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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
Everything Was Useful.

"I wish to express my thanks through the dear Corner to all who rendered us assistance by sending us rugs. clothing, etc., since we lost our home by fire while my husband was in the hospital. having undergone an operation. We have i've children. the eldest 15 years old. and everything sent to us was useful, as we had lost everything. MRS. J. H.
 Our constituency wil recollect the case of the blacksmith's family for whom ap- peal was made by one of their friends while ago. The above is from the wife Of the blacksmith. and another to much the same effect has come from the friend who wrots to me on their behalf. give 1t here:
 wish to express my thanks to ono and all who 70 kindly sent things for the poor b,acksuith's family. have writ ten to each one Individually Q far as could and extended my thanks. never drsamsd that 70 many weulA answsr my
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28

mother and five children, with the wage earner of the establishment helpless in the hospital after an operation, are burned out of their home and left desti- ute, and that the humanity and generous gifts of total strangers has restored that family to something like comfort, the heart warns at the appreciation of the goodness which exists in this much ma ligned world. l only hope that some one may have the few pieces of furniture asked for and may feel moved to send them and to pay the transportation upon them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
Will Wriie q Cheering Letter.

|" Please send me the address of Fran ces. I do not wish anything from her. simply desire to write her a nice. personal loving letter, as she is a shut-in. hope she lives near me, so that could go and see her. enjoy the Corner so much
 A. T." The address asked for was sent. and I hope the shut-in and the correspondent live near enough together to make a meeting possible. I print this letter merely as an example of the way in which those seeking opportunities to give help and cheer can find them. The more of such letters I get. the better pleased am.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28

cornmeal is generally of sufficient con- sistency to prevent it's crumbling or breaking.
 Needs Gasoline Stove.
 Hand. Times are so hard just at present that my oldest son wants me to make doughnuts for him to sell at the school and around town. as am good pastry cook. I thought also of making nice pies and jelly doughnuts and if you have not the recipe for these will gladly send 1t on to you to print for the readers. Now need a gasoline stove or any kind of an oil stove and oven for baking and if some kind friend will furnish one will be most grateful. A small one will answer perfectly, so long as 1t will give steady heat. My younger boy, who Is 13, is full of the idea of raising chickens and eggs for sale and if he can only get some to start with believe he can make a success of the work. Do you suppose some one could give him few chickens or eggs to start with? He would prefer Plymouth Rocks or any other good layers, or duck eggs or ducks or anything in the poultry line that will enable him to start business on which he can mako . profit do hope there may be some kind friend who has plenty of such stock and can spare little for my son. One of these days if you care to have it would like to write you an account of some children and their imaginary playmates. am the mother of seven children and have studied them lot. get great comfort from the Corner and am willing to do all can to be of any service to any one who needs what can give. MRS. J. I"
 I trust the stove may be sent to this correspondent and that some poultry owner may be disposed to send the eggs and chickens to the eager would-be poul- try farmer. The recipe for tine jelly doughnuts I will be glad to receive and to print and I hope the applications for the address of Mrs. J. L. may be prompt and plentiful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28

from all over the country that some shut in might be glad to have. l have discov- cred that by making Q tuck about tho elbow in my kitchen dresses and placing part of a snap fastener under 1t, then mak- ing extra sleeves to match, can have a neat looking work dress and no unsghtly slip-on sleeves. Also instead of using all rubber LOT my dustcaps. l can sew six inch strip into piece of tape just long enough to fit the head comfortably. On one end sew a small safety pin. When the cap Is laundered it Is easy to slip out the tape and the safety pin serves as a bodkin to put 1t in again. Thus one or two of such tapes will serve for all my caps. I saw pretty pattern of cambrio edging used for a hand embroidered baby dress. The machine embroidery was used as padding for the hand work and the re- suit was really beautiful. I should be glad to give to any Cornerite directions for making the paper portieres. l saw 6 pair while ago and after long siege of experimenting I have succeeded in making them and will be glad to pass on tho knowledge. My best wishes to the Corner. all its members. and the captain.
 MRS. 1T. L.
 This is a long letter. but l was not will ing to omit any part of it. The woman who. while fighting her own way and struggling to take care of her baby whose father died before it's birth-and herself is yet unable to offer help to oth- CTS, certainly deserves any assistance and cheer which can be given her by any of us. I regret that her request for the magazines came too late--they had all been given away-but trust that others will have periodicals to send her and that some of them may feel justified in paying the postage on them and sparing the slender resources of Mrs H. l.. The offers of the patterns. recipes. and post cards. as well as the assistance in making, the portieres will be promptly accepted. l know, and the suggestions for the sleeves of the working dresses and for the dust caps will be utilized by our work ing housekeepers. shall have the ad- dress of Mrs. H. l.. on file for those who wish it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
Wants Sik Pieces.

" Will you please send me the address of Mrs. H., who has the silk pieces to give in exchange for poems? MRs A. H.
 I am sorry to have to report that all the silk pieces offered by Mrs. H. had been given away before this application reached me. Has not some other Cor nerite silk scraps she could give to Mrs. A. H.? have put her name on file.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
Copy of q Song.

'' May ask for help? I wish to get tho sacred song. Just for Today will be thankful to any one who will be good enough to send mo copy and will help the Corner In any way that I can. [ would also like the address of Marie B.. for. although am not a shut-in. would be glad to correspond with her.
 MRS. l.. w. The address of Marie B. and the other addresses requested by this correspond ent have been sent to her by mail. Can some one let her have the song she wishes7 I am under the imprcssion that the words of l. Just for Today's have been set to music in sorns of the hymn books. but these may not be the setting Mrs. L. w. desires hops sorne one of tho Cornerites has copy and will send to me for the address ot the sorrs- spondNsS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
Wants Scrapple Recipe.

P1ease be co kind as to send me recipe for making scrapple. It is mix- ture of pork sausage and cornmeal. What is put Into 1t to. keep It from fAlAng apart while fryiug2 p. T. M
 A recipe for malking scrappls was sip- piled last week as possible answer to request for directions for making hard scrabble" from another correspondent. I have never found any trouble with oerappls fRlling apart while frying. Tho
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
On q Far Away Ranch.

!" am on ranch. where the stage passes only three times a week. and am
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
Pieces for Fd1cp Wort.

"I would like silk pieces for fancy work. or short pieces of embroidery or lace which I could utilize for trimming on children's dresses as well as In fancy work. will gladly give umbrella tree seeds to those who wish them. with the formula for making the seeds ready to string as beads Mas. R. c. L''
 Can some one answer this request? I am sure there will be no hesitancy In aslking for the umbrella tree seeds and the directions for making them into beads. l hold the address of Mrs. R. c. l..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28

Oe for number of years and con
 sider it the cream of the paper for
 the sunshine 1t brings into the
 homes of those who need it most Once before I contributed directions for an article wanted, and perhaps the follow ing for marguerites will be of interest to K. J. E.: Make ansicing by boiling one and half cups of sugar and half cup of water until it spins thread four or five inches long. Be sure of the last, as find that the icing is too soft if not tested in this way. Have ready the white of one egg, well beaten. Remove the sirup from the fire and add the beaten white. whip till cold, a result which you can accomplish more quickly by setting the saucepan in cold water while the work is being done. Spread the mixture generously on any unsweetened crackers and sprinkle liber- ally with finely ground walnut meats. Place the crackers in the pan and set it in the oven for few moments, taking care not to scorch them. By adding few drops of coloring to the last half of the icing part of them can.be made pink. which will be especially pleasing to the children. Long may the Helping Hand continue the work of happiness which it has created.
 THAT 'ANAHEIMER AGAIN"
 The kindly and appreciative words are gratefully received and will bring encour- agement to the many whose efforts suc- ceed in making our Corner of genuine value to so large number. The recipe for marguerites will also be thankfully read and used. The suggestion as to the pink coIorinp rorpipda mo If some crackers | saw the other day which resembled the tinted marguerites. Grape juice had been boiled with the sugar instead of water and the directions given for making the icing for the marguerites followed. in- cluding the ground nut meats. The icing was a delicate pink and was spread on small whole wheat crackers or wafers. They were good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28

mixture of the fat of the pork and of the cornmeal is generally of sufficient con- sistency to prevent it's crumbling or breaking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28

ffTT T seems hard that tho little things o one wants are the things that ono
 can't have" said a friend to me.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23
PAXTANG PARK

This weeks bill at the Paxtang Park
Ineater VIII be headed by Klein, Abe
ana Nlckelson, known as the three
emperors of comedy and music" The
act Is musical offering of merit with
plenty Of good. lively comedy on the
SIDE This trio has played all the lead
ing theaters of the country with great
theater goers
A great novelty attraction that will
appear on this weeks bill will be
Drawee Frisco Hambo in an original
comedy sketch entitled. Fun in a Hot
tentot Hotel" All sorts of novelties
are introduced, including Juggling, ac-
robatics, comedy dialogue and trick
Others who will add to the attrae-
tlveness of this weeks park program
are; Bissett and Wilson, a classy couple
in new songs, dances and refined com
edy; OliVette, the dancing violinist with
the wonderful eyes, and Jack Polk
who says he is just "polking" along
with some new stories to tell and some
new parodies to sing.
Another big fireworks display will be
the special attraction at the park on
Thursday evening. Manager Davis
promises his patrons a varied pyro-
technical program that will be we'll up
fireworks displays. strip tickets for the
big bargain day at the park on Septem-
ber | are now on sale at the various
stands in the park and at the street
railway waiting room. For ten cents
one may have a ride on the merry-
go-round ride on the derby racer. a
trip through the giggler and an ice
cream cone. Contests and races for
numerous prizes will be a feature Of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23
JAPAN READY TO GIVE
RUSSIANS MORE HELP
Premier Okuma, in Statement,
Tells of His Country's
Intentions

Toxic, Aug. %. = The Kokumin
Shimbun says:
Premier Okuma states that Japan
has decided to give greater assistance
to Russia to prosecute the war. He
could not discuss details. but allowed
1t tc be understood that this assistance
would take ,the form of the forward
ing of greater supplies of munitions"
The Associated Press learns that
Japan has decided to employ all avail
able governmental and private re-
sources for increasing the output of
munitions for the allies, particularly
Russia.
The Japanese government believes
the time has arrived for more con-
certed action against the enemies of
Japan and her. allies.
One of Russias greatest embarrass-
ments in her conduct of the war has
been shortage of guns and ammu-
milton. Military writer's, while not dis
counting the effectiveness of the enor-
nous Austro-German offensive move
ment, have stated that the extent of
Russian reVerses in the last few
months has been due in part to made
quate supplies of munitions
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23
BY GARRETT p. sERvuss.

IF the sun should go out, how
long would 1t be before darkness
would appear on the earth?" asks a
reader.
Eight minutes, eighteen seconds and
tive hundreds and sixty-siX one-thou-
sandths of a second!
At the end of that brief interval of
time the blue curtain of day would
disappear as If an almighty hand had
snatched it off, and the dome of night,
spangled with stars, would instanta-
neously arch the earth. We would be
plunged into darkness so quickly that
for a moment nothing would be visl-
bic. Then the piercing rays of the
stars would begin to affect our eyes,
and after that, gradually, our immedi-
ate surroundings would dimly emerge
from the gloom. There would be star
light, but no moonlight. for the moon
shines only with the reflected sunlight
At first the disappearance of the
light would be the thing most trouble
some to us, but as time went on d
chill would begin to creep over the
sunless earth, and out of the dark ana
frozen air, all around. the globe, a
epallid snow would descend, as the
atmospheric moisture condensed. When
days and weeks had elapsed the awful
cold of outer space would chill the at
mosphere down to the earth's surface
and animal and vegetable life would
alike perish in the endless winter of
universal night!
The time mentioned above as that
which would elapse after the eXtinc-
ton of the sun before the earth
would be. plunged in darkness de-
pends, of course, upon the speed of
light, combined with the distance
from the sun to the earth According
to the table of astronomical con-
stants used in the calculations of the
American Nautical Almanac office. the
mean distance of the earth from the
sun is 92.s94.767 statute miles, while
the velocity of light is 1S6,324 miles
per second
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23
M20Nent tsg!s. sg2 nreRGSS
What IF the Sun Went Out?

how long light takes to traverse that
unit, we can at once correct our OBJ
servation by simply dating it back to
the time when its light started from
the object. This correction is called
the equation of light" and the time
required for light to traverse the as
Economical unit of distance is called
the constant of the light equation" 4"
amounting, as stated before, to 49,
566 seconds.
To understand the application of
this, suppose that we take some star
which attracts our attention by its
beauty or its brilliance. We say TO
ourselves, with a glow of intellectual
enthusiasm: Behold that mighty
richer than our daylight! Can any
body doubt that there are worlds
around it enjoying its genial
WARMTH" Whereupon an astronomer
may correct us with the remark:
What you say about the magnif-
cent, but distant sun, is very propa-
bly, true, but you should speak in the
past tense for the light by which you
see 1T left its surface long years ago,
and, though it still appears to be shin
ing in the sky, it may in reality have
ceased to exist"
Regarded in this way, the starry
heavens exhibit perspective of time.
Wnen we look at the nearer stars we
see backward one, two, three or four
years; when we look deeper, we see
backward in time ten or twenty years,
and when, with the aid of the might
est instruments yet devised, we plunge
into the profoundest depths of the
universe, we behold the starry hosts
as they existed thousands of years
ago. For all that we can tell, those
stars may have fallen like leaves in
wintry weather" long before the
pyramids of Egypt were erected, but
the light that left them while they
were vet alive with radiance has
speeded steadily on, unconscious of
their fate, and bringing us an assur-
ance of their continued existence.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23

The bolero makes really important
feature of the new styles. Here is gown
that shows a most attractive one, made
sleeveless to be worn over a guimpe of
thinner material. The accompanying
skirt is in three pieces with applied tucks
that accentuate the fare. In the illus
tration, the material is silk and wool
gabardine with crepe de chine used for the
blouse and charmeuse satin for the sash,
but the design will be found a good one
for many different materials. 1t would be
exceedingly handsome made up in the
faille silk that is so fashionable or in one
Of the new Spring satins or in pongee or
foulard or in chiffon tafeta or in fact any
material of the sort. 1t would be very
charming for such materials ds cotton
crepe, cotton voile and the like. Many
of the new voiles and new crepes are most
attractive with their embroidered flower
designs in color and one of these would
be lovely over a white blouse. The
blouse is just plain one that can be
buttoned up snugly at the throat or rolled
open. The sash. may be a strni2ht piccs
of ribbon or material as liked.
For the medium size will be required
6L yds. of material Fl in. wide, Az yds.
36, az yds. a. in. wide, for the skirt and
bolero; yds. 81, N yds. SO, yd. ~
In. wide, for the folds; az yds. a7, 2 yds.
36, N yds, "A, for the blouse.
The pattern S6o7 is cut in sizes from 81
to 42 in. bust measure. 1t will be mailed
to any address by the Fashion Depart
nent Of this paper, ON receipt OF ten cents.
Bowman's sell May Manton Patterns.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23

astronomical units (the astronomical
unit here spoken of is the earth's dis
tance from the SUM, and also know
Dividing the first number by the
second we get for quotient, 1885,
566, which represents the number of
seconds and theusandths of a second
that light requires to pass from the
sun to the earth. Dividing this by so
gives us the same period in minutes
and parts of minute.
But it must be remembered that a
slight degree of uncertainty exists in
regard to the figures representing the
distance of the sun and the velocity
of light. The sun may be a hundred
thousand miles nearer, or father, and
the velocity of light may be twenty
five miles per second greater, or less,
than the figures adopted show. Still,
this would make but an extremely
small change in the time required for
the passage of light from sun to earth.
A quite perceptible difference, how
ever. arises from the variations in the
earth's distance from the sun, due to
the eccentricity of the earth's orbit.
We are about three million miles
nearer the sun at the beginning of
January than at t he beginning of
July, from which it follows that in
the sun should be put out in Summer.
the cosmic night would be about six
teen seconds longer in reaching the
earth than it would If the .extinc-
ton occurred in winter In the
Southern Hemisphere exactly the op-
posite state of affairs exists, for there
winter occurs when the earth is
farthest from the sun.
The fact that light requires a
m easurable time to traverse long
distances makes it an agent, or in
strument of astronomical research of
value. AS Professor
Young has remarked, when we OBJ
serve a celestial body we see it not
as 1t is at the moment of observation,
but as it was at the moment when the
light left it.
If, then, we know it's distance in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23

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JOHN MITCHELL, Mas
sena, N. Y
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Mrs. A. M. MYERS, Cor
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Lydia E. Pinkham s Veg
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81 took Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Com
pound to build up m y
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"I praise e the Com
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23
Il OF KA|SER'S SHIPS
LOST IN RIGA BATTLE
Petrograd Statements Say Ger
, man Fleet Departed Follow
ing Defeat

London, Aug. pa dispatch to
the Central News from Petrograd
says:
The president of the duma has an
nounced that the Germans lost the
battle cruiser Moltke, three cruisers
and seven torpedoboats in the Riga
battle"
Petrograd, Aug. 2S. = An official
communication issued to-day says:
The German feet has left the Gulf
of Riga.
Our destroyers in the Black Sea
have sunk over 100 Turkish boats"
The German battle cruiser Moltke
was vessel of 23. 900 tons and carried
in ordinary times complement of
1,107 men. She was a sister ship of
the famous Goeben. which became a
part of the Turkish navy after the
commencement of the war and was
rechristened Sultan Selim.
The Moltke was $50 feet long and
was armed with 10 11-inch guns and
IL 6-inch guns and 10 24-pounders.
In addition her armament included
four 20-inch torpedo tubes. She was
built in 1911 and had a speed of about
% knots.
The Moltke was in the battle with
the British fleet in the North Sea LAST
January when the German armored
cruiser Bleucher was sunk In 1912
the Moltke was in the German squad
ron which visited the United States to
return the visit of the United States
battleship squadron at Kiel during its
trip around the world. The cost of
the Moltke was about $12 900, 900.
An official German statement issued
craft, a gunboat and two torpedoboats.
craft, a gunbota and two torpedoboats,
were sunk in the battle of Riga. while
the German losses were a torpedoboat
sunk and two others damaged. A
Russian Official communication, issued
the same day. said not less than two
German torpedoboats were lost
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23

the days program and at least one
surprise will be introduced for the
benefit of ticket holders However. it
will not be necessary to purchase a
the park or to enter the contests. The
park will be open TO the public as
usual. On September s, Labor Day, the
Tyrone Band will give two free con-
certs at the park. The concert pro-
grams will be announced later.-Ad-
VertiSement
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-23
Wine, Barred by Bryan,
Now Served Diplomats

Washington, D. c., Aug. 23.-Grape
juice has lost it's place as the official
beverage of the State Department.
The drink made famous by william
]. Bryan has been forsaken and
henceforth diplomats and others at
official state entertainments will find
the "kick' restored to the liquids,
served.
For more than two years no alco-
holc drink has been served at off,
cial functions of the Secretary of
State