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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-04
Copyright 1910. by W. O.. Chapman.
Copyright In Great Britain.
SYNOPSIS.

Archibald Terhune, a popular and in
giolent young bachelor of London. re-
eeives news that ne has been made heir
TO the estate of his Aunt Georgiana, with
an income of s20, 900 "a year. on condition
that he becomes engaged to be married
within ten days. Failing to do so the
legacy will go to third cousin in Amer
lea The story opens. at Castle Wyckof.
where Lord Vincent and his wife, friends
Of Terhune are discussing plans to find
MIN a wife within the prescribed time. 1t
seems that Lady Vincent is one of seven
persons named Agatha. all close g'rlhood
ehums She decides to invite two of them
10 the castle and have Archie there as
pne OF the guests. Agatha Sixth strikes
Archie as a handpainted beauty. Agatha
First is a breezy American girl. Lady
Vincent tells her husband that Agatha
Sixth already cares for Archie. He gains
from Agatha Sixth the admission that
she cares for him, but win require a
months time fully to make up her mind.
Agatha First, neglected by Terhune, re-
celves attentions from Leslie Freer. Four
days of the precious time have passed
when Terhune is called to London on
business. Agatha First. on the plea OF
sickness, excuses herself from a motor
"trip planned by the Vincents. Later they
rec Agatha First picking flowers with a
strange man. The Vincents discuss
Agathas seeming dupicity.
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Du Quesne,s First Elnht.

A monument of the gallant Admiral
Du Quesne has just been provided at
Bouchet, where he was buried in 1888,
and the story of his first fight is there
fore Apostle. He was the son of n
ship builder, and at the age of II was
placed In command OF one of his
fathers vessels. He sailed forth, es.
pied a Dutch vessel, boarded 1t, com
PEELED II to surrender and brought 1t
into port. Not until he had been car
ried through the streets in triumph
on the shoulders of his fellow towns
men did II occur to the officials that
France and Holland were at peace
That fact being admitted, legal pro.
ceedings had to follow. as the result
of which the youthful captain was
warned to be more careful another
time Richelieu, however. heard of his
exploit, and without considering the
comfy of nations offered him com.
mission in the navy.
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NEW HIGHT RECORD
TOMBSTONE FLIES IN WRIGHT
BlPLANE TO e,7I4 FEET AT
BELMONT PARK.
GRAH!;ME-W HlTESEEKSRACE
SmartIng Under Defeat in Statue of
Liberty Contest He Would Take to
Air With Ch.cagoan for $40, 900
Purse.

New York.-Soaring in the tiny
Wright biplane, a craft he had never
before driven, Ralph tombstone brought
the international aviation meet at Bel
mont park to close with blaze of
glory by breaking the worlds altitude
record with a flight to the height of o.
ia feet
For his daring spectacular feat he
received a prize of $1,000. If he had
been able to soar just psf feet higher,
he would have won an additional prize
of $1,000 offered on the condition that
the altitude record be over 10000 feet.
lie was prevented from reaching this
height because his machine would not
climb any more on account of lack of
fuel.
1t took tombstone about l hour and
20 minutes to reach his highest point in
the sky. For an hour he was utterly
beyond the sight of the naked eye He
made his descent from the perilous
height Of almost two miles in the air In
less than & minutes.
Race me any time You like, over
any course you like, for $4,000"
Smarting under his defeat by John
b. MOissant in the Statue of Liberty
flight at the International aviation meet.
Claude Graham White, the English
aviator who won the international cup,
hurled this challenge at Mossant
Moissant said he would accept the
challenge of Graham-W White, and would
put up "real money" The prospect
greatly excited the airship experts of
the world gathered here.
Moissant, who won the $4,000 prize
for circling the Statue of Liberty in the
quickest time declared he would race
scr0ss the Atlantic ocean in an aero
plane. He insisted airships soon would
be built to travel 100 miles an hour.
Now" he said, las to my reasons
for this belief: First of all, we are
getting more powerful engines every
day. Last year we had twenty-five and
thirty horse power Our aeroplanes
Travelled about forty-fiye miles an hour"
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Lisbon.-A crowd jeered former Pre-
mier Franco. who was arrested as he
left the court, having been admitted to
bail in the sum Of S2OOOOO. Foreign
Minister Machado protested against the
admission Of Franco to bail, but asked
his enemies to be calm.
Franco is charged, among other
things. with having ISSUED during his
tenure of office seventy Illegal DEGREES
and with having liquidated the debts
Of King Carlos. amounting to 10000,
with crown funds on the preteXt Of aug
menting the civil list
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Content to Gaze Alphabetically Upon II.

mobile coat! Did you ever Freddy,
did you ever!" And she held it up
and looked it over from collar to coat
tail as If 1t were enchanted and
could tell US more than our own eyes
could gather.
Yes" / said, ''the very same!"
"Then it must have been Terhunel"
Beyond doubt" | answered
thoughtfully. But isn't it too queer!
N the first place | didn't know he
could handle a machine, and in the
second, where did he get it from.
By Jove!"
"And why does he have to meet
Agatha First in secret that way?'
wondered my wife as we left the cas-
tie and started for the scene of the
picnic by a series of short cuts the
others did not know
But all our marvelling brought rs
no enlightment, only the conclusion on
Dearests part that she would consult
Mrs. Chiltern on the subject as soon
as an opportunity presented itself.
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The fishhawk tells us when the shad
begin TO run up the river" said a
Gloucester fisherman I'VE have learn
ed that it isn't much use to cast nets.
no matter how mild the weather may
be. until Mr.. Fishhawk swoops down
on us.
When he comes sailing up the bay
we know it's time to get to work.
Lots of farmers down Jersey would
never think 10 start planting until the
Lshhawks come. don't believe they
have ever been later than April IL.
though. They work their way up the
coast from Florida and tie other
southern waters early in March. when
the fish begin to come north. They
follow the big schools Of herring, as
a rule. because the herring swim close
together, and the hawk has easy pick
ing The shad follow the herring. and
when the fisbbawk comes we know the
shad are not far behind Fishing Ca
Zette.
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CHAPTER VII.

We arrived at the group of ruins
which formed the goal of our walk
in good time, although the others
we're there ahead of us and were fast
spreading cloth and taking things
out of the automobile which had met
them there, as we came up.
Hurry up. slow coaches." called
Agatha First cheerily. cor we won't
leave you anything to eat!"
Lend me a hand with this cloth.
Vincent" was Terhune's request.
and l fell to with a will and had the
thing right in a jiffy.
And maybe it wasn't good fun ST
ting there on a lot of jolly boulders
and clumps of rock that | had col
lected with great pains and arranged
at intervals about the cloth, grinning
at each other across its goodly array
of picnic dainties.
Dearest is a famous hand at plan
ming that sort of thing We had
camped upon a small rise in the mid
die of an open space where great oak
trees cut us off from sight of the road
on the one hand, and broad meadows
and wooded slopes fell away toward
Hartsmere stream on the other; the
latter streaking the green of it all
with silver a field or two away.
Close at hand the ruined chapel or
convent which we had come to see
piled itself in picturesque confusion,
and we had reached that point in our
merry-making when We were simply
content to gaze Alphabetically upon II
and listen uncomprehendingly TO
Freer recite it's history with never
tagging accuracy and zeal.
He knows everything, that chap!
And is disgustingly ready to give
everybody else the benefit Of his
learning at all times.
Agatha First was sitting near him
tho not making any attempt to dis
gufse her Indifference to his pedantic
discourse. while Arch and Agatha
Sixth. ! am glad to say. were carry
ing on a whispered conversation TO
gether on the other side Of the cloth
Dearest and / sat together. Of course
al one end of the square. and as
said to her In a low tone so that the
others could not hear thought Arch
was playing up to the part she and !
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-04
GETTING WHAT YOU WANT
Many Wish &c Prosper, But Do Not
Wish II Enough to Make
Sacrifices.

You ordered your steak well-done.
The waiter brought it to you rare
You ate it, although you do not like
rare steak. You could have sent the
steak back and had it the way you
wanted it. You didn't take the
trouble. You wanted well-done steak,
but you didn't want it-enough.
That is the way lots of people go
through life. They wish to be pros
porous, but they do not wish 1t enough
TO make the self-sacrifices necessary
for saving, They wish to be well-e lu-
Gated. but they do not take the time
to read the books that would increase
their knowledge Yet the old Ger.
man proverb. What a man Wills he
can" is true. You can have what you
wish. II you wish hard enough.
Suppose you make up your mind
that you are going to get to the top
In your Office If you really wish to
you can. There will be opportunities
TO master details in positions above
yours. II you are really working for
your wish, you will grasp these. even
If it means unpaid overtime or the
sacrifice of personal pleasure.
Map out the course in life you wish
to follow, set as a goal whatever place
you wish to attain, then keep con-
sistently work-wishing. doing every
thing you can to attain your end You
viii get there every time.-Exchange
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one OF the Best Rest Cures.

Is q good story.
To many women 1t is as good as a
trip away from home.
When you are tired out and your
nerves are on edge. try going of by
yourself and losing yourself in some
good story. You will. In nine cases
ou1 of ten, come back rested and in.
vigorated
One woman who has passed serene,
ly through many years of hard work
and worry that go with the managing
of house and bringing up OF large
family OF children. said that she con,
sidered 1t the duty of every busy
houseKeeper to read certain amount
OF trash" light fiction, for the rest
and change to the mind that II would
give.
Try It, you who lead strenuous
life, and who sometimes grow exceed
ingly weary of the same.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-04
THE FIRST TASTE
Learned 20 Drink Coffee When a Baby.

II parents realized the fact that cof-
especially harmful to children. they
would doubtless hesitate before giving
the babies coffee to drink
when | was a child in my moth
er's arms and first began to nbbla
things at the table, mother used to
give me sips of coffee. As my parents
used coffee exclusively at meals I
never knew there was anything to
drink but coffee and water
"And so | contracted the coffee
habit early. remember when quite
young the continual use OF coffee so
affected my parents that they tried
roasting wheat and barley, then
ground II In the coffee-mill. as a sub.
gtitute for coffee.
But 1t did not taste right and they
went back to coffee again. Thar was
long before Postum was ever heard
OF. continued to use coffee until I
was n, and when ] got into office
work, | began to have nervous spells.
Especially after breakfast | was SO
nervous could scarcely attend to my
correspondence.
at night. after having ccefoa for
supper. ! could hardly sleep and on
rising in the morning would feel weak
and nervous.
"A friend persuaded me to try
Postum. My wife and l did not like
# at first, but later when boiled good
| and strong 1t was fine Now we would
not give up Postum for the best coffee
we ever tasted
Il can now get good sleep, am free
from nervousness and headaches. I
! recommend Postum to all coffee drink
ers"
Read "The Road to MELVILLE" In
! pkgs.
There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letter. new
enc appears from time TO time. They
I pre- EeRuino, true, and full OF humam
tnterest.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-04
WHEN YOUR WIFE FAINTS
New Method of Resuscitation More
Effective Than Usual Way Of APP
plying Friction.

When my wife faints, which is
miserably often, | do not apply fric.
ton in the usual absurd way-rubbing
backward and forward, which must
alternately check and accelerate the
passage Of the blood-but taking hold
of one of her hands with my left hand
/ place the thumb and finger OF my
right hand tight around her wrist and
pass them firmly up toward her elbow.
Having brought them back loosely
to the wrist | pass them firmly up
again, and when | have repeated the
operation two or three times, some
times on both arms, have the pleas
ure of hearing the ejaculation, Il feel
better now" When | first had recourse
to this means of resuscitating my lady
she exclaimed instinctively on two
different occasions, without being at
all aware that had had any parties.
lar intention. "Oh, that Is what seem
to want"
From the invariable and immediate
effect of this mode OF friction | fiatter
myself that it is not unworthy the no
tice of the medical practitioner In the
friction OF cholera patients, a process
which should be much oftener resort
ed TO and more energetically persisted
in than 1t generally is.--Letter to the
Lancet
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-04
HOOP TRACKS HIS NEMESIS
Illinois Man Arrested on Murder
Charge as Result of Use of
Old Horseshoe.

Danville.-Fred c. Garner, 23 years
old, son of the late Addison c. Garner,
wealthy and prominent citizen, was
arrested and held without bail. charged
with the murder of Mrs. Elsie Cochran.
whose body was found in lonely wood
three miles from her home.
A horse owned by Garner wore a pc
culiar shoe, fitting the tracks of the
ground at the scene of the murder.
while a break in one of the rubber
tires Of his buggy fitted exactly in the
tracks leading TO the place where the
body was found.
Garner had denied knowing the
woman, but at the Jail he was identified
by her children as the man who had
frequently called on her.
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threw my panama on a chair in dis.
gust
It's In the closet" she replied;
third shelf. I put it there myself.
Though what you want with that old
thing when you have boxes and
boxes full of good hats l can't i'm
aginel"
Nothing like being comfortable, ;"
| shouted. as ran up the broad stairs
outside the door three steps at a
time.
Dearest was all ready and waiting
when / came down again. but | didn't
need to speak to inform her that
something had happened. She saw ii
by my face.
What is it, Wilfred?" she asked.
You look as If you'd seen a ghost."
4 have!" l answered, "or some
thing quite as startling. say,
Agatha. what do you think l found in
old Arch's closet?"
Your hat, just as told you YOU
would! What else?" But l knew she
knew I didn't mean that.
why, nothing more nor less than
loud checked automobile coat. or
duster! | replied in measured
tones. Nov. what do you think of
that?"
Not like the coat you saw hang.
ing over the back of the machine in
the woods? ?" expostulated Dearest.
aghast. Not that coat, Wilfred?"
The very same, or its twin broth
err" told her. Come, now, isn't that
a go!" But my wife was out of the
door and half way up to the third
floor by that time.
I've got to see!" she cried back
to me, and | went up after her. al
though | knew it wouldn't be any use
her seeing it, since she had not seen
the one in the automobile.
1T surely isl" she exclaimed as
stood by her side. "A checked auto
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-04

Nov blessings light on him that
first invented this same sleepl II COW
ers man all over. thoughts, and all.
like cloak; It is meat for the hungry.
drink for the thirsty. heat for the
cold. and cold for the hot II is the
current coin that purchases all tho
pleasures OF the world cheap; and tho
balance that sets the king and ths
shepherd, the fool and the wise man
even. There is only one thing. which
somebody once put into my head.
that ! dislike in slept is that 1t re-
sembles death. There is very little
difference between a man in his firsA
sleep and man in his last Sleep
From Cervantes.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-04
What About Him

The talk had gone back and fro. ana
the youthful socialist had been an
nouncing that no man ought TO get hia
living by cheating. and we all listened
to him, and agreed that 1t was dread,
ful when men and women did not tell
tIt truth. hut tried to make their Iiv,
Ing by deceiving people. Millionaries,
landowners, financier5, we scarified all
% them who cheat the public mo
one should make a living by decep
tion,' sad the young man Then q
quiet voice from a woman came from
the corner OF the sofa, What about
the conjurer ?'-London Chronicle.
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The Exlled Bucket.

It can't he possible that this new
law affecting drinking cups and other
receptacles really abolishes the old
oaken bucket" II is true, Of course.
that in several towns of the state the
we'll and its bucket are still in pub
lie use, and a man with an lnordi-
nate thirst prefers the bucket to the
tin cup that generally accompanies II.
But for sentiments sake somebody
should have been shrewd enough when
the law was enacted to exempt the
welIsweep from the clutches Of scien.
tifc progress Hail to the disappear
ance Of the public drinking cup, but
"weeps" for the exiled oak bucket!
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-04
MCCARTHY MAY AID TAFT
Head of State Leg slator Reference
Bureau Sought Tor S mnar
Work at Washington.

Madison.--Dr. Charles Mccarthy,
head of the legislative reference bureau,
has returned from Washington, where
he was called by President Taft to dis
cuss the advisability of establishing a
national reference bureau.
DR.. Mccarthy will not state definitely
whether or not he will accept the head
Of this bureau, offered him by the presi-
dent, until he again c0nfers with Mr..
Taft In two weeks.
The field and salary In the new bu-
reau will be much larger than in Or.
McCarthy's present place, and although
he will make no statement, it is thought
that he will accept the place. Hs loss,
should he 90, viii be keenly felt at the
capital and by the university students,
for he has for several years been ma
terial help in the coaching Of the foot
ball team.
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Favored Ane.

When the teacher looked severely
at Isalore Levinsky, all IDEAS fed
from him When asked to name the
presidents. he could think of just FIVE
with four long gaps between them
Il am surprised. Isadore," said the
teacher, who had left middle age well
In the background when | was II
years old. more than year younger
than you are now. ! could recite the
list Of presidents without a single mis-.
take or moments hesitation"
Teacher, yes. ma am" said 1sadore,
humbly; then a brilliant and comfort.
ing idea came to him. But there
couldn't to have been half as many
presidents to remember then, was
there, teacher?"--Youth's Companion.
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CHAPTER Vi.-continued.
Our marriage" / corrected.

Our marriage" corrected.
Naturally" she said indulgently
and laughed, "But / we always ad-
mired her" she went on; she's so
big and strong and has such ire
mendous vital force. I'm a little sur
prised that any one of such an open
character could develop into such a
POTTER It's all so frightfully under
hand somehow. Why can't she come
and tell me frankly all about it.
whatever 1t is?"
Perhaps Mrs. Chiltern could throw
some light on the subject" / sug-
gested
81 shouldn't wonder at ALL" ex-
claimed Dearest. Agatha First
stayed much longer with her than
Agatha Sixth did. shall telephone
her in the morning. What smart
little boy it is. to be sure, to think of
that" And | was more than paid
for my happy thought by pair of
exquisite arms about my neck.
4 wonder what they'll have to say
for themselves when they come in?"
I said as we were going down to the
drawing-room little later
"O, they won't come in together"
said my wife: that would be too
much of a give away" And just then
We perceived Agatha First standing
at the foot of the staircase waiting
for us. She was alone, as Dearest
had prophesied she would be.
"Hello!" she greeted us composed
". was it nice party? Did you
miss me?" And although l couldn't
help thinking there was new beau
ty about the girl in the unusual bril-
lance of her dark eyes and the deep
er glow or her color as she stood
there. | thought such cheek deserved
q cropper
Rippin!" l said, before Dearest
could answer. But where have you
been? | thought you were supposed
to be on the sick list today" But
she didn't seem bit embarrassed. Il
vas" she replied. Il didn't really
feel like going way over to North
bury with you. but ! thought a little
outing would do my head good, so /
went for a stroll"
4 sect" ! said, and thought with
Indignation of the scene in the woods
even as noticed that the young lady
lid not wear the pongee auto coat
she had worn then. Left it in the
machine, probably, to prevent sus-
picion!" l thought to myself, while
Dearest said sweetly: That's nice,
lear; I'm glad you felt like going.
Run along now and get ready for
Inner It's almost eight"
It was what we called between our
selves The Incident of the Checked
Coat" that really decided my wife
% consult Mrs. Chiltern about Aga
ma F1rst's strange behavior.
The morning was fine and we had
Planned to take our guests to see
some interesting ruins not quite II
niles away, where an automobile was
20 meet us at noontime with luncnco /.
dearest had been delayed with
making arrangements for our picnic,
'1a the others. the inevitable Freer.
Ntch and the two Agathas, had start
e. slowly on ahead.
" could hear their voices in the
gardens below our windows as she
..-.Ffiedly got into some walking
.1'ags had of course waited for
DON'T know but I'll go up into
. anne's room" l said. when | had
..1.''ned lacing her long boots. land
IL l can't find that old fishing hat
VI mine I used to sport last summer
SNink saw 1t up there. hate to be
uFessy on a tramp like this" And
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-04
HIRED BOYS SELL" CLIENTS
Hold Places for Original Occupants
Only Until Some one Else
Offers Higher Price.

Aberdeen.--Occupying every avail
able foot of space in the corridors OF
the federafs building. packed under
desks and piled on top Of them more
than 100 persons are waiting to enter
the land Office and select claims on the
Standing Rock Indian reservation on
Tuesday morning at . O'Clock.
Some have hired boys to occupy their
places This has proved expensive to
a few. as some Of the boys have sold
out to Others who offered them more
pay.
There are 5000 claims Of lG0 acres
each to be fled on the drawing
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-04

The naughty, imperious beauty hand.
ed him back his ring.
New that all is over between u.s."
she said. Il suppose you Will buy re-
volver and put an end to your wretch.
ed existepce?"
Worse than that" he Kissed. being
careful to introduce the necessary
sibilant; far wors-s-se! l shall steal
a revolver! And | shall shoot your
measly little sore eyed poodlei"
wild shrek burst from her lips.
She fell upon her Knees and
But he had gone.
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II Sounded Hopeful.

A young man who was not particu-
larry entertaining was monopolizing
the attention Of a pretty debutante
with lot Of uninteresting converse,
lion.
Now, my brother" he remarked IN
the course of a dissertation on his
family. is just the opposite of me in
every respect Do you know my
brother?"
NO" the debutante replied demure
". but | should like to."-Human
Life.