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Show j 1 MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND. 4 " Garden Plants of Various Kinds. a j ( j T E correspondent whose name I 4 J I inclose oflkn for castor beans. I A ' I have somo to tpare, also garden j j plants of arlous kinds. Some M l time ago I recall a person osk- PP, j Ing cor a bath cabinet or kv eating cabl- S i net. Mine ha benefited me so much that fmW -' now I don't need it any moro I would HI i gladly glvo it to any one who would pond H -j for It. B. E. a" H .1 Tho correspondent wio asked for oas- H tor beans has been supplied, but I havo M ' no doubt that others will bo heard from I who will bo glad to have the bean and H ' garden plants as -well. I am euro there M will bo a call for the bath cabinet, and H I hope no ono will ask for It who la not H ( prepared to send for it or to pay trane- H , portation charges. M "Best Piccalilli Ever Made. H ) i love the Helping Hand very much H and have learned to mako some good new Wm i dishes from it. I sond you herowith a Ijfl reclpo for the best piccalilli that was H over made, and I do hope that every ono MB who sceo the recipe will try it. It' should IH - be put in self-scaling Jars, and especially" H ' In' a warm climate It should be well sea-led. H One head of cabbage, four green hot H t peppers, six onions, one peck of green to- H matoes. Chop all these. Put with them Bj one cup of salt and ono quart of vinegar H and cook thirty minutes; then drain. R 8cald together two pounds of sugar, two H quarts of vinegar, one teaspoon each of HVn allspice, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves; BR two tablespoons of English mustard and KTt- ono tablespoon of celery seed. Pour this 'tmi ovr the pckle3 and cook twenty minutes, min-utes, then can. This le fine. " Mns. W. I,. S." This ls a tlmo of ear when reclptn for this sort of thing are welcome and weare glad to have this, a well as to get tho kindly tributo to the Helping Hand. Let mo add the injunction to have tho Jars rinsed out In boiling water beforo putting in the pickle and to bo sure the tops and rubbers aro in good order. -J.: Would Copy; Old Song. " I am wondering If any of j'our readers read-ers know where I can secure n copy of tho old 6ong, ' Sweetest Bunch of Lilacs,' If any of your roadcrs have a copy of the song and word to tho same. Iahould bo moro than gratoful If I could ovon borrow It to copy- I would gladly pay postage I have trlod all of the largestmusic dealers, in this city and they tell me tho song ls out of print, D, C. r." I don't think any ono has over asked in vain for tho words or music of a song w"ho has made an application through tho Comer, I trust this time may not provo an exception to the rule and thatD. C. P. may securo the song oho desires. & :( For All Kinds of Anls. " Hero le a remedy for ants," red and block, little and big, and all kinds of ants: Sweeten a bowl of water well with moloKseo and vinegar; make It Just pleasant to the tftBte, and set it in your kitchen sink. In tho morning you will think you have bowl of blackberries. All kinds of ants, red, bok. bhje. or white, will cot full-on tliln drink and die. Make a new dish and moro will como to the funeral of the first- Mns. M." This 1b certainly a simple remedy and It will be little trouble to try. I wish the correspondent had told ub how long tho treatment must bo kept up to rid the establishment es-tablishment of tho pests. 1c Address Is the Office. " I am Inclosing a card, which may bo of Borvlco to J. A. C. with regard to hor MSS. I know yon do not glvo oddrotsoa in tbo paper, but would it not be well to supply your own? Mns. A. M. H," Any letlor addressed to mo In care of this paper will reach me promptly The card was sent to J. A. C. H Canned Tomato Bouillon. - Can you give me n. good recipe for tomato to-mato bouillon? My tomatoes are ripening and i w lsh to put up some of them In this way. I havo read somewhorc that the tost way to do this is to use tho puro tomato to-mato pulp seofloncd with Spanish cweet poppers and beof Juice. But the rightpro-portions rightpro-portions were not glvon or directions for cooking tho mixture Plcaso answer at your earliest convenience, ns I should llko to put up the tomatofl when they are at their ripest stage." " Mns. E. F. P." I am not acquainted with the preparation prepara-tion you describe. Of course, I have eaton tomato bouillon, mad clthor from tho f rex or the conned tomatoes, stewed, the Juice. pressed out, strained, and eeascned, but I havo never made and canned! the bouillon. Can oome of our readers glyo instruction for this to be printed In tho Corner? . .. , Asl(s for Information. " I am a young man. 22 3 earn old. and am writing this In the hope that It may catch tho oyo of Homo one belonging to tho Unitarian church who will bo good enough to explain to mo fully the teachings teach-ings and tho llfo of that body. Anything I can do In return will be a. pleasure to Kive. SCOTCDMAN'." Wo do not admit discussions of any points of doctrinal or theological belief to this Comer, but If thcto are-any Unitarians Uni-tarians who wish to communlcato with " Scotchman " In reply to h1o Inquiries ami will writo for hla address it will bo promptly supplied. 1 Forgot the Address. " Kindly send the address of D. K. to mo. I have' received a splendid letter from F. A. T thanking mo for tho boolcs and pictures It was my pleasure to send. " Mks. D." This a8suranco of tho genorous good will of the correspondent makes me regret all tho more that we could not give her the. addreHH of the applicant for which sho wrote. But, although Mrs. IS. signed her name to her letter, eho did not glvo us any address. It was theroforo impossible impossi-ble to reply to hor lottor despite the stamp ae inclosed. I am sorryl Has More to Spare. "Tour kind lottor woo 'received' some time ago, giving mo the names of persona who wishod clothing and pieces for patchwork patch-work and I have tried to supply their needs to tho best of my -ability. Now I aeo some more requeste for articles I can well t.paro and later we hope to be able to do much more. A. C O." It always rejoices mo to print such a letter ah this as an Indication of tho good and helpful work being done by the Cor-aerltes, Cor-aerltes, In rccponoo-to tho requests which come-to da for help. The addroeses asked for-havebeen sent to A.. C. O. . Design for a Qirilt. " I would like to got In touch with some one who hap a design ror a log cubln quilt. I have a good pair of crutches, padded, which I should llko to exchange for a tripod for a camora, "Tk C. H." Has any ono tho tripod of a camera to offer in txchango for tho crutches, and will somo possessor of a. log cabin quilt writo me for the address of L. C. IL7 Write for the Address. " IamsendlngyousomemuBlcfor whtch Mrs. F. B. B. asked In the HelplngHaud department. Her address W04 notgtven and 00 I am forwarding-the muoio to tho paper. Won't you plcaso forward It to her? I hope it will be patlfaotory. I think the Helping Hand Ik bo nice and I hopo I may soon ogainthavo an'oppor-tunlty an'oppor-tunlty to help. B. U." Another o&uee for rsrotT Asudn ana" again I have eald that gift&tff myTort must never be sent to the -offlcc, whore there are no facilities for handling tho rush of articles which would come there, did we not make a hard und fast rule ugalnstlt. When thenddress of any applicant appli-cant is wanted all that is necessary Is to write and ask mo for it and it will bo promptly supplied. I trust B L ma be ablo to assist somo one again and that tho next time she will ask for the address of the person she dcalres to aid and send hor gift directly. 1 "" Supplies Reading Matter, " If you will send mo tho nddrcsa of F. W., who wrltoH from an old miner's camp, my daughter and I would be glad to send her onm magazines. As we have been placed In the samo.,circum6t&ncc3 ourselves, we know what it la to lack books and also what It means to be too poor to buy therol Also If you will sond tho addresa of Mulsie, who wants castor beans, I con supply her. I havo a tret) in my yard that is fourteen feet or moro high and full of boanB, both greenr and dry, bo that she can. have ail that sho wante. I wish to oxprew? my appreciation apprecia-tion of the Corner. It contalCB 00 much that 1b helpful in more wojo than one and I always out out the matter and save it tor future reference. "Mrs, J. R. A.' Thoro lp nothing' like Bimllar experiences experi-ences for producing! sympathy. Thoso who love, to read and'who hayo boon deprived de-prived of books know how to reel for other i ritriilfcr'pltehi. X -waa glad to eend the eddreswo-rtqttMted and I am happy to knew of eome one olso who has been helped hr-the Corner and ltawork. |