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yourself you have probably proved that my
doubt of it's success was unfounded.
Il i:
Fruit Salad Dressing.
L have seen many requests for a fruit
salad dressing, but none of the recipes
given have been at all like this I send. or If
they have been have missed them: Juice
of one orange and half a lemon, quarter cup
of sugar and the yolks of two eggs, beaten.
Mix orange and lemon juice with sugar and
then with the beaten eggs, and cook. STIR
ring constantly until it thickens. When
cold, add one cup whipped cream. Jonathan
apples and walnuts fresh pineapples and
sweet cherries. white grapes, seeded and
skinned, with orange sections, are all good
combinations. l have used all lemon juice
in the dressing when oranges were not at
hand and it was equally good. Mix any of
the combinations named or others with the
dressing and place on ice for an hour or so
before using 1t is not wise to use more than
two ingredients for any salad, as the flavor
of the dressing is all in the fruit.
"a FRIEND"
The fruit salads 1 have eaten have either
been served with mayonnaise in which
lemon juice took the place of vinegar or
recipe from that which you give. lam glad
to have yours and to pass it on to others.
\; i:
Where TO Sell Sofa Pllow.
viii you kindly advise me of any place
where 1 can sell hand embroidered sofa
pillow? 1t is white satin embroidered with
pink roses and could be used as a pillow
cover or as panel in an evening gown
" MARIE"
.woman's exchange is generally good
place to dispose of such work. or you might
place 1t on sale in some small shop which
takes work of the sort on a commission
basis. Probably better than either of these
methods is to dispose of it by private sale.
Tell your friends of it and see if they can
not suggest 1t to some one who would like
to purchase it. Some of the prettiest pieces
OF the kind 1 have ever owned l have se-
cured in this way. In these days when en-
broidery on gowns is all the rage such
articles should be in demand
4: 4.
Nopel Use for Thimble.
Here is hint which may prove as useful
to you as 1t has to me. If you will place
a thimble over the end of the rod when
running it through sash curtains YOU will
ind that it will not tear them and the rod
VIII slip through with surprising ease. |
also wish to say to Mrs. I. S. that If she will
use this bran bread recipe she will find the
results highly satisfactory.
Two cups bran. one cup white -four, half
cup molasses. one cup sour milk. half tea
spoon soda in milk, half teaspoon salt one
teaspoon baking powder. twelve prunes.
washed and cut from the stone Add half
cup raisins, if liked. Bake slowly about an
hour. NEW CoNrRIsuroR.
Another curtain hint which sounds as
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or trimming and make over dresses of our
older peoples clothes to look like new.
am sure there are many who have such odds
and ends that their children have outgrown
or that they have no further use for In
return for such articles would be glad to
do something in the way of embroidery.
send recipes you may care to use. They are
some try nearly every week and I always
find them a success. MRS r. c. L.
In view of the demand for embroidery.
to which I have just referred. l should
think you would have many offers of such
articles as you wish for your children's
clothing and would have your hands full
negotiating an exchange of work. will
gladly give your address to any applicants
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Winter Preferred bp Manu.

For my own part, say frankly, and |
have said for years. that I do not care for
the summer and that l love the winter
This does not mean that do not enjoy YER
dure and flowers, long drives and walks,
sunsets and fresh vegetables. country air
and ripe fruits, any more than it implies
that l like bleak, cutting winds. snow and
slush. fogs and influenzas But find that
the pleasures and comforts of the winter
more than offset its drawbacks Just as the
annoyances of the summer outweigh its
advantages. That is, they do In my case
More than that. believe there are good
many others who feel as I do, but who
shrink from declaring themselves openly
So far as young people are concerned
there is every reason why they should love
the summer In the first place, it means a
release from school or college and a freedom
from responsibility for the school boy or
girl and the entrance upon time of relax
alton and amusement. 1t stands for vaca-
tion and outdoor sports-boating, fishing,
swimming. riding, tramping, camping, ex-
cursions and picnics of various sorts in the
midst of growth and greenery. All holiday
fun and frolic are before them when sum-
mer reigns over the land. To those who
live in cities it opens the door to wider lib
erty ard gives them the key to the fields.
Decidedly. summer was meant for the
young.
To the housekeeper hot weather brings
something altogether different. Long ago
I reached the point where appreciated the
heavy additional expense of housekeeping
in summer. Fresh vegetables call for more
butter. fruit demands cream n abundance
and implies ice creams and ices and other
desserts which, while undoubtedly good,
are likewise costly. The housekeeping al
lowance which may with care be made to
cover the outlay in winter has a sore tug
to meet in summer. and this, too. when
there is no coal bill.
l know several housekeepers who never
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IN THE GOOD OLD SUMNER TIME

~~< WO letters on the same topic lie upon
my desk. Hear what the first says:
1 should like to know what you
really think about summer l know
it is customary to talk of it as il it
were a period of delight and peace, but
don't believe there is any housekeeper who
has summer place who really feels this
!" Take my own case, We are not rich, but
my husband and have always felt the ne
cessity of giving our children all the coun-
try air we could during their vacations, and
we had SO much difficulty in securing salts
factory boarding places in the summer that
two years ago we bought plot of ground
put up sort of shack on it Il suppose you
might call 1t a bungalow, and thought our
troubles ended. They had just begun.
" People talk of summer rest, but never
worked so hard as l do when 1 am off on
my so-called vacation. In the first place.
! have trouble with service. There Is room
for only one maid in our limited quarters
and she usually finds the country lonesome
and wants to go back to town at the end of
a week. 1t is next to impossible to get help
among the natives, and many other things
are about as hard to come at
Fresh vegetables, for instance. We are
not out here long enough to keep garden,
a cow, or chickens, and we are dependent for
dairy supplies, eggs poultry, and vegeta-
bles as well as for ice. upon the resources
Of the neighborhood My housekeeping in
New York is play compared to what [ do
here. and by the time my summer rest is
ended l feel ready for a sanitarium.
The children love it. of course, and my
husband finds it delightful. He goes away
early in the morning and comes back late
In the afternoon. and is off at the ball games
of the vicinity on the Saturday half holiday,
and on Sunday l do my best to make him
comfortable. So he can't understand why
/ don't form glowing plans for what we will
do next summer ard is a little sore that
don't enthuse about the place. To me the
best part Of the outing will be the day that
takes me back to city comforts, and yet
when | say this every one looks at me as
though | were uttering the most fearful
heresy.
How do you feel about it? Don't you
think the summer i terribly overrated sea-
son? And if you ever used slang would
you or wouldn't you echo my sentiment.
No good old summer time in mine ?"
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these mountains and valleys cannot mean
as much to you who are here all the time as
they do to me who see them only OCCASION
ally"
can't understand why you don't see
more of them," commented listener. :" It
is beyond me how you can endure the
stuffy city all summer. What induces you
to stay there when you might get away?"
It's not stuffy," returned the indignant
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Bad Manners of Guests.

The second epistle touches upon another
phase of the same subject:
is there any way to teach our friends
what one might call manners for the coun-
try place? Why will people who apparent
ly know how to behave during the winter
neglect all courtesy about summer en-
gagements? Year after year l receive
notifications from friends that they are
coming to see me, and this when they have
had no regular invitation. Sometimes they
don't even send word they are coming up.
but drive up to my house at meal times
or late in the evening they might to
hotel
Those I have invited are little better.
for they delay accepting or telling me when
TO look for them. as though they were
the only guests l had to plan for, and 1
was not waiting TO hear from them before
fixing the dates for other visitors.
Summer is hard enough time to man
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make pretense of leaving the city In sum-
mer. | was talking with one of them the
other day as we sat on the veranda of the
guests for a week end.
One of the best things about spending
the summer in town is the added enjoyment
you find when you do get to the country"
she said. am quite sure this sunset and
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Whether one agrees with all her points or
not. my friend undoubtedly spoke a strong
ly felt truth when she claimed that the
country housekeeper works harder during
her alleged vacation than when she is il.
town. She rises earlier to get her COM
muting contingent off to town. Breakfast
is more or less of scramble. and the strain
on her nerves tells. even if she do not
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young vegetables. If she depends upon a
huckster for green food and for fruits she
is not likely TO procure as fresh as she
could find at a first class place In town.
Should she have no COW and no ice house
her problems increase in geometrical ratio,
and when she Is dependent upon pump or a
windmill for her water supply whole new
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visitor : have my big, roomy apartment,
with free ventilation and good air. 1 have
my own bathroom and all the hot and cold
water l want, my own good bed and my
own table. My vegetables are sent to me
fresh from farm two or three times a
week. I can get all the cream and eggs
want, and unlimited Ice. Didn't hear you
bemoaning little while ago that the ice
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field of possible discomfort and incon-
venience opens to her.
Long ago l came to the conclusion tpat
the country is really satisfactory to only
two kinds of housekeepers. The woman OF
unlimited means. who runs big establish
ment with plenty of servants. and to whom
increased bills make no difference. ought
to be able to enjoy her summer without the
burdens which hamper the woman of small
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practical as the other. Many time have
groaned as the rough point of brass rod
caught in the material of the sash curtain
when was making it ready to put up. The
thimble will solve the difficulty in future
for me as well as for other housekeepers.
Thank you for the bran bread recipe.
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man had not come, and that the cream was
sour, and you couldn't get any more? And
who was it that said that unless the pump
was started pretty soon there would be no
water for washing tomorrow morning? You
have your drawbacks as well as your ad-
vantages. and 1 have my advantages as
well as my drawbacks. but you work good
deal harder keeping house In the country
than I do in the city"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
Easter Sunday in II.

l am glad to be able to tell you that
Easter Sunday in 1871 fell on April 9. This
1 learned from a prayer book fifty years
old. In return do you think someone can
tell me the author of The Silkwormrs
WILL fable with nice moral? 1 can't
find it in print these late years, but it Is
more worthy than many things 1 see. The
following is an extract:
On a plain rush hurdle a silkworm lay,
When proud young princess passed that way
The naughty child of a human king
Threw sidelong glance at the humble thing
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acknowledge it. She must plan for her
days meal with the consciousness that
what she forgets now she may be BILE to
get later on. since the country store is fas
enough away to render it difficult to se-
cure anything which may have been over.
looked. More than this. she cannot always
buy what she wants, but must adapt her
bill of fare to what she has.
If she has garden she is pretty sure to
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Recipe for Sour Rabbit.

. noticed in the Corner a request for a
recipe for sour rabbit or sour meat. | make
these quite often by the following recipe:
Stew two rabbits until half done. then
pour off the liquor and add vinegar and half
water, enough to half cover the meat, a
teaspoon of whole allspice and one Of whole
couple of sliced onions. Cook until the meat
is tender, add salt to taste. Put away in
stone jar. This keeps finely in the win
ter.
pickle tongue, fish, duck, squirrel, and
almost any kind of meat in the same way
do not add mixed spices, as they turn the
meat dark.
. also wish to tell of good way to use
leftover meat. Grind it in the meat chop
per, make a baking powder biscuit dough-
and roll out half an inch thick. spread with
butter and then with meat, roll up as you
would jelly roll. bake, but not too fast or
too brown. Warm the left over gravy and
pour over the roll before you serve or use
milk gravy. MRS c. t. F."
Both of these recipes are good, but the
second especially commends itself to me be-
cause of my interest in making wise use
of leftovers. Let me suggest that when
you make your meat roll you cover it close
ly during the early stages of its cookery
and that when half done you rub little
butter over the outside. This will prevent
the surface browning too quickly and will,
soften it a little. Season the meat well be-
fore you spread it on the dough. A tomato
sauce ought to be good with this if you
have no meat gravy to serve with it.
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That took with silent gratitude
From the mulberry tree its simple food;
And she shrank with a scorn and deep disgust
Away from her sister child of the dust.
MRS A. M"
Can some OF our readers supply the name
of the author of this selection? Mrs A. M.
did not give her name or address but !
will be happy to print in our corner any
answer that may come to her inquiry.
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nut bread instead of bread made from
wheat flour? NH"
| have never eaten anything of the sort in
this country Your best plan is to consult
an Italian grocer and see If you cannot get
the chestnut flour from him. With II may
come directions for making the bread
| have eaten something of the sort in Italy
thick. dark. and sweet-but even then it
was not staff of life, but kind of cake.
eaten as a treat Patona " they used to
call 1t in Florence, but this word is not
in my Italian dictionary, and it may have
been local slang. Possibly some of the
Cornerites may be able to help you out,
and. If so. | will gladly make room for the
recipe.
II Il
Recipe for Glazed Cherries.
would be much obliged If you or some
Of the Cornertes would reprint the recipe
for Maraschino cherries and for bar lie due
given little while ago. l would also like a
crystallized or glazed cherry recipe. On
account of Illness have lost the recpes
carefully saved by me last year in antici-
patton of using some OF our fruit in that
way this year MRS. M w. H.
The recipes for which you ask for Maras-
chino cherries and bar lie due have appeared
on this page since the date Of your letter
and / hope you have seen them and kept
them 1t would be too late for them to be
of any use to you this year il / should re-
peat them now. ard have not the space
from demands sor other recipes which are
needed at once If they are to be used this
season. / will give the directions for cam
died cherri IS, however, and hope this may
be put in so safe place, either in scrap
book or in a card collection, that 1t may
stay with you even through the exigencies
which arise between now and the time when
cherries come agn.
GLAZED CHERRIES.-Put pound Of
granulated sugar and a half cup of water
together in clean enamel or porcelain lined
saucepan and boil to a sirup; do not stir
while it is cooking. Try the sirup from time
to time by dropping little in cold water,
and when it is brittle take the saucepan
from the fire and set in a pan of boiling
water. Have ready firm, sweet cherries
from which the stems have not been re-
moved; dip each cherry quickly into the hot
srup and lay on waxed paper to dry.
Should the sirup thicken before you have
finished. add boiling water to that in the
outer vessel or set the saucepan in another
vessel just filed from the boiling kettle.
After the cherries are all dipped set them in
dry place until the coating on them is
firm.
X y:
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Children's Dress Trimmings.

Children's Dress Trimmings.
=" would be grateful if some Of the Cor
nerites who have trimmings or anything
that could be utilized foe young children's
dresses would communicate with me. have
three girls and boy, the eldest 9 years old,
and as I do my own sewing I can always
find a place for every little piece of goods
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Supplies Tested Recipes.

g / send recipes which have been tested
and I know they are fine. I don't want to
crowd you, but these are so good l would
like others to have them. MRs..M. L. w.
The recipes are welcome. as they always
are when tested and proved and given with
the clearness which marks yours. Thay
will appear elsewhere.
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writing for 1t and inclosing stamps fol
reply The recipes you kindly give shall
be printed elsewhere
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FAMILY MEALS FOR A WEEK

DINNER
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dkypa
muffin h ar
1H"" lettuce @ @ nDf @ cTFssnam
wrDNE
pastry
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Gp peas
Ia ~
tomato
h a ~
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THURSDAY
kda h
and biscuit Ia .
TrLsnay
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onions
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yourself you have probably proved that m
doubt of it's success was unfounded
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Wants Carriage for Triplets.

Will some kind persons help poor
mother with triplets to secure baby car
riage and an ice box? MRS. r. s."
One seldom sees a baby carriage built for
triplets. and I am afraid that even in our
constituency such conveyance may not
be readily found. But dare say that even
carriage which will hold two or one would
be welcome to this mother of three. hope
her plea for something of the sort, as well as
for an Ice box in which to keep sweet the
food for the babies may be Forthcoming at
an early day. The care OF three little ones
in hot weather 10 taxing enough at the best
and those of us for whom life Is easier
should be eager to do all in our power to
Tighten the cares OF this mother
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Bread from Chestnut Flou..

Wnl YOU kindly tell me how I can OBJ
tain the knowledge Of how to make chest
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~ yvo letters on the same topic lie upon
my desk. Hear what the first says:
. should like to know what you
The Detroit times., 1913-05-30

PLASTERERS wanted. Apply Sun bldg
between 10 and q also s and T.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-30

have the finest lake frontage in Oak
Lana county which | car soil In
tracts ~ from . TO 8 acres Make
appointment 10 go and see ~.
Frank r. Briggs. Main 100, Sos Ma
icstiC Bldg
The Detroit times., 1913-05-30
MARRIAGES

John Moras, %; Balbina Bylica, 90.
John Knight Al: Anna Patvin. Fl
John Is. Wagner rs: Gertrude
fhmidt. 20.
Grant Benkesscr. %, Syracuse, y. Y:
essfe McGreevcy, % same.
Raymond Puffer. %, Detroit; Maude
1arren, 20. Windsor.
lamont Ruseniak, 20; Anna Piwanser.
William Kudick. "a. Detroit: Stella
fleski. 2B. Wyandotte.
MATTHEW Jacobson. 20: Inginal ia
Ivaaro, 20.
l0eorge Mclean. 80: Lillian Rand. 80.
Charles Munroc, u, Minneapolis
Aloysius Augerman. u; Elizabeth
etter, IS.
Charles hottie, IS, Crosse Pointe;
Pile L.arkins, 20, Detroit
.Guiseppa Chindini, rs. Rosa Caccia.
John Anderson, 40: Tena NoHath. 35
Leo Hitchcock, IS. Winifred Smith,
George H. PressltrA SO; Caroline Bal
lex. 26
wawrzynic LyJlH. %; Mary Rudzin-
IL. Is
adam Boracky. 22. Haeata Hardy. u.
Herbert Brook bank. 90; Kate Green,
William Williams, "a: Nina Pitts. %
tleorge Goold, go Melva Gruvcr %
Harry Cromin. 20 Ruth Burr, ~.
Frank =. Dheeck. 20. Ecorse Mabel
lees. 20, Taylor Centre.
michael Stemmer, 81, Eva CARRIER
seorse Brown. 80; Hattie Hopkins
The Detroit times., 1913-05-30
ARGUES own CASE.
CONVINCING JURY
JanitOr, Assisted by Daughter,
Makes Successful Plea Be-
fore Judge Phelan

James Bennett, SO years old, con-
Quoted his own defense, In Judge
Phelan's court, to a charge of steal
ing $3.50 from the apartment or
George w. Blanchard. owner Of the
San Bernardine apartments. while
Bennett was employed there as jani-
tor. His daughter about Is years
|old, acted as assistant counsel, TAX
ing notes on the testimony, as u regu-
lar lawyer would do He won his
case. He won it leased up" as the
race horse men say.
He appealed to Judge Phelan to
take the case from the jury. Judge
|Phelan asked. Gentlemen, IL you
had to render verdict on the evil
|dence 30 far introduced. what would
your verdict be?"
Not guilty" came from the jury
box. in chorus that was almost a
roar.
Blanchard testified that the $3.50
was taken from his apartment. His
wife testified that key 10 the
Blanchard apartment was found in
Benefits room. Bennett made them
both admit that there were several
pther persons who had access to the
apartment.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-30
TO SUBMIT STATE
PROHIBITION PLAN
Anti-SalOOn League Will Force
Vote on Amendment
Through Initiative

Undismayed by the failure of the re.
cent legislature - submit statewide
prohibition amendment to the constl-
tuition. the Anti-Saloon leagu els plan.
ming 10 carry the issue To the people
through the initiative adopted in the
spring election.
The league has been organizing It's
forces lately. and will launch a deter
mined campaign In "A day or two. It's
leaders expect this proposition TO be
the first one passed on by use of the
new machinery Tor direct legislation.
The form OF the petition to be cir
culated, which has been obtained from
the secretary OF state. calls for the
same amendment which was turned
down by the legislature. IL would pro-
hibit the manufacture, sale, or giving
away OF any spirituous liquors except
for medicinal. mechanical, or sacra-
mental purposes.
Petitions will be circulated in all
parts OF the state. Those who wilt
have charge OF the matter predict III.
tie difficulty In obtaining the requisite
10 per cent of the last vote for gov
ernor, which will be approximately
$4,000 signatures.
II they are successful. the question
will be voted on in the 1914 election,
and II carried then. II will be the duty
OF the 1916 Legislature TO adopt laws
70 carry out the provisions OF tue
amendment