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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03
Invested All Her Sapings.

am writing to you in deep distress. l have always lived on a farm and never knew what pleasure and luxury meant, de- priving myself in order to save little to live on when the hard times came, as it does to all of us sooner or later. Three years ago l came to town and put the few dol- lars had saved in a local investment com pany. Every one asked about this com- pany said 1t was trustworthy and paid good interest or dividends that was the drawing card). But it was all untrue. The com pany got all the money it could and now IS not paying any interest. but is asking the Stockholders to meet all payments and interest due the company. Now the com- pany has every dollar had in this world ana have nothing to live on, much less 10 pay interest. l am still weak and nerv- ous from an operation and it breaks my heart to think of taking my 12 year old boy from school and putting him to work, for know how necessary 1t is to have an edu- cation. was wondering what to do when the thought of the Helping Hand came into my mind and wondered if any of the Cornerites could make any helpful sue- gestions A REApuH.r
 print your letter here not only in the trust it may bring you some helpful sug- gestions as to what to do. but also because l feel 1t most desirable to utter . word of warning to other women who may think of putting their money into similar invest ments. Once in great while something is found paying good interest-that is, some thing beyond the accepted legal rates which Is to be depended upon. but as a rule 1t is far safer to deposit money in . trust- worthy savings bank or to invest it in something like bonds and mortgages OF in government bonds than to give it into the keeping of anything such as the con1panv which has swallowed up your small sav- ings. Companies of this sort live of ina credulity of the ignorant and there ara always plenty of people who lose their com mon sense at the sight of get rich uuick investment. am sorry for your i'll fortune and I know you wish other women to learn by your loss. As to the 12 year old ] boy. 1t is hard case. and yet have knowp of some fine men who have been made bv just such youthful discipline as havinr to give up school and go to work at m early age. Still hope this may not be your coss and that something may come to you which will enable you to It the lad have his edu- cation and to make your own way. Isy not to worrU.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03

around strengthening me out. I never touch her combs. Why can't she lave mine alone?"
 Was she unreasonable and silly? What do you think about it? Do you like to have your hair rearranged and your combs taken out and put in again by any one, unless 1t may be one of your own daugh- ters? I confess that don't like it the least bit and that I sympathized with my ex- asperated old friend.
 Possibly you may be more amiable than either of us and feel gratitude to any one who Is sufficiently interested in your ap- pearance to care to set it to rights Never theless. l venture to believe that thers are some matters of no more importance than the combs on which you are sensitive and when these are meddled with you are ip- clined to put out prickles on your own account. It may be that you dislike being criticised on the way you manage your servants. or arrange your work. or bring up your children. or indulge your husband, or make your clothes. Whatever the ten der point may be. you vince just as much when it is touched as do any of the women of whom have told when their especial sore spot is knocked against
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03
Ready with Comment.

another case occurs to me This time if was the case of a mother and her small son me child had been guilty of some piece of childish naughtiness and the mother had punished him with what she considered a severity Tn proportion to the gravity of the onense. When she came into the room where her sister-in-law was sewip1s .a~,,ss.t the small culprit had been left jS nenance the relative was ready with Comment.
 Don't you think if yoy, flied some o,hsr way of punishing Jaetks when he is naughty 1t might have better effect?" she inoured submit that the mother would have been more-or ISss-than human if she had not repiled;f If l thought so I would have tpe1 some other way"
 But the sister-in-law did not think she had been minding another persons busl- ness and not minding her own Not at al, She wished privately that her brother had married a woman of more even temner than poor Mary.
 Why do you wear that sort of a ha ?" an interested woman asked of the friend who sat in front of her in church. "Iwes wondering about it all during the sermon ?"
 Because l like that sort of hat!" re- torted the attacked one with spirit
 Do yeu?' said the inquirer, nothing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03
S & Wants Phonogroph Records.

am an old lady raised in afiiuence. but have had many sorrows and changes. all though have never suffered really terrible poverty. am now. for the first time in my life, away out in the country, fifteen miles from a railroad. and am lonely. All my people are dead. with few exceptions am fond of music and have phonograph. but only a few records. Perhaps some of your helpers would send me a few more Almost any disk record can be used, would pay the express on them. I would like magazines. too. if any one has them to spare. but if could get the records would be pleased more than I can express.
 MRS. l.. P. IT. A lonely old lady, far out in the country. hope some one has the records to spare and will send them to her. My friends who own phonographs use records for while and weary of some of them Such records as these would be as much pleasure to tn old lady as the newer ones am sure.
 
 Formula for Root Beu.
 Will some one give . formula for root beer? HHpn In these modern days am told that the best way to make root beer is by the use of one of the patent preparations which come ready to mix and require little beyond water and attention. That is not the kind of root beer our mothers and grandmothers made, which had the tang of the woods and the swamps and the spicy growing things about it. Does no one make that kind any more? ]? Are there not some of our old fashioned housekeepers who have the directions for compromising the old time beverage from roots and bArks and the like --sassafras and black birch and wintergreen7 I am sure
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03

for a barking dog. The cure for the early growing rooster is worthy of imitation, and I fully agree with you in your remarks about the babies. It Is easy to teach well children habits of quiet, and even those who are not strong and healthy are usually the better for a little such wise discipline as you say you tried on yours. Thank you for your list of the jewels. am al a loss to know who asked for them. as you did not give the signature of the applicant,
 but will hold them in case your gift of them Is seen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03
iwdlid Collecting Stamps.

write to you to make an appeal to the kind friends of the Helping Hand. I have been shut-in for nearly twenty-seven years with rheumatism. I have not stood
 or walked a step in twenty-five years and am drawn out of shape. To help pass the time collect all kinds of United States and foreign stamps-special delivery. postage dues, parcel posts, and revenues-except the common cent stamps of the present issue. I don't care how many are alike can use them all. also collect certificates and coupons, old coins. confederate money and stamps, and cigar bands. Now that spring is here and housekeeping time. l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03

Fthe art cannot be entirely lost and hope that some one will come forward with 1t for the benefit of us all. Be 1t plainly un- derstood that no proprietary articles can be mentioned in this column and that if in- structions are sent which include the use of any preparation of the ready to use '" kind they cannot be printed. But the other sort will be hospitably received and printed with pleasure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03
MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND

have different friends who would be willing to do the same, l am sure, and it would be fine for some poor invalid.
 Have you a recipe for making sweet chocolate like that you buy by the cake? Milk and chocolate are two of the ingre- dients. Here are a couple of good, tried recipes you may like
 "PARISIAN CONVECTION. Equal parts of nuts, figs. and dates ground into a paste; edd powdered sugar to make stiff dough, roll out. cut into circles or cres- cents, and roll in powdered sugar.
 "A NEW HEAVENLY HASH-First layer: Quarter cup of cream, one cup of powdered sugar; boil fivel minutes; add chopped nuts and pour in tin. Second layer: Quarter cup of cream. one cup of powdered sugar. one square of chocolate; boil as be- fore; pour on first layer. Third layer: Add chopped fruits to the boiled cream and sugar; pour on top of other layers. When cold cut into squares.
 IMITATION CRAB SALAD.-Pound to a powder the yolks of three hard boiled eggs; add one teaspoon salt. three teaspoons powdered sugar, juice of one lemon. one tea spoon onion juice. three tablespoons salad oil. one pound dry grated cheese; mix well
 
 "OUT WEST GIRL" Thank you for the generous offer of the magazines. There seems to be no reason why you and the friend of whom you speak should not start a shut-in magazine club right in your town. There could be an ex- change made among the invaids who read the magazines. and each periodical could be passed on after it had done its share to- xyo orlu oh l. snut-n. hope your letter may receive prompt replies. Thank you. too. for the rec ipes. Are you quite sure of the amount of sugar In the last one? To me three tea spoons seems a pretty heavy allowance for the other materials.
 Crowing Boosters and Cruine Babies.
 Let me tell the sufferer from neighbor- hood noises how a young friend of mine by the simplest means successfully ouieted that joy of the vicinity, the early growing rooster. In the first place, my friend noticed that a rooster stretches upwards when it crows; and in the second place. that it does not get down from it's perch until daylight. Bearing these facts in mind. he added to his coops dark coop, four feet high. as many broad. and eight feet long. with small door hinged at the top and opening into the light coop to connect the two. The walls of the dark coop were solid boards. the roof flat and hinged. so that during the day air and sunshine could keep it sweet. The percheowere placed about eighteen inches from the top and were reached by the old fashioned chicken lad der. There was absolute quiet until about 6 o'clock in the morning and then by push ing open the door they could get into the old coop and were none the worse for the long period of quiet As for the other
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03

DINNER. Cabbage cream soup (a leftover). Veal pic. Creamed onions. Whipped potatoes. Vanilla ico cream with chocolate saucs. obffee.
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 FRIDAY.
 BREAKFAST. Bananas and creaS
 Fish balls.
 Rolls. Coffee.
 LUNCHEON.
 Cheese fondu. Quick biscuit. Baked potatoes. Jam. Crackers Tea.
 DINNER.
 Potato soup.
 Broiled shad. Parisian potatoes. Green pesA Blans manss. Co6ss.
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 SATURDAY. ]. BRnAKTAsr. orangsA Cersal. Bacon. Tcastsd biscuit (a leftover). CofIee.
 LUNCHEON. Cold corned beef (a leftover). Crsamed potatoes. Corn mufins. Lemon jelly. Tea.
 DINNER. Bean soup (stock from corned beef). Calves' hearth. stuifsd. Soiled rice with green psppsrs, Caulihowsr. 0aisin pie. CoRea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03

daunted. Well, I only wish you would try my milliner."
 could take up pages with the recital of just such anecdotes as this. but I believe that every reader of this Corner could match my stories with like experiences of her own. When you come to ponder upon the matter you are likely to reach the point
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03

or shortcomings. We feel that she Is at fault if she resents our efforts to help her out or to assist her in fighting something we feel wrong.
 If Mrs. J.'s small daughter scuffs her shoes along on the sidewalk in a way that you know is likely to wear out the soles do you feel it incumbent upon you to mem tion it to Mrs. J. the next time you see her? If Mrs. B.'s Tommy IS playing marbles on the side street at an hour when he ought to be on his way to school do you think |! your duty to tell Mrs. B. about 1t? Would you like it if either of those matrons in- formed you when your Jennie and Johnnie were guilty of similar delnquencies? am afraid that even if had sufficient grace given me to believe that the tales were told because of sincere interest in my children I always would cherish little soreness of feeling towards the women who had reported the faults of my boy and girl.
 I am willing to grant that in many cases genuine interest is at the bottom of this minding of other persons business. know this to be the case. Of course therA are busybodies and mischiefmakers whc rejoice in the i'll luck of their neighbors and seem to take a positive pleasure In finding fault and picking flaws, but like to believe that they are the exceptions to the general rule.
 They Mean We'll.
 To my mind the majority of those who speak to you of the peccadilloes of your children or your servants who advise you to try another milliner or dressmaker who ask you if you really think 1t more econom- ical to pay your bills once month Instead of every week. who say they cannot under stand how you can afford to keep your little girls in white frocks for every day, and who tell you that you will save money by changing your butcher or your grocer. and that the most expensive thing you can do is to market by telephone, do all these things not with any desire to mako you unhappy but with real belief that you ought to be shown how to do better for your own sake. They all mean well.
 T wish he would stop meaning well and do little better once heard an irate man growl about an incompetent employe for whom some one had made the excuse that he had excellent intentions. Can we be blamed if we occasionally make res mark of the same kind about our friends and next of kin? Can they be blamed if once in while they think or say something of the sort about us! Is there any one of us who is honestly guiltless of now and then minding other peoples business? This is matter upon which think . little discussion would be profitable believe it would be of interest to us to talk the subject over and learn what some os the rest of us feel about it.
 If any of you write your opinon-as I hone many of vou will-bear in mind that we are not considering unkind criticism. prompted by spite or ill feeling. That is barred out. What we wish to decile Is whether those who mind their own busi- ness strictly and leave that of others alone are in the majority or the minority. What is your judgment in this? How do you feel about it in your own case and in t,at of others?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03
Taking q One-Sided Tiew.

One of the uncomfortable features of minding other persons business is that We always see it when we are interfered with in what we consider an unjustiiable manntr, while it is extremely difficult for us te perceive that we are guilty of '' but tir.g in " forgive the slang) when we call 9ur neighbours attention to her negligences
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03

n WRITE to you for advice from you oo and the Cornerites. My husband is
 an invalid and we have children to
 educate. There is no school near us
 except an excellent country school l am thankful we have this, but two of our daughters are too advanced now for it, so 1t 10 necessary for us to send them away. The expense is hard for us to bear. The girls have worked to help themselves, but it is not always easy to do it in a boarding school where there are several working their way l have tried to get work that can do at home. for am obliged to be here with my husband and smaller children who are still in the country school. Could any of you tell me of anything l could possibly get to do at home? I have the agency for several magazines. and I have done very well with them here. but have covered the territory near home, so can do nothing more witt them here. Would be allowed to ask for subscriptions through your columns? have thought of having my daughter take correspondence course through a home correspondence school. Then they would be at home with me and the expense would not be so great. Would you advise me to do this? Mns. E. M"
 Your case is hard one and l only hope some good counsel may come to you from the Cornerites. If you had told me more of what you can do could perhaps advise you more intelligently. It may be that you have skill in embroidery or that you can do some special kind of cookery well or have some other money making gift of which you do not speak. It is the more difficult to counsel you because I know nothing of the place in which you live, how large it is what chance you would have there of finding a market for anything you can do. l am sorry to say that it is impossible for you to ask for sub -scriptions to magazines through our Corr ner. You can readily see that if this were once begun we would have to open our doors to workers in any line. and worthy though they might be. this is of course out of the question. I regret also that it is impossible for me to tell you anything of the corre- spondence school to which you refer l be. lieve that some of those schools are excel lent. but am not able to speak authorita- lively of any of them. You will feel am afraid. that you have turned to me in vain, and yet my heart goes out to you in sym pathy. for can understand your position and see how bitterly hard 1t all is. can only hope and pray that way may be opened before you and that some of our Cor nerites may be able to make a suggestion which will help you to know in which drec- tion to turn.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03
DO YOU MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS?

N ERHAPS 1t might be better if put
 my question in another form and
 asked instead of " Do you mind your own business?" Do you mind
 other peoples busness?" I can imagine a number of decided assents to the former question and of negatives to the latter.
 great many persons mind their own business very well. They attend to the anairs Of their home and family, to their personal concerns and duties. No one could accuse them of negecting to dis charge their full proportion of work and care so Tar as their own business is con cerned The trouble is that they mind that of others as well.
 Here is an illustration of what mean.
 woman was visiting in the house of a friend last summer when one of the dishes at the table was young onions, fresh from the garden. boiled and served with butter sauce. It was the second time they had appeared in the course of the visitors week stay and she commented upon them by inQuiring: Do you always have your onions served with melted butter like this :? At home we usually have white sauce with ours"
 was the hostess, who was young house. keeper and little sensitive to criticism, ioolsh in feeling a trihe uncomfortable? She told herself so and probably might have thought nothing further of it had 1t not been that the day following when strawberry shortcake was served the vis- itor asked: Why do you have a biscuit dough made for short cake? We always mako cupcake at home. Do you like 1t better this way?"
 Not Tor moment would 1t have occurred 10 the guest that she was minding an- other persons business and incidentally was not minding her own but the hostess ieit strongly that she wished her house. keeping could be left to her and that she might be spared suggestion and implied criticism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03

wonder if some of you would look through your old trunks and boxes that are stored away and see if you can't find some old letters with stamps on them or some of the old postmarks that were used before stamps were in use. If you find any of tho old envelopes with stamps or postmarks would like them entire. Iwould appreciate your kindness very much. J. T. IT.
 To me there is something pathetic in the thought of a man who has been a crip- pie for so many years finding his recreation in the collection of any small objects. When you compare those with the work that would absorb him if he were able to do his part in the world. it seems little enough for those of us who are well and strong to do our share towards helping pass the weary hours. Will not some of you who are the possessors of old letters and envelopes take the time to give an hours inspection to them and see if there are not among them some of the stamps or postmarks he wishes? I will gladly supply his address to any who want 1t.
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 Walnut Stains on Linen.
 Will you please tell me if you know anything that will take walnut stains out of blue linen? Also can anyone send mo the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03
FAMILY MEALS FOR A WEEK.
SUNDAY.

SUNDAY.
 BREAKFAST. Hawaiian pineapple. Large hominy with cream. Fried scallops. Quick biscuit. Coffes. LUNCHEON.
 Pressed beef. Orange and lettuce salad. Toasted English mufYins. Canned apricots. Cup cake.
 Tea. DINNER.
 Gravy soup Roast lamb, mint sauce. Crowned potatoes. Green peasL Strawberry fruit surprise
 Coffee.
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 MONDAY. BREAKFAST. Ovanges. Cereal. Bacon. Toast
 Coffee.
 LUNCHEON. Mince of beef (a leftover). Flashed potatoes browned Ca leftover). Cream cheese. Crackers. Jam. Tea.
 DINNER Cream of pea coup Ca leftover). Cold lamb sliced. with mint saucs. Creamed potatoes. Fried oyster plant. Custard pudding. Coffee.
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 TUESDAY. BREAKFAST. Stewed apples. Cereal Poached eggs onIDA-> Rolls. Coffee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03

LUNCHEON. Minced lamb (a leftover). Baked potatoes. Tomato toast. Ginger snaps. Tea. DINNER.
 Gumbo soup.
 Roast veal. stewed tomatoes (a leftovee). Baked spaghetti. Orange tarts. Coffee WEDNESDAY,. BREAKFAST. stewsd prunss. Boiled hominy. Bacon- Popovsrs. Coffee. LUNCHEON. Spanish omslet. Whole wheat mufhns Lettuce saIad Ctacksrs. ChsssA Jam. Tea. '' DINNER. Cream of carrot soup. Boiled corned beef. ladiss' cabbage Boiled new potatoes. Fruit snow. Coffss.
 
 THURSDAY. BREAKFAST. Oranges. Cereal Liver and bacon. 1'oast. Coffee. LUNCHEON. Aince of liver in baked tomatoes (a leftovsr). Hashed potatoes (a leftover) Canned peach shortcAks. Toan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03
An Ofer of Mapdzincs.

'I wish to thank you for printing my let ter and to tell you that I have already re- ceived two answers We subscribe for sev- eral good magazines and I would like to Give them as soon as we finish with them <o some poor shut-in who can't afford to buy periodicals and who likes to read.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03

where you wonder if any one in the worlc minds his or her own business or at leas refrains from minding the business ol others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03
How About You9

LOOK over your own conduct and see IT you can show clean record. Do you recol-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03
Walnut Stains on Linen.

Will you please tell me if you know anything that will take walnut stains out cd blue linen? Also can anyone send me the
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-11-26
FINANCES OF JACKSON COUNTY

The report of the state accounting
department is at hand showing the
financial standing of the counties OF
the state at close of business on Sep
tember 80, 1914.
Funds on hand at that date in
Jackson county were: General
county and state, $75,46762; gener-
al road, $29S,035.24;, road districts,
$S,713.15; county schools, $91 ,336,-
so; special school districts, $7,915.-
Il; state school, $4,923.19; register
and indemnity, $219.44; bond inter
est and miscellaneous, $14,204.77
Total funds on hand, $441,347.5 .55,
Total Indebtedness County road
bonds, $50O,000; outstanding war.
rants, $472,451.92; agency funds liza
bility, $59,131.54. Total county in.
debtedness, $1,O31,5S3.46. Total in
debtedness over amount of funds in
treasury, S59O,235.91.