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EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1916.
9
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THE NOVEL OF
CHAPTBn Xli Continued.
if-AN mrow .111".' ""... ... ..U.BO
RW.il rushed up to her. Ills hatid9 wcro
uMnt to grip her shoulders nnd shake
tJrbut he held them ftt his side. "What
SiTyoU do It for?" ho nsked with btazlnp;
y-
Clem looKca mm over cuony. isver
nm cr "J """ "-"-
"What?" Btuttercd Alan. He felt
iV. j.iinn nllnnlnir from Under him.
lBnu"" .'" ;.n t, n,l1,1 ll, T. ,
percent Way"0 nt nl'' bcst '" tl10 c
Jnl never turn a mental hnlr.
: "Ho do you like It?" continued Clem,
'fa an even, firm voice. Then sho turned
L,r iauaro bnck to tho saddle nnd faced
iim flrb. ' tc" J'0" wlmt J "'
All my Hfo I'vo been running nftcr
ISj Last night I heard you pncklng. I
ttw what you wero doing you were Get-
r,j- .40,1V to no away. Before you went
;.Btoi! vou to run after me Just once. I
'. . . .An.i.tnMnti nrlffl In t.rl.lfl " I
' Alan's fac hardened, "Stop, Clem. Ton
eirft '"' Ilk0 tnnt l0 mo nna you Cftn "
iSjrllko that to yourself." Ho looked at
Frieni and tho blood surged Into his neck
v J..- A, ihn, moment nlnm tvna
tS,8ilfur to him beyond tho wildest
!t5.. nt fair women. Sho was dressed
m closc-flttlng long coat that buttoned
town tho front. Her riding skirt, of the
'..' dark stuff, sho had hitched tin nt
en tjldo to a sliver hookr From under
lh raised skirt peeped a straight riding
Itoot. and on tho heel of tho boot was a
W. right-angle spur. Alan's quick eyes
kanfion mat spur, ,. i-Aiimnitu mu .tuu
Clem nad held through tho headlong ride.
Clem's right arm was still hooked bver
.l jm..K1a linrn nf hpr Rnrlrltn ntlrl lipp
ii.'t Mnd holding a Bllm riding whip hung
it her aide. To tho velvet lapels of her
coat clung little drops of rain. Her hnlr
wis braided and firmly tied In a double
' iirrnds escaped from durance, nnd played
fiihoulhcr head. Her head, llko tho velvet
WJjmIj, was dusted with llttlo silvery drops
iefwdernnd llttlo drops of water perched
Iti- u- l.nff imliirn il lnnhp.q. Tier pheikn
iwtra (lushed, her bosom agitated, her lips
iStremulous. Only her eyes wcro steady.
Ill Alan took off his coat and throw It over
lift rock. "Will you please sit down? I must
faille to you." U
'iaClem strode to another rock'nnd snt
fiojvoi "Yoa nr0 "bsurJ. Your coat Is
; wt as tho stones. Put It on." Alan
.ClMltaled. "Put your coat on." .
f Alan obeyed; then ho snt down before
in, but turned his eyes away and gazed
'wilier vacantly over tho whole wet world.
ihf ever two pcoplo have known each
fetter without words, Clem, It's you nnd
me. Never mind tho grammar. Even
( unshackled words nro a drlbblng outlet
ifto a full heart nnd my heart's as full
1 lodsr with things i'vo never said to you
n'u the clouds nre with rain.
SljNature, taken by nnd large, Is a funny
UU.1, b..u ...v, .-.....-v a- -
4118 ones mat iiiuko juu want to cry.
Jtia world sees a good man, clear and
itralght, married to a faithless woman
ind laughs. Men'see n pure girl give her
kj ll to a cad nnd they say, 'It's always
Ktbe rotters that get tho pick,' and they
Lliuih, too. Put down In tho bottom of
our Hearts we unnw tuui tucau tfiiiiKa aro
thlnis for tears."
jpf'Yes, Alan." said Clem as ho paused.
KEho was no longer Imperious, only attcn
R?1tYA with chin In hand! anrl elhown nn
knees.
'Tou know mo," went on Alan, "but
(litre are things i.bout me that you do
'jack know things below you that you
FARMER SMITH'S
A Little Talk on
Dear Children Action is always
disappointment. Therefore, if you are careful to watch your actions you
iWill never be disappointed about the reactions. '
Once upon a time there was a little
tank of a beautiful stream with another little boy. Suddenly they came
to an island and the big boy said to the
.island?"
ri "Surclv. I pan." said tlip little hnv.
So he took off his coat and, giving
iJtMch, it should be said, was small.
Now, wonderful to relate, the island
place to run. Therefore, he took off his
Here we see that action is followed
If we are sure of our acts before
ment, which always comes from a failure to meet our expectations, or the
ftcttbat we encounter something which we have never met before.
' Watch how you begin things. Watch the small actions as well as the
Urgef In short, be a good loser.
EASIER SMITH,
f Evening Ledger:
1 1 wish to become a member of
jpnr Rainbow Club. Please send
'ntee, I acrreo to DO A LITTLE
1KINDNESS EACH AND EVERY
DAY SPREAD A LITTLE
SUNSHINE ALL ALONG THE
AY;
KT" N
Address
l V
nooi I attend
Olll PnafnfTifia "Rnv
'Here is James Butler, of North 9th
Jfrt. who has the nicest big dog you
'"' see. We tried our best to get
Info the picture callery. but the
gee was a little too small. Speaking
of pets, what do
you think? Esther
Miller writes that
tho Roxborough
Rainbows have two
mascots, Miss
Pussy Cat and Mr.
Bunny Rabbit,
both very pretty
and both gray and
white. Some day
Esther is going to
writn nnd tell US
V
Mies BUTW:rt
nW they eat "Miss Pussv and Mr.
Fny- We are all very anxious to
laifred Quirk. Addison street."
" Jt a lettp- hpimmliiD' over with
Iflf wshta and kind offers. The
M3t thnnn-I.f t "fir,,) inmaHitno
im pkd about in everything you do
;"ve cone to you." The kindest
j- wto give &,way some baby clothes
Sana children's clothes. 3-year-old
"soma' mother in noor cir-
'Vfte know "some mother" J
OME
THE YEAR, &8S8&
iauon'tftv.1,1lrSlftnd.lnff for' thank od
lo you." W h0W l0 plctur' them
a?.8' lVl"n:" snl( Clem softly,
ami iU?J,C.fa,.a blt of huckleberry bush
"First if ", nervousy In his hands.
..f 'i r n'l t'vo got to toll you what I
m i. . 0U knew' tlmt wl,at there Is of
me is yours nvi nn.i .... .
i i. . u new' ,lml wl,at hero I
ln v.i0Ur ovor nml ove- nBln
,??'! A. 'Sht camo Into Clem's e
ILIIU
can't
(f-,nt,t.i ,.,": -.-" .." -' o "yes,
sieadj nkm;:""" nna ,ncn 8eltIcd to a
i,'lru'vn secn pC0Dl smile every one
nas n smile of sorts," went on Alan. "Did
JUi.?v tl,,nk tlmt R sml, had body nnd
soul? To mo ,t llBg u starta out ,n lfe
llko n virgin with a body to keep puro nnd
a soul to guard unstained. Thero are
smiles that lllumlna a face, thnt shine
Deep down In the centre of the earth,
At the
Earth's Core
I?.?vorld not. unllko our own, but In
?h-, u c.ss,entln' detnlls bo different
1.M1L .lrlkcs, ,nn outer-world human
cli".? s.,..no co111 w'lh terror,
into this world tho fertile brain of
Edgar Rice Burroughs
(Author 0 Tarzan)
mL2avld In,ncs' a yung student, by
means of a colossal machine, "Tho Iron
Mole, which bores through tho earth.
This, astounding tnlo of ndventure
begins In
Next Saturday's
EVENING LEDGER
Jit.J,nS n the Ingenuity of Jules Verne,
the breathlcssness of Poe. and tho
iiouSiis. of BD0AU JUCK B""-
At the
Earth's Core
Begins In Saturday's Evening Ledger.
with essential purity, that glorify. No
body has to tell you that they have never
pandered to a ribald Jest or added cruel.
ty to denial. They nro llvo smiles nnd
they nro rare among women nnd rarer
among men. For one such you'll llnd n
thousand living faces with dead smiles
smiles that have scattered their essenco
llko rain on the just nnd tho unjust,
that have rolled In filth nnd wasted their
substance on tho second best. You'll
And them flickering out In tho faces of
young men and at the Inst gasp In tho
faces of lost women whose eyes hold the
shadows of unforgotten sins."
"Well?" said Clom.
Alan sighed. "Between the lines of my
words you must read yourself. My smile
Is dead I killed It long ngo. Yours Is
nllve nllve. You have kept It pure,
guarded Its flame nnd you shall hold It
high llko a beacon. You nro ready to
give all and you have all to give. I have
nothing but tho empty shell. I have kept
nothing. I havo gained tho whole world
and lost It. The little strength left to
tho pinions of my soul could carry me up
to clutch your beacon nnd drag It down,
but Clem dearest of nil women I lovo
you too much for thnt. You've got to
Disappointment
followed by reaction, appointment by
boy and he was walking alone the
little boy, "Can you jump to that
a run, jumped across to the island,
was so small that the boy had no
coat and waded back to shore.
by reaction.
we start, there can be no disappoint
FARMER SMITH,
Children's Editor, Evening Ledger.
will be glad to avail herself o! this
generous offer.
More about pets Millie Do Gre
gorio, Carpenter street, sent your edi
tor the cutest cardboard dog that she
made herself. It looked so real that
your editor nearly jumped out of his
chair when it walked out of the en
velope. Millie Viglione, South 8th
street, and her brother read the club
news every single night, so does their
friend Michael Giovatmelli, South 9th
street. We know they are all reading
it this very minute and we hope that
every one else who is reading it likes
it just as well as these little people do,
Farmer Smith's Frog Book
JACK FROG IS ILL.
"I am going to let you boys go
early this afternoon," said Dr, Bull
frog one day, "because tomorrow is
examination and I want you all to rest
up and be ready for it.'
Jack and Jill Frog and little WHHe
Treetoad trudged along the road to
ward home talking about the examin
ations. "I hate to think of those old exam
inatipns," said Jack, kicking a atone
out of his way.
"Oh, they will soon be over," said
little Willie Treetoad, "and then we
will have our long vacation,'1
But Jack didn't answer. He wa8
thinking out a very good scheme.
"I'm going to play I'm sick," he
said to himself.
When Jack reached home he began
to screw his face pp in H kirids of
ways, as though in great pain.
"Why, what's the matter with my
little Jack?" said Mrs. Frog, very
mUtll UVIKU.
"Qh, dear, oh, dear, I feel so sick,"
wailed Jack.
"WeU, you go right to bed" said ,
rugm
trust me. Tho things I know that
you do not know shove the duty of
denial on to my shoulders. I could glvo
you an empty shell, but I won't." '
Alan had not looked nt Clom. He had
talked like ono rehearsing a lesson, with
his oyca fnr away In the gray world. He
dropped tho bit of brush, nnd Ills hands,
locked about his lmeos, gripped ench
other till tho knuckles and Angers showed
white against tho tan of his thin wrists.
When he slopped speaking Ctcm turned
curious eyes upon him. "Is that nil?"
sho asked.
Alan sprang up nnd faced her. "Alt?
All?" ho cried. "Isn't that onough?"
Clem rose to her feet. In her up
lifted right hand she held her ngntc
hended riding whip. Alan's eyes fastened
on It ns sho meant them to do. Then with
a full, freo swing she flung It from her.
Tho whip, weighted by tho ngnto head,
described n long curve through the nlr
and plunged Into tho brush far down the
mountain side. "That," said Clem, hcr
oyos flashing Into his, "for tho beacon.
I kept It for you. It was too good for
you; you would not tako It, so there It
goes." Her lip trembled nnd she snapped
her finders. "It Is not worth that to me."
"Cleml" cried Alan, protesting.
"Don't speak," said Clom; "you havo
said what you had to say, Now listen
to me. You nro blind, Alan, or worso
than that, nslcep. I'm not a thin-legged
elf with skirts bobbing nbov my knees
nny more. You enn't mnko mo swallow
my protests today, with 'Clem, you
mustn't this nnd you mustn't that."
There's ono thing you've closed your eyes
on long enough, I'm a woman, Alan,
bone, Bplrlt and ft great deal of flesh.
I lovo you and you say you love me."
Alan started forward, but Clem held
him off with a gesture. "What do you
think I love In you 7 Tho things ou havo
spent? The things you havo thrown
away? Has a woman over fallen In love
with a man because ho was perfect?"
Clem mndo a desponding gesture with
both hnnds ns though she sought words
that would not come. "Somo men clap
a wife on to themselves," she went on,
"as you clap a lid on a hot Are. If the
llro grows cold quick enough the lid
cracks. Some Just let tho (Ire burn out
and tako the dross with It. A woman
knows that there Is always something
left In the mini sho loves. And even If
she did iot know It, It would be the
same. She would rnthcr glvo all for
nothing than never give nt all."
Clem's voice fell Into n lower key.
"The things you know "that I do not
know! What a child you are among
men. A half-witted womnn Is born with
mora knowledgo than tne wisest of you
ever attains, nnd tho first thing she
learns Is that life laughs nt knowledge."
Clem stopped speaking and her eyes
that had wandered came back to Alan's
face. Sho drew a quivering breath. Her
face had been pale, but now the sudden
color surged up over her throat and into
her cheeks. She put up her hands to her
forehead. "Oh," she wosped, "you havo
driven me too far. I am a mean thing
In my own eyes as I am in yours."
At llrst Alan had Btood stunned by tho
words In which she had poured out her
overburdened heart, but as she went on
pitilessly laying bnre her subjection n
flame lit up his eyes and flred his blood.
Now ho sprang forward and dragged her
hands from her face. "Mean. Clem?
Mean In my eyes?" Then his tongue
failed him. He sank .to the wet grass
at her feet, took her knees In his arms
and hid his hot fac In ner skirt. "My
RAINBOW CLUB
Mrs. Frog, "and maybe in tho moan
ing you will feel better."
But in the morning when Mrs.
Frog went into Jack's room to seo if
ho felt better, she found him more
doubled up than ever.
"I don't believo I feel well enough
to go Jo school," moaned Jack.
"Of course not," said Jack's mother.
"You just stay in bed."
"Hurrah!" thought Jack to him
self. "Now I won't have to take those
old examinations."
"And," continued Mrs. Frog, "I'll
send for Doctor Beetle right away."
At tho sound of Doctor Beetle's
name Jack jumped, then he lay very
still.
By and by along came Doctor
Beetle, who gave Jack some awful,
awful bitter medicine called ozlama
goozium. "Give it to him every
hour," said Doctor Beetle.
Mrs. Frog told her husband nbout
it that very night and Jack heard
every word sho said and ho told
Willie Treetoad about it the verv next
night nnd how Willie did laugh!
But Jack didn't think it funny 1
Do You Know This?
1. What is the difference between
gait and gate? (Five credits.)
2. What avenue in Philadelphia Is
a park? (Five credits.)
WANTED
SUIT OP CLOTHES An old suit for boy of
13 yetn. who la In need of It. Addrcu
Farmer Smith.
A Game for Everybody
The Automobile Ride
The children sit around in a
wide circle and each chooses some
part of an automobile orthe name
of a person in it, such as Mrs.
Brown, her little boy, John; her
little girl, Mary j her baby, a wheel,
the steering gear, the horn, etc,
(The names of the family must be
agreed upon before you start to
play the game.) Some one then
tells the story of Mrs. Brown's trip
in the automobile and of the acci
dents that happen, how" one of the
wheels come3 off; how the horn
won't blow, and so on. The story
teUer makes up her story as she
goes along. At the mention of each
different person or part the per
son who has selected that must
stand up and turn around. When
I the word "automobile' is men
tioned ail piayers cnange places, if
any one, fails to stand up and turn
around or to change places, she or
'he must sav -a forfeit.
mmmmmmti mhlTMiiinMMBMuMnbMwA
Somehov I cwst .seem to
foel (Jrowrvupa-t .tv.ll.
As throvoh life I tfo
Warily vending.
1 clont -tKinVT-thore.
imyora rowrvup imidta
i oex TrvcT; vore.
fcjl just
protendind!
God, my God," ho cried. "I nm mean,
but wlmt there la ot mo hns knelt to you
by night nnd worshiped you by dny.
When you wero llttlo you wero In my
heart nnd you havo grown up In It. When
you wore little thero wim room there
for other things, but now thnt you have
grown up you havo nlled It nil of It
ovory nook and cranny."
A tremor went through Clem's body.
Sho rested tho fingers of one hnnd on
AIan'8 hend and tried to turn up his
face. But ho held It ctoso to her knees.
"If you want me, Clem, If you want me,
then there must bo things left things
I havo never could never give to nny
ono else. But I am ashamed to pour
them Into your lap-I must pour them nt
ydur feet."
"No," said Clem gravely, "I do not
want you to pour things nt my feet. It's
got to bo eyo to ojo or nothing, nnd If
there's nny man left In"
"Clem," broke In Alan, "thero Is enough
man left In mo If you'll only glvo me
time. Tlmo to groom him. You can un
derstand that, Clem? Tou knojv what
grooming nnd a clean stable wilt do for
a Bhnggy horse?"
Clem nodded. "How much time do you
want?"
Alan hesitated. "A year." he said. "I'll
mnke n year do It."
"You car hato six month." replied
Clem and added with n smile, "That's 10
per cent under office estimates."
Then forgetful ot hours nnd meals and
tho little things In llfo that do not count
when human souls mount to tho banquet
of tho gods, they snt side by side and hand
In hnnd on a big rock nnd stnrcd with un
seeing oyes nt tho gray world. "With j ou
bcsldo me," Bald Alan, "nil skies nre blue
nnd filled with the light of n single, steady
star."
Clem did not answer, but In her eyes
content nnd knowledge, tenderness nnd
strength, pleasure and pain played with
each other like tho lights and dappled
shadows under n swaying bough.
CHAPTER XLI.
WHEN Clem nnd Alan i cached home
long a'fter the lunch hour, they found
the Hill nthrlll with nows. Alls had re
ceived n enble and had left at once for
town. She had gono nlone. That could
mean but one thing Gerry was nt Inst
coming back.
It was from Barbados: that Gerry had
cabled. Ever since he had written his
short noto to Allx, through long doubting
weeks nt rirnnhns and longer days ot
questioning nnd hesitation on board the
slow freighter that was bearing him
home, Gorry hml been fighting himself.
Only Llebcr's sudden death nnd his burial,
to which Gerry had ridden posthaste, had
come In between ns a solemn truce.
On tho freighter he had time enough
nnd to spare to think. Ho had spent
hours going over the same ground on tho
short brldgedcck, staring out to sea, mak
ing over nnd over .the circle of his life
from tho tlmo ho had left home. He re
membered sitting thus on tho way out
Ho remembered the turmoil his mind had
been In and tho apathy that had followed,
tho long rest nt Pcrnnmbuco, the trip
down tho coast and up the river, the
glorious misty morning nt Plrnnhas, Mar
garita, catastrophe, awakening.
What did that awakening stand for?
Again ho thought, If he could choose
would he wish to bo back ns he was be
fore ns he was on the way out? A voice
within him Bald "No."
In those days when once more his
thoughts demanded to be seen In their
rolatlon to Alix. that steady voice within
him was his only comfort. Tho Hood at
Fazenda Flores had swept nwny all that
his hands had done, but the things that
Fazenda Flores had done for him could
not bo swept away by any material force.
They stood and feared nothing except
Allx.
wnerever ins mind turned. It came
back to Allx nnd found In her nn Impasse.
Allx assumed more and more the portent
ous attributes of one unattached, sitting
In Judgment over his nets. His memory
of her frailty, of her Ilower-liko detach
ment from the bones the skeleton of
life, her artlficallty, made her seem ludi
crously Incongruous In the rolo of Judge
Ho could not picture her, much less es
timate the sentence she would pass, His
thoughts led him dally up to that Impasse
and left him. Then camo the doubt nnd
the question why should he lead himself
bodily to the Impasse at all?
He was still fighting this point when
he reached Barbados, but there an Inci
dent befell which brought a now light to
his mind and then a new peace to his soul.
Ha had gone ashore at Bridgetown
simply because his whole body, perfectly
attuned by three years of long hours of
toll, was crying out for moro exercise
than the narrow decks of the freighter
could afford.
When the little group of passengers
reached shore, with the exception of Gerry
and an old returning Barbadian, they all
turned In the same direction as If by
a common Impulse.
continued Toaionnow.
Bradley
"POSITIVELY
DELICIOUS"
that' a the phrase used
when one speaks of
Bradley's Roasts, Chops
and Steaks,
The proper selection
of your meat is as im
portant as the proper
preparation.
Your next roast will
be a change for the bet
ter if it's a Bradley.
Bradley
t-ojt in
Race 115
lilll . ..I J
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Market at 7 mnty-first Street
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MUfl mI
Owing to the fact that the Evening
Ledger it constantly aked questions
relating to mailers of etiquette, it has
been decided- to open a column In
ichich queries of this kind may be an
steered. The column is edited under a pseu
donym', but it is, nevertheless, edited
by an authority on social comucmUoms, ,
ioTio is prepared to answer clearly,
carefully and conclusively any query
which may be pronotinnVc!.
Good form queries should be ad
dressed to Deborah Hush, lorllfett on
one side of the paper and signed uith
full name and address, though initials
ONLY tclll be published upon request.
Today I shall lake up the question of
calls, nbout which there nro many cus
toms both old nnd new. I nm often nsked
It It Is renlly necessary to pay cnlls
within n certain tlmo after having ac
cepted nn invitation.
Unfortunately many persons havo be
come ery lax In this matter. A call
nhouldlio paid within two weeks nftcr
tho afftlr. Many hostesses hold very
much t6 these little politenesses nnd I
"havo frequently heard tho remark made
that such and such n young mnn or woman
will not be invited hero ngnin, as ho or
sho did not call."
Should One Rise for a Suffragist?
J)car Ucborah llush Some tinio ago I
had occasion to visit tho headquarters of
tho Woman's Suffrngo party, nt 1723 Chest
nut street. While sitting wnltlng for the
person I wished to see, a woman entered
the room. Two other men who were
seated Immediately nroso. I remained
seated. Though I am not a suffragist I
paid them tho compliment ot doing Just
what I would have done had a man en
tered the mom, nnd strange to say, I later
heard some adverse criticism for It.
The suffragists, as I understand, demand
tho vote and equal rights with men, yet
they were Inconsistent enough to remark
nbout my action In Ircntmg tnem ns i
would a man by remaining seated. Any
woman whom I know to bo a suffragist
doc3 not receive the little kindnesses from
mo that others do, for tho reason that I
would not offend her dignity nnd her
"cause" so called. Whenever I nm In n
street car, howeer, I take a long chance
that the woman standing 13 not u suf
fragist nnd give her my seat.
I would apprcclato your opinion on tho
matter. ICONOCLAST.
Whether n woman Is a suffragist or an
nntisuffrnglst, sho Is still n lady and
should bo treated as one. Because a
womnn wants equal rights In Intellectual
and governmental matters with a man Is
no reason why she should bo treated with
discourtesy, A gentleman always rises
when n. woman enters a room and re
mains standing until she Is seated, bo she
suffrnglst or not.
A Question of Precedence
Dear Deborah Hush I was much In
terested In your logical information con
cerning tho proper order of precedence of
Indy and gentleman In getting off a trol
ley car. Tho reverse is naturally truo
when getting on a ear, that Is, with the
principle of protection In mind, tho gentle
man should enter last. Probably this Is
what caused tho confusion in tho mind of
your Inquirer. Will you kindly explain
If u gentleman should precede or follow
tho lady in a theatre or opera house, both
coming and going? It seems more def
erential to follow when going down the
aisle, particularly when nn usher precedes,
does It not? In leaving, I assume the gen
tlomnn should precede, with tho Intent of
clearing the wny of any obstacle or dan
ger, which, of course, now would be purely
hypothetical, though doubtless once the
custom had a very definite practical sig
nificance. Am I right In this theory?
HAROLD. '
Your theory Is correct. The man having
once entered tho theatro or opera, house
(list, should hand his tickets to the usher,
and then nllow tho lady to precede him
after tho usher ; nnd on leaving ho should
lead the way.
Correct Use of Tabic Silver
Dear Miss Rush The writer Is often
embarrassed by tho phalanx of culinary
tools which Is denloyca east nnd west of
the plate. Thero are usually three or four
spoons, two forks, two knives and ono or
two hybrid articles, half-spoon, half-fork,
nil of which causo much mental anguish,
for In the interim between dlnlugs he has
Invariably forgotten his solemn resolu
tions to look Into sucn matters nnd be
come prepared. Lay down a rule for him.
Please, please answer before he again
finds himself In the predicament of having
nothing left with which to eat his ice
cream except a butter knife.
PREPAREDNESS.
It Is usual to use the forks and knives
as they are placed on the table, from the
outside In toward the plute.
What Is Provincial?
Dear Deborah Hush What's provin
cial? Lower Camden Is to Philadelphia.
Philadelphia Is to Now York. All the
rest of the world Is n province of Paris.
In Paris they walk arm In arm and
heaven blesses them for It. I approve of
Heaven, don't you? CLAUD.
Claud has been evidently reading the
"Three Musketeers" or "Trilby."
DEBORAH RUSH.
BABY MILK
(Dr. Gaertner'a modifications)
Ideal at Weaning- Tims
Highest grade milk carefully modi
fled In our upeclal laboratory to suit
the normal baby's needs. Freeh dally
In 0 oz. nurslnc hot tin at S cents.
Best nnd barest t It will help t
keep baby well! Printed matter with
valuable hints on feeding; mailed freo
on request.
Ask your physician.
Abbotts Alderney Dairies
3IST JC; CHEbTMUT STS.
Phone Ilarlng SOS.
Market
n
Fresh
v Strawberries
Our fresh berries are
not the tasteless kind.
They not only look like
strawberries, but taste
the part as well.
Merlano produce is a
standard for quality,
purity and wholesome
ness. M. Meriano
Locust ?60
"ftS
gisgsgaiij4
Wants Paper Dolls
MTHAVE five children. The eldest, ft
JL girl of 7, Is frequently confined to
the house because of throat trouble, I
havo tried to procure for her phcols of
dolls and doll furniture, published In some
of tho magazines, but most ot my friends
have little ones ot their nn. Have somo
of tho kind-hearted Comcrltes such things
they will Rharo with us nnd send to my
little girl? it would plcaso her to have
letters nnd packages directed to her.
"H B."
Tho said maga2lncs visit regularly
homes In which there nro no children
young enough to caro for paper dolls.
Mny we nslc thnt the mothers ot the
households will cut out the pictures for
which tho dellrnte 7-year-old longs nnd
Write to us for tho nddress of her mother?
To Make n Pretty Quilt
"Am I too lato to get tho pieces re
ferred to In the Inclosed clipping? I am
not well, hut not too much of nn Invalid to
sew. nnd I may bo nhle to mnko n pretty
quilt I will pay postngo provided I nm
so fortunate as to get the silk pieces
"ANNA M. C "
That particular donation of pieces was
sent to another needlewoman before your
letter arrived, but wo ask hero that a
pnrcel ot scraps be put up, preparatory to
sending to us for tho address of tho semi
Invalid. Hold them until you get the ad
dress nnd forward them directly to Anna
M. C. As you value my peace of mind
IF YOU MUST SNEEZE, DO
SO IN YOUR HANDKERCHIEF
By WILLIAM
WHAT Is a "nulsanco" In tho sanitary
senso? A statuto definition Is as
follows?
'"Anything deemed detrimental to life
or health found to exist within the
municipality shall be a nuisance within
tho meaning of this act."
Clearly this would cover tho public
sneezer with shame and confusion.
A sneeze Is a 'personal thing. It Is n
piotectlvo function without which the
body would surfer from many Infectious
conditions normnlly avoided by tho net
of sneezing. A sneeze not only forcibly
ejects droplets containing Infectious or
ganisms, but It nlso has a remarkable
effect upon the circulation nnd nutrition
of tho lining of the nose, tending to
fortify the mucuous membrane against
mlcroblc Invasions or, If you will havo It
so, taking "cold."
When ou sneeze you do It for tho good
of your health. No one has a light to
lnterfi-ro with your sneezing. But you
have no more right to sncc7e openly in
public than you havo to spit In your
neighbor's face. That doesn't sound ex
actly elegant, but' neither does the open
face sneeze. In fact, wo are personally
convinced that open-face sneezing Is a far
moro dangerous thing for tho bystander
thnn la .expectoration, because tho sneeze
sprays the air with miuuto floating drop
lets of mucus or moisture in which mo
suspended llvo bacteria, and bystanders
can scaicely nvold Inhaling somo of tho
spray, whereas sputum on the floor or
ground soon dries must dry before It can
bo blown about In the nlr, and even viru
lent disease germs can scarcely withstand
this drying process, as practical experi
ence has shown.
The indefensible habit ot expectoration,
nnd tho unpleasant thought of using a
roller towel or a common drinking cup
or a public toilet do not Inspire nearly
so much fear In our timid mind ns tho
execrable wretch who perpetrates a wide
open sneeze upon the'occupnnts ot a car,
theatro or room. Such a peddler of In
fection Is a nulsanco of the first magni
tude. Tho time will come, we trust, when
he will be promptly and unceremoniously
grabbed by the collar and dragged off to
a sanitary cell In tho nearest police sta-
Daring
haps. Smart
most certainly.
charming boot
short - skirt height.
with lines that
mnKe your root ana
ankle look their pretti
est
And there you have a
picture of our
Spring Chicken
&&
Boot
m
$5.00 to
mm
X typical Ilallabia boot
tn style. In Ot tn work
mansblp and price.
In Watte Glace Kid,
Pearl Gray Kid. White
Hnow Dock, Bronie, Jart
Hroirn, Champarne Kid,
llojal Jet Kid. Persian
(&frtfM
V5 f&.t
nory ajKi wmta-xop
LComblcaUoaa.
919-921 Market Street .
Branch Stores Open
Every Evening
m m MWta"ii"if"gli..!ri
til communication ndttrraeed Is MarlMi
Ilarl.iml shitoM Inflow a Mumped, srlf
nildrrMrri rnrflope and a Hlpplnr of th
article In nhlch joii are Interested, Per
sons nlshlnir In aid In the ehftriUM
work nt the it. II. C. should nrlte Marlon
llarlaml. In rare of this paper, for ad
drones of those Iher wnnld like to help,
anil, having received them, commnnlcalo
direct vtllli these parties.
don't mall them In mo.
ncss lies."
'That way mad-
Needed for a Sunday School
'There Is n Sunday school near Us -with
nbout 28 children attending It. A dear
young woman started. It. She had to pay
the rent of It nnd ns she Is a working girl
she hnsn't nny money left to buy papers
nnd books. Tho clflldron would be glad It
they only had some old Sunday school
papers to read. I do hope some one will
give them for these llttlo ones. Larre
Sunday schools often have some left over
These could be used nicely. I am wilting
to call or pay postage If necessary. We
should like to get some for several Sun
dnys to come. I nm n girl 15 years of
ngo- BUTH Ii."
Whose handwriting and composition
would do credit to n woman of 23, while
the spirit nnlmatlng the communication
betokens n genuine de?lre to enrry on
tho mission laid to her young hand. We
should Joy Ip providing Sunday school
papers for tho Infant organization. It
Is commendable throughout, and It Is
highly probable that a few go6d books
from tho family library suitable for Sun
day reading will bo most welcome.
BRADY, M. D.
tlon, where he belongs. Policemen ought
to bo nctlvo members of the first line -of
defense, anyway.
Street enrs, steam cars, public halls
and tho llko should add a line to their
notices forbidding spitting on the floor.
They should nlso warn the public as fol
lows: IF YOU MUST SNEEZE3 OR COUGH,
DO IT IN TOUIt HANDKERCHIEF.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Buttermilk and Disease
Is buttermilk beneficial to health?
Answer That deponds. Not when It Is
peddled nnd dipped In the wagon or on
our porch that Invites dlseaao to enter
jour home. Buttermilk handled In a
cleanly way Is n healthful beverage for
the average person. It mny do harm In
certain conditions of 111 health.
Handkerchiefs and the Laundry
Is there any danger to a laundress in
handling soiled handkerchiefs?
Answer Great danger. In alt fairness
handkerchiefs should bo sterilized before
they are sent to a laundry. The Health
department might welt seo to that.
VICTOR or COLUMBIA
RECORDS YOU'RE TIRED OF
Brlnr them to us. We will exchange them
tor others or buy them. Keep your collection
fresh In this way at small cot. Lre as
sortment from which you can choose, loclua
Inc nod Seal., Call and lnvestliate.
Everybody's gSffw
looN.iothst. at
BANQUETS N
l'nrtie up to ISO persona
accommodated nt our hnlls
020 Market Street nnd
1221 Cheatnut Street
aiEXUS, BOc UP
HANSCOM'S
Office. 734 Market Street
per
A
of
will
word
$6.50
Ntw ffouventra
or Ohitdrnt
TM WttU
HALLAHAN'S
Good Shoes
40tS-30 aaeatler At.
5601-00 a.rmantonn At.
60th and 'Chestnut St.
S76-4S Germantawn Ate.
The Fur
Price Reductions
Still Continue
And In addition ta these, remarkLl
offering, we now hare ready (or yao
Inspection a flna shewing of
Spring Millinery
and Waists
1423 WALNtJT STREET
spt w m
m aw Waif