EVENING LEDGER PHIEABEEPHIA', THURSDAY, EEBRTTABY 10, 1916.
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THE NOVEL OF
sTNorsis.
- LuiHiMt h exiled himself In Bpulh
iSSSm When he aw his wife, Allx.
Ejm with his old plnyirmte. Alan Wayne,
K5l V tlrrlnu Venn fnllowlnn a well
!"(r..A rebuke becmiw of A Ix'n Intl-nncy
''.Tlr Ain ("erry decided to take tho flmt
fiii Ail left New York. After some ram.
Mill M eneoimlers n Rlrl on n. peninsula
lllni "J'ViioHth of (no San rrnnctico
; i Wtotoli "ltl her and
MItfn!"oo!"h. extIM hlm-elf. lint hi
Alan, .""it ",,.-.,,. annt thn vmlnc man
'' i,Yi of hl profligacy. .Later
tfu?.Ji''
E'KJI Aiix Suddenly real Had tli
!& of her elopement Rho Jump.
lliu riijiiiii-
en on mo
in Atntlnn.
Ho went to Africa ai
WJ n5er of bridge,,. III. rjflcleney eima
I, " T, twllllon, "Ten Percent Wayne."
Mm "PSj-iViii whan nil irncrs of
A i. mr""""'-.' ..... ia ku
'. Med H "' "" eho'llve; jth her
1 Mi.r.ln'liw. All lirnorant of tho fart.
f CfiJr becomei tho father of a boy back n
S rW..Kc i iinM not tako Ocrry lone to
"fiLi himielf to hl new lurroundlnRii. and
!!, fir i Mnrpirlla. tho r rl. hai turned
tnAl't)f whole estate, o well as herself, to
BWM Tho Bfei est la tho "ByMem of
&nTdM, hlcl. ho hope, will en-
Hi Mm to rrcuunuiu mo .-;
,8iiv. Mathlas. In who'fl pariah Mar-
.'. ?iivm. "a I i upon her and flndi Oerry
'!?. completed ditch, Upon tho prleafa
Irttrt representations, Ocrry marries Mar-
'VlihVr who live mme distance, in tho
j'r. ncarlnVof Gerry and his Irrlsated
ftS Huki TOerry to keep his itnrvlnj cnt
undhor"c7 until the droUKht Is over.
!!!,, Bcrees. Ono afternoon, he Is nt;
?,'.7ui to the house by a cry. It Is that of
pMweomer-liH son. anil Mnrcnrltn'ii.
. ...BAC." rSiV Ml en in love with her, but
fi "hi i ittadtaitly refuses to allow him to pro-
' T.i Kemp, a lexnn ri-i'ii.,ii...,f, ..
inftrlein orchid firm In Smith America.
&w refuge with Ce.rry. ToKCther thev
t'i iiiiit In returning .ucnern noriwy u
ft tittle titer the drought and nro nt Llcber'e
me.
ClIArrnn XXV Continued.
', mllE rains passed. Gerry contrnctod
X wl"1 kleber for labor to be paid
t fnr In produce. i nzcniin, r lorca
i:.. to i-onie n from nfar to
barter for produce mid a uuyer nppenred
Mivii took over tlio whole of the lUtle cot-
R'ton crop. Gerry poured money into aiar
ff'rirlta's lap more money than sho had
fever secn-nnd sent lier under escort or
E Dona Mnrlo and IJonlfncIo and tho Jlan
I in purchase an 01 ramiun nu ii
" that the tiny market of Plranhan could
n tvrrn to bo cono two days, and
Oerry left the Fazcnda in charfio of his
iinn tn co and snend tho time with
Wrjeber and Kemp. He found Kemp In a
tort of controlled elation over tho Brcat-
CSt ihlpmcni or coniniuruiui urtiuu.i inu
i had over known. Just nfter Ger-
K rfs arrival two men nppcarcd bearing a
(monster plant 01 over wi it-uvL-a ouuus,
'like the grapo cluster of Kscliol, on a
t pole.
jvemp s acep-Mui cjli acuui iu (.luit
cot of his head ns he made out their
burden. "Hl-yl!" he yelled and rushed
'iff to the corral, where ho threw himself
Jen to an astonished heifer. For ono sec-
tail she Bnuatted ana tnen went. mau.
With yell and floSBlnfr hat Kemp poured
ell on the Are of her frenzy. Sho bucked
and twisted and all but somersaulted in
ner enons 10 no. ncrauu 01 me ucmuii on
her back. On tho veranda Llebor and
n,m hplrt thwlr Rldp.q nnrl mnrpH nt thn
ijnost grotesque flno rldltiR they had over
Men. Finally, with a desperato lunge,.
the heifer breasted tho corral fence. It
caught her middle and sho teetered over.
Kemp turned a handspring from her back
and landed on his feet. Tho heifer scram
lied free from tho fenco and tore, wlld
ered, out into tho desert. Laughter rang
from every side. Thrco herders throw
themselves on to their horses and rode,
ihoutlnff, aftor tho heifer. Kemp straight
ened out his hat, put It on and walked
sedately over to the veranda. Thero was
FARMER SMITH'S RSffl RAINBOW CLUB
A TALK ABOUT
non Olia 11 An inn rvaisinr aIIa
Pe., "5"' "U'H' " Juu Ku" '
;'writers. They will bo your friends who,
(the, land of yesterday, will send you
iyoii. Each of our minds is the door and tho thoughts of writers aro tho
jkeys which open the door to our thoughts.
A writer who is very hard to understand, sometimes, is Emerson, and it
is be who has said: "Thought rules the
It would be useless for me to stand
11 day, with no purpose in view, and
I wave my poor brain around until it
Kwme tired from waving them.
Before von snralr. tlinrn must hn
haughty" thought, then a naughty word
misbehave before your tongue can lead
Look at that beautiful hand of yours. See the five fingers, not one too
koany or too few. Look at the lines in
Milch keep tho tips of your fingers from
THAT HAND?
Your thoughts.
As I write this, mv thoughts come
m it were, carry the message td my fingers and the obedient fingers pound
cut the words on a beautiful.new typewriter.
What rood nro mv fincers nnd the
body if there is no thought behind what
Without some ono who thinks to write
A bucket full of water can hold
wughts cannot hold anything else, let
Our Postoffice Box
,Morris Rauer. Lombard street.
?kS his bow tn thn Tlntnlinwa tnl
Ewing. We are very happy to in-
DDllnra I .,. , i
..---. a iiiuniuer wno nas provea
Kjtaidf an interested worker for the
welfare of the
club.
Henry and Cle
tus Long, Apple
tree street, have
Joined the money
makers and we ex
pect to hear from
them very soon.
Edward Jones,
Palethrop Btreet,
! waais rauer
PMney" boy whom we wish every
ljim:s3.
The kind gnil 5 ...ju: 1.1-
Duai. :J" ". K-rur"ar: r1
IR certain mtie gtrl in
BSr Hposit Md- Her name is Isa-
nates. Part of her Invelv little
reads vnnA n.. in. .i
Nier w .i.i. j t ..i isi.ii.
wn - vn aim j. iook my luue
B2W. who i3 three years old, out for
iliwa!k so mnti,.. ..i.i i j l-
j-. ........ wulu teat, oim uc-
went i did the upstairs work
tended to mother, f hiH. thlncu
trery litHo .,.. hi. iu i.
Lit ' -"' uui Ilk. tO UHI1B VUUIlt,
V wey?" Indeed, they dp, Isa.
F'? raucft so. that they make tip
it things in. ltfe.
veipe, Sotth IStb street,
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THE YEAR- SBHSBi
llmyinnnMnt B,,'nt '" h,S Cy Rn ,10 btUKt
shipment crown ,h0 monBi"
CHAPTER XXVI.
ON ntJD HILL It was raining, not In a
downpour hut In vast veils of mist
that swayed to tho breeze, caressing tho
hills and hiding tho TaHcys. It had been
raining for thrco days,
After lunch Clem had jrono to her room,
tnLH"? ,nml comc low" a8an "nd
wandered from window to window, tap
ping the panes, and with her forefinger
trnclng tho courso of tho drops of water
h,'rTlng down outside.
Hho went to the vcrnnda at tho back
pr siaplo House, and searched tho west
in vain for a gleam of sunlight, then she
camo In again and sat down before her
ttlo writing table In tho corner of tho
1 1 wry Sllc llrPPCtl tho lid. On tho
Dlottcr lay nn opened letter. Sho had
,l" ' oeioro. alio nicked It up and
read It again. "I do not write," It ran,
to tho Clem I met the other day as I
stopped out from J. T.'s building. I do
not know her and sho doesn't know me.
I am nfrald of her, not for what sho
Is but for what sho can steal from me.
I write to the little Clcm-tho Clem of
tho days that won't come back-the Clem
that has stood at my knee and clapped
her hands and wept nt tho same time over
tho fato of n Very Heal Dragon That Was
ot. Dear Mttlo "Clem, what bewilder
ing company you nro keeping! What hns
become of those lanky legs, those thin
bnro arms and thoo Ilouncy short skirts
that wero so very much out of tho wny7
You have abandoned them. How could
you when you knew I loved them Just
so! And you nro hiding In tho vision
of flesh and furs and broadcloth that
put me to rout In front of J. Y.'s that
tied my tonguo and twisted It so that
when It got loose It said tho things that
wero furthest from my heart. 1 know
you nro thero because the eyes that
looked out at me beforo they crinkled up
were your very own.
"Clem, It's hard for me to spread my
heart on paper. Wftrm words get chilled
In tho tub of Ink and belle themselves.
Thero Is only ono way, and that Is Just
to tell you that in splto of how thlng3
may look and seem my heart 13 warm.
Without understanding you can forglvo
a warm heart, can't you?
"I told you I'd bring back my other
self and send him to you. I failed, xs'ot
because I didn't have him with me but
because I wanted to send him to you
without tho rest of me nnd couldn't.
"I can't tell you why I couldn't. You
must understand It without telling. I can
only say that even today men are tested
by lire. It's a tiro one can't smother It
would only smolder on. One must let it
burn out. It burns out tho half of a
man and some men don't know which
half is going to be burned out until It's
all over. It Is that way with me. My
soul Is a furnace. I couldn't bring It
too near for fear It would scorch you.
There, I havo written too much. If you
find that tho words are cold when they
get to you, warm them at the flro of
your child heart. Alan."
Tho Clem that read this letter looked
very much a woman. Sho was 19, her hair
was colled up at tho back of her neck,
and her frock when sho stood up almost
hid her slim ankles. Alan's letter trou
bled her and made her feel even older
than sho was. It brought to her white
forehead n tiny frown. Clem was as
tanned as a long summer could brown
hor, but obovo her brows tho skin was
quite white because she had such a lot of
hair that thero was always somo of It
breaking loose to ah a do her forehead.
Suddenly tho frown vanished. Clem's
THOUGHT
fnn im11 1aosj 4r Intra A i (Pn a y
J" " '"" " '"w"
though far away in another land,
messages to cheer and comfort
world."
out in tho street and wave my arms
yet, if I do not control my thoughts,
is tired, even as my arms would be-
snmi kind nf thnupht. If it be Q
will be the result. Your mind must
you astray.
your hand and then at tho nails
wearing off. WHAT IS BEHIND
first and then the telephone wires,
nrm thnt connects them With mv
I do? What use is the typewriter
on it?
no more vour mind filled with kind
alone those which annoy you.
FARMER SMITH,
Children's Editor, Evening Ledger.
answers the questions of "Do You
Know This?" very faithfully. Why,
we even know Elvira's handwriting!
Many thanks to Lillian Cunning,
Paulsboro, N. J., for her little gift
and also for her sweet little letter.
A happy greeting to Madeline Larkin,
South 68th, street, and an earnest wish
that the rest of the little ones in her
neighborhood haye now received their
Rainbow buttons.
Farmer Smith's. Frog Book
DR. BULL FROG PLAYS DEAD
Dr. Bull Frog had carefully tucked
himself under a board, backing in with
his long legs first, and gone fast asleep
one warm night only to wake, up the
next morning and find Mr. Water Bird
sitting on the limb of a tree over his
head.
Dr. Bull Frog wondered if Mr,
Water Bird knew he was there and
how long he was going to stand guard
over the entrance to the good doctor's
modest home.
By and by the bird turned its tail
toward Dr. Bull Frog and he hopped
out of his home as fast as he could
and went toward the big pond. He
kept ono eye on Mr. Water Bird and
every time the fellow in the tree made
a move, Dr. Bull Frog would lie very
still. . "
Finally, Mr. Water Bird saw him
Jyinff there and he said out loud: ,
&.US2H a
iv i ff$t mtv i JZfr7ir
f LW---!-
full llp.i opened In a Utile smllo and n,
glow stolo Into tho tan of her cheeks.
Hho Jumped up nnd ran to tho old pier
glass, In the parlor, otherwise known as
tho Seldom Hoom, so rarely was It
Invaded.
Clem nulled down her hair nnd shook
It out. Then she took a bright red ribbon
from a whisk broom hanging on tho wall
and gathering her hair at tho back of
her neck, tied it with a bow. With the
Instinct of a woman sho looked for pins
and found them. Hho turned up her skirts
In a brond plait and pinned thorn. Sho
had to do It sovoral times over to get
tho tucks Just right and tho hang Just so.
Sho shook her head to tumble her hair
and turned for a last look In tho glass.
She was a little girl onco more. Hor
eyes laughed back at hor. They wero
half light, half shadow. They seemed
to understand her.
Clem ran back to the library. A shaft
of sunlight struck across Alan's open
letter. Sho snatched up tho letter nnd
tucked It In her bosom. Then sho fol
lowed tho shaft of sunlight on to tho
back verandn.
For a moment sho stood poised beforo
sinking to a scat on n bench. She crossed
her knees nnd smiled at her slim, well
shaped legs. It wns so long since she hnd
consciously seen them that they were al
most strangers. Then sho forgot them,
braced her hands on the bench nt each
sldo of her, threw back her head, filled
her lungs with tho keen air aid felt her
heart begin to pulso with tho pulso of tho
living Hill.
Her eyes crew largo and dreamv. In
their dcptlin wero swirling clouds, chased
by n glowing light. Her eyes mirrored
tho world of Ited Hill nfter rain. Clem's
head slowly dropped until her chin rested
on her bosom. Sho locked her hands
about her knees, Thon, with a last look
nbout her, sho rose Blowly, slipped In and
sat down at her desk.
"Dear Alan," rho wroto, "this Is not a
letter nbout you nnd me but Just only
about Itcd Hill. We've had a noith
castcr not a blusterer, but ono of thoso
Bleepy ones that rains and rnlrm llko a.
baby crying becauso It's lonely. And now
the third day and tho storm are over
and tho sun has Lomo out. ou know
what that means, Alan, lied Hill isn't
exacty laughing, but It Is smiling with
that sweet first smllo that comes to
babies and hills whllo their cheeks aro
still wet with tears.
"The maples nro still dripping, mostly
nt tho edges, llko big umbrellas. Tho firs
look ns it they had taken their bath in
black paint and nro busy making every
thing else In sight look white. Tho elms
aro waving their plumes nt tho vanishing
plumes of mist ns though they wanted to
bo polite, but uicn't very sorry to say
good-by.
"The sun, I nm sorry to say, looks as
If ho had been drinking too much. Ho's
very red and he's wearing a great spiked
halo of rain shafts tipped at nn nbsurd,
rakish angle. He doesn't seem a bit
ashamed and tho smllo on his face looks
as If ho meant to make a night of it
somewhere out of sight.
-uuiuoors thero's qulto n nip In tho nlr
that makes you feel as though with tho
rest of tho world you had Just stepped out
of a cold bath. But inside, Mnplo House
Is cozy and warm and I know that when
presently I curl up on the lounge I shall
feel like a chick nestling against Its
mama hen whero tho feathers aro down
iest. "Maple Houso Is very lonely Just now
because thero aren't any other chicks
about. 'Nanco has taken her lot back
to town becauso Charlie Sterling says
they aro quite full of health and he's full
er of loneliness. As for grown-ups. Un
"It is too bad that poor old Dr. Bull
Frog is dead. If ho were alive, I
would surely eat him." Then he kept
very still for a long while.
Once more ho began talking to
himself out loud: "Look at that beau
tiful beetle right alongside of Dr.
Bull Frog. I will just hop down and
eat him before some one else gets
him."
At this Dr. Bull Frog opened his
eyes and when he could not see the
beetle he closed them, but he was too
late. Down swooped the bird and
was about to eat him when suddenly
Mr. Water Bird dropped Dr. Bull
Frog. "A hawk," he whispered, as
he flew away.
"I guess I won't 'play dead' very
soon again," said Dr. Bull Frog -as
he hopped lamely away.
HOW MANY RAINBOWS CAN
COPY THIS?
Drawn by John J. Foley, Jr., KUzjerald it.
FARMER SMITH,
Evening Ledger:
I wish to become a member of
your Rainbow Club. Please send
me a beautiful Rainbow Button
free. I 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?
1, In what year was Lincoln bom?
(Five credits.)
2. Mention two important facta
about the life of Lincoln. (Five
credits.)
8, In what year did Lincoln die?
(Five credits.)
PIN MONET.
Tiioss who wish to earn money ftw school
and ml (Jaturoayii should write a letttr ta
Faratr S(t&, ,t
illS
cle J. T. In In town n great deal this
summer on account of other people's1
money and tho old captain never gels out
of bed alnco he had a stroke. He says
there's nothing tho matter with him! It's
tho modern whisky thnt has lost Its tone.
"So I'm mostly alone with aunty, and
Mnplo Houso seems almost too big to
fit, But It Isn't a bit too big when I
stop to think becauso I know that the
old house doesn't stand for any ono of us
nlone It has to keep a nook for ovcry ono
of Its scattered brood.
"Thnt's the dear thing about Maplo
House It Is nlways waiting. And that's
what makes It Homo. Sometimes In tho
lonely nights t wako up Into a dream
nnd tho old house Is ringing with tho
sounds of tho children of 100 yonrs at
play. Thev I audi nnd sometltnoa 1ipv
cry, but thero Is ono that never laughs
or cries. He Is n chubby little boy with
awfully staring eyes for a baby and ho
carries a wooden sword nnd r vmner
drum. It's the old captain, I'm sure, and
once you have seen him ns a chubby sol
dier of threo you'll begin to know tho
secret of Mnplo House-that It's waiting
for us to come back young or old. And
If you nro very, very Blllt for a very
long time you can hear the old houso
brratbe, and then you know that In every
closet nnd In every corner It has hidden
away a beating heart, It never loses
one.
"Dear Xlnn, when I started to wrlto this
letter I was qulto a llttlo glrl-now I find
I'm quite grown up. I'm sorry. But It
only goes to prove that you aro wrong,
nnd that It takes moro thnn a half to
mnko up one's self. Clem."
CHAPTnit XXVII.
THAT dry season saw tho beginning
of n drought that will long hold the
blackest pago In tho annals of the San
Francisco basin. It seemed but days after
tho rains when the sparse grass and new
leafed bushes of tho wilderness began to
shrivel un. Day after dav thn sun Innnni
brazen, from the horizon to the sky, his I
moi iwui mj-B Hcnrcning out mo scant,
stored moisture of wilted foliage1, and tho
very sap of tho hardy brush. While tho
cattle wero still fat they became weak and
uirned to cactus for nourishment. They
iroko down tho sickly brnnches with
their homa and rubbed them In tho sand
to freo them of tho worst of tho thorns.
Marion Harland's Corner
Needy Little Cripple
"THAVE a llttlo crippled brother who
X has no bed or choir suitable for his
trouble. He is 13 years old and haB never
wnlkcd or talked. If you could do some
thing in this line to help him out, it
would bo greatly appreciated by me.
"MAKGAKET R."
Wo pass your note down tho lino without
comment. Tho sad talo needs none. Tho
compassionate member who reads It twice
over will agree with me.
Laid Up for a Year
"I havo been laid up for a year and
havo dislocated my hip. I think some
times I might bo ablo to get around a
little If I had a pair of crutches. I am a
poor woman and need help. I earned
my own living until I got hurt. I shall
bo thankful for tho crutches that are
offered. M. S."
The pair of crutches you speak of In
nnother section of your letter were given
away several weeks ago. We ask now
that a second pair be put at our dis
posal for you by somebody who has no
longer any uso for them. It would bo a
worthy thank offering.
Dill Pickles
"I notlco In the II. II. C. a request from
a young housekeeper for a recipe for dill
plckels. Tho following Is tho way a good
German friend prepares them with ex
cellent results. Wo use two two-quart
glass jars, thinking them nicer than stone
crocks. Mako a brine that will Just float
a fresh egg. (Almost any liquid will float
ono that Is stale.) Put a handful of fresh
dill sprigs In tho bottom of tho can. Wash
good-sized cucumbers and drop thorn Into
tho Jar with a few sprigs of dill between.
When tho Jar Is filled with cucumbers
put In another handful of dill on top,
crowding down between tho cucumbers;
fill tho glass jars to overflowing with the
brine you havo prepared. Screw down
the tops, wlpo off and set away In a cool
place. They will be fit for the table In
about four weeks. II."
Makes Economical Paste
"Tho Inquiry of May C. as to library
paste suggests to me to tell how she can
make an excellent paste for her use. I
do a great deal of scrapbook pasting
dally and I find this the best and cheap
est and most economical, of any I have
over tried. The material Is called cold
water paste. It comes tn bulk In tho
form of a white powder or flourlike sub
stance and may be buught at any small
store dealing In wall paper and paper
hanger's supplies, etc, at 10 cents a
pound. A half pound will go a long way.
It may bo mixed with either cold or warm
(not hot) water, and should be mixed
gradually, a spoonful at a time, to a
latherllko consistency. 'One can soon And
the right quantity by experimenting with
It. I have an old cold cream Jar, or one
similar to that, holding a half pint or
more, with a screw or thread cover. Kept
this way, the paste does not sour. Tho
THE CHEERFUL CHEW
I'll be . coTvnoiaeur of
III .seek no lofty
stt-tiotvs,
LVt jpersd my time. lt
carefully
Collec-fenyj neu
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wrcr'
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Greatly Reduced Pricep
Choicest Furs
"MWHHMMM
Herders rode the rounds on wcakenlns
horses, nnd dismounted time nnd again
to pull out spines from tho snouts of
passive, panting cows. Bulls died of
broken pride. They would not subject
themselves to tho pain of eating cactus.
Tho river tho great river was no longer
great. It grumbled with a weak voicn
from deep down In the gorge. Gerry
wntched Its falling level with falling eye,
and one day sent nn urgent call to Lie tier
for help.
Llcbcr came. He brought with him nn
army, every man bearing with him tho
tool thnt had come soonest to his hand.
Spades wero few nnd hoes: tho bright
shares of a pick or two caught the light
llko lances, itost of tho men depended
on the heavy sheath knives they carried
at their sides. They looked llko nn nrmy
of sanscullottcs ns tlicy sWnrmcd Into tho
ditch nnd began to dig. In two days they
had sunk It to tho required level. When
they finished Gerry rodo back with them
to help bring down Llcbcr's weakening
stock.
Kemp had stayed In sole possession it
Llcber's. Digging wns not In Ills line,
so ho hnd volunteered to hold tho fort
ngalnst tho return of the garrison. Ho
welcomed Llcbcr and Gerry to n supper
or nis own tunning in approved cowboy
stlc; sour-dough biscuits mnilo by n
master hand, steaks cut from a freshly
killed calf and fried befoio toughness
set In, n plto of creamy mashed spuds.
Thero was a homeliness nbout the meal
that made them cat In silence. They felt
as though for years they had been wor
shiping fnlso culinary gods. The pile of
steaks, tho heaped potatoes, tho hot bis
cuit wero exotics, strayed Into a Innd of
pepper sauces and gnrllc. Tho supper
seemed to tho threo men to take on a
personality nnd to bo III nt ease, but It
was they that were III at case, for tho
supper reminded them that they were
exiles.
Tho silence on the vcrnnda that night
was even longer thnn usual. Gerry's mind
wont back to n French book that ho had
bought In desperation at Pernnmbuco. Ho
had ploughed through half of It, nnd
with n catch In his thoughts ho remem
bered that It lay open on the tnblo when
ho left his little room In Piranhas on the
morning of mornings thnt hnd broken lite
In two, Some of Its phrases, conned over
nnd over again In his strugglo with the
half-forgotten Idiom, came back to him.
CONTINUED TOMOnnOW.
paper to bo pasted should bo (saturated;
wipe the edges off and placo old books on
scrapbook when drying. J. IC."
Makes Good Brcnd
"I have noticed several queries In the
Corner from housewives Inexperienced In
brcadmaklng. Mnybo what I havo to
say on tho subject may bo helpful to such.
I mako all the bread eaten In our house.
Much has been said of tho three-hour
bread. Although my way takes about
doublo the time. It Is much bettor, as It is
not so strong of yeast. At noon, when
you boll your potatoes for dinner, dinln
tho water off; measure nno quart. Mash
and ndd one cup of mashed potatoes, two
tablespoons of sugnr, scant hnlt teaspoon
of ginger, ono cake of yenst which has
been soaked In n llttlo water. Set in a
warm placo until next morning, then set
your sponge, using all your yeast, mak
ing fresh for each baking. If bread Is
set nt 6 by 12 o'clock you have It baked.
"HELPER."
Sponge Will Be Light
"Apropos of numerous inquiries re
specting brcadmaklng nt home. I should
llko to submit tho following helpful hints.
In making salt-rising broad the main
trouble Is keeping it nt an even tempera
ture. I heat my electric Iron (or any
other would do), and turn a pan ovor It.
I then put my bowl of Bpongo on top of
tho pan, with a cloth between' to keep It
from getting too hot, nnd cover all with
a blanket. The Iron will still bo warm
In tho morning and sponge will bo light.
"H. C. Ii."
All communication addreimed to Marlon
Ilarland aliould Inclose a utamped, rlf
niMrmcc cntclope and a cllpulnc of the
urllclo In which you are Interested. Per.
nana lh!nr tn aid tn the charltnbls
work of the II. II. C. sbould write Marlon
Ilarland, In care of this paper, for ad
dresses of those tlicr would like to help,
nnd, having- received them, communicate
direct with these parties.
"WHITE ELEPHANT PARTY
Union Methodist Episcopal Church
Ushers to Sell Christmas Presents
A white elephant party will bo held
tonight In the Union Methodist Episcopal
Church, Diamond street near Mth, by
tho ushers of the church. The idea of tho
party Is to trade any left-over Christmas
presents or other articles that have bo
come elephants on the hands of tho
church members.
Private View of Hascltine Paintings
Paintings and etchings whose valuo
was placed by their former owner,
the lato J, F. Haseltlne, at nearly half
a million dollars will be shown tomorrow
night at a private view at Glmbel Broth
ers' store, Eighth and Market streets.
On Monday the collection will be placed
on public sale.
Women in Consultation
Wo scarcely pick up a paper without
reading the opinion of women regarding
this tremendous matter of Immigration
and how to handle It
Women no longer leave It up to tho
men: they get busy. They keep busy.
Women havo proved their endurance and
are not afraid to tackle difficult problems.
Best of all, men aro coming to realize
this fact nnd are not only willing but
eager to call women Into consultation,
and to be guided, to a great extent, by
their suggestions ana plans.
Perfectly Protected
Deerfoot Farm
Sausage
In pound parchment packages
m our
entire stock of
Advance Spring Exhibit of
Modish Millinery
for those who will visit the famous
Southern Resorts '
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rmilineiyShop
1423 Walnut Street
'
STONE PILE FOR DERELICT
HUSBANDS ADVOCATED AS
CURE AND PREVENTIVE
Its Enforcement Would Make Extradition Law,
Now Null, Effective, and Aid Needy Fami-
leis, Says Anna B. Burns
The futility of the extradition law of 1903, caused by the non
enforcement of the stone pile net, which provides that the earnings
of prisoner-husbands bo turned over to their wives, is pointed out by
Miss Ann B. Burns in this, her third of a series of articles for tho
Evenino Ledger on needed social rcfoim. Writing authoritatively on
her subject, she shows how the two laws nro interlaced in their practical
effects, and how, if the latter were enforced, it would not only relieve
tho sufferings among dependent families of men imprisoned for deser
tion and non-support, but would also mako tho extradition act n power
ful weapon. Not n penny of the money earned by husbands' labor in
tho House of Correction has been paid to the needy families.
By ANNA B. BURNS
Slnl Worker nnd In estimator
Not only does tho non-enforccment of
tho stono pile act Inflict suffering nnd
deprivation upon the families of desert
ing nnd non-supporting husbands, but It
nlsn renders futllo the operation of tho
cxttndltlon law of 1903.
This law, making desertion nnd non
support a misdemeanor nnd therefore ex
traditable, was passed by tho Legislature
In order to force these delinquent men to
support their fnmlllcs.
However, It Is pointed out, the process
of rxtrndltlon Imposes nn added expense
to the county, which often proves fruit
less of good results. These men are sent
to tho Houso of Correction for a term,
nnd when liberated again Ilco tho State,
leaving their fnmlllcs still dependent nnd
unprovided for. Whllo In somo cases
Incnrccintlon has n good effect, In many It
proves of no avail.
PAY TO FAMILIES.
It U argued that If tho stone pile law
woro enforced and C5 cents per day of
their prison earnings paid to tho families
of those men In many cases tho extradi
tion law would not have to ho Invoked.
Delinquent husbands would then rcallzo
the futility of leaving the Slnte, for they
could not only be brought back, but put
to labor In tho Houfo of Correction nnd
their families be paid a portion of their
earnings during their confinement. This
not only would bring relief to the families
of theso men, but also would freo tho
county of tho expense of extradition.
This argument Is given strength by the
fact thnt It often hns proved effective
merely to threaten tho enforcement of tho
law.
Michael J. Ityan is authority for tho
statement that during his administration
as City Solicitor, at which time cases of
desertion nnd nonsupport wero handled
In that department, ho found tho mero
threat of enforcing tho law efficacious
In bringing about the desired results.
"In almost ovcry case," said Mr. Ryan,
"where a threat has been made to en
forco tho stono pllo act tho man has
promptly paid tho court order." ,
It will be noted that this was at a
tlmo when tho law was new and before
it became generally known that It was
Impossiblo to enforco tho act becauso of
Councils' failure to make an appropria
tion whereby tho payments could be
made.
Tho annual reports of tho City Solic
itor's office for tho years 1912 and 1913
show tome Interesting statistics:.
Tho report for 1912 shows:
Orders for warrants of arrest In deser
tion cases lf91
Casos tried In the Desertion Court
In which orders wero mndo for the
support of wives and children 1171
Attuchmonts Issued for non-compllanco
with order, of court that had theroto
fnro been mndo for tho support of
wlvei nnd children 1S73
Tho report for 1913 shows:
Orders for warrants of arrest In deser
tion cases 27-f"
Case trlod In Desertion Court In which
orders wero made for tho support of
wives and children..... ir09
Attachments fonued for non-compllanco
with orders of Court that had there
fore been mado for the support of
wives and children 2013
Attention is called to tho great number
of attachments Issued for noncompliance
with court orders previously made, great
.AT ALL OUR STORES 5&5
utter and Es
Since the beginning of this business, over twenty-five
years ago, we have always been particular about the quality
of Butter and Eggs sold in our stores.
This fact is known to thousands of people and has given
our stores the name of being "Headquarters for Butter and
Eggs." The brand Gold Seal on Butter and Eggs sold in our
stores means the highest quality of each to be had.
GOLD SEAL EGGS, carton. 33c
The largest, fullest, freshest eggs that money can buy.
Hcnfield Eggs, carton, .30c I Selected Eggs, Dozen .. .25c
Fresh Eggs of Excellent Quality. I Twelvo Good Eggs in Every Dozen.
GOLD SEAL $& BUTTER, 38c lb.
The highest grade of freshly churned Butter made the Butter
for particular people.
Hy-lo Butter, 33 lb. I Ca-Ro Butter, 28c lb.
Fancy Creamery Butter. I Ture Butter of Good Quality.
There are many other attractive values this week at every
R. & C. Store, whether it be located at
21st and Market Streets
Downtown, Uptown, Germantown, Kensington, West Philadelphia,
Manayunk, Roxborough, Logan, Oak Lane, Overbrook, Bala, Nar
berth, Ardmore, Bryn Mawr, Lansdowne, E. Lansdowne, Llanerch.
Darby or Media.
Robinson & Crawford
Grocery Stores for Particular People
l&gigil
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Last year our eighteen agents in
vestigated 52,946 cases of cruelty
Think what these figures meant Think of the amount of suffer
ing prevented! and relieved) Yet before this Society was granted its
charter there were no laws in Pennsylvania which protected durob
beasts.
Our Year Book and Forty-Eighth Annual Report recount in
detail the history and present-day efficiency of this, the oldest hu
mane organization in the State the second oldest in America. It
isn't filled with cut-and-dried statistics or shocking specimen casj.s.
It tells you a lot you ought to know about modern anti-cruelty
methods.
WRITE FOR IT TODAY
AddreM Dept 3.
The Pennsylvania Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Incorporated April 4. 1808
Headquarters, 1627 Chestnut Street
wf
ly outweighing tho number of ncwsorders
made during tho year.
In 1912 tho number of attachments
for non-compllanco overbalanced the num
ber of new orders to tho extent of 402,
In 1913 the dlffercnco aggregated 604.
EXTRADITION I3NFOIICED.
"riurlng my term In office," said Mr.
Ilyan, "wc stringently enforced tho extra
dition law."
Tho foregoing figures nnd Mr. Ilyan'a
statement lend color to tho belief that
woro tho law of 1913 enforced a much
greater number of men could bo Influ
enced to support their families; the extra
dition law would havo to bo Invoked loss
frequently, and when administered It
would provo more cffectlvo of tho desired
reulU.
Mr. Little, general secretary of tho So
ciety for Organizing Charity, says: "If
both tho compulsory support law nnd Uio
act of 1903, which makes desertion and
non-support a misdemeanor, could bo'on
forced, It would havo a wonderful Influ
ence upon hundreds of men and their
famlllts In the County of Philadelphia."
It would seem then that oven whero
tho extradition law of 1903 Is strictly en
forced It still needs tho enforcement of
tho stone pllo law to effect any material
ndvantngo either to tho Stato or to tho
Individuals most nearly concerned tho
wives nnd children of the men who re
fuse to support them.
BAD ODORS WORRY OFFICIALS
New Jersey Health Department Sum
mons Chemical Company for Hearing
TRENTON, Keb. 10. It Is announced
by tho Stato Department of Health that
tho Hulls Ferry Chemical Company, of
Edgcwntcr, had been cited to appear be
fore tho Stato Department at Its mectlncf
to ho held Tuesday next, to show cause)
why an application for an Injunction for
bidding tho company to liberate chemical
fumes Into the ntmosphcro should not bs
made.
Investigations by Inspectors of tho de
partment havo shown, It Is nlleged, thnt
tho manufacturing processes carried on
by this company give rise to objectlonablo
odors. ,
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Since 1837
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our energies to well-executed
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Tho reputation wo havo ucqulred
forms a tradition thnt calls for
grenter efforts to slvo perfect
service to our customers.
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