F'tofrrW EVENING LEDGEE-PHILAPELPHIA, SATURDAY, DEOEMBER 4, 1915: 15 THE BLUEBOTTLE DIVIDENDS SCRAPPLE By EARL DERR BIGGERS I V. 9 . ' 12P Cj I - - - ' J 14 ' m . niiii t tlirAflfn t '", r, Inrei inlli. Minerva lllue f". h" ill.Slky denounce her f nulls tMtl ,'"' ,' i,ury nhllo their mlllhnl r U,r,'.frt '"or n,l publicly rtenlen " " .V.iin-i After Hie mecllmt he tell I1 "-'!! i J er father otr. nueitlons. 'CT'.hS .?" K nogcr HItiehotile f,h .he t, Minerva, much to ' fr,'f.i?in o "her nunl nnd parent, de ?.',. to s tSs""" the mill ton. with KSn H m ehcUe.l nt the mimlor And U.?!J ti!.ilitanr he fln.ln at Sxxlon thnt '."'ViSSih' 'n no tnrcer lUf n(T the Ce& lie .'Ai.len.le. When her father re-nV-!I iiJrrllte of a Id per cent. In " : " "nd h abolition of the ..,..". i he """" he leM nnd W - -iVi"'. In rteeneratlon. tltn S'ZK! & h" bellete9WlflrI.il S2i ved InCfenre" mer the. Rlrt. Fltky jirfrti IMt "' n,ml wllh hlm l0 Sln- - .tn tiin.hnttV" ito not take calmly nn 1 accusation of cowardice. Thnt ntono Mplalned whnt roiioweo uoi -r in? itrcet H'c yotin? firebrand ncttm.iy dls m..e( mv carriage. kWIiir onlcrB for Ptticer ' rftlt for mo nt the, "tntlon that renin: rarkcr's pyes o.uctloned mlno wildly- 1' ,,,m B- We !Ct off down mcn !trcris, nfoot. At the station we clunced uoon JomiB Edward Welle, Just cllmblnir '-Ho Mr cur llr looked nt us curiously 'topped. li'Jt I did not Intro dilM my cmmmnlon. I've hen"1 about Minerva's cr hoi'hy." m'1 5'0,,"r r,Uvnrl1, "l cnl,t Br,jertnmi lier-willy. Why, Mls Illuc botllc, those people "re mtlclcrfl., "I've heard about Minerva's e 'That " said I, by way of rebuke to Mr. P'bolkv, as wo entered the station, "li the man my niece Is to marry." Again he laughed his cusy, offensive laugh "Yn'J'M quite mistaken," he said, and somehow I felt that the young brute was ; nht. iitxion proved as tawdry, as cheap, as mepn, as un-New England a thing as I had ever seen. For three hours that agile man dragged mo down streets whose very shop-windows nauseated mc, up tenement stairways that had never known a broom. In upon the privacy of family life where nolao and dirt nnd cn futlon ruled. He made me stand by tno mill jates and watch the stooped parade of Incompetents go In after lunch. He made me get a permit to enter tho mills and. wmch children bending over ma chines In dim corners. "Here," he said, "their youth Is stran gled. It dies some dreary winter dny be tween a dark seven In the morning and an equally dark five at night. Oh, of A NEW DEPARTMENT FOR FARMER SMITH'S RAINBOW CLUB TUnw rMiJ-AM rlA ..-.. AtA- T,tL- f Ula ? TrlPrf flfO OTllv six flaVS 111 .the week only six days in which I M a a . . . wtor me to mi in the great EVENING ledger, ana mm is wnuw muia , .. the harder. The fewer words you write, the harder it is for you. If you want your letters printed, make them short and to tho point. Do brief! Do not tell me fifteen ideas in one letter give me one good idea. Tell ae how you make money, This is the age of THRIFT. Tell me how you make and also how you SAVE money. pARMER Children's Editor, The Evening Ledger. The list of those who have joined Farmer Smith's Rainbow Club will be found on another nno-n nf this nnner. Hunt for it. Is YOUR name there? FARMER SMITH, The Children's Editor, The Evening Ledger, Philadelphia, Pa. I wish to become a member of your Rainbow Club and agree to DO A LITTLE KINDNESS EACH AND EVERY DAY, SPREAD A LtTTLE SUNSHINE ALL ALONG THE WAY. NAME ., Address ................ .t ,.,,,.,,,..... Age , School I attend Great Doings in Toyland U "Binr-bong Ding-bong)" The f beU rang in the toy factory and uMrs, Santa Claus smoothed the 'Wrinkles out of her apron and sent t&ugar pjum to the front door. Pott...- ii. . , I v.UJ, me aog, went scampering fwong behind, barkinc so loud the WMtdelier- rattled. Headword, who had come all the way irom CJoudland, which ts opposite n i actory, only a few miles on other side of i T.niiwnm. nivo- fte8-S00n as Mr8, Santa Claus heard w her wooden shoes would carry F atld bowed vara Inn, V,a Tlrinna rand Pnncess enteredi v ow do you dot" asked Mrs. :f?at? Qws f the beautiful Princess .ae matte a bow and kissed; the fnaeess' hand. course, the child Inbor laws nro obeyed. But even no, they come here too young. And some," he added, "very narrowly "scape being born here" I blushed. lie drnRsetl me npnln to the tenements ho seemed fascinated by thoc Krlmy stair?. Men Jottlcd mo from the side walks, children bORRed nt my heels, tfn Iilenstnt women stood with Infants flop plnir about llielr skirts while I Inspected their menu abodes. And nil the time, my arister Brew. Pity? Why should t feel pity for these Ignorant foreigners? Who asked them to come over? Not I. Who forced them to work In otir mills? Not I. My emotions were of revolt, bit terness, disgust, almost hatred but never of pity. tie led me at Inst to the railway sta tion, nnd 'bought mc a ticket back to toun. "You have seen," he said hopefully, "the town that jlelds you your wealth." He talked always In the Idiom of the agitator tin the platform. "You have seen the living conditions of the people here you have realized for tho (list tlmo what big dividends nnd Inadequate wages mean What have joit to say?" "Kxnclly what I should have said be fore comlne," I answered hotly. "These people nro used to nothing btttcr. We offer them work nt whatever wo nro able to pay If It Is Inadequate, no one forces r hobby," said younc Edward, them to take It. And even If they had tho money to live hotter, many of them nro too close to the nnlmals to vnnt to." Old arguments," said he. "They take your work because It Is either that or starve completely. As for their not want ing to live bcticr It Isn't true. They do want to live better, nnd they are going to. Either It will come nbout peace ably or you never saw tho people of a town like this marching red-eyed through the dawn, singing songs from European battlefields." "I never want to," I replied. I was tired and hungry, footsoro and angry. "If you brought me hero to convert me to your doctrines, your plan has failed. I stnnd where I stood before I came. The only dlfferenco Is the memory of a very unpleasant and uncomfortable day." "I gave you that, at least," he said, but his face fell, and he, too, Rooked tired. "I sec I might as well have argued with thn Iron fence round your mills. Ynu are n bigoted, heurtloss old woman." And ho left me, as X would have chosen long ago. may talk to you. Only so much room -v ... .1 1 a. i ...I. L vwn lr An i nil "We are very well," replied the Princess. "We have come to 6ee the happy people make the toys for the dear children." "Step right this way," said Mrs. Santa Claus. They entered an ele vator and in a jiffy were on the floor where Santa Claus had his office. "Well, upon my soul!" exclaimed the jolly old fellow when he caught sight of them. "It does my eyes good to see you." "We are pleased to see you, too," answered the Princess. "You must be careful and not get too near ray mail box," said Santa Claus. "Sometimes a letter comes up from Philadelphia so fast that it al most carries me off my feet" Sure enough, at that minute there came through a tube a letter going at about 60 miles an hour. It upset the bo which was fixed to catch it and I went back to coston atone the came crowd, the same unsavory odor, the sAtne far too Intimate contact with lh poorly groomed. My blood boiled. Oldl 1 was nn old woman! Hut. why expect an thing hut rudeness from n man who would rudely overturn n world? The following evening 1 took to the optra two old friends who have not been so fortunate In attaining this world's good-" as I have The opern offered was one thnt afford great instruction, If lit tle entertainment. It t of such pieces that I approve most heartily. It was between the acts that Prtscllla Knowles came to my box. I have never liked her. Her lunband Is a heavy Block, holder In our mills, and rriscllla loves to heap upon her person the fruits of her ancestors' thrift. She entered In n blnitc of Jewels nnd white shoulders. ' 1 have heard of Minerva's eccen tricity." she said. "The child must be quite Insane, neatly, I am (lndlns all tint agitation most annoying." Now, It Is not the place of a Knowlea to criticise a Bluebottle, and I felt like telling her so, "Henry snys we must go slow every thing la so unsettled." she pouted. "I have had to give tip the Idea of n new limousine and get along with the old cars And ho wouldn't let mc plan for I'nlm Beach nt all, until I promised to get nn Impossibly cheap sulto at th hotel. I think It's nil very wrong. Of courfo, you and rtoger won't listen to Minerva. In her madness." t looked at her. Diamonds and pearls nnd a gon that must have cost a thou sand easily and at Snxton 8 a week J es, I looked nt her weak, pretty, sense less face, and heard her prattle on. And suddenly I was climbing grimy stairs in Snxton, nnd bending over Sndle Holntkl's ludlcious geranium. "Whether we listen to Minerva or not," I s.tld, "I feet that there Is some Justice In her stnnd." I'rlscllln gnve n little gnsp nnd fluttered nwny. I left my two old friends In tho box, nnd went out Into the street. Parker whs nowhere In sight, nnd I was forced to wnlk to Itogcr's house, for I had no money with mc for enrfnre nnd It Is nn optn question whether I should have chosen so to trnvel If f had. Itoger and Prudence sat glum In tho library, I soon learned the cntisc of their gltimncss, Minerva had secured a position In nn olllce, paying $$ a neck Site wns to begin work In the morning. "What will my friends say?" moaned Prudence. That wat not nt all Important, nnd I came at once to tho point. I told Itoger thnt T for one wanted to surrender to the child. I explained the matter of minimum wage boards learned from Mr, Sabotsk and said that If we did not raise wages now It seemed we should bi forced to Inter on. Koger r.iged nnd bellowed and stnmped the door. "Do you realize the cut In our Incomes?" he cried. Then he be moaned the fart that even his own fnm lly had turned ngnlnst him. And then nil nt once ho crumpled nnd gave In, I fell rather sorrv for him. He looked so dazed and broken nnd uncomprehending when ho told me I might phono for Minerva. She rnme, radiant, trlumplmnt, and kissed her dutiful family all round. I persuaded her to change her gown nnd go with mc hack to tho opera. We or dered the llmouiliie. "Itlde In It while you can," said Itoger bltteilv. On thu wav to the opera house Minerva nskd me what hnil turned the scale. It seemed she had henrd of my visit to Sax ton. I told her of Prlsellla Knowles. . "Mr. Snbotky sniH," she replied, "that some pcopln are made Socialists by tho sight of the suffering of the poor, but that others, who are quite callous to thnt, nre converted by the arrogance of the rid. ourc one of the latter, Aunt Lutindn." "Child," I cried, renllv horrified, "I trust your poor old aunt Is a long ways f-om being a a what you called her." Minerva kissed me and laughed there In the darkness of the car. "I was only Joking, Aunt dear," she snld. We saw tho last net of the opera. At least, Minerva and my friends did. My own eyes kept wandering to where Prls ellla Knowles' Jewels sparkled In the dusk of a nearby box. I wondered what she would sav when she henrd that the Haxtoi; dividends were to be cut. I had always wanted to rebuke osten tation. It Is worse than wicked It's vulgar. THE END. TW THRASHING OF THE EDITOR" By HENRY SYDNOR HARRISON Will Bigin in Monday's EVENING LEDGER CHILDREN soon the air was filled with funny little sounds. "I guess that boy wanted a wire less machine or an airship," said Santa Claus, with a laugh. Sure enough, the letter was from a Philadelphia b y and asked for a wireless instrument. "Waffles." Santa Glaus' Cat. Just at that moment, Catsup began to bark as another letter went flying into the box, "I'll bet that is from a little girl asking for a toy cat," said Santa Claus, He opened the letter and sure enough it was from a Phila delphia girl, this time, and she wanted a toy cat just like "Waffles." "That must have been what Catsup was laughing at," said the Princess Kindword, Then the jolly old fellow took them around the factory, while Sugar Plum tqok care of the automobile so well that he let it freeze all up. Do You Know This? 1. Why have cats whiskers? (Three credits.) 2. Why have bees stings? (Three credits.) 3t Why does the fur of an animal become thicker in winter than in summer? (Five credits.) 4. What name of an animal can you make with these wordst "PALE DOR"? (Five credits.) , I t n in - i r - t THE RETORT ELOQUENT J ' THE PADDED CELL IPffHB cM4.tePPl J IN HER CHRI5TMftS y First tady-Strike mo then I defy yer-strlke mc! ' . ' flP?C"". VijXrfa v Second LadyUgh! I wouldn't llattar jer by altering the shape of ycr face," r y ffy 'Viffjf & Very Unreasonable 1'or King; and Country -FTnjiSK 1 4et X$SQ 2r? STjy '"f He Didn't Indulge England and Greece CX&KVfe, 533 -Sydney tlulletln. S rg dgK Tfesff. - T-c The One Good heavens, Wiggins, 'SrT &. tf9B !A First Shop Asslstant-What a tire- "'nl iavc yu bccn dol" to your Jl-S? fiO JR. MffiM '? some customer that woman 1st ncau. r TvK , J2?5P .neEt vSviSliW Second AssHtant-Yes,: she nlwnya Tho other-wen, you see, near ooy. . ursy W-TO aR6 "Mfl 1 ... . , ,. n man has to show some pariotio leci- f ji V7. iSFJL jT JjNSM i tennwn wlmt nlin ivmilR. unit she won t . ..... , i i I jr Ir. 1 B.ylB I flTfMUSjKvlHl 4fraJijK. M ' - - ing tnese nays, so i ve uct'n unu iiu u. - IHywdT T1. I A"K3XZZmQB Yiv"r a take anything else. military haircut. I C4 pStfl tT'At I GpSMMESSSSSha 1 USES OF A ZEPPELIN Xl'A- .. Ji m'? II &- TPlWlTPi a hv-i ii s N1 Mr Visl yfflSir Wm mw mmmmfmmmbkii WwmMi WILlKW V - Uli. Hl1-- rjid l. t hh I V.iJf-fi, , , I VA tlXrC . taiS 1 1 1 1 trfftfr I .. Urorli UVlul. mrphl ntwnvn kfi-nj . Ti'il 7 I t!H KUTv -A ttlllf .i n IftJB 'wfoC!VfJlrt' t l..fl"V77nvVLi' VI tn m,i nw nt nlirhf. 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