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gold, They'll, never tarnish. SO I've been
told p
Then down he Went right into Mary
James rag lap. Don't you worry. Mary
Jane. You see. just as soon as Patsy's
knees leaked so he couldn't gallop with
her, Miss Frenchy didn't want him. II
won't be long until she'll be sorry she
snuhbed you. Just wait and see!
Those kind of folks who're always
judging others by their appearances are
sure to come out at the small end of the
horn some day"
Sure enough. not long after, pretty
Miss Frenchy was left out in the rain
over night. When she again came into
the nursery she was a sight Her rosy
cheeks were gone. so were her curls and
her eyes never closed after that.
But do you think Mary Jane turned up
her funny little nose at Miss Frenchy7
] should say not. Mary Jane was only
a rag doll. but she was a lady with a
heart of gold. She combed the tanEIes
out OF Miss Frenchy's pretty curls the
best she could, and gave her one of her
own dry gowns to wear. and to this day
Miss Frenchy never has forgotten it.
She praises Mary Jane to every new
toy who enters the nursery and never
again has discomfort entered the happy
colony. For they had all learned ii
wasn't the clothes, but the heart that
beat under the clothes. that makes the
toy.
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on a new lease of life he went on en-
couragingly. This definite news from
Richard Is worth more than any treat
ment the best specialist in the world
could give her. 1 really believe that she
wouldn't have lived much longer If the
uncertainty about her sons fate had
continued. But this news has come be-
fore she became too weak to profit by it.
What Madge Feared.
Mark my word my dear. she'll be
as perky as possible by the time Rich
ard gets back. Your problem will be
to hurnor her without letting her plan
too much work for everybody"
My problem will be to keep the peace
between her and Katie" 1 retorted.
laughing, but secretly worried. That's
Job enough for one person. but I'm going
to sidetrack it for day or two. Tell
me, father. do you feel equal to facing
the music here II 1 run away for "a
hours7"
He smiled gamely. but there was dis
may in his voice as he answered my
query with another.
Il am at your service, my dear, in
anything-but what do you mean?"
ITS Friday afternoon" explained
land promised Lillian that as soon
81 don't need any other explanation
he interrupted hurriedly. ''Of course
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Little Stories
of the Nations
TIMES ASTONISHING CHANGES
IN THE GROUPINGS OF THE
EARTRS PEOPLES.
By Albert Barrett sayres

IKE many another period, what we
call the Middle Ages" is not sharply
defined in history. Both its begin
ming and its ending overlap other
periods. But in our consideration OF the
groupings OF the peoples we have now
come to that time when all that -distin-
guished the Middle Ages from heather
Greece and Rome. as well as from what
we know as modern Europe. had come
into being.S
During the Middle Ages there were two
great forces in western Europe. the
Church and the Empire. Both of them
lived through the rise of the nations we
know, and managed to draw from each
new powers.
In those days men believed more than
ever that Rome was the lawful and the
natural centre of the world. For it was
held that there were of divine right two
Wears of God on earth. These were the
Roman emperor. His vicar in temporal
affairs, and the Roman bishop. His vicar
in spiritual things. This belief didn't in
.terfere with separate nations or with
national churches, for the Roman en-
peror was held TO be head of all
temporal states. and the Roman bishop.
the Pope. the head of all churches.
This was the theory during the Middle
Ages, but It was never carried out into
universal practice. For. one reason, all
the churches and states of the Christian
east refused to acknowledge either the
emperor or the bishop of old Rome. But
It was more nearly carried out In the
case of the Pope than in that of the en-
peror For the .popes really did make
themselves spiritual leaders of the west,
while the emperors never at any one
time were acknowledged heads of any
large part of the west.
Nevertheless, the belief men still had
In the Roman empire as a living thing
an entity that defied time and change
is a most remarkable thing. and it also
had a most important effect upon the
history of the world. Even until today
the dream of the Roman Empire still
fingers, and until recently it rose at in
tervals to trouble the world.
Those things that were typical of the
middle ages will be taken up in our
next little story. But we may say now
| that one of the most important things
was the revival of interest in learning
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GooddNq@
e. StoriaA
10y oA---k4~S1s---<
OLD FRIENDS FOR NEW
Illustrated BY Gr1elle

FTHERE was quite stir IN the nurs-
cry when little Miss French Doll
came to live there. She was very
pretty with golden curIs and big blue
eyes that closed every time the little
mistress laid her down.
Mary Jane. the old rag doll. eyed her
with her shoe-button eyes She had
never seen a dolly quite so beautiful and
would have been glad to give her a well
coming hand. but Frenchy turned up
her pretty nose and refused to notice
anyone so common looking as Mary
Jane
This made Mary Jane very sad and
she told her very best friend. Patsy
Camel. the very minute he came out of
the toy box. Patsy Camel declared
there was no doll made who could make
him forget his old friend. Mary Jane.
So then. of course. Mary Jane felt bet
ter.
But sad to say. when Miss Frenchy
walked into the nursery again after her
ride with their mistress, Patsy Camel
lost his woolly heart 80 completely that
Mary Jane was forgotten.
Patsy Camel galloped over to pay his
respects to their new member. He
knelt at her pretty feet and asked her
to mount his back SO he might show her
the sights of the nursery.
Dapple Gray, the four-wheeled wooden
horse. sided up before Miss Frenchy
and offered his services. But Miss
Frenchy had often ridden a horse, so
she told him that she much preferred
Patsy Camel. and up she hoped upon
his woolly back and away they rode.
Every time Miss Frenchy entered the
nursery Patsy Camel was seen kneeling
at her feet. until one day in his haste
he broke a stitch in his woolly leg and
the sawdust began to leak out on the
nursery floor. Everyone saw it except
Patsy Camel and Miss F'renchy, but by
the time Patsy Camel had galloped
around the room several times he be-
gan to limp. Then Miss Frenchy jumped
right down from his back and accepted
Dapple Gray's invitation.
"Hal Hal Ha" squeaked Jack-in-
the-Box as he popped up with terrible
jerk. Whats that old saying about
New friends are silver, old friends are
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you must take this letter to Mrs. Under
wood Immediately. as it is too long 70
telephone. Get ready at once, my dear.
I'll look up your train
I'm ready except for my outer wraps
and the little bag which ! always KEEP
packed for emergencies" I returned
"rll go down and break the news TO
Mother Graham and Katie
Peace go with you!" my father re-
torted ferventlS, and though 1 laughed
braveiy as 1 went out of the room felt
my courage oozing out my fingers ends
as made my way to the kitchen.
For I not only expected to find Katie
and my mother-in-law at daggers' points
over the unexpected house cleaning
which my mother-in-law had planned
but 1 was sure that Mother Graham
would object strenuously to my projected
trip 70 Lillian's home.
As 1 neared the kitchen I listened fear
fully for sounds OF raised. angry voices,
but when entered the room no one was
in 1t. listened carefully. and detected
the sounds OF heavy things being moved
in the attic.
My heart sank Mother Graham had
evidently set Katie 10 work at once in
the attic. 1 knew how the girl hated
to have her kitchen routine disturbed,
feared that would have to adjust mat
ters between sulky maid and an irate
old woman when reached the attic.
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Advice
to Girls
By ANNIE LAURIE

DEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
am a girl 10 years old. and am =
greatly interested in a young man
whom / see walking past my house
every day. But lately he rides by in
a car. That increases my desire to
meet him. Please tell me how can
make the acquaintance of this young
man. BLUE EYES.
DLUE EYES: II the young man cares
n to meet you he will find a way to
meet you properly. He would have
no respect for you IL you spoke to him
or permitted him to meet you improper
".
What makes you think you care to
meet him? He may be very disagree
able. Don't be fascinated by appear
ances. You. no doubt know many young
men who would be more congenial.
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ODD FACTS

Hickory. OF the non-resinous woods. 10
said to have the highest fuel value per
unit volume Of wood. and has other ad-
tantaEes; IL burma evenly and holds the
heat. The oaks come next. followed By
beech. birch and maple.
Dyestuffs exported from this country
In 1915. according to the American Nam
ufacturers' Export Association, reached
a total vaiae Of 81. 900. 900, decided gain,
against ti2o coo In 1917. s5.0o0.00o in 1915,
81 .0o0. 900 In 1915 and less than $500 coo In
1914 Prior TO the war exports from the
United States Of dyestuffs never ex-
ceeded $4,000.
A very curious nest is made by the
tailor bird OF India. tiny yellow Great
ure- To escape snakes and monkeys, this
bird takes a dead leaf. flies up into a
tree. and with a fibre for a thread and
its bill for a needle sews the leaf to q
green one hanging from the tree. The
sides are sewn UP, an opening to the
nest thus formed being left at the ton.
The leaf. apparently hanging from &
twig. would never be taken for nest.
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looked at my father helplessly as the
door closed behind her. then gave my
self up to laughter that held in it not
only amusement at my mother-in-law.
but historical relief from the dread con-
corning Dicky which had beer my FOR
ton for so long.
My fathers hand upon my shoulder
quieted me. His own lips were twitch-
ing with amusement, but his eyes held
an anxious query. knew that he was
concerned at my evident nervousness.
IL am all right, father" said. wip-
ing my eyes. "But-but isn't that the
queerest performance
I restrained a conclusive giggle, voiced
the worry that lay underneath my mirth.
She'll break herself down. 1 walled.
with terrifying mental photograph of
Dicky's homecoming to an expiring
mother. worn out bv house cleaning,
and can't do a single thing with herr
81 Really Believe"
IT wouldn't worry about that part of
it II 1 were you my father said. sn1iI-
ing, She's far more apt to break you
and Katie down, to say nothing of poor
lnoffensive me-" He looked at his hands
whimsically for moment. as II wonder
ing how they would perform the duties
IF charwoman.
''You'H see that she will literally TAXI
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z:SEz7s1z2s0ga
.GISlNSlISOl9
BY Genepiepe Kemble
SUNDAY AND MONDAY,
MARCH 1917.

Sunday promises to be a rather dull
day, with the mind turned to contempla-
ton. introspection or study. albeit in a
not gloomy or foreboding attitude. al
though the influence is a Saturnian one
1t might be wise to defer asking favors
or dealing with superiors. Be discreet
in all things.
Those whoseA birthday 1t is should
guard their positions. A child born on
this day will be proud. domineering and
serious minded.
Mondays astrological forecast enjoina
the curbing OF all the martial propensi-
ues-anger, quarrelling. mpetuous and
rash actions in whatever direction, as
Mars is I'm a doubly affecting mood,
threatening litigation and losses as the
result of unguarded act and speech.
Avoid, also. speculation ahd all risk OF
money, either through legitimate use,
prodigality or extravagance.
Those whose birthday 1t Is should gov
ern themselves with caution and con-
servatism. Particularly should they
avoid extravaganza. money risks and
litigation. Govern the tongue and shun
all, hasty deeds A child born on this
day should be trained to avoid the dan
gers of rasbness. impulsiveness and ex-
travagance in money matters.
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r AM surrounded by such a whirI of
spring and summer gowns and suits
that I can think of nothing else.
EVERY one who comes in wants to order
a suit right away, because the models
are SO youthful and the fabrics are SO
soft and graceful that they're ire
sistible-
Madame has many customers who are
very fortunate and need never think Of
the price. She has many others. how
ever, who want to dress well without
spending money recklessly- always take
special pleasure in showing the gowns
to these. women, many of whom are de-
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could
is
Mol Little said
and then answering quite decidedly
"Oh!" the Little
little then
grow
things
WILL too" !
cookies
with
telling the tomorrow
all there will be. III
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Secrets of Health and Happiness
That red Feeling > Mental
More Often I han Physical
By DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRsHBERc

~ ESEARCH workers. such biologists, physiolo-
X gists and other scientists have bat and
lined out safe hits which prove that the weather
Winds moisture heat, cold sunlight and climate really
do produce definite changes in living tissues.
Prof. Vaughan MacCaughey of Hawaii, for instance
emphasizes the there widespread feeling
in northern chimes that continuously climate
unbroken by sharp periodic changes enervating
injurious white This conclusion appears to
have many facts to support it.
Under tropical weather conditions, whites should
not be able maintain the sustained work intel
effort which accomplished in colder zones
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by GRACE THORNCLIFFE=

lightfully frank about their finances.
Mrs. Van Lennep is just such a wom-
an, and she's SO sweet and considerable
of every one. The other day she came
in and wanted a spring suit
Now, Nine. Francis" she laughed
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you know I haven't million dollars.
and l want a suit that will look well
quite late in the spring, and that can
wear for travelling and on trips to town
next summer What do you say to a
suit OF heavy char1neuse satin instead
of cloth?''
Your idea is a good ONE said
Madame. "A lightweight silk suit can
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"Star Light, Star Bright

And the
smile she has when she looks heard
soothing, as
together.
waiting
Little
tonight wish might
there
in the
delight
turn into glorious
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lived in Hawaii IL years. There. free
from intense humidity and equatorial
heat, this sub-tropical country Is cooled
by steady winds. which blow almost al
ways from the northeast. In the low
la nds the temperature stays around 70
deg. Tho white population live Ameri-
can style. and accomplish as much as
do the Inhabitants of New York. Winni-
peg. Duluth. Boston or Halifax.
A Estate of Mind"
The whites, bankers. doctors. lawyers.
merchants and laborers all work as hard
as any other people without evidence OF
any physical damage.
The same sort of warm weather In
New York, Philadelphia or Chicago
would make men stop work and rush Cor
resorts.
Men are more apt to believe them
selves enervated by a warm day in our
home climates than in near tropical
lands. 1t is more a state of mind and
| feeling than any actual physical dis
order.
However, white women seem to suffer
more or less from some physical dis
ability in hot climates. They are less
able to nurse their babies, but these
| arrangements may be more apparent
| than real.
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disease now prevalent. in true parasitic
malaria. pneumonia. typhoid and other
maladies. Your doctor ought to be ac-
curate- Perhaps you misquote him.
E. E. G. Q-Kindly advise me what to
do for falling hair.
kindly advise me what to do for
chilblains.
A little Of the following may be
tried on alternate nights. Rub In with
a stiff bristle brush
Fluid extract pilocarpine dram
Tincture Of cantharides.. u dram
Tfncture of capsicum -. dram
Quinine sulphate.. ...--... / dram
HoseWater...-..--.... ounce
Distilled water............ 8 ounces
2-Apply a little OF the following to the
feet each night:
lchtnyol. .....-..--........... dram =
-~ Iannic acid.................. dram
behzoln.. .......--........... 1dram
hoSewater......... ! ounce
Take internally two teaspoonfuIs of
compound syrup of hypophosphites in
water at bedtime. In severe cases the
patient should be put in bed, have feet
elevated and toes wrapped with cotton
wool. Massage is beneficial. Calcium
lactate in 15-grain doses, three or -FOUR
times a day. is effective.
DR.. Hirshber1 foiH dns,Oer Questions
FOR readers Of this paper on medical.
hy0tenic and sanitation subjects thdt are
Of general Interest. He cannot aIsrays
for individual cases. Where the subject
- not Of general interest letters aciH BE-
onstoered personally, II stamped and
addressed envelope is enclosed. Address
ALL INQUIRIES to DR.. L. X. Hirsh-
berg, In care Of this office
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w yORRIED: And SO you think that
w a little schoolgirl is going to be
popular II she tries TO win boy
friends for herself. do you?
My dear. you have q hard lesson to
learn. fear. The lesson which you
must learn is the one that means the
gaining OF true popularity. not the pass
ing fancy OF those who come into your
life.
Just now the best thing for you to do
is to try to learn how to make yourself
worth while. II you can do this. dear,
you will cease to be worried, for you
won't have time for worry. You'll be
too busy and happy to take time for
anything SO silly as worry. There IL q
beautiful little quotation which comes to
me just this minute-I forget the author.
but 1t is-'-Those who bring sunshine to
the lives of others cannot keep II from
themselves"
Annie Laurie tctH t0eIcoms letters Of
inquiry on subjects Of feminine Interest
from, yotsn1 tooD1en readers Of this paper,
and tc{L reply to them IN these columns.
Letters to Miss Laurie should be as
dressed TO her, care this office.
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DEAR ANNIE LAURIE.

am n schoolgirl of IS years.
There are many young boys around
who seem to care for me. Please tell
me how to pick one of these. They
are all nice boys. and my parents
Ike them all. WORRIED.
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love"when SPRING
capve behind Yet
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A-"Yeliow Jaundice" is not disease
but a loose, foolish name for bile in the
blood and skin. This appearance oc.
ours in gall stones. in cirrhosis of the
liver. in infinmed bile sac. in phos-
phcrous poisoning. in an infectious
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VIE Little Boy into the house with warm
little fstful of discouraged looking dandeions
Here's beautiful bouquet for you, Mama!"
said the Little Boy. and Mamsy, want to ask you
somefn'-somefn' secret"
Well" said the Little Boys mother, pinching
her right hand with her left very hard to keep from
rumpling the Little Boys hair back out of his eyes
in the way he hates. well, what is the secret
question:"
The Little Boy leaned so close to his mother that
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Answers to Health Questions

L. M. Q-kindly advise me what to
do for constipation.
A-Take a siessful Of water every
hour on the hcur. two glassfuls before
meals. charcoal tablets, milk of mag
nesia, eat prunes. raisins. apples, hEs.
dates, oranges and other fruits at night
and between meals. Slightly warmed
milk, whole wheat, bran biscuits. oat-
meal and vigorous MASSAGE OF the alb
domen will help. Keep your intestines
open and active
N NJ A. Q-Kindiy advise me what
to do for yellow jaundice-
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Not Bodily Fatigue.

The white women Of Hawaii are most
~ the wives of professional and mercan-
tile men, the very sort who have the
same disturbances in American cities.
In the end 1t Is perhaps true that
there Is little evidence Of lassitude and
enervation among white persons in the
Hawaiian islands and other sub-tropical
lands.
The human mind and fabric Is as
vigorous, productive. healthy, industri-
Gus and energetic there as 1t Is in any
part of the land.
Moreover, men and women who COM
plain of spring fever and that tired feel
ing. the better terms for lassitude and
enervation must look farther than heat
and tropieal temperatures for the blame.
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her Mother all
Mother glad this aren't
said
living
81 might that today" said
the Little Tomorrow
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ectua effort which accomplished colder
Prot Macaush like many other whites with his three children
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tcOpyFight 1919 By Newspaper Feature Service Inc,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-14
ASK WILSON TO SAVE
MAIL TUBES HERE
Commerce Chamber Cables
President to Suspend or
Cancel Burleson Order
ADVANTAGES AGAIN CITED

The Philadelphia Chamber Of Com
merce has cablcd to President Wilson at
Paris protesting against the action Of
Postmaster General Buricson in destroy b
ing the pneumatic tube service here. 1t
has asked the President to issue an order
suspending further removal until the
subject can be discussed by the incoming
Congress. The cable also informs the
President that the sentimc,' Of the mer =
chants of Philadelphia : unanimously
in favor Of the restoration Of the tubes.
Members of the chamber met yes
terday afternoon to hear Edward y.
Morgan. an expert on the operation Of
the pneumatic tube service and formerly
postmaster of New York.
Mr.. Morgan explained it was neces-
sary to have the tube service TO oxre-
dite the handling of the mails. He said
that. in his opinion. large percentage
OF the delays in mail delivery in large
cities had been due to the abolition Of
the tube.
A number Of the members of the OK
ecutive committee who attended the
meeting confirmed Mr.. Morgau's con
tention and cited instances of delayed
delivery of intracity mail One case in
particular was that of a merchant whose
correspondence with his Boston. Mass.
house was not delivered until the sec
ond morning following it's mailing in
Philadelphia. Ha expressed this ms he
ing about equal to freight service to
Boston,
The text Of the cable message sent to
President Wilson and which was signed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-14
MOTORTRUCK HITS NURSE
Miss Hilbert Sustains Fractured
Skull and Is in Serious Condition

Alice F. Hilbert. of 1898 Chester
avenue. a nurse at the st. Agnes Hos
pital. Broad and Mifflin streets. while
crossing the street in front of the hos
pital yesterday was knocked down by a
Salvation Army motor truck She was
taken into the hospital. where it was
learned that she was suffering from a
confusion on the left side of the head
and a fracture at the base of the skull
Her condition is serious.
David Coy, 1897 Fairmount avenue,
driver of the truck. was confined at the
Fifteenth street and Snyder avenue po-
lice station and will Be given hearing
this morning Miss Hilbert is one of
the heroines of the Spanish influenza
epidemic last winter. She was one of
those who would not give up. Her
labors at that time were so exhausting
she has not been well since.