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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-18

mere words to expressl They would
rather give Up this annual outing than
face the music on their return.
1T takes weeks hard work. and
sometimes longer" declared ono wife, ITO
put the house to rights again, and the
work had to do when came back COM
pletely undid the whole benefit of the
preceding holiday Nothing would tempt
me TO leave the home to the tender iner-
elcs OF my husband again.
Here is the opinion of mere man on
the subject. II know of one wife, he
declared, who In spite of her husbands
oft-repeated suggestions that she was
looking very pealsy' and that two weeks
with the children at the seashore would
do her D world of good. utterly refuses
to accept the chance and has decided
10 remain at home. l feel quite sorry
for the husband, for he had such fine
time last year looking after the house
while his wife was being restored to
health by the sllvery sea-"
Il should imagine" he continued, "that
q woman must get very tired of looking
after household week after week. month
after month, without break TO relieve
the monotony of the weary hours OF mac
tlon. Women can't exist on novelette,
reading alone. and 1t must be very trying
TO sit at the window all day long without
seeing anything interesting!"
sss
This foolish man has evidently strange
idea OF the manner in which the average
housekeeper employs her time-but II Is
hard to convince some men that the
woman who stays at home all day long
has no idle time Of 1t, but leads life
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-18
Seeming Linen

"A formula for a
scent TO place among
her bed linen Is usually
liked by the dainty
woman. and here Is a
most excellent one
one ounce powdered
gum benzoin. one Of
pow dered cloves ana
two OF powdered elnna-
mon; add 10 these
seven ounces powdered
cedar wood ana the
same Of dried lavender
flowers; MIX. slit ana
put into fiat haA 10
lay between sheets and
smaller ones for lie
slips or II pads are
made 10 At the shelves
4 Rill answer a. sell.
Haisaln. the iir tree hal-
sam gives o Ise oan
~ nea from
~ dH
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-18
A SIMPLE FROCK FOR THE
YOUNG COLLEGE STUDENT

| THERE are many
| i anxious mothers who
are trying to plan a
wardrobe for the girl
who is goll.s to college.
This is not an easy
thing to do. 1t requires
n goodly amount of
money In the first place,
and even then the pos
sibllity of success is
1eopardized by the fact
that many mothers,
never having enjoyed
the benefits OF a col
lege education them
selves. seldom know
what TO buy.
The college girls
evening dress should
be simple. She will
have occasion to use 1t
at the various "proms."
and at Informal teas
and dances held, per-
haps, In the spacious
gym" Needless to
say, she will need at
least a couple OF thin.
light dresses which will
be practical and ser
viceable and viii last
all during freshman
year II possible.
Today's illustration
shows an extremely
youthful gown OF pale
pink Georgette crepe,
suitable for any occa-
sion, either for the col
lege miss or her stay
at-home sister. Hand
made puffings OF the
soft material lend a
most attractive note OF
softness to the slender
dgure, and the dainty
baby sleeves and square
net make for simplicity.
Velvet foliage is a
novel trimming on the
bodice and skirt.
The fulness Of the
skirt Is confined by a
dainty putting at the
normal waist line; there
Is no girdle. The puff
ings at the bottom OF
the skirt are most be-
coming. and the enter
prising mother who Is
clever with her needle
viii hnd this a de-
cldedly easy model to
make at home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-18
SUMMER RESORTS
ATLANTIC CITY, n. J.
o S T e N d

o S T E N d
Occupying an entire block OF OCEAN Fron, 49,.
connected with the famous Boa Fdwaik: IN he
popular Chelsea section; capacity 500; lin-
usually large, cool rooms, with uuobstTuctsd
view Of the ocean from all; sea ana Srssh
water In all baths; running water In rooms =
4OOo r.. OF porches surround the hotel: ths
new dining room overlooks the sea hnesf
cuisine and white service; orchestra OF solo
lists dancing twice daily; social diversions,
nasniheent new Palm Lounge. special-S2i
up "eeAlyi booklet mailed Auto meets trains
OSTEND CO., Owners
The celebrated RADIUM WATER TREAT
MENf-tonie, reconstruetiYs and Tejuvenant
has been installed and Is aJminIsfsred ~.
the hotels resident physleian "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-18

HNHERRIES are ripe! Cherries are
Oripew sang Billy Robin from the
top of the old pine tree.
Cherries are ripe! Cherries are ripe!'
chirped Tommy Sparrow from his perch
in the pear tree nearby.
"Cherries are ripe Cherries are ripe"
echoed Bluey Blackbird. for once joining
in with the song of the others. And
even the Katy-did down in the grass
seemed to say, Cherry ripe-cherry ripe
cherry ripe!" though, of course, Old
Man Owl might just have imagined that
she did that-no telling!
whoever did hear of such silly crea-
lures as those birds are!" grumbled Old
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-18

nerves require a thor
oush change Of this
sort and the domestic
wheels win surely run
all the 8 m o o { h 9 r
afterward for the lit
tie separation.
Yet there are many
wives who utterly re-
fuse 10 take such a
holiday. even when
their husbands urge it
upon them. They de-
clare that although
the change Of scene
and society is delight
full. the chaos which
they find on their re-
turn TO domestic life
is ton annalliuu for
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-18
Be Strong

BE strongl
We are not here to play-to dream, to
drift.
We have hard work to do and loads to
lift.
shun not the struggle-face it; It's Gods
gift.
Anonymous.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-18
Cash Needed to Aid "shnt.ina,

The Pennsylvania Branch Of the Shut.
in Society is urgently in need of funds
to complete its summer work among ths
invalds of the city. There is no money
in the treasury for outings. and many
appeals for trips are being added daily.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-18

An FIRST thought II does seem SEN
"a sibie plan that wives should have at
ieazt one good holiday in the year away
from their homes and husbands. Their
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-18
A Knife Sharpener

Many an otherwise good and festive
meal has been spoiled by a dull carving
knife or by an ill-carved roast or course,
II Is never the fault of the carver, so the
implements, being dull and unresponsive,
have to bear the brunt of accusations
The latest device for all-round kitchen
utility is a small knife sharpener, which
is made In such a manner as to screw
on the kitchen table. and having a narrow
slit in which the knife is inserted A
handle is turned, and in a few minutes
a new, dangerously sharp knife is the
result. These arrangements come in sew.
eral sizes according to the thickness OF
the knives, and the prices vary in pro-
portion.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-18
WHEN THE CATS AWAY THE
MASCULINE MICE WILL PLAY
The Pleasures of Summer Vacation Are Often En-
tirely Forgotten When Friend Wife Discovers the
Canary Dead and Hubby's Housekeeping Methods
BY ELLEN ADAIR

/ quite as strenuous as their own and
| sometimes even more nerve-racking, par
| ticularly when there are children In the
question. and the never-ceasnE wants Of
these children have to be attended to.
"a friend OF mine" continued this mas
culIne authority on the subject per
suaded his wife 10 20 to the seashore last
year, and he honestly meant to welcome
her back TO a house MS clean and orderly
as the one sne entrusted to his tender
mercies for two weeks. Circumstances
were against him, however, and when
his wife and the children and the maid
returned, at the end of the fortnight,
ready to enjoy the wonderful supper that
had been promised them, they had to
wait In the cab at the front door for an
hour before my friend returned with the
doorkeyl To this day the nelghbors think
that the husband had sneaised TO the
pawnbroker's to get little money for
the payment of that cabfare!
Finally, when they all got into the
house, "A dreadful scene presented itself
TO the feminine eyes OF the party. IL
took my friend some time to revive his
wife and the maid, when they entered
the kitchen and found the CRATE red
with rust. thousands of Burnt matches
on the floor the fireplace filled with cigar
and cigarette ends. and islands OF grease
all over the fenderl A good whiff of
ammonia, however soon revived their
petrihed tonguesw
Tho gentleman above referred 10 GER
tainly had made havoc OF the neat. or
derly house His Ideas on household
had been of the crudest
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-18

- VIZ ~ W. ~
He had not washed
n single dish since
the departure of his
wife, two weeks be-
fore. He said he
wasn't going to bother
wi h dish washing,
but expected all his
men friends to give
him n hand with the
grand cleanup" be-
fore his family re-
turned.
or course. they
basely deserted him
at the last moment.
This husband has
his counterpart in
many others. and It
is really small Hunp
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-18

The gentleman above referred TO GER
tainly had made havoc OF the neat. or
derby house. His Ideas on household
management had been Of the crudeat
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-18

Copyright-CIarG Ingram Judson.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-18

der that so many wives have declined
the doubtful pleasures of leaving the
house for two long weeks in their hus-
bands chargel
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-10
Killed By a Lion.

A British soldier was killed by a lion according to the latest casualty list from German East Africa In a letter accompanying the list an of ficer explained that for his regiment the wild beasts have provei a more serious foe than the Germans. He writes:
 Soon after we began OUT advance into German East Africa we :ound we were going to have a lc; of trouble with beasts of prey One night six lions were seer ho.cr:lu: aroTi.d the camp, and they killed two mules ba- fore We got going at them. We killed two and slightly wounded third. This wounded one next day attacked one of our men who had gone down by stream to shoot wild fowl. The poor fellow was taken by surprise the wounded lion springing out of some tall grass right behind him. He planted one shot, but unfortunately without fatal effect.
 '"The animal sprang upon him and tore him up terribly. He managed to regain his rifle, and although suffering pain, finished off the infuriated brute with a shot in the head, but the man was badly hurt, and died three days later"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-10
INCONSISTENCY OF DAD

During your absence" sighed the girl with the weary air, T made an | unfortunate discovery
 "Yes?' queried the girl who had travelled a year. Let's have it."
 'It was about dad" said the girl with the weary air. Dad, as you
 know, is a dear, and it grieved me deeply to discover that he has an un- happy failing"
 Really? How interestingl The Inconsistency. However, to make I myself clear: Of course you recall dads old objection to summering at fashionable resorts. He insists, you remember, that we meet so many peo- l pie every year from our own city and are thereby compelled to do a lot of enervating entertaining in the winter .'' The girl who had travelled smiled. And that when spring arrives" con- | tinued the girl with the weary air, l mother is a fit subject for the sanf- | tarium and am worn to frazzle. I've seen you look the part" com 1 plimented the girl who had travelled. But never so much so as now. And I wasn't at a fashionable resort last summer, either. You see, we gave in | to dad and went to a lake up north I that we had never heard of. As there was only one hotel there and most of the houses about were farmhouses, dad declared we'd have a peaceful summer, and for once in our lives would not
 meet a crowd for whose sake it would 1 be necessary to almost kill ourselves l in the winter
 "I must confess that we did find the | lake and it's environs restful and beau tiful. And the people were very friend ly and nice, so homelike. Dad called them worth whiles' and fraternized with them at onCe
 The girl who had travelled smiled warmly.
 You know" went on the girl with l the weary air. dad was a farmer | boy"
 "I don't think you would have known | him last summer" she continued. "He 1 was rigged out in an old flannel shirt, l khaki trousers and f1oppy straw hat. 1 And in his actions-really, he was a
 boy again, so young, so carefree, so l happy! But he proved so inconsistent ! Tt was this way" she explained: :: "On the day of our departure every | body came to see us off. Of course dad had a word for every one, from 1 the Burton's 6-month-old to Grandpa 1 Mefford, aged so. Yes, I must admit ! it was fine to see dad so interested and to note the warm admiration the folks had for him. I was quite happy l about 1t and proud of dad. until I sud-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-10
THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Society

The BosPhorous and the part it has played in human history is of peculiar interest at this particular juncture when another chapter in It's wonderful story is being written.
 One writer states that there is per haps no other locality in the world
 surrounded by so many historical
 souvenirs and adorned with so many
 varied gifts of nature; another that
 God, Man, Nature, and Art have to-
 gether created and placed there the
 most marvellous point of view which the human eye can contemplate upon earth; still another remarks that upon
 this planet there Is no other stream so wonderful, that it's equal can be found if at all, only upon some other star. Dr. Edwin A. Grosvenor remarks | that there is harly a nation in the civ ilized world whose blood has not
 mingled with its waters; hardly a faith, hardly a heresy, which, by the devotion of its adherents and martyrs, has not hallowed it's banks. Associa- tions tho most dissimilar, the most in congruous. the most distant, elbow one one another in every hamlet and will l lage. The German Emperor, William l II, in 1889, disembarks at the same spot which tradition makes the land 1 ing place of that other youthful lead CT, Jason, with his Argonauts in that
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-10

denly discovered that he was extend ing to every individual on that plat form a hearty invitation to come and see us in the winter. What do you think of that? Wasn't it a fine piece of inconsistency Depriving us of the gayetieS of the season to insure a 'restfuP winter, then giving out in vitations by the wholesale!
 ''In consequence there has been scarcely a week this winter in which we haven't had company-dad's com pany. First it was the Tinkers-in in stallments, then the Dakins, then MT. and Mrs. Brown, and during the Christmas holidays the Brown twins.
 Those twins" tragically, almost finished me. From a. m. to D. m. with them Every morning we visit ed the shops, and always there were a
 hundred questions to answer to the second. We made three visits out to the animal house in Lincoln park: we went to a circus, and visited all the movies within a radius of five miles of our house. Is it any wonder I'm
 worn to a frazzleT'
 'I think you're looking remarkably we'll" responded the girl who had travelled. "and-so happy!" The girl with the weary air, ignor- ing the disagreement, walled: Then to have dad simply rave over the visit of the Brown twins, and insist that this winter has been the most worth while we've spent in years, when he knows ] never had so much to do in all my life before, is most eXasperating! And to cap things, this morning he posi- lively asked me to write little Miss Blake, who teaches school near the lake, and invite her down for the Easter vacation! Did ever you hear of such inconsistency"
 Perhaps" answered the girl who had travelled, Knowing your dad as ] do, I can't consider him inconsistent Perhaps I think it was perfectly love- ly of hin-planning that kind of a winter. Perhaps
 "Oh," she broke off wistful1y, 'T wish might have helped with the Brown twins. and with these others, to whom the city heretofore has been just Q
 dream! Perhaps you'll let me with little Miss Blake. Will You?' The girl with the weary air, whose eyes were widening strangely, hesi- tated. T--havent sent the invita-
 ton yet"
 But you will-because it's so worth while!"
 Do you think so?r gently asked the ] girl whose weariness was fast evolV- ing into a very human warmth. "Ther IT shall, right away!-Chicago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-10
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
German Propaganda and Spreading the
 Truth.

MT. Editor: Like many others who have studied at German universities, I have been invited to join the German University league and pay $2 dues. The aims of the league are set forth as fol- lows:
 1-To establish in the United States a well organized center for former stu dents at universities In Germany and Austria Hungary.
 2-To corporate in these serious times with every effort to streng gthen the regard for the Germans and for their aims and ideals, and to secure for them, now and in the future, fair play and proper appreciation.
 5-To correct transformation about German conditions and problems by placing before educated Americans and before the press of the country reliable material bearing on German affairs.
 The invitation is almost a command, for it says that 'it is deemed the duty of those who have enjoyed the priv ilege of a German university education to unite and take the lead in spreading the truth and an understanding of German aims" However, I do not ac- cept the leagues interpretation of my duty, for I do not think pro-German propaganda and spreading the truth are the same thing. The enclosed let ter is a copy of my reply to the secre- tary of the league. It may be of in terest to some of your readers.
 Respectfully yours,
 ALBERT R. CHANDLER.
 Columbus, O., March 6, 1915.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-10
RECESS APPOINTMENT.

There were reasons why the senate withheld it's approval of George Rub lee. the one New England man who was appointed by President Wilson to the federal trade commission. Sena- torial courtesy may have played its part therein. but if he had been rec cgnized as the man for the place there are reasons to believe that he would have been confirmed as were the others. a-e
 As was expected, however. he has received a recess appointment from the president and he is included with the other four so that the commission is able to go ahead and organize. He will have the opportunity to serve un- til the next congress convenes at any rate, during which time the commission should be functioning along the lines which it Is intefded to operate, It may be that MT. Rublee is going to take prominent part in @this organi- zation work since he it was who was prominently engaged in drafting the rrovisions of the bill under which the
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-10
OTHER THINGS FIRST.

Every once in while there is an agitation for one cent letter postage under the claim that it would be ap- preciated by the business men of the country and that 1t is only such ser vice as might be expected of the gov ernment since it is the people who are paying for the expense which is entailed in the operation of the post office department. That such re- auction would be welcomed by the business men and many others is un- deniable Everyone is looking for bargain rates, but the fact of the mat ter is that the postofice department is in no condition to make any such reduction. It has other things which should be attended to first. It has not reached the point as yet where it Is able. to balance it's expenditures with receipts, which in itself might be small reason for criticism, but it is obtain ing a large share of it's income through a failure to do justice to the transporters of the mail.
 It was unfortunate that the ques- ton of railway mail pay could not have been adjusted at the recent ses- would be paid a sum commensurate WlIH IHe SeIf1Ce IAcS <'lO iellool Aii6' They are now furnishing the trans portation for the parcel post addition to the postal service without provid- ing adequate pay for handling this extra, and constantly increasing vol ume of business. That the roads are not being justly treated in this re- spect is recognized. but adjustment has not been effected. Until that is done and the postal service in all branches placed upon the highest basis of efficiency, there should be little time spent in the advocacy of the one cent letter rate. More important things should come first.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-10
2e.coo. .oco German Shots Daily.

Twenty six million shots are being fired daily by the Germans alone, ac- cording to estimates credited to lone of the worlds foremost authorities on copper" whose discussion of the inn portance of this metal is published in the London Times. with his name withheld.
 His estimate of 26,000,00o German shots every twenty-four ours, is based on the belief that the German firing line extends in all about 750 miles and the conservatives" guess that 1,300,- 900 Germans are taking part in the engagements daily, to the extent at least of firing 20 shots each. This would be low average, he believes, as during real engagements hundreds of shots are fired by each man.
 Since a rifle cartridge, unloaded, weighs 184.5 grains, the total wastage of brass in this form would amount to 6S7,57S pounds, or roundly 305 tons per day. These figures made no al- lowance for the machine-gun which spit out bullets every second.
 Owing to the mud and water in which so many of the battles have been fought, the writer believed it was doubtful that five per cent of the cartridges used were recovered for re- melting.
 'Not even Germany's huge prepara- tions could have provided for such a waste of copper for any length of time," he declared.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-10

sublime voyage of the fourteenth cen
 tury before Christ.
 The physical features of the Bos- phorus are described by the same au-
 in it's swift flow it is a river, and in it's depth a sea-yet many sea IS less profound and many a river spreads wider and has less rapid current It's average depth is about
 S9 feet At no point in the channel is the depth less than 147 feet.
 So sharply do it's submarine banks
 descend that large vessels, hugglng
 the land too closely, though in deep
 water, often run their bowsprits and
 yards into houses on shore. tlie tli
 Strait of Gibraltar, which Wrests Afr1-
 ca from Europe. is sixteen miles wide;
 even the Dardenelles expand from one
 mile to four. But at it's widest the
 Bosphorus is only one and four fifth
 miles.
 than IT miles. Each Asiatic side in denture finds a convex bend on the European side; each European bay is met by an Asiatic promontory. Tradition goes back to time when countless ages ago. titanic forces here rent Asia and Europe asunder; wheH the pent-up, resistless waters Of the Black Sea tore through valleys and levelled mountains, in their sudaen southward rush to the Mediterranean The volcanic of1gln or the region coh- firms this tradition.
 Seventy edible varieties of fish sport in the waters of the Bosphorus. They are mostly migratory. The strait is the only line of communication be- tween the Black Sea and the Medi- terranean, their summer and winter homes. Tn their migrationa countless shoals succeed one another at inter vals of days, and never did the men ir | the crows nest of a battleship scan the horizon more earnestly for ar enemy than the outlooks for the fish | ermen peer into the deep for signs o1 a fish migration. As soon as the ad vanced guard arrives, a signal Is given, and immediately the Bosphorus becomes black with fishing boats. Sc
 regular are the fish in their habits and so unchanging in their ways. that | Aristotle's account of their movements penned twenty-two centuries ago, IS