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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-06
A Brave Little Rninhnw

IVY hsSlE NfhAN, N, 9th street
There was once little girl named Elise.
One day while In the city she followed an
organ grinder and was soon miles ayav
from the hotel where she was stayIng
N4sht was fast approaching, and the organ
grinder had disappeared. She sat down on
the doorstep of house and a policeman
found her, took her to the police station
and gave her 10 the matron.
BY this time, the mother was growing,
anxious, so she phoned TO many station
houses MY little girl had on a white
dress and a pink hair ribbon and she
has. on Rainbow button" she said. At
last one sergeant answered: "Oh, that lii
tie Rainbow is safe and sound; we have
her right here"
The mother rushed 10 bring Elise home.
and when the little girl saw her she said /:
Il didn't cry mother for l knew a Rain
bow should be brave. / think my Rainbow
button made me brave. Don't you,
mother9
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-06
FARMER SMITHS GOAT BOOK


Billy Bumpus was in the sitting room
one afternoon looking at his beautiful
whiskers in the looking glass when his
good wife caught him in the act
'You vain thing !" she exclaimed. "The
idea or your looking at yourself in that
glass You are worse than | am"
Il was just trying to see what that
scratch was, mother" said Billy, who al
ways called his wife mother"
IF there Is any scratch on that mirror
your horns made IT," replied Mrs. Goat,
turning and walking out OF the room,
Billy hastily looked at himself again and
then walked into the kitchen and sat
down.
Here. here, you lazy thing. wash these
u'snes SAID Mrs Goat, in "A harsh voice,
" feel sick" began Billy, and"
You ought to get Sick looking at YOUR
self in that looking glass It's wonder
l don't get nervous persplration myself,
looking at YOU"
You mean nervous prostratIon," cor
reeted Billy Bumpus.
Well whatever It is, you will never
get II from oyerwork. I guess YOU have
spring fever, Look Your head "a 90
ing"
Billy seooted into the sitting room and
peeked az himself in the glass; then he
came back and his good wife said. ar
you VIII look at yourself In that tub Of
water It Will cool your fever"
Billy Bumpus did as he was told and
when he got to the tub, his wife said /.
NOW that you are there you might wash
the dishes for me-"
Billy did as he was told, and In a LITTLE
while his wife said. How is your sprIng
fever now?" SP'' '''s
IT has disappeared In the soapsuds I"
said her husband meelSIy
Il guess you had an aggravated case
OF lazlness and then had a relapse" an
swered Mrs. Goat
What do 'aggTavated' and 'reIarsa,
mean?" asked Billy
ASK the soapsuds!" replied Mrs. Goat
savagely. '''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-06
ACADEMIC COURSE.
MORAL SIGNS POINT WAY TO
UPRIGHT LIFE, SAYS PASTOR
Rev. NJ. A. Brownson, in Lenten Ser
mon, Mentions Two Species

81 have always been greatly interested
in signs" said the Rev, Marcus y. Brown
son, ID. D., at the First Presbyterian
Church. Washington Square, at the noon
day Lenten service today "Our lives
are largely taken up with following
signs" he said I'VE reach the point OF
place we have in view and obtain what
desire we have by following signs Just
as we find our way in physical life by
means OF signs so may we find our way
in moral and spiritual worlds by means
of posted signs,
"In your own hands you hold the Book
of Signs" he continued, "They are drawn
from the life of Christ, The first is the
sign OF the manger, Christ was born
into this world for you Next is the sign
OF the wonderful words He never put
pen to paper, but He spake as never man
spalSe. The sign of His wonderful life
was an example of perfect life, whose
fulness and loveliness we are to follow
A penitent thief found~ the Saviour at
the sign of the cross, and the women
found their Christ at the sign of the
tomb, The Bible is the sign that shows
the way and marks the place where Christ
may be found"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-06

FRANCIs DONOVAN ,,Tdav morning?
s, b2d ST. uNS
Little Baby Ruth Viola Thompson, of
Now Brunswick N. j., cried the other
night when her mother took her Rainbow
button Off when she put her TO bed, So
now she wears It all night long Two sets
OF "thressp Joined us this morning
Helen, Roy and Paul zepf, of Camden,
ana Edith, Rose and Dorothy Goldberg
of Pine street, West Philadelphia,
News comes from Woodbine. ~, j., In
the way OF bright word from Estelle
Potashinek, head of the Rainbow Car
nations, She writes; I'VE have decided 10
make candy twice month and sew three
times month. Perhaps we will sell the
candy In order 10 raise funds TO maintain
our club nicely" Diana Behrman, one Of
the members, wrote private little note
herself. She said: Maybe l didn't jump
when I saw the postman with Farmer
Smith envelope WE didn't
Jump when we saw the postman with the
Diana Behrman envelope
Margaret McClanaghan, North goth
street. and John Harp North 2bth street,
are thoroughly trained IN the art of letter
writing, We wish we had sufieient space
10 let You see just how well trained they
are.
The Rainbow art critic Is considering
for publication drawings from the follow
ing members Marie Louise Treacy, Chest.
nut street; Clarence ana Herman Sehen-
ker and Maurice Lang. Of Egg Harbors N,
D.; Bernard shapiro, West York street
sna - 1aAxalia < Spruce street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-06
GIRL IN EVENING GOWN WILL MAKE
BUTTER IN HOTEL WHILE YOU WAIT
"Its Just 20 Minutes From the Cow to the Package"
Says Billy Van, Former Comedian, Now
in the Separator Business

A beautiful girl In an evening gown,
making butter before your eyes while you
dine. will be one Of the sights in the
dining room in a Chestnut street hotel
within the next few days.
The fair buttermaker will show that
the manufacture Of this necessary ar.
ticle is just as pleasant a task as play.
Ing the piano. She will dispense little
spheres OF butter to the walters, and
the guests will see the fresh cream thus
transformed without coloring or sleght
Of hand
This great transformation In the art OF
butter making Is due to tho machine or
separator now being exhibited here by
Billy Van. the comedian, who has for
saken the stage for the dairy lie DEM
onstrated the ability Of the separator yes
terday before Director Krusen. of the
Department Of Health and Charities. In
addition TO making butter from cream in
minute and 16 seconds. Billy showed
that the operation was tho cleanest yet
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-06

discovered IN butter making. Human
hands did not touch the food In the entira
process The exhibitor then took the sep
arator apart and showed that II could be
sterillzed, just like a surgical instruments
which Is not true of the big separatoFs.
II Is said, used by the great creameries.
ITS the best have ever seem" said
Director Krusen, the cleanliness and the
time in which the butter is made are also
big factors"
A hotel proprietor was among those
present He did some quick figuring, and
discovered that one of the separators
would save him Si2 day, and that he
could have the butter made in the presence
OF his guests lie bought one OF the sepa-
rators, and II will be In action Just as soon
as the dairy maid of the dining room n
taught how to handle the magic contri-
vance
ITS just 20 minutes from the COW
to the package" said Billy. "for we have
tried this right at my dairy farm in New
Hampshire"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-06
CHAPTER xv111-Continued

TIoR a full five minutes he stood over
IL the PROSTATE form, which did not
move. He passed behind the portleres
and there we're the sounds Of a person
making a change of toilet.
It was n man OF the professor type,
with silver locks, Eo1d-rimmed spsotac1es
and pointed gray beard. who came forth
for farewell glimpse at the Countess
zeda. He showed no emotion. She moved
and moaned. He passed into small side
hall, where the figure OF another woman
covered before him in the dim light.
In harsh voice, but excellent English.
slightly cultural, he said: II am going
out. Put your mistress to bed. When
her Cousin Louis comes In tell him to
meet me at o'clock in the morning, He
knows where" Then he went
The front door opened noiselessly, and
q man, whose step was youthful, wearing
q black beard. entered unannounced. He
had an attractive face, yet ;=e full OF
malice.
"zeda," he called "He is gone; saw
No answer came from the large draw
ing room, only groans. The newcomer
hurried there, and found n colored maid
kneeling before a prone figure, bathing
the woman's bruises with cold water.
Her eyes opened.
'It is not the first time. LousI some
cognac, Pauline" she whispered, feebly,
ms he helped place her upon lounge.
After slipping the brandy she dismissed
the maid
HAS he found out7 The black port
manteau, mean, how I passed II out the
open window of the subway train to you
on the platform" asked Louis Murger,
\ Aanxiously; his instincts were first for him
elf
mo" she answered. Murger breathed
asy. She went on: II don't think am
8 huch hurt. A few sore spots. Leeches
will make me presentable, and the aches
don't mind. rounded on him on gem
$eral principles. and he beat mo-"
1.-THE BRUTE" said Murger. as he looked
lat her, for what Is moro heart-appeallng
than beautiful woman in distress. IF
we do as we'll with the rest of the docu-
ments. we will soon be Independent of
him. 1 have two yellow American news
papers bidding against each other for the
remaining contents OF the black port
manteau. zeda, am worried about this
man Lumley."
''why?"
Your father says he must be put out
OF the way. No. 6S balks; says he won't
do it, He refuses any price, and he's
an ex-conviot and one of our most de-
pendable men. We have used him on the
other side, but there is n damned spirit
Of independence in this country that
gets into our men. They are becoming
unmanageable."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-06
EARMER SMITHS eHl RA5NRoW CLUB
The Toys Of Today Are the Tools of Tomorrow

Dearest Chdrennt perfectly wonderful the the
getting publish number
of members have and wait for the surprise May
when we hope to in BIG TYPE
"Wonder of wondersl We $4,000 members"
write and tell interested I'M and if
bought photograph the other rs rolls
films for 10 each had lot of fun whole 95 cents
still have the
If have made something wonderful with TOOLS send
something
picture of it. Above ALL members who
made her doll which photograph that
other members what doing and ALL
wonderful things the children
today
and who saying the children
this they the wonderful children the
world las ever known and YOU ARE ONE OF THEM
DO 1T WITH ALL YOUR HEART
AND SOUL FARMER SMITH,
Chidrens Editor EVENING LEDGER
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-06
WATCH SET TODAY AT SALE
FOR JEFFERSON HOSPITAL
Society Women Will Prevent Repet
ton of Yesterdays Thefts

Society women acting as salesladie
the rummage sale being held in the v
ner Building for the benefit of the
ferson Hospital kept close watch on1
booths today to prevent loss similai
that of yesterday, when shoppers at
sale calmly walked away with sew
hundred dollars worth of clothing
other articles.
Men will be stationed at the exits
make sure that bundles and the such "
purchased and not stolen, These m,
ures were decided necessary as the 1
that the amount of the first days sai
which were $500, according to an
nouncement made this morning by M
Bessie Dobson Altemus chairman of
affair, would have been boosted nearet
$4,000 mark had there been no thetts,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-06

tempt TO make homes in our fruit trees,
there are numerous complaints heard,
Nevertheless we should consider them the
best friends of nature,
Wouldn't 1t be fine 10 have every boy
own birdhOuse this spring7
To make a birdhOuse would be easy,
All that Is necessary Is 10 secure a store
box and with the aid of hammer and
saw, which, II you don't possess, you
could easily secure from one Of your
neighbor friends, and with a few hours
work you could possess such a tine specl-
men
The March number OF the Ladies Home
Journal gives one Of the best collections
Of birdhouses 10 be seen
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-06
STUDENTS IN EXHIBITION
Temple Men and Girls to Dance and
Fence Tonight

A hundred young men and women, all
undergraduates of Temple University,
Broad and Berks streets win participate
in the annual exhibition of the normal
physical training department of the instI-
tution tonight, at Lu Lu Temple, Broad
and Spring Garden streets.
The young women will give exhibitions
in fencing. folk and esthetic dancing aud
in drill work. and the men will box,
wrestle, march and engage In various ath-
letic contests. The event is being ar
ranged by William Nicola, physical di,
rector Of the University, and Miss Anita
Preston.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-06
Merton Station Enlarged

The population of Merton has grown
so swiftly in the last few years that the
baggage station on the north side of the
railroad has become inadequate, and work
was begun yesterday to enlarge the build
Ing to twice its present size.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-06

quickly said. Don't be mad. Did not
assist you relieve this American Of $4,000? ?
Think Take those wrinkles Off your
brow"
With a swift, silent feline movement
the Countess zeda raised her hands to
Louis Murger's well-shaped head, drew
down his face and pressed her lips to
his. Now 60" she said imperiousiy, "t
must be alone"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-06
MONEY PRIZES

The children who send In the an
sWers of "Thlngs to Know" are en-
titled 20 compete for the prizes OF 81.
so cents and the four 25-eent prizes.
awarded at the end OF each week.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-06
Birds of Industry

BY NORMAN RICHARDS. ERston, Pa.
/ wonder how many boys of the Rain-
bow Club own a birdhouse and wonder
whether the boys know what our little
JngsteTs are doing for us.
The birds are protecting our trees, and
yet in the sprlngtlme, when the birds at
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-06

all that way one
bonny morning to
pay a "happy day"
visit to your editor,
Mary Wright and
Catherine II o s e n
berger, Spring City,
and w mia mette
Haney, of German
town avenue, are
other names that APP
peaTed ON the Rain
bow Register that
very same day, How
many 'sprise callers
is your editor going
10 have next Sat
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-06
SOUTHERN HIGH SCHOOL
TO GRADUATE 81 BOYS
Tenth Class Will Receive
Diplomas at Commencement
Exercises Tonight

Eighty-one diplomas will be awarded to-
night TO the 10th class to graduate from
the South Philadelphia High School for
Boys The exercises will he held in the
school auditorium at Broad nd Jackson
streets The school orchestra will render
several selections, as will the glce club
The salutatory address will be made by
Ruben n. Bergendoff and the raledictory
by c. Carlo Licb. There will also bo an
oration by Morris Israclvitz. The three
orators are the honor men Of the class
and will receive medals.
The graduates arc:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-06
Our PostofIice Box

Francis Donovan is the honored guest
this evening at our postoifice party He
halls from South SD street and Travelled
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-06
FARMER SMITH,
EVENING LEDGER

FARMER SMITH.
EVENING LEDoERs
l wish 10 become a member OF your
Rainbow Club. Please send me a beau
tiful Rainbow Button fres. l agree
to DO A LITTLE KINDNESS EACH
AND EVERY DAY - SPREAD a
LITTLE SUNSHINE ALL ALONG
THE WAY;
Name '''''s's''sssss's'..
ADDRESS '''.'''''.s''.'..''
Age .s.ss'...'''.s's'''
school attend -...'.,.....''..'..'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-06

l. What do these words spell; teeFbt.
eellego and redelg7 (Sent IN by David
1letzer)
Z. spen handy with tvo letters
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-30

the paper-1t was a Chicago morning paper-for the notice of the discovery and capture of the spies, but either the news had reache l the paper too late or Sibert had prevented it from being printed. He found an article under an Elgin date line that the body of me cbanic namnd Ingouf-identified by the number on his motorcycle-had been found in a field outside of Elgin. He appeared to have been killed as the re- suit of some violent explosion after a fight with two men who disappeared in an automobile.
 Jim went back to the kitchen, where the cook voluble end excited gave him breakfast. Then he went away from the house on the road to town.
 Flags wore being raised above houses as if it were Memorial day or the Fourth of July. They were fying above school buildings and draped in front of stores. The stars and stripes were everywhere.
 "Warr' The word was on every ones lips.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-30

and Eost of them were hailed by name by the crowd and cheered as they slip ped by the soldier and into the build ing.
 Jim stepped in and stripped. The surgeon looked him over, tapped him and listened perfunctorify at his heart and passed him on., "An right! Next"
 Jim advanced to the table at the end of the room and signed the paper pre- sented to him. Charlie Linton, an of ficer, arose after Jim had signed and drew him aside.
 "One of the secret service men phon- ed me awhile ago, Ashby," Linton said. He told me something about what you were doing last night. Good work it was, rattljng good work! He told me I could trust you: of course I knew
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-30

block before the office of one
 of the local newspapers. Car penters had finished putting up a great bulletin board with a platform in front of it upon which a man from the newspaper office was standing and pasting up bulletin printed in huge letters, Jim read the reply of the gov ernor of the state to the secretary of war;
 'sThe state of Illinois, which half a century ago supplied 100000 soldiers to the army of the Union, pledges it's fuil quota for the defense of the pa- tion in this emergency and invites fur ther calls as the needs of the nation re- Quire."
 The bulletin continued: "Similar as surances have been sent by the Gcv- ernors of New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, etc."
 Regulars ordered to New York!' the next sheet proclaimed. Twenty five thousand troops on Mexican bor- der entrain for the north. Other regu- lar troops> numbering coco, ordered from army posts to eastern seaboard." E The cheering brought a flush to Jim's face, but he added the totals. Thirty one thousand menr' That was the American army of regulars to meet the S0O.O0O veterans from over the sea! He edged from the crowd. The re- cruiting station, he recalled, was down among some old buildings just off the main business section. He searched the fronts of those buildings for the flag with the words. Men wanted for the army" But the flag was not there, nor could he find the brightly colored Autographs of soldiers which had been displayed beside the walk. He went bout the block looking for them be- fore a boy named Rainey, whom Jim knew as a companion of Mart Ware, came up and spoke to him.
 Looking for the recruiting office; MT. Ashby?"
 "So'm.fw The boys face was pale, but his eyes were bright with excite ment. "I thought it was down here, but it .ain't any more"
 Jim could not enlist that morning in the national army, but he could join the state guard There was company of one of the regiments-the Third Jim thought it ~as-which had head quarters in Elgin. He knew couple of men who drilled somewhere one l night a week, and he had employed 1T | the Ashby shops a boy named Connol who had asked for two weeks vaca tion in the summer to attend the en campment of the regiment. Jim recol lected that his father had discharged Connor for taking the vacation, The headquarters were easy enough to find A crowd blocked the street before tht office, smaller crowd than before the newspaper office, but,this was all made up of men and boys, now all cheering and reckless and noisy, now suddenly silent and orderly. Some of these mer and boys were there to give them selves for service-the immediate serv ice which was demanded-but the mos
 were merely there to cheer. others on A ,aan in khaki and wearing a cam I paign hat sentineled the door and look | ed keenly at each man or boy wht came forward to enter the building | Most of those who wished to pas seemed to be known to the sentinel
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-30

16 ROOM, double house. excellent To- cation for rocming house. s4,60o; $500 cash. 8 room. 2 family, house. $3,300; $500 cash. room, 3 fam fly house, S3.600; $500 cash. l. Weiss. 143S Main St.. Tel s6s-4 Barnum. l. stf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-30

ROOMS-75c single or $1.00 double. per day and upwards, (to men). Royal Hotel. State and Courtland Streets.
 4 Lssas.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-30
To Rent

TO RENT-Furnished room, 652 State St., rear. Large and small rooms. Vacuum cleaner used.
 Steam heat. Private house. Phone
 Barnum 3318. I26 ds
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-30
Female Help Wanted

WOMAN WANTED-To do typewriting and other office work hours each day. Four dollars per week. Address J. K, Care Farmer.
 P 26 s0
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-30
Doctor

THE MODERN and scientific meth- ods employed in my practice such as electric light rays. neur9pathy. ehiropractic. u1assage, hygiene. ars in accord with nature and will i'm. prove and restore your health. Df. Adolf O. eteinfSdt. Douglas prac- ttionef. Security Building. Tsl e788: consultaE,1 1roA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-30

WANTED-School girls during vacA. ton cn light pleasant work. War. ,ner Bros. Co.,, Call at Employment Office. corner Lafayette and Orc. gory Etreeta
 D stf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-30

FOR SALE CHEAP-Double, single, two family houses. lots and the best shore hotel on the sound. Estab. Iished twenty-five years; land with out the houses worth moro than I ask for the whole plant. Easy terms. c. H. Fleming, 952 Main Street. Phone. Bridgeport. Conn.
 P 20 eff
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-30

YOUNG LADIES, 16 to 33. education sth grade grammar school or equiv. alent, to learn telephone operating. Dollar a day for wcekA Rapid advancement thereafter. Perma. nent positions. Apply at 1S4 Fair. field Ave. Ask for Minsl Wheeler. The Southern New England. Tale. phone Co.
 Ds su
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-30
Awnings and Sail Maker

SAILS. AWNINGS, COAL BAGS. Spray Hoods, Canvas Coyers. Rope Splicing. Geo. L. Harrington. 17S East Main street Tel SS4S.
 :, 1e CSs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-30
Foot Specialist

DIR. MANSFIELD. FOOT sPDCIAI- IST, HOT Main street, over Ddllon's.
 cures bunions. cailouses pared. so eentE. I still practice the famous Mansfield Method which cures Open afternoons and SundayA DIS d9s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-30
Shoe Repairing

SHOE REPAIRING CO, 76 John St.. and S46 East Main street No connection with other so-called Goodyear Shops. We call and deliver. Tel 1891. Win. field 6. Black. Prop
 Uls stf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-30
Help Wanted Male

ROLLERMAN WANTED-First class rollerman wanted for state road work. Apply J. H.. this office.
 I29 bsp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-30

UPRIGHT PIANO $125-Large size oak case with ornamental panels. $1.0O weekly. Steinert's Piano Store, 915 Main St., near State. A
 I29 b.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-30
Physical Treatment.

AoOAs '. NUTTIN0, physical treat. ments by heat. electricity or mani. pulAtion. Rooms a0s.s1o, City 6Avfngs Bank. ss3 Main street. Of- ncs ho'rs: week days q. m. to c D. m. R eff