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Miles and Miles.

"Will we never drop miles for kilo-
meters?" said mathematician. miles
are very confusing. A kilometer the
world over is a kilometer. but a mile in
America is 1,760 yards, while in swe-
den 1t is 11,703 yards, and in China 1t
is 629 yards. The Bohemians go in
for long mile. So do the Danes, the
Hungarians, the Poles and the Swiss.
IL you walk three miles q day among
these people. you have done pretty
we'll. You have covered about fifteen
Of your own miles.
"There are. in fact thirty-seven
kinds of miles. 1t would take eight
cen Of the shortest to equal one Of
the longest. The rest vary in size be-
tween those two extremes.-New York
Press. s5i
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EHE WAITED IMTATIENTI1 FUR
TO GET THE NUMBER.

served. How did he dare treat her
slip of the pen hulnorously, for that
was what he had done. of course! She
could tell it from the rollicking style
of the penmanship. Had he been a
gentleman he would have forwarded II
to Robert and spared her the hu.nilia-
ton of knowing what telltale blunder
STE had made.
Robert Butler Of course protited by
his rivals hasty faux pas-temporarily,
that is-for. receiving no warning to
the contrary. he continued to call upon
Dorothy and found her so engagingly
gracious that his emotions scared once
more to the point Of proposal. Stimuli:
taneously Dorothy's hospitality fell to
the freezing point. and the following
morning she mailed Robert his delayed
ultimatum.
The week of probation went by with
no word or sign from the third handle
of Dorothy's overfull loving cup. This
objectionable negligence piqued her
not little.
"Ned might at least have taken the
trouble to find cut if really meant it. .
she argued. with proverbially feminine
logic. "1t's positive proof that he's in
different. Well, he'll find out that !
can be Indifferent too. I'll write to-
I'll write to Reginald Warren this very
night and tell HIM
She took up her. pen with an air Of
determination. One beginning after
another was dashed boldly off, read
over with misgivings and finally dis
carded.
Reginald himself interrupted these
spasmodic outbursts.
"Oh, was just writing to you, Mr..
Warren!' was Dorothy's more or less
huttering welcome.
"Dorothy-my own" Reginald ex-
claimed jubilantly.
She saw the gleam Of happiness that
lighted his eyes and quickly drew her
hand away from his ardent clasp.
"How did you dare to come before !
had written to tell you?" she asked de-
fensively.
Reginald laughed easily.
Because I knew what you would
write. dearest. and the week Of my en-
forced absence Is up tonight. you
know"
The amazing assurance nf this lover
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:THEWEEK Of
PROBATION.
BY MARTHA c. SANFORD.
Copyrighted. 1908. by the Associated
Literary Press.


Dorothy's love affairs had come to a
crisis. Three proposals in as many
weeks put literally stop to her CO.
quetry. A decision had to be made.
So she composed a form letter. brief
and noncommittal. and mailed a copy
to each Of the three anxious aspirants.
It read as follows:
My Dear Mr.. -: Please do not come
to see me again for a week or until give
you permission. I am thinking things
over. Very cordially yours.
DOROTHY BRETT.
Not that Dorothy seriously meant to
do any tall amount Of thinking. The
week of probation would save her all
that trouble. The test would be simple
enough. OF the one whose absence
should make her heart grow fonder-
of that one Dorothy would feel sure.
She wondered dreamily why all girls
did not resort to solution so COM
mendably automatic. 1t was so silly
to allow oneself to be consumed for
a prolonged period with nerve rackine
doubts and feverish fantasies. All one
had to do was to assume a passive
frame Of mind-and wait.
When Reginald Warren received
Dorothy's laconic instructions he laugh
ed long and confidently.
$50 Dorothy actually believes it's
necessary to think 1t over" he CON-
mented. "Bless her heart, she shall be
allowed that privilege If she wants it.
AS If there could be the least doubt!"
Right here Reginald broke off his
soliloquy and whistled. for in sorting
over his mail he had come upon an
other envelope in Dorothy's handwrit-
ing. 1t bore the name Of Mr.. Robert
Butler, but was addressed by accident
to Reginald's street and number.
Reginald balanced the letter tenta-
lively in his hand. "How many more,
I wonder?" he asked himself. ''Shall
forward it to Butler or return it tc
Dorothy?" In a misguided moment he
decided upon the latter alternative.
Dorothy was furious when the letter
came back to her. She recognized Reg
maids handwriting and Immediately
consigned him to the oblivion he de
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"AS4AA1D AASoAA&~>o
only knew that he had been so foolish
as to play cards with acquaintances OF
week and that it had served him
right to be stripped Of all his posses.
SiOnS.
Alvarez. one of the band, had fel,
some pity for the victim and had tossed
him ten dollar gold piece as the ses-
sion broke up. Bert had made certain
of board and meals for week at Il
less expensive hotel and then began to
plan to get back to the states.
He knew better than to write asking
only aggravate his offense that he had
sought help to extricate himself from
his dilemma. Daniel Burnside was of
the self made ranks. and it was bis
theory that it was we'll for youth to
take the bull by the horns Bert was
too familiar with the favorite quota
tion to wire for money.
He did write Jessie Picard. the
daughter of his fathers partner. and
confessed freely his foolishness. To
his father he wrote only that he would
not be home as soon as he anticipated.
and he could see with his mental vision
the grim smile that would play about
the old mans mouth as he read the
bald statement and guessed the rest.
He would not care about the loss of
the money so long as Bert showed
skill in getting out of the scrape un-
aided.
In the long run the incident might
be to his advantage. Both his father
and Henry Picard were Of the opinion
that the young people should wait at
least five years before being married.
If Bert should prove his ability to
take care of himself it might shorten
the period of probation.
With a shrug of his shoulders he
dropped the coins back into his pock-
ct and descended to the lobby Of the
hotel. a greasy and smoke stained
apartment which had been the parlor
of a private residence before the quar-
ter fell into disrepute and the fine old
mansions were turned over to com.
merce.
A new bill on the dingy wall attract
ed his attention. Several men were
gathered about it. discussing the an
nouncement in animated tones. There
had been a bullfght the previous Sun.
day at which a new matadore had
gained especial favcr, and the bill an
nounced his retention for second
Sunday.
Bert half turned away. He could
not afford the dollar charged for the
grand stand or even the lesser price
for that part Of the stand not shielded
from the sun. Then an announcement
near the bottom of the bill caught his
eye.
Beneath the announcement that -four
black bulls from Tayagua would be
| fought to the death and that Corcita
Chico would receive the charge Of the
bull kneeling came the lines:
"a fifth bull for the volunteers. with
| $40 on his horns. will be turned into
the ring. The manager refuses to be
responsible for any injuries to ANA
teurs." H.
Rather dangerous" he suggested tt
one Of the bystanders. The Mexican
shrugged his shoulders.
"Not so much as is supposed, seLor.
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A Human odditx.

Most men are queer. but some are
queerer. A prize winner in the sec.
ond class drew the eyes of the entire
company upon him in amazement as
they sat around table in downtown
restaurant at luncheon. They had
been discussing apartment house life
when one Of the party turned to the
man next him and asked:
"By the way, Jim, how many rooms
have you in your flat?"
BLESSED If I know" said Jim. .'My
VIE can tell you. can't. Never
counted 'em."
"Well. isn't he bird?" whispered a
man opposite. wonder if he knows
how many fingers and toes ho has?"-
New York Globe.
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THE GREEN
TOKEN.
BY TEMPLE BAILEY.
Copyrighted, 1903, by the Associated
Literary Press.


~ TrTFVTWTT>S>FSs<as>ts>3
Miss Millicent had decided that on
St Patrick's day there should be a
special celebration at the settlement.
Ihere were SO many little Mickeys and
Noras In the neighborhood. and 1t
would be easy enough to tie up little
sandwiches with green ribbon and
serve the Ice cream in potato forms.
y miss Mnlicent's coworker. Miss Fa-
versham. looked dubious when ice
cream was mentioned.
1T will be very expensive in forms.
she stated.
Il don't have to pay for it." Millicent
told her. "Mr. Barry wants to donate
the Ice cream"
Miss Faversham looked at her friend
sharply.
Mr. Barry has taken sudden inter-
est In the settlement. it seems to me. "
she remarked dryly.
Miss Millicent glowed.
isn't it fine?" she said. Hes going
to give US picture for the library. l
am to go with him to pick it out"
sMHum," was Miss Faversham's re-
torts Il should think he might select it
alonesuf
"Oh," Millicent told her. "he says he
doesn't know anything about pictures.
/, He has lived on the plains, and he says
his education along that line is neg
ected, but he Is big and fine, and he is
going to help US lot with the boys.
He says he knows what it is to be poor
and rough and unloved, and now that
he has made his money he is going tc
give the other fellows lift"
'How did he happen to get into the
! work here?" asked Miss Faversham.
Mickey Doyle brought him here to
s4e the club. Mickey had shined his
shoes at the hotel and told him about
it And was in the Office, and l took
him over the whole settlement. and he
/. was awfully interested in it. and he
uesSaSheen coming ever since"
I see.'' said Miss Faversham. with a
quick glance at her friend that noted
the trim figure in white linen. the hair
that rippled away from the low, broad
forehead, the earnest gray eyes, the
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He stood looking down at her for a
moment in silence, and then he said
abruptly. do you like me?"
Something in his tone sent the quick
bushes to her cheek.
"Of course" she said hurriedly and
turned from him and began to straight
en- the favors on the table.
"The children will be here in min
ute," she remarked. and then she stop.
ped and stared, for at her own place
was favor different from the rest-a
shamrock in green enamel, and on one
leaf glittered diamond dewdrop.
"Oh," she said and flashed a glance
at him-"oh, did you put it there?"
EYES," He came and stood beside
her. II put it there, Millicent."
She shook her head.
II mustn't take it, please" she said.
1T is too valuable for me to accept"
1T has no value except the senti.
ment. Do you know what the sham
rock means?'
"No."
Zone leaf means truth and one valor,
and the other one is love. and all that
have of truth give to you, and all
that have of valor, and, above every
thing else, give you love-
She was very white as she said, ''You
must not"
"Why?"
Il am dedicated to my work here.
shall never marry"
He squared his shoulders.
''That is nonsense. I'll dedicate my
self to it, too. and we will work to-
gether."
"Oh, no, nor she cried. Il must not
listen. If married you should care
so much that l should forget oil this.
and 1 should live for you"
"Dear heart" he said under his
breath. "do you know what you are
saying-that you love me?"
She caught herself up.
81 didn't mean she began.
"But you have said it," he inter-
rupted.
She drew away.
81 must not think Of it." she insist
ed. "My life belongs to these people" "
And even as she spoke they heard
the children ON the stairs, a hilarious,
shouting crowd. pushing through the
doorway. piling into the seats, fighting
a little for a certain place. but good
natured always.
Such a feast as it was! And at the
end Mr.. Barry made speech.
He told Of lonely boyhood, Of his
cess.
''And any of.you boys may succeed"
he finished. "but success isn't every
thing. for you must value more the
love Of truth and brave spirit. and
more than all you must value love.
And some Of you are more fortunate
than I. for you have lots Of people to
love you. You have your fathers and
your mothers. and Mickey has his little
sister Nora. and l think little sister
Nora's love is worth all the money in
the world" And he smiled down at
the rosy checked child by his side.
And Miss Millicent. seeing him thus
at his best, was thrilled and touched
and almost convinced by his words.
After all. why should they not work
together? He was king among men!
And at this moment of her indecision
Miss Faversham. somewhat recovered
from the headache. drifted in and stood
behind Millicent's chair.
1--WE ought to have Mr.. Barry here
all the time," she said. II heard his
speech. He has wonderful way with
the boys. After all. men are more eff
fective than women in such work"
Millicent smiled up at her.
"We are going to have him." she said.
"How?" asked her friend. watching
the big man. who, with little Nora on
his lap. was telling funny story to
the boys.
II am going to marry him." said Mil
licent as she pinned her green token to
her blouse above her heart.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-04
Cured Rheumntinm.

Nearly everybody is susceptible to a
twinge Of rheumatism, sciatica, tooth.
ache, headache or neuralgia, and it's
never safe to be without a good rem.
edy for an emergency OF this kind
No matter what kind of pain you
have the beneficial effect of Sloan's
Liniment is immediate. You lay 1t on
lightly-no rubbing whatever-and a
pleasant warmth is felt at once. The
Liniment penetrates right to the bone
and quickly stops the pain.
Mr.. Chas. ]. Budlong of Anthony. r.
l.. Box 125, writes: For many years
was great sufferer from rheuma-
tlsm. Ny hips would swell to enorm.
Gus proportions and my knee joints
would pain me in the most excruciat-
ing, awful manner imaginable. used
often to have to fall from the bed into
chair and thence to the floor when
| wanted to get from my bed | used
only some six or eight bottles of your
celebrated Liniment and was cured. |
cheerfully recommend its use to all
rheumatic sufferers. Refer to me If you
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-04
Tr'zxf6 and
Quality

appeal to the Informed in every
walk Of life and are essential to permanent
success and creditable standing. Accor-
ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Figs
ard Elixir of SIENNA is the only remedy Of
Known value, but one of many reasons
why it is the best of personal and family
laxatives is the fact that it cleanses.
sweetens and relieves the internal organs
on which it acts without any facilitating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time.
IL acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
physicians, as it is free from all OIL lection
able substances. To get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co., only, and for sale by all leading drug
gists.
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Feed ynIue of Alfalfa.

In composition alfalfa is nearly, If
not quite, equal to bran pound for
pound. The excellent feeding value of
alfalfa lies in its high content of di.
gestible protein. With an average yield
Of four tons, alfalfa viii produce $50
pounds of digestibie protein to the acre.
If this amount Of protein were sup
piled from oil meal, which is usually
purchased for its protein content, it
would require Is tons, which would
cost more than $50 at present. The
alfalfa mills which are being estab-
lished all over California are turning
off a ton Of ground alfalfa for $3.50.
The same quantity of protein In bran
is now costing SGT right here In the
milling country, where grain raising IS
our chief occupation. The greatest lack
Of economy we see on many ranches is
the owners fail to grow sufficient al
falfa. and must therefore buy bran TO
help out.-Field and Farm.
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A Poor Bath.

Henry Farman, the aviator, was talk
ing in New York about the excellent
bathing beaches of America.
There are no such beaches in Eu-
rope" said he, And the sea over there
is not so pleasant to battle in. Ere
auently, you know, great pipes empty
sewage into it.
"They who stay late for the bathing
in Nice. for instance, swim about among
lemon peel, orange skins, melon rinds,
soaked but still buoyant newspapers
fearful rubbish.
Il once bathed in Nice The Medi-
terranean was warm and pleasant, but
it resembled soup or something worse.
Il heard an American, after coming
out, say to the bathing master:
Look here, friend. where do stran-
gers go for a wash after bathing here :? ~
Washington Star.
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Poultry Ifenr.

Look for lice if the poultry refuse t.
go into the roosting house at night.
Lice are the cause of death of NOR,
half-grown turkeys than from any 9th.
er cause.
Foul yards are great sources Of dis
ease. Fowl diseases are also caused
| by foul coops and foul drinking vessels
Make the entrance to the nests from
the back to make them dark, and make
them big enough so the hens can get liz
and out without breaking the eggs.
Almost any breed Of fowls may b.
kept within bounds if rightly treated
even though it is much easier to con
fine large breeds than smaller ones
No one wants eggs that have beer
washed; they don't look right. To get
a good price for eggs they must bt
naturally clean as well as fresh.
oyercrowding or confinement in I'm
healthful quarters causes diseases
among poultry. This, however. is moi
excusable on the farm. There is plen
y or room ana sanitation should bf
perfect
Corn is not good feed for poultry
that is kept in yards too small to grow
green stuff, but It is the very best feed
for fowl when they are on pasture
where they get plenty OF insects an6
clover to pick at.
Loss or waste IS one Of the great
drawbacks in the poultry business
Waste should be. prevented. and every
pound Of feed should be made 70 pro
dnee the greatest possible gains. Clean
illness is one-half the battle in prevent
ing loss. Keep everything about the
yard clean and much loss will be stop
ped
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-04
Young High-Flyer.

H. X. Adair. the brilliant western de-
tective, was discussing a murder that
had stumped him in Duluth.
Il had nothing against Blank" he
said of one of the characters in the
tragedy. II could not arrest him. Yet
Blank, in a vague way, made me sus.
plcious. he said such queer, knowing
things.
He reminded me of a millionaires
son l once Swallowed at Harvard. This
boy at II was a high-fyer. With eight
motors. a fat in New York, and an al
llowanee of $4,000 what boy wouldn
have been, eh2
But | wanted to tell you of one of
the boys speeches. A Harvard profes.
sor's wife at football game said to him
reproaehfully.
You never Come for tea any more.
You never cell on us after dinner
Veil, VOC see,' said the boy, these
oeastly motors of mine keep me goin' all
day, pretty much
But said the lady, what do you
do at nightT
The boy leered.
'Ah,' he ehuckled that's what the
governor would like to know New
York Sun.
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Fowls on the farm should in the very
nature Of things be the most profltab,5
Of all fowls. They cost little to feed
and the space they range over costs nc
more on account of the presence of tbs
fowls. Most of them have free range
and forage for their food; this is profit
able for the owner and enjoyable to the
fowls.
Most farm flocks are too small. They
might easily be increased in size Will
little effort and small expenditure. Ii
has been said that a fowl will pay .
dollar year clear profit under suct
conditions as prevail on the average
farm If they are rightly housed an6
cared for. This is surely large enough
profit to be interesting to any farmer
Usually the farm fowls do not get cred.
it for all they really do, for the farmer
seldom figures in the eggs and Other
poultry products used by his own fam.
lily, which make quite an item in the
course of year.
Not only the quantity should be in.
creased, but also the quality. There arr
vastly greater possibilities for profit In
pure-bred fowls than in scrubs. They
look better, weigh and lay better, and
really are better in every way.-Agri
cultural Epitomist.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-04

Rusty MIX Cans.

Rusty cans and their effect ,,Don
MILK Is the title of very valuable
bulletin of the University of Wisconsin
Agricultural Experiment Station. Elk
periments indicate that milk hauled in
the poorly timed or rusted cans is ma
rerially injured for cheese making. for
In ADDITION to the retarding influence
OF the iron on the rennet action and
the naturalization of the acid by the
IRON, 1t also produces taints or off-fiay-
ors. The milk cans used to haul milk
10 our creameries and cheese factories
are TOO often Of cheap grade, and
tney are used too frequently after they
nave become tainted, and the tin be-
comes cracked and checked so that the
iron Is exposed and rusts. In these ex-
Reriments, milk was placed in rusty tin
cans and allowed to stand for different
periods, while other samples of the
same milk were kept in glass beakers.
EVERY time that this experiment was
repeated, the milk kept in the rusty
cans gave evidence Of a retarding influ-
e1ce on the rennet as compared with
the milk kept in the glass beaker. Milk
which was allowed to stand in iron
utensils for several hours had a pecu-
llar blush color, indicating the pres
ence OF iron in the solution. 1t was
evident that the acid In the milk acted
upon the iron and dissolved some of it.
The maximum quantity of iron dis
solved in the milk ranged from / to
ia pounds for every thousand pounds
Of milk.
The Bulletin urges that tie managers
OF cheese factories and creameries see
that the operator is a reliable man.
who will not only practice cleanliness,
but will insist that the factory uten-
sils and those Of the patrons are in
hrSt-class condition. He advocates the
use Of only such cans in which heavy
steel is used that have been well tin
ned, similar to those used in Europe.
Experience has proven that the cans
OF the best quality, even though they
are quite expensive, are the most eco
nomical in the long run.
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securely screwed into the bottom of a
stout vinegar barrel. In the other end
of the pipe screw a large wooden block.
BY arranging the affair as shown in
the sketch water in the barrel will be
heated rapidly and can be removed as
desired without bothering the fire. Do
not make the mistake of putting a
metal cap on the end of the pipe or
the steam may sometimes burst the
piping before the cap viii come off.
The wooden block acts as a safety
valve and will fly out if pressure is
too great.
Here is another handy arrangement
for heating water when killing hogs.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-04
His CAPACITY.

The late Ira d. Sankey," said a vet
eran Pittsburg editor, 'once dined with
me in Philadelphia. During the dinner
be looked about the restaurant, where
every table was covered with glasses of
white or red wine, and he said.
There is man drinking a whole
bottle, a fun quart, of champagne. 1t is
amazing what capacity for liquor some
men possess. And the man with a large
capacity is actually proud of i'll Could
anything be more foolish, more sinfulr
Then, with chuckle, MIR. Sankey
told me about beggar he had once
helped.
THE heggar had red nose, and Mr..
Sankey game him 20 cents, saying at the
same time:
Mind you, now, don't get drunk on
this
The beggar laughed.
Drunk on 20 cents? Why boss he
said, proudly, it 'u'd take the best part
OF dollar to get me drunk Washing
ton Star.