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about the same troubles ] had, I
thought I would try IL also. ] find
that ] can work in the laundry oil
through the time and do my house.
work, too. Last month was % sur
prised at myself to be up and around
and feeling 30 good while before fused
to feel completely lifeless. ! have
told some Of the girls who work with
me and have such troubles to try
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and ! tell them how II has
helped me. You can use my testimo-
nial for the good Of others. Mrs.
BLANCHE SILVIA, 80 Grant st., Taun-
ton, Mass.
It's the same story--one friend tell
ing another Of the value Of Lydia =
Pinkham's Vegetable Couponnd
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THE STORY SO FAR.

Hester Bevins, left alone by the.
death Of her parents, has been
earning her living in the small town
Of Demopolis; she hates the environ
ment and yearns to try her hand at
success in New York. The people in
the boarding house where she lives
bore and disgust her, and Jerry New
combe, the clerk in the store. who
has always loved her, is the only
person who. makes life endurable.
The story opens on May Day, which
the whole town is celebrating with a
picnic. Jerry takes Hester. He pro-
poses to her. She tells him she 10
going to New York to win success.
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EARTH'S DASH
INTO SPACE
by Garrett p. ServissI
Eminent Astronomer and Authority
on Subjects Of Scientific

on Subjects Of Scientific
Interest.
TN one Of your articles you
said that the earth Travelled to-
ward q northerly point twelve and
one-half miles a second. Az the
earth travels around the sun and
also spins on its axis, how do you
account for its third motionf-D.
]. R.. Torrfngton, Conn.
r SAID that the earth travels
together with the sun, toward
point In the northern sky
not far from the star Vega. As I
have also repeatedly said. this mo-
ton In shared by all the plants and
other bodies revolving around the
sun. It Ia q motion of the solar
system as q whole. But the sun,
being the Rravitafionai center Of
the system. and possessing several
hundred times more mass than all
the planets combined. In the prin-
cipal body concerned.
The velocity Of this general mo-
ton Of the solar system, about
twelve and one-half miles per sec
ond, ID two-thirds or the velocity
with which the earth travels
around the sun. The two velocities
are combined 90 that the real track
Of the earth in space 10 q spiral OF
the form called q helix, which re-
sembles In shape the cooled spring
used in some air guns.
The edge Of the thread OF q
screw traces out q helix. II you
suppose the sun to be moving longi.
tudionally straight along the center
Of q htgh-pitched screw, then the
earth would be keeping abreast OF
the sun by following the outer edge
Of the screw-thread.
The rotation Of the earth on its
axis IL Independent Of its motion
around and with the sun, although
II may have originated from the
same general cause. Similarly the
spin Of a bullet fired from a rifle
Is independent Of its curved ira
jectory, which 10 the result Of a
combination OF the projectile veloc-
ity impaired by the powder and the
geocentric Toward the earth's CEN
teri velocity impaired by gravity.
Like the helical path Of the earth.
the curved track Of the bullet Is the
' buithHt VI thO Cohhbhhnttou VI tWo
simultaneous velocities having diff
ferent, but not opposite directions.
In the case Of q projectile like
baseball. the spin Of the moving
body may alter the direction Of
flight, but this IL due to reaction
between the spinning body and the
resisting air through which It trav-
els. The rotation Of the earth has
no such effect upon the direction of
its motion because there 10 no re-
sisting medium In intr-planstary
space.
In consequence, too, OF the alb
sence Of q resisting medium, the
sun IL not compelled to drag the
earth after It, but the earth keeps
along with the sun by retaining the
original impulse. whatever its source
may have been, which set the whole,
solar system travelling In an appar-
entity straight line through space.
Except for the overwhelming SUI
periority Of the sun to the planets In
size, the solar systems flight
through space might be likened to
that Of charge OF shot: they keep
together. but every pellet has Its
own forward motion. And n some
thing causes them 10 revolve arouui
q common center AZ they Fly, thss
win not interfere in any way with
their onward motion a. . group.
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BY Arthur Stringer

Tyo this end he had consulted his
over-pompous Park Committee
in the matter Of the long-deferred
statue of Tecumseh, pointing out to
them his decision that an exedra
with a decorative frieze. surmounted
BY q figure in heric size. would be
more effective than the earlier con-
sidered lfe-size figure of the Chief
tain on block Of Scotch granite. 1t
was only after much argument. and
much consultation over the costs
and much specifications and sketch
models. that the newer and more
ambitious plan was agreed to- al
though that agreement came with O
number of more or less absurd
qualifications which he accer.cd
and interpreted as a mere sop to
his directors personal dignity. But
when he returned to the city, and to
the old Twenty-fourth street studio
which he had decided to use row
merely as q workroom. he began to
nurse the relieving knowledge of
elaborate and engrossing tasks
al. c.A 49, tx,.
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on the way. To him the rainbow
and the pot of gold lay right in
Observation-Disclosures was before
him waiting to be caught. One
hundred and fifty dollars q month
seemed to him as a splendid start
along the road he had laid out for
Himself and Hester.
The Crepe de Chine Soul
To the girl with the crepe do
chine soul It seemed nothing at all,
not because she had been accus-
toned to Injuries. but because she
had visualized them 90 ardently
that they seemed essential in her
scheme Of things.
For $3.50 q month Jerry had seen
love prosper and grow glorified; on
$50 q month Hester saw in these
same instances nothing but drudg-
cry. sameness, common. places.
Their views Of life were az different
a. views could be. Here was ex-
pressed in her desire for the city
and his in his desire for the coun-
try.
II Hester had any regrets for her
refusal Of the man who had loved
her 30 long she did not show them
on the drive back to Mrs. simmons
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with other u0u-
|bles that women
sometimes have,
that my doctor or
|dered me TO stay
in bed o week In
every month. It
|didn't do me much
good, 90 one day
after talkingwith
10 friend who took
Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegsta-
Ma C,npopos,r1 fnP
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to bed telling herself she liked Jerry
too well to deceive him: what she
had done was really q kindness to
him.
Jerry put his horse in the stall
and came out into the open crest
fallen.
I'm not good enough for her."
he said to the night. but I'll keep
on hoping and some day who
knows-anyway, she's worth walt
ing for"
The unresponsive skies made no
reply. Perhaps II was q good thing
for Jerry in his heart to believe tina.
Hester was worth waiting for.
More likely stili they referred the
whole question to Father Time. who
has way Of settling such affairs.
Mr.. Pansie and the Misses Clip
received the news Of Hester's pro-
posed departure for New York with
unrestrained disapproval.
What are you going to do when
you get there7" asked Mr.. Pansie.
IT haven't decided" said Hester
grandly, as though almost any oc-
cupation were open to her country.
fled experience. .. ....
"reminiscences
WHO ever heard of anything the
equal Of that7" remarked Miss
C1ipp. the elder. my dear child. do
you know New York IL quite q lit
tie different from Demopolis-I've
been there7"
Many years ago. though" inter
rupted Mr.. Skerrttt.
IT'S not any smaller" insisted
Miss Clipp. II was with my father
and we got lost on Fourteenth
street-ail the big stores were then
there"
Miss Clipp did not say exactly
what evils she anticipated for He's
ter. but she limited at the danger Of
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The Wine of Life
STORY or AN AMBITIOUS YOUNG SCULPTOR

which he had shown q tendency to
turn away. ~
And Storrow, swinging back with
the pendulum, surrendered to these
gentle propulsions. He nursed an
active enough craving for the re-
spectabilities Of life, Just as he Fad
always nursed an mate distaste for
that disoreded province of laxness
and license which is known as DO
hernia.
But his surrender was not as COM
plete as II appeared. He went about,
for all his pretenses of preoccupa-
ton, carrying the secret conviction
that the most vital issue Of life had
been left In the air, as grotesque and
unfinished as the span of an aban-
doned bridge. The memory Of his
marriage did not trouble him SO
much during those first few weeks,
when he knew that Torrie was out
ION the road"
1t was not until her return to New
York that the situation began to per.
pick him. He read the announce
ments that she was about to emerge
as a full-fledged star in Smoke Sig
nails" new play by a new but neu-
rotic author whom Krassler had dis
Inferred from q hydropathio resort
at Mt. Clemens.
Then followed campaign of that
publicity which emanates from imagi-
native press agents, artfully fabri-
Gated romances Of Torrie Throssel's
origin and early youth. discreetly
censored recountals Of her past stage
experiences and fittingly picturesque
descriptions Of her coming role. of
her expensive costumes, Of her love
for animals and her eccentric meth
DDS of atiffv N...
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Screen Version Novelizsd
BY Jane Mclean.

1YVHEY fingered in the gathering
darkness while the merymak-
ers packed up their baskets
and the parents gathered up their
little ones. In couples the older girls
and boys wandered past in the
twilight: II ever It was time for
soft words sweetly spoken It was
then.
In Jerry's heart the world around
sim sang a refrain the like of
which he felt In his own being;
but Hester only stared through
the twilight. down the track to-
wards the station. where there was
. whistle. the grinding Of brakes.
the clang OF q bell.
SITS the 7:10 for New York."
said Hester. . ....
The man saw the smoke as the
engine snorted on its onward way.
It meant nothing to him. Yes"
he said, wondering q little; "she's
on time" -
Hester pulled at his arm. Cant
you seer" she chied. TITS going
to New York. and I'm going on 1t
--ch. how I wish I were on the
way nowf' ....
That's not very complimentary"
he half granted"
II didn't mean It that way. Jerry.
dear-you know ! didn't-but 1t
would seem such q relief-like
rainbow carrying me to the land Of
promise" ..-....
Jerry Newcombe walked to the
carriage with Hester and said little
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DOES LAUNDRY
WORK and
H06SEW0RKIO0


Taunton, Mass. 81 used b have
pains In my back and leRs 90 badly,
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Thinking It Over

For q long time sne sat at her
window looking through the night.
In the stars she saw lighted signals
to New York; the night noises,
those delicious little sounds that
blend 20 well with quiet thoughts.
awoke In her only echoes of thou.
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This Day in History

THIS is the anniversary Of the BIRTH in 1886, Of
= James Watt inventor of the steam engine. In It'll,
he patented engine which embodies the essentials
Of the modern steam engine, and manufactured It.
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Out of Their Lives

They watched her drive away and
returned to- q dinner eniivened by
conjectures az to what would be-
come Of Miss Bevins In that hive Of
activity to which she was bound.
On the way to the train neither
Hester nor Jerry had much to say.
He hitched his horse and helped
her out. and they walked back
and forth on the platform wait
Ing for the whistle Of the engine.
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Interesting Serial Of Country Girl Who Goes to New York to
gss Seek Happiness in the Whirl and Mael-
!. strOm of the Metropolis.

f'sBack Pay" has been mads
Into photoplay by Cosmopolitan
Productions; direction Of Frank
B0rzage; scenario by Frances
Marion. Il will be released as
Paramount pictureJ
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any young girl trusting herself to
the wiles of big city.
Miss Simmons stared in amaze
ment: II thought you was going to
settle down here and marry
Jerry
I'm not going to marry anyone."
Hester replied. little miffed by
this interest in herself and her &C
lions.
You could do worsef' said Mrs.
Skerritt, "Jerry's a coming lad
he's interested in his job and he'll
do well-yes. you could do worse"
The subject formed delicious
tidbit for the remainder Of the
week. increasing IN flavor up to the
very time when Hester had packed
her small trunk and sent 1t by Mr..
Pansie's wagon down to the sta
ton tagged for New York.
And when the moment came for
her to follow the trunk. the whole
boarding house clientele appeared
on the steps to wish her farewell
and good luck, a
Jerry Newcombe was on hand to
take her to the station in time for
the seven ten; the women and the
men she had disliked 20 violently
seemed to take on another and less
hateful aspect as she turned for
the last time to thank them for their
~,c<A ~d~h>s
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Dramatic
Story

boarding house. Ferry stopped the
horse to let him drink at the old
fountain on the public square.
Hester was dreaming Of Fifth ave-
nue. and Forty-second street.
It was only when he was turning
toward the boarding house that he
made one last effort: "You have
made up your mind. Hester?"
I'm going next week. Jerry7"
He helped her down and held her
hand. On the veranda the Misses
Clipp strained curious eyes to see
and curious ears to hear.
There was silence Just as there
IL silence when some one etele-
phones; but the gossips heard
nothing but prosaic good-nights.
Jerry walked hack to the runa-
bout and drove away; Hester went
to her room. She felt elated; as
though she had attained q great
height; she had announced her de-
parture; she was going. actually
leaving Demopolis; in q week she
would DO in New York, where am
bition counted for something. where
q girl could earn plenty Of money
and dress as she ought to dress.
No more ginghams for her-creps
dc chine. soft things. Injurious
things-she would earn these. revel
In them, enjoy them.
For Jerry she had . fleeing
thought Of regret. Any girl could
not fail to be touched by devotion
that IL willing to wait and wait and
b3lieve blindly.
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TheEvergreenTree
By Christopher G. Hazard
Observation-Disclosures

(G), 1OZS, western Newspaper UnlOn.l
THE servants had retired and left
q the old lady alone. She sat be.
fore the decorated and lighted tree
that was burdened with gifts that
seemed to have no destinations. For
Mrs. Stone was long past the wanting
Of gifts and no. companions, young or
old, sat with her, because she wished
to be alone with her memories.
She was not as alone as she seemed
to be, for, in the great chair opposite
to hers memory placed the fairy figure
Of the child who had glanced and
danced about the house and under the
Christmas tree Of long ago. Beside
her there sat one who seemed to lay
his hand again upon hers in happy
and satisfied affection, while there
bent over her the strong and tender
youth who was once her hope for later
years. Again the old house seemed
full Of Joy, and noisy merriment drove
out the deathly stiffness, while the
tree that Is always green spoke Of the
Immortality Of happiness.
The next day, when the servants
dismantled the evergreen tree, it was
found that every gift was marked
with name, and they were busy that
Christmas morning in distributing new
happiness about the neighborhood.
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A|Pan. A Of Stockings; J i, $;
. By Clristephsr G. Hazard
IllllliIlIIIlIIlIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIInHIIh


!. q, 1922, Western Newspaper Union.)
tDUDDY SMITH had three ideas
- about his stockings-they We're
full of feet, full. Of holes, and they
could be full of presents. It was with
regard to the third idea that he was
paying attention. to the second. Will
ing to go barefoot under the circum-
stances, he was tieing up the holes in
his best stocking, with a view to the
iChristmas possibilities. His sister,
Agnes, had already hung up much
longer stocking, with note attached
lin which she informed all who might
be concerned that this one was hers.
But Agnes. like the monkey that used
"a rabbit for muff and kept himself
warm by ..hugging it, was a little sell
fish. Mot only had she hung up one of
her mothers stockings, but she had got
AN advantage over Buddy in the mat
ter Of the chocolate cake in the cup
board, for there were holes all round
it the size Of her little finger.
So it was that on Christmas morn.
ing the shorter stocking had the most
Ia It. /tesE
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vfst.s 3 - q s,a4aRF - -
Uncle Ul.]Il
Santa Claus
BY Christopher 6. Hazard

10, 1922. Western Newspaper Union.) s8 s8-
UTELL us a story. Uncle Peter
= said the children, as they
climbed over their kindly relative one
Christmas eve "a story!" repeated
Uncle Peter, affecting surprise, but
willing to draw upon his inexhaustible
stock; "well, have you ever heard OF
Uncle Santa Claus?" "Oh, you mean
Uncle Santa Claus!" exclaimed Jack.
mo, I DON'T" said Uncle Peter II
mean the old man with the plug hat
the blue swallowtail coat, the striped
breeches; the old man with eyes like
stars and a smile that never comes or
excepting when somebody is treading
on somebody else; the old man with
the striped flag, whose headquarters
is up in Alaska; the biggest Santa
Claus there is" "All right, then"
answered the children, ''tell us about
him." ..>
WELL" said Uncle Peter, "he has
his hands full just now and Is doing
all he can to fill the hands of others.
The air is So noisy with wireless cries
and clamors, there are so many hands
reaching out over the seas, that lie is
almost distracted. EveS since he got
back from, the great war he has
been repairing it's damuge and renew.
ing the prosperity that it spoiled. And
long before that he was in the Christ
mas business. He surprised China by
refusing to accept the great sum Of
the Boxer indemnity. He let the Gu
bans have Cuba when he had made
them free, and many thought that he
had right to take that fair island
for himself. He is working hard at
his task Of making America truly
American, sober, Industrious. en-
lightened, prosperous, happy, Christ
masy nation"
I'm glad I'm one of his American
children" said Agnes, when Uncle
Peter had concluded; with which SEN
timent all the rest agreed.
A little cloud Of doubt had arisen
on the Christmas sky, however, MS,
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HrHHa
THE MAIL
CARRIER
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Az = ! = !

TOR many years, in good weather
4 or bad, day after day, he had fol
lowed his chosen job faithfully and
well. He had carried many, MANY
Christmas presents in his day, too.
This year one Of the families he had
served SO regularly prepared q Christ
mas box for him and for his wife and
for his children.
"It is the first Christmas box ever
received from one Of my families" he
said. "Wasn't it thoughtful Of them
to have remembered their mail car.
riery' -
But the people were saying, "TO
think that we haven't done; something
Of this sort every year. The mail car.
rier does SO much for rs and we, at
times, almost seem to forget he's eveil
humaui" -. '... ~. IL 49,.
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g. There were no dry and fancy goods
! and notions upon the shelves, no show
cases upon the counter, no display in
; the one dingy window. Such things
would begin to make their appearance
only with the coming Of the first wom-
an, and that was not yet. p ztl5.
! Rather a slim show for playthings,
I; Dobson," said the owner of the cram
berries, after a fruitless search with
his eyes from one. end of the store to
the other. Don't s'pose a pack o.
,,playin' cards would dot" as his gaze
paused hopefully on an extensive as
sortment Of that popular article.
/ "They- has pictures on 'enass :.
.Wohldn't do at all" answered Dob
son decidedly. "They Amt moral; an
the first kid who .patronizes us has
got to be. brought up moral. Say,
'you," to the watery-eyed man, who
p. was edging- towards the bar at the far
end of-.the store-.none O. that = .:
'"None o. what? asked the man quer-
ulously. Il amt steppin' on your
toes" ~. ,&.sst ,'7, -
mo, but you are on the kids. See
here His voice had an incisive ring
which had made many stronger men
tremble. "You amt walkin' the same
line YOU was twenty.four hours ago.
Then you was Il. poor, no-' count drunk
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"I'm Glad I'm One," Said Agnes.
Uncle Peter had spoken of Uncle
Samta's lavishness In far countries.
Edith voiced 1t when she wanted to
know If it would be Of any use for
them to expect anything that Christ
mas, whether or not they were to hang
up their stockings. you'll put your
foot in it If you do," said George. No.
she won't" said Uncle Peter; Il have
had a special delivery letter from
Uncle Santa, saying that he has had
his eye on this house for the last
twelvemonth, and that this will be one
Of his stopping places because from 1t
going out. He says that you are his
gardeners, and that you have planted
so many seeds of kindness that a lot
of beautiful things will be sure to
come up. That Is always the way, he
says; in fact. it is the way in which
he got rich himself"
This was very pleasant assurance
for the children. 1t made them think
Of happy mistake that one Of them
had made when they were having war
gardens all over the town: A certain
Mr. Rose had been appointed by the
mayor as inspector Of gardens for the
whole place, and one day Betty point
ed him out to friend with whom she
was walking. "There goes Mr.. Rose"
she said; hes an expecter of gar
dens!"
When the children had been re.
minded Of Mr.. Rose they also remem.
bered what Betty had done at their
last Christmas party; stalking heavily
and pompOusly down the room, she
had said: "I'm Mr.. Atlas, who holds
up the world" So one of them stood
OH tiptoe, threw back her head ami
threw out her arms and said: I'm
Uncle Santa Claus, who holds up the
world" "Well done!" cried Uncle
Peter; "thats just it," 4
There wasn't any disappointment in
the house the next morning. Did you
get all that you wanted?" asked
Uncle Peter. YES" said Mary.
"Were you at all disappointed?'
NO." said Mary. When Mary said
Goodness her mother said, "You
shouldn't say goodness Mary" "Gra-
cious!' ~ said Mary. But Mary was too
excited to have care for her ex-
pressions. In describing the situation
afterwards she said: 81 was in "a per.
feet stupor of exciteme nt.'' -
Uncle Peter had Il present, too.
After all the rest had been made
happy Agnes brought out parcel,
and when Uncle Peter opened it there
were too big books that told over
again the story of all that America
had stood for and accomplished. This
made him very glad indeed, and he
asked them to write his name on the
fly leaf and to say that it was from
his Young Americans. Then the
Christmas party ended with verse
Of our national anthem, heartily sung
and followed by all the other verses,
with a hurrah for Uncle Sam instead
VI IN amen. Is5 -r.-tI 4
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Easily Managed

X/OU must believe in Santa Claus
/ If in neglect you would not pause
And see the holidays drift by
And bring you nothing but a sigh.
He may not greet you II you wait
In idleness and selfish state
For him upon his way to start
To grant the wishes Of your heart
For he his ways makes known to men
By means that are beyond our Ken,
And as his journeying vast IS made
He uses many a masquerade.
So II scarcity you fear
in tie supply of Christmas cheer,
Just hustle like willing elf,
And be old Santa Claus yourself