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Show MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND. ; - . L ; Helped and Comforted. jl , , iTIs indeed with pleasure that I am A k I writing my acknowledgments to y the blessed company of Cornorltea g that you may know how I have J been helped and comforted by $ th loving messages and kindnesses extended to me by the constituency. ) Hero In this place, which is all j my world since I have been a shut- In. everything is springing into new h life. I havo not yet got over wonders'! wonder-s'! ln& how it has all como to pass so short .5 c time since my hand3 were down under the weight of dally burdens and I was In : a most miserable state of mind The only J xntthod for which I am fitted to acquire i j my means of existence a mall order busl-: busl-: t teas I had no friends with w hlch to start. 1 I But with a little momentum acquired in j n Initial ' shove all ' of shoulders to the i htel It has been possible to start things i I moving and now it is up to me to keep 4 't moving I have no words in which to I MXpress my gratitude to the Corner. I I Jng to bestow some tribute of value In ffl !token of the wonderful help I have rc-jfl rc-jfl 3 wivtd. 1 am writing personally to all 3 th&ie who have contributed to my wclfaro I ' 1 In cheering me with some of tholr own 3 Joy in the boxes of beautiful rosea grown j!l tv thtm and in their other ways of help-I help-I it 'ng me. The letters I havo had about my I v ivork have been most Inspiring. Again I tu ank every one of you, again amd again! I Id " S. F. JI. H." I r! Th'8 lett-r l-s from the Invalid who aked al)(roo petals In order to mako the sachets vfead other da'nty articles by which aho S$LM "PGrls herself I am glad to have this jj I' opportunity of testifying to her apprc-Hj apprc-Hj f, c'ltlon of all that has been done for her -" ii-tRd r Joking my thanks with hers for ifi? the Generous and cordial response tho rf k trntrltea nave ,nad0 to ncr app?al or $ vU"e mpanfl to mako her sachets. I hope :hcr good luck will continue without 9 p'fcatemtnt and that the aid vouchsafed S -tr by others may not fall off. 1 Ji -u Pieces for Crocheting. " I am a cripple with spinal disease and t ooth hlpa dialocatcd. but I am not an In-jgjf In-jgjf ' al'd, tor I wojk and earn my own llvcll-jj5 llvcll-jj5 J ''0O11 l shculd much like stamped pieces "' crochcUn materials so as to mako ii Jh'nB8 to cell At this season 1 would Jl"C 10 have the chance to do work In lb'J house. A. B. L.." ' Um sorry this letter has been crowded t-nveide by others which ca mo- ahead of u that there has been a delay In print-' print-' ' 3 It " at 1 in tht Cm r.tu do to us- s' this plucky worker, w ho. although so vifclyerippled .declines to considor.her- 'f uu mnd i tnA.il hrn to havftap- J I. H 1 plications for her address and offers of aid In her work. ffi Requests for Quilt Pieces. " As I am not able to do much on account ac-count of ill health. I would like quilt pieces If any of the Cornerites have some to spare. I wlU try In some way to return re-turn the favor. Mbb. A. B " " I noticed the letter of M. H. C offering offer-ing calico and worsted pieces. I love to piece quilts and I am just moving to a country homo where I shall be much alone and would be glad to get what scraps she has to spare. I am now making a charm quilt of 099 pieces, with no two alike, so her help would be a great assistance in that. Mrs Ti. B." " Please send mo L. X. G-'s name and address, as I wish to receive the pieces and magazines which sho has offered. " Mies L. R." These letters I havo grouped together since they all 6eek the same object pieces for quilLs, although the last ono desires magazines also. I am sorry to report that the supply of scraps offered by M H. C. and L.. Ii G.haa been cNhaustcd. Isthero not some other Cornerlte with pieces to give away who will wrilo for the addresses ad-dresses of theso correspondents and try to help them out? Wants Something to Read. " Noticing tho offer of L. G of magazines, maga-zines, I write for her addresa I would bo glad Indeed to get them, fori am a shut-in after a severe spell of sickness and am living liv-ing out In the country, where IheTe is no one passing. I get lonely at times and I am not able to buy reading matter, as I have a family of five and my husband is out of work. Mrts. N W." Is there not some one who can send magazines to this shut-in? TVrlte to mo for her address. Books to Exchange. "I havo twenty bound books I would . like to exchange for a set of X)lckens. Some of the books are Just In cheap bindings, bind-ings, although they aie all In good condition. con-dition. I will pay postage on tho books I send If the person who makes the exchange ex-change will pay parceLpost on the books sent. Mrs- j- w b-" I hope sho may find some ono who will be willing to, make tho exchange ahc wishes. I will put her address on file and send it to any one who writes for It, inclosing in-closing btamp for reply. :J: ''. Appeal from Little Mother. ' In looking at your Helping Hand Cor-.' Cor-.' ner I saw a letter from a little girl asking . . you to .ic'.n hrr cot 0 vns ter, so I thought I would write and ask you if it Is too much to nsk you to help brother and mo. Brother hn3 to go a good way to the store and to get conl and wood and clothes and I thought pel haps vou could help him to get a wagon. Also. If -you had a crib I would lovo to have It for my baby brother, who has no bed to sleep happy In, and any old things that would do for a girl of 12 who is rather large for her age My papa works every day, but he does not make very big pay and It is hard to get everything for tho three of us. " D. K." I am not anro Just what D. K. wishes for heTself, but she seems to be certain na to the need of the two brothers. I don't know If thero Is an express wagon the older boy could have for carrying tho articles to which she refers, or if thero is a spare crib tho baby brother could " sleep happy In," but I put these requests re-quests together In tho hope that one at least of them may bo granted. I will be glad to supply her address to applicants. appli-cants. Securing a Copyright. " Will you please tell mc where I can get my short stories copyrighted? "Will I have to employ a lnwTer, and will you please tell me. If you can. what a copyright copy-right on a L',000 word story would cost? " H. M." Tou will not havo to get a lawyer. Wrlto to Mr. Solberg at the bureau of copyrights. Washington, D. C, for tho Information you desire and he will give It to u. Magazines and Instru'ctiou Books. " For any one who would like them I have two beginners' books for the mandolin, man-dolin, some magazines, and also for some little child w ho can read a lot of nice Httlo Suhdnj school books. Now, while I would send these to some child who 1m ptrhups shut In and would enjoy them, I am no( in a position to send the other artlrles, but will pIvp thorn to any one who would call or send for them. Blessings on the Cor-norl Cor-norl Mhs. E. K." This kindly offer, I hope, may be of help and assistance to some onu who can call and get the articles she offers. I am glad of tho blcsslngB called down on tho Coiner and hope tt may contlnuu to deserve de-serve them! An Exchange- of Lessons. "I would llko to glvo i.ny one lessons In tho Scandinavian or German lun-guage, lun-guage, or perhaps a little French, manicure mani-cure and massage, or mandolin lessons, or In any kind of fancy work, on Thursday Thurs-day or Friday afternoon, !;i exchange for Instruction In drawing and painting. " C. H." This offer seems l'beral enough to render ren-der It likely that some ono will be glad to accept It In writing for tho address of C. H. Inclose a stamp for reply. Clothes for Traveling. "I would appreciate some information about clothes necessary for a trip south during the winter months. Are a broadcloth broad-cloth suit and furs too warm? "Would black corduroy bo suitable for a general service coat for evening wear? "What about white suits, thin dresses, hats, shoes, etc? Rcader." You probably will need both light and heavy clothing. "Warm dojs como when thin garmento, straw hats, low shoes, etc., are desirable, but there are time when heavy raiment Is required, especially espe-cially for driving and motoring. The, broadcloth suit will often come Into play, as also the black wTnp. Etiquette for Children. " Hero isaqucstlon of ilquctto Tor children. chil-dren. I feel It In tho air -hat I am considered consid-ered bourgeois because I How my children chil-dren to Gtart eating as soon as they aro helped and also because 1 permit them a chicken wing or bone n their finders. I am a homo woman, but the last I knew of etiquetto It was considered permissible and proper to eat when one Is served (nqt passing the plate to another) ani a so to tako bones In the tips of the fingers and not struggle with them on .he plat Am I hopelessly 'bourgeois? Mas D." The objection to beginning to eat ts soon na served Is that the firB' person helped has finished long before tho last served. As to tho chicken bones, I confess con-fess I think it In better p cut tho meat from them than to gnaw them, as I havo seen done by some child -en and grownups, grown-ups, too. "Whon all Uic meat has been removed re-moved that can be dtnehed A'ltn tho knife, It may be permissible In the family circle to take tho bones In the tips of tho flngors ! H Johnny Cac. " T have a piece of black walnut furniture, furni-ture, hand made, over l.X) years old It lr. a bookcase, writing peek, -nd three drawers combined Please advise mo how to dlsposo of It. The following recipe for Johnny cako may be of service: Beat ono egg and two tablespoons of sugar. Add one cup of milk, three teaspoons of baking bak-ing powder, four tablespoons of cornmeal, a Httlo salt, and six tablespoons of Hour. B H. r." Thank you for tho recipe. The only way I can think of for selling the piece of furniture fur-niture you havo Is to advertise it or,iso to put it Into the hands of a dsaior in antiquo furniture i: Things for Children. " I como to ask a great favor of thj department. 1 v Ish story books and educational edu-cational toys for my children. Anything suitable for a child from 2 to 10 years old would bo welcome. Wo have moved recently re-cently ahd I am now far from stores. Anything sent by kind friends which I cannot use I will pass on to some other child. We havo been trying to start a Sunday school, but havo had poor success suc-cess thus far. I bellevo If we had an organ or an old fashioned melodeon we might make tho school moro Interesting, Interest-ing, but I don't know If we could raise tho money to pay transportation oven If some ono gave It to us. The people hero do not seem responsive to religious help. Wo live too far from a good school and my children aro too small to send alone; henco my request for books, etc. "D D. S." I have no doubt this appeal will touch the hearts of other mothers of children who will tako pleasure In sending tho books that aro desired I have little hope of securing the musical Instrument, for theso are not only hard to find but tho cost of transportation Is a corlous drawback draw-back upon such a gift. My sympathy goes out to the writer In her effort to start tho Sunday school. This Is true missionary mission-ary work and she may take comfort In the thought that tho obstacles she encounters en-counters aro no greater than the indifference indif-ference and heartlcssnes3 mot and van-quluhd van-quluhd by soldiers of tho oross In other fields. I wish her all success In her good work and In this wish I am suro I am joined by tho other members of our constituency. con-stituency. Plea Meets Generous Response. " I want to let you know that I havo had a great number or letters In response re-sponse to your ploa fpr mo over thoslgna-turo thoslgna-turo of ' Lonely, and that much reading matter has been promised me. Thin stationery sta-tionery on which I wrlto is the gift of a friend made through tho Corner and I want you to know that I can never thank the Helping Hand enough. T. JI." Let mo join my thanks to hors in saying to the Helping Hand how much I appreciate ap-preciate tho brightness it lias cast upon her lonely way. In Exchange for Reading Matter. " I would be glad to get reading matter in tho lino of household magazines and popular reading. I cannot pay muoh postage and for tho benefit of possible senders I will mention that I would bo glad to mako a set or double sot (six) of nice uniform kitchen holders with rings to hang by and several pairs of skirt hangors. Theso aro crocheted with ring to hang by and safety pin to fasten skirt. Perhaps I could mako something else that tho senders of reading matter might like in exchange. We ralso citrons for hog feed and I recently discovered that the preparod citron with equal parts of tart apple makes a delicious marmalade marma-lade I put both fruits through the mincer Ginger root or lemon or both may be added to suit tho taste. I think less than half sugar is needed that Is, half a pound of sugar to one pound of mixed fruit. Tho marmalado Is cooked until thick. Add no water, as tho citron is Juicy. Mns. M. R." I havo no doubt that moro than ono will be eager to accept this correspondent's correspond-ent's liberal ofTer of exchange. Her marmalade recipe Is welcome. Pieces for Patchwork- " I havo both cotton and silk pieces for patchwork, also somo embroldory patterns, pat-terns, to glvo to somo one who would like them. B. A. B." Somo one who will llko them will bo protty suro to wrlto to mo for your address. ad-dress. . Finds Helpful Suggestions. " I am so much Impressed by thoswcot, unselfish lottor of S. L. R. and I would like to glvo hor a httlo ploaauro orrco In a whllo when I can rind an opportunity. H Do you remember how sho wanted the H rose petals sent, dried or fresh? I did not H read her first request for roso petals, and H I am glad you mentioned It again. I H am much Interested In tho Corner and I M have received some splendid advlco and H suggestions, I am a bride of lnst May 1 and have a lovely home to tako care of. 1 so I am always eager to receive the ad- M vice so often given in the Corner. H " MBS. L. F. L." H Tho address asked for has been sent and H I tako this opportunity of welcoming jH , the now housekeeper to our ranks and of H saying how glad we aro to bo of use to H hor. It Is lovely that her first appear- H anco Ehoukl bo in tho office of ono vho H is bringing help and cheer to some ono H who needs cheering. Tho petals asked H for woro dried, If I recollect correctly. It M would bo rather dllllcult to send frcah H petals from any distance. H H For an Invalid. M " I havo a number of quilt scraps, old H sheet music, post cards, and magazines H I will bo glad to send to somo shut-in or jH Invalid. Havo any of tho readers sweot 'H verbena, lavender, or heliotrope to send jH a young girl trying to pay her way M through school by making little sachot JM bags? V. E. B." H I trust tho reply may bo prompt and H genorous to tills nppcal. Tho offer oht H mokes is sure to be quickly accepted.'" f H |