f &l 1 2M 1 ' I'tt. 'ti 1 CONCENTRATE THE GRUMBLES, M'LISS ADVISES WOMEN &tld Get the Things You Ought to Have, In- eluding Seats in Street Cars and High-speed Transportation TWO hundred and ttvo thousand women In tho city of Philadelphia work. A. ftn t know, who uses tho Darby car lino, says thero must bo more tk(W tfet, becauso ho Is perfectly euro at least that many try to set Into the Jft fcr that ho does o' mornings. St my figures nro round ones, culled from the statistics of tho Con sumers' League, whoso business It is to know all about the working woman: sad although I am porfectly sure that the entire number do not get to their efflces and factories by way of tho trolley, yet It Is not an exaggeration to Mnlae that at least 100,000 pay out their nickels twice dally In order to gt to and from their place of work, Hw many of these women cot scats In the morning? How many after a j of toll and harassment cling desporatoly to a strap from Market street to Pelham, or Jam tho subways to tho 69th street terminal, having about as much reem as the crated chickens you see on Dock street? "What haTO these women dono to obviate deplorablo transit conditions? The women 6t Hoxborough, who stand nrst on ono foot and then on tho other for tho solid hour that It takes to get to tho city, and pay 8 cents for tho privilege, What have they dono to better transportation facilities? Grumble Is tho answer. "We havo all grumbled at the shortage of cars, which la responsible for tho crowding! at tho length of time, and wondered If tho high-speed transit system which would permit them to sleep a halt hour longer In tho morning and got homo at a sano hour at night would ever go Into effect Wo havo grumbled at tho shriveling of chivalry in the tired beasts of burden who sit hunched in their hard-won seats too weary to read the ovenlng papor. Why haven't wo concentrated the grumbles? Why haven't we struck at tho root of tho troublo and domanded hotter transit conditions? Here ia a chance, it seems to mo, for woman to provo herself. Of course, WO want tho ballot. Of courso wo'ro going to got It. But why wait? Why not organize, hold mass-meetings and Ibsuo an ultimatum: ' "Wo aro working women, 100,000 strong. Wo aro Important units in the Industrial world. Three hundred and twolvo days in the year, tho working days, wo pay out 10 or 16 conts a day In carfare. Wo can't afford this annual expenditure of more than $31, or moro than $49, as tho case may be, unless we get good service. High spoed and seats. Wo demand it!" I firmly boliovo that 100,000 women, dotormlncd and organized, can get anything they want if they insist hard enough. I do not think that women havo to wait for tho voto in order to make thcmselvoo felt in politics. It Was said back In 1905, when tho temper of tho city was ralsod to fever heat by tho intended gas works steal, that tho attltudo of tho womon who derided and Instructed their children to dorido tho Councllmon favoring tho pawn and hurlod ridlculo at them as thoy passed In tho streets was in large measuro responsible for tho collapso of their schomes. S. J. Cunningham, who has an oyster saloon in tho neighborhood of 62d and Market streots, and who wants to supplement it with an alcohol bar, admitted yesterday that in tho 'oto that was bolng taken, tho womon, because of thoir concerted action, would decide tho issuo. Got to'gothor, thon. Don't grumblo individually. Grumble collectively, irt a mass-meoting, say and get what you want tho seat you have paid for and tho right to travel faster than a snail! A Question of Location International marriages, according to John Frederick Lewis, will make for peace among nations. Docs not this Beem llko transferring the battle ground from tho fleld to tho hearthstono? Is It Wise to Leap? A woman lawyer of Now York announced at tho outset of this now year of 1916 that sho believed every unmarried woman should tako advantago of tho "loap" and proposo to tho man of her choice. Tho ago-old question answered so clovorly by George Bernard Shaw some years back, when ho wroto "Man and Suporman," up again. What chanco oC escape does a man havo when a woman makes up her mind to have him? John Tanner, tho hero of tho brilliant satire, was, to drop Into tne vernacular, a "slippery proposition." Ho thought ho "saw through" Anne and her tactics. That was whoro ho made his initial mistake. For any woman who knows anything at all about men will tell you that thoso who believe they understand women aro the softest clay oven in a stupid woman's hands. But Anno was clover. No leap year methods of "John, dear, I lovo you, will you bo mlno?" Her game was an insidious one, resulting In tho complete surrender of John. True tho beautiful Inez Mllholland Bolsaovaln "got away with" a raw, stralght-from-the-shouldcr proposal. Or, to bo exact and quoto tho lady her self, eho had to "proposo thrco times before Eugeno could bo made to see that ho loved her." This denotes a. callousness (of sensibilities, a dauntlessncss of spirit, however, not given to tho average woman. Even thoso who believe It to bo woman's inalienable right to get tho man sho wants decry such bald methods as being in the main Impracticable. Ambuscade is often moro effective than an open charge. Sometimes stooping will conquer moro quickly than leaping. e Attention, mothers! Maybe mothers don't know how to look after their kiddles, anyhow. I am led to moke this reflection becauso of a series of lectures to bo held under tho auspices of the Woman's Medical College, commencing January 12. Under the goneral topic of "Health Problems of Everyday Life" such interesting subjects as the "Care and Feeding of Children," tho "New-born Baby and Its Needs," tho "Health of School Children" and "Problems of Parental Care" will bo discussed. I was talking to Dr. Clara Marshall, dean of the college, yesterday In regard to this course, and she told me that It Is the first of Its kind to bo given In the country and that it has been arranged in response to numerous appeals for It. The various topics will be presented In a clear, practical manner, with an elimination of all the unnecessary medical and technical terms. WLIBS. Letters to the Editor of the Woman's Page AS&tta U communications to M'LIsj, care of the Krcnlnr Ledger. Write on one ldo of the paper only. Dear M'Llss I have read your article in this Evenjno's Ledobh, and wonder if MIbs Mary H. Ingham would advise me? In 1909 I Invested $120 In the Company. In October, 1914, this company was made a subsidiary of the Company, and my stock was exchanged for a coupon bond $100 and a short-term note for $27.20, with Interest. The note was due April 1, 1915, with tho privilege of extending payment six months. Neither Interest on the note nor bond has been paid, as I have received notice not to placo same In the bank, as they would not be paid. I have received several communications asking me to return the bond and note, also 4lB, and to receive stock for same. I tried to get some information from the Bank, but could not. I don't want to lose the money I have invested. If possible, and yet do not care to risk more unless It were wise. I have to work hard to get it, I am Inclosing latest circular received, and would consider it a great favor If you would give me some light on the subject. Thanking you In anticipation of your kindness, I am, Yours truly, E. M. Miss Ingham will be glad to advise you. Dear M'Llss Kindly tell me what to clean an old typewriter with. It has been allowed to remain uncovered and the dust has accumulated in It. OFFICE. Benzine and an old toothbrush will do the work. MILLIE AND HER HOUV DO YOU DO MY LI A tie vlii OeejO rvw Q6t.nL j -' - l nnvi. iuu ott.n: j TOULUMh TU U. ON f I O 11 A LANftL WAKTT7 B ( Ntrwro ciwjii) ItHF 9?TH 9 . i . " rnTI .mmmm i k. . ..i ncrrro I ' - r -. s aaarx ihliu fliHBV- J . --v twwi (. ifciv ) in "r r 0 A PFU) PPIFNft IaP Pf ONLY rfi .TSST " PtV MILLIE r-' Bff I o. ..., 71 KS'-' "V ".rrs 1 TZZ.V AJ.Y n MILLIONS DEAR " HOW) ! WHILE ITHINKOF : you com era THE. 25 ia?jr I I pl.lfcn JH IUW .i"--w ; i i V.JJ-, t. u " 1 BYBtfiyg EBjTg-p'iftisspiffipma:, trarfrBBpax. rattrayr SEEN IN mi 'WVS ' i....- "Wftfcgjjf F . wi "'iv mi: immmmmamr :m AJlBHlBeHUIIB7' " Ji " ' , H-W - A HANDSOME, TOPCOAT FOR MANY USES THI8 voluminous Hudson seal coat beside being hnndsomo in very practical, being quite tho proper thing for almost nny occasion. Its warmth makes Is desirable for motoring, and It is good looking, too, ns nn opera wrap In nn emergency. Skunk fur Is used ns trimming, forming n deep collar, which may bo worn In the fashionable chin-chin -stylo, or open at tlio throat Mult cuffs of the same aro shown, and a wide border edges tho coat all tho way around. A novel fcaturo Is tho revcrstblo belt, which Is mado In such a way that It may be worn at tho front or 'at tho back of tho garment. Tho coat Is a seven-eighth model, but In theso days of extremely short skirts It looks fully thrco-quartcrs long. Tho prlco Is $275. Tho hat shows tho newest aeroplane shape, and admirably suited to wear with the coat, as It Is made of ocal with seal brown wings. Tho prlco Is $15.00. Full particulars no to whero this costumo may bo purchased can be obtained by sending a stamped, eclf-addressod onvelopo to tho Editor of the Woman's Tage, Evening Ledger, COS Chestnut street. Ploaso mention tho dato on which the artlclo appeared. MISS A MEAL OCCASIONALLY IS GOOD HABIT TO HELP HEALTH Ty By WILLIAM THAT most of us cat too much and that moat of our Ills aro directly or Indirectly the result of overeating Is now pretty well known. If good evidence Is demanded to support tho Idea, wo havo It In tho remarkably good results obtained In tho treatment of various ailments by fasts. Right hero let U3 beg both physicians and laymen to refrain from calling fast ing, starvation. To fast means to abstain from food; to starvo moans to dlo from hunger. Ono may fast voluntarily and with good effect: ono would not volun tarily starve. Tho careless mlsuso of tho term starvo or starvation when a fast !s meant tends to frighten timid Invalids and perhaps opposo an Insuperable obstacle to a very necessary, beneficial fast. One of the most spectacular applications of therapeutic fasting Is the now treat ment of diabetes. By means of a prelim inary fast of a few days It Is possible, as Investigators In tho Itockefeller Institute, New York, and elsewhere havo shown, to clear up tho glycosuria (sugar In urln) and place the patient In a state of bal anced metabolism which can bo reached In no other way so promptly and safely. A 12 to 24 hour fast Is an old and effi cacious remedy for an acute so-called "cold." People nre generally obsessed with the belief that it Is dangerous to skip a meal or several meals. That three squaro meals a day are essential for good health and strength. That loss of appetite Is a thing to be whipped Into shape by all sorts of artificial stimulants, whereas in fact loss of appetite Is mostly a fortunate thing for the overfed. Missing a meut occasionally Is a habit most of us ought to acquire. Especially If we are a few pounds overweight for our age and height. Especially If we are of a "bilious" type. Especially If we aro BUbJect to Indigestion And very especi ally, If we are victims of that many Bided condition, autointoxication. Miss ing a meal la a lot better than tamping a meal down by the help of cathartics. Fasting, as a remedy for one whose health Is frankly poor, for one with a definite disease, Is not an experiment to be tried as a patent medicine, but a powerful therapeutic measure to be ap plied only by the physician who thor oughly understands the patient and his disease. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS The Grape Juice Propaganda Is grape Juice (unfermented) a nutri tious, healthful beverage? How does It compare with wine? Answer Grape Juice possesses at least WE'D be deughted.i tSITAlARGCPARTYj TO OPeti THE SHOPS N if : . BRADY, M. D. ten times tho strengthening qualities ot tho best or worst wine. Wlno surely Is a mocker when used with tho mistaken notion that It Is tonic or blood-bulldlng. Why "Schools" Are Not in Harmony As you seem to take a broad, liberal view of tho healing art, says Francis, I would like to ask you why the various schools of healing do not harmonize, why the medical men sneer at the chiroprac tors, for Instance? Answer Thero Is only ono reason that wo know of to explain any gulf between tho schools. It Is this: The art of heal ing Isn't born In a man, nor Is It In herited: It Is acquired by hard study. The Stato fixes a minimum standard of educational preparation for physicians. AH the medical men ask is that no short cuts bo opened for uneducated or half educated practitioners. Let all "schools" bo admitted to practlco on equal terms. Try These Little Helps Tho corners of your rugs will not curl If you make a stiff flour starch and apply it carefully to the corners, allowing them to dry In the sun. A piece of butter the size of a pea will prevent the oatmeal from burning If placed In the bottom of tho pot. A bum will not blister It quickly treated with kitchen soda and flour-and-water paste. It takes the smart away, too. White of egg mixed with a flaxseed poultice will keep tho tenderest ot skins free from blisters, "Deerfoot Farm" we value this name too highly to let it stand for anything less than the best. That's why Deerfoot Farm Sausage has come ' to mean tho utmost in quality. (CoprrUht. 1915.) NOT VERYIARGE.WE'RE GOIMG ) OHIHOUO j OUR PRIVATE MOTOR DROME AND INVITING iW FRIEHD5. y i.uvt.i.r j i ) J WE RL ONLY How to Use Your Electric Fan The eleotrlo fan Is always associated with Mating pavements and a tempera lure of 60 or so, when Its many uses are decidedly welcome. The trutn oi matter Is, the electrlo fan la Just as useful nml Just as necessary In the winter as It Is In the summer, and there are plenty of happy methods to make It serve you In the cold weather. Th oiirrenl PoDUlar Helptns hctt room Solon oe Mnth,f, account of some of these uses. Take, for instance, the problem of drying paint Jn the house, quickly and efficiently. The best way to do this Is by turnlnij th fan on for a short time. Tho Rio"8, w'" ' ter and thero Is less danger of the deadly "painter's colic." , Another very clever trick Is to turn your fan on and allowing It to drytn" many little articles whloh you "do up i in your room. It will also tako the dampness out or tno clonics wmui ..-.- ----- washed and ironed, leaving no trace of a soapy odor. The same may nny odors In a room-either of cooking, paint or medicine. Turn the fan m for a fow minutes and these will quickly dis appear. Ventilation Is nn absolute necessity In theso days of grip and pnoumonla. and It Is a great nulaanco to hit tho happy medium between ex treme heat nnu un pleasant chilliness One doesn't llko to burn coal at Its pres ent prlco and then open tho windows, and a patent venti lator Is moro or less of a luxury. The electrlo fan Is Invalu able In tho sickroom, given plenty of breczo prylni the Wh but no draught ...... , It is a well-known fact that there Is little or no dust lodging where an elec trlo fan Is running, so a wlso shopkeeper Installed ono In his show window. Tho Bmall particles which escapo tho most vigilant housekoopor's eye will soon fly off In tho blast of a fan. Another Ingeni ous woman uses tho fan as a means to heat her living room on fairly warm dayB, simply by placing the fan over the open register In tho floor. In this way tho heat, no matter how slight, Is well distributed. Drying the hair after nn Indoor Bham poo Is nlmost as common ns the method of roverslng tho acuum cleaner, ns em ployed by somo hairdressers. A kitchen which Is filled with smoke, thereby en dangering tho eyes of tho cook ns woll as tho color of tho walls, may bo quickly cleared out by using tho fan. Theso aro only a fow of Its many winter uses, but thoy prove tho contention that It Is Just ns useful nt this tlmo of tho year as at other times, even moro so. Stephen Decatur Chapter Meets Tho Stephen Decatur Chapter will hold Its regular meeting this afternoon at tho Plastic Club, 217 South Camac street, following tho exercises yesterday, when, on tho 136th nnnlvcrsary of tho birth of Stephen Decatur, they placed a wreath on his gravo In tho burying ground, a custom that has been fol'nvcd for sev eral years, by Mrs. John 3, ?faglo, regent of tho chapter. Tho members who will receive this afternoon will bo Mrs. II. C. Pcnnypackcr, Mrs. E. C. Maffey and Mrs. A. L. Phillips. Not a Tramp ; A Swim A ragged hobo, weak and cold, Was walking o'er a brldgo I'm told. Beneath him rushed tho waters wild. Ho heard a cry, "O, save my child!" And looking downward o'er tho rail, Ho saw an orange cold and palo; She Btood upon tho mossy brink And watched her llttlo daughter sink In tho briny dark and deep. Whllo Mother Orango stooped to weep. Tho tramp was bravo and he was bold And dived straight In tho waters cold; He shouted out. "I'm not afraid, I'll get your little orangeade!" Penn Stato Froth. &S Announcing a First-of -the -Year Clearance of Choicest Furs All Hats Reduced to $5 Furs BloUSeS and Sports Suits fhr Millinery Shop 1423 Tm awfully glad yoo) I CAN COME 5 ' ff. gyro. Marion Harland's Corner Indelible Marks on Ivory "THAVB muslo of nearly every de- i soription that I will tfadly send to any cm who will pay postage. I also have calico and gingham pieces to offer. May I ask if any one has a trombene or elarlnet he no longer has any use for. or the seng, 'Beautiful We of Somewhere'? Could I put In a plea for one or both? I should be more than grateful for the favor. Can any one tell mV how to take Indelible pencil marks ott ? piano keys? Also, how to remove Ink stains from linen? a. r. Tour donations will be caught P ltghtedly. Let us know when all have eft your hands. TVo register V"0 plea for Instrument and song. May you be f successful in getting bothl Dampen the lvery keys slightly and rub upon them dry crystals of ojcallo acid. Repeat in a few minutes. Or you may laj oyer the keys a strip ot canton "wndJ",n.'" in liquid oxallo acid, taking care it does net drip upon the wood e?eath. Chlor inated soda will extract the Ink from linen. Rinse with uynXwM utes after wetting with the detersive: Uy in the sun, and when it is dry repeat the process. Request for Glasses "I must thank you fer the kind per sonal letter in answer to mine and for the practical suggestions whloh I followed with gratifying results. I thank the i Cor ner over and over for the sroed It hoifdone me. I must tell you that I wrote to Her bort Ii , whose address I hid from you. Ho answered at once and I had the pleas ure of sending to him some of tho records ho wanted. He wrote a beautiful letter In acknowledgment, and we have corre sponded nt Intorvols ovor since. I woo not bo fortunate with regard to Beatrico B., whoso address I obtained from you. I sent her patchoB and blocks, alt ready set, postpaid, but no word of acknowledg ment from her as yet. I also wroto to Mrs. E. M. MoN. for eyeglasses about six weeks ago. Sho never answered. Should you know of any one offorlng glosses please put me in touch with him or her. I wish the Corner all success In Its work. I have been helped so much. It Is my first pleasure after breakfast I hopo to be of moro help In the future to your and 'our family.' MBS. V. IC. S." Let us hopo charitably that your parcel and letter went astray In the holiday rush, which taxed postoffloo officials to tho utmost. Two parcols sent directly to mo through tho mistake of donors litor aly wont to pieces In the mall bag. We had to put tho fragments of the covors togothcr an wo might piece puzzlo pictures In order to guess at tho superscription. Then we repacked the scraps and sent them on their way Directions for Curing Olives "Hero aro directions for curing olives, greon or rlpo: Slssolvo ono small can of concentrated lye In five gallons of water. Tho easiest way to handlo them Is pack olives In one-half gallon glass Jars, cover with lye water, keeping all under water. After three days tnsto one. If any bitter ness remains let them stand another day: then try. Watching closely at thU time If thoy get soft. Should tho lye be too strong when they aro no longer bitter, E. Bradford GROCERS IMPORTERS (S 1520 Chestnut Street Millmerv Walnut Street JUST AN INFORMAL AFFAIR fALt TH. AND WHOS GOING TO COMPETE?) drain off the lye water, nil uD wiu, , ?l 1. wun rreh n r about three days. Now " and without any bM Sort them over, plok out ack In Jars tmin j .; should be firm and without any bltuTZl lye taste. Sort them over, plok o"t J soft ones, pack In Jars again and eii ?H witn onne. i cannot ten v,. i. ::. I cannot tell vm. i. "'. of salt, as I gueos at It. Do netto? heavy brine or the olives will have u ti jrcmciicu OTioro using, seal the jan Ji let Btand for a month before eaUnrl should advlso experimenting with a ul& or two, until one learns about U,?? treatment, but use samo proporttoni 2l Ire and water. vrno V.lwL' Jl . '""o. a, In Gamo for Church Social "I enclose tho gamo of penny for Th.t- 31 M. I hope she will have as muCh X1& of the game ns I have had. Thl f7 3 pleasant amusement in n. hnn. lis. 1 or small gathering and can t S 1 break the ice' in a larger- nart?L!?3 persons Is supplied with a common cowS cent, a, pencil and a piece of paper? tkL pounded. The answers will be found ine iwo siaes or tlio penny and are tnff ten down on tho paper. Find on the tenSS1 mo louowing aniciea ana objects: 3 t.rt of a needle. Whi .....,.,,,,, ....HrHB What. slaves .often receive ...IzliilSSftl a. pan oi a mil. ......,,,, 5ST"I n"?. "!' ;;;:sffi;2i ,?s"Vi,ri':.m"'nBm''" j...ck,3 Vhit Klftfc"1KrV;,V.Y.V. " "4 NhI PUyers en tnuilcal Instruments...",, ..SSI A syfabol oj lUmnes ."tV.V.ViiuSJ Other queries may bo mm lE'l these or other forms of these n v;- used. It will be a surpriso to many t I can find evon the most common nVw. about us dally. Tho pennies are collect!! and kept until after tho talent olii' whloh I ehall now describe: Let thm t,. given'out to return some SO, some 60 uAi somo a hundrodfold. A paper dcacrfblni,: the minting ot coins, tho value ot rra ones, etc, will bo interesting to follow !' nrter tnis rame. mib. h. B. s." t Collecting Coins "I am Interested In collecting forelrttl ana unncu diuics coins, i (mould fcikl grateful If you will supply me with Ihi A aaaross oi somo local coin magazine. ' "HAlmY B." i BiifttneAS Ajddrfigflea are excluded f.A. tho Corner, but we will forward by.mia'tl by brother numismatists. -' All communications addressed to Mill Harland should Inclose n stamped, self. addressed envelope, nnd n clipping ot Ui article In which jou nre Interested. Sal to Marlon llnrland, ETentne Jdrtr, lot Chestnut street, Philadelphia. HEMSTITCHING B CKNTS A YAnn nand Emlirolderr Drc rleatlnt Iluttons CoTPred nil fttylta mail oituinis rnoMiTLX ATTKMJKI) TO Modern Embroidery Co. Bpnir 210B 1B0I riin'nwt St. drain off. the lye water, nil Up iu. water, drain and flu with freshSSl each day for about three days. NoJi!l nt (Sana n. liver...... Hnrlnr flBm. .h.w. A-onnectini piece of land 4u.,y.?K Buckwnesfc The real old-fashioned kind we used to have when we were youngsters. 60c for a 12 lb. bag. Agents for Deerfoot Farm Sausage Maple Syrup and Honey. Clarke Co. PROFESSIONALS WE'RE OFFERING 50,000 IN v. ef i.ht RACE 1457 "Ap SPRUCE 295 , J--;::Bfir ii an I iiiiui'. . ifcl sis . . h 7 A -1 Usissv Ik 11 3 I I v l 1 m (3 II m iS CfJJkhl e.Bot (mare TH C.J IdK ) Irwin,-; PeW J (few aJM H J PRIZES. mK IHEIHit? m 1 iA yaB r 1 "JE .1 foCroSbfCjCci - X nwwwip
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