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Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05

H up for breakfast until o'clock and then Evelyn could not eat anything but oatmeal and a. boiled egg, and Roberta could only eat just 90 much. no meat, pie or cake, and she cried. for something to eat all the time
 Then nothing was cooked in the new way and the baby was used to hIs carriage in the house ana he cried for his bottle before 1t was time and father had to borrow Mrs. Les ter's carriage so he could have his have ehills to see that child out in the cold wind when his pa and ma sat beside the stove.
 Father went down in the pasture out of sight.
 Robert had no interest in his fath- made fun of the neighbors who called to see Roberts, children, and when they went. home Saturday I was so tired I just sat down and cried.
 Il had big wash and every room
 was upside down and | guess 1t Is bet l ter for young folks to live. in the city
 and let their parents. spend. the, holi- | day in living over their young lives | Why" said the visitor, 'I. got req. | rested over Thanksgiving. Walter and Laura and the children, Mar3
 and Johnny, came Wednesday nigh . ol1a OOLAtA1Y- Wa6 ccACCP anu llCN Cl walked when we put him in the ok l crib in the spare room. Mary wen to sleep in her grandpa's arms and VI tucked her up on the sitting room
 lounge and she slept ali night.
 Laura. helped me with the suppe dishes and the next morning she help , ed me get breakfast, and she tende' the dinner while Walter and went | the Thanksgiving service. . Mary sat beside her grandpa a : dinner and if never hurt her bit. } Friday and Saturday Waiter help ! ed his father cut up lot of woo( ) and Laura touched up my bonnet an ) @ dress or two and fixed up the ol
 house some, and Sunday she and Wal t ter and father went to church in th s morning and took Mary, and I too care of Johnny: and in the evenin s Walter and father went 3 Laura and had little lunch the kitchen every single evening aft y CT the babies went to bed, and whe v they went home Monday she took som ] ginger snaps and apiece of my home t made cheese to her father and son t | apples and horse chestnuts1 to h.
 brothers children I was so lonely
 had to get out minute, but hel
 comes father from the station and
 must go home.
 t 'T forgot to tell you, father and n have promised to go to New York f = a week at Christmas"
 f ETTA BARBER
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05

As the Christmas season drew near Disconsolate One. bereft Of home and kindred, sought comfort in sofi- tude and prayer. ter into the spirit of the seaaons I find no joy in giving and receiving gifts;. even the kindly greetings ot my friends seem but to open the foun- tain. of my tears anew. Oh. grant me vision of that inner and higher meaning which enables those who uTf~ derstand it to ,reioice even in, the midst of tribulation.'
 "ChiId,e a tender, compassionate granted to those who tread the path of duty. This is a season for. fel- lowship with and service to thy fel- low men. Go. mingle with the hoh- day crowds. Go, minister to the needy in body and in spirit and the meaning
 of Christmas will become clear to thee" c, In obedience to. the heavenly com | mand she hastened forth upon er- \ rands of kindness and love. She made little children happy. She visited the aged and the lonely. She lightened l poverty.
 Gradually change was wrought in | her own soul. The heavy. heart grew l lighter, and dependency gave place l to hopefulness. She began to feel the ' beautiful, mysterious charm of Christ mas, but not yet could she put 1t into l words
 1 Christmas eve found her taking 2 l journey to perform one more loving 1 deed.
 The train was filled with holiday makers homeward bound. Grey haireC men, with their wives and childreI l were hastening to spend the great daI | in the homes of their childhood. 9th CT men and women were travelling I toward. their own homes Merry boy l tant schools, to kindred and home. ] | sweet faced young girl was joined b,
 manly youth who greeted her witt the words:
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05

wore it just the same. want go- ing to be out done by St Green, so wore my wedding dress, or at least I tried to wear 1t, but ninety-six pounds and a hundred and ninety six made some difference. I put in shadow lace In front and cut on the sleeves and made elbow sleeves. I turned in the back and front of the waist and then I made a girdle of a breadth I took out of the skirt and think lolJked very swell. I know felt as though I could not breath, but we got started, and got there tool Now, there was lot Of folks there there was farmers; doctors, Chorse and human beings, tool mean the doc- tors) all kinds, and even the teeth doctors was there. I saw an under taker, reporter and a grocer's man, least a minister was there. too, all to join, and I did feel foolish till there was a lot of women came in, then I knew I was all right.
 Do you know those head ones picked out Si to be worked (they called it), They said they had fed the goat ex- tra tin cans, and I tell you I was aw- full nervous for I knew Silas had a weak heart, and those old rotten | clothes on, but we. was there and that was all there was to it.
 Well, they marched us in and seat 1 ed us, and. turned down the lights and I thought of the old song, Let tho Lower Lights be Burning" (so | trusted all would be well.
 Well, I heard some one say all ready, and in came Silas, and in came the goat at the same time. Such eyes. such horns, such actions Nc wonder it took six men to hold him When they let him go Silas wa: ready, and so was the goat WheT he got to Siias he thought he would I T-.-- L. . one jump Si Green landed on his
 back. Around and round that hal
 they went. till I could not stand i
 any longer, and I just arose in al I my wifehood.- and said: T will hell
 you Silas when you come round -thi! | way againI''
 I I. did when they came around m, way, made one grand grab. Away | flew Silas on his back and had hi; coat tails in my hands. > II I forgot my dress was rather tight | Law, a massai had bursted it al around everywhere.
 II The women came to my rescue ant pinned me up till 1t was time to g
 home; but my. how those men talket
 to Si. They said What's a brave man Have you ever been to Jericho?' an' all such questions.
 l We'll, after that we did have good time. We took our other de
 grees all right and had harves
 supper; and Si came to me to get hi
 coat tails into which he had put abou
 two quarts; of peanuts before comin to the hall to feed the girls with; an they all came up to him, like bee
 around a flower and talked an laughed as though they had alway l; knew him.
 Before we got through we ali acte as though we had knew each other a our. lives, but I found out what Sila P wanted to join the grange for It seems as though they was goin to have @ corn husking out in th country. and Si wanted to go and h could not unless he Joined the grang,
 So that is how we came to join tn
 grange, and in my next will tell yo
 all about the husking bee from m
 standpoint.
 So I will say concluded in my next SITS WIFE, MANDY.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05
A cHRISTMAS VISION
By Aunt Mehitable

"A Merry Christmas to. you. little sister"
 Slipping her hand coutentedly in to hls she replied:
 Merry Christmas to you DE brother. It was good of you to come so far to meet me"
 ''Father sent me-" he responded. tfhe would not let you come alone at this this hour, little sister. You are not strong enough, or wise enough TOT all the dangers you might encounter . After leaving the train brother and sister rapidly walked a few blocks When they approached a, brilliantly lighted house the door was opened wide an a man ran down the steps tc meet them exc1aiming:
 "Welcome; home at last
 As the words fell upon the ear oi the one time pisconsolate One thu meaning of Chrfstmas suddenly be. came clear to her and her heart wal filled. with peace and joy. Looking up at the stars she per lights in the windows of heavenl! l homes. Beyond the stars angel face 1 that she had '1ored long since ant lost awhile. smiled at her. 1 With an answering smile she said l Now I know why, at Christmas time 1 people of all races and creeds, tn l rich and the poor, the ignorant an | the learned, the high and the loW share one common joy. We all, chil | dren of one great family, are trayelin
 toward the home of the spirit. W
 are not strong enough nor wis enough to take the journey alone s I the Father sent our elder brother t guide us safely. home.
 ! On his birthday il is fitting tha l joy and gladness should fill all heart | and even those, who mourn be com forted by the belief that their friend
 are waiting <. in heavenly homes, I welcome them.
 II And when. the journey is nearl ended and we take the last fe steps, like tired children homewar
 bound, the Father will hasten to met us and bid us: Welcome, home ( last"
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05
c.sAws IDEA OF PRAYER.

Dear Editor:-Please let me give 'Old Sol- my idea of prayer. This story illustrates it
 A street gamin wandered into a mission, and heard for the first time the "oId, old story" and was much impressed by the Ask and ye shall receive" part of it.
 The next morning when he crawled out of his dry goods box home, he raised his eyes and said: Wont you help me?'' And the help came.
 Some one gave him a new broom, and he began sweeping crossings. Throughout the day so many good things seemed to come to him, and with each surprise. he would lift his eyes and say: You are helpin', ain't you?" Now this is my idea of pray er:-Sincere communion of any form.
 And please let me say to the ones who have Christmas exercises in charge-Make the Peace on Earth" notices large this year.
 c. SAW.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05
GREAT GRANDMA INTERESTED ... --.a HER.

Dear Editor and Sisters of the So- cial Corner: There seems to be such a friendly feeling among the Social Corner writers, and such chatty way of asking and answering Ques- tions, that all seem to be working for the good of mankind and doing unto others in a would like to have others do unto me spirit.
 While reading the letters last week T was very much interested in Great Grandma's letter. Her talk about flowers made me think of what l heard Grandpa say once He said he had no use for one who did not love music, flowers and children, al- though it was sometimes hard to find all three of those qualities in one per- son. I love all three.
 But am going on at such head say: Please may I have a very po- lite invitation to enter the waste
 basket" But I can do like many be- fore me- just wait
 Yip-Si-D -Diddle-Dee: Where die you ever get such a long name? ? How cute of you when you were in the fWiHimantic station. I am going tt he there waiting for train soon, anC shall keep my eyes and ears open By so. doing ! may learn something | too. @
 Mignon: That pretty little blacl
 driving horse sounds good Go ou and enjoy your @lf all you can. I think I had better quit [
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05
THE DIFFERENCE

Dear Social Corner Sisters: Mrs. Alien fiuttered in to call on her neigh bor, Mrs Lane. few days after Thanksgiving and found her looking tired and discouraged t7
 T am glad you came in, for want to talk to somebody and father iR as blue as am. You know Robert and Evelyn came Wednesday night to spend Thanksgiving and. brought the two. children, and thought 1t would be a nice change for them ail as Rob. ert's salary Is not large and Evelyn had to work in a store since she was a little cash girl until the first baby came. but found I was not posted on city ways. In. the first place, the wagon step is a little high and Eve- lyn had an awful time getting in at the depot, and she tore her new skirt and then she had another time mal- ing little Roberta go to sleep at once in a strange. dark room alone and by the time the poor child had cried her. self to sleep father and were SC nerved up we did not sleep at aIl.
 he next morning they diQ not gel
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05
,s FOR Luck-A CRACKER GAME

Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis- ters: Having a little time to spare,
 will write The Corner.
 The significance of the number Is is often exploited The subjoined
 items relating to the number Is dis
 pei the fa1lacies concerning it that
 have existed for almost 2,0oo years.
 Surely no one would refuse. to receive an American quarter dollar because of the different combinations of 13 stamp upon 1t There are 13 stars. Is letters in the scroll held in the eagles beak, Is marginal feathers in each wing, Is tail feathers, 13 horizontal bars, -l3 parallel, lines in. the shield, 13 errow
 heads in sone claw, and 13 leaves on the branch held in the other claw. and i3 letters in the words quarter dollar
 Nor would one venture to say that the number 1 3 has beens an i'll omen to- our president. for the name Wood
 row Wilson contains 13 letters; he was l 1S years a professor at Princeton, then
 he. became its 18th president, and he took his high off1ce in 1913. There are 13 stripes in the American flag There were IS original states The Sear 1918 ie the cufy year m the
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05
REASONABLE SUGGESTIONS.

Dear Social Corner Editor and Sis ters: What a beautiful Autumn we are having!
 Thanksgiving over and soon we shall be bringing home the Christmas tree.
 Have any of the Sisters ever made cookies instead of candy for Christ mas?
 Any good recipe can be used frosted with cake frosting and cut in odd shapes: Stars, crescents, leaves and hearts are all pretty, especially if frosted with pink, yellow or brown. and put on plate together. 7 It one has no cutter of the desired shape, trace the design with a small stick shaped like a pencil and cut with a sharp knife.
 These cookies are good for children's parties as well as for Christmas.
 A good plan to keep stocking heels from wearing out is to cut from leather or strong cloth piece the shaps of the stocking. heel. only larg- CT and sew together like the counter ofs the shoe. A pair Gt these save much of the mending.
 Have any of the Sisters ever thought of the many ways in which tl4e thick strong paper which comes in some oi the boxes of cereal can be used? One of the best is as a medicine glass cover.
 The time when the medicine is tc be given can be written on it, and so save some time and trouble. An the right size and always at hand. Placed under vase piece oI this same paper if cut to fit the vase standard keeps the moisture from pen. etrating and, injuring the table ol shelf upon which the vase is placed. 1 Hoping some may like my sugges, A MAIDEN LADY.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05
COOKIES, CAKES, PEANUT BUT
 % TER.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: Here with I send a few tested recipes: Brown Suaar Cookies-One cup brown sugar one egg two-thirds cup thick sour cream, one teaspoon soda, all kinds spice to taste, flour enough for stiff batter. Drop from teaspoon and bake in quick oven.
 Potato Cake-Cream one cup butter and two cups sugar, add three or four eggs, one cup mashed potatoes, one ralf; cup milk, orle-half cup grated chocolate Cor fess), two and one-quar- fer cups flour siftRd with two tea spoons baking powder, one teaspoon Of cinnamon and one-haf teaspoon each cloves and nutmeg. Lastly, add one cup chopped walnut or any other nut meat. .>.
 Hot Water Sponge cake-Beat thor cughly two eggs and one cup sugar, add one cup four sifted with one tea lemon or vanilla extract. Lastly, stir Ia one-quarter cup boiling water and bake at once in a slow oven. Served hot with whipped cream, this cake makes a fine dessert.
 Peanut Butter (easi1y rnade)-The Lest grade of peanut butter consists simply of ground roasted nuts with sufficient salt to render the product palatable. Where good grade of nuts $ used, no additional oil will be re- quired. When making home made peanut butter. in case wish to fn- q ease the quantity of oil, I use either olive oil or refined cottonseed or pea nut oil, such as are prepared for salad pr table purposes. There is not enough E6vantage in uslng olive oil to offset Lhe increased cost, either of the oth- srs working perfectly for the purpose simply grind the nuts. using either food chopper with special plate boId with the machine for this pur' pose, Or mill made especially for tht purpose These can be bought in al Eizes from a small one adapted tS iamily use to the largest sizes, as uset by largest manufacturers. Use freshl! toasted nuts and remove the outer ret lowering before they are ground.
 Lucy Acorn: Will you please gtvt ne some clue to where you live?
 ELLA OF CANTERBURY.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05
LOANS wHoLE-WHEAT BREAD.

Editor and Social Corner Sisters:- want to thank all the Sisters and one Brother, who so kindly re- membered me with cards on Nov. 2rd. It certainly cheered me up when they began to arrive. as 1 celebrated the day doin7 the family washing.
 The Man Who Talks has set me to thinking. He gave us, an article a few weeks ago about the phrases some persons use. I have noticed the same ones: and how many times we hear she is a widow woman" but we never hear of a widow man. We often hear it said "he is a gentleman of the old schooP; but we never hear anything about a lady of the old school. What would be proper to say of her in a like position? I've often heard "cold as blazes" which reminds me of Dutch.
 I have noticed the same contrarietiee Billie wrote about and it proved true.
 If any of the Sisters are troubled with .chilb1ains I wish them to try my remedy. Get one pint of alcohol,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05
JOAN.
CRIMSON RAMsLER's coNuN
 DRUMS.

Dear Editor and Sisters of the Sp- cial corner: Here I come for a few minutes chat with you. What a lovely morning for this time of the year?
 recent letter? Also the little pack handiwork? I hear you saying lots Of space for improvement.
 Paula: I can imagine you looking for your card; but never mind. I have not forgotten it, for it is on the way.
 Enid: Have you given up guessing hope not, l want you to just try real hard. am going to send you a card soon.
 Annette: I am very much surprised to think our little Social Corner birds make such grave mistakes. New CT mind, there must be another guess coming.
 Here are a few conundrums some oi the Cornerites may be able to answer: A head1ess man had letter to lost his sight The dumb repeated it word for word, and he who was deal both listened and heard. What is men as well as womer all despise, let one and all alike as highly prize?
 sure am I that for the luxury they | often sigh.
 What never was for sale: yet any | day the thrifty housewife will throw away, the farmer needs it for hi! growing corn, the tired husband man delights to own. The very thinl l for the sick friends room. Its com i ing silent as springs early bloom. 1 great, soft, yielding thing, that no on, | fears A tiny thing. oft wet witt mothers tears. A thing so holy tha l we often wear, it carefully hiddel | from the worlds cold stare? | I am intangible, yet I may be felt 1 seen, and heard I exist from two t | six feet above the earth. hav
 neither shapes- nor substnce, and i though natural production, I an
 neither animal, vegitab1e, nor mineral
 I am neither male nor female, bu | something between both. am told O
 in the Scriptures, in history, in song l and in sto I am sad or merry; low ing or treackerous, I am given o
 bought. and because of my grea l value, am sometimes stolen. ar l used by men who swear, and by in 1 nocent children. Of late, there ha
 been a prejudice against me. but
 shall probably be in vogue as long a | the world shall stand
 Should be delighted if any ont
 no matter whether Social Corner Sis
 ters, or not, can answer.
 1 Very sincerely,
 I CRIMSON RAMBLER
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05
HOW s1 AND MANDY COME re
 JOIN THE GRANGE.

Editor and Sisters of the Social Cor ner: T. thought you might like to know how Sflas and came to join the grange, and become Changers.
 was sitting by the window darn ing Silas'- socks (and he does wear them out powerful quickly, tool, when see Silas coming up the street as fast as he could walk.
 Wei, he came in and said kinder of sheepish like Mandy, I guess l will join the Grange
 jest said "No, Silas Green, not un- less join too.''
 we'll said he, "it will cost quite a little for us both to jine''
 T don't care" said I, If you fine jine, too. for I still had the money that yellow paper brought me from The Norwich Bulletin, and I knew ] was all right
 So at last Silas took out two papers from his pocket and said, said he: q was going to ask you to jine, any way, but oidn' believe him, just the same"
 We'll, those air papers asked me how. old was. and what I done for 6 living. Now, I don't care who knows I work for a, living. but did object to letting on how old was
 So after while wrote A: ana have been married 40 years. So ther I wrote ffty-six, and let it go so; bu, Silas wrote on his sixty-four. Well, we sent those papers in, ant the day that Silas got word he wal elected you would have thought h, was elected for mayor, he was so big | We'll at last the night came that VI, 1 was to take what they called the de. gree, Silas and was there SiIas be, 1 gan to get ready about two o'clock il | the afternoon. and said, said ts 1 Silas, you want to put on somethinl good and strcng for you don't knov what they will do to you But mo-, he must put on his swallow
 tail coat he. was married in, and 1 knew if was old and rotten; but h
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-05

f mutton tal1ovt on a sound cork before putting it in the bottle This will pre- rent it from sticking to the bottle and l breaking when an attempt IS made to remove it. If the bottle can be kept | irl warm place all of the time, it will not harden.
 l To remove match scratches from woodwork, rub first with a slice of IIcmon, next with whiting and then wash with soapsuds
 Through the year I,save all unsealed kenvelopes that advertisements come in sgummed strips for labels on fruit cans, jelly glasses and so forth.
 Before putting away window and dGor screens for the winter, paint the wires with kerosene oil and they will Il not rust.
 An easy way to toast crackers that have lost their crispness is to place them in a corn pepper and shake them over the hot coals.
 In cutting out paper patterns it is
 often difficult to find a piece of paper
 large enough. and one may not have any paste at hand with which to join tEe edges. Rub the edges with a. piece Tof cold boiled potato and press them
 firmly together. This will answer the
 purpose as well as paste.
 When bIacking stoves, add a tea i spoon of pulverized alum to the polish. This improves the lustre and makes it stay on longer. Nothing is as good to put the backing on with as 8. small ! paint brush. When not in use, keep in a cup of water to prevent hardening. When choppins cabbage, shred first
 with a butcher knife and then chop it fine with an empty baking powder can
 The edges of the can are sharp and 1t
 is an ideal chopping knife.
 Use a fork to mix flour and water ! for thickening and it will not lump In making pie shells, line the pie tin with the crust and then set another l pie tin on top of that. Baked in this , way, the crust Is smooth and free from hlisterS.
 When making pies that are very . juicy, make a cone of stiff wrapping
 Iaper and insert the apex of it into the
 center of the pie. When it begins tC
 cook the Juice rises in the cone an(
 does not run out into the oven. WheI
 the pie is removed from the oven tht I juice runs back into the pie. | When baking chicken pie, turn { ! | teacup upside down right in the centel ! of it before putting on the top crust u This keeps it frsm getting dry and i lis much better when baked this way. [ = The best way to bake a turkey is ti [ bake it with the breast down In thi : Eway all the fine f1avoring of the turke, land the juice of the dressing flow dowI : toward the breast of the fowl. Insteat . faof sewing up the turkey after 1t ha ' been stuffed, insert toothpicks on eithe Il | side and lace the string back and fortl : over the picks.
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