Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 9, 1912, Page 14

Yau will help to keep our Corner . I have & niece who is a high 8 1 girl in Chicopee, so naturally I'm interested in you. ‘Auntie: Thanks for your compli- ments. It's a pleasure to know that our letters are helpful. The Sisters from Maine: In Wash- ington, D. C., one night last week we heard several peals of thunder and saw a few flashes of lightning. The weather Way baek in lim ‘w{ there wers twin boys born at the home of Isaac and YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO DO AS YOU PLEASE—PLEASE DO RIGHT EVERY WOMAN'S UPPORTUNITY. The Bulietin wants good home let ful letters of any kind the mind may Wednesday of each week. ters, good business leiters; good help. suggest. They should be in hand by ‘Write on but one side of the paper. Address, SOCIAL CORNER EDITOR, Bulletin Office, Norwick, Conn. THREE PRIZES MONTHLY: Third. Averd made the last Saturday $250 1o first; $1.50 to second; $1.00 te in each montk, SOCIAL CORNER POEM. When the Chickens Come Home. You may take the worid as it comes and goes, and you will be sure to find That fate will square the accounts she owes, Whoever comes ouwt behind: By all things bad that a man has done, By whatsoever induced. Return 2t last to him, one by one, As the chiockens come home to roost. Sow as you will. there's a time to reap. For the good and bad as well, Ard consciencs, whether we wake or | sleep, Fither in heaven or heil: And every wrong will find its place, And every passion loosed, Driftx back and meets you face to face, When the chickens: come home (o roost. Whether vou are over or under the s0d, The result will be the same, You caanot escape the hand of God, You must bear vour sin and shame; No matter what's carved on a marble siab, When the Items are all produced, You'il ind thaet old Pater was keeping the tab And that chickens coms home to roost. Sent in by CHERISETTE. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. { Dot | AUNTYLeiter bas besn forward- ed to Pink Rose. F. E. P.—Papers have been mailed as directad, MONTVHAFE—By the courtesy of Veil, we have in hand Mre. Sigourney's poema, “The Atlanta’s Beil,” which we il _print next week. TLDA—The story, “Huida's Pleas- wure Trip.” received and will appear in due time. BALSAM FIR—Postal has Dbeen mailed to Pink Rose. A Hold-up—When the pigeonhole sontains letters from Ready, Rural 'wamp Apple and other such it is painful to us, although it does pno harm o have lots of good things on hand. AN APPRECIATIVE LETTER FROM MARTHA. Dear Editor and Friends of the So- sfal Corper: Ts there room for still another within the Circle? Have en- joyed it from its beginning from the outeide, and received help in many wayvs from the differant letters. T am certainly proud of our Norwich Bulletin, ana think it would be difficult to find its equal anywhere as a daily. There is so much that is helpful and wplifting. The fairness and upright- ness of its editorials. The Man Who Talks, who aiways says worth while, The Parson who preaches so well, and. by the way, what a comgregation he must have. Answers to Bible Questions, The Farmer's Talk to Farmers, etc., ete., or, as the auction notices read, “‘other things too numerous to menton.” Bat the Social Corner takes the blue ribbon, don't it? T quite agree with One of Them in | vou use. ;mi]k plistener I have found, a sturdy old gamekeeper, who tells me that some vears ago he had the ill-luck to let a trap he was setting go off upon his The mark of the wound is there to this day, and never since has he been able to bring himself to set There are other ways of keeping do'wn these unhappy little animals without tortur- own hand. one for any living creature. Ein.' them for hours as a preliminary. { want of heart.” Yours, for every good waord, work MARTHA. ALINE WANTS A POEM. | Dear Social Corner Sisters: |all the sisters who so kind ed my story. I was surprised, didn't think anyone would notice it. | ride very much. many | tim | you are Won't you tell us? Cherisette: Ye: | to clean wndow | so micely, I I many | scen Papas’ Boy . have driven past your : As vou question about th do not aidn’t woodbox, T vant us to c ed “Who is Ready great many. Hereafter 1 shall “Are you Read e better results. where I can find Lights o' London?” the poem, whole poem. ALINE. L. H. K’S FINE MEAL CAKES. Something | 87¢¢n blades of grass shooting up out of the ground, and then the birds will come, each in their turn. you my recipes for Johnny-cake: Baked Johnny-cake—Two cups cornmeal, two-thirds cup of flour, tea- spoon of salt and taspoon of soda dis- solved in hot wates stir in enough to make a thick batter. When you have them a cup of huckleberries added will make them delicious. her latter of Saturday last that it iz a great_opportunity to find out “what is | what ™ Truly, thers is great need of workers | who will make the world the better for | Baving lived. | I was glad to see in The Bulletin recently that Lincoln medals haa peen | awarded v the Animal Rescue leagie ! of Boston some children for human- | ity towards dogs and cais—the rescue | of animals in distress; and 1 wished | from my heart that all the dear boys girls and conld be interested in the | work of this leagie and become active members, working always everywhere for the prevenifon of cruelty to our friends { e of us whose hemes are in the | So ~ou are glad the trapping season is over, or nearly so, for this winter, for ofien the traps are set and neglect- ed. causing untold pain to any little heipless animal that may have been ~aught and not killed outright, As one has writien: How anyone | ean set comfortably at home on a win- | ter's night knowing that owing to| their carelessness such a tragedy may even then be taking plece in the woods, is more than onme can tell In an article by Ernest Harold Barnes in Our Dumb Animals is this about an English writer, Jerome K Jerome, who once had ¢ misfortune of having one of own dogs caught | i a steel trap. s led him to make » very careful examination of . the “remnants of barbarity™ he body of a dead rabbit but also on his own person. He tells hix axperience in these words: T tried placing my own finger within, ellowing the trap to close upon it gently. T must ask you to believe that T am fairly plucky at bearing pain. T heve had my share of it in various forms, and from those who know me T | could conftdentiy ask for a testimonial on this point. 1 allowed my finger to remain there for three minutes by my wateh. For my purpose this was suf- fiedent, and 1 saw no practical good in sustaining longer what T have no hesf- tatlon in deserfoing as excruciating muaffering. 1f any reader thinks 1 am employing exaggerated language, T am prepared to listen to him after he has t%ed a similar experiment. The suf- fering increases Tith every second, an almost intolerable aching spreads over the whole body, the limb itself becomes one burning center of pain, you long to tear it off. If this be the result of three minutes, imagine three hours— :‘flfig hours, and, to this, remember, in the case of the rabbit, must be added the agony of the torn flesh and the crushed bone. T say nothing of the terror, nothing s the thirst and hunger that must «reep upon the animal left sometimes these traps for days and nights. T ish to confine myseif to points that admit of no argument. Life in the ountry to those with the slightest feelinge of sympathy is made wretched by the thought of all this suffering going on around them. 'These traps ure sotd by the ten thousand, and the nitiful screams of their victims are commen sounds during 4 Country walk, I am prepared to be denounced as a humanitarian. My farming neigh- ] when 1 speak to them on the oply: grin. One sympathetic Cornmeal Cake—One of cornm cup of flour and one-half one cup of sugar, or heaten ezg, one cup of milk, salt, two| clearer brain to prepare the sermons. spoons of baking powder. Bake. | Your suggestion of egg shells for seed White Corn Puffs—Scald three- | CUPS i 2 good one. 'Think I will try a foumthe of & un o e wihee | ferw. Cail around some Saturday even- cup of hoiling milk, add one tablespoon each of butter and molasses Let cool and stic in one teaspoon of baking powder. Isabel: Do send me a clue what is Have you a little boy? ddress. tie old-fashioned way best L H K A DREAMER CHATS PLEASANTLY To my Corner ? Frank: And u would like opin- ions regarding women proposing? A very prominent woman in this city nd: suggesis that all unmarried women take the matrimonial reine in their own hands and after selacting their make the final prop they take her advice, she thinks 1912 would be unequaled for turning out happy married couples. _Another prominent woman scorns the above idea as immodest, unwomanly, unbecoming to the female sex. I have read that women who are willing to marry must sit around and wait for ‘the right one to find them, much the same as one receives a Christmas gift. But the time has pass- ed for women to be married off to the male individual who has been picked out for them. | When I read this, I realized as never before the evils of trapping, and the need of teaching our boys and girls to be tender and thoughtful of every liv- ing creature, for often I think “Evil is wrought by want of thought as well as and I thank mention- as I | Rura] Delivery: I enjoved that straw It was the first for vears, and reminded me of the < when we used to 2o to merry- | makings in the I"lorida where the pa- oth dipped in alcohol. that dried apple pie didn’t make you : I enjoyed your story It also made me wonder a normal school student. I do like kerosene t makes them polish times, and believe 1 have there on the back answer my If ammonia or borax will not | soften the wash water, the trouble may | be with the soap or washing powder Why not try different makes for a while and see if you can not get Vow, will some one send in, or tell, “The 1 have seen some of its lines quoted and would like the T will give of butter size of egg, one man doesn’t even up the climate very satisfactorily, do you think? Forty degrees below sounds like a fairy tale, although I know it's & good healthy climate up in vour loeality. Where is Ma? We need you in the Corner. N: 1t only shows what a good ef- fect the Corner has on you when you offer to shake hands with our suffre- gette captain through the fence. Be sure to remain on your own side. Ts Jane Ann on your side yet? Y e a jollier, but it's not really jolly to suffer with rheumatism, is it? You're a clever man, for only such ‘“agree to dis- agree.” Best wishes for all. A DREAMER. Washington, D. C. HETTY MARIA'S CAKES. To the Editor of Social Circle: Some one called for a recipe for johnny cake. In the colonial times, when the country was first settled, they used to take long journeys from one settlement to another, and made what they called journey cakes to carry, and we bave called them johnny eakes, Take what I[ndlan meal you want, more or less, scald it, salt crumbly, and then soften it up with milk or cold water, mix well, make a ball of it in your hand and put it on a greased griddle. Bake it one side and turn it to the other. You can make it softer and put it on with a spoon. Ome-third wheat flour improves it. If you happen to burn tnythinz like beans, pot ple or such, take the kettle off, uncover it and set the kettle in a pan_of cold water, and you would bardly know it had been burned. A lard pail makes a nice steamer to set over the tea kettle. Make some holes in the bottom and two or three in the cover. You can set a coffee can in and you will find it quite con- venient sometimes. For a scald, take the white of an egg on some cotton and wrap the hand in it and it will soon relieve the pain. HETTY MARIA. FAY VERNA SENDS SAD NEWS. Dear Editor and Friends of the So- cial Corner: As we review the past two years that our Social Corner has been in existence. we cannot but real- ize how much of pleasure and profit Do nol rub as it will take off the var- | has come to us through new friend- nigh ships formed and new ideas gained. Jim: Why don't you write? Hope| The letters in the Corner are good to cheer up on Saturday morning, the busiest of all the housewife's busy RITH | ¢ K. S: T had the pleasure of | d2¥e. ; e z & you last summer. lsn’t River- Sisters, let ue join in congratulating a lovely place to spend a|the Editor for piloting us through two such successful in the Social Corner. Peggy Anne: You will have to guess again. The baby girls do not belong to me, although they are in the fam- ily. You will be sorry to learn that one of the twins was buried on Wash- -| ington's birthday. Hope you are a shut-in no longer, but able to go out in the beautiful spring sunshine. Dedr Billie: As tl leap year, it is proper for me to say dear, isn't it? How I smile when a Sister refers to you as him; but I am rot so wise as T might be. T wish the same birds that fly down your way with news would bring some back, for T_must confess that T am stil] guessing Who's Who? Three of my sons were ill, and one seriously, with a contagious disease at Thanksgiving time. We were released from quarantine in time to enjoy the Christmas festivities. Your last letter was good as ever. Come®izaiu. Rural Delivery: I enjoyed your story and wished that T might have been one of that merry party of Social Corner members who enjoyed the straw ride to Colchester that beautiful moonlight evening. If you shouid happen to come this way again, sing a Soctal (‘orner song as you pass the door so vears Dear Iditor and ofiahesnp ) REuceREIL KL "along Sud, enjox; fhe cial Corner: 1 am sure we all will wel- | C0RCert- : ST = come the spring, and it will soon be |, WoorS has Sweet Lavender gone? It here with the swelling buds, the little | ?0¥0n® has et o be friendly with new neighbor: report. Perhaps she may see t! be induced to write again. Sister Ready: It would be well for us all to learn to do smeil things largely. Realiy, I do try to be con- tented doing the little things that lie in my path, because I believe the littie things may be made stepping stones to a larger and grander work. If Blue Bells of Scotiand cannot help write the pastor’s sermons, she might be able to wash the dishes in the pas- tor's kitchen, or relieve the weary watcher in the sick room, so that the pastor wou have more time and a ing and we will study school lessons together. With best wishes for heaith and happiness to the Editor and friends in the Soctal Corner. the Sunday FAYE VERNA. S.: Come again. Your “Life| Salem. fine. Send in some of your s e Johnny-cake recipes. 1 know you have| PAPA’S BOY HAS BEEN SiCK. ‘;'f;"‘li"\:l! ey I hope F. C. C. 18 0t| 135, Editor and Social Corner Ones: Blue, Bells of Scotland: Your way of| Feads: In your last letier you say arks chickens. 1o a1l vignt. " Jioe | You feel T have been sick. You hit the nail on the head when you said that, for I have been sick. Kentucky Bell: Weicome Corner! Merry Farmer's Boy: 1 missed your letter for last week, but trust you will keep on writing. Chef: Did 1 guess that initial right? Montville: Received your letter and will amswer soon. How is H. G. G.7 Cherisette: You said in one of your letters vou had made the acquaintance of Montrille. So have I. She wrote me a nice letter and I must get busy and answer it. \ i 5 of Mass.: 1 will have to give up guessing. Be: hes 1o all. to our PAPA'S BOY. Leonard Bridge. SAMANTHA'S WALNUT BREAD. Well, Ma! how do the hens lay this winter? I have kum to the conclusion that a few late fall chickens air a good thing Women's rights are everywhere man. | to have. They lay the next fall while ifested, and why not regarding matri- | ©88s air skurce and high and before mony, which is the step that wili either | the spring pullets begin. make or mar her futur It has been truly said that the wom- en of today are too independent. so much better informed on all subjects than their mothers and grandmothers, hence there ought to be happler mar- riages, But grandmothers, and even great-grandmothers, were fully as capable of making wise selec- tions as their daughters when it came to choosing husbands. While not mapy of them actuslly did the proposmg, vet some spoke the words which led up to the final proposal. Didn't the modest maiden, Priscilla Molines, declare her rights when she answered John Alden in these words “Why don't you speak for yourself, erchance our in he urged and pleaded the cduse of hig friend, Miles Standish, and later on we ead that he did speak for en I add that I wa: But, honest, sing. Your method of windows T pronounce the best yet - tried, wa I¥ . Qome in/ Of course, you'rs welcome, 1913, of Chicopee, Mass.: Guess I'll have to tell you the story of “Zeke.” One morning T went to feed the poultry and found ome of my haif- grown roosters with his crop swelled out until it nigh about tipped his head over back. 1 didn't want to lose him, 80 1 jest went to the house and got a middlin’ coarse needle and thread and my penknife, Then I took that rooster and made a little opening in his erop. And I should think that fuleish bird had tried to eat a hole hen's nest. T pulled out the hay a straw at a time, sewed up the aperture, put him in a box and fed him soft feed for a day or two, and he was jest as good as new. Tirza Ann named him ‘“Zeke,” and when he kum out of his box hospital he would foller her all ‘round the place. I think sum of the Sisters have want- ed mi ways to make rug rugs. I braid them only not the reggerlashun three strand. 1 braid anywhere from five to thirteen strands. If eny one wants tu see a sample braid, I will try to ac- comerdate them. Black Pansy: week. I look for ven every T allers did like pansies. Wainut Bread—One egg, one cup of miilk, one-halt cup chopped walnut meats, two cups flour, two teaspogns | Huldy Babson. 5 They looked very much alike and could not be told apart only by their parents. One was John, the other Jo- seph. S When they had reached the age of 21 they left the homestead to the father and mother and started out in the world for themseives, John geing to Californfa and Joseph to the far west, and it was many years before they met again. At the age of 60 they made arrangs ments for a meeting at the old home- stead. It was in the early spring when they started for thelr native state, “the Jand of steady habits” After a long and tiresome ride, once more they met at one of the dearest spots on earth to them—both the home and playground of their childhood in good old Connecticut. While it gave them much comfort to visit the old home again, it also made them sad to think their old parents were laid away on the hill in the family cemetery, near- W wheré they spent their useful lives. The home was old and decayed, and no one had lived there for some time. The green ivy twined over the door where the two boys bade their parcnts good-bye many years before. John was very saving from a boy, and at this time had a good bank ac- count in his native city. Joseph was more for having a good time, if it did cost him a little some- thing. ; While they stood there by the little running brook, which passed by the old home, Joseph said: “John, do you know what I did with the first penny I ever had”’ John answered: “No!” _ “Well, T bought a fishhook with it, and fished for trout right where we are standing now John asked did with the first penny i ever had “Why, you put it in the bank and have it there now,” replied Joseph. ” As they sat down in the warm sun- shine to talk, John said: “Do you ever days?” Joseph said: “T have a neighbor who came from Connecticut, who takes The Norwich Bulletin, and there is a ‘What do you think I} hear from any one in the east these| Corner, in which there are a number of writers. I do not know who they are by their pen names ,but I believe they are the grandchildren of some of the folks we used to know when we were boys. I read their storles with much Interest. Some are trying for a prize that the paper offers. I can im- agine the anxious looks on their faces as they look for their stories to come out in print, and the troubled look on the editor’s face to decide which writ- er is entitled to a prize. News) men here are much more liberal than they are in the west; and the same In California; they don't give prizes with us; but want their subscription money much in advance. = “We need to be prodd, of good old Connecticut, with its liberal editors and up-to-date newspapers; also of the fine fields of the best tobacco for our good clgars, which grows so nicely along the Connecticut river, and the many busy manufacturing piants “One of the noted little articies made here is the little Seth Thomas clock, which has been sent to all parts of the world. 5 “Well, we wil] stop talking about newspapers and clocks, and look the old place over again.” And at it they spent some time. First, they visited the graves of r dear old parents in the family lot; then the old homestead and outbuild- ings, which reminded them of many happy days when boys. The butter- nut trees were still living, and the stones are there where they used to erack the nuts in the fall; the old playhouse back of the corncrib was in fair condition, the stones were covered with moss: the old well-sweep was gone, but the well looked natural, and a trout came to the top of the water after a fly as they looked down the well, where they used to drink better water than they had ever seen since they left the old home. As the sun was sinking over the | western hills they made their way back | to the village hotel to spend the night. The next day they started for their homes, one in California, the other | to the corn belt in the west, and as they clasped hands to say good-bye they sald: “Let us not watt so long again Dbefore we meet. We are glad we once more Visited our bovhood home and how true it is Be it ever so page every week called the Socfal humble, there’s no place like home'.” r— baking powder, a little salt. Let stand | ride to the Colchestsr falr, and see in a warm place one-half hour. Then who wili win first prize. bake in a slow oven. Josiah likes this most as well as he does pie. SAMANTHA. WHAT THE MAN WANTS WHO VOTES LICENSE. Editor Social Corner: The man who votes for license wants drunkards man ufactured. He knows that alcohol is a poison; that every drink a man takes tends to shorten his life, to lower his efficiency as a worker, and that it makes a moral degenerate of him, and he sinks to a lower level than a wild beast. For a wild beast will protect and care for its young, but the drunk- ard cares for nothing but o satisfy his craving for drink. The license voter wants little children to suffer from cold and hunger. He wants crimes in- numerable committed. He wants jails and prisons enlarged and filled. He wants more insane asylums, —more homes for orphans, cripples and idiots. And if his vote wins he will get what | he wants. For all this is the legitimate result of the work of the sak)ogs, (We hardly agree with A. B. C. What excesses of any kind yield is not what is wanted, but the wages of sin. Intemperate people are victims of vicious tastes and they would like to do as they do without any such results as you describe—The Edltor.) C. H. 8’ SCHOOL LIFE. C. Social Cornerites: Ruth: I'm glad if T have obtained another member for the Corner. see you are from Norwich, T lived there at ome time about two years. Isn't typewriting lots of fun? As vou take it? 1 am taking it as an extra study, in addition to French, German, English, Drawing and Music. I am taking a Normal Course and ex- pect to go to Westfield Normal. I have a fifteen minutes walk to school every morning, leaving home at eight o'clock. School commences at eight-thirty and closes at twelve- fifty-five, with a fifteen minutes re- cess at eleven o'clock. My chum, a girl about my own age lives on the same street that I do and is in the same class at school. There are aboyt thirty-six in our junior class at present. My chum is our class secretar: Our class colors are red- and-white. Every Saturday my chum and 1 work in a big department store in Springfield. We like it very much, especially the extra pin money. The store is one of the best of its kind in the city. A Maine Lover: T hope your girls will enjoy High school as well as I do. I would like to receive some cards from Cornerites and will send some in return, C. H. 8, 1318. Chicopee, Mass, ELIZABETH MEANS TO KEEP IN TOUCH. Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis- ters: The Social Corner is full te overflowing with nice, breezy letters svery week from so many sisters I do not wish to take space—yet I wish to be one with you, will write occas- and so keep in the list. v y is the spice of life,” and that is why our Corner is so interest- ing. The dear sisters express theit minds upon the various subjects which interest them. We enjoy the letters from our dear suffragette sisters, even though our views run in another chanmel. We can, like Nat, “sbake haxrds through the fence,” and sit on Sister Ready's woodbox. Ho many of the sisters began house cleaning March 1? 1 d a. carpet flying to the breeze, and it was cer- tainly a fine time to remove all the dust. Sweet Lavender: What has becoma of vou? If I am not mistaken, you and your friend were guests in my home for several days in the fall of 1395; and your initials were M., 8, but have changed to K. Your story of the twins interested me much. I thought of writing vou of Dewey and Dot- tie which belonged in my househoid. Now, zuess who I am. Farmerts Wife: Your emergency dinner was fine. The farm- ers’ wives are at a loss sometimes just how te meet the emergency when the butcher's cart comes only once a week. Sister Ready: T certainly hepe to give you a call, but fear I shall lose the cup and saucer, as my better half is shut in with grip. My woodbox has been visited frequently the past two montks. Fortunaiely it stands eclose by the stove. Sister Betsy Burdock. We will cer- tainly give you a call when {llness comes. Aren't you first cousin to Nat? Welcome. Kural Delivery: How we did enjoy that ride to Colchester and Sister Glenwood's oyster supper, and the Old Jolks’ concert. The Social Corner can’t be beat in a swell chorus, Merry Farmer's Boy: You are im- terested in patchwork, I bpieced a swastika last winter, when the other dear s;sters had theirs compieted. Rural Dejivery will give us g straw menu for Cherisette: Are your cupboards and | closets all cleaned? We expect next | to_hear you are caring for 200 chicks. | Somebody: You have made a mis- | take in the initiale. Guess again. Kentucky Bell: Welcome to our Corner. 3 I must close, for there are pies to bread to bake and steps to Best wishes to all. PLIZABETH. | maike, | take, THANKS FROM A, D. Mr. Editor and Social Corner Sis- | ters: I thank you for kindness shown | to me, and for the patterns of bed- | quilt which 1 shall always prize, and { think of the Social Corner sisters of the Norwich Bulietin. his is my first attempt te the Social Corner. I wish Cherisette and Balsam Fir | every blessing for their good work. Queen Bees: For your chair, take a teaspoonful of pomganate cf potash | and pour on a one-half sill of boiling water, then brush over stain. Let me know if successful. A. D. WOMEN ASSESSORS WOULD DO BUSINESS RIGHT. Dear Editor, Brothers and Sisters: What lovely weather; and with such a nice carpet of snow on the ground, | just to remind us winter is still here. | Frozen: I am sorry I am not a | good guesser, but I should like to | shake your hand for you certainly | know liow to make the johnnycakes, and I know how to eat them, I think when you have tried my way of pick- ing chickens you will like it very much better than -using hot water. Do you have any deer up there? We dc, and they eat up all the hay and grass the can from now on; and then help themselves to aifalfa and garden crops, and peach and apple trees; and, just think, all the money those representatives voted to allow for damages is more than all gone; and those poor men were kept at the capltol almost a year to make a law 10 protect the dear little deers until 1917; then wonder why the farmers can’t be rich as they are; and times are sao hard. . There is about as much fun in read- ing the cause of hard times in the papers by city people as there used to be in reading Josh Bfllings, but they would not like to hear the truth told about ft. Farmers cwn or hire a farm and work hard to raise stock, poultry and crops. The city sports get some law- ver to go to Hartford and make laws so the farmer boys and girls cant set any snares to catch rabbits and earn a little money for boots, shoes or clothing, after the sly pets have done so much damage in the gardens, but the guy from the city can come on to the farm with guns and dogs, shoot quail, partridges, rabbits, squir- rels and some of your choice colts or cattle you have spent 80 much time to raise; tear dewn your notices and fenzes or walls, and laugh at it. Then comes the question, Who did it (and let them find out)? Then the farmer raises hogs and when seliing time comes two or three cents is de- ducted from one kind, for it is older and not worth as much as nice spring pigs: but whers is the butcher who remembers when seiling which is the cheap hog: same with beef, nice fat cattle 3 1-2 to 4 cents a pound. Na- tive beef is not worth as much as western, but how muoh is it worth when the housewife buys it? Who makes the profit—not the farmers. And merchants buy apples for 40 to G0 cents a bushel, then would sell them at 35 to 40 cents a peck; but cught they to cost them so muoch? Until some good, sensible men get in office that will protect the farmers, times will be harder and eatables higher than now. It is the poor man, not the rich, who has to pay the big taxes. A poor person has to put in all they own for fuil veluation—law requires it, He may have a horse that ocost him just $75; the rich man has one that cost him $300; it goes into list for $76. It is only a horse, and they are all alike. It is the same with cows. The poor widow may have one worth §25; the millionaire has one worth He puts in list for only $20, for it's only a cow. Wao hope when the women assessors come into office they will make three different grades of cows—ons of beef value, one of milk value, and one of dairy or butter value; but from what some of the women say, guess we can trust them to do the square thing by the poor well as the rich; and if law ca ffir full value there will be ‘n‘o‘ diffefence between rich or peer sts. Dear Ready: It is too bad no one says. Hello Ready, when yeu go any- where, Just wait until I see you and I will say it twice. It is hard when people pass you by and not speak; but cheer up, you won't get lest in mud while this snow is on the groumd. Your cards were very nice, and I thank vou. C. E. S.: Were you or your son at the dance the other night? We think TOur new - bas & bix write and ‘put on the same sign y E éészfi when you all went to Colches! Rural Delivery, I think he kind to go—hope he will all again o camp meeting, so we gfi H i she is not ill again, Girlle, where art thou? Did I guess right? Don’t be scared; for mum’ the word. When are you going to have a supper in the new social club Rall? ‘'Wish you success, Centennial Square: You are all right to vote for better times and ex- lain how. Sunflower: You are just right in what you wrote last week. Good luck to you. Write again, Best wishes to all. BLUE PBLLS OF SCOTLAND. ¥ meal, one water to cover a while, littie salt ed to milk to thin the i should be half an inch thi . : fore, but dig not bave faith to try, until I read! your letter. Space will not allow to tell of the many helpful letters that I have been benefited by. Thanlg to all and may the good work cdntinue, M TO BE RID OF RATS, Social Corner ¥Friends: Try this rat remedy and sce how it works for your- self: Get 10 cents’ worth er more of powdcred alum. Dissolve in a very lit- tle water; have it real puckery. Soak pieces of newspaper in the solution; place arcund the ratholes or anywhere else and they will leave you, (Harm- less to anything), Yantic. J BT THE MERRY FARMER BOY CALLS AGAIN, Dear Editor and Sisters: s Py first letter was printed, I will on courage and write again. Papa’s Boy: Thank you for the in- vitation to ride in your auto. Where shull we go? Chef: Your recipe for baking pow- der biscuits is fine. I, for one, thank you for It, and hope you will write again, Reedy: A few weeis more and it will be warm enough for the wood- box eocial. You must have a larger woodbox than I or it would not allow so many to sit on it at once, Batsy Burdock: You are welcome to the Corner. Your letter was very praciical and interesting; and you weil deserved the prize. Peggy An Did you ever piece a Reman cross quilt? I have and it is very pretty and can be easily pleced on the sewing machine, Cherisette: 1 hope to see a letter in the Corner from you soon. Two cups light brown one-half cup milk, ‘walnuis. ok sugar and milk until when tested in cold water it forms a_ soff bail. Remove from fire, add walnuts and beat until creamy, then pour on buttered tins. Fud?h’!‘wu cups white sugar, 3-4 cup of milk, 1-4 cake (2 oz) Baker's unsweetened chocolate, Mix sugar and milk, put on stove and when it boils add chocolate and cook same as pe- noche. Fried Cakes: One egg, 4 large mix- ing spoons of sugar, 1-2 spoon same size melted lard from kettle, 11 spoons same size milk, 1 teaspoon soda, 2 tea- spoons cream tartar, salt, nutmeg and bread flour. These are fine, Best wishes, THE MERRY FARMER BOY. Leonard Bridge. RECIPES FROM THE FARMERS WIFE. Dear Editor and Sisters: Frozen: I think 1t ig coid here; but it must be terrible out where you live. Below are some of my recipes: Sponge Cake: Beat well 3 eggs; add 1 cup sugar, 3 tablespoons water, 1 teaspoon lemon, 1 cup of flour, sift- sd, with 1-2 teaspoon of baking pow- e White Fruit Cake—Cream one cup of sugar, 1-2 cup shortening, 1 egg, 1 cup of buttermilk, and flour to make a stiff batter, sifted with one teaspoen each of soda and baking powder; fIA. vor with lemon; last add ore cup ef raisins, Buttermilk Cookies (No eggs)— One-half cup lard, 1 cup sugar, add 1 cup buttermilk in which dissolve 1 teazpoon soda, 2 teaspoons lemon, salt to taste; add flour to make a stiff batter. Roll out quite thick, Bake in quick oven. THE FARMER'S WIFB. OLGA’S RECIPES FOR CANNED GOODS. Dear Ststers of the Social Corner: T am seanding in a few recipes of can- ned goods. They are a little different from the every day way of cooking, and while they take a little more time to prepare they are well worth the extra. trouble, Corn Chowder—This is an excellent hot supper dish. Cut one slice of fat pork in cubes and fry out. Add 1 sliced onfon and cook five minutes, Strain fat into stewpan, wash and pare potatces cut into small pleces, there should be 4 cups; parboil in salted water § minutes, drain and add to fat, Then add 2 cups boiling water. Cook until potatoes are soft and add 1 can corn and 4 cups milk. Heat to the hoiling point, add three tablespoons of butier, and season with salt and pep-, por. Split eight crackers and soak in ccld milk until soft, turning occasion- ally; then add to chowder and when heated remove crackers. Turn chow- der into tureen and put crackers on top. Salmon with Egg Sauce—Line a slightly butterei bread pan with warm steamed rice. Fill the center with flaked canned salmon, seasoned with salt and pepper. Cover with rice, set in a pan of hot water and let cook 45 minutes. Remove to a hot serving dish, pour egg sauce around it, and garnish with parsley. Egg Sauce—Melt 3 tablespoons of butter, add 2 tablespoons flour and stir until well blended, Then pour on gradually one and a half cups hot water. Boll 3 minutes, add 3 table- spoons butter, bit by bit, a little salt and pepper, 1-2 teaspoon lemen juice, and the slightly beaten yolks of two €gEs. Huntington Salad—Open 1 can (o- nmatoes Add teaspoon powdered sugar and 1 1-2 teaspoon salt; forc through a strainer, then add 2-3 of a box of granulated gelatine which has soaked 15 minutes in haif a cup cold water. Pour Into small cups and chill thoroughly; run a knife around inside of moulds so that when taken out shape may have a rough appearance, suggesting fresh tomatoes. Place on lettuce leaves and garnish tops of each with mavonnaise dressing. All eanned fruits or vegetables should stand an hour after opening to beccme reoxygenated. OLGA. JOHNNYCAKES, Dear Sisters and Brothers: January and Fehruary have been real johnny- cake months, Where did the nwme criginate? I suppose in the days of long ago, wnen corn and rye were the staple grains for bread. Perhaps some boy by the name of John fancied some particular kind of corncake, and this was called Johnny's cake; or these might have been semo man by the name of John E. Cake, and he had a faverite kind of cornbread, and it was given his name. But it does not matter—Johmny or Jimuny cake—if people would have ¢ brown bread upon their tables every day, how much healthier and that means happier they weuld' be. Rye is cne of the best eeveais and barley is recommended for dyspepsia, There w2 20 MARZ WATS Sf MR- | between Sister Frank: Much pleased to learn that you are gaining and able to :fi_"e agnin. Valeniine greetings to BLANCH. A WELCOME HELPER. Dear Editor and Social Corner Bds- ters: I am another new ons. Ho to be registered ds a Slster of the Cor- ner. two recipes I have declded Then cu working it like candy. in convenient le s, heat it stove, or lamp, and put it on ok g cut the plaster the size you may de- sire. This salve is excellent to use any place on the body where thers is pain. 1t is good for burns. To Bister Beccy, who has been look- ing for a recips to make good old- be_suceessful. Before 1 close T would wish success to all of the Corner Sisters. Blissful immortality when we shall cross the narrow sea. WATT OF THE HAMMBRS. ! . HOW | CURED HUBBY OF ONE OF HIS NOTIONS. Fditor Social Corner: May I come in with a few suggestions that mav help some sister. Hubby like Nat i= somewhat “sot” in his notions , One in particular, ‘“that veal was not At to eat.” Although I talked until blue in the face it made no difference. [ was forbidden to buy amy veal. One day seeing a tempting display an longing for a taste of my favoril meat I had the butcher cut off a nice fillet (any part of the veal can be used in the same way; in fact, I have tried all kinds except pork), cut into small pleces and boll until tender with an onion or two, when tender brown in frying pan with butter (or any kind of fat), make a nice thick gravy pouring liguid In which meat was boiled into frying pan. Reason to taste, and thickaning with flour or cornstarch . Put meat into baking dish cover with gravy and a nice biscuit dough and bake until crust is done. Boy said: “Thats good chicken ple, mamma, did you save the wish bone for me.” I replied: “No, dear, that chickem had ne wish bonel” “Hubby then asked what kind of meat it was, anyway, and expecting a lecture sure I said al”” - He only smiled. Pound Cake—One cup of butter one and one half oups sugar, two cups flour, four eggs, one half cup milk, one level teaspoon baking powder, sift flour and baKing powder together. Carrots are good this wa: Scrape and boil until tender, mash, add pep- per, salt and butter. Salmon and Peas Salad—Pick bones out of ‘@ can of salmon, drain a can of peas and mix with a good salad dressing. % 2 Salad Dresding—Thres heaping teaspoen salt, 1 teaspoon white pepper one half teaspoon mus- tard, one half cup vinegar, one half eRRE, 1 cup butter, 1 cup milk. Mix In- gredients together; add milk, cook In double boller until thick. Add vine- gar and butter just before removing from fire If too thick, thin with milk. JOE'S SIS, A MOTHER'S APPREQYATION. Fditor of the Socfal Corner: Two of the letters in the Soclal Corner of Jauuary 20th interested me so much that I have been irying ever since to write to the authors. A Mother: You ‘wished that moth- er's problems were morg discussed in the Corner. So have I, but did not give expression to the wish as you did. How the sisters have been re- sponding! Bickness has kept me from writing sooner. I think vou have had two very goed answers to your problem. Mine {= much like Aline’s, and ls & switch that will not injure, but wiil sting, The child will learn that pain follows the playing with fire. A lov- ing mother talk after, and sometimes a prayer, will keep the child from har- boring resentment, I know, for this was my mother's way. There are the moral problems, too, £0 often seemingly ignored. For in- stance, truthfulness is not exalted. Children should never be toid that Santa Claus really is a person who Roes over roofs and down chimneys. They will enjoy reading or hearing Santa stories just as much as though they thought them true. There in ab- solutely never an ooccasion when & child should be told an untruth, I wish more mothers would write on thlg important subject; mothers who vears ago saw a vision of their chil- dren growing up to be true and pure and strong in the Lord, heiping the right and fighting against the wrong: and wio have come to a realization of that visfor. Tell the younger moth- ers something helpful. And voung mothers with the vislen, coms often to the Corner and talk it over with each other and with us older mnothers, Make the most of the pres- ent, however, for our futurs is simply our present time going on and on to make our past. Queen Bass: T did so much like your lefter which appeared Jannary 20th, even if 1 do believe In suffrage for women, I have never feit called to fight for it and 1 will never follow wh Mrs. Pankhurst leads in her efforts to gain her rights. But if the right to vote ever comes to me 1 will vote, and will especially rejoice to be abie to vote “No” on the licanss ques- tion, I belleve that there ara so good women in this country that r votes, added to thoge of the God-fear- ing men, will overthrow the saloon- power. L & ourselves as weall informed af s0 that when we are allowed to vote we can do It in- telligently. We oan help our boys, toe, If we know ourselves. You have three comning veters to influence for the right. Ior awhile you have encugh to fill the heart and hands of any mother, Ah, 1 knew how those verses come to one's mind. All of us need to be stirring to_overooma. Cora of Nerwieh: I kacker for you, Y obey vou: sven if' yeu that and the unefe nfl 8 Negoriehs _friendship of