Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 10, 1918, Page 9

EVERY WOMAN'S OPPORTUNITY { The Bulletin wants good home letters; good business letters; good help- | ful letters of any kind the mind may suggest. They should be in hand by Wednesday of each week. Write on but one side of the paper. ' Address, SOCIAL CORNER EDITOR, BuHetin Office, Norwich, Conn. FIVE PRIZES EVERY MONTH OF ONE DOLLAR EACH. ' Award made the last Saturday of each month. ROLL OF HONOR Sons of Social Corner Writers Walter F. Moran, of Norwich. Richard C. Moran, of Norwich. Eugene Campbell of Willimantic, | Allen Williams Hovey Sterry, !Cnion, Conn. Earl L. Sparks, of Norwich. Arthur T. Knowles, of Wethersfield, Coan. ¥ Floyd Mitchell, of Central Village, Coan. Willard A. Madley of Lebanon. William Howard Gérdon, Subma- rine service, U. 8. N. o Myron J. Ringland, of Norwich. Royal McCall, of Leonard Bridge. Waiter Robinson, New Haven. Floyd C. Knowles, Camp DevenS. Milton Perry Pendleton, Niagara Falis, N. Y. of —_— SOCIAL CORNER POEM. THE BEACON LIGHT. Isatyon the rocks for an idle hour at the close of a summer day, And watched the giow of the setting sun spread over the rippling bay. A fairyland seemed the crimson west, ‘where casties of gold rose high, Betting their amethyst gates ajar in the sheen of the wonderful sky. Esttle by little the glory waned as the night came-on apace, The casties vanished, the ecrimson | paled, and nature. grew sad of face. Fhe shadows deepened upon the rocks, the waters turned gray and dark, When suddenly over the there flashed the gleam of. a twinkling spark. lt.grew, it broadened, it brightened, till ,_its comforting, cheering rays Were plercing the shadows night sent forth, and scattering the - misty haze, s out in a steady gleam, at last, the lighthouse beacon streamed. over the waters far and wide its promise of guidancce beamed. Fy thoughts went further and up to Him who sends to each troubled heart s the shadows of life grow, one by | ons and we watch its life depart, the cheering rays of His promises, the light of His guiding love, fbe light which ever “holds out to burn,” set in the Beacon above. the gloom may seem never so heavy, |~ the shadows never so drear, Ind the thoughts that our hcarts:are holding seem never so full of fear; jet, if we but think of His promise, we'll heed not the shrouded day, It trustingly wait for the shining of the Beacon light over the bay, +~—Mary D. Brine, in Endeavor World. THE FLAG IN THE WINDOW, pord God, from out Thy throne on high, ear unto the humble ery one who prays, while passing by, br valiant men whose flags hang there, I lowly home, in mansion fair, bkens of those who do and dare. A fateh with them thro' the gloomy night; fand by them in the deadly fight; Ive-strength of arm the foe to smite. » those who, hearing Freedom’s call, ending her, shall nobly fall, eveal Thy love, Who lovest all Mthose who sick or wounded, Te p"beds of pain ’neath alien sky, tbring’ Thy healing presence nigh. phold with Thy sustaining care, lowly home, in mansion fair, hearts that falter or despair. d God, from cut Thy throne on high, S Fe ear unto the humble cry - fone who prays, while passing by. : W. H,, Ottawa, WAR CAKE NOVELTIES. Dear Social Corner Sisters: Here is mething pleasing: Sorn Chocolate Cake: One and one- If caps fa:, one-half cup susar, one- It cup barley flour, two and one- It teaspoons baking powder, one melted chocolate, one teaspoon a. Cream fat, sugar and syrup. well beaten egg yolks,' milk, peolate and vanilla. Add sifted dry redients. Bake in loaf in moderate m fo}' abbout 45 minutes. Potato Spice Cake: Two cups honey \corn syrup, one-half cup fat, one- ‘cup milk, three-quarters cup riced , one cup barley flour, one-haif -c!mmmlt nuts, one:;ufirter cup of two teaspoons ng powder, b eggs one-half tablespoon alf tablespsin cloves, one tea- nutmeg, one teaspoon allspice. honey and fat and 2dd riced . Add well beaten eggs. Mix and dry ingredinets and add alternate- (with th milk. Add chobped muts E:i in some of the barley flour. +in a moderate oven. forn Flour Coffee Cake: One-half , ground rolled oats. three-quarters corn meal, four tablespoons teaspoons baking powder, six tea- S corn Syrup, cup k, one egg, one-quarter L"Mix fat into mixed and sifted dry fedients, Add milk, eggs and syrup. pan. Mix one and one-half ta- sugar and one teaspoon cin- , and sprinkle over top. ‘wighes to all. t Ed about three—quarters inch on & <, BASTER LILY. F CANNED CORN. Speial Corner Editor: T MR which I used My prize § Ei £ g # E : g ] for corn chowder. using it right from the can without freshening. Canned Corn—Ten cups of corn cut cut from the cob before it i§ cooked, one-half cup of salt, one-half cup of sugar; mix all well together and boil 20 minutes; seal hot. Part of mine I cookeq before I put it in the cans and part after; did not see any difference when I used it. If you are fond of corn chowder, just try this. Good 'uck to all-the Social Cormer writers. TWICE TWENTY. AUGUST MEETING OF CLUB N. 3. Dear Cornerites: It 1s too hot to éa much else than sit in the shade and keep cool, if possible. I am very busy canning string beans today, and I pre- sume some of the Sisters are doing the same, not in the shade, either. I have not bxen able to attend any | lunches of the picnics except those of Club No. 3.and Biddy’s, as I had no way of geting there. As Club No. 3 hols their meetings next door to where I live, T have no excuse for not attending, and we certainly do have good times. The next meeting of Club No. 3 will be held August 2Ist, at Lebanon Bap- tist chapel I hope all who can will attend. We have quite a few new writers, who are very weicome. The more the mierrier. C. E. S:: Shall try to attend your picnic if possible. o Saflor Boy: Glad you decided to write. Come again. Your description ‘was good. Chore Boy: How’s fishing? Hope the fish you and K—— caught, didn't make you sick. Your auto was just the thing for the occasion. Was it a Ford? ‘What become of my double, Peggy Annpe, No. 2?7 Mirandy: Hope you and the other Sisters who want to come by either trolley’ or steam cars will send me word, or telephone me. I will try to get some one’to convey them to our place of meeting. It will probably cost not lesg than 25 cents each way for trans- portation. The people who drive from Willimantic will find it nearer to come by the way of Village Hill It is a Straight road to the meeting house. A few more of the boys of our Cor- ner Sisters have been called into Uncle Sam’s service, and I know how hard it must be for the Sisters to let them go. Sisters, send your boys' names to the editur to be placded on the Roll of Honor. I have no son in the service, but have a young brother-in-law, who went across to France the first of March. Joe's Brother: I like your Iletters very much. I wonder if we are ac- quainted. Best wishes to all. Lebanon, Conn. AUNT MARY’S RIDE. PEGGY ANNE. Dear Social Corper Friends: I am very sorry that C. E. S.’s picnic is to be Aug. 14th, and mine the 15th. If I had known when I sent the notice for mine that she was going to have her's the 14th I should certainly have had mine a week or more later; but as the notice of mine was published one week before her's, and I had not heard that she was going to have one, I do mnot see how I could put mine off after it was published. I hope all who can will attend both; but am sorry that I cannot go to her’s as I had hoped to. I want to tell you how my daugh- ter gave me much pleasure i honor | of my birthday. She inwited her brother and myself to take a trip with her in her auto through some of the surrounding country that I was not lar with. We went through Jew- ett City td Voluntown. Thus far it was familiar to me, but from there on it was entirelv new through Rock- ville, Centreville. Hope Valley, Wyo- ming, Barberville, Noose Neck Hill, Washington, Coventry, Sumumit, Green, Oneco, Sterling, Moosup, home, about each side of the road, a profusion of flowers were in full bloom very close to the roadside to cheer the hearts of contrast with the bright colors of the l swamp lMlies which were amd many others. My first thought after seeing the beautiful biossoms was that I must have some to 13?7 ¥ agigge% g angels. No one should selfishly sacrifice the growing by the de, for God had 'ground rolled cats, one ‘three teaspoons baking powder, one and trust failure to write each me,; b I was sofry not to attend the annual rally of all' the clubs at South Cov- entry. The e the, trip. I ‘hope you recetved my note and excused me for.not coming. Had I attended should have peen very glad to do as you requested. Your letter about the Good Samaritan neigh- bor was most interesting. She deserves all the praise you bestowed and should be an example and inspiration to_others. Practical Polly: The account of your garden was very entertaining. You are becoming a prize farmer. Our garden is quite a success this year, but I have done only a small portion of the work of caring for it. A man planted and occasionally hoed it. Between evenings my sister and I pull small weeds, water the plants and pick the vegetables. On July Fourth, I picked eight quarts of string beans and five quarts of peas. A second planting of peas now is sev- eral inchles above the ground. Aunt Mary: You are very kind to invite The Cornerites to picnic at your home on August 15th. A Despite the fact that I am one of those whe prefer the other way, I think you are very wise to have a basket lanch. It does seem more festive to eat what some one else has cooked, but as you say, we can “swap” Each one can bring a little more than she ex-' pects to eat and thus have Slenty wth which to make exchanges. The other way does make a great deal of work for the hostesses and for our digestions, Much as I enjoy our feasts I ques- tion the wisdom of partaking of so great a variety of things at one meal. I am quite apt to feel afterwards that I have “exceeded a dinmer,” to Qquote my old Scotch uncle. . Also, it would . seem that the up basket would lessen the waste of food. I know that after each picnic an earnest effort is made to prevent waste of untouched food, but where so many people each bring a generous donation there often is more left than can be taken care of—especially in hot weath- er. And when so many kinds of sand- wiches, cakes, etc., are passed ome is prone to take upon her plate more than she can eat. Of course, what is left on the plates it must e thrown away, and any avoidable waste seems wrong at a time when there is such dire poverty and need. Possibly it would be weli to continue the old way during the winter when the weather is colder and fewer people attend and have basket lunches during the summer. Or would it be better to let each hostess, or set of bostesses do as seems to them best? Would be in- teresting to hear from other Sisters on this subject. Speaking of food conservation here is a hint which may be new to somc —when radishes are too large and tough to eat raw, boil them until ten- der and serve with a gravy made from milk thickened with water, flour and seasoned with butter and salt. They are very good and taste somewhat like turnips, but with a more delicate flavor. With best wishes to a’l the Cor- rerites, and hoping t¢c meet many of you in the near future; 5 AUNT MEHITABLE. THE OLD SCYTHE TREE, Dear Social Corner Sisters: ‘While I am sitting here tonight, thinking of the boys “Over There,” and those here in training brings to my mind the story of “The O!d Scythe Tree” I wonder how many Sisters have heard cf it, or seen it aterivo, N. Y. The tree itself an _immense balm of Gilead. When James Wyburn Johnson answered the call to go to war in 1861 he was mowing with this scythe and leaving it abruptly (as Putnam did the plow) he hung it in the tree and said: “Leave it there un- til I return.” - But Mr. Johnson never came back to the farm, for he Gied on a battle- field in North Carolina and was bur- fed there, The tree at’that time wag only a small sapling. Many years ago the snath dropped off. Now it is a large tree and all but a few inches of the blade is embedded in the trunk just where young' Johnson left it. After the death of Johnson an American flag has always hung from the tree. Each Memorial day patriotic exercises are held there by the local G." A. R. posts and Woman's Relief corps. The farm where the tree stands is now owned by Clarence Schaeffer, and, it holds another scythe placed there by his son Raymond Schaeffer, who is now at Camp Devens. TPeside the American flag js a service flag with one blue star for Schaeffer placed tkere by the Carpenters’ Union of Geneva. Raymond requests that the scythe be left until he has had his fling at S | the Huns and returns safely home. He laughs at the idea of the tree harboring two scythes permanently and.says he will take it down with hig own hands. Aurevoir Sisters, A YANKEE GIRL. CAKES. Dear Social Corner Sisters: These cakes are excellent: Prune Cake: Two-thirds cup corn syrup, one-third cup molasses, one egg beaten, one cup prunes, cooked and cut in pieces, two-thirds cup sour milk, one-quarter teaspoon grated lemon peel, two teaspoons baking powder, .| one teaspoon soda, one-haif teaspoon salt, one teaspoon cimnmamon, one- quarter teaspoon mace, two and two- thirds cups barley flour, one-quarter cap fat, melted. Combine ingredients In order given, sifting the dry jngred- ients before adding them. Bake in loaf 4n moderate oven. Dutch Apple Cake: One cup flour or cup maize, cup milk, two tablespoons syrup, one teaspoon fat, one egg. Mix and sift the dry ingredients. Add milk and well- beaten egg, then syrup, and melted fat. Pour into well greased pan. Cover top with thin shiced sections of apples arranged in rows. Sprinkle with mix- ture of sugar and cinnamon. Bake in ‘moderate pven. Best wishes to all. L. M. B. A RECIPE'WANTED. Dear Social Corner Editor: Could any of the Social Corner friends send in a recipe for putting up the small Perry pear in a stone jar so it will not spoil—pickle them with spice and vine- gar? I have eaten some, and they were very good. I have picked over two bushels, and 1 must have apout three bushels more. They are a dry pear, not very juicy, @nd they would be nice put up, I want to put them in-a stone jar-if [ Tocan. Norwich. M. S. B. Since the United States entered the r nearly 1,000 German societies in this couniry have gone'out of exist- p with cold sharp vil . be ready for -use in. two 11 will d - il They weeks. youngest | two tershire ~auce. stem of six perpers. remove seeds and parboil peppers 15 minutes. Cool, fill, and bake for 30 minutes. Further Suggestions. Peppers may be parboiled, stuffed with any sort of a mixture, cooked rice and meat, hominy grits, cornmeal mush, corn, rice and nuts, and baked Peppers combined with cheese are very good as a salad. Peppers and cabbage also are very good. As Others See Us. A letter came to Mr. Hoover the other day from a little girl in a Scotch mining town. She thanks him for the unselfishress of the American people, contrasting them with the Germans, who she is “jolly well sure would not have the heart in them to look after any land but itself, unless they want- ed something in return.” It malkes you wonder just how un- selfish you have been, to read these quaint little notes about the - “food- stuffs” that have reached English homes through American self-denial. They are rationed over there. The little Scotch girl says: “I miss all the puddings and nice sweetmeats, but we can live without them, and I will econ- omize as much as possible. When Saturday or Sunday hight cémes our sugar. butter and jam are finished and we must wait till Monday -before we can receive our rations. It is a hard time, but if we mean to win this war we must take what comes as iong as it helps to shorten the war.” g America, too, is on a ration, an noror ration. Sugar'is-the food that is’ scarcest now. America, as source of supply for herself and her allies, is keeper of the books. She can abstract more than her share, but is on her honor not to. Of all the sugar used in this country in 1917 from 68 to 72 per cent. went directly into the households for do- mestic consumption. It is here that the country must reduce its demands. When the new crops begin to come in November, the shortage will be some- what reieved. But for the present there is an absolute necessity that the country halve its use of susar. As Mr. Hoover's young correspon- dent eaid, we do miss the sweetmeats, but we, too, can get along without them. Fruits, especially dried ones like figs, dates, etc, contain a large amount of sugar. So sugar in granu- lateq form is not the only way for us to have it. That is a necessity over- seas, where our fighting is being done for “us. If shortage of sugar seems hard to us, what would it be, should we stint those weary, mud-stained men of ours who march back to rest from the trenches of the Marne? Our ration is two pounds per person a month, or less if possible. Tbe ra- tion is a matter of honor, of constant alertness as to whether we could not eat some things without the eugar trimmings. America is pledged to send its sugar across the seas, to save and scrimp on it here. We’ve promised our soldiers, our allies, the neutrals dependent on es, for their sapply. Now it's up to individua leffort and individual pledges. Do you remember how the children say it? “Cross my heart, on my honor, hope to die” e Latest Food Rulings from the U. S. Food Administration. To Housewives: Do you find it diffi- cult to keep up with the latest news from the United States food adminis- tration headquarters? This little com- munique will reach you occasionally. It will keep you informed of the latest developments m-our food situation. Sugar Drive On. One of the most important and patriotic things which can be done right now is to SAVE SUGAR. ‘We must release some of the ships formerly used in the sugar trade to 0} sopddns pUR SJIOIP[OS INO ALIed A HOME EXPERIMENT. Dear Social Corner Family: I have read of the Androck oven, but I did not know they were in the city until I read J. E. T.s letter. Their merits were explained at one of the hard- ware stores. Decided to try a substi- tute, a larger granite Ketile with an aperture in the bottom which is cov- ered with a piece of tin and removed to test the food with a knitting fnee- dle without lifting the oven til baking is done. The kettle being smaller than the cilstove oven does the work gquicker where only ope arti- cle is needed. A soapstone is placed over the burner to prevent burming. On the bottom of the pan a Dpiece of tin on the stone. is ‘better, prevents the underside crust being too brown. J. E. T.. Many thanks for giving the helpful home idea. BLANCHE. SOMETHING GOOD. Dear Social Corner Sisters: There is never no end to recipes, neither is there to appetites: Cold Cornmeal Mush Pudding: One- half cup cornmeal, one pint milk, two cups cold cornmeal, cne-haif cup mo- lasses, one egg, One cup new green apples which have been put through food chopper. After cooking one and one-half hours another cup of milk should be added. Wheatless Gingerbread: One-half cup granulated sugar, ome-third cup shortening, one egg, cne-half cup bak- ing molasses, one teaspoon cinnamon, one teaspoon cloves, cne teaspoon gin- ger, one cup hot water, one teaspoon soda (slightly heaping) dissolved in hot water, one cup barley. flour, one- half cup corn fiour, one-half cup rolled oats, one-half teaspoon salt. Mix in the order given. Cinnamon Toast: 'When wondering what little tidbit to serve with the af- ternoon tea or chocolate try ciinamon toast: Cut bread rather thin, trim off the oven for a moment, until the but- ter and seasoning soaks in. Serve immediately, piled up on.a hot plate. 'milk, butter, salt and pepper, spread e thousand tons of sugar-carry- ing“shipping ' were transferred to meet the requirements of Belgian relief. Eat plenty of fresh a mouthly alBowance two pounds- of sugar per capita and there' is besides thisdn. limited amount tiful. ‘Other sweeteners besides may be used successfully in jelly and jam making. Meat Situation. Be very sparing in the use of beef. There is a sufficient amount of pork to permit its vse as a means for re- lieving the pressure on beef. Mutton and lamb may be used. Parts of heef and pork which cannot be shipped— heart, tonguwe, liver, sweetbreads, brains, sausage—imay be used freelyw Wheat Conservation Must Go On. Reports of a large harvest should not mislead -us into thoughtless . use of wheat. FPreparedness for the next year of the war is most important. In times of plenty we must lay up re- serve stocks. Wheat conservation must go sternly on. i A Berry Patch Resort. This is a true story of evets which happened in the'days before there was any call for conservation. There is all the more need for making it come true now. A family of five—mother, father, two boys and the baby—decided to go somewhere for an outing. One morn- ing about § they left the house with a car filed with pails of all sorts and sizes, a washtub or two, and the necessary camping equipment. Father steered the old machine toward a blue- berry petch which was miles away, and before nightfall they set up camp right in the middle of the patch. If you have never done it, you can’t imagine the joy of camping in the midst.of a-blueberry patch. When you clese your eyes at night, blueberries as large as ns hang in giant bunches before your eyes. In the day- time you feel like a 6 year old who has suddenly been made general manager of a candy store. The family picked and pieked. Even the baby sat on.a blanket and filled a tin cup without moving from ‘place to place. The family went home with the washtubs full of berries in the back seat and the boys riding on the run- ning board. This is-a good time in which to imi- tate this thrifty family. No crop of berries is too.Jarge or too smail to be neglected. A dish of fresh fruit for breakfast or a pint put up for winter is worth while If you haven’t time to clean off the few bushes in the pas- ture lot, let the neighbor’s children do it Camping parties are the best solu- tions for taking care of the huge berry crops which go to waste yearly in al- most every state. Instead of taking a 500-mile trip to a summer resort, take it to a berry patch. ' Blackberries, red raspberries, blueberries and several other kinds are abundant in many lo- calities. Search them out and save them for winter. o A Quick Meal for Cleaning Day. Cleaning days and wash days would slip by pleasantly enough if it were not for the meal which has to be pre- pared right in the midst of things. And now that it has become so difficult to secure help for: the kitchen, the diffi- culty increases. The United States food administra- tion suggests a ‘“‘cleaning day” lunch- eon which conserves the food it should with just one dish to prep: The 5 Shepherd’s Pie, ' Brown Bread (barley, oat and &tn). Berries_(in season). Icéd Tea. t menu follows: Shepherd’s Pie—Two cups chopped cooked mutton, one teaspoon salt, one- quarter teaspoon pepper, one-quarter teaspoon curry powder, two cups hom- iny, two cups peas or carrots, one-half cup brown sauce of water. Put meat and vegetables in baking d@ish. Cover with rice, hominy or po- tato whizh has been cooked. Bake un- til brown. in cold water for one hour, parboil five minutes, drain, c¢over with fresh boiling salted water and cook for about 25 minutes. Drain again, re- move the center from each onion. fill with highly seasoned, finely chopped, cooked veal moistened slightly with stock, dot with butter and bake in a moderate oven until tender. Arrange in a deep dish, pour a rich white sauce around them and serve, EANNAH WHO. TIMELY RECIPES. Dear Editor and Social Corner. Sis- ters: The following recipes will -be found to be self-commendatory: Jelly lcing: A very nice way to use hits of jeily when making a cold icing for cake is to add jelly to the un- beaten white of an _egg, then beat. But little sugar is required and the icing is very appetizing. 4 Maple Potato Sponge: Three-fourths cup of maple syrup, two egg yolks, one-half cup. of potato, two teaspoons baking powder, one-fourth teaspoon salt, two egg whites. Heat the maple sugar to the boiling point. When cool, pour slowly on the well-bedten yolks of eggs. Sift the votato flour, bak- ing powder and salt twice; add to the eggs and syrup, and fold in the stiffly beaten whites of eggs. Bake in. two layers and place brown sugar frost- ing between, or in patty pans in a quick oven, reducing the heat after the cakes have risen. Pond Lily Toast: Boil eggs fifteen minutes; separate wkites and yolks. Cut whites fine, warm with cream or over rounds of delicately toasted bread; press yolks through a fine over the top. An:egg to a person and one over. Garnish with a Iittle wateperess. Lily Bud Salad: Take green sweet peppers of uniform size, take out cen- tres, cut to imitate lily buds. Place inside casefully small yellow egg to- and paprika. Add the seasonings the cream and with . an egg- ‘beater: to | sulted most disastrously to the Union fight QUALITY AND PITCHERS, TUMBLERS, THINGS YOU ALWAYS prices very low. HEISEY’S GLASS, WELL'LKNOWN FOR ITS HIGH DISTINCTIVE DESIGNS AND SHAPES, NOW ON SALE, i ICED TEA GLASSES, WATER SETS, JUGS AND - NEED. ) Better come and look this fine line of Glassware over. You will find the The Cranston Company AND MANY OTHER radish root thoroughly cleaned and scraped, adding after the cream is beaten. Eggless Chocolate Cake: One cup of corn syrup, one cup of buttermilk or sour milk, two_tablespoons of cocoa, one teaspoon of vanilla flavoring, one teaspoon of lemon flavoring, one- quarter teaspoon grated nutmeg, one- half cup vegetable oil, one-half tea- sroen salt, one teaspoon baking soda, one and one-half cups barley flour, one-half cup cornstarch, one-half cup mashed potato. Combine corn syrup, milk and extracts and stir in the veg- etable oil. Sift together the cocoa, nutmeg and remaining dry ingredi- ents. Add mashed potato to first mixture. Beat well, then beat in the dry ingredients. Transfer to a brick- shaped or tube pan which has been well oiled, sprinkle the top with a lit- tle cocoanut and scme chopped can- gied fruit or-nuts and bake for forty- five minutes in a moderate oven. MOUNTAIN LAUREL. ! A SUNDAY RIDE. Dear Social Cornerites: Never in allmy lifeof one hundred years more or less, have I had so many weeks’ vacation, and seen so much of inter- est. Our- cottage was on Great Hill, Hough’s Neck overlooking Quincy Eay, where we went in the water ev- ery day,‘even if ¥e hLad 63 steps to go down and up, it mwde us feel fine to take the dip in the kriny water. We spent one day in Boston, rode in the subway, saw the elevated train, Went in the Turaine Hotel (but not to have dinner). Sunday was the red letter day. We left Great Hill at 10 a. m. in a Peer- less seven-passenger car and went through many places of interest. We stopped at Plymouth Rock. I wanted to say I sat on the rock so they gave me that satisfaction. Had dinmer at Hill Crest Inn, situated at the foot of Standish monument. After an hour of rest came home another way. Stop- at Nantasket Béach, where it was es- timated one hundred thousand people were after pleasure and recreation. Came through Ezypt up the Jerusa- lem road where some of the wealthiest reople of the counfry live. One house is called the Black Rock House: re- minds one of an old castle. Passed the beautiful estate of Tom Lawson, the copper king, and arrived home in time to take a dip, after a ride of 99 1-2 miles. ‘We watched the reflection of the sunset in the water. Later in the evening feasted on steamed clams, cake and ice cream. Your Sister did not sleep well, but Monday at 6.45 Dorothy and myself left for Willimantic and home. We miss the familiar face that used to watch for us from the'window. Best wishes. * ROXANNA. A NIGHT-CAP FOR TRAVELERS. Take your pocket handkerchief, lay it out full square, doubie down one- third over the other part, then raise the whole and turn it over, so that the third folded dowr will be under- reath. Take hold of one of the folded corners, and draw its points towards the centre; ‘then do the same with the other, ag in making a cocked-hat. Then take hold of the two remaining corners, and twisting the hem of the handkerchief, continue to roll it until it meets the double cormers brought to the centre, and catches them up a little. Lift the whole, and vou will see the form'of a cap, which, when ap- rlied to the head, will cover head and ears; and being tied under the chin will not come off. Very little practice will enable vou to regulate the size to fit your head. ETHELYN. THE FIRST CONNECTICUT ARTILLERY (Written Specially for The Bulletin.) It was characteristic of The Nor- wich Morning Bulletin during the Civil ‘War to speak out frankly and unmis- takably in favor of every project in- augurated by the government and at no pericd was it more pronounced in its utterances that at the time in 1862 —on the 4th of August—when Presi- dent Lincoln issued his proclamation calling for three hundred thousand men for nine months' service. “There is not a loyal heart in these United States that will not rejoice” wrote The Bulletin, “on seeing the President’s proclamation—It is an in- dication of earnest work. It proves that the administration will not suf- fer this Republic to perish because it hesitates to put forth its full strength. We cannot doubt of the hearty ap- proval and willing response. of the people to this new call upon their patriotism. “There are among us many who could hardly determine their duty. On the one hand were the sweet endear- ments of home—the wife and children to be provided for, the anxious care for them, which pleads strongly; and on the other hand the call for soldiers, which comes home to every man’s heart who loves his native land. To thera the draft will be welcome.” It was a dark hour in the history of the war—perhaps the darkest that was known at any time throughout the long struggle. The Peninsular campaign had re- worn veterans as Sumner, Kan:m Heintzelman, Hooker and others, made its retreat a cos one to the rebel forces, and might even haw turned its sad retirement from the-ad- vance, on Richmond into wictory, # there had been the requisite courage and skill on the part of the then coxmnandmg general. Following this great failure, cam¢ the short and unfortunate campaign of Gen. Pope, and the trimmphant ad- vance of Gen. Lee into: Maryland. The need of more men by the government was urgent in the extrame and the President’'s call appeared just at the time when national reverses had pro- duced wide-spread discouragement and solicitude; and yet, as will be scen, the people met the with un< daunted faith, res; with rea~ sonable promptness to the appeal madd to them for more. troops. It was in-Janunry of this.year (1862) that the Fourth Regiment of Infantry was, by order of the War Department converted into the First Artillery. It received two additional companies and was. recruited to eighteen. hundred men/ and placed under the command of Col. Robert O. Tyler. In 2 few months it had attained a remarkable degree of efficienecy and was soon after “ by military, judges as the best volunteer regiment of artillery in the fiield, and-consider- ed equal in all respects to any regi- ment of the same arm in the regular service.” L On the promotion of Henry L. Abott was appaintsd to the command, and under him the.regiment served until the close of the war. It constituted during a portion of this period the basis of an artillery brigade, which sometimes exceeded an aggregate of 3,500 men and bad in its charge the entire siege train in use in the final siege of Petersburg and Richmond. From this regiment, after the trans= ference of Major H. W. Birge to the colonelcy of the Thirteenth Infantry, Norwich was represented by Dr. Edwin Bentley, assistant surgeon, promoted to the rank of surgeon; Joha H. Tingley, second t, < pany A, who had with a noble patriot« ism. served in the ranks as a priv: during_the three months’ campaign second leutenan! Bela P. Learped, Company D, who also served two ye with honor as a field officer on thq staff of Gen. Abbott, transacting witht rare efficiency, Dana says in his Nor< ‘wich Memorial, the complicated ofic‘ dutieg of the command. Later Lie Learned was promoted received the appointment of major before he was mustered o with the regiment. Others represent< ing Norwich were: Edwin I, Tyler second lieutenant, Company m ,second Frank J. Jomes Company- L. On the regimental rolls- ar names of about sixty Driv:z. ngn" of whom were non-residents and ar¢ accredited to the town as The regiment served through th¢ Peninsular campaign under Gen. Mc< Clellan, where its discipline and splen< ! @id equipment were severely At the battle of Malvern Hill its were served with great rapidity am accuracy, and for its efficient serviceg the names of "Siege of Yorktown, “Hanover Court House,” “Chicka«< hominy,” “Gaines’ Mills” and “Mal< vern” were ordered to be eml on its colors. When garrisaning Washington, afte: this, it was awarded a position supreme importance and in the ad-< vance under Gen. Grant the regiment again had a distinguished part, the gallantry of its officers and men at- tracting attention. Throughout the final campaign against Richmond, it continued to hold the high reputation it had gained in the earlier one during this year under Gen. McClellan. In the siege of Yorktown, in 1862, when the regiment had been but a few months in service and had receiv- ed comparatively little exact training, the report of the ordnance officer of its siege train, Major Doull, of the Second New York , said, “Its labor will compare favorably with.any- thing of the kind that has been done before.” It manned the long line of guns in front of Petersburg, in 1864 and ’65, while eight companies served on the lines jn front of Rieh\aond. When not serving theic guns, the greater part of the regiment would act as guards for the reserve artillery, or would be ready to accompany as- saulting columns in order to use with- out delay any captured upon the enemy. In the assault on the lines of Peters- burg, April 2nd, 1865, by the Ninth Corps, a detachment of the regiment joined the assaulting column, and en- tered among the first the enemy's works, serving instantly four captured light 12-pounder gunsg _upon the re- treating masses of the foe. Two more were afterwards taken, when the guns were served ‘gallantly all day long and during the night, contribut- ing greatly to the success of the charge, gnd repulsing the rebels in their desperate efforts to re-take the THE DICTAGRAPH. . Qhildren Ory’ FOR FLETGHER'S STORFEA -