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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16
CHINA HAS NO TYPEWRITERS

Typewriters are now made for use
In nearly hundred different lam
guages, and they are sold all over
the world; but there is still one great
nation which, for a very simple rea-
son, has no typewriters that write its
tongue. That nation is China.
The English alphabet has &c let
tiers, the Russian &c. The typewrit-
er produced for the Russian market
is the largest made; but no typewrit-
er could be made that would begin to
be big enough for the Chinese Ian
guage. which has no alphabet but is
represented by sign characters, of
which there are about $4,000. OF the
great number of words found in the
English language only a small proper
ton are used for the ordinary pur-
poses of speech and the same is true
of the characters used in the Chinese
language; but the number of Chinese
characters commonly employed is still
far greater than could be put on any
typewriter. So this nation of 400 .000.-
600 people has no typewriter in it's
own tongue.
But that doesL mean that no type
writer's are sold in China. More and
more Chinese are learning other Ian
guages besides their own, and Chin
csc merchants and resident foreign
merchants use typewriters. and they
are used in legations and in consular
offices and in banks and shipping Of
fees and colleges, and by mission
aries. by various people. Altogether
there are sold in China a good many
typewriters.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16
FIGHTING MALARIA

In Athens sluggish stream, with
its numerous wide and shallow pools,
was cleaned out and deepened, thus
making it flow fasters and every week
the new made river bed was swept
rid of mosquito eggs All this began
five years ago The first year the ma
laria in the school children dropped
to 60 per cent and the year followi-
ing it fell to 20 per cent, and the
next year it was only three per cent.
and from that it fell the following year
to one per cent. and last year there
was no more malaria.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16
MUCH ABILITY WASTED
Worlds Greatest Men Use Only
20 Per Cent.
If the Average Workman Used Half
of His Latent Ability, ne Would
Be a Croesus.

You use only per cent OF your
latent ability That Ia, If you are an
average person.
You use only 100 of l per cent II
you are illiterate.
The worlds greatest men use only
20 per cent of their latent ability.
II It were possible to base mans
earning capacitl on his latent ability,
the modern laboring man would be
veritable Croesus, provided. OF course
that he could develop his hidden tai
ents to the highest possible degree
In fact, there would be practically no
limit to the possibilities OF his devel-
opment.
In way, latent ability presents al
most as difficult problem to solve as
does the fourth dimension" At least
its development does. But it is defin
able, and we have the authority OF
Webster, the Century dictionary, and
others that the word latent" means
dormant or undeveloped; concealed.
not apparent; not manifested.
Lecky tells us: ITO evoke the
latent genius of the nation and to di-
rect it to the spheres in which it is
most fitted to exec! is one of the
highest ends of enlightened states
manship."
Assuming that the scientist is cor,
rect who made the assertion that the
greatest men use only 20 per cent.
of their latent ability, try to imagine
if you can to what heights OF great
ness Napoleon Bonaparte would have
risen had he been able tc utilize all
of his undeveloped brain power.
1t seems almost ridiculous to assert
that Thomas Edison uses only 20 per
cent of his latent ability. 1t would
appear much more reasonable to say
that he uses "only 20 hours of his
"a hours of latent ability each day"
But we have the SCIENTISTS word for
it, and who is there brave enough. or
with enough latent spunk." to dis
pute him?
We had almost forgotten Theodore
Roosevelt. If the former president
has "secreted" any of his ability. it
is safe to wager that he doesn't know
it and that he would Immediately rele-
gate the author of such a statement
to the head of his famous "Ananias
club"
If John D. Rockefeller uses only 90
per cent. of his latent ability to pro
duce an annual personal income OF
s75,00O000 by the same process of
deduction he should increase that
amount to s375,OO0,090 year by fully
developing his hidden powers.
Most of US would probably be per
fectly willing to worry along on a
20 per cent basis. but we at least
believe there should be middle class
somewhere between sour per cent
and 90 per cent because all of us are
not average" persons.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16
Industry is Matter of Taste, Says
Weary Willie.
Most : crsons Who Work Do so To
Provide Houses, Expensive Clothes
and Wives.
why do people work?

Why do people work?
True. I'm only a tramp, but my
Tiews on the subject of worl are just
as important as yours are, at least
consider them SO | live and enjoy
myself-by not working. You live and
enjoy yourself by working-so you
must admit that it is simply matter
of opinion.
Most persons who work do so in
order to provide themselves with
furniture, pictures. houses, theaters,
expensive clothes, wives, children. etc
Now. please understand that don't
object to other people desiring these
things Neither dc | object If they
work to obtain them; but I do main
tain that the work a man does should
bear some relation to his wants.
Those who want the most should work
the most, while those who want tae
least should work the least.
sly own wants are few; conc
quently and logically | object to So
ciety rushing me into the whirlpool
of work, even If the rush enables me
to increase my wants. guess you
will agree with me that great men
never hurry and the greater a man
becomes the less work he does
have no desire to increase my wants.
Why. then. If you please, should | be
forced to work at lob l do not like.
simply for the purpose Of providing
myself with something ] do not want?
That would certainly be the height OF
futility. To my mind 1t would be a
shameful waste of time.
Il am looking for the irreducible
minimum of artificial desire. and an
willing to work to satisfy that mini
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16
IN MATcHToWN.
Fortunately no Faith Was Required,
For She Had None.

Il had no faith whatever, but on the
advice of hale, hearty OLD gentleman
who spoke from experience, / began to
use Grape-Nuts about years ago"
writes an Ohio woman, who says she
is 40. is known 10 be fair, and admits
that she is growing plump on the new
diet.
Il shall not try TO tell you how l suf.
fered for years from deranged stom-
ach that rejected almost all sorts OF
food. and digested what little was fore
ed upon it only at the cost Of great
distress and pain.
Il was treated by many different
doctors and they gave me many differ
ent medicines, and l even spent sever
al years in exile from my home. think
ing change Of scene might do me good.
You may Judge OF the gravity ~ my
condition when tell you l was some
tines compelled to use morphine for
weeks at a time.
For two years / have eaten Grape
Nuts food al least twice q day and l
can now say that have perfect
health. l have taken no medicine in
that time--Grspe-Nuts has done il all.
i can eat absolutely anything / wish,
without stomach distress.
IN a business wonan and can
walk Wy or miles a day and feel
better for doing so. I have 10 use
brains in my work. and ii is remark
able how quick, alert and tireless my
mental powers have become" Name
given by Postum Co, Battle Greek.
Mich.
There's a reason. and ii Is explain
ed in the little book, The Road TO
Wsllvil'e. in pkgs.
fsNcr rad the above Ietterf 4 new
onc appears from time To time. They
ARE genuine. true. and fell of human
interest
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16
LATE INVENTIONS.

One of the newest automatic door
closers viii shut a door all the way or
return it to any desired width of
opening
An inventor has equipped a lead
pencil eraser with a rubber bulb to
blow away the dust which it makes.
An Amsterdam chemist claims to
have invented liquid soap. a single
quart of whicn will wash a persons
hands $500 times.
hot water bottle so shaped that
ii can be heated by the insertion of an
electric light bulb in a pocket has
been patented by an Oregon man.
A method for sterilizing the earth
into which posts are to be set against
insect. germ and fungus life has been
patented by Budapest inventor
One of the most simple safety
razors. the invention of New York
man, is an ordinary comb fitted with
clip to hold blade in the right pc
sitiCn
A process has been invented in
India that prevents waste and turns
out saltpeter of about "a per cent.
purity.
A detachable reservoir to make a
ruling pen a fountain affair has been
invented for craftsmen by Cali
fornian.
Magnesium is the principal ingredi-
ent in new alloy brought out in
France that weighs about two-thirds
as much as cast aluminium.
To measure and record the vibra-
lions of uachine or building photo
graphically is the purpose of a simple
apparatus invented in England.
To tighten the labors of tin roofer
a Michigan man has invented detach-
able handles to Increase the leverage
of an ordinary pair OF metal cutting
shears.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16
VIOLIN MADE OF MATCHES

A yiona made o. matches is an
unique cons sption. This is what w
NJ. Finstad. Of Bay Cisv. Wis, has &C
eomplisRed lie has atually made a
violin from matches. using $3.50 Of
the infammable sticks and a years
time in its construction. Ii has full.
sweet, mellow tone. and undoubtedly
there is net another one Ike it in ex-
istence. Il vas exhibited at The Min.
nesota state fair and attracted gre1
deal of attention.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16
PITIFUL SIGHT WITH ECZEMA

"a few days after birth we noticed
an infiamed spot on our baby's hip
which soon began spreading until
baby was completely covered even In
his eyes, ears and scalp. For eight
weeks he was bandaged from head to
foot He could not have a stitch of
clothing on. Our regular physician
pronounced it chronic eczema. He is
a very able physician and ranks with
the best in this locality, nevertheless,
the disease began spreading until
baby was completely covered. He
was losing flesh so rapidly that we be-
came alarmed and decided to try Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment.
mot until l commenced using Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment could we tell
what he looked like, as we dared not
wash him, and had been putting enc
application after another on him. On
removing the scale from his head the
hair came off, and left him entirely
bald, but since we have been using
Cuticura Soap and Ointment he has
as much hair as ever Four weeks
after we began to use the Cuticura
Soap and Ointment he was entirely
cured. 1 don't believe anyone could
have eczema worse than our baby.
Before we used the Cuticura REM
edies We could hardly look at him, he
was such a pitiful sight. He would
fuss until l would treat him, they
semed to relieve him so much. Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment stand by
themselves and the result they quick
ly and surely bring is their own rec
ommendation." (Signed) Mrs. II. B.
Rosser, Mill Hall, Pa, Feb. 20, 1911.
Although Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment are sold by druggists and deal
ers everywhere, a sample Of each,
with 32-page book, will be mailed free
on application to "Cuticura," Dept
20 X, Boston
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16
The Better Part.

A certain woman went down from
Jerusalem to Jericho, and it CHANGED
that her gown was not fully buttoned
up in the back. Now, a priest and a
Levite. meeting the woman and per-
ceivin6 her plight, passed by on the
other side, without saying a Nord. But
a certain Samaritan. journeyed that
way, was touched with compassion.
Madam" quoth he. your ha-
hub"
''Sir?" the woman thereupon ex-
claimed and gave him a look which
froze him on the spot.
When 1t appears that discretion is
the better part of valor.-Puck.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16
Wise Words for the Worker

lnsistence upon rigid forms and
austere unities seems to me the in
stinctive reaction of the sterile against
the fecund.-H. G. Wells.
Conscience is pretext which we
have invented TO save US the trouhIe
of thinking Davidson.
If We looked too close into first
principles we should never believe at
all.-Anatole France.
Doubt OF any sort cannot be re.
moved except by action.-Carlyle.
Virtue consists. not in abstaining
from vice, but in not desiring it-Ber,
nard Shaw.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16
SAME OLD STYLES

From the fresco paintings of women
IN Cretan palaces of the period about
1000 B, c., it is learned that the
women of that time pinched in their
plated skirts, wore an elaborate Golf
fure. shoes with high heels and hats
which might have come from Pa
risian hat shop, while one woman
might he described as wearing a jupe
culotts.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16
Cornered.

Lord Guilford tells story of
young lady's resources at a bazaar.
Business was in full swing when
young man strolled around the vart
GUS stalls, with no intention of pur-
chasing anything. AS he passed a
large, beautifully decorated stall the
young lady sellers detained him.
Wont you buy a cigarette holder.
sir?" she asked. mo, thank you, l
don't smoke" was the curt reply. "Or
a pen wiper worked with my own
hands?" Il don't write" Then do
have this nice box of chocolates" 81
don't eat sweets" The young lady's
patience was exhausted. Sir" she
said grimly, will you buy this box
of soap?"
The young man paid up.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16
JEWEL WEIGHS 243 POUNDS

Jewel experts throughout the world
have been thrown into state OF ex-
element by the appearance of a
beryl that weighs 2431 pounds. and is
1879 inches high, and from 1915
inches to 1875 inches in width. This
is the largest beryl ever found. and is
reported to have been sold by its
finder for nearly $4,000 The beryt
was picked up by a Turk in the state
of Minas Geraes, Brazil It's color is
a greenish blue, and it is absolutely
free from impurities.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16
New to II.

They walked up to the desk of the
Getty House in Yonkers, both in sus-
piciously new clothes. He took pen
from the hand of Clerk Mailing with a
careless. Indifferent air and signed
with flourish. 1t was just his name
Mailing looked at him In surprise and
waited. Finally he said:
Aren't you going to register her
too?"
The man answered, "Of course"
and with another flourish he added.
land wife"
The bride looked at him reproach-
fully, murmuring, What did you
suppose l hit you in the ribs for?'
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16
SKIN FOR SANDPAPER

An arcient mariner and fisherman
says be we'll remembers when the
dried skin of the dogfish was used
for sandpaper, and good sharp cutting
stuff it was, too. The old salt fGrth-
er says there are many sorts of imi-
tation dried cod on the market and
that the tail of a young dogfsh is fine
fried.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16
Tramp's Idea of Work

mum. | raise no objection If other
people are foolish enough to work
themselves to death in order to live,
though | reserve the right to sheer.
IF, however. such peculiar creatures
looked at the matter sanely and close
ly, they would find. as ! have found,
that they only really live when they
are not working. Does it not follow
then that if they worked less they
would live more?"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16
Reconnoitercd.

Mamma was dressing when seven
year-old Freddy burst into the room
with a loud BOOT"
why. Freddy. dear" expostulated
she. you mustn't open my door with
out knocking. l mightn't have been
dressed at all"
"Oh, this was all right" said Fred
dy. 81 looked through the keyhole
first. Judge.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16
No Claim for RecInrocatlon.

Jack Reeves tells this on Felix Nc
Carthy, who used to drive a night
hack before he retired to the pyesi-
dency of a refectory, where the goods
are sold from the wood:
Il didn't see you at Murphy's fu-
neral" said an acquaintance to Nc
Carthy. What's the reason you didn't
go?"
why should II" returned Nc
Carthy, somewhat touchily. Sure,
Murphy niver attended my funeral
New York Telegraph.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16
The Father of Him.

Census Taker-Give the ages of
your five children.
Father-All right. Mary will be
thirteen in thirteen. yes.
that must be right; and John is-John
-ahem-he's going on eleven. l
guess; then Helen-wait a minute,
never could remember how old she is
but Fred is-let me see-and Arch
ie-heavens, mani my wife will be
back at halfpast five-cant you come
again then?-Woman's Home Com
panion. %
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16
Woman's WaN.

"A woman's convention. Ell? What
do women know about enthusiasm?
Now, 81 the last national convention
We men cAeered our candidates for
an hour"
That's all right" said his wife.
we threw kisses at ours for sixty,
seven minutes by the clock
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16

eral was firm. and had the law behind
him. when Sydney Buxton and the
postmaster general got together on
this matter, however, there was no
difficulty. because at that time Sydney
Buxton and the postmaster. general
was the same person.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16
Gasoline Fire ENGINE.

The pump Oh ssSw Iltary gasoline
driven hre engine oEs,sts only Of
two gears their cas1ngs. two inlst
and two outlSS valves Occupying only
the space beneath iAe drivers scat
Of an automobile.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16

Mrs. Wilson Robinson, 704 Nessle St..
Toledo, Ohio. writes:
Il feel Ike a new person. | have no
more heavy feelings, no more pain. don't
belch up gas, can eat most anything
without it hurting me. [ want to be
working all the time. / have gained
twenty-foar pounds.
People that see me now and saw me
two months ago seem astonished. l tell
them PeruHa did III. / win say il Il
the only remedy for spring and all othe.
ailments"
Ask Your Druggist for a Free Pe1ans
Almanac for 1912.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16

CATARRH
RELIEVED
DYPERUNA.
My Husband Also Uses
Peruna.

Mrs. Della
NJ ay S a m
uels, W h o s e
. C t ure ac-
companies this
test m onial
and who re-
sides at 1853
n. Condo St.,
Upton, Ind,
writes The
Peruna Co, as
follows:
Eight bot
ties of Peruna
c 0 m p e tely
cured me of
systemic ca
tarrh Of sew
eral year
standing, and
il my husband
feels badly or
either Of US
catch cold we
at once take
Peruna."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16
Invents New Fan,

Resembling the familiar electric fan
is ore invented by three Philadel-
phians that is driven by small gas
motor tia may be supplied with gas
through . tube from any ordinary
burner
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16
Old cohblss for New streets.

Heavy, portable. crushing machinery
has successfully solved the problem
as to what use may be mad, of the
hard cobble stones now being re-
moved from several OF the streets in
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16
PAPER FROM MiLLET

TIC Japanese aakc much OF ther
paper from milfet 81 alEs. of which ma
terial Msnchurfa furnishes about 2&5f
900 toys year.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16

A few weeks of matrimonial train
ing will enable man to predict brain.
storms in advance.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets first put
up 40 years ago. They regulate and invig-
crate stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar
coated tiny granules.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16

PILES CURED IN TO II DAYS
Your druggist will refund money II PAIO ONT
NBNT fails 10 cure any OF itching, Blind,
Bleeding or Protrudng Piles in 10 IA days Coo.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16

There Is always room for highway
commissioners to mend their ways.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16

A man knows more at twenty-one
than he may be able to forget at fifty
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16

Very little remains to mark the
golden age of Bagdad, though one con-
stantly comes across the yet more an
Client bricks bearing the stamp of
Nebuchadnezzar that have been
brought from the ruins of Babylon
and are used in modern buildings. We
do not know even where the famous
palace of Haroun-al-Rashid stood
From this epoch remain only the
tomb of Zobeida, Haroun-al-Rashids
favorite wife. here pictured, and Khan
Ortma, handsome and extensive
caravanserai.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16

Mrs. Haymore-How is that mule
you bought of the deaxin, Silas; is he
fast?
Haymowe (limping)-No, not en-
tirely; I discovered his hind legs are
loose
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-01-16

Mr.. Henpeck-Do you pull teeth
without pain?
Dentist-Oh! yes, sir.
Mr.. Henpeck-Then you won't do.
My mother-ir-law wants to get seven
extracted. so I'll have to take her
elsewhere.
The border vidette., 1912-01-13
NOTICE FOR BIDS.
County Printing.

Office of Board of Supervisors, San
 ta Cruz County, Arizona. No
 gales, Arizona, Jan. 4, 1912.
 Notice is hereby gwen that seal ed bids for county printing and publishing for year ending Jan uary 31st, 1913, will be received at this office up to 10 o'clock a. m., January 17th 1912.
 For the publishing of the pro- ceedings of the Board of Supervi- sors A stated price per inch, to be set in body type of the paper in which proceedings are published, one insertion only.
 For publishing and printing mo- tices of rewards, notices for bids, election proclamations and all other notices, required by the coun- ty and the officers thereof, that are by law county charge. A stated price per inch for such number of times as is required by law or as may be required by the Board of Supervisors. A stated price per inch for each insertion. set in body type.
 For publishing and printing of the list of persons, the valuation of whose property is sought to be added to or raised by the Board of Equalization, as required by law. A stated price per inch for each insertion, set in body type. All bidders shall file an affidavit with his or it's bid, showing that his or its newspaper in which the publication is proposed to be made has been established and published within the Territory of Arizona for at least one year prior to the filin g of such affidavit. All bids must be accompanied by certified check for $50 % as guaranty that the bidder will enter into a contract for the faithful performance of the service.
 The successful bidderwill be re- quired to furnish good and suffi- ] cient bond, in such amount as the board may require, conditioned upon the faithful performances of his contract.
 A copy of this advertisement 1 must accompany each bid.
 The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
 By order of the Board of Super visors of Santa Graz County, Ari- zona Territory.
 1-6-2t. PHIL HEROLD, CLERK.
The border vidette., 1912-01-13
Will Play Ball.

The Roy & Titcomb an-star ball team of which H. R. Mar quez is manager, will leave to- night for Hermosillo, where they will cross bats tomorrow afternoon with the capital city boys.
 Manager Marquez says his all star bunch is in the pink of con dition and he has confidence in their ability to shut out the husky HermoSillO bunch.
 The line up of the R. & T. nine is as follows: J. Medina, catcher; c. Mccormick and D. Eal1en, pitchers; A. Peck, first base; A. l.. Rodriguez, second base; T. A. Bird, Jr., third base; H. Perez, short stop; M. More no, left field; D. Ramirez, center field; R. CamberOs, right field; -Alejandro Shusta, sub.