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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-08
MORE STRIKING PORTRAITS.

A bright, sunny morning. Who'll be
the first to step up to the camera?
Theoda: Am glad l had your picture
before you split your side-hope 1t does
not prove fatal. A large woman with
a prominent nose, cross-eyed, but a
most loving disposition, clinging close
" to your spouse. That's right
]. z. T.: That spells jet doesn't I?
Ahem! Very dark complexion, black
curly hair, very white teeth and a
beautiful singer.
Crimson Rambler: A bright, joyous.
happy Sister; large brown eyes, rudy
complexion and dark hair; not large
but make up in quality what you lack
in quantity.
81: You are no longer young; gray
hair, chin whiskers, with a bag of pea
nuts always in your hand. Don't they
taste good?
Tiny. who Matched into the Eagles
Mate: A small woman, blue eyes, soft
curly hair, pink checks and a very
pleasing personality. AS the eagle is
our national bird, think you have done
well. Never mind II you are small
good things come done up in small
packages.
Tidy Addly: A small, busy woman;
small featured; pug nose, and sharp
eyes-nothing escapes themi
Bachelor Maid: You are no bachelor
You wouldn't sign your name that II
you were. / see a bright, CHEEKY, low
ing mother with a whole culver OF
little ones-always making the bes;
Of everything,
Now I'll stop till next week.
PHOTOGRAPHER.
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THE BLUEBIRD MARBLES.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: CHEEKY
CHEEKY! Be CHEEKY!
Yes, Sisters. You really hear a blue
bird. Spring is here and it is time
for bluebirds to sing, so 1 will sing
a little song.
My! II does seem good to have
some spring weather. We appreciate
it after the cold, snowy weather we
have been having the past few weeks.
1t makes me feel so frislSy / expect to
fly to Willimantic April 18th, and join
YOU in your good time.
Meg: 1 agree with you. We do find
dime novel reading in $50 binding.
Some books are not worth the time
spent in reading them. l like 4 good,
clean book, one that does not leave q
| bad taste in the mind.
1 like TO see good moving pictures,
although I have heard them condemn
ed by some.
Some are instructive and some are
entertaining, but why are there so
| many that are-well-immOral?
l had the pleasure of seeing Graus-
tarll in moving pictures this winter
and l enjoyed II. But many pictures
make one have a feeling Of disgust.
They do not leave a good impression
on our mind.
Everything we allow ourselves to
| think about has an influence on us for
good or bad. and how necessary our
| thoughts should be pure.
| If am not careful shall be preach
| ing a sermon, and whoever heard OF
a bluebird preaching instead of sing
| ing?
Sisters, just heard a phoebe bird
CAIarch 2S). I am so excited I can
hardly stay in the house.
p. L. T.: l want to whisper to you
L didn't know about cleaning white
oilcloth with kerosene. So you see
t,,- -t,sy H.
discovery.
1. too, was married when seventeen
and if l keep house for hundred
years there will always be something
new to learn and new recipes to try
| l Just love to try new recipes. Don
you? 1t wouldn't be near as mucl
pleasure to keep house If 1 couldn'
learn new helps and use new recipes
So there,
c. f. S: Your letter was consider
able Of shock. but managed to raj
". Don't laugh. l am braiding a rug
I guess you don't realize how 1 EMO.
: that kind of work.
| Kitty: 1 was sorry you couldn't com
and see me the day YOU was so near
Hope you will have better luck mex
time. Nice little kitty.
l can't resist sending one of my re
cipes 1 use often, and think it YER
good:
Pudding: One egg, two cups sugar
: two tablespoons butter, cup flour, tw
teaspoons baking powder. Flavor. Ad
a little milk if the batter is too thici
Butter a pudding dish, put in slice
apples, or any kind of canned fruit
: and pour in the batter. Bake on
: hour.
When I use canned fruit I use tn
: juice for a sauce. Canned cherTie
make a very nice pudding; also came
peaches.
:, Goodbye.
r TaT J-EyPTRD
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WHAT RILED JOSIAH.

Dear Social Corner Sisters:-Las.
week when Josiah went to the pust
offs he got a card sayin' as how there
wuz a package in the Hartford pust
Josiah jest dropped that six cents into
an envelope and started it back for
H. lively.
And when he got hum he wuz doin'
so much wonderin' as to what might
be in that package that he didn't
have any appetite for supper. SEE he
Samantha, I'll bet q cooky that my
neffew is sendin' me a plaid cap or
something else stylish to wear when
these pesky snow banks get out of the
way so / can get that AutymobIle on.
once more"
You'd look pretty with a plaid cap
at your age. SEE /. But my remark
didn't hurt his feelins' any, his mind
wuz sc busy tryin' to figger out what
the present he was goin' to get might
be. that he wasn't listenin' to me.
Josiah acted Uneasy until the day
cum to go to the post offs and he had
got me worked up until l wuz most as
curious as he wuz. But when TIE
| package finally arrived Josiah test cum
in and slamed it onto the Set'in' rumc
| table sayin' something about getting
| even" And when l undid that pack
| age to find it to be a report of The
| Brewers and Liquor Dealers Assn.
didn't blame Josiah a bit for bein'
riled.
jest think, Samantha SEE he.
| they took six good cents away from
| me. Why with them six cents I could
| have bought most quart of Easolene
| and that gas would have carried us
most down to Huldy's." 1 always kim
| der despised liquor dealers anyhow,
but from now on my slogan is Wait
| for election, I'll fix 'em then. I'll get
| all the men 1 know to vote asin them,
unless its Wee Heep. he's gettin so
| old and sot in his ways that l don't
| S'pOse l can turn him.
1 can usually find an amusin side To
| things, and so when Josiah had gone
TO the barn sot down to look at that
| report and the Authorization PAM
flet that cum with it. One of the arg
uments I red wuz that why dry Kan
! sas showed up so many less paupers
and insane than wet Ohio wuz thai
| Kansas wuz too poor to have irStitu-
tions for such people and so the cen
sus man didn't find them to count
While wet Ohio WIZ so rich and had
such fine institutions that the cessu;
man could count the paupers handy.
It made me laugh until | almost for
got to be sorry for Josiah on accoun
of his six cents.
But if I forget. I shall see to il tina
Josiah don't Until after the aforesaid
election.
Serenely,
SAMANTHA
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SING AND PRAY BUT DO NOT WEIIMPER

cold sailed water and allowed to come
to a boil and cooled gradually they
will not break easily.
Make a pad of several folds of old
newspapers and put on each step I'M
der your stair carpet will keep it
from wearing out so fast.
One tablespoon of sugar of lead to
one gallon of water will set the color
in any dress fabric.
Chloroform viii remove grease stains
but not the color from any delicate
material.
Dissolve twenty-five cents worth of
soluble blue in two quarts of water
and You will have a bluing that will
never spat.
A teacup of plaster of paris mixed
and put where they can get it will
kill cockroaches.
Do not throw away old hot water
bottles. Use them for Innings for wash
cloth bags to use when travelling.
| After the spring cleaning give the
| pantry and cupboard shelves a coat of
enamel and they will be easier 20 keep
! clean.
| Glycerine is an excellent dressing
| for fine kid shoes.
If troubled with bedbugs go over
| the bed and springs thoroughly with q
! paint brush dipped in corrosive sub
| Innate.
| A fine covering for a bedroom floor is
to lay several thicknesses of old news
| papers, spread evenly, and then paper
| the floor with paper to match your side
walls, pasting it down and lacking it
| around the edge as you would n car
| pet. When it is thoroughly dry give
| it good coat of varnish. This is
| easy to keep clean and warm and dur
| able.
! You can fix the border around the
edges of rugs the same way.
BLOSSOM
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HOW TO MAKE MARBLE CAKE.

Dear Social Corner Editor and Sis
tiers: l have been an interested reader
of The Corner for some time and see
ing HopefuIs request for Marble Cake
thought 1 would send my recipe, which
l think is very fine:
Marble Cake-.White Part: One
quarter cup butter, one cup sugar,
one-half cup milk, one and one-half
cups flour, salt, one teaspoon baking
powder, one-quarter teaspoon vanilla.
Beat well together, then add the whites
of four eggs beaten stiff.
Yellow Part: One tablespoon butter,
three-quarters cup sugar, yollxs of four
eggs, one-quarter cup milk, one-quar-
ter teaspoon vanilla, salt, one cup of
flour, one teaspoon baking powder.
Dark Part; Dissolve one-quarter
cake sweet chocolate in a little hot
milk, add one tablespoon sugar one
teaspoon vanilla; add to this one cup
batter taking part light and part yell
low. 1 generally use one heaping ia
blespoon cocoa in place of the sweet
chocolate. Drop by tablespoonsful into
a pan, first one color, then another
This will make two loaves baked in
common bread pans.
SQUIRE PHIN.
Hamilton
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HINTS ABOUT TABLE LINEN.


Dear Sisters OF the Social Corner:
linen:
Old white linen table cloths that are
no longer fit for table cover can be
we'll utilized for tray cloths and small
napkins and greatly help save a new
table cloth and better napkins.
Many times the table spread becomes
worn in the center from folding so
much and when mended is rather a
little detriment to the appearance Of
the table when ready to serve the
meals A pretty improvement is to
place a little dOiley over the mended
spot.
One Of the best things to remove
iron rust from linen is TO apply lemon
juice TO the spot, then shake salt into
the moisture; lay IL in the hot sun till
dry: repeat the application until the
stain has disappeared.
Fruit stains or other dtscOlorations
may be easily removed from table lin
en- by laying pieces on the grass for a
day or two: much better than trying 10
rub them out en- the washbOard, which
is more injurious to the fabric.
A clean white linen table cloth. nice
" ironed. free from rough dry wrin-
kles. adds much to the neatness of the
whole table meal.
/ do not admire starched table linen
but when slightly dampened after be-
ing brought from the line, will iron
out very smoothly and look we'll.
Raveled out threads are preferable
for mending or darning the table liner
| TO that of the spool thread.
To remove crumbs from the table
| use the crumb brush and pan, a better
l method than shaking table cloth out
| doors and leaving many wrinkles.
Eat. drink and be merry-if your
| widespread is neat and attractive.
| Kind wishes to all.
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GREETINGS FROM BRIGHT RAY.

Dear Social Cornerites: II has been
over a year since / wrote. great
many changes have taken place among
US.
Tidy Addly: You are right, have
very interesting corner all my own
a new experience for me. but how
love IL You have me guessing As TO
who YOU are. Won't YOU give me a
hint
Deborah. I was so glad TO zee ne
recipe for steamed graham pudding as
my family Is very fond Of Il; and
had lost mine.
wish to contribute something
the many uses of common table salt
water and SNUFF uD nose. Il is good
for a EarEle for sorethroat.
In sweeping rugs little salt
sprinkled on as you sweep keeps the
moths away.
For blessings sails and soda mixed.
and put on the part affected gives in
slant relief
In burning coal in the stove. II the
fire is low little salt sprinkled on
the Goals starts II burning.
In chimney fire. salt thrown down
the chimney, puts out the blaze.
In broiling steak. the Ia Otter
spatters on the Goals and starts 70
burn. salt spread on the blaze stops r.
instantly.
Salt sprinkled on n griddle in fry
ing griddle-cakes. does away with the
/ smoke.
Good bye
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GREETINGS FROM AUNTY NO.

Dear Social Corner Sisters:-It
doesn't look this morning as IL spring
had come. yet, when / opened my eyes
/ saw snow and sleet, and I thought
can any one say Winter ever rots In
the sky"
Aunt Abby: I was sorry I could not
meet with you last week. but IL spelt
impossible for me. I know those who
could attend had a good time. for you
are an ideal hostess.
Dorothy Perkins No .: Did / see
an expression of wonder in your eyes
that day when you told me where you
first met me2 II I am right, please
say so, and I will keep mum, and let
others find you out as I did.
Mexican Primrose: II all goes well
shall have some Of those doughnuts
the 18th.
Papa's Boy: Were you surprised
when we met face to face that day!
That little bundle is as sweet as can
be.
Biddy: Congratulations on frs,
prize. That is n grand good idea OF
yours. have often thought the same:
and always wished we could send Il
the shut-ins the surplus left at our
gatherings. A sunshine club will helT
in more ways than one; and will helI
to form desires to help others.
know how pleasant II is to be remem-
bered by others when shut-in. I an
! anxious to see the banner waving ir
| the breeze.
Katherine: I wonder If we are ole
friends of years standing Welcom'
| to The Corner. Come often and come
| to our gathering.
! Welcome to all new members; and
am anxious TO hear from all old ones
| too
Where is Enid. Merry Widow. Ma
| and a good many others. Let US heal
/ from YOU is the wish Of
AUNTY NO. l.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-08
MARCH CHICKENS.

Dear Social Corner Members:-Our
March chickens arrived the fifteenth.
Two Fens were set the same day and
winter eggs hatch about one-haIf the
number, and one hen can take care of
them.
This time they gave US a surprise
by popping out a lively crowd OF
twenty. All little angels at present.
Hubby put a partition across the
coop to prevent hair pulling of the bid
dies. and the chickens run with both
mothers. no telling who is who
II lamps for chicken breeders could
be made on the same principle as a
lantern. we should not hear OF SO many
fires and cremated chickens.
Silver: You were going to write
how you raised chicks in cold weather
Have looked in vain for your letter.
March is going out quite lamb like
and no flood yet.
Greetings to all
a N-r~TTE-
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RSTITION.

Dear Social Corner Writers: I be-
lieve Billie is a thinker and desires to
make other people think, but she can
not call out many expressions of opin-
ion upon the debatable question she
raised
One Sister has taken notice of her
question: Are We superstitious And
Sarah Ann Tighe certainly thinks all
people are, and 1 am inclined to think
she is right.
Cicero said: Superstition is sense
less fear of Cod, and he might have
said it is d senseless fear of the devil,
as we'll
George Eliot was of the opinion "a
peasant can no more help believing in
traditional superstition than a horse
can help trembling when he sees a
camel"
Some people who believe in the pow
er of GabrIeIs trumpet poke fun of
the deacon who RACES when someone
pulls down the horseshoe nailed over
his barn door for good luck.
Is the boy who is taught ito watch
out or the COLLINS II catch you," to
blame for thinking when he is a, man
that a e-chestnut carried in his
pocket will cure the rheumatism?
Goethe declared that superstition is
the poetry Of life" and ! do not feel
inclined to dispute him. What is this
that Hope gathers to establish faith
in the mind and cheer in the heart?
What is there about the beautiful
sunsets which strengthens our faith in
the sunset land and the new Jerusa-
, lem?
Man is deeply impressed by all the
phenomena of the heavens and the
earth which he does not understand
They prompt his hopes and fears
they inspire him to song and prophecy
Superstition is a great subject, and
is worthy of the closest study. 1t may
prove to be a blessing or a curse
Don't you think Tryon Edwards was
right when he said: "Superstitfons are
for the most part, but shadows O!
great truths"
What do you think about it?
OF II SOJ.
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who would like TO he IN,
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION or
CLUB NO. 2.

Dear Social Corner Folks: Last
Thursday the members of Club No.
met with Aunt Abby. IL being the first
birthday Of the club. There were
twenty-five members present, and a
Jolly good time was enjoyed by all
present
The house was tastefuIIy trimmed
with the club color and as on all other
previous occasions. the Social Corner
flag was flung 70 the breeze from the
flag pole in the yard
Dinner vas announced at 1880 and
all were invited into the spacious din
ing room where ample justice was
done to the heavily ladened table
which fairly groaned under the weight
OF the good things il held
Dinner being over the company re-
topics were discussed and different
experiences were told: then story tell
ing was the order for the rest OF the
afternoon.
Glover Leaf entertained with seIec-
tions on the Eraphaphone: and J. F
7. made a great hit with several oi
her witty speeches: and Annette
showed some of the latest steps IN
dancing.
The favors were in the form OF lit
tie thimble holders as the members
| are OF an industrious turn Of mind
Through the kindness OF The Bull
| letin company ice cream was fur
nished and greatly enjoyed by all
| Lemonade was also furnished WIFI
! several kinds of fruit
The DIV. was on hand with pills and
/ pellets. and had TO serve so,.sg % hel
| famous pink pills for pale people.
The guests All departed voting Aunr
| Abby riEht-royal entertainer.
CRIMSON RANIT.T .ER-
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A CHAT FROM PAPA's BOY.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: Just
few lines 70 the Sisters:
Maine Lover: I am glad the cream
salad dressing was sent in The fruit
salad a. the Anniversary was great
Anna OF Columbia: Do YOU answer
to the initials 4" B. A L. l.
Bushy Tail. Saw you next door a
while ago, and at night you went
away in a sleigh Why didn't you
come and CALF
Tiny: Saw Mr.. Tiny go by Satur-
day. Were you so small couldn't
see your
Sydney: II was a good thing the
35th wasn't below zero, or YOU and the
''ldddie" would have frozeni
Olga: Your voice sounded natural.
Also "F-s"
Photographer: When YOU take my
photo please make me thin.
Polly Peppermint: How goes the
card2 What a funny thing.
POtlatch: Received YOUR photo.
Many thanks.
Betsy Bobbett: Didn't see you the
sth to know you. Wish had
Best wishes to all.
PAPA'S ROY
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SOCIAL CORNER POETRY.
A WhistIinq Sonq,

A WhistIing Song.
When times are bad and folks are sad
An gloomy every day;
Jest try your best at looking glad,
An whistle 'e1n away!
Don't mind how troubles bristle;
Jest take a rose or thistle.
Hold your own, an change your tone,
An whistle! whistle! whistle!
A song is worth a world O. signs;
When red the ightnin's play,
Look for the rainbow in the skies,
An whistle 'em away!
Don't mind how troubles bristle;
Each rose has got its thistle,
Hold your own, an change your tone
An whistle! whistle! whistle!
Atlanta, Constitution.
Sent in by Crimson Rambler.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-08
NICE PIE RECIPES.

Dear Sisters and Sisters of Social
Corner: What long stormy winter we
have had. 1t will Keem good to have
some warmer weather.
Send a few pie recipes that are very
nice:
Mock Mince Pie: One egg, three OF
four large crackers, or six or eight
small ones, one-half cup of molasses
one-half cup sugar, one-haIf cup vine
gar, one cup chopped raisins, small
piece of butter, spice and salt.
Raisin Pie: Take one pound Of rails
ms, turn over them one quart of boil
ing water and boil one hour. Keel
adding water, so there will be a quar-
when done. Crate the rind of one
lemon into one cup of sugar, three
spoonfuls OF -four and one egg. Miz
well together. Turn the raisins ovel
the mixture. stirring the while. Thi!
makes three pies.
remain as ever
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BLANCHE
THANKS FROM DOM PEDRO.

Dear Social Corner Friends: 1 want
to thank Club No. for their kind
remembrance of the birthday OF a
shut-in. Those flowers they sent me
by Married and Happy were Just love-
" and enjoyed them 80 much.
I also received a birthday call from
Brownie.
Thanks are due Aunt Sarah for
lovely birthday card: also Peggy Anne,
and Pansy.
Letters are due to Theoda and
Lottie sometime in the near future.
am not forgetting Ninetta-
They all wrote me nice letters.
am 50 glad the snow In 90 near
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-08

Dear Social Corner Editor and Sis
tiers: think we all welcome spring
once more, don't you?
Tidy AddIy: The little boy was
pleased with the card.
Aunt Hester: Thanks for the card. !
was at the anniversary meeting, but
did not happen to meet you; should like
to, very much.
Here are few good cake filings and
icings:
Boiled leing-Boil two cups sugar
and one-fourth cup water until it
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-08

Dear Social Corner Friends: l was
much interested in the letter from the
Photographer and was pleased to see
some more pictures. AS the sun shone
some this week, 1 hope there will be
more pictures.
1t will be quite a task to take them
all, but I hope you will keep on, for it
will be very interesting. Hope 1 shall
see my picture soon. Three cheers for
the Photographer.
1 was glad to see such nice day
Sunday, and was wondering if we shall
have more snow.
1 wonder what has become of Snow
ball? We have had snow enough late
ly-
Best wishes to all
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-08
AN INQUIRY.

Dear Editor and Sisters: Have you
room for one more in The Corner? If
you have l will try and not take much
space.
/ want to ask the Sisters if any of
them give their children sulphur and
mOlasses in the Spring, and if so, what
amount to mix and how to give it?
Have wondered if mothers give it to
children now.
Best wishes to all.
BARBARA LEE.
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INQUIRIES AND ANSWERS.

MOUNTAIN LAUREL-Cards re-
ceived and mailed to writer's named.
AIRY-Card received and forwarded
to Ready.
Paula-Cards received and mailed to
the writers indicated
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HOUSEHOLD HELPS.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: 1 am
sending in few domestic sugges-
tons:
Melted alum will mend broken glass
ware so the crack will not show.
Clothes sprinkled with hot water can
be ironed in ten minutes.
Pour a little turpentine into the
chest when storing away winter
clothes. This will keep moths away,
II new lamp chimneys are placed in
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gone. 1 went out yesterday for the frs.
time in nine weeks: but the weather
was responsible for half Of the time.
That you may all enjoy the April
gathering Of the clan Is the wish OF
DOM PEDRO.
Who would like to he there.
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aoiss Is a Practical Man.

Then again could the Colonel con-
scientiously accept nomination
given him with the aid Of the senior
senator from Pennsylvania2-Pitts
burgh Dispatch.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-08

That cyclone in Indiana blowing q
train OF the rails Is not supposed to
connect In any way with the appoint
ment OF Tom Taggart 10 the United
States Senate.-New York Telegram. 4
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GOOD HOME HELPS.

Dear Social Corner SLsters:-How
nice II seems to see bare ground once
more, and not have to shovel snow or
wade through drifts every day. l do
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WANTS HER PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN

Willinantic,
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EynANCE9.
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CAKE FILINGS AND FRosTINes

MAxAMILLIAN.