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Peggy looked up, and there at the
Of ice higher than Peggy's head sat 4
funny little old man with a happy face
and long white whiskers. Peggy knew
he must be Jack Frost. for he looked
just like she had pictured him, jovial.
old white-haired man, not nearly as tall
assPeggy herself. 453 re-7 81
swell. well!' he laughed. jumping
greet Peggy. 80 you've come TO see
my studio.' When Peggy nodded her
head he grinned.
"W-eIl, first Of ALL" he said. "you must
make me q promise that you won't de-
stroy any frosted window pictures yor
find on your windows. and that when
they begin to melt instead of smcarins
them up with your hands you'll wipe
them off with CLOTH"
That's what mama tries to get me
to do" laughed Peggy. III it really
makes any difference to you then I'll
surely promise
Jack Frost led Peggy into his great,
big studio, and there seated on tiny
stools were hundreds of frost imps paint
ing tiny pictures of flowers. ferns. trees
and leaves, all from a palette filled with
daubs Of sparkling white frost.
"You see, if little children's mamas
give us the right to paint on their win
dow panes we don't like to have the
children dirty the windows with their
hands. for the nit makes their maInas
work." said Jack Frost. land then. too.
1t makes my artists sad" He pointed
to crow of little imps huddled in
corner CRYING. Some one has destroyed
their designs and they can't think of
any new Ones" said Jack Frost
Peggy was very sorry. and said SO.
When Jack Frost bade her good-by she
promised never again to destroy his pat
terms on her mama's windows. Since
then, instead of rubbing her hands over
the melting frosted windows. Peggy al
ways runs for nice clean cloth and
wipes the window pancs as soon as the
frosted pictures begin to melt away.
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Little Stories of the Nations
TINES ASTONISHING CHANGES IN THE
GROUPINGS PEOPLES
BY Albert Barrett Savres
How Democracy and Autocracy Battled in Greece.
-B By Albert Barrett Sayres -
we have seen, the Greeks repulsed

A we have seen.the Greeks repulsed
~ the Persians and drove them back
. to Asia. 1t was Athens. democratic
Athens, that led in this war. There
fore, out of the war Athens rose above
the other Greek cities and states. al
though Sparta previously had been con-
sidered the chief state OF Greece. Then
instead of merely leading. Athens gath
cred to herself her confederate cities and
states and achieved a wonderful degree
of power. At this time the chief man
in Athens was Pericles. under whose
influence the Athenian government be-
came still more of perfect democracy.
But out of this great power of
Athens there came Jealousy. Led, by
Sparta, some of the Greek cities and
states handed together and for q years
there was waged the Peloponnesian war.
Now Suarta wasn't democracy, but
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BY GeueS1eye Kembie
By Ceuez1eye Kembie
SUNDAY AND MONDAY,
DEC. 1880

Sunday should be quiet day. devoted
largely to pursuits or avocations of the
mind, Mercury. well aspected. being the
most fortuitous astrological factor. 1t
would not be advisable to travel, make
changes. risk money or to ask favors.
and the health and household interests
may require some protection.
Those whose birthday 1t Is should keep
quiet. avoiding change and travelling. A
child born on this day may have a mind
and will of its own.
Monday bids fair 10 be a lively and
interesting if not a whoiesomely excit-
ing day, with fine success and gratifying
achievements under the powerful i'm
petus of the two over-ruIing and fiery
hea venly orbs-Sol and Mars. in close
juxtapositIon. a figure emphasized by
the sen1i-sextile Of the luminaries, the
lunar trine to Neptune-indicattve Of the
unusual and success with plans or COM
binatioEs. and by the sextiie of Moon to
Mars. Push all affairs with energy and
confidence. Seek favors and promotion
Those whose birthday II Is should have
an eventful and successful year. A child
born on this day should be active, enter.
priSipg. and should succeed
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Advice to Girls y b. Anni< Laurie

ing man: every one thinks well of
him and his family. and 1 want to
know what to do about it. as want
to do the right thing.
Isn't ii all right for your farce to
kiss you goodnight? Mother and
father don't think it is right They
say that l ought not to let him kiss
me till we are married. and 1 want
to know II it is wrong to Let him
kiss me. LONELY BLUE EYES.
7 oNELY BLUE EYES: Surely. if you
are really 20 years old, your parents
ARE willing to allow you to..have
company. Do they object to this young
man or are they unwilling to allow any
young man man to call? 1t certainly is
wise for you to wait while before you
marry. / suppose all older people think
it very wrong to show any affection
until one is married Perhaps you can
gain your mothers consent by talking
70 her ard making sure you are really
serious yourself, my dear.
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ODD FACTS
lEil@llIHI0IEl1IHi1I1IllGISlGI9i9ie

Bamboo-trees do not blossom until 60
years old.
In some continental churches notices
may be seen requesting women to keep
on their hats.
The purest of all Arab horses are the
Koshlani, whose genealogy mas been
preserved for over 290 years.
At the Church of the Sacred Heart, in
Paris. a 22-ton bell is tolled by cleo
which formerly required the services of
five men.
The old name for the sunf1ower was
solsoece. the sun-follower. The ancient
sunfiower, or sun-follower, was the
marigold; the tall plantssof the present
day are of American origin.
No fish were eaten in Europe until the
Romans showed the people how to catch
and cook them and even in the Begin
ming of the nth century the treasures
from sea and river were prepared only
for the rich.
The name rose" varies only slightly
among different nations. The Romans
called 1t rosa-a form adhered to in
Italian. Portuguese, Spanish and Rus
roos: in Swedish. ros; and in French.
German and Danish, rose.
Some remarkable variations in plant
structure and color from exposure to
the sun at different hours of the day
have been brought to the notice of the
Royal Microscopical Society of England
by Col. r. f. Rawson. In flowers of the
common northumberland. majus
the low sun of the early morning de-
veloped yellow coorinE matter, the mid-
Gle sun brought out the reds. and the
highest sun of midday stimulated the
violets. blues and puppies The color OF
the foliage and lobing of the Leaves also
changed
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an oligarchy-that is, a state in which
the chief power is restricted to a few
persons or a few families. Therefore,
this war was in part a contest between
democracy and oligarchy.
In the end Athens was defeated, and
her democratic government was set
aside and an oligarchy of 30 men under
the protection of Sparta was set up.
Then the Spartans began to wage war
against the Persians. and the outcome
was peace that drew the lines of
power strictly. Persia was given all the
cities of Asia to rule, and every Greek
city in Europe was declared free
Gut of this war Sparta came with
greater strength in Europe. but later
on, through the rise of the city OF
Thebes. Athens was able to regain much
of her democratic independence And
then the Kings of Macedonia gradually
increased in power. and democracy once
mere was endangered. Philip, the Mace
DOMAIN King, managed to mix himself
SO thoroughly in the affairs of the
Greeks that he was elected captain-gen-
eral of all Greece. Then Philip was
killed, and was succeeded by his son,
Alexander the Great
+ 1t was Alexander who, within a period
OF six years. subdued the Persian en-
pire, and sighed for new worlds to
conquer" Alexander died in 323 B. c.,
having made greater conduests than any
after him.
To US the conquests Of Alexander are
interesting only as they show the first
great conquest Of an eastern power by a
western nation. The effects of this con-
quest have lasted to this day. for it
was tken-at the time Greece lost her
freedom-that she made an intellectual
conquest of the world
From this time the political ascen-
dency Of Greece began to wane and in
s16 B. C. the rise Of the Romans became
felt III Greece itself. But we m0st re-
member that the Greeks were the first
people to show the world what real free
dom and real civilization are That
country has influenced every other ma
ton since.
It is with the rise of the Romans
however. that began the chain of events
which are unbroken until this day. In
cur next instalment we shall trace these
events from the beginning.
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henna. black and brown. with just a
trace Of FURNISHED gold wandering in
and out of the design.
L saw some % those rare, old books in
the Public Library once, and I never
forgot the charm of their decorations
The embroidery on this gown forms 4
square line around the neck and is used
on the cuff and on band across the
edge Of the blouse, back and front
Button moulds covered with castor
duvetyne are closely set down the cens
ire of the blouse back and front.
The skirt of this picture gown is
gathered little and hangs straish.
below the wonderful blouse without the
slightest characterization of any kind.
You will be surprised. possibly. to
hear that the hat worn with this gown
Is almost peacock blue. The velvet
which makes this hat is just a little
darker than the shade known as pea
rock blue The crown is worked in q
lattice of chenille thread of the same
color.
You may think this blue sounds a bit
vivid with SO many other colors. But.
after all, castor is the dominant note
castor Is just the color to bring out
every shade used on this gown. Besides,
It's also a charming complement fol
blue.
Hearing the discussion of color so con-
| stantly. and seeing its effect in the COM
| binations on the gowns. We absorb a
certain amount of artistic Judgment.
The color of Il gown may be perfect,
| its trimmings having just the right bal
ance of tone or contrast. but if worn
| by a woman whose coloring isn't adapted
| TO it, or whose coioring Is subjIsated
to it, all the beauty and all the effort
behind beautiful creation are lost
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DEAR ANNIE LAURIE:

nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
1 am d girl 16 years old, and have
been going with young man Is years
old, and I like him better than any
of my other boy friends. and he
seems 10 like me very much. He
doesn't go with any one besides me,
and for a few days after I go with
another boy he doesn't seem like HIM
self.
One night he tried to kiss me, and
1 would not let him, and since then
he has rot asked to go with me any
more, but he always speaks to me
when see him.
Dear Annie Laurie. please tell me
how to win him back 1 have not
been friendly with any one since
then, thinking maybe 1 might win
him hack that way
Is it proper to go car riding with
my chu1ps and their beaux?
PUZZLED.
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Diary Of a Fashion Model


ITO me duvetyne is one of the most
exquisite of the many lovely fabrics
the textile artists have given u.s.
The girls laugh at my delight over
the texture of materials. They say
always feel the material, as I run it
through my fingers. i suppose it's be-
cause / appreciate the genius and the
patience that lies behind the finished
product, such as we behold when 1t
comes from the looms.
America has made such wonderful
srr1oes In weaves, dyes and designs that
sometimes L wish that could leave the
salon and go where 1 could learn some
thing OF the making of these fabrics. I
"want to see the wheels go round" /
know 1 would love to work in some great
textile mill. The girls say 1 would soon
grow tired and become homesick for
the softly colored. quiet surroundings to
which am accustomed here. But some
day l may have the opportunity to real
ize this ambition. Who knows?
just now duvetyne is my faoric ia
yorite. We have the loveliest piece of
CO stor-colored duvetyne. which looks
like the scfest leather. that might have
been brushed and softened for some
knight of old by vassals who loved him
for his bravery and his kindness.
This castor duvetyne was developed
ny Madame into a fascinating frock.
The straight basque curves i trifle at
the break of the waistline. but is mostly
fiat and straight to make perfect
background for the wonderful embrod-
cry which embellishes this blouse like
the tooling of a rare book or the colors
found in the patient illumination
worked out in an old volume. This en,-
broidery is carried out in shades OF
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Memory Troubled the Meeting Nth Mr. stockbrid.

IN. Missis Graham. dot heem-I bet.
dots heemv'
Katie fairly squealed the words
as the doorbell rang, and instead of going
instantly to the door. she sidled toward
a window with the evident intention of
peefing out at the person on the door
step.
''Katie"' 1 was compelled to pitch my
voice low but the iciness of my tone
made up for its limited volume. think
my little maid had never heard anything
like that note from me before. She
turned a startled, frightened face toward
me.
Answer the door at once. please" l
said. land be quiet about it,
She scuttled to the door, outwardly
obedient and docile. and / heard her
voice demureiy answering the query of
the man. upon the doorstep
Yes. Mrs. Graham is in
''Will you please say to her that Mr..
Stockbridse is here?" The voice was
deep. resonant, the SORT one associates
with a pulpit or a rostrum. And it was
mellow and kindly, best of ALL free from
any afYectation or condescension.
"yes. tank you. You plees COON in?"
Katie's manner was perfection. even
though my reproof had driven her care
fully practised American accent away.
But when she had ushered Mr.. Stock
bridge into the room her utterance of
his name was like a ciarior, call, sc 'ner-
vously loud was the ''Meester Stock
bridge, Mees Graham with which she
heralded the visitor and speeded her
own departure to the kitchen.
1 had been intensely annoyed al Katie
only the minute before but the appear
ance OF her retreating shoulders h al
something ludicrous about them. I felt
my lips twitching. and. as l advanced
toward Mr. Stoc!<bridge. 1 surprised a
twinkle i'll his eyes which told me that
his schoolmaster's schedule hadnt
crushed his sense of the ridiculous.
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Answer. to Health Questions

D. S. All you viii send q stamped
self-addressed envelope with your query
repeated I will be glad 10 answer your
questions.
S. R. All you will send a stamped,
self-addressed envelope with your query
repeated I will be glad to give you the
Information you desire.
A CONSTANT READER. Q-Kindly
advise me how to strengthen my MEM
cry.
kindly give me q remedy for wrin-
kles on my forehead.
AAYou have not linked up facts with
something already known. You have
learned them mechanically without In
terest and attention or association with
things already known. Join them with
something familiar and get some pleas
ure from learning them. Be able to re-
call them whenever you want them
Trouble is not in remembering but in
recalling.
Massage is a good corrective for
wrinkles. Use tho following cream
when you are doing this It helps to
tighten the skin: .'-- 7'1S'
Almond milk ....., IL ounces
Roeewater. ounces i
Alum. ................... 60 grains -
If the wrinkle is too obstinate for this
treatment to produce cure, then cut
some adhesive plaster into strips and
paste them across the wrinl<led surface
after the skin has been drawn tight.
SUBSCRIBER Aft you will send a
stamped, self-addressed envelope with
your query repeated I will be glad to
answer your questions.
DR.. -Hirshbsr0 tcfH dns,cer questions
tor readers Of this paper on medical,
hy0tentc and sanitation subjects that arc
OF general interest. He can,ot otscavs
undertake to prescribe or offer aduioe
for individual cases Where the subject
is not of general interest letters tcill be
dnsTered personally, II a stamped and
addressed enuefope is enclosed. Address
ALL INQUIRIES to Dr. L. Il. Hirsh-
berg, IN care of this office.
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Illustrated BY QruelIs

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PEGGY VISITS JACK FROST.
n EGGY climbed up to the window
and found it all covered with beau
tiful frost pictures of ferns and trees.
Mama, what makes the frost on the
window pane?' she asked. blowing her
breath on the pretty designs.
"Oh. I guess the little artists from
Jack Frost's palace" replied her mama
as she went On with her work.
Peggy sat by the window q long time
watching the little pictures melt and
run down the pane. One Of them seemed
SO much larger than the others. and
when it splashed on the windowsill cut
of it popped a queer little imp.
Good morning. Peggy" he said. doe-
fing his cap "And you never knew Jack
Frost had a studio in his palaee?'
"fIow should I know it." laughed
Peggy. 1--WE never been to visit him"
Then come right along and wen go
there"
Before Peggy could blink her eyes she
was standing before the doorway Of q
great big castle built Of dark gray
clouds
Tho great, wide doors swung open at
her companions knock and they en-
tersd the beautiful palace Of Jack Frost.
Icicles hung from the ceiling and
wallis and sparkled in tho candle light
like a blaze of silver.
"This Is Jack Frost's throne room"
whispered the frost imp in Peggy's ear
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..<1ZLED: There can be no harm IN
young people taking a ride together
providing it is seasonable hour and
they have their parents permission.
As for this young man, you are too
young TO consider marrying, and surely
the boy isn't old enough TO be serious.
Just forget about him for while. Do
not allow any boy to kiss you. dear.
savesycur kisses for the one .man in all
the world who will some day ask you
to marry him
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crystal quartz to concentrate the ultra
violet rays upon the tubercle bacilli.
OF course. the correct dose Of sunshine,
IKE the correct dose of any medicine. is
much smaller for some persons than for
others. What is bread to one Is poison
to another. Each individual Is studied
for himself. A few withstand frequent
exposures Of short intervals. some call
Tor long ones. others require continuous
sunShine. The degree of tanning and
6ronzing Of the skin is no standard.
Blood tests and other scientific examine
tons tell the alert doctor what to do.
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Mrs. Graham He bowed over my
outstI etched hand with a touch of court
illness which was also unexpected and.
curiously enough. haunttngly familiar. I
knew that I'd never met this man in my
life. yet strong upon ME was the impress
sion that l had seen him bow thus over
a woman's hand sometime in the past.
will you not be seated. MIR. Stock
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Secrets Of Health and Happiness
| low the Suns Burning
Rays Cure Some Disease
By DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRSHBERC


A. B., NJ. A., M. D. (Johns Hopkins Unver
saE sun moves in mysterious ways to perform his
wonders and radiates ultraswift, microscopic par
ticles. which take hold Of heat light
energy power tanning phototnc and chemonic forces
Sunshine checks decay and decomposition by destruc
ton Of those other mighty forces of mcrofes called
bacteria fermentation and disease germs
Moulds, mushrooms, fungi disease bacilH and cocci
thrive in and upon darkness, despair twilight, gloom
and black night. When you "et little sunshine in
may destroy of those demons of darkness and
disease When you expose them to the full glare of
strong outdoor sunlight tubercle bacl leprosy
and other stanch adversaries of health will succumb
HeliotherapY the highfalutip, Greek name which
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doesn't call take somewhere
If doesn't whether
whether ought
o with Indifference
terribly ought to
precisely when
guidance feet?
No dear, will not
don't know thing about For all know may be fifty
interesting?
look, think entirely yourself
ombed
desperately important affairs.
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Learn to Like Other.

Why
Who
icing
to
different kind
girl who laughs when thing
thinks ought to
what other people saying and not with how she looking
girl isn't the bit like
Synpathize
do
something
you in 1t.
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( brtdge?" / unobtrusively drew forward
an easy chair. for 1 had noted as he
came in the door that the principal of
the Bay View school was lama. that the
stick which he carried with such
jaunty air of usage when standing still
was distinct necessity when walking.
Thank you" He placed his hand
upon the back of the chair. but waited
punctiliously until I had seated my
self before he sat down. There was the
same note of absolute correctness in
, everything he did, the happy medium
tetw affectation and carelessness
which so few men attain. That he mad
enjoyed the advantages Of a home i'm
which good breeding was one of the
foundation stones, and had piled upon
that foundation a structure of the best
social and educatiunal' advantages, was
certain.
1.-THE Fiery Streak
I found to my surprise that my ner-
vousness over the question of Mr.. Stock
bridges acceptance or refusal of my
/ application was rapidly being dwarfed
/ by curious interest in his appearance
and personality. For there was some
thing almost uncanny in the CONT be-
tween the air of the man, the undopbted
charm of his personality and his physi-
cal appearance.
He was not only lame. but MANNED as
well. He had removed his right glove
as he came in, and the hand which had
shaken mine was the right one. The
other hand remained gloved. and my
eyes. naturs1ly rather observant and now,
sharpened by curiosity, told me that
two of the fingers weren't quite natural
looking. I was sure that underneath the
glove was a hand with two digits miss
ing. Last, and most pitable of all, was
a cruel. jagged looking scar reaching
hi IF rt1a loft
side of his face. L gave mental tribute
to the aGrotness with which he had
kept that side of his face farthcst away
from me until the first fornalities of
our meeting were over.
Before we begin to talk about your
very satisfactory reply to my letter. he
began when we We're both seated. and
my heart gave a little bound at what his
words implied, "let me get one thing
over first. These beauty spots Of mine. -
he touched the scar, his gloved hand and
his knee in rapid succession. are relics
CT football and boating accident. They
don't bother me in the least, I am not
sensitive about them, and you need never
fear to hurt my feelings by any in
:dvertent word or look. I always say
this first to any new-ass ociate." He
heaitstcd ever SO slightly over the word,
land then l can comfortably drop the
subjc ct
! He finished with a smile so full of
charm and courtesy that could visual
ize the handsome lad he must have been.
But nv brain was busy with the word
! football" Even the assurance, which
for the second tire he had tacitly given
me, that the coveted position was mine.
failed to detract from the knowledge
4 which came to ME of the occasion upon
which I had seen this man.
.Fcotball-' I repeated. leaning for
ward IL bit breatbleSsiy. "You-you
must be-The Fiery Streakr
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nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:

am girl 20 years old 1 have been
going with young man two years,
and we are engaged, but We have de-
cided to wait a while to marry.
When my father found out we were
ergo ged he wouldn't let him caI:-
J want to know If it would be proper
fo- me to meet this young man at
my girl friends home. He is a nice