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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-08-11

Copyright, 1916. by the Mcclure News
paper. syndicate.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-28
RAINBOW CLUB
FARMER SMITHS
CAN YOU TAKE A DARE?

jump
rather than refuse take dare
being the terrible II
high into
river or o back of the trolley
told mo-
When No" simply keep head arms or
in of taking the
which
danger the teacher would dare the
would splendid mothers could
be good and strong wonder why does not seem TO
to we a smoking cigarettes
trivial
the dared
praned his ankle but that might make
It
Hereis is a FOR YOU:
dare you to stop trolley
vehicles.
you write and tell me that TAKE my dare
SMITH,
Editor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-28

and snatching Oda Yormoto's longsword
from the floor, he threw his great weight
against the door, commanding the girl to
make for the window and escape to the
forest az quickly as she could.
"Therlere is waiting dere." he said "TIe
will see youse de moment yeh reach de
winder and den youse II be safe"
But your" cried the girl. what of
your"
"Never youse mind me-" commanded
Billy Byrne, "Youse jes' do as tells yeh,
see? Now beat it," and he gave her n
rough shove toward the window
And then, between the combined efforts
Of the Samurai upon one side and Billy
Byrne, of Kely's Gang, upon the other, the
frail door burst from its rattan hinges and
fell to one side.
Tho first Of the Samurai into tho little
room was cleft from crown TO breast
bone by the keen edge of the sword of
the Lord of Yoka, welded by the mighty
arm of the mucker. The second took the
count with a left hook to the jaw, and
then all that could crowd through the little
door swarmed upon the husky brulser from
Grand avenue.
CONTINUED TOMORROW
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-28

from the same garment, which was passed
around the back of the boys head.
Perhaps un comfortable" commented
Theriere. but not particularly painful or
dangerous. Now to business :"
I'm goin' to make break fer dat win-
DER announced the mucker. "an' youse
squat here in de tall grass wit yer gat an
pick off any fresh guys dat get gay in bacl;
here Den. If ! need youse, youse can come
runnin an open up all over de shop wit
dc artillery. or If gets dc lizzie outen de
jug an de chnks push me too clost, youse
II be here where yeh can pick em off easy
like"
"You'll be taking all the risk that way.
Byrno," objected Therere, "and that's not
fair"
"One o. us is pretty sure to get hurted,"
explained the mucker in defense of his plan
AN II it's croak. it's lot better fer it to
be me dan youse. DE girl wouldn't be
crazy about bein' left alone wit me-she
aint got no use fer de likes o. me. Now,
youse are her kind, an so youse stay here
where yeh can help her after l get her
out 1 don't want notIn' to do wit her,
anyhow. She gives me swift pain, and"
he added as though It were an afterthought,
II amt got no use fer dat ransom, elder
youse can have dat, too"
wait. Byrne !" Theriere whispered urg-
emily. II have something to say, too. 1 do
not sec how / can expect you to believe me (;
and perhaps both are sure to die before the
day is much older. 1t would not be worth
while to lie.
II do not desire that accursed ransom,
either l want only to do what I can to
right the wrong that l have helped to do
against Miss Harding. I-T-Byrne, mon
ami, l love her. I shall never tell her so,
for am not the sort of man decent girl
would care to marry; but 1 did wa the
chance to tell her all concerning my con-
nection with the dirty business. and get her
forgiveness IL I could First 1 wished to
provo my repentance by helping her to civ
ilizRtion In safety and delivering her to her
friends without the payment Of cent OF
money.
II may never be nble to do that now /;
but IL die in the attempt, and you do not,
l desire that you tell her what I have told
you. Tell her the worst of mo you can
you could not begin to make me as black as
have been-but let her know that for love
of her / turned white at the last minute.
"Byrne she is the best girl that you or I
ever saw; we're not fit to breathe the same
air that she breathes. Now you can see
why should like to go first"
II fought youse was soft on her." replied
the mucker, IAN dat's de reason wy youse
orter not go first. But wots de use o.
chewin'2 Les flip a coin to see witch goes
and witch stays Got ono2"
Therlere felt in his trouser pocket, fishing
out dime.
Heads. you go tails, CO." he said and
spun the silver piece in the air, catching
it In the fiat of his open palm.
TITS heads" said the mucler, grinning.
Gee WOt's de racket"
Both men turned toward the village,
where jabbering mob OF half-caste Japa-
nese had suddenly appeared in the streets,
hurryng toward the hut OF Oda Yorlmoto.
"Somepin don', eh?" said the mucker
''w,lI here goes-s'-long !" And he broke
from the cover of the Jungle and dashed
across the clearing toward the rear of oda
Yorimotos hut
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CHAPTER XIII.
The Mucker Plays Defender

DARBARA HARDING heard the Samurai
ID in the room beyond her prison advanc-
ing toward the door that separated them
from her. She pressed the point of the
dalmio's sword to her breast.
A heavy knock fell upon the door, and
at the same instant the girl was startled
by a noise behind her-a noise at the little
window at the far end of the room.
Turning to face this new danger. she
was electrified TO see the head and shoul-
ders of the 'mucker framed in the broken
square OF the half-demolished window.
The girl did not know whether to feel
renewed hope or utter despair. She could
not forget the heroism OF her rescue by
this brutal fellow when the Halfmoon had
gone to pieces the day before. nor could
she Danish from her mind his threat Of
violence toward her, or his brutal treat
ment of Mallory and Theriere.
And the question arose in her mind as
to whether she would be any better of in
his power than in the clutches OF the
savage Samurai.
Billy Byrne had heard the knock upon
the door before which the girl knelt He
had seen the cOrpses of the dead men at
her feet He had observed the tell-tale
position of the sword which the girl held
to her breast He had read much Of the
story at a glance.
"Cheer up, kid~ he whispered. 'Tu be
wit youss in a minute. an Theriere's out
here too. to help youse IL I can't do it
alone"
The girl turned toward the door
Wait" she cried to the Samurai upon
the other side until move the dead men.
Then you may come in. Their bodies bar
the door now"
All that kept the warriors out was the
fear that possibly Oda Yorlmoto might
not be dead after all, and that, should they
force their way into the room without his
permission some Of them would suffer for
their temerity. Naturally none of them was
keen to lose his head for nothing; but the
moment that the girl spoke Of the dead
men," they knew that oda Yorimoto had
been slain. too.
with one accord they rushed the little
door
The girl threw all her weight against
her SIDE. while the dead men, each to the
extent OF his own weight, aided the woman
who had killed them. Behind the three
Billy Byrne kicked and tore al the mud
wall about the window In a frantic EFFORT
10 enlarge the aperture sufncisntly % per
Init his huge bulk 70 pass through into the
little room.
ms mueksr won 70 the girls aide arst.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-28
HERE'S A NEW ANGLE
ON CHARLES CHAPLIN
Oh, Yesl 1t Has Something to Do
With the Filthy
Lucre
Rr the Photoplar EdItor

There won't be another Chaplin comedy
until August z; but the press agent ot
the Mutual doesn't mind letting US know
that burglar insurance in sums that would
not should you note---rnake a press
agent blush has been taken out BY the
Mutual Film Corporation for the protee~
ton Of its Chaplin reels against theft bT|
the film pirates The ~ releases IN whiell'
Chaplin ls to appear this year Will cost thfk
total sum Of $3.50 900. including the cotneH
dams salary of se70,000 A vast invea
ment in film stock Is required for -
printing of the many copies OF the ChapH4
pictures issued for distribution In
United States and abroad. Every pheasa
Of the business involved which L. insuz
able has been insured by the Mutual
IAN elaborate tracing and accountlr|3
system installed for the handling OF the
reels makes IL possible for the Mutuf
to tell at any hour Of the day or night ju&s
where each OF the several thousand zee
Of Chaplin pictures Ia TO be found, whethts
It is in the fllm exchange, Mt a theater
In transit on an express circuit or do
train circuit in Alaska.
ANY unusual delay in the delivery Of 81
Chaplin reel is investigated by the OLD
company, this as a special precautia
against the possible 'counterfeiting' OF Il
film by what is known as the dupina*
process. This process consists of making
a negative from the positive print by &
reversal OF the usual photo printing process.
From the negative SO made any number OF
duplicate prints or "dupes" can be produced.
Duplicates thus produced are of inferior
quality. but sufficiently good to flnd market
through the curious and devious channels
constructed by the professional "hlm
pirates"
The most exaotinsly careful copyrighti
precautions have been taken in connection
with the Chaplin pictures For the added
protection of each release the Mutual Film
Corporation is publishing copyright book,
both in the United States and Great
Britain.
One OF the forthcoming productions OF
the World Film Corporation. under William
A. Brady's direction, will be an elaborate
INSTALLATION of the famous historical char
acter, Nathan Hale.
Mr.. Brady designated Robert Warwick
Gail Kane. Alec Francis and Clara Whip-
pie to handle the leading roles in this pic
ture, and the company is at work Mt pres
ent in Boston. Permission was granted
them to work in the public square and on
Boston Common.
A number of the scenes are being made
in the exact locale of the original Clyde
Fitch story. which was produced as q
stage play some years ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-28
STORIES OF CLOUDLAND
Tulip Heart Meets Dopy Down Billy.
By Farmer Smith


Just as the sun was peeping into little
Tulip Hearts room in the palace of Cloud.
land and when she had only one eye open
there was a loud knock at the door.
Don't be scared, Tulip Heart,s said
zu zu, who was awake and smiling from
the bed knob where he was still caught
fast.
But who is IT," asked Tulip Heart, 'T
never knew that any one knocked at the
doors in cloudland"
That's Dopy Down Dilly, the Sand Man."
laughed zu zu. He never knocks, except
in the day time. He must always knock
in the day time or else he'd be keeping
people asleep all the time. He looks awful
cross. but don't mind him. Tulip Heart he
won't do you any harm. and some day he
may show you his slumber Cave where he
keeps the Night Mares and Fairy Dreams"
'Ts he going to let you out of the bed
knob today?" asked Tulip Heart.
II hope So" said Zu zu. There's his
knock again. Tell him to come in and
I'll pretend TO be crying"
Come in, Dopy Down Dilly," cried
Tulip Heart, and the door opened and the
Sand Man came in
Tulip Heart had always thought that
lhe Sdhu man was Dig OF TAIL Sns was
greatly surprised TO see that he wasn't any
bigger than she was Such funny-looklng
little man, for he wore a blue suit all in
one piece like pair OF night-drawsrs and
1t buttoned up the back with little gold
buttons.
His face was thin and wrinkled and he
was cross and sleepy-looklng. His hair
stood up straight like grass, and though
it was gray It really looked green in the
sunlight Every few minutes he would
open his mouth and yawn.
ITO be Continued.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-28
Theatrical Baedeker
NEW FEATURE FILMS


STANLEY = Last halt, Of the week. ',und.
a Famous Players s-Paramouut production.
ARcADIA;-II%;e9st half ,St the week; The 81 81
tve's Cod with w, y. Hart and EN-
Markey. an Ince-Triangle production.
PAIACE--Last half of week. 'The America
beauty with Myrtle Stedman. Paits
Paramount release.
VICTORIA - Thursday, THE GUTTER" ~
Lionel barrymore, a Metro production. NJ
day and Saturday. The River of Romanc4*
with Harold Lockwood and May Alllsoa. s
Metro production.
VAUDEVILLE.
KEITH s---'rMede, in Philly," With Adele II
SARA KendlR Gordon Dooley Rudlnoff; "a
Ecyk and Max weily. in "fhe Gamboi Of "
Gods; Cooper and Smith, In '.Hotel ~.
sip; the Sixteen Navassar Girls and ~
Selig-Tribuns Pictorial News.
GLOBE-'The Dream Pirates" a tabloid mpz
cal comedy; Thomas Potter Dunn Edf4
Foreman. in THE Danger Point the Tlle
Sisters Spencer and Klalss, Helene and En7
lon Dave Ross In comedy sketchi the Pa E
lows, hand-balancing act. and the Thfz
Arthurs
CiRAND-walsh and Lynch. in along o.
Erie; Ethel McDonough Jim and Mari
Hnrkins Katie Rooney. D'Atnore and Dol
las and the Pathe News and Mutual COZ
dies.
CROSS KEYS THEATER-Last half of We
Healey, Monroe and Joyce, "A Business
posnl" Griffith and Lane, Bob Hall. the ThH
shelvey Brothers and Mile. Rialto.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-28
The Rainbow Animals

BY cARoL4sIA CAsSACIo. East Lansdowne
Once upon a time there were two animals
a dog and a cat, and every time they met
they quarreled Now II happened that
Alice the little girl who owned the cat, lost
the Rainbow Button Farmer Smith had sent
70 her so she sent him 2-cent stamp and
asked for another one. In the meantime
she found her old one and then she had
two. She didn't know what to do with it,
She was sitting by the window and think
ing what to do with II when suddenly she
Jumped up and called out, Here, Tom
THAT was the cats name). Tom came in
and she put the pin on him. So Tom went
out again and met the dog. While they
were quarTellng the dog saw the pin. He
asked where he got II. so Tom told him all
about It.
Now Mary, the owner OF the dog. was a
very poor but kind-hearted little girl While
she was sitting down Spot (for that was the
dogs name) came In and told Mary all
about IT, 30 Mary sent for two pins, one for
Spot and one for herself. Since then Spot
and Tom have always read the news of
Farmer Smiths Rainbow Club. After that
every time they met they would act nicely.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-28
Our POstoHice Box

Ellzabeth Green has been sick in bed for
four long weeks. She is up and out now,
however, and We are sure the happy times
that are coming will make her forget all
about the tedious hours under the covers"
Elizabeth expects TO send a story. II writ
ing win confine our little conyalescent to the
house too closely, We advise waiting until
complste strength returns.
MARY Rack believes in making her SEN
tences emphatic. She writes IN red ink I
She Is nine years old and has just been
promoted 10 the 4th grade. Claire Bader,
MerYine street, writes a friendly little note
that gives promise OF comradeship with
every one IN the Rainbow Club.
Albert 8ylk. North S0th street turns his
Rainbow button upside down until he has
done kind act. Then he feels that he ID
entitled 70 wear L straight again. Albert
belongs 70 the crew that earnestly lives Up
- the aFsE object of its club
walter croEi Is another Philadelphla
RainhoH hey sho has Eone % oeean City
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-28
The keyboard

A FavOrlts. Poem Of william Quinn. Jr.. I
Five-and-thirty black slaves.
Half a hundred white,
All their duty but TO sing -
For their Queens delight; &
Now with throats OF thunder,
Now with dulcet lips,
While she rules royalty
With her fingertips.
When she quits her palace
All the slaves are dumb
Dumb with dolor till the Queen
Back 10 court Is come.
Dumb the throats OF thunder,
Dumb the dulcet lips;
Lacking all the sovereignty
OF her fingeFtips.
Dusky slaves ana psllid,
Ebon slaves and white
When the Queen was on her throne
How you sang tonight
An, the throats Of thundeFl
All, the duleet lipsl
An, the gracious tyrsnnles
OF her hngertipsl
Silent. silent. sileAt.
All your voices now.
Was Il then her life alone
Did your life endowf
Waken throats Of thundsFl
Waken dulcel lipsl
Touched 70 immortality
b her nngerups.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-28
SURFACE MAY BE oUSTED SOON
Agricultural Commission Expected to
Dismiss Him Summarily Next Week

HARRISBURG. July 2Sp-The state Agri-
cultural Commission will probably not wait
until August Z, the date set for its next
meeting, to drop DIR. H. A. Surface, Eco
nomic Zoologlst, who was asked to resign
10 days ago by Secretary Charles II. Patton.
The commission has changed the time for
the meeting to next Monday, and 1t Is be-
leved that Surface will then be summarily
turned out of office. 1t is said the commits
sion may then name a successor to Surface
and end the whole matter
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-28
Music at Plaza Tonight

The PhIIadeIphIa Band, under the leader
ship of Silas E. Hummel, will play tonight
at City Hall plaza The program follows:
Overture, "Coriuan' ...,..,..,..... Beethoven
Melodies from "fsabes in Toyinnd". V. Herbert
Characteristic Suite. s............s Gruenwald
ta) Pomposity.
(b) simplicity.
(c) COquetry.
Id Sincerity
Grand Selection from 'Robln Hood" n. DeKoyen
(al InteTmezzo. "Adriadne'' ....... .Voelker
tb) "Pensee Pathetlque" Glove and
PASSION , hesSlna
Contralto solo Observation-Disclosures. Selected
Bertha Brinker DAlbites.
"a Hunt In the Ardennes'' ........,.... Merle
"Ernnerung an Rich" Wagner's Tam.
haeuser'' NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Wagner
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-28
Music at Strawberry Mansion Tonight

Music at Strawberry Mansion Tonight
The Fairmount Park Band, Richard
Schmidt conductor plays this afternoon and
tonight at Strawberry Mansion. The pro-
grams follow:
AFTERNOON. 4 TO O'CLOCK
ooyTerturo 90 ,RSSsagunde, SS ...... Schubert
,,-Sh) "Trot de Cavaierie'. '.......... Rublnsteln
The Hall OF Fame mc...,................T Tobani
suite From Foreign Lands. -. .MosEkowsty
ta) Germany.
(bD Spain
Airs from THE Bohemian Girl". "........ Balfe
Waltz. Roses From the South" ....... Strauss
Melodies from "rhe Little Cafe" .Caryii
EVENING. S TO 10 O'CLOCK.
Overture. ''Mlrclln". "....................G Gounod
Melodies from Carmen '.......,....... fIzet
COrnet solo, Battle Cry OF Freedom I.ibcrati
SOloist: Mr. Sante MHrtorRno.
Melodies from '"rhe Only Grl'' 1919. Herbert
Descriptive fantasle. The Advent OF
IL, .s,tpI LoVetlberg
6 "iTeand Fopcver'i ii di,nion a9on
Grand American Fantasia" .......... Herbert
'Star-Spangled Banner"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-28

to sped the summer. This young man di-
vides his time equally between bathing and
fishing and is managing to turn into an
Indian face" as far as color is concerned.
Walter is kindly requested 'o draw some pie
lures of the sailboats that skim so heetly
over Egg Harbor Bay
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-28
Municipal Band Concert

Tho Municipal Band. Benjamin Roesh-
man conductor, will play tonight at Eleventh
and Tioga streets. The program follows:
CaJ serenade "sprIne Morning. :. .Lacombn
tbl Patrol OF the Guards, ......... tosey
Gems from "sweethearts' '............ Herbert
Tenor SOLO Mr.. William F;aGin. 'Se'e''eu
Gr2nd selection "RFEPoiettto to- ~ vsnn Verdi
Melodies o2ga from iigh JIns .Frimi
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-28
Evening Ledger PhotOplay
Cast Contest

Entries now omen.
Voting began July IT,
Voting ends August 81.
Decision September 2.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-07-20
"MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY"
ASKS AID TO LEAVE MEXICO

San Antonio, Tex, July 19.-Consul
Bonnie, whose post was at San Luis
Potosi, Mexico, but who is one of the
half dozen consular officers here await
ing orders from Washington, has re-
ferred to the counselor of the State
Department for a decision, a problem
of the most practicable means of get.
ting an American who admits he has
no legal status as q citizen of any
country.
John Raymond is the man. He is
70 years of aga, almost destitute and
described as a worthy individual >
He was offered enough money by the
consul to pay his expenses to the bo,-
der, but he explained to him that he
could not take the money because he
was an "unreconstructed rebel"
Raymond was a Confederate sold G.
in a Baltimore artillery regiment. Al
the conclusion of the war he refused
to take the oath of allegiance to the
United States and moved to Mexico.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-07-20

by shurson OF Minneapolis, Rev.
Of Webster andSS!Rev!. NJ. q. Sill
seth, the congregations pastor.
Melvin Hildreth OF Fargo has ar
rived in that city from New York and
will at once undertake the work OF
organizing q group. of Wilson clubs
operating under the direction of the
national Democratic committee. He
believes there is q splendid chance to
carry North Dakota for. the Demo
cratic candidate.
Four deaths, about fifty families in
Fargo and Moorhead have been forced
to abandon their homes and the
destruction Of several, thousand acres
of crops along the Rel river and
tributaries constitute tE4 loss so far
by torrential rains in that section the
past week. With q record of more
than a week the Red river at this
point is within eight feet Of the high
est level It attained in the spring
iced