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Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
AN EIGHT DAYS TRIP,


 Dear Social Corner Sisters: I will copy the letter written in Parma, N. Y. by my grandfather. August 18th, 1853. l hope it will be interesting, to The Social Corner readers.
 My grandparents left Lebanon, Conn, (no date given), for Norwich and took boat for New York, where they arrived about seven o'clock next morning. after they left Norwich and landed on the East Side of New York, they had to go two miles through the city to reach the wharf where the North River steamboats lay We found there was no boat going to Albany un- til 6 o'clock p. r1., the morning boats leave at o'clock a. m.
 We left New York at s o'clock and the next morning at 8 we were in AL bany. and at 10 we were seated in the railroad cars ready to set out for [ Schenectady, where we arrived in about 40 minutes after we left AL bany.
 We liked going in the steamboat very much and were not seasick nor any more afraid of being drowned than II we were sitting in the house at home
 i We went aboard of canal boat after l we left Schenectady, Wednesday. al about noon, and commenced our jour ney up the Dismal Ditch. 1 The Soat we took passage in is what is called a line boat, and went 50 or 60 miles in "A hours. We staid in this boat till Saturday morning when we arrived in the village of Schenec- l tady, where we had a chance to 20 f aboard packet boat and arrived in Rochester about o'clock Sunday l mn inc to Rochester
 Then we took a stage from Roches ter to Parma Corners, our destin- alton.
 The expense of going from Roches- ter to Schenectady in a packet boat is $1e.SO, and find ourselves. They have , and 1-2 cents 8 mile, meals, ex- i tra, or 1 12 cents and find. | We calculate to set out for home the 9th of September and shall proba- bly, be home the 14th of September.
 So you see it took eight days to gc ] from Parma Corners, N. Y, to Leb. anon. Conn. S5 years ago. have often heard my grandparent: tell about the year they went west l They thought sure they were out wes in those days.
 l expect this letter will seem fun. | E4 Io Solle oI the readers, but 1 Writt it as it was written.
 | One of the Sisters sent in. 4 ron. undruIn a few weeks ago. Here ar, two: What is 1t tiiat beiongs io a1 I automobile, is mo use to 1t; but, tn, automobile can't go without it?
 What Is every one doing at tweiy, o'clock, moon, every day? ,
 Best wishes for The Corner
 SILVER LOCKS
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
A BIT OF eooD ADVICE.

Dear Social Corner Friends If you know a good thing. keep it moving, pass it along" Just at housekeeping time let us start this message roll ing: "Of what use is an accumulated pile of cast-off clothing?' Use what you can and then either pass it on to someone else or burn it up. Why keep old clothes lying about to collect moths and dust?
 That old pile of papers and maga- zines stacked up for weeks and months, may as well be thrown away now, for new ones are coming along every day. When you sit down to read a paper or magazine. clip at the time it along to someone who will enjoy it. l There are a great many who can't afford to take the magazines.
 I I have always wondered why they
 don't want them at the rummage sale. l Ten to one, there is not single gar nlent you will ever waut--net even need them for carpet rags.
 1 That waist you have worn so long
 but that is still too good to throw away, would bring a thrill of joy to the 1 heart of the girl who works all day in l the mill or the factory and has little
 to spend even for necessary clothing;
 or to the woman who is sole support ei ] a family of children or someone wht l has sick husband or a sick father
 My mother has always made it . l point to clean up and mend things sht gives away. Sometimes I say: "Tha'
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
A LIST OF INTERESTING BOOKS

]i Dear Social Corner Sisters: I enjoy- ed the different letters about books. Some of the books mentioned I h1vo read. have finished reading Christine. It IS a fine book There was a sad strain through it all. It ended too abruptly. I felt so sorry because poor Christine aud her mother dlcr see each other again. I wonder wh1t became of Christines lover.
 Christine, by Amelia Barr, is also fine. This Christine was a Fife fisher mad. Amelia Barr is one of my fa- vorite authors. She writes many stories about -faring folk.
 Zane Grey is another favorite of mine. He writes stories of western life, and the Mormons. He wrote Iti- ders of the Purple Sage, The Heritage of the Desert, The Rainbow Trail and Betty Jane The last being trui story of his great grandmother. I was much interested in Letters O a Woman Homesteader, by Eleanor l Ste Hart.
 | Another interesting book is Tneo l dore Roosevelts, A Booklover's Ho;i day in the Open.
 Some good travel books are, : 1 Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf, arc The Cruise of the Corwin, by Jonl Muir. A Woman in the Wilderness by Winnifred' James, and A Tender foot With Peary. by George Borup.
 I read the Big Tremaine mentione by Bob White I think Bob Whit would enjoy Mary Moreland, by th same author.
 Z Old Sol likes odd books. He shou' read The Unspeakable Perk, by s. X Adams. It is odd in every sense of tn
 VIRGINIA.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
THE HAPPY FAMILY.

There is living in the Empire State just outside of a city limits, a fami ly called "The Happy Family" and when asked why that title was given them, would tell that James and Jesse Dean, twins. were the head Uf the family. Their mother died ct their birth, not knowing they both were faciany disfghred by birth marks
 The grandmother took. them and when taey were six years old she died, and the twins came to live with their fathers oldest sister. As the years passed the sister married and lived near, When they were 13 their fath : CT died. The prorerty was divided be- tween the three, except the home, which was given to the twins. At the settlement the sister came with a counsellcr to persuade them to sell the home ard live. with her. They both said: No! We want to stay here,
 What will y1u do !1Are?' Jane said "We will adaEJ: enre orphan cnil- 5ren and 7leva 6 faig1l;y of our own"
 This caused laugh. After they ,e:! the brother said:
 Were S',u in earnest in what Jpr said ?'
 "Yes I was, and if I knew of an or phan child with blue eyes and light hair v'onId adopt it today" ] One cnld, frosty morning d sad rail road 2aciGent happened not far away James hastened 10 the scene. A mar wi1h a bundle was the first he saw, ant i he said, ''Tae mother was killed Gnj this ,:2i;d is living
 James took it and started for home He met his sister on the way and sht turned ahd went hack. What if it does Nnct have blue eve. and light hair?" said he. 1 On reaching home Jane took th' child, unpinned the shawl and Q blacl face, with a pair Of jet black eyes looked up and smiled
 James said: Wrap it ID! I'll talk it back"
 ''No!" said Jane. q have prave for child to care for, and God ha sent me this. I will keep it and teacl it to love God and us" The sister when she heard this wa indignant, came and remonstrated, | l no purpose, and the child was kep and named Flora. James soon adopted orphan twin six years old and these children kep them busy and happy with famil ? cares.
 9 The sisters husband was accidental
 ly killed. She grieved over the los l and soon followed, leaving two brigl children.
 , James and Jane adopted these an
 so woN the title given-the happ
 family.
 GREAT GRANDMA.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04

is too good to give away; don't you think we ought to wear it? Of course, we are not rich.'
 She will say: 'fThe poor you will all ways have with you, and you look around and you will find a great many poorer than we are"
 There is, too much need, too much absolute suffering and poverty in the world today, for us to keep wearable articles year after year, to be eaten at last by moths and thrown into the rag bag. Put them where they will be used. Be sensible about it. I don't mean to go to extremes. You know how much you should keep, and how much you can reasonably dispense with. Besides, no woman can afford to spend her time sorting over and over a lot of old trash who might be calling on: friend who needs a cheering word studying and enjoying the companion ship of her children, visiting the sick or resting after her work is done, SC as to have a smile when the father and children come home.
 I hope I haven't thrown bombshelI whenI say if the things are not worth giving away or saving, burn them up! !, This must be done many times or ar extra room provided. When you start at hOuSecIean1ng tnlS year, do nol spend too much time packing away doubtful things, thinking some day tyou may perhaps, find them of use 1 Put them where they will be used where they will be doing good, ant
 save someone many hours of anxious
 worry and thought.
 l Old chairs, old tables, old lounges
 broken bedsteads, worn out trunks, al past repair. If they have not beer used for fuel, use them now! 1 ETHELYN.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
isting in pIaying lover There. 7

sisting in playing lover There"
 The parade was in four divisions, the first division representing military and naval forces, the second various trades and industries, the third the labor organizations, and the fourth and womeh's division, followed by the religious and educational societies.
 Sandwiched between these divisions were floats, detachments of French and Italian soldiers, farmerettes, girl scouts, motor drivers, canteen work CTS, etc. The floats in many instances represented various trades, one par ticularly was engaged in shipbuilding, blowing an electric forge, splitting fire and making noise enough for whole army. The float of carrier pigeons, which were loosened at intervals, att tracted much attention, as the crowd strained their eyes to watch the birds winging their way homeward.
 The cheering reached a high pitch when stores of captured war material some of General Pershing's veterans, and the survivors of the Jacob Jones'" torpedoed by a U-boat, passed. A group of Indians dressed in native costumes, representing six nations, with a banner, ''The Greatest Democ- racy in the World" made a fine dis play. The Morse shipbuilding indus l try made a stunning effeet, each man carrying a large United States flag. The Erie railroad employees, every man clad in his working clothes, carrying a banner indicating his trade, made a unique appearance. Many of the or ganizations carried massive service l flags, filling the whole street, into which was rained money of all de- nominations. Each organization and union fioated it's service flag, which gave the number of it's members who | are in the service, and also banners shouting derision to the kaiser.
 Every individual in the organizations carried it's service flag, indicating the number of relatives overseas, and many wives, sisters and mothers, ol6 some in mourning. marched the whole fifty blocks, their flags in some in stances totaling five and even si1
 stars, with one or two gold stars il
 their borders, which told of a woode1
 cross somewhere in France"
 The navy boys provided amusemen
 with their mascots, one, a goat, wear
 ing a little white cap on his horns, anC
 another little white dog dressed in
 sailor costume.
 i. The bursts of enthusiasm as som
 relative or sweetheart passed wer l amusing and pathetic. One voice a } my side cried: "Oh; there's my Jack
 don't you see him over there, pullin; ' cannon?"
 POLLY PICKETT.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
THE. JAMESON NEW YORK CON-
 CERT.

Dear Sisters of. the Social Corner: It is with pleasure that I give the Social Corner Sisters a brief review of the beautiful piano recital by Margaret Jarnieson before a large and enthusi- astie audience in Aeolian hall on the afternoon of April 23d. Miss Jamieson is known in Norwich, having ire quently played at concerts given in Slater Hall.
 Space does not permit of specific mention of the various numbers, all of which were played with rhythm and sprightliness.
 In the, first. three numbers, one of Beethoyen's early sonatas, in four movements. a Schubert's Impromptu, and q Caprice by Saint-Saens, the art ist skiIfully revealed her rhythmical interpretation in yagaries of lights and shadows, which the audience en- huiastically acknowledged.
 And in the two of Chopin's most beautiful lyrics, the effective melodic beauty in which the player reveled I carried her appreciative listeners into l the spirit of her music, which was ev- lident from the prolonged applause Also in Liszt Etude in D flat, the
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
MAY MEETING OF CLUB N. 3.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: Club No. will hold its second gathering at the Baptist church chapel at Lebanon on May Is. hope as many of the sis ters as can will come, and we shall be pleased to see members from Club No and Club No. 2. It is just a nice auto ride from either Norwich or Will limanAc.
 The hostesses are Chefs Sister Eugenia, Elizabeth, Guylena, Yankee Girl.
 Lonesome Pine: Come and bring Grandma.
 Olgo: Hope to see you at our next gathering.
 Crimson Rambler: Try and be with us May 18th. We shall be delighted tc see Delight.
 Marietta: Be prepared and ready May 18th Remember Me: I often think of you Each one please bring whatever they like in the line of refreshments. B. 1 patriotic and bring your dime tt help win the war" Best wishes to all. ETTCErNTA
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
FOOD WILL WIN THE WAR!

Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis ters: Save the wheatl Save the neat Corn and fish are good to eat:-
 Codfsh Puff: One cup codfish, two cups mashed potatoes two eggs, two caps milk, quarter cup butter substitute, salt and pepper. Pick up and freshen the codfsh. Do not soak inc goodness all out of it and rernem- Der any other fish may be used. Mix all the ingredients and bake 20 to 30 minutes in q greased baking dish.
 Brown Bread with Rasins: One cup sour milk. one cup warm water, cne-half cup molasses. one and one haf cups cornmeal, one and one half cups ryc flour. one teaspoon soda. oDefourth teaspoon salt. one half cup r5isins cut in half Mix in order given dissoiying the soda in the milk. Add the raisins after flour. stif. thor oughly, steam two hours and bake one hour.
 Potato Cakes: One cup rice or bar ley flour, one teaspoon salt, two tea spoons baking powder, one cup mash ed potato, one egg. Sift the flour salt and baking powder ard stir ir the potato and beaten egg. Roll this dough to the thickness of one-h -hali inch on a board fioured with fifty fifty flour. Cut in strips or squares brush with melted nut hutterj aflt bake in hot oven until brown.
 Cocosnut Drop Cookies: One fourtf cup butter substitute. | one cup corr syrup, one fourth cup sour mix, one fourth feAspoon soda, one teaspoon | haliing powder one-third .teaspooI salt. one half cup. cocoanut, one eli baekwhedt -four, one e-half cup corn, flour, one teaspoon vanilla. Cream tht rat, add the corn syrup, then the mill and the sifted dry ingredients. Ado the cocoanut and vanilla last. Le
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
SOCIAL CORNER POEM.
REcoMPENsE.

(From The Household Journal) Straight through my heart this fact
 today
 By truths own hand is driven God never takes one thing away But something else is given. ] dld not know in earlier years
 This law of love and kindness; 1 only mouined through bitter tears My less in sorrows blindness. But ever following each regret
 Der some departed treasure, Ny sad. repining heart was met
 Witl. unexpected pleasure. I thought it only happened so:
 Bui time this truth has taught me No least thing from my life can go Tut something else is brought me. It is tho law. c6mplete. sublime; And now. with faith ulshaken, In patience | but wait my time
 When any joy is taken. ,-... No matter if the crushing Blow
 May for tho moment down me Still. back ot it waits love. I know. With some new gift to crown me.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
MAY MEETING OR CLUB NO. I.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: Club Ne. 1 will hold their Social Corner gather ing at the W. c. T. U. hall, Williman- tic, Wednesday, May Sth. As this is our last meeting in the hall until fGi' I hops there will be large attend ance. Trust we may see large num- Der from Clubs Nos. and 3.
 Please bring plate, cup, knife, fork and spoon.
 I wish to thank Club No 2 for the good time I had with them at taei' April meeting. You certainly have aT ideal spot for your gatherings.
 The hostesses this time are Olive Grandmother, Katherine, Roxanns Vince, Debbie, Practical Polly, Night hawk, Foxy, and Eliza Jane.
 Let us all have the best time ever
 My thanks to The Social Corner editor for the Easter card. Yours for The Social Corner. ELIZA JANE.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
USEFUL RECIPES.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: I want to thank you for sending me the recipe for angel cake. I am sending in a few recipes;
 Rheumatism: One ounce magnesia. one-half ounce Turkish rhubarb. Put together, and take one teaspoon in water before breakfast
 Corn Meal Gems: Two cups of meal two cups of four two cups sweet milk, one half cup butter, one-half cup of sugar two eggs. three teaspoons bak- ing powder.
 Corn Cake: Two cups of meal, one cup of flour, two eggs, one-half cup sugar. two teaspoons cream tartar, one teaspoon soda.s a little salt. Make a thin batter and bake. Nice Lemon Pie: Two heaping table spoons cornstarch. two cups boiling water and a cup and cne-half of sugar peel and juice of one lemon, two eggs and a little salt. Very good. SWAMP APPLE.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
WILL FIND A WAY.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: After had sent my letter to The Corner in regard to one buying bond, it came to me that perhaps we could not buy one as our club was not an organized one. I wrote the editor for informa ton or the subject and he says we cannot buy one as there is no presi- dent secretary or treasurer.
 I am sorry, for most of those whom I had spoken to about it had respond ed beautifully, Maine Lover, Huldy Tidy Addley, Mara France and Clio with my nest egg as starter, hao brought the amount to nearly half, fol fifty dollar bond. o.
 I thank each and every one. Per haps some way may be made possible to get ore before the next one is is- sued in the fall
 1 PRACTICAL POLLY.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
MOUNTAIN LAUREL.
WARTIME MENUS FOR A WEEK

Dear Editor of the Social Corner: Herewith I send a few War Time Menus for the week:
 MONDAY,
 Breakfast -Stewed prunes, oatmeal. top milk corn mullins, coffee. N Lunch-Giblet stew, Cleft over), boil- ed rice, rye bread.
 Dinner-Nut Roll Mock, Hollan- Iaise, scalloped tomatoes, cress salad, canned peach and hominy pudding, half cups coffee.
 TUESDAY.
 Breakfast-SIieed bananas, top milk, curried eggs, rye-toast coffee.
 Lunch--Cheese souffle, baked pota-
 Dinner-Broiled fish, tartar sauce riced potatoes, dandelion greens nodded rice pudding. creamy sauce. q
 WEDNESDAY.
 Breakfast Steamed figs, hashed DO tatoes in milk, coffee. 4- T
 Luneh-Deviled crabs. tartar sauce wheatless brown bread. half cup cof. fee.
 Dinner-Beef stew, with new vege. tables. sweet peach pickles. strawber- ry whip.
 THURSDAY. Breakfast-Stewed fruit Baltimore Samp, top milk graham toast, coffee Lunch-Potatoes on half shell witt cheese, small corn mullins, dandelio1 solod, stuffed prunes. Dinner-Chicken pie, boiled onions greens. vanilla ice cream. skim mill cookies.
 FRIDAY. Breakfast-sHced fruit. oatmeal l top milk, bran mullins, nut butter coffee.
 Lunch -Creamed fish, or mush rooms, water cress salad, Frencl dressing, rye ginger bread. l Dinner-Boiled salt mackerel cream horse radished sauce, riced DO tatoes, lemon pie, half cups coffee. SATURDAY 1 Breakfast-Straw au natu- raI. potatoes hashed in milk. Lunch-creamed spinach, barle! mullins, little hot chocolate, foam, sauce, cake. 1 Dinner-Chicken souff1e, new pota toes, rhubarb and banana foam, let tuce salad, string beans. coffee. | SUNDAY
 Breakfast-Baked apples, creameC cggs, boiled potatoes. coffee. l Dinner-Braised flank steak, rolle and stuffed, boiled greens. strawberr skortcake (baking powder biscui foundation), half cups coffee. | Supper-Assorted sandwiches, co coa, Dutch apple cake. l What has become of Annette, Luc Acorn, Theoda, Princess Pat? Ar you alive? I have not seen your nam for a long time. l FARMERS DAUGHTER.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
WHY SHE WAS JEALOUS

| It was in the heyday of spring and I had taken down Georges coat to
 mend it before putting it away. I emptied out the pockets first and then got my needle. As I was gathering up the handkerchiefs, cigars, pencils, etc a part of letter dropped out. I picked up the letter and did some thing never did before. I read it. It was penned in a feminine hand and
 ran as follows: 1 Dearest Love The dresses are all finished and they are beautiful. shall come Tuesday. the 18th. Be sure and meet me at the station, and, for goodness sake! keep the whole thing a secret. There the letter ended for me. 1 That very morning had told George 1 that I intended to call on a bride. but had nothing to wear. He laughed and 1 told me I must get along with what 1 I had for while. I was so startled by the letter l l did not notice Mrs. Wakefield when 1 she came in.
 1 Are you going to see the bride with me?" she asked.
 T can't, ; I replied. q have nothing decent to wear!"
 :.rWhy. my dear child, where is that magnificent silk I saw your husband 1 buy?"
 You must be mistaken" I said. l "Oh, indeed, I'm not; I saw him buy l it, and he paid for it at Hills some l three to four weeks ago; the hand
 somest shade of blue 1 ever saw 1 $3.50 per yard
 l I thought of the letter and I must admit I was suspicious. controlled myself with desperate effort. thought day badly begun rarely ends we'll
 She left a short time after, with Ipitying look in her eye.
 I arrayed myself in my old suit ant i started for the station. l trudget
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
TO DO SPRING PAPERlNG.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: To do wall papering well and comfortably, get two boards about feet long and 10 to 12 inches wide and lay them side by F6ide with the ends resting on a table or box about. feet high. This makes an excellent work table for laying out and trimming and pasting the paper. Then make a platform to stand upon while applying the paper to the walls and ceiling. This platform can be made by placing a plank upon two or more ordinary boxes which should be just high enough so your head will be about six inches from the ceiling.
 Articles to be used: One paste brush, a paper hangers smoothing brush, a seam roller and a pair o7 shears. If you have no smoothing brush, a whisk broom will be found an excellent substitute; a bed castor makes the finest seam roller in the world and will press down the edges | where the strips of paper lap over, or where. two strips are joined together but it is better to never use the seam roller until your paste is most dry; i otherwise it may ooze out at the edges and turn white at the lap.
 | Always paper ceiling first, for if yoI paper the walls first they are very 1 likely to become soiled when paperinE | the ceiling.
 | To prepare new walls that have l never been papered, apply thin sizt to the walls and ceiling It can bt made for this purpose by soaking on, pound Of glue in cold water 12 hours 1 then adding F quarts of hot watel and table spoon of powdered alum
 All kaisomine should be washed off also whitewash. To do this, use sponge and warm water, before an, size is applied.
 If the walls are very rough, appi, a thin paste and dry thoroughly befor papering.
 Before papering painted walls, appl a solution consisting of one part am monia and six parts water; this take off all the grease and oil and make a better adhesive surface Be carefu to clean and size thoroughly aroun the baseboards and casing. thu
 avoiding the trouble of having tn paper curl at the edges.
 This is my recipe for paste: Ru
 smooth three pints of flour in tw
 quarts of cold water: add eight quart
 of boiling water and let it boil slow1, Stir constantly for about ten minute,
 Then let cool. and when cold add tw
 tablespoons of powdered alum and sti
 well When the paste runs off tn
 brush easily it is ready for use. E
 sure the paste is free from 1u1nps an
 not too thick to spread smoothly.
 Kind wishes to The Corner.
 HIT T iEJDF