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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-22

Decrease,
Surplus under old form MErCh %, 1914, Sl3.-
OpT 600. March "a. 1913, 81. lI6, 900; March -.
1912 SI3 O07 O7O: March 90 1911, 50. 4GI, 800.
March al 1910. IS SOS. go.
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II to 1880 A. NJ.
11.aO A. NJ. TO II NJ.

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80 to 2 p. NJ.

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-22

Quoted ex-dividend in New York today: Elec-
triG Storage battery, ! per cent AAmeIicsn Aesn
Ass[TicSiturai Chemical preferred, Ia per cent.
Nlanhattan shirt Company preferred ia per
Total sales. $4,000 shares. compared with
100 400 ,hares last Monday.
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DIVIDENDS DECLARED

eP last Monday, "''' w.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-04
They Loue To Shop R Rs k % %b do S 4 4Z:, Expect

"'You have worn this coat. haven't
your" asked.
Certainly NOT she answered.
II exhibited the glove and the other
things. I found these In the pockets,
told her drily.
Now how did they get there?' she
asked with the finest assumption of
surprise 1 ever saw. And then she
thought for q moment. oh, know
she cried. My little girl must have
been playing in my room and seeing
the coat hanging in the closet must
have slipped these things into the
pockets
1T was Ingenious. but was 1t true?''
asked the girl at-the exchange desk
Since the coat had not been hurt I
took it back, but who knows how
many chances for selling 1t we had lost
In the two weeks 1t had been hanging
In her closet. Then there was the
case of the gown we sold recently and
which came back after an absence OF
several days all right to outward
seeming but with the label Of a French
dressmaker sewed into the belt inside
the waist Evidently madame at some
period of her career had had a French
gown and she had simply ripped the
label out of 1t and put it into the new
dress. or course this did not prove
that she had worn our gown, but the
presumption was strongly in favor OF
That supposition. She was embar-
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JSEKEEpER
SANS q

onions into quarters. put in a buttered
baking dish, cover with a good crea M
sauce. sprinkle with buttered bread
or cracker crumbs and put in the oven
to brown.
Spinach Is usually and properly con-
spicuous In the winter diet and strange
as 1t may, seem to the uninitiated, there
are more ways of preparing 1t than
by simply boiling 1t and serving 1t So.
1t too may be scalloped and gains
greatly In deliciousness when prepared
In this way Boil the spinach and
chop very fine, season with pepper
and salt and put in a white sauce.
Pour into baking dish. cover with
buttered crumbs and put In the oven
to brown. Or put spinach through a
PURGE sieve and flavor highly with
salt. pepper and a grating Of nutmeg
before re-heating. Garnish with quar-
tiers of hard-boiled eggs.
THAT stewed celery in a white
sauce Is as healthful as it is tasty.
The young housekeeper thinks that
winter has its culinary victories no
less renowned than summer If only
some interest Is taken by the house
caterer in making out attractive
menus.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-04

raised but not overcome when we
pointed out the name Of the French
dressmaker which had been sewed
over ours, and insisted that we take
back the frock. nevertheless, which we
did. being the most amiable firm on
earth I verify believe.
women" said the girl at the ex-
change desk, "have two faults. They
are capricious and they are forgetful.
They buy things which they do not
want because they know that the
shops are generous in this matter of
taking back, and then they haven't
the cleverness to empty the pockets or
take out the safety pins in the articles
they return"
The girl at the exchange desl;
paused to take two Turkish towels
from the hands OF q newcomer and the
customer, having received her credit
check went on her way. Outside the
door she met dear friend. ooh I've
had such an exciting morning" said
the friend joyously. What dye thinl,
I've been doing? Why I've been shop.
ping. I've bought a sealskin coat, and
a pink evening gown, and a Fox boa
and four hats"
"Who left you the fortune?" inter.
rupted the friend rudely.
Fortune" echoed the shopper
why my dear I'm not going to keer
them. I just charged them to my ac.
count. you know, and I'll have lots OF
fun putting them on at home and see.
ing how l look in them and then to.
morrow I'll send them all back again
I do love to shop"
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standby was played, the large. ramb-
ling house lending itself admirably to
stretches Of the imagination in which
ghosts and witches and spooks and
hobgoblins hold high carnival. What
If. In bobbing for apples. little water
did splash out on Mrs. Townbred's
carefully waxed floors? And what diff
ference did 1t make. also, If the bag of
-four burst while being carried from
the kitchen to the big table on which
the tests" were made and slid down
Mr.. Townbred's waistcoat and trousers,
winding up with mighty splash right
in the center Of the best rug? None!
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-04
He Couldn't Take a Joke

~HERE was once certain Young
Man who was the very life of
the Office, a regular Village Cut
~ Up. He could hide the Favorite
Pen 0f old Grubbem. the firms ancient
Bookkeeper and extract moro Mirth
out of the Puttering Search that fol-
lowed than any one in the Office,
though they all Enjoyed 1t.
OF the whole Force. including the
Boss, he was the only one for whom
Freckles, the office boy. had any Re-
spect. And Freckles kept both ears
and eyes wide open and never Turned
his Back when Our Hero hove in
sight. For Freckles realized that
Eternal Vigilance was indeed the price
Of Safety.
Now, 1t CHANGED, this mirthful
Young Man was pretty Far Gone on
a certain Damsel who would some day
come into a Fat Bank Roll. instead of
merely Extracting 1t from Pa. Where
fore, aside from her Personal Charms,
she was Desirable. Not that Our Hero
took that into Consideration, for he
didn't. But 1t was kind Of Comforting
to face the Facts once in q while.
The last day Of October Is known as
HalloWe en-, Wnlcn Is Bdrphrous Oc-
casion when the Small Boy comes into
his Own almost Unmolested.. Also, II
seems. Grown-ups have strange habit
of Forgetting the Day and the Date
and Venturing out-of-doors Reckless
ly. Wherefore, they often Get What
Is Coming to them.
And such was the Fate of Our Hero
on a certain All Halloween Eve. AZ
a boy, he would have considered 1t q
Scream: but as a grown-up he thought
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-04
Litt1e Fables Of the
Business World

1t an Outrage. Particularly since he
was Attired In his Best.
He had just left the home of his
Beloved. you see. at the last minute,
and was Swinging jauntily down the
street with his head in the Clouds,
when suddenly 1t ran Smack-Dab into
a Wire stretched across the Sidewalk
at the Proper Height.
His new hat was soaked In the
Solar Plexus and succumbed to the
Blow. A second later something Soft
hit him right between the Eyes. More
over 1t Busted and Ran Down all
over him, leaving a fine White Trail
wherever 1t Passed. 1t might have
been Confetti but it. wasn't was
Flour.
Just then. from out the Hedge
Fence came a series ofStraage Noises
that could be nothing in the world but
more than One Boy trying to Laugh
and Hold 1t Back at the same time.
instantly Our Hero knew he was
helping Celebrate Halloween. And
instantly, too, he Jumped for the
Hedge. He landed Square on the back
Of a Crouching Youngster. Another
Lad broke through and Beat 1t. But
Our Hero was too Mad to Mind.
| He yanked his Captive to his feet
Shook him until the Rattle Of his
Teeth would have satisfied any Ghost
Turned him Right-About and implant-
ed Swift Kick where 1t would Do the
Most Good. All the while. Of course
he was Saying Things right out loud.
| But the Youngster didn't Run. He
was Bawling alright. but he did man.
age to make himself Understood. And
the burden Of what he said was, "I'm
goin' t. tell my Sister on you-you
Big Stiff Wh-why don't 'je kick
somebody your own size"
The Young Man looked and all but
Swallowed his Adams Apple. Then he
tried to Square himself. But the Kid
Brother couldn't see 1t That Way al
all. And he talked to Our Hero with
mighty Loose Language. Then hs
Dried his Tears on the Back Of hi.
Hand and Hotfooted 1t for Sister. HI
told her, too. And it wasn't a Cen.
sored Report. either.
Tho very next Morning, Our Hero
called up Sister on the phone. Sh,
| Wdltcu iois chouSH W Iet HiTl KNOW
that she Knew him and then Huns
Up. He tried it again a Dozen time
that morning. but her Phone Nigh
just as we'll have been Busy.
A Letter and a Floral Peace Offer
ing by Special Messenger were Sen
Back via the same Son Of Mercury.
And that evening the Butler in
formed him that Sister was Not a
Home.
Little Brother, however, poked hi
head out the Parlor Window, Grinned
lThumbed his Nose and Guffawed.
Our Hero walked sadly away.
Moral: To appreciate Halloween
you must be a Youngster. or have
Girl with no Kid Brother.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-04

~HE pretty young woman at the
afternoon tea given in honor Of
New Thought lecturer, took
~ a sandwich off the plato pre-
scented to her by a maid. using her
gloved hand and then looked ruefully
at the stain tho mayonnaise had made
on the white kid fingers.
"Why don't you take them OFF,"
ing the gloves.
II couldn't no matter what hap
pened. my hands are awful. you can't
imagine" she answered mysteriously.
Been pickling?" inquired her
neighbor.
Worse than that" answered the
gloved lady darkly.
Been paintlng?"
Worse even than that. I'll tell you
tho story. / hate to confess 1t but
I've never really owned a sideboard
that could be called a sideboard. The
rest of our dining room furniture Is
lovely. all solid mahogany, Sheraton
you know, but the sideboard was
merely maple, mahoganized and Of
hideous shape. a hollow sham and
a great and constant grief to me-"
Her neighbor made a clucking sound
expressive Of sympathy.
"Sideboards cost enorm ously as YOU
know, in fact the one which I found
in an antique shop and longed for was
$3.50, and so 1t seemed as if must 20
to the end Of the chapter with a
IIideous Pretense as buffet. Then |
had an Idea with capital l. Long
| Of mi oil
huge chest of drawers. 1t was Of solid
mahogany with great claw feet, and |
had been using it for my bed linen;
had hidden 1t away in the packing
room for 1t had not been done up
since the year One and was in fright
full shape. Still it was a very hand
some piece of furniture disfigured a.
it was. Looking at it one day then
an inspiration came to me. I'll make
sideboard of It, said I.
$50 l sent for a dealer in antiques
How much will you charge to make q
| sideboard Of this for me- asked. All
that l want you to do Is to take out
the front of the top drawer and put
plate glass in place Of the wood, and to
do the whole thing up?'
well he looked at that old chest
of drawers, did that antique man. and
l could see his eyes CLEAN with envy
1T will cost a hundred dollars to put
it in first-class condition. said he
calmly.
II was completely overcome. My
lower jaw dropped and I stared
amazed. Then he went on to explain
that the old finish would have to be
taken off down tn tho hare wood n mr.
that it would take ages to refinish 1t
Well I sent him away and l got in ar
old carpenter and had him take ou'
the front Of the top drawer and put
in a glass front. Then 1 lined tina,
drawer with black felt and will KEEP
my fiat silver in 1t. This done pro-
ceeded to do up that old piece myself
sandpapered it until the ends OF my
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-04
A Halloween Party

>HE Townbreds gave q Halloween
party; and thereby had demon.
strated to them that All Hal
- lowe'en Eve In the country can
be made far moro delightful than in
tho city-provided there are no "city
boobs" running around loose to start
something they don't know how to
finish. And this was the way 1t hap
pened:
To prepare for the party was vastly
more simple than in town. There were
apples in abundance, right off the
Townbred's own trees. And as for
chestnuts, why one simply walked out
on the front lawn and picked them up
for himself-by the handful. II one
wished
Tallow candles, with which to mako
spooky lights and to serve as beacons
in a darkened room while in quest Of
one -"intended." were common ar
ticles of household use.
Pumpkins came from the field where
the Townbreds had planted them
among their corn; and yellow and red
ears of field corn with the graceful.
dried stalks formed most effective dec
orations.
Indeed, yes, 1t was delight to give
q Halloween party in the country!
| Virgie. the colored cook, fairly out
did herself in preparation. what with
chicken salad, cider. hot rolls. pump
kin pies, homemade ice cream. old
fashioned molasses taffy, popcorn and
O dozen and one little EXTRAS" as
she called them.
And John. her husband, lived up to
his reputation as "a handy man in
doors and out" for under Mrs. Town
bred's direction he decorated tho en-
tire lower floor with shocks of corn
and golden ears. trailing vines. autumn
leaves and fat pumpkins followed out
and made into gruesome Jack Ian
terms.
The guests included few Of tho
most intimate Of the Townbreds'
neighbors. but most Of them came
from the city. for. II the truth be
told, both Mr.. and Mrs. Townbred
were rather keen about proving to
their city friends that country life was
not entirely bleak and dreary and
monotonous. as they were prone to
imagine.
And among the number were Billy
Tompkins and Mrs. Billy. the former
the funny man" OF the employees OF
Mr.. Townbred's firm. And he was a
particular friend OF Mr.. Townbred
moreover, since 1t was entirely natural
with him. he felt called upon more
or less to be the life Of the party"
What need to describe the festiv-
ities-for they may be appropriately
so labeled! Judging from the pranks
and the merriment. 1t might well have
been an assemblage Of boys and girls
Every Halloween game that IL q
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-04
wasn't II Halloween

for wasn't 1t Halloween!
Along toward the middle of the
evening Billy. the humorously bump
tious husband OF Mrs. Billy. felt called
upon to make suggestion. Now, his
suggestions were always worth while
but, also, they we're apt to prove dan
gerous, II not to life and limb, then
at least to the pursuit Of happiness, as
Mr.. Townbred well knew. But what
could he do. since he was the host !?
Billy suggested that they all form a
parade - with jack-o'-lanterns, tin
pans and the cow bell as the requisite
Iadjuncts--and "let the neighbors know
It's Hallowe'en!"
He suited the action to the word by
grabbing a fat candle-lit pumpkin in
ono hand and the bell in the other and
starting out the front door. There was
nothing to do but follow your leader"
So, with an awful dim marring the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-04

dogs were voicing their interest and
amazement at such "goings-
OF course 1t was Billy again who
made the next suggestion. Rather. tc
be exact, he took it for granted II
would meet with approval and flung
wide the big double-doors of the barn
Fortunately. the Townbred's auto was
in the repair shop in the city. and
John had left the buggy outside ir
the hope that a rainstorm might come
along and obligingly wash 1t off.
So Billy and his procession found
plenty Of room in which to troor
around in the barn and wind up the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-04
ToWash Silk a,,dFlan-
mel Undergarn1ents

- wash the Italian silk UNDER
wear which so many women are
~ now wearing, use cold water ana
any pure soap. Rinse thoroughly ana
wiring out in a towel but do not twist
Pull lengthwise and lay fiat to dry. Do
not hang up and never let a hot iron
touch it.
Equal care must be observed IN
washing the much more plebian fan-
mel. Among the DON'TS for fannels
are the following: Don't boil. 1t il
unnecessary and hardens the fabric.
Don't use washing powder or com"
pound. They frequently contain chlo-
rine, which rots both the fabric and
the sewing thread. go.
To wash fannels prepare a good
suds of soft water-a little ammonia
or borax can be added to advantage
soak tho garment thoroughly. apply
plenty OF good soap to 1t direct to
loosen up the grease or stains, ana
then rub on the washboard. After
this rinse well in clean warm water to
remove all traces Of soap; pass through
the wringer, then Immediately lay fiat
on a table and while damp stretch TO
proper shape and hang up by tho
shoulders to dry.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-04
He instantly stepped back again-a

He instantly stepped back agaln-a
little bit-for, being a stranger in the
country, he couldn't instantly recognize
the nature of what had broken loose.
Bob, peaceful. staid, gentle old Bob,
threw his head high in air, let out
an ear-splitting screech and suddenly
remembered that he hadn't entirely
forgotten how to kick.
Sukey got one look at the weird
jack lantern and must have decided
forthwith that this was the Mysterious
Something that always took her calves
away from her when they were nine
weeks old-for she stretched forth
her neck and sent forth a blast that
would have done credit to a Trans
Atlantic fog-horn.
OF course the rest Of the guests
and the northumberland the IS. o.
s." calls and came crowding into the
doorway: which served to intensity
the fears of Sukey and Bob.
Now, no doubt, it was downright
rude OF Mr.. Townbred to do SO; but,
all the same. took one look and dashed
the jack lantern out of the amazed
Billy'a hands. Then he walked all
over the lighted candles, presumably
to avoid a fire but, II the truth be
told. simply because he couldn't do it
to Billy.
Mrs. Townbred interviewed with an
appropriate remark which brought q
laugh and so covered up her husbands
display observation-disclosures.
But Mr.. Townbred took Billy aside
and told him a few things.
And Billy? Why, bless you. he
wasn't in the least offended. All he
had to say was:
mo country for mine. old scout
you can't even have Halloween party
without seeing that it won't keep the
cows and the chickens awake-this
isn't the life!"
| Copyright. 1915. by Edward Riddle
Padgett,)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-04

And as for that customer, murmur-
Ing something about putting that pin
there when she was thinking about
trying on the blouse, she accepted tho
package and went off with IL some-
what furtively, and she was not SO
hardened sinner but that her face
flushed a bit.
The girl at the exchange desk looked
after her inadvertently. ITS her sort
that has ruined my disposition" said
she. ut Is such as she that makes my
position well-nigh unendurable."
The woman who was waiting for a
credit check with a perfectly clear
conscience due to the fact that she had
merely returned a number "a corset to
get a number Is in its place leaned to-
ward her engagingly. Tell me about
it," she suggested.
At this invitation the victim of the
disingenuousness of her sex spoke We
hemently. "a lady came in here the
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quietude OF peaceful Five Oaks, the
procession Of merrymakers set forth
just as, we are told. jewellers used
to march on Halloween in the dim and
distant days Of Old England. Round
the house. and round the house-and
round tho house again! Then Billy
had another suggestion!
Como on, folks" he shouted, "lets
go down and see the cows and the
chickens-this is the life!"
And forthwith. he headed for the
chicken house. Fortunately. John had
long since snapped the padlocks. so
It was not invaded. But the merry
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procession with q combination of an
improvised "ring-around-the-ro and
a Virginia reel. Then they paused for
breath and conversation.
But not Billy. oh. no, Billy had
just started!
Now, in that portion Of the barn
just off the big. fioored room. and
separated from It by a partition, were
the stalls OF Bob, the old white horse
and Sukey. the Townbred's beloved
Jersey cow. Both of them, as became
good domestic animals when in~stab Bile
had long since retired for the night
But, evidently. Billy was under the
impression that cows and horses stay
awake all night and bemoan their hard
lot. In spirit OF investigation-and
also carrying along the biggest of the
lighted Jack o'-lanterns-Billy opened
tho door to the boudoir Of Sukey and
Bob and stepped in.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-04

makers managed to scare a number of
It's occupants out of seven weeks
growth and their tail feathers. Later
it was found to have proved most
excellent deterrent OF an even fair
egg yield for the next four days.
But little. of course, Billy and his
cohorts from the city rocked OF that!
And the Townbreds. naturally. could
do naught but trail along and try to
look as though they were enjoying It!
Next. the pig-sty was located; and
the pigs Joined in the chorus with
squeals of terror and Indignation
until someone dropped the half of a
busted jack o. lantern into the sty
whereupon said porkers fell to like
the lusty trenchermen they were and,
for the first time in their porcine lives,
enjoyed music with their dinner.
Away off in the distance. too, from
every quarter, the faithful watch
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-04

- HAT there may be moro variety
in the winter vegetables than
the average housewife seems to
- think. The endless round OF
potatoes and canned things may be
varied, she declares in many ways II
the cook has ingenuity. For instance,
onions! Onions should occupy a prom
inent place in the menus Of every fam
lily. There are Of course ultra-refined
persons who shudder at the thought
Of eating onions, but these probably
are those who never tasted the vege-
table creamed. a dainty dish At for a
king, which leaves no trace on the
breath. The water should be changed
twice on these while they are boiling
and the white sauce poured over them
should be rich with butter and milk.
But even boiled onions sometimes
pail and when this happens they may
be scalloped. To prepare cut boiled
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-04
0EASO NABLE az TTINGS|

back and sides Of the neck but Left
open across the front and tied loosely
by the little cording run through the
edges of the ruche.
Great points which turn over undes
the ears are a pleasing variation In
certain types of neckwear.
There are ladies who look like Henry
the Eighth in their ruches and who are
doubtless as hot under their collars I'd
he often was under his.
But however uncomfortable. the col4
lars the thing!
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MADE Herself Sideboard S. s. What Ra! Does M5i: 11

fingers were quite gone. and oiled
and I rubbed and / polished. When
had finished my husband put back
on 1t the original glass knobs which
and now / have a sideboard which Is
far handsomer and more attractive
than one for $3.50 which ! coveted,
and at total cost Of $40, two weeks
time, and oh, yes, pair Of hands.
For my hands are ruined; two mani
curists have pronounced them hope
less. But / do not care. It's worth