Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 2, 1912, Page 14

NORWICH BULLETIN, SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1912 MOTHER'S HEART IS THE CHILD’S SCHOOL-ROOM EVERY WOMAN'S UFPORTUNITY. The Bulletin wants good home letters, good business leiters; gond help- ful letters of any kind the mind may suggest. They should be in hand by ‘Wedneeday of each week. Write on but one side of the paper. Address, SOCIAL CORNER EDITOR, Bulletin Office, Norwick, Conn. THREE PRIZES MONTHLY: $250 to first; $1.50 to second: $1.00 to third. Awwrd made the last Saturday In each montk. A NAME IN THE SAND. Alone T walked on the ocean strand; A pearly shell was in my hand I stooped, and wrote upon the sand My name, the year, the day. Ar onward from the spot I passed, ©ne lingering Jook behind I cast; A wave came”rolling high and fast, And hed my lines away. [ missed your letter. We can- re you from our Cornmer. The the house says I may take an ride with you, but I cannot go shating, Lucy Acorn: If you spend your vaca- tion up in Maine be sure and find | rozen, I think you will find her en- tertaining, full of life, up and doing most of the time. Montville: T enjoy your letters very much. Hope to meet with you some time. Dear I'rozen: A snowdrift only three feet high does not frighten me at all. (I guess you do not know how big I feel.) 1 called on my neighbor yester- day afternoon, and 1 was afraid I should get stuck in the mud. Please | g0 casy. This is leap year. That woodbox is just the real thing. Come to Connecticut and I will meet you at And so, methouht, t'will shortly be With every mark on earth from me! A wave of dark oblivion's sen Will sweep across the place Where 1 have trod the sandy shore Of Time, and been, to be no more; Of me, my day, the name I bore, To leave nor track, nor trace. And yet, with Him who counts the sands, | And holds the waters in His hands, Boston. You can carry a flag and so 1 know a jasting record stands, cay I ’ Inscribed against my name— | alsam Fir: 1 am pleased to read something again from your pen. I do all my embroidery in white, using Peri-Lusta. It keeps white, does not 0w, 1 trust you have not forsaken Do not be a silent mem- Of all this mortal part has wrought, Of all this thinking soul has thought, And from these fleeting moments caught, For glory or Yor shame. By Hannah Flagg Gould. M Newburyp (Bent in by Blue Bell and Fleur De Li; | stay : When I of Stonington.) . ay _home someone tries to muke TO CORRESPONDENTS, | believe I have been somewhere. When i 995“ 1 travel no one asks me if I am Ready Y-—S¢ e cannot furmish|Or & member of the Social Corner. Did n.sml:.m o RS, |- cither of you see the man of the house and 17 The man of the house picked CHERISETTE—Thanks for DOEM. | up The Bulletin and he said to the “Chickens Come Home to Roost, man of that hous will be nsed in regular order. “Do you read the Social Corner?” CORNERITES--You may be inter- He said: “Oh, estad to know we have recelved quitea| When he w it he Xknew number of stories of late. The titles dy, he 0.” and do you are: “That Teasing Big Brother, w there I sot. Tam in somewhat of Object Lessol Feasts to Keep and|a mixup. I received a card and I am to Be Kept” “Overland,” “A Summer | lost. in Minnesota,” “The 250th Anmiversary| Dear Dolly: What is the trouble? Celebration of Norwich,” “Grandma’s| Do please write just a line. I trust you Trip to Gotham,” and “A Visit to|are not sick. Washington's Home." The story box| Cora of Norwich: Your letter was all promises a continuous feast of good things. AUNTY-—Will forward letter as soon as 1 have the full address of Pink Rose. PINK ROSE—WIill you plefse send the Editor of the Social Corner your full address. He has a letter from Aunty to be mailed to you. right. You will be welcome at the social at any .time. I have worn quite a few badges. Elizabeth: Just at present we are having an ice storm. Yesterday was 80 warm I was in hope we would not have any more cold weather., 1 will card soon. Thank you r pufting me in your story. It braces one up to be re- i membered. A WILLOW-WARE POEM WANT-| Merry ¥ermer Boy: Welcome! No ED—A reader of the Social Corner at | one has been here yet to have a cup of desirous of obtaining the full poem | te& or sit on the woodbox. Wonder B e Willow Were|who will' be the first. A cup and 1t any of the Sisters have it and will | Saucer to the first one calling after this letter has been read by the Social send it in we will print it so all may | f L ¥ Corner member: e ik Good wishes for all READY. Leonard Brigg A WORD FROM FRANK. = e A HELPFUL LETTER Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: 1 FROM ISABEL. thinik i ful plan to®do S somet in all the vear| v Sisters of the Social Corner: T to mak: ¢ €lse glad we are|wonder how many of the Sisters do Hving. : their own sewing and have begun their Please keep on telling of all the help- | spring and summer shirtwaists, house tul th ou know, sisters; but I|dresses, etc, this hen there fear I knov thing new to you. |is a lull in housekeeping? 1 find it a When the cover of your teakettle or| good plan to get n ving done up & are a from kettles lose their knobs, as they , just screw up through ingide and on this put a cork before spring cleas t to tell you a f have found useful. m & knob. As a| Iirst of all, there is a simple solution be ins, and I ngs that 1 the of the ri non-conductor of will serve t the color in calicoes, you well in such a service, and be ies and ginghams, for it is dis- found to be as good as new without iraging to make a pretty new dress 1d have it fade after the first wash- ter There is no water like rainwater if one can catch it to wash| 1 with orax added to hard "_‘;Lr :”h‘ The solution is simple but effective: maice % DA vou ever try sal|Lissolve one tablespoon,each of salt soda? LS 1l turpentine in two-thirds pail of Desr fifbter water and let the goods soak in this B 86 55 a for u llttle whi W washing e e dresses that I am especially desirous o (hro we not &lad to] to keep fresh, and ¢ en's clothes, aters ¢ gt the - ;."l_"‘(’]l'_ | Which so often require washing, I add 3 Sou. Kotk at . ont door pons| Cither salt' or vin to the rinsing ni vou wonld be aweloomed s | VAter in the proportion of a tablespoon o1 nto a big room. On one side| L0 * (Uart of water. As a general rule fshioticd hokno m'ald: | the lighter colors take salt, the darker P 4 s 5 €| vinegar; el i C d rest comfortably ”",]m:'yz r; but when in doubt I use Lot the good| G course, it is some extra work to but everything that is worth uses extra effort, doesn't it? . perhaps. ’ | Acorn: 1 don't ~wonder you o e, | ghioyed your story | thought that loaf cake recipe was S5 Gl 38 atout thor oot A | wrong it it was nrinted without the SR Test: Otk 1 edi ”f“ | sugar or egg ingredients, One cup of PO b gy g S, S | sugar is needed, but no egg, and there- oep his Cxo.on the billygoat and see |y it differs from most ruies for loaf Jet on o P ppen the gate and| cake, and for this reason it is nice to by me lone- | make when eggs are as high as they some to mi £ you, for 1 enjoy | are this winter the letters of all the Social Corner| A Dreamer: Your letter on Soclal e FRANK, | COTmer helps was fine and principally o use it is @ reviver I made up my mind to write for the Corner. I fear e I cannot be of much help to other KENTUCKY BELL JOINS. members, 4 Rural Delivery: Wi a E E wrote of the plei of country life, Editor and Social Corner Sis- | for some city people seem to have the I enjoy the let I have {dea that living in the country is like ught of writing a Leing buried alve. I used to th wonder if the Editor s i will | before 1 left the city E welcome me to their interesting Cor-|farm, but for real informal jollity the ner?. country cousins take the lead. Your Papa's Boy: I have enjoyed your let- | grapge must be a live on> I should ters very much, and also the others. |like to visit it some evening, as I Give a clue, so I may find vou. know two of your most prominent Cherisette: -T wonder if I don't know | m>mbe: vou. Havew't you a daughter who plays the piano? Be on watch, for [ may drop in to ses vou I fear I have written too much for a new member, but brevity is not my strong point. ISABEL. Elizabeth: 1 have enjoyed vour let- e ters very much. What very cold | weather we have heen having ANOTHER POEM WANTED. Dolly: Give a elue, for I know you. You ! ong. Have vy¢ Sizte vou for the card you looked tamilar. r Corner seems to bg a bur information. All we have to do malie our wants known. sk for one more poem, viz.: “The Bell of the Atlantic” Tt was composed shortly after that boat was wrecked off Fishers island. I'v2 seen it in some old reading book, but cannot remem- ber the book. Thanks to cards for me, of s to Leonard B READY'S CHALLENGE—A CHANCE TO WIN A CUP AND SAUCER. | Dear Editor and Social Cornel Sis- ers: I read a little something the \er day and as it just hits my case I | wught T would send it along. It was vou cannot do large things, do| small things largely.” It seems to me | that all the large things are all out of | my reach, so 1 have to do the small things. It may be only answering a | ietter that was received from a friend | that was on the blue side, or it may be just running in to eall on a sick friend, or perhaps taking care of the neigh- bor's chickens; but at night 1 like to feel as if I had done something for the editor for mailing It MONTVILLE, BALSAM FIR'S WAY OF BLOCKING BEDQUILTS. Bdltor Secial Corner: Wiile read- ing a l¢tter from Shut-In, my heart goes out in sympathy for her. mother Was an invalld for & number of years pravious to death; an someone. And unless I have gone the | of ‘cotise, k. our sister of the Co: rounds there {s the man of the house, | ner, time séemed jrag along, and and it has been said “Charity begins |she paticnt something 1o jcome . her . . Lo, mak Papa’s Boy: I feel you have heen for her, At last a friend suggesied at_hom! it pleasanier, she join a scciely, called the Shut- in soclety. Mother did join it, aad such great pleasure as she derived from the letters, alsc little gifts of remembrance s she used to receive, it seemed, from all over the county. I have a book, the name of which! i8 “The Open Window,” published by the society, but I cannot find the address of the society. I love to help thoso less fortunate than myself, and it I had the name of Shut-In I think I could contribute to her happiness in other ways than through the Social Corner, Nat: When I read vour letter in Saturday 1 laughed gcod and hearty. I am a great lover of good nature. Thanks to Auntie; her brown bread was fine, Frozen: While it may be good and cold in that part of Maine where you live, it is warm and more like March here, with birds twittering, pussy wil- lows all budding out, and a fire un- comfoertable in a living room; one will do with windows open, also door, to let in change of air. Some sister of the Corner has sug- gested pins for the Corner members. I, too, think that a good plan. Mrs. A, D., box 60, Taftville, is anx- fous fer a bedquilt pattern she can make on machine; and I am going to tell her how I make mine. They are| crazy work, blocks 15 by 15 square, pleces all stitched on to backs. Can! make one in three weeks and not work steady. Another way T make a quilt is to take pants cloth, wash, press nicely ! all pieces, then sew them on to a back, crazy work, feather-stitch them with different colors of silk, and you bhave a very serviceable quilt, that does not need anything but lining and a binding. tine of them is quite enough with a lighter one for a bed, as they are very warm, I wish oll sisters good luck and good health, BALSAM FIR. South Windham, Maine. HER OLD HOME TOWN IN MAINE Dear Beccy and Frozen, of Maine: Do let me shake hands with you, for | You scem like old friends. I was born and bred in the old Pine Tree state, and though I have lived for yrars in Connecticut, vet I love Maine better. ‘Three years ago, after an #bsence of many yzars, I revirited my old; home town, Machiasport, Me. I found many changes had taken place, and as I stood looking at the spat where onca the dear old home stood that had shel- tered me in childhood, and where I had spent so many, many bappy hours my Leart was filled with sadness, and tears flowed unchecked. Dear C. H. 8.: Welcome to our Corner, T think there is something so interesting ‘\abcut scheolgiris. I have two tnat will soon be in high school Hope to hear from you again. Aline: _Your Social Corner story js fine. Did Ma tell you how many 6ggs she was getting? Like Elizaleth, I was not especially interested at first in the Social Cor- ner, but now when the Saturday Bul- letin arrives, I turn immediately to the Social Corner page, disappointed in what I find there, A MAINE LOVER. Mansfield. TESTED RECIPES. Editor Social Cornér: Will you wel- come another newcomer into The Cor- ner? I have read the Social Corner with a great deal of benefit. Will send a few tried and true recipes: Lemen" Pie—Two slices of bread, half an inch thick (remove the crust), one cup boiling water, one cup sugar, pinch of salt, piece of butter, juice and rind of one lemon, yolks of two Bake with one crust; use the with two tablespoons r for meringue, brown Doughnuts—Two eggs, one cup su- gar, one teaspoon salt, one-half tea Bpoon nutmeg, few drops vanilla, 2 tablespopns hot lard, one and one- half cup milk, one half-cup water, 3 teaspoons baking powder, flour to mix stiff; roil as little as possible, Apple Cream Cake—One egg and yolk of another, one cup sugar, 2 ta blespoons butter, one-half i one teaspoon crean: ariar, i teaspoon soda, 2 cups flour and pinch of salt, bake in tins. Filling—One iarge or two small sour apples grated, white of one ogg, 1 cup powdered sugar; beat all together well till white and stiff; flavor with vanilla, put between layers and on top. Chocolate Cake—One cup sugar, 1 tablespoon butter, yoiks of two. eggs, i cup milk, 2 cups fiour, 1 teaspoon cream of tsrtar, 1-2 teaspoon soda, half teaspoon lemon; bake in layers. g—Whites of two eggs, two- third cup prwdered sugar, 4 teaspoous of grated chocolate, flavor with va- nilla; cook in a kettel set in water about eight minutes, stirring most of the time; spread between and on top. COOK OF NORWICH. RUTH CALLED OUT BY C. A. S. Dear Friends of the Social Corner: T wonder it there is room for me in the Soclal Corner to send my greet- ings to the members. I have for a long time been gazing with envious eyes on the Social Corner, and not until I saw C. A, S.'s letter from Chic- opee, Mass., was I able to muster up enough to write. . H. S, 1913: T do not go to high schocl, but I attend a commerclal school, and no doubt have just as much fun. You are right, there is nothing like “the dear old farm.” I have spent many happy days on one. I wish you would write again; for I would so like to hear of your esca- pades at school, Shut-In: I hope you will soon re- gain your strength so that you will be able to go out, for the good weather will soon be.coming, and no one can afford te stay in, in the springtime. [ know how pleasant it wust be down your way in the spring, with the ap- ple trees all in bloom, and birds all singing. It makes you realize the full sense of that line, “God is in the heaven, all's right with the werld.” Aline: 1 enjoyed your story very much. I should like to have heard the quartette composed of Jim and Billie and the two others. Can't wou get Jim to have his favorite Songi printed in the Social Corner, so we! can all sing it together? I can't sing, but I'll whistle it. | 1 hope The Corner will always be kept full, either by Puss or some other person. I send with my best wishes motto, “Den’t stop, but keep right Norwit A BREEZY LETTER FROM CHERI-! Dear Social Corner Sisters: There are so many nice things to be learned from the writers in the Corner,.it is hard to tell which is the best. A queer cofncidence happened when ‘“Montville” sent me a postal asking me to write her and she could tell me a few things of interest. Now, this dear Soclal Corner sister has kept me in her mind since 1 Was a little giri, and lately was sure I1iwas she. How pleasant to find this old friend, al- though moro than thirty years have passed since T saw her. Mayhe many more of us are old frieads. Who kmown? . - . oty 7 Ready: I have hed cn my thicking cap lately and it gceurred to me that Perhaps you used to live on Franklin street In the Rose of New England. If 1 am right, write to “Montville” She knows you. Mrs, A, D, Taftville: ,L.am pleased that some one is interested cncugh in A STRAW RIDE Dear Hditor Social Corner and Friends: It was after the cold north Winds had ceased to blow and the birds were returning from the sunny south, and the man in the moon could be plainly seen, we thought we could give some of the members of the Sovial Corner a surprise. We got our big wagon out and put in a dozen bundles of clean rye straw, which were well spread out in the bottom of the wag- a sign on either side of the wagon which read as follows: “Social Corner Members: Free Strawride to Colches- tanr First I hitched Tom and Jerry to the wagon, and (o make sure no one would be left behind 1 put Bess and Nell on lead. I started out to see if I could pick up a load of Social Corner members, and 1 had good success. The first place I stopped was at the home of “Aline,” where the surprise was on me, for she had caught on to my plan and had the whole grand company there waiting for me. It did.not take long to get my load, some climbing over the wheels to get a good seat in the straw. ‘When they all thought they had re- serve seats we started by the light of the silvery moon. It was one of the most sociable four-horse loads of peo- ple that ever went over that road. They wel all talking at the same time on different subjects, which re- minded me of a flock of blackbirds when they come back in the spring to try to tell us how they passed the winter. At first I felt a little timid with such a company of ladies, as I was the only male member, but “Aline” said: “Be not afraid, Yor we are all your sisters.” Then I felt better. As we journ- ¢yed along the country road we came to a fine looking place where there was a fearfully shrill scream coming from the house. Thinking someone was In trouble we held up our horses, when a young boy came to the door and I ask- el “Is there some one in the TO COLCHESTER house who has met with an accident, which causes all the noise?” . He said: “Why, that's my Sister Sall singing “My Sweetheart’s the Man in_the Moon.” I told the boy to tell Sall “If the man in the moon don't hear her it won't be her fault,” and we drove along. In due time we came to Colohester, and stopped at the home of “Glen- wood,” where we had an old-fashioned Old Folks' Concert, which all took part in, and it was greatly enjoyed by all. ‘When some of the pretty girls of 18 came out with the old-fashioned dresses and false gray hair, I could imagine that gredt-grandmother had coms back to see me. The sisters gave as fine an entertainment as we ever at tended. Glenwood made us all feel at home, and must have expected company, for sho served a fine oyster supper, which was prepared by her own hands. It was during the cooking of the oysters 1 was asked to get some woed, as the fire was burning brightly. I went to the woodbox, and there sat Ready with about @ dozen other nice looking sis- ters, I had to ask them to excuse me, and to take a reserve seat, as the oys- ters needed more fire. | It was 12,30 when the concert was over. Then there was much talk about the growth of the Soclal Corner, and its help to the many readers of The Bulle- | tin; and the kind editor'’s ears must | have burned, for they talked about him for an hour; but the talk was all would sa; . “I wonder if he's single?" After thanking Glenwood for enter- taining us all so micely, all joined “in ginging “Wait for the Wagon and We/ll All Take a Ride.” It was in the small hours of the morning when the strawride was end- | ed, and we shall never forget the Old Tolks' Concert at Colchester. RURAL DELIVERY. e R M piecing bedquilts to request a pattern. Am sending it to you. Frozen, Maine: Thank you for the invitation to sttend your skating par- tv. I have skated on many of the pords in and around my childhoom home, and my skates, which belonged to the generation before me, have had the honor of skating on the Thames | river. Quite cld-timers, but trusty. The Merry Farmer Boy: We like to welcome the boys to our Corner, and 1 see we have some pretty smart ones. Those who piece quilts and play the | piano and sing in the choir, etc. May- be I will run across you some time, At any rate, be ready for the wood- box social, for it is no joke, Shut-In: 1 am sorry for you, and wish I might call on you to relieve the lonesomeness, Although I live in the country, it is far from lonesome | here, as it is on the corner of a main road, intersected with another road equally well traveled. Then with the telepnone and near neighbors it is a pretty busy place. Aline: Your method of washing windows and mine are similar. I nev- er have used kerosene on the glass. Do vou think it enough easier? The different “ines” make a dust, all right. I like newspapers to polish glass with. T like to clean closeis and cupboards and glory holeg beforehand, and most every one has such. Your story this week was a great hit. J.E,T. Wish you had sent your method “of keeping vegetables from freezing before this dreadful cold snap came. A great many will have chilled potatoes this spring. I will close, wishing all the Social Corner sgisters success. CHERISETTE. Leonard Bridge. A HINT AND AN INQUIRY. Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis- ters: I am very glad to know there are #0 many who agree with me. X. Y. Z.: Yourseemed to understand | my idea exactly. An article which T find very handy in the kitchen I make as follows: Take two holders and to a corner of each fasten a piece of tape 1§ inches long; | fasten the other end of the tape to an- other plece which is long enough to tie easily about the waist. You will find it nice to have these holders close by your side, especlally on baking da an any of the sisters tell me what will remove a white ring from a chair, caused by setting a hot dish on it? With best wishes for all. * 4 Qu WHAT A HIGH SCHOOL GIRL THINKS. Mr. Editor and Friends of the Social Corner: [ have been enjoying the talks ed on through the Social Corner. m a high school girl and expect to be called shallow brained. However, if I cannot drink in all that goes on about me, I can at least sip a bit now and then. 1 have truly sipped a little be- tween the acts in the last few years, and I fear that some of the concocted drinks are too bitter to swallow very much of. Now, one of the topics of general discussion is woman suffrage. Accord- ing to the disagreement which I have perceived, I am aware that I am tread- ing on unsafe ground when I venture on this question. However, everyone has a right to present his own views, nd I wish to present mine. I cannot say that I wholly approve of woman suffrage. There is no one thing which ever has existed or which ever will exist that is absolutely per- fect. My policy is the greatest good to the greatest mnumber. Now the chlef argument for woman suffrage is that intemperance might be prevented through it. i do not irtend to give a temperance lecture. You wive ow only too well how, when your husbands became in- temperate, then began the auxiety which has caused the wrinkles on your brows. You mothers remember on too distinctly how your brea: have awelled with throbs of pain when your ons, whom you have brooded over with tenderest care, became the slaves of drink. The story is old. We have heard thiese thoughts expressed again and again. Yet, when will women de- mand their rights? Politics are corrupt. Men in office seem to seek not what good they may do fgr the people, but what favors they ve from them he people nd license! But who are the peo- Are they not as much the women men? Have the moihers not as ple? as the much right to defend their helpless children as the fathe: hae to de- {stroy them? If not, then why: These are civll questions. Answer them! If women controlled the ballot, as I fervently hope they may sometime do, I feel absolutely certain that such con- ditions would not exist. Women have higher ideals than men as a general rule. The trouble is not always that we have no good men. It is that the few whom we do have seem reluctant to do what is right and dutiful. Moreover, I have consulted one man who as delegate from a political party has been to several county conventions and more state conventions. As 1 wag studying civil governmen(, I wished 10 understand the various steps thor- oughly, been studying about the sieps in the nomination of the president of the United States. I asked him what he did at the county and state conventions #nd found that he knew less about the work there tian I «id. It was only a fair example. Men consider too little the importance of thelr work. Women are more con- It was a time when wa had | scientlous. “As a proof, T can cite in- | stances which have occurred in my own gchool. If there is an office where there is-any work to be done, or where there 18 any responsibility, it falls to &, girl—ten to one. When a boy does get | the same office, there is usually about alf as much or half as good work done. Women are mors conscientious, more capable than men. When one great generation gets wise enongh to see it, there will be woman suffrage. SUNFLOWER. Mansfield Center. BLUEBIRDS SINGING IN MAINE. Dear Editor, Social Corner Sisters: T enjoy reading the paper so much that when it comes I stop everything and read, and then stop and think what I can write to add interest to the Social Corner. It may not be much, jut I feel that every little helps somd one clse, and will encourage others to try. A terrific thunder storm struck our city the other night, which lasted for an hour or so. The high wind which accompanied it did considerable dam- age to trees. Out here, where sleighing has been the best, is an ice road at present, making traveling bad for dull horses, | Tt provides a good deal of sport for skaters and double-ripper gliders. ‘Where we have been able to go over stone walls and fences, on snowdrifts, we are very liable to go out of sight (which some of us do). { Ten acres ot meadowland flowed aver | malkes excellent skating. | Twenty-four inch ice being out on | the lakes, and it loolts pretty good to |us for summer use, especially 1s it as {hot as last Fourth of July. The Merry Farmer Bo; Yes, we shall all gladly welcome spring weath- er. Bluebirds are singing out today. This makes us feel that spring will soon be with us. Our season is two weeks later than | Connecticut’'s, Vegetables grow fast | when they do get started. FROZEN. Maine. HOW TO USE OLD RUBBERS. Dear Social Codubr: I am going to tell you what I do with my old rub- bers, when the heels wear out. I cut out the heel and the shank between the heel and the sole, leaving only the le and a little narrow strap to hold it over my shoe in the back, in this way making a pair of sandals to wear {in ey weather. They keep you from slipping just as well as a whole pair, iand they save your good rubbers. upa’s Boy: No, I never visited Crys- tal Hill farm, but I spent my last summer vacation at Riverside farm, Columbie. So vou live Bridge, or Columbia, or near thera? Well, I stop with love and best wishes to the Cornerites. C. H. 8, 1913, Chicopee. AN EMERGENCY DINNER. Editor of the Social Corner: I think “Daughter’s” hasty dinner and “Cora of Norwich's” quick meal Dboth fine end good enough to “set before a queen.” I should be puzzled to say which was the best; but I think I have a menu which surpasses either one, for in this instance the writer had no canned goods to depend on, and the good meal was made out of so very little that I think we would all be puz- zled if our “city cousins” should walk in on us with no more In the larder than this one woman had. I will give the story in her own words: Aa Emergency Dinner—The hens were on strike, the cows drying up, and where we usually liad plenty of pork on hand, this vear we had only a few pounds of salt pork bought from a neighbor. vegetables, such as petatoes, onions and turnips, and a few cans of toma- acs and some fruit. 1t was fish day, but the fish dealer failed to show up. This mattered littie to daughter and | mygelf, for “Father,” who had gone | away for the day, would be sure fo call at the meat market on his way home, and there would be plenty the next day, So I went cheerfully about my work and had just set my kitchen to rights when my little girl ran to me with the information that some- jone was coming down the road. A hasty look, and my heart sank into my boots, “John's cousins—Mary and Kate!” I gasped. “What on earth shall I have for dinner?” How was I going to get a dinner out salt pork and a few vegetables? But I did. If you could have seen those city folks eat, you would have needed other proof of its success. The menu was as follows: Tomato Soup—Croutons Turnip Chops Pork Crisps Mashed Potatoes Creamed Onlons Pickles | Feather Biscuit Pie Cotfes H | Tomato Soup—To cne quart can to- matoes add ane-half pint hot water. {Let come to a boll, add a pinch of ! s0da and when through foaming add {one pint of milk. Then season with salt, pepper and a generous piece of | butter, Serve with small squares of toasted bread. Pork Crisps are simply pleces of salt pork fried brown. Tuenip Chops—Pare four good sized turnips, cut into. one-half inch slic and boil in salted water. When tends 4ip i flow and &y in hot fat until a | vention under the spur of necessity. | Line a pie plate with good paste. For | good, and some of the young ladies; in Leonard | To be sure. we had some | delicate brown. Arrange on platter with pork crisps. The potatoes were a littte milk and a generous supply of butter added, then seasoned with salt, pepper and a tiny pinch of dried parsley. The small onions were served W] with _Cream Gravy made as follows: One tablespoon of butter melted, two teaspoons of sifted flour. When thor- oughly mixed add one cup boiling milk. Feather Biscuit—To one quart of flour add two teaspoons baking pow- der, one teaspoon sugar, one-half tea- spoon salt and sift together. Into this mixture rub one tablespoon lard, then add cold water until right to roll out. Turn on to floured board, beat flat with rolling pin, fold over and beat again, repeat this process for three minutes, then roll out one-half inch thick, cut into rounds and bake in hot oven. The pie is nameless, being an in- the filling: To one cup canned cherries, stoned and chopped, add onz-half cup raisins, add a pinch of salt, one-half cup sugar; over this pour one-haif cux cherry juice and sift over the\whol one tablespoon flour. and bake. I have written this hoping it will help someone out of an unfortunate predicament. FARMER'S WIFE. Put en top crust Greeneville. WOMEN SHOULD KNOW THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES. Dear Dreamer: I am a suffragette, tbut I believe in the necessity for a | great awakening cf women to their op- | portunities and duties and to their | rightful responsibilites in the conduct of affairs. Nine-tenths of the money of the lower classes and three-fourths of the money of the well-to-do is spent by women. F ‘Women have much mecrs need for expert knowledge in expenditure than { men have. The women need as much to know how best to spend as the man needs to know how best to earn. When a man gets married, we all wonder whether he is able to suppor: a wife, There should be a littie more constderation of the bride's ability to administer his income. Right spend- ing is more important than saving, and it must be the woman's task. The saving looks out for the rainy day, which may never come: the daily spending, year in and year out, not only feeds the family, but houses and educates and clothes them as well. More families are poor because the wife is untrained and wasteful than because the husband does not earn enough, Very often women say they are not supported properly, when, as a matter of fact, they get quite enough¢to spend. Their complaint grows out of thelr jgnorance, their wastefulness, or their unreasonable- ness. The fault of the American woman in general is that she has not known, figuratively speaking, that the stove has dampers. Incredible quantities of coai of all sorts arc going up the chimneys of our American homes, #o you ses why we must be more active. ‘Women can do alinost anything they want to in this world, and these prob- lems of the cost of food and of its quality end the surroundings and the method of its handling—these are certainly matters they can contrel by makiug a complete boycott. CENTENNIAL SQUARH, Readville, Mass. HOW C. E. S. MAKES MEAL CAKES. Dear Editor and Sisters of the Soctal Corner: 1 will say to Bluebells of Scotland, perhapa I know you. 1 think the piece you had in the Corner two weeks ago was all right. Ready: Have you got all the help you need when you have your gather- ing? If not, may I help in dish wash- m(\, for surely you will need help thers. Now, Beccy, as you have called for johnny cakes, I will send you my reci- pes: Johnny Cake No. 1—Old fashioned Rhode Island johnny cake: Two cups of Indian meal and a little salt, wet up with beiling water; then put in cold water, just enough to thin it down so it can be spread; have your griddle well greased, put on your cake and bake on top of stove; turn them as you do griddle cakes. Johnny Cake No. 2—One and one- half cup of meal, one-help cup of flour, sift in ore-half teaspoon soda and a little salt, wet up with sweet and sour milk, equal parts, have the batter thin- ner than for wheat griddle cakgs. Cook them on griddle on top of stove. Johnny Cake No. 3, to be baked in the oven—One cup of sweet milk, one cup of sour, two cups of Indian, one cup of wheat, one egg, that you will beat, one-half cup molasses, one-half cup sugar; add thereto buiter, sgalt, cinnamon, soda, each a spoon, mix it quickly and bake it scon. Corn Meal Muffins—Two tablespoons butter, one-half cup sugar, one egg beaten light, one cup of water or milk, one and one-haif cups of flour, one- half cup of Indian meal; salt to taste; two tea¢spoons baking powder. This will make one dozen muffins if baked in cupcake tins. Hope 1 have not taken up too much of the space. I close with best wishes to all. C. E. 8. Scotland. A WELCOME AND AN EXHORTA- TION. Mr. Editor and Friends of the Social Corner: It has been with a great deal of pleasure and interest that I have read the letters of cur friend, Mrs. Robinrson of Danielson; and I feel that a cordial welcome ghould be extended to her for expressing the sentiments of so many of us in such an able and convincing manner. While there may be but a small proportion of women who would avail themselves of the ballot, I be- lieve that all human beings with a reasonable amount of education ought to_have the privilege. Wken I have happened on election day to be in the vicinity of the polls I have been stirred with righteous in- dignation to sec the tattered and bat- tered, ignorant, red-faced and irre- sponsible-looking specimens of hn- manity who are free to deposit the ticket which is to place in power the men who are to run my city, state or country for me, while my neighbor's wife and I, respectable, intelligent, God-fearing, and home-loving women, i rossibly owning houses and lands [(and paying taxes on them, to00), must pass by on the other side, because these and other men say, “Thou shalt not.” I know this 1s a great question; and perscnally hate politics and the man- gle and turmoil of political life; and 1 have no doubt there are millions of women who feel the same. But do not most of us also feel the insult and injustice put upon wo- manhood the world over for the pow- ers that be to say to every man who may be able to read out of a First reader, it may be a few short words, and prove that he has lived, or loafed, in a town, the requisite number of months—“Come in: you'Te a man; you're a ¢itizen of this great and glori- ous vepublic, Therefore you can vote,” ‘There lhas been so much lue and cry about women reglecting thelr homes and families if given thas right of suffrage that It is sickening., The Woman who neglects her home and its duties hecause she has the right tu cast a vote for the men who are di- rectly or indirectly to influence that home, would neglect it, any way. I have yet to hear of & woman who left her childten crying for bread, or the dithes and dusting undone be- cause she was permitted to attend the business meetng of har church, er club, or grange, and cheozs the officers to run it. That, to me, is a silly and foolish argument, No! Put the blame for such a state of affairs where it belongs—at the door of the indolent and shallow and woman., Don't nreeg it into door of the woman who thinks vote—if she could. Is it not becauss she has the ‘welfars of this home so deeply at heart that she wishes to vote? To have the right to say who shall teach her chil- dren in the public schools or whether the saloon shall flourish ltke a r‘. bay tree within the boundary of her town or cliy? Are not these the reasons why nine out of ten women long and for the day to come when ft will no longer be 4 question of petticoats or panta- loons, but all shall be declared free and equal~ In the meantime, friends, let us do a little thinking and writinug on the subject. Let us put aside our chick- ens and calves, our rhymes and reci- pes, our pies and patchwork, the weather and the woodbox, and talk of something worth while, Let our praiseworthy attempts to find out who is who be shut up for a season In the above-mentioned woodbox and let us spend a little time finding out what is_what! try to realize what an o) Let us portunity is ours when given once week a page of The Bulletin with i wide circulation, to cuss this an many other questions which are agi- tating (or ought to be) the minds of thinking men and even women today, s0 when the day of our cmancipation dawns, as it surely will, we may be prepared and ready to meet its ree sponsibilities, & ONE OF THEM. SHE BELONGS TO THE GRANGE. Hditor Social Corner: T have been 8 silgnt reader of the Social Corner and enjoyed the Saturday letters. As 1 read Frank's subject about “Men Proposing to Girls,” 1 said he agreed with me exactly,” Girls, let the men do the proposing. If they want you, they will be quick about it. Perhaps I could not @ance as well as some; but 1 would like a game of Flinch, or Sherlock Holmes, How many in the Corner read the New England Homestead? T belong to the Grange and will give to those who are Patroms of it ~ 0. H. 0. Union. FROZEN ENJOYS HER FURS. Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis- ters: I am very glad te see another momber from my state. And she s calling for a johnny cake recipe! Beccy: 1 am glad you agree with me that it is slightly cold, but just the climate to enjoy your furs. [ never took so much comfort with mine as [ have this winter. Here is a johnny cake recipe to try, and one that I have fine luck With: Johnny Cake—Two cups vellow meal, scalded; add two teaspoons salt, one- quarter cup sugar, one and one-half cups flour. Fry on the griddle, Luey Acorn: Come right along, i you want a jolly vacation. We have plenty of room, good hunting and fish- ing, if you enjoy that eport. Bring ulong an acorn so I will know you. Potlatch: T don’t know but I should like your climate, if the snow dom't last any longer. When it comes here, it stays all winter. From the prospects now it won't go away until July. Blue Bells of Scotland: I would like to shake hands with you. Your iden about dressing chickens i8 all right and worth knowing, although I never dressed them so myseif; yet it will bs a tip for one that has to. You will have to guess agein what my father does. Ready: Where are you—sleeping or frozen up? I don’t believe it agrees with you to go off on auto rides. Why don’t you tell us the fun you had. FROZEN. Maine, BLUE BELL'S GREETINGS. Dear Editor, Erothers and Sisters of the Social Corner: How are you all this severe cold weather? TFope we don't have it any colder than for the past week. Hope none of the Corner writers will get go cold they can’t write—keep close to the stove and add mors fue! 80 it will be warm to write A Mother: Your letter has the true ring to it. Wish you good luck and long life of happiness. Antique: Think your escalloped steak nfilsl be nice and shall try it, for it certainly is tempting enough to cook the extra steak to 'try it Centennlal Bquare: Thank you for the desired information, and have you ever tried Crisco, for sale at all leading grocers. Houe to meet you at the poills this fall. Observer: Your ‘etter is true and how many there are that can say the same as vou do, At the present time religion in many Instances is only used while in church. Thg old motto used by the mothers and ministers used to call the mind to so much: “Thou God, seest me,” is all forgotten and out of style. You don't hear such gubjects given to the churchgoers now as one did 50 years -ago. - ‘Do unto athers as you would want them to do unto you.” In those days men, women and children were taught God's eye was ever o them, night and day, and many cow ardly deeds done now in the dark or by slying around to-injure someons, or something, would then never have been done; but God repays such deeds in his own good time and way, apd he won't be bought off by the guilty. Becey: If you want johnny cakes te cook on griddle, of bolted meal take a cup iftad meal, a little salt and scald well with boiling water to the thick- ness you like; If you want, can add milk and a little flour. A Nice Johnny Cake if the meal is home ground at grist mill and fine, take one cuE of meal, add cold water to moisten thoroughlv add a little salt, add milk, producing a thin batter have griddle hot, grease it and put on batter, a speonfu] in & place, and when brown turn. Very nice if white meal is used a apoonful of fipur can be add od. algo, to make them turn hetter If vou like. Think Frozen couid tell vou whers o gt good meal ground. Girlle: Haven't vou got brown eres and hair? Shall call en vou later. Papa’s Boy, Frank aud Blllie: Are vou planning for the sarly garden yet® Don't you think some early cucumbers and melons would be nice for Readr's social? When you cook eges, save the shells and fill them with d'rt; put iv one or two cucumber or melon seeds and put in a pan or box of dirt. When frost is gone, take the shells and crush the bottom carefully so as not to dis turb the roots, and put into the ground. You will be surprise e low early they will ripén. Rural Delivery: We have Iots of sympethy for you this severs cold weather. How little the patrons real ize how much the carriers suffer from the cold to get our mall to us_all weathers and such long drives. Wish vou all had electric heaters in your wagons to_keep you warm and com- fortable. Did you ever live in Plain- fleld” This is nice weather to look up our Bunday school lessons, for it is too cold to go anywhere. [Tow muice It would be If we could only take turne and Lielp the pgstor writs his sermons while his dedr wife 18 so Ul but we hopa it won't be 1ong defore we shall ges her happy, smiling sguin 1 church Sundays. 1 think the Children’s Corner is abont us Interesting a8 the Soclal Corner, ! enjoy reading every letter, and am glad to read some from this way. And how good and kind the Editer is to give such nice presents. - Hope Nat and’ Jane Ann, also Jim, will write this week. T moiss them very much. Wishing you all health and hap. piness, 1 am. et . BLUE