Life's Problems Are Discussed In Jack London's story, "The Val ley of the Moon," the hero, a broad shouldered, hard-boxing young teamster, with a skin like satin and a torso and arms of steel, always speaks of the youthful urge of his muscles— the snap and spring and stamina of him—as his "silk." It is a phrase which sticks in the memory, as apt as any ever coined 1 think, to describe the pe culiar quality of youth—its fresh ness and sheen, its smoothness, its flexible elasticity, both physical and mental. Under the strain of the years, the tugs and jerks and general rough handling of life, the "silk" tends to stretch and sag, to lose its luster and wear threadbare, other strands may be woven Into the tapestry,, the whipcord of firm ness and constancy, the warm, woolen yarn of charity and toler ance, tho colored floss of graces and accomplishments; but noth ing can quite replace the "silk." It is the quality one discovers in a Keats, in a Nathan Hale, in a Napoleon at Toulon, as distin guished from the Napoleon at Wa terloo—the do all, dare all, irre pressible, irresistible spirit of the twenties a priceless possession, often recklessly squandered, and whose value is never recognized until it is gone. In times gone by grandfather and grandmother seemed to take a certain pride in shredding out their "silk" as rapidly as possible. No sooner were the wedding bells over, Jessie dear, than she headed pell mell for the cap and chimney corner stage of existence, while he with equal celerity bent himself Thursday, Frida March 14th, Showing Fine Easter Apparel in a Wonderful Display of Fashion's Smartes in Suits—Coats—Dresses Blouses a For months the creative genius of Meteor, Charnieuse and Chiffon America and France have been de- Taffeta—for afternoon and street signing new garments for you. wear in all the newest beautiful 'I heir theme was the world struggle Spring shades, for democracy. Conserving clo|;h was the aim. The smart tailored T£IE NEW COATS combine suit made its logical appeal and as- utility with the smart military note sumed an unquestioned leadership —exemplified in the new Forestry in Fashion's dictates for your new Cloth Trench Model. Then we have Easter outergarment. the new chic short waisted models TI . ~ , . with buckles and gathers and pleats. Mere we have assembled for your Coats for motoring, for seashore or approval and selection hnely tailored mountain travel. Truly a wonder suits in every conceivable newly f u l collection created style—in Poiret twill, Tri cotine, Silvertorie, Suede Velour, We have surpassed every pre- Tyrol wool, Mannish Serge, Jersey vious effort in our showing of cloth, Gabardine and Poplin. Beau- charming Easter Blouses that are tifully lined with pussy willow silks, new and distinctive, of beautiful Poid de Cygne, and decorated Georgette, Crepe de Chine, Striped satins, and in spite of advances in Voiles, in the soft Spring shades of materials and labor, our prices are Orchid. Sunset, Tea-rose, French moderate, far lower than equal blue, Nile and Bisque, quality is procurable elsewhere. You are cordially invited to view OUR DRESS DEPARTMENT our Easter Display Windows. Then is replete with beautiful silk Easter come in and be surprised at the low dresses of Georgette, Crepe de price each garment is marked. Jadies 8-10-12 S. FOURTH ST. Harrisburg's Garment Institution WEDNESDAY EVENING, Bringing Up Father *— * *-* Copyright, 1917, International News Service * By McManus OP* <OLL> - THAT I I Y/OMOES IF HE I KNOW ,<ve >'VE BEEN WAITING 1 | WAITER OGOHT TO , • rH\NWb I CAME s HERE SEVEri ) d | TO toward the goal and lean and slip pered pantaloon. It took some little time in the accomplishment possibly, but gen erally by fifty they had managed to achieve their ambition. The same system they followed, with its diet of pork and pie, its airless sleeping chambers, its doses of calomel and quinine for every little illness, and its whole unhy gienic spiritual, mental and • phys ical routine would doubtless have worn holes In that texture of horsehair with which they loved to armorplate their parlor furni ture. "Other times, other manners!" I wish I could say It, but in spite Quality Garments Always of some progress, the methods of grandfather and grandmother aref by no means extinct. The mar riage certificate seems to be re garded only too often as a sort of a license for a general let-down of life's little formalities and re straints, the start to an indolent go-as-you-please. Women are generally consider ed the worst offenders in this re spect, but a comparison between the average bachelor and the aver age husband will show I think that men are far from immune. I have no statistics at hand con cerning .the respective waist meas ures and trouser knees of "bache lors and married men, but I ven HXRRISBURO TELEGKXPH ture to say that the proportion of the former who retain their youth ful lines and spruceness of appear ance is at least Ave to one better than the latter. ' 1 have a letter from a husband and wife inveighing against these careless, slouchy, slovenly habits into which so many young people allow themselves to drift as soon as they are fairly settled down to matrimony. They cite as a hor rible example an acquaintance of theirs, a young man gently born and reared and college finished, who about a year ago was married to a charming girl. He knows, of course, all the refinements and conveniences of life; but he seems to have taken marriage as a sort of an excuse fbr "back to the blanket." His table manners, according to my correspondents, would put even a savage to blush. He eats indis criminately with fork or fingers, piles his plate with food and then sits with his head down in it, gorging and gobbling regardless of every one else, and by his glut tony disgusting any one unfortu nate enough to be at his board. Think *of the poor wife who has to witness that Joyous exhibition three hundred and sixty-five times a year! Think of the disillu sioned husbands who carry to work with them the vision of a figure with frowsy hair and in a dirty kimono! For no matter how slov enly one may himself become, he can always appreciate and resent a lack of neatness or refinement in another. Those people—the gluttons and the slovens and the slothful and the remiss—are deliberately throw ing away thelfr "silk." What would that college man think of a foot ball team which chucked all the restraints of the training table on the eve of a big game? Yet, en gaged in a vastly mope important contest, he does everything he can to put himself out of condition. All schools of medicine are agreed that theoretically at least old age is an unnecessary evil. The body constantly renews itself and If the adjustment of bones and nerves and muscles and or gans is preserved intact, it should function as perfectly at ninety as at twenty-one. The "silk," the spirit of youth—for any valid reas on to the contrary, should be as strong in the centenarian as in his great-grandson. But It is a peculiar quality; not physical alone, else why a John L. Sullivan, a Bob Fitzsinvmons, a Terry McGovern dead when hard ly more than in the prime of life? Rather, it seems to me a blend of man's tripartite nature, each element supporting and reacting upon the other —the spiritual upon the physical, and the physical upon the mental. The glutton not only increases his girth but clogs his brain and deadens his soul. The vacant mind expresses itself in eye and speech and gait. Slovenliness of dress quickly reflects itself in every other attribute. And we are all slowly commit ting suicide. We are all by one method or another—by work, by worry, by Indulgence or neglect— getting rid of the "silk." The "silk!" The only thing which makes life worth the living. The force which does everything in world worth being done. This is an era of conservation. Why then not conserve our great est natural resouiye? Don't make marriage an excuse to sag and grow old. It was the spirit of youth that attracted every husband arid wife to each other in the first place. Preserve that spirit, and you retain the attraction, you hold your rom ance, you solve the marriage problem. Think young, act young, be young. Being old after all. Being old is after all only a lazy habit- Shake it ofT. Go Into training physically, mentally spiritually. Keep your body lit. your mhid alert, your soul awake, and the "silk" will be there. Let Cuticiira Soothe Your Itching Skin Nothing purer, sweeter or more effective for rashes, itchings and ir ritations. The Soap to cleanse and purify, the Ointment to soothe and neal. They prevent skin troubles if used for every-day toilet purposes. For free samples address: "Cuti eurm, Dept.2A,Boston."Sold every where. Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 50. THE FOUR OF HEARTS A SERIAL. OF YOUTH A.VI) ROMANCE By VIRGINIA VAN I)E WATER CHAPTER XXVIII Copyrifeht, 1918, Star Co. I The second act of the play was over. It was an amusing farce and four of the party in the right stage box had laughed heartily. Cynthia had forced herself to smile when she saw that a smile was expected of her. But she felt out of her element In this place and amid such gay surroundings. Yet, as she knew well, she had to make the break sometime, and this even ing she had taken- the longest step she had yet attempted on the road planned for her by her relatives. Gerald Stewart, too, seemed less responsive to the spirit of the oc casion than might have been ex pected. ( When the curtain went down after the second act Dora railed him for his solemnity. "Why don't you laugh ?" she de- I manded. "Don't you think the play is funny?" He smiled down into her uplifted eyes. "I think it's very amusing," he replied. "Didn't X laugh suf ficiently?" r "No, and neither did Cynthia," she accused. "Did you. Cyn?' Cynthia was talking to her uncle and turned at the sound of her name. "Did I do what?" she queried. "Well, you didn't!" Dora ex claimed. "So what's the good of asking?" She was silent for a moment, looking musingly from Gerald to Cynthia. Then she spoke, suddenly. "Cyn, did you thank either 6f the boys for your flowers—l mean, for the lovely pink roses you got the night of your accident?" The question produced a marked effect on several members of the group. Cynthia flushed crimson, Mrs. Livingstone glanced significantly at Gerald Stewart, while Gerald him self looked from Dora to Cynthia and back again. Milton appeared to be suddenly absorbed in reading his program. "Did you Cyn?" Dora repeated. ! "Why—no," Cynthia said, con fusedly. "You know"— with a little laugh—''l was not sure who sent the flowers. There was no card with them, you know." An Awkward Situation Mrs. Lfvingstone laughed—an ar tificial sound that was not •mirth ful. "Girls now-a-days fire so will fully dull!" she exclaimed. "Cyn thia knows perfectly well who sent those roses. Cynthia caught her breath and Milton glanced up. quickly. "Well," he interrogated. "Who did send them, Mrs. Livingstone?" The matron smiled knowingly. "You will have to ask Cynthia," sho parried. Dora, suddenly contrite at the position in, which her impulsive question had placed her co'usin, spared her the necessity of n reply. "The flowers were sent to Cyn," she said in a decided manner. "So I had no business to ask what I did. • It is her own business, and i none of mine, or anyone's else, who i they came from." "Whom they caSne from, r ra | dear." her mother corrected. "Well, whom they came from i then! They were sent to her, not | to us." Cynthia spoke a little tremu j lously. 'I am grateful to the per- j son who sent them," she said with j the shadow of a smile. "They wete : lovely roses." A couple of men, friends of Dora's recognizing the Livingstone party, entered the box at this Juncture, and further comment was Impossi ble. When the men had been intro duced to Cynthia, had chatted a few minutes and taken their de parture, the curtain rose on the third act of the comedy, and Cyn thia leaned back with a sigh of re lief. The strain would soon be over. But when the play was ended, Gerald Stewart made a proposal to which the others agreed prompt ly. It was that they all repair to the Astor for something to eat be fore going home. Cynthia, inward-* ly shrinking from the ordeal, was learning her lesson to well to speak a dissenting word. As the party crossed the side walk to get into the car, she found herself piloted through the crowd by Milton Van Saun. Hsis hand held her elbow.. Right in front, Gerald Stewart was moving along slowly with Dora. Milton Is Sympathetic "Do you mind going to the As tor, Cynthia." Milton asked in a loto tone. "If I had any Idea how hard It would be for you this even ing I would nevei* have suggested the , party." A sense of compunction and an appreciation • of her seeming in gratitude seized the girl. "It was lovely of you to get up the affair!" she exclaimed. "Please don't talk like that, Milton. I am enjoying it, really." The mass of people pressing for ward toward automobiles and cabs surged against tHem and they were forced to pause for a second. "Little fibber!" Milton murmured. "You know that this evening has not been unalloyed pleasure for you. Do you suppose I have not watched you?" "Then don't watch me!" she pleaded, softly. "Please don't—for yau may read my face wrongly." "I would not cause you discom fort for the world," he assured her. "That is true, Cynthia. "Do vou be lieve it?" She nodded. "You do not cause me discomfort," she answered. "And you were not distressed by the flowers, were you?" he urged "I mean, you do not wish the roses had not been sent?" "I do not wish Just that." she said "But I do wish that T had been sure just who sent them, for then I could before this have"— His sudden pressure on her arm warned her to say no more. Look ing up she saw that Mrs. Living stone had moved within earshot and was listening for the remainder of her sentence. (To Bo Continued Friday.) SIX MULES SOLD FOR $2008.20 Lebanon, Pa., —With the United States Army representatives comb ing the agricultural districts for mules, the high water mark in the price paid for that type of animal In Lebanon county was reached at the public farm stock sale held by H. H. Shearer, at Lawn. A six-mule outfit brought $2608.20. Four pairs of mules sold for $726, $705, $760 and S7BO a pair. CIGAR STORES FOUNDER DEAD Syracuse, N. Y„ Michael W. Whelen, one of the fouuders of the United Ciga: Company stores, died here today, following a long illness. You Couldn't Expect Your Home to Be Content With Old Ones— Pj j When Brand New Curtains Can Be |J Had For Such Little Prices 1 Everything is so fresh and bright and clean —choosing so big —prices [p so low. Jp! You will want to buy. enough for the whole house. fe Some of these were bought many months ago hence these unusual M low prices. 5 Fine Marquisette Curtains, $1.50 to $5.00 B Hemstitched, lace edges, embroidered corners, in white, "ffi" W _ttn' |H ecrti and Ivory. j--" " J Filet Net Curtains, $3.00 to $7.50 L," '".'7 1 Square mesh, neat edges, 2]/ 2 yards long. |.... /'/ C=l Fine Swiss Net Curtains, $5.00 H; • | Lice edges and embroidered corners—very beautiful. j | --SPECIAL-- —SPECIAL— 1 3 $2 Marquisette Curtains, $1.50 75c Sunfast Material, 50c f||j An exceptional value—must be seen to All colors of this popular curtain and §= |j| be . appreciated. drapery material. 11 Place Your Orders for Awnings and Slip Covers i j gi la, NOW You'll Avoid Disappointment Later ;i |p I °f 1 I =5 * *tt v j Everything that is new, including & many exclusive patterns arc here for j|| Spring showing. A rug for every room J and color scheme. 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Wilton Rugs $15.00 to SBI.OO K 8.3x10.0 Body Brussels Bugs $25.00 to $37.50 lsf 8.3x10.0 Seamless Axminster Rugs.... $25.00 to $35.00 8.3x10.6 Brussels Rugs $22.50 SPECIAL 1| 4 —SPECIAL- 1 § AXMINSTER RUGS, 36x70 inches, RAG RUGS, 27x54 inches, regularly M regularly $5.00, special OC SI.OO to $1.50, very specially *7 C white they last at ....... tPOiMU priced at / J3O |§; NATURAL DAYLIGHT DRAPERY DEPARTMENT, SECOND FLOOR P j North Market Square 1 iiteiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigsaiiiiiii IMIIIIIIM MARCH 13, 1918 Find Small Fortune in Home of Recluse Pittsburgh, Pa.—Relatives of Eliza Jane Maffett, octagenarlan spinster, who lived in seclusion in an old house near the center of the down town district for years, today found a fortune in gold and silver hidden in the aged woman's home when Famous in a Day For Her Beautiful Complexion, Oatmeal Combination Does It A Free Prescription Docs Its Work Overnight. You Cnn Prepare It At Your Home New York: It is my own discovery and it takes Just one night to get such marvelous results, says Mae Kdna Wilder, when her friends ask her about her wonderful complexion and the improved appearance of her hands and arms. You can do the same thing if you follow my advice she says: I feel it my duty to tell every girl and woman what this wonderful prescription did for me. Just think of it. All this change in a single night. I never tire of telling others just what brought about such remark able resultß. Here is the identical prescription that removed every de fect from my face, neck, hands and arms. Until you try it you can form no idea of the marvelous change it will make in just one application. The prescription which ycu can prepare at your own home is as follows: Go to any grocery and get ten cents' worth of ordinary oatmeal, and from any drugstore a bottle of derwillo. Pre pare the oatmeal as directed in every package of derwillo and apply niKht and morning. The first application will astonish you. It makes the skin appear transparent, smooth and vel vety. I especially recommend it for 7 they went in to clean after she had been taken to a hospital. Forty thousand dollars was found concealed in various parts of the house, with bankbooks showing she has nearly SIOO,OOO on deposit in local banks. The old woman was very eccentric and refused to accent aid from relatives here, though shw was thought to be in poor circum stances. She was found unconscious from fumes of a gas stove. freckles, tan, sun spots, coarse pores, rough skin, ruddiness, wrinkles, and, in fact, every blemish the face, hands and arms are heirs to. If your neck or chest is discolored from exposure, apply this combination there and tljo objectionable defect will disappear .14 if by magic. It is absolutely hafij less and will not produce or stimuir.. a growth of hair. So matter hi w rough and ungainly the hands ami arms, or what abuses tliey have hml through hard work and exposure 10 sun and wind, this oatmeai-derwillo combination will work a wonderful transformation in 12 hours at the most. Thousands who have used >t have had the same results I have had. Note: To get the best effect be sure to follow the complete directions con tained in every package of derwillo. You have only to get derwillo and oat meal. You need nothing else and it is so simple that anyone can use it; and is so inexpensive that any girl or woman can afford it. The manufac turers and druggists guarantee that, there will be a noticeable improv - ment after the first application or they will refund the money. It is sold in this city under a money refund guarantee by all druggists, including 11. C. Kennedy and J. Nelson Clark.— Advertisement.
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