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Wizard
oOz
L Frank Bourn
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(Copyright by I.. Frank Baum W. W.
Dsnslowr.)
6YN0P8IS.
Porotliv llvflrt In Kansas with Aunt Em
and Uncle Henry. A cyclone lifted tlielr
home Into the air, Dorothy falling; asleep
amidst the excitement. A ithhIi awakened
her. The house had landed In a country
of marvelous beauty. Groups of queer
llttto people greeted her to the I -and ot
Muncbklm. The houne had killed their
enemy, the wicked witch of Hunt. Dor
othy took the wltch'a silver shoes. Bhe
started for the Emerald City to find the
Wizard of Ox, who, she wua promised,
might find a way to aend her back ts
Kansas. Dorothy relented a acareerow,
Rlvlna him life. Ha wua desirous of ac
jiilrltia brulna and started with her to
the wiiard to net them. The acareerow
' told hla history. They met a tin wood
man who longed for a heart. He also
Joined them. They caina upon a terrible
lion. The lion confessed he had no cour
age. He decided to accompany them to
the Wiiard of Oa to get some. The acare
erow In puahlns; the raft became Im
paled upon hla pole In the middle of the
river. The acareerow wan rescued by
friendly stork. They entered a poppy
Meld, which caused Dorothy to fall
aaleep. The acareerow and tin woodman
yeacued her and her dog from the deadly
(lowers. The lion fell asleep and being too
heavy to lift, was left. Oft the search for
the rond of yellow brick which led to the
Kmernld Ctly they met a wild cat and
field mice. The woodman killed the wild
rat. Tho queen mouse became friendly.
Bhe Bent thousands uf her mice aubjects
to draw the lion away from the poppy
field. Dorothy awoke from her long
aleep. They started again on the Emer
ald City road. They came to a fence,
painted green. There were farmers of
rrreen, houses of green and people dressed
n green. It was the Land of Ol. They
met the guardian of the gates. lie de
scribed the power of the Wlinrd of Oi.
All put on green spectacles as the bright
ness and glory of Emerald City blinded
them. The wlinrd decided to receive one
of the party each day. All were put In
green rooma. Dorothy went to the throne
room. In a chair sparkling with emer
alds ahe beheld an enormous head with
out body, .legs or arms, bigger than the
biggest giant. "I am Os. the great and
terrible .,T aald the head. Ot told hor that
when ahe killed the wicked witch of the
East he would send her home. The scare
crow, admitted to the presence of a beau
tiful lady, who aald ahe was the wlsnrd,
waa promised brains when he killed the
witch. The woodman beheld a terrible
beast with a head of a rhinoceros and
five eyes. The wl-ard promised lilm a
heart If he would slay the witch. The
Jlon saw a ball of Are and A voice from
the object promised him courage If he
elew the witch. The sourch commenced.
The witch saw the party when It entered
licr domain and caused a puck of wolves
to attack It. The- woodman killed the
wolves. She sent crows which the aenre.
crow scared and killed. Hees were dis
patched next, but the woodman received
the stings. Klnully winged monkeys took
them prisoner and conveyed them to
!."" wJlfhery. iHirothy threw water on
the wicked witch, destroying her. Dor
othy rescued the lion, woodman and
acareerow. Hhe found a charmed golden
cup and started hack to Ox. Bhe be--ame
lost. Bhe used the cup to call the
winged monkeys who took them to the
Ktnerald rity. The charmed pup's story
was told. Dorothy discovered the wizard
to be a humbug. He told his life slory.
CHAPTER XV Continued.
The wizard continued his life
Btory. Ho said: "The balloon came
down gradually, and I was not
hurt a bit. Hut I found myself
In the midst of a strange people, who,
Beelng me ome from the clouds,
thought I wna a great Wizard. Of
course I let tllom think so, because
they were afraid of me, and promised
to do anything I wished them to.
"Just to amuse myself, and keep the
good people busy. I ordered thm in
build this city, and uiy palace; and
luey did it all willingly and well. Then
I thought, as the country wan so green
and beautiful. 1 would call It the Em
erald City, and to make the name fit
better I put green snectaclea on nil
the people, so that everything they
saw waa green.
"But Isn't everything here green?
asked Dorothy.
"No more than In anv other Htv
replied Oz: "but when VOU wear croon
spectacles, why, of course, everything
you see looks green to you. The Em
crald City was built a great many
years ago. for l was a vnuno- men
when the balloon bi ought me here,
and I am a very old man now. But
my people have worn green glasses on
their eyes so lone that mnst nt thnm
think It really Is an Emerald City, and
H certainly is a beautiful place,
abounding In Jewels and precious
metals, and every good thing that ts
needed to make one happy. I have
been good to the Deonle. and thev
like me; but ever since this palace
was Duut i nave shut myself up and
would not see any of them.
"One of my greatest fears was the
Pitches, for while I had no magical
powers at all I soon found out that
the Witches were really able to do
wonderful things. There were four
of them in this country, and they
ruled the people who live in the North
-nd South and East and West. For
tunately, the Witches of the North
and South were good, and I knew they
would do me no harm; but the Witches
of the East and West were terribly
wicked, and bad they not thought I
was more powerful than they them
selves, they would surely have de
stroyed me. As it was, I lived p dead
ly fear of them for many years; so
you can imagine now pleased I was
when I heard your house had fallen on
the Wicked Witch of the East. When
you came to me I was willing to prom
lae. anything If you would only do
.way with the other Witch; but, now
that you have malted her, I im
ashamed to say that I cannot keep my
promises."
"I think you are a very bad man,"
.said Dorothy.
"Oh, no, my dear; I'm really a very
good man; but I'm a very bad Wizard,
1 must admit."
"Can't you give me brains?" asked
the Scarecrow.
"You don't need them. You are
learning something every day. A baby
has brains, but it doesn't know much.
Experience Is the only thing that
brings knowledge, and the longer you
are on earth the more experience you
are sure to get."
"That may all be true," said the
Scarecrow, "but I shall be very un
happy unless you give me brains."
The false wizard looked at him
carefully.
"Well," he said, with a sigh, "I'm
not much of a magician, as I said; but
if you will come to me tomorrow
morning, I will stuff your beud with
brains. I cannot tell you how to use
them, however; you must find that out
for yourself."
"Oh, thank you thank you!" cried
the Scarecrow. "I'll find a way to use
them, never fear!"
"But how about my courage?" asked
the Lion, anxiously.
"You have plenty of courage, I am
sure," answered Oz. "All you need is
confidence in yourself. There Is no
living thing that Is not afraid when it
faces danger. True courage Is in facing
danger when you are afruld, and that
kind of courage you have in plenty."
"Perhaps I have, but I'm scared Just
the same," said the Lion.. "I shall
really bo very unhappy unleHs you
give me the sort of courage that
makes one forget be is afraid."
"Very well; I will give you that sort
of courage to-morrow," replied Oz.
"How about my heart?" asked the
Tin Woodman.
"Why, as for that," answered Oz,
"I think you are wrong to want a
heart. It makes most people unhappy.
If you only knew it, you are in luck
not to have a heart."
"That must be a matter of opinion,"
said the Tin Woodman. "For my part,
"That Is Proof That He Is Sharp,"
Remarked the Lion.
I will bear all the unhapplness with
out a murmur if you will give me the
heart."
"Very well," answered Oz, meekly.
"Come to me to-morrow and you shall
have a heart. 1 have played Wizard
for so many years that I may as well
continue the part a little longer."
"And now," said Dorothy, "how am
1 to get back to Kansas?"
"We shall have to think about that."
replied the little man. "Give me two
or three days to consider the matter
and I'll try to find a way to carry you
over the dpsert. In the meantime you
shall all bo treated as my guests, and
while you live in the palace my people
will wait upon you and obey your
slightest wish. There is only one
Uilng 1 ask In return for my help
such as it is. You must keep my se
cret and tell no one I am a humbug."
They agreed to say nothing of what
they hud learned, and went back to
their rooms In high spirits. Even Dor
othy had hope that "The Oreut and
Terrible Humbug," as she called him,
would find a way to send her back to
Kansas, and if he did that she was
willing to forgive him everything.
CHAPXVI
TheM&dic
tleOrevt
Next morning the
Scarecrow said to
his friends:
"Congratulate me.
I am going to Oz to get my brains at
last, w nen I return I shall be as oth
er men are."
"I have always liked you as you
were." said Dorothy, simply.
"It is kind of you to like a Scare
crow." he replied. "But surely you
will think more of me when you hear
the splendid thought? my new brain
is going to turn out." Then he said
goodby to them all In a cheerful
voice and went to the throne room,
where he rapped upon the door.
mm
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Unreasonably Tough
Grimstead, who was a foreman In a
New England factory, was visited one
day by an old friend from the west
"Old man." said his friend, "how long
have you been working in this mill?"
"Nearly thirty-flve years," he an
swered.
"Isn't It customary In establish
ments of this kind, when a man has
been In Us enir- ' as long as you
have, to retire hln- n a regular stipend
a sort of honoirtnutn, as it were?"
"To put htm ou the pension list, do
you mean?"
"Yes, If that's v. hat you call It"
"Well, yes, It Is."
"When do you suppose they'll retire
you?"
"Come In," said Oi."
The Scarecrow went in and found
the little man sitting down by the
window, engaged In deep thought.
"I have come for my brains," re
marked the Scarecrow, a little un
easily. "Oh, yes; sit down In that chair,
please," replied Of. "You must ex
cuse me for taking your head off, but
I shall have to do It In order to put
your brains in their proper place."
"That's all right," said the Scare
crow. "You are quite welcome to take
my head off, as long as it will be a
better one when you put It on again."
So the Wizard unfastened his head
and emptied out the straw. Then he
entered the back room and took up a
measure of bran, which he mixed with
a great many plus and needles. Hav
ing shaken them together thoroughly,
he filled the top of the Scarecrow's
head with the mixture and stuffed the
rest of the space with straw, to hold
it in place. When he bad fastened
the Scarecrow's head on his body
again he said to him:
"Hereafter you will be a great man,
for I have given you a lot of bran-new
brains."
The Scarecrow was both pleased
and proud at the fulfillment of his
greatest wish, and having thanked Oz
warmly he went back to his friends.
Dorothy looked at him curiously.
His head was quite bulging out at the
top with brains.
"How do you feel?" she asked.
"I feel wise, indeed," be answered,
earnestly. "When I get used to my
brains I shall know everything."
"Why are those needles and pins
sticking out of your head?" asked the
Tin Woodman.
"That is proof that he is stiarp," re
marked the Lion.
"Well, I must go to Oe and get my
heart," said the Woodman. So he
walked to the throne room and
knocked at the door.
"Come in," called Oz, and the Wood
man entered and said:
"I have come for my heart."
"Very well," answered the little
man. "But I shall have to cut a hole
In your breast, so I can put your
heart in the right place. I hope it
won't hurt you."
"Oh, no," answered the Woodman.
"I shall not feel it at all."
So Oz brought a pair of tinners'
shears and cut a small, square hole in
the left side of the Tin Woodman's
breast. Then, going to a chest of
drawers, ho took out a pretty heart,
made entirely of silk and stuffed with
sawdust.
"Isn't It a beauty?" he asked.
"It Is, indeed!" replied the Wood
man, who was greatly pleased. "But
is It a kind heart?"
"Oh, very!" answered Oz. He put
the heart in the Woodman's breast
and then replaced the square of tin,
soldering it neatly together where it
had been cut.
"There," said he; "now you have a
heart that any man might be proud of.
I'm sorry I had to put a patch on your
breaHt, but it really couldn't lie
helped."
"Never mind the patch," exclaimed
the happy Woodman. "I am very
grateful to you, and shall never for
get your kindness."
"Don't speak ot it," replied Oz.
Then the Tin Woodman went back
to his friends, who wished him every
Joy on account of his good fortune.
The Lion now walked to the throne
room and knocked at the door.
"Come in," said Oz.
"I have come for my courage," an
nounced the Lion, entering the room.
"Very well," answered the little
man; "I will get It for you."
He went to a cupboard and reaching
up to a high shelf took down a square
green bottle, the contents of which he
poured Into a green-gold dish, beautl
fully carved. Placing this before the
Cowardly Lion, who sniffed at it as
If he did not like it, the Wizard said:
"Drink."
"What is It?" asked the Lion.
"Well," answered Oz. "if It were
Inside of you, It would be courage.
You know, of course, that 'courage is
always Inside one; so that this really
cannot be called courage until you
have swallowed it. Therefore I ad
vise you to drink it as soon as pos
sible." The Lion hesitated no longer, but
drank till the dish was empty.
"How do you feel now?" asked Oz.
"Full of courage," replied the Lion,
who went Joyfully back to his friends
to tell them of his good fortune.
Oz, left to himself, smiled to think
of his success in giving the Scarecrow
and the Tin Woodman and the Lion
exactly what they thought tbey
wanted. "How can I help being a
humbug." he sold, "when all these peo
ple make me do things that everybody
knows can't be done? It was easy to
make the Scarecrow and the Lion and
the Woodman happy, because they
imagined I- could do anything. But it
will take more than imagination to
carry Dorothy back to Kansas, and
I'm sure I don't know how it can be
done."
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
"I suppose they'd do it any time
they thought I wanted to be retired,"
said the old foreman, shaking his
head with profound sadness, "but I
don't want to quit so long as I'm
still capable of doing my work. .
"I've been keeping tab on myself,
and the misery of it is, Wigfall, that
I haven't begun to let up the least bit
I'm just as good as ever P Youth's
Companion.
Took Her at Her Word.
"I'll never tell another man I'd
rather dance than eat." "Why not?"
"He kept me waltzing until all the
restaurants were closed." Louisville
Courier Journal.
SOUNDS LIKE A FAIRY TALE
THE FARMERS OF CENTRAL CAN
ADA REAP WHEAT AND
RICHES.
Up In the Provinces U Manitoba,
Saskatchewan and Albert, the prov
inces that compose Central Canada
have such a quantity of land suitable
for the growth of small grains, which
grow so abundantly, and yield so hand
somely that no fear need be feared
of a wheat famine on tola Continent.
The story reproduced below is only
one of the hundreds of 'proofs that
could be produced to show the results
that may be obtained from cultiva
tion of the lands In these provinces.
Almost any section of the country will
do as well.
With the country recently opened by
the Grand Trunk Pacific, the latest of
the great transcontinental lines to en
ter the Held of the development of the
Canadian West, there Is afforded added
ample opportunity to do as was done
In the case cited below:
To buy a section of land, break It
up and crop It, make $17,550 out of
tne yield and J10.880 out of the Increase
of value all within the short nerlod
of two years, was the record estab
lished by James Bailey, a well known
farmer within a few miles of Reclna.
Mr. Bailey bought the 640 acres of
land near Grand Coulee two years ago.
He Immediately Dreoared the whnln
section for crop and this year has COO
acres of wheat and 40 acres of oats.
The wheat yielded 19,875 bushels, and
the oats yielded 4,750 bushels. The
whole of the ernln hna boon mnrlrat.
ed and Mr. Bailey Is now worth 117.550
from the grain alone. He bought the
land at $18 an acre, and the other
day refused an offer of $35 an acre.
Just a $17 advance for the time of hts
purcnase. The land cost $11,320 la
the first Instance. Here are the fie-
ures of the case. Land cost. 640
acres, at $18, $11,320. Wheat yielded
19,875 bushels, at 84 cents a bushel.
$16,695. Oats yielded 4.750 bushels
at 28 cents a bushel, $855. Offered
for land, 640 acres at 835 an acre.
$22,400. Increase value of land, $10,880.
Total earnings of crop, $17,550, togeth
er with Increase in value of land a to
tal of $28,540.
It Is interesting to note the Azures
of the yield per acre. The wheat
yielded 33 bushels to the acre, and
oats 118.7 bushels to the acre. The fig
ures are a fair indication of the aver.
age throughout the district.
Agents of the Canadian Government
In the different cities will be nleased
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HIS STATUS.
Dat's a swell horse youse got. Jim-
mle! What is he, a charger, or?"
Aw, by de way he is always klckin,
I guess he's just a plain mule!"
AGONIZING ITCHING.
Cczema for a Year Got No Relief
Even at Skin Hospital In Despair
Until Cutlcura Cured Him.
"I was troubled with a sever-, tfr-h.
Ing and dry, scrufy skin on my ankles,
feet, arms and scalp. Scratching made
It worse. Thousands of small red pim
ples formed and these caused interna
Itching. I was advised to go to the
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so, the chief surgeon savin: "I never
saw such a bad case of eczema." But I
got little or no relief. Then I tried many
so-called remedies, but I became so
bad that I almost gave up In despair.
After suffering agonies for twelve
months, I was relieved of the almost
unbearable Itching after two or three
applications of Cuttcura Ointment. I
continued Its use, combined with Cutl
enra Soap and Pills, and I was com
pletely cured. Henrv Searln Uftla
Rock, Ark., Oct 8 and 10, 1907."
Potter Drag ft Chem. Corp, Bole Props, Boston.
Precocious.
The little girl was acting naughtily
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