonging to a farm
er, jeremiah Quinn, is alleged to have
INDUCED in an expensive feed the
other day. The farmer swears that
when feeding the animal he accident
ally dropped a $4,000 bank-ron into
the pen and the hog at once bounced
upon and devoured it. He had the
porker killed and procured what re-
manned of the masticated money bills,
which he took to Washington to prove
his loss. II he can do this to the sat
isfaction Of the treasury department
he will be reimbursed
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18
DOUGH- Nut CAUSES A FIRE

The sub shining through a magnify.
ing glass on doughuut in the window
Of CLOSED restaurant in Boston set
fire to the doughnut, and the FIRE de
partment was called out. The fremen
extinguished the blaze by lowering the
awning and shutting out the sun. The
doughnutl, which had been put behtnd
the nagnider for advertising purposes
was burned to a cinder.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18

class people, such as you may meet
any day at any of the better restau-
rants in a prosperous Italian town.
But for the cage 1t would have been
pardonable to mistake the Gagged muir
derers and thieves for the iurymen-
and the unfortunate jurymen, who
have to sacrifice their whole time for
nine or ten months for SIS. Id a day,
for the accused Camorrists."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18
WED ON A STRETCHER

A romantic little tale comes from
Dalton, Tenn, where there was a seri-
Gus hotel fire the other week. One
Of the victims was G. V. Downing of
Savannah, who jumped from a third
story window and was severely in
jured On learning of the accident
his sweetheart, Miss Willie McCord,
came to Dalton to nurse him back to
health, and the pair were married the
other day, McCord being carried into
the place of the ceremony on a
stretcher.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18

vainly attempted to drag him from
the room, and failing, had placed his
paws and head on the body, there to
stay and die.
The collie apparently made no eff
fort to escape. He did not run into
the hallway or jump to another room,
nor did he jump out Of the window,
which he could have done easily. For
tunateIy, the dog did not die. Half
hours attention by an ambulance doc
tor brought the collie to the point
where he could wag his tail.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18

SASKATOON offers prosperity to far
mers in every branch. Get farm in
Saskatoon district, and your own and
family's future need worry no more. You
were not intended to live and die striving
merely to make ends meet. Hall the work
here would swiftly fatten your bank ac-
count. Be fair to yourself. Don't waste
more time. Write Commissioner, Board of
Trade, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Western
Canada
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18
Luncheon Mullins.

Cream one-third cup Of butter, add
one-Quarter cup sugar, beat one egg,
add three-quarters cup milk and add
alternately to first mixture, with two
cups -four, four teaspoons baking pow
der. one-quarter teaspoon salt, mixed
and sifted otgether. Bake in tin
gem pans about % minutes. Makes
a dozen
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18
Our First Families

Science tells US that the Tipulidae, or
Daddy Long-legs, were the original in
habitants of North America, and that
they occupied Colorado in vast num-
bers during the tertiary period. 1t is
understood that the descendants of
Colonial families have protested
against this infringement Of their
rights.-EngIish exchange.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18
STRAINER SPOON is NEW idea
Is Only Partially Meshed and Has
Variety of Uses-Housewife VIII
Appreciate.

A strainer spoon, in which many
advantages are claimed by the New
York man who devised it is shown
herewith. The secret in this spoons
versatility lies in the fact that it is
only partially meshed to enable it to
be used in straining. for Swimming
jelly or soup, poached eggs, whipped
cream or for any of the myriad uses
to which spoons are put in the kitch-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18
GRUEsoME THIRD DEGREE

What is known as the third degree"
practice adopted by police to loosen
the tongues of unwilling suspects and
prisoners took a rather gruesome form
at St. Louis, Mo, recently, the vic
tim being Peter Stanish, who refused
to testify at an inquest on the death
of Andrew Stein, lead worker.
Stein died of blood poisoning, de-
veloped from gunshot wound Stan
fish was suspected of having some
knowledge Of the shooting, but he v as
so firm in his refusal to talk at the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18
non,t Look Like Murderers.

How the alleged Camorrists, now
being tried at Viterbo. Italy, look is
being described by s correspondent:
The man in the lone cage was speak
ing. Who is it?' l asked my neigh
Dor. Why, Abbatemaggio-the &C
cuser,' So this self-possessed. gentle
manly orator was the ex-Camorist
the ex-crimlnal turned kings evil
dence! I looked atslhe thirty-six &C
cupants of the cage-they were, with
few exceptions, like Abbatemaggio-
well dressed, well hammered. middle
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18

inquest that he was locked in a room
all night with STEMS dead body as a
sole companion to think it over.
He was so badly frightened when
released from the cooling room" that
he could hardly talk. He finally said
Stein was shot by a saloon keeper
who was already under arrest.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18
Anbrosia.

Peel and slice fresh oranges, round,
one pineapple sliced thin, put in a
deep stand alternate layers of orange,
pineapple and grated cocoanut. Begin
with the oranges, using cocoanut last.
Spread between each layer finely
powdered sugar. Add sugar to the
cocoanut milk and pour over the dish
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18

Among the many quaint customs OBJ
served at old-time coronations in Eng
ued was that Of challenging the world
to dispute the right Of the new king
to reign. The kings champion, clad
in full armor, used to ride into the
hall during the coronation banquet
and throw down his glove, issuin g
his challenge. The position of king g
champion is still held by the Dymol;e
family and the historic glove, exqIi-
sitely embroidered in gold and silk
is one of their cherished possessions.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18
Salmon Roe for Caviar

Owing to the diminishing supply OF
sturgeon caviar, Siberian fishermen
have been experimenting with salmon
roe. a commodity that was formerly
thrown away as valueless or even in.
furious to health
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18
Stop the Pain.

The hurt of a burn or a cut stops when
Cole Carbohsalve is applied. 1t heals
quickly and prevents scars. 25c and SOC by
druggists. For free sample write to
j. w. Cole & Co., Black River Falls, wis.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18
Dreamed sardines on Toast

One cup of cream, one cup of grated
cheese, one tablespoon of butter, one
teaspoon of mustard, salt and pep
Der. After cooking this, add six sar-
dimes, boned and mashed, two well.
beaten eggs. Serve on toasted bread
or crackers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18

en-. AS will be noticed, the bowl has
wide strip of metal around the edge,
only a comparatively small portion in
the center having the wire meshing.
The consequence is that this imple-
ment can be used either as a spoon or
strainer and the cook need not go
to the cutlery drawer a dozen times
while preparing meal to get just the
utensils needed for a particular task.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18
Waits for Fame.

No writer ever thinks of spelling
out his middle name in full until he
has been a war correspondent or has
taken a ride In aeroplane.-LosA An
geles Express.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18
English Rabbit.

Into tablespoon of ale cut two
ounces of cheese. Add pepper, salt
and mustard to taste and melt in
oven. Toast bread, and pour over it
melted cheese.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18
No Weddinn Dav Rarnains-

The Husband during the quarreD
You're always making bargains.
Was there ever time when you
didn't?
The Wife-Yes, sir; on my wedding
day.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-07-18
Black Cherry Butter.

Pick and wash cherries and seed.
To one quart of seeded cherries add
one pound sugar, and boil until thick
enough, then put In jars and seal.