Life's Problems Are Discussed By Mrs, Wilson Woodrow I haven't any illusions about my own sex. I am not one of those -who believe that national suffrage for women will immediately usher in the Mil lenium. and prove a panacea for all our ills. I fancy that in office and in their party councils women will "play politics" and be swaye/C >y un worthy influences just as much as men. ■ I do not claim superior virtue for my side of the house; in fact. I am inclined to believe that men are the more staunch in upholding a principle, less inclined to waver ing or compromise. But there is going to be one big difference when woman takes her equal place in the Government. The Government is going to be a closer and more intimate thing to the people than it has ever been before. And that will come about from an increase of courtesy in the various bureaus and departments. The ordinary citizen doesn't often come in contact with Gover nors, Mayors or other high officials. His business, when he has any, is usually transacted through minor clerks and subordinates who en meshed in red tape and safely an chored to their jobs by the rules of the Civil Service make it the en deavor of their lives to draw their pay with as little return In effort as possible. To this type of mind the use of the proper report form and a de votion to rigid routine are of vastly greater importance than satisfying ORRINE DESTROYS LIQUOR HABIT Keen interest in Orrine, the scien tific treatment for the drink habit, now on sale at our store, continues unabated. Orrine has saved thousands of drinking men, and is sold under a guarantee to refund the purchase price if, after a trial, it fails to ben efit. • Orrine No. 1, secret treatment; Orrine N'o. 2, voluntary treatment. Costs only SI.OO a box. Ask us for booklet. George A. Gorgas, 16 North Third street. EDUCATIONAL \ School of Commerce AND Harrisburg Business College Troup Building, IS 8, Market Sa. 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A* a Strength Creator for all run-down, nervous, anaemic conditions, weak women, overworked men, feeble old people and delicate children, there is noth ing better than Vinol. WE WILL RETURN YOUR MONEY if Vinol fails to benefit you. George A. Gorgas, Druggist; Kennedy's Medl. cine Store, 321 Market St.: C. F. Kramer, Third and Broad Sts.; Kltzmiller's Pharmacy, 1325 perry St., Harrisburg, and all leading Drug Stores Everywhere. THURSDAY EVENING. Bringing Up Father Copyright, 1917, International News Service *-* *-* By McM , I WIV-IO M OELUHTED- |V ""1 HEY' YOU- lt>\ &WNC, IN YOUR ) ICAMT-IM I KNOW >T - ' ' j-T" j R,CHT JONE-b- YOU LH COME HERE.- fl „ m KNITTING OA<- f A CARPENTEP I • Jf#" V jry B CAN PRACTICE ALL OAV-WE BH V J I WANT Vou TO V NML IT -IX . ftjVl. M \OO'TO NE P ' AN ° *' ~ FIX OUR PIANO- the wants or needs of some out sider. And why not? Attention to the one gets him credit with his bureau chief or superior for effici ency; attention to the other means merely a lot of extra work and bother with the especial recognition for it. The clerk knows, of course, that he Is technically the servant of the public; but his immediate boss is really the person he strives to please. He is also aware that by follow ing the strict and definite line of his duties he is not going to get into any Irotible, whereas the di vulging of information or other wise bestirring himself to help the citizen who comes to him in a quandary may lead him into all sorts of hidden pitfalls. So naturally he grows to regard the perplexed people who lay their inquiries and complaints before him as nuisances and interruptions, and gets rid of them as expeditiously as possible. Who that has ever had business at a public office has not felt the suspicion and hostility with which he is regarded when he presents himself before some person of brief authority to state his case? If he is to show some especial "pull" or in fluence his task is easy; .otherwise he is listened to with bcved Im' patience, insulted if possible, told to sign a blank which is pushed in front of him, and informed that his Bright Eyes indicate buoyant health. When the eyes are dull, liver and bow els need regulating. Quickly restore healthy conditions with a dose or two —in time —of BEECHAM'S PILLS l*rcert Sale of Any Medicine in the World. Sold everywhere. In boxea, 10e„ 25c. affair will "be taken up in the regular order." There are exceptions, of course, but that is the usual type of minor officeholder, and that is the usual treatment accorded any one who dares disturb them. The variations of it run all the way from gruff ooorishness to elegant indifference, but the effect is the same. The citi zen leaves fuming at his'futility and confident that nothing will ever be done in the matter which he has submitted. And nine times out of ten he is right. Owing to the incivility and lack of consideration he has received, he begins to feel that between him and the government he supports and pays to maintain there is a great gulf fixed. He becomes a po tential anarchist. But why should a shirtwaist and La Valliere behind the counter, in stead of a waistcoast and horseshoe pin, effect an improvement in meth ods? Women can be quite as snip py as men, perhaps more so. The woman red-tape martinet is as fa miliar a figure to those acquainted with office work as is her male coun terpart. Yet no matter how deeply sunk in the ditch of routine, feminine curiosity is bound to assert itself. Proverbially, traditionally, charac teristically women "want to know." And for most of them personalities have an absorbing appeal. Genera tions of sewing circles and back fence colloquies have left their in delible impress on the sex. So when John Jones comes storm ing in to recite his family troubles or to report the iniquities of the peo ple in the flat overhead or to com plain of official negligence and in justice and demand the heads of everybody concerned he will bs very apt to find with a woman behind desk an eager listener to his story. And it will be as soothing balm to his perturbed soul. His difficulty may be trivial or something entirely outside the prov ince of the authorities; probably it is. A male clerk would recognize that in the first half dozen sentences, and with a brusque "Nothing doing," would turn away. But a woman will probe and question and lead him on through dozens of irrelevant details until he has talked himself out, and then if she regretfully assures him that although he has her personal sym pathy the department is so circum scribed by law as to be powerless to aid him, the chances are that he will go away perfectly satisfied. Half of the complainants only want to "get it off-their chests" anyhow. Feminine curiosity! Some phil osopher once said that everything in this world has its uses, and here is one for a trait which has long been flunk at women as a reproach. Unless I am vastly mistaken it will serve as an effective lubricant to ease much of the fraction in govern mental contact with the public. It is said, you know, that Jose phine won many supporters to Na poleon in the earljf days of his ca reer by her obliging manner and by the readiness with which she would lend ear to any story where by it was sought to gain her inter est. No matter how tedious or prosy the recital, she would listen with every semblance of interest, and of ten interrupt to question or have some obscure point explained. That this was often purely per functory on her part is shown by Daily Dot Puzzle 5. *i 1 'l2. i ? •? (ZT- 8 u.r- v ■* 4 „ X .19 5, "S S3 *3l •44 '4 I Draw from one to two and so on I to the end. HXRRIfIBURG TELEGStXPH the tale of the courtier who by mis take gave her his tailor's bill instead of the petition which he wished her to present to the First Consul, and who was afterward assured by her that she had been deeply touched by the contents of the paper and would lose no time in laying it be fore her husband. But that was only one unfortunate instance; usually she scored. The red-tape artist and the mar tinet have their place. But if I were a government executive or head of a department I would place on the first line of attack only soft voiced, sympathetic women of about thirty with tender hearts and hair ] worn Madonnawise. And in choos- Jing them I would subject all candi ! dates to the psychological test of a j five minutes' conversation. If any I applicant did not ask at least twen ty questions in that time I would have none of her. Advice to the Lovelorn By BEATRICE FAIRFAX CAX YOU TRUST YOURSELF? DEAR HISS FAIRFAX: I am a telephone girl, caring for a switchboard in a very large apart ment house. I am considered attrac tive. and. though I try to appear re served, the men in the house pay me a lot of attention. Several of them have asked me to go out with them or meet them for lunch downtown. Do you think it proper for a girl in my position to accept these invitations? I am not referring to the invitations of mar ried men (though they are more fre quent than any other)'. I would like to know your opinion, as I must confess I do not go out very much, and often feel inclined to take advantage of the many offers pressed upon me. SALLY. I am going to make a confession, my dear—my respect for mere "pro priety" is not always overwhelming. To do what is right and sensible and dignified and self-respecting seems to me a great deal more important than to worry over the fine points of eti quette. But there are certain "rules of the game" which everybody ought to observe. One of them you in stinctively follow —you would not consider accepting the invitations of those worldly and cynical married men who in our day and generation like to amuse themselves at the ex pense of any silly little girl who wfculd "play up" to them. As to go-; ing out with the men you meet through your position, can you trust yourself to.be so dignified and well bred that even if they start out to have "a little lark" with the tele phone girl, they will end up by rec ognizing that their guest has been a dignified, refined young woman who demands as much respect and dignity as ever they have given to the girls in their own social world? If you are well-poised, sane and high-prin cipled and, added to that, have a lit tle judgment of human nature, pos sibly you can afford to have lunch with som,e of the young men in your building. Frankly, though, I don't believe the game is worth the candle. J Daily Fashion! j Hint I Prepared Especially For This P | Ne&spapcr g, AMONG THE BEST STTLES. The shops are showing tontative summer styles to tempt women who can no longer be seduced by winter goods. Here, for instance, & a fig ured cheek voile with skirt in bib and suspender effect. With it can be worn a simple bodice of crepe meteor, lawn, handkerchief linen, etc. Medium size requires 4 yards 3G-inch material for the skirt and 2% yards 36-ineh wide for tha waist. Pictorial Review Waist No. 7617. Sizes, 34 to 44 inches bust. Price, j 20c. Skirt No. 7585. Sizes 24 to 34 inches ;waist. Price. 20 ca&tfc.. THEIR MARRIE Copyright by International News Service Helen slipped a clean cover on the card table and got out the cards and the bridge score. "Well, how is everything, Helen?" queried Mrs. Stevens, coming out from Helen's bedroom and pulling down the front of her blue taffeta dress as she came. "Just fine. I'm so glad you camel early. Now we can have a nice, evening playing cards." "Hello, you people," said Warren, j coming in from the kitchen. "Is it, cold out? Did you in the| car?" I "Yes," said Mrs. Stevens, "and I| flidn't want to a bit. It's not really: far enough to bother with the car.'j "Well, it isn't cold enough to night to freeze," scoffed Warren. "That's what I told her," put in Mr. Stevens. "I don't know about that," as the four settled down at the card table. "It felt cold enough to me." "You probably don't dress warm j enough," suggested Warren teas-i ingly. "You couldn't possibly ruffle myi composure, Warren Curtis," said I Mrs. Stevens, trumping Warren's trick gleefully. "She's rather hard to rile," said Mr.Stevens. "Don't you really set worked up over things?" asked Helen wistfully. "No, I don't think I do." said Mrs. Stevens, and the game went on. At 11.30 o'clock Helen brought in! the sanwiches and Warren appeared] with beer, and at 12 the Stevensesj had gone. • j Helen had slipped into her bath-j robe and began to take out the <■ plates and glasses, and Warren set-! tied down for a smoke, -when the I doorbell rang furiously. "Who on earth can that be at this' time of night?" said Warren, start ing to the door, i Helen's heart began to beat. Un expected calls like this in the mid dle of the night always made her think of telegrams containing bad news from home. "Whv my dear," Helen gasped with relief as Mrs. Stevens came into the hall. "What is the matter? Is something wrong?" "We can't start the car," said Mrs. Stevens. "We've been at it ever since we left you." "It can't be frozen," said Warren incredulously. I "Of course it's frozen," snapped Mrs. Stevens. "I told you it was cold enough to freeze to-night. I told Henry not to take the car out, but he would do It." "Sit down, dear, and take off your coat," said Helen soothingly. "War ren will go down and see what he I can do." "Oh, there's a policeman down there now, and done every thing. We always prime the en gine the first time, and that never even made a flutter to-night." "I'll go on down," said Warren, who had slipped into his coat. "Helen you might see that some water is put on to boil. Hot water is the stuff for a frozen engine." "You know if the engine's frozen the car is ruined," said Mrs. Stevens turning to Helen tragically. "It cracks the cylinders, and the car is never any good again." "But you don't know that it is frozen, dear excuse me just a min- ( ute while I see if there's any hot, water." "Oh, don't bother, please. I know j it won't do any good now." But Helen had gone to do what I Warren had told her, and when she; returned she found Mrs. Stevens j crowded up against the window gaz-1 ing down into the street. "Warren's coming up," she In- j . 1 What Women In Their "Forties" Need BY A SPECIALIST Many women approach the critical changing period of their lives that comes between the ages of forty and fifty, unmindful of its tremendous importance to their future health and happiness. Not understanding the functional changes taking place in their bodies, they work beyond their strength, often break down, become nervous wrecks, their bodies suffer ing with fatigue and their weakened nerves trembling at every step. Often in their weakened condition capillary hemorrhage becomes excessive, this added drain compelling them to take to their beds from nervous exhaus tion. What these women need is some thing that will instantly relieve the pressure on the overworked nerve centers and give them the vitality to stand up under the grueling strain. Wonderfully effective results are often given In such conditions by the simple of Margo Nerve Tablets, a skillful combination of six of the best nerve vitalizing elements known to modern chemistry. These little tab lets contain no dangerous liabit-form- Ing drugs and are entirely harmless in their action. Thousands of women can testify that Margo Nerve Tablets strengthen the Jaded nerves, revive the tired I brain and put the energy and courage into the body that enables one to stand up under the unusual strain of the changing period. Margo has to do these things or It costs nothing as Kennedy's Cut-Rate Medicine Store and other leading druggists sell It on a positive guarantee of relief or money back. —Advertisement. formed Helen. "I told you it was ruined. Oh, I wish he had never come over to-night. I shall be heart broken if we've ruined the car." Helen flushed at the words but said nothing. The next minute War ren appeared in the door, and went into the kitchen to get a pail of hot water. "You'd better take off your coat," he called to Mrs. Stevens. "You can't do anything with it, can you? I suppose Henry will have to have it towed in to some garage." Mrs. Stevens was almost crying now, and Helen met War ren's eyes for a moment as he left with the pail of hot wpter. They were filled with all kinds of unsealed things. Helen came over to the window and stood looking down with Mrs. Stevens. Suddenly there was a snort, and almost instantly the en gine began to hum. Its sharp stac cato beat could be heard plainly, and Mrs. Stevens turned to Helen quick ly. "Oh, I'm so glad. I'll run right on down. Come over soon, won't you, Helen. So sorry to have bothered you," and she was out of the door SOUTTER'S 25c DEP'T STORE | Buy Here Not Alone Because Prices Ar*Lower, but Because Qualities Are Better | i First Showing of \ New and Distinctive Beginning Tomorrow Morning j: • This initial showing: of the H" 2 ii I. new Spring modes presents a v range of models and prices that is unusual —even for this big f store, which has done so much ■• * §^ of the unusual in providing millinery of a high standard at' < \ \ "% unmatched low prices. Come jj JJ i / to-morrow and inspect new \ shapes in y / / • Smart Tailored Ready-to-Wear Hats of lisere, with georgette crepe facing, satin and straw, ribbons, etc., in the New Poke, Close-Fitting Turbans, Side and Roil Effects, Mushroom, Sailors, etc. Untrimmed Hats Trimmings In large assortment of the very latest Of every conceivable kind that will shapes in all the leading colors. be employed in millinery art. Lower-Than-Elsewhere Prices Prevail /sSSs, SOUTTER'S /f /flgpgxyk l| 1° to 25c Department Store Where. Every Day Is Bargain Day i 215 Market St Opposite Courthouse FEBRUARY 28, 191 g. 1 while Helen was expostulating that she hadn't been bothered. Warren came back a few minutes later swinging the empty pail. "What was the matter, dear?" "Oh, a little carburetor trouble, that's all, no more frozen than I am. Got it started before I arrived with the water. But say, kitten, some calm woman, Mrs. Stevens, eh, what? Terrible hard to rile or any thing of that kind, eh? And then they both laughed and Helen forgot the unpleasantness of the occasion in the pleasure of sharing a joke with Warren. (To Bo Continued.) FAMOUS EXPLORER TO SPEAK HERE TONIGHT Dr. Frederick Monsen will speak on' "America in the Caribbean" In the Technical High school, auditor ium to-night, under the auspices of the Harrisburg Natural History So ciety. Dr. Monsen's subject is a very Interesting one. The islands in the Caribbean sea are of great strategic importance to the United States and (he lecture will tell much about these islands. ' PLAN COLLEGE BANQUET A "Going to College" banquet is being ararnged by the members of the University Club, to be held some- time during the last week in Marcl* A committee, of which Arch H. Dins* more is chairman, is perfecting' at* rangements. FOR LUMBAGO Try Musterole. See How Quickly It Relieves You just rub Musterole in briskly, and usually the pain is gone—a delicious; soothing comfort comes to take its place. Musterole is a clean, white ointment; made with oil of mustard. Use it instead of mustard plaster. Will not blister. Many doctors and nurses use Muster ole and recommend it to their patients^ They will gladly tell you what relief it gives from sore throat, bronchitis, croup, stiff npck, asthma, neuralgia, congestion, pleurisy, rheumatism, lum bago, pains and aches of the back or joints, sprains, sore muscles, bruises, chilblains, frosted feet, colds of the chest. Always dependable. 30 and 60c jars; hospital size $2.50. 7
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