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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-28
A NARROW SHAVE

'By Jove, l had a narrow escape
yesterday" y
Really! How"
"Well, four of US were lunching
together, and, of course-you know
how one has to on that sort of occa-
sion-We each insisted on stumping
up and paying the bill"
eyes" remarked his friend. ''But
what about that narrow escape?"
That's just it. For a minute or
two it looked very much as though
I'd overplayed the game and the 9TH
er three really were going to leave
me with that bill to pay!"
Though France has an abundant
supply of electric nergy, electric
signs seem to be so far lacking.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-28
THE OBVIOUS SOLUTION

NOW, boys, SAID the ScnOolmaS-
ter, here is another problem for you.
There are five children in family,
but it so happens that there are only
four potatoes in the house. What is
the mother to do so as to give all her
children equal portions?"
Silence reigned in the class. Each
of the pupils sat thinking intently;
then, to the delight Of the master, the
youngest and smallest of them stood
up, eager to give an answer.
"'Well, Tommy" he asked.
please, sir" replied the boy,
mash the potatoes?'
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-28

DoDGING THE ISSUE
Jones picked up his hat and left
the office a few days ago during
working hours.
1--WE got to go to the station" he
explained, ITO meet my wife's elder
sister. She's coming to stay with
u.s."
But why meet herr" someone
asked. you live only two doors
from the station. Surely she can't
miss the way?"
YES" replied Jones; that's what
my wife says. But I'd rather meet
her at the station, you know. If
tackle her in public, you see, shant
have to kiss her"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-28

( The 1910 censuses and estimates
show the worlds population to be
nearly two 'billion, or about 40 per
square mile. It is calculated that ten
times this number could be supported
if as densely placed on the 80 million
square miles Of good land as in Bel
giun.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-19
F0rMe n
Id
ONES 3
LOCKING UP LONDON TOWER
Ancient Custom Still Observed in Big
English MetropoIis-Makeup of
Procession.

Strange to say. very few people are
aware OF the ancient custom which is
still kept up at the Tower of London,
says London Tit-Bits. Just before
midnight beefeater and the chief
yeoman porter secure the keys from
the governors house to lock up"
Having received the keys, they pro-
coed to the guardroom.
Escort for the keys" calls out the
porter and sergeant and six privates
turn out.
The procession then marches off,
and the sentries they pass issue the
usual challenge of Who goes there?'
to which the answer is Keys"
Arriving at the entrance Of the
Tower grounds, the Lions gate, the
porter locks the gates, and the party
returns to the guardroom, the sentry
challenging as before and receiving
the same answer. However. on ar
rival at the guardroom again the sentry
stationed there stamps his foot, at the
same time giving the usual challenge.
Keys" replies the porter.
Whose keys?" the sentry asks.
King Georges keys
Advance King Georges keys. and
alfs well"
The porter then says, God bless
King George" and all present respond
with Amen" The keys are then
saluted and returned to the governors
house. where they remain until the
next nights ceremony.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-19
CLEVER POSTCARD CIPHER
F5impie In Construction, but VIII Foil
ALI Efforts of Uninitiated to
Read the Message.

Postal cards would undoubtedly be
in mnch greater demand than they
are for purposes of spondence
but Tor the fact that the messages
they convey are open to all through
whose hands they may pass. Yet this
objection is easily overcome There
are some bear ,ifully simple ciphers
that are almost impossible for anyone
not in the secret to read Only by
luck, for instance, can even the eX-
pert ind the key to a short message
writer in the "trellis" or grill" ci-
pher. 1t is extremely simple and
thousands of people us it to battle
folks who take an interest in the con-
tents of postcards. To use it. all you
have to do is to cut a few oblong
holes in blank postcard, place it
over the postcard you mean to write
on, and write your message in the
holes. Then take the upper card off
and write some natural reading SEN
fences round the cipher words. Any
inquisitiye person reading the card
when it reaches your correspondents
house will find message of no inter
est whatever. Only your correspon-
dent himself, or herself, can read the
real message, and that by placing on
the card blank card cut out ex-
actly the same way as your own.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-19
MAKE MOST CHARMING GIFTS
Any Number of the Prettiest Conceits
in Jewelry Suitable for Gifts fer
the Bridesmaids.

A charming conceit is the crystal
hat pin with a center composed of
pearls and diamonds, . present that
would make a delightful offering for
bridesmaids Very modish, too, are the
medallions of ones patron saint on a
miniature framed in pearls. These are
carved out in some form Of mother %
pearl on a background of the like shell.
aad are most beautiful ornaments in
themselves. The interiaclng of two
diamond shaped or round circlets OF
jewels in contrasting jewels is a IA
vorite design of this season, shown
both in brooches and pendants.
Jeweled hairpins in interlacing de-
signs of rings are also modish and
make favorable coiffpre ornaments.
Often enough these rings are detaeh-
able. and may De taken from the tor
toise shell pin itself and worn as
separate ornaments on the corsage.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-19
Selfish Fishermen.

In Weldon Grossmith's reminis-
cences From Studio to Stage" he de-
votes whole chapter to fishing sto-
res. and tells of his friend, Heather
Biff who annoyed him frequently by
asking him for a match while angling
during intensely cold weather To
supply the request meant pulling in,
his line, christening his macintosh,
then tie overcoat and finally the I'M
dercoat. But then who can grudge
so small a thing as a match? Gros-
smith writes: The second day we
ished it was positively colder Heath
err Bigg's pipe had gone out as usual.
Weldon, got match?' 1t suddenly
occurred to me he must have brought
matches with him or how did he light
his pipe-so l answered, MOI
What a nuisance!' he replied, and
drew in his line, undid his mackin-
tosh, then the overcoat and undercoat,
and. at last. took out box of matches.
Why said, you've got your matches
with you Yes, he replied. But |
didn't want to catch cold getting
them
Anglers not only become liars, but
they become utterly selfish, but never
fools, as Dr. Johnson dubs them 1
have come across anglers who are
cads, snobs. liars, knaves, and even
thieves, but never fools!"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-19
ITCHING TERRIBLE ON LIMB

r. +. D. No. 3, Clarified, MINI
My trouble was of long standing. 1t
started with some small red and yell
low spots about the size of a pin head
on my leg and every morning there
was dry scale on top covering the
affected part and when those scales
were falling off the itching was more
than ! could stand at times. The first
year / did not mind it SO much as it
was only itching very badly at times,
but the second year it advanced all
around my leg and the itching was
terrible. / had to be very careful to
have my clothing around the affected
part very loose. At night time often
happened to scratch the sore in my
sleep Then | had 20 stand up, get out
of bed and walk the floor till the spell
was over
Il bought lots of salves and tried
many different kinds of medicine but
without any success. got cake OF
Cuticura Soap and fifty-cent box of
Cuticura Ointment and when ! had
used them / was nearly over the itch
ing. But ] kept on with the Cuticura
Soap for six weeks and the cure was
complete" (Signed) S. O. Gordon,
lyov. 90, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card ''Cuticura, Dept. l., Boston. ADV.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-19
Afternoon Tea Apron.

Daintiest among afternoon tea
aprons is the one made of half yard,
laif width, of finest batiste or organdie
finished at the lower and side edges
with cotton lace picot bordering that
is scarcely more than a cries of long,
Loose loops, and at the top slightly
gathered into waistband of narrow
ribbon decorated at both ends with
bow knots, from which fall a half
dozen or more ends in quarterback
wide ribbon, bowknotted midway of
the length The center of the apron
is ornamented with two insets of en-
eloidered filet lace. One of these,
placed six inches below the waistband,
is four-inch square and the other,
placed six inches above the lower
edge, is a two by four-inch oblong
Of course, lace of any other substan-
tia, sort could be employed and white
net, soutache embroidered is equally
as pretty as flet
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-19
DRESS FABRICS OF THE HoUh
One Particularly Good Point of the
Seasons Styles Is the Wide
Choice Allowed,

For dressy wear there seems to be a
great tendency to use pile fabrics of
very light weight.
Small checks, stripes and jacquard
effects in velvets are also being taken,
for entire suits, for parts of suits or
for trimming purposes. 4 few imita-
ton fur fabrics are also employed, par
ticularly broadtail, which makes very
handsome suits.
In the woolens, the materials that
have a velvet-like finish, on the order
of duvetine, for example. are meeting
with great success. Diagonals and cut
velours are also being ordered in fair
sized quantities.
Some checks have been ordered,
principally, however, for skirts that
are to be combined with plain colored
coats. Plaids are also being ordered
for the same purpose-mostly in the
dark, unobstrusive shades.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-19
Neat Trick Of Groceryman.

scales. his scoop, and those two
weights, and without loss of time he
had TO fill his ten two pound bags.
Could you tell him how to accomplish
the feat in the fewest possible num-
Der ci operations?
The groceryman performed the feat
as follows in ten operations, which is
the shortest method possible: He
placed the nine-pound weight on one
side of the scales and the five-pound
on the other. Then he was enabled to
weigh the difference between them.
four pounds il sugar, which left Is
pounds in the large bag. Then he
placed the nine pounds and five pounds
together on one side of the scales and
the 1G pounds OF sugar on the other
side. Out of the bag he was then able
to weigh two pounds, leaving two
pounds in the four pound bag. In eight
more operations he put the 16 pounds
of sugar into two pound bags by using
two pounds of sugar as two pound
weight
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-19
PALMIsTRY IN THE FAR EAST
Thumb Is Called "the Great Finger"
ia Japan and China-Servants
Use Finger Points.

The Chinese and Japanese call the
thumb the great finger" and connect
II with ones ancestors. Our index fin
ger is with them the head or man
pointing finger" and has to do with
the father
The middle or longest finger belongs
to the mother, while the next, or
nameless finger, is the property OF
sweethearts and wives (the westerns
have chosen this finger, too. for the
wearing OF the wedding ring). The
little finger concerns our descendants
and posterity.
The ball Of the thumb, the celebrat-
ed mount OF Venus" according to
palmists the world over, retains its
qualities appertaining to sensuous
sensual, and mundane matters with
the Japanese hand readers, too.
Both Japanese and Chinese servants,
in signing and sealing agreements
with their masters, frequently moisten
their nnger points with ink and press
1t on the paper. AS a means of iden.
tity or personal sign manual, these
finger prints appear to have been long
known in the east. 1t is, therefore, nc
surprise to find that Japanese palm
lists, in addition to examining the
lines" of the open palm, extend their
inquiries to the pore patterns on the
tips of the fingers and thumbs.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-19
MAKE CHANGE In MENU
SisHEs WITHOUT MEAT AFFORD
VARIETY TO DIET.
imported Recipes Economical and I'M
uSual-ltalian Methods of Com
hinine Maearoni and Eggs in
Appetizina Manner.

Although meat furnishes heat for
the body, and therefore is necessary
in cold countries and cold seasons,
relief from meat diet is welcomed
by every one and affords variety TO
a diet that gives beneficial results.
The combination dishes fit in very
well. furnishing in their double and
triple form a more appetizing and
nourishing fare. These allow the
housewife to ring the changes on one
dish and to. use left-overs IN an at
tractive form.
We can resort 10 European coun-
tries for inspiration. France, Italy.
Germany give countless recipes that
are economical and unusual. They
are good to eat, too. very important
fact to be considered
In Italy there is a wealth of cheap.
nourishing dishes which every house
keeper gives when meat is not re-
quired One of the favorite dishes of
the Italian is macaroni and eggs COM
bined in numerous clever ways.
Italian Maigre Dlshes.-The maca-
roni, boiled until creamy and thick.
and never hardened in the oven until
the uppermost layer resembles pieces
of bark instead of -four paste, is mixed
with sliced. hard boiled eggs and
cheese. with tomatoes deliciously fried
in butter, with poached eggs sprinkled
with grated cheese, with fish or with
chestnuts in many different ways.
Macaroni and Chestnuts.-Take 20
chestnuts. Grill them. Then remove
the skins. and cut the kernels in
halves. Cook some macaroni in sailed
water. add the chestnuts and when
cooked, drain and add butter, salt, pep
per and grated cheese Turn into a
buttered fireproof dish, and place in
the oven. after sprinkling the top with
fine breadcrumbs and melted butter.
Serve when brown.
Palate ALA ProvenzaIe.-A favorite
potato dish-to be served as a dish by
itself-is known as palate ALA pro-
venzale." The Italian cook places
large lump of butter in saucepan.
She adds to it few spoonfuls Of the
OScS NOOhAhS OlAI IHCly DdIcQ
peel, finely chopped shallots, little
grated nutmeg, salt, pepper and
minced parsley. She then peels and
slices some potatoes. and turns them
into the frying pan. She cooks them
until nicely brown, but not hard The
fire is not too quick. Finally, she
sprinkles lemon juice over them, and
hands slices of lemon with the dish.
Rice-spihach.-T They make, besides.
another maigre dish in Germany of
spinach and rice. While the spinach
is cooking, quarter of a pound of
rice is boiled in milk-nicely seasoned
the spinach being then strained and
finely minced. A beaten egg is added
to the rice with spoonful of thick,
sour cream, butter, salt and pepper
Rice and spinach are then alternately
placed in buttered pie dish and vege-
table stock-some of the spinach wa
ter-poured over the top. The whole
is covered with breadcrumbs and melt
ed butter and Drowned in the oven.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-19
The Way 70 Do II.

According to an authority on the
subject this is the proper way to treat
Him"
When you marry hirI, love him.
After you marry hin. study him.
If he is honest, honor him.
If he is generous, appreciate him.
When he is sad, cheer him.
When he is cross, amnSs him.
When he is talkative, listen to him.
When he is quarrelsome. ignore
him.
If he is slothful, spur him.
If he is noble, praise him.
If he is confidential, encourage him.
If he is secTetive, trust him.
If he is jealous. cure him.
If he cares naught for pleasure,
coax him.
If he favors society, accompany him.
If he does you favor, thank him.
When he deserves ii, kiss him.
Let him think how well you under
stand him, but never let him know
that you manage" him.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-19
MUST HAVE CONTRAST
fashions EDlcTS OF A COUPLE
OF YEARS AGO REVERSED.
Vt That Time, to Break the Lines Of
the Figure" Was Forbidden, Now
1t Is Decidedly the Most
Correct THING.

How long 1t seems and yet 1t is
My & year or two-since we avoided
contrasting belts and girdles as we
would the plague. Breaking the lines
IT the figure" we called it. and it
anked among the seven deadly sins
the category OF clothes ethics.
But if there ever was a movable
quantity it is these sartorial sins.
What is one seasons crime is just as
likely as not TO be the next seasons
supreme duty. And the most con-
picuous case in point just now is this
cry matter of the insistent waist line.
Not that it must be defined by the
'hape of the. figure. The tendency has
)een away from the hourglass and
oward the barrel. But it has become
absolutely imperative to break the
ines" with belt, girdle, or sash in
color. These breaks rank from the
Gather band, not more than an inch
width, to swathing draperies which
ire SO wide that they suggest the
lpron overskirts of other days.
This season has witnessed a remark
tole revival OF interest in the leather
pslt, which had decidedly languished
or several years. White embroidered
inen belts have practically disap-
)eared, for the reason that they fail
precisely in the one requisite of con-
rasting color.
In their place we now have the
White leather belt. with colored leath-
sr either applied or inset in long geo
netrical designs; or else we have col.
bred leather belts from one to six
inches in width. A six-inch suede belt
callot blue, old pink, emerald green
)r black is worn with simple one-piece
white frocks or with the lingerie
blouse and the separate white OF
;ream-colored skirt.
While these wide belts will newt.
IDLY crush to a certain extent, they
must not be pulled in tight. Let them
come down below the real waist line
hem all around. In this way the
effect OF suppleness, which should
characterize the figure, will be OBJ
aimed.
The buckles, which are oblong ones
Jour or five inches in height, are either
covered with the leather itself or are
made of enamel to match But q
buckle with the lovely jeweled effects
which are so stunning this year, is bet
er still-if one can afford it. AS they
cost anywhere from IS to SIS, how
ever, they are not for women of slim
nurses.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-19
Pineapple Pie.

Juice from one can of 10 or 3 cent
pineapple tsliced), about half a cup,
add one tablespoonful lemon juice, fill
cup with water. add three more cup
fuls Of water, one cHpfui sugar
twhite). and a pinch of salt. Bring
to boil. Add four round tablespoon
fuls of corn starch wet in a little more
water; cook three minutes Add
beaten yolks of three eggs, cook two
minutes more. Pour into two baked
pie crusts that have been baked in
jelly tins. Let cool three minutes. put
small bits of pineapple on top. When
cold, add meringue Use remaining
pineapple in salad with apples and
bananas,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-19
ssshes Of seltMaterisI.

Ssshes for morning frocks are In
many cases of the same material as
that OF the dress. il not of the same
coloring- A very pretty way of put
ting hem on is TO fold the length sew
eral times until it is narrow enough to
be run through straps placed at in
tervals upon the waistband, or a sash
may be drawn loosely about the
waist. and either knotted or crossed
at the center or left at the back. The
ends are hand-en broidered in a long
stitch with heavy cotton. and finished
Win a cotton ball fringe
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-19
NOVEL FEAT OF GRocERYMAN
develops Into Expert Calculator IN Or
der to Dispose of Goods in Short
Space of Time.

rrr@
Inc butcher, the baker, and tne
candiestick maker have to become ex-
pert calculators in order to dispense
thelr goods to the waiting customers
IN the minimum amount of time and to
pc sure they do not receive the worst
OF II IN multiplying pounds by pennies.
lhen' 100, all sorts of perplexing lit
Tie problems in weighing and packing
nave 10 be disposed Of For example,
the case OF the grocer who had big
Dag containing 20 pounds of graduated
sugar which he wished to put up into
packages of two pounds each. The
perplexing feature of the incident was
that ne mad only two weights, five and
nine pounds, respectively. There he
was with his 20 pounds of sugar. his
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-19
Who said M

Dean Swift is credited with Breao
is the stan OF life.
II was Keats who said. A thing o.
beauty is a JOY for ever.
Man proposes. but God disposes.
remarked Thomas a Kempis,
Franklin is authority for God helps
those who help themselves
Ii was an observation of Thomas
Southern that PHYS akin to love-"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-19
Asnaranus With Cheese

Tie the asparagus stalks together
in punches of six, trim them to an
even length. set upright in saucepan,
and cook in rapidly boiling water for
ten minutes.
Then put in layers in buttered
pudding dish, with rich white sauce
and grated cheese between. Lightly
brown one tablespoonful of chopped
onion in two tablespoonful of hot but
ter, and pour over the top layer
Sprinkle with grated cheese and
brown in hot oven.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-19
Easily Solved.

The arithmetic class in country
school, Senator Townsend said, was
called to the front by the teacher,
and in a few minutes the youngsters
were in the throes of fractions.
Now children" began the dainty
little school marin, suppose that, in a
family of FIVE, mother has only four
potatoes among them. In order to
give each one an equal share, what
must she do?"
For a minute great was the silence
in the schoolroom. Every kid was
doing all kinds of thinking, and final
" up went Jimmie's hand.
Well. Jimmie" said the teacher,
what would mother do?'
she would mash EN-, Miss Jennie. =
was the prompt reply of Jimmy
Philadelphia Telegraph.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-19
Good.bx Kiss Nom Two CENTS.

"Good-by tickets" price two cents
each. are now on sale at the Waterloo
railroad station in London. The Lon
don and Southwestern Railway COM
pany decided TO levy a tax on the
lovers. friends and relatives who come
to kiss the eompany's passengers and
shout Don't forget to write through
the windows of departing trains. The
cardboard slip gives entry 10 the plat
form.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-19
Turpentlne in the House.

Turpentine is sure preventive
against moths. BY dropping a tribe
in drawers, trunks, and cupboards il
will render the garments secure from
injury during the summer months. 1t
viii also keep ants from closets and
storerooms If fe 'rops are put in
the corners and II, shelves. 1t is
sure destruction TO all sorts of YER
min, and will drive them away from
the various articles of furniture 1t
does not injure either furniture or
clothing. One tablespoonful added to
bucket of warm water is excellent
for cleaning painted woodwork.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-19
TuIIe in Hioh Favor.

Tulle is used extravagantly this sea
son, adjoining hats, gowns and even
scarfs. In fact, the fayorite scarf OF
the season is one of tulle. straight
length of the flmy material being
used. Tulle again is used to form
the light and airy Tam O. Shanter
worn with the other frock The gown
itself is of exquisite lace used in
fiounces.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-08-19
Robe Slips.

Entire slips Of transparent mate
rails to wear under filmy frocks have
naturally followed the ribbon and silk
lacey underwaists whose vogue was SO
extensive a few months ago. The
gauze slip is made of white China
silk of the thinnest quality and con-
sists of scanty skirt, just escaping
the floor, and a cut-in-one waist ex-
tending to beneath the arms, but
built up with a wide frill-edged putting
of net yelling. chiffon OF lace There
are no shoulder straps, as the corsage
is supposed to fit so closely above the
bust that it cannot slip down.