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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-03
LOST
OPPORTUNITIES
The Army of the "Might-HaUe-Beens"
By
ELLEN ADAIR

matter how absurd his method of life
may be For. IN perpetually looking on
the brighter side he has learned one les
son Of tremendous value Mr. Micawber
doubtless was a trying proposition to his
wife, TO his family and TO his immediate
circle. but at the same time he formed a
character in fiction that could not well
be dispensed With for he was delightfully."-
refreshing and entertaining. He certainly
wasted little time on idle brooding over
lost opportunities, although the latter
certainly were legion. And that is the
curious part Of the Micawbcr character
For the men and women who are lire's
failures generally suffer from poignant
regrets and bitter memories of happier
days. Only too truly do they find;
II Is truth tho poet sings
That sorrows crown Of sorrow
Is remembering happier hings.
The man who is working in uncon-
genial surroundings, Or whose duty lies
In an uncongenial task. or whose ambl-
tions have been sadly unfulhlled is up
against very hard situation. For 1t
takes every bit OF courage and every
scrap Of strength to go through the daily
round and il is so desperately hard to
keep from bitterly rebelling against
ones lot Behind the duh, apathetic
faces of many Of the worlds tollers
there lie grand possibilities. wonderfui
aspirations but shut ill., hidden, almost
crushed. And. oh. how these poor souls
are yearnng for a wider sphere!
Yet II we seize every opportunity that
life offers-and life does offer wonderful
chances. If only we have eyes to see and
hearts to understand-there ought to be
feeling of satisfaction, of accomplish
ment in our lives. TO the door OF each.
opportunity comes knocking. Decisive ac-
ton and strength of mind will accom-
plsh success. And faithfulness in small
Things will bring the bigger opportun-
ties in its train.
Then in our lives we need have no bit
ter regrets. no proitless dwellings on lost
opportunities. For we have seized oppor-
tunities and have developed them, we
have made of ourselves and our lives
something truly worth while. And to
be able TO say to oneself at the end of a
long day that It all has been worth
while" is the only thing in the whole
world that really matters.
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N spite OF all the controversy and con
tention which circle around that time
worn topic, life is pretty well just whs;
we choose to make it, and most of the
game is very largely left in ,pur own
hands. The pity OF the affair IS that so
many people cant or Won't understand
this, and drift along aimlessly and in
such depressed fashion that one canno,
wonder that they never get anywhere at
ali.
In the whole vocabulary of the English
lansuage, there Is no sadder term than
might have been" And yet there Is
large and ever-incrcasing human
throng who might be consregated to-
gether and labeled as the melancholy
army OF the Might Have Beens, For, al
though the fact may not always have
failures, and sooner or later they are
going to find that out. Then before them
will rise the spectres of lost opportuni-
ties. the ghosts of those hundred and one
chances, which. like the proverbal tide,
" taken at the Hood lead on TO fortune.
Dul WHICH u neglected. never IttuIIS' anu
somehow or other they have missed that
tide, and fortune has eluded them alto
gether. Luck has been always dead
against us!' they say in an injured tone.
I'VE haven't had fair chance! 1t is
shame that things should be so unequaIly
divided sin this world Some people are
born fortunate. while others seem speci-
alIy chosen out for misfortune
Wrapped in the dclusion that fortune or
misfortune is entirely a matter of luck.
they drift along without making the
slightest effort to retrieve past errors and
past mistakes. For their pessmism pre-
cludes effort and hampers achievement.
Another class of "might-have- -beens'
have completely different outlook. For
these are optimists, and with Micawber-
like persistence they are forever hopins
that something will turn up What
this mysterious and decidedly nebuous
"something' may be is matter OF
conjecture! But all the same the con-
iecturing is very delightful and pleas
ing, and has in It so much of the gam
bling element that these might-have-
beens are almost reconcilcd 10 their lot
They have one saving grace and that Is
the sporting spirit. One can really for
give many failures to the optmist, no
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A Quaint GOlUn

Mother got a telegram today saying that
Aunt Jane was coming on the next train
to spend Easter with us, so | was sent
to the station to meet her. or course
Aunt Jane meyer bothers to say word
about the hour of her arrival. she leaves
that to her family to make out-thats
just the way Aunt Jane does things. The
next train" proved to be due late in the
evening, and there l was, with nothing to
do but sit in that stupid station. Just
as had given up all hope, along came
Jimmy Cox, and after / had stated my
sorrows, he invited me over to a dansant
at the hotel across the street. as | had
intended him to.
of course, the time just flew by, and
| danced with Jimmy all the afternoon.
although there were plenty of people
knew there. Some of the gowns were
stunning, especially a black taffeta one
worn by visiting girl from Washington.
She was just the ideal type to carry off
an extreme style, and her bronze hair
had enough red in it to enliven the somber
effect of an all-black costume on SO young
girl.
The bodice was made in the 1880 style,
with a quaint little quilting of black net
over white chiffon at the front. The
sleeves were very short and puffed out,
and the jacket was boned up like cor
selet. 1t would have been a real peasant
blouse if it laced up the front. The silk
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had no finish on the shoulders but a
coarse picot edging
1t must have taken at least fye yards
in large folds at the bottom, and was
extremely short. All down the front were
little black taffeta rosettes, and the hem
was secured by a rope of the same ma
terial, instead of stitching. This was
a very good idea. AS taffeta splits so
where it Is stitched. / liked the dansant
and the tea and Jimmy so much that |
almost forgot all about poor Aunt Jane,
until Jimmy reminded me that it was
nearly O'clock.
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IN THE GARDEN
A Seasonable Article by Our Garden
ing Adviser.

Now in writing these gardening
articles each week l naturally hope that
they will be of service in helping my
readers to make their garden profitable,
TO say nothing OF the very real pleasure,
recuperation and solace one finds in
looking after a garden in ones spare
time. To attain to the possession of a
profitable garden, in which the gardener
can Justly take pride, it is necessary to
run the garden according to some we'll
defined plan.
This is the best time to plan out your
garden Get a piece of paper and mark
out plan Of your Garden, according to
its size and shape. That will do for u
beginning. -.
Now write down a list of the vege-
tables that should be grown in every
well-cropped garden. This is very neces-
sary. because some people grow only
three or four crops in their garden. Here
is list.
Asparagus kale, artichokes, asparagus,
beans GFrenchl. beans (broadD beans
Irunner), beetroot, brussels sprouts. cab
bage Cearly and main CROP, carrots,
csulifower. lettuce. (cabbage), leeks,
marrows, mint mustard, onions, parsley,
parsnps, peas Cearly, main crop, and
latel. potatoes (early and main CROP,
radish, rhubarb, spinach, sage, turnlps.
In most cases the beginner in garden
ing will find sufficient instructions on the
seed packet, but | will give some par
ticulars here regarding the depth to plant
seeds, etc.
Asparagus kale grow in rows one foot
apart, seeds sown one inch deep. Such
seeds as brussels sprout, cabbage, cauli-
flower, carrot leek, onion, turnip.
parsnip. should be sown one inch deep.
When they are thinned out turnips
should be thnned to . inches apart :
broad beans inches: parsnip and
lima beans, II inches: beet, cabbage
caulihower, etc. from ~ to IS inches
apart
With these particulars in mind. you
should be able now to map out the
various crops .'ou intend to grow in your
garden this year. IN deciding where you
will grow the various crops you must
keep certain consdera tions in mind,
Cahbages, brussels sprouts and cauli-
flowers should never be planted in ground
that has grown similar crop the previous
year. They can follow potatoes or
onions, peas or beans. Potatoes should
never be grown on the same ground two
years running. The idea is to change
the crops on particular piece of ground
as different vegetables take different con-
stituents out of the ground.
With your garden mapped out at the
start you will find the subsequent opera
tions much simplihed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-03

This IS just the time of the year to
buy reasonably priced evening gowns, as
the offerings OF the winter are beginning
to look shabby. and one cannot AFFORD
70 90 to Atlantic City Or any Of the
seashore resorts without at least one
taffeta gown. These are being shown in
III Of the large stores. and very mod
erafely priced. too
A plain little gown for the informal
aanee eas made Of lavender silk net
Nitb The popular birdcage effect edsed
alfh lavender satin on the tunle skirt
RE blouse was fun and simply finished
81 aish : net quilting at the neck over
waite chiffon. cloth foundation. A
size sifale of the satin vas the only
trimming. The price MAS SO
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The Right Sort of Girl fo
M1rrU

She is far too clever to talk % l..
rights; she takes them, and that a.
matter OF course,
She would rather wear gowns H..
match her hair than dye her hair !.
match her gowns.
She tries to help her lover to buila !.
future for himself, and to assist him T.
every possible way. y
She Is not so foolish as to think tbs,
man is ever convinced by mere ars,,'
ment. She contents herself by shovie.
her faith In her actions.
She does not believe that a man cs.
love once and only once In his lie t5ta
a wise girl. she accepts the present ana
ignores the past
She remembers that when once h.,
lover has been gained, tact is necessarv
to keep him as a lover. and SO she ma,
every scrap of tact she possesses.
She knows that every man has an Idss,
girl enshrined in his heart, and ths,
there Is no reason why she should NO, (,
the ideal of at least one true lover. Evsrs
girl who is ldolized is idealized
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Aspiration

Let me but live my life from year to year
with forward face and unreluctant soul,
Not hurrying to, nor turning from the
good,
Not murmuring for the things that dis
appear
In the dim past nor holding back In fear
From what the future wells; but with a
whole
And happy heart, that pays Its toll
TO youth and age. and travels on with
cheer.
Henry Van Dyke.
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Women Horticulturists Busy at wo,s

students at the Amber School of Hoy.
ticulture for Women have begun aotiy.
outdoor work and are planning for IN
spring planting. They are repairing H.
damaged trees in the orchards and holt.
ing together trees which had been snli,
by the winter storms Plans are undsr
way for n spring lawn fets and hortionIl
ture conference to be held at the schooi
May %. The work of the girls will NJ
exhibited and a concert and supper win
be followed by dancing in the evening
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The Message

heard voice at evening softly say:
Bear not thy. yesterday into tomorrow,
Nor load this week with last weeks
load of sorrow;
try
To weigh the present with the by and
by;
one step and then another take thy
way
Live day by day"
Julia Harris May.
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TOnaOrrOU's Menu

Soon al Easter cometh Alleluia.
With butter, cheese and tansey.'
-OLD CHRISTMAS CAROL.
BREAKFAST.
Figs
Hominy Iand Eggs and Bacon
.<RaIsed Biscuits
:" Coffee
DINNER.
Cream of Celery Soup
Roast Beef
Boiled Onions Mashed Potatoes
Cranberry Jelly
Asparagus SALAD Vanilla Ice Cream
Birds Nests
Coffee
SUPPER.
Pork and Beans
Graham Bread
Preserves Sponge Cake
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The Daisy

The daisy once was white
Until it caught a sight
or angels in the air.
Such rapture flushed the flower
That, ever since that hour,
Its glad pink blush is there.
C. Barlow.
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FORMATION FOR WOMEN-NEWS IDEAS PRIZE SUGGESTIONS

that will perhaps not be required for
another month.
4 prize Of so cents has been awarded 70
Martha Miller. I560 Frankford avenue, Rhii-
adelphia, for the following susgestion'
when cooking sometimes you burn
yourself pretty badly and lots of times
you have nothing to put on it to stop
the pain. Every one has potatoes in the
house. You simply take raw potato
CRATE 1t, and put 1t on the burn. This
will take the fire out at once and will
not make a blister
A prize Of 80 cents has been awarded TO
f. McCabe, 494I Florence avenue, Philadel-
phia, for the following suggestions
TO mend a pan or any receptacle used
to contain cold or ice water, put piece
of paper over the hole and pour on this
melted paraffin. As long as the cold will
prevent the paraf1in from melting this
will last. which will be for some time.
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Preserves

Hominy and Eggs and Bacon,-Rinse a
mold in cold water and pack it with two
cupfuls of cooked homlny. When formed,
turn ont on a dish and cover with thin
slices OF bacon. Cook in the oven until
tine bacon is crisp and serve with poached
eggs around 1t.
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prize Of 30 cents has been awarded to
Mrs. ,. Y. r.. 323 Kent road, Cyuwyd, Pa,
for the following sugEestiont
Simple directions have many times been
given for the proper way TO pack the
furs and winter things, but there is
plan which have found OF the greatest
plan which / have found to be of the
greatest value. Buy n box of large gum
med jar labels, and as each newspaper
package is securely done up. seal It with
one Of these labels. and write on 1t the
contents OF the package. Then in the fall,
when you want certain coat or fur or
pair of wooden gloves, you can find them
without opening half dozen packages
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Birds Nests-On each dessert plate or
at each plate at the beginning of dinner
place small birds nest of canded
orange peel in which there are some
candy eggs. The eggs can be made OF un-
cooked fondant, rolled i'm ground pecan
or walnut meats or dipped in chocolate
Make the fondant by mixing the unbeaten
white of an egg, pinch of cream tartar.
two tablespoonfuls of cream and enough
confectioner's sugar to make a stiff cream.
Then mold into little eggs and roll In the
nuts or else chill for two hours after
molding and dip in melted chocolate. To
make the nests make candied orange peel
as follows Cut the thin outer peel OF
two or three oranges into shreds and
soak for q hours in cold salt water with
.Wo tablespoonfuls of salt TO quart of
water. Rinse, cover with fresh cold water
and boil until tender. Make a syrup OF
tWo eupfuls of sugar to a cupful and
quarter OF water and when II boils add
the peel and simmer gently until the peel
looks clear and the syrup thickens. Take
ont a little at a time and roll in granu-
lated sugar. Let it dry and form into
little nests.
sponge Cake Beat the yolks of fve
eggs until they are creamy, add cupful
cl sugar gradually, beating all the time.
Then add the Juice and rind of half
lemon and a pinch OF salt. Then fold In
whites OF the eggs beaten dry. and fold
in a eupful of pastry -four.
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4 11 PRIZE
.A.fgSUGGEST!ONS.
pR1zEs nFFEREn Daily

For the folowIng sugBestlons sent IN. ~
readers OF the EVENING LEDGER prizes OF u
and 30 cents are awarded.
All suggestions should be addressed TO Ellen
Adair. Editor Of womans PAGE. EvENiNG
\ prize Of 81 has been awarded 20 pea.
1913 Manayunk avenue RoNborouEh, "a,
for the following suggestion:
The best way to keep the pleats In the
new skirts IN place and avoid great
deal of pressing Is to tack half-inch
wide piece OF tape or rubber back of the
pleats This will keep them in place in
definitely.
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The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-06-12

!. 9 ILMOST upon the eve of Flag Day,
an officer of the Free Press De-
! fense League learned upon un-
AL questionable authority that Rome,
- in her desperate fear that The
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being. II is meet that we once more shall
consecrate ourselves to the cause Of liberty
in this and all lands, for this and all peo-
pies. Like good soldiers we give ourselves,
our hearts and the strength Of our hands
to the fight for freedom wherever freedom
is in danger. And with malignant priest
ly hierarchy bent upon sending to prison
four American patriots, Walker, Brown
and the Phelpses, there can be no doubt as
to where our privilege and our duty lies.
With the men who make The Menace
facing a technical criminal charge, with
the Romanist hierarchy attempting by a
technical use of the federal courts to do
what it lacks the courage to do openly, with
the freedom of the American press in dan
ger, every patriot is needed now. -....a
You who have served upon the Firing
Line through many hard fought battles,
you who have given of your time and
money to the cause ere now-you are the
captains. The Free Press Defense League
depends upon you in this final rally. Get
your friends together, tell them Of the
cause in a way that they cannot misunder-
stand, and mail their names and contribu-
tons to the Free Press Defense League be-
fore midnight of June IA. You who for
one reason or another have not yet carried
out your intention to help in this @ork-go
to work now! The time is short; the cause
is great; the need is grim. Do your part
and do it now.
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scale it has conceived, has not been forth
coming. 1t hoped for such an army of
modern minute men," for such a fund
with which to finance their campaign, that
the pope of Rome would tremble upon his
seat beside the Tber and the stealthy, per-
sistent, treacherous, mceasing effort of
Rome to subvert American institutions
would have been abandoned.
But while the response has not been
what was hoped for, it has been splendid
and inspiring. The patriots have rallied;
the minute men" have sprung up to guard
their land. And the work that they have
begun is destined to live until the hand of
Rome shall no longer be stretched forth
to blight that which Americans have won
and kept at unbelievable cost of blood and
tears.
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Total Number Subserip6Ons this date
1,44O,872.
Last Call for minute Men" Remember Flag Day

the free press, free speech, free schools and
free churches. Connected with the bureau
proper, we are able to announce at this|
time, will be some Of the most ezpahle.at-' !
torneys of the United States. -
In every state also there viii belegisla-
tive representatives of The League. The
battle is not confined to the courts nor to-
the ballot box. 1t lis necessarythar our law
makers be watched and advised. Legisla-
ton tending to the restriction of the free
dom of the press, the school or churches,
will be fought; legislation for the promo
ton of these rights will be encouraged
In these and in other ways, the details
of which are as yet to be determined, The
Free Press Defense League will carry out
the purposes for which it was formed. Z,
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Do Your Part Now

F ALAG DAY approaches. It is the
/ YF rallying day. 1t is the anniversary
/ o ofthe birth of the American flag
PISS the day upon which the Stars and
N-S Stripes were first unfurled, bring
ing new message of liberty to an OPP
pressed land. 1t is meet that we celebrate
this day with renewal of our fealty to
those ideals which brought the banner int :
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Bulletin Board

Total number of members of The Free Press Defense
League received up to June H. 1915 13 FOG
Total amount of money received by The Free Press
Defense League up to June H. 1915. ..$1756591
FFIDAWTS
State of Kansas,
( Bourbon County.-ss.
W. 7. Seagraves, being duly sworn says: cashier
of the Peoples State Bank Of Fort Scott Kas there
been deposited in this bank to this date by The Free
Defense League total of Sl7,565.91.
W. T. Seagraves
Subscribed and to before this 4th day of June
1915.
Elsie Freeman Notary Public.
My commission expires on the 3rd day of May, 1918.
State of Kansas,
Bourbon County-ss.
c. p Frey being duly sworn, says since the organza-
ton of The Free Press Defense League began have had
charge Of the membership books and there have been
rolled to this date 3,2O6 members of said League.
c. p. Frey.
Subscribed and before this 4h day of june
Elsie Freeman, Notary Public
\ Ny commission expires the Ord day of May. 1918
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the trial of The Menace Publishing Com
pany, Marvin Brown, Theodore c. Walker,
w. F. Phelps and B. M. Phelps at Joplin
next January, full and complete report
of the expenditures of The League under
its temporary organization will be sub
mitted.
Meanwhile, the temporary officers of
The League have come to the conclusion
that it will not be we'll to postpone perman-
ent organization until after the trial as
was intended when it was expected the
trial would occur in June. There is no time
to waste and the work ahead OF The
League is the biggest ever cut out for an
organization of this kind.
Within sixty days the temporary otfi-
GERS expect to be able to announce per-
manent organization. 1t is desired, with
the approval of the membership, to incor-
porate The Free Press Defense League un-
der the laws of Kansas. 1t is hoped that
at the head of the permanent body can be
placed men of national reputation, patriots
whose very names speak for the high pur-
pose and effective service of any institu-
ton that they may be connected with.
In compliance with the terms of the
pledge given by the temporary officers OF
The League when they volunteered their
services to this cause, there will be legal
bureau, composed of eminent talent This
bureau will have representatives in prac'
tically every community in the United
States-lawyers of ability who will as the
! occasion requires fight the legal psttles o.