EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 191G.
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H. SYNOPSIS.
....! hmi Mllcil himself .In South
fomr J"Vhfn He "w his , wife. , All.
fjlmtr!ci ..JViJold elnymiUe. Alan Wnvno.
Hii "UVrrinr ("tcno ro owinn o wen
&" . Jihuvi b& of AlU's Intimacy
Ervfl rtbSJPri-' ,rtj t0 tnke the nrst
l. nan- uci i -- : Atm am vnm.
CltiM "2SSh of the Sin. Franclw
Wl m eel t0 "ve W"" "C
P'l.i.d methtr. ... t.t-w nmt Mn
riui. too. Ifi.' ?"r.it the 'voune man
-". V. waynr, ni 'i " : T-
ffir.'f KflKlujfe went to Africa mi
Erin Aln n'?nrVJ'jtis efficiency earns
nlilldef of .W'Win Percent Wayne.''
?b trf'MfiirW r is tea a
SH'nnt. 'J ?Z. "nw ( rorroundin. an.j
ssxssass
!ffirWWSS
i w5,-tS5SnfitlSn; berry marries Mar-
jrn "
S.rW ,FfS-,?.". by a cry. U l tho
t i,nh.. -on. an- a - , .,
l'B't.J,0lSS tallen in lo" with her. but
-Jlapftfit .IM'?i - .iriinei to nllow him to pro
iKHfiSM PreSJrStl and call, upon
.JBuitherlnvimtlniU-
.-TirT vxti (Continued)
L AUN, whsn nro you going to como
M hack to tho icbi""u ' "" w "-
WUrt of life varlcty B,10W:
Wouldn't you rather havo ono rca
Wdy star In life than a whole lot of
(UTilshed tinsel ones
. . a . Mi. tneit etiirlr lil.q hnnns
LhSi coat Pockets' nn.l started walking
""-.... lt, rnnm. TllPV WCrO 111
Jf.mrV: "A Meotly star." lie re-
Sited. "What n una uint wuuiu uei
,VL i... ih 'nnccr I look at 'cm tlto
UV ..... ...-lnl,T linr.lt. tt'M onjllcr tO
?oto conscience than to down blood."
"la the enu, saiu '" mii 'i
j., hlood or It downs hlm-downs him
Irretrievably. Blood unchecked Is Just
"-Doyou think I don't lenow It?" flashed
Aim "Each day I nml an om nauni
denied to mc. I am m ai case, .wy
world has left ycurs behind. There Is
r "i. til,lr..l If lloa -Ifrd Hill. Do vnu
kiww I haven't been to the Hill for thrco
in! Benina ll Ilea hiicu, uiu juiwi-
fnlest, most trustlne; foster-sister a
wister ever had. And now you. Tou
He behind It and toy with my soul
tiron'gh the bars.
Ill anflt.r In hnr fan, find Intrl ftlmilff.
ncrrons'hands on Alan's Bhouldcrs. Sho
hook him and turned bjm so that ho
, thn lt(?ht. Ainu did not Iaucrh.
Thero was fire In Allx's eyes. "You little
thin?, sue sam icnseiy, nut iu see
tht the bars are down."
Ha turned under her hands and sho
let him go. He stood looking out of the
window at the baro tree3.
AIlx watched him. "Alan, you can como
to tho Hill tonight. They we aro all ko
Iny to be together here. It's Clem's birth
day. If you can feel tho palo, that's
Tenough for me. I want you to bo with
A1lv ViaIIatpa vrtn nf rtnt If a hAi iiba T
fl the pale that I won't ccmc. If tlicrc's
ft ship salllnB for tho ends or tno eartn
wciorc niuiit it snan carry inu. in is uik
Idty Isn't bt? enough to hold all tho Hill
buju jvau mc iuuiii iu tvuiiuui uuioiuv.
'incn wny wny
i ftt'ti i1l ,,... mu i t. 11 y T
r i u mi juu, uiu mat. imiu iiw u.
p. he said to mc, among other things;
rTeitferday Clem wna crylns becauso you
fBMIUf MWk VWIIIV HHJ UUUJVl A It IU
Ithkik, Alan, that It Is becauso Clem Is
w hcnrtnjof ' Oerrv " mrvlnK cat-
it of
FARMER SMITH'S
Kaelsohn, as second assistant librarian.
our members who have volumes which are not in use, might send them to us.
iWe need magazines, too.
money we have in our RAINBOW FUND nnd 'the bookseller travo us a
Bargain, indeed.
and in a few days wo will have an IMPORTANT announcement for those
wno'wish to bo strong and well.
lr our members next Saturday, if we can get enough volunteers to help us
put Your editor is quite an actor, in his way, but wo need a Punch and
Judy man, or sleight-of-hand artist and a soprano who is uscd to singing
Potdindren.
Potol you wo aro now at Room 101, tho Washington Building. Thank you I
Mg Ob, yes! Wo havo tho money for our manual training tools. Isn't it
nderful how everything is coming to us?
Iw H you can help us with a "turn" on Lincoln's Birthday, PLEASE
WHITE TO US AT ONCE. -FARMER SMITH,
H Children's Editor, Evening Ledger.
The Two Pif?s
By Paul Freed, Market street.)
A deceitful littln n( tooo ,1nVnn
gm home by his mother. After
yeiing for many days he reached
"Jijttle woods. lie thought ho would
ffl his home in a bed of leaves,
o were under a great oak. Ho
m very happily for many days,
ion? the young green shoots. While
Stne ihrough his woods, as ho
d it, ono day, he met an odd
j5ng creature with quills all over
half-dead with hunger. Ho asked
SLPlff to bring him something to
St ut Mr, Pig walked past without
IS1 ming him a kind word. As
StM drew near Mn Pg bet?an t0
mai as the snow had covered the;
m shoots.
Mi ay na he rassed treo in tho
ipe of the woods, he saw that same
jjt "wture eating merrily. When
gt'S saw this his thoughts came
gjf w when he was comfortable by
pother's side In the warm pen.
H Porcupine or quill pig did not
jS,"8 Poor little pig aside, but
33? Mm if he would join in tho
IP? to which he readilv atrreed.
quill pig was returning good
:1 and they both resolved to Jive
ior the rest of their days,
Httla fel learned nuns nanr
fwth his Aorcupine f rfend.
rX T K in
feHE NOVEL OF THE YEAR. SB8BB&
2,.,iJS"l!l."rt c''mo, Those '
it,f ... i . "u"is. ino rest passed, but
Sh8"?', ,U ,st.uck bccauso ll "as the
truth and I had been blind to It What
tw?t .lil3 Ju3t common beast. Well,
of tho hii1 aTnut"""-. I bear tho mark
t?oV?' " Do you l,,lnk J want clcm
ttolli!!'.l.l'ln.,,s we. lockci' behind him.
"-""" irom uio window. "Al x. I
tan see Clem yet. She Is expecting me.
i.?iiihc,r.that u, bollor lialf of mo
n, i!2? .,,er up fts ROon ns J ot l)ack
uut what If somebody that doesn't know
my better half nt all should eco mo rld-nB-walklnff
with Clcm? I can't risk
Hint. Do you understand?"
But oh, Alan," said Allx. "ir you could
?,"y .uC0 CIcm now Sl10''' Rlorlous. AVliy
it s thrco years thrco years since you
faL!r' YoU uscd t0 t,llnk mo boauU-
"Uscdl" protested Alan, cnstlne; o. -alu-
.??Innco nt Allx's Pal beauty,
i ..;' coneeiloil Allx, "you think mo
beautiful. IJeslde Clem, with her heaps
or brown hair and deep bluo eyes, I am
nothing. I mn worse I am a doll. And
she was horn with a Btransn wisdom and
strength of her own. The world has never
reached hor will never rench her. She's
made her own world and sho'a made It
right." And yet tho wisdom In hor deep
eyes, Alan. Sho knows-sho knows It all
and you know that sho knows, only,
faith sits enthroned."
"Faith sits enthroned," repeated Alan;
"that's why I can't como tonight." Ho
looked around for his hat and stick.
"Uy tho wny," said Allx, "why J. T.
and why Mrs, J. Y.7 I'vo always won
dered." "I don't know," said Alan. "I've always
wondered, too, I suppose. But hero's the
Judge. He can toll you."
"Tell what?" asked tho Judge, ns ho
wnlked In and took Allx's outstretched
hand.
"Why there's no Mr. Wayno and Mrs.
Wayne only J. Y.'s."
"And you don't know, Alan?" nsked the
Judge. "Well, I'll tell you. Mr. Wayno
and Mrs. Wayne they wore Alan's father
nnd I1I3 young wife. Their llfo was a hot
flame that suddenly smothered Itself in
tho clouds of Its own smoke. Tho memory
of tho clouds passed with them, but tho
flame tho flame burns on In tho hearts
of all who know them. It will burn on.
"That's why J. Y. Is J. Y. and that's
why It will always bo J. Y. and Mrs. J,
Y. to tho Hill."
Alan said good-by In a hurried low
voice and started for tho door but tho
Judgo called to him: "Just a moment,
Alan, I'm coming with you." Then ho
turned to Allx. "I Just dropped In to
toll you I am delighted to be ablo to
como tonight."
"I am glad," said Allx. "Perhaps you
could persuade Alan to como too If you
think "
"If I think what?" Tho Judgo eyed
her steadily.
"If you think ho Is ready," finished
Allx.
The Judgo found Alan waiting for him
on tho steps as ho hurried out. "What
aro you doing for tho rest of tho after
noon?" ho nsked.
"I'm sailing for South America If
there's a connection."
Tho Judgo looked up surprised. "I
didn't know you had nnythlng urgent
on." They wnlked on In sllcnco for some
minutes, then the Judge said, hesitating
ly, "Alan, you're rushed, of course, but
If you could If you can do ono thing
and put It down to my account. Just drop
In and seo J. Y. for a minute. Some
how I feel that you can't seo J. Y. tho
wny ho really Is tho way I can. That's
natuial, too, I suppose. But If you know
him, Alan, tho way I do, you'd know It's
an honor for any man to shako hands
with J. Y. Wayne. And to havo J. Y.
ACTIVITIES
These aro wonderful days at tho Rainbow Club days when wo arc all
busy. February 4 we started our REAL LIBRARY, with Samuel Hanick
J" chief librarian: Frank Kanefskv. first assistant librarian, and Israel
We have a good supply of books now, but NEED MORE, so those of
Everybody wants to help us. We bought some of the books with the
Last Saturday, Louis Fine brought over his boxing gloves and we had
bout or two. Wo aro navincr a lot of attention to our nhvsical culture class
VOLUNTEERS WANTED: Wc nro anxious to trivo nn entertainment
Jt may bo rather short notice, but wo nro nlwnvs havinc to do tho im-
wlible here at our new nunrters. Wo hnvn heon so liusv movinp wo fortrot
Farmer Smith, Children's Editor,
Evening Ledger, Philadelphia.
I wish to become a member of
your Rainbow Club nnd agree to
DO A LITTLE KINDNESS EACH
AND EVERY DAY SPREAD A
LITTLE SUNSHINE ALL ALONG
THE WAY.
Name
Address ,
Age
School I attend
Do You Know This?
If you want anything in this world
you have to work for it. Wo have
been working very hard to get a sys
tem of credits and so forth and as
yet it is not perfected, but please be
patient, for we have something in
mind which will please you, we know.
Thank you all so much for getting
almost 18,000 members for our club
'i ,
in such a short time. Now, your edi.
tor want3 to ask you ONE question:
HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE
STARTED READING THE EVEN
ING LEDGER SINCE OUR CLUB
STARTED?
Let thi be your question for to
day, ad if you will answer this, I
vi' h iKr tr' i :
J4T cfjsic
Wayno want to shako hands with you
Is a thing that comes to most men as ft
reward,
'Havo you ever figured It out that
thcro's only ono man In a million that
knows when to refuso to shako hands
nnd has tho courago to back his Judg
ment? You hear flippant peoplo saying
every day that they couldn't shako hands
with such a one, but when It comes to
the showdown their arms suddenly lim
ber. J. Y. In oijo In h million. Ho has
a rare thing nn untainted hand. Thero
Is n tnlo on 'Change to tho effect that a,
firm wasv saved from a smash becauso J.
Y. walked up to Its head and shook hands
with him on the floor."
"I don't know," said Alan, "that J. Y.
wants to shako hands with me." Ho
spoko almost questlonlngty. "You know,
Judge, thero havo been days when ho
wouldn't."
"I don't know that ho wants to, either,
my boy. But I do know this. Ho's a
busy man, but there's never ft day that
he's too rushed to think of you."
Alan stopped and held out his hand.
"I am much obliged to you," ho said.
"I'm sorry I didn't think of It myself.
I'm off to his olllco now, ns soon ns I'vo
telephoned Swlthson."
A few minutes later found Alan ex
plaining to a new olllco boy thnt ho
wished to speak to tho head of tho firm.
Tho boy Judged himself In possession of
ft green ono nnd grinned. "Certainly,"
ho said. "You wish to speak to Mr.
Wayne. Are you In a hurry?"
Alan was offering to start tho boy with
his foot when tho head clerk, passing
through tho hall, caught sight' of him
and hurried up. "Mr. Wayno Is Just go
lng. sir. Shall I stop hlm7"
"I'lcase," said Alan nnd followed tho
clerk. The olllco boy foil to stamping
letters with unwonted diligence.
J. Y. received his nephew with out
stretched hand.
Ills rugged face -was lit up with tho
rare smile that camo to It seldom, for It
was tho far-Hung rlpplo tho visible ex
pression of a deep commotion.
"I Just dropped In, sir," said Alan, "to
say good-by. I'm off again to South
America. Africa seems to bo taking a
year off."
"When aro you leaving?" asked J. Y.
, "This evening," said Alan. "Tho boat's
tftrcady pulled out, but I'll catch her at
Quarantine. Sho'a wnltlng for her
papers." .
They sat and looked at each other for
n. moment and then J. Y. aroso and held
out his hand again. "If that's tho caso,"
ho said, "I won't keep you, Good-by and
good luck."
"Good-by, sir," said Alan.
As ho reached tho door J. Y. spok6
again. "Alan," ho said, "I'm glad you
dropped In."
"I am, too, sir," snld Alan. As he wont
out ho forgot to deliver n word ho had
prepared for tho ofllco boy. J. Y. had
said ho was glad ho had dropped In. Thero
was nothing in tho words to brood over,
but J. Y. could mako a slmplo phrase say
a world of things and Alan was thought
fulalmost depressed as ho hurried off.
Ho was Just leaving tho sedate old office
building, sandwiched In between modern
towers of Babel, when a cab drew up at
tho curb. Tho door opened and n girl
stepped out. Sho suuuenly stood still.
Alan's eyes wore drawn to her and found
hers fixed on him. Ho drew a quivering
breath. "But. oh! Alan, if you could only
seo Clcm now!" Allx had said nnd had
tried to tell him of tho beauty of Clem.
Now Clem stood before him. How weak
were wordsl How futile to try to convey
tho essenco of Clem's beauty In words!
Ho stepped toward her hesitatingly. She
saw his hesitation and a cloud came over
tho light In her face. Her moist lips
trembled. Their hands met.
RAINBOW CLUB
will send you a letter signed by my.
own pen, "honest Injun!"
It is not often that your editor
asks you to do something for him, so
now is your chance.
Hero I repeat: How many of you
havo been reading tho Evening
Ledger since Thanksgiving who never
read it before?
FARMER SMITH,
Children's Editor, Evening Ledger.
P. S. A postal card will do.
P. S. No. 2. But if you put Mr.
Gcorgo Washington's picture on tho
envelope, hang it straight.
P. S. No. 3. Don't forget to dot
your eyes and cross your tease I
means "i's" and "t's", of course.
Our Postoffice Box
-J"N. A wee little bundle
oi sunsmne,
Tied up in a glint
o' gold,
Dimpling baby girl
Dorothy
A Rainbow, just
three months
old!
Dorothy I3ennlion
Vfaunoo ttren.
And that's what the postman
brought us because, well, he knew
that buhdlo belonged hero.
Hardio Scott, of Cynwyd, Pa., is
half past eight and very willing to bo
of service to the club. St. Valentine's
Day is coming and we know somo lit
tle hospital folks who won't receive
many February 14 messages. Will
you make them some valentines,
Hardle? Write and tell us if you like
this way of helping.
Helen Jones, North Bancroft street,
sent us a very well-told story which
is going to appear in this column soon.
Cynthia Borkins, Abington, Pa., is
another clever little authoress who
wrote a very lovely story. Cynthia,
too, may expect to see her work in
print.
Little folks are not forgetting their
kind acts. James De Lisi, South 10th
street, saw an old lady fall down and
he ran very quickly and helped her
up. William Harrison, Brown street,
is going to try his best to make our
club a large one and he promises that
his members will be active members.
Active members'. Remember those
two words. You. will hear more about
them later!
JF ' "3S
P&-,-j; iff)
"Alan!" sho said, and ha answered
"Clem!"
And st they stood, his eyes fixed on
hers that wero bluo nnd deep. He felt
his soul sinking, sinking Into those cool
ing pools. Ho did not wish ever to speak
again over to think again,
And then Clem laughed, Her eyes
wrinkled up. Thero was ft gleam of even
teeth. Tho -wind blow her furs about her
and lit tho color In her cheeks. "How
solemn we aro after thrco yearst" Rhc
cried. "Three years, Alan. Aren't you
ashamed?"
Alan felt a senso of sudden Insulation,
as though sho had deliberately cut tho
current that had flowed so strongly be
tween them. Ho rebelled for once against
flippancy. Unknowingly ho tried to bring
his and Bodsky's world of naked things
Into tho city. Ho failed to ahnwor Clem's
mood because ho would not believe In It.
"I am going away." ho stammered weakly
and waved at nn npproachlng four
wheolcr, plied high with traveling kit
and convoyed by his hurried but never
flurried servant.
Hut Clem stuck to her guns, "rtoally?"
sho said with a. glance nt tho loaded cab
and with arching eyebrows. Then her
smllo hurst again. "You can't expect mo
to bo surprised, can you? Wo seem to
havo ft habit of meeting when yoi nro on
tho point of going away. There. You
must bo In a hurry. Good-by," and sho
hold out a gloved hand.
Alan's spirit was ever ready for war
and this, he suddenly perceived, was
war. Ho braced himself and fltnllcd too.
"Twice hardly amounts to a habit." ho
drawled. Ho had novcr drawled to Clcm
before, but then Clem had never beforo
tnken up tho social rapier with him.
"Hcsldrs," ho went on, "thcro's u differ
ence. Last time you ran nfter mo."
Clem's smile trembled, steadied Itself
and then fought bravely back. "Yes," Bhc
said, "yes." And then her eyes wavered
and wandered. Sho dropped his hand,
"dood-by." she snld again, the faintest
catch In her voice, nnd hurried away to
seek J. Y.
CHAPTER XXIII.
AT LAST the . Ins camo to tho valley
JTx and Fazcsid , I'lores. Gerry tont
long hours bcsld. his sluice-gate watch
ing for a rlso In the river, but It did not
come. The torrent of rain was local nnd he
remembered that I.loV-r had told him that
tho floods the great 'oods camo from
hundreds of miles up the river nnd gener
ally under a brazen Rky. Night, black
night, had fallen with tho rain and ho
was Just turning to seek shelter from the
unbroken downpour when a voice raised
In song reached Ills ears. Ho waited. Tho
volco drew noi v In a nasal tone, which
somehow sounded fa. illlnr though It was
unknown to him, It w: chanting a long
string of doggerel entllnc In an unvarying
rcfrnln. Finally (Jerry could maki out
tho long-drawn tall-end of tho song:
" comln 'do 'n tin d.awr."
English! Amorlcnnl Jowboy -. i-.slc!
Tho Impressions camo In rapid succes
sion. Gerry strove to pierce tho darkness.
Ho could hear tho ne-.rby splosh of care
ful mules, picking their way through pud
dles with flnlc-.y little steps. Ho felt a
shadow In the darknesj nnd could just
see above It a blur of 'cllow. Hchlml It,
mnro shadows. On an lmpulso ho did not
stop to measure, ho shouted In EncUsh,
uiauo, mere."
Tho doggerel was chokr: off In mid
night. The yellow blur came to n sudden stop,
nnd tho nasal voice rang out Iu quick
staccato, "Speak again, stranger, nnd
speak ciulck!"
"It's all right," Gerry laughed back.
"Whoro aro you bound for?"
"I'm headed down tho drawr lookln' for
a chalk lino where I c'n dry my feet.
What do you know?"
"Can you seo tho water In tho ditch
at your right?"
"Yasser, I can. I c'n seo you, too."
"Well," shouted back Gerry, "your
eyes bent mine. Follow tho ditch until
you como to a bridge. I'll meet you
thore."
Gerry found tho little cftvalcado waft
ing for him, six pack-mules, a native
driver and, towering abovo them, a
great lanky flguro in n yellow oilskin
siiclccr topped by n bronu-brlmmcd hnt.
Gerry looked over tho outfit as carefully
ns tho darkness would allow nnd then
said tentatively, "Thero's a house down
thero In tho valley,
"Is the?" drawled tho stranger spit
ing deliberately Into the ditch. "Well,"
ho volunteered nfter a further pause,
"my name's Jako Kemp. Tho rest of
this outfit Is six mules packln' orchids
and the greaser packln' tho mules."
"That's all right," said Gerry, "I guess
we can put you up."
A patriarchal hospitality camo natur
ally to tho Inmntes of Fazcnda Flores.
It was a tradition not only on that plan
tation but throughout a, vast hinterland,
whero llfo was rudo nnd death sudden,
to be gontlo to tho stranger, to feed him
nnd his beast and to speed him on In
the early morning. Thero was but one
rulo to tho stranger: Ho must keep his
eyes to the front. Jako Kemp had evi
dently learned tho brief codo. Ho ate
ravenously,
Gerry was feeling ft strango elation that
ho strovo In vain to account for. This
was an American but beyond thnt they
had nothing In common. New York nnd
Texas aro connected only by fiction. Per
haps It was Just curiosity. Curiosity In
vaded him. What was a Texas cowboy
doing on tho road past Fazenda Flores
with a mule-train nf orchids? As an
opener ho declared himself. "My namo'a
Gerry Lansing," ho eald. "I'vo settled
down hore."
"So?" said Kemp, ns ho drew from his
vest pockets tho makings of a cigarette.
Gerry had seen tho yollow papcre and
tho llttlo bags of linked tobacco. They
struck convincingly tho noto of the West.
Kemp himself wns gotten up In tho
same key. nroad-brlmmcd hat, shirt
sleeves, unbuttoned vost, collarlcss shirt,
hlgh-heelod boots nnd tho yellow slicker
tossed on the floor, all wero In strict keep
ing with type. "Reckon you'ro fra tho
States," drawled Kemp as ho accom
plished tho cigarette.
CONTINUED TOMORROW
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GIRL AIMS VALOROUS BLOWS
AT DRAGON OP STRONG DRINK
Miss Sarah Paravano's
Essay ,Written While
an Eighth Grade
Public School Pupil,
a Powerful Indict
ment of Evil.
Her Description of
Enemy of Man Won
First Prize and Penn
sylvania Second
Prize as Scientific
Treatise
Far-reaching results of tho Friends'
Tompcrnuco Association and tho W. C. T.
V, sclenlllk' tenipornnco essay contest In
the llfo nf one of tho prize-winning young
sters nro shown In Miss Karah Pnravano,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph I'nra
vnno. 1201 Ellsworth street. Sho was the
first ami Hie only ltnllan girl In I'cnn.i5l
valila who has over won tho Philadelphia
first prize and tho Pennsylvania second
prizo In tho nnnual scientific temperance
essay contest.
As a result of this winning, sho has been
studying In night schools and working
out of hours ever since. Sho had to Btop
school on account of financial needs at
home. Tho girl wns only 11 when sho
won tho prizes In 1912 nnd was In tho
eighth grnde.
Her essay was translated Into Italian
by Dr. 15. W. Lake, nnd has been sent
thioughout this city nnd the entire State.
Temperance workers declare the wide
spread effect of an arllclo such as the
ono from tho pen of a llttlo girl cannot
bo cstlmntcd.
Sho chose as her subject "Tho Modern
Dragon." Hei essay Is as follows:
DRAGON OF STRONG DRINK.
"In olden times, when a flood, or an
rarthnuakp, or any other great disaster
destroyed human llfo or property, It was
.ald to bo tho wish of a great dragon.
Many stories are told about heroes, who
went out nnd killed thoso dragons, and
thus saved tho lives of their countrymen.
In fact, great books' havo been written
about such men.
"Now toilny thero Is actually a
dragon In the world that Is destroying
thousands of human lives and millions of
dollars' worth of property every year.
lie hl'Izch bright, handsomo boys that
lounge about tho streets and saloons,
with their mouths full of tobacco Juice
and vllo oaths. He changes tho prosper
ous young man Into a ragged, filthy
drunkard; ho causes them to commit all
manner or crimes. There Is no end of
tho terrlhlo deeds of this Dragon. All
over tho world tho peoplo nro praying
tn bo delivered from him. Tho man who
could succeed In killing him would re
ceive tho gratitude of tho world. Quite
an army of people havo enlisted to light
this Dragon, but havo not got tho better
of him yet. Who will enlist to fight this
Dragon of Strong Drink?
" 'AH men aro born free and equal,'
says tho Declaration of Independence.
'They are endowed by their Creator with
certain Inalienable rights, among which
are llfo, liberty and tho pursuit of hap
piness.' Justice forbids all enterprises
dangerous to tho public health and
morals; It quarantines contagious dls-
Gingerisms
Wo havo seen faces, caro mlo, that
rendered ft c.uipcrouo a bujjciuuiijt.
Thero are no birds In last year's nests,
they aro on this year's hatr.
Ignorance of tho law excuses nono but
lawyers.
Even nlncty-nlne tailors couln not per
form tho miracle of making a man of
somo specimens.
Somo persons nro so hygienic thoy
would stcrlllzo the Milky Way If an all
wise Providence had not placed It beyond
their reach.
If thero bo anything In tho theory of
Thcosophy, many women thero bo who, In
a pre-exlstcnco. must havo been lemons,
limes or green persimmons.
Y. W. C A. Honors Dead Leaders
Tribute to tho memory of Mrs. A. II.
Franclscus, for 20 years president of tho
Philadelphia Y. W. C. A., and to tho mem
ory of 131 lato presidents and vlco presi
dents of tho association, who havo given
their services since tho founding of tho
organization in 1870, was paid yesterday
afternoon by hundreds of young women
nt tho Central Association, 18th and Arch
streets, when they bowed In vesper servico
to celebrate Pioneer Day, the first day of
tho nationnl ono month's celebration of
the golden Jublleo of the association.
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oases, controls slaughter houses and sani
bllng dens. Tho liquor traffic is tho
cause of tho Increase of tho drinking
habit and its unavoidable result
drunkards. It puts Into continual dan
ger tho IIvcb of great numbers of men
and women by turning loose upon theni
tho degraded and crazed slaves of strong
drink. Noah Davis tolls us thnt nlne
tenlhs of all tho murders which nro
brought beforo the courts are tho result
of strong drink. Tho report of the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue says thnt
tho people drink up more money than
twelve times the cost of tho schools nnd
the churches. Thousands of families are
paupers through It. It thus appears that
our lives, our liberty and the pursuit of
happiness aro stopped by tho liquor
traffic; our Inalienable rights aro Inter
fered with, the gifts of tho Creator to
man nro taken from him. The great ob
stacle to human progress is humnn wick
edness, nnd thero Is no agency that causes
so much wickedness as tho liquor traffic.
"No evil causes more misery and
shnmo to enter the llfo of our American
citizens than that which comes from the
excessive use of Intoxicating liquors. It
blasts even thoso who do not touch It.
Tho wife nnd tho children of tho drunk
ard are Involved In ruin. It Incites tho
father to butcher his Innocent children.
It Induces tho husband to kill his wlfo.
It produces weakness, sickness nnd death.
It blasts the hopo of heaven Hereafter. It
covers tho land with Idleness and poverty,
fills our Jails, supplies our almshouses
and furnishes victims for tho electric
chair.
"Could Intoxicating liquors bo put away
It would mako many peoplo of our coun
try more Industrious, moro trustworthy,
richer and happier. Think nf tho money
which Is yearly expended In liquor! Thou
sands of poor fnmllles would bo well sup
plied with bread were tho money they
earned used for that purpose. Suppose
tho millions spent on whisky were used
for educational purposes? How much
better nnd wiser would ofur peoplo ho If a
public library could bo stnrted In every
vlllago Instead of a saloon! Knowledge,
like a fountain, would refresh the minds
of nil.
"God bless my father and mother for
teaching ino not to Indulgo In this poison
ous liquor. Beware of It!"
Beauty Is as Beauty Does
In theso days of frenzied fashion, it Is
nocessary to keep tho arms in good con
dition If you would shlno in your evening
gown.
It Is now considered quite au fait to
remove tho hair from your arms Just ns a
man removes It from his chin and upper
lip, ro don't entertain nny qualms about
tho propriety of this toilet feature.
Keeping tho arms white Is not easy If
your skin has tho slightest tendency to
discolor, so when you don your sleeve
less frock, upply a greascless cream, rub
off gently, then powder tho arms and
you'll find a great Improvement.
Liquid powders must bo uscd with cau
tion, as many nro compounded with acids
which aro harmful to tho skin.
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BEST DRIED BEEF, 28c lb.
Lean tender Ueef of the choicest quality. In largo thin slices.
12C Can
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10c
Fancy tender Early June Teas.
This qunllty would cost you 15o
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3 Pkg. Flue Tutile Salt 10c
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Manayunk, Roxborough, Logan, Oak Lane, Overbrook, Bala, Nar
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MEN GUARD ST. JOHN'S
WHILE RICHMOND TALKS
Gates Padlocked and Persona
Objectionable Are Not Al
lowed to Enter
The slcgo nt St. John's Episcopal Church
has been resumed, with tho Rev. Georgs
Chalmers Richmond "holding tho fort"
The gates to tho church wero padlocked
yesterday and men wero on guard to pr
vent the entrance of persons objection
ublo to Richmond. A policeman lingered
near tho gatco, having been instructed
to remain thero In case of trouble, while
a plain-clothes man heard tho sermon.
All of this was tho nftcrmath of the
Rev. Mr. Richmond's suspension "from
nil exercise of tho ofllco and functions of
the sacred ministry" for ono year. Illshop
Rhltielandcr read the sentence of suspen
sion Inst Friday.
"Is thli a Jail?" nsked n. tall man, ap
proaching tho gate. He was ft stranger at
St. John's, and Robert Ii. Kccne, rector's
J warden, who held the key to tho padlock,
! regarded him suspiciously. Tho strniiKtr
had a companion and tho two gave their
.names ns ucorgo ami jonn .Miner, saying
they wero trustees of the Dnnlcl It. Grady
estate. Mr. Orally, who wns n vestryman
of St. John's Church, died a. few wicks
ago. He bequeathed JGOUO to St. John's
Church.
"This Is not ft Jail," said Mr. Keene;
"It Is n church."
"Thank you," said tho spokesman of th
Millers; "seeing thoso barred galea and
padlocks, I was somewhat In doubt."
The Millers retreated to tho clicking of
tho cameras of newspaper photographers.
Tho next visitor to bo challenged was
Thomas Gale, n member of the so-called
"curbstone vestry," consisting of the Rev,
Mr. Richmond's opponents. i
"I want to seo Mr. Richmond," Galo
said to Mr. Keene.
"He's too busy to talk to you," was tho
rather contemptuous reply.
Mr. Galo responded by saying something
to tho effect that ho was "glad to seo
Kceno where ho belonged, behind tho
bars." and went on his way.
Mr. Keene was expecting tho Rev.
Henri M. O. Huff, who on a former oc
casion was sent by Bishop Rhlnclander
to prenrh In the Rev. Mr. Richmond's
pulpit. In his pocket Kccne had a spicy
communication which ho proposed to
rend to Mr. Huff. But Mr. Huff failed
to appear, so tho paper remained In Mr.
Keeno's pocket.
Meanwhile a Inrgo congregation as
sembled In tho church to hear the Rev.
Mr. Richmond. Tho rector nppenrod In
the chancel wearing surplice nnd casBOck,
but without' his stole. He explained that
ho always obeyed tho canons of tho
Church, and slnco he has been suspended
from tho ofllce of minister lor one year,
ho will not preach In St. John's Church
during that period.
"Hut as director of parish affairs I
shnll speak to tho congregation every
Sunday morning and evening," Mr. Rich
mond told his audience.
The West
Out whero the handclasp's a little strong
er. Out where the smllo dwells n llttlo long
er. That's whero the West begins.
Out where tho sun Is n little brighter,
Whero the snows that fall aro a trlfla
whiter,
Whero tho bonds of home are a weo bit
tighter.
That's whero tho "West begins.
Out whero tho skies nro n trifle bluer,
Out where friendship's n llttlo truer,
That's whero the Wpst begins.
Out whero ti fresher breeze Is blowing,
Whero thero's laughter In every stream
lot flowlnr.
Where-there's inoro of reaping and less of
sowing.
That's whero tho West begins.
Out whero tho world Is In tho making,
Whero fovcr hearts In despair nro aching.
That's where the West begins,
Whero there's moro of singing and loss
of sighing,
Whero thore's moro of giving and less of
buying,
And n man makes friends without half
trying
That's whero tho West begins.
From the American Bar Association
Journal.
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7c Can
GOOD QUALITY
Sweet PEAS
6c
Peas of good quality and worth
much more than our regular price.
3 T.lm. licit Ilarlcy. . . , , ., 10c
3 l'kK. X-Il-O Cracker,, , ,...10o
3 bota. Vnnllln or Lemon
Fluvorluir .10o
3 l'Ui;.. X-ltny glote I'olUh. . . .10a
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