[f ITTLE PRINCESS By DAVID CORY WW [1. LFUL After leaving the ruins of the old | the little wilful princess for a long time silent in "The road had now descended to the valley, it in and out among the meadows, where the grass the had renewed and th everything castle, sat the coach. where wound first already | thicker midsummer, fullness after mowing itself It has greener in before. is when reached its to linger for a time, few culmination its beauty, shall ripen show one dead leaf or drooping twig. The chestnuts have put on their cream- All the seems to be waiting, as and greennes, perhaps for a in this rich of to days, before it begin into decay, or world of if th growth, white blossoms. nature loa tg begin upon its new form ol its time of ripening. In a few days, little will begin themselves for the next spring. the the buds to prepare coach drew the entered, Towards evening up an inn, and and alighted and they were to spend the night there, before Princess Marie for as they were still far from their jour- The innkeeper for he recog ney's end. was most le zed the trappings on the horses and val sum of money d to receive them retinue red him of a in return for hi jodging. meal, the Prin- evening Bomewhat fatigued, went seeing that m, and after mistress was comfortable hight, Marie retired to the ad- r room, and was soon fast as pet curled himse foot of her sound wed by the princess. monkey bed, asleep, in a whisper, 1d she d pvered led him over ide of he room. An open wall met his astonished by awestruck voice, chance,” she whis- crea, “lI was just feeling my way over (0 the win dow, when my fingers touched a spring | in the wall, and flew thig little | door, I wonder it leads to?” and she peered curiously inside. | “Secret stairway,” whispered, | turning to the monkey, “shall we see whither it leads?” “Let us put on our flying suits, suggested the monkey. “In case any- thing happens, we can travel fast in them.” So he and the Princess quickly put on their magic clothes and in a short time were carefully descending the gecret stairs, but the went ahead, and being very sure-footed and / @mber, ne easily, found the fs kept his little Princess Ty y step. ing the bottom, they found in a dark passage. Along carefully felt way, jenly a noise arrested their out where she monkey their The monkey stopped short, \ Princess clung to him in ls they peered fearfully down dim passage, they saw a lit- f lieht on one side. Cautious- ing up, they peeped through a n what seemed to be a rude aoc” y. Around a table in a large room, sat seven little dwarfs. By the side of each was a large sack, into which each little man was dropping gold nuggets which he counted care- fully as he took them from the pile in the center of the great table. “What a lot of money,” gasped the little Princess. One of the little men must have had very sharp ears, for ke jumped up and opened the door before the Princess and the monkey had time tc step back into the darkness. «What dost thou here?” exclaimed the dwarf in a fierce tone, and his six comrades arose and brandished on Ligh six little glittering daggers. “Hold!” cried the monkey, “we are friends of the Dwarf King. We but lately spent the night in his castle, and these magic flying are a present from his daughter. “So they are!” exclaimed one of the little men, who at this point ap- proached and serutinized the monkey closely. “Fear not, we will not harm thee. But, tell us, how didst thou gain an entrance?” Then the little wilful princess spoke, and after relating how she had by chance discovered the ‘secret panel, | the seven little dwarfs bowed very low, and asked her and the monkey to come in and sit down. Just as they closed ! thie door, the report of firearms came indistinctly to their ears. The seven little dwarfs hurried from the room, telling the princess and the monkey to await their return, for they greatly feared something of unusual import- ance ahd occurred. “What can it be, dear monkey?” quired the little princess in a fright- ened whisper. “I think we had bet ter hurry back to our room.” “Wait until we hear from the dwarfs,” answered the monkey, “then we will know what is best to do.” The sound of firing increased for a time and then died out altogether, and it seemed a long while before the iwarfs returned. 3 ave serious news to report,” a leader of the seven little men, to the princess. “It seems been declared by King Fer- ainst your father, and your ave been made prisoners.” suits in- hy cousin, the Princess he little willful prin- shall we do?” she r faithful pet, the s only on my way to visit monkey home!” he answered, with a “our flying suits will stand us “Fly laugh, in good stead!” “We will help you,” cried the seven little dwarfs all at once. “We will lead you through the secret se into the forest, and from there wou can ‘wing’ your way home.” They all then to softly down the fer pass: proceeded step secret and many and elves in the forest. the y leader of the seven lit- passage, turns twis found “Princess, here 1s magic talis- drawing from his bosom a gem that side taking from it a sparks on every as the flashed or o open § out ioht upon it, “with this hou canst vtes of stone or iron, it may help thee on thy journey.” princess thanked him most as did also her faithful pet, the little mun sword saying, “This thou a pinch!” The »raciously, monks to whom the esented ay find useful in yood by!” the cried the princess, and he and monkey flew up above tops, where the stars and the it almost bv!” waving round moon made as the cried their ht as day “Good little <eled caps from below. yd luck!” tas- “Good by and even dwarfs, Towards morning the princess and ttle companion found themselves open country, close wide the an to a upon horizon of towered immense summit of d battlements and loomed awful and dark » morning air. As they ap- , they noticed a crook- d leading with up- birds the If choke weds, of and the no hedges nt song rasshopper was sil in open ] Huge spiders hung their nets upon the thorns and lay in ambush for rv flies, while other insects of illomen swarmed about the place. «Tis monkey an evil spot!” exclaimed the as he paused to adjust his | wings after their long flight. “Nonsense!” exclaimed the princess, , a wilful shrug of her wings, “it is simply neglected and in ruins. Do vou not remember the ruined castle we visited but a short time ago?” True!” answered the monkey, some- what “put, still I like it reassured, rot.’ By this time they had come close to the castle walls and the monkey knocked upon the gate three times with the hilt of his sword, but no re- sponse was forthcoming. “Now for the magic talisman!” cried the little wilful princess, and drawing the magic jewel from her bosom, she pressed it against the gate. Instantly, the little wicket flew open, and the princess and her companion entered Huddled the yund, in every variety of attitude, the in a the courtyard. upon 1 the retainers of castle 1eep sleep. The little princess stood aghast, and the monkey drew his sword as if to lefend her. “Pish!” he exclaimed a minute afterwards ‘they under some spell!” and he waiked forward and shook one of the sleeping retain- ers. But he did not awake, “Let us go into the castle! cested the princess, suddenly growing hrave, if not serious, “we may find the cause for all this drowsiness,” and so saying she pushed upon the castle doors and entered. She uttered a scream and turned to grasp her pet monkey by the paw. In the midst of oreat hall, on the throne, was a heautiful woman, bound hand and foot She, too, was fast are ” sug- the vith gold fetters. asleep. “Oh, what shall we do?” cried the little princess; “everybody is asleep, and beautiful even bound by golden chains!” “Let the value of the dwarf's sword,” cried the monkey, and this princess is me test stepping forward, he cleft the golden chains with one stroke. But the beau- tiful lady did not awake from her slum: ber. The princess stroked her hand, Lut she still slept on. “What shall enquired the princess, turning to her gallant little who by this time had sheathed his sword, finding no further use for it at the moment. “Why not try your magic jewel,” he we do?” companion, suggested, “Touch her eyelids with it, and she may awaken.” No sooner had he said the words, then the little nrincess touched the eyes of the beau- tiful sleeper, and in a moment they cpened, and the lovely owner arose and threw her arms about the neck of the little wilful princess. “you have broken the spell of my onchantment,” she cried, and at the sound of her voice, the retainers and the ladies in waiting all awoke with one accord and commenced their regular duties. “How shall I ever reward you?” asked the beautiful lady of the castle, as she led the princess into her room, while the faithful monkey followed closely at their heels. “Favor us with a hearty breakfast,” answered the monkey, and the little princess laughed and said, “that was just what I was going to say!” Henpeckke—“Oh, give him time, Bjones is still young enough to get roarried.” The sick gebra is “healed with many stripes.” a Shortcuts Do Not Often Lead to Success Any girl who values her peace of | mind, or who hopes to safeguard the contents of her pocketbook, will not {ake seriously the higly colored adver- {isements now appearing so frequently in publications which “guarantee” to teach such and such a study in “a few” § by mail by the method, develop one’s musical “talent” regardless of the fact that she doesn’t I'now a sharp from a flat. Of course, some of the correspond- once are worth while and do accomplish what they (laim to do, but those of us who are not ons or same courses eminently rlessed with common sense are nisled by such announcement in gene- al, for we know only too well that art or profession, at least that is worthy of the name, requires long and ontinued study if one hopes to be- come proficient in it. There are no ‘short cuts” to efficiency in any field The process of “getting traversing that unpoetic thoroughfare known as per- any of endeavor. there” simply means evering effort. To that without bit previous knowledge we can in “a few mail” ridiculous, to such feat realize that have Neither does the girl fresh from the After he had secured a position and worked assume a of shorthand if lessons by master and will perfectly is we aspire a we S00N we miscalculated. commercial school know it all. vear or two she comes to the con- that unders she is just really begin- tand thoroughly and that a considerable clusion fo it she must remain length world before she can out finds of time in the business with safety style herself a rapid and accurate stenographer. Persevering Effort whose edu the 'or the young woman to whom grammar cation is limited (often fundamental rules of are unknown) to aspire to becoming a sec- retary or filling a high salaried posi- tion simply taking such course —the learn-in-a-few-lessons-hy-mail” type, is ridiculous and what is worse. by a hopeless. If she wishes to succeed as a stenographer she must first of all, learn to speak and write correct Eng- lish. Then she should begin the study at some reputable commercial schoni and work for the goal she has in mind. Few of us are able to start in to climb the ladder of success half way up. We must start at the bottom rung. That there are many fine and com- mendable correspondence courses in various subjects no one will deny; and countless persons, particularly young folks who live in rural sections, have hv this method developed efficiency in the study that appealed to them, but they certainly took more than a “fow lessons” and they were able to express before they “learning themselves gramatically undertook the work of by raail.” Music, as everyone knows who ever studied it, requires not only time but How often we eternity it then and over the counting and rebelling against ever ending practice. have sat—for an seemed—going over cales, the “relationship” of notes, and when cur next study period arrived, rehears- ing all the same drudgery over again. Many were the green tinged glances we cast upon Mary Brown, or Anni? Smith next door, could “play,” and who curtly informed » four or five years and whose commendable work we too would duplicate after we had “taken” that long and practiced as conscientiously as either of our small neighbors. No Substitute To conclude that one can by any new or short method become a mu- sician, and this regardless of the fact that she never at a piano, or “iuned up” a violin, is little short of a joke, but fortunately the joke is all too often on that misguided individual who pays out her good money to take part who we were “took sat in such a farce. The girl who interested in his or that subject should study well her talents or ability and honestly try to find out if she is fitted for the work that appeals to her. If she concludes {hat she is not, then in fairness and iustice to herself she should consider come other fileld—some line wherein she may, and will, make good. Any one person who declares that perse- verance and practice are dead issues in these modern days, and that there are various short cuts to success all around her, is woefully misled. There i~ absolutely no substitute for stick- toittiveness” and people who waste time in trying to find something to take the place of it will be bitterly dis- appointed. There are at the present moment any amount of individuals looking for various prizes, and hoping those golden plums will fall into their laps without any faithful, persevering ef- fort on their part to secure them, but they will hope a long time before their visions come true. Most of the “short ruts” that make pleasant reading, are so many delusions and snares, and the «irl who would retain her peace of mind, not to mention her perhaps flimsy pocketbook’s contents, will pass np such “announcements” with a amile. is Wigwag—“Bjones boasts that he doesn’t know the meaning of the word fear.” Some people never seem to get on. Others give the impression of not knowing where they get off. At HOME A Department for Industrious Housewives A well ventilated house is a great factor in the health of the family. A good dandelion salad has the leaves sprinkled with grated cheese. Every country home should have a few bushes of currants in its garden. Cake should removed from the pan as soon as it comes from the oven. Fresh fruit in season dressed with and oil an agreeable be iemon makes salad. od white sauce with chopped hard-boiled eggs added is excellent for ish. It is better for the loaf pans to be rarrow. This will insure thorough baking. A shelf roods is a well stocked with canned great serource in emergen- cies. When making cookies or cake, the first thing to do is to assemble all the materials. When a bedroom floor to washed, see that it ig thoroughly dried and aired before night. The cream of milk which is used in should be is mixing mashed hot when poured into the potatoes. potatoes are best for the is lim- Perennial flowers women whose gardening time ited. Use instead for thinning paste and the paste will not vinegar of water epoil. A will ture. &cald the kitch cloth remove camphor furni- moistened with white from spots n drainpipe once a day and it will keep clean and whole- some. fine 1] cut and pimentos and chop- Cold ham or ves put into gelatine with ped celery make a good cold dish. Use wash pillows whenever possible living and dens. They are more hygenic and more sanitary. for room Scene of Mark Twain’s First Story The setting of Mark Twain's first tory was the little back yard of the tiny dwelling on Hill street, Hannibal, Mo. The yard is so small that it looks Like a couple of horse blankets would cover it. Between a couple of litile coal and storage houses are the steps leading to a platform where was the door to Sam's It is said this door was cut and the back steps built according to the specifications of Mr. room. (Clemens, whose purpose was to afford 3am a night entrance in a way to avoia expectations with the somewhat strict Sam and Jim Wolf, a printer boy, occupied the room preparation entrance. father, Squire Clemens. for which such careful made for strategic pParmelia, Sam’s sister, was giving a been candy pull one cold night to a erowd of her girl friends. The tiny vard was sheltered by a fragile grape arbor. When the girls had pulled their candy «ufficiently they laid it out on boards under the grape arbor to harden. Sam and Jim Wolf had not been invited to the party, and it had not occurred to any one to send up to them any candy. While they were lying on their bed upstairs in garden of Eden costume, a couple of cats started a concert, or held some sort of a convention on the back fence, This annoyed Sam and he told Jim to throw something at them. Jim threw everything he had, but it seemed to only increase the animated WANTED Old Birds for Matches GEON We pay SPOT CASH and always 5c per pair above Shooti Philadelphia market quotations I. HL KNOWLES 5429 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. | be | — Morn Clock ~ Reveille for Hens The torn over as yet the has laws, | country been | daylight saving but Lens have had nothing to say about | working overtime by electric light. | The newspapers have used sensational stories about egg production under the stimulation of electric light, but be- | _hind these stories there is real foundation of facts. Three hours before daylight every morning last winter the alarm clock turned on the current, and the hens turned out to scratch The result of three extra hours .of eating and scratching has been mose a and eat. gratifying when measured by the egg basket. The 74 hens and pullets 1 the electrically lighted pen laid 461 more eggs in the four months begin- ning November 1, 1918 than did the same number of fowls which slept un t1l daylight came each winter morning. | These 461 soid at 70 cents a dozen, al- lowing a snug profit after the cost the electric current and the additional that had taken into sideration. Cows which their in butter in a year are here. Hogs at 200 pounds in six months "food been con- give jive weight after they are farrowed are every day occurrences. electric light Hens by when e re scarc is a paying proposition. What production. will’ come next is increased It Pays to Plan "Your Work in present times of high production ost, many fa rg are finding that [ays to rearrange their farms with re- he colloquay between cats. “You'll have to 'em away,” said Sam. Jim thought lots of Sam. "He would have jumped off Lovers’ leap if Sam told him to. So he started out of the window, crawling gingerly along the edge of the flimsy grape arbor. The The arbor was made to support grape vines, not chunky boys weighing 150 pounds. Midways of his journey Jim broke through and landed on the hot candy with an awful thud. The girls thought it was ghost. Jim got up and moved as fast as he could with pieces of cany sticking all over him, ard got back to where Sam was await- ing him. “Say!” he cried; get out and shoo a “that blamed ber wouldn’t hold me up!” “Well,” drawled Sam, ‘you wanting some of the candy anyway; 1 guess you got it.” was That was Mark Twain's first story. 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Name... «ic -- Address. co... cies vies sents vinrvivn, ‘SN.B.1T" . WE NEVER We're not putting the stocks we've put in——-BUT OUR SPRING COLLECTIONS of Men’s T opcoats and Suits DEMONSTRATE ALL DO THI At Perry's on any airs about OVER AGAIN THAT (GS BY HALVES--- OU DON'T FIND any tendency to claim the earth in those headlines. Our ob- servation has been that people who claim everything don’t do much else. band makesa lot of noise, but the truth needs no trumpet but the telling. Our the- ory is: Make good and let others make the noise. And so, in a spitit of reserve, and with a deep sense of our responsibility to the public, we announce the official open- ing of our Spring season, and present a great stock of fine clothes, in which the quality of the woolens, the character of the workmanship, and the stability of the val- ues, stand four-square to the world. 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