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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-17

10 the taxpayers Oh l-akelduu.
Before you vote on location Of the
new light and water plant it is due
you that the board of bond trustees
should give you at least some of the
reasons why the engineers advised !
change in the site.
No Room for Reservoir
A plant the size of the new plot
to be built should have a reservoir
of about a half million gallons ca
pacity with room to increase this to
as much as two millions gallons as
the town grows. There is no room
for this reservoir at the old site
without buying more ground that
would cost as much or more than
the price of a new site.
Old Building Could Not Be Used
The old building could not be used
at all for the new plant; it is not
fire. proof as required by the insur-
ance companies, the foundations are
insufficient for a fire proof concrete
roof, the walls are badly cracked
and settled by the vibrations of the
engine, the entire building includ-
ing foundations would have to be re-
moved and new building with
| deeper and broader foundations
built, the concrete floor would have
to be torn OUT and new foundation
made for the large engine and dyna
mo that is now in use. This founda-
tion is large enough but it did not
extend down to the clay which is
and the foundation has gradually
worked loose until there is consid-
cradle vibration, the old boilers are
not economical and would not be
used and would be very much in the
way if they were not removed be-
fore the new boilers were put in, the
economic arrangement of the new
plant would be entirely different
from the old one and but few pieces
VI tut HuC II iHciS toulu ituidiu d'
they are.
Plant on Present Site Would Cost
More
To build the new plant and install
the machinery and at the same time
operate the old plant. the engineers
estimate would cost somewhere be-
tween $4,000 and $1,000 more than
it would to do the work on a site
free from these conditions. The
most vital objection to the old site
is the lift of the immense amount OF
cooling water from the lake that will
be necessary to operate the condens-
ing engines and will offset in a large
degree the economical gains made by
the use Of these engines. This lift i'
81 feet as against about 4 feet al
a new site making difference OF
about II feet. which will run into
money very rapidly when the volume
of cooling water that will he used Il
taken into consideration There arr
several other minor objections to tn,
old site that are not of great or vita
Importance, probably the most i'm
portant is the high cost Of the air
lift of the water put into the reseI
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-17

liam Douglass.
l.. D. Roberts and wife TO Rob
Y rts &Sk upper Real Estate Co
NJ O. Arnold ct al to L y Rot
erts
State of Florida TO VI D. Wilson
J. VI Brown and wife to c. J.
Wilson
State Of Florida to c. H Thomp-
son.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-17

Fatty's Tintype Tanele is the two
reel special Keystone at the Majes-
tic tomorrow This picture alone
will be worth your ten cents, bu.
you get the Male Quartette also.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-17
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-17

Miss Stella Stamper, Lakeland's
popular ragtime singer, at the Air
dome tonight
Mr.. c. d. Peruchi and Miss Ma
bel Gypzene. the King and Queen of
comedy, will present "A Bowery
Courtship," eccentric comedy Come
and they will make you laugh A;
the Airdome tonight.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-17
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-07
Poor inc Best Helpers.

have written several times to Mrs. l. L.. whom some of the members have supplied with reading matter. She has always sent me prompt replies. which have made my heart ache with sympathy for the poor Invalid, who has no home but an almshouse and no nourshment save the coarse food which her weak stomach is unable to digest l would gladly do more for her, but am too far away. and besides am poor woman myself. work ing hard every day for my living.
 MRS H. P. S'
 have noticed. however, that it Is almost always the poor who seem ready to do generously for others. just as 1t is the busy workers who always seem to have time to take on another burden or two. sympathize with Mrs. l. L.. but think our readers at large ought to know that her life is far brighter than when she first came In touch with our Cornerites. Many of them have made a business of writing to her. of sending her reading matter and little comforts and of giving her the sen saton that there are stiil in the world those who care for her pleasure and peace. I have no doubt that she prays for Gods blessing upon these dear and generous souls, and 90 do I, with all my heart.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-07
Delicious Little Cakes.

.'I was at an afternoon tea the other day where I ate some perfectly delicious little cakes or crackers and I am crazy to learn how to make them. They seemed to be crackers and yet the stuff on the top of them was sweet and had nuts in 1t. l heard some one call them by tho name o9 E me girl, Margaret, think 1t was, but as was stranger ] didn't like to ask questions about them, and although l in- ouired at shops for them no one seemed to Know what they were, I live in little country town and ate these sweets while on A visit to the city. so 1 would love to introduce them here if you can help mo.
 ''K K. J. E.
 The cakes to which you refer are prob ably those dainties called "Marguerites," though why I don't know. They are in- expensive and easily prepared. Beat the white of an egg until it is partially frothed but not really stiff and mix with 1t two tablespoons of powdered sugar and a half cup of English walnuts. oceans. or hickory nuts chopped fine. Spread the mixture lightly over any wheaton crack CTS like saltines or the whole wheat waters. They must not be sweet crackers. Place the crackers with the nut meringue on them in pan and bake in a slow ove~ to a delicate brown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-07

water. Then I get my hot water ready with little washing powder in it and wash the glasses While I am drying these I leave the cups and saucers in the water and wash these with a dishcloth, but don't have the water too hot so that l can't keep my hands in if, for if the water is hot 1t makes the dishes hard to clean. If anything Is so small that can't get my hand into 1t I use mop. After the cups and saucers are done put in the silver, and I always have the water hot for this, because you can dry 1t more quickly then and 1t looks nice and bright, Then I do the plates. etc. After I have done ell the dishes have another pan and more hot water. if needed. and do all the pots and pans. When I have dished my vegetables after getting ready for meal l put cold water Into the cooking vessels and let them stand until am ready to wash them. When have fried fish pour off all the hot fat and wash the frying pan at once: 1t saves a lot of trouble and greasiness if the pan Is cleaned while it is hot. c. J. R."
 I am always interested in the methods of work of all my Cornerites. but confess that don't quite agree with this corre- spondent in thinking 1t makes the dishes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-07
Other Copies Supplied.

''I will send copies of ''The Cold Chilly Winds of December at any time the old song is requested by the Cornerites or. # you wish. will send you several copies and you may dispose of them as you de- sire. The song has been a favorite of mine ever since my early childhood. My mother played and sang 1t for me often. 1 especially wanted it when I was i'll. strange as this may seemI E. A. S."
 The address you ask for was sent by , mall and put your offer of further copies of the song here that othsrs who wish 1t may write to me for your name. This is better than sending the copies of the song to me. My correspondence is so large that like to avoid any complications can in tho way of being made medium for forwarding songs. pieces. etc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-07
MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND.

year ago and received so many of them that they now make a cheerful show in my windows. l have no near neighbors to talk to. would be so thankful for any pieces of work in the way of doilies. laun- dry bags, slipper bags, or anything else to work that would help pass the time. Let me thank you all for the many kind nesses you have shown in different ways and places. do hope some one will an- swer this. ID. l..
 It seems highly probable that some ono will answer it. for although 1t does not carry the plea that was made by the ap- peal of the shut-in who was suffering as well as lonely every woman will sympa- thize with the desire for some needlework which will help to while away hours that even the care of the flowers in the win dows cannot fill. l am glad D. l.. has these silent companions and l hope be- fore long the work she asks for may be sent to her to occupy fingers and thoughts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-07

T$HE housekeeper of today has the
 decided advantage over her sisters
 Of fifteen or twenty years ago when
 1t comes to providing the family
 with variety of winter vegetables. Until comparatively recent times we were obliged to rely chiefly upon dried vege- tables and those which would keep dur ing the winter months such as potatoes, parsnips. beets. turnips, cabbsges. etc.
 True. the competent housewife with a garden at her command might and did put up the surplus product in cans anu depended upon these supplies to bring little change into the bill of fare during the time between the end of the fall vege- tables and the period when the first new fruits of the earth might be procured. But such housekeepers as these were in the minority, and the women who were unable for any reason to can fruits and vegetables had to ring the changes upon dried peas. beans. and the like, and the roots of which every one grew sadly weary before fresh foods could be pro- cured.
 The wonderful advance in the canning industry has changed all that. Now one may be sure of the ability to secure in tins vegetables of all sorts which are not left overs of heavily stocked gar den, but products grown especially for Inc benefit of winter consumers. No prl- vate kitchen can command more clean liness and care in preparation than that exacted by the commercial canners in their enormous establishments and in the best of these the majority of the vege- tables canned are untouched by the hu- man hand from plant to tin. Machinery does it all and insures rapidity, which means that the vegetable is fresh and unwithered when.it goes into the can and retains it's flavor and food values when 1t Is placed on the table.
 None the less, the housekeeper makes mistake when she serves vegetable pre- cisely as it comes from the can. The ar ticle has not been cooked for eating, but for keeping. The cook who boils her freshly picked peas or beans until ten der. drains them insufficiently, and sends them to the table with no further dress ing or seasoning would not be considered . mistress of her craft. Yet many woman turns the contents of can of vegetables into a saucepan, heats it. and then dishes it and planes the manufac- turer because the food lacks savor.
 When peas, string beans, or other canned foods are to be served the can should be opened an hour or more before the contents are to be used and these emp tied into an earthen vessel of some sort. The contact of the vegetable acid with the tin has injurious results when air is ad- ,,oitted Tn them For my own part I drain off the liquid that comes with the vege- 5, tables and put them over the. stovein hot salted water as I would in cooking newly picked articles. Those from the can do not require as long cooking, however,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-07
Hop She Washes Dishes.

"I have been interested in your talk on washing dishes and would like to tell the Cornerites how l do mine. First Of all l scrape the plates and if there are any scraps that will do to save put them
 oa a clean plate; if not give the pieces to to the dog or the chickens. l pile all the plates according to their sizes and put them, with the rest of the soiled dishes. in the pantry. After all the dishes are ready to wash I get out my dishpan and dishcloth and two or three nice clean cloths for drying. 1hthere are any glasses that have had milk in them or dishes stained with egg wash them first In cold
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-07

spoon of -four with which has been mixed half a teaspoon of baking powder Sea- son with salt and after a vigorous beat ing. which will mix all the ingredients we'll, fry on a soapstone grddle as you would ordinary Eriddle cakes or drop by the spoonful Into boiling lard. In the lat ter case take each out as soon as 1t Is done that 1t may not become soaked in the fat.
 CANNED PEA SOUFFLE.
 Drain all liquid from a can of green peas and mash cup of them soft. Beat two eggs light, the whites and the yollxs separately; put the yolks with the peas; add a tablespoon of melted butter and salt and pepper to taste. Last of all whip in couple of tablespoons of cream or milk and the frothed whites of the eggs. and turn all into buttered pudding dish. Bake for ten minutes. covered; uncover and brown lightly and serve at once If allowed to stand it will become heavy.
 CANNED PEA PANCAKES.
 Two cups of mashed peas. rubbed through a colander-if necessary cook them until quite soft after taking them from the can-must be seasoned to taste with salt and pepper and a tablespoon of melted butter. Two eggs must be beaten light with s cup of milk and half cup of four with which has been sifted half . teaspoon of baking powder, the peas. etc, added to this. and all baked on a sriddle like pancakes.
 PUREE OF CANNED PEAS.
 Open the can and empty into a bowl, draining off all liquid. Cook the peas in boiling salted water until soft. mash through colander or vegetable press. and turn into a saucepan with half a cup of well seasoned gravy which has been thckened with a teaspoon of flour rubbed Into one of butter. Cook all together for five minutes. add salt and pepper to taste, and pour the puree on squares or triangies of buttered toast or of fried bread. Serve smoking hot
 scALLOPED TOMATOES.
 Drain the liquid from a can of toma toes and put aside for soup or gravy. Chop the solid part of the tomato fine. season with salt and pepper 10 taste, half a teaspoon of onion juice. a scant .able- spoon of melted butter, and the same quantity of sugar. Cover the bottom of a buttered pudding dish with layer of crumbs, turn the tomatoes on this, cover with more crumbs. dot these with bits of butter: bake for fifteen minutes until hot through and lightly Drowned on top.
 TOMATO cROQUETrES.
 Make a cup of white sauce as directed for the second recipe given for corn cro- quettes. Add to this two cups of the solid part of canned tomatoes, chopped and free from Jumps and seasoned to taste with salt, sugar. pepper, and onion juie-- When the mixture is cold enough to han dle make into croquettes. set asida until well chilled and firm. and fry in deep fat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-07

some one if there are any books to givo away that are not wanted any longer? Reading is better to me than pleasure and medicine combined If the freight or expressage on the books isn't too high I can pay it, but I can't afford to buy books I am just lonely farmer.
 MRS. R. S'' This letter will come with a quick ap- peal to those who have books and maga- zines they are longing to pass on to those who need them instead of fiinging the volumes aside as waste paper There must surely be those who will be happy to send Mrs. R. S. reading matter and to pay the charges on it as well. either by expressage or freight or parcel post. [ shall he happy to supply her address to any one who wishes the opportunity of giving literary food to this mind whichis hungering for it. All the rest of us who love books know the comfort they bring and how hard it is to endure the hunger for reading when there is no means to satisfy it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-07
Wishes Something 10 Read.

"After thinking long time as to whether the request am about to put Is too much to ask. I find my love for read ing won't let me keep quiet any longer. Last spring we bought little farm here with a mortgage on 1t bigger than the farm, but I am satisfied with all hard ships. as have the hope of being better off some day. Now magazines and papers cost money. which Is scarce around here. always have had the habit that 1T started to think about all I used to have in better days all would have to do to cheer me up would be to get book or a paper and after reading while would forget all about my troubles and feel fresh enough for anything. My husband bought this farm because I couldn't live any longsr in the city because of my having tuberculosis. The doctors claim I will get better and perhaps even be cured Entirely if I stay out of any big city and live here in the fresh air. Now if 1t isn't too much will you please ask
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-07
CORN FEATHERS

harder to wash if the water used for them is hot. My experience with them is like hers with the silver-that the hotter the water the more easily the dishes are dried and the brighter they are after the work Is done. Also l cannot agree with her in the use of a dishcloth or in putting my hands into the dishwater. prefer mop for everything and to dip my hands in the water as little as possible. l hope other housekeepers will tell us of their methods and that C. ]. R. will give us some of the other helpful household suggestions she tells me she is able to supply.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-07
Wants q Violin.

l saw the notice of NJ. k. g offer of violin. and I wish very much could have 1t for my boy of 6. He is crazy for one. but had a thirteen weeks sickness and there Is no more than is needed to keep things going without buying . violin. So if there Is one to give away wish very much my boy could have 1t. would be willing to pay the exprcss if 1t is not too much. J. c. E."
 This Is another one of the lettars to which must regretfully return the reply that the object asked for had been given away before this application came to hand. I wonder if any one else has a child's violin to present to the 6 year old boy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-07

ask her to send me one for mother She Is old and needs one very much and we don't feel able to buy one. A. G.
 Unfortunately the ear trumpets had been given away before this letter was re- ceived. Ear trumpets are always in de- mand and am happy to say they are ire quently offered. Has not some Cornerite one that is no longer needed to pass on to this applicant?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-07

DO not know to whom to direct SS this letter, but send it to the Cor
 ner and hope it may be put in the
 right place. l am an invalid and
 have not walked step in twelve years. l can't even stand alone. for am drawna and crippled by rheumatism. l am poor widow, my husband having been dead eight. years. I saw in the paper that some one offered to send any shut-in a piece of embroidery for work ing and I do wish it might be given to me! If I could choose the stitch to work I would prefer the solid stitch and I would be glad of anything of the kind any one would send me. I cannot get out ex- cept when some one rolls me out in chair. I can take a turnin a rolling chair in good weather, but in the winter can't get out at all because suffer so badly from the cold and from rheumatism.
 :" MRS. l.. E. B.
 This seems to me touching letter. but then I always feel deeply the sadness of ths old and lonely. When the young are solitary they can always cheer them- selves with the hope that life and love will soon come by,' but that is over for the old and the promise of the joys of the world to come are not always suffi- cient to offset sorrow and suffering here. The spirit may be willing. but the flesh and the heart are often weak. I wishT could recall who it was that promised the piece of embroideryto the shut-in, or that our correspondent had thought to send the signature appended to the offer. As it is, I hope that the kind friend with a thought for the lonely inyalids who wish employment for their fingers may see this letter. or that some one else may be moved to vouchsafe a similar kindness. Mrs l.. l.. B. does not ask for cheering letters. but am sure she would be glad to receive them or to get an occa- sional picture post card or something of the sort as well as the embroidery pattern and materials. I shall be glad to give her address to any one who wishes to under take to bring gleam of brightness into her life during the long winter days when she cannot leave the house or get q glimpse of the outside world except through window
 * *
 Use Kerosene and Lots of #.
 "I have an unfailing recipe for getting rid of bedbugs and I am sure some of the Cornerites will like to have 1t, for it Is simple, as we'll as efficacious. Use kero- sene oil and lots of it. Get an oil can with long stem. i'll the can. and squirt the oil freely all along the baseboard and castings in the room where the bugs have been seen and in the cracks in the floor if the pests have been seen there. If the bed has been infested put it into an empty room with bare floor and put lots of papers on the floor under the bed: then pour the oil on the bed freely: knock and pound the bed and the jar will cause the bugs to fall out on the papers. If the creatures are well covered with oil they will not survive. The smell will soon evaporate and you will have no more bugs. have even squirted the oil all over the walls when have moved into a fiat, and in day or two one would never lhow that there had been any kerosene ea the walls. When through with the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-07

treatment roll up the papers which have been laid about the room and burn them.
 "I saw in the Corner that some one asked for sea foam candy, and am happy to give the recipe: Put three cups of light brown sugar, one cup of water, and tablespoon of vinegar into sauce- pan. Heat gradually to boiling, stirring only until the sugar is dissolved; then boil without stirring until little forms a hard ball when dropped into cold water Remove the saucepan at once from the fire and when the sirup stops bubbling> pour it gradually upon the stifiiy beaten whites of two eggs, beating constantly. Continue the beating until the mixture will hold it's shape; then add teaspoon of vanilla and a cup of English walnut meats or any nuts desired. Drop the candy in small. roughly shaped piles on paraffined or on buttered paper. This candy Is easily made and inexpensive.
 "I give a recipe for orange balls which may be liked: Add the juice and grated rind of one large orange to the white of one egg, beaten stiff. Then stir in con- fectioners' sugar until good dough is formed; shape this into balls and let them stand over night. Put them away in boxes with paraffin paper between the layers. You will find these delicious
 "G. S. C."
 Thank you very much for the directions for getting rid of the vern1in and also for the two recipes you send. l appre- ciate your kindness so much In supplying these that I regret the more my being obliged to leave out the portion of your letter which you especially asked me to print We never put paragraphs of that sort into the paper. not only because we feel 1t would lower the standing of the Corner, but also from the certainty that it would open the door to objectionable correspondents and many other unpleas- ant features. No friends you could meet through such advertising as that would be the kind any self-respecting person would care to know, and We cannot be party to anything of the kind. When YOU consider the subject carefully am sure you will see the wisdom. as well as the kindness of the position we take.