Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 14, 1912, Page 14

¥ “had a good time, * figs and dates cut in small picces. Boil i ~ . QChildren IOry iN FLATTERERS MEET THE DEVIL GOES. TO DINNER EVERY WOMAN’S OPPORTUNITY. rs of any kind the mind may sday of each week. Bulletin wants good home ldfters, good business letters; good help- suggest. They should be in hand by Write on but one side of the paper. liress, SOCIAL CORNER, EDITOR, Bulletin Office, Norwich, Conn. THREZE PRIZES MONTHLY: $2.50 to first; $1.50 to second; $1.00 to third. | made the last Saturday in each SOCIAL CORNER POEM. What to Talk, raik Happiness: the world 18 emough Without your woes. gh, the places that are smooth nd clear, 1k of these to rest the weary ear Ot earth, so hurt strain, Ot human pain. Talk Faith without Your utiered ignorance doubt. I you have faith in, God, or man, or self, L Say so; if shelf ot silence sad No path 1s wholly by one continuous discontent and grief and the world ie better off and morbid not, push back upon the thoughts till faith No one will gr are dumb, Taik Heaith ng tale Of fatal mal: You cannot please, By harping on that minor chord—ais- ease. ve because your lips the dreary, never chang- dies 1# worn and stale: harm, nor interest, nor Bay you ar you, God will hear make them true. well, or all is well with And your words and —Selected. ANSWERS AND INQUIRIES, CHATTERBOX. matled Cards recelved and as you directed, SAMANTHA—Cards came duly to| hand and were forwarded to addresses | indicated BIDDY—The cards were and forwarded as vou wished. FRANK ty Christ received Thanks for the very pret~ Your dime. will t so much. Di- | ade up in qm»“ Y—Your old penmame| to keep, and it looks| Corner, too, BLANCHE—Thank! ACK PANS i balf dollar tittle sum | t from Rural/ Delivery’s ave him m, s would like to any wher “The inform the po; {0 his collec SALMAGUNDI AND BAKED BON- BONS, as h ion. Dear Editor Sisters usy day u; pretty things cribed in fusi ending the ngs « cner Aun d I was at the ding, me, as ness, eein: ang such pro- soclal do- den wed ady ‘did not see ant my forzive- having mentioned ar that day? Well, | forgiye, 1 am sure. thing like that. od deal of satis- the recipes one facto would g © most excellent and so om any 1 ever made that I one of the choicest cooky hey seem to idd m not that | aced my Thanks it was made with | as the ingredients | were one, but 1 had such fith fn the donor of the recipe that 1| thought the experiment worth risking ( for the first time, with guests present. | It turned out better than 1 dared hope | t rial will be oft repeated. 1 plan that proved profitable and | il from experience in making Christmas was carried out | some years ago: The girls | neighborhood met at each oth- | er's house on Saturdays at the hour most convenient and made their Christmas gifte. Someone read or re- cited poetry or had a short musical selection, We had someone older to help and show us at our gatherings, A | £00d deal was accomplished and we | giving dinner tab fear and ans 5 ing: in this wa of th Samantha: I think Biddy must have thought you were a widow, but glad you have given her a little light on the subject. The experience you had that day 1 eaw you must have been like a mirage in the desert. Salmagundic After buttering a pan, cover the bottom with nuts, raisins, two cups sugar with one cup of water tiil it spins a thread and pour over. Baked Bonbons: Beat, one egg to a stiff froth, adding gradtally oNe large cup of brown sugar, pinch of salt and small pinch of soda; stir till creamy and flavor with orange; then add chopped nuts te form a stiff paste; soread on greased pans and bake in a 1oderate oven 15 or 20 minutes; cut in squares when cold. Wishing a Merry Christmas to all. THEODA. EGGLESS, MILKLESS AND BUT- TERLESS CAKE. TDear Soclal Corner BEditor: Here- with 1 send a few tested recipts: Caket Put into a saueepan + cup each of brown sugar and water, b sceded raisins, 1-3 eup of lard, poon of ground cloyes, and 1-4 ‘meg, grated, poll three minates, and ien cool, Btir in 1 teaspoon of soda fulvedia @ titte warm water, and wups of flour, in -3 teaspoon fm:g‘ powder hes been sitted, flo.u 4 lvaf-tin in rather slow oven, and it either chocolate, or phita | jeing, This cake is eggless, mffidess Econom; FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA These are | in making the | be | | month, and butterless, so deserves Its mame. It is very good . Mock-Angel-Food: One cup each of sugar, milk and flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder ,white of £ eggs, beaten stiff, and a pinch of salt. Heat the milk to boiling point, sift sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt together se cral times, stir in the hot milk; fold in the whites of eggs, lightly, and bike in an ungreased pan about forty minut Nut Cream: Put the desired quanti- Y of nut butter in a’cup, add a little Water, rub thoroughly with a spoon, adding water until as thin as wanted, then whip lightly. To be used with green peas ,String beans, stewed to- matoes ,onions and cabbage. Nut Gravy: Heat a pint of milk to the boiling point, add a large table- spoon of nut butter which has been rubbed smooth in a little water, thick- en with flour, which may be rubbed into the nut butter before the milk is added, and season to taste. This makes a nice dressing for toast or vegetables. Nut Sandwiches: Cut bread in thin ices, spread ome slice with nut but- ter, and the other with creamery but- ter, and put together. Delicious children’s’ school lunch. Hard Sauce: Guantities ol nut butter and sugar, adding a very little water to make it smooth . CLARA OF CA; ERBURY. BLACTK PANSY DOESN'T ALLOW FOLKS TO FALL ASLEEP. Dear ners ditor I may ? 1 see that. ant to 1 am traly > character you you stretched thing N iddy nd Sist rite again under the old neam to be better acquainted tnde i in answer to Josiah's trying to live up to gave me, but think somewhat , although I would gladly help poor Frank, if I ¢ould, am-afraid ould prove a sorry nurse. ~She better send for “Balsam Fir” I | As for falling asleep at “Sa- mantha’s” it proves beyond guestion you never heard me talk to her. We Iways have so much to say when we meet that anyone, no matter how leepy, would have trouble even doz. | ing, for I have been told my tongue luu}.u: in the middle and wags at both Theoda:. 1 sh you. Did “Main Lover returned one. Where is “Queen B ed her. B like to hear from ive my card; also, I have miss- ACK PANSY. MRS .BURTON'S ECONOMICAL WAY Mrs. Gray had t of how hef family of even (including hildren) coutd so well on the income that failed vide for her family of four, F lowing is the sto “I had to plan Imost everything years and was worn out. xes in tl lasted I have two re room and in ome I and fall the, clothes sed another seasom, and other I put the things too small v rhn;_h 1, but gbod for some ittle folks, I looked over Mr. Burton's for he is just as helpless in is the children. He earns but it is some work to as to get its whole value, underclothes were past use for bul the bodies of the uyndershirts 300d, and I made two warm lit- dershirts, sewed onto walsts from pieces, for five-year-old uttons of his gray irts made two than can be in the for my other rts to hv. and iis drawers made two pair for baby Lou The extra heavy set to Worn, so I bought a set of medium maich them for 1.00, and a heavy ¢t to take their place for $1.50; three working shirts were 50' each, and a pretty light one with collar and soft bosom eost + white shirt was $1.00 and two and a pretty tis were 30 cents Two pairs of woolen poc and three pairs pf cans s (dark brown) forf10e; g f mittens for 50c and & winter cap for 50 cents; a pair of working pants (at a sale) cost $1.56 and two pairs of overalls with coats to mateh Were 3250, and a gray sweater was I cleaned and pressed his best suit for secomd best, and mended & ants to wear under overalls oy turned in the edges, stitching them neatly, and the result was a geod warm Working. coat. At a first class clothing store he found a neat black sult for $8.00 and an overcoat for $6.00, and the same store furnished a hat for $1.50. These With a pair of $2.50 ‘shoes and felt boots for §2.50 finished his wardrobe, and most of the things will last two vears. The whole cost was $34.95, all could possibly spare from ~ his wasges Now for the children: I had $15 “egg money” and $10 that I had earned in_another w Bessie came first. She is fifteen and had ‘saved 35 of her own. I had to buy underclothes—two sets—3$2; and two waists (in place of corsets), $7 more; three vair of fleece-lined stock- ings were 3% cents. She had two “best” white flannelette skirts left, but one was (oo short, so I put that away for Madge, and the other did for underwear. 1 hought seven yards of white flanncletie and made two skirts for Bessie and two for Madge, and I cross stitched Bessie's with blue silko- teen and Madge's with pink, There were pieces left for a underwaist for Madge and one for Louls. The cost was Toc, Then I beught 13 yards of grey flanneiette (§1.44) and made Bessie thres skirts, myself one. each of the beys a blouse, and Louis twe suits— dress dnd panties. Bight yards of pale blue flannelette made.- two night dregses, and from the ‘~ces I made pair of bed shees (cuiting by an oid pair),.lined with old flannel. ~Her best shoes I had repaired at the cest of 5 cents, making them “good ‘as new, and hought a heavy pair for scheol for $2. Her best cloak last winter was a plain one of brown argd %as 100 M for | Cream together equal rs of ‘the Cor- ' I enjoyed your card and : more ', ks tton onto the same walst, | sisir wear under his best suit was hf | and put new backs in two vests; then | I cut off his last winter. overceat and | for them and myself.’s28Teed to take over a dozen pregsed i ,r:gvzge- gat. . everyone thinks ft néw, Her white sweater. and red and white knit hat I Qyed cifmson. - Her hat had been white and was past use. Her best dress was brown, cut square neck and short sleoves, with red guimpe and. belt. | This 1 lengthetied for school and sec- lond best by a plaited strip of dark brown plald sewed to the bottom of the skirt and edged” with a band_of the red. This'cost 60 cents. I had a dark -blue wool dress made pleated skirt. This 1 rippéd up and pressed and by careful cutting and a little piec- ing I made a suit that with a finish of some lace from my “treasure box” was dainty enough for any young girl. A White hair bow and one of blue cost 20 cents. By getting a coat not the {latest atyle (but warm and pretty) I | 8ot one of blue for $3 and a blue hat {trimmed_with white ribbon (all new, but trimmed at home) cost $1. Blue | knit gloves cost 50 cents. Now came good luck. Aunt Lettie i ‘e me a lon coat of grey stripe. | This I cut off at the bottom and made {a warm school coat. A pair of black ‘knit gloyes cost 25c, and I dyed her White muffler crimson to match her ap. For best she had a set of gray from last Christmas. Cousin Nel ave me a garnet skirt, and that made |her a_romping dress. A remnant of | bright plaid gingham and one of white imade two guimpes and with lace to finish the neck and sleeves cost 50c and could be worn with the brown dress. {A vard of red ribbon and a pair of rubbers, 7ic for both, finished her out- At and left me $14.48. Walton (10 years old) came next. He hud 83, and two shirts with | drawers to match cost $1, and 33 yards of light flannclett- made night dresses us &ll and underwaists for the This was $2.64, and I worked the cellar and cuffs in colored sil§oteen them. 1 had his best shoes ped for 50 cents and bought a pair f shce pair of rubbers for §2 nd three of stockings\for 4sc. His last winter best suit had been blue, but, with the blue overcoat, was too small and went to Arthur after I 2d cleancd and ressed them. I bought a brown ‘'suit at a Bargain for $1.50, and two pretty little ties for 20c, nd {wo white collars for 20c more, and 1 brown cap to mateh the coal cost, 50 | cents. 1 bought a pair of brown pants for 50c, and 43 vards (45c) of pretty brown 'flannelette made each of the s a waist and Louis a suit. I itched his brown walst with red and h black and I bougnt 3 Ly er and cap for 75 cents. Brother Louls gave me a gray mixed coat and ~ pair of gray pants. ats made a pair for school and the coat made warm school coats for hoth Twenty cents worth of r of mittens, one gray and the other brown. The blouse of hiS white suit was all right, and I made another from an old blue flannel waist of my own. I had $8.00 left. 0w came $-year-old Arthur, and had $2. His underclothes cost $1 s, and I bought three pair for 45¢c, bad his best shoes , and bought shoes and 2. He had Walton's blue —Cap to match- or best and the and for school gray e bottom of Bessie's coat and a pair of dark mixed that Cousin C&ri gave me -to make over. {His gray waist I stitched with blue own _one with red and two were made from silk pieces. To v with his gra cap and # blue mittens—one changed that Waiton, and weater (75c), and blue and one gray Te 20 cents. Two . striped flannelette—25c— cd him, and T had $4.69 left. e (5 vears old) I bought s of underclothes for $1, and watists .and night dresses had been proyided, and her best shoes were all right, a white dress. For her shees and rubbers I paid $1.60. 1 { bought six pairs of stockings for her and Louis f ie's plald dress of 1 one for best, mooth-faced flannel- three more—one red, one biue and the other brown (all figured), and cost ne 1 received an unex- $10. Her ‘ed the coat At her one of red for to mateh for te furs and r of blue ones ards of dark blue d flannelette, made Oc and a red knit hat 1 began on baby Louis with wo little shirts ,50c) fitted him inderclothes and his shoes ers were $1.35. One of his I trimmed with blue, and with red, and the brown one it piaid. A dark blue plafq ) made a best sui of gray flannel lined cost 7¢c and the gray g0 with his biue c cap (25¢) and mitten Louis I3 wonderful (o relate, I had $5 for myself: Now I had a white flannelette skirt oile of black sateen beside my new | 8Tay cne and a slightly worn one of red flannel. T-made another from the tirt of an old flannelette wrapper. I bousht two sets of underwear for $1 two pairs of stockings for 25c, hoes“$1.50 and slippers and rubbers $1 more. I had a good black dress, t for best, and second best black also n dark gray street suit that it of my. teacher's outfit years before, . These I changed into quiet styles that would look like new and re-trimmed my black hat. I have a set of black furs (a present from my ‘aunt on my birthday) and a pair of lieht gloves (also a present). y | black’ sult has skirt and coat, with { black. silk waist. 1 had white waists from - summer. A dark green wool dress trimmed with velvet made a prineess dress for “full dres” with a finish of lace and a hat of the velvet ! with n_tiny spray of holly for color. i The holly cost 25¢, and a palr of black {knit wioves were 25c more, and I had {enaugh left for 63% vards of smooth- faced flannelette for a house dress. I !spent 345 on mvself and five children !and 575.35 for the whele family. BETTA BARBER. i HOUSEHOLD HELPS: Déar Friends of the Soclal Corner: | {n]flgl%fi my surprise November 29th | when T raceived that “yellow paper,” ich the editor very kindly blew thi way. No doubt Samanthe would have thoughit it was hers that she lost, NORWICH BULLETIN, One cold December day about a week before Christmas old Deacon Brown could be seen driving slowly home- ward. It had been his cusfom for the past_thirty years to drive to Norwioh | every Tuesday with farm produce to exchange for such groceries as need- ed. Snow flurries blew across - the country every now and then, and it seemed to grow colder every minute; but old Charlie knew a good warm stall and plenty of supper awaited him, 50 he jogged along without much urg- ing . Other teams were passing and from all came a cheery word of greeting for everyone for miles around knew the old Deacon and his good wife Jane. Soon on_the brow of a hill could bé seen his white farmhouse, and as they crossed the bridge at the foot of the hill he could see Jane standing in the door shading her eyes to see him. As he drove into the yard she came out as usual to help carry in the bundles . “Well, Father, what luck to day?” was her query. \ “ First rate for uf replied the old man, “but hard on poor folks!” Eggs, chickens and butter bring top notch prices now, and I am afraid with everything else 80 high some poor chil- dren will have a slim Christmas.” By this time thev had unloaded the wagon, and lle was starting for the barn. A tending to his care- fuly the Deacon came in and found & nice warm supper waiting. When they were seated at thelr well spread board it seemed as if the Deacon’s grace had 2 new meaning. While Jane poured the tea and he walted on the plates he told her of some poor children he had seen that day looking longingly at a pumpkin in a provision dealer's window. He had made inquiries and learned who they were and found them very poor, but honest. “Why can’t we invite some children out here, make up a tree and all?’ But Jane thought a better plan weuld be to make up a number of baskets and take around as it would reach more people that way As usual the Deacon agreed. It was hard work to settle down to chores and dishes, but at last they were per- formed and when seated by their cozy stove and each in his favorite chair, they could talk of nothing else. Time just flew by until two days before Christmas when a happier couple it would be hard to find. Their only child had died some time before ang each year foumd them try- ing to do someone a kindness, in that way taking pleasure themselves. The old man had been trying his best to help by dressing chickens, cut- ting up pumpkins, peeling apples, seed- ing ralsins, beating eggs and frosting, and the work seemed like play to both. At last, the night before Christmas | everything was ready.. Jane had pack- | ed what she thought best and in the morning would add the pies, tarts and cakes. Christmas dawned ‘bright and fair, but cold. They were up and ready to start at eight o'clock, and old Charlie started at a brisk trot. The first place they stopped was the home of the children the Deacon had seen. Their mother was doing all she could to_support them, but found it pretty hard work, for of all the work sent out only one woman had paid for her work, and that was only a_small bill, so Christmas, but for the Deacon would have meant very little to the children. While thankful to have enough to eat and a roof to shelter them she had lain awake all night Christmas eve wondering in her heart if she had done right to refuse her name to be sent the Balvation Army. Charity was very galling, but Into these sad reflections there ame a knock on the door. When opening the door she was perfeetly astonished to see such a rud- dy old couple. Little Mary peeking around mother's skirts cried _out, its Mr. Claus and his wife” This broke the ice, and while the Deacon was rolling apples for the children to catch, his wife explained to poor Mrs. Baxter, who said: ‘It was surely the geod Lord's plan.” She was able to direct them to oth- ers just as deserving. As they drove home the Deacon said “well, this has been a merry Christ- mas” and Jane echoed it. BLACK PANSY. her “Oh, arm on your way home from the an- niversary. Is it better now? I will close with just a few hints: If anyone has a coal hod that is wearing out on the bottom, just take a heavy plece of cotton cloth (un- bleached preferred), glue it on the out- side bottom of the coal hod and it will last a long time. I know one lady who fixed her coal hod 80 two years ago and it Is only just beginning to need a new patch. Those who have to have their stoves close to the wall, a good thing is a sheet of asbestos back of the stove. 1 have a strip tacked back of my stove pipe where it is'50 close to the wall. To those who have to ride or walk a long distance in severe cold weather try my plan with newspapers. One across the shoulderblades, under out- side wrap, one over the chest, and if preferred to those who suffer with cold feet a little paper on the inside bottom of the shoes helps to keep away cold. Try it and see. It any of the sisters are troubled with Rervous headaches just try my way. I take a cloth wet it in hot water, apply it over the seat of pain, then wet in cold water, then in hot, then cold and 8o on; apply at the base of brain, and back of the ear, as well a8 where the pain is. Tying a cloth wet jn very hot water around the righ® wrist very. tight will ease up a. headache, too. 2 To Save Steps—When you have any little thing -to be taken up stairs, do not run up with it purposely, but lay it on the stairs until you have to €0 up, then take it along. T may not write another letter before Christmas, so will wish you all a Merry Christmas-and a Happy New Year. Tolland County. BIDDY. THE MOON BEHIND THE HILL. I watched last night The rising moon, Upon a forelgn strand, Till memories came Like flowers in Jupe, Of home and fatherland. I dreampt I was a child once more Beside the rippling rill, When first I saw in days of yore The moon behind the hill. When first I saw in days of yore The moon behind the hill. It ‘brought me back \ The visions grand. That purpled boyhood's dream; Its youthful loves Its happy lands, As Dright as morning beams. It brought me back The speading lea, Its steeple and the mill, Until my eyes could scarcely see Until my eyes could scarcely see The moon behind the hill. Until my eyes could scarcely see The moon behind the hill, It brought me back A mother’s love, Until in accents wild, I prayed her from her home above To guard her lonely child It bought me one Acrosss the sea To ltve In memory still, It brought me back My Mary’s grave, The moon behind the MIL My Mary's grave, The moon behind the hill —Sent in by Balsam Fir, WORLD'S TEMPERANCE SUNDAY. “Mornin’, Josiah,” sed Uri Heep, ap- pearing in our doorway. “How'dy, Uri,” sed Joslah; fine day for the time o' yea Then I spoke up and sez I: “World's Temperance Sunday, too, Uri—do you remember? “There you go agaln, Samantha, al- ‘mighty If it hadn't been for Sally Sycamore, of Jewett City, Josiah might have| been {o the anniversary. They wers on their way to the Poultry contest ! {over to Storrs and didn’t leave in time. | Theoda, poor soul, had hard luck | trying ;to get there. You see she or more | were all ready | she went—“a | Well, we know | in her auto and they ito start when “Bang, 1 blow out!” Of course! { thn( that means. They had to stay at_home, but Theoda says “The next jtime she will make sure the “old ma- ;chine” is all right before she gets ready to go anywhere In it, Samanthe—You just search Jesiah' {pocket. Look in the left-hand-right- ;llde-upper vest pocket for the missing | gold. | Married end Happy—1 have looked ;nnd looked In vain for the card bear- ' ing no name. Where is it? Why don't lit come? 1 | Auntie—Tlow are the collars and oth- ler crochet things coming on? ‘Theode—Where are these vegeiables “the man” wae going to bring to me? Maine Lover—Have you fallen as- sleep or did<von stay in \VHUmnnucg all night Tuesday If 1 am not mis- taken I saw you, -or your double, on Main street while | was. wailing for my dar. Pollaic ‘our tard récefved:some- tm& ago. Am sary 1 didn't guess righ Am so sorry you breke your I ways harpin’ temperance,” sez Url. “Why, you get me all stirred. up with your everlastin' temperance talk.” “Well,” sez I, “one of the planks In our platform ses something about ‘agi- tate and educate.’ “I guess we can get you agitated an right, and I don’t believe you are too old to educate.” “1 tell you, Samantha,” sex Url, “ity un-Christian, the way you wemen try to force your ' opinions onto other people. It's a free country, and you haint no right to tell grown folks what they shall and what they shan't do.” “Yaur scientific temperance educa- tion in the schools is all right,” sez he. “but when two-thirds of the pesrle in the country want saloon I say their a- goin’ to have 'em Sez I: “Sum folks get a notien they want to murder, but the laws of the land seem to find & way to say ‘vou <h to them. And we're gein’ (o find-a way to say it to saloon keepers soom, too! You say edueate ‘the ung,” ses 1. “What would a foreigh child old cneugh to reasen think when taught in school that alcehol is & peison, and |- then see that: poison legally sold: on mest every street in our cities and large village§?’ “Do you temember -that poem about "a ferce or an ambulence! Uri? 1 memorized it to recite at the last C. E. Temperance meetin’, but many others had geed things te say for the cause that it didn't ‘seem to be needed. But just let me say that last verse to you now: “Better guard well the young than re- claim them when old: "Tis_the voice of true wisdom that's calling: To rescue the fallen is good, but 'twere best ¥ To keep other people from falling. Better stop up the source of this evil and crime Than rescue galley. Better put a strong fence round the top of the clift Than an ambulence down valley.” from dungeon and in the “I suppose, of course, that puttin up a fence means shutting up saloons, sed Url, “and I tell you that's what I don't belleve in. I'm for Temper- ance all right, but not for Total Ab- stinence, I tell ye again, it's a free count: “Now, Uri,” sez I, “we women have taken the job of educating you along with several others, and. all education has some discipline connected with it. Now,” gez 1, “I mean to make you help Just a little toward closing them. sal- oons.” «T don’t think you will,” shouted Url. “I think I will” sez I (very calm like), “and the way I will go about it is this. 1 will write this conversation and send it to the Editor of The Bulle- tin, and I believe he will think It so unsual for & man of your high standing here at the Corners to have such opinions that he will print it. And it he does he will pay me something for writing it. Then when I receive the little ‘veller slip’ I will start it on a mission to help somewhere toward closing saloon. Then you can't say you havn't helped some, if it is indirect. “I won't talk any more,” cried Uri a8 he disappeared through the door- way. And maybe I imagined it, but I thought he slammed the door jist & Httle, All this time my partner hadn't sed much, but T knew that he was on the right side (as he always Is on every | peppermint, moral question), and I felt sure that when he met Uri next time he would round out ‘my arguments in just the right shape. ot And everything aimed in the right direction helps in this fight for & Saloonless Nation in 1920, - SAMANTHA, CHRISTMAS DON'TS FROM CHATTERBOX. Dear Social Corner Sisters: I think for a Chatterbox 1 have been silent long engugh, so I thought I would chat awhile ‘with yop all this cold morning. ‘Wl Christmas is not far off, and I suppose all the Sisters are getting ready for it. I am for one. Samantha, it was mean in Biddy to leave Josiah out of the party, When 1 have my party I will surely remem- ber Josiah and Tisa-Ann. 1 think it nice at Christmas time to send some little remembrance to the old and the poor. Don't forget to gather up all thefr children’s discarded toys and books and .send them to that neighbor of yours who has a brood of youngsters. The neighbor is to sensible to take offense, and the children will Tjse up and call you blessed. Don't forget to send a cheery, heart- warming letter and a little remem- brance to the o0ld folks at home if you can not spend Christmas with them. Don't send an opera glass nor a chafing dish to that friend of yours who lives on a farm. A year's sub- scription to a good magazine would Dlease her better. T will now bring my chat to a close by asking the Soclal Corner Sisters if they will all please send me a birthday card. My birthday is December 18. Wishing all the Sisters and the Editor a very merry Christmas. 1 am vour Sister, CHATTERBOX. South Canterbury. THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS, Kind Editor, Brothers and Sisters of the Bocial Corner: I can't keep still any longer, I just enjoy every part of our Corner. Let me quote for you a little poem, “The Way to Happi- ness:” This is the road to Happiness, Start now from where you are! Turn to the right and keep_straight on And you'll not find it far! Along the path of Willing Feet, And over Heartsease Hill, Across the fleld of Sweet Content, The stream of Glad Good Will. Then through the lane of Loving Heart, The gate that's called Today, And down the steps of Little Things Into the Common Way. And take the cloak of Charity— The staff of Wise Employ, A loaf of bread of Daily Grac A flask well filled with Jo A word of Cheer—a helping hand, A hope, a smile, a prayer, And in the place of Duty done, Beside the door of home, You'll find the house of Happiness, For Happiness does not roam. By the way, it occurs to me to tell you I was much- interested in Rural Delivery's suggestion Nov. 30th, for it had been in my mind, really knowing the circumstances of a long shut-in life, but I did not suggest the money helping plan as mine wonld have to be much like. the widow's mite. I fancy many of you count dollars where Di- ana counts pennies, There are a good- ly number of us Social Corner folks, and if each one could spare a dime it would make up one of those “yaller papers” sent out from The Bulletin office. 0 Perhaps big-hearted Nat might send one of those hefty hog's shoulders to Diana—ham is sustaining. We are all where we are. Surely theré is nothing sweeter than the pure milk of human Kindness. ‘With & Merry Christmas to all Cor- vill close. nerites, I w e Moosup. L g FIRELESS CANDY MAKING. Dear Sisters of the. Soclal Corner: The requisites for this work are the best quality pulverized sugar, white blotting paper, a short dull knife with a good deal of spring to it, one or more shallow saucers, a small tumbler of water, flavoring extracts, colorings such as confectioners use, and nut dates, oranges or pine apple, or almot any fruit in season. ¥; In the way of flavoring vanilla, wintergreen, cinnamon and coriander seeds are popular favor- ites. Where the fresh juices of the = BULLETIN'S PATTERN_SERVICE 0260 —9246 A CHARACTERISTIC GOWN, e Composed of Walst Pattern 9265, ot o e i R TN %nd 42 inches, bust measure, and Ladles Bkirt Pattern 9246, cut jn nv! 2. 34, 26, 28 and 30 Wwaist mea: {“-. ed 0y inches, Chiangeable taffela in green and with pipi lwl* 'l: 'n‘mq of met is here shewp. ‘bePattern Dept., finished with deep cuffs for long sleeve 3irle or ls thresguacter lengih with band cuff. The skirt admits of a_front or back closing as preferred and may be finished with ralsed or normal walst| line. It will require 7 3-4 yards of 36-1Ach material for a medium size, This illustration calls for TWO sep- arate patterns, which will be matled (o any “address on receipt of 10 cents FOR EACH pattern in silver or stamps. Order through The Bulletin Company, orwich, Cenn. Constipated, Headachy, Bilious, Tongue Coated?--Cascarets Sure Furred Tongue, Bad Taste, Indigestion, Headaches come from a torpid liver and cause your stomach to become filled with ferments like garbage in a swill barrel —foul gases, bad breath, yellow skin, m. rible and nauseating. A Cascaret tonigit ing—a 10-cent box from your druggist v eey clean and regular, Stomach sweet, Head clear, an motths. Don’t forget the children. Sallow Skin and Miserable onstipated bowels, which food, which sours and first step to untold misery s, everything that is hor raighten you out by morn- ur Liver active, Bowels make you feel bully for Never gripe or sicken. “CASCARETS WORK WITIT ™ VOIT SLEE] R ——— fruits are used the water is unne sracteor, ita effects in cattle Into a saucer put a small quantity |af partaken of snch of sugar and moisten carefully with r Jlonged period. ASan fruit’ juice or water, stirring in little 4 Jlant Senesio latifolis &t by little until the mixture is of s o horses consistency as to drop easily from t s in Natal point of the knife into such shapes as ed that it wed one may desire on the white blotting tile thevm— paper, which absorbe undue mof Nut 'meats, candied or pres cherries are pressed in or laid of the mixture while still moist erage tr Chopped huts or grated eocoanut n_about Rot ay be mixed with the sugar and us a filling for pitted dates or figs. OLGA. coimulats proved fatal The Baths of New Zealand. eller the thermal ira is the most in- New land. An desert, or 'a park superior to its surroum esort In the healt world must he s of the highest r ized as the South Seas, and the world sur of Rotorua districts, for & hot, some are cold; some m I some consist of 1. The mineral e aried tham 1 appearance ar ¢ temperature. The government crected an extensive series of I shere one may get & £00d bath for ttle as three penee. Whether t have all the eurs tive propert meqd for them m L qu t they are certainly refreshi ng. SWELLING THE PRIZE Editor and Social Corner Friends I'm adding my “mite” to help swell | that purse for Diana. Rural Deliyery—You are an expert at_letter writing.—Thank vou. Mrs. A. A—I agree with you in re- | gard to the present fashions, think them just horrid. My sympathy goes out to the sisters | whose homes have been visited by | death. Wishing the editor, s brothers, a Merry Christma: order Baden pably » M aden prings in pa warm lear Poisonous Grasses. Africa labors under many dise of a devastating kind, and the presi- dential address by Dr. Arnold “'neil- es to the South African association drew up a rather appalling sun of the disease of malaria, sl sickness horse sickness, and ostrich | sickness, among others. But he added another not so well known—the dis ease of “Lamziekte” among caitle, which has caused terrible destruction and even threatened to ruln the new- | FXPOrts ly-developed Northwestern distriots. | 0, V'8t The investigations carried out by Mr. |l HOITE 4 Burtt Davy, the government botanist, | ‘"% show that the cause is probably the poisons which are present in of certain areas. The theory is grasses on certain soils and under certain climate conditions ,develop and invigora Origin of the Seientists. 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