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Show 1 MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND. . . SHOULD like to say a word to Mrs. ) M JF W, tho woman who ls growing a I deaf, and wishes, at over 00. to ji rarn her own living. First 1 wish to applaud her determination to SWl support herself and thus keep mind and I body from rusting out, as they aro so likely to do at her age. Further. I would fay to her that her first Btcp should be to learn to read- tho lips. I know of one deaf Woman who earns her living teaching lip reading, and another who, through her knowledge of It, has an excellent position. The number of positions open to a deaf woman who can read the lips will be greater than to ono who cannot. M." This suggestion that the deaf should acqulro tho art of lip reading has been madia beforo frequently In the Corner, "but it cannot be repeated too often. Tho trials of the deaf aro marvclously mitigated miti-gated by skill In reading the lips, and I only wondor that those who have lost their hearing and lament their consequent isolation iso-lation do not give moro attention to thla method of relief. Helped Her Get Well. " I will bo glad to send. some interesting magazines to F M. 1 have bcun In .Sunshine .Sun-shine work for fifteen years-, and during a long illness received much cheer and courage from your friends; la fact, my physician said they aided ray recovery. Another ono of the many tributes accorded ac-corded the CorncTllcs for their kindly offices. of-fices. The address of F Jf. was sent at once, and there is no question that the interesting magazines will be gratefully received Lonesome Utile Invalid. " The Helping Hand haB brightened so many lives do you think you could help , c? I am 15 years of age, and I have j Plnal curvature. I wrlto to ask for letters nd for reading matter, for 1 get, O, so 'finely. I cannot pay posUgc on reading matter. I am sorry to say. but I can mako tatting and would bo glad to send it to any one who asks a s.impleoCaccrlaln dainty edging. I wilt send directions also. " LONKIA'." I am sure thero will bo prompt answers to thla appeal. The lonellncs3 of a girl of 15 afflicted with spinal curvature is peculiarly touching to me, and I do not doubt to others also, and I hope the child may havo the entering letters and reading read-ing matters sho craves. Her address will be given promptly to applicants. Unable to Walk. ' I have been an invalid forflf teen years and am unablo to walk. If somo one of the kind rcadcra of tho Helping Hand has a wheel chair I would be glad to get It. I cm financially unable tobuy ono for myself. my-self. s- n " One of tho frequent appeals wc have for wheel chairs and which aro usually answered an-swered satisfactorily. Any ono who has been an invalid for fifteen ycais should urcly win the compassion and assistance of those more fortunato in health than herself. Letter for Mrs. H. C. O. " I have' mislaid the street addrcsB and number of Mrs. H. G. O. Will you kindly pjt It on tho loiter I lucloso and post It cr me? Mns. C. W. V " "With this note came a scaled letter addressed ad-dressed to Mrs. H. G. O.. but unfortunately unfortu-nately we havo not her address. Should sho 806 this and write to me, telling mo how to direct this letter, it will bo forwarded for-warded to her at once. Meanwhile we rhall hold it unlcso Mrs. C. "V. V. writes asking for Its return. Blacking for Stoves. " In re6ppnoo to tho request of Mm. R. L. S. I send tho following-: A blacking for stoves which we have uhqcI for.ycam and found Invaluable Js made by mixing efiun.1 part, of kerosene oil and turpen tine Willi a good stove polish. Mako a ras-lo the consistency of thick cream and i.pply to the sloo when it Is slightly warm. Polish with flannel cloth apd you will have a blight and shining stove for months. Even on ail light heaters which oflen becomo rcdhot this polish will not turn off. An application of this polish beforo putting btoves away, for the summer sum-mer will provent lusting. " MR3. L. J. S." Mrs. rt. L. S. will undoubtedly bn glad to get this recipe and it will probably, bo welcomo to others bcsldca. :;: Need Clothes for School. " Three of my boys nccd to bo In school badly, but wc aro not ablo to clotho them properly and moot tho payments on tho farm at tho samo tlmo. "Wc would' bo so glad to get clothing for our boys. They aro from 10 to 1G years of age. I will gladly mako what return I can formich garment, by knitting or crochet work, as I -can do almost any kind, or I will exchange ex-change nice large satin and silk pieces in pound bundles for clothing. Ono pound of tho pieces will make a quilt. Iwould also like to get Infants' long or short clothes, and If any of the Corncrltco caro to send them to mo I will send now transfer embroidery em-broidery paper patterns Ido hope there will bo somo ono who will caro to help us out, for wo need the things very much. " Mn8 N. S " As I havo said before, it is against my practice to ask for clothinjr through tho Helping- Hand except in rare Instances. But when boys need schooling and tho parents are eager for them to take It and are unablo to provldo tho children with proper -clothing it strikes mo as being a easo whore an exception should be made. At this time of year, when tho last year's garments aro looked over, there aro almost al-most always certain articles- which aro outgrown and these could perhaps be utilized util-ized by Iho mother Of three boys whoso agca rango from 10 to 10. It is easy to sco that anything1 which could bo used would bo welcome, cither as a free gift or in exchange for the w ork or the pieces or the patterns offered by the mother. I shall hope to havo a prompt and genorous response re-sponse to this appeal Silver Dollar of 1799. " In answer to N A. S., who asks tho valuo of a 1700 silver dollar, 1 will glvo the following Information- Silver dollars of 1700 with ilia fillet head, having five stars to right of bust, are alued from ?l.n to ?- 50 apiece, fillet head with six star to right of bust aro valued at from $1.30 to ?1.75 apiece. I am a numismatist and will cheerfully answor any questions of this sort. Mint marks play an Important Im-portant part with tho most valuablo coins and highly valued coins aro raro. ' Fillet head ' means tho head of Liberty when tied with a band. "Mns. E. II. M." 1 havo put the address of Mrs. E. II. M. on fllo for the benefit of thoso who may wish it in order to 6ccuro Information relative to coins they possess. The same nnswor as to tho valuo of the xllvor dollars dol-lars has como to me from several other quarters, and I thank tho senders. Ono of them writes that she Is a girl of 10, who wishes to bo of scrvico In tho Corner and sho offers tho namo of certain dealers with) whom those deslrlnsr to dispose of their coins may communicate. I cannot give these addresses on this page, but the kindness of tho writer i nonj tho less appreciated. :i Embroidery and Children s Patterns. " May I Join your interesting Comer? I am a stranger In the city and would like to become acquainted with bomo Oorncr-ltcs. Oorncr-ltcs. espcclallylnvalido, as I am much Interested In-terested in your work of lovo and wish It every bleralng. I am sorry ior the baby of which Mrs. V. F. speaks, and tho mother has my sympathy and prayers for the child. If she will write to me I think I maybe able to tell her of a. remedy which might prove of assistance to the baby's eyes. I also havo patterns for mak-iDg mak-iDg children's bouse slippers and for footing foot-ing hosiery as w ell as somo nlco embroidery embroid-ery patterns, if any one cares to have them. Laujia." "Wo are glad to welcome this Corneritc to our ranks, and I am sure the constituency constit-uency will be happy to have her as one of thoso who cheer the invalids. Her patterns, etc . will also be thankfully received. re-ceived. I will glvo her name and address on application. I am sorry to bo unable to put her in touch with Mrs. V. F.. but wo havo not tho addross she ak. Other letters have come asking for It, but It Is not in my power to glvo it. All that Mm. V. F. requeued was that "kind readers would help by prayer a baby that has a poor cyo " and tho generous minded Cor-nerites Cor-nerites will havo to content themselves with offering tho petitions tho mother craves. Magazines of Travel. "I will cladly pay postage on any travel magazinea. no matter how far Tjack tho date. I am shut In partly and wJsh to aave the magazines and liavo them bound. N. M." Can come of our readers respond to this appeal? i No Longer an Invalid. " Last apring I wroto to tho Corner asking ask-ing for decorations for a lonely cabin, and received all I could use and offers of a grtat many more, besides cheerful and encouraging' letters from a good many others. Since (hat lime Thave Improved Im-proved greatly In health and am no longer an Invalid, though I am not yet quite ablo to work. At present I am on a campltiff tour, and get all the froah air possible to get anywhere. It will afford mo great ploasuro to write M. Q. any experiences 1 havo had during nearly two years of chasing the curt, and when T geVwclI and strong again I want to become a Corner- lte in real earnest and do something worth while. G. S." It Is a gratification to get uch an appreciative- letter as this and to find the writer so eager to be of assistance to others. The letter he sent to be forwarded for-warded to XI. G. was directed and posted at one. The record of this correspondent correspond-ent Is like that of many others who havo been helped by the Corner. I am glad to print his acknowledgments of tho kindnesses kind-nesses he has received. Bay IVanls Books. " I am a boy 33 years old, and I would like to have the books that C L. 5. has offered. ""V. K." I am sorry to say that the books requested' re-quested' have already been given away. Has any one else books to give to this boy? I hope ao. |
