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Show Woman's Page I How to Fight the High Cost of Living i CULTIVATE THE LAND SOME FIGURES ON LAND CULTIVATION IN A DECADE JOB HUNTER'S MOTTO BEAUTY OF HEALTH- GREASE AND SPIRITS RUIN HEALTH AND VANITY A WORKING GIRL'S HONOR LIFE OF BREAD WINNERS OFTEN A DULL ROUTINE SEVEN GOOD RECIPES FOR STANDARD WOMAN'S f. PAGE READERS i . CULTIVATE THE LAND. Bdltor W oman's Pago . The cost I of living, repurding which we have heard so much in the past, will continue con-tinue to advance as long as we as a nation go to distant points for the extension of agriculture This is what we hae been doing in recent ypars. During the decade between 1900 and 1910 the improved lands in farms I , dropped In the New England states nearly a million acres and those of j Uie middle Atlantic statP6 nearly me' and a half millions, while in the northern states oast of the Mississippi Mississip-pi the increase was hut a million and a quarter acres. This means a net i loss in this part of the country of t7,859 acres of cropped land This P . appears to he a small acreage and In comparison with th total aero age of the country Is small. But' I within that decade the population of I the states in question increased more than six million, or an increase of i more than 21 per cent. It is ea6y to see that a reduction of1 more than 20 per cent in the comparative com-parative food supply will have a ma-terial ma-terial effect on the cost of living. It is not sufficient that lands have been put under cultivation at some dis-tant dis-tant point, for there are freights to pay, and even on that basis the in-j crease In population of the whole! country has been much greater than' the increase in acreage What is I needed Is more land under cultivation1 In the states where the bulk of the people are E. H. S." JOB HUNTER'S MOTTO The motto for the job hun;er es- i pecially for the beginner is "Go aft-er aft-er It." Track down every possible Clue; the most unpromising opening may prove the golden door of opportunity oppor-tunity Interest as many people as possible in your In-half a word of personal recommendation be it only I ' from the office boy sometimes has a powerful influence on an employer II you can get a position without applying to an employment agency, bo much the better, as they charge heavily for their services If you deal with them, learn a little something some-thing about the law governing their operations in sour city. Dress well when you go to apply for a position. Avoid finery, but if I must choose between your hai with the ostrich plume and last year! tarn o'shanter, 1 should recommend I the plume In looking for a position, neer en-I ter any building that Is not manifest- ' lv a business establishment unless you are absolutely sure ui Its charat -rr-r. Do not go to anrwer an advertisement adver-tisement without telling some respon-Bible respon-Bible person just where you are go-iftg. go-iftg. Take the first opening that offers) In your line of work If other conditions condi-tions make it possible. AnUh'.u to get out of the beginner class Here, however, one may Insert a paradox. It Is sometimes easier for, the beginner to get a good position than It is to get a poor one The employer who needs and is able to pay for high class help Is not so likely to be bound by the superstition about experience as Is his more humble competitor The big man frequently' has sense enough to rate brains aud ambition above mere years one has been at work and he will not feel that he has been robbed of his very , heart blood should a likely candidate proo a disappointment after he has' wasted a couple of weeks' pay on her. The beginner with special rec- j ommep.dations in the way of education educa-tion or attainments Bhould hitch her wagon to a star and go after big game. if you will pardon the confusion confus-ion of metaphors. BEAUTY OF HEALTH. Nourishment Is the -round work to the perfection of beauty. The woman who would hae a full throat, ample bosom, soft dove-like exes, and a skin all cream and roses must be nourished by proper thinking, think-ing, proper food, proper exercise, and proper rest She is the womanly woman, wo-man, because the nutritive sstem Is e.-weclally the prime feature of female organism Such women are the best companions, compan-ions, wives, and mothers And the BftC.rei of their beauty lies, first in health, second in health, and third in health. The stomach Is the touchstone of all undeveloped beauty, and the excellence ex-cellence of it is a young woman ; onlv salvation from Invalidism, Imperfection Im-perfection and premature old age. Flesh texture and tint perform a most important function in female beaut) To preserve and improve them demands the strictest observance observ-ance of sanltarv laws bad complexion, lacking luster. I plumpness, and elasticity, Indicates want of excellence in the vital or nutritive system A mild diet gentle temperature, an even digestion, open air exercise. : lop and tranquility of mind are absolute ab-solute necessities to loveliness. Diet is the mosi essential, and at the same time the most abused bv-penic bv-penic canon amonc women who real-h real-h desire to reign queens In the world of beaut;, and taste The trouble begins in girlhood How t'oes a young girl eat? She passe?, by the ordinary nourishing foods, such as meats ami wholesome green vegetables, and fills her deli ate young stomach with candies, nuts, and picldes, ice cream sodas, and two ii three , Hps of strong ten or coffee hat is the result of such a regime'' By the time she Is 20, just at the age when nature Intended she should be as flexible as a young willow, wil-low, her eyes are dull, her teeth yellow, yel-low, her gums pale, lips wan, her fle.h flabby; In fact, all the sap of her womanhood is either undeveloped or quenched. Then to repair these unsightly damages dam-ages she must neens resort to padding pad-ding her clothes, whitewashing her face, rouging her cheeks, dvoing her hulr She reads advertisements of patent bautifers who profess to beautify a bust, skin, or head of hair In two or three days, spends her monev upon useless articles which are as ghastly ghast-ly a substitute for the burnished glow of health as brass is for genuine gold Once fo Indulge jn pretentious cosmetics cos-metics is to be their slave for life. As to the diet cure. It is only necessary nec-essary to say that table pleasures mrst l generous but temperate Peppered foods, game patties, heavy vegetables which grow beneath the ground, pies, rich sauces, and table decorations exercise a deteriorating effect upon delicate complexions Women who hae no courage for I I - training epicurean appetites will acquire, before thev reach the age of 10, the heated blotched faces we are wont to associate with high living. While the firm texture of the flesh and the fine figure will soon be replaced re-placed by flabby softness or scraggy leanness. Remember: Grease and spirits have brought more grief to woman's vanity than ever they brought comfort com-fort to her digestion GIRLS WHO DIVE FOR PLATINUM I A considerable amount of the platinum plati-num used In the world is obtained in Colombia, South America, and other areas on the South Pacific coast. In I many places the bed of a river Is I found to be rich in platinum and diving div-ing operations are reported to. The divers are for the most part young I v omen or girls, and they work in companies or groups Each diver has strapped on to the lower part of her back a large stone or bowlder, which mav weigh from twenty to thirty pounds The first thing done Is to construct a rude breakwater or dam. formed of huge I stones, higher up the stream, so as 'to divert and reduce the strength of the current In the spot near the bank selected for working. The depth to the bed of the river I may be ton to fifteen feet, and the girl who dives walks in up to her chin and sinking to the bottom, owing to the weight of the stone she carries, gees on to her knees with her dish 'held In front of her and scoops up a i dishful of the sandy material of the river bed. Having filled her dish in twenty to thirtv seconds, according tc skill and practice, she rises to the I surface. Such is the richness of some of these deposits that a sincle dishful of the detritus will contain platinum to the value of '!" cents In Peeking '..i gold and platinum In the water courses the natives are free to work where they will, and whatever the) ma find becomes their own property proper-ty in the case of the workers on land, a small monthh payment has i to be made to the owner of the proper! prop-er! . but all the precious metal lound belongs to the worker A WORKING GIRL'S HONOR Honor's but a name--And yet Us glory far exceeds That base and gentual life which leads To want and shame If there Is one class of women more than another who have need to keep their reputations clear and spotless spot-less as ermine it the women who must earn their own living With ' the greater majority of bread win- ners life Is dull, a routine which has; little sunshine and joy to light the lamp of hope in their breasts Some settle down to monotonous existence others chafe at the restriction of a cheerless hall bed room, with Its blank walls and solitary window, too wide of ledge to afford even a glimpse of tho street so far below. Lonely and discouraged, manv a gill puts on her hat and goes forth in search of whateer brightness can be found elsewhere She gels weary of walking the street If the evening is cold and her wraps arc none too warm I and drops Into a nickel moUng picture pic-ture show, perhaps. We have no fault to find with the entertainment, the pictures may he, Ian education and the opportunity to 'watch them for so small a price may I be a godsend to the girl. All would j be well if It ended there. The trouble trou-ble is the girl finds the pictures so alluring she is to be found there every ev-ery night, in the week, remaining to the vor end of the show It never occurs to her that perhaps her employer, em-ployer, or some other power In the firm, quite unseen to her, observes ber, night after ulght, traversing the street unattended and draws his own lnterences, seldom or never to her credit, especially if It is well on toward to-ward the midnight hour. Women are also judged by the company com-pany they keep. No woman who would keep her honor untarnished can afford to be seen In the company of either men or women whose char-acter char-acter is not above reproach This can only be ascertained by meeting them frequently in the home before accepting an Invitation to accompany them to entertainments or on the Btreet Better have two or three good loyal friends, long and favorably known to you, than a score of merry, captivating acquaintances, whose society so-ciety might bring you rue. It is our associates who make or mar our reputations. rep-utations. Lonely as one may be, and intense as the longing may be for our companionship, no girl should accept ac-cept the attentions of a man to whom she has not been properly introduced by a friend. Women should remember that their honor is a gem to be zealously zeal-ously guarded. RECIPESI Date Pudding One cup dark brovn sugar, one cup sour milk, one pound stoned and chopped dates, one teaspoon tea-spoon soda, spice to suit ta6te, gra ham flour enough to maks rather stiff Dredge dates in wheat flour Add a little salt Steam two hours Eaten with any kind of sauce, it will do in place of cake, and will keep two months in n dry, cool place in a jar 8t am slowL , as you want it "P. A. S." Prune Pudding Boil soft one-half pound good prunes and mash through a colander Beat the whites of throe eggs stiff with one and one-half cups sugar and whip in the prunes Bake in a hot oven for eight minutes and serve with or without whipped cream "E. C. D " Devil Food Cake. "Editor Woman's Page: I am send-'.ntr send-'.ntr you an excellent recipe for devil food cake The ingredients must be added just as given In the recipe "Two cups sugar, one-half cup but ter or lard), three eggs (yolks), one-half one-half cup grate,) chocolate, one cup belling water, two cups of flour, ouc cun sour milk, one teaspoon of so la, thieo whites of eggs. Flavor witl vanilla. Be sure the milk is not too isonr, or it will make the cike heav. "E L. A." Surprise Rolls T'se one roll for each person. Cut off the tops, scoop cut the crumbs and brush inside and lout with melted butter Place in oven I until brown. Fill the warm cisec with creamed salmon to which has been added Iwo hard boi'el -c?s chopped fine. Moisten with one-half teaspoon of extract of beef dissolved 1 In a little hot tnllli Replace the tops ! i.n rolls and servo Salt Rising Bread Let a nip of fresh sweet milk come almost to a boil While hot thicken it to the consistency con-sistency of mush with corn meal, and put the hot mush in a pint fruit jar. I ('over the jar and place in a kettle I of w arm w ater and put in the tireless cooker or warm place over night : Next morning, when the mush Is light, take two thirds of a pint of fresh milk and add an equal quantity of warm water. Pour Into a gallon stone jar. Add a small pinch of soda, I a teaspoon of salt, two heaping tea-i tea-i spoons of the mush, and flour to I make stiff cnous;h to drop from a spoon Beat well and set Jar in a I pot of water hot as the hand can (stand comfortably Place in flreless cooker or keep in even temperature and It will rise in two hours. When it is up to the top of jar. pour into a pan four quarts of flour into which i has been put a pinch of soda, a ta-I ta-I blespoon of salt, a handlul of sucar and one cup of pure leaf lard Work. ! Into soft dough. Knead well, and ! make into two large loaes or four small ones. Let rise two hours In Iwjirn place, and bake In moderate , oven Chicken Pot Pie Line bake pan Tvith dough to within an inch fiom the I be Horn. Put in the baking dish a can 'of boned chicken and add gravy made with one tablespoon of butter or drippings, one cup of milk and one-half one-half tablespoon of flour. Add salt and 'pepper. Cover with crust of rich bis. cull douKh and bake thirty minutes. Peanut Sandwiches Run one-half cup of salted peanuts through the ineci chopper, after removing the thin kin Mix w'th one cup of ham, previously pre-viously boiled and ground -r fine Spread on lightly buttered slices of white bread and servo on lettuce (leaves. "T. E S." |