TIME IS A MOST VALUABLE THING Beatrice Fairfax Writes on Making Your Job Pay by "Doing It Now" By BEATRICK FAIRFAX Time is the most valuable thing j in the world. But it is as free to the dollar and a half a day ditch | digger as it is to the million-dollar I and a half a year payer of income: tax. Have you ever stopped to face! this Interesting fact? What you do with one hour of your business day is fairly indicative of what you are going to do with the whole day— all your days—of your life ! Howard came to the Kessenden ; offices with everything in the world in his favor. He had been highly j recommended. No one liked his predecessor. Howard was neat, j pleasant looking, a boy with quiet. J good manners and with agreeable | voice. There never was an olllcel boy who started oft under kindlier;, noy wno siarica on unaer Kinuuert. auspices. And Howard seemed to justify the! ' hopes of the office. 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It is not intended for the I cure, mitigation or prevention of dis ease. > | !TO Our Patrons: 1 If r e wish to announce I *Jiat the price of our L new 3-35 and 3-25 ' j Twin Six models will he advanced S2OO and < i $250 respectively on March Ist. • ► i.'t Packard Motor Car Co. of Phila. 1 HAHRISBIRG ( ) WEDNESDAY EVENING, , HABIUBDDRO TELEGRAPH FEBRUARY 6, 1918 Bringing Up Father Copyright, 1917, International News Service >,* D/icD/ICWIIS I'LL <VT VOUA I I SHE's l WHM-DO I f S SEILSE J U ygLo MEND THE S ~ 1 , TTL^U perience of the ages past can bell studied in that time, and growth toward a worth-while future can also be managed. "I'll come in a minute," says Emily when mother calls. Suppose Emily grows up. goes into an office; and takes the "I'll come in a mln- | ute" attitude when the Chief's bell! rings and she is summoned to take ; dictation? She frazzles the temperj of her' superior officer by making him wait, proves herself an in- j efficient young woman, and in wast ing a mere minute or two she may actually throw away her chances i for promoUon. Who hasn't walked out of a shop i ! because a slow moving clerk sug ! gested indifference to her wants? Who does not know of the great | forfeits which contracting com | panies pay when buildings are not j finished on the day and date prom j ised? Who hasn't had a cake i burned to a crisp while finishing a telephone conversation and thinking to herself: "I must go in a minute and watch the oven." The easiest thing in the world to; do is to explain to yourself that a 1 minute doesn't matter: but half a minute gone .wrong would dash a trapeze performer to death at the! feet of his audience—half a minute?) —half a second. It takes the most' perfect calculation for the swing, from one mass of swaying ropes to I another; properly calculated, the | daring, breach-taking performance; is simple ana safe—half a second; goes wrong and it means death. Lif is full of calculations as nice, as exact, as the swing of the trapeze performer. Remember that. The successful man or business woman arranges his or her day so that it won't be full of wasted min utes. half hours gone wrong, broken appointments, delayed efforts. There is no more important rule for success than this simple one: | Do it now. I Any big official in a big company j I who discovers an underling post- ! I poning the very slightest bit of bus- I iness routine with a lazy attitude; I that it can be done just as well later 1 on, is going to lose faith in that in- j dividual. j Giving orders and having them J i carried out are part of the routine I of any efficiently managed organlza- ■ 'tion—from a National Army to an, office whose whole force consists of one clerk and one stenographer. The only way to get things done !is to do tl\em properly. Waiting for i I something to turn up and save you | i the responsibility of making a big 1 sale r of sharpening a pencil is I likelj" to walk hand In hand with natural shiftlessness and to cause you always to postpone the things j i which need prompt doing. Find out if you are in the habit : of postponing things till to-morrow J and get in the habit of doing things I with the snap and vigor of the man j I who crouches on the line waiting | 1 for the pistol shot which will free 1 him to start on a hundred-yard dash. : A quick start means victory. You are not always swinging | from one trapeze to another, with your life dependent on perfect tim ! ing of your movements. But unless I you cultivate In yourself a real re i spect for seconds and half seconds, 1 some day you'll come to a place where quick decision and instan ! taneous action are needed—and you ! won't be able to time your move ments. Result? Well, think about I the trapeze performer! THEIR MARRIED LIFEt Copyright by International News Service Helen looked at her watch hur-| riedly, and found to her dismay that her shopping downtown had i taken her much longer than she ; had expected. She knew that Mary I would never wait lunch so long j ! after time, and making up her mind; • hurriedly she determined to go up; to Croft & Ordway's for lunch, j Helen did not do this often. Some- 1 j times she lunched downtown with Louise, but she generally felt that; i it was extravagant when there were: I always odds and ends to be ea'en up j | at home, and which could not be j | utilized for dinner. Mary had been going* to make a hash out of the roast beef that had been left and somehow or other it did not appeal to Helen. Croft &< Ordway's had the most delicious! club sandwiches in the world, and; Helen, feeling reckless over the ex-■ penditure of less than a dollar on food, went up to the restaurant. She ordered leisurely, and while l I she was waiting scanned the place! | for someone she might know. It! 'was a large, cheerful room on the; top of the large department store, i Helen always liked it if only forj the restful feeling. Warren had! j often teased her about her lack of | initiative, but nine out of ten wo- 1 men are exactly like Helen. The pretty little waitress brought; | the food, and Helen began to eat. \ j Everything was delicious, and shei ; was in the midst of her luncheon j i when a voice that sounded oddly i I familiar said: "Isn't this Mrs. Curtis?" Helen loooked up and started aj little bit in spite of herself. Of' all people in the world it was Lola! Wilcox! If there had ever been aj ghost in Helen's past that she had thought definitely buried it was this! very woman. Lola Wilcox had caus- j . ed more trouble in a perfectly in-; I nocen* way than Helen wished to| I encounter again. It had been Lola; i Wilcox who had always been some- 1 'what of a thorn in Helen's flesh, j Not that she had ever done any-i thing definite, for, to Helen's best; knowledge she never had, but there; | was something about her, a certain; free and easy spirit, that somehow i always made Helen feel unpomfor-1 table and at a disadvantage. For one thing she seemed to re-j quire the attentions of men. She' never went out of her way in an | I obvious manner to receive them. but even the most conventional of I husbands seemed attracted to her.l I She was intelligent, well bred and; ; belonged to that indefinite class ofj women, women who cannot be clas-! 1 sified. and who therefore are a prob-l lem to women of Helen's calibre, j .who answer definitely to the pre -1 scribed order of wives in general. Helen had heard indefinitely that, Lola Wilcox had been unhappily married. At any rate she had taken a plunge into stage life of late,; ! and then had come her perfectly j i sensational elopement with rather a well-known business man. Helen remembered well the evening when she and Warren had been playing cards with the Stevenses, and Mr. Steevns had read it out loud. In! . spite of herself she remembered I the actual feeling of relief that had surged over her at the thought that) . . -- Fashions of To-Day - By May Manton fOne could hardly find a pret tier, more attractive dancing frock for a young girl than this one. Here, it is made of 6heet f pink taffeta with a little trim m / ming of white iridescent beads m arranged over the neck and fn fr sleeves. It is a very charming J K, y dress, very girl-like and withal ■ / vjß it is so simple that it can be ■ /l 11 made at home without any dif- A/L r ficulty. The skirt is draped at in the back to give the bustle sug v gestion and the little kimono I / bodice can be made with the fy/ffVtW w\ short sleeves and square neck /jfj/ (J |A illustrated, or with elbow sleeves y U\\\ and V-shaped neck. Treated 1 / (ill li I '1 1\ ' n t ' ie ' atter way it can be used A fin\l\'\ I or a f ternoon occasions. Taffeta B/T |Vv V' \ Vfr is especially pretty for the bustle lm // I i \ \ iM drapery, but you could copy the ■% // nl \.\k / Iff dress in satin if you prefer or in I \ IV 1 I I poplin or in any material of the I lm. For the i6-year size will be needed, 3% yards of material jr* 36 or 44 ' nc^es ml Vf ie P attern N°* 9617 is cut J \ in sizes for 16 and 18 years. It U \ will be mailed to any address SU \d by the Fashion Department of this paper on receipt of fifteen 56,7 Bustle Dress, sizes ,6 and 18 n te, ten cents for the em years. Price 15 cents. deSlgn " this woman had done a thing that must put her definitely out of the 1 running:. Helen could not refuse to speak.; She simply had not the mental cour-j age necessary. And so she smiled 1 uncertainly and murmured a greet- j ing and Ixjla Wilcox—who hart evi- ! dently just conle in—sat down at the table as though it was the only j thing to do under the circumstances.! Helen was inwardly furious. She ' ; resented the intrusion, because she; had been enjoying herself in a quiet,! i modest way. She felt dubious about ■ I renewing any kind of an acquaint-1 . ance with this woman, and most of, all she dreaded the consequences, i Miss Wilcox, gowned very cor-j rectly in a tailor-made suit and a, small, close-fitting hat, ordered, and i then met Helen's inquiring gaze ! across the table. She did not seem to mind at all the fact that Helen nr.is; of necessity have heard some 1 of the gossip concerned with her elopement. They exchanged certain trite remarks about everything in! i general, and Lola Wilcox finallyj | asked about the Bells, j "I suppose you read all that stuff I in the papers," she remarked non-j j chalantly to Helen, after they had ! ' talked a few minutes—Miss Wilcox ! in her rather vivid way, and Helen : responding icily and perfunctorily. . Helen swallowed nervously. "Why, j i yes, we did read of it in the papers," j she said finally. "Do you believe everything you i see in the papers, Mrs. Curtis?" j j Miss Wilcox asked, laughing in that! ' soft, irritating way she had. "Really I you oughtn't to; you may be mis-] j judging me terribly. Women are i | always willing to believe things ofl | that kind. 1 wonder if your hus-' bands aren't just a little bit kinder, and willing to judge less critically, that is if they have a personal opinion." And again she laughed, leaving Helen feeling unable to re tort. (Watch for the next article in tills interesting series.) ALIENS TO REGISTER THROUGH I'OST OFFICE I Postmaster Sites has ordered that ' I all alien enemies not in the limits of I Harrisburg, but receiving their mail i I from the Harrisburg post office, must I appear at the post office Thursday. J Friday and Saturday of this week > 1 for registration under the enemy j | alien regulations. All* persons of j i German extraction who are not citi- i j zens and who receive their mail over rural rrrotes one, two, three, four and ! live will register at the post office. ] I The registrants must take four pho | tographs. not over three Inches i square, to the post office when they i register. SVHMITS LOVE LETTERS The District Appeal Board is in ! possession of seventeen love letters, i submitted by a draft registrant as proof that his marriage, contracted ; since May IS, was the result of fore j thought and not an efTort to escape | the draft. The man wants deferred I classification on the grounds of hav | ing dependents. THE FOUR OF HEARTS j A SERIAL, OP YOUTH AND ROMANCE By VIRGINIA VAN DE WATER k ——. / CHAPTER VII j Silence i olio wed Dora's assertion. | Cynthia did not know just what to ; say. Perhaps she was too romantic i or sentimental herself, but she was sure that were she engaged to a man she woud want to hear from ; him and to write to him oftener than .once a week. Yet Dora seemed per-, 1 fectly satisfied with this arrange- , j ment between her betrothed and her-1 ; self. i A tap at the door, made any com- i ( ment unnecessary. A maid entered, | ! followed by a man carrying one of | I Cynthia's trunks. This he deposited i !on the floor, then went away, re ; turning a few minutes later with a \ second trunk. ! "If you please, Miss Dong," Marie announced, "Mrs. Livingstone says I am to help you unpack." i "Oh. that will not be necessary," Cynthia protested. "I can do it per- i fectly well without any assistance." j "You'd best let Marie help you," I ! Dora advised. "Mother evidently has I made up her mind that she wishes I j you to be helped, and when she does j S that, one may as well submit grace- | fully to the inevitable." "Well. I will try to." Cynthia i laughed. "She is very kind; but I ; have never been in the habit of hav | ing a maid unpack for me." i Marie regarded her with the cold, i appraising manner peculiar to her class. Here was a young woman who j had never had her own maid wait on i her. She had doubtless had servants | to attend to various household du i ties; but if she had not had a reg i'ular lady's-maid she certainly could I not be one of the really "smart" peope! Yet when Cynthia had unlocked 1 her trunks and Marie drew forth j the dainty clothes, her manner un- i ' derwent a subtle change. People | who were not "smart" seldom wore j such exquisite lingerie, nor had j dresses in such perfect style. While | Miss Lonj; was in mourning and, j therefore, did not use the colors the j maid most admired, yet surely her ! black was of handsome texture and ! correct make. Perhaps, after all, she j : was in better circumstances than her i speech about having no maid would i have led one to suppose. An Alarming; Jiicknamc By the time the trunks were un- j ! packed and the contents put away in j i ; Daily Dot Puzzle I|V\\ ! l| \® \ 2b* i *32 •I. -> f! m i i .?i i* A ;■ • • v a * • > Vf *>• "3 *' " ... ; ' '*■ • * i \H- % ' The Trace all the lines, you girls and boys. Draw from one to two and so on; to the end. Are Advertised Medicines Worthless ? There is no more reason to con-; ] demn all advertised medicines than i | there is to condemn all physicans or! j all druggists. Fakes there are in' ! every profession and in every trade, j but they do not last long. Take j medicine like Lydia E. Plnkliam's Vegetable Compound, the true test! of its merit is the fact that for for j ty years It has been relieving women of America from the worst fcnis of [ female ailments, constantly grov.'int: | in popularity and favor, until It >s j now recoßlnlzed from ocean to ocean las the standard remedy for female ills. > I bureau and closets it was almost the dinner-hour. "We will have to hustle to get dressed," Dora announced. "Don't bother to put on anything fussy, j Cynthia. , "I can't—l have nothing fussy," Cynthia replied. iHer statement may have been true; but "fussy" garments could not have become her as did the simple, per fectly-fitting toilette in which she appeared at the door of her room I just as dinner was announced. Her I dress was slightly decolette and re vealed. above the folds of soft tulle, the white, rounded throat. "You certainly are a stunner. Cyn!" Dora exclaimed. • "I say, by the way, what a dandy nickname that is, isn't it?. Sin is, they say, sometimes attractive; you are al | ways charming. So I shall call you j 'Cyn.'" [ Dora repeated this statement five | minutes later when she, with her \ cousin, father and mother, were | seated at the dinner table. Mrs. I Livingstone smiled, but looked j slightly disapproving, j "Dora, darling—you are incorrigi ble! The idea of shortening such a j pretty name as Cynthia in that way. ! I am sure your cousin does not like 1 it." "I don t mind it a bit!" Cynthia de-j clared. "I am glad Dora has found for me some nickname less formal than Cynthia. It has never been shortened before." "But such a name as 'Cyn' does not suit you at all,"' Mrs. Livingstone demurred. Dora laughed merrily. "WelT I think it may suit her better than it . seems to," she argued. "You don't J know her well yet, mother. Just | wait and see. But, mother, mine, I \ j am sure to shock you anyway—and j a little more now and then won't I make much difference. will it, | dear?" j Mrs. Livingstone sighed. I wishi OE3OI3O.STORE OPENS 8:30 A. M.—CLOSES 530 P QOOCaO c Another Remarkable Suit Sale o [ DC Friday Morning at 8:30 A. M. ~VE § I Your Unrestricted Choice of 53 SUITS D 1 For Women & Misses CA | m Former Selling Prices From i •t/w n g *l2 t *29— I 2 Take Your Pick Friday at w o | See The Vast Array of These Suits Q |l Now on Display in Our Show/ Windows M | Positively None Sold before Friday Morning |j 0 See Complete Description of Suits in This Paper To-morrow O 1 COATS! COATS! COATS! S U Another Extraordinary Sale of . U ifi Women's and Misses' Winter Coats n 0 [lncluding Extra Large Sizes For Stout Women] ID Will Take Place Friday Morning D DWGT Read This Paper Tomorrow H For Complete Description'and Prices g 1 OBOBQSTORE OPENS 8:30 A. M.—CLOSES 5:30 P. M. OOOBQ 1 1 you were not quite so free and easy, ' dafling," slio regretted. "Still, your are a very dear child." As the conversation drifted into other channels, cynthla listened and ! formed her own ideas about her un-I. cle and aunt. She lilted Mr. Livingstone better I than his wife, yet she was forced to j admit that her Aunt Amanda was j most gracious and kind-hearted. But. while the husband was formal j ! to a degree, he showed more sponta- j ; neity than did his wife. She had a j 'studied poise which suggested that i she was never off her guard. She | was portly in appearance and always j handsomely dressed. Devoted to Her Diiunliter It was evident that Dora was Mrs. Livingston's one passion, and that, in spite of hcf efCorts to mould the girl to a conventional pattern, the mother was proud of her daughter's beauty and her exuberance of spir- j its. < • The late mail brought Dora a lets - which she straightway opened ■ itli a brief "Excuse me, please!" | and read in the presence of the fam-1 Hy circle. The epistle could not have ben ! l long, for in less than three minutes Dora had folded it up. restored it to its envelope, and remarked—"Milton expects to arrive in New York next j Wednesday. He and his friend. Ger ald Stewart, are comiffg from Chi cago together. They've been having i a good time there while Stewart has ! i been making final arrangements for j I coming East. 1 don't suppose you] j ever met Stewart in Chicago, did I I you, Cyn?" j "N'o," Cynthia replied. "But, dear,! Chicago is a big place." "I know you are happy, daughter, that Milton is coming home so soon,' Dora did not blush. "Yes," she re plied. "I'm glad Milton's coming back. It will be fun to announce our engagement, won't It? It's ex citing to get notes and flowers and congratulations." Was she trying to shock her mother? Cynthia wondered. Or was j Dora really as unsentimental as her | words would indicate? To lie Continued> i MILI.AUD F. SAL'I, IIKTTKIt i Millard P. Saul, 1518}& North 5 Pourth street, a well-known contrac tor and former School Director;#who was stricken recently with a series of heart attacks, is reported to be Improved. DILL, SPLITTING, SICK HEADACHE Dr. James' Headache Powders relieve at once—lo cents a package. j, You take a Dr. James' Headache Powder and in just a few moments your head clears and all neuralgia and pain fades away. It's the quick i est and surest relief for headache, j whether dull throbbing, splitting or | nerve racking. Send someone to the drug store and get a dime package | now. Quit suffering—lt's so needless. , Be sure you get Dr. James' Head i acho Powders —then there will be no ! diss" oi-ointment.—Adv. • • To Relieve Catarrhal I Deafness and Head : Noises • I If you have Catarrhal Deaf- I ness or head noises go to your t ~ druggist and get 1 ounce of Parmint (double strength), and ~ add to it hot water "and Just , ~ a little sugar as directed In , each package. Take 1 table- * ~ spoonful four times a day. * This will often bring quick re- ♦ ~ lief from the distressing head ♦ noises. Clogged nostrils should ♦ open, breathing become easy ♦ and the mucus stop dropping into the throat. It is easy to ♦ prepare, costs little and is pleas- o ant to take. Any one who has ♦ ■ Catarrhal Deafness or head ♦ n noises should give this prescrip- ♦ <i tion a trial. ♦ ! it
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