Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 4, 1915, Page 14

S each week, Write ou but one side Of the paper. Adaress, SOCIAL CORNER EDITOR, Bulletin Ofiie, Narwich, Conn. ' C THREE PRIZES MONTHLY: $280 to first; n.so to second; $1.00 to third. “‘&nm ‘made the last Saturday in each month. | 80CIAL CORNER POEM. The Prodigal Girl. » a1l have a heert for the prodigal was caught in sin's mad whirl, ut';yhm him b::l: Fitn songs ‘But what ‘of ‘the prodigal girl? nmmu-bwmue-mopei‘ door a father’s bounteous fare; though he is wretched, sick and |He. % Sire of welcome there. what of the girl who has. gone astray, * WWho has lost in the battle with sin? Biy, do we-forgive in the same sweet 7 way +We've always-forgiven him? Does the door stand ajar, as if to say enter, you meed not fear; !?..N-n open thus since you went .. “Now" close to-the second year?" Or, 80 we-with hand.of hellish-pride, “Glose and bolt the door, swear heaven and earth = “abide ', *She-will enter here To more?" O3Christ! It seems we have never 'Allfl!lnme sand. o oo, mmu-cmu-.n land. *‘l “into the Ilml!h we imrl her Then turn around with a smile And ‘welcome the boy from the sinful * /Though he may have been more vile. We all have & heart for the prodigal mbz- caught in sin’s mad.whirl . A-hu ‘welcome him back with songs of joy; ’M What of the prodigal Er1? '_t INQUIRIES AND ANSWERS [ > \TURDAY - EVE—Letters ‘received %‘mfl-l as you directed. Under and Answers of last week will find a statement that Annette are welcome to malke it -their uarters. TRAINING THE BABY, 1, one and all. I suppose talks about will always db popular to some bers of The Corner sisterhood, for, - the poor, they are always with ‘or with those we are interested in. are the result of repeated A properly trained baby is not allowed to learn bad habits which must be unlearned later at great cost of fime, & and patience to both mother and babe. The wise mother starts the baby .right. In order to establish good habits ‘in- the baby, the mother must first be aware ghat they are and then how to induce them. Perhaps the first and most essential good habit is that of regularity. This begins at birth and applies to all the physical functions of the baby—eat- ing, sleeping and bowel movement. ‘The care of a baby is readily reduced toia system unless he is sick. -Such, a &ystem is not only one of the great- est factors in keeping the baby well l-nd in training him in a way which will be of value to him all through life, but reduces the work of the moth- er to the minimum and provides ‘for her certain assured periods of rest and recreation. As a sample of what is meant by a system in baby care, the following plan is suggested, which may be va- riously modified to suit particular cases: 6 a. m.—Baby's first nursing; fam- iy ; children off to school. 9 a. m.—Baby’s bath, followed by second nursing. Baby sleeps till noon. 12 to 12.30—Baoy's noon meal; out- ring and nap. 3 to 8.80—Afternoon. nursing. Perlod of waking to 7.p. m.—Baby’s supper and bed, e la quite feasible to have the ” “ last meal at 12 o'clock in,order ve mother; a chance to spend an occasional evening in pleasant recre- | bables , need “mothering” and w have plenty of it. When the young babe is awake, he should fre. quently De taken up and held quietly in mother's arms in a varlety of po- sitions so no set of muscles may became over-tired. An older child should be taught to #it op the floor, or in his pen or crib, part of his waking hours, or will be very likely to make too demands -~ on his mother's one who_has mot tried it realizes uch nervous energy can be con- " a baby who can it and who must be and. diverted and | m Who is taking the baby| &h'.p-rba of life will. need to strength _and not # forms of .-ctih;lty simple. toys and his babyship Blmaalt s tho best rem. resul adopts are ‘crying Qnd the use of a “pacifier’ Crying. ought mot to be classed as 2 bad habit without some modifica- tion, for although a well trained baby does not cry very much, he has no pomEsTIC HELPS _l!non AUNT MEHITABLE. Dear Cornerites: It is. a long_time since I have: seen -nyvq: you. th it secms only & ‘Yew weeks us assembied at the plenic ot Cove “howling success.’ preparations for a 'fi. party, and I could not conveniéntly go to the picnic. - Aunt Hester and Imm Pine: quite agree with your opinion that at . future picnics it would be better for) each-one to carry her own lunch; alsa plate, cup, spoon, fork and paper nap-, kins. Under the most favorable con-' ditions these picnics mean a great deal’ of work for the hostess, and !he should other means of expressing his needz]be in the ea:lr month:d of life and his it s one of the worst habits he can| learn and one,which takes all the ngth of’ the ‘mother to break. Crying should cease when the cause has been removed. If the baby cries persistently for po. apparent cause; the | _mother may suspec ess, pain, hur For or thirat. 'ho tarat two of theso causes will manifest other symptoms, and. the actual need for food may be discovered by frequent weighing. But, if finally, after careful scru- tiny of all these conditions, no cause for erying can be found, the baby probably wants to be taken up, walked with, “played with, rocked, or to have a light, or to have someone sit with him—alil the result of his having learn- ed that crying will get him what he wants and sufficient to make a spoiled, fussy baby and a household tyrant whose continual demands make =2 slave of_the mother. It is very difficult to break up this habit after it has once been formed but it can be _dome. After the baby's needs have been fully satisfied he should be put down alone and allowed to cry till he goes to sleep. his may sound cruel, and it is very hard for mothér: t6 do, but -it- wall uusually take but a’ few nights of this discipline to accomplish the result. cases persistent crying may Iy discern- bher. this event, the opinion 6f-a good-doctor as to the cause of the crying should be sought. An experienced mother can always distinguish -the ‘cry, of temper . from the one of pain. The extremely bad- habit of ‘sucking a “comfort” or “pacifier’ is one for which someone else is entirely respon- sible. The:baby does not-teach himself this .dlsgusungflha.btlt ;!:\d He should 0t haye 4 rer-for: Some’ of lth. evils ‘ascribed fo this habit are that it spoils the. shape of the mouth and also keeps baby drool- ing. (The pacifier is never clean and may readily carry germs of disease into the baby's mouth, and last Ead ettt ‘:fi& ‘habit .which- Js -partic: ly dfsfiguring” to the baby’s appear- s-and should:De-destroyed as only Harm can come from it. BABY'S. FRIEND. WAYQO OF PRESERVING CRAB AP- PLES, Editor and Social Corner Sisters: As it is time to begin canning good things for the cold days in winter, wii! send in some good ways for preserving crab apples, as I see they are quite plentiful this year. Preserved Crab WApplo—Select very ripe, sound apples wash them well, then cover with boiling water and cook slowly in a preserve kettle. until the skin can be easily removed; drain, peel and “carefully remove the corcs without breaking the apple or remov- Y 607" ing the stem. Allow one and one- fourth pounds sugar and one cupful of water to each pound of frut, bring the sugar and water to a boil over the fire, skim thoroughly and put the ap- ples_in, then cook wvery gently. until apples ‘are tender and - transparent; skim as required while cooking; put into small wide-mouthed cans and when cool seal. This recipe will make a preserve both handsome and deli- clous, Crab Apple Preserves, No. 2—Cook the apples whole or- cut in halves, as- preferred, but in either way remove the cores. Boil in clear water until tender, but do not break .the fruit skim out and weigh. Allow,one pound of granulated sugar for -each pound of fruit: add sugar to the water -in which the apples were cooked; and boil until clear—about five minutes. Then skim, put in the fruit and cook slowly for a few minutes. If cooked too long the fruit. will fall to pieces. If preferred, sticking two cloves into each apple improves the flavor. Serve at once. Crab Apple J.Ily—-‘Wuh and cut all imperfect parts off; cover ‘with water and cook until soft; pour into a jelly bag and drain without - squeezing; measure and allow one pint of sugar to one pint of juice; boll the juice rapidly for ten minutes, then add the sugar and bofl ten minutes longer; pour: into hot ‘felly glasses and let stand undisturbed for 24 hours, then heal and keep in a cool, dry place. A delicious marmalade may be made of the fryit that is life in the jelly bag after the juice has drained off; press it through' a course strainer, measure and add brown sugar, pound for pound, and cook until thick and rich, stirring constantly to prevent burning. This is especially appreci- ated in the winter with whipped cream, and as a filling for undwlche., for school lunches, {s an agreeable change. Crab Apple Pie—Stew the frult and press through a colander, make rath- er sweet and flavor with lemon; cake in two crusts and serve :with or with- out sweet thick cream. Crab Apple Pudding—Wash and core the fruit, ‘boll, do.not pare it. Cook a little water until -tender sweeten t taste, then put in-a pudding -dish; pour over a batter made with two eges, 1. pint of flour, two baking powder, s little salt, anq milk to mix sof, and steam one and one- half hours, . Serve with-sweet - liquid sauce as with cream and sugar. Crab Apple Plokles—Prepare the fruit ‘as in the ‘first recipe for pre. serves, and when cooked tender, drain, dissolvs four pounds of ‘sugar in one pint of. vinegar over the fire; mix one nger root, two teaspoons each of allspice. ud cinnamon, and one-half teaspoon mund cloves. Put spice in four small muslin bags, and add to.the vinegar and sugar. Let Bl S E i e i n'y ¢ha muuQ ERodies: which you et Woumd| Mandy let you send some to those who, Were not @it the picnic? Semintha: Your letter sounded just like you and was fide. Hope some of the inveterate borrowers will take the bint, - Dom Pedro: T hope the injured arm is rapidly improving. You have my hearty and intelligent sympathy. If one must be disabled it seems easier to bear inthe winter time, when one expects to be in the house much of thy time. At least; that was one consola. tien which T offered myself last win- ter. Huldy and Aunty No. 1: Your cards, were most welcome, Hope you recelved my replies. I will add a hodge-podge of hints| and helps: Mond holes in nettings and screen’ doors with surgeon’s adhesive plaster. Cut the strips long and wide enough to cover the hole and the weak edges' surrounding it. Have the back of the plaster on the outside so that the gum- med eide will not get wet. Apply to the patch varnish or paint matching the color of the netting. To handle stioky fly paper comfort- ably, lay it on a newspaper. On all four sides fold the newspaper over to form a wide hem or frame for the fiy,paper. Pin the frame securely. Put the fly paper where it cannot stick to| anything. One good plan is to tack it at the top of the inside of the screen Goor in the kitchen. Fasten a large safety pin. to the key of your-strdet door and when carrying the key with you fasten the pin to the inside. of the handbag or pocket in which you carry the key. You will not be constantly fumbling to find your key. If you are absent-minded, do not carry a scabf flung over your arm. Knot it around your arm and drape the ends to hide the knot. Keep: all unanswered letters in one place and With them a note book. ‘When you think of anything that you want to write to any of your corre- e AR S tuctory " and| less Of~¥~StEAIN O FOUF -memory. To replace a loose-castor in a chair, wind & Strip of WidsHn ome-eighth of an inch wide firmly -and evenly around the caster. Then h.n.mmer it tightly into the socket. Wren you spill greass, befors you wash it, wipe up as much of the grease as possible with paper. After handling greace in any form,.wipe your hands on paper before you wash them. If the knob in the lid of your tea kettle persistently comes out, put in its place -one of the leaden welghts with which the expressman sealed your trunk. Put the weight inside the cov- er and twist the wire to form g loop on the outside. When you want a large, light and easily transported box in‘ - which "to keep light articles, such as . .papers, empty pasteboard boxes, etc., ask your grocer for one of the strong paste- board ‘bexes. that packages' of cereals are packed in: He has all sizes and some ‘are as large as a small trunk. When small flies collect on fruit, spread it on platters or plates and put them outdoors in the sunshine for a short time. Boiled cucumbers are very nice when served cold with lettuce or-raw cab- bage and a cream sing. For those.who cannot eat salad dress- ing_containing vinegar .or lemon, make a ?d‘m ing.of sour cream and omit the ac - b Dried lima beans are much more di- gestible and palatable if the skins are Temoved. - ‘Soak over night in cold water and the skins will come off very easily. Boil 15 or 20 minutes. Add a little milk, butter and salt and serve as a vefi: table. Or add a larger quan- ‘tity of milk or part water and milk and some flavoring such as onion or parsley and you have a good soup. To make an especially rich and creamy soup, use evaporated milk. Boil' a few sprigs of parsley with your cabbage and there will not be any disagreeable odor, AUNT MEHITABLE., ‘A CHAT FROM SUNSHINE. Dear Social Corner Sisters: 1 have found out who a few of you are and ‘where you, live. I have enjoyed some of the funny things lately written by some of you, . 1.did laugh when I saw the piece one sister wrote about Mar- ried ‘and Happy being such a -good- sized woman. That is, she had pic- tured her so. Well, if Married and Happy is not very lu'xe she holds a Whole lot of fun and wit which she distributes ever’wheru she goes. ‘Baleam Bud: Are you expecting to nave o busking this o Wisn 1 Know ‘where you lived. herry Blossom: I think you are a pretty young lady if you are the one I thlnk you are, I am making a guess. I will keep my ears open and flnd out soon. Crimson: Rambler:; I haye seen soniting fase ey Aiion Bt T think 1 have found your-name."You are not a city guy, are you? Am I right? Dom Pedro: I am surely going to try your Watermelon - Cake soon. Blddy: I-have a-biddy hen and she ‘makes somuch.noise she is’bound to bo board evety ey, ;e the ime Jooking to see what she wl u::kl. at, and “My! O, me! What & noise!” seems just like. yours. Grace: I saw. your bubby drive by with a pair of fine mules. “Some tance from home, T should think. around any barrel or Churn or any! .that is to be protected and. they Dever cross n. Bemcmt with ‘the’ ‘at the trap set near, but de clined to-enter its open door. man! destiny before Do dia T aresm what = dance he would-lead me. Thers wes medicise to o taken snd a low light was left burning. thing woke me from a much Lo sléep—a something on thbe bed—and with a hasty movement of my foot un- der the cover Sir Mouse tumbled to the floor. I must insist that I was rot afraid. but, honestly, would you like to think tbat a mouse might be frisking on your headboard, ready to drop on your calmly-sleeping face? There ‘was not much more rest for me, though that night was not a cir- cumstance to the two which followed. On the second day mother procared rat poison and at eventide my carpet was spread as & tempting board. Vari- ous brown rs were the dishes which held meat or bread, seasor: liberally with this deadly relish. was difficult to see how my intrusive he did. though indeed he spent not much time upon ‘the floor. He amused himsalf by again danch on the foot of my bed, climbing to the top of my curtains and once he fell from the cur- tain pole' to the floor, at least ten feet, but didn’'t dash his brains out either or apparently have need of surgical aid. He pran round the rim of my wash bowl and ced himself on a rod where some towels were hanging. How I prayed that he might fall into the water jar which stood beneath! but no acborat was more agile or of steadier nerve than he. He bobbed up serenely from every untoward accident. Each morning he departed to his nook under the wardrobe like a true actor who will not exhibit his genius in_the garish light of day. By the third night I was desperate, knowing there was nothing for it but to watch the little torment the livelong night. The hours .dragged wearily enough. I was very weak and covetous of sleep, though I could not be insen- sible to the brilliancy ‘of the perform- ance which was for my sole bengfit. Indeed, so far from waning this star increased in brilllancy with each suc- cessive night till I was really In a state of expectation as to what he would at- tempt next. The doctor had ordered wine for me and a bottle of shemy stood on the mms at my bedside An inspiration ame. 1 am a temperance woman— the Tast thing T would dream of doing would be to put the bottle to my neighbor’s lips, but by any reasoning was a mouse my neighbor? Is there not a motto, “All is fair in war " Certainly I meant war on this marauder who was robbing me of that priceless poseession, sleep. Scarcely able to stand, I got out of Dbed feebly, took the trap and drenched it with wine. Perhaps it would lure him to his death as, alas, it bad lured many another. Placing the trap on the rug where I could watch it, I crept back to bed. Sir Mouse was quickly attracted by the fragrant odor and he =niffed at the trap. How eagerly I looked to see him poke his nose inside the gaping gate! How savagely I listened to_hear it snap down on his neck! But he simply would not be caught. Apparently he liked what wine had trickled down on the outside, but he was po fly to walk into this -spider's parlor. Then another, a baser; plan present- prescription warran ! Strange to say, there was -no cat on the premises. Mol luchcmeupmueuychur drag- ged the furniture out from the walls to give my expected — deliverer free scope and then went to a neighboring warehouse to borrow Grimalkin. In a few migutes she cam k, but nood ouetside the door with ‘the Ung pussd in her arms while a bright boy of 12 or 14 bowed himself into my presence, cap in hand, “Excuse me, please,” he sald eagerly, “but would you mind letting me_have the mouse, if I can catch him? Td like to tame and train him. He must be a cute one. (Evidently mother had teld a tale) TI've tamed one already and I want a team. “A team!” I gasped. “He's a full team by himself. I donm't care what becomes of him, so he’s out of this room. But catch him—alive 1 do it. Please let my try. It he isn't caught before dark, bring the cat The lad looked so handsome and manly as he pleaded, and his confl- dence was not boastful, I hadn't the heart to refuse, especially as mousie wasn't troublesome in the day time. 1 was curious to see what strategy would be employed. All my young visitor did was to spread long narrow sheets of - what lookeq like glazed paper on the carpet around ‘the wardrobe. Sir Mouse couldn't make an excursion without cross this shining path. Then Law- rence (I learned the name later) bowed himself out, saying with a bow to mother: “She knows where to find me.” At once I went back to bed and fell into the first really delicious sleep of many days. About noon mother peeped in and gave a little scream, which roused me. I eat up in bed and gave a small scream my own self, for there was my enemy caught at lasf Encouraged by he had ventured forth and cross this unknown road his feet- would not obey his will. The papers were meant for no larger prey than flles—the familiar sticky fly pa- per to which pet cats and oftentimes human beings form unhappy attach- ments. Mousie's efforts were comical. It was such a simple scheme—one of those thh\fi anybody might think of— though 1t milght not succeed the next me. Lest the victim should become ex- hausted, mother went for Lawrence, and he soon had his trophy safe in a small box pierced: with breathing holes. “T've tried it before,” he sald. “Thank you very much.” 1 answered with em you #hink he ought to be named Victor? He came very near conguering me. “TNl eall him Victor: T'll be glad to, and when he's tame I'll bring him to see you, if you like. With tbat, my knight bowed himself out. Certainly, three of us had occa- sion for gratitude, namely, myself, Lawrence and the mouse. I suppose the only one who wasn't thankful was the cat. HORTENSE. oil and keep two or three inches from the objects to be protected and the oil will not taint anything. When I get more ideas in my head 1 will write again. SUNSHINE NO. 2. BUTTER AND GRAPE JUICE. \ Dear Editor and Sisters: I send in some fine grape recipes. They are fine to can. Grape butter is fine. We can some about every year. Grape Butter—Wash the grapes, re- move fron the stems and cook in suf- ficient water to keep from burning un- til very soft. Force through a colander, 2dd one-third as much sugar as you have grape pulp, then cook until the consistency of biitter, stirring all the time to prevent burning. Home-made Grape Juice—Pick the grapes from the stems, wash well, then put over the fire in a granite kettie— do not use tin, as it discolors the juice. Heat the grapes urtil the juice flows, then strain througha heavy cloth. Al- low plenty of time for this process— not less than 24 hours. Add as much water as you have grape juice and to every quart of the mixture add one cup of sugar: place over the fire, boil for five minutes, then bottle. Best wishes. . LITTLE DAISY. GRAPE Canterbury. GOLDEN HOUR CLUB, Dear Sisters of The Social Corner: Don’t: vou think we often wrong_ our friends in expecting so much from them and falling to do our part to- ward them? It is indeed a great thing to have a friend, but it is a greater thing to be a friend. To make a person feel they can trust you; to be able to help sympathize; all this es one stronger. Kingsley' when asked the reason for his success haid: ‘I had a Friend" And indeed a friend means more to one than anything on earth; yet a friend in need, and in need alone, is not @ frignd in deed. We need con- stant friendship. Nothing is so sacred as friendship, and nothing is so sweet asg the memory of a loyal friend. fA Fine Relish: 'l';h a h.l!‘:ogk of green tomat chop fine, mix in the tomatoes :o.:hp of salt’and let stand over night; in the morning drain; one bunch celery, three green peppers, -one cup brown sugar, two small mnl vinegar, half a teaspoon each. cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg; mmmuu’; onions; chop all fine and mix. the “ingredients thoroughly; the mixture 30 minutes and l-l at solved and stirred in at last. Chop all, cut the corn, boil 20 minutes altogeth- er. Put in jars while hot. Fried Tri Cut in pleces for serving, roll them in seasgned flour, then in egg end fry golden brown in deep fat. Hungarian Potato Salad: Two cups sliced cooked potatoes, one small onion, one pickled beet, one cucumber sliced, a Dutch herring, four sardines, one tablespoon boiled ham. one teaspoon salt, quater teaspoon black pepper, half cup vinegar; pick over and break into pleces the herring and sardines: mix altogether and pour over the half cup of vinegar. Garnish with walnut pickles. Best wishes to all Cornerites. PA KITTY GOSSIPS. Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis- ters: Just a word to you all tbis cold evening. Hope you are all well. Tidy Addly: No I did not take the Norwich gar from Coventry. the car at Willimantic and nwuu-d me there for way down east. K.: You are good at guessing, bu( )ou know big pets are abou ways Ready: We kno' each other. you can't it me? Blue Bird: or stolen. If ltof‘n turn before long. Dom Pedro: you. C.. Bet you lost, st rlyea. hope you will re. I am very sorry Hope the hurt is improving. How is corn growing? I hope n x- getting along fine. Dew Drop: ow I did like to see yoy getting through that. fence the other day. ‘It would have been: bet- ter if you had got caught in the wire. Chore Girl: Would love to see you. It would be a great treat. Good by all. for EITTY. SEASONABLE RECIPES. Dear Social Corner Friends: I sup- Ppose you are very busy canning and Preserying these days. Wil send a few recipes that we like very well: Canned Peaches: _Allow one cup sugar té one pint of water;. let boil ang skim; syrup. Paaches are .O.‘ canned 'fl-\flll sugar; boil the same as usual, and ‘o | sWeeten as you wagt them to use. ilfill a?iif 1t : 5 My address is Taftville, Conn, Box 196. Wil send you a card when 1 go whers T can set one. How is Pegsy Anne? J.E. T.. I saw your hubby go by ther | my A v A Mr. H Hoped to see you coming with him to_call, but I aidn't. Hope to see lll of lh. Sisters at the fair. Will send in my chili sauce recipes. aps some of the Sisters would like to try them. Sauce: Eighteen ripe toma- chopped fine. three green pep- , one cup of sugar, two and one hlll cups of vinegar, one tablespoon alt, one tablespoon cloves, one table- spoon cinnamon. Boil one hour and seal tight. Chili S8auce No. 2: Four quarts of lom oes, two quarts of onions, two peppers, chopped and cook- Pty done; two cups of sugar, three cups of vinegar, three dessert spoons of mixed spices, three dessert spoons of salt, one ounce of tumeric (to color). A Nice Corn Relish: Twelve ears of green corn, slit and cut off the cob; two medium heads of cabbage, or one large head, one pepper, six level ta- blespoons of mustard, two level ta- blespoons of salt, two cups of sugar, one quart of vinegar: cook until corn is done, ang can while hot. Aurevolr for this time. VIOLET. GOOD-BY, JUET A NINQUIRY. Dear. Editor and Corner Sisters: Best wishes to you all. My letter this week will be short and sweet, in fact, just an inquiry. I want to know if any of the Sis- ters have a good reliable recipe for sweet cucumber pickles? If they will tell it to me, I would be very grate- ful. A STAFFORD DAISY. A CHAT FROM SATURDAY EVE. Dear Social Corner Friends: again. Lucy Acorn: 1 think you a chance for another broad smile, the Soclal Corner page Saturday. Primrose: Do you think I live near you? Do you know me? I may have S. C. §. all around me, but I don't know it. Tidy Addly: Crimson Rambler, Butt-in, Biddy. Papa’s Boy, Admira and L. H. K. Your answers were all correct. Annette: Did you send in answers to Hidden Dress Goods. I did not receive any letter and I fajled to see anything in the Corner page from you. SATURDAY IS DOING. E T. Editor_and_Social Cornerites: I road, and benefit by The Corner writers and feel as if I shold do a little mysel You in vour little corner, and I in mine, do not apply here. Our motto seems to be: “Every one helr best: and give thelr best.” 1 think Piddy a Wise Hen. She al- wavs laysJif not a gold en egg—some very sage thoughts. 1 fully agree in her latest suggestions—about carrying our own china, and all other equip- ment. I did not attend the fair last year, but intend to this. - What is the reason we could not have a Corner lunch_ there, if all_carried their own 00d 1 come WHAT J. Dear Well. T am doing a little on the side lines. as they say, making head-bands for ladites’ some perforated, and others fro silk, velvet and ecen dried out oat straw: getting wire cov- ered to patch, or binding any old wire with same color; can be made for from five cepts to seventy-five. Have you a pet cat? catnip leaves on a long plece tough grass, pull carefully together, and tie. These sell from ten to twen- ty_cents at the apothecarys. Take a plece of wire you can bend, fill one half full of flannel or old parts cloth; cut pleces of cloth the #ize of silver dollar and string on one half of wire; then bend the other half to go back same way and put a plece of cloth in the bend at bottom. so the ire will not pull through: bring tops her, twist into handje. Lamp chimney cleaner. Mocet me at the fair. ILET GREETINGS FROM KETUNAH. Editor Social Corner and Sisters: Have read the letters of the Sisters for two years, but have not dared to write for ‘fear my letter would be con- signed to the waste basket. Theoda: 1 saw you Saturday in w- but you did not remember ty cents at the apothecary's. visited me while sick brought goodies an invalid might eat. Married and Happy: I know you by sight. Met your Husband years ago. 1 should like to meet you. Have tried many Social Corner recipes with success. ‘Hope T have not borrowed a name. . KETURAH. HAVE SHOWN HER COLORI. SHOULD 8k _How you mnfl have made the mtw day after Aunt s Potlatch: We are always glad to see your name in The Social Corner "S:em-’ %1 ‘Shoula have the pless- Raised Cake: One cup of raised bread dough, one cup sugar, one half cup shortening, butter and lard, one half cup milk, one cup flour, one tea- spoon baking powder, one egg, one half cup raisins, -one half grated nut- m. Mix dml‘h, sugar and shorten- sharp knlle th mixture and baiN ‘at once in Sow o~en. LUCY ANN. AUNTY NO. 1 DO NOT EXPECT TO ATTEND THE FAIR. Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis- ters: I want to thank the Editor and The Bulletin for my yellow paper. It came as a great surprise. I was in a gathering when someoge picked up the paper, and I said read me who got the prizes, and imagine my surprie when my name came first. Aunt Sarah: I suppose by thies time we have a Club No. 3. I tried to get you on the 'phone, but no one an- swered. 1 was too tired to attend, as I had just got home the day before from a’ family reunion of three days' session. Eliza Jane: Your letter at hand. Wil write soon. 1 shall be quite busy month canning, as about every- & comes at once this time. I hope my cellar will look as good, if not bet- ter_even, than last fall. Great Grandma: Will answer your letter soon. Will be glad to have you call, if only for a short call. I suppose a great many of the writers will be at the fair. Doubtful about my being there. A busy time up this way. 1 expect to attend a missionary meeting today, so must get to work Best wishes to all, and thanks to The Bulletin. AUNTY No. 1 GREETINGS FROM BLANCHE. Dear Editor and Social Corner Members: Greetings to you all. The Crank: Yes, you hit a row of nalls right on the head about the long hours of the farmers’ wives. Keep on bammering. Hawkweed: You surely used those bags to good advantage and, being new cloth, they will wear well. Great Grandma: I shall be looking for fpur artistic rugs at the fair. Kifdly sympathy for Glenwood and Faye Verna. So nice M. Roena can be with them. I have not been to any of the pic- nics. thinking it would lessen the charm to know who is who, but hear of the good times. I am getting up cour- age and laying out to attend the fair the second day if all is well. Hope to meet many members, and they will surely know me at once, as I am rather tall, short and thickset. Shall wear my sky-blue pink dress, trimmed with ten yellow bows around the skirt, and as I live on a small farm, think my yellow sunbonnet will be just the thing. decorated with a bow and feather to match. Think I will look real perky, and feel just as I look. One generally does when well dressed. Shall make it a point to go early so I can find some- one to teach me the Club No. 2 yell and practice in front of the hall. Then if 1 see Si getting too sentimental I can help warn Mandy. Have found, like others, that if one wishes to see the attractions in peace and comfort it is best to go alone. Am ho:lnl for pleasant weather next weel BLANCHE. MAINE LOVER CHATS. Dear Social Corner Sisters: Just a few lines from an old writer who for & year has been simply a reader of our beloved Cormer. As many of you know, the injury to my right arm has prevented me from writing, but I have been able to read and enjoy what ot! - s have written and. to quote Polly- am glad for that” I prob- lbly shall never regain full use wf my arm and hand, but there is an old Hght that il might have been very much worse. 1 want to say to Biddy that I sanc- tion her picnic plans. The hostess would enjoy the day.much more and I think everybody else would, too, Am sure I should. Biddy: Where are you? Popover and Fuiry are coming to epend the day with me. Aunt Abby and Crimson !\ambler Wh)' again Aunty No. 1: Hope mm is no mis- take this time. First, t Regards to all, Sister 81 mclud«l MAINE LOVER. THERE'S ROOM FOR TINY. Dear -Editor and Social Corner Sis- ters: As I have enjoyed reading your cheerful letters, I wonder if I may join your group? 1 am small and will Ppromise not to take up much room. Aunt Sarah: Did you serve some of Iege Riee o coffee last Tuesday? Peggy Ann: I fear your lawn will be chilly for the J. W. unless the weather changes. TINY. Ledanon. —_— A CURE FOR INFLAMED EYES. Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis- been 5 Saying which, she rode of, leaving m to the laughter of those present. " Simple sure for weak eyes: Every morning wash your eyes in, common pump or well water, always bejng care- ful to rub the eyes gently toward theé” nose, and when wiping be careful to observe the same rule, which will pro- duce the effect of driving the humor or inflammation from the eyes. 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