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The Signal, 1915-12-2, Page 7World's Greatest Short Stories Na VI. HE NOTORIOUS JUMPING FROG OF CALAVEitAS COUNTY -I" By Mark Twain MAIM IWAQ •ilms. q TIre.trigar fGathers were ail nasally M Ales the hot shot story la Se lite'- Inl«sra T1s skims d Owls Mosso was 111seseleos hog* hag el 4lwssaa hsls/it.• W Nark Tws4 limper fl ireithera Temeglasi4 with the mast et • Mead et niche who wrote beam the east. I ceded cam Abed mitered. flat Moss old mon Oder and e19d ra' after m7 Mimes MI. Ldayam iV. 1•Ogf, as tee IMA a de. sad/ I b meat• append e mit I lava a Imams Msephsa . Le seld•s W. itlethy le a nytt; may trieed laswer seek a pee tile. and that l eaty maleetared it I sated ed 'Medic about bis sad nnied Maid lie Inhumes led ley. and M woad go to week beth me le den ti wall seem m- eeting ren et iia as Nag ms bases u 1• absald be ended kea id. It that pout the Maga It sae Mad Masa Kleist daft. sem- ►bb by the Menem save of tie Mated lavers la the decayed mo- ons et aagerg. sad I aotfood that Ealt eel b•ldbeyd sad bet as et wining gentlemen aad hoes lai tranquil O mige- to. Re roseed tall and save elm I nay. I tela Ln a band d mine oommtmaaN mete mob Setam liras atm a therbecid esmgusn W beytaa, named I.e- --- w. 1e7, ileo. Leonida@ W. hely. • ag atialMr of the gospel, wbo be bud was at one Oise a ma - lags?. Clams. I added flat It Mr. ester maid all ass aydhing stoat ker. LmseWn W. sea•!. I weal ender many obageti'se a has. lana wheeler bladed se Ma M flew alit bbethaded. wereasse- mak J "WI" aottihgg Nee and the iters bur ebsk ma than at dews and reeled the memoaames anelmrem wbiet ---aim Nhs altilidallOttall sever 1.11. he never temellek l Ids seise bon/story wet peel. Sew- rimMikabe Mea bileMedd Tagsha norm bettered OR Diet* iet aitiontens. hat illeglittso to Den a vel et l•apmmseym cermet . 1 sad elmadty walk showed me ozr that. ee tar item ha >lwrpr♦g Odle Jana boyo called bar the Sheen •smuts nag, Oat tbat was only la flan. You know, became. of wenn .b. was taster than that --and be u ud to w1• goon, ea that berm for all she was so stow and always had the asthma or the dis- temper or the ceneemptloa or soma thug of that Mad. They used to give bar two or throe hundred Yards' start and thea pass tier ender way. bet al- ways at tis fag cad of the race she'd got melted and dsepents-like and come cavorting aid straddling op and scattering her lege around timber. iomstina th In e air and sometimes eat a nam aide amongst the faces and thg op more dost and raising as -o -t-4 racket with her coughing and •sewing and blowing bar name, and al- ways fetch up at the steed just about a neck rile., as war u you could dpber 1t bows, -Aid be bed a little small boll pup that to look at bum you'd think be warn't worth a dot but to set around. lost ornery and at' for a chance to steal momethtag. But as won as mon- ey was up oe Ides be was a different dog. HN uaderjaw'd begin to stick out like tbe fo'c•stle of a steamboat, and bel teeth would uncover and shine 11b the furnaces And a dog might tackle bum and ballyrsg him and bite kin mad throw blur over his shoulder two oe three U. and Andrew Jack- son -which eras the mmm of tis. Dup- AsMvw Jaelooa would never let on bot wkat tie was saddled and hadn't lag dashed sad doubted on the other side ad the tree till the money was all up. sed Mop .H et a amid= be *acid pat the .ober dog jest by the net of We lad lea and fres. to It not thaw, lee vadenitaad• but only just grip and Mag ea WI they droved op tde spode% It it wee • year. 'Mlle alwsjo come oat whin ea dist pap tilt tie Missend a deg once that tidal Mee se Mad legs. became they'd beim awed off a a circular tion wee agyeame tiaeslaee w saw. nod erten the bag bad gone tar 4 abase de stsey, b mgetded 1t oncost. and the maim was aU old sad i realty Important matter ride . ho Came to nak. a watch tr low pt bort he mea In • name bow herd b mea lmpseed ea and b.w the other L K had hen la the bot, as to neat, u d be 'pared surprised. and thee b. he Med sorter dlecoareged•llts eel alt to -t try ea snore to Ina th. eget. as, 1 ms M got shucked oat bed He Mei , ashy a look as math eg a sal his hart was broke. and ft wee de teak. for patting up a dog tbae bub ft oo bad age for him to take heft st, wadi was W main depesd- wee la a lest, and lbw b• limped sea 1 Mace sold laid down and died. It oma t 1 cad pop, ems that Andrew Jmcbo n. and woad have made a same ter Ma melt it Wa Ifved, for tism star was in ism and be hod swim 1 knots ft. beim tks he bed se opportunities to speak of rid 1t don't Maid to reason that a dog' edea make web a tett it da two berms se mem et tram - Mit Mat /ides i• amines I let him go a lb arra way awl sever aim - at Mem saes; WW. Leonidas W.-b'm-flay. Ids - I, Chore was a teller hoe wee b Firof Jim Steam 1a tis whiter e Naos It was the spring et p malum we Stat wMal recalled effsedy a R ale Ober Is belaoe I remember Ng lama want *Waal when be setae to ole camp Sat anyway Mas tie oedema alma abed. al - .1 MOM. ea ayti eg that turned w OM gee kf be •said get any - t• le. • the ether r0A mg it Waft he'd amigo sides. Any that sealed tae otter side wend Ida JJet tel la got • bet he u lals.a it sed be wee 11014, eneemmmn me a old lid miler them dreametaaees • 1!e mad always mem .ee wa- it be ■ sae I no talent 1t always Ike was always ready and laying oakum m • to it rummy what I that et Ir thane. Three eostda't be no that Mut gibt 11 Mm's and to we/ 1t t7 tame mistimed bet that tel- , bused a it. leder te bit ea It and take ar7 I "Well. title par Solley had rat w- ine Melee. as 1 was jaet telling rises and chick ea cocks ad tooes1 It Moe was a base nee 7.s'd : gad ail them lk lad of Ude.. 111 7m0 do doss or you'd cad iota based couldn't ruet se d yon couds't tart • ens et it 1t Mere was a dog oohing for bas to bet m bet he'd art bet ea M; lt Mere wee a eat match 1 va He ksirbed s !loll tom be'd bet ea ft; te there was • My and took his haws aid etadb • wh Sett tea bet ea It y, 1t I caramel' to .dater a him. mid .. 1• ..e. twe birds eating a dace lad beg yea "tat wwwesud 4, but set la sever dame Id baa tles t Yard and lana r ft time was a camp Metag that trig to Nair. I JIG 700 bet he aid e ll be there reale to bet as lean him Is HA pee dm • MI5 to Welker, *0001 he !dyed se M puma Wad. a 4 the tent nada lot esrrter about ham oat a yafd mea tat mug R bone a nole ak FIs and a geed mea. Oke it Mugaide -w• 1 tea tura one ear • wen gds a etradlee lag stere me Heat ee negte a ••• *kb' 1t b get a earwbrr le weed bet 700 Mad Mart,, sail seem ' dews datteetd virR wed 1 W a diet b- a' as elldaft, tin •a ell t Hi get dm M Mei oak true mand to L ell. maw ed hetet tea Mum him se he lila Oat at ' m g lop' tit L prattle • Mdmltemt bag is sine.* bast wast ne rel. beg ass a dy weal " I. tow p d Mt WIN" he Ill ie beak/ tee •e I be mall ase him. Iter lame be .____Vali le tb rasa. ti sonar ma an a trey wale was retnum . bets numhos wan tint ds mow sad be seed b t Med my - 1, dad eta les yea •best Ma the ag, and l Math Ida Wks. 1.7m 1t .meat made . drerm.ee a SDI a blue set Deal Area der Mem Ism bila bet a ddadhl'-p• Malta ea elite Apse-1Jan't Wooer was the Penn wi�a write lalyvtfy en no et the hmg'—e3 a Mae est. ,f 110. ter a geed obi• end Rana . ID i•'l, Meer hod .o 700 memo IbeD won't rag the save hr. n,1 Isle ilea "Fan drat I+t or mea 005!0 =Tina caste 5* nae a sir eta the seems t there sad Mg •Tisa Mee law ate we. f stun w ohm dew eg'h D a sella as a hal Ma aadrable leder a i or mal ase till ec er atebLe re Me TAN Mr Ms urea Ion et his teed with Ira had tee. •s MINI em s• more 11111. wted I *MMdst se Ir be bb ft mo Nm bed N et 1 :www . ilei/ der ems i segs Idris gal ogre's a ley dal WSW Jsit rb boom r r I �elkTw serer ems a f. leg se • t•1 "wwmL I'e wet 111111 she dsd't gal etrolatf*Y'ad as 1 it wsft tee all R. be was se gifted. And when R cams p • tw , r _del dOshws..•M w • !M Albs t i f,. THE.'SIGNAL GODER1CH, ONTARIO Of course, you can Is untiorbtedly the most economical and what =to be 'cheap' in price will prove to be regent ice use. The fresh young leaves of "Salads" wit yield you generous value for your stoney. 1111 level be could get over more poen: at un. straddle Chau sur animal of kis breed you ever nee. Jumping o• a dead level was his strung suit, you under- stand. and whet, it tome to that Smiley would ant• up money un him u lour as b. bad • red Smiley was woo- auras proud of his hug. and well be might be. for foliate than nod trarned and been .verywberea all maid be laid over any frog that ever they sea ~Well, Smiley kap' the beast In • tit- tle lattice tea. and be owed to herb him downtown 'onetime' and Nay for • bet Ow day a foliar -a stranger la the camp b. wan -cow. •crust him with bis box and says: "'What :Welt It be that you've got In the box r "And smiley said. sorter lndlfferat0 Mts. 'It might be ■ parrot, or 1t might be a canary maybe. but it ain't -It's may jest a hog.' "Aad tbs feller took It and looked at It cement sad Corned it around this way and that and mays: 'Wm! So lig Well, what's he good fore Wolf,' Bm11e7 ars. easy and 'Cam ass. 'be'. good *Dough for one thing. I Mould judge. He can outJump ant' frog In Calaveras county.' 'The feller took the box again and took another bong. particular look and g ive it back to Salley and says very deliberate. 'Well. 1 don't see Do pats about that hog tb.t's any better'n any other hog.' "'Maybe you don't' Smiley says. Maybe you understand frogs, and ueaybe you don't understand 'ern. a•me Called dote the treat yard sed 901 ep to sen what was wanted./ Twang to me as he sowed away, he laid. "Jost .et where you are, stranger, and rest easy. I ain't gen' to he gone a second" Dot by your neve, I did not tbak Mit • contlnoatIoa of the history of the enterprising vagabond. Jim Smiley, would be likely to afford me much in- formation concerning the Rev. Leon- idas W. SmUey, and so I Started swat'. At the door I met the sociable Whee- lie returning, and be buttonholed me t ad recommenced: "Well, this ler Smiley bad a ratter n os eyed cow that didn't have oo tall, may jest a short stump like a batman - sir, and"- Hiowever, lacking both time and in - Monition I did not wait to bear about the afflicted cow, bat took my leave. Heaklt of tet. Mind. To be made whole is to le healed to both body and mind Bodily healing alone does not suffice, for unless there Is a change of mind also disease w111 again manifest itself in some form in the body, and the method condition of the patient may become worse than the Ont On the other band. a change of mind is quickly manifested in the body, and 11 we have been "transform- ed by the renewing of oar mind" the change is Quickly evidenced by the restoration of the body to health and ba rtnony.-Unity. Maybe you've tad experience. and The Name "T.,wlle.• maybe you ain't only a amateur. u It Numerous suggestions nave been pot were. Anyway, I've got m7 opinion, forward for the derivation of the word and I'll reek 140 that ole ran outjamp "tennis." Perhaps the most nkely is any frog to Calaveras county.' that It is an anglicised form of "tens" "Aad the feller studied a minat. and ("catch It"1. • term frequently used then says kinder bud-Uke. 'Well, I'm by the Trench In their ancient galas only a •stranger here. end I ain't got of Me de paumD or pals posy. Do frog, but if I bad a frog, 1'd bet yon.' The Conductor's Limit. "And then Smiley says: Thera aU "When you founts you di.Li t have right: that's all rdgbt It yowls bold yt"tr fare, did the emoduct.r make air Agee a atlas* 111 go end set,-rns lee -rat off and,. walk r• w.kad the • frog.' Aad so the feller took tis• inyahtl:re "'a" - box and pmt up bel 140 a Only get r ff," responded the little Dina art gees td wa - vita '>eu+.- •.ldre.ii.at't re.r tlsMnatr. whetbn "So be at there a good while think— ing and thinking to himself, sed thea - — be got the frog toot ase. monthopenaidtokaea/(1ristmasAp,aIFA ellen him full 01 quail mist. SW ma I pretty ear up to his chin sad met beta FOR gatwnmD . Sour. Smileyr �� 1��b: sd I lit Hospital for Sick Childs for ■ long time. noxi finally be ketcb COLLEGE ST" TORONTO. ed a frog and fetched him In sad give him to this feller and says: „ Dear Mr. Editor:- "N0w. 11 yawn, randy set him wow, Thanks for your kindness In allow - side of Dani. with W forepaws jest hog me the privilege of appealing at s+.a L�la'I'r ■rad 111 give the this Christmas time on behalf of the ,with_ Hospital for Silk Children. Toronto. weld'ben no Sys. 'One -'two- In the 40 years of the hospital's ex- tbr.0-gitr And him and the teller Istence there have been treated within toothed op the frogs from behind and its walls 26.106 children as in -patients; the new frog bopped off lively, tat 231.768 as out-patients; a grand total Deal give a Meve and hysted op ba , of 257.676 in and out-patients. shoulders so, Int a Yrenchman, but it • The Hospital for Sick Children gives warm no torr, he couldn't budge He I a province wide service, for little patients from every section of On- line Planted ell Heid as a charm, and t tarns have sought its .W. Last be couldn't no more stir than if be year 499 patient• were admitted from was anchored out Smllty was a good 232 places outside the city of Toropto. deal surprla.d, and be was dNgasan, i in 1914 there were 394 from 210 glares. am but no didn't pave m use wise Of the 2.634 In -patients last year the matter was. of gonna 11,771 were medical cases and 1,047 'Tb. feller took the sooty and start surgical. lo the orthopedic department ed away, and when be was going out at the door be sorter jerked his thumb over itis shoulder, au at Danl and ays again. very dilberwte. 'Well.' b. nem 9 doo't se. oo p'Ints •bout that frog that's any bettav'u any utter frog.' 9taaey be stood scratching tie bead and booking down at Dani a Meg thee. and at last b. says, 'I do wonder what in the nation that hog throw's .r fort I wonder if there ain't soar ung tmm matter with bis! H. 'pars to leek slgbey Mau somehow.' And be k.tch.d Don't by tbe Nap of the neck and betted blue and says. 'Why, blame my cats. If be don't weigh eve pound!' and turned Me upside down. and be belched out a doable handful 51 that And then be see bow It was. and be was the saddest esaa. He set the frog down and toot out after th• teller, but be weer hearted blas. ear - Mere 4pF>+1s WA_lelt Mord Md 10 0111? "OACAZZTI >< ' BILIOUS Ok OO$TIVS Re► sats Haden. Ser Saeaaeh. Mag Lf Liver mid Mwete -Th07 work while yea else.. Veered tal Okla sod 400 Mlgas tlsb Mldow sad Head- Sebescomat Head - Sebes e tram a gkd elea ed bete*. mita Mar aMttlpb to boldo Mod isle /•Misg agoam whisk Neale est f amla a Millt bowel ass *04 - 10 Amery e ns ss. falai Poo w bol t1. ?slaw skis. agate' aware. ettsglfiltig dint Is bowie.• end doodad wtil Stye eas11tl,d-d bowels a that.* sad Utrsiasw Tela not by ameba They ort :•bile yew a)Mg--. mew lea nem year Smola w1D kis! 7w tieb Mg w der mass!•, 4 cf the 2.135 In -patients. 264 were treated fcr deformities, 21 Pott's dis- ease of the spine. 10 lateral curvature of the spine. 10 how -legs. 57 club -feet, 17 dlelocatioas of hip• 42 tubercular disease of knee, hip. ankle. wrist and elbow; 74 infantile panlysll, t wry neck, and 21 miscellaneous Our battle 1s never.oding-is one that sill continue while the world lasts. tor it 1s the fight between the armies of life and death, to ave the child Ilfe, the sick little ones, sons and daughters not only of our soldier men, but of the fathers and mothers still a thn home -land province. •• The Hospital Is beadle!, back dike ease and death. the en.ntes that as- sail the fires of little children as the British ISmptre is beating back Ger- many, Austria and Turks e ear toles that assail the life o?thliberty. So we appeal to the generous people of Ontario not to forget those so near and dear to us. who Ile in the beds and cots of this great charity. WIiI the people at large, as of old. respond to our call' Wt11 they remem- ber that every year Is a war year for the Hospital. every day a dal M battle. and that the Hospital needs money, not for Its owe sake, but for the chil- dren's sake' The Hospital has waged its war for i forty years. The people of Toronto and Ontario lave been Its toned. and • this year of ali years It requires help. ' Surely you will give to a charity that cares for every sick e11Id a Ontario. for only as your money reecb.e the Hospital lean the Hospltars tassel reach the children. :ovary dollar is • link of Madame le the chats d mercy that jets the mosey a your pocket to the edema of some child's Ut., some mether'1 heart Remember that Christmas cello yes to open the purse et your Madame b the He.pttal that the Hospial may epg• the beart et its nip to the ebIldrea. 10311 700 *end a dollar. or mere ti you ran. tb Douglas Davide... Mare tory-Treseuver, or i 1 ROOM Roa*RTs011, 1 Chairman of tel ?Ward of TreMMum, 7tm..l. Pretty Things for the Housewife Dra.aSet of fambroilknd Wee Tavatway. Dmes>tt.•a 1, 1911 7 NOTHING could be more ap- propriate for a wedding, anniversary, or Christmas gift than a set of this exquisite ware. It combines dainty beauty with great durability and the range of designs and prices is large enough to give you room for the widest choice. Heavy .Ile Linen for cotton In cer- tain weaves, embroidered 'with light colored doss, make simple and elegant dresser sets that w111 delight the heart of the neat housewife. These sets consist of dresser scarf •a4 pincush- ion cover usually, but glove and hand- kerchief cases may be made to match and added to them. The scarf Is a length et the linen having scalloped edges buttonhole stitched with 11g4 colored foss A scroll and flower Illattern 111 embroid- ered at each end and at the center of the scarf, on one side. A small oblong pincushion is cov- ered with two pieces of linen. one smaller than the other. as sbown in the picture. These are buttonhole stitched In scallops about the edges and eyelets are worked In them. A scroll and flow- er pattern 1s embroidered in the small- er piece. They are joined by narrow satin ribbon threaded through the eye- lets and tied in little bows. Luncheon Set of Silk Nadia Something new in luncheon sets is made . of stiff white silk muslin, very small gilt cord and white and grease water color paints. 1t desists of • centerpiece and twelve doilies to match and Is made In a oonventlonal- ised chrysanthemum design. The dollies are small replicas of the can- terplece. A large circle is cut from the mus- lin for the centerpiece and a few French knots, of dark yellow embroid- ery silk, are worked In the center to represent the stamens. Three rows of petals are outlined on the centerpiece with white paint and the tiny gilt cord is sewed with yellow silk thread along the outline of each petal The petals are crowded a little at one side to allow three light green leaves to be painted in. A little wine pant N brushed to at the point of each petal sad the muslin about the edge trimmed away from them. The dotllea are made in the same way but on • smaller scale. Roll for Dories of Cretonne Vain Woman -a Comedy. 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