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fond of feeding the chickens and
gathering the eggs, In the summer
she used to help the neighbors pick
berries, which they took to market to
sell. She also liked to climb up trees
to pick pears and apples. When au-
tumn came she helped her parents cut
down the corn and haul it to the barn,
then helped shuck the corn for the
animals. AS the days grew cold and
winter came on she would stay in the
house all day. playing with her doll
or Prince, her dog, or sitting in her
chair hulling beans to plant the fol-
lowing summer. And when the little
girl grew older her parents moved to
Philadelphia and that little girl is AL
vina Spinner, my own self, and happy
member of the Jefferson Rainbows.
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CHAPTER NLIV.

TT WAS late afternoon of a day in the
gorgeous month. A shower had fallen
ON Red Mil and after it had come the SUM-
Wisps Of mare stall cloud hurried across
the clean-washed heavens as though they
we're ashamed to be caught in their ragged
clothes under a blue sky. Downy-topped
masses of cumulus poled drowsy heads
over the horizon and watched them run
out of the dome Of heaven filtered a
single trill of song.
The Hill was very still, but presently
from far away on the West Lake road
came the whnny of a horse; little later
a little nearer, a peal of laughter; then
the sound of wheels and chattering voices
A wagonette, two spring wagons and a
pony cart burst from Long lane and
wheeled right and left. They were full OF
grown-ups turned young for a day and
youths that thought they would be young
forever.
The wagonette, swinging down the road
toward Maple House, suddenly sweryed
and plowed through the tall grass. Alan
and Clem on the end seats were almost
thrown out. Alan looked back at the road
and stared. A fat donkey had claimed the
right of way and held 1t. Several lengths
of legs stuck out from her bulging sides.
Rehlnd her hurried a painting nurse.
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RAINBOW CLUB

in the world save the farmers thou
sands of dollars every year"
"How's that" said Mrs. Cow, ncrv-
ousIy.
eve cat up the bugs" said Willie.
Besides, do not think you amount
to very much, as it is"
"You are entirely wrong" answered
Mrs. Cow. What would the babies
do without mc?"
"That is just what | wanted you
to say" replied Willie, "for | want
II little milk for my supper"
Suppose you come around milking
time"
"All right" said Willie, "and |
hope that big as you are and little as
am, you will always remember
that there is nothing in this world
that is useless" and with that he
backed into his hole.
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/ 1OME 49, Z
THE NOVEL OF THE YEAR GfsSt6ESAa M S1nRdAA A~SG

late again. One by one lights went out.
Other lights cleaned from upper VIM
dows; then they, in turn, went out REQ
Hill had gone to bed.
From Maple House Alan slipped out to
smoke a last cigar He hesitated
moment and then strodc through the
long grass laden with seed and just deck
ing itself with dewy jewels for the night.
He crossed to the old church. The door
was OPEN He entered and climbed the
crumbling stairs to the belfry He
jumped into one of the arches and sat
down, his legs dangling.
His eyes wandered slowly over the
familiar scene. From behind their trees
Maple House. The Firs and Elm House
blinked up at him dreamiy. Before them
ran the ribbon of road, white under moon
light, dipping at each end into the wide
world Up and down the road before
The Firs paced two figures-Gerry and
AllX. Gerrys arm was around her. Long
black shadows, all pointing to the west,
like falling silhouettes cut the moon
light, Above them, the autumn-paintei
| trees gave out golden echo OF light,
Alan drew n great, quvering breath.
'My boy, you have been far, far away"
J. Y. had said and he had answered, Yes.
but have come back" But it was only
now. tonight, that he had really come
back.
AIan's wandering eyes settled on Maple
House.
Gwen as n hen gathereth her chickens
under her wings" he whispered,
And then the peace OF home descended
upon him. on his SCARED spirit he felt
the touch of the healing hands of home.
It's sweetness and its power. its love ever
lasting demanding love forever, knocked
at his waking heart and found the door
open. Far. far had ne wandered in the
world of mind and the world of men, but
i'm the end he had come back like q
Wayne to the eternal mother of the
Waynes Tonight he knew that his drift.
ing soul had dropped anchor at last
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man-apes lcapiuE and Chattering in the
foliage of the nearest tree.
Between them aud the beasts behind
me there was little choice, but at least
there was Il doubt as to the reception
these grotesuuc parodies on humanity
would accord mo, while there was none
as to the fate which awaited me beneath
the grinning fangs of my fierce pufsuers
And so | raced on toward the trees
intending to pass beneath that which held
the man-thngs and take refuge In an
other further on.
But the wolf-dogs were very close be-
hind mc-su close that | had dcspaired
of escaping them, when one of the crea-
lures in the tree above swung down head
foremost. his tail Ioopcd about great
limb. and grasping me beneath my arm
pits swung me in safety UP among his
fellows.
There they fell to examining me with
the utmost excitement and curiosity.
They picked at my clothing, my hair and
my flesh.
They turned me about to see if | had
tail, and when they discovered that
was not so equipped they fell into roarS
of laughter. Their teeth were very large
and white and even, except for the upper
CANNES, which were a triile LONGER than
the others, protruding just a bit when the
mouth was closed.
When they had examined mo for
few moments one OF them discovered that
my clothing was not n part of me. with
the result that garment by garment they
tore it from me amid peals of the Widest
laughter. ApeIike. they cssayed TO don
! the apparel themselves, but their inSen-
uity was not sufficient to the task aud so
! they gave il up.
In the meantime | had been straining
| my eyes to catch glimpse Of Perry but
nowhere about could | see him though
the clump of trees in which he had first
taken refuge was in full view. was
| much exercised by fear that something
| had bcfallen him, and though called
! his name aloud several times there was
| no response.
Tired at last Of playing with my
| clothing, the creatures threw it to the
! ground. and catching me, one on either
\ side, by an arm started off at most
terrifying pace through the treetops.
| Never have l. experienced such jour
| ney before or since, Even now | often
/ times awake from deep sleep haunted
| BY the horrid remembrance of that awful
! experience.
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CIINrTER NLIII-lContlnuedl. :.

'.li.Nl ! wv y Nl4ll N'H'llN'lN''''
"VTTAL seems to me that 'ceptn' in a
w mans own mind the amt no purple
cities. What a mans got to find amt
purple cities but the power to see one
when he's got It. You had youn right
here i'm this valley an yOn sid" on Red
Hin. You growcd up in It, but YOU never
seen it-uot tin YOU learned how. what
YOU been Saliu' about the simple things
of lirc-thn things thet il at the bottom
has hcpcd my secin' parts powerful
lot | knowcd before ! come to Red llill
that / was goin out West to stay, but |
didn't rightly know why. Now cf you ASK
me what | know | can tell you | know
Cunsid'ble.
"Out i'm Moo Mexico thcy's a ranch in
the fork of Big and Little Creek that
the grecncst patch in the shadow of White
Mountain. It's mine and IL s got Il three
room shack on it that could grow il need
was. | know II girl that's been holdn
a rour-nush against an orchids weak palr
till she's Jest about sick of the game, nut
she's drawcd and filled on the last hand,
though she hain't had Il Chanst TO look at
her cards yet.
For some while the's been purple
light hanEin' over Big and Little Creek
an I reckon I'll he able to see 1t palmer
an plainer the higher | get to 1t an II
the girl will hep me ! reckon that in Il
small way Wen soon be GROWN n pu PIE
CITY that will feed from yo' hand. III
ever you feel the need of some bran
new air, Mr.. Lansing, you come out TO
Big and Little. There won't he much
besides the air, but itll be fresh made on
White Mountain an you can smell. IL
comm down through the pines an see II
playin' with the leaves on the cotton
woods an plowing through the tops OF
the sorghum" 49,
They sat for some time in silence then
Gerry said: "rve been calling you Kemp
since 1 first saw you, hut you still hang
on to the mister when you talk to me.
cut it out, Kemp
Kemp flushed slightly Some things is
nttin' an some amt he said, IAN. we
cant always rightly say why Some folks
Is governed by conscience but most by
pride It's goiu To he Kemp and Mister
Lansing to the end of the chapter Mr.
Lansing, and no friendship lost either
Shake"
They shook hands solemnly, mounted
and started back to Red Hill. Gerry had
found the key to Ecmp's strength, 1t was
the key To all strength Kemp belonged
on the hill and with the people OF true
blood anywhere, not only because he was
himself always hut because he defended
what he could hold and no more. He was
a definition for Independence.
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KITCHEN CHEMISTRY * e3N
What Is Soap? Why Does 1t Remove Dirt? How Is
1t Prepared? Make Your Own Soap
BY VIRGINIA E. K1FT
HOW Ts

boiling them with raw potato. skim tn7
impurities from the top, strain the rest
through cheesecloth. Use one teaspoon
full of lye one-fourth teaspoonful or
borax, four teaspoonfuls cold water. elk
teaspoonfuls clarified fat, Use paper
bags on the hands in handling lye. Dis
solve the I've in the cold water, add the
fat, melted and set aside to cool. Add
rection, to make q smooth soap. Stir
until of tho consistency OF honey Pour
into a wet tin lid or mold, Remove when
hard II removed too soon the cake OF
soap will crumble.
Calculate what this has cost you; then
decide If it is worth while saving three
or four cents on every cake of soap
which YOU use in the house by making It
yourself.
To make n perfumcd toilet soap. use
one cup OF cottonsccd oil, three and one
half tablespoonfuls OF white lard. five
tablcspoonruls Of I've, one cup OF cold
water. three drops of lavender ana oil OF
gerauium, or any desired perfume, and
color,
Dissolve the I've i'm tho cold water and
add melted fat and cottonseed oil. Cool
and stir as above until Of consistency OF
honey. Add lavender and oil of geranium
iust before soap thckensg Pour into
wet molds and remove when hard.
Calculate what this has cost you. De-
eide Il il pays to make your own per-
fumed toilet soap.
People who do 1t think that It does.
Copyright 1916 by Virginia E. Kift.
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Alan turned to Glenn. "Do donkeys
never die?"
"oh! | hope not" said Clem gravcly.
"Nou change them. We changed ours
while you We're away"
80 she has been changed said Alan
"Efcll, that's something"
silly" said Glenn, "you'vc been seeing
that donkey every day for weeks"
NO" said Alan. this is the first time
I've really seen her"
The sun took a last look at Red Hill
and dropped out Of sight. Then, as
though he would come back and look
again, he sent up a broad aftcrElow
the very clouds that peeped over East
Mountain were tingod with the rosy
light.
From an open upstairs window came
Clcm's soft voice "Yes dears, pink
nightcaps Those big sleepy clouds are
putting them on because they are just
glad TO so to bed"
"T wanta pink nightcap."
why, darling, nightcaps are only for
whte-headed people and white-headed
clouds. Just wait until you're white.
headed. Now climb into bed and I'll
tell"
Beyond the mountain-ash thicket a
lovesick Bob-White kept saying Good
night-Good-night," to his mate. She
answered slecpily.
From Maple House, The Flrs. and far
down the road, from Elm House warm
lights flashed out and settled down into
a steady glow. burst of young voices
swept into the night and died away,
followed into the silence by soft laughter
From The Flrs came the last angry wall
of the fat young god, choked off in mid
flight by the soft hand of sleep. Then
the scurrytnE of many feet along the
dusty road, silence, and last of all, the
trailing whistle Of a boy signaling good
nght-sound saying goOd-by to a happy
day.
Hours passed before the moon popped
into the sky, hurrying Just at first as
though she knew she were 40 minutes
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cuApTnR GG-contInued.

~ CHAPTER IG--Continued
senC THINK that I may state quite posi-
Ing lively, David" he commenced, that
Taft are
he lie got no further From behind us
=, the vicinity of the prospector there
me the most thunderous, awe-inspIring
bohr that ever had fallen upon my ears
Nesith one accord we turned to discover
, author of that fearsome noise.
M,1ad I still retained the suspicion that
- were on earth the sight that met my
Hpes would quite entirely have banshed
10 Emerging from the forest was Colos-
NJ l beast which closely resembled bear.
was fully as large as the largest ele-
pHant, and with great forepaws armed
vKth huge claws
Hts nose or snout depended nearly a
hApt below its lower jaw. much after the
nknner of n rudimentary trunk. The
dlnt body was covered by coat of
MA'k shaggy hair
Rkparlng horribly it came toward us at
suhndcrous, shumling trot. I turned to-
garH Perry to suggest that 1t might be
vssH to seek other surroundings. The
neaa had evidently occurred to Perry
prey ously, for he was already n hundred
pact9 Is away. and with each second his
proHigious bounds increased the distance.
hid never guessed what latent speed
moss bilities the old gentleman possessed.
n Raw that he was headed toward a
little point of the forest which ran out
toyalV'd the sea not far from where we
had tabeen standing. and as the mighty
creatuH re- the sight of which had galva-
rized n. him into such remarkable action,
was hEbrging steadily toward me l set off
after Merry, though at somewhat more
decOrO us pace.
d.
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their farm were
large fruit or
chards and a gar
den of all kinds of
vegetables. They
had COWS, chickens,
ducks and a horse.
The horse was
very old and the
little girl was not
afraid to drive him.
She used to take
him to the spring
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Farmer Smiths Frog Book
WILLIE HOP TOAD AND MRS.
COW

Mrs. Cow was in the pasture taking
things easy and wondering what it
was all about when she heard little
squeaking voice which came from un-
der the fence, Moving her head
downward, she looked under the last
rail and there was Willie Hop Toad
as meek as Moses.
"You good-for-nothing Hop Toad
What in the world are you doing
there?" she said.
q beg your pardon, Mrs. Cow" re-
piled Willie, Il am not good for
nothing. and the other Hop Toads
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aggregation of half savage beasts which
they kept within their village | realized
the necessity FOR the pathways
There were number OF the same vi
ciOus wolf-dOgs which we had left worry
ing the dyryth. and many goatlike ami
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MONEY PRIZES

Beginning today, the children
who send in the answers of ado
You Know This?" are entitled to
compete for the prizes of 81, so
cents and the four 25-cent prizes,
which are to be awarded at the
end of each week.
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"a Little Country Grip
(By Alvina Spinner.)

Several years ago, several miles
from the Ohio River, there lived a
girl six years of age. Her parents
owned a small farm in section
known as Hamilton County, and on
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capped to I certainly had not the remotest
conception.
1 had no more than entered the dark
shadows of the interior than there fell
upon my ears the tones of familiar
voice, in prayer.
CONTINUED TOMORROW.
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Do You Know This?

/. Name three kinds of stories you
would like your editor to write.
2. Name three kinds of Good Night
ralks you would like your editor to
write.
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M Davi Tnnes, a young man just out Of
WI college. and Professor Perry, a geologist
lVl and anheologist start on trial trip In
"a, colossal steel machine Invented by the
WI latter. which he calls the iron mole. "
-or IT is Contrivance which eats its way
|t0f through earth rock, ice and other solid
|us7 substaices much as submarine plOws
through marine depths.
|be The inventor had calculated everything
TO a rtcety-with one exception. He had
not taken into consideration that II
|af would require more thau mans
II strength 70 steer the mole qs It ate
uuence the two men arc left to meet
'ln their fate somewhere in the body OF tho
l-iffHrth unless the nose Of the machine had
been pointed at an angle. In that case
I-het would follow short chord and re
.ppcar on the surface fcw hundred
2fadnes from the point in Connecticut from
L. gherc they had started.
Ar' After a journey wrought with tcrrors
AEIzlanging from arctic cold to furnace heat
md sumoCutiOn, David and Perry reach
haril strange world. whose chief characteristic
% them is that there Is nO horizon. The
|toneun, huge and glowing, Is directly over
ApHd.
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FARMER SMITH,
EVENING LEDGER:

FARMER SMITH,
EVENING LEDGER:
wish to become member OF
your Rainbow Club. Please send
me a beautiful Rainbow Button
free. agree to DO A LITTLE
KINDNESS EACH AND EVERY
DAY - SPREAD A LITTLE
SUNSHINE ALL ALONG THE
WAY;
Name ............'''''
address ....,.....'''''.'''''''
Age ..............'.
School / attend .,,,.'.'','.'''''
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WANTED

DAYS WORK By the mother of four little
RalnboWs. Address Farmer Smith.
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~ lot WdItI "
day, And the little girl was very
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-26
Widows Dolls Tn Servia.

Talking of Servia's curious marriage customs, Mrs. Gordon in her book, "A Woman In the Balkans" speaks of n queer looking doll she sometimes saw hanging up in cottage windows:
 "To my astonishment and amrse' ment was informed that the doll was the coy evidence a widow shows when she desires to enter the bonds of mat rimony again. Some of them were hideous, others of as pretty kind as the circumstances or taste of the lone widow would permit, and it was by this mute appeal intending suitors were made aware of her intentions and invited to inquire within Wreaths of corn marked the houses of a marriageable girl"
 The Servians are n singing people, and the women, who are very poetical, sing as they spin during the lons even ings. They sometimes compose music to the old ballads as they sing them. The country is called 'the poor mans paradise" and Mrs. Gordon thinks the title appropriate, flor one rarely sees the poor or the beggar, and, though there may be smells, there are no slums and no unemployed"
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-26
SHERIFF OF QUEENS
 AND ASSA|LANT DEAD
Three New York Policemen
 Also Shot In Battle.

Paul Stier. the wealthy sheriff of Queens county. was shot dead, his slayer, Frank Taft. an elderly dement, ed judgment debtor, being slain by Police Sergeant James Fitzgerald, who with the police reserves besieged Taft in his home at Railroad avenue and Twentieth street, in the\ Beechhurst section of Whitestone Landing, N. Y.
 Sergeant Fitzgerald, Policeman John Durkin and Policeman John Fox were wounded, while the battle ragged for an hour.
 Sheriff Stier had gone to Tafts home to serve a body attachment signed by Justice Van Siclen of the supreme court. Long Island City. Taft was a squatter on land of the Long Island railroad and had defied the Queens county courts, which had been evoked to evict him. When judgment had been found against Taft, which he refused to pay. Justice Russell Benedict or dered him fined $250.
 Taft, armed with a shotgun, warned Stier and his undersheriff away. They sent for a policeman and returned to the house. Taft wounded the police man in the ear and riddled the sheriff with buckshot.
 Then he barricaded doors and win dows and took position on platform on top of the house.
 When police re-enforcements arrived he kept them at bay with bullets from a repeating rife until Sergeant Fitz- gerald, formerly a crack shot in the Sixth cavalry, U. s. A., borrowed n rife from the United States destroyer Henley. in Whitestone harbor, and sent a bullet through Tafts head a second after he himself was wounded in the knee
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-26

At a Court of Probate holden at Corn
 wall, Conn.,, within and for the Dis-
 trict of Cornwall, Conn.,, on the 18th
 day of october, A. D., 1916.
 Present, Geo. R. Smith, Esq, Judge.
 On motion of George W. Cochrane, on the intestate estate of George W. Shepard late of Cornwall, Conn.,, within said district, deceased.
 This Court doth decree that six months be allowed and limited for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims against the same to George w. Cochrane, West Cornwall, Conn.,, and directs that public notice be given of this order by advertising in news- paper having a circulation in said dis. trict, and by posting a copy thereof on the public sign post in said town of Cornwall, Conn.,, nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt.
 Certified from Record.
 George k. Smith, Judge.
Connecticut western news., 1916-10-26
NEW SUFFRAGE MOVE.
Western Women Seek Voting Right
 In Eastern States.

Another woman voter from the west. now living in Baltimore, has applied for residence papers preparatory to claiming the right to vote on constitu- tional grounds next fall, when her year of official residence has rolled round.
 This voter is Dr. Mildred West LOT ing, who is both student and lecturer at John Hopkins university. Formerly she lived in Seattle, Wash, where she was a registered voter.
 Mrs. L. oscar Moon of Roland Park made a similar appearance at the Tow son courthouse and took out citizen ship papers. Mrs. Moon before her marriage was a registered voter in Colorado.
 similar move is being made at Boston by a western woman voter.