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The NcwsHerald NEWS HERALD PUll. CO. Publishers PLATT8MOUTH, I NEBRASKA (L'ODvrliftit. by llw iiiibiiM-Alcrnll Co.) I,. Krnnk liuum & W. W. (Copyright by Denduw.) 8YN0P3I3. Dorothy lived In Kansnn with Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. A cyi'lonn llftrrt their home Into the air, Dorothy fiilllnn aalefp mldnt the eirltnment. A rraHh awakened tier. The house had landed In a country of marveloui beauty. Uroupi of queer little people greeted her to the Ind of HunchUlnii. The holme had killed their enemy, the wicked witch of Koet. Dor othy took the wltrh'a allver ehoee. She utarted for the Kinerald City to find the "Wlinrd of Oz, who, she was promised, tnijrht find a way to send her back to Kanaas, Dorothy releaaed a acarecrow, Riving him life. lie waa dcilrou of ac quiring bralna and atarted with Iter to the wizard to get them. The acarecrow told hla hlatnry. They met a tin wood man who longed for a heart. He alxo Joined them. They came upon a terrible lion. The lion confeiaed he had no cour age. He decided to accompany them to the Wizard of Ol to get enine. The acare crow In pushing the raft became Im paled upon hla pole In the middle of the river. i CHAPTER VIII. Continued. "What can we do to save him?" asked Dorothy. The Lion and the Woodman both shook their heads, for they did not know. So they Bat down upon the bank and gazed wistfully at the Scare crow until a Stork flew by, which, see ing them, stopped to rest at the wa ter's edge. "Who are you, and where are you going?" asked the Stork. "I am Dorothy," answered the girl; "and these are my friends, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion; and we are going to the Emerald City." "This Isn't the road," said the Stork, as she twisted her long neck and looked sharply at the queer party. "I know It," returned Dorothy, "but we have lost the Scarecrow, and are wondering how we shall get hlra again." j "Where Is he?" asked the Stork. "Over there in the river," answered the girl. "If he wasn't so big and heavy 1 would get him for you," remarked the Stork. "He Isn't heavy a bit," said Doro thy, eagerly, "for he Is stuffed with straw; and if you will bring him back to us we shall thank you ever and ever so much." "Well, I'll try," said the Stork; "but If I find he is too heavy to carry I shall have to drop him in the river again." So the big bird flew Into the air and over the water till she came to where the Scarecrow was perched upon his polo. Then tho Stork with her great claws grabbed the Scarecrow by the arm and carried him up into the air and back to the bank, where Dorothy and the Lion and tho Tin Woodman and Toto were sitting. When the Scarecrow found himself among his friends again he was so happy that he hugged them all, even the Lion and Tolo; and as they walked along ho sang "Tol-de-rl de oh!" at every step, he felt so gay. "I was afraid I should have to stay In the river forever," he said, "but the kind Stork saved me, and if I ever get cny brains I shall find tho Stork again and do It some kindness In return." "That's all rlht," said the Stork, 'ho was flying along beside them. "I lways like to help any one in trouble. The Stork. But I must go now, for my babies are waiting in the nest for me. I hope you will find the Emerald City and that Oz will help you." "Thank you," replied Dorothy, and then the kind Stork flow into the air and was soon out of sight. . They walked along listening to the singing of the bright-colored birds and looking at the lovely flowers which now uccnme so thick that tho ground was carpeted with them There were big yellow and white ami blue and purple blossoms, besides I Ifinfe I Wizard ofOz By L. Frank Baum great clusters cf scarlet popples, hlch were so brlllinnt In color they almost dazzled Dorothy's eyes. "Aren't they beautiful?" the girl asked, as sho breathed lu the spicy scent of the flowers. "I suppose so," answered the Scare crow. "When I have brains I shall probably like them better." "If I only had a heart I should love them," added the Tin Woodman. "I always did like flowers," said the Lion; "they seem so helpless and frail. But there are none In the forest so bright as these." They now came upon more and more of the big scarlet poppies, and fewer and fewer of the other flowers; and soon they found themselves In the midst of a great meadow of pop ples. Now It Is well known that when there are many of these flowers to gether their odor Is so powerful that any one who breathes It falls asleep, and if the sleeper Is not carried away from the scent of the flowers he sleeps on and on forever. But Doro thy did not know this, nor could she get away from the bright red flowers that were everywhere about; so pres ently her eyes grew heavy and she felt she must sit down to rest and to sleep. But the Tin Woodman would not let her do this. "We must hurry and get back to tho road of yellow brick before dark," he said; and tho Scarecrow agreed with him. So they kept walking until Dor- "The Stork Carried Him Into the Air." othy could stand no longer. Her eyes closed in spite of herself and she for got whero she was and fell among the poppies, fast asleep. "What shall we do?" asked the Tin Woodman. "If we leave her here she will die," said the Lion. "The smell of the flow ers Is killing us all. I myself can scarcely keep my eyes open and the dog Is asleep already." It was true; Toto had fallen down beside his little mistress. But the Scarecrow and tho Tin Woodman, not being made of flesh, were not troubled by the scent of the flowers. "Run fast," said the Scarecrow to the Lion, "and got. out of this deadly flower-bed as soon as you can. We will bring the little girl with us, but If you should fall asleep you are too big to be carried." So the Lion aroused himself and bounded forward as fast as he could go. In a moment he was out of sight "Let us make a chair with our hands and carry her," said tho Scare crow. So they picked up Toto and put the dog In Dorothy's lap, and then they ninde a chair with their hands for the seat and their arms for the arms and carried the sleeping girl be tween them through the flowers. On and on they walked, and It seemed that the great carpet of dead ly flowers that surrounded them would never end. They followed the bend of the river, and at last came upon their friend the Lion, lying fast asleep among the popples. The flowers had been too strong for the huge beast and he had given up at last and fallen only a short distance from the end' of the poppy-bed, where the sweet grass spread in beautiful green fields before them. "We can do nothing for him," said the Tin Woodman, sadly; "for ho is much too heavy to lift. We must leave him here to Bleep on forever, and per haps he will dream that he has found courage at last." "I'm sorry," said the Scarecrow; "the Lion was a very good comrade Spaniard Seen Illustration of Courtesy and Hospital ity It Would Bo Hard to Find Match For. Havelock Ellis, In his "Soul of Spain," has revealed intimately and charmingly the temperament ot the Spanish people. According to him, the Spaniard is still fundamentally primitive. In proof of his possession of the primal instincts of hospitality and charity he quotes the following anecdote from an AragoneBe newspa per ot a fow years ago, at a time when there was much distress in Aragon. A laborer out of work came on the highroad determined to rob the first person he met. This was a man with a wagon. The laborer bado him halt, and demanded his money. "Here are $30. all that I have." the detained man replied. "There is nothing left for me but robbery. My family are dying of hunger," the aggressor said, apologet ically, and proceeded to put the money in his pocket; but as he did so his mind changed. "Take this, chlco," he said, hand ing back (20. "One Is enough for me." "Would you like anything I have In the cart?" asked tho wagoner, Im pressed by this generosity. "Yes," said the mun. "Take this for one so cowardly. But let us go on." They carried the sleeping girl to a pretty spot beside tho river, far enough from tho poppy field to pre vent her breathing any more of the poison of the flowers, and here they luid her gently on the soft grass and waited for the fresh breeze to waken her. CHAPIX The"Qieei oMfeg "We cannot be far from the road of yellow brick, now," remarked the Scarecrow, as he stood beside the girl, "for we have come nearly as far as the river carried us away." The Tin Woodman was about to re ply when he heard a low growl, and turning his head (which worked beau tifully on hinges) he saw a strange beast come bounding over the grass towards them. It was, Indeed, a great yellow wildcat, and the Woodman thought It must be chasing something, for its ears were lying close to its head and Its mouth was wide open, showing two rows ot ugly teeth, while Its red eyes glowed like balls of fire. As It came nearer the Tin Woodman saw that running before the beast was a little gray field-mouse, and although he had no heart he knew it was wrong for the wildcat to try to kill such a pretty, harmless crea ture. So the Woodman raised his ax, and as the wildcat ran by he gave it a quick blow that cut the beast's head clean off from Its body, and It rolled over at his feet in two pieces. Tho field-mouse, now that it was freed from Its enemy, stopped short; and coming slowly up to the Wood man it said, In a squeaky little voice: "Oh, thank you! Thank you ever so much for saving my life." "Don't speak of it, I beg of you," re plied the Woodman. "I have no heart, you know, so I am careful to help all those who may need a friend, even If it happens to be only a mouse." "Only a mouse!" cried the little ani mal, Indignantly; "why, I am a Queen the Queen of all the field-mice!" "Oh. Indeed," said the Woodman, making a bow. "Therefore you have done a great deed, as well as a brave one, In saving my life," added the Queen. At that moment several mice were seen running up as fast as their llttlo legs could carry them, and when they saw their Queen they exclaimed: "Oh, your majesty, we thought you would be killed! How did you man age to escape the great Wildcat?" and they all bowed so low to the little Queen that they almost stood upon their heads.' "This funny tin man," she an Bwered, "killed the Wildcat and saved Queen of tho Field Mice. my life. So hereafter you must all serve hlra, and obey his slightest wish." "We will!" cried all the mice, In a shrill chorus. And then they scam pered In all directions, for Toto had awakened from his sleep, and seeing all these mice around him he gave ono bark of delight and Jumped right Into the middle of the group. Toto had always loved to chase mice when he lived in Kunsas, and he saw no harm in it. But the Tin Woodman caught the dog In his arms and held him tight, while he called to the mice: "Come back! come back! Toto shall not hurt you." (TO BE CONTINUED.) at His Best dollar back. too. I had better have some rice and some beans." The wagoner handed over a bag of eataoles, and then held out five dollars, which, however, the laborer refused. "Take them for luck money," said the wagoner. "I owe you that." And only so was the would be rob ber persuaded to accept. Youth's Companion. British Naval Supremacy. British naval supremacy Is said to date from the time of Alfred the Great, who claimed and enforced for English ships of war the right to be snluted first. Through the following centuries this claim was continuously disputed and objected to until 1673, when the Dutch agreed to strike their colors to the English in British wa ters. Though the sama honor had long been exacted from French ves sels, France formally agreed to the same recognition in 1704. Lose No Trme with Burn. Bear In mind that quick treatment of a burn will not only relieve Buffer ing but will frequently remove all danger of permanent senrs. Baking soda, scrnped raw potato, lard, olive oil, niolnsses and even milk are ef ficacious, much of tho virtue of the cure depeuding upon a speedy application. Foolish Love By HELEN T IS Ponernllv norrnol I. o v "fivv unit hik iiuk nuu rriui mm I toward matrimony which is shown by the young men of to-day Lineny is erne to the increased cost of living and the much higher degree of style which "everybody who is anybody" is expected to keep up. It is only among tho laboring classes, where the wife practically is self-supporting, that men feel that they really can afTord to marry upon an income which 50 years ago their fathers would have regarded as more than ample. Also it is a fact which is less in evidence that manv young men dread the expense of courtship almost, if not quite, as much as mat of matrimony, and this is one answer to the oft-propounded ques tion: "Why don't the men propose?" There are some women who make their lovers veritable purse slaves. Often, let it be hoped, this is done in thoughtlessness, but many girls, to use a homely but expressive phrase, "sponge" upon their lovers. They never are satisfied unless the poor men keep thorn liberally sup plied with candy and flowers, frequently take them to theaters or concerts. and make them handsome presents mas, birthday, bt. alentine s, or any other pretext offers a good excuse. And if, as often indeed, usuallyis the case, the man has to earn his own living, these outlays seriously affect his pocket. It is a lamentable fact that there who, as a matter of course, accept in spending money on them which, must know either is saved by denying themselves necessaries, or what is worse? borrowed without pros pect of speedy repayment. However, it must be admitted that it by no means always is the young woman's fault. Often her lover gives her no chance of acting sensibly. The amount of ingenuity which some men evince in order to conceal the real state of an empty purse truly is marvelous. The girl who asks that rifice his prospects for her pleasure and to gratify her vanity is the kind of girl who should be left alone. Reasons Why Many Girls Fall By ELIZABETH McCULLEM sunny southland. And thus it went. From Wisconsin, Michigan and the rural dis tricts of almost every state in the nation had come these girls and young women, from the farms and the country towns. And what is the reason that so many unfortunates come from the country? It is because they are born and brought up in their country homes without any knowledge of the life of the big cities and its temp tations. The result is that those girls leave their homes in the country and come to the city in search of work entirely unprepared for the battle they will be forced to make against the evil of the big city. In a majority of cases the young women found positions and started to work with every intention of making names for themselves. They took the first misstep and from that point to the underworld is but a short distance. The fault lies partially with the parents back in the rural homes, who raised their children without giving them a proper view of life in its various phases. Ten-Hour Labor I stores Law for Women By MYER A. PARADICE people who are ready or who are compelled to sacrifice their health and welfare for a little consideration, but laws are made for the betterment of the majority of the people and this is cer tainly a benefit to most working people, and as long as it is a law on the statute books of Illinois it will gradually produce better conditions for all working classes in all shops. Kvcry reform movement meet3 opposi tion from various sources and for different realms and this measure is no exception, but the world moves onward just the same. Mothers Should Know Their Girls By ANNA GOLDBERG uUmts of hot' daughter, Imtiiii Yes, the lust friend ni:d Itr.c Reasons Why Men Don't Marry OLDFIELD U ,.- .l ...:.... whenever an occasion such as Christ are some women, not to say manv, devotion of their lovers as manifested if they reflected for an instant, they a man shall sac A large majority of the girls and young women who are inmates of the evil resorts in Chicago are country born and bred. In a recent investigation of conditions in the "red light" district the searcher found that in a majority of eases the girls came from good homes in rural neighborhoods. One was from a little settlement beyond the Canadian border. Another came from, a little town iu the backwoods of Maine. An other had but recently left a prosperous farm home on the Minnesota prairie, and still another was from a good home in the The complaint of I. Frances in regard to the 10-hour labor law for women is not bo strange. The comparison of girls in shons with those working in ilonnrtmnnr '3 Perhaps correct, but the people who interested themselves in and who were active in passing the 10-hour bill in the last- legislature worked hard to include de partment stores, too, but found the opposi tion too strong to overcome and rather than have the bill defeated compromised on this point. It may also be true that this law will cause inconvenience to some Do all mothers know where their daugh- ' tors spend their leisure time? I am speak ing of girls from 15 to 18 years. Some mothers do not know that their young daughters blockade tho streets with un principled young boys. It is true when the girl comes from work she must not stay indoors. She must have recreation , and pleasure. It is very proper for her to belong to a respectable club of girls, where she enn gain education and pleasure. There are many good ways whore every ynuni; :rirl em dispose of her spare moments. I'mt it is the mother who must know the whero- ,-( mother is the host toucher of h( child. her ill the world the mother. FREED AT LAST From the Awful Tortures of Kidney Disease. Mrs. Rachel Ivie, Henrietta, Texas, ays: "I would be ungrateful If I did. not tell what Doan's Kidney Pills have done for me. Fifteen, years kidney trouble clung to me, my ex istence was one of misery and for two whole years I was un able to go out of the house. My back ached all the time and I was utterly weak, unable at times to walk without assistance. The kidney secretions were very irregular. Doan's Kidney Pills restored me to good fcealth, and I am able to do as much, work as the average woman, though learly eighty years old." Remember the name Doan's. Sold by all dealers. CO cents a box. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. He Bit. Ex-Police Commissioner Bingham of New York said of graft at a recent dinner: "The grafter Isn't so easily caught; he Isn't quite so naive as an old fellow they used to tell about In Andover. "This old fellow was suspected of tampering with the church collections. A couple of clumsy traps that were set for him failed to work. Then one day a young deacon walked past hla house leading a new horse. "That's a fine horse, deacon, the old fellow shouted. 'Did you buy him at the fair?' '"Yes," said the deacon. Then, aa the other came nearer, he added: '"I bought him with my pickings out of the collection plate.' "The old man looked horrified. "'Good gracious!' he said. 'I've often taken enough myself to buy a hat or a pair of trousers; but, deacon, in takln' enough to buy a horse ain't ye committin a positive sin!'" Definite Location. Every visitor at the new capltol at Harrlsburg, Pa., who gets as far as the registration room, Is expected to write his name In a big book, together with his birthplace and present resi dence, says the Troy Times. Not long ago, when a crowd of excursion ists visited the grounds and buildings, a stout girl started to register. She paused, pen poised in air, and called out to an elderly lady, com fortably seated in a big chair, "Mon, vere vas I borned at?" "Vat you vant to know dat for?" "Dis man vants to put It in der big book." "Ach," answered the mother, "you know veil enough In dar old stone house." True Representative of Race. Dr. Bethmann-Hollweg may claim this distinction, that he Is the first German chancellor to wear a beard. Bismarck hastened to shave bis off when he entered upon diplomacy, and showed his rivals and enemies a massive Jaw and clear-cut chin; and he shaved to the end, v.'Hh an inter val enforced by neuralgia In the early '80s. As a soldier, too Caprivl shaved, all but his mustache, and so did Ilohenlohe and Bulow. But Bethmann-Hollweg is gaunt, rugged, hir sute, pt.n-Germanlc. And There Are Others. The cook had been called away to a sick sister, and so the newly wed mis tress of the bouse undertook, with the aid of the maid, o get the Sunday luncheon. The little maid, who had been struggling in the kitchen with a coffee mill that would not work, con fessed that she had forgotten to wash the lettuce. "Well, never mind. Pearl. Go on with the coffee and I'll do it," said the considerate mistress. "Where do they keep the soap?" FOOD QUESTION Settled with Perfect Satisfaction by a Dyspeptic. It's not n easy matter to satisfy all the members of the family at meal time as every housewife knows. And when the husband has dyspep sia and can't eat the simplest ordinary food without causing trouble, the food Question becomes doubly annoying. An IlllnoiSjWoman writes: "My husband's health was poor, be had no appetite for anything I could get for him, it seemed. "He was hardly able to work, was taking medicine continually, and aa soon as he would feel better would go to work again only to give up in & few weeks. He suffered severely with stomach trouble. "Tired of everything I had been able to get for him to eat, one day seeing an advertisement abr.. Grape-Nuts, I got some and tried It for breakfast the next morning. "We all thought It was pretty good although we had no idea of using it regularly. But when my husband came home at night he asked for Grape Nuts. "It was the same text day and I had to get It right along, because whea we would get to tho table tho question. 'Have you any Grape-Nuts' was a reg ular thing. So I began to buy it by the dozen pkgs. "My husband's health began to Im prove right along. I sometimes felt offended when I'd make something I thought he would like for a chnnge. and still henr tho same old question, 'Have you any Grape-Nuts?' "He got so well that for tho last two years he has hardly lost a day from his work, and we are still using Grape-Nuts." Rend tho book, "Tho Road to Wellvllle," in pkgs. "There- a reason." l'.v-r rrnil he above loMcrf A nnr ntif niipcnr from lime tti (line. They are Ki-uulur, true, and full ot human latrnrnt.