jjjljll all the Emikj JPII Little Talks by Beatrice Fairfax The other day Miss Julia Lathrop, head of the Children's Bureau, Washington, D. C., made a plea to five one-third of those doomed three undred thousand babies that die nnually in the United States of pre ventable diseases. The war has taught us the value of the future soldiers, so this year ■wo are going to be extremely lore lianded and save a third of the babies we have been letting die on account of defective feeding, ignor ance of the simplest hygiene, and £ little necessary care. If we are lucky we shall save 100,000 and let only 200,000 perish, j Herod might regard our record a j little enviously. With our own, wc have done the work more thorough-; ly than he did among the ancient 3s>raelites. There is no way of tell ing what our happy-go-lucky policy lias cost us in the way of useful citizens, or what supreme message t'( humanity may not have been silenced in the last wail of one of these little ones. Out of Darkness. Tjiglit "Out of darkness, light!" Another year may teach f(s the price we are raying for this reckless expenditure i of child life. A few more drives on' the western front, with its awful toll 1 of life, may turn our attention to. that which —without cynicism—lJ eliall call our great baby scrap heap. Next year we may attempt to; nave another hundred thousand lit - i tie lives. We may keep on reclaim- J ing our sacrificed innocents till our! mortality list from preventable d!s-! eases no longer cries to Heaven. In that millennial state of i (fairs; we shall have clean milk stations in! every city of the country, we shall! have an adequate corps of physi-' cians that will diagnose and checkl at the start those ailments that; have such a dread record, and every! mother will lie taught how to care! for her baby not the way her i grandmother did—but in accordance | with the latest developments of in- i fant welfare. We will now regard the reverse j of the infant mortality medal. We have in this country between eight End nine million women engaged in gainful occupations. I have no sta-' tistios at hand in regard to the pro- j portion that marry and become j mothers, but perhaps it is not too much to say that half of them live' and die spinsters. This is as un happy and shortsighted a policy as; our disregard of those 300,000 doom ed infants. We are as reckless in regard toj our native-born population as we I have been in regard to our timber) or coal lands. We hire statisticians who draw up for us appalling fig ures. but we keep right on with the same bid wasteful policy. We Object to Facing Facts We seem to have a curious re-; pugnance to facing facts, particu- ■ larly in the case of the self-support ing spinster. If she doesn't marry we have a feeling that it is more "delicate" to leave her to her fate. We don't come out frankly, the r |Use Cocoanut Oil For Washing Hair v J If you w&nt to keep your hair in good condition, be careful what you wash it with. Most soaps and prepared sham poos contain too much alkali. This dries the scalp, mattes the hair brit tle, and is very harmful. Just plain mulsitied cocoanut oil (which is pure and entirely greaseless), is much better than the most expensive soap or anything else you can use for, shampooing, as this can't possibly injure the hair. Simply moisten your hair with water and rub it in. One or two teaspoonfuis will make an abund ance of rich, creamy lather, and cleanses the hair and scalp thor oughly. The lather rinses out easily, and removes .every particle of dust, dirt, dandruff and excessive oil. The hair dries quickly and evenly, and it leaves it fine and silky, bright, fluffy j and easy to manage. You can get mulsitied cocoanut oil at most any drug store. It is very ; cheap, and a few ounces is enough j to last everyone in the family fot months* —Advertisement. tTVDERTAKER 1745 Chas. H. Mauk N hoth l PRIVATK AMBULANCE PHONES j Ifs Time For j 1 New Draperies j And with the housecleaning pi s in progress you have diseov- ercd that several rooms in N ie home nee d draperies N |jfjlA need that something new to i| I U'i ve these rooms a bright, M l 'fiw rctres^ appearance. NOW during our special | Home Craft Week is the || r 'lP-"lf time to buy draperies—come rffljif f ])F> W !n see wonderful ||j ~m stocks we've assembled for 1 y° ur inspection. This season M we show a wider variety than H 3 ever before. Everything that is new and beau- II || tiful here || Yard Goods, 25c to $5.00 I' Curtains, $1.50 to $25.00

nd the children that the state needs. But our Puritanical silence seems, j at least, to be broken. The Ameri-j can Association for Labor Legisla-1 tion has begun to discuss a mater-: nity insurance modeled along the lines that the French adopted years j ago. All Pay Envelopes Contribute We shall take the case of a fac- j tory, department store, or aggre- j gate of teachers, or any other unitj of mon and women engaged in gam-1 ful occupation. An infinitesimal j amount is regularly collected from all pay envelopes, which is turned into a maternity insurance fund. j With this 'slight provision assured there is naturally an increase in the number of marriages, among the em- \ ployes of that particular unit. Bear; in mind that everyone is taxed from the beginning of his or her employ- j ntent, the fund increasing automati- i cally with every payday. The benefit is payable to insured women or the wives of insured men. i and it is equal to the regular sick, benefit of the insured. Eight weeks leave is granted, six weeks of which I must be subsequent to the birth of the child. The fund covers all birth i costs, proper medical and surgical [ attention and all necessary appli-l ances. The French have followed mater nity insurance with a creche or day nursery system that is far superior to anvthing we have in this coun try. This is the next reform to which we must turn our attention, day homes where children may be; comfortably and scientifically cared j for. while the parents are down town earning a living. Slie Wants to Marry a Rich Man "But I don't want to work after 1 am married," a girl wrote to me the other day. "I intend to marry a rich man." Please let me say, these j letters, on the subject of the self supporting married woman, are not, addressed to this thrifty young lady or her class. They are intended for| that great army of workers thatj singly cannot afford to marry, and; in the face of bitter economical con ditions, are forced, both of them, to work, or to remain single. • As a nation we have too long; overlooked this class, we have let it die out when we needed its pluck. I its grit, its stamina in the great j American melting pot. But we in- j .end to reform, not only in regard) to the working men and women, but also with respect to those three | hundred thousand doomed babies. j MEURALGIA £* £ \ For quick results rub the Forehead and Temples with Keep it LittU Body-GuArd intbur Horn#" \ VrciTsVspo^ff THEFOUR O A SERIAL OF YOUTH ANI) ROMANCE By VIRGINIA VAN DE WATER V , CHAPTER Xlil Copyright, 1918, by Star Company There were so many things the matter that Cynthia scarcely knew how to reply to her aunt's question. But, first and greatest of all, was her own djsinclination to marry for a long while yet. She could not speak of that, although she must say something. "IT—l —had not thought of marry ing so soon," she stammered, "There are others besides myself to be con sulted, Dora's marriage is the main thing. I would not want to inter fere with that. Then—of course, Gerald might not think well of the idea." "Excuse me if I set aside that last objection," Mrs. Livingstone said. "It is not the man's place to set the date for a wedding. It is the bride's prerogative. As to Dora, she will see the advantages of my plan." "What are they?" Dora asked with disconcerting promptness. Mrs. Livingstone hesitated. She had a card she had held to the last —a card whose playing would move Cynthia, although it might not have any effect on Dora. Still, she ad dressed Dora. Common decency de manded that she should not make her main argument to the person to whom it would appeal most strongly. "Dora." she added, "you seem to ignore the great expense that your wedding will be. Cynthia's wedding following upon yours will be an other strain on your father's purse. While he is only too glad to meet both of these obligations—and roy ally, as he does all such things— it would lessen the expense if he had to pay for a double wedding, instead of for two separate ones." "How?" Dora demanded, her cheeks flushing as she noted her cousin's pained embarrassment. "Think for a moment, child," her mother urged. "There is the price of the caterer, for instance. One supper would do for both affairs. The same music would serve for both: the church would cost no more for two brides than for one. Of course the trousseau would cost the same in each case. Your uncle tells me that Cynthia wishes to supply her own trousseau—though he would be glad to do that too' He is so generous that his wishes should receive all consideration." . An Vnplcasant Conversation She did not know that, as she spoke, a mental picture presented itself to her daughter. Dore saw herself as the wife of Milton Van Saun watching Cynthia being mar ried to Gerald Stewart. Perhaps she might even have to act as ma tron of honor. She could not and would not stand it. After all, a double wedding would be less nerve racking. If the thing jjiust be gone through with, it might be well to have both weddings at once. That would give her, Dora, less time to brood on the second ceremony. "All right," she said, suddenly. So far as I am concerned, go ahead and do as you please." The tone was not sullen, but it was hard. Yet the mother appeared not to notice it. "That's a good child," she ap- I proved. "I knew you would listen to reason. And, of course, you agree to the plan, Cynthia, my dear?" Cynthia stood up. She felt as If she could sit still no longer. "I do not want to seem obstinate. Aunt Amanda." Sh'e spoke with an effort. "But may I have a few days in which to think of it?" "Why?" Mrs. Livingstone's eyes were cold and critical. "Are not the reasons 1 used in talking to Dora plain to you?" "Yes, they are," Cynthia acknowl edged. "In fact, they are so plain that I do not feel that I can let my uncle go to such expense on my ac count. I do not want him to pay | Juice of Lemons! j I How to Make Skin | White and Beautiful At the cost of a small jar of ordi nary cold cream one can prepare a full quarter-pint of the most won derful lemon skin softener and complexion beautiiier, by squeezing the juice of two fresh lemons into a bottle containing three ounces of orchard white. Care should be taken to strain the juice through a line cloth so no lemon pulp gets in, then this lotion will keep fresh for months. Every woman knows that lemon Juice Is used to bleach and remove such blemishes as freckles, j sallowness and tan, and is the ideal | skin softener, smoothener and beau- j tiller. Just try it! Get three ounces of orchard white at any pharmacy and two lemons from the grocer and make up a quarter pint of this sweetly fragrant lemon lotion and massage it daily into the face, neck, arms and hands. It should natu rally help to whiten, soften, freshen and bring put the roses and beauty of any skin. It is truly marvelous to smootlien rough, red hands. HARRISBITRG TELEGRAPH for my wedding. 1 am sure that when 1 explain the position to Ger ald he will agree with me." Mrs. Livingstone, too, arose and faced her niece. "Cynthia," she protested, "do not let your foolish notions make you ungrateful. Your realization of what your uncle is doing for you ought to move you to consider his wishes." "Mother!" Dora exclaimed. "For pity's sake don't remind Cynthia of benefits received, and which she could not help receiving. That is cruel." Her Uncle Stciis in Cynthia turned to her with an af fectionate gesture. "Dora, dear," she said, her eyes softening as they rested on her cousin's agitated countenance, "never mind! Don't worry. I have been and still am under deep obligations to uncle. But can't you see that is just the reason I cannot allow him to give me a handsome wedding—especially now that Aunt Amanda calls my atten tion to the heavy strain it will be upon him? 1 cannot accept it!" She started nervously as the door opened and Stephen Livingstone en tered. "Hallo! Is anything wrong?" he queried, glancing from his wife to his daughter and niece. "What's the trouble?" Mrs. Livingstone hesitated for a minute. Then, as neither of the girls spoke, she assumed her most dignified manner. "I was just telling the girls, Stephen, about our plans for the wedding," she explained. "Dora agrees to them; Cynthia does not." "Mother!" Dora again interfered. "Explain why she does not. Father, it is because mother called her at tention to what her marriage will cost you." "Be quiet!" Stephen Livingstone ordered. "This is a matter that Is between Cynthia and me. I have already told her that I expect to pay for her weddins, and I mean to do so. If I want you girls to have a double wedding. I am ;;ure she Will agree to that also. I wish to discuss the matter no further. Cynthia owes a certain obedience to me, as her mother's brother. Am I not right, my dear?" to the trem bling girl. "I—l —would like to have a little time to decide—please," Cynthia began, when a knock at the door checked her. (To He Continued.) INDUCTED INTO SERVICE Walter Johnson Emmens, 210 Pine street, was sent by local draft board No. 1 to the Signal Corps Radio School, College Station, Texas, yesterday. He was voluntarily in ducted into service. Emmens was employed by the State Highway De partment. TO CONFER K. OF P. DEGREE Initiation ceremonies will be in in charge of C. Tt. 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