EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1910.
11
76e SON OF TARZAN
tiv EDGAR MCE BURROUGHS .
Author of the Tarzan Tales
CltArinn XXVII Continued
THEN, too, had coma the tnntallzltiB fear
that ft" might not bo well with him.
She upbraided horself for not thinking of
that before-of IMtlnir her desire to gel
y,e wounded Morlson back to the bunga
low blind her to the possibilities of Korak's
need of her, Eho had been traveling rapid
ly for several hours without rest when she
v-.i-rf ahead of her tho familiar cry of n.
JfEl ape "inns to his kind.
She did not reply, only Increased her
.need until she almost new.
Mow there came to her sensitive nostrils
is. ont of Tantor, and she know that she
,. onthe right trail and close to him she
MuchL She did not call out because she
w!hed to surprise him, and presently she
did breaking Into sight of them ns the
mat elephant shuffled ahend, balancing
SI man and the heavy stnko upon his head.
Siding them there with his upcurled trunk.
"Korak I" cried Merlem from tho foliage
above them.
i Instantly tne duii rwuub nui, lowered
t- Ms burden to the ground, nnd. trumpeting
st inaeely. prepared to aeionu nis comrade.
W "'' ''...ln iha irlrl'o Unix.
felt a sudden lump In his throat.
"Merlem!" he callod back to her.
Happily the girl clambered to the ground
nd ran forward to release Korak, but
Tantor loworcd his head ominously and
trumpeted a warning.
"do back! Go back!" cried Kornk. "lie,
will kill you"
Merlem pnused. "Tnntor," she called to
the huge brute. "Don't you remember mo?
I am little Rtorlem. I used to ride on your
broad baok;" but tho bull only rumbled
In his throat and ohook his tusks In angry
defiance.
Then Korak tried to placate him tried
to 6rder him away, that tho girl might ap
proach and relonso him; but Tantor would
tat go. Ho saw In every human being
other than Kornk an enemy. He thought
the girl was bent upon harming hla friend,
and he would take no chances,
For an hour tho girl and tho man tried
to And soma means whereby they might
circumvent tho beast's Ill-directed guard
ianship, but all to no avail. Tantor stood
Ms ground In grim rosolve to let no one ap
proach Korak.
Presently the man hit upon a achome.
"Pretend to go away," ho called to the
clrl. "Keep down vlnd from ub so that
Tantor won't get your scent, then follow
us. After a while I'll havo him put me
down, and find somo pretext for sending
him away. 'While ho Is gone you can slip
up and cut my bonds hnvo you n knife?"
"Yes, I have n. knife," sho replied. "I'll
go now I think wo may bo nblo to fool
him: but don't be too sure Tantor in
Tented cunning."
Korak smiled, fpr ho knew that the clrl
was right Presently she disappeared. The
elephant listened, nnd raised his trunk to
catch her scent Korak commanded him to
ralio him to hlB head onco moj-e and pro.
ceed upon their way. After a moment's
hesitation he did as he was bid. It was
then that Korak heard the distant call of
an ape.
"Akut!" he thought. "Good! Tantor
knew Akut well. Ho would let him ap
proach." Raising his voice, Korak replied to the
call of the ape, but he let Tantor movo oft
with him through the jungle; It would do no
harm to try the other plan.
They had come to a clearing, and plain
ly Korak smelled water. Hero was a good
place and a good excuse. He ordered
Tantor to lay him down, and go and fotch
him water In his trunk. Tho big beast do
posited him upon the grans In tho centre
ot the clearing; then he stood with cocked
ears and attentive trunk, searching for tho
slightest Indication of danger.
There seemed to be none, and ha moved
away In ths direction of tho little brook I
that Korak lnun. .-- .
hnn.1,4 . - "" '' im or three
Sy'-hhaTfchlsrlebu't. 5i!
Tho animal ambled off across the clonrlnir
ZCXSVn !he J'Vbeyon" .5
his Ski0',"" 8trMm' but s" had
foliar f iV-if1 be"L "" by the dense
foliage than ho wheeled about and enmo
cautiously back to the edge of the clearlmt
where he could see without being seen '
1la?r, 'y "njure Is suspicious. Now
he still fenrod the return of tho sho-Tar-KornBun,h0
hft "mptcd to attack his
Korak. Ho uoulrt just Btnnd there for n
u?imCwnnd.assure.h,mselt thtt' " ws
well before he continued on toward the
Ah, It wnn well that he did! There she
una now, dropping from tho branches of a
trco ncros-j the clearing nnd running swift
ly townrd the npemnn.
trSt0ir ?aiia- w"ld let her reach
Ini .1 ?for.e ,l? '"W-that wo(, aa.
i iiV.1?1 B" hn'1 no cl"ince of escape.
His little eyes blazed savngcly His tall
wns elovWed atlmy. He could scarce re.
strain a desire to trumpet forth his rage at
tho world.
Merlem was almost at Korak's side when
Tantor saw the long knife In her hand, nnd
then ho broke forth from the Jungle, bellow.
Ing horribly, nnd charged down upon the
frail girl,
CHAPTER XXVIH
Tnrzan Returns
KORAK screamed commands to his huge
protector In an effort to halt him, but
nil to no avnll Morlem raced toward the
bordering troes with all tho spoed that lay
In her swift little feet; but Tantor, for nil
his hugo bulk, drove down upon her with
the rapidity of an express train.
Korak lay whoro he could see the whdlo
tragedy. Tho cold sweat broka out upon
his body. His heart seemed to havo stopped
Its beating. Merlem might roach tho trees
beforo Tantor overtook her, but even her
agility would not carry her beyond tho
reach of that relentless trunk sho would
bo dragged down and tossed. Korak could
picture tho whole frightful scene, Then
Tantor would follow her up, goring tho
frail little body with hla relentless tusks,
or trampling It Into an unrecognizable mass
beneath la ponderous feet.
Ho was almost upon her now. Korak
wnnted to closo his eyes, but ho could not.
His throat was dry and parched. Nevor In
all his savago existence had ho suffered
such blighting terror1 never beforo had ho
known what terror meant. A dozen moro
strides and tho bruto would seize horl
Whet was that? Korak's eyes started
from tholr sockets. A strange flguro had
leaped fmm tho treo tho shade of which
Merlom nlrcady had reached leaped be
yond tho girl straight Into tho path ot tho
charging elephant.
It was a naked white giant Across his
shoulder a coll of rope was looped. In the
band of his gee-string was a hunting knife.
Otherwise ho was unarmed. With naked
hands he faced tho maddened Tantor.
A sharp command broke from the stran
ger's lips tho great beast halted In his
tracks and Merlem swung herself upward
Into tho tree to BaTety.
Korak breathed a sigh of relief not un
mixed with wonder. He fastened hla eyes
upon the faoe of Merlem's deliverer, and
as recognition slowly filtered Into hla under
standing they went wide In Incredulity and
surprise. Tantor, still rumbling angrily,
stood swaying to and fro beforo the giant
whlto man.
Then the latter stepped straight beneath
the upraised trunk' and spoko n low word
of command The great beast ceased his
muttering. Tho savage light died from his
eye", nnd as tho stranger stepped forward
toward Korak Tnntor trailed docllelyat his
heels.
Merlem was watching, too, nnd wonder
ing. Suddenly the man turned toward her
ns though recollecting her presence after
n moment of forgetfulness.
"Como, Merlem I" he called, nnd thon she
recognized him with a startled "Bwnna!"
Quickly the girl dropped from tho tree
and ran to hla side. Tantor cocked n ques
tioning eye nt tho whlto giant, but, receiv
ing a warning word, let Merlem npproach
Together tho two wnlked to where Korak
lay", hi eyes wide with wonder nnd filled
with a pathetlo appeal for forgiveness nnd,
mnyhnp, a glnd thankfulness for the mir
acle that hnd brought thcae two, of all
outers, to nis side.
"Jnckl" cried the white giant, -kneeling
nt the npeman's side.
"Falherl" came chokingly from tho
Klller'n lips. "Thank God that It was youl
No one else In nil tho Jungle could have
stopped Tantor."
Quickly tho man cut the bonds that held
Kornk, and na tho youth struggled to his
feet and threw his arms about his father,
tho older man turned toward Merlem.
"I thought," he said sternly, "that I told
you to return to the farm "
Kornk was looking nt them wondorlngly.
In hla honrt wua a great yearning to take
tho girl In his arms; but In time ho remem
bered tho other the dapper young English
gentleman and that he was but a savage
npeman.
Morlem looked up pleadingly Into Uwnna's
eyes.
"Vou told, me," sho Batd, In a very Bmall
voice, "that" my placo was besldo tho man
I love," nnd sho turned her eyes toward
Korak, all filled with the wonderful light
that no other man had yet seen In them,
and that nono other ever would
Tho Killer started toward her with out
stretched arms; but suddenly ho fell upon
one kneo boforo her Instead, and, lifting her
hand to his lips, kissed It more reverently
than ho could havo kissed tho hand of his
country's quocn
A rumblo from ' nntor brought tho throe,
all Jungle bred, to Instant alertness Tan
tor was looking townrd tho trees behind
them, and at their eyes followed hlB gazo
tho head and shoutdern of a great ape ap
peared amid tho foliage.
For n moment tho creature eyed them,
and then from Its throat roso a loud scream
of recognition nnd of Joy; and a moment
later tho beast had leaped to the ground,
followed by a scoro of bulls like hlmielf,
and was waddling toward thorn, shouting
In tho primordial tongue of tho nnthropold:
"Tnrzan has returned! Turzan, lord of
the Jungle!"
It was Akut, and Instantly ho com
menced leaping nnd bounding about tho trio,
uttorlng hideous shrieks nnd mouthlngs that
to any other human beings might havo
Indicated tho most ferocloUB rngo; but these
three knew that tho king of tho apes wns
doing homago to a king greater than him
self In his wake leaped his shaggy bulK
vying with ono another as to which could
spring the highest and utter the most un
canny sounds.
Kornk laid his hand affectionately upon
his father's shoulder.
"Thero Is but ono Tarzan," ho said.
"There can nevor bo another."
Two days later tho threo dropped from
the trees on tho edgo of tho plain, across
which they could sco tho Bmoke rising from
the bungalow nnd tho cookhouse chimneys.
Tarzan ot tho Apes had regained his civil
Ized clothing from tho tree where ho had
hidden It, and aa Korak refused to enter
tho presence of his mother In tho savage
hnlf-ralmont that he hnd worn so long, and
as Merlem would not leave him, for fenr, as
sho e-tplalncd, that he would change his
mind nnd run oft Into tho Jungle again, tho
THE CHEERFUL CHERUD
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FARMER SMITH'S
RAINBOW CLUB
father went on ahead to the bumralow for
horses and clothes.
My Dear met him nt tho gate, her eyes
filled with questioning nnd sorrow, for sho
snw that Merlem was not with him.
"Whero la she?" sho asked, her voice
trembling. "Muvlrl told me that she dis
obeyed your Instructions nnd ran off Into
tho Jungle nfler you hnd left them. Oh,
John, I cannot bear to lose her, too!" And
Lady Groystroke bloke down and wept, ns
she pillowed her head upon the broad breast
where so often before she had found com
fort In tho great tragedies of her life.
Lord GreyBtroke raised her head and
looked down Into her eyes, his own smiling
and filled with tho light of happiness.
"What la It, John?" Bho cried. "You havo
good news do not keep me waiting for It"
"I want to bo qulto suro that you can
stand hearing the best news that ever enmo
to either of us," ho said
"Joy never kills," sho cried. "You hnve
found her?" Sho could not bring herself
to hope for the Impossible.
"Yes, Jano," ho said, nnd his voice was
husky with emotion ; "I have found her, nnd
Mm"
"Whero Is he? Where aro thoy?" she
demanded
"Out thero nt the edge of tho Jungle. Ho
wouldn't come to you In his savago leopard
skin nnd his nnkednoBn ho sent mo to fetch
him civilized clothing"
Sho clnpped her hands In ecstasy, and
turned to run townrd tho bungalow
"Walt1" sho cried oer her shoulder. "I
havo all his little suits I havo saved
them all I will bring ono to you,"
Tnrzan laughed and called to her to stop.
"Thj only clothing on tho place that
will lit him," ho said, "Is mine If It Isn't
too small for him. Your llttlo boy has
grown, Jane."
Sho laughed, too; she felt llko laughing
at everything, or at nothing.
Tho world was all lovo and happiness
nnd Joy onco moro tho world that had
been shrouded In the gloom of the great
Horrow for so many years So great wna
hor Joy that for tho moment sho forgot
tho sod messngo that awaited Merlem.
Sho called to Tarzan after ho had rld
don away to prepare) her for It, but ho did
not honr. nnd rodo on without knowing
of It himself.
And so an hour later Korak, tho Killer,
rodo homo to his mother the mother whose
Imago had never faded In hla boyish heart
and found In her arms and her eyes tho
love and forgiveness that ho pleaded for.
CONTINUED TOMORROW
YOUNGSTERS JOYOUSLY
TAKE TO GARDENING IN
PUBLIC PLAYGROUNDS
Cnro Miller, Supervisor of the
School Gardens, Tells of
Methods That Make Play
Time of Work
STRESS LOVE OF NATURE
A SAFE AND SANE FOURTH
Dear Children Some one has called my attention to the fact that there are
more accidents in tho city of Philadelphia than in New York and Chicago com
bined. This being our first Fourth of July, it becomes us to sound a warning: to
BE CAREFUL.
We think the country is sufficiently awakened to the necessity of having a
tafe and sane Fourth of July, so we wish to emphasizo tho necessity of being
careful along other lines. There are many good men and women who aro looking
after the welfare of children on the glorious Fourth of July and few, so few, hard
an3 earnest workers who are trying to keep children off of railroad tracks.
During tho last seven years, we are informed, there have been 25,000 chil
dren killed upon railroad tracks. While wo wish to protect children ONE day in
the year, would it not bo a good idea to bend our energies to protect children
EVERY day in tho year? '
Your editor knows that there is something fascinating about walking on
the tracks of a railroad, but it does not seem to bo tho danger that threatens.
Many railroads, like tho Pennsylvania, are taking every precaution to safeguard
the lives of children by elovating tho tracks which pass through cities.
Wo hope those who have done so nobly in making the fourth ot July saio
Mid sano will now turn their attention to making tho earth upon which we live
tafe for children to walk upon.
As we are looking ahend somewhat, we hope you will write nnd tell us
how you will spend your holiday. We want to print your answers. How can
this great day of July Fourth be made enjoyable and yet SAFE?
FARMER SMITH,
Children's Editor, eVenino Ledger.
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Our Postofllce Box
Ooldle Manlloff in another little fflrl who
lwr!i about on gilt ballet slippers and letB
the gentle art of dancing teach her to be
is graceful as all
efj little girls can no.
,& E?fc.. Rose Swartz, of
ueuian street, nas
become so profi
cient In her danc
ing that she la fre-
mently called upon
to appear at the
Garden Pier In At
lantic City. Rose'a
talenta are not
confined to her
(eet She has a
jood many stored
in her head, too;
'or Instance, on her
report U marked a
Dig 8X! Wouldn't
t be fun some day
nnrnm,,.. lor all df the
nveir. . : "Bmart ',k" to
?, FMt ot ua "everyday people" a
tJ't,ul rtlnmant. so that we might
Nm ir't r'a"y wonler'u our H1""
the? Ojraowskl, of Richmond, thinks
u7u".8a'ute. Of course, the only way to
. ir k?" yu are Rainbow Is to
wear your button. Bud Miller, of Robor
X!S. ". "? toai ot n1 button that he
SJJ S ne1 ". 0h' b lh way. little 32s
the ri!.er ",UUr ot Bud- ftn1 writer of
of vn. t etu ver. tell that auntie
M? 1 hUbly honored that she
Vln it, button, and thank you for
Vo8rtraTh.lnlMon' Cravford Is olng to
PwalJT,1" "rhlnr8 t0 Know and Po"
lrl SS J..Trr upl Sar- me other little
een.r0lhtr Paul tha we liked hi
WiXfln K kV-" "N" W send him back
tteieuer'f' ver'n trwt. speaks In
Se diM. H nclD1 picture. Much to
sk1,lTi',lnm- tU Picture vras no-
FARMER SMITH.
Eve.vino Lkdoeh:
I wish to become a hiember of your
Rainbow Club. Please send me a beau
tiful Rainbow Dutton free. I agTee to
DO A LITTLE KINDNESS EACH AND
EVERY DAY SPREAD A LITTLE
SUNSHINE ALL ALONCJ THE WAY.
Name ,....... ....
Address ,
Age ,,,
School I attend
around at home, Archie, to see If you did
pot possibly forset to put It InT 'The letter
was sealed tightly when It reached us. and
the only Incloaures were the names of two
new members.
Speaking of new members brings to mind
Danville, Pa., which progressive town Is
booming In Rainbow membership. The
latest Rainbows are Catherine Marshall,
Dorothy Stroup, Catherine Myers, Isabel
Myers and William Myers. To Bertha
Chllds we are Indebted for the Myers
family.
Kindness Makes Friends
By MAY KOENIO
Once upon a. tin& there lived a mother
who had two children. One was named
Thelnia and the other was named Molly.
Molly was generous and good and also was
pretty. Thelma was pretty, too. but was
very setflsh. One day the children went
out to play uuaL whlla thy wre
Dlaylng a poor lady who was very good
came along. She sa(d, "Please ghe me a
piece pf bread, as I am very hungry, dear
ihtldrwi." But Thelma ald. "Go away
Then Molly eald, "Stay here a minute"
Molly went In and came out again and Jn
i.L'r. Hollar The lady was very
happy and thanked her
Thelma had no frlend aad WoUy tad
many.
AT THE FROGVILLE SCHOOL
By Former Smith
Tho first bell of the Frogvlllo School had
hardly stopped ringing whon Jack and
Jonah Frog hopped down the steps of their
homo nnd went off In the direction of the
school.
On tho way they met Billy Bull Frog,
who wns all dressed up In a new suit of
rompers.
"Hey, there !" shouted Jack Frog.
"Excuse me, I don'c-hear you," said Billy.
"Where did you get those beautiful new
rompers?" asked Jonah Frog.
"Now I hear you," replied Billy. "It's
alwnys easy to hear something good about
yourself, but It's hard to hear something
evil about yourself."
My, but that new suit has turned you
Into a thinker." said Jack
"I'm not only a thinker, but I nm well
dressed, too," said Billy, proudly.
Just then Billy's too struck a snag and
down ho fell In a mud puddle.
He began to cry, and It was all Jack and
Jonah could do to keep from laughing at
him. When he was out of sight, however,
they sat dow,n and laughed until they cried.
They got up quickly when they realized
It was school time and hurried along. When
they reached the schoolhouse they greeted
Miss Fannie Jerushla Frog, as did all the
other pupils.
When all were seated and the last bell
stopped ringing, "Miss Fannie," as all the
scholars called her, began to call the roll.
"Jack Frog,"
"Present I" shouted Jack.
That's good." said Miss Fannie. "I like
that word much better than 'Here.'"
"Jonah Frog,"
"Here!" fairly shouted Jonah.
"You may stay an hour after school,"
said Miss Fannie,
At this 'Jonah began to cry and Sallle
Deborah Frog leaned over and whispered
In Jonah's ear:
"If you cry enough you can swim In your
tears."
Case Number 3
Some Rainbow wanted to be kind and
not let any one know about his or her
kindness. A package of 31 beautiful postal
cards came for Case No. 3, with the name
of their donor conspicuously absent The
wrapper was postmarked Wlldwoo'd Know
ing two Rainbows with generous disposi
tions In that locality we have our grave
suspicions BUT we are not going to voice
them. The kindly gift reached Its destlna
tton, and sufficient be It to Bay "thank you
many and many a time" to the little one
who wishes to write silently on the "book
of golden deeds."
Minnie Cantorovltr. who gives only
"a pupil of George Washington School," as
an identifying address, sent a. lovely cheer
ing message to Case No, 3 on the back ot a
very pretty postal card. We would like to
hae Minnie's home address. Little girls
who step out of their way to do acts of
Kinuness aeserve itainoow buttons)
Elizabeth Connell, a brand new Rainbow
who lives on Emerald street, thought of a
beautiful way to entertain Case No. 3 She
made a careful collection ot large pictures
that would be apt to interest a child and
sped them on with a message of love and
'please get better soon." Mary Wright.
Spring City. Fa,, wrote a dear little letter
full ot Interesting things that small folks
like to hear about. It love and good will
have any healing powers surely "our" Case
Mo. 3 will soon be well and strong again I
Things to Know- and Do
Willie climbed the stares so fast
t It made his head to spin.
It made his heart go pitter pat
,W showed thla poem to WU1U and b
Jaugbed. What m h.e, laughing at?
SAFETY FIRST LEAGUE BEOS
FOR SANE FOURTH OF JULY
Governors of States Asked to Issue
Proclamation
Realizing that, as n reiult of the strong
spirit of preparednoni evidenced In vlrtunlly
overy part of the country, the celebrations
Incident to this year's Independence Day
will be. In all probability, tho most
elaborate and extonslvo In tho nation's his
tory, tho Safety First Federation of Ameri
ca hns Issued an appeal urging the strict
enforcement of regulations Kovernlng the
ute of fireworks, firearms nnd explosives
Tho Governors of every State In the
Union havo been requested by the federa
tion to Hsud a proclamation calling upon the
cltlzcni to co-opernto with the offlclals In
their efforts to enforce tho laws. In this
manner It Is hoped to obtain n "snfety
first" Fourth of July. A statement Issued
by tho federation roads ns followsi
"The unbounded enthusiasm of thou
sands who nro planning to display their
rntrlotlsm on thlt national holiday must
bo controlled through tha efforts of the
moro conservative minded nnd the appli
cation of prohibitive measures Is of first
Importance otherwise the unrestricted cele
bration of the too patriotically Inclined are
more likely to be expressed In n greater
loss of human life, shattered limbs and
tho destruction of property by fire than
ever before. A persistent publlo sentiment
back ot such restrictive measures Is essen
tial. But prohibitive measures alono are
not sufficient to bo entirely effective and
some substitute for the older method of
celebration, which Is qulto likely to break
forth this year, must, therefore, be pro
vided." v
Tho statement further declares that no
community which has done away with
tha old senseless way it celebrating Amer
ican Independence by the noise and stench
of gunpowder, and Incidentally by the kill
ing or maiming of children and the burn
ing ot homes and business places, has
shown any disposition to return to It
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Philadelphia's youngsters nro slated to
hne tho tlmo of tholr lives this summer,
If nil tho plans for their physical well-being
ns nrranged by William A. Stccher, director
of physical training work In the publlo
schools, bo cnrrlcd out Thero nro plenty
of vholesome, useful recrenttons for The
children that wilt keep them off the streets.
And thero are skilled teachers In every
branch of the swimming, playground and
gardening work to Bee to It that they know
how to play.
It sounds rather foolish to talk about
tenchlng kiddles to piny sort of like teach
ing a fish to swim, hut It Isn't. Miss Caro
Miller, who Is supervisor of school gar
dens, can toll you, and Bhe knows that
American youngsters have yet to learn tho
nrt of plnyltig
"Thero Is so much that Is artificial In the
lives of modern children nnd so little that
Is natural. Wo tench the children that
recreation means theatres, and movies and
parties very much as wo teach ourselves
This Is purely modern; youngsters played
for years bofore wo had those things, and
thoy played with tho very things we are
trying to teach them to lovo now flowers
nnd plants nnd garden nnd outdoor llto.
"Tho homo nnd school gardening work
has been going on for tho last 12 years,
but It Is only now that Its Importance In
the schools Is being emphasised. Shortor
school hours nnd more playtime aro tho
chief reasons tho youngsters must find
somo way to amuse themselves, and what
could bo moro useful and moro healthful
thnn n plot of well-trained flowers or vege
tables? 'These gardening plots aro a decided fac
tor In reducing tho high cost of living. It
may bo a 10 by 20 plot or It may he a zo
by 20, but It belongs to tho child nlone,
and ho chooses what ho wants to sow there.
He gets the seeds for a cent a package,
but ho doesn't waste them as tho untrained
child does. Ills Instructor Is right there to
noe to It that the seeds are planted,
watered, the soil cultivated and everything
done to make tho perfect garden.
"Of course, when tho egetnblos come
up they belong to the child If there Is
more thnn one youngster In the school who
Is raising a garden, this adds considerably
to tho family hoard Then tho homo plots
nre supervised as well. A child can start
his home garden nnd have the ndvlce and
direction of a trained adviser. Her duty
Is to visit tho gardens, moke a weekly
report on their condition, supply seeds If
tho child wanto them nnd keep an oye
on the whole proceeding So, you see, the
gardening system It efficient"
The card Index on Mist Mltler'n desk
stating tho nnmo of every child, the con
dition of his garden and hit genornl aver
age shows the wny In which tho work Is
carried on The aid of tho Agricultural
Ilurenu In Washington Is a great factor In
this work. Miss Miller declares.
"Thero are plenty of opportunities In this
field, which Is rapidly becoming wider," she
will tell you; "the Stnte Department is push
ing agricultural work more nnd more overy
year, for It Is evident that thero nro ns
many boys nnd girls from tho city who nro
going to return to tho rural Ufo aa there
are boys In the country districts who will
come to the cities We find thlt Is so evej-y
year, uoys ronow inese courses In ele
mentary gardening and got to llko It. As
a result, they go to one of tho big agri
cultural schools and become sclcntlflo
farmers
"Women who love gardening and under
stand how to teach It nnd can offer the
requisite qualifications nro In great demand
In the rural districts. They receive good
salaries arylng from 340 a month for
part pt their time to JU0 a month for work
seven months in the year. So you can see
that tho remuneration Is generous. Then,
too. In 1014 tho Smith-Lever act provided
that two-thirds of tho salary of an agri
cultural teacher would be paid. If ho or she
taught scholars outsldo of the schools or
colleges, so tho payment by the State Is
light. Indeed.
"I hope somo day that gardening work
will be n part of vocational training. We
do that now, to a certain extent, but It Is
not looked upon ns a definite part of the
curriculum In the high schools. Children
from 3 years old to 0 or 10 take to garden
ing Instinctively, but tho older children can.
and should, be taught to look upon it ns life
work. Landscape gardening Is nn enviable
profession, and wo hope to bo nblo to con
tinue tho education of tho children to this
point In the future."
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DLAMES "CAT" FOR CRIME
Would-bo Incondlary Had Sllvor Bullet
to Kill "Witch"
POTTSVILLE. Po., June 18. William It.
Thomai was arrested hero on a charge of
attempting to burn his frame rosldence. Oil
saturated papor was found on several floors.
Thoro Is an Insuranco of 31000 on the
house.
Thomas says ho is under tho baneful In
fluenco of n "hex" or "witch cat." This
coal-black cat, he says, has haunted him tri
his dreams, and lie has slpt Irt thS open!
to get nway from It When taken lntd
custody he had nn old "pepperbox" revolver.
In which was n silver bullet, molded by
himself, with which to kilt the cat.
Jumps From Train; Skull Broken
When he attempted to Jump from a t&at
freight train on the Pennsylvania Itnllroad
last night, Daniel Iloyce, 14 years old, of
1111 Sou(h 31st street, was thrown Into ft
cinder bank. At the Polycllnld Hospital
physicians said he had roCelved a fractured
skull and concussion of the brain.
Fire Destroys Piano Plant
MATAWAN, It. J., Juno 16. Fire de
stroyed last night the four-story brick build
ing owned by tho Wasson Piano Company.
The loss Is estimated nt between B0,000
nnd 360,000. Part of the building was occu
pied by the Synthetical Chemical Company,
There were a number of explosions during
the fire. This made the work of the fire
men hazardous.
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