LITTLE PRINCESS

Bv DAVID CORY

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The prince** and the owl flew twiftlv a way from, the summer paUcc of the Wicked Water Witch. A* th-i mn roi>e higher In the hearena. the little owl began to blink more and wore, and finally eaid to the princess "My dear. 1 really must atop for . few moments and put on my greet, goggles, for the light hurts my eyes very much.” So they both alighted by the roadside, where the golden rod nodded pleasantly on this warm Sep •ember day a* it climbed up higher ie a thick tangle of greenneas. The little princesa was glad to rest, for •he was weary indeed with her lon^ search of her pet pet monkey. Leaning against the old atone wall, she let bet eyes rest upon the grass, which W3-. Mill soft and green, and the vines v-hich hung in MU. rich clusters along the roadside. Soon, however, they resumed their Journey, for Sept -mber afternoons are short. The sun has r way of suddenly disappearing, and the princess was most impatient to reach the winter palace of Water Witch before midnight. On and on they went. Darkness came down and the stars made their appearance one by on- in tlu-g-mat heavens. The full, round n.'on rams np out of the East, slowly and sedately, and the evening breeze awoke and left the cool forest* to wander over the tjttlet earth. In the distance ros- a high mountain. on whose snow-crowned summit the light of the moon '-•11 in (diver splendor. Gradually the air grew colder and colder, and the little prin ccea shivered and wrapped her cloak about her more closely. She paused on folded wings a momen for breath, ihc-n flew or. again, so that thev might, as the owl aald, reach the Ice palace before midnight. On reaching a glen, which was almost inclosed by flr trees, they again mused to rest. Here the snow and Ice had began to form, tossing Itself in w.lder and wilder shapes, until on the summit It seemed at distance like a part of the soft, fleecy clouds which so often hung lr the air

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•There! There Is tr.e Ice palai suddenly exclaimed the little c Don't you see Us spire* and turreta. and all the <;ueer shapes we find our window panes cold mornings " Ten, I see.” cried the little princess. “Come, let ns stand on this window ledge," whispered ihe owl. The ice was too frosty, however, for them to see inside, and they were about io seek sn entrance elsewhere when tb; owl suddenly exclaimed: “See. rout | breath has inr’teil a little hole in uu-1 Ice pane." The princes* again pressed f her mouth dose to the thin sheet of | ice. Her warm breath scan melted j It away, and she stopped o look In. There was a room looking us if made of glass, but really a crystal palace of pure shining ice. with icicles hanging from lie root, and delicate tracery of frostwork frescoing its walls. Over •he smooth, icy floor skate little frost ii-.iries about as Urge as your thumb, pure and white as snowflakes. On a throne at one end of the hall aat Jacr. Frost. He w as clothed In ermine, with sparkling diamond ornaments of frozen water drops. He looked somewhat like Santa Clsua. and was. in fact, a Jolly little frost king He had a tiny icicle in one hand, which he held as a scepter, or. when the winter months came on the earth, used biush or pencil. On seeing the little prince** at the window, however, his demeanor changed at once. Hastily summoning his frost fairies he made a dash for the window. By that time, however, the princess and the owl had flown inside, and evading the onrush of the angry little folk alighted on the floor of the castle. Op seeing this. Jack Frost imnediat-'-ly began throwing snowflakes at them and the now inMnited liitle frost fairies few up close and made Tlcioui little lunges at the princess: in fact one or two managed to sting her hlghte*s' small nose, which soon grew t,uite red. The owl. loo. was annoyed and soon found it w dm cult lb gel the Know-flukes out of hb great round blinking eyes, grew Intensely cold and the floor was soon ankle deep with snow, which ended much to the discomfort of the

princess.

"What shall we doT” she asked her feathered friend, who was so covered with snowflakes that he looked very lunch like a snowhird. Wltbout waiting to answer, he sudoenly uttered s wild "toot-tool, looking cut for the locomotive!” and with flapping wing*, made a rush at the frost fairies, driving them before him l‘ke snowflakes before the storm. Still the snow kept falling heavily, and soon it was up to the w*.lst of he little princess. The wondow pane had again fr .ten tightly and It looked very much as If they would be smothered with the snow. The fairies and Jack Frost had returned to one end of the ball, and stood watch'ng the little princes* and her faithful o*i. who now were forced to fly about In order to keep from being literally covered over wit!, the swirling snowdrifts.

Nearer and nearer to the ceiling rose the snow, until there was but little room to fly. At this moment through the room came the faint song of a bird: "Princess, use your Magic Stone Ere you're frozen to the bone. Let the Ruby's Magic Glow Melt the cruel, drifting ane—. Then behind the Frost King's throne. Turn the magic of the Stone, in a cage of ice entwined You your little thrush will And.' The princes*, with a cry of Joy. brust her hand into the bosom of her tress and hastily pulted out the Magic Ruby, turning its warm, red rays upon the whirling snowdrifts. In a short sn.tce of time the snow melted and ran off down the mountain side in a beau!ful cascade, and on reaching the i endow* far i*elow ca'ised the poo: I -»**nl .'oik to wonder much h .s it i lould come to p**i. that so beautiful stream should suddenly flow .'rom he mountain. “Great Career's Chlllblalns!” ex ’aimed Jack Frost. “ha« summer c >toe a gain*” Darting from the ice p tiaor. he called hi* frost fairies to hi* t be. "Where U the Water Wltcbr asked them, "surely I’ve not been dresn.'-.T. The winter 1* not over. In fect. It ha*- am yet begun!” But the fairies could not answer him: they were too nervous, for the warm air from the palace that came In misiy clouds m-ule them tremble for their

safety.

Japanese Proverbs On' the Women "If you want to love women, begin by loving money." "Women who remember shops aignr and trademarks r-ake good wives.” “Very Jealous women are uasy control." T’ride goes before a fail, especially in beautiful women.” "Women and mountain- should blo- ked on at a distance.” -Women fall In love with their pro-•i-ctors: men with wom-n." Then a stair creaked ami a soP. A GREASE PAINT STRATEGEM (Continued from page 3i tread sounded along the hall, folio-red h- three smart taps on the door. With an exclamation. Miss Crntarelll bounded across the room and hurled herself against the portal, but a« It slowly pushed inward a tall, muscular man stepped Into the room. "Santa Maria!" he whispered. Then he turned to the girt and once again his word* flowed In an impassioned

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“So. no!” cried Giulletta. "No. Fiuneran ventured to Incline his little so that he might see shat was transpiring. As he did so Pasquale seize Giulletta with bis left arm and with Ids right reach for his hip pocket from which protruded the awkward butt of a huge automatic pistol. There was but a second in which to Flnneran rose to a sittlnc posture with a stiff arm and an ncuslnr Anger pointed at Pasquale’s back. Then he let out a horrid, blood-curdling scream. For an InMant Pasquale stood motionless. then relaxed, and Guilletta slipped limply to the floor. The HallCn turned and beheld the ghastly visage of Flnneran. the hilt buried daggi In the crimson stain and the. stark pointing flng'-r. "Madre dl Dio!" he shrieked, ana lied from the room. Professor Altomare was the first guest the Flnneran'* entertained tn • heir cosy apartment. As they Sinpereo over the meal Flnneran repeated for the fifth time the story of the redink mark Hand letter, and what came of II. Guilietta left the table and in s momen! returned with the trick daerer which she laughingly exhibited to the professor. "I prize that among my most cherished possesfii.nr." said she. for not only did It save my life, but it brought me a Jewel o? a husband—here’ him!" And Mrs. Pinneran and T> rofiwsor Altomare clinked their glasses o’ rhianti while Finnernn looked on and smiled sheepishly. An Ominous Outlook “Is your nephew, whom you are putling through college, coming back ts the Id farm when he completes hi* .-ducat ion?” "I'm afraid not." answered honest Farmer Bentover. “His education Is costing me so much that prob'ly by the time he gets all he can hold of it th won't be any old farm left, and the only Inducement for him to come back will he to see the place wner. old fartu used to —Time a.td Tide.

Need for Forest Consemtion Shown at Secona of Regional Conferences

The second o( a series of regicnrl conferences planned to consider the special conditions throughout the coutry. which roust be studied to form a broad national polcy of forest consc rvfttlon was held In Asheville. N. 0. Forest problems of Kentucky, North Carolina, and Tennessee were discussed by representatives of these States and of the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. It was the sense of the men in attendance that the Federal Government should take the leadership In bringing about through cooperation and sssistance to the States such measure* as may be necessary for the adequate protection of private timber lands and their renewal after cutting

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Ever since the settlers along tne Atlantic seaborrd pushed westward through North Carolina. Tennessee srd Kentucky, ever since Dar' 1 Boone felled the trees that went into the first lot house in the blue grass eounth* smack of the woodman's ax and the crashing down of monarch* of the forests have made an almost ceaseless refrain In these Slates endowed by Nature with woodlands of an expense that seemed limitless. The woodmen are nearing the end of the trail. The forest* of North Carolina. Tennessee and Kentucky, along with the forests of all other States in the fast, are rapidly being exhausted. It the cutting out of the forest* goes on a« It ha* gore on. and witKiul suy provision for preaei ration of part of them or for the growing of new forests, in a surprisinly few years there wt I be no lumber-producing forests left In the East. This 1* the statement of officials of the Forest Service. They realize that the situation will be met by calling attention to the historic poem. “Woodman, spare that They believe that a comprehfnslve program of forest preservation and renewal must be worked out cooperatively by the Federal Governmmt and the States. These three States are regarded by Forest Service off.dais as among the most important forested States of th. East. They produce great quantities of lumber and other forest produi North Carolina. Tennessee, and Kentucky still have great areas of forest It.nds. Kentucky, with x total ares •>? ;;.71S.000 acres, ha* 9.500.000 in forests; North Carolina with 31.i93.000 acres, has 18.000.000 in forests: Tennessee. with 36.679.000 acres ha* 13.000.000 In forests. Thus nearly half of the total area of the three S-ale* N forests. If this great natural forest resource Is not safeguarded, one of the most Important supports of the industry and springs of wealth In this section of the country will fall. In point of fact, forestry officials aay. it has already been seriously impaired. .,e Impairment Is progressive. Many wood-using industries are con fronted with the danger that local supplie* o. material necessary to their existence will soon ceete to be obtainable. When wood-working establishment* have to move or close down, local prosperity 1* dealt a hard blow.

Forest exhaustion In hardwood regions does not necessarily disclose Itself In the form of decreased forest area . The land usually remains under tret growth, but of an Inferior, if not valueless character. The high-grade trees are cut out In conseqnence. Ihe forests deteriorate until their usefulness for the support of industries is gone. The only way to prevent this is by the application of forestry, which maintains productiveness through right methods of catting and through fit'* protection. The exhaustion of the fmeets In these three Elates Is indicated by offcclal Government figures of lumber production for 1899 and 1917—the latest year for which they are available. In 1899 the board feet cut In Kentucky totaled 765443.000. which was 2.3 per cent of the total produr tion ia the entire country. In 191 the Kentucky prodncMon. with a few .11 mill* not recorded, was 339.303. 000. or 1 per cent of the country's total production. For the same years Tennessee's production decreased from 939. 463.000 to 5S2.001.000. or from 3.7 per cent to 1.8 per cent of the country' toU’. In North Carolina, however, the lumbermen were striking Into the mountain forest* In 1917. and the production for that State was 1,316407.000 slight Increase over the 1.376499.000 In 1899. The North Carolina percentare of the total American produetto". wai 3.7 per cent In 1899 and 4 per cent

in 1917.

North Carolina ranks high In wood and Implement plants that depend anon the native forest* for their raw material Those industries cated within the State, because of th? proximLy of the foreMs. The same ctatements also are true In a slight ly less degree of Kentucky and Tennessee. For the maintenance of these Industries longer than a comparatively few years it Is essentia! that the for-

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