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EVENING EDGER PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, DEQEMBEB 1, 1914,,
the Forking girl and her interests-fashions, articles and household hints
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TO STENOGRAPHERS
The value of thoroughness in work cannot possibly be overestimated. Good work will always bring its own
reward, sooner or later. The girl who has her employer's interests at heart will succeed, there is no doubt of that. There
is always a demand for the sincere and conscientious worker. The pity is that more girls do not understand this fact.
Slipshod work spells failure, and the heedless stenographer will never rise in her work. The conscientious girl, on the
Contrary, is appreciated by all who come in contact with her. It is hoped that the articles in this department will prove
helpful to the stenographer, and that the letters published may be of real practical value to her in her worktime and
playtime. ELLEN ADAIR.
When Her Health
Gives Way
The problem of health Is sometimes a
very serious mat tor for the little stenog
rapher who Is alone In the world, as the
following letter will show:
"I am very much worried and would
Appreciate your advice very much. I have
been doing stenographla work for the last
three years and my health has given away
Under the strain. Sty doctor says I mut
so Away to the country. My dear Ellen
Adair, you know what the country Is
like this time of year. I have no money,
nd know of no way to make any In the
country. So I Just can't gKe up for the
present. I nm not 111 enouglf to go to
a. hospital. What would you advise mo
to do? Tour kindness will be appreciated
by, DISCOURAGED."
You must attend to your health before
anything else, "Discouraged," as health
Is the most Important thing as far as
your work Is concerned. Yes, I know
quite well what the country Is like at
this time of the year, and, Indeed, It
can bo very pleasant and most health
giving, As you say you have no money and
therefore cannot afford to pay board In
the country, you must llgure out some
plan at onco by which you can do some
light work In the country. This work will
"pay your way" whllo not proving too
strenuous. You should try to get n po
sition as nursery governess to some
children out In the country, and many
posts are to be had as compnnlon also.
Many married women who live out In
the country would be glad to have you
stay with them without any chnrge In
exchange for light household services on
your part. Or. If you did not like the
Idea, you might offer your services freo
as a private secretary for the winter
months, receiving board and lodging In
exchango for your work.
If your doctor tells you that you must
go away to the country, be sure that he
.means It and that your health needs the
change. Bo leave no stone unturned to
follow up his good advice, however dis
tasteful the change may be. I shall be
glad to hear from you again.
The Home Letter
by a Little Typist
My Dear Mother:
"Ynll'll nnnt In lenntv nil nhnut mv wnrb
rtlnce I've, come to the city to live. Well,
atjorie and I havo the cutest little
(,oom Imaginable! Of course. It's dread
fully little,' because wo only pay $3 a
week for It. Wo havo arranged with our
landlady to 'get our breakfast In the
morning- at the, house for 11.50 a week
apiece We buyour lunch any n here we
can, never going over 15 cents for It.
You would be greatly amused to see us
diving Into the automats and all the cheap
places to find out all the new things you
can get for 13 cents. I have discovered
strange stews and pies, nnd cakes and
sandwiches already. This includes my
country glass of milk, but, my dear,
what a difference!
We buy our dinners out and this costs
us M cents a meal. The boarding house
where we get it is very nice Indeed and
wa have pretty good "eats" considering
th.e price. Laundry is terribly dear here
and I think I'll send my clothes home by
parcel post in the future. It's the only
way 1 van save anything out of my "ten
per t-
Well, dearie, I'll write and tell you all
about my clothes the next time, but jou
see I can't ufford much.
Ever lovingly, NULL.
Why She Wasn't Promoted
"I'm sick and tired of this Job! Kvery
thlng goes wrong, anyhow! Just because
I wouldn't stay after hours and take that
silly dictation, my boss got mad, Why,
my dear, I'm due to leave at 5 o'clock
and I don't give a hang If the whole
business goes to smash while I'm home.
I leave at 5 on the dot, and you bet I'm
not going to stay for any one!" said a
tittle stenographer to her girl friend over
the lunch table the other day.
"Well," replied the sensible filond, "all
I've got to Bay Is that ou're awfully
aijly to feel that way about It! You'll
never get anywhere as long as jou do.
Why, I try to take a personal interest
In my employer's work, I Imagine what
I' would do In his place, and try to help
hlm In any way I possibly can. Why., If
any Important letters come In foi him
J vyhlle he's away, or after he has gone
' hpme, ! call up every place I can think
i of until I locate him. Believe me, l.lildo,
' , they think all the more of you If you
ajiow a little Interest! No man ever pro.
, moled a girl who spent all her time
v watching the clock."
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,3e Honest in Love Affairs
Some men seerti to have the Jdea that
to tel) a girl of their old love affairs is to
.-make her Jealous or uneasy henceforth.
This Is qulto a mistake, for if she is
that tort of girl .ho. is not worth
troubling about, and It's ljetter to lind out
In time, as a marrlaso, where ibmplfta
conthUnce doas not rclffn oji boll) sjdas U
upt likely to be a hapnv one.
. However, speaking generally, no sensi
ble Ctrl reall) fancies she Is the first and
einly lave, for where Is the man. or the
girl, for the matter of that, who has never
had, the shadow of a passing flirtation
before tha present "adored one" appeared
on the scene? And, after all. It does not
Butter very much how many old love
affairs a man has had, provided they are
lat iul gone, and lie can truly Impress
upoji his reigning scAeralgn that she Is
Ujo bast and truest and the last A rat
many glils Ilka to fnl juat they are the
ebOMn recipients of sucn commences, and
the nikre taet of being able to chat easily
about yid flames will prove that no sad
reiuitt hrance Is attached,
Kven if you did happen to hava a
Mrtiws attachment, it Is all the more
iiecMrary to b absolutely stralghtfsr
ward about it. V
Your rtoc will agsMtdUtc your koa
Mty, and out feel tfc a m wM ihfct
are o uam Mwt a to be aM
Uj.Ujt up. lor whew opofelai mme to
fee IMS ral oiihihkf U dun?, sad U
lak.es a IMJitf mUdeii wuimsu lo forgU
''Haricot Beaa Fry l
Hl ivtl Bfraa Fry - K W" "f
ntcjt Leau ail oUfht. tca set ttaa I
tuio tu iimiK f aten jMkd siuiiur
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GIRL WHO WORKS
By
ellen adair
STENOGRAPHER
The girl who goei from high school Into
u business ofllce often has an unpleasant
problem to solve. Her emploer may bo
a levcl'headcd, preoccupied builnes
man. Again, and worse for her, he may
not. It Isn't the employer himself, ai a
rule, but the joung men employes who
are the most serious consideration In
business life.
What can a girl do who Is dependent
upon a man for her position, and this man
persists In pressing his unwelcome at
tentions on hcrV Positions aro not easy
to get hold "of these days of financial
depression. IJvery girl who has a good
opportunity for advancement wants to
hold on to It, and hesitates to give It
up, even at the price of her setf-nnpoct.
The best way to cope with a "boss"
who makes himself obnoxious Is to go
straight to headquarters about it. 't
seldom pavs to keep quiet and bear such
things, yfhen the affair gets out-ns It
always doej, sooner or later you will
bo blnmed for a great many things you
never thought of. People won't give you
t!ie benefit of the doubt when you havo
been allowing thli to go on for scvoial
months or longer.
A great deal depends upon the personal
A Stenographer's Dilemma
Under certain circumstances It Is very
hard for a girl to know Just how to act.
An unhappy alternative sometimes lies
before a stenographer, as the following
letter will show :
"I have been a slr-nncrapher for the past
two years. My employer has always been
kindly and considerate toward me. I
only get $3 a week and was promised a
raise. 1 am afraid to ask for It as I heard
that the company I work for gets a new
stenographer as sodn as a girl asks for
a raise. If I lose my position now I
shall have a hard time getting a new one.
and jet I think 13 Is too little. What
would you do? Sincerely,
"UNHAPPY STENOaRAPlir.n."
It Is very difficult to give neU Ice in such
a caBe: Eight dollars a week Is certainly
not a large sum, yet many girls are glad
to get It. In consideration of the present
hard times, due to tho European war,
I would advise the writer of the above
letter to make no mention of a raise In
salary in the meantime. Later on. when
war conditions are changed, she should
tactfully broach the subject. If the com
pany she wcrks for makes a practice of
discharging n girl as soon as aha asks
for a lalsc, they are hardly acting fairly,
In view of their former promise. It would
certainly be nicer to work for another
company where there was mere promlso
of promotion. "Unhappy Stenographer"
should not say anything In the meantime,
but once she has assured herself that
ii,. r- in nn likelihood of an advance In
salary she should look out for another Job.
The Typist's Hands
The careful stenographer will take the
best of care of her hands. The pounding
motion 'which she has to do sm continu
ously on the tjpewrltei will show Its
III effects on the hands In no lime. Tho
nails become hard and brittle and nro
very likely to break. This Is very pain
ful and annoying as well. A little bit
of olive oil or cold cream rubbed on
the fingers at night wtll soften them.
The nails can be softened more quickly
by soaking them In warm olive oil. A
pair of old gloves worn at night, after
the hands have been thoroughly greased,
Is another1 reliable treatment.
Keep half n lemon near our desk or
In the washroom and remote stains by
rubbing It on tho fingers, You should
always have a small piece of pumice close
at hand to remove Ink stains, etc. This
only costs about B cents, and the care
ful girl will consider the money well
spent. Hose water and gljcerln-'rubbed
Into the hands at night will greatly Im
prove their appearance. White, well-cared-for
hands only require a little bit
of attention, and the girl who has them
will be so proud of them that she will
gladly keep them so.
A Hint to Typists
A woman is fit for neither business nor
pleasure who either cannot or does not (
command nnd direct her attention to the
present object, and In some degreo banish i
for that time all other objects from her j
thoughts. I
The Retort Sarcastic
It was a verj wet day, and In running
for her car she collided with a boy carry
lug a basketful of eggs. There was a dls
tlncjt sound of breakage'
"Qh, dear," she gasped, "I do hope that
they aro "not broken!"
"Oh, no, mum, merely bent!" returned
rjc, boy sarcastically, as he survejed the
rulgs.
Hazelnut Taffy
Mix a pinch of salt, a pinch of cream
of tartar, a tesspoonfut of vinegar and
half a cupful of water and add to a
pound of lump sugar which lias been put
Into a saucepan with two tablespoonfuls
of butter, melted. Stir constantly until
belling and than add two cupful of
baselnuts. which hae been stialltd and
halted. EJtlr and cook until the cm inly
Is brown, add a scant teasjiecmful of
vanilla and pour Into buttered inns. Mark
Into squares when cool.
Raisin Gteams
MU a cupful df SneHah wajjmt meat.
dtMMMii. er tfoa mmm. r ttasmcifuj of
vaiilge, tfmMH. a cupful f c$en
Ml Bial is4t MliM and two twuwl
of coufosttoaar's sugar Mix to a U
PU witti ccas sjmI roritui a svtsail
board in a layar half an Ittcb thick. Cut
iti Mjudie
A Hp&y Thought
We o our iitUtlt!B oi Q4' Sift
u...i Liailetcl nba i u than ut r
i ., i, t uttisatt' sxf ethers as
wbsf?-
AND
HER EMPLOYER
atwoiphere a girl creates In the ofllce.
Never mako the mistake of Imagining that
you are, of no particular Importance In
the office. Every human being has the
faculty of creating a certain attitude from
those nbout her. If you give the imprcs
nlon that you are pretty fond of a good
time, that you think n highball or two
Is not out of place or that you frequent
cafes nnd such Vaces, you enn expect to
be Judged accordingly. Don't talk about
jour personal nffatrs In the office.
People soon learn to tell the difference
between the girl who Is In business for
the money she geta out of It, and the girl
who Is plnlnly and pathetlcnlly "out for
a man." Dreis Is another Infalllblo Indi
cation of a girl's character. The girl
who comes Into the office dressed up In
the tip of style, with useless frills, bows
and such things tacked on nt every angle,
is an object of rocrct ridicule. If she
only knew It, on the men's part. The
neat, clean tailor-made girl who doesn't
stop her work eveiy lle minutes to
powder her nce. or talk about Jim's
adorable dancing. Is the girl who succeeds
In business life. Men don't pay salaries
for .stle; thej want efficiency In the busi
ness office.
Should She Marry Him?
The time-old question again arises:
Should a gill give up her position to
marry a poor man, or should she retain
her position and refuse to marry Iilm till
his snlary Is Increased, or, finally, should
she, while retaining her position, marry
him now? A t.tenographcr writes:
"I will be greatly obliged to jou If jou
will glvo me somo of jour excellent nd
lcc. t am a joung stenographer, and
am engaged to a young man In our office.
This boy does not get aH much money as
TJo, but we love each other dearly. Now,
I want to marry and continue my work,
but he will not allow this. If we try to
live on his salary I know we would never
bo happy. 1 am too used to having my
own money. We nro verv nnxlous to be
married, but t ntn nfrnld. What would
tou do. Etlcn Adair? 1 Bholl bo looklm'
for a reply evoiy ilav In jour columi,
Gratefully, YOUNG TYPIST."
Personally I am very much of the opin
ion that jou should retain jour position
In the office and marry him now. I think
that long engagements aro a very great
mistake and I seo no reason whv you
should postpone marriage Indefinitely,
when your Joint Incomes would be suffi
cient for a very happy home. Tho Idea
that wrmen should cease work whenever
they get married Is almost obsolete now.
My advice to jou Is, If Jou aro sure you
really know jour own mind, marry now
and retain jour poltloii.
The Well-dressed
Stenographer
It Is very possible for a stenographer
to be well dressed In these dajs of manu
facturing efficiency. There are so many
neat waists and skirts for It and S3 In the
basement of tho large drpaitment stores
and so many fashionable tailored suits
whleli can ho bnucht between seasons
for J10 and $15 that the wise girl will
profit hv such sales. One of our most
fiiyhlonnble I'lirMnut street mops nits
wholesale reductions between seasons,
and beautiful suits can be bought at one
third the original price.
Remember, however, when you go to
buy a new suit, that It will probably have
to do for offlco wear In a year or two.
Thus, when you make jour selection,
choose a dark shade. Bright, conspicuous
colors are very bad taste Indeed. Select
navy blue, seal brown, black if you can
wear It; egg-plant or hunter's green.
These nro all fashionable shades, and
will not look out of place when ou use
them for second best later on. You tire
of bright colors very soon, and If you
can't afford n change, or even dyeing ex
penses, jou will be very sorry Indeed,
There are a great many stjles of tai
lored waists which a girl may buy If she
keeps her ejes open. The cambric ones
can be bought for 0 cents and are plenty
good enough for the office. Of course the
girt who holds an Important position in
the offlco should try to dress a little more
attractively than the others.
Don't wear peek-a-boo waists, short
sleeves, deep V necks, tight skirts, start
ling styles, color combinations or hair
dressing In the office. Don't, chew gum.
use Btinng perfume (or perfume of any ,
kind), ami ilon t become pert and Impu
dent, Be prompt at all times, and do
your work to the best of your ability.
Cockney
'Arry and 'Arriet, vlstlng a picture gal
lery, becaipe much Interested In a paint
ing of falconers,, entitled "Hawking In the
Olden Tlmes,' "
"'Aw kin ti the olden times," mur
mured 'Arry. "Well, they didn't nrf do
It! My word!"
"Qn 'orieback an' all!" ejaculated 'Ar
riet. nltut wot are they 'awkjn't"
'"I duniio,' said 'Arry. "unlyss It's them
parrots they're a.carrjinV
Walnut or Pecan Creams
Beat the white of art egg and a table
tpoonful pf cold water into a pound of
ooufetlnr's sjjgar. Add three tea
spoonfuls of vanilla. Sbaps the ercaui
into balls, awl Into eai-U ball press two
walnut ft? Pcan msaU. Perhaps more
or less sugar w(ll be n$dd to make
the paste ef sufficient thickness to mold
easllyi
I ! I I II II I SP
Cheap and Tasty
U JWt want a cheap and really very
Bioe uiaat Ub. try tals.
Get a pound of bmX pitett. ut small
Aid mm goo4-siMl ooiou. out very Aaly.
Stir tba whoto lata aa tu?r of batter
(uuAt as (or paacakss, but wltji salt la
ttsad, of sugar, and ess powder Is place
of sag) and bake is a wsll-grsaMd ple-
4M Utt Mt-prahably boar.
Srv wltb sutsvUss, ad abbaf,
ctaopiwd up aad frt4 toastbw
Ii uakss . nuurtshias ai.d mvtt .i,)
Ustsf dii-.tiw.
r4WBiW L
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A JAUNTY JACKET OF VELOURS TRIMMED WITH FUR
MODES OF
Among the most cucccosful models for
short coats shown this season Is the one
sketched toda). It baa very great stle,
without being of an ultra-cut, and it
could be carried out at home In velveteen
or corduroy or one of the volour mate
rials without atailbr's assistance or even
that of the professional dressmaker.
Ono of the factors In the high cost of
drcsclng at present Is certainly the lack
of a dominant note in fashions.
IZcry one must have a stieet suit.
Nowadays a top-coat seems an Impera
tive need, and the charm of the dashing
little Jacket as It Is exemplified today
makes It appear that that, too, would fill
a long-felt want.
It Is easy enough for the woman with
a large dress allowance, but very dim
cult for the girl who must go without
one thing to achieve the purchase of an
other to know what to choose.
Yet It Is true that the girl who must
think not only twice, but many times,
before she bujs Is often dressed with
much better taste than the woman with
u bank balance, who can buy before she
thinks at all.
The coat Illustrated Is trimmed with
white fur. The collar and cuffs would not
be hard to shape from fur banding, nor
Is It a difficult matter to cover buttons
With fur; not too difficult for some one
with ingenuity and persistence.
It Is one of the popular uses to which
fur has been put this fur-mad winter
the covering of buttons with fur.
It will be Interesting to follow this ex
ploitation of fur to seo If It will carry
over to the spring and summer rocks
or If It will die a natural death with the
cold weather.
It Is as Impossible to predict the endur
ance of a fashion as It is to forecast the
run of a play. The llttlo French nose
gay, for Instance, seems to have become
Incorporated in the general scheme, of
drsss, Instsad of having been wafted to
us and over and away, like so many of
the fantasies or oddities of the decorative
side of dress.
The trlcorne hat Is another thing that
has never followed any law. It mim
and goes In waves, but It aluas staja
In the ripples. It is doubtful If there baa
ben a year or a season for the last
jcars, at Isast. whe nthe trloarne could
not be found In the exclusive shops and
when it was not worn by the pop)a who
make a thing fashkmable by wearing It.
The makers of straw bats are civiua;
the trlcorne prominence again for the
spring. No doubt the military aipsot that
dress has assumed will be featured for
same. Um. Wo can gp back to our own
Continental soldiers for the trlcorne, or
we ean go back to francs If we fl eat
PIt4 to have the Parisian stamp of .
eeitaace. Many J tha Jackets fashioned Juat nor
took Hk tbe lUustratloDS of an biatoilcal
buy el. TIM backs are assued and Htd.
thfra la a rippt and a liars to tb tlilrt
a
CorrsMndBco of serwal tatcre
to wmo resar wtH b printed
tWs pass. Such GSrrssaeAdsacs about
ts a44m4 to lbs Wwuaa's Bottor,
Evi
THE HOUR
o fthc coat that c can find duplicated
line for line. An dso the ball keeps roll-int.-.
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Across the Counter
The shops are quick to take advan
tage of any passing fad, and "knitting"
Is the magic word now that Is applied
to all sorts of bags nnd baskets.
There arc awcetgrass baskets, cheaper
In tho bhops than when the Indians sell
them on summer hotel piazzas. A large,
open one, Mlth n high handle, In pink
or violet or blue, costs SI. Flat ones,
but not too flat to hold a ball of yarn,
aro nlao sold for II. These have covers.
Smaller baskets with covers sell for 40
and 60 cents. Very large, strong ones for
J3.
The tapestry affairs this season are
wonderfully pretty. Both veil and glove
cases can be bought for 11.25. A beau
tiful device for holding neckties such as
the Bports girl wears is also sold for 11.25.
Pretty little pin trays, with glass over
the tapestry. In oblong and oval shapes,
cost 25 cents apiece,
Large trays for afternoon tea cost II
and U50.
Vanity cases, or party cases, can bs
bought in new forms at prtsent.
One that is absolutely round Is sold for
15.23. The leather la a beautiful quality,
and It Is blue or velvet tfr green. Thero
aro seven vanity articles, with a mirror,
tho full size of the lid, attached to it.
There is an oval case fitted with 10
articles that costs 18.95. and at thera
are tiny square ones that contain seven
articles, Including powder and rouge.
Ono of the piettlest of the new hand
bags Is made of corduroy In the natural
or putt color. It Is sllk.llned and holds
u mirror and a purse. The prlco Is 15.
In sand-colored moire there ars at
tractive bags that cost only 13. These,
too, aro lined with silk and contain the
mirror and purse.
Beaded bags, quite charming In shape.
In color combinations nnd In design, ara
sold at 15,35, IT and still higher figures.
They are not fitted out. but they aro
large enough to hold opera glasses of
the usual size. ,
DOES YOUR HAIR
SHOW YOUR AGE ?
Of course white hair and gray al
ways suggest age, but often faded,
dult and brittle locks make us think
even young people are old, while a
lustrous, heavy head of hair ts natu
rally associated with youthfulnen and
forces us to credit its owner with
being young. Perfectly healthy hair
i$ always beautifying and is very
easily acquired if proper care is given
to the hair and scalp. In waihing the
hair it is not advisable to use a
makeshift, but always use a prepara
tion made far shampooing only. You
can eojoy the best that is known for
about" three cents a shampoo by get.
nag a package of canthrox from your
druggist; dissolve a teaipoonful in a
cup of hot water and your shampoo
is ready After its use the hair dries
rapidly with uniform color. Dan
druff, ejtccsj oil a4 dirt are &'
solved and entirely disappear. Yensr
hair will be so iuffy that it will look
much heavier than it is. Its kutre
and softness utli also dUght ywt,
while the stimulated scale gains the
health which insures haw growth.
THOUGHT-READING TRICKS
B), the Ctrl Entertainer
If jiotWe giving a party or a games evening, do try and fork in somej
of these thougiil-readmg iric&s. Simple as jiaji arc, iicy cart be Very mjttiffingf
and afford any amount of anui&menl and interest.
The first trlrk I nm explain bigscems
more olrtlous In the reading tfrnn, It Is
In the workiiw. "Properly carrUd sbut, It
can he most successful. i
It Is of the utmost Importance But no
one gureses me isvo wno worn ax il are
accomplices.
One oC them should sugtssst tnt game
cnsualiy tVliHng the evening and tmatiise
that tho Xher one In the .secret 'Is tlie
member oi the rmy chosen
to be
lough-rcadcr4.
Or tho thought-reader himself flight
boast a little of his powers, and men
tho iicconinlUe must seo to tt Uiat hot
himself heroines the spokesman when
tho tilc.l begins. '
A CURTAIN SUCCESS.
The thought-reader fjjes owt of the
room, tnrt those Inside select r flower
for him to guess. Thej aro toM to con
centrate Uielr thoughts very 4ard upon
thls flower, and not to speak or make
pnv noise.
Then the thousht-reatller Is aont for.
and the ncconplloe runs tlirounh a list of
the nnmes of flowm, taking c.-iro to say.
before the correct one, tbo name of some I
(lower beginning wwn an animal's name
such as Dog-daisy on- Koxglove. He gives
the list slunlv, not cnipn wising- any one i
of the names, nnd ' the thought-rettder
must I'd IiIh pait, not overdoing It. He ,
should Jicsltnte sonvtlmes before nn-
mverlng, put his han.l to hb head, look .
a little tjrrd and si Mined toward tho '
end. nnd , on.
The trick .can bo matte more difficult to
see through by placing the clue three
or four places before the chosen word,
or by making It tho sn'ond flower with
an animal's name In to case of a. repe
tltlon of thttrtck being demanded, havo
ready a eligibly different cliw.
No ono knowing tint the two players
nro actlnir in ronsort, and both their
parts being w.stl acted, this trick can
be certain of sucwrss.
A VERY nWTECTrVE TRICK.
Thought-reading-. Card Trick. This Is
done by .two people, .and It requires rather
moro work than the Jast otic, there being
more clues to remember and notice.
Tho thought-reader goes outside, tho
room. The player Insftdo seVcts 15 cards
from a pack, and askir norr.o ono In the
room to choose a particular one, which
Is then replaced, and ttv: 15 'cards shuf
fled Tho thought-reader la called In, his
accomplice spreads on tho tablb the cards
CHILDREN'S CORNER
The Story of the
IN THE early days of our country,
when thero v?ro moro Indians than
white folks nnd tho neurit neighbors
were miles away, tho ch'Cdrcn of the
settlers had mmry experiences that
would seem drcntfful to the careful
fathers and mothers of today.
Would you like to Jiour the story of
two little children who -were left alone
for three daj-s and tvwo nights?
John Hnthway nnd his good -wife
Martha lived nbout a day's Journey
from tho settlement, ho.of course they
did not try to go thero very often. But
twice a year l,t becuane milly neces
sary to make the Journey. Fortunately
they had ahvays been able "to arrange
some way for their two children,
James, ntfed five, and Charity, aged
seven, while they were E?ne. After tho
death of tho children's grandmother,
Th Indian sow the kettle moue and
thought the evil vJplrils toers erjtnp.
though, thero was 310 one with -whom
the little folks could! be left. And they
could not be taken ilong, because the
Journey was lonr and over rough
country
John Hathway put off the trip aa
Ions as he could. Thtin. when he saw
the fall was breaking1, and he knew
winter would soon be at hand, he satd
to his wife, "I fear we can wait no
longer; we must make the-trlp to the
settlement tomorrow."
Mother-like, Martha's first thought
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In three rows of five, nnd nska hlfl friend
lo pick but the chosen tafd After a
llttlo deliberation, this is done, correctly.
The cams can be made moro elaboratev
as It Is only a matter of signs.
TUB WAY TO DO IT
To aliow which row the rani la in, th
dealer makes a pro-arranged sign, which!
must not be obviously n signal The)
Heht hand lvlnir on the tnhtn for tho rot
i of top canbJ, tho left hand for the; second
, row, nnd both hands for the bottom row
( nnd then some equally simple cJuo to
show tho particular card: any such olueti.
as long as tho two accomplices are certain
of their slgnlnVnnce, are quite sufficient
fc
It In even moro cffectlvo if nn outsider
la allowed to nrrnngo tho cards on tltj
table, nnd the accomplice sits nt n dl
tancc. Then tlx- thoUght-rcader can m j
Rest the game, no one knowing a second!
person Is In It nt all, and the accomplice)
pretending as much mj-stlflcatlon as U
shown by everj' one else.
Thought-reading by telegram Two petx
plework this. One goes out, and thsj
ntlm nnkfl IhnaA In thn mnn in UnitmM
eomd object In tho room as the tiling to
i gnesned. The object Is, Sav carpet,
The llaj-cr In tho room translates th
(IU himself Into French, "Tapis," nnair
calls In tho thought-reader, and proceeds J
to glva him tho wort' bv means of a?
j,re-nrranged tclcgrapltJc codo Ho flrstt!
.g tll llnmo of n jfce whoso Initial,,
i-tter Is tlin snmn n tlmt nt tlm ntilnrr
chosen. In this case a place beginning
with T, as Tndworth.
AN EASY CODE.
Then lie gives ono sharp tap with fl
pencil on n wooden taMo or traj- ThleJ
represents tho second letter, "A." Than
ho g-ays a plueo beginning with "IV
Then three taps with tho pent', to reprosj
rent "I." Then u placo Ii' ginning wlfj
"S." . f
The code Is easy to wiilc-. Tho taps nr
for the vowels. Ono tnp for "a." two fo
"c," three for "l,"and so on. Tho thought
reader having spelt out the French wort;
for the telegraph, translates It back lilt
English, nnd then announces aloud thr
chosen word.
If the audience select n, word whosa
f.rst letter Is the siuno lit both Frencs
mill Englum, somo excuse should bo madq
for not using It. A word Ulfferlng
much In translation as possible serves tq
Hiue tne chid nnd o make the trie
moro difficult to see through.
Two Brass Kettles
was for her children. "How shall
leave our children? Must I bo wit
jou?"
"Yes. you arc needed," answered t
father: "do not be afraid to leave thcri,
they will bo safe, I am sure "
"But tho Indians?" asked tho mothei
John Hathway jaughed. "Therl
have been no Indians In these parti
for weeiks! Do not ho afraid, wo gq
tomorrow nt sunrlso and wo will onlj
bo gono tho three days."
Mistrts Hathway baked sood thin
for tho chlldicn to cat, made plan'
with them at, to what they should U
and then, bright and early the nt-x
morning;, set out with Tier husband oi,
their journey.
The children played very happlls
through the day, but you can eaallj I
imiigtno that they, were pretty lonex jl
somo at night. However, ovcrythIn y
went -well for them, and they felt verj
bravo ainl proud. When tho third daj
dihvned they benan to count the hou;
till father and mother should return
Then at noon, when, everythlnf
seemed so quiet and peaceful, the)!
heard strange sounds'. Charity weni
bravely to the window and Deened out.
"Indians!" she whispered In a panic
"Indians!" Then she remembered tht?
sno jjiuai uuiu iui jirr jiiwa uroinex
and her fright left 'her1 she began J
plan what to do.
Looking around tho room, she spy efj
two great urass Kernes tnat were w ,ei
for out-door cooking. Quickly t
thrust James under one and crawii
under the other herself. And no It
minute too soonl An Indian ca'.'f
peering up to the windows Just as lit'
James began to cry for his sister ak
10 iry 10 (crawi 10 ner.
The Indian Saw the kettle move at
thought the evil spirits were cryln
"Not here!" he shouted to his fellow
"the evil spirits are here! "We stay p
here!" And they ran away as quick.
as tney couiai r1
So Charity, by her bravery and quIeT'
thinking, saved herself and ner brotln
from harm can't you Imagine hoi
proud her father and mother were
her?
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