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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-08-14
: CHEERFUL CHAT FROM
BLANCHE.

Dear Corner Folks and Editor; My,
what weeping weather. and The Farm
er has described the wandering weeds
as well. We have to hustle when the
clouds clear away to give the flowers
q chance to have elbow room.
PARKWAY Dame: was much pleased
to read your letter telling of your fire.
less cooker Have been thinking l was
alone in The Corner with the handy
helpers. The lady that demonstrated
them at one of the hardware stores
lately said she could hardly get people
We pass them by, losing comforts from
our lives,
find that molasses sugar at three
cents a pound win make a gallon of
is quite thick and needs more water
To thin 1t, Keep an eye upon II when
heating. that 1t does not boil over. My,
what q mess to clean. and smoke. too,
Have had experiences In this line.
Gingerbread Ia so good made with It
and helps out many times with the
WildWeSd; How should love to
make YOU a cali, Your home looks as
hemelike and should be investigating
the garden, sampling the berries and
edmirlng the flowers, Too bad you are
crippled,
Admira; Your story is plum fun OF
The Corner Sisters, How fortunate
Aunt Jerusha could help Paula out
with a new dress, Maybe L helped 10
make q turning point In her life,
sister 81; As YOU are a full fledged
negnher you win be sprinting around
lively with silver threads among the
void waving from your shoulders,
MandyS Keep those chocolates well
hid.
Interested Reader; The white roses
In the calendar have turned pink
Maybe Il was the extreme temperature,
Greetings to all The Corner,
BLANCHE.
NhA sSnnnAn
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-08-14
RECIPES FROM PAULA.

Dear Sisters OF the Social Corner:
I send few recipes:
Caraway Coekiss-Beat together one
cup of sugar. and a scant half cup Of
butter, add two eggs, a pinch OF salt,
one and one-haR cups OF -four (meSs-
ured before sifting). one level teaspoon
OF cream tartar, teaspoon soda, and
one-half level teaspoon caraway seed
do not roll the dough. but drop from
a spoon into the pan, shaping with
the hand.
Gold Frostina-Mix the beaten yolk
of one egg and one tablespoon OF lem
on juice with powdered sugar to stiff-
en- it enough to spread.
Cookiss-Beat together one cup OF
butter and two cups OF sugar; add two
eggs beaten thoroughly, one-half cup
OF milk and two cups OF -four in which
is mixed a teaspoon of baking powder;
add enough more -four to roll thin
A good cooky is often spoiled by slow
baking.
Boston Cookies-Mix thoroughly
three well-beaten eggs. one and a hall
cups OF sugar. one and a half cups
of raisins seeded and chopped fine;
one cup Of butter, one-half teaspoon
of soda, a little salt, half a nutmeg and
stiffen with -four enough to spread or
tins. The dough should not be nodded
Coeoanut Cool<ies-Dissolve IN one
cup Of milk one-half teaspoon OF soda
add two-thirds of q cup melted butter
two cups of sugar, one cup OF dissecNSi
cocoanut, one teaspoon Of cream OF
tartar, sifted with a little -four and
enough to roll. Bake In a quick oven
Ginger snaPs-Melt one-half cup Of
butter and turn 1t into one cup of mo-
lasses with one teaspoon of ginger
one scant teaspoon of soda, dissolved
in teaspoon Of water. and houl
enough to roll. Bake quickly.
Feather cake-The whites Of three
eggs beaten stir. one-haIf cup Of but
ter one cup Of sugar, cup OF milk, one
cup of flour, one-haif cup Of corn
starch, and one teaspoon of bakins
powder well mixed; and last of all
the beaten eggs; favor to taste.
Cream Sponge cake-Two eggs. on,
cun NJ sp1ar ono cl'o IF hread f1~rl
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-08-14
HoRRoWlN.
The Corner,

Taters are pretty cheap this year. SO
Josiah hggured on Eetttu' his'n to mar
kes before the price got any lower.
Therefore we ria at 1 o'clock this
mornin' and I wuS hustlin' around to
git breakfast while Josiah got his load
ready for market when heard Josiah
comm back into the house, and he
was tallSin' to himself in this man
ner:
"rn do something to HON. I sartin
will"
I see he wuz all wrought up ana ser
I: What does all you, Joslah7 Has
the heat gone to your hedS"
He snapped out; Heat nothin'. I
ri do something to that man tf faint
nothins more than to let out his pig"
Josiah" sex I. "jest you cam down
and tell me what you air tallSin'
about w.
"Fm tallxin' about Neighbor Parlxlns,"
seq he. Why. he'd borry the clothes
of my back IL I'd let him have them
and bring them back when they got sc
full of holes he couldn't wear them
You know he borried my business
Vaughn yesterday. Well. he drew II
over last night after we wuE In bed
with q spring busted. and how rm goin
to get them taters to market dom:
know.
Hes borried all my saws and never
brings them home with from six &c
half a dozen teeth gone. He took ms
jack screw, too, that I paid ten hard
earned dollars for, and brung It bach
bent up so it looked like bow you
shoot arrers with, and he berries nay
best mowin's to keep his sheep in, and
I ten you. Samantha, the worm has
turned and I'm goin' to do sonethin
to him"
Don't be too hard on the poor man,
SEE ]. II you had the throat trouble
he has got, maybe you wouldn't do any
better"
'Fust I've heerd Of any throat trou.
BILE" SEE Josiah.
well, we've neigfbored him severa,
years, SEE !. and in that time I've
known OF two farms lwhat his father
left HIND goin' down his throat, to say
nothin' of yoke of oxen. a horse and
I don't know how many COWS: and il
that amt enough to cause sum throat
trouble. don't know what is.
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Maine.
coNUNDRUMs.

Mr. Editor and ALI the, Social Cor
nerites: What is that which makes
everyone sick, but those who swallow
it. Answer. F1attery.
In what place did the cock crow
when all the world could hear him.
Answer. In Noah's ark
A carpenter made door, but it was
too large; he cut 1t and cut it too HIT
tie; he cut it again and made it just
fit. Answer. He cut 1t too little, that
is. he did not cut enough of it.
His father replied. IF you will drink
a glass of milk and not let it go down
your throat, 1 will grant your re-
quest" He got the money. How did
he do 1t? Answer. By standing on
his head and letting it go up his
throat.
TTRERTY RFTI
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-08-14
stoninston's Battle Anniversary.


Today is the anniversary Of the
year 1914. Before the engagement the
American flag was nailed to the mast,
near the battery and received thirteen
shots through IT. Commodore Hardy
afterward inquired, Who manned
those guns" Being informed that "a
few fishermen" attended to them he
replied. 'if they are as sure Of catch
ing a fish as hitting a mark, they must
be successful fishermen"
Chief Appointed.
Aug. 11.-By ballot, at a meeting Of
the court of common council, Zadoc
c. CroweI was chosen chief Of police.
and Nathan Small captain. After 81
unsuccessful ballots for lieutenant, II
was voted to adjourn until the next
evening.
Appreciation of Conductors Help.
On their arrival in Boston. this
notice was published in the newspapers
there: The undersigned. passengers
on the City of Boston. from New York,
desire to return their sincere thanks
to Conductor Edward Morrill, for his
kind attentions to the wants of all,
Immediately after the sad accident on
the train this morning and wish to put
on record their appreciation of the good
Judgment displaced by him on the try
ing occasion"
Promoted to Lieutenancy.
Lieut.. Thomas W. Gardiner, Jr., OF
Mystic, has been promoted to a first
ieUtenancy in his regiment, the 3lst
L. s. c. T. The regiment, when last
heard from. was stationed on the Rio
Grande. opposite Bagdad. Mexico.
Lieut. Gardiner was formerly a sergeant
in Company H. 26th regiment. Conn
Vols
Draw in Police ApPointment.
Aug. 12-At an adjourned meeting
of the board of common council, the
appointments Of the police force were
taken up where they were left on.
After four unsuccessful ballots for
lieutenant Alderman Blackstone
moved 10 amend Section 5 of the Police
Ordinance so as to render a majority
vote necessary instead Of a two
thirds vote. 1t was not carried The
fifth ballot stood: Joab B. Rogers 5,
Charles s. Peale 5. Then Alderman
| Blackstone's motion was put through
| 5-4. and the election went over for q
fortnight.
Resigns as Militia Captain.
Capt S. r. Parlin has resigned his
commission after over three years
| service in the Norwich Light Infantry
eco B Srd Co. c. V. NJ.
A new militia company is talked or
| in town. AS but 90 are allowed by law.
and 81 already organized, our boys
will have to hurry up about it Capt
Par,in's company will soon have the
| require dnumber and no more can
/ enter that
New Windham County Mill.
The Attawaugan company have COM
menced work on their new mill at
| Amsbury's village. The building viii
be OF stone. Is5x50 feet. three stories
/ high, and be used for the manufacture
! of cotton goods.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-08-14

failed to send enough postals for all
at picnic; but will try and send to
others soon. Never dreamed there
would be so many at the picnic.
The Social Corner garden is -four
ishing, and is quite care. l have
twenty-six roses stin blooming. be-
sides many other later flowers, Wish
l could send each one OF you a bou-
Quet.
| notice new members keep Joining
our Social Corner. but the old ones are
falling of pretty fast, Are YOU all too
busy to write% cannot think you
have lost interest. Let's get busy and
surprise ourselves and one another.
As a rule I seldom send recipes but
win this time, One cannot boost ones
home place all the time. No matter
how much they like IL. others are not
always interested, 1 am going to shake
hands with a few OF the friends and
then to business.
Am glad to hear Sister Ready Is
back in our native state. Received
postal card. viii send YOU some
views. WIN also send cards to any
one who will do that. Just address
Potlatch. Ss47 % ave, S. w. Seattle,
Wash. This will save the Editor some
| trouble-don't you think so?
Aunty No. 1: Haven't forgotten I
owe you a letter. And Peggy Anne.
Why are YOU waiting?
r. D.: Haven't heard anything
from you for a long time.
Joan: You are not forgotten. Write
Balsenn Fir: VIII write you soon.
Hettie Marie: You too are silent.
| Let us hear-from you. ! know you
have plenty to do.
Ruth: Your idea is good for Christ
mas gifts. Saves rush Mt the last
minute.
Pollyanna: wonder IL you took
your name from the book I read with
| that character. 1t was very interest
| ing.
Remember Me: Welcome to our
Corner. Perhaps went to school
| with you. Can not guess who you are.
| Just send me q postal, and I will re-
| turn the compliment.
Pineapple Cream Pie:-Line a pie
/ tin with crust and bake as for lemon
| piewhen cool put in a layer Of grated
| pineapple with juice drained of. Then
| cover with cornstarch blanc mango,
using yolks of two eggs. WHY whites,
| add small pinch salt, sweeten to taste.
Cover the blanc mango with beaten
| whites and brown golden brown in
1 oven.
Health Hread-One ana one-half
cups sweet milk. one cup white flour,
| two cups graham -four, one small tea
| spoon Of salt, one large spoonful
brown sugar, three level teaspoons of
/ baking powder. Let stand one hour.
1 This makes one good sized loaf.
Best wishes from Sister
POTLATCH.
] Seat+ia
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-08-14

Dear Social Corner Sisters:
We've Just been down to Boston town,
Your Uncle Ike and me,
We never Travelled much before.
But lived contentedly
In our good farm among the rocks,
In this old steady town.
Where everyone his neig1abor knows
For miles and miles arouH.
My sister Hannah Jane and me.
We had things just alike,
TIL she married young Jack Harring-
ton
And was Joined 70 Ike.
He took her to his Boston home,
And soon hung out a Sign
John Harrington, N. D." IL read
And looked, dare say, fine.
Well, many years have passed since
then,
They in their stylish city homo
Have passed tho years away;
While Ike and In humbiepesg
Have lived a life Of calm
And quiet, hard-eaTned happiness
Upon the dear old farm.
haven't met with Hannah Jane,
Not once in all these years.
Sometimes she writes and sends her
love
And summers sends her "dears";
NfteF Dogs ana BlFtsI 70 TubhiNabS
Upon the dear old farm"
And hopes I will not mind the care,
But shield them from all harm"
This winter Ike, he sold his crops,
As he thought, pretty wen;
And / thought, this IL just our time
To take a resting spell.
I'll leave my work with Sarah Ann:
know she'll stand the test,
For housework Is her strongest point,
And Joe will do the rest.
But first, I'll get me some new things
And have my bonnet fixed;
I'll get me that new gown ! saw,
That green and yaller mixed;
I'll get some aprons long and wide,
And a new laundry frill;
And as my old ones most worn out
I'll have new umbril.
Then we'll go down to Boston town
And visit Hannah Jane;
I know twill please her most 70 death
To see us once again"
So put on my bran-new things
And Ike his Sunday clothes,
And off we went to see our friends
And all the city shows.
Our old hair trunk was most too big.
For we hadn't long to stay.
So thought I'd make a bandbox do.
The rest in an old carpet bag,
Twas good and large and thick;
And so we started OF. you see
Both looking mighty slick.
We rode and rode for miles and miles,
With now and then a stop,
And when we got to Boston town,
I thought I'd surely drop.
Land! Such a crowd / never saw
And such a dreadful noise!
never see in all my life
So many men and boys!
Well, set down upon a bench
While Ike he looked aroun'
To try and find an omnibus
To take us way uptown,
Where Jack and Hannah lived in style
Without thought OF care.
CAS- I've since learne0 for country
'cept send there children theret
,Fore long we reached a big stone
house,
One OF a great. long row.
And Ike he raped upon the door.
But Hannah seemed so slowi
Why, there we stood for half an hour!
q knew 1t very welD
| And raped, till someone passing said
why don't you ring the bell?'
Just then came up the wide-paved
walk.
Ny favorite niece Irene.
AS fair and sweet a city lass
| AS one has ever seen.
why Aunt Janet and Uncle Ikei
Can this be your she said.
And took US right into the house.
But her face turned awful red.
wondered why. but soon found out
| When we reached the sitting room
| For though twas clean and free from
dirt,
wondered how a broom
! Could md its way about the floors
So covered up with chairs,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-08-14

Dear Social Corner Sisters: I wish
to thank our kind. hostess and host
for making my days outing at their
home one of pleasure and happiness.
AS the crowd gathered on the lawn, !
renewed many of my old acquaintance
and foaAd some new friends The
morning was very cloudy, but finally
cleared. AS journeyed on my way
i met some friends as I boarded the
car at Franklin square.
The twins with large yellow sashes
and ribbons met us at the car and es-
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-08-14
INQUIRIES AND ANSWERS.

BLANCHE: Cards received and
mailed as you wished.
L. H. K.-Cards received and mailed
to writer's indicated.
ABSENT ONE-Card received and
forwarded to Keziah Doolittle.
AUNT MEE1ITABLE-Card received
and mailed to Dom Pedro.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-08-14
HAWkWEED JOINS THE CIRCLE

Dear Editor and Sisters Of the Social
Corner: Through the kindness Of a
neighbor / have had the pleasure OF
reading the Social Corner page nearly
every week. / have enjoyed 1t very
much, especially the helps and recipes
so think should like to join youT cir
Gle and be one Of the happy family.
I may come again in the near fu-
HAWKwEED.
Mama
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-08-14
A TAME TONGUE IS A RARE BIRD
EVERY WoMAN's OPPORTUNITY


fu Of
If Write n o
Address EDITOR, Norwich
Award made he last Saturday IN eachn
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-08-14

with ons-hslf cup OF thick sweet
cream. one teaspoon OF cream OF tar
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-08-14
GREETINGS FROM AUNT HESTER.

Lebanon
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-08-14

New Windhan County Mill.
The Attawaugan company have COM
menced work on their new mill AZ
Amshury's village. The building will
be OF stone, Is5x50 feet, three stories
high. and be used for the manufacture
of cotton goods.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-08-14

Seattle
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-02
Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations
may she always be in the right but country, right
wrong" STEPHEN DECATUR
A RECORD OF IRRELEvANCIES.

in
Pittsburgh
the remarkable divergence questions
before
the Governor OF West Virginia The
wholly
Service Commission Virginia
the production and
OF the Public
Of the political
willing
hearsay character would
court the
witnesses having
all OF which employed
gin But prove
Service Commission
of its members
for
counsel has been the marvel OF all weadused
gests that this diversion
The down the record
with an irrelevant Of stun
was made quite plain in the
whose purposefu
the record Counsel
West Virginia asked that
record but to
be
the
tive chief counsel has been
10 dscredt Governor Hatfield and
efforts have been fruess
Light Heat Company win have occasion
these procedures
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-02
HOPEFUL EDITORS

What Is said OF the rural editors OF
Illinois applies with the same force
to the loyalty Of the West Virginia
editors who have remained steadfast
TO Republican principles. While CD
timism pervades Republican ranks
everywhere. there is no confidence
that can give a better reason for its
existence than that inspiring the mem
beers OF the Southern Illinois Editorial
Association. which met recently. The
illinois editors are among those who
bave come up through great tribuia-
lions. In no State was the schism OF
1912 more catastrophe. There was
not a single party committee left in
tact after the revolt Wiseacres
talked fippantly OF the demise OF the
Republican party. and mock funeral
orations. were delivered. Republican
leaders whose names had become
known from sea to sea went down 20
defeat before political nobodies.
The metropolis OF the State became
the national headquarters OF the dis
rupters, with the great journals as
organs Of dissension But the rural
Republican press Of Illinois remained
true TO Republican principles. Every
rural Newspaper ONCE became "a re-
eruiting station Of Republican hope
and enthusiasm. az Senator sherman
phrased e. Not one swerved from IT,
loyalty. Not one was Indifferent ~
appeals for help. The world knows
the result Illinois elected Repub-
hcan United States Senator and re-
tired a multitude OF oneterm Demo.
cratic Congressmen 10 was Southern
Illinois that Ola g. and Senator sher.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-02
THE RECORD BROKEN.

The Intelligencer some time back
produced the record OF railway receiv-
erships in the country. many Of them
forced through the depression brought
on by Democratic policies. These re-
ceiverships have been accommodating
instead OF decreasing. until with the
inclusion Of the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas. a few days ago, the record has
been broken. According TO the Rail.
way Age Gazette's record, the addi-
ton Of the 1856 miles OF the Missouri.
Kansas & Texas system makes a total
OF SO railways. operating 1888 miles
OF line and with a total capitalization
OF $2.264,0O0.OOO. now being operated
BY receivers. This is more than one
sixth Of the railway mileage in the
United States. and exceeds the total
railway mileage of any other country
In the world, except European and
Asiauc Russia combined. The total
par value OF securities outstanding OF
roads being operated by receivers
represents about Is per cent. OF the
total capitalization Of the railways OF
the United States. and is greater than
the total capitalization OF all the rail.
ways OF any other country 10 the world
outside Of Russia. Great Britain, Ger.
many and France. This is a record
OF insolvency unparalleled in history.
and the Age Gazette adds these re-
fections:
The largest mileage Of roads In receiv-
erHhipa previously recorded arcordfrs- -
the Interstate Commerce CommirgI0r's
reports. was FOR the fiscal year ending
June 90 1896, when 1g1 roadn. onortf-
ing 4e.sls miles of line. and with n capt
tahzation 0f about. $500 900 600 or
about q per cent % the total capifaff-
zation - that time were being orerafed
under the direction Of the courts. ID Fui
- noted mat with a greater mileage the
capitalization ~ the roads now fn rrrelv-
ershiDs a. less than that N The rosf /.
hankrupt in 1885,. The proportion ~ the
TOTAL mtleaFe In reCeivora' hands La fa0f
vas not quite one-fourth
Ihe large mileage or roads ir me
hanoQ Or receivers ln that vear 49, "a
course. accnunfed Tor pricipaifv bv trs
ftiect of me panic ~ 1893 flG ~ fNa
reaas that were lnHulNenf rn Tunr aa
lsyf. having become 20 during the fIerai
yfar ls9t. A. The end % the fIrraf vesr
~. mere were iG9 roads In re-
eeiyerships, operating 1T.f5G ufe- ard
having q total capffalIgafigr III al ~.
10000. end On June 30. 1895. fsf ro.6.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-02

Said. tho Blacksmith 90 the carpenter one
quiet afternoon.
Kind words are very useful in their
way
You can sometimes tame a colt 10 you
win sing "a gentle tune
and feed him while he listens TO your
lay
HIf when Do comes to fashiouIna or nail.
INK on "a fhoo
lfs waste of time to MARBLE IKE a
wren.
NJ sou want "a fdy Sob that does soa
credit whom you're through.
You've got to ur, "a hammer now and
them"
The carpenter TOOK thought ana to the
blacksmith Dol REPLIED
figure ou ml plans with renaIve JOS
HHi uhrn ira Ume fp nail rhc work in
which i've taken pride
q sturdy stroke Dr. what o must en-.
ploY
Your dreamer aud your achrmer may be-
gratrfIl to the mind.
But to 40 tHe work that should be
done by men.
Though you must otcrw1rk Ne aI resent.
folly Inclined.
You vo rnf t1 use e. hammer now an1
rhe1r
--Washiugton STAR
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-02
THE PRIMARY CONDEMNED.

In no State where the primary cleo
ton has had trial has II been hailed
as the "cure-alr that has been claimed
for IT. The Intelligencer yesterday re-
ferred 20 the scandal connected with
the Pittsburgh primaries. and now
comes a voice from New York, an In
fiuential and conservative journal.
which says It Is difcult to regard the
primary election as a means OF nomi-
mating candidates for public ONCE as
anything but a failure. II sums up
It's judgment by declaring that the
primary system only sets the activity
Of aspiring politicians and party lead.
ers back a step. They make their
bargains and exert their influence
very much as before. with the advant-
age. from their own point OF view. OF
less publicity OF the results in New
York. this critic says
There was hardly "a sign Of public in
tercst In the primaries which were held
here yesterday afternoon and evening
and the vote was "a mere fraction OF tho
number ~ enrolled voters and u stu
smaller fraction ~ those entitled TO-
vote az The regular election. The csudi-
oates nominated ~ this fraction Or
qualified voters appear even more az
self seekers Tor office than ever and
find less difficulty in getting the coveted
place on the Ticket regular ur irregular
Nobody lg any more bound to vote Tor
mem 90 the election ur any more likely
to De- satisfied with tha result The main
differeurc d. Kind of formuiIty Iu NOM
mating under public auurrvIaioH ana nj
public fnpDueo. with lrsr discussion OF
the mrrIfr n candidates before and AZ
Ter they are nominated.