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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-10
YOUR SEWING MACHINE
BY FRANCES MARSHALL.


Do you take good care of your SOW
ing machine? IL you don't, you have
no idea what n delightful help q sew
ing machine can be. For the same ma
chine, under good care and Indifferent
care. is two different machines. Under
indifferent care, it joys along at m ir-
regular pace making long stitches
when you desire short stitches snap
ping the thread off short in the mid
die of n seam or looping il unaccount-
ably now and again. and the sewing
machine that is not cared for prob
ably wears out much more quickly
than the one that receives regular.
systematic care.
To begin with. keep your sewing
machine us free from dust as possible.
Cover ii carefully whenever 1t is not in
use. Dust it thoroughly every time
you take the cover off.
OIL II regularly. Every time you uso
st oil it with a few drops ot machine
oil Run a piece of waste cotton
through the machine two three
times after oiling it, to remove tho SUI
perfluous oil
chine with kerosene Oil This cuts
everything that may have clogged the
machinery. Work the machine rap
idly over a useless piece of cloth for
minute after using the kerosene. as
it runs down the needle and might
otncrWlSc spot your sowing.
Often when machine does not sew
readily in the winter. when there seems
to be some difficulty In making the
needle and wheels work properly, II is
because the machine Is too cold This
sounds absurd but any one who has
used typewriter will tell you the
same thing.
There Is such n thing as finding n
Typewriter or sewing machine some
what numbed by the cold. so to
/ speak. Presumably the cold makes the
oil around the workings OF the ma
china thicker ba
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-10

next day. and when he heard the wa
tersnake say. Come in" after he
Knocked on the door the coyote step
ped inside. wrinlSlinG his nose at the
smell of fresh rabbit meat.
But the house of the watersnale was
small. and the watersnake had grown
very long and fat; he was so big that
he filled UP all the space inside except
just enough for the coyote TO get his
four feet within the door.
But the watcrsnake did not apolo-
giZe for his small house He lust toId
the coyote TO sit down ana reach over
10 the fire for q piece OF the fat rab-
M Which hung close beside the fire
place.
SO the coyote sat down. but he could
IN no way manage to reach the rab-
bft without stepping on the water
snake-and of course ne was too po-
lite to do that SO he sat and smiled
until II WAS time TO 20 home. Then
he made the watersnake promise TO
visit his house next week; and he said
that he would have a lot of ME. fat
Guails 10 eat.
( And on tho day tho coyote had
named. the watcrsnakc went over to
the coyotes house. Ana when he
Knocked at the door the coyote said
Come I'M" But when the watcrsnak,.
opened the door, he found that the
coyote was lying beside the ire and
mat his tail had grown so long and
go big that II curlcd round and round
ana iilled UP all the space inside OK O.
cept Just enough for The watersnake
TO rest his head.
and though tic coyote askcd him 10
help himself 10 the fat uuails which
hung beside the fire. the watcrsnake
could not reach them without crawl
ing across the coyotes tail. or course
no was too polite TO DO that
Anu the old men said that this was
NE way the coyote got even with tho
"atersnake. lie spent the whole Week
AFTER ne had gone away from the wa
tersnake's house hungry In braidinp
i"T himself long and very fat tail
put oil the soft inner bark Of the cedar
Tree; and just before tho waterSnal,,
came Ia his house, the coyote tied mi,
cedar bark tail 10 his own tail an,
dragged IT inside his house lie hat
MADE II so long and so big that (, ils-
exactly hlled the house except FOR IN.
little space inside the door.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-10
THE FURS THAT WEAR
a Useful Little rnbuinffon Covering
Niuny Varieties.

Tho following statements by writ
cr in the London Times may be Of in
tcreSt and perhaps some value to those
of us fortunate enough, in these days
when even fresh eggs are. luxury, TO
have any spare cash for furs. The du
rabilty of furs varies enormously and
has little relation TO price. For cX-
ample, crmine and chinchilla, both of
which fall In the rare-fur class, stand
respectively at "a and 8 in table.
where skunk Is 20 and beaver 90. In
this table sea otter. with its water
hairs. is taken at 100. Here Is the list
in full: Sea otter 100: beaver, 90; seal,
rs; mink. 20: skunk, 70; Persian lamb.
G5; baum marten, 65 sable. GO; fox,
black and silver, 40; stone marten, 40;
opossum. 81; musquash. SO; gray lamb.
80; nutria, 81; crmine, %; lynx. %;
squirrel 25: chinchilla, Is; broadtail.
IL: caracul kid, 10; moleskin, Z; rab-
bit. 5.
The durability of furs is reduced by
artificial coloring. The baum marten.
which III n natural state stands at 65.
In the table is only 40 after tinting.
The amount OF fur needed for IL half
length coat of average girth is sixteen
square feet; for full-length motor
coat twcnty-seven square feet Is re-
quircd.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-10

10 Accompany .MuR.
A huge muff is carried with either a
long, huge stole or tiny nccklet.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-10
Making Better Corcc.

If little salt Is added to the coffee
before pouring on the boiling water it
will greatly improve the coifec's flavor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-10
CORSAGE NOVELTIES
4 Tip I'm Time 81 You Would lie Di,
smart

Corsage flowers OF fabrics show lit
tie evidence OF declining popularity,
for while fewer arc seen worn on
street costumes. they are seen on even
ing dresses of every description. Among
the novelties arc roses In all shades
studded with jewels that represent
sparkling dewdrops. and some Japan
csc blooms in chenille These are :,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-10

Japanese lily and a wild honeysuckle
blossom-the former In two tones OF
yellow. the latter in shades of pink.
y very smart rose OF foxglove-colore
velvet. and some knobby little rose
buds arc likewise just out
Small flowers are still popular for
lingerie and dress trimming.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-10
New SILK.

Floral printings are seen on new
silks.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-10
SUNDAY MENU

breakfast.
Grapefruit Cereal
Ham and Eggs
Cream wanlcs Coffee
Dinner.
Fricaseed Chicken
Glazed Sweet Potatoes
Stewed Celery Squash
Orange Salad with French Dressing
Spanish Cream Cakc
Coffee
Supper.
Club Sandwiches
olives Celery
Fruit Salad Currant Buns
Layer Cake Tea
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-10
nd aluminium coolking Vessels s

IL aluminium cooking vessels get
soorchcd, do not scrape them Half fill
with water, add tcaspoonful OF soda
and boil for ten minutes
Many bits OF mendlng are best done
without stitches. Lay the garment on
the ironing board. wrong side up: put
edges together. lay over the rent n
bit OF rubber tissue. and over that n
bit of tho material. then damp cloth
over that and press with hot 1r0n
till dry.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-10
Filling LnlnpS.

An oil lamp should be filled only
within about an inch of the top, as
the oil will expand slightly when the
wick is lighted
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-03

The records show: Thrty-six illegitmate
descendants, SO morally perverted, "a con-
tirmed drunkards, epileptics. 3 confirmed
criminals with police records, s keepers of
brothels
This record ia told with a purpose, for the
ancestor of this tribe Of degenerates, after
the Revolution, married n normal woman.
From them have descended Senators, Con-
sressmen, United states Judges, Ambassa-
dors and two college presidents, every one
normal.
There are more than 100000 mentally de-
fectivo people at large in this country. There
are 5000 feeble minded children in the pub
lie schools of Philadelphia. In the state of
Ponnsylvana there are at least 1000 de-
fcctive women and girls, whose mentality is
such that they have practically no concep-
tion Of the meaning of morality. From them
viii descend, so 1t is estimated, $4,000 feeble
minded in the next 20 years. And both city
ana state are marking time as regards their
care and segregation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-03
Waking Up American Industry

T ET no one despair over the big decrease
IL in customs collections at the port of
Philadelphia for July, August and septem-
Der If other items in the same days news
have any meaning the boom in exports to
the Cmbattled nations has begun
According to the Treasury Department
grain shipments to Great Britain, France and
Scandinavia have taken Il big jump. One of
the nations at war has placed a single order
for 10000 barrels of fiour-the largest ever
given-with a st, Louis milling firm. Greece
Is said to be buying great stores of wheat
here cuba has come into the American
market through member of the Havana
Foreign Trade Bureau, for $3O,0O0OOO of man
ufacturcs that used to come from Europe.
France is placing orders for 5000 automobile
trucks, Great Britain for 100000 tons of sheet
iron.
Work il is announced, will be resumed
additions to Bcthlehcm's big steel plant,
Meanwhile immigration at Philadelphia has
fallen to a fifth of last September's. Amer
ica will soon be in need of dignifcd cquiva-
lent to the popular remark on worry
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-03
AMERICAS GREATEST ASSET

To the Editor of tho Evening Ledger:
Sr-That the English say progress is due
to the wonderful resources OF our country Is
very true, for If the United States would be
boycotted by all nations 1t would still thrive
an amazing fact that other nation can
boast of.
When Germany says it is the remarkable COM
mercial instinct of the people, it is also true as
has been proven by our large trade with for
eign countries.
AS the Frenchmen declare 1t is our astonsh-
ing inventiveness, can readily be seen by the
large number of patents filed annually at WASH
ington, D. c., and Ferrcro's statement that 1t
is our idealism, is about the best answer avail
able of the four
But what causes most of these important
features? Striking at the source, think it 10
Government.
What nation can boast of a Government an
great ours? None.
Had we monarchy and we ruled by a
fanatic (as Herbert Quick terms the rulers Of
the nations that caused this great European
war), the chances are that resources would
remain undeVeloped, our commercial instinct
would not be as great and with our invent
iveness AS for our idealism, it would be Moth
ing to boast of.
Our Government has gone a long ways to-
ward making nation great. 1t has sent out
many surveying expeditions to determine the
value of its resources; it has caused a great
many educational institutions to be built all
over its domnons, that the poor and rich alike
may gain In intelligence and thus cultivating
the commercial instinct of the people. II has
also greatly encouraged the inventiveness of its
citizens by offering fattering rewards for certain
inventions, or in certain cases, compelled by
law big corporations to install safety devices,
thus looking after the welfare of its people, as
well as indirectly larger field of inventions.
1t has always been striving for idealism.
backed by the people
Our oveGrnment is great because 1t serves the
people. which is adverse with monarchy. Ii
mas the greatest system and the best laws on
earth.
Could any other nation construct a Govern
ment as ours, with such a resolution in their
constitution, that the Government of the peo-
pie, by the people, for the people shall not
perish from earth," they might accomplish az
much.
The greatness of Government can be at
trlbuted to the above resolution, which has al
world of meaning, but the most important ones
that it spells are: Liberty and Justice to every
one. proving the oft-quoted saying that Amer
lea Is another word for opportunity"
MORRIS STRAUSS.
II West Wisconsin street, indianapolis, Ind.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-03
More "Uplift" From Councils

COUNCILS are turning phianthropic again.
~ These specialists in marble hall "uplift
want to confer with other charitable organi-
cations about the cltys unemployed Winter
is still some months off, but election time is
only u matter of weeks. So the honorable
gentlemen and amateur soCiologists have
formed a special committee to go talk with
the charities.
There are two natural explanations. Either
the woodpile has political "niggcr' in it,
first cousin to the Ethiopian real estate
speculator that graces the municipal courts
bill, or else Councils sudden interest in the
unemployed is another "uplft" bluff, de-
signed, like Mr.. Conucllys delinquent child
enthusiasm, to blind the public to crooked
work.
II Councils are sincere, why don't they vote
the $4,000 that the Mayor is constantly call
ing for to keep Phiadclphias 500 street
PAYERS at their much-needed work? There's
unemployment. Why don't they do some
thing? The cause and the cure are right
In their own hands.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-03

TNTHAT is common sense?" said the jester,
w and would not stay for an answer. 1t
has been announced that a certain college is
to have a chair OF common sense. From the
standpoint of the students. Joke course"
Probably there are several answers to the
testers question, but here is one: Common
sense is the chief obstacle in the way of
progress. 1t has to do with the obvious, the
generally accepted. Common sense derided
Columbus; common sense prosecuted Copper
ni"us and Calico; common sense hanged
Jesus Christ on cross at Calvary. Is there
any greater arrogance than the arrogance of
common sense? Common sense should have
told him better" has always been the sneer-
ing comment on every great man who has
had difficulties in trying to lead science, or
religion, or politics out of the old ruts. No
wonder the jester would not wait, but went
away laughing!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-03
WANTS A SEAT FOR HIS MONEY

TO TIC EdltOr OF the ErclinO LEDGER:
Sir-I want to protest most forcbly against a
practice in certain of our movie" theatres
The other night l paid ten cents for ticket to
of these after reading a sign that said
''l0c, Reserved Seat, 2Oc." When I got inside
l found that the whole of the floor was re-
served for 2O-cent patrons, while those who had
paid only dime Ton the implication that they
would get some sort of seat, If not reserved
oneJ were herded into very small standing
room space from which they could see almost
nothing. Naturally the bulk of us "coughed
up another dime to a second box office ready
waiting inside, and got one of the reserved
seats.
1t seems to me that public signs should be
amenable TO honesty and truth as the labels
drugs and canned food.
H. L. BRIMMER.
Philadelphia October / 1914
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-03
Wars Waste in Human Welfare

THE navies of the warning nations have
1suttered very little so far Yet the cost Of
tho IS minor vessels sunk makes staggering
fortune when translated into terms Of human
welfare. \ rough estimate gives 2,s25, 900 900
loaves Of bread as the equivalent OF the
$ll2o0o0o0 that the vessels cost. The loss in
this one small field Of the war has been 90
times tho amount necessary 10 save the half
million lives tnat fall each year before pre-
vontable diseases The sum would furnish
pure free milk to the infants of our big cities
it would do untold good in other ways. This
from the hundred milliOn-dollar naval loss
alone. The London Nation estimates at least
50 millions a day for the armies. Multiply it
out and the human waste is literally stag
geTing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-03
THE IDEALIsT

Loudly mother was proclaiming the vir-
tues OF her son.
His manners" she said, ARE perfect He
is never at loss to know what 10 do or when
to do il. His conduct never fails TO win tba
most fattering comment wherever he goes
And the best part OF II all Is that his excel"
lent department is instructive. 1t has not
been necessary for me 10 teach him tbinr.
II is absolutely inherent"
Somehow, l could not help but rehectlnp n,
two pictures: The one OF maj Of inborn
chivalry and tne manners; the other ~ -
man rejecting somewhat OF the primitive iD
his makeup, and yet by noble effort suppresS+
ing it with that which he had worked bard
TO acquire
/ doubted not which young man would sI,,.
a proud mother the greater reason for bss
pride must be in the very order Of tbinr,s
to make That possession more valuable vybieb
e acquired only Whsn Opposition has been
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-03
VIEWS OF READERS
ON TIMELY TOPICS
Contributions That Reflect Public Opin-
ion on Subjects Important to City,
State and Nation.

To the Editor Of the Evening Ledger.
Sir-My good friend DR.. David McConaughy
is quoted by the EVENING LEDGER of yesterday
(September 29) saying! 1.-THE Kaiser must be
scotched for the future preservation of the
worlds peace. He personihes mllitarism, and
militarsm must be eliminated from the world
at whatever cost" 1t is because l agree with my
friend that militarism must be eliminated that
/ have taken up my PEN We have come to think
of militarsm armyism, and have forgotten
entirely that miltarism spells navyism well.
Certain countries because of their land-locked
condition, have developed armyism, and certain
other countries because of their sea-locked con-
dition have developed navysm. Both are
equally reprehensible.
The language of my friend has been somewhat
amusing to me because of its delightful incon-
sistency. He is quoted as saying THE Kaiser
must be scotched." 1 have looked up the word
'scotched' in my dictionary and find that
1t means ITO cut with shallow incisons, scratch
score, chip, hack. Hence to wound slightly;
cripple" Scotching Is, of course to be pre-
fcrred to slaughterng and may be necessary
step in our emergence from mtarism, but it is
militarism nevertheless.
AS citizen of the United States I stand with
the President for absolute neutrality and a
suspension of all judgment until we shall know
the facts. f. p PFATTEICHER.
Philadelphia, october 1, 1914.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-03
Operatic Legions

ESE are tense DAYS round the Metro
Titan Opera House I'm New York. The
frst-class home Of music-drama with
chance Of opening this winter is waiting
az lousy for news from Italy. Neutrality or
no neutrality, that is the question. If the
Italians decide 10 take back Trieste. there
will be a different sort of "Miserere" at the
Metropolitan this winter Little Miss Tren-
tint reports that Director Gatti- Casazza is
gloomy. He sees his legious storming the
Austrian frontier to the tune of the sol
diers' Chorus from Faust" Caruso is in
tears at the prospect Of being drafted to
bring down some modern Jericho at a price
considerably under his usual $1,000 a night.
But little Trentini isn't worrying. If women
can't vote, at any rate they don't have 10
fight. And she's graciousIy looking forward
news of what she thinks will be Caruso' S
sstiny, the commissariat
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-03
"SIeepinr Monster of the World"

n REPRESENTATIVE MANNS illusions to
~ the yellow peril and the sleeping
monster of the world" were tactless at this
time, but there can he no doubt that out of
the creation of gigantic economic and po-
itiCal forces in the Far East will rise a new
world struggle. How that struggle will be
conducted, what shape it will take, is n mat
ter of conjecture Social evolution works
with greater force and precision today than
it ever did, and it is, therefore. reasonable to
suppose that with the economic growth OF
the Far East will also come the development
of the political aCumen and democratic SEN
sibilties of the peoples of China and Japan.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-03
The Old. Old Story

Now sings the man whose hearts as cold
10 Fashions coy advance as ice;
Who clings to things he loved of old;
Some say because he's shy the price
~ do not care for Fashions laws;
Nor IL NV hat be up to date;
/ wear thus last years hat because
l will not let the shops dictate
The Kind of lid that | must buy;
I'll stand as firmly as a rock
Until they learn the reason why
And get the old style back in stock.'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-03
Their Destiny

The Village Improvement Society of Lans-
downe-in the Pines was in animated session.
Two important projects were under discus
sion, namely: inCineration of the garbage and
Improvement of the water supply.
II am very much afraid remarked Mr.
Emerson McNutt, that if we undertake too
much, we shall accomplish nothing Would
it not be better to confne our efforts to one
thing at a tme?"
81 certainly think so, too" earnestly
sented Miss Sophronia Gaggin; "let us throw
all our efforts into the garbage"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-03

fought when repelling instincts have peen
constantly in leash.
1t should never be considered handicap
TO be born without desirable attribute Q,
born salesman" the born orator'-much OF
this is vaunted and prated far beyond lts
true worth. Actual everyday life refuses TO
bear out the natural born" theory.
Work hard for thing and you'll make
more out of it when you acquire 1t than VIII
the fellow who had it born in him."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-03
Dethroned

The eyes of the viXenish young lady on the
other side of the table glowed like spots of
fire. She almost forgot to eat in her anxiety
the mouth of the star boarder. Something in
the air gave warning of a catastrophe i'm
pending. Then, in dead silence the star
boarder lifted the last half spoonful to his
mouth.
displaced" shrilled the viXenish person
with cacIle of delight That's the third
time you didn't tind the oyster in your stew.
| have
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-03
Getting Into Trouble
The sultan was slightly peeved.

The Sultan was slightly peeved
He is venerable man, this missionary"
explained the Grand Vizier, but he teaches
that all should pay their debts, from the
highest to the lowest
"By the beard of the prophet" thundered
the Sultan "he Is too gosh burned personal"
Whereupon the Sublime Porte abrogated
all scraps Of paper, formerly known as trea-
ties.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-03

The Russians, who did not hesitate to
change the name of st. Petersburg to Pet
rograd, won't do a thing to Przemysl and
Colon iCk
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-03
Philadelphia, October l, 1914.
"THE BEST PAPER PRINTED"

To the Editor Of the Evening Ledger:
Sir-I want to compliment you on your neWI
paper called the EVENING LEDGER, as l think id
is the best paper printed.
| would like very much If you would printl
the Songs of Seveni" also the poem called
Divided" H. e. A.
Abngton. Pa. October |. 1914.