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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
PLAN TO AID SMALL FARMERS
Food Administration May Haul
Produce to CITY in Motortrucks

A motortruck produce service. hauling
farm products to curb markets here. may
soon be established.
Inc plaH was srie sMssesteu at mee'lns
ministration. 1t was explained that n
great quantity of foodstuffs Is rotting on
farms because the farmers have no way
of sending it to the city
II the plan works ont. the food admin
Isl ration will collect the farm products
with motortrucks, bring them to this
city. sell at fair prices, and remit the
proceeds to the farmers. This service
is not to be for large commercial truck
sters, but the small farmers who have
no transportation facilities
1t was declared that before the plan
can become practicable. 1t will be nee
essary to have the cooperation of farm
ers within a radius of twenty-five miles
of Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
THE HEART HUNTERS
BY MARY DOUGLASS
Author Of "Hunting a Husband'
lcOuyrirhtl
CHAPTER NNXIII
Eleanor Advises

7 FOUND myself putting on my hat
l. taking my gloves must get out oil
these tiny rooms at any rate.
If there We're only some one who un-
derstood-who could help me now
had walked over to Fifth avenue. 1t was
in the buildings austerely outlined
against the pale sky. The long. gray
shadows of late afternoon caught my
eyes with their fantastic shapes. People
they would judge me, too.
Mechanically had stepped into a bus.
! must be going-going. That at least
would blur the pain.
would go to Eleanor's. She would
understand. How little of her had seen
in there last full weeks Was it her fault
or mine? But perhaps she, too, would
want to ignore me-would find what ]
had done wicked, or worse--scandalous
! rang her bell with a little fear
clutching at my heart. could not stand
it if she were out. ] must at least know
if she. too. condemned me.
No. She was in. went up the steep
stairs, to her own bright. pretty, room.
her arms around me in her own dear
way
sat down on the little footstool be-
fore the window. ] had blurted out to
her all the story, How had met Mr.;
Deland. The walk we had taken and
his asking me to his rooms. Tea with
him and the rare old curios from China
he had showed me. | told her all
Then | finished-told of Agnes Carter
how she had seen mellow she had
spread the story-my miserable day at
the art school and Bettys arraignment
Eleanor was silent moment when
had finished.
There was nothing wrong in it at all,
Prudence, but you must realize that the
others standards are not your standards
You will be careful next time. Do not
do anything that looks imprudent. You
will see by next week they will have for
gotten all about it at art school. 1t will
come out all right.
Forget all this. But. Prudence, there
Is one thing: l wonder If you know yet
what you want?'
Know yet what / want ?" l echoed to
myself. The question startled me.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
SUGAR-SAVING HINTS
FOR PATRIOTIC WOMEN
Fresh Fruits Instead of Pud.
dings. Raisins With Breakfast
Food Are Recommended

instead of letting the sugar shortage
pother her. the resourCeful housewife
Is bending all efforts 10 learn the best
ways of using less sugar in her cook.
ing and preserving and of canning
without II or with sugar substitute es
She is drying many of the fruits: she
Is learning to put up fruit juices and
buffers and to max" syrups at home
from sugar beets ounces and apples
She is substituting corn syrup, mo-
lasses. maple syrup and honey for
sugar in her canning and general cook
ing. and she Is making sugarless can
dies. fruit pastes and conceCtions. Bull
letins telling how to carry out these
methods may be had free on appIica
tion to the United States Department of
Agriculture.
Americans have allowed their fond
ness Tor sugar to increase to the point
where 1t has passed extravaganza and
become actua! waste. Oversweeteninr of
tea and coffee Is one of our great faults
More than this, too often a good part
OF the sugar is not dissolved and ia
left in the bottom of the Gun to he
thrown away. Every housewife should
enforce the rule of "one teaspoonfu to
the cupful or none at all"
Serve fresh fruits without sugar in
stead of sweet puddngs have salads
often in place of desserts; use sweet
dried fruits like dates. raisins or figs
with the breakfast cereals. or a little
syrup IN place or sugar Use cake spar
ingly and make it from recipes that call
for molasses or syrups-instead of frost
ing spread it with little lam fruit
butter or paste.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
Mush and Milk

What has become Of the old-time bowl
OF cornmeal mush and milk? II ia an
American dish, cheap, nourishing and
palatable. The older generation loved IL.
and for economical, sentimental and pa
triotic reasons we should now go back
TO II and take all America with us. Mush
and milk furnishes a balanced ration.
yet contai, no wheat. no meat. no
sugar 1t Is whole meal in itself. and
while the war lasts 1t should be used
use here will release other and more
concentrated foods for our armies and
the armies of the Allies We are pro
ducing an abundance of food; we will
save 1t Tor our boys across the water
and food will help to win the war. The
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
A Budding Authoress
10 The Editor Of Woman's Page:

Dear Madam-You have helped so many
other "would-be" authoresses in this same
after that am writing to ask you for the
names and addresses OF the publishing syn
dicates. ] have heard that they employ a
stan Of writer's that turn out exactly the
sort OF story they want. Do they do this
exclusivelyf How should manuscripts be
mailed. folded fiat or rolled in pasteboard
tuhe7 B. I. Z.
The syndicate addresses have been
mailed TO you. Some of the syndcates
have stan writer's TO turn out the type Of
story they want. but all of them are.
~ = rule, ready to buy anything that is
reslly what they want. Very few news
papers accept these little short stories
directly from the writer. Personally I
prefer fat-folded manuscript, although
n doesn't matter much which you send
The Nat Is easier to open.
Why don't you try writing little arti-
cles about how to make things for some
Of the women's magazines? That's a
good way to start,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
THE WOMAN'S EXCHANGE
YESTERDAYS ANSWERS

!. Board. lodging and tuition are free In most
of the units Of the army nursing school
recently organized by surgeon General
Gorgas. Of the United States army.
2. high school education Is not required I'm
u great many Of the hospitals listed in
the student nurses reserve.
3. The goldfish howl with its little shiny
swimmers makes q pretty summer cen
terpiece II II Mason Jar containing flow
ers il put In the center Of the bowl The
top Of the Jar must come far en0ug h
above the ton Of the water In the aqua
rum to see that the two waters do not
mix.
4. A radiating plate and oven Is an oven for
the top of the stove. which Is econ
Omy because II bakes bread. potatoes,
etc. using less fuel than the ordinary
oven.
5. Unless they are shriyeled, vegetables
should never be soaked. because soak
ing dissolyes valuable mineral food
value In them.
@. A little baking soda put into the water In
stead OF salt will make tough yegeta-
bes sweet and tender.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
TELL
ME WHAT j
ImhIla

legally from the first. Most certainly
you did right to refuse to marry hul.
my dear. it was not right to let that
man think that YOU would marry him
You should let him and every one know
that you are married woman and that
your husband Is living even If he is not
living with you. | am sorry for you,
but because your husband has done
wrong you may not follow in his foot
steps and do as he did 1t is against
the law. And think great deal before
you marry aga'n, even If you feel you
must have the legal protection of a di-
vorce There is much to be considered.
and far more against 1t than for ii.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
Ink on Madeira

To the Editor Of Womdn'S Page:
Dear Madam too am taking the liberty
of asking a question. l purchased eXpen-
sive madeira cover and through accident ink
has got on IL. | have not yet washed II.
Would be asking too much to advise me
how to remove same? Z. n.
First try soaking the cover in milk for
d day or two. changing the milk as often
as II becomes discolOred If this does
not entirely remove the stain apply a
weak solution OF Oxalic acid. Do not
have II too strong, as you are apt TO in
jure the cover. Apply the acid with a
medicine dropper, allowing it to remain
on a few seconds, then rinse in clear
water and then in water in which there
are few drops of ammonia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21

lasses. six cupfuls milk Cor four of milk
and two of cream). one cupful finely
figs. two eggs. one teaspoonful
salt Cook the cornmeal with four cup-
fulss of the milk, add the molasses, figs
the eggs well beaten. Pour into a but
tered pudding dish and bake in a mod
crate oven for three hours Of more.
When partly cooked add the remainder
of the milk without stirring the pudding.
This serves eight or ten persons.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21

Dear Cynth!a--I hope you can help me
] am young married woman of twenty
two years OF age and have been married
four years. My husband left me two years
ago last July and he is now married again,
though he did not marry in this State and
he did not get divorce. He went to Eir-
can get married again? And also. met Il
nice fellow last sumner, g, m asked SH ,bTn me to
did right in refusing him? Now he is in
the army and he has been writing TO me
for some time but / have not heard from
him for two months. Do you think he has
gone TO France or is perhaps sick?
T.. NJ. b.
You could not marry again without
first procuring divorce, and your hus-
band has committed bigamy and is liable
to arrest and Imprisonment if it is found
out by the authorities, as he cannot
marry a second wife unless he Is freed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21

makes the summer hotel tell tales out
of school. You cannot train a child
all at once. Child training especially
with high-spirited little ones such as
Kathleen, is high art, a big job that
requires an infinite amount of daily
and hourly patience.
kathleen's mother was indeed PAINS
taking in the hotel, If continually
speaking to a child means anything.
But this suddenly trying to produce
perfection in little one cannot be
expected to count. 1t Is what goes on
behind the scenes every day in the
home that turns the trick.
In the busy. busy. days at home it
may seem "a very small matter to let
shortages in manners go by. 1t Is a
perfect temptation some time for the
sake of peace to be inconsistent and
give in to whines one night when the
night before they were stopped in
short order as they should have been.
IF CHILDREN are brought up ac-
cordng to these methods they can
not be expected to be anything but
troublesome when taken in unusual at
mosphere. Trick them out as YOU will
III the smartest, most genteel clothes
that money can buy. their breeding
will out and tell its ungraceful story
If there is one to tell. The conduct
of child in public is the infallible
mirror of the home from which II
comes. This may be disConcerting TO
the not infreQuent mothers who have
never realized that the molding Of
child character can never be accom-
pished spasmodically. but it is an in.
finite source of satisfaction to those
who continually sacrifice their own
time and inclination to give the world
lovable, worth while children.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
Canning Beets
By LAURA BrFFUAI

'@-h'iN-h p' Il + L VI
domestic Science Expert of the Ma
tional War Garden Commission,
Washington. D. O.
-, Sc only small beets for canning
wash scrubbing if necessary and get
very ctean. Cut off all but an inch of
leaf stems. Grade and blanch five min
utes. Cold dip and scrape off skin and
stems Beets averaging one inch in di-
ameter may be packed whole, but larger
ones may be cut in convenient, sizes for
packing. Add one level teaspoonfuI Of
salt to each quart jar, and cover the
PACK with boiling water. Put on a new
rubber and the top, dipping them both
IN hot water just before placing. Adjust
the top bail or screw on the ton with
thumb and little finger. "N''
Sterilize ninety minutes in hot water
bath or sixty minutes at Ave to ten
pounds steam pressure Remove from
sterilier. seal tight and cool The com
mission VIII be glad to answer any ques-
tions written on one side of the paner
and sent with self-addressed stamped
envelope. Send a two-cent stamp TO the
Editor Of the EVENING PUBLIC LEpGER's
womna's page for the free canning man
ual issued by the National War Garden
Commission.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
TODAY'S INQUIRIES

i. What Is the camp community service?
g. Who is DIR. Jesse PeiNOtto?
3. What II n camOufage party?
&. Name II homemade Christmas gift partiC-
nlarly appropriate for the girl who has
q sweater.
b. How Ice cream he made without
sugar.
Q. Why should vegetables be steamed rather
than bOiIedo
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
Harrisburg Finds Propaganda

Harrisburg, Pa, Aug. 21.-Many resi-
dents OF Harrisburg have found leaf
let's containing peace propaganda under
their doors. Just who is carrying on the
the bit Of paper are said to have been
written by a man who was a pro-
nounced peace advocate prior to the
Apsviean fAclaSAfisa q i}nz
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21

Dear Cynthla-Does "a" VINO wrote the
other day 50 beautifully about love. believe
in telepathy| ANOTHER FOREIGNER
| am afraid | shall have to let "A"
answer for himself
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
Nurses. Aides Needed

~ ~ Edifor of.Wopan's Pa0e:
. rHrar Madam-Wnl nurses' aides he
1&o6 here In the hospitals for the wounded
<sf Il 20. what Win be the require
- ns!sa pssit!ses ~ xa|sA ~ :, e 7. s,ch.t; ~;
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
SaUe Sugar

Use "one teaspoonful to the cup.
full"
Serve more fruits for dessert.
Make fruit juices and syrups.
Use syrups in general cooking.
Can without sugar.
Dry your fruits and vegetables.
Have less cake and frosting.
Eat less candy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21

work.
NIELL, are you thinking of getting
w out your serge dress now that Sep
tember is coming to see what you can
do by way of freshening it up a bit ?
New collar and cuffs have wrought sur
prising changes-a white set perhaps
with several rows of pink or blue frilling
on the edge. or pleated net sets with fine
tucks and a hem CT edging l saw these
today by the yard at twenty cents.
Once in a fine spirit of economy de-
termined to shine my own shoes instead
Of going to a bootblack. And invariably
| find that when II is the tan shoe brush
/ seek, l discover the brush for black
ones, while II 1t Is my black boots that
need a polishing the tan brush comes up
smiling. But discovered a way to get
the better Of those malicious brushes
For at a shop yesterday / found a COM
bined brush for black and tan shoes
Half OF It is black bristles, and the other
half is of soft "cottony" material II is
most convenient affair, would be par
ticularly welcomed by him" and can be
secured for seventy-five cents.
Don't go around the kitchen when you
are dressed for the evening with the
sleeves of that dress or clean waist
rolled up, But" you exclaim, 81 don't
want my sleeves to get soiled right
away" Certainly not, but there Is an
other way to protect them without rolling
them up and getting them mussy.
speak OF black sleeve protectors, which
can be tied over the arms. They are
very nice to have for the kitchen. and
they can be secured for twenty cents
Daix.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
Adventures
With QPurse
FOUND TODAY

FOUND TODAY
!. Pink and blue frilling for September's
serge dress.
2. A combination brush for both black
and tan shoes.
.. Black sleeve protectors for kitchen
work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21

The blue serge depicted today
shows no great change from those
made late in the spring. The most
distinctive of its features is the
sleeve, which. as you see, does not
cling to the lower part Of the arm.
This is unusual treatment for heavy
material, such as serge. The long.
draped sides of the skirt are in
reality deep peg. The frock is
trimmed with soutache braid. but is
by no means overloaded with it.
The skirt is sci on a deep hip yoke,
from which swings panel front
and back
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21

TomorrOw-Clothes
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-06
"Goodl Shall Visit the Place."

Sebastian's chisel. For his sins that the mountain. Soundlessi I'm no babyl I know when I'm asleep. and I know when I'm awake That place Is accursed, and I want no more of 1t"
 Cobo fell into frowning meditation. allowing his cigarette to smolder down until it burned his thick fingers. He was not a superstitious man and he put no faith in the supernatural, nev- ertheless he was convinced that his sergeant was not lying. and reference to Rancho Cueta had set his mind to working along strange channels. He had known Cueto we'll, and the latter's stubborn belief in the existence of that Varona treasure had more than once impressed him. He wondered now if others shared that faith, or If by chance they had discovered a clue to the whereabouts of the money and were conducting secret search. It was a fantastic idea, nevertheless Cobo told himself that If people were prying about those deserted premises 1t was with some object, and their ac- tons would warrant observation The presence of the woman-a woman with the glow of phosphorus upon her face was puzzling. but the whole affair was puzzling He determined to inves- tigate. After time he murmured, "I should like to see this spirit
 The sergeant shrugged. It was plain from his expression that he could not account for such a desire. Another night Is coming" said he.
 Good l shall visit the place. and if l see anything unusual I-well, l shall believe what you have told me means. It will do you no harm"
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-06
Oriqin Claimed by Turks.

According to the OSmanli historians the original Turk was grandson of Noah. Though there were only eight people in the ark when 1t was first floated, there were nine, 1t is asserted when 1t landed at Mount Arrat The additional one was the eldest son of Japhet, born during the food His name was Turk. A descendant in the fourth generation. one Alindje Khan had two sons (twins) who were named TartarKhan and Mogul-Khan. Tartar was the father of the Turks; Mogul was the father of the Mongols. Turks and MoRgols were thus closely related by birth, and the wars which at once broke out between them, and the rec. oscillations that speedily ensued, had much of the nature of family quarrels The Turks were the more frequently triumphant, one Mongol throne after another yielding to their arms. Not till the Christian era was well advanced did the ethnological name of these chil dren of Japhet appear in history.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-06
CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF FIGsa CAN'T HARM CHILDREN AND
 THEY LOVE IT,

Mother Your child isn't naturally cross and peevish. See if tongue is coated; this is sure sign the little stomach. liver and bowels need . cleansing at once.
 When listless, pale, feverish, full of cold, breath bad, throat sore, doesn't eat, sleep or act naturally, has stom- ach-ache, diarrh9a, remember, gen. tie liver and bowel cleansing should always be the first treatment given.
 Nothing equals California Syrup of Figs" for ehildren's ills; give tea spoonful, and in few hours all the foul waste, sour bile and fermenting food which is clogged in the bowels passes out of the system, and you have a well and playful child again. All children love this harmless, deli cious fruit laxative" and it never fails to effect a good "inside" cleans ing. Directions for babies, children of all ages and grown-ups are plainly on the bottle.
 Keep it handy in your home. A little given today saves sick child tomor- row, but get the genuine. Ask your druggist for q bottle of California Syrup of Figs" then see that it is made by the California Fig Syrup Company."-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-06
CHAPTER XIX.
How cobo Stood on Ills Head.

'tSN S1b0 SsSO6 WI stS fi0dos
 All that day, or during most of it. at least, Rosa and 0'Reilly sat hand In hand, oblivious of hunger and fatigue, impatient for the coming of night, keyed to the highest tension. Now they would rejoice hysterically, assuring each other of their good fortune. again they would grow sick with the fear of disappointment Time after time they stepped out of the hut and stared ap- prehensively up the slopes of La Cum bre to assure themselves that this was not all a part of some fantastic flu sion: over and over, in minutest de tail. Johnnie described what he had seen at the bottom of the well. He tried more than once during the after noon to sleep. but he could not. for the moment he closed his eyes he found himself back there In that pit upon the ridges crest, straining at those stub born rocks and slippery timbers. This inaction was maddening. his fatigue rendered him feverish and irritable.
 Jacket. too. felt the strain, and after several fruitless attempts to sleep he rose and went out Into the sunshine, where he fell to whetting his knife He finished putting double edge upon the blade, fitted handle to 1t, and then a cord with which to suspend 1t round his neck. He showed 1t to O,Reilly. and after receiving word of praise he crept outdoors again and tried to for get how sick he was. Black spots were dancing before Jackets eyes; he ex- perienced spells of dizziness and nau- sea during which he dared not attempt to walk. He knew this must be the re-
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-06
SONG FOR ALL ABLE TO HEAR
Trouble Is That All People Have Not Properly Attuned Themselves to
 Listen to It.

.There is ever song somewhere, my dear sings the poet. Let us go little further and say that there Is ever song everywhere-if we have the ear attuned to 1t.
 The cultured musician will tell you that what the masters sing in their strange and complex studies is the highest music to those who are trained to catch 1t. But the simple heart finds the harmony in the simple, lowly mel odles.
 What to the one class is purest mu- sic is to the other meaningless noise. If we just knew how to listen we could love the sings of each To some the jingle of money is the only music in the world. It deafens them to all oth, CT sounds. To some the melody of their own names spoken in praise is the only music worth hearing. The ears of these seem to open inward. The greedy and the vain shrink their whole world to their own size.
 But to those who can hear it there Is song in every phase of life. For tunate is he who can hear more than very few.-Exchange
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-06
CHAPTER xVilI-continued.

Exactly. And they saw nothing"
 "Your pardon. my colonel. They came back in q cold sweat, and they spent the night on their knees. The woman was there again. You have seen the salt sea at night? Well. her face was aglow, like that, so they said. They heard the cianking of chains, too, and the sound of hammers, coming from the very bowels of the earth. It Is all plain enough, when you know the story. But it Is terrifying"
 This Is indeed amazing" Cobo ac- knowledged, but of course there is some simple explanation. Spirits, if indeed there are such things, are made of nothing-they are like thin air. How, then, could they rattle chains? You probably saw some wretched pa cificos in search of food and imagined the rest.''
 Indeed Then what did I hear with these very ears? Whispers, murmurs, groans, and the elinkety-elink of old