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IShe RURAL NEW-YORKER 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day 
The First Battle 
I was afraid of fear, 
Not of the foe; , , ,, 
And when I thought that those I hold 
most dear 
My craven soul would know 
And turn away ashamed, who praised be¬ 
fore, , 
Ashamed and deep distressed to hnd 
it so, 
I was afraid the more. 
Lo. when I joined the fight. 
And bared my breast 
'J’o all the darts of that wild hellisli night, 
I, only, stood the test, 
Por foar, I had f<*av<Hl, des<^rtod 
then, . , » 
And forward blithely at the foe I prest 
King of myself again. 
Blessed be God above, 
For Mis sweet care. 
Who heard the prayers of those whom 
most I love 
And my poor suppliance there. 
Who brought me forth in life and limb 
all whole, 
Who blessed my powers with TIis di¬ 
vine repair. 
And gave me back my soul '. 
—Capt. T. B. Stewart, Border Tlegi- 
ment. ^ 
As AN example of what may be done 
by a group of young girls, a Massachu¬ 
setts reader s'ends us the following: 
A gi'oup of young girls in Pittsfield. 
Ma.ss., formed a society to sew for the 
Bed Cross. These girls have made the 
following artii'les since their organiza¬ 
tion las-t July; Three pairs of wristlets, 
three sweaters, two pairs of knitted 
socks, two knitted helmets, four trench 
caps, two knitted blankets. 49 pillows, 
St; pillow cases. 3.094 mouth wipes. 139 
compresses. 04 handkerchiefs, seven nap¬ 
kins, six traycloths. 15 needle cases. 103 
rolls of gun wipes, four pairs of operating 
leggings, two pairs of bandage bed socks, 
nine jiairs of bed socks, thiaa* cloth hel¬ 
mets. 41 cretonne bags and 229 trench 
candles. They have given to the Bed 
Cross and have made mont'y by selling 
peanut butter. 'I'hey have expended for 
materials !i!20. 
Who can give us a recipe for “old- 
fashioned potato soup with dumplings, 
such as grandmother used to make”? A 
New York reader asks us for this recipe, 
which we arc unable to supply. 
OTie “Official Bulletin” recently gave 
a warning against the shooting of pigeons. 
Carrier pigeons of the racing Iloiiu'r 
type are being trained by the Pigeon 8ec- 
tiou of the Signal Corps for the carrying 
of military messages, and the killing of 
these birds has interfered seriously with 
tlx'ir training for army use. The War 
Department has considerably expanded 
the Pigeon Section of the Signal Corps, 
as TTomer jiigeons are valuable in replac¬ 
ing other means of communication. 3 bus 
the breeding and raising of these pigeons 
is an importiint war measiir<>. As the 
“Bulletin” says, any iiigeon in the air 
nmy be a carrier flying from a loft under 
Government snjiervision, and its destruc¬ 
tion may bo a serious loss to the Ameri¬ 
can army. All persons are urged to re¬ 
frain from the shooting of ingeons, and 
to discourage the practice by hunters and 
children. Persons coming into posses¬ 
sion of pigeons labeled “TT. S. A.—IS,” 
indicating that th«‘y are being trained for 
army purposes, are reiiuested to rejiort 
the fact at once to the oflice of the Chief 
Signal Officer. T.and Division, Washing¬ 
ton, D. C. 
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Thio farm woman who raises turkeys 
will wonder just what siiMivision of the 
.35-ceut dollar she gets when she hears of 
roast turkey selling for $2 a pound in 
this city. 'I'liis price, and even higher, 
is charged by delicatessen shops. AYhen 
we study the matter, however, we find 
that this soaring jirice is only charged 
for slices of ready-cooked white meat 
and represents but a small projiortion of 
the bird. When a turkey is bought for 
$4 or $5 there i.s, the delicatessen men 
say, but a pound and a half, or a little 
more, that can be sold, sliced, cold, at 
this high price; the remainder must be 
utilized in salads, croquettes, etc., which 
call for extra labor and material. So, 
after all. the costly sliced meat does not 
mean exorbitant profit; only it does 
mean, to our mind, selfish extravagance 
on the part of the purchaser, since it is 
not, as a rule, purchased to give strength 
to the sick and suffering, but to minister 
to a pampered appetite. The family tur¬ 
keys, utilized, in most cases, to the very 
last S'crap, is in an entirely different 
class. 
Seen in New York Shops 
A litenite compass, which has luminous 
points that show in the dark, is offered 
for military use, and costs $2. 
A soldier’s housewife kit holds brush, 
sponge, soap box, talcum powder and 
shaving soap and various sewing and 
toilet appliances. It costs complete $3.25. 
An electric lighted writing pad costs $4. 
White washable corduroy is from 40 
to 75 cents a yai'd. Bercale at 23 and 
25 cents a yard, and domestic gingham 
at .38 cents are examples of the increasing 
prices of cotton goods. Scotch ginghams 
at 89 cents a yard were silken in texture 
and very attractive in color combinations. 
Lawn and batiste bedspreads for Sum¬ 
mer use are hemmed, hemstitched, scal- 
loiied and embroidered, or with tajie edge. 
They are more exiiensive than dimity. 
Special styles of serge and poplin 
skirts, black and navy, are procurable 
for large women, being designed to give 
The Rural Patterns 
In ordering always give number of pattern 
and size desired, sending price with order 
I I O.'i.Si Work Apron, 34 
H-iUl or 3(i, 38 or 40, 42 
or 44 bust. Price 
1).")(!3 Boy’s Suit, 2 lo cents, 
to t) years. Price 10 
cents. 
0017 Bustle Dress 
for misses and sinall 
women, 1(> and 18 
years. I’rice 15 
cents. 
0011 Biissian Blouse, 
34 to 42 bust. Ibnce 
15 eeiits. 
OCiOl Bustle ftkirt, 
24 to 30 waist. 
Price 15 eents. 
a more slender aiipoaraiice. Some de¬ 
sirable models were seen priced from 
,$t>.49 to ,$9.74, Skirts of silk faille, very 
liandsome styles, were .$12.74 to $18.74. 
Little boys’ suits of khaki cottou Lave 
coats with straps aud pockets like a real 
soldier’s, and a Sam Browne belt of tan 
leather. 
“Bagasols” are a new combined knit¬ 
ting bag and painisol. The parasol handle 
folds, the para.sol itself being covered by 
the triangular bag. When the parasol 
is open the bag stretclies across it like a 
scarf edged with a narrow frill. What 
becomes of the contents- of the bag 
is not expl.ained. “Bagasols” cost from 
$7..50 up. 
Pennsylvania Cinnamon Buns 
I send, with much pleasure, cinnamon 
bun recipes, and hope ,1. S. B. will like 
them. The baking powder buns are very 
nice, but entirely different from the yeast 
product, which seems to be the genuine 
Pennsylvania cinnamon bun. These 
recipes come direct from the bun zone, 
and are much esteemed by both natives 
and settlers. “Dutch cake” is made by 
No. II, omitting the .syrup, making it in 
a rather flat round loaf and using raisins 
instead of currants. The top should be 
thinly iced with sugar and water. 
No. I.—Three heaping cups flour, one 
pint milk, one spoonful butter, two 
spoonfuls lard, a little salt, one cup 
sugar, a little cinnamon, one yeast cake. 
Make a thin batter with part of flour, let 
rise overnight. In the morning add the 
rest of the flour, let rise, spread (do not 
roll) on pastry boai’d, spread with butter, 
sprinkle with cinnamon and currants, 
roll and cut. Lay cut side down on well 
greased baking pan, let rise, and just 
before puting into oven pour over a syrup 
made of brown or granulated sugar and 
just enough water to dissolve it, one cup 
of sugar, more or less according to taste. 
The amount of cinnamon used may also 
be regulated by taste, a level tablespoon¬ 
ful may be liked by some. In place of 
currants seedless or chopped seeded rais¬ 
ins may be used and are generally pre¬ 
ferred. 
No. II.—When the bread dough is well 
risen take about tw’o pounds, spread it 
out thin on the bread board, without roll¬ 
ing it. Spread over this a mixture of 
two cups brown sugar, two tahlcspoon- 
fuls butter or other shortening, two tea¬ 
spoonfuls ground ciiiuam’on, one table- 
spoonful New Orleans molasses, all mixed 
well together. Sprinkle seedless raisins 
over the sheet, roll dough, cut in %-inch 
slices, lay on their sides close together 
on a irell qreased shallow baking pan, let 
rise, bake in a moderately slow oven. It 
is well to warm the mixture and raisins 
before spreading, so as not to chill the 
dough, and after laying the buns in the 
pan they should be rubbed over with 
grease. When baked, run knife round 
the edge. i»nt large platter over baking- 
pan and invert quickly so that sticky 
side of hulls is uppermost. This quantity 
makes about one dozen buns. 
Quick Cinnamon Buns.—Sift together 
two cups of flour, two tcaspooufuls of 
baking powder and a half toaspooufiil of 
salt. Into this rub one tablespoouful of 
butter. Mix with milk to make a soft 
dough. Boll out to half an inch in tliick- 
ness, spread with warmed butter and 
sprinkle with two tablespoonfuls of 
brown sugai*, or.e teaspoonful of oin- 
naniou and scatter over one-half cup of 
seeded raisins. Boll up as for jelly cake 
and cut into inch slices; place so as they 
will touch in a iian and bake in a quick 
oven.—“The Biiral Cook Book.” 
I am glad yon don’t insist that in 
order to he patriotic we viunt substitute 
bread requiring eggs for wheat broad. I 
do try to rule my household in a manner 
most helpful to the Allies, but it is per¬ 
fectly impossible for me to use eggs in 
our daily bread. 
Have you tried this wheatless, (al¬ 
most) fatless pie? Brush pie jilate with 
cooking oil. strew thickly with flue corn- 
meal, put in filling and bake. It is not 
as bad as you’d think, if you are very 
hungry. A. E. F. 
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one-fourth cup baking molasses, one cup 
maple syrup, three cups flour, spices, 
one-half cup raisins. One cup of the j 
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