FLYING WITH SHAFFER
MUSICALLY INCLINED
LETTERS FROM A DAUPHIN' BOY TO IDS MOTHER
"Somewhere in France,".
Feb. 28, 1918.
Deaf Mother: Here we are at the
end of the month of great men, ana
this one, mighty tired of fitting
around and eating candy, uouy-
I think about all I have done to
day was eat —that is, after I came
ba£k from the funeral. Sul-e. we
lost another pilot, a lieutenant, b
the way. We don't seem to have
much luck with lieutenants in tms
escadrille —the first one was taken
prisoner, and now this one loses J 1 '*
wings while doing acrobatics over tne
• picte." Naturally, I had t6 do
some wktch duty-^—you. remember, 1
told you about that cxAtom of watch
ing over the dead body several day,
—another, an American, and 1 naa
a two-hour session of it. I would
like to have learned the exact c* us ®
of the accident, because X saw it all
happen, and being the first fatal
accident I have ever beheld, 1 natur
ally wanted to know the whys ana
wherefores. Of course, the cere
mony was Catholic, Then we walk
ed through rain and mud behind the
' hearse to the cemetery, for they pro
vid no cabs for mourners in France.
T don't know why, unless walking
through the mud and rain for a mile
or so, shows how great your grief is.
A mouth organ and a "sweet po
tato" have been added to the esoa
drille's musical instruments, so you j
can see we are preparing for a hard
spring. Anyway, February is cer "
talnly going out weeping. It rained
so hard to-day that the Frenchmen
re-marked on "le flood", but it seems
the passing of February has been a
frost, for it's snowing now.
Come to think of it. T nearly was
YOUR SICK cmOT
IS CONSTIPATED!
LOOKTONGUE
Hurry, Mother! Remove poisons
from little stomach, liver,
bowels '
aive "California Syrup of Figs"
if cross, bilious or
feverish
No matter what alls your child, a
gentle, thorough laxative should al
#ways be the first treatment given.
If your little one is out-of-sorts,
lialf-sick. Isn't resting, eating and
acting naturally—look, Mother! see
ii; tongue is coated. This is a sure
sign that the little stomach, liver and
bowels are clogged with waste.
When cross, irritable, feverish, stom
ach sour, breath bad or has stomach
ache, diarrhoea, sore throat, lull of
cold, give a teaspoonful of "Califor
" nia Syrup of Figs," and In a few
hours all the constipated poison, un
digested food and sour bile gently
moves out of the little bowels with
out griping, and you have a well,
playful child again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving
this harmless "fruit laxative," be
cause it never fails to cleanse the lit
tle one's liver and bowels and sweet
en the stomach and they dearly love
its pleasant taste. Full directions
for babies, children of all ages and
for grown-ups printed on each
bottle.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask your druggist for a bot
tle of "California Syrup of Figs;"
then see that it is made by the "Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Company."
i
I SAYS HOT WATER ]
[ WASHES POISONS
FROM THE LIVER
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y
l! Everyone should drtnk hot jl
water with phosphate In
it, before breakfast.
i I
To feel as fine as the proverbial
fiddle, we must keep the liver washed
clean, almost tnornlng, to pre
vent its sponge-like pores from clog
ging with indigestible Snaterial, sour
iiUe and poisonous toxins, says a
noted physician.
If you get headaches, it's your llv
cr. If you catch cold easily, it's your
liver. If you wake up with a bad
T.wte, furred tongue, nasty breath or
Ktomach becomes rancid, it's your
liver. Sallow skin, muddy complex
ion, watery eyes all denote liver un
cleanliness. Your liver is the most
important, also the most abused and
neglected organ of the body. Few
know its function or how to release
the dammed-up body waste, bile and
toxins. Most folks resort to violent
calomel, which is a dangerous, sali
' vating chemical which can only be
used occasionally because it accumu
lates In the tissues, also attacks the
bones.
< Every man and woman, sick or
well, should drink each morning be
fore breakfast, a glass of hot water
with a teaspoonful of limestone
phosphate in It, to wash from the
liver and bowels the previous day's
J indigestible material, the poisons,
* sour bile and toxins; thus cleansing,
sweetening and freshening the entire
alimentary canal before putting more
food into the stomach.
limestone phosphate does not re
strict the diet like calomel, because
It can not salivate, for it is harm
less and you can eat anything after
wards. It Is Inexpensive and almost
tasteless, and any pharmacist will
sell you a quarter pound, which is j
•sufficient for a demonstration of how i
11ot water and limestone phosphate i
• ■leans, stimulates and freshens the i
liver, keeping you feeling fit day in j
*y out.
J \
FRIDa\Y EVENING,
! * e ' wa tch' duty, as wo came
v.° j la '°ns several hours ahead of
schedule. I had shopping to do, hut
only a little money, so wandered
around, giving the few pretty dames
abroad the once-over, and not doing
any buying. It seems that English
girl that's been chasing me for some
time was sitting in an upstairs tea
room and saw me pass; chased me
clear around the block, a fact which
I didn't know till later, for my wan
dering gaze found her looking de
murely innocent and surprised at
seeing me in town, all dressed up
in a red and black cap and an over
coat hiding a sweater. Yes. I went
along back to the tea room, a cozy
cute little place; but sad to sad, only
could spend some ten minutes there.
I might as well close, for as the
official bulletins say, all is quiet in
this sector—except the mouth organ,
the flute, the bass fiddle and sweet
potato and there is nothing to
report. WALTER.
"Somewhere in France,"
Mar. 7, 1918.
Dear Mother: Frenchmen had a
big celebration last night because of
the two Boches shot down some time
ago. In honor of the occasion, the
rabbit was killed, we had baked po
tatoes—and carrots a new way, also
some turnips, and naturally wine
and liquors galore. It would not
be a banquet without wine for a
Frenchman, and it wasn't one for
me with It —and carrots.
After the meal though the fun com
menced, with the Frenchmen In
sisting on we four Americans sing
ing a song. Being such wonderful
singers, it naturally took some coax
ing, but we finally gave them the
'Star Spangled Banner.' Fortunate
it was that there Were four of us,
for when one forgot the words an
other remembered them, and the
same with the tune. Thus, help
ing each other out, we were fairly
successful. At least, the Frenchmen
thought so; one even thinking my
voice the best of them all, an accu
sation I was quick to deny else thev
call on me for a solo. No, my
voice lias not improved that much
and I have, not become a Caruso—
I'm not getting conceited about It
anyway, like one Frenchman, who
was asked to sing, and when they
got him started he would not stop.
The sad part of it was he had no
more voice for music than Billy.
He had to be stopped forcibly be
fore peace and goodwill were restor
ed. There was more singing at
home talent, and to accompany 1 ' the
singers was one of the head mechan
ics who played the violin very well.
He seems to be an artist in numer
ous lines, for he it Is. who paints our
escadrille emblem of two blue mar
tins on a gold'back-ground, on each
zang and he can make a good stab
at singing too. But that is not un
| usual. Every Frenchman likes to
I sinst Whether he can or not. and be
i lieve me, we Americans suffer a lot,
for their singing at times is surely
i one of the horrors of war. The pe
culiar thing—to me—r-about their
singing is that there seems to be no
harmony in it. The song seems to
be made only to help the singer get
as many words in as possibie-s-that's
the way it sounds to me, but the
fact that I don't understand the
words may account for it.
Traveling I jght
The other day we all went to Cha
i ions sur-Marne, and on the way we
; passed a large number of Slnglese,
Uurks, Italians and a few Anna
mite soldiers. They .were walking,
and traveling light, whether from
necessity or preference, I don't
know; but, some had no socks and
others only one pant-leg. We even
saw one black fellow sitting under
a tree taking off his shoes and
stockings, and a little later he could
be seen walking happily down the
muddy road, socks in one hand and
shoes in the other. His idea was
good, although a little chilly on the
feet; because the day was rainy and
naturally mud was deep, sticky and
everywhere,, at least that eccentric
soldier kept his shoes and dry. j
tut how long his feet kept warm is '
a question, for we were in the truck
with sweaters and fur coats on.
Believe me, the crowd had a hearty
laugh watching him slopping non
chalantly down the road. We had
quite some shopping to do, mostly
consisting of eatables. We soon be
came separated in the town, as we
went on our different errands. When
we met the truck again, one Amer
ican had acquired some cheese, pots
and pans, shoes and eggs, also a
stew" and being "beansoup zigzag,"
as the Frenchmen say, he asked
me to carry the eggs, knowing that
l didn't drink and was therefore so
ber enough to get them home safe.
For reward I ate two the next
morning, boiled to a turn and mixed
with lots of butter. That night Put
man cooked up some cheese and
condensed milk, which we ate with
bread. It would have been a dish
fit for a king if the condensed milk
had not been sweetened. It being
too sweet, we tried to overcome
that by killing it with salt, a stunt
that was about as successful as my
sweetening hot chocolate with mo
lasses.
Settling an Argument
It has been growing warm enough
of late to open the window at flight.
It's been too cold before; for 1 am
not that much of a fresh air crank,
and then again, I am not as con-r
sistently against it as the Frenchl
men, which reminds me of the story
of two Americans and a Frenchman
who slept in the same room at Pau.
Naturally, the Americans opened the
window at night, and naturally, the
Frenchman didn't like it; so one day
he came around and showed them
a paper on which he had it all fig.
ured out by mathematics, that
were enough cubic inches of air in
that room to last three men all
night without opening the window.
Did the Americans put his arithme
tic to the test ? They did not—
they kicked him out.
At last my "zang" is nearly ready,
and I may fly to-morrow. Incident
ally an order has gone forth that pil
ots qre forbidden to do acrobatics
anymore, anywhere. This order
came about because eight aero
planes were smashed yesterday,
causing three deaths; all because of
pilots doing stunts. We had our les
son here with our lieutenant's death,
caused by acrobaUcs. Nothing
daunted, one of our pilots yesterday
was trying the same things. Now,
however, it is forbidden, and the
penalty is radiation, which means
being sent back to the trenches; and
is quite strong enough to make the
most foolish hesitate.
Here's hoping I fly to-morrow, apd
see some Boche. WALTER.
Junior Red Cross
TAG DAY
May 4
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HKLL, 1091—3380 BXITKD HARRISBURG, FRIDAY, APRIL 20. 1918. I roUNDEI) 1871
Rearrangement In Home At Springtime
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Suggests New Furniture Needs A
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When Spring days suggest housecleaning and housecleaning time suggests the advisability of replacing certain pieces of chains, dinner rings friendship pins, men's watch chains, and
furniture for the new and more modern, we deem it appropriate to suggest that you will find suggestions innumerable for selec- other odd pieces that represent reductions of twenty-five to
tion on the fifth floor of this store. _ . ' forty percent. Choice '. .'...690
This department is a surprise to many who-have visited the furniture section for. the first time. But they invariably repeat One-fourth off in watches and twenty per cent, off on alarm
their visits because they find so many beautiful and useful articles here, carefully selected with regard to quality and approved clocks,
designs.
' BOWMAN'S—Main Floor.
Fiber Rocker - Work Tables One More Day of Hosiery"
illustrated). Finished
illPiPSli dihWolkiS' fitted I 11 1 I Opportunities at This Sale
Baronial Brown, full Jl /
11 r With remarkable tray Tw/ avo 'd the possibility of a shortage of fine hosiery before
roll seat, very comfort- ji_ ji r • i N & the week was up, we made arrangement for another lot ot
able. Specially priced and handle for carrying. V A fine hosiery to be delivered in time for Saturday's selling.
F j f A -n . . i w This gives assurance of a fine assortment of the best hosiery
at n As illustrated t0 sdect from to"niorrow
i 'li "*•*" itfT* /i nr * '/ ~7/JlkN 5,000 pairs seems a great many, plus the additional ones
| 11W '• *sajßr.ii"jF Ve# VL J /y / secured, but when the thousands of women come here to lay
yM Jgp 3 J) | v/ ((/ in their season's supply, it doesn't take long to distribute them.
111 But you may come to-morrow feeling assured that the
' assortment and values will be a welcome surprise.
Women's thread silk stockings, black, white, and colors.
tD n rnn (C Double soles, high spliced heel, wide garter top, pair, $1.35
)V V_>lcAl I ldfcdCo I f Women's thread silk stockings. Full fashioned and seam
* c J j I less. Black, white and colors. Double soles, high spliced
Reed—attractive finishes and designs to select I heel, wide garter top, pair SI.OO
( IP A* I Women s thread silk stockings. Black, white and colors,
from. , fl double sole, high spliced heel, wide garter top, seconds,
White enamel—French Gray, Natural arid • ••• ■• • •;• ••; ■ •• ■
p, o, . i i D 11 1 fc-..-; Women s stockings, 14-inch thread silk boots, black, white
Drown. ohowing includes rullman sleepers, jjfpjjlf" f an d colors, double soles, high spliced heels, wide garter top.
strollers, collapsible carts and sulkies. P air ••••• 69 <-
' /r'Sv J) Women's fibre silk stockings. Black, white and colors.
Baby carriages $22.50 to $45.00 \yy Double soles, high spliced lieei, wide garter top, pair .. 50<i
Reed Strollers $9.90 to $22.50 S?ga?£
_ T -w-k- C ' • "XT Women's stockings. Full fashioned cotton and silk lisle.
L-J 1-j x r y It* T*l OT Plain black, double soles, high spliced heel, pair .jOo
IrS m I'jTpSj pi§i||| jj| BOWMAN'S—Main Floor.
lhe Bowman refrigerator club offers many advantages. I GIoVCS FOr Womdl In The
One dollar delivers a high-grade refrigerator to your home. KM; j |
u^H^^t>m kesqare ° fthebalanCe ' ROf : # Finest Makes Procurable
Belding-Hall Century . feftlh 9 .I- this department we are particularly well-prepared to
j. Lined .S| please discriminating women with the best in imported and
Seeger Syphon Refrigerator. ' The stock of kid gloves and silk gloves is generally so^Om-
Select your refrigerator; have it paid for by the time hot weather '.he JSTStSTie
is here particular glove that is most desired.
BOWMAN's —Fifth Floor. ( w Gray and brown French kid gloves—new arrivals in all sizes.
— ' Self or black embroidered backs $2-75 and $2.95
-t | A *1 C T T O 1 Fine French kid gloves in every color and every size,
Seasonable Articles tor Homeot Garden A^_toffi „ sS ; lkriove!inwh uf^ ( to r^
; ■ i contrast, white novelty, black self, and black, white, gray self
Coolers l OUltry \t ire an( * embroidefed champagne and other shades.
This is the season of the year when peo- s . . . SPECIAL
tple commence drinking a lot of water, to All of our poultry wire is galvanized after weav
drink it from a clean, dust-proof cooler is a ing which makes it doubly strong and we only sell it Three row black embroidered French lamb full P. K. glove;
necessity for good health. We have the in rolls of 50, 100 and 150 running feet, which leaves one-clasp in tan, brown, black and white $1.50
right kincl of water coolers, oak Japanned, us with no remnant, whish accounts for our low BOWMAN's —Main Floor,
galvanized-lined with nickel plated faucet, prices. flfegffel
two-gallon capacity, $3.25; eight-gallon ca- One-inch mesh—l2-inch wide; 50 ft., $1.30; 100 §3|||
pacity, $5.98. ft., $2.35; 150 ft., $3.75. |2l||l| < Til A T"f"
Water coolers, oak japanned, white One-inch mesh—lß-inch wide; 50ft., $180; 100 HHH iICWCoL JLll UldlllptU AIL
enameled lined, nickel plated faucets; two- ft., $3.55; 150 ft., $5.25. • tlPfl
gallon capacity, $4.75; four-gallon capacity, One-inch mesh—24-inch wide; 50 ft., $2.10; 100 taHal T-> t •
$6.75; eight-gallon capacity, $11.50. ft. 4.10; 150 ft., $6.00. j|gg|P T 3 DriCS
Twentieth Century water cooler on stand One-inch mesh—3o-inch wide; 50 ft., $275; 100
with five-gallon bottle, $17.00. ft., $5.40; 150 ft., SB.OO. v . .
Something New For the Garden wide, so t,„ sus ; 100 f ,„ *.; S
Adjusted Plant Holder f| ' Two-inchmesh-36-inch wide; 50 ft. ?,.>; ,00 ft/, $3.15;
The stake is made of wood painted 150 ft., $4.65. ' place of cluny i acc
green, the loop is made of wire; the illus- Two-mch mesh-48-inch wide; 50 ft., $2.15; 100 ft., $4.25; g d T owels-All kinds-Turkish, Huck and
tration shows the loop open but it can ' 150 ft., $6.35. jj nen 25c to SI.OO
dktrAeTgt.trd!LeM e L C °; a e ni n >• Jwo-inch „ide; 50 ft., $265; 100 ft., $5,20;
a„d y chc r ar impk ' UnbrCaka, " S ' PraCtiCal jI JT Two-mch mesh-72-i„ch wide; 50 ft.. $3.15; 100 ft., $6.20; "crochet Cotton - White and colors Jau"sizes'
The> arc indispensable for tomatoe., I Headquarters for oil and gas stoves, garden implements, BOWMAN's —Second Floor.
roses, hydrangeas, dahlias, etc. j lawn mow ers, garden hose, garden seeds and bulbs. .
The loop can be adjusted up or down I ( XTT'II
% Strhigh ke - 85c do, j Nickel Plated Bath Fixtures, 59c Men Will Find Values Here
4 feet^hieh lgh .... . . $1.75 doz * [ I ' % The Men's Furnishings department offers splendid oppor
-4 feet high $2.00 doz. i I * ' Considering the value of brass to-day, this is exceptional tunities for values in the accessories of dress, such as shirts,
5 feet high $2.25 I value. Every piece heavy nickel plated on brass. | ia i£ hose, neckwear, underwear, belts and other needful ar
- . 1 TT7* • t\ ' ot com P r ' ses and 30-inch'towel bar, 18-inch tides Up-to-the-minute in style ana most dependable in
Galvanized Watering rots 6lass shelves " ith nicW i>la,c< ' w " ckcts - quality.
Whether you planted seeds or plants, thy need more or less ' - , , M "' ii! a '?iS. i '"l r C<>,or " : d°n
water. Our watering pots arc the serviceable kind made of t Jt T*"" ble s " lc and h ' eh sph f d h , e ' ! !r s< L C s nds 7i® c^P air '.
heavv gauge galvanized iron. JL J • Monito half hose; thread silk; 75c and SI.OO pair.
4 qt. capacity 70c 6 qt. capacity . 80c M on i*o half hose—silk and lisle—soc pair.
8 qt. capacity 95c 10 qt. capacity $1.15 , Monito half hose—silk lisle—39c pair.
12 qt. capacity $1.30 16 qt. capacity $1.75 • Oak adjustable bath tub Monito half, hose—cotton —double soles, and high spliced
xt t* 1 1 T"\ seats. heel —25c pair.
Window Screens and Doors Af\ White enameled adjust- ggfgjl Men's dress and mercerized Madras, coat
l|M able bath tub seats. Jj style, soft cuffs, $1.50 and $2.00 each.
I | Toilet paper holders. Jr Men's night shirts—good quality of muslin, pearl buttons,
11 Bath sprays. t __ _ 79c and SI.OO each.
oa P dishes that hang on Men's pajamas—fine quality of Madras—silk Frogs, pearl
edge of bath tub. buttons, $1.50, $1.69 and $2.00 each.
Wall soap dishes. Men's Belts— Leather—soc, 79c and SI.OO each-
Tumbler and soap dish Men's Neckwear—Wide open end—4-in-hand—new Spring
KsfeiPPSK combinations. patterns; 50c, 65c, SI.OO and $1.50 each.
1 umbler-holders. Men's Munsing Union Suits —light weight cotton ; $1,50 and
Sponge holders th£t hang $2.00
on edge of bath tub. W " b. V. D. Union Suits—sl.ls each.
' • • , - BOWMAN'S—Basement. BOWMAN'S —Main Floor.
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