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a blanc mango, or jelly. or some other
cold dessert or ice cream. have a
little freezer that will freeze quart Of
cream in less than ten minutes.
:" Do you wonder that my husband and
feel that we have lived well? And 1
wish 1 could show you the bills! You
would never believe how small they are
and yet we are not light eaters. But
nothing Is wasted or thrown away that
can be eaten and every little left over Is
turned to some use. When I make tomato
baskets the pulp from the middle is stewed
and put with macaroni for sauce: the
liquor the chicken was cooked In made
delicious jellied chicken bouiiion, and
chicken mince. too"
AS 1 have said, do not apologize for
printing this letter, for I feel It may be
suggestive to other women seeking to
lessen their meat bills. The writer does
not refer to the value Of cheese, except
when she speaks of it as an adjunct to
certain dishes, but it is substantial aid
to any one who wishes to provide nourish-
ment at a smaller cost than meat One
pound of cheese is said to contain as
much nutriment as two pounds of beef
or mutton, and 1t can be prepared in a
variety of appetizing ways. Cooked with
breadcrumbs and milk and couple of
eggs it Is delicious cheese fondu or pud-
ding; slices of stale bread may be placed in
baking dish with thin slices of cheese
upon them. milk poured over all, and the
compound baked to a brown pufflness,
Or buttered toast may have slices of
cheese laid upon 1t and set in the oven
until melted, while the Welsh rarebit,
either with beer or milk or hot water
added to 1t and served on toast or crack
ers. is likedSby nearly every one and will
not disagree with the normal adult diges-
ton.
Cheese combines we'll with eggs in either
baked or fried omelets; it is a good mix
ture with hard boiled eggs for stuffing
them; eggs hard boiled and cut into dice,
stirred into a white sauce and baked with
cheese sprinkled over the top make
pretty, good, and nutritious dish. Until
one studies the matter 1t is unbelievable
what appetizing preparations may be
compounded of eggs or vegetables and
cheese.
Have spoken before of the use to which
left over fried egg plant can be put with
cheese? A white sauce is made, table,
spoon of grated cheese stirred into cup
Of, this. the slices Of egg plant laid in
pudding dish with the sauce poured on
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MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND.

new notions into the head Of the woman
who wrote bemoaning that all house
work seemed to her like drudgery
There are many others Ike her. and
this blast of sane counsel should benefit
them all.
Here is another letter along the same
line:
9 l would like to say to Mrs. ]. NJ. H,
who has such burning ambition to
write yet has husband and babies to
care for. that she would co we'll to put
her writir into The building of her
children's characters. If mothers coul
only realize the immense work they
have to do in molding the characters Of
their babies. It would be a good thing
The writing always shows thel | am
old and gray haired and know whereof
speak. MRS. H."
AS a matter of course women have
longings and powers that move them
to do writing and other work besides
raising children, and 20 reason exists
why this should not be done, SO long
as the first great work of caring for
the little ones is not neglected Unde-
niabe development is found in the sac
rifice and thought that is involved in
bringing up children and in keeping q
nome, and many a woman has found
that the mental training sh, thus ac-
quires was potent aid to her when she
undertook to write for publication Let
our discouraged housewife take this to
heart and see If she can not gain some
thing from the work that now weighs
upon her heart ane head and hands so
heavily fs4
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less of how somebody else does it, she
could help herself to get over many OBJ
stacles and keep herself happy and
make her home a little world of her
own. I hear women saying every day
that they don't like to wash dishes
We'll. we cant get away from those as
long as we are in the flesh and l de-
cided long time age that If l could
not afford to have the work done l
might sail in, and the sooner l got it
done the better. 1t was awfully nice to
have everything clean, apd as years
went on l received few compliments
which tickled my vanity. and this. if
I am not mistaken. is about all we are
looking for in the outside world.
don't want to give false i'm
preston. | have inspirations galore.
have written for some papers, and know
from experience that it is an uphill
road. but if one is willing to work she
will win Accord. ely. 1t is undoubtedly
true that it is easier to work at tn oc-
cupation one likes. but 1t will be
drudgery jusl the same, FIR liking does
not keep it from Icing druid -ery. For
instance, I like to teach boys, and /
work [drudgel much harder with them
than with girls. because ! have nat
ural understanding for boys.
Now. with regard to hired help.
With our electric light. irons, percola-
tors, the fireless cookers, stationary
washtubs. modern built bungalows or
flats, up to date aundries. etc. beileVe
that il the housewife will st ly to get
everything systematized. and then have
a good woman come in once week n
help with the heavier work and clean
ing, she might manage veil to keep
things in good order and Ind tirae to
cultivate her talents. One must nave
recreation and cannot work at anything
continually. I read and write most at
night. when everybody is in bed and 1T
is quiet
Consider that hired heS' costs
good deal in other ways than wages
wear and tear, waste of every kind; Tor
1t is almost impossible to procure help
that will care for your property as you
will and be as economical. One can
have all modern convcniences and keep
them in good order for much less than
employed help will cost. NJ. +.
l IN glad to print this common-sen-
sible letter. and hope it may put some
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She answered at the cost of much
physical effort and pain. 1t has been
my pleasure to send her letters. cards
books of views, etc, and she answers
me when able. She wrote me that of
the several people who wrote to her
when 1 did no other had followed up
the correspondence. She had answered
all their letters, and as I said before,
only by great effort. 1t seems q pity
that the people who had the Kind
thought to write for Ter address in
the first place should not at least have
written second time. 1 wonder II you
cannot speak in the Corner of the
pain and disappointment such actions
cause. " p
Such a suggestion as this is worth pear
ing in mind. and hope that those VINO
write for the addresses Of invalids win
whom they think they will care TO cor
respond will follow the matter UP NJ
tle If 1t is possible. This is especially oe-
sirable in the case OF those VINO are
closely shut in and unable to get out OF
doors. Small matters become far moro
Important to them than to those VINO can
move about.
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MEETING THE NEAT QUESTION.

each layer, and q generous top dressing
of cheese put over all, with salt and a
little paprika to taste. Then the dish is
baked covered until hot through, uncov
cred, and Drowned.
Boiled rice is improved by similar
sauce mixed with it: so are mashed po-
tatoes. Grated cheese may be sprinkled
over the top of creamed potatoes and
these Drowned in the oven; they are then
potatoes au gratin. Stewed celery may
be prepared in the same way. And always
1t must be borne in mind that the addi-
ton OF cheese means modicum Of con-
centrated nutriment. that It Is of more
value than many meat dishes and II prop
erly seasoned may be as tempting to the
palate.
1 do not apologize for going into all
these details. l know-no one better,
because of my close association with
housemothers all over this land-how We
are all of us struggling at this time to
meet the increased cost of living. I have
heard 1t said bitterly that it is not 50
much the high cost OF living as the cost
Of high living, but we women of moder-
ate means know better. There Is little
enough high living In the homes Of most
Of our Cornerites, il we take the phrase
at it's popular meaning. Rather is there
an effort on the part of the woman in
charge Of the home to feed her family
with nourishlng and appetizing food
when the cost OF all staples, as well as
of luxuries, has climbed to twice the
figure it was ten years ago, and shows
no sign Of lowering.
Few women can add money to the fam
lily purse. Their means of making it is
by saving 1t and gallantly they come up
TO the mark! When John is as appre-
ciative as he ought to be he recognizes
this and owns that his better half does
her full share towards the family income
when she plans and economies and
makes half dollar go as far as a dollar
would in less competent hands. Her
difficulties are increased when she has
the problem Of making her dietary pleas
ing as we'll as nutritious, but In nine cases
out Of ten she meets the situation In the
spirit Of that plucky Frenchman who
when asked by his lady love to perform
some almost unheard of feat, replied:
Madame, it is impossible; therefore, it
shall be done"
What help can we give to one another
at this juncture? What dishes can we
offer which will save meat, whether from
humanitarian. health. or economic con-
sideratiens? 1 shall hope for generous
and prompt response.
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made u2 7niz7zs zozzn 90 light z1et

1t and preparing 1t that I only wish
I could keep on with the cookery after
the family gets back. My husband is
one of those who eats anything and
relishes it. so that I could let myself
go in my choice of food, and I tried
to plan for articles which could be pre-
pared early in the day and would not
demand much toll in the late hot aft
ernoon.
Here is sample. One day bought
a can of crabmeat and half of it I
creamed and served au gratin, with
created cheese sprinkled over the top.
All the preparation of this was done
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tomatoes and the rest of the crab
meat made into a salad and English
mullins toasted. 1t was a hot night
and I made some iced cocoa to drink
with our supper and we had Jam on
some of the mullins for dessert. An
otter time I had jellied eggs, boiling
the eggs hard. cutting the whites into
rings and saving the yolks whole and
making aspic jelly with small can
Of bouillon and a little gelatin. It was
delicious I served tomatoes stuffed
with minced cucumbers with that and
l also had a dish of spaghetti and
cheese. The spaghetti that was left
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I used to stuff green peppers with the
next day.
" Perhaps the most ambitious attempt
I made had to do with meat, when
bought a fowl, boiled it whole for forty
minutes put it into the fireless cooker,
and half an hour before dinner time
slipped it into the oven, dredged 1t with
-four and basted it until it was crisp on
the surface That chicken lasted us for
three meals-hot the first night, cold the
second with corn fritters and rice muf-
fins and a salad. and in a mince with hard
boiled eggs the third. For dessert we
nearly always had fruit Of some kind. or
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in the morning and at dinner time all
had to do was to pop it into the oven.
With that I had potato salad Of po-
tatoes boiled in their. skins, because
that was easier than peeling them raw.
When they were cold I scraped and cut
them up and minced celery and green
pepper to go with them, and put onion
juice on the potatoes. Then at dinner
time / mixed them all and had French
dressing with them. 1 made popovers,
too, by a recipe supplied a while ago
to the Corner, and we had cut up
peaches for dessert.
1.-The next night I had cold sliced
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Please explain to me. II you Will.
the meaning of purposely paced post
age stamps ON letters. OF course. this
does not refer to business letters or
those of a forma, class. have q dear
friend-a ,yoman-whoN purposeiy puts
the stamps at different angles.
Nv. C. NJ"
I know nothing Of the System by
which stamps placed In varying POSI-
lions are meant to convey naessags.
| have heard there was such a method,
but I have always supposed 1t was .
rather silly habit of schoolboys and
schoolgirls who desire to impart mystery
to ordinary correspondence. Can any ono
supply the information that ID requested
and tell me II the practice finds follow
ers among really sensible people7 Or
am not up to date on modern methods
Of correspondence
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: In reply to the request for a bicycle
would say that have an old wheel which
will probably need new tires that the
boy can have II he wants it, / would
like to get an old saddle for boy who is
usprking near here. He is now riding
lseback without any saddle. No mat
how old such a saddle might be he
fbuld be glad to get It, MRS. c. A. H."
2 am so sorry that the correspondent
BIO offers the bicycle did not inclose
\ clipping containing the request or
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FAMILY MEALS FOR A WEEK,


SUNDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Melons.
Cereal.
Dreamed sweetbreads.
Sally Lunn.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Sliced ham cleft over).
Potato salad.
Toasted Sally Lunn.
Lemon jelly.
Cocoa.
DINNER. II
Clam broth.
Roast chicken.
Boiled rice.
Succotash.
Peach ice cream.
Coffee.
Il Il
MONDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Oranges.
Cereal.
Bacon.
Fried eggs
Toast.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Barbecued ham.
Baked potatoes.
Rice cakes.
Tea.
DINNER.
Succotash soup Qeft over,
Chicken pie Cleft oyer).
Vegetable marrow.
Boiled beets.
Fruit.
Coffee.
y. 4.
TUESDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Pears.
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Would Exchange Letters.

would love to exchange letters
with some persons living in California
and also with SOME in Colorado. Could
you please send me the addresses Of some
living in these states? Besif cs these.
correspondents from Washington. Utah.
or Montana would be AL right. IL none
could be secured from the first named
states. Miss j. S.
1t has seemed better to put this letter
here, so that those who desire a cor
respondent may write for her address.
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Cereal and cream. -
Ham and scrambled eggs.
Rolls. ~
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Giblet toast Qsft over).
Fried sweet potatoes.
Whole wheat biscuit. -
Jam.
Tea.
DINNER.
Chicken soup.
Hamburg steaks.
Fried bananas.
String beans.
Peach batter pudding.
" !.
WEDNESDAY.
BREAKFAST.
MELONS,
Cereal.
Fricasseed eggs.
Toast
Coffee.
. LUNCHEON.
Minced hamburg steak put into peppers.
Baked potatoes.
String bean salad.
Cheese.
Tea.
DINNER. ttN Il
Little neck clans.
Boiled mutton.
Dreamed young turnips.
Green corn.
Fruit surprise.
Coffee.
u 4.
THURSDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Oranges.
Cereal.
Bacon and fried apples
Biscuit.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Dried beef with cream gravy
Corn fritters [left oyerl.
Toasted biscuit.
Cookies. $50.
Tea.
Cream CT turnip soup Qeft over.
Sliced mutton warmed in caper sauce.
Riced potatoes.
Baked onions.
Peaches and cream.
Coffee.
!: 4
FRIDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Stewed pears
Cereal.
Omelet.
Rolls.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Kippered herring.
Stewed potatoes.
Graham semh.
Marmalads.
Tea.
rrN-N~r,
Potato and onion soup ll4ft overs]
Broiled Spanish mackerel.
Sliced cucumbers.
Baked tomatoes.
Baked blackberry pudding.
Coffee
ia SATURDAY.
BREAKFAST.
So Oranges.
M Cereal.
sM Beiled eggs.
Toast.
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
naked bread and chsssA
Esg salad.
Quick mullins.
Crackers.
Jam. I
Tea.
DINNER.
Tomato soup Osft ovsrl
Curried mutton (lsft ovef).
Boiled rice.
Chilled bananas.
Caramel custard.
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Crochet Pattern for Spread.
II have tried to procure pattern for
q crochet bedspread. would prefer 1T in
strips instead of in squares, if possible
but this is not essential. l do not wish it
to be too difficult, and 1t must be such that
can do the work from it in bed, where
have lain for nearly three years. So far
/ have been able to find no such pattern.
and SO my thoughts have turned to the
Helping Hand. Coarse crocheting is pos
itively the only thing 1 can do. except
hen scratches with my left hand when
trying to write to dear friends. and read
ing II any one will kindly send me the
pattern 1 wish 1 will be thankful. This
request Is written for me by friend.
MRS. NJ. v. b.
Such a modest request as this should
surely find prompt answer from some
of the many fancy workers we have
among US. No effort would be much more
worth while than that which puts into
the hands of bedridden invalid some
thing to help while away the hours that.
In spite Of her courage must often be long
and weary. shall look Cor prompt appli-
cations for her address.
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An Invalid Disappointed.

. wrote to you Cor one address a
few months ago and upon receiving 1t
l wrote to the woman, who Is an invalid.
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when an address or other information is
wanted by mail a stamped addressed envelope
should accompany the request.
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4 Hot Blast of Counsel.

" l have read the letter of the house
keeper who finds all domestic work
drudgery, and being woman of so, who
has been married twice and is the
mother of three children, my heart goes
It to such women as she and l long
to help her.
~ feel that In the first place she be-
gan to think a little late in the day
She married and became 6. mother and
then she began to think she would like
to follow some other vocation. My own
opinion is that she can cultivate her
talents and make more of them from
the very fact that she is a wife ana
mother. Every mother can be the best
if she will.
When / was left alone ct "a with
three little children / took Ibis motto:
To raise my children, not 10 let any one
else have the exclusive care Of them. I
always looked for. work where could
take them with me; we shared alike
and it pays more than words can ex-
press After all, one has to have the
experience to realize that all the praise
and fame one receives is nothing COM
pared to the love one feels and knows
is there.
az believe If every young motho.'
would study simplicity in dress and in
everything she calls drudgery, regard
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Reading Matter 10 Give Away.

would like to thank through the Cor
ner the woman who so kindly sent me the
glasses. My mother and l were much
pleased with them The giver sent no
name or address. so l could not write to
her. l have lots of nice magazines and
papers to give away to any who would
like them. 1 would be glad to have an
old fashioned Sunday school catechism
for my children If any one has such
book to give or lend. Also has any one
cuttings of geraniums or chrysanthe-
NUNS to give me? ! would send some
cuttings of my own or do embroidery in
return for such things. MRS. n. B.
/ trust the giver of the glasses may see
this expression of gratitude. Sometimes
those who receive such gifts are accused
of lack Of appreciation when their silence
Is due to ignorance Of the address or even
the name of the donor. hope the cate
chism may be found as we'll as the other
articles sought. The matter would be
simplifed if the writer had stated what
sort Of catechism she wishes. Nearly
every denomination has its own especial
manual of instruction.
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Chef. thought perhaps some one could
teach me through letters how to do
such work. MRS. G. r.
Should the desired correspondent not
have a knowledge of crochet this may
be acquired perhaps by means of the
instructions which we were recently
told by a correspondent could be pro-
cured at any shop where materials for
such work are sold. If the address of
Mrs. c.. r. is desired | will be glad to
send it. 1t may be that she can meet
personally some Cornerite who can in
struct her more easily than by letter.
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Correspondence in Spanish.

~ have a favor to csk of the Cor-e-
am just learning to speak Spanish.
wonder If airy Of your readers have
slight knowledge of it, can speak it
little and I should love to correspond
with some one who can do the same.
Also, can some one send me either in
Spanish or in English. or in both, the
words Of La Paloma and La Jota
Has any one the music Of the latter? /
would be glad to send magazines or
music in return. already have the
music of La Paloma.' f. M
Undoubtedly there are many reading
the Corner who can correspond about
Spanish or In that language.
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: Learning Crochctinq bv Mail.

L@CuFTH1B (F0~Tf~@''5
81 am a young married woman and
n I haven't many friends where live
and have to stay at home all day.
would like to correspond with some
Christian woman. preferably Of the
Baptist faith. who knows how to Gro
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THUtHIHg I Vul INIyHI DC OScJUI
l have read of how tho Helping
Hand is aiding the poor shut-ins and
so I decided I would write and ask If
some one will send me a few quilt
p, ces. magazines, or anything else that
might be useful to a poor crippled
woman with six small children.
MRS. A. w"
Will not some one write to me for
IT, correspondents address and try to
cheer her foriorn lot?
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even give me the boys signature.
cannot trace him and | only hope that
some lad whovn aeds it as much as the
other applicant may secure the coveted
machine. l trust also that some one
may have the saddle asked for and that
when writing to secure the address of
Mrs. C. A. IL. the clipping here and
stamped and self addressed envelope
may be inclosed so that there may be
no uncertainty as to who is meant.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-20
Some Songs by Lord
Byron as He Slips
Athletes the Gate

some curious tales are related Of VIII
liam, or Lord" Byron. the National
league umpire. who sings his opinions
to the tune OF old-time melodies.
one hot day the Superbas were play
ing the Cincinnati Reds. Buck Wheat
wns peevish. but so were all the other
players, fans and umpire. There was q
man on third base and two out. with
run needed 10 tic tho score.
Wheat let a ball whizz over. and
Byron called the third strike. bringing
his arm around in his famous cranking
swing.
Buck howied his protest. and Byron
began to sing Cant hit bail with
the bat ON your shoulder" using the air
OF Reuben, Reuben, I've Deen Think
ing" Buck sneered. III you ever lost
that right arm you'd have to quit uni-
piring. Byron" Lord William clicked
his heels together and said with be-
coming dignity;
"Mr. Wheat. your powers Of observa-
tion will cost YOU ten bucks. Retire 10
the bench or II will be twenty-five"
Johnny Evers also has been beaten by
Byron. Tho Braves were playing the
Chicago Cubs on the West Side park In
Chicago and Johnny lost hair-line de-
clsion after a long slide for second base.
Eyer out" said Byron. Am safeW
yelped Evers, holding his nose. and he
followed the umpire across the diamond
10 argue But argue Byron wouldn't.
He Just chanted;
ITS a difference of opinion. differ
ence Of opinion. difference OF opinion;
that's all I have to say"
But Evers had more to say. and ne
said II. Byron shifted TO Aud Lang
syne" and sang sonorously. II called
YOU out because you're out; you're out
because you're out;" then liis mood
changed, with II his tune. He sang: II
think you will 20 to the bench; you
don't Il will cost you Just ten; II you
don't go away IL win cost you your pay,
while mine will go on. don't you seer