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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-31

goes about it to decide upon ones own
Individual ethics.
:, Paul smiled gravely.
Honey. that's something that's been
engaging the attention of mightier
minds than yours ana mine-and 1t y
been an open subject for about 1000
years
She caught the sober note in his
voice.
''You mean, dear, that nobody can
get at it? ] mean, thar the matter of
ethics is something to be left to ones
own choice?"
lie nodded gravely.
''Somethng like that. But its NOT
q question of choice. It's matter of
ones conscience.
\ Virginia grimaced.
''It's hard to understand, isn't ii,
darlin'?'
VERY. If We all had the same eth
zeal standard life would be relieved of
q million complexcs and I'm afraid
there'd not be much spiritual excite
rnent left. Politicians would be robbed
l0f their favorite pastime; viewers
with alarm would have nothing to
view, aud pointers with pride would
;WeAr their fingers out within week
naf from pointing"
fN1tnia diInpled.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-31
1scipes Vraten Whole Century Ago
4re Taken From Diary BY Mrs. Wilson
Cream Sauce Makes Bacon and Eggs Unusual While the
Old-Time Dixie Plum Cake Is Temptingly Spiced

fifteen minutes; split biscuit and lay a
slice of the prepared apple In the bis.
cult. Place another slice on top ana
serve with thin custard sauce.
Spicetl Cake
Place in mixing bowl
One cup Of molasses,
Three quarters cup of brorn sugar,
Tro. thirds cup of sausage drippings,
One teaspoon of ginger,
One teaspoon of cinnamon.
One teaspoon of dIspice.
One egg.
Blend well. add
Three cups Of -four.
Tro tablespoons OF baking. poUder.
One cup of seeded rdisins.
One cup of chopped nuts.
One halt cup of citrou. chopped fne,
Three quarters cup of black coffee.
Beat to mix and then turn in n we'll.
creased baking pan, spreading the batter
evenly and about one inch thick. Bake
in moderate oven thirty-five minutes
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-31
'tJ1Kh Cscruses aha S Sofsg III psdliF,06s ISI
dnd Jumping Ropes and Sunshine
There. No Dsnyng The F0cs That rirs II Ut About Hsrs
1s Even Mud Can't Stop rs Signs VI,

bilities Of grass all over that muddy
patch In front ana 4 vssetable garden
all over that place In the back that y
now a3l cluttcred up with 4 mortar va
and various lumber and tools and things
They stand there for d few tninutes
and then -unnniMously they turn and
pick their way the mud to the
porch. which hasn't any steps As vet,
and peer scuri0usly In the windows.
Every Sunday they do II, two b. two.
Couples looking at new houses,
jumping ropes, song sparrows, cro-
EVOR many months the Park has been
- dreary place. K. X
Its wide spread OF grass has beer
either dark and brown or frozen and
white with snow. ia3l,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-31

T,HERE'S absolutely no doubt about
= Il now. ss%
Why, crocuses are up! .gA i.
Bluebiryla have been singing ioi
weeks and robins ere an old lhtory.
And yesterday I saw q cong .spar-
row. perched on 3 foolishly small twig,
shivering and shaking with the eHor'
to get his spring song into shape.
He'll have to eafgle his throat lot
more and stop eating 20. many worms
before he regains the full glory OF MS
hymn of praise and JOY, but he's start
ing to train, at lcnst. :.
And the other day there was z thud'
ding Of feet on the porch next door.
It didn't sound like pogo stick
and II wasn't running.
II was something queer and unusual
that hadn' { been heard for q long time
And then. with cry Of welcome. :
little girl ran down the porch steps ant
joined q friend who was passing tn
From one hand she trailed 4 piece o.
The other little girl carried anothe,
And a. they Joined forces they Go'
into STEP, brought their ropes Into posi-
tion and went skipping up the street.
Jumping ropes and song -sparrows ahe
crocuses-spring!
MUDDY patches in front OF new
x1 houses usually discourage prospec'
tive tenants.
But not now.
Every Sunday afternoon you see peo
pie. nearly always couples. walk,ni
along the street where they are Duiia.
ing those attractive new houses will
fireplaces in the living rooms and porci
roofs that were just built for fiowe'
boxes. :.
They pause Invariably snd stare a
the houses.
You can tell that the girl is visualiz
ing rrim curtains Mt those adorable
second STORY windows. with little ma
hogany rocking chair behind them.
And that the man Is seeing the posi-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-31
DUT what DO we really want IN life
- we women?

DtT what DO we really want III life,
- we women?
OF course. we enjoy theatres and
novels and art galleries and music.
Cities offer uS III enormous amount or
pleasure and education. II must be q
matter OF much sacrifice for city
bred girl avid for the metropolitan de-
lights, sophisticated and accustomed to
snowy hotels and magnificent dance
halls and orchestras, and elaborate
cooking. to step back half century,
as it were. and pioneer in tn" far roun-
try districts, being Obliged to labor
physically, and endure real hardship.
But all Western life is not Il matter
of such extreme sacrifice as the latter
picture. To one who loves nature, and
who first finds the romance and glory
OF mountains. the magnitcence of sun
sets. and moonlight, and flowers, and
the sweep of the plain, and the eXhilar-
alton Of swimming and horseback riding,
civilized life is tame and meaning
less.
TIIEN there Is the difference between
l. love and home and mutual interests
ana activities, and the nonotonOus.
non creative life Of the unmarried and
lonely woman. II a girl be happily
married she never will sigh for the un.
attached state.
Nowadays, too. the country is pretty
uE 10 date. Farms have their autOmo
bles and telephones and musi" machines
and magazines. II is possible to read
theatre criticisms and books. and hear
the famous singers in 'canncd music"
and TO keep abreast of the times. and
! Join women clubs and Grange meet
| ings. Surely, those two million men
| have much to offer the girl in the
! crowded towns, who perhaps is working
ten hours a day in department store,
! and living in hall bedroom, and cook
| ing her frugal meals on an oil stove
! on her trunk:
\ If there were Sdme all wise GO
between TO bring ihckc young folk to 70
! gether how many happy homes there
might be founded 4s in wartime, ro.
| mantle acquaintanceA begin with notes
slipped In packages, now fine il Cupid
4 could establish some Communication he.
tween city girls and Western lonely
hachel0rs. II
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-31
Writes to "Bi,i"

Dear Cynthis-Allow me to say a
few words to BILL"
| must admit that your letter gave
me very glad surprise. II seems SO
strange to hear any one who speaks SO
nicely that doesn't knock all the So
called tiappers have often heard
that brains and beauty are an un-
usual combination" and I believe it's
true. A girl who is raving beauty
spends all her time convincing herself Of
the fact. whereas a girl who Is hcmely,
not ugly, but just plain, generally ac-
cepts the situation and puts herself to
the task of developing her mind. since
she can't develop her beauty. AS for
me- the man with the handsome face
is passe. 1t is bad enough for the girls
to be conceited, but when the men start
talking about looks It's time to turn
over another page.
You say that you are thrilled by the
pretty. fascinating tlapper type. Well.
as far as I am concerned. l think the
| fiappers are o. X. Any girl who is
| afraid to shorten her dress or wear
earrings OF other things that make our
dear reformers gossip hasn't got enough
| backbone to be alive even.
Well, "Bill,' ] hope you get the girl
of your dreams. Even though she is a
| fapper, she'll-stick by you.
RARE"
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saving, would there -:
He grinncd over al
her.
That's h @ idea.
Ethics means the rules
Of the game. But the
trouble Is the rules are
so elastic I h at I h g
word doesn't III @ a n
anything any more.
"Oh, dear, why are
we all created so diff
ferently-in our way
of thinking, | mean :
Wouldn't il be nice II
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-31
Finds Him RepuIsive

Dear Cynthia---I am an attractive
young girl OF eighteen and have been
keeping company with young man
VINO Is very much in love with me.
This young fellow is minus two fingers
on MIS- left hand. which makes him very
repulslve to me. He is a very nice boy
and thinks that | like him. This defect
Is very noticeable, and / know that |
could never 20 out with him again. So
please. Cynthia dear. tell me how / can
be rid Of him without hurting his feel
ings, az he is n very sensitive boy. It is
my mothers wish that I go with him.
ANXIOUS.
My dear little girl. while there Is no
need CT your loving the young man, you
should rot allow his misfortune to turn
YOU against him. How can you be sure
you may not meet with like accident
or worse one In your life? Would
you want every one to turn from you
because of your infirmty? Be kind to
the young man and do not look at his
hands. It's not a bit necessary.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-31
Has a Good Voice

To the Editor Of Woman's Page:
Dear Madam am thirteen years
old. and ! have a good voice. ] would
very much like to make 1t better, but
cannot afford 1t. Please write in
your helpful column how this can be
done.
Also. please tell me how ] can i'm.
prove my running before May, as !
want to- join an athletic club. 81
t. H. S.
At the Settlement Music School, 416
Queen street you can have your voice
trained by good music teachers, and
If it shows promise, they will give you
training. But the only way you can
improve your running Is by running as
much as possible. Then deep breathing
exercises will help you to develop long
wind" Take a deep breath through
your nose, letting the air fill out your
chest SO that you can see it rise, keep.
ing your chin In and your chest up.
Hold this while you count five slowly,
then let it out through yourjmouth very
slowly. Take another breath and re-
peat the same process. Do this every
night before you so to bed, and In the
morning. before an open window. In
crease your count as you get more wind
You will find this a great help with
your running.
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do not see women very often, but need
them greatly to keep their homes, and
drive away loneliness on long winter
evenings. Are you willing to do that?
In Great Britain one hears all the
time about that million surplus feni-
nine population. Even we in America
sigh over the fact that vast army
Of charming girls never can hope to
wed and have their own babies and
homes over there. Yet. who ever heard
of our writer's and lecturers mourning
over our own two million bachelors!
Go west. young man. and grow
up with the country admonished
Horace Greeley years ago: but even
when he 81 advised he was enjoying the
big city of New York. and editing Il
newspaper ana showed no signs of de
string Western farm life for himself.
NOWADAYS the opportunities for
~ making fortunes are not so great
on the Far Western prairics. 1t is n
| long, hard pull. even il folks get their
land free from the Government, by
/ honesteading, % stalking claims. Still,
| there are some chances of a happy,
! healthy life in the open. with no dew
asting worries over grocery bills and
rents--if one is willing 10 work.
OF course. YOU will not get the fancy
! styles and costumes, or the ice cream
delicaces, or the motion pictures every
evening Your husband will not wear
picturesque costumes and dash up on
Arabian stoedS. his throat encased in u
silk handkerchief. and his sombrrro AT
an angle over his ravishing eyes-as
do the heroes Of the Wild West photo
plays.
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~ hlsdb hatt II Gh ~ =
clad MtterS thluSs the cKatts, ,13
'ogpelpy ~ qQarrelsol66 WI. ~
ntNyed Mill long tlS0ugh Eto SSxS
s0me Invisible thinR ffofh ~
and. thin hsw buGily and swilII,
sIis nail ~ hays besh 4, -.
In jnhahttnuts hhvp been S,Css,5
the sc, Just using Il A Z hishwsS. 4.
RUT nowwhy. the sur 4 = 4. Z \,
- that nurses come out MIN " ~
IN csrringes and cit there \. 2
benches that are al fresh Ana ~. H.
now, IN their new paint. 3 - s VA y!
Its squirrels have begun 10 .co.s V
talk, and come down To bes IA r,s.s
II lts bitde have pretkier vosces : =. !. X y
and tarry . while on low ~. u
entertain the guests.
Its grass 70 brilliant sreen 80, 4!
cuses are pushing up brsvely VIII iI \!
and there beds Of tulips or jonnr;s. y
BEGINNING 10 struggle IN, b,
Awakening life IN the PART. n....I
looking at new houses, iuhnin. s:l!l!
song :sparrcws, crocuses- --sprins
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-31
The Woman's Exchange
The STUDY Of Lanouaoes

To the Editor OF Wolnun's PAGE:
Dear Madam-I am sophomore in
high school. and have had two years
or a, language. I do not feel that II
Is enough. Could you direct me to n
place where l could renew my study
place of good name and the correc,
language, but not too expensive?
am sixteen years old, and Ave feet
eight inches and weigh lO6 pounds
How much too tall am /? I am still
growing. and could you tell me how &c
stop? I am girl. A. MARvELLE.
Won't you be able to get more study
or language as you go on in high
school? II not, you can go to a school
OF languages l cannot recommend the
name of any such schools through this
column. but you can find a list OF them
IN the business directory of the tele.
phone book. You are not over height
you are under weight. You should
weigh over I30 at your age and height
] cannot tell you how to stop growing
but I will advise you to eat more and
especially Of things like potatoes, milk
eggs and butter. to fl out and come
un to your height in weight You will
find it very becoming, am sure.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-31
'Deluded Niocs


~ Judith Carlyle u delxded Wife
because When Rand, her Awsbond,
sells his business and comcs to Netc
York to be an artist, she refwses TO
adapt hereif 10 the nep Hfe. she
thinks u enough to keep the house
clean aud to cook Rand's meals, aud
mhen she takes no interest IN Ne
work they cease to have anything IN
common. Rand meets Carlotta Young,
mritcr, aud q very clerer so0man.
He is eager to paint her portrait and
tnrites her TO the studio for tea,
rhich makes Judy fHri0Ns.
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cess OF the married
pairs !! T h in k of
that big aggrega
ton from which to
choose. Surely. the
most fastidious of
us ought to find
just the right one.
our ideal, mate, if
we have the run of
the herd. as they
say in the West.
West? All. that
is the secret. Most
of these surplus
swains are on the
ranches and plan
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-31

glance across the IL
brary table. Then he
puckercd his brows,
laced his fingers and
pursed his lips. all be
ing the outward signs
of deep thought.
Ethics: Oh. they
are the rules of the
game. Why?'
Virginia sighed.
Nothing --- only -
only I've been won =
dpring Just how one
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-31
Paul and Virginia B, GRANT

And ii one code OF ethics was uni
versa therc'd be no divorce courts.
would there. dear. and there'd only b.
one opinion about bobbcd hair. Walt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-31
Please Tell Me
What to Do
Perfectly Proper
BY CYNTHIA

=, Dear Cynthia--My mother died in
Nay iast year and l am still In mourn
ing, And as | am 10 be married next
month. would il be proper or bad luck
lot me TO be married from the home OF
relative instead of where | am now
living. with my brother? BESSIE.
Dear child. there Is no such thing as
PAD luck. or course. it's perfectly
proper to be married from a relatives
nome and really it's the best thing to
90 II you are not having church we'd
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-31
Bacon and Eggs With Cream Sauce

Brown thin slices of bacon, and then
cook one egg for each person in the
bacon fat, keeping the egg white while
cooking: this is easily done by not
having the fat very hot. Lift the egg,
when cooked, to small slice Of toast,
and then drain portion of the fat from
the pan, add six tablespoons of -four,
blend and add
One and one-half cups of milk.
blend and bring to a boil, cook for
FIVE minutes, season well.
Braised Shoulder Of Lamb. Dutch Style
Have the butcher bone and roll the
shoulder. Now place in wooden chop
ping bowl
T,co leeks.
Three onions,
Three branches of parsley.
One teaspoon Of thyme.
Chop very fine and pack into the meat
where 1t is tied Put little shortening
in deep saucepan and when smoking
hot add the meat Turn until nicely
Drowned and then cover the pan closely
and let cook very slowly, allowing full
thirty five minutes to the pound. Add
to the meat while cooking "
One quarter cup of cinegdr.
Eight small onions. 49,.
Too carrots. cut in small pteces.
One cup OF rater.
Sir tablespoons of flour.
Dissolve the -four in the water before
adding to the meat. season with salt
and pepper and add
One-holf cup Of finely chopped pars-
Icy.
4 One cup of thick sour cream.
Blend we'll and serve.
Colonial Boiled Dressing
Place in saucepan
4 Ons cvp of milk,
f0Ik OF one cog,
One teaspoon of mustard,
4 One teaspoon Of sdu,
One fabtesp0on of sugar.
One teaspoon of rhite pepper,
Four tablespoons of -four.
Now dissolve the spices in the milk,
. before starting to cook, and just as soon
as the mixture begins to thicken add
slowly two thirds of cup of vinegar,
beating the vinegar in slowly; add one
half cup of butter and bring to boil.
Place where it will cook very slowly for
hve minutes.
This amount of dressing will keep
over week in winter time, and as long
in summer II placed near the ice. To
use, place about two thirds cup of this
ureSblnR III DOWl ana auu
One-half cup of sour cream.
Beat to blend and pour over the salad.
Apple Short Cake
Place in large. fiat saucepan
One cup of sugar.
One.haF cup of rdfer.
Stir to dissolve the sugar and bring
70 q boil. Cook for two minutes. Now
add three apples, pared, and cut each
apple in four slices; remove the core.
The apples now resemble the slice OF
pineapple. Place the slices of apple in
the prepared sirup and simmer slowly
until the apples are clear. The apples
must be laid in single layer in the
saucepan. While cooking cover 20 keer
in the steam. Now place in mixing
bowl
Three and one quarter cups of -four,
One teaspoon of salt.
TUo tablespoons of baking po,cder.
Fire tablespoons of sugar.
Sift to mix and then rub into thu
Dour
Five tablespoons of shortening,
and use one cup of milk to mix tt
dough roll out as for biscuits and Gu,
with the large cookie cutter, place on g
baking sheet and bake in hot oven 70,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-31
Ethical COmpLe.es

SDACL, dear. what are ethics:'
L Paul dropped the evening news
raper and threw Virginia guizzical
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-31
Woman,s 5 Life
and LoDe
TirO Million Wifeless Men
BY WINIFRED HARPER COOLEY

GIRLS and spinsters, take heart. In
" America all the time there are no
less than two million bachelors in eX-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-31
Things You'll Love to Make

Capes of every description and for
every occasion are the present vogue.
Here is a BUTTON -ON-CAPE that
you will find very convenient for sports
or street wear. The cape may be cut
circular or with Il seam down the
shoulder or made on yoke. The sides
of the cape extend little in front of the
shoulder line. The short yoke or collar
meets at the front. 1t has two button
holes in each end which fit over buttons
that are sewed to the front of the frock.
In this way the BUTTON-OS. CAPE
can readily be removed when not wanted
and quickly rebuttoned when some
added warmth is needed. FLORA.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-31
Rx MRS. M. a. WILSON


Cosp:ishf. 1871. by Mrs. ~. 4. Wiiso''. AL
NIM8 rights reserved
sN1vODAY, March the 31st. is a balmy
: spring day, the robins are singing
and winter hath turned his tail and fled.
10 the opDOrtune time is at hand for the
making Of the kitchen garden. Sister
Martha will fetch home the seeds from
the market and methinks also goodly
marketing this day. Whist she be gone
I have made wonderful spice cake
from Mrs. I.each's new recipe that came
from her sister. who lives on Virginia
plantation"
The above note and the recipes used
today are taken from an old diary OF
Rachel Howard. who lived in Philadel
phia in the early eighteenth century.
BREAKFAST
Southern Strawberries
Cereal and Cream
Bacon and Eggs with Cream Gravy
Fried Potatoes Colonial
Rolls Coffee
DINNER
Pickled Beets Radishes
Spiced Cucumber Rings
Braised Shoulder Of Lamb, Dutch Style
Mashed Potatoes Peas
Cabbage Salad
Apple Shortcake Cream
Coffee
SUPPER
Radishes Pickled Beets
Cold Cuts of Meat
Potato Salad
Baked Apples Spice Cake
Tea
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-31

TOmorrow-Judy Is Stubborn.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-03-09

Continued from page one)
by 80 feet, with the necessary
machinery. The plant will under
go some remodeling.
Plans for Second Plant
By taking over the plant the
association is free to consider the
erection Of a plant in the Rick
reall or Dallas districts as soon as
a satisfactory site can be located
and sufficient acreage guaran-
teed. 1t is contemplated that a
large warehouse will be built in
either of the two places this year
so that growers will not have to
deliver their product to the Tur-
ner plant.
The association is further con-
templating a campaign to secure
sufficient subscriptions of prefer
red stock and to make total cap
italization of $4,000. The total
stock subscribed is now $33,630
of common and $1,000 preferred.
The membership Of the associa-
tion totals GO with 600 acres
pledged for five year period and
nearly 1000 acres for this year.
State is Raped
"The impression has recently
gone out" said Mr.. Bohrnstedt in
making his report, that the flax
growers of the state have been
given something by the state. At
the time the seed was contracted
the market price In Portland was
$2.O1 per bushel f. o. b. Portland.
The state sold some seed on that
market and paid the freight of 10
cents per bushel leaving the state
net approximately $1.91 per bush
Ell, while the price to the growers
was put at S2.25-35 cents per
bushel more than the open mar
ket at that time.
"The legislature nor the state
did not give the farmers a dollar
What the legislature did was to
pay the farmers what the state
had agreed to pay them in writ
fen contracts and which should
have been paid long ago.
"The farmers did not even gel
interest on their money while
many of them were paying eight
and ten per cent at the bank"
George W. Eyre, president Of
the flax association, spoke brief
nv Of the prospects Of the indus
try, calling attention to the tac'
Itbat 10000 pounds Of fiber wal
consumed this year by Columbif
river fishermen, and that this fl
her could be manufactured in Sa
lem.