Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 31, 1912, Page 14

ONLY WHEN, YOU YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO DO AS YOU PLEASE, WOULD DO RIGHT ERY WOMAN'S OFPPORTUNITY. v The Bulletin wsm. £00d home letters, good business leiters; good help- ful letters of any kind the mind may suggest. They should be in hand dy Wednesday of each week. ‘Write on but one side of the paper. Address, SOCIAL CORNER LDITOR, Builetin Office, Norwick, Conn. THREE PRIZES MONTHLY: $250 o first; $1.50 to second; $1.00 to third. Award made the last Saturday In each moail. PRIZE WINNERS FOR AUGUST st Prize—$2, ful Suggestions.’ Second Prize—$1.50—to Billie for dies.” Third Prize—$1.00—to X. Y. Z. fo! —to Chatterbox HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS. The way to make friends is as easy Aa breathing the fresh morning air; It ain't an art to be studied Alone by the men who can spare The time from their everyday labors, To ponder on classical lore; It paver is taught in a college And it isn't a trick or a chore. The way to make friends is to be one, To smile at the stranger you meet; To think cheerful thoughts and to speak them Aloud to the people you greet. To hold out your hand to a brother, And cheerfully say “Howdy-do?” In a way that he'll know that you mean |t That's all that's expected of you. Be honest in all of vour dealings, Be true to your word and your home And you will make friends, neve: doubt it, Wherever you happen to roam. Condemn not the brother who falters, Nor fawn on the rich and the great, Speak kindly to all who approach you, Aud give up all whining at fate. Edgar A. Guest. Sent In by QUEEN BESS. ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES. CENTENNIAL SQUARE: Card malled as you directed. READY: No calldown due. We gladly confer the favor. All the cards were sent except “J. J's” We have no record of such a contributor. J. E. T.: The card was mailed as you wished. BON AMI: The card was promptly mailed. CHATTBRBOX: The sent as you directed. A CO-80LID: Cards recelved and mailed with one exception. MAMIE: Have not your address. Have a souvenir postal for you. BILLIE: Thanks for your kindly consideration, so graclously expressed. POTLATCH: The editor is a lover of flowers and takes much delight in a dahlia patch which he tries to keep up to date. His preferred table flower is the gladiolus cut when the first bud opens and bloomed in a vase, His near-piazza flower is the whiye Marve! of Peru which sheds an abundance ol fragrance. His piazza vines are the honsysuckle, cinnamon vine and Dutchman’s pipe. & cards were X. Y. 2’8 WILD CHERRY JELLY. Dear Friends: I wanted to write an- other letter to the Socfal Corner, but you_sisters (and brothers) have told all T kmow about housekeeping and a Zood deal more, too, so one day last week I started out to discover some- thing new. Now I hope J. E. T. or some other original genius will not think of the same thing and send it in befor I get this wricten. Down by the river I noticed wild cherrfes were unusually thick and large, 0 I filled my little pail. I hope vou appreciate my bravery, for it was done at great risk to life and limb. In fact, several limbs were broken, and 1 capnot tell how many lives barely es- caped being crushed out. Woodchucks, skunks and snakes must have lived in that tangle of undegrowth, which w: walst high, but my eyes yere on the tree tops and I did not see them. There on the very tiptop of the trees hung the largest and ripest of the cherries, but I gencrously left them for the birds! When T reached home T was told that wild cherries used to be put into rom to be used as a medicine, but as we agree with Cornflower on the tem- perance question I decided to do some- thing else with mine I took one quart of wild cherries, one quart of sour apples cut in quarters, but not | r cored, and one pint of water. ved them together till the fruit was sofl, and then drained them through a jelly bag, and added to the julce an equal quantity of sugar heat- ed in ‘the oven. This was bofled until it jellied and then turned into glasses. We liked it so well that next day I made some more, but used twice as much apple as wild cherries. This made # a Itle more tart. I hope next win- ter it will taste as good as the jelly we used to eat on crackers when House- wife and I were at school togethe XY, Leonard Bridge. ALL MAY HELP IN THE GOOD WORK. Pditor of the Social Corner: After some months’ assoclation with tho f the Social Corner T am justi- believing they belong to the 1 folk” who have a liking for living “the house by the side of the road re the race of men go,” and will be lerested in the motive which has iimed my attention and led me to fill an envelope every month and send it on its mission of good to the hun- gry women in far off China. Miss Laura M. White, who is at the head of a unlon college and normal school for Chinese girls in Nankin, in a private letter says: “Won't you mall to me #ny articles, booka or old magazines on the woman or the child”” In connection with her college work she has consented to edit a Chineso woman's iouml financed by the Christlan Literaturs society. Much of the work will be done by college girls, for she 1s making the iranslating de- tment & feature of her college. fl' ‘We can see that she Is striving to dohr pupils along broad lines of u helpfulness by teaching a of ignorant, eager women In subjects which touch so ' s-zfl" h domestic science, hy- wiens, iimdergarion, romgs and plavs, ests o n for letter entitied “A -Budget of Help- letter entitled “Old-Fashioned Reme- r letter entitled “Wild Cherry Jelly.” and woman suffrage by the medium of the press. Since the new republic of China has admitted women to the vote on exactly the same terms as men, it follows that for the first time in the history of this ancient race women have been recog- nized individuals and new paths have opened up before them. new ideals, new customs, new lives of ser- vice for which they must be fitted. hat they possess an underlying self respect and a conscious power to ac- cept obportunities of advance when they occur has heen shown in the quickness with which they formed a Wwoman's congress and hailed Sun Yet S::r} as the “liberator of Chinese wom- en.” It is almost impossible for us east- ern women who are still disfranchised to realize what such a change must mean to these Chin women who have been from time immemorial op- pressed. It is, if not the most re- markable revolution, one of the mo: remarkable the world h ever see and so far-reaching in its consequenc that no seer can prophesy how tr mendo he contribution from them a race will be. Hoy ey pale, an- cient myth and song and tale, in this Wi er of our da Unguestionably all this is somewhat t}" indirect results of the victories in l,‘;kl_ reia. The leaders of young China are imbued with the most ad- vanced ideas of western ¢ civilization. In advancing this good work all of us may have a hand if we will take a ending magazines o Laura M. White, 4 nghai. UTLER ROBINSON, mE Thiba Road, a; MARINDA C. B Danielson. A COMEDY OF ERRORS Editor and Friends of the Socis Corner: Oh, dear! Ob, dear! 1 am ares | the printer's devil must he finger_ fn the pi clouds to have made so many blunders | with my contribution of last week but I suppose I shall have to forgive him, though T must enough of a progre lighted” to do it. v s make the blue waters of my clean instead of “cl And why should he nip my po irations in the bud when the “foam flecked way 1ke them | foam decked in 1d? And to think my | shimmx,nm: waves he should make skimmering—well, 1. He surely must have been thinking of a fi an airship, instead of an “auto spin,” when he rechristened Little Yosemite Valley “Cliff 1t as he had his head in the clot W could he help being a little “mi concerning the dist bution of old ocean’s gray and melan- choly waste. But as T have beer ed by one of the fami is, uietly remind- at my hand- the question, and would want to beat | something besides the frosting. In this case it would surely be the “devil” who deserved it, and not ONE OF THEM It has been said a wom: ! e a letter w keep up the teil you what a delicious addition to a dxmml' can be made by frying summer squash, Fried Summer Squash—Cut it quarter inch thick sli with salt. -Tet stand then wipe dry and afte dipping i beaten egg, then cracke or erums, fry in deep pork fat, g00d dripping. Do not fry too quick. ly or turn until lower side is quit brown. in es and sprinkle £ a W minutes, 0. 0. T. A SPLENDID LETTER FROM POT-| LATCH. i Dear Editor some time sinee t with you; but I have enjoyed reading | the letters from old fri i 1s as well | as the new ones coast. I have been so busy with household | dutles and caring for my garden, 1| have neglecled many of fny corres- pondents could see the trellis of e back porch. The sug- | gestion came from Brother Bromley.| He mentioned how he planted his red, white dan];l blue roses and the idea | seemed all right, 'so this spring 1 plant- ed the sweet peas that way. Thgy &reé over six feet high and blooming all th time, Many have remarked how pretty | they look. So thanks to our brother for the pleasure they have given us, You see, my home {s just a new place, and T find lots to do in plant- ing and arranging my lawn and gar den, as [ am so “ond of fowers. It is & greal pleasure for me and takes much of my time. | I wish when some of the friends are | Writing to The Bulletin they would teli | e the name ol thelr favorite Aower, L will get apart one part of the lawn and call it my Scclal Corner Garden. It will remind me of you all, and dear old Yankee land. Of course, T expect the editor will not\forget to tell me which flower shall head the friendly garden. T wag much interested in Mrs. Rob inson's letters, especially her deserip tion of Heattle's political struggle for o | ana Ie | writing little hard to decipher, | | will try to “give the devil his due” ana i('):( use his generous distribution of | mispiaced letters, words and punctua- | " tion. | Yes, all these T try o forgive| and forget, but if good - mother, not hous. -1 tempt to follow ictions for making marshmalloy ng and heat thoroughly the concoction, instead of | beating it, after putting all the ingred- | ients together, I fear an irate cook would find foregiveness quite out of | budding? This is-the way I do: _Oatmeal Pudding — Beat together three cups ked oatmeal, one cup le summer out has beeen such a asant one, it s as though we have hardly had an summer. Tn this month of August we ! ; have had several thunder showers— | the first I have ever known of in Au-| gust since I have lived on the western | |in S S o Dol i N 0 B right, It was all right, and facts, and gave me an idea others see us. That pienic was a jolly affair, and T enjoyed it. Even with severe coughing spells I managed to,eat a lot of the good things the sister brought along. Fir Balgam may be all right for a! cough—for a Maine Lover; but prefer honey and lemon juice bolled together with a little loaf sugar and vinegar. Sister Ready: The postal received. Many thanks. I wonder if your home is in Columbia. T used to attend school at Hop River. Miss Dewey was our teacher. + Jim wished to know the favorite po- elms of some of the friends. I am fond of potery. “Why Should the Spirit of Mortal Be Proud,” is one of my favor- ites. Pink Rose: I believe 1 can guess who is who. Yes, my maiden initials were R. P. In turning the pages in memory’s book I can see the Old Saw Mill, by the old mill stream, and a little way beyond I come to a pretty old home, with many flowers and a maple grove close by. I see a dear, sweet-faced old mother one who al- ways had a willing hand and ready heart to do good unto oothers. Am I right, Pink Rose? Your maiden initials ‘were H.'F. I wonder if tired mothers, with large ironings, ever do the plain pieces—j such as sheets, slips and towels—‘b\' running them through the wringer? I used to do mine that way, fold them nicely first. It saves one lots of hard work in hot weather; and one can sit down while doing this. I use an elec- tric iron now. In the country one can’t always have them. I wish I could thank each one for ail the good suggestions I have received through the Corner. If one tried to eat of all the good things mentioned I am sure one would soon have heart failure. Each one I have tried has proven O. K., and I think many I haven't tried equally as good. ‘We use so much fresh fruit out here, one doesn't need do so much baking. The warm winters are so different from the long cold ones back east. Hot cakes and mince pies used to taste s0 good to us there. 1 seldom eateith- er any more, 1 am sending recipe for isin Puff Pudding—Two eggs, haif cuga{mtter one cup sweet milk, three tablespoons baking powder, tWo cups flour, one cup raisins; steam three~ quarters hour in birttered pan or cups. 1 always make my own baking pow- der, using twe parts of pure cream tarter to one part sods, and adding | small part of cornstarch, and sifting| together at least ten Umes. I find this better and cheaper than powders onet buys. Its time to get busy. Best wishes to you all. i s ever, your sister, g e POTLATCH. Seattle, Wash. SISTERS, STEAL AWAY. 3i i s Social Corner: Dear Sisters of the Social C 2% Perhaps those of you who cannot get steal away for a | as I do. It i or two ¢ ¥ a into the r where thou: to and fro in th equal number of th ing to the seaside, mountains. 1 like to upon thousands rusil feld of labor and an ousands are rush- the parks and the t beside the sea of a la‘i» August aftermoon and watch night coming in from the east, the water deepening in color and the sky chang- ing its color from azure through every tint to indigo blue. With the westering sun shining upon them, how white the of a hundred boats look racing port or making port for the night. zulls wheel in the sky and skim surface of the waters gathering ng meal, and the sandbirds flit and peep along shore. The people sit there and some only enjoy tha breeze or the breakers, while others grasp the whole panorama and linger till night draws about -herself her darkening robes and pins them with a star. I find enjoyment in the park where in living letters the gardener has made its name on terraces near the gate and made along the open walks can sage and and made beds of canna. 2oleus; and where nature has n on a beauty man cannot equal The caged rds are no more inter- rowds of men, women children which they interest, or free birds and squirrels in the The people lunch beneath the and dance in the hall and the en enjoy the music of the great organs and the merry-go-round. Lov- ers canoe on the river and others ride in the motor boats to points of inter- est. The singers in the canoes lend & charm to the scene which impresses me more agreeably and deeply than the the orchestra which through the trees What a pleas: picture it all Impresses upon memory’s walls! Th the their evi borders aglow with Mex: verbenas, ind ing the trees. music of s! Steal away from home, Sisters, for a day or two and grasp the pictures of life which shut out dull moments later on. RUTH. PILLOW SLIP INSERTION FROM CORNFLOWER. Dear Social Corner Sisters: How many of you have ever tried utilizing left-over oatmeal by making into a up chopped, seeded quarter teaspoon each of nutmeg and cinnamon, three eggs. Stir in about three pints of milk and add a little salt the if oatmeal. does not make it salt enough. Bake, stirring often, until it is like thick cream. Instead of chopping raisins, iry running them through the meat grind- er. ~ When making apple sauce try add- ing a trifle of salt and a little nutmey as flavoring. When stewing tomatoes to be served with meat, try slicing an onion or two into them. A pretty insertion for pillow slips or owel ends is made as follows: Chain 2 row—1 d. ¢. in sixth gtitch om middle, 2, skip 2 stitches, a in next peat making nine s ond row—Make hree spa fifth spac t ¥ 5, make . in next, make 1 spac in next, make 3 spaces, ch. turn. Fourth row—2 ces, 4d. s. 1 space, 4 d. c, 1 space, v, chain 5, turn. Fifth ry i. ¢, 1 space, 4d. ¢, 3 turn. Sixth row—4 § L in middle space, 4 5, turn. Seventh row— Make 9 spaces, repeat from second Tow. CORNFLOWER. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY. and scenessgre very beneficial and so refreshing! take mine at home and have my friends come to me. I have “a gold hox of diamonds” that I can- not take, cannot leave, nor trust with anyone else—an aged mother—so you see why 1 am conlent to stay home. 1 never object to anyone resting logking out for No, 1's comfort. We read so much of conservation. It is something that can be applled to many other things besides forests, coal mines and water powers. It fits us! Tt means that we should not work too much, nor play too much, but live in_moderation. Being in the happy\ medium class, I do not advocate extremes in any- ing; always rtemembering that “moderation is the silken string run- and s NORWICH BULLETIN, SATURDAY, THE DAWNING AUGUST 31, 1912 : 4 OF A NEW DAY _By Wild It was a warm, sultry morning in July when Mrs, White said to her daughter: “Amy, why don’t you take little Wil- lie down in the grove this morning, where it is cool? Jennie has a bad headache, or she would go.” Willie was the washerwoman's boy, who had been lame from birth, and had never walked a step. “Oh, mamma, it 18 so warm I can- not go out,” exclaimed Amy, with a frown on her face, that otherwise would have been pretty.. Mrs. White made no reply, but a grieved expression came into her eyes, as, with a sigh, she turned to her household duties, ‘Amy, her only daughter, at 18 seem- ed to think only of her own pleasure, although her mother had oconstantly tried to teach her to be unselfish, and thoughtful of others, The same day, after lunch, Mrs. ‘White asked Amy to go across the way and read to Grandma Gray. “Oh, dear!” replied Amy, “I want to finish my new book this afternoon. Is there no one who can do anything but me?” “Daughter,” was the gentle reply, “we must not live for self alone.” Amy passed out of the room, going up the stairs to her own cosy room in a petulent mood. Throwing herself in an easy chair, she picked up the new book and began to read. Presently she heard the sound of singing, and the words came floating In through the open window: “There are little ones glancing about in my path, In want of a friend and a guide; There are dear little eyes looking up into mine, Whose tears might be easily dried. But Jesus may beckon the children away, In the midst of their grief and their lee. of them at the beautiful gates L3 Will any Be waiting and watching for me?” The hook seemed to lose its interest, and Amy murmured to herself: “Why should 1 take lame Willle out any more than any one eise. Jennie might take him.” (Jennie was the orphaned cousin, a year older than Amy, whom Mrs. White had taken from her dying moth- er's arms, and had brought up as her own child.) After a short pause, the singing was heard again in these words: “There are old and forsaken ones here all alone, In homes which their dearest have left, ;. And a few gentle words, or an action of love, May cheer their sad spirits bereft. But the Reaper is near to the long standing grain The weary will soon be set free. Will any of them at the Beautiful Gates Be walting and watching for me?” “Oh, dear!” exclaimed Amy, “it is no use. I cannot read with all this singing going on. I don’t know as I am obliged to read to Grandma Gray, if she is all alone, with no onebut her granddaughter, and she does have to be #t the office all da.y:y Someb:)dg‘ else ight read to her. Jennie might.” m’ghe next day at lunch Mr. White asked Amy to help him at the office for an hour or two that afternoon, as it was a busy time just then and the regular assistant was away. “Papa,” cried Amy, with a frown, “T was going to walk with Carrie Wil- | liams, and it is so hot and stuffy in the office.”” 2 “Uncle, let me go. I am feeling real well today and will do all T can to help you,” said Jennie, Mr. White hesitated, as he knew Jen- nie was no t strong like his own daughter, and the hot days were wea- ry, weary days for her; but after a little coaxing Jennie went with her un- cle and Amy went to walk with her friend, Mrs. White retired to her room and knelt in earnest prayer, that her child might be brought to see her selfishness and be a different girl. After Amy had gowe to her room, that night, conscience began to trouble her, telling her she should have helped papa, and read to Grandma Gray, and not caused mamma’s face to look so sorrowful. She tried to pacify her conscience, that papa dld not care; she could help him some other time; and mammae no need to look so sad. And Amy laid down on her bed trying to feel satisfled with herself, when all at onee she seemed to come near a beau- tiful city with gates like gold. As she came up to the gates an angel with a sad face opened them, and she passed through into the city. But everything seemed so strange; there was no one to greet her, or seemed to notice her entrance, although in the distance she could see forms moving about, and hear straing of most beautiful music; vet no one came near her, and she geemed entirely alone. At last forms began to move toward her, and the gates, and as they neared her she could see each had a look of pleased ex- pectation on their faces, and all look- ing right toward the gates. There was Grandma Gray, but she passed right by, with just a glance in Amy’s direction. There was little Wil- lie, but he did not seem to know her at all, but with an eager look was press- ing toward the gates. Next came her own papa, but he did not recognize her, but passed on with the others, to wait at the gates, where all now seemed to be waiting and watching for some one. At last the gates swung open, and through them lpassnd Cougin Jennle. Mvery hand ‘was voices rang out in glad welcome. This was more than Amy could bear, and she threw herself at the feet of the sad faced angel, and implored to be al- | lowed to return to earth, it was so lonely for her there, and let her try again. i “My child, those who enter here can never return to earth,” replied the an- gel, “What mortals do must be done while there, and remain as done. There 1s no returning or undoing.” ‘When Amy awoke the sun was shin- ing in her room, and vividly remember- ing her experience in the dream, she jumped quickly from the bed and, | kneeling down, thanked her Heavenly Father that she still had the opportun- ity of having some loved one watch- ing at the gates for her. All through that day Mrs. White wondered at the | change in Amy. Helping her with the household duties, without a frown on her face; surprising papa by offering | to help him at the office; taking lame Willie for a ride, and reading to him from the prefty story book; across the way to take a nice dinner to Grandma Gray; and when she wrap- ped up little brother's cut finger he was so astonished that he forgot to ery. Bo each day, findlng some new pleasure in forgetting self and doing what her hand found to do. Mre. White wondered and waited, for she knew when the right time came Amy would tell her what had brought about such a change, and one evening in the early twilight, as she sat at the window Amy crpet to her armsand told her about the dreem, end how now she asked God each morning to help her forget that day. i Mrs. White clasped her close, with a loving kiss and a fervent “God bless _you, my chlld..” Thus clasped in each other’s arms, mother and daughter together watched the deepening, shadows until darkness closed over the earth, 1 e ning through the pearl chain of all virtues.” Take it easy! Have your fun and let the old world flicker. The man who is always on the run won't get there any quicker. Nine-tenths of the accidents of to- day are brought on by rushing and hurrying. I do not mean one should mope along, but go slow. What would this world be worth if we had no time to spare, no time to quit our labors to build castles in the air? It is a comforting thought to know that Sir Isaac Newton received the thought that led to the discovery of the law of universal gravitation while sitting in his garden at Woolthorpe one summer afternoon. No doubt he was building some air castle in the shade of the old apple tree when, ac- cording to the world's long accepted theories regarding human activities, he should have been hurrying and scurrying, he would not have seen an apple fall once in a hundred years. So onme can be comservative about working, too. No doubt most of the hard tasks have been done by men who have stood on their feet from morning till night, or sat on a hard bench; but many great things, both mental and manual, have been done by people who sit in their rocking chair or_recline on their downy couches, Marcus: You appeal io me as gentleman of the cloth:” for such have the greatest respect. Dollie: Do you read much? I want to tell you and others of a few excel- lent books at this time I have read and comment upon them. I think in read- ing it is a good plan always to commit the author’s name. It gives one such an authority when speaking. No doubt you have read all Margaret Deland's works, especlally Helena Ritchie and Old Chester Tales. Mrs. Ritchie was like a great many women the world over. She ha% more faith in the ma; riage vows than in the redemption our blessed Lord. All Mrs. Deland's works are fine. Old Dr. Lavender appears in all, I believe, but The Iron Woman. Then there is Helen R. Mar. tin’s works. Her scenes are laid among the Pennsylvania Dutch. They are worth reading, they are clever, Tillie, a Menonite Maid, is excellent. How T did miss Tillie after I had read my last page and closed the hook. I felt as though a dear friend had left How many father—seem to take no interest in their children, and when they grow up and make grand successes point with pride and say: “My son is a famous surgeon or my daughter is the zWlfe of the noted professor at the col- ege.” y Then there is The Crossways by the | same author. Educatlon had not taken out of William’s flesh what was bred in the bone. He stiil held those Dutch principles regarding a woman—good for work and drudgery. How poor Jean had married out of her element and regretted when alas! too late. Books that some people like others do ‘not, but it is only difference of opinion. T never consider time lost reading some good book, or even to sit and muse. The morrow’s pro- gramme may be formulated at such time. all. Regards to BILLIE. SALTING DOWN STRING BEA&S— MOCK PINEAPPLE PIE. Social Corner Editor and Sister Cornerites: Perhaps all the readers don’t know they can keep lettuce fresh and crisp quite a few days by shut- ting tight in a pall and setting it in a shady place, or cool cellar. T hold leituce by root end and pour cold wa- ter over it, then shake gently, place in_pail tili wanted. Do any of the sisters sysr put string parents are llke Tillie's | beans down in salt for winter use? Get an oak or white ash lard tub; clean and leave out one night; sprinkle a layer of coarse salt in bottom, then thick layer beans, have a tiny stem on each bean: and don't use any broken or bruised ones. Salt between each thick layer of beans; you don’t need to completely cover with salt. Don’t use any water. They will make their own brine. Freshen over night and cook like any string beans just gathered, pork anq water, with pepper and a lit- tel sugar, teaspoon to one quart can. You can lay your beans in, as they ac- cummulate. I am canning a few beets | for salads, and other uses. I cut the leaves and stems all off but one-half inch. Let the long point and skin re- main. Wash well and boil. Have your |jars warm. When done, remove the eking one at a time. 1 keep my ket- tle on oil stove with little fire all the time I am filling my jars. Put on rubber ring, dip out the red water they are cooked in, pour over the beets in warm jar; seal. Don't tell tales out of school, but this is too good to keep; and as it may help some one, I know my friends will forgive and pardon me for passing it along, To be brief, a fine pineapple pie can be made from a fresh cooked, white fall turnip, about the size of coffes cup, well boiled and finely mashed. Add one egg and small cracker rolled fine, teaspoon pineapple flavor and four tablespoons sugar, a pinch ginger; bake as other pies, or one crust and frostingz. A raw turnip, put through the meat cutter with two-thirds of horse radish cannot be deected. Yantle. J.E. T ! HOW TO PASS A PLEASANT DAY. Dear Friends of the Social Corner: If you wish a day of real enjoyment Jjust get together a merry party of bovs and girls, and with baskets filled with goodies take an early morning train for the Drawbridge. After you. have reached there and deposited your baskets and bundles, you may for the small sum of half a {dollar rent a boat supplied with crab nets ang fishing lines; but remember you musat bring vour own bait, The {boys generally attend to this, and |see that there are a plentiful supply of fish heads on hand. After a few hours’ labor if you have {any luck at all you have secured as many erabs as you require for a 1 good sized party. | Stoves and kettles are there for the convenience of picnickers. Of course, you can bring your own kettla if you wish, which we sometimes do when we drive down. Gather plenty of brushwood and in a very few min- utes you have a kettle of boiling wa- ter. Plunge the crabs into this after vou have added a small handful of salt and boil 15 or 20 minutes accord- ing to size; then remove the outside shells and shaggy substance, rinse in hot water and serve in the shell, ‘While this part of the work is being attended to by two or three of the party, others are busy spreeding a table cloth on the grass and emptying the baskets of their .contents. Then all sit down and enjoy a feast not soon to be forgotten, The resi of the day may he spent in fishing or rowing, and In the eve- ning when all rsturn home with sun. burned noses and red arms, no nar- colle will be required to bring sleep that night, and although tired out eacn one 18 apt to express pleasure with thelr day's sport, SWEET SIXTEEN, SEASONABLE TESTED RECIPES, Dear Sisters: This 18 the time of year wa are all busy preserving and making good things {or Lhe leng win- outstretched to greet her, and |tard, Peach Marmalade—To every two pounds of peaches, use two cups of water and 1 1-2 pounds sugar, heated; cook the fruit and water together, stirring slowly and the fruit. ‘When soft, rub through a sieve or strainer, add the heated sugar and the juice of a lemon; cook slowly 20 min- utes; do not burn, Place in glasses; cool, and cover. Grape Cordial—One quart grape Jjulce, 1 1-2 1bs, of loaf sugar, a table- spoon of cinmamon; simmer half an hour. Seal while hot. Will keep years. A tonic for the stomach. When tired take a teaspoonful. Preserved Peaches—Take as many peaches as you intend to preserve an put them in scalding water. This loos- ens the skin. Then take them out and put in coid water—the skin comes right off. Measure your fruit. To ev- ery pound of fruit use a pound of su- gar; put peaches into a deep bowl: ¢over with sugar and let stand all night; in the morning put them in the kettle and cook uutil soft. Put into sterilized jars and seal immeadi- ately, Picallilli—One peck green tomatoes; wash and slice, and sprinkle 1 cup of salt over them; let stand all night. In the morning drain and add one quar’ of. gnion-, three green peppers chopped, two ounces whole white mustard seed, two tablespoons each of whole cloves, whole allspice and ground cinnamon, two pounds brown sugar and twa quarts of vinegar; cook slowly two hours. Mustard Pickle—One quart small cucumbers whole, 1 quart large cu- cumbers sliced; 2 quarts green toma- toes sliced; 2 quarts small onions sliced; 2 heads of caulifiower; 2 bunches of celery; 6 ripe peppers cut fine. Make a brine of four quarts of water and one pint of salt, pour over the above and let stanq 24 hours. Add two oups of vinegar and heat through, but not boll, then drain, Dressing—One-quarter pound mus- 1-4 ounce turmeric powder, 1-2 ounce celery seed, 2 cups sugar, 1 cup of flour wet up with a little cold vin- egar or water, turn all into 3-4 gallon of bolling vinegar, stir constantly un- til it thickens, then turn on to the pickle. Mix well, and put into pint or quart jars, Tomato Butter—Seven pounds ripe tomatoes, 4 pounds brown sugar, 1-2 cup vinegar, 1 teaspon ciunamon, 1 Peel tomatoes and put into kettle. Cook slowly one hour, add sugar, vin- egar and spices, and cook until thick. Put in tumblers like jelly. Another way is like the above, only add two pounds of apples and one lemon. I prefer the first. Thank you, Sunshine, for your words regarding luck with my recipes. 1 have sent in @ number of excellent recipes— you are the first to acknowledge them. Ready: How is the basket quilt? Is it ready for the Wilimantic fair? 1 could not reach your home, It is love- ly there in the summer months. MORNING GLORY, TIMELY RECIPES AND FLORAL SUGGESTIONS. Dear Editor and Sisters of the So- clal Corner: Here I come again with some fine recipes: Chocolate Jumbles—One cup butter, 2 cups sugar, rub to & cream, 1 cup melted chocolate, put into butter and sugar and eggs; 2 cups of flour in which has heen placed two teaspoons of baking powder; mix with as little flour as possible and drop into but- tered pans, Nut Jumbles (Delicious)—One cup walnuts chopped fine, one cup pow- dered sugar, 1 egg, little vanilla, 4 teaspoons of flour. Tomato Scallops (Fine)—Cut to- matoes in halves, cover each half with bread crumbs, pepper and salt, and dot them thick with bits of butter. Place in shallow tins, cook until brown in a quick oven, Dutch Cheese—Take a bowl of sour milk, thickly clabbered, pour on boil- ing water till it separates, lay a piece of cheescloth first in a colander, pour in milk, then pour on boiling water, hang to drain; salt to taste, Cheese Omelet—Soak one cup bread crumbs in one cup of hot milk, and beat until smooth, add one-half cup of grated cheese and two eggs beaten separately. Season with pepper and salt to taste. Have a tablespoon of butter melted in a skillet, pour on the mixture, let brown on the bottom, place in hot oven until top is well set, then serve. Fried Tomatoes—Peel and slice the tomatoes, sprinkle with salt and pep- per and a dash of sugar, dip in beaten egg and fry on both sides until & nice brown in a little hot butter. Apple Sauce Cake—To one cup of granulated sugar add a pinch of salt, one-half cup of lard or butter, one teaspoon each of cinnamon and cloves, one egg, one cup of apple sauce into which a teaspoon of soda is stirred, and one cup of flour. Bake in a loaf. Corn Fritters,—One-half tea cup of butter, the same of flour, one egg, pepper and salt,’one pint grated corn. Beat it up and fry on a well buttered griddle. They are fine. Codfish Omelet—Put one pint of sliced raw potaloes in a stew pan with one pint of shredded codfish properly freshened; cover with cold water and boil untll the potatoes are done; drain, mash well, add a tablespoon of but- ter, one-half cup thin cream, the beat- jen yolks of two eggs and pepper to | taste with a little salt #f needed, beat until very light, fold in the whites of the eggs, beaten stiff to a froth cook in a frying pan with a little but ter, until a nice krown on the bottom, | fold over like an omelet and serve im- | mediately. This is a delicious dis {for breakfast. | Lobster Croquettes—Chop the lob- | ster very fine and mix with it pepper, |salt and bread crumbs, season well ! with celery salt and moisten with | melted butter, make into cakes, dip them into beatén egg, then in cracker | crumbs and fry brown, Cecils—Min ne one cup of rare | roast beef, add one-fourth cup of dry! bread crumbs, one-fourth of a small onion (grated), one teaspoon chopped | parsley, one-fourth teaspoun pepper, | one teaspoon salt, stir in a little good stock and one egg (beaten). The mix- ture should be as soft as you can han- dle it; heat all together and when it cools mould in the bowl of a spoon into egg-shaped balls; roll in fine erumbs and fry a light brown in hot larg or butter. Make a gravy of ove cup of stock, thickened with browned flour, and flavor with one teaspoon of Halford sauce and pour over the cecils. 1t 18 with those of you who are flower lovers with whom I am going to have a little chat, How-many of you appreciato the geranium as u suc- cessful housa plant as well as an out- door bedder? | am an enthuslast re- garding thlg flower, It seems to have no enemleg and stands more neglect than almost any other, For indoor plants T rost &lips In tin cans, quart sise, or smaller, not later than August. Let them remaln in these cans and they never fall to glve &an abundanee of bloom all winter, Of eourse, you will have to water them regularly; many peeple make a mistake of giving geraniums teo much pet roem, for guc- cessfu] winter blooming, Anether flawer that 1 have found te mer s the car- sl winter & be giiite a winter blo netlea They will bjs teaspoon ginger, 1-2 teaspoon cloves. | Was up your way this summer, but | LETTER FROM SILVER SIXPENCE. isesics Dear Editor and Social Cornerites: There are so many other writers 80 much that is full of interest I FH i H 35 ones say, and it didn't keep cent—when it was brought to the ‘which was very ssiistactory te he. I took cold boiled rice, sufficlent for ome large pie; about one cup; made a custard of two eggs, one milk, half cup sugar, or more if desired; salt and seasoning to the taste. A few raisins may be added. Bake the whole with one crust. I am much interested in Maine Lov- er and Frozen, as I am y a Maine visitor in summer, and 1 can truly say it's all It's “cracked up to be” I went up to the White Mountains once on one of the Portland ex You see, I couldn’t wait for the that was to take so many of us lates, Dear M. Roena: Thank yon for give ing us the benefit of your trip. Please do_so some more. How we miss Sister Ready's chaeery letters. I hope she is not going to leave the ranis, Sjster Bee: 1 am in the fruit busi- ness, too. Have blueberries, raspber- ries and blackberries. There, I must stop, or the editor wil pigeonhole me for keeps. SILVER SIXPENCE. Mystic. Superstition of “The King's Evil* “Jamen 1, when he was brought te England, had strong theological objeo tions to the old superstii'on of the royal gitt of healing, and requested to be spared from performing the tradi- | quish it would rod the erown of a por- | Bafe Well Guarded, A remarkable new safe look been invented. it is provifed phonographlic mechanism, so that can be opened only by the voloe imm. A mouthgiecs like tha & telephone takes the pince of a on the door, and this is provided with the usual styls or needle, which trav- els {n a groove in tha sound record of the phonograph cyliner. eafe can be unlocked the password i.- Fireloss Cooker A decided disadvantage of lons cocker M that it is mot fireloss, for the heat gas jet is necessary in order to bring the food to be cooked to the temperature whers the cess contimues after beimg the nterior of the cooker. A new of the fireless cooker makes u the electric carrent for the purposs imperting this inittal heat, combination is said to great convenfence and economy. Fires of Buffale Ohips. On the plains where wood was s known buffalo chips suppled the camp fire that cooked the meals of the plainsmen. The old time prospector with his wagon and mules, carried block into many it ! L Ed 1Y g ously, or stops frequently, | often dne to a lack of ofl. | remedied by saturating a | sorbent cotton with kerosene ofl ‘plu.lu it ingide the clock, pendulum. ‘When the cottom Is | moved a month or so Iater it is | to be very dirty. This shows that | fomes of the kerosens oil have | only ofled the elock, but have cleaned it.—Pictorial Revisw. 2} ¥r H fizlazt Femininity Analyzed. “If a woman took infinfte pains | reveal herself to a hushand or a | Just as she really fs, he would she was suffering from some ; mental disease. A few of us | our true natures imn hysterical oud | breaks, fits of bitterness and sus | picion; but this involuntary franknes{ 18 generally discounted by some | deceit.”—"The Dangerous Age,” | Kartn Micheelis, | Why s It Thus? | “We often wonder,” says the !1 | field Union, “why anyone should 1 himself to the trouble and expense going to the Adirondacks or the Mltob.lhotlnnlfl.htum when it 18 s0 much esster and convenient to pick a few in a nearby field and &ie at rounded by one's sorrowing mq Handy Miner's Lamp. A portable slegtrte P wheful to minere or other p who have to work 1n the dark has Bega pateuted by & New York man. Castles In a;ln., A grod many cagtlés in Spatn ‘sesm to be In ‘m-lhv daye