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The Dolores star., 1918-09-06
Skin Troubles That Itch

Burn and disfigure quickly soothed
and healed by hot baths with Cuti-
cura Soap and gentle anointings OF Gu
ticura Ointment. For free samples,
address. "Cuticura. Dept. x, Boston"
Sold by druggists and BY mall. Soap
Is, Ointment Is and 5O.-Adv.
The Dolores star., 1918-09-06
New Electric Heaters,

Vessels lined with metal that win
conduct electricity 20 heat liquids as
they are poured from one to another
have been patented BY an inventor in
PENNSYLVANIA 49,
The Dolores star., 1918-09-06
Didn't Clean EN-.

There was certain husky young
soldier In n regiment of infantry. This
young buck private was tall and ex-
tremely wide. Some time ago he sent
uniform to the cleaners. II was re.
turned with "A note: "Sorry. sir. but
we don't clean tents"
The Dolores star., 1918-09-06
Just Like People.

microbes are not all Of one kind"
mo. indeed; there are romantic mi
crobes that live in kisses, and mer.
cenary microbes that live on dollar
bills."
The Dolores star., 1918-09-06
.': ss's' ''s ,G&zZzzst
In Use for Over 81 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
Mock Modeatv,

"why are you putting on so much
rouge. dearf'
"Oh. Jack II taking me to some
revue or other, md want him to think
I'm blushlng"
The Dolores star., 1918-09-06
In All Sincerity.
A Hot QnA

Mrs. A.-You were such q charm
ing debutante. my dear. five years ago.
Miss B.-Was II I only remember
You made such a lovely chaperone foE
me when came out.
The Dolores star., 1918-09-06
The Trouble.

She-Alice and I can hardly under
stand each other over the phone.
Newell. talk one at a time.
The Dolores star., 1918-09-06

II II to be hoped that the meek will
inherit the earth before the other fel.
low gets through with II.
The Dolores star., 1918-09-06

"What did you get out of your war
earden1" "A very appropriate crop
Principally peas as hard as bullets"
The Dolores star., 1918-09-06

Milwaukee birthrate shows 10 per
cent increase for past year.
The Dolores star., 1918-09-06

Scotland has n mill making 200 tons
Of paper weekly from sawdust.
The Dolores star., 1918-09-06
IT IS TO LAUGH
osssssssssssssssesssosss,

Getting the Expression.
"Win you take something to drink1'
asked the photographer.
with pleasure" the sitter replied.
The photograph was taken and the
sitter said:
But what about the little invita-.
donf Wis
"Oh, that's Just q professional russ
OF mine to give a natural, interested
expression to the face"
The Dolores star., 1918-09-06

Red Cross Bag Blue. much better, eos
farther than liquid blue. Get from an
grocer. Adv.
The Dolores star., 1918-09-06

Try Freezone! Your druggist sells .
tiny bottle for a few cents. sufficient to
rid your feet Of every hard corn. soft
corn. or corn between the toes. and
calluses, without one particle OF pain,
soreness or irritation. Freezone Is the
discovery Of a noted Cincinnati geniua.
ADV.
The Dolores star., 1918-09-06

important 70 oaofh0%o
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that Il
The Dolores star., 1918-09-06
LIFT OFF coRNs!
With fingers! Cons and cal
luses lift off. No pain!

Magic! Just drop q little Freezone
On that touchy corn. instantly it stops
aching. then you lift the corn of with
the fingers. Trulyi No humbug!
The Dolores star., 1918-09-06

Bride-rm SO afraid people will and
out that we're just married. that I've
made Jack promise to treat me in pub
lie just as If he had no thought Of
anyone but himself
Mrs. Longwed-My dear, adopted
that plan when I was married, and my
husband never got over it.
The Dolores star., 1918-09-06
Personal.

He-The fools are not all dead yet.
Nha-Thaf's as s,ro az vny, live
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-13
and bake in hot oven until custard

and bake in hot oven until custard sets.
 For Thickening Gravies-Use corn starch and meal mixed Sift two cups cornstarch and two cups of Indian meal for thickening gravies and this saves one cup flour in one week.
 Shortcake -One cup of cornmeal, one cup of flour. three teaspoons baking powder, one cup milk, one tablespoon nut butter, salt; mix and pour in pan. Bake in hot oven. Saves one cup flour. Piecrust-One and ene-half cups of flour, one and one half cups meal. one teaspoon baking powder, one cup of lard, one teaspoon salt, one tablespoon sugar and one-half cup of water. l Flour board with cornstarch and meal. Saves three and one half cups of flour.
 Brown Bread One. cup Indian meal, one cup graham four, one cup, of rye meal one teaspoon soda, three fourths cup molasses, one tablespoon shorten ing, one cup milk and one cup water. Steam four hours. Saves one and a half cups of flour.
 This is, a good way to utilize the meal and these are all delicious dishes when baked. -
 Graham Bread-Three cups graham nouF, one cup water, one cup milk, one teaspoon soda. -three-fourths cup mo-
 lasses, one teaspoon salt; mix. Steam four hours. Saves one and one e-halt cups four.
 1 custard Johnny-Twa eggs beater
 separate, one teaspoon salt, two table spoons sugar, one cup Indian meal (nC fiour), one pint milk. Bake 20 min. utes. Saves one cup flour. ETHEII. TN.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-13
THE HELL-HAwks.

We've had another note from Pop and he writes,
 If l want to be up to date I should get into this world war He says No Mans Land' is hell, and that the flying machines are hell-hawks. We are do- ing the worst kind of work and are enjoying the best of fellowship And the comb you sent-no Christmas dinner ever looked better. Great was the need thereof, I should like to write something of real interest, but they say I can't get by the censor with it. But I tell you, some of the best men on earth are paying a big price for the protection mad assured comfort of future generations" T don't suppose Pop thinks he is one of the best men on earth" I said | to Hope. but he seems to realize that he is in good company, and that's 8 pretty good sign of improvement" l T know what hot air is, Hez." said she. Pop was no slouch when it came to spouting. It has been his little set speeches which have made men se 'em up so often for him." | The old man always did have hi! ] winning ways" said I.
 | "Yes," observed Hope. This, word won him applause and his acts wor him disrespect. There are too many of his kind in the world"
 That's sol" said I.
 HEZ HARMONDY.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-13

challenger of able men to discussion.
 It has been truly said Of him that he
 writes with the vim of a. born insur- gent. He doesn't pander-he advocates
 and reveals-his epigramatie wit spar kles. s
 He stirs up the -theologians because he is a breaker up of their idols and
 points an accusing finger at their con- ventional fatalities:
 MT. Wells is very well described
 when spoken of as something of a socialist, a bit of humorist and very | much of philosopher. 1 have no. quarrel with MT. Wells because of his religious ideas. We all have 'em, and we cherish them prin- cipally because they are ours. MT. Wells thinks we must become | sufficiently conscious of the Infinite
 God to be inspired with an eternal hope or we are lost. To be content
 with earth's turmoils is to be eternally l damned.
 The ancient Hebrews designated the Infinite Ruler as God, or The Good, D
 and Jesus of Nazareth told us He was
 our Heavenly Father. Having a
 Heavenly Father. Enid, discover
 need no Invisible King An Infinite l Fatherhood the world needs. It has already had too much of kings. 1 OLD SOL.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-13
SEWING HINTS.


 Dean Social, Corner Sisters: Try using alarming cotton instead of the machine twist when mending under wear, and save making those little holes that, the hard twist cuts.
 Use the embroidered corner of a fine handkerchief for the pointed yoke in babys dress. The opposite corner may be split and used for the back of the woke. This makes a very. neat trimming on the little dress.
 When I wish to crochet an edge on T ''readymade" handkerchief l find that considerable time may be saved cutting off only half the hem and crocheting over the other half into line of hemstitching. It not only gives a firm edge but makes the work even with very little effort When your work becomes soile6 while croeheting, wash it as usual 1 rinse in cold water. adding tiny bit l of raw starch to the last water, ant l squeeze out as dry as possible; wrap uI l of muslin over it and iron. If tht work is carefully done you cannot tel i it has been washed.
 l It used to be trial to pull threads i in stiff, firm goods until accidental | ly discovered that they are longer ol the wrong side of table-Enen and sucl i goods. Rub the linen between tn hands until the dressing or starch out, then with long, heavy pin t l pick up the thread you will find i l very easy to pull 1t out, either fo hemstitching a hem Or simply t straighten the edge
 Best wishes to all.
 EASTER LILY.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-13
oven; makes one dozen.

oven; makes one dozen
 poughnuts twithout eggs or susar); Into one cup sour milk dissolve one teaspoon Ssoda, ohe-auarter teaspoon
 ground ginger and one teaspoon of nutmeg, or cinnamon, as preferred; four teaspoons melted lard. pinch of salt. Stir in enough barley four to
 make rather stiff dough, so to han
 dle. cut out and fry in hot fat.
 Devil Cake-Bake in two layers and
 put together with thin white icing and
 spread on top. Cream onecup of sugar with one scant cup of butter substitute q use nut margarine OF beef codJ, add one-half cup sour milk. one teaspoon soda and one square of bitter chocolate dissolved in one=half cup boiling hot
 water, little salt, one fourth teaspoon of vanilla and two scant cups of barley four.
 Sour Milk Cake (eggless, butterless and wheat fiourlessl-One cup sugar, one e-haif cup beef cod, one cup sour I milk, one cup chopped raisins. two cups barley four, one teaspoon soda dissolved in one tablespoon of hot water, one teaspoon cinnamon. ene- half teaspoon clove and nutmeg. pinch salt.
 I I think the barley flour could be used in any kind of spice or chocolate loaf I cake satisfactorily.
 DELIAH DEAL.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-13

l5 rf hearth, and had just taken i've pans
 bell rang. went to the door and
 there was Mrs. Ensign for the paper. | I insisted that she come in and meet
 my party and have 9 muffin, which
 she did.
 had a real war time tea lwithnut the teal of cornmeal mullins. jam,
 coffee, no butter. We had merry time.
 Mrs. Ensign said 1t was the first time she had eaten any food ih any
 ene,s house since she had been in town. sste Since then Mrs. Ensign has called on me and told me she was going back to her husbands home town, as her
 husband expected to be transferred any time.
 The next day after the party I was taken with an acute attack of pleu- risy-that was four weeks ago-and l am still in bed. This letter came near never being sent. Mir. M. & H. came home and took such good care of me expect to be as good as ever soon. Ethelyn: Yes. remember the days we went to Broadway school; also l the good times I have had at your l house on Saturdays, I see that you 1 too, have an interest in the honor roll i The last time I saw you was on the I trolley going to Yantie. Do you re- member it? feel quite grateful that l the personality of my younger days | is still so pronounced that you rec ognized it after all these years. l MARRIED AND HAPPY.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-13

am. by the thought of wounded Amer ican boys lying in their agony for long hours or even days because we, who sit securely at home, have failed to supply enough ambulances to take them from the first aid stations to base hospitals and the expert attention that will give them a chance for fife!
 For the sake Of service to our boys some of our nobfest and el lest sur geons have sacrificed all at home and gone to the front, but their skill can accomplish nothing unless the wound ed can be brought, with the greatest possible speed, within reach of healing fingers, or unless we see to it that the necessary equipment for that work Is at. hand.
 So few of us have the training, ol the intelligence, or the strength that will make us useful in France, but we all, have the courage. and | am sure the desire to save the money neees- sary for the care of our boys ill. the trenches and pass it on to our pur- chasing agent, the government.
 That reminds me that I heard a wo. man say the other day that Tt was 1 ment's to provide for the soldiers" We of The Social Corner, with oth- CTS are the government. Can't w volunteer our dollars and buy Lib erty bond, or must we wait and havi
 them drafted later in the form of in l creased taxation?
 Well, Country Woman, you see wha you have stirred me up to, but yol must forgive. me for this is, after all
 the bis subject of the, month. isn't it 1 BOWEN. ?
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-13
THE NECESSITY FOR SACRIFICE.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: want to answer County Woman's" letter of last Saturday, and say that it seems to me that each enc of us should ask herself whether she cannot buy, or help to buy, a bond?
 I have friend whose kitchen range is old and unsatisfactory. 1 knew she had been studying stove catalogues all winter, and asked her what range she had selected to buy.
 q have bought bond instead.s she said "A new stove would not be of much use to me in case the Germans were able to invade this country. It will take cleverness and effort to use the old one That is how I will hght." In order to make this investment which will help the government so much, we must make sacrifices, but think of the comfort of my friends surroundings, even with her worn out stove, compared with our boys in the trenches; and when you speak of sac rif1ees how about the mothers of those boys!
 think sacrifices look large Or small in proportion to the cause for which | they are made.
 ! Whatever effort we make now Is for the liberty of our dear country, which we know to be in great peril, and a kitchen range does not look very large compared with Free America. Does it ! You have probably all noticed that
 now whether it is an Englishman, a IFrenchman, or an American who talks to us from lover there" whether Lloyd lGeorge or Clemenceau or Pershing is quoted, the keynote of the message is America must come quickly" The Americans must hurry" This means immediately men, ships, equipment
 The equipment must be right.
 General Wood wrote the other day: "Men who are going to die have right
 to the highest degree of efficiency in teverything that pertains to their aT1n-
 ament, their equipment and their pro-
 tection"
 The chances of war are enough for
 American husbands and sons and lbrothers to take without having to de- ffend themselves with revolvers against EGerman fighting machines, as they have done in this last battle. because they had no guard of their own! II It is to buy these things, to safe
 guard our boys, to safeguard our eoun- try. to safeguard ourselves that tht government wishes to borrow oul money
 "To be fair and square,we must eacf
 do every bit as much as our neighbol Fin this crisis. To shirk doing our full : duty is to make ourselves mendicant' lof patriotism and drones in a lani that we have done nothing to deserv. living in"
 LIBERTY BELLE.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-13
APRIL MEETING OF CLUB No. 2.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: We'd nesday, April g., we spent a most de- lightful day in the rooms of the Buck ingham Memorial, Norwich.
 Willimantic club members favored LIS with their presence. How much We enjoyed their company they cannot realize. It certainly was very kind of them. There was large delegation and it seemed as though they came from everywhere, and must have started before sunrise, for some o1 them came long distances. I know they must have been dead tired when they reached their homes at night, fol it was an all days journey; but whai 8 nice time we did have visiting witt enc another. Everyone was pleased to see everybody.
 There wasn't much time for fancs work. One of the Sisters brought sev. eral handsome pieces for exhibition which were greatly admired. Club No. was we'll represented. II all think there were more than fifty The delicious scalloped oyster served by the charming hostesses ant their untiring efforts for a social goot time made the day one of the mos
 successful of the season.
 Grandma: I hope you and your didn't get very wet before you reach ed home.
 Selinda and Bachelor Maid: greatly enjoyed our book conversation didn't you?
 i BOB WHITE.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-13
GINGERBREAD

Dear Social Corner Sisters: I was very sorry I could not attend the last gathering, as I know you all had an enjoyable time; was glad to hear there were so many present from Williman- tic.
 enjoy reading the Social Corner page and hope some day will be able to write a good interesting letter. Eliza Jane: Should like to have seen you and will probably in the near fu- tUre.
 Lucy Acorn: Hope you have recov- cred and will come to the next gath ering.
 Scottie, Dearie, Robin. Grandma, Olga, and all others, come. A Gingerbread Recipe: One half cup sugar, one-half cup butter or lard, one egg, one cup melasses, one cup hot water, two level teaspoons soda, two level teaspoons cinnamon, one level teaspoon ginger, two and ene- haH cups four and one-eighth teaspoon of salt. Cream butter and sugar, add egg well beaten. then molasses, mix |and sift dry ingredients; add a little to the first. then the hot water. beat ing thoroughly: then add remainder of dry mixture. Bake 40 minutes in
 BLOSSOM.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-13
TO CUT FLOUR IN TWO.

Dear Social Corner Sisters Word came from Washington last week that we must cut in two the amount of white flour we are at present using. One and one-half pounds of white flour per person a week is the amount we are to use.
 I am sending recipes to The Corner where they can save Is cups of four in one week.
 Indian}sMeal Bread-one egg, two cups Indian meal, one tablespoon of shortening, one pint of milk and a little salt, three teaspoons baking powder, two tablespoons sugar.
 Method: Beat yolk and white sep arate; add sugar then meal, then milk then shortening. always place my baking powder in the meal; also the salt. There is one and one-half cups of flour saved.
 Doushnuts made with MeaI-one egg, one-haH cup sugar, one and one half cups milk, a piece of shortening the size of nutmeg, also four tea | mace, salt, etc, one and one half cups | flour. one and one- half cups of meal and use meal to roll them, which saves one-half cup of flour. Fry in cod fat One pound of fiourS saved.
 Potato Bread (three loaves)-Twt i cups eornmeal, four cups flour. ont land one-half quarts of potatoes, un, cooked, diced, eight teaspoons salt two tablespoons sugar, one cake com pressed yeast, four cups water.
 Method: Cook potatoes in three cup of water until they are soft; masl them. and use any liquid that hasn' evaporated from the potato; con1bin the potato with the salt and the sweet ening, stirring the mixture oftei l enough to avoid the formation of an. film, until it has cooled to body heat when it is lukewarm, add the yeast which has been softened in one cup o water; add the flour and knead tn dough thoroughly. Mould it. place il pan and let it rise over night. Mould l next morning and put in bread tins bake 50 minutes.
 When kneading from the, two. cup of cornmeal save out one cup of tn
 meal to flour the board. This save five and three -fourths cups of flour
 White Potato custard-Two cups o riced potatoes (bakedl, four eggs slightly beaten, one cup sugar, one third fat one fourth cup thin crean or top milk and rifd Of one lemor Mix in the order given; beat hard fo five minutes; pour into baking dis
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-13
USE OF BARLEY FLOUR AS ]
 SUBSTITUTE FOR WHEAT.


 Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: I wonder how many of you are experi- menting in your cooking these days? am no lover of eornmeal. graham or bran. I use rye and barley, lately bar ley mostly, not because of economy as all these substitutes L find more ex- pensive than wheat. flour; but because if we cannot get the wheat flour. and it looks as though it might rot get any before the new crop is ready. can at least make things palatable with substitutes
 ! am sending a few recipes. which l have used and enjoyed. I have not made any wheat doughnuts or gin- gerbread for long while. and now am leaving out the egg as I find I can dc so and not miss it. ns
 Gem Gingerbread: Take one-half cup of molasses and of sour milk, one tablespoon (soft). butter substitute one-half' teaspoon soda, one-h half tea spoon ground ginger, a little salt about one quarter teaspoon cinnamon and clove, one full cup barley flour Bake in gem pans in a rather quick
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-13
BLANCHE IS 1oINe HER BIT.

Dear Social Qo11er Friends: One more item added 10 my subject of mending shoes.
 Whoever is intending to do garden ing will find that the soles of dis csrded rubbers as we'll as those cut from the inside of automobile tires, or even thin pieces from the outside ones. can be fastened to leather shoes with rubber cement
 I am testing one pair indoors and out. If they are inclined to come off, I can use more cement and put a weight on them over night.
 Two more pairs are being renovated 10 do their bit. -rIE.
 Betsy Bobbit: Glad to learn that your wayside garden was a success and raised pickles good and plenty Come again with your good letters You remind me of funny old story. 4 man planted his horse and raised horseradish, planted his COW and raised cowslips, planted his pig and raised pigies. '. ? am planning to cultivate beans, ae they will grow where partly shaded better than other vegetables. Sha; also have samples of others that wil do we'll in boxes or pails. such as car r0ts. beets and tonaatoes.s Gettsnce radishes and beans are coming up 1T pans in the windows.
 Could not get-the cherry tomato tl seed. and have sent away for pack. age ss
 Was pleased to receive a prize las month. and glad to pass it along t, the Red Cross.
 Our first crop came the last O March. nineteen little ones, genuini Eve Easter chicks-haven't scratched yet: no siackers, natural ti1lers of tn soil, especially willing to help in tn, garden. or elsewhere,
 Enough for this time.
 .- BLANCHE
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-13
RECIPES FROM PAULA.

Dear Social Corner Sisters:fI am sending few recipes for rye cakes: Two cups of rye meal one cup of molasses, one and one-half cups of sweet milk. 8 little salt and one tea spoon soda: mix very soft and bake in roll pan.
 Rye Mullins; One pint of rye, one pint flour, two teaspoons baking pow der, one tablespoon of sugar, one tea spoon of salt and one egg, one cup of milk.
 Rice Muffins: One cup boiled rice one-haif tablespoon of sugar, one ta- bfeapoon of melted butter, one cur scalded milk one half yeast cake, two eggs. flour Mix ingredients thorough l ly. When the milk is luke warm dis solve the yeast in it and add to the !! rice mixture; use four enough te make stiff dough. Rise until light i then add the eggs we'll beaten; hali i'll we'll buttered muffin pans and raise until very light; bake ten minutes 1T a hot oven.
 Cure For Rheumatism: Alcohol and musterole is very good for rubbint arms or feet
 Take one cup cornmeal, pour hot water over it and make paste, ther l put hot cornrneal between cloth ani ] put on spot wherever pains are a. hot as can be borne. This will re. Iiieye the pain. &
 Musterole is very good to rub oI sore throat.
 PAULA.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-13
The Old Barn.

The ancient barn with it's claphoards
 gray
 Has for well-nigh fifty years Sheltered dts wealth of fragrant hay 2 And wealth of golden ears. The swallows dart thro' the open door Just the same as in years gone by, When we rode around OCT the thrash
 ng-doer,
 And trod out the wheat and rye. On rainy dayss oft a merry throng Of children gathered here, And with hunting eggs and games and
 song, ts
 The gloom gave way to cheer. In its lofty mows we, often played, Tn the days of lena ago And peered meath the rafters half
 afraid, z. ! a-.as Lest some goblin lhrked below. H4ili dear old barn. heath thy shelt-
 ring caves
 Sweet echoes dwell. and sing To my list'ning ear, and my heart re-
 ceives N Fond mem'ries of youths glad
 spring. s
 Farm Journal. Sent in by RUTH ~