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Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01
NEWSPAPER kINDLINESs

The newspapers of the country, in
various ways. do many kindly and
charitable acts for the people, so The
Courant and The Times of Hartford
were right in step with the piilanthro-
pic papers of the country when they
recognized that Engineer Bosworth OF
New London was deserving man who
had sacrificed his life in public serv-
ice and then invited the public to con-
tribute a fund for the benefit of his
widow and children. who from cir
cumstances over which Engineer Bos-
worth had no control had been left in
needy circumstances; and the result
is $4,000 raised to tighten the bur
dens of those left behind-to brighten
the prospects of future which must
indeed. have looked gloomy enough
The newspap per is not only COM
mendabIs moral force, but an active
agent in relieving distress in all parts
of the world whenever a sudden ca
lamitv invites it's attention and CO.
operation.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01

Very lovely, fluffy looking petticoats
for wearing under the sheer lingerie
gown can be made at home with very
little trouble, if the demi founcms
is bought for the purpose. If one is
willing to take the trouble, the com
bination garment is the very best
model and one of the incest styles is
the long, smoothly fitted waist with
circular drawers, and then circI-
lar petticoat edged with a gathered
fiounce of lawn or fine cambria. Over
this comes the embroidery. If this is
bought with a good deal of plain bead
ing the f1ounoe can be it's full length
in the back and graduate in depth
toward the front.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01
OVERLOOK ED.

The new ballot law does not cover
the license question and no provision
is made for il on the blanket ballot
which we are to use for the first time
this fall. With this new ballot. Sc
cret or envelope voting has come to
an end. for it as readily indicates how
the eIector votes by the cross imprint
ed in the circle as the old separate
republican and democratic ballots of
differing sizes used to.
The fact that this omission was
not discovered until the bill had be-
come a law in no way interferes, with
communal action upon the question
In the towns where wet and dry issues
may be made this fall the vote on Ii
cense viii be taken in box by itself
as has been done in the past.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01
An EnoIish BEVERAGE.

when in England this summer"
said an Orange woman, II became ac-
quainted with a most delicious bever-
age. Metheglin, it is called, and it is
homemade. | brought back the recipe
and shall certainly make some and
bottle il for future use. Honey is the
principal ingredient. This is the way
metheglin is made: Mix together three
quarts of strained honey, a gallon of
water and the grated rind of a lemon.
Boil slowly for half an hour SWIMMING
well. Just before taking from the fire
beat in the white Of an egg whipped
to a froth. Strain into a crock and
let it stand until blood warm. Then
stir in a tablespoonful of brewers
yeast Tie cheesecloth over the crock
and set in a cool place. In weeks
time strain and bottle putting three
raisins in the bottom of each bottle.
This is not ready to use under three
months, and greatly improves with age
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01
EscalloDed Sweet Potatoes.

Cook six medium sized sweet pota-
toes in their skins. When cool enough
to handle scrape the skins off cut them
in half inch cubes and arrange them
in an earthenware baking dish. Mix
together a heaping tablespoonful of
butter. a level teaspoonful of salt a
quarter Of a level teaspoonful of pep
per. three tablespoonfuls of sugar and
a cupful of boiling water. Then pour
it over the potatoes and bake them in
q hot oven about thirty minutes. by
which time they should be of a fine
rich brown color. When ready to
serve, transfer them to a suitable plat
ter and send to the table.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01
Delicious Fudqe Balls.

The ingredients are the same Is for
ordinary fudge, but let them boil for
only a minute or So After taking
from the fire, beat vigorously for five
or six minutes, then place in the open
air.
Let cool for about the same length
of time and then beat again. This
should be repeated three or four times.
The result will be delicious creamy
fudge which can be nodded with the
fingers. In molding, nuts may be
mixed in.
A candied cherry on the top of each
is quite an addition
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01
Woman in Life and in the Kitchen.

guez is said to be the only railroad
promoter of her sex in Mexico. She
recently perfected all arrangements for
the construction of a railroad from
Oaxaca to the port of Salina Cruz, on
the isthmus of Tehauntepec, with a
branch line to Puerto Angel, on the
Pacific coast.
Servant girls in Yonkers, n. Y, have
things arrenged nicely for their COM
fort by the women of that city. The
Women's Institute is especially for
their use and has rooms where they
may see their friends and pass the
evenings in their company. There are
classes for domestic science for those
who care to join them and an employ
ment bureau for those who need it's
aid
United States Consul II. Albert John
number of lacemakers in Belgium is
$4,000 women and girls. as compared
with 10000 in 1875. The Iacemakers
begin their apprenticeship at the age
of 6, although the legal age is 9. Their
hours are from $50 to IL and from 1
to in summer. and in winter from s
in the morning to 10 at night They
earn to 10 cents a day, the more ex-
pert being paid IA cents. The maxi
mum wage paid to the most expert
lacemakers never exceeds 30 cents q
day. Children up to Il years of age
and even older are paid u cents a
week. The Malines lacemakers are the
most poorly paid taking into consid-
GRAFTON the value of the lace.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Reports of Cure of Disease by Fasting

Reports of Cure of Disease by Fasting
To the Editor of Norwich Bulletin,
Norwich. Conn.,, U. S. A.-Sir: Kindly
publish these few lines for the infor-
nation of your readers A European
getleman from Moghal Surai, f. l.
Railway, India. who has lately been
reading books on this subject, has re-
Gently informed me that on the 18th
of June last his left foot became in
famed sore and swollen, and he was
obliged to go about the house bare
foot He tried the experiment of
fast to cure it and started on the 21st
eating nothing after breakfast on the
goth. The disease of the foot was
cured at once, and he considered him.
self quite well on the oath, but he con-
tinued his fast until breakfast on the
9th. A benumbed feeling. which he
had for twelve months in his right
shoulder and arm has also disappeared
and he was quite surprised when he
was washing his foot to find that
pain which he had suffered from for
years, when he shifted his left toe
joint had quite gone. and he could
pull it about without pain. He further
says that his strength was so little af-
fected by the fast that he did long
mornings work, voluntarily, by taking
his piano to pieces and thoroughly
cleaning it out, being several hours on
his legs.
He took every day a half-pint glass
of lemon syrup and water. He found
this very necessary the first day or
two as it used to allay the disagreed
BILE gnawing sensation in his stomach
at once. He had such a bad taste in
his mouth that he found water horrid
without lemon syrup in it.
A retired Hindu city magistrate who
is very much interested in Nature cure
and who has been in correspondence
with me during the last several months
has written to me from Mysore that
a case of dropsy of a severe type has
been cured there by fasting.
SAMAI.DAS MANU-,
Sub-Assistant Surgeon, Manganese
Mines, c. P. p Syndicate Ltd, Bala-
CHAT, Central Province. India.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01
Picklad Gherkins.

Use the smallest cucumbers, not
longer than two and a half inches at
most. To every hundred cucumbers
allow a cupful of sugar, a large table
spoonful of salt two red peppers cut
small and an ounce each of mustard
seed and whole cloves. Tie the spices
in pieces of cheese cloth, using at
least two hundred pickles Put the
pickles on the stove in a granite sauce
pan with the spices and sugar and COW
er with strong vinegar. Heat the vine
gar as slowly as possible, and when it
is scalding hot the pickles are ready
to bottle and seal Immediately.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01

Put a pint of freshly shelled lima
beans on the stove in a saucepan con-
tanning three pints of boiling water.
Add half a level teaspoonful of salt
and boil them gently 20 to IS minutes.
Then drain offs all the water return
them to the saucepan, add table
spoonful of butter, and put them back
on the stove. Cook for five minutes,
stirring them frequently. Then add
four tablespoonfuIs of cream, a few
grains each of salt, pepper and graf
ed nutmeg, a teaspoonful of chopped
parsley and a tablespoonful of lem
on juice. Pour at once into a hot veg
etable dish and send to the table.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01
Peanut Butter.

To make the butter, shell the nuts
and rub off the inside skin between the
folds of q towel Then pass them sew
eral times through the finest cutter of
a food machine. Usually the nuts
which are reduced to this fine paste
without being previously roasted-have
oil enough in themselves to make the
particles adhered if not, a very little
pure olive oil may be added; or, if the
butter is to be made frequently q lit
tie table butter may be added for the
purpose.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01
Motors Rival a Mint.

The Chalmers Motor company Of
Michigan Is declaring q cash dividend
Of 80 per cent. and 4 stock dividend Of
l.0e0 per cent The General Motors
company. which is q combination Of
several automobile plants, announces
net earnings Of $4,000, Oo0 for the last
nscal year, or 80 per cent. on the stock
capital, doubtless highly inflated. 1t
proposes a stock dividend of AGO per
cent. 1t is not difficult TO locate some
OF the prosperity which other industry
has lately lost.-Springfel Republi-
car
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01

A very sensible hat for shore or
mountain tramping is the simple
round hat or coarse rice straw, the
brim OF which assumes a most fetch
ing droop of the mushroom order after
being subjected to one or two walks
on damp or humid days. A bandanna
is the only trimming. One of these
gaily colored squares is cut in half
and then folded about the crown, The
corners forming the rosettes. These
rosettes are placed to suit the face of
the Wearer.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01
To Remake Blackberry Jelly,

This is usually a difficult thing to
do. 1 could tell you better if I knew
exactly how the jelly was made. Put
two tumblers of the jelly in a small
saucepan and heat it gradually until
it boils. Then let it boil slowly half
an hour, add half a cupful of very hot
sugar and a tablespoonful of lemon
juice. Stir until the sugar is quite
dissolved and remove from the fire
immediately.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01

could be made to pay a substantial
fine or be sent to Jail for thirty days,
it is likely that discipline would be
established promptly in that family
and one lad would never be again
found with an orchard raiding gang.
This method of disciplining parents
might prove effective and it would be
likely to tickle the boys!"
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01
EIderberry Cordial.

To make the cordial, boil two quarts
of elderberries in a pint of water and
three cupfuls of sugar. Add a table
spoonful each of whole allspice, cloves,
crushed nutmeg and stick cinnamon.
When it has boiled gently half an hour
strain it, add a wineglassful of bran
dy, and bottle and seal Immediately.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01

A well known Boston architect re-
ruined from a protractsd professional
sngag atnent III the west Just after the
dedlcatiU OF the Phillips Brooks me-
mortal He greatly admired the work
On his nrst view. but was chagrined tG
lind he was far from the right concep-
ton when he interpreted the figure be
hind the bishop as Death cutting down
shining light in the height Of his
career. However. he was not entirely
alone in this. 3s several others had
made the same mistake
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01

Novelty shoe trees are made of alu-
nlinun. They are to be had singly or
in sets OF half a dozen pairs. Shoe
trees are perhaps a seeming extrava-
gance to those unacquainted with their
real worth. But when person has
become accustomed to keeping foot
wear on shoe trees. the practice never
will be abandoned. By the use of shoe
trees the good appearance of shoes
and slippers is preserved. and they
wear much longer than otherwise.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01
Gu stard Roast.

Cut some slices from a stale loaf
one-haf inch thick. Divide each slice
into three or four pieces and remove
the crusts. Prepare a plain custard
with one egg, one teacupfuI of milk. a
few drops of any kind of haVoring
sugar to taste. Dip the bread in the
custard and then roll in Hour. Shake
on the loose -four and fry them in hot
fat until they are slightly Drowned.
Sprinkle them with hne sugar and ear
them not
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01
Variety Salad.

One cup Of sliced cucumbers. one
half a Bermuda onion, chopped one
half cup of minced celery. quarter
of a cup of parsley. ground or chopped
very fine two green peppers, chopped,
Mix and garnish with three hard boiled
eggs and serve cold on lettuce leaves
with a French dressing, or, if preferred,
with rnayonnaiSa.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01

At the annual show of Burghield
and Sulhampstead Horticultural socie-
ty. held on the grounds of Sir Wynd-
ham Murray at Burghfield recently.
the number Of queSp wasps exhibited
was by far the largest ever collected.
there being 1914.
Ernest Chance of the Manor house,
Burghfield, gives the collectors a far-
thing for each wasp, and this year he
has paid out just over 1S. The ma
jority of the collectors were\ children.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01
Curtain Wrinkle.

When making curtains of any kind
make the hem in both ends just alike,
so the rod may be run through either
end The stitching does not show, and
once a month or oftener the curtains
may be reversed and they will wear
more evenly.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01
CONCERNING WOMEN.

Mrs EVA h. Bean of Saco Me. has
just been admitted TO pra ctics in the
United States circuit court at Portland.
Mrs Bean is the first woman in Maine
to receive the honor She has been a
praetietne attorney at Saeo for num-
Der Of years.
Mrs, Maria W. Coronel de Domin-
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01
Sweet Potato Puffs.

Steam six sweet potatoes and mash
fines add one tablespoonful of sugar,
two spoonfuls of butter and a little
salt; beat very light; grease custard
cups and fill nearly full: brush tops
with white of an egg and bake in a
quick oven. serve hot.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01
Cold Water CANNING,

Fill jars with the desired fruit and
fit on the rubbers. Fill a wash boiler
with clear cold water and plunge the
jars into the water and set them in the
bottom of the boiler. The water
should come six inches above the tops
of the jars. Leave in the boiler until
the bubbles cease to rise from the jars
then, still under the water screw on
the tops. Screw these on tight and set
away in cool dark place.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01
Breakfast Epos.

Brown slices of bread in the oven
Moisten in warm milk and butter a lit
tie. Place a dropped egg on each slice
and surround with coarsely cut cold
meat warmed in butter. Sprinkle with
parsley tips.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01

Moisten Neufchatel cheese with lit
tie cream and add salt. Chop nut
meats very finely and mix with the
cheese. Spread on soda waters to
serve with any kind of jelly and iced
tea
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01

1t Is limited that the non effective
republican orators will not be thrown
over the fence or hid under the barn
they will be permitted to talk in safe
states.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01

There are citizens who wonder how
crooks get into legislatures, for they
haven't thought that it is the we'll
meaning mans vote that does it.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01

Since Mr.. Sherman thinks he is
better man than Colonel Roosevelt in
politics. he now has the opportunity to
show the world. He must come upon
/ he mat
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01

against injustice is provided for in
all cases of serious offenses or dis
putes.-Wasl1ingto Post.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01

The Louisiana man who found a
dogs paw in canned tongue is not to
blame for having a feeling of sus-
picion excited
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01

The Austrian students who are see
ing America in ten days haven't given
themselves time to learn the eccen-
tricities Of Podunk.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01

Bdison predicts that we are in the
dawn Of the day when doctors will
keep us we'll, not cure us from being
sick. China got there long ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01

Since Mayor Gaynor was sure an
automobile ride would 90 him good, it
is not surprising that it did.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Mr.. Shermans good humor shines
from the center of his bad politics
like a real diamond.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01

Happy thought for Today: The man
who is not satisfied with his lot might
turn il over to an auctioneer.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01

The o, ster is not prompt enough to
get on the half-shen on September LIST
the FISHERMAN gets him there
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01

Political harmony is the bird the
politicians are trying to trap just now
but it doesn't seem inclined to fly to
the cage
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01

Whatever Roosevelt hits, the people
will cheer; but they do not vote al
ways with their cheering hand.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01

Colonel Bryan's early declination of
a denomination for the presidency need
not be accepted as a finality.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01

While they are eating ten-c lob
sters in the British provinces, we New
Englanders sit down to the 30-cent
brandt
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01

Horace Johnson is cunning in pre-
dieting unfair weather in fair time.
who ever expects anything else?
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01

TT Edison's talking pictures have a
voice that fits. it viii be a wonder.
a 7x9 voice will not fit a 10x12 per-
son.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01

Roosevelt doesn't appear to be afraid
20 hunt trouble. Let's see if it is pos
sibIe for him TO make II profitable.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01

II August had just taken its crop of
ragweed with it, the hay-fever suf-
ferers could have forgiven everything
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01

The seismograph mas way of say
ing little when hit, but a great deal
when the other fellow is disturbed.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01

BalinFer finds the aviator's exam
pie enough-they decline to get away
unless they feel sure of coming back.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01
TUESDAY, SEPT. 9th

2.35 class, trot or pace-purse $500
2.20 class. trot or pace-purse $500
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01

WEDNESDAY,, SEPT. 9TH
225 class trot or pace-purse $500
$50 class, pace or trot-purse $500
M. R. JOY. Starter. e i
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-01

Children under IL 15c AUTOMOBILE
ARTHUR D. LATHROP, Prest W. YERRINGTON S
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-14
MORNING CHIT-CHAT.

= Tot little mother who had
M millinery shop. While she look
| ing a the
them, investigating of mind he anxious
hat would
That's glass that's
demolshment proved.
catching
with gentle oh little
mother
nouncng He play with all the hats he likes and spoil in
shop he grandfather
winds tale nquring the
ashers
y analogous inquring
NOR sense al
pleasure
the little incident
the harmful lesson taught
OF
his right absolute selfgratheaton
viii girl
family stealing hundred thousands
realize, lad
children allow
I donk
little girl the pinkand
exquisite
shoppd stopped
Goodness decided that
Ican
hrveled like autumn
training
courtesy
be punished unfaingly
with their work and the insolence they
10 showt
show Iamso
obliged leave good positions
prng trouble
these
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Value of Rest.

Learn how 10 rest, you women who
would take the best care OF yourselves
ct the least time and trouble. a thor
ough rest OF even half an hour will do
moro than the average woman has
any idea OF toward warding of doc
tors bills and illnesses. not TO mention
that It VIII keep her looking young
long after years are against her.
But rest is not simply dropping down
in chair or even throwing ones self
down on a lounge, booted and frocked.
Not at all. There is not even muscu-
lar relaxation in this, and particularly
no nervous relief. To be refreshed one
must live up to it, body and mind. make
a business Of 1t. figuratively speaking.
IL may seem nuisance, but when did
one ever have anything worth while
without working for It?
There is nothing in the world TO equal
taking of ones thugs and getting into
bed. doing II quite.l as though it were
bedtime. And yet q shouldn't say there
Is nothing to equal that; there is one
just a little better. sand that is taking a
hot bath hrst. TryS it. ye skepticsl
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-14

win was formerly Miss Louise White, a
bud of two years ago. Lieut.. and Mrs.
Irwin were at Annapolis Saturday.
Miss Eleanor Terry viii have as her
matron of honor at her marriage TO
Lieut. Camperlo, December I. her cousin.
Mrs. Cushsuc, Of Annapolis. with whom
Miss Terry and Lieut.. Camperio spent
Marchese NegrottO, the new counselor OF
the Italian Embassy, and his ushers are
not yet selected.
The Assistant Secretary OF State and
Mrs. Huntington Wilson. who have spent
the autumn season abroad. will sail for
home next Saturday.
The date for the first OF the Bachelors
Cotillions this year is January 4. They
will be given as usual at the New VIII
lard
Senator and Mrs. Claude A. Swanson
nave leased the Sixteenth street home OF
former Gov and Mrs William r. Mer-
riam. Of Minnesota, who will spend the
greater part OF the winter in their coun-
try place. They will come 20 Washing
ton for a short season In their n street
home. Miss Laura Merriam. who is now
with her sister. Mrs. John Wheelwright.
in Boston. will spend most OF the winter
there.
Mr.. Clifford Pinchot and his mother.
Mrs. James Pinchot, are in New York.
where they went 10 meet the former 5
sister, Lady tombstone. wife of the Brit
ish Minister 10 Denmark. who arrived IN
New York on Saturday They all dined
with Mrs. Henry Lane Emo al the Hotel
Gotham that evening.
Mrs. Herbert shipman. daughter n
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley. OF this
city, entertained former Representative
and Mrs. Bourke Cochran in her box at
the Horse Show in New York on Saturday
afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Sloan Auchin-
Gloss were entertained at luncheon yes
terday al the Chevy Chase Club by Mrs.
Frederick Wesson. who had TO meet them
Capt. II. w. Clifford. Z. S. NJ. c.; Mr..
John Dom, and Mrs. Stewart E. Bar
Der, daughter OF the hostess. Mrs. Auch-