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TALKING COMES BY NATURE—SILENCE BY ’ WISDOM y EVERY WOMAN’S OPPORTUNITY. The Bulletin wants good home letters, good business letters; good help- ful letters 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, Bulletin Office, Norwich, Conn. THREE PRIZES MONTHLY: Award made the last Saturday in each $2.50 to first; $1.50 to second; $1.00 to third. monta. SOCIAL CORNER POEM. Supersensible. The harp is ever singing to itself In soft and soul-like sounds we can- not hear. The stars of morning sing, and sound- less words Makes God's commands run from sphere to sphere. swift Each- flower is always sending incense up, As if in act of holy worshiping, Till fragrant earth is one great altan like To heaven where saints their prayer filled censers swing. The stars send awrit full Of mysteries we can not read nor see, Of histories so long, and goings forth So vast, the volumes fill infinity. 1 out a thousand rays, Celestial presences haye walked with man, Alluring him to Nebo’s lofty height; Transfigured forms in tender light, too - of Invisible to our low range of sight. O source divine of things so fine and! high. Touch all thy children’s souls with | power to see That vibrant earth and air and bound- less sky Still throb with imminent divinity. —Bishop H. W. Warren in the Inde- | pendent. Within his closet, on his knees, He made his prayer—'twas brief. “Oh, Lord,” he prayed “have pity, please, For all who sit in grief. “Let those who cannot find the way Receive the sight they need. And please let all my ventures pay, Let me be great, indeed. “Lord, bless the low and bless the high, : And bless the great and small. | But send Thy biessings so that I | Shall have the best of all | “Lord, give me strength and wisdom, | please, | To make myself sublime!” | Thus in his closel, on his knees, | He wasted precious time. —8. E. Kiger in Chicago Record- Her- ald. ANSWERS AND NQUIRIES. BIDDY—Cards received and mailed you directed. AUNTY NO, 1—Please send in your full address. READY—Thanks for baoklet, “The | Picturesque City.” It was very kind of | you to remember the Editor. FRANK—Card received and mafled‘ to Lu Acorn. BROWN BEAUTY—Card received | and forwarded to Aunt Hester. DIANA sends us a splendid short | story. She cannot send such stories too often: ! IOLA opened up an interesting topic | when she wrote upon reading “Good | Books Are the Best of Companions.” | SAMANTHA: Card received and mailed to Polly Wintergreen. There | is no limit to the number of pen-names | 2 ter may have, although many are | ng to che Social Corner Editor. | has shown what can be done | with a good pen name. CALLA LILY'S| WHAT AILED FEATHERS. ! Dear Sisters: Every week I think I will write but keep putting ot off. 1 erfjoy reading the letters however. | Calla Lily: I will try to answer ! your inquiry shout feathers, It | brought to' mind a duck | farm. The manager said t good | many people have a mis idea | that feathers should be p to air, ‘and that is a i sun draws out the oil leaving a dis- agreeable odor. The oil is the life of the feather. To air they should be shaken and put in the shade where <here s .a gr0d breeze. I think per- “:aps the heat has the.same effect as —e sun would have, and see no rem- | edy as long as they are Kkept there. I think if you want to cleanse them you might wash them in ammonia and water and keep them after out of | the extreme heat. i Rainbow: I think this is an unlucky | year for chickens. I have not had‘ —_— Suffered Eczema Fifty Years—Now ! Well, i Seems a long tims to endure the awful burning, itching, smarting, skin- | disease known as_“tetter—another | name for Eczema. Seems good to| realize, also, that Dr. Hobson’s Ecze- | ma Ointment has proven a perfect | cure, | Mrs, D. L. Kenney writes:—“T can- not sufficiently express my thanks to you for your Dr. Mobson's Eczema Ointment.” It has cured my tetter, | which has troubled me for over fifty | years.” All druggists or by mail, 50c. The Lee & Osgood Co. PFEIFFER CHEMICAL CO. St. Louis, Mo. Philadelphia, Pa. | Mothers! Have Your Children Worms. Are they feverish, restless, nervous, ! {rritable, dizzy or constipated? Do | they continually pick their nose or! grind their teeth? Have they cramp- | ing pains, irregular and ravenous ap- petite? These are all signs of worms, Worms not only cause your children | suffering, but stunt its mind and growth, Glye “Kickapoo Worm Killer” at cnce, It kills and remeoves the worms, improves your child’s appetite, regulates stomach, liver and bowels. The symptoms disappear and yeur child is made happy and healthy, as nature intended, All druggists or by mall, 26c. The Lee & Osgooed Co, KICKAPOO INDIAN MEDICINE COMPANY. St, Louis, Mo, Philadelphia, Fa, | ever seeing her sister, such success as usual. I suppose Balsam Fir will ~ive us chicken, lore soon, as will Ready on her city farm. ‘Waterford. MA AUNT JUDY’S DAHLIAS. Editor Social Corner It is not an easy matter to tell what makes all of Aunt Judy's dahlias blast just as the buds form. It looks like a case of over stimulation—too rich earth, or too much fertilization. One result of too rapid growth is ten- der stems which drop the buds because they are too weak to hold them. A borer in the stem will sometimes make the terminal buds droop and die. If you are giving them much water, just stop awhkile. If there are lice about the buds spray them with strong soapsuds—whale oil, if you have it. If they are making a vigorous growth, cut out part of the branches or laterals. This will help them flower. I have grown thousands of dahlia plants, but have never been troubled as Aunt Judy is, JOSEPH DOBE. WHY SILVER BELL COULDN'T PICNIC. Dear Sisters of the Social Corner:. As I have a little spare time this after- noon I will endeavor to write a few lines. I haven’t written to our Corner for a long time, but I enjoy the letters so_much. ‘When I wrote last I'was a student in high, but now I have just returned after spending four weeks at the Con- necticut Agricultural college, where I took a course in Psychology, Methods of Teaching, Ornithology, and Ele- mentary Agriculture. If any of the sisters have the chance to spend their vacation at Storrs do not fail to go, as I know you will have a jolly time, and you Frave the chance to learn a great deal besides. I was so sorry not to be able to at- tend the picnic at South Coventry lake because 1 was only five miles from there; but, alas! my school work could not be neglected as my final exams came that day. Work comes before play, we all know, so I stayed at col- lege and took my exams. Dear Sweet Sixteen: Are you Mar- ried and Happy? Sister Read our last letter was so interesting, and vou seemed so happy. It helped fill the Corner with sunshine, and vou know sunshiny letters are al- ways welcome. Crimson Rambler: Your letter was =0 practical. I enjoyed it so much. Write again. SILVER BELL. Colchester. 0. H, O, WILL WEAR THE BADGE. Dear Social Corner: Yes, I am sorry I could not attend the Social Corner picnic; but I do not live near enough the cars to wave the yellow flag. I am to have a few -days’ vacation from this week Thursday to Monday next, and will wear a badge of yellow ribbon, so if any member of the Homestead club or Social Corner are there they may make themselves known. % Rainbow: Hope you can come to Union some time and sce me, and weat the badge of the Social Corner; then I will know you are one of us. If any of the Cornerites come this way hope they will call, too. This afternoon we had a nice thun- der shower, and the rain will do a world of good. 0. H. O. Union. PRACTICAL HELPS FROM GOLDEN ROD. Dear Cornerites for another Please make room member. I have enjoyed [ vour letters and been benefited, too, by | many of them; and I would like to add my bit, hoping that they may be of some help to the sisters, I send in the following-hints on care of children: Don't make a hothouse blossom of a baby. The greater number of babies are born healthy, but frequently they receiveé so much care that they become :ptible to every change of air or her. This I know from experi- ence. Don’t cover haby’s face or muffle up his chest and throat when out of doors, for even if he has a tendency to have | delicate throat and Jungs you are only making a bad matter fling him up. Well, I do not wish to oblige the ed- itor to build on an additional pigeon- hole, so will close with a nice recipe for Lemon Cocoanut Pie—One cup sugar, one egg, half teaspoon butter, juice and part of grated rind of cne lemon, one cup cocoanut and one cup boiling wa- ter; put on range and iet come to boil; add two large tablespoons cornstarch or flour, and let boil until transparent, Have pastry shell baked and cool be- fore turning mixture into it. For frost- worse in muf- | ing sprinkle cocoanut over top. GOLDEN ROD. South Coventry. INTERESTING LETTER FROM L. H. K. Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: Do not think I have forgotten you, for truly I have not. I was glad to read' the interesting ters of those who attended the pic- If it had been a week or two later more of us could have gone, for it was a busy time for the farmers wives. I hope Biddy got her fill of fish for she deserved it. G. S.: As I read your letter tell- ing of the oldest twins in the state, I want to say I am proud to claim the relationship of second cousin to them. I always called Julla Ladd, Aunt Julla and she once lived near a great aunt of mine who lived on Pleasure Hill, Franklin: but I. don't remember of Jane Stnten, C, B, 8.: Hope we shall have the pleasure of attending the next Seeial Corner plcnic, if it s net too far away, Hvelyn: I ses you were at the tem- perance meeting, :I was there in spirit and may all such werk truly go on, Guess; Do net ferget the Corner Send us another :geod recipe. I hope I may see you again seon, Ready; am ‘well, thank vyeu, I am glad veu ure having such geed times, 1 had a posfal last week sent .| berries, | i pleasant trips which I see I attended. | see, to me a&'the Municipal Chimes in Springfield, telling the inscription on each bell and who contributed to- | wards each ene, the chimes consist of twelve bells and they must seund ‘Isabelle: I have:-been out hueckle- berrying, but did not have the pleas- ure of. your company. Try the. fol- lowing recipe and report hew yeu like Huckleberry. Corn Cake: One and a half cups ‘of cern meal, ene cup of fleur, one half cup of sugar, one table- spoon of melted lard er butter, one tablespoen of soda, one cup eof huckle- salt, stir in enough milk te make a thick batter. As ever yeur sister; L. H K. PEGGY ANNE'S LAWN PARTY. Dear Social Corner Sisters: It has been a long time since I wrote to The Corner, but I can’t keep still any long- er. In the meantime Ready has gone to another state and Papa’s Boy and Cherisette have moved nearer my neighborhood. 7 It was too bad that more of the Sis- ters couldn’t have gone to the Social Corner picnic at South Coventry. Lit- tle Peggy and I went, and enjgved ourselves very much. We intend to attend the next Social Corner picanic if we know of it in time. The Editor and Sisters are invited to a Social Corner lawn party Aug. 18, 1913, at my home. I hope all who can will come. I send some recipes that are very good: Sour Cream Cookies—Two cups of sugar, one cup of shortening, one cup of sour cream, one teaspoon of soda, two eggs, one teaspoon of lemon or vanilla and flour to roll. Graham Cake—Take one cup each of raisins, sugar and sour cream; Stew raisins till tender and add flour to them; one-half teaspoon of soda, a pinch of salt, two eggs; stir stiff with fltt:d graham flour and bake. Excel- ent. PEGGY ANNE. ARRANGEMENT OF FLOWERS. Dear Editor and Sisters: As .this is the time of year when there is a profusion of flowers, both wild and cultivated, there is no excuse for not having a bouquet, or several to rest our eyes on, on the table close by. The effect is spoiled if there is a conglomeration of kinds and colors. Sweet peas are best arranged alone; but a little mignonette adds to the fragrance and harmonizes with. any color. Nasturtulms leaves, In fact most flowers look better if only one or two kinds or colors are in a vase and not massed together. A little sand in the receptacle that holds the flowers will hold the stems apart and give a loose, graceful ap- pearance. Asparagus or some fine cut leaves are pretty for the green part. I well remember the bouquets I used to dee when a child, that adorn< ed the church, or were exchanged be- tween flower lovers. With beautiful lilies and gladioli were packed in the fine flowers of mignonette candytuft, pinks, asters and others until the effect of all was spoiled—they .were packed so closely together that half ‘were nearly hidden. Enid: I thank you very much for the card. I treasure all my Social Corner cards and shall especially one from Cuba. My shower was a source of great delight. Glenwood: I thank you much for your kind words of appreciation. It gives one a new lease of life to know their efforts are not in vain. I hope to have the pleasure of meeting you some day, at some of our delightful outings, with Faye Verna and M. Roena and Grace and many others.. Ever since last winter I have been planning to give Aunty No. 1 a card shower as a Social Corner Sister gave her an album devoted ecntirely to So- cial Corner cards; ani _when she showed it to me I -said to muyself, “Now what she needs and is going to have is a shower to help fill that up,” but I have waited long, as her birth- day is on the 19th of August, and some way Aunty has the knack of doing good deeds just as some one else is only thinking about it. cannot bring the Cornerites all together in a story and give her a grand surprise, but T would like to have her remembered. Some times we hear this query “Why are some s@riters so popular And T think the answér must be, as in her case ,in the words of Edward Ev- erett Hale that they “Look up and not down, Look out and not in Look Forward aand not back, And lend a hand.” need only a few THEODA. ‘Willimantic. A WORD FROM REUBEN’S WIFE. Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: I have been so busy haying that I couldn’'t find time to write; but have read all the letters and enjoyed the I have an interesting family which I am sure the Sisters would like to consisting of four guineas, two turkeys and some Wyandotte chick- ens in one pen, and happy as can be, I am glad .to know Ready doesn’t forget her old friends in The Corner since she moved away up North. I was thinking the other day that as everybody goes to the Norwich fair, if we wear our vellow ribbons what a lot' of friends we could meet. What do you say, Sisters? REUBEN’S WIFE. WHY READY DIDN'T GET THERE. — ' Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis- ters: In spite of the intemse heat I am. going to have a chat with Social Corner Sisters. I have been reading the report of the picnic. I enjoyed every word. Tam glad all present enjoyed themselves so well. I knew all that made an effort to be present would be more | than paid for their trouble. I am very sorry I was not present. Did not even sit on the fence and see sisters go by this year. I will tell you all about it and vou can make up your own mjnd on the subject. It may be fate, or it may be those things that may happen if they never do. I think for me it is very plainly written: “Thou shalt not go to a Social Corner picnie,” and I do not go. « I received a letter from a2 good Con- necticut Sister asking me to be her guest and go with her to the Secial Corner picnic the 17th of Jyly, if they held one. Of course, | was delighted. I waited patiently for Wednesday and when I received the paper I looked it all over to see if I could find any picnic notice. / When I failed to find a picnic no- tice-the man of the house and oth- er members of the family had their turn looking at the paper. All failed in finding any notice. And as I am so far away I thought I better not start out under such uncertainity. Friday afternoon I picked up the paper and carelessly glanced over it and the first thing I read was there would be a Social Corner picnic, July 17th, too late for me -then. 1 am still trusting (there'ls come a time). I am not supposed to be near sighted, or in need of glagses; but If this happens many more times I shall get glasses that will read there will be a Boclal Corner plenie. I trust the next. time we will have e three weeks’ notice and perhaps I ean get around by that time for the pienic, As & rule I am guick fo think and aet, put I seemed to be very slow in thie case, How. good it seemed te read this week frem Sister M. Gileawoed and Fay Vérna.” ~ Theeda; What do-¥ou' think-abeut ' letters Roena, | Great. excitement prevailed during our supper heur several years ago when father teld us children that he and mother had decided since reading his sister’s letter, which informed him that she had lest her fortune, that it was clearly thep- duty te effer our aunt a heme with us. Auht Clara lived alone after her hus- band’s death ,but as we supposed in wealth, for her furnishings were hand- some and antique, the silver and rare china pleased our eyes when we visited her, and shelves were lined with books which were written by famous authors of that time, . After losing a large sum of money by an injudicious investment, which was made by a friend who was known for his shrewd" business capabilities, and after the loss of a goodly sum by the failure of the national bank in Philadelphia, Aunt Clara lost all faith in mankind. She thought that the per- sons who wished to be sociai and friendly with her were seeking to ob- tain her money, so she became eccen- tric and a recluse, excepting once a year, when she insisted on our family visiting her for a few weeks. Our aunt occupied her time darning, knitting and crocheting, as everything with a hole in it, mittens, stockings, hoods, etc., were witnesses to her in- dustry. These knitted garments were made of coarse blue yarn and we chil- dren rebelled against wearing them; Wwe wanted them soft and of a bright color. Our parents did not wish to offend Aunt Clara and, besides, they were in poor circumstances and obliged to work hard and to exercise the most prudent economy to make both ends meet, so they insisted on our wearing the products of Aunt Clara’s handi- work, and also to thank her prettily for them. We children wondered, when Wwe knew that Aunt Clara was to make her home with us, if we would have to eat our bread without any butter, for every additional expense always Te- quired some sacrifice. Father procured a position as office boy for John, the oldest son, and I, the oldest girl, took care of a neigh- bor’'s baby for two hours each day. The small sums John and I received, with father's income, enabled us to give Aunt Clara a hearty welcome and a pleasant home. Our parents supposed that Aunt Clara sold her house and furnishings to pay her debts, but she brought her beloved workbox with her, which as usual was filled with numerous balls of yarn and darning cotton, The box was as much her companion as a pet cat or dog are to some ladies. I admired the pretty box and con- ceived the idea that if I could knit and crochet my sisters and myself could have many pretty things, for ef course I would use bright colored wersteds or saxony yarns. I won Auntie’s favor and love by asking her to teach me how to knit and crochet, Aunt Clare was preud of me ag a pupil, altheugh I was reproved many times for dropping stitches; still in the course of the year many pairs By Din.nn‘ : ;. of stockings, mlttens and other things | were cempleted by us. My aunt and I would sit for hours witheut speaking, intent on our nee- dles, the silence unbroken except by the ticking of the clock and the hum of my breother's and sister’s veices in another reom, or elsewhere.. Some- times I found it dull, but net so my aunt, who was perfectly happy thus em] lv{ed, and to please her I continued to int and crochet and Sister Belle became mother’s helper, Auntle and I grew in spite of her eccentricities to love each other. I spent two evenings a week with her in her room. My parents felt that I needed some recreation so insisted on my mingling with my brothers and sisters part of the time. Aftef living with us for several years Aunt Clara became sick and mother and myself administered to her every want, but our love and care could not restore her to health and she went to her eternal rest. Aunt’s workbox was locked and the key with her will was found in a seai- ed package which she gave mother to be opened after her death. Her will gave her furniture, books and all she Dossessed except the workbox and contents to a. distant relative more prosperous than ourselves, Mother expressed her displeasure over the contents of the will, but fa- ther said when he offered Aunt a home he expected nothing in return, so by mutual consent the subject was never spoken of again. The workbox and contents was left to me, her dear niece, Blanche Fer- gerson, and I found a letter in the top which stated that I was to inherit the box and contents on condition that I used up the contents of the box and the children to continue to wear the garments made from the balls of yarn. She also added: “Every ball will bring you a blessing, and the quicker you use up the balls the quicker you will re- ceive your many blessings, so 1,advise you to use this box each day.” One afternoon as I was sitting near my mother busy with my negdle she remarked: “Well, Blanche, you have followed your poor aunt’s directions; look, there is one ball used up.” As I unrolled the last needleful a piece “of paper which had been the foundation on which the yarn was ‘wound fell to the floor. I stooped and picked it up and was about to throw it into the fire when mother took it from me and unfolded it. and to our surprise found a check for $300. The contents of the box was used up as soon as possible, and surely no one ‘was ever more truly rewarded for in- dustry than I, More than thirty checks were brought to light, and fa- ther laughingly remarked that “I had been truly blessed.” My parents decided that I should use the sum of money required for an ed- tocation for myself and also for my brothers and sisters, because they had continued to wear. the knitted gar- ments witheut comment. The residue he wanted me to feel was my own te de with as I pleased. ‘We were all glad we had loved Aunt Clara for herself alone and that her life with us was a happy one, it this time. Is it Fate, or am I getting slow? Potlatch: Card received a long time ago. Returned one at once. sending you one from m¥ new home. Biddy:" Was it hard scratching to keep the chickens together July 17th. Am so sorry I could not have been under your wing that day. Ela of Canterbury: I member September 1st. Aunty: Your letter and cards re- ceived. I shall answer later. Only one row of clover leaves to make. I did not have any trouble. Thank you. G Sister Frank: Perhaps it will be so some time you and I can meet at the South Coventry picnic. I think you would have better luck getting there than I do. C. H. C, 1913: shall re- I thought I-had you sure. Could not help being nice to a (pretty) young lady that had a pin C. H. S. 1913. I suppose she will always wonder why a stranger with a yellow bow on was so nice to her. “Blest be the tie that binds.” ‘Where, O where are the Leonard Bridge writers? I must close, or else I shall be po- litely invited to do so. Best wishes from SISTER READY. AUNT MEHITABLE EXPLAINS, Dear Sisters:—Only those whose fate was 8imilfr to my own can realize how greatly I was disappointed when un- able to attend the pic-nic at South Coventry. No, Theoda, broken bones, I am thankful to say, were not the cause of my absence. I had a very severe headache, yet so great was my desire to go that I attempted to get ready only to be obliged to give it up when preperations were nearly completed. The perusal of your excellent and vivid letters has been almost as good as attending the pic-nic. It was kind of you busy sisters who had to drop many duties to attend the pic-nic to give time to write about it. That is the real Social Corner spirit of sister- liness and helpfulness. Judging from your reports the second Social Corner pic-nic was as great a success as the first which—you recall—was planned by Married and Happy, and held at the Willimantic Camp Ground. Several of you wrote that you had missed me at the picnic. Thank you so much; it is always pleasant to know that one has been remembered. My absence caused you to lose more than my companionship. On that eventful morning I received a letter from Balsam Fir containing a long and pleasant message which she desired me to read to you. I could not devise any way of ;etting it to the pic-nic grounds in time "so regretfully deprived you of the pleasure. I hope that some of the plans for another pic-nic will Inaterialize. If they do I shall make an extra super- lative effort to be there. Gladness: Today I baked potatoes and bacon according to your directions and we found the result very nice in- deed. Then the other member of the firm enquired “Where did you read about that?” I replied: “Why in the Social Corner, of course.” Frank: Your way of keeping corks in bottles when travelling is fine. So glad to know of one more use for Surgeon’s Adhesive Plaster. / With kind remembrances to all the sisters. Your disappointed but hopeful AUNT MEHITABLE. MOTHER’S VACATION. Mrs. Walton had made up her mind for a vacation for the first time since her marriage, twenty years ago . /Chester was 18 and graduated from the high school in June at the same time that Lilllan finishel the grammar school, Frank was 12, Maud 9 and Hal 6, end she sald thers was no reason why she should not have a pleasure trip this summer, School clesed in June, and Chester plammed te go into the maehine shep te learn a trade the week after the Fourth, se his euting came first, The first week Chester’s elass had a pienic at the Lake, and Lillian's elass an euting in the Grove, and the next Sunday was childrew's day, se there was plenty te do. The second week sirawberries wera al their best, and Ehester and Lillian | whil | faster than any known remedy. and Mr. Walton's sister came up for a few days. The third week (and over the Fourth) Mr. Walton, Chester and Frank camp- 2d at the Beach, and on the Fourth peas were at their best, and Mr. Wal- ton wanted to enjoy them; and the next two weeks were the best for can- ning berries. The first week in August the Sunday school picnic was the attraction, al- though Mrs Walton had to be at home to attend to the dinner and supper for ‘Mr Walgon and Chester. The next week Mr. Walton’s mother came, and at the end of her visit she took the two girls home with her for a week. Then Aunt Julia came for a few days, and the last week was needed to get the children ready for school, as Lillian entered high school; but Mr. and Mrs. Walton planned to take a pleasure trip Labor aay. Labor day Mr. Walton’s brother and his family came for the day, and moth- er's vacation was still a thing of the future. ETTA BARBER. HETTIE MARIA’S STRING BEAN RECIPE, To the Editor and Sisters of the So- cial Corner: Susanna wishes a recipe for salting string beans. My beans did not come up until the last part of July, it was so very dry, and in the fall I had an abundance of string beans for the frost if I did not take care of them, 1 picked them and prepared them as for the table, boiled them until well wilted but not soft, put them into stone jars, took brine from the pork barrel, covered beans entirely with the | brine, put a cloth over them and then the cover. The day before you are to cook them put them to soak, changing the water occasionally, and the next morning they will be fresh enough to cook, the same as if you had gone into the gar- den and picked them. . 1 had string beans all winter and until quite late in the spring. You can cut off green corn and salt it in the same way; it takes the sweetness out, but sugar will supply. Huckleberry Pot Pie or Slump—One cup of sugar to one quart of berries; put them in the kettle, cover entirely with water, roll a cover of biscuit dough about half an inch thick, cut a | hole in the center, spice with cinnamon or nutmeg, cook about half an hour or until you think the crust is done. Perhaps some do not know of this cure for horses that have the skin| rubbed off on \shoulders or back: Just wash it clean and dust it with dry powdered tannin. Tannin is the stuff used in tanning leather; It is astrin- | gent and will draw a film over the sore | and keep out dirt and cause it to heal dy. HETTIE MARIE, Lebanon. ELDERBERRY WINE—HOW TO COOK A HUSBAND. Editor and Secial Corner Friends: 1 am pleased to read all about the picnic. Thanks to all the Sisters who have mentioned me in their letters. Mountain Laurel asks for recipe to make Elderberry Wine—Pick the berries all off the stems and press them: then take an equal amount of boiling water and pour on the pressed fruit; let stand two hours; squeeze out as much julce ag you can; add four pounds of brown sugar to each gallon of the mixture; let stand until worked, which will be three or four weeks, simply putting a | plece of gauze over to keep out flies; when done working, bung it up. You can use more water, if you wish, but the wine will be good or bad in just the proportion to the water and sugar used. Hope .Naugatuck understood the recipe I sent in a few weeks ago was for the elderberry blossom wine and not the berry, 5 T read go many recipes in The Cor- ner, “Reeipes to the right of us, recipes to the ieft of us. fully six hundred.” Now I have never seen the followin recipe in The Corner; % Hew to Cook a Husband—The first thing te be dene is to catch him;/| havipg dene so, the mode of cooking him ge a8 te malke a geod dish is as fellews; Many a gaed husband is| speiled in the eooking; seme wemen | them eenstanily in keep hot water, I e others freese them with cen}ufal entertained twe eeusing for the week, ! celdness; seme &v&k F -, them with - Bim over with affec-; . with the spice “of and 4f you add kisses and ctions let them be accom- ‘sufficient portion of se- cr mixed with prudence and mod- ration. 2 Best wishes to all. ~ T JOAN. HOW . AUNT 'JUDY USES FRUIT Dear Sisters: of the Social Corner:' With the abundanc ;otx thethdn.lthful blackberry any suggestion for using them may g:‘ in order. There is no better jell, ade ‘than from blackber- ry. I also can the juice and use it.in making gelatine,.and hope soms of the Bisters “will-try It. TInstead of coffes or water, use blackberry juice, using it to dissolve the gelatine, gold, and heating the required amount to finish with. - Served -with' cream this is:de- liclous and wholesome. I can other fruit juices to use in the same way. Cherry and strawberry ara v;;ry nice, and: grape juice is also Very nice, ket Pickled Beets—Cook beets :antil ten- der; slip and put in cans;:then pour over while hot one cup of sugar, two cups water, three cups of vinegar and seal. These are very nice and .will keep indefinitely, Baked Peppers—Cut large peppers in two lengthwise, removing the seeds, parboil in salted water a few moments, make a dressing of crumbs as for chicken, fill each half of pepper and bake until the dressing is set; make a brown sauce of butter and flour, pour over the peppers and serve. This is @ tasty dish for breakfast or supper. Try it. { To Mountain Laurel: For Elderberry Wine, measure the berries and bruise them, add one quart of boiling water to each gallon of berries; let stand 24 hours, stirring it a few times; then strain and put in a large jar if only a small quantity is made. To every gal- lon add two pounds of sugar; cover closely and let it stand two months, or it may be bottled at once—some add spices-to taste- AUNT JUDY. REAT SOUR APPLES. How To T Dear Corner Sisters: Having just a minute to spare, 1 will. write a line to our delightful Corner. i I don’t think that as a means of bringing the wives and mothers to- gether The Corner can be beat. ° I find so much help and the recipes are so practical that I. thought I would send in a few helps myselt. For very sour -apples, peel and pre- pare ready for pies and then pour boiling water over; let stand until cool, then drain off water and use for pies, or whatever purpose intended, and you will find the apples cook quicker and will not require as much sugar as if they were used as soon as pared. If this helps someone I will call again. GOLDENROD. South Coventry. BROWN BEAUTY’S AUTOTRUCK RIDE. ‘ Dear Social Corner Sisters: Hew did you enjoy the autotruck ride last week? I thought it was fine. We started at Plainfield and went 1o Rocky Point. It wal a very interest- ing Jjourney. When ‘we got there it was dinner time and each one had brought something for dinner. Aunt Hester, Interested 'Reader, Fern, Vel- vet, Grandma and Mountain Laurel brought- cake, Aunt -Sarah brought rolls, Aunty, Spring Chicken, Papa's Boy, Sister Ready a: Grace brought sandwiches, Iola brought cupcakes, Frank, Ella of Canterbury, Black Pan- sy) and C. of C. brought pies. After lunch -we looked 'around and then we went home. I never had such a good time before. I hope to go to the next picnic if possible. BROWN BEAUTY. A SUGGESTION FROM CRIMSON RAMBLER. Dear Editor and Sisters of: the So- cial Corner:—Many thanks to our Edl- tor for the “Yellow paper” he sent to me. I was motre than .surprised, as well as pleased with it. Should have been pleased to have received the third prize, much less the fifst. . Never thought- I should be lucky enough to jwin the first, Lucy Acorn: Where art thou? Are you busy picking hucklebdries, or are vou spending the summer ‘at the sea- shore? 1 have not heard from you in a long time. A Last Sunday we had a merry huckle- berry party come’ by trolley to our place, and oh! ‘such large baskets:and pails as they. brought. Guess thev thought all they had.to do was hold them under the bushes and the berries would do the rest. Did you ever pick any?_If so, you know it is not all fun, but some work. Sister Theoda: I did not mean to disappoint you at the picnic, but I did not understand that it was really ‘de- cided to hold one. Still it was many iles away for me to go. Why can’t we have one more before it gets too late and hold it at Mohegan, or Lincoln park, both very pretty places. Lincoln park would be a grand place as it is only a minté’s walk from the trolley; and in having baskets and boxes to carry it would also be nearer for those living in and around Mor- wich; and is not so bad for our Willi- mantic friends. My dear Fitchville “friend!” how did you' reach -home Saturday with your one horse “automobile!” all safe and nothing broken? I wondered, all day about your fine china and “cut glass?” Did you ride gith the ' chauffer? If so, wish I cculd have seen you crossing Franklin Siguare. How about it? I I heve not seen !that letter yet, -but hope to soon. Get ready and come te the next pienic. Dear M. Roena: Glad to see you back home again; also, glad. to hear from Sister G}er}wood once again. . Potlatch of Seattle: I am wonder- ing if you might be my sister, as some- times you say-things that she writes about. Wouldn’t it be fun if you were? as she lives out there. X ‘'CRIMSON RAMBLER. A BACHELOR' GIRL'S APPRECIA- TION. Dear Social Corner Sister:—I would like to thank each sister personally for the ;many interesting letters which I read and enjoy from week to week in The Bulletin. - The cooking recipes are just splen- did; but’'I must confess sisters I do not cook, for'l ‘have 'a sweet little (Continued on Page Fifteen.) uniformly successful has ORRINE heen in restoring victims of the “BDrink Hablt” inte sober and useful eitizens, and atr our eonfidence in ft8 curative powers, that we want to emph . the. fact .that ORRINE spld under this positive arante after @ trial, veu: get na ben: m\}n- :omghe refi s 10!!!! enly 1,00 per-bax: E let f ;)*1-@3‘ i3