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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-15
Two Minutes of
Optimism
Talking about Prohibition
BY HERMAN j. STICII

Talking about prohibition-Paul Den.
ton, n Methodist preacher in Texas, a
good many years ago advertised bar
becue. with better liquor than was ever
furnished.
There were two Of us sent down TO
cover" the occasion. The people had
assembled and had had good time. and
all was quiet and harmonious prepara.
tory to the talk by the preacher. when
suddenly somebody IN the crowd cried
out:
Mr. Paul Denton. your reverence
mas lied You promised US not only h
is the liQuor?''
The preacher looked at the .nterruptcr
apnraisingly for few moments till tho
stiffness became painful. Then In .
Hash he broke out in tones of thunder,
There.' he roarcd, pointing his mo.
t!onless finger at the matchless Doubl.
spring, gushing up in two strong col
umns. with a sound like shout Of joy
from the bosom of the earth. There j.
he repeated with look that fairly an-
nihilated the quondam bravado Of the
necKler; There is the liquor, which
children." ga HIS
But the hcckler had started somo.
thing. Denton had gotten reused. and
nothing could stay the rush Of his clio.
Quercc.
Not in the simmering still" he shot
on: over smoky fires. chokcd Win
POISONOUS gases. and surrounded with
III" stencil OF slckcning odors and RINK
corruptions, does your Rather in heaven
prepare the precious essence of life
tEe pure cold water: but in the green
shade and grassy dell. where the red
deer WanderS. and tho child loves 70
play. there God brews it.
And down. low down in the dccnest
valleys where the fountains murmur and
tho rilis sing and high up ON tho IaII
mountain tops. where the naked groni,c
glttters Ike gold in the sun, where tha
storm cloud broods and the thunder
storms crash and away far OUT on the
WIDE. wild SET. where tho hurricnn
h"wls music. and the big waves roar Tho
chorus. sweeping the march of God
mere IL" brewS II. that beverage Of life,
health giving water
And everywhere it is Il thing Of
beauty; cleaning in the dew -drop :,
singing in The summer rain: shining In
the irc-gem till the trees nj, seem
turned 10 living jewels spreading n
golden Veil over the setting sun, or a
white gauzc around the midnight moon !:
sporting in the cataract sleeping in tho
glacier; dancing in the hail shower !.
folding its bright snow curtains sof,ly
about the winlry world weaving the
many -colorcd iris, that scraphs zone
OF the sky. whose warp i the rajn.
drop Of earth. whose woof Is the sun.
beam Of heaven, all deckcd with coles
tial flowers. by the mystic hand Of re-
fraction. Still always 1t IS beautiful
that blessed life water! No poison bub.
blcs on its brink. Its foam brings nor
madness and murder. No blood stains
its liquid glass. Pale widows and starry
ing orphans weep not burning tears in
it's depths. No drunkard'S shrieking
ghosL from the grave curses It in world
of eternal despair.
Speak out my friends :" cried
Denton as h" finished. his voice fairly
lambasting his audience. "Wo,!M vol,
exchange it for tn" demons drink, al.
cohol:'
After which the meeting broke up and
"" all went home. feeling that We had
had pleasant evening.
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urely at him.
Darling, do you realize that VIC can
Hve In the country this spring and this
summer and late into the fall for about
ha!f the cost of living in town."
She regarded him thoughtfully and
her eyes dropped to the clippings.
- hadn't thought about it, dear
Can we?'
Absolutely. See
He indicated the slips from the news
paper:
Seven room cottage with all modern
improvements. Garage and barn.
Pienty of room for nice little truck
garden. w hat do you think Of that?"
ut sounds wonderful. dear
"And only $500 for the season"
'.The season-but that's only for
summer. Why, dearest, that's an aw-
fully big rent for us to pay"
"Nonsense The season means to
20 there in April and stay on Till No
vember. Lots Of people in this town
stay In their country houses till Thanks
giving Day"
Virginia smiled indulgently.
''That sounds perfectly grand-to
have ones country house. doesn't It.
Pauli"
He sighed.
''And, Of course, IN the country one
can have saddle horses for almost moth.
ing. Hay and grain don't cost much
in the country
''It would be delightful Virginia
agreed guardedly.
"And fresh eggs every morning. OF
course, we'll keep hens
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and cat them OH the spot
Paul laughed chcerfuliy and strobe to
the window to stare out into the soft
night--one of the first of spring. a
gentle. pcrfumcd breeze stirred the
young trees. whose stark branches were
just budding into gteenery.
lie drew a deep breath and turned
back into the room.
ooh. it would be glorious--living out
in the country. And it would be
cheaper and healthier-and-and every
thing"
Virginia's eyes lighted.
Then we can do IT."
Paul shrugged and his soul saggcd.
That's the rub, honey" he said rue =
fully. He hipped each of the little
newspaper clippings with his fingers
and named the towns where each per-
feet country home was situated.
"Why. / never heard of any Of those
Places" cried Virginia, mystified.
"No, dear; that's the trouble--they
are all hundred miles from the city,
Then we cant do it," walled Vir-
ginia.
"Not' unless l throw up my job
admitted Paul.
And he gravely put the clippings In
tho back Of his wnllet-such IS the toe
sin Of eternal spring!
Tomorrow-Thc Tragedy Of the En-.
g8Rel.
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A Dissertation on Foreigners

Dear Cynthia History sometimes ha-
a habit Of repeating Itself; Immigra-
ton 10 this country SINCE 1920 has been
roughly as follows: English: Irish.
French, German, Norwegian, Russian,
italian. Greek, southern European Jews
and Poles. Each Of these natonalities
has been called rlffraf and scum Of
Europe by each Succeeding generation
Of native American stock. Each in
their turn, We have beer told, would not
lssim'late, were clannish. kept up their
od-country feuds and customs. None
Of these things have ever come TO pass
and will he assimilated. Future in!gra.
tions will also assimilate. To Initiate"
I might state by the year .022 the
present-day Immigrant WIN be fine
American and his grandchildren living
in that year. II we do not know better
in the meantime. will most likely call
the newly arrived immigrant riffran
and scum. So we always wander
around a circle seemingly getting no.
where. May I inquire, Initiate" where
orlty Of the old and the inferiorty OF
the new arrivals? No one race.is su-
perior to another We have differences
in educational standards and living
conditions. yes; but inherent super.'
Ority never.
Whose fault is it that foreigners settle
in what we choose to call the "sluns" +?
DO you think they would remain IL
they were economically able to move
elsewhere? Certainly. they read their
own newspapers. talk their own Ian.
guage and stick to one another" DO
the superior (?) native Americans show
them how 70 change? ] have noticed
even among so-callcd educated Ameri.
cans a seemingly instructive slur abuse,
antagonism and contempt that are held
for the foreigner particularly II he
cannot speak English. You know and
I know how few foreigners Of this type
can make friends with Americans. And
again. Initiate" We do not supper,
foreigners. They toll mighty hard and
endure working conditions that few
Americans would consider at any price
and for usually the lowest wages Also
! foreigners OF the labor classes are not
responsible for the unrest of the day.
These conditions of dissatisfaction are
wish TO better their conditions? DO you
not try &c better yourself? Why not
place the blame on our large industries
that employ thousands Of foreigners a,
low wages. and when they wish tc
organize for better working conditions
raise the bogy OF bolshevsm and pre-.
vent them from realizing few CT the
finer things Of life,
No, "Intiatc,' since the war many
foreigners and many native Americans
have been dtsilluSioned AZ to our bOastcd
freedom. and particularly since the cry
Of blatant Prussiinism America 70,
Americans" has been raised,
II all Of US would endeavor to under
stand and study the foreigner and his
difficult problems of being o strange,
among strangers and would continually
show by example and by high humanl
tartan educational standards mot lOt
/ per cent Americanism) that we welcome
/ him here and will treat him as We ex
pect to be treated then and not till ther
will we have true melting pot
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Of this exercise with quick, sharp
command: One! Two! SO that you can
feel muscles taut. and firm.
B. From A shoot hands straight out
ut sides. stretching to finger tips. arms
in straight line from shoulder. palms
down. Back.
e. From A shoot hands straight over.
head, stretching to finger tips. Back.
-. From A shoot hands straight for
ward and back same way. Repeat each
movement five times.
Exercise 3 From position bring
hands up to almost straight line on
chest elbows in line with shoulders,
wrists straight. palms down. fingers
nearly together. Fling arms out wide.
back. DO five times on sharp command:
Exercise 4 From position extend
arms full length keep rest Of body firm:
Begin to make circles with extended
hands and arms; begin with small ones
and increase to circles Of as large d.
mensions as you can describe without
putting the body out Of position. De-
scribe five circles on forward and five
on backward start.
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A Game Little American

Dear Cynthia--The discussion Of
American and foreign wives has in.
terested me greatly. I am an Amer!.
can.born girl, married at the age Of
sixteen, just like Altura, having no
home, losing both my parents while
very young. My schooling stopped
when I was twelve years old. have
been married past fifteen years and dur
ing that time have certainly had some
trying times. mostly sickness: but with
Gods help have always pulled through.
To look at me today ! feel sure YOU
would say. like many others. she sure
Is a happy creature, while sometimes
my heart Is near breaking ] had only
been married q few years when / real
lied what an awful mistake had made.
but l am good sport. so | stuck. and
intend to until the end. l have always
tried to look on the bright side OF
things. and think myself mighty for.
tunate when ! see how hard some other
poor creatur have it. agree with
many things b. Frank has said In his
letter. but | think II he takes the time
to study some of our American girls
he will find the same qualities existing
as he does In the foreign girls and will
feel much prouder OF an American
wife. for the American girl has the per.
sonality. and combined with those quail.
ticat'ons she can't be beat. How about
II, cynthia? JUST ME.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-15
Blue Embroidery Ran

To the Editor OF Homah'S Page:
Dear Madaln---A week ago | washed
for the first time n new q. ming set OF
white linen embroidered IN blue. While
being washed 1t did not .".n, but |
wrung it out before hanging out to dry
and noticed that the color had smcared
in ever so many places. Your suggestion
in telling me what can be- used IN this
case will b. very much Appreciated
MRS. NJ. G.
If you catch this in time washing in
soap and water may restore the Set to
It's original color. If it does, do not
wiring out the doilies at all, but place
them between two pieces OF brown paper
and press them with your hands 10 got
the water out before hanging them Up
To dry. Then there will be no danger Of
any blue part getting against the white
and smearng. IL the washing does not
restore them, you will have to take out
all the color In the embroidery AS well
az the linen, by placing IT. in j@vele
water, which will bleach II. Then YOU
can still use tho set, even If you have
20 lOSc the color.
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Can You Tell?
Who Invented Egyptian Cigarettes

The use Of Egyptian or Turkish
tobacco in the form Of cigarettes and
with paper wrappers started us the
Joke of common soldier during the
Siege Of Acre in 1882. It was during
this siege that the chief gunner invented
and used for the first time "spill' or
paper tube that would just fit the touch
hole of the cannon and contain Just the
right amount of powder to. fire the guns
effectively.
The soldiers in those days smoked
the Turkish pipe named 'narghile,
which quite number could smoke ut
once. according to the number Of
mouthpieces attached. One evening an
enemy shot crashed into the midst of the
smokers and not only killed several Of
them but destroyed the pipe. That
meant "no smoking" since no other
pipe was to be had. and they soon re-
GREETED its loss more than the death
Of their comrades.
Finally n corporal. who vas rolling
powder spills" for use the next day,
thought to play joke on his comrades.
He filled several OF the little paper tubes
with tobacco, instead of powder and
then joined his comrades. Mockingly
he explained that life without smoke
was not worth living md placing one
Of the tobacco filled tubes to his lips,
proceeded TO light it. His comrades
expected TO see him blown to pieces.
but as no explosion followed. and as
the aroma of the tobacco reached their
ncstrils. they eagerly grabbed the other
tobacco filled tubes aud smoked them.
AS the result Of this incident came the
use and manufacture of Turkish and
tn,, ,,,,, O..
however, were made by Mexican
Indians, who used their native tobacco
with wrapper made of leaves or a
corn husk.
TonOrrOw-Nhat Inspired Our Army
Insignia:
Copyrigit, 1923. b. Public Ledo.r Com mn,
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Thanks Cynthia and Others

-, Dear Cyntha--IIcrc am again.
rms time to thank you and ali who
wrote helping me by their letters May
say n Few words about this Foreign
Wives" topic?
! think the whole thing too ridiculous
for words. les not what people think,
put what tho man thinks who iarries O.
foreign girl. 50 why argue?
Same for woman who picks n for
eign husband. II. she really loves him.
is she bothering about what the people
think. whether she would have Jared
better had She picked an American? ?
Certainly not. It's silly to try to de-
eide which make the best wives, for
there are excellent husbands and wiva
of all nationalities SO I say, discuss
something more sensible.
To Just Eighteen: All we can do Is
wait. 1t may seem long. but there's an
end, you know, to all things.
JlTST KATHRYN
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TNOCR people came in to the theatre
II and sat down with much fuss ana

TNOCR people came in to the theatre
II and sat down with much fuss anu
fldget. ,
They were two women and two men,
evidently husbands and wives VINO "ere
In fact the two women looked enough
alike to be sisters.
And each had the same expression
when she talked to her husband. a sort
Of hnlf. disgustcd, half-tolerant. utterly
Indifferent look.
The two men went out to smoke pc.
tween the acts. and came BACK aitei
the lights had been turned out Tor 'hc
second net. ....
One wife was silently contemptuous
but the other, when her husband cIimoeI
over her. picked up his overcont anu
let himself down into the seat, turned
OH him like fury.
What she whispered no one else knew.
But that she did whisper. and thai
the whisper was shot through WIN
scorching flames was easily recognized.
All through the second net she was
darting fiery glances at him. cntire's
running his whole evening.
IlyHEN the lights came on ut the
w end of the play. which was a de.
lightful little comedy, all four wcrh
silent and sulky. all wearing that ex.
preston which threatens loud out.
burst of temper at any moment.
And more than that they wore this
look as IL it were no novelty; YOU knew
as soon MS you looked Mt them that 1t
was more customary than the smile
which should have fingered after that
play.
Immediately following your accept
ance Of this fact came your wondering
question; "Whnt did they ever marry
each other for?"
Unfortunately you have to think that
question many, many times as you
travel through life.
There seem to be SO many married
couples who have forgotten why they
ever married each other.
VOU can understand this after hear
L ing some girls talk about the men
they are going to marry.
They scarcely know them.
They talk in detached. impersonal
way about ''this man I'm going to
marry" "this young man." "Mr. So
and So."
: He seems TO be just "a man. never
"the man.
Life seems to have had just this one
gonl-the securing of "a man and Il
ring with which to announce their en-
gagement to him.
After that another ring and nice
house with the same kind of furniture
that nil the other girls have, to prove
that they are married to him.
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Some Initiation Stunts

To the Editor Of Womun's Page:
Dear Madam--Could you offer some
suggestions for the initiation Of q few
girls Of about seventeen years?
II. MARGARET.
It always gives the neNemembers of
club more pleasant feeling IL the ini-
tiation stunts are something that they
can enjoy as we'll as their tOrmentors
Dangerous or harmful things should al
ways be avoided, and any running about
in the streets only gives tho club un-
pleasant publicity. So plan to have
your intiatiOnY at your clubrooms or at
D members house and choose things that
viii not be hard or diSagrceable 10 do
For instance, If you know that one girl
is taking singing lessons, make her sing
some difficult piece Of music or il you
know that another girl is especially fond
OF her school make her lead an imng-
mary cheering section in the school
yells, or II another girl Is boy CRAZY,
make her propose to- the picture Of some
actor or a picture cut from an adver-
tisement:. 1t will be easy to find enough
things like this that will make every.
body have good time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-15

"The strawbcrriesT' 2
"Of course, dear.
Doesn't this ad say
we could have n fine
little truck garden? OF
course. we could have
stra wbcrries.'
And cantaloupes?'
"Of course. And
a a'gus an d
squashcs and
"A grape arbor by
all means. Paul. l
love grapes especially
when I can pluck
tbcm right off tho vino
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This VIII HclD

If the stem Of your husbands pipe
clogs. winl some steel wool into Il
tiny loose ball, and lot him pack this
against tn" bottom Of the pipe. bowl. The
smoke can easily come through. but this
device will prevent small particles OF
tobacco from finding their way into the
stem.
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Tie Woman's Exchange
To "Eaith"

Your letter about the postofIirc box
and the check for minors was answered
about ten days ago in this column. Did
you see it" If not, YOU can And the
letter by looking through tho back files
in the Public Ledger Library. third floor
OF the Public Ledger Building, 900
chestnut street.
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Please Tell Me
What to Do
by CYNTHIA
To ct. B. p"

on any account cvntbia and tho read.
ers Will be more Interested than ever
IN hearing from you. You make 1t diff.
ncult to answer because you prefer not
10 say what you are doing. If your
health improves the trip Will probably
do you lots of good.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-15

tremendous re-
sponsibilitics a 9
purveyors Of vast
quantities of food
stufs and man
ayers o { b i g
plants. They tell
us how strange II
seems that we are
Il discontented o r
restless, sometimes.
and feel that our
time Is not sum-
ciently filled. or
our talents put to
enough high uses,
when in reality We
/
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-15
WHAT'S WHAT
BY Uclcn Dccic

Young men living in n college or
boarding house away from home should
not forget the courtesy duo To the
strangers who make UP their tenn.
porary FAMILY circle y young man may
be as reserved as he chooses. He may
bo pleasant TO all acquaintances and
familiar with none. but tho chances
are that he will not balance matters
quite 50 ideally.
1t is natural To form friendships I'm
youth, and friendship implies confidence
70 DO dlstrustful OF every move of a
proven friend is uS unwise as IL IL
irritating. II. for instance, a new friend
has borrowed book to read. 1t is proper
turn. II the borrowed volume is un
returned at the end Of the month, Il ia
then time enough to ask for t. But
to inquire Tor IT the next day or even
the next week implies doubt of the bor.
rower's honesty. Suspicious fnannScs
are alwnys bad manners.
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"Undeclded L, e.

DO not call on the man and his wife
them to do so Had you called on the
wire shortly after her marriage 1t
would be quite all right TO call again.
but for young girl to go calling for
no special reason on woman she does
not Know Is not usual, nor wise.
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Streamcrs that form part Of the
costume are the principal feature
of this "chapcau,' which is a very
drcssy affair t" be worn only with
Il fancy frock for fancy occasions.
The Streamers, which are fastened
to band around the shoulders. are
Of gray gcorgettc crepe. picotcd on
the edges
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fav0rite paper. lie
had done this in a
furtlve sort Of way
and 40 Virginia had
pretended not to no
tice.
But tonight he
spread the dozen little
clippings upon the II.
brary table IN d
glanced ross the
room expectantly.
"Well!" she smiled
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StiU Time

To get the Bubble Party? Right
IN the first guess. You see, st. Pat
rick's Day isn't quite here. SO II
you send in II stamped, addressed
envelope to the Editor of Woman's
Page it will come right back to YOU
filled with complete directions for
this party. Yes. there are gnmcs.
decorations, refreshments, all OF
these just as fascinating ns the name
given to the affair would lead you
to believe.
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Things You'll Lore to Make

\ simple but lGvely way to smarter
plain one-piece frock is to make
CHECKER BOARD GlRDLE. Have
rows Of hemstltching, four and one half
lncnes long, made around the waistlne
OF your froCk. you may have either
the natural waistline or one that Is
below the natural line.J About one
quarter OF an inch from the top. cut
through each row of hemstitching for
a little less than two inches, forming
pcot edge. Leaving one-eighth Of an
less than two inches. Run two-inch rib
bon or velvet through the Sits to form
checker-b board. Finish the sleeves to
match this effective CHECKER.BOARD
GIRDI.E. s..s r -, FLORA.
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dul and Virginia ., HELENA no1r GRANT

"And fried chicken Sundays
"And we might keep cow added
Paul doubtfully. Fresh cream every
morning for the Strawberries
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DIR three evenings running Paul had
a slipped small classified advertise
oneo from the back pages Of the
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Wonan's Life
and Love
Those Home COn,n,iSSdrieS
n WlNIFRED HARPER COOLEY

HOUSEHOLD economics writer's are
- always telling women who maintain
homes how rroud they ought to be OF their
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TOn0rrOW-Judy' Mistake
Copyright, 1929. by Public Ledger Company
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TomorrOw--'Handling the Soft"
Ones