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EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA', FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1915:
ZZ, q.Mkr. .r cl;1li, hM Ahmn
wj'w' "m 01 d U.lon.14 declare, nn
tlornl"i "J?" ,". mills Minerva lllue-
tlor;
" JfKfw"!!'
pro
Ml
n" !,. Rabbtky denounce her MinllJ
ne hears m" ..min the r m II han.ii
i, iiilw 1.'"i".'iA.,r nml tiuWIcly denies
ire l .KiiTnn Alter the meetinK he tells
IM u'l Ji her ' father rcieral nuritlnn;,
WK'MZ doer When llouer liluebolile
"ft.MSr lhn Minerva, mm li to
refine' !", ""', hVr mint Htid parent, de-
','ftl '''"" "'''' ml" t0W"- "'
sStotltV
VD I did P" ttrnl " my str""KC
I A nll!(e "Aunt t.uclmln, vou nnl fa
', between J ou control the block of
" " in .here. If. criminal to think
"I never been near the place. It
Luld open votir eves to Ko.
r.n,C,tlnrsa lo plei-nnt. Isn't It?" ahc
h U hi a superior tone. "I was bllml
,.tP". I 'I time mvf,elf. But now-t hee.
fU St for u m -trnw dividends of 33
Lr ttnt from tho- mills at Baxlon Is
r fJnVshort f robberv-yes, even If we
1,01 niuebott es I "ee a hundred neces-S?y"hl-"ht
must be done for those
""ou'nroWlcfc" Ifrote
l "ll'lien I wns your nKo yiuuiK women
'" .... ..hi. nmviie nml dances nnd
were comem. .,-...- ---
occatlonal communion ntth our
".A. .. mna nf diversion. It was
best
not
VonMercA delicate to tramp the slums
among "' Px "? nro ,Vr TT0
thev're too stupid to be anything else.'
"Vou were joung In u dnrk nRr. Aunt
Luclnda, ' smiled mv niece flippantly.
"Oons nnd balls are lnnno. As for com
munion wllh our best minds, 1 believe In
that thoroushty I am becoming veiy
well acquainted with .Mr. S.ibotky. Work
ing with hint- - '
Minerva's wild illiclostiicj were here In
terrupted by the entrntKC of 1'rudence,
my brother's wife, who was as usual tear
ful nnd lneffeetual.
"I sjppose you know," she sniffed, "of
Jllncrva s l.ttest madness. I cannot un
derstand' There weio never any differ
ences In our family "
I wanted to point out to her that there
ro never any differences where there are
no brains, but I subdued the Impulse
ltogcr brought home to dinner ni old
friend, Mr ltobeit Uenmcr, a graceful
writer and a fientlem.in of honorable fam
ily. It del eloped that Ml. Heamer hail
latclj been investlRntliiK mill life up-Htato
formic of our most conservative and ro
lloblo niaKazlucs-n magazine ulwns hon
ored In our circle, because in the. present
trend toward jellow sensationalism It I1113
kept llrmlj to its policy of protrctliiir
propert) rights
"My dear .oiiiifi lady," he said to Mi
nerva at dinner, "I am afiald you liavo
been temporarily led astray by the rapid
cry of the denmsoKue the self-seeker. I
have. I assure you, made an cxhaustlvo
study of conditions In our mill towns. 1
havo talkid with all the men in power
there. Thli cry of 'social Justice' Is sim
ply the old cry of envy nsalnst those who
hale succeeded "
"It Is, on the contrary," said MIncrvn,
her ccs flashing-, "the cry of the cham
pions of the weak."
"A flno pose protector of the weak,"
answered .Mr, llcamcr, mil til tig Indulgent
ly. 'It appcali to those who love tho
limelight Rut common sense, not emo
tion, must decide these things. The price
labor receives depends on the law of sup
ply and demand. Business Is business
your friends want to make It a philan
thropy." 'And ruin the business man," cried
Boger. "Hon about our small stockhold
ers? Who ever thinks of them? There
are tonic of them who could Ill-afford le-
duced dividends. There ale widows and
,i
''Oh, father," cried Minerva, "don't tell
me our next word was to have been or
phans. I think of some of our stockhold
ers deprived of their limousines, their an
nual, trips to Ilurope and my heart
bleeds "
"Anujhovv." put In Mr. Heamer, "even
If some of these mill workeis don't make
enough to live by the best standards
that needn't worry us. They have never
been used to anything better." Itobert
Heamer always did have the knack of
stating orislnal facts vividly It has been
tho secret of his writing success In Bos
ton. "Sir. Reamer." Inquired Minerva, "havo
you ever tried keeping a wife and live
mall children on $8 a week?"
Mr. Reamer hlushed. Ho Is a bachelor,
wjth an extremely sensitive mind.
"Of course not," he said. "I couldn't
do it. I've been used to better things.
And remember, too, that children are not
the fault of tho mill owner "
"Exactly." cried Iloger. "Who nsks
them to bring children Into the world? I
dont, It's no affair of mine. I can't
raise wages Just because my employes
have been ro fnniiah n..r... i- ni
I 1la M ' m" fcw ut,it,tin 4,(1111-
"There la Justice in that vlowpolnt,"
A NEW DEPARTMENT FOR
FARMER SMITH'S
Dear Evervbodv Of course. I An
The Rainbow Club right away quick,
iuu.uuo members by one year from now.
giving, 1916. You see, there is a children's club of about 75,000 in Kansas
City and one a little larger in Cincinnati. New York has a children's club of
80,000, and New York is not a city of homes like Philadelphia. The children
of New York, some of them, do not know what grass is.
Ihiladelphia is a citv of homes, and
Bet 100,000 members by the end of our
largest children's club in the whole world.
FARMER SMITH, The Children's Editor,
The Evening Ledger, Philadelphia, Pa.
I wish to becomo a member of your Rainbow Club and agree to
DO A LITTLE KINDNESS EACH AND EVERY DAY.
SPREAD A LITTLE SUNSHINE ALL ALONG THE WAY.
Name
Address ..........,,,.,..
Age ,. , .,....,.,..,,........,.
School I attend, ,
Do You Know This?
(1) What name of a State is nn
answer to this sum m.MRS.ns frivo
"edits.) (2) What city in New York
"ib was named after a BIG, shaggy
Snimal thnt rnnma nVinxf l.n n.ollni
where the Indians live? (Three
"eaus.) (3) What city the name of
Wch contains 10 letters, the fust let
W being W. was called for a verv fa.
wow President? (Three credits.) (4)
what street in Philadelphia was
rrr aer tne unristmas tree (Six
ttedibj.)
Wanita and Kawasha
A Story of the Mohawk Valley.
(Introduction)
Many Vears asm hofnrn Iio TinncBO
pilch now line the Mohawk Kiver
THE BLUEBOTTLE DIVIDENDS
By EARL DERR DIGGERS
agreed Mr. Ttcnmer. "In my forthcoming
nitlrle 1 shall expound it fully. The mill
owner pays wages according to the law
of supply and demand Some workers do
not make enough to live on, perhaps.
Their plight affords a sad spectacle -but a
necessary one if our country is to dc
lelop ptopcrly. A surgical operation Is
not a pictty sight, but It is often neces
sary." "Who am I," asked Minerva, "to com
bat such logic?"
I gt loved at the lack of respect In her
tone.
When dinner wan llnlshed Minerva ex
cused herself nnd went to her room. In
the library Mr. Heamer and ltogcr smoked
and bemonned the spirit of unrest: while
I again tried to explain to 1'rudence how
Minerva's rpieer point of view was the
result of college. In my day a fnshlon
nblo finishing school was sulllclcnt, nnd
It put no foolish notions In young heads.
A little after nine Mr. Heamer left, nnd
the door had scarcely closed upon him
when Mlnctva appeared upon ihc stair.
In her hand wns a small traveling bag,
She had exchanged her evening gown for
a simple little tailor-made suit of brown,
and sho looked very pietty, for she has
her grandmother Bluebottle's hair and
eves, nnd has Inherited little from her
mother's pcoplo-n great blessing.
She came Into the drawlug-ioom nnd sat
down. There was in her eyes that Joan
of Arc look I had noted several days back,
"I am afraid you havo been led
astray."
I admire Joan of Arc, but I have always
contended sho would have been unfortu
nately placed In tho Back Bay.
"New, family," said Minerva cnlmly,
"don't let's have any heroics. I havo
tnlkcd this matter over with Mr. Sabotkv,
and ho agrees that 'It Is quite wrong for
mo to stay on hero wrapped In luxury
provided In n manner of which I don't
approve. I have chosen this moment for
leaving because Aunt Lucinda is here, nnd
she is with father the one most responsl
bl for affairs at tho mills. I nm Just as
fond of you all ns I ever was, but I can
not possibly live hero any longer on tho
Bluebottle dividends. So I nm leaving to
night to cam my own living."
"MIncrvn Blucbottlo!" fairly screamed
1'rudence.
Hogor called upon tho Deity, a trnlt In
Bluebottle men when thoroughly roused.
"Where nro you going?" asked.
"There Is a hotel for working girls In
Huntington street," she said. "It Is not
elegant, but It Is good enough. I nm go
ing there for tho present. I am taking
$10 dollars of your money, father, which
I shall repny as soon as I find a posi
tion." Hogcr's face worked convulsively, "Of
all da ined nonsense," ho shouted.
Nothing of tho sort," said Minerva
"I'vo simply como to the conclusion thnt
we're setting moro thnn our fair share of
the profits of the mills, and I won't tnke
the money any longer. I will send you
my address, and call to sec you now and
then. If it intciests you my terms for
surrender are a 10 per cent. IncrrnFo in
wages nt the mills and the abolition of
the unfair bonus system. Does that In
tciestyou? No? Well, I'll say good night
"I forbid you," bellowed Hogcr, "to
leave this house "
"The days of the Ivied tower, father,"
Minerva answered, "are forever over. I'm
of age, you dear, foolish, old dad. Good,
night."
Sho kissed her dazed father, managed
to Insert a kiss Into Prudence's torrent of
toars, and moved toward the door. There
tho stood like a crusader waiting for n
train.
I was, myself, In something of a daze.
Strange things havo happened among our
friends since the younger generation took
to following after new Idols, but this wns
without a parallel in the gossip of tho
town. I hastily put on my bonnet.
RAINBOW CLUB
not cxnect cverv bov and cirl to join
but I think we ought to have at least
Say 100,000 members by Thanks
it seems to mo that we can easily
first year. Then we will have the
PARMER SMITH,
The Children's Editor, The Evening Ledger.
For the
Wee Wees
Open your mouth,
And close your eyes;
I'll throw you a kiss,
A sweet surprise.
Dear Wee Wees How do you like
Mister Frog? What do you want him
to do next? Write me a frogogram
soon, Farmer Smith.
were built, the sun used to laugh and
kiss the little bubbles as they rose
and fell on the water.
Here and there could be seen a
white settlement and far in the dis
tance the smoke rising toward the blue
sky from Indian camps.
'You'll let me tnke you to your hotel
In tny carriage, dear?" I asked.
Minerva finally consented to rldo to her
mnrtjrdom In a vehicle bought with Blue
buttlo dlvldendr, nnd we loft her over
whelmed parents nnd went out Into the
street.
As wo drove through unfamiliar streets
In search of Minorca's new home. 1
sought gently to get her to como to my
house tor tho night. But nlns, my house,
my bed, my breakfast, all were outlawed
by thoso dividends, It seemed, and I could
not prevail upon my niece.
She rented n room on the top Moor for n
week, paying a sleek clerk In advance,
and no ascended to it In nn elovntor no
Inrger than the closet where I keep
giandfathcr's Civil War uniform. If tho
elevator was small, tho room my niece
proposed to dwell In wns Infinitesimal. II
held a cheap iron cot, n cheaper chiffonier,
a stand and a chair.
"Minerva," said I. sitting upon the cot
It was ha hnrd ns Plymouth Hock "you
must remember thnt we of the older gen
ci alien do not quite understand the vnga
rlcs of the new. I think nil this Is most
unkind and ungrateful to your father nnd
mother. Haio ou considered that?"
She turned round, nnd I could seo that
her chin trembled
"I have," sho said, "nnd I'm so sorry
Btil-1 won't havo my father pointed out
as nn oppressor of tho poor. I want
him to change before It Is too late. This
hurts mo ns much as It docs him. But
It's for his good." she smiled faintly.
I made no furthot effort. She told me
she heped to got work ns a secretary,
but that "anything- honest" would do for
thu present. She unpacked her bng nnd
placed a book on tho table. It was en
titled "Practical Socialism" or some such
thing. When I saw It a little shudder
went down mv spine, nnd I kissed my
pour, mail niece good night.
It was on the following Monday that
I went to call on Arthur Sabotky. Min
orca had visited mo dally with detailed
ntcounts of her ludicrous search for
work, nnd most of her talk won of the
young agitator who had Inspired her to
inko this "advanced" step, t lenllzed
that nn Interview with him wnB Imper
ative. Without arousing her suspicions
I secured from her tils address and In
vited hint to tea.
He replied rudelv that he did not drink
tea, ami that If I wished to see him I
must come to the printing shop where he
worked. It wns a wrench, but I went.
I found Mini amid his shabbv surround
ings, dark, foreign, fiery. With o.ves like
his I am not sine but that the Back
Bay might have taken hlin up had ho
beeji a musician or a poet Instead of a
Socialist.
"Sir," I said, when I had Introduced
myself, "I do not know whether or not
you realize tho influence for evil you
nro exerting over my niece, Minerva
Bluebottle I'pon your advice she tins
left her home nnd caused her family
much unhapplness. I have come "
"Unhtipplness'" he answered, his eyes
glowing. "What should the Bluebottles
know of unhapplness? Unhapplness Is
for the men and women thej- force to
live like animals, stcnllng most of the
profits of tho work of their hnnds, deal
ing them a pittance like chnrltv."
"I did not como here to debate your
doctrines," said I sharply. "I came to
asl; what price you set for removing your
Inllucticc from my poor niece "
"A bribe?" ho llared.
"Vou slate It crudely," I replied. "But
I do not believe that men such ns you
are averse to personal profits "
"Kcally7' he sneered. "You hnve
known few men such ns I, I tako It. My
price to stop Influencing your niece Is
the same as hers. A 10 per cent. Increase
In ' w ages and "
"That." said I, "Is out of the question."
"1 hen you will excuse me i have my
work "
1 looked him steadily In the eve.
"What," I asked, "do ou got out of
all th's only glory? A bright young
man like ou might, by application, rlso
high in the world. You waste your time
drenm'ng Impractical dreams."
"Impnctical, nro they?" he said, clos
ing his eves. "No, I do not think so
But even if they were It Is too late
now. I have seen loo manv dark tene
ments, hivo come Into close contact
with too many pitiful struggles for ex
istence " Ho stopped. "By the wnv."
ho Inquired, "have ou teen these
things?"
"Of courso not." I replied.
"Of courso not." lie repented tho words
with n hitter laugh. "You live In luxury,
and the unhappy crowd that pays the
bills does not concern you " He stepped
to a closet nnd took out a coat and
hal "Miss Bluebottle," ho said, "you
and I aro going this minute to Saxton."
Such effrontery! Such sublime pre
sumption! "No," I said, " I nm not going to Sax
tor, today or "
"You nro going now," he replied, "or
you stand accused of being too cow
ardly to fnce the facts of how your
money Is made."
CONTINUED TOMORROW
CHILDREN
It is in one of these Indian camps
that wo tint! two children, wanita and
Kawasha. Thoy were white children
brought there by tho great Chief Aga
wanda and turned over to the squaw
mother nnd their color was that of
Indians, for they washed each morn
ing with a soap made of bark which
turned them Indian color.
Wanita and Kawasha were known
to their parents as Wee Wee and Chee
Cheo and when the white men and
women of the camp where the chil
dren lived went out to fight the In
dians, Wee Wee and Chee Chee were
stolen by the Indian Cross Dog and
brought to Agawanda to be burned as
a sacrifice to the Thunder God who
had been destroying the peace of the
Indians of the Mohawk Valley.
Instead of sacrificing the children,
Agawanda put two bags of meal
where they were taken instead of the
sacks in which the children were
placed.
After the bags of meal were burned,
we find Agawanda taking 'the children
through tho woods to their new home,
where we now find them, in the shade
of the hills along the Mohawk River,
(Continued Friday, December 10.)
riI SCRAPPLE c4
IrlBh Sergtnnt (sleeping In a ruined farmhouse somewhere In Frnncel Here. CSs&Prs-. ""aCr'l'' I
Burke, Just Bhllp out nnd see If there'H n front door, nnd, IMherc , shut It!" I Ttlv " 1
ff I London Opinion. I I
( d (Scene: Tho "Sporran Arms," after I I
l ft IB Pence Is declared nnd the custom of A. G .HA.v(VARO
II v I u "treating" haB Just been reinstated.) - - -
I l I & ricture of Sanders Macintosh and ""x y" N. j f
Jjjxc Andy MncMurchic deciding who stood j f
Ttir the Inst one In 1915. '
&J DID IT EVER HAPPEN TO YOU?
Kdlth I haven't the face to staro at
n man llko that.
Dorothy No, dear; nnd you haven't
tho face to make a man stare nt you
llko that, cither.
Poor Man
Kind Lady Ah! a day before yes
tculay you were blind "
Beggar But yesterday I got married
nnd thnt opened my eyes,
An English View
Tho Dally Graphic.
SNUFFING THE WRONG CANDLU.
Different Case
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"Poor old Brewster Half-a-doren
doctors havo given him up at various
times during his life "
"What was tho matter with lilm?"
"He wouldn't pay his bills,"
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