i Life's Problems Are Discussed "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he." In other words, he presents to the world his own conception of himself. And the world accepts him at his own valuation. All of us In our experience have seen some one putting it across with no apparent equipment, and have wondered and admired; and we have all seen real gifts and real talent fail of re<v>snitlon. We have pondered over this injustice, and marvelled at the strange workings of destinty. But there is a reason. My own humble theory is, that the mediocre but successful people pos sess an invaluable something which the gifted but unrecognized lack, and that is a sense of drama. We will stand anything in the way of pose or pretense, provided it is carried off artistically. For the ba,d actor, either off or on the stage, "Boos" shall be his portion. Have you ever met a real genius, one acclaimed so by the world be cause of his or her transcendent sifts? They are as scarce as hen's teeth, but their invariable and dis tinguished characteristic is that they are entirely simple, natural and un-1 affected. They don't have to be any thing else. Nevertheless, they are: dramatic; for that is the role of; genius. Theirs is the drama of! achievement. Poor little Emperor Nicholas of Russia is an example of those who are lacking in the dramatic instinct. Pallid and undersized and trembling at his own shadow, he did not at all till the popular idea of a Czar. If he had been a big, blustering brute with a loud voice and a scowl, it would have been a much more difficult mat- ( ter to have dislodged him from his j throne. People will stand for an auto- i crat, but never for a counterfeit of one. 'The same thing is true of Louis XVI of France. Old Louis XIV un- j derstood the game better. He knew! the deluge was coming, but he died , with his head on his shoulders. The successful men and women of | the world, either consciously or un consciously, have always realized the j value of dramatic effect. They haw ! lcoked and acted the part—made the; picture, as the stage saying goes. I don't suppose for a moment that ■ George Washington ever attitudiniz- j ed before a -mirror, or purposely j brushed back his hair from his fore- i head. But if you don't think that' serene, lofty brow, that classic profile! ;md that stately bearing of his had I anything to do with his frame, try to i Little Boy Itched and Burned Cuticura Healed Started With Rash and Pimples. I Hair Came Out. Terrible Sight to Look at. Used One Box Oint ment and Two Cakes Soap, "My little boy started to get sore ears ; and scalp. He started with a rash and 1 pimples, and the skin was red. It itched j and burned so that he could hardly ! stand it, and when he scratched it irri tated very much. 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Dan dy for ii new beginner. Has full nn<l complete instructions HOW TO CROCHET. THIS PRACTICAL CROCHET BOOK MAILED TO AN* ADDRESS FOR 15 CENTS Send this coupon and 15 cents in stamps or silver to the Harris- , burg Telegraph, and the book will i be mailed to you from tho New York office of the publishers. Al low a week for Its arrival. Name I - Address .*. .- City or Town ! SATURDAY EVENING, Bringing Up Father Copyright, 1917, International News Service By McManus i r 0 O Jlr^—l [ Vo° r ld coat r 1 ! -L —-————l • V'~~~~~~ ,, 3 Imagine a fat. low-browed man with I a snub nose and a walrus mustache I ever being regarded as the Father of his country. Andrew Jackson embodied in his careless attire and yncouth manners | what constituted in his day the pop- i ular conception of rugged honesty. There were other men of his time no doubt just as square, just as force ful, just as patriotic as he; but j gnarled and sturdy in appearance; t,nd speech he looked and acted the part of "Old Hickory." There is nothing discreditable or belittling in all this. Tbeso men were guiltv of no affectation or of pre tending to be something that they, were not. They simply emphasized in their actions and appearance those inner qualities which characterized them, it was probably quite uncon scious on their part. They were mere ly obeying their instinctive sense ot drama. No one would ever suggest, for in stance. that there was anything studied about the personal peculi arities of General Grant. Yet what an effect of bulldog tenacity was given by that tightly clenched cigar between his grim lips, and of stern deliberation by his silences. With his squall-set figure and square, bearded face, he symbolized to the Nation an impregnable bulwark. It is not possible that in the very assumption of autocracy which he gave lay the secret of that unequalled power that the late J. P. Morgan wielded for so many years in the world of finance? Big and bold and brusque and masterful, lie filled every requirement of the role. Like Lorenzo the magnificent, he sur rounded himself with treasures of art. This instinct which some men Daily Dot Puzzle '• ' fl V.5 \ ii • .2 vJw ' 14 **3 * '3o - • 4fc .. .. 37 • 45 • 16 36 • • z ° .. ,7' ' 4l ' f' ' , 28 2 *2 24 25 & Four and sixty lines will draw "Dicfty bird" from Arkansaw. Draw from 1 to 2 and so on to the end. As Pure As the Lily /jgBW and as clear and soft. Your skin and complexion will ]Y always have a wonderful A transparent Lily white })/' appearance if you wiil sir constantly use * Couraud's Oriental Cream Send 10c. tor Trial Size FERD T. HOPKINS & SON. New York Sore Throat Prudence Your medicine shelf is not well stocked without a bottle of TONSILINfi, for you don't know what moment it may be needed to relieve a sudden case of Sore Throat. Relieving Sore Throat is TON SILINE'S special mission. It is made for that—advertised for that—sold for that one purpose. TONSIUNE is the Nat ional Sore Throat Remedy. It is sold in every State in the Union. You -- will need TONSILINE one of #^2T these days, or some night when the drug store is closed—better /J have a wrttle ready at homo j'i when you need it most. 35c., 'l j tad 60c. Hospital Size, SI.OO. j have properly to stage themselves! land whatever they do amounts often | i to positive genius. 1 read a story the ! other day in a current magazine I ' nbout a public man who had in his! I possession some extremely sensa-1 I tional information which he was not I i yet quite prepared to give out. The | ! newspapers, however, had gained an I ; inkling of the facts and the reporters I < were after him. He did not seek to avoid them.j ! That would have served .as an as-) Isurance that he had something he was trying to keep dark. Instead, al -1 though he was just out of bed, he | sent word that they Vere to come I up to his rooms. The place was flood ed with morning sunshine. He came i out from his bathroom to greet them, I arrayed In the scantiest of garments j and rubbing his head with a towel, i ; The psychological effect was one of frank informality, so utterly opposed to any suggestion of concealment I that he practically had the battle I won before he spoke a word. Those shrewd, experienced news papermen were impressed with the ; idea that there was nothing to dis cover. ami asked him only a few per functory questions which he was eas ily able to turn aside. Yet his ruse was not the result of forethought It was a spontaneous Inspiration born of his natural dramatic quality. People everywhere fall into classi fication as "types" and we expect them to be what they appear. If they fail to measure up to our anticipa ! tions. we feel disappointed and de frauded. You see a woman with,an oval face, fair haft- parted in the middle, dove-like eyes and an expression ap pealing and tender; and you expect her to be a Madonna, not a vam- | pire. If she turns out to be a vam | pire you are much more shocked ; than if she looked the part. Where we make a big mistake is iin failing either through selfcon : sciousness or timidity to play up to | the role to which nature has evi , dently assigned us. If you are not j succeeding. It is because you are I playing a part which does not be long to you. You are miscast. Drama grips and interests every 1 one. Twelve million people in this country go .to the "movies" every day merely to be amused and thrill ed and taken out of themselves. And thbre is no such drama as life itself when it is suitably presented. The trouble is that it is generally so sloppily played. The situations are slurred, the characterization is poor. Drama in its very essence is ac tion as against stagnation, a conflict in which the hero or the heroine wins against odds. On the basis then, dramatize your self. 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HXRJRISBURG TELEGRAPH | "THEIR MARRIED LIFE" Copyright by International News Service Copyright, 1917, International News Service. , • "I'm getting tired of these eternal dates that you keep making," War ren said disagreeably. "Well, Warren, either you must accept people's invitations and ask them here in return or you must give up having friends." "Now, that's a ridiculous state ment." "Why, no, it isn't dear; not at all." "It certainly is." "Well, 1 don't agree with you." "Of course you dont' simply be cause you don't want to." "Warren, that is terribly unfair." "Well, why can't we make life a little more spontaneous? Why can't we do things on the spur of the mo ment? That's the only way to have any fun out of life." "It would be nice." sighed Helen; "but it would be so hard to see peo ple that way." "It seems hard because we aren t used to it." "But other people might not un ! derstand it at all." | They'd have to take us as we are 1 or give us up." But you wouldn't want to do that, dear." "Sure I would. If they weren t real friends, real enough to under stand our way of doing things what would be the use of hanging on to them?" "Well, Warren." said Helen prac tically, "inasmuch as we have made this engagement for tonight, you d better get dressed. We can talk about the other arrangement some other time." "Yes, that means that it will be put off indefinitely, and the next time talking over the telephone you 11 have the entire week filled up with engagements, and I'll. have nothing at all to say about it." "But you're never home, Warren, and what would you have me say when people ask to see us?" "Oh, there are plenty of th.ngs to say. Be frank and te 'l >' our friends that you are not going to make any more definite engagements." "But Warren, it wouldn't be pos sible to do things that way in the case of meals." "Well, manage matters any way you like then, but don't make my iife an engagement schedule. Do vou realize that we have been doing somthing, either having people here or going somewhere, every night this week? Why I don't have a minute to read the paper or do any thing I want to do. You women have all day to visit with each other and see each other, but what time do the men have unless they take a night or two off and then there's always more or less fuss made about It." "Anytime you want a night off, take it, dear. • I don't remember ever, saying anything about it." "No, but when the times came you would, all right, or else you'd go around with that injured martyr air, which is worse than any amount of fussing." By this time Warren had worked himself up into a perfect passion of self pity. He.imagined himself the worst abused man in the city, and he was past argument or convincing even, if he had stopped to listen to anything Helen might say. And so as usual, she saul nothing* and slipped out of the bedroom, leaving him to dress. She pondered on what he had said as she tlxed the card table with a fresh cover and got out the cards. It would be lovely not to plan things ahead, and just to do things on the spur of the moment. Carp and Frances did things that way. Every time Helen had asked Frances up for dinner she had begged off on the plea that Carp hated to make a definite engagement. "If you'll let us drop in some night and take pot luck with you," Frances had responded, "we'd simply love it." And Helen had laughed and had tried to understand, because she loved Frances, but she had been hurt just the same. By the time the Thurstons came in, at about 8:30, Helen felt more or less downcast. Warren had forgot ten the argument after a change of clothing, but Helen, who had been Kinking things over, was just be ginning to wonder how she could manage things to please Warren. Now Helen did not care very much for Mrs. Thurston, she had never felt quite at home with her; certain ly Mrs. Thurston was not the type of woman anyone could get at all in timate with. But Mr. Thurston was different. He was delightful. Gen erous to a fault, always ready with funny anecdotes, and splendid com pany. Everyone liked him and War ren particularly. After an evening of bridge, when Warren and Mrs. Thurston had come off victorious. Warren was in a particularly good humor. "Too bad, old man," he said gen ially .slapping Mr. Thurston on the back, "better luck next time. Say, why is it that we don't see you peo ple oftener? How long Is it since you were here?" Helen was listening with all her ears, anxious to know what was com ing. "Oh, not so very long," Mrs. Thurston was saying, "we want you eople to come up next Thursday for an evening of bridge. How about it, is that all right for you?" "Sure," responded Warren heartily, "that's all right for us, isn't it,' Helen?" ' Helen met his eyes, her own filled with inquiry, but he had forgotten > his protests of ;i little while <igo. lie / Mr. Beckley's wide experience as teacher and manager in some of the leading Business Colleges of the United States, in eluding the last ten years in Philadelphia, makes him an un usually capable school man. 1 laving previously thoroughly pre pared in Normal School and the University of Pennsylvania and in practical Secretarial and Accounting positions, his courses Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Typewriting, Spelling, Penmanship, flB Letter Writing, Accountancy, English, Arithmetic, Commercial Law, Rapid Calculation and Civil Service Subjects are theo retically and practically correct. I '< flj ENTER NOW and be instructed INDIVIDUALLY by " Mr. Becklcy and his assistants, IDAY AND NIGHT SCHOOLS Positions positively guar anteed to graduates. Write or call for our very reasonable Beckley's Business Co lege I / AND Civil Service School I * nuni.ns n. nECKi.EV . .. w . , „ „ _ I'rinriimi * 9N. Market Square Next Door to The Patriot was simply impatient for her to ac cept the invitation. "We'd love to come," said Helen prettily, and then wondered why she had that little hurt feeling that had come so frequently of late. (Of course you enjoy this series. Watch for the next Installment.) Advice to the Lovelorn A Bit of Etiquette DEAR MISS FAIRFAX: ■d am a stenographer In a small office and often my employer intro duces me to salesmen or buyers for various firms with whom we do bus iness. How should I receive these introductions? I am quite unaware of the correct manner to acknow ledge theni. Should I offer to shake hands? Should I arise, if seated when the introduction Is made? When a person says, "I am very pleased to have met you," what is the proper reply to make? Also is it very good form to shake hands with a girl? When introduced to a gen tleman on the street or in a (train should you offer your hand when in troduced and again at leaving him? forms often puzzle me. A. V. M. I am a foreigner, and these little A question like yours does not really belong in my column. But so many of my girls have similar wor ries that in fairness to all of them I am going to answer you. When your employer introduces you to men. you need not arise. Just say. "How do you do. Mr. Jones." And when a man or woman speaks of the pleasure it gave them to meet you, thank them graciously and say that you, too, have enjoyed the meeting. 1 think it is always pleasant and friendly to hold out your hand when introduced to anyone. Never fear being over-cordial. The real cor diality that comes from sweet na ture and kindheartedness is welcome to almost everyone. Try to Win Her Parents Dear Miss Fairfax: I am 23 and am dearly in love with a girl one year my junior. My financial condition does not allow me to marry her, as she comes from a very wealthy family and her par ents want her to many some man with money. She has asked me sev eral times to elope, with her, but I know my conscience will bother me. P. I. Are you sure you cannot win over the parents of the girl you love? Do you care for her deeply enough to want to make sure of her happiness? Now why riot iiripress her family with your sincerity, your willingnc s to work, your deep desire to ma' j their daughter happy. 1 don't be lieve in elopements—but even less do I believe in your objection to an elopement. If you think your wife might taunt you with her wealth some day, evidently you consider her snobbish. Are you sure that if you settle down to good, hard effort you could not convince your sweet heart's parents that you are rather a desirable candidate for son-in-law (iift.s For Soldiers DEAR MISS FAIRFAX: Could you possibly suggest some kind of an appropriate sift to send a soldier at camp? Although I have NOVEMBER 17, 1917. send him anything not in good taste. Although 1 know Thanksgiving is quite a ways off, and 1 want it as a Thanksgiving gift, I would greatly appreciate your kindness if you would tell me through the columns of the paper a sensible gift. ANXIOUS. A woman who is doing splendid work for our soldier boys tells me that "goodies" are particularly wel come to the boys in camp. And when I remember how much a "box" meant to all of us in my col lege days I can quite sympathize. A delicious cake, jellies, preserves and such things are welcome. Why don't you send a real Thanksgiving box—a roast chicken (if turkey is too bulky and too costly), a mince pie, a jar of cranberry jelly or any other dainties you feel like making. Oood books, nicely marked hand kerchiefs, some sort of little mend ing kit, a writing companion, with paper and fountain pen—any prac tical gift that will not be useless and n the nature of "excess baggage" is right to send a soldier boy. BAKER'S COCOA™! f IS PURE I Purity in cocoa means carefully selected, I scrupulously cleaned cocoa beans, scien- 1 tifically blended, skilfully roasted, and j with the excess of fat removed, reduced 1 to an extremely fine powder by a Strictly 1 mechanical process, no chemicals being 1 used, the finished product containing no I added mineral matter. 9 AND IT HAS A DELICIOUS FLAVOR Tra<fe-marAc on every genuine package • B jW Tvi Booklet of choice recipes lent fret 3j flm \ \ Made only by m 11, \ WALTER BAKER & CO. Ltd. I HI If 11 Dorchester, Mass. Established 1780 REG. U. S. PAT. OFF. See Him ut Home Dear Miss Fairfax: 1 have been going about with a young man. We have learned to love each other. Ho U> anxious to become acquainted with father and mother, so I asked if I could receive him at our home. Why do my par ents refuse, saying I could do what ever I choose outside, but that I could, not have any young men at the house. V. I. As you tell your little story, your parents are a complete puzzle to me. It sounds as if their judgment was very poor (and I hate to make any suggestion which sounds lack ing in respect to parenthood). I really feel that it is to them I must write rather than you. They owe you the protection of their home. They ought to see that every girl needs the privilege of having her friends in her own house and that when a young girl is told to meet her friends a nywhere else she lilces she is being shoved into danger. 5
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