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A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL EVERY WOMAN'S OFPCRTUNITY The Bullets wants good home letters; good business letters; good nelp- fu letters £ any kind the mind may suggest. They should be in hand by Wednesday of each week. Write on but one side of the paper. Address, SOCIAL COINER EDiITOR, Bulletin Office, Norwich, Coun. FIVE PRIZES EVERY MONTH OF ONE DOLLAR EACH. made the last Saturday of each month. Award SOCIAL CORNER PRIZES FOR DECEMBER One Dollar Each To Mountain Laurel for letter entitled “Crochet Edsings.” To Paula for letter entitled “To Make Meat Go Twice as Far." To Aunt Mary for report of meeting of Club’ No. 2 ' o Rural Delivery for story entitled “How Sammy Dntertained the Mintster. To Doll for story entitled “Christmas Memories of Long Ago.” —_— SOCIAL CORNER POEMS. “The Doorway of the Old Hom: The doorway of the old home Is stained with age and small; And in the early twilight “When le shadows fall Across the little doorstep. My half-shut eyes can s A row of clear-cut visions That stand and smile at me. The doorway of the old home Has often opened wide For schoolgirl and for student, For mother and for bride; And soldier feet have traveled, ‘While eyes were dim with pain. Across the narrow threshold, That ne’er came back again. The doorway of the old home Has heard love's stories told: Has seen (%e splendid Autumn Of people growing old. And baby hands 'have fumbled At lock and heavy key; And feeble arms stretched from it To children out at sea. The doorway of the old home Is stained with aze nad small; And in glowing Summer, In Winter and in Fall It gives a cheery welcome. And know.nz eves may see The row of clear-cut visions That stand and smiie at me. farzaret E. Sangster, Jr. How Beautiful It s to Be Alive. How beautifr] it is to be alive, To sich morn as Ma 's grace Did us afresh from nothingness da- rive, That we might sing, “How happy is our case, How beautiful it is to be alive!” it To read in God's great book, until we feel Love for the love that gave it. then to kneel, Close unto him whose truth our se o, moment’s joy doth mar2 How beautiful it is to be aliv Rather to go without what might in- crease Our worldly stand deprive Of freauent =peech wi to cease To fe throneh hea'th or peace How beautiful it is to be alive! th God. or than having wasted » or@in of time T of Cod : mersies, hear all ~rv swee!lr, keping i} man's helght of fession o cther friend’s we kaving died, foel 5 to he.a —T1L . ton. INQUIRIES AND ANSWERS. THE SOCIAL COF thanks all the writers w him with Christmas card AUNT MARY: Thanks for Who is second card.to be mai DOLL: Your full addriss quested. Ll £ THE FOOD QUESTICN. Dear Social Corner te: quotations fromf a writer wha studled both sides of the food tion: John comes home with the light of patriotism in his eyes. “Wife, we must economize. realize what good substitutes beans and cheese are for meat?” Together they talk and pead albout calories, protein and many dishes to be ‘made along the line of the food controller. The first day a perfectly balanced ration of maccaroni dressed with meat was served with vegetables and a des- sert. 3 John ate largely of it and then want- ed to know where the mea~ was. - “You have had your meat,” said the wife. “You don't call that meat! I am mot going in for a vegetarian dist!™ The next day another well prepared dish of calories and protein was served John eyed it. “That's one of these mussy things. One would think this was a sanatorium for liver paticnes.I like plain food, roacts of meat, kB, chops and fried cutlets. No frilla like to know whwt I am éating!™ His dislike for warmed over and ‘made dishes is why the American gur- bage can has been a natiopal disgrare. Not only the rich Johns but the swor Johns are responsible. “Many men look upon the whole ques- tion as a fad. They read the preparad menus and lay them aside with the i ‘“These dienes. ure only for lunehes.” X the man of the family is absent ER_EDITOR card. d to? is re- the | than our souls | 1Ty { | 1 or o} tada half Lizeat v > |upon two eggs that hay remembered | house I [ i i ques- % & 5 Do you|the simple. i l the wife does not bother to cook a meal. Tea and toast or light refresh- ments will ‘be the bill of fare. It is easier for women to -adapt themselves to the changed conditions, but they must do the work, and it is up to the Johns to do the eating. The women cannot co-operate with the government if the men will not co- operate with' them. Men' like to talk »f economy but disMke the practical part. ‘There .may come a time. when the Johns will have to stand a simpler diet, but one prefers the volunteer to the ‘one who has his duty forced-upon him <by circumstances. B A glad New Year every day of 1918, And may we all be working, hopeful optimists, BLANCHE. EXCELLENT RECIPES. Dear ‘Social Corner Sisters: following are excellent recipe: Soup made from -Fowl Leftovers: Break up the carcass and bohes of the turkey, chicken or duck. Cover with cold water and bring slowly to the boiling point. Add .an onion, a, few stalks of celery and left over toma- toes or small can ‘of tomatoes. Sim- mer for two or three hours. skim to remove fat: strain and season to taste. few teaspoons of rice or bar- ¢ in a separate saucepan, pour cold water ' through it when tender and add to the-soup:~Serve with-crontens or twafer . : z Baked Celery: -Cut the green outer stalks to’ small pieces and after as stew in_ boiling_salted water Drain off the water. with a_cream sauce Then beat in_tw into a buttereq bzkin s been sprinkled with crushed. bread crumbs. Strew bread crumbs -th over the top andbake twenty: minutest Flawé the oven only moderately hot. Turkey and Stuffing ‘Souffle ' ‘Boiled ce. maraconi. zravy, ccoked'vegeta- Dbles. hard boiled eggs or cream may be added to increasc the- soufile out detracting from the finished re- suit. Chop the incredients as fine as possible. and season to taste ‘with salt, aricel h- { white pepper and a fow drops of onion juice. " To two cups of this mixture aliow one cup of thick cream sauce and heat them together over hot wa- Then Dbeat in. one at a time, the of two eggi and remove from the fire. The souflle must not bofl after the eggs are added. Have reaay the stiffiv whi Whites, folq :nes:‘ lizhtly e miXture in- o a i bopt ve mirutes the souffle Cake Trifle: This method cake na serve an “excellent pieces any othe art of the of milk and d bread crumb: vhen' very smiaoth pour Dbegn. light cup of su- Lojler. one, pint cup of grat: ©11; and™ bdaten with a qliarter 61 r, add hall a teaspoor of starch that has been mixed sditle celd milk and two ounces of currants light; dredged with flour. rour into a buttered mould and steam itil set. Serve with u sweet liquid corn- with a FASPER: LILY. POP HEARD FROM. said Hope. “as I cntered the the other night, we've got letter from Pop somewhere in. ¥ra; and a Dutch lawyer couldn’t -make. it vut. Pop. is.a,scribbler anyw: mekow he spilled the green ink all g it so half cannot be read.” et i “Hez,” “and ‘censored I took it out of the envelope and there | A few{Was no doubt the censor had done k. “Derned If this is a letter, it's . Pop's ink was a_biuish mmercial fluid andthe censor's ink a5 green mud.© It was a picture to uzzle . the . mighty. and’ to confound The letter read: We arc now camping in (green ink) and:ex Lecting to make an attack (green ink). I hope to be (green ink).- I have lost an eye and I can see better than I sver did before, for I béhold the error of my ways in thé past—(green ink). I stopped reading and said to Hope, “It's done him good to’go to war. He sees better with one eye’than he did with two before he wen; We can't puzzle this all out at one sitting. We shall have té get at it again.” “I couldn’t mak nothing out of it caid Hope. “There may be something interesting in _it. Well, we'll dig”it-out,™ said T. - HEZ - HARMONDY. FROSTING WITHOUT SUGAR. Dear Social Corner Sister: Beard a good deal about your good umes, and beéing acquatited with some of tne writers, I thought I would like % join the happy throng. i I am sending you a recipe for mak- ins frosting without sugar. -Frosting. without Sugaf—Two_tabl spoons ‘of condenszd milk, two iable- spoons ©of cocoa, and place over tea- keéttle to’ blend’ just a - few” min%ies; flavor with.vanilla or lemon; piece of butter the. size of & small. walnut, Creetings of the Ly and ! al Corn ters: As there 5 sCAfclty of "sliga¥ at the present t ditis also our patriotic y to use as, little as.possible, it seems to me that the following recipes might prove helpful to many of -us: Whole-Wheat Prune Bread: Wash one cup of pruncs; soak for several hours and drain, stone and chop. Mix and sift twe cups and a _half of whole- wheat flour, a quarter of a cup of mo. lasses, one tablespoon of melted shor ening.. onc teaspoon .of salt and four teaspoons of - baking powder:-add one cup and a half of mi beat well, and ade the prunes.. - Put .into greased pans, allow. to stand for: twenty or twenty-five minutes, in‘a warm place. and bake in a‘moderaté oven for one hour. Old English Plum Pudding: Mix half a pound of flour, one cup of honey. chopped suet and bread crumbs with the =zrated ripd of haif a lemon. one . teaspoon of chopped -candied orange peel; a Jittle nytmeg. -pinoh. of ‘salt, halt + cup each of raisins, currants, and ifour well bgaten eggs. Divide into individual molds and steam for six or seven hours. Raisin Chocolate Pie: Mix one ‘ta- blespoon of flour 10 -a smooth paste with a quarter'Bf a cup of milk. Add one ounce of melted chocolate, one tea- spoon of buttep substitute, three ta- blésnoon# of chopped raisins, three ta- blespoons of honey, pinch of salt and three quarters, af,a cup pof milk. Cook in a aauMeuboler until: it thickens, then .add two well®beaten eggs &nd T 4 teasoon-of: varilla extract. Pour into a baked crist and set in a hot oven until firm. Raisin Kisses: Put the whites of the exzs into a _bowl and: beat ‘to stiff {froth: then, Pour on three guarters of cup of raaple.syrap- boiled until it threads. Beat ten minutes and then 2dd half a_cup of seeded raisins. Drop on_greased DaDEF 9n 2 baking sheet, = a cool oven. i CONSTANCE. SOUR CREAM RECIPES. e > 2 Dear Social Corner. Sisters: The fol- l6wing are a féw ‘sour cream dishes. Sour cream often ‘makes. the founda- tion for a salad dressinz by only add- ing a few tablespoons. German Cruflers: Beat two ezgs without separatfng::add.a balf cup. of oda in a taBlespoon of ‘water and add to it a half cup of thick sour cream: add this to the egs mixture, with a teaspoon. of tyanilla.® half a srated nutmeg; afd slowly stirring in hree cups offlodr. ~The dough should be soft but freé from stickipess. Roll out. cut into cruller forms and fry in deep fat. Turn several times in the fat to keen them uniform in shape. Sift powdered sugar over them when ready_to: serve. Te shape them, cut them “in ‘three-inch squares and_Slit them: two or three times; when fried they will be rounded. Drop Cakes: Beat two eggs, sep- arating the.whites-from-the yolks. To the yolks add one cup of sugar: when well dissolved,»@dd -qne cup of rich sour rreamv)fl h! as been added a half teaspoon of soda, stir in two and one-half cups of pasiry flour, less if bread flour is used and fold in the whites, bea well tp incorvorate’ all the air possiBle béfore foiding the eggs into the mixture. Rake in well- greased gem’pa inkle with su- gar and cinnamon place a_raisin on each as it goes into the oven. Sour Cream Salad Dressing s of two ezgs until lizht, aradually, half a cup of thick sour cream, 2dd a half teasngon of - salt. a dash of pepper, two tablespoons of |tarragon- vinegan and -the uwell-begten whifes ‘of the fEgs.. o " T B Plain Fruit Cake: Talke one each of sour cream and sugar. one- | half cup of molasses, three cips flour, ore cup each of raisins and nuts. spice to taste one-half teaspoon of scda, salt and one beaten egs. Good Iuck to those who try these rocipes. SR cup MOUNTAIN LAUREL. HOW TO CAN FRESH PORK. Dear Sisters of the Social Corner:' In answer to Keziah Doolittle’s inquiry as to how to. can fresh pork, will send my way, which has been entirely cessful. - T havé canned nearly- 100 cans of diffecont kinpds of meat by this rule and it has kept iy 5 Cut the fresh pork into small chunks -about size ofwalut or larger. I do rot wash “the meat, as we are very careful to kepp it clean, and alway remove the skjn._ S think might, need Then pack chunks of raW meat,into the j about: ome-half ,to_three-fourths of an inch from th poon of salt to. a. the quart, Place’ on | hot water bath outfit for three hours, | counting the time frém when it fi sins to boil. steadily replen- The sealing is very important. Use in place while you seal the | should advise using pint jars mall family. I have used both types of jars in canninz meat with equally zood the snap over jars. as they are easier to seal. One needs a wreneh to seal ithe Mason jar. Be surg jars tha next day by unsnapping the wire and try ta Jift_jar by the glass { cov Do ot _pit. on=_bit of wafer in tthe jars. If: you hate meat Teft on the.bones, you might try canning that by the open kettle method. Meat canned in<-this. manner - (the {cold pack methied) is:far superior to meat cocked*im: open- kettles., Practi- oally every bit-pf nourishment-is re- tained dnd -the-Hquid-Which forms in | the jars is the.pure juice of the meat !l ana very valuable. Do mot worry be- cayse the jar is mot full. It is sterile and will keep fine if-properly sealed. T will. write’ hawsto.can: chicken if any, Sister would like to'know. Have | canned mine. this fall -and they-are not eatinz anytbing at present. Best” wishessto" all. Fic c . “ELNORA. Ts. MARY'S VIEWS. " AUN v hristitag Day, ~Al- though it is @ general time of anxiety and sadness on account ' of the war conditions ye, canniot fafl o' be cheered by the thought {hat thiz*is theé anni- vershes of the'time whén. our Saviour t His heavenly ‘hofife and aid 4 His kingly robes of majesty and. roy’ alty and was bori a little child in Bethlchem of” ‘€arthi: d)ue sinfal wor;&jml fit - fhrough™f Him as a SEVIGUF Ve saved of their sins. oty S < ‘What .a delightfu] worid this would be if the whele: worldr -was ready to receive the nissage ‘of'thewangels that oifer-and: be teaching of the [ossocjations th ,fi':r ime. Pt sanetined oy renidereq délighttil By ‘the’ prevalence of g06d cheer. = Biliie asks in one of his or her last ie: She has moved to New York state, 1 dc not know whether -she “hds The Bulletin in her new home “or not: just wrate once or twice because thought one of the writers was ‘béing urkindly _criticized, and she wanted to help them out. TIn reply to Billie’s question: “Who has read ‘Just David, and the ‘Road to Understanding.’ have read them both. $ T think we all enjoyed Rural’ De-! livery’s letter. : T wish all of Friends may_have and “Happy New the Social Corner a very prosperous Year. ” INT MARY. NI B &4 s NEW. WAR THOUGHTS FOR WOMEN. Dear Social Corner Sisters: Here is the new “Decalogue of War for. Wo man”. by Dr. Anna -Howard-Shaw. Tt hit me and 1 thought it might -hit or help some of the readers-of the- Sdtial Corner. First she tells us noi to chatter, but to Keep to yourselt the news you hear, your own impressions,. anj vour ap- prehensions. I find the minute ] hear something negy and newsy I -want my friend to kndfv it, and tha: has help- ed me to eliminate that greatly, just the first one of the commandments. Secondly, she Do nat listen to alarmists, to slackers or to those who would Spread @iscouragemcnt. Silence them. This is a pretty hard thing to do when one is listening t6 a very interesting talker, telling us another year we are going to starve. etc.: but | I shall surely silence them. ‘Third, be moderate in your spending, neither lavish in' gifts nor sordid in vour economies. l.et everything in Your life, your daily.” cipenses, take on at this moment a ¢ na- onal importance. 1 havs tried to do that.. Fourth, “encouraze national indus- tries, avoiding imported goods, thousi they may seem better and less costly, than those made at home” I agree there with her and try wita, «ll.thy t to find the necessities at home. Fifth seems hard to me as it reads Do not look upon the departure to he front of those dear o You as abandonment: bg with them constant- Iy in thought, as if they were ‘with vou, particu in the hour of dan- ger. As on ¢ dear to me is about tc leave, or has left, I try since read ing the fifth decalogue to feel tha way, but when vou have a brother|so dear it is hard to feel so calm It - Sixth, do not complain of the diffi~ | cultles ' and preparations caused hy the war. Think of those who arc d g for their country and compl will halt upon your lips. The above has helped me. espeetially, when I want to get something and could not. ¥ scolded a_whole hour because I called up a grocer near me who -said he hadn't any r. and T knew he Lad. I was getting it for a friend who did not have any, and I felt put cut’lut of | crape any part you| after reading that sixth commandmént I thought. well, he might have:méant ail right after ail: and the zrocer who wanteq a worth sugar. may be 3 to find an excuse for him. 'I tola him “when she had spent her 2) cents she wouidn’t have raoney for sugar. He, said, “Let her go-withouty #hem “Someé s "1 said. * 13 a ked and F 16t ng" some of mine. Her husband went for sugar and he would not let him have any. y would like a good thought for the ne- y, for that act. .. 2 B Some dealers are asking T4'cents pound, some 11, :und = awelve;, thore are dpe: ins thésici T . g task a ramr pr ten cents, and w jought to. be few Wit d | tage of war times. | 1'made up my mind not to complain any more. no matter what they tell me: but T am in the boat with the {crowd who have resolved to buy i . Corner: I have neédiework is restful. oceu- mind as well as emploving my fingers. At the same time it satis- fies the esthetic se even if one doesn’t_ have much time to devote to it., It is gratifying to have pickup work to look forward tired, and it urprisi is_accomplished by ut monts thus, resting plea 'or pickup, get a piec of chief Tawn t the desired edge th with mercerized lace thread {three halls fgr five conts. any color), roll edge of Jawn slightly and cover with a row of's ¢: 2d row. d ¢ in s ¢ * skip 2, d ¢ in next s ¢ on d c just made, 3 d ¢ on same d ¢ epeat from * around Here fs anoiher. prettier —on Rall “¢dge of lawn and cover with s c. 2d dow: d ¢ in s ¢ *, ch 2, skip 2. 3 .roll st (thread over 8 times), in next ch 2, skip d ¢ in ne repeat from *. d row ch’3 * d under same ch 4 sl st from * Here is half inch v as before. 2d row: peat d rov. twice. avers in. se mes. s’ st. pying my Siece of o when lot handker- ize and cfore d ¢ ch 4. .dc next ch 2. repeat S1 st under ch 2 under next ch 2 ch p.d ¢ on on same ch ch One- c over one: nd s de. roil edge s ch d c in next. re- around. kip h éh 2) of 10 2) 3 turn. 4 slst indoc (scinde onde* roll cond A o ol ht. ch in 3d s ¢ at right, h 2) 4 times TS onchz2sec repeat from *. you can filet crochet an initis rner of each handgerchief. h.about 10, and mak s on 4spdde? ac 2 spoeh - 1 sp 4.d o spiadecs nd ty p 12:d c 2 sptde2ep Seventh row a2 4spiacl sp.eh 5 turn. 2 epi 4 @ 2 sp.4 A e i Sinth.ro tdel 4den 5 turn 2 our d e er. suzges- tions that .o short time to make: The new tnr -pd horders s adee-thus: Pea Jonk: No- 8z and of gewel > s o where el 12 eh 1 tumn 4 s 1 n4s1p4sindsintorine of ch 12 2 5 info ¥exr sp 1 s over d 2 s into next’sn, 1 = aver d 2 = into =axt sp 1§ ayar ‘d el 12 turn Join with sl st as hegoroliclh 1 last one to..p or¥ side o < L°p 455 in 2K 12 and r CONSTANC with gslor- th a chochet THE ,\LlEWS CF PRACTICAL | ¢ it POLLY. ¥ ‘orner: A few dies whom I kncw have for time been meeting in tura at one's home as an embroidery Dear ers of The young Some each club, . Refreshments were served by the hostess. _and each week_a small sum Meis Yaid Misile to ‘be uséd the folloy~ ing summer as an outing fund. Svhen the cail .came for help and jconservation this is how they met i Popcorn serves for refreshments now. and _the oney ‘collected is given .to the Red.Cross. They did not know the first rudiments of knitting, but they rersevered. and all are now busy dealer who treats vou fairl Seventh—“Multiply - your 5 in.your home as well as outside. there- [ by rendering vourself ussful to. your fown country, but the work of " you {kands, the warmth of vour heart and’ the gharity of your intellizence | | i think this- is_fine. =t s Eighth—“Exhibit day in and- day jcut, hour by hour, the same coutsge a man shows on a battlefieid. instrucy sol. = those who are. stricken. transmit: own cenfidence -to oihers. p No matter hosw long the straggls raay last, await vietory. with strenzih] and patience. ‘ Teénth—“If vou are stricken in-your until i robly, that your tears mas: rubber. partiaily seal and”sterilize in ! i nz the water-in the. canner when | ould come nearly| success, but personaliy I prefer {monly used. to test your|cheese . is-becoming thought of deepest affecti hear. your Sorrows Debworthy. {of the hero whose death:you mourm.” Fop: ¢ Put<in. one tea:} These arc the commandments i bave helped w ‘lfll BETHELYN. ] CHEESE AS A FOOD. ~ - { ocial Cor JHere in the . New nelanders’ : use heese as the main part of a meal to greater extent than do the rest of ‘Ameérican people main the best rubbers and if they bulge out|if is a custom amons the: @ little push them back and hold them | make their own cheese, i 1! tucing the cost. : for gl Because meat has been plentiful ana cheese considered a-side disli s’ the ason ‘for. its not _being mere com Since meat has become higher in price and peopls are becom- ing more enlightened as to fdod values S8 in ‘the light of a delicacy and mere as a cery- valuable food. cheap becanuse it easily combined with other food material. S : Some of the ways in which T ‘cheese as the main dish -arc lows: 2 s Supper Delight—Toast two_slices of- bréad for each person; cups of milk, bring to a .boil: ‘thicken with flour and waler: season liberally with salt and pepper: a little butter; put the®toast in layers in a baking dish; have grated or. put through food chopper one-half cup cheese, .sprinkle: the layer of cream sauce: add.anpther layer of toast and finish, with, cream sguce on top. . Sprinkle the. fop .with grated bread crumbs, cheese. sait and pepper. Brown well in hot oven. . is amount of sauce is sufficient fol- | for six medium sized slices of toast: Cheese Souffle—Three egss, one-half cup grated cheese; two eups milk: bre- half cup bread crumbs; separateé:the whites from yolks. of ‘the ‘eggs, heat whites, add yolks to milk, bring to boil, thicken slightly, a little thicker than for white sauce: add the bread’crunids, lastly the cheese; - -when: therouzhly mixed add the stifiiy.: beaten :-egg whites; have ready'a buttered Bakpng dish, turn® in mixture ‘and baké ‘till ‘well browned: Serve at-once. Cheese Rolls—Make & good pdste as | tor pie; roll into square. sprinklg With grated .d:eose.-rou'xi? e j cut-off slices about ineh tHick, in buttered pan, put small pi Lutter ‘on each roll and bake. are fime. . 3 = take (o school and is easily pre; Ready: Dearie, how do you like you tie ignorant, uphold the fecbie, ton- | take two large [ their- need helping boys. are wor girls little recreation, and love a zood time. Their self-sacrifice is only one of ma #ave netdeen able to-do as mach in this line' as I would like.. Those' wiio know me_Uest realize my anxious @dre’for threé vears. that has taken most-of my time left from housework. thattmay have heen one reason why I ‘easmove desirous than others to bring ‘some kind of good work into our gath- erings. T am mot writing to Keep: the ball rolling,” but am wondering if all wundersiood ‘my full meaning. I &o not lks to' think we as a club are atriotism, ‘and prefer to Zs 7is in the past rather than a_willingness for further self-sacrifice it necess even if we are now doing our. bit).’ net " beca T suggzested it, Lut héeatrss Tincle Sam expects it. Buc: You say.I am not a .good o} dier, do ot think I am a-good fizhier, Willingness to stand t shot is fire I will say T di7 not mention tip_all,oux €00d things (as man: are” doing ail over the coumtry felt suré that vould be disapproved of. If_you will lovk my letters over you see T s orinz or send the good ity dinner. so really,| T those who lived | to take the -long.cold | they could have sent-.the These dinners. were to.inte fere in né wax with other zatherings. Se much has been said of the hard work of others before cetaing 1o, the hall perhaps T am justified in saving aithcugh L liye in the city I am TV busy. I rent rooms, hav iy aud - do- all.-my work of e nave to do some live! epping to, get morning_ work done and rooms tidied.| hefore leavi T ton plan dinner for Sonny instead of Hubh-—. Rlease-don’t think T am ing to change opinionk, for as.you say, Sue ‘‘we don't all.think alike. o3 I have tried to meet all opposinz. bugbears except one: that is how long ov short actime it takes me to get to the movies or to make a call. T sea littie conyection with the real -propo- £ition,. so. will -skip that. R 3 AOur country is in the condition wheére it needs the-co-operation of - ery man..woman and child so T sent my letter in all sincerity. to be thonght over at home. and then, as I sa'd. to. te changed and improved wupon at some futyre meeting. Perhaps I_am ‘Wrong asain. bit it seems: to me,that any ‘action ‘that might be’ spokén of 11d Be Better settled that way. “These little différences do not make. uplifting or _cheérful reading.. but, ars apt to'glye 4 wrong impression of the ~linz #mong the members, “'Yours. for Uncle Sam and The Cor: her. g rides. for portion | <b. 2,3 t. in same ch. forming shell, ch. e heard’ papers here as a spy, some one should know of her but one test of a soidier i$ alstezdy declines on Wall Street should by his guns. ard|have bronght on a panic. Our pres- salent prosperity i fice_building of works. many years. SC0 SHRKERS COL HE food value of ¢ been proven by c of use, and dieti sicians the world ments of it. Itis s tain more nourishn beef, in a2 more readily lated form. The choi EVET,S h cocoz,— ‘B course. Co ec ioh- IT IS DELICT Trade-mark on ev: Establisticd 1730 s. Par. Dcrchester oFF e, 24 —) — e A S D ———— XX X 0 S\ Sh¢ Ty CROCHET AND TATTING DESIGN By WINIFRED WORTH Vandyke Points. ryHE results of this pattern are very [ satistying. Chain 18. ist Rew—1 t in 4th st. from hool 11 t. in next 11 st. of ch., ch. 2, skip st of ch, 3 t. in last 3 st. of ch., turn. 2nd Row—Ch, 5, 3 t. over ch. of 2, ck.2,2,8t.in8t., leaving two at eac end, ch. 2, 3 t. in 4 chs. at end of row, K Stiteh Edge. ing a constant' repet Letter K. Chain 24. 1st Row--1 t. in 4th st 22 t in ch. of 24 2nd Row--Ch iss 2 t. th top of next t., tpre, 8rd Kow—Shell into shell, ch. 2, t in 1st space, 6 t. in top of 6 t. In § of preceding row, ch. 2, 3 t. in space, 'x draw cis 28 t in last space at top of imiss tw work, turn. Repeat until you have & ‘shells on bottom of work. 8th Bow—Ch. 5, 3 t, ch. 2, 3 t, ch. 2t ch. 2 8§t,ch 2 3t, turn, 9th Bow—Ch. 3,8 t, ch. 2, 8 t. ch. 2, ch..2, 3 t.,'ch:2, 3 t, turn. 10th Row—Ch. &, 3 t., ch. 2, 3 t. ch. §it;. ch. 2,8 t turn. i 11¢h Bow—Ch. $. 3 t, ch. 2, 8 t, ch. 3 t,ch 2 3t, turn. 12th Row—Ch. 5, 3 t, ch. 2, 8 t, ch. 2t turn. 13th Row—Repeat from 2nd row. s, 2 into twice, ch. turn. t t. 2 ch. picot 1 t. in *sam peat until there are 9 p. scallop; 2 t. next space, been made. repeat until 2. in 1st space, An Attractive Edging. NOVEL crochet pattern contain ion of b trom hook .1t intop of 2nd t ad over hook, ant thread a rotgh 2 st., thread over hook 1 o ts. and draw through top o | third t., knit off by twos, ch. 2, threai | over hook and pull through center tw¢ forming a K, ch. 2 dnd repeat H in end of 3% t over an( 8rd Row—Ch. 3, 1 t. peiween 1st e place; re- icots in thd gt in have 28 t Make one row of K's and then repeat from 1lst row, Inquiry to Know. Explaining It von Hertling, page Anna Hul- Our State Department never|i of the lady, but as German cracker meal. insist that she has been shot|some bottles were {that city in meal states and were mission.—Florida Time Now it been shipped Dr out Tt in m: to New York World. Attracts Little Attention. Under our old financial system the sad case.—! behalf of the town. have deal with Seagraves & bus, O., and the contract will be si day evening. Delivery is from four to six mont vsten is not favorable to panics. —TFlorida "Times-Union Branfor: Like a sign of revived the light in the old of- the Rranford Lock The office has stood deserted with chemical operation, shipped sround o Milford.—The fire commissioners > closed - the Co. ‘of Colum- for the pumping B gned Thurs- will carry 1,000 feet of hose: is stated that ground g of Pittsb 3 be that out of prohibition in trans- nion. 2y in apparatu expected in The machine fitted for 150 feet of hose -pertaining to that feature. 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