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preciate my gift I'll take ii back
Then she felt a jerk on the other
side. A white horse had hold OF her
sleeve with his teeth. Your hat. III
you please, you thought it was straw,
j suppose, but it's horsehair-the very
best grade-thats why ii cleans so
nicely"
Hastily she unpinned and held ii out
to him. He took ii in his mouth and
trotted off with a wicked lift Of his
heels In her direction.
Your hat pins, please" said soft.
indistinct voice at her feet. She
dropped them on the ground and the
creature crawled across them, and their
abalone settings were gone She won
dered how il could live and carry its
shell so far from the ocean, but nor
rfble, creepy sensation at her neck dl-
verted her She put up her hand and
was about to fling away the whlte
worm it grasped, when a voice stopped
her.
BE careful. my dear; you killed me
once--you and your agents--when you
took my cocoon and kept me from be-
ing a butterfly. Now / shall take ii
back and sleep again to dream OF
wings and a cone.
She watched ii crawl across her hand
and begin to cut its way up her sleeve.
Suddenly she saw that there were
dozens of other white slugs, all busIiy
cutting their way through her dress,
which presently fell at her feet, whlle
tears OF fright poured down her cheeks.
How should she ever get home? A
sharp poke in the back reused her
stop crying and be thankful that
the rest of your clothes are made OF
cotton. You may give me your shoes'
however" The old COW rolled her
eyes angrily and Dorothy hastily sat
down on the ground and united the
ribbons She pushed them out toward
the COW, which went off with one on
each horn.
She Jumped up with a shrek, how
ever as a sharp hiss sounded in the
grass beside her 'Ill take that pocket
book that you didn't think was good
enough for Edith" said the snake,
gliding toward her She hung IL at
him and rushed away brushing her
hair out of her eyes, for the SILK
worms had cut off the ribbon.
stop, orsIIl knock you down" cried
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back where ! caught it on the screen
door, ] simply won't go If have TO
wear that old rag. All the girls will
have their new spring dresses and
just won't go.'
i am sorry, dear, but l couldn't get
you anything new. You wouldn't have
been satisfied with some little thing
could have made you, and / can't hire
the dressmaker this spring. I'm sure
i should have been glad enough to have
a dress like this when l was a little
girl. Think OF all the little silk worms
that gave their time and their lives to
make the silk! And your gloves and
shoes. Did you ever wonder what you
had done that the animals should give
all these things to you?"
II only wonder what I've done that
/ should have to wear them forever. 1
wish the animals would come and take
them back. I'm sure l don't want them
any morew
Hot tears poured down Dorothy's
checks and she ran out in the back
yard and threw herself down on
bench. There she sobbed and sobbed
and thought what hateful world this
was.
Dressed for the party, she walked
down the street on her way to Edith s.
Passing the Morrow place, she sud
denly noticed that the gate in the high
stone wall was open and wondered If
the family could be there, for they
seldom came down from the city before
June. But she turned in, for the cutoff
through their garden would save her
long half mile. She heard the gate
clang behind her and suddenly realized
that she was in a strange place, for all
about her were tail trees, and the fa
milar shingled Morrow house was no
where to be seen.
She started to run and knew at once
that some dreadful thing was running
after her. Suddenly 1t overlook her
and she felt a pull at her hat.
Thank you," said harsh voice, and
turning, she saw ostrich with her
plume in his bill. ''Since you don't ap-
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The FretfuI Dolly

Il wish my hair was real, / hope
That folks don't know it's made of
rope;
And that my skin is only rag.
And filled with sawdust like a bag.
I'D like to move back to that store
The place ] used to live before
Kris Kringle brought me here from
there,
This nurs'ry is so plain and bare.
Il wish my eyes would close up tight,
Like other Dollies' do, at night;
/ wish they'd change their color, too.
l am so very tired Of blue"
That's what the fretful dolly said.
But there are others that, instead,
For every drop they ever had
OF sawdust blood, are very glad
And very proud and thankful. too,
Because their eyes are colored blue
These dollies think the nursery
A very pleasant place TO be.
j think the fretful dolly should
Learn to be content and good
And not be wishing all the day
For things TO be a different way.
Elsie Parrish
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by LAURA eROzER

~ OROTHY'S blue silk dress lay on
| her bed. 1t was two years old.
but her mother had let down the
rest of the tucks and made the sleeves
smaller again and cleaned it in gaso-
line, so that ii looked almost as good
as ever except where the cuffs were
worn on the under side. Beside it lay
her white Neapolitan hat with it's white
plume, and her gloves. just back from
the cleaners.
Mrs. Adams smoothed the new panne
velvet belt anxiously She knew how
disappointed Dorothy would be, for she
herself had been the middle one of
three girls and had always had to
wear her older sisters outgrown
clothes. Sometimes her little sister
got something new, because there was
nothing left to hand down, but she
never had.
Perhaps that was why her mother
had thought and planned over Doro-
thy's clothes until Dorothy herself was
really spoiled. She walked along the
street admiring her reflection in the
store windows, and even her shadow
on the ground before her gave her "a
chance TO watch her long curls and
the perky bows on her hat.
She came into the room now with
as near run as Dorothy ever permit
ted herself, Strengthening the pink bow
on her hair with one hand.
"Oh, mother, did you get my new
dress?"
No, dear, it's only your old one,
but see, doesn't it look nice?'
DO you really mean that have to
wear that old thing to Edith's party
when every one of the girls has seen
it over and over? The spot where
Mary spilled ice cream on it shows in
the front and there's that tear in the
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lily THE ANIMALS TOOK BACK DOROTtIYS CLOTHES

q squeaky voice behind her and she
looked back to see an old goat with
his head down, wagging his beard and
pointing his sharp little horns at her.
What do you want?' she painted.
Your gloves, OF course, silly. And
while you are taking them off you
might reflect on what an ungratefui
girl you have been. Here are your
father and mother, who work hard all
day long TO give you what you~lk to
eat and what you want to wear DO
you ever think what il means when
your father sits with his head on his
hand in the evening? Not you, You
are wondering where Edith bought her
new handkerchiefs. But it means that
1T costs more to feed you and dress
you than il did last year
And when you don't like to wash
the dishes because it makes your hands
rough. do you ever stop to think that
your mother is doing all her own work
this year-even her washing-and for
the same reason? j think I'll have to
butt you once just to drive some Of
these things home to you,e
He started toward her. but Dorothy
rushed toward the gate with a scream.
The gate seemed to run away from her
In the other direction. "Ungrateful
girl, the leaves whispered above her.
Her flying hair blinded her. and the
tree trunks got in her way; the roots
reached up to tangle her feet, and at
last she fell headlong over a mound
OF grass.
Behind her she heard the harsh
laughter of the animals, the rattle of
the ostrich, the nicSer of the horse
the hiss of the snake
sWell never give you anything to
wear again, ungrateful girl-ungrate-
ful girln'
Worst Of all, there was the palter of
Sha
his horns
"oh, mother, motherr" She cried dis
pairingly.
Why, Dorothy, what's the matter?
Have you been asleep out here? Mrs.
Adams hand smoothed the rumpled
curls and Strengthened the crushed pink
ribbon. It's too cold for you to lie
outdoors, and it's almost time for you
to get dressed to so to Edith's."
She smiled anxiously, but Dorothy put
her arms around her mothers waist
and hid her face against the blue
checked apron.
oh, mother; l had such dreadful
dream.'
She pressed her lips against the work
roughened hand that never had time
to be pretty. '1m sorry / was cross"
she said. II know you and father do
all you can for me-
Not all we'd like to, dear" She felt
the long sigh. Hurry now. III be up
to tie your ribbon
She didn't look in the glass any more
than she could help while she was
dressing. but when she was through
she gave herself long stare.
We'll, guess the animals needn't be
SO very much ashamed of me- she said
What animals, dear?
Why, the ones these clothes came
from. ! guess I'd better enjoy them
for fear they might really never give
me any more"
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Why, of Course!

Howard. a child OF years, observed
a hole in his dress and, gathering up
the part with the hole in il i'm his little
chubby hand, said: Mamma, give me
a sears" | asked him what he wanted
them for, and he said: II want 10 tut
the hole out of my dressi"-Delineator
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No announcement of prize winners ia
made this week. The twenty win
ners of prizes OF April 23 viii be an
nouneed next sunday, May ). Paint
the picture published today and send
it Immediately 10 the Junior Call.
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things around the house | wan to see
to. You spoke about having d bureau
moved into the back bedroom"
"But-but let it go for now. You
you might strain your back"
"Oh. it will not take five minutes.
The front steps should have a coat of
paint before the autumn rains come
on"
But there's a painter working in the
house next door,"
He wouldn't want to break off for
q little job like that. There are als,
a few places in the cellar l wan to
touch up with w~hitewash. and l notice
that the kitchen door Says and should
be planed off"
Mrs. Bowser thought Of the days
when Mr.. Bowser had stayed home t.
play the handy man and the awfu,
consequences that had followed. aEi
tears came to her eyes and her heart
was like lead. She had a dollar and
a half in her purse that she had saved
up. and she was about to offer it to
him to go along to the Office as usua,
when she looked into his face. and it
seemed to her that it had somehow.
changed. 1t was soft and gentle ana
confiding. and she determined to take
the risks.
The first thing after breakfast Mr..
Bowser went out and bought paint and
a brush and got into his old clothes
and began work on the steps. There
was no undue haste and no row. In
an hour he had almost finished. ThpH
he went into the back yard for a stick
to stir his paint. and during his bries
absence a delegation of five Salvatiou
Army lassies called to solicit a cash
contribution. They were standi.,
about on the freshly painted steps iii
picturesque attitudes when he return
ed.
Heavy Weather Predicted.
Last spring. when Mr.. Bowser had
just finished the steps and found Mrs.
Bowser's minister walking up them.
he yelled at the good man in a way
that blew his hat off and jumped hi!n
over the fence. Here. now. were fv"
young women wandering over the
painted surface. and vet when he saw
them he raised his hat. made a cor
tribution Of 81 and CALAMITY opened
the gate for them to pass out. Both
Mrs. BOwser and the cook witnessed
he sight from Il window. and the lat
ter turned to her mistress and wli>.
pered:
If ! were you Id telegraph yor'
mother to come as oon us a flying Il"
chine would get her here. There
going to be ructions before this IL,
ends"
Mr.. Bowser repaired damages. i,
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6'AA6 A0SC SpcCld
interest. They throw light upon the
struggles of the pioneers, they give
delightful glimpses Of their genuine
hearty social life in the midst of theil
hardships, and they reveal the peculiar
views and characteristics from which
this country gathered it's earliest set.
tiers.
Two hundred and Lightweight years
ago the first Thanksgiving day was
celebrated, and it was not at that time
intended to be an annual feast or an
occasion for general social merrymak.
Ing. 1t was rather a day appointed
for entirely religious purposes in order
to give the settlers at Plymouth an CD.
portunity to express their heartfelt
gratitude for the perils they had passed
and for the bounties they were hen
enjoying. They had escaped from the
prosecutions of the English church and
had been permitted to settle down
and make a new home for them.
selves.
1t had been a long year and a hard
one. They were surrounded by say.
ages. with whom they were fortunate
ly at peace. Their fields had yielded
them enough grain to support them in
comfort during the coming winter, and
their houses were built warmly and
strong. Therefore, with the religious
fervor which had prompted them to
such sacrifices, they considered it fitting
that they should return to God some
thanks for what they considered his
many blessings. Accordingly Governor
Bradford in the autumn of 1921 set
aside a day to mark the beginning of
a season Of prayer and gratitude.
Here is what Edward Winslow SAYS
about that earliest American day of
feasting:
"Our harvest being gotten in, our
governor William Bradford) sent four
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Substitute For Leather Reltinu.

A new betting material has recently
appeared for the purposes Of power
transmission which is said t have ad-
vantage W leather. which has always
been regarded as supreme for this
work. This betting is composed of var
allel strands Of specially made steel
wires. each strand covered with fine
hem marlin. the strands being bound
together at regular intervals by cross
strands of hemp fiber. Each strand
consists of from seven to nineteen
wires. according to the strength Of
horsepower desired. The theory is
wires, according to the strength or
steel with the high coefficient Of fric-
ton of prepared marlin. resulting in
the highest transmission qualities.
Among the advantages claimed for the
betting is a saving in the size of pull
leys. one-half the width of belt being
required as compared with common
betting. resulting in economy of space
and weight. the new betting weighing
one-half Of leather betting Of equal
strength.
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The speaker said. Lend me your ears
l lent EN-, though l. had my fears.
On. such a world Of wicked men!
l never got 'em back again.
The ears he had seemed very fine.
Why should the rascal care for mine?
l riveted my eyes on him,
And then my sight grew very dim.
h rivets he could not undo,
Although he tried a week or two.
I'm sure @ will not feel surprised
When l remark l miss those eyes.
Soon after at a dinner gay
l gave my arm to young Miss May.
She thought 1t was a souvenir.
o see l haven't got it here.
6he took my arm. but left my sleeve,
It's hollow. as you will perceive.
For young Miss May ! ceased to care
And fell in owe with Rose. so fair.
! lost my heart with courtly gravity.
An old tin can now fills the cavity.
! put some beets inside the can.
I'm sure that was a hearty plan.
I married Rose. 1t must be told
She proved to be an awful scold.
She took my head OF. That was sad
It was the only one ! had,
Oh. I'm a remnant Of a man:
Deny 1t. reader. IL you can.
Frank R. Walton In JUDGES Library.
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DISEASES OF THE SKIN.
Employ rnent Of Liquid Air and Carbon
Oioxide In T,eir Treatment.

Employ rnent Of Liquid Air and Carbon
Oioxide In T,eir Treatment.
Ihe Iack %! si"viii' remedies fol-
many Diseases q. tie skin has caused
a diligent search Tor new remedies
more efficient Or less uisagreeable than
those i'll common use. An epoch In
de~rmatology was marked by the in.
PRODUCTION of Roentgen rays. which ex.
ert a curative action in many cases of
eczema attended with profuse exuda-
ton and intense itching. in psoriasis
and in many fungous diseases of the
skin and nair. Cathode rays have
proved beneficial in numerous cases
OF lupus, and quite recently malignant
tumors of the skin have been cured
by these rays.
But in many cases treatment with
rays failed to effect a definite cure.
and the experiments with other phys
ical and chemical agencies were re.
sumed. An American physician tried
liquid air and carbon dioxide and OBJ
tanned more or less success in cases
OF tuberculous assesses, moles, pin.
pies and superficial anc of the skin.
h method of treatment is as follows:
Cotton wool wound tightly or the end
OF a rod is dipped into the double WALL
ed glass flask Of liquid air and then
pressed lightly on the affected part of
the skin. The skin freezes and be-
comes in1amed, and in from ten to
twenty days the morbid growth
sloughs off.
But liquid air is expensive, and it
also acts too energetically. An equally
efficient but cheaper and more man
ageable agent is carbon dioxide. which
was first employed for this purpose by
Pussy. From the steel cylinder which
contains liquefed carbon dioxide the
vapor is allowed to escape into a glass
tube. Here it condenses into snow.
which is compressed by a piston into
a hard mass. This can be trimmed to
the size and shape Of the morbid
growth to which it is to be applied.
and thus the freezing OF the surround
ing healthy skin can be avoided.
The temperature of carbon dioxide
snow is 100 degrees F.. while that OF
liquid air is about 200 degrees +.
The snow IS cold enough. however. to
freeze the skin into a hard, white
mass in a few minutes. Too long an
application may cause necrosis or
death of the underlying tissues. The
skin subsequently becomes slightly in
famed. and a blister. similar to that
caused by a burn, is produced. In
general. freezing and burning produce |
effects on the skin. In two |
or three weeks the part that has been
frozen falls off as a scab. revealing
skin Of quite normal appearance or
marked by a slight scar The appli-
cation of this remedy is not attended
with great pain. In the treatment of
facial blemishes especial care must be
taken not to freeze the skin too deep
". The field of application Of carbon
TO- is extensive. Hitherto
good results have been obtained chiefH
~ in cases Of lupus. but small tumors.
callosities, moles. pimples. etc. have
also been treated with SUCCESSFUL.
Bergrath in Die CmSchau.
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Continuing
The Capitol
Graft Cases

HE trial Of Joseph M. Huston.
architect Of the Pennsylvania
state capitol building at Har-
risburg, beginning Nov. %,
has renewed public interest in this ia
nous graft case, which has become
a national scandal. The affair has
been dragging along now for three
years. as it was in the gubernatorial
campaign of 1906 that State Treasurer
Berry sprung the charge that graft
had figured in the equipment of the
big building and that instead of it's
having cost $4,OOO.O 900. the sum appro-
priated by the legislature to com
plete" the capitol. more than twice
that amount had been expended on it.
Berry's information was f~ragmentary.
as even he did not suspect at the time
that actually $4,000. 600 had been paid
out for finishing and furnishing the
building In addition to the $4.OOO.OOO
spent for the structure itself.
For over six months a committee prob.
ed the affair. during which time audi
tors and experts went over every foo;
Of the building and it's contents anu
the voluminous records involved. and
the commission examined 1888 witness
on the stand. The commission he'd
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Use Of Kerosene In Polishing Metals.

Any one who has polished a f1atlron
or steel surface with emery cloth
knows how soon the cloth gums and
fills up. The cloth in this condition
will do little or no cutting. A simple
remedy for this trouble is to use kero-
sen on the surface. The oil floats
away a large part Of the cumming
substance and leaves the emery cloth
sharp and clean to do the best work:
also it seems to act as a lubricant to
keep particles of metal from collecting
on the cloth and scratching or digging
in the surface of the metal. A very
light lard oil is equally good for this
purpose. but not always easily OBJ
tanned. A surface polished where oil
or kerosene is used does not rust so
easily as II polished dry for the rea-
son that a little oil remains on the
metal.-Popular Mechanics.
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A Discovery In Dentistry.

An electric current from artificial
teeth has been reported by a British
dental authority. Pain in the patients
tongue had puzzled doctor and dentist.
when IN electrician. to whom the mat
ter was casually mentioned. examined
the teeth. finding that they were fixed
to the composition plate by two met
ais. A galvanometer test showed that
these metals. moistened by the saii,a.
generated Il current strong enough to
cause liberation and severe pain.
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sixty executive sessions and forty
eight public hearings and on Aug. 1G
reported to the governor urging crimi-
nal and civil prosecutions of the guilty
parties.
warrants were served on Sept. 3 on
thirteen persons. and on Sept. % the
Dauphin county grand jury returned
true bills for conspiracy against Con
tractor Sanderson. eX-Auditor General
Snyder. ex-State Treasurer Mathues,
ex-Superintendent Shumaker. Archi-
tect Huston. Assistant Architect Lew
Is. Travelling Auditor Irvine, Con-
gresham Cassel and Sandersnn's
bronze company partners-Kinsman,
Boileau. Neiderer and Storm. Charles
e. Wetter of the firm of George r.
Payne 4 Co.. contractors for the main
building. was indicted for false pre-
tense. Payne also was indicted. Some
of those indicted. however. were neve,
tried. death removing them. and short
~ after the trial began Irvine was sent
to an asylum.
1t was Oh Jan. %. 1908. that the first
case was called. the defendants being
S~anderson. Huston. Snyder, Mathues
and Shumaker. Conspiracy was alleg-
ed In a bill of S53. 31S.6 for tables and
chairs. the alleged fraud amounting to
$4,000. The commonwealth agreed to
a severance for Huston. believing he
would take the stand as a state wit
ness and tell what he knew. He re.
FUSED to do SO, however. The other
-four were found guilty March Is. A
motion for a new trial was refused
Dec. 13. and the defense appealed tc
the superior court. Meantime the four
DEFENDANTS were sentenced to tive,
years in prison and $500 fine.
The superior court in July last at,
hrmed the decision Of the Dauphir
county court. On the 2od Of tina,
month the supreme court granted "A
stay of sentence pending an appeal to
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company. is Il self made man and for.
ty years ago was a sun tanned farm
er's boy working upon his fathers
farm in Iowa. Today he receives Il
salary Of 100000 a year as head of
the big company. Successfully he
taught school, was a telegraph opera
tor and when twenty-three years of
age entered the railway mail service.
In 1874 he was general manager of the
service, but a year later resigned and
attached himself with the telephone
interests of which he is today the
president.