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4 Recipe For Christmas Spint.
By BETH JEFFRIES.
Are YOU alone this Christmas

Are YOU alone this Christmas:
Are YOU faded. aud disintereSted" Are
You too well off with 70 II supplies Of
this worlds goods IN car" whether you
get o" give
Are You so dog tired vita shopping for
a host OF friends that your Christmas
spirit has gone M in smc Se. and there's
nothing left but the dec sion that next
Christmas you'll dig a hole and hide
in IL until the fuss is OYER?
- II any one of these conditions is yours,
here's a recipe for getting more haDpi-
ness out OF Christmas than YOU ever
heard teu or
The trouble with you. first of all. is
that You don't feel that your gifts are
going to mean very much. You feel as
If Christmas were q great big graft.
and you are cynical
In order to get rid OF that feeling you
must be persuaded that Christmas is
real. that there are people who are
genuine cases and who need help. In
other words. you must see that little
things are big things.
We felt that same way. yesterday. so
we went down to the Associated Chart
ties and sat down and said. Now just
tell ne a story. Convince US If you can
q wild casting Of Tubhish-we are cynics.
There amt no such thing as Christ
mas.
The Young lady who wore glasses. in
front OF soft blue. blue eyes, looked at
US compassionately. smiled knowingly.
and hunched her chair forward. She be-
gan without any long-winded preface,
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I INES Daily Editorial
For Women Readers

just A. il We We're little. to tell her
stories.
one Of them appears on another page
Of IhiS paper. aud The others made us
want 10 go home and rob the family OF
all their best clothes, and bed covers.
and money. and rush back to the .Nsso-
ciated Charities with them. We felt
smaller and meaner. and the lump in
our throat got so big ii was awfully
enbai.ra sSinS. and At last we said
'nuff." ana asked Just what was being
done. trying To swallow the lump and
use orr handkerchief at the same time.
The Girl-in-Glasses was 50 CHEEKY, and
so hopeful. and WAS so sure that the
money would come in before Christmas
was entirely over. that we began TO
uncrinkle our backbones. and breathe
freer and say. Isn't that great. and
WON'T they be pleased"
BY the time We were outside again,
We seemed to have passed through some
wonderful cleansing process. The air
was brighter. the crowds were happier.
where we had seen dirt and sorrow
there was now only cleanliness and joy.
We thought Of our own gifts, but they
had assumed new Importance. The
handkerchief didn't seem mean and
small. the carefully chosen book which
we were afraid wouldn't please. became
a beacon of light, and we felt so grand
and noble and fun of Christmas spirit
that We smiled at every person whom
We met
II Won are faded try our plan. You
must really be faded. not just curious
because the curiosity wont get you
thing. You aren't told names or dates
or places up at the Charities. just true
stories. we guarantee a complete and
overwhelming sense OF happiness. the
happiness which comes of seeing griev-
GUS wrongs righted. and having the
story end with, they lived happy ever
after
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Meow oh-deaT. he whined. Rags
gTOwled and drew his head inside.
Tommy stood up on the window
ledge again and whined HIS voice
was SO pit'ful,
And you know. he kept that I'd
until if old cross Rags didn't feet
sorry for him. and come out and
take him inside and give him his
choice of whatever he wanted i'm the
shop.
Tom tucked a big horn. the first
thing he could grasp. under his arm
and flew for home. He didn't like
the idea Of being discovered.
He burst into the sitting room, and
tie kltties flOCked about him laugh
ingly, but he pushed them off. List
On now he said old man Rags
isn't cross or mean He's kind and
good. and must never know that he
didn't give to a poor stray. From
this day on vel be polite and good
to him"
So a joke turned out for the best
afrC~ all. and Tom, although
Teddy offered. refused his toys. be-
cause. as he said. he had the horn,
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PovertyDuetoNeglecting
Life S Big Little Things
By DR.. LEONARD KEENE HIRSHBERG,
A. B., NJ. A, N. D. Johns Hopkins).

~ ONERTY a malady usually and wantonIy neglected
- by physicians. medical and sociological. To give
| aims, to at tempt TO help poor as organized
charity seeks relieve distress in the multi
tude philanthro is not by anv means to
the evil
To be lacking n this worlds goods is an evil with
physical and psych illogical should be omen
to cure People beaten to pieces in the ruck of
pauerism and the health welbeng of the poor are
ground down. beca the waste many things makes
1t utterly impossib lie to catch up.
Plety is often D arsmount among the poor but the
cleanliness which with Goodness often lacking
Poverty H. perhaps of the painters art and the
poets song but this is IT, however il has
practcai value one has fathomed it, Few men are
as patient Job but Iegions are as NOR
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The Body's Wealth.
Why are some people out at the ell
bows, or stepped In poverty to their
very lips? Look about you and learn.
To ma the causes OF their distressing
privations, you need only observe and
mark their habits
Hosts OF such bereft persons see Few
er things. feel less grasp bodily, hear
but slightly-they have no fine edge TO
their tissues. muscles, and sense Or
cans.
In the contest between fish, fowl, and
the flesh. the creature whose senses are
sharpest will gather sustenance sue
cessfully. His triumphs against the
world will succeed. The physically in
fcrior one will always lose more to hIs
environment than he can capture.
Notwithstanding these truths. most
poor and relatively INDECENT individuals
are thoroughly equipped with a com
plete fabric for fighting their way to
fortune.
Faulty practice with their tissues.
worn-like habits in their self-imposed
houses ar1 neighborhoods: insularism,
restricted thoughts. superstition, trsdi-
ton. and sheer laziness, are only a few
of the things responsible for light purses
and unsatisfied apretitos-
The Minds Poverty.
A wise man poor Is like a sacred book
that's never read-he lives TO himself
and sees. bears, and feels nothing round
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o-FREE5.

0FREES.
NJ. .4JDv from her rocking chair
Il would give m. very best toy TO
the person who could get one out
OF him. added Teddy.
Tommy stopped chasing the spool
DO YOU really mean that Teddy
laughed. II certainly do. and II
you get something out OF him In
give you half OF ever present /
GET
The kitties gathered about the Two
boys. purring and meowinR and urg-
ing Tommy TO take up the wager.
he laughed a little and then shook
paws with Teddy cat I'm do II.
Then he disappeared out OF the
room like flash. and that was the
last the saw Of him tor several
hours.
In tho me .sltlne. Tom went uD-
stairs and rushed about hunting for
an old dress At last he got one
which suited him. The sleeves were
III holes. and the dress itself looked
like a rag. lie slipped l. on, dirticu
his paws and face. and CHAIlKED
his black nose all white. and then
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Ans1verS to Health Questions

W. N.-What is the cause of neU-
ralsia, and what would YOU advise for
tit
The causes are numerous enough 10
fill a book, but usually discoverable by
a thorough examination. Rest in red
A few days, cold showers. active intes-
tines, ard a hypophoshite tonic may
help you.
4 Constant Reader-Is there a cure
for the past two weeks from il in my
head and teeth. ,..-,
Take ten drops of tincture OF nux vom-
tea in water every four hours. and
stay in bed a few days. r@-z
| .
G. N.-When i take a nap in the al
ternoon ] have a sudden jump in my
arms legs, and stomach. I am en-
ployed in a cafe, and am the recipient
OF many drinks. VIII you please give
me some advice2
You can easily stop drinking liquors
b. substituting seltzer water or milk;
many cafe mixers do this. You should
also get more sleep at night as well
as by day. Ten grains of sodiam bro
mide may do this for you.
w H S-Wiu you please advise me
what to do for hardening of the ar
terics?
Avoid excitement, take lots Of rest
and sleep. keep bowels very active, cat
no meats, peas, nuts. or solid food,
avoid hot dishes, salt, pepper, and other
never overexert yourself.
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Holiday fruit DattieS-la pound rails
ms. Z pound figs Tor 4 pound, =
pound dates. Z pound candied cher
rles, Z pound nut meats Run
through chopper twice. Knead in ss
much confectioner's sugar as II takes
o roll nicely. Roll on board until
one-hslf inch thick Cut in fancy
shapes. Sprinkle with powdered
sugar.
French dsinties-e level tablespoon
us granulated se!etine. cups
SranUlated sugar. ~ cups boil
olove. lemon. almond. or mint IA
vor. and color. Soak gelatine in cold
water five minutes Add boiling
water. When dissolved, add sugar
and boil slowly fifteen minutes. Dr.
vide into several parts. When some
what cool, add few drops OF different
dsvoring 10 each. and color pink and
pale green with Harmless dye. Pour
mixture into separate shallow tins
Let stand over night Cut into
squares and roll in powdered sugar.
Chocolate Popcorn Balis-ll. Guns
sugar. - cup corn syrup. - cup
water. II cup nOiasses, . table
sDoonfuls butter. > squares cooking
chocolate, I teaspoonful -anilla *
tract. quarts of popped corn. Melt
sugar. corn syrup and water O.er
boil three or four minutes. remcye
cover. and cool without stirring 20
the hard bsll'' state. Add molasscs
and butter and stir constantly until
brittle in cold water Remove from
're. add melted chocolate and w
nill2. ard mix evenly Pour on
roDpeG corn. making into small
balls. If desired. H3yS ro-n warm
IN warm bowl
Glaze MUS and Fruts-2 cups
s9ear. I TABLESPOONFUL corn syrup. I
,ur water. Stir until boiIina. Tner
cook without stirring until strip
las a slight hinge or color. Take
from fire and stand in bowl Of boil
'nf water o. double toil4: Zip
zach fIEi- Or mt into syr-;o ~
hs.pin and lay on oiled paD2I. Nuts
Ike almonds should first be blancne5
End skins removed. Fruit should
he cut into small sections or aftgac-
ter sections OF peaches De4rs. 9p.i-
cots. etc. AN he used rs well -
dates. fss. raisins pineapple. rid
cherries.
Christmas Cookies cup sugar. =
tablespoonful salt squares melted
Ohocolate. drops oil OF cinnamon.
= teaspoCnful vanilla j. tea
spoonful soda IN tablespoonful q.
milk Flour 70 make soft dough.
Cresm the butteT. End add ingredients
IN order. Peat we'll and add -four 20
make a soft dough. Cool dough and
Gu: with small cutter. Bake in
quick oven. Dust with i,raHulated
sugar or minced English walnut, be
fore baking il desired. or spread with
.iscsd nuts mixed with dates.
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Peters, Adventures in Matri1nonv

H. Moreover, could rot he.p seeing
trat Carey and Ellen were excellent
DEMONSTRATION more than friends,
thought, as once or twice I caught a
stray phrase of the conversation from
the rear seat.
Carey was keeping up his offensive
d ctense OF old friendship with me. He
kept or calling me "Petcr"'-from the
night OF Mrs. Fosters party. More
ever, he called my wife MARY" and
had taken to wandering about our
apartment as IL. indeed. ne were the
old friend Mary had described to her
friends to account for his presence in
our home as a ledger whose money We
needed.
To tell the truth. was liking him
less and less.
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TINES BEDTIME STORY
TOM TABBY-POOR KITTY!

slipped unnoticed out Of the back
door.
NOu never would have known the
ragged cat for spic and span Tom
Tabby. He limped along and let one
ear hang down in the most pitifiI
manner. At last he had arrived
at the toy shop, and with both paws
upon the window ledge he station
ed himself in front of the toys
Mr.. Bags saw him there. and stuck
his head out of the door. Move on,
he barked gruffly. But Tom only
covered down in a heap.
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Copyright 1917. by F. E YoLer'
Il know one person in this town
Who isn't going TO give any Christ
mas gifts. Tomm.- grinned as he
chased the spool around on the
floor, and did not even ask who il
was. Binkie continued: Its old
man Rags. who keeps the toy shop.
IN wager he won't give enc thing
10 single soul
That 8 true perhaps. sighed
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Brace Girl Carries Milk to
Wounded on Battlefield

LONDON. NOV A. Dy mail 70 New
York-The bTavery OF siXteen-year-
old French girl. who was found wound
ed while acting az a vivandiere Tor
stricken British soldiers on the firing
line along the Aisne IL iauded by COR
poral : Iealy. Of the ROYAL Irish
Regiment in letter home.
II vas alter ole Of the hardest nights
OF the MAJ and dozens 81 wounded
soldiers were lcft dying out in the open
with little prospect o. relief until the
next Usy. Most Of the DoQr fellows
were nearly mad with thirst. MAN
v ere dclriOus and others were Just
sensible enough 10 keep marmuring for
1.ater Then y. heard a gentle foot
bali" the corporal added. and. looking
Uu. We saw q charming girl Of sixteen
p:ci.iu.- her way through the piles Of
G.aG ana wounded. She had brouRh.
milk and wine to relieve our thirst.
We learned that she was from
farrl mar by, iust out OF the line Of
fro. ana she had risked her lie IN
coming there TO give as something 10
drl1,. Jscsu she was grateIui to ne
ETlt lH troops ioT helping TO dTlV" the
GeTUal invaders back. She seemed to
bc N.,hout fear. and trIpped brisklv
a.oug IN spite OF the shells and rife fire.
I'VE were all stricken with grief when
sic was carried into hospital next day
She mac been shOt on the way uacS. Il
was = nasty wound, but after an OpeTat-
Tiua the doctors hoped she would pull
through. Every soldier who saw her
p!ayS Tor her every night
Tie girls OF 81. Jude's School. Hrrne-
Hell have sacrificed their prizes in or
Ger [" buy wool to knit garments for
the soldiers. They have already knitted
$50 pairs Of socks, 100 helmets. p belts
and L scarfs and hemmed 30 hand
kerchiefs.
MADRID. Nov. 9. tBy mail &" New
York, via LOndOnD-A women's League
has been formed to furthc- the PROPOSE
ton t. secure q world wide peaceful
Christ mas day The Kaiser, the En-
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peror Of Austria. the Gar, King George
and President PoinacTe are TO be me-
mOralzed with view to a cessation Of
fighting on that day.
TETRDGHAD. Nov. 'By mail to
New York; The army authorities are
hHyIIi, their troubles discovering and
scnGlnf. back to their homes women who
have volunteered in the ranks disguised
a. men. There have been numerous in
stance 90 ia" kind since the war start
81. especially among the masculine look
Ing peasant women Of the northern prov
iUces
Two daughters OF = land proprietor at
hu.sk have been arrested on their way
10 Join the 'ulOrs. one Of hem posiG q
as Prince AdrianorT and he ether as
lcr servant
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Carey and Ellen Bryant.
The maid brought the message. and
Fir. Penfield nodded
Think sc rpyself." said he
IT'S all nonsense heard Mrs. Pen
field confidins to Carey. Il was out IN
the barn just before dinner and walked
all over the concrete. and. why. it's
hard as it'll ever be. I'm sure OF it 80
We collected our guests after dinner
and started forth on our ride. We had
Ellen Bryant with US again tonight. I
had begun to notice by now that my
wife was throwing Ellen and Carey
together as much as she could and we
had had more than one lrsImCnt over
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Miss Laurie viii welcome letters OF
Inquiry on subjects CT feminine inter
esi from young women readers OF this
paper ana will reply to them in these
columns. They should be addressed te
Der. care of this office.
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all Of US like to make. It seems part
Of the holiday spirit TO want 70
make things" 10 matter whether
We are ten o" forty. Perhaps We
lean 10 homemade candies. Perhaps
cookies are our forte; perhaps it is
In handling nuts and fruits that
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Holiday Tid-Bits
BY MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK,
Author o. The New Housekeeping.

= o matter how much money we
have 10 spend for holiday
goodies. there are certain
homemade dainties which
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No. I55

No. LOO.
COMPLIMENT BY INFERENCE.
-HE following night Mary. and I.
and our lodser. Don Carey, had
dinner over the way with Mary's
mother. Mrs. Penfield has taken
Carey under her wing. too. sentimental
Nv chats about his lonesomeness. and
confided to me that Carey thinks OF his
own mother whenever he looks at her.
He said so. Peter" she gushed. And
he does speak so nicely about his moth
er. She was a very handsome woman
Understandings and well built. you
know
Mrs. Penfield's Modest Method.
The absolutely naive way in which
women pay themselves compliments is
a source OF wonder TO me every day
OF nv lie Mrs. Pcnficld brazenly left
me 10 infer that il Mrs. Carey was
handsome. size. OF course, was hand
some. too. The sdjectives Large and
well built" were. too the very quint-
essence of delicate evasion. Mrs. PEN
field is fat and has a waist measure OF
thirty-seven inches. She refers to ell
women Of similar size as large and we'll
butt"
The compliment By Inference is q
trick OF q great many women.
And so with Mrs. Penfied. She sim
ply scintillates with anecdotes in which
she shines in inference. The casual
listener probably imagines that it's &C
cidentsl. which is exactly the effect for
which Mrs. Penfied strives.
We had planned a motoring party
that night and there were to be ten OF
VS. in sll-five in Mr.. Penfields car anu
five in mine. While we were at dinner
a man knocked at the back door.
Il beg your pardon we heard him
say TO the maid, but the boss forgot
10 say that il you could manage to
Keep off the new concrete in the barn
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take 10 drops Of saturated solution OF
iodine of potash in water after meals
increase one drop a meal until 30 drop-
are taken, and go back to Is drops
Drink lots OF milk and water. Take
Bulgaria bacillus tablet with you
meals.
p CT Will the use of vsseliue
the eyebrows and lashcs make the
fall out?
>. What can / do TO I'LL out the no
lows of my neck?
5. What is good for ''catarrh?''
I. Vaseline is good for the syebIcv-
and lasheS. Use a good white Saselif
>. Massage the hoIlows of the re-
with olive oil three times q DAY.
) There is no such thing as ''catarrII
What are your symptoms?
I. Nj suffer a great deal fro!
nervousness in my lower limbs Pleas
give me a remedy
High frequency electricity will relic,
this.
Or. HirShberJ tCiU dAS;CeT question,
for readers Of this paper on TTedica.
hyJieHic an dSdHitGtioH subjects that are
OF general interest. He tcuI not RHdeT-
take to prescribe or offer ddrtCs for in
diVidudI cases. Where the SUBJECT % NOT
Of general Interest letters tcilE Be ar
stoeTcd personally, II a stamped and i'd
dressed eHcei0pe Is enclosed. ADDE'S, a..
Enquiries 20 Dr. L. K. Hirshber1, crTs
this office.
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An1ious-If YOU refused the ring for
hr1stmas i see no reason why YOU
should accept II for YOUR birthday. IN
act, birthday gift denotes q greater
regree of intimacy than a Christmas
resent. You are too young to receive
xpensive presents from men outside
oUr own family
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Advice to
Girls
By ANNIE LAURIE.
Dear Annie Laurie

Dear Annie Laurie
/ am d Young married woman OF
Eighteen, and ! dearly love my iJUs-
hand. who is only nineteen. He is
very kind 10 me, but ! have SIS
ter who is only year younger than
I. who was VERY fond OF nay hy'S-
tand before we were married. Now
1t is very necessary for US TO live
With my people as my father needs
~ husbands help on the farm. Nj
sister began to hang around my nus
band. hugging and kissing him tie
next day after We were married, and
las continued to for nearly a year.
Now we have a dear little baby boy.
md my husband seems to return my
sisters cRresses. although he is the
sene 10 me as ever Can YOU advise
me- UNHAPPY.
IVY HY YOU poor. little giIl. How
w miserable you must be 'ritn
Tell her TO behave usIself
SIesk TO your father, and make him in
erfere. Do not try TO De polite and dip
OmatiC. Don't hint. don't cry. don't
su'k.
Take your husband and your sister
Nuo give them both a talking TO. Toll
our husband II this Thing goes on he
viii have to leave. That will bring him
his senses il he's worth bringing
=: he isn't. :hen you'd better get rid Of
I'm as soon as possible. Your sister
-ust be a very bold. immodest girl
nd very selfish and cruel one. Your
.ther and mother owe Il 10 her as
'sH as to YOU TO make her come TO
aer senses.
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By LEONA DALRYMPLE.

lust one night more ii will bc.,hard
enough then to stand the weight of tho
cars. OF course, it's fairly hard now.
but every additional hour you can keep
weight of IL Is that much the better
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Katharine and BUZZ. No; it Is not
proper. ,. No; she should not. ;. Under
.Ome circumstances II is allowable, such
IS over rough or muddy roads & There
Is no definite time. 1t depends upon the
people involved 1t is we'll, however. to
nc absolutely certain Of yourself. .. Ten
% clock is the accepted time.
tCooyright 1914 Newspaper Feature Service.
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;. S.-You know, s. s., there's no pre-
--rlpuon in the world that will bring Il
nan back to YOU. II he doesn't wish TO
como. Why don't you let things stay
lSt as they are. II the man really
likes you he knows that he can call YOU
p by telephone and make an engage
ment 10 call. Perhaps the trouble Is
that you haYe seemed to be too thank
ful for his previous calls
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We have the
most skill. Fer
Christmas horns
orcrepe baskets:
Io- the table IA
yoT or the holt
day b o n b on
dish, some one
Of the following
t;d-bits will be
found easy to
make. attractive
and " d ( re =
emit"
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MADRID. Nov. 9. tBy mail e" New
York, via LondonD--A Women's league
has been formed to furthe- the PROPOSE
ton t. secure q world wide peaceful
Christmas day. The Kaiser, the EN-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-17
MYSTERY OF
A GIRLS DEATH
Her Body Found In the Bay, bus
Cause Of Death 10
Unknown.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
BALTIMORE, Nd. June 17-The
mystery of the death OF Miss Ella g
Winter probably will never be solved
Ohlcials today are resting on thell
oars. D. Meredith J. REESE, Jr.. who
was the last person to see the CIR
a,ive has declared he believes she
endsd her life by drowning. States
Attorney Green, who yesterday had
long talk with Reese, apparently ac
cepts that explanation.
The only other step in the inquiry
is the ch smist's report Of his exami
nation expected Friday. This, 1t Is
reported, will say that no poison was
found in Miss Winters body.
Since the girl disappeared on the
night of June 4, no fact has come to
light that shows definitely how she
cana to be found dead in Curtis bay
the following Monday morning.