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The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18
Absolutely Nothing
Better than Cuticura
for Baby's Tender Skin
Soap Csc. Ointment Is and Soc.
FRIENDS ONE COULD SPARE
Most Of Us Have at Some Time Suffer
ed at the Hands Of minimizing
Persons.

The fellow who %buttOnhOles you, or
picks hairs off your coat, and maybe
winks n rOguish sort of wink. ISN'T in
1t with the shoulder hitter and crazy
bone crusher. He doesn't appear to
be afraid of your breaking away. but
wants to be confidential and intimate.
Then there is the fellow who per-
sists in trying to keep in front of you.
He necessarily crowds you TO the edge
of the sidewalk or to the wall.
His understudy is the chap who tries
to keep step with you without being
able TO get your step. Taking about
three steps to your two he is forever
losing the step and forever trying To
catch il. When you try to accOmmO-
date our step to his you are apt to
find him trying to accommodate his
step to yours, so that you only muss
up a bad mess.
Don't kill 'em. Heaven is just and
they get what's coming to them may
be not as hot as you would serve it,
but they'll get it all right.
There are those who persist in talk
ing when we don't want to talk, nor to
be talked to. And there are others.
notably those who persist In talking
when we want to talk ourselves. 1t is
difficult to say which Of these is the
worse bore.
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18

loan to the Spanish government
through an individual, and suggested
that 1t be taken up through the regu-
lar government channels.
RousselOt objected to this method
Of procedure, explaining that the loan
was to be made personally to King AL
fonso, and it was because Of this Sc
cret arrangement he could promise
that Spain was TO join the entente al
lies. The negotiations for the loan
still were under way when the
Frenchman was arrested on the charge
OF falsely representing himself as
Count Rousselot," a French diplo-
mat here on a secret mission.
Cook by Trade.
RousselOt, a former telephone work
man at $15 a week, accidentally met
a wealthy New York oma and to
her he confided the story that he was
of noble birth, although his occupation
in France was that of a cook. She
advanced him stocks on which he
realized $4,000, hired an expensive
suite of rooms at a leading hotel, or
dered brilliant uniforms. and in due
time secured entrance TO select cir
Giles. A half dozen expensive auto
mobiles were constantly at his COM
mand. as well as fancy riding horses.
He succeeded In convincing even gov
eminent officials that he was a French
officer here on a great secret mission,
and obtained passes to shipyards and
war vessels.
He made ardent love to actresses
and heiresses and when his rooms
were searched, dozens of photographs,
bearing endearing bits of sentiment,
were found. Following his arrest the
"marquls" said he merely wanted to
see how far he could go and how bad
ly he could fool the people of New
York.
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18

BY N. QUAD.
II was a pleasant Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. BOwser had laid down TO get a
nap. the cook had gone on a visit to
her mother. and the cat was on the
alley fence taking a sun bath and half
asleep. Mr.. BOwser lighted his cigar.
arranged his necktle and took his cane
for a walk. He had had a good nights
sleep the night before. He had had
a good breakfast. He had read the pa
pers. The day was so beautiful that
he felt to forgive all enemies and find
no fault with anything In nature or
mankind.
Up the street half a block, as Mr..
Bowser sauntered along. he found n
rope stretched across the sidewalk and
each end held by a child. There
had been rope skipping. but they had
stopped at play to have a little sport
with Mr.. Bowser. Instead of order
Ing them TO drop the rope. he took
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18

sill and sing his thanks to me. I will
give you half a dollar for the bird"
"You can have him In a holy min
ute," exclaimed the boy. And as soon
as the coin was passed over he set
the cage down at Mr.. Bowser's feet
and wen away shouting with glee as
he went.
The cage was lifted up, the robin
taken out and given a toss into the
air. and as 1t flew away Mr.. Bowser
almost had tears in his eyes. He had
done another good deed. Three or four
people had gathered around him and
they saw the bird go and expressed
their establishment. Mr.. Bowser smiled
at them and exclaimed:
Mankind has a right to freedom.
and why shouldn't u birds have the
same right? And any of you can have
this cage who wants it."
Down a cross street, two blocks in
advance Of Mr.. Bowser, some bad
boys who had never been talked to
by a benign man, were encouraging a
fight between n dog and a goat.
Neither animal cared to fight. They
we're also somewhat benign. They
shifted at each other and bluffed a
little, but each hoped TO get out of
the situation without n conflict. The
boys persisted, however, and finally
the dog was encouraged 10 20 in for
a shlndy. He sprang forward and
gave the goat q bite, and the goats
courage was not equal TO the occa-
sion. He turned and ran. II was just
what the dog was hoping for, and he
made a vigorous pursuit. Facing the
real end Of the goat Is a far differ
ent thing from facing his horns.
1t was a pretty even race to the
corner. and the goat arrived there just
as Mr.. Bowser did. There vas a col
Iision and Mr.. Bowser went into the
gutter with cane and hat and the be-
nign smile scattered all around. The
dog stopped. and. after a moment. the
goat put on speed and soon vanished
from view.
And what did the benign Mr.. Bow
ser do when he picked himself out
of the dust7 He looked around for
somebody to hold him TO blame for
the calamity. He found three or four
men and shook his fist under their
noses. and he swOre by the beard OF
his father 20 lick the whole town,
The benign smile had faded forever.
Mr.. Bowser went home. His hat
was broken and his cane was spin
tered. and there was dust all over him.
He found Mrs. Bowser up and ready TO
ask him questions. but. instead of re
plying. he went upstairs and was seen
no more until the evening meal wat
ready. During garnet retirement he
did some thinking. and the thinking
was expressed to himself on the way
downstairs:
by thunder, but being a benign and
happy aian don't pay five cents on Q
dollar, and l I'M going to quit I'll"
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18

During my visit, the evening twi-
light had scarcely disappeared before
the morning twilight chased the gloom
of night away. One could read out
of doors until after eleven o'clock.
These long days, with scarcely any
night, force vegetation 10 grow at a
dollhouse pace. Land and water have
no time to cool. Summer comes in
this strange land with a sudden burst
of flowers, sunlight and birds.
Finland is a land of pine and fir
clad hills, for only a comparatively
small portion seems TO be cleared.
The most Of the country is fairly level,
so that it has not the grandeur of the
Scandinavian kingdom. In the cleared
portions stand neat little wooden cot
tages, which are usually kept freshly
painted, red being the favOrite color.
Surface drain bitches are made in the
cultivated fields every few rods, and
all seems most carefully TILED.
Helsingfors. the capital Of Finland.
is n of the interesting towns OF
Europe. Water seems to surround IL
on every side. II dates back TO 1850.
when IL was founded by the Swedish
king Gustavus Vasa, and the liberties
of a town were Immediately conferred
upon the little hamlet as a special IA
vOr. From the water side II is pro-
tected by the great fortress of Svea-
borg. which is called the "Gibraltar of
the Baltic" and Of which one OCCASION
ally reads in the news dispatches. The
highest point In Helsingfors is crown
ed by n great and imposing Lutheran
church, and the majority Of the Firms
are adherents Of this faith.
Scenes In Helsingfors.
Through the center OF H~elSingfOrs
runs a great boulevard, known as the
Esplanade-Gatan, and this Is the center
Of life in summer. The schools close
for these months and everybody en-
joys one long holiday so far as pos
sible. One day seems almost 70 melt
into another. The young women one
sees in Helsingfors are Of the blue
eyed, flaxen-haired type. for the Swed-
ish type seems to prevail here. Young
girls, almost to the end of their teens,
wear their hair in two flaxen braids
that hang down the back. They have
the same social freedom as their SIS
ters on this side Of the Atlantic.
The market Of HelsiDgfors is an cx-
cellent place to study the Firms and
their characteristics. From all over
the surrounding country the peasants
drive into the towns with their pro-
duce. and sell il direct 10 the townfolk.
A small farmer may have killed a
sheep or pig, and may be observed
driving a keen bargain for the best
cuts. Another has a few tiny kegs of
butter covered with a layer of grass to
keep it cool. Under old cotton umbrel-
las sit the market women with highly
cOlored waists and black or white
handkerchiefs tied ove their heads.
In n small basin are the boats of the
fishermen Just in from their catch.
The housewives or maids pass from
n stall or boat 10 another. inspecting
their wares. A little after oon the
fishermen and market merchants, who
have come by sea, set sail, the cotton
umbrellas come down, the wagons roll
away, and the entire market disap'
pears as by magic.
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18
Commune Cooking is Urged.

How long shall we have to wait be-
fore communal cooking becomes com
NOR in every class of society? the Lon
don Chronicle asks. The need Of some
system Of catering on these lines con
stitutes the felt want of the moment.
In residential neighborhoods in every
town, in every village throughout the
length and breadth of the land there
Is an opening for supply kitchens
worked on really practical business
lines, where well cooked food of the
plain and wholesome variety could be
bought Mt reasonable prices-all ready
to serve or merely requiring to be
heated up.
Not only would such n system ma
terially help TO solve the servant diff
Guilty, but IL would insure an enormous
saving in coal, in labor, In rime and
money-to say nothing Of lessening the
waste Of food that Is 80 fragrant a
scandal in hundreds of homes today,
while at the same time II would set
free numbers of woman war workers.
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18
BoScHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP

Why use ordinary cough remedies,
when Boschee's German Syrup has
been used so successfully for fifty-one
years in all parts of the United
States for coughs, bronchitis, colds
settled in the throat, especially lung
troubles. 1t gives the patient a good
nights rest, free from coughing, with
easy expectoration in the morning,
gives nature a chance to sOothe the
lnfamed parts, throw off the disease,
helping the patient to regain his
health. Made in America and sold for
more than half "a century.-Adv.
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18

with you about that bill. I happen
10 have the amount OF IL in my
pocket and you must take II. / do not
think ! understand the true cost of
plumbing as well us you do. ! always
want TO do the fair thing"
"Mr. Bowser. you are a fair and
honest man." replied the plumber, as
he took the money. by George. but
II does my heart good to meet up
with such a mani"
The smile on Mr.. Bowser's face
%broadened as he walked OF. Here was
another a 8 where he mad made q
person believe that life vas worth the
living, and his heart swelled as he
thought of 1t. He was so benign that
the mOtorman or a passing trolley
car looked at him and wished he had
time to stop his car and borrow a dol
lar. Presently a boy came along with
a robin In an old cage. Mr.. Bowser
smiled at the boy and at the robin
and asked OF the boy:
my son, what are you doing with
that bird?"
IL am taking It home" replied the
boy. II bought him of a boy for 10
cents"
"Oh, but II is wrong TO imprison a
bird like that. He has got a mate
who is looking for him, and. perhaps,
young robins. who are pining for his
care"
But you won't take him away
from me. will your" appealed the lad
as he got ready TO run away.
mo, my son I won't. but ! will
buy him of you and give him his
freedom. and next year, If he comes
back. he may light on my window
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18

to the gutter around Il, and at the
skipping the rope. are you? Well,
that will bring roses to your cheeks,
and you will grow up to be handsome
girls. No m should complain of
you. Here Is a dime to buy candy
for all Of YOU"
Just at the corner were two tramps
leani lg up against a fence. They
say Mr.. BOwSer coming, and saw
that he was c~ontented and benign.
This led them to the conclusion that
things were all wrong in this world,
and that he ought TO be made to
share his money with them. They
did not strike him for anything as be
passed, but one Of them called him an
old robber. Mr.. Bowser heard it. and
turned about and said:
Boys, you shouldn't feel that way
on such a beautiful day as this is.
What money i have, and 1t is not a
great deal, | have made fairly and
honestly. l have not robbed nor OPP
pressed any man. and certainly
should be glad to see you earning SIC
a day. Here is a quarter for each of
you, and you can do what you like
with It."
The mems attitude changed at once,
and they lifted their old hats to him
and begged he would not have any
hard feelings on account OF their mis-.
take.
Mr.. Bowser met the plumber. They
had not been good friends for the last
six months. owing to the fact that the
plumber had been called to mend u
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18
arocer WAS a Pickpooket.

London.-Here's a story robbed Of
its peace-time prominence by the war.
In Middlesex court last week Henry
Phillips, a grocer. vas arrested on a
charge OF picking pockets. II de-
veloped that he had been convicted q
times previously and was an absentee
from the army. He was sent 20 pris
on for three years.
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18
500 Reward, 500

Catarrh is a local disease greatly infiu
enced by constitutional conditions. II
therefore requires constitutional treat.
Is taken internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces OF the Sys-
tenn. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
destroys the foundation OF the disease,
gives the patient strength by improving
the general health and assists nature IN
doing its work. $4,000 for any case of
Catarrh that HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE fails to cure.
Druggists TIC. Testimonials free.
r. J. Cheney q Co., Toledo, Ohio.
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18
The Infant Mind.

"Where are you going, mamma?"
'To a surprise party. dear"
Can 1 go, too, and Archie and
Edna?"
mo, dear. you weren't invited"
"Well don't you think they'd be lots
more s'prised il you tOok us alp
Boston Evening Transcript.
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18
cutIcura Beauty Doctor

For cleansing and identifying the
skin, hands and hair, Cuticura Soap
end Ointment AFFORD the most effective
preparations. For free samples ad-
dress, "Cuticura, Dept. X, Boston" At
druggists and by mail. Soap 20, ONT
ment % and 50.-Adv.
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18

up in the morning at four o o'clock, do my
housework, then 60 to- factory and work
all day, come home and get supper and
feel good. / don't know how many Of
my friends l have told what Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
done for me. Mrs. ANNA METERIANo,
Sc West 10th St, Peru, Ind.
Women who suffer from any such all
ments should not fail to try this famous
root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18
Slams of Sprinq.

"What makes you so uneasy? I
your conscience troubling your
mo, winter underwear"
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18
Naturally.

"What does that sign mean, Let
All Observe Cornless Days'?"
at belongs to a chiropodist."
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18
The LOGIC of II.

at is odd hat gossips are so often
given as authorities"
"Not at all, for what they say goes"
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~
badly that at times
l could not be on
my feet and It did
not seem as though
Icould stand it. /
tried diff t
medicines without
benefit and
several doctors
told me nothing
but an operation
do me any
Ny drug
gist told me of
Lydia f. k
hams Vegetable
Compound. Itook
with the result
l am now well
and nhrnnn Il nnk
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18

Some people think they are never
talked about because they never hear
IL.
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18

"AIi the salespeople In Paris seemed
to understand Mrs. Cumrox. She
must speak French Auently.'
mo. not auently. Amuently."
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18
WOMAN WORKS
IS HOURS A day
Marvellous Story of Woman's
Change from Weakness
to Strength by Taking
Druggists Advice.

Peru, Ind.-"I suffered from q dis
placement with backache and dragging
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18

"strength is largely a matter Of
discovering allies"
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18

pln-hole leak In a water pipe and
had charged $3.50 for about 30 cents
worth of work. Mr.. Bowser had re-
fused to pay the bill. and the plumber
had threatened a law suit. The plumb
err turned aside when he saw that a
meeting was about to occur. but Mr..
Bowser walked up and slapped him on
the back and said:
plumber. perhaps I was too short
The Yale expositor., 1918-04-18
BOWSer
Was Benign
BY M. QUAD.
But An Old Goat
Spoiled 1t All


Copyright. Mcclure Newspaper syndlcats.b
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-23
Railroad Man Ends 50.
Years With the Pennsv

Celebrating the fiftieth anniver-
sary of his entrance into the employ
OF the. Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, Samuel Lansing Seymour, as
sistant to the freight traffic manager,
It'd his colleagues in the Pennsylva-
mia station at Pittsburgh yesterday
he expects to spend another active
year before retiring
On May /, 1876, Samuel Seymour
was made western passenger agent
and three years later the duties OF
feright agent were added. He left
Buffalo in 1882, going to Williams
port, where he was promoted to divi-
sion freight agent of the lines north
and northwest of Harrisburg, the
Philadelphia and Erie, and the Har-
risburg- -Canadaigua lines. He re-
mained at Williamsport eight years.
When l first went to work for
the Pennsylvania" said Mr.. Sey-
mour, many of the railroads were
burning wood for fuel. The freight
cars at that time had a maximum
tonnage of $4,000 pounds. Now our
open cars will haul 10000 and the
box cars from 100000 to 10000
pounds. The passenger coaches then
carried but 4S persons, while now
they are built to carry ~. OF course,
in those days all the cars were con-
structed of wood. Dining cars were
coming in vo que at that time, but
l might add that the service on these
cars was better than it is now. Rail-
roads which had not adopted the
dining car made Commute stops ia
allow passengers to eat"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-23
SnrOul Not Aware
of Closing Order

Liquor men who have been blam-
ing Senator William c. Sproul for
having had a hand in the issuance
of the order forbidding all meetings
and sales of liquor during the influ-
enza outbreak were denounced by
Representative John w. Vickerman,
of Allegheny county, leader of the
local option and dry forces on the
two sessions and a consistent adyo-
cate of prohibition, while in this
city to-day.
Mr.. vickerman stopped off here to
ed that Senator Sproul was going to
be elected by a handsome majority.
+He was Indignant at the efforts
which have. been made to use the
of Senator Sproul and said:
I'VE should face conditions as they
are and not allow ourselves to be
deceived. Our enemies have been
going over the county trying to
ticket. They are telling all sorts of
lies about Senator Sproul. One of
them is that he urged Governor Brum-
baugh to quarantine the saloons and
clubs. There il, not word of truth
ing to do with the quarantine. The
same quarantine has been placed on
the churches, theaters and other ac-
tivities, but no one. has ever heard
a word of complaint from them.
THE Twelfth district, of Allie
gheny, where I live, is known as
a dry one, and it is strongly Re-
publican. What we want to do is
to get the vote out and give Mr.
Sproul and the whole Republican
ticket a majority of 5000. The
voters. should be informed concern
ing Mr.. Bonniwell and what he
stands for He is not the kind of a
man. to elect governor. Mr.. Sproul
is. clean in public and private life
and stands four-square on a plat
form which meets every question.
He will make a splendid governor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-23
Death Takes Prominent
Methodist Clergyman;
Was in Retired Ranks

GreencnstIe. Pa. Oct. 23. - The Rev.
Edwin ii. Whitman. a well-known min
lister of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, died yesterday morning, at
his home, at Marion. Two weeks ago
he was stricken with influenza, which
aggravated other physical infirmities.
which resulted in his DEATH
He was SO years of age, and is sur
vived by his wife and two daughters,
Eleanore and Mary. The former is
the wife of the Rev. w. Nick. Kelley,
until recently pastor of the First
Methodist Episcopal Church, York,
now a chaplain in the United States
Army, and the latter is the wife of
II. A. Rider. of Shippensburg, where
the funeral services will be held Fri
day afternoon. and burial will be made
in the Shipensburg Cemetery.
Mr.. Whitman retired at the last ses-
sion of the Central Pennsylvania Con-
ference on account of failing health
and moved to Marion, where he hoped
small piece of land which he had
bought. thinking it would benefit him.
incidentally, he supplied the pulpit OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church at
Greencastle, where though he had
served only a few months, he had
gained a deep place in the affections
of the people.
Mr.. Whitman Joined the Central
Pennsylvania Conference at its ses--
sion in 1882. and served churches at
Roaring Springs, Patton, Jersey Shore
(First church,, Bellwood. Curwens-
vile, and for five years preceding his
retirement he was pastor of st. Paui $
Church. DanVille.