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Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-05
GOOD THINGS FOR THE TABLE.

Dear Social Corner Sisters and Ed itor: Herewith I am sending a few recipes, which I hope the Sisters will try:
 cocoanut Pie No. i Three eggs, half cup sugar, half cup cocoanut soaked in a pint of milk. Bake with out upper crust.
 Cocoanut Pie No. 2: Take three tablespoons sugar, three eggs one pinch salt, two cups sweet milk, one third cup coaconut beat well. then add two cups sweet milk and one tea- spoon vanilla. Line tin with paste and pour in mixture; sprinkle one third cup cocoanut ever it, Bake until fii1- ing does not stick te a silver knife,
 coeoanut Bread Pudding: ore eup bread crumbs, tive eggs, half CUB CO., coanHt, half cup sugar and butter to taste.
 ceeoanut Pyrarfds-whip the whites of five eggs as for icing. add one Reaad powdered sugar while doing this, until 1t will stand alone, then beat in one cup cocoanut. Then shape into pyra~ rn1ds upon a dish.
 Cocoanut Cookies-One cup sugar. one cup butter, two eggs, one teaspoon ful baking powder, half cup milk. one cup cocoanut using flour enough to roll out VELVET.
 Piainfield
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ANSWERS AND INQUIRIES.

FRAcSK-Czrds revs4yed and sent as you wfs4zed-
 HLZABETH-Cards received and mailed as Tpu directed 1
 PCTT-ATCHCard received and mailed as To1 wished
 ADGE. 2d-TeH there iE a prior AHEne- zAso an Ara5na. Stories accept- cd arc paid 6or al space rates-%hen pr4nz@6-
 SEDDF-Thens are many reasons why stories do not appear soon after being received Lang1h and adaptl- cH7xy hRze as m1Gh to do with it as FRrh md point XDEr story will appear A@f week
 A BIT af memoranda has been lost kE4 all cards 5ar7t in for ThaoI5a and Azzt Nehztzdze have been forwarded as dEsrnwA
 B1LI1R+Car5s received and sent ozf as you directed The Editor used to have a birthday and 1t occurred on 2 day the American people celebrated, but he has tried To, these many years 10 forget it
 BLDDY-Card received and mailed you directed
 BLACK PANSFCaxds received and sent to the parties named
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RECIPE FOR elLLIE's BEEF LOAF.

Dear Editor and Sisters: For some time have kept silent thinking "A still tongue makes 8 wise head" But my interest in The Corner has not be- come one whit less Glad everybody is well, and that Theoda and Aunt Mehitab1e are to have birthdays.
 Bee-Sometimes ago you asked me for my recipe for making
 Beef Loaf-Take two pounds of round steak, five milk crackers, put meat and crackers through chopper, three eggs, salt and pepper to taste, one-haf cup of melted butter, make into loaf and bake one hour in bread pan. When eggs are cheap have ready three hard boiled eggs and put in mid dle end for end When cut in slices each one will contain a piece of egg. The gravy is made from the juice that arises; if not enough add a little more butter
 Have any of the members ever thought what bother it is to borrow and to lend? We are put to the trouble of getting the article from it's place. and when 1t is returned we are put to the trouble of putting it away If 1t is sugar, butter or lard nine times in ten there Is not as much returned as borrowed, Sometimes not as good quality Is returned There Is one good motto to adopt. When an article gives cut in the household replace it. If no more than five cents worth at the time
 My experience is If neighbor comes to borrow 1t seems just have
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beautiful thought you expressed on trouble. Thank you so much.
 Ba1sam Fir: Wouldn't I love to visit that Lakeside home. It must be an Ideal place, Wish you great success. Ma can surely give you fine points on the poultry line.
 Sister Ready: l used to be well ac- quainted with your new home. Spring field is 8 beautiful city.
 Biddy: Did I ever see you and Polly Wintergreen, years ago. when I was obliged to sit on that high organ stool in B and play until my back and legs both ached? Have I now given myself away?
 Elizabeth: Dear Sister, you know me. It was by accident I found you out and through your letters and M. Roena's I found the way to The Cor ner. I remember your dried-apple pie wish I had an extra large piece just now. Are you guessing? I think you will have to, for no one knows but Aunty, and the good little Aunty won't give me away. I know her too well. It is such a beautiful day I must be out. The roses and primroses are so sweet their fragrance follows me wherever go in our yard and I never saw so many birds around before. They have just a feast in my chicken yard, hopping about and eating with them.
 Will close before you all grow weary, but invite you all to come and have some strawberry ice cream with me.
 ORA CE
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-05
SISTER READy's LONELY DAY.

Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis- ters. Once more l appear on the scene I agree with Sister Theeda, te write when the spirit Is on whether 1t be morning. noon or night. trust it is not lack of interest that some of our writers are not writing. 1 miss so many of the old and the new names
 [ had a very lonely day yesterday, the first lonely day l have spent since cams here. Wednesday is my at home day for Social Corner callers md not one appeared. The man of the house went around here with a longer face than usual (No paper un til Thursday.)
 It seems strange not to have any woodbox to write about.
 Grace: I believe I have seen that tattin hemmed waist and tattin hand bag. You cannot praise Aunty's sweet ness and goodness too highly We know what others have missed by not meeting her.
 Sister Frank: The new home is all and come so often l have hardly time to turn around between times.
 Aunty:' Can you hear the shuttle hum? I am making it fly.
 Ma: Ready's Surprise was indeed a surprise. The man of the house was pleased with the part he played.
 Interested Reader: l have another picture to keep company with Pas.
 Theoda: I often think of you and what we missed by not finding one another sooner.
 Aunty Did you receive my letter? I mailed to you from here. You ought to wear the yellow bow. I wear mine. Am a stranger in a strange land do not know how many readers or writers we have here.
 Hannah Who: Was glad to read one of your letters again.
 Crimson Rambler: would be pleased to be the one to receive the Social Corner remembrance. But 1 guess l am too far away.
 Lacy Acorn: I miss the woodbox. If I only could have brought it with me. It belonged to someone else and they would not part with it.
 C. E. S.: There are many things can find to write about and shall find time to write and find something for you all
 L. T. H.: shall remain among you and it Is 8 pleasure to do so. l trust you are we'll
 Joan: I received your card all right. trust you are enjoying the nice sum- mer days.
 Fqeur de Lis: Am alive and well How are you these fine days?
 Frozen: Where are you? Hope you are not lost? I miss your etters SC much. s@
 Sunshine: How do you do? The cop will be after you soon if you do not remember us-
 With best wishes to all, it is a pleas
 SISTER READY.
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Samantha's Anti-Slang Crusade

of office work and wish I could have a home of my own, but no young man seems to care for me
 Says l, Jennie. why don't you talk as moderately and ladylil2e when you are out with young people as you do when you are with me-
 We'll says she, the other girls all talk slang. and it seems to be the fashion for girls to be jest a little wild, not too wild but jest medium: and when I get with the others I can't seem to help talking like them
 Says I, If the men you work for was profane, do you think you would swear. too?'
 ".Oh. no, Aunt Samantha says she: and says Did you ever picture in your mind the kind of man you would like for a husband%
 Says she. Yes. I have
 We'll says I. don't you think your Ideal man sometimes has the same kind of day dreams; and do you SUD- pose he pictures a girl who is to and slangy in public places?'
 I don't think he would, and thank you for your advice and now I must run home, but I will try to practice your preaching"
 Don't ,ou think you was a little hard on Jennie" says Josiah. Seems as l have heard you use slang your self. Only the other day I heard you say someone was cranky
 Perhaps says I. q had better be- gin my anti slang crusade right here at honre Suppose we watch each others speech and put down mark for every slang word used and if at Fhanksgivin' time you have the least marks against your name, I will make you two big cranberry pies If I win you must buy me new dress"
 Its a bargain" says Josiah, and now as the sun has got around I guess l will go and put that last row
 SAMANTHA.
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AM OLD SONG.
Li1<Be Maggie May.

The spring has come. the flowers iE
 bloom,
 The birds sing out their lay; Down by a. 1ittltle running brook. l first met Maggie May. Sne had a roguish black eye Was singing all the day, And how I loved her none can tell My little Maggie May.
 CHORCS.
 a6y little Maggie, E3tching Maggie.
 Singing all the day. Onf how \ love her none can tell
 My little Maggige May! Though years rolled on, yet still love With heart so light and gay, And never will this heart deceive My own dear Maggie May When others thought that life was
 gone,
 Au6 death would take away, Etdn by my side did finger one And that was Maggie May. May heaven protect her for my sake pray both night and day, That ere long may ca1ly her mine My owr dear Maggie May. For she is all this world to me Although I'm far away. \ GfF1imes think of the running brock, And my Kttle Maggie May.
 Sent in by Bazsam Fir.
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happy promise of the joyful eating time to follow. If the patriotism of the town ran unusually high the grounds were illuminated, and there was some sort of display of fire works with which the celebration ended
 Today we have no sunrise salutes, no processions, the people mop their foreheads and say it is too hot for such a thing, no speechmaking for Goddess of Liberty or reading the Declaration, none of the things of fifty years ago, save the same spirit of patriotism that finds its vent in diff ferent way.
 We would probably laugh at many of the features of the old time cele- bration, if there was any attempt to revive them now. and vote the whole thing too dull and slow to be of in terest.
 We have excursions now for those picnickly inclined, and have stricken everything of a formal nature from our programme. It is the spontaneous, patriotic enthusiasm of the individual that marks our celebration today. and is it not after all better exhibition, even though it be so noisy. than a cut and dried affair in which only chosen few played part. FRANK.
 MOoSup.
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and feeling thousand times better" Miss AMELIA JAQUILLARD, 613 Sev- enth Street, New Orleans, La.
 St. Clair, Pa. - "My mother was alarmed because my periods were SUD- pressed and had pains in my back and side, and severe headaches. I had pim- ples on my face, my complexion was sal low, my sleep was disturbed, had ner- vous spells, was very tired and had no ambition. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta- ble Compound has worked a charm in my case and has regulated me. Iworked in mill among hundreds of girls and have Recommended your medicine to many of them. Miss EsTELLA MA CURE, no Thwing St. Saint Clair, Pa.
 There is nothing that teaches more than experience. Therefore, such let ters from girls who have suffered and were restored to health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound should be lesson to others. The same remedy is within reach of all.
 If you want special advice write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Go. (confi- dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be opened, read and answered by a woman and held in strict confidence.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-05
GOOD SUMMER DRINKS.

Dear Social Corner Sistsrs= When wt, are thirsty we want something to quEnch our thirst with. therefore fought a few hea11ay drink recipes might not come au15Ss on these hot 6ays-
 Ozknseai Nec<ar-Put frur ounces of @z$mszl tn a porcelain kettle. add six o1nces of white sugar and a lemon E1tceG than- ulzx with little cold wa ten- then poEr on me gallon of boiling y-stsE- When cold drain eff and it will Se n nouriShing and refreshing drink
 Raspberry Ss1rub-Four quarts of ret. cider vinegar let stand four da5s- then strain To earh pint of juice add one pound granuAahed sugar; boil 20 minutes bottle and keep in a dry cool place To serve, po1- as much as is desired in a glass add crushed ice and watEr- Refreshing and wholesome.
 Oatmeal Water-Use one tablespoon oatmeal t0 quart of water and boil for an hour; strain and let it get very cold add the juice of enc lemon and two tablespoons of sugar to each quart
 Royal Spruce Beer-Loaf sugar s-4 pound to one gallon of water, 1-4 ounce of ginger. the grated rsnd of two lemons and teaspoon essence of spruce add 1-4 cake yeast dissolved in hah eEp of water Let it feTnaent, strain and bottle tight
 a&x4te~raSstS-Tz9ze one quart skim med milk. add 1 1~S cups of hot water and oxe buste@1nflk tablet crushed; add oDe-tEa1f 9esSpoon salt: ss1S thoroughly and set in vsrnJ place for 24 hours, s11rTTnE occasionally. This makes a rs1re<sntng and life-pretOneing beger- axe
 Milk Punch Hit4aoe% L5quoF-Fcr eecn person beat thoroughly an egg win a teaspoon of sugar. add to this t~ @-rn1-os of a goblet of shaved ice anG milk cover clnsc5E with a hanger goSled and shake up and down until the ice Is nearly r1sgfed Dust the top with grated EE1meE
 JOFIdETE.
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We'll | vum," said Jesiah after 8 trip to the city If I ain't glad to get home once more and get wheresI can hear some good old Yankee language. It did seem as though all 1 heard on the street cars and sidewalks was sum pesl1y jabbering that no native could understand a word Of
 Well, says I, I've old folks do sartinly miss the old time language and manners. The last time I rode on the trolley. keers I happened to Set down right behind some girls: they were American girls and I was ac- qua1nted with most of them, and their 'jalbbering' was something like this:
 Gee. Ruth! didn't we have swell time last night?'
 You bet!' said Ruth. Believe me! The stunts we did made folks sit up. and take notice.' And 8 lot of more such talk.
 T think I had rather listen to a foreign language than to be obliged to sit and listen for a quarter of an hour to a conversation that is two thirds slang"
 Probably" says Josiah, the girls you heard talking were some who never had any learnin. or good home train in."
 "No!" says I. sum Of them was high school girls. and others office workers and members of the Chris tian Endeavor and other societies where they might learn if they want ed to-"
 Well, yesterday one of these girls came to see me. (You know am Aunt Samantha to them alb and they seem to like to drop in and talk things oyer with me. So this Jennie sat and talk ed with me jest as nice and polite like as anyone you ever heard. And, says she Aunt Samantha do you know I am most twenty y-four years old? Get tin along toward an old Elaid, ain't :? And can cook and make my own clothes, think I would make a good housekeeper generally. And I am tired
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-05
THE CITY BOY AND THE cDaJ1-
 TRY BOY.

K64r of the Soclz1 CurnEr= I read rhe 1Er%r from Er1z. Barber contras s4ir1- Che 1ETGs and opportunities of country oCyE and city boys with considerable g -xerss1 HsT1ng been a city boy my self. ! find that her fears about c7ty hoyE and tbezr easy route tr1 ruin are nc1 m asccor6 with my experience WnezHer opssortrn1n+1es to go to the dsJ1 are 1ncr0Ted or not by caty bUy-s or cozntrT boys depends upon the te1r- pe-an>nt and moral training of the boy The city boys sra girls are just huEnan, like their co7xdrT cousins, and fl they take to pernfcao1s and degrad- ing habits of any sort. it Is not becaaaase they do not know better, bat becaaRSc they love evil rather than good ana inclined to think that the per cent. of city boys ard girls who go to tho bad is proportioralig less than the 11urllser cS country boys and girls.
 Sor7e people think that God designed thaS there should be enc black sheep in every family. so that they would not be acie % look with derision one upon another. but am inclined to think the Almighty presented the good prfn-
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what they want. and I never know how to refuse. If I want anything mo- body has it. and with the frankness which is accorded me I cannot help remark about it. It is all taken good naturedly.
 l knew a woman who bought a good quality of tea and she would lend; when the return came it was of an inferior quality. Finally she learned to put the cheap tea in convenient place and when some was wanted again that was given. The plan worked we'll They didn't want this tea.
 Often I am amused at the foolish questions asked: Only today I was in a store and surely it was 90 degrees in the shade. A lady came in aud wanted some underwear.
 The clerk said. For summer?"
 knew a person when anything was related she would ask, What did they say"' or How did it turn out?' In fact she said it so much it became a habit. One day was telling her something that concerned a man who had died and to my amusement she said, Well, what did he say?" Before knew it I said:
 What did he say! Didn't I tell you the man Is dead?''
 Eliza Jane-Not long ago I was in a certain city and went into a certain store where they keep meat, veg etables. etc. In the show cases were some very fine looking steaks. I was looking around green horn like. A lady came in and picked out 8 reund steak It was weighed in sight. The clerk took the meat to the back part of the store. l thought to wrap it up. The lady waited and waited. At last he came with some steak that looked purple. She said:
 Where did you go with the meat "''
 He said, ITO cut the bone out.''
 She said, There was no bone in the steak I bought and the other day when bought meat here and got it home it was not the meat I purchased
 They argued and she walked out without the steak. I saw at once what the trick was He had taken the fresh meat and exchanged 1t. I wondered if the firm knew of this action or was this clerk lying by word and action for some unseen purpose.
 They say, tricks in all -trades-A dressmailSer once said to me, in all but the dressmaker."
 l said "Oh, yes! Keeping the peo- ple's pieces"
 With regards to all.
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A REo-MAKlNe LESSON.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: How many times do you arrange a room Three First, for airing; second, for the day, third, for the night.
 HoW do you commence the airing? By opening the windows, laying off the bedclothes and beating up the pil- lows
 What next?
 The soiled clothes gathered and put m the hamper or bag. and the cham berwork done.
 What things are necessary to do the work nicely?
 A pail for waste water. a pail for not studs. two cloths for washing and dTylng the bowl and soap dish, two cloths, distinctly marked for the ether crockery,
 Are scrub brushes needed?
 Yes. if the bowl or washstand is marble
 Why is a scrubbing brush needed for a stationary bowl?
 Because the hard water and soap unless the bowl is washed out every day, and carefully scrubbed once a week ortwashed with soda
 How do you keep a bathtub bright and unScratched?
 By washing it every morning, after 1t has been used. with hot suds, and drying It with @ soft cloth or towel.
 How do you arrange the room for the day?
 Make the bed and dust the room.
 What three things are necessary to a well made bed2
 It should be level. square and smooth
 How do you make ii level?
 By turning it every day, from side to side and end to end
 How do you make it square?
 By folding the clothes carefully at the corners and sides.
 How do you make it smooth?
 By drawing the clothes very tight. At which side of the bed should you stand to make it2
 At the same side you stand to take off the clothes?
 Why will it not do to stand one side when taking off the clothes and the other side when putting them on
 Because they would get turned wrong
 How long should the top sheet come above the blanket?
 At least a quarter of a yard
 How do you put on the under sheet? With the right side up
 How do you put on the uppery
 With the right side down.
 Why?
 That the two right sides may come together, and the upper fold over right. What can you do when the blankets are too narrow for Q double bed? Put the top one from side to side rather than from end to end
 How do you arrange the room for the n1ght2
 Close the blinds. draw the shades. light the. gas, open the bed. take ali the waste wafer from the room and bring fresh water, especially drinking water.
 MOUNTAIN LAUREL. East Norwich N Y
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REASONABLE THINGS TO KNOW.

Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis ters Many thanks to Editor and Frank for kindness in answering my query about lice on plants. I found soap sudS a very good remedy.
 1 wonder if all know that a teaspoon of red pepper in a tablespoon of flour is good to kill squash bugs,
 So, many people are troubled this time of year with their feet. For a corn wet cloth in turpentfne, wra D around the corn. renew night and morning. It will cure ih a few days while relieving from the first
 4 few drops of oil of lavender sorlhiSled of 8 eiliid's face and clothes will keep off mesaHitotes.
 Many thanks to Sister wf4e SC kindfy praised my story,
 Auntie's story was fine.
 Will close with best regards to all Corner writers. BLACK PANSY,
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Dear Editor and Social Corner Sfs- tersc Summer is well upon us. and if we are going to have a Social Corner picnic isn't ii about time we got about 1I2 will make motion that we have a picnic somewhere at the earliest time possible, and let all the writers who are interested pass their opinion as to where we'll have it and when we'll have it
 Perhaps there is someone among the writers who would be glad to have it. or conrsey il would have to be some means SO much for conveyance other wise Some have spoken of Coventry lake but that seems inconVenient for so many But why not hear from one and all right 9way%
 Sister Ready I am 50 glad to see the Sisters have called you out aga in- We can't possibly dispense with the old naIne- Come again
 Elizabeth Thank you for the invf- tatiSn to cal3s shall be delighted to. No, l did not have time to iook around much that day. so di1 not notice the 0ahH2s- They must look pretty. Would 1t be too much to ask you to send the directions for cluny lace through The Corner?
 Black Pan@y> Your story was good and admirable We know The Corner 1s inspiring to both young and old. and fitting for brides
 Theoda: wonder if you still think have spilled my inks
 Grace l don't seern to like that name near as well as 1 did the other. 1t don't seem to fit you as well. Do try and be on hand fer the picnic. for we are sure to have one,
 HeFatsea: We haven't heard from you for some tine-gone ro sleep for another season? But you must be on hand for the picnic. You know my eyes are sharp-not to be deceived ai- ways | have kept quite stiH of late and so have YOU: but the saving i3 Still water runs deep,'
 AUNTY.
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SHE HOPES THE PICNIC WILL BE
 NEAR.

Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis ters: No doubt you will be glad to hear from a new person It will give you all something to do guessing who the wandering sheep is
 For several weeks past I have been getting more and more interested in your letters Every Saturday morning as soon as I get up I take the car down street to the post office and get the Bulletin, and come back and read it, and then 1 do my work
 l read in one of the sisters letters that the sisters were planning to have a picnic before long. l hope you will have it so I can go- 1 am rather feeble so l dearly hope you will fix it so can go, for I know you ali have a lovely time when you get together.
 We'll, the baby is crying, so I will have to say good bye for this time; and go and quiet baby.
 Lovingly, your Sister.
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