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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
AT THE EARTHSO CORE
BY EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS, AUTHOR oFTARzAN"

/ she said was as Greek would have been
| to her.
She described the Mahars largely by
| comparison. In this way they were like
| unto thipdars, In that to the hairless lidi.
About all I CLEANED of them was that
they were quite hdeous, had wings and
| web feet; lived in cities built beneath
the ground; could swim under water for
great distances, and were very, very wise.
The Sagoths were their weapon OF Of
fense and Defense and the races like her
self were their hands and feet; they were
the slaves and servants who did all the
manual labor.
The Mahars were the heads-the brains
! OF the inner world. l longed to see this
wondrous race of supermen.
Perry learned the language with me.
When we halted, as we occasionally did,
though sometimes the halts seemed ages
apart, he would join in the conversation,
as would Ghak the Hairy One, he who
was chained Just ahead of Dian the Beau
titul.
Ahead of Ghak was Hooja the Sly One.
He, too entered the conversation occa-
sionally. Most of his remarks were di-
rected to Dian the Beautiful 1t didn't
take half an eye to see that he had de-
veloped a bad case but the girl appeared
totally oblivious to his thinly yelled ad-
vances.
Did l say thinly yelled? There is a
race of men in New Zealand, or Australia.
l have forgotten which, who Indicate their
preference for the lady o. their affections
by banging her over the head with a
bludgeon. BY comparison with this
method Hooja's love making might be
called thinly veiled. At first IL caused me
to blush violently. though have known
freedom and license in less fashionable
places off Broadway and in Vienna and
Hamburg.
But the girl! She was magnificent 1t
was easy to see that she considered her
self entirely above and apart from her
present surroundings and company.
She talked with me and with Perry and
with the taciturn Ghak because we were
respectful, but she couldn't even see
Hooja the SLY One, much less hear him,
and that made him furious. He tried to
get one of the Sagoths to move the girl
up ahead of him in the slave gang, but
the fellow only poked him with his spear
and told him that he had selected the girl
for his own property-that he would buy
her from the Mahars as soon as they
reached Phutra,
Phutra, it seemed, was the city of our
destination.
After passing over the first chain of
.-'0"ntains we skirted salt sea, upon
wnose bosom swan countless horrid
things. Seal-like creatures there were,
with long necks stretching 10 and more
feet above their enormous bodies and
whose snake heads were split with gap
ing mouths bristling with countless fangs.
There were huge tortoises, too, padding
among these other reptiles, which Perry
said were plesiosaurs of the Lias. / didn't
question his veracity; they might have
been most anything.
Dian told me they were tandorazes. or
tandors of the sea, and that the other
and more fearsome reptiles which occa-
sionally rose from the deep to do battle
with them were azdyryths, or sea-
dyryths-Perry called them ichthyosaurs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
Our POstoRce Box

ISRAEL BRoDsKY. N. Reese ST.
Another little Rainbow is playing sweet
music to us this evening. This young
artist is Israel Brodsl1y, of North Reese
street and his music is sweet. because
INTO It there is woven year of two hours
day praeticing
Inc Wesleyan Methodist Branch of Far
mer Smiths Rainbow Club sends a splen-
Sld report through Elizabeth Miles, of
NoFth Peach street, the little girl who
tounded It, One of the members, Elizabeth
pialr' OF Harlan street, did ten lovely
eseas OF Kindness in one week. The Wes
ieyan Rainbows hold their meetings every
saturday at their Sunday-school annex.
ahsy extend cordial invitation 10 any Of
ule west Philadelphia Rainbows 70 come
snd spend next Saturday afternoon with
sasm. We know the Rainbows will be
nappliy welcomed by this hOspitahle
ntaleh circle, so watch the club news to
Hs1ilo" night for an announcement of the
1u9less OF the Wesleyan Rainbowsl
EMMA kusel North Lawrence street.
ntl.es dear little letter on dainty note
tapsF' which tells your editor Just what
sl liz OF a little girl IS writing 10 him.
--lsahore Seherer, HaVerford avenue
sse. .s 70 know II her little six-year-old
Gsss Is TOO young to join the RainboWs
nsai-ay not! Again we say a small
f-@se is often more important than a
s1rse. one. Albert Bainger. Belgrade
chiIS, sent many pretty postals 10 the
sial'sten IN the hospital Betty Davie.
sys.s s street Joined the Rainbogs last night
Heat little note Of application.
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CHAPTER 1v-contlnued.

orTTHo is Jubal the Ugly One?"
w asked. "And why did you run
away from him7"
she looked at me in surprise.
"Why does a woman run away from a
man7" She answered my question with
'They do not, where I come FROM" 1
repIled sometimes they run after
put she could not understand Nor
could I get her to grasp the fact that I
was of another world. She was quite as
nositiye that creation was originated sole
IL 10 produce her own kind and the world
sbe lived in as are many Of the outer
world ,.
"But Jubal," I insisted. TELL me about
him. and why you ran away to be chained
bv the neck and scourged across the face
of a world"
'Jubal the Ugly One placed his trophy
before my fathers house. 1t was the
head of a mighty tandor. 1t remained
there and no greater trophy was placed
beside 1t. So knew that Jubal the Ugly
One would come and taxi me as his mate.
"None other so powerful wished me, or
they would have slain a mightier beast
and thus have won me from Jubal My
father Is not mighty hunter, Once he
was. but a sadok tossed him, and never
again ndu US liiC Iuii use VI mo llSllI
arm.
"My brother. Dacor the Strong one. had
gone to the land of Sari to steal n mate
for himself. Thus there was none, father,
brother or lover, to save me from Jubal
the Ugly One, and 1 ran away and hid
among the hills that skirt the land of
Amoz. And there these Sagoths found
me and made me captive"
"What will they do with you?" asked.
'where are they taking us?"
Again she looked her incredulty
az can almost believe tat you are of
another world" she said, "for otherwise
such ignorance were ineXplicable. DO you
really mean that you do not know that
the Sagoths are the creatures of the
Mahars-the mighty Mahars, who think
that they own Pellucidar and all that
walks or grows upon it's surface, or
creeps or burrows beneath, or swims
within its lakes and oceans, or flies
through it's air? Next you will be telling
me that you never before heard of the
Mahars!"
was loath to do it. and further incur
her scorn; but there was no alternative
II were to absorb knowledge, so l made
clean breast of my pitiful ignorance as
TO the mighty Mahars.
She was shocked. But she did her very
best to enlghten me- though much that
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
The Rosewood Party

Your editor attended party given by
the Rosewood boys and girls on Washing
toms Birthday. Those present were: John
Daley, John Collins, James Dougherty
James Collins, Howard Foster, Joseph
Norris, Wilbur Spencer, Francis Shuch,
William Ward, Charles Ward, Edward
Etchels, James Christopher, Francis Ken
nedy.
Teresa Zussy. Anna and Grace Daley,
Florence Foster, Mary Collins, Marie
Ghegan, Catherine Collins, Marion Daley,
Florence Jackson, Evelyn Messick, Flor
ence Calvin Florence Catafesta, Mary
Wood, Eva Funk, Genive Albright Anna
Shearn, Mary Crotty, Mary Herling' Cath
crime Herling, Florence Phyre, Anna Don.
ahue, Virginia Coll and Elizabeth Donard.
More will appear later about the Rose
wood Moving Picture Show which was
given Saturday morning. Also there will
be news later of the show given last
Saturday afternoon
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01

gloves on during dance and is it
ever permissible TO remove them IN tho
theatre7 When introducing a gentleman
to lady what is the proper method OF
procedure7 NJ. TfNNY.
1t is not dc rigueur to keep gloves on
during dance, especially an informal one
The wearing of gloves In the evening is
very often determined by the kind Of
gown worn at the theatre OF dance There
is no rule enjoining their being worn. and
in the case Of the long sleeve Of tulle q
glove looks rather heavy. II is really a
matter of personal taste.
In introducing man TO n woman II
Is proper to say Miss Schuyler may
present Mr.. Carter7"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01

They resembled a whale with the head of
an alligator.
7 had forgotten what little geology I
had studied at school-about all that re-
mained was an impression Of horror that
the illustrations of restored prehistoric
monsters had made upon me, and we'll
defined belief that any man with a pigs
shank and vivid Imagination could "re-
store most any sort of paleollthlo mon
ster he saw fit, and take rank as a first
class paleontologist.
But when I saw these sleek, shiny car
casses shimmering in the sunlight as they
emerged from the ocean, shaking their
giant heads; when l saw the waters roll
from their sinuous bodies in miniature
waterfalls as they glided hither and
thither, now upon the surface, now half
submerged; as I saw them meet, OPEN
mouthed, Kissing and snorting in their
titanic and interminable warning, l real
lied how futile is mans poor, weak imag-
ination by comparison with natures in
credible genius.
And Perry lie was absolutely flabber-
gasted. He said so himself.
David" he remarked, after we had
marched for long time beside that awful
sea-"David, I used to teach geology and
l thought that l believed what taught,
but now l see that l did not believe it
that 1t Is impossible for man to believe
such things as these unless he sees them
with his own eyes.
1--WE take things for granted, perhaps.
because we are told them over and over
again, and have no way of disproving
them-like religions, for example but we
don't believe them; we only think we do.
If you ever get back to the outer world
you will find that the geologists and
paleontol0gists will be the first to set you
down n liar, for they know that no such
creatures as they restore ever existed. II
is all right to imagine them as existing in
an equally imaginary epoch--but now?
poof!"
At the next halt Hooja the Sly One
managed to find enough slack chain to
permit him to worm himself back quite
close to Dian.
We were all standing, and as he edged
near the girl she turned her back upon
him in such n truly earthly feminine
manner that l could scarce repress a
smile. But It was a short-lived smile, for
on the instant the Sly Ones hand fell
upon the girls bare arm, jerking her
roughly toward him.
7 was not then familiar with the Gus
toms of social ethics which prevail within
Pellucidar, but even so | did not need the
appealing look which the girl shot at me
from her magnificent eyes to influence my
subsequent act.
What the SLY Ones intention was
paused not to inquire; but, instead. before
he could lay hold of her with his other
hand I placed right to the point of his
jaw that felled him in his tracks.
A roar of approval went up from those
of the other prisoners and the Sagoths
who had witnessed the brief drama; not,
as l later learned, because l had cham
pioned the girl, but for the neat and to
them, astounding method by which 1 had
bested Hooja.
And the girl? At first she looked at me
with wide-wondering eyes, and then she
dropped her head, her face half averted.
and delicate flush suffused her cheek
For a moment she stood thus in silence
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
Farmer smlth's FrOg Book
Willie HOP ToAD's STORY

NlA4l4lAA AAOL LOAD Uni
~ wish you would tell me a story" said
Mrs. Hop Toad to her son Willie one
night as she was putting him 10 bed.
why should l tell you story2" asked
the little fellow.
Because" says mother. ''it would teach
you to express yourself"
"OhF said Willie. suppose / would
rather reclte pOem?"
"A Katerpunker Pee,
AS fat as he could be,
Sat squirting and a-squinting
AS sauoy as could be.
Said the Wrinkle WOrmey Wee
To the Katerpunker Pee.
Why are you so fat2
/ really cant see.
'Hal Ha! He! Hel
Laughed the Katerpunker Pee;
Your eyes look fat,
II really isn't me-"
When Willie had finished the poem he
looked up and bis mother was last asleep.
So he sneezed neal loud and woke her up.
aud then be eleaed bis eyes and Vas soon
fast asleep.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01

Susanna Kessler, our little Haddonfield
friend, is going to many parties these
days She writes, ~ hope all the Rain
bows go to lots of parties and have lots
of fun, too" Susanna believes in sharing
her good times,
Alice Brannelly, Mexican street, is going
to send her picture real soon. We are
glad, because we have been anxiously won.
derlng just what this "AIice Rainbow"
looks like.
Richlandtown. Pa. has little Rainbow
Club all 10 itself The members are Flor
ence Baylis. Clifford Baylis, Clarence Bay
lis. Raymond Baylis and Roland Benner.
Please, a report of activities very soon.
Whitten Richman, North 86th street,
wants TO be of help. We suggest that
he set to work making wooden doll furni-
ture for the Babies Hospital. If you do
not know how, Whitten, write us.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
FARMER SMITHS
THE COMPOSING ROOM

ChdrenThe world editor
takes off his the school teachers printers
wonderful spell
to learn by practice
One wonderful thing about printers the fact that they work
which called e this
all of the articles which written into
assembled their places made ready the great hungry
which thousands
who the gentleman invented this
do but he indeed because in this
life think
that there is such thing composing
upside "your you
might that call composing
silently Yourself
there anything ask about how
Quoted?
interesting
Suppose
FARMER SMITH,
Chidrens Editor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
An Exception to the Rule

Dear Deborah Bpsh:~-Under the head.
ing Manner of Introduction" l noticed
that you said a gentleman should always
be presented to a lady, never a lady to
a gentleman. While that doubtless is
true in many, or most cases, do you really
think that it can be taken as an absolute
rule? 1 have always thought, and still
think that IL is only proper to present a
young lady to an elderly man, especially
in the case Of man of eminence A
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
CHAPTER ".
SLAVES,

THE guards, too. saw the escape of
i Dian and the other prisoners. and the
ferocity of their rage was terrible to be-
hold.
Their awesome bestial faces were con-
torted in the most diabolical expressions
as they accused each other of RESPONSE
bllty for ihe loss.
Finally chey fell upon us, beating us
with their spear shafts and hatchets.
They had already killed two, and were
likely to have finished the balance of us,
when their leader finally put a stop to
the brutal slaughter
Never In all my life had witnessed
more horrible exhibition of bestial rage.
I thanked Heaven that Dian had not been
one of those left to endure it.
(CoNTINUED TOMORROW
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01

to earn a dollar as a
reward for doing
work under our PIN
NJ o N p Y PL A N
Leonard earned a
dollar while some of
our less ambitious
boys and girls were
saying: "It can't be
DONE" and SO forth.
Not only did this
member get 81 worth
by working under our
Pin Money Plan after
school and on Sat
urdays, but he also
won another dollar in
ThIa ooknu u1 chat
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
Militarism Again

Cartridge plalts are very fashionable
just now. They look for all the world like
the military belts which are their name
sakes. The stand-out effect on the hips Is
effective, but none too fiattering to the
stout woman. A slender figure wears them
to the best advantage.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01

Shawl collars are seen on wraps, sep
arate coats, suits, shlrtwaists and neck
wear for spring and summer wear.
Metallc-striped chiffon Is a very new
material, and is seen on many OF the iinl
ported blouses. One dressy model from
Paris was made In gold and white stripes
with a triple collar of gold cloth
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01

few more words from yoa on he ea6
ject would be appreciated E b Hta
There are very few absolute rules ih
this world As general thing II = onlf
proper to Introduce gentleman 70 4 lndt
In the case Of introducing a young lads
to an elderly man or a man Of eminenta
II is Of course correct to present her 20
him
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
Revivals

The peplum and the klmona sleeve are
among the latest revlvals. One sees them
on many of the costumes designed fer
street and house wear. Stiff silks, such as
taffetas faille, pussy willow silk and the
many combination weaves are popular.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01

pavid Innes and Professor Perry, a
Rseggtst and Archaeological who has in
EeotVSs colossal steel machine which he
yeehIis yehIispu "the Iron Mole, travel through
,he outer crust Of tho earth IN & the new new
maeni'b mg,er bcurs OF agony ard torture bor-
aaidtrippg upon death. The principal char
gstarietice Of the new world arc that
aoea aotea ts no horizon and that the sun, an
iI,,n,ense glowing orb, is stationary direct
~ ~ tgter Encounters with animals and half
s,n,en creatures of n prehistoric age,
nnnVid aud Professor Perry are captured
~ se,,,e norllla-llke men named SagOths,
~ ere tbe semi-slavish hunters of a still
VIII My,imnoerior race called Mahars. There are
stRor captives Of an entirely prepossessing
gsan gtmst anpearance one especially. named
npian the Beautiful Of whom David be-
aones enamored. Dian ID telling David
~ atnry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
Dancing Matters

Dear Deborah Rushe-rs It good form
to dance with other fellows at party
when you go with MANI DOLLY.
1t is perfectly good form TO dance with
any man you know, II you wish to DO CO.
II is not good form to speak OF a man
as a fellow. DEBORAH RUSH
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
FARMER SMITH,

FARMER SMITH,
EVENING LEDGER:
1 wish to become a member of your
Rainbow Club. Please send me beau
tiful Rainbow Button free. L 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, 1916-03-01
Leather Is Good

Suede collars and cuffs are seen on
many of the latest suits. The sets may be
bought from 81 up, In gray. tan and black.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01

MONEY LOVES COMPANY and wher
you once become thrifty. 1t comes to you
in a golden stream.
FARMER SMITH.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
What Ahnnt Answers7

Dear Deborah Rush;--Is It necessary
TO answer an invitation to a wedding
breakfast, when there is no special re-
quest to do so on the invitation.
v. T. ].
An invitation to a wedding breakfast
should be answered II one wishes to do
the correct thing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01

- ttH hOt--flcah and bflaht .sifh bsst of
81 aftA4ea ~ u oiaFIloief4 "a ~. 49, rs.
E,-.s.a Heeaz, laFnicr Smith, Ko1m lol.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
RAINBOW CLUB
Activities

Your editor is proud to present to you
today Leonard Bitterman, West Mont
gomery avenue, the first of our members
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
GOOD FORM

Ot0iaO to the fact that the Eventno
Ledger Is constantly asked questions
relating TO matters of etiquette, N has
been decided to open a column IN
phioh queries Of this Kind may be an
stperod.
The column Is edited under a pseu-
dongn; but 70 Is, neUertheIess, edited
bv an authority on social contentious,
toho Is prepared TO unstUer clearly,
carefully and oonolusiUely any query
tohtoh may be propounded.
Good form queries should be dd.
dressed to Deborah Rash, tCrittcn on
one side OF the paper and signed tUith
fUH name aud address, though initials
To continue the talk on invitations The
usual way to send tea cards when intro
ducing debutante is TO have the cards
engraved with the name of the parents
on one line and the debutante's name out
In full on q second line. In the lower
right-hand corner Is written the address
and In the lower left-hand corner Is
placed the day, date and hours of the
tea. If there are other daughters in the
family, an extra card Ia inclosed, on which
is engraved the Misses II. @. f., or in
the case of only one older daughter, Miss
II. G.. f. Is used. An individual card for
each son of the house is also sent out
with these cards. When cards are issued
for certain days at home during one or
two months, the same form is used as for
large tea.
Gloves at Theatre
Dear Deborah Rush!--Should one keep
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01

Gloves at Theatre
Dear Deborah Rush-Should one keep
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-17
JAPAN PLANS ~ BaTTLEsHIPs
AND MANY SUBMARINES

TOXIC Aag. IL. Japan plans to
Improve her navy Is fast or faster
than does the United states In build
ing up her seafi9hting machines. AT
least. thai is the deduction made by
the Japanese people from the Just
announced plan to spend 254.ooo,-
coo TO 3fo. 100000 yen building new
hattIers Ia The next geven years.
Exactly hst the plan under con-
sideration BY tho finance department
OF the government Is. nobody knows.
but according 10 the paper Jill, us
uaily well Informed publication,
the outlay for 'sthe ideal fleet calls
for $4,000, 600. Other papers &C.
Inmates are a bit lower.
A hot debate on the program Is
expected nc the forthcoming session
OF the Diet because of the expense
involved. The program is backed
by navy leaders and also. 1t is said,
by the ministers of marine and fl
nance.
Newspaper reports have 1t that
Japan proposes to build 3 super
drcadnougnts. battle cruisers, Ii
light cruisers, 10 destroyers and
many u-bosts.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-17
TO AvO|O POLITICS IN
NAMING TARIFF Commission

WASHINGTON. Aug. lin
naming the Forthcoming tariff COM
mission the president, 1t is known
today, is determined to get entirely
out OF the political atmosphere.
President Wilson is said to have
a constitutional aversion to, appoint
ing man to job when the man is
recommended by a politician. The
reason is that almost any senator or
congressman will recommend a man
ii he comes from his district.
Frequently the candidate may be
personally unknown to the solon.
He comes in for the regular 0. h.
many times a rubber stamp affair
that never comes TO the congress
mans attention at all
While the president was wres-
Ting with the Farm Loan board
personnel he received several hun
bred recommendations. One day a
group Of congressman came to the
White House 10 recommend a Ger
tain man. Not one of them knew
the mans full name or anything
about him. One OF the group de
sired him and the rest were helping
boost
4 senator was asked following
conference With the president If hs
Al ann time had added 10 the name'
OF the prospective list OF the faru
board experts.
why. yes, the senator replied
= believe / did recommend some
ore. It was several days ago an,
really paid no attention to il.
cont gen remember tbs man