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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26

or see that he washed his neck ard
around his ears, or worry about his
habits of climbing trees and going
swimming. I might have worries, but
not that kind. I'm considering the adj
vantage of marrying young man.
Well, he wouldn't have any murky
past, to begin with, and think could
take care that he wouldn't have any
Objectionable future, if | undertook
its management. Then he would have
generous impulses and large enthusi-
asms. Teddie has All the freshness
and kindness hasn't been knocked out
OF him. He has fine ideals and ambi
tons and 1 think it would be awfully
interesting TO direct them. Lie
doesn't mean money grubbing to him.
1t means poetry and philanthropy and
romance and righteousness and music
and-moonshine and such. He isn't
bald and blase He hasn't any rheu-
matte tendencies or stomach trouble,
and as | intimated. he thinks l am
something wonderful
How do you think it would be in
ten years time when you were going
on for fifty and he was hardly more
than thirty?" inquired Aunt Jane.
"Auntie," demonstrated Mrs Merri-
wild. How very catty! If he were
hardly thirty, should be barely forty,
but waving that, think il would be
perfectly lovely. I don't expect to
find my faculties failing when I'm go
ing on for fifty, even, and shall only
give up my masseuse and my few sim
pie toilet preparations with the
breath of life. Teddie's youth will be
an additional incentive to me to keep
beautiful. Most women, when their
husbands begin to show signs of the
sere and yellow, allow themselves to
get sloppy and dowdy. That's where
shall have what is vulgarly termed
the edge on them"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26

we'll and hearty and weigh about
200 pounds. l feel very grateful that
l found podds Kidney Pills and you
may publish this letter if you wish. l
am serving my third term as Probate
Judge Of Gray Co Yours truly,
PHILIP MILLER, Cimarron, Kan.
Correspond with Judge Miller about
this wonderful remedy.
Dcdds Kidney Pills, SOC. per box at
your dealer or oodds Medicine Co.,
Buffalo, n. Y. Write for sehold
Hints, also music OF Nationa. anthem
English and German words) and re-
cipes for dainty dishes. Ali sent free.
ADV
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
Shop Talk.

The Inventor was talking TO himself.
What with my healess light. my
leakless fixtures. my invisible ash
can and my disappearing bed. l have
made the life of the urbanite well
worth the living
"Wrong!" corrected the down
weighted Benedict You have yet TO
perfect the footless meter and the
vanishing LAS bill"-Judge,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
REMOVING A HEAVY HAY RACK
Excellent Method Is Described and ~
Illustrated for Performing Job
Without Much Hard Work.

In order to remove p heavy hay
rack from the wagon and to reload
again without any lifting, take two
2x6 pieces, eighteen feet long, two
short and two longer posts. Set the
posts about four feet apart and spike
on long pieces as shown in the illus
tration The lower ends of the pieces
should be just high enough to come
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
H.s Mistake.

After the services were over, one
of the congregation turned TO his wife
and said
''On my way TO church picked up
button and put it in my change
pocket. where I had quarter"
Gracious. my dear!" anticipated
his wife. very much horrieed. And
you dropped it into the collection bas-
ket by mistaken"
NO. confound IT." replied her hus-
band. " put in the quarter Judge
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
More Profitable system.

If the farmer would cultivate the
garden better, and thus have some of
the many dollars he spends for the
provisions st the store-articles he
could easily grow-his field products
would come nearer being clear prof
it's than under his present system.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26

be leavin' the milk any later than I
do. but since the day We told ME I
came too airly and woke We from
your sleep in the niornin' I've been
careful 10 blew an doomhyFaiter
whistle as softly as l Gan Sc as not to
disturb We But sometimes / DO put
more breath into the tocb than / in
tind TO. and thim's the times We hea
me WHISTLE
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
SaVinq the Manure.

Save all the manure and apply 1t
where it will dc the most good One
reason why there are so many poor
farms is because there is SO little
manure 20 make the land richer
This also explains why there are so
many poor farmers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
Making Cheap Well.

Four feet of the pipe at the top of
the we'll should be iron to avoid
breaking when handling the pump
Nearly all of the dirt can be placed
back in the we'll which saves the ex-
pense of drawing it away. When plaS-
ing the dirt back in the well ieep a
round stick in the pipe as large as
the pipe will admit. This will keep
the sewer pipe straight and it need
not be put in place faster than the
well is filed up.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
ENGLISH People Lona-lIved.

Within a stones throw of each 9th
er at Stonham Parva, Suffolk, Eng
land, live % persons whose ages ag-
gregate 2,121 years. One is ninety,
two eighty-two, one eighty-one, four
eighty, one seventy-eight, one seventy
six, three seventy-fve, four seventy
four, six seventy-three, three seventy
two, one sixty-nine, and one sixty
eight.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26

Acidity In marsh soil develops com
ricniy where lime carbonate is not
brought in from surrounding higher
land This acidity does not interfere
with the growth OF crops provided
the soil is properly fortified.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
ANGELS ON a Needle's Point.

This was favorite topic of debate
among the scholiasts and doctors of
the Christian church from the earliest
time. 1t was particularly to the fore
during the period of futile and quib-
bling argument which marked the
decline of olasticism, say from 1900
to 1850 A. D.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26


my breath was
short and l had
chills and back
ache. l took the
pills about a year
ago and have had
no return Of the
paipitations. Am
now SO years old,
able to do lots of
r,apt1a1 Ia hnr am
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
Night shirts, Can sell you one or
His suspleIons Aroused.

Lecturer-All statistics prove that
the blond woman is more difficult to
get along with than the brunettes.
Astonished Man in the Audience
tstarting up)-Are you certain Of the
fact?
Lecturer-It is a fact
Astonished Man-Then I believe my
wifes black hair is dyed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26

The feather buster is rapidly Gisap-
pearing. 1t must go as surely as the
common drinking cup. Il is only a
little while since the feather buster
was universal Now GO per cent OF
the cities hsxe discarded it from ths
school buildings.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26

with such pest Is continually to pre-
vent the leaves from spreading them
selves out in the sunshine. Everything
considered, probably the best method
for our correspondent would be to
take sharp hoe and go over the
patch every ten days, cutting off ev-
cry horse nettle plant just below the
surface of the ground. This treat
ment is troublesome, but with such a
small patch 1t probably is the safest
and best.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26

Turnips are very easily grown and
often command paving prices. They
do well in any good rich garden soil.
Avoid sowing too thickly- 1t IS an
advantage TO sow in rows. so that
l1e plants are cultivated
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
Lifting Hay Rack.

under the crosspieces of the hay rack.
says the Iowa Homestead. To unload
the rack drive between these two
pieces and the rack will slip along on
top of the planks as shown in the IL
lustraticn. The rack can be loaded
by reversing the operation
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
Give Good Cheer.

There is contagion in a sweet and
beautiful character, for health is con-
tagious as well as disease. We are all
the time giving to others either whole
some or unwholesome moods-poison-
ing their atmosphere with doubt and
suspicion or clearing it with helpful
ness and good cheer.-Phillips Brooks.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26

ular. A friend ad-
vised me to tax 9
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Y e g table Com
pound, and before !
had taken the whole
of two bottles !
found relief. / am
only sixteen years
old, but l have bet
ter health than for
two or three years.
I oannn% a~nHooo r,Hx-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
PurctIIalitv,

Lord Nelson said: Il owe ali my
success in life to having been quar-
tuality is the politenes of kings, the
duty of gentlemen, the necessity Of
business men."--Orison SWEET Mar
den.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
IN New York.

First Prison Oflcial-Wen have to
stop giving permits to people to go In
and see the prisoners
Second Prison Of1cial-Why SO?
First Prison OfIicial-Too much con
fusion. They keep getting in the way
OF the fellows who are escaping
Puck.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
Qle.tion Of Econnmu.

He-"We raust economic. Suppose.
darling, that you try year hand at
making your own clothes?" She
"oh, George, dear. ] could never do
that. Suppose | begin by trying to
make yours?"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26

The affection Of old age is one Of
the greatest consultations Of humanity.
have often thought what melan-
choiy world ti1is would be without chill
dren. and what an inhuman world with
out the ged.-Coleridge.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
All Wind.

what kind of man is Squire Sim
mons, anyway" Well, III tell ye-
You've seen them snowstorms along
airly in the winter, when there's a
good deal Of wind, but not much sleigh
ing? That's the sort he is."-Judge.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
Imagine I'll

A complainant at the Highgate
(Eng) police court described the call
Of a milklnail as Something between
the scream Of hyena and TIE falsettc
voice ri J donkey"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
Osculatory Nerve.

The Maid-Billy Brown says l have
the prettiest mouth in the world.
The Man-Did he? I'd put mine up
against it any day-English Magazine
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26

Manager-Yes, the old farmer was
little skeptical about our wild man
really being wild, but l satisfied MIN.
Fat Man--You did? How?
Manager-Why, l told him the wild
man was bigamist who once had 16
wives.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
PzFcnen.

He SAYS shs made his life Sa-
hara."
Maybe that's why he has such a
terrible thirst"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
JUDGE CURED. HEART TROUBLE.

took about boxes of Dodds Kid
ney Pills for Heart Trouble from
which I had suffered for years. |
had dizzy SPELLS. nv ewes puffed,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26

Marriage may either form ones
character or reform it.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26

Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets first put UP
10 years ago. They regulate and invigomte
stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar-coated
tiny granules. Adv.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26

AS a elrl grows Older she becomes
wiser and quits wearing so many pins
in the vicinity of her waist line.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26

YOU CAN CURB CATARRH
By usnt. Coles Carbollsalve. 1T is NEST
effective remedy. All druggists. 25 and SOC. Adv.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26

The more the trusts want the less
the common people get
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26

Many boy has acquired some very
good habits ey not following IN the
footsteps of his father,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26

And a tricky man, like WORKOUT
deck of cards. is hard to deal with.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
Explained.

why do epitapns always begin.
Here lies"
Because the majority of them do"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-11-26
4 preliminary.

Brace up. old man"
All righe. Give me hracer."
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-10-10
THE GAME OF ANIMALS.
Tho Pfay.r Who Is "stumpsd" Must
Pay Forfeit or Quit.


The players sit il, q circle. Each
chooses m animal and asks bis neigh
Dor Willy he should Wish To be the ami.
NAL he has rhosemfor example:
q choose an elephant. Why shonld
wish TO he ONE? \. Because Won
would never lose your trunk in travel.
ing
@ wish to he n dog. Whys A.
Because it Is intelligent and faithful.
.. wish to lie monkey. Why: A.
SO Thar YOU might play ever, more
tricks than sou do now.
@ | should like to he deer. WHY:
\. You are one already. CA forfeit nav
lie enacted for 4 bad pun.l
g. choose ia be :; lion. Whyy A.
Because vun always wish for newer.
AiiA so on around the circle. The one
gives he next question,
" hen Il player cannot give an answer
or one that Is satisfactory he must nay
il forfeit or droI, ont of tlle game.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-10-10
Mo Remedy

n woman consulted I'm oculist about
her husbands eyeSight. saving she
wanted Il very strong pair of glasses
for him
II fear cannot recommend glasses
without first seeing your husband"
the oculist said.
He won't come at any price" was
the reply
Then tell me something about him.
Can he see objects at distance or
does he experience difficulty when
reading? For instance. could he see
that pigeon which is flying up above
us?'
Rather" the woman said. He'd
spot a pigeon on t. wing quicker than
he'd see an aeroplane. especially IL
he'd got Il bet on It What wants
yer to cure is his short siwhtedness
when he's seekin' work. He's heen
lookin' for n Job te: Years and never
seen one to suit his fastidions eyesight
vet"
The oc,llist regretted That he could
not deal with the case Tit-Rits.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-10-10
TT is miserably true. ma chere.
Maria refused positively to fol-
Inv tnJninatfs on1 ,nyS,lf IA


town and carry our scarfs, uu-
brelias and parcels. She said to be !,
! 'naid in 4 great family did not compare
WIN her Self respect MS I'M individual"
Nviehnc de Ia Nergne diseonsolately
threw herself on the window seat.
Mime. de Isl Nergne was looking over
bills ut the escritoire. Without am
smelng her daughter. she buried her
face in her arms and wept.
" The last rose OF summer left
blooming alone sang Antoinette. the
other daughter. NJ she came down tle
hall and entered the room
1T seems" she added pleasantly.
that | ana the last rose"
"l'ere is walking he floor in the II
hrary." she continued. "lIe is horribly
aislrait. He told me Viviennc's Jewels
Went last night.
My Jewels" cried vtvicnnc sud
denly aroused and thoroughly alarmed.
Madame lifted her tear stained face.
"Nivienile's jewels ALSO" she reiter-
atea dismally
Also, answered Anioinette bitterly
ALSO. That is not the point. lie
&Iieve> because they are The last things
he can legitilnately take. | am OF age,
and my belongings are mine. no
think he says. 4 shall he compelled
to steal from my own family."
Nivienne rushed from the room in
rage.
.Anloinette going to her mother, put
her arms around her.
I'D be Il help. ma chere."
"Anl"inette. what could YOU do--you,
the daughter of Marquis .Augnstc de
In Nergne, the great granddaughter Of
NiNienne Casnavette. who Was one of
the maids of honor to Marie .Autoi-
neite? My whole life has been Sc
ries OF negations. This is Just one
more. Tho FIRST trial WAS when we
lost our ancestral home in France"
Madame always said we lost" She
would not acknowledge she lived with
gambler. even though gentleman.
The little pretense was n matter Of
self respect. "'rhe next TO go was our
villa lust out OF New Orleans Since
YOU were wee child we hive lived
III WIS ot0uSC' EIONc Ill u VbEIutl. OtlT
father always would play as q gentle
man. losing thousands ut single
game. Oh. these games. elusive sirens.
Turing him on to destruction. poor
man.
The debonair Auguste de la vergne
had chung. iron willed. to the youth
Of his mind. though It was indis-
putably true that age had crept pre-
maturely on his ACE After n fashion
he loved his wife and daughters He
would have been proud to have given
them every advantage that had been
theirs for generations. They had ceas-
cd to he Interested In these dreams.
There was nothing more, fundamentals
ly wearisome than his pretenses
III can do something" .Antoinette re-
peated. with gentle emphasis. MA
chere. we will take count OF stock as
Marie's husband says about his store"
Dear heart. our most valuable as
set Is orr family nnme.''
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-10-10

% :
ton to the first entertainment given
by the De la vergnes. See. mother,
using our asset No. l. our family name.
After they have heen here some time
we will casually remark we are go-
ing back to New Orleans. We are dis
tressed about our collection of an
tiques. We are going to board. and
articles Of such value we really cannot
store
After much debate and family con-
ferences the tea" was given. Punch
was served in the library. ices and
cake in the dining room. On the We
randa We're confections and fruit. The
guests bought freely.
Every woman there took particular
pains to call Immediately on all her
best friends who were not among the
chosen and casually to refer to .sthe
other afternoon at the De la VerGnes'
! picked up so and So They would
hardly part with 1t even to me- I told
madame could not buy It. Just to
give 1t to me. and would leave a few
gold pieces in the cabinet for one Of the
girls" Invariably It was followed by
the remark. My husband thought Il
rather high. but did not, considering
the associations and so on.
Those thirty women were the envy
Of every person of means in the city.
They schetned how they, too. conld
manage an invitation. Not being a
public sale. All invitation was a neces-
sity. In about two weeks Antoinette
In her mothers name telephoned the
chosen thirty telling each one to bring
few friends-she could trust them,
she knew and spend another after
noon ut the Chateau de Flenr.
This time different costume was
arranged for the three ladies Of the
household. The second tea. was even
q greater success than the FIRST. One
dozen OF Napoleon's breakfast plates
sold for 5000 and a Persian rug for
$500 The bank account was growing
to most encouraging proportions Tho
trouble now was they had really few
pieces left they cared to sell
III is q miserable shame wept An
toinette. after we have created the de-
I'M. FSidDiisiit1l the ildl. We cdIflOI
create tile supply.
tnheard Of circumstance! The next
morning AntUinette drove TO the city
alone and unattended,
Arriving at the telegraph Office. An
toinettc wired TO certain dea1ers in an
tiqGes, little holes in the WALL In New
Orleans to ship Immediately various
articles that She nilfned She knew 0f Y
these places because many OF their
beautiful pieces had found in those
stores Il tcnlporary home.
ST. events developed. The DE III
Ne.gieS lareised antiques I'M The back
door and sold Them ont the front d.ss,r.
Every other Thursday witnessed
crowds III buyers Every one .:sles,rss
friends. were HOW invited The feN
gold pieces giysn io he a t:lr S sii.ls
MAS L horde 81 .icient {, place ti,.sttlgs
both II, a corlvent In I arts FOL. N ye:ir.
leaying a .dot' large enan9ll ffr III &
enxiatie dnWI.y. which ss.n,lld lneureS
successful Elarriag ''nyArts had pIsilfs
ed quite a dranss III part IN the sue
WHICH was rsally quite y coup
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-10-10
UNCLE SANS CATS.
Government Maintains Thousands Of
Them at Yearly Cost of SIS Each,

Government Maintains Thousands Of
Them at Yearly Cost Of SIS Each.
Lnrle Sam has thousands nf eats.
which he employs al Il cost Of. about
Sl' a year each, The government
maintains in the Philippine Islands 4,
small army of cold storage cats. At
the immense cold storage depot ut Ma.
Mia. where great quantities OF provi-
slons are kept. eats are most neres-
slry. ;lhd AT the establishment of that
pest some Of the famous cold storage
breed We're sent there.
This breed originated in the great
warehouses OF Il cold storage company
and has Developed special lnalihca-
Tons for enduring extreme cold Tliest.
cold storage cats are short tailed and
chubby. witlIIn.g and heavy fur San
Francisro Argonaut :
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-10-10
THE JUMPING BEAN.
A Small Worm Is Responsible For This
pAe,Jia ritv


The "jumpin. bean" which is always
Stlre to excite the wonder of these who
have not before seen this specimen of
the vegetable Kingdom. is the product
of small bush which GROWS i'm Tie
northern part OF McNiro. Within each
hlt,S.Sum are two fertile" seeds and II
third. which is the home of Il small. ex-
cee,ingly active worm. whose perform
}nce., are responsible for he queer CON
,!nct of iha bean. When this worm
energies from its prison it becomes a
beautifully rolnred moth. The seeds Of
fine lnln,il. bean blossom III the month
Of May Then HE female moth de-
lnSitS one egg on the pollen OF the
flower. rs the flower develops it torus
triangular shaped shell on tWo sides.
With Il CONVEX shape on the other
Within this the chrysailS develops in.u
grayiSh brown Worm about oiie-teulh
of an inch in diameter Aiid about uile-
half an inch in length This worm
lives inside its cell for Il period ot' six
months or until The middle of Novpm-
bef. Then. ciHaati. cuaditiols ban.
favoraie. ii :,i'es II hole through the
end OF lis shell and flies away as a
Autii
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-10-10
THE slaMALMaN.
A Came. That viii Break UP Stiffness
In Any Party.

a Game That VIII Break UP Stiffness
In Any Party.
This is u game calculated To break
iln amy stiffness il, y party and is much
etl.ioyed 10y children. evel, Soale of lar
gel growth:
Place row of chairs two less in
number than the players. For exam.
pie. II there are Ten players pnt eight
chairs. The player, then take hold Gf
each Others dress Or coat sa us to
make Il chain. unr stands biindfDldpd.
with Il stick in hand. and sings:
Take Your seat as soon as vol. can
When you're called by the sigual.Tiarl
The others walk soleninlv round the
chairs till the eader gives three quick
taps Will, her stick on the riOor when
each one enleavors to get II chair. Two
are. Of course. left out. the blind one
and another. who becomes signalnan.
the former signalman joining the
chain. These resume their walk and
watch for The next signal Each time