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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18
THE
CHILDREN
JACKS NOVEL POCKET PIECE
Had Carried Snail Arou-d in Pocket
( Until Children Were Snusly Set.
tied for Bedtime Talk,

When the children were snugly SET
tied for the bedtime talk Jack fshed
up a snail shell from the depths OF
his pocket. where he had been carry
ing 1t all day for this occasion. "Tell
as all about that" he said. az often
find them in the garden, but there is
never anything In them. / know that
the shells couldn't get there all alone.
but why do we never see the snails?"
Because the snail is usually tucked
safely away inside the she'll" mann
ma answered. and knows too much
to come out when curious little bows
are around. II you will go into the
garden some warm sunny day just
after shower, you will perhaps be
able to find a snail dragging himself
and his house along one OF the walks.
When the weather is dry or cold they
close the door OF their house With a
kind of membrane that thev -nanufac-
ture themselves, just 80 the spider
makes its web or the silkworm it's
cocoon. During the winter they find
shelter somewhere in crevice. or
make hole in the ground, which
they cover with dead leaves. Here
they remain safe and warm until the
first spring rains call them out In
search of food.
The snail has almost as many
teeth as the fly has eyes, often having
one or two hundred rows of them. It
knows how to use them too, and often
does great mischief to gardens with
them. Some gardeners catch and de-
stroy them by spreading cabbage
leaves ON the ground to attract them.
"The body of the snail is very soft,
and it has four horns, two long ones
and two short ones You win notice
two tiny black spots at the end of
the loIg horns. These are the eyes
and il you look very closely when the
snail first puts out his horns, you will
see these eyes move up until they
reach the tips.
I'm some countries snails are con
sidered good to eat. The ancient
Romans kept them in an Enclosure
made for that purpose, and fed them
on meal and boiled wine until they
were fattened and ready for the table
The most wonderful thing about the
snail is its power to heal it's own in.
juries. 1t is one of the most remark.
able physicians on earth, but its only
patient is itself. Not only is it able
to heal wounds on any part of its
body, but even the head may be cut
off, and another one will grow. -
Sunday School Visitor.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18
Prophetic Retort.

The governor of Virginia. at a time
when Washington as ) mere youth
yentured to demonstrate against the
injustice of certain decree, turned
fiercely upon the young man and in
quired:
And who the dickens are you, sir!"
With cold but courteous bow, the
young Virginian, drawing himself up
to his proud height, frigidly replied:
Nobody in particular just now, but
for the future, sir. somebody in gen
eral"
The naughty emphasis on the word
general. 1t is said. sent cold chill
running up and down the governors
spine. which it required seven mint
juleps and six bottles of port to re-
lieve.-Judge.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18
Shattered Test

The extremely handsome professor
II nerve restoration was addressing
his matinee class of society ladies'.
Il am about to show you one of my
original tests" he said with a fash of
perfect teeth Il produce an artificial
mouse attached to string and craw it
across the hsor. You all know il is
artificial and are rot startled. Yet
there may be little palpitation. Let
US see." He stepped outside and i'm
mediately reAppeared, his hand hold
ing string t. which a mouse was at
tached He d<aw it forward. you see
low harmless It is Look at IL for a
little while" He tossed down the
string and the mouse Immediately
made dash for the nearest chair. In
five seconds the room was empty.
The handsome professor looked
around ruefully.
THAT darn kid rung in a live one on
me-" he said.-Cleveland Plain Dealer
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18
ERUPTION ON cHlLD's BODY

r. F. d. No. 2, jackson. Mo.-"Our
daughter VINO is ten months old was
suffering from an eruption all over
the body. In the beginning they were
small red spots and afterwards turned
to bloody sores. We tried all sorts
of ointments but they did not procure
any relief for our child. She cried
almost day and night ami Va scarcely
could touch her. because she was COW
cred with sores from head to foot.
I'VE had heard about the CuticurS
Soap and Ointment and made trial
with them, and after using the RENE
dies, that is to say. the Soap and the
Ointment, only a few days passed and
our child could sleep we'll and after
one week abe was totally we'll"
(Signed) August F. Bartels, Nov Is,
1912.
CuticurA Soap snd Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p Skin Book. Address post
card "CUsicura, Dept. L, Boston. ADV.
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Square Puzzle.

move, but it cannot be used as
a starting point. Each match must
alike commence. and find its des-
tination in an empty square. The
middle square must not be count
ed at all, neither for the start nor
finish, nor in the course of move.
1t will be found that there is little DIFF
tculty in securing squares for five,
or even six, matches; but the placing
of the entire seven is by no means a
simple matter.
The solution is as follows: The
square from which the first move Is
made must receive the next match.
II the start commenced at 1, for in.
stance, and the match consequently
found its destination in 4, 1t must be
arranged that the next falls In l. The
counting of the second would there
fore have to begin at six. Similarly
the third match is made to drop into s
by starting at 3, and so on until ali
seven have been placed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18
MADE GOOD THING FOR GUIDE
Inscription Written on Glass by ia
nous King Duplicated to Com
mercial Advantage,

Mrs Andrew Lang tells of French
man in whose chateau was window
on which Henry ". had once scratch
ed the inscription "Dieu garde de ma
ma mia, Ce % de Septembre. 1899
Henry" The inscription, when M
Eudeal first saw it was in two lines
OF big, clumsy letters.
Two years later, being again in the
neighborhood, he revisited the chat
eau, when he was astonished to find
that the inscription was now in three
lines, with the letters much more near.
" uniform. After some effort he got
hold of the secret.
Z For 40 years the inscription on the
window had been the guides pride and
pleasure until in one fatal moment OF
inattention on his part an Englishman
had cut the pane of glass out of Its
setting and walked away with it in his
pocket.
The poor guide hurried to tell his
master what had befallen him. The
owner of the chateau assured him that
the accident was of no consequence
and could soon be put right. And sc
it was! A piece of glass of the same
tone as the other panes was procured
and fastened lightly in its place. The
guide received orders to turn his
back so as to allow the visitors tc
read the inscription, or, if they wished
to steal it.
But it was necessary for the man tc
perceive in the nick of time what wal
going on, and only consent to shut his
eyes on the receipt of a handsome tip
the amount fixed beforehand. two
thirds of which was to go to his mas
er-Blackwood's Magazine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18

survive the sight of humiliation such
az ae would suffer on the morrow? AL
ready he heard the triumphant jeers
OF the Centipede heGchmen, the angry
clamor of the Flying Heart. the mock
ing laughter of his rival
tie groaned aloud. Forsooth. c
broken toe, OF ali the countless tens
of thousands Of toes IN Christendom,
che one he had hung his salvation
Ip0a had proven weaker than reed.
What cruel Jest of Fate was this? If
Fate had wished to break toe why
had she not selected. out of all the bill.
lions st her disposal. that OF some
othec athlete than Culver Coyington-
even MS own.
J Wailingford Speed started sud
denly aud paled. He had remembered
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18
what She Was Afraid OF.

A little girl remarked to her mamma
on going to bed: Il am not afraid Of
the dark"
mo. of course not" replied her
mamma.
81 was a little afraid once, when |
went to the pantry to get tart"
what were you afraid or"
81 was afraid / couldn't find the
tarts New York Globe.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18
Expensive.

Il want some cloth to make my
dolly Dress announced little girl
of seven as she entered a store the
other day.
How much is it," she asked when
the merchant handed her the package.
"Just one kiss" was the reply.
"All right" she eaid; grandma said
she would pay you when she came in
tomorrow"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18
A SANTA CLAUS FIREPLACE FOR
THE CHRISTMAS ENTERTAiN-
MENT.

inasmuch as 1t has been Santa
Claus time-honored custom to climb
down a chimney and out through the
fireplace, in entering house, this Is
the most fitting way to haze him make
his appearance before your school or
home audience at the Christmas enter
tainment. Very few fireplaces are
constructed nowadays large enough to
accommodate ST. Nicholas and his
pack Of gifts, but it is one of the sim
plest things In the world to build a
false mantle and fireplace. In this
article is shown the plan for a new
idea in construction that requires but
little material. and the whole thing
can be made In short order. This
mantel is built in front of a doorway,
and there are number of advantages
in following this scheme. The fire.
place can be made deep, because 1t ex.
tends through the doorway, and at the
same time the mantel can be built
close to the wall, because all that is
necessary is a slight projection Of the
lower portion to support the mantel.
shelf, and enough of chimney-breast
above the shelf to conceal the frame
of the doorway. This reduces to a
minimum the amount of lumber re-
CURED for the framework Then, too,
the fireplace is of convenient form to
climb in and out of, which will be ap.
preciated by any portly Santa Claus
whose portliness, due to pillow OF
two belted in at the waist-line. makes
climbing a difficult feat. This fire
place can be entered from the adjoin-
ing room, or If it is built in door
way to a closet or courtroom, Santa
Claus can be hidden within the closet
until he receives his cue to make his
appearance.
Get packing-case for the fireplace
That will save considerable work Oae
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18

Il tell ye, the new doctor that's just
moved to Torpidville ID an upty-dste
feller!" declared honest Farmer Horn
beak, upon his return from the near
by village. you know. whenever a
new establishment starts up 1t is GUS
tomary for 'em to hold sort of a
grand openin' and distribute Soovy.
neers. Well. this doctor. he held
reception in his new Office this after
noon, and gave everybody that attend
ed dose o. pills. Portland Specta-
10
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18

II is really the querest little stone
in the world. for when number Of
them are placed on the floor or on any
level surface aad separated some dis
lance from each other they begin to
travel toward a common center and to
lie huddled together like eggs In q
nest.
If a single stone is removed four or
five feet from the rest II will immedi-
ately start with the greatest rapidly
to Join its fellows.
These stones are found oftenest
where the land Is very level and little
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18
NEAT TRICKS WITH MATCHES
Success If Deception More Often Than
Not Rests Entirely on Its Readl-
ness and Simplicity.

The success OK good trick more
often than not rests entirely on its
readiness and simplicity of perform
ance. For the following all that is
necessary is box of ordinary wooden
watches.
Arrange fifteen matches in the four
figures given below. Then ask a
friend preferably bachelor) to take
away three and leave an explicit ex-
PLANTATION of what matches" are
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18
production and consumptlon.

Myrtle, who is studying physical
geography, likes to fiaunt her superior
knowledge.
Jimmie" she said to her little
brother, Il bet you don't know what
termination produces"
Il don't know what it produces" re-
piled Jimmy, but know the German
nation consumes lots of sauerkraut
and wienerwurst. youngstown Tele-
gram.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18
Really Had the Best Of Il.

A southern negro put up a sign on
his place, For Sail" He was ridiculed.
and changed it to SELL" and finally
tried a third time. his sign reading
sail" It had not been up an hour
when an old colored man came along
ana queried: Does you mean dat dis
place am fur Sally? What yer gwine
10 Civ de place TO Sally fur?" Am
you findin' fault wild dat sign?" asked
he other. Well, doan' quite cotch
IN to be spellin'" You doan. eh? Has
you got seben hundred dollahs to pay
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18

Il is AT Easter time that the curious
shair harvest" of Brittany ( "reaped"
10y the travelling merchants. who go
from village to village buying the
beautiful hair for which the Breton
bellies are famous. This is later de-
tshned to % made up into transfer
imations. "fringes" and other mys-
FERROUS arrangements with which la
Idies less abundantly endowed by ma
',ture make up their shortcomings in
lthe matter of "woman's crowning
lstory@ The clients of the hair buyers
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18
t t t t 4 9 !
Cube Puzzle.

seven other matches on the table.
Now challenge anyone present to take
each Of the seven matches separately
and, commencing with any square
(the middle one excepted). count
four successive squares. including
that of the start. dropping the
match into an empty fourth A
square already containing a match
must be counted in the course of
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18
matehe. and Matches.

made of. Those to be removed are
lettered a, b and C.
Place twenty-four matches into a
cube OF nine small squares. Remove
eight OF the matches and leave only
two squares. Experience will show
that the solution OF this trick is far
more difficult than the uniformed
would at first imagine. All that IL
necessary is to leave the four sides OF
the cube and the small middle square.
Replace the matches into the orig
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18
5ack-Flred.

A sharptongued married woman
who had been openly commiserating
an elderly spinster on her loveiess
state went on to talk volubly about
her husbands health.
Poor man, he has been great suf-
ferer for fifteen years" she remarked
Il can quite believe that, dear" said
the spinster, still smarting under the
married woman's sarcastic "sympa-
thy" Let me see, it is just fifteen
years since you married him, is it
not?"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18
Too Busy to Consider another Job.

'Uh-no, sah--t'anky for de obiga-
toni" frankly replied ramshackle
Brother Bulginback, who was noted
for his deftness in lodging work.
Knit do be job for yo' cunhnel. much
as I'd aGmiah to; uh-kaze why: Me
and muh wife, sab, we burgun 'spute.
day befo' yssted'y, bout pint in do
Scripters, and l isn't gwine to have
no time for de next week or sich-uh-
mattah for nuthn' but lookin' up pro
pirate answers to dat mistaken lady's
ahgymunts."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18

more than bare rock. Often scattered
over these barren regions are little
basins from a few feet to rod In
width and at the bottom OF these ba-
sins the rolling stones are found.
The cause for the strange conduct
is to be found In the material OF
which the stones are composed. and
which is loadstone or a magnetic
ore, which has the tendency to draw
them together.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18
Was Baby Needeo7

Elmer, though only little boy, was
the eldest child of an already numer-
Gus family. He was invited to go in
and see little baby sister. Asked by
his mother what he thought of the
baby, he said: wy, mamma. it's real
nice. But do you think we needed it?
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18
STONES THAT GET TOGETHER
Peculiar Conduct of Some Pebbles Is
Actr;b uted to Material OF Which
t41 They Are Composed

An English naturalist has lately Civ
eu some interesting accounts OF oddi-
lies found In this country. and chief
among them is the travelling stone, the
size of pea ordinarily, and yet some
times reaching six inches in diameter.
He came across It in Nevada. where it
10 most frequent.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18

cash down fur dis placer" NO, sab"
Den you pass on, an shet up Maybe
/ doan' spell Just de same as yea do.
but I'ze got prospects, of handlin' seb-
en- hundred 6aollahs, while you got boat
knees out to de weddah. Go long, ole
man; yo' too fly on iogerfy."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18
Pain in Back and Rheumatism

are the daily torment of thousands To eff
fectually cure these troubles you must re-
move the cause Foley Kidney Pills begin
to work for you from the first dose, and OK
ert SO direct and beneficial an action in the
kidneys and bladder that the pain and tor
ment of kidney trouble soon disappears
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18

are chiefly country lasses II the re-
moter districts. who are only 200
pleased to sell their tresses in order to
obtain a little money to spend at the
Easter fairs. The harvest" however.
is said not to be so good as formerly,
as with the spread of education and
the love of display many girls prefer
to keep their hair.-Wide Awake Mag
azine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18

Why is a bald-headed man like q
greyhound?
Because he has to make little hair
20 a great way.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18
TaIe Of : ooa'a TalI.

When is a dogs tail like a toll
gate?
When It stops a Vaughn (wagon).
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18
Always on the Job.

jack hear that Mabel is IN occa-
sional contributor to magazines.
Edith-Judging from the quantities
of powder she is purchasing should
think she is the chief of ordnsnce.--
Town Topics.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18
PEN PUZZLE is INTERESTING
T~ick 10 to Place Animals In Stalls
Corresponding With Numbers as
Shown in Illustration.

In how few moves can you place
each of the animals in its proper pen
without ever having two in the same
pen? The number on the animals
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18

Son, do you read blood and thun-
der novels?'
mo, sir. It's all | kin do TO Keep
mp wit the horrible crimes In the cur
eni news
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18
Undiscovered.

"You know there's more in this
world than money"
hasn't thought of it."--Detroit Free
Press.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18

his savings Of many years, when his
home was robbed while he and his
wife were at church one Sunday night
recently. and thieves took from 8.
tin cracker box a roll of bills which
he says amounted to over 800.
The darby. whose name is w. NJ
Stamps. found on returning home from
church that the front door OF his
house had been broken down and the
little desk In which the money box
was concealed, had been dragged out
in an adjoining alley.-Atianta Consti-
tuition.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18
The Right Way.
bill went all to pieces.
What did his wife say?"
" Bill, collect yourself

WHEN RUBBERs BECOME NECESSARY
And your shoes pinch, Aliens Foot Ease, the
Antlsepuo powder TO be SHAKEN into The shoes.
|. 1ust the thing to sss. Aiways use for break
FRHH. Address, A. o. olnassed lie hoy, u. 7.
Don't accept aaT stshssdtUte. Aav.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18
rhonnht Him a Club.

He-Do you know much about golf?
She--Absolutely nothing. wouldn't
even know how to hold my caddy
properly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18
The Reason.

my story's characters were taken
from iife.r said the author. proudly.
Taken from life, were they?" asked
the critic. THAT accounts for their
being such dead onea"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18
The Limit.

Knicker-Is he stingy?
Bocker--Yes; he would like the
smoke rings ne blows to a girl re-
turned.-New York Sun.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18

should correspond to the numbers of
the pens.
The animals are rearranged into
their proper pens by moving them in
the following order: 4, 3, 2, 4, 8, 5, l,
2, 4, 3, 5, 4, 2, 1. and 5.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18

go to the ant, thou sluggard,' may
be good advice, but the modern slug.
gard is more likely to go to his
uncle"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18
Literal.

did he strike you in virtual temper
airy alteration"
mo. sir; he struck me in the jaw"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18

"Of cour
enough so n
How fast
''Oh, ten-fo
what. Humpy
Ten and foS
Certainly. ID
liable tc break II
Mr.. Skinner,
fast. Fifteen is
What" Skinna
ponent strangely.
That's right. I'n1
Amt you the va
guy that goes under
Wally shook his
chum. couldn't cato
The brown face OF ipeds
Splinter split into ewes
cleaned Then I'll " Id he.
I'm the sucker. but III good.
Get your money down, split
with you"
mo, no! Not you! must
win!" Speed clutched er des-
perately.
All right, I'll frame al bx. but
I can't nun any slower thar aid with
Joe and make live Oft They'd
shoot US both"
But there's a girl il thjs-s girl ]
ioss IL means Hthan mere life"
Ssaa6ef Vas plainly becoming nerv-
oas at the length OF the interview.
Couldn't you fall down" inquired
the younger man, timidly.
The cook laughed derisively. 81
could fall down twice and beat you in
fifteen" After an instant's thought:
Say, there's one chance, IL we don't
run straight away. There's q corral
out where we race; you insist on run
ming around 1t, see? There's nothing
In the articles about straightaways.
That1l kid 'em on the time II | get
too far ahead, I'll fall down"
''B-but will you stay down! Till l
catch up?"
Sure! Leave 1t to me-
you won't forget, or anything like
that?"
Certainly not. But no rough worn
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18

Hrs- Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teethiny, softens she gums, reduces inHamma-
ti0n, allays pain ,cwes wiHa colic sc bottle. n
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18
rhe VulnaritY of It

Why is 1t vulgar to send telegramse
Because ii Is making use OF fash
language.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18

Some thieves have no higher ambi-
ton than the top roost in q chicken
house.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-11-18

Distrusted Bank; Lost Life's Savings.
Distrust of those hyar newfangled
savin' banks" cost an old negro man