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May  G,  1910, 
ing  bowl,  and  beat  all  together  for  a 
minute.  Flavor  to  taste  and  bake  in  hot 
oven.  Double  quantity  makes  three  very 
large  layers. 
For  the  best  icing,  break  the  white 
of  an  egg  in  a  glass  (so  that  exact 
amount  may  be  seen)  add  equal  amount 
of  water,  stir  slightly  and  turn  into  a 
bowl,  mix  in  powdered  sugar,  to  right 
consistency.  Beat  well,  flavor  and  spread 
on  cake.  Too  much  sugar  makes  it  brit¬ 
tle.  Will  keep  a  long  time  in  a  pre¬ 
serve  jar.  I  am  indebted  for  the  fore¬ 
going  recipes  to  different  contributors 
in  other  magazines  for  which  they  have 
my  sincerest  thanks.  Would  sign  their 
names,  but  have  omitted  them  in  my 
copies,  I  am  sorry  to  say.  c.  B.  B. 
Utilizing  the  Covered  Roaster 
The  covered  meat  roaster  is  most  use¬ 
ful  for  many  things  besides  the  cooking 
of  meals.  Following  are  some  of  the 
satisfactory  ways  in  which  I  have  util¬ 
ized  my  roaster. 
Cooking  Squash. — Have  about  four 
cups  of  water,  boiling,  in  bottom  of 
roaster.  Cut  the  squash  into  convenient 
pieces,  pare  and  remove  soft  middle  por¬ 
tions.  Place  in  tray  and  put  on  cover 
with  the  ventilators  closed.  Cook  in  hot 
oven  until  squash  is  well  cooked. 
Squeeze  through  potato  rieer,  season 
with  salt,  pepper  and  butter. 
Pumpkin  for  Pies. — Cut  the  pumpkin 
into  small  cubes.  Put  into  bottom  of 
roaster,  add  boiliug  water  to  nearly 
cover.  Put  on  cover  with  ventilators 
closed.  Cook  until  very  soft,  remove 
cover  and  allow  the  steam  to  escape  and 
the  pumpkin  to  dry  off  somewhat.  Put 
through  potato  rieer  and  use  any  favorite 
pumpkin  pie  recipe. 
To  render  lard  or  other  fat. — Cut  the 
fat  into  small  pieces.  Put  the  fat  into 
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Make  a  and  Burn*  Its  Own  Cits 
lives  tMXl  onndto  or  c»x«J  strung  wtvaify  light* 
Cnn‘t  blow  out  or  ixr  out.  Nt<’hol*-d  bnu«o  with  Mica 
Globe.  Stands  nil  haul  koaeJoi.  Una  it  in  feed  Iota, 
bantu,  cow  uhmlii,  chicken  tioQucA,  collars,  utc. 
Fill  It  only  once  a  ^l.  —Cleon  it  onlyonri*  n  yi»or 
No  wicks.  No  chimnr-yw,  No  dangot-  even  if  rolled 
ftruund  jn  utruw.  Cnir  t  cxplodo.  Cnn't,  fiptll,  Go 
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WOMAN  AND  HOME 
From  Day  to  Day 
My  Creed 
I  hold  that  Christian  grace  abounds 
Where  charity  is  seen ;  that  when 
We  climb  to  heaven,  ’tis  on  the  rounds 
Of  love  to  men. 
I  hold  all  else,  named  piety 
A  selfish  scheme,  a  vain  pretense ; 
Whore  centre  is  not,  can  there  be 
Circumference? 
This  I  moreover  hold,  and  dare 
Affirm  where’er  my  rhyme  may  go — 
Whatever  things  be  sweet  and  fair, 
Love  makes  them  so. 
Whether  it  be  the  lullabies 
That  charm  to  rest  the  nestling  bird 
Or  the  sweet  confidence  of  sighs 
And  blushes,  made  without  a  word. 
Whether  the  difzzling  and  the  flush 
Of  softly  sumptuous  garden  bowers. 
Or  by  some  cabin  door,  a  bush 
Of  ragged  flowers. 
’Tis  not  the  wide  phylactery 
Nor  stubborn  fast,  nor  stated  prayers, 
That  makes  us  saints ;  we  judge  the  tree 
By  what  it  bears. 
And  when  a  man  can  live  apart 
From  works,  on  theologic  trust, 
I  know  the  blood  about  his  heart 
Is  dry  as  dust. 
— Alice  Carev. 
* 
•  Potato  puffs  will  be  desirable  for  sup¬ 
per.  making  use  of  mashed  potato  left 
from  n  previous  meal.  Beat  one-fourth 
cup  of  milk  into  one  cup  of  mashed  pota¬ 
toes  until  smooth  aud  well  blended.  Add 
one  egg  and  salt  to  taste,  then  stir  iu 
one-half  cup  cheese.  Bake  in  buttered 
muffin  tins  in  a  rather  slow  oven  for 
about  15  minutes,  and  serve  hot. 
* 
Amir,  14  was  named  as  “Bird  Day"  all 
over  New  York  State,  a  proclamation  to 
that  effect  being  issued  by  the  director  of 
the  State  Museum,  through  the  Depart¬ 
ment  of  Education.  The  idea  iu  setting 
apart  bird  day  is  to  encourage  teachers 
and  pupils  to  study  native  birds,  aud  to 
offer  them  protection  and  encouragement. 
It  is  an  idea  that  recommends  itself  espe¬ 
cially  to  rural  schools. 
* 
The  Indianapolis  News  recorded  the 
death,  in  March,  of  Mrs.  Alice  Bailey  of 
Washington,  Ind.,  at  the  age  of  91.  Dur¬ 
ing  the  past  50  years  Mrs.  Bailey  is  said 
to  have  pieced  2,500  patchwork  quilts, 
which  were  distributed  among  friends  and 
relatives  in  many  parts  of  the  United 
States.  Mrs.  Bailey  is  described  as  never 
idle,  which  we  can  well  believe,  and  as  a 
woman  of  much  mental  activity,  well  in¬ 
formed  on  current  topics  and  religious 
affairs.  It  -would  be  interesting  to  learn 
whether  her  quilt-piecing  record  is  ex¬ 
celled  by  other  workers. 
* 
At  the  recent  Illinois  Congress  of 
Mothers  there  was  a  special  protest 
against  the  use  of  a  tight  pail  for  chil¬ 
dren's  school  lunches.  It  was  observed 
that  after  food  had  remained  all  morning 
in  a  tight  uuventilated  pail,  standing  in  a 
warm  cloakroom,  it  was  entirely  unfit  to 
be  eaten.  The  suggestion  that  all  chil¬ 
dren  ought  to  have  a  good  hot  lunch  was 
entirely  correct,  but  in  many  cases  this  is 
absolutely  impossible  under  present,  con¬ 
ditions.  There  was  also  a  protest  against 
vulgar  “comic”  moving  pictures,  which 
should,  we  think,  be  more  carefully  con¬ 
sidered  by  sensible  mothers.  Grotesque 
horse-play,  destructiveness  and  unman¬ 
nerly  roughness  is  too  often  shown  as 
humor,  and  since  children  are  imitative, 
it  is  not  surprising  if  they  seek  to  intro¬ 
duce  these  elements  into  their  play.  This 
does  not  apply  to  all  humorous  moving 
pictures,  but  there  are  many  that  belong 
in  the  same  class  as  the  vulgar  colored 
supplements  issued  by  some  newspapers, 
and  tbeir  effect  on  the  plastic  mind  of  a 
child  is  most  undesirable. 
Seen  in  New  York  Shops 
Sealskin  moccasins  made  by  the  Eski¬ 
mos  of  an  Alaskan  mission  school  were 
displayed  by  a  firm  dealing  in  sporting 
goods.  The  fur  is  not  the  dark  brown 
finished  product  of  the  furriers,  but 
brindled  brown  and  fawn;  the  moccasins 
are  lined  with  flannel,  and  have  a  piece 
of  bright-colored  cloth  let  in  the  front, 
decorated  with  beading.  They  would  be 
the  warmest  possible  bedroom  slippers. 
Sizes  for  adults  and  young  people  are 
$2.25;  infants’  sizes,  $1  and  $1.50. 
Readymade  bouse  dresses  for  $1  and 
.$1.50  are  tbe  “bungalow  apron”  style; 
simple  one-piece  dresses  with  either  long 
or  elbow  sleeves,  so  made  that  they  can 
be  slipped  on  over  another  dress,  or  worn 
separately.  The  front  is  usually  made  in 
a  panel,  with  an  extension  belt  fastening 
in  the  back. 
Black  and  white  check  jacket  suits  are 
extremely  plentiful,  but  very  pretty  and 
Spring-like.  The  cheeks  vary  in  size, 
some  being  of  velour,  others  the  regular 
wool  shepherd's  check.  There  are  very 
good  models  from  about  $15  up. 
Wide-brimmed  black  liats  faced  under 
the  brim  with  rose  color  are  often  seen, 
and  have  the  merit  of  giving  a  becoming 
flush  to  the  complexion.  One  pretty 
model  seen  was  a  wide  black  lisere  hat 
with  a  drooping  brim  lined  with  bright 
The  Rural  Patterns 
In  ordering  give  number  of  pat¬ 
tern  and  size  desired.  Price  of 
each  pattern  10  cents. 
8820 — Work  Apron,  Small,  34  or  30;  Medium, 
3S  or  40;  Larne,  42  or  44  bust. 
8894 — Dressing  Jacket,  34  to  44  l>U.st.  With 
Three-Quarter  or  Lout  Sleeves. 
8620 — Five  Gored  Petticoat,  24  to  34  waist. 
With  Gathered  or  Circular  Flounce,  with  In- 
vertel  Plait  or  Plain  Back. 
7609 — Utility  Caps,  One  Size.  Adapted  to 
Outing,  Steamer  and-  Motor  Wear.  Suitable  for 
Gardening  and  Bathing  and  available  for  Dust 
Caps. 
8455 — Work  Apron,  34  to  44  bust.  With 
Square,  Bound  or  High  Neele,  with  or  without 
Sleeves  in  Pull  or  Three-Quarter  Length. 
8576 — Gown  With  Tucked  Blouse,  34  to  44 
bust. 
8417 — Apron  With  Kimono  Sleeves,  Small,  34 
or  36;  Medium,  38  or  40;  Large,  42  or  44  bust. 
With  Bound,  Square  or  High  Neck,  with  Short, 
Three-Quarter  or  Long  Sleeves,  with  or  with¬ 
out  Seam  at  Center  Front. 
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rose  faille ;  the  hat  was  trimmed  with  a 
broad  wreath  of  rose  foliage  and  buds, 
with  a  cluster  of  bright  pink  roses  at  one 
side. 
Where  labor  saving  is  considered, 
women’s  knit  union  suits  for  Summer 
wear  will  save  laundry  work.  Wide  at 
knee,  with  lace  edge,  in  lisle,  they  are  50 
cents  and  up.  Extra  sizes,  44  and  46 
bust,  are  00  cents,  but  do  not  come  in  all 
styles.  Children's  white  ribbed  cotton  union 
suits,  low  neck,  sleeveless,  knee,  length, 
loose  fitting,  have  buttons  for  fastening 
other  garments  to.  and  tape  bands  with 
tabs  for  garters.  They  cost  50  cent3, 
sizes  four  to  14. 
Best-Ever  Layer  Cake 
The  following  recipe  made  without 
beating  separately  will  be  found  one  of 
the  best  ever,  for  layer  cakes,  being  very 
light  and  moist,  as  well  as  quickly  made, 
and  economical.  Put  into  the  mixing 
bowl  one  cup  flour,  three-quarters  cup 
sugar,  one  pinch  salt,  one  level  teaspoon 
baking  powder,  mix  well  dry.  Melt  in 
measuring  cup,  butter  size  of  walnut, 
break  into  this  one  egg,  without  beating 
and  fill  the  cup  with  milk,  pour  into  mix¬ 
The  Kingdom  of 
In  the  development  of  the  tele¬ 
phone  system,  the  subscriber  is  the 
dominant  factor.  His  ever-growing 
requirements  inspire  invention,  lead 
to  endless  scientific  research,  and 
make  necessary  vast  improvements 
and  extensions. 
Neither  brains  nor  money  are 
spared  to  build  up  the  telephone 
plant,  to  amplify  the  subscriber’s 
power  to  the  limit. 
In  the  Bell  System  you  have  the 
most  complete  mechanism  in  the 
world  for  communication.  It  is  an¬ 
imated  by  the  broadest  spirit  of 
service,  and  you  dominate  and 
control  it  in  the  double  capacity 
of  the  caller  and  the  called.  The 
telephone  cannot  think  and  talk  for 
you,  but  it  carries  your  thought 
where  you  will.  It  is  yours  to  use. 
the  Subscriber 
Without  the  co-operation  of  the 
subscriber,  all  that  has  been  done 
to  perfect  the  system  is  useless  and 
proper  service  cannot  be  given. 
For  example,  even  though  tens  of 
millions  were  spent  to  build  the 
Transcontinental  Line,  it  is  silent 
if  the  man  at  the  other  end  fails  to 
answer. 
The  telephone  is  essentially  dem¬ 
ocratic;  it  carries  the  voice  of  the 
child  and  the  grown-up  with  equal 
speed  and  directness.  And  be¬ 
cause  each  subscriber  is  a  domi¬ 
nant  factor  in  the  Bell  System,  Bell 
Service  is  the  most  democratic  that 
could  be  provided  for  the  American 
people. 
It  is  not  only  the  implement  of 
the  individual,  but  it  fulfills  the 
needs  of  all  the  people. 
American  Telephone  and  Telegraph  Company 
And  Associated  Companies 
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