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low price raw mater!a! that he must
buy the high cost Finished goods
~ tn" result OF Investigation ana
inpuiry Nj. Phillips finds that there
lJs been a considerable" drop ia prices
of Wearing mntcriai.
At drHEoUds store h" said. -!
FOUND @in@hans G"!n" ~ about half
thrr former price. aud silks which
cost Tin" merchant $50 per yard and
SOLD f"r 81. when the sudden drop in
-tll< came. wer" At once-markcd down
10 {3.i5, then 10 SOS. then TO S2ts.
N"w goods Of tn. sam" class now cost
MIN ti.i5 and he - selling both his
old stock ana his new ~ -.
last years s. 81 aud 81 shirts can
10" mad at Sl.3l and 49, and II YOU
mus have Sili>, YOU can gct 1t mt 81
20 $50, such az YOU formerly houG ht
at 81" 10 $i2.50. | bought u suit TINS
wear at $40. hat last gear would have
cost IN" s55 avn satisfied.
Grrntcr Reductions Ia Come.
"Did YOU know that the percentage
Of Gh-priccd clothing sold in tho
south during the war period was
higher than mat in amy other section
Of tn" country? ii true OF clothing.
guess II was true Of everything. We
at" jolly good folks down here and
when We get our money. we lot hcr
go.
staple foodstums seem To pc
about at a minimum. barring normal
fluctuations. but in some lines think
greater reductions are yet to come"
Mr. Philips was given vote of
thanks for his address
president Leaning announced that
at tn" meeting next Wednesday mclu-
r"rs OF the Wom"u's Advertising
c!uh would h" present ana expected
to Jake part IN the exercises. He
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t.,:rri uurIy Jenkins

The death is Announced % Albert
Nur!y jenkins : prnmiu'ai Cumbcr-
land farmer. "a, his home in thnr
county. He was born September -.
1919. His widow. who was Miss
Emily Jane Meadow. survive w.ih
ak children MR.. Sallic Mi;tcrer o..
Hanover County: Mrs Annie Aud"--
son. Albert ana Andrew Jenkins. cum
bertrand County. Joseph Floyd Jonk-
inS, Washington. and T. J. jenkins
Richmond Mr.. Jenkins took a lead
ing part in the formation az the
formers union OF The county and was
a. active member oE mhcrlu nd
BAPTIST church
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GIRLS! LEMONS
BLEACH SKIN WHITE

Squeeze the juice OF two lemons int o
q bottle containing three OUNCES OF
Orchard White. which any drug store
VIII supply Tor a few cents. shake
well. and you have quarter pint OF
harmless and delightful lemon bleach.
Ma ssage this sweetiy fragrant lotion
into the face. neck. arms and hands
each day. then shortl:' note the beau
~ and whiteneSs ., your skin
Famous stage beauties use this
Lemon lotion TO bleach and bring that
soi'. clear. roSy-whi,e com pie xion.
also as frecklc. sunburn. and tan
bleach because /. doesn't lrritate.-
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~ AND OIT Or TOWN.

Mrs W. Gordon McCabc ana Miss
Annie White left yesterday morning
for Lexington.
Miss Annette G. Warren. Of Nor
folk is visiting Mr. ana Mrs l.. NJ
warren. at Forest Hil!
Edith Stodman Gun,cr. small daugh-
Ter of Mr.. and Mrs. g. s Gunter. or
i;,O stuart Road. barton Heights. left
saturday with Mr.. ana Mrs. 4. y.
|pocttchcr. of Roland Park. for an ex-
tended Northern trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. l.. willis and two
children, Mary and r.. l.. Willis, Jr..
notorcd from Newborn. " c.. last
week. and are the guests OF Mrs. Will
is sister, Mrs. VI. c. Sheppard. Of
1901 North Avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. T.. " Kidd. Of North
Avenue. have As their guest. Mrs. C.
4. Hoppe. OF Raleigh, n. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Fl. Hardwick. OF the
Plaza. Battery Court, are visiting Mrs.
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John =. ItIrl,r>.

WOODSTOCK. VA July 2o.-Tnc
funeral % John : Htchey. 60 q ma
hv" OF WoodstocS, was hold in berry
vile frId"! morning Ills death oc-
CURED AZ his home IN EIyria Ohio
following an illness Of paralysis. H..
is survived 10y hi- wife, who was Mis-,
Ella Locke. OF clark county. Va. four
daughters. Mr. BESSIE D"sscz OF New
York city; Mrs. MAY plackmun. OF
Nrk"nShs. Mrs. Nance Ransom. Of New
NeXic". ana Mrs. Eleanor johnson. of
Kansas CITY. Mo. three sons. Lou
tenant Thomas H!ch'y. OF t.. :. Army.
Of New orica.s: Frank . Hichcy. or
Eiyria. ONO. ANA j l.. Richoy. Of
kr"mlin. Mont one son was Killed
in action during the word war
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FT'I-T'f.I'N I>N III Eti w lU|E 1U.
MisS Mary wallace Chichester enter
taln.d az - chhr'nIug ;;l.gel parry
ai 'EI"rCa'rn.. H. nIm- ~ he
parents Judg. "ud Mrs Il n L..
Chichester In : lftrh, SATURDAY, ,van-
iEs in honor 81 h-r house guests.
Miss Mildred Gerry o.: WrcdonsyilI..
Va and iiisssa l.uci!is ana Sa!hc
Bosgs. OF Washington. T. =. y ta~ge
number OF guests We" iu,!,.l rrom
the coun.y md Fro j-r., lsburc
while several w.re prcsen; c-om dis
tan, places
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feel like different woman. have
not taken any medicine during the
past three months and believe my
aliment is cured. am now able to
do all my homework and attend to nv
poultry and garden. If you feel that
my testimonial will benefit anyone
you are welcome to use it in your ad-
yertisements. Mrs. l.. D. QUINLY,
K. f. ID. No. 2. Shelbyville, Mo.
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound makes women strong.
healthy and able to bear their bur
dens and overcome those ills to which
they are subject.
Write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co.. tcontsdentiaD, Lynn, Mass,
about your health.
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MISS CLARK WILL SPEAK
TODAY AT THE UNIVERSITY

Miss Adclr Clark chairman Of th.
Virginia League az Women Voters.
left yesterda, afternoon for the Uui-
Ncrsi'y OF virginia 10 deliver an ad-
dress today a. cahrll Han to til. stu
dents of the lniversi;y Summer
school. I!is~ Clark viii speak or
Good citizenship While at the
wnivers.iy She Will hc the cues, OF
Epbcrin Wexford he'd director al tn.
Virginia League OF Women Voters.
VINO viii return with her tomorrow.
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PR0FITEERING CHARGE
AGAINST MERCHANTS
EXPLODED BY PHILLIPS

''l''lU'A'b J. rom flt-i rage
accustomed in til" last f"w Years to
ntshspric"d shirts and SHOES mud
suits. that they did not care to- paw
less now, even though they could got
the same articles FOR less money
Thcy We're hirnaycd when offered
shoes ana shirts at Il l"w price. though
the shirts nnd shoes we're III. SAM.
i"r which th"s had h.cu paying war
prices They refused to admit that
the prices wrr" falling
bat. after all" Mr. phlI!ius snii
does all this tIIl "f pruntc,rin.
hm"un, To muChr isn't IL INST !
habit our tastes nave been cutti.
waited =" hI=h costs W. should n,
on pre- war prices to ,,r prr-war
tastes say /" you retail merchants
mol =" wurrN. hut 80 pass il IN There
tinucd.
assume Heavy risks.
h" n"r" TACT Of charging q hirh
rerc"nt"g" %; proiit is not uoc.s-
S"ruN pr"hto"rine Drugs notions.
millinery "Ntrcm" styles OF shoes.
mats. clothing and ladies' suits All
carry II nigh rat" of profit and 4, is
'nir'l: Jus'inHnl" Ia tn" iirst TWO
Individual sales are small. voIumc Il,
thlh and cost OF handling is heavy.
Ia III" others lert-oyers ar. loys..
ana tn" RISK assumed is large. n
iAci" happ"n 10 be but TOW I.r,.
over" II Is thc reward of good jldg-
h"nt and snl""maushlp t" witch the
nnrch liant Us fairly entitled
overhead j. climbing Will" retail
iiic"s drop relatively 10 not flud
4 ~ costing NOR" TO do the sam.
business hut costing tn. same to do
''HS business There fore. tho cost for
d unit %! sal" IS greater TN. nuhli.
"Nerlo"',S that fact The ceiling price
"i goods m tn" inerchdnt's stock to-
"aE cannot be fairly based on the cost
90 raw material at the present mar
E"'. They were made up Of ma
l"rial at Il much hiphor cost. ana hv
'"n"t OF higher wage than now
"btains The puhlic "vcrlooks that
tdct. ana surely II = not prOntna~irc.
Wearing Material costs Less.
fhc retailer is tho last handler Of
merchandise and therefore tho la
4" benefit by a decliu I'm COS, al,
source You can hardly blame q,
GARNER :or kicking FOR i, is with his
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said that Mrs. Janet :. Durham would
lead in the discussion OF advertise
m"nts arpcarinc in the daily papers
The meeting yesterday was attend.
cd by about ScNcuty-tiv. members OF
tho club ana u number Of guests. all
OF whom not only enjoyed the adj
dress los Mir philips. but the splcndIn
chick"n dinner provided by tho clty
cub chef
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nor, 49,. ~
"'' Eu'"'S Oh Mrs H.
WI" H. Land. in Raleigh Avenue. for
SO marriage of their sister MI..,
|inliv p,,,t
'"'" fl"c' yes
lay 10 lhomas l.. Bowen, OF Wash
glon, y. g. l. Henry Moore ac,cJ
marr,nv. Do, urs n.,L 80,
-,u,-- ,,,yoi,,,, -.
u , Ia, 10 .,,h p'uc
lualo, ar orChih.
br ana A.. t,,,., .,
81, r,- .,,,.,
~. i, >.-,m, ,,,. ,"' we "'"-
rnmipc,, ,y,.d,,,,.,.
ono or ,ho ,,,'., ',',.
10 p,,,,..,,,,,,,,,
ago o, Mis-. t;.,,n,,,' ,,,'. w.,
rnh,m J,,,rh,ar ar ,,,1.. -"
cen Ir,hn,, ,o,,., ,,,i,i, .,,
|,n ar NJ, And NJ. i,,rl -.
|Ros,J,Ic pt.,t.,,,I
l.ph.. ~, ,,a W."
uar, Tbc ccr,,,,.nn, ,anl ,,i.,a,.o.
raay 81, ,f,.h WIN.
Brian ,.i,pr,, .r.,,i, , v %.
rrowood oni.,.,in,. - ,,. ,r',,..,'o
l. i,,Ii,,u, ,..,a,',,,, .r,
|bY,ch .'ay Io,.nr.',', 80
ID .fnsbionc, ,,,,on no,o,s ,,G
|u.baw ,ulI. prouuc1 ,ro,,,J Inc
|hanc.l In hnsk.,s mn. u,Id..l
borus from "i.oh.ugrin. xag ,ord-
rod by !, ,ho, Of girls. and Ms.
ay Brattpu of linr!inaton. W va.
ang 20 promise Nc" m. rainbow
., wns ofc.,iv,lv carried out i'm
'c dresses OF the bridc's attcnda n,e
nh mcmhars "f the choir
IN, brid" entered the church with
p fa,hcr. vino gay" her away Her
"ddina gown was nn exquisite at
lr "i white satin ana lac" ana her
i'l' Vol war fastened with ornur"
'sS1'ns Sh" carried .hrwcr
'H0u", ~ Bride rny"s and lii.es az
ne valley Harry & stuart. Of Black
''h. was his brothers test man. hire
" hiihy' "f i.ynchhnrE who Was
sisters dam" "i h"n"r wore
'H'iln' ~ whit" satin ana carried
"'ihin' "i rnSehNds ~" hilh"f-
NUS "'io. M'N k"h"rt 'fi''h"i''
"fam"oiI. W va ~ hlH" '"f"h
'iN'r l''t' M'Ss LIN Ni'htt "'
''h go ore" 'o'." Mi-f
III ~ ''..
'"r
,,
:, -,
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months my peri
DDS were excess
sive. | had seen
your medicine ex-
tensively adver-
tlsed and thought
! would give it y
fair trial. / took
about eight boxes
of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Go m pound Tab
lets according to
f}irQrtipno ,nl r.
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: 9 = 7 = ! =

hardwick's mothcr. Il, Mount Craw-
FORD. near ilarrisvnburE.
Miss Winifrcd Williams. OF Iraham
Road. IS visiting her parents In caro-
line County
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Mrs. rtsp Attend. cou,c,,,o,

Mr' Robert l.. Fisr. OF 2sis Ven
able street, LEFT Saturday To attend
he bankers convention. winch meets
al Minneapolis. SLIM
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TOO WEAK
TO WORK
Lydia E. Pinkham'. Vegetable
Compound Restored Mrs. Quinly's
Health. Now She Does
Her Homework

Shelbyville, Mo. 81 was only able
to do light homework because for
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Pnrty July 20.

circle No. S. OF Ovcrbrook prcsby-
terrain Church met on Wednesday of
last week in the home of Mrs. Grace
Plans were made for u
lawn party TO be held nv the circle
on the church lawn. Friday evening.
lulv 20.
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lawn fcte viii he held on the
Church lawn tonight from
& to II O'Clock under the auspices of
Tho Junior Epworth League The
ruhlir is invited to attend. Refresh
mcnts viii he served and special
musemcnts for the children have
been planned. such as sightseeing
tours. "a fishing pond and other at
, -nrtInns
, 1921-11-29

IN every ten puts a badly addressed
letter in the mail every day. This
mixes up 1000. 900 half addressed let
e with 40. 900. coo fully addressed
letters That mean that tho fully
addressed letters must wait on the
slow moving poorly addressed let
ters- First findout II your family Is
tho careless one then keep IN mind
your letters must be handled By
skilled nail distributors standing In
postoffices and on sUaying postal
cars OF n mica minute matt trains.
often under poor light
Tho address on every letter. card
or package must DO correct, COM
plete and legib;e. Including the
house number and the name Of
street. and the return address should
be in the proper upper LEFT hand
= corner. 80 that the mai VIII be re
turned to you in Ease It is not de-
iivered- Do not ~abbrevIate Tho names
OF states. because 30 many look
alike when abbreviated. Put tho
proper Gun of postage on your
letters and wrap all parcels caro-
fully. Avoid fancy writing. which
causes postoffice clerks and mail
carriers to stop and study. and thus
lose time. Make the address plain
and easily read. and use light colored
envelopes. addressed with Ink or
typewriter. DO not use envelopes
OF unusual size. Little envelopes
, 1921-11-29
WARNING ISSUED
TO MAIL EARLY, PARCEL
INSPECTIONS OUTLINED

Warning that Christmas parcels
should be mailed early TO relieve
holiday congestion in the mails and
insure delivery,of parcels by the ap-
pointed day. VIII H. Hays. postmas-
ter gene-ti. has issued the following
bulletin for the benefit OF The pub
Lie:
Christmas Is almost here.
Your great postoffice depart
ment had n big Job ahead and needs
your help Think what II means 70
serve 10000. 900 people and to de-
liver Christmas parcels to every
family In this great country within
h short space Of a few days and
without Disappointment. IL can be-
done and we are going {, do It IL
We may have your help. I want 10
enlist the active assistance of every
boy end girl in the schools OF our
county In getting parcels mailed
this wcck to relieve tho rush that
comes Directly before Christmas.
The parcels must be well
wrapped and tied and addressed
plainly in order Tint they may ar
rive in good condition with their
Chrstrnasy appearance unspoued.
You may put on the package. DO
not open until Christmas There
should DO a number on all houses
and a mail receptacle too. or the
mail carrier may not be able to find
the right address before Christmas.
Every day that o drop n letter
into the mail box <o.ooo. 900 other
letters i1mming through the
postal nu- lery. One letter n day
for each family OF five persons in
the United States ia given to Uncle
Sam TO deliver. When sou sem a
parcel to The postofficc for mailing
any day. there are 100000 cehe,
parcels ahead OF your passing
through the postal hopper. this is
on ordinary days. al Christmas II is
multiplied many times. One family
, 1921-11-29
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Sinners Attention

= choice OF eighty voices Is desired
Any who sings and is not con-
nected with another organization is
invited To- join the choir at this time
R~ehearsals nre held at tho church.
corner of Grant md Lind avenue,
every Thursday evening. Z O'clock
sharp.
do not wait for personal Invitation
from some member OF the church or
choir. Beat them to It by presenting
yourself for membership. II you
used to help with tho choir back home,
come. you arc wanted. We can use
II you have not helped in a
choir. but want to. now II the time,
Come in and let US grow together.
1t Is the plan of the COMMITTEES 10
have a Sunday school chair. a Chris.
tian Endeavor choir. a Junior land
senior choir. For further particulars
cal Miss a Meter. phone e5sw or
Rev. c. G. Stout. phone 13Tsw,
11-ca.st
, 1921-11-29
BEDTIME STORIES FOR THE
LITTLE TOTS,
CHRYsANTHEMUM ToUsLE-Top,
By AUNT MILDRED.

The first snow storm had come .
completely melted away. The air wa
for its being so near to winter. The
size chrysanthemums, NJ some people
was digging up her NY bulbs to put
them a rest from growing and to keep
Mary had stayed home from school
on this day. and was very much in
terested in the things hat mother was
doing to the plants. She asked q great
many questions. and learned quite a
bit about taking care OF plants. You
remember. that Mary had hsr own lit.
tie garden in a window box. and she
dearly loved flowers. After mother
had answered questions for a long
time. she became annoyed, and told
Mary to go. INTO the house and play
with Marianne. her favorite dell. IF
you will be a good girl for nm hour
Mary. Ilr tell you a flower story. when
I get through with my work here. but
run along now" said mother.
Mary was bit provoked. like q
great many little girls who ask ques-
tons and dislike to be reproved. But
h went into the house and played
with Marianne. Mariana had been
sadly neglected Of late, with all the ex-
element OF the snowstorm. and
Thanksgiving. and Uncle Henry. but
now Uncle Henry had one and there
was not much to do when one stayed
home from school.
Pretty soon mother came in. all
smiling and beautiful from her pleas
ant task out-of-doors. Come here
dear. and ! will tell you the story OF
Chrysanthemum Tousie-top before I
must go to prepare dinner for dad and
Bobbie when they come home. Mary
had recovered from her crossness. and
was a trifle ashamed OF her herself,
since mother was SO lovely to her.
"Once upon a time there was a beau
tiful little girl who was as lazy as
could be. Her mother simply could
not get her to do anything without
scolding her or begging her to do 1t.
The name Of the little girl was Chrys-
anthemum. Seldom was II, that she
, 1921-11-29

were newly gr1veled which made n
difficult for travel Nr. Bubb spent
the weekend and Thanksgivtnr day
with Mrs Bubb and their three chill
dren who are now attending the Den
yer schools.
D. g. Ncc4fnar. forrnsr state hlrh-
way superintendent. and now of tho
u. s. Mccalmnn and company enxt.
reers and contractors Of Cheyenne. 4.
spending several days IN the city at
tendfng to business interests and viz
sting with friends The company
with which he IL now connected pc
eLaiizes in he development OF the
natural OF the state as veil
as In general engineering and eoh-
trasting.
Gene Criffeth Of Rsverton. who has
been associated with the Grtffcsa Coal
has arrived In Casper and
viii be connected with the War Fl
anc corporation As manager. Mr..
Griffsh has many business acquain-
tances here who welcome him as an
addition to the business circles
c. D. Eaker OF the wyoming Ma
ttonsi bank has left for Aberdeen. s.
D. whore he viii visit At his former
homo for several days.
VIM. d. Hazeimire Of the Guarar,
Registry corporation, Is spending
severtai days IN Amino looking after
business matters for the concern. lie
win return to his offices here. Wed
nesday.
Mtax Petker. manager of the Oar
nett Clothing company. who has been
spending the week md In Denver Wis
iting with friends and relatives. has
returned to his business here.
A J. Cunningham. president of the
Casper National hank. has left for
arminao whers he VII, spend n short
time locking after business matters.
O. X Deaver. cashier Of the Cas-
per National bank. has nsturned from
the east where he las bean spending
the past two -.eks visiting in
Omaha. Nebr.. and Chicago. Illinois
Mr.. Beaver says hat from observ.
arce he finds that the business con.
citions are generally picking up and
that many lines Of activities show a
decided impetus.
Clyde Watts. assistant to the United
States district attorneq. has been
, 1921-11-29
CITY BRIEFS

Jerry DAILY. Natrona county rancher
was a Casper business visitor yester-
day in the interests OF the Mahoney
Steep company.
A. e. Stewart. prominent capitalist.
has returned to his offices here from
Denver where he spenta Thanksgiv-
ing with his family.
H. p. Bubb of the Casper ice plant.
arrived here last evening at Z o'clock
driving overland from Denver In one
day. Mr.. Bubb made the trip In his
new Marmon chummy roadster. He
made from Denver to wheatiand in
four hours and there he met with bad
roads. For about so miles the roads
, 1921-11-29
The TroubIe-W oman

Dear Troubicwoman:
I have a young SRI making her
home with me. who vas employed
during the summer. In the home Of
a Casper business man. She cared
for his wife during her confinement
and has been able to collect only n
few dollars Mt a time OF tho none
due her. This man refuses to pay
the balance which amounts to a
considerable sum- The girl Is only
IL and Is DESTROYS Of returning TO
her home In Iowa. before Christmas
Is ti;ere not some pressure that can
be brought to bear In such a case?
MRS. c. b.
Dear Mrs. @. B.:
There r certain legal proceed
ings that the matter OF lawful
debtn. A garnishcc OF tho wages OF
the debtor can be made. IL II is
proved that the debt exists. Other
wise there is no
, 1921-11-29

that r CO often used for notes and
carts at Christmas and other hoii-
day times use an untold amount
OF labor and trouble, as they VIII
not tit the caneslling machines and
must be cancelled by hand Be-
cause OF their sizs and tendency to
slip out OF n package. thess envel-
opes = more likely 10 DO over
looked or lest.
Mall your packages or letters
early in the day because this avoids
overlooking and delaying the mail
ut the end of the day
"obscrve these rules and win thS
grateful appreciation OF the post
master general and the people en-
ployed In your local postofnccs."
, 1921-11-29

vcral weeks before and tho snow. q
) nice and sunshiny and quite warm.
fuzzy purple and red asters. or small
cali them. were stii blooming. Mother
into the cellar for the winter to give
them from getting frozen.
ever arose until late in the morning
then her hair vas a perfect tousei.top.
All the Aster family to which she be-
ionsed called her tousei-top. For all
her faults. tousle.top was beloved by
every one. As she grew l~arKerr-she
became lazier and lasier. until finally
she did not care whether her hair was
every combed. or whether she ever dIo
get up In the morning. Because her
r>other loved her much. she used to
pray that chrysanthemum wouia
change. Nothing ever happened to
make Chrysanthemum different. III
despair. her mother wrote to the fairies
on a fern leaf and rolled It tightly.
Ill a frone. so that none but tn,
fairies would SEQ the message. They
answered the mother thus: wen
visit Chrysanthemum in the night,
and she shall be different" The
mother was very happy. for she did
not know that some OF the fairies were
mischievous.
They came in the night and they
changed the tousle-top into a flower
with wonderful golden petals. II was
no longer a little girl that the mother
had. but merely a flower with the same
tousle-top and the same bad habit OF
not getting UT in time. You see the
chrysanthemum does not bloom until
November and December. long after
the flowers are done blooming. The
rair.es arii kept the flower beautiful
too. the same az the little girl had
been. And 80 hat is the reason for
the chrysanthemum." said mother as
she went TO prepare dinner.
II believe in fairies all right" said
Mary to herpelf. but some way thai
story sounds rather queer. Maybe Il
Is so. though. the fairies returned my
ring to me last summer"