Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 3, 1917, Page 14

NORWICH BULLETIN; SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1917 ARE YOU ATTUNED TO GOODNESS? IF NOT, WHY NOT? trating glances and she said: “Hez, luok out and not get any wiser than Solomon.” She'd be more careful, I am sure, if she realized how sne throws cutting words at a fellow; but I woke up a little smile and replied: “Solomon did not have to cherish thoughts of opulence for he had mon- ey, and wives and concubines, and caitle and proverbs enough for six hundred generations of men. He was 80 oversupplied with things that he wasn't thinking of wants or needs, but must have always been looking for a way out. I don't emvy him. All I want is to gain a foothold on this carth 8o I am sure I am going forward instead of being on the verse of want and looking into the abyss of poverty all the time. I want a sure-enough horizon to my life and I am going to get {t!” . It was Hope's turn to smile and she turned out one that did me good. “Your my soldier-boy,” she says, “the fleld of strife does not all ite in France. You're in the front trench and you NEW YORK LIBERTY LOAN PA- RADE. Dear Sisters of The Social Corner: I wish that space permitted my giv- ing the details of the monster Lib- erty Loan pageant of last Thursday. From carly afternoon until darkness fell a stream of Liberty Bond holders | marched up Fifth avenue, represent- ing nearly ewery business and profes- sional)activity, every nation, and pre- senting an almost complete exhibit of the materials of war. Each of the allies contributed its share to the spectacle. The big| Italian biplane whizzed over the city, circling around the high buildings, and_dropped leaflets upon the heads of the marchers and onlookers. The parade was headed by the usual police escort and Grand Marshall Ma- jor Lorillard Spencer. Then came the Liberty Loan committee, walking in double rank, followed by its staff, all wearing white aprons. ond juice of 2 lemons, 1 wine glass of brandy, 1 ounce of mixed spice, and tcaspoon of grated nutmeg. Chop finely and mix together in large bow Stir occasionally tor a day or two and then place in jars for use. This will keep for a long time. English mince pies are always made in individual size. usually in small patty pans. 1 wonder why Elizabeth, of Leonard Eiidge, doesa't write; also, Ready?” 1 am sure I know who Prisciia No. 1 is anyway, although 1 have never met her, am well acquainted with her Lusband. I wender if they have any family. Papa’s Boy surely has a nice family. How I should iove to see those babie There are two mnow, are they not? It =eems such a ehort time since she was a school girl. How is Charissette? I will try to write more often. DOLLY VARDE! MEMORIES OF OTHER DAYS. must win." Tach organization carried banners! Dear Social Cormer Folks:—Time I'm in for it. with mottoes_suitable to its business, ' moves on rapid wing_waiting for no HEZ HARMONDY. |telling what Liberty Bonds would do. [maync® OF AR SRSTEE NS 0% 1q EVERY WOMAN'S OPPORTUNITY Uncle Sam was personified by midgets | gurcelves on the sunset side of the The Bulletrs: wants good homé TelErs; good business letters; good nelp- A DILEMMA. of five years of age Up fo Veterans of | hill: but as pieasant memories loom | sae water, & cup of salt to a gallon| 000 wooden bed frames, 10.000 school | the twelve months prior to the s . vpon us the sunset side is [Orsoticn |of water. = Next morning wipe each | desks with seats and 100000 cement | Germany’s new fodder fon ful letters of any kind the mind may suggest. They should be In hand ¥ | pear Social Corner Sisters: Wonder 5 Tthe detach‘mental olf the ‘rteog'\rl‘l’lr n‘rr:fi and the sunshine of youth keens us|picos ar Have. v bl ool o seasn gives a peculiar flavor to the W v .ch week. Write ont but one side of the paper. if any of your have ever been in the |fantry, wearing winter uni s i young in heart. Yes, Jennie, 1 well |, 200 Bidear & can ot Tates R s o | cow It is not recommended for s P , BaOn, Butns Ollics, Rorsidh & predicament I'm in. Try a bair of |some in deep blue jackets. knitted by | rimember when we toed the mark. |(ib-o0f 5000 VRCFAL 3 cup of water.| Alverta’s population in 1916 was)Cows, (412 Mo b0 Address, SOCIAL COIMNER EDI S - o Shoes on, have them look and foel finé | the women of the tomfort organiza-|only ours was not a chalk line, but a |5 0 "0 mieq Cubs Of susar and 4. 496525, as against 374,663 in 1911 and | In€ these ammars, = - and after wearing two or thres times | tions, :L‘ttructeg — “‘%5{,‘,';:"’{‘;.:’.,:&5‘ biack painted one. Ah, how ' many|Piice the pumpkin in the Iquid tueg | 130:412 in 1 Caur] gum 1s golng o be [ = Tealize that they are too small for you, | the sailors and soldiers boys and sirls stood .on that mark | prepared and. ie oS Hauid thUS | Jialy's Pledmont grape crop was|from New & Zcs FIVE PRIZES EVERY MONTH OF ONE DOLLAR EACH. Award |f§51iee 0ot thoy arg 100 sqall 100 Yol | Cavds and battieships. Tacing the teacher. Benind us was & | Db aoand let it boll wntll it bed | ot e T Year. " he Drices of | shortaze of help 2 miade the last Saturday of each month. any of the Sisters could use them.| Thirty-seven bands contributed the|iong blackboard, with the alphabet in but do not seal. | Cover ity | wines are expected to fall. | War has been interferine TN They are swell looking shoes. high cut, | music and each one persisted in play- | i’rge chalk letters, \When the feacher | Sovaral thivknexses of cisth st o th | Venice Is now holding its great ex- | POTts of butter and lar and’ rubber hecls already attached. |ing “Over There.” The first of these|made her appearance With a poinicr |5 vool darh miaes 1t oemion G e I | vition of toy. g Indies Central Ameri SOCIAL CORNER POEM. some_time since I have written, but|Don’t like to set more when I have |bands in the procession was the one | we right about faced, and as she skip- | Jari Eodt £ 5 poel ¥E . Merchent ships eailing n ey tre Social Corner page has found lts|thesc on hand so thought perhaps I|hundred plece organization from the|ped about the lettérs with pointer.i““Vt. = o .. Now Zealand has recelved 100.000 |, Aerchont Shpg ool ' Answered Prayer. way to me wherever I have been this|might be able to sell for half price. |Bethlehem Steel Co. The Motropoli-| funny mistakes, of course, were often! Military Pudding: One-half pound |dozen eggs from California. They so o At first I praved for Light— summer. Cost me 36 They are second hand |tan Life Band in uniform of blue and | made. The rows of littie chairs wit |0f finely chopped suet. 1-2 pound cf | readily at 54 cents a dozen. the shortage abroad Could I but see the wam Aunty No. 1: I was sorry to miss the | now, though good as new and perfect | gold headed its employes, a small Wrmy | receptacles nnderneath for books and | Teade ,'“d' nd Jutee e} Mofst susar,| Dundee Scotland reports a shortage How giadly, ewiftly would I walk srand gathering of Sisters at your|in every way. in themselves. The Scottish Figh- | slates, were in rows and a side aisie | $r2ted rind and juice of a large icm- |in the jute suppl = To everlasting day place. My thoughts were of you all| I have a sheltered, sunny piazza |landers with bagpipes and kilties were | between the boys and girls. L B s 2l the Ingredients to-| Rjo de Janeiro fears a famine in many times that beautiful day. where my baby can play all winter |also in line. One time fo- whispering a small|&cther, turn info well buttered small| i, ctyral steel. Children Cr And next I prayed for Strength— The time has again arrived that we |and be warm and dry, but I nced two| Fach organization carried its ser-|switch was uscd on my hand. The;§UpPs @nd Bake in o moderate oven for 3 ik e ihe rois. in. Englend That 1 Ury That I might tread the road continue our social times for the win- | plazza gates. Whers can I get them? ! vice flag indicating the number of em- | rext time for committing the same cf. | 3-1 of an Tour. ~Serve with a suitable | : I e A FOR FLETGHER'S SWith firm, unfaltering feet, and win | ter, as in the past, as that was the | Wonder if any of the Sisters have|ploves who had gone away, but the|fense I was told to go anl sit with |33UCe If preferred, the pudding inay | the maximum retall prices for -oa e . To heaven's serene abode. expressed desire of nearly all at our|some their children have outgrown. |applause was concentrated on _the|the boys. was no pun i AT shall not be more than from 3153 to| €S A ST ORI A Jast gathering at the hall. So our| I used to scorch so many milk grav- | service flags carried by the elderly | for me, little boy the teacl TOEA. 3188 aifoniin: oxceas of the prices. irl And then I asked for Faith— fivst social time will be held at the W. |ics, sauces, etc. until I learned this|men and women, that scored in some |put me with had beautiful light' ha = - —— - Could I but trust my God, C. T. U. hall on Valley street Wednes- | recently. Simply grease the pan first, | instances four stars, of the young men | rirglets. and Levi and I did some|HOW THE ITALIANS GROW = s ERRR Ta live enfolded in his peace day, Nov. l4th. and no more scorched milk gravies|gone from the homes. whispering you can imaszine when GRAPES. 3 T = 1 Thougn foes were all abroad. ___| Our Scotland Sisters will give us a|for your codfish, dried beef, or what-| But the British Tank, “Brittania”| teacher was busy with othe g - i3 {warm welcoms and provide liberally |ever it may be. Try it! Ithe big tank battleship, with machine| Our teacher, a young woman, was| Dear Social Corner Sisters:—I have 9 2 ‘gk‘ But now I pray for Love; 7%= Yot their hospitality and good cheer,| A Young Mother: I also do lots of | euns protruding from its sides and|aways lame, cavscd by the nurse who | bcen meaning for some time (o write i g Deep love to God and man; leaving nothing undone for our pleas- | making over for my three children, | followed by a trail of smoke met with |cared for her when a voung babe, let- | The Corner. I was at home for Lucy ag A living love, that will not fail ure or appetites. So we hope for aland efjoy doing It. Coats, suits and |storms of cheers, as it lumbered along |ting her fall. The children would [ Acorn's party and usual had a : However dark his plan. £00d attendance and full, enthusiastic|our nice woolen dresses never really |operated by wounded British soldiers. | gather around ler at intermission. for | grand time. ' . . --.;fwatherings every month. get worn out and they make over|( After the Pritish Tenk came the| wc all loved her and she would let us| The day of Aunty No. U'c party 1| Telephone 84 * 36 Franklin Street And Light and Strength and Faith [ Huldy: I am sorry you will not be | nicely. and last as long as if made of [ American armored motor cars. Then |admire and often let us lay hands on | was working on a new Jjob and try- Are opening everywhere! 'able to meet with us. We shall miss | strictly new material. If too sombre|came a serles of floats representing,!oop-earrings, which were worn at|ins to decide whether to stay here or T T Ta T God only waited for me uill you. hued for the kiddies, a little bright|the various divisions of trade, and|that time. Yes, time makes ¢ ges. | go home. = g I prayed the larger prayer. B THEODA. |colored trimming tones them up cas- |nearly every one carried a sign show- | Now the little ones begin with words| I watched the paper, but did not see | sal " | —Ars. E. D. Cheney, in Unity. Willimantie. ily. ing how many bonds it had purchased.|and I found. as parents do , that the | that any one feil out of the jiney or | pQCla:S or atui cfi y y Bthelyn: Wonder if your directions|iany of them were camouflaged with | present method of instruction is o |lost their shoe. RACE'S SOCIAL CORNER PICNIC| for handkerchief edging are all there.|wreaths of boughs and autumn leaves. | entirely differsnt we can't assist them | I spent three days in Franklin, | . . 1 NOV. 7TH. What comes after “work three long|The coal trade had a float showing|unless it is in spefiinz. I am Mass., recently. We twalked out i0 Native Turkeys, Ducks, Chickens and Fowl, Dear Social Corner Sisters:—These single stitches” I couldn’t make it out.|ha)f a dozen miners at work. The!prised to see mispelled words m | where some well-to-do Italians 1 . o7 Jo @mre seasonable salads: Dear Editor and Sisters: I wish to TRIPLETS. |jce trade an ica plant. The hat trade | ptpils who have enjoyed more cnd 1 wish the Sisters could have écen | Exira Fancy Roast Beef, Native Milk Fed Veal, Celery and Cabbage xpress_my gratitude for the good a huge hat. E. W. Bliss & Co., con- | agvantages than the parents ev iLe grapes that they were ra's ug for . . outside leaves from a small =olid|times T have enjoyed this summer| TO KNIT DOUBLE SWEATER. |tributed 2 float showing a large torpe- | But readins, spelling, were wine. There were acres and acres of Genuine Spring Lamb, white cabbage and cut off stalk close|ziound to the diffcrent homes of the : do. special attention to. Spelling match- pes all trained on poles over your Shoul to leaves. Cut out center and With &|Sisters. 1 find they are all very hos-| Dear Social Corner Editor: Tharks| The American Can Co. divislon ecar-|es; were in vogue and occasionally | One man told us that was the Eastern Fresh Pork and Shoulders, sharp knife ehred finely. ~Let stand|pitable and generous, doing their best|for the prize as it certainly came In|ried a huge poster, “We are out to Can | tnere i€ one at the present time. | way they raised them in Italy, only on abia Mol one hour in ice water. Drain, Wringit, give us a good time. handy for I am buying varn to knit The Electrical contrac-( In writing about present time brings|a larger sc Honey Dew and Casaba Melons, in double cheesecloth, to make as dry. ®: possible. Mix with equal parts celers cut in small pieces. Moisten with cream dressing and refill cab- d cook. Try it! Th 3 bage. T genmay :?;:Eaflndfl;*;l:? g\w’arldé my plmcle un:lluyot\lx combito ;:a leltler m:-. the Woman's Magazine, | others. kood brings befcre me, faces of many g =, ety 1 end garnis! - | Soclal Corner cclors, a little beyond the | saying “that they had accepted my |’ The United Steel at de | schoolmates long since passed into the KUMSEEME. - ley between folds of napkin and lichoolhouse, then turm to the loft. The | contribution and would pay —Whem |a Toese mreeing CRI vemiiny” mrecn | mknown, some. in the quictness of | Mase. or Las rage n‘y nr%ufld top of C:blzrfi.“ Salkias lsume t;lrectlonls ‘will apply to the Wil- p;llblluhed;" so I thought I could Luycaps and yellow chrysanthemums.|home, with dear ones to minister to ucumber an: -—Ar-{limantic people, or anyone coming)the yarn for sweaters. Al ith the M: ' division walk- | their every need; ‘while others passed o . - 3% I Fange on a bed of lettuce leaves, sliced |that way. A general invitation to all| The sweaters the Red Cross make|aq s man earcying a hod —over his|on in the midst of battle. One a|l'RST MEETING IN W.cC.T. U Sirloin Steak, 32c Ib. Fancy Rcast Beef, 28c Ib. tomatoes. Pll= on each slice, cucum-|who can come. The hostesses will be |are knit single, and do not lend much | shouider with the motto, ~If I can buy | young man of seventeen and three HALL. ber cubes cut 12 inch square. Serve| Grace. Slim Jim and Service. The way to knit sweaters | o e wi e Ol Twa” pirly | some older. S Round Steak, 25c Ib. Rump Pot Roast, 25c Ib. with French or mayonnaise dressing. AUNTY NO.1. |double is to take your yarn double % Though it seemed . terrible to ‘me.| Dear Soolal Corner Sisters: It 1is €gg Salad—Cut six hard boiled eggs Grace is planning to have all who will come to meet with her on Nov. 7th. The people coming by way of Yantlc can take a jitney from there and come sweaters for the “soldier boys” with the prizes I get from different pa- pers. 1 have just- received a check from a magazine in Springfield and a and cast on 80 stitches; knit 2, purl ridges on each shoulder; -cast on 24 the' Kaiser.” tors, “Put ont the Light in Germany. The Hoisting division, “Put the Boys Over the Top.” Parquet Flooring, “Floor the Enemy,” and hundreds of dressed’ as_Quaker ~maldens, each thoughts of the maony pleasant asso ciations found in The Social Corne: Memory of my later school days when merging into young woman- the four years of the Civil War. the le. When _frying pancakes how many Sisters have tried. slicing ap- and laying on the batter, turn with pleasure I announce we have se- we give you all a_very cordial invita- Malaga and Tokay Grapes R TP S T S TR DR T T s v ringing a bell was a unique feature. 6 wah A Shoulder Steak, 25¢ Ib. Lean Shoulder Cuts, 22c¢ Ib. e e T R ECONOMICAL BEOWES. 2 SHtches 0% anshey, thS2, UMl prosume to awaken Philadelphia) | Lresemt war is beyond comparison in | (g e BriviSEe of moctng ol lne ; = X put throush a potato ricer. Add| Dear Social Corner Sisters: These|until sweater measures 25 inches: knit T e ten e aoom oueee o e | IS i T e DERmasting Hamburg Steak, 22c Ib. Fresh Beef Liver, 14c Ib. o Seouen o Srecing, M e | are Sood Scomomicsl Fodhel whieh |10 sichon, Bind oL 2t siches ot R o e ariaand 1o, 288 peace b known throuehout 1%, (¢, sheone, Washgutly B tne| S o Dosseh 95c vock | snd ~inegar (which has been cooked Ipstily singing O ver Sfhare 5 App es, Baldwin or Russet, 25¢ pec pl.ghts aver boiling water) to. mdis- ten. Make into balls the size of orig- jral yolks and refill whites, Arrange Eggless Muffins—Two cups of flour, one cup milk, four teaspoons baking powder, two tablespoons sugar, one teaspoon salt, two tablespoons shorten- stitches, knit plain frame for 21 stitches' the same as when you com- menced; then purl 2 and knit 2 stitch- street, on the steps of the Public Li- brary an enthusiastic bond seller was shouting through a megaphone, with a saflor by his side, as an example of But many vacant chairs and riven hearts will tell the horrors of this areadful war, and only in our Heav- enly Father ' can solace be found. tion and hope to have a large attend- ance. ‘The hostesses are C. E. S., Kitty and TR 5 r 9 » m a bed of lettuce and pour oil dress- {4 2"POqT 37 TIn Gr for four inch S id , ¢ ‘His | Jerusha, Sister Miranda S., Dew-arcp, 12 y_ingredients and | €s for four inches. Sew up sides, ; & h 5 per | Sometimes it is very hard to say His | oMl S Lotias 2 out. Beat well and bake In greased |chet around neck 2 rows of single stroue. Conundrum. o s Aunty No. 1: T feel an apology is| : SKkegt Telephone 84 Dear Cornerites: These arc 1iftle|. Doughnuts—One egg, one cup of o man Submarine capturéd off the east|manner. However had you seen how | cio¥ -CO% WEOTT Ehingss to place in the scrap book: sugar, one tablespoon of melted lard, SLANG. coast of England in 1916 was turned |l was hurried out of the house by In preparing lettuce for a salad dry them by tossing lightly in an old nap- Dufin pans in hot oven from 20 to 25 beaten together; dissolve one teaspoon of soda and two of cream of tartar in crochet around neck and sweater. Dear Social Corner Sisters: Grand- why can’t you over to the United States. . time T reached there the German en- By the our good sister (always so Tidy) for fear the auto might not met to the We would like the Sisters to bring. Hoping to meet you all Nov. 14th here goes for the first in-door gath- X ring of the season. ; i ma gave us a splendid letter last week station in time for our train. Well, | ¥ a : one cup of milk; add a little salt and sign which had floated over the little . - : SELINDA. kin = ~ | mutmes, flour to roll soft. Use bread |UPOn the use -of slang. A straight = was really funny when arriving Eraciee for salads “can Do ueca gh} four. Khook ‘at_useless intertections and | Tast had been lowered for the Stars| I A2 IEtiSn “that the . sizmal for pot greens. ashes are splendid for re- Corn Fritters with Syrup—To one Cup canned corn add one beaten egg, senseless exclamations. There is considerable respectability playing the “Star Spangled Ban- The German name U-C-5 had stopping the train depended on_one of our number to place it in position. A CAKE RECIPE WANTED. [ Owing to the continued increase in the cost of pro- Wood to slang, which originally meant a|pes; o % |This Wandering Jew undertook it,| Dear Social Corner Sisters: Wil = : moving fower pot stains from thepBePber on el ime romicd,SBOUED | narrow valley: and Bartlett cails at- | Boo Painted out for [U-Pur AUBORS |and after much laushter. it was|someone kindly sive me. 3 Fue and duction, we are compelled to advance our Electric Power Four the fruit when chopping, it | level teaspoons baking powder to one | yion 13, tle fact that the place set- | posters and the American flag. Only | LFought to the right position. = Cer. L L - gor cakes, etc, and it will be less apt to stock. A slimy sponge 4 steeped 12 hours. Lime powder well sorinklea over a place where cockroaches abound will drive them away. 3 will be like new in vinegar and water—forf— | cup of flour. dle and fry to a light brown on both sides. Creamed Cabbage—Cook cabbage in e ordinary way until tender. Drain Off the water. Add well seasoned white sauce and reheat. Boston Wonders—Beat up one egg THE KID, ANOTHER OPEN-AIR PICNIC—ALE' INVITED, Dear Cornerites: 1 carnot remem! when I wrote last. Like many oYHerg:! I have been very busy canning. be; my other household duties. Was able to attend five of our pleasant gatherings this year and enjoyed_e: minute 1 was at them. This winter we will not be abla™ smeet with Club No. 1, owing to In trains. Many wiil not be = attend No. 2, on account of the I @rive. Why not have one more "¢’ try picnic before real cold weather. in and keeps us shut in? I will open wide the doors of my home Nov. 7th to all Cornerites agd friends, with the help of Aunty Nows Bnd Slim Jim, and do my best to give a1l a good time. Gl Those who prefer to come by trolley; to Yantic will ind autos there to bring them to my home for the same prieey I am sure, as to Aunty's and B. B% picnics. Those driving and having Extra room be sure and invite another, Come straight up the Lebanon fbad! until you see the club olors, then fol- | low them. = Lebanon writers come by the state Foad and turn when you see the colors. Bring the nsual refreshments, plate eups. fork and spoon ome one, come all! plenty of room. i Mayfare, Annette ond _ Crimsend Rambler, make &n effort. A nice drive from your places. Would like t ub No. 1 well represented. - &= Elizabeth, cannot you come®==t . Yours for a good time. ¥ There wil1*bd ]! THE WINTER MONTHLY INGS. Every Woman Waints d | i iderze- ¥ 4 | until | for frying. GRAGE®=|Z very frothy, add one saltspoon of salt and stir in gradually enough flour to make a stiff paste, about four Turn this on to a floured board, knead it a few minutes and roll fit out as thin as a eheet of paper. (Btamp this dough into large rounds and fry them for one minute in smok- g hot fat. Drain on paper and serve em with sugar or preserves or ream. Best wishes for all. HANNAH WHO. A WAR CAKE. Dear Social Corner Sisters: Follow- g is an economical ~ War Cake—Cream two tablespoons of butter with one-half cup of sugar, cne beaten egg or three teaspoons of iéchydrated pure egg powder, salt and vanilla to taste, two teaspoons baking powder in one and one-half cups of tablespoons. Drop on to greased grid- | tled in Rhode Island by the French uguenots has been since called ‘Slanz Orchard.” Slang covers: colloguial language; the jargon invented for secret com- munication: or sen: like - “Gee!” “Gosh! Graclous!” “Mina. me! life!” ete, Slang is not modern and it is not worthless, for had it been Hotten and Bartlett and others would not have made slang dictionaries to preserve t. There is fit and misfit slang—slang that lends force to expression, and slang which mars utterances, so im- pressively portrayed in Grandima’s let- er. There is no more sense in waste of words than there is in waste of time. Saying something which means noth- ing is really a fool's occupation. The clergvman’s reproval - of his daughter was ingenious and effective. If parents In correcting children om- ploved brains oftener instead of mus- cle’ their work would be more effec tive and lasting. y_Heck!” “My “Not on your OLD SOL. CONCERNING FOOD VALUES. flour, one-half cup milk; mix milk and flour alternately; bake 30 minutes in -shallow pan. ** Windfall apples may appear all right but to save labor of paring it is best halve them first, as they may be to Piecayed of full of wormholos. Rhode Island Johnny Cake—Bake the Bry meal or cook in the stove until a light brown, before adding the hot water and milk; the flavor is simisr to parched corn and requires less time BLANCHE. 'S JASMINE. JOAN Dear Eoclal Corner Sisters: The rea- m- Joseph Doe did not answer Joan quiry concerning her Jesmine is at he had no answer. No person can tell when the other rson’s plant will flower, or why it ioesn’t bloom without a full history its treatment. 'The jasmine is not common flower, and I believe it d lops its blooms slowly. The sofl ay not contain stimulating food enough; or the water given may be toc much or too little, or there e a half dozen other things the mat- ter. Tea-grounds packed in the top of a flower pot will sometimes give the necessary mulch and stimulation to make a lagard plant bloom. JOSEPH DOE. THE OPULENT THOUGHT. Hope had settled down to her eve- ning stunts of planning and mending, something men are ignorant of and 8o _not half appreciate, when I said: “Hope, there's plenty in the world Dear Soclal Corner Sisters: An Eng- Msh’ woman who is an authority up- on food values says: “The new, housekeeping, for all_its sclentific basls, is as easy as A B C if we will only make a study of it, and t ourselves to regard food as the fuel necessary to warm us and sup- ply us with our bodily power—for the human machine consumes its food just as a fire or engine consumes coal, giv- ing out heat and force in proportion to the food values with which we stoke it. “Bearing fhis In mind, women housekeepers all the world over have it in their power to give, to lessen, to withhold, or to waste much of the na- tional energy and efficlency, and it is up to them to see that they do their utmost to study this new theory ot housekeeping s0 as to make the very most of their all-important powe: “Amongst. cereals, oatmeal, with 1,- 732 calorfes to the pound, ranks almost equal to cheese. It is 81 calorles in advance of flour and 99 in_advance of barley-meal and maize. while beans (ncludink peas and lentils) also come high in the list, containing 1.625 cal- orles. If, therefore, We wish to met the maximum nourishment at _the minimum _expenditure, it s the best possible policy to use oatmeal. “Fish, so far as its heat value fs concerned, comes low in the list if we compare it to meat, though it should be remembered that the cost being lower a greater quantity can be af- forded in this way. “Another point to note is that al- though salmon stands highest of all fish; with its 680 calories to the pound, herring with 373 calories and the hum. ble eprat and mackerel produce & bond holders were allowed on board. 'We have heard that the first shot has been fired by the American army in the trenches of France, and this shot is but the forerunner of mil- lions. Thousands who walked in that parade will go to the trenches in ever growing numbers and they will give way in turn to thousands of others. Tis only a step to the ocean Can’t you hear it—the slap of the sea, And soon 'twill be moaning and toss- ing- Between my loved homeland and me.” THE LITTLE SPINSTER. & EXCELLENT PIES Dear Social Corner Sisters:—These timely recipes may contain something of interest to some of you: Pumpkin Pie—To one quart of mashed pumpkin allow 1 giil flour, 1 toblspoon good liquor, 1-2 nutmeg, grated; 1 heaping teaspoon - ground cinnamon, 1-2 teaspoon ground mace. 1 pint milk and 3 eggs or 1 quart milk and 6 esgs, good plain paste, 1 tea- spoon ground ginger 1-2 teaspoon salt, gar to taste, 1 lemon, grated rind, tainly we all from W- grand good time at vour home. Hulda is able to leave her room and is slowly improving. I am with ber at the present time. Kind thoughts for all. — had a right TROTTIE. USEFUL WHEN NEEDED. Dear Social Corner Sisters: These hints become helps occasionally: To clean black silk, one teaspoon- ful of ammonia and one of turpertine in one pint of warm water. After blood stains have been soak- ed in kerosene oil, wash them out ir cold water. A good furniture polish is made by taking equal parts of linseed oil, tur- pentine and vinegar. . Shake the bottle well before using. This is a good toilet water for the bath, if one 1ikés home-made lotions: *wo drams of the best oll of lavender, eight ounces of alcohol, and two ta- blespoons of ammonia. A little of this in_the bath is fragrant and refresh- 3 : To remove coffee stains, pour boil- Ing water through the stained linen, then dip the spot in strong ammonia 1-2 lemon juice, 1-4 teaspoon ground cloves. Peel -and bofl the pumpkin, with just enough water to keep it from burning, for about 30 minutes, urtil tender; drain very dry and mash it through a colander or coarse sleve. Or it may first be steamed, then mashed. Bring milk to a boil; blend the flour with a little cold water: stir it into the boiling milk: stir and boil about 3 minutes, until thick. Mix this in_a bowl wWith the pumpkin, while all are hot. Add spices, sugar, lemon peel, juice, liquor, etc., and lastly the eggs mixed smooth. with a very thin paste: add one or two extra layers to the edges. Pour In mixture. finish with' an_edge neatly notched and trimmed. Bake 15 or 20 minutes. Draw to the mouth of the oven brush the edges with a little egg, and return to the oven. until nicsly brown- e N. B—The above recipe may be fol- lowed for squash ple. Cranberry Pie—Line a ple dish with good plain paste: fill it with raw cranberries: add 1-2 cup of molasses and 4 . tablespoons of sugar. with crust. Trim edges neatly. Bake i a moderately quick oven:30 min- utes. Baked Peaches—Wash, but do.not peel, ripe peaches, and. fill a baking dish, cover peachés with cold water. sprinkle with light brown sugar, and take in a slow oven one hour. 'Serve ot -on sponge cake with a pitcher of plain cream. MOUNTAIN LAUREL. ENGLISH MINCE MEAT. Dear ‘Sisters: ‘— It has been some time since I have written but I have ‘water, rinse and dry. Never let the ironing board cover become dirty or clothes ironed on it will be a bad- color. It a cake is placed on-a wet cloth ‘when taken, from the oven it will ziip out of the tin easily. ‘Grease -spots can often be removed trom delicate colored silks by using a small plece of magnesia. Wet the spot before rubbing on the magnesia and allow it to dry on. Brush away the powder and the spot should be gone. A bath tub can be cleaned without injury, with a paste made by mixing writing with common ammonia un- til quite like paste, then rubbing thé tub well with it. with hot suds and polish with dry cloth. REBECCA. soft TWO GOOD RECIPES Editor Social Corner: good and well tested recipes: ickled _Pumpkin: The must be firm, for if of mealy, soit These are (wo pumpkin Cover | quality it cannat be used for pickling. | Cut one of medium size into pieces | two - inches long and about one inch wide, pare and let stand overnight in Comparatively few people realize that a cold is a signal of physical weakness. To treat a cold with weakening physics, alcoholic syrups or drugged pil n?:motherthecfl'dbuttheyalso reduce the body powers still furtherand Wash afterwards | from sour milk or cream? Hush! Don’t let Mr. Hoover hear us! GERTRUDE. FROM THE COMMERCE REPORTS. Previous to the war, the Lens dis- trict in France was producing more than 3 800,000 tons of coal a_year and more than 660 000 tons of coke. Portugal wants 30.000 tons of wheat at once. The government of Mexico has ap- propriated $100,000 to purchase ben- zine tractors in the United States. Wood is replacing coal for fuel in Argentina. Fodder is so scarce in Holland that thére is talk of slaughtering several hundred thousand cattle. For restoring regions from which the Germans have been driven out France wants, among other things, 20, Every te ' Bvery. statement made in our ad- vertisements is & stimonial we is genuine and! LYDIA E.PINKHAM'S ‘VEGETABLE COMPOUND rates. Commencing December 1, 1917, our interim Elec- tric Power rates will be as follows: First 500kw. .............. 6 cents per kw. Next 1,500 kw. ............ 3% cents per kw. All over 2,000 kw. .......... 2V, cents per kw. These rates are for electric energy used in any one month. Minimum charge per month $2.00 for the first horse- power connected and $1.00 for each additional horse- power connected. THE BOARD OF GAS & ELECTRICAL COMMIS- SIONERS OF THE CITY OF NORWICH, CONN. for you and I and we ought to be able to get something like our share. Fm just going to stop thinking I can't af- ford this and that, and I am going to Stop thinking I want so_many things do mot really need. I belleve I'm making life as crooked as a When there is no need of doing Hope gave me one of those read each letter with interest. Some of tho, Sisters .may be inter- | e e o ioters Scott’s Emulsion has always beenan T whba et T i ‘expert on colds, because it peculiarly English Mince 'Meat—Four _pounds o y upthe 7 et higher caloric val4 if we calculate the invite more serious sickness. amount which can be purchased for a shilling—an expenditure that would fi:.":;"? Jlhree 'o;.;:?r times the weight perties far. exceed n::‘-u of -‘I;” &".fi in value. 3 ! #3 greatest remedy for womens ills known Is the ’s horn as of of