Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 1, 1916, Page 14

AIM TO TELL THE TRUTH—BE A GOOD SHOT EVERY WOMAN’S OPPORTUNITY The Bulfetin wants good homo letters; good business letters; good help- fal letters of any kind tue mind may suggest. They should be in hand by Wednesday f each week. Write on Address, SOTIAL CCRNER EDITOR, Bulletin Office, Norwich, Conn. tut one side of the paper. THREE PRIZES MONTHLY: $2.50 to first; $1.50 to second; $1.00 to third. Award made the last Saturday in eaca month. SOCIAL CORNER PRIZES FOR JUNE First Prize $2.50 To Crimson Rambler for full repo Second Prize $1.50 rt of the Annual Soclal Corner Picnic. To Primrose for letter entitled: “How to Remove Grease Spots.” Third Prize $1.00 To Needle's Eye for letter entitled : “How to Make a Button-hole.” SOCIAL CORNER POEM. There No Unbelief. Lizzie York Case. There is no unbelief, Whoever plants a seed beneath the sod, And walfs to see it push away the clod, Trusis he in God. There is no unbelief, ward to meeting you all at that time for many months, but was doomed to be_disappointed. T want to thank all the writers who were 60 kind as to send me such a lovely shower of cards. 1 feel very grateful for all the kind thoughts and wishes for me expressed on the cards received by Dom Pedro from Theoda, . | Huldy, Saturday Eve, Daisy of Can- terbury, C. of C. Bright Ray, Farm- er's Daughter, Judith, Belinda, L. H. K., Auntie No. 1, Lucille, Goldenrod, Ready, Primrose, Aunt Sarah, Jennie, Whoever s, when clouds are in|W. S, Tidy Addly, Aunt Abby, Anna the sky, Mill, Keziah Doolittle, Farmer’s Boy, Be patient. heart, light breaketh by |Blanche, Grace, Social Corner Reader, and by, ebbens, Papa’s Boy and Cherisetts Trusts the Most High. nt One and_Brown Bee. Faye Verne: You have my deepest There is no_unbelief, mpathy in vour affliction. Whoever sees, 'neath winter’s flelds| I alsc send thanks to Club No. 1 for of snow pot of lovely_geraniums brought by The silent harvests of the future grow, | Married and Iap God's power must Know. There is no unbelief, " s SCRATCH. W}-Je\’elze‘l)ics down on his couch to HOW TO STAIN THE BORDER OF A Content to lock each sense in slumber ROOM GREETINGS FROM LORETTA. deep, = _ ais Knows God will keep. Dear Social Corner Members: The! Dear Social Corner Sisters: Friday | following are instructions for staining| proved a very pleasant dav for our There is no unbelief, the border of a room: Take one packet | picnje at Coventry lake, and I know Whoever says tomorrow, the un-|of dve, such is used for dyeing|we all had a nice time. _To the known, cither cotton or wool. Damp it with | hostesses for the day is due much The future. trusts that power alone, |cold water, and pour a quart or more | cradit for the many good things to None dare disown. ng’ water over Scrub the | ant. O v, ARG still wet £0| Keturah-and Jennie: You surely There is no unbelief, t with an ordinary straw broom|cam» a long 0 bt e The heart that looks on where dear |d In the dve, until the whiole l00F | leased to sce You. eyelids close, }is stained. It does not matter if the D e And dares to live when life has only | dve Is not put on even: So Clean Baname Hatk When Yo woes, hen the floor is dry, take one quart 4 Bt God’s comfort knows. of boiled ofl, and with a small cloth|YoU may clean it ‘(‘_‘c';",‘»‘m‘r‘“‘;"n’f“"n‘f:‘gw apply this as evenly as possible to the o o LY % thRlennooni There is no unbelief, floor, rubbing it well in. When the|nesia scrape about a tablespoon into $or S Pv day and night uncon- | foor iz again dr hich may take one |2 SAlCeR SnC T0 o n e, apply to sciously. or two'days, give a second coat. e e ke a. s ol fle T The heart lives by the faith the lipsy The floor may then be waxed in the! Mt With brush or cloth, rubbing it deny, following fashion: Mix turpentine and |in thcroughly; espec onis God knoweth why. —Sent in by Great Grandma. This poem for twenty-seven years has been accredited to Bulwer Lytton, Charles Kinzsley and Mrs. Prow not to mention a dozen others, but it | was the work of a humble lit keress when she lived in Detroit. Qua- GRANDMA'S Of all Grandma’'s storics none in- terested Marion more than that of the only time Grandma and her cousin, Harriet, had all the dolls they wanted. “Harriet was visiting at our house,” began Grandma, “and we went soma BABIES two miles to stay over Saturday and Sunday with Aunt Anne, who was keeping house for Capt. Hall, a re- tired sea captain, with no family. It was a great treat for the captain was fond of children and Aunt Anne was rather lonely after making her home for years in our large family, so we got more pettinz than fell to the lot of the oldest girl in a large family in those days. Neither of us had ever seen a doll except a rag one, and when Saturday proved cold and’ stormy, sent us into the Kitchen play where the captain’s winter crook- necked squashes were stored. That big pile of yellow squashes with heads. necks and bodies all madc, proved too much of a temptation and we cut eves, nose and mouth for at least a dozen before our 10-year-old mother hearts were sctisfied. In the midst of our honusekeepinz Capt. Hall appeared suddenly. looked surprised, smiled oddly gald: “I would not make any more babies now for they will spoil and you will will have to give them up.” “After he went down we heard him talking to Aunt Anne and she did not seem =0 amused as he did, bui when we went down stairs she said nothing about our family. When we went home we carried the dolls and Capt. Hall slipped in ahead and had a talk with mother and the only thing she ever said to us on the subject as she cut out the good parts for pies after they became too “sick” for babies and T should have thought you would have known better than to have spoil- ed all those nice squashes.” After that Capt. Hall sawed off a bed post with a round knob for a head for each of us, and we kept those as long as we played with dolls. | MINNIE HAWKINS. THANKS FROM DOM PEDRO. v oo Dear Brothers and Sisters of the Social Corner: 1 am very thankful to be able to greet you all once more. I pm feeling better, but not able to go out yet. I am glad you had such a nice day for the apnual meet. I had looked for- Every ‘Woman Wants Fiaderie ANTISEPTIC POWDER PERSONAL He | Best wishes to all from DOM PEDRO. into vax thin enough to leave onl; film if dropped on the floor. this the corner of a soft cotton clot Roll up the cloth tightly, squeeze it well, €0 that the wax may be evenly distributed through it, drop this cloth on the floor and push’ it up and down each board with 2n old straw a Dip broom, brushing the cloth well upon the floor. Weien the whole floor is waxed, take a soft clean cloth, prefer- ably flannel, and 2o over it in the same way until a nice polish is obtained. A floor prepared in this fashion will im- prove with time, as the red soon mei- lows into a lovely shade. The quanti- ties given are for a whole room. I hope this may be of use to some- one. MOUNTAIN LAUREL. HINTS FOR HOUSE-KEEPERS. Dear Social Corner Editor and Sis- ters: Following are a few hints for housekeepers When the tea or coffee pot becomes stained or coated inside, fill it about half full of water and put in a ta- blespoon of baking soda and boil ten or fifteen minutes and the stains will all _disappear. To improve fudge, drop two or three teaspoons of molasses into the xture. This keeps it from becom- so sugary and gives it a better T When the milk becomes sour in a baby’s nursing bottle, it is_almost im- possible to get it out. Keep about a dozen large air rifle shot handy and put these in the bottle and shake well. In buying a refrigerator select one of simple construction of hard wood, the lining of zinc or porcelain and the shelves of slate or hard wood. To keep the refrigerator clean, remove immediately any food spfled in any of the compartments, or food cham- bers. Scrub at least once a week with hot soap suds, for economy's sake, do this when the ice is low. Pour boiling water down the waste pipe. Sal soda, dissolved in water tends to keep evemy part sweet and clean. To restore a navy blue skirt to its former condition, take equal parts of vinegar and linseed oll. Shake well and apply with a soft rag; after well rubbing, polish with another soft, dry cloth. To clean a black straw hat roll a piece of black velvet around your finger and rub the straw with this, following the curve of the hat. The velvet will thoroughly clean the hat and remove the dust. To clean brass bedsteads, rub them with a cloth dipped in salad oil, then rub with a soft cloth and with a chamois_leather. With best wishes from MOUNTAIN LAUREL. WAYS FOR MAKING SOUPS. Dear Social Corner Friends: The left over soups tell for economy, and may be made following meat dinners: Soup From Left Overs: Bones ana trimmings from a roast of beef steak bones and trimmings, mutton chop hones, any cold vegetables except squash, cold, cooked eggs, crusts of bread. ' There should be about six pounds of meat all together. Add what gravy there was left over and four quarts of cold water; add one-half teaspoon celery seed, one tablespoon salt, one cloves, four peppercorns, sim- mer eight or ten hours, till the meat is in rags and the water half gone. Strain and set away for stock. Soup From Left Over Pork and Beans: Put two cups of beans with pork in a sauce pan, cover them with two cups cold water. Bring to a boil cook until soft. Mash through a strainer, add one cup of milk, two ta- blespoons butter, one teaspoon salt, one-eighth teaspoon pepper. Heat again and serve hot. " Potato Sou Three medium sized potatoes, one teaspoon salt, one pint milk, or half milk and half water, one teaspoon chopped onions. a_speck of pepper, one-half tablespoon flour, one- half tablespoon butter or drippings. Wash and pare potatoes, put into boll- ing water; cook until soft. Cook onion in milk in a double boiler; when potatoes are done drain and mash them; add milk and seasoning. Rub through a strainer and heat again. Serve hot. Tomato Soup: One cup tomatoes, one-half cup water, one teaspoon onlons, a speck of pepper, one-quarter tablespoon butter, ong-half tablespoon flour, one-quarter teaspoon sugar. Boil all together for twenty minutes. Strain, serve hot. Beef Stew: One-half pound beef, one-half onion, one-quarter turnip, diced, one-quarter carrot diced, two potatoes. Salt and pepper. Cook un- til done. Take out vegetables, thick- en gravy and pour over the vegetables. Some like one-half cup tomatoes add- ed. This makes a small quantity. Pea Soup: One-quarter pound salt pork ,one pint dried peas. Plck over and soak peas over night, then put peas and pork with two quarts of wa- ter on to boil. Cook until peas are soft. Season with pepper. Strain or not. Do not let the water boil away. Veal Soup: Put a knuckle of veal into three quarts of cold water, with a small quantity salt, and one table- spoon uncooked rice. Let simmer four hours, when liquor should be re- duced_one-half. Remove from the fire. Into a dish put yolk of egs, and stir well into a teacup of cream or milk. Add a teaspoon of butter. On this strain soup boiling hot, stirring all the time. Beat well a minute and serve. Turtle Soup From Beans: Soak one quart black beans over night. Next morning boil them in four quarts of water. Then take beans out and press through a_colander. = Return to the water. Put some thyme, one bay leaf, sprig of parsley in a thin bag and bofl for ten minutes with the beans. Add one tablespoon butter, yolks of four hard boiled eggs, cut in quart- ers, a few force meat balls, salt and Serve. Cut_two oxtalls into small wash them, put In a stew pan with a tablespoon of butter. Stir until they brown, then skim them | out and put into a stew kettle with two small onions, four cloves, one carrot ,one turnip, one bay leaf, and twe quarts cold water or stock. Skim | well, and let simmer gently for_ three hours, or until tails are tender. Strain soup; add salt and pepper and serve. Beot Soun: Boil five beets, let get ! cold and grate; add one pint stock and {one pint heated milk. Thicken with flour and one tablespoon butter rub- bed to a smooth paste. Season with salt and pepper. Was glad to see a letter from Sally Sveamore Where is Molty stained spots. Then set the hat aside !to dry, being careful to shape the wet | ibrim as you wish it to remain. When perfectly dry brush of the surplus magnesia with a stiff brush. The will be as beautifully white and fresh as though done by a professional cleaner. | Eest wishes. i LORETTA SEASONAL RECIPES, Dear Social Corner Sisters: 1 send a few ceasonable recipes which are all very good: Strawberry Shortcake—Two cups of sifted flour, two teaspoons baking pow der, tablespoon sugar, a little sal sift all together and add one-half cup butter and lard mixed; mix with sweet milk to which has been added one egg. Bake in two sheets dividing the dough in two parts; ash and sweeten to taste one quart strawberries, butter both sides of cake, | put berries between and on top. Serve | with whipped cream. Strawberry Meringue Pie—Line a pie plate with rich pie crust and bake a rich brown. When cool, fill with one| box of strawberries slightly crushed and sweetened to taste. Beat the whites of three eggs to a stiff froth | and add a tablespoon of sugar. Pile lightly on top of pie nad return to oven to brown. Strawberry Foam—Crush one quart strawberries, add one cup of sugar and let stand one-half hour. Beat one cup of cream until stiff; beat the whites of two eges with teaspoon of sugar to a Stiff froth; then slowly fold in cream and berries. Set on ice till ready to serve. Strawberry and Pineapple Salad— Put strawberries in a glass dish with alternate layers of fresh pineapple. Pour over the mixture the strained juice of two lemons or two oranges. Keep on ice until ready to serve. Strawberry Sherbet—One quart of berries crushed to a paste; three pints of water; juice of one lemo; one ‘tea- spoon of extract of orange. Mix and let it stand three hours; strain out the juice into one pound of sugar; stir well and set on ice until ready to use. ‘With besh wishes to The Corner. HOPEFUL. well-beaten by THE COVENTRY LAKE PICNIC. Dear Social Corner Sisters: The Cov- entry lake picnic is an event of the past. Saturday Eve and Tiny were “right on their job,” and everything went smoothly in our line. The only trouble was the Social Corner kitten was of most inquisitive mind, and had to be banished to_parts unknown (to us). Saturday Eve: Please send in recipe for salad dressing; also for salmon loat. Tt was very nice. Mr. Addly ‘wished me to tell You so. I guess you were some tired. Keturah:, DId you lose a pretty col- ored bordered handkerchief on the 2347 There is one in my possession awaiting the owner. Am sending beef loaf recipe quested: Beef Loaf—Two pounds hamburg steak, one egg, two slices of bread; let water run over bread and squeeze out most of the water; one-half teaspoon re- day, June 23rd. Guides with yellow sashes, met the guests at the trolley terminal and es- pretty cottage where the picnic was to be held. and guests were there met by Biddy, who gave each and everyone a royal wel- corted them <come. The desk then asked to pass on to the desk where Polly Wintergreen had charge of the Social Corner register, in her turn signed her each Sister name, pen-name, place of residence, and date of birth. Then the sociabili. ties began. Vases of yellow roses (the club col- or) greatly added to the appearance of the table which fairly groaned un- der the weight of the good things fur- nished by the cor The lunch consisted of salads,|I may be called upon to do to help pickles, sandwiches of different vari- | The Corner to become even better than ety, meat loaf, cheese, cookies, cakes it is. of all descriptives, made from the dif- ferent Soclal Corner recipes, pies, fruit and tea, for those who wished it. The last things to be served were fruit punch and ice cream, so gener- to. the - Annual - Social Corner Picnic Reported by CRIMSON RAMBLER. The annual picnic of the Social Cor- ner was held at Coventry Lake, Fri- ner sisters. ously donated by the Bulletin Co. Dinner was served at 12:30 and all were invited to pass around the table and help themselv: The hostesses were, Biddy, who had charge of the whole affair, Aunt Abby, Huldy, Tidy Addly, Polly Wintergreen, Saturday Tiny, Pop_Over, Bve ‘and Crimson When the names had been counted in the register, it was found there were largest number on 125 present, the es. ‘Wrinkles, Rambler. any similar occasion. Lunch being over the first thing on At Lake wnuinqu;nbnilg, South Coventry, June 23rd, One Hundred and Twénty—five Wiriters Meet—A Sunny Day and a Cheerful Time—A Real Social Corner Repast— Prize Babies—The Prize Answers to Biddy’s Questions. cash _prizes, so very generoudiy given by The Bulletin Co.” and several oth- ers besides. It has been the means of my enjoying many pleasant mo- by the Sisters, and helped me in vari- and timely advice Social Corner page. any of the members. Corner? as_often as possible, good, homelike letters that are and will try to do the coming year. This year I will try to carry sun- especially to all shut-ins, or better still, a little delicacy. ORIMISON RAMBLER Second Prize Answer. g00d cheer; dispelled the blues; practi- cal help in all domestic work. writers’ ideas; ments at the different meetings given ous other ways in general by the kind given upon the The friendships formed I hope will never be broken, for the glad hand is always given to me wherever I meet What good thing can I do for The I will pass on to The Corner all new. ideas that come my way so all may share alike; also, am willing to_write <cheery, instructive in any form to all readers of The Cor- ner; or to do a good deed that will be helpful in a way, or anything else What I have not done the past year, shine and good cheer wherever I go, and will send good wishes to them on post cards, a bouquet of nice flowers, now and then, a glass of jelly, some fruit, Answer to first question:—Brought Second question:—Courteous to other no unkind criticism of them disappear. This will also re. move paint spots off furniture. Here is a good idea, aiso, for any one troubled with corn and bunions In many cases this will cure, but if it doesn't, it will give great relief it done often, and it is very harmless, After soaking the corn or bunion, pare as_much as possible and then paint with iodine. Do this every night for two or three nights, and then skip two or three and paint them again; this will not cure a bunionm, but it will make it more comfortaste; but gener- ally, the iodine will cure a corn en- tirely. This remedy works good with chilblains, Best wishes to all the Sisters. POCAHONTAS. KITTY LOU’S DOMESTIC METHODS Dear Sisters of The Social Correr: 1 find by sewing Battenberg rings on sash curtains 'to run the brass rod through- it is much better than a hem. - These rings you can run the rod through and leave on when wash- ed. Put vogetables in muslin bag—cab- bage, leftuce, etc. Take a bag that salt comes im, wash it out when through with it, wet 1t tn lce cold water, wring dry, and use to put your vegetables in. Hang in a cool place. Make round face cloths in place of square ones and avoid the wet cor- ners. Take a plate and ctu the cloth around it; then turn in the edges and hem them. Blackboard erasers ror polishing floors will be found such a help, es- peclally when it is _difficult to get Into the corners. Get a new eraser, such as is used in scnools, and keep it for the purpose of polishing the oor. A whisk broom is amost an indis- pensable article in a sick room; in- troduced between the sheets removes all crumbs which are so irritating to an invalid. | would suggest that three candles be used on a birthday cake when you are past forty. Yellow candle to ep- resent the past, white the present, and green the future. As the cake is cut let some one tell a story of the past birthdays, another offer congratula- tions on the present, and the third ex- press a loving wish for the future. y _spirit which j led, including ak ubstantial picnic dinner, was all that could be desired to complete a happy day, for the Social Corner Sisters. ‘We maintain-that in unity, there is strength, in friendship there is power. We know that the'leaven-in the bread makes it wholesome. If the under- current of friendliness is present, its force will be manifested on the sur- face, and this atmosphere surely was evident at our gathering in the cot- tage on the wooded hillside by the beautiful lake at Coventry. I think the response to Biddy's in- vitation “come one, come all,' we'll bave a jolly time” was cordial and complete, for it seemed, that each one tried to do her part, to make the pic- nic a_delightful event. 4 _Many little observations will prove helpful to us, if we encourage their - influence. One of the most pleasing features to many of us that day, was to meet and shake hands for the first time, with several of the Sisters, with whom we had previously exchanged ' cards or letters. May we continue to' cherish kind thoughts of remembrance, | to each and every Sister, behind the| curtains, as well as on the platform, where Biddy insisted that we should “speak out little pieces.” Personally, many thanks to the com- mittee for the honor of receiving sec- ond prize. Kindest regards to all. NANCY ANN’S PICNIC REPORT. Dear Corner Friends:—It gave me much pleasure to attend the Social Corner picnic at Coventry lake. The weatherman often repeated failures in that line gave us a beautiful day from start to finish. Piddy with her assist- ants did all they could for our pleas- ure. The committee wore little yellow roses, crocheted by Biddy for a badge. A large company for the limited quarters, about one hundred and twenty-five including a number of vis- itors, enjoyed the day. A lovely sheet of water, many trees, making the lake a nice place for a day’s outing. A lunch of salads, sand- wiches, beef Icaf, pickles, olives, pies, cookies, cakes of all kinds, nuts, fruit, ice-cream and fruit punch were served, Brother Si kindly sent peanuts and lollypops. Why did you not come Si- as? | | | the program for the afternoon enter- tainment was a description of the N. B. S. C, Sunshine Banner which was on exhibition, made and originated by Biddy and them; brief letters, direct to the point. Third question:—Endeavor to find which topic or subject, becomes most helpful to a majority of readers. KITTY LOU. BIDDY HAD THE KETTLE ON. by who Wz ing Arlene E. Little, the daughter of|for me? ’apa’'s Boy; 2nd, the quictest baby, Made friends. Myron Hadfield, son of Touriene; 3rd,| 2—What good thing can I do for the fatest baby, Earl Potter, son of|The Corner? . Loretta: 4th. the pretticst, Vera Ar-| lend a willing hand when needed. lene Geiser (the little mascot of Club| 3—What I have not done the past No. 2), daughter of No Name. The|Y¥ear, and wil try to Go the coming fifth prize was ter of Pegzy Then came Bidd w in last a goodly we by the different Sisters. The prizes zoing, first to Crimson Rambler; sec- ond 10 Jennie; third, to_ Polly Winter- green; fourth, to Aunt Maryi fifth 10 napoy hours reading ihe. inetraciive £ B 4 and interesting letters it has" contain- The Judges of the afternoon were| it ¢inich.d "oportunities for making s mg’;m 5 & very pleasant acquaintances; and ornel 2o given me many hours of social enjoy- mehe last thing on the list was 2|ment, meeting with the different writ- e e e cmd:n the social gatherings I have at- inely d by one e Sisters, | $o5 A% | whose name I am sorry to sy, I fafled 2 can pass along o them any to Lt L 5 helpful lesson that comes to me in the il ent wish to thank Si, of|daily duties of life, and pray to our ing them with his treat of lolly pops, e Sl e = o peanuts and chew Bulletin Company and present, and Is i lovely ice cream, etc day one never to be forgotten; also, Bidy and her staff who worked so hard and zealously to make the June picnic of 1916 such a how THE PRIZE ANSWERS TO BIDDY’S voted by warded to Wee Peggy as the Social Corner baby, the daugh- Anne. the reading of the an- swers to the three questions asked by There number of leiters read ek's issue. ing sum: also for all favors, ling success. QUESTIONS. First Pri What has the Social Corner done for me It has put me in the position to win e Answer. all beholders, be a pretty piece of hand work, done our able chairman. The second was the baby show, the prize winners being: 1st, The youngest a year old on that day be- but not least the to help make the to JENNIE. Third Prize Answer. unto others as I would be done by. POLLY WINTERGREEN. Fourth Prize Answer. for me? faithful follower of the Lord Jesus Christ, and receive the plaudit done good and faithful servant. the past “Well migh know the joy of the acceptance of the Lord Jesus Christ. AUNT MARY. Fifth Prize Answer. 1.—Enlarged my acquaintance. 2.—Write short letters. 3.—Remember the shut-ins. PRIMROSE. AUNT MARY ENJOYED THE PIC- N 1c. Dear Social Corner Writers:—Those STRAWBERRIES, Dear Social Corner Sisters: 1.—What has the Social Corner dene i Be a more consistent Sister and do 1.—What the Social Corner has done 1.—It has helped me to spend many 3.—1 have not written as often as I and have not prayed as earn- estly as I ought, that each one might SELINDA’'S WAY OF DOING UP As it is Dear Sisters of the Social Gorner: A beautifui day dawned for the annual picnic at South Coventry. Not a drop of rain during the whole day. After following the vellow guides we came to the pretty cottage beside the lake which Biddy had secured for us. What laughter and merry chatter greeted us as we came up the walk and it was a sound good to hear up in the woods. Each one did justice to the bountiful table just groaning with the weight of good things to tempt one’s appetite, there being _salads, sandwiches, cake, cookies, fruit, can- dy and peanuts. Ice cream was served. A tub of lemon punch disappeared rapidly. I did not stay to see if Biddy and Rural Delivery tried the pearut race. The banner was on exhibition, and will be given to the head of Club No. 1, 2, or 3 who reports the best sun- shine work during the coming vear. Five prizds were given in the baby contest: First prize to Papa’s Bo: second to No Name's baby for being the prettiest; third to Loretta's boy, being the fattest. I did not catch the name of the fourth, but he certainly was a pretty and quiet boy. Wee Peggy Ann was The Corner mascot. Five prizes were given to the five best answers read, in answer to the three questions asked in Biddy’s let- ter. All enjoyed the speaking and “Oh, we did have a jolly time. Oh, we did have a jolly time, Biddy had the ket- tle on and we all took glee.” LoHe B JENNIE ENJOYED THE PICNIC Dear Sisters of the Social Corner:— As another week rolls along, we re- turn to our letters again; but many of us are thinking of the delightful pic- nic we held only last week, which I am confident everybody enjoyed, who was there. The day was ideal for weather con- Social Nature, while the good will and friend- ditions, the place was a beauty spot of After the dinner came the baby con- test. - Then the question box awards as follows: 2 1st prize—Crimson Rambled. 2nd prize—Aunt Mary. 3rd prize—Jennie. 4th prize—Primrose. 5th prize—Polly Wintergreen. Judges, Mrs. Albro, Mrs. Bowen and Mrs. Stone. The banner which is to be awarded the club doing the most “sunshine work was displayed. Many new writers were. present, some were old friends, but new to The Corner. So closed the third annual gather- ing at Lake Waumbumbaug. © NANCY ANN. Drugs in Back Yard. The shortage of dyestuffs and chemical products may be overcome by the increasing manufacture in this country, but the, vegetable drugs are something else again says the Pitts- burgh Dispatch. ~About half of our crude drugs, have been coming from | abroad, even dandelion, jimson weed and burdock, because of the lower cost of collection due to foreign —~ages, Some of tme vegetable drugs, of course, cannot be grown here at all because of climatic conditions, but In- dian hemp, dog grass, German cham- omite, belladonna,. d4gitalis, aconite, gentian, licorice, aniseed, fennel and sage might, it is sald, be profitably cultivated here at present prices. Ginseng and golden seal have been profitably grown in Pennsylvenia, and why not some of these others, partic- ularly as under cultivation they will be of higher potency than those hith- erto imported? Another Lucid Interval. Evidently Great Britain is having another lucid interval. After some delay American mail is again reaching Germany.—Indianapolfs News. Advance in Civilization. The statement that Lower California will remain neutral advances tarantu- ias and centipedes far up in the stage of civilization—Washington Post. who did not attend the picnic at Cov- entry Lake, June 23, missed a great deal of enjoyment. The day was ideal and every one seemed to not only be strawberry time, would some of the- Sisters' like to iry to can them as I do, just to try them. Pick over and wash them. Use just as much sugar THE MOVING OF WILLIAM NELSON you? pepper. two of sait, sage as desired. If meat is mot rich enough, add one tablespoon of butter or ground suet; ter; blend all togethe: crumbs. top; pour over it one-half cup cold water. LY. rle y happy themselves, everyone else so. The committee was untiring in their for all and succeeded admirably and deserve a hearty vote of thanks. ry glad to learn that Satur- e is a friend I have known for years and loved, but did not know her efforts to make it W day s Ve by her pen- ame. but tried to make a glad day The ice cream was very nice. Best wishes to all members of the as berries; mash them; see that whole ones get by; the can; the air ‘out, and seal them, and they are all ready to put away. No cook- ing at all; and in the winter you will think vou are eating fresh berries. Currants and will keep until spring. rich. Bachelor Maid: no and put them in put a silver spoon in to get straw- | blackberries van be done the same way, and they They are very I was disappointed “Come, hurry up old lady, if you expect to get anything done today.” Thus. spoke Mr. Willlam Nelson on the morning of the day on which they planned to remove their household goods and chattels, to_another part of town. 3 “I ‘am_hurrying as fast as I can, answered old Nancy, as she scurried . . T around, getting things together. Social Corner. in not seeing you at the picnic. | "'phey’ Joaded up the wagon with all AUNT MARY. | Pesgy Ann, Bo Peep, Peggyanna: We | it could possibly hold. — - missed you at the Eficnlc. Mr. Nelson thought he could get all A GRAND IDEA. Pleasant View: Wisn you would tell | 5 household o0ds on the first load, s howi pmbrella hendles: Sstow oh |54 §£5r% the!) secoud s telni tos Toade Hello, folks! How are you this|trees? Perhaps we could find _the | with what wood was left in the wood- morning? Hope you are all filled with | Whole umbrella there, too.! Won't|ghed; but like all well laid plans he sunshine, even if there is no real sun- shine out of doors. Having 2 Sunshine club is a grand and hope all will join who can. It not able to, just become a bright ray, and radiate love and good cheer idea; to_all about you. When you visit a sick friend tell ch things as are bright and cheery, and he will want you to him only su come again. If one is in deep trouble go and of- fer sympathy and help lighten their burden, and, above all, be kind to the little ones who come your way. each and all of them. Let. come in contact. yield as we us scatter seeds of kindness every chance we get, and gather up the sunbeams lying all about our path, and don’t hoard them, but fling them broadcast among those with whom we Let us help the world along, for inasmuch as ye do it unto the least of these ye do it unto Me. Let us remember, “Life’s garden will make it, a harvest thorns or of flowers.” ‘When we do our brighten someone else’s life we also bring bright sunshiny beams into our own. Here's 2 patch of golden sunshine, Won't you place it on your wall? And when happiness surrounds you, Send me just a thought—that's all! ‘With best wishes for The Corner. SMILING SUE. best to A CHAT FROM BLOSSOM. Dear Soctal Corner Sisters: Photographer: ‘When you Tiny: drop in for a chat this morning. Doesn’t it seem good to see the sun shine. What has become of picture, ase make me pretty, as I was sac cheated by nature. Should be very much pleas- ed to hear from you. one-half to three-fourths cup cold wa-|den vou with my name and address, form into loaf | any letter sent to the editor will reach in bread tin; sprinkle over all bread|me safely, as I sent in my name and Stick a few whole cloves on |address with my first letter. - Hope to meet a lot of the Sisters ‘Bake one and one-half hours.|this summer at the picnics. TIDY ADDI take my. 1 Give all the love and brightness you can to help win won't hu BLOSSOM. 'ly on the discolored spots and and apples, too. like to know. Photographer: 1 wish you hurry up and get busy. to see my self as others see me. SELINDA. 1 am sure we should PUDDING RECIPES. Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: You will find these pudding recipes first class: Boiled Indian gether one pi of milk, add cne pound of chopped suet, four eggs, well beaten, one tea- spoon cinnamen, half a nutmeg and the grated rind of one lemon. Mix thor- cughly, then add meal enough to make a thick batter. - Dip a pudding cloth in boiling water, with flour and pour the mixture in. Tie up, allowing room to swell, and boil three hours. Serve with hot sauce. Cherry Pudding—One of the simplest of cherry puddings is made of two cups of flour, two tablespoons baking powder, a tablespoon butter rubbed through the flour, cup of cream, or rich milk, enough to make a soff paste. Butter tin cups holding half pint. Drop tablespoon of the batter in them, then tablespoon cherries, then a tablespoon of batter. Set them in steamer and let them steam for three-quarters of an hour: or bake them in oven for 20 minutes, till done. For boiled cherry pudding, add three eges to this mixture, a pint of cherries and put it in pudding mould and steam two hours. PAULA. Pudding—Warm _to- of DOMESTIC HINTS. Dear Sisters of The Soclal Corner: I did want to meet you all last Fri- day and get acquainted, but sickness prevented. I shall try agaln next time. I have just discovered a dandy scheme to remove discororings off of varnished surface caused from plac- ing hot dishes on it, and it will surely work. Get ten cents worth of nitre and put on a soft cloth an@ rub brisk- ‘see. S i you please tell us about the tomatoes would I should like t of molasses, one pint wring slightly, dredge reckoned without the evil which have governed moving from the time of Adam. Mr. Nelson drove out of the vard with his first load, which consisted of about half the furniture. Mrs. Nelson busied herself gettin the next load in readiness. She col- lected articles from different parts of the house all into one room. She found that she had a quantity of stuff which did not seem to her to be worth the trouble of loading upon the wagon. As the parlor stove was still in the house, she decided she would burn the stuff in that, thereby saving her- self quite a number of steps as well as time, the rubbish heap oeing quite a distance from the house. She gath- ered up the old magazines and sweep- ings which accumulated in each room, as she emptied it. She proceeded to burn them in the airtight heater. Be- fore they were half burned through, Mr. Nelson returned from his first trip. The first thing he wanted for the second load was the old airtight. Nan- cy told him there were smouldering embers in_it. He scolded awhile about it being hot, but as he wanted to place it on the' front end of the wagon, he grab- bed up some old newspapers and tock hold of the stove to carry it out to the wagon. P “It isn’t very large or beavy,” Nan- cy told him as he went through the door.. “Better empty the cinders_out of that stove upon the ground, Wil- lam,” It ‘being a thawing day there were several mud puddles in the vard. But, manlike, he didn't see any need for such precautions. He simply loaded it upon the wagon, saying, the old airtight, Nancy.” made up the rest of the load. Old Nancy stayed at the old house to finish picking up 0dds and ends which always turn up at the last mo- ment, on moving day. About the time old Nancy expected Mr. Nelson back from his second trip she went out into the rcad to look for him. Pretty soon she saw him coming, with his face all blackened with soot. The stakes and one side- board of the wagon were badly char- red but not quite burned through. Be- spirits, days 'made well b Resinol No matter how long you have been tortured and*disfigured by itching, buriiing, raw or scaly skin humors, just put alittle of that soothing Resinol Ointment on the sores and see if the sulfering does not stop right there! Healing usually begins that very minute, and the skin gets well quickly and easily, unless the trouble is due to some serious internal disorder. Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap a sold byall driggists. For trial free, write to Dept. 19-R, Resinol, Baltimore, Md. _— BULLETIN'S PATTERN SERVICE 1723 A NEAT AND PRACTICAL MODEL. This Attractive Style Will at Once Ap. peal to the Cureful Houskeeeper. s The model has several good features. It completely envelopes the dress and has simple, practical lines. The pockets may be omitted. The pattera is cut in three sizes: Small,_medium and large. It Is nice for gingham. chambrey, lawn. percale, alpaca and Sateen. The medium “size will require 5 1-8 yards of 36-inch material A pattern of this illustration mailed to any address on receipt.of 10 cents in_silver or stamps. Order through “The Bulletin Company, Pattern Dept., Norwich, Conn. 5 fore Nancy had time to question him, he saluted her, with the cheerful an- nouncement that he had had a narrow escape from being burned out “lock, stock and barrel” (He had an old army rifle on board) which, though badly charred, was not destroyed. “My gracious me!” ejaculated old Nancy. “What have you gone and done now?” “Just sit tight and listen, old lady, and T will try to tell you. I got along all right until I got within a quarter mile of the new house. All of a sud- den I begun to feel kind of warm, thinks T to myself, there's been® quite a change in the weather. Pretty soon I begun to feel a leetle too warm for comfort. Thinks I, this will bear look- ing into. So I turned around. Gee. Whillikens! The load was on fire. It seems that the door of the airtight had come open from the jar of the wagon on the rutty roads and in less time than it takes to_tell it the load came off the wagon. It came off fast- er than it had been loaded on. It was well fastened with two-inch rope and with log chains, to guard against the lurching of the wagon. Not a person in sight or hearing that the old gentleman could call on for as- sistance. So that by the time he got the load unfastened the firt had gain- ed considerable headway. The most important things on the load were a sewing machine, almost new, and a graphaphone. He got those two artl- cles off first, sewing machine unharm- ed. The box in which the talking ma- chine was packed being burned through at one corner and the handle slightly scorched. The rest of the load was thrown right and left, re- gardless of whether the different arti- cles were breakable or not. To help matters along, the brush alonsside the road caught fire. That, of course, had to be attended to, to prevent a forest fire. As it was, he lost two small tables, a few chairs, four dozen - fruit jars, some of the jars being all twisted out of: shape, knives and forks, some clothing, lamps and chimneys. One lof the horse blankets was so badly burned that there was just barely enough of it left to mend the other, which didn't get _so badly scorched. “But, Nancy,” exclaimed the old gentleman, “things are never so bad but what they might be worse. All the time I was fighting that ornery fire I noticed that the wind blew to- wards me instead of towards the hosses. If the wind had changed the least bit everything would have gone up in smoke, wagon and all, and_the horses, like as not, would have been badly injured; which goes to prove that a Divine Providence watches the account of the moving of William Nelson, which he bopes will not oceur again ip a cen- 1731 AN EVER-POPULAR. MODEL. Middy Dress, With Sleeve iz Either of Two Lengths. Girl's Galatea, gingham, chambrey, percal voile, Tepp, lnen, linene, serge, suil ing, drill and lawn are all suitable for this style. The blouse is finished with a shape facing at the closing and bas a Wide Fajlor cotlar. The skirt is sored laited. A Rl ttern s cut in five sizes: 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 vears. It requires 4 7-§ yards of 44-inch material for a 14-year ize. 7% pattern of this fllustration matted to’ any address on receipt of 10 cents in_siiver or stamps. 'Order throush The Bulletin Company, Pattern Dept., Norwich, Conn. From the Commerce Reports. South Africa is ‘to undertake the making of toys. Australia has prohibited the rmpor- tation of jewelry. The total number of,bicycles in the Netherlands is about 600,000. Sixety thousand black = cat _skins were s0ld at the fair in Irbit, Russia. Also 1,500 bear skins and 5,000 dog skins. Madrid's great brickyards, employ- ing 40,000 men, may have to close be- cause of a lack of coal. Labor condi- tions there are not of the best. For the ten months ending with last April American exports totaled $3,401,- 100,000, an increase. of $1,175,300,000 over the like period of last year. Value of all the products of the gas industry in 1914 was $53,000,000 more than in 1808. The total products of 1914 were valued at more than $220,- 000,000. At a recent cattle and pig fair in a remote part of Ireland ihe mer- chants displayed carpet sweepers, kerosene ranges, fountai npens, tools, pencils, rolled oats aad automobiles, all made in the United States. Ontario's prohibition la wwill go in- to effect mext September, and this should open up a hew fleld for non- alcoholic drinks. ‘bars and liquor stores will close Sept. 16 and re; closed until nnné’.b when a vote will de- : i 3 | | i 3 3 3 i i i i 3 H 3 3 3 2 3 3 : 2 3 z H g 3 3 3 3 3 § g