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1 1 CItAPTBn XXII.-CONTINUED.
rlOR ome wlnulc nfter Kazan's
Jvttunned senses hnd bccomo normal he
tj motionless watching Sandy Mo
Trlfifer. Every bono In Ills body gave
Vlni uln. His Jawa wcro soro and bleed
W His upper Up won flmnshed where
2' dub hftd fallen) Ono eye was almost
2od. Several times Sandy camo near,
wh rJeased at what ho regarded as tho
SS "results of tho beating. Each time
KbrouRht tho club. Tho third tlmo ho
fLlded Kazan savagely with It, and tho
as snarled and snapped savntroly at tho
'3 of It- T"'9 was whllt Sandy wanted
itis on old trick of the dOR-alavor. In
.(nlly he was ustne tho club nsnln.
'Sill with a whlnlns cry Kazan slunk
, i,f the protection of tho snntr to which
va wis fastened. Ho could scarcely drnir
lmjelf. His tight forcpaw was smashed.
m hind quarters sank under him.
For a time nfter th,s Beconi1 beating
'jjj could not have escaped had ho been
ft BtnAr was in unusually good humor.
I! ril take tho devil out of you atl rlBht,"
r . . ..... tr illn Willi HmA '"Tim...
M (Old lVltrtt " ... -v... ...... A.i.un
tMn' Use bcattn's to mako dogs an
Smmln llvo up to tho mark. A month
Sim now you'll bo worth J200 or I'll skin
.Alive!"
I Three or four times before dusk Sandy
Verked to rouse Kazan's animosity. 13 lit
Jthere was no longer any deslro left In
iK&lM to Ilgnu ius iv" luimio ucuutiri,
o4 tho crushing blow of tho bullet
'trtlnst his skull, had mado htm sick.
iv with his head between his fore-
!TW', n,s evca c'osca" nml d, not seo
McTrlfrger. Ho paid no nttontton to tho
lmt that was thrown under his nose.
tjt8 did not know when tho last of tho
'tan Kank behind tho western forests, or
When tho darkness came. But nt last
?omthlng roused him from his Btupor.
ta his dazed nhd sickened brain It camo
;ilie a caJ from out of tho far past, and
h raised his head and listened. Out on
ths sand McTrlggcr had built a llro and
Jtlie man stood In tho red glow of It now,
Iflhore line. He, too, was listening. What
jjttd rousea ivnznn airao uiuu now mo
jlost mourning cry of Gray Wolf far out
n the plain.
EVWlth a whlno Kazan was on his feet,
tgae at tho bablcho. Sandy snatched
tp Ills ciud anu icapca imvara mm.
"Down, you uruiui nu uuimnunueu
. thA flrnllffht thn cluh rnsn nml fll
Srith ferocious quickness. When JIoTrlg
?er returned to tho tiro ho was breathing
jhiril again. Ho tossed tho club beside
th blankets ho had spread out for a bed.
lit was a different looking club now. It
Iris covered with blood nnd hair.
P "Guess that'll toko tho spirit out of
flta." ho chuckled. "It'll do that or kill
j Beveral times that night Kazan heard
JGrajr Wolfs call. Ho whined softly In
Response, fearing tho club. Ho watched
the Are until tho last embers of It died
'.out and then cautiously dragged himself
ilfroin under tho snag. Two or threo
times ho tried to stand on his feet, out
fell back each time.
Ills legs were not broken, but tho pain
r.f Btandlnc on them wns excruclatlns.
Ee'WM hot nnd feverish. All that night
te has craved a drink of water. When
Bendy crawled out from betweon his
Iblanlcets In the early dawn ho gavo him
both meat and wntcr. Kazan drank tho
Iwatcr, but would not touch tlio meat.
J6andy regarded tho change In him with
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FARMER SMITHS
GOOD-NIGHT TALKS
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uujr wum u was koihk io uo wnen no
i Your editor then asked him what
father was an engineer. I thought, of
lailroad, but instead of that he happened
A stationary en cine is one that does
iione which moves about on rails or tho ground. Now, what is tho differepco
between tho two? I mean, can you think of ONE difference?
r On a stationary engino is placed a controlling governor, which keeps the
engine from going too fast. When a stationary engino is started, it would
get to going so fast that it wpuld fly all to pieces. We asked our caller
if he knew this and he said ho did not.
We asked him what kept a locomotive from going too fast and ho did
not know that, so, you see, ho knew very littlo about his father's work.
't, A locomotive is very heavy and the weight of it on the rails keeps It
from going too fast and this act of gravity serves as a governor.
The point of all this is that wo want
business so that you can talk to him
You may not want to bo an engineer, or a silk weaver, or a banker, or
. doctor, but you OUGHT to bo interested in what YOUR father is doing,
because, well because he is YOUR FATHER.
,
Jungletown Movies
Pommy Firefly wined tho tears out
pWs eyes and sat very close to Doctor
little. It was very dark in tho mov-
K picture theatre because Tommy
I'WII all wranned un in tlia crreat bier
life, '
the crickets began
tuning their violins
and a light flashed
on the screen.
My, such wonder
ful things as Tom
my sawl So many
Lady Bugs, so
many Doctor Bee
tles, bo many Fire
flies little Tommy
had never dreamed
of. Such wonder
ful things they did,
too! Tommy was
1 Wondwfui Movu. so excited when
Picture Fireflies were-struggling
fl little lake that lie slinned richt
I the leaf,
What's the mnttpr? WTial'a the
alter?" every one cried. "Put on
t leaf, Tommy Firefly, or you will
m w get out"
u0h. excuse me," said -Tommy, as
aurnedly got back into the leaf.
ee, pin it together with this
" Bald Ladv Rlllr linnHino. Tnmmv
lajittlo thom pin. "
? inalC you. dear Ladv Bug-." said
nvi as he mnnpd thn loaf mat
her.
KTou will have to put some bach-
wwns on that coat," said Doctor
PW" Tommy was excited. Into the
"" came plx littte Potato Bugs
11
n3 a. GrasshopjiftM, Sfyt b,o
fiWl at once
- pr nP nmyM'B
KAZAN
t-
f,Kaf"?n ?l th6 tlme tho sun was
Li atl "nlshed his breakfast and was
fSfiVLi . lcftve- . Ho aPPrached Kazan
f .sl,,y.now without the club. Untying
r.J?h8 h drflKRed the dog to tho
canoe, Kazan slunk In the sand white
rJLC ,P.Tu rftalenet tho wid of tho hide
ISL lh??lem of th ennoe. Sandy
SSH?iCdi" .WhiLt 'waa ftbout to happen
would bo fun for him. In the Yukon he
bad learned how to take the spirit out of
1.10 P.ush.?.a ??' baw foremost, flraclng
himself with his paddle ho then began to
pun Kazan toward the water. In a few
moments Kazan stood with his forofcot
Planted In the damp sand at tho edge of
tho stream. For a brief Interval Sandy
allowed tho bablcho to fall slack. Then
with a sudden powerful pull he Jerked
Kazan out Into the water. Instantly ho
sent the canoe Into midstream, swung It
quickly down with tho current, nftd began
to paddlo enough to keep tho bablcho
taut about his victim's neck. In spite
of his Blckncss and Injuries Knzan was
now compelled to keep his head above
.."' In tho xrash ot tho canoo and
with Sandy's strokes growing steadily
strongor, his position becamo each mo
ment ono of Increasing torture. At times
his shaggy head was pulled completely
under Wntcr. At others Sandy would wait
until he had drifted alongside, and then
thrust him under with tho end of his
pnddlo, Ho grew weaker. At the end of
a half-mllo ho was drowning. Not until
then did Sandy pull him alongside nnd
drag him Into tho canoo. The dog fell
limp nnd gasping In the bottom. Brutal
though Sandy's methods had been, they
hnd worked his purpose. In Kazan thero
was no longer a desire to fight. He no
longer struggled for freedom. Ho knew
that this man was his master, and for thn
tlmo his spirit was gone. Alt he desired
now was to bo allowed to Ho In tho bot
tom of tho canoe, out of reach of tho
club, and safe from tho water.
Tho club lay between him and the man.
Tho end ot It was within a foot or two
of his nose, and what he Bmelled was
his own blood.
For llvo days and flvo nights the Jour
ney down-stream continued, and Mc
Trlggcr's process of civilizing Kazan was
continued In threo moro beatings with
tho club, nnd nnothcr resort to the water
torturo. On tho morning of tho sixth
day they reached Bed Gold City, and
McTrlggcr put up his tent close to tho
river. Somewhere ho obtained a chain
for Kazan, and after fastening tho dog
securely back of tho tent, ho cut oft tho
'bablcho muzzle.
"You can't put on meat In n muzzle,"
he told his prisoner. "An I want you to
git strong an' flcrco as hell. I've got
an Idee. It's an idee you can lick your
weight In wildcats. We'll pull off a stunt
pretty soon that'll fill our pockets with
dust. I've dono It afore, and we can do
It here. Wolf an' dog s'elp me Gawd
but It'll bo a drnwln' card I"
Twlco a day after this ho brought fresh
raw meat to Kazan. Quickly Kazan's
Bplrlt and courage returned to htm. The
soreness left his limbs. Ills battered
Jaws healed. And after tho fourth day
each tlmo that Sandy came with meat he
greeted him with tho challcngo of his
snarling fnngs. McTrlgger did not beat
him now. Ho gavo him no fish, no tallow
nnd meal nothing but raw meat. Ho
traveled flvo miles up tho river to bring
tu the fresh entrails of a caribou that had
been killed. Ono day Sandy brought nn
othcr man with him and when tho
stranger en mo a step too near Kazan
mado a sudden swift lunge at him. Tho
man Jumped back with a startled oath.
"He'll do," ho growled. "Ho's lighter
by 10 or 15 pounds than the Dane, but
iiuu a visuur uuu wu uatiuu uiu iuuu
1 1- - I.I T .1 II 1 . It
grew up, mm no uiu, x uuu i, juiuw.
his father did and ho said that his
course, ho meant an engineer on a
to be a stationary engineer.
not move, while a locomotive engine
you to KNOW about your father's
about it.
FARMER SMITH,
Children's Editor, Evening Ledger.
on and oft the Grasshoppers and do
ing all kinds of tricks, when, good
ness gracious 1 out from behind a bush
came two big Roosters.
Such jumping and scrambling as
those Potato Bugs' and Grasshoppers
did dol Away they went at top
speed, with the two Roosters chasing
them: Up hill and down hill they
went, jumping over water and stones.
Tommy was fairly dizzy watching
them.
Just ns ono big Rooster was about
to gobble up a nice little mouthful of
a Potato Bug, a Grasshopper jumped
right up in the Rooster's eye and
blinded him for a minute, and then
tho little Potato Bug hurried under a
stone wall and tho Rooster looked all
around, but could not find him. Just
then a whito Butterfly flew into the
picture and led the Roosters a merry
chase away from the poor, tired little
Potato Bugs.
Then tho two Roosters, the Grass
hoppers and the Potato Bugs came
and bowed to the audience; lor, you
see, they were really acting and were
quite good friends.
"My that was a nice show," said
Tommy, sleepily, as he climbed up in
the airship.- ' i
"I am afraid we will not have much
light going home,"- said Doctor Bee
tle, as he helped Lady Bug Into the
airship.
"We haven't any light now," said
Lady Bug. And, sure enough, they
hadn't, for little Tommy -was fast
asleep.
"If you would see kindness
Faith and hope and love, ,
Read tho Evening Ledger,
c Join the Rainbow Club,,
Urdl Falau Clyaaar siftlt
( Si
r JAMES
CURWOOD
ho's got the teeth, an' the quickness,
an' ho'll give a good show before he
goes undor."
"I'll make you a bet of 28 per cent of
my sharo that he don't go under," offered
Sandy.
"Donel" said tho other. "How long be
fore ho'll bo ready i"
Sandy thought n moment.
"Another week," he said. "Ho won't
have his weight before then. A week
from today, we'll say. Next Tuesday
night. Docs that suit you, Harker?"
Harker nodded.
"Next Tuesday night," he ngreed.
Then ho ndded, "VII mako It a halt ct my
share that tho Dano kills your wolf-dog."
Sandy took ,a long look at Kazan.
"I'll Just take you on that," ho sold.
Then, as ho shook Harker's hand, "I don't
beltove there's a dog between here and
tho Yukon that can kilt tho wolf 1"
CMArmn xxin.
pnoFEsson Mcoili
RED GOtiD CITY was rlpo for a night
of relaxation, Thero hnd been some
gambling, a few fights and enough liquor
to create oxcltcment now nnd then, but
tho presonce of the mounted police had
served to keep things unusually tame
compared with events a fow hundred
miles fnrther north, In tho Dawson
country. The entertainment proposed by
Sandy McTrlgger nnd Jan Harker met
with excited favor. Tho news spread for
M miles about Itcd Gold City and there
had nover been greater excitement In the
town than on tho nfternoon and night of
tho big fight. This was largely because
Kazan nnd tho hugo Dano had been
placd on exhibition, each dog in n spe
cially made cago of his own, and a fever
of' betting begun. Three hundred men,
each of whom was paying flvo dollars to
sea tho battle, viewed -the gladiators
through tho bars of their cages,
Harker's dog was a combination of
Great Dano and mastiff, born In the north
and bred to the traces. Betting favored
him by tho odds of two to one. Occasion
ally It ran threo to one. At these odds
thero was ylaar y of Kazan money. Those
who wero rls ng their monoy on him
wero tho older wilderness men men who
had spent their lives among dogs, nnd
who knew what tho red glint in Kazan's
eyes meant. An old Kootenay miner
spoko low in another's ear:
"I'd bet on 'lm oven. I'd glvo odds If I
had to. Ho'll fight all around the Dane.
Tho Dano won't havo no method."
"But he's got tho weight," said the
other dubiously. "Look at his Jaws, nn'
his shoulders "
"An' his big feet, nn his soft throat,
an the clumsy thickness of his belly," In
terrupted the Kootenny man. "For Gawd's
sako, man, take my word for It, nn' don't
put your money on tho Dane!"
Others thrust themselves between them.
At first Kazan had snarled at all these
faces about him. But now he lay back
against tho boarded side of tho cage and
eyed them sullenly from between his fore
paws. Tho fight was to bo pulled orf In Hark
er's place, a combination of saloon and
enfe. Tho benches and tables had boon
cleared out and In the centro of tho ono
big room a cago 10 feet squaro rested on
a platform threo and a half feet from tho
floor. Seats for tho 300 spectators were
drawn closely around tills. Suspended
Just above tho open top of tho cago wcro
two big oil lamps with glass reflectors.
It was 8 o'clock when Harker, McTrlg
ger and two other men bore Kazan to
tho arena by moans of tho woodon bars
that projected from tho bottom of his
cage. Tho big Dane was already In the
RAINBOW CLUB
Our Postoffice Box
A littlo musician is in our picture
gallery this evening. Ho Is Jacob
Laginsky, of South 4th street. He
practices tho violin two hours every
day. Besides having a violin, Jacob
has a bank account. Whenever ho is
1M1
.mSttiXi
J, IAaiN3KY. S. TII BT.
tempted to spend a penny for candy
he thinks of tho real live bank where
his dollars are rolling up, and then
he doesn't spend it. Some day our
small violinist Is coming to play for
your editor. Have we any more mu
sicians? Maybe we could form a
Rainbow Band.
Evelyn McCulIy, Mt. Vernon street,
is going to be very faithful to the
rule of the club. Yetta Lazar, Mc
Clellan street, says that her small
brother divides his lunch every day
with a littlo boy who does not have
much. Margaret Baxter, 73d street,
writes a very neat note and promises
many new members for tho club.
Albert D'Emperio, South 12th street,
says: "I have been moro obedient,
honest and more studious since I join
ed the Rainbow Club. Every time I
am up to some mischief with my boy
friends, I see the -Rainbow button,
which is always on my coat, and I
try to be kind instead of being mean."
Albert Is going through grammar and
high school and then he Is going to
study to be an architect. Have all my
boys decided on "what they're going
to be" ? I'd like to hear more plans.
Do You Know This?
1. Tell about a "tea party" that is
famous in history. (Five credits.)
2. Make as many words as you can
from REVOLUTION (Five credits.)
3. Mention a part of Philadelphia
that was a battleground during the
Revolutionary War. (Five credits.)
Members of Farmer Smith's Rain
bow Club wishing to earn money after
school and on Saturdays pls write
to Farawr Smith, bw Ut, Evilg
Wg"'WWrWM
BBLJBaLk
fighting cage. He stood Winking his eyes
In the brilliant light of tho reflecting
lamps. Ho pricked tip his nrs when he
saw Kazan Kazan did not sh-iw his
fangs Neither revealed the expected ani
mosity. It was the first they hftd seen of
each other, nnd a murmur of disappoint
ment swept the ranks of tho 300 m .1. The
Dano remained as motionless ns ft rock
when Knzan wns prodded from his own
cage Into tho fighting cago Ho did not
leap or snarl.
He regarded Kazan with a dubious
questioning poise to his splendid head,
nnd then looked again to the expectant
and excited faces of tho walling men.
For a few moment.") Kn7an stood stllT
legged, facing the Datfe Then his
shoulders dropped, nnd he, too, coolly
faced the crowd that had expected a
right to the death. ,A laugh of derision
swept through the closely seated rows.
Catcalls, Jeering taunts flung nt Mc
Trlgger nnd Harker, nnd angry voices
demanding their money back mingled
with a tumult of growing discontent.
Bandy's face was red with mortification
and rage. Tho blue veins In Harker's
forehead had swollen twice their normal
size. He Bhook his fist In tho face ot tho
crowd, and shouted!
"Waltl Give 'cm a chance, you dam'
foolsl"
At his words every voice was stilled
Kazan had turned. He wns facing tho
huge Dano. And tho Dane had tur.cd
his eyes to Kazan. Cnutlously, prepaid!
for a lungo or a sidestep, Kazan advanced
a little. The Dane's shoulders bristled.
Ho, too, advanced upon Kazan. Four
feet apart they stood rigid. Ono could
havo heard a whisper In tho room now.
Bandy and Harker, standing closo to the
cnge, scarcely breathed. Splendid In
every limb nnd muscle, warriors of a
hundred flghts, nnd fearless to tho point
of death, the two half-wolf vlctlmi of
man stood facing each other. None
could sea the questioning look In their
bruto eyes, Nona knew that In this
thrilling moment tho unseen hand of tho
wondcrfut Bplrlt God of tho wilderness
hovorcd between them, and that ono ot
Its miracles uas descending upon them.
It wns understanding. Meeting In the
open rivals In tho traces they would
havo been rolling In the throes of terrific
battlo. Hut hero came that muto appeal
of brotherhood. In tho final moment,
when only a step separated them, nnd
when men expected to seo tho first mad
lunge, tho splendid Dano slowly raised
his head and looked over Kazan's bnck
through tho glaro of the lights. Hnrker
trembled, and under his breath ho cursed.
Tho Dano,'! throat wns open to Kaznn.
llut botween the beasts hnd passed tho
voiceless pledge of peaco. Kazan did not
leap. Ho turned. And shoulder to
shoulder splendid In their contempt of
man they stood and looked through tho
bars of their prison Into tho ono of
human faces.
A roar burst from tho crowd a roar
of anger, of demand, of threat. In his
rngo Harker drew a revolver and lev
eled It nt the Dane. Above tho tumult
of tho crowd a Blnglo voice stopped him.
"Holdt" It demanded. "Hold In the
namo of the law!"
For a moment there was silence. Every
face turned In the direction of the votce.
Two mon stood on chairs behind tho last
row. Ono was Sorgeant Brokaw, of tho
Itoyat Northwest Mounted. It was ho
who had spoken. He was holding up a
hand, commanding silence and attention.
On tho chnlr besldo him stood nnothcr
man. Ho was thin, with drooping shoul
ders and a palo smooth face a littlo
man, whoso physlquo and hollow checks
told nothing of the years he had spent
closo up along tho raw edgo of tho Arctic
It was ho who spoke now, whllo tho ser
geant held up his hand. His volco was
low nnd quiet:
"I'll give the owners $500 for those
dogs," ho said.
Every man In the room heard the offer.
Harker looked at Sandy. For nn Instant
their heads wcro closo together.
"Thoy won't fight, and they'll make
good teammates," tho littler-man went on.
"I'll give tho owners $500.
Hnrker raised a hand.
"Mako It six," he said. "Make It six
and they're yours."
The littlo man hcBltatcd. Then ho nod
ded. "I'll glvo you $600," ho agreed.
Murmurs of discontent rose throughout
the crowd. Harker climbed to tho edge
of tho platform.
"Wo ain't to blame because they would
n't light." he shouted, "but If there's any
pf you small enough to want your money
back you can git It as yo'u go out. Tho
dogs laid down on us, that's all. We ain't
to blame."
Tho littlo man was edging his way be
tween the chairs, accompanied by tho ser
geant of police. With his pale face close
to tho sapling bars of the cuge he looked
at Kazan and tho big Dane.
"I guess we'll be good friends," he said,
and he spoke so low that only the dogs
heard his voice.
CONTINUED TOMOHROVT.
nONEST BOY GETS REWARD
Messenger, Who Found ?3000 in Dia
monds, Is Showered With Gifts
The honesty of Frank Tabasso, 16 years
old, who found a tray of diamonds valued
at $3000 under a radiator In the Wlther
spoon Building four months ago, was re
warded today by the owners of the dia
monds, Kennedy & Brothers, 102 South
Uth street, when tho boy was presented
with a gold watch and chain, a gold pen
knife and a charm.
The boy, who. was then a Western
Union messenger, saw the diamonds
under the radiator, whero they had been
hidden by a thief, wno had smashed a
window in daylight nnd snatched a tray.
The thief was forced to abandon them
because of the pursuit of the police.
Nathan Heller, the man who stole the
diamonds, was sentenced to serve seven
years in the penitentiary last Friday, by
Judge Carr In the Quarter Sessions Court.
St Ignatius Home Buys Property
A three-story house and a one-story
office, at IU1-13 Vine Btreet, have been
purchased by the St. Ignatius Home for
Homeless and Unemployed Men from the
Charles A. Bublcam estate, with a $7000
conveyance from the Pennsylvania Trust
Company and a $0000 mortgage to the
home. The lot Is 40 by 110 feet.
Gingerisms
Judge not a cook by her lovers.
The proof of the pudding Is in the gas
tronomlo effect.
Some persons are more than swell they
are swollen.
Happy the wooing that's easy undoing.
Economy is sometimes filth. We have
known men to reverse their cuffs.
How we advance! Once it was Just an
apple; now it requires a diamond neck
lace, Wedlock and padlock what a coinci
dental symphony!
THE CHEERFUL CHERU5
I often .sit wd idly
muse.
About "tKa. voe.5 Ive.
I retJly rfc.tker like
t tiroes
To' Peel just nobly
Siva i
S
A .
HOW MANY WOMEN MUST
BE GLASSED
Indecision," a Weakness
Evils to Which
"The WnoDler" the title of a notable article appearing in a recent Issue ot
The Country Gentleman. It treats of tho evil of Indecision among both men and
icemen, and has aroused iclde comment and discussion. The artlcte Is appended.
Head It. Are you "a cabblcr"t Or, If ou are not, can iou suggest anything,
from your own experience, as a cure for the fatal habit of tndcctslont
SOME women shrink from a decision ns a child shrinks from a cold bath! They
have to be pushed In. Women wabblers, however, are no commoner thnn men
wnbblcrs. Tho wobbler, whether man or woman, has no phico on tho fnrm, where
ench worker must largely direct himself, where plan havo to ho made a year In
ndvanco and changed overnight If a killing frost comes or somo other unforeseen
i 1
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JUL
"Tho Wabbly Woman is a Prey to Her Children." jRS .xSSrtlSS ST'moS
emphasized than tho rule ; every stntcment has to bo modified nnd qualified ad infinitum,
to meet tho requirements of nn ovorsophlstlcatcd mind, until a vague, misty habit
of mind Is developed that cannot sny plain "Yes" or "No." Arrows marked "No,
unqualifiedly," or "Yes. emphatically" nro never carried In their quivers.
Sports make us think fnst and docldo Instantaneously. Tho batter faces the
pitcher 60 feet awny. Tho ball Is hurled at terrific speed; wlicthcr It develops Into
nn Incurve or nn outcurvo must bo sensed llko lightning, and the decision mado In
stantaneously to strike or not to stride. To wabble Is to let tho ball go by, and
that Is Just tho samo as to decide definitely not to strike. In. tennis, basketball
nnd other compctltlvo games decisions must come ob fnst as hailstones. Sports
do us ns much good mentally as they do physically. Tho best head wins the game;
to wnbblo Is to lose. So It Is In tho gamo of life
Wo women aro very apt to bo lacking In perspective, mistaking littlo things for
big things. How many of us could make ourselves dccldo to sacrifice a batch of
bread already1 raised In order to accept a sudden nnd unexpected Invitation to auto
mobllo to tho city with some friends to hear an address by tho Governor or tho
President? Too many of us would stay by the six or eight loaves of bread, and
regret the decision tho rest of our lives.
Among rural pcoplo thero Is apt to bo a slow, meditative way of thinking and
acting; It may be duo to a profound study of all sides of a question or It may be
In some cases a sort of bovtno disinclination to mako a decision. Flaying games,
riding and driving, automoblllng, boxing and wrestling aro all mental developers
of tho highest value.
Wo should give the girls a chnnco at these things somo of them, nnywny.
Dancing nnd gymnastics for tho girls will replace some of the heavier and rougher
things a boy ought to be put through. Country mothers should not dccclvo them
selves by thinking their sons well dovelnped physically when they are only strong,
heavy lifters, for lnstnncc. Tho country lad has tho right to be graceful, speedy
and drilled In co-ordination.
The wabbly woman Is a prey to her children the moro she wabbles the moro
headstrong they become. They early discover that she docs not know her own
mind, and bo they proceed to mako It up for her. Teasing, that most pestiferous
habit. Is their weapon. Big and littlo Join In thq crusade, and soon she lets them
have their own way "to get rid of them." Tho mother who Bays "Yes" or "No" nnd
sticks to her decision
Is not aggravated by
nagging children. One
of the very first and
most Important lessons
to teach a youngster Is
thnt "no" means "NO"
and that "yes" means
"YES." neither more
nor less."
"It makes me almost
crazy," I once heard a
husband say. "to go
shopping with my
wife." Knowing her, 1
knew exactly what the
poor man meant. You
have seen the wabbly
woman, wandering
from counter to coun
ter, wondering what
she wants; wero she
to meet It face to face
she would not know
It. She appeals to tho
clerk, to her friends,
to help her decide.
The more he sees tho
less Idea she has of
what she wants. In
time she wabbles bnck
to the thing she saw
first and buys It, or
perhaps she goes
home with nothing.
The clerks know her
and detest her. One
shrewd merchant told
me; "I show such
only one thing, and
try to mako them say
'Yes' or 'No' to that
it!
"You Have Seen
from
one thing. Put out two patterns and tho sale Is lost, for tho oscillating
mind cannot decide on which of the two." Study the children; burn the
Indecision out of them. You can do It. I wish every boy In the United States had
to Have a year of compulsory military drill no shilly-shallying, but drill; and the
guardhouse for laggards. To wabble Is to be weak, and to be weak la a sin. One of
the Bible commands most often repeated Is: "Be strong."
DEPEND ON FAMILY DOCTOR
FOR ADVICE ON SPECIALISTS
By WILLIAM
THE family doctor comes In for bis
share of abuse from the publtcrather
conspicuously these days of specializa
tion, and, though ho may deserve much
of the criticism heaped upon him, assur
edly he does not deserve it all.
Unfortunately, the average patient ex
pects the family physician to divine much
that the specialist learns through many
routine laboratory tests. Somehow a pa
tient Is willing to have any sort of exam
ination or test he specialist suggests, re
gardless of expense; not so when the
family doctor requires such help. Unless
the latter can satisfy the patient that the
test is likely to disclose Important facts
bearing upon the diagnosis and treatment
of the condition, It is scarcely tactful to
request the patient to have the test made.
We have cited instances In this column;
any family physician could quote similar
instances.
Some one asked us recently to define
an "Internist." It was a difficult query
to answer. An internist Is a general prac
titioner of medicine who can and does
persuade all of his patients to undergo
whatever sclentlflo testa or examinations
he. may deem helpful in the diagnosis
of the case. Often enough the Internist,
with the aid of his corps of laboratory
workers and special assistants, hits upon
a diagnosis which has naturally baffled
the family doctor. In that event the in
ternist Is hailed aj a great physician.
Had th,e family doctors been permitted to
put the same patient to the expense nec
essary for 'such tests as the Internist
deemed Indispensable well, If this were
the rule of practice! we don't think there
would be any internists.
Specialism in medicine Is a great bless
ing. But at the same time the modern
fashion of running around to this and
that specialist is doing harm. A good
family doctor, one worthy of a patient's
confidence, will generally suggest a spe
cialist'? errylces when necessary The pa
tient, or rather the Invalid, who picks hla
qwa specialist of tea picks a. lemon If wo
may bo permitted the expression. As a
matter pf fot. the better spsclali&is, not
the- msrcuiar oa & not wteouA guofc
AS "WABBLERS"?
of Both Sexes; and the
It Gives Rise
cntnstrophe happens.
A big department
store can supply near
ly everything but de
cision. Decisions,
whether they mako of
break you, must be
your own.
Two husbands and
two wives must all
get their minds mndo
up on tho same prop
osition nt the samo
time If n real estate
trndo Is to bo put
through. A real estate
man said to me sor
lowfully: "I nevor
let tho sun go down
on a real estate deal
If thero Is any possi
ble wny to get all tho
parties signed up, for
If I do, sure ob fate,
somo ono will wnbblo
before morning, and
tho deal falls
through." How many
ot your acquaintances
really know their cwn
minds? Too many peo
ple hold their opinions,
llko the styles, subject
to change with tho
sensons. Their deci
sions they wnnt other
pcoplo to mako for
them.
Tho habit of Inde
cision grows llko any
woed. Somo learned
teachers aro a positive
curso to the young
men and women under
the Wabbly Woman Wandering
Counter to Counter."
BRADY, M. D.
patients; they depend upon the cases re
ferred to them by the family doctor for
advice or treatment. And when the re
markable financial success of the adver
tising quack specialist (the all-round spe
cialist In whatever you think alls you)
Is considered. It is evident, we think, that
the family doctor is the best judge of a
specialist's ability,
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Kindly explain the difference between
apoplexy and a stroke of paralysis.
Answer Apoplexy means hemorrhage
Into the substance of an organ, usually
the brain. A stroke of paralysis Is most
commonly caused by cerebral apoplexy.
Nerve centres in the brain are pressed
upon by the blood dot, producing paraly
sis in certain muscle groups supplied from
the damaged centres.
Please tell me something good for pot
son ivy eruption.
Answer Carbolic acid. 1 dram (tea
spoonful); glycerin, H ounce (tablespoon
f ul) ; lime water, 1 pint. Pat on often with
lingers.
The Recipe v
For Deerfoot Farm
sausage calls for the
best of everything.
That's what yon pay
for and what yoiGET
whf yea Iwy Dewfant
Farm Saiwf,
BUDGET EDITOR GEES
INTERESTING LETUft
Writer Says Families Make rto ""
Provision for Unforeseen
Developments
Ad vice to Budget
Contributors
On Monday, January 10, a first
prizo of ?5, a second of ?3 and two
of $1 each wcro offered for the
most practical household budgets
of a $20-a-weck income of a family
of five.
Tho contest Is still open, but as
many of tho letter's received aro
written on both sides of tho paper,
the Budget Editor must insist that
but one sido bo used.
Contributions should bo addressed
to the Budget Editor, Evening
Ledger, C08 Chestnut street. Names
will not be published, if such a re
quest is mado.
Hero In a letter which came to the
budget editor. In which our housewives
nro brought to tnsk for falling to make
provisions against tho proverbial rainy
day:
Slr-ncferring to tho discussion as to
how far a family, presumably flvo per
sons, can go on n CO-a-week Income!
Why don't you start something that
would be of real, Instead of only aca
demic Interest? .
Tho itvcrnge family, If tho father Is th
only bread-winner, has to pound along
on a grent deal less than $20 per week.
Any family of flvo that has an Income
of M per week has no real problem to
boIvc, so far ns bare existence is con
cerned, and so far as my observation
goes of tho budgets submitted to you, ox
Istenco from week to week Beems to bo
the only thing covered.
Nono of the budgets I have seen makes
provision for tho unforeseen things, such
as loss of Income through sickness, lack
of work from divers causes, doctor's
bills, nccldcnts, etc., etc
'What you might call tho overhead,
fixed charges, such ns rent, clothing,
heat, light, llfo Insurance, If any, etc,
nro fairly stablo nnd can bo brought to
undcrstandnblo percentages, but some of
tho other things are not so easily handled.
Facts arc stubborn things. The truth
of tho matter Is that a grent majority ot
the families, not of Philadelphia alone,
but of other places, havo to make both
ends meet with a great deal Icbs than 1-0,
and a discussion to show how this is
done, with actual facts and figures to
prove tho statements submitted, would be
of great nnd real Interest, and solve some
problems that are now bringing lines of
caro and worry to many n mother and
father. "
Thero are no doubt many real econ
omics practiced, and If you can Induce
those who practice them to send them
to your paper, they will be of benefit to
a large number of your readers.
To repeat myself: The family having
120 a week or moro has no real problem
to solve, but the fellow who has ?15 or
less Is up against the real thing.
Yours very truly,
ItOBEItT W. HOTISHEXt,
Isn't tho woman who manages to save
on $20 a week for a family of five "up
against the real thing?" Nothing could
be moro real than supplying food and
clothing for flvo persons, maybe two or
threo of them husky workers or growing
boys. The Budget Editor realizes that
this sum Is by no means tho average, nor
is it even the ordinary wage of tho day
laborer. Twenty dollars was chdsen as
a starter; other budgets will be con
sidered later.
Fifteen dollars or less per week Is still
abovo the average; according to statistics,
tho nvorngo man's wago is something be
tween $10 and $12 a week.
Almost without exception, the budgets
published during the last week Included
a provision, varying from 50 cents a week
to J2.C0, for what Sir. Motlsher calls "un
forsecn expenses." Any of these budgets
may bo taken as an example. One al
lows for dentist, another for a saving
fund, another for periodicals and tobacco
and several mention tho "real economies"
which are so essential to every household.
Will somo experienced housekeeper tell
this gentleman how tho weekly budget
Is stretched to savo against the doctor's
bill? How about tho woman who saved
enough to give each of her three chil
dren J5 for a birthday present? The
Budget Editor will bo toad to hear any
thing you have to say on the subject.
' -.-'acts are stubborn things," says this
letter. Thero must be hundreds of
families who know how to handle both
salary and the force of circumstances.
I.et us hear about them.
Legacy for Jean II. St. Cyr
Jean H. St. Cyr. of Yonkers. N. Y who
married the widow of "Silent" Smith, of
this city, has received $21,000 from the es
tnte of his first wife, according to dis
patches received today.
HALLAHAN'S
Sale of Smart Boots
$5.00 Bronze Kid Boots
Buttoned or laced, the latert
models; all sizes and widths.
Special $3.35
$5.00 Bohemian Boots
High button, fine black kid,
Louis heel, walking sole; all
sizes in widths A to E.
Special $3.35
ALSO SOMS
$4.50 to $6.50 Blue Kid Boots
$4.50 to S5.00 Black Kid Boots
$4.50 to $6.50 Gun-metal Boots
$4.50 to $a50 1'atent Leathers
$5.50 to $6.10 Tan Calf Boots
$3.35
Now
At all of our stores.
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