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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-06
viroinla state School Burns.

Richmond, Va, Jan, 6.-The uniyer-
sity college of medicine was destroyed
by fire this morning All patients in
the hospital were saved. The loss IS
$4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-06
DEFIES BLACK HAND; SHOT
Italian Merchant Killed While Asleep
in Shop at Chicago.

Chicago, Jan. 6.-Failing to comply
with BLACK hand" demand for IS 200.
B. Sinele, aged 60, an Italian merchant,
was shot and instantly killed by three
men this morning while he lay asleep
in the rear of his store. The assailants
escaped and no arrests have yet been
made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-06
No Blame Attached.

The switch engine that shunted the
car belongs to the Davenport, Rock Is
land & Northwestern. An inquest was
conducted last night, but no blame was
attached by the jury for the fatality.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-06

ter but one load has so far been sold
on Market square.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-06
Pinioned by CoupIers.

Van Landen walked between two
cars. He noticed that one of the cars
was detached and supposed that the
other was. Suddenly one of the cars
was shunted back against the other
car, and Van Landen was pinioned be-
tween them, the couplers catching him
at the waist line. He was terribly
crushed. He was Immediately remov-
ed to the hospital, but nothing could be
done for him. owing to the. mangled
condition Of his vitals
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-06
INJURY is FATAL
Camille Van Landen, Crushed
Between Cars, Dies at Mo
line Hospital.
LIVES ONLY A FEW HOURS
Body Is Terribly Mangled Through
Being Pinioned by COuplers-
Sister in Minnesota.

Camille Van Landen, who was crush
ed between two cars yesterday morn
ing in the railroad yards at Moline,
died of his injuries at o'clock in the
afternoon at the city hospital there.
Van Landen's only known living rela-
tive is a sister residing in Minnesota.
She has been notified of the fate that
befell her brother, and the body will
be held to await her instructions as to
it's disposition.
Van Landen was 25 years of age and
unmarried. He was employed as a Ia
borer by Deere & Co. He was engaged
in shoveling snow on the company's
property. A team driving along caused
him to step over on the railroad tracks
to get out of the course of the ap-
preaching horses.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-29
Recipes Vouched For.

Editor Social Corner I herewith
send YOU a few recipes which have long
been used in my family.
Brown Bread: Take one pint of
risen wheat bread dough: scald one
pint of meal (rather stiff; when cold
work the dough thoroughly into this
with one-quarter of a cup of mo-
lasses and half teaspOonful of
soda in little water: add flour till about
as thick as the dough was. Let 1t
rise and bake in good steady oven one
hour and a quarter.
Ounces: Steam the ounces till
them and take one pint of water and
one pint of sugar and boil and put
ounces in. the core side down and
cook till soft, and can like other fruit.
They will always be tender
Sponge Cake: Take six eggs, one
cup pulverzed sugar. one cup -four,
Juice and rind Of a lemon. small pinch
of cream of tartar, one good sized cup
pressed full of sugar and the same cup
level full of sifted -four. To mix beat
the whites first very stiff after they
foam put in the small pinch of cream
of tartar and beat. add the sifted sugar
and beat. add the beaten YOllls and
beat. add the cream and beat last. add
the flour and just fold it in. and if you
bake in a gas or gasoline oven put in
oven when the oven is first heated.
All egg cakes are better to do this.
NENERYNN.
California
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-29
Pictures in Prison.

The suggestion that has been made
to Major Sylvester that the motion
pictures might possibly be employed
in prisons il worthy of consideration.
The main purpose of such an exhibi-
ton, however, should be reformstory
and not one of entertainment It may
be true, as has been intimeted, that
there are men now in prison who have
never seen an electric car, who knoW
nothing about other mechanical ad-
vances scored during the past few
years, who have no concept of the
high buildings that form the dominat-
ing feature i'll the average city. To
such a s these motion pictures would
unquestionably prove instructive, but TO
no good end unless it caused them TO
realize more kneely the priva tons i'm
posed upon them by their imprison-
ment. And it is a grave question how
far punishment should be made OPP
pressive by such means. A prisoner
who has been kept away from society
for long period of years must in any
case learn many new lessons upon his
release: but they are all subordinate to
the one great task of finding a new
place in the world. and in this no
knowledge of mechanical advance
ments scored during his Incarceration
will be of service. Pictures that in
struct, that give a man who is soon to
be released an inspiration. that clinch
the warning against further law
breaking conveyed by his expiring
term. might serve useful purpose:
but il would be necessary to draw a
fine line between moral admonition
and mere diversion. The tendency
toward humanizing prison methods. to
make the Jail school of citizenship
rather than a place of simple punish
the prison attractive. - Washington
Star
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-29
An Overburdened Court.

The United States Supreme Court
has resumed its session, after a long
summer vacation. with a docket OF
200 cases, some of them of the highest
Importance. The Standard Oil and
Tobacco Trust cases are up for re-
argument, and the Importance of many
other cases on the docket carries
certainty that the court will be I'M
able to meet the demands upon it.
The situation appears to call for
an increase in the mem bership of the
Supreme Court or a recasting of the
laws and method of judicial procedure
that will reduce the number of cases
that may be taken to the higher jul
dicial tribunal But little change in
the equipment of the Supreme Court
has been made in a century. The court
was able q century ago to transact all
of the business brought before it. The
nation has grown so rapidly and it's
affairs have become so complicated
that the Supreme Court as at present
constituted is unable to dispose of the
business that presses upon it
One of the unfortunate features OF
the situation is that large corpora
tons frequently take advantage of the
conditions to have their cases. by
some hook or crook, carried to the
Supreme Court figuering on the de-
lay of one or two years before action
can be taken. That time frequently
ia sufficient to allow such corpora
ton to carry out their plans and be
prepared to lose their cases in the final
adjudication.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-29
When Doctors DISAGREE.

The democratic doctors fail TO
agree in their diagnosis of political
ills. Speaking of the view of new
nationalism' taken by Prof. Woodrow
Wilson. democratic candidate for gov
ernor of New Jersey, the Springfield
Republican quotes from speech Of
his made last week, as follows:
The new nationalism means some
thing. l do not know exactly what
it has been defined so often by various
persons and never twice alike but I
can tell you one thing that it means:
1t means that if states cannot re-
form certain things we will have to
look to the federal government to do
the reforming for us. We talk about
centralizat ton of power and say we
are jealous of federal power. Well,
somebody has to furnish the power.
If you won't furnish ii, the govern
ment will. 1t is your duty to take
hold of and to familiarize yourselves
with your home affairs.
New Jersey" the Republican says,
"in particular. needs that kind of
talk. 1t is high time it should hear
the doctrine of the new stateism."
little further along on the same
page speaking of Judge Baldwin's
speech at Hartford, the Republican
says:
Judge Baldwin. however. has made
no personal criticism OF Mr.. RooSe
welt in criticising the new national
ism lie opposes further centraliZa-
ton by any means whatever, wheth
er it be constitutional or extra con-
stitutional or rank usurpation. But
naturally Mr.. ROosevelt's perform
ances while president in such cases
as the absorption of the Tennessee
coal and iron company, are abhor-
rent to him.
Judge Baldwin's Hartford speech
is a piece of political criticism that
comes appropriately from one of his
conservative way of thinking. The
entire history of Connecticut, its tra-
ditional view of decentralized govern
ment, its business interests, should
make the state friendly rather than
hostile to Judge Baldwin's views.
And there you have it! Candidate
Wilson threatens the democrats with
federal Interference if they do not
attend to their home affairs properly,
and says somebody has to furnish
the power if they will not Candi-
date Baldwin opposes further cen
tralization - constitutional or extra
constitutional" And the Republican
says the one doctrine Of new state
ISM which is new nationalism, is
all right for New Jersey, while Judge
Baldwins reputation of it, is all
right for Connecticut and should
make the state friendly rather than
hostile to his views Where are we
at?-Bridgeport Standard.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-29
AS JOB JOLT SEES. 1T

I've never known a betting man
yet who would bet on a woman's age
or horse Jockeys veracity.
1t doesn't cost any more to lose a
part of the crops than it does to- over
do in geetting them in and become
undone for the doctor.
Bill Bangs says he'd rather beat the
carpet than to take care of the baby,
and he hasn't mad any experience at
either
Parson Dawson says secondhand
piety cannot make a second-rate saint.
That's the kind professed. piety offer
produces.
Samantha Psalter says she never
disagrees with sermons and sermons
do not disagree with her, for she just
picks out the plums suited to her
taste.
Cy Cymbal says hope may be a good
asset, but he never saw careful man
who was willing TO loan five dollars
on it.
Sariah says children and turkeys are
pesky nuisances. When you think they
are strolling near they are straying
far away.
Too many farmers sell apples picked
with the rake as hand picked fruit
just because they took a hand at it.
A suffering lantern and kicking
COW are two things I have no place in
the barn for. Both are too derned
uncertain.
! do not wonder that good mich
COW shows a poor appetite for hay
that a drunken tramp has slept on.
Pure food is just a good a motto for
the barn as the house.
Ebenezer PsaIter says that our
weekly conference meeting often has
such a misery -Ioves-company spirit
about it that he wishes he was at
home.
The farmers know too many gro
cerymen who can measure up five
pecks to the bushel. They're mighty
sharp in trade.
They talk more politics down to the
Corners now than they do religion
mere WARM StSSlOuS, anu bile ldlI-
guage is worse than moving pictures.
Parson Dawsons boy says there are
so many to endorse good things and SO
few to do 'em. that they get buried
out of sight beneath the O.K.'s''
I like d farmer who can talk crops
better than he can talk politics, or
religion, or finance. His concentration
is right-he doesn't scatter himself.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-29
How To Do Thinos RIGHT,

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner:
Oftentimes it is necessary to keep a
dish or plate of food warm for a half
hour or SO for some tardy member of
the family; and it is the better done
by setting it on a saucepan of boiling
water than setting it in the oven. The
food should be covered and kept moist
Calves hearts are a delicacy when
properly prepared. When washing do
not let them soak in water. Fill them
with nince meat or bread, seasoned
with onion or sage or thyme as pre-
ferred, salt and pepper and bind with
an egg. Bake two hours. basting it
frequently from drippings in the pan.
When cooked remove hearts and add
to the drippings tablespoon of -four
which should be stirred until it is
brown. Strain this and serve over the
heart and potatoes. Picked beets and
celery may be used to garnish this
dish.
To make butter scotch boil three
pounds of sugar and one-fourth pound
of butter with just water enough to
dissolve the sugar. add half teaspoon
of cream of tartar, and just before re-
moving from the fire add extract of
lemon. Pour into buttered tins and
when partly cool mark into squares.
When cool wrap in parafned paper.
A few drops of cool water will often
sooth a cryine baby. Babies sholld be
offered a little pure water not food
every time they cry.
I am lover of flowers and have a
pretty begonia that never blossoms.
The tuberous begonia must be the one
altogether lovely among begonias-
glorified sunshine in the window
garden.
Peace and happiness to all members
of the Social Corner.
MoOrup
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-29
MISSING the Point.

The complaints from farmers that
life in the rural districts is not as
pleasant as pictured by those who
favor the ''back-to- the land move
ment, miss the point entirely. There
is no room for discussion over the
question raised hv those who contend
that farm life has discomforts that
make it uninvitins to young men and
young women. Certainly the young
people find the city more attractive
under present conditions. Otherwise
there would be no need for the back
to the land" movement.
Philosophers and Iogicians. mo gazine
writer's and civic workers may spect1-
late to their hearts content on theories
n to Why the rural communities lose
population and the cities gain what
the country loses. But fire real rea-
son is so obvious as to make sDecula-
ton unnecessary and absurd. The loss
to the rural communities is occasioned
because the Young men and women
from the farms prefer the city under
any circumstances rather~~han rural
life under present conditions Kansas
City Star
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-29
Sweat Sixtaen

Editor Social Corner: How sweet
it is of the Sweet Sixteen Girls to
write such good letters for the Social
Corner We read them with much in
terest and it puts us back to the time
when We were about that age AT the
age of sixteen boys as Well as girls
believe IN having q good time and We
think it Is right they should. In the
rural districts we used to go to llusk-
ing bees, apple parings, and kissing
parties. After the dance was over the
girls had to be safely got home, and
II we remem Der rightly we did our
part at each gathering.
Yes, Sweet Sixteeners, keep on writ
ing for the Social Corner, it will give
you much pleasure and it's nice to
get acquainted as We all belong to one
family. The old folks will be interest
ed, and The Bulletin will be first. last
and all the time the leading paper of
the household.
lie Is Very kind OF the Editor Of the
social Corner not to pinch the writer's
on space, and to take all who come 10
its columns We believe before the
winter months are over the Social
Corner family VIII be so large it Will
require nearly q page of the paper
which might be. called a page Of in
formation for all
A young couple just starting house
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-29
Substitute THANKSGIVING Dinner.

Edltor Social Corner; Following is a
modest menu for THANKSGIVING:
Cream of Celery Soup
Scalloped oysters
Bread and Butter
Roast Pork Stuffed Shoulder
Apple Sauce Celery
Mashed Potatoes Turnip
Rice Pudding
Fruit, Layer Raisins and Nuts
Cider Coffee
One-Egg Cake
This will not exceed So
Centennial Suare Celery Soup: Chop
fine enough celery of outside pieces.
three to four heads, and cook until ten
der in boiling water; have heated one
quart of sweet milk. add the cooked
celery salt to taste: thicken with a lit.
tie -four rubbed smooth in a lump of
butter, and a cupful of mashed pota-
toes Use one cupful to one pint for
two people.
Stuffed Shoulder: Have your butcher
bone q fresh shoulder for YOU: I'll the
cavity with turkey dressing sew the
ends together with strong Irvine ba Ike
same as turkey, tWents minutes to the
pound, basting often, When cold slice
thin Each slice will contain . portion
of stuffins and With gravy. makes a
good mock turkey.
SCalloped Oysters. One quart of oyS-
tiers and one pint of milk heated a
scant cup of butter before it is melt
ed, two eggs, pepper and salt to taste.
and two common crackers rolled fine.
Stir milk. eggs. butter and crackers,
also liquor of oysters, together then
stir in oysters lightly. Butter yous
dish, turn in mixture. and bake a. light
brown, 1t viii lake about three quar-
ters OF an hour.
Rice Pudding One -hAlt cup Of
rice cooked on stove with water until
soft then add one quart 81 mlISs
lump OF butter, one cup OF sugar, 8
good aavor OF nutmeg. pinch OF salt
Bake rWo hours in moderate oven
This is cheap requiring no sauce, az ii
is creamy and nice.
Centennial Square Cake With one
Egg: Place your sitter i'm mixing bowl
In sitter put one cup of sugar; one and
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-29
A Halloween Party.

Social Corner Sisters: A phantom
party for Halloween is full of jolity
There are many ways of promoting
such an entertainment
The candle shades to give the effect
of ghosts and witches should be of red
and black coIoring. Quaint little ones
with the heads of black cats on them
may be purchased at any store, but
clever fingers can easily make them
at home Get some heavy black pa
per and some red tissue paper. Draw
witches with brooms, or cats or
pumpkins on the black in silhouette
cutting them out carefully. Then
paste red paper underneath. and you
viii find that the glow shed upon the
table is a real Halloween CLEAN.
Invitations should be written on
cards bearing in one corner a wierd
looking spectre. The guests are re-
quested to dress in sheets and pillow
cases. A very thin person might even
be fsshlonable hobbled ghost in a
bolster tied at the knees. Swathed in
sheet. who could tell whether it was
q male or a female spook, and if a
girl wore her fathers shoes the dis
guise would be complete.
The twO-faced ghost need not nee
essarily be ouble-tongued. All that
is needed is to have a pillow case over
the head with the face cut or painted
or bctl. back and front.
NrtS and fruit predominant in the
Halloween refreshments. and if they
are very hungry or thirsty ghosts,
sweet cider and sanwiches, cake or
pumpkin pie may be added.
The old-time game of ducking for
apples is great fun, and if the apples
have long stems it may not be neces-
sary to get more Of our face wet than
the end of our nose. A ring a coin a
thimble and a button are concealed in
four of the apples, merely pressed in
the flesh and hidden below the sur
face of the water. The person who
gets the apple in which the ring is
hidden is destined to become a great
ard famous person. the coin will mean
future wealth, the thinlble a life of
toll. and the button, happiness, with
no great riches.
The great game for Halloween par
ties is that of looking into the future.
81 the grotesque, interesting terrible
witch IS feature
Preston MARY SPOOKERINO.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-29

half cups. of sifted flour, one level
teaspoon of soda, and two of cream
tartar; sift these all together into
bowl; put into teacup one egg yolls-
add enough melted butter to half fill
the cup, and On that put enough milk
(sweet) to fill the cup: put in mixing
bowl with other ingredients; beat
white of egg with pinch of salt stiff:
put this in and beat all at least fiya
minutes. Will repay you for tima
spent, and when baked will be light az
a feather. I use one teaspoon of va
nilla for favoring.
CENTENNIAL SQUARE.
Massac husetts.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-29

There is no doubt that Mayor GaN-
nor is still one of the people. In con-
sidering certain proposed changes in
the code of city ordinances. he had
this to say to a lawyer who repre-
scented the hackmen: IF you will ad-
wise your people to charge the ordin-
ance rates and not cent more. and
not try to cheat people. they Will have
every body useing their hacks That is
the truth and you know it perfectly
well. They have just caused all this
prejudice gainst they by their own
conduct" The Mayor never delisreresi
himself of q more popular truth than
=WaterburV American.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-29
Turninq the Tables.

Editor Social Corner: Much has
been said of the neglect and indiffer-
ence of children toward their aged
parents, but let me say if children do
not love and respect their parents in
childhood they certainly will not when
they have grown to manhood or
womanhood and have homes of their
own. When parents rule their chill
dren with rod Of iron. whipping them
unm Crcifully for the least offence. be-
grudging the money they must spend
for their clothing sending them out to
work as soon as they are able. it is
no wonder that when the tables are
turned and the parent is dependent on
them for 4 home, they do not give
them the care and loving kindness
which they expect.
SO I will say to the parents of today,
treat your children while they are in
your care as YOU hope to be treated
should you ever be dependent on them.
and if you must make your home with
them try to be as pleasant and agree
able as YOU can. P
Norwich Town.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-29
Halloween HELPS,

Editor Social Corner: "Sweet Six
teen. I believe asked for HalIowe en-
wy be of value to the young people
who design to have fun on that
imaginable spooky occasion.
In decorating a room. if gas or
electricity is used for lighting, the fix
lures should be enclosed in a large
ceiling. A faint light will show
through. just enough to make the room
look ghostly.
branches Of Zine and autumn leaves
;t:e a'vays good decorations ant cars
CT golden corn hung in the doorway IS
or windows will add 10 the Halo ,>n en-
aTea@@nce.
The Pie de resistance e 10 Hal
lowe'en feast should be a huge pump
kin pie. 70 give variety, the but
ton, ring, thimble. etc. might be en-
closed in this instead of the cake. A
pumpkin as centerpiace might hold a
bowl of yellow chrysanthemums and
if the hostess owns or can borrow a
couple of live black cats it would give
a most realistic effect to have these in
the dining room rubbing against the
guests.
Among the favors appropriate to a
Hallowe en- dance are pieces of Ital-
ian coral or tiny hands to ward off
the evil eye, lucky pennies, horseshoes
black cat trinket boxes. hatpins with
BalloWe'en amblems. black cat witch
and hat pin cushions. brooms and
witches caps, vegetable horns. gro
tesque masks, mirrors for seeing the
future, ropes and chains made of
strung popcorn and cranberries, pipe
and Tobacco pouches in cat, bat OF
witch decorations. pumpkin lanterns
swung from light bamboo poles.
Dainty Halloween sandwiches may
be prepared as follows:
Chicken-Chop the white meat of
chicken very fine, then pound to a
smooth pulp in mortar Season to
taste with salt. pepper. olive oil and q
little lemon juice and spread upon
thin slices of lightly buttered bread
cut in fancy shapes. The covers to
these slices are spread with butter
into which are pressed almonds OF
English walnuts sliced or chopped
very fine. Put together and press.
Japanese Sandwich-This is made
of any kind of leftover fish, baked
or boiled. Pick out every bit of skin
and bone and flake in small pieces
Put into a saucepan with a little milk
or cream to moisten. add little but
ter and busting of pepper. Work to a
paste while it IS heating. then cool
and spread on thin slices of buttered
bread.
These helps may be of use to more
than one of the Young people T hopa
that they all Will have a jolly time
Taftville. AUNT DELLA.