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Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-07
A FEAT BY A HORSE.


 Peer Soc:ai G--~.== Sisters: I have been for a long time silent but an interested reader of the Corner. ..
 A good many years ago-in the spring of 1S-there had been a good deal of snow. When it was over, the snow melted, and there waas a freshet which sdid. good deal of damage to roads, bridges, etc.
 One dark night soon after the freshet gentleman was travelling from Hart ford to Providence, and as, he ap- preached the bridge which crosses the Quinnebaug river the water was roar ing and making a loud noise His horse walked across the bridge very carefully, and he at last was over safely, and drove on till he reached a tavern about two miles from the bridge.
 He asked for supper and lodgings, and while supper was being prepared was asked which way he came.
 He said: "OVer the bridge"
 The landlord said: That bridge is gone"
 The gentleman said he came over it with his horse, and the next day they went back to the river and found that all the bridge was gone except one stringer, and the horse had crossed on that.
 This tavern was owned at that time by my step mothers father, and after wards was purchased by my grand father and my father, and occupied by them until their deaths. It was taken down and a new house built in 1874 It has since been sold and the family moved away.
 was born in the old house, and 1t was my home for many years.
 Sometimes I'll give the Corner a recipe for pork apple pie, which is very nice.
 SALLY SYCAMORE.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-07
RECIPES FOR CHRISTMAS
 CANDIES.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: Here are the recipes of some dainty Christmas sweets that are much prized by children.
 Parisian Paste.-Pick over and re- move stems from one pound of figs. Pick over and remove stones from one pound of dates. Mix fruits with one pound of English walnut meats and put all through meat chopper. Work using the hands, on a board dredged with confectioner's sugar until thoroughly blended. Roll to a quarter of an inch in thickness and cut in inch squares. Roll each piece in confec- tioner's sugar. pack in layers in tin box, putting parafin paper between each layer.
 Purity Wafers-Prt 2-3 cup of pea nut butter into a large bowl Stir in as much cold water as will give it the consistency of thick cream To this emulsion add one teaspoon pull verized sugar and 2-3 teaspoon salt. Stir well, then add whole wheat flour, a little at a time, as much as can be stirred in, after which place upon the kneading board, using only part of the dough at time, add enough flour to prevent sticking, roll very thin, put in pans, prick thoroughly with fork Bake in a slow oven.
 Mexican Sugar Candy-Shell suffi- cient oceans to make half a pint of meats. Put a cupful of granulated sugar into a saucepan, stir until it melts, but do not let it burn. Take from the fire. and when slightly cooled add a cupful of milk. then add another cup sugar and stir the whole until, when dropped into cold water, the syrup forms soft ball. Take from the fire and add the nuts stir until it granulates. and turn into shallow pan that has been greased. Quickly flatten it out, and when cold break into squares.
 Norwich. ANNETTE.
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soctSL CORNER POEM.
The Life That Counts.

The life that counts must toll and fight Must hate the wrong and love the right; Must stand for truth by day, by night
 This is the life that counts. The life that counts must hopeful be; l1 darkest night make meiody;; MAsst wait the dawn on pended knee
 This is the life that counts. The fife that counts must aim to fswe Above the earth to sunlit skies: 11ugt dx Its gaze on Paradise
 This is the life that counts. The nfe that counts must helpful be; Inc cares and needs of others see; Must seek the slaves of sin to free
 Ttis is the life that counts. The Hfe that counts is linked with God; And turns not from the cross-the rod: But walks with joy where Jesus trod-
 This is the life that counts. \ From Heart Throbs."
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CT wouldn't be surprised,' replied, because that dog would eat anything that wouldn't stick in his throat and choke him. But he hasn't started in on this egg yet-let's have a. look un- der the porch
 'Burkin got lantern and we climb ed. Hector had twenty-seven eggs slowed away, most of them buried in the sand and a few wrecked in trans mission. He was evidently preparing for a hard winter.
 What do you suppose he did that for? asked Burkin later on when l was filling up the hole by means of which Hector had made his incursions
 "I don't know replied Burkin, thoughtfully, but Jimpers told me that Hector was a bird dog .'"-Chica- go News.
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AN EXPERIENCE

Dear Sisters cf the Social Corner:
 am gofnig to tell you a story; Just pps the clock struck four I put on my cloaks and hood also my mittens, for he night was cold and the air full of lsnorF and I started for the barn, talk ing along the milk pails, for I had the milking to do. The good man was MT on a vacation. and there was no Inhn we could hire.
 I did not know the first thing about milking. except that you sat on the tight side of COW. The COW in ques- non was a large black and white HoI- stein, having a calf just a few hours oil She was not very gentle and had no particular liking for a woman, especially when I tied her calf up to post Sitting on the stool, reaching as far as possible, and expecting her to kick every minute, I began.
 Work? Oh, how I worked to get that milk I tried and tried before I got a drop, and just as got it started she. resentfng such usage, stepped over as far as possible. Moving up l began again, when all of sudden she sent the milk pail rolling on the floor It did not waste much milk, for hadn't got it. Picking up the pail ] tried 1t over, with the same re- 81lL- then got a rope, Cle0 IL around her left leg, then around her right, and started over again. How she did try to kick; but all she could do was to keep stepping first one foot up and then the other, while I expected each minute she would fall down, or over, on to me.
 By this time I no longer needed my coat. for the temperature had risen until it seemed as if no air was stir ring and I should roast. Sweat ran down my face fin streams, and into my eyes. until they smaTted. My arms md wrist began to ache worse than any toothache
 Still kept on, determined to get her milk talked, I petted I tried to be as gentle as possible, but after trying for hours as it seemed to me, I only had about three quarts.
 Removing the rope I let her calf finish He at least knew how to get rufik from an angry. stepping COW that tried hard to get out of the stanchions. How quickly sine became quiet Then and there I determined to master the art of milking, which I did after many just such attempts. What I suffered from sore hands and arms no tongue can tell. 8. E. W.
 South Canterbury.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-07
BUDGE.

Editor Social Corner. read with no little interest the letter of Budge calling on the Leb-
 banon mothers of children to protest against the educational advancement now on foot in that town. Tn other words "Budge," who is an ex-school ma'am, turns alarmist and advises the mothers of her time not to budge, but to stick to the uncertifcated teacher. There is nothing about a certificate that is suspicious for it is only an official endorsement, or evidence of ac- quired skill in the art of pedagogy. Neither the certificate nor the training make teaching complete success, for that is something which calls for good judgment, sharp discrimination, broad sympathy and love for the work and for the pupil. These last three dua1i- fications are not the least important. A hard and fast rule for the certif-
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| the taste of new laid eggs was still a refreshing novelty, my wife decided that the hens were sounding false alarms in regard to their prowess in the line of duty.
 Though they continued to register the laying of eggs in the usual voci- ferrous manner, leading to high expect ations on the part of the maid in the kitchen and my wife in the hammock on the front porch, painstaking search of the hennery failed to bring to light more than a third of the expected egg crop. If three hens cackled within an hour there was a slim chance of one egg being discovered, and when a lonesome fowl raised her voice In ac- claim 1t was almost certainty she was bearing false witness.
 After I had been cheated of my morning egg for several days and had listened for a similar period to the plaintS of my household on the sub ject, I decided to do some detective work the next Sunday morning.
 T rose early and went to guard, The first hen had scarcely cut out the muffieF when Burkin's long, lean, hun gry dog crawled out fPoDl beneath the Bufkin porch and, after a luxurious stretch, proceeded to insinuate himself under the fence between Burkin's lot and mine at spot where hollow in the ground was concealed by a heavy growth of grass.
 Having thus invaded my premises, Hector stroiled over to the hen house and let himself in through the little gateway had fashioned to admit the chickens In few moments he came out smiling, and l suspected something nefarious immediately Without even a glance around him. Hector made his way to the secret hollow under the fence, wriggled through and ambled toward Burkin's porch.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-07
P1ainfeld.
WHAT SAMANTHA OBJECTS TO.


 Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: I have been so busy with Thanksgiv- ing and my golden wedding coming all at once that I haven't found time to write.
 I never rate frieadsh by the value of presents I receive.
 But never cared for presents which are given Indian fashion" and then taken away again. as that one hun dred dollars in gold must have been. l have looked everywhere and haven't been able to find it since Biddy left. We did have really truly" we'd ding at our house last week.
 I know some one will ask: Was 1t Tirza Ann?" No, neither she nor the "half- sister"
 Aunty, Theoda and I are getting quite well acquainted through our visits over the phone.
 Queen Bess: When are you coming to see me as you promised to do :? l like social. affairs; but I want Biddy to understand right here and now that she can't have any more parties at our house and leave Josiah out, as such doings will not be tolerated by
 SAMANTHA,
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as he started into his cave. He turn ed so quickly that he dropped an egg that he had been carrying in his mouth. Thus his secret was out. I toed him deftly in the spot nearest me and he made for the street, reporting progress as he went.
 "Burkin raised a window and leaned out What on earth's the matter?' he wanted to know. Did Hector bite you?
 " Not yet I said, but I wish you'd come down and help me pry into his past bit. I suspect him
 "Burkin came out, blinking and tousled looking, and I told him of the mornings revelations.
 What do you suppose he does eats them?' he asked.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-07

cated teacher is & fool policy, and a hard and fast prejudice against the normal graduate can only be founded upon obstructive ideas which are ira tional. Efficiency certified Is not what makes a successful teacher, but ef1- ciency demonstrated in the schoolroom.
 The supervisor is necessary because the parents are too busy to give att tention to the schools; and schools not under competent surveillance are very likely to deteriorate. Supervision is no trial to a teacher who is doing her work well; but the teacher who is conscious of not doing her best, who is given to shirking and knows it, must be annoyed when the keen critic ap- pears to test the progress being made.
 Lebanon wants her schools to be as good as the best; and it is as neces- sary to be in the swim in education
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as in any progressive movement, whether it be civic or social.
 It is natural to become so attached to old forms as not to realize when they have become obsolete, and this is the way well-meaning people. get to be regarded as back numbers. There are some people, as well as some things, who cannot be brought up-to- date-a pair of horses couldn't pull them up abreast of the times.
 There is nothing to be said against them except that it is not prudent to select them as leaders. Liking the old forms best is natural, although it is getting into rut not easily gotten out of "Budge' doesn't want the old o-as-you- please school system, we know, when unity of action will give more uniform and more satisfactory results.
 PROGRESS.
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: ANSWERS AND INQUIRIES.

aA1fANTHA-Card received and mailed as you directed.
 MARRIED AND HAPPY-Thsnizs aU' you for starting a purse for Diana by sending in a silver quarter. If svery6ody who feels the spirit move e1~es what they can afford the total gum is likely to be ample. We will announce receipts and forward the noneE
 ISABEL OF ELLINGTON: The er- TOT has been corrected and the check 7naIled to you
 BALSA5I FTR-The old songs, kiss Ee Mother-Kiss Your Darling" and -The Moon Behind The Hill,'' received 4WU appear in their order.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-07
THINGS GOOD TO EAT.

Social Corner Sisters: I feel like Clara of Canterbury, that good things to eat are as important as any good things, for it is the well-fed stomach which sustains a painless head and an active mind and body. I am going to give you an old cake recipe. I do not know whether Martha Washing ton fed the General upon it or not, but it is good enough to see the White House.
 Martha Washington Cake-One- half pound butter, one and half pounds sugar creamed together, yolks of five eggs well beaten, one pint sour cream with one teaspoonfuf soda dissolved in 1t, grated rind of two lemons and juice d ope, one teaspoonful ground nutmeg, one of mace, add one and three-quarters pounds flour, the whites of eggs beaten stiffly; last of all. add one pound raisins, one pound entrants and one-haf pound finely chopped cit ron. Have fruit well f1oured. Bake slowly about two hours.
 creamed Oysters thirds cup of butter and the same of flour creamed together and stirred into two cups of hot milk. Cook ten or more minutes in double boiler till the fIour. loses ifs raw taste. Butter as baking dish and put in quart of oysters and pour the sauce over all, season with salt and pepper, cover with buttered crumbs and bake in moderate oven till the crumbs are Drowned.
 Apple PickIes-Take aples just be- fore> they are ripe, peel and put a clove in the blossom end of each. Place in steamer and steam until they can be pierced by a straw. Put in jars and cover with a boiling syrup made of two cupfuls of sugar to one cupful of vinegar and a drop or two of oil of cinnamon, Stick cinnamon nav be used. but will not tbe SO clear. Seal.
 HANNAH WHO,
 Wiilimantic.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-07
Breaks a Cold, Opens NOStriIs.
Pape's Cold Compound cures colds and grippe in a
 few hours.

The most severe cold will be broken. and all grippe misery ended aftsr taking a dose of Pape's Cold Com pound every two hours until three consecutive doses are taken.
 You will distinctly feel all ths dis- agreeable symptoms leaving after the very first dose.
 The most miserable headache, dull - ness, head and nose stuffed up. feves- ishness, sneezing, running of the nose, , sore threat, mucous catarrhal dis charges, soreness, stiffness. rheuma- tism pains and other distress vanishes.
 Take this wonderful Compound as directed, with the knowledge that there is nothing else in the world, which will cure your cold or end Grippe misery as promptly and with out any other assistance or bad aftef- effects as a 25-cent package of Tapes Cold Compound. which any druggis can supply-contains no quinine-be |. longs in every home-accept no substi- tute. Tastes nice-acts gently.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-07
NOT A FISH STORY.

Editor of the Social Corner: On a. pleasant morning, early in September, many years ago, a young gentleman and his wife, of one of the best fami- kies in Norwich, drove out to Gard hers Lake to spend the day in fishing frhey had good luck, the catch being a handsome string of the gamey black bass.
 | Late in the afternoon the sky be- Fame overcast with dark and heavy louds, and it commenced to rain. At alf past six o'clock, when they started |or home, there was a steady down. |jour.
 They found the road quite soft and muddy, the night was dark. and their progress was slow. After driving .1t0rn two miles their carriage sud- [denly broke down. The accident was |ca1sed by the loss of carriage wheel .Ttis misfortune forced them to stop 'and get out, and standing in the rain- |Btc,m on the muddy road they began No Uonder, How shall we ever get ho18F To be out in the evening in
 pouring rain on an unfrequented
 liutry road. at long distance from
 y house, and several miles from
 cne. with a broken down buggy, is
 Very unpleasant predicament-
 WhfEs deIibera4ing what to do. and
 less than ten minutes after the aeod-
 nt they heard the sound of some
 rt of vehicle coming near. The
 rriaee which drove up proved to be
 empty coach which had been ott ith wedding party and was on it's turn to Norwich The sltuatfon was flckly explained and the driver will &gly gave the assistance needed. The
 ntleman and his wife got into the
 fch, and with the horse and buggy
 tow all safely arrived fn town, For
 Ire than thirty years the gentleman
 this incident has seldom missed Bending several days in each season sting in GardHeTs lake, In driving p and from the lake in all these years p has never again seen coach so ! out of town and has never again st with any accident Daying the
 ez forty years he has fsiasd ia many
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nearby and far distant waters. Numerous star records of achievement in the piscatorial art may be found under his name in the archives of a club house on the banks of the Resti- goochee river. and his namq and fame are not unknown on Loch Lbmond and other favorite waters in the native land of Robert Burns.
 At the present time the gentleman and his wife are happy grandparents. The lively stories of the gentleman with all the flavor of the tales of Munchausen never sound fishy, as they always include the fact mentioned in that old adage. Truth is stranger than fiction" A. F., w.
 Norwich.
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Jewett City.
SHE DOES NOT AGREE WITH
 BUDGE.

Editor Social Corner: I want to tell Budge that my boy learns to spell and write in the new school, and he has not beer. a year yet.
 think some of the new ways are better than the old
 I have also been a tacher There is difference in teachers and also in children. If parents visited schools oftener and made friends with the teachers it would be 8 great help. Many thanks to Biddy for including me in her anniversary" It is my first invitation; and in spite of lame horses and bad roads the trip was de- lightful.
 am a great horse doctor, and a firm believer in Witch Hazel
 ETTA BARBER,
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Famous Stage sssutiss

look with horror on Skin Eruptions, Blotches, Sores or Pimples They don't have them, nor will any one, who uses Bucklen's Arnica Salve. 1t glorifies the face. Eczema or Salt Rheum vanish before 1t. It cures sore lips ,chapped hands, chiIblains: heals burns cuts and bruises. Unequaled for piles. Only 25c at The Lee & Os- good Co.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-07
THREE HOME MADE CHRISTMAS
 GIFTS.

Editor and Sisters of the Social Corner familyi During the last few weeks l have eagerly scanned the col umns of the social corner, but. failed te see a letter of suggestions for Christ mas gifts sent in by rural housewife.
 As 1t is not too late to win the fourth prize, l will send in directions for mak- ing three pretty gifts that are both
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-07

blue rep and lace for trimming. The design may be finished with long sleeve and straight cuff or with shorter sleeve and straight cuff. The fullness may be confined by a bolt or gathers, or worn loose. The pattern Is cut in three sizes, small medium and large. It requires 3-4 yards of 36-inch material for the medium size.
 A pattern of this illustration mailed to any address on receipt of 10 cents in silver or stamps.
 Order through The Bulletin Company, Pattern Dept. Norwich, Conn.
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toning he own frocks. for the front closing is a convenience that cannot be chambrey, galatea of percale, for gen eral wear, while nainsook, lawn chal- lie or linen may be used for making a more dressy style of frock. The pat tern is cut in four sizes 6. 8, 10 and IF years. It requires 1-8 yards of 44-inch material for the Swear size
 pattern of this illustration mailed to any address on receipt of 10 cents in silver or stamps.
 Order through The Bulletin Company, 'attern Dept, Norwich. Conn
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Ladies' Kimono With Long or Shorter Sleeve and With or Without Collar fl Raised or Normal Waistiine.
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The girl that cant sing and won't try to sing is bird that any young man should be anxious to furnish a cage fOr
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Figured cotton crepe in blue and white was used for this design, with
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This model will commend itself to the busy mother as well as to her lit- tie daughter who likes to help by hut
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GirPs Dress With Front Closing and to Be Made With a Long Sleeve Having Band Cuff or a Shorter Sleeve With Turnover Gun.
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ANGER BEGINS WITH FOLLY AND ENDS
 WITH REPENTENCE
EVERY woMAN's OPPORTUNITY.


  paper CORNER EDITOR Nc7wch, Conn
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But within week after eur poultry farm had been established and while
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T cleared the fence with a graceful bound and rushed dswn upon Hector
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MONTHLY, s2so first; s5o second sioo th!rd. made montt
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A PRETTY EFFECTIVE
 BOUNCING OR HOUSE GOWN.
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Cu4icura Soap and Ointment soid svsgy-hsya Liberal sample of each malIed free, vish npenn book. Address 'Outioura" Dept. b bo~fon
 nr-Tender-faced men should shsvs wifh rufis-ra Soap Shaving Stick Eo. Libsral sample frss-
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Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: Here are the recipes of some dainty Christmas sweets that are much prized by children.
The Dickinson press., 1912-12-07

Paul Muhly, one of the big farmers in
the Rainy Butte district, about is miles
southwest of New England. was in the
city last Saturday, coming in in his
Buick auto for the day. MI. Muhly ex-
poets 70 be pretty busy for some time
getting his big crop of grain to market.
He had 6. 600 bushels of gram this year.
the greater part of which is wheat.
His wheat went 20 bushels to the acre
and flax 10 bushels. Mr.. Muhly markets
at New England and says if the prices
for grain were as good as the roads are
now he would be satisfied. Misses Nell
lie and Liva DeSart accompanied Mr..
Muhly to the city to do some shopping.
The Elk committees will be busy for
the next few days getting things in
final readiness for their annual ball
which occurs on next Wednesday even
ing: AS in former years the armory
will be transformed into real Elk
land with trimmings of purple and
white and other decoration schemes
which will be used. The splendid feast
will be served in the basement BANQUET
hall by the ladies of St. Patrick 8
church and Peck's orchestra of Bismarck