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PIAIISMOUIH NEWS tlf RAID R. 0. WATTERS, Business Manager. . NEBRASKA PLATTSMOUTH By Tte Wizard ofOz L. Frank Baum (Cnpvrlght. by Die Hoblm-Morrlll Co ) I,. (Copyright by Frank Buum & V. IX'iislow.) 8YN0PSIS. W. Dnrnthv llve.l In KAnSlIK with Alint Km and Uncle Mfnry. A cyclone llfu-d thalr home Into tlin itlr, Dorothy falling anli i p amidst the oxcllPtnent. A crash awakfiinl her. Tim tinnni hail Innitfd In a country of marvelous beauty. Groups of queer little nnniihi vrwo teil her tn the Land or Munebklns. The house had killed their enemy, the wicked witch or the t,asi. "You must walk. It Is a long Jour- noy. through a country that is some times pleasant and sometimes dark and terrible. However. I will use all the magic arts I know of to keep you from harm." "Won't you go with me?" pleaded the girl, who had begun to look upon the little old woman as bcr only friend. "No, I cannot do that," sho replied; "but I will give you my kiss, and no one will dare Injure a person who has been kissed by the Witch of the North." She came close to Dorothy" and klsHed her gently on the forehead. W here her Hps touched the girl they left a round, shining mark, as Dorothy found out soon after. "The road to the City of Emeralds Is paved with yellow brick," said the Witch: "so you cannot miss It. When you get to Oz do not be afraid of him, but tell your Btory and ask him to help you. Goodby. my dear." The three Munchklns bowed low to her and wished her a pleasant Jour ney, after which they walked away through the trees. The Witch gave Dorothy a friendly little nod, whirled around on her left heel threo times, and straightway disappeared, much to tho surprise of little Toto, who barked after her loudly enough when she had gone, because he had been afraid even to growl while she stood by. Hut Dorothy, knowing her to be a witch, had expected her to disappear In Just that way, and was not sur prised In the least. CHAPTER II. Continued. "Who Is Aunt Em?" inquired the lit tle old woman. "She is my aunt who lives In Kan sas, whore 1 came from." Tho Witch of the North seemed to think for a time, with her head bowed and her eves unon tho ground. Then sbo looked up and said: "I do not know whero Kansas is, for I have never beard that country mentioned before. Put tell me, Is It a civilized country?" "Oh, yes," replied Dorothy. "Then that nccounts for it. In tho civilized countries I believe there aro no witches left; nor wizards, nor sor ceresses, nor magicians. But, you see, the Land of Oz lias never been civi lized, for we are cut off from all the rest of the world. Thorefore we still have witches and wizards amongst us." "Who are the Wizards?" asked Dor othy. "Oz hlniBelf Is tho Great Wizard," answered the Witch, sinking her volco to a whisper. "Ho Is more powerful than all the rest of us together. Ho lives In the City of Emeralds." Dorothy was going to ask another question, but Just then the Munchklns, who had been standing silently by, gave a loud shout and pointed to the corner of the house where tho Wicked Witch had been lying. "What Is It?" asked the little old woman; and looked, and began to lauch. The feet of the dcRd Witch tad disappeared entirely and nothing was left but the silver shoos. "She was so old," explained the Witch of the North, "that she dried up quickly in the Bun. That is tho end of her. But the silver shoes are yours, and you shall have them to wear." She reached down and picked up the shoes, and, after shaking tho dust out of them, handed them to Dorothy. "Tho Witch of the East was proud of those silver shoes," said one of the Munchklns; "and there Is some charm connected with them; but what it Is we never knew." Dorothy carried the shoes luto the house and placed them on the table. Then she came out again to tho Munchklns and said: "I am anxious to get back to my aunt and uncle, for I am sure they will worry about me. Can you help me find mj way?" The Munchklns and the Witch first loflked at one another, and then at Dorothy, and then shook their heads. "At the East, not far from here," said one, "there is a great desert, and none could live to cross It." "It Is (he same at tho South," said another, "for I have been there and seen it The South Is the country of the Quadllngs." "I am told," said the third man, "that It Is the same at the West. And that country, where the Winkles live, Is ruled by the wicked Witch of the West, who would mako you her slave If you passed her way." "The North is my home," Bald the old lady, "and at Its edge is the samo great desert that surrounds this land of Oz. I'm afraid, my dear, you will have to live with us." Dorothy began to sob, at this, for she felt lonely among all theso strange people. Her tears seemed to grieve the kind-hearted Munchklns, for they Immediately took out their handker chiefs and began to weep also. As for the little old woman, she took oft her cap and balanced the point on the end of her nose, whllo she counted "one, two, three" in a solemn voice. At once the cap changed to a slate, on which was written In big, white chalk marks: "LET DOROTHY GO TO THE CITY OF EMERALDS." The little old woman took the slate from her nose, and, having read the words on it, asked: "Is your name Dorothy, myjlear?" "Yes? answered the child, looking up and drying her tears. "Then you must go to the City of Emeralds. Perhaps Oz will help you." "Where is this city?" asked Dorothy. "It is exactly In the center of the country, and is ruled by Oz, the Great Wizard I told you of." '7s he a good man?" inquired the girl, anxiously. "He is a good Wizard. Whether he is a man or not I cannot tell, for I 'fl&ve never seen him." "How caa I get there?" asked Dor othy. ... cn HoVDofotl .stcved tl irV s3Crecr When Dorothy was left alone she began to feel hungry. So she went to the cupboard and cut herself some bread, which she spread with butter. She gave some to Toto, and taking a poll from tho shell' she carried It down to tho little brook and filled it with clear, sparkling water. Toto ran over to the trees and began to bark at the birds sitting there. Dorothy went to get him, and saw such delicious fruit hanging from the branches that she gathered some of it, finding it Just what sho wanted to help out her break fast. Then she went back to the house, and having helped herself and Toto to a good drink of the cool, clear water, she set about making ready for the Journey to the City of Emeralds. Dorothy had only one other dress, but that happened to be clean and was hanging on a peg beside ber bed. It was gingham, with checks of white and blue; and although the blue was somewhat faded with many washings, It was st 111 a pretty frock. The girl washed herself carefully, dressed her self In the clean gingham, and tied her pink gunbonnet on her head. She took a little basket and filled it with bread from the cupboard, laying a white cloth over the top. Then she looked down at her feet and noticed how old and worn her shoes were. "They surely will never do for a long Journey, Toto," she said. And Toto looked up Into her face with his little black eyes and wagged his tall to show he knew what she meant. At that moment Dorothy saw lying on the table the sliver shoes that had belonged to the Witch of the East. "I wonder If they will fit me." she said to Toto. "They would be Just the thing to take a long walk in, for they could not wear out." She took off her old leather shoes and tied on the silver ones, which fitted her as well as If they had been made for her. Finally she picked up her basket. "Come along, Toto," she said, "we will go to the Emerald City and ask was about her. There were neat fences at the sides or me roaa. painted a dainty blue color, and be yond them were fields of grain and vegetables In abundance. Evidently tho Munchklns were good farmers and able to raise largo crops. Once in a while she would pass a house, and the people came out to look at her and bow low as she went by; for everyone knew she had been the means of de stroying the wicked witch and setting them free from bondage. The bouses of the Munchklns were odd looking dwellings, for each was round, with a big dome for a roof. All were painted blue, for In this country of the East blue was the favorite color. Towards evening, when Dorothy was tired with her long walk and be gan to wonder where she should pass the night, she came to a house rather larger than the rest. On the green lawn before it many men and women were dancing. Five little fiddlers played as loudly as possible and the people were laughing .and singing, while a big table near by was loaded with delicious fruits and nuts, pie and cakes, and many othor good things to eat. The people greeted Dorothy kindly, and invited her to supper and to pass the night with them; for this was the home of one of the richest Munchklns In the land, and bis friends were gath ered with him to celebrate their free dom from the bondage of the wicked witch. Dorothy ate a hearty supper and was waited upon by the rich Munch kin himself, whose name was Boq. Then she sat down upon a settee and watched the people dance. When Doq saw ber silver shoes he said: "You must be a great sorceress." "Why?" asked the girl. "Because you wear silver Bhoes and have killed the wicked witch. Be sides, you have white in your frock, and ouly witches and sorceresses wear white." "My dress la blue and white checked," said Dorothy, smoothing out the wrinkles in it. "It Is kind of you to wear that," said Boq. "lilue is the color of the Munch klns, and white is the witch color; so we know you are a friendly witch." Dorothy did not know what to say to this, for all the people seemed to think her a witch, and Bhe know very well she was only an ordinary little girl who had come by- the chance of a cyclone Into a strange land. When she had tired watching the dancing, Boq led her into the house, where he gave her a room with a BICYCLE RUNS COFFEE MILL; Illustration Showing Ingenious Man ner In which Kansas city Grocer Gets Power. A Kansas City grocer has an in genious arrangement by which be grinds coffee for his customers and gets healthy exercise at the same time. When considerable coffee is to be ground, be props his bicycle up as SPOILED. ORIGIN OF THE STORE SIGNS Barber Pole and Three Golden Balls of the Pawnbroker Have Been Used for Years. Two of the most common signs to be Been in our city streets are tho barber's pole and the three golden balls of the pawnbroker. These have been in use so many years that their original meaning is, to many, quite unknown. It is said that the red stripe which winds around the barber pole 1b meant to represent a bandage bound about a human arm. For in early days the barber acted as a sur geon as well as a cutter of hair. He was able to fill this office because ut that time it was the common belief that all illness was caused by having too much blood In the body. Conse quently, it was thought, the best thing to do was to bleed the sick one. A barber was called, and ho undertook ALARM CLOCK CAUSES HAVOC the task of puncturing a biooa vessel Creates Much Amusement for Passen gers on Street Car by Sounding at Wrong Time. Bicycle Furnlehes Power. shown In the illustration, connects its rear wheel by pulley to the coffee grinder, and stations a boy at the hopper to pour the coffee in, says Popular Mechaulcs. He then mounts the bicycle and begins to tread Blow lv. as if climbing a steep hill, then gradually Increases his speed and bends low over the handle bars until the coffee mill is fairly humming. in the arm; then, after he thought sufficient blood had flowed, he would bandage the wound. The three goljen balls were used as a commercial sign by early Ital ian merchants who lived In the days when the powerful Medici family held sway in Florence. The three golden balls were a pi.rt of the crest of arms of the Medici family. There were some representatives of this family among the merchants. Theso used the sign above the doors of their shops, and it became a well-known emblem In the neighborhood of the city. Fi nally some of the Italian merchants found their way to England, and there opened the first money-lending estab lishments under the sign of the three balls. Later the use of the emblem became common to all money-lenders. NOVEL ILLUSPi OF COINS Excellent Pastime Can Be Demon strated at the Dinner Table with Napkin Rings. Place four coins in the positions shown at the top of this diagram, and i i i f 1 I 3 There was once a nice lady who went down to the store and bought an alarm clock so that she could wake up early in the morning and her children wouldn't always be late to school. The man at the store was very polite, and he wound it up for her and set it off, and it made a most terrific racket. Tho lady said she'd never be able to sleep through that, so she bought it, and the man put it in a box and wrapped it up in paper. The lady started for home and got into a car. The lady opposite her had a little fox errier on ner lap wun a pink ribbon on his collar. He was sit ting there Just as quiet as a Teddy bear. Next to her was a lady with a little boy who was eating a little round cake. The fox terrier was watch-, tng his hand go up and down to his mouth, hoping there would be some left for him. That was why he was bo good. Suddenly the peace and quiet of the car was broken by a sound a loud, insistent, penetrating sound. It came from the package the lady was hold ing. It was the alarm-clock, which was going oft as hard as it could. Then the little dog Jumped to his feet and barked furiously at the package, and the little boy was so frightened that be dropped his cake, which rolled to the middle of the floor. Then like a flash the dog Jumped from the lady's lap and gobbled up that cake in about three-quarters of a second, whereat the little boy wept long and loud. Meanwhile the clock kept otTunwearl ly and all the people in the car turned round and stared, till tho lady had to untie the strings and unwrap the par cel and turn off the alarm. The clock stopped ringing, the dog stopped bark ing, and the boy's mother gave him another cake, so everything was peaceful again. Biggs Walter, thla steak ii too tough to cut Take it back. Walter Sorry, air, but I can't; you've bent It BABY HORRIBLY BURNED. By Boiling Grease Skin All Came OtT One Side of Face and Head- Thought Her Disfigured for Life. Used Cktlcura: No 8oar Left "My baby was sitting beside. (& fender and we were preparing- the breakfast when the frying-pan full ot boiling grease was upset and it went all over one Bide ot ber face and bead. Some one wiped the scald with a towel, pulling the entire skin off. W took her to a doctor. He tended ber a week and gave me some stuff to put on. But it all festered and I thought the baby was disfigured for life. I used about three boxes of Cutlcura, Ointment and it was wonderful how it healed. In about five weeks It was better and there wasn't a mark to telt where the scald bad been. Her skin la Just like velvet. Mrs. Hare, 1, Henry St., South Shields, Durham, England, March 22, 1908." Potter Drug A Cbem. Corp Bole Prop, BoMoo. Consumptives Need Not Leave Home. Consumption can be cured, or ar rested, in any section of the United States, and tho percentage of cures in the east and the west is nearly the same. Any physician, therefore, who sends a person to the southwest with out sufficient funds, or in an advanced or dying stage of the disease, is guilty of cruelty to his patient Renewed efforts are being made to stop this practice, and to encourage the build ing of small local hospitals in every city and town in the country. At tempts are also being made in South ern California and in Texas to ex clude indigent consumptives or to send them back to the east Not Ambiguous at All. The donkey is or has been asso ciated with party politics 1& other countries besides our own. In one of England's elections a can didate for parliament, the late Lord Bath, called attention to himself by means of a donkey over whose back two panniers were slung, bearing a ribbon band on which was printed: "Vote for Papa." It must be added, however, that In each pannier stood one of Lord Bath's daughters. Youth's Companion. , Sage Advice for Husbands. - Rev. Father Bernard Vaughan, S. J, thus advises husbands about theli wives: "Never attempt to check the flowing tide of her talk. Let her talk on while you possess your soul Id peace. Remember that a woman needs many more safety valves and outlets for her temperament Be patient with her." Coin Illusion. TO CARRY DYNAMITE SAFELY 8trlctly Businesslike. He American girls who marry for elgn titles don't deserve any credit She They don't ask any; they pay cash. Witch of the North. the great Oz how to get back to Kan sas again." She closed the door, locked It, and put the key carefully In tho pocket of her dress. And so, with Toto trotting along soberly behind her, Bhe started on her Journey. There were several roads near by, but It did not take her long to find the one paved with yellow brick. Within a short time she was walking briskly toward tho Emerald City, her silver shoes tinkling merrily on the hard, yellow roadbed. The sun shone bright and tho birds sang sweet and Dorothy did not feel nearly as bad as you might think a little girl would who had been suddenly whisked away from her own country and set down in the mldat of a strango land. Bhe was surprised as she walked along, to see bow pretty the country "We Know You Are a Friendly Witch." pretty bed in it The sheets were made ot blue cloth, and Dorothy slept soundly in them till morning, with Toto curled up on the blue rug beside her. She ate a hearty breakfast, and watched a wee Munchkln baby, who played with Toto and pulled his tall and crowed and laughed in a way that greatly amused Dorothy. Toto was a fine curiosity to all the people, for they had never seen a dog before. "How for is it to the Emerald City?" the girl asked. "I do not know," answered Boq, gravely, "for I have never been there. It is better for people to keep away from Oz, unless they have business with him. But it is a long way to the Emerald City, and it will take you many days. The country here is rich and pleasant, but you must pass through rough and dangerous places before you reach the end ot your Jour ney." This worried Dorothy a little, but she knew that only the great Oz could help her get to Kansas again, so she bravely resolved not to turn back. She bade her friends good by, and again started along the road ot yellow brick. When she had gono several miles she thought she would stop to rest, and so climbed to the top ot the fence beside the road and sat down. There was a great cornfield beyond the fence, and not far away she saw a Scarecrow, placed high on a pole to keep the birds from the ripe corn. Dorothy leaned her chin upon her hand and gazed thoughtfully at the Scarecrow. Its head was a small sack stuffed with straw, with eyes, nose and mouth painted on it to rep resent a faco. An old, pointed blue hat, that had belonged to some Munchkln, was perched on this head, and the rest of the figure was a blue suit of clothes, worn and faded, which had also been stuffed with straw. On the feet were some old boots with blue tops, such as every man wore in this country, and the figure was raised above the stalks of corn by means ot the pole stuck up its back. (TO BE CONTINUED.) attempt, or challenge some one to at tempt, without measuring, to move the single coin down In a straight line until the spaces from C to D on either side exactly equal the distance from A to B. It must drop as far as is shown In the illustration, which seems to the unaided eye to be too far. This excellent illusion can be shown as an after dinner trick with four napkin rings. How State Rooms Were Named. When they first had steamboats on the Mississippi river they had no sleeping rooms on board. Later a bright captain conceived the Idea of hnvlno- the rooms named for the states through which the boat passed. This nroved Buch a success that trav elers always made a rush for the rooms named for their awn states unit much conseaueut trouble arose. Finally the state names were dis carded, but that was the beginning of the stateroom. On some steamers to-dav the name "Texas" clings to one room, but it is the room where ih, rraw ent and travelers are not particularly Interested in it. THE REASON. By Ellen Mortimer. Agent In Oregon Uses Method Illus trated to Deliver Explosives to Customers. A dynamite agent in Salem, Ore., uses the method nere illustrated in Vh Hauling Dynamite. delivering the explosive to his cus tomers, says Popular Mechanics. He finds the motorcycle and Its attendant truck an easy and safe means of get ting rapidly over the ground. It is hardly necessary to state, however. that he does not attempt to break speed records. Quakers' Meeting. The players in this game kneel upon the ground on one knee and rest their hands upon the other knee, twiddling their thumbs all the time. The one at the head of the line asks the others: "Frle"nds, did you hear of Brother Obndlah's death, and how be died?' The answer will be: "No, how did he die?" Then the leader says: "With one finger up, with one eye shut, and with one shoulder awry." As he speaks he must suit his actions to bis words, and the company must follow suit. Should any one fall to do so they must pay a forfeit. In of the elm tree the orloU the top ninn. inii rail to till mate below; Oh, ao lightly the broeie awayt the bough a he amgi. As If 't were afraid 'moat to blow! There's a dear little neat cloiely hidden from alght That hang from a bough near by; Buttonhole Trick. Pass a string (about two feet long, with the ends tied together) through a buttonhole of your coat. After hooking a thumb in each loop ot the string hook the little fingers Into the upper strings of tho opposite hand The string will look very complicated when the hands are drawn outward. To pull out the string loose tne hold of the right thumb and left little finger and draw the hands apart smartly. Then the string win appear That's why Peter la elnging with all hie t(J nave fceon pulled through your but- fm ws place la the tree so Wfh. I tonhole. 8ENSE ABOUT FOOD Facts About Food Worth Knowing. It is a serious question sometimes to know Just what to eat when a per son's stomach is out of order and most foods cause trouble. Grape-Nuts food can be taken at any time with the certainty tha it will digest. Actual experience of people is valuable to anyone Interested in foods. A Terre Haute woman writes: "I had suffered with Indigestion for about four years, ever since an attack of ty phoid fever, and at times could eat nothing but the very lightest food, and then suffer such agony with my stomach I would wish I never had to eat anything. "I was urged to try Grape-Nuts and since using it I do not have to starve myself any more, but I can eat It at any time and feel nourished and satis fled, dyspepsia is a thing ot the past and I am now strong and well. "My husband also had an experience with Grape-Nuts. He was very weak and sickly in the spring. Could not attend to his work. He was under the doctor's care but mcd "e did not seem to do him any goor atil he be gan to leave off ordinary cjl and use Grape-Nuts. It was pof my surpris ing to see the change ! mi. He grew better right off, and i urally he had none but words of p.. jo for Grape- Nuts. uur Doy tninKs ne cannot eat a meal without Grape-Nuts, and he learns so fast at school that his teach er and other scholars comment on it I am satisfied that it Is because ot the great nourishing elements la Grape-Nuts." , "There's a Reason." It contains the phosphate of potash from wheat and barley which combine wun aiDumen to make the gray mat ter to dally refill the brain and nerve centers. It la a pity that people do not know what to feed their children. There are many mothers who give their young sters almost any kind of food and when they become slok begin to pour the medicine down them. The real way Is to stick to proper food and be healthy and get along without med icine and expense. Ever r4 the above letter A new anferara from time to tine. Thry latere I, MJ"