I Life's Problems Are Discussed £ BY MRS. WILSON WOODROW "When wealth ceases to be the standard of success!" That was a phrase I ran across in a recent ar ticle by Arnold Bennett on the sub ject of "Frocks." \s X did not entirely agree with all of Mr. Bennett's conclusions. I "hesitated over this. Man-fashion, lio had made out a perfectly '"Si cal case to prove his contentions; but how apply logic to so illogical a ' !l Frocks defy logic. They aro only to be classed with the serpent on the rock, and the ship in the midst of the sea. and the rest of the four things which King Solomon con fessed were beyond even his explana ,,C \Vhatever else may be said about Arnold Bennett, though, he usually gives you something to think about. As 1 finished reading the line which i have quoted. 1 raised my head with a rather startled mental " es * on '. When wealth ceases to be the standard of success • - _„u e d But how can that be, I askea mvself As the world measures uc cpss what other standard Is there to Give the world what t i> asking and seeking, and It will repay ■ vou with money—oodles of It. is all the world has to gi\t. That evening 1 rolled my queryas ■\ fruitful apple o£ discord ireneral conversation of a small din ner party" Some one in the group, cave me an opportunity by comment fng on one of my articles and re calling the statement of a corre *" pondent that if asked to name the greatest living Americans, the vote of n'-acticallv the entire population, i if honesUv returned, would be for, Hnrkofcllcr unci CttfncK*®' I "It's true," nodded the man from) New York. "Those two. on account j of their great possesslons stand the ideal and aim toward v In. • > are all either copiously or unM>n- TU rail at "mere money" all wc> choose: nevertheless, we are all alto. u. Wealth is tbe standard of success. It always has been, and it always will; Doesn't it depend F mcwtinton how you define sc s • I asked from Now York !s mr not C ger.era r Uy recognized to not Cs |haw al for instance. 6 was just ns brilliant when he was the idol of onlv a small coterie, but he was not a success, strictly speaking, until the world acclaimed his wit. "It's onlv when he rates ns ft boxofflce attraction—whether that is ln v,!, lifetime, or thtee hunarea lears after his death-that R n- one has a right to call himself a sac sx -sssa? J? S' MS";? SS "Ky: 100i h thot a fonowert In. n Wolsey and a Richelieu. the lililiP sw.Tr.rss s > j tb ",n U br\e o f f "he h su'mmed up, "wealth! i, a yardstick of power. andpoweris; * Therefore, wealth is th , measure excess. Quod erat de-| m "Snoken U Uke a true son of the S P° „„("' it was mv turn now. Sus Caesar or Domitlnn might, haV ? 1 V whtch ' has^^largely^^takeiilts' W< Vorn and its Ideas from imperial Ronie. no one will deny that success j is svnonymous with P°^' e r that : wealth is the measure of both. , WW the F.i.tnincc of Women in Pub lic \ffalrs Bring a Change. ••Rut I for a sudden illuminating! thought had struck me—"do you realize that tbe old standards are, toppling, the old order is in process 1 Use Sugar Sparingly—Do Not Waste It Everyone —manufacturers and householders — should use sugar sparingly for the present. | The supply is limited and will be until the new crop of cane can be harvested and shipped from Cuba and the Tropics. The supply will then be ample. j In the meantime, the people of the New England and Atlantic Coast States should use sugar sparingly. Grocers should limit their sales to any one family. No one should hoard or waste sugar. Do not pay an increased retail price. The Franklin Sugar Refining Company "A Franklin Sugar for every use " i Granulated, Dainty Lumps. Powdered, Confectioners, Brown ] \ if WEDNESDAY EVENING, Bringing Up Father Copyright, 1917, International News Service . —— .*■ By Waiter-wuatl \ rr, be/\n I know \Tb been ] fsoßWf wi%- N shall brin<. ; I i no-BRih<; riE I (M*^ s l^ ou fLi h&&s? s \ iTi 1- j A cQ MB , r - J i!j [fj 1 iti- of change? With the entrance of women into public affairs wo may in time overturn this settled dictum." "Humph!" scoffed the man from New York. "If you will remember, 1 asked our friend here from the Pa cific coast, a few minutes ago, what had been the effect of woman's suff rage in this state, and his answer was little or none beyond a mere doubling of the vote. Y'ou said, did you not," he turned to the Cali fornlan, "that as a general rule wives voted the same way ns their hus bands. and daughters the same way as their fathers pnd their brothers?" "Yes. that is true," admitted the Western man. "1 suppose that on a great moral issue, the woman vote would make itself overwhelmingly felt. But the trouble with that is that a great moral issue seldom comes to the people for a clean-cut decision. The politicians see to that. "Still," he amended reflectively. "I don't know that it is perfectly fair to say the admission of women to the franchise has been without appreciable results. It is so no doubt on the larger questions af fecting the state or nation, but in re gard to the filling of minor offices I think there has been a marked im provement. "Take my own case, for instance," he yvent on. "I never bothered ln the old days to Investigate the merits or demerits of the candidates for the subordinate city and county offices. I voted my ticket straight. Women, however, are different about these things. In their clubs and knitting circles and as they go about their shopping and marketing they ex change views and questions, and so manage to get a pretty accuiate !lne on these lesser candidates. "So now, before election, my wife and I sit down and go over the entire list. We decide just whom we will support and why. And as the same rule obtains in most other families, ♦he result has naturally tended to better service." "Better service!" I interrupted. "There you've put your finger on the whole thing. No one except fools and fanatics ever expected that the entrance of women into politics yvould cause any radical or revolu tionary changes. Her influence and lier characteristics •will make them selves felt rather as a leaven which will gradually modify and transform our whole social structure. "In a man's world, governed and influenced by men, power is, of course, the aim and ideal, for power is the essential masculine character istic. But woman's middle name is and always has been Service. "And have you noticed In the last few years how that word is more and more on people's lips: how ever and ever more frequently it is being urged as the great essential ln pub lic office? Even in the war, there is less talk about the great, out standing figures, the leaders and the captains, than about the humble 'do ing of one's bit.' Is all this merely a coincidence with the increasing in fluence of women in the state, or is it a consequence and result? "Isn't it fair to suppose, then," I asked, "that tlie old Roman tradi tion, the idea of Power as the meas ure of success, will in time be sup planted by a newer, sweeter tradi tion with Service as its standard?" All's Well That *g Ends Well M BY JANE McIJEAXT The waiting room yvas croyvded 1 and the little woman who snt on the: edge of her clialr and looked fur- I tlvsly about her, fidgeted uneasily. | Evidently she was in a hurry, and ! the time that must pass before she i was ushered into the presence of the 1 doctor filled her with foreboding. I She looked around at the other | patients, hoping perhaps that she might persuade one or tyvo of them to let her go into the office first, but, there was none with a kindly enough j i look to warrant such a request. Most; of them looked bored with life, and two or three so utterly wrapped ups in their own thoughts that there was no need of approaching them. Finally, after waiting an intermin -1 able time, the nurse beckoned her to j come and she stumbled to her feet ! and went in. The little man who, ; looked up at her over his spectacles j nodded, and then went on with ( something he was inscribing in a; notebook. Finally he looked up and | ! said brusquely: "Well?" "Doctor, I'm sick," she began. "Can't vou give me something?" | There was a tone like a prayer In : her voice. Xo Time to Rest. "I've told you what to do," he re-1 | turned, "and vou don't do It. You're • tired out. I tell you. You've got toi ; take a rest." "But, doctor, I've told you I can't." j 1 "What would they do if you were! not there to look after them?", he : threw at her, impatiently. "Suppose: i you were dead?" "Then I'd have to stop." she wills-1 i pered, "but I don't see how I canj 1 till I stop breathing." "Well, you yvon't have long to, 1 yvait at the rate you are going," he] growled, not unkindly. "Look ati ' yourself," and he thrust a mirror be-| i fore her. 'You're a young woman and look fifty. Y'ou're slaving your-] ! self to death for those kids, and it's ! all yvrong." "What do you want me to do, doc tor?" "Cut it all out and take a rest. Go home and.go to bed. I'Jl manage j the rest." "But." she quavered uncertainly, i "Now, don't begin that," he said impatiently. "I could see an excuse for it if you were tlie kids' mother, but vou're only their mother's sister. I tell vou you have the wrong idea i tof duty. Y'ou can't go on this yvay. ] Something will have to be done." "But we just manage to get along I nicely now," she protested. "Even j if I do give up and take a rest,! , there's so little money." "You needn't worry about that part of it; but for a time you must ; rest and give up thinking about| 1 duty." To rest. The words sounded like | HAHRISBURG SjSsfeSbi TELEGRAPH heaven to her. Just to lie down at night and feel that she might have lier breakfast brought to her in the morning, or that she might lie still and not move hour after hour, know ing that everything would be taken care of. Her head began to swim with the deliciousness of the sensa tion, and then she slid over against the desk In a huddled little heap. It All Comes Back. When she regained consciousness she was lying in her own bed at home. The shade was pulled down and the room was In order. There was no trace of her clothes, and she Jay still, trying to think what had happened. She remembered slowly —the trip to the doctor's office—the advice he had given her —and Ihen the sudden delightful trailing off into unconsciousness. After that sho 1 emembered nothing at all of what had happened. She tried to raise her head from the pillow, and as she did so the door opened softly and a girl of about twelve looked in. She wore a white apron over her school dress and she came over to the bed with a little air of importance that was charming. "Can I do anything for you, auntie dear?" she said softly. / The woman in the bed turned her head and smiled. "What happened?" she whispered. "You fainted In the doctor's office and he brought you home," the child said, trying to smile and fight back the tears that would come, but a big tear forced its way down her cheek and she turned away to hide it. "What is it, dear?" the weak voice asked softly, holding out the mother ly arm that had always been ready when the children needed it. Emily sank down on her knees by the bed and cried softly. "We've all been so selfish and let you do so much," she murmured, "but we're going to take care of you now. The doctor said I could take charge of things, and Dot is going to do it when I am at school. "You're to lie in bed and rest, and the doctor says if I look after you right I may learn to be a real nurse in a real hospital when I grow up." The child looked up, the tears still on her eyelashes. "And you aren't to do a thing but rest for a month,' she finished, kissing her aunt gentlv. The woman in the bed drew a lorn.- breath and settled herself comfort ably on her pillow. She was almost afraid she might wake up and find it all a dream. Bull Chases Bryan Up a Tree in Desert Chandler. Ariz., Nov. 7.—William J. Bryan, former Secretary nf state was saved from a wild bull by the pres ence of a mesquite tree on the desert near here yesterday. Mr. Bryan and R. A. Hayward, su perintendent of the Pima Indiana res ervation, were duck hunting when they were chased by a bull and suc ceeded in reaching the mesquite tree Other members of the hunting partv shot and killed the bull. Mr. Bryan was unhurt but lost part of his hunting suit in the flight from the animal. Fashions of To-Day - By May Manton What will Christmas be with out dolly and what would dolly be without an up-to-date cos §tume. Here is a really fasci nating one which 6hows all the fIPNb! newest and smartest features, >' et ' s i 3 so simple that it can be very easily made. There are only two pieces in the little A \\/ \ draped skirt and the blouse is j I VV l\ of the tie-on sort that involves / A no difficulties whatsoever. The / \ little circular cape will involve y i\.\ rn ' n ' mum timp and of S/S ' a b° r - You can make the dress ri I 'lA one material or you can \ . vl/r \ ) make the skirt of one and the vJl 111 bodice of another, and anything \ I 1/17 that is both pretty and prac [7 j A I I / tical is desirable. /1 I I \ J HI For the medium size the 1\ ( dress will require, l}/% yards |\ If j I of material 27 inches wide, % sss9 FTVT >ards 36, and the cape, % rill yards 27, */% yards 36. jU The pattern No. 9589 is cut in sizes 18, 22 and 26 inches high. It will be mailed to any 0589 Doll's Costume, 18, 22 and 26 address by the Fashion Depart inches high. Price 10 cents. ment of this paper, on receipt of ten cents. Daily Dot Puzzle 4*l i* •< e .5 h > * 35 . * 34 if, /fr . ik. • 2 * a IgF \ ■'<■ ? ftp , 7 5 • ; sSr a - . 3o ' ? 5 3i ' \\ te k J ' 27 * 2514 Hush! oh, hush! There's a . Draw from one to two and so on to ] the end. Peace Motion Receives But Scant Support in the House of Commons London, Nov. 7.—A. J. Balfour, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, replying in the House of Commons yesterday to a peace motion by H. B. Lees- j Smith, Liberal member from North- j ampton, declared: "The alms for which Great Britain j entered the war were not and are not either Imperialistic or vindictive, but one and all are needed for the double ' purpose of the emancipation and se curity of Europe." Mr. Balfour asked the House to show by an overwhelming majority that: We believe In the cause in which we are struggling and which we j know wo can bring to a successful \ termination. . . . Great as are the sacrifices already made, we are ready to continue them, and con tinue them indefinitely, until the great, righteous and unselfish ob • Sects we have in view are finally I secured. Andrew Bonar-Law, Chancellor of | the Exchequer, amid loud cheers, ' moved closure, which was carried, 282 to 33. America Pledged to New Magna Charta, Says Mail I London, Nov. 7.—Taking as its text j the announcement of the tlrst Amer- j ican casualties in the world war. I 'lie Daily Mall prints a eulogistic eill ti rial on American partlcipatlmi in tlie hostilities, In which it says: 1 hp first lives of their countrymen i | offered in this greatest of all Amer ica s crusades—greater than the War' Independence, greater than the I ' ''l War—have a significance all , their own and seem to write in let ters of blood a new and tremendous | ; rage in the world's historv. ! "Never again will it be possible Tor Americans to think they have one set of interests and Kurope an other. They have been drawn into a conflict which is transforming the ! destinies of the whole world, and in ; the fashioning of whatever dispen- I sation is to be evolved from it Amer- i can power, American ideals and American disinterestedness will play a great part. "But, as Ambassador Page insisted : in his speech at Edinburgh, it must be a co-operative and not a lonely i part." I Quoting Ambassador Page's asser- s I i For Gifts jpjPpr P/an I ; I Wicker Rockers For Gifts c———— —— This Tapestry SA.SO Back Reed Rocker in Russet U Brown Finish---Special at ... . ' Wicker Fire- $ 3-Piece Wicker $ Suit Special For P/* *ll I Suitable for livingroom or bedroom. Set con- | sists of large, comfortable rocker, chair and settee 1 tjj —with cushions on the seat and back. ' | |• v - ____. m ———————■— ——i mmmmmmwmmmm J A Burns Heater Get an Oil will save its price in the Heater amount it saves in coal And prcpared 4 Burns Park in case of a £) Oak Heater Coal Shortage TS an exceptionally good * itr .. I stove—a single heater — very inexpensive to X attractively nickel trim- operate and giv< iRMHr ied, complete with pipe. a ' ot hat ' SiSSH Extra special value, ™e dtMtion /n|/v to-day is not as M>lO acute as it might = — become. The best Burns jr air thing to do is pre- JKWR Ringold Heater .. _ . (fmk■ . . - Hv t , u , ~~T Perfection and imffU>i/iteMKHR ,| Besides being a heater that will use little fuel and heat Intensive- "Nm) ly, the Burns Fair Rlngold Heater ,s handsomely nickel trimmed and OH Heaters presents a most attractive appear ]f -1 ""'"s44 $5 to $8.50 Mb Burns & Co. Largest Furniture Store Sn This Section^ NOVEMBER 7, 1917. tlon that the safety of the world hereafter depends on the Knglish si taking peoples, the Dally Mail says: "Truer words never were spoken, MEDICAL ADVICE ON BLOOD TROUBLES GIVEN FREE BY EXPERT AUTHORITY. Costs Nothing For Opinion of Your) Own Case Everyone recognizes the value of j expert opinion. This Is the age of! specialism, and when we have work of importance to be done, we go to | an expert In his line. Years ago it was realized that medicine covered too broad a field for any one man to master its every branch. Hench, the doctor who spe- j cialized in some particular branch became the most proficient and the j most successful. The wonderful success of the great blood remedy, S. S. S,, Is due largely to the fact that It has not I been recommended as a cure-all, but strictly for those diseases having and when their truth Is recognized and acted upon by Mr. Page's coun trymen the peace of the future will have received its one sure and last ing guarantee." j their origin in a disordered condl | tion of the blood. For more than half | a century it has been used with highly satisfactory results for Rheu j matlsm, Catarrh, Eczema, Scrofula, j Tetter, and other blood diseases. Our medical director, who is an expert on blood and skin diseases, offers his services without cost to all who wish his aid. You are in i vlted to write him fully about your I own individual case, and he will I gladly give you such directions for j treatment as your case requires. You can obtain S. S. S. at any drug store. Don't be persuaded to take a substitute. If you wish medi cal advice, address Chief MedlcaJ Ad viser, Swift Specific Co., 228-B, Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.—Adv. 7
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