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Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-22
The Easter Hat.


Rev. DIR. Myers, at fremont temple,
in Boston, last evening, paid his re-
spects to the Easter hat and voiced
his opposition to it in no uncertain
terms. He said:
81 was once admiring the beauty OF
cherry, tree, laden with luscious
looking, ripe fruit, but disfigured by
a lot Of rags tied to the branches l
asked what they were for, and was
told they were to frighten away the
enemies of the cherries. That IS what
your Easter hat is for. 1t scares peo-
pie away from the real Easter life.
What has your big Easter hat to de
with Easter lay? What is your spirit
uaI and practical attitude toward the
day."
The doctor was a little harsh in his
arrangement for he attacked one OF
tho time honered customs. 1t is the
most natural thing in the world that
the woman who has consistently kept
Lent should throw off the sack cloth
for the brighter garments that indicate
the time for rejoicing is at hand. We
decorate our churches with flowers and
yet this man objects because the
women put their flowers on their hats.
1t is a fine healthy sign. this Easter
decoration and in spite Of the denun-
citation of DR. Mye.s the Easter hats
add as much to the observance of the
day as do the flowers in his church.
without them Easter would not be as
important an occasion and there would
be less people in his church.-M
Journal
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-22
LACE PATTERN-lcE CREAM.

Editor Social Corner: Let me give
pretty lace pattern quickly made and
very easy: Oh. eight, turn, shell in
third stStch, too. shell, faster in last
Ut. Of chain, turn CHI. shells in shell
ch, too. double in between space of
last row, chain too. shell in shell, CHI.
s. turn shell in shell, ch. too, double
between the spaces of last row, shell
in shell.
Anyone can put a scallop on If liked.
A Raised Cake Rsoips-One yeast
cake; let rise as for bread; then add
two eggs. one cup butter, one cup
sugar, little salt, one-haIf cup of
raisins. and a little lemon; put in
enough flour to make a stiff dough:
let rise over night, then make into
leaves, let rise, bake
AS there has been a call for ice
cream i give recipe we like very
much.
Coffee lee Cream-One-half pound
sugar two eggs, one pint boiling milk.
one pint cream. one cup strong coffee,
one-half cup flour; let all boil. cool
and freeze
Hope this will not reach the waste
basket II not. and any one would
like directions for pretty Irish lace
collar, will gladly send them.
Columbia.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-22
YANKEE VERSUS BRITTON

thirty nine dollars in bills and four
silver dollars.
Ali the passengers were searched,
Mr.. Hyde among them, and in various
places money was found on many of
them. The rule of their captor was
in consequence this Yankee prisoner
saved all his funds. for the balance of
his money was not discovered
Taken on board the frigate Nimrod,
Captain Burdette, Mr.. Hyde was close
ly watched and specially guarded by
identity thought that their captive
should have proved richer prize.
During his stay on the Nimrod, cattle
taken from shore people. or sold by
the 4'Blue lighter fraternity to the
emissaries of the British were slaugh
hoisted UP to the tune of Yankee
Doodle. Mr.. Hyde took special note
of their work and after the beeves were
dressed, the cream white frocks of the
butchers did not show a drop of blood.
After a few days several passengers,
including Mr.. Hyde, were given an old
boat and three oars and were permit
ted to go ashore. Landing near Lyme.
Conn, our Yankee secured the loan of
an old white horse, rode to New Lon
don, crossed the Thames and taking
the old post road to Providence, went
on seven miles to Mystic.
Riding up to the store of Mr.. Enoch
Burrows (his father-in- law he was
met by the salutation:
why, John, where are you from? ?"
from the British fleet was the re-
ply.
Then the money is all gonelY
NO; l have it ALL was the glad
rejoinder.
Once more Yankee brains had out
witted the Britons. The money thus
saved from the enemy was owned by
Mr.. Burrows, Mr.. Hyde and others,
who were sending it to New York for
investment.
EDWARD L. HYDE
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-22

(Written Specially for The Bulletin
The British fleet wss very much in
evidence in Long Island Sound during
the war of 1872, as the old-timers
termed it, and many and varied were
the experiences which came to those
who attempted to do business along
the shores of this much harrassed
coast. where British tars kept their
watch by day and night.
In May, 1914, my father, John Hyde
of Mystic, Conn. (now Old Mystic,
from whose lips I had this narrative),
started from home to make a voyage
to New York city by way of the Sound.
He sailed in the sloop Hero, which
while crowding sail in order to run by
the British fleet, was diemasted and
ran into Saybrook to make repairs.
: Mr.. Hyde here took stags for New
Haven, reaching there safely. While
at a hotel the captain of the packet
sloop Maria called to lock up passen-
gers. and said that the wind Yves fair
and he should start for New York. Mr..
Hyde took passage in the vessel and
going on board in the evening enter
ed the cabin and retired. He was
awakened in the night by hearing the
voice of the mate Saying he thought
he heard oars and believed they were
pursued by a barge. just as he sprang
from his berth the cry came to Mr..
Hyde's ears:
"A British ship is right aboard of
u.s.
Starting for the companion Mr..
Hyde was met by tho command from
on deck, given by sturdy British
tar:
go below or I will shoot youl"
Turning back to the cabin and en-
tering stateroom Mr.. Hyde cut the
stitches of the lining of the waistband
of his trousers and those at the arm
holes of his vest and carefully slipped
in nearly five thousand dollars in pa
per money; but he left in his pockets
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-22
RECIPES FOR PIES.

Editor Social Corner: I send two
recipes for pies:
Delicious Cream Pis-Separate the
whites and yolks of eggs. add to the
yolks cup sugar, cups milk. 1
tablespoonful flour made smooth in a
little milk: flavor with lemon. Beat
all together and cook in double boiler.
When this is like custard, pour into
pie crust. already baked. Beat whites
of egg with 1 cup sugar.
Apple Msrinsus-Pare. slice and
stew sweeten ripe, Juicy apples: mash
smooth. season with nutmeg or lemon
peel. Fill deep pie plate with an
undercrust, bake until done. Whip
whites of 8 eggs for each pie. with 1
tablespoon sugar.
Boiled Pudding-One cup moIasses,
l. cup suet, ] cup water, teaspoon
salt, cups flour, 1 cup raisins and
currants, / teaspoon cinnamon, IL
teaspoon nutmeg. Scald cloth and
flour it,; leave room to swell. Boil 8
hours. Serve with any kind of sauce.
LOUISE OF NORWICH.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-22
AUTOMOBILE LAWS.
Some Points on Which Drivers Should
Refresh Their Memories at the
Opening of the Season.

The Improvement in the weather has
brought out the automobiles in good
shape, and in connection with their ap-
pearance it seems necessary to call at
tention to the present laws OF which
drivers of automobiles need reminding
at least until the legislature gets
through with it's work in drafting an
other. says the Ansonia Sentinel.
The first of these is the speed pro-
vision, which simply states that mo
person shall operate a motor vehicle
on the public highways of this state
recklessly or, at rate of speed
greater than is reasonable and prop
er, having regard to the width, traf-
fic and use Of the highway, or SO as
to endanger the property or the life
places a rate of speed of one mils
would be in violation Of this section,
and in other places it is believed by
some that man may travel as fast
as his machine can be made to go
without such violation, although there
is another section which other peopls
consider makes 20 miles an hour or
over violation. If the speed at points
where the view of the road and traAls
is obstructed, or when approaching .
crossing or intersecting highway, o.
when traversing a bridge, a sharp tuYH
or steep descent or curve, exceedf
10 miles an hour, it is violation II
the rate in passing street railway
car that is stationary or about to STOP
on the side upon which passengers are
about to alight. exceeds three miles
an hour, there is violation.
Besides the speed provisions, the au-
temobile law requires on the part Of
drivers great care in passing pedestri-
ans or horses and vehicies on the high
ways. Speed must be reduced, sioualf
given, and if necessary the auton96bfh
must be stopped. The vehicle must bl
slowed down in taking curves, round
ing corners or approaching intersect-
ing streets or highways, must pass to
the right Of the center point of streets
in turning, and must give a reasonable
signal on horn or bell. Opening the
muf1ier within city limits is absolutely
prohibited
These are soma of the automobile
laws as they stand today. Old drivers
ought to refresh their memories on the
various points, and new drivers, Of
whom there are a good many, ought
to get the compiled laws and make a
study of them. They are not very long
and they may be quickly learned. This
will be time well spent, for IL word
has gone forth that this year the auto
mobile laws must be enforced more
strictly than last year
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-22
FEW NICE DEcIPEs.

Editor Social Corner-I am sending
you some recipes that are very nice:
German scaIIop-BoiI cabbage,
then drain and chop fine. Make a
white sauce by stirring into three Ia
blespoonfuis of butter two of -four, and
adding one cupful of milk. Season
with pepper and salt. Butter a baking
dish, put in a layer of cabbage; turn
some of the sauce over it, a few drops
of lemon juice,and some grated cheese.
Fill the dish in this manner, cover
with a layer of cracker crumbs, and
drop on bits of butter and a sprinkle
of cayenne. Bake until nice and
brown.
Mock Oysters-To the contents of a
can of corn add one-half cupfu1 OF
milk, two eggs, one-haf teaspoonful
salt, and flour enough to make a stiff
batter. Drop by spoonftls into hot lard
and fry a nice brown.
Macaroni croquettes Two table
spoonfuls of butter, four tablespoon
fuls of -four. one cupful of milk, yolk
of one egg, two cupfuls chopped mac
aroni. two tablespoonflils cheese, pep
per and salt. Of the macaroni is a left
over from a dish of tomato and maca-
roni, or well seasoned cheese dish, it
will be the more tasty.)
Make a sauce from the flour, butter
and milk, beat in the egg and cheese;
mix thoroughly; spread to cool. Shape
then flour, egg. crumb and fry. Serve
very hot with tomato sauce.
Rice and Meat Croquetts--One cup
full of boiled rice, one cupful of finely
chopped cooked meat, any kind; two
tablespoonfuls butter. Put the milk
on to boil and add meat, rice and sea-
soning. When this boils add egg, we'll
beaten; stir one minute. After cool
ing, shape, dip in egg and crumbs and
fry. LOUISE.
Lebanon
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-22
The Death Of General Goodrich.

The death of Gen. Arthur L. Good
rich, treasurer of the Hartford Courant
company, which occurred Sunday. calls
out the heartfelt sympathy of the
newspaper men of the entire country.
Only those who knew General Goodrich
well can fully appreciate the loss tho
Courant has sustained We speak es-
pecially of his loss to his newspaper
because that is the institution to which
he gave the best that was in him, and
it was in this field that he was recos-
nized everywhere as a strong, genuine,
helpful character. But he was a man
of affairs and a loyal citizen as well as
an energetic business man. His was a
splendid personality, and it will be
sadly missed. Many young man will
recall the kindly greeting, the hearty
handshake, the word Of good cheer
that meant so much when the way
looked dark and forbidding. The
friendships that he made were of the
enduring kind, for the man was thor
oughiy genuine, and his memory will
be cherished as long as one of his &C
quaintances remains on earth.-Bristoi
Press
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-22
A LITTLE INVENTION.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner:
have invented such a useful little
article that | thought must write and
tell you about it. My family (and do
not think it is different from many
others) come to their meals at differ
ent times; not long enough between to
cook a separate meal 1 tried putting
the food in the oven. 1t was not very
satisfactory, as it would sometimes dry
up. I then tried the steamer, which
was an Improvement, but foods would
sometimes mingle together, making it
unsightly; so enc day a happy thought
came to me and took my steamer to
tinsmith and had three triangular
compartments made that At closely in
side the cover. The little rim that
finishes them at the top answers for a
handle to take them out.
Now I put meats and gravy in one,
potatoes in another, a vegetable or
dessert in the third, and find that it
fills the bill to the letter and is worth
many times it's cost. JANE r.
Norwich, CT.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-22
THE OLD SUGAR ORCHARD

written Specially for The Bulletin.)
Maple sugar for sale carries my
thoughts back to q certain sugar or
chard on a hillside farm among the
Green Mountains, where have spent
many happy weeks Of my life. with
"a sunny southeast exposure, those
gar house, SO called, and were an inn
portant item on that farm, for the old
time Vermont housewife used maple
sugar largely in her cooking, and
many a toothsome dainty gained its
popular relish from the addition Of
that same maple sugar.
One season found me there during
the time of making the sugar. The
winter had been one OF deep SHOWS,
and the snow was scraped away
around the trees to hang the pals
where the trees were tapped. Then
came a sudden thaw, and the pals
were almost too high to be easily
taken down when filed with sap. The
final sugaring on was done at the
house that year, and very interesting
i was to me to watch the process.
How much care was taken that the
flavor should have no touch of over
heating, and that the stirring to make
it grain" should begin and end at
just the proper time. Every farm had
Its outfit for sugar making, and much
A1tdtIy S41StGu dLlOuS L8tOSG VIII
worked at 1t. To be the best sugar
maker meant as much in that locality
as it did to be the best butter or
cheese maker.
Before the sugar began to grain was
the time for waxing it, and II you have
never tasted waxed maple sugar you
have missed a sweet experience from
your life. At a certain point in the
process, how determined I never knew,
spoonfuls of the sugar were placed on
saucers of clean snow, and the re-
suit outdid all taffy and lollipops COM
more, though their jaws were conf
cally stuck together with each at
tempt at chewing the soft mass
placed in their mouths.
When the tubs Of sugar were filled
and put away for future use, an end
more frolic than toll, and the pals
and other utensils were stacked In
the sugar house till the next season
unless there should be funeral in the
neighborhood. Did you ever go to a
funeral in such a retired corner OF
noted the absence Of the undertaken
and hired service Of such sort. Low
ing hands and willing hearts Of neigh
bors attended to all such duties, and
the sugar pals with boards laid upon
them took the place OF the regulation
folding chairs in frequent use now-a-
days. All this is changed now. There
are no retired corners in most Sec
tons of New England, and as the
fame of maple sugar has spread
through the land, most Of the sugar is
sold in the liquid form to buyers from
city markets, and the old sugar-camp
is q thing OF the past in those re-
gions.
The sugar orchard was not the
highest part of the farm in question
That was reached by going up into the
back lot. This was woodland of about
one hundred acres whose eliminating
point was a group OK rocks cropping
out on the western edge of the farm
From this point an extended view was
obtained of higher peaks Of the noun
tains to the west, the symmetrical
Ascutney, and the rugged Camefs
Hump, and others, while to the south
and east stretched out the valley OF
the Connecticut. Beyond that. on very
clear days, appeared Mt. Monadnock
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-22
A TENDENCY THAT SHOULD BE
CHECKED

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner
A recent magazine article charging
our American girls with a tendency to
vulearity In speech attracted my at
tention. At first 1T aroused within me
a feeling of resentment, for love our
young people, youths and maidens,
and felt as the poet says:
DO not look for wrong and evil;
You will And them If you do.
AS you measure for your neighbcr
He'll measure back to you. :
prefer the next stanza:
Look for goodness, look for sladness;
You will meet them all the while,
II you bring a smiling visage
To the glass, you meet a smile"
Yet when shown possibility that
wrong does exist, we must face. it,
that we may correct 1T. SO If there
is a tendency among our young people
to use the vulgar language in place of
the pure, we mothers should give the
subject our serious thought. for spoken
words have SO much influence, not
alone on the hearers, but an even
er. and vulgar speech and pure
thoughts. with noble aims, cannot
long keep company.
That we may correct it if the condi-
ton does exist let us be watchful of
our own language that it may be pure
and beautiful: let us try to secure a
more intimate acquaintance with the
friends of eur young people. and let
us be very watchful of the books they
read, for, dear sisters, we are train
ing the men who must soon be doing
the worlds work. and the wives and
mothers who by and by must take@our
places. Let us try to inculcate a. love
for the beautiful and send them forth
with pure thoughts and high and
noble aims.
Colchester GLENWOOD
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-22
TESTED RECIPES FOR CAKE.

Editor Social Corner: I herewith
send a few recipes to the sisters of
the Social Corner and all who read
The Bulletin, in hopes they will help
them in their daily duty:
Ono Egg cake-One- third cup cotto-
vanilla, half teaspoonful soda, 1 tea
spoonful cream tartar, cups -four, /
cup milk.
Rub cottolene and sugar to light
cream; add the well beaten yolk Of
egg and vanilla; mix soda. cream tar
tar and flour and stir into the sugar
mixture alternately with the milk; add
the well beaten white of egg last Bak
in a shallow pan in a, moderate oven
about half an hour. Two teaspoonfuls
Of baking powder may be used instead
OF soda and cream tartar.
Gilt Edge cake-One cup sugar, 2
cups flour, "a cup water, teaspoon
teaspoonfuls cream tartar, 2 yolks
eggs.
Bake in three layers. For filing,
take three-quarters cup sugar in
enough water to melt. Let boil up;
add whites of two eggs. beaten stiff:
each vanilla and lemon. Put between
and on top.
White Mountain caI<e-Scant half
cup cottolene, 2 cups sugar, cups
flour, 1 cup milk, 2 eggs, teaspoon
fuls cream tartar, / teaspoonfl Soda
Stir together without separating the
eggs. Put frosting between the lay
ers.
Honey Cate-One pint -four, 2 tea
spoonfuls baking powder, eggs, 3
ounces cottolene, i cup sugar, cup
honey. 1 tablespoonful caraway seed
Bake in moderate oven.
cottolene, 1-2 cups flour, / teaspoon
full baking powder, 4 eggs, Q cups SUI
gar. cup cream; flavor with lemon
extract.
Cup, or I, 2, 3, 4, cake-One scant
cup cottolene, cups sugar, cups
flour, eggs Mix and bake the same
as pound cake.
ChiIdren's Cake-Two eggs, L table
spoonful cottolene, IL cups sugar, 1
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-22


Who could not tell who Who was, for
that would spoil the charm.
A few hints for the Corner:
When anything is spilled on a hot
stove which gives out q disagreeable
odor, sprinkle salt upon it.
Wheat -four is the best thing to
throw over fat on fire, or kerosene.
A roomy bag with a ring of wire
holding the top open is handy attach
ed to the sewing machine frame to
catch the ships and scraps while work
ing. This saves picking up litter.
have one made of straw mating, fun
nel-shaped, with red braid around the
top and down the seams. 1t is a con-
venient and pretty receptacle.
How many ways old newspapers
may be used to save work. Spread on
the kitchen table. when any work is
being done by which the table may be
soiled. for window cleaning and for
polishing stove. they save brushes
and raise less dust. FRANK.
MOoS1D
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-22
AN ANSWER FOR HOUSEWIFE.


Dear Sisters OF the Social Corner
In Hens and Humorous the and had
humor on his mind" Should have
read hu1nus on his mind.
To- Sister Housewife: am having
good luck with chickens. keep The
settlers I want to break up in a crate,
so if a hen refuses to set on her eggs
in the day time / go there and pick
out the ugliest one-the one that will
set on the floor; but If it is at night
/ can usually find one on the nests in
the hen house.
The reason so many break up is be-
cause they are lousy. II you will dust
the nests and hens with the powder
that I sent a recipe for It may help.
good many people think eggs are
spoiled and throw them away. have
known people who have had eggs get
cold several times, and tried as MANY
hens, and still the eggs matched. A
good healthy germ will stand good
deal of abuse.
A young. man who worked for one
of the big packing houses told me that
often after unloading eggs, after be-
ing shut in a warm car, he had found
chickens. They may have been under
: MA.
Waterford.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-22

pint flour, / teacupful milk, nutmeg
ann rose water to taste; IL teaspoon
full soda, teaspoonful cream tartar
Dissolve the soda in the milk; into
the flour sift the cream tartar Beat
all well together, and lastly add the
-four. Bake as soon as mixed in small
tins, dropping on top of each cake one
seeded raisin; sift powdered sugar
over when baked
Never Fail Sponge cake.-Two eggs,
beat five minutes with egg beater; add
cup sugar, beat two minutes; one level
cup flour, one level teaspoonful bak-
ing powder, pinch salt; lastly add one
half cup boiling milk; favor with one
half teaspoonful each vanilla. and lem
on Beat all together with egg beat
er. Bake in moderate oven 20 min
utes.
A WILLING HELPER.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-22


stick Kidneys sive many signals Of
The sscretions are darn; contain .
sediment.
Passages are frequent. scanty. pain
ful.
Backache is constant day and night.
Headaches and dizzy spells are ire
quent.
The weakened kidneys need ausck
help.
Don't delayl Use a special kidney
remedy.
Doan,s Kidney Pills cure sick kid
neys, backache and urinary disorders
Norwich evidence proves this state
ment.
Mrs. H. A. Simonds, lit FranaUD
ST., Norwich, Conn.,, says: FOR kidnsg
trouble, think there is no medicine
equal to Doan's Kidney Pills. The un-
doubted benefit they have brought to
my friends warrants me in recon-
mending them highly. shall cheerful
~ give the facts that lead EN- to testify
in favor of Doan's Kidney Pills, pro-
cured from N. D. SEWN & Sons Drug
Store, to anyone DESTROYS of knowing
them for his or her own good"
For sale by all dealers Price soc.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. New
York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-an
take no other.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-22
A LITTLE GOSSIP AND USEFUL
HINTS.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner:
Sister Roena in her interesting letter
told us that the winter was past; but
Easter Sunday spread its white mantle
over New England and the winter
birds were around my door; and they
all had on old style bonnets-
was very much interested in the
remedy for burning feet. for am
troubled with them in warm weather.
I think Rural Delivery has a gift
for story telling. 1t was more than
good for the b1ues-for a good laugh
puts on fat.
Dear Faye Verna may be good
suesser. but she will have to guess
again Who's Who? I should be proud
to be Who. but If she guessed right
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-22
AN EXCEPTION TAKEN.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner
noticed that one of our sisters, writ
ing of friendship, called our attention
to the necessity for combating thSse
who Islander or deride our friends. rs
an evidence of our loyalty to them. /
must confess l do not like thai word
combat. When my friends are lily
spoken of through prejudice or ;slnr-
ance, or misrepi esented in my ;,res-
ence l correct the matter as if / was
a mistake. without any excitement tr
show of special interest Whenever /
can eorrant 4 falxAiloAA Nv alistly