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Show ; 1 MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND. I ) Lonely and Sic1, 5 j r'L NUMBER of years ago I wrote i to the- Corner and received i J V sweet letters of cheer and I I made many friends w ho havo I a kept up theswect white winged t messages which have meant so much to ,'i my shut-in llfo of pain. Today tho im- ') pujo seized me to rile again, for my neart is safr and I am the same tortured. srciferlng girl. It Is twenty-one years i now sine I "became an invalid and I am Ij. especially depressed at this time because there has been a hope held, out to me in v Ha operation, for which I have not the j necessary fundj I have already been operated upon three times, and no benefit has been derived. "What I come to you l today for is letters to cheer my poor v cblng heart and help me to forget, If I possible, my life of pain. My mail Is all p loavt to look forward to i 1th any plcas-c plcas-c iffe, so 1 hope a good result will orown y efforts today. My hands are shaky 4 my body racked Tvhh pain 'while I IT to write thlr. I am lonely, for out of ttn children just I myself am leftalon taths little farmvlth my aged and feeble 5 Wrente. I am SS years old and have been ' HL Invalid since I was 10 I am sending ts with a hope andi prayer m my heart tfrat I may get a beam of sunshine from I y t rienda A. P." I do not know my Cornerltes If I nm , mistaken in thinking that this letter will U forth a flood of requests for the writ-'; writ-'; r name and address I recall the let-rsl let-rsl had from her ynrsao. When-one thinks of he blighted life of a, girl who . from IS to- 3S U a ewifferlng Invalid, wllh J0 apparent hope of cure, It seems little enough for thoso of ub who arc well and fej ttong to do our part In bringing cheer L v1 tfl jhe ehut-ln and crushed life. I hardly f' i4re hope that flnanclai aid which would 8j V ouke possible tlc operation to which she ; tefers maj- be procured1 for her, but 1 do h ' ftot question tliat her days w 111 be bright fe kfltd by fiTencly messages and that there iu be a rcBponBe which will make the fle '' 11 ttrne tho only thing she has lo look M ' Jnard to a landmark of hopo and &iJ6k Erasure In her lonely life. I haM have TaE (r Teat happiness In suppling her address , tt those who wleh to g-ot Into communlca-ilvff communlca-ilvff ! lIotl wUb hr for any purpose of help or "S nftorL J5H ?S kittle Ctrl Wants Skates. 4a8 Will you pleastf send mc the address JtyBI Malsle, who wishes caitor oll bcanB? jBl nave some to give away. The Corner Is jJ'mI tl B0 much gocdi to me that I don't know Sffii ntrw I could get along wllhout it. Do j-bu IHn think you could ask for a pair of ball bcar-9S bcar-9S l6 rolUr so-tes for my little girl? Sh ,5TIujR ' if yeara old and, an nil tho girls around ?WfI ' re h&Vfr flUcli kilos, she keeps asking iiliPi mt to froL hcr a pair BomcllllnG: r Qm .Jwrjl rry to 6ay, I cannot afford to do. TO ' s. iB ; ;: ft Malsle has already been supplied with the castor oil beans, bub perhaps tome one else may wlBh to avail herself of this offer 1 hope there may be somewhere a pair of ball bearing skateB or which tht owner has wearied which can. be sent lo tho Httlo girl. When all the other girls have them It Is a hard thing for xho one who Is without them. 1 will send the address on application Making Cheese from Buttermilk. " Please advise B, C. B. In making cottage cot-tage cheese from buttermilk or sour milk always to use fresh sour milk that Is, do not allow the milk to become old and sour. Put tho milk In a crock or other vessel, set this in warm water, or If ouusca stovo or range, put It on tht back of tho sto c Keep It warm long enough to separate sep-arate the milk and water, but do not allow al-low It to bocome too hot or it will produce -a hard curd when permitted to scald. The curd should be soft. Allow the milk to cool and strain it through a cloth or a flour sack. When cold mix well and season with salt and popper You can add cream also This cheese is healthful health-ful and appetising and sells well In the cities. I would suggest to B C. B. to "try selling buttermilk for C cents a quuU measure. Many people likd it to drink and It Is nice to usa in mixing pancakes and brown bread, LM.D" This recipe is worth having and I print It hero for tho sake of thobo who may not have Been the earlier directions for making cheese from buttermilk or lop-pcrcd lop-pcrcd milk. Anxious to Finish Musical Studies. "Is thero some music lover with sufficient suf-ficient benevolence and means possibly to 'become Interested in a 111 j car old srl who Is anxious to finish her musical education? edu-cation? Sho lfl ready for college In bolh literature and music, having graduated in Juno from high school. She asplrcn to be a muslo teacher and Is giving lessons les-sons to three beglnncrB. She Is eager to enter some college and specialize In music, mu-sic, but there Is no possible opportunity lo do so, as tho price for tuition Is not available. Even after school begins sho cannot keep her little pupils, for It Is too far for tho children to go to school from lessons. If she could only go to collego until Christmas I believe she would be benefited and the experience would nlgo be a recommendation for her. " Mns. E C C " It Is the mother of the girl who writes this letter and 1 might hesitate to print so Important a rcquost wore It not that I recall -the many examples of generosity in the gift or musical Instruction which have taken place through the Corn r Suoh wonderful hnppenlngs have occurred oc-curred through our constituency thai I print the plea on the chnncc that a way may bo opened to glvo the teaching longed 9 for. I Will glvo the name of tho applicant to any'one who desires to offer help. : : Calls It a Perfect Salad. " In the Corner I see a request for ' perfect per-fect salad ' and I tend one which I have taken from a little book and changed and improved for my own use It Is pretty and 1 usually sere It when I have lobster or crab In the chaJlng dish. Souk an envelop en-velop of gelatin in half a cup of cold water for five minutes, add half a cup of mild vinegar, half u teaspoon of pure fruit acid dissolved In two cups of boiling boil-ing water, half a cup of sugar, one teaspoon tea-spoon of salt, and half a 6altspoou of red popper. Strain and set It a&lde until It begins to harden a little Wet a mold In cold water, put In a little of tho jcll ; on this arrange two cups of colery cut Into small pieces, quarter of a can of-Bwcct of-Bwcct red peppers, ulso shreclled, and one cucumber, cut up fine. Add jelly betw con tho layers of the egetablcs, mnko the' jelly tho last layer. Put on the Ice until cold and hard, serve on lclluco leaves with mayonnaise dressing. E. II. R." Thank you cry much I have taken the liberty of adapting tho printed recipe to your directions and additions and I trust It may prove as satisfactory thus changed as you have found It. Suggests an Exchange. " I should bo glud to give instruction in any school subject or on tho mandolin In exchange for some slight laundry her-Jces her-Jces occasionally. F M. L" Is thero some one who would care to make such an exchange as this on hor account or for the benefit of some member or her family? Canning String Beans. '" Can any ore give me a good recipe for canning string beans? iJleaso tell L L that I often lie on.0 or two thicknesses oi cloth over my bottles and then dip the wholo neck In paraffin wax and 1 rarely have known the contents of ono to spoil. Mns H.M O." It I am not mistaken a recipe for canning can-ning string beans was given within tho last few weeks. The best method is to select the strlngless varlotlcs, wash and stem them, pack them Into glass Jars, fill these with slightly salted water, and set the jars on a wooden rack in a wash boiler Pour cold water about them, bring this to a boll, and cook until tho water in the jars Is boiling hot Seo that each Jar Is full to overflowing and screw on tho top, taking pains to make sure that tho rubbers and tops are In good condition. : Useful Hints in Cooking. "In your answer to L L's queries about canning j ou tay to tighten the Jars whon they aro perfectly cold To me that means you are only breaking tho seal i hen I commenced housekeeping thirty year? ago I tigrntened my Jars as much as I could and the next morning I had my husband give them another turn Tho result was tho contents nil spoiled It was ovpralned to mo that I should fill my jars to overflowing with the boiling fruit, tighten the tcps. and in live minutos, while the fruit Is still hot. tighten again. Tho heat, with tho rubber, caused1 a perfect per-fect scnl I do not nuan to contradict you, with your kne-w ledge, but I am afraid the directions would piove disastrous to many young housekeepers. If Mrs E. R. S .will wnto to me I will send her some of my ant exterminator, As you say, the housekeepers must seo that there are no crumbs left around the food I have often thought of tho young housekeeper who had so much trouble with a piece rf boiling moat, haVlng a lot of soup Hnd a tasteless piece of meat I Hko short libs of beef and I cook them like ' this: Cowr them with boiling wntcr; add . palt and pepper, put In more water as It . bol s away, and If soup Is- wantrd lako ' n cup or so of slock from It. leaving tho fat with tho meat after the bcf has ' cooked ptowly for two hours Let your meat simmer down, brown It If you like, and coqk pt-tatocu wllh it Tho two cups , of stock 'will be plenty of foundation for soup for a small family by adding water, a few soup vegetables, etc.. to be cooked ocparately from tho meat.tYo'iikemaca-ronl meat.tYo'iikemaca-ronl or spaghetti cooked In the following way. Boll macaroni until tender In salted salt-ed water with a slice or two of onion. In a separate dish coverono poundof ground meat and one minced onion with boiling water, salt, end popper. In about fifteen mlnutof, -when done, add grated cheese, two tableispoons of olive oil, and chill powd'jr, and pour over tho boiled macaroni. maca-roni. I have nvigflzlncs galore I could give away. This Is my first letter to the Corner, but I have been an interested reader for years. G. M. N." No doubt our readers will ftnd this Idler Id-ler o3 intorcsitlngasl do, and I only wish the writer had signed moro than hor initials ini-tials and address to it1, I sun sure there are many who would be .glad to have the magazines to which she refers. I am de-HgQtod de-HgQtod that after hor eais of reading the Corner ehe has finally written to us, and I hope this may bo only the first of miny lotters. "What do the other housekeepers house-keepers think of her ejopcrienco as to lightening tho tops of the Jars after they arc cool? My own experience has bte-n Of that tops and Jars sometimes shrink In ml cooling and that the extra turn, so far jfen fiom breaking the soul, strengthens it. HjKJ Have any oi the constituency had the ill dU, fstoofG M N under similar conditions? fflie As to tho method she gives for cooking jlvl meat. It answers well for beef which Is Iw falrl tender, but If touch meat Is put M over the flro in hot water It Is difllcult to m cook It to tenderness. When meat is pu; rjw on In cold water and slmmerod it should M be served as a stew, with part of the jWj stock In which It bas cookecV to give It jj buck the juices which havo twen coaxed lev out of It and which make the pot liquor jml valuable for soup. The seasoning of such jjHl meat and of the stock In which It has l boiled is also most Important, and no Um ono can hope for savory meat or brotb 0m simply by putting the moat, water, salt, WL and pepper together and cooking for any jj length of time. I am personally glad to v get the macaroni recipe. It sounds as F though the product should be most appe- jffl tlzlngand other seekers for variety in thf 1U' bill of fare will share my gratitude. M iff Dyeing China Berries. m " ' A fellow feeling makes us w ondrous hi kind.' I also from tlm6 to time hac been ir afflicted with ants over pantry and kltch- jjjf en. For somo tlmo I put groceries In cans ifrj and dusted Insect powder around them. It worked all right, but looked so unclean. ? "Wo .finally traced the pests to their dens and poured crude carbolic acid In and .f nround thorn. Prcstol No moro ante! f "We also sprinkled It about tho fowl houses i if to keep them hygienic Itlsthcbestthlng jj I know of for mites In fact, nothlngcould M be much belter. Put half or two-thirds 8 of a teacup In a gallon sprinkling pot and j pour boiling water on It, "While hot, sprlnklo the house, roosts, and nest boxes. Caro should be taken not to get any of it on tho clothing, as It leaves a bad stain, j. , j almost indelible. I havo been watching t'S tho corner for instructions for djelng l china berries black, but if it (has been B given I havo not seen it, and I would v like it. Mns. H. B. K." Can somo one supply the instructions for jj dclng tho china brris? "We aro glad El of this further remedy for tho antpests. JI & V M ll Two Remedies for Ants. II " To rid the house of ants, straw com- I f mon salt all around and in a day orso tha ; f ants will disappear. Also try putting egg R I shells In the oven to brown, then crumple B f them up and Btrow themirtany placo that I f the antB frequont. ThlBmothodiauaedby I farmers to rid their cellars of ants and is I (J effective. S. M. F." 11 j By this time I think there Is no reason Kl why an ant should be left alive to plague II j a housekeeper, wohavehadaomanyicurcr Bill' for theml Rit I ill |