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Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-21
CANNING LESSONS
PRESERVING VEGETABLES
How to Dry Carrots.

Avoid varieties having a large, woody core.
 Clean, scrape, or pare and slice into Is inch slices.
 Place in cheesecloth square or wire basket and plunge for six minutes into boiling water.
 Dip for a moment in cold water. Remove surface moisture by placing between towels or by exposing to the sun and air for a short time
 Spread thinly on trays or earthen- ware plates.
 Dry in sun, oven, over kitchen stove, or before the electric fan until brittle. Stir from time to time.
 How to Dry Cabbage.
 Select we'll developed heads of cab bage.
 Remove all loose outside leaves. Split the cabbage and demove core. Shred or cut into strips a few inches long.
 Place in square of cheesecloth or wire basket.
 Plunge into boiling water for three to five minutes.
 Dip for a moment in cold water. Drain. and remove surface moisture by placing between towels or by ex-
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WHAT TO WRITE TO THEM

have been since you left yesterday af- ternoon. Loveykins, you must come back at once or l shall be found dead of despondency. Oh, my Cutey, why did I let you go? F1owleI, before the moon sets I fear I shall jump off the sun porch and end it all.'
 "Why, that's a clasSici" exclaime d the girl at the adding machine. The wife who would get a letter with those sentiments would feel so happy she'd be likely to go out on the lawn and run around a tree for sheer joy"
 That's not classic-it's imbecile. My letter, I believe, would be more like the following:
 Dear Maud: I am feeling fine How are you? The cat is sick. Some one stole the ice box off the back porch. Storm came in windows and soaked everything. Stood on sideboard to drive nail--sideboard tipped over. Can cut glass be glued? Forgot wa ter in bathtub. People downstairs threaten to start suit. Three gentle men visiting on business left lighted cigar stubs on dining room table, Goldfish disappeared out of bowl can't account for it. Silver all gone If you didn't take it with you I fear burglars have been here and gone. Enclosed find check for next two weeks. With love, ------
 "Oh. aren't you terrib1e!" sighed the girl at the adding machine. You'd never send a letter like that before you were married"
 What wonderful reasoning power some women have!" said Culberson, biting at his cigar.--Chicago News.
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HOW MONEY HELPS.

The patriot behind the soldier is as essential for success in the war as the man behind the gun.
 Tho home force is the force which sustains and inspires the army at the front Those who have no surplus means can he true and do many little helpful things to promote the cause cf humanity, while those who nave money should invest in govern nent bonds.
 You nav te surprised to know that one Eety-dOllar Liberty Loan Bond will purchase
 Thirteen 13-pounder shells for de- 7troving submarines.
 Four 5-inch shells for the same purpose
 One hundred pounds of srnokeless powder.
 Eighteen gas masks for like mum per of soldiers at the front
 EnouEh coal to drive a destroyer one hundred twenty miles
 Enough gasoline to drive a subma- rine destroyer one hundred fifty miles
 4 sailors uniform outfit.
 Eour months subsistence for .. sol 1ier
 An investment in government bonds as the menaclng conditions which are preparedness against untoward future conditions which are as likely to arise IT the menacinE conditions which are now disturbing the peace of all na- ions.
 Everybody should he willing and glad 10 do something in the interests # permanent peace.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-21
LESSON NO. 7. YOUR Il HEALTH.

1 Breeding Lessons: 1. Your Post of Honor. ?. Making Good Soldier. 5, Nine Qualities of a Soldier. 1, Get ting Ready for Camp. 5. First Days in Camp. G. Cleanliness in Campo The living conditions in the army are just what most vigorous men need for their physical well being Every dav brings an ample amount of eXer else, fresh air, and good food Yours will be a very unusual case if you do not find yourself after a few months stronger, healthier and more buoXant than you have were been m your i1Ie. It is true on the other hand. that eX- | trene exertion in marching or fighting may in time be called for. But this will
 not be until you are thoroughly trained and fit. The periods of strain or eN- | posture will probably be short and are not likely in themselves to do you any real harm. At any rate, you owe 1t to | yOurself-and what is more, you owe | it to the country-tO make yourself i fit" at the earliest possible moment.
 Sick men can not do much toward win ming this war. In the army they are not only a loss but during their sick
 ness a positive handicap.
 There are a few simple, common sense rules to follow, which are briefly summed up in this lesson.
 Everything you eat will be carefully inspected by the officers in charge of that duty. You will have plenty or fresh meat bread. potatoes and other vegeta bles, and other simple and nour- ishing food. As a general rule, you should eat nothing not supplied in
 your company mess. Especially avoid
 green or overripe fruit and the inferi-
 or soft drinks" which will be put be-
 fore you in shops and by peddlers out
 side the camp limits.
 Your chief care in connection with
 food will be to chew it thoroughly and
 eat it slowly Don't drink excessive
 ouanties of water. tea or coffee with
 your meals. This is rather a common
 fault among soldiers.
 Avoid needless exposure. You may be often called upon in the line of duty to march through mud and rain. So long as you are actively on the move it will proba bly, do no harm. As soon as your are off duty, however. take proper care of yourself. Give yourself a rub down and if possible bathe your feet and change your clothing. Use a little extra care to protect your belly from getting chilled; it may save you
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GETTING BACK THE.ooLLAR

The food control law is for the pro- 'ection Of the people from extortiOn in 1very direction; and is designed to be I direct help to the wage earner.
 Since the war began the purchasing power Of the dollar has been so re- suced that three dollars now buys in quantity and quality what two dol ars used to purchase in 1914
 This cause of unrest will be better Uet by keeping prices reasonable than y advancing wages to meet it.
 Strikes are untavorab bIe to the sue cess Of business. or the successful prosecution of the war. In the past -hree years big wages have not been equal to the tremendous advance made n the price of fuel and the price of bread. Government control is design ad to hold the scales of justice evenly balanced between the producer and -1e consumer
 Price-fKing finds persistent opposi- ton from the capitaiistic side, but present world conditions makes it i'm perative that there should be one price 5Or ala price which will afford good wages and good profits.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-21
STORIES OF THE WAR


From an American in the North Sea,
 By the last mail from "a British port" a personal letter was received on this side of the Atlantic at "an American port from defender or the Stars and Stripes now doing his bit in the North Sea. The addresses permits us to publish the following extract and we gladly avail ourselves of the privilege:
 The submarines are the chief cause of concern over here and every pos s1ble shipping craft available is being put on patrol service. Germany s military strength has never been greater than it is today. The war is, little as we have felt and realized it. The defeat of Great Britain and her Allies at sea would open the way for an invasion of the United States, which would most probably be made with surprising SuddenneSs and ruth lessness, and as our country is still perfectly undefended. we would be utterly defeated and a huge indem- nity expected. We have it in our power by exerting every energy now 10 influence powerfully the course of the war and perhaps bring it to victorious conclusion in year and a half or two years. The end of the war is not in sight. It may drag on four or five years longer unless we act quickly and energetically-
 All of you at home who would sup port those of us at the front must launch and maintain unceasinglY a campaign of education and publicity. Teach the people the truth. Fire them with the zeal inspired of a true real ization of the facts. The trouble is that the Germans know what to do and do it; while we known what to do and think about it.
 Remember the warning of Maximil- ian Harden: He who hopes for mir acles paralyzes his wiIl.'' That is literally true and I realized it long be- fore I left the states and came into close contact with the actual situa- :iOn, for I saw it illustrated all about me, not only in the family but among my friends and neighbors. I could not express it. however, like Harden has succeeded in doing. I saw my poor, dear old father sit and pore over newspaper articles telling of inven- tlons that would paralyze the sub marines over night. I worked weeks to convince him 1t could not be done but I fear his faith is still with Mir splendid work which must not be dis counted. but the fact remains we have no antidote for the submarines. We want ships, guns, men, more and more of them.
 Plead. beg. urge. instruct, inspire. Acatfon is imperative. Our country, our liberties, our loved ones are in distinct signs of Allied defeat, we are not winning, and we must win.
 Where is the red -blooded American, north, east. south or west, whose courage will not be quickened by this message to "the folks at home" from their defender overseas ?-Boston Transcript.
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OIsCONTINUANCE OF MOURNING
 CARE

The Dry Goods Economist has the courage to recommend as worthy of patriotic and economic consideration :he omission of dress as an emblem of 1eep bereavement
 I've cannot win the war by wear Ing crape," it says, instead of spread ng depression, creating discoura ge- ment, it is our Guty-it should be our priviiege-to maintain a high heart. to vitalize the fighting spirit, to do all Shat lies in our power to keep our country in trim for the further eff forts, the further trials that it must face before final victory shall perch 5n it's banners and on those of it's all cry one of our heroes who shall fall n the sacred cause of freedom would infinitely prefer that~he were honored Not by the conventional change in garb, but only in the inner sanctuary of the heart and of the memory"
 Grief needs no emphasizing sym bo1s; and the custom of wearing bla ok, Is a useless expense, a relic of the past, which is a source of distress to thousands.
 In many instances rich mourning costumes are more closely allied to vanity than to sorrow
 The shortage of raw materials which enter into the manufa cture of clothing. and the promise of a di- minishing stock is the ground upon which this novel but necessary pa triOtic recommendation is made
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Views of the Vigilantss
Will the Small Town Fiqht?

By Reginald Wright Kaufman of the
 Vigilantes.
 One evening, two months before tho start of the European war, I sat at dinner at an officers mess in a great East Prussian fortress. When the coffee was served, talk turned, as 1t always did in those days, on the pes sibility of a war between Germany and France. My host, a captain of hus- sars, told me just how easily his coun- try would crush it's neighbor. As a mere layman I Ventured to suggest that perhaps England would interfere.
 Never" said the captain; Eng land is too fond of her merchant ma rine."
 Then I recalled that France had been a pretty good friend to America when America was in her direst need It might be just possible that America would eventually take hand in~ such a war as was suggested. I was met by ridicule; my host has visited Amer ica and thought that he knew it-he certainly spoke straight American.
 Bah" said this Prussian captain of hussars; you might get up a bit of enthusiasm for war against Germany none of two of your big cities. but the popular opinion of America is seated in your small towns-and the American small town hasn't got the guts TO fighti"
 How is the American small town answering him now?
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-21
NECESSITY IS THE LAW.

The present menacing world condi- tions have illuminated the scroll of vision and where the people used to see necessity knows no law" they now see that Necessity is the law.
 There is no shrinking from duty, on the part of the people for the issue is between autocracy and democracy. and there is no reason why democracy should not win it's cause the world over.
 Arthur E. Holder, representing labor on the government commission to di- rect vocational training said in a re- cent speech:
 We must mobilize sufficient power to break the German line, we must defeat autocracy in junker ridden Prussia: we must strike the shaclIIes from ourselves. We must make one complete finished job of this task. No half way measure will suffice. The struggle and sacrifice will only be half done if we stop at putting the Hchenzollerns out of power and pre- vent them from further mischief
 Democracy will not be worth the letters it takes to spell 1t if we do not at the same time drive the food spectators into oblivion, and remove forever from our midst the bed rock evil of land monopoly Democracy can defeat Prussian autocracy, if it has sufficient food and weapons and money.
 All these essentials can be readily obtained if democracy first cleans it's own house and sets it's own energies free.'
 It IS true that the larger protection of the people must. come through the aIertness and force of the people themselves.
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requirements of the government as never before.
 The way in which lumbermen and builders are hustling is shown by this statement: The trees were felled on Saturday, were kiln dried on Sunday, loaded on cars Monday and delivered at the Louisville grounds on Wednes- Say, and there was a transformation from forest to government buildings just one week from the day the trees were felled.
 No government can excel the dis patch which has marked Americas war progress since April.
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HUSTLiNG DAYS.

All the residents along the lines of he great railways of America are aware these are hustiing days.
 There are 64,o00 freight cars in the service of the government carrying material to the IS cantonments and Is guard camps of the country, and the prospect is that 100, 900 more cars will be needed in the next three months to assemble the million men rho are to be housed and physically developed in these camps for military Suty-
 Within 30 days from the time the government had placed it's first order for cantonment supplies, the roads aad delivered 12 900 cars of lumber, bricks. piping, wires, poles, water mains and other material, and the work has been of daily continuance without interruption.
 The railroads are responding to the
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StorYette of the Day.

A soldier in the English army wrote home: They put me in barra cks they took away my clothes and put me in khaki; they took away my name and made me No. 575;' they took me to church, where I'd never been be- fore, and they made me listen to a parson for 40 minutes. Then the par son said: No. 575, Art thou weary, art thou languid?' and I got seven days in the guard house because I answered that I certainly was.'-Christian Reg
 ister.
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Good Business.

President Wilson has decided that the price paid for war supplies by the United States government must be the price to allied governments also. That is good business all round. It means an end of -profiteering at the ex- oense of the allies-Toronto Mail and Empire.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-21

It will be well for drivers of uto- mobiles from now on, to make note of the fact that the new automobile law requires the commissioner of motor vehicles to suspend the license of driv- CTS who operate such vehicles while intoxicated for one year. The commis- sioner has no option in the matter. He is required by the law to decree the uspension.-Greenwic News and Cou- rier.
 A man in a neighboring town who took city paper in preference to a country paper because he got more paper for the money was attarcted by the advertisement of a fire esca pc which would be forwarded on receipt of S2. He sent the cash and in a few days received a copy of the New Tes- tament.-New Canaan Advertiser.
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The woman who marries a man who thinks he is singer needs all he sympathy she can get.
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war times the bachelor has about as many troubles as a married man!
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Under free trade old industries are not multiplied or new industries added to the business of the country.
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Readers of THE BULLETIN

THE BULLETIN By sending this coupon to the National Emergency Food Garden Commission, 2fo Maryland Bldg, Washington, D. C.,
 with a two cent stamp to pay post age canning and drying manual free of charge. All you have to do is fill out the space and enclose the two cent stamp for postage. These are twelve page manuals, fully iI- iustrated and are sent out in CO., operation with this paper as a part of the personal service we at all times aim to give our readers.
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This war must be fought to a finish that future generations may enjoy g freer and better America
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The best thing about a vacation is the end. when you strike your own mattress and dream sweet dreams
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-21

No person wants so many new friends that he hasn't time to pay at .ention to old friends.
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1 We are admonished to "can all we | rani" By heck! How can we do l less" says Uncle Silas
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The Dutch regard German curren- cy as scraps of paper Gold or no ,ggs," Is their sloganl
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posing to sun and air for a short time. ware plates.
 Dry in sun, in oven. over kitchen stove. or before the electric fan until leathery.
 Stir from time to time:
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Once in a while a square man can De found in a poker joint as well as Tn a meeting house
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The Americans who think it were better for Germany to assail us here ihould tell us why.
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When we discover we are short what makes us put on a long face
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

The exemption button doesn't fasten anything. It is a mark.
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OTHER VIEW POINTS

| Last srring, when Henry G. Endi- colt of Dedham, not then appointed food administrator of Massachusetts, ployed up his beautiful lawn and caused a great sensation and much potatoes and other vegetables, it comment, favorable and otherwise. The crops are ripening now and Mir. Endicott is selling them directly to the consumer at 10 per cent. less than the market price. and has an nounced that the proceeds will go A a fund for the aid of soldiers and sailors of the town. This, too is caus- ing comment, but it is all favorable this time. Springfield Union.
 The opening of the market also gives the farmer a chance to have a permanent stand for the sale of his produce, and does away to a large ex- tent with the necessity of his ped ding his produce through the residen- tial sect.on or disposing of it to wholesaler. He can now go to the market and deal with the consumer. The benefit to both parties is evident, for the farmer k5 assured of fixed demand for his produce. while the consumer is enabled to buy his good early in the day before they have lost their freshness by long hours on the wagon.-New Haven Register.
 The list of the names of the young men who have been called and ex- amined has disclosed as it has never been disclosed before what a cosmo- politan country this is; what a tre- mendous melting pot. We have all been accustomed to the use of the term melting pot but we have never been given the opportunity before of Visualizirg it upon such a gigantic scale. In every registration district, no one district has escaped the dis closure. we have found names of ey- cry conceivable racial origin save the Oriental.
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The people who can get more Joy ! Sut of a grievance than blessing are not all dead yet
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The fellow who tries to be funny lakes great risks, but is seldom aware of his peril
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There is one thing common sense is sure to WreclS-a love affair.
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The Czar will not feel at home in Siberia but the experience will be : wholesome.
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Lots Of folks are more familiar with bad onens than they be with Gods promises.
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Every Connecticut soldier walks as if conscious the eyes of the state are on him.
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l Since the government tells us there
 are 800 kinds of mosquitoes we must | get busy.
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1 The certain thing which will follow
 1 he declaration Of peace is uncertainty.
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The girl who marries a soldier boy not only has 2 hero, but she is a hero
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Smart boys acquire good habits by Ignoring the bad habits of their fa- thers.
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The sermon that is dry as chips i drst-class material for building a fire
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i obtained if democracy first cleans its | own house and sets it's own energies free' It IS true that the larger protection 1 of the people must. come through the 1 aiertness and force of the people l themselves. EDITORIAL NOTES. 1 The exemption button doesn't fasten | anything. It is a mark. 
 When we discover we are short what | makes us put on a long face 
 There is one thing common sense is sure to wrecll-a love affair. The certain thing which will follow lne declaration Of peace is uncertainty.
 The girl who marries a soldier boy not only has hero, but she is hero.
 The sermon that is dry as chips is drst-class material for building a fire.  Smart boys acquire good habits by Ignoring the bad habits of their fa- thers. Every Connecticut soldier walks as if conscious the eyes of the state are on him.
 Since the government tells us there are 800 kinds of mosquitoes we must get busy.
 Lots Of folks are more familiar with bad omens than they be with Gods promises.
 The Czar will not feel at home in Siberia but the experience will be wholesome.
 The fellow who tries to be funny takes great risks. but is seldom aware of his peril.
 The people who can get more Joy Sut of a grievance than a blessing are not all dead yet.
 The Americans who think it were better for Germany to assau us here ihould tell us why.
 Once in a while a square man can De found in a poker joint as well as Tn a meeting house.
 The Dutch regard German curren- cy as scraps of paper Gold or no ,ggs," Is their sloganl
 No person wants so many new friends that he hasn't time to pay at .ention to old friends.
 We are admonished to "can all we ran!" By heck! How can we do less" says Uncle Silas.
 This war must be fought to finish that future generations may enjoy a freer and better America
 The woman who marrfes a man who thinks he is a singer needs all he sympathy she can get.
 Under free trade old industries are not multiplied or new industries added to the business of the country.
 The Man on the Corner says: In war times the bachelor has about as many troubles as a married man!
 The best thing about a vacation is the end. when you strike your own mattress and dream sweet dreams.