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Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-20
KINDLINESS BRINGS SATISFAc
TON.

Dear Editor of the Social Corner
There are so many questions dis
cussed in The Corner that one never
tires of reading the letters, and it
breadth of mind in the various dis
cussions that is at least refreshing.
Whatever accomplishments may be
credited to man in the commercial
world and the world of learning, after
all womans influence is the greatest
world. Let her do all IN her power
to further justice and uphold the
right and many of the puzzling social
questions which now confront us will
be settled forever in a dignifled man
ner.
would like to cite an instance in
the experience of a friend of mine:
A woman who supposedly has reached
the age of discretion had a fancied
grievance against this young friend of
mine, and instead of going to her in
q quiet and refined manner and asking
for an interview, which would have
been the Christian and womanly solu-
tion of the problem, she decided to
arrange for a party to which she
would invite every one in the little
against HON she had the imaginary
grievance Result: Much unfavora BILE
comment. On her undignified action,
many little stories of past like actions
on her part, unkind criticisms of her
husband. who presumably knew of her
intentions, and many kind remarks of
and assut the young woman. Now,
who was the gamer in this incident :?
Certainly not the older woman who
harbored unkind feelings in her
heart.
Life is so short. and we must all
come to the last day when, as we re-
view our life VIC shall recall with
happiness the good deeds we may have
done and with regret and pain remem-
her any unkind acts.
| like to think of what friend said
recently: Did it ever occur to you
that one of the most beautiful things
about Nature is the very evident har-
mony of her laws and the all -pervad-
ing peace which impress one when in
solitary communion with Nature ~
Man is seciable creature, and in or
der to live peaceably with those about
US it is necessary to live according to
the wise precepts of the Golden Rule.
Storrs. PATTY EMERALD.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-20
An Unnamed Liahtship.

There is stationed of the island Of
Islay. on the west coast of Scotland,
at the Otter rock an Interesting light.
ship. 1t is unnamed. yet it can be
relied on to display the warning Hight
to guide the mariner on this dangerous
coast. 1t is a very tngenieusly con-
structed vessel and the only one Of its
kind. In its two steel tanks sufficient
gas can be stored to supply the vessel
for several months. Experiments have
shown that the light may be depended
upon to burn continuously fer months
at time. The approximate duration
of the light can always be predeter-
mined. and there is no danger what
ever of the light being extinguished by
wind or spray. The light is visible at
a distance of from eight to twelve
miles. The lightship also has bell.
which is made to ring automatically
by means Of an ingenious device that
utilizes the gas as it passes from the
tanks to the lantern to work the bell
clapper.-Harper's Weekly.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-20
COMMENTS BY RURAL DELIVERY

Editor Social Corner:-We wish to
thank the editor for the prize for our
little story. in the Social Corner. We
shall keep it as q souvenir from The
Bulletin. as it is. the first money we
ever received for an article from a
paper or a magazine.
We We're very much plea sed with
the story. Peaceful Dreams by Ruth.
If she should dream it twice more it
may come true. Let US hope so.
If we seemed somewhat embarrassed
in the dream. it should be rem enbered
that Father and myself were the only
men folks there, and we could not be
expected to be very entertaining TO the
sisters of the Social Corner. as we
would not understand the correct style
of the new skirts. or the sprins hats
that turn UP and down-wllictl have
come to stay-and are something like
a dream.
The Social Corner letters are more
and more interesting every week; and
we can hardly see how The Bulletin
could get along without the many
good thinss suggested by the writers
Has John. Jim or Charles sefztbat
fewer garden ready Vet which will
make the place more like home than
a place of hard work with poor raw
RURAL DELIvERY-.
Danielsoa.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-20
Curious Way Of Cooling Water.

The average native woman in the in
terror of Nicaragua may appear ener-
waited and listless, but her method OF
cooling water is strenuous indeed.
She fills a half gallon earthenware jar
about two-t thirds full. The jar is made
of baked clay and. not being glazed. is
partially porous, SO that it soon be-
comes moist on the outside. BY means
of two leathern straps firmly attached
to the neck Of the jar the woman
causes the same to rotate swiftly in
the air. The mouth is wide open, but
the centrifugal molten keeps the water
from flying out. The endurance shown
by the Nicaraguan women Of the poer-
er class 10 this form Of calisthenics is
said to be marvellous. When. in the
opinion CT the operator. the water Is
sufficiently cooled she stops the move
ment by dexterous twist Of her wrist
and hands the Jar to the person that
has been waiting to quench his thirst.
By this process tepid water can be re-
duced to the Temperature Of a very
cool mountain spring. - New York
Press.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-20
A METHOD FOR HOUSEKEEPING.

Dear Social Corner Editor:-It seems
good to be able to talk with you and
the dear ones of the Social Corner
Much has been said of friendship
that is helpful. THE only way to have
a friend is to he one" is my special
guide on the subject; with it has come
a belief that perhaps something from
my own book of experience may help
a sister. So many have helped me I
wish I might give in exchange some
thing worth while.
Is it too late for a few words of
suggestion relative to housekeeping
First of all, feel fit yourself.
Choose pleasant days and limit the
work outlined to what your usual
strength admits. Do one room, or at
most two, at q time. I do the closets.
trunks, boxes, dresser drawers and all
other closed things, first. These
done, clothing aired, sorted, packed
away in cedar shavings or wrapped
the room itself. Pictures are careful
ly busted. glasses washed and polish
ed, frames gone over with crude OIL
brio -a-brac cleaned and laid away,
windows washed on the inside, cur
tains aired and brushed or washed as
needs denand,-then rest.
The next day take up rugs or carpet
and have same beaten or cleaned with
vacuum cleaner, which is best of all.
Wipe ceiling and walls with soft fan
mel bag or broom, sweep floor very
carefully, having previously removed
and thoroughly cleaned each movable
article of furniture Go over wood
work with damp rag, then with oiled.
Scrub floors with good strong ammo
MIA water: when dry return rugs in
place, settle the room and before you
realize it. it is done. and q sweet
sense of comfort-Steals over you to
think that room is clean.
Days you knew will be the busiest,
have hubby carry his dinner to work,
or where that is impossible, plan q
left over dinner, such as stew
warmed up or meat pie cooked in the
oven that requires no watching. Above
vexa tons
Meat Pie-Put through the meat
grinder two cups cold meat, beef,
lamb or veal, one cup bread or cracker
crumbs, two tablespoons flour stirred
smcCth in milk about one and half
cups milk or water. Season high. Now
using potato ricer: rice six or eight
potatoes, letting potatoes drop on the
beef. Season potatoes with salt. pep
per and butter Pour gently one quar-
ter cup more milk on top of pie and
dot top With butter. Bake rs minutes
in slow even.
Bran Bread Two cups of
bran not sieyed: one cup wheat
-four. salt. one teaspoon baking soda
one-half cup fnelasses, enc and a half
cups milk or water, Zone egg if de-
sired: lit adds mueh). Bake three
quarters of an heur in moderate oven.
Hoping some of the sisters viii try
the recipes here given. will close with
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-20
A WORD FROM BUSY 3. 3. A.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner
/ have been reading the Social Corner
news, and was much pleased with my
dream. and thank Ruth for making
the Social Corner story so interesting
to me. If we only could have such
nice dreams and have them come out
50 good II would be a great pleasure
TO dream.
also want to thank Sweet Laven-
der for her recipe. I tried it and it
was all right and very handy ITO have
when eggs are scarce.
have been very busy cleaning and
could not find time to write: although
took time to read the Social Corner
news.
have couple of verses I think
are nice for the Social Corner sisters:
Sisters, There's music here
From countless llarps it flows,
Throughout this bright celestial sphere
No pause nor discord knows
JOY. | am mute no more:
My sad and silent years,
With their loneliness are DER:
Sweet sisters, dry your tears.
B. B. A.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-20
RECIPES FOR CAKE.

Dear Editor of the Social Corner
Herewith 1 send recipes for cake:
Drop Cake-One cup of brown su-
gar, one cup of molasses, one egg, one
cup of sour milk, one teaspoon of soda
in milk, one-half cup of melted lard,
four cups of flour, salt and spices.
Drop with spoon on pan about two
inches apart.
Caramel Cake-Two eggs, one cup OF
sugar, one quarter cup of butter. one
half cup of milk, one and a half cups
of -four. one teaspoon of cream tartar,
one-half teaspoon of soda. Bake in
two square tins.
Caramel FiIIinq-One cup of sugar,
three-quarters cup of milk, butter the
size of an egg. Stir and boil Is min
utes. Beat till cold and flavor with
vanilla.
Plain Cake-Half cup of molasses,
one half cup of sugar one-half cup OF
sour milk, (sweet milk will do.) one
teaspoon soda, small piece shorten
ing, che egg, one teaspoon cinnamon,
one-half teaspoon cloves scant, a lit
tie salt; add -four the same as for
Fruit Cake without Esss-To one
cup of sugar creamed with one cup
of butter Cor good drippings) add one
cup of molasses and beat, then add one
cup of sour milk, and one teaspoon of
soda. and Eeat again. Add cinnamon
and Glove to taste; pinch of salt and
three cups of flour. Beat well and
add one cup of raisins. Bake in a
moderate oven.
CLARA OF CANTERBURY.
or lNT1v~
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-20
QUICKLY PREPARED DISHES.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner
| am sending a few tested recipes that
are easily and quickly prepared, which
hope will help some of the busy Sis
trs who are at spring cleaning, or en-
gagged in making flower beds:
Five Minute Soup - Cut slices of
stale bread into small dice; melt some
butter in frying pan and when the
diced bread has been nicely Drowned,
add hot milk in proportion to the
bread used; season with pepper and
salt and serve as soon as it has boiled
up once
Hard Boiled Egg SaIad-Cut in
halves the hard boiled eggs and place
on crisp lettuce leaf, with a spoonful
of mustard dressing. Another way or
serving is to cut the eggs lengthwise,
take out the yolks and mix with. sar-
dimes. ham, or chicken, and refill the
white boats and place on each spoon
full of dressing.
Batter Short Cake-To one egg add
one-fourth cup of sugar, butter size
of an egg, one cup sweet milk two
teaspoons baking powder and two cups
Of flour. This is fine for Strawberries,
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-20
A cHATTY LETTER FROM SWEET
LAVENDER.

Dear Social Corner ditor:-This is
e. glorious morning and l am going to
write just a few lines. A few words
to "Eudora': Your letter is nice on
Friends. Indeed, a true. true friend
does mean a good deal; and your
thong on Mothers day are beau
tiful. Yes; 1 am getting nicely set
tied and am planning to give small
At Home dinner to a party of twelve
on Bp%day. AS it is our third ami
versary ] shall plan every thing and
do everything myself and shall be in
my glory. Don't you love to do for
others?
For Just U.s.: Yes, we do often
overeat; but as you say, everything 50
tempting has lots to do with it. | just
love codhsh, potatoes and those John
ny calves. Why, when I go by your
house I'm. just coming In for dinner.
Dear N. Roena: Thanks for your
nice note. Yes, / love flowers, fresh
eggs and those chicks. My sweet peas
are UP an inch. Everything is spring
wish to thank Frank of Moosup.
I am wondering who he or she may be,
fer have several dear friends in your
homo town: but have not been there
for some time. 1 am always much in
terested in your writings.
Norwich. SWEET LAVENDER
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-20
Too Taikative.

The following story is told of the
famous painter Makart: The artist
was very passionate chess player.
but he did not like his adversary to
utter single word during the prog
ress of game. A stranger who was
very anxious to get on intimate terms
with the famous artist thought to be
able to achieve his object by means of
the royal game. After many tries he
succeeded at last in getting an infNo-
duction to Makart, and one day the
latter consented to play a game with
him. Being well aware Of the fact
that his adversary was very much
averse to any talk during the game.
not word was spoken, and even the
word 'check" was never spoken. All
the stranger dared to do was to touch
his adversary's king when he put that
piece in check. The game ended in
Makart being mated, when the sran-
ger quietly said ''checkmate." Makart
rose very excitedly, threw the pieces
off the board and, giving his opponent
fierce look, got off his chair, turned
his back to the stranger and exclaimed
"PrattIerp'
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-20
WHAT is TRUE FRIENDSHIP.

Editor Social Corner:-I wish to thank
the sisters for the kind words they
have written of me; and I must con-
fess that l feel most unworthy of
them.
"Eudora" wants me to tell her how
to know a true friend; and the reply
is not so easy for me to make. We
have acquaintance and companionable
neighbors and social piaymates and
some of us call them all friends-and
they may be; but they are not the
friend in need who is a friend in deed.
The human heart is always able to
recognize a true friend. I intimated
in my former letter that through
Christiikeness true friendship is
wrought. Now this is the best defini-
ton of q true friend / am capable OF
giving "Eudora': "A true friend is
the friend who comes to US in time of
sore trial or affliction through the love
and inspiration of God, not from any
human motive-comes when all who
we thought We're our friends have been
tried and found wanting. She imperils
herself to help us and in amazement
we recognize that we are not able to
suitably pay or reword her and that
she wants neither pay nor reward.
This is when the heart says softly
to US: This is true friendship and
we feel that a tie has been established
which can never be broken. Inquire
how she came to do it. and she says:
Il felt that I must do as 1 would
be done by
Having a Friend herself she felt i'm
PEELED to be such a. friend. and 1t
seems to me as if Christlikeness some
times visibly manifests itself in such
a way as this.
These blessed people who do the
incest things for their fellows without
expectation of reward are not as num-
erous as they should be. or held in
h iorF1 or IN
be.
Some of the sisters may be a Bile to do
much better than this for "Eudora,'
and I hope any one who feels compe-
tent viii offer their ideas upon this
subject to her.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-20
THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE,

Editor Social Corner:-I suppose
each one has his Cor her) opinion as
to the real Head of the House." Per
sonally, think that title should be
long to the wage Garner and should
therefore count it a married woman's
misfortune if she was obliged to accept
that position and it's responsibility
No true woman cares to be the head OF
her family if she can only be its heart
for it is her privilege to be the heart
both of her husband and her home
Ruskin says: You cannot think that
the buckling on of the knights armor
by his lady's hand was a mere caprice
of romantic fashion. 1t is the type OF
an eternal truth that the souls armor
Is never we'll set to the heart unless a
woman's hand has braced it. and it is
only when she braces 1t loosely that the
honor of womanheeG fails"
Isn't that responsibility enough for
any woman? Let us each try to brace
we'll our knights armor so that it may
not fail him in the battle of life.
PUSSY WILLOW
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-20
WHOLESOME, INEXPENSIVE FOOD

Editor Social Corner:-I started out
to give you a list of food for each meal
for seven days; but found there were
too many ways to prepare the same
different. Do you ever say: Il don't
know what on earth to cook or have
for dinner?' 1t seems to me there are
SO many dishes we can make, we might
leave that question out. l will tell you
how we have lived for past years:
For breakfast it has been different
cereals, such as oats, cream of wheat.
grape nuts, bread and butter, fried
potatoes, doughnuts, cookies, postum.
We have meat once a day: all the
vegetables we can get in the season.
I make lots of buildings, such as rice,
Indian, sea, moss, cream of wheat and
grape nut, cracker and bread pud-
dings.
1 have eaten dainty desserts that
were good, but not wholesome and nu-
tritious and too expensive for large
family.
For supper I taught the children to
have cracker and milk-an they want
ed.
Plain cooking always on hand. Until
they were four or five they had little
else; and their bedtime was o'clock
until five, and went to bed on full
stomach and no Indigestion.
The older ones would eat with us,
and 80 times out of 100 they would
nave crackers ana milk IN preference
to sauce and bread and butter.
If there were any extra pennies they
We're always spent for milk, which they
more than relished. Our milk bill is
more than our meat bill, as consider
it a food as well as drink. / give them
all the eggs we can afford-not for
breakfast; they are served for din
ner.
/ make different kinds of bread
first one, then another-wheat, oaJ-
meal. graham, entire wheat, brown
bread and Indian. and entire wheat
gems and Johnny cake. These are all
good, when made good. l seldom
ever fry meat or make pies.
I think fruit is very healthy and
buy it when I can. We eat canned
fruit. What we cannot buy 1 stew and
make myself.
I send various bread recipes:
Brown Bread-One cup sour milk
two cups rye and Indian meal, one cup
mo1asses, two cups boiling water; add
teaspoon sa1eratuS and salt.
Entire Wheat Bread-One quart OF
water, two quarts Haxall -four one
quart entire wheat -four, two table
spoons sugar, one-auarter cup mo-
lasses salt. two tablespoons lard,
scant, one and half Congress yeast
cake
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-20

Dear Sisters:-I want to tell B. B. A
why | was the first to arrive at the
picnic / am always on time like
Phileas Fogg. If l had an engage
ment at 7.16, at Just 1.16 l would walk
in.
NJ Lisella of Yantic: am glad il
what l write about chickens is help
full to you, for you know that is the
fourth prize! A handy bag to gather
eggs in is made by cutting two egg
shaped pieces about half a yard long
OF common canvas or other heavy
goods Make a dozen pockets on each
such as are on slipper cases; sew them
together and bind. Cut a hole near
the top large enough SO it can be car
r1ed on the arm. Bind that also. One
egg goes in each pocket, so there is
no breaking.
You can put that on your christina
list If for a gift it would be cute to
outline some poultry motto or design
on it. If you see a design you want
to use good way to get it is to hold
it on the window with a paper over
it on which to draw the design Basic
on 10 goods and tear out the paper
after it is outlined
Waterford MA
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-20

feathered warblers all unite in q mag
TffIcent chorus of song, pouring forth
their joy and thanksgiving to the
great Creator.
This morning the sun rose upon a,
scene of fresh beauty and loneliness,
for the earth refreshed by the show
ers which visited US while we slum-
bered, seemed even more beautiful
than yesterday. The fresh earth
smell, combined with the fragrance
emitted by hundreds of blossoms Of
trees, made the air celebrating in it's
sweetness, and our own heart Joins
the song of the birds in thanksgiving
to our Heavenly Father, who has
given us such a beautiful home here.
Colchester. GLENWOOD.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-20
= SOCIAL CORNER POEM.
WHERE THE MILK WHITE
HIRcHEs cRoW.

was born in old New England,
In the wooden nutmeg" state,
In the country, where at breakfast
Each had upon his plate
A smoking yellow Johnny cake.
With other good things. toe,
In valley near the Quinebaug.
Where the milk white birches grew.
The messy stone walls covered DER
With brier and creeping vine,
Where juicy huckIeberries grew
So shiney, black and fine,
The odor of the sweet fern
/ well remember, too,
1t always seemed so plenty
Where the milk white birches grew.
The sweet pond lilies grew upon
The margin of the streams,
Near messy hooks so shady,
Oft see them in my dreams;
The red schoolhouse, the grapevine
swing,
The oxen with their load,
And the milk white birches growing
Along beside the road.
I dwell upon Lake Erie's shore,
The scenery is sublime,
With beauty spots that would no doubt
Inspire the poets rhyme.
The country's nice and level,
Yet fwould fill me with delight,
To see a stony hillside
Covered DER with bircl1es bright.
The grass is green, the flowers fair,
That by the wayside grow,
Perhaps the birds sing just as sweet
As in the long ago.
We have dainties for the table,
And breakfast foods galore,
But they only make me hungry
For a Johnny cake once more.
I long for "huckleberry JAM"
And cider apple sass
That's been kept in a wooden tub
Made out of sassafras,
Rye biscuit, made with buttermilk,
And a good fat Johnny cake,
A double crusted yellow one
Like mother used to make.
I'm on the down hill side of life,
Yet fortunes been most kind,
/ have my home and loved ones,
And little fault to find,
BUT my cup of bliss Will ne'er be full
Until once more / go
To my boyhood home, where Johnny
cakes
And milk white birches grow.
ROBERT DUANE BROMLEY.
Geneva, Ohio.
I'VE do not intend to print poems in
the Social Corner; but this one is good
enough to print anywhere and we
know it will please the sisters.-The
Ed
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-20
A NICE LETTER FROM SEATTLE

Editor and Friends of the Social
Corner:-May I join the band of sis
ters OF the Social Corner? I am a ma
tive daughter of old Connecticut.
though the west has been my home for
many years. After living in several
states, / find Washington just the best
of all. Perhaps the many hills remind
me of my New England home.
Through the kindness of our Sister
Hettie Marie. I am enjoying the let
tiers of The Courier. Sometimes / find
a. familiar name; but many of my girl
hood cl1ums have passed away. / have
just been reading C. G.'s letter about
wild flowers. Well remember
them all; and the pleasure it gave me
TO search for them in childhoeds days.
There are many nice wild flowers in
Western Washington. but none pref
tier than we used TO find in Connect
cut though the state flower of each is
mush the same. The earlier flowers
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-20

careful what We say to our friends, so
as not to hurt them in any way; also
what we say about them.
Friendship is to do and say the kind
est things in the kindest way.
Perhaps it is rather late for house
cleaning hints; but I think a good
way to clean house is to clean all the
closets and cupboards first, so that
when we come to a room that has a
closet or cupboard opening out of it
We have not got to stop and clean
them then. 1 think that I can save
time by doing this way. Also, finish
the room that we are cleaning be-
fore we begin on another, SO as not to
have but one room to think of at a
time.
I must tell "Eudora' that l have read
her letter over and over. 1t was such
a nice letter, I think that she wrote it
for me.
May I come again sometime?
Norwich. BLUE BELL
Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-20
THE SOCIAL CORNER STORIES.

To the members of the Social Cor
ner the special stories are of more
than common interest. There are a
half dozen beside the prize-wlnners,
or enough for three months use.
The story to be printed next week will
be "AIice AIden's SURPRISE" by Patty
Emerald. We have another story by
Ruth; and stories by Ma" and e.
T. c." and Experience and others
which will appear in their turn.
The original story contest disclosed
the fact that we have some very nice
story writsrs-that the Social Corner
has attracted many able and enter
tanning contributors.