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EVETKG KEDaiilU-PmEADEEPHl WEDNESDAY, MABCH TS. 1916.
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CHAPTER XIH Continued
. . i nrmiiii with a nuny
r'. it was wuv, ......
ItfLih. had met and killed a cave bear
frl'Mni-to-hand struggle. It was Jubal
If .. ... 1.1. nar entirety through
Scored carcass of the sadok at 80
F- ! it was ho who had crushed the
l of charging drryth with a single
C0 his warclub.
hv I rs not pining w " " -
KM ; i. - milte certain that I
&'- ana 11. -
lEtM noiw out and hunt for him! but
i" f..r was taken out of my hands
IlfmlMy. as is often the way, and I
SClJubl the Ugly One face to face.
F r,dWD.anPbPaa.ong the .edge
aw war She hau come, k".i" " "
that would lead us to the top of the
S? Ji? I knew that wo could thon cross
SfftM cIko of my wn Jlttlo valley.
Jr"i fit certain we should find n.
,"" l. ?!'. rm the elltrtOD.
"-;;: , . T
T we procecueu uwh " "" -
Shears against the chance of something
iEsMnlng to me. I knew turn sno woum
iSnUr hidden away from pur
ISt once she gained the shelter of my
8S? and tho vnlley would afford her
MBit means of sustenance.
-rAta, I was much piqued by her treat
'lit if mo. My heart was sad nnd
ESr and I wanted to make her foel
rTT;i'. .mrritfttlne that something tor-
JEif might happen to me J that I might, In
Er hA killed.
KiTti didn't work worth a cent, at least
m i'i .. r rnni.t nnrcelvo. Dlan slmnly
2rtlKed those magnificent shoulders of
rm and murmured something to tho
mid that ono was not rid of trouble so
fciuilrias thnt, .
Krror'a whllo I kept still. I was utterly
irttected her from attack, tho last time
rfeW my life to savo horB. It was In
Stdible that oven a daughter of the stone
an could bo so ungrateful, so heartless ;
Jut maybe her heart partook of the qunl
ltlH of her epoch.
",.nilv wo found a rift In tho cliff
Slih had been widened nnd extended
if the action of water draining through
U from tho plateau nbove. It gavo us a
Htter rough climb to tho summit, but
finally we stood upon tho lovol mesa
ihleh stretched back for several miles to
Ih4 main mountain rnngo.
'"Behind us lay tho broad tnlnnd sea.
cuffing- upward In tho horlzonless dis
tinct to mergo Into the blue of tho sky,
K (hat, for all tho world It looked as
though the sea lapped back to arch com-
KpMely over us nnd disappear beyond tho
distant mountains nt our backs the weird
Sand uncanny nspect of the seascapes of
Fillucfdar Dane description.
nnr rlrht lnv n finnan fnrpnr. hut tn
tm&t left the country was open and clear
wine piaieaus tanner verge, it was
In this direction that our way led, an
Wire had turned to resume our Journey
wen man touciicu my arm.
'"I turned to her, thinking that sho was
tkut to mako peace overtures; but I was
mistaken.
tVubal," she said and nodded toward the
forest.
jkaljooked, and there, emerging from tho
LUCiiflQ nuuu, vuiiiu ti jiUiii'Ub KIUI11 Ul U
niti. He must have been seven feet tall.
kand proportioned accordingly. He still
wis too far on for mo to distinguish his
, features.
r."Kun," I said to Dlan; "I can engago
hint until you get a good start. Maybe
J pan hold him until you have gotten en
tlreljr away"
FARMER SMITHS
A LITTLE TALK
Dear Chilrlrnn .Whnf. filnnv thincrq
Wft, The other day I was wondering if
ut that they do nnd then my funny
IlJja'i, began to tease me nnd ask IF
5r- I gave it up.
,;. Perhaps those tiny bubbles we sea
J tho snores of little fishes under the
Question of sleep.
$ It is said that the soldiers on the
gnweh and all the whilo they are asleep.
en horseback and when tho horse stumbled and fell, the Wlers went over the
-,-.. -.n. Ulm ,a.
llorses heads and werepund fast asleep on the ground,
3TCpl
n.lBW It is n crnnA Wnn'tt? ,?
It is a good idca'tZT do all your
ailfrrto early.
p For instance: If one boy, aged 10
HMij inc year round and another boy of the same age, indolent and tond of
Klise, rises at 8, or an averaire of 8 every morning, how much do you suppose
wft gains over the other?
fi If they both live to bo 70 years old,
we second boy. So, you see, it pays
jT'
t'.
FARMER smith's fiAnnrcv rcnmr
fllVt o . ..
m, aweet uuttercup
411 day long Mistress Mary had been
EJw'flnB about ono (lower, so as soon
"ever she had finished putting the pansy
i' to bed. Bhe hurried un to the North
EUr and called to the Man In the Moon.
lonately, he was Just that very mln-
MUce. " " """ "
f "0b, Mister M. I. T, M" cried Mistress
sfj. now ever did my buttercup get
Safe's Mary quite contrary." sang
rj,V m. teaslngly. "will you prom
ote be Tint .nn"n,- 19 T loll unnl'i
iiutF" Promise to bring you the prettiest
!' 'a my garden the next time I
u Ha tha Man I" the Moon, who loved
mtn. bezant r
I'ftis beautiful day Sunbeam Brlght-
Vgj v or me loveliest sunbeams that
2u !lwd' 'elt Particularly happy. She
. herself: "Tndav nn mv trln to
M'ni going to hunt for the little per
snq needs me more than any one else
y own she went darting hither and
lti i, ,or lm" '18 person, ai
V Oe came to a narrnw utrmt and
Ei4 through the little window of a
$ house.
Lie on a small bed' lay a little girl
tT S7 whIte and tnln ttnd beside her
fc-HM i!"1 an1 woman looking very sad.
v hot take Sunbeam one moment to
K v..,n trough the window she flew
fcti7 p" the counterpane.
gWI've found'" She grasped the danc
fau m.. am and Imprisoned her in her
jffi1 Wile white hand.
tm!J Sunbeam was smothered and she
. vu cry out, but the Flower Fairy,
r H&d hj,Ti unl ...t.1 .k
704 Of the UHlA (rtrl wklaru.ra4 an that
ktuSBbaJ Suhbeam could hear, "Be brave.
iffet Mme one' haPPy and- y4 have. I
; t jrpu into a lovely flower that you
to beaten the lives of little
Uttle later, when tb littla girl
aicep 4U happily clasping, "her
-v, lae i-iower jfairy gently re
poor ttnother4 Uttla Sunbeam and
'-P-tr In a. irlsna nf u.-aa,- Whan thai
EARTHS (ORE
w in itivi. wwiiiiwuviiu,nuinun uFinutfln
Then, without a backward glance, I
advanced to meet the Ugly One. I had
hoped thnt Dlan would have a kind word
to say to me before sho went, for she
must hn.ro known that I was going to my
death for her sake; but she never so
much as bade mo good-by; and It was with
a heary heart that I strode through the
flower-bespangled grass to my doom.
When I had come close enough to Jubal
to distinguish his features I understood
how It was that he had earned the so
briquet of Ugly One.
Apparently Borne fearful benst had
ripped away one entire side of his face.
The cyo was gone, the noie, and all tho
flesh, so that his Jaws nnd nil his teeth
were exposed and grinning through the
horrible scar.
Formerly he may have been as good to
look upon as tho others of his handsomo
race, and It mny be thnt tho terrible result
of his encounter had tended to sour an
alrcndy strong nnd brutnl character
However this may be. It Is quite certain
that ho was not a pretty sight, nnd now
that his features, or what remained of
them, were distorted In rngo at the sight
of Dlan with nnother male, ho was In
deed most terrible to seo nnd much moro
terrible to meet.
He had broken Into a run, nnd ns he
advanced he raised his mighty spear,
whllo I halted and, fitting nn arrow to
my bow, took as steady aim ns I could
I was somewhat longer than usual, for I
must confess that tho sight of this awful
man had wrought upon my nerves to
such an extent that my knees wero any
thing but steady.
What chanco had I against this mighty
warrior for whom even tho fierce cavo
bear had no terrors? Could I hopo to
best ono who slaughtered the sadok and
the dyryth single-handed 7
I shuddered but, In fairness to myself,
my fear was more for Dlan than for my
own fato.
CHAPTnn XIV.
THE OAnDEN OP EDEN.
AND then tho great brute launched his
XjLtnnsslvo stone-tipped spear, and I
raised my shield to break the force of Its
terrific velocity. Tho Impact hurled mo
to my knees, but tho shield had deflected
the missile and I was unscathed.
Jubal waB rushing upon mo now with
tho only' remaining weapon thnt ho car
ried a murderous-looking knife.
Ho was too close for a careful bow
shot, but I let drlvo at him as ho came,
Without taking aim. My arrow pierced
the Meshy part of his thigh, Inflicting a
painful but not disabling wound.
And then he was upon me.
My nglllty saved mo for tho Instant. I
ducked beneath his raised arm, and when
ho wheeled to como nt mo ngaln ho found
a sword's point In his fnce. And a mo
ment later he felt an inch or two of It In
tho muscles of his knlfo arm, so that
thereafter ho wont moro warily.
It was n duel of strategy now tho
great, hnlry mart maneuvering to get In
side of my guard where he could bring
thoso giant thews Into play, whllo my
wits wero directed to the task of keeping
him nt arm's length.
Thrlco ho rushed me, nnd thrice I
caught liaD knlfo blow upon my shield.
Each time my sword' found his body once
penetrating to his lung. Ho was covered
with blood by this time, and the Internal
hemorrhage Induced paroxysms of cough
ing that brought tho red stream through
his hideous mouth and opening whero Ills
noso had been, covering his faco and breast
with bloody froth.
He was a most unlovely spectacle but
ho was far from dead.
As tho duel continued I began to gain
ABOUT SLEEP
Tinn intn nnr hpnrls?
fishes ever went to sleep and I found
brain, that is, the funny part of my
FISHES EVER SNORE?
on the top of the water some times
water. This all brings us to the
other side of the ocean march and
Men have been known to go to sleep
MENTAL work in tho morning and to
years, determines to rise at 5 o'clock
tho first boy will gain 7 years over
to get up in tho morning !
farmer smith,
Children's Editor, Evening Ledger.
FARMER SMITH,
EVE.NINQ I.EDCIER:
I wish to become a member of your
Rainbow Club. I'lensa send me a beau
tiful Rainbow Button free. I agree
to DO A LITTLU KINDNESS EACH
AND EVERY DAY SPREAD A
LITTLE SUNSHINE ALL ALONO
THE WAY. J,
Name
Address , ,,,
Age , . . , .
School I attend , ,
a lovely buttercup. "Oh!" she cried
brightly, "1 must hurry and get well so
that I may plant my lovely flower in a
garden before It withers."
And she did hurry and get well, and the
buttercup did not wither,
"No," put in Mistress Mary, tenderly,
"and I'll love her so much now that she
Just never never can wither."
Our Postofiice Box
Nelson Nelms, Honeybrook, Pa,, was one
of our first out-of-town correspondents,
and he has, made It hla business to pay
raitncui attention to
the Rainbow Club
ever since. No doubt
you have noticed his
signature Inscribed
on drawings that
have appeared In our
club news. While on
the subject of draw
ing, your editor
would like to ac
knowledge s e v elr a 1
very clever pencil
sketches -which, un-'
fortunately, cannot
be published because
they do not follow
"the black Ink on
NEU30N NELMS
Honeybrook
white paper law
These drawings come
from Ethel Asnes
WJnpole. South 7th
street; Verda Oelschlager. Bergey, Pa.;
Jamea Blee (no address), and James
Kearns, Garrett 1(111. Pa.
Out-of-town mall is growing heavier
every day ' Way pit from Mt. St Mary's
Academy, in EramiUburg, Md., Pter Rice
sends in 3t members. Take out your
geographies, look up Emmltsburg and i?te
just how far our Rainbow is throwing
Its rays. Frp, Pennsgro e. N J, comes
the name V .Mtle authoress, Alice Ru
the name f "Mtle
fert, an4?- M h
confidence, for, to be perfectly candid, I
had not expected to survive the first rush
of that monstrous engine of ungoverned
mere and hatred. And I think thnt Jubal,
from utter contempt of me, began to
change to a feeling of respect, and then In
his prlmltlvo mind there evidently loomed
tho thought that perhaps nt last he had
met his master and was facing his end.
At any rate It Is only upon this hy
pothesis that I can account for his next
net, which was In the nature of a last re
sort a sort of forlorn hope, which could
only have been born of the belief that If
ho did not kill me quickly I should kill
him.
It happened on the occasion of his
fourth charge, when, Initend of striking
at mo with his knife, ho dropped that
wenpon, and, seizing my sword blado In
both hands, wrenched tho wenpon from
my grasp ns easily as though I had been
a babe.
Flinging It far to one side he stood
motionless for Just an Instant, glaring Into
my faco with such n horrid leer of ma
lignant triumph ns to almost unnerve
me then ho sprang for mo with his baro
hands.
Hut It was Jubal's day to learn new
methods of warfare For tho first time
ho had seen a bow and arrows, novcr
before that duel had ho beheld a sword,
and now ho learned whnt a man who
knows may do with his baro fists.
As he camo for me, like a great bear,
I ducked ngnlii beneath his outstretched
arm, and ns I camo up planted as clean
a blow upon his Jaw as ever you have
seen.
Down went thnt great mountain of
flesh, sprawling upon tho ground. He
wns so surprlsod and dazed that ho lay
thcro for scvoral seconds before ho made
any nttempt to rise, and I stood over him
with nnother doso ready when he should
gain his knees,
Up ho came nt last, almost roaring In
his rago and mortification; but he didn't
stay up. I let him have a left fair on tho
point of tho Jaw that sont him tumbling
over on his back.
By this time I think Jubal had cone
mad with hato, for no sane man would
hnvo como back for moro as many times
ns ho did. Tlmo after tlmo I bowled him
over ns fast as ho could stagger up, un
til toward thp last ho lay longer on the
ground between hlowB, and each time camo
up weaker than before.
Ho was bleeding very profusely now
from tho wound In his lungs, nnd present
ly a terrlblo blow over the heart sent him
rocllng heavily to tho ground, where ho
lay very still, and somehow I know at
onco that Jubal the Ugly One would nover
get up again.
Hut even as I looked upon that masstvo
body lying thero bo grim nnd terrible
In death I could not bellevo that I, single
handed, had bested this slayer of fearful
beasts this gigantic orgro of tho stono
age.
Picking up the swofd I leaned upon It,
looking down on the dead body of my
focmnn, and as I thought of the battle
I had Just fought nnd won a great Idea
wns born In my brnln tho outcomo of
this and tho suggestion that Perry had
mado within the city of Phutra.
If skill and Bolence could render a com
parative pygmy tho master of this mighty
brute, what could not tho brute'H fellows
accomplish with tho same skill and sci
ence? Why, all Pellucldar would be at
their feet and I should bo their king
and Dlan their queen.
Dlan I
A llttlo wave of doubt swept over me.
It waB quite within the possibilities of
Dlan to look down upon mo even were I
king. Sho was quite the most superior
RAINBOW CLUB
are very busy keeping house for daddy,
because mother Is sick. Daddy and moth
er must both bo very happy to think thnt
thoy hnvo two such Btaunch little women
to shoulder family cares! Mary Wright,
Spring City, Pa., Is coming to see us on
March 18. Only three days more by the
calendar, nnd we can hardly wait.
Seventy moro members from Wind Gap,
Pa. ! South Bethlehem sends John Doyle
as Its Rainbow representative. Quaker
town, Pa., sonds Russell Allem. nn nrtlst
of no mean merit and a great friend of
Klwood Smith, one of our pioneer mem
bers. Florence Chappelle, of Camden, N.
J., can draw very leallstic pictures, but
she must draw them In black Ink In order
that they may bo published. Three very
neatly typewritten applications came from
Cynwyd, Pa., nnnounclng the membership
of Evernda, Annie nnd Russell Gray, What
n lot of fun little brothers and Bisters
can have together! Will Everada write
your editor a "letterful" of Cynwyd hap
piness? Dorothy Moffett and Ruth Berllngtoff.
of Yendon, Ta., are two little playmates
who have recently Joined tho Rainbows.
Alice Hanson, Manayunk, sent her name
In twice by mistake and was so anxious
not to cause us any trouble that she
mailed a neat note of explanation. Doris
Slner. East Johnson street, Is a new little
"eight-year-old Rainbow" whoso Bweet llt
tlo letter leads us to bellevo that she will
bo one of our very best friends. Oi, and
thank you for the drawing,
Two little forgetful Rainbows sent let
ters last week. One is named James
Cavannugh and he doesn't send his ad
dress (ho drew a very good picture, how
ever), and the other lives at 4508 Regent
street and doesn't sign his or her name.
Will these members please fonvard this
missing information? Madeline Eaken,
Llanerch, Pa., Just arrived In a dainty
white envelope! Theresa PrlzzI, South 8th
street, please ask your members to wait
Just one or two days longer for their but
tons. Many thanks or the drawings. If
you make those same pictures In black Ink
on white paper you can be assured of
their publication.
Mollle Fox, Berks street, praises our
button In a dainty, Bweet fashion. Elale
Long. South 11th street, nearly lost hers,
but fortunately she found It a little later
on. Elsie is only H years old and has
eight nephews and four nieces. What do
you think of that? Esther Bashman,
South 20th street, has promised her pic
ture and a story. The postman Is anx
iously awaited. David VlnlkooP, North
28th street, will please send us a report
of Rainbow doings in rus neignuoruoou.
Things to I$now and Do
1. Is It right to go hunting and killing
animals Just for sport?
2 What are the chief kinds of animals
Used for food in the United States?
3. How many days till your next birth
day. (You may use a calendar to find
out.)
The Fairy and the Policeman
By ELIZABETH SMITH; dray's Ave.
Once upon a time there was an old
woman who had a very heavy basket.
She was trudging along the street and
had to stop on the corner to take a rest
On the net street ft policeman was walk
Ing and a little fairy flew beside his
ear and told him to help the woman. So
he went to the woman and took her by
the arm. He carried her basket across
tho .street The little fairy helped the
policeman to do a. kind deedl
BOYU AND OIKLB.
If you want to earn money after
ncbool and on Saturdays write to
farmer Smith. ,
1TE CHEERFUL OTOB
..! I.I...., I
I fee-l .lona In tv.ll "tha
world,
Except iorrtU In tJl I ao
It rtd;Kir spoiU "the.
cnt.rrrk to Know
TWe-t every do dy ebe.
0.0&& too.
person I had ever met with the most
convincing way of letting you know that
she was superior.
Well I would go to the cave, and tell
her that I hail killed Jubal, and then sho
might feel more kindly toward me, since
I had freed her of her tormentor. I hoped
that she had found tho cave easily. It
would be terrible had I lost her again,
nnd I turned to gather up my Bhlold nnd
bow, to hurry after her, when to my
astonishment I found her standing not 10
paces behind me.
"Girl I" I cried. "What are you doing
hero? I thought that you had gone to
tho cave, as I told you to do"
Up went her head, and the look thnt
sno gavo me took all the majesty out or
me, and left me feeling moro like the
palace-Janitor If palaces have Janitors.
"As you told mo to dot" she cried,
stamping her llttlo foot. "I do ns I
please. I am the daughter of a king,
and, furthermore I hato you."
I was dumfounded this was my thankB
for saving her from Jubal 1 I turned nnd
looked nt the corpse.
"Maybe I saved you from a worso fate.
old man," I said, but I guess It was lost
o' Dlan, for sho did not seem to notlco
It at all.
"Let us go to my cave," I said. "I
nm tired and hungry."
CONTINUED TOMOnnOW.
149 SPEAKERS TO GIVE -PREPAREDNESS
TALKS
Nntional Security League's Big
Campaign Will Begin Here
April 3
Ono hundred and forty-nlno mission
aries, mobilized by tho National Security
League, will spread tho themo of pre
pnredncss and carry Its messngo1 Into
every banquet hall, mill, factory, Aoro,
shop, college campus or Industrial plant
wherovor men and women gather. They
will begin their work on April 3, and
contlnuo so long as any 'ono wishes to
hear them.
Tho first formal movo In launching this
comprehensive campaign wan taken yes
terday. There wore two lenfruo meet
ings held; the afternoon session at the
Adelphla, tho evening at the Bollevue.
The 149 speakers attended theso gather
ings, nnd all pledged their efforts to mako
tho proposed educational campaign an
nggresslvc, sympathetic and profitable
movement, one with a punch arid a pur
pose. George Wentworth Carr Is chairman of
the Speakers' Bureau of the league. He
Is In direct command of these forces, and
ho requests tho committee In charge of
any gathorlng, whero a proparedness
speaker Is needed, to notify him, and he
will have a man there to sound the new
slogan. One of the edifying and satisfy
ing features of tho meetings yesterday,
according to Mr. Carr, was the spontane
ity with which business, finanolnl, educa
tional, soclaj and professional leaders
were willing to assist.
From tho business world the Speakers'
Bureau has drafted Walton Clark, presi
dent of tho Franklin Institute and third
vice president of the United Gas Improve
ment Company, and George E. Bartol,
president of the Philadelphia Bourse. Tho
jurists who will bo t.irolled Include Judge
John M. Patterson, i the Court of Com
mon Pleas, and Judge Eugene C. Bonnl
well, of the Municipal Court. These mem
bers of the bar have volunteered: Frank
lin Spencer Edrponds, Russell Dunne,
Stevens Hecksher, Edwin C. Lewis and
Robert S. Bright: while the University
of Pennsylvania will send Elwood L.
Haines, president of tho Debating Society
there, and a host of undergraduates In
tho college and Wharton School.
Others recruited from professional fields
Include Dr. Joseph Leldy, Dr. Philip H.
Moore, Perry A. Sahner, William W.
Roper. Walter L. Sheppard, Walton Clark,
Jr Representative Warren C. Graham,
Robert Orler, S. F. Houston, Clarence P.
Wynne and Assistant District Attorney
Joseph H. Taulane.
Notwithstanding the numerous speakers
already obtained, the league Invites all
who wish to talk on the new national doc
trine to visit the bureau and enroll bb one
of thoso to spread Its gospel.
SUFFRAGISTS BELIEVE DANCER
COULD WIN CONGRESSMEN
See Great Power for Cause in Art of
Miss Constance Dinney
Congress would bo won over to wom
an suffrage and women In the United
States would become enfranchised almost
as a matter of course. If the members of
tho Judiciary Committees of Congress
could see the graceful dancing of Miss
Constance Dinner, the 17-year-old daugh
ter of Mr, and Mrs. Harold Blnney.
Such was the opinion expressed by
prominent and ardent suffragists at the
woman suffrage banquet given to Mrs.
George A. Plersol In the Hotel Walton last
nlBnt- , . , . A
Miss Blnney appeared In Russian and
Hungarian pantomime character dances
and captivated hundreds of men and
women present. It was said by suf
fragists that If they could have seen, her
the members of i the Judiciary Commit
teea would need no further argument for
reconsideration of their vote against the
Susan B. Anthony amendment.
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BLOOMING UNDER SNOW
AND LEAVES; HEPATICA
HERALDS EARLY SPRING
Woods Around City Sheltering
Beautiful Wild Flower "Blue
ns
the Heaven It
Gazes At"
END WINTER DREARINESS
Go Into the woodi these early Mnrch
day Upon the fnce, everything seem'?
brown nnd gray nnd dreary. Havo for
piles here nnd there of unmclted snow,
there seems naught cto hut a mnsi of
crinkled leaves of last autumn's falling,
of broken twigs nnd branches, of brown
undergrowth bent by the winter's wind,
of drnb nnd faded plno needles, of moist
and muddy cnith, of naked treoa reach
ing up Into the sky Excepting your
self, and perhaps a brown winter wren
Upon mi equally brown branch, all llfo
seems fnr nwny, nnd nature dend.
But etoop a little, brush aside that
masM of dead leaves, or this clump of
snow, and thero bravely blooming you
will find the delicate nnd benlltlful hepa
Ilea, tho first trtlo flower of spring,
wrapped In fur.?y furs that seemingly pro
tect Its stems and nodding buds from
cold There furzy futs are fuzzy hnlrs
thnt thickly cover the stem beneath which
and Cioso to tho ground nre tho threo
lobed, smooth-edged, thick, coarse leaves
that, having lusted through tho winter,
nro turned a leathery evergreen color,
mottled with n reddish purple Reaching
out from their centre nnd bravely up
ward. Is a single fuzzy stem with, nt Its
end, a blossom In bluo or purple or laven
der, nnd, now nnd then, pinkish or white;
but mostly blue, a soft, gentle, tender
blue, llko a far-off summer sky.
As early ns tho loth of Mnrch In this
locality, beautiful hopntlca may bo found
uncer tho sheltering warmth of snow nnd
dead leaf, waiting for mlddny winter sun
shlno to open Its eycB.
Tho sensntlon of wonder nnd delight
nt finding this bravo nnd lovely flower
amidst what seems tho desolation of
brown drenrlncss In a winter wood or
upon a winter hillside, Is quite beyond
mere words to dcsorlbc. It forecasts all
tho wondor of tho coming nnd unfolding
Spring with Its scheduled opening of bud
nnd leaf In mnny nnd varied green upon
tree and bush nnd shrub. As a poet has
said to It, tho hcpatlca Is
"nt., thm fi,i,i,m It nnvi. nt
Startling the loiterer in the naked nrovca
With unexpected beauty; for tho titne of
llhssoms and preen things I) vet afar."
Its floworlng senson runs Into Mny.
After each bloom, Its day of loveliness is
dono until another year. New light greon
leaves then appear, to darken ns tho Sum
mer passes, and In their turn become
ruddy as Autumn approaches. And hero
presents Itself tho amazing, fascinating
thought that not only tho hcpatlca, but
every living green thing Is preparing dur
ing a period of from 330 to 3G3 days for
Its supremo effort. Its objective In llfo, Its
fragrant, colored, blossorned flower, In
some caocB to last but n day.
Year after year It Is ao, Each at Its
appointed tlmo, overy flower, every shrub
nnd bush and tree breaks Into Its nppolnted
green and blooms Its span to dlo seem
ingly: but in renllty to begin ngaln at
onco Its preparation for tho bloom of tho
year to come. Tho thought Is not only
nmazlng and fascinating, but full of n
great reverence.
Of nil tho wild flowers of which hepa
tlca Is the advance guard, none aro fairer.
In full maturity In lato April or early
May, It Is the gem of tho woods. Fully
an Inch nnd often an Inch and a. half In
diameter, with from Ave to ten petals
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By JOHN
Why Not a Garden This Spring?
ARE you going to hnvo a garden this
JTXyrar? Do you wnnt to mnke your
city backyard moro attractive? Do you
innt to cut living costs by working the
rear lawn of your suburban estate?
There nro numerous good arguments
In favor of a garden belter living, better
food, bettor exercise.
To those who have had experience they
outweigh nny disadvantage that mny bo
advanced.
But the questioning of the skeptlo must
be nnsucrcd. Tho problem of thoso who
yearn for tho Joys of gardening VU do
not know how to go about It must be
salved Tim timorous must bo encournged
to make the plunge Tho advantages must
bo rehearsed nnd mnybo argued with con
Mnelng demonstrations.
Whnt can bo dono with a city back
yard which aerngcs In a $20 to $2B por
month house 10 by 14 feet of available
space? What enn bo done with tho sotno
what larger yards In tho houses built
In cry recent years, particularly In the
Wot Philadelphia. York road nnd Ger
mnntown sections'" Whnt can be dono
with the nerngo suburban backyard
which permits tillage of n spneo about 10
feet by !!0 feet' Is it worth while to cul
tivate these? How profitable will bo tho
results? How much time will It tako nnd
how hard will bo tho lnlmr required?
These nre tho questions which will be
like sepals, tho solitary bluo or lavender
or white flower rises straight from a stem
five or six Inches long, expanding over
Its low mottled leaves llko n pale star.
It Is tho only wild flower known that
has Individuality In tho sense that some
times It Is fragrant with tho odor of
violets nnd sometimes Is as barren of
perfume as a Btono. And you cannot tell
which tho fragrant blooms aro until you
put them to tho test of your nostril.
Sometimes It Is the largo bluo one, some
times tho largo lavender one, sometimes
tho small white or pinkish one.
But fragrant or odorless, tho hcpatlca
Is one of tho loveliest of wild flowers,
rondored alt tho moro so perhaps through
tho fact that with winter still supreme Its
bud Is breaking Into bloom beneath "tho
doad leaves of yesteryear."
BOY ORGANIST GIVES RECITAL
Russell Hancock Milos Plays in Tioga
Methodist Church
Bussell Hancock Miles, IB years old,
who is the youngest member of tho Amer
ican Organ Players' Club, was heard last
night In his second organ recital In the
Tioga Methodist Episcopal Church, 18th
and Tioga streets. Many musicians of'
omlnonco wero present to do honor to
the orgnnlBt.
Tho progrnm waB a difficult one, rang
ing from Bach's Proludo to St. Ann's
Fugue, to Ralph Klnder's Grand Choeur
In A. Tho organist was assisted by Miss
Anna Gordnn, violinist. Tho latter gave
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PHOTOGRAPHS of the fierce battle before Verdun
have just been received in America. They are the
work of French military photographers and show, as
no description can, the havoc of artillery, and the con
ditions under which the opposing forces work.
The entire front page of the Intaglio Section of next
Sunday's Public Ledger will be devoted to these pictures.
They are seven in number, and were taken within' the
Verdun lines before, during and after the battle.
Some of the scenes pictured have since been converted
into "plowed ground" they haye suffered a rain of the
terrific shells both sides are now using.
These photographs are new, and have not previously .
. been' reproduced in America. Theare-ONE feature of'
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SUNDAY'S ' ' -
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PLEASURE AND pRfrtffy
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Bring yonr problems of garden
ing to the r.venlnp Ledger for lti
tlon. In addition to prnctknl article
timely to the senton, the editor will
nn.nrr. rttlicr Atli nf til OWn -'
perlence ns it mslUtenle gardener"6l? j
through conmillntlon with nnthorliletf
qnentlon of readers. Addrets John
llnrlrnni, livening Ledger, rhlladel
pliln. k
nnswercd In this department Its purposft
Is to bring first nld to the amateur gar
dener, to keep him posted not only pn
what to do In theory but to tell him how
and when to do It practically I have
found tho back garden profitable and
pleasurable for six years on a patch about
45 by 100 feet. I want my experlence1
mlstakes of notion nnd errors of judgment
to save bthers distressing resultB. fiub-i
Jeots will be presented seasonably to Al
low proper preparation. No untested nd
vlco will bo given. X will try to be differ
ent from the majority of tho book garden
crs In being direct
And to differentiate this department
from others It will answer questions of
readers. If I don't know the answer from
personal experlenco I'll call on those wno
have mado their suburban gardens pay or
will consult professionals.
Lccturo Tonight on Life In Descrto
An Illustrated lecture on "A Prospector
nnd Hla Dog on tho American Deserts"
will bo given tonight nt the Spring .Garden
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