Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 23, 1911, Page 14

EVERY STEP TOWARDS CHRIST KILLS A DOUBT EVERY WOMAN'S OFPORTUNITY. The Bulietin wants zood home letters, zood business leiters e _mind may suggest. rite on but one side of the paper. Address, SOCIAL CORNER EDITOR, Bulletin Office. Norwick, Conn. £00d help- n hand oy ful letters of any kind They should b Wednesday of eacn week. THREE PRIZES MONTHLY: Award made the last Saturday In each moath. $2.50 to first; $1.50 to second; $1.00 to WEET LAVENDER OVERWORKED Editor and Sisters of the Cor- :0 by and you do nc I have been sick—think { had done my SOCIAL CORNER POEM, overworked. fall cleaning dy to settle down for cempany an Christmas fancy work, when my hubby best to pull kindness to essed minute. up stakes into another home clean, but 1 am better again now and ng for a walk, as it's a beautiful ‘Was out a little while Sun- physician says T must get two miles qach ters will see me doimg & kindness' Give Your Best. . afternoon. joxal hearts day, and my me of you S v some ‘of your homes. many of you are so busy mak- ing the pretty gifts and the most beau- ul time of year is here upon us. be a very pleasant hristmas for me: an old timer, so far in the country make any 1 have net remembrances. moving and doctor's bills come Yet I have lots to be thankful for. How cheerful to hear from dear Glad you are beiter and those sweet littie darlings that you are They must be dear. What pretty It won't be long era they will | want to hear stories. one in for you te tell them. hope they will keep well and grow up to be beautiful girlies. 1 am feeling many old writers, Wishing 2il & and a happy | Roena again. I am going And the bes ANSWERS TO‘ CORRESPONDENTS. Do write to ns lost without Where are you ail? very merry Christmas New Year, from SWEET LAVENDER. Connecticut. tter than me The truth Carerully masticate Rabinson’ THE YEAR'S BEST FESTIVAL. Editor and Fri The days have/been filling up the year that for us to realize that the dearest and best of all the year’s holidays is almost much we may own cares we ds of the Social Cor- so rapidly Ready—The and are in before this Aunt Jule—The stor here again. burdened with our cannot_but feel the thrill to the heart at the approach of Christ- appear in e excuse us. ChHERISETTE RIGHT AFTER READY. There is nothing quite lik and beautiful anticipations, the Nativity day, and its special Joy never dies out the ~ Christian hen the hdir whitens with the pass- The birthday of Jesus has Editor and Social Childhood’s ing years. Christmas We are ali mas draws <childhood Christian home, make to us older ones as to the expect- ant hearts of the boys and girls. What a_charm there is to home life when built Bethlehem! The memories of a it as great a a time while passing ) y you will have to ha How our hearts go oWt in the children who no angels’ her Heaven-sent th their pre- | we bring some to these children at this Christ- mas season? Wordsworth : lies about us in our does if we are brought up As we come we enter into in the East, mother with abe and no wise men w cious gifts! onard Bridge mas gifte ience eurhy n with onr on the Chri tmas story mature years the divine secret that it is more bl to receive: to, give do not our ambition lose sight of the fact that give because we love; Christmas fires be kindled anew about the sweet story of old. we should then shall g e arp shears Christmas and Prosperous New Year, FAYE VERN: THE BEES AND FLIES KNEW WHAT WAS GOOD. and T sewed together pleasant hour? Dear Editor and will a]l have a merry to hear from think the Fitchville It docsn’t take m than a remnant to make a dress now- You wrote that Nat was away. 1 guess he was after the outfit to wear at Ready’s woodbox social. the sivlish colors this season. Here is a nice rich cake for Christ- enough to buy her a dress and Christmas. s $1.50 for Nat knows i i Christmas Cake—Three- pound porl one pint of boiling half cups of molasses, one cup sugar, two teaspoons saleratus, one tea , one nutmeg, cups flour. friend was at, my her a lunch. ater, one and one- and Social have crowded one pound rz “What ‘lovely cake this That was emough. another mouthtul; nristmas Cake. She could not e -ade good rade good. ! he I had 2 good laugh at Jim dried-apple Dpies. sun-drted > strawberry butterflies into pies they were spic nicely from the bees and the flies s orange-peel chepped up very fine FAPA'S BOY MAKES A THIRD GUESS. | ots his evil eye Dear Bditor and week has come S CHRISTMAS GIFTS isters of the So mas time is about here, wondering what W get (Now. before we go any sh to impress something upon vour minds.) Perhaps we hav i and we feel we would like to give her something, FLOWERS A:! at Grange hall Thursday al Carner: The play wae fi | voie on this question: ““Why need get a divorce because we cast an ' ¢hance imagine ¥: You eaid 1 was nearing the soal on guessing initials. ior the iast You know “Three times and out.’ the word! & around my a dear friend but don’t lack anything. I hope | Perhaps she is a fine dressmaker, per is no kind of fanc, can’t and does not do; lie is fine at painting, etc. Haven't we met each other | cannot make her could make it so much nicer I should ashamed of my. 1 ashamed to give ner u bouzhien | as she can make and I don’t feel I can afford buy semething expensive: ace three times 2 next week thev will take v your home and I a sudden | b after them. fellowship meetings uite near relatives? I have, and would too hard for Chiistmas Well, how g nd of hens ¥ e givin I want to tell a tor my inttixis are ned deonard Bridge must like soul fecls had company there the hostess’ birthds: would walk “Well, T wanted to | mething for your birthday : everything work and paintings are so exquisite I' g0t his warmth from the breaths of the and whil writing, have he Sisters and Edi- and this lady PAPA’S BOY, can think of nothing.” At last she says: “Veu have everything heart can ‘wish; what can I get you? 1 want you to tell me. Speak out from your heart,” and this lady reples: “You know 'T love books and flowers, and especially the planis: as I look at them they would speak to me of you, after you are gone, and no matter how nice things one can do, or have, if they like books and readinz matter and flowers, nothing yeu could give wenld be more appreeiated. In the fall get crocus buibs, some| The Ladies’ Aid society was in ses- Chinese lilies, put in a pretty bowl or | Sion In the basement of the meeting dish and stenes and water, and at| house. < Christmas give them to some poor,| ~We ougit to have a Christmas tree sick_child and see her ceuntenance | for the Sunday ] brighten and the tears in her eves. |marked Freelove Smith, end for a year's subseription to a | from the section of Old Maid's Ramble Horal book | Rouna for another, and with all a Christmas [ stitched together. card of good wishes, It isn't the pres- | “Where's ent =0 much as the feeling we are held | Lovey dear in remembrance. ber, Potted plants are nice also. lLast|hame to 3 vear a friend was writing of all the | Pleasant,” they would have said, if th i d been asked for the reason. two months behind | magazine for another, a beautiful presents she received, such a quantity and such expensive one I theught more of that than all the|ly ' FRANK. Dear Sist Our kind Bditor says: “Onee 2 Social Corner member, one!” 1 have been teo ill to write or | “ipy even to- read the good letters. I find | cnow the rest of you myself re very shut-i There seems to be Shut-in sister in the Corner she ha i and comfort. 1 have no one who wears = skirts, and a cold winter ahead. | e e Thanks to Ma and Ready and Billy | .0 for kind words. I should like to Teturn | '\ “Nothin: cards, I will close, wishing you all good health and a Merry Christma I should like to write re to Dy Who was it I heard sa: Tell us ng Now, I am net going to pose s a at dre m before my marriage. I will leave that| position to be fllled by one that is more compe t but T can tell you how to make shirt waists and make them | well. will first make a very plain on and after you have done that proper- Iy, the fancy ones will -come quite |, eany { zot Wirst, we will pay attention Yo the | S0 D8 SAOPSY utt o 1 narts all basted together, pin it evenly down the front, with, sufficient lap ‘o the front edges 'to alldw for the neces- | | a . str: band. Pin this band snugly around yvour waist and arrange vour shirt waist upon It. First pin the center|ty front and center back to the band.| .9 Then distribute the front and back | fullness,keeping the shirt walst smouth | {and even under the arms. The shirt waist should be an easy fit from the| arms’ eves to the waist beit. Next pin | 3 on small collar binding and make from | double fold of material. The full- ould be gathered into a five inch/| then the to the under-arm seam, where it is|. let free, the ends finished with hook | and eye to fasten in front. Each front of the shirt waist has its own little band. wk ished front at the waist line. This| band is the same width as the inside belt. It is sewed to the under-arm seam at the waist line, then the full- ness of the front gathered into a four a sewed top and bottom, same as bac! if the material is a fine lawn, it is well to sew in a piece of narrow tape. It| is a grea laundering The collar should be cut in one piece straight of the material. The one | jdj0 thing to be guarded against is not to| clgven curve the lower edge so that it sets | down below the throat line. A ecollar | i alwavs preitier made to fasten in| the back. If the shirt waist fastens | down the front, the collar should be to the waist on one side from making § under ring, 6 ch, " 6qch., join with clusters and § loops of 1 sc. Second row-—l1 sc. in center of first 6 ch. 6 ci, 1 sc. in second l"s:. loop: repeat, repeat all aroun e Third row—1 ch, 12 dc. under ch, of f, |1 se. in -se. of previous row, repeat: Fourth row—3 ch. Joining, 4 ch., cluster of 3 3dc. in cen- ter of scallop, 4 ch. 3 dc. between scal- around; Jjoin. you have seen dried apples and have wcaten, them. “Dor’t know Scrooge and Mar.ey,” “Seems to me ['ve heard the names somewheres, though, but I don't know nothin’ about them. “The Dickens you don't!” they are the sort who don’t believe in Christmas. are the sort with little, mean, stingy, shriveled up souls, body but themselves. hot place, and I and my fellows laugh at their torment.” Old Kit started violentiy. | was red hot, ard the coffee was boiling | over, spluttering and hissing upon the but the Thing had disap- repeat all row—1 sc, sc. in toh of 3 dc Sixth row—6 ch, allop, 3 ch. 1 sc. in center 1 1tr. between scallops, 1 sc. in scallop, 3 ch.,, 1 Itr. be- tween scailops children, the Thing. Green, which if necessary work flat: who care for no- They go to the coming from, demandea the practical mem- | shortened Freelove's | because she Everybody repeat all in last st, of with 1 se, The stove | row—_§ ch. 1 darken the joy of a man or ster's salary ‘enth row—11 and she says: At last a friend rang ihe | now.” 3 i bell and left a box and on opening| The minister's wife, a frail-looking | it there iz a bunch ef carnatiens, tied | 'ittle woman, with w of ribbon and a card. with | Were spoken. g Py | mar Py returns of the day, and | ~You cold, Mis' ilderkin?” solicitous- inquired’ Lovey. rest. ! the stove. Another thing, ene can send a card | sleeved waists, and enclese a bill, saying, You have | ralses goose =0 many things I thought I'd send the | weather, money and let you selege Yeur own “Yes, h present. ISTER PATIENCE. a Christmas tree for the children.” re- ; s iterated A MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM make a child happ. “And ain't er make anybody happy afterwards,” sighed thy storekeever's wife, smooth- ing her silken gown. Iways | (y_five cents.” Eleventh row—Starting had arrived home from the sewing soclety, and was confiding her disappointment to the sole companion of her fireside, Solomon, a big yellow shivered as the words‘ wish to make this fe at the seventh and eighth rows ra plate d t up here by rediculous short- o just look at them, until the desired “1 feel so bad not to have a Christ- mas tree for the dear P8anut Candy: Stir constantly over a hot fire one pound of g meited and add a pint of shelled peanuts; quickly on a when cold break into squar little children if 1 was only rich, Sol- anulated su- think we ought demanded holted _door. greased pl- me, Christopher which sounded | gruff tones of Takes so " answered a voic nothing at all Ilke the be afraid favorite cz “I'll give twen- r crustless pies are good, for 1 have fiss Lamb,” the man said solemn- had admitted him, added Lovey. * 5 5 | take hold, ewing my interest, but I am | ing I guess I can scare up somethin’ sympathy give fifty,” will s00n be restored to “semethin’ whether it was a or experiencin’ ttie. Fenstalie Guess azain, abundanc | Tm goin’ v and like the most of | g o Pl be back by have supper ready. in the yeller nappy, woman to stay for her care | on ‘the stove pretty Soon. right out now, time you'il Them is my beans Better set them I'm goin’ when we meet to sit on Ready's wood- | ashamed of myself, talkin’ t H way I did to you tonight. took up for it Christmas chop down glad you ar: : to wear pur- - stockings,/for then we will know | “Old Kit they all deris- back you. s and I may be sci it to the meetin' house. the depot. T'll carry you to get everything vou want to put on it, and I'll foot the oill, ev- v last penny once in my life, I'm goin’ to do some- thin’ for semebody, oh! ut 1 am too feeble. | blithely answered Lovey. to Waverly too old to vote pinned her Scotch rather stay at home tied her w. larly, but| oo I am not able. S e fascinator over her pretty black hair, S FRANK. | threaded a bit with white, Her cheeks | Moosup. { were rosy, her black eyes were spark- S e & 1i: E she i de- HOW, TO MAKE A SHIRT WAIST. | 106 Snd she Jooliod the SWuit ot 4 2 - in old Kit's home there was lack of something about dressmaking? e teacher of that art, although I sewed | pr wO'ams eare. Ie had everybody! cost such an awful she hastened we have that Surprise Party encourage cent store, to do semethin’ But 1 do want Christmas, better for the minister's folks, North Windham. READY HAS A WORD FOR MANY. ht that they was all en 'em underwear, He had just returned o the nearest ing for a number of years| qarket town, seven miles distant, and was trying to kindle in his cook stove obstinately He nad fal “IFit "em out, first guality,” enjoined ‘Don’t he need 1 ain’t never done much fo: the spread of the gospel, so to speak. Christmas materialized Christopher. 1 tme whole pass through load of farm produce, and, con- sequently, he was in a mere than usu- ally Christmas successfully, winning the unbounded admiration and of all the Corner folks, could beileve I spent in this house, in the house with another f I won't!™ ver to Lovey's appeal grade { found that the influence of either a bad ma bad wi know, te man has fine, Christ-like s time that the old ldea that woman both small a gift appropriate, if inexpensive. the minister received a handsome over- and great, house was too much for me. woodbox lost it= charm and peeled apples for pies. someone had come along with a dump or & wheelbarro their service 1 would have zone somewhert. a0 Y Aiten X 5 other folks’ iz le grain of the material pever had nothin' Christmas, not much. should run on the straight at both the | T opun 0 O center of back and front. Nearly all{ : i patterns require a little aiteration. In | nye tS7 Years old, nfty-five years aso fitting your waist, when you have the ! .oiq potuier in'it. n which I sat | I belleve 1t *h of their two little giris a set of furs, while addressed to the whole was_ a bulky gestive bundle, discreetly marked, “Not o be opened till you get home.” Christopher and Freelove their homeward way together, in the middle of the snow-covered road. fuil moon flooded the white world with I got' a dead rat and 2 nd offered Mother told me not She said she'd get me some- thin’, and she did, a stick of candy and 5 Poor mother, sery handling in the making. Have|gieryihing she could for us, but that ht plece of muslin turned in| o= e to one Inch In width for your walst-| Jif o HEC and softly I do not feel so this jovely morning as I sit on the woodbox write to the Bocial Corner. to ery. lead pencil. various names, from Baby to Old Lady, but I believe bave been calied = letters have been interesting to urs been to me. Father drinked up ev- talk pretty but they can’t if 1_ain’t much If the little Maybe you { about. say beautiful!” “Makes me think of that hymn about and angels and I'm a_ rum sop brag of other wavs. I married had lved heard about I moved here, in my arms, just six months from our oniy eighteen vears old. that | never cared for nothin’ to_get money you, so have y s have reached think it would b~ a good idea to remember never while before harps of gold.” Christopher found Lovey's hand, un- der the enveloping Scotch plaid shawl. “You are an angel yourself, Lovey,” he time—there may is sick and weddin' day, their own consclence ashamed but ess at the waist line in the back| nholiner “You are a good man, Mr. Pickens, glory, it might I'm savin’ 1 ain’t got no con- Christmas tree. o, I ain’t,” he denled, “but I'm go- Gold helpin’ me, I believe in Christmas,” He said it as though it were a part of No, mom; Space, and this fullness should be sew- | ooy oo ¥ Our Christr ed to the waist belt, top and bottom: | (14 Ki¢ belt should be securely tacked | tne Sister Somebody hints ever since I have written are trustworthy, so her I have glven gon- said a naught newspapers print rough the middle of it I will not seem 23 much of a stranger Christmas present, but 1 didn't quite dast to hang it on the Christmas and shiny, It's awful with the others. when the light gets on it right. most seventy-five dollars, When they sat when Lovey reappeared in the h should exactly fit the fin- | S°F oug POIelY. freres, he exulted. down companioably. de by side, before the little coal heat er in Lovey's small sitting room, Chris- topher slipped the sparkling jewel up- s toll-worn springing upon Chris- purred rapturously, clawed ecstatically a leg of Christo- pher's new trousers, bought to wear to Christmas _tree. “Beats the Dutch!” declared Lovey. never see man-body under the foot in the house bea_leadin’.” “Of course it confirmed be married on New Yeaur's day.” over her answer, and rolied down afraid we shall have to give Christmas tree,” she faltered, I dreadfully hate to.” Wien Sister beth has her company formed into line When you are here I will you something about tees that I know something ab. a telescope. just fall in. a swarm of ° il for his supper, . and sat down before the stove. In sewing in the sleeves, especially | o3 nighe I ever see in my life; seems the marrer he grumbled to himself. a grinning, slid along the mantelptece, opposite Old on how a person does her work to gain think sys doing any- thing helps to gain time. verything and everything in its plac some people I know a lady to do and work is always her helper. | to freeze t protection to the sleeve in| “prasentis Somethin; d, who has a grgat Always runs and if one sets Seems as if it must squatting directly with and fixed evil eye. i G use of your get warmed jeered the Thing. and Marley “You are one of the Scrooge seems look- a Social Corner member is ke nter back to the center fromt, ! 1eatly closed with small_muslin j ting of 2 plain_cuff is quite as neces- | - sary as that of the collar. It should t the waist. 1 1l a Happy Christmas. | OLGA. AUNT JULE ON VARIOUS SUB'I JECTS. i Dear Editor and Social Friends: We should give Mr. Bromley three rousing cheers for the good news he sends on e temperance question. Long may your banner wave over Ashiabula county, Mr. Bromley. 2 i Oh.” the sadness of it all, the broken hearts, the desolate-homes, the inno- cent little children and the young giris going to destruction; and why is it so? The mother is addicted to drink. She ves her children as she loves her very life. but the saddest part of it all is she Joves the whiskey better. The man in drink is bad: but the woman is a sight that will make the f a centlewoman ache. Why do the younsz daughters zo wronz? Be- | cause there is no one to guide or ad- = them for their good. There is no | tul gathe outside. There m the destrover. There is al-| iy, some wolf around waliting for his ) Not even their good angel can save them from his clutches, once h he judgment seat of God for the down- m th, fall of honorable vote T do not believe in divorces. Mar- her ried until death do us part, is my mot- | Nat fo. We do not belong to the Carrie! 1 ation tvpe of women. There need be | jt God, made unto His likeness, the bad as well as the good. They stand the ! fin ume ciance v are zood i the w good en t e, ived the bumdle of Journals ank . E. od - sol Jane Anr nough for the Cry rely ought us to pick up and do | r the same. It is all \ding. I waus glad you g | th } 1 best of Naul and got @ letter in. Wrile again. We are very near the greatest cele- | cempleted brition of the vear, and let each one of | dist us gemember how poor the littie ch was t for such is not the c: anima . ! have enjoyed all the letters more buttonhole loops. The fit- Cther remember some ttle child in His Merry Christmas to 3 AUNT JULE. Leonard Bridge Willlmantie hat we have an interest in th have wondered why from there ICoep right on. wrlling; ment is 4 very low ostimate plac woman. He who claims Inspiration of Will start one these long wint irgs and have it all compl Christmas. Snowflake: AUNTY DISCOURSES UPON HEART TOPICS. believe vou mpkins anc word and ENPIIIG S8 Dear gain, hetter come soon, n pies are in « 01d Testament as a histo rorant, coarse age, and we wom were freed from the stigma that has heen cast upon us through it, Our 201h contury civilization belies the insp tion. Wa would not tolerate any such immorality and crueity. To say that than it qoes Lo In answer to A Dr I hope your cobweb isn't so thiek but me Sisier . soffea or cold water. Sister Blizabeth is no joke.) T would not being as lively as when ycu woman is going to lower Bridge people family. her She would only makes up the deficency. Hope to hear ward march for here any time Sister Outsider Connecticut i Kinds ot Boktertap home If women vot standard of morals that has done more to break up the home and cause Al vorces than any one other thing Please give | away and where is the me a clue. % Dear Ready: I will follow the fash- ion and guess ‘on vour initial. the other Social at the wrong end of the alphabet? think the first letter of your last name 1ess she will think there the Social 1 who will hav he votes than she Corner friends 1 think some “man of the house” town as my does mnot vote in our life t with the bad? E the milliner's with me and told from our Master milliner to fix he did not She did ix up a p can't brealking up the heme, find Sweet Willlam. The Yantics and Lebanons w tainly march with us to your w in that home, and | peoc € no Ljcwed them ched out to keep ! {jey one for me said nothing followed, and if we are doing this wish that some of our former Sis hear from the banner, ourselves. on first prize. ar Louise: Flizabeth. exchange, the wrong in another Our phone and peaches wil had two bexuatiful kets given me by a dear Social Corn. Guess again. Christmas that are going to sit s woodbox and take along Drake's sponze cake n that innocent | ihrou Young woman. Who will answer at| e join CRUSOE DISCOURSES WELL. voung girl? The drinkingz | joaf will meet a stern judge on her | with has becdme Wwe send out a searching Let us hear from vour pen —sGiiess Who: Did I guess right > Here I am, with a few silver threads among the gold,” ! name is just the same. gratulate Nat honors are hi for Nathaniel Doolittle Papa’'s Boyv: Sisters and After reading the criticisms of A ana Ruth in The Bulietin we might nearcr home. have more bed: but it will be too late Lo, 1| the lost soull. D ietory. Do you think yeu could .- cinl Cor to the Soclul Corner. hould we Am for herself. just how hard it has Been keep still glad | didn’t sax anything more on the just then: criticisms were sincere, sting. as all our e, and be just ne represents—social I feel that apples the e mine the usual way and mistaken about that chat with Iatchstring er's Wife" of South Canterbury auio around before the snowbanks » smashing of windows or street pa- | put ther rades, no zoing to clubs to hold meet- | put them ings. We must think for ourselyes— | enough then act. We are all the children of | {op of the stove. Your words ring to remove to the My drainer has been slined with more wire, making It quite 1 the apples won s we do in His sight. If | With a Merry Christmas and a Hap- Haven't had a game of flinch for a | ¥°UF best vision, for when you say “it long time. - Your pumpkin pie was licious, but your poor dried apple ple like dried apple eges add would act wisely this movement »u express my sentiments or thoughts concerning have only enzcted in England to pr akes me sad. Please zive ur oldest bov and also the youngest, und Il certainly glye v (dried zpple ple). Christmas ve that wom- | and | £y |ZABETH ENDCRSES SUN-DRIED APPLES. nd you" will agres with me Deiten eggn spoon lemon dimsoly BLIZABETIL Pear Leonard Bridge. Friend %o on indefinitely dzngers that urk in the pathway the women A TUMBLER DOILY—PEANUT 4 | breath and stop for @ few moments t was laid in the manger and ¢ have a chat With the Corner friends. Please do not (hink I have changed thine house shall The world dees not need the “zeal o eat thee up. | Dear Baiter and Eisters of b ‘so- Informing or reforming so much as it needs reminding. Louise: you. No, 1 was not the Grange hail Thursday evering. me again. Jim: Your prose is fine. 1 am sure Nat: Buffalo! 1 once knew a fellow who when oc- casion required would say “It is hard forgel what you resembe: but here are some things to forgei: “If you see a tall fellow ahead of & crowd, a leader of men, marching fear- lc#s and proud, and you know of a tale wihose mere telling aloud would caus Ir.l- proud head to in anguish be bowed, A preity good thing to forget it. “If you knew of a skeleton hidden away in a closet, and guarded and kept from the day, in the dark, and whose skowing, whose sudden display, would caure grief and sorrow and lifelong dismay, it's a pretty good plan to for get it that winl woman, girl or a boy, thut will wipe out a f you know of a thing smile, or the least way annoy a fel low, or cauge any sudness to cloy, it's w pretty good thing to forget it. My better half occasionally writes for the Social Corner, and us | am al lose for this time, we join in wi | ing you all a contented mind, domes- tie peace and commercial prosperity. We wish that at the approaching | Christmas season you may be able to | forgive your enemies, forget the wrong that has been done you and be at [ pence with all mankind, We wish as the vears go by, as the shadows begin | to lengthen, that you may bhe able 1o look back upon a life- which despite its | mistakes has been one of service to | Your fellowmen., We wish to the kind : dito each sister and brother of th | Bocial Corner, that your Christmas season be a happy season and may aee and prosperity be yours in , 18 the wish of Lebuno: CRUBOE. | MRs. ROBIN;ON'S ~Foop FOR THOUGHT, ditor Social Corner: 1 must « ntion (o the first chap! of Genesis, verses 27 and “Male and female created he them,” “And od blessed them. God id unt fruitful and multiply a earth and subdu a plain, definite state Together man and woman on a perfect equality were to work out the good of the world, F | saying that men and women never do l0ok at tnings from just the samo s correct in andpoint, Just the very best reason why they should supplement each oth And it is just here where the essity comes in for the bullot for |all, Men must judge for men and women for wemen. It s unfair and unjust that men should make laws for women » obey without thelr cor His belief that a bad woman e than u bad man is not borne o1 istory or reason, There is no sex in sin. 1 have weorked in the slums have lived intimately with the b of society and 1 have alwa) is no_estimating 1he W or @ man, Its limit is unending I that the fine, Christ-like Iy on, al, wnd thut 15 « oman, 1 think it 18 made just bit finer than man should be put down forever, The fu ther and mother are partners in cre ation; what is sin for one is ®in fo the other in adultery, (You note those men brought the woman te be judged and let her companion go free, they do todny), and those men had pre Judged her, and expected Christ to condemn h without ain winoug you, let him first ast a stone at he I8t B Christ sald, “He that is and we know ng convieted they slunk awny “one by one Crusoe’s argumen! was based on the old legend of Adam and Eve. 1 did not supose there was an intelligent person today whe held that or an cther part of thes Old Testament as literally Inspired, If they do, then, they make out God worse (than heathen gods, for Abraham and all those old patriarchs had tresses they desired and kept th ne home, David even stol neighbor's’ wife in broad daylight, and there was Lot, who to save the “men of God,” who we fer the liked. 1 would have supposed, on ths contrary, the father and these “mer of God” would have latd down theit lives to have saved these two daugh 1l the wives and mis- n in hig » under his roof, of - d his two innocent daughters ¢ men without to do with as ther ters: but no, they were turned after midnight m_ thein father's home. A father could sell his own daughter as & mald-servant, God told Moses so. “Ye have seen | have talk i from heaven.” In e 318t chupter of Numbers we find how God commanded Moses and Jleazer tn commit erime and vice un paralielled in all histe sa | vietariovs ~ soldies v, Bixteen thou i helpless girls were given to the s 1o be dragged gh the mire of infamy verywhere through the Old 'rwrn certainly makes cut God & mosi brutal, eruel, vicious being. Horrible It is from this old legend of Adam and Eve that wemen have b theological dogmas and held tespons! | ble for sin in the world n bound b It is high time we recognized the of an iz put such thoughts in the brains of men is horrible blasphemy to me, no fear for the Tt 18 the doubln Crusoe need hav, When women vete and help make laws we shall have the same standard of of us, prey | balloting.” than it does to play whist purity for men (hat they demand 1t will take no more time (o for “caucuses, conventions, to quiliing been, balls, dog an horse shows, ete,, eic It is all nonsense 1o say that woiaen . Interested in poeMtics witheut When women n discuss intelligently the great af | tairs of the werld thelr husbands won't find the home so dull and have to go out to the elub and diverces will be less frequent, Give women the vote make them more intelligent MARINDA CAROLINE B ROBINBON, Danielson. MTLER WAFERS AND COOKIES, ditor_and Sist of the Hn< r: This Is my second letter Dear 1 would have written before; but I ave béen away visiting. Fleur de Lis: 1 hope you will have good luck with the Lemon Dreps, Nue Bell: 1 think yeur friend Is elow are some tested recip Walnut Wafers—To two well-beaten fourth pound of white igur, one-fourth pound brown sugsi, tablespoons flour sifted with ona o balking powder and one-half e of salt, ane half eup walnut pped fine, Drop by wpoonful sed pans and bake, ave w nice Christmas eookie; Popoern Cookles To 1wo wall- d 1 cup of suger, | tes- one-hall (aaspoaan snda P ol warm water one tensy of cream tartar wifred with flour to make o stff doush. [ When these are buked. vou see why | called them Popeorn Cookles, With best wishes to all, A FARMER'S WIFE,