rSuBs f?h lEWDElALS OF MANHOOD ARE SET BY OUR SOLDIER'S IN THE SHOPSREADERS' LETTERS . If in? ft f k! M m 'ENTLENESS IS t r' -1 - viiiu&, osio if.t tfjSlrid Sympathy, Its Ttvin, Indicates High Manhood Home Men Might Learn Lessons trom the Boy m Khaki Who Bought a Dolly for a Child in France ( - tirARTIME has broucht us a mieer- fri " 'y satlsflnB paradox the man t .Who la ns gentle as a woman, in S other words, tho soldier. Amonjr the iff pictures coming to us from the great Xvr&r not the lcist nrc those that tell ? US Hie uiHi uiunii n.ici n- w.. Vi and the llttto French children are orv Z- good friends Sometimes I think the eoldler Is gentler thun tho woman Her neart goes out to the wan little Pierre, but her attention takes the form of a good scrubbing and a plate nf lint noun ministrations to the little body. Tbe soldier ministers unto the soul. Candy, a ride on his knee, the permission for a thin little brown hand to stroke his gun. STMPATHY you might call this quality that enables the soldier tn get Inside the heart of the little girl who has no dolly and tho little chap who would like to try on hit. hit Sympathy! It seems It Is lesser les. son all men might leirn from our fighting men; that to be gentle Is to be the highest tpe of mm. Sympathy tho understanding th it goes from heart to heart Is the thing ' that makes the world run on bnll bearings. Otherwise, things are ery rocky. Perhaps a girl does not realize it but It is the sympathetic man she loves best. Take, for example, those matches no one understands Think ing it oer beforehand the girl her self did not understand "But, but I feel so comfortable w lth him," she explained, when her older sister reminded her the sultoi had such a very modest salaij A woman can forghe a mm almost anything but not undemanding her Please Tell Me What to Do By CYNTHIA The Girl Who Is Forpottcn Dear Cynthia Wllh rtferpnee to th American Klrl who forcets my I "s irord or two , I haa read with mn-lderablo Interert the various lettori rubllshfd In nr roiumns on the aboe nuhiert and thoueht my lor mUht add a little Information I; "J winter throuich a mutual friend I met a youn man from tbv West who had fwen In h nw for about six month lie waa twenty-ne years of ace. well edueTted belnir a colleite graduate and ai a rollhcci Bentleman in everv sense of the worn He asked p-rmlsslon to call and I Bnt'2 It. tnd as we had a number of Interests In common we soon became firm friends lit J ship was stationed here for finite some time, as It had to undergo repairs una he called on m- at least rnce eirh week meetlne many of mv ulrl friends but atemlnir to prefer me tn any of them Several months asa h called and whn ho was about to leao he told me his iWn expected to Ball In a fevr iK; but he wnutl see me very eotn ns this shin mijl onl short trips He told me his frlLndshlp had turned to somethlmi strnmtcr and that n ' loved me. and I admitted 1 c-ired for him On account of the uncertainty of his moe ments no public announrement was made of our emragement however i,. He sailed and I hic h-d but one letter In all these months and that wis about a week after he tnd pone Hl shin has re turned hers several tlrres and I Know posi tively that he has bt n In I'lilladelphU. but I hae neer seen nor heard from him Now. he was not th kind of p man who la what we term a "fll-.". he seemed per ' fectly sincere and I hae eer reason to believe that he really cared for me I hao been very faithful to him and, ha "rl'ten many many letters lhi5 hjm the benefit nt everv aouoi. uui i uni iuiwu ... v... he has fornotten . ,He means eerMhlns to me and I hae . . W. wnrA trtl n MmtlP lieCrfUFe .''nobody knows of the stroniter ties that were am twenty-three jears old and not at all 'Illy about lvs In fact I don t maae Srlends with them erj,eisll I can t seem ' to foriret him and no around ulth any one else, for his love was the beit thine that has entered mv life and must I teal It out How about the Klrl who Is forirotKn' Arc there not many such and do not our charm Ins; neighbors across the wnes attract our boys to the extent of making themjforsct" I cannot help but feel so 1 OIIGOTTK.N I feel our readers who hio spolten ifnru fmm thp ilenths of their own ex periences will hae something to say in answer to mis letter. ,. M A New Anale on "Understandings Dear CwlhU-Notlrln. ,our .rtlcle In the Evemno 1'tBLio I.bi,ni on a "LlttlB Adventures With a Purse .rpHEIlB are many times when we !IX would love to send a dox to a soi idler. but perhaps; we do not Know Just xvhat to put In It. or we haven't a box Just ,the right size, or something Is not Just right, whereas if we could get a really worth-while box already packed which an obliging shopkeeper would send for us well, that would be very different. One of the shops Is showing very sizable boxes containing delecta ble assortments of chocolate, ginger snaps, cheeBe, after-dinner mints, potted tongue, peanut butter and I can't begin to tell you what all These boxes are of two prices, $3 BO and $1. and will be addressed and sent right out by jour Shop. I believe the parcel-post prices for places not too distant Is Included in the price of the box Iong before It Is cold enough for win ter underclothes little legs begin to chap and to need the warmth of an extra petticoat. They come, cunning little flannelette garments In pale blue or pink and white stripes, scalloped around the edges, and attached to a little white underwalst buttoning up the back The price Is only fifty-five cents. I'll warrant that tucked aw ay In some safe closet or drawer ou have a pic ture which jou have always had In mind framing but which, for one reason or another, you still have tucked In that drawer Insfead of In a frame Or maybe, some one jcu know who will be leading for camp soon has given ou his photograph, which jou want to frame. For the names of shops where ar ticles mentioned In "Adventures With a Purse" can be purchased, address Editor of "Woman's Page, nvsvixa Public Ledger, or phone the Woman's Department, Walnut 3000 l : ITQCn RKCINni V(T iV lUiUHivu m. vriv i BAD SKIN TROUBLE - Considers Recovery Remarkable Brooklyn, N. T., Aug. 14 "For al- LB30st stz j ears I suffered from a se- yen case or skin trouble vvnich began Liwlth swelling: and Intense pain In my Dlyiina. ePVian mv low lifipamA InS-niA sind sores broke out. which itched and tlhurnett terribly day and night. I tried naanv rftmfrllefl. Out entnpri nn relief. ?T;even spent six months In the hos pital, and the doctors wanted to am .putate my les. At last I tried Heslnol Ointment ana nesinoi soap ana on- izUned relief from the first applica tion. My knee is now well, and I con- Mmt Uia cure reniarKuuie, as my Die was very oerioua. (.oigneuj Jfetenrl MaUer. -1U Hooper Street A MANLY inr, oujuuijck Recently I heard of a oung woman who broke her engagement simply be cause j,he was obliged to go on and on with some one who absolutely could not get her point of -view. She had had a very deep friendship with a girl and suddenly something came to break it up. The man refused to caro or be Interested. In tho course of concisatlon she would try to plan about winning the girl's friendship back again. Her flnnce cared abso lutely nothing about this small ache In her heart The girl was of the thoughtful tpo. The little rift In the lute opened her ees to other little Instances ot his abolut3 lack of smpthy and, after a good bit of real bolld thinking, she went to tho man and told him she could not many a nerson life with whom promised o ly a long stretch of llv ig. as It were, on different nemisptieres IT IS the sympathetic man who keeps his wire happ and oting at heart, In spite of all the heny demands the cares of a home make on her. It Is one thing for a woman to go about an endless round of housework It Is nnothei for her to do the same !nd hac some one come homo at night and undci stand how hard and linln tptesting It is, to point to the di when the ship might come in and to talk about tho new kind of kitchen that might be hni s u NDOUBTCniA", sjmpith Is the guardian angel to tho happiness of a home Main men hie scorned it is a wominh irtue Hut our sol dicis (tort bless them' hae deemed otherwise White Drrpi That r lUdln Away" I wjili tn contribute m poor oplnlnn on th r ihjrrt I m ono of the lotlms of this cus tom of un iTtanilinir n 1 ou i Ukp to ij It in not nlis the fiult of th bon or the plrln I nlwi vhon I was ounjsrr hsnl nn iprlon to this kfppinfr mmpanv " hut iu"t hooau" of th firt that on h alHj pnv mo home from ihurch mv folkn KpfnuMl to think It positive. Indecent for nip to In run other boi call on me, find beru f till on two or thr o mcnlorn no out with ome one elsp th" nnflc it sn uncom fort t hie for me T wan rIh to he content with tho one The oun; min him self neer initio an complaint iihnut mv Boinc out with an on elso and een his -iti l awai on a niRht that he. rciru irl called when I atUed him to knowlnc that t wanted to keep an engagement with an other boj and t my brother made a re mark at that time that If I wag his Kir! and did a tritk like that he d tnhike' me Tm now encTTPd and nlthouRh I wear a dlumoni on mi left hand and er on nmsUIer. me emrised I often wondir what H tfolnc to be the outcome as I now And after nil thse "tr of waiting thit n fiance is not phi slcally fit and they w 111 not artept him for s r Ice And now, to up It nil rm folk4 ask vrh under the un t didn't nick out a healthy min and one, that could make more monev than m flanc- nfUr the hie almost pushed me on to him Of course we're con-nlil ant h tn most Kenerous in eer w i hut If the had onl .ln m a change tn rhoo we would hae both been letter off As It is I WONDER. Is it too lite to choosp now Not that hainp a nam rejected for plnHlcal rea sons Is nnthlnK to make a ptrl wint to change her mind but ou hie slprned ouraelf 'I Wonder" Torpet Them Both pear Cjnthla As a d iil reader of Miur column I now enture to ak our adlre I hae known a fellow for the Inst fln 5eirj an1 I loo Mm dearl I nerr went out with him but unnkc lo him null often He had to liae for f min and several nights before he wenr ho took ma out and also promlst d to cill before he left but he did not show up I know he loes me for he told Feer-il nf m friends he thinks the world of me I wrote a letter to him in ramn Vitif nuipr recrlved an answer T hate another fellow who wishes to mirrv me but I cannqt t Ufced to him as I Ioe tht first on What shall I do? t Tho first nun most certain! has neer clen ou reison to believe he Iots jou Mmplj forget him If ou do not loe the second, forget him too Somo la, ou w .11 meet some one you caro 101 Get out that picture today, then, and measure It , then stop and choose your frame from among those I discovered today. They come in various sizes and shapes, In plain mahogany finish, or ma hogany with a gilt line inside, or In Cir cassian walnut, or dull gold The frame you need Is there, supplied with glass and mat, waiting for that picture, and the price of jour choice Is only thirty five cents Cereal With Figs It Isn't -very logical to save wheat and save fat and never waste sugar if jou are going to burn coil or gas unneces sarily Mreless cookers save fuel Coal Is vitally necessary to the winning of the war So herc'a a way to help out with coal and save a little wheat at the same time. Make cornmeal mush for breakfast Put three and one-half cupfuls of water on to boll and add one teatpoonful of salt When it bolls sprinkle or sift the cornmeal Into the water, stirring con stantly; put the boiling mixture in the fireless cooker and leave It in over night It will be ready for breakfast In the morning Mush Is delicious to those who want sugar and are trjlng to do without it for breakfast, If dried fruit Is served with It llgk Scald, wipe dry, cut Into small pieces and stir Into the hot mush Dates Scald, remove htones and In ner skin, cut Into small pieces and stir Into hot mush I'runes or apricots Scald, soak In enough warm water to cover for three or four hours. Drain, remove stones, cut In pieces and add to hot mush. 3 fj. lT. EifaMiiM 1S39 S folrk I Furs " 131 So 13th St Millinery 1 I MryAdArtn'AfiiiH I jl 4 Vx Jncorftopited I Coats. Coatees. Wraos. ocarrs. s I iioveny lecK-Yvear ana ivauits a I In all the desirable and dependable pelts. Igl f Our Autumn Display of Smart Hats Is 111 sHL. tli a W ) v-vsi wt Ft H t iaI- 4"la a tn rinn n tl A tl 'Bff!fflnrw or indirectly, with any other --erttlU 111 1 1 UNS CHILDREN REQUIRE WHOLESOME LUNCHES Supgcstions for Packing the Box With Food That Is Nourishing The proper food for children Is on the minds of American mothers this jear ni It neer has been before The need to make tho next nencrntlon vigorous has made n deep Impression on the country School lunches are Koine to bo packed more carefully thin eer before, and the ctenlnp; meal will no longer be relied upon to mike up for tho nutrition loit nt noon. Tho numerous dishes which are so healthful for children nre dllllcult to paik In a basket or box, and for that rei son man KURBestlons ns to what shall be put In the lunch pall are h1u.ih welcome to mothers The United States food ndmlnlstritlon suggests these, which mav In turn serve to suggest other easllj prepared school lunches to the busy housewife Crisp rolls filled with chopped fish which Ins been seasoned or mixed with salad dresflng Apple Cake Lettuce or Celerj Sandwiches Cup Custard tnm Hindu Ich Diked Re.in and Lettuce Sindwlch Apple Sauce Maple Sugar Candy DAILY NOVELETTE HELEN'S HOUSEKEEPING EXPERIENCE fly rii)U Suan IT WAS a I'ncle I!p fine summer morning when l nccompinled bv (irandnj and nrnntlmi Stevens drovi. up before the Carroll home Mr and Mrs Stevens had been suddcnlv cilled to tho city on account of the death of a friend and while driving them to the station Uncle Ren hid stonned nt ?lm imma .r hi sister to see if his1 niece, Helen Carroll wouin keep nouse ror him for a few davs Mrs Carroll rend I h consented, for Helen a bright and vivacious girl, was not licking In household accomplish ments In jess than nn hour I'ncle Ben icturned and they were soon riding along the toid that led past the Stevens homestead Helm was filled with drllcht no elm sprang llghtlv from tbe wagon seat and ran Into grandma's parlor rue interior of the house was far more interesting to Helen than the ex terior There were so manv cozv cor ners and little closets nnd cupboards In Mich unexpected plices But the thing that Helen loved best was grandma's kitchen Orindma hid never owned a cook book In her life, but she could cook such delicious things, and her im- miculiteb clean kitchen, together with her pantries, well filled with all kinds of utensils, as well ns all kinds of good -goodies, proved her the efficient housekeeper thit she wis Helen was overwhelmed with jov to find herself sole mistress over this beloved domain It was early in the morning of Helen's second dav when Uncle E-m stalked into the kitchen with a chicken Isnt this a line fellow, Helen?" 'Oh Uncle Ben," cried Helen, "jou're a deir 'I 11 stuff thit chicken and we'll have nn excellent dinner" "All right ' laughed I'ncle Ben Helen busied herself and soon had a dinner" fit for a king In tho oven That done she set to work dusting the parlor. While dusting sho came across a pho tograph of grandpi and grandma taken on their wedding dav "How lovely grandmother was "When she was a girl,' thought Helen; and thin a sudden Idea came to her. What had become of grandma's wedding dress? That surely muht be In exist ence' And, acting upon the impulse of htr sudden ldei, she bounded upstairs .Stored away in the garret was an old trunk Hn&tlly turning the key In the lock, Helen threw open the cover. Soft folds of a shlmmerlnc rose-colored gown were revealed to her ejes She carefullv drew forth the dainty crea tion nnd. after regarding It admiringly, placed it on the back of a chair With bated breath she took out garment after garment, laving each aside until every old piece of furniture was cov ered Soft satins shimmering silks. dalntj muslins, hoops and ruflles, ana rowns with beautiful lace, were taken out What a wonderful wedding ward robe grandmother hid hid ! xnen. nice , oilier gins, sne gainereu ine. c-iuuica m her arms and ran hastily downstairs to grnndma's chamber, where, ttandlng before the lirge mirror, she tried on each drei, onn after another She had half finished fastening the hooks of a most lovely gown when she was awak ened from this heavenlj existence by hearing her name called "Helen! Helen'" The rirl started forward ' Helen, I say'" came the voice again, ' here are sou''" I'm coming," sho answered, morti fied at being discovered in such vain imusoments. Ae she reached the foot of the stairs a sight long to be remem bered greeted her new. 'mere sioon her uncle, feigning severity. The kitch en was nllea witn smoke, vvniie me little canary was piping away lor want of fresh air. The baked potatoes looked like bits of charcoal, the plum pudding had run down the front of the stove to the floor, and I wish you could have seen that poor chicken ' Helen sank down almost In the midst of the puddlnr. crying between her sobs, "Oh Uncle lien jou'll never for give me, I'm mre ' Oh1 oh! oh!" Uncle Ben could not help pitying his truly penitent niece He led her to the window, where through her tears, she saw a handsome, new, seven-passenger touring car "Won t that be a surprise for cramp nnd grannie?" said Uncle Ben "And vou and I, Helen, are going to the clt, where we will have a real chicken a la mode dc la vllle" Helen gave her uncle a big- hug and made ready for the trip Tomorrow's Complete Xotclcttc "LIMOUSIXVS AXD " Cuticura Helps Burning Smarting Skin Troubles AlldnjRgiiu. Sop2.1, Ointment 28 & M, Talcum 25 I Sample feb tree of ' Cltlcvra, Dtpt 6 L, BitB " A DINNER FROCK WITH REAL BEAUTY -Zr This is really a dream Irrs. It is of black lace hung over chiffon. The lace is embroidered in heavy silk floes of old blue A Daily Faihion Talk by Florence Rose THC shops aro selling wonderful fab rics and the manufacturers are mak ing wonderful gowns of these materials One, of the dream gowns is Illustrated todav. This dress Is designated as a seml-dlnncr frock, but it Is in reality the tpe of dress that Is most frequently worn at present for evening The ex ception to this rule Is some very extraor dinary occasion. This dress Is of black lace hung over chiffon The lace Is beautifully embroidered In silk floss of an old blue shade Tho deep girdle that Js draped low over the hipllne Is of gold and old blue brocade The large black velvet hat Is extreme ly smart. The underbrim facing of the hat Is of old blue crepe, and the trim ming Is a largo ostrich feather, made In a loop a little at the right of the front (Coprleht, 1018. Florence Rose.) Fall Suppers That little snappiness in the air makes ou hungrier than jou have been for months Conserve tho nonpcrlshables still, although the crops this jear are large. Our soldiers must be fed Here are menus for fall suppers that help conservation- Baked Uggs Creamed Potatoes Corn Ojsters Gingerbread with Whipped Cream Old-fashioned Hash Succotash rium Sauce Oatmeal Cookies Milk tn Drink Vegetable Orrelet Raked Potatoes Creamed Peas Corn Bread Sjrup 1422 PARIS NEW YORK &l PARIS MILLINERY pornx0iuarima TlVte, opnot S.mbraciivg AQwiy stylo, tainJumaj ,of,t!ie c3xLU GOWNS COATS -WRAPS -Tailored -Dresses The Womarii Exchange TODAY'S INQUIRIES 1. Name the flr lines of flovfrnmMit t1c In which women nre bndlr needed at the present time. i S. What Is the see rutins; In llnr .r ports to Amerlran women who wish to so abroad for war work? 3. What Ik the twentieth wedding anni versary? 4. (lite n recipe for maklnr parsley butter. 5. What pieces of kllrhrn ware live a cheer ful touch of color to the room? 0, Nirnn an arrangement thit will bring cheer and efficiency to the kitchen. YESTERDAY'S ANSWERS fltrLntM,n l tmllttlnr hnrrseks In YTn-lilnttlon to war workers ill from all ttnrt ihlnKton to house hundreds of the y nnodinic into me cict f the country. In the ! ..III h hnuM.fl and frrl. rlllll and there will be recreational fa- 2. The, Duchess of MBrllMirnm.li was Miss Cnnsuelo ondrrbllt before her mnr rlate. 3. The collarless neckline now become pop ular on the fall frock ran be smarm softened vlth n little stand-ap fold of chlfTon. I. Ilrapes make Op. dellclons sweet salad combined lth chopped pineapple, oo ples nnd nuts. A cream dressing sweet ened with honey is lined. IS. In preparing soplo dumplings bake them In muffin tins. Line the tins with pastrj. nil hi with sliced or whole ap ple, sweetening. . a tnhlespoonful of water and a little nutmeg, lold sur plus pastry oter fop or twist. (I. Ripe pears peeled and cut In half make delicious shortcake. Make two layers of them In vthipped cream filling. Wants Reading Course To the FiUlor ot Woman's rage: Dear Madam I come to sou In my need I am eighteen jears old and fairly well read When I graduated from grammar school 1 took up a stenographic course at a business college and was ernnlojid as a stenographer for two jears Now the doc tor has positively forbidden in to work. Realizing that t have quite a period of Idle ness b-fore me I should like to do some profltahle reading Cah sou outline a course of reading for m- that would serve nrt onlv ns n 'time killer." but of benefit "o me mentalls? I shall he very grateful for an assistance sou may lend me In this matter a- Suggestions for following out a bene ficial reading course havo been mailed to jou Come again ! Canning Reef and Chickcrt Tn the Editor ot It'omon' Page: Dear Madam Will sou kindly, ,rrlnt redoes for canning meats and chlckena7 (Mrs ) c. J w. Poultry and game birds Kill fowl nnd draw nt once. Wash carefully and cool Cut Into convenient sections Hon until meat can be removed from bones Remove from boiling liquid and remove meat from bones Pack closely Into glass Jars Till Jars with pot liquid after It has been concentrated one-half. Add level teaspoonful of salt per quart of meat for seasoning. Put rubbers and caps of Jars into position not tight Sterilize In a wash boiler of hot water and boll for three hours Ilemove Jars, tighten covers, Invert to cool and test Joints Wrap Jara with paper. Fresh beef Obtain fresh beef. Cut Into convenient pieces for handling (about three-quarters pound In weight) nnd roast or boll slowly for one-half hour. Cut Into small pieces, remove gristle, bone and excessive fat and pack directly Into hot glass Jars Fill with gravv from tho roasting pan or pot llnuld concentrated to one-half Its "vol ume. Put rubber and cap into position not tight Sterilize in hot water bath for three hours. Ilemove Jars, tighten covers, Invert to cool and test Joints. Wrap Jars with paper. Garments for Refugees To the Editor ot "Woman's Pace: Dear Madam Will you kindly let me hnve a list of garments needed by the Trench refugees? I am a teacher of sew ing in our public schools and would like to do some of that kind of worK with the chil dren this winter. Will sou also atate how and where I can secure tho patterns for the above mentioned garments? L. M. X. I have asked tho American Red Cross to send the full lists of garments needed and also the Junior Red Cross pamphlet on work suited to special grades. The patterns can be procured In the pattern section of any large department store. I can give you the name of a store that has a complete line of them WALNUT ST kPHILADELPHIA 10 AND Suits and A Maid and Two Men The Story of the Girl Who Was Left Behind . By HAZEL DEYO DATCHELOR Copvrtoht, lilt, bv Pulllo Lcdotr Co. TltE STORY THUS FAR , Roth. Rowland, New lnrk society girl. ! loved hy Jack Bond and Meott Rajmond find accents llond. Ilotn men nre drafted. ut llond, to Ruth's relief, wins ntenp lion for some slight pluslcnl disability. After Raymond has sailed to .France the girl begins to douht the. wisdom of her choice. The marriage of, Helen Ilrander to Jim Townsend. n. soldier, contributes somewhat to this change. At the snggrs tlon of Jlrra llrlggs. Ruth takes up war work, In spite of llond's disapproval. XXXIV SCOTT had fallen between two other dead bodies who liy with sightless eyeB turned up to tho skies. It was probably thin fact that saved him. al though only Providence Itself saved him from a "bayonet stab Bainej'. the little Irishman with the sunny smile and the strange philosophy of life, had been nearest Scott when the alarm was first given, and, as though directed by fate Itself, Barney distracted the attention of the Germans from Scott bv Btumbllng and falling nt the same time. Ho was not wounded, nnd BPrang to his feet Inslnntlj'. which gavn his pur suers tho Idea thit he was their quirry Scott iRy on his face, sprawled In a position that would Indicate certain death at probably some tlmo cnrller, and was unnoticed, but Barney wis Im mediately spotted nnd fired on. He dropped lnstantlv. with severnl bullet wounds through his body, and, ns If to make matters sure, one of tho Germans stuck him through his back with a bay onet. And so Bnrnej-. unconsciously, had saved Scptt Ilnjmond's life, nnd, lying out on the battlefield with the other ominous mounds that wcro once living, virile flesh, like them would never speak again. Scott was terribly wounded. His leg wound, which hid bled profuselj', was not serious, savo that ho had lost a great deal of blood from It, but the wound In his back had almost dono for him. He struggled Into consciousness Just beforo dawn. Buffering ngonlcs of pain. Ho tried several times to reach his water Dome, out nis cnorts were 44 a sco. asco. Asco.l I lJHTftl 1 IIIIasco." " ASCO. " ASCO. v---- ' I STORES CO. ' ' - ----- -i s, -- J u This is the Nation's slogan these three words speak pointedly of oar duty when the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign is launched next Saturday. Let us put the heart and soul, the "punch" into it, that will show our boys "Over There" that a United People, a nation one hundred and ten millions strong, is back of them to the limit. Our stores offer money-saving opportunities in the cost of living that will enable many a thousand homes to buy an extra bond. Our Customers Know; Others Should Investigate Our Producer-to-Consumer Plan Today o A s. Onr Very Best c oi Annt Jemima P. C. FloUT, A Crisco pound can 30c Campbell's Soups cdn 10c Msss.ssnsssssssMWissBHss...iasaMass.....BMS...Hs.H Corn Meal, white or yeiiow lb. 5y2c Salad Oil bot lie, 22c S' c o. A- s c Laundry Soap ! l H ' Best Onions VAC An economical and nutritious vegetable. The price is low and the quality very fine. A S C o ""-' '" (..iii it Vsr Tea 45' A The nnnlitv we stand back of enough said. S' c o. NOTE; The price is very low today. No tell- This pure butter substitute is sold in a ing how long it will continue. It will not be great many of our stores. Economical house remiss to have a few extra pounds in the pan- 'keepers will do well to Investigate. Absolutely try. Sold in sealed cartons. pure, very palatable and nutritious. Look Out for the A s c o1 Fresh Noodles ....pkg. 5c Cleansers can, 4YtC Pickled Onions ....bot 12c Seeded Raisins . . .pk., 13c Shrimp can, 14c Apple Butter jar, 15c Soup Beans lb., 15c Potted Meats... can, 5c, 10c Mackerel ....each, 13c, 18c Sardines can, 8c, 15c ITneeda Biscuit. .. .Dkr.. 8c t C O A 1 In All Our Up-to-the-Minute Meat Markets Our prices are much below what is being charged for Meats of ojdinry quality. Why not serve the flnestjo be had? Fresh Killed Chickens . . 40c Very fine quality, soft meated and tender. You will want a pair for Sunday dinner, A S c o1 Fresh Made QCcb Sausage w A s c o " " EVERYWHERE IN PHILADELPHIA And Throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland ASCO. ASCO. ASCO. -r ' - i. ' fruitless until ho had tried for nearly half tin hour Ho could hardly movo his arms nt all, nnd tho effort to obtain tho drink was too much foa him. for he relapsed Into unconsciousness. In the meantime, Billy Repp, who had been nowhere near the other two men, had stayed at a listening post all night long, and Just before dawn had crawled back to the trenches. If ho had known it, he had passed within Ave feet ot the bodies of his two friends, but as It was ho nover knew. When he crawled Into camp he was greeted with plenty of ex citement. "What happened? Did you hear tho shots? Have jou seen anything of the others 7'" Billy shook his head and his face looked grave. "Looks bad, doesn't It?" ho said. "Prettj- bad. Do jou know what hap pened?" "Not a thing. I heard tho excite ment, but I was quite a distance away." "Thcy'vo got them, then," said ono ot tho men. "Gee, that's tough I" Billy was too exhausted to do any thing but report and to roll up tn a blan ket and drop off to sleep His mind was too tired to register any feeling for tho fate of his comrades at present; later he would feel ns strong men do when they loso their mates ; for the men who scoff nt death before It comes resent It the hardest. Toward evening Billy woke from his sleep. For the first tlmo the signifi cance ot Scott's failure to show up that morning and the ominous shots struck him with their full force. Men In the trenches or near the firing lines have lit tle chance for sentiment, but Billy Repp had loved Scott like a brother. He and Scott and Barney had palled around to gether, thev had told each other per sonal things, things tnat men don't speak of unless thej- are reasonably sure that their confidences will bo respected. A gloom lay over the entire company. Yesterday at this time the adventure had been ahead of the three men, today MM T s -s Buy for Liberty Coffee 22 We have no hesitancy in saying the most satisfying cup ever served at your table. Ask your next door neighbor what she thinks of our Coffee. Hundreds of thousands of the most particular Coffee drinkers break their fast on Our Very Best every morning They know. pkg. 14c Pure W. D. Vinegar, .bot 12c Big Juicy Lemons doz. 20c Quaker Corn Flakes, .pkg. 9c Table Salt bag 32c Old Dutch Cleanser. . .can 8c Arrow Borax Soap . . cake 6c cake 4Vc '!-. Rilter'sCatSUp 12 This catsup is so well known on this mar ket that it requires no introduction the prieo talks. imi.tH - .n.iin.... - t Oleomargarine ib 30c-36' Pennies, the Dollars Care for Themselves a 1 : si Best Corn Flour ...lb, 7c Best Barley Flour . .lb, 7c Asco Bluing .....bot, 5e Easy Jell pkg, 8c Cocoanut pkg, 5c Barley lb, 6e Baking Powder, can, 5c, 9c Macaroni ....pkg, 10c, 12c Dust Brushes, each, 10c, 18c, 25c Seedless Raisins. Dk 15c N Country Style Scrapple 20cib ASCO. ASCO. two of them were missing, and the first two of the small company who had aa yet no casualties. Out on the battlefield the same soft shades began to veil the ugly outlines, night would soon spread a soft, dusKy blanket over everything, the men ate their suppers almost tn silence, only an occasional word breaking In from some one who asked a question or answered one. Billy dreading any conversation sat nDart from the others and munched his food gloomily enough, rememberinr with a sickening sensation of loss tne Jokes Barney had made over the Jara he had .spread no lavishly over his bread. It was then that Billy wrote to the girl In Ohio telling her of his own nar row escape and the death of his two friends, for their reported death had been circulated alrtady, and Jim Town Bend heard of It some two days later and wrote of It Immediately to Helen, with tho Injunction that she wns not to report It as true until It had been definitely verified. It Is Impossible to report the death of a man Immediately after It Is believed that ho has been killed. Some times the families are not notified for some tlmo later, liut the official report Is sent out as 60on as it can reasonably be made. , Billy was In tho mlust of his letter struggling over It by the aid of a nft- tcrlne candle, when a sudden shout it -, the other end of the trench startled him t so that he dropped his materials and sprang to his feet. Ho stood staring, but ho could see nothing, only that the men were crowding together, and one of them called to him suddenly, "For God's sake, Billy, como here I" (Tomorrow tells what the evening broucht over the parapet wall). Crent demand for the EVENING PUB LIC LEDGER may cause yon to miss an Installment of this Terr Interesting story. Von had better, therefore, telrphene or write to the Circulation Department, or ask your newsdealer this nfternnon to leave the KVKMNc) I'UDLIO LEDGER nt your home. . Care of the Teeth Nover give a horizontal movement to the brush. That only scrubs the sur face of tho teeth and wears away the enamel, especially the enamel of the canine (or eye) teeth, which have to bear the brunt of the friction. Let vour brush move up with an up-and-down movement, so that the bristles can penetrate the crevices and thus remove food particles. i a s C o A S CI oJ ' I ! IHIIIIIIM c lb I Ai Si c o A s ,c I - A Cf A S c 11,11 i.i c Asco Cake pkg, 12c Lima Beans lb, 17c Salad Dressing ...bot, 14e India Relish bot, 12c Hersheys Cocoa, can,8c, 15e Toilet Paper Roll ....5c, 9c Sliced Peaches can 19c Neklea ........ big bot, 12c Scrub Brushes, each 9c lie. IS M 1 A C o - A I A S' C o ' ' New Made Krout 12c ASCO. I O' ASCO, sil i A -i. '' w , ' '.J asco: i fc iHi i , i. f. Y- - 'hi I WW ! i ? iviuui viuiincni w.-vr . "KA jV I ibr . ; ' rc , . ij r-2-aaiKJ' iv'.A1 WM ' & mm& 1 AiifejLiiak ?Bz. MMMmimmiKJjLA '"MnMlfii
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