Life's Problems
Are Discussed
By Mrs. Wilson W nodroit
A girl has written me a letter
which has interested me enormously,
not only because of the unique char
acter of the writer thus revealed but
also because the work for which she
feels she has a vocation is somewhat
out of the beaten path. She says:
"Dear Mrs. Woodrow: 1 am groin;;
to ask you a (Treat big favor, and I
wonder if you will help me by grant
ins it.
"I am going to make my con
fession. and it is kind of hard. This
is it: I am so uninteresting that
sometimes I could cry. I say to my
self. 'Oh, if I only knew how to be
come interesting!'
"I am sure, or at least I hope, that
you won't say what a woman I have
loved and admired for years said
when I told her of my great longing:
'Go to the library, ray dear."
"1 don't want to go there. I want
you to help me by telling me how I
tan see more of people and get to
know 1 hem. Don't you imagine that
a lot of people would gladly pay a
dollar for one evening when they
wanted to go out and get some
amusement, if they could rind sorae
one who would look after their homes
and children for them—say one night
a week? It would do them a world
of good.
"Or, again, there must be people
who want some one to do their
errands for them, and then if thev
expected company and they simply
had to have a girl for an afternoon
or evening I would do those things
so gladly. *
"1 don't know how to go about it,
though, but if you will tell me I will
do something great for you and help
>ou every way I can."
My dear child, it is very sweet of
you to feel that sense of reciprocity,
hut don't bother about your obliga
tion to me. I 'am here to try to tell
you the things you want to know:
that is what 1 am paid for. It is also
my great pleasure if I can be of any
assistance to you.
But where did you get that queer,
amazing, amusing idea that you are
uninteresting? However, there is no
u • in wondering how it found lodg
ment in your brain. There is only one
thing to do now. and that is to throw
it on the mental ash-heap where it
belongs.
Your letter shows initiative, en
thusiasm and generosity, a spirit of
adventure and determination to
follow tha promptings of your own
nature. It is a combination which,
i-pupled with perseverance, cannot
tail to bring success.
Theiefore. 1 continue to wonder
what ha.- made you cry over being
uninteresting. Perhaps you are a little
shy. or perhaps you are naturally
more of an observer than a talker
and feel at a disadvantage socially.
1 do not know, but I can assure you
positively that you are mistaken in
\ our estimate of yourself. In fact,
when ail the little chatterers that
\ou now envy are still merely chat
terers. you will be an extremely in
teresting woman, because vou have
that qualitv which H. G. Wells has
defined as" "the courage of the
imagination."
I hear that there is a real demand
for just the sort of service you de
sire to give. In these days of the
iiigh cost of living and when wages
are soaring almost out of sight many
women, especially those with little
liildren, are clamoring: for a visiting
mother's helper who will assist them
'a their household duties and look
after the children one or two or three
afternoons a week and also upon an
occasional evening.
of course you will have to have
excellent references. It might be a
-ood thing for you to secure the
recommendation of some first-class
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MONDAY EVENING,
! Bringing Up F Copyright, 1918. International News Service
Iv 6 vU " r,F UU 1 Ive'h'KdT r~ 1 I HAD a viatoeT •"? f \
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! agency, or of the Young Woman's J
I Christian Association.
Then I would advise you to put j
| a card in the elevator of some of the I
! larger apartment houses in desirable j
j localities. You could probably make I
arrangements of the sort with the I
1 superintendent of the houses, as it !
I is obviously to the advantage of the !
| tenants.
And dress your part. You wish to |
• impress people with the fact that ;
| you are a thoroughly capable and i
I responsible person. Then look it.
When you make vour application i
wear, a simple suit, a plain hat and '
,lo\v-heeled shoes. That doesn't meaivj
to look dowdy or shabby, but effi- j
j cient, business-like, ready for the i
| work in hand.
| Radiate a scrupulous neatness.
| And women who want to be sure |
that they are leaving their little
children in kind, competent hands j
will simply snatch at you.
You see 1 have not given you the j
mistaken lady's advice and told you j
to go to the library. A library only |
gives of its treasures to those who :
instinctively seek them. Your inward'
impulse is toward action, not to study I
and meditation. Then follow it.
Well-trained, intelligent mothers' |
helpers can command very high pay !
for their services.
WAR STAMP MEGTIXG
l.iverpool, -Pa.. June -4.—A War
j Savings Stamp meeting will be held
. in the Square to-morrow evening at
! T. 30 o'clock. Postmaster George J.
; Tharp, who has sent out personal in-
I vitations to every family in town,
; will preside. Dr. George H. Johns
] ton and B. Stiles Duncan, of Duncan
i non. will address the meeting.
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The Letter List
LIST OF LETTERS REMAINING IN
; the Post Office, at Harrisburg. Pa.. 1
for the week ending June 22, 191 S.
Women's List .Mrs. Marion Alex- !
ander. Mis. S. W. Cooper, Mrs. Laura ,
Hadley, Mrs. Bell Hall, Mrs. Chas. A. ;
: Hartman. Mrs. Mary Herring, Mrs. D.
Hubert. Mrs. Carrie B. Jones. Mrs. Ada
| Landis, Bessie Lyter, Mrs. C. H. Mc- I
Elwee, Mary Nafzinger, Mrs. Wm. j
Payne. Miss E. L. Peterson. Mrs. R. E. |
; Reynolds. Mrs. Ed Redmund. Mrs. C. j
! E. Reich. Lousia Reister, Elva Shef- '
j fer. Mrs. Ethel Snavely, Jennie Sniyer, j
Malma Smith, Alice J. Thomas, Mrs. i
; Veine. Maymf Walters. Mrs. J. L,'
' Weller, Mrs. James Weston. Iva i
! White.
Men's List—Levie Black. T. Cunkle, ;
Herbert Fergueson, John Fleming, I
Daniel Gilbert. Dr. A. M. Green. A. E. \
C. He I '. Head Hendri-ks Sarv ,Tohr>- \
(on, Samuel Jones, Walter Knights,
Henry Krouse. A. J. Lewis, William
. it. o. oilier, james .viohn. Gil
, bert Mumma. T. D. Nassler, W. B.
i Reisinger. C. Robert, Charles E.
! SUafTev, W. F. Shoop, L. M. Solorzano.
! Emmitt Snyder, Wilmer Tupp, Her-
I man Whitehall, Edward Willisham. j
Foreign Editor The Scribe (3).
Elmelinda Acri. Filippo Natale fu Gio
vanni. Rabbi J. L. Heller, T. S. Ridd
ler. Singing Terrells.
Firms Lewis & Co., S. B. Solen
berger & Sons.
Persons should invariably have
their mail matter addressed to their
street and number, thereby insuring
prompt delivery by the carriers.
1 FRANK C. SITES,
Postmaster. I
THE PLOT
A New Serial of' East and West
By * lrglnia Terhune Van de Water
Chapter 111.
Copyright, 1918, Star Co.
I "Oh. I am so glad to have you
j come!"
i Mrs. Butler said the words ex
citedly. Then, drawing Douglas into
i her own room (she had insisted on
' having a small room in this place
| until her daughter came from the
j East), she closed the door behind
j her.
"Sit down!" she ordered. "Let
me talk to you. I am worried to
j death about John. As I told you,
I he got so angry with Dr. McAndrew
j that I was actually frightened. It
! was all because he got hold of some
I scientific book that he wanted to
read—and the doctor said that it
would tax his brain too much. I
am at my wits' end. and don't know
what to do. I have tried physicians
here and everywhere at home.
"I came on out to this place
thinking the change would do my
boy good. But he becomes more
(and more nervous all the time. Oh,
'Dr. Wade, can't you help me? I
I will hand John over to you en-
I tirely, if you think you can cure
him."
"What he needs Is to ret away
i from physicians and to have some
i new ideas." Wade declared.
He knew that it might not be to
| his own interests to say this. But
| brought face to face with facts, he
! must be honest.
i "Why not le't me talk to John?"
|he suggested after a moment's
i silence. "I want to win the boy's
| confidence.'*
| "You are welcome to try." the
j widow said. "I have a feeling that
; you may succeed where others have
| failed. If John could only get in
i terested in something that would
j not tax his strength—could only
shake off this appalling apathy and
discontent that oppress him—he
might yet be saved. But he makes
no effort to get well. Yet he must
know how cruelly anxious I am
; about him. He likes you, and I am
going to tell him that you would
like him to run in to see you. May
he come to-night?"
"Certainly," the physician agreed.
"I will expect him this evening."
On his way back to town Douglas
Wade diagnosed the case with which
he found himself entrusted. He put
himself in the patient's place and
tried to see where the trouble lay.
(His verdict was not complimentary
HARRJSBURG <&&&& TELEGRAPH
to the woman with whom he had
just been talking.
Too Much Pampering
"Too much mother anu too many
I doctors!" was his decision. "The
j chap needs to get away from every-
I thing to which he is accustomed.
| But how can it be done? Well—
! I'll wait until I have a talk with
j him to-night."
The physician greeted the young
j man cordially as he received him
in his room in the Riverhill hotel at
I half-past eight that evening.
I 'l'm glad to you,' Wade said
1 cordially. "It's lonely for me on
these first warm evenings of Spring.
So I asked Mrs. Butler to spare you
jto me for an hour or so. I wanted
i a pleasant fellow to talk to."
! The expression of surprise that
i came to the guest's eyes soon gave
i way to a look of gratification. It
was niain that he had come here on
the defensive, sure that he was to
be questioned as to symptoms and
ailments.
Instead. Dr. Wade talked for an
hour of certain experiences he had
I had in Paris, of the latest theatrical
i successes, of baseball and. finally, of
I farming. It was when he mentioned
; this last subject that John Butler's
j face lighted eagerly,
j "I never spent a whole summer
on a farm," he observed. "I wish I j
■ could."
1 A sudden idea occurred to the !
' physician. "Wouldn't you like to j
i try jf" he asked.
i The young man answered bluntly. |
j "Not if it's some, health Joint! I'm
| sick of sanatoriums, and, excuse me, |
jof doctors too. I would like to get '
| where I would never see one."
| "I don't blame you!" Wade
laughed. "I'm often tired of them
| myself."
j Then he talked of other matters.
He would wait to develop his idea
j until he had watched this young
j man for a while longer. He liked
him thoroughly, even while he
j noticed certain signs that made him
I sure that the fellow's nerves were
:in a critical condition. Here was a
I clear case of a good mind feeding
j upon itself to a dangerous degree,
j The lad was over-petted by an
absurdly careful mother, was con- !
stantly reminded that he was an |
invalid and in grave danger. If he j
could acquire a new and healthful i
idea, would live out of doors and i
work hard, he might be saved be- j
fore it was too late. Labor on ai
farm was what he needed.
A Bit of Praise
•It was nearly eleven o'clock that i
i John Butler left Wade's rooms'
promising to come again soon.
"I'm disregarding every rule of
that rest-shop (so called) where I
am staying," he remarked. "Lights
are supposed to be out, at 10—just
like a girls' school. But I doq't
care if old McAndrew raises the
devil himself. I've had a good time
here. You're the only he-man I've I
talked with since I came West." I
| Then, with an apologetic smile. "I i
I am sorry I said what I did about
j doctors. It was not right. Put
l some of them do disgust me. Will j
I you forgive me if I say that you
| are not a bit like a physician?"
Wade laughed. "1 am perhaps
quite as much of a farmer as I am
a doctor," he said.
Then, in reply to Butler's inquir
ing look, he explained, "We have a
farm away up in New Hampshire,
on which I really ought to be right
now—lf my practir* permitted."
(Surely he might allow himself this
statement!) "Our old farm is there
—the only bit of land I own. Amos
Chapin, our farmer, runs the place
on shares. I must pay for an in
ferior sort of farm-hand for him.
An educated, up-to-date, scientific
farmer could do wonders with the
place. As it is, it is getting worth
less. Amos means well, but he is
growing old. And* I am too far
away to boss things."
As he spoke he saw the light for
which he was watching creep into
his companion's eyes.
"I say!" Butler burst forth im
pulsively, "I wish I could go there
and run things for you this sum
mer! You know I specialized in
scientific farmings But of course
mother would kick about it."
"Oh, well, we'll talk about that at
some other time," the physician
| said. "Good night." '
He had sown his seed. He was
willing to leave it to germinate.
(To Be oCntinued)-
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FASHION'S FORECAST
(By Annabel Worthlngton)
■
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How toConserve
Canning anil Packing For Win
tor's Use Explained in Detail by
Nutional War Garden Experts
/
PACKING THE JARS
A great handicap in home canning
is the lack of understanding as to the
condition of the jars. When the
jars, both inside and out, in every
groove, and all about the top fasten
ers, are as clean as table glassware,
they are in condition for canning
use.
When the blanched product is
ready, empty into a deep dish or
basin. Take a hot jar from the jar
warming bath, place a clean wet rub
ber on top, put a wide-mouthed fun
nel in the neck, and, using a large
spoon, fill the jar with the fruit or
vegetable. To shake down the pack
lift the jar and hit the bottom with
palm of hand. A spoon or spatula is
useful to press down the products in
the jar. Soft fruits and berries can
be packed as closely as possible with- |
out crushing. In general pack to |
within one-half inch of the top. This I
point is covered fully in the canning |
and drying book which the National |
War Garden Commission, Washing- ]
ton, will send for a 2-cent stamp to 1
cover postage.
In filling jars with such vegetables i
as carrots or asparagus, hold the jar \
Daily Dot Puzzles
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. to
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Trace the dots carefully and you'll
see a great Titmouse.
Draw from one to two and so on !
to the end.
on its side in palm of hand, or on a >
table, and lay in the products until
the jar is full before setting it in an |
upright position.
Put a level teaspoon of salt in the
top of each vegetable filled quart
jar, and pour in boiling water to fill
but not to overflow. Try to have
the water fill the spaces between
pieces of product, but it is not es
sential to get out small bubbles. For
fruits, pour boiling water or boiling
syrup into the filled jars.
Each cover should be dipped into
hot water before placing on the jars.
Every jar should be packed, boiling
liquid added, cover put on, and top
bail put in place, and then the jar
put in canner before the next jar is
started upon.
Don't try to improve the method
Experts have been working on can
ning problems for many years. The j
points emphasized are important, j
The Commission will gladly answer j
any questions written on one side of ■
the paper and sent in a self-ad
dressed stamped envelope.
Buy W S S
IllltTll ANNOUNCEMENTS
Liverpool, Pa., June 24.—Mr. and
Mrs. Ramsey Williamson announce j
the birth of a daughter on Thurs- j
day, June 20. Mrs. Williamson was I
formerly Miss M. Glace, of Dalmatia. j
Mr. and Mrs. John Rhoades, Jr., an- |
nounce the birth of a daughter on 1
Friday, June 21. Mrs. Rhoades was |
formerly Miss Florence Dillon, of I
Harrisburg.
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WHO ARE ILL
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Personal Experience.
McLean, Neb.—"l want to recom
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JUNE 24, 1918.
OUTING CM B COMING
Newport, Pa., June 24.—When the
Newport Citizens' Band goes to Har
risburg on Thursday, August 1, to
give a concert in Reservoir Park, as
per its recent offer to the Park Com
missioners of Harrtsburg, the musical
organization will be accompanied by
the Newport Outing Club, President
|J. S. Eby announces. Committees
i have been appointed to arrange the
j details for the trip.
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Thousands of consumers' are now
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3rd & Delaware Sts.
3rd & Boas Sts. (rear)
Green & Basin Sts. Cnear Reily)
4th near Hamilton Sts.
114 S. Dewberry St.
sth & Woodbine Sts.
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Hundreds of automobiles come to
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The saving of 40 per cent to 50 per
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MAINE SHOEMAKER
Tired All Time, Did Not Want to
Work, How Ho Regained Strength
Snnford, Maine. —"X suffered so
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