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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-02-24

mouth. Taking all in all, it is poor
business to be engaged in. They seem
to forget that Profound silence is
better than words spoken without
charity
l often think if God showed His
wrath against lying as he did in the
days of Ananias, there would be so
many people in our streets dead the
ambulance would have TO come to take
their carcasses to the morgue for
identification. These people do not
open their own closets for inspection.
but someone comes along and reads
the riot act without fear or favor.
Ii we could only read the mind of
the stranger. No doubt he is think
ing: Now. what is wrong with you ?"
There certainly must be something
dead in the biscuit" as Pat said when
he was given a fish cake.
Not long ago l was reading story
Of a taciturn Swede who was riding
with a youns lady of similar nature.
After long period of silence she ask
ed:
What you thinking?''
Il thinking maybe you marry me-
Yes, I WILL" replied the damsel.
Then another long period of silence,
which was also broken by the young
lady, who asked:
What you thinking now?'
q thinking l talk too much,' was
the young mans reply.
Poor fellow He soon realized that
Second thoughts are best in many
cases"
Thank you, Montville, for the carl
That letter will come soon. I HAY {
over thirty correspondents, it seems
from Maine to Georgia. and the isles
Of the Pacific.
Bee: l live SO near the trolley I can
view it from seven different points
and not up in an airship, either.
Ready: | must have a seat on that
wo0dhoX. I am sure Jim and I car
entertain Sweet Sixteen for the space
/ of af an hour
Faye Verna: Glad the sons have
recovered. A little bird told me that
you have had illness in your family
Glenwood: If you are Faye Verna's
sister, you must have come right
along from the dear old Buckeye state
Toe busy to write very often?
Dreamer; II You hear of the edi-
tor having two black eyes, you may
well guess where he got them. That
was intended for his and my secret
Surely he must be a woman.
BILLIE.
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BETSY BURpocK's SICK ROOM
DRINKS.

Dear Edittr: l notice that some of
the writer's are asking for helpful
suggestions along home making lines.
Perhaps the following, which, by the
way, is a personal experience, will help
someone similarly situated,
A member of the family was very
i'll and absolutely refused to taka any
thing the physician allowed in selid
foed vet it was very essential they
take tie headed neurishment; So tina
pernie4ed and anxieas heme nurss
eanceeted the following menu Of palat :
able drinks, which the patient Wsula
take in small quantities.
These. served ,n dainty china hAd
glass, supplemented with q bit ef
fruit by bedside. tidied the household
over a critical few days. Never over
a cup (sInall teaeup) was served at a
time.
Fer Fruit-An Grange was divided
and all membrane renewed, with a
handful of malaga grapes, or mellow
a Bple sliced thiB for variety, were
Placea i'm reach of hand beside bed,
fhe following drinks were SERVED once
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-02-24

Dear Social Corner Friends: Time is
flying! In spite of the severe cold Of
weeks past, today completes two
months of our Social Corner in this
new year. Truly they have been two
profitable months to the thoughtful
readers. ! must confess l was charm
ed by the picture Of the progressive
home as portrayed by Mrs. Robinson
last week We mothers Of the goth
century need to be thoughtful students
Of existing conditions, that we may
make our influence count in every pos
sible way.
While we are studying progressive,
up to date questions, let US still bear
in mind those two little old fashioned
virtues. Courtesy and Kindness, which
| count for so much in smoothing life's
| pathway.
The Man Who Talks" once said that
the educators had taken from US Cour-
tesy, without giving us anything sub
stantial to take its place. The old
fashioned Yves, ma'am" and mo, sir, ="
are gone, and we have the simple, curt
Yes" and mo" How much less 1t
CRATES if we insist upon our children
saying Eyes, mamma; mo, Mr..
| Smith" Then Please and Thank
you" seem almost obsolete in spite OF
| the fact that human nature generally
responds quicker to a request than to
! a command.
/ Ireally think the trouble is that we
mothers leave the teaching of courtesy
| to the teachers instead Of teaching 1t
ourselves in the home, as we should.
Another breach Of courtesy often
heard from youthful lips is the re-
ferring to an elderly person as "Old
Smith" This should not be allowed,
but we should insist upon youth giving
Age thoughtful consideration and re-
! spect.
Mothers, let us give an extra thought
to the teaching of courtesy and kind
ness to our little ones, for these things
they will learn when very young, If
we insist upon it.
| THE cost is but little.
A merry word and smile,
! The profit. as you soon will find,
Is greatly worth your while;
And no one who tries them
But soon or later learns
That please" Good morning and
Thank you"
Will bring good returns.
GLENWOOD.
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sure know you, although I may be
wrong. Yes, you can join our Finch
game, if you like to; and as it is leap
year we viii ask you to take ride
in my auto when it comes weather.
Elizabeth Where have you been
this long time? Am glsd to hear from
you. Keep on writing.
Ready: AS was looking over my
collection of postal cards / came
across yours and | thought how kind
Of you to remember me at Christmas:
Cherisette; How are those 'passeD
hens coming on this cold weather ?
Haven't we had some pretty cold
weather?
Chef: Isn't your last initial Il?
Write again as l enjoy your letters.
Jam: Have you forgotten that it is
your turn to write to us all2
C. H. S. Of Mass: Have you ever
visited at Crystal Hill farm during
the summer I do not know you per-
sonally, but have heard of you.
Best wishes to all.
PAPA'S BOY,
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ccRNFLOWER's GOOD SUCCESS
TIONS.

Sisters of the Social Corner: To
Beccy: Try this recipe. [ think you
will like it:
Johnnycake-Two cups buttermilk,
IL cup sugar. teaspoon salt, 2 level
teaspoons soda. dissolved in a little
Of the huttermilk. Stir all together
until it begins to foam, then add one
scant cup of flour, and l IL cups
of cornmeal; beat until smooth, fry
on hot, well-greased griddle. Eat
hot with plenty of butter. :.
Cherisette: l know lots of people
who like to piece quilts; but / do not
like to, though l have done it and
NAV again. My favorite pattern is
the log cabin: there are so many ways
to put the squares together. 1 have
four, al different, and l think there
are other ways beside, Have also
made patchwork cushion covers and
holders.
A Holder, made Of two squares Of
patchwork with an interlining of thick
cloth, is nice. 1 like to have plenty
Of holders, they soil so easily. A ring
sewed to the corner of each makes it
easy to hang them up.
Now, / am going to suggest that
each sister send descriptions of one
or two easily made handy contriv-
ances for which she finds daily use in
her nome. Will illustrate by telling
about two things which I find very
handy,
One Is . number Of calendars hung
in the kitchen. Each has a pencil on
a long string attached to It, and each
one is for Il special record, one for
work account, one for egg record, etc.
The other hangs on the pantry door,
Is made of piece of heavy denim, ?
b. fest, henimed, and one end fold
ed over to within inches of the other
end, stitched at the sides and down
| the middle. One pocket holds paper
bags, the other brown paper. Three
brass rings are sewed at the top to
hang 1t by. If liked small pocket
may be stitched on the outside of each
Of the other large pockets, and used
| to hold strings.
| Isabel; I think we all take note
| Of the new writers, remember them,
and are glad to have them write
| again. I wish the Maine sisters would
tell what town they live in. If any
| one lives In Windham would like to
write her and ask some questions
about the place.
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READYs INK FRozE UP.

Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis
ters: When ask the man Of the house
il I shall write another letter TO tbs
Social Corner, he always answers
Sure" and as I always do just as he
tells me (mostly) here is another one.
I am glad to say am we'll and have
not been kidnapped; have had to wait
for my ink to thaw out. But I feel
winter will give way to spring soon,
and the birds will be singing around
our doors. The grass will be getting
green, and the trees will be In. bloom.
Then, all aboard for the woodhcx So
cial!
Sister Dreamer: Please appoint an
assistant to help me TO look after the
Social Corner family. With 122 I feel
I must have help. You remember my
promise.
Grandma: have worn the Kings
Daughters pin. l will wear the tattin
shuttle guess that shuttle will new
er do me any good. II ts on the shelf
right beside a spool of thread and it
has not woven a bit Of lace for me.
Swamp Apple: Ae we are to have
such lively ones at our social, some
one will have to appoint chaperone
for the party. AS hong as 1t IS Leap
year you may sit beside or between
Papa's Boy and Billie.
CheNsette: Inc man % tnS houSs Is
busy, JUST TI1s minutes hliin8 we
woo9eox. NAG no lues tne "ooe n.ttS
would Dc 80 tanhs' nc you EeceNVe
my card? 4 was 80 sotTy l cSulo noC
be present. hnO" HisSeu sofrie-
thing Gooo.
Wyamus 10 please eau Again: you
only STAYED long enough 10 say aoE
do you 40 ana S5oooZoys hcur let-
tire Yves lovely. Wouio nked 10 nave
seen your night blooming cereuS' Ihey
are so pretty, think
Girlie;' The letters are All 80 GOOD
do not want to miss any II 10 hard
to be g silent member. Tne lercers con-
tain 50 much OF all That IL good ann
interesting.
Blue Bell: was much pleased with
the card you sent. answered IT. but
suppose II got ~loSt- Never mffrn-
will send yen announcer one
Beccy; You are welcome. We want
Just as many from Maine eS viii write.
think l would want to. be dressed IN
fur from head to foot II was up IN
Maine Connecticut In cold enough for
me,
Potlatch: | have always been inter
ested in your letters, You seem 30 Tar
away, but so near when We read SOME
thing from your pen.
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AN INQUIRY.

Dear Members of the Social Corner:
This week am coming to you for help.
The water here is very hard. Can any
one tell me what to use TO soften it
when washing? Such a scum will rise
on the water when scalding the clothes
and sticks to the clothes so that 1t is
nearly as much work to rinse 1t off as
it Is to wash the dirt out.
What good time the members from
Leonard Bridge do have. 1t makes
ons wish they lived there, too, as it
must be nice to have members from
your own locality, as 1t keeps you
guessing who is who"
I don't think there Is a member that
I personally know. ] thought I might
"Shut-In" from N. s. When she re-
ferrsd to her family was all at sea.
Nevertheless, l certainly feel the
friendly spirit that pervades the Cor
ner and can say l have feeling in
my heart" for all. BEE.
West eriV,
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MoNTVILLE's JoHNNYcAKE FOR
BECCY,

Editor and Social Corner Sisters: I
read in the Social Corner that Beccy
wants recipe for Johnnycake, to be
fried on griddle. | send her mine:
GrddIs Johnnycake Two cups of
yellow or white cornmeal. one large
mixing spoon each Of sugar and flour
some salt, and about one fourth tea =
spoon saleratus Scald all together
With boiling water. then add cold
sweet milk enough 10 pat II out on
sriddles. not too thin
NONrVILLE
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CoRNFLowER.
COOKING FOOD IN PAPER BAGS.

Sliced Petasoes-Peel I'VE pounds of
potatoes and cut into thick slices and
put IN CREASED bag; dredse with lit
lie flour ard one teaspoon of parsley
chopped fine. close bag and cook 80
mtnutesj urn on hot dish and season
slightly @lth salt,
Esss on TsmAtSss-Peel a gosd sized
tomato, or several, according TO the
nGm5er OF pesple to be served, cut in
slices sFriRkle with salt and pepper
and bits of butter, and arrange on a
well Suffered cooking bag. Break one
sgg for each person and place care
fully on the slices of tomato in the
bag: sea the bag and place on a
larsief in bst sven fer FIVE minutes,
Remove the has fTem the oven cars
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SOCIAL CORNER POEM.
Just as tn. Sun Went Down.

l.
There in the din and the battles roar
Just at the close OF day,
Wounded and bleeding upon a field
Two dying soldiers lay,
One held a ringlet of thin gray hair,
Ono held a lock Of brown,
Bidding each other a last farewell
Just as the sun went down.
II.
one thought OF mother at home alone,
Feeble and old and gray,
One Of q sweetheart he left in town,
Happy and young and gay.
One kissed a ringlet of thin gray hair,
One kissed a lock Of brown,
Bidding farewell to the stars and
stripes,
Just as the sun went down.
One knew the joy Of mothers love,
One of a sweetheart fair;
Thinking of them they lay side by side,
Breathing farewell prayer.
One for his mother so old and gray,
One for his love in town,
They closed their eyes to earth and
skies.
Just as the sun went down.
Sent in by BALSAM FIR.
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be done, why does he not obtain those
results?
If each parent is entitled TO perfect
independence and the husband sees
fit to vote one way, and the wife an
other, perhaps, the family thinks an
other way is right. Would it not soon
bring discord in the home?
Good, intelligent men hold import
ant offices as well as men Of less in
telligence and wisdom. Would, II not
be the same if woman were in power?
A MOTHER.
Rcxblfry
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PRIZE WINNERS FOR FEBRUARY

Readvte letter
Cookery
Second Prize $3.50 A Dreamer
g Inspiration"
Sustaining for
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PEGGY ANNE A sAur.IN.

Dear Editor and Sisters Another
sPriRg-like merning. And how good
it dees seem! 1t has been such a
Geld wiater,
saaehadYl So yau live nsat thass
neisy geese, / think know wEe you
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PAPA's BOY GREETS MERRY
FARMERS Boy.

Dear Editor and Sisters. First of
all. want to thank Blue Bells of
scotWnd for her pretty card | fe-
ceiyed
Merry Farmers SoY Hello! Ara
glsd II 50 yc'r little piece in, am
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DUTY BY HABIT IS TO PLEASURE TURNED
EVERY woMAN's OPPORTUNITY.

help
Weane OF each week.
Address CORNER EDITOR Bulletin ONCE. Norwich. Conn
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THREE MONTHLY $3.50 second; sOO
third. Award the las Saturday IN month.
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GLENWooD's GOOD COUNSEL.

JANE ANN
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SAGE TEA 1ARkENs HAIR.
Restores Faded and Gray Hair to Nat
ural Coler.

There Is nothing new about the idea
Ok using Sage for restoring the color
~ the hair. Oar Srandmothers kept
their hair dark, glossy and abundant
ny the use Of simple Sage Tea %
Whenever their hair fell out or took on
dull faded or streaked appearance.
[ley made a brew Of Sage leaves, and
applied il 10 their hair, with wonder
fully beneficial effect.
Nowadays we don't have to resort TO
the old time tiresome method Of gath,
eling the herbs and making the tea
This is done by slillful chemists better
than we could do it ourselves; and all
We have to do is 70 call for tho ready
made product. Wyeth's Sage and Sui
uhur Hair Remedy. containing Sage in
rhe proper strength with the addition
Of Sulphur, another old-time scalp
remedy.
This preparation gives youthful coll
or and beauty to the hair, and is ona
OF the best remedies you can use for
dandI-uff. dry. feverish, itching scalp,
and falling hair. Get a fifty cent bot
tie from your druggist today, and you
will be surprised at the quick results.
All druggists sell it, under guarantee
that the money win be refunded If the
remedy is not exactly as represented.
SPECIAL agents, Lee & oegood, 1S1 Main
street.
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THE Gypsy 1RAu.

ooAded a house of cedar and stone,
:, " cedar, red. and OF porphyry. =
Ia wandered far and I'd wandered
And here WIS rest for the soul Of
me.
But over the trees wild harp-chords
swept ~S
The fierce, free hands of a singing
And, back Of my belted doors. went
For the cloud-veiled stars and ne
gypsy trail!
The portal is, strained, but the lock
held fast
broke the hinge. and I made my
Walls for the tamedi For at last At
last al
I knew that my roof was the tented
Full In my eyes came the slan,inS
Full in my face. like a silver fail
But the night and the storm were mine
again,
As 7 struck my stride en- the gypsy
-Grace pufie Beylan, in the Now
York Times. W"
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BREED rHEATER.
Trs squaw Mans Revenge Thrilling
Western Story.


The Breed theater offers today. for
rae first time in this city, one Of the
strongest western pictures on the
market, and. as the title suggests, il
is hlled with thrilling moments and
Intense interest.
A little white child found and
brought W by the Indians, finally
meets man of her own kind. He
falls IN love with her and marries
her. The other men in the camp, how
ever, make life unbearable for the lit
tie woman. whom they suppose to be
an Indian They threaten to ostracise
har husband unless she leaves the
camp and IN despair she leaves and
runs back to her tribe. Her husband,
driven TO despair ny this treatment,
Joins the Indians and with them takes
revenge upon the little community by
destroying the entire settlement.
some u The Biograph comedy for
which the Breed is famous is billed,
and lie sure 10 please its naany ad-
1-irers. while the VitaFrapn dramatic
feature IS entitled The Heart OF the
Kings Jester This Is q superb pro-
i1cuon. classic In IFS scenic splendor.
showing the court and courtters OF the
sixteenth century at which time this
v 1nderful tale happened.
Mr. Robert rombari, whoss superb
baritone voice is the charm of the
musical portion Of the bill, sings the
great aria from Nerdis Masked Ball,
written n 1853. I. Is full Of the
magnetic rlvthn snd original and
mastery arrangement Of beautiful
uus1cal intervals, and the result is
one OF the most beautiful vocal NUN
oers IN tho history Of tho Breed,
Mr. Matt Bennett. tenor. sings story
" the Rose. with bells obbligGtG by
&r. Clark, and thoroughly pieases all
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-02-09

publications listed ore presented IN
condensed and get-at-able form.
The Annual and Directory Is now
the only publication of it's kind which
is compiled from information gathered
each year from original sources. MIR.
George p. Rewell was the first TO COM
pile such a work. and for many years
be issued the American Newspaper Di
rectory in the interest Of publishers
and advertisers. Following his death
the directory with its records, copy
rights and property, was sold to n. W.
Aver & Son. who combined It with
their Annual.
A specially valuable feature OF the
present volume is the population Of
over eleven thousand towns. little and
big, as given by the recent United
States census.
Az always, special attention has
been given to the important matter
of circulation figures. Where salts
factory signed or sworn statements
have been made these figures are pre-
scented; otherwise the editor of the An
nual has estimated the circulation
from the best and latest information at
his command,
Supplementary to the general cata-
logue are 201 lists of daily papers,
magazines, women's publications. mail
order publications, agricultural, reltg-
ious, and the various trade and class
papers, each class listed under d sep
arate head. This useful feature OF
the book is Kept fully abreast of the
times, as is indicated by three of its
headings: Aeronautics, Moving Pic
lures and Esperanto.
The Annual and Directory likewise
presents vast amount Of up to date
gazetteer information showing the
transportation, banking and other ia
cilities of every town in which
newspaper is published, together with
references. to its leading industries and
characteristics. This feature is sup
plemented by a specially prepared map
of each state. showing every news
paper town. Convenience and concise
ness have been carefully studied
throughout and the book places at
the disposal of publishers, of advertis-
ers, of business men, of students, IL
brarians. etc, vast amount of fresh
information not to be procured else
where
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Brief State News

New sritain.-The German Rifle
club observed it's forty second ami
versary in Barbecks hall Thursday
night.
Haddam.-Twelve Of the children
have been i'll at the county nome in
Haddam with scarlet fever, but are
now well and the quarantine has been
raised.
Derhy.-The trolleyrnen of the Derby
division of the Connecticut company
recently rendered a banquet to the TOR
mer superintendent of the lines, AFrank
E. Beardsley.
notwithstanding R. C. Usher of
the Plainville Water company an
nounced today the appointment OF
dent of the water company's plant
here.
Hartford.-Mr. and Mrs. William
Thompson Redfeld have sent out in
vitations for the marriage of their
daughter, Dorothy, and Walter Edgar
Ives, Thursday afternoon, February q,
at o'clock at Trinity church.
ToIIand.-schools in town, in com
pliancelwith the state law, have placed
individual drinking cups in all the
schools but the Hicks Memorial
school, where bubhlers have been vt
in, as there is running water in the
building.
RocItville.-The postal savings bank
has now been in existence about six
months and the local deposits do II Z
aggregate $500. There is very little
desire to put money in the postal
bank, which pays only ? Per cent when
4 per cent. may be secured in the
savings banks.
5ridgopor&.--State's Attorney stiles
Judson returned Wednesday after a
trip to Bermuda, where he went TO
recuperate from his recent illness. He
is at his home in Stratford, but does
NOT intend to return to his practice for
some time. Mr.. Judsons health is
greatly improved.