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Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-27
BE GLAD.

Oh heart Of mine be glad, he glad, There's folly in repining, .A single spark ilIunes the dark Somewhere the stars are shining. On heart or mine be glad, be glad, Go help your weary brother, 1c lifts our care fl we but share The burdens of another. Oh heart Of mine be glad, he glad, The totling world is crying, Help 1t to raise q note of praise, We have no time for signing. t.a heart of mine foe glad. be glad, Life has no place for sadness, 4 breaking heart is healed in part By giving others gladness. On heart of mine be shy, be glad, It ie a sacred duty, Twill be a power each day and hou To fll our lives with beauty. On heart Of mine be glad, be glad, The earth Gods love is voicing. So pray awhile, just give 2, smile, An join in the rejoicing.
 Lila Ripley BarnvelI
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-27
AUNT TESTERS DoNT's.

Dear Editor and Social Corner Friends: A new year has found oul friends stiu with us, and the Socia, Corner page in The Bulletin gets more wish you all a Happy New Year, a! though it is little late
 I wish to thank Sisters L. II. Ic Violet, Old Glory, Crimson Rambler Aunt Abby, Huldy. Doctor and Merr.- Widow for the pretty post cards sent me while was sick; and will return some as soon as can get some soo5 ones.
 L.. T. H: l owe you q letter ana wir answer 1t before long. I was quite sick all the month of December.
 Clover Leaf: I will send you card
 Annette: Did you receive my pos! card, and was | correst 4D guessing 'Who was Who then?
 Faraway Dame: I tried your recipe for Molasses Pudding and like it very much; have saved the recipe foI further use.
 c. E. S.: Letter received and ~ii answer as soon a.s can find out ahou; what you asked me to in the letter Balsanl Fir: Thanks for paperS sent will re4nember you later wher I get time to write We enjoyed th< papers very. much.
 Biddy: I enjoyed reading your story in The Bulletin Social Corner for Jan. uaTy g.. It was very good
 Here are. a few Practical >Donts:
 Don't try to get off street car ol train before 1t has stopped. Don't put your arms or head out O. a vehicle when it is ir motion.
 Don't leave q. young child awake alone.
 Don't let. q child play with fire arms Don't forget to change your we clothing at once. Don't stay under a tree ln tnundel storm.
 Don't wash away blood cIots, they the Natures Protection Don't attempt to do too much, save something for the doctor to do wf2er he arrives.
 Don't give alcoholic stimulants tc
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-27
GREETINGS FROM SWEET SIX
 TEEN.

Dear Editor and Social cornerites: I'm beginning to feel quite well ac- quainted with you now,
 Bright Ray: Do you mean the game with ". Fl. S.? No. didn't go, though heard an account of if. I saw the ". H. $. girls on the train. I'm think ing that I would have to grow a cou- pie of sizes larger to play against the ". H. s. girls. Who are you? You can't be a high school girl, know, but perhaps you're a mother.
 Helena: Thanks for writing a re- cipe for fashioned bean porridge along with your other recipes.
 Stafford Daisy: Your story was O. K
 Gala Lily: Your little paragraph to me was very encouraging. It made a certain corner of my heart feel warm CT and happier.
 Viola: Thanks for sending in the poem.
 tations. Here is a beautiful paragraph from a booklet I've been reading: "The value of a friendship-lif is in it's draw close to Jesus. To enter the friendship life requires not so much more doing as better doing, not more action; but less wrong action: not harder work, but d different way of working. The friendly life is a rest full one, for friendnness causes restful- ness. It is a. life of joy. Being a friend makes your heart a channel through which the friendship of Jesus toward you may flow on into other lives. Thus His friendship bears fruit yours.'
 SUrTFT STXT-rT7N
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-27
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tapioca soaked in water over night three eggs, yolks in the pudding and whites for the frosting, one quart of mix, q little salt, one-half cup sugar; boil one and d half pints of the milk in the water of the tapioca; beat the yol1s and mix the other half pint of milk, tapioca, yolbs. etc, together and stir into the boiling milk boil three minutes. stirring all the time; beat the whites, add d spoon of sugar and flavor and spread on the top. Brown slightly.
 Floating isIand-One quart of milk, put on the stove until it is scalded Gin double iooilerD, thickening yolks of four eggs, beaten, four tablespoons of su- gar and milk enough to make it thin enough to pOJ1r; pour into scalded milk until t begins to thicken: pour into large dish until cool and then flavor; put into CT on seven saucers; take whites Of the egg beaten, two table spoons sugar and put il on saucers to form the islands.
 Sweet Sixteen: I don't think 1 know who you are. Please give me a gentle hiut.
 Love and best wishes to all
 SCHOOL GIRL
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-27
A MORNING THOUGHT.

Let me today do something that shall take A little eadness from the worlds vast store, And may | be 50 favored as to make Ot joys too scanty sum little more. Let uls not hurt, by any selfish decd Or tnougltless word, the heart o1 fore or friend; Nor would I pass uuseeins, worthy Or sin by silence when should de- lend. However neager be our worldly wealth, Let me give something that will aid my kind, 4 word ot courage or q thought of health, Dropped as I pass for troubled hearts to find. Let me tonight look back across the span 'rwizt dawn and dark and to my conscience say Because of some good act to beast or
 man The world is better that I lived ,o-
 Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-27

will come on the top that Is a great deal worse than the dirt to get rid of.
 When boots and shees have been fisean and they will become soft and pIiable.
 Clean your elcthes-wrfnser with little of the oil on 1t and rub the rollers, then. wash of with soap and water. It will look like new. If the Wriilger turns hard drop a few drops oft the cog wheels.
 it is reaIiy surprising how seldom Ramp ci1tmneys will break and what d fine polish will be given them by cleansing with Kerosene.
 Some eiicIeti1 will last twice as long as it otherwise would if, after you have washed ana wiped it you rub 1t with cloth wet in kerosene.
 Zine can be cleaned nicely with it, also an iron sink.
 if your stove that yeu intend to set away during the summer is rubbed over with kerosene and then black ened Great the stovepipe ir1 libe man ner) they will be free from rust when you come to put it up again. # your stove gets rusty at any time kera- sene will remove it.
 Wet flannel in kerosene. dip in dry whiting and rub plated silver ware. Let it dry on it and polish with an old eoHt piece Of flannel.
 Many are the uses made of this pro duct of the earth, some of which ] have mentioned, that help us in our every day work.
 CRIMSON RA3TBLIER.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-27
SERVING CANNED VEGETABLES.

Dear Editor and Social Corner
 Friends: Many housewives in the
 serving Of canned vegetables merely
 open the can, pour the contents into a saucepan, season to taste, set on the
 stove, heat and serve. This IS a great
 mistake, for many and varied dishes
 may be prepared from canned Vegeta-
 bies which add to the variety.
 I will send a few recipes which
 hope you will try:
 Tomato seaIloP-TuTn the tonlat toes out of the can and strain through a coarse colander: arrange in d buttered baking dish a layer of cracker crumbs;
 on these put q, layer of tomato pulp,
 tten a sprinkling of salt, pepper, a lit
 tie butter and a little minced onion. if the flavor is liked: proceed in this manner until the tomato pulp has been
 used, making the last layer of crumbs; erate over the top layer a light sprink- ling of cheese, and pour over all enough of the tomato juice to cover well up around the upper layer; set in the oven and bake for three guar terS Of an hour. Serve very hot from i the dish in which it was baked.
 1 SealIeped Rice and TonateeS-BoiI a-cup of rice in salted water until ten 1 der and dry; arrange in a buttered i baking dish a layer Of boiled rice, then | 2 layer of tomatoes, salt and pepper b season, and a little butter: proceed 1 n this manner until the ingredients ] have been used. Cover with a layer ot 1 suttered bread crumbs and bake in a ! moderate oven for half an hour. Serve 1 hot.
 l Maeareni with Teratoes-Break the ! l1acaroni in short lengths and cook in l boiling water (salted) until tender; ] this will probably require 50 minutes l butter baking dish, arrange in the i bottom 8 layer of macaroni, q little 1 salt, pepper, butter and a slight sitting 1 or flour, together with 8 little minced ] cold meat of any kind eff liked), and a l slight grating of cheese; proceed in 1 this manner until the baking dish is l filled; now pour over all sufficient l cooked tomatoes, strained through col ] ander, to cover the rnacaroni: make the ] top layer of the dish Of buttered bread ! crumbs; sprinkle tllickly with thc l grated cheese, and bake ill d moderate 1 over for three-quarters of an hour ! This will be found delIcious.
 1 Meat Stew with Tomatoes-Cut nut ton, lamb, veal or beef into rather l small pieces, place in a kettle a table
 spoon Of drippings, heat smoking hot | then add the meat, covering closely i and tha.king almost constantly unti 1 the meat is evenly crowned all over; 1 now add enough water to keep iron l burning; then cook slowly until n1eai 1 is nearly done-about 20 minutes be- | fore the meat is done add potatoes | carrots and onions cut in .hick slices l (the amount of the vegetables anc meat depends upon the size of the fam
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-27

ilyD, season with salt and pepper; when the vegetables are tender, turn over all a qlart of canned tomatoes. let reach the boiling point and serve at once.
 Canned Corn may be utilized in soups, stews-.- baked and scalloped dishes, wafhes. breakfast cakes and breads, succotash, etc. To make 3 scaTIoped dish. proceed as follows:
 Scalloped Corn-Turu out the canned corn, salt and pepper to taste; have
 ready a quantity of fine bread or
 cracker crumbs and a cup of sweet
 milk: butter baking dish. arrange in 1t layer of the crumbs, layer of the
 corn, dotted with bits Of butter, and proceed in this manner until the dish is filled, making the last layer of the crumbs; pour over all the cup of sweet % to 45 minutes. Serve not from the dish.
 Canned Corn chowder-One quart can of corn, one quart sliced raw po- tatoes. small amount of diced ia |
 salt pork, one sliced onion, one tea spoon of pepper, one tablespoon of four, two tablespoons of butter, two cups of milk and six buttered crack CTS; heat the corn and scald the pota- toes: fry the pork and remove from the saucepan: cook the onion in the fat: pour the fat in the water in which the potatoes were Scalded (about |
 a quart), then put in a layer of the potatoes and a layer of corn: season with salt and pepper. and allow to simmer for 70 minutes; blend the but
 ter and flour together in a saucepan over the fire. stir in the milk and con-
 tiRue stirring until it reaches the boil ing point; pour this over the chowder. Peas are another of the common canred vegetables which may be served in ma ny attractive forms.
 Will close with one more recipe: Peas with Pork-Cut the pork into small pieces; put tablespoon of but ter in a ste8pan; when it has melted add the pork and cook gently until well done; then add half a cup of water, one quart of peas, two small onions, ed, and salt and pepper to taste. Serve very hot.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-27
THE TRAINING OF eIRLs.

Dear Social Corner Sisters In or der to be able to successfully meet and cope with the manifold require ments of the average American No- man, OFT girls should have good health and strong nerves. Girls should be trained 70 consider. their physical pow CTS as one of their most valuable as sets for q future wife and mother.
 She must be fitted to be a companion to her friends and associates, both in and out of her home: So she should be well trained mentally. Not neces- sarily iI7 college or even in advanced school work although her education should be as advanced as practicable: but her mind and heart should be trained so she can get the best out of life in whatever phase it comes 10 her.
 To grasp quickly the important news of the day and the helpful les sons to be gotten from it, Is import ant She should also have 2 broad idea and a working knowledge of the sciences which tend to the successful maintenance of the home in it's diff ,ferent departments; of the best meth ods Of eEpending the income, wheth CT IL be small or large. She should also cultivate any special talent she may possess which will be of use in her home or social life.
 Last. but by no means least . girl should be trained to be helpful and TO feel that she is responsible for the happiness and well being Of those about her.
 The home life derends largely. upon the woman at the helm and the man ner in which she meets the many de- mands made upon her. strength, time and patience. She must be trained to not only serve, but to win willing ser vice from others; trained to be q g1,a.- c1ous queen, not an abject slave
 By this I mean that every woman f- Sr.Yy- the home which she should know how to maintain in proper and dignifed way. Every woman should know her duty in relation to her home and how to perform # pleasantly and well.
 Some American women allow tho inmates of their homes to demand more than any woman is able to per form, and so they degenerate into slaves in their own home
 Crimson Rambler: I will send you q card.
 Aunty No. 1: Card received. Thanks.
 PAULA
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-27
AN ENJOYABLE SOCIAL CORNER
 CLUB. MEETING.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: Once again L report meeting If Social Corner Club. No. I. One brilliant Saturday morning some weeks ago, Theoda, Biddy and Aunt ATehitable met at the station, each supplied with a box and a ticket. They took the train uoFthNard
 On the train they found Auuty. Then arose the question where Mar ried ard Happy was. but before they could decide what had become of that member, the brakeman called out their station, and hastily gathering up their baggage they alighted from the train and following the fast disappearing they came to Q pair of bars, which were decorated with q huge yellow bow, and what is more, there stood Married and Happy. to conduct them the rest of the way.
 This lady it seems had gone the day before and announced she had been busy ever since she got there. Over a snow white field. another pair of bars, with a yellow bow. then the main road. and at last a house with a, yellow bow on the door knob. We went in laid aside our wraps. and be- Jew and Trottie came over the hills sfoot and AZaiia in her carriage bring ing Samantha.
 A sister looked up from her work and exclaimed w ny. Here $ Huldy!
 Huldy said she was very sorry to be late but she had had Very busy morning, overslept, then had to rush around but she was glad she was there, and glad to see the rest Of us.
 Soon came the call to go to the din ing room.
 Aunt AEehitable said. when she be- held the table, that she had heard of tables that fairly gToaned with good things, the main thing to her mind was to i5e careful we didn't groau.
 Our place cards were clever, original hits, which caused Us all tn laugh We ate and ate and might be eating now if Trottie hadn't exclaimed:
 ''Now let's exercise by washing the dishes
 We spent the afternoon visiting Aunt Mehitable and Married and Happy. They made a great show of working, but don't think they did much
 At 5-5O F. m. the hostess said tea WAS ready. so we went into the din- ing room again, and tried to eat up all the things that were left from din uer, but we couldn't do it.
 Soon parting time came, and we walked over the snoW-covered fields again and took the train for W'illiman- tic. each saying to the other: What a good time we've had"
 We arrived in Willimantic safely and so ended another delightful day Polly Peppermint always calls me
 LADY MAY IORNTNJ|
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-27
TESTED RECIPES FROM COUNTRY
 MAID. ".

Dear Social Corner Sisters: Here are more recipes. Try them and lei ms know how you enjoy them. will start them with my
 MarshmaiIow Cake; Cream together one cup sugar. two tablespoons but ter Add three beaten eggs, three quarters cup of milk, one teaspoon vanilla. Sift two cups flour, two tea spoons baking powder, one half tea spoon salt and add to the above. Beat ) minutes. When baked and cool frost with the following: Boil together SIX tablespoons granulated sugar and two tablespoons milk. Boil minutes: melt one quarter pound marshmaIlovs 1 in a bowl with one tablespoon hot water, and one half teaspoon vaniIle add to sugar and milk mixture. Beat till partly cool Use at once. Gingerbread: Beat together one tablespoon butter. one cup. rlo7asses |; add one cup cold water, two cups of four. one teaspoon soda, one teaspoon ginger; one half teaspoon cinnamon. one half teaspoon salt. Mix we'll Bake ill moderate oven.
 Salmon Salad: Free one can of Red Salmon from bones. Mix with a good boiled dressing.
 COUNTRY MAID.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-27
A PRACTICAL SUGGESTION.

Editor Social Corner: Let Us sup pose that some time in the beautiful New England village of Somewhere stood an old \ Acadeny and that most Of the old residents of the village and of the surrounding country were old time Academy students, and many Of the young people had graduated from the public school ip the same old building, and that every two years old students from Everywhere gathered in the old village to taik over old times
 Now suppose some of those old Academy students and Eighth Grade graduates met and. decided to use the two large vacant rooms. in the old buIldipg-one for social parloTs or hail. Co be used for Lincoln Day, Wash . iugton's Birthday, graduating excr- cises, and the Academy reunions: and tho other for q Museum to keep thinS,: that are of interest now and will be more, prized in years to come. Sup pose one hundred of the old students, and twenty-five of the new gTadua tes ench should give Sf.o6; and that five men and five women agree to each give q, days work. Now $10.o0 in paint, paper and white wash will work wonders iT7 the two rooms, $500 will furnish curtains and s15.o0 viii buy lumber for two fair sized cup boards and some shelves for the Afu- scum. and we have $500 more.
 First we need 9, stove for the hall and we will cali that sG.50: then q study table at s3.50; tyro dozen chairs at 95 cents, S23.52: (others could be borrowed or hired for special usel, a plain table for S1.4S a desk of good size for S750 and three lamps for s2.25; six small folding tables for S5.2S, S4903 Now a plain book case, s6.50, two plain tables for Sa SC and six small ones for $5.25 will fit out the Museum and we have $3t.23 over
 And now suppose the local students hold an informal social there every month and entertain those from out Of town when possible. don't you SUD- pose it would be q good plan. Sup pose we try 1t
 And srp?"so the Socia1 Corner n1en- bers try something like it.
 ETTA BARBER.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-27

given me many dear friends as well as many good times: and l am sure other members Of The Corner must feel the same way.
 If March 9th is not advisable why Saturday, March 18th, would do just as well, so long as we all observe the same day.
 Here's wishing you ali merry time.
 MARRIED AND HAPPY.
 CThe Suggestion made by Married and Happy seems to nicely it the so- cial character of writers to this de- partment and no doubt the yellow bow folks will find it pleasant to get together and have a pleasant time; and also a pleasure to brighten a. day in the lives of The Corner shut ins-Diana, Frank, Dom Pedro, and any others known to individuals. That opportunity may be given for a. more complete celebration of the day we will make the anniversary celebration on Saturday, March 18th. This will af- ford two weeks time for those who would like to specially observe the So- cial Corners fifth arniversary-S. C. Fdiforl
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-27
ANOTHER WORD UPON THE
 SOUVENIR.

Dear Editor and Social Corner Cllildren:-GoOd morning. How are you all this lovely Monday morning. HCw many are improving this lovely morning and doing their washing. Mine was all on the line at :35 a. nl., and a large washing il was, too. am so glad to see bare ground again.
 Around our home has been just one sheet of ice. and l am rather tinid and very ashamed trying to get around on ice l suppose it is to be expected. When people get to be my age they are not spry on their feet as in their young CT days: but this is not what I started tC write about I wish to add a few more lines in regard to the Social Cor ner souvenir. To those R=ho are inter ested in hard work. 1 will say part of what I have offered IS hand work and made by myself. The other half is useful as well as ornamental.
 Aunt Mehitable- l am very sorry to hear you have met with such an ac- cident. Trust you will soon be bet ter.
 Jean: am living within one thous- and miles of you, and perhaps nearer than you think.
 Frozen: Are you never going to write to us again.
 Ha: How your letters are missed,
 Frank: How are you? I trust you are improving.
 Trottie: When you have to wash dishes if the work Is not pleasant tc you just sing a happy song and se6 how quickly the work will be done.
 C. E. S.: r. have a little rouuc stand made just like the one you gave directions for, only the top of mine has red plush on and is tied in the center with yellow ribbon. I took the ribbor off the other day and when I replace i shall cover the top with yellow vel vet
 1 will close now by wishing one snC all 2 pleasant good morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-27

Dear Editor and Social Cornerites: Looking at my calendar I find that on Friday. March 9th. the Social Cor uer will be five years old. Now on Saturday. March 6th. I suggest we observe the day as Social Corner day: invite a Social Corner friend or two in to tea, have q birthday cake, send a card, or token Of some kind, to our shut-in members, and do something to celebrate
 I am sure MT. Editor would be glad 10 boom the day.
 The Corner has net only widened my circle of acQuaf6tances, but has
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-27
INQUIRIES AND ANSWERS.

CRIMSON RAMBLER: Letter re- ceived and forwarded as you direct cd.
 ENID writeg the Editor: "The car nival season is attracting large crowds Of tourists to Havana The parades are novel and interesting. I have 1eeu pelted with confetti and tangled ID in serpentines, as every one else is during this season of merry making "
 AUNT MEHITABLE: Letters and card received and sent 10 their desti- nation.
 FIFT7 ANNIVERSARY SOCIAL . CORNER Saturday, March 18th.
 C. L. S.: Please send in your full ad- dress. 4 card awaits it.
 FAIRY GODMOTHER-Le re- ceived and forwarded to Crimson Ram
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-27
GREETINGS FROM SATURDAY EVE

Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis ters: Saturday Eve wants a small space in the Social Corner.
 Keziah Doolittle writes we are a large family. I noticed that the Editor had to extend the letters onto another rage of Tine Bulletin. I was glad, for that gave me a thought that he might have 10 give us a Bulletin suP- plement all to ourselves.
 What has become of Rural Delivery :? am afraid he has been kidnapped. Oh, no, I know he has been doing Special Delivery for St. Valentine. car rying around his arrows and hearts.
 SATURDAY EVE.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-27
POND LILY SALAD AND coDFisE
 WIGGLE.

Dear Social Corner Sisters:-Don't you love such beautiful days as today the 22nd of Feb. Spring is alInos' here and who is sorry. Not l.
 I had a very nice visit from Bumbif Bee today.
 Have been trying some of your re cires and they are all right: so an sending 9 few perhaps you might hks to try.
 Pond Lily SaIad-BoiI eggs hard. pour cold water over them until cold, (The shells peel off easily if you dc
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