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The Golden-Plated Rule
By Lillian Patched Dag
i '". ",". f",1""' " up o rly?"
hooted Judg-o Owl. "Bo quiet or Ml put
vou In my hollow treo jin. Don't you
-. . in jicuu icni
innar
I'ntchman of Dlrd-
"Tho llend Watchman had better bo
WAlchlnB Instead of unooilnK," replied
JBy tnrtly, and then ho told Judge
Owl of Cftw-Caw Crow's plot
What happened hext will be told In
tomorrow's story.
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Kind Hearts Arc More Than Coronets
Ilndn't even Known his
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t row. pwimiw. ' ""
L.l nVff the world uns nil off.
&thl"R RoInK to the dog,.
ml In fUfli unlikely nlnrcs.
m tolv T lo-t wiuc vnlunhlr papeis.
Ther 'could not bo vcplnccil.
lladVt nrrive'' ' xl,,P'"", i
ill left packngp In tlm hi'einmi .
?S InSn moved It lo put In conl.
t. Kt It on the nxli cou.
Vcro alunnn suiipwcd it was trash
lie took t nwny In liU oart.
Zi It to an Itnllnn junk dealer.
nZ wld It to n paper denier,
j.w denier sold to the paper mill.
The trail wan terribly Involved.
n?,t I traf'1 " d''".
j"jof the paper mil yawned.
rtPKiie U'Cincd Impo-jxlble.
vt earli plncc wen- many bales,
ffule paper In ton and tons,
it wm ptorcd by wnRon limit".
nathored all down dm- valley.
Ten towns had contributed.
Vtcdlc In the haystack. I'll hij
Yd at ever point help came.
uff;inald went after the nxlilnnn.
Colorfd man spent Hundnv hunting
lie tracked down the Italian.
nnme.
Allien less where he lived.
Tiinkmnn upent one whole evening.
Ills entire famllv helped me.
They untied forty bales of paper!
The .lew went through his warehouse
Spotted the load from our town.
It had just left for the mill.
While he phoned, I taxied.
At the mill were many loads.
All had been dumped,
Yet, the Irish foreman helped.
He Htopped the machinery.
lllfiht In the nick of time I
There were my precious papers.
.lust about to be chewed up!
I hiiKRcd them tight.
Sat down and laughed and cried.
Hut hero's the curious part:
I offered rewards to everv one.
NOT OXK WOULD TAKK ON'K
CKNT!
Yet none was rich.
All worked hArd for a livlnit.
All were foreign-born American.
They were nn jjlail as 1 was.
I tell you, It's a good old U. 8. A.
UoNhevism won't grow In hU soil.
Isn't it odd?
Wis fear country's gone to the dogs.
Dors turn out to be Ht. Hcrnards.
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
Whoo-Whoo, the Watchman
Uy UAUDY
t.nl xrrtk'f stnry told how Judge
Out ico elected Wend Watchman of
nMUiml. vetting more votes than
Cw-eaw C'roio. TMa week'ii tale telu
e the queer adventure Juitge Owl has
tiMIc acting as watchman.
Chapter .1
..'ay-raw Crow'o I'lot
PEGftY sat In her room looltlnc toward
the' stormy western i-lcy. The sun,
i rest red ball, wan sinking from Bight,
mild angry, naming clouds. Othor
clouds sped swiftly overhead, driven by
t wind tlint roared throUBh tho trees
tnd uhlstled around the 'house.
'Thl Is an evening when It Is n'ce to
h in your own cozy home," thought
Pejfy lo herself inugnllng down Into
herchnlr. nut an she blinked at the sun
set, she suddenly snt up ittralght again.
Somlhlng was llylncr toward her on thn
wines of the gnle finmetlilnrf that va8
larger and sweeter than the dried leavei
thu fled before Ihe storm
TeRxy leaned forward and pressed her
hen to tho window pane for a better
Uok. Yet, tho some'h'ne was n bird
mil 11 was heading sfnlght for her. It
fwot'Pfd downward, fluttered an It held
Mrk ngalnBt tho vlnd then was swept
In a flurry to the window sill, whero It
clunp with clutching clawa
"Hoinor Pigeon I" cr'ed Peggy. Sure
enciKh It was her friend from IJIrdland,
Pfggv threw her window open, and a
blal of tho gale blew Homer Pigeon
within tho room.
'Con' Coo! 'Tin n stormy evening
fit time for dark deeds that are brew
Irj," caspod Momcr Pigeon us soon as
h rnuM ralrh his breath.
"W'lint do sou mcin by dark deeds
that nre brewing?" aslted Peggy.
"Here, this will show you I" cooed
Homer l'lgnon, lifting his fool and hhow
toff I'eggv a note fastened to It. PrKsT
qulclcly untied tho string that held the
note nnd read these words:
"Hurry to nirdland. There vou will
see nnd hoar uueer and scary things
but fear not ' Koes am plotting against
' wl. but I nm plotting, too. Yours
n ll'iste, Billy."
A gust of wind hook (he house. The
storm seemed growing worse. Peggy
wasn't anxious to go Into It. But this
message was n call for help. Kho knew
Billy wouldn't send for her unless ho
needed her.
"I'H'ro," she cried, nnd hurried to get
her warm coat. Soon she and Homer
Pigeon were on their way to nirdland.
and n& they fought against tho wild,
tear ng wind, Homer Pigeon told her
nil he knew about tho plot of Judge
Owl's foes.
"Crafty Caw-Caw Crow Is at tho bot
tom of It," cooed Homer Pigeon. "Blue
.! was In the woods near farmer Dal
ton b corn field todnv when he heard
Cnw-Caw and other crows tnlklng.
Caw-Caw Is still nngrv because Judge
Ow )eat him In tho election for Head
" "'diTOii o' Blrdlnnd, He wants to
make the bird think they did wrong In
choosing Judge Owl, so th's evening,
when the moon rl?s, he and bin nock
nre planning to sneak Into Blrdland,
rntch the birds asleep, give them n
thrashing, tear their neHtn to ptocs, and
then flv away bforn Judge Owl ran get
after them. They ngure that even If
Tudge Owl does trv to ston them, there
?.r,f s0 ma.n' owh he will be helpless.
While a do?en are fighting him. hun
dreds of crows wittered through B'nl
Inml can be, whipping the other blrdB."
After Peggy heard that she hurried on
faster than ever, She didn't fancy
meeting n Hock of rowdy crow bandits
ni yjp iTti woo,'. but as Princess of
nirrlland she wasn't going to let her
c u hi ds and subjects bo harmed If she
Homer Pigeon led the way to .ludg
?nSnJ o'iTi tren.. Although dusk had
'nllen and 't wns time for Judgo Owl to
he on his Job gunrdlng slumbering Bird
Ia,1!1:vhrS"TBTR"11 "jonilng In his roost
"v nnd Homer Pigeon could hearhl
snoresi "Judge Owl' Wako tin! There's
'niu-er nbroad " cried Peggy. At once
wM.l!n0M,!l runr,('- ,hpre WQ" n "uttering
within the hntlow tree, and Jmlge Owl
poked his head out of the door, h7s eves
Minkliif nleeplly.
Thresher Bros.
Specialty' Silk Store
1322 Chestnut St.
ANNOUNCE A MO&T FORTUNATE
PURCHASE AND SALE
of
Silk, Costume Velvets, Velvet
eens, Duvetynes, Silk Blouses
and Silk Petticoats
We mention below but a few of the many values offered
i bilks
3G-inch Colored Japanese Silk, suitable for linings, fljl 1C yd.
nnd so forth. Retail value $1.75. Sale price.. PllO
40-Inch Georgette Crepe in streot nnd' evening: shades, plenty of
pink, white, navy and blnck. Retail value (M CC yd.
$2.50. Saleprlce. Pl.DD
40-Inch Crepe do Chine in u line of colors, cveninp and street
shades, plenty of flesh nnd white. Retail value CJ1 QC yd.
$2.50 ynrd. Sale price ,.. v1m)
3j-iuch Costume Velveteen, twill back and fast pile. Streot shades
only, plenty of navy, brown and black. Retail CJO QC yd.
value $6.00 yard. Sale Price PO.t70
40-inch Costume Velvets in n line of colors, evening and street
shades, plenty of navy and black. Retail value CJ7 QC vd.
$0.50. Sale price Jl.lJO
Silk Blouses
New Fall Silk Blouses of Crepe de Chine, Satins and Georgettes,
beautiful tailored nnd dressy models. QA QC to fl?97 Cft
Prices range from WttVQ $LI .DJ
Special Sale of Georgette Blouses in flesh and white, also suit
shades, handsomely embroidered and bended, flj7 AC
Retail value up to $14.95. Special at Vi.VD
Silk Underskirts
Changeable Chiffon Taffeta Silk Underskirts (new tailored mod
els, excellent quality. Retail value $5.95. Special (IJO AC
VII Silk Jersey Underskirts made with handsomo accordion pleated
flounces, now fall colorings. Retail value $6,95. QA QC
Special at P.JJ
XOT1S: Select tho ma to tat m our ilk department and have
1aur sllfc itnicrsUrf mrce fo wertstire otr oioit workroom at o
sninll cost-
Mail orders
filled.
promptly
THRESHER BROS.
1322 Chestnut Street
BOSTON STORE
19-15 Temple Place
Through to 41 West Si.
Wal. 2036
Telephone:
Wal. 2035
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1310 Chestnut Street
Women's Outer Apparel
at much less than
prevailing prices
The Policy of the Re-created
Blum Store an emphatic re
minder of its popular pricings
The opportunity of Saving, whilst maintaining your own high standards
of Quality in Dress, is at The Blum Store, as much an every-day matter to
thousands of Philadelphia as "Shopping on Chestnut Street."
And "Shopping on Chestnut Street" is a real ideal. This famous thoroughfare is the
center of fashion isn a famous city and, to a very marked degree, of distinctly modcrato prices. To be
specific, The Blum Store lives up to its announced policy of retailing the smartest fashions of The Day at
prices much less than usual. Compare discreetly, if you wish, for comparison is freely invited. That
you may save, while gaining much in mode, is possible of immediate confirmation.
Strolling through The Blum Store, you may see:
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Daytime Frocks of rare
utility! Now priced at
29.50, 39.50, 49.50 and to
275.00. Imagine the variety!
Every size for women and
misses. Truly exclusive
effects!
And a rich diversity is also
true of Dinner Gowns
49.50, 79.50, 100.00 and to
295.00.
Tailleurs are a vogue unto
themselves, and likewise
Sports Suits 29.50, 39.50,
59.50, 89.50 to 350.00.
Coats and Wraps! Such
great luxurious Coats for
Winter! 39.50 for sports
models. 49.50, 59.50, 79.50
to 395.00 for the more elab
orate models for "occa
sions." Blouses! A very wealth of
Blouses! 3.50, 5.00, 7.50,
10.00 and to 19.50.
Furs the most sumptuous
Wraps and Coats, the
daintiest Neckwear! Fur
Coats, 149.50 to 275.00.
Neckwear, 15.00 to 595.00.
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Wanamaker's Down Stairs Store
A Notable Item in
the Silk Sale
was the lovely charmouse, 40
inches wide, at $2.65 a yard. And
since thero was plenty of it there
is still frood choosing In black,
brown, taupe, turquoise, navy,
pink, marine, midnight, light blue,
rose and lavender.
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Women's Warm
Flannellet Nightwear
Nightgowns nre mado in a vari
ety of ways and can bo hnd in pink
or blue stripo. All hnvc long
sleeves, of course, and high or V
necks. $2.
Two-piece pajamas arc in pink
and blue checks und stripes at
$2.75 to $3.85.
(Onlral)
Real Filet Neckwear
has un undoubted charm and is
particularly elTectivo on dark
frocks. Collars, in many lovely
patterns, nre $1.00 to $.1.75. Col-Inr-and-cuff
sets are $3.25 to $4.75.
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Cozy Wool Scarfs
Are Ready for
Cold Winds
So wldo n,nd soft nnd thick and
warm that they arc almost wraps
in themselves, these scarfs will
mako Jolly companions this Win
ter. They're in soft browns and
tans, black-and-white and gray-and-wbitc
combinations, greens,
navy blue and Copenhagen. All
have deep fringe and mnny have
belts and roomy pockets. $5 to
$15.75.
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Hundreds of New
Winter Suits at Fair and
Moderate Prices
At $18.50
A special group includes
heather-mixed jersey suite In
Copenhagen, green and brown
tones. They have stitched
bolts and four patch pockets.
At $25
Three attractive models of
velour in navy brown and rein
deer are all lined with silk and
two styles arc trimmed with
fur.
At $37.50
A special group of wool ve
lour suits in French blue,
brown and reindeer, all tho
coats are lined with silk.- They
have collars and trimmings of
fur.
Extra-Size Suits
At $39
are wool jersey in heather mix
tures, blue, brown nnd Oxford.
The coats are lined throughout
with peau do cygne and topped
with opossum collars.
Other Handsome New
Suits
in tailored or novel styles are
braid or button trimmed or
softly adorned with fur. $45
to $125.
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Delightful Choosing Among
Women's Winter Coats
and Wraps at $39 to $59
Perhaps you are looking for a particular kind of velour dolman or
a coat with a collar of racoon or Australian opossum ?
Chances nre that you'll find it among the interesting Winter
wraps and coats between this moderate price-range.
Silvertono, velour, suedeno, wooldync, tlnseltone, polo cloth and
Bolivia are the principal materials used, while the best-liked colors
are taupe, roindeer, navy, Burgundy nnd black.
Somo arc without fur, while others have deep, luxurious collars
and sometimes cuffs of skunk opossum, Australian opossum, nutria,
scalene or ringtail fur.
Fittings for women and young women.
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$37.50
Extra-Size Petticoats, $2
Of good white mublin, theso petticoats aro finished with deep
hemstitched flounces and are generously cut.
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Plenty of Rugs and Plenty
of Sizes in the Sale of
Rag Rugs at Savings of
a Third to a Half
24x36 inches, at $1.35 and $1.40.
24x48 inches, $1.50, $1.80 and $1.90.
27x54 inches, $1.50, $1.75, $2.40 and $2.50.
30x60 inches, $1.85, $2.85 and $3.
36 x 72 inches, $2.50, $3.25, $4 and $4.35.
4x7 feet, $3.85, $5, $6.75 and $7.25.
6x9 feet, $7.50, $9.50, $12 and $12.75.
8x 10 feet, $11.50, $14.50, $18.50 and $19.50.
9x12 feet, $18.50, $23 and $24.
The rag rugs are of many kinds und in many
color combinations, including gingham rag rugs,
plain-color rag rugs, hit-or-miss Colonial rag rugs
and extra-heavy rugs of double-twisted rags.
Of course, in such a sale as this, where values aro
so obvious and the rugs so desirable, no matter how
large the quantity, certain lines, sizes and colors are
sold out in a short time. There is still excellent choos
ing, although in some sizes the color selection is now
limited. However, all these rugs are worth the seeing
and every one is worth buying!
(Ghettmit)
A Sale of Children 's
Dresses and Hats at
Half Price
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Dresses, $1 to $3
There arc 500 pretty white dresses,
of lawn, voile or batiste, in many, many
stylos. There are sizes 2 to 6 years in
tho lot; some of the dresses aro in all
sizes and others aro in just a few, but
there is plenty of opportunity for selec
tion. Hats, $1 to $2.50
Included nro little plush tarns nnd
round chinchilla hats for boys, and
many volvet and felt hats for girls.
Among them aro hats for boys of
about 2 years to 5 and for girls of 2
to 10 years.
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Aplenty for Schoolgirls
The regulation dresses in 8 to 14 year sizes arc all of the finer
qualities of sturdy cadet bluo gingham. They have braided collars and
cuffs, nnd many of them red ties. $6.25, $6.60 and $8.50.
Middies of 'most every kind all-white middies; middies with bluo
collars, cadet blue or white shirt-waist middies (that so mnny girla
arc wearing now) and white middies with detachable flannel collars'.
Sizes arc 8 to 18 and prices arc $1.50 to $3.50.
(Market)
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Light-Colored Furs
Squirrel has been difficult to get but wo have some soft, silken
squirrel throw collars (natural gray) at $63.50; muffler-collars at $85
and muffs at $70.
Australian opossum choker collars aro $40; muffler-collars at
$67.50; shawl collars at $80 and muffs at $40, $50 and $60.
Sets of natural badger aro $60 and $60.
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Are Splendid Service Gloves for Now
Autumn fnshions have brought a call for tho longer lengths or
for gloves with deep cuffs and strap wrists and the Down Stairs Store
has a full supply of such gloves at moderate prices.
Women's strap-wrist gloves of chamois-lisle, in beaver or cafe au
lait, arc special at $1.35 a pair.
In 8-button length, similar strap-wrist gloves with deep gores in' 'X
the cuffs, in beaver or cafe au lalt, are $2.50.
8-button length, in beaver, nre $1.50 a pair; in cafe au lait, with
spear-point hacks, $1.85.
12-button length, in cafe au lait, white,1 biscuit or beaver, $2.25.
16-button length, in white or beaver, $2.50 a pair.
2-clasp chamois-lisle gloves in beaver, mode, slate, white and
black, are $1.25 a pair.
Of Duplex Chamois-Lisle
there aro 2-clasp gloves, in white or champagne, at $1.75.
A strap-wrist glove in gray, white, champagne or brown is $2 25,
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Women Like Elastic Girdles
They're by far the most comfortable sort of corsets to wear if
you are nt all athletically inclined, as they allow perfect freedom of
motion. In pink or white, they ure in a great many different models,
with open or closed backs. $2.25 to $7.50.
Pink Topless Corsets, $2.50
Of coutil, these are admirably adapted to the needs of the slender
borne of them arc finished around tho upper edges
to average figure.
with bands of elastic
(Ontral)
Almost Every Fashionable
Sort of, Autumn Dress Is Here
at $15 to $50
ijuvertone trocks, in a va
riety of models, embroidered
with wool or gold threads, are
$15 and $16.50.
A Special Group of
Poiret Twill Frocks
at $16.50
also some fine twill serge
frocks, braided or embroidered
in silk, nre in the group.
Smart checked velour frocks,
trimmed with braid loops and
bone buttons, are $21.75. One
is sketched.
At the same price, gabar
dine frocks adorned with black
and colored beads have box
plented skirts.
Another smart gabardine
frock, embroidered with old
blue und orange silk and iri
descent beads, is $33.50.
Novel tricotine frocks, some
have tho new raglnn sleeves
trimmed with tnn broadcloth,
others nro handsomely em
broidered with beads, and some
combined with duvotyne.
Prices aro $29, $31.25, S33.50
to $50.
A Special Group of
Lovely Charmeuse
Frocks at $39
are handsomely embroidered with chenille or beads
sketched.
Other beautiful frocks of charmeuse, crepe-back
meteor and velveteen begin at $35 and go to $78.50.
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