Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-30
Windhann,
A NICE LETTER FROM PoTLATcH

Dear Social Corner Friends: The clouos have rolled away since my last visit with you. And I have been busy, getting in my early flowers and fixing | to SOW the earlier seeds.
 The sun is shining so warm today that I have needed a fire only to pre- l pare our meals. But we have frosts yet, so the tender plants must not be | put in the ground. There are several | of the earlier spring flowers bloom | ing. I do love the spring time, though l 1t seems to be the busiest time of all
 the year. After the garden is planted | I usually start housekeeping, but never make much fuss, as plan clean | Ing one room at time. and find 1t | much easier done this way. How l used to dread the old way of tearing up the old house and trying to do two | days work in one.
 was much interested in Mrs. Rob inson's last letter, but I fear we wo- men who advocate womans suffrage | too strongly may get bees in our bon nets If some of the sisters could have been here in Seattle the past week they would better understand what it means some times for woman to have a voice at elections. The mayor who was recalled one 1 year ago was nominated again and by | the saloon advocates, and the votes cast by the mothers and good women | of our city won the better man 8 majority of less than 900. It was a bitter fight between the better and ! vice clements.
 1 I heard one man say it took tWo- ! thirds of the votes cast by women to l down the votes cast by the floaterS o1 Seattle with something over s50,00O put up to elect the recalled mayor. | Aline: l cannot agree with you in regard to reasoning with children. It | seems to me they are very reasonable as rule and I have taken care of many l was only eleven years of age when I worked out as nurse girl 1 have raised two children of my own they are wives now, one is & moth CT and never punished children by spanking them. I never found any | two with the same disposition.
 Your sketch of the grange meeting was fine.
 A Mother wishes to know if a | father does not love his children as | dearly as the mother; and why he does not bring about better results l by closing saloons This has been 8 l question in my mind for several years
 Our last election settled it. Many men ! considered good men and good fathers
 Used this argument: Better financial
 conditions, more money in circulation
 with an open town. It seemed to be
 dollars against honor; and some
 body's boys and girls are the victims
 Dear Ready: l am not so far away
 in this age of flying machines.
 may be with you and sit on the wood
 box with the other sisters. You vii
 know me. I'll bring along a totem pole. "Potlatch" means the coming together of friendly tribes each yeal
 and g fine time.
 Bee: In Kansas We used to have very hard water. We used concentrat-
 ed lye to break 1t; put in a small
 quantity at first when the water is
 cold, it takes a short time for the
 scum to come to the top, then skim ii
 off, add little more lye if the water
 still seems hard. Sal soda is good, but not as strong.
 Rural Delivery: I am always inter
 ested in your letters. have friend living in Danielson. Am wondering If you are neighbors.
 l am sending my recipe for
 Lemon EXtract-Put the rind oi
 three lemons in a jar, pour over then
 one pint of alcohol Let stand fol four days. At the end of that time pour liquor off into a bottle, add onC
 ounce oil of lemon. This will make
 one pint of good extract.
 Best wishes to all.
 Seattle. POTLATCH.