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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-28


To remove mildew soak article in sour
milk and salt and lay in the sun. Or
use chloride Of lime made in proportion
| Of teaspoonful of lime to a quart OF
water.
Next time you bake beans add a diced
carrot a couple of tomatoes cut fine, and
one small onion, Drowned in pork fat,
and see what delicious dish you have
Icing for cake can be colored beau
tiful pink with small quantity Of beet
Juice, 1t is inexpensive and absolutely
pure.
To cleanse hands from vegetable stains,
rub with slice Of raw potato.
Iron rust stains may be removed from
goods by using sour milk.
To prevent cream from spottIng table
linen. dip linen in cold water before
washing.
Press mohair with very moderate
iron. Press silk between two pieces Of
tissue paper.
Make slip of tan linen for the baIsam
pillow-cross stitch a pine tree design on
it in darker brown shade.
To clean out -four barrel use a cbild's
small broomi the long-handled kind.
When you must go to the dentists
carry your prettiest boudoir cap and do
II before you get into the chair; and
when the ordeal is over you will find
your hair In as good order as when you
went in.
All the trials and tribulations caused
when trying to sew the bows on ones
pumps may be avoided II few curved
surgical needles are added to the sewing
basket. Purchase at any drug store.
Cream OF tomato soup is not ant 10
curdle II a teaspoonful OF cornstarch
with a pinch OF soda is mixed in the
cream before 1t is added to the tomato
mixture.
If the wall is so soft that II will not
hold picture nail. mix a little plaster
OF paris and water; enlarge the hole and
MI with the plaster and in a minute
insert the nail and let 1t dry.
When one rips out threads they wish
they had three hands Use a steel crochet
hook and the work Is easily done. Pull
out hastings the same way.
Linen that has become yellow may be
bleached snow white II soaked In butter
milk for a short time-rlnse and hang
in sun.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-28


acterlzes so many of
the American helps. 4"
The English girl is
g o m e { hing OF a
fatalist. She realizes
early in life that she
has been born into the
great working class,
and there she Is con-
tent to stay for the
rest OF her days. To
look higher, matri-
monially or from the
social climbers point
of view, would seem
to her like an imperti-
nence, and that she
would never attempt.
The English hand
...n ill.,, l. Taa.U
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-28
School of Business

Shorthand, Touch Typewriting. Ac-
Penmanship, Commercial Arithmetic,
Rapid Calculation. Business English are
taught by specialists. Individual in
struction in the day school from 0 a. m.
TO $3.50 p. m. In the evening school the
sessions continue from 1880 TO 10 D. m.
three evenings per week.
Thirty-one professors and instructors.
One hundred and nifty typewriters.
Large class rooms, well lighted and
ventilated. Every graduate located
Every opportunity is given the stu
dent OF obtaining a thorough course In
a limited time. Tuition reasonable and
other expenses In proportion.
Day ana evening school starts Tues
day. September I.
Write today for cAtaloE T-6.
Phone Diamond g8t.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-28

OF patronage In your
voice. she win very
quickly decide that
you are a little too
free" and, there
fore, not a very great
'lydy" after all.
In the matter Of
wages the American
is far ahead OF the
English girl. The lat
ter's salary may he
measured in quarters
compared with the
American girls dol
lars. Two dollars a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-28

On her evening out
the English maid Is
not particu II larly
smartly attired. She
is afraid her em-
ployer would not
like her to "dress
up" 1t would not
befit her position as
a servant to be
haunting around In
the latest fashion OF
sartorial art, she
thinks. And SO the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-28
EXCHANGE HELPS BLIND FOLKS
EARN THEIR WAY THROUGH LIFE
Over6roob School Maintains SderoomS Where AH Sorts of
t and Useful Articles Made By Sghtles Can be Bought
WeGVers and Piano Tuners Furnished.

So at the present time, the exchange
Is striving to bring before the eyes of the
people what good work is going on there
and In this way they hope to increase
their patronage.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-28
Yaeatlon Day Precautions

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-28
TUB-SILK TAILORED BLOUSES
ARE COOL AND COMFORTABL

GUNNER blouses are
- settling down to
standard types now. as
the fashions for sum
mer wear are almost on
the Wane. Many OF
our foremost designers
show fall blouses. and
all the wholesale houses
have their stock quite
complete. A notable
return style In this
season OF revivais Is
the tailored blouse.
Fashions will always be
more or less para
doxical, and the most
amusing paradox Of all.
perhaps. is the pre-
dominance OF two wide
ly different fayorites-
the delicate. clinging
Georgette crepe blouse
and the sturdy. tub-sllll
tailored blouse.
Women themselves
are 10 blame for the
change. They have
taken up so many vital
interests which seem TO
acoentuate the neces-
aty for practical cloth
ing that the tailored
mannish blouse Is ac-
cepted as a matter OF
course. The business
girl needs Il TO wear
with a separate skirt
on these inauneFably
hot days, when the
most heroic Of as would
dispense with a coat
Today's fashion shows
one Of the coolest and
most attractive tailored
waists you could Inn
agine. IL IL made OF
lavender and white
striped tub silk. With 8
rundown collar OF
sfosgFain sillg. IL Is de-
cidedly mannish in cut.
with the plain closing
Ia front Ike q man's
shirt. This can be
made 10 wear With
studs. II required
The sleeves are loas ~
r.IaaH. |.aa..I|. ~. ..aI UH.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-28

English servant girl is quite as easy to
recognize and class upon the street as
she is when on duty in her employers
house.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-28
Tutors or Those Giving
Private Instruction


VIII greatly favor us and at the
same time render themselves a
very substantial service By send
Ing or giving personally, COM
plete and explicit information as
20 their methods OF Instruction,
the subjects taught, and the cost
per lesson or rate by the hour.
Daily we receive Inquiries re-
garding private instruction or
tutoring covering almost every
subJeet--the languages mathe-
maticas science and business in
struotion. IL is therefore impor-
iant that we have the proper
information TO satisfy the de-
mands OF these prospective pu-
pills, II you will cooperate with
us by supplying the necessary
details we can ana Will reclpro-
cate py referring pupils to you,
Right now three positive pu-
piia have applied AT the School
Bureau for instruction ia Alee-
bra, English and Spanish. respec-
lively so immediate action on
your part would be advisable
and prontable,
SCHOOL BUREAU
LEDGER CENTRAL
Hroad aad Chestnut Street,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-28

ways recognizes "a real lydy" when she
sees one. II you take much notice Of
her. and cnnNeraa with her Without q hint
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-28
Around the Household

Ice cream is sometimes frozen so hard
that 1t does not come out of the mold
easily When this happens let the cold
water run over the outside OF the can.
The water is SO much warmer than the
ice cream that it melts it sufficiently to
start 1t out, and does not melt it enough
to spoil the shape of the mold.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-28

The sleeves afe loas and full, Of course.
With q doatie-faced reslieee Gun The
SHOULDER seams ere allp1aa eIi4atu Hiih
q fartael sqpeh "a lemia'ns eesastfg la
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-28

If the wall is so soft that II will not
hold picture nail. mix a little plaster
OF paris and water; enlarge the hole and
MI with the plaster and in a minute
Insert the nail and let II dry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-28

To remove mildew soak article in sour
milk and salt and lay in the sun. Or
use chloride Of lime made in proportion
OF teaspoonful of lime to a quart OF
water.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-28

Cream Of tomato soup is not apt TO
curdle II a teaspoonful OF cornstarch
with pinch OF soda is mixed in the
mixture.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-28

When one rips out threads they wish
they had three hands Use a steel crochet
hook and the work Is easily done Pull
out hastings the Same wav
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-28

Linen that has become yellow may be
bleached snow white II soaked In butter
milk for a short time-rlnse and hang
in sun.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
The White EIaQ.

It is Il great temptation to command CTS ill wartime to use the white flag as q trick to obtain breathing space when Lard pressed by the enemy, and this is Cttem done. although it is against the laws of war.
 The old purpose of the white flag is to notify the enemy that their oppo- nents wish to barley, and a commaEd der has perfect right to refuse such a request ii he deems it necessary. Even If he consents he can requ,@~ that the bearer of the flag of truce be blind folded so that he may not secure in formation concerning the camp which he enters. In no circumstances must the white flag be shown to trick an opposing side into relaxing their at tack, sn that a retreat may be prepared or re-enforcements brought up for q fresh attack. In this connection q common ruse Is for a harassed com mander to request his enemy for an armistice apparently for the purpose of burying his dead. He then takes advantage of the truce by retreating with his troops under the cover of darkness.-London Tit-Bits.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
Prayer for Peace.

Rt. Rev. John J. Milan, bishop of the Hartford Diocese, has sent to parish priests of the diocese a communica- tion, joined to which is the decree of Pope Benedict XV, setting aside Pas sion Sunday, March 21, as n day of prayers for peace. The prayer recon mended is as follows:
 Dismayed. by the horrors of war which is bringing ruin to peoples and nations, we turn, o Jesus, to Thy most loving Heart as to our last hope. O God of Mercy, with tears we invoke Thee to end this fearful scourge; 0 King of Peace, we humbly implore the peace for which we long. From Thy Sacred Heart didst shed forth over the world divine Charity; so that discord might end and love alone might reign among men. During Thy life on earth Thy Heart beat with tender compassion for the sorrows of men; in this hour made terrible with burning hate, with bloodshed and with slaughter, once more may Thy divine Heart be moved to pity. Pity the countless mothers in anguish for the fate of their sons;
 
 reaved of their fathers; pity Europe over which broOds such havoc and disaster. Do Thou inspire rulers and people with counsels of meekness, do Thou heal the discords that tear the nations asunder; Thou who didst shed Thy Precious Blood that they might live as brothers, bring men together once more i'll loving harmony. And as once before to the cry of the Apostle Peter: Save us, Lord, we perish, Thou didst answer with words of mercy and didst still the raging waves, so now deign to hear our trustful prayer, and give back to the world peace and tran quility.
 And do thou, O most holy Virgin, as in other times of sore distress, be now our help, our protection and our safe- guard. Amen.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
SUFFRAGE-PRO AND CON
Pro.

TIOs
 Tuesday was suffrage day at the capitol at Hartford, and the women had again an opportunity of pleading their cause before the committee. It was the Committee of the House on Con- stitutional Amendments which WI S most concerned but members of the Senate Committee on Woman Suffrage were also present to hear the argu- ments. MT. Morehouse, chairman, of the House Committee presided and ill the chamber were many of the repre- sentatives who were also anxious to hear the pleas of the suffragists. Mes. T. N. Hepburn, president of the Con- necticut Woman Suffrage Association marshalled the speakers for the sui fragists and there was large attend ance of women from all over the state. In her opening remarks Mrs. Hep burn spoke of the advance that had been made since suffragists appeared before the committee two years ago. In 1919 three more states had granted votes to women-Oregon, Arizona and Kansas; and in 1913 two more had joined the sisterhOod of states enjoying equal sutfrage-Montana and Nevada Illinois and Alaska in 1913 had done all that was possible by legislation Alaska having given full suffrage and Illinois presidential and municipal suf- frage. Woman suffrage was travelling east and Mrs. Hepburn expressed the hope that Connecticut would not find herself absolutely at the end of the procession-like the ox-cart in the Hartford Suffrage parade.
 The first feature of the hearing was the presentation of petitions from every town in the state. Mrs. Hepburn called on the county chairmen for these petitions and as each county was named the county chairman stood up surround ing by group of women-one repre- senting each town, and presented her petitions. Mrs. A. $. G. Taylor was there for Litchfield County.
 Hartford, Conn. Press Sec.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
EIoatinu Docks.

A floating dock may be likened to q box with neither ends nor lid. It is built of steel throughout, the largest type having q length of GS0 feet and a width of IA feet, while the walls are GG feet in height. The dock Is first submerged by admitting water into the ballast tanks or pontoons forming the base of the structure. When it has been sunk to a sufficient depth to receive the vessel the latter is warped into its correct position on the keel blocks of the dock and is then made fast. Powerful pumps are set to work to eject water from the pontoons, caus- ing the structure to rise gradually with its burden. To lift battleship of the largest size 46,OO0 tons of water has to be pumped out of the pontoons. So perfectly, however, are these floating docks constructed that one man can control every movement from what is known as the valve house.-London Tit-Bits.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
Polish Peasant Girls.

Polish women have been known to fight on the battlefield and die in the cause of their country. And what seemed harder to some they have giv- en up all their worldly goods in the same cause. Many have been exiled, but never has there been a murmur heard from these brave women, who are capable of any sacrifice. The Po- fish women have ever been noted for their physical charms, their hands and feet being, from an artistic point of view, absolutely perfect. In the field at harvest time far more women are to be seen than men, and the effect of their different colored dress makes an attractive picture. The skirts of their dresses are generally pinned up, leav' ing bright petticoats exposed to view London Express.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
Her Man"

MT. Alfred J. Enc, chairman of the Queens county suffrage party, visited a New York hotel yesterday and made a male convert to the cause. Her hus- band, realty expert, fur-coated and be-goggled, awaited her in his motor car.
 "Can your man drop me at my off, flee ?'' asked the convert, as he lifted Mrs. Enc into the car.
 Her "manr' Was she to lose her convert by humiliating him and intro ducing the chauffeur as my hus- band ?" A thousand times, no.
 Alfred" she said imperiously, first take this gentleman to his office such and such number Broadway then home"
 Alfred's goggles hid the twinkle in his eyes, he touched his cap and away they went.
 Well. isn't he my man ?" asked Mrs. Enc, discussing afterwards the relative values of husband and vote for woman suffrage. York World.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
Spiral Nehulae.

It is now an established fact that the majority of the nebulae known to as- tronomers are spiral nebulae. Their study is very important, and in par ticular knowledge of their spectra is capable of furnishing valuable informal tion. The study of the spectra of nebulae is rendered very difficult by the small intrinsic brightness they pos sess. Nevertheless, some careful ex- periments made by Slipher on the neb- ula in Andromeda render it probable that the nebula has a radial velocity of about 1S6 mics a second, a result which is distinctly greater than the figures formerly obtained for other nebulae. If this nebula in Andromeda approaches the solar system with this velocity-11, ,1GO miles a minute-it sug- gests that the new star which appear ed near its nucleus in 1885 had been a dark star which was encountered Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
NOTICE

The undersigned wishes to announce that in accordance with a notice pub- lished in these columns and posted on the public sign post, of a hearing on the allowance of the administrator ac. count of the estate of the late John Robinson. to be held at the Probate Office in North Canaan at two o'clock in the afternoon of the 23d day of Feb ruary 1915, that he did appear at that hour and place and that the hearing did not take place that afternoon as declared, because of the non-appearance of the administrator (without excuse) and the acknowledgment of the jud ge of Probate (who arrived at 2:20) that he himself had forgotten" about the hearing. Signed, Walter s. Church,
 Chicago, III.
 Announcement No. 1.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
Train Times.

A passenger recently entered rail- road depot to take the 2:15 D. m. train. The clock in the waiting room was several minutes faster than the one in the office, and the passenger asked the porter which clock was correct After scanning the clocks carefully the DOT ter, with much satisfaction to himself, replied:
 "It don't make any difference which is right. The train goes at 2:1o any how. w."-Everybody's
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
Con.


 Eastern sutfragists paint rose -hued pictures of conditions in the Western suffrage states. But facts have a cruel way of contradicting suffrage illusions. It is high time for suffragists to stop saying 'Votes for women would do so- and-so" and to begin to say what "Votes for women" really has done.
 In Wyoming women have voted since 1869. How is Wyoming superior to our own Connecticut? In Colorado women have voted for 21 years, yet Colorado has the highest per capita tax in the Union, while other deplorable conditions there are too well known to need comment. California and Oregon also were complaining of increased taxa tion only three years after the ballot was forced upon their women.
 Increased taxation means a heavier burden on the shoulders of every wage earner man or woman. The small property owner suffers from 1t as well as the large. Directly or indirectly it affects all citizens and adds few more inches to the thigh cost of living"
 And for all this experience what re- turn? There are no better laws in Woman Suffrage States than are found in those where men only vote. AS for the purifying and uplifting influence of women ill politics, experience teach es that when women go into politics they are sadly prone to use the very methods which male politicians have found useful though not creditable. Campaign after campaign, election after election, proves that the political strug gle brings out some very unlOvely qual ities in the women involved in it. Women are only human after all. In their own sphere, doing their own work for the world, they have accomplished splendid things and are of inestimable value to the state. When, however, they try to ape men they are apt to be- come either pitiful or ridiculous. Mar tin Dies put the matter in a nutshell when in his speech in the House of Representatives, January 12, he said: "It may be that the entrance of pure women into dirty politics would have a cleansing effect upon the politics, but cannot believe that it would have that effect upon women. And in a case of ] that kind we had better have soiled linen than soiled laundresses.
 Hartford, Conn. Press Chairman.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
The Earliest Artillery.

We think of eighteen-inch artillery as distinctly modern. Yet the first cannon ever taken into the field were of that caliber. A crude mortar was fired at the battle of Crecy, fought i'll 1346. The early cannon balls were chisled from stone, and the projectile, which fits the ancient mortar, is made of solid granite. Two powerful men could scarcely lift it. These ancient projectileS remained in use for a sur prisingly long time, for it is recorded that ill 1897 British man-of-war en- gagged a&iinst the Turks had her main mast severed by d seven-hundred-pound stone shot from a Turkish batterY.- The American Boy.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
The Fuller Hardware Co.
 CANAAN. ccrIN.
w ait Paint

There are painters and walters. Which am I going to do? Paint or wait?
 Which is better?
 How much am worth with my prop erty waiting? How much if paint Will my house be worth more or less if I paint
 Say it costs $2 a gallon Devoe-I wouldn't paint any other-and $3 or a. more for putting it on That's $50 or $60 10.gallon job.
 The money is gone. Is it in tho house? Is it all in the house?
 Suppose were selling; what should I get for that house fresh-painted and what should get for it needing paint
 wonder why men paint before sell ing DEVOE. The Fuller Hardware Go. sells it.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
To Regulate Dentistry.

A bill regulating the practice of den- tistry and making stricter the condi- tions under which registered dentists may practice was the chief subject of a hearing last week before the legislative committee on public health and safety. The bill amends the existing statutes, throughout and provides, among others, for the following features: The ap- pointment of a dental commissioner from list of the names submitted by the Connecticut State Dental Associa- tion; that dentists shall not practice unless registered under state license; that licenses shall be granted only to persons graduated from reputable den- tai or medical colleges, or having had at least three years continuous practice as legally qualified dentists or have been registered assistant dentists in this state; that applicants for licenses shall be subject to examination; that licenses may be revoked upon proof of unpro- fessional conduct, false advertising, etc.; that unlicensed assistants who were registered before October 1, 1907, may practise only in the offices of reg lsGereu uouelsts dHu unuer Inelf ln- mediate supervision; that dentists may employ women assistants for teeth cleaning, etc., to be known as dental hygienists; that no dentist may operate or advertise under any other name than his own; and that persons practicing dentistry uplawfully or using dental degree without title shall be subject to fine of $100 and Imprisonment for six months.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04
One Consol ation.

Beauty has vanished from earth" mourned Cholly Litebrane. "The girl I love has refused my hand and made me miserable"
 Well, you ought to think of some body other than yourself" replied his unsympathetic friend. ''The girl prob ably has made herself happy."-Rich- mond Times Dispatch.
Connecticut western news., 1915-03-04

Judge-"You admit, then, that you stole the loaf of bread ?''
 Woman prisoner-"Yes, your honor. "
 Judge-"What have you to say for yourself ?"
 Woman-Nothing your honor. If it was lace or jewelry I might plead kleptomania, but we can't work that when it's bread. "-Boston Transcript.