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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-10
TWO CROPS IN
SMALL GARDEN
Halifax Clerk Raises 81 Bush
els of Potatoes and Big
Crop of Cabbage
GALLONS OF SAUERKRAUT
Soldier at Camp Gordon Sends
Cotton Burrs From
Georgia Fields
GALLONS OF SAUERKRAUT

Halifax, Pa, Nov. 10.-Charles A.
Zimmerman, clerk in Fetterhoff' s
store, has plot of ground 60x45 feet
upon which he raised as first crop
twenty-seven bushels of potatoes.
The second crop yielded $50 fully de-
veloped heads of cabbage which he
sold and put away for winter use.
There were $50 more stalks of cab
bage, out of which he made twenty
six gallons of sauerkraut.-Miss AL
verta Lehr on Monday received a
box of cotton burrs from her last
Year school teacher, Lloyd S. Bow
man, of Halifax township. who is
now in training with the United
States Army at Camp Gordon, At
lanta, Georgia,-The Rev. G. 0.
Houston, for the past year pastor of
the Church of God at MatamoraS, on
Sunday preached his farewell sermon
Lefore leaving for his new charge at
camp Hill. The new pastor, the Rev.
r.. F. Sipe, of Etters, will occupy the
pulpit for the first time tomorrow
Mrs. Frederick G. Smith, who spent
the past week here, has returned to
Philadelphia.-NGrs. II. c. Wagner
and daughter. Rhoda, of Bellefonte,
are visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Joseph Il. Dillman spent several days
at Pittsburgh.-Mrs. Daniel Miller,
son, Daniel, and daughter, Lille;
Harvey Jury and Charles Miller were
recent guests of Mrs. Millers sister.
Mrs. John Barry, at Loyalton.-Mr.
and Mrs. r. p. Miller. of Brooklyn,
y. Y, spent several weeks at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe
Boyer.-Prof. and Mrs. w. G.. Rice
and daughters, Mary and Annabelle,
and John Bethel, of Carlisle, spent
Sunday with their parents, Prof. and
Mrs. $. c. Beitzel.-Mr. and Mrs.
N. A. Steffer and three children and
Mrs. Charles Weaver and daughter,
visited relatives at Herndon and Mil
lersburg on Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs.
J. c. Westfall and son, George, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Westfall. of
Marysville, spent Monday at the bed
SIDE of their father. G.. w. Westfall
who remains critically i'll. - Miss
Brittomarte Westfall. of New Jer-
sey. a professional nurse. is here as
sistinS in the care of her brother
Isaac Kinsinger and family spent
Sunday at Lykens.-Luther Louder
milch, who has been i'll of diph-
liberia for two weeks, is rapidly re-
overing.-Leroy Shott and Miss
Irene Lebo and Mrs. Curtis Koppen-
heffer and children, of near Halifax,
were entertained on Sunday at the
home of Samuel ]. Bowman. at
Fisherville.-C. NJ. Bowerman and
family on Sunday visited relatives
at Loyalton. Mary Hoffman and
Alice Helt spent Sunday at the home
of William Enterline at Waynesville.
MIR. and Mrs. Jacob Shut and
daughter, Ruth, spent sunday at the
home of Emanuel -Paul.-Miss Es-
ther Enders is visiting friends at
Enola.-Mrs. Carl Richter and
daughter, Miss Caroline Richter,
who have been living at Millersburg
for several months, expect shortly to
again take up their residence in
Halifax
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Schedule of Visits of
Evangelical Church Elder

Lewisbcrry. Nov. 10.-The Rev. J.
A. Hollenbaugh, presiding elder of
the Carlisle district, will preach and
administer communion at the United
Evangelical churches as follows:
Saturday evening, st. James, Bald
Hill: Sunday, 10 a. m, st. Paul's,
Newberrytown, and p. m, Lewis
berry. The quarterly conference will
be held Saturday at p. m. in the
st. Pauls Church.-The Rev. r. s.
stair, Meadowbrook farm, preached
in the Lutheran Church at York
Haven on Sunday-The Rev. August
T.. Zimmerman, Carlisle. will deliver
n sermon Sunday evening in the
Methodist Episcopal Church.-Ray-
nrond J. Stonesifer left Saturday for
Camp Meade, to enter the National
Army.-Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ham
mond, of Washington, d.. c.. spent
Hammond and Mrs. Mary CooVer.-
DR.. and Mrs. IT. e. Hetrick spent
Saturday at Baltimore. The doctor
took Mr.. Bamberger. of Goldsboro,
10 the hospital in that city.-Dean r.
Hudson, son-in-law of the postmis-
tress. Mrs. Elizabeth u. Laird, is now
the rural mail carrier-Mr. and Mrs.
V. r. Slade moved. last week from
New York City. They have opened
n restaurant in Mrs. Annie Laird s
store room.-Mr. and Mrs. j. W.
Armstrong and daughter. Laurabel,
moved this week to Seneca street
Harrisburg.-James Updegraff, of
Harrisburg. was a Sunday guest of
his aunt. Mrs. Elizabeth u. Laird.
Miss Annie Burger returned to her
home in Golds5oro after spending
two weeks at the home of Sylvan
E. Millard.
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York Church Choir to Give
Musicale at Manchester

Manchester, Pa, Nov. 10. - A
musicale will be given by Bethany
Reformed Church choir of York in
the Manchester Lutheran Church,
this evening.-Mrs. Gertrude Swords
Miller is the director. The soloists
are: Miss Louise Henry, alto; Miss
Mary Senft, soprano Miss Helen
Goodling, soprano; Miss Ethel Beck,
soprano; Gates Pamison, tenor and
Raymond Gillespie, bass.-George
Gross. of Philadelphia, is spending
several days with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William Gross.-Paul ia
cobs. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin
Jacobs, High street. left Saturday
for Camp Meade, Maryland. - Miss
Sadie Bucher has returned to her
home, after spending several days at
Harrisburg, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hays Eisenberger-Mr and
Mrs. Charles Eberly, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Slonaker and daughter Ruth,
all of York, were entertained at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Weigh,
on Sunday.-Mrs. Horace Jacobs.
who had been spending several
weeks at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
David Jacobs, left for her home at
Pittsburgh on Tuesday.-Harry Bow
ers has returned to Canada, after
spending several days here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-10
TOWN SENDS
TO WAR SERVICE
Young Men of New Bloom
field Enlist in All Branches
of U. S. Service
SOME ARE IN FRANCE
Many in Training Camps in
Different Parts of Country
Preparing For Work

New Bloomfield, Pa, Nov. 10
Twenty young men have volunteered
from New Bloomfield and some of
them are probably in France, as fol-
lows: Wilbur l.. Shumaker, Paul
Darlington, Mcclure Ramsay, John
II. Bucher, Second Lieutenant George
II. Bernheisel, Lieutenant John Por-
ter Adams, Herbert Sweeper, Roy
Sweeper, j. Stewart Askins, Leon
Briner, Corporal James Shearer,
Benjamin Mcpherson, Frank Brun-
ner, Paul Swartz, Charles Delaney,
Sergeant Edward l.. Meyer, d. Neal
Harper, John A. Magee, DIR. NJ. L.
Stein, John Clouser, John Johnston,
Henry Myers and Duke P. Clouser.
John e. Supp, member of the
Medical Ambulance Company at Fort
BENJAMIN Harrison, Indianapolis.
Indiana, spent several days with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F.. ID. Bupp,
near Mansville.-Lloyd Kistler, a
veteran of the Civil War, who has
been visiting in the East since June.
left Tuesday for his home at Bunker
Hill, Kansas.-Jean Richter, of Dun
cans Island, visited her aunt, Mrs.
James w. Shull.-United States
Marshal James S. Magee was home
for the election.-Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam s. Seibert spent the weekend
with their son, Warren, at State Col
lege.-George e. Harris is spending
this week at Pittsburgh.-John D.
Snyder and James Snyder, of Liver
pool, were here on Wednesday,
Prof. John +. Ferguson, of Harris
burg, spent Saturday at his old home
at Sylvan, near town.-Mrs. J. b. Nc
Calljster is spending the winter at
Washington, d. c., with her sister,
Mrs. Julia S. McCalliSter.-Mr. and
Mrs. Charles o. Long and daughter,
Elizabeth, of Lock Haven, We're
guests of Mrs. Longs father, ]. w.
Shull.-Mrs. J. l.. Butz spent the
week with her mother, Mrs. George
Crozier, at Harrisburg.-Mr. and
Mrs. ]. M. Barnett spent several days
at New York City.
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Dinner in Honor of
Sons Sixth Birthday

Yeagcrtown, Pa, Nov. 10.-Mr.
and Mrs. III. B. HutchingSon enter
tanned at dinner on Friday evening
in honor of Master Eugene's sixth
birthday the following guests: Miss
Clara Woormer, Clyda and Alma Nc
Ilvaine, Helen Rush, Ruth and
Thomas Knepp, James Dalby, Will
liam Woormer, Eugene and Marietta
Hutchingson.-Rec visitors at the
home of Mrs. James Gregory were:
Miss Elizabeth Henderson, of McVey-
town; James Gregory and son James,
Jr., of South Forks, Pa. and Mrs.
William Cummins and daughter, Miss
Edith, of Reedsville. - Miss Sara
Fleischer, of Harrisburg, is visiting
her grandmother, Mrs. Irwin Brinser.
Miss Shirley Austin of Newtown,
was a visitor on Monday at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Harry Albright
Mrs. Philip Reign, of Parcheytown,
was a visitor at the home of her
daughter Mrs. Charles UIsh.-Mrs
Carl Gross of Lewistown was a vis-
itor on Wednesday at the home of
Miss Velma Herbert.-Miss Reba
Kinzer, Miss Mildred Bencroff, of
Mifflin, and Stewart Hetrick of Dun
cannon, were Sunday visitors at the
home of Mrs. Ida KinZer.--Miss
Florence Galensert, of Collingsdale,
Delaware county, after spending two
weeks at the Hugo Gottschalk home,
has returned home. accompanied by
Miss Helen GottschallS.-Mrs. Frank
Mcllvain and daughter Miss Alice
Hartman, Miss Lillian Armstrong
and Park Middlesworth were Sunday
visitors in Snyder county.-James
Daily and Mrs. Betty Orth returned
on Wednesday from a visit at Ever
ett.-Recent visitors at the home OF
Mrs. William Bridon were: Mrs. Will
liam Kyle of Reedsville, Miss Edith
Endslow of Phillipsburg; Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Spangler and son of
Millerstown.-Mrs. Ella Hetrick and
daughter Margaret were Sunday Wis.
itors at the home of Mrs. Edward
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-10
BOY GIVES ALL
TORED CROSS
Contents of His Money Bank
Turned Over by Little
Greencastle Invalid
SAVINGS OF ENTIRE YEAR
Picture of Soldier in France
Printed in Newspaper Rec
ognized by Home Folks

Greencastle, Pa, Nov. 1O.-One of
the most liberal donations ever made
to the Red Cross was made this
week in Greencastle, when Raymond
Deck, little invalid boy, who has
never been able to walk, opened his
bank and gave all the pennies that
he had saved in the year 1917 to the
local auxiliary. He did not keep
back one cent of all his savings
Friends of George Roger, a Green
castle boy now in France readily rec
ognized picture of Mr.. Roger in
Sundays Philadelphia Public Ledger,
under the title "Our American Bows
in France Make Friends with the
French Farmer. A kodak picture
had been snapped of Mr.. Royer and
several other soldiers. while they
were standing in front of a French
farmhouse conversing with the far
mer and his family.-Since the stir
ring scenes of the Civil War, Green
castle has not witnessed a more i'm
pressive public meeting than was
held in front of the post office on
Sunday afternoon when the fifty
ono selectives from this vicinity re-
ported and were given a patriotic
sendof. Every young man was pre-
sented with testament.--Mrs 2, f.
Carl has returned from q visit with
relatives in New York.-Miss Mary
Phillippy and Lester Phillipy have
returned to Baltimore, after a weeks
sojourn with Greencastle friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brewster,
of Huntingdon, were weekend guests
at the home of Mrs. Isabel Brown
Prof. III. A. Grove and Mrs. Grove are
receiving congratulations on the
birth of a daughter on Sunday in the
Hagerstown Hospital. Mrs. Grove
was formerly Miss Virginia Wilkin-
son of York.-Harry Gilland of Har-
risburg, spent the weekend at his
home in South Carlisle street,. n.
Scham has returned to Harrisburg
after visit with his brother here
The Junior Christian Endeavor So
ciety of the Presbyterian Church
gave a pantry shower for the pastor
of the church, the Rev. l.. M. Con-
row. on Tuesday evening. They filled
the larder at the Manse with Jared
fruits and vegetables.-Miss Lillian
Carl is visiting friends at Washing
ton, D. C.-Miss Mariana Martin
left this week for New Orleans,
where she will Join her mother and
father, after spending the summer in
Greencastle.-Mrs. L. NJ, Conrow,
Mrs. w. u. Brewer, Misses Mary
Grove and Lillian Ruthrauff attended
the annual meeting of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society at Carlisle
on Wednesday. Mrs. Conrow was
one of the speakers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-10
Miss EGe Zweizig Hostess
to Dauphin Bible Class

Dauphin, Pa, Nov. 10.-Miss Eff
iie NJ. Zweizig entertained her Sun
day school class of the Methodist
Episcopal Church on Monday even
ing. The evening was pleasantly
spent in playing games and social
enjoyments. Refreshments were
served.-Mrs. John Noble, of Sun
bury, spent the weekend with her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel Maurey-B. NJ. Arthur, of NC
KEGS Rocks, and Alfred Gardner, of
Milton, were guests of their niece,
Mrs. Ben Gruber over the week
end.-The Rev. w. ii. Zweizig, of
the Methodist Church, attended a.
ministerial meeting at Williamstown.
Mrs. George Fite is seriously i'll at
her home in High street.-Miss Hell
en- Thompson is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. David Lebo, at Campbellstown.
Weddle, of Brooklyn, N.
Y, is visiting his mother, Mrs.
George Kline.-George r. Talley, of
Railway, N. J.. was the guest of his
sister, Mrs. w. Garverick, on We'd
nesday.-William Bell Gross left on
Sunday for Sparrows Point. after
spending the weekend at his home.
Mrs. George Long, who was the
guest of her son, Robert Long, re-
turned to her home in Erie on We'd
nesday.-W. A. Bailets, Charles Ly-
ter and son, Vernon, of Dauphin;
John Clemson and Patrick Ryan, of
Halifax, spent a day on Clemson's $
Island hunting and bagged fifty rab-
bits.-DiXon Greenawalt. of Eliza
beth, n. j., was the guest of his
brother, Harry B. Greenawalt, over
Sunday.-Misses Henrietta and Eliz-
abeth Dewalt, of Penbrook, were
weekend guests of their grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Emanuel Feaser.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bailets and
sons of Halifax, were guests of Mrs.
Bailets' parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Bowman, at Speeceville.-Mrs Will
liam Chauncey, of Alexandria, Va. 1;
Misses Adelaide and Charlotte Smith,
of Washington, d. c., are guests of
Mrs William Bell Gross
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-10

Wiconisco.-Thoma Calnon, of
Berwick, is visiting his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Dennis Calnon.-Mr. and
Mrs. II. Hough, of Sacom, Ohio,
spent several days at the home of
Mrs. Aaron Esterline.-Miss Sara J.
Powell returned home after visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Claude Pinker-
ton, at Ashland.-Dr. 1. A. Keitter
and the Rev. j. J. Hunt spent Mon
day at Deibler's Gap.-Miss Mary
Calnon, of Philadelphia, is spending
several days with her mother, Mrs.
Hannah Calnon, who is ill.-Thom-
as Dodd is visiting relatives at Sayre.
Mary Schoffstall, of Harrisburg.
and Walter, of Philadelphia, visited
at the home of their parents re-
cently.-Misses Mildred Koppenhav-
er and Amelia Seip called on Eliza
bethville friends on Sunday.--Jacob
Daubert and family, of Pottsville,
and John Palmer and family mo-
tored here Sunday, and visited at The
home of ]. II. Acaley,-Mr. and Mrs,
Harvey Bonner, of Harrisburg, Wis
tied relatives here.--Mr. and Mrs.
Russell Dodd announce the birth of
a son, November &c. C. Wynn is
spending several days in Dalmatia..-
Clarence Seifert, of the Twenty ninth
Motor Ambulance Corps, at Gettys-
Jul tAANCh VIII Ills pIldt
Thursday and spent q few days at
the home of c. w. Seifert.-Mrs.
John c. Davis and Mrs. Samuel Fear
are visiting relatives at Philadelphia.
Thomas Kelly, of Lemont Fur
mace, visited his mother. Mrs.
Michael Kelly, over Sunday.-Harper
West, of Harrisburg, spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. John f.
Schreffier.-Julius Fritz and Daniel
Dreibelbis spent Sunday at Tama-
qua.-Ben f. s. Keen spent We'd
nesday at Harrisburg.-Mrs. J. Ben
ton Rittinger and son, Robert, of
LylSens. visited at the home of j. II.
Seip, Thursday.-James Lentz of
Elizabethville, transacted business
here this week.-John II. Mark is ill.
Duncannon, Pa, Nov 10.-While
Merchant John S. Kennedy was
cranking his automobile. it, backflred
and fractured his right arm.-Mrs.
Grant Willis, of Harrisburg, spent
Wednesday here with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Lehman.--Mr.
and Mrs. Arty A. Johnston have re-
turned to their home at Atlantic city
after a visit with relatives here
Miss Naomi Kelly, of York, is spend
Ing several days here with relatives.
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Marietta. Pa, Nov. 10.-William
Hollenbaugh, of Maytown. in a letter
from Camp Hancock. Augusta, Ga,
says he is in the ambulance train.
He is the only one from Maytown
that he knows of at thiSscamp. and
was the first Maytown Boy to. enlist
when the war broke out. He is a
graduate of MunienberS College and
the Maytown High School. He says
that he expects to eat his Christmas
dinner in France. He issa son of the
late David a. Hollenbaush. a former
Perry county farmer and bank Off
cial
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-10

Lemoync, Pa, Nov. 1O.-Another
well-known young man of Lemoyne
has volunteered in the United States
service. Paul B. Sweigert, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Fl. Sweigert,
enlisted October in the Quarter
masters Corps as a baker Id left
the next day for Columbus, Ohio. He
is now stationed at Camp Taylor,
Louisville, Ky. Mr.. Sweigert is an
expert baksr and was Immediately
assigned to duty with the field bak-
cry at the big camp.
The Washington times., 1917-08-03

who could have done it-that is NJ.
Bertillon OF Paris That is what Ar
chilieff said-you may draw your own
conclusions"
And yet" exclaimed Tchouvine,
bringing his fist down upon the table
impatiently, this letter must be OF
tremendous Importance.
1T is long and it ends so extended
silence that Architect himself be
lieved Severac to be dead.
Something extraordinary must
have happened to make Severac re-
veal his existence. We must know
what the letter says"
Only One Way.
THAT is my opinion, too" said
Vera TRANQUILITY, her face once more
its natural color. There Is but one
way to find out That is for me to
take II to VI. Bertillon.
You will go?" asked the four
men in a breath.
II will GO"
But Bertillon would arrest you
and give you up TO the French gov
eminent along with the cryptogram."
said Vampa eXcitedly.
NO. for as soon as 1 get the key !
will stab ". BertIllon.
"TchouvIne will go along without
making any sign of knowing me.
will take care not to be arrested at
once, if at all. Tchouvine will go
with me to the house where the de-
ciphering is to be done, and will wait
for us near by.
al Will communicate the key to him
The Washington times., 1917-08-03

and we will not see each other again
until we meet here-that is, IL l come
back"
As she unfolded this simple plan,
which she had so swiftly evolved
and which was so very dangerous,
the four men exclaimed in admira-
ton.
When the young woman had I'm
ished TchouvIne said tenderly:
Dear Vera, is your mind quite
made up?"
quite"
Then I go with you to Paris" said
Tchouvine. when do we leave?"
Tomorrow morning. When we go
from here we are not to notice one
another. We are not to travel in the
same compartment nor stop at the
same hotel in Paris.
To-day is Tuesday. will meet you
in Paris on Thursday evening at S
o'clock. Under the railroad bridge in
the Rue d'Alesia. near Montsouris
Park. There l will tell you what
steps I am taking. Do l make myself
clear?"
Il understand Thursday evening
at 8. railroad bridge, Rue d'Alesia-"
Then go now and pack your bag.
We take the o'clock train tomorrow
morning for Paris. Until Thursday.
then. Tchouvine."
Until Thursday, Vera"
Trembling with his emotion. he
clasped the cold hand Vera held out
to him and went out.
Now" she said to Vampa. Garlic
and Martial. each OF you will copy
The Washington times., 1917-08-03
N Are You Afraid to
WCC-OCGIS Tackle Big Things?

auonaN servce
I-o VIM. Notwithstanding ability?
resigned to the thought
do better making further along
IN world?
Foolish of to sette with that idea
things in the world are made OF te
sort Of
The man YOU envy fitted natural
to he has than you are
The takes advantage OF every opportunity ana
has the which well hed to
undertake attempted to master them
Nerve s need
time but success De only
ing he o. pick 1t up.
mind capable OF constructive thinking and good
The Washington times., 1917-08-03
Keeping Down Expenses

Consequently she had shoes to bug
every month.
when she heard that next door
neighbor had purchased n plano for
ber-nasically slAeiined- &--sssS~-rs-
deed she was noe going to allow
"that woman" to get ahead OF her,
and SO she went into debt for .
monthly payment on a plano.
She also had the shopping mania
She purchased. not Because she
needed, but because . thing was
cheap.
She couldn't be bothered either
learning to make or making simple
little garments for her children.
and more than once she paid a.
much as four dollars for a childs
bonnet clsverly made OF about
twenty-five cents worth OF lace and
embroidery.
Every meal she prepared was .
last minute affair. No planning. To
be able to cook meat quickly ne
cessitates the purchase Of the
highest grade. most expensive cuts.
and these she purchased.
For baby's coming she purchased
not less than seventy-fve dollars
worth OF infants wearl Just think
of IT.,
And then We had to have a big
party when baby was christened."
she pathetically connded. I'VE had
all kinds Of eating and drinking.
Some Of them were sick for a week
after"
And this was the unfortunate
woman's idea OF q suitable way to
celebrate 50 sacred q rite OF the
Christian church.
Under the guidance OF social
workers, this woman IL taking =
different aspect OF life. II Is slow
work. but the ever kind husband u
willing to bear and forbear.
Are you. gentle reader. throwing
your husbands hard-earned money
away? II your income will not al
low for little saving and no debt.
you better do some reorEanizing.
Remember that your husband IL
only a mortal He. too. may become
discouraged. But you must see to
It that he does not
The Washington times., 1917-08-03
Bv Loretto G. Lynch.

WOMAN Of the great middle
"A class applied to the Depart
+ \ ment Of cha-ities Of large
city -sI nnsnciaI1 assIst-are. she
stated her case briefly. pathetieally.
Her husband had deserted her and
her three children. one q young in
FAINT
The children nor herself had had
anything to eat for twenty-four
hours. And everybody thought. II
they did not say. The wicked
bruteI How could her
1t was not until the police located
the deserter that the court heard
very different story.
"I have been married ten years"
said the man. II do not drink. do
not smoke. am a steady worker
and have always earned between
$50 and SAC = week.
I'VE are constantly in debt 1
saw an opportunity to advance my
self II I had a couple Of hundred
dollars to back me. When l asked
my wife IL she had saved a couple
Of hundred dollars in our ten years
Of married life. she told me that not
only had she not saved anything.
but We were about $500 in debt
Then 1 became discouraged ]
lost my nerve and then my job.
And 1 left my home and family.
rigid investigation into ths
hone life of this couple unearthed
facts which are. perhaps. for the
information and protection OF
others worth passing on.
Their income at the time in ques-
ton was $3.50 per month. Thirty-nve
dollars Of this went for rent.
But the woman knew nothing
about marketing or cooking and
their bill for food usually passed
the hundred dollar mark each month
She had never studied values And
30 when she could AFFORD but one
pair of shoes for her seven-year-old
son, instead of purchasing q service
able black leather model. she bought
white buckskin because he looked
so cute" in them