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BYN0FS1S.
Hii. t-.w hfti. elled himself In South
tf.2X when hs paw his wire, aht.
When
culnf ""HLPii ,!, following, n well-
ik Vila n 11 tih
Paftrt
??'. Biia k b.vA.io of .ati-.
nf Allx' mil-
f'T..srefRrn''. rie dVlded to lake tho
Sir with .Alan, amy a
. KPkT.i "that left New York. After somo
aWBRSV. nncounters n Klrl on ft renin-
, .'SXTbove the .mouth, of the BO ran;
Jtiwo niver, ana flcciaes iu u " -
inOr n,-.," . hlmscU. F,rt ,,
5J;"'J.'V. Wayne, sent tho young man
M " ti and start
of
ills rroniffftcy. Later
S S!I Allx suddenly realized the eUnlfl
.23. ofr'eSnt .h. Jumped off the
VSS S It i Tuillni ,out of YhY station.
!!liti Alan alone. He wont to. Africa
iii "build" of brldKO.. Ilia efficiency
t ??. him the arpclalion, "Ten Percent
Wayne, t,,i nhn oil traces of
' aire vanTh, moea to Oerry'a old home
i rfed illll. where, "he lives with her
mtSiMdn-law. All Ignorant of the fact,
i Jwrj "becomes tho father of a boy back In
'"ftwrAr., absonco In South America,
' hM heha? Rone Immediately nftcr his
StSpteS elopement with Allx. Alan re
?!U? He sees hla uncle, who, convinces
m that )" must not visit lS-ycar-old
oSJSune. who loves him.
CHAPTER XV (Continued).
BACK In his rooms Alan sat down nntl
wrote to Clom: "Dear CIcm-Wo nro
.11 two rjcoplc. Undo J. Y. cut his other
half of about 30 yearn ago nnd loft It
behind. Tho Jtidgo nas ms omer nun
ivlced up In rt closet. Ho has never lot
i out at all. And so on, with every ono
if us This sounds very funny to you
now, iut some day, when you nro Rrown
up you will catch your other self looklim
t you nnd then you will understand
what I mean. I am two people, too, Tho
half of mo thnt knows you and loves you
2nd Bed Hill and that you love has
Km away longer than tho rest of me.
Hi I only Got back 20 minutes ago, and It
"too late for him to come and sec .you.
because ho and tho rest of mo nro off
tomorrow on another trip. But he wants
vou to know that ho Is awfuly sorry to
live, missed you. Next time I shall bring
Mn with nU I hope, and I'll send him
to you tho day wc arrive.
CHAPTER XVI.
THERE Is no stronger proof of man's
evolution than his adaptability - his
power of attnlnment through tho material
at hand, however elementary. From tno
very beginning tho necessities of his now
life called to Gerry's dormant Instincts.
For the first week he would not hear
The past loosens its tendrils slowly. . Ho
was listless and loafed restlessly about
the house. Tho two darkles worked for
his well-being, the two whlto women
watted "n him hand and foot. At first
It, was lulling; then It was wearying. Ho
beiran to wander from the house.
But tho week had not been altogether
lost. Ho had gatheicd desultory but
rrlmltivc Information. Occasional rcoc
currlng words began to bo more than more
sounds. The girl's name was Margarita.
mi. ....inwin,i mtln woman was her aunt,
Dona Maria. Tho two darkles were lin
gering relics of slave days. They had
been born here. They had gone wl h
emancipation, but they nnd como back.
The name of the plantation wns I-azenda
Flores. To them it was tho world. They
had wandered out of it hand In hand with
Jlbcrty, but they had como back because
freedom was here. They needed somo
ono to serve. Margarita had long been
an orphan. The placo was hers and had
once been rich. Hut before her day wa
ter had become scarce. Tho place was
uncared for and had fallen into its pres
ent ruin. It was well, sho said, for if
she had been rich suitors would havo
searched her out long ago. Sho was 18.
Sho had been a woman for years
These things, some of them distinct,
nemo only hnlf-formed impressions, ran
In Gerry's head ns ho Wandered over the
fazenda. It had onco been rich, why was
it not rich now. Fertility sprang to nis
view on every side save ono. This was
the gentle slope away from tho river and
behind the house. Even hero he dis
covered hummocks In alignment, vacuo
traces of tho careful tilling of another
time. Ho climbed tho slopo till ho enmo
to a depression running parallel to the
liver. It mado a lino and beyond that
line was dessert untamed. Cactus and
thorn dotted its barren soil. Gerry fol
lowed tho depression down to Us end,
then turned back nnd followed It up. It
wandered among rocks nnd hillocks to a
natural cleft In tho banks of the great
river- . . .. , .
The cleft was long and strnlght, nnd nt
Its end ho saw tho turmoil of tho rushing
current. Tho water surged up tho cleft
to the gentle slopo of sand nt his ect
in an eternal como and o. AVhat a place
in. n hnfh ho thoucht. and then found
Margarita panting beside him. Sho had
followed him. Sho had been running.
She held one hand to her heart and with
the other clutched his arm. When sho
had got her breath sho motioned him to
stand still. Then sho picked up a largo
stone and, running down the hard sand
bank behind a receding wave, dropped It
and ran back.
The water rushed after Iter, picked up
a stone, played with It, nnd then the
terrific undertow carried It whirling down
the cleft and away. Gerry smiled and
nodded his thanks and comprehension.
He climbed a point of rock and gazed
around him. Far down to tho left gleamed
tho old plantation houso In tho midst of
Its wasto lands. His oye followed tho
long depression and he began to under
stand many things. Tho ruin was a
young ruin like himself. In Itself It con
tained tho seeds of rejuvenescence. It
had been robbed of Its talisman and Its
talisman was water, 'Tons of water
flowed past It and left it thirsting for
drops. Irrigation Is coeval with tho birth
of civilization. It had been hero In-this
depression, lived, and pussud away before I.
He and the girl were corn, lie tneu to
explain to her what once, had been, but
she shrugged her shoulders. Sho was no
Interested, she did not understand. To
gether they walked baqk to the house.
Gerry was silent and thoughtful. Ho saw
a vision of what Fazenda Flores had
enca been, what work could make It
again.
The following day hf rooted out two
rusty spades from the debris In the old
mill, fitted new handles to them and took
the old darky, Bonifacio by name, oft
with him to the depression. They began
the long task of dlgKtng out tho silt of
years. Day after day, week after week.
MARRYING OFF MAYBELLE
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TE SHADE, I"AD -BLAMED H&HEoRJS ,.(f.T ,wEUU
. Trm l-OOK US OVER MDU'D O? VMWflJ nVB in I
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THE YEAR. ffiSffigfi;'
they clungr to tho monotonous work. The
tlarky worked like, an niitomaton. Work
In Itself to him was nothing beyond tho
path to food and rest nt night. Labor
made no demands on courage It had no
end, no goal. But Gerry's labor was dig
nllled by conscious effort. His eyes were
not In tho ditch, but on tho vision ho
had seen of what Fazenda Flores might
bo. Ho had fixed his errnnt soul on a
goal. The essence of slavery Is older
than nny bonds wrought by man Tho
white man nnd tho black In the ditch
woro its parable. Tho dignity and the
flhnmo of labor wcro sldo by Bide, para
doxically yoked to the same tnBk.
Margarita and her aunt looked on and
smiled and Joy began to settle on the
girl. During Gerry's first restless week
she had steeled herself each night to tho
thought that sho would wake to find him
gono. But now ho was taking root It
amused him to dig. Well, let him dig
There was no end to digging.
Gerry occasionally varied the work of
digging with making some knick-knack
for tho house. Tho twisted limbs of trees
became benches to supplant tho rickety
chnlra, clumsily patched nnd totally In
adequate to his weight. In tho samo way
he mado tho masslvo frame of a bed nnd
xuiuincm rememuorcd an nrt and filled
n the framo with plaited thongs. Work
Inspires emulation. Tho women got out
their storo of cloth. They mado clothes
for Gerry and fitted out tho new bod.
llllows and mattress were stuffed with
dry bur marigolds tha faintly scented
the who o room. With each achievement
tho sombre houso seemed to take a stop
toward gaiety. Ruin and dll pldatlon put
forth green shoots. Tho gn.ety was re
flected In tho household. They woro united
In nchlovomont. Quiet smiles wero their
reward to each other o.d sometimes a
Durst of wonder, ns when Gerry found
somo old bottles and with tho aid of a bit
of string cut them Into serviceable mugs,
Margarita was happy. Her cup was
, ni.'",t"fIrcnms ot her Blrlhood were
fulfilled In Gerry. A silent and strango
lover, hut a man-such a man as she had
dreamed of but never seen. To herself
sho sang tho old songs ho should havo
sung to her and then laughed ns ho
nodded mild npproval.
Ono evening ho sat on a bench on the
veranda, fitting a handlo Into a dipper
FARMER SMITH'S
GOOD-NIGHT TALKS
Dear Children Before you read this talk, get up and look out of the
window. Now, do you realize what it means to be able to walk and to LOOK?
There arc many, many little ones, my dears, who can neither walk nor
SEE and to these wc want to do some acts of kindness. In all my talks I
try to, tell you just what to do so that there will bo no miss-undcr-standing.
(Had you ever looked at this word in this light before?)
Go to a store 'and buy a composition book for five cents or less. If
you are trying to do good, there is no reason why you should be generous
and pay 10 cents, for 10 cents will buy two books.
After you have the book, look through the magazines you haVe at home
and through the Sunday Public Ledgeu and cut out all the pictures you can
find and paste them in your composition book, which now becomes a scrap
book. Underneath the pictures, you may put two or three lines of printed
matter so as to describe what the pictures are. If you choose, you can cut
out the stories which appear in our club news and illustrate them with
pictures you cut out of the magazines and newspapers.
After all this is done, write to me on a POSTAL CARD and tell me you
have a scrapbook and I will tell you what hospital or "shut-in" to send the
scrapbook to. FARMER SMITH,
Children's Editor, Evening Ledgeu.
P. S. Why not have a scrapbook party at your home?
Our Postoffice Box
Anthony Vellozzi, Fitzwater street
You didn't send us a letter. You
just gave us your picture, so, Rain
bows, look very carefully at Anthony
and find out just what he would
like to say.
Joseph Jean
flong, Colwyn, Pa.
"My hobbies are
drawing, typewrit
ing, swimming nnd
skating." Very
brief and to the
point, little man,
but your words
mean a great big
lot.
Anna McSorlcy,
Holly Oak, Del.
Anthony Vellozzt
Fitzwater Street
"I like the club because I see how
much good it does for everybody."
Anna has found us out. Service, serv
ice, service!
Anna Lipschultz, Columbia avenue
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.
Name
Address .,
Ago
School I attend
ek
I' I'' I -i BBSB I V"S
' -irlfc
HI. coconnut shell. Margarita sat
".,lnc ,ePs at his feet. She stayed her
sou on her hands and leaning bnck gazed
on the starry sky and sang:
nninette. Brunelto.
rI!X..,m,'"i, wet
To ttnee a world,
Have robbed the skies.
Thjv are two atnra.
That snlnc and see.
nninette. lirunetto.
Havo pity on met
Her young voice bubbled up from a full
heart. It was Joy bubbling from a well
of happiness.
Uriinette, llrunetle.
Tnoso dreaming eyes,
lour eyes, Drunetto.
They are mv skies.
They are my sins,
. Such eyes as they.
I look nnd sin,
And then I pray I
She loaned back further and further
until she sank against his knees. Ho
stooped over her. Sho threw up her anno
around his neck, locked her hands and
drew him down. He kissed her lips and
signeu.
"Ah. do not alch." nhn wnllrd.
"Laugh t
Laugh but onco I"
CHAPTER XVII.
GERRY did not grudge the months of
toll In tho ditch. As ho worked ho
thought and planned. This ditch was the
vory real foundation for tho attainment
of his vision. Deep nnd strong and care
fully graded It must bo before ho cleared
tho sand barrier to the river's surge. Tho
ditch was Blow of .growth, but there was
something about It which held his faith.
It was rugged and elemental. It was the
ugly source of a coming resurrection.
When It was all but dono ho took Mar
garita nnd showed her his handiwork. He
pointed out tho llttlo slulcewaya, each
with Its prlmltlvo gate, a heavy log
hinged on a thole-pin with a prop to hold
It up and a stone to weight It when down.
On tho Fazenda sldo wero Innumerable
llttlo trenches that stretched down Into
tho vnlley.
But not until ho led her to the cleft In
tho river gorgo and showed her that half
an hour's work on tho sand barrier would
let tho river Into tho great ditch did sho
understand. And then she caught his
nrm and burst Into violent protest and
pleading. "No, no," sho cried, "you shall
not do It. You shall not let In the river.
Tho river Is terrible. You must not play
This is a special little note to you,
Anna. How are you and please write
to us.
Helen Flaherty, North Fawn street
"Wc have 54 cents in the treasury of
the Jefferson Branch of tho Rainbow
Club." Where did you get that pretty
stationery, Helen, and what are you
going to do with the money? Your
members arc surely faithful to their
dues.
Israel Brodsky, North Reese street
"You are asking for members to
form a Rainbow Band. I am study
ing the violin, and maybe I could
play." Where is tho rest of tho or
chestra? Hurry up and tell mo.
Lillian Cummings, Paulsboro, N. J.
"I am going to do my best to enter
tain the members once in a while with
something I have done." We are
waiting, Lillian,
Rose Rocca, South 5th street, "I
have been taking care of a sick
woman, one of our neighbors, for the
last two weeks and I feel ever so
glad just because I havo done this."
Here is more service, little Rainbows.
Rose knows our secret, I am sure.
Oh, I hope that every little child in
tho world learns our secret somo day,
don't you? j
Do You Know This?
1. Make as many words as possible
from PERCEPTION. (Five credits.)
2. Name a State in the East that
is "West." (Five credits.)
3. What is the Panama Canal?
(Five credits.)
rcfi
with It. It does hot understand, You
think it will do m you wish but it wilt
not. Oh, If you must, please, please play
with it below tho rapids. There It is
kinder. It lets one bathe. It lets ono
wash etothes,"
Gorry got over his astonishment and
laughed, Then ho soothed her. Already
the simpler phrases of her longuo came
easily from his lips. He told her that
she was foolish and a little coward.
Sho must watch nnd ece how tame tho
river would be. As ho talked a strango
flguro approached on the other side of
tho ditch,
"Father Mathlas," said Margarita, "It
"la ho not good to seo? I found
him at the river; ho is mine."
Is Father Mathlas. Ho will help mo dis
suade you."
Gorry looked with awo on tho spectacto
presented by tho newcomer. An old
man, rubicund of face, his flat, wldc
brlmmcd hat pushed well back on his
gray head, was ambling towards them on
a mule. A long cassock, half unbuttoned
and looped about his waist, was supple
mented by black trousers and flaring
riding boots. Over his head for protec
tion against the Bun he held an enormous
whlto cotton umbrella lined with green.
Tho mulo stopped abruptly on tho very
brink of tho ditch. Tho old priest shot
off nnd rolled down tho bank to the
bottom. Tho mulo stood still, his foro
legs slightly straddled; his poso was one
of mild surprise.
Boforo Jerry could Jump into tho ditch
tho priest had scrambled to his feet.
RAINBOW CLUB
Dr. Bull Frog Banker
By FARMER SMITH
One morning Dr. Bull Frog was-sit-ting
on his front doorstep when who
should come along but Willie Hop
Toad, with his hand over the pocket
in his blouse. "Good-morning," he
said to the doctor.
"Good-morning to you," answered
the big fellow.
"I have an idea," began Willie.
"Is it in your pocket?" asked the
good doctor.
"No, no," laughed Willie. "Pennies
are in my pocket," said Willie.
"You don't tell mo!" exclaimed tho
big fellow, so surprised his glasses
fell off.
"Yes," answered Willie. "I have
three pennies and I want to put them
in your bank."
"Ahem! Ahem! I gues3 you mean
the mud bank," said the good doctor,
trying to tease Willie.
"No, INDEED," said Willie indig
nantly. "I want you to start a real
bank and let me put my pennies in it."
"Br-r-r-r! Of course!" exclaimed
the good doctor, trying to laugh arid
clear his throat at the same time.
Without waiting for an answer,
Willie took his pennies and gave them
to Dr. Bull Frog. Then he started off.
"Whoa! Whoa!" shouted Dr. Bull
Frog. "Do not leave your money
without something to show for it."
Just then along came Rover, the big
do, and Dr. Bull Frog and Willie had
to scoot under a board.
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answers to the questions below, ?10
in gold will bo awarded. Fifteen ?1
bills will be awarded for the fif
teen "next best" sets of answers.
All answers must be in by Febru
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(1) What do you like about your
home?
(2) What do you dislike about
your home?
(3) What do you like about your
school ?
(4) What do you dislike about
your school?
(5) What can you suggest to
bring your home and your school
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(Copyright; 1816; By The Tribune Company)
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"Blessing, Father," said Margarita,
gravely.
"God bless thee, daughter," replied the
priest calmly, "but not this acoursed
ditch. My hands nro soiled, nny, worse,
scratched!" With tho help of Gerry's
strong grip ho climbed to the top of tho
bank on which they stood. Ho smiled on
them benlgnantly. "A strango welcome
to tho old Father, children. What devil
dug this pit for rectltudo?"
"Oh, Father," cried Margarita, "curso
the ditch If you will, but do not call my
man a devil. Look nt him. Is ho not
good to sce7 I found him at tho river.
He Is mine."
Gerry smiled at the girl, then nt the
priest. Tho priest smiled back. "Thou
didst find him nt tho river, thou daugh
ter of Pharaoh!" cried the priest a
twinkle In his eye, "A fine babe. May
ho grow to bo a leader of his people."
Together thoy walked down to the
houso. Bonifacio was dispatched to
fetch a mule and then Miirgnrlta drew
the old priest Into a vacant room, Over
her shoulder sho said to Gerry, "I am
going to confess."
Gerry flushed nnd nodded. He wished
that he could subject his own conscience
to so slmplo a rite. He wnlked about
nervously, wondering what tho prtegt
would have to say to him when he enmo
out But when Mnrgarltn and Father
Mathlas finally emerged they were nil
ready talking of other things. Tho house
hold gathered In the .Itehen and thoro
the old Father retailed tho gossip of a
vnsi countryside.
It was almost a year since ho had
visited this offshoot of his parish nnd
he had much to tell. The Father was a
connoisseur In gossip for women. Ho
touched lightly on tragedies and moral
slips in his community but dwelt at
length on funerals, births, marriages,
whero rain had fnllon and where It had
not, the success or failure of each of tho
great church fetes and all kindred sub
jects. This was tho link, mused Gerry,
that Joined Fazenda Florcs to tho world
nnd tho world to Fnzend.i Florcs.
The noxt morning Gerry was up early.
He was excited. From this day the dltoh,
Uio parched slope, tho valley would know
thirst no more. With tho long dry sea
son even tho green bottoms had begun
to wilt. Ho called Bonifacio and ns they
started off Father Mathlas and Margnrlta
Joined them.
"You will not let him do It, Father?"
the girl wns saying. "The ditch Is ac
cursed. You yourself havo cursed It."
"Thnt was but a playful anathema,"
said tho priest, smiling at tho recollection
of his Introduction to tho ditch. "Stay
thou here, child. Perhaps I shall find
that to solemnly bless In your man's
ditch."
Tho girl went slowly luck to the houso
and the priest walked on with Gerry.
"Irrigation," ho bognn, "Is destined to bo
tho salvation of nil this country. Water,
wo have in plenty; but It rushes by In
great rivers, leaving the overhanging
land thirsty. I plcturo all theso barren
cliffs leaning over, longing for a drink.
Whcro elso can you see cactus overhang
ing torrents and cattlo starving to death
on a river bnnk7"
Gorry was surprised. "So you bless my
ditch?" ho asked with a smile.
"Yes," replied tho priest. Ho had
dropped tho "thou" that tho church ac
cords her children only. Ho talked like
ono man of tho worl." to another. "Your
ditch, I can bless." Gerry had lod him
to a point of rock from which he had
first conceived his vision. "You havo not
been a slavo to haste," continued tho
priest. "Tho curso of my people Is that
they toll to avoid work, but you have
worked to avoid toll."
"It Is rue," said Gerry, "though I had
never thought It out. I am striving to
mnko nature do the tolling. Man, toll
ing alone, has always been a pigmy."
Under his direction Bonifacio was dig
ging a great hole Just at tho back of tho
sand-bank. Gerry measured Its capacity
and finally called the old darky out. Ho
Jumped down on to tho sand-bank him
self and dug a Bmall trench to the water.
Tho river surged through It gently. Gerry
cllmbod out. With each pulse of tho
come-and-go a wavo rushed through the
little trench, widening it nnd occasionally
carrying away a block of tho snnd-bnnk
Into tho hole. Gradually, then In rapid
progression, the barrier was lovcled. The
holo filled with water that roso till It
began to tflcklo down tho long length of
tho ditch. They followed tho tiny stream.
Soon It como In rushing surges. Hours
nassod. Bonifacio slept, but Gerry nnd
tho priest had forgotten time. Tho ditch
filled. Tho water started to flow back
Into the river. Along all Its length tho
ditch held. Gerry heaved a great sigh.
The priest gavo him his hand.
"Wonderfully graded, ' ho said. "You
are a born engineer."
Gerry started opening tho bIuIco gates,
tho lowest first. Tho water gurgled out
Into tho main trench and from there was
distributed. At first tho thirsty soil swal
lowed It greedily, but gradually tho rills
stretched further an., further down Into
the valley. Under the blazing sun thoy
looked like streams of molten silver and
gold.
Margarita came running up to them
from tho house. Sho looked reproachfully
at Father Mathlas. Gerry put his arm
around her and mado her faco the valley.
The priest stretched out his arms and
blessed tho water. Then he looked at the
girl and smiled. She smiled back at him,
but trouble was still In her eyes.
CONTINUED TOMORROW.
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aught to Know. Mrs Oakley ts eorrfjportd
tng tcrrrtary and rt member of the board
o dlreeloya of the Civic Club, cftnlrmem of
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(lateral federation, lice pmident of the
Penn'ylvania Limited Suffrage League, a
member of the Incentive Commutes of the
iromon'.i League for Good Government,
and n member of the .Vatlottfll .lunlcljirtl
League.
By IMOGEN B. OAKLEY
One of tho many reasons why Phila
delphia streets nre full of ashes and
papers Is that scavengers are permitted
to overhaul tho botes of rubbish nnd gar
bage which aro set out to await tho col
lector. In their search for waste which
they think can ho of uso to them thoy
scatter tho contents of botes, sometimes
going so far ns to dump them all out on
tho pnvemont.
On May 25, 1874, Councils passed nn
ordinance which It wan supposed would
restrain theso scavengers, Tho ordinance
declares It to be a nuisance, nnd forbid
den under penalty of a fine of $5, "to
cast or throw any filth, garbage or refuso
matter of any kind Into nny street, court,
lane, nllcy, market house, wharf, dock or
sewer Inlet." ThK It will bo noticed, Is
a very comprehensive ordlnanco nnd penal
izes not only scavengers, but all classes
of citizens who directly or Indirectly throw
wasto upon tho streets of tho city.
This ordinance, however, has not de
terred scavengers from plying their un
lawful trade, nor has It served to keep
tho streets free of litter, because It, with
all other ordinances relating to street
cleaning, Is under tho control of tho
police, who are merely "authorized" to
enforco It.
Tho late administration made a des
perate attempt to clean the streets, but
tho officials of tho street cleaning depart
ment found all their efforts thwarted
by three things: First, the lack of a law
compelling tho uso of tight covered re
ceptacles for rubbish and ashes; second,
tho non-cnforccmcnt of the law forbid
ding scavengers nnd citizens In general
to scatter wnsto over the sidewalks; and
third, the nonenforcement of tho law
forbidding tho sweeping of stores, offices
and house out Into tho streets.
To these threo obstacles to nny suc
cessful attempt to clean tho streets
WINTKn KKSOUTS
A. Captain of Industry o? 'great wealth, but worn out
and ill, went South for the winter once upon a time.
He found rest and health and joy in work again.
The results of this one man's enthusiasm in the land
that renewed his youth are yours to enjoy on the
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The Valencia and Cottages
Etram heat, electricity. Mr. & Mlsa Eckert.
HAMILTON, IlKRMUDA
VICTORIA LODGE
Centrally located, opposite Victoria Park.
Exclusive family house. Modern. Close to alt
attractions. $15 up. Eugene A. Davla.
IMPERIAL HOTEL c"; ?
Thoroughly modern, itooms eincio & en suite.
Bun parlor and ballroom. Excellent tabU
and service. Booklet. R. L. BUCKLER, Mrr.
POINT PLEASANT HOTEL
Only hotel on the water front. Open all year.
Newly Improved New management. Home
cooking. Hales 3 per day up. K. W. Halldei
THE ALLENHURST &y&7K
Strictly first-class family hotel. Centrally
located. Modern. Home co6klng. Roatlnr,
bathing. No bar. W. II. SPURGE.
ST. GEORGE. BERMUDA
ST. GEORGE HOTEL
Delightfully situated on Rose Hill, Room
targe and well furnished, Trlvata Baths.
Sun Parlors, Tennis, Golf, M. DALLMAN.
SOMERSET IlltlllGE, IIER.MUDA
SCAUR LODGE Sy" A
Ideally located overlooking the ocean. Spa
clous veranda; homelike appointment!; for
vrotetslonal & business men F. A. DALCH.
rilASCATI, HEKMUDA
Hotel Frascati .Ha"? 1!?-
Elec.
llchted. steam heatp.lt
llveryi motorboats, bicycles. Everything moil,
and up to-date. Illui. booklet on iippllcatlnn
to A. A. PJ3NIHTON. FRASCATI V. O.
BERMUDA. Write or cull MELLHVIB'S
TOURS. 117ft Hroadway. New York City.
I'AQET. IIERMUI1A
SOUTH SHORE HOTEL
Elba Reach. Surf bathing from house. A
flrst'Class, modern family hotel. Large
rooms ' A. A. JOHNSON. Prop.
HAILEY'H HAY. IIERMUDA
THE SEAWARD''-
bouse; (re. boating & fishing. L. T. Constabls.
Ifs a Great Sport for These Long Evenings
might have been added tho rea! under
lying reason why It ts impossible for
Philadelphia to have clean streets inA
that Is, tho Ignorance and indifference of
our citizens. If they wero not totahf
Indifferent to the cleanliness and beauty
of the city they would havo realized
long ago that street cleaning by contract
Is nn Inefficient and antiquated system.
A city should own nnd direct its owa
street cleaning and refuse collection and
disposal! but even tho contract system,
bad ns It Is, might be rendered mors tol
erablo If tho .contracts could be awarded
for a term of years. No competition is
possible under the one year contracts
which our laws force upon the city. The
man who nlrcndy owns a plant must al
ways bo tho ono to whom the contract
Is nwnrded.
Boforo Philadelphia can have clean
streets the contract system will havo to
go, and with it tho necessity tho house
keeper Is now under of putting her waste
Into threo scparato receptacles. Ashes
must go into ono, garbngo Into another,
nnd papers and rubbish Into still another,
and three separate collections must bs
made. It Is difficult for the intelligent
housekeeper to keep her wasto thus sep
arated, and for tho women in the tene
ments It Is Impossible.
LONDON'H EFFICIENT STSTBM.
This wholo problem of the collection
nnd disposal of wasto could bo solved by
tho adoption of tho destructor system
which I saw In operation In London, and
which Is used In many towns in England
and on tho Continent. Under this system
all household wasto of every description
ashes, garbngo, papers, tin cans, broken
glass and crockery, wooden and paper
boxes, rags nnd oxcelslor Is put into ono
receptacle. This simple plan prevents ths
Uttering of tho streets when tho rocep
tnclcs are emptied, for tho wet garbage
holds tho ashes, nnd tho mixture of gar
bage and ashes holds tho papers. This
mixed wasto Is taken to a furnace known
technically an a destructor, where it
burns without tho uso 'of any other fust,
Hlnco there Is ntways enough dry wast 4
to consumo tho wet waste.
Tho power generated by tho fires of tho
dostructor Is used In somo towns to pump,
wntcr Into tho reservoirs, and In others
to provide electric lighting. In London
the nsh that results from tho cremation
of tho refuse is used to macadamize roads,
nnd tho clinkers which como from tho
fusion of tho old glass and crockery are'
ground up, mixed with hydraulic cement
and mado into bricks. These bricks find
a ready sale for paving streets, building
ftrebneks to furnaces and for alt other
purposes for which fireproof and water
proof bricks aro in demand.
If this slmplo, cleanly, economical and
scientific method of collecting and dospos
Ing of household waste Is successful -and
profitablo In England, why can it not bo
equally successful In this country? Bo
causo, wo nro told, thero Is so much' wet
wasto In tho household refuso ot Ameri
can citizens that tho destructor process
becomes Impossible. It Is true that wo
havo moro wot wasto than they have in
England, particularly In summer when
green corn nnd watermelon refuso fill tho
garbage cans, but as wo aro n wasteful
and oxtravagant people, wo havo. also
much moro dry waste.
It Is not tho wet wasto that goes into
tho garbage furnace that makes the de
structor process a falluro In this country;
It is the politics that go Into tho garbage
furnaco.
Eliminato the politics and the wet
waste will burn.
WINTER llESOHTS
Florida East Coast
It's the only place to spend this winter
Writefor the beautiful Blue Bird Book
let free. Full Information of the won
derful East Coast hotels and country.
PEMBROKE. BERMUDA
GRASMERE-BY-THE-SEA
Located near city and ocean; boatlnjt, fcath-
Inc. fishing;
all conveniences. Hxcelltnt
mm
Booklet. N. 13. LUSHER. Prop.
KEY WEST. FLA.
ISLAND CITY HOUSE
Tourist and commercial. Modern In every de
tail : table and pervlce first class. Rooms with
bath. Mrs. SHERMAN PURRUB.
THE JEFFERSON European plan. Dally
concerts by U. H. Marine Band. Home ot the
green turtle, lobster and other sea food.
U. s. Army and Naval Station. Tarpon and
00 other kinds of fishing.
I.EESUURO, FLA.
SUNNYSIDE
ON LAKE HARRIS
NHATt r,REsnimr.
A refined private home in a beautiful orange
grove. Write for literature and terms.
O. R. NEEDHAM, Leesburr. Fla.
HAVANA. CUBA
THE LOUVRE
American pinna
EUROPEAN x ""
Central to all attractions. Orchestra. Ger
man, English, French and Spanish spokta.
Booklet. J. CASTRO.
FORNOS HOUSE S?BM
rooms. Every room with private balcony.
Hot and cold baths, Moderate terms. Oppo
site Central Parle Near all theatre.
CHARLESTON. 8. O.
VILLA MARGHERITA
Only Inn overlooking Harbor and Battery
Park; refined patronage r Southern cocking.
Write for booklet and terms.
CALHOUN MANSION
opens for exclusive patronage; original Co
lonial furntshlnrs: Southern cooklna. yacht.
Ins. golf, tennis. Mr. and Mrs. J. It. Bertolett.
ORLANDO, FLA.
TREMONT HOTELS!"!
Rooms single, en suite with bath; under
owner's supervision; excellent table; North,
em cooking. Write Captain J. W, WUmeU
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