Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 19, 1911, Page 12

oeNERl FRIENDSHIPS MULTIPLY JOYS AND DIVIDE GRIEFS THREE PRIZES MONTHLY: third, Awmd made the last Saturday In each month, EVERY WOMAN’S OPPORTUNITY. The Bulletin wants g0od home letters, zood business leiters: gond help- ful letters of any kind the mind may suggest. o e = Wednesday of each week. Address, SOCIAL CORNER EDIT POEMS THAT CHEER LIFE. There is no road, though rough and steep, ‘Without an end at last; And every rock upon the way By patience can be passed. There are few human hearts too hard For gentleness to win, Somewhere a hidden chink appears ‘Where love may enter in. —H. M. E. R, MA, “Ma's a graduate of college, and she'd read most everything: She can talk in French and German; she can paint and she can sing. Beautiful! She's like a picture. When she talks she makes you think Of the sweetest kind of music and she doesn’t smoke or dri Oh, I can’'t begin to tell poems she can quote! She knows more than half the lawyers —but ma can’t vote.” TO SOCIAL CORNER MEMBERS: You, all the The story this week closes the origi- nal stories in hand and like all of Ruth’s stories there is pith and point to it. The only objectionable thing is itg length; and we confess we were not able to abbreviate it. It deals with an eccentric phase of life in a most charitable spirit. The editor has received poems from members which will appear in due course of time. For the present the rlan begun will be pursued. There are new comers every week. “The more the merrier” is our motto. All readers who feel prompted to write | should yield to the spirit of good “fel- lowship which radiates from this Cor- ner. Entertaining letters over new pen names will be noticed- this week. The letters as:a whole are most timely and edifying. WHAT GRANDMA WANTS TO KNOW. Dear Editor of the Social Corner: I have never ventured to write for the “Social Corner” before, but I have read 80 many helps for the home that I thought some reader might be able to help me out. I dearly love flowers: but I cannet take care of them as I could in my younger days, so have to content my- " self with a few house plants and shrubs. I have an ivy that has grown beafi- tifully for a wear or twe, but this spring it was so large and heavy that I could net put it out on the veranda, as 1 have every summer before. Now the leaves are dropping off, and the soil looks mwist, although I water it, but seldom. There are no insects of any kind om it; and I wet the leaves; but it seems to be dying. If anyone can tell me what to do for my poor plant 1 shall be your most gratefnl GRANDMA. Norwich. CRIMSON RAMBLER’'S HOBBIES. Dear Editor and Sisters of the Social mer: Here 1 am again! Good morning to all! As it has been very warm up here recently, we are more than pleased to have the weather be- come cooler. [ miss2d a great many of the sisters this past week, but will be glad to welcome them back when they return from their vacations, I expect to start on mine shortly. 1 do so love the sea- shore. I must tell you of a little incident that took place last Wednesday. I was one of a party of huckleberry pickers. ‘We drove a long way and we all en- Joyed our party very much;: and on our return trip we met a lady out -riding for her health. Well we had a good laugh, for she did not sit in an auto, no indeed, but in an ox cart with her voung daughter and son. 1 said: “Oh! my, how I wish Faye Verna eould only be here!” Wonder if she would laugh any more than we all did. She (the lady) said she was going teo town with her berries and other small produce, “eggs” included: and yeu can just imagine what they must have been after a long tedious drive of nine miles in a springless touring ear over the rough country roads familiarly known zs the Rocky Road to Dublin. I rather think they must buy ezgs at that store all ready scrambled. We have loads of fun out our way. Only - with some of the sisters could come out seme time and spend a day with us all. Aia: Many thanks for your informa- tion on poultry which I shall try, as chickens are also one of my hobbies. I have for another hobby the raising of young calves of which I am very fond. I am only raising six this sea- son on aecount of shortage of the feed. 1 generally let the men folks wean the iittle dears from their mothers and-get them used to drinking from a pail; and 1 do the rest. I am particularly fond of the Holstein breed—more so the black and white variety. I do not fancy the white variety for they don’t look pice when they are soiled, CRIMSON RAMBLER. Willimantic. “A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM.” Dear Sisters of the Social Corner:— Tt has been said, and rightly, that “C'hildren have more need of models than of critics™ 'That trueism was brought, very vividly, to my mind one Sunday morning not long ago. As a generdl rule, I think the Sun- day school lessons are right difficult to teach: that is, to get and hold the at- tention: of each little one’s mind long enough to impress them wit the thoughts you have gleaned from the lesson, This particular morning of which T speak, was one given over to the study of Temperance. T had drawn a word- picture of a drunken father, neglect - in; l,hq qmuntu every one therein the neighborheod ‘Write on but one side of the paper. $250 o first; $1.50 to second; $1.00 to They should be in hand by OR, Bulletin Office. Norwick, Conn. charity. Again a picture of the in- telligent young man, or little bo; overcome by the nauseating intox cants, and from that I very forcibly condemned the mother or little girl who for any reason would take into their bodies, the temples of God, such vile and awful stuffs as beer, wine and whiskey! Every little face was lifted to mine and my heart went out in pity to any | one there who might have parents | who so far forgot their holy responsi- bilities as to drink before their little ones. When—as a dash of cold water is rudely thrown into a sleeper's face my little seven year old daughter, said: “Mama, I have seen you drink beer!” There 1 stood stammering and trying to explain. I had forgotten, in my earnesiness to impress the tender minds that drink- ing in any manner was wrong, that I had been put on mild beer as a tonic in an extreme run down condition, a vear before—I tried to show why I drank it and my excuse sounded very lame—Each eyve seemed turned toward me reading into my very soul and tel! ing me there could have been some- thing to take the place of the beer. ““Whether it be for good or évil the education of the child is principally derived from its own observation of the actions, words, voice and looks of those with whom it lives—The friends of the young, then, cannot be too circumspect in their presence to a;mdle\en and the least appearance of evil.” Sarasota, Fla. NECIA. M. LUELLA GOES HUCKLE- BERRYING. Dear Editor and Sisters of the So- | cial Corner:—I have been reading over the interesting letters again and find So many good things amongst them, I fluily agree with Glenwood 1n the sweet Christian spirit that is shown in the Social Corner. It really is letting our | lights shine, instead of being hidden, | that is the Command to all. “To le | our lights so shine,” and I know ali | will agree with me that it will be “bet- ter farther on.” Sweet Lavender, I was glad to see you in the Corner once more and would | love to see your pansies. The hot dry | weather, also scarcity of water, have | ruined most of my flowers. The roses, this summer went far | ahead of anything I ever saw. I want to tell you Sisters a fine day 1 spent in hu(k]eberry field one day last L. H. K's invitation could ss by, and when Augustine said: s go berrying” go we did, six of us, up hill and down hill, for several miles, then 1 really found that clump | of big berries , we ate, and picked, | picked, and ate, until we had our fill {and started for home. Next day was spent in canning, making pies, | gingerbread, jelly, etc.; but L. H. K. | where were you? My dear Roena, thank you for the cake receipt. My baking was not done, so made one for Sunday lunch- eon. It was just delicious, really I imagined myself for a little while in that little parsonage with ull the dear friends once more. Do you know where I mean? If not mistaken, Glen- wood was among the number; also Faye Verna. Oh! these fictitious names, no one knows who is who. Once in awhile one must guess right. 1 hope, if we go into talent writing this winter, some of the Sisters will find cooking her greatest talent, and write about it, for that has been my one great help. Some one says how dry and tedious, so will close and see if I can fill my egg basket. M. LUELLA. MA IS TRYING LEGHORNS. what the i Crimson Rambler:—I1 have heard and read of many novel ways to break up a sitting hen; but I have a more humane way than most of them al- though it may not break them up so soon. I have a little coop with a roost and no nests, and a yard so they can dust. The main thing is to change her immediately. for if she broods one night in her accustomed place it will be difficult to break her up. I keep them shut up three, or four days, let- ing them out near roosting time so they can go home, and, if they go on the nest shut them up again. Most of them break up in that time. 1 feed no corn. Of course the sitting breeds will sit as it is natural, and {need the little rest after laying a long time. Still, if they were encouraged they would be on the nest all summer This vear I am trying white leghorns which are mnow sitters as they lay when the reds don't. All breeds have their faults as well as good qualities. Pansy:—“Believe me” that hen of yours is some hen.” £ Louise:—TI have been canning black- berries. Blackberries are always red when they are green! We eat what we can, and what we can’t eat we can. ‘Who said chestnuts? ‘Wild cherry:—The poem entitled “The Hermit” perhaps you read it in school is the fifties? ‘Waterford. RECIPES FOR THé PICKLING SEASON. Dear Sisters of the Social Corner:— As T promised last week to send some pickling recipes F thought T would take this noon-hour to write them. This is the first one and best one, but there is hardly any cheice in all of them. Pickled Pears—Eight quarts of pears, 4 pounds of sugar, 1 guart vinegar, 1 cup spices, stick cinnamon, whole cloves and allspice, cook vinegar, spices and sugar, skim when needed, then add pears and boil till temder. Skim out pears and pack in earthen jar, then beil syrup five minutes longer and pour over pears. Pour off.syrup every morning for three meornings, then cool and set away till wanted for use. Chili Sauce—One peck of ripe to- matoes, 8 green peppers, 6 onions, 2 teaspoonsful each allspice, cinnamon, and cloves, 2 cups sugar, 5 cups vine- gar, salt to taste, scald and skim, chop onions and peppers fine, then boil all together slowly, 3 or 4 hours. and bottle. Spiced Grape—Eight pounds Concord grapes, 4 pounds sugar, 1 pint vinegar, 2 tablespoons ecinnamon, 1 tablespoon cloves, 1 teaspoonful each salt and pepper. Pulp the grapes and boil the skins amd pulp separate, run pulp through sieve and add to skins theon boil together with the spices till like catsup, then bottle air tight MA. l&nd then drlin off juice. Add 2 cups 2 tablespoons each cinpamon, cloves -and allspice, vinegar enofi(h to cook ‘without burning for about half Tomato Catsup—One peck tou-we-, 1 ts.blespoon each black pevper, ohvel. celery seed, salt, 1- teaspoon ca. yene, 1 pint vinegar. Boil six llml and bottle. Grape Pleklo—F‘m jar with rlpe grapes. each gallon 6f fruit add one pound whtte sugar. Cover all with cold vinegar. Put in a few cloves and 8reen peppers. Cucumbers—Pack while small in coarse salt. When you wish for pickle put them in a jar and cover with boil- ing water, Boiling water makes the skins more tender and digestible. Be sure and change the water soon after it is cold and do so till sufficiently fresh. Drain or wipe them and cover with boiling vinegar to which has been added a small lump of alum to make them brittle and some cayenne pepper. French Pickle—One pegk green to- matoes sliced, 6 large onions, 1 tea- spoon of sait thrown on over night, Drain thoroughly, then boil in 2 quarts water and 1 quart vinegar 15 minutes, drain in cullender. Then take 4 quarts vinegar, 2 pounds brown sugar, 1-2 pound white mustard seed, 2 tablespoons each cloves, cinnamon, ginger, ground mustard and 1 table- spoon cavenne pepper. Put all to- gether and cook 15 minutes. Chow-Chow—One peck green, 1-2 peck ripe tomatoes, 6 onions, 3 heads cabbage, 1 dozen green peppers, chop to suit, sprinkle with 1-2 spoonful salt, put in coarse cotton bag: drain 24 hours. Put in a kettle with 3 pounds ‘brown sugar, 1-2 teacup grated horse radish, 1 spoonful each black pepper ground mustard, white mustard, mace, and celery seed, cover all with vine- gar. Boil till clear, if yellow coloris desired, add 40 ounces curry powder 'to each gallon vinegar. I think these are very good recipes and wish they might do some one some good in their winter supplies as they have often done for me. T will bring my letter to a close wishing every one good luck in their préserving. Norwich. SISTER OF THE S. C. GOOD GRAPE RECIPES. Editor of the Social Corner:—I send you some grape recipes that are good. Grape Marmalade—Use ripe grapes. of any kind and place them in a pre- serving kettle with just enough water to prevent burning. Cook slowly un- til they are well broken and mashed. Then press through a sieve and meas- ure the pulp. For each pint of pulp allow one-half pound of sugar. Place the grape pulp over the fire and cook for 20 minutes, add sugar and boil from 10 to 20 minutes longer. Stir constantly while cooking. Skim care- fully from time to time and when done pack in small jars. Grape and Apple Marmalade—Heat four pounds of stemmed grapes until free from seeds. Have four pounds of sweet apples pared, cored, sliced and steamed until tender. Sift the grape pulp, add the apples, turn into a ket- tle and simmer slowly on the back of the range. for two hours. Measure and add sugar in the proportion of three- quarters of a pound to a pint of pulp and cook until a little chilled on ice. will retain its shape. Turn in glasses and seal. Grape Preserves—Press the pulp out of each grape. Boil the pulp until iender, then press through a sieve to remove the seeds. Mix the skins with pulp and juice, Add as many cups of sugar as there are grapes, and boil ' together until thickened. Green Grape are preserved by cut- ing each grape in half, removing the seeds, and adding on equal quantity of sugar and boiling all together until of the right consistency. Seal while hot. Spiced Grapes—Press the skins from the grapes and put the pulp through E . add the skins, and weigh. v pound of grapes, add one cup vinegar, two ounces of powdered cinnamon, one ounce of powdered cloves and 3 1-2 pounds of sugar. Boil one and one half hours until thick. Plums are very nice prepared the same way. Thanks Roena for mentioning your success with my recipes. T hope you will have as good success with all you try. Lebanon, Conn. LOUISE. \PICKLING HELPS FROM WITCH HAZEL. Dear Friends of the Social Corner:— I bid you all a cheery good morning, and feel as it is preservlng and pickle- ing time that I must add my mite. First I will tell you how to make Sweet Tomato Pickies that will keep two years without scalding after they are once done. Take 12 pounds green tomatoes, wipe clean, cut out stem end and any bruised spots, slice thick, in stone, granite or wood, and sprinkle a handful of salt (coarse fine) between the layers. When all are sliced let stand. (If you are extra busy it may be days.) Then skim out and peel put in a brass er granite or porcelain ket- tle and cover with cold water, when the water is hot pour off and cover with cold water and heat as before: then in the third water boil until tender (but not until they come to pieces): then skim and put in a stone jar (the tall ones are best) ,take one pint strong cider vinegar, 1-4 each whole cloves and cinnamon and pounds of coffee sugar and boil all to- gether for a few minutes; then pour over tomatoes. I have kept them three years without spoiling. Pickellilly Without Cooking—Take large heads of loose or cracked cabbage (they are more tender), 1 quart onions large or small, 2 quarts green tomatoes. 1-2 dozen peppers green (or ripe will do), chop all; put in something large to mix good, salt, pepper, ground cinnamon and cloves and 10 cents worth of white mustard seeds. After I have thoroughly mix- ed cabbage, onions, etc., together T add the sait, pepper, and spices a little at a time and taste and when it suits my taste I put in a long stone pot and pack them. Pour strong cider vine- gar on cold and cover and if kept in a cool spot it will be good for a vear, but be sure its strong cider vinegar or things will speil. When Canning get a piece of wood sawad out shape of your wash boiier about 1 inch thick, put 2 small cleats in the bottom, bore a dezem or more holes in it, put in bottom of boiler, fill vour cans full of fruit and put in only a small quantity of water until vour boiler is full of jars, then fill until it comes to the top of them. Put empty jars full of water if you have mnot enough to fill (my boiler holds 14 I keep it on purpose for canning) Cherries and berries are better without sweetening them, add sugar about one hour before using. Quinces. grapes. peaches, pears, put sugar on them, fill jars full of matter, Lay tops loosely on top: when done lift each one out as needed, fill with hot matter, put on rubbers and seal. Never turn jars after they are sealed upside dewn, as it loosens the porce- lain in the tops, When each is sealed turn it round fipped sideways slowly and if a drop of matter leaks out, un- screw top and put on another until none does leak ouwt. Of course one must wipe jar perfectly dry each time. I have quinces I canned geod as ever done 18 years ago.- Peaches pears, huckleberries, Dblackberries, piepiant, ete., done 15 vears age all good as new. When canning berries, put huckle- 2 berries and blackberries together, much better. g When canning take a few pears, quinces and slice them thin and boil until tender, them skim out. and put your pears in that water. and you will find them zreatly improved. When .and the address was Job Jackson, Esa., Clara Speedwell had called and sum- mer vacations were the subject of con= versation with Janet Goodwine; and as Clara was intellectual rather than fashionable, she was seekihg a seclud- spot where ‘she could commune with Nature and find real rest. “I want to find a place that is just interesting to me,” she said, “a place isolated, unattractive to the many and attractive only to the few, Janet!” “I think The Bugle had an adver- tisement for a summer boarder,” said Janet “that might appeal to you, Clara. It appearzd so funny to me, I remem: ber it. ‘Only one boarder wanted. In a secluded section where there are high hills, glorious sunsets, fine springs of fresh water, and a piney atmosphere; and a woman of cheerful disposition to add smiles to those we already have’ What do you think of that?” “That appeals to me because it s eccentric describes what® I am in search of, and makes conditions I can mzet. Get the paper and see what thLe address is, please,” said Clara. Janet scurried round and found The Bugle in the pantry where it was laid to keep out the ants, because printer's ink ‘was said to be better for that than cucumber rind: but when Janet brought the paper she said she had tried that thoroughly enough to know it did not work. The advertisement was readily found Hillville, Vt.,, R. F. D. Clara felt sure that this was intend- ed for her, as it szemed to meet her case to a T; and there was such an assurance of patience in that name of Job she decided to write to the ad- vertiser and the postmaster at Hill- ville at the sama time, which she did. Job Jackson was not slow in reply- ing. This.is what he had to say: Dear Miss Speedwell—The advertise- ment was rather eccentric because wa are eccantric people; and the country is a wild country and we have no near neighbors. Wife always feels : s if she would like fo have a cheery, sen- sible gal around in summer who likes wild flowers, good cream, sensible folks and a healthy atmosphere: and if she is sweet-spirited we give her the best accommodations we have for five dol- lars a week, and she can do about as sha pleases all around the place with no one to disturb her. I like this letter, said Clara, and it seems as if 1 was designed to meet its every requirement. It assures per- fect freadom. “What! Are you going out among strangers in a ionely place like that, just because of your idea that ‘alone with nature comes near feeling at home h God? exclaimed Janet.” ‘T really think this will prov- an ideal place,” said Clara; “but when I hear from the postmaster, that will settle it.” In a few days came the letter from the P. M.; and he wrotes “Dear Miss Spezdwell—The Jackson’s are respectable heathen, and you would ‘be safe enough at their place, for no one goes that way often enough to dis- turb the varmin; and the hallow is full of wild critters who rzcognize no no except the noises the Jackson’s mak2; and I guess they are not very noisy folks. ‘They're honest and honorabie enough—an’ as queer as a Jack rabbit. If yvou want to loeate several miles from Nowhere and ‘be wrapped in the silence of nature’ as you express it, that’s the spot.” This letter was read to Janet, and the announcement madz by Clara that and try adding smiles to the daily s of the Jackson’s—that she should leave for Hillville in one week. Clara got away on a foggy morning, and after a hundred mile ride by =il and a ten mile ride across country by trolley she reached Hillville and be- gan to look for the buff horse with a dark mane and tail, and she was not a long time in locating him in an ~id chaise with a middle-aged, lean-lock- ing man besids him, with long chin whiskers that almost matched the of the animal, and in the chaise s motherly aprearing woman who looied as if she had walked out of a fashion plate fifty years old. ‘When Clara approached them to in- quire if this was Mr. Jackson's car- riage it was apparent that both of them knew how to smile and had more than half gwessed her errand. “Miss Clara Speedwell.” said Mr. Jackson, before Clara could get a chance to make an inquiry: and she bowed gracefully and replied: “Yes, sir; and I suppose this is Mz, Jackson,” T'm Job Jackson every day in :ihe week, and I brought Hannah along to make it pleasant for you, for voung women, don’t enjoy riding with strange men alone in a strange country. Tet me make you acquainted with my wife —she’s the best woman God ever made and the best wife a man ever had on this earth,” and Clara grasped Mrs. Jackson's hand and felt that it was the hand of an honest, nature-loving and heaven-respecting soul. Clara was soon beside Mrs. Jackson in the chaise while Job sat on a box in front, and when he said. “Gad’ ap! Buckskin!” the horse-started on a jog- trot and the chaise began to bounce around like a small beat on rough water, and both women with their arms through strong loops steadied themszlves and tried to chat pleasant- ly; but the motion and jouncing sadly interfered with anythfng which ap- proached a cheerful conversation, so they rode in silence most of the way through narrow, tree-embowered coun- try roads, up hill and down. which Clara afterwards described to Janet as “snhwavs through sylvan beauty.” The Beb-whites were crying “more wet!” the woodpeckers were tapping the trees, the birds singing jovfully and the squirrels running along the walls in BY RUTH and out of the sunshine which filtared through the dense foliage gilding spot: on the tree tr\mkg -walls and eart along the road. An hour and a half's drive brought them to the home in the woods, and the word “antique” appearad to Ciara to be written all over the place; and when she got inside “sweet and clean” seemed inscribed on everything there. Clara ran about the farm full of ¢a- thusiastic delight till supper time and then sat down to milk and rusks d baked apples; and simple as was repast, never had anything taste flmr‘ And the evening was pleasantly passzed in social chatting while Sally, the only child, played with a pet chickeén in the corner until bedtime and without pro- test want off to bed. The Jacksons proved to be very in- telligent people, as well as most agree- able; but because Job .insisted upon keeping “Leaves of Grass,” which he called “the Gospel of true democracy,” on the front room table where it was customary for his neighbors to keep their Bible, the parson had spoken of the family as heathen, and although they were the kindest of neighbors, they were in disesteem among the pastor’s flock. What “Leaves of Grass” had to do with pure democracy was a subje-t Clara took to bed with her, and thought it over until she fell asleep; and when she awoke in the morning the squir- rels were running on tha roof, the jays chatting in the trees and the sun shin- ing brightly into the window. The at- mosphere bore to her the very benison of health, and she felt like a mnew woman already. She had hardly finished ber toilet when she was called to a plain breakfast and everything seemed so fresh and clean and whol>- some that she was delighted. After the morning meal she was taken out to seée Job’s silver lute, which was a little brook of frash water that came purling over timy boulders between beneath a pine tree on the hill wh rose beside a pond of purest wate whera at sundown the wood-ducks came and swam and fed; a chair “from Adam’s garden;” and who could deny its antiquity, The count: was all that Job Jack- son had claimed it was: and Clara Speedwell wandered about the piney lands breathing in the balsamic air, growing every day in strength and chzer and grace; and she would cafh herself repeating a verse of a favorite poem which ran— “I.lift mine eves to Thy great hills, O God, And through the clouds above 1 clearly see thy wondrous hand That guides in changeless love.” And one day she asked permission ‘o take ‘“Leaves of Grass,” from the sit- ting room table to the hammock that she might examine it through curiosi and understand what the gospel of true democracy was. When Clara had set- tled herself in the hammock, in the shade of a great pine she opened the book, and this sentiment caught her eye: “Has any one thought it lucky to be born? I hasten to inform him or her it is Jjust as lucky to die, and T know it.” Clara had found something new and mystifying and she let the 'book fall in her lap and closed her eyes to think of it; and unexpectedly she fell asleep. Then sha awoke to a dream-presence, a gentleman of refined and scholarly mien who s=id: “What do Leaves of Gr: gnify* “They form the velvet of God's green earth,” replied, “And they signi said her strange visitor, “the Life and the Wa Leaves of grass take from the mine kingdom that which man cannot similate and change it into food for animals and for man, and furnish the meats, milk, ete., which sustain him, and the hair and fibres which clothe him. Without the aid of leaves of grass no man could claim his in- heritance of the earth—he would not be here to admire the manifold bean- ties of nature. ‘Way of Life—is the way Clara was so_startled that she sud- denly awoke: but in her excitement she did not forget her dream-visitor who had created a new world for ner and shown her how God was daily pre- paring ths way for all his children The sky was in the glory of a sunset such as she had never before witnessed, and she heard two voices singing, “Nearer Home.” as she had never heard it sung before; and these words came floating over the hill: “One sweetly solemn thought Comes to me o'er and o'er: I'm nearer homez today Than I ever have been before.” And Clara ran over the hill and there sat Hannah in her chair, with Job re- clining beside her on the soft pina- needles and they were giving voice to the music of their souls, while the pond below them reflect2d the splendor of the heavens and the birds were singing their .good-night songs. It seemed as if she was in heaven instead of “among the heathen” on the hills; and after two weeks at Hillviile [thh the Jacksons she came away not only with new strength. but with new mind and heart, for she could realize as never beforz the kinship of nature and the closeness of her Heave Father, and the meaning of the ad- monition, “Judge mnot lest ve be judged.” Sincere friends parted on the she left: and Clara has always had cause for thankfulness that she c: her lot among “the heathen” and ha been “wherz ill-thoughts die and good are born, out in the fields of God.” day tender you can put the quinces back with them. Take equal parts of yellow pumpkins and quinces and can together and you cannot tell the pumpkin from the quince. ‘Westerly. WITCH HAZEL. ..ddthatnatterBat taoi aoibgbbmb HUBBY GETS AN EXTRA BULLE- TIN. Dear Sisters of the Social Corner:— I am enjoyirg a pleasant little joke at my “Hubbs™" expense cnd 1 must write and tefl you about it. My hus- band is a business man and past the half century milestone. It has been his custom for years to take his “Morning Bulletin” with him when he went to his place of business each day, but since the Social Corner edition has ‘been added I keep that Section for my- self. For some Saturdays past he has said to me when I handed him his paper, “Is this all there is to the Bulletin?” My answer always that is all but the “Social Corner” section which I know vyou do mot care any- thing about, for he is one of those se- date, semsible sort of men that never jokes himself, but does enjoy a joke from some one else. I had occasion one Saturday morn- ing to come to Norwich to do some shopping and as I was early for the car went inte “Hubby's” store, sat down at the desk and took up the Bulletin to- while the time away, until car time. Imagine my surprise dear Sisters on opaning up the paper to be greet- ed hy the Social Correr Section. 1Isaid to “Hubby” “whose Bulletin is this.” “It is mine. "he replied. don’t you sup- pose I enjoy that Social Cormer just as much as you do? And come to find out “Huhby” had been buving an ex- tra paper every Saturday for weeks and knew as much if not more about the Social Corner than I did. I enjoyed the joke immensely and so did he, to think that I should find it out in such a simple way and we both enjoyed a good laugh. A CONSTANT READER. Central Village. DELICIOUS WAYS TO COOK CHICKEN OR VEAL—OR TO GET FOOLED. Editor Social Corner: As a form of introduction into the Social Corner, and an assurance of a cordial welcome sesms to be the contribution of ones favorite recipe. 1 trust the enclosed will admit another member to the cir- cle, and he enjoved by those who know a good thing when they see it; or bet- ter still, taste it. Southern Mammy’s Rule for Cooking Chicken; also a delicious and digesti- ble way io cock veal If veal is used get a thick cutlet or steak and cut into pieces suitable to serve one person. Dip these in flour and salt in het perk fat. Make a brown gravy in the spider adding more flour ana fat if necessary. Chop three or four slices ¢f onion and some sprigs of parsley, which put into the brown gravy. Season and bpeur over the chicken c¢r veal and !et cook slowly in covered kettle an hour or more until tender. Serve on slices of toast or baking powder biscuit, - In response to the request for let- ters on any tepic the mind may sug- ferny banks; and Hannah's chhir, a rock - through his realm of vegetable beauty. | by me, at least. Yet, few there be 1 imagine who have r::n at our leading so to afluence and plenty. o 'ow' can one resist such appeals as ? . “Make your spare hours yield g "Impormm ladies, every woman needs one;” “Wanted, 4 man or woman to act as our information re- porter, nething to self, no capital re- quired,” etc. “Ladies sew at hom, bi money, Mo experience necessary “earn $12 a hundred, no canvassing, materials furnished, etc, etc., a rare seller. Believe them not they are a delusion and snare. 3 Send the stamped envelope as re- quested and yeu find in order to “mak your spare hours yield you luxuri You must deposit $3, $6 or 38 as the case may be and you will then be told how to do the rest; or that ma- terials furnished means send $1.00 to buy the awticle yon are to use for a pattern and materials for the one to be made which wien finished will be ac- cepted if satisfactory and you will then begin to see the luxuries rolling in: or, supposing you bave .some nice little rhymes safely tuwked away waiting an auspicious moment to be brought forth, with what delight you read. “Song poems wanted for publication,” “thousands of dollars are waiting for any one who can write successful words we publish. them for you, etc., ete. Then when with a song in your heart land hope runming ‘high you send the “song poem” in pursuit of those “wai ing thousands” how quickly the time i changed as vou find five or ten dollars must be forthcoming ere therc can be the ghost of a chance to capture even cne of the.smallest notes go patiently “waiting. Well, well, some one has said: “What fools these mortals be; Just answer a few ads, And with him you'll agree. ONE OF T} THE WET MOON. Dear Editor of the Social Corner In answer to your inquiry regarding a wet and dry moon, I wish to say that me and mine helieve in the old In dian’s saying that if a powder horn could be hung on the new moon il might as well be there, for it would be too wet to hunt. FAYE VERNA. Colchester, A COMBINATION SALAD, ETC. Dear Editor and Sisters of the So- cial Corner:—Having been interested in reading the Sister's page in the Saturday Bulletin it has made me feel as though I would like to add m: mite. Of course, T will not try to class my- self with some of the oldest house- keepers, for I am still a “beginner” but will say right here that the Social Corner has been a great help to me The recipes for cooking, crocheting, and the other helpful hints has been of more benefit to me than I can ex- plain. Centennial Square. You are a dear. Your letters are charming. Come again soon. Sweet Sixteen: You say you won't always be that age. I should hope not; but you're a wise one, for one of vour rs. Now T'll include rmy way of making “Combination Salad” such as its serv- in the hotel where I used to be em- ploved, and you don't know how good it is until you try it: Combination chopped cabbage, sliced, one cucumber sliced, apple, also mix all together i 1 one sou a large bowl and mix a small quantit of boiled dressing (about 1-2 cupfu over the whole: place on the ice un= til wanted to use. Now that we have such a fine lo€ of recipes on cooking. I wish the Sis< ters would send directions for making fancy work, either crochet or em-= broidery. I wish some of the Haile club girls would write, as I never heve seen = letter from our club membe: 1 will say goodnight and good lu to our 1 Editor and Sisters and will go now. Norwich.. A HAILE CLUBBER. SPICE FROM ALINE. Editor Social Corne May I come again with a suggestion? Why can't those fore-handed people who began refilling their Christmas gift boxes the 26th day of last December, write us short articles describing some of the most easily made of their contents, and giving estimates of the cost of ma- terials in each; or describe presents for each member of the family from grandpa down to the baby: cost of making to range from five to fifty cents. Does A. S. C. N, stand for A Social Corner Nutmeg? Well, nutmeg and peppermint are good old standbys, and everything is better when well flavor- €d and spiced even the Social Corner. Sweet Sixteen: I believe you are a joker. What eook book do you study? Is it the “dainty dishes” dopar\m(nl of the fashion magazines? Dear Editor, can we not have some more stories? I think we all enjoy the story department, and would be gorry to miss it. ALINE. AN INGUIRY. Dear Social Corner , Sisters: Can any one give me a tested, sure recipe for canning string beans without boil- ing for three or four hours. I agree with M. Roena that if all girls would resolve to not marry a man who has bad habits or uses bad language it would be far better and would save much sorrow and suffering, for if a man has had habits before marriage he is not apt to leave them | off afterwards. | “rphink P. U. T. will have to guess again. T have no friends in Norwich that I know of and } certainly never was a governess. PANSY. Deafness Canaot be Cuwed by local applicatieas, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of Ghe ear. There is only one way to cure wpafness, and that is by constitutionai remedies Deafness is caused by an inflamed con- dition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a fumbling seund or imperfect hearing. and when it is en- tirely closed, deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal- condition, hearing will be de- stroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh, which is noth- ing but an_inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafneses (caused bv catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh_Cure. Send for circulars free. . J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O. Sold by Druggists, 75 Take Hall's Family Pills for comsti- pation. Accused Of Stealing. E. BE. Chamberlain. of Clinton, Me.. boldly accuses Bucklen's Arnica Salve of stealing—the sting from burns or secalds—the pain from sores of all kinds —the disiress from boils or piles. “It robs cuts, corns, bruises, sprains and injuries of their terror,” he says, “as a healing remedy ils equal don’t exist.” Only 25c at The Lee & Osgood Ce