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The Robesonian., 1918-05-20
MEN OF STRAW.

Under the caption "Privileged Sec
+ions The Habit Apparently Grow
inp" the Maxton Scottish Chief sets
nm some men of straw and seeks to,
bowl them over.
The Chief starts out with the blank
ct statement that "There IS mucn
criticism of the tendency to concen-
trate privileges in the eastern part
of the county and treat the west as
aliens" We really had not noticed
it. So far as this album OF song and
compendium of useful information mas
observed, this section Of the grand
old county has been too much occu-
pied for the past year and more IN
trying to help win the war to have
time to devote to efforts to round up
any privileges that might be lying
around loose. So, we believe, have
other sections Of the county, and we
must believe that The Chief is mis-
taken about any wide criticism.
The Chief cites the case of enlist
ments and proper credit. Chair
man johnson of the exemption board
for district No. l, in comm lnication
published elsewhere in this issue, ex-
plains that in a manner which seems
to The Robesonian entirely satisfac-
tory, and The Robesonian is as much
concerned about one section of the
county as it is concerned about an
other. It would be as eager to help
right any wrong to the west as to the
east, to the north as to the south.
Every little bit of the county belongs
to the whole and we find it all ex-
ceeding good. So what is the use in
pitting one section against another,
or in standing on ceremony or split
ting hairs? w..
Is it going to help win the war to
stir up strife in our midst now II
it is not going to help vii, the war
what's the use trying to start some.
thing? =
We would much rather believe, anc
we do believe, that the people of the
entire county are eager to help win the
war and are much more concerl II
about doing their possible to that ent
than they are concerned in trying t,
find something to kick about.
AS we understand it. credits fo
enllstments were determined in tn
Office of the provost marshal genera
in Washington. Those who figured
out did the best they could, we hav
10 doubt, with the information the
had, and if It can be shown that an
g!aring errors were made we hav
no doubt corrections will be mad
cheefully. But if every exenptio
district in the country should max
complaint and an attempt should b
made to figure the whole thing owe
again, endless and hopeless confusio
would result. Hence it would. see,
to be the thing to do to cheerfuliy a,
cept the findings made by those IN a,
thority and not to try to saddle q
Hi- C[-E-@' t'C4V-i pCcIN CICtEIfldN q n
sponsibility that belongs elsewher
Chairman johnson and Chairman Nj
Eachery, of the two exemption ooar<
CT the county, and those VINO Al
serving with them, are rendering
patriotic service for which they d
serve the highest praise and in Il
performance of which they deser,
the cooperation of every citizen
the county. They are doing the We,
best they can, we have no doubt, a,
we have no idea any member of cit
er board has had any thought of tr
mere @ IS more Catarrh in this sectio
fhox oil
The Robesonian., 1918-05-20
At Mt. Elm Next Sunday.

A Red Cross meeting will be held
at Mt. Elm Church next Sunday af-
ternoon following the regular church
services. This meeting will be un-
der the direction of Mr.. M. C. Britt
assisted by Miss Cassidey. 1t is
hoped that large crowd will attend.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-20

When the bishops found that the
action of the general conference in
granting laity rights to women was
illegal they certainly gave the women
a rude shock. Four years from now
the women will walk right up and
claim the right with no one to hinder
or make afraid.
The Robesonian., 1918-05-20
Best Remedy for Whooping Cough.

Best Remedy for WhOoping Cough.
"Last winter when my little boy
had the whooping cough I gave him
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy" writes
Mrs. J. B. Roberts, East St. Louis.
III. 1T kept his cough loose and re-
!iieved him of those dreadful cough
ing spells. It is the only cough medi-
cine keep in the house because I
have the most confidence in it." This
remedy is also good for colds and
The Robesonian., 1918-05-20
Red Cross Rally at Proctorville
May "a.

There will be a Red Cross rally at
the school house at Proctorville Fri
day night, May "a, at 8 o'clock for the
purpose of raising the 500 allotted
the auxiliary at Proctorville. Mr.. H
E. Stacy, county food administer, will
will deliver an address, after which
refreshments will be served The
The Robesonian., 1918-05-20
public is cordially invited.
Red Cross Rally at Rowland Tues
day Night.

Correspondence Of The Robes o,1ian.
Rowland. May 18.-Dr. Josiah
Moore, of the headquarters speakers
force Of the Red Cross, will speak in
Rowland Tuesday night, May 21st..
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
A DAY AT THE CAMP.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: Whenever 1 visit the camp my mind is filled with the idealistic visions of childhood-the visions that time can not eliminate. It is a spot where the soft winds finger and the cool shadows gather, where one unconsciously lives nearer to the growing flowers, the circling birds, and where the friendly trees seem to lean more closely, and thrive more luxuriantly than else where.
 Before darkness had fallen our feet had climbed the hills and up the paths that led to the little cottage in the grove.
 Not long were we left in solitude. Neighboring campers quickly found their way to our door with hearty greetings. Old acquaintances were renewed and the characteristic saluta- tion of our nearest neighbor, I'm get ting along all right" was as pleasing as ever.
 And as we crept to our comforta ble rest under the caves the familiar tap, tap, tap, over our heads was repeated, and as the wind sighed and the branches swept the roof we fell asleep. listening to this weird music.
 Our anticipated day of rest and
 
 dawned and would pass only too soon.
 The conventiOnalities of life were laid aside, and forgotten pleasures were revived and we joined with our neighbors in the simple enjoyments in which the life of a camper abounds. We searched for early blueberries along the edges of the camp and laughed with the glee of children as one by one the berries lined our nail Our Bohemian tastes were gratified as we ate from the bare table, food pre- pared by our own hands, and no lux urlous feast could surpass the satis- faction afforded by this homely repast. nor no mansion offer the restfuI at mosphere of this cottage in the woods, Through the open door the sunlight flashed and the row of hardy pines that marked the boundary line threw back their darkened shadows, Occa sionally a leaf which all winter had lodged in their heights would lazilv f1utter through the door. Even the squirrels gathered and added theiI chatter to our acclamations of delight The swinging hammock did not es. ! cape attention, and as the evenins drew on, from its depths we looked upward into the starlit skies and wist fully dreamed of the far-off land o romance that "eye hath not seen." This is not the artificial life. b1 the true life which Nature has pro vided for those who would take ad vantage of her boundless resource and live, as was intended, within he conscious attitudes.
 But the day wore on and the shad ows heightened and again we sough our humble rest and listened to th singing pines and the winds cry an in the light of the early morning bi farewell to the woodland cottage an added another fragment to our stor of remembrances.
 THE LITTLE SINISTER
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20

fruit and fastened in place by tacks, will keep insects away from the mate rial. Such trays should be light, in order that they may be readily moved from place to place by one person. They are a necessity in districts in which heavy dews occur at night or in which there are occasional showers during the drying season, as they per init the partially dried fruit to be con- stacked at night to protect from dew or to be quickly brought under cover in case of rain When trays are stacked. light wooden strips should be placed between them to hold them apart sufficiently to allow a good circulation of air over the con- tents.
 Regions for Sundrying.
 Raspberries, blackberries, cherries, apricots, and peaches, with the earlier varieties of summer apples, may be dried in the sun in practically all parts of the United States with the ex- ception of such portions of the At lantic Coast region as have their period of greatest rainfall at the fruits maturing season. In much of this territory, and particularly throughout the Southern States the Great Plains area, the intermountain region of the Northwest, and the Southwestern States, warm rainless weather continues sufficiently far into autumn to make possible sun drying of sweet corn, pumpkin, squash, plums, and early autumn varieties of apples and pears. In any coastal district, or in regions which have frequent rain fall or periods of high humidity and low temperature through the ripen-
 ing period of the fruits named, it
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
A Mountain of caverns.

While trouting recently in the upper waters of Cactus Creek in the SeQuoia National Park, California, A. L. Med ley and c. M. Webster discovered a re- markable cave. It is in the south side of large mountain of white limestone in rough and unfrequented neighbor- hood, but so convenient to thorough fares that large numbers of Sequoia tourists are visiting it.
 About six hundred feet of the cave have been explored so far. The main gallery is from three to thirty feet wide and from three to sixty feet high. There are many side chambers and galleries. From these narrow open ings,, show vistas of extensive regions beyond in every direction which can only be explored by enlarging the openings from the galleries now acces- sible. Enough has been seen, however, to warrant the belief that the noun tain is a mountain of caverns.
 The cave is one of great beauty. The side walls, rocfs, and much of the flooring are brilliant with stalagmites and stalactites and other shining min eral formations common to limestone caves.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
BANANA COMBINATIONS.

Dear Social Cornerites: All who ap- preciate bananas in cookery may like to try the following recipes:
 Banana Porridge: Mix one table spoon of cornstarch with a little cold milk, then pour over it one pint of boiling milk and stir in six mashed i bananas. Pour into lined saucepan, add sugar to taste, and boil for five minutes. stirring all the time. Turn into porridge plates and serve very hot.
 Spinach and Bananas sounds odd. To make it wash two pounds Of spin ach and cook for twenty minutes: then pass through a sieve. Add one ounce of butter, season with pepper and salt and pile in the center of an entree oish. Peel four bananas, divide them into quarters, dip each piece in beaten egg, then roll in fine bread crumbs fla vored with coralline pepper. Fry in deep. boiling fat and arrange the gol- den brown fritters round the spinach ] and serve.
 To make banana and jelly trifIe
 warm 3 pint of lemon jelly and flavor | It with maraschino or cherry. Peel six bananas and arrange them at the
 bottom of gliass dish, pour the luke l warm jelly over, and when set deco rate with whipped cream and glace
 cherries.
 f MARY TANE
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
JULY MEET OF CLUB NO. 3.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: I have just returned from the meeting of Club No. 3 in Lebanon. Would you like to hear about our good time?
 The hall was decorated with vel low, as usual Polly Peppermint's' handsome bouquets added a great deal to the cheerfulness of the occasion. One bouquet of yellow poppies caused many pleasing comments
 The tables were well laden with good things to eat and we all did our share towards eating them. The sal ads were especially good.
 New York Girl' That raspberry cake was splendid!
 During the afternoon we enjoyed the songs that were sung as we'll as the piano solos and duets, and also the readings of Yankee GirP and Polly Peppermint"
 There were several children there and they enjoyed the day as well as the grown ups did.
 It was decided to have the newt meeting the thted Wednesday Tn August There will be roli call when each one is asked to respond with some humorous reading, or tell a funny story.
 Next month we hope to see all of our members and friends who were unable to come to this meeting. PRISCILLA" D,sl
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20

I was much pleased to read Rye Brooks letter. I was more surprised to learn she was in the hospital. Please send her few cards from the Social Corner.
 You can never know the end of the good salt will do. If 1 should tell you have three hundred differest ways I have used salt, l presume you would doubt me; nevertheless I have and have taken a prize from Boston paper for them.
 If you could see the handsome roses salt will make, the handsome boxes also, the pretty dishes; these are all beautiful to look at.
 There was mistake in using tu- merle powder to yellow rice. one-half teaspoon in place of one-half pound.
 Salt, soda, paraffin, boraX kerosene, also alum. are household treasures. 1 will tell some of the uses of paraffin. By it's use I never have to rub my clothes, can keep flowers for a long time; also tomatoes It is good to pour inside box if you wish to send jelly away; pour on the top of your jelly if you wish to keep it; it will make paper flowers keep from being mussed; pour around bottles if you want to keep them from leaking, and one hundred other uses you can put it to.
 ETHELYN.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
CANNING RECIPES FROM PAULA.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: am sending a few recipes:
 Canned String Beans: Select young and tender beans, remove strings, break them into short lengths, pack them firmly into jars. add a teaspoon of salt to each jar; fill the jars with cold water and steam them an hour on three successive days as directed under canned corn. Some are able to put up beans successfully by Steaming them continuously for three hours and sealing them.
 Beets for Winter Use: Boil the
 beets in water until they are tender and then put them into jars. Meas
 ure out equal parts of good cider vine
 gar and water. add a little sugar and
 salt and heat this mixture. Pour it over the beets while it is boiling hot seal the jars at once.
 Guava Sweet Pickle: Make a syrup
 of three pounds of sugar to one quart of cider vinegar; this will be enough for six pounds of fruit. The following spices may be added if desired; one teaspoon of allspice, one teaspoon mace, one teaspoon clove, one table spoon cinnamon. Cook the syrup and s1ices together for one hour; drop in pickles and pour boiling syrup over. Seal at once in jars.
 currant RelIsh-MiK together three quarts of entrants, three quarts of
 sugar, and one pound of raisins, Achopped very fine: the rind and pulp of two oranges; remove all seeds; and l two lemons, cut fine. Cook this mix ture until it is solid; keep the relish in family jelly glasses. Currant Catsup-Boil together for two hours one and a half quarts of brown sugar, three quarts of entrants, | two tablespoons of cinnamon, one ta-
 blespoon of cloves and one pint of
 good cider vinegar Seal the catsup | in jars while it is hot
 Red Raspberry Currant Marmalade Wash and place Tn preserving kettle four quarts of raspberries, one quart of red entrants, mash the fruit | thoroughly add three -fourths as much sugar: boil the mixture for ten min
 utes, or until it jellies; when cooled
 seal the marmalade in jars or pour it
 into family jelly glasses and cover it
 with melted paraffine; stir the marma- Jade constantly to prevent burning. Ready: Your letter received. Many 1 thanks.
 Best wishes to all.
 l PAJTT.A
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20

Sun drying is effective for any region in which a rainIess season of bright sunshine and high temperature reg ularly occurs. The process is sim plicity itself; where small quantities of products are to be handled, all that is necessary by way of preparation of the drying floor is to spread sheets of clean canvas, heavy wrapping paper, or muslin upon the roof of a building or upon the floor of a veranda having a southern exposure, laying strips of lath or boards upon the edges of the sheets to keep them in place and to form a border. The location selected should be well shielded from wind borne dust.
 As the fruit is prepared, spread it thinly upon the canvas or muslin talk ing care not to crush soft berries by unnecessary handling, and cover with a sheet of mosquito netting, held in place by pins or strips of lath to keep insects off the material For handling larger quantities, trays will be necessary, but these may be made of light boards taken from packing boxes and nailed to frames made of lath. The bottom of the tray should be solid in order to prevent loss of dried material through the cracks, and may be covered with a sheet of muslin or with wrapping paper to insure greater cleanliness.
 When the tray is filled, a piece of mosquito netting or cheesecloth, stretched tightly across the top of the frame so that it does not rest upon the
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
The Great Plan.
Reproduced by Requestl

Reproduced by Request) T know not whence l came, l know not whither l go; But the fact stands clear that l am here in this world of pleasure and woe. And out of the mist and murk an other truth shines plain It Is my power each day and hour to add to it's joy or its pain. The trouble, 1 think, with us all is the lack of a high conceit 1T each man thought he was sent to this spot to make it bit more sweet.
 How soon we could gladden. the world, how easily right all wrong5- If nobody shirked, and each one work ed to help his fellows along. Cease wondering why you came-stop looking for faults and flaws. Rise up today in your pride and say, T am part Of the First Great Czusel
 However full the world. there is room for an earnest man. It had need of me or l would not be am here to strengthen the o,an'" .a
 Author Unknown
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20

lambs quarters, sour dock, smartweed
 sprouts, purslane or 'pusley,' poke weed sprouts, dandelion, and milk weed Gender sprouts and young ieaves).
 Can greens the same day they are picked. Wash clean, sort thoroughly, allowing no foreign weed leaves or other vegetable matter to remain. Rid the greens of all sand, dirt, and dry, decayed or diseased leaves. Place the greens in a crate or cheesecloth and blanch in live steam either in an im-
 provised home made steamer, or regu- lar commercial steamer, for Is minu-
 teS. Remove the greens and plunge quickly into cold water. Remove to a freshly scalded pan CT other vessel and cut into convenient lengths. Pack into hot jars, add hot water to fill the container, and season to taste If de- sired, few strips of bacon, chopped beef, or olive oil mey be added to the
 greens. Partially seal jars.
 Processing with steam under
 pressure is recommended. Process pint jars 40 minutes under steam
 pressure of 10 pounds. Seal imme- ! diately, cool in place free from drafts, test for leaks, and store in a dark,
 cool. dry place.
 If the intermittent boiling process is | used, boil for one hour on each of three successive days. Loosen the covers before each subsequent boiling, and after each boiling seal completely. 1 Cool, test for leaks, and store. If the one period continuous boiling
 process is used, boil for at least two | hours. Seal immediately, cool, test l for leaks. andsstore.-U. s. Department | of Agriculture.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
FRUIT BUFFERS.

Apple Butter-F'ive quarts apple pulp ten quarts new sweet cider, brown sugar, one teaspoon ground cloves, one teaspoon ground allspice, one teaspoon ground cinnamon. The apples should be tart and the cider not more than two days old. Boil the cider down one-half before measuring, put the pared and cored apples through a fruit press, measure them and add to the cider. Cook slowly, stirring frequently, and when the butter be- gins to thicken, sweeten to taste with brown sugar. Continue cooking until of the consistency of soft jam; pack while hot in sterilized jars or glasses and keep in cool place.
 Peach Butter-Four pounds peaches, two pounds sugar. Select ripe peach es and peel and stone them before weighing. Cut them in pieces and put them through fruit press Put over the fire in a porcelain kettle and cook slowly until of the consistency of mar malade, stirring occasionally. to pre- vent sticking. Add the sugar, stir until dissolved cook rapidly for 15 minutes, then place the kettle on the back part of the stove and keep warm until the butter is of the desired con- sistency. Pack in jars or tumblers. Best wishes to all
 EASTER LILY.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
HOW TO MAKE LickETY- SPLIT
 LACE

Dear Social Corner Sisters: read the request of Betsy Bobbett for direc- tions for making "Lickety Split Lace" so for the benefit of The Corner readers, who do not know how to make it and would like to learn will send it along.
 Make a chain of nine stitches, 1st row: a treble in 9th stitch of chain from needle, chain. 2, miss 2 a treble in next turn.
 2nd row: Chain 5, treble in treble to form a space, trebles in loop of chain 5, chain 4, 1 trebles in same loop, turn.
 3rd row: Chain 4, trebles under 4 chain between the groups of trebles in the last row, chain 1, 4 trebles uT- der same chain chain 2, miss treb- les, a treble in next chain 2, a treble in 3rd stitch of chain, turn.
 4th row: Chain 5, treble in treble, chain 2, treble in 1st of trebles, turn.
 5th row: Chain, 5, treble in treble
 chain ?, treble in Srd stitch of 5 chain, turn.
 Repeat from End row. Think you
 will find these directions correct for have made yards of it. Here are a few things worth know ing, when doing crocheted work When it is necessary to allow a knot to come in cl1ain-stitch, tie so as to allow two rather long ends; then take the hook and draw one end each l way back and forth through the chain. Thus neither the knot or ends will show.
 To press tatted or crocheted work, you have finished lay it smoothly be- tween the pages of a book, place a 1 large iron and allow to remain for aE hour or more. If the pressing is done 1 the first time with a hot iron the 1 thread is never so glossy again. When you wish to crochet an edge | to centerpiece or dolly, try the fol- l lowing plan: Make a chain long
 enough to- extend easily around (do | not join it or break the thread), then carefully whip it to the edge of cen I ter, not stretching the chain at all It may then be joined and the border l worked into the chain without twist 1 ing or fulling the center, and if the
 lace outwears the linen, as is often the l case. it may be ripped off and used 1 again.
 When crocheting lace or pillow slips
 or petticoats, try sewing rickrach braid on the under side of the hem 1 letting the points extend below the
 hem just far enough to catch youl hook in. instead of working in the 1 goods. Then when the article wears
 out, as it usually does while the turn
 ming is yet good, it can easily be rip ped off and used second time. Sorry I could not be with you al | Coventry Lake on the 18th for I sure
 would like to meet more of the Sis 1 lrrx1v1c,r,. r-xzrtrNrrrv
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-20
TO CAN CORN WITH SALT.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: The fol- lowing is a quick and easy way of canning corn with salt. I have vet to have my first can of corn spoil from the following method of canning. It is so much quicker and easier than the wash boiler and slats method 1 thought someone else might like to try it.
 First have your cans perfectly clean with good tops and rubbers and the cans wiped out perfectly dry. Select the ears with full milky grains. not too mature. Cut from the cob with a. sharp knife and, with the back of the on the cob
 To every nine pints of corn take one plnt of salt and one pint of sugar and mix thoroughly. Boil twenty minutes. stirring from the bottom to keep from scorching. Can boiling hot and with spoon press the corn in the cans so there will be no air spaces.
 When you wish to use it, put on stove, cover with cold water, let come to boil and drain. Repeat until YOU have added water the fourth time. Sea son the same as for new corn and you cannot tell the difference. HANNAH WHO.