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Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
THE WHITE MOUNTAIN RISER
 NATION.

All hope has not been abandoned of ests which mean so much for the fu- ture of New Englands water supply A despatch from Washington says: Congressman Weeks intends to press for early passage his bill creating for est reserves in the southern Appa- lachians and White mountains. MT. Weeks says there is no truth in the recent report that President Taft and Speaker Cannon have agreed to op- pose this legislation. The principal diffculty in the way of the measure becoming law at this congress, MT. Weeks thinks, is found in the house committee on agriculture. MT. Weeks has already canvassed the members of the committee and finds that eight are in favor of the bill, seven opposed to 1t and three doubtful Much will probably depend upon Representative Plumley of Vermont, who Is the only New England member of the commit tee on agriculture. The difficulty in the senate in the last congress was that the bill reached that body so late that 1t was killed by a filibuster of western senators who are opposed to 1t.
 What is needed is a live interest in the subject by the people and an &C., tivity on their part which indicates that it is regarded as a necessity and cannot be opposed by New England's representatives with impunity.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
A PURE-FooD MOVEMENT.

Organized effort to protect the con- sumers from adulterated and unhealth- ful food products deverves the cordial support of the people. The health commissioner of New York city re- ports that in the past year 1o,7S3 tons of impure food supplies have been or dered destroyed by his department, and this leaves no doubt of the need of supervision and prompt action. Strict attention is given by the New York health department to the oyster markets, particularly with reference to the so-called drinks in which oys- ters are put prior to being packed for the markets. These drinks" are all charted with relation to the sewerage outlets, and a card index is kept of the sources of supply of all dealers. It is only by supervision of this kind that the oyster dealers can be pre- vented from "freshening' their stock in brackish water concerning whose purity there is serious question.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
WHERE TAXATION BEARS HEAv-
 tEsT.

Robert D. Evans of Beverly. Mass, was taxed on s100.000 of personal property up to the time of his death, but when the inventory of his estate was filed in the office of the state tax commissioner of Massachusetts 1t showed that he was possessed of prop erty totalling s10.404,s2s, or, as the Boston Transcript remarks. more than 100 times the amount which had been subjected to taxation, which was one per cent. upon his revealed fortune. The Transcript then proceeds to show that the heaviest tax falls upon those possessed of the least property. It says:
 "A man worth ten million dollars commonly pays on one per cent. of personal holdings; if worth one mill lion he would perhaps pay on five per cent; the average man worth one hundred thousand is probably paying on ten per cent;' while if his personal possessions should drop to ten thou sand he would doubtless find himself paying on them all. He could not af- ford to remove to New Hampshire or Rhode Island or to seek a 'taxdodging town here, nor would the local asses sors hesitate to risk driving him out of town by full assessment, as would be the case were he worth a million or two. The commission which is studying the amendment to the con stitution designed to give the legisla- ture power to classify property for taxation has in such cases as this ample evidence that our taxation laws need correction.
 Tt is also clear that the tendency of our statutes, unless arrested by some definite reform, is toward fuller col lection of taxes on personal property"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
ORGANIZED AUTO DRIVERS.

The fact that the auto drivers are organizing in different parts of the community shows that they represent a. permanently established craft which can make better conditions and terms for themselves by uniting. and also afford better service to auto-owners public. The Lowell (Mass.) Courier Citizen, commenting upon the mean ing Of organization, gays
 Thousands of young men have en- tered the business, and their average intelligence and self-respect is high. By means of organization 1t should easily be possible to drive out all the reckless and irresponsible youths who have gained an entrance into it, and maintain the standard on a steady plane. There will ultimately be more automobiles in use for pleasure driv- ing than there have been horses. and thousands of busy men will be forced to rely upon chauffeurs to run the machines for their wives and daugh- ters. There will be steady employ ment for those who have the requisite endowment of responsibility and relia- bility: and there should be short shrift for all others There are few things worth doing in this life that are not worth doing well, and running a rail road locomotive or high power touring car calls for experts. rather than men who hope to get by without being dis covered. Here is wishing the new or ganization success"
 The truth of the above is self dent and 1t should prompt all con- cerned to greet this action on the part of the chauffeurs as the dawn of a less hazardous era
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

We learn from Washington that there are whispers about the capital of a congressional investigation of the navy department which will cast no reflection upon Secretary George Won l.. Meyers new reorganization plant, although the direct outcome of it. A reliable Washington correspondent says:
 Very broadly speaking, the plan is making good and there is some thought in congress of looking into the affairs of the navy to see whether or not the Meyer plan, if it works well, should not be embslned in law One of the weaknesses of any reor- ganization made by secretarial order is that 1t Is subject to complete meta morphosis by the next secretary that comes along; and some of the mem bers hope that definite scheme of administration can be tried out and Psreed upon and then placed by con gress where 1t cannot be killed.
 With the certain prospect that the construction corps will fight to retain their power in the department, the likelihood of an investigation is in- creased In sense. the navy de- partment Is under investigation all the lime by congress. through its commit tees on naval affairs, hut the present issue is fundamental rather than in cidental, and congress may want to study the department from every point at once. If Secretary Meyer can give his reforms statutory standing during his term, he will have made remark able record in the department. The industry and thoroughness with which he went at business problems while postmaster general has given him a reputation which tends toward confi- dence in his judgment"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
LATEST PADS AND FANcIEs.

Fur, velvet anA satin are the ma terials most used in the new milli- nery.
 Sleeves in little girls dresses are fuller, long and have often one or two puffs.
 Dog collars in velvet are being em- broidered in tiny buds and flowers in natural colors.
 A travel hat likely to become popu- lar is felt, turned up all the way round in black.
 The Dutch and Eton collars are promised a renewed popularity through the winter season.
 The use of panne is a millinery fea- ture, especially for the purpose of fashioning turbans.
 Smart tailored suits are being made of the. new diagonals, which are very rich in coloring.
 Superb embroidery trimming schemes in color show touches of jet intro- duced into the designs.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
Apples in Grape Jelly.

T was reading in The Bulletin of making grape jelly without cooking it after the sugar is added" said a Nor wich woman, "and I shall try that way when I make mine this year. I have had trouble in the past in getting my grape jelly of the right consistency, for often 1t does not jell well. An old housekeeper told me that she had the same trouble until she tried adding a few apples to her grapes. She simply quarters the fruit neither peeling nor coring it. She said that when the ap- ples were added she never had any difficulty whatever with her grape jel-
 ly. There is not sufficient apple to flavor the jelly, she claims, but enough to give it the right consistency. She uses about six apples to a. half bushel of grapes and that is the rule I myself have followed for two or three years"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
Here and There About the House.

When books become badly soiled on the edges if not gilt edged. close the book tightly, then erase the marks with an ink eraser.
 This will cut of all the rough edges. all soiled marks and leave the book clean.
 Japanned ware should be washed with a sponge dampened in warm wa ter and dried immediately with a soft cloth.
 Obstinate spots can quickly be re- moved by rubbing them with a wool en cloth dipped in a little sweet oil.
 Decorated china plates should be put away with round places of can- ton flannel between them.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
The Circulation of The Bulletin.

The Bulletin has the largest cir- culation of any paper in Eastern Connecticut. and from three to four times larger than that of any in Norwich. It is delivered to over s.ooo of tho t.ess houses in Nor wich, and read b. ninety three per cent of the people. In windham It is delivered to over 800 houses. in Putnam snd Danielson to over HOO. and in ar of these places t is considered the local daily.
 Eastern Connections has forty nine towns. ono hundred and sixty i've post efice districts and forty enc rural free delivery routes.
 The Bulletin is sold in every town and on all of the R. F. D. routes in Eastern Connecticut
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
Engaged Girls Mus. ss Called Upon.

Etiquette requires that an engaged girl should be called upon as soon after the announcement as her friends can conveniently arrange it. They do this, even though she does not set special afternoon for seeing them.
 There Is no obligation to send an engagement present; the matter is wholly optional.
 If man wishes to send flowers to an old girl friend. whose engagement has just been announced, it is grace ful compliment and one that gives her pleasure.
 A girl may send flowers to another. or some simple gift, such as a bit of silver.
 There is, indeed, no limit to what she may choose, except that rarely is an engagement gift an elaborate one.
 It is to be reparded as souvenir. If such present is sent 1t may go directly from the shop at which it is bought, and the sender's visiting card is inclosed. It is not necessary that anything shall be written on the card.
 The gift must be acknowledged in same way as any others.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
Woman in Life and in the Kitchen

fourten and sixteen button lengths, and have embroidered tops.
 For wear with dressy frocks, petti- coats of satin taffetas and chiffon taf- fetas are provided with adjustable lingerie ruffles.
 The embroidered linen collar is much seen with the tailored waist. With this is worn a tiny cravat or a simple linen jabot.
 Street gloves are of chamois, in white and natural color, pique sewn, and fastened with one or two pearl buttons.
 The military coat, simply bloused and belted. will be prominent fin tail- ored suitings.
 moires, soft silk moires, and taffeta moireS abound.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
Paris Pattern No. 2es5 - All Seams
 Allowed.

This delightful little model. which is developed in heavy linen. madras, French flannel, cotton crepe or cash mere, Is tucked in the front and back. both portions being attached to a shoulder yoke of the material. heavily stitched. The front Is closed through the center box plait, with small pearl lation shirt sleeves fastened with sim liar buttons. This is also an excellent model for taffetas or surah silk, to wear under the strictly tailor made coat. The model is worn with a st.ff linen collar either in the high turndown or Etor style.
 The pattern is In seven slzes--32 tc the waist requires yards of material 20 inches wide, 3M yards 27 inches wide. 2X yards s6 inches wide or yards 42 inches wide.
 Price of pattern, 10 cents.
 Order through The Bulletin Company Pattern Dept. Norwich. Conn.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06

eighths length in rough dark blue d. agonal has a shawl collar, cuffs and buttons of black ottoman. and another Is cut on Russian smock lines. without belt, is braided around it's edges and instead of buttoning fastens with tied cords of fiat, loose-woven braid run through big embroidered eyelets.
 Black coats, both in smooth finish cloth and in the popular rough cloths, are practical for those who can wear black well, but the black broadcloth coat never has youthful air, though it may be handsome over black frocks of thin material when it is well cut and has originality of detail.
 For knockabout wear, however, the rough. black coat is smarter and is ap- pears in many forms.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
araissd sweet Potatoes.

Put two rounding tablespoons of but ter and one of sugar into a casserole and set on the back of the range to heat slowly. When hot lay in raw, pared sweet potatoes cut in halves lengthwise. Dust with salt and pep per and put in another layer of sea- soned potatoes and enough boiling water to stand one-half inch dep in the dish.J Put on the close fitting cover and set in the oven to cook slowly.
 When the potatoes are tender serve in the same dish with the sweet sauce that will be entirely absorbed in the cooking.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
sealloped Apple.

Measure two even cups of fine bread crumbs and pour over then one-quar- ter cup of melted butter. Mix two rounding tablespoons of sugar with the grated yellow ring and the juice of one lemon and four gratings of nut meg.
 Butter baking dish. scatter In some crumbs, put in one pint of pared, cored and sliced apples. scatter on ene-half of the seasoning, another pint of apples, the remainder of the seasoning and cover with the last of the crumbs.
 Put a cover on the dish and bake 20 minutes, uncover and bake 20 minutes longer.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06

Letter for marking napkins and towels. block letter IA inches high. This letter should be transferred to damask. linen, Indian head cotton. coarse toweling and any material on that order, placed in the center of the towel at one end about an inch above the hem. or in one corner of the nap kin. this side to be always placed up permost when folded. If on towels the letter should be worked in colored mer- cerized cotton or if on a napkin it should be worked with only white mer- cerized cotton.
 Price of pattern Gone dozen of same letter., 10 cents.
 Order through The Bulletin Com pany, Pattern Dept, Norwich. Conn.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
SARToRIAL PADS
 FOR WINTER GIRLS.

A new weave of silk cashmere. less crushable than the summer favorite of that name, promises to have much favor.
 The whole family of diagonals, from the finest twill to the heavy wide vale, are represented in the seasons styles.
 The black hat usually has the brim faced with a color, and the reverse is true. A color hat has the brim faced with black.
 Buttons are large and decorative, but should be used only where they look as if they were needed to fasten omething.
 Mosquetaire sleeves of heavy Milan ese silk are in vogue. They are in
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
savory cabbace,

Chop the crisp white cabbage fine and to one quart add level teaspoon of salt and a saltspoon of pepper. Fry three or four slices of pork, cut in strips, until crisp, take up and leave two tablespoons of the fat in the pan.
 Turn in the cabbage. add one-half cup of water. cover and cook IS min- utes, add one-quarter cup of vinegar, and cook five minutes longer. Serve hot, garnished with pork.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
Paris Transfer Pattern No. so2e

Two belt designs to be transferred to white or colored linen, pique, or any wash material of which belts can be made, Both designs may be developed in eyelet or French embroidery or a combination of two as preferred. Col ors may be used. These belts are worked with small eyelets at the front through which is slipped the prong of the buckle, used to hold the belt in place at the front
 Price of pattern, 10 cents.
 Order through The Bulletin Com pany, Pattern Dept, Norwich, Conn.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
SKIRT LENGTHS OF TODAY.

They are sensible.
 Some are very short.
 Walking lengths vary much.
 Matrons have theirs nearly touch ing.
 The other walking extreme is four inches off the ground.
 Five inches off the ground is really too short for mature women.
 However a sensible walking dress should not touch at any ordinary walk ing movement.
 Many very elegant day dresses for carriage and fine wear just touch all the way around.
 Some of the best French dressmak- CTS are making dancing dresses just to touch all the way around.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
TOP COATS OF BLUE SERGE.

Separate coats of every description are displayed in the shops.
 The styles show great variety. both in length and design. and the mate rials employed include nearly every suitable and even some unsuitable fab rics. known to the trade.
 Top coats of dark blue rough serge are extremely modish and are best when relieved only by black revers and cuffs. the vivid color introduced upon some models cheapening their appearance, save when they are in tended for very youthful wearers.
 A good looking coat of seven
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
EnqIish Plum Pudding.

Mix suet, raisins and entrants, one pound of each: four ounces of crumbs of bread. two tablespoons of sugar, one tablespoon of grated lemon peel, half a nutmeg, small blade of mace, tea spoon of ginger and six well beaten eggs. Boil five hours. Sauce: One cup of sugar, half a cup of butter, one egg, one lemon, juice and grated rind, three tablespoons of boiling water, put in granite pan and cook till thick.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06

eyelets set at either side of nickel or gun metal case, and there are exten- sion bracelets of German silver or fill- ed gold which have tiny timepieces set in the top.
 These wrist watches are kept cover ed by the cuffs, as they are intended solely for convenience and rarely are of an ornamental character.
 Ball watches concealed or inclosed in fancy spheres are such tiny affairs that they may be attached to a long neck chain as pendant, kept inside of change purse or set beneath the flap of a handbag.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
Hints for Those Who Would Be styI

e ish.
 Long sashes are being worn with coat suits.
 Fur neckpieces are very wide and muffs are huge.
 This season probably will see but few hats in felt
 The jet button craze already shows signs of waning.
 Paris is offering all sorts of hats except small ones.
 Gold braid will figure prominently as a coiffure ornament.
 Irish crochet is seen on all the cloth and silk gowns and insets of Irish crochet. large as well as small. or nament waists of cotton crepe.
 Green is almost garishly bright for costumes. On millinery 1t frequently gives just the touch needed.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
Sweet Potato Fluff.

Boil sweet potatoes until soft. rub off the skins. then mash with table spoon of butter to each potato and two tablespoons of boiling hot milk.
 When mashed free from Jumps. take a fork and whip light, then beat in the white of an egg which has been beaten to a foam. Whip until the po- tato is a smooth, fluffy mass. then pile light In the serving dish. and set in oven to become very hot and slight ly brown.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
Paekino inc Water Bad.

While 1t is better to pack water bag flat. occasionally there is neces- sity for rolling it. If so. it is well to lay a piece of cloth or payer over the bag first; then there is no possible danger of the sides of the bag stick ing together.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
Fancv Stationery Shown.

There never has been a wider variety of fancy stationery in the shops than this season. Soft shades of paper with a hemstitched border of white are in much favor.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
Don't Wear Too Many Combs, Etc.

You girls who stick your hair full of fancy pins, combs, clasps, barettes, bows, bands and snoods, have no idea how cheap and overdone it looks or you would not do it.
 Four fancy combs, two barettes, q huge bow, two fancy clasp pins and a ribbon snood in a head of pretty au- burn hair were recently the melange of ornaments that simply made it ridicu- lous. A well dressed women never does that sort of thing.
 The things that adjust coiffure should not be conspicuous, and on all ordinary occasions the hair itself should be it's own ornament.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06

The Seth anniversary of the execu- ton of John Brown is December 20, 1909, not 1910. as errsneously printed Saturday morning. The occasion is close at hand and will not escape the attention of his admirers
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
CONCERNING WOMEN.

Mrs. Lucy c. Perkins, now an expert guide at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. has been on the reg uIar staf of the museum for several years.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06

For a salad out of the ordinary, mix cream cheese with chopped olives and a boiled dressing. Serve it on hearts of lettuce.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06

A man who died recently in Ne braska spent feur years in Alaska, saw the Chicago fire, the Galveston flood and the San Francisco earth quake. He had seen enough.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
Pecan Sandwiches,

These sandwiches prove to be a fa- vorite with all who try them. Cut even slices of graham or rye bread, butter lay on halves of shelled pecan nuts, salt slightly and serve.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06

There is one woman student at the Missouri School of Mines, Miss Eva Hirdlor of St. Louis Miss Hirdler, who is in the junior class is working for the degree of mining engineer
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06

It is now announced that Jeffries and Johnson will do each other on the Fourth of July.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06

spoonful of oxgall to a gallon of water will set the colors of almost any goods soaked in it previous to wash ing.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06

Rubbing fiannels and knitted articles. such as sweaters, on a washboard hardens and toughens them; the resin contained in some yellow soaps does the same thing.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06

If you rugs curl up at the edges, they can be made to lie fiat by dampening the curled edge and pressing with a hot iron.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06

A tall, narrow vase makes a good hatpin holder if it is partially filled with ground cork, obtained at any drug store.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06

If President Taft's message is not long. it is to the point. He does not eYade any important issues.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06

Speaker Cannon will take his place and try his hand at dealing with the Insurgents who have SC annoyed him since the last session
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06

The first cost of superf1uous furni- tlire and decorations is often the least cost. It is the care of useless house. hold articles which makes them an ex- travagance.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
The Way MiIady Wears Her Watch.

Watches are now worn so inconspic- uously that only their owner can read fly locate them.
 Schoolgirls often have chatelaine sized watches framed in the inner side of a leather fob attached by a strong strap and buckle to the shirt waist belt and hanging as though intended to support a change purse.
 Frequently small watches are fast ened to the wrist by means of narrow
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06

To use Up cold halibut or other white fish, remove the bones and flake it and arrange it in layers with bread crumbs and seasoning in a buttered baking dish. Cover the top with but tered crumbs, turn in hot milk to moisten sufficiently, sprinkle grated checs over and bake.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06

If there is anything that gets burned into newspaper editor. it is this: To err is human--to forgive divine.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06

No one ever argues to show that great fire is cheaper than well train ed and disciplined fire department.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-06
SUGGESTIONS FOR
THE HOUSEWIFE.

Comforts and quilts should be dried In good stiff breeze, so that they may be as light and fluffy as when new.