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CHAPTER I
Tin* ( Hair In The Library
It was about nix o’clock one Satur
day morning. sr the city of Washing
ton, that I was awakened from a pro
found deep by burry, tay valet, who
, was obviously in a state of great ex
citement. Being aroused on a morn-'
, ing when 1 usually slept late In or
der to mako up for my early rising
on other days, I was not in the vcr. -
, best of tempers. It was still
dark, hut I could see that Harry's
face was unnaturally pale.
“Well, what is it?" I questioned
sharply, drawing the covers closer
about me, for being the first of Feb
ruary it was very cold.
“Come, quick, sir please., sir,
hurry," and Barry picked up my bath
robe and held it ready for me. There
was Homcthing in his tone rather than
Ills wordr, that caused me to. get up
immediately without questioning him
further. 1 knew Barry so well that
4 I was certain he .would not have dis
turbed me unless he felt ho was ab
solutely justified in doing so. When
1 was ready he said:
“It is Mr. Whitmore, sir—l-I think
ho is dead
“Dead!” 1 gasped, and not waiting
for his answer 1 rushed down the
hall in the direction of Whitmore’s
room.
"Not there, sir." Barry called from
somewhere back of me, “Not there
in the library."
However, 1 opened the door and
turned on the electric lights, a brief
glance showed me that the room was
vacant, and that the bed had not
been slept in, so now thoroughly i
aroused I followed Barry down the
dark stairs to the library, the door
of which wan partly open. 1 entered
while ho switched on the lights.
It was a large room, old fashioned
nnd high ceilhiged and comfortably
though not extravagantly furnished.
Two sides of the room were tilled
with bookshelves, while an immense
v II replace, three windows and a variety
of curiosities from all parts of the
globe gsve to if n r< r.y appearance one
would scarcely have expected to tind
in the homo of two bachelors. But
: as 1 rushed into the room that Sat
urday morning I noticed, as if iu a
dream. Unit in spite of the cold one
of the wiAluws was open, and that
• - the wind bad blown some papers
about the door. A big armchair had
, been drawn dose to the fireside, and
it was upon the occupant of this
chair that my gaze fastened. For sit : j
ting there, one hand banging limply*
over the arm of the chair, was my
law partner, Leonard Whitmore. Sc
calm was the* expression of his faco.
one might have thought him sleeping
bad not tiie dagger buried to its hilt
In his back borne witness to the aw
ful crime that had been committed.
1 sank into the nearest chair with
out n word, and hid my head in my
hands, llow long I remained thus 1
- do not know, but 1 was aroused by
the remembrance that the proper pro
cedure in such a case was to tele
phone for a doctor and notify the
polico.
“Call Br. Woods," I directed Barry,
though I could not see what a dor
tor could do except to discover the
cause of death which, however, was
quite apparent, and to ascertain as
nearly as possible how long Whit
more had bcou dead. “And 1 sup-’
pose you had better call the coroner
and tlm police."
I knew, of course, that under such
circumstances the body ought not to
.p be touched until after the arrival of
p| the coroner, hut I thought it would
do no harm to make a brief examina
tion of the room In the hope of find
ing some clue to the murder. That
It was murder, premeditated murder.
, I had not the slightest doubt, for no
f man who had met with the profes
sional success that had come to,Leon
ard Whitmore would have had aby ap
parent cause to take his own life. S<
1 dismissed the idea of suicide, and
began my examination of the library
Not that 1 considered mvseif gifted
with those powers which go to make
ft successful detective, but 1 was nat
urally desirous to unearth any evi
dence which might serve to identify
the murderer.
I walked to the open window and
looked out upon the heavily falling
snow. That the window had been
forced was evident by the various
screws which lay scattered about the
floor, 1 thought that if the midnight
intruder had entered that way he
must necessarily have left footprints
in the soft snow outside, that is un
less the heavy fall of the early morn
*. ing had obliterated them. 1 leaned
further out. but not a mark could be
seen or. the smooth white carpet. 1
shivered slightly and drew the dress
ing gown tightly around me. for 1
did not wish to close the window un
til the coroner came, and it was ex
tremely cold.
The wind blew flakes of snow in
upon the floor and there was a light
coating on the window ledge. Fur
ther scrutiny of the grounds could
gain me nothing except a possible
sore throat, so 1 turned ray attention
to the long table in the center of
the room. From the papers and books
upon it. Whitmore must have been
engaged in the perusal of a case a
shot time before his death, and had
donbtless moved to the fireplace to
enjoy a comfortable smoke previous
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to retiring. I picked up several of
the papers, and it wa3 a? I surmised
the Gardner case which *.vas to come
cp wultra a few days, a trial in which
Whitmore was much interested. In
voluntarily I sighed as I looked across
at the silent figure in the lug arm
chair, end an answering sigh echoed ,
~Xr< m the other end of the room. I
glanced up to ree Barry In the open
doorway.
.“All right, sir." he said, as if in
reply to my unspoken question. “Dr
Wot da and the coroner will be over
at once.”
A clock somewhere in the house
struck half past six as 1 went up
stairs to dresr Barry hastily pre
pared some coffee which I gratefully
dranlr. for there was a long, hard <
lay ahead of me and I would have
need of all my strength. Fifteen min
utes later 1 came down again to meet i
Doctor Woods who arrived all out of (
breath.
“Wh-whr.t’s this about Whitmore?”
he ardted, shaking the snow from his
fur coat, and iu reply I precoded
him to the soene of the Catastro
phe. ,
1 had known Dr. Woods for ten or
twelve years and knew him for ae- -
unemotional, ; professional man, but \
‘ in the face of this appalling death of
bin friend ho was absolutely ami lit
erally stunned. It is impossible to !
Otherwise describe'hie. emotion, lie
collected himself, ho wever, with mar- 1
voloua rapidity ar.d made the usual
examination, without disturbing in
sny way the position of iho body. ,
When be had linip'l he said noth
ing for n few mo tmls but going to ;
the open window, stood gazing out
i upon the whitened earth as if con
sidering some vital point.
“ft certainly is awful, Alan." he i
■.aid finally. "As near as I can conic
to it Leonard has been dead since
about one o’clock between twelve
thirty and one. anyway—that is. let’s
sec, nearly six hours. He was killed
evidently by one stroke of the dag
ger. Of course I have not had time
to make n thorough tost, but. . .
At that moment a loud, sharp ring
ing of the bell announced the arrival
of the con.ner.
Coroner Kiclmrds entered Vith very
much the airnf a man who bat? some
work to do anh is anxious to get It
over with. That he knew Ills business
well was tdinwii by the manner In
which he immediately took charge o.
\ft*ivs, and it was with a reeling of
u tense relief that 1 turned things
jover to him. lie was accompanied by
t ’wo fbllfljhUnnn whom he had stationed .
at the front door and hall with or
lers *t > aiim\ no one to leave the.
house unfir the officers'ho was expect;
lug arrived, lie made what seethed
to me n cursory inspection of the
body, consulting now nml then with
i)r. Woods, whom ho know by rep
utation. while t sat nearby and ans
wered the questions he occasionally
asked me.
“No, it couldn't have been self
inflicted/' 1 heard Dr. Woods say de
cisively. “the blow as you sec, was
In the hack, atid must have been
driven with great force in order that
‘.he weapon penetrate to the hilt.
Death was, of course, instantaneous
no, it is impossible that Whitmore
tilled himself."
“I. too, think it Impossible,"agreed
'he coroner solemn**, "Now what we
‘ wr.nt to find out is. if he didn't, who
lid? 1 thiuk l can hokl the inquest
by ten o'clock .ibis* morning. It i*
rushing matters, but.'this if an im
portant case Have you ever seen
this dagger beforeT. he went on after
t moment, addressing me/
1 wjs about to reply in the nega
tive when he added:
"1 mean, is it one of the many arms
ami cariosities you have around the
room?"
1 glanced at the dagger which the'
doctor had drawn from the wound
and carefully wiped, and shook my
head.
“No." 1 told him; “it is not one of
those wo have collected. 1 know
every arm. antique and modern, in j
the house, and I am positive this is
not one of them. If Whitmore were
stal hoe by a stranger, wouldn't it he
natural to suppose that ho brought
his weapon with him for the pur
pose? That would, of course. *prove
•hat the murder was., premeditated.
*ut though we had a considerable
sum of money in the safe last night
it was not touched. % As far as I can
tell nothing whatever is missing,
therefore, burglary could r.,t have
been the motive."
Barry had entered the mom while
I was speaking, and stood- watching
me wuh a look of such intensp
interest on his thin face, that ,
’ % r a moment 1 thought he was going ■
to speak. But instead, when 1 had ;
t:niched he merely glanced inquiring- i
ly at the coroner as if to psk about
the moving of the body. Dr. Bull
ards gave the necessary directions,
adding that it were best that the li
fcrary remain undisturbed ‘until the],
police had had time to look it over, j
The open window he allowed to be j
closed, and with a few parting in- >
j junctions to the two policemen he I,
I loft us to summon the jury for the!
inquest. As soon as he had gone I i
wen* into the little room back of 1
the library which Whitmore and 1
■ had used for the past five years as!
i; oar private study, leaving Doctor*
T 11L EVLNiKO CAHIaL, AAAL.AOu.S, M AkALaaU, Hit KSDAY, XOVEMBEK 23, 1122.
Woods in charge of the front of the i
house.
Ever since our meeting in New]
York while I was completing my t
studies in college. I had been asso- ]
eiated with Leonard Whitmore, though j
it was not until six years ago that]
the partner hip war formed which'
had brought ns mutual success asj
lawyers. Only one thing had broken!
the quiet routine of our life and that j
was my partner’s engagement to Ag-j
ae3 Marion. She and Whitmore had;
ieeu friends for years, but their!
paths had been far apart pntil they!
had suddenly met again, under more I
or less romantic conditions, iu Romei
w here we had gone on a delayed va- j
cation trip. Their wedding had been!
c et for early in May. after which I j
should hare to occupy the hou3e in]
Sixteenth Street In solitary loneliness j
unless 1 could succeed in persuading J
a distant cousin of mine who was
3tudy’ng medicine to make his home
with me.
Now there would Le no wedding in
May, and though the house was hid
den beneath the curtain -ef a tragic
murder. I could not suppress the j
overwhelming gladness that thrilled I
me at the very thought, for 1, like
Leonard Whitmore, had fallen under
the spell of Agnes Marion’s soft blue
eyes. But that momentary feeling oL.
exultation quickly gave place to a j
more solemn one. better suited to the !
occasion. Who would notify Agnes
if her dance's death? By afternoon
the papers wouid have it in large,
glaring black headlines, and as the
affianced wife of the murdered man
•the would comp in for Jic-r share of
publicity . f mok the telephone re
•civcr from ,its hook, and called her
number. The best way was to tell
her father- he and Mrs. t Marion
would know l etter how to toft.n the
blow. A moment mqrc anl I had
Mr. Marion on the wire.
“This is Lockwood, Mr. Mar*on,” 1
explained In answer to his gruff
‘Hello! rerrible thing happened
list night; Leonard was murdered
Yes. murdered, stabbed. Break it
gently to Agues," and 1 rang off, hi
errupting the flow of question from
the other end.
(To be continued)
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j T/HDDIES SIX j;
I IXJ Will M. Maupin |
MY WANTB
T DO not want a fortune great;
1 do not .seek the cares of slate,
With all their glitter and their glare,
And wickt d pqJu'Uiax, afloat iu air.
I do not yearn for power or place;
Nor would I take part in the race
For gold—l only ask that I
May sow good will while passing by;;
And that when I am laid below
Thu cool, green sod, wfiere daisite
blow, . nip
Pome one will pause n bit, and then
Daciitio: “lie helped his fellowmen.’.’
I do not covet mansions grand,
Nor acres broad on every hand;
I do not yearn for jewels bright,
To dazzle my poor neighbor's sight;
1 do not yearn to take command,
And order men on every hand—
I only ask that I may go
Along a mad where flowers blow.
And dying, have men pause and say:
“He scattered sunshine all the way.”
Let others dig and delve for gold;
Lot others place of power hold;
I.et others with a lordly air,
Stand forth within the limelight's
glare;
I.et others trade on hopes and fears/'
And profit by iho sobs and tears
Of those they wreck. I only ask
The strength to do each dally task.
Then henp-yard go with heart elute
And greet my loved ones at the gate;
Then, dying, have men pause a while
And say: “lie gave the world a
smile.”
(Copyright by Wffl M. hfaupla.)
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Hint for Amateur Printers.
When painting or varnishing soft I
Wood, always first paint the wood wl?l j
shellac and let il dry before painting j
or varnishing. This saves about'half !
the paint find gives a much harder and
smoother surface to the* wood.
BUCR! LUMBAGO!
HUNK Ml !
SURE,UMEBUCK
V
Rub backache away with small
trial bottle of old
“St. Jacobs Oil.”
Bat k hurt you? straighten
up without feeling sudden pains,
sharp aches and twinges? Now listen! j
That’s lumbago, sciatica or maybe
from a sprain, and you’ll get relief the
moment you rab your back with sooth
ing, penetrating “St. Jacobs Oil.”
Nothing else takes out soreness, lame
ness and stiffness so quickly. You
simply rub it on your back and out
comes the pain. It is harmless and
doesn't burn the skin.
Iflmber up! Don' t-uffor! Get a
small trial boitio of old, nenest “St.
Jacobs Oil” from any drug store, and
after using it just once, you’ll forget
that you ever had backache, lumbago j
jor sciatica, because your back will }
j never hurt or cause.anv more misery j
I It never disappoints and has been rec
ommeuded for 60 years.—(Adv.) I
Nazimova
j
Madame Nazimova is reccrjnized aa
one of the most distinguished “movie"
actresses. She vyss born in Russian
Crimea, in a small town called Yalta, j
At twelve she played the violin in pub
lic, later taking up stage work. As
leading woman of a Russian stock
company she played nearly 200 parts
in a wide variety of productions, in
most cases learning her new roles on
the day of the night it waa to be
played.
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THE PESSIMIST
; T s ' ONE must be n pessimist, lot l*,im
A keep his pessimism to.himself.
It is 'sufficient to make cue’s self
! unhappy without lending gloom on tlie
i-otluu* in tho-wai'ld. ore
i more reasons f<q* gladness XlumXqc swy.
j row. -jmff-if nr.rr-rmtnnrrftnTlyrfpptifrss
j fur himself he's an ungrateful and na
j kind .UiiUvidual.jji.be tries to Like the
• filming-* quay lrpm his feller uiop.
In a big city ji'omiivg house, a life*-
weary.man, previous to trying suicide,
penned si rotq 1u which he.said:
“The work! T1:;k growm corrupt. It
is no decent pbjjfp to live irt. ope has
' to Ihieff* runner or In* I
ebriufp else he (h no good uoy more.”
A pcm- evoa&i 'to- r.cinoju? himself j
frc-in this life (jjffunshi n&ppd gktl!
.BuLlie had ofm ]. . .• mi-
Honrfiqg fif d‘Hjirb ; the ;
lives.pf tj'.uiis w'uma-e Vljin
prcttj M 'tmo , 'd'TTft worn] ti
“ .• op,"
The man didn’t succeed in removing
himself from-this life, and when, lie re- !
envoi's it is quite probable Umt lie'll j
prize bis brenlli and the privilege of j
living more than he ever did before. ;
But he'll only do so when be engages I
some of Ms time and attention in the I
task which belongs to everyone—that ‘
j o? making the world better, more beau
tiful and iis inhaMtanu more liappy
and thankful to their God. i
No rie rati answer the question
without a lengthy thesis as to how fast
tiie world js growing he ter. Bt:t no
one can delve into history even a little
without admitting that most people ab
( hor sin and atf* more nshamed of shi
ning than people wi re not very long
ago.
Thomas Edison*, while camping with i
Henry Lord and it, S. Firestone re- j
cently, ‘.;:M filet ‘’ltv.'ry iriaii’Vitl r.*-
vert to hari'gripm if glveiv' 1.r.1f a
chance.’* But he ' .intended ibnV dVlll
| ration is gaining, though he estimated
] that 15.000 years would > have to pass
! jjeDw jnan r "\rilj have readied such a
i high point of civilisation pi iere he can
| not, or will not want to go hack to the
! hnrlinric life."
i
So you see we’re moving In the right
j direction and following thy right path, j
Then let us forget our \complainlng ;
and not block traffic for Mothers with j
' foolish in ■isimlsm. for thery is need of '
more optimism to bring thfc chariot of
happiness tkrouah even i
though we're engaged In l a tortoise
race.
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V I V iITY ix KITTOWN
J Turn?. rrssi MS sent an invftatiol
to all the kittens and every
j Puss la the village, for she wanted
: her daughter to have the very largest
! party that had ever boon held in‘ Kit
| tow a on her birthday.
Everyone was glad to come, and,
1 anyway, as 1-u.ssy Pus&ißn’s father
was the one Chat, governed the neigh
borhood, they felt bound to be pres
■ era, and so all day there were great
preparations going on, all trying to
look their at the wonderful birth
day party. It was to be an outdoor
affair and the bam was to be used
■ for games, and as soon as It was
dark Mr.-. Possums and her daugh
ter stood by the garden gate to re
j ccive their guests.
They could see them coming from
all directions. “There comes Miss
QwK7 pry. a
Tb.cy Told the Guests.
Tabby with h?r no-e in the air," said
Mrs. Pus ■••unis. “Well, she won’t be
as airy after she sees our beauiifei
party; and I do believe she has a
beau at Inst, for Mr. Tompkins is
trotting along beside her. Well, he
isn’t much of a catch, for he is old.
but then it is her last chance, so she
can’t be fussy.
“And there is Mrs. Yellow Cat.
Isn’t her dress a friglft! If I laid
on*!y that yellow dress to my bu> 1; I
would never go to a stylish party.
A white collar would Improve it, but
she hadn't oven tKati**
Mrs. Pie-sums stopped talking: long
enough to welcome each guest as they
trotted by, but as soon as she could
sire began again. “Here conies dainty
Mbs White, , and 1 do believe ‘Mr.
Torn Black has her by the arm. Well,
they will make a good-looking couple.
..‘.‘Oh, ho look, Pussy, there is Mrs.
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! THE RIGHT THING
i ! cl the
RIGHT TIME
‘ By MAR Y MARSHALL DUFFLE
AS TO I SOURS
\I7IIEN a man a friend to be
nil usher at Ills wedding •It is
un indication of a feeling of warm per
j sonal attachment and esteem, and the
: request should be. taken as such. How
ever, if, for any reason when you re
ceive such a request, you find that you
cannot conveniently comply, you
should not hesitate to decline, staling,
of course, your reason for so doing, if
the bridegroom-to-be is a person whose
acquaintance you value highly. Some
times young persons with more wealth
than social position and more mere nc-'
qiiaint'anoes than real friends, will ask
a- young man whom they know but
I slightly, but who would be a social ns-
I set, to :fet in this capacity. In this ease
the one requested, would fnt better tie.-
clii.tS than to perform the duties of
usher while in his h*a*f he- ?<*" aYtnoyed
at thb reqjtast* > - <r : ~ ,
AV;*atever Jws ides to jltSshe•aJtMfi(V
decide within" three or four -doyiuoi-*i+e
request. In formal society, shortly
after iliiu- the cjypMn uvfiejc makes a
more of tiggs fdCmnl call tijUih th<?
bride-to-be arid her mother, or. If-fig
hns not met them, he ask's the bride
groom to take ldm to call. After this
his role Is to await further in-trn<*-
tions from the bride and her mother,
or from the bridegroom. Matters of
dress are settled, by the bridegroom
. and discussed among the other ush-
I erg. From the bride’s family be ro
-1 reives Instructions ns to the exact
: time for his arrival at the church or
; the houae the day of the ceremony, and
plans for a rehearsal. Nothing ex
: cuse.s ilio usher from sending the bride
i a wedding present, though, if he is not
well able to do so, he should not make
j it a matter oS very great cost.
Although ushers are chosen by the
briilirgrbuia, they take ail instructions
’ from the bride or her mother, sind they
J should bear in mind that they are the
ctsests of the bride’s family and In no
•fay o| the brldegfoohi during tin? wed*
j g.
Sometimes ushers offer their arms
. to women guests whom they are to
> se*t, feet fads is not always done. It
is necessary, therefore, for the usher
to leafn from the bride’s mother or the
bride what is ber wish in this mfetfer,
i and then to c.tri-y it out. The ushers
j should make a formal call upon the
bride’s mother following the wedding.
! Tiie usher should also learn the time
of the return of the bride and groom
after their wedding trip, and should
| make it bis duty to call upon them
j also.
j t©. I>2l. by :w- f - ’■ Syndicate.)
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C-u-ese Ancient* Used Sword*.
* •- pcbolars claim that Iron
i '" r " rH in use in their country
* 1.-vd_j*-,n-a ago.
, t Tibbens wearing- that old three- 1
J colored dress, and if there isn t Mrs.
t | Tabby in her old tiger calico. Why
| she does not wear a red ribbon with
1 that dull colored dress is more than
[ 1 can tell.”
“Oh, dear, here comes Mr. fsnook
utus," said Fussy, holding her fan in
front of her face to hide her blushes.
T do hope father will not start a
. quarrel with him; he never does a
. thing, but father does hot seem to
- like him. 1 think he is a very’ flue
, mannered cat.’’.,
“Hush.” -aid Mrs. Possums, “here
' comes Mrs. Persian. Mv dear, our
! ! party is a great success, for never has
- she attended a social altair in Kit
town before. She is late, of course.
- but that is so every one will be able
to see her beautiful dress. Isn't she
i sweet, dressed all in llufi'y white?
; Of course, 1 think your dress lacks
better with that touch of black, but
everyone does not have the same
taste in dressing, of course. Good •
evening, Mrs. Persian, so glad you
could come, and now we must begin |
the parly right away. We were waif- i
lug for you, my dear.**
I'.y this time the lawn was well
filled and the Cat Brothers’ orches
tra struck up a lively tune front, the ■
top of the thick fence, and off whirled
the dancers, making merry in tlie
moonlight.
But Pussy Pussums was not with
the dancers, and when her father
went to look for her, what did he
see but Pussy and Mr. Snookums sit
ting side by side on the back steps.
Mr. Possums growled and bumped
his hack, but Snnokums did net run.
, lie knew it was now or never, so he
‘ I jumped up and growled back, but ho
stepped teward Mr. Pussums and not
away from hfan.
| “You are just ns big as lie Is,” whis
pered Pussy, “and you may us well
; tell father tonight as any time.”
When Pussy’s father saw that
Snook urns was not going to run he
' dropped his back and stopped growl
ing. “You youngsters better join the
dancers.” he said sweetly. “This is i
; your party, Pussy, you know.’*
I*ii'-'sy ami Snookums run toward
the whirling couples, and there they
all danced until someone tossed a
bottle over tlie wall and broke tip
the parly, hut everyone voted it the j.
best affair ever given in Kittown. and ,
Pussy Possums and Mr. Snookums
told the guests that the next big affair
would be their wedding.
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| “What sin a Name?” I
8 By MILDRED MARSHALL £
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Facia about go tir name; lit hittory; '5
►Jr meaning; whence It i oas derived; !*
| X /i- significance; your lucky J<V Bj
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ItRIDGET
j T'HE quaint name of Bridget, so
| often in modern times- associated
! "*lth domestics, is in reality one of the
I most poetic of feminine names, emerg
ing front a romantically and religiously
splendid cqiie. It is said to come from
■ i Ilrigh, meaning strength, and had Its
; origin y.ith Brigliid, the daughter of
j lb© h ,- e god and the lCrse goddess of
■ 1 wisdom, song and poetry.
Brighid has been a favorite in Ire*
! lond since early times, and was one of
; the first few Keltic names to llnd pop
, ularity in KuropPT Her vogue there is
j explained through the story pf the
maiden, who was brought up by a bard
; and afterward became a pupil of st.
i Pt'Stb.-k and. ir**fti a noiilery reel use at
•* K lid a re, became tk-rd of .Vio mttm and
1 t was. eoiujttlted by a synod of bishops.
She was highly revered and did much
j go yd.VQfiiC, g’Hl w ben she died a copy
‘ 1 Os Hl© ®r:r|i7thresj too beautiful to have j
1 ‘ bedri written *by mortal hands, was i
• fmtnd in her cell. The ancient Bridget’s
! ’"'©‘h which used to ring in church tow
■ j ers, was ro called in honor of her, but
‘ the title was Suppressed |>y Henry V.
However, she has always l>een a pa
i ] tron of Ireland, and Saint Bride’s or
• Ifridget’s churches are common in
• ! England and Scotland.
| Portugal has a Dona Britcs, which
' it honors as St. d’.ridget, aud Sweden
1 i claims a St. Bridget, or Brigetta. One
" Swedhjh Brigetta, a lady of noble birth,
‘ who founded an order of Brigettin
; cuns : ‘ Bt l ra de ji pilgrimage to Rome, i
gave Bridget vogue throughout Scan
dinavia.
! i Bridget’s jewel is umber, which pro
serves her bodily henlth and gives her
immunity from contagion. Friday is
‘ ; her lucky day and 2 her lucky
• j ber.
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;\i A LJNE O’ CHEER *
11J *
rj * By John Kendrick Bangs. J
5 ! ! THE GENEROUS SUN
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J thmsr I love about the Sun— * |
, 9 -- I - * Coes not wait for anv one I
I * Bu t Roes about its task all dair \ i
i; J Of spreading light upon the way J
| : J 11 does n-a make us climb on high * ,
, f To w "‘n the radiance of the sky, *
t Bat In a spirit generous *
t Sends all it has down here to us i
I * l© by llcClur* N-w„-jiip r Syndicate.) J
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I Salt in Biocd and ‘.Vater.
Fluman tb* wl cn*;Tn Nhe sustit
. se.lrs in simitar h> ar.
| found in sea water.
j PICTURES®
} By W,LL M * waupin i
* **"-• - --.nr - , ■
TACK 1 HOST can paint nre n- . 1
J On the window over night
Tracing myriad forms m.
With his pencil cold and I
But the rarest, fairest picture * I
That high art can e’er im* n
Is my baby’s smiling features
Framed within the -
When tiie fiery artist Hums i <
Picture# in the‘glowing coals
Ho can touch the finest feeling
Of the must artisiic souls
But the sweetest, neatet picture I
Ever shown to mortal sight I
Is m.v baby’s smiling featur. s
In the evening lamp alight.
When the sun god lays his colon I
On tiie canvas of the w o ,lu. |
Yut may think earth’s richest ttcy-S
i o >otir gaze has been ttnf
r.ut the rarest, fairest picture 9
1 can ever hope to know
Is niy baby’s smiling features
ith tin* light of love
tOopyrifht by M U j, ia)
Something to j
Think About \
By F. A. WALKER |
31 ax\ (; i x(i 3iiAmia i
TT IS observed that the ejnrtfl
have, as a rule, si better nv't B
than the uneducated. The rca-i.n B
this is obvious.
The one class exercises its
for carrying things in its mind B
thus gives memory strength, t-ni®
ance and ability to recall p\* B
names or date# ut a momeufs not*
while the other class permits n.i'n.B
to become flabby and undcnoiHluhJ
Each individual has within Iml
lier brain a certain amount, of rr:l
tive power, beyond which he or >1
cannot go without unusual effort,.
if the effort is not put forth ref.
!y, with persistent determination fl
Improve, memory will not o? i'.yl
make notable progress.
There nre, it is true, nntlvt 41FS
enees of retentive power.
One child is from the first capiß
of retaining impressions of nil 1:1
more easily thnn ottiers. A fluidvß
a gnofl natural ear for musical sorl
.will be likely to retain sound* il
their successions better than nno:;fl
child deficient in this sens<v>acß
ment, ami so it goes through ell
hood to old age, with memory pic I
fast, or loose as It has been taugt I
Faulty memory, if you go d*]H
into its cause, you will find verylß
quenlly is the rosiflt of inaotr
especially in adults wlio have h. l
absorbed in the problems of lift!
the exclusion of everything else. I
Anti these usually are ike
who habitually complain.
They have ceased to gee He -fl
light or to move forward. They I
dejectedly at the croggroads, wfl
oiliers jjass them an<l go on their I
rejoicing.
A man or woman is not better "■
Ids or her memory.
Each may have ability, piß
manners ami good looks, but if hi
site is deficient in memory the il
will take to nowhere save to dk|
pointrnent.
Tiie fact Is that good znen.r.rylil
the base of every great suc< es, il
in* for its helpful couriers ev*
Industry and probity which t>|
mcmfiry a strategic position fr
which it cannot be shaken, em
critical moments of stress wi/n m
thing depends on the righf mori.
He who mlsalHes himself with
memory, refuses to manage h’s w
ory o drill it with utmost carc.vt
he ea. do by eonttnual praricx iSi
himself witii fniiure, and In n<c
kfanoe# he has nobody to h!.tr.r
bis miserly incapacity and iris
ance but his miserable sell.
(©. 1322. by McClure Ner*|)Btfir ftri'.W
Has Anyone Laugh*
lAt You n— 1
1 Because - I ffvjaJ
You Give Too Much cf Yen'
Time to Other*/ How of;tB
|; have r* w >p!© said to you:
?; use up so much perfcf My n -'’^l
strength doing for others? wH
If do you? They don’t apprrdiiH
it!** It may he true that roadt
|f it may be tme that ss.roe i*
people do not appreciate v:.f
[ Jsl you do, init some do. Anylk*
• |j> you have a good hph.it. Non©B
Jj; better than the giving tsM
iii The Good Rook says: •
bread upon the waters, for t *
;j; shalt finfi ir. Give a p'lnion*
hi seven, yea, even to eight." A>
'!> that’s only another way of vf
;j; ing If you give a lot you'll
I a lot, maybe not in money i*
things, but in real
and satisfaction. Think vU
sacrifices the Quakers an!
peopjo of tiie various *
sions are making in forcigt
| ji; unccmfortable countries u
id; the starving!
i z.
SO
Your Get-away here u:
: JI Nothing pays like giving. *
'■ || you can feel sorry for the c Hj *
that laughed at you; he h**
;J begun yet to be happy.
(Copyright by McClurn Newd**'
j. . F.rst American Mamase-
The first C'hristtan tnarriuS*
• ioisv in the Atuerlcan c-oloni® 5
;w> fcriaed at Jamestown ix l 10®’