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Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-12

tine train was only one hour and twen- ty minutes late
 When I arrived home that evening the first thing the man of the house -eaid ito me was.
 Can you make tattin?"
 Certainly I cani'' said I.
 Let me see you make some'
 Just as soon as l could remove my hat and coat I went to work After watching me d few minutes he said. 'Is that the way you make tattin ?''
 That is the way make tattin-
 What are you going to make 1t for 2' he said.
 "Why,I expect to make enough to trim waist,' said l.
 T guess you will have enough by the end of next year, by the speed you are making at 1t now"
 Tt will be tattin when l get 1t done.s
 70, yes, it will be tattin whensit is done!-'
 I knew by the doubtful tone in his voice he had no faith in my ability as just a little ahead. have enough made for one waist and lepg before this letter is in print I shall have enough to trim another. His doubtful tone did not frighten me any. as 1 have been acquainted with the man of the house some years and l know all the tones he can put into his voice,
 Three cheers for the Social Corner, for through 1t I found Aunty. Three cheers for Aunty. for through her kindness I am now a tattin maker,
 Best wishes to all.
 SISTER READY.
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or at other special sales, standard goods may be bought at a reduction. For instance 1 once bought three pounds of good raisins for twenty five cents. A day earlier OF later would have paid thirty three cents.
 Then there are houses where goods may be bought at wholesale prices. Cereals in cartons of three packages each may be bought at a saving of from to 10 cents; all kinds of canned and salted goods, teas, coffees, crack CTS, molasses and soaps. at a, greater or less saving. To encourage large orders some firms offer with each ten dollars worth of goods twenty five pounds of sugar for one dollar etc.
 Sugar is considerably cheaper by the hundred pound sack and may be so obtained from the wholesaler There is a difference in the sweetness of sugar so cheap sugar. is not all ways economical
 Cocoa at retail is usually twenty five cents a half-poUnd; but in some places it may be bought by the five pound can for eighty-five cents.
 Any retail dealer will make quite 9 reduction for cash on goods bought in five or ten dollar lots.
 Housewives should weigh and meas ure goods sold in bulk to be sure that in getting reduced prices they are getting a bargain rather than short weight measure.
 Quality should alse be considered Many articles may be bought in bulk or in sealed jars and packages.
 The packages insure cleanliness and first quality, but usually cost more.
 JILL,
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A WORD FROM HYAcINTH.

Dear Editor and Members of the Social Corner: Seeing my first letter found it's way into the Corner, guess I'll try my luck again.
 want to thank Aunty for her card, and, also, Faye Verna for giving the directions for making a tie. I have started one, and am successful so far
 l tried your recipe for scalloped onions and was well pleased with the result.
 Well. it doesn't seem quite like spring yet It seems queer to see snow in April l for one enjoy warm weather. Perhaps I should, as I am out all kinds of weather. I wonder If any of you can guess my occupa- stion.
 I agree with An Observer that ladies should know how to drive a horse My chief delight is to drive a horse. l like horse that doesn't need much urging.
 Does someone know of something that will remove ink stains? I have never found anything yet. that would take them out.
 Did you ever try the recipe for Cooken? It is nice for a kind of des- sert. Here it is:
 cooLeen-One-half cup sugar: short ening half the size of an egg, 1 egg, l cup milk, teaspoons baking pow der; flour enough to batter: slice ap- and cinnamon, or nutmeg. I usually serve with cream, and a little sugar if preferred.
 Wishing you success for the rest of the members, 1 remain,
 TIY ACtTNTTT
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TO CARRY MONEY CONVEN
 fENTLY.

Social Corner Editor and Sisters: TO carry money I cut a black silk ba g two inches wide and four long, stitch it twice. round three sides, sew two flat, snap fasteners on the top inside (sueh as one uses on dresses), then I sew a piece of narrow elastic (black hat e1astfe) to each top corner, 1eav- ing the elastic all In one piece: fas- ten center of elastic, two inches above bottom of coat, or packet. left sleeve inside, under arm part. Have your bills folded, to fit, fiat; pull the bot tom of bag with right hand out, when bills are needed: let go and the bag returns to place in sleeve. The bot tom of the bag must be two inches above sleeve bottom
 For small change I cut a piece of old kid glove 8 little larger than silver dollar. sew on outside of the palm of my glove or mitten, fasten with one snap. No pocketbook lost, or laid away to hunt for. This is my own whim.
 Many thanks to Interested Reader, for very pretty Easter card; will re- turn one when the spirit moves me to do so.
 It is pleasant to be in the nice So- cia1 Corner stories. look every time to see if I am among the number.
 We old ladies like attention, same as the younger, and moro worthy ones. Be good to the aged s1sters-you will get there some time. Very much yours
 J. B. T.
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Lebanon.
WOULD LIKE TO EXCHANGE
 SLIPS.

Dear Editor of the Social Corner: Herewith I send 8 few tested recipes:
 Checkerboard Cake-Cream one cup sugar with butter size of an egg; break into this two eggs and beat to- gether well with egg beater; stir in one cup sour milk; beat in two cups four, sifted, with a level teaspoon of soda and a pinch of salt; turn one half the batter into another bowl and add two tablespoons of cocoa wet with hot water and one teaspoon vanilla; Mellow part-add a teaspoon of lemon extract. Use small tins and with vel low butter, teaspoon at a time, make a ring a little more than an inch wide. Inside this ring lay a ring of dark batter and fill in center with yellow. Make two of these layers. one other with dark batter on outside ring and in center. This is to be the mid dle layer when cake is put together. Ice with half pound confectioner's sugar, wet with sweet cream and va nilla extract. Bake cake layers in moderate oven.
 Soft Gineerbread-Crea one-half cup of butter with one-half cup of sugar add one cup of molasses with a speenfuI of hot water, one-half cup Of milk, two well beaten eggs, one level tablespoon of ginger. one teaspoon of cinnamon and allspice mixed and two cups of flour. Bake in a shallow pan.
 Granita of Brooklyn: Are your initials 1. S.. and have you got niece, E. Nj. w?
 Estel1a of South Canterbury: Are your initials E. M. B?
 An Observer of South Canterbury: Are your initials H. T.. and have you got little son, D. T.?
 1 would like to exchange slips with any of the Social Sisters. I have got geraniums, begonias, heliotrope, petu- mia and a house hydrangea.
 SEE OF CANTERBURY.
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ETTA BARBER.
HOW TO MAKE PEANUT BUTTER.

Dear Sisters: Thoughts turn to fowerbed making, and seed planting; but thre is time enough for most seed, yet
 Sweet peas do well to plant early.
 A very pretty way to plant nastur- iuns is this: Take an old cider, or vinegar barrel, and have it filled with an inch and half or two-inch auger holes, then filled with rich dirt About twenty holes will do- Then put one seed in each hole and some in the pretty sight in the summer.
 Delicious Cake Frosting-One cup full of powdered sugar, rolled fine, three tablespoons of sweet cream; mix well together and add one tablespoon of cocoa and a half teaspoon of va nil!a. If this rule is followed the frosting will never be too hard or crack when cut
 Peanut Butter-Two quarts nuts shelled and freed from skin, run through meat cutter, with fine knife, and mix to a paste with four table spoons of melted butter. This makes one pound
 French Mustard-Mix one table spoon of sugar with three of mustard, beat one egg unity perfectly smooth. add one cup of vinegar very slowly to prevent curd1ing: cook in a double boiler; stir constantly; add salt, a tablespoon of olive oil or butter, little at time; mix thoroughly.
 I made some of your Cookies, Guss, and they were good. I had a good Surprise party, any way.
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READY A FULL-FLEDGED TATTlN
 MAKER.

Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis ters: Since you have heard I have taken a lesson in tattin l suppose you are anxious to know how l made out,
 On arriving at Auntie's I knew I had found true Aunty as soon as I look ed into her kindly face,
 l was pleased to meet with Sister Theoda, Strawberry Acres. Married and Happy and Biddy's cackling was music to my ears. l was pleased to be present at the initiation of a new Sis ter and was ioath to leave such a charming place without meeting Aunt Mehitabel.
 Aunty makes tattfn beautifully and rapidly. She makes it so easily could not help but see through it at once. The lesson over, we were sent into the dining room, and there we were served nicely to yellow tea. Aunty proved herself to be a charm ing hostess as well as a proficient teacher of tattin.
 I began to think the way things were working in the morning I should bring up at Aunty's in the rear as I did at Married and Happy s.@ I rode mud almost up to the wheel hubs and ea arriving at tha station
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a set for the bureau, commodes ana ytand-one for herself and one for Grace The first went fin the box and was put in the spare room cuphoard for special occasion
 There were also two good home made white wool blankets, and two old ones. These she divided with Grace, putting her own good one away fer GranA1aaass bed in winter, and the old one in q box for sickness.
 There were, also, two nome-nade linen tablecloths, and SIX towels, which she divided. Then oaxzae two home weve ooveTiids-bane and wnlte; and red and white. T'hB blue would cover her bed in wanter 1da0 lhe reo would be for Jack
 A blanket of yellow and EAeep' gray'' was for Grandpa. and one of a1ndjso bsue and red" was claimed by the little boys
 As herbs came in season they were hung in the attic and eatnHp, hops, and Indian tobacco Cor everlasthnS) was spread on papers to dry for pia- lows: also a box of dried milk weed pods and Grandpa'S home-faased to- bacco- - The windows were scFeered and shaded, and Mamie anf Lucy tied quilts and made rugs and foand things where they left them"
 An old tall clock was given a place in the upper front hall, and the old house com bined the comforts of both the "old time and the new"
 Tine kitties made beds in the attic and caught the mice that ventured cut, and the baby kittens found safe playground.
 E-JzTA RARRE,F
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ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES.

LUCY ACORN-Cards received and mailed as directed All right. No trouble to mail them.
 SWEET LAvENDER-The postage en plants. roots and seeds is one cent for every two ounces. or 8 cents the pound.
 ONE OF THEM-The feelings of Editor were not dissim11ar last Sat- Urday morning. We are all human
 POTLATCH-Please send the Editor c better address Cards sent to you at Seattle have been sent back.
 STORY wRITER-when you reach the 18th page of note sheet paper 1t is time to think of writing "fnis'' Long stories have to be held until there is room for them on the Social Corner page.
 READY-Cards received and mailed ns you directed.
 MA-Eards received and sent out as ordered.
 DREAMER-Cards received and mailed as you indicated.
 MAINE LOvER-Letter received and mailed as you wished
 REUBENS wIFT+Card received and mailed to Frozen.
 BALsAM FR-Cards received and mailed as you desired.
 SALLY SYCAMORFSorry your letter came too late for birthday card shower on March 18th. We know ev- cry member wishes you many happy returns.
 HEPATICA - Card received and mailed to Ma
 POTLATCH-Card received and for warded to Cherisette. (By the way, do not forget seeds for Potlatchs Social Corner Garden.) Direct Potlatch, 3847 Esd ave. s. w.. Seattle. Wash.
 THE SOCIAL CORNER lost its head, and some other things, last week, but 1t was in pretty good form not withstanding. We shall try to pre- vent a recurrence.
 TO FLOWER LOVERS+Joseph Doe Is not competing for Social Corner prizes. The field is open to regular Social Corner writers. He has been specially engaged by the Editor to furnish a series of letters on garden ing and flowers.
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SOCIAL CORNER SONG.
Speak Kind Words.

Do you know a heart that hungers For word of love and cheer? There are many such about us, It may be that one is near. Look around you. if you find it. Speak the word that's needed so, And your own. heart may be strength
 ened
 By the help that you bestow. It may be that some one falters On the brink of sin and wrong, And a word from you might save him, Help to make the tempted strong. Look about you. O, dear sisters, What & sin is yours and mine If we see that help is needed, And we give no friendly sign. Never think kind words are wasted. Bread on waters cast are they. And 1t may be we shall find them, Coming back to us some day. Coming back when Sorely needed, In a, time of sharp distress; So my friends, let's give them freely. Gift and giver God will bless. Speak kind words. they're always
 needed,
 Words of cheer to those oppressed, Words of love to those who falter, In the way where thou art blest.
 Sent by ELIZABETH.
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A GOOD UNcookED CAKE FROST
 ING

Dear Editor and Social Cornerites: Every time the Saturday Bulletin comes 1t inspires me to want to join the Social Corner. The sisters al- ways seem glad to welcome a new conner, so I'm going to venture.
 Wonder if Ready will let me have little corner of her woodbox. even if she does not know me?
 What a jolly set you all are; and what fun 1t is to guess who is who." Also to test the sisters good recipes
 T made some of Elizabeth's ginger drop cakes, and I can assure you they were good. The only trouble with them is. they don't keep Cat my house when hubby and the children find them).
 I want to send you a cake recipe; and when you treat your friends they will think they are eating genuine raised cake:
 Dough Cake-Two and one-half cups raised bread dough. l 1-2 cups gran ulated sugar, 1-2 cup butter, egg. nutmeg and salt: mix well with the hand (you can't do anything with a mixing spoon at frst), then add 1 tea spoon of Baking Powder in g. little noart then beat well with g. spoon and add cup raisins and little oitron if liked Put in a pan q use . bread pan) and bake immediately in moderate oven
 Busy'bodyi You asked for an un- cooked frosting that will keep moist for some time.
 According to the amount of frost ing you wish to make, take pu1verized or confectionery sugar. and mix the right thickness with sweet mi1kA then beat well into this a generous lump of soft butter: flavor to taste. and spread rather thick on the cake.
 Aunty: Wonder if you have found Hepatica yet? And have you had any dandelions? have. did not dig them. but a neighbor did, and. was good enough to bring me a dishfuI for my dinner. MyI but they were good, and tasted just like more
 Cherfsette: ]. too, hope you will like your new home. You also have my deepest sympathy in your recent be- 
 Papa's Boy. Hope you will write again when you get settled in your new home. Be careful and don't fall into. the water. You know boys gat eareIess sometimes when they go fish, ;0usaa x4fetter-st for this lime. for
Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-12
IN THE OLD ATTIC.

One day after the rest of the house was in comfortable order Mamie Dayton went up to the old attic, On the south was roughly finished room and on the north was just "attic.''
 The reem was empty and the attic had been swept and the rubbish taken boxes, barrels and old wheels, ieem and other things, tee numerous to mentien, There was cid disk which she moved into the chamber with an old chair ..sthe baby's eutgrewn cradle and go-caft and Lucy's playhouse, A green shade and muslin curtain at each window and an old piece of eaFPef made a quiet little nest,
 In an old chest was sezRe linen siaeets--heme- made. I've were geed and were laid in a daiHtily lined white box. with two pillow eases ta match. EN9 #era #sras aaa 4Assa sash made
Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-12
AUNT SALLYs DISCOURSE ON
 SUFFRAGE.

Mary Ann: Hello. Aunt Sally, I've come over to tell you a piece of news.
 Aunt Sally: Welcome, Mary Ann, now what on 'arth are you going to tell? I've heard you was a-geing to marry that young apothecary fe1ler pretty soon. that won't be no news.
 Mary Ann: Oh. no, not that. Aunty, it is something far more serious and important than that
 Aunt Sally: Do tell; I'm all of a quiver
 Mary Ann: Well, you know there has been a great deal of featuring in this the lectures and talked with import ant ladies' and I have decided to join the Suffragettes and march with them and may be able to give lectures it to be my sphere-my duty, Don't you think it is a grand cause, Aunt Sally?
 Aunt Sally: Well! Well! of all the - sphere duty! humph! Here, Mary Ann, you just sit down there and eat one of my fresh deughnuts. and I'll dc little mite of featuring myself; 1t will be straight. plain talk if neth- ing more.
 Mary Ann Green, you just get this Suffrage and Votes for Wemen notion out of your head. marry this feller, what can give you good home and who loves you, and you'll be doing far grander duty than parading Votes for Women Be enc of the noble moth that every woman can be if she wishes. Make happy home, God knows they are few, but might be more if the women would stay there more and try and make them so.
 What good have the Suffragettes done for themselves or any6ody else3 NoneI Only made themselves ridic- ulous and stirred up & lot of rioting and turned the heads of many nice young girls. just like you. This coun- try don't need lot more votes of any kind and description, but 1t needs more intelligent ones. Women could put their energy and influence to far better use if they only would. Why saw in the paper only this morning how that the men in the legislature were going to make some laws so the women would have to wear more de- cent dress. Just think of it, woman hasn't common sense enough to wear respectable clothing. and the world Is growing immoral because of 1t. So the men have got to make laws to keep the Tvonaen's clothes within decency'S bounds. Shameful
 Women better make themselves some clothes and refuse to wear the out rageous things which are now the fashion, You will notica that most of these Eufragettes are women who haven't anything else to do. You don't see women with thres or four babies saying much about it. They haven't time; their e1aee and work is in the heme, where every geed aHd true we- mans eugff ta bs,
 HeHae is wemaa's sPferei and when sine gets cut of it there is sure ts De treus1e. Ysa knew ~e eaHHet de twe things at ths sane tias and de both well; just sa sure as we try it one must be neglected ,aad that is the way it is with the home and suffrage, and the hemes are being neglected. Take mF adpiee, Mary Ann, and let it alone. and de more to make happy heme-
 SHEEN BESS.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-12
MUGGINS PARED WELL.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: What do you think of this weather for cleaning house? It is showing good. now, but I suppose we must ex- pect all kinds of weather this month. I have one room cleaned.
 Mater: Would be glad to exchange slips with you. as I like to get differ ent kinds. Am very fond of plants. Ma: I am slow. only have one hen setting.
 Guess: think have eaten some of your drop cookies. Are your initials NJ. G.?
 c. E. S.: think you are right about getting stalled and having to call on you. I can smell those pies now, as you took them out of the oven and my mouth did water for piece of that pork pie. When I get stalled again I hope I will fare as well as I did that day.
 Will close for this time to go to work.
 MUGGINS.
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TESTED CAKE RECIPES.

Dear Sisters: Here are a few test ed recipes:
 Apple Cake-One cup sugar, 1 egg, 2-3 cup sweet milk; 1 1-2 cups flour; 5 tablespoons baking powder. Bake in layers.
 Angel Cake-Eleven eggs. whites beaten stiff; 1 1-2 cups sugar; 1 cup flour; 1 teaspoon cream tartar. Drop Cakes-One cup sugar, 1 cup sour cream; l teaspoon soda; 1-2 cup entrants; 1 1-2 cups flour. Flavor with cinnamon and nutmeg, and drop from spoon into a buttered pan Bake in a quick oven
 GLADNESS
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MA HAS BEEN STUDYING BIRDS. Dear Editor: Polly Peppermint in quires if any of the sisters are study ing the birds. have been studying them, but strange as it may seem, not with the same pleasure with which Polly does, for I have been studying dead onesl on the hats and in the milliners' windows.
 l saw a window full of snowy white a1grertes and l thought only of the millions of birds slaughtered every year to satisfy woman's vanity and greed. It is hard to understand how any k1ndhearted and thinking woman can wear birds or their plumage on hats.
 MA
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EeeNeMf IN .TRABIks.

Bear Edites and Sisters; Eleia has been written in thsse seiila3Rs asaailt economy, but how many of fhe sisters have learned the eceReHy of buying Friday and Saturday are bargain days
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Have No Known Equal Sold everywhere. hn bexes Ioc., 2Sa, The diIeGhiOns with every
 box RKs very valuable.

that I had kept one Iassie from writ- ing to the Corner, I'd Nlrn my attenS ton to my garden and never wriuG again.
 Congratulations to the prize winners and best wishes to all
 AUNT SERENA
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has become settled; then plant them in the garden. The hardy specimens can be left to grow continuously in the garden, but the tender plants must be wintered in the cellar during the cold months.
 There must be planning and system in creating a pretty garden.
 JOSEPH DOE.
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may want to come again Best wishes to all Sisters and the Editor.
 ELIZA JANE.
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To Restore Good Health

The first thing to do is to cora rect the minor ailments caused by defective orirregular action of heorgans of digestion and elimination. After these or4 gans have been put in good working order by timely use of
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THE WIsEST ALWAYS HAVE LITTLE FOLLY
 TO SPARE
EVERY woMAN's OPPORTUNITY.


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BEECHAM'S
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F cfAs 1arus<t Sals of AaT SsdIoiuO h Iss WssfO better digestion results, and then the food really nourishes and strengthens the body. The first dose gives relief and sounder sleep, qnieter nerves, and improved action of all the bodily organs are caused by an occasional use of Beechs1n's Pills. They give universal satisfac- tion and in safety, sureness and quickness of action Beecham's PillR
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MA HAS BEEN STUDYING BIRDS.

New London.
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