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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12

PATSY KILDARE,
OUTLAW
BY JUDD MORTIMER LEWIS
XXXVII-On the Roof
DowDY and slept late the next M

DOWDY and l slept late the next morn
~ ing and, though felt my father kiss
me, did not open my eyes just put my
arms around his neck and gave him an old
fashioned daddy-squeeze. which is different
from any other squeeze and kept my face
shut and went to sleep again. When ] got
up he had mixed the pancakes and fried his
and gone to bed I washed a plate to eat
off Of and fried pancakes for Rowdy and
me. Then I was ready to ramble. but
thought I would go upstairs and kiss my
father once more
Up there I seemed to see the window
opening on the roof for the first time, so
I crawled out Of 1t on to the roof. Rowdy
didn't want to come at first. but just stuck
his head out and whined. but at last he
followed me out. crawled up to the peak
Of the roof and stood there on the front
end Of the peak and Rowdy lay with his
front feet over the peak. looking scared. It
was. fine up there for the wind blew my
hair out straight and whipped my dress
about my legs
Mr.. Carpenter come by on his way to the
store and thought would ask him where
the little girl lived who put her arm around
me. ] called out "Mr Carpenter! lie
looked behind him and then started 10 go
on. Then I said. MIR. Carpenter 80 again
He Looked behind himself again and didn't
sec anybody and he looked all around him
and then he started to go on
| said, Mr. Carpenter" again. and he
went into our yard and looked under the
steps and among the weeds Then I said.
I'm on the roof" SO he looked up and
said II hope you break your fool neck"
and went on
asked him the name Of the little girl.
nut ne would not answer me. and so ! do
not know it at all and maybe I never will.
But ] am going to school when school opens
and maybe the teacher will tell me where
the little girl lives, for the teacher knows
everything. | want to ask her a few things
about my mother, how she is getting along
and what Heaven looks like and TO tell her
not to worry about Rowdy and me, for we
are doing fine, and so is my father.
When I went to get back to the window
1t was lot harder to get back than il wa
to get out. but | managed it. and then /
twisted my head out and called Rowdv.
lie didn't want to come at first, but finally
he started to come down the roof to me
Then he began TO run and he did not stop
AT the window. but ran right over the
edge OF the roof. | was scared and ran
down out of the attic and there he was
He had fallen on the roof of the porch and
jumped into the window and he was all
right. only it was very exciting ror me, and
l thought we had better ramble before
something else happened.
We went swimming and stayed in until
nearly noon and it was fine. | dived with
OUT holding my nose. Then we went back to
Old Maid Tompkins's and got there Just in
time for dinner and the dried beef gravy
was good. After that | remembered that
! had the price Of pitcher show and so
Rowdy and ] saw Her Shattered Idol" in
four parts
(Copyrght)
The next adventure Of Patsy Kildare will An
pear In Mondays Evening Ledger
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
ScallOped Celery-Green Peppers

To the Editor OF Womou'8 Page
Dear Madam--The following recipes / am send
ing you good ones Two cupfuls diced eel
cry, cupful milk or cream, two tablespOonfu fuls
butter two tablespoonfuls -four. two eggs, bread
crumbs. grated cheese. Put the celery In boil
ing salted water, stew for five minutes, then
drain. Take one-half cupful of the water in
which the celery has been boiled and mix II
with the milk and butter, thickened with -four.
Boil until thick and smooth, season and add
the celery. When partly cooled stir In two well
beaten eggs, pour The mixture into a buttered
baking dish, cover with breadcrumbs, few bits
of butter and place in hot oven to brown. he
fore serving sprinkle with grated cheese.
Peppers stuffed with macaroni-Remove the
seeds from a sufficient number OF green peppers
and scald them for ten minutes in boiling water.
Break rnacarOni into short lengths and cook in
salted water until tender. then drain and dress
with white sauce. Fill the peppers with the
macaroni, sprinkle the tops with grated cheese
and dabs of butter and bake until light brown.
tMrs.I WILLIAM r.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
AXIOMS FOR THE HOME GARDENER
TO EASE LABOR AND INSURE CROPS
Planning of Rows Should Be Scientifc-Prncples Of
Efficient Cultivation-Hints Successiona Planting
Proper Grouping of Vegetable Varieties
BY JOHN BARTRAM

north end of the garden II IL has to run
east and west This would include corn,
pole limas, okra stakeu tomatoes. Other.
wise put your tai!-growIng crops when
ever possible. well to the western end Of
the garden, giving the advantage of morn
ing sun, without any shadow. to the lower
growths.
Plant together vegetables requiring the
same intervals of space between rows,
gradually increasing the distance between
rows.
Plant vegetables that go in drills q. e..
shallow trenches which are filled up the
level of the garden after they are seeded)
in the same section OF the garden. Pars-
nips, turnips, carrots, peets, onions are
some.
Plant those cultivated in hills q. e.
mounds above the level of the souD in ad.
Joining rows. Beans (poie and bush), to.
matoes, corn are included.
GROUPING OF VARIETIES.
Plant crops tnat require shallow cult.
walton in adjacent rows ana those that need
deeper hoeing likewise together. Tomatoes
corn lima beans are some OF these.
The reason back of this grouping is sim.
ply that of efficiency, whicn primarily In
any line of activity is to get the best re.
suits and cover the maximum of territory
at a minimum expenditure OF energy II
you use n wheel hoe (garuen cultiyator) as
you eventually will by having adjacent the
crops requiring similar treatment you will
save constant readjustment OF the imple.
ments and gearing: IL you use the old
fashioned hoe you will save some elbow
grease by working continually at one speed
and one sort of iapor once you are set"
Quickly maturing crops should be planted
between those OF slow growth, which take
nearly or all OF the season for results.
II you are small garuener' do a little
seeding often rather than stake all your
chances on lengtnened row sowed at one
time Then II anything goes wrong-and
accidents due to weather, bugs the human
equation and just pure 'cussedness" will
happen in' the best or regulated gardens
you won't have 10 swear so mucn.
Get over the ground, every row OF II once
week. This win hold the constantly
recurring weed crops down ara keep a good
dust mulch about the rpws. thus conserving
moisture by preventing evaporation.
TIME FOR CULTIVATION
Always try 70 cultivate after rain .,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
DRINK AS TREASON PLEA
Philadelphihn on Trial at New.,l
Threatening Presidents Lifs

NEWARK, y. j., May 12.-Aueus,0. 4
Godshall was placed on trial ~
Judge Davis in the Federal Court ~
charge of having threatened the ia y
President Wilson. 1t was charged ,baf ~
shall, while discussing the proposed ,.l'J
i've service in saloon at Frenchtowr VI
April II. called the President a yIls ~
and declared he would shoot him /, n
was forced into the service.
Godshall. who is fifty years old and H..
AT 2OS6 Germantown avenue. Philadelphs
testified that on the night he is cb,,,I
with having made the threat he was drs.S
and did not remember anything. His rouss
sci held that anything that was sid N
ferred to the man who might serve h
service notice, not the President.
r Godshall disclamed any i'll feeling arainS
the President and declared that a short NJ
ago he had offered President Wilson n
use of an island he owned on the Delavsr
River for the training of soldiers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
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shower, just as soon as the ground can be
worked without caking.
Do not hesitate TO divide your rows For
instance two or three peppers the same OF
eggplants are sufficient for a tamlly of
1our. Half a dozen early cabbages may
be enough for one family ana han a nun.
dred may be too few tor another family.
Put In plenty of things the family likes.
You can have third. halt or quart rows
or nearly anything you care to plant in
small quantities.
Plan to put one sowing in when the otner
just peeps out of the ground
Make succession paintings. cabbages.
early. late; tomatoes, early midseason. late;
beets early, late; peas, three times: lima
beans twice; string Deans three or four;
onions, seeds and sets; corn. three times.
Accept the foregoing as suggestions not
as immutable laws. They are gospe, only
SO far as they apply to the conditions OF
your gardens. The exposure. area. rows.
long and short side, all have to be cen
sidered in each individual case.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
STRANGE ADVENTURES
OF BILLY BUMPUS
THE PONCHO
BY Farmer Smith

II guess I'll take "A rest said Billy
Bumpus when he found that something was
over his head and he could not see. His
feet We're also tied and he could hardly
breathe.
This Is war" he was saying when all
of sudden he was placed in a wagon
which started off.
Rattlcy-banG-bau
Billy thought he had never ridden i'm
such wagon heforc-he could not helm
wondering if ii had springs. II can't help
laughing when ! think of those spring I
ate yesterday. They were good "
II had not occurred 10 Billy in a long
time that he was hungry. but suddorlv
he smelled rubber If there was one IN,
in all this world he loved, I; vas rubbc'.
How dainty il smells" he was thinking.
Il can't see and so that makes my nose ali
the more sensitive. | guess | will poke
my tongue out tiny bit and see what hap
pens. lie did so and what was his surprise
to find that il came in contact with rubber +,
"Rt BBER :"
Billy was so excited to think there was
rubber anywhere near him tht he could
not think for a moment When he had
recovered sufficiently, he took q little nib
BILE out of the rubber. which was a poncho,
"A garment worn by the soldiers in rainy
weather.
BY and by Billy could see a little sum
light coming through the hole he had made
with his teeth, The dear old country
once more, but war is war and | must be
brave" he was thinking when the wagon
came to stop and one of the soldiers
alghted and came to the rear of the wagon
where Billy was.
... "Of all things" he exclaimed "If that
goat hasn't eaten my poncho"
THAT will be about all for him" renIied
another soldier as he took hold of RuIy,
and started off with him i'm the direction Of
where he had slept the first night When
the tent was reached Billy heard the parrot
say, You talk too much. You talk foo
much
Little did the parrot know what was 60
ing to happen next to Billy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
Puzzled by Silver

To the Editor Of WDiadu'S Png,,
Dear Madam How j. one ia know which
fork, knife or spoon Is Tor which course when
one Is attending formal dinnerY There is surb
an array at ones place II is often very nuz.
zling. rARi,T ''u~
The best plan is to watch your hostess
and follow her lead If, however. this is
not possible, and very often you are not near
her, a good rule to follow is to use tho silver
as 1t is placed on the table, taking the spoon
or FORK which Is furthest from your plate.
The place is usually laid with an oyster
fork, soup spoon and knife on the right
side and forks on the left side to Indicate
the number of courses after the soup has
been eaten.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
Orange Marshmallow Pudding

TO the Editor Of Woman's Page:
Dear Madam delicious orange msrshmal-
low pudding Is made follows: One and a
quarter cupfuls strained orange juice, one quar-.
ter cupful strained lemon juice two eggs. one
starch, one cupful boiling water, one-h half pound
marshma allows. Dissolve the marshmallows over
cornstarch and sugar thoroughy, dissolve in a
little cold water then add to boiling water; add
fruit juice. the beaten eggs apd let ali boil
three minutes. stirring constantly. Pour over
the melted marshmallows and beat for nve
minutes. Cut the leftover marshmaows into
bits and garnish with these. Serve cold with a
sauce if preferred. 'hrs) A. p. j.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
Hints on Cooking Vegetables

To the Editor Of WomdH'S Page;
Dear Madam-Here are several hints for
housewives on the proper way to cook vegets bes
There few things TO remember hrst. to
retain all the mineral matter and nutriment
possible to soften the cellulose and to develop
the flavor, making them more paIHtable. Spin
ach cooked properly should be well washed a nd
cooked with the addition Of no water. or very
little. Usually the water which remains after a
thorough washing Is sufficient This vegetable
which is rich I'm iron, Is soluble in water and
Of satisfy. green peas and beans or. In fact, any
of the delicately favored succulent vegetables.
The seasoning Is another important Item the
hayor should never he disguised by seasoning
Usually butter, pepper and salt; not too much,
II best. HOUSEKEEPER.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12

GET me suggest that every one
LwhO creates or cultivates
garden helps, and greatly, to solve
the problem of the feeding OF the
nations. ."-Presiden Wilson.
Bring your gardening problems to
the EVENING LEDGER for practical,
helpful solution. Address JOHN
BARTRAM.
II is NOT TOO LATE to start
garden. The season is LATE: Plan
now and start work next week.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
Making Window Boxes DO Their Bit

To the Editor Of WopldH's Page:
Dear Madam-HOusehoIders who do not pos
regular garden may not know that they
can grow number of small vegetables In win
dow boxes These boxes can be placed at the
back windows and planted with carrots, cucum.
ber seeds, onions, parsley, radtshes, thyme ana
LETTUCE, replanting every three four
weeks. Your readers will not make a mistake
In trying 1t. READER.
This is valuable suggestion, one which
will be welcomed, ! am sure, by many flat
dwelers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
DelmOnicO Potatoes

Put in a baking dish about three cupfuls
of potatoes cut in cubes, season with one
half teaspoonful salt one-quarter teaspoon
full pepper, three eablespoonfuls grated
cheese and bits of butter. Add one cupful
of white sauce.
White sauce Zone cupfu)-Cook together
tablespoonful butter one tablespoonful
-four, one-quarter teaspoonful salt. a pinch
Of pepper. When smooth add one cup of
milk Cook until thick and pour over po-
tatoes and bake half or three quarters of
an hour Serve in the baking dish.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
"Ah, Be Not False"

All, he not false, sweet Splendor.
Be true, be good
BE wise as thou art tender:
BE all that Beauty should
Not lightly be thy citadel subdued;
Not ignobly, not untimely,
Take praise in solemn mood,
Take love sublime,y.
Richard Watson Glide
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
Farmer Smiths
Column
CURIOSITY

My Dears-I have to laugh at your letters
which are written to make me reply quickly,
II is beautiful game. You are to write
me letters which SO arouse my curiosity
that ] MUST sit down and answer them
before | do another thing
DO people answer your letters promptly?
DO you put little curiosity i'm them?
Write to me and. fill your letter with curl
osty.
Guess what ! did Yesterday! Guess what
! am going to do tomorrow
Fill your letter to me with question
marks; they remind me of my pink ears
Your loving editor,
FARMER SMITH
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
Peach Charlotte

A plain mold is needed, Line this with
fingers Of stale bread freed from crust and
dipped into melted butter. fill with canned
fruit cut fine and sweetened to taste and
cover with the remainder of the bread ;
bake in moderate oven for forty minutes and
serve hot with cream
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
Mass of Fat Over Abdomen

How can get rid Of the mass of fat over the
abdomen? JOHN j.
Any work or exercise that brings the alb
dominal muscles into play will work off the
excess of fat. Swimming is one of the best
exercises for this purpose. Saving wood
is good work to reduce a fat abdomen. Try
this exercise: Lie on the back and raise the
legs to vertical so times. Second. Lie on
the back and raise the head far enough to
see the toes do this twenty-five times. This
exercise taken twice daily will rapidly work
off the fat.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12

70 the Editor Of Womams Pa0s:
Dear Madam--Please publish a recipe for pot
ted veal. LAURA q.
One large veal steak, one-half Inch thick !:
two tablespoonfuls butter. salt, pepper and
paprika to taste and one onion Brown the
veal on both sides In butter, then take II
out OF the skillet mix -four with the butter
and add water enough to make thin gravy
flaco meat again In the pan, add onion
80 paprlka. cover skillet and cook slowly
y thirty minuieA Add watsr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
GARDEN QUERIES ANSWERED
Several Problems

A. A. PLANT seeds of the finc sort ear.
rots. beets, turntps. onions, etc, about half
an inch deep. Larger seeds. such az peas
beans and corn, should go in and a half TO
two inches. It is all right to plant corn
in drills instead Of hills. Plant two To a foot
and thin out will stand n foot and "A
half apart. g.. Chicken wire, three feet high.
makes an excellent support for peas and run
ming beans, except limas. Brush is good for
tba dN fed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
Delicious Russian Appetizer

To the Editor Of Womdn's Page:
Dear Madam--Here Is Russian appetizer,
which is delicious: one cupfu cottage cheese,
one-half cupful cream dressing, two slices OF
bread. Trim crust OF bread, cut into two oblong
slices. toast TO nice brown and moisten slightly
with hot water. Mix cheese with cream dress
ing, serve spoonful upon each slice OF toast.
T.. l.. c.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12

active, certainly its effects are bad when
habitually used. The average civilized man
requires stimulation of his food tube rather
than the use Of substances which produce
a paralyZing effect.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12

DO you recommend the use of rectal dilators
a cure for piles and fstula?
MRS II. ]. II.
No. 1t Is waste of time to use dilators
or any other mechanical means to effect a
cure in these cases. Consult a reliable sur
geOn
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
Car Shortage Halts Output of Coal

SHENANDOAH, Pa, May l2.-Au the
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron
Company's collieries in the Shenandoah dis.
trice were compelled to suspend for want
of cars, throwing thousands of men and
boys idle.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
is WOMAN "A SATELLITE IN THAT
SHE REVOLVES AROUND MAN?
Void Left by Men Who Have Gone to Join the
Colors-Necessity of an Optimistic
Outlook at This Time

FNHE departure of the first section Of
L men for the officers training camp at
Fort Niagara, and simultaneously the
mobilization of hospital units. brought
us face to face with the "discomforts"
of war. to totally ignore, for a moment,
its more serious phases. For cmanci.
pated as some of us may consider our.
selves to be- where. oh, where. can we
secure men for dancing partners and for
other inpimerablc festivities at which
they are positively Indispensable?
This is the weighty problem the more
frivolous must face. All this prating
about men being superfiuous appendages
falls rather fiat when one is really forced
20 dispense altogether with their attcn.
tions. say what YOU will.
One is forced to the conclusion that
the statement made by Charles Gray
Shaw, professor of philosophy of the New
York University, that "a woman is never
an individual, always a satellite" was
not so far off For, after all, have not
many OF us been revolving around some
masculine center" SO that we are not or.
ganized to stand alone?
Those who have will he forced to re.
construct their lives considerably. / was
talking to a woman today whose close
friendships are confined almost entirely
to the opposite sex Not that she is in
love with any particular man. hut she
just is a mans woman" and has never
cared for her own sex as class She
said that she had been weeping copiously,
FOR as II happened, every one Of the
men she knew well had been called away
to the coors, and she felt suddenly "a
maiden all fororn." II seems pity to
confine ones friendships to any one man
or woman or set, for sooner or later
there is bound to be rift, and then you
feel that the bottom has dropped out of
things. To be good mixer is a great
asset.
TNHAT life will be harder, prices higher
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12

unheardof prosperity through which we
have just passed could not, in the very
nature of things last for all time. And
the most necessary thing just now il op.
tmlsm; fear and panic never accom-.
pished any good.
TO learn to retrenCh is also one of the
first essentials. The incomes Of men who
are going to the front will be consider
ably cut while those who remain at home
will also feel the pressure. ! was told
the other day of a physician whose re.
sources would be so depleted by his alb.
sence that his family would be obliged
TO cut their living expenses to less than
half of the amount they have been used
to spending. It means giving up maids.
motor and, i'm fact, all the luXuries which
to those who have always had them are
almost necessities.
But these situations can he faced with
n firm courage and optimism and "A serene
acceptance Of selfdenial. This is the part
many women will be called upon to play
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
Booklet on Gardening

w. A b regret that we do not issue any
booklet concerning home gardening We publis h
articles of instructive and practical ma ture on
Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays. You will
find some interesting and valuable informa ION
in the catalogues of the seed houses.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
THE GOOD HEALTH QUESTION BE
Bv JOHN HARVEY KELLOGG. N. d. LII. D.


o
for aumm rqurhg Suryho Catnc drugs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
Has Idle Acres

Miss E. K.-Furnishing OF men to work idle
acres is outside the scope of this department.
1t is shame that so much valuable land is
lying unused. I would suggest that you com
muncate your problem to DIR. j. Russell Smith.
Wharton School. University OF Pennsylyania
He is the chairman OF IA committee to turn idle
land to food production in the present crisis.
He might he able TO put you in touch with
some persons who would be able to take over
your land and turn II to profitable account
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-12
Also a Foreigner

To the Editor OF Woman's Page:
Dear Madam-After seeing the Interesting let
ter In last nights EVENING LEDGE, written by
"a Foreigner" | feel must write, as my ca Sc
lady. In the early twenties, we'll educated and
Of good family and am very lonesome, as we
are continually moving account OF ,ather
being trsnstsrred n business I now nnd myself
IN Philsdelphia with family, but without friends:
morals TO become acquainted with the right
kind Of friends / am a church member, but
that does not help. as every one has their own
set and do not inwardly welcome a stranger /
gentleman: one as attractive as "a Foreigner''
seems 70 be. But how can one In my position
help mother, and am q capable housekeeper.
while most OF the girls o. today look down upon
the .sdyics o. your readers, Have travelled quite
4 Z I" 'A- e1'' \ sl xisS FoRElcNns. !.