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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-18

This little fellow has probably
never been made to realize that his
acts are anti-social. To change his
habit, it will be necessary to reverse
the results for him. Beginning now,
each undesirable act on his part
should be made to work against his
own self-interest.
You will be interested in the fol-
lowing illustration of the right meth
ed. A boy was climbing up one of
the columns on a veranda while
three other boys and a man were
talking. The man wisely treated the
boy in this way. He said calmly,
"Orville, you may come down now"
Any well-bred boy would have re-
sponded to this friendly request but
this boy had been trained to try
others patience. He looked around,
grinned in a sheepish way, and aft
er going a few inches higher, started
slowly down. Nothing was said to
him from the time the first COM
mand was given until he came down.
Then the man said in a friendly
way, Come here" When he came,
the man said after a brief pause,
You can act more quickly the next
time. You may go home now" I'm
mediately after saying these words,
he began ostensibly to play ball and
have big time with the boys who
remained.
If you happen to be the parent of
such a child, you should of course
do more than merely see that he
gains nothing by wrong behavior;
you should tell him frankly just
what will be expected of him. In
using firmness, 1t is not necessary to
lessen your friendliness. Show an
interest in the child's happiness and
treat him with full sympathy when
his actions are approved. But be
careful about showing ."friendliness''
at wrong times.
Did you ever hear a child set up a
howl to go somewhere or do some
thing after the parent said, MOP"
And then did you hear the parent
either to avert a scene or to show
| friendly consideration" or both, say
| well, will you be a good hoy, If !
! let you go?-All right, then. don't
stay very long" This sort of thing
is what makes the spoiled child.
| After observing a spoiled child's
actions for a half day, it is natural
to think that a good "thrashing" is
the only fitting thing. True. it would
have a tendency to satisfy adult
| feelings, but satisfying the demands
of ones temper is not always the
best thing from the standpoint OF
child development.
The method prescribed is proper
because the child will soon change
his habit in q natural way without
antagonisn1 or ill-feeling.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-18
CHAPTER NJ.

CHATTER Nj.
Amos Chaplin seldom changed his
mind after it was once made up. So
when he had decided to write to
Douglas Wade, Offering him a cer-
tain sum for the farm, he wasted no
time in doing this.
Had he but known it, he chose
the psychological time for sendlug
the letter, for it reached Wade just
after he had confessed his love TO
Alicia Butler and had been accepted
by her.
Douglas had not intended to make
this confession yet. He held views
to the effect that a man should
never tell q woman of his love for
her until he was in a position TO
support a wife. But such theories
have a way of going to pieces before
the onslaught of an ardent atffec-
ton.
Douglas Wade was very much in
love with Alicia Butler. She was
also very much in love with MIN.
Combine these conditions with a
gorgeous moonlight night and a
drive across country on the front
seat of Mrs. Buffers car-while the
owner of the equippage doZed COM
placently on the back seat-and 1t
is not hard 10 guess the results
Nor did Douglas Wade repent of
his declaration of devotion. When
he followed the two ladies into their
house at the end of the drive he
asked Mrs. Butler to- allow him n
little talk with her. Alicia with.
drew with an air of innocence that
Immediately confirmed her mother
in her hopeful suspicious.
Looking Things in the Face
Yet Mrs. Butler registered sur
prise when Douglas Wade told her
he loved her daughter, and believed
that his affection was not altogether
unrequited. He then remarked that
as he was not at present in posi-
ton to marry, it would be well to
defer the announcement of the en-
gagement until the state of his
finances was less static than at pres
ent.
The physician negatived calmly
but positively Mrs Buffers sugges-
ton that her income was quite suf-
ficient to help out" the young peo-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-18
Perfect Health Is Yours
If the Blood Is Kept Pure

most serious are Rheumatism, with
its torturing pains; Catarrh, often
forerunner of dread consumption;
Scrofula, Eczema, letter, Erysipelas
and other disfguring skin diseases:
Malaria, which makes the strongest
men helpless, and many other dis
eases are the direct result of impure
blood.
You can easily avoid all of these
diseases, and rid the system of them,
by the use of S. S. s.. the wonderful
blood remedy that has been in con-
slant use for more than fifty years.
S. S. S. cleanses the blood thor
oughly. and routs every vestige of
impurity. 1t is sold by druggists
everywhere.
For valuable literature and med
ical advice absolutely free, write to-
day to the Medical Dept, Swift
Specific Company, 437 Swift Labora-
tory. Atlanta. Ga.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-18
Almost Every Human Ailment
Is Directly Traceable to I'm
purities in the Blood.

You cannot overestimate the i'm
portance of keeping the blood free
of impurities. When you realize that
the heart is constantly pumping this
vital fluid to all parts of the body,
you can easily see that any impurity
in the blood will cause serious CON-
plications.
Any slight disorder or impurity
that creeps into the blood is a
source of danger, for every vital
organ of the body depends upon the
blood supply to properly perform its
functions.
Many painful and dangerous dis
eases are the direct result of bad
condition of the blood. Among the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-18

We found that the Berliners had
been seized with the same desire to
store up food as we had observed
elsewhere, and the stores were closed
for lack of merchandise to sell. The
banks were filled with long lines of
people trying to draw as much money
as they could in gold. Even though
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-18
Ministers Break
Teacher Shortage

Lancaster, Sept. 1S.-Dr. Daniel
Fleisher, county superintendent of
schools, announced yesterday that
the shortage of teachers had been
solved by the pressing of ministers
into service. Seven ministers who
are filing pulpits, are also working
in classrooms of this county.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-18

the papers and all the officers were
quite confident that the war would
be of short duration, still there were
many who remembered previous
wars when only gold would buy
food, and there were many who
were preparing for that emergency.
ITO BE COntinued.)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-18
Quick, Painless Way to
Remove Hairy Growths
(Helps to Beauty

Here is a simple, unfailing way to
rid the skin of Objectionable hairs:
With some powdered delatone and
water make enough paste to cover
the hairy surface, apply and in about
~<Eo minutes rub off, wash the skin
and every trace of hair has vanished.
This is quite harmless, but to avoid
disappointment be sure to get the
delatone in an original package.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-18
Parents
By Ray c. Beery, ABB, MA.
President of the Parents Association.

Copyright, 1915 by the Parents Association. Incl
No. 90. What Shall We Do With the Spoiled Child?
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-13

prejudice against thirteen doubtless arises from the supposition that at the Last Supper of Jesus, when one of the guests proved to be a traitor and conspirator, there were thirteen at table. Many eminent people have clung to this belief, and it is related by Sir Henry Lacy that the late Queen Victoria once refused to dine until another person was called to make the number at table fourteen. Many otherwise sane and rational people be- heve that, with thirteen at table, death is certain to claim at least one Of the diners before the expiration of the year. This fear is borne out by the mortality tables of life insurance companies, but it is unnecessary to say that the number thirteen has nothing to do with 1t. The greater the gathering of diners the greater | the chances that death will take at least one of them within a twelve | month.
 | Those who wish to show themselves | truly brave will hold dinner parties
 tonight with thirteen guests, break
 mirrors, spill salt pass under ladders
 cross the paths of black cats and enc
 the occasion with a visit to a grave. yard at midnight
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-13
Vigorous Men and Women are
 in Demand

If your ambition has left you, your happiness has gone forever unless you take advantage of Hindle's Pharmacy and Joseph D. Hartigan's magnificent offer to refund your money on the first box purchased if WendelTs Am bttion Pills do not put your entire system in fine condition and give you the energy and vigor you have lost.
 Be ambitious, be strong be vigorous Bring the ruddy glow of health to your cheeks and the right sparkle that denotes perfect manhood and woman- hood to your eyes.
 Wendelps Ambition Pills, the great nerve tonic, are splendid for that tired feeling, nervous troubles, poor blood, headaches, neuralgia, restlessness, trembling, nervous prostration, men, tai depression, loss of appetite and 1 kidney or liver complaints.
 You take them with this under standing that: In two days you will feel better. In a week you will feel fine, and after taking one box you will have your old-time confidence and ambition or the druggist will re- fund the price of the box.
 | Be sure and get a 50 cent box to-
 day and get out of the rut. Remem-
 Der Hindle's Pharmacy, Joseph D
 Hartigan and dealers everywhere art
 authorized to guarantee them.-Adv
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-13
WHAT NATALIE WRITES ABOUT OUR CUR
 TAINS TO HER FRIEND IN THE COUNTRY:

"Edith has been buying some
 new curtains to put up after the painting is all finished. She was surprised to find such a large as sortment of curtains in scrim, as we'll as in voile, marquisette, net, etc., as they have at N. Bucking- ham & Co.'s furniture shop. I hear the government has com mandeered the future output of
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-13
ROLL OF HONOR SENT FROM THE
 FIGHTING FRONT

Washington, Sept. 13-Casualty lists furnished by the Commanding Gener- al of the American Army and made public today contains 359 names divid- ed as follows: Killed in action, 16; missing in action, Al; wounded se- verely, 173; died of wounds, 35; died of disease g; died from accident and other causes, IA; died from aer6plane accident, 1; prisoners, 2; wounded, degree undetermined, 8.
 Connecticut names included are:
 Died of Wounds.
 Leonard F. Burns, Winsted. Wounded in Action-Degree Unde-
 termined.
 HARRY WARREN MARCHBANK, Bridgeport.
 Wounded Severely.
 John Carl, Elmwood.
 Raymond L. Knapp, Hartford.
 Wilbur s. Jewell, West Haven.
 Sylvester Massaro, New Haven.
 Bertie Moseley Hartford. John F. Slater, Middletown. Mechanic Charles D. Kirkhan, New | Haven. Claude I. Blenus, Middletown. Wallace Bomster, New Haven. Alexander Cowalski,, Tariffville. Norman J. Spencer, Middlefeld.
 Francis J. Synott. Waterbury.
 Gregory Patrohilos, Thompson i vile.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-13
FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH"

Today is Friday the Thirteenth" and the superstitious will not be easy in their minds until the "hoodoo" day is over. The unluckiness of Friday and of thirteen has long been prover- bial, and a combination of the two naturally constitutes the extreme linn 1t in the way of "jinx.'
 That the superstition is taken seri- ously is shown by the great decrease in weddings on a Friday the thir- teenth. In practically all the "civil- ized" countries the clerks who make out the marriage licenses might as well take a day off, for there is rare ly anything for them to do. Of course governments cannot afford to be su- perstitious, especially at this time in the worlds history, and it is there fore unlikely that shipping will be held up today. But before the wa! there was many a ships master who would rather have lost his job thar sail of a Friday and as for sailins on Friday the thirteenth,-wellit it wal not to be thought of.
 The Friday superstition is dourbtles based on the Crucifixion, while tn,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-13

was the first four-propelled turbine steamship. After her triumph of 1907 she twice broke her own records. In 1908 she broke the record by mak- ing a westward trip in five days and 64 minutes, and she later lowered this time to four days eleven hours and forty-two minutes. This remained as the record until 1910, when the Lusitania's sister ship, the Maureta
 mia, made a trip in four days, ten hours and forty-one minutes, record which is still held. The Lusitania brought to the United States the first two cent letter mail from England.
 She was the first ship to average for \ whole days run more. than twenty five knots an hour. In this great run, made on May 25, 1903, the Lusi-
 tenia made an average of 26 1-S knots for the twenty-four hours. The Lu-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-13

London, Sept. 12 - Under direct command of General Pershing, the first American army in France at dawn yesterday launched powerful drive, in conjunction with the French, over a total front of 40 miles, com prising the famous St. Mihier salient.
 Metz, the great German fortress, appears to be the ultimate object Of the offensive. The front attacked at the same time forms the extreme left of the German vertical line from the North Sea to Lorraine.
 Early last evening the Americans had captured 6,000 prisoners. The total number taken by them and the French is believed to be 10000.
 The French stormed Montsee (seven miles east of St. MihieD. The Germans have withdrawn their big calibre guns to the north of the line of St. Mihiel-Weinville. (Weinville liesif1ve miles east of St. Mihiel.)
 A fleet of 100 tanks, manned by Americans, led the assault. At an early hour this morning ten villages had already fallen to the Americans and they had advanced several kilo- meters. Later dispatches report 1C more towns in Americans hands.
 The attack is taking place roughly between the Mouse and Moselle rivers Four hours of terrific artillery bonn bardment preceded the first infantry waves, which leaped over the top a o'o'clock.
 The weather could not be more ia vorable for large-scale attack. Tn Americans attacked on a 12-mil front east of St. Mihiel and on al eight-mile front to the east of tha town, while the French, on the west ern side of the salient, are drivin forward on a line of 20 miles.
 An unprecedented number of air planes aiding the attackers. Dens smoke screens helped the advancin tanks.
 A gash five miles deep had been GU into the German line east of St. Mihie by the Americans at an early hou last evening. Thiaucourt Panne and Nonsard are in American hand' Thiaucourt lies a lttle less than 1 miles to the northeast of St. Mihie Nonsard and Pannes lie 10 and l miles east of St. Mihiel.
 The five-mile advance of the Amel leans in this region presents a gray fanking menace to the whole Germa St. Mihie1 salient. General Pershing
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-13
HOOVER TO SEND FOREIGN LETTERS
 TO CHILDREN
Thousands Brought From London to Be Given to
 Public School Children.

New York, Sept. 13-"Jenny Jones, | I want to make you acquainted with Alice Brown of Sheffield, Eng; here is letter from her thanking you for saving food so that she need not go hungry. I invite you to write to her.
 This, in effect, though perhaps not by the use of those words, is the plan adopted by United States Food Ad- ministrator Herbert c. Hoover, to convey the thanks of English school children to the children of Ameri- ca for helping him to conserve food for the benefit of English boys and girls.
 MT. Hoover has brought back from London many thousands of letters from the British boys and girls and his plan is to send at least one letter to every public school in the United States.
 | The letters were delivered to MT. Hoover during his recent visit to Lon | don. Two motor cars were required 1 to carry them. Some of them were written by individuals while others were signed by the children of a whole school; so that the total re- presented the thanks of hundreds of l thousands of British children. The Editor of the Teachers World presented to MT. Hoover a deputar1on l of English school children and told the American Food Administration that the letters are heartfelt express sions of gratitude to the American
 nation which had denied itself to pro- vide England with food.
 q will very proudly distribute these letters among our American schools
 replied MT. Hoover. q am quite sure
 that they will form one of the most eff
 fective links possible between the peo
 pie of the two nations. Each one
 of them will be prized, and I will set
 to it that not one of the thousand of schools scattered throughout oul
 country is left without at least on'
 of them. They form a heap of req
 treasure, and should have a very far
 reaching result.
 q feel that too much is made o
 my own part in the American en
 deavor by addressing all these letter
 to me personally, for really the thank
 should go to the American people
 There is, however, something yer
 beautiful and inspiring in the though underlying them and for the Ameri , can people I thank each one of m correspondents heartily.
 For some time the school teacher in our country have been organize on this work of food saving and ex cellently they have carried out thei
 important share of the task. The j. have taught our children to leave Ii 0 effort unturned to save food with tn t result that the whole nation, youn = and old alike, are concentrating upo
 this endeavor. Specially have tn t children of people of moderat q means put forward every exertion { l, this end and almost to a family eac s, of these children is practising the u l. most self-denial. In this great pi d of letters I think we have excelIe1
 material for a second stimulation ne. = year.
 Il Though, of course, it will be in el possible for each of my correspol u dents to receive a letter direct fro
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-13

object appears to be to cut through to the north and thus drive the Germans out of the whole salient Progress north of St. Mihiel eastward would converge with the movement at Thiaucourt. What is in progress, therefore, is one of the greatest pin cer movements of the war.
 The German salient between the Mouse and the Moselle, on the front next door to immortal Verdun, has been a menacing wedge, 20 miles wide at it's mouth and 15 miles in depth, extending to the southeast of St. Mi hiel.
 The nearest point of the attack to Moselle, which lies 12 miles from, Metz. American artillery has set the town on fire.
 Prisoners were filing to the rear by the hundreds soon after the start of the offensive. Dispatches from the front agree that the drive tooks the Germans by surprise. French correspondents in their dis patches speak in glowing terms of the magnificent fighting spirit manifested 
 l by the Americans. Three hours after ] the inception of the attack the Amer jeans were reported to have taken the l Germans first line at several points.
 Combres, 10 miles north of St. Mi hiel, has fallen to the Americans ir their forward sweep on the northern side of the St. Mihiel salient. The Americans also have reached Dommartin-la-M Montague, nearly two miles east of their starting line.
 The British yesterday captured tht sector of the Hindenburg line betwee1 the Canal -du-Nord and Havincourt Field Marshal Haig announced in hi night bulletin.
 Havrincourt, seven miles southwes of Cambrai; Trescault, seven and ; half miles southwest of Cambrai, ,ant Moeuvres, seven miles due west, 0 Cambrai, all were captured, with 100 prisoners. Progress was also mad east of Gouzeacourt, northwest of L Catelet.
 On the northern front the Britis
 advanced south of La Bassee Cana and northwest of Armentieres.
 Between the Mouse and the Mos . ellie, French Americans attacked 1 3 the St. Mihiel bend" says last night l Berlin War Office bulletin; adding 8 Fighting continues"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-13
HINTS FOR KNITTERS.

Keep piece of paper in your kuit- ting bag. Then when you come to the end of a row, punch hole in the paper with the needle. It is much easier te count holes than it is rows on the work itself, and it is almost impossible to keep count in ones head, especially when people are talking. The punch" system is par ticularly helpful when you are knit ting a large piece of work like a sweater Also keep a crochet hook with knitting to pick up dropped stitches or to bind if.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-13
THE LUsITANIA.

The first great triumph of the Ill., fated liner Lusitania was scored eleven years ago today, Friday, Sept. 13, 1907, when she took from the North German Lloyd line the sea speed lau- rels. The Lusitania was built with the purpose of bringing back to Eng land the transatlantic record which the Germans had wrested from the British and held for a decade, and in that purpose the ill-fated steam ship was successful. The Lusitania
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-13

me in reply, I will see to it that he or she will receive a letter of thanks from some little school child in America. 1trust that out of this cor respondence many lifelong friend ships will arise"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-13
PERSHINC OVERWHELMS ENEMY IN SURPRISE DRIVE ON METZ
 TAKING 20 TOWNS AND PRISONERS

Gain Miles on 40 Mile Lne-St Mihiel Salient Battered French Take 4OOO Captives- Hundred Tanks and Many Aeropanes Lead Way in Franco American Rush at Dawn, After Four Hours of Violent Artillery Preparation Poilus Pinch Sides of Salient While U. s. Troops Drive Wedge.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-13
USE UP THAT SOAP.

A good use for the leftover bits ofI soap is to shred them into a quartl fruit jar with a knife. to each cupfu1 add a teaspoonful of borax and then pour in enough very hot water to melt the soap. This makes an ad- mirable soft soap for washing dainty lingerie and blouses.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-13

Representatives of the Federal Land Bank at Wichita are en route to Washington to sit as member of ai board of four that will make contracts on bond issues for the ensuing year.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-13

sitania made her first run to sea in the summer of 1907, when she took 9t 7O0-mile spin around Ireland.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-13

scr will soon be impossible to get curtains of that. Even so the Buckingham shop isn't taking ad- vantage of the opportunity put up prices the stock
 in hand and offering very pretty scrm curtains for $25 pair. Edith said they easily looked worth g. She delighted with the voles and marqusettes, too and bought curtains of voe with Dutch drawn work which she said great bargain at $225 Marqsettes with lace edge and insertion were $290 pair up $5O for very handsome Special prices being made on some remarkably good looking net curtains Irish point Swiss and French novelty designs"