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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23
Box for Medicine Bottles.

hours, and sometimes they put the
spoon in the one to take next, or they
place one to be taken in the morning
in different glass from the one to be
taken at night
On ingenious boy who saw his moth
er always forgetting which of the lit
tie bottles of pills to take next noticed
that there were two of the bottles in
pasteboard box, lying side by side.
They each had a number on them, but
there was no way to be sure which
number his mother had taken last
Then he had an idea He pasted a
little slip of paper on the cover of the
box and wrote his directions on it.
AS the little box inside slipped out
of the cover it was easy to put the
cork of one bottle toward one end and
the cork of the other at the other end.
After taking a dose from bottle Ne l
she just pushed the cork into the
cover first, so that the cork of No. 2
was toward the end with the arrow
mark, and she always knew that was
the one to take next
A druggist that saw this simple lit
tie trick had labels printed for all his
boxes. and it proved so popular with
the doctors that used those medicines
that they made the boy present Of
a bicycle for his invention.
If you keep your eyes open and
think about things you never know
when you may hit upon some useful
thing like this, which others will pay
you for. A girl that stopped to fix a
broken shoe lace and tried to pull 1t
through the hole with hairpin invent
ed the surgeons needle that is used
today all over the world for sewing
up wounds. Some boys that built a
fire upon the sand with seaweed found
the secret of making glass.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23
Stuffed Perpers.

Cut slice from stem ends, remove
seeds and parboil peppers, allowing
one-eighth teaspoon soda to one quart
Of boiling water. To one-half cup cook
ed rice add one-half cup of highly sea-
soned tomato PURGE. Let stand until
rice has absorbed tomato; then add
one sweetbread cooked and cut in
small pieces, and salt and paprika to
taste. Fill peppers with mixture,
cover with buttered crumbs and bake
until crumbs are brown. Place on cir
cular pieces of sauted bread.
Peppers are used in most all vege-
table salads and many salad dress
ings; also in soups, sauces and meats
as fiavoring.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23
She's Gong to Marry "ReaI Well"

A Manhattan woman whose daugh
ter is soon to marry is thus quoted by
the Nationalist: Yes, my daughter is
going TO marry bell hop from Chica
60 He has such a fine position, pays
him $35 a week He will be raised to
$50 the first of the year. | wanted
them to put the wedding off until then
because it will be hard for them to live
in the city on less than fifty, but they
won't do it. He will get another pro
motion soon after the first of the year
and then he will get SIS per week. II
will take that much, you know, be
cause my daughter Just loves society
Kansas City Star.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23
Poor Prospect.

When Senator Kern was running
for governor of Indiana he stopped
one noon at a little hotel in Brown
county for some food.
hurry up, now" Kern said to the
proprietor. 81 have only Is minutes
before my train comes"
mo hurry, governor" the hotel
keeper replied. you can eat all there
is in this hotel in five minutes. Sat
prday Evening Post.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23
centipedes and Tarantulas.

A centipede has deadly fear of a
tarantula. and one OF the most curious
habits of the centipede is his manner
of going to rest in the desert when he
knows his enemy TO be in the vicinity.
lie builds a cactus fence literally about
him
A tarantula hates cactus as much
as he longs after centipede, and has
never been known to crawl over the
plant.
Secure in this knowledge. the cent?.
pede will sleep as long as he wishes
while his wistful enemy looks long
ingly at him over the barrier, power
less to go 10 the attack
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23
AMUSEMENT IN A MAGIC BOX
Balls aid Paper Men Made to Jump
About in Fantastic Manner-Static
Electricity Is the Secret.

A novelty which affords much
amusement is the magic box. 1t is
4x6x2 inches, made out of wood with
a glass cover and lined with foil. The
directions for operating the box are
as follows: Rub the pane of glass
with the little leather cushion and
the balls and paper men will begin
at once to produce their performance,
jumping about in the most fantastic
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23
Would Share the Leo.

swer secured one woman canYasser a
vote for her party. She had fiuently
advanced several reasons in favor OF
her candidate to a grumpy elector. who
told her she could talk the hind leg off
a donkey.
Well" she replied, 1T would give
me much more pleasure to drive you
70 the polling place than to the hos.
pital"
The retort so tickled the voter that
he promised TO support her side.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23
Pious Advice.

A veteran told story recently
about very pious chaplain. The
chaplain was as brave as he was pious,
and was distributing cartridges on the
firing line at Gettysburg when he over
heard trooper swearing blasphem-
ously at the enemy. BLANK them to
Blank!" he murmured; the Blankety.
blank Blankety-blanks.
Brother, brother admonished the
chaplain, dealing out mort cartridges,
don't cuss the poor Fellowship EN- -
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23
KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN
Little Story of What an 0bserv-
ant Boy Accomplished.
Ingenious Lad lnvents Paper Box for
His Mother to Take Medicine
Without Any confusion--Idea
Soon Became Popular.

A great many boys are always lock
ing forward to the time when they will
grow up and be able to do something
dig. but they overlook the chances
they have TO do something worth while
when they are still boys. Here is a
little story of what an observant boy
did:
1t often happens that people have to
take two different kinds of medicine
alternately, and endless ways have
been tried to remember which comes
next. Sometimes they take No. at
the odd hours and No. 2 at the even
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23
Horseradish Sauce.

Crate about half cupful Of fresh
horseradish and add two rolled crack
ers, teaspoonful Of sugar and half
that amount of salt. two tablespoon
fuls of vinegar and cupful of stock
from a beef bone or boiled beef. Stir
all well together, adding crackers and
horseradish last, for horseradish be
comes weak from much boiling This
IS excellent served with boiled beef
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23
NOT LIMITED TO ONE TYPE
Three Styles of Skirts Are Offered
Woman of Fashion, and Any One
Is Correct.

There are three types Of modish
skirt from which one may choose ac-
cording to ones inclination and ones
figure. The draped skirt has many
notifications, and may combine two
or even three fabrics; the tier skirt
is becoming to slender women, but
so pronounced is its vogue that it is
seen on women of every degree of
hoped skirt. more popular in Paris
than it has so far become here. The
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23
In a PEedicament.

The teacher was reading the his.
tory OF England to some of the little
pupils. When she came to the state
ment that Henry /. never laughed
after the death of his son she noticed
one Of the littlee girls mad raised her
hand and seemed very DESTROYS OF
attracting her attention.
Well. Amy" said teacher. what
is it,"
please. ma'am," said little Amy.
what did Henry l. do when he was
tickled ?'-Harper's Bazaar.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23
Vanilla TaHX.

Add together one-half cupful Of wa
ter and pound of graduated sugar;
put over fire and stir until the sugar
is dissolved; then add about one,
eighth of a teaspoonful of cream OF
tartar, and boil until it reaches the
crack" degree. Pour into well creased
shallow pans to cool When partly
cool take up and use some other fls
voring if you wish.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23
Made Of Wallpaper.

An enterprising wallpaper dealer OF
Ohio attracted the eyes OF all citizens
by having in his window a pipe organ
Of paper. Every detail of the organ,
the pipes. the keys, all parts of the
case. as well as the sheet of music.
were made of wallpaper. Different pat
terms were used to initiate the many
parts Of the organ.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23

hoop is placed, not at the hem, which
is as narrow as ever, but at point
between hip and knee, and serves to
distend the tunic or drapery SO that
the skirt is wider at this point than
it is at the hem. OF course these
hoops are very light and very supple
affairs, and do not give the slightest
effect of stiffness to the costume.
Even lace and chiffon tunics are
hoped, but so far only accomplished
French couturiers have acquired the
art Of handling the hoop successfully.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23
GETTING Suspicious.

MY father talked me into taking a
course in domestic science"
And how do you like domestic
science?"
We'll, it looks like ordinary kitchen
work to me. If my suspicious are con-
frmed l shall drop the course and
make father buy me $50-dollar hat"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23

The very newest style in ornament
for evening slippers is a single strap
made of fold of satin across the in
under a diamond crescent. This looks
especially well worn with black satin
slippers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23
Baked Coffee custard.

Heat three cupfuls of milk, add one
cupful of strong coffee. six tablespoon
us sugar, four eggs well beaten and
une-half teaspoonful vanilla Pour
into cups and place in the pan Of boil.
ing water Bake slowly until silver
knife blade inserted comes out clean
Serve cold.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23
uo,. - mRastep Eov,,

As it might get too dry while roast
ing, every little while take up the Ii
Guild in the roasting pan with a spoon
and pour 1t over the previously -four
ed skin of the fowl. That keeps the
fowl from burning and the -four drops
into the pan, making the gravy thick
er.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23

wool, is about the
most stylish touch
that a mother can
add to her little
girls school dress
or frock just now,
so the wide orr
entail sash on this
plum colored
serge is ultra
stylish for the lit
tie miss. To add
to the effective
ness of the but
ton trimming are
collar and cuffs
of a bit of ma
linen, with a plaid
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23
II Was Hard TO Tell,

The Music Teacher-Johnny is i'm.
proving daily in his violin playing.
Johnny's Mother (gratifed)- that
SO? We didn't know whether he was
improving or we were just getting
more used to it-Winnipeg Town
Topics
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23
Vanity,

He says that the person with whom
he is in love is very beautiful"
They all say that"
But don't you think it is vain for
a man to talk like that about him
self"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23
Corn Mullins.

Sift together one-half cupful of corn
meal, one cupful of -four, three tea
spoonfuls of baking powder, one table
spoonful of sugar Add one table
spoonful of melted butter. one-hali
teaspoonful of salt, three-quarters OF
a cupful of milk and one egg. Mix
and bake in creased muffin rings.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23
What He Lies Rsst.
His salary

What does an artist like best to
draw?
His salary.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23
PLAY APPARATUS FOR BOYS
ing One Foot-Adjustable Handle
Is Used for Support.

After watching small boys coasting
about on homemade vehicles propelled
by one foot, an Indiana man designed
a more elaborate t,Rair on the same
principle. A low platform is mounted
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23
Yes and No.

Hc--Your frleno, Miss Wabash. is
qaite chic, Miss Breezy.
Miss Breezy "a trife enviously)-
Yes, Clara may be a trife chic, but
she is no chicken-Harper's Bazaar.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23

manner. The only thing necessary
is to keep the box and leather cushion
clean and dry. which is done best by
cleaning the pane of glass before
using. with piece of dry cloth, says
Popular Electricity. Static electricity
is the secret of the odd movements.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23
Ratine Suits for Bows.

Russian blouse suits for boys are
often made of white ratine. The ma
terial is warm and does not show
wrinkles or creases. 1t is often com.
bined with velvet for coats, brown and
black being blended frequently.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23

The top of this skirt is cut entirely
plain and it therefore hugs the hips
closely, which is a good trick under
full tunic, provided the tunic is
opaque.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23
Of course. hearts. spades, etc, upon

instead of numbers.
To use the marker, it merely has
to be placed upon the table in full
view of all the players, and to mark
the suit that may happen to be
trumps, that side of the box repre-
senting the trump card uppermost
A little novelty of this kind looks
pretty. ana would be sure to prove an
acceptable little gift When not doing
duty as trump marker e would
make quaint little paper weight for
the writing table.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23
Answer That Now

He-Madam. you promised to. obey
me. Do you do it?
She-Sir, you promised me your
worldly goods Do I get 'em?
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23
Leo q Tease,

Why should man troubled win
govt make his Will
Because he win then have his leg
at ease (legatees).
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23
CIeaninn China.

Common salt will quickly remove
all signs of tea stains rom china. Just
dampen the spots with water and rub
literally with salt
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23
important to Mothers
Rioht.

There's one reason why | could
never love you, Chollie. Can't you
guess what it is?"
mo, l can't think"
That's the reason
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23

They stop the ticlle-Dean's Mentho-
lated Cough Drops stop coughs by stop
ping the cauSe-5c at Drug Stores.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23

A cornet in a neighbours fat may be
as big a nuisance as a full fledged
corn in ones own.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, soflens the gums, reduces iniamma-
tion, allays pain, cures wind collie 25c botte.les
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23
FOR SCHOOL OR DRESS FR0CK
Nothing Better Than Plaid Trim
ming Has Been Devised-Orna-
mentation for the Throat.

Plaid trimming, either in silk or in
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23

And many man who has the cheek
to raise whiskers doesn't even try it.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23
Mean Hint.

Jack proposed to me last night"
THE poor boys always doing some
thing desperate"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-23
AlMaya So.

Why is a piece OF candy like a race
horse?
Because the more you lick ii the
faster it goes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-31
Furniture Polish

''Will you please give me a good recipe
for polish suitable for polishing a IL
brary table and restoring the surface?
We have such table in golden oak.
which is in a perfectly good condition.
except in places where the polish is COM
pletely gone. s."
There are excellent brands of furniture
polish to be bought from any furniture
dealer or paint shop. but you may If
you like, make the following polish ut
home: Mix together a tablespoonful each
of turpentine and Give oil, quarter cup-
full. of vinegar and the white of an egg.
Put into bottle or jar. cover, and shake
hard until the mixture is blended. Apply
with soft cloth and rub in well with AN
abundance of "elbow grease"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-31
MISS MARY TARDY
ENTERTAINS BRIDGE CLUB

meeting of one of the auction
bridge clubs composed of younger girls
took place yesterday with Miss Mary
Tardy In the absence of several mem
bers. Miss Bertha Hicks and Miss Marie
Simms, who are visiting Miss Minnie
Dryer were invited and Miss Edith
Thompson, Miss Margaret Coleman and
Miss Helen Eustis were also asked to
substitute. After>the games a luncheon
was served at the small tables and the
party remained to spend the afternoon
over bits Of sewing.
The members were Miss Tardy, Miss
Minnie Dryer. Miss Carol Woodson Miss
Cary johnson. Miss Margaret Terrell,
Miss Mary Bradshaw, Miss Fletcher Me-
Carly. Miss Lucille Lam<in and Miss An
ME Blinn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-31
NOTES AND PERSONALS

Miss Edith Hanley, who underwent
an operation for appendicitis recently
at a local infirmary, is improving
Mr. and Mrs Thomas IT, Simms and
their two daughters. Miss Merrill
Simms and Miss Josephine Simms left
this week to spend a month in Flor
ida. After short stay in Miami with
relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Simms they
will visit other points.
Mrs. Harvey LeSourd. who has been
the guest of her sister. Mrs. ] War
ner Shook, in Tuscaloosa, has returned
home.
Mrs. David Roberts has taken pos-
session of her new home on Altamont
road.
Mrs. W. W. Clayton and children will
leave in few days for Galveston, Tex,
to visit her father, DR.. Trueheart.
Miss Catherine Sharpe of Sewanee
who is spending tho week with Miss
Virginia White, will spend the Mardi
Gras season in New Orleans.
Mrs Lucie, l.. Finch and Mrs. Har-
riet w. Tarfant have as their guests
Mrs. Thomas B. Lee of Charlotte, N. G..
and Mr.. ]. r. Tarrent of Greenville,
s. c.
Mrs. Solon Jacobs returned, last night
from Selma, where she attended the
state suffrage convention in the ca
pacity of president of the local and
of the state organizations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-31
Simple Way to
)arken Gray Hair
,u Can Prepare Mixture at Home
That Does IL Nicely

If every person knew what simple
after it is to darken their gray hair
! is sign of advancing years would be
rarity. The ordinary dye or stain is
s It at all satisfactory and is easily de-
cted, leaving the hair sticky. rubs
or colors the scalp, but this simple
facipe, which you can make up at
3me at little cost, oyercomes all these
elections and is certain TO give splen-
d a satisfaction. TO Z ozs. of water
I'D one small box of Barbo Compound,
OF. of bay rum and u or. of glycer-
e. This makes mixture that grad
Ally darkens the hair or beard to a
( ch, glossy brown, removes dandruff
nd other MS of the scalp and pro-
iaotes the growth of the hair. Apply
ice week and when it is sufficiently
lrkened use once every two weeks.
sure your druggist doesn't give you
substitute for Barbo Compound. If
- is out of 1t, he should order 1t for
ali from his wholesaler. You will find
you try this excellent formula that
ere is nothing that can take its
ace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-31
MARION HARLAND'S HELPING
HAND HINTS FOR THE HOME
BY MARION HARLAND

recipe for English plum pudding IS as
follows: Ceram one pound each of butter
and sugar, add the yolks of two and one
half pounds of flour alternately with the
stiffened whites of the eggs, and one
pound of suet, chopped fine and freed
from bits of string and membrane Mix
together one-half ounce each of ground
cloves and allspice and two grated nut
megs Chop two pounds of seeded raisins
and miv them with two pounds ef
stemmed currants and a quarter pound
of minced eitron Dredge all this fruit
we'll with flour. Put the spices into the
pudding batter, then stir in wineglass-
full of brandy, and, last of all, add the
mixed fruits. Fasten securely into pud-
ding bag wrung out in boiling water and
spread well with flour on the inside and
boil for five hours. Take from the. bag
and set in the oven for ten minutes to
dry before sending to the table. Serve
with brandy sauce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-31
NEWS OF THE DAY
IN SOCIETY WORLD
Gossip of Interesting People
Here and Elsewhere
THE DAYS EVENTS
Miss Allison a Hostess at Bridge.
Miss Virginia White Entertains at
Bridge in Compliment to Miss
Sharpe-Other Topics
BY MYRTLE MILES

sWhen I was young Mrs. Rush
Jackson, clever lecturer, explained to
an audience recently in London. all
the women were anxious to initiate
Rossetti Now It is Aubrey Beardsley
who is setting his seal upon the race
angular hips, faces curiously depraved
and vet attractive, with the lips sharp
ly defined. chin and Jaws dropping.
This all aroused an argument which
goes to show the effect of environment
as part of the education of the young
mind It seems impossible that any
fashion in the presentation of women
and feminine drapery by current art
should have an effect upon the physical
characteristics of the women who ad-
alire that art, and OF the other and
greater number of woman who ad-
nire the imitators. But inquiries and
consideration of the matter showed
here was some truth in 1t.
Mind" said a photographer of many
ociety women, when Mrs. Jackson
aid faces curiously depraved,' you
must remember that it does not follow
hat the women with such faces are
lepraved. That is not what is meant,
think. That look is like the pallor-
sreen tea and cosmetics--produced by
outside stimuli and is not the express
ion Of the real mind. which last prob
bly, is somewhat vacant, with neither
positive virtue nor vice"
But surely" the society photog-
4apher was ask, 1.-The fashion which de-
lends upon palor and an appearance of
norbid thought to attrect attention is
ane confined to a very limited circle?'
aOh no." was the reply. ut is COM
nonplace that one cannot saunter
through the popular thoroughfares or
1t in fashionable tea room without
seeing young girls not yet out of coll
ege looking prematurely weary, with
artificial compilations and garments OBJ
fiously designed to accentuate their
sex. 1t is so usual nowadays that it is
.ecoming sort of a public nuisance.
hey are, l am sure, quite respectable
sirls--some of them are from the best
families, with parents who would be
orrified il a plain minded person told
hem exactly what criticism their
slaughters' appearance stimulated in the
binds of onlookers."
There is no doubt TO be sure, that the
Iecturer somewhat exaggerated in order
20 make her audience "sit up and take
= Office" But there was also much truth
n these criticisms Although a woman
who admired an artists ideal woman
Z ould not change her own physical
! characteristics, yet mood and pose Is
aduced which at least may be called an
cho. There have not been many Ros-
ETH women. Such lips and necks are
are indeed. And Aubrey Beardsley,
hile not known to SO many, had many
amirers, especially artists; his intlu-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-31
Potatoes au Gratin

Chop baked potatoes, which you have
peeled, rather fine and mix with about
three-auarters of cup of grated cheese.
Season with salt and pepper and put into
a buttered baking dish. Add milk just to
cover and bake slowly for three-quarters
of an hour. Then cover the top with about
one-quarter of a cup of grated cheese and
return to the oven for 10 minutes to brown.
Do not have the oven at full heat for the
last quarter hour. The flavor of baked PC
tatoes hashed and Drowned or In meat
nash is far superior to that of boiled po-
of Mrs. E. D.