Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-09-26

things that would not have been-vou
know how it is wit.l an engaged couple.
| have heard he is going with another
girl. / don't want all his time, of
course.
III vol think it right TO break the
engagement l will do il. and b. very
Slow and sure and older before I
promise another man. as YOU can see
Was only a child when l promised
him. He is past 81. ] think if l was
to marry him l would be very un-
happy.
EvERYBODY'S FRIEND.
1t seems to nc. my dear. that neither
OF You care very much for the other
II more. Better break such an en-
Sagement. Next time do not permit
any secrecy. Have the engagement an
nounced at once and don't allow too
many liberties to your fiance.
Dear Mrs. Tlaompson-I am a girl
of is and am in love with "A Young
gentleman three years my senior. We
have been going together three months
and he told me if he ever saw me
With a different fellow he wouldn't so
with me amy more. One day l met a
friend and walked down the street
With him. My fellow saw me and we
Please advise me whether j should
go To see him Or drop him a letter.
UNHAPPY.
The man isn't worth Worrying about.
If he should marry YOU he will make
YOU a great deal more unhappy than
you, are now and You won't be able
to help yourself. You've got the best
chance i'm the world To get rid of him
right now.
For goodness sake. don't cheaper
yourself by either going to see him
or writing him: If he really loved
YOU he wouldn't act as he does.
Dear Mrs. Thompson-Q)-Wil you
please give me u recipe for sweet
sour pickles? (2)-How can wash
white ribbons to keep them from
turning yellow? (3)-How can clean
white kid gloves? Esther.
W-Soak young cucumber pickles
in salt water over night. Then take
put into weak vinegar and set on
back of stove until Well heated
through. Take one teacup sugar to a
quart of vinegar and as much mixed
spices as YOU wish. Put pickles into
this mixture. slowly bring to a boil.
put into Jars. seal while hot. They will
not shrivel. (O-Wash with white
soap and warm water. rinse we'll, put
ting ii bit OF blueing in last rinsing
water. (3-The stores sell an excel
lent glove cleaner. You can clean them
with gasoline, also.
Dear Mrs. Thompson am a young
girl and for almost IL year and a half
have kept company with a young man
six years my enior. He called at my
house but eight or nine times during
this length of time n mother seemed
to be pleased with him. But the last
time he called (with my mothers per-
W. took a little walk and re-
turned in less than an hour Mother
scolded me when VIC returned that eve
ming. saying l vas too young Il am I'D
to go around OrHeven speak with a gen.
tlclman.
We are both of a quiet disposition
and never seem to tire of each others
company. He is entirely to be trusted,
having no bad habits whatever. Mother
refuses to listen to me. Please advise
me. ELIZABETH.
Perhaps your mother knows some-
thing about him hat she hasn't told
% Ask her if there is any reason
besides our age.
1t IS quite true that you are too young
to be keeping steady company,
though see no objection to your know
ing respectable young men and having
don't think you are seriously in love at
IL. my dear. Don't bind yourself to
u man until you are q year of two
Older and a little more of a women.
Meanwhile. il your mother objects, do
not go out at night with anybody, but
receive YOU callers at home.
Dear Mrs. Thompson-How long does
it take you to answer letters? l wrote
last Friday. Il you answer ii i'm
Wednesdays or Thursdays paper?
j. J. *.
nav o received your former let
ter, and 1 cannot promise to answer
n letter in amy particular issue OF
the paper. Each letter must take it's
turn, to be fair To everybody.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: j am a girl
of % and have been keeping
with "A gentleman two years my senior,
for seven month He has always been
kind and gentle toward me. but
n night when we returned from a
show he asked me FOR a kiss. When
again until ] wrote him that ! would
be satisfied to kiss him every time he
left; also he said that | do not care
for him.. Please advise me. | like
him very much, but 1 think it would
be very unmanerly for me t. do it,
Since we are not engaged.
If the man really loves you he will
not wait for you to write him my
kind of a letter. He will come and
ask to be friends without demanding
more than amy self-respecting girl
should give to a man to whom she is
not engaged.
You did quite right. my dear. and
if he doesn't prove the right sort.
just forget him.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Is Labor day
always the first Monday in September?
NJ. A.
Yes.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: IL there some
way Of sweetening lard after it has