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Show ! '., MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND. ji 4 Thinking of the Future. If i , r- ' iHILE talking to a friend a i A Bll0rt t,mo ae ll flU(ldGnlJ' I W V afllccd mo what I would do S " If I lost my position and i couldn't find another right Jteay, or what I am going to do in ten Pr a dozen years from now. I am sln- 6. over 2S years old, and um entlrols' ono In tho city. Now, what do peoplo to under the circumstances, other poo-jfrlfti poo-jfrlfti I mean, who aro depending on a Tjaall salary for support and simply Mtonnot got ahead of present expenses? Ooe cannot work in nn ofllce forcvor, I Npposo. I would llko to hear from .kme ono In tho circumstances or from Kpno ono who has boon thero and BSfaiowD what to do. F. S. H." jjjl If thero is any ono among our Cornor-mfc Cornor-mfc who would llko to correspond with Iw young womnn and glvo hor tho rc-BpfWt rc-BpfWt of any oxporionce which may provo JBWpful I -will bo happy to wupply.tho fpUno and address of F. S. H- on rc-Mtoucst, rc-Mtoucst, accompanied by a stamp. Surely Ktiftro must bo many who are confront-Bfl confront-Bfl with such a problem as hers and We had to work It out- Not ovory HftH marries and tho9o who do aro not fawaya bettor off. It Htrlkes mo that Srtro Is an opening hero for a comparl-Hfcn comparl-Hfcn of views and of oxperloncca whloh Btaffht to be dlotlnctly edifying and help-It help-It f B Must Earn Her Living. R Can any of tho Cornorltos help mo Hp eolvo a problem? I am a widow, Hted 43 yoars. and am cxcoodlngly anx-B'wus anx-B'wus to loam oomathlng that I can do-Had do-Had upon to molco a living. I want H'P earn onough to manago to havo a K0mo whoro I could hdvo oomo things Hj4ar to mo about rno, oven though It HKaa but a ronted houso, and could, as Wrfeoa as I got It roady, send for roy BKrJung Bon to como to mo. Ion't thoro Hi fctnethlng I oould loam to do that I f.ould depend upon for a living? I don't I'ant to study and work under any ono Bko would bo cruel, cross, and ovor-M"arlnjr ovor-M"arlnjr in disposition. I would rathor B) dead than endure that, and otton tho Tho mako tho loudest professions BljpCari3tianlty are-tlioso whp havo such L k " rT'rH dispositions na that. I lovo tho puro and noblo things of life and long to advance ad-vance In them. My life has been long and hard, but now thero Is no one to do anything for mo and I dare not wait any longor, for I havo to mako a living some way and to have somo kind of a homo Avhero I can havo about mo tho things dear to mo, or at least not havo to llvo In another woman's homo and work under hor mind. I want a llttlo lndopendcnco. Isn't thero something 'I could learn? Mrs. C. D." Tho difficulty about replying to this letter Is that the writer gives no Idea of anything nho can do. Under tho clr-clrcumstances, clr-clrcumstances, all I can do 1b to print hor communication and trust that somo ona may have nn Inspiration which will help I shall bo glad to 6cnd hor address ad-dress to any ono Inclosing a stamped and solf-addrosscd onvelopo with her request. re-quest. I am afraid sho will And In every walk of life something unpleasant to put up with In thoso with whom sho Is associated. The " professions of Christianity Chris-tianity " do not always cover the laws of gentleness and of consideration, but this Is not tho fault of tho faith, only of those who fall to practlco It aa thoy should. To Make Home-AtlracUve, " I hav been reading your Corner and I notloo that many ak for things to add comfort to their homes. I wish so munh I cvuld set scmwrhlng to make my bumble homo attractive. It occurred to mo that if I wroto my wish I might have a favorable favor-able answer. I would bo so glad1 If somo of your good rcadera who havo an old drossor ecart and a center tablo oover that Is no longor nocded would pass them on to mo. I would bo glad to return, the favor In any way possible. ATns. A. M." This Is a modost request, and) I wish it might b granted. In Excliangc for Work. " Lt mo thank you much for sovoral orders for needlework which I hav obtained ob-tained from readers. I wish to oxohango work with some- ono for a child's go-c&rt go-c&rt or a oovexed lunch basfcot or box. "3te.J3.3t" Dow som one wish to mako tho exchange ex-change aeked by this correspondent? If go please sond for her address, Inclosing stamp. I am glad tho friendliness of tho Cornerltes has secuied for hor orders for work. Music to Exchange. I have threo lots of eheot musio that I don't caro to play, but I know they would please other music lovers who havo to pay high prices for music. Ttto pieces nro by well known composers. Lot No. 1 contains six ploccs for the first and second grades. They aro good for beginners. I will trado thorn for " Mother Machrce.' Lot No. 2 contains ploccs from gradca threo to six. Theso I will trado for any threo pieces by W, It. "Williams. Any pretty reveries may bo substituted If nee-CBsary. nee-CBsary. Lot No. 3 contains ten pieces by classical compoeoro, and I will trado them for '"When Irish Ejes Are Smiling,' ' That's an Irish Lullaby,' and ' Just as the Sun "Went Down ' or ' In the Evening by Moonlight.' All theso pieces nxo frco from disease germs and fow havo been oollod In tho slightest degree. I will not accept muBlo that has been in a houso where occupants had any disease. I will send thoso postpaid to any ono or in tho threo lots. First como, first served. Theso pieces contain no vulgar or rag-tlmo rag-tlmo muslo. L.W." Thin is a tempting offer to tho lovor of good muBla. In Need of Classes. " I saw In Uio paper recently that a woman had four palm of glasses to frfvo to oomo ono who ncoded thorn. I ouroly would approclato a pair of tho glasses or tho frames, cither, an I havo not tho means at hand to supply myoelf and havo been a shut-in for six months and cou-finod cou-finod to my room for four months. I do so much enjoy roadlng to pass atway tho time! I hopo I may bo In season to receive re-ceive ono If not two pair, for my husband is In nood of glasses also and sickness han placed us whoro wo cannot got them at present. I would al o appreciate rcad-ing1 rcad-ing1 of any ldnd and quilt pieces. I havo been "bcnafltcil .greatly hy your &ood xeci- pes and In a llttlo whllo will send you somo myself. Mns. J. B. E " Unfortunately this correspondent does not glvo the initials of tho friend who offered of-fered the glasses and it Is. therefore. Impossible Im-possible for mo to get on tho track of them. "Will somo ono elso sond her a pair? "Wrlto for her address nnd send them direct to her. not to tho office. I hope sho may got tho glasses and tho reading matter and quilt pleco as woll. Hatching Canary Eggs. "I read In tho papor a whllo ago the query on how long It takes a canary bird's eggs to hatch and think it my duty to help others In bird ra'sing, as I havo raised birds for tho last threo years. It takes from thirteen to sixteen days for tho eggs to hatch; they vary a trlfloln tho length of time. I hopo this bird raiser will havo as good luck with her birds as I havo had with mine. If sho will write to mo personally or address mo through tho Corner I will give her any Information I possess on tho matter and do it gladly. M Mn3. A. M. T." This Is tho eort of offer wo seldom havo and I am Euro thoso who aro lnterostcd In "Canaries will bo glad to get In touch with Mrs. A. M. T. If desirous of her addross I hopo they will write to mo for It, Inclosing Inclos-ing a stamped and self-addressed envelope. en-velope. ft ! Wants Reading Matter. "Iam almost a shut-In from rheumatism and can't do active work at all, but I can do fancy work and llko It. I am a poor widow and llvo alone and would llko books and reading matter. " Mns, L. S. B." Will any one reply to this appeal and wrlto to mo for this Invalid's addTcas? 3: Lost All Her Plants. "I should llko to got oomo ported plants, especially ferns. I lost all tho plants J had last winter. In oxohango for ferns and other plants I would do tatting and crochet. I also havo reading read-ing matter to give away to any ono paying postage. 21. O. P' ts there any ono -who would !"" to comply with this friend's offer and send her pottod plants or ferns In exchange ex-change for tho articles sho offers? If so. wrlto to mo for hor address, inclosing in-closing stamped and self-addressed en? vclopc. Preserving Olives. " I read tho Corner regularly nnd en-Joy en-Joy It much nnd this Is tho first chanco I havo had of contributing anything myself. I notlco an inquiry for a rqclpe for preserving ollvos. I havo tried tho following and know It 13 good: To eight gallons of water add ono can of lye. Cover tho olives with this and leave them for twelvo hours. Drain off the lyti water and make another solution, so-lution, tho samo na before. Let tho olives stand In this twelvo hours more, drain again; then put fresh water on tho olives each morning for plx days and thoy are ready for tho salt brlno. Mako this by putting two lovol tablespoons table-spoons of salt to ono gallon of water. Leavo tho ollvos in tills nnd they will bo ready to oat In a few days. Change tho brlno upon them whenever It looks dark. IC S. F." I am glad to print this recipe In re-cponao re-cponao to numorous Inquiries as to how to put up ollvoa to keep, and I beg, ns a personal favor, that those who are likoly to wish tho directions at any future time will cut them out and put them away safely now. I do not wish to havo another request for tho reclpo " whloh has somehow boon lost " within a few weeks. That happens hap-pens often onough to Justify mo in making this appeal as strongly as I do Just now. Formula for a Rose Jar. " I am a oonstAnt reader of Uio Cornor and "n now spending a fow months with ray parents hero. I would llko oo muoh to have a reclpo for a roso Jar. I havo such a lovely opportunity to get all tho roses I want hero. A. K. H." Directions for preparing potpourri for rose Jars havo boon given ropeatcdly on thlB pago. and I add to lhl also tho request re-quest that tho directions may bo preserved pre-served carefully, as thoy aro given bolorrq Gather rosesln fell bloom after tha dtnr is off of them and pack" them In a Jar In layers two Inches doep, sprinkling each later with two tablespoons of flno dry salt, rrcsh roses and salt may be added dally until tho Jar Is full. It must be kept in a cool, dark, dry place. A week after tho last lajer Is put In turn out the contents of the Jar on a tray and toss them together until all the parts aro loosened. Put with them tho Ingredients given bolow, turn into a clean Jar, cover, and flot It 'away for a fortnight, -nhen it will be ready to go Into rose Jars. The fragrance Mill lest for years If tho Jar Is kept covered. Formula for perfumes: Ono ounce of orris root, half an ounce each of violet powdor, roso powder, and hollotrope powder, naif teaspoon each of maco and oil of cloves, quarter teaspoon tea-spoon of olnnomon, twenty drops each of oil of mellsano and oil of eucalyptus, ten drops each of oil of chlrls andbergamot, two drachms of alcohol. This Is an old family reclpo and I can fully recommend-it recommend-it as satisfactory and lasting. Wants Hothouse Flowers. I have somo whito flags (tho plants) to offer in exchange for one oloander and other hothouse flowers or cuttings. I will be glad to give any readors who will send me a stamped envelppo a slmpl method of bread making. Mast of tho motnoda &to too elaborato for beginners and mlno Is for young and inexperienced housekeeper. Mrs. M. P. S." Flowers and plants are always in demand de-mand and I trust the oxohango suggested . may bo arranged. If wo may Judge by tho number of psrsonn who wish to secure a simple and trustworthy method of making mak-ing bread, it Is likely that this ibenovolont " " correspondent will be overwhelmed with lequeita for hex recipe. |