Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 30, 1912, Page 14

NORWICH BULLETIN, SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 30, 1912 DO NOT BE FIRST IN A FASHION OR LAST OUT OF IT EVERY WOMAN'S OPPORTUNITY. The Euumn wants good home letters, good busineas letters; good help- of any kind the mind may suggest. They should be in hand by Wednesday of each week. Write on but one side of the paper. Address, SOCIAL CORNER EDITOR, Builetin Office, Ncrwick, Conn THREE PRIZES MONTHLY: $250 to first; $1.50 to second: $1.00 te third. Awerd made the last Saturday In each monib. THE PRIZE WINNERS FOR NOVEMBER Wiest Prize—$2.50— To Biddy of Tolland County, for letter entitled “Timely Suggestions.” Second Prize—3$1.50— To Isabelle of Norwich, for letter entitled “Th Third Prize—$1.00— To Balsam Fir of South Windham, Me., Jetter from Roosevelt. S8OCIAL CORNER POEM, The Rail Oh! the rainsong of the robin; How it thrills my heart to hear ‘The rainsong of the robin In the summer of the year! How I long for wings to join him Where his carol poureth free, And for words to beg the secret Of his magic minstrelsy. song of the Robin. Does he sing because he revels In the fury of the storm? In the thunder and the lightning Does he find a hidden charm? Or with hopeful eye enraptured, Does he see the darkness past, And the beauty which shall blossom When the clouds disperse at last? ‘When Thy rain on me descendeth And the clouds about me roll, Grant, O God, the power of singing To my tempest-shaken soul. May 1 see Thy mercy shining Far beyond the outer gloom— May 1 hear the angels chanting, May I see Thy lilacs bloom? —Kate Upson Clark. Sent in by Diana. ANSWERS AND INQUIRIES. AUNTY—The cards were received and malled as you directed. BLANCHE—We still hold a letter for you. Please send in your address. BALSAM FIR—An Outsider writes: “l bave known ‘The Faded Flower: and the music 55 years; they are beau- tiful; and many dear friends of my childhood have passeq on; only two Jeft. Please send some more old songs. ‘They make me young again. I love them."” FAYE VERNA: Postcard received and sent as you directed. DIANA: Thanks for complaint. It will soon be rectified. Have written you. AUNTY: If possible will mail you paper you inquired for. . CONGRATULATES THE PRIZE- SWINNERS. Social Corner Editor: I herewith most gratefully acknowledze the re- receipt of the check awarded me for Christmas letter. It was Indeed a great surprise and also a pleasant one. It will help materially to swell the “lean purse.” Congratulations to other prize winners. Sincerely, A PLAIN WOMAN, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PRIZE WINNERS. Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: 1 want to congratulate you who have been fortunate enough to win the Christmas prizes. Your work was worthy of its re- ward, and 1 believe we are all wiser in many ways for the contest. THEODA:—I thank you for the pretty postal, and will be much pleased to add It to my collection, You will hear from me in the near future, JANETTE, CHRISTMAS SUGGESTIONS. A few pretty, useful and inexpensive gifts to make for Christmas, A y frame for souvenir photo- iphs may be made by cutting open- ng of various shapes and sizes to suit the designer in a yard of four inch ribbon. Finish these openings with narrow ribbon of same shade, or a pretty contrasting color, Line with Btiff canvas, leaving spaces to slip in the photographs, Hang the panel with marrow ribbon, making ribbon bows where it is attached to the panel, Fringe the panel to a depth of three or four inches at the bottom, Noth~ fng could be more appropriate for the high school girl or boy, who collect more photographs than they reelly know what to do with, A Most Convenient Jewel Cass can be made from a smal] cigar box. Cov- er the box with a thin layer of cotton and recover with sfik, making a puft of silk for the outside sections. The top may be finished with a pretty cushion for pins. A ribbon strap and rosette will keep the 1id upright when the. box is open. Fasten the lid to the box with silk loops an crochet ring in the middle of cover to 1ift it up by. A simple Linen cace which is sure to meet with hearty appreciation from the friend who travels, whether man or maid is made from white or tan linen. The case is made just the right size to accommodate clean shirts or fresh- Jy laundered waists. This should be ehaped after the fashion of a large envelope, consisting of an oblong piece of llnen, cut just the size of a folded arment, which is surrounded by four flfl‘ flaps made to fold over the con- tents the case and thus protect them. Bind the edges with a blas fold or wash ribbon in the favorite color of the owner to be; or if a student or graduate of collegs, bind with college colors, A monogram or bit :f embroidery may adorn the out- er fla) A pretty book-mark is always ap- preciated by the book loving friend, This may be mads of four ribbons, each a pretty color and harmonizing. They may be all of the same length, but look better if gut in different lengths, say the shortest eight or nine inches long, the others growing gradually longer, Fasten all four rib- bons together at one end te a brass ring, the ring having been previously filled with silkk in single erechet stitch- €8, Ope ineh wide ribben is the 1 think te use for these mark- Trim the free edges of ribbons it, em and atMeh a tiay L T fnish this merks 1 fasten a | ving Merrymaking.” for letter containing dictated er write in gold or silver paint on each ribbon a line of either of the following rhymes: “Then read from the treasured volume, The poem of thy And lend to the rhyme of the poet, The beauty of thy volce.” “I cannot tell where your place may be; the place, e me.” A marker like this will keép several places in a book; and looks very pret- when lying on the table with the v little bells hanging. over the edge. ng some of the ers ma; profit by these suggestions sent in b a \L HOUSEWIFE. CAN SAFELY BE DUPLICATED. al Corner and read in the Social s are planning to gi home-made Ct Sol one rece the same friends, which annot use, such 3 ts, water from a num they do not sets, re is a sister ho should It would all the wri a which w ing to me if end this sist a h s all alike. For fea would all be the what the othe: st t ) d if the pri t would do no harm it * bills from one and n be put to so many the presents no one knowi we would s: to “Di all fust alike, they were dolla Money di to help 1 Corner te " has not been and when the wri enjoyed and going as tomobiles comforts of | that she Corner writers, over. Can you and make this matter i little cash Christm Sterling. RURAL DELIVERY. OPINIONS, Dear Editor cial Corner: Social ¢! for some school his ides you thin mistr v , (Normal graduates) they To tell you the truth I it until you have ¥ing to have v _you take chools for Le . IH e tay —don’t do it! older members can re- ne of good old fashion- ildren went to or weeks in the children could read, How they could spe (1 always spell as N ) I some tim Some most of the at t 0 hear my children it T didn't teach them I they could write or spell Nat's ch I teachers ,but Nat e that no wonder his ' get thers (to use an up-to. ase). “They must take It from don’t believe their names don't sce what we are going to do, with the whole state working to get good teachers, We can't do it, £0 must have a man zo to the schools fl\_'r\ry two or three weeks, a super- visor he is called. He probably goes in and sees if the teacher is working as she should, or if the children are ;f;iv(d_mgi ories instead of doing arith- ie. t wasn't 2l en 1 o't necsasary to do that NOW sisters ,and brothers, too, do Tlte and let me know if I am alone. I must stop now and follow some, of your plans for Christmas Helps. An old school teacher from Leonard Bridge. BUDGE. EXCELLENT GERMAN DISHES. Q’sf?r!‘! of the Social Corner: 1 e recipes for some excellent gi‘mfln dlsfi!;s for those who like t;:e German cooking, THey will well worth a trial: i sy Schwarzbrod Toste—Cut in slices rye bread, put in oven until dry, then put into chopper and chop fln‘m Pour over one cup of this a tablespoon of sherry and half a cup red wine, Chop very fine two cups of almonds, four ounces of citron, the rind of a lemon, a teaspoon of cinna- thin very mon, one saltspoon cloves and a tablo spoon flour. Now . stir one and one- third cups powdered sugar and the yolks of a dozen eggs very foamy. using four egzs to besip with, ther adding them one by one, 8tirring a few minutes after each yolk, Mix fn lightly all your ingredients and then the stiff froth of the eggs. Have your baking pan well buttered and sprinkle with fine bread crumbs. Bake in a {]noderate oven three-quarters of an our. Bund Kucken—Beat well one-haif cup butter with one-half cup sugar, four eggs, the grated rind of a lemon, ene-half pound raisins, one teaspoon #alt, add ene yeast cake softened in a A CHRISTMAS PRESENT THAT | up-to-date school- | dren never had | little warm water, one pint luke warm milk and three and three-quarter cups pifted flour. Work this dough well with a wooden spoon. Butter your baking pan well and sprinkle with flour, pour in your dough and let it raise for three hours in a warm place. Then bake in a hot oven for three- quarters of an hour. When done tilt on a plate and sprinkle with powdered sugar, Fine German Cookies—Stir one-half cup butter, sevén tablespgons of PoW= dered sugar and yolks of three eggs until creamy. Mix in one cup almonds grated and one and one-half cups of finely sifted flour. Sprinkle the bak- ing board with flour, roll out the dough to one-elghth inch thickness, cut with a round cutter, brush with yolk of egg and a tablespoon milk and bake on floured tins. AUNT NANCY. THE CORNER EQUALS LADIES' MAGAZINES FOR SUGGESTIONS. Editor and Sisters of the Social Cor- ner: How entertaining and helpful our Corner is growing to be.. One could hardly take a ladles’ magazine that would give so many useful hints as our dear litfle Corner in The Nor- wich Bulletin. The Editor, too, was very generous in the distribution of Christmas prizes, and is so kind to forward postcards for us. Let's give him three cheers and send him our best wishes for a glad and happy Thanksgiving day. Married and Happy: Did you receive my card of regret that I could not at- tend the Social Corner family picnic? Certainly I did regret, and I assure you at it would have taken quite a storm to have prevented my coming if I dould otherwise have arranged to at- tend. With best wishes for Thanksgiving day to all Corner family, from FAYE VERNA. a the joyous Social Colchester. SUGGESTIONS BIDDY. Dear Social Cornerites: Some time has expired since I have greeted you; but here I am again. What lovely weather we are having. We were all greeted Sunday with a thunder shower. Not very healthy weather—do_you think it is? Theoda. Yes, I did meet you, and hag a very delightful ride on the car with you; and I have “cackled” ever since. As for my “golden egg,” I laid one some time ago and guess it must be “cased” for the nter. How can I ever gain your forgiveness for neg- |lecting to mention our meeting? Per- haps in the near future I can have your dignified presence in my home, and if that be the case I will give vou a chafing dish supper; only let me know, 20 I can tie my dog up. | Here are a few reliable and useful hints: TIMELY FROM A nice way to use up empty spools is to cover them with s pad the top. little In doing a lot of basting just thread up a lot of needles on to a pool of thread and take them off as needed. crochet kirts and Behold, you have o nice pin cushion. In boiling cabbage, T find it a good plan to tie it up in a bag and_then immerse it in the boiling water. When ne‘all you have to do is to 1ift out bag. When paring beets, just dip them in cold water while hot and the skins will peel right off. In washing a turkey, just lay it onf top of large tin pails set in your wash boiler and pour boiling water in but not to touch the turbey. The turkey must be all ready for the oven previ- Steam one hour, then wash in the usual way. You never know how old. a turkey is when you buy it at the store, and if done in this way you are sure it will be tender. In making buttonholes in goods that a large knife before taking from, the {breaq mixer. I turn the crank with jmy right hand and cut the dough with my left hand, Half the kneading is done this way. To those having small room for wood, just try packing it In a piano b is surprising how much it will hold. il n making buttonholes in goods that fi and pull out before the buttonhole done, just try my way of machine stitching around the place where it is to be worked and then work in the usual way. If you are bothered in opening a | Mason jar, just set the jar bottom side up in a pan of hot water a short time and it will open easily. Just try using white paper napkins on the table unaer plates and see what a lot of washing it will save you. They can be bought in any flve and ten cent store for ten cents per hundred. Crochet work should never be ironed. Wash, dip in boiled starch, and then pull-out in shape and baste or pin on sheets and lay in sun to dry. After you take your bread from the oven, run a slice of fat pork over the top. It will soften the crusts and one will never know it from butter, if you don’t tell them. To keep lamps from smelling, be sure and turn the wick way down when you blow the lamp out. In taking up ashes, I find it a nice way to lay a newspaper down and set the ash pan in it, then gather up pan and paper and you will save your floor; for how hard it is to carry an ashpan full of ashes out through a door when the wind blows and nof, have them blown into the room. In making cake for home use, I make a double batch and one-half of it goes into a layer cake; then I add to the rest a little molasses, spice, cocoa, and fruit, sometimes, and, be- hold, I have a nice dark cake, I al- ways have good luck, too. I will have to close now. For the benefit of “A Reader” and now a So- cial Corner sister, I will’say, Did you get your trunk home safely? # BIDDY. Tollang County. LEARNING TO BETTER THE CON- DITION OF OTHERS. Editor and Social Cornerites: Did you ever have the feeling of wanting to be rich? Especlally at Christmas time. That is the way I feel just now. | I am almost sure tht if “our country’s richest woman,” whom we read about in the Bulletin, a few days ago, could | know of my many Christmas wants, she would immediately send me a gen- erous sum of money. Let me tell you what I would do should such a thing happen. I would first of all buy dear Aunt Polly a carpet or rug, so that she would not have to sit all day with her feet wrap- ped in an old shawl, because so much cold air came up through the cracks in the bare floor. I would get her a pair of those warm shoes, made of listing, so soft and comfortable. I would also make sure that she had plenty of coal and wood. She is not an object of charity. Her life has been | spent in caring for others. She is now living all alone—husband and children dead; and in spite of her lameness is cheerful and happy. It would delight my heart to~give her these things, and much more besides. Then, I would pay off the mortgage on a little farm where live John and his wife Sarah, Two as honest and well disposed people as ever lived, but with taxes and interest to pay every year; and crops often poor ,they could earn hardly enough to keep themselves Iln shoes, to say nothing about a new dress or coat occasionally, Wouldn't I be the happiest person in town if I could pay off that mortgage and it to them for a Christmas present, 50th Anmmiversary of a Social Cormer Sister Not many days ago, I said to a So- cial Corner Sister: “Suppose we get up a surprise for Ty “'Twould be nice, but you work it?” said she. “Well,” I said, “suppose we meet over on the hill by Aline’s and all go from there in a body.” The day fixeq fog the great event arrived. It was a day in early fall when the leaves were uearly ail off | the trees; and, in going through the woods, the squirrels and birds made | such a noise among the fallen leaves | that Auntie, who was the oldest among | us,'would start at everything she heard and exclaim: “O' dear! home!” We didn’t know exactly where Sa- mantha Jived; but this we did know— | that if we saw a house that looked | like a comfortable place we would venture up to the house and rap. Not long were we kept in suspense, for away off in a nice looking lot we saw a very comfortable looking house, and I suggested we go up to the door and knock. O dear! Such oh’s and um’s I never heard before in all my life. But you know what Biddy's are. Well, this Biddy Intended to know if Samantha lived there, or who did. So with her heart pounding like a hammer she ved at the door. But, ah hers were away off behind pecting every minute to see someone grab her from, the door and hide her from view. But Biddy's are apt to go wandering off alone, and this Biddy was very courageous. Well, I will admit by the time I got to the door my heart was pounding llke a hammer and I was a little afraid, too. I had no wings to fan me with, so I took out my pocket handkerchief and mopped my brow. I knew if this was Samantha’s I could flap my wings (handkerchief) and cackle at them in earnest. I had not long to wait after I rap- ped before the door opened and Be- hold! there stood Samantha all dressed up, hair all frizzled up with care. (Do you suppose she had heard of it?) if here isn’t Biddy how would I wish T had stayed at If you could have seen the rest of the party running up to the house! There were only a few of us there, the others came later. ‘We hadn’t been there long before I began to look around to see “who was who.” I was a little faint when I got there, and Samantha thought I was going to faint away, so she ran for the camphor bottle, and she was in such a hurry to get it she took the first bottle she laid her hands on, which I very soon found was skunk's oil and not very fresh at that. Think Noah must have killed the “pretty thing,” and made her a present of it. It dig the work, though; I wag all right after I took one whiff, but I was a good mind to faint clean away. Auntle sat at the telephone to see if Co-Solid was coming; and we had found Ready out, for who could hefp it when she sat on the wood box all ready. Next came dear Aunt Mehitable. I met her at Married and Happy's pic- nic and fell in love with her. I was so glad the editor autoed up and brought Diana, for I knew by the expression on her face she was having the time of her life. Pink Rose had to bring along her drocheting to keep company with Cornflower. Tirza Ann sat on the floor amusing one of Sweet Lavender's twins. Black Pansy had fallen asleep, for she had been up all night with Frank, who had a bad toothache, Lucy was out picking up acorns to take home to the children. The air was fragrant with Balsam Fir, for Betsy Bobbett had gathered a lot of it, to_get ahead of Maine Lover. Isabella kept calling for Ma 'till we nearly all lost our Patience with her, v Maine Lover came rather late, poor soul; said the roads were all washed out between her house and Etta Bar- bers, so they had to go a: that new Farmer's Wife's Canterbury to get here. Then poor horse was so lame they had to (a}(e turns rubbing it with Witch Ha- zel. Aunt Hester came in the front with such a rush we all got to laughing and made such a racket that M. E. M, Samantha on her fiftieth anniversa- |said we sounded like a Chatterbox. you_ know. | door with the question, “Am I a Butt- across the editor, but they “got left.” of it. she time. ways eager would do, and most of them had sign- ag” fia}' on them “Sunday School Temper- ance Pledge,” and do you believe it, we the | n Blanche came in the back door while Si's Wife was there all dressed up in pink silk, for she is a Beauty Lover, We had a nice treat from Polly Peppermint. Potlatch gave us the compliments of the day. She sald we looked like a lot of Hayseeds. Busybody poked her head _in_ the in?" 0. H. C. and Montville, L. H. K. and Loraine sent their,regrets, saying they couldn’t come. M. 8. and Hettie Maria came around by Norwich, thinking they might l'unL 7 Papa’s Boy had brought along some Buttercups; and Jeanette put them on the center table when Evelyn and the Bonnie Lass in running through the T0O! h Co-Solld, who had just arrived, caused Biddy through her Ig- to tip it over into Orrilla’s I guess there was some- thing a-doing then. Rural Delivery brought along some Wild Cherries and Aline brought some aticas (they grow near Aunty's of Cherisctte in walking over saw a Bee In a Twining Rose and was afraid Aunt Serena wished more than once had stayed away for Samantha out in the kitchen making ne, warm-hearted thing, ask- 1d if she was One of Them. in nearly Frozen. Robinson looked out just in time to see 0 was running Cross Criss n the lots. Antique had learned from Experi- T ime, and Trot they did. ed and Happy was there, you d: but, too bad, she had AgS home. have left out some of the names of those who were there, but there were so many (even the editor got nervous). Then we had a hard and strenuous We just sat there and talked and talked, Pink Rose and Auntle were telling how they went shopping and forgot their pocketbooks, Aunt Mehitable, dear old soul, know we were hungry for one of her stories, so she told one about the little chil- dren who were returning home from school and met a favorite colored preacher and the children were al- to hear him “preach.” “Hello! Uncle 84mbo,” they cried. “Hello! childrens,” said Sambo. “Say, what do you s’pose I seen down town today?” he said. “What was it, Uncle Sambo?” asked | one. “Well, sir, T seen a man goin’ home wid a gallon of whiskey in one hand and a half pound o' meat in de odder hand. I says to myself, ‘Sambo, dat’s a first rate text for a sermon.’ You see, childrens, dat whiskey means misery, and dat meat am comfort, and I knows dat ev'rything in dat man's house is on the same scale: A gallon of misery to every half-pound of com- fort. Don’t you think Uncle Sambo 1s right? “Yes!” shouted the children, for they had been taught what strong drink eq A Fri Jane A ed the pledge in the Sunday school. After the story was told, Aunt Me- hitable took from out of her “green a lot of those little cards that all signed. I saw Samantha keptlooking up at the clock and I am always on the alert for such things. Evidently she wanted us to go home. Married and Happy’s blue eves shone as sho jumped on her feet to present the wedding gift of a hundred dollars in gold from the Social Corner sisters. Samantha tried to thank us, but it was no use, She found she had lost her tongue, and she just made a court- sey and ran out of the room. Billie, Nat and the editor decided it vas time we started for home. decided before we left that we'd had a better time “since we had the measles.” BIDDY. Tolland County. ¢ because I think so much of them, and know how anxious and worried they always are over tieir money matters. I should go next to the little brown | cottage where live two sisters, upon whom have fallen very heavy burdens. | They are lovely Christian women, | poor in this world’s goods, but never a word of complaint is heard from | them. I would invite them to spend | Christmas day with me, and when they | returned home ,they would have a de- | lightful surprise in finding Santa! Claus had been thers, filled their coal | bin, left lots of substantials in the | pantry, a year's subscription to a fine | magazine, and last but not least, two beautifully decorated boxes of Christ- mas candy. As my money is nowhere near spent yet, I have in mind a warm, heavy | overcoat for our good friend, Peter. | The one he s wearing is very much | faded and threadbare; yet, Peter will say in his cheery way as he pats the | old coat affectionately, “worn it since | sixty-two.” How delighted he would | be on Christmas morning to find a| new one hanging by its side, with a “Merry Christmas” card sticking out from the breast pocket. I wish I had space to tell you how three young persons who were try- | ing so hard to get an education, found a nice little Christmas envelope un- der ‘their plates at breakfast table, each containing a good big check, but | 1 have already exceeded my limit of | words. I can assure you the good work will go on ,until evi cent is T e, S vy I do not know which will have had the happler time, the “rich woman” or myself, THANKFU: Norwich, 2 DOMESTIC HINTS. Dear Sisters of the Cormer: I am sending a few hints that may prove helpful: Do you know that soda is an excel- lent thing for cleaning tinware, Ap- v with a damp cloth and rub dry. ., Neuralgia may very often be speed- ily relieved by-applying a cloth sat- urated with essence of peppermint to the seat of pain. Palls and tubs may be kept from ;varpmg hy painting them with glycer- ne. . To clean linoleum without washing, remove all dust, then take a bit of flannel sprinkled with paraffin and rub the linoleum. It will not only make it appear like new, but will preserve it. A too rapid boiling ruins the flavor of any sauce. Boil up ence, but should never do more than simmer after- | ‘wards. .. Do not boil meat or vegetables rap- idly. Simmer is the word for gnod‘ boiling. Cooked thus, will be more tender and juicy. Don’t think water should be added 1o spinach to cook it. It is a mistake. Don't fail to addd a drop or'two of | vanilla flavoring to a pot of chocolate It is a great improvement. Don’'t close the oven door with a bang when cake is baking. The jar has spoiled many a fine loaf, . To make the hair glossy, shake the yolk of an egg in half -a pint of alco- hol till thoroughly mixed, Strain and you will have a clean fluld left, which will keep an indefinite perled. Into liquid. Rub well into the scalp and through the hair. Rinse in clean warm water. Rub with a linen towel until | 2 dry, then take a large fan and | fan vigorously till perfectly dry, when :}lm hair will be delightfully soft and | glos To detect impure water, draw a tum- | blerful at night, put a piece of white| lump sugar in it and place it on the! lichen mantlepiece, or in any place| where the temperature will not be un- der 60 degrees F. In the morning the water, if pure, will be perfectly clear. If contaminated by sewage or other| impurities the water wil be milky This is a simple and safe test well| known by chem! | An_ excellent counterfeit of venison man be made by placing a loin of mut- ton In fresh buttermilk. Cover close- ly and leave in a cold place forty-eight hours. Wash thoroughly and roast in the ordinary manmer. For an excellent oyster soup, take one quart of oysters, one egg, two cups | of milk and one tablespoon of butter. Pepper and salt to taste. Skim the liquor from the oysters and bring it to the boiling point in one vessel while the milk is heating in another, Drop the oysters in the scalding hot liquid | and leave them until they begin to| crimp. Stir the butter into the milk and pour this upon the beaten egg,l Turn this in with the oysters, cook to- gether one minute and serve, Best wishes to all. MAINE LOVER, HOW | COOK GAME. Dear Social Corner Sisters: eat game, but I cook it. Rabbits that have been skinned and cut up I pour cold water over, then soak in salt ond water, then in sala- ratus water, then boil until tender and | roll in meal or flour, and fry in hot pot. Or, boil until almost tender, addd sliced potatoes and a few slices of | pork, and boil until the potatoes are| soft, and cover the top with biscuits | made from two cups of flour, one tea- spoon of soda, two teaspoons of cream tartar, salt and a a big spoon of lard worked in, wet with cold water. When the crust begins to brown add a big spoon of flour, stirred in a half cup of cold water until frece from lumps; sea- son with salt and pepper, and finish Squirrel Pie I make the same. Squirrel Soup—I make soup by boil- ing the squirrels as for pie, adding the pork and potatoes the same, and drop in meal and flour dumplings instead of the crust and cook on the stove. Season with salt and pepper, but the meal dumplings wil ‘thicken it enough. Add carrots and onions if you like. My meal dumplings I make from Indian meal and a little salt mixed hard with boiling water. Dip your hands in cold water and roll the dough hard. For flour dumplings take of flour two cups, salt, teaspoon of soda and two of cream tartar, and mix soft with sweet milk or cold water; roll and cut and drop into the boiling soup, and keep bolling until done, and also keep covered. I will tell you how I cook A Fat Young Woodchuck. After it is clean- ed and cut up I soak it in salt and wa- ter, then In soda water, then boil ten- der and lay in a baking pan; season I don't give | each basin used for washing the hair | with salt and pepper and add a little Just'put ome or two tablespoens of thislof tho water and lay over it & few . GEMS OF THOUGHT FROM DIANA. slices of salt pork. Set in the oven to brown. Make gravy as for fresh beef, ETTA BARGEHR, Plainfleld. Dear Editor and Social Cormer Sis- ters: I wish to thank one and all for your kind words and thoughts of me. I think you would have smiled to see! my surprise when I read that I had won the honor of receiving one of the prizes given by the Editor. Aunty: I received your card and en- Joyed it immensely. Potlatch: I am very sorry that you! have been ill, and trust that you will| soon be restored to your usuval health.| My sister is improving, but it will| even now be sometime hefore she will | be able to walk naturally; but at this Thanksgiving time we truly feel that we can offer thankful hearts that she is as well as she is. I will add a few good suggestions for daily use: Don’t worry unnecessarily, and don’t hurry. Allow ample time for sleep and rest, and spend less nervous energy each day than you make Be cheerful, for “a light heart lives long.” Lget your thoughts be healthy, for| “as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he” Seel peace, and avold passlon and excitment, for a momeent's anger may prove fatdl, o Associate with people who endeavor to live right. Don’t overwork; but work, for !dle- ness is not good fof anyone, | Don't despalr, for “lost hope is a fatal disease.” Endeavor that each day shall be bet- ter than the preceding one. If this recipe fails to malke a goed day, the fault will not be with the recipe, but with the cook: Take two parts unselfiehness and one part patience and work toge! plenty of industry, lighten w! spirfts ond swee! with kindness, | Put in smiles as thick as plums In| plum pudding, and bake with fl'.c\ warmth that streams from a loving| heart. I wish you all a happy Thanksgiving. DIANA. New Hampshire. A CHANCE FOR REFORM. Dear Sisters of the Soctal Corner: Never in history were the modes so abhorently indecent as they are tod The pity is that most of the wearers are innocent young girls who have not the faintest idea of what they are do- ing. Modesty, beauty and common sense join in the demand for reform, when | a few inches of material make all the | [ difference hetween grace and disgrace. | Christianity by giving woman he: Hberty ha Iso given her the mean of abusing it. It is the nature of a fashion to die. Let the present one die a quick death, as it is cruel in its exposure of imper- fection. It keeps us women in abject slavery. The constant changes in dress keep us on the rack for money, for time, for everything. If we look dowdy we are a reproach to our men folks, abhorred by our husbands, and a shame to our acquaintances. If we keep up with the changes we spend more money than most of us ought, or have to! Scheme and plan, and that takes time and strength from more important things—the raising of our children, the care of our own homes, the keeping of our spirits sweet, How many precious hours does a change in the size of a sleeve cost! How many precious thoughts do such trifles demand! Let us say something, for mercy’s sake, to stop the march of this Juggernaut over our bodles. The present styles are economical if reformed just a Dbit—widened, one might say. Let us do that and keep them until we all get rested, and can think out what to do for our freedom and beauty of body—and soul. MRS. A, A, Wauregan. HOW TO MAKE MITTENS, Dear Sisters:—It is only five o’clock but I have made fifteen pairs of mit- tens since noontime. Knit them? Oh, no! This is what I do. When the foot and knee of a boy’s stocking is worn beyond repair, there is generally just space enough between these two to cut out a mit- ten. If the knee is not worn, so much the better, as a mitten can then be cut from the top having a finished wrist. If not, I don’t bother to hem them as they do not ravel If I can only get one mitten out of a pair of stockings I save it as the ribbed stockings are so much alike, they are easily matched into pairs. I save all I have cut out in a box until fall and then make them up by turning wrong side out and stitching on machine, pulling the mittens slight- 1y to allow thread enough for stretch- ing. These mittens are so nearly allke that if one is lost I have only to sup- ply one, 8o using up the odd ones. When silk stockings drop a stitch in the heel just turn, and, starting at bottom of heel, stitch a seam quarter of an inch wide the full length of stocking. This does not show on right side and is about the only way to got any extra wear out of stockings . What is saved on these liftle items i t Christ- silk | mas dinner. HOW TO EARN CHRISTMAS MONEY, Dear Sisters:—I wonder how many of the Sisters would like to earn a lit- tle Christmas mone: I will tell you how to do it. First, these glorious | days I gather lots of evergreens. The princess pine and running or lion's paw; also alder berries, bitter ,sweet and laurel. Take bailed hay wire and with a-pair of pincers form rings about 9 inches across. Form in circles with your hands (that is the reason I prefer this size wire—it 1s pliable) and begin to cover with the ever- green (which you have broken up) by holding the wire in your left hand, binding on a bunch of green, tying the strings and then placing more green, yrapping with twine—turn the wreath S0 as to make all sides even. It is very fascinating and the only hard work is finishing, so you can't tell where you started and finished; but a little practice makes perfect. When I tell you I have made ten in about 5 hours, you will see it is not hard work. If some of the Sisters want to buy their greens, instead of gathering, I think I could supply the address of some one who would deliver them in Norwich. For the princess pine he charges 5 cents a pound and I think you can make 2 wreaths from a pound. The bailed hay wire can be found at_almost any livery stable. Please let me know if anyone tries it. I forgot to state the wreaths sell for from 12 1-2 to 20 cents apiece—de- pends on store or home. Wishing you all success and a Happy Thanksgiving, Yours truly, JACK. TESTED RECIPES FROM AUNTY. Dear TEditor and Sisters:—This breezy morning just inspires me to write. Since my last letter I have done quite a little. I have been to wed- ding anniversaries, church suppers, and entertained a few of the Sisters. First of all, I looked out, and behold, there came Biddy ,a cackling, leading one of her chickens along., Well, we had a fine time. 5 Then later in the week came Theoda all smiles and rejoicing that wé could have a few hours by ourselves, and later, came Married and Happy as she ‘was moving—stopped on her way. My, how the crochet hooks did f We Whiskey or Beer Hahit RELIABLE HOME TREATMENT, Any wife or mother who wants to save her husband or, sca from “Drink™ will be glad to know that she can pur- chase ORRINE, the standard liquor habit remedy, that we have sold for vears, and If no benefit {g obtained after a trial the money will be refund- ed. _ORRINE is prepared in two forms: No. 1, secret treatment, a powder, abeo. lutely tasteless ahd odorless, given se- cretly in food or drink; ORRINE No. 2, in pill form, is for those who desire to take voluntary treatment. ORRINE costs only $1.00 a box. Come in and get a free booklet about ORRINE. N. D. SEVIN & SON, 118 Main street. Only a e Hero but the crowd cheered, as, with burned hands, he held up a small round box. “Fellows!" he shouted, “this Bucklen's Arnica Salve I hold has everything Deaten for burns.” Right! also for bolls, ulcers, sores, plmples, eczem: cuts, &prains, bruises. Surest pile cu It subdues inflammation, kills pain, Only 25 cents at Lee & Osgood Co. had a regular party; and I have talk- ed with Samantha and Maine Lover over the 'phone. Last evening I sat down to leok over some of the back numbers of the Soclal Corner, and if you will believe me I spent nearly the whole evening reading the old letters over; and do vou know Hubby saw that I was in- terested 8o he began to read, tool Oh, ves, and I have even called on Aunt Methitable! Ready: 1 haven't gtven up yet. I am_still looking and listening. I am malking Some very pretty tatting, just now, Dolly of Norwich: Where are you we haven't heard anything from you for a long time, and there are so | many others that peem to take a back seat Hepatica: Have you taken a back seat, or are you waiting for spring to come ,S0 you cam appear out in your blue robes? 1 haven't received a call from you yet. Aunt Hester: I am glad you lked my Black Chocolate cake. Eggless Chocolate Cake: One cup of sugar, one quarter cup of shorten- apple sauce either cold or poon of soda dlssolved in 2 cups of pastry flour, 2 rt spoons of cocoa or grated chocolate, salt, bake in a loaf, or in layers. A good fillimg for the layers i pped cream .or apple sugar and the white of an egg whipped together. Ribbon Cake: Make any plainJay- er cake, divide in thirds, color 1-2 with rea cake celoring, 1-3 with chocolate, leave 1-3 plain, put together with white frosting. Soft Chocolate Filling for Cake: One tablespoon butter, put in a sauce pan on stove, when melted add 1 cup of sugar, 2 tablespoons of cocoa ,or grated chocolate, stir all together; take 2 dessert spoons of cornstarc dissolve in as little cold water as pos- sible, then add boiling water to form a thick jelly; stir in to the other in- gredients; flavor with vanilla. When cold enough spread on cake, 1 wonder if the sisters know that it they wash men's underclothes wrong side out first ,then turn, they will wash much easler and lock very much nicer when dry, Willimantic. IN NORWICH The Evidence Is Suppllied by Testimony. Local It the reader wants stronger preof than the following statement and ex- perience of a resident of Norwich, what can it be? Eugene Sweet, Norwich, Conn., says “About twelve years ago I learned of the value of Doan's Kidney Pills. At that time I was confined to my bed as the result of an attack of lumbage. I suffered from sharp pains across my loins and was greatly annoyed by frequent passages of the kidney tions. I consulted the best doctors i Providence, but their treatment fafled to help me in the least. I finally read about Doan's Kidney Pills, and as [ was badly In need of something tha. would help me, I began using them Improvement was soon noticeable and 1 continued taking this remedy until my trouble disappeared. Other mem- bers of my family have taken this rem- edy for kidney complaint and have been cured.” Statement given August 26, 1908.) RE-ENDORSEMENT. When scen at a later date Mr. Sweet added: "I confirm all I have ever said in praise of Doan's Kidney Pills, as 1 consider it the best kidney remedy to be had. You may continue the publi- cation of my former statement.” For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffale, New York, solo agents for the Unites States. Remember the name — Doan’s — aad take no other. S PREPARATIONS for Thanksgiving Day could be easily attended to, if you were to do your work by electricity. We have all kinds of THINGS ELECTRICAL from cooking utensils, to the small electrical supplies. If you want to view some time and money saving devices, you would do well to visit our store, Norwich Electric Co. Telephone 674 100 Franklin Street Winter Boots FOR' WOMEN We are offering very attractive Boets in dull' black, patent and tan leather at moderate prices. M. d. CUMMINGS 52 Central Ave., Norwich, Ct. Eas| letin