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She said it under her breath in the
hope that Portia wouldn't hear.
mo" said Rose. "Just sleepy !"
She yawned again. turned to Portfa,
and, somewhat to their surprise, said !:
Yes, what do you mean-the real
Rodney Aldrich? He looked real
enough to me. And his arm felt real
the one he was going to punch the
conductor with
Il didn't mean he was imaginary"
Portia explained. 81 only meant |
didn't believe it was the Rodney
Aldrich-who's so awfully prominent;
either somebody else who happened
to have the same name, or somebody
who just-said that was his name"
whats the matter with the promi-
nent one?" Rose wanted to know
why couldn't it have been hep"
Portia admitted that it could, so far
as that went, but insisted on an in
herent improbability. A millionaire,
the brother of Mrs. Martin Whitney,
wasn't likely to be found riding in
street cars.
"Millionaires have legs, said Rose.
II bet they can walk around like any
body else. However, l don't care who
he is, If he'll send back my books"
Portia went back presently to the
shop, and it wasn't long after that that
her mother came downstairs clad for
the street, with her Modern Tenden-
cies" under her arm In leather port
folio. Her valedictory, given with
more confidence now that Portia was
out of the house, was strong recon-
mendation that Rose stay quietly with
In doors and keep warm.
II was going to, anyway" she said.
Home and Preside for mine today"
The house was deserted except for
Inga In the kitchen, engaged in the
principal sporting event of her domes-
tic routine-the weekly baking. Rose
hadn't meant TO go to sleep, but the
detective story she tried to read was
so fiagrantiy stupid that presently she
tossed the book aside and began
dreaming one of her own in which the
heroine got put off a street-car in the
opening chapter.
The telephone bell aroused her once
or twice, far enough to observe that
Inga was attending to it, so when the
front-door bell rang she left that TO
Inga, too - didn't even sit up and
swing her legs off the couch and
try. with prodigious stretch, to get
herself awake until she heard the
girl say casually:
Her ban right in the sitting room 7"
So it fell out that Rodney Aldrich
had. for his second vivid picture of
her-the first had been, you will re-
member, when she had seized the con-
ductor by both wrists, and had said
in blaze of beautiful wrath: Don't
dare touch me like that pa splendid
lazy, tousled creature, in a chaotic
glory of chestnut hair, an unlaced
middy-blouse, plaid skirt twisted
around her knees, and a pair of ride
ulous ed bedroom slippers, with red
pompons ON the toes. The creature
was stretching herself with the grace
of big cat that had just been reused
from nap on the hearthrug.
If his first picture of her had been
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brief, his second one was practically
a snapshot, because at sight of him
she flashed to her feet.
So, for moment, they confronted
each other about equally aghast,
flushed up 10 the hair. and simultane-
ously and incoherentiy begged each
others pardon-neither could have
said for what, the goddess out of the
machine being Inga. the maid-of-all
work. But suddenly, at twinkle she
caught in his eye. her own big eyes
narrowed and her big mouth widened
into smile, which broke presently
into her deep-throated laugh, where
upon he laughed too and they shook
hands and she asked him to sit down.
ITS too ridiculous" she said. "Since
last night, when / got to thinking
how | must have looked, wrestling
with that conductor, I've been telling
myself that if l ever saw you again,
I'd try to act like a lady. But it's
no use, is it,"
He said that he, too, had hoped to
make better impression the second
time than the first. That was what
he brought the books back for.
I'm awfully sorry mothers not at
home-mother and. my sister Portia.
They'd both like to thank you for
looking after me last night. Because
really you did, you know"
"There never was anything less al
truistic in the world" he assured her.
81 dropped off of that car solely In
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what I want, and I'm pretty dubious
sometimes whether they do. / want
space comfortable elbow room, so
that If l happen to get an idea by the
tail, L can swing it round my head
without knocking over the lamp"
'Tt's a luxury, though, Rod, that
kind of spaciousness, and you aren't
very rich. If you married a girl with
out anything :"
He broke in on her with that big
laugh Of his. you've kept your sense
of humOr pretty well, sis, considering
you've been married all these years
to man as rich as Martin; but don't
spring remarks like that, or I'll think
you've lost 1t. If a man can't keep
an open space around him, even after
he's married on an income, outside of
what he earns, of ten or twelve thou
with his income. It's with the content
of his own skull
She gave a little SILVER and
snuggled closer into big down pillow.
"YOu will marry somebody, though,
won't you, Roddy? I try not to nag
at you and l won't make any more
silly plans, but 1 can't help worrying
about you, living alone In that awful
big old house. Anybody but you would
die of dependency"
"Oh," he said, that's what l meant
to talk to you about! sold 1t today
fifty thousand dollars-immediat
possession. Man wants to build
printing establishment there. You
come down sometime next week and
pick out all the things you think you
and Harriet would like, and I'll auction
off the rest"
She shivered again and, to her
disgust, found that her eyes were
blurring IN with tears. She was
little bit slack and edgy today anyhow.
What he had just referred to in
dozen brisk words, was the final dis
appearance of the home they had all
grown up in. Their father, one of
Chicago's great men during the twenty
odd years from the Fire to the Fair.
had built ii when the neighborhood
included nearly all the other big men
of that robust period, and had always
been proud of it. OF course for years
the neighborhood had been impossible.
Her mother had chung to 1t after her
husbands death, but Rodney had SIM
ply stayed on. since her death, waiting
for an offer for it that suited him. His
curt announcement that the long
looked-for change had come, brought
up quick, unwelcomed tears. She
squeezed them away with her palms.
SIS that" she asked, ''why you've
been looking so sort of-gay, all the
evening-as If you were licking the
last of the canary's feathers off your
whiskers?"
Perhaps So" he said. Its been
pretty good day, take it all round"
She got up from the couch, shook
herself down into her clothes a little,
and came over to him. "All right.
since it's been a good day, let's go to
bed" She put her hands upon his
shoulders. you're rather dreadful"
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EASY TO HANDLE BIG LOADS
Attachment Devised for Trucks Makes
the Work of the Wheeler so
Per Cent Easier.

In order to make it possible for a
workman to manage a heavily loaded
two-wheeled hand truck with less ply
steal exertion than is ordinarily re-
CURED an attachment has been devised
which holds the cargo in place, allow
ing the mass to be tilted forward until
its center of gravity is over the wheel
axle.
When wheeling on level flooring a
man is thus relieved of the weight of
the article he is moving; his concern is
merely to maintain it's balance while
propelling the truck
The device consists of an anchor and
chain attachment, housed in a tube,
which is attached beneath a truck. By
tipping the latter forward against the
object it is to carry, the chain is drawn
out to the required length, locked by
dropping one of the links into a narrow
slot in the neck of the tube and the
hook engaged at any convenient point.
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she said. 'but you're a dear. You
don't bite my head off when urge you
to get married, though l know you
want to. But you viii some day
don't mean bite my head off-won't
you. Rod?"
when see any prospect of being
rs lucky as Martin--find a girl who
won't mind when turn up for dinner
looking like a drowned tramp, or kick
her plans TO bits, after she's tipped me
of as TO what she wants me TO do :"
Frederick took her hands off. step
ped back, and looked at him. There
was an ironical sort of smile on her
lips. You're such an innocent, Roddy
dear. Don't think the girl you marry
will ever treat you like that"
But look herei" he exclaimed.
How in thunder am ! going 10 know
about the girl l get engaged 70, before
it's too lateg"
You won't" she said. you haven't
a chance in the world"
Him - he grunted, obviously struck
with this idea. You're giving the
prospect OF marriage new attractions.
You're msking the thing out-an adj
ventura"
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Eire Loss In United States.

IF one could imagine all the build
ings destroyed by fire in the United
States in a year arranged along one
highway, each building occupying a
lot 65 feet wide, the highway would
extend from New York to Chicago,
and the buildings would line it on
each side. Such is the calculation of
the department of interior. Further
more, person travelling this scene of
desolation would pass in every thou
sand feet a ruin from which an in
iured person has been taken. At every
three-ouarters of mile he would en-
counter the remains of a human be-
ing who had been burned to death.
For years, it is estimated, the
value of actual property annually
consumed by fire in this country
reaches 25o.000,000, and another sum
of about like proportions is spent for
the maintenance of fire departments,
waterworks. insurance premiums, etc.
10 prevent still greater losses.-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-06-05

Ephraim Jones was charged with
stealing dozen and half jars of
peach jelly from Mrs. Watson's cellar.
He stood in humble silence while the
arresting officer and the judge dis
cussed the dement's of the case.
"He did it, all right. your honor"
said the policeman. II was watching
him when his head peeped through
the door. His arms were filed with
jars"
YES" continued the judge. "From
all l can understand, this prisoner de-
liberately broke into that cellar, watt
ed until he thought the coast was clear
and then grabbed up as much as he
could carry Ethically, it is apparent,
moreover, that"
The prisoner broke in at this juno
ture.
''Pawdon me, jedge." he declared
but what's de use en- yo' folks wastin'
all yer legalish talk? Use done made
up nah mind ter say done hit eny-
how"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-06-05

Manistique - The Schoolcraft Food
Preparedness committee has furnished
the farmers thus far with about $4,000
worth of seed. Three car loads of DO
tatoes have been distributed
Ell Paso-Hipolita Villa, brother of
Pancho Villa, and an American whose
name was withheld are being detained
in Ell Paso by agents of the department
of justice, it was learned here.
Dallas-By large majority the
Presbyterian Church in the United
States of America (north) has adopted
a resolution declaring for woman suf-
frage.
Dslroit-Thousands OF persons, at
tempting to come to Detroit from
Windsor, Ontario, are being detained
at the ferry station by Canadian Off
Gals, who began rigid enforcement of
the dominion's military law
London-The submarine menace is
not yet "in hand" but there is no
chance of starving out" England. Adj
miral Lord Beresford told the Empire
Producers organization at a recent
luncheon.
LoEdon-A divorce las been grant
ed to Mrs Anthony :. Drexel, wife of
the Philadelphia banker, on statutory
grounds and for desertion.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-06-05

Buenos Aires-Advices from Rio de
Janeiro say the committee on foreign
relations of the Brazilian congress has
drafted resolution urging that the
Brazilian decree of neutrality be
Voided
Petrograd-Strikes in all branches
of industry throughout Finland are re-
ported in a dispatch from Helsingfors.
In some districts thu strikes have been
accompanied by acts of violence
against the employers.
Undated - United States destroyer
No. ran aground on the rocks at an
American port and was badly dam
aged. Tugs went to the vessels as
sistance, and it was pulled off. None
aboard was reported injured.
London--A dispatch from Copenha-
gen says Russian Jews there are plan
ming an international conference. To
this it is intended to ask delegates
from only entente countries.
Washington-The army has sent out
a call for several thousand bakers, as
sistant bakers and apprentices to serve
during the war.
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pursuit of selfish aim. I'd enjoy
meeting yUlr mother and sister very
much, but what l came for was to get
acquainted with you"
She flushed and smiled. why, I'm
nobody much to get acquainted WITH
she said. Mothers the interesting
one-mother and POrtia. Mothers
quite person. She's Naomi Rut-
ledge Stanton, you know"
81 know / ougEt to know" Rodney
said, and her quick appreciative
smile over his candor rewarded him
for not having pretended.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-06-05
Another Viewnoint.

Mrs. Peaseley's young hopeful had
carried off the primary prize. and the
other mothers were crowding around
to congratulate her with the best
grace they could summon.
ssBut don't let it make him conceit-
ed. DEAR" admonished one experienced
parent
"Oh, no. indeed. fiuttered Mrs.
Peasley. Il always tell him it's not
because he's so bright that he wins.
but because the other children are so
dull. "-Everybody's Magazine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-06-05
Holy Roman Empire and Germany.

The holy Roman empire. which, in
the eighteenth century, yoltaire said
was neither holy. nor Roman, nor an
empire" is usually dated from the cor
onation of Charlemagne at Rome by
'ope Leo III in 500, or. more techni-
cally, from the revival of this empire
by Ohio the Great, 962. In theory
il was continuation of the western
empire. oyerthrown by the invasions
OF the barbarians In 476, and Char
iemagne and his immediate successors
thought of themselves as successors
of Augustus Traian. and Marcus Aure-
Illus. and were crowned as Roman en-
perors. The disruption of the Frank
ish empire followed the deposition of
Charles the Fat in SS7, and. although
a few princes held the imperial title
in the interim, it remained for Ohio
the Great, crowned emperor of the Ro-
mans by Pope John XII. to inaugarate
the medieval Roman empire" of the
German nation.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-06-05

hington-Bandits and rebels in
the state of Chihuahua have aband-
oned military activities and are seek
ing amnesty. according to a report
from American Consul Edwards at Ju-
arez. A general attempt at recon-
struction, he reports. appears to have
taken hold of all Mexicans.
London-Advices from Germany, via
Copenhagen. report the potato situa-
ton as becoming rapidly worse. Hot
dry weather is injuring the crop badly.
The supply Of fish. however. is over
plentiful owing 70 extensive early.
catches
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Live Stock.

Chicago, May 81.
CATTLE-G to choice steers, $l2.250
1870: yearlings, good to choice, $11.00@13.0O;
fair to good steers, sSsOG12.oc; stockers
and feeders, $S.0O@1O.oo; good to choice
cows, 50. 25@1O.50; good to choice heifers,
80 3o011. 25: fair to good cows, sS.0O99.&
Gamers Sc. 50D7 IS; cutters. T.25@S.15; bo-
Iogna bulls, $S6O@9,65: butcher bulls, $3.50
9fo5O. heavy calves, $e5o@11.50 good to
prime calves. $125o91S.75.
HOGS-Prime light butchers, $15.35G
Is 10; fair to fancy light, $15,1o@15.55: me-
dunn weight butchers. 2o06225 lbs, $15.7 70
t115S5: heavy butchers. 2509400 lbs, 1870
615 90: choice heavy packing, $152og1560;
rough heavy packing, $15.0O915.3O; pigs.
fair to good s11.5o@13.50; stays, $1,000
1575
SHEEP-Clipped wethers. $l20001350;
clipped ewes, $12. O0113.oo; Colorado lambs,
ar 5n619OO; native lambs, $17.0001800:
shorn lambs. s14.75@15.75; spring lambs.
$1S.o0011S.50.
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Neal Brown LA. Pradt C. s. GIIberS
ABSTRACTS

We have the only abstract of Mara
thon county. We have thoroughly
qualified abstractor. and make abb
stracts at reasonable prices. We are
responsible for all abstracts made by
US and guarantee that they show the
condition of the title properly 90 it
appears on record.
An abstract OF title is useful II you
desire to sell or mortgage your prop
erty, and is very valuable in ascertain
Ing defects In your title that can be
easily remedied, and yet might be suf-
flcient to spoil a sale. II you desire
en abstract of the title to your prop
erty, call and see US.
Wausau Law & Land Association
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Minneapolis. June /. 1917.
Grain Provisions. Etc.

FLOUR-Spring wheat, special brands,
In wood, $14OO per bbl.; hard spring wheat
patents, IS per cent grade. in jute. 1890;
straight, in export bags, $3.50; first clears
S1.SO. in jute; second clears. $9.O09S50;
low grades. s8.0o@S.5o; fancy soft winter
wheat patents, in jute, $3.50; standard
soft winter wheat patents, $l2.60, In 5ute;
fancy hard winter wheat patents. $l3.0O.
In lutte: standard hard winter wheat pat
ents. $780, in jute; first clears, $1,000
II 30 in lutte; second clears. in jute, 5000
$50; pure white rye, $3.50; pure dark rye,
s11.5O.
HAY-Choice timothy, $21. 0092200 No. l
timothy, $40 0092100; No. timothy, $500
MO 90. No red top and grassy mixed
timothy. $17oOQ1s.O0; clover, s17.5091s. 50;
light clover mixed $1S.OO@1s.5O; heavy
clover mixed, $17.5O919.50; Kansas and Ok
lahorna choice. $24.00025.00; No. 1, $4,000
$50; No 2 $19 0OQ21.00.
RJJTTER-Creamery, extras, 42c; extra
firsts, 410411sc; firsts, 3919@4o1Sc; seconds.
s71bm39c; packing stock. 32QS312c; ladies',
841I0S5c; process, 3s@3shc
3 FGGS-First 34G35c; ordinary firsts,
s11b@s9c; miscellaneous lots. cases includ-
ed 3203415c; cases returned, 31@SS1sc; ex-
ira. 971a03S1ac; checks, 31@S11sc; dirties.
s11b@32c; storage, 3514@s6c.
LIVE POULTRY-Turkeys. 1Sc; fowls.
iec: broilers, S4G36c; ROSTERS, 151ac;
ducks, 16@1Sc; springs, 24G25c; geese, 10
lac
NEW POTATOEs-Te Triumph, $500
$50 bu; Louisiana, $300Q3.3o Blu.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES I
NJ AR X EFT
HlIllIIIlIIliIIIIliIlIIlIIlIIlIIlIiIIilIIIIIIIII
Milwaukee, June l, 1917.

Milwaukee. June l, 1917.
Butter - Creamery, extra, ACC;
prints, 44c: firsts. 38@3SAc; sec
onds, 35Q37c; process, S6@37c; dairy,
fancy, 35@36c.
Cheese-American, full cream twins,
241ac; daisies. 241a@25c; Young
Americas. 241a@25c; longhorns. 23h
Q24c; limburger, fancy, 2 lbs. 241a@
25c; brick, fancy, 241sc.
Eggs-Current receipts, fresh as to
quality. 31@32c; seconds and cracks.
27@29c
Live Poultry Fowls, fancy, 22c;
ROSTERS. old, 15016c: fancy springers.
23c.
Wheat - No. / northern, 270@2.80;
No. northern. 2.6O@2.7O; No. 8
northern, 2.20Q2.55; No. 2 hard. 2.70
@2.7S.
Corn-No. 8 yellow, 1.57015S.
Oats-No. white. 63Q65c; stand
ard, 64@65c; No. A white, 63@64c.
Rye-No. 2, 2.4002.41; No. 8. 2.37
@2,39.
Hay - Choice timothy, 1950@20.50:
10. liin0tny, I6.5UQ l9.50; NO. TIM
othy, 16.00017.00; rye straw, 10000
1850.
Potatoes Homegrown or Michigan,
out of store, 2.75@3.00.
Hogs-Prme heavy butchers, 1878
@15.95; fair to prime light. 14.75@
1885; pigs, 11.60@12.75.
Cattle-Steers, 10.50@12.50; feeders,
700@8.25; cows, 7.5O010.00; heifers.
700@1050; calves, 12.75@1400.
Minneapolis. June 1, 1917.
Wheat-No. / hard, 2.6702.72; No.
1 northern, 267@2.76; no. northern,
2.47@2.57.
Corn-No. yellow, 1.49@150.
Oats-No. 8 white. 61@62c,
Rye-233@2.35.
Flax-2.13@219
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The water of the Antarctic ocean La
colder than that Of the Arctic.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-08
ST. PAUL EDITOR DIES rDansfhff%.K, tAgfra1

ST. PAUL. Jan. 7-George Thomp- son. editor of the St. Paul Dispatch Pioneer Press. died today at Los An geles. according to information re- ceived here. MT. Thompson had been in poor health for number of years.
Arizona republican., 1917-01-08
NEWS OF CORPORATION
 COMMISSIONS WORK

Eleven investment company permits were issued during the week and be- low are given the names of the com panies, the number of shares author ized to be sold and the price per share:
 Turner Copper and Silver Co.,, Phoe- nix 50,000 shares q 25c.s
 Stratton Copper Co, Tucson; 100000 shares q 75c.
 Gadsden Copper company, Whining ton, Del; 700,001 shares M sl00.
 Oatman Six Gold Mining Co., Oat- man; 674,000 shares M 5c.
 Jerome Copper Mining Co.,, Prescott; 600,000 shares c 25c; 100000 shares n soc.
 Squaw Peak Copper Mining Co.,, Jerome; 200,O shares G sl00
 National Life Insurance Co. of the Southwest, Albuquerque; l0,900 shares n s25.00.
 New York McAneny Cons. Mines Company, Douglas; 50,OO0 shares q soc
 Queen Calumet Copper Extension company, Phoenix; 900 shares q | l0c
 Southland Copper Co., Phoenix 800, 900 shares q soc. Arizona Calumet Copper Co., Phoe- nix; 10000 shares 6I 25c. The National Life Insurance Com pany of the Southwest, of Albuquerque | New Mexico, is the only concern othel than mining companies, authorized tt sell stock in the state ! A total of B companies have beer 1 granted permits to sell stock in Arizona during the month just closed. Deputy Commissioner Brown anC I Mining Engineer Fred M Miller, con nected with the state corporation de l partment of California, visited some o i the leading mining districts of AriZon; recently. and later conferred witt members of the Arizona commission oi matters of joint interest to the tw' states. California adopted by a refer endum vote, blue sky law which il | administered by an independent de partment known as the state corpora tion commissioner. Later. Chairman Carnahan of the California commission at Sacramento, and Chairman Jones 0 the Arizona commission. conferred re garding the work of the blue sky de l partments of the two states. and it wa agreed that there should be close co operation in matters of common in i terest
 The date of the hearing of the appli cation of the Southern Pacific Com pany for an order modifying certain 1 rulings of the commission relating |, l joint freight rates of that line ana ! the Arizona Eastern has been changed | from January to January l5, on ac ! count of the former date conflictin; with the twenty per cent advanc 1 freight rate case of the Santa Fe.
 The commission, in its rate orders has heretofore treated the Arizona Eas
Arizona republican., 1917-01-08
SHAKING DOWN A PAVEMENT

A decided novelty in laying con- crete pavements, which was introduced t,y R. C. Stubbs contractor of Dallas. Texas is now attracting atten. tion in other parts of the country Concrete must be dense to be of the best quality. Ordinarily this density is secured by using enough water with the mixture of cement, sand and stone to cause the cement and sand to fill the spaces between the pieces of stone. In the best work. the pieces of stone and grains of coarse sand are of such sizes that the volume of the spaces to be filled with the ce- ment is the smallest that can be at tained practically The wet concrete is deposited on the surface of the road and smoothed off and it's density de- bends upon the proportions and mix ing of the materials and the effect of their weight in causing them to settle into place. What Mir Stubbs has done is to devise method of shaking down the materials after they have been laid, so that little dependence is placed on their weight to fill all the spaces between the stones with the mortar. As soon as the fresh con- crete has been spread on the founda- tion and smoothed off, he covers it with a platform of thin boards. Then he moves slowly over the platform a machine called vibrator, driven by motorcycle engine, which produces the same effect on the concrete that would be produced by a. heavy man jump ing up and down on the boards. except that the machine makes about 000 of these pulsations n minute and thuJ jars the fresh concrete so that it's parts settle together as closely as possible. According to Engineering News, pieces broken out of old pave ments made in this way show that the concrete is very dense.