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SERUM FOR POISON GAS.

Amsterdam, April IA semi Off
cial news agency quotes Lieutenant
General DR.. Otto yon Schlerning, sur
geon general Of the German army. as
saying in an interview that serum
against poison gas has recently been
discovered. %
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MONEY AND METALS

New York, April 15.-Mercantile
paper, four months. 6; six months. 6
per cent. Government bonds, firm;
railroad bonds, irregular
Time loans. easy: Go days, 80 days
and six months. 5A @6 per cent
Lead quiet: spot, $7.10 bid. Spelter
firm; East st. Louis delivery, spot
81 bid
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ST. PAUL LIVESTOCK

st. Paul. April 15.-Hogs-Receipts
s.600: steady. Sc lower. Range, $l690n
l7.l0: bulk. $1i@l..05.
Cattle-Receipts. 1900: killers,
steady. Steers. $500 1850: cows and
heifers. $7@l2: veal calves. 25c higher.
s613: stockers and feeders. slow, $3.50
ssheep-Receipts. 200: steady. Lambs.
Ss9ls.S0: wethers. 371ls: ewes. $50
-.
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Ever. NAV Join Jersey City.

New York. April 15.-Dave Driscoll.
president OF the Jersey CITY club of
the International league announced to-
night he had arranged to meet Johnny
cvers in Troy tomorrow and discuss
the possibility Of Eyers joining the
Jersey City club. r
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-16

Dyspepsia is Americas curse. To
restore digestion. normal weight. good
health and purify the blood. use Bur-
docks Blood Bitters. Sold at all drug
stores. Price $l.25.-Adv.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-16
TORNADO KILLS FOUR.

Dallas, April IA tornado which
struck several north Texas counties
Sunday night. carried with it a death
toll Of at least four.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-16

Log Cabin. st. Ignatius, J. Q. c. Du-
quay new manager, formerly Mission
hotel. Tourist trade specially solicit
ed.~--Adv.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-16
AUCTION SALE.

Remember the date OF Albert s.
Grofrs auction sale. AZ miles east of
Corvallis. April IS, when 25 years
gatherings will be sold.--Adv.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-16

Itching, bleeding. protruding or blind
piles have yielded to Doans Ointment.
60c at all stores,--Adv.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-16
SOCIAL DANCE.

Union hall. every Wednesday and
Friday night. Missoula Club orches-
ira Dance. n centa-Adv
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''cora-less Day.
Tor Feet, Every Day
Use "Gsts.lt the Great Corn Oiseov.
cry! Makes Corns Peel Right OFT!

Look at the illustration below. See
the two fingers peeling Off corn as
thought it were a banana peel! And
the man is smiling while he's doing It!
All done painlessly. joyfully. The
moment "Gets-It" touches a corn or
callus the growth il doomed. 1t takes
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29

And So They We're Married
Episode One-(Intolernnce)
BY HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR
COPYRIGHT. 1918. by Public Ledger Co.

that. It made her feel as though he
remembered unplensantly the other eve
ming when she had acted as she had with
Gene Mathews.
They walked along dark street and
up narrow stoop into a dark hall.
Then up three flights OF stairs Laugh
Ing voices could be heard from above as
they turned on the second landing, and
Ruth wondered how many there were to
be at the party. Then the door at the
top of the third landing was thrown open
and girl In red dress called down.
1T that you, scotty7"
Hello, Bet" Scott called merrily, II
didn't know you were TO be here"
You know you couldn't have a
celebration without me-" returned the
girl laughingly How are you, Mrs.
Scott" and Ruth recognised suddenly
the girl they had met on her wedding
night. She was an actress!
In spite Of herself Ruth's manner was
reserved In responding. but the girl did
not seem to notice. The next minute
Gene appeared and then they were in
the studio. which In spite Of herself Ruth
mad to admit was charming.
It was a huge room, 10 large that
there were shadows everywhere. They
sprawled In the corners and made the
room look larger than II really was, and
a soft light from outside came through
the huge skylight that extended across
the entire front Of the room. There wa
l fireplace with q gay little fire burning
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29

My Dear Madamoiselle Cynthia - who
am but one poor French girl In strange
land ask assistance of you. madamoisGlle
have fear you will not understand OF my
speech for lie Anglais 1t is hard for me so ]
say parlez-vous- Francais? Now you Will not
know my meaning.
Chrrlc, one suluut ami have /: he say he
love me very much me and l. allie love for
him? Oui. But l myself tell a-t-c surely
OF certainty love for me. II posSede dc
bellies maisons j'ai one livre-book, Anglais-
say. mon sOldnt. he has mansions beautiful.
- cherie He say, / am file. joli. one
petit l say glad be his epouse and love
away to his Camp Hancock see him no
more: One day. out alone--I see him with
Jol French girl etc, etc.
VALERIE D'ARGENT.
This would have been a very good
joke. little American friend, if it weren't
for the fact that Cynthia studied French
when she went to school and later had
the mixed JOY OF trying 1t out in France.
So you see you can't blame her for
knowing you are only An American
girl with a good Imagination and a
rather poor grasp on her French gram
mar. You see. for instance, no French
person under the sun would say "le
Anglais." Think hard now. Don't you
remember you were taught to say
"rAnglais"? Also file" Is feminine
noun and therefore takes the adjective
in the feminine form. which would make
'joli' 'jolie." 1t would take a long
time and a lot OF space to explain away
the other mistakes. Perhaps the big.
gest mistake of all was that YOU thought
you could fool Cynthia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29
CHAPTER XVI

MANY times before the studio dinner
lNl Ruth gave more than a passing
thought to II. Gene Mathews had said
that he would ask some OF the old crowd
to meet Scott and herself. What would
those people be like7 She hesitated to
ask Scott, because after their conyersa-
tion she had no wish to appear curious.
She wanted to give Scott the impression
that she took things as a matter of
course.
The evening of the affair she pondered
very carefully as to what she would
wear. Ought It to be something simple,
or something rather dressy2 Would these
women be attired unconventionally, as
she had read they would, in loose cslnging
gowns. or what7 She hated to appear
too SNUG and conventional and yet she
had womanish desire to put every
one In the shade as far as dress was con-
cerned. When she was finally dressed
she wore a simple little semievening
frock of black charmeuse and net. 1t
had a round neck and long sheer
sleeves and was extremely becoming.
How are you going to dress?" she
had asked Scott.
I'm not going to dress at ALL I'll meet
you downtown. 1t would be silly to
come home. This long trip for nothing
doesn't appeal to me-"
Ruth knew that he was quite right,
but she felt vaguely hurt Just the same.
He might have said that he would like
to come up for her so that she could
refuse nlagnanimously to allow such a
thing. But then, she reflected, he prob
ably hadn't thought of such thing. II
was early In the evening and there was
no reason why 1t would not be perfectly
propet for her to go downtown alone.
Scott met her at the Fourteenth stree,
subway station and they walked over tc
the studio from there Ruth was begin.
ming to be somewhat excited over the
entire thing. She even warmed up Il
the extent of asking Scott Just before
they reached there IL he thought they
would like her.
He laughed. "Of course. II you lik,
them" he said somewhat enignatically
What do you mean, dearT
Don't act as though you thought the,
were queer beings from another world
Be one of them"
A damper fell on Ruth's feelings Sh,
wished vaguely that Scott hadn't sale
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GIRL TO HELP SANTA CLAUS
IN LEDGER CENTRAL OFFICE
Ruth Plumly Thompson H'iH Re.
ceiue Gifts for Poor From
Public
Many Children Who LOST Father
in France Should Be Remem.
bered BY FORTUNATE Folks

II there are any children who think
they will be forgotten this Christmas
let them cheer UP.
Santa Claus will have bigger bag
than ever. And he will have enough to
reach every poor little girl and boy in
town.
And to be sure that no. youngster
will be forgotten. Miss Ruth Plumiy
Thompson, stanch friend of all the
boys and girls. will aid Kriss Kringle. at
Ledger Central. Chestnut east OF Broad.
THIS will be the headquarters of the
venerable Santa. and Miss Thompson,
and il will open Monday.
From there hundreds and hundreds
Of gifts will be distributed TO poor chill
dren in all sections of Philadelphia.
Those who have reaped a good harvest
during the present prosperity should
bear IN mind that there are many poor
children in this city who have lost their
daddies in the great war.
The shadow of poverty hovers over
the homes of many of them. and those
who desire to give these children real
sunshine on Christmas morn can do so
by leaving their gifts with Santa Claus
Of the LedEers.
In the playroorns OF many Philadel-
phia homes there are no end of aban-
doned toys. They would bring cheer
to hundreds of poor children on Christ
mas morn. Bundle these playthings and
take them to Miss Santa Claus Thomp-
son at Ledger Central.
Clothing. hard candy and money also
will be very welcome. This Kind OF
charity Is in line with economy Even
the things which bring joy to others
should not be wasted.
Everything points to very merry
Christmas for the children" said Miss
Thompson today: the conclusion of the
war and the victory of the Allies have
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29
THE WOMAN,S EXCHANGE
YESTERDAYS ANSWERS

l. Leftover turkey can be used In turkey
Croquettes. In turkey hash on toast,
10 hot turkey sandwiches and finally
the carcass as u foundation for soup.
=. Children's rubbers will last q long time
II the parts that give first are re en-
forced with tire or adhesive tape.
3. Cut a slit in old hot-wster bags that
can be no longer used and let them
serve as holders for the children's rub
hers. Bind the slit. The children's
rubbers can then he hung away and
always found In place.
!. The patchwork towel Is n linen towel with
design In colored patches applied with
'catstitchinE.
). Massage with cocoa butter will make
thin hands plump. Massage the backs
and the palms with firm round
movement.
O. When the wrists are ungalnly and fat
MASSAGE the backs of them and exer-
else the thumb In clrcling motion
Do this with firmness
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General Beautifying
the Editor Of Womon's PaOe:

IL tHc EuttOf " " OWo" I-hNts
Dear Madam have read the EVENING
FuBLic LEDGER for year and have decided
70 ask your advice as I see others have
expensive remedy for bad breathS 4 think
x is called thaD. 1t is very distasteful and
comns from the sq hT6at 20 t. how o$@ of the
hair be made fluffy without spelling Z?
going to school and 10 not have much time?
psrspr9S foe %i' also S"S% y mS,h" %
tnere anS me- ana spy me1
I think II would improve my looks II they
GnsF them 'S ahte es wthou SfhT sSn SoE o&
dentist? B. S N
Your nose, teeth, tonsils or throat
may be the cause of this bad breath.
II your system Is in good condition and
you get plenty of fresh air and exer-
else, you may be able to get rid of this
by brushing your teeth thoroughly and
regularly three times day with a good
toothbrush, disinfecting tooth paste
and by using dental floss. A nasal wash,
which you can buy at the drug store.
will also help 1t. Milk of magnesia used
as wash or charcoal tablets allowed
to dissolve in the mouth will also give
relief AS your teeth are yellow. it
seems very much as If this trouble
came from them. and in that case the
thing to do is to go to a dentist and
let him clean your teeth thoroughly, and
then take care Of them yourself after
that. Brush with prepared chalk to
help whiten them.
To make your hair fluffy without
spoiiing It, wash it thoroughly with
warm water and CASTLE soapsuds, dry
ing It by tanning. Do this not oftener
than every two weeks and less than
that unless 1t is very oily or very light
Always be sure to remove all the soap
by rinsing number of times. Brush
your hair thoroughly every day, part.
ing It in the middle and brushing
straight down from ne part, and mas
sage It to loosen the scalp and make
the hair stand up. For perspiring feet
bathe them daily In warm water with
q little violet ammonia and rub some
vinegar into them with a gentle mas
sage. Vaseline rubbed into your eye
leshes every night will stimulate theii
Krowth.
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on the hearth, and candles were iigRtes
everywhere. e,
Ruth was introduced here and thors
to people. In all there were about ten !
OF them, too many for> her to take In ali
at once. She did notice Betty, however,
and thought her more than attractive.
In the dim light she looked beautifully
dressed. but when she came close to
Ruth, Ruth saw that her dress was,
really quite shabby, though attractive
and effective because of Its bright color
ing. Most Of the women were dressed In
shirtwaists and skirts, but there was one
dark woman with short hair that stood
out all around her head, who wore
blue trailing gown that close by Ruth
saw was made Of the cheapest material
she smoked cigarettes constantly.
Ruth had time to notice the studio,
too, and saw that in spite of It's fire.
place, 1t was dirty and had many draw
backs. The woodwork was discolored,
there were holes in the floor and every
piece of furniture in It was old. Ruth
preferred her own little place with it's
shining new furniture, It's glistening
woodwork. and its porcelain flxings, and
yet here she realized that there was an
| artistic effect about this place that her
own apartment lacked entirely. S
with tomorrow's story Ruth's in-
| tolerance Ia already far developed.)
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put into her own home.
As WRITE. can almost SC; the
a irony on the faces of many women
readers. Yes, know the girl have
described is almost as rare as a day
in June. She herself, | am sure, will
admit she has risen above the rank
and file OF the average general house.
work girl. But being intelligent she
will also admit It was not through the
fault of the average mistress that she
became a super.girl. She will simply
have to admit It was sort of cOmbina.
ton of conscientiouSness and won.
anly pride in doing things right that
made her see over the head of great
deal OF hasty fnult.fnding. unreason.
able demands and often utter disregard
that she was a human being, and
finally emerged trained.
The viewpoint of the super. r.servant
girl is very valuable, because when
wages do come down--oh, yes. they
will come down a little--they help US
not to want to drag them down too
far. For although we may have on
one side the careless, absolutely un.
interested girl. she shows us we have
on the other side the mistress who
seems to believe the girl she takes into
her home utterly lacking in human
urgings. That she might grow lonely
OF an evening and like to be talked to
never occurs. That shelf of books
and rocking chair in the kitchen
might add a touch Of home to the
room in which the servant girl spends
most OF her life would strike this mis-
tress as a fad or a temptation to lure
the girl away from her work. Yet
there Is many moment, say. for in
stance, while a girl is waiting for
water to boil that she might sit down
and become for that moment less a
lonely machine and more a real girl
with likes for things and human feel
ings.
How much the unfeeling attitude of
women toward those who work in
their kitchens has had to do with the
fact that the average girl is listless
and careless, should certainly be taken
into consideration before wages are ad.
justed to peaCetime.
You would have to pay me a very.
very high salary before l would work
for some women l have met, and even
at that I'd be so eternally afraid of
doing something wrong I wouldn't
have brains enough at command to
know whether the carpetsweeper be.
longed on the back stairs or beside the
piano.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29
Must Do This Work Yourself
EDITOR OF Wont ans Page.


Dear Madam-Would you kindly send me
some information for a composition on the
PROPER treatment of horses and cattle.
especially conserving the overlooking and
sOrnC"r checking OF draught and IT, ng
horses2 M D.
am always glad to help anybody
that can, but do not feel that / will
information that her teacher evidently
wants her to find out for herself. II you
had some one to write your composition
for you 1t wouldn't do you bit OF good.
writing any others. You will be able TO
get this information at the Public
Library II you go to the reference room
and ask the young lady there to help
you find some books on this subject You
may find 1t very interesting and know
YOU will learn things that you never
knew before.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29

To the Editor OF WOman's Pa1c.
Dear Madam--Which is the proper way
for a young LADY OF eighteen to have name
ards made-Miss Mary Smith or Just Mary
smith? How should young man OF
differ In size from a lady's? What is the
beat lettering 70 use In both cases?
stand for that are wsrn by our boys?
A READER.
Your visiting card should be written
Miss Mary Smith" A young man OF
twenty should have his card written
John Smith" A mans card Is about
half the size Of a woman's and is more
oblong. while hers is square. You will
be shown the regulation sizes in my
store where you have the cards made.
The best lettering Is script, as this Is
always in good style. The blue chevron
on soldiers sleeve means that he has
been overseas less than six months The
gold one on the left arm means that he
has been overseas for six months or
more, on the right sleeve they mean
that he has been wounded.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29

DERHAPS looming even higher in
= womans mind than the question
will the price of food go down, is the
question will girls ever come to work
in our homes for Ave or six dollars a
week again? AS I wrote those svords
I hesitated Five dollars! Does It seem
possible that this was the average
amount paid to the general housework
girl iust a little prior to the war SIX
dollars and a washwoman to come in
was considered a very satisfactory
position.
In contrast to this let us quote the
ten dollars week paid to the same
type OF girl now and 1 cant resist
telling about cook with whom
family l know had experience this
summer She came at IL O'Clock
in the morning. after breakfast was all
over, and left at o'clock in the even
ing to catch a car which often tore her
away before the dinner dishes were
finished. For all this the girl received
fourteen dollars a week and one after
noon of a week.
THERE are two big questions with
i which we are concerned. VIII
wages come down and should they
come down? Let's take the second
one first. Is ten dollars a week too
much to pay to the average general
housework girl who gets her board ana
her room as we'll as her wages"
Frankly speaking, If the girl is uh'
trained il is, for the board and room
represent seven additional dollars and
where is the girl who can step into an
office minus training and make seven
teen dollars a week? Out Of this cal
culation leave of course, such fields
as munition plants, because it was
absolutely a wartime necessity for pro-
duction that high wages should be paid
here, and also there was the danger
girls faced and were paid to face
In applying the term unframed to
the general housework girl l do not
refer to the one who has never worked
out before, but to the girl who goes
from place to place. never proflting one
week by the mistakes she made the
last and bringing to each mistress the
same time.worn faults-food wasting
lack of interest carelessness and the
wholesale necessity that her work con-
tinually be gone over.
II the general housework girl is
well trained, ten dollars a week is
scarcely too much for her. BY well
trained I mean able, after the first
week or so, to take hold and systema-
tize her work to prepare good edible
meals served hot and on time and to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29
PLEASE TELL ME
WHAT TO DO
To a Worried Mother
By CYNTHIA

The answer to your letter appeared in
this column two days after 1t reached
here. l asked that you send me your
name and address in order for me to
suggest a way knew would be very ef-
fective in dealing with the situation
you described. / was disappointed not
to receive the address, for l know l
could have helped you through the well
fare department of the place where your
daughter is employed. 1t would all
have been done in confidence and she
would have known nothing of your letter.
If you will send me your name and ad.
dress now l will do all in my power to
help you. And your suggestion about
the editorial is good. l will look for
letter from YOU.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29
Adventures With a Purse

weather. Taffeta and satin models are
nice for hest. hut fnurN too eX'rnra-
giant purchase for everyday wear. One
n'p ~ Shown; some u.t.n ".OdHcs -.
heavy materlal-a kind of flannel II
looks to be. Some of the gray with
stripes Of lighter gray, others are n
rather blush gray. whnc still others are
dark blue. And prices begin at $2.25.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29

usually followed in wedding dresses It
Is made of white satin or silk. with a
low neck either long or short sleeves
ard long comparatively narrow skirt
with train The veil is usually of tule,
arranged in a cap with lace. held with
orange blossoms, although you can ar
range 1t as is most becoming Long
white gloves should be worn unless your
white satin slippers and white silk
stockings
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29
TODAYiS INQUIRIES

& What II the height and weight Of Annette
kellermann?
!. What was the height Of Venus de Medici:
!. Name u novel way to distribute Christmas
gifts Of fnvOrs at the holiday party
to be given for men In the service. or
In fact anybody.
/. What will keep fruit. such as sliced ba-
nsnas. from turning yellow?
!. Suggest u salud dressing for fruit salad
Il that can be made In a minute.
Z. When the chamols on buffer IL worn
out how can II be quickly replaced
tft without any expense?
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Too Young for Love

Dear Cynthia am boy little past
fifteen. l have a boy friend who has a sis.
ter. Sometimes / go into this boys house.
and his sister is there. We talk with each
other. and when ! go home she walks to the
door with me.
/ love this girl. and as Christmas is
near l would like TO know what can give
her as a present. which would be more
than appreciated and by which she can
know love her. l want to know OF soms
thing that does not cost very much.
v. F.
Please don't fall in love so early. And
there really isn't any present you can
give which would show n girl vou love
her. The only real way to do is try
hard to make a real man of yourself,
being good and fine and working hard
70 make enough money to give her a
good home. These things will come
later in your life. AS long as you are
a friend of the girls brother though. 1t
would be nice to give her little Christ
mas remembrance. ] think she would
like to have two little silk crepe de
chine hardkerchiefs or a box of ca ndy.
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awakened a general feeling OF graft
tude. Many, no doubt. feel that they
should do something to show their APP
probation of the great result. They
can show their gratitude In most
practical way by helping the children of
the patriots who fell in battle and the
others to whom merry Christmas Is a
matter Of doubt"