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Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-28
LEND 4 PUfI.

Dear Social Corner / thank a Social
Corner member very much for ny cal
endar. One always likes to be rernieni-
bered ana I also want to say to the So
cial Corner members that own a car:
| wouldn't whizz by a man in 4 car.
who was stalled in a riit or drift-TS
be glad my rns chine had gone that Tar,
and I'd offer the guy a lift. Oh I
know man who drove past a chap who
hadn't a gallon Of gas said he to him
self: II should care a rap - but then
one day 1t Games to pass that his car
got stuck in a muddy road and it sunk
to the. very hubs about Ave miles from
the nearest abode. When he spied !
couple of dubs. fiverrng over the tor
Of the clay in Which his car Stuck fast
and ne inurrntired, This il my lucky
| day ~ But the other machine sped past
He recognized one Of the occupants As
the guy whom he did not help when In
similar circumstances, But it did him nc
good to yelp Ard SO ii Is best to helr
chap out. 1t is sure enough a sign
Of thrift For you can't tell when yoii'l
| be stuck, old scott and will welcome
friendly lift R-N.-L.
Good morning ana good bye.
KITTY Lou,
Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-28
wHAr 70 ID ron GHILsIA1Ss,

Dear Corner Sisters and Friends: 1t
is nice cold morning with the mercury
nearly at zero, and good place by
the heater to write a letter; So here l
am. writing.
First, want. to thank the sisters who
sent cards, and a member who sent 4
sweet calendar I can look at every day
in the year. | would be pleased to
know who you are SO 1 may thank you
personally. Meet me at the Buckingham
next Wednesday. 1 also. want to see
rah, Marigo,d, Wild Flower, Bob White,
Lucy Acorn and Theoda.
Ivy, Blossom and Molly Make Bellows
Can't you especially come with us and
let us cheer you UP. 1t is d long time
since you met with us. Do come this
time.
Deliah Deal: 1 hope you are planning
to come down.
Married and Happy: How are you?
1 will be glad to see the Bubble Bees
and Clover again. 1t is cold enough tc
| bring May flowers early.
By the way; if any one gets cola fee
and chilblains. moistsn d cloth viii
Kerosene and wipe over Sore places. /
will allay itching and bnrfi ng at once
Try it. l am staying too c!ose to tn,
fire to get them these days, But som,
| like to get out every day. 1t is all righ
| if you do not have to-
Joan: How are your window chums
I am coming up to see them some day
in the near future
Hoping. to see you all soon will sto
for this time, Wear YOUR badge an
bring your needlework.
Yours for the Corner.
CANTERBURY BELL.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-28

the largest figured one We can find which
Is usually hung in the kitchen. BY at
tacning pencli TO i, may be ussi as
ifieiiiofaRdJih Whenever you think
Of anything that must be done on GER
tain day, iot It fight down in the proper
date. This takes but a itiofieiit and will
serve as a rsfiiindet at precisely the
right time. This is also handy method
81 kSe,ing daily records OF expenditures
FOR household suppii,s. For those who
have hens and wish % keep a record Of
the eggs pfoducsd, TIE caiendaf memo.
randdih is the acns Of sihbiieity.
In closihE l wish to say /. enjoyed the
letter Of last week entitled Poef1s
think most Of US. have favorite quota.
ton and it would be Interesting to heal
from. different ones. For myself, one
which has been especially helpful and il
ihGch IN my mind is the following from
The Legend Beautiful, By Eongfeiiow
:fiy fsyorite poet:
DO thy duty; that ID best;
Leave unto thy God the Fest"
| PRIMROSE,
Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-28
AN ANSWER 70 eRowrNe OLD.

To the Editor and Social Corner sis
tiers: The days Of our years Are three
score years and ten, and II Sy reason Of
strength they be four score years, yet is
their strength labor and Sorrow.
o Balsari Fir! what VIII you do
When four score Years are piled On yout
Will optimism stay with you
When vision Fails and joys are few?
When deepening wrinkles line the face
And age destroys your wonted grace?
The frazzled nerves, the stfffenins joints,
And other Ills that time appoints
The clouded brain; tSe duilihg sar,
The bowed form and grinding fear.
Perhaps you'll snile these things away
And hide them from the light of. day.
But when your Stomach goes back on you
And your can't eats are not a few.
| Then. Balsam Fir, what will you do!
| GREAT GREAT GRIND AUNT
Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-28
WHERE WE ALL TRY TO Do 0rB
BIT To CHEER

Dear Social Corner Sisters; This
morning L heard a CHEEKY little chic-a
dee-dee call outside my window. Al
though it is cold, the ground covered
with ice and crumbs hard to find. still
my little friend has the same glad cheer
IN. his call, and as l FASTENED to find
something for his breakfast my Thoughts
turned to the Social Corner, where we
al try to adj our bit to cheei. each other
and help to make a bright spot in orr
every day lives. What a pleasant 5ay
We had January fourth and now it is
nearly time for another We ALWAYS
miss the absent ones especially when we
Know that illness or affection has nre-
vented their coming.
Dear Grandma H We all hope that
she will soon be able to meet with us
again, also Molly Make5elieve. Ma OF
| Greene Gables is always as welcome as
| the merry sunshine and SO on-each sis.
ter giving her best to make our meet
ings helpful and enjoyable. We regre
that Priseila has gone so far from u.
but hope that She will return often. W,
shall miss her.
Interested Reader: Don't you think
it is about time you gave me the pleas
ure of introducing you to the member
of Club No. 2? Bring tatting with 70,
some of the best samples to exhibit. 1
the two sisters who like Wedding cak
for lunch will come. 1 will carry som
for them.
Now let's all pack Up our goodies il
our big best bags and be at the Buck
ingham February 1st
CHIc-A-DEE
Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-28
WHAT A WONDERFUL THING
NATJRF rs.
THING

Mr.. Editor and Social Corner sistersI
The spirit has moved this morning. az
the Shakers used to say. so 1 am Just
going to do a bit toward filling up our
page.
As am sitting where 1 can look out
Of the window and see the ice which COW
ers the trees and bushes. think what a
wonderful thing Nature is. and then my
mind wanders out into the. spring and
sir1iiier and then comes the thoughts how
wonderful is all of Nature taken as a
WHOLE Springtime is the time to pillow
and put In the seed. Whatever you SOW,
YOU expect TO reap. Then in the spring
time Of life. in babyhood- try to plant
| seed that will bring forth the best in
! the child.
Then there comes the summertime,
when the warm winds and bright sun
shine show forth on what you have
planted you expect your harvest in the
autumn. Then comes the winter time,
when the barns should be filled and Gel
| lars also. and you wait till another
! springt;me comes around. How much
| ike lifei First babyhood. then the
youth. which represents the summer
| time then the autumn Of life, when you
| reap what you have sowed in the spring
! time; then the old age, which represents
winter. when you sit beside the freside
| with whitened hair and the strong limbs
| that used TO be so much help to you now
| falter. by the wayside and you are wait
ing-for what? Why. the second spring
time Of life. on the other side. when the
old body will not be wanted. but VIII be
put aside to rest. where the spirit win not
falter and you know you have done your
Best.
Be up and ever doing. knowing that the
springtime brings the blowing and the
4 planting. while the autumn brings forth
| the harvest and the rest.
MANDY
Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-28
SUCCESS AND ADVANCE

Dear Social, Corner Friends: Many
thanks to a Social Corner Member for
the daifty calendar, and a special vote Of
thanks to Kitty. Lou for ali. those splen-
did letters, and for our 1872 motto.
Thrift is Using. There is a sadness,
too, in Remembering the many Who are
not to be With US this year. Their work
is left for us to carry on as best we
may
Not many can be great leaders but
every one can do better. And at the
beginning Of the new year We ought to
decide on some Special work, something
worth while, something that We. will b
glad We have done Wien We look back "a
revieW Our successes or failures il life
What have we done yet that amounted t
anything?
Perhaps the best Christmas gift that
BONE Of us ever received was a piair
little talk given to Our class in boarding
school by the wealthy old maid teacher
After. the death Of hgr lover she devoted
| her life TO helping othefs to fight ideas
| Her social standing and ability fltted hel
| for this work and for her great ithhenc,
| on young, uniformed character.
! Every child learns the principles Ii
Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-28

life that he will use from those who
most influence him IF it is wroHS that he
sees, then he will do wrong. We Should
see that the good Impressions i'll the
home and the school are stronger than
the evil Instructions Of Comrades.
Not long ago d certain family were
training their Boys to steal tie nScessi-
ties of life. When the matter was put
into the hands of the authorities they de-
cided to first give the boys a chahce in
two years at the local school.
But the school failed to II. orove their
habits. And why? Just because the au-
thorities failed to force the parents. to
stop sending those Boys out to steal: The
wrong home training was allowed 10 be
Stronger and more irfpelling than the
school influence.
It is easier to be patient. with unfea-
sonabie people when We understand that
it is just the unframed, iintahght. ire
sponsible &ithal instincts. People are. not
honest or dishonest, they are just heipihg
themselves to Whatever they Have access
to, just as the animal Helps itself to the
| best it can gain access to; and WASTED
what it cannot use.
In how fiitch are We living Just 4 sell
fish animal kind Of life and in how riueh
are we using all our abilities as thinking
reading and reasoning beings, and doing
our utmost to make others see the bes
way?
/ was surprised on calling on an olt
friend, now living alone, to fhd he
cooking So much food. / said; why al
you. do this? You don't need IS bdhel
food" No She said Il d6h't heed til
food, but l need the work and exgfcis
and interest that the food Brings to me
The food she gave to Sick Of need
neighbors.
| If you cannot do as .fduch as YOU 85ui
IKE, remember the teaching cf Mfi
Thought veil 81 herself Rss Waikib
along the street ana saw another eli
| must be- she said to herself TO Sc poo
patched cloak futtsrs in the Wind; s
different from my velvet dress al
what are you boxing Ii p asked II Il
angel. 'I was looking at that girl" Sal
the child. 80 was l." said the Sfies
How beautiful she Is dressed." ''Whs
do you mean? said the child. Isle
in rags =! "Oh. no." said the angel, Isl
is SPARKLING White as clear as frost.
never saw Anything So prettty. But yo
poor little thing, you are rniserably cla
But at least you could Keep clean, an
mended. You Should see i'd that"
don't know what you can mean Sal
the child. That girl is 4 ragged begga
and my father is the richest man in tow
= have d white dress and coat trimmt
with expensive fur. What are you tai
ing about?" About the clothes Of 70,
soul, of course said the angel.
JEREMY.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-28
HUNGER sTRikEs.

Dear Corner sisters: 1 wish you an
pleasant good morning. Isn't this fine
weather for Skates. Guess by appear
ance Of things We shall need them for
some time to come. 1 wish to thank /
Social Corner Member for the pretty
calendar 1 received.
I am sending you list IL the famous
hunger strikes Of history: Adanl-Hun-
cry for an apple; Noah-Hungry for an
oyster stew. with only two oysters On
board; Alsxander-Hungry for more
worlds to conquor King Soloinon--Hun
CRY for 4 little domestic peace Helen
of Troy-Fiungry for 4 full length fir
ror; Fianeis Bacon-Hunsry for
Shakespears's fame; Patrick Henry
Hungry for lberty-or death. Alfrios.
anybody no*adays-Hunsry for 4 s6oa
drink
Mrs. A. L. j. OF stoninston Am sur
pfised to learn you are member sc the
Corner. How long since you Joined TIE
clam Have you ever met WITH thefif
Blanche: Your recent letter received
I thank yoii for Your kifi Thoughts. Y6d
shall receive letter from me so6n.
Sincerely yours,
CRIMSON RAMBLER.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-28
CLUB No. 1 HAD JOLLY GATHER.
ma.

Dear Corner Friends: First v,1,
acknowledge, With thanks, the receint ~ ~
the yellow slip which came So unexnsst
able. a0cept-
also thank the Social Corner man.
per that sent me such a pretty calen
oar' 1t is very thoughtful to send them
10 so many writer's but the,- are an
preciative of the kind thought ana nse.
full gift. anu use
The letters are interesting about the
people and places Of days long past II.
though it is an unknown Nyuntry 10 me-
AS you have mentioned Seeing sew.
eral knights of the road, Aiint Jerusna
! will ask If you ever saw the Lsatbs,
Man? and 1 wonder how many 81 II,
sisters ever saw him. Forty years az,
and over he had a. r6tite through western
and southern .Connecticut ana easter,
New York ana / DO not know Ii he Is
as far east as Rhode. Island or not. III
was entirety clothed in leather. patche
Of it sewed together to form coat an,
pants and hat He never was known Il
carry on any conversation with anyone
but would always thank for foods witt
an unintelligi6le griint. My mother al
ways gave him food - drink ne woul
ION ash III lYUu ny putting MS nanu 10 nj
mouth. Can anyone else tell us VIA
they knew u him?
January, the aievsnth, was everythin
but a fair ana eio. esq day, but on til
Social Corner calendar it was marke
as a red letter day with a yellow hal
around It and such it proved to be, eve
II the wind did blow the snow in blindir
! gusts along the tforoughfare, or the raj
and hail come down to freeze and max
Il all the more disagreeabie for. ma
At u FRANKLIN Nh tSat ' dsy sal ds anse' i
Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-28
LETTERS Drive AwAf THE BITES

Dear Editor. and Corner Friends; W.
fear we havS thAnkei .he wrong one. foi
the pretty ealerdar we received at New
Years and now we are trying again
Hoping This tine to. reach the. fight, one
We have observed that the sister gets al
the tfisniSs. instead Of brother. New
Years did not open very bright for us
and Our good Intentions went sstray. We
enjoy reading the Social Corner page
ard the letters have often driven away
the blues.
one cannot Repeatedly lose their loved
| 5hes and always feel just the same. car
they? Dear old Norwich, After having
lived there rather more than 50 years. Il
| was not easy to get the home feeling
among strangers. And what we missed
| greatly was the greetings Of dear friends
| when we went out for our daily walk.
They tell US one can get used to almost
anything. Perhaps one can. but it takes
| time. It's very lovely here in Beaver
Hills. and IL we cannot live in The Rose
Of New England We know Of no other
place as inviting as this new section Of
New HAMPSHIRE. It is but four years
since the first cottage was built. and now
there are many very pretty ones. They
are all one-family houses and absolutely
none for hire We confess to a feeling
OF sadness that SO many Of the oil
writer's have dropped out. antwe sympa
thize with those who have had sickness
and sorrow, and we hope for brighte
times ahead.
! If this letter escapes the waste basket
! perhaps we may have courage to TT.
again. Happy New Year to all.
NELEH
Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-28
WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE
OLDER MEMBERS.

Dear Corner Sisters; Here 1 am again,
ster a long silence. l think of you all
lien and wish l could join you at some
VI the socials Perhaps 1 may before
long.
I am poor correspondent, SO Polly
says, and now let me give you a word
of advice. If any of you want a nice
box Of stationery you must write the
most Of your letters to her on postal
cards. am trying it on my other friends.
but do not have good luck yet.
l am still living in the country and as
my health is quite poorly l do not have
any interesting travels TO tell you about
ike many Of the sisters. l enjoy reading
them all, and also the chatty letters. ]
wish the older members would write Of
tener.
I was much saddened over the death
of Tidy AddIT. I 1--we stored away
many happy memories of our friendship
Her husband will sadly miss her. !
wish TO extend my Sympathy TO him, ant
also to Saturday Eve in her sorrow.
May the New Year bring peace ant
comfort to YOU all.
Hubby,
Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-28
coon RESULTS M1fH HENS.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: wonder
If any of you can beat me in poultry
business.
Two years ago I Started with two lit
tie chickens just Matched in June and
raised them by hand. That fail in Octo-
Der my Brownie commenced to lay and
laid ahoqt two dozen eggs when the nest
'yas Ken up and she crawled into a
Nole il +le hay to make another nest
and was not able to get out and it was
three days before she was found with
four more eggs to her credit. Well that
broke her up from laying and nearly
post her life.
!, In February she commenced to Law
agair and three other times she laid
vice day and one day she laid two
,'egs. at once. You may think this IS a
dig hen Story, but it is a fact as l got
the eggs sometimes while she was stiil
| on the nest and no other hen laid where
| she did, So l know Just every egg She
laid. Well she laid just "a eggs that
time and set in March and Matched seven
| chickens-two were pullets which com
menced to. lay in September. One Of
| them laid two eggs one day
| Then Brownie laid So Nys and sci
| again and Matched seven in June. she
laid "a eggs before she moulted and
commenced to lay again the first Of De
cember and is laying.
| wonder if Ma has such smart hen:
and why don't she write about her hen:
| any more?
Am sorry that Wiltwyck is in the hos
pital; 1 know too well what that is bu
yet it is a good place for sick peopie.
Anna Nell: Am glad you are able /,
get out around VIII try to come to SCI
You when I am able.
| rDAJ7r,
Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-28
SHOW YoUfs COOP WILL 70 THE
TEACHER.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: First /
wish to thank lola, Cretia, Breeze and
Helena for their letters concerning the
knights and ladies Of the road, Who
are now but memories. lola mentions
Charlie overc6at. 1 think he was tn.
same man that 1 used to meet often
while travelling over the Mansfield roads.
He vas known al "Old Man Murphy'
ia Mansfsid, ana Tom Soffiers farther
north. He Travelled from Springfield to
Norwich; / Beliete. He always stopped
and turned his back when he heard
a team approaching. One day. soon att
er I Began teaehing, 1 heard a eofnr1lo-
ton at the sch55i room door, and what
was my surprise Upon opening it to see
a ilttle sd man, With rough, wrinkled
skin Ana ragged, rusty brown clothes
standing on the steps, mutterins ana
SHAKING stick In my faca. He at. once
TURNED Ana walked away | found out
been Annoying him. He spent one
warm, s,inshihy forenoon IN the late
fan, sitting on a stone wall near tft
scho6lh5use intending his clothes, AMI
the fsisft he spent In 4 manure apfsaasr
one day 1 saw the lady of the house
Where I boarded look out Of the win
dow; then leave her WORK and Erab i
broom and begin to sweep the front doc
steps eTergeticaliy. When She returne,
she laughed At the look 81 wonder on m,
face ana said. "Uld Man Murphy il 20
Inf BY and he neyer stops When ne see
4 woman with 4 broom In hef hand"
The Handy Man ana another Sonh,
man wers out walking one Sunday wfti
camera, looking for possible victims
They met the old man and while one dis
tracted Els attention from the Gamer;
Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-28
A BALM FOR THE HEART

Dear Edftor and Social Corner Sisters
This Corner is noted for recipes, nee
for pqlddings and Pies also killing plant
lice, for dressing the baby and curing the
meat, for doing the .mending and keerins
things neat, Now this I am sending IS
Balm for the heart in cast q dear lever
Should decide to depart if rightly made
and properly. applied viii quickly dry adj
the tears and lay heart-ache aside.
Recipe: Take. one pound Of under-
stand, half pound of resolution, q
Quarter Of a 1ound Of dislike and two
ounces of malice; mix them well together
and set over slow fire Of hatred, Strain
them clear from the drugs, Of melancholy
put them in the bottle of your heart
cork them down with a cork of sound
judgment Then let them remain fourteen
days in the water of cold affection. This
rightly made and properly applied IS one
| of the mlst effectual remedies in tht
| whole universe and never was known te
| fail. You can have the instruction at ths
house of understanding on constan9t
street, by going up the hill. o. self deni-
! all in the town of Forgetfullness, ant
| the county of Love-rne-no-i
| Norma Your recipe for old fashion
ed popcorn balls is very nice. 1 made {
quantity cf them for Christmas which
every one said. tasted Hike more.
! Silent Stranger: 1 was lonesome afte
you had gone, but I am looking forward
to the time when I shall hear that ring O
| the bell and shall know you are waiting
for adrnittance, but 1 don't suppose it vii
lie until the roses bloom again. Thei
we will sit on the porch in the twilight
and listen to the breakers roar, ami en-
joy the beautiful moonlight as it shine
on the distant shore"
Crimson. Rambler: Thank you yer
much for the gifts. Wien you took ira
trolley ride YOU mentioned, :j5u wen
~ my house. Next tire be sure 10 sto1
The latch string is always out and yo
know my street and number
Best wishes t. all,
INTER ESTEn BIZ,
Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-28

made haste to get out Of the road up. a
cart path until / had got well by. He
must, have thought 1 was q gypsy. and
did not wish to take any chances"
Another traveller or knight of the road
who has long since disappeared was one
named Bennett, the old clock cleaner, who
was not what you would call real
tramp, for he eked out an existence Dy
cleaning clocks. and he seemed an expert
In that line of work. He was tail and
walked very straight, carrying a Kit OF
tools under his arm. He was very socla-
BILE, talking while working and when the
job was done he would take out tin
whistle and almost charm the. listeners
with an unlimited number Of popular
airs. at the time time beating time with
his foot with rhythmic precision.
About strange epitaphs,, the following
can be read in the .churchyard at Lyd-
ford. Devonshire, England:
Here lies in a horizontal position the
outside case of George Routhledge,
Matchmaker. Integrity was the main
spring and prudence the regulator Of
all the actions of his life;
Humane, generous and liberal his
hand never stopped until he had re
lieved distress so nicely regulated
were his movements that he never went
wrong. Except when set agoing by peo-
pie who did not know his key; even Their
he was easily set right again. He had
the art of disposng of his time SO wei
that his hours glided away in one con
tinued round of pleasure, till in an un
lucky moment his pulse ,stopped beating
He ran down Nov. Il, 1901, aged 81 II
hopes of being taken in hand by hi
Maker, thoroughly 0eaned, repaired
wound I'D and set a-going in the work
| to come, when time shall be no more.
On a humble headstone in the GENE
| terry in Pomakuk is this inscription
she died without a groan, or struggle
P. S.-Poniakuk &c the old Indiar
name for Goshen
Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-28
CELIA LOUISE.
rRAafPs.

Dear Folks: The Social Corner letters
are so interesting thought 1 would like
% come again, so here goes. Wish to
thank the editor for the beautiful calen-
dar he sent me. The scene of the water
fall viii remind me OF a beauty spot
among the White mountains, a place
where I hope TO go some day, but have
never been as yet. Speaking about
tramps. / used to see Charlie Overcoat
quite often. He reminded me of a loafer
tramp. for usually I would see him sit
ting or standing near the roadside, in
deep thought or meditation, possibly. 1t
beat me how he could wear two over
coats on the hottest summer day. He
also wore an old black felt hat which
be would uee to pound on the door when
he would stop to beg ! should judge
that Old Blue Bag. though in the same
class, was Of a much. different type. He
seerned very spry and agile. He would
strike a doE-trot pace and would make
= great number Of miles day. His
tlcrll cap, coat and trousers we're Of light
blue denim. He also carried a pack or
lis back. covered with the same mate
RAJ whfie driving milk wagon 1 met
Aim one day. He stopped ana viewed nly
lowered wagon with Suspicion. for be