(Slats With the Woman in the Home ^ If yoo are Irclioed to arjtf people. <Jo make it one of yonr reaokulcai that yo^j wtil try to avoid the habit, there 1* nothin* that ts more irrt E than or*lW:. or m It l.- tmpolltecalled “na*ctnit. M It Is oftimes l in all *ood fal.h . The hostess, instance, who nryea yon to stay ronrlr that It is embarrassinfc to the least to attempt to leave means well, hot she certainly is tncasperaUw:. Her arylny makes you feel that you cannot yet away too soon and. what is more, you will ne.er be found there ante. Salewpemons are often yiven to overurKtn* snd likewise often lose a sale. You stop at the counter merely interested with no thoutcht of buyins Yonr Interest mirtt turn Into a dee Into buy. While you are thlnklor over the matter the salesperson comes up with her advice and thoushts on the subject and while she sometimes shames you Into purchasiny. she run re oflsn disrupts your train of thought so that you can't waste the time and energy to bf*ln to think all ore- synln. pMlcuiarly as she Insist* cm ti.lkiny. . Scoff you po in disgust and she lo- est a possible sale. You win realise, if you think over the mat tv. that the friends whem you to meet and whom you like to t are the ones who never insist .frft yrn do and think thing* their way. Most persons have mind* of their own: they plan ahead ad it provoker them exceedingly to have someone else disrupt those plan* or Insist that they be disrupted. So If you wish to be well liked, suggest if you must, but do not Insist. Ha*e yon noticed that the fashions for and from Palm Beach that the silk dreeses are very heavily embroidered? Then doe* not that suggert to you that it might be a clever idea to embroider .■omething for yourself for spring? Many of the fashion* are so exceedingly simple now that a fairly good dressmaker can cut and lit a dress without it having the homemade trademark- Many, many neeJle- » n.>mf n who do the work merely as a pastime can embroider as well and better than professloni-.s. so that it Is no trouble at til to copy the dresses. Heavy silk *eems to be the style, but suit yourself and your pocketbc A as to the kind you select. Have It cut out. measure where you wish to embroider, stamp It and ther embroider with heavy silk. It will take little time now to do the work, but if yoo leave It until you n.*ed tho dress i «’t wtl Iseem to take ages. So get to ) wo' know The dies* need not bo made up unlll you metualiy noed It. hot you will never regret tho time put lr_ now. If you are making a dress that can be worn on the street, embroider a strip to plait with a plain piece ot goods for the turban to match the dress. It will give vo ua charming hat and will Increase the st»le snd of the freck a hundredfold. Speaking of embroidery dresses, have you noticed che little scecalled Philippine dres'-es for little girts? They are not much more nor leas than a- k’motu dreni., but probably the uno'dial name is but to Impress the tsvbion upon you Toe drear l* cut U one piece--sleeve* and a’L Then It ts shirred front and back so as to make a short waistcJ He . hut leaving the underarm seam p!*'= v* t® «» ow r ® om shirring 1* left as U. or teatherstitched over snd embroidered with little rosebuds and iorgctTOoeof*. if a sash is us«d it is caught at the side*, where the shirring ends and allowed to hang loose at the sides. This style ta mainly for party dresses, as the every-day dresses are still cut on the apron style, hanging looss from the ftpek. Cleaned fruit is best opened a short before H 1* needed, that ti may b.wol] aerated. As every good hour'*wlfe knows, fruit or vegetable* In tin . sas should be r- moved from the cans as soon as they are opened. If not. the action of the air will cause ihe .eut of the fruit or vegetable to act on the tin ami form a poisonous com pound In selecting canned goods there are precaution* which should be observed, although you are safe when you buy good* of recognised good quality and the stringency of the pure food .aw* make* It difficult for the manufacturer to p*n Improperly made goods on the market Sea that your can ha* the nar’e of the manufacturer on It. If the goods are sound it will be solid, band there will be no rattle to the tin. ■Praas up on the botton. of the can: *if decomposition is beginning the un will rattle Just as the bottom of your sewing machine oil can done. Ueject every can that show* any rust around

o think of it. ‘sn't the parrot g bird, too?

Come to blows—Hurricane*

Big Turbines for ! ^ ST : Winning An New Niagara Indian Throne Power Plant|“ J I ™ - ■>* u,. ,. M

the strange and romantic Is shown by story that comes straight from

of the actual population.

I The next live smallest electrical

notable addition lo the hydro-1 state* are as follows: New Mexico. , .

..te.rle In.inlUtloti u Kl«.r» u, |„ pop.1.-! '“t “ '"J 1 *- i. .h ■ c-nn.*.™ « . P° wer .r a.7 p. r c«t ot... «...l po^ ' ™ to., to rtu. Uat *111 or™,..!.,, to.. oUUo.; irMoo* **» m.000. or W-l o T. nrt~ollc turbln.., ™,b ot oo l«» ! w cm ,, W „ m ,o* to.h IM.OM. or S """

than W.OtK-horsepower capacity. The 55.7 ^ „ nl : south Carolina, with Plant is being erected by the Hydro-1 357.000. „ r 21.1 per cent and AUbsma.

FSectnc I’ower Commission of Ontario. | m1lh g^ooo, or 25 . 9 pe,The normal operating capacity of ; The most

turbine* will be 52.600-horse- j found to ^ the , District of Columas compared with 37.50b-hor*~- j bi». where 430.000 out of a population power capacity in ihe largest hydraulic ! of 437,000 are served by electriclf. urtlno unit* that are now being oper- i tt,,,, u a pereenUge of 98.3

ated it Niagara Falls. The new plant The nPXl best showing, on • per- . I* not only Intereftlng from an engi- renlaJ!e basis, ts made by Rhode ,n a d ““ l T '' la * w ' ,n a mu * , ‘ ut ' neertng stand,olnt. but because of j , 8Un<l> ^th 98 per cent of teh people the council found a P° erty-stricken the Immense stte of the part* foundry arr . a*n-,^ by central stations. The faInl, > of ro > al race - ln ,hu fan,ll > and machine shop problems developed flrjrMl Electrical population. ’ hr ~*

• connection with the building of the 643.000; 656.000.

of the Sultan. It is an account of how the Caekwar of Raroda

hU throne.

It apiomrs that in 1875. after the

iriy electrified State j a '•° r1fc > ot .. the family as hi* sueeresor. lour son*

of the house lived in th« city, but the council felt that they were all too old and incompf.ent to becouM- efficient

rulers.

turbine* themselves.

An Important featu-. of this I*Unt, StateTu Ne^'Englaiid. wh^e i ]^ D ‘he council that one of

electrified section of the

were three son*, each oi whom was young enough to be molded Into a capable niter. After some dellb"ra-

th e*e boyr should have the throre, but left the selection to the dowager

Is the conservation of the water sup- | 7,148,000 out of 7.709.000 are benefited ply from the Folia, or getting more | b> . a ^-rcentuge of 92.7. power fo- the same amo-jnt of water Tl , e 0|hpr nPcAonK nnk „ follow*, by lnc'(w«ing the effective head nn ler on .j, # basis: Pacific. 78.6: „ , ^

-bloh lh, *U„ *h^l, *..«, Will 1 B, t; ^ oun „^ 57.5; c,. 'l»I-.l. H-to .to —-i- .no

nmnett In tne eltv nf It*7*7.t.1 Shnrtlv

trnl. 48.3.

Accordingly, the three brothers—

moned to the city of Baroiln Shortly after their arrival they were admitted to the presence of the mahsranee. Her highness asked each tn turn why

he had come to Baroda

The youngest was so awed and bewildered by the magnificence of the court that, after smlllnt foolishly for a moment, he burst Into a storm of

tears and sobs.

Life without sentiment 1* as insipid | The next in age. who i a savory without salt. Yet when stolid did not behave so hysterically.

>w has control of the Ontario people marry they usually “settle He answered the query as any well-

both the I'nlted States and the no

minion of Canada heading the gem-j Th< . electrical population r«l public sentiment that the supply I n , ted SUl , PF 62.023.400. out of an of water from the Falls *or conuner- ac , UH ] population (last previous ceniwet purpose* be sufficiently re-1 RUg) of jos.148.000. a percentage of

Filleted so that the grandeur o.' th» ; 3 I alls is no: Impaired, the hydraulic ' engineer* took up the problem of getting the maximum amount of power; from the water that Is allowed to In-

taken from above the Fallv

The Hydro-Electric Power Commis-

sion

Hiccough Epidemic Courtesy at the Phone Alarms Budapest No one invention 8<> intimately con- : nects itae f with everyday life in the Budapest—An epidemic of hie- j 20th Century a* does the telephone, coughs with which the physician* oi Its wire* are the network which unite the city are unable to cope ha* caused i both the business and social worlds of much alarm among the Bud:.pcst popu- today, and ti* constani use has evoked lation. The patients are unable to 1 certain roles of etiquette which car. sleep or eat. and some of them have . not bo overlooked remained in <he grip of the malady j It is well to remember, for example. or three weeks until the af- - that because your friends hsve a lelefection has run Its course. As yet phone is no reason why you should there have be, n no fatal results. lake up half their time talking with Prof. Benedkt. of the local medical them over It. Nothing is more torfaculty, has soutded an alarmist note menting to a busy person than to be in connection w th the epidemic. ; continually called to the ’phone to hear I am afraid. ’ he said, “that (hi* a round of inanities which have no hiccoughing is a forerunner of the lr- connection with affairs of the lay .menu, but ii l possible we shall be j Don't think because your friend pay* iailed by an even more terrible for her telephone by the year that you plague." can save up all your rails and deliver Cold and hi nger are causing an | them over the wire. You would have average of flfb-en suicides daily in ' to be pretty hungry to ask her to this city, according to an official state-! rive you something from her isrder. by the Budipest police. One of , so remen.'er that the telephone bill the recent sulcid •* was that of a fo-- is quite a* tnueh a part of the house army officer who brought home a 1 hold cxper*«>s as is the groceri* bill, scanty supply of wood and provisions. If you haven't a phone of yoor owm. kissed his wife a:.d three children and try to make your calls over a public

then took polso r j wire

Another forme* officer drew his ' When you take off yout receiver remonth'. \ pension »f MKl crownr. used member that there is a human being it In buying one i tuple meal at a res who answers to the call of "Central." taurant and ui-.. went home and and she never fall* to respond more

Keep Sentiment Green

power plant at the foot of the Canadian Fall*. This plant, which Is the largest controlled by the commission, has 16 hydro-electric units with a capacity of 240.000-horsepower, at a

of 180 ft. The new plant Is be-

ing erected at a point down thr liver, near Queenston. which will increase the net effective head on the turbines of 305 ft and increase the power 79

with the same annum of

water as is used in the Ontario plant. The water for the new plant will be taken from the Niagara River at a point two miles above the Falls and

down." which means they endeavor to behaved Hindu lad of hi* a look at everything from the common have done. He had come t

he declared, because his relatives had brought him there. But when Go pal. the third boy. v naked the aame question, he airily

s ponded:

"I have come to be tin maharajah of Baroda." The maharance and her councilorwith one accord decided that the youth who gave this bold reply showed the most promise of becoming an able ruler of hi* people. He was chosen and there was no need to regret the

choice.

sense point of view, and forswear all the delightful nonsense which they indulged in when they were sweet-

hearts.

Is it that rent, taxes, butcher, baker, and candlestick maker usurp the place given to romance? Or Is It that people always grow atalder as they giow

older?

it Is possible that the Fife cares less for love than the sweet’ eart used to do? Not In her heart of hearts. I believe. But once currtunded by it.

up the Welland River, a distance of i she grow* <10000*0100* of it. and imfour raid one-half miles. This river j aglne* it no longer of supreme Impor

I-. being dredged so that each turbine j lance, even making the hideous n.ls- C—,,.!! Fipvin* HmK at full gate will develop 61.000-horse- ,ake of fancying it can be done with- 01U ‘ ,,, . • 41. x 1* power at 187 revolutions per minute, out. raml'larity breeds conUmpt. and W 2lCr 111 tllP 1 211 h

sind It is intended to operate each mi she light* prises love to her own ondolfc,. A very convenient method of elecStick fast to the high ideals of ; trically heating water and similar courting days; don't let youiself be fluids in existing lank* which were persus 'ed they are foolish an 1 old- i not originally equipped with provisions fashioned; don't when love becomes for this purpose, has been uevised. a dally certainty, fancy sentiment can Each cnit consists of nickel-chromium be dispensed with, or you will wake wire covered with tnira and enclosed up with a start one of these fine days 1 In copper casings which are slopped and find to your cost that the future ! into closely fitting copper sheaths which promised so fair Is stretching ! The sheath* are mounted on a brass

provide the most economical and ef- blank and desolate belore you. and header which has a terminal cover flclent use of the available water at , :hat your husband, or your wifa, as the of drawn steel. The bras* header and Niagara Falls. case may be. bears ao resemblance terminal cover are nickel plated and

to the sweetheart of years gone by. - pollshel. thus presenting a neat aploamnce. Any one of the hratiug _, , . units can be renewed without repineLlectncity &S 3 in* the others. This feature makes /ri _ A a : maintenance more economic;:! than Uiranve Where nn entire ..ew unit roust be * • used. These derice* may be readily Some one has found that a mild j slipped into tanks, cisterns and otl.- r current of electricity running through , containers and by regulating the numthr body had a curative effect. That her of units used, the contents may was the starting point from which : maintained at any desired tempera-

many improvements were made A [ ture.

present remarkable development

machine at 47.000

power through which the highest range of efficiencies occat The weight of the turbine equipment will be 625.t’00 pounds exclusive of the

governor apparatus.

The powerhouse will be located *t the foot of the c'lff at the end of the canal, one-half mile from Queenston. It is stated that the development *111

Electric Perfume Burners Among the charming electric nov elites of this season are dainty per-

Where Most Electricity

is Used

Which State in the Union Is the largest user of electricity a* based on the number of user* in :he population of each SUte? And where is electricity used by the largest proportion of the population—east. west, north or

south?

No one could have answered those that of the violet ray of high frequeslionn IntsIilgenUy until the com- nunnry generator. It fell to a weilmerclal service section af the General known scientist to discover the high electric Company's publication bureau frequoncy current or violet ray. Tax got up a surrey and from data com- lug the primary current which Is used

plied thereby drew an el ret rl cal map ' for commercial purposes such as fur-! fume lurn'-rs m original an art st c of the United State*, which is Just nlshlng power for lighting, this In- , ** ch ^ M :mnE l ' ,e fi * ,u * turv of completed. This map. based on the ; ventor found a way to convert , t H* artist- When a few rop* ot pernumber of household consumers, re- | Into high frequency dlscharg, *. In in ,hr burn '' r became eab a veal« a United State* of strange ap- other words, he diffused the heavy j delightful fragrance is apparent U e

pea ranee, but shows the exact reis- i stream of current Into a dlsvha-gc tlor of the different Sutes from an !<>f mist, like the ascending mist which

electrical point of view. j hover* over Niagara when the mass anu Plug to be <onn< at a

New York ranks flrsh having an. of water strike* the rocks below, j '“"‘l 1 "ochetelectrical population—meaning the That is what Tesla did s1th e current

total population serveo by central of electricity. He has wonderfully fUnri^TUT HaPS Nflt power stations—of 8.620.700. which Is divided It* force into millions of tiny ; I lllf, L/U-k o I per cent of It* actual population harmleas units, sc that the violet rays 1 PrGSCrVG W00(1

The second largest State In Pennsyl- can be applied without harm and with I Tania, with an electrical population of amazing curative v luo. The high : of 6.320.90“ or 68.8 per cent of the frequency current produces a cellular actual population; third. Illinois, with : messa,re and this Is one of the import 5.IS0.000, or 79.8 per cent: fourth, ant reasons why it has such marked Massachusetts, with 4.030.000. or 97.8 effect on nutrition and general health, percent; fifth. Ohio, with 3.550.000. »r Cellular massage is more penetrat66 1 per cent, and sixth California, ing and more beneficial than muscular

with 2.827,000. or 86.5 per cent

An Opportunity to Save Money 7In 2-Buckle Heavy Arties <£0 7*8 »pz. / Made for the U.'S. Navy ^

Retail Price $4.00, Our Price $2.75

Goodyear Rubbers S1.20 Heavy sole, broad toe only, made for U. S. Navy Sold retail at $2.25, special price $1.20 Add 10c. for parcels post in sending money order, sure to state s»^c. R. FORSTFRT& son 4239 Main St Manayunk Philadelphia, Pa. Reference. Manayunk Trust Co.. Philx.

Charring is ot little value ii; urocilr.g the butts ot fence posts and telephone poles from decay. This Is ! shown by service tests made by :he ] United States 1'orest Products Labora- | tory on fences of charred and untreated posts of various species. The ) charred posts proved tn three test* to be even less durable than the untreated ones Thtouretlcally. an area | of charred wood around a po.it should j proven: deca.. because charcoal docs : not decay or encourage the growth of i fungi. But the charred area around j a post la not usually a solid covering it Is checked through In many places. I if posts are seasoned before they are charred the charring does not reach to the bottom of the season checks ! which are always present. If greer Be unchecked post-, are charred, checfc* i will open through the charred part a* j the wood seasons. In either case the uncharred center of the post n ex- ; posed to fumrjs infection and will dej ray as rapidly as untreated wood. ! Charriag deep enough to resist decay < wouldlundoubted'y weaken a post of

_ | ord'uajry slse.

hanged him*,

Issues Proclamation

quickly to a "Please.' She also learns to know your voice and If you have a private 'phone. aii.I nn occasional "Good morning" Is appreciated In her routine work more than you can iro Harrisburg. IV.—Secretary of Agri- ngine.

culture Fred Rasmussen has issued a On the other hand do not try lo burprw lamatlon calling upon th< farmer* i den this same "Central" with too many Vnnsylvanla. their wives and faml- of your personal secrets. No matter to assemble In Harrisburg, the how busy she may be, there is week of January - 24. to take part in always a chance of her catching some the deliberation* on the vital prob- of your conversation, and if you value lem* affetlnc t-e agriculture of I’enn- your intimate affairs you will reserve sylvanla : them for the mvil or face-to-face con

The prorlomation follow*: | fab.

"During this strenuous iwsi-var Having obtained the party called, period When agriculture, probably njUce sure to whom you are speaking, more than any other industry, is suf- Never trust your ears when It come*

feting from the uncertainties of readjustment. and when our farmers assailed with grave doubt* »* to the future, it l* well for us to lake

counsel together.

The Fifth Annual State Farm Products Show, with Its attendant educational meeting*, will be held in Harrisburg the week of January 24. The farmers of Pennsylvania can serve themselves and th* agriculture of the State in no better manner than by

to sounds over the phone. In nine case* out of ten you can be mistaken in voice* which vibrate over a long or short distance wire, so it will pav you always to ret-eat the number asked for when you hear the answeriug

•Hello."

If you have ever been called unexpectedly by some party who was farthest from your thoughts, you will know how perfectly at sea a person feels at such a time. Hence it la manl-

participating In the show and by a featly unfair to announce who you are free exchange of ideas at the several and then expe< t the person at the meetings that will be held during th* other end of the wire to carry on the

week. conversation.

"i would, therefore, urge the farmers 1 If you are giving an invitation over their wive* and families, where it is j the 'phone, make it In such a way that at all pos- Me. to come to Harrisburg 1 the Invited one will not be obliged tr during th- week of January 24. that abruptly .sc or accept. The story they may take part In the dellbera- | of the girl who asked a man lo dintions on our vital farm needs and j ner is a very apt illustration of the may gain new inspiration to face the | embarrassment which may result from problems that the coming year holds I an insistan: invitation over the wire, in store " I He refused for Monday nlcht. then

for Tuesday and then for Wednesday.

a * o 1.1 • D L Finally, when the girt asked him for A Cjiant SCrunDmg Bnisn Thursday s dinner, he replied impatl-

ently. "Well. I’ll come Monday." For clearing semi-circular flumes of I moss and slit in the Yakima Valley r o

Washington, l.eav, bristle scrub; SeCflS 01 SUCCCSS

brushes are secured to a semi-circle

rood which is supported at the faU tnto th,. habit of thinking ' ?"! 1 A " ,to, ,to ..rid O. ™ ,o, . II. t

described in the Highway Magazine, a

■h.—n on lb, .pm -nd »! 'b, m™-. 1 “* , which is directed downstream, guides ; what you are willing to work for and keeps the device from wedging. \\' e are all in the race, men and

Dietetic Value of Eggs Eggs contain al! the element* of nutrition, though not In the right prtv I-onion for human food. The albumen easily purifies, espe ialiy where the motor activity of Uie stomach is weak rhere there Is slight fever In cases eggs are in a high degree poisonous, causing th** severest results of auto-lntcxlcatlon. It Is better obtain th* necessary supply of pro • teid from broad or nuts, or even eot-

lage cheese.

The best way to cook eggs is by .light poaching only, never hard boiling. but they are bent <«ten whipped Any conval-.-scent who had a good appettte may take well toasted white bread with a whipped egg. the albumen supplying the deficiency of pi > teid In the toast, which take* up the albumen, and if properly masticated forms a light and nutritious meal. “Ladylike” Girls Win Boys’ Favor Philadelphia—No. girls. It isn't a very hard job bring ladylike. Neither a lonely one, at least not in this city Y. W. C. A girls have been trying it for the past month and dedare their effort* a sure success. High School pupils itt the girls' reserve of the Y. W. O. A. pledg<-d themselves to eschew "rieric to cheek" dancing, stop flirting and to observe other rule* of conduct No longer will they stay out lute at night: no longer will they “shake the shoulder"; no more will they cast j the "mean eye", for they have found tr. he popular with the boys such is “sits are not necessarv.

L. to get the most we c

it of

life. Some of us succeed, tome of us fad by the wayside, but as a rule the one who tries hard comes out well to the fore. U you want to rise in yonr business you must be willing to do yonr share, and sometimes a little more than your share, of work, and do It well. The way to bring yourself under your employer's notice is by s.iways being interested in your work. Don't be standoffish and taritura. A plMtiant word costa nolliing and makes many a friend.

There is very little security In a

lightning bolt.

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