Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 27, 1910, Page 7

» ‘ FARM ERS TALK TO FARMERS 0} Practical Farm Problems—Modern vs. 0ld Methods. (Written Especially for the Bulletin.) There are two practical, evervday farm problems lving In weit for us small esstern farmers, every time we open our wood-shed doors of a mérn- to wit, namely, that is to say, cheap felt isn’t yet clear how long the galvaniz- ing is goinz to last begin to rust through one must call in expensive labor to mend them. The and_ other materials are short-lived in ordinary exposures and When spots do = i s Hie 100 Subject to damage from very trifiing the foace trouble and Hhe moof Bowing | accidents. Perhaps they'll last as long 1t one might judge from che SlOWINE |as the nails they're fastened with! and roseate language of the SdVEr| Gyt this idea of making a roof to et e mateat ifsnces and |*tand New England weather with pa- o Coofas he might think that|Per and paste fsn't any too promis- these proposttions were real | In€ at the start-oft Guds - BEE e Fences, too. The old staked rail for him by the public-spirited man-|rence js no longer feasible. Timber ufacturers who hag foreseen his ex-|is Jacking to split the rails from: the S e laaviee SR $tood | jabor-cost of making them is prohibi- Teady to meet them to the dot for a slight consideration tive. When the old worm fences—a few of which still remain on this farm AS JOB JOLT SEES IT Goog food helps fowls, so do good scratching grounds. Healthy critters don’t need tomics. The farmer who cuts out the strag- gling brush in August deserves a trol- ley ride in September. Parson Dawson says the man who | xknows that the kingdom of heaven is within doesn’t fret about the golden pavements or pearly gates. I'm not going to contradict the parson, but T should like to see his man. It seems wiser to get together to save your scalps than it is to wander apart and lose’ em! No man ever found it profitable to burn mites out of the henhouse with a torch and then lose the henhouse by fire. Cy Cymbal says that Old Pete Tum- bledown is not as variegated as some folks delight to paint him. Samantha Psalter says she doesn’t know which is worst, a hornet's nest under the eaves or a gossip next door. Bill Bangs sets on the nail-keg down at the Corners and says his fortune is in his children. Derned if 1 dom't hate to say it, but that seems to be their misfortune. Sariah says I've got too sharp an eve for others and an awful dull eve for myself. Sariah is sharp enough to be a lawyer. \ ] Silence is Less Imjurious than a Bad Reply THREE PRIZES MONTHLY: third. Award made the last Saturday in each month. The Bulletin wants good home letters, good busines: ful letters of any kind the mind may suggest. Wednesday of each week. 2 EVERY WOMAN’S OPPORTUNITY. $2.50 to first; $1.50 to second; $1.00 to lezters; good help- They should be in hand by Write on but one side of the paper. Address, SOCIAL CORNER EDITOR, Bulletin Office, Norwich, Conn. ‘The Editor of the Social Corner takes no exception to Hannah Home- spun's just criticisms, as it was painfully apparent that two major prizes would be necessary this month—one for the saving'of cash and the other for remarkable economies. The Editor never awards these prizes without a wish THE AWARDING OF PRIZES. that there were more to give—a consciousness there are others special recognition. of the Editor to select the winners, for often there are might justly call for a division, but division of small prizes just make them s ¢ judge | SoiSre, DUl my - sresterandfather unately, one cannot judge|went to the woods with his three or Tt e, Sromises of fnter: |four Nusky boss. cut the best chest: eated makers and dealers. He must|nuts they could find, hauled the rails trv the things out for himself. If the|with oxen and buiit the fences rapidly 1 haven average farmer’s experience with pat-|strongly and very cheaply. ent roofs are new-fangled fences is|today in my sixty-odd acres of wood Anything like mine, he soon finds outfa dozen chestnuis as good as they used to make rails from. And I've that the pictures and promises in the EStalones resmle only ¥ | abiece. for these. o the. stmen. be h“om: ek RS 1y | FuStice to the contributors to the Corner as possible. 3 e o, hey don't work | cause, if I should ever have urgent Jod-liver oil may be sood for a sic 3 2 el :;n\::fyh;:j;;:s}‘;e .‘1‘ .“Dr{(:l’l ‘l“lflfl; n(m&' ot fe\; Teal big Stl;‘(! lhssl_\"d PIEPOE Pt Y mever Siw o BiFe Fide pfllellnszl:osv, Taftville, for letter entitled “How Pennies Count Up, they oueht to — and they cost like|be worth much more than that to me. | enough to want to take it. b G # Sin in the end If not at the begin- |1 certainly camt afford to build rail [T R0 TR0 K L A, L. S, for letter entitled “Economy in a Family of Bight,” extra prize, P e R at it hoat S e sunflowers Laborer's Wife, for letter on “Protection of the Famil When | was a boy — severil|ionces are out of the guestion except l“ekf':’;;:" soais ot Dwnr | Hhiey Contl SIS vears ago, it seems — we || - # " | 100 way to me. ¥ A h““d::néie:r-u :\3- fathers had done. ;KS‘):B s]:b:)erz:.on:lso;“msa.pket‘r:::lszsu:\:fl‘gc;rl‘\ss - 4 ’. St b g Ellen, Taftville, letter entitled, “Saved $50 in Nineteen They, the fathers, roofed their build- [ L them out of consideration, Wire g Snt think ‘why: docs S~} phsme, $i. ings ;:-,nu;;i:\e”:"ng?"::nky‘yfl( :‘;‘Y;"CQ;“:I; fences are not ?“kzécep‘h\-gg: :1“’:1"‘:7‘:9 P:::“i\l;f :Ob" -n:‘“u)S run ‘Will the prize winners please send to the Social Corner their full ad- Shaved by hand: preferably with DIne | Fnsre mishty unsatlstactors. Thes | in her hands o o % & Droom | dresses—remembering to append also their pen names—that tha prizes may in_ this wicinity. Say, those Were|engure no longer than the posts last De mailed: to-them at once shingles. Moreover, they fastened | o whith they are fastened, and are no| A boumdary line dispute sometimes then to the roof-boards With rather|strogger than the staples used in fas- | gets to be longer than the real bound- | » clumsy square-cut _shingle-nails, | tening. them. I have some wire fence | ary line. I knew one that ran ‘A Dollar Is Your Best Friend. which were made of g00d Bonest iron | and find it that it is necessary to g0 i Editor Social Corner: Kindly ad- | Doysekeeper with end which held 'em on and really|over it at least twice a year to re- | throush three generations and cost|mit me to your social circle. as it is &idn't want to rust. Nowadays alllplace the staples which have drawn | more than the whole farm was worth. | my first attempt. If I succeed this shingles are sawed, with surfaces torn | out of the posts or to mend it where it ‘and roughened by the saw-teeth, 80| has rusted-apart or to set new posts that instesd of shedding the rain @s| where they have rotted off. YALE STUDENT SUICIDES. the old shaved surfaces used to do, —_— - —_— Ehey abeory it like s many sponges.| Some years ago | found that the|New Haven Polics Learn of Death of Moreover, they are made out of the|cost of a good wire fence, including possible stock, apparently | freight and posts and staples and Ralph E. Coleman at Buffalo. mld blocks and short logs, too|labor, around my hill pastures, would A Emotty or crooked or “shaky” to make | be greater than the total value of all| Monday’s New Haven Joyrnal-Cour- saleble lumber. They are cut green|the land inclosed. This was _first|jer said: A telegram was Feceived by @nd bunched green. By the time they | cost omly, and includes no estimate | Detective John FHealy at the detective bur For .amnunl repairs. Such an expense ing would be as absurd in practice as to putsup fifty cent potatoes in dollar silk bags, or to buy a $10 rain coat to protect a $1 work-shirt, We farm- ers can’t afford to put more money into inciosing our farms than the farms are themselves worth, or than the val- ue of all we can get Off them. Per- haps the western farmers, who have wealth enough to buy automobiles and met from the mills across country and Shrough the lumber—vards to the user they sre offen half rotten. When | you get them, you must keep them in | The kitchen behind the stove, if you don't want them to rot completely be- fore you can put them on the Toof. Then the na uine iron ones we once used instead of the gen- we can Mehitable Marston can't the skeeters all come from; got a swamp that puts out more'n two that a man au about midnight last night whose en as Ralph D. Coleman had commit- ted suicide in person was found a Yale college with- drawal card bearing, stated, the address 238 Durgee street. This was deciphe: Durfee hall, and tective Healey showed Eliiott Coleman. whose home Buffalc red as investigation by De- stat- name was giv- N. Y meaning that a Ralph address oy stect mails, predisposed x Sow_ bty only Stecl naile peedlopmed | N e clectio. soads | hetween their|is Saransc Lake had reomed et t mmet. and so emall that the rumt |l R eke end . ther barns.|vear st S35 Durfoe. He wee s soshe ¥ perhaps they can do that sort of thing. | omore in the academic department. o If ny chance v Tk O e e ont opance Yol | But we eastarn farmers aren't apt to e o e e fnd 1aar®h | be troubled with more money than we|en. Word was sent here. as it was of vears, then the nails will | ©80 find immediate use for. thought this was the home of the S Fe e N B R i : Young man e was abont twenty- them “blow awsy. It seems to make| I | didn’t care how much it cost,|eight years of age. Detective Healy 5o . difterence ,,,,,u,,,_‘”"w buy eut|nor whether the investment would |has sent information of the home ad- Pails or wirc mails, wheiher ther are|DPa¥, 1 am reasonably sure that I could | dress to the Buffalo chief of police, s E re have a set of roofs on my buildings | who sent the telegram here. described as being “all dron” or “mild|(hat would @afy the weather and that E that breachy Old Brindle couldn't get ¥ College street, known as the “Litile over or through or push down and that | Hutch.” He was a member of Alpha Seven years ago my house-roof | the horses couldn’t kill themselves on. | Dela Phi fraternity. wot to leaking so badly that “patch- |So could eny farmer. But the roofs fag’ had to be given up and a new |would cost more than any buildings 3 100t put on. I Iaid the best pine |we can afford are worth. and the Hirdm One.‘of FEive: shingles 1 could find, ordering (ard | fences would cost more than any farm| The five-months -primary campaign paying extra for) two kegs of “cut|could pay for. in California has had the result of fron shingle nalls” to fasten them raising the registration to unprecdent- ith. In less than two years shingies | For one, | confess that | am “up|ed figures on the republican side, so were blowimg off that roof, each one |against it.” m temporizing and test- | that it exceeds by about 100,000 the ing. I have now five different kinds of roofs under the sun and rain. One of them T know is no good; the other four are too new, vet, to tell what they'll ba. As for fences, 'm mending old ones a well as'I can 50 ae to make them “do for a little fonger, or tearing them with its two nail-heads showing on the upper side, as drivem, and only & speck or two of rust on the under side where the metal was eaten com- pletely off. Resort to an iron expert dimclosed the fact that all my “iron” nails were of steel, and “darned poor as steel at that” said he. After repeat- |gown and making one field of two when o8 patchings to replace shingles that |they got too hopeless for further re- Tave blown off or rotted guite away, |[Pail. I've just removed one. Part of | five it was built by myself with pasts and Tve now hed to lay an entirely new root. wire fifteen vears ago. Part was built by Great-Grandfather Phineas|the more than a hundred years ago. My Note the difference: The old shin- gles I tore off, made of pine, hand- split and shaved. eighteen inches long. ®nd put on with cut iron nails, had lastsd over forty years—l know when they wers laid for 1 helped lav them the mew roof, also made of pine shin_ gles. but sawed, and fastened with steel nalls cost just as much for ma- terfal and more than three times as much for labor, and lasted but seven yemrs. Some of the best preserved of those ol@ 1260 shingles I saved from the rubbish pile and used to cover a fifteen-vears old part ‘was already so worn out that it wouldn't have kept in a sick cow with a poke on, if she had happened to cough against it. The other part was better, but not much. itable of We got a few rails out of it s of for repairing remaining portions stake and rail fence. Some of the were of old first-growth pine, certain- Iy more then a hundred years old. but still sound. Straight-grained. knotles. still elastic and flexible in strips, they were evidently split from trees which, if standing today, wouid make alnfost #hed roof. seven vears ago, using Some | invalnable. Tumber | B v Dy X o . But there wasn't SE the old nails to put them With |5 post Jaoft in my fifteen vear old fence | At Thos . twice used, second-hand |which was fit for fire-wood. They ahingles and nails are dition _today than any ‘siace them. in better con- Were all Totten or 1 roof I've laid P e | must maintain roadside fences to protect my crops from stray or inde- Other farmers in my neighborhood |quately guarded stock. And 1 must had experiences much like mine. | maintain my share of the line fences t happen to know of one who Is |against my neighbors’ land. But, in- shingles any jonger. But what &re we going to use? Some are turn- ing ¢o slate. This is lasting and fire- It i also brittle and besatly Stuff to patch when patching is re- quired. Moreover it is seldom abso- Tutely rainproof and hardly ever snow- } It is also brittle and beastly { good state and have it properly lai By competent slaters. Tin is all right #o long as it is kept well painted. But ‘most of my nelghbors who have tried 4t are tearing it off. as thev can. and fooking for something more satisfac- fory. It costs too much to keep it There is just now much interest the galvanized roofings. They are expensive at the ouset, and it side my own buildings T am coming to think that, for me, temporary fences inclosing temporary crops are the most practical and the cheapest in the end. Most any thing in the way of stakes nd wires. no matter how small the rst nor how cheap the second, will keep out stock for a season. Such a barrier can be put up in May and tak- en down in OCtober. But I'm finding less and less need, every year, for even that sort of makeshift. cial the As things are, the ncarer we can come to roofiess barns and fencaless fields, the better off we'll be. THE FARMER. Flora Designs and CutFlowers | megss riemrason tong Enaurea For All Occasions. Miss Minerva Reminger, Upper Bern, Pa. writes: “For several years I had GEDULDIG’S, nervous prostration, and was utterly wretched. I lived on bread and beef Tetephone ss2. 77 Cedar Street. e tea because my stomach woul not re- tain anyining vice, T Sook mmany rem edies, but obtained no relief until I took Hood's Sarsaparilla, when I began - NEW STOCK to gain at once. Am now oured. Pure, rich blood makes good, strong Siiks, Dress Goods, Li nerves, and this i$ why Hood’s Sarsa- at lowes: prices. Good lengths | Parilla, which purifies and enriches the and skirts. Call and see b:oGoed. ,eure:.lm‘r.nany;nrvoul diseases. t 1t today usual liquid form or REMNANT STORE, 179 West Main St chocolated tablets called Sarsatabs. JOHN BLOOM. Prop. Mext b0 Fire Statton searst HAVEYOUR | Watches and Clocks Repaired by FRISWELL, . _25-27 Franklin Strest. firs OLIVE OIL 2 mporh .’n‘flntn quality |Junizdaw WHEN you want to put r_busi- hefore the x‘glle ““fl'&’l:‘n‘ me- fam o advertis o vota Taft. chine &0 ‘alifornia The New heaq D. By t nive cast It is n California_for President possible large interest governorship arouse contest The reason for the suicide is not giv sity records show that Ralph e e o A e e ig | would last as long as I shall Simil- | Elliott Coléman was formerly a mem- The utter worthlessness of|arly, if I didwt care for first cost, I|ber of the class of 1911 and later of i g could put a fence around my pastures | the class of 1912, and roomed at No. § primary figuras mainly that th on_the Ther the re- con- T and Southern un Pacifi of any of the five but that arch other re Philip A. Stanton, assembly; state son. and Nathaniel neer.—Springfield Republican. state insurgent, ublican Charles ¢ California superint Elle Most of the that Important Crop. Hampshire now states Hiram Johnson. ker of the Curry, D last the etate engi- stands at the in the latest THE SOCIAL CORNER. The Economy of Unfired Food. car Sisters of the Social Have any of you ever tried the unfired | fo0d in your family? time is not far distant when each and Corner If not, T hope the of vou will think with me that it ‘When certainly is the one way to prepar f00d both from ‘a healtnful and anan. standpoint. that in the unfired diet one requires only about one-half the food material that is required in the cooked diet for we considar ame physical exertion. and to us bodies that they thi 1wy wich. mothers whom God has given the care of so many little ones is duty to study what manner of food is best for the maintenance of these little may grow uj zed, — s s healthy men and womens . © © ered Utterly Wretched 1 k if those who had mever tried y this new method of cooking and could see what delicious breads, soups, pies and cakes can be prepared without the use of range or gas stove, some of you would open i it not our your eves and exclaim: nty-five dollars. Why did wc not know this befora! Do not condemn until you have tried, for you know the old saying. Ignorance fosters disease, sin and crime. We are living in a progressive age, no manner of work is done as it was a hundred years ago; why should our cocking alona remain unimproved? on lne new methiod one dollar of ur husband’s earnings will as two did before and Sthrongn these clharnels that 1 it is through have saved my M. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA To' keep your health sound, to avot the llis of advancing years, o Souserve your physical forces for a 1} healthrul ol e ley’s Age. guard your Lidneys Kidney Remed see where and she's On_his S0 _the telegram 238 that democrats who seek to help the republicans nom- inate their candidates have registered republicans for the tion, but the flect’ the great test for the publican side has republicans ination, and probably the politic long subsidized interests of the railroad would be pleased with the suc elec- in candidates are re— ports of the average corn conditions the estimate does not the summer visitors.—Manchester Un- on. include the more disappointing. time, it may be an inducement to come again. Have a few suggestions to make. An old proverb says: “Save the pennles and the dollars will take care of themselves.” Most people have it in their power, by exercising prudent economy, and spending nothing lav- ishly, to throw up a barrier against destitution. The methods of practicing frugality are simple and can be sum- med up in a few words: Spend less than you earn: set aside something for the future. These rules, If strictly and rightly practiced can scarcely fail to bring honorable competence and com- rt. Those who take care of the littlo things, not letting even the, pennies £0 by without getting some good from them. will have prosperity, while the man who is negligent in this matter will be unsuccesstul. Some make use of great many little things to make a meal of, etc. that others let go to waste, all of which counts in the end. In these dear times anything that is wholesome should not be discarded. If people would use roots and herbs prop- erly blended, as they did in our grand- mothers’ time, how much more stm- ple and inexpensive they would be, and just as effective for a great many ail- ments as the powerful medicines of to- day. A few, for example: burdock root for blood, white poplar for bilious af- fections, gentian and chamomile to promote appetite and strength. When possible, one should try to make cash purchases, thereby taking advantage of the discount, which some firms give on large amounts, instead of stamps and the like Provisions which are not perishable should be bought in quantities instead of small amounts, and quite a little saved that way. Another good way Is to watch for the annual sales, to lay in a sup- ply of useful and necessary trifies to last for some time: Dby so_doing you save some on each item. Some stores have specials on certain days every when things are a few pennies less than at other times, all of which, when taken advantage of from time to time, amount to considerable in the {long run. When one is handy with the needle and can do their own sew- ing. quite an amount can be gained in that way. They can have two dresses for the price of one, besides being careful to put their goods to better advantage and getting along with a yard or two less material than would be required by outside help. If people would only walk more, as they used to long ago, before having such conveniences, in- stead of riding cvery little distance, how healthful it would be, and bene- ficial to them in ev y. besides being in many a nickel. People, es- pecially children. could amuse them- selves in other ways than by attend- ing moving pictures, which often lead them to misdeeds, to say nothing of | what they gain ' Most of these re- marks are from a feminine point of view. Mere man also could help quite a little by abstaining from intoxicants, cigars_and the like, which are more injurious than helpful. It is very casy tq spend, much more so than save: that is where the accomplish- ment comes in. We all see little lux- urles which we would like. anG vet could be donme without. What is the use in letting money fly by indulging in them and then be in want? Give me the one who looks out for time of need. Believe in everybody taking what comfort their means will allow, and not leave themselves empty. Lay by the difference on what you saved y all these transactions. together with many others which will come vour way, and when you have a suffi- cient amount place it on deposit. in order to be drawing interest, and you will be surprised in a short time what A snug little sum it will make. Believe in organizations where 'they give sick benefits and carry a good insurance. Not only the material gain attached to them, but they are the means of bringing people together for amusement and social _intercourse. Have a place for safekeeping mear at hand and lay by a little of your earn- ings each week, no matter how small, provided there is no extra drain upon vour pocketbook.. Aéd the odd change you save on your purchases to it. Re- frain from getting something you can do just as well without, add that also, and so on. Trust I have not been too dictatorial, and hope it will be a guide to some of the readers. Think I have said enough for the present. One who approves of economy rather than ex- trayagance. HAPPY MEDIUM. Norwich. 2 i 5 Economy Important to Young House- keepers. Sisters of the Social Corner: How to save, or how do you save? This sub- ject 'is one of Interest to us all, and very important to the young house- keepers, and they are the ones we want 1o give & helping hand. 1 am willing to give some of my experience in difterent Ways of economy. NOt having a Tncome, ut blessed. with several Shfl dren, to save, or how t0 make cnd: meet, was a ques: s much tho 1" an account of all our expenses. Every limited sary. ently allow. same) plies. that next Frida; annoy most Col seen siven each find paper. ants. in a 1 di heels little come with We, lowance. the most. get the How prepared. Monday's dinner. our family were the two arti These I always bought, in as large quantities as my means would . " Avoid having both to buy the At the cnd of each week just_what I could clothing ‘or for home eu; Just let me say to the home- keepers there are more wa. than in the pennies, nickels or dimas, or your living strength. young wife your husband comes home tired from his day’s work that you may meet him neatly attired, with a sweet Don't léave making grocery week. or month T knew spend for when and smiling face. out your order for the butcher until he calls for it; sit down at night before you retire, when a'l is| quiet, and make out your order for the If you should forget any- thing, you can readily add list in tke morning. to send out to the store for every meal. And here is another important thing that means a saving of time, a saving out and give your day. of patience—mak: order for Saturday and Sunday then when you are read to baking vour supplies are all A little thought, a lit- tle fime, means the saving of many T hope the Editor of this enjoyable Corner does not ha save the pennles, but fearing “she” may say to me I do have to economize in space I will leave the Corner and let someone @ chance to tell how they save. ECOX o ready for you. nes. chester. Advice About Ants and Other Things. Editor *Social . Try m: ies. On tar they crack in in. sop, such as flavor, ran! two expénses. M. Corner: will be safe from ants, with the refrigerator. if need be. You'll t easier than pans of water, as all that is needed is to keep the paper free from dust. and the food will n unless shut up a close closet with a great deal of the ©of the shelf where they eviden: Then I stopped the crack cut a strip of tar paper the width of the shelf, folded it through the, middle, lengthwise. so that one- half rested on the shelf while the oth er stood up against the wall, and saw no more ants in my pantry. I motice the prize this month Is for ways of saving cash. editor of this department hurt ning. spend and needles: by ing_thrifti we know how strength; cFiticism, to have Weeks, and nickels and 1 found worthy It is one of the most perplexing and unsatisfactery duties letters that Some of the sisters of the Corner may differ with us as to the merits of the letters and may feel that they could do, better. A few of the letters are non-competitive, an'd this may cause a little con- fusion of judgment on the part of others. intend to do as near exact second prize, means will find this very important and a great help; look over your book to sze how your expenses are coming out and b very careful not to overrun your al- The first three days of the week I would try and make penses come considerably allowance, knowing that the last of the week extra expenses would be neces- If I had chicken or rfb roast for Sunday I would try to equalize the ex- pense by sarving lamb or veal stew or a nice pot roast the rest of the never serving the same kind of meat two days in succession, unless differ- If 1 had chicken left over, I would serve this on toast for Flour and sugar in of sav Save your mother, it to your It is poor economy to th slse have Twice T've inquiries about Hannah Home- fspun_and perhaps it ported for cut; far away as nol tc letters of the other occupants of the Corner. Several remedies for ants hav, v plan and you'll find it successful. roofing paper, it costs but little by the square yard at the hardware dealers. under the sugar pall. that it does not touch the wall on any side and put a six-inch squere under this table everything Do the same is time she She has not been so read each week the Put a square Set a_table so T once had a funny experience with A piece of citron had been left paper on the shelf, and one da overed the whole place was ovar- Tun with big. black ants, things to safety, brother on what I held in_my hand, and rapped the shelf to shake him off. pell-mell, head over in their desire to leave the place. I stood there and drummed on the shelf. and laughed to see them flee till every one had escaped at the same the plaster at the end :ly had In removing black a Now, T hope the ill not feel but 1 am sure the award debars most of the sisters in the Corner from any hope of prize win- We do not handle much cash. We know how to save by using and by preventing waste expenditure, and 1 hope time and but when it comes to cash, we have little chance to save. I know two sisters who used to put aside during the vear all thoir dimes for a summer outing. and never failes to have enough for their purpose, and did not miss the sum from needs. come. something similar. count 1 ook, i "do But they had a the cl used his one tithe eir yea finite in- ° Children sheuld be trained to do As soon as a child is old enough to make purchases and nge. he should be glven for each week. A father this plan with suc- Was ten cents a to é laid sside for noney. ‘the needtul penc s yent ag tb first third my ex under week, o8 used ve to dimes, oMY. re- been T'm sure Get some tar builders use: vide Christmas presents for her friends and I know her father was better pleased with the five-cent lead pencil she gave him (han he would have been with a much more valuable present bought with moncy given her to spend at_Christmas time. & But 1 do not see how one can save cash, who does not handle cash. With good wishes for the Corner. HANNAH HOMESPUN. Norwich. Economy in a Family of Eight. Editor Social Corner:—The subject of saving or economy for this month’s special consideration appeals to me very strongly, and 1 am looking for- ward to many interesting letters, for no doubt several of our sisters who through ordinary circumstances have never thought of, or have neve obliged to economize, have been, Ow- ing to lack of employment and the closing of many industries where the head of the family has been thrown out of employment altogether, or cut off to so few days a weel, necessarily set to thinking and wondering how far they can make a dollar go. 1 am one who has been obliged to do this and would like to tell my sisters how I managed to save my first twenty-five dollars. We have a people, all rugged, hearty eaters, but I find that their health is really bet- ter by abstaining from the use of t and coffee. This has been deducted from our menus altogether. It saves a quart of milk a day besides sugar, tea and coffee. Meat, 100, which ‘many working must be on their table at a day: if not they would strength to labor. No greate was ever made. If you don’t believe it just try for one week the use of nice fresh vegetables with fruit and salads, always using the best olive oil and some of the coarser breads, which, in my opinion, are more healthful than ordinary white bread, and I doubt if you will ever want to go back to the expensive porterhouse cuts or roasts which, in time of plenty, we consid ered an absolote necessity. We often enjoyed the theatr moving picture shows. These ki been abandoned and a picnic in the woods or parks has been substituted, sometimes carrying our lunch and re maining the greater part of the day. i | “Another method that I have re- sorted to is the repairing of dhildren’s clothing. Most of us mothers are in- clineq to think that our young stu- dents must return to school with new suits, spic and span from the store, wher, if we would carefully g0 over the garments already discarded we would find by neatly mending, or per- haps lengthening o little girl's dress or u boy's trousers, it would mean a few months’ longer wear, which, in a large family is quite an item. When school closed in June my fami which is all boys, discarded their shoes and stockings, donned their old waists which were not Ait for school, but with the sleeves rolled up above their el- bows, and putting on & pair of over- alls or rompers, they made a very Sat- isfactory appearance, and in spite of the hard times they all return to school in good health and as bappy as though they had been fed on the fat of the land. As for myself and husband, we have discarded our breakfast We both work hard, from necessity that it is not the big- gest eaters, or the most luxurious liv- ers who get the best results, and when times get good again we have found that we will be able to save many a dollar that we shouid never have tried to save before. My h nd has earned less wages for the last two years than he has in the twenty years of our marricd life, but by persistent economy 1 have banked my first twenty-five dollar Norwich. Tuxury think least once not have mistake is an expensive people of et ing . A L. 8 Success For All. Dear Friends of the Social Corner We each are seeking for better things. Success depends upon our in- terpretation of the word and upon our living up to that interpretation. Does it mean to vou an accumulation of riches or a store of intellectual knowl- edge or just right living? 1 success comes from living right whether you are doing housework or are in some business. Right living follows right ‘3‘.”“"‘ or every action or ©on | s the expressigh of an idea or thought 80| held in mind. FAre vou thinking how e can help those with whom you you come in expressing touch every day? Are you God's love, life, strength, power and wisdom? Are you heiping the work along with a_word of praise and a pleasant smile? Or are you living on the dark side of life where you can see only the imperfections vour neighbors, of the different mem- bers in vour household, of everybody except yourself? Are vou constantly thinking of your work as drudgery and the hard time you are baving? If vou are then right about, face! Change your id and everything else will change with them. You little know the motive of your friend. You might not do any better than he does unde the same ciroumstances. Help him a little and he may change too. Help him with your thofights, for often s lence is more helpful than words. you fail, then try again. Things worth while are not always easy to Aim high and although vou may shoot as high as vou aim, you shoot the higher “for having high.” Repetition makes the doing of things easier so success will be you The success which I believe domprises every interpretation one may the word. I quote a poem to help you onward Your Tone of Voice. It is not so much what you say As the manner in which vou say it; 1t is not so much the language you use . As the tones in which you convey it. not in mild and fair, pierce like a dart soft as the sum. The words may be Ang the tones may The words may be mer air And the tones may break the heart. For words but come from the mind, And grow by study and art: But the tones leap forth from the in- ner self, And reveal the state of the heart. ‘Whether you know it or not— ‘Whether you mean of care— Gentleness, kindness, Jove and hate, Envy and ‘anger, are there. Then, would you quarrels avold, And in peace and love rejoice, Keep anger not only out of yo But keep it out of —Youth's Com ORMAN. Willimantie. Receipts from Alaska. The gold mines of Alaska ha: up the yellow metal to the value of $162,686,456 since the digging began in 1880. The coal mines of Alaska have given up nothing that is counted in commerce. The United States geolog- ical sureey says there has been nothing done with the coal. Also that there is 0 muck coal there that there is no way to make a fair estimate of it. Billions of tons are known 1o be handy for introducing to commerca. Al Kinde of coal are there and that includes some of the finest anthracite in the world. The survey officials claim that the west is rapidly using up the ofls of Californla for fuel and must soon depnd o great deal more on ccal/ brought in from the east, from Australia or Irom Alaska Qaly a doy Ride. upon what 1ls When a rty el ha | radicars ok one. - H family of six young!§ believe | 1r | E LTI 2esasusassssssannnnnnnnannsani) { The Porteous & Mitchell Co. WE COMMENCE Our Semi-Annual Sale of Jewelry 2400 Pieces that sell regularly at 25c¢ At 15¢ each---2 for 25¢ 15¢ each 2 for 25¢ 15¢ each 2 for 25¢ HAVE EVER OFFERED. CHAIN AND LOCKET COLLAR SUPPORTERS LINK BUTTONS STICK PINS 4-PIECE COLLAR BUTTON SETS On sale today when the store opens Regular and 50c Jewelry At 15c Each, 2 for 250 2,400 pleces to select from 25¢ A These Semi-Annual Sales of Jewelry 15¢ are special features at this Store. 15¢ each The g00ds we offer are dependable in cach ’zlsocr every way. They represent the sur- ’z's‘cr plus stock of manufacturers who are leaders in their respective lines and were secured by a personal visit of our buyer to the several factories. The quantity is large—2400 Pieces-— the assortment most comprehensive —AND THE VALUES ARE THE GREATEST WE THE MOST PROMINENT ITEMS ARE— 15¢ BROOCHES LA VALIERS each BELT PINS 3-PIECE SCARF PIN SETS z'“r CUFF PINS COLLAR PINS each 2 for 2c N LTI TTT SU— 15¢ each 2 for 25¢ LAINS0LE SRR RN R AR AR SR, each 2 for 2c 15¢ each 2 for LLTTTPTRPR U REPPPITTY 0 = a nal clearance—visit our store today—see the strong e offering—and save money on your week-end purch - FOR MEN SOME GREAT VALUES FOR TODAY EN’'S 50c SUSPENDERS at 29¢c 50 dozen Men's Fine Lisle Suspenders with calfskin | trimmings that will not rust—these are positive 50c value at 209c & pair. Last Call on Summer Merchandise All Odds and Ends and Broken Lines of Summer Goods are marked for ist of special values we H £ ? ends and niokel % H i 170 0 dozen Men's mple Half| 39¢ Men's Golf or Outing Shirtsg value | Hose, comprising plain black,| value | with soft collar—plain white { ¢ split feet and a variety of| 50c and white with colored stripes | plain colors—uctual 25c valye | —b0c Shirts at 39c. at 17c a pair 3% | Men's Best Quality Balbrig-|' 78c | Men's Fino Quality Newiges & value | gan Shirts and Drawers—| valus | Shirts—coat style with wte 50c Shirts with long and short| $1.00 hed cuffs—all new styles sleeves and Drawers with | and coloring: regular $1.00 double seat | 8hirts at 79¢ each. #om $3.50 | Women's Wash Suits of Cotton and Repp—colors are tan |8 Value | rose, lavender and blue—Suits at $3.50 that sold as high | 7.50 | | |2 $250 | Women's and Misses' Gingham and Chambray Dr |8 Value | plaids and checks—colors are pink, lavender, blu $5.00 | at $2.50—regular prices $5.00 and $6.00. | 50c Women's Cotton Dre Skirts, they are fi%ar-d skirts, |8 value | band at bottom—regular $1.00 Skirts o each. 1l $1.00 | At We offer our entire stock of Trimmed Outing (£ 25c | Misses and Children—all at 250 each, $1.98. ] At We offer our entire stock of Women' |2 $298 | and Pattern Hats—Hats that sold up to $18.50, all at $2.98 | AT VERY SPECIAL PRICES >n’s Wash Suits---Half Prices and Less Millinery--At Final Clearance Prices Hats former prices as high as Fine Dress Hats—Gage Hats i Summer Weight Hosiery Whit, H | Women’s Black Lace Hoslery| At | Women's 9c | and Plain Tan Hosiery—reg-| 15¢ | Hosiery, vei ular 121c Hoslery at a regular 2 | pair, 3 for 25c. | pals Women's Black Lixle Hosiery 19¢ | with silk embroidery, in valua | —white, | variety of styles—reg s0c | and | Hoslery at 19¢ a pair | Hosiery 35¢c | £ a pair 2 3 for 60 dozen Women's 50c Hos- a palr, 3 for §1.00. The assortment comprises | Sheer Gauze Lisle, Silk Gauze Lisle, Ingrain Lisle, Lace pure silk . ete.—actual bOc u | Tops—at sc a palr, 3 for $1.00. | soe. 39\ | value! 50¢ 00 pairs Hoslery gauze Special Val 50c | 600 pairs of Women's Elbow value | Length Lisle Gloves—these at | are in black, white and colors, 16c | but in a broken line of sizes —if " your size is | them 'you [ At 19¢c—Boy 25¢. At 44c—Boys' Bl 100 dozen Embroidered both hemstitched and scil- value 7be, loped, very pretty designs—|At 19c—Boys' Kha special value at 12%c each. Women's At 40c to 75 RIBBONS THREE LEADING VALUES | Taffeta Ribbon—plain "and Moire—31% inches wide and in black, white and all the leading colors. value $5:50, Brilliant Taffeta ~ Ribbon — | vlain - and Moire—b - inches wide, in black, white and all | the Teading colors. * 1 TonA Brilliant Taffeta Ribbon — plain and Moire—é wide, in black, white and allltoday and the jeading colors, 3 - The Porteous & Mitch the 260 | Women's Lace L. tan, WOMEN'S SILK HOSIERY 3% th weight ues for Other Departments BOYS' WEAR - AT FINAL CLEARANCE PRICES amongat[At 10c—Boys' Eton Caps, an get a bargain,|At 39c—Boys' Golf Caps At 19c—Boys' Duck Hats, Blouse Walists, value 4 ouse Walsts, value 50c. Swiss[At 59c—Boys' Bathing Sults, value 75c Handkerchiefs |At 49c—Boys' Knickerbocker Trousers, At $2.95—Boys' Two-plece Wool Sults value up to $4.00. At $3.95—Boys. Two-plece Wool Suit At $1.95—Women's and Misses’ Sweaters—white, gray and car- dinal—value $2.50 August Sale of Blankets L THE LAST DAY will be the last Blanket inches|point to visit our Blanket Department take ‘advantage monay-saving advaniages of plain colors, tan and trimmed with for Women, Lace TAslo pretty. patterns value at 16c fa pink y regular “0c of Women's Silk ese are black and warranted all Lisle Garter pair, value S 1450000005 LULA LUMALALLLLS 13 LULLI LRSS 60 LA RALUEAT SR RALLAR AL S S with ¢ a value 25e. value 60 value 26c and & ITTTTTITL MUFITTTe | : Blouses, vatue 2ie. At 49c—Roys’ Wash Suits, value $1.00. & At 89c—Boys' Wash Sulits, value §1.25. Children’s Rompers value up | Coat ay of & August “Sale of Make it & of _the of this Sale.