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The Yale expositor., 1906-01-19
Old Friends cIlnked Glasses.

A certain District of Columbia
Judge, who was recently promoted
from the post of Prosecuting Attorney
to the Police Court bench. stepped in.
10 coy place where he now and
then drops in with some old lawyer
friend to sip toddy and exchange
the news of the day. After a while
his lawyer friend left him. and he OBJ.
served a ruddy.faced. good-loolIing
man of middle age standing near who
seemed to want to speak to him.
The stranger edged up near him.
ledge" he said politely. won't We
have something with me?"
The Judge was not in the mood to
hurt any ones feelings, and said he
didnt mind II he did have something
Two glasses were poured and lifted
and just as the contents were com
ing under the influence of the law oil
gravitation the stranger said cheer
lily. "Prosit! drink hearty. ledge
Drink hearty! We sent me down tC
the pen once, but ! don't cherish nc
grudge agin ye. ledge"
The Yale expositor., 1906-01-19
A Years Record.

A great deal has been said about the
testing of cows by weighing their milk
ard afterwards testing it. Sometimes
In buying COW a man will milk her,
test the milk and conclude that he
knows something about her. He does
know something, but that something
is very limited in amount. The weak.
nesses Of some of the tests that have
been made recently Is that they are
limited in duration. Often a month
VIII not show the real value of farm
animal; nothing short of years test
under normal conditions will show the
real value OF a COW. This has been
fully demonstrated at our experiment
stations where dairy testing has been
carried on. Cows that have made won.
derful records for the first month have
sometimes at the last of the year
fallen far behind those that made a
poor showing during the first month.
The farmer in determining the value
of his own cows will have 10 make ND
his mind to continue the work for two
or three years. There are prominent
dairymen who have done this. They
have weighed and tested their milk
for enough years to give them exact
information on the value of their cows.
All Improbable ones are disposed of,
and after some years of experiments
of this kind the men found that they
could abandon the weighing and test.
ing OF milk, so far as their old cows
were concerned. We advise farmer
not to be too sure about the value of
a COW from his first testing. There
are some farmers, who, after a week,
have jumped at conclusions and have
disposed of cows that were doubtless
of value.
The Yale expositor., 1906-01-19
ANCIENT BEDS roo suMPTuous.
Beautiful and Imposing They Were,
But Not Comfortable.

Beautiful and Imposing They Were,
But Not Comfortable.
In olden times beds we're very sump-
tuous articles of furniture, and the
gift of one in a will represented in
many cases large sum OF money,
The bedstead with its fittings frequent
ly having cost several hundred
pounds. In Elizabeth's time and
earlier, bedsteads we're imposing crea-
tons Of oak, richly carved in all man.
ner OF quaint device, with, perhaps, a
grinning satyr peering from behind a
pillar, sufficiently grotesque to MUIR
der the slumbers Of the most somno-
lent. Those were the days, too, OF
heavy silken hangings, valances and
quilts, all richly embroidered in silk
and gold and silver thread with heavy
bullion fringes to add weight and ma
iesty. Such beds may be seen in
some Of the valuable collections at
the museums and at English country
seats, such as Warwick castle and
other notable old places. To modern
eyes they compare very unfavorably,
despite their intrinsic value, with the
simple, dainty beds OF modern times
The Yale expositor., 1906-01-19
Licenses for creamerles.

We long have been confronted with
the difficulty of getting improvements
in the management OF some of our
creameries. The matter OF licensing
creameries has been under discussion
for long time, and the plan has the
approval of many of our most adj
vanced thinkers. When the cream
cries are licensed there is a fund from
which to pay inspectors to see that
the law is complied with. We find that
most people that have thought along
this line are In favor OF these licenses.
and even the best creamery men favor
them for obvious reasons. IL will drive
out of existence the poorest creamer-
les. This would be a help to the
creameries that are rightly conducted.
Butter Is an article of diet that is
largely used and should be health full.
1t is for the public good that all other
be weeded out. When a creamery is
licensed II must show that IL complies
with certain rules as to cleanliness.
and the burden OF proving that Il is
a clean creamery Is put upon the men
that own 1t. They cannot merely act
upon the defensive. Licensing cream.
cries will also result in a higher class
Of buttermakers being employed.
The Yale expositor., 1906-01-19
Don't Wait.

Hanna, Wyo., Jan. 18th Especially
Delays are dangerous. Don't wait un-
til all the awful symptoms of Kidney
Disease develop in your system, and
your physician shakes his head grave
ly as he diagnoses your case. II you
suspect your kidneys, turn at once TO
the great Kidney Specific-Dodd's
Kidney Pills. You can do SO with
every confidence. A few of Dodd's
Kidney Pills taken in time have saved
many life. The early symptoms of
Kidney Disorder may be the forerun-
ners OF Bright's Disease, Diabetes and
Dropsy. DR.. W. II. Jeffries, a resi-.
dent here, tells below how he treated
an attack of Kidney Trouble. He
says
Before | commenced taking Dodd's
Kidney Pills, l had always a tired
feeling every morning when / got out
of my bed, and my Kidneys were in
very bad shape. There was always
a dull heavy pain across my loins, and
/ had hard work TO stoop. l took two
boxes OF Dodds kidney Pills, the tired
feeling and back pans have entirely
gone, and am now cured"
The Yale expositor., 1906-01-19

"Hellol heard Miss Pauline
say"
"Of course you did, old fellow
that she meant to soon leave Paris
for Mexico. do not expect to ac-
company her. but we may meet there,
by chance, you know, the usual way"
THAT suits me, so long as that
charming and delightful Dora is with
her ! make no bones of 1t, my dear
boy, I'm head over ears in love, and
willing to wade through seas of gore
in order to win her"
I'm not as deep in the mire as
you. at the same time | confess to ad-
miring Miss Pauline. She's fine
girl, and | believe as brave as she is
piquant, which is saying a good deal
wcSler what brought her to Paris
She limited at some mission. Can
it be in connection with the mine?
does she contemplate recognizing
the company. and freezing out those
chaps? 1t would serve them just
about right il she did. the rascals.
to plot against young girl"
Il might give a guess. Dick" says
the Sheriff of Secora County, as he
stops to light cigar. She's here
looking for some one"
How dye know that?" quickly.
MY charmer let fall a hint that
grasped. I've a faint idea she is on
the same track that I had engaged
myself for-hunting the missing own
er of those ten shares. | hope she'll
have better luck Then again It puz-
zles me; for Dora. when she mad
vertently let fall this hint spoke as
though the object of their search
might be a she"
Dick laughs at this; he appears to
take precious little interest in the
subject. anyway.
II wonder what Senior Lopez and
those he controls will be up to next
They seem to have no scruples about
what they undertake. and Paris is a
wicked city when you try to find II
out. I'm afraid this Mexican. who is
so used to carrying things with a
high hand In his own country, may
have to be taught a lesson over
here"
See the head OF the police force
about II" suggested Bob. who. as a
sheriff from the West, has a great
idea of his own influence. and be
Iieves all manner OF favors will be
granted to them as soon as the pre-
feet knows the circumstances Of the
case. and realizes the importance oil
the position he holds.
Quite an idea. though. perhaps
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ing some phrase in Latin, when to her
amazement he gives a correct reply
in the same tongue. The colonel
laughs heartily.
Thought to catch DiclS-eh, Miss
Westerly? Cowboys. don't generally
know Greek and Hebrew and Italian
and old time dead languages, but he
does-he's been to college, I'm proud
TO say, and I've heard him get on
Sanscrit or Choctaw or some such
stuff from the grave. by the yard.
Really, this is astonishing; it must
have been a singular freak that sent
you TO the plains. Mr.. Denver, she
remarks.
He laughs pleasantly.
"A notion Of mine was always
fond of horses. adventure and travel
Besides, hardly think it is any more
singular for a cowboy to have q col
lege education than for young New
York lady to manage the greatest sill
yer mine in Mexico"
The evening passes pleasantly, they
grow to know and respect each other
better, and quite an advance is made
in the friendship that will become a
settled thing in the future. AS for
the irrepressible Dora. she has been
entertaining Colonel Bob in a quiet
way that does her credit. One would
never imagine this demure creature
could take pleasure in wringing the
heart of an admirer, or coolly tor
menting him. Perhaps she has found
her master at last
The gentlemen prepare to go. They
have passed pleasant evening. and
Dick has heard many little things that
interest him. He has asked ques-
tons about the FL Dorado. and learns
much considering the short time he
has known Pauline. On the way to
their clearinghouse his comrade takes
him to task.
What dye mean. my boy. asking
all those questions about the FL Do
RADIO. just as though you had never
been there YOURSELF"
Il had my reasons, Bob. Perhaps
| wanted to see if there had been
any changes since last | was at the
mine-perhaps still another motive
influenced me. 1t may be | shall
soon see the old Spanish mine again
The Yale expositor., 1906-01-19
Stable Floors.

The question OF stable floors Is an
all-important one and has been much
discussed of late. The ideal stable
moor should be durable, comparatively
cheap, impervious to water, warm and
smooth enough to be readily cleaned,
yet not so smooth that animals will
easily slip on it. The floor that comes
nearest filling all of the requirements
for dairy barn is cement, and the
chief reason for this is because 1t is
sanitary and can be so easily cleaned.
Many of the best barns in the dairy
portion Of Illinois are now being con-
structed with cement floors. A cement
floor is much more easily kept clean
IL it Is troweleu smooth, but If this
is done there is great danger of the
cows injuring themselves by slipping.
For this reason the portion of the floor
on which the cows walk should always
be left rough under the float. Where
this Is done, there is practically no diff
ficulty from the COWS slipping. The
chief objection to a cement floor is,
that as cement is a good conductor of
heat, it is cold for the cows to lie on
in the winter in a cold climate. No
one denies that this is a serious objec-
ton, but cows should always be
bedded heavily enough to absorb all
OF the liquid manure that it may be re-
turned to the land. II cows are heav-
lily bedded much of this objection to a
cement floor is obviated, but even
when bedded heavily and paying close
attention to keeping the bedding even
ly distributed under the cows, they are
very apt to occasionally get all of the
bedding pushed aside with their hind
feet so that a small portion of the
floor Is entirely bare, and lie down
with their udders Immediately on this
bare floor, which is certainly objection.
able with high-class COWS. After five
years experience in keeping our uni.
versity herd on a cement floor, am
convinced that the portion of the ce.
ment floor on which the cows stand
should be covered with wood laid in
asphalt. This makes the floor almost
as sanitary as an entire cement floor
and obviates entirely the difficulty OF
having the cows stand directly upon
cement.
Cement makes excellent watering
troughs and feeding floors, and when
properly constructed will last almost
neutrality-suspicious. j. Fraser, Uni
versity of Illinois.
The Yale expositor., 1906-01-19
Health of the Hoo

This is the time of year when the
hogs will begin to go into winter quar-
tiers. 1t is now, IL ever, that they
wiz contract lung disease. For that
reason It stands us in hand to pay
particular attention to the hygiene OF
our pens. It has been thought that
the hog can live In anything in the
shape of pen and eat anything that
is put before him and give us good
sweet. wholesome pork. That is not
so. We need good, clean pens, fur
nished with good ventilation and YET
warm enough to keep the hogs from
taking cold. When we do this we will
hear less about the number OF hogs
which have tuberculosis in our coun.
try. This will also bring our pork
into better repute in foreign markets.
e. l.. Vincent, in Farmers Review.
The Yale expositor., 1906-01-19

The late Col. John c. Linehan. in
surance commissioner of New Hamp
shire. was noted for his ability in tell
ing from what part of the world Q
person came by his name.
A friend. thinking to have a littl,
fun with him. said: Colonel, In
Nashua we have a name which some
times troubles us. 1t is spelt Mac
h-i-n-e-r-y."
"Oh, yes, Machinery" the colone
replied. They are quite a prominent
family, and come from the northern
part of Ireland
Nothing was said on the subject fol
a few minutes. until the gentleman
from Nashua, was about to leave
when he said: Colonel. perhaps YOU
pronounce il Machinery. but most o
the people in Nashua call ii ma
chinery"
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so they met before shutdown in
the park, and the colonel had me hid
den away among the bushes where |
could see it all. AS he was the chal-
lenged party and had the voice of
weapons, his second, Mr.. Denver, UNI
wrapped two large clubs. think
hey were OF the stuffed species |
nave seen them use on the stage. A
consultation was held. and finally the
cwo men stripped off their coats, and
IN their shirt-sleeyes dropped on
their knees and began belaboing each
other. oh! Miss Pauline. you would
nave died laughing to have seen
them-the professor was so hot tenn
Oered and earnest, the colonel so
cool and making the most of 1t.
They kept it up until almost eX-
hausted and covered with dust. then
the seconds solemnly declared the
arst round was a draw. After that
came the terrifying part; but Colonel
Bob had warned me. ! saw them
walk fifteen paces--they turned and
at a given signal from the seconds,
who had retired behind trees at dis
lance, flung at each other round black
balls that knew were dynamite
bombs"
WHAT" almost shrieks Miss Paul
inc.
Nothing more. my dear lady, than
large harmless torpedOes; but they
made loud report; the little profess
sor tainted from fright and they took
him away in carriage. He had sat
isfied his honor. 1t was the most
comical thing ever saw--that col
onel from New Mexico. he is SO bold.
so handsome. so amusing--he has car
ried by heart by storm"
The Yale expositor., 1906-01-19
How to Avoid Colds.

First. last and all the time, II you
wish to avoid catching cold" says a
writer in a medical journal, keep your
strength at the maximum. Whenever
the vitality is lowered by overwork.
poor food, worry, or by any other
cause, your power OF resistance is I'M
paired and an opening Is made for the
thousand and one agencies of disease
which are continually seeking to
break in "
The Yale expositor., 1906-01-19
Arctic Expedition Amusements.

In the British arctic expedition OF
1875 one of the chaplains had a file OF
the London Times twenty years old
containing the Crimean war reports.
One copy was given out to each ship
daily; the officers had it first, then II
went to the forecastle, and soon every
one was as keen about the news as II
the war had been proceeding. The
clergyman in control of the press was
besought to issue an evening edition
and when Sebastopol was about to be
taken excitement ran so high that the
newspaper Office, locker, was almost
stormed. The editor, however. was
firm, and continued with his daily Is
sue, the interest being kept up to the
end of the expedition.
The Yale expositor., 1906-01-19

ton given of the strange duel in the
great park fails to arouse her. Some
thing weighs heavily upon her mind.
something that may have a bearing
on her mission to Paris. She turns
again to the window-turns with
sigh as she contemplates the numer-
GUS lights that mark the bOulevards
and the world-famous Champs Ely
sees. where crowds throng the pave
ments and gayety abounds, and al
most whispers
"Will / ever find hers my quest
a uuixotic one-only Heaven knows;
but this night | shall see him. and
who can tell what may come of It?
Hope still buoys me up. | shall not
depart from France for Mexico until
I have exhausted every means of find
ing Beulah."
It is time she dressed for dinner;
after that she will have company. for
the gentleman who rendered such
good service on the preceding night
will call, and bring his friend, this
ridiculous colonel. whom Dora has be
witched, and with whom she may yet
divide the sad remnant of her heart:
in his keeping ii may find a snug har-
Dor after passing through many
storms
Dinner is over at last: how the time
drags while she awaits his coming; il
seems strange that the man over
whom the black-eyed Mexican senori-
oh 1,n fCnafnr ~
her. She feels an eagerness to meet
him again that almost alarms her.
"Mr. Richard Denver and Colonel
Bob Harlan" announces Dora. grave
ly. ushering in the two gentlemen.
Miss Pauline confesses to a certain
amount of heart fiuttering. as she
looks into the face OF this man whom
she has secretly admired ever since
their strange meeting of the previous
night. when she was brought into
trouble through the decoy letter pur
porting TO come from Dora at the
Hospital la Charlie. Her life in New
York has made her a girl of the nine
teenth century. and as such no one
man can daunt her; she becomes her
self, and that means an exceedingly
agreeable companion. chatting and
laughing and meeting the coloners
sallies with a zest that quite charms
that worthy. who pronounces her "a
bully girl, equal to gold. twentyfou'
carat fine"
AS for Dick. he has less to say. bu
proves himself so well Informed on al
subjects that Miss Pauline is nettle'
and even lays a trap for him, utter
The Yale expositor., 1906-01-19
A BAD Break.

II hear that English nobleman has
discontinued his attentions TO Miss
Nuritch."
"Yes. he queered himself with old
Nuritch; the chump asked the old fel
low II he ever followed the hounds"
fWell?"
We'll, .Nuritch was dogcatcher be
fore he made his pile. Catholic
Standard and Times.
The Yale expositor., 1906-01-19
sabers for the savaaes.

It appears that the discarded mill
tary sabers of Europe find their way
to Germany. Thence they are dis
tributed all over the world-to the
savage tribes of Africa. to Arabian
rebels in Yemen. even to Russian
revolutionists. One German firm
bought in one lot 10000 condemned
French saberS
The Yale expositor., 1906-01-19
UNCONSCIOUS POISONING.
How II often Happens From con,

How IL often Happens From Coffee.
IL had no idea," writes a Duluth
man, that it was the coffee l had
been drinking all my life that was
responsible for the headaches which
were growing upon me, for the dyspep-
STA that no medicines would relieve,
and for the acute nervousness which
unified me not only for work but also
for the most ordinary social functions.
but at last the truth dawned upon
me | forthwith babe the harmful bev-
erage a prompt farewell, ordered in
some Postum and began to use 1t. The
good effects OF the new food drink
were apparent within very few days.
My headaches grew less frequent,
and decreased In violence, my stom-
ach grew strong and able to digest
my food without distress of any kind,
my nervousness has gone and am
able to enjoy life with my neighbors
and sleep soundly o. nights My
physical strength and nerve power
have increased SO much that I can do
double the work l used to do. and
feel no undue fatigue afterwards.
This improvement set in just az
soon as the old coffee poison had so
worked out of my system as to allow
the food elements in the Postum to
get a hold to build me up again.
cheerfully testify that II was Postum
and Postum alone that did all this. for
when I began to drink II threw
physic to the dogs" Name given by
Postum Co.. Battle Creek. Mich.
There's a reason. Read the famous
little book The Road to Weilviils" In
pkgs.
The Yale expositor., 1906-01-19
The Old Hen as a erooder.

First and last we will not be
able to find any better brooder
than the old hen. II is true that
she will now and then step on
n chick, but she never has to
regulate her temperature. There is
no danger OF her brooder getting so
hot that the chicks will be roasted or
so cold that they will be chilled.
Nature has, after all. adjusted things
better than man can do. The temper
ature of the body of the old hen regu-
lates itself and the thermometer is a
useless instrument in the enterprises
of which the hen is the center.
The Yale expositor., 1906-01-19

IL wouldn't do to let Miss Pauline
know; she might object to having
her affairs put into the hands of the
police.
why not go there, now? He is
easier found i'm the night than during
the day. they say"
Dick stops short.
"Jove! you hit the nail on the head
that time. To the Office of the pre-
feet 1t is, then"
That's business, Dick, just like
you"
They reach the office of the pre-
feet; ascending a long, narrow flight
of stairs, passing through corridor,
and then an anteroom. where several
men are busily engaged with bundles
of papers, operators sending and re-
ceiving telegraphic messages. and an
air of business reigns--fnally being
ushered into the presence of the great
head of the Paris police force.
With this gentleman they spend
nearly half an hour. and are sur
prised to find that he already knows
much of what they desire to tell him,
which goes to show the wonderful
resources of the bureau over which
he presides.
When they finally leave. 1t is
through another door, an attendant
showing them the way. The peculiar
smile on the face of the project puz'
zles Dick, but not for long.
A little devious winding and they
emerge from a door farther down
the street. at least fifty feet below the
one at which they entered.
THE duse!" exclaims Colonel Bob
when they find themselves alone
again, this beats the Dutch! They
hedge him in with mystery, it seems
Why in the world are we turned out
this way?"
1--WE an idea" says Dick, quiet
ly.
"Oh! you have; suppose you share
it then, my dear fellow. I'm all i'm
patience to hear it,"
Come, we will move along a little
walls have ears in this region. you
! know Link your arm with mine
Now. I'll tell you what suspect
Give me a light first, my dear fellow,
as he draws a weed from his pocket
and lights it.
Now, pay attention and I'll eX
/ plain. AS we passed along the cor
ridor | had a glimpse of the anteroon
where we waited the projects pleas
ure Something-common curiosity
/ perhaps, caused me TO glance thai
way. Several people were waiting al
audience with the project. and upor
two my eyes fell with particular in
| terest.
They were ladies. modestly dress
ed and yelled, but you know lay
great stress on my ability to dis
cover a friend even when disguised
and | am almost ready to wager {
good sum that looked upon the
graceful figure of Miss Pauline, wait
| ing the anteroom of the projects of
fee"
The Sheriff of Secora County give!
low cry.
There were two of them. you sa,
then of course if Miss Pauline, theI
my adorable Dora, the brightest gen
of all To think she should be S,
near and not suspect it. What ar,
you good for old battered heart, tina
YOU couldn't warn me of her presence
"a nice barometer you'd make,
reckon"
Come. come. hold up. colonel!
wouldn't like TO take my AFFIDAVIT
about this. you know, but feel prett!
certain. Now, I'm going to prov,
it,
you are-how?"
(To be continued.)