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Children by Perseverance
in Practical Methods
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Bobs-Merrill Company
CHAPTER XIX-(Conllnud).
. . ,....,ir.o- Anrii rtrnken Tooth's
mliB ioiiww"' .......
Gl ml had four little baby beavers, and
' of the othci mothers In, the colony
J?f.d the population by two or three
lucre
. ik. .. I n IVin f mirth vnr
fSJft generation of children, hnd they
t? rv.V Pi.. iml law of nature, would
four ai ?. ""."'.:;... "."; ::v.
jfr
lowed
re m
1 mated and left the colony to bull.1
,Hna lodges of their own. They
l ,!.... aa nnt emlarnte
U"L. .. rear the second generation of
'iiUren, now four jcare old. mntcd. but
21 .5 leave, so lhat '" hls cnrl' summer
?.... .irih vrar the colony was very
K lh like a grcnt city that had heen
!S?bXed by an enemy. It numbered
SiitrM and over 1W beavers, not count-
ISrlhe fotirtli babies which had been born
il March nnd April, J. no nam nnu
fii lengthened until It was fully 200
.h In length. Water had been mado to
5!J5 large areas of birch and poplar and
od large i wUow and
fctpgl:u . . . tQO- wns rown
IJtiiw ft"5 lh0 ,odBca wero ovcrcrowlcd'
If (,.. witB because tfenvors are almost
wM ' i. ii.. i- invn for home, Ilrokeu
I& lodge wns fully nine feet long
'V'" .u Ina itn. nml thorn were
living In It children and grandchll
8 i-Th. number of 27. For this rea-
till Broken Tooth was preparing to break
itia orecedent oi nis inuc. nm "
Yml Gray Wo sniffed carelessly at the
JlronS nts of the beaver city. Hroken
i.:.K ... mnraha luff his family nnd
tw of his sons nnd tholr families for
fin ret Broken Tooth was the recognized
" . .-- .-.I-.,,, Mr. r,H,nr hnnver lin.1
iroivn to his slio and strength. Ills
thick body was fully three feet long. Ho
l.i.hM ni least IO pounds, nls tall was
Tl inches In length and five In width, and
in a stAl night ho could strike the water
I Wow that could be heart! a quarter of
'a mile away. Ills wonneu ninuicct woro
twice as larse .. "-
tjtlly the swiftest swimmer In the colony
Following IHO niicriiuun viitu uii)
vi ami Knzan struck Into the north
ctme the Clear still night when Broken
Tooth climbed to tho top of the dam,
.(.Ank himself, nnd looked down to sec
lithit bin army was behind him. Tho star
lit? water oi ino ihk puuu iiiipicu mu
ftuhed with tho movement of many
bl. A fow of the older heavers
tlitnbcrcd up after Broken Tooth and
.t.AM nntrlarch DtuiiRcd down Into the
I'Mrrow stream on the other Bide of tho
MRt. P"OW inO HUlllllltl Blllti uuiva wfc
th emigrants followed him In the star
llglil. In ones and twos nnd threes they
tllmbcd over the dam, nnd with them
went a dozen children corn inreo munum
Wore. Kaolly and swiftly they began
thj journey downstream, tho youngsters
trimming furiously to keep up with their
M"nts. In nil they numbered 40. Broken
loots swam well In the lead, with lili
older workers and battlers behind him
in (h war followed mothers and children.
fc-All of that night tho Journey continued.
Tne Bltor, mcir aeauucsi tntniy-cu-Il
even than man hid himself In a
,M1 ,1imn nt tvlllnw.n n5l tlicv nassod
iKatnre, which sometimes sees beyond tho
.Tlilon or man, nao mauo mm ino ciieuiy
of these creatures that woro passing his
hiding place In tho night. v fish-feeder,
be was born to bo n conserver ns well as a
dutrojer elf tho creatures on which he
fed.
!' Perhaps nature told him that too many
beaver 'dams stopped tho run of spawn
ing flh, and that whero thero wero muny
beaver, there wero nlwnjs few fish.
. JIayba he reasoned as to why lluh-liunt-"
ino tai nnnr nnd ho went hungry. So.
Unable toaono singly with whole tribes.
ef.hla enemies, ho worked to destroy
their dams. How this, In turn, destroyed
tW.barB will bo Been in tne rcua in
Mch nature had nlieady schemed that
bflahould play a part with Knzan and
Oriy Wolf.
Vdozen times durinir this night Broken
Tooth halted to investigate the food sup
llks aloncr tho banks But In tho two
kSUirec plates whero he found plenty
eflhe.bark on which they lived It would
Wrf been difficult to havo constructed
tildam. Ills wonderful engineering In-
Bitljicta rpac even above food Instincts.
Lvln4 nrfiAn aomI. limn llfl tTiflVftrl fnWtir1
M beaver questioned his Judgment by
wnalnlnir behind. Ill tho early dawn
Itbex crossed tho burn and came to the
Kit oi me swamp aomain oi ivazan iuhi
Pray Wolf, Bi right of dlscoery nnd
(oticsslon tliat swamp belonged to tho
Jot and the wolf. In every part of It
tiey hart left their mark of ownership.
Bar Broken Tooth was a creature of tno
kKter and the scent of his trlbo was not
keen. He led on. traveling more slowly
!Vtlie windfall home of Kazan and
Suy Wolf ho halted, and clambering
innuro painncea nimsoir upngni on nis
iWbbeit hlndfeet and broad four-pound
nil. Here he had found Ideal conditions.
Adam could bo constructed easily across
wo, narrow stream and tho water could
be, made to Hood a big supply of poplar,
bj;b, willow and alder. Also tho place
s thelteicd by heavy timber, so that
the winters would bo warm. Broken
(Tooth quickly gave his followers to un
derstand that this was to be their now
fheme. On both, aides pf the stream they
jHrarmed Into the nearby timber. The
ibibtes began nt once to nlbbln hungrily
me tender bark of willow nnd alder.
.The older ones, every one of them now
aiworxing engineer. Investigated excited
!, breakfasting by nibbling off a mouth
ful of bark now nml thpn.
RThat day the work of home. building
rr? ".u.en ioowi i.imaeu oeiecieu .
l birch that leaned over the ftrefim.
"19 cegan the work of cutting through
.J ten-Inch butt with his three long
th. Though the old patriarch had lost
tooth, the three that remained had
MX -deteriorated with age. Tho outer
JWe of them was formec: of the hardest
Jjaoeli the Inner side was of Boft Ivory.
.wx were like the tlnest steel .chisels.
tj ( eriamel neyer wearing away and the
JW Ivory replacing Itself year by year
i"i was consumed. Bitting on his hind
. iviin ms rorcpaws resting against
Mreo and with his heavy tall giving
,? Arm balance, Broken Tooth began
pnun s narrow ring entirely arouna
lree. He worked tirelessly for sev
Wl! hOUral an) iDtisn nt laot V. . aiAnnaif
U1' another workman took up the
-.- -,, v(,fia uucil UMVGia nets
"? at work cutt,lne timber. Long be-
., uivmn . ootn s iree was reaay o
.'cf0M h6 stream a smaller poplar
Jnta nt0 tne w.ter- The cutting on
"is Dirch -was In the shape of an
Vglaas. In 3 mlnnl-i It foil trnl-ht
JJ the creek. While the beaver pre
S te. do most of his work at night he
I day laborer as well, and Broken
TW'B gave hi-. trlh hut ll'llo nil rtlir.
ine aaya that ollowed. With almost
intelligence the little engineers
at their lnnlr Rmallai. Iriuifl xrra
led. and theA wm mil Infn fnur nr
fOOt lunbflhv flni hit nnn iliAH.
JWElh wre j-oUed to the stream, the
4 i r ...Q u,la UWIi w
mall Urn Via tViev At-.u traBenB1 as.
WW against the birch. When the
wiework was. completed the wonder-
Cement COnstrilftlnn -ann l,Airiin In
W the beavers were the masters of
Sfr. Wjnamlte was the only force that
- -ir urtBK up wnat xney were
wjrig npw. Under their cupllke chins
'Wavers brought from the banks a
-"' of mud and tine twgs, carrying
'. " pouna to a pouna at a load,
bezan fining .,., .v,. ,.....,. .,v ,..i,v.
iz. 7 5.,1 eeecl tremendous, nnd
ki" ,.?,"" ngiueer couia carry
" Jbls mud and twig mixture dur.
-4r una nijtit jn three daja tho
.Jfv segiDoHuj to back. ujiMl
il th tutt ' dozen pr more
2?$:. 1J made work easier
.'""Unou sa materials eeaW n cut la
the water and easily floated. While n
pnrt of the beaver colony waa taking ml
vantage of tho water, others were felling
trees end to end with the birch, laying
the working frame of a dam TOO feet In
width.
They had nearly accomplished this work
when one morning Knzan and Gray Wolf
returned to tho swamp.
CHAPTETl XX
A TODD If TUB WIMJKHNKSS.
A SOFT wind blowing from the south
nnd east brought tho scent of the
Invaders to Gray Wolf's nose when they
were still half a mile away. She gave the
warning to Kazan nnd he. too, found the
strange scent In the air. It grew stronger
ns they ndvnnced. When 200 jnrds from
tho windfall they heard the sudden crash
of a falling tree, find stopped. For a full
minute they stood tense nnd listening,
Then the sllenco was brcUcn by n squeak
ing cry, followed by a splash. Hrny
Wolf's alert cnrB fell back nnd sho turned
her blind face understanding!' toward
Kazan. They trotted ahead slowly, ap
proaching tho windfnll from behind. Not
until they had reached tho lop of the
knoll on which It was situated did Kazan
begin to seo the wonderful change that
had taken place during their absence.
Astounded, they stood while ho stared.
There was no longer a little creek below
them
Where It hnd been was a pond that
reached almost to the foot of the knoll
It was fully a hundred feet In width and
the backwater had flooded tho trees and
bush for tho or six times that distance
toward the bum They hnd como up
quietly nml Broken Tooth's dull-sccntcd
workers wore unaware of their presence.
j.suip ttlooj, uao-ai Avav joaj ot'Jom
ur 'oJt tl jo ijnq oqi m Suiwutifl rh.w
equal distance to tho right of him four
or nvo of tho baby beavers were at play
building a mlnlnturo dam of mud and
tny twigs. On tho opposlto sldo of tho
pond was a steep bank 6 or feet high,
and hero a few of tho older children
2 yenrs old, but still not workmen wero
having great fun climbing the bank and
using It as a toboggan slide. It was their
splashing that Kazan and Gray Wolf
had heard In a dozen different places the
older beavers were nt work.
A few weeks before Knzan had looked
upon n. similar scene when ho had re
turned Into tho North from Broken
Tooth's old home, It had not Interested
111 in then. But a quick and thrilling
change swept through him now Tho
beavers hnd ceased to be mere wnter ani
mals, uneatable nnd with an odor that
displeased him. Thoy wero Invaders and
enemies. Ills fangs bared silently. His
crest stiffened llko the hnlr of it brush,
and tho muscles of his forelegs nnd
shoulders stood out llko whlpcordR. Not
n sound came from him ns ho rushed
down upon Broken Tooth, The old beaver
wns oblivious of danger until Kazan was
within 20 feet of him Naturally slow of
movement on land, ho stood for an In
stant stupefied Then lie swung down
from the tree ns Kazan leaped upon him.
Over nnd over they rolled to the edgo of
tho bank, carried on by tho dog'a mo
mentum. In another moment the thick
heavy body of tho beaver had slipped
llko oil from under Kazan and Broken
Tooth was safe In his clement, two holes
bitten clean through his fleshy tall. Baf
fled in his effort to get a death-hold on
Broken Tooth, Kn3.ni swung llko a flash
to the right. Tho Joung beavers had not
moved. Astonished and frightened nt
what they had seen, they stood us If
stupefied. Not until they saw Kazan
tearing toward them did they awaken to
action. Three of them reached tho - atcr.
The foutth and fifth baby bcavera not
more than three months old were too
late. With a slnglo snap of his Jaw
Kazan broke the back of one. The other
ho pinned down by tho throat and shoolc
ns n tcnler shakes a rat. When Gray
Wolf trotted down to him both of tho
little beavers were dead. Sho sniffed nt
their soft little bodies and whined. Per
haps the baby creatures reminded her
of runaway Ba-ree. her own baby, for
thero was a noto of longing In her whine
as she nosed them. It wns tho mother
whine.
But If Gray Wolf had visions of her
own. Kazan understood nothing of them.
Ho had killed two of the crcaturcB that
had dared to invade their homo. To tho
llttio beavers he had been as merciless
ns tho gray lynx that had murdered
Gray Wolf'u first children on the top of
the Sun Rock. Now that ho had sunk
hlo teeth Into the flesh of his enemies
his blood was filled with u frenzied desire
to kill. Ho raved along tho edge of the
pond, snarling at tho uneasy water under
which Broken Tooth had disappeared.
AH of the beavers had taken refugo In
the pond, and Its surfaco was hcalng
with tho passing of many bodies beneath
Kazan came to the end of the dam. This
was now. Instinctively he knew that It
was tho work of Bioken Tooth and his
tribe, and for a few moments he tore
fiercely at tho matted sticks and limbs.
Suddenly there was an upheaval of water
close to the dam, fifty feet out from the
bank. 'and Broken Tooth's big gray head
nppeared. Kor a tense half minute
Broken Tooth nnd Kazan measured each
other at that distance. Then Broken
Tooth drew his wet shining body out of
tho water to the top of tho dam. and
squatted flat, facing Knzan. The old
patriarch was alone. Not another beaver
had shown himself.
The surface of the pond had now be
come quiet. Vainly Kazan tried to dis
cover a footing that would allow him to
reach the watchful Invader, But be
tween the solid wall of the dam and the
bank there was a tangled, framework
through which the water rushed with
some violence. Three times Kazan fought
to work his way through that tangle, and
three times hla efforts ended In Sudden
plunges Into the water. All this time
Broken Tooth did not move.
When at last Kazan gave up the at
tack the old engineer slipped over the
edge of the dam and disappeared under
the water, He had learned that Kazan,
like the lynx, could not light water and
he spread the news among the members
of his colony.
Gray Wolf and Kazan returned to the
windfall and lay In th warm sun. Half
an hour later Broken Tooth drew himself
out on the opposite shore of the pond. He
was followed by other beaers. Across
the water they resumed their work as f
nothing had happened. The tree-cuttera
returned to their trees. Half a dozen
worked In the water, carrying loads of
cement and twigs. The middle of the
pond was their dead line. Across this
not one of them passed. A dozen times
during the hour that followed one of the
beavers awam up to the dead line, and
rested there, looking at the shining
bodies of the babies that Kazan hd
killed. Perhaps It was the mother, and
perhaps some finer Instinct unknown to
Kazan told this to Gray Wolf. For Gray
Wolf went down twice to sniff at the
dead bodies, and each time-without, see
ing sho went when the mother beaver
had come to the dead line.
The first fierce animus had worn itself
from Kazan's blood, and he now watched
the beavers closely. Ho had learned that
they were not lighters. They were many
to one and yet they ran away from him
like a lot of rabbits. Broken Tooth, Aad
tot even struck at him. and slowly It
arew upon him that these Imadlog creat
ures that used both the water and land
would havo to be hunted as he stalked
the rabbit and tho partrfdge. Karly in
the afternoon he slipped off into the bush,
flowed by Gray Wolf. He had often
begun the stalking of a rabbit by mov;
in away from it and employed this wolf
trick now with the beavers. Beyond the
windfall he turned and began trotting
up the creek, with the wind For a
..;...,.. r u mile the creek was. deeper
Uian it bad ereen One of their old
forduir places w wih -,.!
and at Us Kaian plunged in and swam
lpS, lUlo Gray Wolf to, wait for
him pu th wmJLH Mft of th stream.
Aioaa be Jde la ws Quickly is. U
direction of the dam, traveling 200 yards
back from the creek. Twenty yards be
low the dam a dense thicket of alder and
willow grew close to the creek and Kazan
took ndvnntngo of this.
He approached within a leap or two of
tho dam without being seen and crouched
close to the grdund, ready to spring forth
when tho opportunity came. Most of tho
beavers were now working In the water..
The four or Ave still on shoro were close
to tho water nnd some distance up stream.
After a wnM of sflvcral minutes Karnn
was almost on the point of staking
everything on n wild rush upon his ene
mies when n movement on tho dam at
tracted hli attention. Half way out two
or three beavers were at work strength
ening the central structure with cemenL
Swift ns n flash Ka?an darted from his
cover to the shelter behind tho dnm.
Hero the water was very shnllow, tho
main portion of tho stream finding a pas
sage close to thn opposite shore. Nowhcro
did It reach to his belly as ho waded out.
He was completely hidden from the beav
'ers, nnd the wind wni In hi fnvor. Tho
noise of running water drowned what
little sound ho made. Soon ho heard tho
beaver workmen over him. The branches
of tho fallen birch gnvo him n footing,
and he clambered up.
A moment Idler his head nnd shoulders
appeared nbnvo the top of the dam.
Scarce an arm's length away Broken
Tooth was forcing Into place a three-foot
length of poplar as big around ns a man's
arm, Ho wns so busy that ho did not
hear or see Kazan Another beaver gavo
the warning ns he plunged Into tlio pond.
Broken Tooth looked up, nnd his eyes met
Kazan's bared fangs. Thero wan no tlmo
to turn. Ha threw himself back, but It
waa a moment too late Kazan wan upon
him Hli long fangs sank deep Into
Broken Tooth's neck. But the old beaver
had thrown himself enough back to make
Kazan lose hln footing At tho name
moment his chlsel-llko teeth got a firm
hold of the loose skin at Kazan's throat.
Tims clinched, with Knran's long teeth
burled nlmost to tho beaver's Jugular, they
plunged down Into alio dcop wnter of tho
pond.
Broken Tooth weighed 60 pounds. Tho
Instant ho struck tho water ho was In
his clement, nnd, holding tcnnclously to
the grip he had obtained on Kazan's neck,
ho sank llko a chunk of Iron. Knzan was
pulled completely under. The water
ruined Into his mouth, his cars, eyes nnd
nose. Ho was blinded, and his senses
wero a roaring tumult.
(CONTINUED TOMORROW )
JEWS SEEK AID IN 46T1I WARD
Committee for Relief of "War Sufferers
Begin Cn.nvnss
A systematic canvass of alt the Jewish
families In the 16th Ward will begin to
day as part of the general movement In
this city to solicit contributions for tho
Jewish wnr sufferers. Arrangements for
tho West Philadelphia canvass were mado
yesterday at a meeting In tho Spruco
Theatre. 60th nnd Spruce streets, when a
merger was effected between the 16th
Ward branch of tho American Jewish
Relief Committee and the southwestern
branch of tho Central Jewish Relief Com
mittee. The following officers were elected:
Chairmen, Nathaniel I. S. Goodman, of
the American Committee, and Alfred
Wolf, of tho Central -Committee; vlco
chairmen, Rabbi Samuel Frcdman, Slg
mund Strnus3 nnd Max Marcousc; treas
urer, Aaron Berman; financial secretary,
Abraham M. Rose; recording secretary,
Albert Wartell.
FARMER SMITH'S
GOOD-NIGHT TALK
I suppose many of you havo wondered how it is that I talk so much to
you about saving your money and about banlts. Tho reason is, that BANKS
are very methodical very systematic and when you put ono dollar in the
bank it make3 you the friend of thoso who aro systematic.
A bank opens at 0 or 10 in tho morning, nnd if you get there 10 or 20
minutes before that time the banker will glare at you and tell you to wait.
This teaches you to bo on time.
If you happen to owe tho bank a million dollars or so and it is payablo
on the 18th of January you will soon learn that the 10th of January will
NOT do. If, at closing time, you do not pay tho million dollars on January
18, the bank will begin to do things to you that will be far more serious
than a spanking, for you do not keep your promises.
A bank will teach you to keep your promises, and that is n very good
It is winter time now and you can't plant flowers, but you can plant a
dollar and WATCH IT GROW. Try it. FARMER SMITH,
Children's Editor, Evening Leogeu.
RAINBOW CLUB PRIZE OFFER
For tho best and neatest set of answers to the questions below, $10 in
gold will be awarded. Fifteen $1 bills will bo awarded for the flfteen
"next best" sets of answers. All answers must bo in by February 8:
(1) What do you liko about your home?
(2) What do you like about your school?
(3) What do you dislike about your home?
(4) What do you dislike about your school?
(5) What can you suggest to bring your homo and your school closer
0EFor further particulars of contest see Wednesday's Evening Ledger.
The Beautiful Butterfly
Airship
"Come on," said the dear little Lady
Bug to Tommy Firefly as she alighted
from her beautiful Butterfly Airship
in front of Tommy's door one eve
ning. "Come on, dear little Tommy,
and I will take you with Doctor Bee
tie and me to see the moving pictures."
Little Tommy
danced around in
his delight.
"Oh, mother,
mother, may I
goT'
"Yes," Uid
Mrs. Firefly, "if
you will sit very still and not bother
dear Lady Bug."
"He is such a nice little fellow,"
smiled Lady Bug, "that it is quite a
pleasure to take him,"
Mrs. Firefly smiled, too, and
brushed little Tommy's coat until it
fairly sparkled.
"Sit up in front. Tommy," said
Doctor Beetle, "and light the way
for us."
So away they went, Doctor Beetle,
Lady Bug and Tommy, in the beau
tiful Butterfly Airship, and soon were
landed safely in front of the mqving
picture palace, which vu locattd in
a kollQW tre.
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Thcso kiddies have named their
meet at tho homo of Mrs. Oliver
When they celebrate their first
FUR-TOPPED BOOTS
ARE QUITE PASSE
Vari-Colorcd Pumps for Spring
and Summer Wear Arc
Also Taboo
Tho knell or fur-top boots nnd extremely
high shoes for women who want to bo In
voguo In tho matter of footwear hns been
sounded. ncconllngMo A. II. Ueutlug. sec
rrtnrv of the National Shoo Rctnllcrs' As
sociation. "Short skltli will rnnthiiio to bo worn
this summer." said Mr Grilling, "niid. of
course, that means high-top shoes, but
not the extreme high styles which wero
worn rccciitlj. The height of the boot
will bo betweun eight and nine Indies,
with light receding soles, high Louli XV
heels, which are two inche.t or more In
height, mid slender toes Shoes with knob
toes -will not ho Indorsed."
"The uniformity of laco boots will be
remarkable," continued Mr. Geutlng, "ns
thoy make tho anklo appear small nnd
adjust thcmsoltes to tho foot. All white,
black with white tops, tan with white
tops, pearl, neutral gray, tan, clmmpngno
and tan with champagne tops will bo
among tho fnor!te colors"
Summer will bring forth the pump, but
quite n dlffeienco from thoio worn lait
season. Thc will bo of ono coloi, and
combinations of colors will tie atoldcd.
except when tho luek nf tho pump, owing
to tho pattern, blends itself to . different
colored vamp Smalt, dainty perfora
tions and Inlaid patterns will add greatly
to enhance their bcaut. Although warm
No sooner had Tominy got nicely
settled on a little stone seat than
there was a great uproar from all the
other bugs in tho audience.
"Too much light! Too much light!"
they all cried. "We can't see the pic
tures. Put him out!"
"Put him out who?" asked Friend
ly Jeff Funnybug, who owned the
theatre. "Who is to bo put out."
"Tommy Firefly!" they all shout
ed. "He makes so much light we
can't see tho pictures,"
"I am afraid you will have to go,
Tommy," said Friendly Jeff. "I am
sorry, but the rest of thebugs can
not see the pictures."
"Oh, dear, oh, dear," cried Tommy
Firefly, "I want to seo the pictures,
too."
"I'll fix that," said Doctor Beetle.
"Just wait a minute."
Doctor Beetle hurried outside and
brought in a big, thick leaf.
"Here, Tommy, wrap this around
you, I am sure that will cover up the
light," he said,
Tommy wrapped himself in the big
leaf way up to his eyes, and, sure,
enough, the light was all hidden. Now
he could stay to see the pictures.
Friendly Jeff Bmiled to himself in
the dark.
"I am. glad," ha said to Doctor
Beetle. "I certainly did not like to
put out such a nice little fellow as
Tommy Fireiy."
llttio Knthcrinrr after tho EvENiNn Ledger's popular Itninbow Club and
Server, 2318 Rosewood street, on Tuesday nnd Wednesday evenings.
anniversary an claborato entertainment and exhibition of plain sowing
will bo given.
weather rails for low shoes, high shocB
In white will rem tin popular.
Some of the footwear nro of Colonial
effects, with cut steel buckles In design.
Buckles wero out of fashion a fow years
back, but at present they nro nt a pre
mium In Parlt owing to tho war. Sport
shoci with rubber solci nnd various now
developments are being Introduced by the
National Shoo Itetnilcis' Association.
WILLS AT PROBATE
Widow of Chnrlcs Zittcr Gets Estate
Vnlucd nt $108,500 Bequest
to Church
An estate valued at $109,500 li disponed
of by tho will of Charles Zlltcr, SS02
I'rnnkford memie, admitted to probato
todny by Register Shcchan. Tho estate.
In trust, Is loft to the widow, Mary Zittcr,
and upon her denth tho pilticlpal goes to
their children
A bequest of $100 to Nativity Lutheran
Church, 17th and Tioga streets, Is con
tained in tho will of Clara A. McKlnlcy.
who left nn cst.ito of JiflOO. which sho
disposes of In private bequests.
Other wills probated today woro those
of Sclas II Rowland, who died In tho
Presbyterian Hospital, J23.S0O; Christiana
Ruorr, :d and Dauphin streets, Sl.'.COO;
Tomnzo Plctmlanls, MOO IZaat Ontario
street, JCSCO; Aniin A Blklnton, Nor
mandle, Mth nnd Chestnut streets, J2775;
Mniy A. .Tames. IS0O Woodland avenue,
J2II1: Andrew Kelly. MIS Rocd street.
$2300, Catharine Quinn, 3313 North 6th
street, JSS0, and uMnry A. Haie, 222S
North 17th street. J2000
The personal effects of Horry Roths
child havo been npprnlscd at $35,263.51.
Anna M. Kle, $16,5W63, nnd Hnnnah
Dccgan, $11,175.37.
RAINBOW CLUB
Our Postoffice Box
Two little brothers, Lewis and A.
Dewolf, of North 19th street, nro in
tho picturo gallery this evening. Thoy
are very active
mombers of tho
club and have
been to see your
editor several
times. Lewis is
very fond of tho
Rainbow news
and reads it
every night just
as soon as ever
he gets tho
chance.
i.r.wi.s duvvoi.k
orin luin sirtei
Beatrico Rollln, Audubon, N. J., is
a now little out-of-town member. She
has made a veiy good beginning by
doing some kind
ness for a poor,
sick woman.
Franci3 Kopplc
man, New Mar
ket street, writes
a neat little let
ter and wo hopo
to hear from her
soon again. Wal
ter Houben, N.
Front street, says
that he is not
A DKWOW
of North 19th Btreet
only going to try to make people
happy, but he is also going to be very
kind to dumb animals. A very good
plan, Walter,' for every onB to follow!
Rose Arata, Market Street, writes to
tell us what a hard worker her broth
er Victor is. He gets up at 5 o'clock
in the morning and helps his father
till school time. Helping parents is
a very splendid sort of "kindness"!
Do You Know This?
1. Make as many words as possible
from FRIENDSHIP. (5 credits.)
2. Name one avenue and one street
in Philadelphia named after Presi
dents of the United States. (5 cred
its.) 3. Are the days growing shorter or
longer at this time of the year, (5
credits.) ' '
Farmer Smith, Children's Editor,
Evening Ledger, Philadelphia.
I wish to become 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.
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FAIRY GODMOTHER
TO THE CHILDREN
Brings Peace and Harmony
Where Neighborhood Feuds
Were Common
It sounds lllto n fairy tnle to sny that
the comhiR or Airs. Oliver Server Into tho
neighborhood of 2318 Rosewood strcot
brought peace and hnpplness to the llttio
follcs whero street feuds nnd scrimmages
iism1 to he the order of tho day. Hut
this Is tolling the end of tho story be
foio tho beginning
"Tho children around hero used to quar
rel so that I began to wonder what
could possibly bo dono to stop them. Tho
llttio hoys nnd girls would run to their
parents, nnd thn mothers would Join In,
and tho first thing you know thero would
be u regular hotbed of 111 feeling nil
around tho block. So I took bIx or seven
of tho llttio girls nildo nnd formed a sew
ing class. Wo meot every TUeiday eve
ning nnd mnko aprons, little pottlcoats
and even dresses."
l'rlde glowed In her eyes ni sho drow
a bnskct In tho mlddlo of the room. In
sldcs vcro piles of neatly folded articles,
in cotton, flannel or cheesecloth, nnd with
a child's nnmo pinned to tho outside. Tho
stitches wero small nnd accurate.
"Thcso nro made by children from 7 to
10 rais old," sho said. Turthor conver
sation wan Interrupted by the nrrlval of
a wiry black dog of tho puppy age, who
ImniPdlntely pounced upon tho dainty ar
tleles with doub'ful nlacrity. "This Is
'Billy Sundny." salC Mrs. Server, as sho
shooed tho hasty lsltor away.
"How did ou ever como to give him
.such u nnmo' Are oti a particular ad-
f mlrcr of tho Rov Billy?" sho wns naked.
i v heard better, came the noncom
mittal response. "But this dos waa loft
outside In tho pouring rain one cold
nltsht and I heard him crying. So tho
next morning I brought him In for the
children to play with It was tho first
day that 'B!ll' Sunday camo to town, so
we called hlni by that nnmo.
"I have tho boys horo on Wednesday
evenings. I guess theio aro about 15 of
them. They nrcn't a bit of trouble. I
let them play In tho cellar, where they
Just do as they like quoits, tenpins,
checkers, tlddlc-de-wlnks, and such.
They never quiurel any more. And my
boys are very much ashamed If they let
tn catch them fighting outside. Since
your Fnrr er Smith has established his
Italnbow Club wo call ourselves the
Farmer Smith Rosewood Rainbow Club.'
and all tho children wear the button It
makes them feel very Important. I keep
tho buttons between times, so that they
don't get lost
"When wo have our first anniversary
we nro going to havo a general meeting
for tho boys and girls and a llttio enter
tainment. The children aro very anxious
to learn to make candy, and I am going
to let them try It, although I don't know
when I'll get through cleaning up the
next day," sho concluded, smiling at the
prospect. "Our little club is getting
larger, mid I know wo will be able to
show Farmer Smith how nice, really nice,
Utile boys and girls can be."
S0P3SIS
ibemi-Annual
ibhoe Clearance
Begins TODAY
THE shoes offered in
this sale are from
our regular stock of
men's, women's, boys' and
girls' shoes, and are excep
tional values, The oppor
tunity to buy Sorosis Shoes
of quality, style and com
fort at reduced prices
comes but twice a year,
AH the wanted leathers
and combinations all
sizes and widths.
SORQSIS
1314 CHESTNUT STREET
A CLASSROOM STORE
Sixteen feeble-minded negro boys anjl
girls havo been mado Into useful, peaceful
little citizens through the educational eU
forta of Mrs. Cnrrle C. Webb, a younjt
woman of their own raco. Mrs. Webb Is
disregarding theory nnd putting Into prac
tice a plan that produces results. Mrs.
Webb is the wife of Walker B. Webb,
messenger to Mayor Smith.
She Is n teacher In the Thomas Dur
ham School, 16th nnd Lombard streets,
nn Institution attended entirely by col
ored pupils, When Mrs. Webb waa as
signed to tho Durham School she learned
that there was one class there that teach
ers had previously refused to "handle."
It was known officially ns tho "ortho
genie class," and because of tho difficulty
experienced by other Instructors the au
thorities had difficulty In obtaining ft
teacher. All of the pupils were unruly
and many of them showed criminal ten
dencies. Discipline hnd been Impossible.
But because of the very difficulty of tho
tnsk Mrs. Webb volunteered to tench this
class.
Her first step In solving tho problem
was to arouse the Interest of the pupils
In ordinary affairs. Sho talked to the
children about the weather. At first they
seemed to bo unconscious of what sho
was saying, but eventually the unfor
tunato llttio ones appeared to appreciate
that there was such a phenomenon as
weather nnd they displayed as much-Interest
In It as normal folk.
Discipline was tho next question to be
considered. Mrs. Webb devised a code
of ethics for tho pupils and enforced It
rigidly. The joungstora soon learned, In
their own peculiar way, that every act
affected every other person In tho class
and they learned of a system of rewards
nnd punishments. Sho carefully avoided
physical foico In carrying out lior plan.
Mrs. Webb hns established a "store."
Foods and wearing npparcl nro stowed
into a corner of tho classroom and "mnke
bellevo money," valuable In tho eyes of
tho children, Is distributed. It serves as
"pay" for faithful work nnd a system
of lines Is employed to discourage Infrac
tion of the rules.
The children "buy" oatmeal nnd aprons,
candy and pencils, learning In this way
how to count. This cystem also serves to
develop thrift. Since tho store wna estab
lished nono of tho scholars has been found
guilty of theft, an offenso common among
feeble-minded Jmenllcs. Thero have been
llttio defiance of Bcliool law.
The stock contained In tho school store,
Is furnished free by tho IJducatlonal
Foundation, a Now York philanthropic In
stitution. Tho work of Mrs. Webb has at
tracted attention of pedagogues and
psychologists In all parts of tho country.
Social workers and specialists In! mental
diseases visit tho classroom almost dally
for observation purposes.
"Thero Is really-nothlng wonderful about
this," said Mrs. Webb when asked to ex
plain her unusual methods. "I Just uso
common senso. Instead of bothering about
psychic laws and reading the reports of
painstaking Investigations, I try to un
derstand human tiattiro: not human na
ture as -wo find It In tho world of normal,
everyday people. The feeble-minded child
4s strange. Ho must bo treated different
ly; but If we meet tho dlseaso with tho
proper medicine, wo can destroy sonio of
its bad effects, it wo can't euro the ail
ment altogether."
218 New Members in Campaign
Th first day of tho two weeks' cam
paign being held by tho Phllopatrlan Lit
erary Institute for 1000 members brought
21S new names.
THE CHEERFUL CHlTO
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