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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-15

in their choice of occupations was
thoroughly gone into by the lectur-
er. formerly most boys and girls,
just starting out, were rather uncer-
tain what course they should follow,
unless their parents were engaged
in a particular profession and en-
deavored to follow it. This blind
following is the cause of many busi-
ness failures, said DR.. Graves, as the
people will not or cannot realize
when they are unfit for certain
tasks.
An analysis of the needs of the
State and an examination OF the
equipment, mental, physical ana
moral, of young men and women TO
fit them for these needs, must be
taken up. The old-time phrenology
and physognomy methods will not
hold. A study must be made of the
intelligence and abilities of each
case, and then the person may De
fitted to a certain task.
The section meetings in Zion
Lutheran Church this morning were
instructive. DR.. Mirick began the
session with his advice on proper
methods of instruction to teachers
of the Z to II grades. He was fol-
lowed by DR.. Belts, who spoke on
Method versus Methods, ana urSeu
upon the grade teachers the adoption
of some sort of system which VIII
enable them to follow out set
schedule in their instruction. DR..
Belts said that it was very contus-
ing for pupils to be taught py
methods which varied from time
to time and with different teachers.
Miss Rebecca Steele followed,
speaking to the teachers from the
first six grades on the best way to
teach spelling lesson. Miss steele,
who is from Scarborough School,
is considered an expert in the in
struction of the early grades par
ticularly, and every address that she
has made to date has been most en-
Enthusiastically received.
Miss Mabel Carney, of Columbia
University, spoke to the rural
teachers on Modern Jean Mitchells
and Their Schools" Miss Carney
will deliver one of the most import
ant lectures of the course tomorrow
morning when she will speak on
Some Suggestive Projects for the
Rural Schools of Dauphin county.
This afternoon the course was re-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-15
TELEPHONE COST
IS NOW JUMPING
While Company Has Big Rev
enue Installation and Opera
ton Are Going on Up

Net revenue of the Bell Telephone
Company in Pennsylvania in 1918.
was s2.S56,497 and it is estimated
of the Federal control period, it will
be $4.4S5.5O0 according to. testimony
presented before the Public Service
Commission to-day by L. H. Kinnard.
vice-president of the company, in the
hearing of the application of the
company for continuance of the war
time rates and the protest of the
city of Pittsburgh and Chamber of
Commerce of that city against the
rates.
Mr.. Kinnard testified that the cost
OF operation of a telephone in 1915
had been figured at $30.35 and in
1919 as $37.59. He said that the av-
erage period telephone remains in
an installation is 55 months. He
asserted that the $3.50 installation
charge did not cover the cost and
that less than fifth of the install
lation material could be used again.
c. K. Robinson, counsel for Pitts
burgh, brought out that almost 500
000,0 of $3S,000, 900 used in financing
the company came from income, but
Mr.. Kinnard said that since April 1.
1917, when the Public Service Com
mission order establishing certain
rates became effective, the company
had had no surplus. He also stated
that the crest of labor and material
ccsts had not been reached in the
telephone business. The increase in
number of telephones in year was
put at $4,000.
Town Makes Complaint
The Burgess, Borough Council and
IL citizens of Royersford to-day filed
protest with the Public Service Com
mission against the rates of the Phil
adelphia Suburban Gas and Electric
Company and also attacked the SER
vice.
The Lehigh Valley Light and Pow
er Company, fled a new tariff for
wholesale of peak power.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-15
Sixty Jurors Are Drawn
For Special Court Term

Names of 60 jurors who will be
summoned to serve at the special ses-
sion of civil court during the week
of November II, were drawn from
the jury wheel to-day at the office of
Sheriff w. w. Caldwell.
In the list which follows jurors
reside in the city except where other
addresses are given:
Morris X. Meyer, East Hanover
township; Leonard =. Dickcy; Solo
mon Green. Upper Paxton township;
Elmer II. Eshenaur; Gordon NJ. Bru-
baker, Millersburg; Simon w. Good
year; Lewis Biever. Hummelstown;
George \. Ettele; Raymond f. Nice
ley Swatara township; Peter Dett-
ling, Susquehanna township; Charles
Falk, Jr.; John Murdoch; Charles 4.
Dellone; William Journey; James NJ.
Neidig; Henry B. Pipp; Otto w.
Black; Cherries F. Seller Millersburg
Samuel DIETRICH. Lykens; Henry
Hand. Williamstown; John Kidman
Elias w. Shearer. Londonderry town
ship; Edwin Foreman, Derry town
ship; Caryl NJ. Herman, Swatara
township; Martin F. Wager; Sanford
Schwalm. Williamstown; Isaac Straw
Halifax township; George r. Kinter,
Middle Paxton township: John u. Peif-
fer, South Hanover township; Abran
a Boyer; John w. Swartz Lower
Paxton township; w. l.. Messenger
Steelton; Calder Shammo: Isaiai,
Swab. Washington township: Am
brose Buxton, Jr.; Lloyd Polstor
Steelton: John II. strife. Lower Pan.
ton township; w. A. II. Hanson
James S. Miles; Middletown; Thomas
Taggert; Daniel +. Feidt, Upper Pax
ton township: Nathan A. Green: Jo-
seph G. Wolf, Sr., Steelton; I. NJ
Burger. Royalton: Levi b. Lands
West Hanover township; n. Lam
dis; John \. Harman, Washington
township; Amos Enders, Susquehannu
township; John Potteiger, Penbrook
Harry Bowman; Harvey Il. Kinsey
Williamstown; Jacob S. Eshleman
Concwago township; Charles Smith
West Londonderry township; Harry
F. Troxell; Ivan d. Seiders, Steelton
Christian F. Gohl; Charles n. Stah-
rr, East Hanover township; Philip
Muto. Middletown; Isaac Vert Mil
lersburg; Harry Corsnitz. wiconisco
township.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-15
Get Rid of That
Persistent Cough

Stop that weakening, persistent cough
or cold, threatening throat or lung
affections. with Eckman's Alteratives
successful use. soc and $50 bottles
from druggists, or from 1
ECKMAN LABORATORY Philadeiphia
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-15
Deaths and Funerals
EPHRAIM ARNOLD

Ephraim Arnold, aged II years,
died yesterday at his home, 116
Hoerner street. The survivors are
widow. Elizabeth, and two sons,
Samuel E. and E. Morris. The flu
neral will be held Saturday at $50
a. m. Services will be conducted at
the late home by the Rev. Hiram f.
Rhoad, pastor of State Street United
Brethren Church. Burial will be
made in Dillsburg Cemetery.
Mr.. Arnold was a carpenter by
trade and well known in Harrisburg.
He was former resident of Dills-
burg and was a member of the
Grand Army of the Republic.
knights of Pythias and American
Mechanics.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-15
MRS. NELLIE JAUss NEsroR

Mrs. nellie Jauss Nestor, formerly
of Harrisburg, and daughter of the
late D. Luther Jauss, died yesterday
afternoon at her home in Los An
geles, California. Mrs. Nestor has
been resident of California for
four years. The body will be brought
to Harrisburg for burial.
The survivors are one son, John
J. Nestor: one daughter, Miss Fran.
els Nestor; her mother, Mrs. D. L.
Jauss. Harrisburg; two sisters, Mrs.
Victor o. Bieber, Philadelphia, and
Mrs. Fannie c., wife of DIR. L. r.
Graber, Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-15

sumed with another address by DR..
Graves, who concluded his talk of
this morning At 2.30 o'clock the
section meetings held their after
noon sessions, DIR. Mirick and DR..
Belts speaking on instruction and
Teaching; DR.. Belts and Miss Steele
on standardized Tests and Measures
and the Project Method"; and Miss
Steele and Miss Carney on THE
Method of Teaching the Multiplica-
ton Tables and Project Teaching,
the Method of Democracy"
Yesterday afternoon an addition
to the program was presented in
the person of George Coll, repre-
sentative of the Philadelphia Com
mercial Museum who spoke on geo
graphical matters, illustrating his
lecture with lantern slides.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-15
WATSON FILES APPEAL

G.. Wasson, common pleas judge,
filed an appeal in the Supreme Court
yesterday from the decision of the
Dauphin county court yesterday
which refused his request for
writ of mandanius to compel the
Attorney General to certify his nomi-
nation to the county commissioners
as a candidate for one of the five
vacancies for judge of the common
pleas court. The constitutionality of
the act of 1919 is raised in Judge
Wasson's appeal to have his name
printed on the nonpartisan ballot as
q candidate in the coming election.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-15
P. R. R. Women's Relief
to Start Monthly Meetings

A public meeting for members, De-
partment No. 2, .'ennsylvania Rail-
road Women's Relief. will be held
Thursday, October 23rd. at 215 p. M,
in the p. r. r. Y. NJ. c. A. auditorium,
corner Sixth and Reilly streets.
The object of this and subsequent
meetings is to encourage interest and
cooperation, and keep each member
in touch with the work of this de-
partment.
Hereafter regular monthly meet
ings will be held the third Thursday
of each month at the same time and
place.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-15
PREDESTINATION
PLAYS NO PART
IN BUSINESS LIFE
Blind Following of Idea in
Entering Life's Work Is
Condemned

The old-fashioned idea that every
man was predestined for particu-
ar trade or occupation and that any
deviation from that trade was GER
tain way to failure, is an absolute
fallacy and cannot stand, according
10 DR.. Frank 2. Graves, of the Uni
Versity of Pennsylvania, who spoke
TINS morning in Fahnestock Hall at
the morning session of the third day
OF the Dauphin County Teachers In
stitute.
Vocational Guidance" was DR..
Graves subject, and the efforts of
educational leaders throughout the
state to aid young men and women
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-15
ENTERTAINs AT DINNER

Dauphin, Pa, Oct. 15.-Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Welker entertained at
dinner at their home in High street
Sunday in honor of the birthday
anniversary of their son, Roy, and
Mrs. Welker's brother, Ben Cofrode,
of Pottstown. The guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Cofrode, of Pottstown;
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben c. Welker, Miss
Cora Cofrode. Paul Welker and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Welker
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-15
TREES FOR ARBOR
DAY PLANTING

o. P. Beckley. of the Berryhill
Nursery, an authority on plant
ing of trees and shrubbery, has
furnished a list of trees for lawn
and street planting. together with
the average prices charged for
them by the nurseries. The list
follows:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-15
SEEK FRESHMAN

Absent from his home in ireland
since 1904 and not heard from since
1907, Robert Hagerty last heard of
in this city, is now being sought BY
Harrisburg police for relatives on
the other side of the Atlantic.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-12-05
TO RESTORE FAMOUS PARK
Bowling Green, With Its Ancient
Fence, Will Again Become Show
place of New York.

Modern New York will probably bet
ter appreciate it's Bowling Green
fence, recovered and restored to view
by the Broadway association, for the
incidental publicity Of the restoration
When the fence was new, Bowling
Green was an important part of the
town, and the New Workers of ITO
considered it well worth while to I'M
port the fence from England and pay
$500 for it. One is reminded that, short
Iy before the fence was put up, the 10y
al citizens, grateful for the repeal OF
the Stamp act, had adorned Bowling
Green with leaden equestrian statue
of George III For while fence and
statue stood there together: then the
Revolution came, and the Liberty
Boys" pulled the statue from its ped
estal. The fence remained till 1914,
minus the gilt crowns that the Lib
erty Boys" had hammered off the tops
of the fence posts, but the famous park.
lost in the growing city, was gradually
neglected. When the fence returns to
if. the park will be replanted with
shrubbery, and Bowling Green made as
much as possible like it's historic self
Christian Science Monitor.
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she exclaimed admiringly. do you
plan to be travelling all the time, or
will you stay in some one place the
greater part of it? think it would
be lovely to"
He halted; and she stopped with
him. They had come to a corner at
the edge of the business section" Of
the city, and people were everywhere
about them, brushing against them,
sometimes, in passing.
81 can't stand this" George said, in
a low voice. "I'm just about ready to
go in this drug store here, and ask
the clerk for something to keep me
from dying ia my tracks, It's quite a
shock, you see, Lucy !"
what is'?'
''To find out certainly, at last. how
deeply you've cared for me! To see
how much difference this makes to
you BY Jove l have mattered to you |!
Her cordial smile was tempered now
with good nature. "George" She
laughed indulgently "Surely you don't
WdHL IIe 10 uO pdIuOS Ou d uoWH-
town corner!''
you wouldn't do pathos' any
where!"
"Well-don't you think pathos is
generally rather foozling?"
Il can't stand this any longer" he
said. Il can't! Good bye, Lucy!" He
took her hand. ITS good bye--I think
it's good bye for good, Lucy!'
Good bye! do hope you'll have the
most splendid trip" She gave his hand
a cordial little grip. then released it
lightly. "Give my love to your mother.
Good bye!"
He turned heavily away, and a mo-
ment later glanced back over his
shoulder. She had not gone on. but
stood watching him, that same casual,
cordial smile on her face to the very
last; and now, as he looked back,
emphasized her friendly unconcern by
waving her small hand to him cheer
lily, though perhaps with the slightest
hint of preoccupation, as if she had
begun to think of the errand that
brought her down town.
Lucy remained where she was until
he was out of sight. Then she went
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write. He and have talked things
over, and before he gives this to you
he will tell you what has happened. 1
ought to have known it was coming.
because l have understood for quite a
long time that young George was get
ting to dislike me more and more.
Somehow, I've never been able to get
his friendship; he's always had latent
distrust of me-Or something like dis
truSt-and perhaps that's made me
sometimes a little awkward and diff
dent with him. / think it may be he
felt from the first that / cared a great
deal about you, and he naturally re-
sented it. l think perhaps he felt this
even during all the time when l was
so careful-at least / thought Was
not to show, even to you, how i'm
mensely did care. It's perfectly COM
prehensible to me, also, that at his age
one gets excited about gossip. Dear
Isabel, what I'm trying to get at, in my
confused way, is that you and l don't
care about this nOnsensical gossip. our
selves, at all. Yesterday thought the
time had come when / could ask YOU
to marry me, and you were dear
enough to me to tell me sometime it
might come to that Well, you and I.
left to ourselves, and knowing what
we have been and what we are. we'd
pay as much attention to talk as we
would to any other kind of old cats
mewing! We'd not be very apt to let
such things keep us from the plenty of
life we have left to us for making up
to ourselves from old unhappiness and
mistakes. But now we're faced with
not the SANDER and not our own fear
of it. because we haven't any, but
someone else's fear of it-your sons.
And. oh, dearest woman in the world,
/ know what your son is to you, and it
frightens me! Let me explain a little :
don't think he'll change-at twenty
one or twenty-five so many things APP
pear solid and permanent and terrible
(which forty gees are nothing but dis
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George choked. For an instant he
was on the point of breaking down, but
he commanded himself, bravely dis
missing the self-pity reused by her
compassion. "How can help but be?"
he said.
'No, no." She soothed him. "You
mustn't. You mustn't be troubled, no
matter what happens"
THAT'S easy enough to say" he
protested :. and ne moved as if to rise.
"Just let's stay like this a little
while, dear. Just a minute or two.
I want to tell you: Brother George
has been here, and he told me every
thing abOut-about how unhappy you'd
been-and how you went SO CALAMITY
to that old woman" Isabel gave a sad
little laugh. "What a terrible old
woman she is! What really terrible
thing a vulgar old woman can bew
Mother, l." And again he moved
to rise.
''Must you? 1t seemed to me such a
comfortable way to talk. Well" She
yielded; he rose, helped her to her
feet, and pressed the light into being.
lines of fire within the bulbs Isabel
made deprecatory gesture, and, with
faint laugh of apologize protest,
turned quickly away from George.
What she meant was: "You mustn't
see my face until I've made it nicer
NYO1 oh IN
him her eyes downcast but no sign
of tears in them, and she contrived to
show him that there was the sem
blance of a smile upon her lips. She
still wore her hat, and in her unsteady
fingers she held white envelope,
somewhat crumpled.
Nov, mother"
'Wait, dearest" she said; and
though he stood stone cold, she lifted
her arms, put them round him again.
and pressed her cheek lightly to his.
"Oh, you do look so troubled, poor
dear! One thing you couldn't doubt,
believer boy. You know 1 could never
care for anything in the world as
care for you-never, neverw
'Now, mother"
She released him and stepped back.
"Just moment more. dearest. l want
you to read this first. We can get at
things better" She pressed into his
hand the envelope she had brought
with her, and as he opened it and be-
gan to read the long Enclosure she
walked slowly to the other end of the
room; then stood there, with her back
to him, and her head dropping a little,
until he had finished.
The sheets of paper were covered
with Eugene's handwriting.
George Anderson will bring you
Ghis, dear Isabel. He is waiting while
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-12-05
HOME MADE TEA
FOR CONSTIPATION
Is used by entire families because
it is purely vegetable, does the
work and costs very little.

Why pay high prices for Liver and
Bowel remedies when none are better
is purely vegetable, can be brewed at
home, and a small package will last a
long time.
Thousands of old people will tell you
they have been drinking it for years, and
after the liver and bowels have been put
In fine condition in a few days by a be-
fore bedtime cup, that only an occasional
cup is afterwards necessary to keep one
feeling fit and fine
People who drink d cup of DR.. Car
ter's K. and B. Tea once in a while, sell
drom, if ever, have any bilious attacks,
sick headache or sallow skin. It's good
for boys and girls, especially those who
are peevish and fretful. Druggists have
been selling it for many years
S. C. Wells & Co., lie Roy, N. Y.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-12-05
CARBON!
Rid System Of Ciogged up
Waste and Poisons
with "Cascarets."

Like carbon clogs and chokes a mo-
tor, so the excess bile in liver, and
the constipated waste in the bowels,
produce foggy brains, headache, sour,
acid stomach, indigestion, sallow skin,
sleepless nights, and bad colds.
Let gentle, harmless "Cascarets" rid
the system of the toxins, acids, gases,
and poisons which are keeping you up
set.
Take Cascarets and enjoy the incest,
gentlest laxative-cathartic you ever
experienced. Cascarets never grippe.
Sicken, or cause inconvenience. They
work while you sleep. A box Of Cas-
carets costs so little too.-Adv.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-12-05
mhx Strike COLLAPSED.

Two telegraph operators worked in
the office of the Milwaukee Free Press.
Both were employed by the press as
ISOLATION and not by the paper. They
came soused one Sunday night. de-
cided to strike, making demands for
more pay and shorter hours from the
managing editor of the newspaper.
They were told to make their petition
10 their employers. The telegraphers
retired for council of war, put the
strike into effect and decided to picket
the office The office had but one en-
trance, but there must be strategy {;
so one of the strikers posted himself
directly in front of the office and the
other around the corner, the two be-
ing out of sight of each other.
Then each had the same bunch Of
getting another drink. They left their
posts and that was the end of the
strike. Other operators were called in
and the wires buzzed merrily on
Pep.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-12-05

/ improved in health so could do nv
homework; we now have little one, all
of which / owe to Lydia E. Pinkham' 8
Vegetable Compound. - Mrs. o. S.
JOHNSON, r. No. 8, Ellensburg, Wash.
There are women everywhere who
long for children in their homes yet are
denied this happiness on account of
some functional disorder which in most
cases would readily yield to Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Such women should not give up hope
until they have given this wonderful
medicine trial, and for special advice
write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.,
Lynn, Mass. The result of 40 years
experience is at your service.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-12-05

some of the things he implies. You've
always been unselfish-nobody knows
that better than your mother.
"And yet" George broke in, "you
see what he implies about me. Don't
you think, really, that this was pref
ty insulting letter for that man to be
asking you to hand your SOM"
ooh, mol" she cried. "You see how
fair he means to be, and he didn't ask
for me to give it to you. 1t was brother
George who"
"Never mind that, now! You say
he tries to be fair and yet do you sup
pose it ever occurs to him that I'm
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-12-05

BILE about that-he'll understand.
Goodnight, my darling, my beloved,
my beloved! You mustn't be trou-
bled. l think l shouldn't mind any
thing very much so long as I have
you all to 'myself'-as people say-to
make up for your long years away
from me at college. Wen talk of
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slowly into the drug store which had
struck George as possible source of
stimulant for himself.
"Please let me have few drops of
aromatic spirits of ammonia in glass
of water" she said, with the utmost
composure.
"Yes, ma'am 7" said the impression
able clerk, who had been looking at
her through the display window as she
stood on the corner.
(TO BE CONTINUED
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-12-05

ana q goOdsdeal or
the time was not
able to go about.
Our greatest desire
was to have a child
in our home and one
day my husband
came back from
town with a bottle
of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vege ia BILE
Con pound a nd
wanted me to try it.
It brought relief
.ESz@a 49, A..-II
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Sticking 1t out.

There is little hope of wallpapers
coming down. says a well-known sub
only because people will keep on lean
ing against the wall.-London Punch.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-12-05

AS a step toward the solution of the
delinquent girl problem, Chicago has
opened a new parental school for girls.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-12-05

If men were serpents women would
all want to be professional snake
charmers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-12-05

cuticura Soap for the Complexion.
Nothing better than Cuticura Soap
daily and Ointment now and then as
needed to make the complexion clear,
scalp clean and hands soft and white.
Add to this the fascinating, fragrant
Cuticura Talcum and you have the
Cuticura Toilet Trio.-Adv.