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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-07
BY JANE MCLEAN

Sne was perhaps the most Spleu-
did specimen of selfishness im-
aginable. All her pocket money,
down to the past penny, was eX-
pended on herself. She was not
cruel, nor did she have a particu-
larly bad disposition = perhaps 1t
never occurred to her that she might
gain anything through being willing
to share once in a while; at any rate
she pursued an even path, and her
attitude toward others never var
led.
One evening her father, who al
lowed her a modest bank account,
was looking carelessly over her check
book. The stubs were all very much
the same, and he smiled to himself,
little grimly. Wasn't it about time
Elizabeth was beginning to learn
that life is not all pleasure and the
selfish qualification of each and every
desire? They were waiting to go In
for dinner, and he looked up and
remarked quietly:
What do you spend your money
on?"
Elizabeth looked up and smiled.
There's only one thing to spend
money on, dad-clothes."
Don't you ever do anything for
others?"
Elizabeth stared uncomprehend-
ingly.
You don't mean that I ought to
give money to charities and things
like that. do you, dad? That would
be terribly stupid"
mo, not that exactly. But don't
you know that there is a certain
something about doing things for
others just once in a while that
makes life all the more worth liV-
ing?"
Perhaps you feel that way, dad.
But you don't know how many of
the girls have given things and
lots of times have found out after
ward that the cause was unworthy"
Her father did not reply to this.
He knew that Elizabeth was all right
underneath and that her surface
thoughtlessness was due to youth. If
she were to be brought to her senses
something other than his trying to
explain would have to do it.
"Oh! Mary" carolled the girl
lightly as the maid went by the
door, was that the mail? Is there
The girl turned. She liked Miss
Elizabeth, and she handed her a
square white envelope addressed in
a scrawling handwriting to Miss
Elizabeth Lawson.
Elizabeth wrinkled up her smooth
white forehead and then tore the
envelope open quickly. Her father
watched her over the top of the
newspaper and her expression inter-
ested him immensely.
well, what is it?" he inquired,
finally. Must be something seri-
Gus to make you so downcast."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-07

The
Daredevil
a
By
Maria Thompson Daviess
Author of The Melting
of Molly"
| #
! Copyright 1916, by the Reilly q
Britton Co.
Continued

"I suppose you have spent the day
In translating lot of those long and
tiresome French documents for the
general and the governor? Thank
goodness, that is no longer my task
she remarked as she tipped the cog
nae bottle over my tea and handed
the cup to me.
1T is of IL great fatigue to work
upon a matter that one does not at
all understand" answered her as 1
slipped at that tea of very disagree
able taste because of the cognac.
Did they give you the two sets of
specifications to compare?" she ask
ed of me, with not much of interest
apparent in her manner, though her
hand shook as she poured for her
self very small cup of tea, which
was then filled complete with cog
nae.
"Helas," answered, with a sigh,
"And it is impossible for me to add
more figures to each other than my
fingers will allow. L cannot even use
my toes"
"Then he didn't get them ready for
the conference this afternoon? she
demanded, with a great illumination
of JOY in her face.
"Oh, indeed. handed them back
completed to his eXcellency in a
short space of time. Is not one mule
like to another exactly? And why
should q paper make them differ
ent?" 1 questioned, with deceit of
stupidity.
You are a dear boy" laughed
that Madam Whitmore. "Of course
those specifications agree, for
worked a whole day over them. And
I'm glad you didn't tire your eyes out
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-07
All's w ell That
~ Ends w ell *
The Story of the Wealthy Girl Who Found That Joy
Was Not in Selfshness.

The girl hesitated, then without a
word she handed the letter to her
father. 1t was very short and to
the point, and very, very simple. 1t
told it's little story very complete
ly.
Dear Child-The flowers were so
sweet they frightened up my whole
day, and 1 had them close beside me
where L could peer at them. Since
my knees have become so crippled
l don't get out very much, and all
the spring 1 have been able to see
has been from my bedroom window
l wonder if sometime you could find
a moment to run in and see me and
let me tell you just what your
thoughtfulness meant to me. The
card was just signed Betty, but 1
knew it was you. Your old friend,
CAROLYN MAYHEM"
"Well"' And the man looked up
to meet his daughters eyes. To his
surprise they were filed with tears.
But L didn't send them, father"
she protested. land I feel so asham-
ed Somehow L feel small when 1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-07
CHAPTER TX.
Brothers by BIoodshed

BfOtncrS Dy BIOOuSile0
For that caress of that wicked
woman L had not sufficient endur-
ance, and pushed her from me with
roughness and sprang to my feet.
1T is not true, Madame Whit
worth, that" l was eXclaiming
when 1 caught myself in the midst
of my own betrayal just as l was
about to be shown into a plot which
it was of much value to know. And
as my words ceased L stood and
trembled before her wickedness.
DO you know, Mr.. Robert Car
ruthers L do not entirely understand
you," she said, with great and
beautiful calmness as she lighted u
cigaret and looked at me trembling
before her. You are a very bold
young cavalier, but you have the
shrinking nature of-shall l say-a
French-girl!"
AS she spoke those words, which
began in sarcasm but ended in a
queer, uncertain tone of suspicion,
as if she had blundered on a reason
to soothe her vanity for the recoil of
my lips from hers, an ugly CLEAN
shot from under her lowered lashes.
Il am the son of the house of Car
ruthers as we'll as of Cree and Bye,
beautiful madam, and l cannot en-
dure that you put upon my very good
uncle, the General Carruthers, an
| unfriendliness to France!" L eXclaim-
ed with a quickness of my brain
that 1 had not before discovered.
'On points of honor L have that SEN
sitiveness that you say to be-be OF
a woman"
"Oh, my darling boy! 1 didn't
| mean to hurt you about that absurb
old feud Of" And as she spoke the
beautiful Madam Patricia rose and
come upon me with outstretched
arms for another abhorred embrace,
which it was to my good fortune TO
have interrupted. But L had rear
of that suspicion / had seen flashed
into her mind even though lulled py
my fine assumption of the attitude or
q man of honor.
Lovely and beautiful madam"
made beginning to say, when
"Oh, yes, Mr.. Carruthers is here,
| for l have an appointment to call for
him." an interruption came in the
voice of my Buzz in remonstrance
with the black maid of Madam Whit
worth in the hall of her house.
Come in, Buzz, dear" called that
beautiful Madam Whitworth as In
one small instant she changed both
her position with arms on my
shoulder and her countance of anger
and anxiety. She was very wise and
beautiful and much experienced
woman, was that Madam Whitworth,
but she had given to me, unlessoned
as 1 was in the art of politics, the
fact that 1 most wanted, that the
two papers containing the specifica-
tions concerning the mules had been
mistranslated by her.
PUT a shawl around you, Madam
Pat, and come out here to the street
| a minute to see what is going to
happen to the Prince of Carruthers, u
said my rescuer as he inserted his
head into the room for one little
minute and beckoned us to follow
| him.
ITO be ContinueO
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-07
which conveyed the reader through
"Our Hispanic Southwest"
By McManuS


Doubleday. Page and Company an
nounce for publication July 20 the
speeches of Marshal Joffre and NJ.
Viviani, made during their stay in the
United States. Except for two or
three speeches of which no steno-
graphic records remain. the collection
of their American addresses is COM
plete in this volume.
Much interesting information of
timely value just now is crowded into
little book by Major Dewitt c.
Falls, which E. p. Dutton and Com
pany will have ready within a week
or two. It's title is Army and Navy
Information: Uniforms, Organizations.
Arms and Equipment" Illustrated. 1t
will explain and illustrate all the in
sigma of rank, thus enabling any one
to distinguish at a glance the branch
of service and the rank of any officer
or soldier. 1t will explain how the
army branches of service are organ
lied, what a company or regiment
or division is and how the lower
units combine to form the higher,
what arms are carried by soldiers and
officers in each branch of service. and
what equipment 1t is necessary for
give all this information concerning
the American army and navy. but also
for the different branches of service
of England, France, Italy, Germany,
Austria, Russia and Belgium.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-07

Told by Corporal Jim Sulli-
van in an interesting interview
accorded an American writer
recently returned from Europe.
Officers of the British Royal Army
Medical Corps also explain why the
same method is so successful at the
Front.
Many readers who suffer from pain,
full foot Affections will be interested
to learn how medical officers OF the
English Army deal with and promptIy
stop the various form of foot misery
inseparable from hard military serV-
ice. New recruits are often too lame
and footsore to walk after their hrst
and hardest of the old campaignerG
frequently suecumb to trench feet"
and the crippling rheumatic or other
tortures so common In the wet, damp
trenches This article explains how
they put their feet IN fine condition
and kept them that way. Any reader
Z can. of course, adopt the same meas
IRE aimee the foot troubles which af-
fiict soldiers in the trenches are psu-
ally far more serious than any whlch
civilians ever suner ana solalers op-
ical treatment are. naturally, few
and far between. ,n
Corporal Jim Sullivan, probably the
isS Tnslish Army trainers, idol of the <
British sporting world in his box -
ing days, recently said to the
%T16er; boxer or fne soldieT dtss is a good,
sound pair of feet. AS a box ~
err NV feet were unusually -
rorny', calloused, tender anu
sensitive After numerous o,d
Treatments by chiropodists ana no d eId
of patent ointments. ltnlments isa atsu
powders had only increased my art m,
eIS,ts,+ 20 nous continental spa, and
trv foot baths in the medicinal water,
AS boxing engagements maoe t an
Long Ion doctor SStSIhGy Said the next best thing
IgSs my to rest nv feet in Saturated wa
ter. prepared by dissolving a sHaii
handful OF common Rodell pain sal al,
tTstes trates IN foKiioWed Ka1aSd his advice and
have occasionally bathed my reef IN
the saturated water ever since. ,6',ir
that day to this I have never known Synn
what it is to experience foot troubles
of any kind whatsoever, ana you may
be sure see to it that the soldleTs
rated water the minute there is any
Complaint of foot fatigue. corns, DIS
: ters, aching, etc., etc. We use tne
SastrhhteS Swaeirht around SSdOThe the Camp here. and
every time a draft leaves for the
trenches many Of the boys insist at,I II upon On
packing few ounces tSe;, OF IT, the sslsra'es
At this point sergt. C.. s. Turner
British Royal Army Medical Corps.
and Just then back in England on
leave of absence. Joined us. When
asked to tell about their experiences
with foot troubles at the Front. Sergt
Turner replied: I'm my opinion sal
trated water offers the quickest, safest
and most convenient way to get rid
of them. Every one with trouble
some feet should know about it,
discovered the effects years ago when
the saltrates compound was not so
widely used in the army as IL is now.
One day was advised to rest my feet
in saltrated water to obtain perma-
aches. pains and stiffness. also 10
soQthe = bothazHUme skin affection
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-07

'I discovered not a flaw" I an
swered her, with, great positiveness.
do you say that it is soon that those
representatives of my government
come to make last signing of the
papers about the excellent mules to
be sent from the great state of Har-
peth to France who is at a war of
death? I had not heard of the near
ness of the visit at the capitol"
They don't know it-that is, Gov
ernor Faulkner does, but has told
only me. He sees things my way, but
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-07

realize how much those flowers have
meant and how easily 1 might have
sent them"
Elizabeth turned away. She re-
membered how she had promised to
run in and see Mrs. Mayhem, but
something had always intervened-
some giddy, foolish pleasure that she
might easily have denied herself.
She turI.>d back impulsively.
II know what you mean now,
dad" she said impulsively almost in
coherently, in a hurry to say what
she left. And I'm going to be diff
ferent. I'll go and see Mrs. Mayhem
and take some flowers with me, and
I'll see what else / can do. Oh,
dad" flinging her impulsive young
arms about him, really, 1 don't
think I'll ever be quite so selfish
again."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-07

of-of course he has to keep his
councils from his secretary of state
for the time being. And I'm tell you
all about it because-because it is for
France we plot and because this
is the way to say it," And with those
wicked words, which involved the
honor of the great Gouverneur
Faulkner, she pressed her body close
to mine and her lips upon my mouth.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-07

all of these preliminary papers must
be signed before he can close the
matter up finally. 1 hope that the
conference over those specifications
this afternoon will be the last. Are
you sure you discovered no flaw over
which the old general or the big
stupid governor can haggle"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-07

New York, Aug. z. Kingdom
Gould yesterday claimed exemption
from service in the new conscript
army His claim for exemption was
based on the fact that he is s4married
and his wife is dependent on his labor
for support.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-07
BOOKS AND MAGAZINES

Arthur B. Reeve has chosen a room
in an office building in New York City
as an ideal vacation spot. In that
office he is working out another of
his Craig Kennedy scientific detective
stories. The Harpers have just pub
lished his latest Craig Kennedy story
called The Treasure Train"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-07

Ernest PeiXotto, whose forthcoming
book. "A Revolutionary Pilgrimage"
to be published by Scribner's. makes
so vivid in it's delicate drawings and
halftones all the old Revolutionary
scenes and landmarks of our war
for independence. has been made a
corresponding member of the His
panic society partly in recognition of
the charming pictures and narrative
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-07
Painful Foot TortureS How Soldiers
On Active Service In The French Trenches

quickly aching
feet that burn, itch, chafe swell and perspne
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-07

Foot troubles? There's excuse for them. We don't
out up with any around Corpora" Jim Sullivan former
eweigh md now Physical
to Londo British
RegIm -
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-07

ITO be Continued)
Evening star., 1917-06-03

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knowledge Of selling to take charge of an es-
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few hundred dollars: good salary from start and
interest in the business. Apply 1918 G st. NV.
Evening star., 1917-06-03

THIS IS ONE of the best opportunities ever
small capital; suitable for male or female:
Tama Record Library. selling and exchanging
records and talking machines. desires to sell its
" oshnrtOn branch. 433l, 9th n W
Evening star., 1917-06-03
FOR sALE-MIsCELLANEOUs.

BOATS AND ACCESSORIES.
}. CABIN CRUISER LAUNCH WANTED.
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To any boat See Odenwald 1904 II st. NV
EURNlTURE.
Evening star., 1917-06-03

WANTED by a large farming and
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high-class man who understands
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Good salary to the right party.
Investment we'll secured. Call at
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NV. Sunday from to 4 or Mon
day from 8 am. to 8 pm. Present
this ad. ~
Evening star., 1917-06-03
AUTOMOBILES.

AUTOMOBILES-FOR SALE@Cont'd.
30c PER CYLINDER for burning carbon; no pay
il not satisfied with my process or work; owner
to remove caps and wires; cracked cylinders.
aluminium ring gears and castings welded equal
to new and absolutely guaranteed or NO pay.
M II. COLEMAN.
Phone Main 459s, 207 18th st. NV,
Evening star., 1917-06-03

CASHIERS at once. Apply be-
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& Co.
Evening star., 1917-06-03
Observation-Disclosures

MIRROR. sSx3S siass. unframed oak or ma
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Star Office.
WARDROBE TRUNK wanted must De full size
in good condition and reasonable: STATE price
otherwise no a:teaticn paid. Address Rn1 .53,- f.
SCR ctirr.
SPEED CRATIC CAMERA-Must be Ia good
condition. i}i1 22n1 st. H.w. y. $40.
%ASTED-To rent or iuy, Eouseboat: must he
in good condition: give fun description ad-
dress Box 21S-E. Star otfce.
CONFEDERATE VETERAN return ticket "a
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WANTED TO HENT--Tietrois and records for
two moltliS Address Rox 1856 T.. Star Office
Evening star., 1917-06-03
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.
(COntinuedD

sIX-Ro0M FURNISHED APT RENT. s40.5o;
income from rooms rented, $43: will sell. Ad-
dress ROx 212-C. Star Office
Evening star., 1917-06-03

STORE on Park road: good location. Apply Of
fee. New Arcade Company, 14th st. and Park
The Sentinel=record., 1917-12-14
HELMSMAN ON MO
 DETAINED AS SPY
WAS DETECTED BY NURSE IN HOSPITAL AS SPANNING ILL. NESS AND WAS PLACED
 UNDER ARREST

Halifax, Dec. l3.-John Johansen, lmo, the Belgian relief ship, whose collision with the ammunition steam , CT Mont Blanc, led to the disaster of last Thursday. was detained as a Ger man spy suspect today He was turn ed over to the military authorities by officials of the Massachusetts re- lief ship where he has been under treatment
 One of the nurses at the hospital, young woman from New York, whose name was not given, yesterday noticed that her patient was acting queerly and that he did not seem to be wounded Physicians examined the man and the conclusion was reached that he was shammiDg Illness. Later, it was said. Johansep asked a nurse if she would go out and buy him newspaper, the assumption being that he had in mind an attempt to escape
 in her absence.
 After that instance a military guard was placed on duty by ms oeu' lhc provost guard was sent for today and Johansen was locked up.
 In connection with the arrest the widest spy rumors heard here since the war began were spread broadcast These eliminated in a report that eight Germans had been sfapt at sun rise. Military and naval authorities declared that the shooting was ab- surd. 'atsESs
 Another persistent story was that a secret code of Germany han been found on Johansen. This story as Tar as can be learned is without f0inda- tion. Johansen, Mir. Burhtel said has been living in the United states ten years and as he was anxious to return to his old home in Norway ne 1 shipped on the lmo.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-12-14
More COnSerDQtiOn
 of FoOdstuffS
Biz Reduction in the An0unt of Sugar Consumed in This
 Country Necessary.

calls, starvation on an unparalleled scale must ensue.
 Food has taken a dominant posi- ton in the war and We must ask the American people to sacrifice far more than We at first thought necessary. We have exported the whole of the surplus of wheat from this harvest, after reseving to ourselves an amount sufficient for our normal con sumption of seed and flour until the next harvest and therefore the mount of wheat flour that the United States can ontribute Co mix with the war bread of our allies during this win ter will be simply the amount that cur people reduce their consumption month by month.
 The allies today ask us for 25 per cent more meats and fats than we consider more than we can send them without entrenching on our own sup plier or on the other hand, unless we can consume less Due to the short age in shippinp our available sugar  supplies must be loss than normal from the present time forward.
 Every partivle of diminished con-
 sumption by the American people is one particle more for the soldiers, men, women and children of our all lies and for the starving people in other countries This is personal obligation upon everyone of us to- wards some individual a road who will suffer priyation to the extent of cur own negligence.
 ''If we are to reduce the consump- ton of the few products which we should export abroad, we will need to eat larger proportion of many different foodstuffs which We cannot export. We must not waste any food stuffs. an this emergency only the simplest of living in patriotic
The Sentinel=record., 1917-12-14
LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION
 ID BE PLACID LIN LAW
For Partnerships and Individuals Req. sonabIe Salaries Win Be Allowed as Deductions From Profits Before De. termining the Taxable Residue.

Washington De-, l3-Many phases of the government war time activi- ties were explained today iu con ference with the Associated News papers representing more than I50 trade and technical journals
 Internal Revenue Commissioner Roper told the editors how liberal construction had been placed on cer- tain provisions of the excess profits law to make the tax burden as light as possible For partnerships and in diyiduals he said, reasonable salar- iss will be allowed as deductions from profits before determining the tax able residue in order to place them on an equal basis with corporations which pay specific salaries He also indicated that in the case of profes- sional men the cost of small amount ot equipment will be considered merely a professional adjunct and not vested capital"
 Another important announcement was that merchants probably will be rermitted to make inventories either at cost or market value This was considered especially sieniticant hence brokers are to be regarded as merchants If securities" and there fore may inventory stocks and bonds at the low prices 10 which many have fallen recently
 Early in the new year, Mr. Roper said, a competent revenue officer will Je sent into every part of the United States to aid Inexperienced persons