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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26

has not a paying position. We feel
that the girl is too old for him and
that he is too young to even con-
slider an engagement.
We want to do what is right to
all concerned, so would appreciate
your advice.
A CONSTANT READER.
Indeed boy of eighteen should
not be contemplating matrimony.
He needs to work and make himself,
to get experience and the education
of life, to grow in knowledge of HIM
self and what he really wants. When
1 advised a boy to marry girl two
years older than himself he was
sufficiently mature to choose a wife.
If your brother were planning to
marry n girl of seventeen, that
would be just as bad as is the pres
ent situation; but if he were twenty
five, and planning to marry a girl
of twenty-seven, there would be no
obstacle in the difference in ages.
You see that, don't you?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26
Some Barley Receipts

Here are some excellent barley
receipts recommended by Miss Ida
NJ. Shilling. government food expert
for Kansas City:
Steam Barley Pudding-One cup
molasses. one cup sour milk, one
egg, one teaspoon soda, three-fourths
cup corn meal, one cup barley flour,
one-fourth teaspoon salt. one cup
chopped raisins. Beat egg, add mo-
lasses, milk and soda dissolved in a
little cold water. Sift corn meal and
barley flour together and combine
with first mixture. Add chopped
raisins and pour into well creased
baking powder tins or popover cups.
If the latter are used, cover each
cup with a well creased paper.
Steam two hours.
Barley Baking Powder Biscuits
Two cups barley flour, three table,
spoons fat, one-half teaspoon salt,
four teaspoons baking powder, two
thirds cup milk. Sift the dry in
gradients together, rub in the fat.
and add the liquid until a soft dough
is formed. Roll three-quarter inch
thick and cut with q cookie cutter.
Bake in a hot oven.
Barley Muffins-One cup sour
milk. one tablespoon sugar, one egg,
one-half taspoon soda, one-half tea
spoon salt, two tablespoons melted
fat, two and one-quarter cups barley
flour, two teaspoons baking powder.
Beat egg, add sugar, salt and soda
dissolved in little cold water. Sift
flour and baking powder together
and combine with first mixture. Add
the melted, fat and beat well. Bake
in we'll CREASED muffin pans until
thoroughly done, about one-half
hour, depending one the size of the
mullins.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26
Life'sProblems
Are Discussed
BY Mrs. Wilson Woodrow.

BY MIS-. wilson WOODROW.
There are some very desirable and
beautiful things in this world which
can neither be defined nor classified
as property. They are the realest
things We know, and yet the mo-
ment anyone tries to take posses
sion ow they they vanish. Among
them are love and friendship.
1t may be accepted as an aphor-
ism that no friendship and no love
is sufficiently indestructible to be
proof against the sense of posses
sion. You may claim, you may
protest that you own it, and
Pouf!-it has gone forever.
A girl recently wrote me this
story of little human comedy. 1t
was both pathetic and humorous.
more pathetic, however, than
humorous.
She was, according to her own
cient capable, young woman who
had for some time filed a RESPONSE
BILE position in a large store in one
of the smaller cities. Presently a
young man, a stranger, appeared
on the scene and seemed anxious
to affiliate himself with the same
house.
The girl thought we'll of him and
Immediately busted herself in his
behalf, with the result that she Sc
cured a place for him in the line
of promotion. He gave satisfao-
tion to the firm and showed that
he was quite capable of fulfilling
his new duties.
So far. so good. She then intro
duced him to her friends. and
again he acquitted himself admira-
bly, and won the good opinion of
every one who met him. But the
situation was no longer satisfac-
tory to her. She claims that once
firmly entrenched in his new posi-
ton, and with a growing acquain-
ance, his manner to her changed.
At first he was duly grateful and
appreciative of her good offices,
and then slowly but surely he be-
gan to avoid her. This became OBJ
Vious to her friends, who resented
it and took occasion to remind
him of her past kindness to him
and of the way she has bestirred
herself to further his interests.
But this only confirmed him in
his aloof attitude, and now the girl
complains that he is no more than
ordinarily civil to her. and she con-
fesses herself not only puzzled and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26

Straight and long and trim look.
ing, yet ample for comfort is the
frcck of check silk gingham. The
skirt is gathered to a waist that is
tucked at either shoulder and trimmed
with polka dotted foulard. The hem.
stitched collar is of organdy. Flare
cuffs finish the long, narrow sleeves.
In medium size the dress requires
yards 36-inch gingham, with q YARD
40-inch foulard and * yard organdy.
Brown satin is utilized in fashion.
ing the second model. The gathered
skirt, plain at the front and back, il
draped a little at the sides, though
very narrow at the bottom. The up
per part of the bodice is of lace
Medium size requires 5% yards 40
inch satin and 2A yards 27-inch lace
First Model; Pictorial Review Cos
tune No. 1882. Sizes, IA to 81
years. Price, zoe.
Second Model; Costume No. 7495
Sizes, 16 to 90 years. Price, 20.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26

''Winifred dear how could you be
so naughty" Helen, trying to be as
calm as possible, had stopped at the
entrance of the apartment house,
flushed face.
"I saw her do it, ma'am," said
nursemaid who was wheeling baby
carriage up and down before the
door.
What was it she did and how
did it happen?" asked Helen, trying
in vain to stop the tears of a small
child who was standing near by
"I didn't see how it began" said
the girl, "but they were playing to-
gether, and the first 1 knew about
it, saw your little girl lift up her
hand and strike the other as hard
as she could"
Helen could see that Winifred had
slapped the little girl rather hard,
for the red marks of her fingers
were across the child's cheek, but
before she could ask anything more
the child suddenly disappeared
around the corner and Helen was
left with Winifred and the loquacious
nursemaid.
Helen took Winifred's hand and
led the way inside and into the ele-
vator On the way up she was try
how to punish her. She wanted to
be fair and she intended to question
Winifred carefully before a punish
ment was inflicted. When the apart
ment was finally reached, Helen led
the way in, took Winifred to the
bathroom, where she washed her
hands and face, and then proceeded
to the living room where she asked
how 1t all happened.
You slapped the little girl, didn't
-ou. Winifred?"
Winifred nodded.
what did you do 1t for?"
"I told her I would" said Wini-
fred, deliberately, "if she did it
again."
Did what again."
"Pinched me-"
"Oh. she pinched you, did she?"
Again Winifred nodded.
Don't do that, dear; say yes,
mother
Eyes, mother" said winifred obe-
diently.
"And so you slapped her because
she pinched you. Why didn't you
walk away from her? You needn't
have stayed with her, you know"
I'VE were playing, and it was
fun"
But suppose mother slapped you
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26
ENTERTAINS CLASS

Annville, Pa, Feb. 26.-On Satur-
dav evening Miss Kathryn Gertrude
Schmidt entertained the members of
her Sunday schol class at her rooms
in Sheridan avenue. While busy
fingers We're plinyg knitting needles
busy brains were thinking up
proverbs. At just the right moment
delicious refreshments were served.
Among those present were: Miss
Adams, Miss Oyer and the following
members of the Sunday schol class:
Misses Lefever, Wissinger, Zeitlin,
Angus Bortner, Darling, Bostock,
Wier and the latters guest. Miss
Lehman.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26

profession by giving to the world a
preparation ten times better than
Grandmother good old-fa shionod
but dirty and blistering mustard
plaster.
Mustarine relieves backachc, head
ache, toothache, earache and neu-
ralgia in five minutes-in an hour all
misery will disappear.
p Sore throat goes over night-Ium-
bago agony in an hour. Chest colds.
stiff neck, neurltis, pleurisy, rheu-
matte pains and swelings all Yield
promptly and are speedily ended
with Mustarine, the original mustard
plaster substitute in the yellow boy
only 20 ccnts.-Advertisem
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26
FINE FOR RHEUMATISM
Musterole Loosens Up Those
Stiff Joints-Drives Out Pain

You'll know why thousands use
Musterole once you experience the
glad relief it gives.
Get a jar at once from the nearest
drug store. It is a clean, white oint-
ment, made with the oil of mustard.
Better than mustard plaster and does
not blister. Brings ease and comfort
while it is being rubbed onl
Musterole is recommended by many
doctors and nurses. Millions of jars are
used annually for bronchitis, Group, stiff
neck, asthma, neuralgia, pleurisy, rheu-
matisn, lumbago, pains and aches of the
back or joints, sprains, sore muscles,
bruises, chilblains, frosted feet, colds of
the chest (itoften prevents pneumonia.
30c and 60c jars; hospital size $3.50.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26
Quickest Pain Killer on Earth
Mustarine Stops All Pain in Half the Time it Takes
Other Remedies - Oftentimes in Five Minutes.
Subdues inflammation and Reduces Swell
ngs With Amazing Speed
TAKES ONLY ONE rs CENT BOX TO PROVE IT

Don't be downhearted! Never mind
IL you have tried plasters and lini-
ments and other things that don't
start to Danish tho pain and agony
till day after tomorrow.
If you want to kill pain, get rid of
aches-draw out Inflammation and
make all swellings disappear with
amazing speed get a 25c box OF
MUSTARINE right away
Chemist Begy discovered Mustarine.
He made it of good, honest, true yell
low mustard--added other pain-de-
stroylng ingredients = took out the
blister and astonished the medical
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26
Can't Find Dandruff

Every bit of dandruff disappears
after one or two applications of
Danderine rubbed we'll into the
scalp with the finger tips. Get
small bottle of Danderine at any
drug store for a few cents and save
your hair. After several applica-
tions you can't find a particle of
dandruff or any falling hair. and the
scalp will never itch.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26
Advice to the Lovelorn
by BEATRICE FAIRFAX
NARROW-MINDED
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am engaged to a soldier who is
now in France. Our engagement has
not been announced, owing to the
war. 1 have several other friends
who are in the service on this side
and who take me out quite little
and who know of my engagement. My
fiance's family disapproves of my ac-
cepting any attentions from anybody
and have made it uncomfortable for
me. They have also written to him,
eXaggerating greatly. AS l love my
soldier dearly 1 hate to have them
make him think otherwise. Should 1
give up receiving all the little atten-
tions of my friends, some of them
also friends of his? I would apprecI-
ate very much some advice about the
matter.
Since the men with whom you are
going about know of your engage
purely friendly reasons and that their
respect for you, as we'll as your own
dignity, keep you from doing one
single little thing that would belittle
your own real love. OF course your
fiances family have an intense 10y
atty for their boy and hate to have
you do anything that would seem in
any way to belittle him or your love
for him. Perhaps if you would go
to them and explain your position,
that would set their minds at rest. l
grant you that they are narrow
minded There is no real necessity for
you to sit at home doing nothing be-
cause your sweetheart is on the other
side. But isn't it worth while to
make some sacrifice in order to secure
his complete peace of mind? 1t isn't
question of his faith and trust in
you; it is just a question of not put
ting him in a position where he has
to call on his reserves of loyalty to
you. 1 suggest that you talk the
cannot come to any definite under
standing with them, that you tell him
of your fruitless interview with them
and ask him to tell you exactly how
he feels about the situation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-26
Is 1T REAL LOVE?

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am employed as a stenographer.
For the past year my employers son
has been debating to me. He also
has called at my home.
The last time he called he told
me that he loved me and he wants
me to be his wife. He said that
his father agrees to our marriage.
l love him dearly.
But my parents think that I
should not marry him as he is
twenty while / am twenty-one.
LENORE ]. S.
One years difference in age is not
a very vital amount. You are both
young and while you are almost
woman, the man in the cast is still
only a boy. Do you really care for
each other or is it just propinquity
that has caused you to make up
little romance for yourselves?
HE is FAR TOO YOUNG
Dear Miss Fairfax:
My brother, eighteen, has become
engaged to a girl of twenty. He
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-26
FRENCHMAN FLIES OVER.
European Birdrnan Goes From
Washington to League Island
Navy Yard.

George Flachaec, the French Flying
acc, flew over Wilmington Yesterday
afternoon about 40 O'Clock, 50 il you
saw n birdman going north at that time
tins is the explanation
II was "A novel bit Of flying Of a kind
that has discounted many Uun airrnan
and was furnished for the benefit Of
hundreds Of sailors and marines at
League Island The French birdrnan ar
rived at the Navy Yard shortly after 5
O'Clock and landed on the aviation field,
completing trip from Washington
in less than two hours He will give
an exhibition NJ League Island today
in connection with the big battle spec
tacle 70 be furnished there
Lieutenant Flschare left Washington.
where he has been giving exhibition
flights, shortly after 3 O'Clock Yesterday
afternoon in his Spad bipIane II Was
around ) O'Clock when lie appeared \
dim speck IN the southern skv over
Chester, flying AZ a great height. After
executing few loops and nose dives he
aightcd lie viii leave Tor Miueola Y
r., tonight and will instruct American
aviators at that place
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-26
OPEN BIDS.
Levy Court Needs Auto Trucks and
Stone Crushers for.C County Work.

Bids were opened by the New Castle
County Levy Court at IL O'Clock noon for
automobile trucks and stone crlshcrs.
The bidders on automobiles trucks were
Wilmington Automobile Company, VIII
miDgtoD; l.. T.. Watson Company, Phila-
deIphia; Good Roads Machinery Com
pany, Philadelphia; Packard Motor Car
Company, Philadelphia; L. s. Motor
truck Sales Company, Philadelphia; Blair
Motor Car Sales Company, Baltimore; (;
Moore Automobile Sales Company, VIII
mington; Walnut Street Garage, Whining
ton; The White Company, Philadelphia; /;
Auto Sales and Service Company, Phila-
dcIphia; Sterling Motor Truck Company,
Philadelphia; White Brothers, Whining
ton; Foss-IIugbes Company, Wilmington.
Bids were submitted by the following
firms for stone cnIshers: Good Roads
Machinery Company, Philadelphia; Al
fred H. Mcdowell, Marshallton; Inter
national Stone Crushing and Road Ma
chinery Company, New York; Austine
Manufacturing Company, New York;
Acme Road Machinery Company, New
York; Wilson Hardware Company, VIII
mington.
Following the reading Of bills the Levy
Court adjourned until Thursday morning
at IL O'Clock, at which time dealers will
be gwen an opportunity to discuss their
respective make Of cars and stone crlshers.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-26
OPPOSE CONFERENCE.
London Seamen's Union Will Not Coun-
tenance Carrying Delegates

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening
London, March 26-The Nea1nen's and
firemens Union has decided that It's
members shall refuse to sail Oh any ship
conveying delegates appointed 70 the
Inter-Allied Labor Conference III the
United States
An official Of the union said Our
opposition 70 these men Is the same as
that against Ramsay Macdonald We
will take no one who Is opposed % the
doctrine that Germany must make COM
pensatIon to dependents oi our murdered
merchant scaulen
Camille Huycmans. Belgian Socialist
leader and the French delegates 10 the
conference have deferred their departure,
in view of the pending visit Of American
delegates TO Europe
When the Inter Allied iabor confer
ence was held Ill England last month
no American delegates were present Ii
accordingly was decided to send "a dele
cation of workmen and Socialists from
England, France and Belgium To the
nited States to explain the position Of
labor IN those countries
Official announcement was made IN
Rome, on Sunday, that the Italian So
ciaists had declined to participate in the
conference III the United States
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-26
LESSONS OF THE WAR.
Special Prayers and Addresses at
CIR ce Church to Arouse More
Patriotic Interest.

DR. Randolph minister OF Grace
Church. will begin series ri addresses
on The Spiritual Lessons Of the Great
War tomorrow evening in the chapel Of
Grace Church 1t is the purpose Of these
addresses to help all who are feeling in
doubt about the outcome of the struggle
Many are being led 10 question the provi-
dence and purpose of God IN permitting
this struggle to go on; others fear greatly
the outcome If the central powers are
successful in this great drive DIR.
Randolph Will take up these questions,
and, drawing upon the light of Revela-
tion, Will seek to interpret the Divine
purpose IN the great struggle.
His subject ON Wednesday night OF this
week will be The Appeal Of the Cross to
Our Age The return Of warmer weather
enables us To hold the service in the chapel
instead Of the church house Mrs. kem-
cry will sing appropriate solos Another
opportunity for intorceSsIon will be af-
forded on Friday afternoon, when ser
wee of prayer will be conducted by the
Woman's Home Missionary Society In
the chapel at 3 clock This service will
be attended by all the members of the
various societies III the city.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-26
RAISE PRICE OF TEAMS.
Street and Sewer Directors Face Higher
Expenses.

Routine business occupied the greater
part of the meeting of the Street and
Sewer Department today. Plumbing
Inspector Mckay appeared before the
directors and preferred charge against
Andrew Julian, local plumber for doing
plumbing work contrary to plans. The
plumber was ordered To appear before
the directors at their meeting next
Tuesday.
The New Castle Leather Company
was granted permission TO erect fence
around its property at Fourteenth and
Poplar streets.
DIR. Smith asked permission TO build
n bay window To his home ut Ninth and
Washington streets, but the permission
was denied 1t being n violation of the law.
A communication was received from
the officials Of the Wilmington and Bran
dywinc cemetery, III which the directors
were Informed that curb would be laid
along the east side of Adams street,
which adjoins the cemetery.
Order was given To place Mabel street
on the city map.
Liverymen notified the directors that
the price of n double horse and team
would be ss, while single team would be
So. This new price will soon go into ef-
feet. The present price IS Sc and $3.50,
respectively.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-26
WHY ADDRESSES OF
VICTIMS ARE WITHHELD
General March Explains to Con-
gress Committee Evils That
Attend Any Other Policy.
ny Associated Press to Every Evening


Washington, March 70 An official
statement Of tho War Departments s
reasons for announcing only the names
Of American troops killed or wounded III
France was submitted to the Senate to-
day by Maior-Gcncra March acting
chief Of staff
He made 4 statement that the depart
mcnt considers it of best advantage from
all points oi view.
The policy Of the War Department.
General March told the Senate, rs 20 put
in the hands of the nearest relative or the
last friend gwen by the soldier in his
emergency address, prompt and accurate
information concerning the casualty be-
fore anything is given 70 the press. and to
prevent any information appearing in the
papers which will be Of any possible
assistance to the German cause
The old system General March
added which gave the date Of the
casualty, enabled the Germans to get
exactly what effect was produced upon
our troops in a raid Of that date. and YOU
would be interested 10 know that the
publication Of the emergency addresses
brought down upon the relatives a swarm
Of claim agents who guaranteed they
would got from the government the war
TlSk insurance which Is guaranteed bN laws
10 the propcr inhcritor
In spite Of the fact that tho depart
mcnt has in each case advised the nearest
relatives that their claims Will to adjusted
hy the government and that thcy Will bC
furnished the money that Is due them
without the lntcrpo>itIon Of CLAIM agents,
numbers Of poor people have Welded to the
opportunities of these agents and are
thereby deprived OF "a portion OF what
Justly is their due
The raids which arc being conducted
along our front arc for the purpose Of
capturing one soldier, If possible with the
object Of obtaining from him information
about the organization which Is opposed
to the German lines ~ this point With
the publication Of the addresses Of the
nearest relatives, the German agent IN the
Unitrd States approa chcs the relatives and
obtains from them the information which
Germany IS attempting 10 obtain from our
front by attacks on our forces
1t has developed also, according 70 an
official communication from the Red
Cross, that relatives Of men killed III
France are made victims Of the most
absurd propositions 10 exhibit themselves
for money. etc, making their grief the
object of exploitation by cheap uotoriety
seekers.
The whole matter OF change IN our
former method IN publishing casualty
lists was brought up by cablegram from
General Pcrshng i'll which he stated that
representatives Of the French government
had formally protested against the meth
ods that were then used