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Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-28

food constituents. That is, the prize went to the acre which would make the most beef or the most milk. when fed out. There were ffty-nine acres in the contest. and nine prizes were awarded,--five on flint corn and four on dent corn. I'm not going to bore you with figures about the protein and carbohydrate content. The one fact not single acre of dent corn save as much beef or milk value as the pooY- est acre among the five flint corn prize winners. The average acre of flint corn was equal to the making of 1.055 pounds of beef, or 11921 pounds best dent corns was equal to 7SS pounds of beef, or S,903 pounds of milk. In percentage reckoning, the flint corn, as a beef and milk pro- ducer, was worth 34 per cent. more to the acre than the best dent corn.
 Of course, there's such . thing as being too old -fogyish about our crops and too set in our insistence on old routineS. But 1t rayther looks as 1T the old fellows who used to raise flint corn in New England knew what they were about. They probably neither knew nor cared anything about pro tein, but they knew very well when a steer was fat, and when the milk pail was rpnning-over full. slis- PcCt g1fAC W0 0kQ ti8 SSS08 Af4vO N1A. derstood well enough. all along. that flint corn was tho thing for us to raise Perhaps. now that the chemists of the agricultural experiment sta tions have shown the same fact by their tests and analyses, the younger scendants will also accept it. We'll, it doesn't make much difference whether they take the old mans word for it or the professors dictum. as long as as they fall into line and nal their colors to q hint-corntassel, the results will be about the same, w7lat- ever the motive and spring of action.
 On the whole, I think the tendencies as shown by the census reports and exposition tests are distinctly favor, able. The abnormal percentage of in- only discordant note. Really, as there are, even now, only 40 of them in the whole state we needn't start panic on account of them, just as present. Proba bly a good many of them are the playthings of rich city people, who characteristics in highly unEnglisll conditions. We needn't worry much about them. They'll get tired of their pIaythings in time, and the ranches will fall apart into smaller and more useful farms.
 For Connecticut, as for all the east l. ern states, the farming future calls for small holdings, cultivated with in creasing intensity, till every acre shall be doing all that it can be made to do: till every farmer shall know the possibilities of every square inch of his land: till varieties shall have been bred up to their highest food value, and productivity fostered till the av- craze acre yield shall have been dou- bled or quadrup1ed. Why, over in New York state in 1908 the farmers cut over 4,7s4.0o0 acres of land to get 5.717,000 tons of hay.-about ton and fifth to the acre. Such q state ment is a dead give-away. They moved too much land for too little crop. It would sound better and be proof of better farming, if they had cut that same weight from half the number of acres. The rest would have paid quite as well if set to white pine trees!
 THE FARMER
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-28
Splendid for Old People

When the human system declines the accumulated poisons in the blood cause rheumatic pains in the joints, muscles promptly relieved and serious illness avoided by using the following pre- scription which shows wonderful re- suits even after the first few doses s. will eventually restore physical vigor: "One ounce compound syrup of 9arsa- parilla; one ounce Toris compouhd; half mixed and used in tablespoonful doses before each meal and at bedtime. The bottle to be shaken each time" Any druggist has these ingredients or will auiok1y get them for you. Anyone can mix them.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-28
Colchester.
TIMELY HOUSEHOLD SUCCESS
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Editor Social Corner: It is just be- tween seasons and many careful and systematic housewives are getting the spring sewing well in hand, so that sewing and cleaning will not both come together. The homemaker could get more time to enjoy the spring days if there wag not such @ rush of work for April and May.
 Every woman is richly repaid for the time spent in putting in flower seeds to enjoy in blossoming time. It is an opportunity to get out of doors, and some of us owe our good health and endurance to the fact that we will take time to get fresh air regularly.
 oines gardening, cleaning and sew iDG cannot be done to the best ad- vantage when all taken together, why not start with the sewfng2 And each of the others will fall into it's proper place.
 Several dollars may be saved some seasons by making necessary pur- chases when the celaring sales are in progress. I get staple colors and ma terialr choosing patterns that are in rood style always, then there is no great risk at the bargain counter.
 Don't you think 1t a good plan to let someone else buy the peculiar colors and test the new fabrics? If the things are really good they will be on the counters moro than one year.
 Plenty of large aprons will save the house dresses q great deal. and it Is easier to wash aprons than dresses. Small aprons of enamel cloth are use full to slip on when washing dishes, or at the wash board
 It is good time now to add to the stock of linen. sheets, etc. Every piece added helps the old ones to last longer and may prevent the supply running out entirely It is expensive business to replenish the linen closet. I buy halt bleached tAble-linen for every day use, and it Is a splendid investment. When the cloths are badly worn by the edge of the table. they are cut up for face towels and bibs. They will then wear nearly as long as new bleached material and are soft to use, being especially appreciated for the children
 The following is a gosd cake recipe to use when eggs are high:
 Quarter cup mixed nuts; half cup sugar: one cup molasses one cup sour milk: one and a half level teaspoons soda. one teaspoon each salt and cin- namon; one-third teaspoon cloves: three cups -four; three-quarters cup raisins cut In pieces Bake about fif
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 . small hen and fifteen under a large one l take her off to eat once a day and let her eat all she will, if she can do 1t inside of fifteen minutes. I have q big box to put her in to eat with a window screen in front to shut her in. feed cracked corn and grit. equal parts. and water to drink. I set the nests in row in the cellar with the date of setting pasted on top of each box I take her off nest by holding wings close to the body, for if she flaps much she may break up. Sometimes some hens are frightened and cackle until they get used to being handled In that case l put a curtain over the box to make 1t dark and they usually get quiet.
 hope all who try this way will have good luck; but don't forget the moral in the back of the old blue spelling book, Don't count your chick ems before they are matched"
 MA. Waterford.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-28
vaIue of smokino Wounds.

Editor Social Corner: I would like to tell what smoke will do for a fresh wound or an old sore. I have used it for years for children and grown people and all kinds of farm animals: horses, dogs and poultry, and have found it one of the best of remedies. The smoke from old leather, old shoes cut up in pieces, vool or sugar. have generally used wool-a piece of woolen cloth will do if you have no wool.
 Put some ashes in an old pail or pan. few coals; put an old piece Of carpet or bag around it to keep the smoke on the sore, and smoke 15 or 29 minutes. It will ease the pain like magic and perhaps save blood poison ing or lockjaw.
 Remember that If linement or salve, drawing or healing, has been used, it should be all washed off before smok.- ing. Bandage it If necessary. I have used 1t long enough to know it will save much suffering.
 HETTIE MARIA.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-28
FRIENDS.

Editor Social Corner: would like to say just a few words in regard to the word friend. Some people can make friends easily, while others cannot. But still one true friend is better than a host of quick made friends.
 A great many are your friends as long as you are well and can join with you in your pleasures, but when sorrow comes upon you somehow they disap- pear or are so busy or didn't know of your trouble.
 There is an old saying Laugh and the world laughs with you; weep and you weep alone" which Is true Now comes in the true friend and comforts you or will work for you in your time of need.
 Or, if it is your finances that enabar- rssses yoa in your time of need, that friend will advance the money to help you. But how many of your quick made friends will come forward? Not one
 I think 8 tried and true friend comas next to ones own family. Will some of the sisters in the Corner write their opinion on this?
 Y ,J(,vIfEp
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-28
TO SUCCESSFULLY SET A HEN

Editor Social Corner: It will soon be time for the farmers and farmers wives to set old Biddy. so I may help some one who would like to know how to do it and have pretty good luck. First take box wide enough for a com fortable nest. Stand 1t on end so that the top will come in front. Board up to about fifteen inches from the top. Now make a door of slats with strips of leather nailed on for hinges and nail on top of box, and leather on door Sith a slit to fastsn on nail, so she can be shut in. Make nest by putting dirt in bottom and hollow out little before putting straw in so eggs will not roll out of center. Put q nest egg in and bring her in late in the afternoon and give her all she will eat and drink. Then sprinkle nest and hen with some good lice powder or, having none. road dust and ashes in equal parts To dust. hold hen by legs, head down, so dust will get well into the fluff; also dust her three or four times during the hatch and about the nineteenth day
 put her on nest and leave her till late next day. If she has set all right, l put the eggs in nest while she is eat ing. If the weather is cold all she can keep warm is about ten: when the weather is warm s.st thiG&sn under
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-28
ENGLISH HOT POT.

Fry a chopped onion in two table spoons of drippings or butter in a skillet or broad, shallow pot and lay in 9 pint of cooked or raw beef cut in one inch cubes and dredge in flour. When the pieces are brown on both sides pour in gradually pint or more Of hot water or stock and a tablespoon of tomato catsup and vinegar. Stew gently for one hour. then add three potatoes, a stalk of celery. a carrot and a turnip all cut the same size as the beef, a bouquet of sweet herbs and salt and pepper to taste. Stew one hour more, then serve like soup in a tureen. More liquid may be added as it cooks away.
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Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-28

Apple Cream Cake-One egg and yolk of another, one cup of sugar, a tablespoon of butter one cup of milk, two teaspoons of baking powder, two cups of four Bake in layers. Cream for filling: One grated apple. white of one egg, one cup of powdered sugar. flavor with vanilla; beat for twenty minutes.
 EsgIess cookies-One cup of sugar, cream, one cup of milk, one and one half cups of sugar. three cups of four one teaspoon of soda.
 Coffee Cake-One cup of sugar, one half cup of butter, we'll mixed together, one-half cup of molasses, one half teaspoon of soda dissolved in one cup of hot coffee, three cups of flour, two teaspoons of baking powder one cup chopped raisins one cup entrants, spice to taste Bake slowly.
 EgqIess cookies-One cup of sugar. one cup of thick sour milk, one tea spoon of soda dissolved in little hot water, pinch of salt flour to roll. Flavor to taste.
 Ginger Snaps-Into a coffee cup put one teaspoon of soda, three tablespoons of boiling water, three tablespoons of melted lard. Fill the cup with molas- ses, add one tablespoon of ginger, one half teaspoon of cinnamon; add flour to roll.
 Walnut and Raisin FiIIine-Two- thirds cup of English walnuts and one ~egg, two tablespoons cream, one third cup of sugar, pinch of salt, spread between layers. Make icing for top and place half walnuts on it.
 CLARA OF CANTERBURY.
 South Canterbury.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-28
HAVE YOU TRIED PAxTINE
The Great TsiIs. oermieids9

nc 0rSot onot 0ermicioof
 You doh't have to pay sec or s1.0o a pint evr Historian sntiseptics or per- oxide. You can make IS pints of a more cleansing zermieidai, healing, and deodorizing antiseptic solution with one 25c box of Paxtine-a solu- bls nntiseptic powder, obtainable at any drug store.
 Paxtine destroys germs that cause disease. decay and odors-that Is why it 10 the best mouth wash and gar gle. and why 1t purifies the breath, cleanses and preserves the teeth bet ter than ordinary dentifrices. and in sponge bathing it completely eradi- cates precipitation and other diseagree- able body odors. Every dainty wo- man appreciates this and its many other toilet and hyeienic uses.
 Psxtife is splendid for sore throat. fnflsfned eyes and to purify mouth and breath after smoking. You can ret Psxtine Toilet Antiseptic at any drug store. price 25c and soc. or by mail postpaid from The Paxton Toi- let Co. Boston. Mass. who will send you n free sample If you would like e U it before buying
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-28
HROILED STEAK.

To BroiI Steak ProperIy-First trim it, then place your steak in the broiler. Scar it first on one side and then the other. Then lift it at least six inches from the fire and broil mora quickly, turning it two or three times. If the steak is one inch thick, broil it for eight minutes; if an inch and half thick, twelve minutes; if two inches thick, for twenty minutes.
 In a gas stove put the meat near the burners, turn 1t at first until both sides are thoroug h1y scared. Then put the broiler near the bottom of the stove, where the meat will broil slowly for eight. twelve or twenty ninutes,
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-28
An.wsr to Mariorx.

The Carbolic Acid Solution-Sixty drops of acid in a quart bottle of water; shake we'll every time a dose is taken from it-a teaspoonfu1 or table spoonful for a child and two table spoonsful for an adult. In case of threatened cold or sore throat, or any, thing of the sort, half a wineglassful of the solution settles it. Three doses two hours apart will break up a most obstinate cold or give softness and ease to the severest sore throat.
 HETTIE MARIA.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-28
A TALK WITH THE MEMBERS

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Social Corner Scrap Book

Put Q. newspaper or piece of white oilcloth at the foot of the dark cellar stairs. One can then easily see when the last step is reached and avoid taking two steps at once.
 Not all who wear eyeglasses know that those troublesome articles may be made clear and bright by spraying them with alcohol from a small ato- mixer and then rubbing with soft tissue paper. This is the method used by many opticians.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-28
Sand Lime Bricks.

Sand lime bricks of high quality are soon to be produced in Farmington by Hartford company which is install : ing the necessary machinery on 8 farm crossed by the tracks Of the New Haven X Northampton line. New England has been slow to take hold of this industry. As in so many other industrial processes Hartford is now going to prove that it is worth while.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-28
FOWL AND CHICKENS.

Editor Social Corner: Herewith send useful recipes:s
 Fricassse of Fowi-Take fowl as plump and tender as you can get. Clean it thoroughly and wash inside and out in saleratus water. wipe dry, rub inside with dry saleratus, not too much, and let lay over night. The next morning wash off the soda, cut up, taking pains to disjoint it properly put into a kettle and nearly cover with cold water. Rub first with salt, pepper and little sage; bring to a boil, then set back, closely covered, where it will just simmer until it is done. When it from the broth, keeping hot, skim off all the fat from the liquor, set it where it will boil up we'll season more if needed and add one pint of cream, if possible, or rich milk, let come to a boil then draw to back of stove and stir in quickly the well beaten yolk of an egg and a tablespoon of chopped parsley. Have the chicken arranged upon platter. leaving a hollow in the center. Take hot cream of tartar big- cults, split and lay in platter and then pour the cream and egg gravy over chicken and biscuits and serve at once. We are very fond of this and some times add a little rice to the gravy, cooking well in liquor before adding cream and egg. When I do this I usu- ally make crisp delicatsly browned tri- angles of toast and serve in place of biscuits. Sometimes when using the toast I fry thin slices of bacon until they are crisp, then arrange toast and the chicken upon that then pour gravy (southern style) we make an enjoyable dinner, as MT. c. S. wears that smile of self satisfied all day, which pays me for my labor.
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according to it's thickness. Turn two or three times during the brotline. Season when done.
 Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-28
Short of Water.

three days of last week froze so much of the water of Pennington river into ice that steam had to he used in some departments of the Collins company at Collinsviiie.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-28

Then you don't like bridge 2. aoh, I'll play it but I won't talk the lam guage.''-Detroit Free Press
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-28

Speaking of corn, reminds me of something which hasn't any relation to the census reports, but what was Drought out at the recent New Eng land Corn Exposition That is a fact, now seemingly settled beyond reason
 able controversy, that our old-fash- toned New England flint corn is a better and richer corn than any other variety. The buncombe stories which float eastward from the big western rn-fields have made some of us wonder whether we couldn't do bet ter by veering over to the western dent corns. One of the big prizes of
 fered at the late exposition was for the best acre crop, valued according to it's
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Canterbury Puddngs"1st s25o of Prize"-2nd prze $L50.
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EVERY WoMAN,s OPPORTUNITY.


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Smothered chicken-If you like on- ions, try this: Cut fowl in pieces to serve, put in iron kettle Casserole would be better if you have one). with teaspoon of salt and boiling water to cover. Let 1t come to boil on top of stove, then put in moderate oven and cook (covered tightly five or six hours. If water cooks away, more should be added and if the top pieces get brown turn them over so they will not get dry. But the water will not cook away much if the oven is not too hot An hour before dinner peel pint or more of small onions and put in with fowl. To serve, I took out onions and sea soned with pepper and salt, then thick ened gravy: let stand while you ar range chicken on platter with boiled potatoes, onions on top and gravy in tureen with two or more spoonfuls over all on platter. With celery and cranberry sauce makes another good meal with plenty left to warm over the next day Pumpkin pie for dessert we find plenty.
 CENTENNIAL SQUARE.
 Readville Mass.
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TESTED CAKE RECIPES.

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Douglas Island news., 1911-06-21
Another Ice Automobile

A caterpillar, motor car, designed to tread the Arctic snows and tow sleds of food and supplies into the Candle district, trod the vitrified brick paving of First avenue yesterday afternoon to the delight of a good sized crowd.
 The machine is built from the body of a motor car to the order of Charles Dankert, of Candle. Dankert, who has speut twenty years in the North, plans to run an automobile freight into Can de. Fhe Emery machine shop built the car from Dankert's plan, elaborat- ing on the idea and making it practie. able.
 On either side of the automobile in place of wheels is an endless chain of wooden treads, which revolves about the axles. These treads are designed to walk over soft snow where automo- bile wheels would sink. Each belt or chain of treads is about three feet wide and capable of sustaining the car in the softest snow or mud.
 In order to steer the apparatus each side is under separate control so that one belt can be stopped while the other carr es the car around corner. In ad- dition to this there will be long, trail like ruddeg with similar tread, which will project behind and help turn the car
 ! The snow car crawled out from he machine shop yesterday afternoon to the great delight of all the idlers for blocks around. Under it's own power it waddled down to the Alaska Steam ship Go. dock, where it was loaded aboard the steamship Yucatan, bound for Nome.
 The car has been building in Seattle for the past three months.-P.-l.
Douglas Island news., 1911-06-21

A farmer, calling at the village school was asked by the master if he would like to question the scholars. So he said to the class: "If either of you can tell me the weight of the moon, the depth of the sea, and what l am think ing about, 1 will give prize of six pence" There were twin brothers in the class named Sam and Joe. Now, Joe put up his hand, and the farmer said: "WeIl, Sam, what is your answer2" Joe replied: "rhe weight of the moon is four quarters, the depth of the ocean is a stone's throw" and then he paused. The farmer responded, "Well, Sam, what am ] thinking about2" "Why, you think you are talking to Sam when it is his brother Joe-"
Douglas Island news., 1911-06-21
Greatest Sea Depth

"Is there any place where soundings have been attempted and no bottom found; what is the greatest depth ever found: is it fact that soundiDgs have been attempted where the lead went to such depth that it would not sink any further, presumably owing to the im- mensely depth reached and consequent ly density of the waterT'
 Answer-The above questions were, submitted to Lieutenant McMillan, U. S. N., nautical expert at the branch hy- drographic office in the Merchants Elk. change, who is perhaps the best in- formed man in the service on these subjects, and who in reply stated that the greatest known depth at present. is 5,269 fathoms, 11fathoms l66 feet) less than six statute miles, about 70 miles southeast of Guam; also that if sound ings have been made and no bottom found it WAS not due to the depth reached, but to; some disarrangement with the apparatus, and also that the lead will sink to any depth, provided Che wire is long enough, the belief that it would eventually get to depth where it would no longer sink being err yoneous.-kailway and Marine News.
Douglas Island news., 1911-06-21

A rich clothieT, being advised to try the Bath waters, requested his physi elan to recommend him to doctor who might be relied upon, which was done. Not faucying Bath, he in a few weeks heard something wonderful said of Cheltenham, and told his Bath Aesculapius he would go there if be would give him a letter to a skilled physician of the place, describing his case. This the doctor promised and performed, and had liberal remuner' atiou for his additional trouble. Our elothier set off early ou a fine summer morning, and as bis chaise was driving slowly along the road he thought it would be no great breach of confidence to open the doctors packet and see the particulars of his own case. This be did with great care, and after unfolding a quantity of blank paper, came to the letter, which was couched in the follow ing words: "Dear sir:-The bearer is a fat Wiltshire clothier; make the most of him. ."-EX.