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Show MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND. I ' Iwalid Wants Ear Trumpet. Ujl a Y mother Is an invalid, 74 lf ,cara old w'th sciatic rbeu-I rbeu-I Y matlsm, und is almost en-' en-' tlrely helpless. She road In the paper about an oar trum-ft trum-ft which Mary R. had and of tho snake : ir tube J. Lc D, had, and wished mo to rito for one of them. We would sond ; '! postago for It, If we knew how much b end, We are able to buy only the ttttssitlca of life, and cannot get mother i1" ear trumpet. Mns. C. B." 1 am sorry to report that the ear ap-'tflMicos ap-'tflMicos have been bestowed olscwlierc. B8 any one else an car trumpet or anyone any-one of the sort to givo to this Invalid? : ' W put her address on flic and hopo toffl one may send for 1L It is hard QUBh to bo poor and ci ipplcd with rhou-usm rhou-usm without tho additional affliction H deafness, Shoulder Brace Wanted. '"I would like very much to have the Shoulder brace offered in the paper. I T lost tho address of the person who Stred It. S. E." hla has been given away, and I can ty hopo that sorno one may ceo this uer and ofTer another .such brace. I ; 1H keep tho writer's address. Must Sla$ Indoors. "I would like to have the address of ' E. R , Who offers quilt scraps, post d. and magazines. I would bo glad Wt them, for I cun almost entirely a MttMn. Mro. A.H" i . ln I must report that tho articles ve been given away. Can some other , fnerlte eupply this shut-in's demand? I For a Poor Friend. "1 wish to acknowledge tho receipt of snake ear tube offered through tho rJPlng Hand and which I aked to bo C 1 to me for a deaf and poor friend. ' I. B. K." m glad to know this was dul? received v- hope it may do much good. 1 f'( u Making Things for Home. i I am a beginner in housekeeping and M01 wiiloua to make nice things for my folS?' J h&vo wrltton TU on varlous sub" d before, but never received any re-Ll re-Ll wto my luttor. nor received tie address 'j I asked for. I would now llko to asi: If any of your Cornorltes would send ine iamplcs of crochet edging, suitable for towel edges or handkerchief edgeu. I will make a,ny reasonable return for tho favors. I would like to havo the samples as soon as possible. I have often zoon requests in your letters for an Infallible remtdy for bedbugs. L hcrowilh give a remedy that is never failing. Two applications appli-cations nt tho most to walls, beds, or woodwork w ill dispel the-m forever. Tako a quart bottle, get 10 cents' worth of carbolic acid in it, fill tho balance of tho bottle half with gasoline and half with turpentine, .hako well, and apply to beds or woodw ork by using a small oil can Tho second application Is sometimes not reccs-pary. reccs-pary. but makes the cure euro This can also be used on mattt esses by placing them before a w Jndow whero air can strike them. Leave windows open when using and for a few houreaftcrward Thorc-m-cdy docs not stain anything, and the odor will soon disappear, M. G. L." I ajn at a loss to understand your failure to receive answers to jour letters. Any communications addressed to me in tho care of tho papor should reach me, "When a stamp Is inclosed, as should al-w al-w aya be done if a pensonal reply is tsked, such a reply Is sent promptly, and letters which are to appear In print are used 11s rapidly aa possible, In the order in which they come into my handB. I trust your fortune may be bettor thl3 time, and that you may soon receive the samplea you wish of crocheted edgings, etc. Thank you for the rtroody for bedbugs. Fuch cures aro always In demand and one may succeed where another fails, H Faces a Crippled Future. " Onco beforo 1 appealed to tho Corner with an unusual request and got what I asked. It was a wig for o. poor lady. Now I como to beg for a medical battery to bo used by a lad of 13 who la gradually developing spinal deformity and log paralysis. pa-ralysis. Ono leg Is now ono Inch shorter than tho other, but tho doctor says if tho child had ono of thoso batteries, bo that he could treat himsolf, ho would got hotter. hot-ter. Ho Is tho oldest of six children, and the mother 1s In the bonpital with tuberculosis tuber-culosis of the hip. Sho has been thoio for three months and will have to stay for many more. Tho family is poor. I am poor roysolf, but am keeping one of the little ones without price, and will try to pay freight on the battery. I would liko it in good condition und with diicc-tlons diicc-tlons for ubc Please print this icqucat as soon as possible, as tho poor boy gets worse and woise. Some one asked hpw to get rid of bedbugs. An old hotel man told 1110 ho used epsom salts, powdered flno and blown Into every crack ond cranny of the beds and bedding. I alwa 3 varnish the bedstead and slats, and if tho springs are of iron I build a tiro out of doors and pass tho spiings through It, or varnish them. If ou havo mattresses, clean them with turpentine and mako a caso of stout muslin that can be sewed up" tight Then beat tho white of one egg until diy and whip Into it slowly, n little nt a lime. 10 cents' woi th of mercury. It takes about half an hour to Incorporate It thoroughly. Put It in every nook and crevlco with a stiff feather or a small brush. It kills oerything that walks over It, yet it is haimlcss to people. Tho etuff will stay on for two or three years. " M. C. C." With all my hcait I hopo that the battery bat-tery needed may be found for tho poor boy who ia facing a crippled future I know such batteries aro expensive and not common possessions, and yet w 0 havo dono so much through tho Coiner that I ti ust this gain may also bo mado. Tho helpful supgcbllons for getting rid of vermin will also be welcomed. I am sui 0, with all the prophylactics which have been offered, there Is no rc-ason for further annoyance an-noyance from the pests. To Brighten Bare Walls. " I have long been an .ntcrestcd render of tho Corner and am venturing now to como with a requestor my own. First, let me tell you thatl am a victim of tho much dreaded pellagra, I have two little girls to care for thedr ages aTC 10 and 3 years; also all my work lo do when I am at all able. For bcarth'c cako we are living In tentp, and everything looks 00 bare and ugly In ,a tcntl There is not even a picture pic-ture of tho cheapest sort on tho walls. If any of the Cornerltcs have anything which will help to beautify my tent homo I would bo so glad to get it. We live In a vory thinly settled country, and I get so lonoly at tlmea. when I am unable to be up In tho country In spring we have a largo variety of beautiful wild flowers, and If any ono Is interested in theso T would be pleased to rend plants or pressed flowers. I find that wild flow ers grow well In pots, and that gives one lots of comfort com-fort and pleasure Also I havo several hundred recipes for plain and fa'ney dishes and would be glad to pass them along to any one Interested In cooking. "Mns. L.T.R." I am sure there will be many of our readers who will be happy to send this Invalid In-valid something to cheer her tent home, either as a gift or in exchange for some of the wild (lowers she offers. The recipes also sound attractho Thoso who havo read of the suffering which accompanies pe-llagra will need no further appeal to their sympathy in order to move them to do what they can for Mrs. L T. R. The blight tone of her letter shows that sho still keeps hor courage in spite of tho tTlals she has to undergo, and hei exile from a comfortable home to life In a tent. Reading Matter and Music. " I want to write and tell you how much the Helping Hand does for mo. I am off the road and away from neighbors and sometimes for weeks at a tlmo I do not ice another woman. To me tho Corner Cor-ner Is llko a visit from homo folks. I And many helps in my housohold duties in the lotters, but above all I value the dear friends I have made among tho Cornerltea. In renponso to my request for scraps and quilt pieces I received quite a lot of silk, woolen, and cotton pieces, and I wroto to each who gave an address: but l want to thank you, too. I sent a lot of flowers to tho diffeient ones who asked for thorn and I still havo lots of chrysanthemums and cape jes-saminos jes-saminos to give to those who will send stamps for them. The plants aro well rooted. Tho children and I will also try to And and send any wild plant or bush that any of tho Cornorltes may want. Who would llko oomo sassafras loots? Tho make flne tea. Now for my own requests, and they arc pretty general; I would lovo to havo soma good reading matter-papers, magazines, or books and I do want a musical instrument of some kind so badly. Thero are seven of the children under 15 and I want something some-thing 00 that wo can havo a littlo music and the children can learn a little about it. Do you suppose somo one could plan a way for mo to Ect an old organ or piano? I'd be willing to pay tho freight or expres3agc on an instrument and givo something in farm produce besides, I'd r bo so glad of nn old phonograph and iccoids. c. M. S." Tho wiiter of this letter whom I thank In my own name and that of tho constituency for the lovely things sho says about tho Corner I do not doubt will have applications for her name I trust accompanied by a stamp In older that leading matter may be sent her, but I cannot bo confident about a musical instiument. That Is a big gift and such articles are In demand and the supply Is limited. I have had so many requests for them that I have had to shut down on the applications, and It is only tho thought of the enjojmont the chlldien would have I11 the music that moves 1110 to print tills appeal. I hopo it may bo granted and I am suio theio will bo rc-questn rc-questn for tho plants and flowers which are oliercd. t Marking Bridal Linen. " May I say a word In regard to marking bridal linen? Thoro Is an old adago as to many a slip 'twixt the cup and tho lip. and in event of anything of this kind It would bo extremely aw kwai d to havo tho ln'tlals of the bridegroom which tho brldo has no right to until the marriage ccro-mony ccro-mony Is performed. Besides, the linen of tiu brldo Is ncr own peisonal pioperty und bought with her money, not his. po that it bccnin right her namo should bo 011 nil sho bilngs to her homo. This may be an old fashioned custom, but it Is common com-mon souse. A. R. C." Other correspondents havo wrltton In the same way. I ngreo with tho view of A. R. C. that thoro la many a slip 'twit iho cup and tho lip, and I thought the. fiamo thing a fow days ago when I saw a prospective bride's iiuon and even her underclothes un-derclothes marked with the initials that wr.uld bo her3 after her marrlago, somo months hence. On the other hand, there Ik something to be said on the other side and part of It was voiced by the friend of the groom-to-be. who said sho thought It was hard tho poor man should havo no towolB to wipe his face on oxoopt tho that belonged lo his wife. A prospective bnde 1 know marked part of her toweln with her future husband's Initials and psrt with her own. A compromise may be arranged by leaving part of tho limn urmarkod or by having a spaco left In wnlch to put tho new Initial after the wwlding. I havo known several brlden wi'o delayed having the silver marked until after marriage. By this plan thoy not only had their married name used, but also were able to oxchango duplicates. Bits of Cheer. " l wish especially to commend your column. I turn to it and read It tho first thing almost ond feel that every littlo thing we can do really helps, I wish aUo to Indorse your opinion and that of Mrs, A. S on tho eleventh commandment. com-mandment. It is most truly fair and sensible. sen-sible. I havo been able to help several of the constituency with glasses, belts, cloth, etc., and have without exception received replies of thanks, full of good . will and gcaulne gratitude. Hero Is a verse which atfnae ohecra me when I ''' read it: It only takes a. little lore to make this lite more rwot: It only tukcj a little cheer to mako tbe day complcKo It on!y takca a littlo roille to brighten nil Uw way So hers's a little bit of each to mako a ninny day, " Mns. T " Always wo arc grateful for puch friendly words and for bits of cheer like that embodied em-bodied In tho vorso. which Is something it would bo well for us to cut out and keep where It 1b onsy to get at it. Tho addresses asked for by Mrs. T. were sont at onco and I have no doubt that boforo this she has gladdoned moro lonely hearts. I am much pleased to hoar her report of prompt acknowledgments of her kindnesses, We get complaints of the omlsolon of such now and then. |