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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-02-03
Charcoal for Chickens.

A box OF charcoal should be kept
where the chickens can get at II.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-19
RAINBOW CLUB
FARMER SMITHS
WHAT is AN EFFORT?

trenches
which about today EFFORT
Aha! o
WE'LL lot of
with especially for
children, together they will make
hngs-even the words people smile
a n book
in
hand life will in
something like Smith haunting the old book
looking for things which would interest his Little People,"
Let's talking about?
secondhand book said thought
without EFFORT
WE DO NOT WANT TO TAKE THE TROUBLE
this
take questions and take lot of pains
making thought YOUR
MIND to think RIGHT Pase Pease! Pe do think that mind
Of faraway hold of.
YOUR andy THOUGHTS THINGS.
today-NOW-and EFFORT.
with little questions today ONE
then the
The n the world is EFFORT.
SMITH,
Chidrens Editor,
p S- YOU 'haunt' secondhand letter.
Tlove things love-"
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greatly as do individuals Of the hunsh FAM
ily. Because ten lions act similarly under
similar conditions. one cannot say that the
eleventh lion will do likewise-the chances
are that he will not,
The lion is a creature Of high nervous
development He thinks, therefore he rea-
sons. Having nervous system and brains
he is the possessor OF temperament, which
is affected variously by extraneous causes.
One day the boy met the eleventh lion
Tarzan's son was walking across n small
plain upon which grew little clumps OF
bushes. Akut was n few yards to the left
Of the lad, who was the first to discover
the presence of Numa.
Run. AlSut." called the boy laughing
"Numa lies hid in tho bushes to my right
Take to the trees AlSut I. the son Of
Tarzan will protect YOU" and laughing
again he kept straight along his way,
which led close beside the brush in which
Numa lay concealed.
The ape shouted to him TO come away.
but the lad only nourished his spcar and
executed an improvised war dance to show
his contempt for the king of beasts Closer
and closer to the dread destroyer he came
until with sudden angry growl, the lion
rose from his bed not ten PAGES from the
youth
huge fellow he was, this lord of the
Jungle and the desert shaggy name
clothed his shoulders. Cruel fangs armed
his great jaws His yellow-green eyes blazed
with hatred and challenge.
The boy, with his pitifully inadequate
spear ready in his hand. realized quickly
that this lion was different from the others
he had met, but he had gone too far now to
retreat The nearest tree lay several yards
to his left--the lion could he upon him be-
fore he had covered half the distance and
that the beast intended to charge none could
doubt who looked upon him now.
Beyond the lion was a thorn trce-only
a few feet beyond him. II was the nearest
sanctuary, but Numa stood between 1t and
his prey.
The feel of the long spear.shaft in his
hand and the sight OF the tree beyond the
lion gave the lad an idea--a preposterous
idea, "A ridiculous, forlorn hope of an idea
but there was no time now TO weigh chances
there was but a single chance, and that
the thorn tree
If the lion charged 1t would be too late
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the lad must charge first Ard t0 tl5e e.
constituent Of Alut and none the less =
Numa, the boy leaped swiftly toward me
beast. Just for n second was the lion flqs
tionless with surprise, and IN that SECOND
Jack Clayton put to the crucial test an Ht~
complishment which he had practiced at
school
Straight for the savage brute he ran. hia
spear held butt foremost across hla body
Akut shrieked In terror and anazeneft
The lion stood with wide. round eyes, await
ing the attack, ready to rear upon his hind
feet and receive the rash creature with
blows that could crush the skull of a
buffalo.
Just in front of the lion the boy placed
the butt of his spear upon the ground gave
a mighty spring, and before the bewildered
beast could guess the trick that had been
played upon him sailed over the lions head
into the rending embrace of the thorn tree
lacerated but safe,
Alut had never before seen a pole vault.
Now he leaped UP and down within the
safety OF his own tree. screaming taunts
and boasts at the discounted Numa, while
the boy, torn and bleeding sought some po-
sition in his thorny retreat in which ne
might find the least agony He had saved
his life, but at considerable cost in suffer-
ing
Il seemed to him that the lion would
never leave, and IL was a full hour before
the angry brute gave mp his vigil and stroda
majestically away across the plain. When
he was at safe distance the boy extrcated
himself from the thorn tree, but not without
inhicting new wounds upon his already tor
tured flesh.
CONTINUED ToMoRRow)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-19
Nv EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
Author Of the Tarzan Tales
sYNoPs1s.

SYNOPSIS.
Eohn CLAYTON. now Lord .Greystoke but
ens Esw years yea sen9 before am, rsrTSn niisn q the
fsuiiyitch, the cruel Russian and friend of
sp sssioS w2 2kR loose sn sn
fsnsntsd Is res, tEsse'e,db ID by the crew Of the
AsiE3S9rS AAhioS he escaped while feeing from Tar.
gan at the conclusion OF The Beasts Of
eWEhiic stoppins. at an island nearby a huge
spe comes close to Paulvitch. peers into his
sssst 'RS sye sars , sS as q 5R sap he
gelhtment II iq eSh AkJt hT9sIan'S ,sI. old junsls
WITH the idea of training and thus making
IN England. Jack clayton, Tarzan's son,
has sr9wn to Be quite SdH youth full Of the
But, to Tarzap's secret delight, Jack in;
SsSs BIZ M every love SG The he 5 GS
close contact with animals. books Of travel
ns sfSf1suTs has te as esty '2g
. trainer II Akut, and before long the Rus
sng 5 d sas Sf ape aay'3s bsFSa 5sF2SEs sss
is scheduled near the Greystoke estate. and
escapes through the window, but not until
after having bound and gagged his tutor,
with the ape, who has refused to obey his
trainer. When Akut sees Tarzan he recog-
Ing ms. The two jabber in the jungle language.
unmlndfu of their SURROUNDINGS.
srransements for the purchase Of Akut, he
tells his son of his former life in the jungle.
Jack learns that his father Intends to send
Akut back to Africa and decides to escape
with the ape. Paulvitch, however. upon
seeing Tar8an again, is overcome with a
terrible desire for revenge of imaginary
wrongs. When the Russian attempts to
kill Jack who has come for Akut, the ape
The trip to Africa, on the boat is un-
eventful, except that Conlon, crook, de-
cides TO take Jacks money. Jack had
carefully covered Akuts body and wheeled
him aboard the steamer as his invalid
grandmother" While Jack ls helping his
harandnother' ashore his wallet. unno-
uced. slips into the sea.
Once ashore; ConISn lays his plans
room, but before he can make a search the
lad and the ape kill him. Frightened by the
sight of the murdered man Jack gives up
all idea of returning to his people imme-
dlately and fees into the Jungle with Akut
The lads only clothing is his suit of pa
jsmau. Jack hopes to reach another port
some distance away.
and Sven Malbihn. who have become ivory
poachers call upon Arab sheik to barter
for the precious tusks. Meriem. the sheil9s
daughter, is brutally treated by her nurse,
Nahum and the chieftain.
Jack and Akut meet adventures early.
The first night was terrible one for the
lad The next morning the two meet n
lion that is too content with his kill to
worry them but the lions mate suddenly
Jack saves himself by taking refuge in
nearby tree none too soon. When the
lloness goes away the two continue their
Journey
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CHAPTER YII-Continued

1TT is thus" he said that jungle folk
Idle. We go cautiously for a lifetime
and then. just for an instant, we forget, and
-" He ground his teeth in mimicry of
the crunching of great jaws in flesh ut
is lesson" he resumed You have learned
that you may not for too long keep your
eyes and your ears and your nose all bent
in the same direction"
That night the son of Tarzan was colder
than he ever had been in all his life. The
pajama trousers had not been heavy; but
they had been much heavier than nothing.
And the next day he roasted in the hot
sun, for again their way led much across
wide and treeless plains,
1t was still in the boys mind to travel
to the south and circle back to the coast
In search of another outpost of civilization.
He had said nothing of this plan to Akut,
for he knew that the old ape would look
with displeasure upon any suggestion that
savored of separation.
For a month the two wandered on, the
boy learning rapidly the laws of the Jungle,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-19
CHAPTER VIII
Beasts and Men

hKUT, discovering that the boy was not
"A close behind him, turned back to search
for him. lie had gone but a short distance
in return when he was brought to sudden
and startled halt by sight of a strange figure
moving through the trees toward him.
II was the boy-yet could It he? In his
hand was a long spear. down his back hung
an oblong shield such the black war
riors who had attacked thr;r, lad worn and
upon ankle and arm were bands of iron
and brass while a loirr-cloth was twisted
about the youths middle. A knife was
thrust through its folds.
when the hoy saw the ape he hastened
forward to exhibit his trophies. Proudly
he called attention to each of his newly
won possessions Boastfuly he recounted
the details of his exploit
with my bare hands and my teeth
killed him." he said. IL would have made
friends with them, but they chose to be
my enemies. And now that | have n spear
| shall show Numa, too, what 1t means
to have me for a foe. only the white men
and the great apes. Akut, are our friends.
Them shall seek all others must we
avoid or kill This have | learned of the
Jungle"
They made a detotW about the hostile
village and resumed their journey toward
the coast. The hoy took much pride in his
ne" weapons anu bTIliinelllS. ne DIdtilCfN
continually with the spear. throwing it
at some object ahead hour by hour as
they travelled their lettering way, until he
gained a proficiency such as only youthful
muscles may attain to speedily.
All the while his training went on under
the guidance of AlSut. No longer was there
a single jungle spoor but was an open book
to the keen eyes of the lad, and those other
indeflnable spoor that elude the senses
df civilized man and are only partially APP
preciabe to his savage cousin came to be
familiar friends of the eager boy. He
could dIffcrentiate the innumerable
species of the herbivora by scent, and he
could tell. too, whether an animal were ap-
preaching or departing merely by the wax
ing or waning strength of its effluvum.
Nor did he need the evidence of his
eyes to tell him whether there were two
lions or four up-wnd, or whether they
We're a hundred yards away or half a
mile.
Much of this had Akut taught him; but
far more was instructive knowledge-a
species of strange intuition inherited from
his father He had come to love the
jungle life The constant battle of wits
and senses against the many deadly foes
that lurlSed by day and night along the
pathway of the wary and unwary appealed
to the spirit of adventure which breathes
strong in the heart of every red-blooded
son of prmordial Adam.
Yet. though he loved It, he had not let
his selfish desires outweigh the sense of
duty that had brought him to n realization
of the moral wrong which lay beneath the
adventurous esCapade that had brought him
to Africa. His love of father and mother
was strong within him: too strong to per-
NIT unalloyed happiness which was un-
doubtedly causing them days of sorrow.
And he held tight to his determlna-
tlon to find a port upon the coast where
he might communicate with them and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-19
WILLIE WIDE-AWAKE'S
PURPLE DREAM
BY Farmer Smith

By Farmer Smith
What is that noise?" asked Willie Wide
Awake's mother one night when the lights
were all lit
Willie listened for moment with all his
ears and then said II don't hear anything,
mother dearest"
II thought | heard the LITTLE BED
crying" said the sweetest voice in all the
world.
Then must be going mother dear, for
I do not want the little bed to cry"
When Willie was tucked in bed he began
to count sheep and had gotten as far as
1869 when one of the sheep just WOULDN'T
jump over the fence, so Willie had to stop
He turned over in bed for what seemed
to him the milionth time when who should
he see sitting on the bedpost but the Good
Dream Fairy. In her right hand was the
golden wand and in her left a tiny box
"Chew-cher-chew!" !" The Good Dream
Fairy sneezed and the lid flew off the box
with n bang.
Put one of these powders on the tip of
manded the Fairy.
Willie did as he was told and soon was
floating away in the most beautiful dream
he had ever had, and all the while the Good
Dream Fairy was by his side.
you are now in Q Purple Dream" said
the Good Dream Fairy, and, sure enough,
he was, as you shall see If you tie a string
around your finger TO remind you to look
right here tomorrow night or the next night
Well, IL Willie Wide-Awake and the Pur-
pie Dream are not here you can read about
Billy Bumpus or Jimmy Monkey and Willie
will keep on dreaming.
Do YOU know what PURPLE DREAM
is?
dol
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-19
HERBERT MoYER,

HERBERT MoYER Pa, is fast becoming
club centre. Margaret Lynch is the lat
est registered member. Malvern, Pa, is
catching up. too. Its newest representa-
uyes are Alvin Wesley. Joseph chicco and
Lyman strake. We hope that these young
men will be quite as alive in their interest
IS are Thomas Smith and Raymond Pier
son, two Of our other Malvern Rainbows.
Something sad is going to happen al
isast It seems sad now. Alice Matlaek and
Eilzaheth Hunnewell. Of Germantown, the
ssEy best little friends in the world, are
song to be separated. At the close OF
,s.enool Alice is going TO Dobb's Ferry to
Ase pobb's Ferry Is a very pretty place
"a the Hudson Rivef). and Elizabeth is
song 70 Henryyille. Monroe County, TO
spena the summer. We think that in spite
" ne separation the little girls will man
- q have lively time. OF course, Just
= lhis time they VIII not agree with our
ss.A1en Al any rate. We are expecting tH2
- aalnboH branches. one n Dopp
Tie othef ii HenryYllle. Aloafqs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-19
The Question Box


Dear Farmer Smlth-We are older girls
and boys, but we are very much Interested
in your club. Will you please tell us some
nice games to play? STELLA STRAUSS.
South Fairhill street.
SPEAK UP.
Thanks for your kindly interest Here
are some games suitable for your age;
Each player chooses some trade or pro-
fession. Then one player takes newspaper
from which she reads aloud some article
of news. Whenever she pauses and looks
at any one of the players that player must
at once say something in keeping with her
trade For instance, the reader would say
THE first meeting of the" here she
stops and looks at the baker" who an
swers rolls. ," The reader continues. was
held in the" Here she stops again and
looks at the grocer, who answers soap
box or anything connected with grocery
store The reader continues, The address
was given by Mrs. --.' She turns to
the carpenter who answers "screwdriver."
The game can be played for any amount Of
time and If the players are quick to answer
any amount of nun can be gotten out of it..
BOOK TITLES.
The players are provided with long pieces
of paper and pencils and are asked to draw
a picture representing the title Of some
book. When they have done this the draw
tngs are passed around the others writing
In turn at the bottom what book they
think the picture to represent and signing
their names 10 the guesses Fold the paper
each time so that the guesses may not be
seen by the zaest.
After each player has made guess at
each drawing. the papers are unfolded; the
one who has made the largest number Of
correct guesses may receive prize.
This game may be varied by using scenes
from history in place Of the title OF books
This game IS Instructive As well As anla-.
ts
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whole being quivered and thrilled. 1nvol-
UNFAIRLY he leaped to his feet and placed
one foot upon the body of his kill. His chest
expanded. lie raised his face toward the
heavens and opened his mouth to voice a
strange, weird cry that seemed screaming
within him for outward expression. But
no sound passed his lps-hc just stood there
for a fun minute his face turned toward
the sky his breast heaving to the pent
emotion, like an animate statue of VEN
geanCc.
The silence which marked the first great
kill of the son of Tarzan was to typify
all his future kills, just as the hldeous VIC
tory cry of the bun ape had marked the
Kills OF his mghtV sire
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-19

DoWs IN oelleIsNllle'
J Pa, "his town." and
we may count on him
for a growing member
ship that will equal
say, Woodbine, N.
J. Yes, you will havs
TO admit 1t, RainbOws,
Woodblne is in the
lead! Are YOU 60
ing to stand back and
let another town out
distance your town?
Well, thew o r k!
Speaking OF Rainbows
and towns, we might
remark that Yeadon,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-19
FARMER SMITH,
EVENING LEDGER,

wish to become a member OF your
Rainbow Club. Please send me a beau
tiful Rainbow Button free. I agree to
DO A LITTLE KINDNESS EACH AND
EVERY DAY - SPREAD A LITTLE
SUNSHINE ALL ALONG THE WAY.
Name ''''''''''''''''''
Address ........,........'.,
Age .''''''''''''''.''''''''''''''''
School attend '''';.'''''.'''''''..''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-19
Out PostoRce Box

Herbert Meyer is on out-of-town Rain
bow. and mighty fine one. at that. We
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-10
MAKES WAR ON
NOXIOUS ANIMALS
United States Department of
Agriculture Destroys 49,
600 Enemies"

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec. a.
Depredadons OF predatory animals
accompanied by outbreaks Of rabies
among them in parts Of Oregon. Cal
ifornia, Nevada. Idaho. and Utah re.
suited in the shooting. trapping and
poisoning Of over II, 600 coyotes dur
ing the last fiscal year by hunters
in the employ Of the biological sur
vey Of the United States department
OF agriculture. Altogether over 15.-
600 noxious animals, including
wolves, coyotes. mountain lions, and
bobcats were destroyed. The seri-
BUSINESS OF the outbreaks Of rabies
will be realized when il is stated that
more than 60 persons were treated
by state authorities of Nevada during
the year on account Of having been
bitten by either void or domestic
animals. The loss of live stock has
been very heavy. At Winnemucca.
New, a single rabid coyote caused
the loss Of q steers.
During the past year over $50. 900
acres of government and public
lands have been covered with poi
sOned grain for the determination OF
ground squirrels. Large areas of
private agricultural land also have
been cleared of these pests through
campaigns conducted by the owners
under the direction Of representa-
tives OF the biological survey. Oper-
atoms have been continued effective
" against prairie-dogs and over a
half million acres have been practi-
cally cleared OF these destructive
animals. improvements which have
been made by the bureau in meth
DDS Of discriminating prairie-d OEs
have encouraged large numbers OF
farmers to destroy them on their
lands.
Effective methods Of destroying
/ jack rabbits have been devised and
the depredatiOns Of these animals
have been greatly reduced in many
! localities where they had proved ex-
ceedingly destructive Similarly
! satisfactory results are being obtain
ed in operations against gophers and
moIes.
Important experiments have also
beer conducted and methods devised
for the control of seed-eating nam
! mails which work havoc in tree plan
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-10
GETS LIVING ON DESERT

Since 1855. ". y Brown has been
wrestling with the soil in Utah IN
the November Farm and Preside, a
writer says.
mot how TO get back 10 the soil.
hut how 10 stay on desert soil miles
away from big towns and yet make
living-that was a problem con-
fronting ". F. Brown at his little
place on the Green river in Utah.
He began the struggle about 1855.
so it may be seen he has been at it
for a good while.
Irrigation is absolutely necessary
on such q place. There is an album
dant water supply all the year
round in the Green river. Pump
ing. YOU say. is an that is necessary.
Remember. however that pumping
machinery costs money that gas0-
line or other fuel is something that
must be paid for. Then consider
that most settlers in such places are
not abundantly supplied with ready
money and you have the situation at
the start
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-10
Better Teachers for Rural Schools
~ McBren School Extension Agent u. s Bureau of |
Education, Department of the nterior)

No man of prominence has ever
emphasized the value and import
ance of professionally trained teach
ers with better logic than did J.
Sterling Morton. secretary of agri-
culture i'm Pres't Cleveland's cabi-
net. when he said.
I'VE demand educated educators.
We demand professionally trained
teachers. men and women OF ire
proachable character and WE'LL
tested abilities We demand from
our legislature laws raising the
standard OF the profession and eN-
aIting the office OF the teacher As
the doctor of medicine or the prac-
ttiouer az law is only admitted
within the pale of his calling upon
the production of his parchment or
certificates, SO the applicant for the
position OF instructor in our primary
and other schools should Toe required
by law 20 hrst produce his diploma.
his authority 10 teach. from the nor
NAL schools.
we call no uneducated auack or
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-10

charlatan 10 perform surgery upon
the bodies of our children lest they
may be deformed. crippled, and
manned physically all their lives.
Let us take equal care that we in
trust the development of the men
tai faculties 20 skilled instructors OF
maSnanimous character that the
meutalities OF our children may not
be mutilated deformed and
crippled 10 halt and limp through
all the centuries OF their reverend
ing lives. The deformed body will
die, and be forever put out of sight
under the ground. but "A mind made
monstrous hy bad teaching does not.
hut stalks forever among the ages.
am immortal mockery OF the divine
image"
This plea of Mt. Morton for pro-
fessionally trained teachers was
made the platform OF the first na-
t.onal conference on teacher train
ing for rural schools. which met at
Chicago in Septemb Der. 1914. in its
nationwide campaign for profess
sionally trained rural teachers
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-10
WHAT TO DO FOR ROUP

The best way TO cure roup among
poultry is 10 use a good sharp AK
and then bury the carcasses deeply
or burn them. writes the editor OF
Farm and Home. Roup may take
several forms. appearing az first like
a severe cold. Use enough per
manganate Of potash in the drink
ing water TO give it a rich wine
color Disinfect the Yards and
houses with a five percent solution
OF carbolic acid.
Individual treatment should be
the same as for colds or catarrh-
Press the nOsTils together with the
thumb and forefnger and apply
pressure between the nostrils and
eyes 70 loosen the discharge Then
plunge the head into a two percent
solution Of permanganate Of potash
for 20 to 30 seconds. This treatment
should be continued twice daily un-
til all symptoms disappear