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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-19
SLIP IN ANOTHER CHAIR
AT YOUR DINNER TABLE
That's What 900 American Families Do Save Beef
for Our AMies-War Enrches Our Lives
by Teaching Us to Giue

ENOOD-SAvING is perhaps the most
uninteresting form OF all war work.
There is no thrill about ordering cod.
fsh when your mouth is tuned for
beefsteak. No one will ever know just
how much YOU wanted the beefsteak
1t would be childish and unreasonable
to tell.
Such little sacrifice, And yet the
history Of feeding the world is being
written in just such small giving as
this. Before the war we used to ship
17,000,000 pounds of beef abroad
month. Today we are sending over
20 .000. 900 pounds q month.
This hasn't been saved by any big
sweeping of one corporation. one
town. one State. 1t represents, bit by
bit, the offering Of the entire Amer.
lean people. Fifty-three million pounds
"a month have been spared. To make
this total 22.00o:000 dining room tables
in our broad land have placed extra
chairs around the board and shared
thsir little or their plenty with hun
gering brethren.
'nNE week ago the United States
sOFood Administration asked us to
slip in another chair at our dining
room table. To make room for one
more we are told to limit the amount
Of beef served in the home to one
hound and a quarter apiece at the
most for each in the household. Pa
,triotic ones will serve no beef at all
Here is another chance for the Amer
lean people as nation to write gen.
er0sity into their war making. But
over and above and way beyond that
here is a chance for every American
man. woman and child to deepen char.
acter by the richness of giving.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-19

Dear Cynthia.I went to party at the the
young man there. He asked 10 he might call
on me. I said yes, and he came several
times. Then suddenly he stopped and I have
not not seen him for three weeks nor haye
can do about 1t? I really am BEGINNING to
care for him and 7 think he, liked me. ]
he did. MARIE.
Remember. little Marie. these are war
times. don't suppose YOU stopped to
think that your young friend has prob
ably been sent over there since you
saw him. You know. the men are not
allowed to tell when they are sailing. u
he is on land duty there you will prob
ably hear from him within several weeks
by mail; if not and he is on sea duty. he
may come back on the next transport
and tell you all about it.
It's bad time to judge men about
these matters, for you never can tell
when their orders come and they are
positively forbidden to tell even their
families of the time and date of sailings
$50 just be patient. dear.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-19
Parents Object to Everybody

Dear Cynthia notice the EVENING PUB
IIC LEDGER SAYS YOU will answer the letters
of Young girls. ] nope YOU viii he ape 70
help me. | am twenty-two years OLD ana
have never had a young man come TO ca,
on me that my mother or father approved.
When first started to have the boys come
to see mo five years ago | always thought
my parents were in the right and nave
given up boys that did not suit them. Bnt
now | am beginning to think that they VIII
always talk this way about any one who
comes to see me-. Sometimes it is the looks
of a boy they talk about, and other times II
IL because they say he would never be able
70 keep me II we were married, and some.
times they talk about his character: am
beginning to be worried that I will never
meet any one who will suit them. What
would YOU do--go right on having young mer
come to call whom they did not care Tor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-19
Length of Shortest Short Story

To the Editor OF Womda'S Page:
Dear Madam-Will you please tell me how
long is the shortest short story? II Jokes
and verses not sent to syndicstes. where
are. they sent? How long do syndicates hold
your story and how do you know whether 1t
is accepted or not? o. +, l..
: Your other questions will be answered
by mail. The shortest short story is
about 500 words long Jokes and verses
not sent to syndicates can be sent di-
rectly to magazines which announce that
they are in the market for them. Syndi-
Gates may hold your story rs long as
they care to; there is no given time. II
your story is accepted you are notified
and paid. but il it Is not accepted you
do not know until the manuscript Is
sent back. If you send stamped and
addressed envelope your story will be
returned il II is not accepted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-19
Women Don't Deserve Death Penalty

Dear Madam--In answer TO IAN Old
ReaI Ier Of Both Ledgers'' I would say capital
pnnishment Is net right for either men or
vosaon Give them life Imprisonment, but do
net xiii who can say how guilty a man or
weman IL without the power Of reading their
yalndp? Some sin because they are strongly
fSGS1ed Others do not sin because they
havs never been tempted or because heaven
has given them stronger natures. We never
Wow until we are tempted how weak we
are or how strong we are.
put II there is capital punishmsnt believe
tvSmen should not suffer u When women
Wrseaed them Reader, 81 you go back and
think Of all the big murder trials Of wonien
women and then finally one OF them , suffers
81 them. Men Viii for other motives. So
there u a reason why they go to the chair
the chair or the gailows for anybody
49, MRS. G.,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-19
wants Capital Punishment for Women
r. the Editor Of Womor's Page.

Dear Madam notice where reader
asks for other readers TO express their views
q whether capital punishment should be
for men II it Is not for women. OF course It
Shevla not be. II 10 only sentiment that
hoeoe juries and judges from spa ring women
from the death penalty. Why should women
ge en- forever being allowed TO go thIoYgn
life on sentirnent? They seem 10 be hGhttnx
hard enoush to get away from II. They want
to b. like men. Why not let them shou'der
the disa dvantages as well as the advantages
81 eur sex? woman does not seem to
consult her heart when she is committing a
crime do not see why the world should
consult its heart In dealing with her, Women
have soft little ways with them. woman
crioa And men refuse TO act as though they
are deaIing with a human being who has
taken the life OF another. They are blind
enouah 10 see only the tears. II men and
vcrSSp are gokne to be equal. I say let them
= eQuai in all things. MAN READER.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-19
Hunting a Husband
BY MARY DOUGLAS
(Coplri0ht)
(Coplri0ht)
CHAPTER NC1N
kno,cing Ones Mind

TNOUR o'clock. But / am not hurry
ID ing across the Common. English
poetry today seems inadequate, fu-
tile. And | do not want to see Pro-
fessor Coe
Trm has not written TO tell me OF
his engagement. But would he anyway?
| fight against the thought But II
seems an unfair allotment-that Jeanne
shallow and selfish, draws TO her.sun-
erringly. man whose thoughts ana ac-
tions are above her low ideals. And l.
in spite of my struggles, can only
achieve Professor Coe.
do not like 10 say his name. 1he
pettness of last week cannot be wiped
oct 1t stamps tho man as small ana
m",,
What establishment His face Is
so clear before me. The slightly holioT-
cd cheeks, the brown skin. The steady
eyes Yes. there may be rather tight
look about his lips. But | saw oh!E
the flash of his white teeth.
So II is all over on my side. But,
unless ] know nothing, he is beginning
to like me. Perhaps TO care for me-
I But he shall not, / will stop him.
can never forget Dr Bixby's letter, BE,
as know you will be- woman worthy
of a good mans love" oh. Dr. Bixby !!
w y
own mind?" know my own mind now.
Another mans pride shall not he hum
bled At all costs, Professor Coe shall
ut propose,
| must save his feelings. And ] must
find some simple way out.
There is one simple way out. To mar
ry him oh. no, sara Zane. that is
not what you set out to do. Not to
marry any man willy-nilly. Not to seek
fortune nor an easy dependence.
shall not lower my standards. |
am seeking a man whom | can respect,
admire. A man whom I can love. A
home, yes. But + care not II the home
Is a tiny fiat or a two-roomed cottage.
| can make Il the home. If need be,
| can do my share of work to help sup
rou it,
But it Is the man that counts. But
perhaps Professor Coe would change.
Stinsiness is small thing But again
| vince. when ] think of my shame
faced departure from the Greedy Inn,
Again I hear the clear voice of the
boys, He's always had the rep No,
I shall never lower my standards.
The bell is ringing, The sudden, quick
peal that means the professor. How
can | ward him off? Nervously I walk
up and down the confines of my room.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-19

NTHEN locked at in this way food
w saving is not unnteresting. Other
generations have gone on eating their
daily meals, not selfshly but alone.
because no one asked that they divide
There is nothing more pathetic than
a little child who has too many toys
and never the opportunity to share
them. We who live today are going
through the rich experience of en-
nobling our souls by sharing the
bounty Of our land. More than this.
we are knowing what It is not to give
according to our prosperity. We are
reaching into the recesses of our hearts
and giving according to others needs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-19
Shoes for "Discouraged'
To the Editor Of womans Page:

To the Editor Of WonoH's Page:
Dear Msdam-I read both letters that you
published signed Discouraged" and il made
me wish to help again II only in little
way. i found some little shoes at a rum
mage sale our church is having, bought
them for the little boy Of Discouraged. >,
Hope she will be able TO use them. How
wish had money that i could help those
In need! Hope some Of our readers found
my ant remedy helped them. With best
wishes to your page.
MRS. e. II. W, MARYLAND.
The little tan shoes arrived today and
have been forwarded to Discouraged
for her little boy whose daddy is in the
navy. They are just the kind of shoes
little fellow ought to have, and know
she will be glad to get them. II is not
money that counts in giving. Mrs. w.
Sometimes too much money starves the
impulse to give. You are doing your
part That's the big thing.
II will probably interest you to know
that fifty or more readers wrote to ask
for the ant cure" You see you have
served US doubly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-19
Letters TO a Soldier

Dear Cynthia--I am one OF those girls
who started writing to soldier boy she did
not know. II started Just as lark.
crowd of us girls each adopted a soldier and
decided to just write him friendly letters.
This was over eight months ago. For long
time we just wrote friendly letters, but now
he is beginning to be more than friendly. I
do not want to hurt his feelings by ignoring
the things he says and l do not want to
stop writing to him. because that would hurt
his feelings. too. But know 1t would be
foolish to carry on n love affair with a man
I have never seen. Do you think ought 10
stop writing to him? I know he is an all
right boy because a friend of mine gave me
his name. MARION.
do not believe in writing to the SOL
dier boys you have never met, but I
think as long as you have done so II
would he a little unkind to back out
now. You know. great many men are
apt to get sentimental in letters. and
especially men who are away from home
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-19

Indian bead fringe has been advanced
ny Paris and exploited by America
Strange to say, the two countries brought
out half a dozen features of dress at
the same time, and fringe is one of them
1t is made OF coiored wooden beads and
hangs in panels over evening skirts or
is from six to twenty inches deep at
ends OF girdles or dropping from middle
Of waist. back and front Red and
black beads. blue and yellow beads and
green and gray beads are used.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-19
TODAY'S INQUIRIES

I. what are the requirements In axe and
education for women who enter the
arAy nursing school?
Z. II there . tuition fee connected with the
sehesl:
.. Sugesst q ceol and different" material
Ter the brides gown.
q, On D camping trim when there is no
AuGeF how IL IL possible to make
Gesd-sised hole In board:
B. Wbst uss can he made of the cereal that
gttsAs to the pan when the rest has
& boen removed:
Q. what il the most satisfactsrS. way to
mend the seam rips In Md Rleves:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-19
False Teeth Will Not Hinder Nurse
To the Editor Of Womun's Page:

Dear Madam--Will YOU kindly answer In
the EvESING PuRIIC LEDGER IL there IL any
training school for nurses which will accept
a girl to train who has false upper teeth. or
would IL interfere in any way? 7 very
anxious to find out. As am nightly
reader Of the EvESING PuRILC LEpGER will
be looking for an answer to my question.
| shouldn't think II would he any hindrancc
at this time. wncn they need nurses SO badly
do YOU? MISS 81
You need not worry about the false
upper teeth. I am told that good
many nurses have them and the fact is
no hndrance 10 their work or to being
accepted in a tra lining school. Any hos
p!tal has a training school for nurses
and, as you say, they are very glad to
get more nurses just at this time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-19

Letters and questions submitted to
MS department must be tcrttten on ons
side Of the paper only and signed iDith
the name OF the inriter. Special queries
Ike those given beloW are inuitcd. 10
is understood that the editor does not
necessarily indorss the sentiment err
pressed. An Communications for this
department Shonld br addressed az fol-
foCs: THE WOMAN'S EXCHANGE,
EreriH1 Public Ledger, Philadelphia, Pa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-19

and in unusual surroundings. Some Of
them try girls out this way. They don't
mean TO. but 1t Is really trial in the
end. Because If the girl just laughs
away the sentimental parts of the letter
the boys seem to stick to her. just the
same. And IL she indulees in sentiment,
very often they get tired and eventually
stop writing. I would not make fun oe,
his advances. but I would just sort OF
laugh them away and jam your letters
full of good fellowship. That is the way
to play the game in wartime.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-19

Let Ceorgiana Do IL

"The time has come when we de-
not say, Let George do it, when
certain important things are to be
done. The new idea is to let
Georgiana do it,, - indianapolis
News.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-19
Asparagus with Cheese

one bunch asparagus.
One-half cupful Swiss cheese.
One tablespoonful butter substitute.
One teaspoonful salt.
One-eighth tablespoonful pepper =, J.,
Cut asparagus in pieces ana poii III
salted water for ten minutes: then,piace
It in a baking dish. Sprinkle with M .ne
grated cheese and seasoning and add tne
fat in small pieces. Bake In moderate
oven.
Recipes from French housewives
printed in the Delineator.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-19
Hunting a Steamship Line

70 the Editor oT Womdh 8 Pd0e.
Dear Madam-I wonder IL you can possibly
heip me- / am anxious to learn the name
81 steamship company I'm New York whose
olftcs o. think. u Broadway. but am not
one ana William Rockefeller has his Office In
~ sarne building. The steamship company
RI on the flrst hoor. This may seem like a
vsrv strange request. but I am anxious TO
iccste I friend Of mine. will be SO grateful
% ysu can help me. Il. D.
II IL fortunate you mentioned William
Rockofeller. His offices are at 26 and
not 6 Broadway. and that gave the clue
Is the steamship company. You will
have to choose between two: both
have their Offices In that same building.
f1na r. the Wilson Line. the other the
H1vni Mail steam Packet Company. The
VIiison Line is headquartered In the
s1Sce Of Sanderson 4 Son. hope you
nnl your 2riend.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-19
Ask Florence Rose

II you want TO know where the costume
cured Write to Miss Rose IL you want
her own personal advice on materials.
colors and styles suitable for you; PAT
dress Miss Rose. in care OF the EVENING
PrRLic LEDcER's woman's psse. Send
sslf-addre.aed. I. ssssaSsd esvsiope e fsr re-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-19
Please JeNcMe
What toDo

this DEPART
u
"tynthia." Public Ledger
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-19

TOmorrOw-Hurt Pride
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-19

Cleaning Leather
Leather-coyercd furniture may be
washed with CASTLE soap and lukewarm
water and Will lopk like new, the oil in
stbe soap p1eeen5ng IA leethef ~ help
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10

Remember 1t is not the kind of work
you are going to do, but the kind of
work you now turn out that counts.
Your future is a guess forecasted only
by the present. Exceptional unexpect-
ed fitness seldom appears. 1t never
happens. 1t is a matter of growth If
it comes at all. Latent ability may
lie dormant until challenged by some
great task, but 1t will be a mental
competence physically handicapped if
it hasn't been working up to its job.
With the right intelligence and will
power there is no reason why you
can't work up. You have the same
chance that has made others great. II
your mentality and skill are equal to
theirs, why can't you do what they
have done. If they are not you have
no reason to complain. When you
make your life count. obstacles and
problems will become pleasures. Men
OF metal rejoice in the chance to prove
themselves.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10
THIN BOARDER HAS GOOD ONE
Before Reading This, Just What Is tho
Difference Between an Elephant
and a Microbe2

1--WE got one for you this morning"
said the thin boarder, tucking his pa
per napkin under his chin, as he ap-
preached his meatless-wheatless break
fast. whats the difference between
an elephant and mcrobe?'
"Shoot it p said the soldier on fur
Tough.
"Shoot yourself" replied the thin
one.
"a ton and a half" suggested the
coal clerk with a rose in his button
hole.
Won't do" came from the conun-
drum propounder.
zones found In his lair and tho
other in the air." ventured the lady
schoolteacher.
Guess again." was skinny's dare.
"One comes to you when you want
1t, and the other comes to you when
you don't" said the bank clerk.
awful |" was the emaciated ones
rejoinder.
"Well, dope it out" came from the
tired group.
zone carries a trunk and the other
the grip."-Yonkers Statesman.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10

1t is so easy TO say the word that
checks laughter; to scowl at the exu-
berance that bubbles over in foolish
girl and boy jests. 1t is difficult for Us
of an older generation to remember
how, when we were young, we loved
to laugh and sing and dance and make
merry. Youth is so sensitive and it is
so easy to spoil an evening with just
glance or an impatient word. When
one comes in, glowing from a wonder
full evening" queruous voice or a
faultflnding word is like sticking Il pin
into gay balloon. sympathy is so
much better. Even if youth is head
strong the faultfnding does not do very
much good but often harm. But SYM
patty gains confidence, and confidence
between the young and the old is a
great safeguard for youth and well
worth cultivating.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10

will be the great test of life and death
struggle on the Western front In the
everyday walks Of life, it is the spring
time that brings i'll health. One of the
chief reasons why the rundown man
finds himself in a bad state of health in
March or April, is because he has spent
nearly all his hours for the past four or
five months penned up within the walls
OF house, factory or office. 1t is the rea-
son for our diminished resistance-that
is, lack of outdoor life, coupled with
perhaps over-eating, lack of good exer-
else, insufficient sleep, and constipation.
In other words, we keep feeding the
furnace with food but do not take out
the "cinkers," and our fire does not burn
brightly. Always keep the liver active.
There is nothing better for health than
taking an occasional mild laxative, per-
haps once week; such a one as you
can get at any drug store, made up Of
Mey-appe, ialap, aloes, (sugar- coated,
tiny, easily taken y which has stood tine
Ut. Plerce's Pleasant Pellets. Bat for
the Spring Fever the general rundown
condition, the lack Of ambition. the
blues" one should take course of
treatment every spring; such standard
tonic as DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery, now to be had in tablet form in
sixty-cent walls. Watch the people 90
plodding along the street There's no
spring, no vitality. A vitalizing tonic such
as this vegetable extract OF Or. Pierce's
gives you the power 20 force yourself into
action. The brain responds TO the new
blood in circulation, and thus you're ready
to make fight against stagnation which
holds you In bondage TIy II nowi Don't
watt Today is the day to begin. Gain a
little pep" and laugh and live. Vim and
vitality are the natural out-pouring of a
healthy body 1t does not spring up in a
night. Try this spring tonic, and you gain
the courage that comes with good health
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10
First United States Dollar.

In 1856 the congress of the Confed-
Grafton chose as the monetary unit of
the United States the dollar of 375.64
grains ,of pure silver. This unit had
its origin in the Spanish plaster or
milled dollar, which constituted the
basis of the metallic circulation of the
English colonies in America. II was
never coined. for there was 90 mint
In the United States.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10

nv health so can do all my work and
am 40 grateful that am recommend
ing IL to my friends. p Mrs. D. NJ
ALTERS, R. r. a, Oregon, ~ !,
Onlywomen who have suffered the ooF',
lures of such troubles and have dragged
along from day to day can realize the
relief which this famous root and nerD
remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, brought to Mrs. Alters. :,
Women everywhere in Mrs. Alters
condition should profit by her recon-
mendation, and It there are any COM
plications write Lydia E. Pinkham's
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass, for advice
The result Of their 40 years experience
ID at your service.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10
HOW's This ?

We offer 10000 for any case OF catarrh
that cannot be cured by HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Is taxi
en- internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces of the System.
Sold by druggists for over forty years.
Price 75c. Testimonials free.
r. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10

Don't Use Any Other
Than CutiCura Soap
To Clear Your Skin


A new optical instrument consists
of high-powered incandescent lamp
which can be taken into persons
mouth to illuminate his eyes through
the retinas. enabling them to be exam
ined through the pupils.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10
Tractor VS.. Mule.

Ten mules can haul about two tons
of material and their work Is limited
to ten hours, but the tractor hauls 23
tons and covers a distance of 20 miles
at the same time.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-10

delivered. Horse BOOK X Tree.
ABSORBING, JR., the antiseptic liniment
for mankind, reduces Painful Swelings, En-
larged Glands, Wens, Bruises, Varicose Veins;
heals Sores. Allays Pain. Will tell you
more if you write. SIPS bottle at dealers
delivered. Liberal trial bottle for ioc stamps
W.T. YOUNG. P. o. r., $40 Temple ST. Springfield, Mace.