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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-07
Little Talks by
Beatr ice Fdirfd1

Dearest and loveliest of human
beings, will you be mine?" said the
hero of some romance 1 read in my
youth.
For years I fancied that no pro-
posal of marriage could be couched
in words less poetic and thrilling!
l suppose that down in the bot
tom of her heart, every woman has
a foolish little idea of how the
great He who is coming to her some
day will sink gently on one knee
and in words that are almost song,
beg to be hs for evermore.
And SC, perhaps, on meeting the
lone man in all the world, a girl
finds suddenly that he doesn't mean
a thing to her when it comes to
the point, because he drives ro-
nance and anticipated thrill of
the great moment away by propos-
ing so abominably.
Awkward, self-conscious or, even
worse-stupidly businesslike, is
your real lover often and often.
His very sincerity makes him bung-
ling. The intenseness of his re-
spect makes him cautious and hon
est rather than overwhelming.
A man whose devotion to his
pretty wife is a by-word, confided
dingy little tea-room.
II wanted her to go into q life
partnership with her head as well
as her heart" said he. 1T didn't
want a beautiful background to
make the idea romantic, nor did L
want to be alone with her where
emotion might rule us. If she mar
ried me, it was going to be because
she wanted to spend the rest of her
life with me-not because she
wanted to experience a thrilling
moment and have the promise that
it would be oft-repeated."
There was som mething in his idea
but it would have repelled great
many women.
Girls look on a proposal as a
thing apart from the rest of life
and living. A romantic moment.
A splendid landmark. They want 1t
to cherish in memory, to cuddle and
fondle in their minds. They want
it to be lifted out of the humdrum
of everyday into the enchanted
land of romance for which we all
pine.
Not all girls want this. Not all
girls would know they wanted it
even if they did, but plenty of them
have a sub-conscious desire for the
pot of gold at the end of the rain
bow-and for the perfect lover.
AS a matter of fact, 1.-The perfect
lover" often has no idea of finding
himself transposed into a husband.
He likes freedom, he has no sense
of responsibility. He fits from
flower to flower after the immem-
orial habit of rovers-and bees.
At some stage of her life almost
every girl meets gentleman of
the Don Juan-Gay Lothario-Philan-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-07

derer-perfect lover school of phil
osophy.
why shouldn't kiss you?" he
says. Why shouldn't we be hap
py? Where's the harm In yielding
to the joy of the moment?"
He doesn't actually say it. He
seizes the half-willing girl in his
arms and acts 1t. The half
willing girl has her taste Of stolen
sweets. of thrill, of emotion. And
remembering it's effects on heart
and pulse, he longs for it again.
If she has strong character and
ideals, she doesn't let it happen
again. She doesn't let herself dis
integrate into the sort of girl to
whom he who wills may make light
and facile love. But nevertheless
she remembers and longs for what
she has once experienced and knows
is part of her woman's heritage.
Then along comes a sincere and
loyal man who has for her devotion
and respect as we'll as love. And
he asks her to be his wife, without
trying to arouse the emotional ma
ture which might sweep her into
his arms. This Is the girl he wants
to marry, not the girl he merely
wants to amuse himself with. So
AlC eehiho oboub AONS 90 dh
proposition" to quote young
friend of mine. And the girl thinks
of the responsibilities and duties
marriage entails. She has time to
notice that the mans coat needs
pressing. All sorts of humdrum
things get between her and her
heart. She hesitates, and the suit
is lost.
The dazzle of cheap lovemaking
has blinded many a woman's eyes
so that when great, shining love
was offered her she couldn't see 1t.
What are we going to do about
it?
Either men must all stop philan-
dering, or girls must repel all at
tempts at lovemaking when there
is no love, or else youth must grow
up in hurry and learn to disin-
guish the false from the true: or
and here I think lies the real solu-
ton:
Men must learn to study the
women they love. They. who have
SO many free emotional outlets,
must learn that women often starve
for love, and that when 1t is offered
1t must be offered at once, sincerely
and attractiyely.
A kiss ought to mean a proposal,
no doubt. But the converse is just
as true: A proposal should mean a
kiss!
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-07

Brewer, a lawyer at the Franklin
county bar.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-07

Ned in his nice. deep voice. MY
bride and I are a long sight happier
for your folks than you most likely
want to hear outsiders say"
IT want to hug you all!' cried Aunt
Mollie. But l guess you'd rather
we didn't brush the dew off things
for you. Only I'd like to tell you.
though you haven't asked it, that
we'd rather be proud to keep this a
beautiful secret"
Wen have to form ourselves into
club for the protection of encore
honeymoons. said Val lazily.
Then again she addressed herself
to Sheldon. 1t seemed as If she sus-
pected him of deep feelings in the
matter and was amusing herself with
the delicate torture of seeing him
wiggle like q fish on a hook.
Men have a way of OK-ing your
tastes, haven't they, Mr.. Blake? Show
a girl a little attention and she cap
lures fiance in straying husband
or some such prize. Now if my Lane
ever starts philandering with Anne.
for instance, and l want to get him
to appreciating me again I'll send for
You. Will you Gomez"
IF you send for me-" replied Shell
don, making a stab at his usual gal
lantry, but bringing out the words in
a cold, flat voice Val didn't miss.
Then a very imp seemed to get into
her.
Let me see." she said. There's
that Miss Mason you rush now and
then; she's had at least two fiances.
And you were rather nice to our
Phoebe before she captured Neal
from some one or other. And now
Phoebe's eyes met mine and I
got their message.
Make her stop. This is awful,
Humiliating for Neal and me and
cheapening for Sheldon"
I opened my lips for words, ran
dom words-anything to stem the
tide of Vars malice, the cause of
which l couldn't guess. But it was
Sheldon who picked up the gage
she had thrown down. Evidently
she had goaded him too far and he
was in no mood for chivalry or the
gallantry with which he generally
addressed women, no matter how he
felt about them. And, as for me, 1t
was clear that however he felt about
Virginia he resented my part in re-
moving her from his orbit.
You were asking what I'd do II
you sent me an S. o. S., Mrs. Cosby"
he tossed at Val. I'D come, you
know. Those promising eyes would
never flash come-hither look in
vain. But If our Anne ever enmeshes
your man I'd advise you to kiss him
good-by; she's such clever man
ager. But / can't guarantee I'd let
you slip through my fingers as easily
as all the other heroines have done,
You're the sort of woman man must
ignore or conquer"
Say, what is this, anyway; a din
ner or a problem play?" asked Lane
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-07
"When a Girl MQrrieS"

New, Romantic Serial Dealing With the Absorbing
Problem of Girl Wife

, lieved that Phoebe had gone so far
we couldn't interfere now.
virginia never stopped being Pats
| wife," went on Phoebe. with uncon-
scious use of Pats very words. THE
separation was nothing at all-noth-
ing but stupid words the law and
their own hearts gave them right
to forget. Now they've forgotten
so everyone who loves them must
forget they were apart so long.
That's ALL"
How charming!" murmured Val
dreamily. IF ever 1 suggest a leave
of absence from you. Lane, old dear,
you'll know I got the idea out of the
| mouths of babes as it were--and
right from your dear friends the
Harrisons."
She turned the battery of her eyes
on Shelly as she spoke, but he
seemed not 70 notice her. Her look
| turned to scorn as he brought out
fumbling comment which plainly
didn't express what he felt:
Are congratulations in order?
And If so where should they be ad-
| dressed?" he asked.
ITO our little Anne. reckon. I'll
bet she engineered the meeting that
! gave these lucky folks a chance to
find their happiness again before
they'd lost 1t for keeps" said Uncle
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Copyright. 1919. Cling Feature Syn.
dicate, Inc.)
CHAPTER CCCxLIV

SSSALhF
Anne, what have you done?" de-
manded Sheldon Blake, turning on me
and showing livid face that might
betoken either rage, chagrin or mis-
Nery.
What his interest in Virginia was
die not know. That he had no right
to any and so no right to any con-
siceration I did know. But it didn't
, lessen the fact that = would be dis
tasteful to have to blurt out the truth
here and now. While l hesitated
about answering Sheldon's question.
and Jim looked as miserable and help
less as 1 felt Phoebe flung herself
into the breach. She leaned forward
and put her hand gently on Sheldon's.
Shelly, you've been such a good
friend to me and Jeanie that L think
ycull want 20 be the very first to
lst ow of our happiness" she said.
And these other dear people are
such close friends that we want them
t: know before the world find out
I'll be spokesman. Jim and Anne
have been SO close to this that now
it's happened it has struck them
dumb"
Jim's hand found mine under the
table. and 1 leaned back almost re-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-07

But If someone will kindly keep
my wife interested, so she won't no
tice and tell me I'm fat enough with
out, I'll order a second portion of this
duckling. It's great"
There was something like disgust
in the look Val. flashed at Lane. But
the flash modified to languor again
as she turned to Shelly and chal-
lenged him.
You mourn your lost loves.
mourn my husbands lost lovely hg-
ure." she said scornfully. "I think
I'm tempted to send that S. o. S. right
now"
To he Continued.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-07
Knox Would Make
u. S. Consulting Member
of League Of Nations

Washington, Nov. Z. Two new
reservation proposals were placed be-
fore the Senate yesterday, and, to-
gether with several others presented
by individual Senators, will be taken
up after the committee list. One
was by Senator Knox, Republican,
pennsylvania, proposing that the
United States become only a Con
sulting member" of the league with
full liberty to govern it's own course
in all respects. and the other was
by Senator Johnson, Republican,
California. relating to equalization
of voting power in the league.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-07
French Government
Honors Valley Soldier

Chambersburg, Pa. Nov. Lieu
tenant Colonel John R. Brewer. of
the United States Army, has received
the decoration of the National Or
der of the Legion of Honor by the
French government. Colonel Brewer
is a former Chambersburg boy and
is son of Former Senator w, U.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-07
Fishing Party Gets 500
Pounds Of Nescopeck Eels
Blu McMQnuS

Sunbury, Pa. Nov. 7. - Cyrus
Knouse. of northumberland, return
ed home from Nescopeck where he
was member OF fishing party that
took 500 pounds of cells in their
baskets. Knouse brought with him
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-07
FIRST SNOW IN MIrFLIN

Lewistown, Pa, Nov. with the
temperature dropping from summer
like weather in "a hours to freezing,
the first snow of the season fell here
on Wednesday. The fall here was
light. but in some parts of the
county it showed quite bit. Ice
freeze the last two days on still water
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-28
REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

HOUSES FURNISHED IA
IUt NNNI rlr.. furnished modern
A,n...un tu rYHp'r uEfnua' rhrdrru
49, 's Nsout s.rsgr lal NcdAr 1913
h''Nr,n a.H
a DNEUN apartment Of rooms furnished
furniture dandy place. worth the
moHry CAL MoorobcAd Paine phono
r.#J
Mt1Hnlh g. 2oi Three room form
l.a.I lnua.
-IE ROOM house Tor rent by huy0E tho
furniture J Iitson Holland RIdE
WNNIEu Young couple TO shsre house or
rooms stth hrerN'asi privilege, Rst ret
rr.r.s f.7n World
OFFICES AND DESK ROOM 70
FOR RENT Usi o' building ln center Of
business section. Phone Usage lsl.
STORES AND WAREHOUSES 80
FOR KtNT OuoH, space 900 ,torsroum e
a bargain. Just of Main ou West Thsrh
E''.'r.rr given and required. Phone
tnHar ono
STORE building GOALS for fcul $50 y.
fu"un Gilbert
WANTED TO RENT ~
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Ulh r,n bedrooms SEQ children or
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WANTED no KEN ~ roym house or
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-28
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

HOUSES roH SALE 4.
EAST SID. .f.yrroum modern bungalow
r|'r rnrr.r dandy Vf... garage. drive
fta block. hoo. church psNn- aud
cor 'Irr. terms 81 600. 5000 ca.N. taaJ
payments Mutual Realty, ilt Robinson
n.aro "llI
ELNOOD NORTu-Brauu'u now hnnsa
low five rDoms and breakfast room
heavy oAk floors. living room across
front fue fireplace. huI|tIn features
base 'uh tile bath. Old ivory interior
| immediate pusscsslun terms o. 800
81 500 cash. BALANCE easy hHtyA. Realty
az Robtusoh. Usage 0lli
EAST rIuE- brand new s,.room tgp.r'
/ bungalow two baths. Ui-r.v finished
/ rornrr. soNCr ard ~aIts pam, haf block
paving Thoroughly modern. price 3 900.
/ tl goo cash. balance easy MutuAl Realty
iil Robinson Oall4
Five ROOM bungalow bhsrment garage
/ hardwood floors large living room. al
south Guthrie Phone oN.or 2.si.J.
/ If YOU have five or 81, room dwelling
IH OKLAHOMA CIV Tor sale advise $ /
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fH.t W'' 'Nlr" ID q" $3.50
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Rrl shade lrrg' good well. priced right
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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-28

NORRFIL PARK NnDlTION. iset
on corner oa JACKSON sfrra' iaaa' la.a.
uou. bargain for cash raour Cedar 5UT.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-16
A FUTILE POLL.

As means Of ascertaining the sentiment OF the
people Of the the question Of League Of
Nations number OF newspapers have been conducting
poll With few exceptions this baoting has proven
nothing that not thoroughly before The
has been helmngy in favor of league. which
the inevitable result Of the method voting adopted
The general question that put Are you for
against League Of Nations?" That begs entirely the
question that is before the American people That
the issue for the country to decide much President
Wilson endeavored to make it
What the Senate will be calico upon to approve is a
specific league with its provisions black
and white. If these protect American rights,
discard things essential national life amended
constitution will be approved There has any
doubt to where the country stood satisfactory plan
could be worked The United States has been the
leader nations behalf of
ton and the substitution OF competent tribunal
the aduser OF international dispute It proven
good faith by submitting such questions that affected
self. and by standing by the judgments rendered. To
take ballot American citizens upon such gen
eral question is important than verdict
whether people prefer right wrong, peace
to war.
Taking poll it has been taken in has
been but sheer Of time and paper. few
whether the plan brought the President should
have been amended the response in facor of such
amendment a large majority of the
the sufficient? That the question
before the Senate and the country. America willing
and eager to go a league plan she with
justice protection national rights
Their than desires intends to go And
poll kind necessary establish that fact
-Phila. Press
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-16
INCOME TAX RETURNS.

The South Bend Tribune voices general complaint
when i that Now that the last
turns being in the internal collectors
and the public has learned the full Of the law.
administered, in the only which il could be learn
Cd BY experience i is possible gather idea Of
the impressions i leaves on business men who have had
to deal with it.
The general opinion seems be that the corporation
report with the nterminable list OF schedules required
be submitted i unnecessarily burdensome the
and labor it takes prepare the rather
involved reports In the Of large corporations
help has to be employed satisfy the requirements
Of the government and smaller concerns are likewise
affected proportionaely All this inevitably the
Of doing business which il already high.
The government should endeavor to raise this
amount Of money required taxation in such
to entail the least possible expense and minimum
Of annoyance tax payers. When il fails accomplish
this evident that either the or adminstra-
tion Of II is defective Perhaps both fault
Doubtless the republican will lose
endeavorinig to devise improvement the present
law Some Of the leaders have already expressed de
cded the subject and is evident there is a
demand for such legislation. People Will pay taxes
without complaint # they know that the money need.
ed will be satisfactorily spent, they resent be
ing subjected to useless burdens.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-16
YANKEE AT HUNKY,s roB.

when one considers possible entire stoppage Of
immigration over period Of years there are always
people to ask: Who will dig bitches? Who viii
DO all the hard, unpleasant manual which has
been done in the past by immigrants which native
born Americans have neither strength nor willingness
for7
At first this seems poser But little observa-
ton OF modern workmen at modern work takes the
edge of the query.
Once. on a street paving job gang Of hunkies
with picks laboriousy dug the old pavement a few
square feet at time. Their wages though small com.
pared with those of other people vet had 10 be
large enough to cothe and themselves and their
families II took months to complete Job of anv size
Now watch any street in any sizeable city which is
getting new surface See the big steam shovel with
its tearing attachment cut through the street
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-16
GERMAN WHISPERS.

The kaiser has a beard Won Tirpitz has
shaved his off. There is nothing like trusy set OF
whskers disguise. after all
Germany is doing the same thing First the country
grabbed trusty off the grey beard Of
royalty. presenting smooth face to the world See
the Germans cried our young republic is so limo
cent SO trusting Do abuse a helpless child"
But just shaving OFF beard growing one does not
alter the face beneath much that with it
cannot recognize it. Won Trpitz may NOW his beard
and declare he ordered the atrocities the
world knows The kaiser may raise TO make man.
kind believe he is pitifu old quite different from
all they thought but the features beneath still hawk
like. grasping cruel.
Germany may sniffe and whine and parade the re.
public as beardless boy but It is the old Ger
many-crafty, cruel, seeking destroy others as il
bulls itself. and deceived
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-16

uprooting the old surface matter how hard
pex doing mile in few days See 1t followed by the
eiamsheu which the debric and dumps it into
wagons. The their self bumpers.
Arrived at their appointed place they upend at the
and down-end and release their
After these comes the heavy steam roller which
smooths down the ground preparatory the march
concrete mixer, which leaves deposits be
smoothed by the roller its II blocks OF wood
or granite come next. these still placed BY hand
labor But machine puts the top dressing Of ce-
tar.
small gangs Of highly skilled aborers do all this
work and do with amazing speed compared with the
methods Of old
How will the Yankee manage about the Job which he
has neither strength viii for Why with his Yam
kee ingenuity. Of course, and BY the mechanical prod
ucts Of his brain
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-16
CHEAPER LIVING.

Attention is called the fact that prejudice does
much to keep up the high cost Of living For
IL given out that storage eggs as bad as
believed to be and in fact that they quite
fresh eggs One newspaper they better but
newspapers don't always tell the Still storage
is much maligned and if that fact recognized
more wouldn't be high. And then there olea
margarnethe prejudice against that has existed too
long II keeps the butter price though prejudice
against II Is gradually declining Now these things
butter and constitute large part the family
pense but If the prejudice against the storage and
oeomargartne ended it would make big hole in
family and the public would enjoy butter
and eggs just as well they did.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-06-16
From Peter Robert.
st. Nazaire. France.
May Il, 1919.

81. Nazaire France.
May Il, 1919.
Dear Mother
know that I am rather slow in
writing but am just disguised and
don't feel like writing @ anyone in fact.
for about the last three months. and
will tell you why they moved Us out
of Camp s into Camp and il sure is
a hell Of a hole. we have Niger guards
and cooks and they don't know how 70
cook-they spoil everything they cook,
and at that we don't get half enough 70
eat and If il were not for the Red Cross
canteen we would starve 70 death. You
can be awful hungry when you get 70
the mess hall but just about the time
you get TO the door you forget YOU ever
was hungry, for it smells just Ike the
West Hammond glue factory.
They have fence around Us that is
about nine feet high. made Of barbcd
wire and each row is about eight inches
apart Cot 10 march back and forth
in detail and If you miss II. that IS
thirty days confinement TO camp. and
that means you can't get pleasure
pass. and the longest We can get IS four
hours only-you just about get up town
and you have to turn around and come
back
We get up at I'VE o'clock in the morn
ing Ia. make the six O'Clock detail to go
10 work When the war was going on
we didn't have anyone 70 look after Us
Anything was all right then, but now
YOU can't even turn around but what
somebody balls you out. We get up
about nine mornings out Of ten without
any water 70 wash in. They try 70
hand a fellow some soup when he comes
in from work instead q coffee. and Is
smells worse than dishwater that has
been standing around for week Is
is not even Mt TO rinse the soup out ot
/ your mess-kit. let alone drink il.
1 They have posted UP notices e join
the army Of occupation. but here Is one
fellow that can stand il for about two
months yet and then get out and be z
free kid again.
! won't know what to 40 when ! get
/ back and don't have TO get a pass 70 90
up town And another thing We have
10 do is ask for a four hour pass 70 20
to town the day before or we are out e
luck. We have been at this camp for
about a month now and 50 far have
never put in for one. as / don't think
! II is worth the trouble e get one.
bunch of stuff is floating around