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The San Francisco call., 1910-12-11
THE HOUSEMOTHERS' EXCHANGE

labors or bring forth better results from
these; am sending a couple Of hints that
may pc or use to my fellow -housemothers.
J. RadlEhes are greatly improved by pre-
pairing them the dav before they are to be
eaten and setting them in the icebox, COW
cred from the air. which might change the
caior. They are made crisp and tender by
the chilling process.
2. All kinds of stains may be removed
from table linen or whiteelothing by soak
ing them overnight In naphtha soapsuds.
Rub the stains we'll with the soap before
wetting them. e. w c. tAngola, Ind.)
Your bits of help are the more well
come because of their conciseness.
have laid back in the drawer this morn
ing for the tenth time two admirable
papers-ene upon vegetarianism, dated
'Germantown, Pa; the other lively
story of ''sugaring@ in the maple woods.
I put them by with a sigh of genuine
regret. Had ! magazine at my COM
mand instead of the residue of one
page, | should print both these com
munieations with pleasure Since either
OF them would fill two-thirds of my Cor
ner. have no option in the matter OF
acceptance or rejection. The quandafy
Is serious and harassing
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1t with other tales founded upon what
have seen with my own indignant eyes.
Said a woman to me thirty-odd years
ago of q lately widowed relative-in-law
who had, by the terms of her husband
will, come into The possession of a large
estate:
1T was very unwise in him to leave
it to her without providing trustees to
take care of the property Why, do
you know, she never wrote check IN
her life? She has TO ask her brother
how she should make one out
I said somewhat curtly. Whose fault
was that? If her husband chose to
treat her as a baby, she had no chance
to learn business ways
l may wind up the anecdote by re-
marking that the same relative-in-law
who criticised the young widow told me
a year ago how the estate had grown in
the hands of the whilom ignoramus.
Her children will get the benefit Of
her. cleverness," she added. WHO would
have thought she had such business
head?"
The wise parent of today begins be-
giri-the value and the uses of money
by making it an allowance Of pocket
money. Nothing teaches boy the full
worth of a dime like trusting him TO
spend it, with the proviso that there
will be no more where that came from
until this time next week
A stock joke in our family Is the
lament of a 5-year-oid, shortly after he
was advanced to the dignity of manager
of a weekly allowance:
Mamma, It's dreadful to see how
fast a nickel goes when you once break
itr'
It was the initial lesson in monetary
values.
May I borrow again from that other
Take The temptation to do it proves
the longevity of certain home truths:
Let us be patient as.well as reason
able. o-long as a baby Is kept in long
clothes and carried In arms II will not
learn to walk alone. The majority Of
women have been swathed In conven-
tionaiities and borne above the prae-
tiealitles of business life for so long by
mistaken tenderness or misapprehension
of their powers that, however quick may
be their intuitions, time and practice
are necessary to make them adopts in
financiering The best way TO make them
trustworthy is not by taking 1t for
granted, and letting them see that you
do, that they have sinister designs upon
your pockets They are not pirates by
nature, nor are they, even with such
schooling as they may get from their
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ance for domestic expenses, That was
a cruel blow TO his sensitive soull He
declared that he would hand over to me
every cent of his earnings and never.
so help him heaven, touch another cent
Of my money!
Judged by his standard. the request
showed lack of confidence in his busi-
ness talents, his justice. his honesty
and. worst Of ALL In his love, When he
demanded. Iremulously. what he had
done to provoke my distrust, I fell upon
his neck in an agony of contrition. and
begged pardon. etc, and all the rest OF
il. To cut the story short. from that
day TO this I have never had a dollar
that was not a gift from him. / do the
marketing, but he pays the bills, after
rigid inspection and not a little fault
finding. 1, at his request. have the
checks from the newspaper Office made
out 10 him. 1t is more convenient
alleged when the cashier looked his sur
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CONCERNING

IN the profession "a newspaper woman.
That is. l have department in re-
lIgious paper that brings me in S2o per
week Ny husband has a salary OF $500
per annum. 1 was. ! confess 1t. maoly
in love with him when we cast In our
lot together for life. lie had told me
OF his shrinking from the thought OF
my doing any outside work after our
marriage lie was almost morbidly SEN
sitive upon the subject, having been
brought up according 10 old-fashioned
ideas respecting the sturdy oak and
clinging vine pattern Of welded felicity.
To saive his chafed sensibilities 1 made
over my legacy 10 him and transferred
my bank account 10 the same person.
age. 1t hurt his pride 10 see checks
drawn in his wife's name. 1t looked as
If he could not support her.
"A few months after We were married
I suggested that he make me an allow
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Domestic Science Ne.ded

right What is this 81 world sa AT' and vSat Sa are are
our. sTls cooking and houseworks
o,d we & have two daIshters. One 0ne' 10 70 5S years
school So she stays at home and helps
s with .S the How Apf Tss' sss bless
pares for US! The other daughter is more
fend q study, She has fnlshed her course
Ing class for teachers. or course. Il is not
always praesieasls ,s ABLE to- to make AXE, gooa cook
M PRACTICAL & knowledse fh Of hoaseWifery. sS sO'A'
ceuli write volumes upon this subject,
pl.nty M sS0 Of many book issrninE nM " ss but no Just lust
appreciation o. what makes the home com
tss baes sno of ths next nes one 70 AAs
Mrs. H. F. T. Davenport. Ia).
Sane and strong words 1t must be
comfort to this mother. as IL Is to
me. that our girls colleges are taking
cluding practical cookery, In good
earnest Now that the craze Of high
er education for women has settled
into sober everyday working order.
proportion in the assignment Of
women.s duties. We have learned that
cultivation of the intellect Is eonsis-
tent with the discharge of the tasks
hdrbits Of system and conee-'va. ic',
of thought and energies acquired az
school and college should qualify. not
ls~et. 10 ~ffi for the <rh~Te nr
vs.s,1 whish the cTeasos ees'snee Re es me
hand. snd that Of household drudge" :"
on the other, has died down into a fair
estimate Of the f'ai-a~0't~H'' vrNT1an--
NohIy planned.
To warn 70 comfort. 20 command
Housewifery has taken rank as a
profession that dignifias her who
practices 1t Alright
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: Points orfh While

r HAvE suggestion to make and
offer several queries:
into the milk when eggs are cheap, also
change, substitute rice for Fnacaroni
Kindly tell me how to cook kale-
the. outside of Edam cheese which
:, .gaS re bread be made with baking
{, How may keep confectioners
HOUSEWIFELY Clos Angeles. Cal.).
l. The dish. thus enriched. is a very
toleTable substitute for meat at a
family luncheon. Il should be baked
covered and lightly Drowned at the
hend the expediency of doing this
when cooking soufftes potato puffs,
baked rice, macaroni and scallops in
general There should never be hard
crust upon any of these. When cheese
mingles with the cereal and scorches
into dark glaze. the dish is spoiled
for the Judge of good food
q Prepare kale as YOU would spin
aeh. Boil Ii plain; chop it fine; beat
light; season with paprika, salt, but
ter and lemon juice. Lay sliced hard
boiled eggs on the surface when 1t is
dished. or mince them fine and strew
Or you may beat in four tablespoon
fuls of cream after chopping and sea
soning the cooked and drained kale.
&0QlR& a plHCn~ OF mace ana a tea
spoonful of sugar, and beat it to
creamy mass.
g. Scrub the cheese hard with a
brush and sweet soap. as YOU would a
board, taking care that ~ liquid gets
into the inside. Then wash with clear
water and clean brush. Finally.
wipe hard with q soft rough cloth
such as turkish toweiing. Setlin the sun
10 dry.
l. i doubt if rye bread can be raised
properly without Yeast. Yet some one
may know OF a short cut to success by
the Use of powders. | pass along the
query.
5. l have heard that it might be
kept from ciegging BIZ mixing in
handful Of dry rice 10 the seven
pound package. l have kept pulvcr-
lied sugar from the same fate by
mixing with il. by sitting, tea
spoonful OF eornstarch 10 each cupful
of sugar.
If the rice be used. il must be sifted
out before using the sugar
Then Prepariag Radislles
Fvery progressive homemaker wishes to
collect thoughts that viii tighten her
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Lotion for Chapped Hands and Face
To Stifen Whiies of Eggs


When the whites OF your eggs refuse 10
stiffen for Your cake, stir in a little baking
powder and see how ii works.
Can you tell me how to utilize roses for
perfume? l have many roses in the season.
A COUNTRY READER
(South Haven, Mieh.).
I wish / could have answered you be-
fore the many rcses were gone for the
year Not that l know how to dist.ll
them into perfumery, But fair quality
of rosewater may be made by filling a
jar full of fresh petals and covering
them with the best quality of grain al
cohol Leave them thus for a week.
strain. and press all the moisture that
will run from the sodden petals ana
threw them away. Fill the jar with
fresh roses and pour the same alcohel
back upon them. Repeat the process
three times. letting each relay of petals
lie in the alcohol a week before strain
ing and pressing. Finally. strain The
colored alcohol through flannel. bottle,
and use for scenting rooms and fer
fiavering cakes. creams, etc.
Thank you for the scrap of ex-
perience We invite such materials for
our mosaic work
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in Ingenious Deuiee

The following device for limited closet
space Is, SO far as | know. original: Fold
a eis-inch strip Of heavy unbiea.ehed muslia
edges and three times in the center. Tack
on the back of your closet. or wardroee
With brsss-headed tacks inches apart
Then attach = the bottom large, safety
pins at regular intervals, using them to
hang Your lightweight skirts and waists TO-
Eyelet holes may be w2rksd 70 put the
pins through II you wish, or stout wide
webbing in place of muslin.
]. D. d. fChieagol.
An ingenious device. for which the
dwellers in apartment houses and in
hall bedrooms should thank you
heartily One girl, who has lived IN
fae In latter four years. amused n herself
cloth curtain shielding her gowns
from from Observation and dust with I aIs Pop !,
all on winter evenings after office
work ,so was over. her sister, who II !, has b a,
reading aloud to her. They read
,,.Naanity Fair. and Henry Esmond"
erays novels was bought, volume
at time, at certain shop visited
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~The initial lesson in monetary values >

prise. ] was ashamed to tell the truth.
We have three children. MY husband
pays the bills for their clothing and
other expenses. have no idea whether
he uses my money or his for the par
pose. After he told me once thaS he
could live upon one-third as much. were
he unmarried. as il row costs him. my
mouth was closed and forever.
4 shall not give you my name or sd-
dress. / have kept my real feelings
locked within my own sad heart for
thirty years. and ! shall not take the
public into confidence now. But every
word I write is true as gospel And
believe other wives suffer Ia the same
way and are as reticent. DO l love my
master and my owner still? Ought I 70
blush TO own that I Go? He was the de-
voted lover Of my youth He is the low
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young bears, have all their troubles
ahead of them this side, l say, comes
so importunately TO the front that l
shut my eyes to rules and regulations
and print the boys letter:
I am a littls boy. II years old. and in
the sixth grade in q public school. II
have good luck / will finish next year.
] have been wanting to take lessons on the
piano. cannot even tell you how anxious
am to learn. Papa says: Il am not able
TO- buy a piano for YOU to practice on"
took lessons a few months and was
getting along real we'll. but had. TO go 10
a friends house to practice and so had
TO give il up. VIII you tell me OF some
way of getting along again? / have plenty
OF time TO study music.
WILLIAM ]. G.. Norfolk Val,
We have members In Norfolk who
may be interested in the lad to the ex-
tent of looking him up and seeing II
any arrangement can be made for the
furtherance of his hearts desire. l hold
his address
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"camaraderie''- romantic ardor
by many year. Woe unto the elderly
couple who do not find this strengthen
ing as the shadows lengthen upon the
downward slope!
This is impossible unless the principle
I OF copartnership has been carried out
faithfully by both.
VIII our good. well-meaning Johns
suffer a parting maternal admonition?
Your wife may not be clever-in the
English and the correct aceeptation OF
the word. You may never have trusted
her to dispense the worldly goods with
which you endowed her by pretty fc-
ton at the altar. Nineteen out OF
twenty times. she will see through your
scheme for hoodwinking her as 10 your
means, or for holding her FOR aye IN
leading-strings. She viii outwit you.
and keep her own counsel whea it IS
done.
play fair." my dear boy!
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legal proprietors. always upon the alert
to wheedle or to extort few dollars
from sly or selfish lords.
After all, is there not a spice OF
truth in the would-be satire of the old
distich:
What are wives made of-made Of?
Everything good-if they're but under
stoodn"
John and his welded partner should
have that same understanding from the
outset of the long journey they are to
make in company. If the wife be
novice in the management of money,
it is his duty to take the pains to train
her. Let her learn how fast the SO
bin goes when it is once broken into
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For Next Years S Canning

Another and shorter letter is rather
unreasonable. 1t may lie over in the
housemothers' clipping drawer until next
Have any. of our members tried removing
the seeds when canning tomatoes? 1t makes
more work. but il pays because the to-
Hatoes are 50 much better for II;
! was told to can the later yield OF string
heans. and assured that they would GER
tainly keep Following this advice,
canned the September crop, cooking the
pork right in with them. and when they
delleiously Favored as when they were first
cooked. Mrs T. J.. s. (Macomb. lnd.l.
This is our first hearing of canning
pork and beans at home. VIII you
tell us, before another season, just
how you do it? We buy baked beans.
put up hy professional Gamers. You
say YOU cook pork right in with
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or supplying the table?
Wil not lne mother Of the Exchange
give us a Talk upon this vitally inter-
sting subject, then ean aR experience
Meeting. in which other wives may ex-
,ress their sentiments? have a shrewd
Snic;on. based upon nueh observation.
-4zt mine is not such singular case as
aay appear 10 ire eelibate reader Of the
sss OF real life.
ONE JOHNS WIFE Cor EASSALD
Philadelphia -
Our correspondents ''shrewd suspi-
ION" is backed up by other letters from
gives in different parts Of our territory.
have room for bat one-and not all Of
hat
Il brought TO my husband few thou
end dollars when We married. II was
legacy from a relative for whom !
vas named ! am what would be called
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IMPORTANT NOTICE

BECAUSE of the enormous
X Number of letters sent to
IL the Exchange, / must ask
contributors to limit their COM
DlunicatioHs to 100 tooTds, eTcept
fn cases of formulas or recipes
schich require greater space.
todnt all nty correspondents to
hare showin0 In the Corner,
aud If my request In this respect
Is complied scfth il trfH be poSSt-
bic to print many more letters.
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contempt for his weakness. In the I'M
paSsioned 0utburs1 Of a swollen hOod
We have seen IN the second letter above
given. we read that Love is the moro
robust OF the two" fell amusing.
when 1 got 10 that, upon the proportion
of complacens. self-honoring husbands
who have worn the more fragile emo
ton threadbare. without suspecting it
The good conradeship OF welded life
what the French define more aDtly as
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may move some other man to treat the
woman he has married-avowing that
she was his honored equal-less as a
child or mindless slave, shall not re-
gret the revelation,
In conclusion. let me repeat that every
word l have written is the unvarnished
TRUTH
]. for one. helieve all that the tor
tured soul has revealed. 1 could match
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last week. Books that enchanted the
last generation may be had there
<clean and span, in cheap new cloth
bindings. at 25 cents apiece.
My heroine says: 'I stitched Becky
Sharp and Amelia Sedley into that
curtain."
Brave sweet souls like hers make
home anywhere
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M;lk-Yeast Bread

Please publish recipe FOR making mllk-
yeast light bread. Also for making white
am sure OF getting excellent recires IN
-erIv thf~ II. q fAtlanta. Cal
| pass On your queries to those who
know what milk-yeast bread is ana
white pound cake That would mean
cake made without yolks. using the
whites alone?
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For Yorfr Hands

don't forget how often you have told
us that the care of the skin and hair are
not YOUR province. but houseworkers must
know of some way of keeping the hands
In decent looks. So 1 venture to connde
to You the formula of lotion for chapped
or rough hands or face. Maybe busy women
may catch sight of it who never think
OF looking at the Health and Beauty col
urnn. They may have ceased TO care how
their hands look. but they feel the burn
ing and smarting Of skin cracked into
bleeding assures, by scrubbing. dishwash-
ing and raw winds
Lotion for Chapped Hands and Face
One ounce of tincture of benzoin;
ounces OF glyeerin; l pint of rosewater.
My druggist heats it in mixing il. then
filters II; obtaining thus an almost clear
liquid which does not soil the most deli
cate fabric one may be sewing upon,
and makes the fingers and skin smooth
enough to handle and emhFoideF silk with
out catching in 1t through roughness.
We all know how disagreeable that is
G. f. A fBuffalo Y W,
Even those who neither wash dishes
nor scrub brasses and linoleun suffer
intensely at times with the aforesaid
roughness. Unless the hands and face
are thoroughly dried-untfl the towel
does not absorb one more drop of mois-
ture from the pores-chapping is likely
to result from exposure TO the raw
winter air.
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SATURDAY
RREAKFAs-


Pfneapplas sliced. cereal and cream.
eaeen and ssgs. oatnsal hannocks. toast.
tea and cOef-e
LUNCHEON
Cream halibut "a left-over). potato pufs
"a lsft-Overl toasted bannocks IA left-overl
canned peaches and cream. cookys. tea
DINNER
Pea and potato soup "a left-over). beef
steak. Drowned sweet potatoes. canned sue
cotaSh. mock mince pie, black coffee.
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4 MusiciGn,s Plen

the legitimate range Of topics treated
in the Exchange. But the softest side
OF the editorial heart, that which leans
hard toward boys and girls, who. 10
quote a backwoods proverb. Like the
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WEDNESDAY

BREAKFAST
Baked apples eaten with cereal and
ereams fried scallops. graham biscuits.
toast. sea and coffee
LUNCHEON
PHILADELPHIA scrappIe stewed potatoes
biscuits warmed over from breakfast cold
slaw with hot dressing. crackers and cheese,
cream Duffs. tea.
DINNER
Caulifower soup ca leftover rabbit N
casserole. satisfy frltters creamed onions
orange Jelly and sponge cake. black coffee
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MONDAY
TUESDAY


Grapes. cereal and cream. bacon ana
fried mUsh- brown bread. toast. tea and
LUNCHEON
Baked eggs, uudeTiaid with minced
tongue spaghetti. steamed "a left-over);
baked welsh rabb {. cookys and jam. tea.
DINNER
Spinach soup. liver and bacon. caulid0w-
er. homtny pudding. Spanish fruit pudding.
black coffee.
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ing father Of my children. Do 1 respect
him? Respect died long ago. Love is
the more robust of the two
"If the story poured forth from the
depths of a sore and throbbing heart
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vM1s<>s. Hoa<0o'z
FAMILY MEALS
FOR A WEEK
SUNDAY

SUNDAY
BREAKFAST
Grapefruit. rice boiled in milk and eaten
with cream. fried smelts. scotch 5cones,
toast. tea and coffee.
LUNCHEON
Clam broth. cold fresh beefs tongue.
baked and glazed; scalioped sweet potatoes.
toasted scones from breakfast. r0maine
salad. crackers and cheese, apple tartlets,
tea.
DINNER
Vegetable soup. based upon liquor IN
which tongue was boiled yesterday; roast
lamb and mint sauce canned green peas.
stewed celery. tipsy parson. black coffee
MONDAY
BREAKFAST
Oranges. cereal and cream, bacon French
rolls. toast tea and coffee.
LUNCHEON
Creamed celery soup In cups. based upon
yesterdays stewed celery: sliced beef heart
warmed uD in tomato sauce baked pOta-
toes. brttered and heated rolls. ginger
bread and American cheese, tea.
DINNER
Tomato and pea soup tmade from Left
overs). cold roast lamb. mint jelly spin.
ach. sDaEhetti a IItanenne. meringu8
bread and raisin pudding. black coffee.
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FRIDAY
LII NCHEON

Oranges. oatmeal parrfdse and cream,
eFneiet. wafaes and honey. toast tea and
LUNCHEON
SaFdines Dreaded and baked served with
lemon sauce. potatoes boiled plain with bua-
Ter and parsley sauce. hot biscuits heataA
erSekeTs Sld cheese. rice pudding. tea
DINNER
LaosseF elsQus. baked halibut. mashed %
talqes, canned green peas. pumpkin -.
black eo1ea.
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THURSDAY
LUNCHEON

BREAkFAST
Oranges, cereal and cream. sausage and
grlddie cakes. maple syrup. toast, tea and
-
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. MGiitgatawEey soup. curry of rabbit "a
leEt-overl, ourtered rice. French fried pota-
toes, coffee junket, layer cake. black eof-
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DINNER

Bfince OF liver and bacon on toast "a left
overl, stuffed potatoes. onion souf1e IA
leftover. crackers and cream cheese WITH
goose berry lam. cocoa
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Then Preparing Radisies
Fvery progressive homemaker wishes to
collect thoughts that viii tighten her
Smyrna times., 1910-04-27
The Sound Sleep Of Good liealth

The restorative power of sound
sleep can not be over estimated and
any ailment that prevents it is a
menace to health. J. L. Suthers.
Eau Claire, Wis, says: "For a long
time l have been unable to sleep
soundly nights, because of pain
across my back and soreness of my
kidneys. My appetite was very poor
and my general condition was much
run down. l have been taking
Foley's Kidney Pills but short time
and now sleep as sound as a rock.
l eat and enjoy my meals, and my
general condition is greatly improved.
l can honestly recommend Foley's
Kidey Pills as know they have cured
me. " Sold by W. R Keys, Clayton
all druggists, Smyrna
Smyrna times., 1910-04-27
KENT cou NTY DIVORCE CASES
Many Gases Are Now Before the
Court Some of Which Interest Smvrna

Many Gases Are Now Before the
Court Some of Which Interest SMYRNA
In Superior Court at Dover Thurs
day final DEGREES of divorce were
granted to Edith May Stevens against
William H. Stevens, and new appli-
cations for divorce were taken up bv
the court for consideration during the
year, as follows: William S. Slaugh-
ter VS.. Virginia R. Slaughter: Ed
ward j. Salevan VS.. Lillian S. Sale
van; Rose S.Riekards VS.. William
Richards; Mamie Redefer VS.. John
M. Redefer; Ada Reynolds VS.. Edgar
Reynolds; Laurel Cooper VS.. David
Cooper; Effie May Clough VS.. John
Clough; Laura A. Clark VS.. Wilbert
Clark; Addie May FARRELL VS.. Will
liam Burton FARRELL; Walter Har-
rington VS.. Sarah Holingshead Har-
rington Frank j. Collins VS.. Bessie
M. Collins; Robert T. Maloney VS..
Tillie W. Maloney.