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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-26

for he fought fair against the entire four,
and vanqushed them by his surprising
skill and superhuman strength and en-
durance Though he wore the metal OF
zodanga, my jeddsk, such man was
never seen before in this or any other
country upon Barsoom.
The mind of the Princess Of Heliun.
whom I have examined and questioned,
was blank to me she has perfect con-
troll and could not read one iota OF II.
She said that she witnessed a portion Of
the encounter, and that when she looked
there was but one man engaged with the
guardsmen, a man whom she did not rec
ognize."
Where is my erstwhile savior7" spoke
another of the party. and recognized the
voice of the cousin of Than Kosis, whom 1
had rescued from the green warriors
BY the metal Of my first ancestor" he
went on, "tshe description fits him to per-
ity."
Where Is this MANI" cried Than Kosis
have him brought to me at once What
know you Of him. cousin7 It seemed
strange to me, now that think upon IT,
that there should have been such n fight
ing man In Zodanga and we never have
even heard his name. And his name, too
John Carter--who ever heard of such
name upon Barsoom I"
Word was soon brought that I was no.
where to be found, either in the palace or
at my former quarters in the barracks of
the air-scout squadron. Kantos Kan they
had found and questioned, but he knew
nothing of my whereabouts. and as to my
past he had told them he knew as little,
since he had but recently met me during
our captivity among the warhoons.
Keep your eyes on this other one"
commanded Than Kosis. He also Is a
stranger, and likely as not they both hail
from Helium and where one is we shall
sooner or later find the other. Quadruple
the air patrol and let every man who
leaves the city by air or ground be sub
jected TO the closest scrutiny"
Another messenger now entered with
word that l was still within the palace
walls
THE likeness of every person who has
entered or left the palace grounds today
has been carefully examined" concluded
the fellow, "and none there is approaching
theS likeness of this new padwar of the
guards, other than that which was re-
corded of him at the time he entered"
Then we will have him shortly" COM
mented Than Kosis, contentedly, "and In
the meanwhile we will repair to the apart
ment of the Princess of Helium and ques-
tion her In regard to the affair. She may
know more than she cared to divulge to
you Notan. Come"
They left the hall, and as darkness had
fallen without I slipped lightly from my
hiding place and fastened to the balcony
Few were in sight, and choosing a mo-
ment when none seemed near, i sprang
quickly to the top of the glass wall, and
from there to the avenue beyond the pal
ace grounds.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-26
FARMER SMITHS GOAT BOOK
Billy Bumpus' Surprise


Our friend. Billy Bumpus, always liked
to get up as soon as the sun shone
in his eyes in the morning, and so one
day, when Il was cloudy he was almost
half an h"-s' late getting out into the
barnyard, and as he went past Mrs
Cricket's home she said to him: "You
are mighty lazy for a goat, and IL you
don't hurry up you will miss seeing the
funny wagon which stands out in front OF
the door"
Mercy me !" exclaimed Billy Bumpus
as he put all the jumps he could into his
hind legs and scampered off in the direc-
tion of the road,
There standing right in front of the
door was a huge wagon, with a wheel on
each corner. You see Billy was very fond
of eating the spolIes in the wagon wheels.
He went around and shifted at the wheels,
and, 10 and behold he discovered a new
kind of wheel which interested him very
much.
N.Y. N.Y. he exclaimed What a
funny wagon; and l do believe the tires
are not made of IRON"
He backed off two or three steps and
then looked at the wagon once more.
He calmly walked up to the wheel and
began nibbling at the tire
How soft and lovely" he said to him
self, as he kept on eating and eating.
He lost track OF all time. but suddenly
THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, and Billy
Bumpus found himself on the other side
OF the road under a tree, and his head
was very, very sore. After he had lain
there long time he heard a strange little
voice saying to him, You should have
known better than to eat the tire of of an
automobile"
THANK you" said Billy, when I want
your advice 1 will ask for it,"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-26

IL appeared ! grasped It; for as n number
Of soldiers came hurryng past my hiding
place, I fell in behind them, and followed
through the mazes Of the palace until, in
passing through a great hail. saw the
blessed light of day coming in through a
series of large windows
Here | left my guides and, slipping to
the nearest window, sought for an avenue
Of escape The windows opened upon a
great balcony which overlooked one Of the
broad avenues of Zodanga.
The ground was about 80 feet below !;
and at n like distance from the building
was fall full 30 feet high, constructed
of polished glass about n foot in thick
ness To red Marian escape by this
path would have appeared impossible. but
TO me, with my earthly strength and agil-
ity, It seemed already accomplished.
Accordingly I searched FOR hiding
place, and finally found one by accident
inside n huge hanging ornament which
swung from the ceiling OF the hall, and
about 10 feet from the floor. Into the ca
pacious bowl-like vase I sprang with ease
and scarcely had | settled down within It
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-26
MARIE BOSTON IN RECITAL
American Songs Figure Largely at
Young Sopranos Debut

Marie Boston soprano, daughter of the
well-known West Philadelphia Department
of Public Safety official. had a very large
attendance much enthusiasm and n gem
erous allotment of spring flowers to
make successful her debut concert last
evening at Griffith Hail. The young
singer was charmingly arrayed in n froclS
of apple green silk with an overdress of
tulle. She made an Immediately favorable
impression by her radiant freshness and
youthful grace, and this was maintained
throughout the evening by her modest,
unaffected demeanor.
1t was pleasure to see Miss Boston
Sing; but 1t was pleasure matched by
hearing her sing. She has n soprano of
clarity, simplicity and uniformity of scale.
The quality is singularly pure and sweet.
The production is on the whole effortless
and the intonaton devoid of defect. II
some of the upper and head tones in a
couple of numbers lacked bit In volume,
all of them were free from harshness and
forcing. The term "well-schooled" accu-
rately characterizes Miss Boston's voice.
on the interpretative side she showed in
sight into meanings and discriminating
taste In expressing them. She was able
to enter into the variant moods of dozen
composers, of whom Americans were we'll
represented on her program, though she
also sang Schumann's "An den Mond"
and Schubert's Der Neugierige" in a sat
isfying exhibit of lieder singing, and was
convincingly dramatic in an aria from
Puccini's la Boheme.r
Gertrude Ross Dawn in the Desert"
Verrill Hyatt's "If Love BE Dead" Eth
Gilbert Nevin's Mighty LAX a Rose"
Harriet Wares "Mammy's Song" and
Charles w. Cadman's From the Land of
the Sky-Blue Water" were among the rep
resentative American composers. A de-
licious "darky" dialect marked the Nevin
and Ware numbers.
william A. Schmidt played the Boell-
mann Variations and other cello num-
bers with fine art and Joseph w. Clark
was an effective accompanist.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-26
JACh OF HEAhIb Will NEV EN- DID
Bread and Butter Free and Plenty, Thirty Cents.
Even Twenty, Buys Meal from Soup to Pie,
as in Days Long Since Gone BY.

Let the epicure and him to whom
money is no object" pay II he will an
extra dime for an order Of bread and
butter with his matutinal rasher and
eggs. But let him do so wlb full knowl-
edge that IL is Voluntary contribution
to the Golfers Of the restauranteur and
a votive Offering to the giver's desire TO
follow popular movements. IL is not
necessary even in these days Of moon
jumping beef and high living cost. He
may have for the asking all the bread
his appetite Graves.
Pointing a pudgy forelnger at his
freshly printed menu this morning, John
Hart, proprietor of Phladelphia's Justly
famous Jack of Hearts," on Tenth street
below SAMSON, called attention TO his ul-
timatum. II read: mo charge for ex-
ira bread" Like all diplomatic papers
that fiat Is readable between the lines.
IL means that the patrons of that es-
tablishment not only have TO pay mo
extra charge for bread" but that a Sec
ond side" of that vital stan is theirs
Tor the asking.
II know other restaurants are raising
their prices and are charging extra for
bread and butter orders" said Mr.. Hart
but have been here 25 years and 1
haven't changed my prices in that time
And | am not going TO do It now" he
added emphaticaly.
~ y ndTu WOTk 10 make DOtn enuS 1neel
nowadays" continued Jack" renectively,
but we are doing 1t. ] figure that we feed
1000 customers day, at cost of cents
apiece. With no additional help and by
working harder our increasing trade Is
bringing this expense down to about
cents head. But If prices of food go
any higher, and they keep on rising
every day 7 may have to raise prices.
I've threatened to. but hope I'll be able
to stand pat
Il have flgued II out that I am losing
cents head on my business today but
every increase in custom brings this
down. My butter bill alone is SIS day
higher. am giving my customers all the
bread and butter they care to eat without
any extra charge, and don't care what
the other restaurants do. I'll stick to my
schedule as long as l can pull through.
Il think l have the right dope on the
situation. am doing moro business than
1 ever did, and the greater number re-
duces the running cost"
Mr. Hart then paused to make change
for departing patron. He resumed:
ITS 30 years since the original Jack
of Hearts opened this place. He and l
were no relation, although our names were
the same But ] worked here 25 years
ago, and I took the stand over from him
when hs retired. l was in the restaurant
business on North 9th street before came
here. There's been many a change since
that time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-26
RAINBOW CLUB
SMITHS
ARE YOU IN EARNEST?

in the morning and start on your
ARE YOU IN EARNEST?
when school start IN learning your sSos w
EARNEST?
baseball suit and out to the ned
to ARE YOU IN EARNEST?
and have heartoheart talk with your oo
ARE YOU IN EARNEST? -
Suppose you lessons ARE YOU IN
EARNEST?
something much and you keep ~
inea and II. ARE YOU IN EARNEST?
down on
knees to prayers ARE YOU IN EARNEST
hone 80 Your loving editor FARMER SMITH,
Editor, EVENING LEDGER.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-26

wish TO thank Es-
ther for the lovely little card that car
ried her sweet Easter wishes TO us.
Louisa Grassi. our new member from
Hammonton. N, j., pins her Rainbow but
ton TO her pillow every night so that she
may get IL the first thing in the morn
ing Robert Agrest OF South Bethlehem,
Pa, is busy organizing a baseball team.
We are extremely anxious TO hear more
about It, John Higgins OF Grays avenue.
Is another young man who spends his
time on the diamond. The score board
Is going to be crowded very soon
Lillian and Emma Linder, OF West
Chester, are forming a branch club. They
haven't quite decided whether they are
going TO make candy, sew OF take snap
shots- We are real excited about the
idea Of a snapshot brigade, Wouldn't
Il be fun to see which one could snap
the most unusual pieture7 The girls are
not the only ones In West Chester who
are going to have a Rainbow branch. No,
sireel George Manos of that very same
town Is just as busy as they are getting
the boys together. His members are
either going to hike" or play baseball
Marion Newman. OF North 9Th street
remembered she Was a Rainbow the
other day In school and gave her best
pencils 10 some children who did not
have any Bernard scheiter and his
frlends go on tons Walks IN the PARK
every Sunday. The next time We walk
~ the park we are going to look for
three bright boys who wear Rainbow
buttons.
Letters which say thank you" come
from the following new members; James
Crawford. Erie avenue David Karie
Frankford avenue; George Cramer. VIII
minston Del Freda I.azarof South
sixth street Marguerite karn. Anna
RI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-26
A Beautiful Walk

Dear Farmer Smlth-Seelng In the
EVENING LEDGER of April Is a letter TO
Dear Children" inviting me or any one
TO sit down and write you telling where
there are beautiful walks out in the coun-
try / am doing so. My home is In Port
Kennedy, Pa, and the entrance TO the
boulevard which goes through Valley
Forge Park is a most beautiful walk. Il
is only four miles from Norristown on the
Reading Railroad. / think Valley Forge
is most wonderful park. The head
quarters of George Washington's army
are Well worth visiting. VIII some other
members pleaNe send letters to the cIuh
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-26
Notice. Baseball Captains!

Send in your scores to the Rainbow
Club News and they will be published
promptly and accurately.
If you wish to meet other teams,
send in your challenges to the Rain
bow Club News and you will find your
teams never lacking for game.
Remember that the Club News Is
read by thousands of boys ranging
from I6 years to 81
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-26
A New Kind of Branch Club!

S. Altman sends the following letter:
Dear Farmer Smlth-We have a club
OF 40 members. Meetings are held every
week, In order to join the children have
to pass a regular examination. At our
last meeting the subject of our entire
clubs joining the Rainbow Club was
brought up, 1t was suggested that we
work in connection with the other branches
OF the club. Whenever any of the mem-
bers want TO have any questions regarding
geography answered, they can send them
to Farmer Smith and he can call on our
branch 70 answer
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-26

Donnalley, Jeannette Blackburn. North
BuekneIl street; Arlene Singer, Jackson
street Bertha Belson, Walton avenue (;
Richard Lovelace, West Berks street !;
Ruth Wilds, Llanerch. Pa Sylvia Eisen-
berg. Thomas Clark. Greenwich street (;
Henry Krack. w. Hoelke, North 10th
street, and Leah Weiss, Market street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-26
Jenkintown Police Get Increase

The Jenklntown Borough Council has
approved resolutions by which the salary
increased to 500 per month. Patrolmen
get an increase of So per month, and
Highway Engineer Lukens an increase of
$50 per month.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-26

. oAA1eAANJ AC
honored us with his
very own portrait.
Jacob Miller is the
grandaddy of little
Esther Miller, of
Roxborough. He Is
a really truly mem
ber. and he says
that he is proud and
happy to be one with
such a number OF
wonderful boys and
girls. We are sure
"Grandaddy Miller"
is Just as much a
boy as any OF US.
While we are "in
Roxborough" W e
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-26
Our PostoAice Box

Please. please Rainbows, little girls
stand up and ourt'sy; young men, take
on your hats. for this is the Rainbow
prandaddv who has
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-26

per pretty walks7
|hember.
! GRACE BLACKBURN.
", Pa, April 22, 1915.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-26
You Know This?

.he ofice boy, has part OF a
e wishes written correctly.
like TO know who Is the
corrected lines. viii you
llle2
words OF tongue or pen.
Q these: -'"
ded her a bouquet OF how-
prrect.
his sentence;
Blue,
|gour whistle"
For little folks.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-26

put to ol
to join 4
l. w
you not
teTnpera
LIB ,
you not,
ern side.
Lee
ence bel
sides Of
Can d
tions2
We ii
their kiI
% Fha
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-26

CONTINUED TOMORROW
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-10-31
Maine Boys Win Prizes at National

Maine Boys WIN frlZeS at Natiouoi'
In long list of prizes awarded to the
BOYS and girls at the National Dairy
Show at Springfield, Mass. are the names
of a considerable number of Maine boys.
In fact, in the potato department the
Maine names are the predominant
feature, and not all of them are from
Aroostook County.
In the potato judging contest the first
prize of $50 was won by. team from
Washington County-Albert R. Lincoln
of Dernysville, Ulmer Davis and Morris
BRYANT of Machias. First prize on Green
Mountain potatoes by Albert Lincoln of
Denuysyille, first prize on Irish Cobbler
by Vinal Jenkins of Monticello, and first
prize on ''any other variety" by Marin
Gentle of Monticello. Other Maine win
uers in the potato department were Louis
Gardner of Dennysville, Henry G. Reek-
sliff of Easton, Byron E. Titcomb OF
Moptyille, Atwood Page of Caribou,
Milford Blackstone of Perham, Clifford
Harrison of Wiscssset, Ellery Griffin OF
Mapleton, Charles Griffin of Caribou,
Methrow Turner of Mapleton, Edward
Jordan of Mapleton, Neil Shaw OF Carl
hon. Stacy Griffin of Caribou, Harold
Griffin of Caribou, David Noble of Mars
Hill. Neil L. Bishop of Bowdoinham,
Guy Todd of Easton, Percy Porter OF
Monticello.
The first prize for sweet corn was won
by Paul Bonney of Sumner.
Winners in the poultry department
were Norman E. Whitaker of Saxon
VILE and Robert Maxim of Monmouth.
In this connection, though none OF the
awards came to Maine, tits worthy OF
mention that in the dairy judging con
test there were ninety-seven entries, In
Guiding one girl-and she won the sec
ond prize, not because she was girl
but BY the quality of her work.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-10-31
fro BE CONTINUED
Moro Labor Than You Thought.

mOI0 Sdp0T bUdU wv s"SSo"~
To write q single letter OF the alpha
bet. 1t is roughly estimated, requires
from 100000 to 100000 distinct proc
esses, all Of which are controlled and
directed by the mind. To make the
letter o, for instance, takes but q sec
ond, yet If all the mental processes In
volved had to be performed conscious
ly years would be consumed In the
performance. First, the making OF the
o is willed In the brain, setting In mo-
ton the activities Of thousands OF cells
In the hearing areas, the seeing areas.
the speech motor areas and the muscu-
lar motor areas. Hundreds Of nerve
threads connecting these cells with va
rious cells and nerve threads in the
brain are set to work to organize the
movement, while other nerve centers
attend to the business Of furnishing
the requisite amount Of blood. As q
result, the spinal centers are actuated,
and finally the smaller nerves In the
fingers direct the forming Of the 0.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-10-31
Discovering q Star.

Long had he worshipped her at Q
distance, but his shyness prevented
him from proposing.
Then one evening, for the sweet sake
of charity, theatrical performance
took place In which the charmer was
leading lady and more adorable than
ever. Afterward the shy admirer drew
near, bis love made valiant By tho
sight Of her beauty.
."You are the star Of the evening""
he said as they stood alone In q cor
ner.
"You are the first to tell me so," said
the damsel, with happy blush.
'Thcn," he retorted promptly, may
I claim my reward as an astronomer"
The lady looked puzzled.
"What reward3" she asked
r "Why, the right to give my name to
the star have discovered" said Tho
young man. speaking boldly at last
Chicago News.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-10-31

Tbe great west and the great COM
mercial and industrial centers, wnicn
have been tempting the New England
how from homo, do not now ofier the
same comparative ease and comfort And
opportunity, to those who have to live
bv their own physical exertion, 80 they
once did. For al those rural opportunt'
ties are now equal and rural condition.
superior. When the new generations o!
boys in rural New England understano
this, appreciate this, they will act 60
cordinely, and We will Gee rural New
Fpelsnd keeping pace with industrial
NeW England and the pace will be one
chat Will 20 far when once started.-
Theodore N. Vail, Vermont.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-10-31

her smooth brow. Robin, considering
himself dismissed, whirled and went
bis way, dark flush spreading over
his face. Never In all his LIE had he
been quite 80 out Of patience with the
world as on this bright, sunny morn
ing.
Here comes Mr.. Schmidt" whis-
pered Mrs. CASTOR excitedly q few
moments later and at once made a
movement indicative Of hasty de-
parture.
"Sit stiIl," said Miss Guile peremp-
torily.
B. Schmidt again passed them BY
without 80 much as glance In their
direction. There was very sweet
smile ON Miss Guile's lips a. she
closed her eyes and lay back IN her
chair. Once, twice. thrice, even as
many as six times R. Schmidt strode
rapidly by their corner, his head high
and his face aglow.
At last queer little pucker appear
ed on the serene brow Of the far from
drowsy young lady whose eyes peeped
through half closed lids. Suddenly
she threw of her rug with brief re-
mark to her companion, arose and
went to her cabin. Mrs. CASTOR fol-
lowed, not from choice, but because
the brief remark formed command
Soon afterward R. Schmidt, who had
been joined by Dank, threw himself
into his chair with q great sigh Of
fatigue and said:
"'Gad, I've walked hundred miles
since breakfast. Have you match?"
Hobbs has made very curious
discovery" said the young lieutenant,
producing his matchbox. There was
a perturbed look In his eyes.
IF Hobbs isn't careful he'll discover
a new continent one Of these days. He
Is always discovering something"
said Robin. putting away at his pipe.
But this is really interesting. 1t
seems that he was In the hold when
Miss Guile's maid came down to get
into one of her mistresss trunks.
Now, the first letter In Guile is G,
isn't TT Well, Hobbs says there are
at least half dozen trunks there be-
longing to the young lady and that all
Of them are marked with large red
B. What do you make Of 1T"
The prince had stopped putting at
his pipe.
Really, you know. Dank. ought to
dismiss Hobbs" said Robin irrttably.
He Is getting to be dreadful nui-
sance. Always nosing around trying
to-
But, after all, SIR. you'll have to ad-
NIT that he has made a puxzling dis
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-10-31
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