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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-03-24
Leser No. 2.

May say something about the story In
able temper whom the mother is giving up
as bad job %?
Il am not a mother. have never mar
ried. but do recollect my own early girl
hood and my experience may be Of some
benefit to somebody.
e had bad temper and was given to
quick. snarling Outbreaks upon slight prov
ocation. My brothers and sisters DIRE all
quick tempered. I suspect It was inner
tied from our mother. My own temper is
now pretty well under control think my
efforts to conquer 1t and to control myself
were suggested by reading Indian stories
and their splendid seIf-mastery which
commanded my admiration.
That girl is not beyond the reach Of
help at Is. The mother should study her
child and cater 10 what interests her so as
TO become her companion. Probably the
mother has a peppery temper of her own
in which case she should never lose II in
the presence OF the girl Perhaps the child
is excessively shy. therefore lonely. II
this be true the mother should see that she
gets her rightful snare of wholesome social
life. That is what I was-shy, and conse-
quently lonely and sensitive A fair sup
ply Of good books saved me. There was no
one intelligent enough TO understand what
I could not express.
Although quite religious, lied when
conceived II TO be necessary. and don't
remember having felt any remorse or re-
greet for the sin. I don't know just how
bad that poor girl is, but know I was
pretty bad myself to start with. although
I always admired good thingsvirtues and
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ening last. Bake IN large pie plate in q
quick oven, fast at first. then slowly.
Bake from twenty to thirty minutes. &C
cordinE TO the heat OF the oven.
"EGGLESS GINGERBREAD-Qu
ter cup OF shortening. Halt cup each Of
sugar and Of moiasses teaspoon
nul Of ground cinnamon. A quarter tea
spoonful each OF ground cinnamon. nut
meg, cloves. and salt Hak teaspoonful
OF soda Cample measured. Mix above in
gradients then add half a cup OF water
and two scant cupfuls OF -four. Beat hard
and long and bake in a sheet.
" Pardon this long letter! / am deep
~ interested in solving the serious problem
OF feeding a family with nourishInE salts
flying. and varied meals at a moderate
outlay. I think II any intelligent woman
will give ii proper attention she will find
II an absorbing study and worthy Of her
outlay OF time. thought, and ingenuity.
"A S. @"
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HOW TO MANAGE. THAT UNCOMFORTABLE CHILD"

and elevating influences the separation OF
mother and daughter becomes a necessity
bereavement borne for the good Of the
child. In other circumstance, the mother
shirks q sacret duty in committing the
growing girl 20 strangers. know that
am In a woefulIy small minority in these
views But l do not speak unadvisedly.
- had a lovely home in a city where
there were as fine schools as could be
found on this side OF the Atlanec. Yet
my mother was overpersuaded by my IA
TIERS relatives to send me to a famous
boarding school a hundred miles away.
They represented TO her that young people
brought up in the shadow of the family
rooftree were always narrow and provtn-
ciaL Moreover. that I must be removed
from the temptations Of society. etc. We
hear the stun often enough 10 know It by
hearti attended that school four years.
graduating creditably. In that four years
I learned more of the wickedness OF the
world than could have imbibed at home
in q hundred years. granting even that
read the yellow journals daily
Lying. petty thefts. gossip Of the mean
est and most vulgar kind, heart burning
ana utLdIHdLOh lcNNAeS-
full tricks were the least Of the evils to
which we were exposed and to which the
average girl takes as naturally as the child
of the slums TO the manners and speech Of
her re gion- wonder. often. what mothers
who have been through the fires them
selves are thinking OF when they deliber-
a;ely push their pure minded, clean tongusd
girls into It
But, in the case you have submitted ID
the constituency. We have a sinister ele-
rnent that Is not common. This mother Is
sending q derelict to the school Has she
never read David Copperheld,' wonder?
Has she forgotten, II she has known the
story, how the vindictive stepfather or
dered that the boy who had dehed his AL
thority. biting his finger while under the
lash. should have a card pinned to his
Jacket lettered He bites!
in sending her girl from home because
she Les steals and gives way 70 ungovern-
able paroxyEms of rage she brands the
poor. misBanaged creature in the sight
OF neighbors. teachers, and fellow pupils.
Has she never heard the hou1eiy adass,
Give dog bad name and you may as well
hang htn'f
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-03-24
MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND

the crust cut OF. roll carefully and tie with
white baby ribbon. Dip the ends Of the roll
IN whipped cream, then into powdered nuts
and draw a spray OF parsley through tho
bow.
FISH SANDwICHES.-Sar per
haps, are the most popular so we will take
them first Remove skin and bones. make
a paste by adding the juice OF lemon.
olive oil, the Juice OF small onion, and salt
and pepper to taste. Make a smooth mix
ture and spread thin. Lobster, shrimp. and
crab meat chopped very me may be used
In the same way.
HOT BISCUIT CHICKEN MAYoN-
NAISE.-Chop the breast OF . chicken
quite fine with six olives. a strip OF pepper.
and a tiny stalk Of celery. Add mayor
naise to make a good paste and season to
taste. Before doing this make tiny raised
biscuit tear them apart. spread, and add
the filling. Serve hot on q lettuce leaf
sweetbreads are delicious made IN the
same way.
CHICKEN LINERS AND CHEESE
Three chicken Iivers. six olives the juice OF
an onion, one green pepper. a few sprays Of
cress. and stalk Of celery. Chop to a
paste and add to a package Of cream cheese.
Work well. add pepper, salt. and mayon-
naise with a spoonful OF whipped cream.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-03-24
Care of Rugs and Carpets.

No matter what the size or quality of .
rug, It Is mistake 20 shake It by the end to
beat It free from dust. The force required
TO grasp It securely and the sharp snap and
jerks are ruinous to the binding and fringe
A rug sometimes becomes badly creased.
To remedy this turn 1t upside down and
wet the crease with aNmoistened broom
until the rug Is quite wet Stretch the rug
tight and let 1t remain overnight after
lacking It with timed taeks, which do not
rust
Here Is a good way to clean carpets
without taking them up-it will also clean
rugs thoroughly: Sprinkle them gener-
ousiy with yellow cornmeal that has been
well dampened In weak ammonia water.
Sweep on IN n few minutes and you VIII be
surprised 10 see the clean and bright ap-
pearance OF your carpet and rugs.
Should you accidentally spin oil @ SCOT
on your carpet you can extract al the
OIL by covering the spot with oucsewheat
HOUR allowing II 10 remain several hours
before sweeping Repeat again II not all
removed BY nrst application. no get nd Of
the SCOT. you VIII need 10 sprea6 some
coarse salt tnckly over tns spot. Let it
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-03-24
Letter No. 4.

.vo,, n,,.o -r.--.a ,ho ro..e,,,,r. WAN
her NOT IN sign himself A Mera Man.
am not a. NV hovs sav. stuck mon III.
nbra.s p,vssIf We, am dir5dent in en-
ter.nS the Garner devoted mainly To the
gentler sex venture a protest against
that sad mother banishing her child be-
cause she cannot any longer endure her
temper Does she expect hired teachers to
be more charitable in judgment and gentle
in treatment than the mother who bore her?
II not. can she coolIy contemplate the
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-03-24
Getting Ready for Summer.

There used to be a .heory that stoves
could be taken down and woolens put
away in May. The time when that could
be done safely has passed and the theory
with II.
Now we wait until June IS well upon
US before We Danish the means by which
we keep warm: and sometimes we do II
with trembling even then
The climate seems to. be changing with
the rest OF the world, and not until the
proverbial first hot week Of June has as
sured US that summer is really upon US
do We attempt to put away furs and
woolenA
Hot work II Is. too. II It Is to be done
properly. The garments must be well
brushed, well beaten, wei summed, IL we
hope to be secure against moths. They
should hang out in the hot sun and the
fresh air for q couple OF hours, at least,
and that after a thorough cleaning. before
they are put UP.
Cotton cloth and newspapers in plenty
must be at hand. as well as a paper of big
pins and gum camphor or moth balls or
whatever else We use to impair the appe-
tites Of the moths.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-03-24

days in the week and are boiled for the
chickens. A double handful Of meal goes
into for thicksninE- and there IL a warm
feed for them. They like II always In
winter II 10 almost q necessity"
Dvellers in towns have no uss for chick
en- feed. and some refuse must so into the
garbage pail.
Apropos of which unsavory subject 1
heard a true story last week which pass
along for the benefit OF all whom Il may
concern
An airy cook lamented to her madam %
that the apartment house was not keepln'
It Up It's name for gentaleity. The family
what has jIst moved into the room over
head amt as nice as them what has moved
out There's nothin' In the garbage can
when it comes down the dumb waiter
that's At for a dog to ate. You can always
tell by the garbage can what sort Of folks
you have for neighbors."
leave my readers TO draw the moral
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-03-24

arouse that temper needlessly. Little. low
ing surprises that show your loving
thought Of her may soften her apparent
hardness OF heart. Letting her know that
she is regarded as a reprobate will imbit-
ter her.
Il know many girls who have been
harmed in this way and who would better
be dead than alive. II the mother is weary
Of the long. hard battle let her ask herself
whether selfishness or love for the child
moves her to put her into a school. She
says she doesn't want a reformatory, yet
this is what she is seeking. r. J."
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And this incorrig1hle criminal Is her
own flesh and blood, the precious thing laid
in her arms by God. to have and to hold
for al timeI
Such things are low! cannot attain
unto them!
You say. Madam Editor. that the girls
training should have begun fifteen years
ago. Whose fault Is It that II was not?
Surely that OF the woman who now cries
TO US for sympathy and counsel. She has
sowed the wind. The wtarfwind IN the
legitimate harvest z. 7. c.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-03-24

II have never been able 10 see. from
my individual standpoint. how amy mother
can resign her daughter to the guardian
ship OF another until she is OF manageable
age and ready to do her share in the home
and nursery.
TO ten the unvarnlshed truth, do not
believe in boarding schools for girls whose
parents can give them equal educational
advantages at day schools in their own
home towns. II a family is isolated by geo
graphical position from all good schools
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-03-24

principles and worthy actions. That
proved that was not wholly depraved.
This mother is evidently trying to
shift responsibility by giving away her
child. Not many true hearted women
would be willing TO do that This leads me
TO infer that the greater need for improve
ment is in the mother herself. She says
her means are limited Do unlimited
means make good people? The distracted
woman must look for her child's good
points. and. having found them, she must
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-03-24
OF Interest 10 Hundreds.

In assigning to this letter the space usu-
ally occupied by the weekly menus,
have in mind the hundreds of house mothers
who must bring living expenses within a
certain and a narrow limit. II goes with.
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Letter No. 3.

- am an old friend Of the Corner. and
I have spoken my mind in part. upon sun
dry former occasions. am stirred up to
speak a bag section Of Il upon the present
by the article headed Sad Query Of q
Mother
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-03-24

week we entertained two guests. making
q total Of sixty-five meals served. The
US.
Present prices OF food: Flour. Per
pound, cents; butter. IS cents: lard, 1s
cents: porterhouse steak, 80 cents: pork
sausage, is cents: roasting veal, 20 cents:
eggs. per dozen, 20 cents; potatoes. $1.S5
per bushel: oysters, 10 cents per quart;
milk, 81 for Thirteen quarts
" served three persons land one doe)
three meals daily and two meals TO guests
for 1897 for the week. That. as have
said. averages Q is cents Per meal for each
eater.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-03-24
Letter No. I.

Il am deeply interested in the letter
from the mother OF the Is year old girl
Please warn her in my name TO be as kind
as kind can be in her manner TO the poor
child. was once a girl of the same stamp
and the memory is fresh in my mind. Tell
her not to worry about what may be the
outcome Of kindness, but TO let the child
have a certain degree Of independence.
Each OF Us must live her own life, and
have her own individuality. Instead of
irritating her by nagging, let her have her
little secrets. and do not pry into them.
She will not feel driven to lying If she is
trusted.
Don't spoil her ny giving her luxuries,
but never let her feel the sting OF prIva-
ton. And-please. never let her be open
ly shamed. Don't seem 10 watch her. 1t
frets anybody to be all the while under a
microscope.
Talk to her of current events. Of her
dress and the fashions. OF any pleasant
matter rather than OF her faults. Don't
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-03-24
Recipes for Various Dishes.

Recipes for Various Dishes.
With the menus I send some recipes
for dishes introduced in it that may be
useful.
"EGGLESS CORN BREAD Original rec
ipe)-Three-quarters OF a cup OF yellow
meal and the same Of wheat flour. One
tablespoonful OF sugar or molasses. Half
a teaspoonfu of salt. Half tablespoon
full OF melted lard. Two rounded teaspoon
fuls of baking powder. Sweet milk TO mix
to consistency OF cake batter. Add short
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-03-24

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~ who. giving up all hope of training
Alright her 15-year-old daughter, is
driven to the alternative OF placing
her In stranger hands.
" Do you or any OF your readers know OF
Protestant home where she could re-
ceive a good education and Christian
training?" she asks in sheer desperation.
don't mean an industrial school or a
reformatory."
She gives a dark picture of the girl She
has an ungovernsble temper; she lies and
steals and when confronted with the proofs
Of her guilt shows not a tremor OF re-
morse or regret"
The last section OF the paragraph is in
the mothers own words
The sad story has taken hold OF the
Eympathies Of our readers. as It has
gripped my own. So important do con-
slider the subject that I set aside the ia
miliar talk had prepared for today and
substitute a symposium OF letters written
in response to the appeal OF the distracted
mother
For the mother who seriously meditates
putting away her girl at the formative
period Of her life must be nigh unto dis
traction of mind and heart
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Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-09

Mr.. w. Hallam Claude, one Of the
strongest advocates of the Progress
sive. or "Bull Moose" party in this
city. has received a telegram from
Col. Edward c. Darlington, who is di-
recting Colonel Roosevelt's campaign
in Maryland, that meeting of that
party will be held in Annapolis Fri
day evening. Mr.. Claude is charged
with making the necessary arrange
ments for the meeting. the princi-
pal speaker at which will be Sena-
tor Clapp.
Senator Clapp, who will address the
meeting Friday night, under the aus
pices of the Progressive Party, is a
well-known orator. He was chairman
of the investigating committee on
campaign funds. His subject will be
1.-THE Genesis of the Progressive
Movement. If the weather is fair,
the meeting will be held on the porch
of Hotel Maryland. Main street. If
unfavorable weather, in the Court
House. The public is invited.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-09
OLD KENTUCKY ROMANCE.
Good Bill at the Colonial Theatre.

Tonight is your last chance to see
the great bill at the Colonial Theatre,
an entire new program tomorrow and
a mighty good one, too. Both acts
scored heavily last night, and were a
big hit as on ths opening night.
The photo plays for tonight are :
"a Western episode" Bison
drama. Adele Wellington queens it
over the Wellington ranch and. being
an uncomonly pretty girl she is a
big favorite with the boys. Senior
Miguel,s fairly well-to-do Mexican, is
Adele's most fervent suitor, much to
her displeasure. He becomes so per-
sistent and SO annoying that she, is
obliged to snub him. Miguel swears
to have her at any cost.
Frank Darling, rich young east
erner, goes West to invest in land. He
arrives in time to frustrate the plans
of Senior Miguel. With well direct
ed swing to the Mexican's jaw, he
well, we will leave the rest of this
interesting story to be told to you By
the photo play tonight. "Won by
Cooking, :" clever comedy chuck full
of hearty laughs. "a Romance of
Old Kentucky" an Eclair drama. a
story of the Kentucky mountains with
many thrills and desperate situations
as well as some very pretty love
scenes. Beautiful scenery and superb
acting make this a little play that
you will all talk about. "The Boyer
Kind.''
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-09
TO PROTECT CHILDREN.
Monthly Meeting cf Directors Of MARY
land Society Investigated
and Good Work Done.

A monthly meeting of the directors
Of the Maryland Society to Protect
Children from Cruelty and immoral
ity was held at the headquarters, 6S6
w. Franklin street, Baltimore, Mon
DIV afternoon. Rev. Hugh J. Monagan,
presided.
superintendent Parker made the
following report for September, 1912 :
Gases Investigated, 55; children af-
| fected, las; children removed from
improper surroundings, "a; children
placed in asylums, 20; children paced
in families, g.: children temporarily
sheltered, 8; children remaining in
Society's Home, 1; children taken
under guardianship or supervision,
6; children otherwise relieved, z;
certificates issued, 6; proceeding con-
Quoted, Ia; children visited that have
been placed with families, 8.
Six of the cases attended to were
in Baltimore county, one was in
Cecil county. one was in Somerset
county and all the others were in Bal
timore city.
Somerset County-In this county
about a year ago three girls, aged IL.
6 and /, were left destitute. Their
mother, who had led life of gross
immortality, after an illness of three
years, died. The father of the two
! older girls died some years ago and
the father of the youngest is, and ap-
parently always has been, utterly
| worthless. The mother and children
had occupied room in dilapidated
cabin; all, including this mothers
adult stepson, sleeping in one filthy
| bed.
The family had no Legitimate means
of support, but the l1-year-old girl,
by foraging furnished it with scanty
supply of provisions. The children
were in rags and covered with vermin.
When their mother died, relatives
grudgingly gave shelter to the two
younger children, but refused to give
even temporary shelter to the oldest,
and for time this little girl led the
life of tramp. We took charge of
these children and have placed them
with families, where they are loved
and happy. 1t was discovered that
the two older ones were entitled
to a pension, and through the efforts
of the Society's Superintedent, this
pension was recently secured for
them, he being appointed their guar
dian by the Orphans Court.
Baltimore City-A six-months-old
illegitimate infant was neglected
by it's mother who was intemperats
as well as unchaste. She left the
child without attention in foul base
ment room, sometimes for a day and
night at a time. We had the child
committed to an asylum.
Baltimore City-An illegitimate
child, age one year, was in the GUS
tody of a man and his wife who were
deaf mutes. The woman had no love
for the infant, so she neglected and
even abused it. We had the child
committed to an asylum.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-09
HELD FOR THE GRAND JURY.
Pick Pocket Arrested at Laurel Race
Track Committed to Jail in De-
fauIf

Sheriff Beasley left Annapolis to-
day with Samuel Brown, the alleged
pick-pocket, in custody, for Balti-
more, and will commit the prisoner
to the Baltimore city jail to await
the action of the October grand jury
of this county.
Brown, who was arrested Satur day
afternoon at the Laurel race track
course, was given a preliminary hear
ing yesterday afternoon before Police
Magistrate Phelps, of the Fourth dis
trict of the county, who held him un-
der $500 bail. In default, Brown was
brought to this city and locked up in
the police station for the night.
By an arrangement with the mu-
nicipal authorities, all county prison.
srs are now being cared for tempo
rarily at the police station, and pend
ing Court trial they will be incarcer.
ated in the Baltimore city Jail, unit
the new county Jail on Calvert street
is completed.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-09

The great Pythian Fair, which is
being held in Baltimore, is drawing
crowds from all parts of Maryland.
That Annapolis may have ar oppor-
tunity to see and participate in this
great event, the local lodge of knights
of Pythias will give an excursion to
Baltimore tomorrow. The train
leaves from the W., B. & A. West
street station at O'Clock, a special
car. Party rates. All who wish to
take advantage of this opportunity
are invited. For particulars inquire
of j. F. Murphy, keeper of Records
and Seals.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-09
ANNE ARUNDEL MEDICOS.
Hold Meeting at the Emergency
Hospital.

The Anne Arunel Medical Society
met yesterday at the emergency Hos
Iital There were numerous discus
sions on medical topics, and resoiu-
tions were adopted on the death of the
late DIR. H. Roland Walton, of this
city. These were ordered engrossed
by the Secretary.
The physicians present were
Doctors Thomas H. Brsyshaw, Glen
Burnie: c. r. Winterson, Hanover
n. McNemar. 0denton, j. I. Rus.
sell, j. J. Murphy. F. H. Thompson.
w. H. Hopkins. j. o. Purvis, l.. b.
Henkel, Jr., of Annapolis.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-09
At the Lyric.

Several good pictures will be
shown tonight at the Lyric, Market
Space. John Bunny will be seen in a
Vitograph comedy, Her Old Sweet
heart" splendid picture. Other pic
lures are "Signal Lights" railroad
drama and "A Reconstruction
Rebel, tale of two flags and pa
tiotism.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-09
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs. Annie Esmond, of Y Maryland
Avenue, has returned from a delight
full trip to Columbus Ohio, where she
visited her son, Mr.. John Esmond.
Sne was accompanied by her daughter,
Miss Mamie Hickey.
The Rev. Father Turner. lately of
st. Mary's parish, this city. was in
Annapolis visiting yesterday. Father
Turner, is now stationed at North
East, Penna.
Mrs. Eppa II. Roane, of Norfolk.
Va. and children, are visiting her par
ents, MIR. and Mrs. David o. Pariett.
Randall street.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-10-09
Ladies' Cemetery Association.

The Ladies Cemetery Association,
Mrs. Joseph P. McComas, president,
held it's regular monthly meeting this
afternoon at the home of the presi-
dent, at the Rectory, Duke of Glouces-
ter street. Mrs. ]. dePeyster Douw is
secretary of the Association.