[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
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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. He told around Hannibal,
Mo., but it wasn’t until he went
west that he worked it up into a real
varn and sent it to some eastern maga-
zine for publication. When the jump-
ing frog story was added it the
country realized that there was a new
humorist on eart.
funny
it
out
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the stocks we've put in——-BUT
OUR SPRING COLLECTIONS
of
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and Suits
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on any airs about
OVER AGAIN THAT
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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-
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$35 to $80
Come In and See the Clothes
Sixteenth and Chestnut Streets
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
& CO.