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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-22

advantage In mixing work with the chill
drens play and instructing them at a very
early age to make themselves of use in
the homer
One of our Cornerites asked me not long
ago If she should have her little boy and
girl-aged respectively and 6-help about
the housework. The mother had two or
three other children and kept no maid. |
said to her as 1 say now that thought by
all means the children should have regu-
lar duties. not enough to burden them or
tire them, but something which would give
them small sense OF responsibility as du-
ties to be discharged systematically.
My observation leads me, as 1t probably
does other mothers, TIC believe that chill
dren do not feel themselves drudges when
they are allowed to take a fair share in
the housework. On the contrary, it gives
them sense of their own Importance and
adds to their happiness
Teach your children from the outset to
keep their nursery in order. By the time
they are able to run about the room they
should learn to gather up the toys they
have scattered and to put them where they
belong. Little more effort Is required to
show them how to lay their playthings In
place in an orderly fashion and this tidi-
ness will stand them in good stead in later
years.
In the same way they should not be per-
mitted to throw their clothes in q heap on
the floor. The time has gone past when
the good little boys and girls do as we
read they did in books of a generation or
two ago and fold each garment neatly In
taking it off and lay all In a pile on q
chair! Now we teach the youngsters to
hang their rament up to air. but it Is A.
easy to do this neatly as carelessly, and
il children are accustomed to 1t from the
first they will take the duty for granted.
4. n
A Boy That Sci The Table.
More than this. the children may aid you
In your work and will count 1t pleasure
If you go about it in the right way. My
mind recalls little boy whose mother
used to say laughingly that he was capa-
BILE of taking a place as waitress. BY
the time he was years old he could set
the table as we'll as a grown person could
have done; he loved to help his mother
nut away the clean dishes and to help her
dry the small pieces. and II was his joy
to be trusted to make the toast. to bring
in the food, and TO help clear 1t away aft
erwards
He was not of the j" sissy variety, either.
l can parallel him by various small girls
of my acquaintance who assumed certain
little duties abou. the house, not enough
In any case to fatigue them, and were
held responsible for them. At an early
age girl or boy can help put bedroom
to rights. and both can save the mother
many steps without wearying themselves
From such occupations as these they go
to play with fresh enjoyment and 1t Is far
less difficult to provide them with recrea-
ton when part of their day is devoted to
duties.
Don't you mothers agree with me and
won't you tell us how you manage about
your little children's work and play7
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~ AM sending you some ideas for the
Helping Hand. and in exchange
won't you give us an idea how to
: conduct cooking club which four
or six of us wish to organize? We
have a few plans. but would like your
suggestions. and will name our body the
Marion Harland club, In appreciation Of
the columns which we all enjoy.
MRS. w. B. W."
Thank you for the ideas. which shall
appear from time to time in the Corner.
and thank you also for the compliment to
the Corner itself, in giving the name you
do to your club. wish for 1t all success.
There are several ways of conducting such
an organization, and perhaps one of the
best and pleasantest is to have it meet
from house to house and have each men,
ber prepare some portion of the menu. On
these she may practice between the meet
ings. You might devote yourselves to GER
tain branches Of cookery. and take your
turn at them. For instance. savories, in
cluding cookery of meats in their first state
and as made-overs, breads Of different
sorts, raised and quick In their many kinds;
salads and vegetables, sweets comprising
cakes, pies, and other desserts Each one
may make q study Of her special branch.
and after she feels she has attained fair
ssgree Of proficiency in 1t let her turn 1t
s..er to some one else and attack the one
her neighbor resigns. In this way you can
swing all around the circle. and each Sec
ton of the cuisine receive its full share Of
study Should these suggestions not meet
your views. let me know and will give
further advice.
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MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND.

and find the mixture helpful and enjoyable.
measured what l made for breakfast this
morning that 1 might give you a more
definite recipe
MEDLEY MUSH.-Two cups bran, half
cup fiaxseed, seeded raisins. and salt to
taste; about two cups cold water; cook
slowly for twenty minutes.
II send two other recipes you may find
helpful:
OATMEAL BREAD.-Two cups oat-
meal, two cups boiling water let stand two
or three hours, add one tablespoon shorten
ing. half cup molasses. level tablespoon
salt, two cups white bread sponge. Add
white flour enough to knead hard.
OATMEAL WATERS. Two cups
brown sugar two-thirds cup hot water,
half cup lard, four cups oatmeal or two
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-22
Orange Cakc and Lemon Pie.

Here Is a recipe for Spanish dish
which 1 am sure some of the housekeepers
will like: SPANISH BEANS.-One and a
half pounds brown Mexican beans. Cook
half an hour in enough water to cover
them. Put into frying pan good cup
meat drippings or lard and when hot slice
into it two medium sized onions and five
sprigs of garlic. Fry to a nice brown while
your beans are cooking. When the latter
have cooked half an hour salt them to
taste, put in quarter teaspoon chilli pow
der, and add the onions garlic, and fat.
Let them smmer-not boil hard-for six
hours and as the water cooks away add
more. bringing it just to the top of the
beans but not above this.
VIII some one give good orange loaf
cake and lemon pie? L. H. 8.
A recipe for a lemon pie appeared short
time ago. and by this time you probably
have seen it. The following is good
orange cake:
ORANGE CAKE.-Fosr eggs, three cups
flour, half cup butter. two cups sugar.
one cup cold water. two small oranges or
one large one. two teaspoons baking pow
der. Rat the yolks we'll and put with the
butter and sugar, creamed; stir in the juice
the water, flour, and baking powder. and
last of all the whipped whites of the eggs.
Bake In loaf and ice with orange frosting.
X 4
Postcards TO Contribute.
IT have some postcards might con-
tribute If only had the address of the per-
son who asked for them. May 1 say to
Edna that in order to renovate her plush
size should take a hot iron, lay damp
cloth over it, then lay the back of the plush
on the cloth. Steam for an instant and at
the same time brush the pile up with a
whisk broom. Be careful not to get the
plush too damp. L. M. N"
Thank you for the suggestion about the
plush and for the offer of the postcards 1
hope Edna may see your counsel. It
would be an easy thing to put you III touch
with the seeker for postcards If you had
only given me the signature which appears
under his or her application. AS it is with
all the letters we use it is impossible to
know to whom you refer unless you supply
us with the initials or name he puts at the
end of his letter
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Wants Flag for Her School.

Can you or your readers suggest any
means whereby corset can be kept sweet
smelling? 1t is not the odor of perspira-
tion to which I refer but a close smell l
have often noticed about peoples clothing.
"E. W."
The trouble is probably due to perspira-
ton. although yoI don't think so. 1t is
entirely possible to keep a corset sweet
smelling, but 1t requires care. Always hang
your corset in a graft of fresh air when
you take it off; never follow the custom of
the persons who roll corset up as soon as
they remove 1t, l cannot think of a more
uneleaniy plan, especially in warm wealth
er. Don't wear your corset too long with
out washing 1t. To do this lay it fat on 4
table and with a nail brush dipped In water
and rubbed on a good white soap scour the
corset until 1t is clean. Scrub IL q second
time with clear water to which you have
added good spoonful OF bicarbonate Of
soda. This is Of the best means OF
sweetening and cleansing garments or flesh
from old perspiration. Some Of the odor--
probably most of it's caused by careless.
lessness in airing the garments when they
are taken of at night. If you will keep two
sets In use. wearing them on alternate DAYS.
they will give better results than il you
keep oe one set until it is soiled.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE

DECAUSE Of the enormous number Of
II letters sentto the department must ask
contributors 10 limit their communications 10
100 uords. except in cases Of formulas or
recipes whieh require sreater space. wont
I'll my correspondents to hare shouting in
The Corner, and il my request in this respect
is complied with II will Be possible 10 print
many more letters. y
Intention Is called 10 the fact that Marion
Hayland cannot reeeice money for patterns,
as she has no connection wiih any department
Mot sells them. Marion Harland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-22

,OW do you amuse your children? OR
don't you amuse them at all? This
matter was suggested to me by q
l ] recent letter from a correspondent
in which she asked for advice along
this line. She has two small girls and they
are evidently greater puzzle to her in
their hours of recreation than at any other
time.
friend was visiting me a while ago."
she writes. i" and after a few days she
gave the result of her study of me with
my children. You are just as l was with
my paper dolls. she told me. l was de-
lighted to have them. cut out and made
beautiful frocks for them and dressed them
up and then I stood them in row and
looked at them. couldn't play with them!
You work your fingers off doing things and
making clothes for your children. but you
don't know how to play with them!
. am inclined to think she is right. But
how can. / teach them how to play If
don't know how to play with them myself?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-22

After they have remained in this few
minutes l let the water off and leave the
plants to drain for a while before restoring
them to their regular places.
man told me once that most ferneries
suffered from what he called too much
middle of the table" Since then | hays
made 1t a point to keep the fernery which
adorns the center of our table at meals on
the window seat near the light when the
plant is not on duty Try some of the
treatment | have outlined and see IL the
fern does not improve.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-22

with benefit be transported to our homes
and put into the hands of our children.
Little instruction Is needed-iust enough to
start them. and they will evolve plays and
occupations of their own. which while
they may not be along correct kindergar-
ten lines. are of value in teaching the chill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-22

MEDLEY Mush."

For those who suffer from constipation
am sending directions for making my
: medley mush.' l was ordered to take raw
or cooked bran. and not liking it in either
forrs and believing that palatable food is
more beneficial than that which is not ap-
petizing. that fiaxseed is healing as well as
beneficial. that raisins have the same prop
erty-slightly-and are among the best
nerve foods. guessed ct the proportions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-22

either the sort which come already col
ored or those il. black and white which he
UNITS TO suit iils ~? Does the little
girl adore the fashionably dressed doll
as she does the one for whom she has her
SELF made part of the clothing, at least? !?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-22

/ am pleased that you like the puffs as
Wuch as we do, and l am glad to have the
recipe for the sauce you used, as well as
for the Centennial - pie and the butter
scotch pie. The latter had already been
sent in by another friend and printed in
the Corner
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-22
Offer of Sunday School Papcr,.

If you know of any shut-in who would
enjoy reading Sunday school papers. kindly
let me know, as l would be glad to send
some. MRS. w. II. D."
foresee the demand for the papers. Al
ways there are shut-ins longing for read.
ing matter and we don't have Sunday
school papers offered to us equently. II
will give me great pleasure to send your
address to any one who asks for IL.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-22

this completed there is a play already pro-
Vlded for conducting circus joys. If the
animals are made of white cotton cloth or
some similar fabric they may be painted in
natural colors-a paint box should be part
OF the furniture of the nursery.
For older children the paste pot and scis-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-22
"Harter Kuchen.'

am happy to be able to give e. X. the
recipe for what she calls confinement
cookies They are German cake known
as harter kuchen.' To make them cream
three quarters of pound Of butter with
the same weight Of granulated sugar and
pinch Of salt. Add two raw eggs and the
yolks of six hard boiled eggs: stir to =
smooth dough with flour enough to mako =
soft ball Flavor with vanilla, roll out thu
dough, and cut as you would other cookies.
AIMEE D."
These cookies are novelties to me and I
am glad to print the recipe for the benefit
Of X. h and others hope they are what
she wants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-22

which seem to suit the story better than
those originally supplied for it.
II X
Soldiers for the Boys.
All boys take to soldiers al all girls take
to dolls. [There are children, by the way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-22
Aids 10 Childish JOYS.

Evidently some such pleas IS this stirred
my friend to write to me. They found her
unprepared with an answer and so she
turned to another mother for counsel. This
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-22

am sure your answer to these questions
would simplify the bread making for our
readers.
u: X
inexpensive Vegetable Salads.
Please tell me how to cook creamed
chicken and mushrooms. also potatoes with
cheese and a good salad of some kinda
vegetable salad. an inexpensive one
CHICAGO"
To take your last question first, as to the
salad. There are so many good vegetable
SaJads that the difficulty is to choose which
cne to give you. Now that the time of year
Is at hand when vegetables are at their
best and cheapest you can have a large
variety. and there are few better ways
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-22
Centennial Pie.

Here Is recipe which ! never have
seen. except at my grandmother's:
" CENTENNIAL PIE.-First part: -Four
cups -four. one cup lard one cup sugar;
rub into crumbs Second part: One cup
molasses. one pint hot water. one teaspoon
soda Line a pie plate with crust and pour
In the second part and crumb in the first
part. This makes three pies often serve
them with milk. and they are delicious.
want to thank you for the recipe for raisin
puffs. l made them. using blackberry jam,
and the following sauce over them. l never
tasted better dessert Four tablespoons
sugar. three tablespoons butter; cream and
add the white Of one egg. beaten stiff: flavor
With vanilla. MRS. A. D. A."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-22

CT using coid vegetables thar in a salad.
Have them alone or in combination, For
instance, If there are cold string beans
or green peas or beets, or asparagus. or
carrots, or almost anything you can serve
them cold on lettuce with a French or may
opnaise or good boiled dressing, while IL
there is not enough of any one kind you
can put them together into what the French
call macedoine
Do not mix all your vegetables together
in the dish, but line this with lettuce leaves
and put your different vegetables In sep
arate piles. the string beans cut short.
the carrots or beets or potatoes in dice OF
course, you give each person a little of each
IN helping them and they are naturally
mixed on the eaters plate. Carrots and
green peas together make a delicious salad
Then there are good cabbage salads, cold
Flew, of the shredded cabbage, with a
scalding hot dressing poured over il and
then permitted to get cold; salad or sliced
cucumbers alone or mixed with other yege-
tables, and tomatoes alone or mixed and
stuffed peppers-there is no end to them
Is the following the recipe you wish for
potatoes and cheese?
POTATOES AU GRATIN.-Cut eight
peeled potatoes into dice, boil tender in
salted water, drain, put with pint of milk
which has been thickened with a tablespoon
eech OF flour and butter. salt to taste, turn
into a pudding dish. sprinkle thickly with
cheese. dot with bits Of butter. and brown
in the oven.
CREAMED CHICKEN WITH MUSH-
ROOMS.-In a double boiler make a sauce
OF TWO tablespoons of butter and one of
flour cooked together until they blend and
then thin with a half pint of milk and a
gill of mushroom liquor; stir and cook until
smooth. Add pint of cold chicken roast
or boiled, cut into neat pieces; simmer until
not through; put in a half cup mushrooms
sliced thin; cook two minutes longer, stir In
the yolks Of two eggs, and when the sauce
mas a soft creamy color-about two min
utes longer-season to taste with salt and
pepper and serve
Best Treatment of Fern.
wisa You would kindly advise ma
"hat Is the best treatment can give fern
IL was purchased some time ago. have II
IN a very cool room with electric lights nd
water II every day but II seems to be driving
up very fast. Anything you may be able
10 recommend will be greatly appreciated.
M. It. j."
several things may be the matter with it,
Perhaps the pot Is too small and it needs
20 De transferred to a larger one. Perhaps
the earth is not rich enough and the plant
Graves a little fertilizer added to the soil.
or this may be too hard and need to be
ioosened little. Does the plant have its
fair share of daylight and sunshine? You
say that you water 1t every day. but do you
soak it well? Experienced florists tell me
that constant superficial watering is bad
for plant and that the best way is to give
1t good soaking once a week. when the
plant roots get well Inoistened
For my own part give my house plants
. weekly bath, when they are taken to the
bathroom, stood in the tub, and this filled
with water up to the top Of the howe- pots.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-22
inexpensive Vegetable Salads.

Crackers.
Tea.
DINNER.
Beef soup with vermicelli
Veal outlet, with baked tomatoes
Carrots. saute
Berry pie.
Coffee
FRIDAY.
BREAKFAST
Stewed rhubarb.
Oatmeal and cream.
Fried pannsh.
Corn mufiinsN
Toast.
Tea.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON
inced veal warmed up, with tomatoes 1.-TWO left
overs]
Heated carrots.
Popover jam.
Tea.
Dinner.
Cream Of corn soup.
Baked bluehsh.
Partisan potatoes.
Green peas.
Blueberry pudding.
Coffee
y
SATURDAY.
BREAKFAST
Berries.
Csrial and cream
shirred eggs.
Rolls.
Toast
Tea.
Coffee
LUNCHEON
crsamed fish IL Ieftoverl.
Baked potatoes.
Green pea pancakes IL leftoverl
Crackers.
Cheese.
Cookies.
Tea.
DINNER.
Okra soup.
Boiled mutton with caper sauce.
Nacaroni and cheese.
'aung onions
Orange roiy-poly.
conss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-22
FAMILY MEALS FOR A WEEK.

SUNDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Strawberries.
Puffed rice and cream.
Broiled panfsh.
Corn bread.
Toast.
Tea.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Jellied calrs tongue.
Saratoga chips.
Boston brown bread.
Tomato salad.
Ripe currants
Iced tea.
DINNER.
Green pea soup
Fricassed chicken with dumplinss.
Boiled rice.
Young onions.
Boiled squash.
Blackberry batter PUDDING.
Coffee.
MONDAY.
BREAKFAST
Oranges
Cereal and cream
Bacon
Toast.
Tea.
Coffee
LUNCHEON
Diced calfs tongue, heated IN gravy made of Jelly
Baked potatoes.
Toasted brown bread Ia left oyerl.
Crackers
Cheese.
Tea.
DINNER.
Cream of squash soup Ia leftoyerl
Irish stew, rice with cheese sauce Il Ieftev<r,.
Onion souffie Ia leftoverl
Black and red raspberries with cream
Cake.
Coffee
X 4.
TUESDAY.
BREAKFAST
Oranges.
Cracked wheat and cream
Poached eggs on toast
Bacon
AelA -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-22
Mix Some Work NTH Play.

Shall l be thought martinez and task
mistress If ] say that believe there is great.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-02-06

Platt & Kramer, who ale retiring
from the farm machine business, had
new experience few days ago. In
order to clear up all old accounts
statements were sent out. One young
man had purchased Gbuggy during
the year 1911 on which he had paid
$4,000, the pricelof the vehicle being
$4,000. When he called he said he had
a receipt for the remaining $4,000 and
when asked to produce 1t he brought
it forth. The receipt had undergone q
marvellous change during the twenty
or more months. The date had been
changed and the amount was no
longer $4,000 but $4,000. When ques-
toned as to whom he had paid the
$4,000 he gave the name of the wrong
person and when the duplicate receipts
were gone over il was found that the
receipt had been changed. The young
man had not changed the number so
the number of the original and dupli-
cate still gcOrresponded. Unless the
young man clears up the matter soon
an arrest is likely to follow. M
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-02-06

membered as Nellie Foster AMI for
merly resided here.
Mr.. and Mrs. L.. Greenwood have
moved to North Freedom.
Mrs. Frank Farwell went to Madi-
son Thursday to bring the remains of
her sister, Mrs. Mary LOOMS, here for
burial.
Mrs. L. Duve, who has been Ill fol-
some time, is able to be about the
house again.
Harley Berkeley has been on the sick
list.
Mrs. G. M. Du Bots visited relatives
in Reedsburg recently.
Mrs. Joan Edwards has gone to
Excelsior to visit her son, Louis, and
family.
Miss Margaret Ssnsum spent a day
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. David
Sansum.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Hanch OF
Webster's Prairie spent day at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hanch.
Roy Montanye and family of
Webster's Prairie have moved in the
John Curry house.
o.. f. Foster has returned from
Beloit.
Miss Jennie Cooper of Greenfield
visited at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilbur Berkeley recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Barron and
daughters visited with relatives at
Kirk wood.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-02-06
REN7z CONFESSES
To DOUBLE MURDER

AT Sparta Avoid Rentz has confessed
to the charge of numbering Mr.. and
Mrs. August Harmon. He tells of the
crime as follows:
81 rented a 22 caliber rifle in town."
said he, sand walked out to the Har-
mon house. I looked around, and at
first the only person [ could see was
the old man. He was doing the chores
about the barn. hid behind the barn
and as soon as had a good chance l
shot him and he fell down after stag
gerlng around a little bit.
81 then went to the house, and :,
looking through the pantry window l
saw Mrs. Harmon working. / poked
the gun through the pantry window
and shot her. Then / went in and
hunted for the box in which al knew
they kept their money.
"After [ found the box pried She
lid off and took the money. I think
there was about $115. L threw the
box over near the corn crib and started
walking toward Sparta"
Rentz, it is said, passed the home of
Roy Shattuck on his way Ito town,
and Shattuck remarked on the kpoor
fit of a false mustache which Rentz
was wearing and asked him what his
purpose was in DOMINIC al disguise.
Arrested by Deputy.
Rentz says he arrived in town about
9o'clock and returned the rifle and
paid for the use of it, afterward visit
ing number of saloons where he
spent considerable money. On Friday
he went to Bangor and upon his re-
turn learned that he was wanted by
the authorities, and at once made an
attempt to catch westbc und
train. He was intercepted by Deputy
Sheriff Mannel, and as soon as he saw
the officer was after him Rentz sur
rendered without resistance.