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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-24
FARMER SMITHS
A Little More About Spring

Dearest ChrenI want much to have ALL interested in
HER NATURE because her working and her babes
u This is the time of the when everything STARTS 1t
IKE the time of day when of bed The little androp falls from
the sky with other radrops and the little brook has
ushes along to join big Mother Ocean, At this time the
song always rushing rushing 1t the lullaby of winter when
NE water isas the Did think of that?
You must learn COMPARE.
The trees ao wake and the little leaves begin shoot and the
zap starts will be shall
nr hutlng, bustlng
Underneath the
Stretching their shall the tender blades
above the ground.
DO muc Listen the spring! Even in the big city
@ different along the CUTTERS The wonderful
windows along the proung with those wondrous mother
and sister talking the
s window them in the shop window
% they decorate the hats and the hats of
women Some of these interested in charity forgetting that
ny are taking birds life to adorn themselves
But let spring me for is the TIME OF YOUTH
Throw welcome Father Sun We
We ARE-the good friends of MOTHER NATURE
FARMER SMITH,
Chidrens Editor EVENING
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-24
CHAPTER YII-COntinued
uos snorted X. as he looked.

~ NO" snorted X. as he looked
"By JupiterI You have made a
,,ss,rIke Mr.. Taller" craclsled w. in high
II. hnn,or. Now we are getting some-
where
summers only gasped; Jim KoernerT
eu hardly believe It."
yes" insisted Monte, and without
.,re ado he related his visit to the
vo.rner cottage and told Of his talk with
x. widow Of the dead assistant engineer;
~, confession Of the amateur wireless
,,.,ion Koerner had rlgged up on his
home and the hoist engine house.
,swould a man, even misguided, de-
.,,r.ed man, set off an explosion which
Ma must have realized not only meant the
s.ath of many fellow workmen, but
hImsefY protested Summers. mo mat
,sr how strong the tie Of sentiment to a
eause, It does not look reasonable that a
man only few months married would
send himself into eternity"
sound logic, Summers" assented An
drews.
Agent w. unwound his angular legs
and replied:
This is not the first explosion that has
occurred since the European war began.
Suppose now that the master mind that
usnned the demolishment of the west
mill also planned the destruction of the
poor tool. Koerner's death may have
been Intended to shut off pursuit. Doubt
less he was given false information as
to the size of the dynamite charges used,
and wholly deceived as to their explosive
effect.
4 see, gentlemen, we understand each
other" he concluded, moving toward the
door "Koerner was only a pawn in the
game and he did his part blindly. There
d much work ahead, for we are fighting
a cruel inhuman, resourceful and hidden
Intelligence. In spite of all we know, we
are still completely in the dark"
BILL" he remarked to his associate, "I
guess you had better stay on here. The
laying Of these wires must be run down,
and you might frisk through Koerner's
Effects at his house. Don't expect much
there; his orders were probably verbal. 1
have big lead over in Philadelphia-the
chief thinks a lot of it."
Come with us in the motor" offered
Monte.
when do you start?"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-24
CHAPTER VIII
Emery in the Gear.Rox


IKE bolt or sapphire, with the irre-
IL pressible Lars at the wheel and three
passengers inside, the blue limousine shot
| out of the gate of the Montgomery Iron
Works. soon whizzed through the quiet
streets of Downingtown and following
the east bank Of Brandywlne Creek. took
the West Chester route for Philadelphia.
Some curious points in the case If 1
may express myself" remarked the hawk
faced secret-service man. as the car
pitched wildly along. "Your concern had
no war contracts, yet It was mined and
marked for destruction. Then your Mr.
Birdseye thinks 1t a good thing to make
change Of policy, do a little business
with brokers from Europe. Prestol They
blow you up. Strange! Horrible!".
Andrews commented "The human mo-
tives behind the foreign-directed destruc-
tion of any American plant invite careful
study. If 1t is altogether proper from
European viewpoint to smash business in
neutral country as military necessity,
the same reasoning would ultimately
justify identical methods in peace times
lOr economic reasons.
The detective inside Of Agent w.
reused up, for he sharply replied:
There you go, putting these matters
back in the State Department. We are
faced with the celd-blooded murder of 10
workers at Crispen. Others are dying.
Wrongdoers get arrested and tried by
juries for the consequences of their spe-
chc acts. We are preparing a case for a
public prosecutor. Let the soft senti-
mentalists who bob up with excuses for
murder be run out of the country. II
we don't nip these explosions in the bud
they will spread. Nothing stimulates
crime like success"
why not be practical?" he snorted,
adding, "Crickey! I'm hungry"
Here. too" chorused Andrews and
Monte, admlring the agent, who when
dealing with theory never lost sight of
facts.
SO the blue limousine slowed up in West
Chester. and set them all down at the
Green Tree Inn, then picked them up
again in very short time and swung off
into the darkness. bearing dagonally
right with the trolley at the Five Corners.
Wrinkles had gathered on WIS high
forehead. He must have been thinking
aloud, for he suddenly announced from
tho rear seat:
"I shouldn't wonder If HochmeisteI had
a hand in It,"
Monte, beside him, started. Hochmeis-
ter! A pause ensued. Again Montes mind
distinctly filmed an odious outline. that
of the gutturaltoned man he had divested
of a revolver on the hotel roof. Hoch-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-24
RAINBOW CLUB
Our POstomce Box

Elizabeth Mott, North Cd street, is going
| 70 work as hard as ever she can on the
| Pin-Money Squad. Just you wait and hear
about her bank account in very few
weeks from now A Germantown Rain
/ bow nearly forgot us his name is Ralph
Waters, and he lives on wister street,
and the reason he didn't forget us Is be-
cause we're getting so important that one
can't live and not know the Rainbows.
Thank you for the drawing, Germantown
lite that almost forgot Here's a little
Rainbow that We know will always re-
member, because he's only eight years old,
and eight-year-olds, you know. make the
very best friends In the world. Oh his
name is Harry Andander, and his home
is on South 26th street. Eight-year-olds
make good artists too. Your editor
learned this when he looked at a certain
little blue crayon' drawing signed Marion
DAILY, Rosewood street
Let me quote part of a letter which
came to us the other day: II certainly
enjoy our corner every night, the stories
are very interesting, / read them TO my
mother every night after dinner and so
she and share our pleasant time to-
gether" Ralph Hobson is responsible for
these words and we thank him for his
hearty compliment which makes us feel
like trying harder and harder to please
the Rainbows. Ethel Hammes, Rox-
borough, can bake pies To prove It she
drew picture of herself all dressed up
In a gingham apron and handling a great
big rolling pin for all the world like a
regular grown-up cook. Little 9-year-old
Gladys Atkinson Lansdale, has a daddy
who thought so much of her when she
was sick he took care of her every minute
OF the time. Harry Morsey, South goth
street, hasn't written to us for a long
time and we're getting very lonesome, in
deed, we are lonesome for every little
nj nd hs.Ky rRThA Ana4 WanNv 1.
write TO your editor at least once every
two weeks
Allentown, Pa, has sent its first men,
ber, Helen Kohp. North I'd street. We
hope that this is only the beginning of a
large Allentown representation. Beverly,
N, j.. sends little Edna Stevens to speak
for II on Rainbow matters. Laura Bor-
nemRn, wee 7.year-old, wants the Rain
bow to shed Its brightness In Schwenks-
willie, Pa. the town in which she lives
Aren't you proud, all my Rainbows, when
you begin to see that everywhere every
body is beekoning to you and this won-
derful club that you, the children OF kind.
ness, have built your very own selves2
Jennie Berecca, Fitzwater street, prssi.
dent OF the "Fitzwater Street Rainbows,"
sends in a splendid report OF her happy
circle. Jennie is the first member to form
library In connection with a branch
circle Her little Rainbows have rules
about the care of books while In their
keeping At the meetings, which are held
every week. the girls sing. play games and
have all sorts OF fun. Sometimes eve have
10 whisper this. boys) We almost wish We
were a grill Mary Josephine COyle. South
goth street, has promised to faithfully
answer the questions OF Things TO Know
and Do" our friend OF long standing.
Marion Coyle. Jefferson street. has fol.
lowed these questions faithfully through
the entire week
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-24
HYPHENATED CHRISTIAN
LENTEN SERMON TOPIC.
DR.. Jefferys Attacks Insincer-
ity of Many Church.
goers

"Hyphenated Christianity" was the sub
ject of a vigorous attack by DR. w. II,
Jefferys today in Lenten address at St.
Peters Church. Sd and Pine streets.
Declaring there Is no hyphenated
Christ" Doctor Jefferys defined "hyphen-
ated Christianity" as follows:
1T is built upon the shifting sands Of
hyphenated faith. hyphenated allegiance,
hyphenated service. It Is the old at
tempt TO dress the soul up as a lackey
to serve antidotes TO the appetites-to
serve God and mammon, with as small a
measure of the former and as large a
measure Of the latter as the blum will
stand for.
THE lukewarm Christian Is a spiritual
ostrich, a foolish virgin, hyphenated
thing, who has not eyes TO see the glory
that stands right In HIS or her path who
is ready to haggle and bargain while
the one priceless possession Is slipping
out of his grasp forever"
Doctor Jefferys said church cholrs that
giggle through Holy Communion, and
church-goers who gamble and drink on
the quiet while protesting to be Chris
tlans were "Hyphenated Christians"
There is a conception of n Christ that
follows men. not that men follow. This
Christ is manufactured for the convenience
of those who accept its teachings, If they
happen to agree with them Otherwise
they tone them down to suit their par
tlcular brand of faith, the convenience Of
their way Of living, even the elasticity
Of their morals
I'VE pretend to love adventure and true
sport, and talk about playing the game
The most splendid adventure In the history
of all creation is the adventure of Gods
love for the world in the gift to us of our
Christ"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-24
ZEE sLUAbER BoAT.

Baby's bodt's chi siIpsr moOR
Sailing Ia the sky,
Sailing DER the bed Of sleep
Whils the clot4ds 90 ~
BGbySs asEin9 qbr dream.
FishiA0 near and far,
His line q siIUe HsO0RbsGas o.
HIS bait q silt per star.
Soil, baby sat-
or upon ihat# ssd,
C1iH aQat fcrQe7 20 saf
k4ek agaiu e me.
ee QpFsE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-24
MINISTER'S ARE NURSES,
NICHOLSON DECLARES
"Stop Being Babies and Max
ing Nurseries of Churches"
Evangelist Warns Christians

80 many Christians are babies and
have to be bottle-fed that the minister
has to be a nurse instead of leader de.
clared Evangelist William +. Nicholson.
while preaching today in the Nicholson-
Hemminger tabernacle, in Darby
"The church is n nursery instead OF an
armory," he continued. What sarcasm
II is, therefore, when we sing like a
mighty army What army? Many
church members are easily offended.
They sulk IL they are not pleased. We
should be men instead of babies"
Mr.. Nicholson was preaching on Per
fection' and he not only pointed out the
way Christians should live to be true to
the Biblical teachings of perfection. but
assailed them for their shortcomings.
Those who have professed conversion, but
by their actions prove their lmperfections,
were the victims Of his assaults.
He called all Christians frauds who
fail to pay their honest debts, who allow
their temper to control them, who live
jealous lives or hold grudges against their
neighbors,
The attendance was the largest of any
of the afternoon meetings excepting
those which were held on Saturdays, when
many school children were present And
the men and women applauded and
laughed when Mr.. Nicholson told some OF
his humorous stories and gave vent to his
disgust for sham Christians in his en-
tertaining Irish word pictures.
Several hundred members of the Stone
men fellowship attended the services last
night, and there were many trail-hitters.
II was men only" meeting, and Mr..
Nicholson talked straight from the shoul-
der.
Tonight there will be a service for
women only" and 1t is expected that
there will be such n large attendance that
the capacity of the big glory barn" will
be taxed. Miss Josephine Colt has been
making the arrangements. A luncheon
and conference will be given tonight pre-
vIous to the service in the odd Fellows
Hall, by Jesse w. Roberts, Mr. Nichol-
son will speak, as we'll as other members
of his party.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-24
FARMER SMITH.

i wish 70 become a member OF your
Rainbow Club. Please send me 4 beau
tiful Rainbow Button free. / agree
AND EVERY DAY - SPREAD a
LITTLE SUNSHINE ALL ALONG
THE WAY.
Name ...........ss....ss
Address -..+s...-. .-....s...s...sss
40 .-sse.,f .s|ssssss sssfsssasesf-ees
echoel / attend .ss...ss..s-...s.-.
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meisteri Queeriy enough, that sonorous-
sounding name seemed pertinently proper
envelope for the bulky package he had
| crumpled, For time he racked his brain
| in vain; then suddenly he remembered
that the pale man he had saved from the
big mans wrath called the baldheaded
foreigner Baron" He recollected the
away after their quarrel, without giving
their names.
rs Hochmeister a nobleman7' ventured
Monte, almost timidly
HE may be for aught I know" re-
piled Agent w. I'VE suspect he goes
doctor Of phllology."
After short silence, punctuated by
some unpleasant bumps in the road,
Monte asked:
Pardon my persistent curiosity, but
can you describe the mann"
81 am not sure. There is something
in the name that suggests man 1 met
rather we met, for Andrews was with me
only last night"
''Hum-m-ml guess 1t will be all right"
shrilled the Government official. Suppose
you see II this caps your man."
He handed Monte narrow strip Of pa
per, covered with the purple tracks of a
department typewriter. single-spaced.
In the flckery pale light Of the tiny
oraot,-to b,,tt, o,,ar +bair bauda In the roof
of the car Monte read:
DIR. Hugo Hocfmeister - Secret
diplomatic agent; headquarters Room
10. Exchange Building, philadelphia;
beady gray eyes inclined to be
watery; baldheaded with one-inch
schlager cut over the right eye; full
red lips, well hidden by matted
brown beard; weight about 200
pounds, corpulency pronounced;
speaks English thicISly, German,
French, Russian, Spanish and Turkish
fuently.
Cold beads of Precipitation stood out on
Montes forehead. He was stampeded
with amazement. Hochmeister was the
unknown foreigner. Monte clicked his
heels together in anger at his own stupid
ity in not reading the message on the
card from the Countess Zeda the instant
he got it. Had he done so there would
have been ample time to follow the inter-
national trio.
Great Heavens! Andrews will you look
at this" and he showed Hochmeister's
description upon the lawyer. All day
Andrews had spared him any reference
to the warning from the stunning
Countess.
Monte forced a smile as he turned again
to Agent w. He said "I may as we'll
fess up. 1 am Montgomery Crispen,
nephew of the late John Montgomery.
1t Is simply hell to go around tagged
millionaire You have my secret"
MY boy, your identity is safe enough
with me-" blandly answered the Federal
investigator, eyes twinkling. II had you
down for young Crispen the moment 1
clapped sight on YOU"
CONTINUED TOMORROW.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-24
FARMER SMITHS DUCK BOOK
Is a Rubber Tire a Duck?


Mother, what is that funny looking
seve with the wagon wheels under it?'
sAsd pottie Duckling one day when she
+.s on her way 10 the Big Pond.
mat is an auto, my dear" said her
Who ought tor" asked DottIe.
lhat is an automobile, my darling,
AasNered her fond mother
\. nhat does that mean?" persisted Dot
y Duckling,
Auto means something like self and
ao means to run around"
Oh'" said DOttie.
Then she was quiet for a long time. and
asn she asked again: when you want
~ % run around, why don't you say
Because it is much shorter to say
replied her good mother.
silence again. and then pottle said !;
y mother, what are those funny wheels
They are for the auto to run around
AsS are made OF rubber"
4. on and what is rubber2'' asked Dot
Sahber Is water proof and"
eni Just like my back Say. mother.
rubber tire a Duck, toof" queried
-e' looking up at her mother.
~ dear child, you viii soon turn into
terstion mark or a rubber band"
Look Look mother, the self-running
wagon Is running away with a
mat was too much for Mrs. Duck. and
ftn until she reached the Big Pond
snsfe took long dive and dis
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-24
HOUSEHOLD PHYSICS
THE GAS STOVE
Does Your Gas Stove Blacken Your Pots?
Does 1t Make Loud Noise in Burning?
By VIRGINIA E. K1FT

reason these slots are nc opened wide
enough there is not enough air admitted
and a yellow flame-which blackens your
pots--results BY loosening screw Gay and
turning plate Cb) these elots should be
opened until the yello tips just dis
appear. However, II the holes in the
burners are clogged with dirt, the burners
should be lifted out and boiled in soda
until they are clean. Thus your pots viii
no longer become black when used o the
gas stove.
II your burner ''blowt" or "roars'' II is
due to the fact that there is to1 much air
mixed with the gas. This Is prevented By
loosening screw (a) and turning plate (bl
until the slots (d) are closed sufficiently
to stop the noise.
A well-regul, ed burner should not have
yellow tips nor should II burn noisily--and
II Is a smpls matter 20 ind happy med
ium between these two conditions.
Copyright 1916 by virginia q. Kift
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-24

st. Johns Lutheran Church, Race street
below 9Th.
MANY of u.s." he said. "are bent upon
pleasure for its own sake and will get
II whenever and wherever we can. 1t
comes between us and God.
Money for its own sake is running
many today Many of us like the plau-
dts of the world, and are working with
might and main TO secure them. 1t is not
the spirit of service we'll done that rules
u.s."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-24
"THE GODS OF MANY"
They Are Pleasure, Money, Fame and
Honor, Says Preacher

"The gods of many today are not the
idols of the heather world, but pleasure,
money, fame and honor" This was the
assertion of the Rev. Arthur r. Michler,
pastor of the Incarnation Lutheran
Church. in n Lenten sermon today at Old
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-24

carbon which requires a certain amount
of air for complete combustion. When
your gas burner docs not get sufficient
amount of air this carbon Is deposited as
SCOT on your pots
Perhaps you have noticed at the base
Of your burner a regulating device similar
to that shown in the diagram. This con-
sists of slotted ilate (b) at the end Of
the gas duct (e). Through these slots the
air is admitted to the burner. If for any
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-24

I'm a jifry The car is inside the yard,
all readyH
"All right" assented X, as he lit a
cigar. Come on. No time to waste. The
damned houndsl Well bag them yet"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-24

ALTHOUGH you may never have at
"A tempted It, to regulate the flow Of bas
which enters the burner of your stove Is
a very simple matter. II your pots are
blackened when used on the gas stove, II
Is because the burner receives an insult
ficient supply of air or because 1t Is
clogged with dirt, causing the flame to
have yellow tips. Gas contains free
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-24
sYNoPsTs

.,c,osion has wrecked the west ~ MI, u
.isis Pat t6f of TiSsi t6e ate Ran' john Mont
be hug, WAITED by his nephew, Monte
ggmsfryy The night before, Monte. While while
dining IN "a been warned by the Countess
Andrews. the mill was doomed. The
zeds, ,Lt,i tsih' Austrian woman was with the
ssrsn Hgchssstter aS SelieyfS Monte hsS pre er
uncle, qnu qqIn.ucbnneister from shooting the lat
ysnte1E Earlier that day portmhanteau ante oiGn 6Gn
tninn1g Yeaobynelster in the Market street
rrssIEssyI:: Andrews, summerst the SUPER,
honn.s, n the plant. and United states
lntend1elrt. lrt..,,ice ~ men are worklng. over the
EtoTst. ~ tbe explosion on the site Of the
es,ssssss mill. Suspicion centers upon koer, ,
nsfa,sEssvs w the executive manager, arouse
.a5Iiionai interest.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-24
SAFETY FIRST" WASN'T
"a Killed, 1888 Employees Injured al
Work in 1918 in Kansas

Reports first compiled by the
state labor department shows 1888
men and women were injured while
in the discharge of their duties in
the last year. A total of "a Kansas
men were killed while in the serV-
ice Of their employers.
The report covers as nearly as pos
sible every accident to employees
during the year. A. A. Knapp, who
compiled the statistics, believes that
the total number Of employees in
jured while at their work will ex-
coed 5000. The record show injury
to SO railroad employees who fell
from trains, 46 employees were hit
by trains and either injured or
killed. No railroad employees were
reported killed in wrecks in Kan
sas. Mine explosions injured or kill
ed ten people. Horses and mules in
jured 10 employees during the year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-24
JUNCTION CITY MAN HELD
UP HERE TUESDAY EVENING

After reports of a holdup which
were found unfounded, now comes a
Young man from Junction City who
said he was relieved of the sum OF
ninety cents here Tuesday night by
real colored highwayman. Here
is the Junction City Union dispatch
A young man from this city was
held up last evening in Abilene by a
colored man and relieved Of his
cash. The young man told the Off
GERS he had seven dimes and four
nickels in his vest and this amount
of ready cash he gladly handed over
to the holdup man, who stepped out
and stopped him while he was TAX
ing his best girl home from a party.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-24
CROSS COUNTRY ON HONEYMOON
Mr.. and Mrs. +. G. Anderson, Newly
Married, In Abilene

How would you like to spend a
honeymoon walking from Denver,
Colo, to New York City within a
limited time and incidentally make
$500? That is what Mr.. and Mrs.
F. j. Anderson and Snookums, a
rat terrier dog, are doing. They
were in Abilene today enroute for
Kansas City and from there they go
north by way OF Springfield, H., and
Cleveland, Ohio. to New York, where
they are scheduled to arrive by May
2. which they will easily accomplish
at their present rate of travel. Diff
ferent from some other long windei
pedestrians who have passed through
here, they show the effects Of weary
tramping over muddy roads and
through SHOWS. Their khakis are all
mud despatched but they tramp on
not minding that. They are defray-
ing their expenses on the trip BY
selling post cards,