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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04

T WENT home about noon and got twenty
cents out Of my fathers pocket for can
OF sardnes and loaf OF bread. When
I got them I mooched a piece Of dog meat
for Rowdy which fried half Of and It was
good. Then Rowdy and I rambled.
AS we went UP the street there were only
Two people told me I needed a spanking.
which shows that am getting better or
that folks are getting careless I went
a whole day once with nobody telling me
they should think my mother would turn
over in her grave
saw two men fight on the street and
they used half brick and a stick and
a can OF corn and a loaf Of bread and
bag of sugar and a side of bacon and one
got his face rubbed on the pavement and
the other got his coat torn and the pc
troeum wagon came and took them both
and It was very exciting and satisfying,
I wish Old Maid Tompkins had seen It for
she was good to me. hid the side of bacon
till came back
Then we went out to the very end Of the
street and turned of down 10 tho river and
IL was very warm and there wasn't any
wind and we walked beside the river until
we was gone quite way and then we came
to place on the bank where there were
lot OF clothes and a lot Of boys in swim
ming. They were Wilbur Carpenter and
all the boys on our street and they were
splashin and divin' until they saw mo and
then they sunk into the water until only
their chlns and ears and noses and eyes
and hair were out.
They said. Go away from here" said
You amt my boss" Then I said, You
kids know your mothers do not want you
to go In swimmn' in that river" Then
Wilbur Carpenter said. whats II to your"
said. II will show you what it's to me
You kids come right out OF that water and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
Home Calendar

II weather permits. have marble steps,
ton cleaned. Stains on marble can be re-
moved by making a paste Of benzlne and
powdered soapstone and spreading It over
the marble and leaving It remain there
overnight. Wash 1t OF with warm water.
1t may be necessary to give more than one
application.
Lose no time In making orange marina
ladies'. jelies and conserves. Oranges are
cheap now in many sections of the country
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
Luncheon of Eight Courses

To the Editor Of Wo,nan's Page:
H Il ssnt sss snd' p.sy ss S
SSus SS 3 Ike want sS be nes tSnes Wha
would you suggest for favors? EDNA,
AS we cannot be too patriotic these days,
why not use small flags and red, white and
blue flowers on the table? For favors use
the tiny, old-fashioned bouquet holder of
white paper lace and fill II in the center with
a red rose. row Of lilies Of the valley
and a row of violets. Tie the wee bouquets
with red, white and blue ribbon.
An eight-course luncheon is bound TO be
rather expensive. as it must include fish
course and an entree. Since you specify
eight courses. however, the following would
be about the cheapest:
"a Oyster cocktail: (2) clear consomme,
with alphabet noodles; go lobster outlets,
cream dressing; 90 broiled french lamb
chops, green peas, potato balls; (5) sweet
bread and mushrooms, creamed and served
in patti shells (6) salad Of apple and cell
cry pimento cheese, crackers and hard bis
cults; CD ice cream meringues, fancy cakes
candles. salted nuts; go coffee in deml-
tasses, served in the drawing room after
luncheon
This seems a rather elaborate luncheon
for ten girls. Why not give them five or
six courses at the most. as:
t1) Fruit cup; tO puree Of tomato soup
croutons; CD broiled chicken. peas potato
balls; a. asparagus tip salad, crackers
cheese; go, whipped cream meringue, can.
dies. saited nuts; ts) coffee served in demI-
tasses.
The first luncheon, not counting the flowers
may be procured within twelve dollars. the
second about seven. and the second could bs
made less expensive by substituting lamb
chops TOR the broiled chickens.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
ROBLEM OF THE WOMAN ON THE
FARM-HER WORK UNCEASING
ven With the Sordid Realities of Her Daily Life
She Keeps Her Ideals The Reverse Side
of the Picture

1T night In speaking OF the modern
~ woman and her place in the general
&chone OF things overlooked one class
vomanhood. the farmers wife. Later
x91, IN listening to talk given by Mrs.
\ N3oan Kane roulke. the State farm ad.
MINER, the realization came to me that
M phase of it--life on the farm-no
y 4tter how modern tho methods, could
~ be revolutionized.
The woman on the farm may be given
Nshfng machines. dish washers. vacuum
cIoaners and cream whippers. but the
{p3iickens cannot be fed by machinery.
1tArmhands cannot be automatically fed.
/! 0res must not be overlooked, bread can
\ not be bought and no matter how pros.
;'Derous the farmer tho servant question
4 'tenains unsolved.
The case of one farmers wife In a
50punty up the State was cited this little
woman arose at o'clock. and in addition
3to her daily tasks spent many hours
I. helping her husband and the farm hands
% stick pigs. horrible work IL you know
what II means
eN 1T seemed mira culous to me-" said Mrs
4 Eoulke, that out of that abattoir could
emerge spirit as dominant as hers.
20 that even surrounded with all this un.
pIeasantness-and she was intelligent
enough to realize that 1t was sordd-she
could keep ever in her mind the hopes
and plans she had for her little girl, for
whose career she was striving with all
that was in her."
0NHEN. In contrast to this little woman
~ whose every minute Is claimed by some
9ne else is the childless woman living In
IN apartment whose life is centered In
The shops and shopping.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
HOUSEHOLD ARTS

A very modern bit Of color
elegance was shown in the
arrangement Of a fish bowl.
only q ConSummate artist
could have made il furnish
the balancing color value
essential 10 that part of the
room in which he placed II.
Just far enough away from
n French window to escape
the sun. and yet near enough
10 catch and benefit by its
light, he placed the fish bowl
on a pedestal and then scat
tered over II white pebbles
$50 they would be high
enough 10 have the light
shine through, glass mar
hles Of green, violet. amber,
clear crystal and deep wine
color. You wondered why
these hueS seemed just the
right ones until you glanced
at the draperies on each
side OF the window, and
there YOU saw the same
colors forming the color har-
mony that made their pat
tern rich and beautiful. Then
YOU realized that these were
the colors employed in the
decorative scheme of the
room itself, in dull, rich,
subdued and restful tones.
and that the fish bowl alone
furnished as it were the gem
like rainbow prism that gave
the keynote to the color
scheme. Again your atten.
tion Travelled back to the fish
bowl, where the delicate ten
drills of the water plants
fashioned n gracefully foli-
ated arabesque, and the ami.
mated and everchanging sin.
uous curves of the goldfish
flashed a fanciful color note
Of surprising elegance and
loveliness. This subtle and
poetic handling of color is
far more potent in its power
t' please than is the most
dazzling splendor of Pom.
peiian gorgeousness, for OF
1t you never tire. and a home
should be above all else a
place for restful enjoyment
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
Youths Pursue Them

To the Editor Of wonan's Page:
Dear Madam-EI am q young girl Of sixteen.
clothes. My friend Is the same ase, and we
are always together. There are two boys on
as a good time to stop and talk or cut UP In
some way. and both our parents object to this
very much, as they dislike them. Could you
give us any advice how we could associate with
another crowd and avoid these boys? Or, do
GAIL AND CONNIE.
You can very easily avoid stopping and
talking to these boys IL you do not care to
do so. Have you no other friends at school
with whom you could associate? A girl is
never too young TO have boys as playmates
but at sixteen you should not be having
silly love affairs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
Imitation Pearls

Very clever limitations of pearls have
been made by filling thin glass bulbs with
a solution of fish scale nacre. An easy
way to detect them is to note the spot where
the bulb was scaled. Artificial pearls are
also made by another method. The glass
bulb is coated on the inside with 10 per
cent gelatin solution. allowed TO dry only
partially. and then small amount of
sodium phosphate added. and the coating
dried very slowly. The irdescence is an
extraordinary optical effect caused by
minute wrinkles. parallel, formed on the
gelatin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
How Happy She Could Be With Either

To the Editor Of Wondn's Page:
Dear Madam-Won't you give me the heneht
see me regularly. The first one Is just my age.
twenty. while tho other one is a year or two
older. Both nice looking and show me n
good time. One of them says he loves me, and
although the other has not said so, | know he
does. / know my parents would like either of
them. Is there any way ] can make up my
mind which one really love? MARGARET.
If there Is shadow of doubt in your
mind, you evidently do not love either Of
the young men, You had better wait year
or two you are still young.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
Recipe for Cream Soda

~ ~ Kd5ter Of Womdn's Pdos:
\ ~ EvnMNo LIpaERi II. not. here It Is,
sssf two and half ounces ,, taEt.Tis r ,ss
~ point. Beat stiff the whites of three
and add to the above. boil Just four min; min;
ons tesspoonfu OF navoring extract va
NJ, lemon or pineapple and bottle tightly:
~ {Uo tablespoonfuls OF II into half a glassful
Y W water and stir one-third teaspoonful car
@cake Of soda into it. 1t foams nicely and Is an
x6rooabls. refreshing drink. tMrs.) @. p.
VI Many thanks. Mrs. p, for the recipe Miss
-. reuuested.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
Curried Lamb With Rice

~ the Editor OF Womdn's PAGE:
~ Dear Madam-Please tell me how to prepare
~. 3 with curry and rice. READER.
Boil two pounds Of lamb in salted water
II almost done, then cut into small
ces Melt two tablespoonfuls butter in a
icepan. add to 1t one Glove of garlic and
t minced onion and stir slowly until the
tnion is soft. then turn In the salt, pepper,
tWo tablespoonfuls of shredded cocoanut,
Stoves and allspice to taste and one table,
1nocnful curry powder and add this mixture
~ the meat Thicken the broth with flour,
,1nd the Juice of one small lemon and cook
~ thirty minutes. Serve on platter with
81ain boiled rice.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04

II Is natural that the shops should be
crowded Just now with women buying
their clothes in preparation for the spring
Rut II seems to me that some women
live in a state Of perpetual preparation
II they have a suit they need hat. and 1t
this also has been bought, gloves or new
shoes are missing; there is always some
thing needed for the completion Of their
wardrobe.
And, although every spare moment ap
parentE. is spent in the quest for clothes
II they are invited to some affair they
never have "a thing to wear
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
UNCLE SAM AND HIS NIECES
Cheese Economical Diet Insist C. F. Langworhy, Phi D..
and Caroline l.. Hunt, A. B., United States Gov
ernment Experts in Nutrition

trated character of cheese and many cheese
dishes suggests the use of succulent fruits
and vegetables with them. The high per-
centage of fat in cheese suggests the use
of correspondingly small amounts of fat in
the accompanying dishes
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
Fruit Stains

Fruit stains may be taken out Of table,
cloths by stretching the stained part across
a basin and pouring boiling water to which
little borax is added through It, Reverse
and repeat the process from the other side.
All this should be done as soon as possible
after the stain has been made.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
Vanilla Sauce Recipe

80 the Editor OF womdm's Pdoe:
n Dear Madam--Can you give me directions for
fnSkinr vanilla sauce? Mrs.) A.
Try this recipe: One-quarter cupful sugar,
fw0 tablespoonfuls -four, one teaspoonful
I&anilia, two cupfuls boiling water, four
liiblespoonfuls butter. After mixing to-
516fher the sugar and flour add the boiling
Sontsr slowly. stirring constantly. Cook for
.k1n minutes. stirring all the time. then add
~ butter. Just before serving add the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
"Viiao"

The natives of Porto Rico are using a
plant which they have named "vijao' as a
source of dye. 1t is claimed that an ink
of exceptional duration is made from the
seeds of this plant, which has been identi-
fed botanically as Remealmia exaltata,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04

IN THE MOMENTS MODES
An Ensilv Made Fr0ck Illustrated

THERE is something
J. superior a b out the
frock that m o I h er
makes. II has a per-
sonal touch that gives
IL individuality and It
fits with a nicely that
distinguishes 1t from
the ready made affairs
This dress Is pretty
serviceable and NOT
difficult to make. II Is
suitable for girls from
ak to thirteen years.
The eight year 81 ze
would require tn ee
wards Of twenty-seven-
inch wide material for
the dress proper and a
half yard of contrasting
material for belt. collar
and cuffs. Lay the box
plaits In place (basting
them as soon as you
have them right and
stitch them as far down
as the waistline on the
material from which
YOU are going TO cut the
front: then stitch the
plaits I'm the back pices
the same way. one on
each side of middle. Cut
out back and front
pieces, baste I lie
shoulder and under
arm seams and try the
dress OH by slipping 1t
over the head. Fit 1t
where necessary, make
any needed alterations
and finish with French
seams. Put sleeves TO-
gether, joining the cuff
10 the sleeve with seam
edges on the right side
so that the seam edges
will be hidden when tho
cuff is turned UP. The
laced opening is neatly
made by slashing the
material after the dress
has been put together:
arrange a facing piece
on the outside (not OF
inside) and baste 1t into
place and then stitch
along each side of cen-
ter front, going down
one side and UP the
other without cutting
the thread. Your facing
is ready, after removing
hastings, for finishing oil
the wrong side.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04

that no letters for the present contest mailed after
~ will be considered had with the responsibilities OF
hehoo and have successfully met crisis the life Of your child write
already done the best letter received prize of five dollars will
awarded published will be paid rates Write
tonight
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
I.uncheon Dish for vegetarians

t(1e Bdttov Of Womos's Page:
&1Sf Msdam--To make a delicious dish for
N arrange one pint OF boiled spinach on .
season with salt pepper. butter and
III ersalned onions and then surround this
<Hfn with two cupfuls OF thick stewed toma-
oarnish the whole with hard;boiie eggs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
THE WOMAN'S EXCHANGE

Letters dquesto o mut
5
sewtne
TODAY'S INQUIRIES
om h q whit
2 b eached wi Ten there
Is herean
B. q snr In ard to u
day o her
top
f&f ANSWERS TO YESTERDAYS INQUIRIES
be
o o
ntans more Soa"e OIL o're "'n "e' g.
tho
me
g. e eaneds
apoonfu Of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
a. Cream TO be whipped more readily shou
4 ~ from twelve to twenty-four hours old.

f .. Cream is more nourshing than butter. ns
- contains more volatile oil before than after
ehurnins.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
ANSWERS TO YES1

& 3 How can a jar Of preserves be opened when
<1As top sticks?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-04
TODAY'S INQUIRIES

). 10 there any way to remove grease from
11sekboard.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-26
ILLINOIS BRIEFS.

Quincy. Conductor S. G. (ShelU
Ayers, who for thirty.fre years has
run on the Burlington railroad from
I quincy to Galesburg, announced to
his many friends among the passen.
gers that this was his last run Wed.
1eSday. The railroad in reward FOR
mis- long service has given him a short
run which will enable him to be nj
ms home in Galesburg each nignt.
Ayers knows every regular passenger
! over the route.
ROCK lsland.-There is one man in
me world who doesn't know who
Charlie Chaplin is AMI a police court
Ju0se told him he esembled the com.
edian OF the films Frank Grove il
the man. Hello. Charlie Chaplin"
SAID the magistrate when Grove an.
peared. Who Is Charlie Chaplinq"
me prisoner inquired. well. here's
. nickel, go out ami get acquainted =
The judge said.
Peoria. The wills OF Julius and
Amelia PfeiIfer, husband and wife
made on January 20, were iilel in the
county recorders Office here on tie
same day. All of pfeiffer's property
Is left to his wife, and all his wife's
property to her husband. The couple
are not dead, but tho Wills were IT,
cofded to ensure there being no cues.
ton Of their validity
Galesburg The CHEEKY smile If
Patrick Riley, an unknown tram. won
MN decent funeral Riley driftel
INTO the village Of Avon two weeks
ago, cold and ILL., He smiled thru il
all and when he died the villagers
TOOK up collection and the entire
town turned out for the funeral
Springfield. One glass of beer cost
i1eAfy James, Of Kansas City. SIS. He
| bought beer in o Springfield saloon
ana rendered the note in payment.
Inc hangers-on saw it ami made 4
rush for the counter. When tho
trouble was over and the intruders
were all gone James found that his
money was missing.
Springfield. Ray Marshall. travail.
ing saleman Of Joliet, has no faith in
dreams He told the police he met
one on the street and entertained her
until midnight Then he discovered
that his gold watch was missing
she was cute little thing. though"
Marshall said.
Enshyille. n The Rushville chan.
ner OF commerce has gone on record
~ unanimously In favor OF Governor
lo~hehs department consolidation
Dill They have passed resolution
to that effect which they say voices
the sentiment Of Schuyler county a.
a Whole.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-26
FUNK AT CAPITOL.
ON CAR SHORTAGE.

Springfield. ILL.,. Jan. a5-Frank H.
Funk, one of the members OF the pub
nc utilities commission. has left for
Washington TO attend public hearings
before the congressional committee on
interstate commerce, upon the bill
providing relief for the car shortage
During the grain and coal car short
age, Illinois has been Disseminated
against by the railroads, it Is con.
tended in favor Of the sea beard
trade. Cars which have been re
turned to this state for use of Iii
nois shippers have been retained in
the east. The state utilities commits.
sion made an effort to get action from
the interstate commerce commission
but that body contended that its
power was not great enough to en-
able ii to relieve the situation. The
pending bill in congress would rem.
edy this.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-26

in the public prints for several wears
past a. the result of frequent rscap-
AIDES and arrests with Frank Licher,
g. a married man, left the Aurora
JAIL today in custody of Policeman
Ann Forsythe for Wheaton 10 appear
al the trial of a suit for $4,000 by.
flrs. thompson against the Burning.
ton railroad She lost an arm under
n train al Earlvile after il is alleged
LIGHTER pushed her from the Paw
Paw freight. The pair had been in
Ottawa on a prolonged spree and left
that city on the day Mrs. Thompson
was Injured. presumably bound for
Aurora
Mrs. Thompson had been placed in
tne Martha Washington hospital in
GhFago when the trial opened. but
she left the institution five DAYS acc
IN taxieab with Iicher.
Her dizzy whirl came to an end al
/ o'clock this morning when she ana
t1cher were arrested in Aurora on a
charge OF contributing to the depend.
ency OF Mrs. Thcmpson's IL year old
caashter, lone. Mrs. Thompson has
another child, a boy aged Q.
The arrest Of Mrs. Thompson came
as the last chapter in a turbulent six
gears that had its beginning in Morris
oie Thompson. the woman's husband
was a wealthy Grundy county land
owner and horseman. lie got into an
argument with former Mayor Kelbel
OF Morris in saloon and the latter
shot and killed him. kelbe was nc.
quilted
Her husband left her 240 acres of
land valued at s320 an acre. She
began to make frequent trips to Au-
Fora and on one of them met Licber
in a grillroom.
Proceedings were started in the
county court at Yorkville to protect
her children. Frank B. Watson, cash.
Ter OF the First National bank of An.
fofa, was appointed custodian of the
children ana trustees of their share
OF the estate.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-26
NTI-A0zE BILL
TO O|NRCE VETS
CHICAGO LAWMAKeR PRESENTS
LEGISLATION TO TIE ILLINOIS
HOUSE AIMED no SEPARATE
LIQUOR AND BEER INTERESTS.

Springfield, ILL.,. Jan. 25.-In the face
Il a possible vote ON statewide pro-
hiibtion. the liberal element of the
saloC1 Interests Intend to make
strong effort in the general assembly
to divorce the breweries from the dis.
tlllers. TIE first evidence of this was
he Introduction in the house yescer.
day by Representative George r
Bruce, of Chicago. OF the anti.whiskey
bill
By prohibiting the sale III Illinois
OF any liquor containing more than
ten per cent alcohol, whtskey and all
the heavier liquors would be hanished
but the saloon business would not be
abolished. They would simply con
t.nue to sell beer and light wines.
II ia the opinion Of those liberal
vets" that If the saloon business con
tinues as it now is it is only Il mat
ter Of time until the whole thing will
be wiped out and all alcoholic liquors
prohibited. Even If the statewide pro
hihition bill fails this time il is rec
ognzed that 1t will come again ana
again and eventually VII succeed I'M
less there is a radical change in SEN
timent, The opposition 10 liquor, il
is commended is altogether due to the
heavy drinkers and the heavy drinkers
are Invariably consumers of liquors
containing large per cent of alcohol.
The beeT drinker and the vino drinher
are seldom of a class to arouse public
feeling.
Whether the brewers will be willing
to look after tho intorc Is Of their own
business and let the distillers take
care of themselves. the hackers Of the
pending bill profess not 10 know. They
will not admit that the bill is intro
duced at the behest of the brewers.
In fact they deny that any Of the H.
quor interests are back OF it.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-26
Eiahty-Seven Years Old.

hacKache, sore muscles. stiff Joints,
dark pufts under eyes and bladder dis.
orders are syptoms of diseased kid.
heys' II. Fl. Adams. Springfield, Mo.
writes 4 had very severe attack
oil kidney trouble, | am getting old
eishty'seTen. tried different treat.
ments, but none did me so much good
as FOLEY Kidney Pills consider il
the best Foley Kidney Pills are
tome in action, and quick to give good
results. W. d. Duncan, local agent
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-26

For forty years Lydia II. Pinktan' g
Vegetable Compound has been maxine
women strong and well, relieving back.
ache, nervousness, liberation. and in
hammation. weakness, disbursements
Irregularities and periodic pains II
has also proved invaluable in preparing
Tor childbirth and the Change of Life.
All women are invited to write for
Tree and helpful advice to lydia Il.
inknam Medicine Co. (confdentiaD,
Lynn. Mass. |'
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-26
WOMEN
ONCE SICK
NOW WELL
How They Recovered Their
Health

Lorain, Mich. II was a comnlete
wreck from female troubles, backache,
could not sleep, or stand for any length
Of time. Lydia {. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound has made me strong
and well. Miss CARRIE DAVIS, r. +.
ID. No. /, Box 20, Lorman, Mich.