AfHtt9Wtn0ti SiictUm.
EVENING MD&BR-PHlLADBLPfllA, BATUIti&AY. JUNE! 8, 1916.
"YOU GOT TO DIE SOME TIME. AND A LONG. EXPENSIVE SICKNESS AIN'T
PLEASANT, SO LEARN TO FLY AND GET IT OVER QUICK," SAYS BIRSft
With Zapp, the Real Es
t'ater Discusses Airy
oplanes and Tells
What He Would Do
Were He President of
the Airy-0 Club
By MONTAGUE GLASS
'Over in Germany," Zapp Saya,
"They Don't Encourage Young
Fellers to Becomo Alry
onauts They Give Them
Their Choico of Becoming
Either an Airy-onaut oder a
Target Airy-onauts Is Pro
vided for Airy-oplanes, Not
Airy-oplanea for Airy-onauts"
e
"TSEE- whero tha president of the Alry-o
JL Club of America has sot a new plan to
. ehcourago young follows to learn how to
fly," said Louis Blrsky, tlio rent estater, as
he laid down the morning? paper In Wasser
bauer's Restaurant
"What was tho old planr Darnet Zapp.
tho waist, manufacturer, asked,
"Well," Blrsky replied, "I suppose he took
the, young feller to ono side and said:
"Listen, bo a sport You sot to dlo tome
tlmo, and a Ions, expcnslvo sickness ain't
so pleasant neither. det It over quick.
Learn to fly.' "
"And naturally the young feller wasn't
encouraged," Barnet Zapp suggested.
"Naturally," Blrsky said. "So now tho
presldont of the Alry-o Club says: 'Looky
here, why don't you learn It flvlnr in in
olry-oplano and after you graduate I ;wouId
get you and two thousand of your class
mates to fly from hero bis Sarf Francisco,
and who arrives first gets $20,000?' "
"Aber supposing tho feller don't nrrlvo
flret?" Zapp inquired.
"Then that's his funeral." Blrskv said.
"Well, then, where does tho encourage
ment como In?" Zapp commented. "Fur
thermore, Blrsky, this hero president of tho
Alry-o Club of America has got It wrong.
Tho thing to do Is not to encourage young
"fellers to learn It flying In an nlry-oplane,
but to DIS-courago "em."
"Well, what ho said In the first place
didn't sound so encouraging to me," Blrsky
said.
"What ho said was all right," Zapp ad
mitted, "but ho didn't lay no pipes for It.
For Instance, if I would dott soil huten
be the president or the Alry-o Club of
America and I wanted a young feller he
should bo an alry-onaut, yunderstand, I
would find out where the young feller Is
working and get him flred. I would then
fix things so that tho girl he Is going to
marry wouldn't got nothing to do with him
no more. H'afterwards I would use all
this as evidence why hl3 father should
throw him out of tho hnuan. ni,ii.i j..
mich, and when I got the young feller nb
solutely In despair, y'understand, I would
lay for him at the drug store and Just when
he Is going to buy the poison ho Is figuring
on taking, I would say to him. 'Listen
since the war has stopped Germany ship
ping drugs to America, you couldn't rely
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on poisons no more. Save your money
anu try something certain. Learn to fly.' "
"Aber not considering the funny sldo of
this thing, Zapp, why Is It wo ain't got
moro as ono nlry-oplano flyer to Europe's
twenty?" Blrsky asked.
"It's a question from etiquette," Zapp
replied. "Over In Europe If a young feller
has got a father with a rating anywheres
about D to F credit fair, for such a young
feller to work for a living Is considered like
tatlng with his knife or wenrlng tan shoes
with a full dress suit So what Is a feller
llko that to do? Cards ho soon gets tired
or, becauso you'vo got to uso your head to
play cards, and In Europe up to the present
war using your head wasn't considered so
bekovet neither. Gollcf and tennis is all
right onco In a while. Blrskv. aher If n
feller Is hitting a ball mlt a club day In day
out y'understand, ho might Just so well be
hitting a nail mit a hammer and become a
carpenter und fertig. Tho consequences
was -that Until airy-oplanes was Invented,
all such a young feller could do to get nny
excitement out of llfo was to climb
mountains mU snow on 'em or go to Africa
and ached onco In a whllo a menagerie
animal like a Hon oder a tiger. However,
Blrsky, after airy-oplanes was Invented, fly.
Ing becomo moro fashionable than mountain
climbing and killing menngcrlo animals, as
It was found out to be Just as dangerous,
but with less traveling expenses and more
convenient to a hospital. So therefore,
Zapp, for every son of a millionaire in this
country which Is working hard to carry
on tho old man's business and give employ
ment to thousands of operators, y'under
stand, they got over In Europe a son of a
millionaire who is learning to fly in nn
nlry-oplano and has working for him steady
two mechanics, n surgeon and a trained
nurse."
"Well, you couldn't blama such a young
iener in especially ir ne is going out a good
deal' Into society." Blrsky said. "The fact
that a feller 1s learning to fly In an nlry
oplano nnd so to speak could novcr tell
which moment Is going to be his next
Zapp, makes him In a way very Interest
ing to meet especially for ladles, Zapp,
which they could say h'afterwards: 'Only
yesterday ho was talking to me tho same
like you are now.' Also an atry-oplano
flyer has got a tropic of conversation more
attractive to Indies, Zapp, which I don't
caro how good-looking a young American
millionaire could be, y'understand. If he
would sit down and tell a ladv hn h na.
up till three In tho morning figuring the
costs on a big shipment of enamel wnre
wash tubs, and h6w by reapportioning tho
overhead, he cut tho Independent manufac
turers' prlco ten per cent Zapp, Is It any
wonder that the daughters of our best fam
ilies prefers a thldduch mlt e. foreign noble
feller? Am I right or wrong?"
"Yes and no," Zapp said, "because while
your Idee Is n good talking point for the
president of the Alry-o Club, Blrsky, sup
posing ho does promise a feller that If he
becomes an alry-onaut, ha stands a chance
to leavo a rich wldder provided tho wed
ding takes place before the accident y'un
derstand, where Is tho Inducement? The
fact of the matter Is, Blrsky, that the mem
bers of the Alry-o Club of America Is start
ing In from the Wrong end. What them
fellers should ought to do Is to get after
tho manufacturers to mako up a Una of
Beml-safo" airy-oplanes, whero If you fly In
'cm, y'understand, you will stand a show
for your life somewhercs between a feller
working in a powder mill and a feller In a
submarine In other words, not so safe that
It wouldn't be considered a good troplo'of
conversation with ladles, y'understand, but
safo enough so that an insurance company
couldn't defend an action on the policy
under tho suiciae-in-two-ycnrs clause."
"For my part, Zapp, I am Content to stay
out of airy-oplanes till they get so common
that talking about flying in 'em will be so
much a tropic of conversation as saying
ain't it a rotten weather we are having,"
Blrsky declared. "At the samo tlmo. Zapp.
I think that tlmo Is coming fast, on account
I seen It In the papers whero over In Europe
they nre learning n great deal from airy
oplanes, and that after tho war Is over,
Zapp, they will mako big improvements In
'em."
"Tho Germans Is doing that Blrsky,"
Zapp Raid. "Every tlmo nir-nlry-onaut falls
with his nlry-oplano, y'understand, tho Ger
man ambulance comes running with doc
tors and nurses, and they rush to tho airy
oplano nnd lift Jt up carefully so as not to
hurt It, Blrsky, and they nut It In a ambu
lance, y'understand, nnd n couple doctors
attend to tho engine, nnd two nurses wrap
up tho propeller. Then they take the alry
oplane back to headquarters with military
honors nnd they hold a post-mortem on It
and they wrlto to the manufacturer nil
about why It fell together with a full ac
count of Its last momenta."
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Illustrations by BRlQQgl
41... a It..... I.,. iMiiftiiln,a Y,'.. ,. . k
the North Polo was discovered befn42?i
here member of tho Alry-o Club su
dish or sornethlnar." '"Wl,
1 ftfA.4.JJl
to offer prizes, Zapp. Ha might of i " l
up to Admiral Peary -for a cut gAH
"
I'T .V..AHM 41.A .MAtjf..k .. It. ..
A Muooa um uicoiuen, ut Uln JI n,j. jJ.-'!
thought ths same thing as you. tiiJHI
letter from the member who offered Si
trophy ho comes right back with an H
of J20.000 for first prize, $16,000 2
prize, $10,000 for third prize, $7BOo2!
" I would lay for him at the drug store."
Up S-
"You've got to use your head to
play cards."
"Aber what does tho German ambulance
do for tho alry-onaut?" Blrsky asked, n
"What should thev do for hlm7" Zann
asked. "Tho Germans Is trying to Imprbvn
nlry-oplancs not airy-onauts. Ovor In Ger
many they don't encourage young fellers to
becomo nlry-onnuts. They give 'em their
choico of becoming either an alry-onaut
oder a 'target Airy-onauts is provided for
airy-oplanes in Germany, Blrsky, not airy
oplanes for airy-onauts. In tho samo way,
the German Government ain't trying now
adays to seo that the German peoplo gets
plenty of food, Blrsky. They nro seeing to
It that tho German food gets plenty of peo
ple. Thoy got one minister over there In
especially to look after tho food nnd seo
that none of It is wasted. Blrskv. aber thev
ain't got nobody In Germany to bo econ
omical with people, and the consequence Is
that they'ro getting wasted something ter
rible. While the Minister of Food Supplies
was working overtime superintending tho
planting aiyl cultivation of onions in the
Berlin public parks, three hundred thousand
people was wasted In front of Verdun nlone,
and tho result will bo, Blrsky, that after
the war Is over, the Kaiser will bo re lim
ing- over some of tho finest onions In cxd
isience. j.no uerman airy-oplanes will also
be A number one, Blrsky, but tho poor Ger
man people, ncblch, will be seconds, broken
lots and discontinued styles In small Blzes
only."
LAZY MINDS
NEED PUZZLES!
"Well," Blrsky said, "even If wo would
get a big Influx of undersized Germans
nfter tho war, wo'll also get tho" benefit of
tho Improvements In German airy-oplanes
without having to wasto airy-onauts of our
own."
"You think that, nnd I think that,
Blrsky, a6er tho Alry-o Club of America
thinks differently," Zapp said. "Their Ideo
Is that wo shouldn't wait till tho war Is
over but wo should go right ahead experi
menting on our 'own account mtt airy
oplanes, and learn from ono accident to an
other. Just what it was about the nlry
oplano that killed the alry-onaut One
member of the club in particular feels qui to
soro that wo should bo willing to learn by
Europe's mlstnkqs and not by our own, so
no is onenng a tropny ror an.annual alry
oplano competition for flying across tho
continent"
"Whnt for a trophy?" Blrsky asked.
"Ho didn't say," Zapp replied, "but tho
chances is it would bo a wldder in sterling
silver holding In her right hand a canceled
Insurance policy and underneath tho motto:
'Kindly omit flowers.' "
"And ho expects that American nlry
onauts will risk their lives flying to tho
Pnclflc coast for such a bobhyt" Blrsky said.
"I sunposo tho second prize Is a safety
razor With twelve blades and styplc pencil
In lentherlne case complete, and tho third
prlzo a year's subscription to nny two of
News and Views of Farmer Smitli s RainLow Glut
fourth prize, nnd bo by degrees do?
'You dona noble' for tha Mlnlh .... w"
work' for the tenth prize and TvlJ.i i!)
tnlned you?' for ths 11th. 12lh ".H
prizes." flL
"Sure I know," Blrsky commented. fi
twenty thousand dollars ain't to hi im5"
at, neither," r """l1
"It runs Into money," Zapp admifJf!
"aber you tako a young feller whlc
willing to stand on a tight rope two W"
dred foet high and Jugglo with a iitS'
lamp, nn ax, a stick of dynamite and'
cigar boxes, y'understand, and the u2i
that thoy would pay him In VaudstliKV1
a thousand dollars a week, so why ehow
bucIi a. young feller leave a comparatliSJ
safo occupation like that, and go Into ii
oplafie flying on the chance that he Vow
win a prlzo onco a year equivalent ,tOit!
fifths of hla regular salary, Bireky? S"'
Blrsky, for nlry-oplano flying, prizes l k
What tho Alry-o Club ought to do U i?'
ganlzo right away an accident IiwwmIi
department and glvo free of chanvfc'
every young feller who Is willing to lm'
It flying In "an alry-oplane In nddltionfcl
tho alry-oplane a regular accident .law
anco policy and a salary In proportion'
tho risk tho feller Is taking." Sj
"And how long would tho Alry-o Clnl rf
America last under them exponses, ZMr'
Blrsky naked, nnd Zapp ehrurged ii'
shoulders. mL
"I never looked up their rating,"' hi if
plied. m
"Then what are you driving lntor Elnfi
Inquired. "'
"I nm driving into this, .Blrsky;' zi
said. "Tho feller who Is giving' the troblr'
and tho president and members nt ii
Alry-o Club, Is all worked 'upi about A'
United States not being prepared for'vtt
with airy-oplanes. Tho Ideo is that if th
United States nln't so prepared, Blreb'
when tho war comes, tho losses In alnl
oplanes and -nlry-onnut3 will be tremendoii
In fact they'll bo pretty near as big aa'ih
nlry-oplano losses which have occurred .h'
preparing for tho war, if wo had prepare
for It Now, I boliove In Insurance. Hlrt
aber If tho premium Is bigger than lit
prospective-loss, Blrsky, my Idea ,1s to' tract
,n l.mtr flint vm, ,n,it,1nf !..... . . u
W uw.k V.IMW JM I.WU.U. I MlhVO U UfO.
"But, Zapp," Blrsky protested, "we'miiit
got to got soma airy-onauts in' case' of a
war." -
"Listen, Blrsky," Zapp said: "Them I. l
ready entered In tho Alry-o Club's conW
uuriccn concerns wnicn manufactures aJrr.
upmuuo ,11 ma uiuicu ouues, ana, so lar U
I heard it, they ain't In business for tin
benefit they will get from the svstnniiin
exercise of making up a weekly payroll e-
ncuy. so you can xrust tnem fellers to w
to It that enough young mlllonalres tint
iu uy tu net uio manuiaciurer anyhow tag
per cent on his Investment, and that la k
secret of alryPPlano preparefulness, Blnkx..
j.o ing memuerq oi uio Alry-o Club 01
America nn alry-onaut Is only an iW"n
onaut, but to a fellor In the alry-ojlinj
uuniiieaa uu uiry-onam is something Wl"
than that. Ho is a customer, Blrsky. Sj
therefore Blrsky. whit tho A!rv-o f!lh M
America must do Is to train traveling sale-
men mr mo manuiaciurers or alry-oplanu
and In case of war, Blrsky, tho air wooM
be black withl customers"
M
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IS
CONSIDER THE IDLE BOY
Dearest Children The most unhappy boy in the wide world is tho ono who
has nothing to do. If ho plays hookey or truant, he'becomes the most lonesome
human being on earth when he gets out and away from the school building and
finds ho has nothing to do.
He may tell you that he is having the grandest time on earth, but deep down
in the bottom of his little heart there is a "tap, tap" at his little conscience which
tells him ho is doing wrong.
" t. YU nCVer 8C0 byS Wh are bu settinK Snt0 double, but those boys who
have nothing definite to do aro not only unhappy, but make things unhappy for
others.
As you remember, our Club ha3 always advocated "keeping busy."
We aro suro that If tho two boys who were said to have started the fire at
Atlantic City some time ago which burned up ?20,000 worth of tho Boardwalk
in that city had been members of our beautiful Rainbow Club and followed our
talks, which have tried to have as their aim CORRECT THINKING, thoy would
not have done all th!s..damage.
I think it would bo very useful if we would have letters from all of our
aembers telling how thy expect to spend their summer. Wo will print these in
our xaiKs, so xnat; we may do neiptui to ono another.
Wo should also like to hear from boys who are earning money and how
they earn it.
Whatever you do, keep busy, and you will keep happy,
S FARMER SMITH,
Children's Editor, Evening Ledger.
"AT HOME" DAYS WITH THE- RAINBOWS
7,e WEATHER
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Strong and Quick
By EARV 8COTT. N. RebliMon it
There were two boys. One was George
and the other was Tom. George was the
strongest boy In his class. Tom was the
fastest runner in his class. George said,
"I would rather bo th strongest In my
lass than tha fastest runner In my class."
-.Tom aald, "I would rather bo the fastest
runner In ray class than the strongest In my
lass." So they began to quarrel.
As the two boys were walking along, a
4ady called out, "Won't somebody carry my
husband into ths house? He is 1JL"
The two boya heard what tho Jadv said,
They ran and answered, "We will carry
your husband Into tho house," and they
lid.
George said to jaga, "Run for the doc
tor, becauss youTra ths fastest runner."
The doctor came back in hla automobile
and Tom was riding with him. Seeing tho
sick man, he discovered that It was Just
an attack of weakness and that he would
surely get well with proper care and medicine.
The lady was very happy and thanked
the boys over and over again. While the
doctor was cranking his car ha said,
"Would you like to have a ride, boys?"
Of course, they said "Yes."
So they had a very happy time, and thus.
In helping another, they forgot all about
their quarreling,
A Rainbow Yell
Bjr BADIB ZUCHOVITZ. Woodbuw, N. J.
Slow, A-yle, A-vy, A-vo,
Faster. A-rte. A-vy, A-vo,
Rah, Rah. Rain-bowl
POETICAL OPINIONS BY OUR ARTISTS
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MERCY ANNE PERKINS AT BOARDING SCHOOL 4
In which having decided to give Mercy
a cnance xo De aumittect to "the Six Great Secrets,"
whose existence is unknown to tho faculty, tho
members proceed to put the little country girl
through the "trial by fire."
A&tkong battle had been waged, none
the less strong becauso It was fought In
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JIMMY MONKEY'S PARACHUTE
By Farmer Smith
It was a beauttful day in- Jungletown.
Jimmy Monkey was sitting in the bamboo
tree with his arm around tho Baby Baboon.
"You are positively the dearest, Bweetest,
ctitest thing in all tho world, and OH, how
I love you I" It was Jimmy talking to his
companion, and he gave him an extra big
hug 'luat to show that he meant what he
said,
"What's the occasion for all this mo
lasses talk?" asked the Baby Baboon, look
ing up In Jimmy's eyes.
"DojVt you lUce It?" asked Jimmy.
"I like it" answered tha Baby Baboon,
"buj I want to know what is coming next
What do you want me to dot Do you
want another piece of mother's cocoanut
cake?"
"My precious darling. I don't want you
to do a thing for me. I was just reading
in the newspapers about a Zeppelin and "
-a z.epp-zepp what is itr'
"It's a flying machine. I, can't make one,
but I can make a parachute and"
"I don't want you to "shoot" and I don't
want to have anything to dp with war
and flying machines and cannon balls. I
almost got killed in one war."
"When was thatf asked Jimmy-
"The day we had the cocoanut cake
don't you remember! You were shooting'
at me," replied the Baby Baboon.
"Never mind about that," answered
Jimmy. "Just you hold on to the sleeves
pf my coat and drop to the ground. My
coat will all nil put like a parachute and
it won't hurt you a bit"
"It'a awfully sweet of you, Jimmy, to
let ma do that, but I wouldn't want to de
prive you of the pleasure, besides, mother
has a chocolate cake now and I know- It
is ready delicious frosting; all dry and
andwaiting."
"Suppose we shoot the parachute some
Other dayf suggested Jimmy.
"I think that would be very, very wUe."
said the Baby Baboon. 'I win climb down
the tree and you can, come down in your
i T-I-giurt pot Ma mlht feu m you"
(said J teuaj aa ha impre4 dewa the
baaabeo UmUtat Me coojhzUk, oeutf
tfctek taytUs? eteii
XVT MJeiraM
THE SLUMBEItlAND BAND
By Farmer Smith
When I get in my bed at night,
And hug my pillow oh I so 'tight,
Z bear the rnuslo of a Band
As I sail off to Slumberland". '
First there's a life and then a drum,
A louder pohs and then a hum j
Until at last I wake at dawn
My dream is o'er my Band Is cone I
A Poor Girl and a Rich One
Br OLADYS BBIUIY, Jit Airy.
One time a poor girl named Ethel was
walking along tho street crying. Although
It was summer, the day was cold and
rainy, A rich girl whom Ethel once knew
happened to pass by. and the poor little
girl asked for an old pair of shoes. The
rich girl's name was Dorothy, She an
swered, t'No" In a proud tone of voice.
A little while later, Ethel'B father, who
had been, Blck, grew better and was 'for
tunate enough to obtain a good position.
New Ethel had no( only shoes but many
other things, for which she had been wish
ing for a long time. Not many days after
Torothy's mother and father died and left
her no money. Ethel heard of this and,
feeling sorry for Dorothy, asked her mother
Jf they might not adopt her. They did adopt
her, and Dorothy learned many Veautlful
lessons from kind-hearted Ethel. T
Honor Roll Contest
The p rites for the beat anwn to
TMa to Snow and De" foi Uit'wulc
miliar May 7 were won by the JoUaw
lar member t
lUrtlut CiiUJ, Danville, P. 11.
Hilar Ifellor, Judjoa tret 41 teoli
ArtUu gjuitn. Nertb lltb tr..t .'
Denials Cre, UztrM street jj
TU1U Martuj, Of da tticttti ij.tti.
-wui vfow, t?:ir r-J4
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Tho Unselfish Boy
BALTHRA DAailURST. Ate 7 year.
Johnnie was S years old. He had no
father. He had two brothers and a mother.
Ha was different from them. They wero
selfish, but he wasn't One day a lady came
to the door. Johnnie answered it "Can
I have some bread? I am hungry," said
.tha Jady. Johnnla went tq get it When
his mother saw him she paid she would
be,? lm- ?wt te Udy took him to live
with her, where he lived happy and was
never beaten any more.
a very small enclosure no larger nnd no
smaller than tho heart of Mercy Anne!
Again and again tho little country girl had
read tho note that had been slipped under
hor door: "Dear Mercy Anne Como to
Jerry Patton's room at 10; 30 tonight. Re
freshments will bo served and m will h
glad to see you. The Committee."
Stubbornness that went with the red hair
of Mercy Anne stubbornness because she
did not wish to give In to elrla hn Vinrt
been mean to her, and Ionesomeness that'
went with the gray eyes of her Ionesome
ness tnat cried out for company lit spite
pf everything, had fought very hard, and,
in .the end, Ionesomeness won.
At 10:30, little suspecting that she was
being "tried by Are." Mercy Anne sat
in a charmed circle that happily munched
peanut butter sandwiches nnd clnnamoh
buns. Things were progressing , nicely.
Mercy Anne and Jerry were sharing the
same shoehorn that was doing night duty
as a butter spreader. Suddenly, In the mid
dle of an exciting story whlsperlngly told
by herself. May Belle stopped short and
govo Jerry a kick,
n The time for the first "trial by Are" was
"Ouch, what are you k "
Jerry," May Belle" interrupted Just In
i?s MnfaVf horp,.ut fron belnS disclosed"
tnta?'stnnathte0paUh.8 """ 8U'ar
Jerry descended from the seventh heaven
belnVohi""" bvUn t0 the nwfuI reality o"
Seer? ta "m Pe3raan ror "T"8 SI Great
2. m? "Mercy Anne," she faltered
pleased I" the BUr 'from the pam?y
"Me," echoed Mercy Anne, "why whv I
"OhBe,2hkBr!; Whe.ra the PanVr7ls."hy' X
ti.iS ', ,hat , doe,,t matter," said May
and .farvfy'. U's "und the kitchen.
Vou'll flnd,5it."hen8 "ear the aMn room:
wad tMnJ- "?ndeed' " was an awk
ward Jhlng to speak about, this sending of
a strango little girl out into, tho dark to
uugar 1
A lump rose in Mercy Anne's throat W
tho first tlmo in 10 wholo days she id
been happy, nnd now in a minute all n
changed. A hot wave of anirer made.th
ump all the bigger. Then suddenly a fltV'
Ing spirit drove every other emotion W
Again she would show them I She woiJ
get tha suearl .'
"That's right. May Belle," she w
quietly, "I guess I can finrt th Bflntrr.".
and with that she Jumped to her feet, tIK
out Into the dark corridor and closed tst
door behind her. ;a
Tho tower stairs were only to be wi
In case of tire, but trmv inn, t.n maml
them once, having nothing better to do, sM'j
....-., n.c, iu yuuncci wun a nauway.
led to the kitchen. This much and nothk
moro Mercy Anne knew. r.ni nt muk'
that a pantry Is generally near a kltoaB.,.
uurejuny pne traced her way over t
ground, her determination to "show !
girls smotherlnir fmn r.r ninri la
three minutes without mishap she had Mfi
r 1 i' ,he Mtohen door. Fortune wet;
""" '!ri rriendly moon, ettinWj
...... u uuuurminea window, poimeawfj
way to the pantry I 4
In Mercy Anpe stole softly and stood qnJUJ
still reading the labels on the rows of brff
cans that lined the shelves. COCOA, flABW
TEA SUOAR, there It was I .
In a second Mercy Anne had dragged or!
tha wooden chair, Up she climbed-)
small hands Just missed reaching the sbeltj
In a Jiffy she had stooped down and pl!4
out tne drawer wh,N ,.& i.i,Ai.An vnivwil
were kept. One foot stepped gingerly 1
tne uncertain wooden edge, the other fsW
lowed more bravely. Mercy Anne drewtty
hands carefully away from the shelf M1
was clinging to and snatched at the VPU
can. w
Bump clatter bang, down went tin
drawer, Mercy Anne, the knives and tt
iiTTui.T-'r . " ,nere sn8 Iay 'n a ensm
...... ..VM. ,
(To be continued).
A Mother
By FRANCIS KEU.T.
" n?.,ther beat and truest friend
you will ever have with the exception of a
father. -
When you are sick your mother cares
for you and no matter how bad you have
over been she forgets t all then. When
some one hurts your feelings, your mother
always knows how to comfort you
When your mother iuia extra money the
first thing she thinks of is what she can
buy for you. . ,
Altogether a mother does e&rythjng in
the world that she posslbl, can for her
child.
Thlnfcs to Know and Do
f mn wh nad that
must ache."
Two word are hidden in the quotation
which form what a boy longs to iave. What
S,yV W'1U,'i ace bW wld he was
HJ.J. C. Aft oiunax Ha,
Ifiika the Uvfm U the auatatlaB nj itt
jBM B tb WW , "
Our Poatoflice Box ,
.S J,her day we were riding -down
m V .eet nen on tha owy-whlte
steps of a three-storv rH hrir.J v.-....
fh LI' w'a "dfn- And what DO you
h .1 We reci?nlwd them I As plain as
day they Yere thp JCoenlg children, whose
pictures came to us not more than a week
m.- cw. imu way, aiiriam and Bertram
Koenig, watch out, watch out. some day
you wl see a great big hand waving at you
from out the trolley window and then you
win know that at last you have seen "your
.J20?' yo.u thln t a eood ,dea tha' lots
and lota of members send pictures so that
when we go a-rldlng, as we very often do,
we may keep ever on the. lookout for the
real Rainbows that belong to the pictures?
Dolls' Leltpra
?M.?J,on,'Ue and A" Other Doffll
i... lf,.lnr." ho mothers have their Vlfi
mrea m (ha papers we should, too; Mti
r-r-
PARMER BMTH, ' s
Care of the Evenino Iihibr,
I wish to becomo a member of your
Rainbow Club. .Please send roe a beau,
tlful Rainbow Button tree. I agree u
DO A LITTLE KINDNESS EACH AND
EVERY DAY 0PREAD A I4TTLB
SUNSHINE ALL ALONq THE WAY.
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Addresj t.tm4I,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
Ago ....,.,,.,,,,,,,,,,
SflMIIU .,,
PINK1B SIMPSON.
send mine. It ?J
laKen just two we?
ago, and the cloth.
I have on are pin
and thnt'm whv ISi
.name is what it flf
My cheeks are plo
because my mohf
(.t. a ntM
me. I Bleep a lot Nj
eat awfully gol
things from a H"t3l
pink table, with U)1
roaeleaf teacups
It I knpvr some pNi
Bviiga, oecause
mother sings to mo the things she UM
I pess J win say goodnight now, fori
""'-" j vonunr upstairs wun
love, I m. PINKI
jr. . y mowera cam u Jennie 1
Baseball Scores
Clraoiit ,
1J StteetiM ;.'
npt and ginHim,
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