Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 10, 1912, Page 14

NORWICH BULLETIN, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1912 \ | THE ESTIMATE OF WOMAN IS CIVILIZATION'S TEST EVERY WOMAN'S UFPORTUNITY. The Bulletin wants good home letters, good business leiters; good help- ful letters of any kind the mind may suggest. Wednesday of each week. Addrees, SOCIAL CORNER EDIT They should be in hand by Write on but .one side of the paper. OR, Bulletin Office, Norwick, Conn THREE PRIZES MONTHLY: § third, Award made the last Saturday 250 to first; $1.50 to second: $1.00 to in each montk. POETRY. The Wretched Poor. 1 #it in my home by the firelight's glow, While winter's frosty night winds low, And the snow beats in at the open door, / Ne w?e Yet perhapg than oft befare, breathe a prayer for the wretched poor. Where the wolf at the deor, with cruel fangs, Brings poverty aud hunger's pangs, And winter's icy blasts pierce through The tattered garments, and the biue Pinched faces tell & tale too true. The cheasrless reom so cold and bars, th never a gleam of sunshine there. The widowed mother with tearful eves, ‘The chivering children’s plaintive cries For bread. O God! some way devise | Whuc'by tae blessings of warmth and ood May reach that mother and her brood, Incline soms soul to enter there, Whe plenty hath and some to spare, And be 1Thy mercy's messenger, R. DUANE BROMLEY. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS, MONTVILLE—Your souvenir card was prompily mailed to “Billle” of Stonington. F. E. P.—The editor doeg not find the addresses of “Cora of Norwich,” or of “Quean Bess.” If they will send him their addresses he willi remail papers yvou fent to them. PARBARA DODGE -— You under- stood aright, * The Social Corner stor- fes used are all paid for at space rates. You will get your check In due time, PBLSIE—The Social Corner now has registered letier writers, and are a score who have not sent addresses, 1 there full ENLIGHTENMENT—This is not a| woman's rights department, but if the | women making up this social coterfe want to talk about the rights they en- joy or the rights denied to them, they are going to have the privilege. Per- fect freeGom lg guaranteed within re- spectful limits. TWCOMERS—The newcom- all welcome. We have thi a High School Girl from Chi , another Volce from Maine. Corner now has members from gusta, Me., to Seattle, from Chico; Mass., to Flor E ery reader sh d realize that they may come in THE OLDER MEMBERS--Two years maks, quite a change in the personnel of the Social Corner writ- ers: but The Bulletin feels grateful to those whe became contributors at the start and have been faithful ever since, and reallzes that some of the carly writers have earned the right to be entertalned awhile, There was splendid work done by the writers of early days—they laid the foundation of the Soclal Corner and prepared the way for its many excellencies, To the Members: It pains the editor | 0 late see letters from Centennial Square, and othe g in the plgeon hole. The letters will come right along in their HOW THE SOCIAL CORNER HELPS Dear Corner Friends: To tell a few ways in which it is possible for the Soclal Corner to be helpful to each member, 8 my desire. First——The Social Corner may be looked upon as a “reviver.” After we assume the various responsibilities of eettled life, we are more than liable to fall behind in our writing, spelling and grammar; and especially is thi rue of housewlves and mothers who: duties are too numerous to permit much time for a review of the sub- jects of the old schooldays. To such. at least, the Social Corner may bhe looked upon as a reviver. Second—If the Corner revives our interest In the events of our youth, then it should help us to keep young, Ellen Key, the great woman refor: er, says: “Getting old is no ne It merely a bad habit.” Now, then, let's call on the Corner when we feel that we drifting into the bad habit of “g old.” Third—Few of us will not admit that t was with fear and trembling we awalted the results of our firs* con- tribution to “the Corner. When we learned that it failed to land in the editor's wastebasket it was with ju: a wee bit more courage that w nt the next letter on its w. Courag then, is another quality which the Social Corner promotes. But, most of all, does it give cour- 2ge to the she fails in mastering the art of pockery after persistent experiments with the countless tested recipes of- fered by dlflarept Corner {riends. Fourth—Alert ' we must be, if we would make the Corner a success and the pride of its editor. Always on the look out for*new ideas. hints and suggestions which will help each oth- er. By imparting our ideas to others ‘we ourselves become better able to carry out those same ideas in our own work. Fifth—The Corner surely is the place to show that virtue known as un- seMishness. The subjects which in- erest the majoritvy of our Corner riends are the ewbjects we should wid to, and endeavor to awaken our uteres broadening of the intellect. If we try © can see something ®o0od In every er's idea. and we must never r to #ee the truth however it may srought to our attentlon. Sixth—Perseverance and patience go nhnd in hand. One is not complete hout the other, And nowhere can practice these quaiities to better \vantage than m the Social Corper. ¢ our ideas do not make us winners st once, let us persevere and be pa- tlent. Some time we shall hit the sub; which will win. th—Consideration is another irajt whick the Soclal Corner should nelp us to cultivate. Considerate of other's feslings, endeavoring al- s to avold that practice of siap- i inexperienced cook, who | must be declared a hopeless case If | in evervthing that iz for the ! ping back which only hurts ou and our beloved Corner. And shall we not be considerate of onr editor by observing the Corner's rules alwa; thoughts clear, our handwriting legi- ble, observing the rules of letter writ- in tic It will not be a bad idea to re- call often our editor's words that Corner and not the editor. economy; economy ciothes and labor. been a big help in handiing those per- plexing problems known as the high cost of living and the high cost of dressing ? Ninth—Sympathy virtue shown more extensively than in the Social Corne: When it becomes known that grief has visited a mem- | ber, how quickly different friends ex- tend their deep sympathy to the af- flicted one. There are- when none wish to refuse sympathy. inth—Notice how progressive the Social Corner grows. The writers desire to become enlightened upon the subjects which pertain to the home, to parents, to children, to business, and the relations which these various, subjects have to each other. question, or unravel what now be- wilders her, | Eieventh—The Social Corner has | been helpful to me in The Corner is my recreation, it s the monotony of the cares of ousehold and refreshes my think- aculties, as well as promoting all | of the helpful ways already mentior.ed. | | 1 cannot help repeating what 1| | gave as the first way in which the 1 S¢ 1 Corner can be helpful, namely, |as a “reviver.” { It ought to at least revive our in-j ) my h rselves i , endeavoring to make our | o {up your hog pens? regarding spelling and punctua- | write, it is the writers who make the Social . handl Kignth—Surely the Corner teaches regarding £00d, ; there this summer. Hasn't the Corner | fee] for poor Teddy Fuzz. Where is that|y occasions ! Each | subject discussed by itself might help | some mother to work out a difficult| a recrealtve ! | terest in the dictionary. I dare not | write to_the Corner without a copy of ' “Noah Webster” at my elbow. Of: course, only the editor knows how, | much I profit by studying thatsold re- | { liable friend. ! Billie's words—that the dictionary | and encyclopedia are good to take the | conceit out of*us, certainly are true. | Billle, or may I call you Willanna?— your cure for lonesomeness is worth | trying. { Grandma: I am a King's Daugh-| ter, or was a member of one of the | eircles in Norwich when I left that | city over seven years ago. That or- ganization does a noble work. | Montville: The homestead of my ancestors still stands in Uncaeville, { although it has changed hands. Each Cornerite has the sincere wishes of A DREAMER. Washington, D, C. ANOTHER SISTER FROM MAINE. Dear Editor and Sisters of the So- cial Corner: I have been very much interested and also enjoyed the letters from all the Sisters and think they are of a jolly crowd and as I like jolly company 1 thought I would join in, too, if there Is room and the edi- tor is willing; but this being my first | ttempt my letter may not get beyond | the waste basket. | I can agree with Frozen from Maine, a | for I am tromn that cold state and we ! ave fuil as cold here, from 20 to 40 | below ( a good place for furs, don't | vou think?) ’ | | Wonder if she chose her name from | the cold ciimate. I think she made a | good selection. i | Dear Ready: I miss yvour letters! | very much; ~ they are so long and | breezy and full of jokes, the kind that make one feel better after read- | ing. I have watched all the papers f.n‘? e for a johnnycake made from | vellow cornmeal to fry on the griddle; | thought some of the Sisters might lsennrl in one, but I have looked in vain | so_far. I hope I shan't intrude Dby taking the space from some other sister, for | | I would rather read their letters than | | to write myself, so will bid you all good day, and sign myself Maine. BECCY. | ———e— 1 [MONTVILLE CALLS FOR OLD $ONG | - > i as popular as “Mullie | ” If so, I would like to see the: jin_the Corner. | How v I am that I did not keep an account of all that have written to the Corner. It must take ihree . figures to number them and new ones jrrlvlmmg all the time . Best wishes to| i all, MONTVILLE. PITFALLS FOR THE YOUNG. Dear Friends of the Social Corner: ' It was not my intention to write a let- ter this week, but Cora and Queen Bess have caused me to change my {mind. By way of introduction I would say that T am the mother of grown- up children. | All that I say to you has been learned from experience. No { mother ever loved her darlings dearer {than I loved mine. i | When I married T knew nothing yabout the tralning of children. I never yheld a baby in my arms unti] I he 1my own; and I would say to you Cora, !never allow anyone, not even the ncarest or dearesi belonging to you, to { Interfere in the brinzing up of your {little boy., If you do you may live to regret it. You would not be the first i mother to do this. Train -him from his | earliest years, not walt until by-and- | by, for that may be too late, and the work wlil be much harder. Queen F Po not be too sympa- | thetic with your chlldren. As th &Tow older they will sce this > advant; a very dear friend w boy. e was | brought all the fond care th {Ioving parents could bostow on him.| | He grew to be a handsome young mun | and mecured an tion in a large cfty., His p anned to-scll thelr litte move Lo | the city, that their boy might live at | home. | That young man in his own home | wag always told to do right; but he was not wurned of the pitfalls that he might stumble into when he went out into the world. e had never seen a gambling table or a peol room, or the | POTLATCH'S KNOW Dar- | 1 m | interior of a saloon. They were curi- osities to him. He satisfled this curi-' osity. Today he fills a drunkard's grave, and broken-hearted, - white- haired parents mourn for their boy. If they only had him back again, ;!'mt would they not do; but it is too L Dear young mothers, warn your lit- tle ones while you still have them with you. Grandparents, aunts and uncles liv-| ed in a different age. There was nof . ORIGINAL SOCIAL CORNER STORY EDEN By CAMP Ma My father was a retired merchant, and our family were among the lead- ered from the fragrant woods, We broke instead of cut them, leaving the the temptation for young peeple that ers of soclety in the smalil city in|stems not too large. Beginning at exists at the present time. 1 This is a wicked age, and an enormous responsibility rests on the father and mother that has a family to bring up. ‘We all make mistakes, and it seems to me that it is a duty for mothers that have their little ones raised to warn the younger mothers of the dan- | gers that are before them. A MOTHER. Roxbury. LUCY ACORN CHATS PLEASANT-;. LY. Dear Editor and Sisters of the So- cial Corner: I want to say Daughter's hasty dinner was all right. ) Clara of Canterbury: You do send such nice recipes. 1 am glad you lk- ed my cake, i Grandma: &ood. Isabel: Your quick loafcake—no e8g, or sugar—must be a misteke. I use one cup of sugar and one egg. I look over the Leonard Bridge news to see if I can get a clue as to Who is Who. There are so many nice writers from the Bridge. I read that| the Busy Bees met last week. H Jane Ann: Will Nat. let you belong to the Bees? Nat: Are you busy fixing Why don't you My mitten froze to the lock on Your raised cake was | the barn door last week, and I thought of you freezing “plumb to the pump Frozen from Maine: Excuse me, but I would like to spend my vacation up How sorry I did; How many of the sisters put some- thing out for the birds to eat? Tie a piece of suet to a branch.of a tree, and just see the handsome birds that come. have noticed no sparrows come et it. | Papa’s Boy has invited Swamp Ap-‘ ple to sit beside him on the wood-! box, and Ready has invited me t come and bring a loaf of my pork cake. Thank you, Ready, I shall sure- . {1y come; and should like the honor of | sitting right beside you. | time ago since I sat on the wood box, ja It is a long nd used to sit on the table. Grandma would say don't sit on the table; you won't get married this year! T was always shy of both. Jim: So you are going to try Arline’s dried apple pie. Be sure and put some orange peel in. | LUCY ACORN. | | SOMEBODY KEEPS GUESSING. | Editor Social Corner: 1 will just ad-" dress myself to Papa's Boy: You were right, I am going to keep on guessing unti] I find out who you are. This s another attempt, and it probably will fail, as the others have. Is your last initial M.? It I find you, will you help me find Ready? { Peggy Ann: You and I will have to find Papa's Boy. If you don't have better luck than I did you are apt to| get discouraged. t Chef: Is your first initial A. or a let-| ter somewhere near it? I have had so | much practice guessing at certain! persons’ initials I am right in my glory ing yours. You haven't been In| . B. long, have you? Polly Peppermint: That was a fine stor: 1 enjoyed reading it ' M: Have you any geese? If you haven't you are lucky in one way, be- cause some one near us has some, and they make all the noise necessary to, keep anyone awake. | I guess I'll] not crowd any ons, be- cause If I do they won't want to write again. | Norwich. SOMEBODY. Lebanon. A LINE FROM THE PINE TREE STQTE‘ Dear Editor, Social Corner Sisters: Aunt Jule: T was much pleased with your remedy for burng. I am very un- lucky around the stove. What I use g witch hazel, which 1 fine gives quick relief. Dreamer: I am very glad of the welcome hand you have given me as a stranger. o Olga: Thank you also’for the inter- est you take in my state. The climate is very healthy; good dry air; much different from Connecticut or Rhode Island. in which places I have lived. 1 had a friend come from Massachu- setts a week ago. When he landed at our city he was much surprised when they told him it was below zero. The air is so dry that we don't mind zero weather, as we should if it was damp. 1t is much pleasanter here in summer than in winter, the same as all places are. aving ten large lakes and ponds, with boating and fishing, and making new friends, for they keep boarders near us, time passes very pleasantly. We have high winds that seem to come right off the White mountains. They can be seen from our place, with the snow on them. It is a grand sight. FROZEN. Maine. LEDGE OF SUFFRAGE. | itor and Social Corner| ike Silver Sixpence, I have! > of the papers of the So- Dear Ed m sure it's not d weather de much of mail, and papers are son st by the-way. 1 have just ulletin of the 23d inst. ng the story by “Shul- and letters from other Sisters I thought I would have a little visit with you. . We are having one of our good old- | Washington rainy days. When I read of the cold weather in many states east, I feel 1 cannot complaln, even if we are having lots of rainy weather. We have had many sunshiny days; through January and one snowstorm. The snow only lasted about 48 hours, | and since then the weather has been: like an April month in old Connecti- | cut. Irozen of Maine has my sympathy. ' One does noi mind the cold weather so much when used to it. Queen Bass and the fight age eeded Editor's & uit. our r Sisters, cannot you | very Lhing to down the whiskey trafic the votes from the; mothers, wives and sisters all over the, world! The first votes cast by the women of our cf osed the stricted district and put a good cl man in office for mayor, and he ciose up several saloons, and others that are open must close at 12 p. m. il Queen Bess: 1t takes but littie time o reglster, and very little longer to ast your vote, and when your littie, boys are men and can talk with you re- | ahout the conditions of the country ! and you can advise them, having kept | in touch with the industrial and finan- cial affairs, I am sure Vi vill think only just that woman equal to help make the laws she must | Therc are women, a3 well as e to do public work. They are busy and have done much to hel womankind: but the home mother! need not neglect one duty as a voter, no more than she would to go to church or attend any social function. It is nat my wish to criticise any of the Social Sisters, but I honestly hope you will all think suffrage will be rig obey. men, which we lived, I was an only daugh- ter, and cared nothing for society. Naturally I was considered very odd, and was a great trlal to my mother, who was a very worldly woman, and always insisted on spending our sum- mers in places where we could enter- tain and be entertained extravagantly. Her greatest desire for me was a brilllant marriage. 1 was not a man- hater; neither did I dislike them— simply did not care to surrender my independence to a lump of masculine conceit. Mcther would say: “Evelyn, you must be thinking of matrimony! Remember that money and position are everything, and make your choice accordingly. You Know your friends are all making brilliant marriages.” 1 would answer: “Do not worry, mother dear; when the right one comes along, if there is such a one, I shall know him, for I shall love him, and he will love me. He may be a millionaire, a poor clerk, or a woods- | man, and I sincerely hope he will be the latter, for I am tired of soCiety with its shams, jealousies and petty rivalries. I would like to live in the woods like the Indians.” “Horrors! Evelyn, where do you get such awful ideas? My plans for you are not appreciated. While I do not doubt that there are such things as love marriages, I have never known of one. I married your father because he had money, and he sought me be- cause of my fortune and distinguished ancestry. Those things dount and you must put aside your foolish notions.” Do not think that I was a “fre: on the contrary I was a favorite, per- ! haps on account of my friendly feel ing for everyone, and the lack of an desire to outrival my companions. had many admirers and received many offers of marriage, among them a title, I had always wished to spend a summer in camp. So, in the year of 1908, when' I received an invitation rom my friends, the Heatons, to take a trip by automobile to their camp in the Adircndacks, I was delighted. Mrs. Heaton gave me a list of the | regulation camp outfit. A corduroy Norfolk jacket, short skirt and knick- erbockers, my school gym suit, flannel blouses, boots of elkskin, woolen stockings, a boy's toboggan cap, a felt hat and a sweater were the principal articles. Not a piece of finery among them, and I was happy, altheugh mother was shocked. Camping with a guide is a different | matter from the play day of amateurs. We arrived at the camp in due time. Adam Burr, the guide, whom my friends had employed for many years, was there hefore us, and had a roar- ing fire and everything prepared ror; our comfort. The simple life of the woods and | hills was a great novelty, and I was| charmed with everything. Our beds were of spruce boughs which we gath- the head we laid a row with the ends pointing toward the foot, continuing to lay overlapping rows until the foot wag reached and not a stick was felt. The gulde was not handsome, but his features bore the stamp of rugged nobility, and his broad shoulders and erect carriage told of perfect health and great strength. I said to Mrs. Heaton: real hero!” “Eh! What? Are you interested? What would your mother say?” Adam taught me to row, fish and shoot, and the time passed happily, except at rare intervals, when the black loneliness and horror of the hills came cver me. Such periods come to every one during their first sojourn in remote places. I often recalled the lines by Alex- ander Selkirk, “O Solitude! Where { are the charms that sages have seen | in thy face?’ and wondered at my old longing to live like the Indians. But all those moods passed, and I learned, more and more, to love the peace and loneliness. Then cams the dread of leaving this free and beautiful life and going back to the old aimless existence. 1 had learned to love Adam; but, | although he seemed to enjoy my com- | pany and locked sad as the time came { for us to leave the camp, he said no | word to let me know,that he cared | for me, > We said good-bye with a cheerful- | ness that wags assumed. The following winter seemed years long. I could find no charm in soci- “He is a "lety and longed continually for the | camp and its associations, My mother and friends thought me on the verge of losing my mind. ‘When summer came, and the Heat- ons again invited me to join them in camp, although I thought Adam cared | nothing for me, I accepted their in- vitation, saying, with Symon the, beg- gar student: “T'll be merry while I | may,” and then come home—and die. { Oh, how joyously the summer pass- {ed! The days were winged, and agaln the time drew near when I must leave all that now made life worth living. | One day, as we were roaming through | the woods, Adam suddenly turned to | me and said: “You have seemed to love the camp. Have you no regret over leaving it?” 1 replied tlat I had been very happy and should often live over these glad, beautiful days. Then a look of great happiness came over his face, and—well—what fol- | lowed is too sacred to repeat. On the following day Adam and T, accompaniei by the Heatons, drove twenty miles to the nearest minister | and were married. On our return to the little cabin that was henceforth to be our home, Adam, with a wide sweep of his hand, said: “I christen it Eden camp, Here, T | have found my Ev “And I—my Adam,” was my reply. protect our boys and girls and the homes of every man and woman. Am glad Frank is herself again. To Mother: My eldest child when small Wwas always trying to put her little hands on the heater. I told her many times it would burn her. She seemed to know she ought not touch it. S0 one evening when the stove was very Hot she kept going closer and 9ooking at me to be warned. I just let her have her way. It was hard for mother, but she put her fingers on the stove and burned the tips of them. She never troubled me again by Rgetting near a hot stove or playing with fire. This may seem a hard and cruel les- son, but, dear Mother, sometimes our hardest lessons in after years save us much trouble. A child must be taught what is best even in babyhood. An Outsider: I have read most of Corelli's works. I llke her books. An anniversary suggestion by M. E. M. seems a good idea. Iam sure every Social friend has been benefited by the suggestions and recipes in the Corner. 1 know it has been both interesting and instructive to me, and I miss even one paper. Mr. Editor, excuse this long letter and please let me call again. POTLATCH. Seattle. GIRLIE LIKES THE STORIES. Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: As I have not written for some time to vyou, 1 will venture to do so now. Bluebell: Yes, you are the one I mean, and to perhaps relieve your mind I will say I did not feel badly because I was sure you would forgive me. ilver Bell: Well, where have vou gohe? 1 havem't heard from you for some time. Hope to hear from you | soon. Pink Rose: I am going to try some of your recipes. Jim: 1 found your poem very inter- esting. Read; I think we all miss Social Corner. 1 am sure I do when I don't see it. I think the stories very nice. Don't you? The Farmer's Wife: Your recipe for eggless cake was very nice. Hope to see more reeipes in next week. Daughter: Wish I could have had some of vour lovelv dinners. Wishing all Social Corner health, T remain as ever, GIRLIE. RURAL DELIVERY’S HAPPY THOUGHTS. In the rural districts there are no theaters or picture shows to altendj and one might say there is no way for one to enjoy the long winter evenings in the country, which is not the case. City people would be surprised to know the comfort that country peo- ple take in the winter months, and the long evenings. They take straw or sleigh rides to the Grange meet- ings, which have a lecturer's hour which is very entertaining; they also give fine entertalnments of home tal- ent with an oyster supper and danc- ing; they have flinch parties where popcorn, apples and ice cream with cake, are served, and I have seen some sit on the woodbox with the girls. Some of the clder men folks who do not writ store and sit on nail kegs and tel’ how many foxes they have kille? ‘he past winter; and what 2 dandy shot d at & big buck deer; but they vield to temptation. The women folks hold council in re- gard to the great battle soon to c in housecleaning time, and the best thing for us men folks to do is to keep our temper softened down in a very mild condition, and take hold help the good wife put things to righte. The battle won't be half s¢ hard, and there won't be so many of those words said which are never found ig the Soclal Corner. One. of my treats comes on Saturday evening when I.can sit down in my eaay chair and ¢ The Bul- letin and read the many iniercating letiérs in tne Social Corner. 1 read 1e storfes with mueh interesi. They are all good. The Kind ecditor must have had a trial of his life when he was sorting over the many stories sent in for prizes, The writers should remember the editor belleves in a square d ‘We are sorry to see some of the old T8 drop out, and we wish them: 4 most prosperous year to come, W) al t the right of i esian shraco ts and ghould have been-much pieased i£ ! hours, sey, and Istters go down to the | that “Old Home day” had come off while they were in the Circle, It is nice to have new writers come in and take the vacant chairs. The month of January has gone. It was a freezer, yet there was much warmth from the Soclal Corner let- ters which came from the hand and hearts of the writers. The Social Corner is now about two years old. DIid you ever see any- thing grow faster; and for the space last week we might say it was “all wool and a yard wide ‘When the editor gave notice that he would devote a portion of The Bulle- tin to the SBocial Corner he did a good thing for the people and a great favor to the many writers who now feel acquainted with each other, and it brings friendship that will never be forgotten. The letters have brought | valuable ideas to the mind and from the recipes a mighty good lot of cook- ed stuff for the stomach’'s sake. While the editor is very kind to us all, he cannot make the Soctal Corner page for us to read. It is all left for the writers to make it what it is, and as we enter into the third year of what has been much pleasure to many, let us all vote that we will make the page better than ever before. 1t has been some time since I have written to the Soclal Corner; and I have felt like one lost at sea with- | out a rudder; but I used the Bocial Corner page of The Bulletin for a sail and it took me into a good port; and we have very little to do but to en- joy reading the news ltems of The Bulletin and the letters in the Social Corner, which are always good. RURAL DELIVERY, Danielson. BLUE BELLS OF SCOTLAND RING TRUE. Dear Editor, Brothers and Sisters of the Social Corner: Winter is stil here, jand T guess we will all welcome dear | old spring and summer, with all the birds and flowers and warmer weath- | er. | Chet: I thank you for the recipes | { you sent. I think they will be appre- clated by old as well as young house- keepers. Wish I had a piece of that nice ham now for lunch. Will you have some for Ready's wood box so- | nice to have it out in the yard under | one of those lovely shade trees. Then room. ‘What has become of I. H. K.? Have you moved? Ready: Did you receive the card? I am sorry you missed some of the Cor- ner papers. No wonder we missed vour letters. Hope it won't happen again very soon. Frozen: I am sorry your little coon kitten died. Keep close to the stove and don't freeze yourself, for we should miss your letters very much. Does your father run a grist mill and raise lots of chickens? Hope they freeze. ' A nice way to dress chickens Catch | chicken by both legs, take ends ot | wings with them; chop off head, put {into & pail or tub of cold water; cov- | er over a few minutes: then take from water, shake, and you will find they | will pick as nicely as if scalded In hot | water, and will not look as if they ever were fn water at all Good as dry piciked and much easier. Then remove intestine before sending to market, as jwe think if left in it is rather in- fringing on pure food laws, as the flesh if kept long is tainted, and no | one cares to buy the head tg eat. We | think cutting the arteries mouth and picking while alive is rather go- |ing against humane soclety rules— | cruelty to dumb enimals. It always | locked wrong to me, anyway. We like {the old fashioned way. 1 T am very much interested in dif- ferent views of the Corner brothers and sisters regar&ing voting and | bringing up children. 1 think if a i woman is capable of caring and advis- | ipg boys and giris unt! they reach the age to go out into the world for them- { selves, #h2 is all right to help remove | @nares from their pathways of life aft- | erwards, and advise others. Some women, like some men, are good for nothing to bring up children, anyway —let them grow up as they will. How guick a stranger can tell what kind of bringing up a child has bhad by their | Delng in the home a short time, a few noticing how they an- i | clal I hope she waits until it is warm- | | er weather, as I think it would be| Nat and Jane Ann could have more| won't | swer .the parents when asked to do something. Children should know parents appre- clate what they do for them. And in return pleasant surprises should be planned for them hy and they should join with chil in the even- | ing at some gane, or music, or read- | ing a book aloud, 8o all can enjoy thelr company. Then they won't look else- where for spending their spare time and evenings. A good mother is Jike a good gardener, who can care for some rare and choice plant, keep all the weeds down and give room to grow until it s large enough to be put In a larger garden. There the weeds are let grow up around it until unnotic- ed and uncared for It is hidden from sight with all the lovely follage tenderly cared for and so much admir- ed_lost sight of and ruined. I hope the day is not far off when every true and honest woman can vote for the betterment of her home and country. There will be more justice and less bargain sales. ‘Women assessors would not shirk thelr duties as we hear male officlals do _not so far off. ‘Where are the laws and what are they made for if not for all alike? ‘Wishing pou all health and happiness, I am, as ever, ..-. BLUE BELLS OF SCOTLAND. FRANK OFFERS A SUBJECT FOR DISCUSSION. Dear Brothers and Sisters of the Social Corner: I am pushing for the last train that will take me to the So- cial Corner of this week, after reading all your good and enjoyable Iletters which have cheered me so much. I wish to thank you all for the in- | terest shown me in my illness. This being leap year, I would ke your opinions in regard to woman's propos- ing. It is certainly not the woman's place; and if she is not worth pro- posing to and asking for, she is cer- tainly not worth having. Men are willing to be brave and propose themselves, as they ought to do, ‘What has become of some of the older members? It has been a long time since some have written. Hope none are too ill to write. It is getting late, and the train will leave me, g0 I closs with greetings to all members of the Bocial Corner. FRANK. Moosup. AUNTY'S TRUE BLUE RECIPES. Dear Editor and Social Corner Sfs- ters: The letters are so helpful I must write and say so. Dreamer: I am glad you have awak- ened and started up the suffrage lad- der. I trust by this time you have climbed up two or three rounds. I have miesed several of the old writers—hope we are not all like the groundhog, to come out and see our shadow and then crawl back for an- other six weeks. I will admit the cold took all desire to write out of me. Pink Rose: I have missed you and wondered if you were sick, as you had not written for so long. I shall be glad to receive the pattern and to re- turn one if T may, or anything else I have you would like. Ready: I was thinking of asking if anyone knew where you had . one ‘Was afraid you had been. kidnapped, there were so many looking you up, but I supposs you nave been fixing up that woodbox getting ready for the welght you expect. Of course, you wouldn't care to have an accident. 1 am sorry you should have missed any of the Social Corners. You will have to take The Saturday Bulletin and al- ways be sure of it. 1 wish to welcome all the new mem- bers to our circle; and there is still room for more. ‘Where is Roena? T began to feel that I want a line from this city, but lo and behold, she appeared once and then drew back. Come again, please. I enclose a few recipes: Suet Pudding—Two and a half cups flour, one cup chopped suet, one cup raisins, one cup milk or water, one cup molasses or dark brown sugar, one teaspoon salt, one teaspoon soda dis- solved in the milk, cinnamon or nut- meg. Steam three hours. I steam mine In an egg poacher, using the custard cups. In this way they are handy to serve and will cook in 30 minutes. Sauge for Pudding—Melt one table- -spoon of butter in a saucepan, add one tablespoon of flour; when smooth add Ione cup of milk or water, gradually stirring constantly. Pour this mixture over one well beaten egg and scant half cup of sugar, Flavor to taste. Corn Cake—One-half cup sugar, one tablespoon of butter, one egg, beat all together, then add one cup sour milk, with one-half teaspoon soda, one cup flour, one-half cup corn meal, salt; bake 20 minutes in a quick oven. Corn Cake No. 2—One cup flour, one cup meal, one teaspoon baking pow- der, one-half teaspoon salt, four tea- spoons sugar, one cup sweet milk, one tablespoon melted butter. Mix dry in- gredients together in the center, add milk, do not stir until you add meited butter, then stir briskly and bake. Egg Omelet—To every egg used add one tablespoon of boiling water; beat yolks, add water, then beaten whites, a pinch of salt. Have frying pan hot; use just enough butter to keep from sticking. Let it set on the stove to cook the bottom, then set in the oven to cook the top. It will only take a very few minutes. These are gome of my standard reci- pes; always turn out the same. You can_depend on them. AUNTY, ‘Willimantic, THE INFLUENCES OF LIFE. Dear Editor and Sisters of Social Corner: Excuse me if I address Queen Bess: You claim not to believe in woman's suffrage, and you think the saloon . door will never be closed. Granted this is so, can things be much worse? I believe the day will not be distant when we shall prove whether they shall close or not. I have no respect for a man who will sell or give to a person liquor, especlally one who is addicted to drink, knowing as they do the misery and trouble it brings to his family. There is no one person who can suf- fer alone for this sin—it falls on the wife and children even worse than on the man. We know what the Bible says of the iniquity of the parents being visited unto the third and fourth generations. It is all very well to claim mothers have the training of the children and we can teach them to shun all kinds of vice. -It is not so in every case. I _know of a mother who was left witi“shree small children, the youngest only a little over a year, to care for., She went to her parents, where she did any kind of honest work to provide for her children. A1l grandparents do not agree with the parents, so they get some ideas from them. This mother would never allow her children to swear; was careful who they played with; would severely pun- ish a child if it even tasted cider. As time went on the oldest boy at the age of 14 went to work and to live in a Christian home different from their mother's, where they thought it no harm to have a giass, or in fact, all the clder they cared to drink—sipping it through a straw. For a while this boy refused to touch it; but sat watch- ing to see who really drank it. In this home he saw his Sunday school teacher and other church folks drink it, and as they urged him to try it he finally yielded. I have heard him say he had took his first drink with a member of a church. Strange that any follower of Christ should take a boy, for he wasn't much else, to a saloon and treat him. Who can blame the mother? She aid older Sisters, but I'll I wonder if I wouldn’ the Sisters, as I was born and brought up in Connecticut; even If now I live in Massachusetts. I have always loved the country and it was my misfortune, I think, that I have to live in the city. 1 usually spend my summers “down on the farm” in Connecticut and it, I can tell you. Girls who d know what a farm is, don't realime ‘what they’'re missing. Next time I write I'll tell ye= s about school and what I do there, I should lke to hear from some other high school girls. We can't talk about bousework, or give recipes, but we can tell about our school fun. C. H. 8, 1913, Chicopee, Mass. ANTIQUE’S TESTED RECIPES. To the Editor and Social Cornt Sisters: I send greetings. T am gla to hear from all of you if only through the columns of The Bulletin. I have been very much interested In the recipes. are a great help ta young hot eepers. 1 am sending some old and tested ones that may be liked. This is my first attempt at writing, which I hope will be wel- come, Cheap Loaf Cake—Tour cups of sm- gar, 2 cupe of butter, 4 eggs, 2 nug- meg, rub sugar and butter; add th eggs well beaten. Take one-half of the above, add three cups of warm milk,one yeast cake made in a sponge and flour to make quite stiff. Raise until quite light; then add the other with raisins and citron; add a little soda if you wish. Bake one hour. This makes five loaves. This is the cake my mether used to make. Mock Mince Pie—1 cup of sour milk, 1 cup suger, 1' cup raisiny, chopped not very fine, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon of cloves, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and a little nutmeg, pepper and salt. Bake with two crusts, Escalloped Steak—Chop a nound of cold beefsteak fine, add three large crackers rolled fine, a generous lump of butter, one cup of water, and salt and pepper to taste. Put in a deep basin, cover with threc rolled crack- ers, and bake like escalloped corn. This i1s good enough to tempt one sometimes to cook the steak on pur- pose for this use. Yankee Doughnuts—Two cups of milk, I cup of lard, 2 cups of sugar, 3 eggs, 1 cup of yeast, salt and nut- meg; do not melt the lard, measure in a small sized cup and rub into the flour; mix hard and let ft stand until very light, They require a long time to rise, usually. After they are nicely raised, roll, cut out, let stand again until light. Then fry and roll in pul- verized sugar. They are better to add a little soda to the yeast. ANTIQUE OF I.EBANON. PLEASING WORDS FROM GLEN- woop, Dear Editor: Thank you for telling us that “The Idler” is our Social Cor- ner sister, “Hannah Homespun.” We have often wondered why she did not contribute to the Corner any more, little dreaming that the articles com- tributed each week by “The Idler,” which we enjoy so much, were from the pen of our sister, “Hannah Home- spun.” Dear Centennial Square: How vour kindly remembrance of me a short time ago cheered my heart! I have often thought of you and am so siad to see the beautiful spirit of patfen~a and resignation which hos triumphed over your dark hour. May the yar 1912 have many blessings in store for you; and we hope your visits to tha Corner will be frequent. Calla. Lily: You are a good guesser, The physician you mentioned was my father, and a better father no daugh- ter ever had. Dreamer: Your last letter was splen- did, and shows us another direction In which some homes are not up to the proper standard. Truly the sphere of influence which radiates from the home grows larger and larger. Queen Bess: You dear little thoth- er, how my heart goes out to you, with vour family of little omes. Your let- ters were so good. Keep your high ideals in the training of your boys, for you are right, and come often to the Social Corner. A Well Wisher: You, too, have the best interests of your boys at heart when you arrange them to be helpful. What possibilities are before the mother in that bed-time story, and what sweet confidences are often giv- en to mother then.It seems to me that at the bed-time hour the mother heart and the child heart may be brought very close to each other, and the in- fluence of those hours will go with the child all through life Dear Frank: We are all so glad to know that you are steadily gaining in health It seemed sogood to hear from you again. May the coming months be rich in blessings for you. Dear Billle: We missed you during vour long absence from the Corner, as we always enjoy your letters so much, Your letters on Friendship and Home were excellent. You asked me once from whence I came; perhaps some- time I may tell you. Write often. Dear Grandma: t a sweet nom. Wo love to read y letters and wera =0 glad to know your precious ivy wag saved. Rural Delivery: We miss your cheery letters. s have you gone? ‘With best wishes to Bweet Sixteen, Girlie and Blue Bell and all the other sisters, GLENWOOD, Colchester, CENTENNIAL SQUARE TO QUEEN BESS. Editor aud Sisters of the Social Cor« ner: I greet you all with kind wishes. Dear Queen Bess: Do you know the presidential election of Novemrber,1913, will find 800,000 women voting in six states of the Union? Were they to be actuated by the same motives and agreed upon the same candidate they might hold the balance of power and determine the election, and then where would the rum shops be? And don't forget they are residents and elec- tors in a region of the country that is comparatively new, and that is inclin. ed to be radical in its policies, so that, broadly speaking, the votes they poll will go for the more ive can- didate, the one whose platform fis nearer in its to the programme of legislation for home and family, for which women in politics usually stand, and the wom- en’s clubs have a far more active and intelligent process of local uplift un- derway than any men's. organization can show; fro- quently are not only better intention- ed, but also better informed ways of effecting are their h all kind thoughts for you and you Dear Blue Bells of Scotland: Re- lieve you can _pure! a Flreless Cooker at Preston , or Hatons Ch’gn & Co’s, e v h e paper are . Tnion B; -S';w company, and your grocer will supply you with an assorted size fol X SQUARR.