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Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-17

Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis
ters: Herewith 1 send a few tested
recipes;
S@ur MIX Caks-One cup sugar one
and a half cups sour milk, one-haif
cup butter, one teaspoon soda, nutmeg,
cinnamon, cloves, raisins and curTants,
two and half cups -four. This is
very good cake
Spice cake-Two cups sugar. one
cup molasses, one and half cups but
ter, one cup sour milk, two tablespoons
cinnamon, one tablespoon Glove, five
eggs, two nutmsgs, pound raisins. Ave
cups flour, one large teaspoon sOda,
one half pound currax,rs, one-halt
pound citron II wanted rich.
Blue Bell of Scotland: 1 think you
arc right on our representatives. I live
right near one of the representatives,
in this town. They go to Hartford and
take auto rides and don't know any
thing about the laws that are made.
Cora OF Norwich: | think if that
child was mine he would mind me not
other folks. When he becomes older
he will not mind anybody
l am glad Frank of Moosup has got
SO she can write a few lines.
II makes TIE Social Corner look good
to see all the page covered in recipes
and letters from the Social Corner Sis
ters.
With all good wishes to the Sisters.
CLARA OF CANTERBURY.
South Canterbry.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-17
AUNTY'S JOURNEY CAKE AND
BROWN BREAD.

Dear Editor and Sisters: l wish to
correct my mistake in my last letter
Instead of Roena, who is nearly al
ways on hand with her letters. l am
looking for Thsoda OF Willimantic
feel like saying Where, Oh. where las
my sister gomez"
Dreamer: I think you deserve the
prize for giving so many helpful points
IN the Social Corner
Beccy of Maine: I wish to welcome
You to our circle. but I think you will
soon see and feel while you enjoy
reading the letters, hat you viii en-
JOY writing some yourself There is a
charm We can't explain.
| will give my recipe for making
Journey Cake to fry on the griddle:
Journey Cake: Two cups Of white or
yellow cornneal, one tablespoon SUI
gar, one teaspoon salt, use boiling wa
ter to scald good; then add quarter
cup cold milk, one tablespoon -four:
beat We'll; have the griddle hot; grease
well; drop in patties; cook about 20
minutes. When brown on one side,
turn over and brown the other side.
This will make one griddle full.
Brown Bread: One cup of cornmeal,
one cup of rye meal, half cup Of -four,
half cup molasses, one teaspoon salt,
one heaping teaspoon soda, enough cold
water to make a batter to drop easily
from the spoon; fill a well creased
coffee can two thirds full, and bake
one hour in b moderate oven, or
steam two hours.
Welcoming the new members, and
wishing the old members success, 1 am
still
AUNTY.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-17

formed the chorua Louise played, of
course.
saw Ma having an animated dis
cussion with others interested, on the
CARE and feeding of hens. and moved
nearer TO listen. Just then one of
the quartette asked what songs the
company preferred, and Ma responded.
saying she "liked most any kind Of
music, but the song she liked best of
all was that of the laying hen
Some others agreed with her, and I
couldn't help telling her that l al
ways wanted to kiss the dear young
pullets when they lay their first eggs.
Sweet Lavender's twins were cry
ing loudly for supper, so all adjourned
TO the tables
When the goodies had been thor
Oughly sampled the quartette began
the entertainment by singing Danish
That Frown.''
Sweet Sixteen and Silver Bell re-
cited choice selections.
POtlatoh gave description of her
home on the Pacific coast. and Shut
In read q poem on Patience.
Then the Ed1tor made an excellent
address. In closing he conplimented
the Company on its remarkable growth
and also on the spirit of friendliness
and good will which prevailed
Many regrets were expressed at the
absence of NJ. Roena, Frank, Glen
wood, A Dreamer Faye Verna, Ready,
and other old Corner favorites.
The company broke up after singing
Home Swee+ Home" But before go
ing, it was announced theN young folks
had planned a straw ride to Colches-
ter. where they would have an "Old
Folks Concert" AS Rural Delivery
was the leading spirit in the under
| taking, perhaps he win sometime tell
us how the plan was successfully car
ried cut.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-17
Willinantic.
A JOHNNY CAKE FOR HEccY.

Dear Editor and Sisters Of Social
Corner: Beccy-I saw your request for
a johnny cake, so will send you mine
Would have sent it right away, but
thought some of the older sisters
would answer, and l am not much Of
a writer, SO let it go, Is this what you
want?
Johnny Cake-One cup yellow corn
meal, one cup -four. half teaspoon salt
two teaspoons baking powder; sift
well, wet with milk, just thin enough
TO spread easily. They are delicious.
Johnny Cake to Bake on Spider
Take two tablespoons of butter, put
in frying pan on back Of stove; let
melt slowly; mix one cup -four, one
cup cornmeal, half cup sugar half tea
spoon salt; add one cup milk; mix
quickly: break in one egg, beat and
add butter in spider; mix quickly and
turn in spider: bake in hot oven, same
he,t as for other cake. Can be mixed
and baked in 20 minutes.
My remedy for burns is butter! Just
butter. And If baby falls and you fear
there viii be a lump, Just rub table
butter on and there will be no black
and blue spot, and no Jumps. Butter
win remove one, too, quicker than any
thing 1 have ever tried.
A BACKWOODS MOTHER.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-17
THE PROGRESSIVE HOME.

K6fsuIr OF the Social Corner 1 rsgFss
70 seo that some OF the members OF the
Social Corner are SO entrenched In
their pre5UdAees that they cannot even
courtsoUsly tolerate the VIEWS Of
E1seEtE.
The Social Conner is not simply for
their profit and PLEASURE. but to meet
the needs of also l understand
Woman's suffrage Is one OF the most
vial current events Of this twentieth
century, and the Social Corner would
not be living up to ttS privileges If It
rejected st.
Every member Is bound to witness
10 the truth as they see it. 1t was for
this Christ died We are not better
than our Leader, so we suffraglsts are
not disturbed by the epithsts of hVs-
tsrtcal women. Why should we be-
Are We not surrounded by the spirits
e. those saints who have gone before
! 10 were the martyrs in the woman
Suffrage cause-Julia Ward Howe,
fiizsoeth Cady Stanton. Mary A. IAv-
ernOre. Lucy Stone, who were such in
comparable mothers that I doubt If
any ~ orr obteGtOrs can ever equal
them They might with profit study
their lives and walk in their footsteps.
Then there were those sweet,
strong old maids-God did bless them
Susan 3. Anthony, Frances Willard,
clara Barton. and hosts Of others.
Then, too. there was a long line Of
eminent men. chivalrous souls, AbPA-
ham Lincoln, Emerson, LongfeiioW,
Whittier, Wendell Phillips, etc.
Today = living army Of noble. true,
devoted mothers are giving strength,
tins and money 10 widen woma1e
world and make the crooked paths
straight, not simply for their children,
but for all children and women less
favored than they are. It is an in
ypiration 10 be one OF this army-even
though II Is a very humble position one
may occupy.
feel very confident X the members
Of the Social Corner who think us a
pack Of hystericai women knew per-
Son2lly these women and could spend
a few hours IN their charming homes
whsro they are adored by their hus-
hands and children. they would 60 on
their knees In humiliation.
There are so many sides to thiE
questIen. which Swamp Apple will
recognize when she has been ont of
the swamp long enough She must
know that when Lucy Stone took up
her Cross TO improve the conditions Oh
women IN Massachusetts, women could
not hold property II married or collect
their own wages; they had no right to
their own children You mothers. who
plume yourselves upon caring only for
yeur homes owe It 70 thts noble Hsls-
aAsEME1S &nmAm ts&t Tau have tbs
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-17
ORIGINAL SOCIAL CORNER STORY
A Meeting Of the Social Corner Grange
By AIine

1t was such beautiful moonlight
evening, calm, and not too cold, that
all the members of the Corner Grange
had ventured out.
The hall was we'll filled, for besides
all the members, old and new, there
were many others (who were think
ing of joining) as il was an open meet
Ing, and also an address was expected
from the Editor.
The older ladies were busy spread
ing the tables, and disposina upon
them the dainties brought by each
member.
&C. of c." brought a big basket,
well filled, Louise brought pies and
buildings, Il. H, r." some delicious,
flaky, huckleberry pies.
Jim came early, bringing an enor-
nous, 'old-fashioned pumpkin 7pie,
baked, as they used to bake them, in
a big dripping-pan. That" Jim re-
marked, was for Mats benefit"
Dew tell" said Nat. I'm right
hungry and faint like. Pears to me
a piece of that ere pie would hearten
me up wonderfully
Some one remarked on the extrava-
gance of using 50 many eggs in pie.
whereat another suggested that maybe
they might be cased eggs, and come
cheap which Jim Indignantly de-
MED.
1t would take too long to tell of all
the good things, for each sister
brought dishes made from her own
especial pet recipes, and someone said
there was so much rich food there,
that everyone present would have dys-
pepsia for a month.
Over in one corner was a group of
those unsteady inclined, trying to
make up a quartette.
Jim volunteered for tenor; Billie for
bass; The soprano and alto were at
last satisfactorily filled, while the rest
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-17
sHur.IN SEES NO pAssgRs.sY

Mr.. Editor and Sisters of the Cor,
ner: The editor printed a poem called
"Shut-Ir" Now, being a Snut-in and
know that there are other Shut-Ins
in the Corner as well as myself isis
ter Frank may live in the village, but
don't), I live out on a farm and no
one passes my door or windows unless
they come in, as there is no road
passing by our house: and I have
known what it Is to be lonesome, when.
day in and day out, no one has passed
by our windows. But now l am be-
ginning TO gain in health. don't mind
so much the lonesomeness, as I can
work It off one way or another. II
one can work they don't feel lonesome;
but II one can't. the days are long, in
deed. TO one who suffers pain.
Now, the Social Corner friends come
into my home and life and have
helped TO while away many a lonely
day in such weather as we have had
the last two months. Ore Being in the
country doesn't get many callers.
Now, sisters, | think that our edi-
&or is patient man ena tries hard, TO
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-17
Maine
ANOTHER WELCOME CONFER.

Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis
tiers: VIII you welcome another new
one into your Corner? Although have
been silent. I hSve read the Social
Corner with great interest.
Ready: ! see you have been found, al
last l miss your letters very much
when you fail to write for a week or
two.
Cherisette: You and / agree on .lik-
ing to piece quilts l have made sew
eral, and 1 have one made swastika
pattern.
Frozen from Maine: enjoy reading
your letters. What a sad fate for little
Teddy. | think all will be ready TO
welcome summer and warmer wealth
er
Peggy Ann, Swamp Apple and Some
body: | aan wondering who you are. /
wish you would give clue.
Jim: l have heard you sing and
know your daughters. Your letters
are always interesting.
Papas Boy: viii there be room for
me at that Finch party? enjoy
playing very much Has the date bS0a
arranged for that wood box social.
Blue Bells of Scotland Your letters
are very interesting [ think II tha
grangers read that one on the dmer
problem it will arouse them from thsAr
slumbers, t&
With best wishes
THE MERRY FARMER BOZ.
Leonard Bridge.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-17
ELIZABETH MISSES bodily.

Dear Editor and So@Gl Garner
Friends: Cold weather and household
cares have kept me busy. and have
not visited the Corner for soma weeks.
/ have the Saturday Bulletin. 80 have
not failed In reading the letters every
week. Occasionally my Bulletin gets
strayed, and then It seems long walt
until Monday.
When the Corner was first introduc-
ed did not become especially inter
ested, as the writer's We're all strang.
ers Soon the recipes claimed my at
tention and found them valuable.
Now each writer has become familiar
to me, and seems like a personal
friend. I rejoice with those who do
rejoice and weep with those who
weep"
Nat: Your heart and hands nave
been full. and We are glad all the fanl-
lily have been restored to health; and
the Editor informs US we are noon 20
hear from your pen. 4t
Sister Ready: How is tn weather Nh
your way? Think we will have to pSeS.
CcsntiAusd ~ As9e Es1sAnuax
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-17
ALINE's METHODS OF PROCEED.
URE.

Editor Social Corner: Was it Cheri-
settle who suggested that the sisters
exchange ideas in regard to house
cleaning?
I'll give my method Of Washing
Windows, and hope to hear from 9TH
ers: Wash the woodwork first with
warm water and any good laundry
soap. and if the glass is very dirty
wipe that off also. Then, when dry,
take a clean cloth, dampen slightly
with kerosene and clean the glass
thoroughly with that. Let dry and pol
ish with clean cloth. This l like, az it
makes no dust, as the soaps made for
cleaning do.
For Washing Floors use cold water,
using one tablespoon each Of saleratus
and sulpho- naphthol to each pail OF
water.
Cora Of Norwich: Your problem is q
hard one. I can think Of but two So
lutions-oue the power Of mental sug-
gestion. in which I have but little
faith: the other is to move, and do It
quick.
Potlateh: / was interested in your
answer to A Mother A slight burn
on the fingers is often effectual in
keeping a child away from IRE. but
there are some that slight burns seem
to have no effect on; and these will
play with FIRE or matches even while
their hands are still smarting from
the burns. Such children, Of course,
need constant watching. and must
never be left alone, and matches must
be kept out Of theIE reach.
1 have never found reasoning with
small children Of much use They
reason best through the& feeling, 50 II
told plainly that they must not play
with FIRE, then If they disobey, spank
them soundly before they have a
chance to forget what the spanking is
for They will quite likely keep away
from fire afterwards.
ALINE.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-17

Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis
ters: l will first address
Dear Ready: Your speaking of the
snOuSdrift six feet high here makes
me think. il you weigh only 80 pounds,
you would have harder scratching to
get out Of one three feet deep. I don't
know but that would near cover You
up; or do you measure a little more :?
Our sleigh will hold two, and II one is
small. can ride very COMFORTABLY; or I
could hold you in my lap What iT It.
about the wood box? I am interested
to find out. so can jOel you ALL
Cherisette: We have all warm
hearts this way, IL We do have il 20
below zero, and pretty lively times a.
well. Come and join our skating par
ty tonight, OF our to6Oggan slide to-
morrow night.
FROZEN.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-17
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.


EIIZABErH-The card was for
ws-ded to Ready Thanks for the
song. Under the Willow" for Monte
Vile "Balsam FIR sent in first copy
with sketch Of the author, for which.
we are under special obligations to her
-IN-Thanlzs for Reminis-
cence OF 25Oth Anniversary Celebration
OF Norwich in which you participated.
MAY there never be a cloud in your
life that you do not see the silver
seeing the road.
CENTENNIAL SQUARE Cor
ner IS indebted to you as the instruc-
TOT in Paper Bag Cookery and the
~Fireless Cooker and Your excellent
work Is fully appreciated by the edi-
Ter.
MONTvHLE-For responses to re-
quests and exchanges Of courteSies,
Corner sisters cannot be exceued We
use Under the Willow" as the Social
Corner poem this week.
BuIdE-Bes your pardon. It was
a mistalSe-
AUNT JUIB-Keeping the Corner
within the Office rules and within do
LpoTtiC limits IL Orten trying to the
e1ff6f3 but he has to conform If his
heart nteeds. This accounts for the
suppression Of some letters and radi-
oil chanEeS in others, which the sis
teTs DO not understand and are puz-
zled over.
SOHN-So Tou are surprised by MIS-
RobinSon's ability and convincing ar
gumentS. You need not be. Woman
fAs never really beon emancipated,
yet; and only the few Of both sexes
are alive to II, Be cure and read her
letter this week.
1SUFTRAGETTE - You are
EsleOma Come right in. There Is
nothing which ennobles the human be-
ing more than to be able to agree t.
disagree and at the same time abide
IN peace Sef-centTOl IS a master ac-
complishment
CHdEISETTE- Mrs A. D. Box so
IzftvHle is anxious to get q
swastika pattern for bedquiIt, OF di-
rectlon as 10 where an easy sewing
machine ps.t1sFn may De obtained.
THE SOCIAL CORNER REGEOR-
HOLE Is butging with good things
BsiNs. Olga, Pink Rose and Others
are waiting there for release. Next
week they Will mud their places
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-17
TO KEEP VEGETABLES FROM
FREEZING.

Dear SisterA of the Social Corner:
A tried trick for freezing weather and
a simple one: I always save my old
salt when the pork barrel is cleaned
out for new pork, and the weather is
like last Saturday night. Throw the
old salt freely over my potatoes and
all perishable stuff. cover lightly with
burlap bags and they never. freeze
A large box with a. smaller one in
side, and sal5 and sawdust put between
the two boxes. will keep preserves.
Cover with a double newspaper with
salt between the two papers.
A greeting to our nice editor, and
all Social Corner writer's.
Yanlic. J. z. r.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-17
POETRY.
Under the Willow.

Under the willow she's laid with care,
Sang a lone mother while weeping.
Under the willow, with golden hair,
Ny little ones quietly sleeping
CHORUS:
Fair. fair, and golden hair.
Sang A lone mother while weeping.
Fair, fair and golden hair,
Under the willow SHE'S sleeping.
Under the willow no songs are heard,
Near where my darling lies dream
ing.
Nought but the voice of some far-off
bird,
Where life and its pleasures are
beaming.
Under the willow by night and day,
Sorrowing ever I ponder.
Free from its shadOwy, gloomy ray,
All. never again can she wander.
Under the willow I breathe a prayer,
Longing to hnger forever,
Near to my angel with golden hair,
In lands where there's sorrowing
never.
HENRY c. WORK
Sent in By "Balsam Fir
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-17
NAT IS ON THE OTHER SIDE THE
FENCE.

Dear Editor and Friends When 1
sAow THAT there south meadow lot I
lows to be middiin' lSeerful how I
steps around-if don't, I'm sure to
WALK plum into hornets nest.
W-e-e-n, 1t pears like I didn't step
keerfttl enough when dealing with that
ther suffrage question and stepped
smack into a fillI-Krown nest.
Well, 1 sort Of had my eyes open.
Nathaniel never shirlks his duty If
there is hornetE nest in the path.
Some Of these rights wimmen hit
right out from the shoulder "Hit birds
hutter," you know. like to see folkA
stand for what they thinks they thinks
but I've heard tel II the coat fits,
put * on and seems like It f1ts some
folks pretty near night.
Now, ! tells Jane Ann. SAYS I, you
amt going TO get me argufying with
these wimnasn folks. Niver seen no
RAnAs sERpfxfaE gsfh q woman no
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-17

gested by incidents Of the civil war.
Most of his songs were issued in Chi
cagO, where, as a printer he spent
many years, though a native Of Hart
ford, Conn. l trust 1 have NOT taken
UP too much room in the Corner, and
am delighted to be able 10 give thi1
favorite song.
| do so love to read the many letters
Ct interest from all the sisters Of the
Social Corner. | have quite q number
Of the old songs, il anybody should
wish for them.
All good wishes to all.
BALSAM FIR
South Windhan1. Maine.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-17

make the Corner the plessantest page
in the whole paper AS NJ. C. M. says:
If we have a grievance let 1T be
known" My only grievance is, we
don't have the Social Corner often,
enough. Long live the Corner and
God bless our editor And may the
coming year bring happiness into all
the sisters homes, is my wish for the
year for our Corner
Polly Peppermint: Your story was
good, only the poor minister was three
years behind hand and two days be-
fore hand-prstty good!
Thanks, dear editor, for your posm.
SHUT-IN.
North Stonincton
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-17
THE AUTHOR OF HuNDER the
WILLOW.

Editor Social Corner: NontVille asks
for verses TO song entitled Under the
Willow" and can supply the want
and am pleased to be able to do So I
love the song, as it was a favorite Of
my mothers when I was a child.
Henry G. Work was one Of our most
remarkable song writer's; besides com
posing Under the Wollow," he. was
the author Of over seventy songs
some Of the most popular being
Father, Dear Father, Come Home"
temperance song; Babylon is Fall
lem" Kingdom Coming Wake, Mic
ode1nps,p and Marching Through
Gscxgsa.' :. 'thega Latter. Of craxps. esr-
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-17
PAPER BAG COOKERY.

Dear Social Corner Sisters. Paper
bag cookery is satisfactory when ap-
piled to fish (best in slicesS. small
joints of chicken (easier to cchk whAn
eus mn. eRiEes Rstd nastrT and xoft
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-17
WHEN A FRIEND ASKS, THERE'S mo TOMORROW
EVERY womAN,s OPPORTUNITY.


we'd Of each wee
Address CORNER EDITOR, Buletn
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-17

THREE PRIZES MoNTHLY hrst $3.50 to second $500
third Award made /
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-17
RECIPES FROM CLARA OF CAN
TER5uRY.

North stonington.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-17
JUST A CHAT FROM MAINE.

South windham, Maine,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-31
BIRDS NOW SINGING
RAGTIME, SCIENTIST
SAYS IN A LECTURE

CHICAGO, July 31.-Henry Oldys,
formerly of the United States biologi-
cal survey in lecture in the Uni
versity of Chicago which is causing
comment today. said that birds are pos
sessed of an esthetic sense similar to
that of the human being.
Birds dance in the air, do High
land filings and the more sedate evolu-
lions with the most perfect rhythm, 4"
said Oldys. They sing a bird rag
time and at other times snatches Of
song which greatly resemble our grand
opera. There is a blackbird that has a
song almost parallel to Wagnerian
opera the robin is best in so-called
popular songs, while the wood thrush
sings a song Of four distinct verses"
The speaker closed with the state
ment that birds sometimes copy from
man, and that man could learn a great
deal by copying from the bird.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-31
COMMERCE CHAMBER
FOR EXAMINATION OF
ELEVATOR OPERATORS

Elevator boys in all of the public
buildings in Atlanta will be required to
stand an examination before a city Of
fetal and receive licenses before they
are allowed to run an elevator. if the
recommendation of the public safety
committee of the Chamber of Commerce
are carried out by the city council.
The public safety committee of the
Chamber of Commerce was recently or
ganized at the suggestion of several
members who believed that there ought
to be some group of men in Atlanta
who would be on the lookout for public
safety. They will recommend in strong
est terms to council the passing of an
ordinance requiring elevator boys to be
examined and licensed, and thus pre-
venting the hiring of incompetent ones.
In making their report to the executive
committee of the chamber, the fact that
recently several serious accidents in
elevators have been caused by impa-
thence and carelessness on the part of
the elevator operators was pointed out.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-31
u. S. GIRL LOCKED IN
CRYPT WITH FAMOUS
DEAD FOR HALF HOUR

PARIS. July blocked for'half an
hour in the gloomy, chilly crypt of the
Pantheon, with the prospect of, having
to pass the entire night surrounded by
some of the illustrious dead of France,
was the experience Miss Margaret
Cove. Of New York has just been
through and which she is not likely to
forget.
With her sister Miss Helen Cove, and
her uncle, Archie P. Cove, editor of a
paper in Rochester, MINI. and other
visitors it is related, the young woman
had been over the building, and finally
descended into the crypt. There the
most noteworthy tombs were inspected.
Miss Margaret Cove grew so interested
that she dropped behind the party, and
it was only when the visit was con-
cluded and the door of he crypt had
been locked that her absence was no.
ticed
Miss Cove was terrified hew n she
realized her predicament. Other mem
beers of the party effected her rescue.