fj 'i '. I'wn .nynmi. iifipi IHHJUP4 wpuwig ,ijj.nimwwpfg4(iiimiLrinm, sp? -"' - gjiwwri v TtawJW-ir-yTT " FtOW ' J? ' TT"" t T 'K5iy '1 i ti -wnplwf - PMH T Jgt-h U'Y - Tflklf V mrESTHTO rBaTHR-paiEAPEEPHTA MONDAY, APRIL' 3. 1916. n fcia K f yc CHAPTER XIV Continued -p LA.CIC nrtf ojaculated Airont W. , JJ "I'm simply flabbergasted," voiced Andrews. "Baht Nothing marvelous," spoke up Blnns, ths codo expert. In hla thin, piping voice. "Those newcomer characters wcrp written In sympathetto Ink. The heal of tha fireplace brought them into view. Lucky thing wo got the whoto messago before we started to decipher It Writing dona in chlorides of cobalt and nickel de velop color on heating, and fado as the paper cools. Tako this writing out of doors and tho new characters will dls appear." "However was It dono?" asked Monte. "Although the characters, both now and old In tho cross, aro distorted as to shape, they wero mado upon an ordinary type writer,' shrilled Blnns. "Of this I am certain. You havo nil heard of a two. color ribbon In an ordinary typewriter. Now suppose half of such a ribbon was soaked in an equal part solution of copper and sal-ammoniac. All that tho operator hnd to do was to turn tho knob of the ribbon position Indicator to tho Invlslblo Ink section of tho Indicator stand, nt tho end of each lino, and thus produce, ono visible and ono Invlslblo lino until ho had completed tho cross." "But theso characters look inoro Ilka fly tracks tnan letters," Insisted Monte. "Bo patlontl I can explain nil that," croaked tho code reader. "If you gentle men will please como-closrr, and I am telven a smalt looking glass wo will got somewhere." Monto left tho room and ho roturncd almost Immediately with a hand mirror purloined from his dresser. Ho gavo It to Blnns. CHAPTER XV Kings and Their Pawns B INN'S rapidly took down tho reversed characters upon a soparato shcot of whlto paper exactly, and In tho order thoy nppcarcd to ono facing tin. reflecting surfaco of tho hand-mirror. In L 'lef, the original gray sheet of paper represented tho locked form In tho stereotyping room of a newspaper otllco; the whlto sheet of paper Impersonated tho wet matrix, nnd tho rapid penmanship of Blnns wns tho transforming power that produced tho reverse Impression of tho cryptogram, all tho characters placed In their proper posi tion. Ho preserved tho Identical outllno of a cross, and the result was this: 113 A'q'SD Q'Q'E'F M P DM4TPIEUXU . WH3U6ZQAIQ . " EK6S8MJZTE IP6T3HBEAF QK8Q5KQBEA DQTF0EZ7D7BDDQNRPZQQ QDQDUFM7I7DUAQGUGQDE BFXGDY.YFMEAQSWKQMDGI ' i DUPEAUUQSTSZDEFEXGZU J AQUFZXFJQUDOQFTMAZOX I BEZYIXQFEBMQEAQOIPXX POUTKYAEUY ATXAM3DUY0 ) ' -GMQDD50ZBT NDYFP7MSMQ ) XSUQA7B0U-M QQXDBTMAD'B- j YEX. TBQOYHI Wm UIEAAU-UBMT " M ZUEGEDFMXQ 'M QDFDUZKZGZ fBf P'QDEFAZKQY M - QXUMUNQABO H JQWDAGSRD-C '' j FEQDZEARAG M D'EEMFUF'UBM 'M M3RZAZU0QX k T3ASZQMUDU 'The uso of reversed typo to produce o palpable a delusion seems a sad waste of effort," piped the owl-headed codo ex pert, adding as he jotted down the laBt row of characters! "Soma other reason for It, I guess. Thank goodness! I hava It copied, Save the original, for If there Is anything further hidden In the gray spaces we can coax It out with one of our many magic chemical washes. Always best to teat out the entire surface of sus pected documents." "Suppose," Interrupted Monte Crlspen to the spellbound circle In hla study, "tha typewriter machine that wrote this cross was specially built to serve as the regular Instrument of communication out from an Invisible personality ; for Instance, from a daring king of crlrqe, one never seen by his pawns, whose orders Issue forth only on scraps of paper," "Good reasoning youngster; fill In tha whole picture," encouraged Agent W., who liked nothing eo much as a fresh point of view, Monte bluahed, but continued: "Might not such a man employreversed type for his typewriter keyboard as a personal trademark of mystlo authority, designed to awa and Impress servile and -weak-minded subordinates? He Is undoubtedly a mwi of resources without scruples. At last we have a somebody to fight J wa see a cross-section of his brain In this da-' ranged lettering I dub htm 'King of the Reversed Keyboard.' ' The others laughed, for tha develop ments as they unfolded were approaching In real life tha fanciful visions of a CTaborlau, a Leblanc, a Hanshew or a Conan Doyle. Why not a king a king of intrigues? they thought, and wisely, too. Power over coarse, cruel or underde veloped intellects after al, Is only a thing well, arranged Its chief functionaries are mystery, color and ceremonial pomp. What Is an absolute monarch, think wa bfr-bora Americans, but a colossal at, a personality stripped of human surrounded by those ale- gd the imagination ijekery of it RIJPEIN WniTTEM ESPEClAMiT ffOn THE EVKNINO LEDGER BT ARNOLD GARRY COLM Copyrlrht, 1910, The Pcn.ro Lxcosn Companr. Hochmelster Slgvay ruled his subjects from a throno built upon mystery and cash for services rendered. "Thcro Is no syBtcm of cipher whloli cannot bo read with a tlttlo skill and pa tience, latent analytio ability called into action," shrilled tho codo oxport, focusing nttontlon again upon tho cryptlo cross. "It Is concentrated montal fishing for looso ends. First off, let us take stock of tho 23 rows of characters before us which hold fast tho messago wo aro after. Count them I thoro nro exactly 360 characters, of which 330 havo tho form of letters and 20 appear as numbers. Let U3 assume that each letter oharacter represents a real letter. As for tho numbers, their ver tical position In tho cross Indicates that tho whole cryptogram Is written longitudi nally, cither top to bottom or bottom to top." Ho sot tho numbers down horizontally, and a9ked his auditors If they suggested anything In their new position. Thoro wcro two rows: Upwards 77G3 775380 778GG213.13. Downwards 3.13420G877 683S77 3577. "Try hard and se If ono or two or moro numbers put togother gives any hint to you gentlemen," said Blnns. "Through theso numbers I aim to get tho direction of tho word travel In tho cross." "The repetition of 77, a combination of two numbers In throo different places, might moan that 77 stands for a unit of soma sort," ventured Monto. "That applies with equal forco to tho combination G3 In tho upper row and 36 In tho lower row, which each appear In two places," assented Craig Androwe, the lawyer. "I would Bay that tho figures might safely bo considered In couplos. But which way, upwards or downwards?" Agent W. had been nervously finger ing through tho pages of a tiny morocco bound pocket memorandum book. Ho stnrted vlolontly, and holding tho thumb of his right hand as a markor on a close ly written page In tho book, voiced n dls v ry In threo different keys: "Oh 1 Oh 1 Oh I" "Speak 1" exclaimed Andrews. "Don't keep us In suspense." "Why not say that tho particular unit each couplo of numbers represents la n flesh nnd blood person?" said tho nocrct scrvlco man. Ho Ignored tho tipper row of numbers. but quickly rewrote the lower row, punc tuating It as follows i Downwards, 83 84, 20, 68, 77 08, 85, 77 35, 77. Agent W. went on: 'Ttecall that night wa pounced upon poor Lumley In the exchange Building? Ha surprised us by saying he had expeoted us ; said, How do I know 7 well, less than an hour ago yonder telephone rang. It was a man's voice. He gave his number 68. They all have numbers." See, I havo his very words down In my boolc Now look at the cross again and read tha fig ures downward; 08 appears twice. As 68 Is one man, then It Is quite safe to say 33, 34, 26, 77 and 35 are also individ ual members of the Slgvay gang. Six subscoundrels. Eureka I" Exolamatlons of astonishment escaped both Andrews and Monte. The young multimillionaire said: "Cheap at $3000 ; dirt cheap." Blnns, who made It his business to solve penmanship puzzles and read ana grams, was not Interested at all In the pursuit of criminals. He showed his an noyance by letting off several short, wheezy whistles. He muttered something about putting the cart before the horse. His job was to drop tha baffling tumblers of the whole cryptogram and break down tha entire combination In the cross. "TIma enough later for tho scent-flnders,'-he piped. "At present tho Im portance of 68 rather than 86 is that once we hava found the key letter and transformed tha 330 character letters Into plain letters, wa now know that they are to" be read downward instead of up ward." "What!" said Andrews, "do you hope to find tha key to this olpher tonight?" "Certainly I Give ma a few moments, gentlemen, until I taka stock of these letter characters," said the decoder. "Very simple Vary simple!" The three men watched him as his bulg ing eyes blinked, and stared while his pencil Jumped at jotting down letters and numbers. Tha fire in the grata died down, and Mpnta hoisted a new log into the em bers on the hearth. A fresh cigar for tha secret service man. highball for tha lawyer and a gold-tipped a for tha host as they waited In Thirty minutes passed. I -dathese are tha A T A L E OF PlilL.ADEL.PMIA days when chuckles hava tha official sana tion of the White House nnd then ha pounded his bulging forehead with his open palm. His countenanco brightened and ho cried: "I have got it" CnAPTER XVI Tho Cryptlo Cross Solved "TplItH ahead, wizard) wo are ready X for tho message of the cryptlo cross," ejaculated Andrews, tha lawyer. Monte nnd Agent W. wcro held burning with Interest from tho fever of expec tancy, now that complexity had been re duced to a shadow. Cryptography, tho tangled tonguo of Intrigue,, flourishes best In love and war. Its rnngo Is wide, for tho systems used aro endless In their variety; the string, olphor, the wheol-clpher nnd tho circle cipher nro nmong the diversities. Sepa rated oweothoarts generally uso tho double-book cipher, although tho marking of playing cards after an agreed-upon sequenco In the pack has a present popu larity among lovors who play brldgo Whist Then thcro aro the codo books of navies, diplomats and business houses, whore stnglo words do tho work of entire sentences. Tho art of communication In euoh a way as to bo Incomprohonslblo oxcopt to those who possess tho key to tho system employed has been In prnctlco from tho oarltest times; tho Egyptians, tho He brews, tho Spartans nnd Julius Caesar and tho Romans nil sought to conceal their vital military and dlplomatlo mes sages In cryptography. Fortified by a llfo study of tho cob web lore of conturlcs, Blnns stood tri umphant over the cryptlo cross of the master-mind of tho Slgvay gang. It was his big moment. No wonder ho puffed up with tho arrogance, of a pouter pigeon as ho clualdated, after tho manner of a paid lecturer, In this fashion: "Tho maker of this cryptlo cross on tha tablo ohoso tho commonest of all ciphers; tho soleotlon In the plnco of the proper lettors certain other lettors. Thcro Is no Blgnlflaenco whatovor In tho design It self, simply typewriter art for art's snko. To got at all of tho real lettors It was only nooossary for mo to establish tho truo lottcr of ono of the Bymbols. Edgar Allen Foe, In his famous short story, Tho Gold Bug,' mado his solution of a Blmllar cryptogram seem difficult, when It was anything but laborious. My method Is to work out ono charactor lcttor, nnd apply succeeding character lettors to cor responding letters of tho alphabet. To begin, I counted tho different times cer tain lotter characters reappear. Not all of them, but thoso having tho greatest frequency In tho cross. Blnns showed this table: Q appears 41 times U appears 20 times H appears 25 tlmos A appears 23 times M nppenrs 20 times X appears 15 times (CONTINUED TOMORROW.) FARMER SMITH'S DO BIRDS EAT PRETZELS? Dearest Children It would be a wonderful thinp to find a children's editor who knew everything. I frankly confessed that I knew very little about birds, but that I was willing to learn, nnd I want you to write and tell what YOU know about birds. I have been learning fast. I decided that I would put some bread outside my window for Mr. nnd Mr3. Samuel Sparrow, who aro building a bungalow on tho roof opposito my room. As I went homo ono night I remembered that I had not taken n loaf of bread, so I stopped at a fruit stand and bought a tiny pretzel. This I deposited daintily upon the roof outside my window. It stayed there for a few days and the birds did not eat it. It worried mo greatly to think that Mr. and Mrs. Sparrow did not like the food I hnd provided for them, but I thought perhaps they wero busy washing tho windows of their homo or using tho vacuum cleaner to dust tho tiny straws which go to mako up tho home3 of birds. Ono day it rained and it wa3 after that rain that the pretzel disappeared. I had begun to think that thero must bo something to tho story nbout catching birds if you put salt on their tails and that the little friends were afraid of tho salt on the pretzel, but now I know that tho sparrows wero too busy to eat tho pretzel when it wbb hard andlthey, knowingly, waited for tho rain to soften it for them. 1 I sometimes wonder .why it is wo poor morttls do not uso our heads and our brains tho way the birds and nnimals nnd fishes do. Of course, I do not know, but I havo never seen Mrs. Sparrow sitting down and worrying where the grass and twigs nro coming from to finish tho bungalow, but I havo seen human beings worrying nbout things far les3 important to them than the building of her homo is to tho mother bird. Tell ua more about tho birds and wo shall havo a beautiful time. FARMER SMITH, Children's Editor, Evenino Ledger. Our Postofllce Box Lena Kachoorln IS the sister of William Kaohoorln, who Is to assist Owen Young In the work of the Rainbow Art Depart ment Llttla Lena Is quite an artist herself, and wa ex pect that she .will be of some assistance to her talented brother. Adam McCaughey, Jr., Westmoreland street, saw a little girl drop her pencil case, and, remember ing his pledge, ran after her to pick It EstheTwyman has KACjiooiUN a pretty conception about the Rainbow button she says "the darker colors re minding me of the deeds I shouldn't have done, make me resolve to do better, The lighter colors remind me of the good deeds I have done and make me resolve to do more." Two little Roxborough Rainbows spoke In this morning's matt. One was Ruth Weiss, Martin street She Imagines we are a kind old gentleman who would fall in the'Wlasahlckon If wa went very near the edge (Ruth Uvea near the edge). The other was Ethel Hamraes, who has organized a branch club. The meetings are to ba held every two weeks, and tha first official request Is guess what) That your Farmer shall put his picture in tha paper. Three little girls, Malvlna, Louise and Adelaide Holcombe, of Cynwyd, have a beautiful raaltese cat) Malvlna atks what our dues are. Again we repeat, "a little bit of kindness each and every day." Allan and Evelyn Jarrett, of Rlyer ave nue. Camden, took the club pledge before their mother and father. Llttla Evelyn, who la just 5 years old, heard s? much BOYS AND GIBLS. If yea want to cru mosey ft chogl and on Saturdays writ ta Varmr Btnltlu Tit cnroi. aiETO Im very pianFvlly iv Jove , I "aJmost die, tt C7xck rchvFF. I "tink pe.rrvfc.p3 .3rie.iI TYYfcjrrvj rrs if 1 Ct.n Tool per lontf enoucjK yRTCAM CHILDREN WHO LEAW TO PICK CRANBERRIES PUZZLE SCHOOL HEADS Thousands Who Go Over Into New Jersey in Spring Lose Months of Training Period. PARENTS TO BE QUIZZED Threo thousand Philadelphia nchool chll dren who desert tho classrooms to pick cranberries In tho bogs of Jersey or work on farms In tho spring school months constitute, n problem that Is puzzling the Board of Education nnd tho Stnto Depart ment of New Jersey. Thero will bo n special Investigation to dotermlno what can bo dono, It was Bald today by Henry J Oldoon, chief of tho Bureau of Compulsory Education, who confessed that ho was puzzled. "At a oonforenco betweon Philadelphia officials and Commissioner of Education Kendall, of New Jersey, It was decided to Investigate, tho matter thoroughly on this sldo of tho rlvor," Bald Chlof Oldoon. 'Tho children's parents will bo questioned In every nchool district and means to pre vent tho emigration will be Bought." Tho vanguard of tho army of children who loavo tho schools every spring wont to Now Jersey today to tako up their residence. In that Stnto until lato In the, fall. Most of thorn miss llvo months of schooling, leaving them at tho end of several yoars with but n fragmentary education. "Although they aro registered as stu dents, they get virtually no education," Chlof Gideon declared. "In some cases cnttro classes nro broken up." That New Jersey cannot cducato tho child Immigrants was tho posltlvo state ment mndo In an opinion by Attorney Gen oral Woscott, of Now Jersey, who pointed out that tho children's homes nro In thin Stato and that their prcsonco In Now Jorsoy la only for temporary employment. Besides, tho rural schools nro closed dur ing tho period of tho children's presence In New Jersey, he added. Burglars Get $300 Loot Thieves forced nn entrance Into tho homo of Samuel M. D. Clapper, of 127 West Nippon street, Geimantown, Inst night and stolo $300 worth of Jewelry and silverware. Tho burglary was com mitted whllo Mr. Clapper nnd his wlfo wero visiting friends. Mr. Clapper Is a woolen morchnnt nt 3d nnd Chestnut streets. FARMER SMITH, Evening Ledobr; I wish to become a member of your Rainbow Club. Please send me a beau tiful Rainbow Button free. I agree to DO A LITTLE KINDNESS EACH AND EVERY DAY SPREAD A LITTLE SUNSHINE ALL ALONCJ THE WAY. Name .,,....,.,.,..,, Address .......,.,,..,... Ae I. School I attend ., ' about the Rainbow that tho other morning when she woke up and saw the rain she said, "I wish Farmer Smith would coma and put Rainbows on tha birds' heads and Keep them dry." Margaret Harper, of American street, Is going to form a branch club! Jean Fulner, North 7th street, please accept our manxs ror mat pretty snapshot. Watch for tt in the P. O. Box! Many thanks to Cyril Morgan for his Kind offer of as sistance I There are no dues connected with the club. Alice Weed. South 68 th street, has been ill. Wo sincerely hope she Is well now and able to welcome In the April showers 1 Out-of-town mall comes from Bessie Griffith, Chester, Pa.; Maria Blatz, Wil mington; Doris Barber, Swarthmora; Robert Lewis. Wilmington I F, J, Conover, Brldgeboro, N. J.; J. Kozmlerczak, Mount Carmel, Pa.; John Doyle and Robert Agrest, South Bethlehem; John Potochny, McAdoo, Pa., and last but not least 17 lovely drawings from John Rltter, Haines port. N. J. Very sweet "thank you's" coma from Margaret Dovtne. Sansom street; Ed ward Foreman, Jackson street; Eugene Oeltle, Columbia avenue; Donald Burt, Logan; tsmu wener. Nortn istn street; Cecelia Esther Turnoff, North 0th street: Gertrude Altzman, William Trelchel. West Tioga street; Morton Wlnheld, North 4th street; Elmer DUlmore, Wheeler street l William Greenfield, Emily streets C Bumnar Davis, South 58th street, and.' j. Muien werrin, fopiar street. Wjy gk ft. ( .'iA IS fcrJ) tni'i V -WiigJJj!- J IN BENEFIT FOR SANATORIUM ft . JBmS, k., Iff M Top; Mnbcl Guilford; centre, Rosio Quinn, nnd bottom, Lillian Bnkcr, stars of current stngo productions, who will appear in pcrformanco nt Forrest Theatre next Friday. DOUBLE WEDDING ON WAGER Brother of Ono Flanco Wins Bot Ho Wouldn't Marry A doublo wedding, tho result of a wager, wan performed nt tho Tabornaclo Lutheran Church, COth nnd Spruco streets, and tho four, Mr nnd Mrs. James II. Morrow nnd Mr. nnd Mrs. Georgo J. Epplcman, nro on their honeymoon today. Mrs. Morrow was Emma Mao Epplcman, of Woodcrcst, N. J. Mrs. Eppleman wns Lucy V. Mouldor, of 0028 Spruco street After Miss Epplcman announced her en gagement to Mr. Morrow, of Oak Lano, Mr. Morrow bet n good-sized sum that his fiance's brother, who was already en gaged to Miss Moulder, would not tnko part In n doublo wedding. Eppleman no copted, nnd tho wager was paid after tho coremony on Saturday. Tho bridal pairs will icturn after May 1 to a twin apart ment at 239 South Hirst street. RAINBOW CLUB FAK3IER SMITH'S GOAT BOOK Hilly Rumpus and the Tin Can Our good friend. Hilly Rumpus, the Gont, had Just stnrted to eat tho cork out of a bottle nnd ai enjoying It very much when his teeth struck something which made tho sparks tly nnd almost set his beautiful uhlskers on flro. "My!" V'o exclaimed. "I thought I could eat anything, but I find I can't eat lire." It was tho bottle ho had hit with ! his toetll. nntl an hn want nn ,t,u..lnr l. pieco of cork which was left In his mouth "I must bo caroful," hq mused. After a while ho cama to a grassy plot nnd btarted eating the tender blades. "This seemi tamo, after eating that nlco cork and almost setting myself on fire." Just then he heard a scratchy voice, and. looking down, ho saw himself plainly ns if ho hnd been looking' in a mirror. "AH!" ho exclaimed. "Here is a nice tin can. I uonder if I can eat that?" "You can," said the scratchy votoe. "If I can, you can," replied Billy. "How clever you are!" continued the fellow with tho horns. '.'I begin to like you, for I can see myself In you." "Wo can see ourselves In others some times," replied the Can. "Let me look again, for I want to see If I burned my whiskers," said Billy. "You can." replied tho other fellow. "It seems to mo there are a lot of 'cans' here." "Yes," began tha Tin Can, "You can think of a lot of cans, and If you can't, I can, for I'm a can." "Now, look here, I want to leave here, for I have had an exciting day." "You can!" exclaimed the Tin Can. "That will do for you," said Billy. Things to Know and Do 1. Why is a chicken on a fence like a coin? (Sent in by David Meltzer.) 2. Read this sentence: stand that taka to taking I you tako my 3. Make I0O words from dictionary. (Sent In by Doris Slner, East Johnson street.) For Artists A new department for children who are unable to attend the drawing class and yet desire to draw. Is to ba opened. The lessons will be conducted through the -VWW ' WVwV-i KAcHdoRiH mall. Copy this cartoon, mail In your copy and tha artist who drew the picture will carefully correct yours and return it to you showing Just where your mistakes He. Address all drawings to Farmer Smith, Department IC MONEY PRIZES The children who send la the an kwtn of "Things to Know' are en titled to compete for tha. priita of 11, SO cest and the fear (S-eeni prlxei, ia be (.warded at the and of each week. inn 1 1 i j i, irt n.'j.".1 "J.1.1.1.1. -mWh STARS IN BENEFIT FOR SANATORIUM Leading Members of Theatrical Companies Will Appear at Forrest Friday Leading nrtlsts appearing at tho differ ent theatres In tho city this week will furnish cntcrtntnment nt n benefit per formnnco which will be given at the Forrest Theatre Friday afternoon In nld of the Englevllle Sanatorium for Consump tives. Tho performance will tako tho form of a monster variety show, each artist con tributing a bright, snappy unit to tho en tertainment. Tlio cntiro receipts will bo given to tho Englcvlllo Sanatorium, tho theatro mnnngers defraying all of tho ex penses Incurred, A lively number will be tho cnttro first act of tho farce, "It Pays to Advertise," now being presented at tho Oarrlck Theatre. Dalslo Irving, Allco liegeman, Fritz Williams, Muriel Hudson, Richard Hall, Lillian Bnkcr and other leading members of tho "Como to Bohemia" com pany at the Forrest will present tho prin cipal numbers of that show. The stars, and a contingent of chorus girls from tho Now York Winter Garden musical extravaganza, "A World of Pleasure," whloh opens tonight nt tho Lyrlo Theatro, -wilt present somo of their biggest hits. Lawrence Grossmlth, Zoo Harnett. Charles Judcls, Quentln Tod and Helen Clarke, now playing In "Nobody Home" nt tho Adelphln, will present Homo of tho song hits of that attraction. Eddlo Leonard and "Tango Shoes" will bo among the nets furnished from tho bill of B. F. Keith's Theatre. Early Risers Fish Illegally Authorities nro hunting for two men al leged to havo been fishing Illegally in Chester River at Upland. The men get out enrly In tho morning nnd uso a drag net, which reaches from bank to bank. ROBINSON & jtt)V &K0-i?-5'"?;S' m y&tA&QjkStiaw&Z MmwKncmgrrpysim Here .... mf. -i nirfinl liof nt m tunities to be had AT ALL OUR jfk Wednesday, KUN GOLD SEAL BUTTER, n. 43c Freshly churned and of the highest quality, tmeqnaled at ce, and unsurpassed at any price. HY-LO BUTTER, ft. 38c A fancy Creamery Butter that will stand comparison with moat of tho higher-priced BEST Butters sold in other stores. GOLD SEAL GOLD SEAL, besides being tho largest, fresheit; meatiest Ei K( you can buy at any price, aro the heaviest. Noto tho extra vrdghfc .?) FRESH EGGS, ea 24c Eggs of excellent quality every ono guaranteed fresh. 12c can Choice Cal. Peaches, 10c Gold Seal Peaches, can ISc Fancy Sliced Peaches, can... 8c 10c can Best Pink Salmon... 8c M Choice Red Salmon, can 12c 'MP Wanrw PrH Salmon, can ISc Fancy Red Salmon, can ISc m TEA 60c GOLD SEAL,45c lb. 54-lb. pkg. 23c-lb. pkg. 12c A blend of the highest grade Teas, of fine, delicate flavor and refreshing fragrance. Or der your favorite kind. Black, Mixed or Assam. 40c KAMELIA, 29c lb. iX-lb. pkg. 15c J4-Ib. pkg. Be A very choice grade of Tea. At 29c the pound is an excep tional bargain. We havo it in Mixed, Black and Old Country Assam, r-nmcUA! VTPNMA Unequaled In quality and slzo TASTY RAISIN BREAD Large loaves of fine quality, with a plentiful supply of big, juicy California raisins. OUR PAN BREAD and wholesome as the best of home-made bread. There are many other attractive values this wed: at 6vwrr m R. C. Store, wnetner tt do located I. -"" ' . .E ....... ". 21st and Market Streets Downtown, Uptown, Germantown. ManayunK, KOXDorougn, i-ogan, uax j.anc uycrureos, osum berth, Ardmore, Bryn Mawr, Lansdowne, E. Lansdowne, Lit Darby or weaia. Robinson & Grocery Stores for Particular People mm RARE PAINTINGS SHOW EARLY HISTORY OF U.S. Exhibit Placed in Congress Hall Today Will Be on Vietf Until Juno 20 Hlaatrfttlnnn on pictorial pure Fifty canvases depleting In secmenUal order the history of the British Colonies of North America, nnd their successor tho United States, were placed on freo ex- hlbltlon todar In Congress Hall. 6th and I Chestnut streets, to remain tintll Jitna io They represent more than 20 years work by J. L. G, rerrts, a Philadelphia artist of 8 North BOth Btrcet who began this unique and Interesting task in the early 90s. Tho canvases illustrate Hiawatha's Wedding Journey nnd Minnehaha nftef Incidents In Longfellow's poems, Hendrtck Hudson, tho Abduction of Pocohontas, the First Thanksgiving in Plymouth, tho Fall of Now Amsterdam when Stuyvesant capitulated to tho English commander Colonel Htchnrd Nlcolls, tho landing of Perm, tho building of Independence Halt with a portrait of Andrew Hamilton, its architect; Franklin's Bookshop, several In cidents of the Uevolutlonary War nnd many Incidents hitherto Unpatntcd In the llfo of Ocorgo Washington before, durmr nnd nftcr the tlmo ho was President of the United States. The final Berles tells intimately and real istically tho story of Abraham Lincoln from hla experiences as a rail spttter to ono of his last official acta In pardoning t rebel who had taken tho oath of allegiance to tho United States. Tho artist, who Is a pupil of Gerome tha French master, has gono to Infinite trouble and expense in giving nn aiitHo"h tic detail of costume nnd accessories, oven to making models of carriages and ve hides tmed between 1670 and 132S, some of which he constructed with his own hands. Tho collection was placed on exhibition under tho auspices of the city of Phil adelphia. STATE OPENS LABOR BUREAU FOR WOMEN; JOBS PLENTIFUL Sign3 in Clubs nnd Lunch Rooms Offer Posltlonn Signs offering to help unemployed girls to obtain positions appeared today In girls' clubs, settlement houses, lunch rooms and other centres as part of tho plan of tho Stnto Department of Labor nnd Industry for a free employment bureau for womon. The bureau hasasep-i rate department which Is In touch with employers throughout tho city and will give special attention to those who apply according to tho announcement on the posters. It offers to find positions for girls in mills nnd factories and oa cooks companions, dressmakers and waitresses Girls who know how to sew nro In de maud, ncordlng to Miss Eleanor Baker, acting superintendent of tho woman's de partment of tho bureau. Many branohe of tho clothing trade and mllltnerfl and dressmakers are In need of girls with this knowledge, Miss Bakor said. Flro In Old School For nenrly B0 years a landmark in "West Philadelphia, the Belmont Grammar School, at 41st nnd Brown streets, was damaged by flro early yesterday, causing a loss of thousands of dollars. Tha entire upper Moor was destroyed. Thla will placo nearly 1000 pupils on half-tlmo today. Tho causo of tho fire is unknown. It was discovered by two policemen, who saw tho flames through the windows. Tha flrc mn had consldorablo difficulty getting their hose into the building because of J the iron gates and fences teat surrounaea i tho structure CRAWFORD triM mnnv .mnfiev-fiavinir oodoiv STORES today, tomorrow and EGGS, u 28c Fresh Soda Crackers, Xcwm Ba Fresh Fig Bars, lb, .... So Fresh Ginger Snaps, lb....... So Pure Jelly, asst. flavors, glass flo 14c Evaporated Apricots, lb. J3o Large Grape Fruit, each...... oo COFFEE 35c2LENDBESTCoffee30c!b. A blend of tho finest Coffees grown, famous for Its smooth, mellow, satisfying flavor. Aft its regular price, 35o tho pound, Is unusual value. OC ItonFOBD RRFAn at this nomMal at Kensington, West PhKad Crawi Throughout the City i MlKMl Y t?&tmx W ' V:; TSv?i?Jv .; SilslM ti tiMUUI N rnfCjfoftlnlL v'Vrvw WU, A verj populaoCofif at 2Jo the pond, andLtsty&Oo tha poundyft IsJjWf b!&gwt Coffsa bajj$eltT,,Pluladhl, I teatmJtmmmiii
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