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Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-14

cause that it didn't seem to be needed. But just let me say that last verse to you now:
 Better guard well the young than re-
 claim them when old:
 'Tis the voice of true wisdom that's
 calling:
 To rescue the fallen is good, but twere
 best
 To keep other people from falling. Better stop up the source of this evil
 and crime
 Than rescue from dungeon and
 galley;
 Better put strong fence round the
 top of the cliff
 Than an ambulence down in the
 valley"
 T suppose, of course, that putting up fence means shutting up saloons" sed Uri, and I tell you that's what l don't believe in. I'm for Temper. ance all right, but not for Total Ab- stinence::. l tell ye again, it's a free country"
 Now. Uri." sez I. I've women have taken the job of educating you along with several others, and. all education has some discipline connected with 1t. Now,'' seZ l. q mean to make you help just a little toward closing them. sal oons"
 T don't think you will" shouted Uri.
 T think I will,'' sez (verv calm like), "and the way I will go about it is this I will write this conversation and send it to the Editor of The Bulle- tin, and I believe he will think 1t so unsual for man of your high standing here at the Corners to have such opinions that he will print it. And if he does he will pay me something for writing it. Then when I receive the little weller slip I will start it on a mission to help somewhere toward closing saloon. Then you can't say you havn't helped some, if it is indirect. T won't talk any more" cried Uri as he disappeared through the door way. And maybe I imagined 1t, but thought he slammed the door list a little.
 All this time my partner hadn't sed much, but knew that he was on the right side (as he always Is on every moral question:, and I felt sure that when he met Uri next time he would
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-14
THE DRAGONS CHRISTMAS

formed and when seated by their cozy stove and each in his favOrite chair, they could talk of nothing else.
 Time just flew by until two days before Christmas when a happier couple 1t would be hard to find.
 Their only child had died some time before and each year found them try ing to do someone a kindness, in that way taking pleasure themselves. The old man had been trying his best to help by dressing chickens, cut ting up pumpkins, peeling apples, seed ing raisins, beating eggs and frosting,
 At last, the night before Christmas everything was ready. Jane had pack ed what she thought best and in the morning would add the pies, tarts and cakes. ,s
 Christmas dawned bright and fair, but cold. They were up and ready to start at eight o'clock, and old Charlie started at brisk trot
 The first place they stopped was the home of the children the Deacon had seen. Their mother was doing all she could to support them, but found it pretty hard work, for of all the work sent out only one woman had paid for her work, and that was only a small Dlllp oO NAL AblL Dul LOT IHS DOdCOn would have meant very little to the children.
 While thankful to have enough to eat and roof to shelter them she had lain awake all night Christmas eve wondering in her heart if she had done right to refuse her name to be sent the Salvation Army. Charity was very galling, but into these sad reflections there came a knock on the door.
 When opening the door she was perfectly astonished to see such rud- dy old couple.
 Little Mary peeking around her mothers skirts cried out, '+Oh, its Mr. Claus and his wife"
 This broke the ice, and while the Deacon was rolling apples for the children to catch, his wife explained to poor Mrs. Baxter, who said: Tt was surely the geod Lords plan.'
 She was able to direct them to eth- CTS just as deserving.
 AS they drove home the Deacon said well, this has been a merry Christ mas" and Jane echoed it. BLACK PANSY.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-14
SOCIAL CORNER POEM.
What to Talk.

Talk Happiness: the world is sad enough Without your woes. No path is wholly rough, Look for the places that are smooth and clear. And speak of these to rest the weary ear Of earth. so hurt by one continuous strain. Of human discomfort and grief and pain. Talk Faith: the world fig better off without Your uttered ignorance and morbid doubt If you have faith in, God, or man. or self. Say so; if not, push back upon the shelf Of silence all your thoughts till faith shall come; No one will grieve because your lips are dumb. Talk Health: the dreary, never chang ing tale or fatal maladies is worn and stale: You cannot charm, nor interest. nor please, By harping on that minor chord-dis- ease. Say you are well, or all is well with you, And God will hear your words and make them true.
 D11
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-14
THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS.

Kind Editor, Brothers and Sisters of the Social Corner: I can't keep still any longer. I just enjoy every part of our Corner. Let me quote for you a little poem, "The Way to Happi- ness"
 This Is the road to Happiness,
 Start now from where you are! Turn to the right and keep straight on
 And you'll not find it fari
 Along the path of Willing Feet,
 And over Heartsease Hill,
 Across the field of Sweet Content,
 The stream of Glad Good Will. Then through the lane of Loving
 Heart,
 The gate that's called Today, And down the steps of Little Things
 Into the Common Way.
 And take the cloak of Charity
 The staff of Wise Employ
 A loaf of bread of Daily Grace,
 A flask well filled with Joy. A word of Cheer-a helping hand, A hope, a smile, prayer,
 And in the place of Duty done,
 Beside the door of home,
 You'll find the house of Happiness,
 For Happiness does not roam. By the way, it occurs to me to tell you I was much interested in Rural Deliverys suggestion Nov. 30th, for 1t had been in my mind really knowing the circumstances of a long shut life, but I did not suggest the money helping plan as mine would have to be much like the widows mite. 1 fancy many of you count dollars where Di- ana counts pennies. There are a good ly number of us Social Corner folks and if each one could spare a dime ii would make up one of those "yallel papers" sent out from The Bulletin office.
 Perhaps big-hearted Nat might send one of those hefty hogs shoulders tC Diana-ham is sustaining. We are all where we are. Surely there is nothing sweeter than the pure milk of human kindness.
 With a Merry Christmas to all Cor nerites. will close.
 FRANK. MOocuD
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-14

One cold December day about week before Christmas old Deacon Brown could be seen driving slowly home ward. It had been his custom for the past thirty years to drive to Norwich every Tuesday with farm. produce to | exchange for such groceries as need ed.
 Snow hurries blew across the country every now and then, and it seemed to grow colder every minute; but old Charlie knew a good warm stall and plenty of supper awaited him, so he logged along without much urg- ing
 Other teams were passing and from all came a cheery word of greeting for everyone for miles around knew the old Deacon and his good wife Jane. Soon on the brow of hill could be seen his white farmhouse, and as they crossed the bridge at the foot of the hill he could see Jane standing in the door shading her eyes to see him. AS he drove into the yard she came out as usual to help carry in the bundles
 Well, Father. what luck to day?" was her query.
 " First rate for us, Jane," replied the old man, but hard on poor folks!" EeSS, cnlckenS and butter bring top notch prices now, and I am afraid with everything else so high some poor chill dren will have a slim Christmas" By this time they had unloaded the wagon. and Charlie was starting for the barn. ANer tending to his care fully the Deacon came in and found a nice warm supper waiting. When they were seated at their well spread board it seemed as if the Deacons grace had new meaning
 While Jane poured the tea and he waited on the plates he told her of some poor children he had seen that day looking longingly at a pumpkin ia provision dealers window. He had made inquiries and learned who they were and found them very poor, but honest.
 Why can't we invite some children out here, make up a tree and all ?"
 But Jane thought better plan would be to make up a number of baskets and take around as it would reach more people that way.
 AS usual the Deacon agreed. It was hard work to settle down to chores and dishes. but at last they were per
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and butterless, so deserves its name.
 It is very good.
 Mock Angel Food: One cup each ot sugar. milk and flour, teaspoons baking powder white of 2 eggs, beaten stlf. and pinch of salt. Heat the
 milk to boiling point. sift sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt together sev- { eral times, stir in the hot milk; fold l in the whites of eggs, lightly. and | bake in an ungreased pan about forty 1 minutes.
 Nut Cream: Put the desired quanti- ty of nut butter in cup. add little water, rub thoroughly with a spoon, adding water until as thin as wanted.
 then whip lightly To be used with | green peas string beans, stewed to- l matoes onions and cabbage. Nut Gravy: Heat a pint of milk to the boiling point, add a large table, spoon of nut butter which has been l rubbed smooth in a little water, thick | en with flour, which may be rubbed l into the nut butter before the milk is added, and season to taste. This
 makes nice dressing for toast or vegetables.
 Nut Sandwiches: Cut bread in thin slices, spread one slice with nut but l ter, and the other with creamery but ter, and put together. Delicious for chlldren's school lunch.
 Hard Sauce: Cream together equal quantities of nut butter and sugar.
 adding very little water to make it
 smooth
 CLARA OF CANTERBURY,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-14
BLACK PANSY DOESN'T ALLOW
 FOLKS TO FALL ASLEEP,

Dear Editor and Sisters of the Cor nei': l may write again under the old n2hne? l seem to be better acquainted Under that =
 l want to say in answer to Josiah's letter am truly trying to live up to the character you gave me, but think you stretched things somewhat
 Now Biddy: although I would gladly help poor Frank, if l could, am afraid should prove a sorry nurse. She had better send for "Balsam Fir" I think. As for falling asleep at "Sa- mantha's" it proves beyond question you never heard me talk to her. We always have so much to say when we meet that anyone, no matter how sleepy, would have trouble even doz- Ing, for l have been told my tongue hangs in the middle and wags at both ends.
 Theoda: 1 should like to hear from you. Did you receive my card; also. Main Lover" l enjoyed your card and returned one.
 Where is Queen Bess," I have miss- eu Aer. BLACK PANSY.
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SAtMAeUNDI AND BAKED BON.
 BoNS.

Dear Editor and Sisters: These are busy days for all of us in making the pretty things described in such pro- fusion and attending the social do- lngs of The Corner.
 Aunty said 1 was at the golden we'd ding, but probably Biddy did not see me. as usual You want my forgive ness, Biddy, for not having mentioned seeing me on the car that day? Well, there Is nothing to forgive, am sure. ] don't mind d litde thing like that.
 There must be q good deal of satis- faction in knowing that the recipes one sends in turn out satisfactory.
 To Aunt Serena 1 would say that her cookies are most excellent and so different from any l ever made that l consider it one of the choicest cooky recipes l have. They seem to be quite popular this way.
 Carrot pudding graced my Thanks giving dinner table; it was made with fear and trembling as the ingredients were added one by one, but I had such faith in the donor of the recipe that thought the experiment worth risking for the first time, with guests present 1t turned out better than l dared hope and the trial will be oft repeated.
 A plan that proved profitable and successful from experience in making things for Christmas was carried out in this way some years ago: The girls of the neighborhood met at each oth- CTS house on Saturdays at the hour most convenient and made their Christmas gifts. Someone read or re- cited poetry or had a short musical selection. We had someone older to help and show us at our gatherings, A good deal was accomplished and we had a good time,
 Samantha l think Biddy must have thought yon were widow, but am glad you have given her little light on the subject. The experience you had that day 1 saw you must have been like a mirage in the desert
 Sairnaeundis After buttering a pan, cover the bottom with nuts, raisins, figs and dates cut in small pieces. Boil two cups sugar with one cup of water till it spins a thread and pour over.
 Baked 5onbons: Beat one egg to a stiff froth, adding gradually oAe large cup of brown sugar, pinch of salt and small pinch of soda; stir till creamy and flavor with orange; then add chopped nuts to form a stiff paste; spread on greased pans and bake in a moderate oven 15 or 20 minutes; cut in squares Wfisn cold.
 Wishing 8 Merry Christmas to all.
 THEODA.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-14
EDDY.
THE MOON BEHIND THE HILL.

I watched last night
 The rising moon. Upon foreign strand, Till memories came
 Like flowers in June, Of home and fatheriand. l dreampt l was child once more Beside the ripping Till, When first l saw in days of yore The moon behind the hill. When first l saw in days Of yore The moon behind the hill. It brought me back
 The visions grand. That purpled boyhoods dream; Its youthful loves
 It's happy lands,< AS bright as morning beams. It brought me back
 The speading lea, Its steeple and the mill. Until my eyes could scarcely se< Until my eyes could scarcely see The moon behind the hill. Until my eyes could scarcely see The moon behind the hill. It brought me back
 A mothers love, Until in accents wild,
 I prayed her from her home above To guard her lonely child. It bought me one
 Acrosss the sea To live in memory still,
 It brought me back My Mary's grave, The moon behind the hill. My Mary's grave, The moon behind the hill.
 Sent in by Balsam Fir.
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fruits are used the water is unneces.

fruits are used the water is unneces- Sary.
 Into saucer put a small quantity of sugar and moisten carefully with fruit juice or water. stirring in little by little until the mixture is of such consistency as to drop easily from the point of the knife into such shapes as one may desire on the white plotting paper, which absorbs undue moisture Nut meats, candied or preserved cherries are pressed in or laid on top of the mixture while still moist Chopped nuts or grated eocoanut may be mixed with the sugar and used as a filling for pitted dates or figs.
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Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-14

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: The requisites for this work are the best quality pulverized sugar, white plotting paper, a short dull knife with a good deal of spring to it, one or more shallow saucers, a small tumbler of water, fiavoring extracts, colorings such as confectioners use, and nuts, dates, oranges or pine apple, or almost any fruit in season.
 In the way of fiavoring vanilla, peppermint, wintergreen, cinnamon and coriander seeds are popular favor ties. Where the fresh juices of the
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-14
SWELLING THE PRIZE

Editor and Social Corner Friends: Pm adding my mite" to help swel! that purse for Diana.
 Rural DeliYery-You are an expert at letter writing.-Thank you.
 Mrs. A. Al agree with you in re- gard to the present fashions, think them just horrid.
 My sympathy goes out to the sisters whose homes have been visited by death.
 Wishing the editor sisters and brothers, a Merry Christmas. LOAN
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-14

poison of accumulative character, which only shows it's effects in cattle after they have psrtaken 0f sucn grasses for a prolonged period. As an instance, the plant Senesio latifolia co Grahamstown proved fatal tO horses and cattle. The experiments in Nafal with the same plant showed that it was harmless to horses and cattle theray- London Morning Post
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-14
EecLEss, MiLKLEss AND BUT
 TERLESS CAKE.

Dear Social Corner Editor: Here with I send few tested recipts:
 Economy caI<ei Put into a saucepan cup each of brown sugar and water, 2 cups seeded raisins, 1-3 cup of lard, teaspoon of ground cloves. and 1-4 ifmeg. grated, boil three minutes. and nen cool, stir in 1 teaspoon of soda .ssolved in a little warm water, and cnps of flour, fin which 1-a teaspoon { baking powder has been sifted, Bake n a loaf-tiH fin rather slow oven, and a with either chocolate, or white icing, This cake is eggless, Hfikisss
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-14
Constipated, Headachy, Bilious,
 Tongue COated?-- --CasCarets Sure

Fud Tongue Bad Indigestion Miserable
 
  fn sss @ gafOage gar m w barrel That's the first step to untold m ad Cascae tonight wH raighten out by
  clean and regular stomach bunT he ndren
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-14
orinin of th. soisnti,ss.

After reading an exhaustive treaties by some scientist who claims that poverty is the cause of bow legs. ws can't help wondering what causes some ts.-Philadeiphia Inquirer.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-14

round out my arguments in just the right shape. And everything aimed in the right direction helps in this fight for a Saloenless Nation in 1920.
 SAMANTHA.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-14
Feedinq the World.

Exports of hundred million bushels of wheat this year indicate that we sra still doing a great deal toward feed- ing the world.--Prividence Tribune
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-14
EN FLATTERERS MEET THE DEVIL GOES
 TO DINNER
EVERY WoMAN,s OPPORTUNITY.

Bulletin good business ers good help tiers of kind the mind but side of the paper
 ddress CORNER, EDITOR Bulletin Office Norwich Conn
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-14
Children Cry
 FOR FLETcHEn'S c A . O RIA

FHEHE is no advertising medium in Eastern Q9RRaeficHt equal tA #he BHl- 1aiin fay anBiRsss Fusalita.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-14

Composed of Ladies, Waist Pattern esss, cut in five sizes, at. Ss. SS. 70 and Skirt Pattern 9945. cut in five sizes, 22. 24, 2e, 2s and 30 inches. waist measure. Cnangeahle taffeta in green and blue with pipings of black satin and dotted net is here shewH. The waist may be
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-14

THREE $25o s5o to second s1oo to third var Saturday m month
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finished with deep cuffs for long sleeve style or in three-quarter length with band cuff. The skirt admits Of front Or back closing as preferred and may be finished with raised or normal waist line. It will require 3-4 yards of S6-inch material for a medium size,
 This illustration calls for TWO sep arate patterns, which will be mailed to any address on receipt of 10 cents FOR EACH pattern in silver or stamps.
 Order through The Bulletin Company, 'attern Dept, Norwich. Conn.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-14
Their Spear Know. No srsth.,.

The Progressives have had Perisins' money. and now they would discaI6 him.-Philadelphia Record.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-14
FIRELEss CANDY MAKING.

AIoosup.
Evening star., 1912-11-10
Forty Million Dollars
Tied in a Single Bundle

A PACKAGE one foot long. ten inches
one of the shelves in vault in the Treas
ury building. Its wrapping is of ordinary
brown paper, the ends of which are held
together by two dabs of red sealing wax.
1t contains four thousand ten-thousand-
dollar gold certificates-$4O,OO 100000. 1t has
remained undisturbed for six months,
save when an especially fortunate sight
seer who is a personal friend of some
high Treasury official is permitted to
view the inside of the vault and allowed
to lift the package. 1t weighs only about
twenty pounds.
A thief would have a hard time with
that Si0OOO,O0O. even if he did manage to
trouble trying to buy "Bronx' cock
tail with one of those bills, and mighty
few haberdasheries would give him
S9. 800. 10 in change for a twenty-five-cent
collar button. The first appearance of
one of those yellow certificates would
bring every secret service k1an in the
United States into immediate proximity.
Incidentally there's a little secret Treas
ury officials impart in regard to keeping
the package intact in the vault for SO
long time. 1t really increases in value
that is, it is better money now than
when it arrived. 1t takes this long, they
say, for the ink to set and for the chemi-
cal reaction to take place. The bills are
shortly be broken and distribution will
be made as the demands warrant to the
various subtreasuries throughout the
country
Evening star., 1912-11-10
Pictures in the Home.
'om the Pittsburgh Press

From the Pittsburgh Press.
Art. one of the best gifts to man. never
was intended to be exclusively a luxury
OF the rich. Like literature, it is the
common heritage of all. The Browning
settlement of London is operating a plan
for putting works of art Of the best sort
into homes Of people unable to buy them
Reproductions of Watts. Burne-Jones.
Millais and other great artists have been
collected. put into simple, fitting frames
and are loaned to members Of the Work
ingmen's Picture Gallery at the rate Of
penny month for each of two pictures
borrowed. At the end of the month these
may be exchanged.
wholesome happiness among the people
bare homes more cheerful and attractive
certainly is great influence for good
The part which art has played in the
education and advancement Of the human
family toward better understanding of
itself cannot be measured. 1t is a uni
versal language which all can compre-
hend. and the message it conveys goes to
the heart as we'll as to the mind. 1t en-
larges the view of life and enables us to
understand aspirations, struggles and
passions that are tremendous forces in
the world and in individual lives One 9
real nature may be known better from
the pictures he loves than from the books
he likes. because art love is less of the
mind and more of the soul. So powerful
constant force Of suggestion that GRIM
inologists are learning to hang them in
prison cells as q most valuable element
in discipline and reform.
Evening star., 1912-11-10
Which Was "the Goat?

OSCAR w UNDERWOOD. majority
~ leader in the House of Representa-
tives was referee for federal patronage
in his district in Alabama under Grover
Cleveland One day Underwood was out
campaigning some miles from Brming-
ham. and he stopped at a village in which
was a sawmill employing good many
hands. He knew the mill owner and was
chatting with him when doctor, a resi-
dent Of a nearby 20O-inhabitant burg,
drove up.
The sawmill boss introduced him to
Underwood, but the doctor evidently did
not catch the name. The medical man
produced petition.
Now, boys" he said .'the postmaster
in our town just died and m candidate
for the job. I'm getting up petition to
Evening star., 1912-11-10
Works Both Ways.

A CERTAIN New York representativ
tells of speech DR.. Harvey Wiley
made in New York recently before a Y.
NJ. c. A. audience. The pure foodist said
there was. powerful lobby at work in
Washington to defeat needed amendments
to the pure food and drug act. He told
little parable to illustrate the preva-
lence of adulteration. Here it is: Three
flies started out on their flying careers
to carve their respective ways in the
world. The first discovered a pile of
sugar and ate it. The sugar was adul-
terated. The fly died Fly No 2 came
upon some flour Paris green was one of
its ingredients and No. bit the dust
No ) Was..so broken up over the two
tragedies that. it decided to take his own
life. 1t saw some fly paper on kitchen
window. 1t ate pentifully. but the paper
was adulterated and the fly lived.