«»««•<»<»»»•♦•<•»»»»»»»
Mis» Anna May Wong
In the Days of Poor Richard
there 1» Just cause und that I am
a bully ns others «’Ulm that am
"Some book» print thing» about the
R FOX was very much Inter way I bully »muller bird, und plagu«
By IRVING BACHELLER
ested In Mr Kingbird He wanted them Ju»( for th« fun I get out of IL
to know more about him. "Doe. .Um They say I »««op down upon then
kv ntVTNO BAlCHBLLB»
my Crow always fly nw»J ''•'*'»
**** from a high pht.« «nd »trike them o
the head or back of the neck and then
you?" he Inquired.
pile married. I.e began lu bls pls nil
*"d
1
“Unless It happens to bo n Mr » row dart back Ilk« «
t.nn.S the ragged, moth eaten tail of n way. 'A celibate Is like the mid half
CHAPTER XXIX— Continued.
who 1» very inezperleneed." repH'‘<l «r never make « fair bund to band fight-
gray wolf. 1 asked her why she kept of a pair of scissors, tit only to scrape
"You HUW Jimmy »’row. Mr. Fox.
Kingbird, lifting hls crest »t the
thing.
a trencher. How many babies have
“Oh my Father!“ he cried In a the “ ‘ shabby
thought. "Bometlmes n Mr (row will Did he try to tlglH
No
Because of the hand that gave
broken voice and with tears streaming it,' »he answered tn —
- .j ghall you?'
lie fcKillHh enough to think he ran he Just turned und tie* »wuy. 1 h«d
English.
“ 'Three,’ I answered.
down hl« cheeks. “Arnold has »old take It with me to the Happy Hunting
«rare me. but he soon learns to hl« to elms« him io •»«>“• •»““
"*“*
"•It Is not half enough,’ snM h*-
Amertky an' all Its folks an gone Grounds. When he sees It he will
front my nest, and that 1» the way «
»orrow that I «'» « >“,rn ,'“h"'r
should
have
at
•A patriotic American
1» You "<•<•. I <et bhimed for things
down the river."
wings «nd my tall, b« n»'«" »«’•
me.*
must not forget
Washington knelt beside him and felt know
made to help me protect my wife und I never do. and uni called names 1 do
“So quickly the beautiful Little least ten children. I I say to every
to say to you what
hls bloody garments.
not deserve.
White Birch hud faded
treat your wife
•The colonel Is wounded, he said
"Well, ran y«u really pick out the
"Hut some of the books t»H
“At Mount Vernon, Washington was young num. Always procure respect
respect. It will .
truth «bout me nnd »ay I do a great
to hls orderly. ”Oo for help."
as dignified as ever but not so grave. with
The scout, weak from the loss or He almost joked when he spoke of the for yow not only from her. but from
deul of good-that while 1 do rut
bees. It bn. I...... found tb.t mo.t of
blood, tried to regain hl« feet but sculptors and portrait painters who all who observe It. Never use a slight-
my diet consist» of Insect» that Mr
failed. He lay back and whispered: have been a great bother to him since Ing word.’
“My beloved, how little I need this
"I guess the sap has all oozed out the war ended.
Man 1» glnd to get out of the «“F
"Well If you never <1» anything
o' me but I had enough."
“ 'Now no dray horse moves more advice you know, but 1 think that the
old
philosopher
never
made
a
wiser
Washington was one of those who readily to the thill than I to the paint
el«.." Mid Mr Fox. "you cun -ear«
observation.
I
am
convinced
thnt
put him on » stretcher und carried er's chair.' he said
Jimmy Crow, und that. In tny opinion.
civilization Itself depends largely on
him to the hospital.
1» enough to make you u king.
“When I arrived the family was go the respect that men feel nnd show for
When he was lying on hls tied and ing In to dinner and they waited until
Mr Kingbird did not answer, for ut
hi. clothes were being removed, the I could make myself ready to Join women.
that moment he spied Jimmy » row or
"I asked about his health.
commander in chief paid him thli.well them. The Jocular Light Horse Harry
„ne of hls brothers or cousin» com ng
“'I am weary nnd the night Is fulling
deserved compliment a« he held hls Lee was there. Hls anecdotes de-
toward Ids home tree, and »way
This charming little Chin«»« girl ha»
and 1 shall soon Ue down to sleep. but
Mr Kingbird to »bow he wa» »UH on
hand.
_... lighted the great man. I had never I know thnt I shall awake refreshed host» of admirer». Sh» 1» a “movl»
“Colonel, when the war 1« won It win seen G. W. In lietter hnmor. A sin
the watch.
star,
and
ha»
b««n
Men
in
a
number
be only because I have had men like gularly pleasant smile lighted Ids whole In the morning,' he said.
Th., next time Mr. Fox saw Jimmy
of picture« In America the past few
"He
told
me
how,
distressed
by
bls
Crow, he »aid: ”1 »«w you the other
you to help me."
countenance. I can never forget the
Soon Jack came to his side and then gentle note In hls voice nnd his dig Infirmity, he came out of France In tlu» months She add« the Oriental touch
•lay. Jimmy, but you were In too much
Margaret. General Washington asked nified bearing. It was the same queen's litter, carried bv her magnifi to any part »he playa, and that to the
of ■ hurry to se» m" You »WW‘I ««
satisfaction
of
her
many
friend».
be going In the same direction that
the latter about Mrs. Arnold.
whether he were addressing hls guest» cent mules. Of England he had only
“My mother Is doing what she can to or hls family. The servants watched this to say:
Jimmy
Crow
Had
Given
Warning,
Mr Kingbird wu»,g"ing. only you were
" ’She Is doing wrong In discourag
comfort ner." Margaret answered.
him closely. A look seemed to be ing emigration to America Emigra
ahead. Jimmy, Did you happen to »ee
drones from the other bee»?'' asked himì“
Solomon revived under stimulants enough to Indicate his wishes. The
and was able to tell them briefly of the faithful BiUy waa always at hls side. tion multiplies a nution. She should
Jimmy Crow cocked hls he«'* •" "n''
•That I* what some books tell about »Ide anil gave »
dire struggle he had had.
I have never seen a sweeter atmos be represented In the growth of the
rult Mr
— Fox
me." replied wise Mr. Kingbird.
“It were Slops that saved me," be phere In any home. We sat an hour New World by men who have a voice
darted aw»y under tl>» busi« » JI'»»»
In Its government. By this fair means
"But why do you »elect the drones? Crow hud given the warning that
whispered.
at the table after the L mlly had re
B t ANDREW F. CURRIER. RR
He fell into a deep and troubled tired from it. In speaking of hls daily she could repossess It Instead of leav
Is It because they haven't a sting?" monna to nil who hear It. ••There I»
ing it to foreigners, of all nations, who
sleep and when he awoke In the mid life he said:
Inquire«! Mr. Fox.
a fox about, look out !'
,
may drown and stifle sympathy for the
dle of the night he was not strong
"Perhaps." answered clever Mr.
Presently Jimmy »topped hi» 'rie»
“‘I ride around my farms until It mother land. It 1» now a fact that
eczema
enough to lift tils head. Then these Is time to dress for dinner, when I
Kingbird, “but you know, don't you, "Ile i» « »ly "ne. he I»." »“Id Jimmy
faithful friends of tils began to know rarely miss seeing strange faces, come, Irish emigrants nnd their children are
that while Hie drones live on honey, to himself. “«Iw»y» seeing thing« you
that this big. brawny, redoubtable sol as they say. out of respect for me. Per- In ponses« I on of the government of TT IS only »Ince the time of Hebra, they do not tuke any home. They are don't wont him to. Now I wonder
Pennsylvania.'
dier was having his last fight. He haos the word curiosity would better
1 the great Vienna dermatologist, not of much use. The worker» are the where >•« w»« ,,n ‘h"‘ ,,ny wbe" ’
"I must not fall to set down here In that this disease of the ekln has had a bee» that keep thing» going In the started to cull on the Kingbird». Just
seemed to be aware of It himself for describe the cause of It. The usual
the hope that my sons may some time scientific basis; before that, almost
going to pay them a little visit, wm all
he whispered to Jack:
time of sitting at table brings me to
nlves."
“Take ketr o* Mirandy an’ the Little candle-light, when I try to answer my I read It, what lie said to me of the any skin disease about which a doctor
Mr. Fox had to be satisfied with this I wa» going to do.
1 treason of Arnold.
wns uncertain he would label "ec-ze- answer to hla questions, »nd so he
"Well I cun send Mr F«x running
letters.*
" 'Here Is the vindication of poor
Late the next day he called for his
“He had much to say on his favorite Richard. Extravagance is not the way ma" or "Halt rheum" or "tetter "
changed the subject. "You »«Id that any time I tell folk» he I» about."
Great Father. Feebly and brokenly theme, viz.: the settling of the 1m-
If on the head of a child. It was some books sold that you were a off new Jimmy cawing »« If be wnsnt
I to aelf-satlsfactlon. The man who does called "scald head" or "uiilk crust.
hs bad managed to say:
tyrant. Are there others thnt treat afraid of n thing In the world; but
I
not
keep
hls
feet
In
the
old.
honest
“Jes' want—to—feel—his hand.
Eczema comes In a hundred forms It you better?"
then he knew that Mr Kingbird wn» f
way of thrift will some time sell liini- la the skin crjing out from bud treat-
Margaret had sat beside him all day
not anywhere around Ju«t then.
"Yes.
Indeed.''
was
the
reply.
"Some
.elf, and then he will b> ready to sell
helping the nurse.
nwnt.
books say that I only give battle when
hls
friends
or
Ills
country.
By
und
by
A dozen times Jack had left his work
It Is constitutional, or It may come
nothing 1» «° *1ear t0 lllnl a8
and run over for a look at Solomon.
from local irritation of any kind and
pieces of silver.’
On one of these hurried visits the
tuny be present at nny period of life,
•T shall conclude my letter with a alike In mules und females.
young man had learned of the wish of
beautiful
confession
of
faltii
by
this
What’s in a Name?
his friend. He went Immediately to
When constitutional, It spells weak-
master mind of the country,
bad
nerves
or
poor
nutrition
General Washington, who had just re
made on the motion for dally prayers ness or fault In taking up and ansimi-
By MILDRED MARSHALL
turned from a tour of the forts. The
In the convention now drafting a con or some
latter saw the look of sorrow and
latlng
the
food.
stitution for the states. 1 shall never
anxiety in the face of his officer.
It may also be distinctly an Inflam
forget the look of him as, standing on matory disease, lasting a few .lays or
"How is the colonel ?" ! e asked.
«
the lonely summit of bls eighty years. un indefinite
"I think that he Is near the end,"
Hod with symptoms
he said to us:
Jack answered. "He has expressed a
which may be mild or severe.
“ ’In the beginning of our contest
By H IRDINQ KING
wish to feel your hand again."
The common symptom Is burning or
vlth
Britain
when
we
were
.sensible
"Let us go to him at once,” said the
Itching, which often Is worse at night
NINA
of danger. ■ we had dally prayer» In this
other. “There has been no greater
The more one m-futches the skin. th.
Our
----
room — - Divine
-
- protection.
.
. ,
eruption become». •
LADY-BUGS, NEW CLOTHES
man In the army.”
worse the erupnvu
prnvers, sirs, were heard and they were quently there Is a watery or sticky <H m -
rpliol'till Nina hu« n typically
Together they went to the bedside of
graciously answered. All of us who charge, and when this dries It may TF A Indy-bug lights on your hand It A French sound, the nume Is regard
the faithful scout. The general took
were engaged In the struggle must
or cake In »cales, lumps, nnd 1 means a pair of new gloves. If on ed UH English. However, It came to
hls hand. Margaret put her lips close
have observed frequent Instances of a thicken
to Solomon's ear and said :
your dress « new dre»», If «n your us through the French by « lengthy
.
directing Providence In our affairs. crust*.
If this crust is removed, the under- shoes a new pair of shoes, etc. '1 hls, process of evolution. The Hebrew
"General Washington has come to
And have we forgotten that powerful lying surface will be found fiery red
Chanaach was 11» enrllent source nnd
accordlug to the Journal of the Amer from this word It derive,! Its signifi
Bee you.”
friend? Or do we imagine that we no
Solomon opened hls eyes and smiled.
and
will
hided
freely.
ican
Folk
Lore
Society.
Is
a
common
NOW YOU
longer need Hls assistance? I have
Often there are cmCks In the skin superstition tn Massachusetts nnd I p- cance of "grace."
Then there was a beauty not of this
lived, sirs, a long time and the longer which are sore und painful and heal
Through the English Hannah, it
world In his homely face. And that
per Canada. The genesi» of It 1» easy came to France a* Anne imd « uh noon
I live the more convincing proof I slowly, especially In cold weather.
The
lady bug
was the
1 on» nt, holding the hand he had loved
to
discover.
----
-----
-
see of this truth that Godgoverns In
There may be merely a reddened
given the diminutive. Annette. As
and F rved and trusted, the heroic soul
of men. And if a sparrow surface, dry or moist, scaly or crusty especial pet and representative of the
• it appeared simultaneously,
of Solomon Binkus went dut upon "the mense Interior and bringing Its trade the affairs —-----
Norse Goddess Freya, the goddess of
of variety
cannot fall to the ground without His with a crop of pimples.
but the French
fruit
fulness
und
the
dispenser
of
good
lones< me trail.”
to the Atlantic cities.
notice is It probable thnt nn empire
form to Nanon nnd
pimples may become
changed
the
latter
But
these
Jack, who had been kneeling at hU
“I was coughing with a severe cold. can rise without His aid? We have
coalesce nnd cover a gins.
Bide, kissed hls white cheek.
To this day the Scandinavian nnd finally Nimm.
He urged me to take some remedies been assured, sirs, that except the blisters which
The beauty and fame of Ninon de
"Oh, general, Î knew and loved this which he had In the house, but I re- I ord build the house they labor In vain large area.
North
German farmers look for good
l'Enclos. suiterwoman and court
If the fluid In these
man!' said the young officer as he fused them,
crops
when
they
see
the
lady-bugs
un
who build It. I firmly believe this nnd comes purulent one may have a sore
usually plentiful, nnd Teutonic and “vamp" In the reign of Lou!» XIV.
arose.
"lie went to his office while Lee I also believe that without His con which may discharge Indefinitely.
“It will be well for our people to and I sat down together. The latter curring aid we shall succeed In this
Norse mythology nnd folk lore Is full spread her name afar. It became al
When <>n the face und sculp It may of good words regarding the spotted, most a synonym for charmer un I the
know what men like him have endured told me of a movement in the array political structure no better than the
maids of several countries coveted It.
be mistaken for erysipelas.
for tbem,” said Washington.
little, winged Insect whose markings But Ninon Is too "idHf for English
led by Colonel Nichola to make Wash builders of Babel; we shall be divided
Eczema
may
occur
on
any
port
ion
“I shall have to learn how to live ington king of America. He had seen and confounded nnd we ourselves be
are said to be those of the sun. In
without him,” said Jack. “It will be Washington's answer to the letter of come a reproach and a byword down of the body, or It may Involve every which radiant orb, according to one ,.nrs so. In Its triinsportutlon across
Inch of the «kin nnd the treatment
the channel, the ending underwent a
version. Freya had her home. From change and Nina waa the final result.
the colonel. It was as follows:
bard.”
to future ages. And, what Is worse, of such cases Is very difficult.
Margaret took his arm and they went
“•Be assured, sir. no occurrence in mankind may hereaf.er despair of es
In treating It the cause must be the attributes assigned to Freya It It has enjoyed extraordinary vogue In
out of the door and Btood a moment the course of the war has given me tablishing government by human wis found and removed If possible, nio «• would appear that her worship was
looking oft at the glowing sky about sensations more painful than your In dom and leave it to chance, war and ture nnd nlr must usually be excluded compounded of sun-worship and of the this country.
The diamond Is Nina's tallstnnnlc
the western hills.
formation of there being such Ideas In conquest.’
from It nnd It must be protected by worship of the procreative forces of
“Now you have me,” she whispered. the army as those you have Imparted
“Dear Margaret, you and I who have ointments, dusting powders nnd ban nature. At any rate she was boun gem It is the emblem of fearlessness
and invincibility nnd promises Its
He bent and kissed her.
to me and I must view them with ab been a part of the great story kn-wv dages, but seldom by lotions and wa- teous in her bestowal of good gifts, wearer success In nil undertakings
“No man could have a better friend horrence and reprehend them with full well that In these words of
and so when one of her bright little
fluids.
nnd freedom from misgivings,
and fighting mate than you,” he an severity. I am much at a loss to con noble friend Is the conclusion of the tery
The bowels most be kept open nnd representatives alights upon any nr- cording to nn old superstition. It en-
tide
of
clothing
you
are
wearing,
It
hot.
ceive what part of my conduct could whole matter.”
swered.
when the eruption bus healed,
hances the love of a husband for hla
[THE END]
have given encouragement to an ad-
cold or carbonic acid baths may be naturally Indicates thnt the beneficent wife. Sunday Is Nine's lucky day nnd
“‘We spend our years a« a tale that | dress which to me seems big with the
owed Acid fruits, shell-fish, tomatoes goddess Is going to make yon n pres 3 her lucky number.
ent of a new garment of the same de-
Is told.'” Jack wrote from Philadelphia ■ greatest mischiefs which could befall
Journalist in Church
nnil any other food Hmt 1»
(© by Wheobr Syndic»!«.»
to his wife in Albany on 'he 30th of ( my country.’
of must be omitted, also alcohol and to- Bcrlptlon.
A
preacher,
at
the
close
of
one
we . “la It not a sublime and wonderful
June, 1787:
"Dear M rgaret, we
by
MoCtur»
N«w»p»p«r
Hynálcst«
)
his sermons, said: “Let all in the
«b
.
.
thought that the story was *>nded when thing, dear Margaret, that all our house who are paying their debts stand bacco.
Good destine powders are talc, dry
Must Admit that Bee
Washington won. Five years have । leaders, save one, have been men as un.” Presently every man, woman wheat flour, bismuth or zinc Tar.
Is Kept Fairly Busy
passed, as a watch In th- night, and I incorruptible as Stephen and Peter and child, with one exception, rose to zinc or lend are often used In oint
the most impressive detwils are just | I and Paul?
ments
for
eczema
;
nnd
tonles,
Includ
A
bee
weighs
only 1 ¡’.OOth part of an
their feet.
now falling out. You recall our curi
The preacher seated them, nnd said. ! ing iron, quinine, strychnin, arsenic
"When I went to bed my cough be
ounce, so the weight of the loud It car
osity about Henry Thornhill. When | came more troublesome. After It had “Now let every man not paying hls and cod-liver oil are frequently of
ries buck to its hive must necessarily
stopping at Kinderhook 1 learned that gone on for half an hour or so my debts' stand up." The exception, a service. Exercise must be regulated
be small—pm ibably not more than
the only man of that name who had door was gently opened and I observed careworn, hungry-looklng Individual, and the general condition Improved.
1-1,250th part of an ounce, or llttlo
lived there had been lyln r In Ids grave the glow of a candle. On drawing my clothed In lust summer's suit, slowly
(Copyright by Georg« Molth- r AiUm- '
more than a ( quarter of the bee's
these 20 years. He was one of the bed curtains I saw, to my utter aston- assumed a perpendicular position
weight.
first dreamers about liberty. W hat t I Ishment, Washington standing at ray
"How Is It, ray friend, asked the
•This menns thnt In order to gather
think ypu of thnt? L for one, cannot ,. I side with a bowl of hot tea in ids hand minister, “that you are the only one
one pound of nectar the bee must make
A LINE O' CHEER
believe that the man I saw wns an Im it embarrassed me to be thus waited not able to meet bls obligations?
20,000 journeys out and home. But this
poster. Was he an an .’el like thos® I "
{ t ¡a greatness,
"I run a newspaper,” he answered
?S not all profit to the bee. Nectar Is
who visited the prophets? Who shall ! on by a man
By John Kendricl. Bangs.
only half honey, so that the produc
"We set out next morning for Phila meekly, "and the brethren here who
pay? Naturally, 1 think often of the delphia to attend the convention, stood up nre my subscribers nnd
tl„n of a pound of pure honey requires
look of him and < f bls sudden disap Washington riding In his coach drawn
“Let us pray,” exclaimed the mlnls- *
40,000 journeys.
pearance In that Highland road. And,
TRU~ H
*
What would you reckon nn average
looking back at Ti ornhlll, this thought by six horses, I riding the blaze faced ter.—Our Dumb Animals.
♦
*
trip for a bee? A low estimate would
of destiny, still as sweet nnd
*
♦
ANDSOM1C la as handsome
comes to me: Who can tell how many mare
certainly give a quarter of n tulle each
♦
* ♦
strong as ever. A slow journey It was
Vanity Needed
doe»!”
.
I
angels he has m< t In the way of life over the old road by Calvert’s to Ann
nt
way, or, out nnd home, half n mile- In
list
the ancient proverb ♦
Vanlty
Isn't
on
the
official
Bo
all unaware of the high commission apolis, Chestertown, and so on to the
*
that enne It Is ensy to see thnt n bee
goes,
virtues, yet unless a man lias a good
*
true m true can bn—
of his visitor?
must lly 20,000 miles to gather the rnw
of
himself
he
will
*
north.
opinion
* i
and true oime
of toe—
nt you,
you, , nnd
"On my westward trip I found that
* True
material for a pound of honey. This
“I found Franklin sitting under a umount to much.
♦ And what " mor« 1 hop« that you
the Indians who once dwelt In the tree in his dooryard, surrounded by
in equal to 1,250 miles per ounce. Yes.
Will believe It'« also true
Long House were scattered. Only • his grandchildren. He looks very white
In this world of Will and Wont,
the bee Is a grent hustler nnd, when
Signals
to
Birds
"Handsome ain't as handsome
tattered remnant remains. Near old and venerable now. His Iralr is a
lie Ims done his Job, lie gets robbed of
Atmospheric pressure on the nerves * ’ (© by McClur. N«w«p»P"' Syndle.t. >
Fort Johnson I saw a squaw sift ng
nil bls takings!
crown
of
gloty.
.
of
birds
is
Bald
to
give
them
warning
in her blanket. Her face was wrinkled
ia by MaClsre N«w«p«P«' Syndlente.»
•‘‘Well, Jack, It has been no sinan of chances In the weather.
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with age and hardship. Her eyes were part of my life work to get you hao-
nearly blind. She held In her withered
SLY MR. FOX
M
Your Health
iì
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i
f
♦
CThe Why
of
Superstitions