IMI RcaJii>(f all ihe Eawhl IPPi MAKING THE MOST OF f\ tj OUR CHILDREN V A Series of Plain Talks to \P Ray C. Beery, A.8., \T 7 President of the Parents Association. (Copyrighted. 1918, by The Parents Association. Inc.) A child is always demanding paren il attention. He is continually aking Ho wants to do >mething; lie wants to go some here—it's something all the time. Upon the manner in which parents :ply to these requests may depend jccess or failure in child training. The parent who is wishy-washy— jesn't know just what he w^ints — tid lets the <|hild finally "work" him :on loses cqntrol. And the parent ho quickly takes a stand —often on le negative side—soon loses the Aid's confidence as well as control. There are coitain definite princi ies to be regariled in properly treat lg requests mide by children in or er to secufe 4he most satisfactory LSUItS. / Let us fciljo a cas'e. A father rites to nfel "Our clUMfcn have always been ood about asking permission to go isiting anil do various things. But itely our oldest boy has gotten in le way f complaining whenever ur answet !s. 'No,' and seems to be issatlsfled unless he can get us to liange OU/ decision. Slay we have our suggestions'."' When jfur child asks a favor, do ot turn Jim down at first and then iter say/"Yes.' Your saying. "No," jo abru/tly would suggest that you re not in sympathy with him and : probi iiy would tend to antagonize tm. lpsides, for you to say, "Yes" fter y>u first had turned him down •ould fcive him the notion that his ulkinJ or teasing caused you to hangil your mind. This naturally •ould encourage him to try arguing 'ith J'Ol the next time, or perhaps ever*l limes until he learns that it i useles. Do no reply, "Yes" and then say, Nhi Stay Fat? Yeu Can Reduce The inswer of most fat people is int i' too hard, too troublesome lid to> dangerous to force the weight own. However, in Marmola Pre jripton Tablets, all these difficulties re verconie. They are absolutely airless, entail no dieting or exercise, mi have the added advantage or •Apneas. A large case is sold by tiggists at 75c. Or if preferable, i-y can be obtained by sending price ect to tlie Marinola Co., 861 Wood ird Ave., Detroit, Mich. Now that u know this you have no excuse r being too fat, but can reduce o, three or four pounds a week thout fear of bad after-effects. ■"Twmm 1111111111 iiiiii i iiiiiyi Ml—l^^—llll oThe Big Holiday Sale of Talking Machine Continued All This Week 317 Chestnut St. A large delayed shipment of the Wonderful EMPIRE PHONOGRAPH has just arrived and will be placed on Sale all this week at the same special - prices and terms which were in effect during the holidays. Reserves Will Sapphire Ball First H Reserve Point, 200 Steel at -|g Choice Any Needles and 12 jf'B Easy Machine Fine Selecti °" s °f |gj Payments Hv-"B f r- . Records FREE B||H on Balance or u ure w jth each ma- Free ■ Delivery chine. Delivery . The Empire Plays All Makes of Records I Without Extra Attachments All makes, of Talking Machines embraced in one... Think of it. The same special. prices and terms will also be given on all Pianos and Player-Pianos on our floors. Store open evenings. Call early while the sel- M ection is best. Troup Bros. , I 317 Chestnut Street | TUESDAY EVENING, "No," because the child will get his mind set upon the act and the "No" will give him a shock. This will an tagonize him. So the thing to do when your child asks permission to go to a party or any other favor of you is to decide as quickly as possible whether your answer will be "Yes" or "No," and then immediately give it. It may take you ten seconds or ten minutes to decide. Be sure that the child has said all that he has to say before you reply. f Do not let the child think that what he says, outside of the facts and conditions in the case, has much to do with your decision. Do not let him run into an argument. In case you have to make any modifi cations of his request in order to grunt it, do not discuss them until ufter your decision is given, so that all idea of argument will be avoided. Some parents make the mistake of treating a child with indifference or even showing their disapproval aft er reluctantly giving him permission to do something. This has a bad re sult. Any word of counsel spoken by the parent in this attitude will have very little, if any, influence. The better way is to show the op posite, friendly spirit. See that the boy leaves home in a happy mood. Help him to get ready and tell him you hope he has a fine time and that you will want to know all about it when he returns. Do not use the expression, "I guess you can go this time," implying the child will probably not be permitted to go next tli le. Do not say, "Hit see," or, "Maybe," because the child will get to taking this for "Yes" and he will be disappointed in case it does not mean "Yes." So always'say either "Yes" or No," or "I will decide and let you know at 6 o'clock this evening." The point is, be decisive. Your child will soon learn your policy and he not only will discon tinue arguing, but he will be much better satisfied, knowing that your decisions are made deliberately and that you are on the most friendly tcrlbs with him. "PUT OUT THE LIGHT" Oyster liny, N. Y., Jan. 7.—"Put out the light, please," were Colonel Roosevelt's last words. They were addressed to his personal attendant, James Amos, a young negro, who had been In his Service since he left the AVhito Hovise, and who was sit ting at the foot of his bed. Bringing Up Father -Copyright, 1918, International News Service -By Mcllanus j I I t WANT YOO TO M R <, I r> ITS ttE A LT~I WHVNR. 1 I 'oO MY WE j II foil [ WELL" IT -oEEMeT] A~ ihfpart°v r^h^ ICE AT I TOU BOT I'LL DO| a vM<,VTOuI l?2fek TO ME VOU ARE J JV, sf^S IH ,I N< W H HE IT TO PLEAbE (MLL * RE SO I —? A W**£ ENTIRELY TOO \ / | ATTENTIVE Z'IXN OF MISERY S . '' 0 " \ j " When a Girl Marries" By ANN LISLE A New, Romantic Serial Dealing With the Absorbing ' Problems of a Girl Wife CHAPTER LXXXVIII (Copyright 1918, by King Features Syndicate, Inc.) ''You're a charter member of the early-bird family, Mrs. H.." ex claimed Carlotta Sturgcs as she fas tened the blue and red and gold service ribbon around my cap. "See, the other unit's still clearing up for us—so I've time to wise you up to a trick or two." She was making It very evident that she'd elected herself guide and counsellor, and was going to "per sonally conduct" my first day at the Canteen. I wasn't a bit sure, however, that I wanted to appear under the auspices of this slangy young person who fairly pasted on the rouge—and who breezily as sumed that friends of the same Pat were friends of each other." But Miss Sturges rattled on: "You want to persuade our Eef tenont—'Eootie,' we call her, 'cause she's such a stern old pirate—that you're as dove gray in manner as your uniform, and full of scarlet pep-por when ft comes to slinging manna at the boys. Get me?" "I'm not sure I do," I replied faintly. "Sure you do. You speak Eng lish. Now pack what I'm going to tell you in your gray storage ware house and act comprehending when Lootie rattles it off in a minute or two. "Don't slosh any silver around on the pristine whiteness of your table 'till there's a boy or so there to manipulate it. Make 'em figure out what they can afford off the old slates, and if you sling 'em extras, remember that it goes on your HARRISBURO TELEGKXPEC check when you snatch a bite later, shine up to the dames at the coun ters who cut the cake and pie— but remember that no matter how fond they grow of filling your or ders, a pie still has to make ten pieces. And never forget to write your 'kitchen number' on your or der slip, and if the fillings for your tray don't come as fast as you like —why be amiable, Annie, and re member there are twenty-five to a unit. I guess that will be about all!" "I should hope so. Will the Lieu tena'nt tell me still more?" I gasped. "She'll tell you a whole book ful," declared Miss Sturges. "You listen with both your ears simul taneously. And then you keep your eyes and mind wide open. I'll help out whenever I see you looking as if you'd mixed your signals. Come on now—look demure—and I'll pre sent you to Lootie." It seemed to me that no one could ever look demure enough to neutralize the fact that the flam boyant Carlotta Sturges was pre senting her. Our lieutenant waved her aside and pounced upon me with the announcement that she had looked up my references thor oughly, and, both because of my husband's army record, family po sition and my own standing at Hal dane's, she was going to give me a real business woman's job first thing. That 'Job' turned out to be acting as cashier in place of the worker who had disappointed the unit. I The rush didn't start till five, so I had plenty of time to familiarize myself with methods. A handful of change, a pleasant word, and, for the new boys, a nod toward the plate of cigarets that were given free. Carlotta Sturges kept strolling over to offer me advice, and I found myself borrowing her methods of expression evefl while I reflected ruefully that I was by now wrapped, tied and labeled, "Property of C. Sturges." At dusk a pretty girl popped lier head through the door and piled a dozen boxes of cigarets, under the railing of my little 'cage.' "Far the boys," she whispered. "I'm too shy to donate them; so you see that the lads get their smokes." Then all in a second she was gone. At once I opened a box of the cigarets and spilled its contents on the almost empty tray before me. hike a flash Carlotta Sturges dart ed across the room and blocked off the cage from everyone's sight. "Who gave you those?" she de manded tersely. "She didn't tell me her name. Only that she wanted the boys to have the smokes—and was too shy" "Chuck 'em in the waste basket!" ordered Miss Sturges, briefly. "But I thought our lieutenant would be so pleased" "She'd be pleased to Are you if she thought you'd even planned to ring in any anonymous gifts on our boys. Might be from a Hun well wisher. Dump 'em out of that tray —and tell her how cautious you were. Then you'll be In right for keeps." Whereupon Carlotta Sturges van ished as quickly as had the un known donor of the cigarets. I felt a warm glow rushing right up from my heart to my cheeks. Cer tainly this slangy, boisterous girl must be very near the ragged edge of the lieutenant's good will, anf yet she. was willing to permit n to use her caution and forethor*" 1 to my own advantage. ' .. "I'll tell the lieutenant befr evening is over," I my " self. . , But then the dinner • JBh ' ,e S an and I was so busy ~ and offering smiles Vf* . ! V after 8.30, without -M>ught of my opportunity to say/ * ood the girl who F d so semsrtmsly helped me thro" h my " rB , t da3 \„„ Carlotta Sf* es walked up the street with r? to , my car " ne '/P? us she we leaving me she said, carelessly' .. . , . . _ "Glad.'- was there to wise you up a little rB, H> May not see you , lKa i P for an age or two. I'm going on another unit. Lootie and I d O . t hitch." AVas there no regret in my voice? K' couldn't be sure. And I couldn't ask. So I thanked her, said good night and got on my car. I rode a block or two and then I fairly dashed oft the car, and hurried up the dark sido street to the wide avenue. Breathlessly I ran up the avenue. I must reach our lieutenant in time to save Carlotta the humilia tion o£ dismissal from the Canteen. (To Bo Continued) NOT NEEDED IN PARIS Washington, Jan. 7.—The advisa bility of calling William G. McAdoo to Europe to assist In consideration of financial arrangements of the peace settlement and readjustment measures was dlscusnod between Mr. McAdoo and President Wilson sev eral weeks ago by cable. It was learned yesterday, but the decision was against it. Middletown Borough Council Holds Reorganization Meeting Borough Council met last night for reorganization, electing W. J. Al bright as president; John R. Geycr, solicitor; P. E. Irwin, clerk; T. B. Boyd, surveyor; Harry Flshburn, su pervisor; H. B. Boyer, superintendent of electric lighting; Benjamin B. Longenecker, treasurer. The retir ing president is E. S. Gcrberich. Regular monthly meetings will be held on the second Monday of each jnonth. A. C. Stamy, a former teacher of the Central grammar school, who was in the service, has been mustered out and is substituting for C. R. Sense man in the grammar school. Mrs. Elizabeth Hill, teacher of the gram mar school, is off duty on account of illness and substituting for her is Mrs. Jarrcts, of Highspire. Miss I Carol Klrkschner, one of the assist ants in the High School, who was oft duty for the past two weeks on ac count of illness, returned yesterday. The funeral of Miss Lillian Bach man, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Bachman, of West Main street, was held from her parents' home yester day afternoon, with services at 1 o'clock. The Rev. S. F. >Daugherty, of Annville United Brethren Church, assisted by the Rev. A. E. G. Bossier, of the First United Brethren Church of town, officiated. Burial was made in the Annville cemetery. John Keroski, who spent the past three weeks in Royalton with rela tives, returned to Overbrook School For the Blind. He has been a stu dent at this insttiution for the past four years. R. I. Young has returned home from a two weeks' visit to his son, Delanson Young, at Bethlehem. Chester Yost, who spent the week end in town as the guest of his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Yost, South Union street, has returned to his home at Milton. I Charles J. Heldman and A. J. Heid | man, of Philadelphia, and Rudolph Weber, of the United States Navy, spent Sunday in town as the guests of their cousin, E. C. Stelner, Ann street. Mr. and Mrs. David Rehrer, of Mar ket street, received official word from L. R. Fort, adjutant general, that their son, William J. B. Rehrer, died at sea on October 26, 1918, of pneumonia. He was a member of Medical Replacement Unit No. 64. ;The proof of his death was received from the War Department by A. H. Luckenbill, director of civilian relief. Robert Fornwalt, Jr., is spending the week at Philadelphia as trie guest of relatives. Lcruis Krasas and cousin, Private George Krasas, of Camp Lee, Va., have gone on a several days' trl' to New York and Philadelphia. / Col. Ellsworth Camp. No. 87, of Veterans, will install office;' 1919, with H. E. Moore in ' ,ar S e - Following the installation,/ smoker and social will be held. The Woman's Mlssionar f° clety °f the Presbyterian Chure' a monthly meeting at tk hom e °J M™- C. H. Hutchinson, ? aln and S P rin * streets, on Wedne£ ay a ernoon. Neal Bowman., ' ho , wa " stationed at New York jlty ln the United States service £ een mustered out and has ret'" ed °J ne ' John Kl-" ay - a f ad 83 yenr8 ' of Royalton * 8 ve, 'y "1. John -^t ft ger has returned home from P week ' B visit to Claude Whlt auer Washington. yds Ruth Geyer, who spent the two weeks in town as the guest x her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. 6eyer, Emaus street, has returned to the Shipley school, Bryn Mawr. Mrs. T. 'E. Mayer and daughter, "STOMACH UPSET? Pape's Diapepsin at once ends sourness, gases, acidity, indigestion. " Lumps of undigested food causing pain. When your stomach is acid, gassy, sour or you have heartburn, flatuence, headache or dyspepsia, here is instant relief —No wailing! Don't stay upset! Eat a tablet of Pape's Diapepsin and instantly your stomach feels fine. All the Indiges tion pain, gases, acidity and misery ln the stomach ends. Pape's Diapepsin tablets cost little at any drug store but there is no surer or quicker stomach relief known. Margaret Mayer, of Philadelphia, are spending several days In town as the guests of Mrs. M. J. Emminger, North Union street. J. T. Boyer, borough electric light superintendent, Is ill at his home in Pine street with lumbago. Mark Graves of U. S. Dead in Germany, Plan New York. —Arrangements for marking graves of all American sol diers who died while held prisoner by the Germans have been made by A. C. Harte, Young Men's Christian Association representative at Berne, Switzerland, and Conrad Hoffman, the American Y. M. C. A. secretary, who was allowed to remain in Ger many during the war to aid Ameri can prisoners. The plan provides for a central American memorial, as well as small memorials for each American grave. "1 believe this will prove valuable to the relatives, who no doubt will come to look up the graves of their loved ones after the war is over," said a message from Mr. Harte tell ing of the plan. Cats Blamed For the Spread of Influenza AUcnfown.—Councilman John Al len Insists that all theories as to the spread of Spanish Influenza are wrong and tha,t the disease Is carried around by dogs and cats. Hence he proposed that all dogs and cats In Allentown be killed. There is one chance for the pets. ——■■ Garm nts of Quality —— Active Buyi"X y~V No goods exchanged, sent acnes nazaar exchanged, sent ' C. O. D. or on. n ' C. O. D. or on Approval 8"10"12 S. FOURTH ST. v Approval JANUARY 7, 1919. however. Mr. Allen says the disease Is carried in the animals' fur and that a shave will serve the same pur pose as death. The-city bacteriologist has been In structed to examine the fur of a cat In a family suffering from the dis ease and determine If the Council man's Idea Is correct. 57 Snowstorms This Winter, Says Prophet WhitinsvlHe, Mass.—There will he fifty-seven snowstorms this win ter. So states Arthur L. Searles, of this town, a weather prophet. Last year he figured forty-two snowstorms, and they came accord ing to his reckoning. Mr. Searles bases his predictions on mathe matics. He adds the age of the moon and the day of the month on which the first snow falls. Saturday was the thirtieth of the month (November), and a new moon came on the third. Vdding the days of the month and 1 ITfTi EN C y " PELLS SUCCESS j T.k. „ Coume Under Speclnllut". SCHOO* OF COMMERCE _. , . .ending nnd Accredited llunlncH. 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