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November 2.^, 191S 
RURAL NEW-YORKER 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day 
A" Prayer Fbr Thanksgiving 
Lord God. who moveth through man’s 
heart. 
To make Thy vision real. 
Potter who shaoetli with vast art 
_Tlie ages on Thy wheel— 
Kings, nations, raees. pass Thy w’ay, 
Beneath Thy guiding hand; * 
How do they flick, like wasted clay 
And crumble on the sands! 
O God. Thy knife, in blood and strife 
Is moulding truth from dust; 
Make us more worthy of Thy peace 
Make Thou our work more just. 
God. hold from us Thy blade of war, 
Its cruel, useless stress; 
Yet we seek only at Thy bar 
^ The peace of righteousness. 
For peace with wrath of class or clan 
^ For peace that pales with fear. 
For peace with wrong ’twixt man and 
man 
We do not ask Thee here. 
God with Thy dole, purge Thou man’s 
.soul 
Of malice, greed and lust; 
So lead us in the walks of peace— 
God, make our ways more just. 
From wars that burn in agony. 
Banked smouldering in hate. 
The bound child’s moan, the Avoman’s cry 
And man’s dumb curse at fate. 
From wrongs that foul the people’s 
blood— 
Though fair and sweet they seem, 
God hold us. .stay us; turn the flood, 
Choked in the law-dammed stream. 
Thou, .Tacob’s God. spare not Thy rod ; 
.Smite Thou our heart’s pi’oud rust. 
Lord, make us worthy of Thy peace— 
Our works and days more just. 
O dreaming Potter infinite. 
Who toileth with the clods. 
Who formeth beauty in llis might. 
And turneth men to god.s— 
May we who writhe this fleeting hour 
T^pon Thy wheel in pain— 
May we who only know Thy power 
Have faith it is not vain. 
Break us, O Lord, upon Thy sword, 
Bemake us. as Thou must; 
And for that we may serve Thy plan— 
God make our hearts more just. 
—William Allen White in 
Emnoria Gazette. 
* 
Hecext rumors thi’oughout the country 
have asserted that women were to be 
drafted to fill vacancies left by men who 
had been called to military service. It 
was even implied that the War Depart¬ 
ment had drawn up plans for the con¬ 
scription of female labor. However, Sec¬ 
retary Wilson of the Department of La¬ 
bor says there is absolutely nothing in 
this report. Women could not be con¬ 
scripted without a special act of Con¬ 
gress. and it is unlikely that such a meas¬ 
ure would pass. Women now idle are be¬ 
ing appealed to take places in essential 
indu-stries. but no compulsion exists. The 
War Department is enlisting girls for 
overseas service in the capacity of ste¬ 
nographers and typists. But this enlist¬ 
ment is entirely voluntary and only picked 
girls are taken. They haA’e to enlist for 
the period of the war if they want service 
overseas, and their pay will be on the 
same basis as that of soldiers. An un¬ 
usual record of faithfulness and efficiency 
in public service is shown by the record 
of !\fiss Elise R. Hyde, for .54 years an 
ernployee of the Treasury Department in 
Washington. Miss Hyde, now 87 years 
old, resigned recently because she wanted 
a little more leisure during the remaining 
years of her life. When she first began 
woi’k under the Controller of the Cur¬ 
rency, December 22, 1864. it was such an 
innovation to employ a woman that her 
appearance caused a sensation among the 
clerks. During her years of service Miss 
Hyde never once had been tardy, nor had 
she ever used a day of sick leave. 
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One of our young friends in khaki, 
now in France, remarks that he wouldn’t 
be nearly as homesick if he could only 
hear the birds sing the way they do back 
home. It is possible that he is located 
where the singing birds have already mi¬ 
grated to the south, but perhaps it is the 
friendly chickadees that he is lonesome 
for. Certainly they are the most cheerful 
end fearle.ss of our feathered friends, and 
we all enjoy their music in the dark days 
of Winter. _ It is well for us to remember 
that the chickadee is not only of value as 
a minstrel; it is a great benefactor fix)m 
an economic standpoint. It not only con¬ 
sumes great quantities of insects in' Sum¬ 
mer, but more than one-half its ’iVinter 
food consists of insects and their eggs. 
The eggs of plant lice are said to make 
one-fifth of its entire food, and the de¬ 
struction of these eggs is its chief Winter 
work. Examinations have shown that 
more than 450 eggs of plant lice are con¬ 
sumed by one bird in a day. Eggs of 
canker worms and tent caterpillars are 
also eaten; Washburn’s “Injurious In¬ 
sects and Useful Birds’’ says that the 
crops of four chickadees showed, as a re¬ 
sult of one day’s feeding, 1,028 eggs of 
canker worms. Certainly there is every 
reason to protect and encourage tliese 
“little brothers of .the air.” Chickadees 
are fearless, aud soon become very friend¬ 
ly. A little chopped suet, on a feeding 
platform safe from prowling cats, will 
keep them on police duty around the farm 
in Winter. Seed-eating birds will also 
appreciate hominy, oatmeal and birdseed 
when snow interferes with their u.sual 
food «upplie6. 
^ DtTRiNG the ^Vinter,''when waVer will 
freeze upon window' panes, they may be 
wiped ofl' with clear kerosene and rubbed 
dry. The kerosene does not remove fly 
specks readil.v, but takes olT grease and 
dust. I’owdered bluing is used to give a 
polish to window' glass. It is put in a bag 
of coarse cheesecloth and dusted oA'er the 
glass, then rubbed hard with a eoft cloth. 
When the outside of the window becomes 
rough or milky from exposure to weather, 
ordinary w-ashing does not make it clear 
and shining. It can usually be improved 
by wa.shing with a weak .solution of muri¬ 
atic acid and then polishing with whiting. 
Seen in New York Shops 
Children’s toys for the coming holidays 
reflect the war spirit. There are rapid 
fire guns, some seen recently being .$.3,2.5; 
an/y tanks from $1 up, ‘ “Long Tom” 
cannons with fioldiers, .$2; electric ar¬ 
mored trains for $f), and a variety of army 
trucks, ambulances, etc. For the girl's 
there are nur.ses’ outfits and dolls dressed 
!is Red Cross and hosT)ital nur.ses. The 
protest against the German toys recently 
imported is cauf;ing many patriotic moth¬ 
ers to examine into sources of supply, 
Avith a view to buying toys made only in 
the T’nited States or Allied countries. 
One may now- .send money to friends in 
overseas forces in the form of “Soldiers’ 
and Sailor,s’ Liberty Bell Cheques.” sold 
by one of the great New' York .stores. 
’I'liese cheques, in sums of five, 10 and 2.5 
francs, are dmw'ii on a New' York bank 
through a British banking house that has, 
for more than a century, catered to mili¬ 
tary customers. The cheque is not pay¬ 
able tintil endorsed by the recipent. but 
after endorsing it may be u.sed as money 
or be paid in actual currencj' by the rep- 
resentatiA'es of the English bankers, Avho 
have traveling bureaus at the various 
fronts and ports. 
Il.ate of black satin are shown in at- 
tractiA'e sailor and uneven brim shapes 
and cIo.se turbans, some trimmed Avith 
puffings of the material, some Avith steel 
beads, skein silk or banded veils. The 
little skull turbans and small hats of 
feathers are made of feathers alone, or 
combined W'ith fur or satin. Magpie, 
pheasant and various domestic fow'l feath¬ 
ers give variety to these turbans. 
Among the M^nter sweaters an attract¬ 
ive model W'ith shaw'l collar and cuffs in 
gray brushed W'ool is $7.94. Colors in 
Avomen’s SAveaters are very varied, both 
in silk and w'ool. For children there are 
very pretty little middy style.s, w'ith sailor 
collar and pompon in front. 
A consignment of French dolls recently 
exhibited in NeAV Y’ork Avas A'ery different 
from the gorgeous ladies of former times. 
These dolls Avere made by W'ounded French 
soldier.s, the materials being old .stockings, 
kid gloves, colored string and scraps of 
dress materials. It w'as w'onderful to 
see the results achieved, and these dolls 
W'ould command a much higher price than 
the carefully manufactured product that 
came from an enemy country. 
Military capes and coate for w'omen’s 
w'ear. very smartly cut, in khaki and 
Joffre blue, are offered at $28 and $32.50. 
That Mortgage 
I cannot help commenting on ]\rillie’s 
decision, page 1220, that she loves Sidney 
so AA'ell that she Avill i)ut her money into 
the mortgage on the farm. Tell me, doe.s 
Sidney love Millie enough to make such 
legal arrangements that if he should die 
first the $3,000 w'ill be hers again, or AA'ill 
it just be his. so that at his death she 
must account to an administrator and 
judge for that w'hich should be her oavii? 
Why cannot Avomen tise a little business 
sen.se. and not love alone, for a guidance 
to inve.st their money? It can be ensily 
arranged so either can haA'e it all should 
one die. And if there are little children, 
who should have their Avelfare at heart 
to bring them up if their mother does not? 
She should have the property to do it 
with. If there are groAvn-up children, 
let them Avait until their mother’s death 
for their share, the same as they w'Ould 
have to wait for their father’s death to get 
their share if the mother should die first. 
If a man deliberately pute his property 
into his Avife’s name he is Availed either a 
fool or a thief, becau.se he should be capa¬ 
ble of handling his OAvn. If he is not he 
i.s considered a fool. If he puts it into 
his wife’s name so his creditors cannot 
get it, he is considered a thief. Why 
shouldn’t* this apply to a w'oman, too? 
Aunt Emmas all over the world do tell 
the Millies to look up the laAV and see 
what it does with property all in the 
man’s name, and see if perhaps more 
women Avill not think it enough if they 
Avork all their lives for board and clothes, 
without giving aAvay all that might be 
theirs. The claim is made in this State 
(Vermont) that the laws are fair, because 
they treat property alike, if it be man’s 
or w'oman’s. I sa.y it is not fair, because 
in most cases the man has the property in 
his name, no matter Iioav hard a woman 
may have w'orked with him to gain prop¬ 
erty. MTiere he has a thousand dollars 
she has 10 cents. At his death she has 
her 10 cents and one-third of Ms thousand 
dollars to do business Avith. At her death 
he AA'ill have his thousand dollars and one- 
third of her 10 cents to do business with. 
Is it fair? g. b. a. 
A Restful Sunday 
We have done aAvay w'ith our hot cooked 
Sunday dinner and now' enjoy a day of 
rest. As w'e are all home together on the 
farm, and have a hot dinner every day, 
the men appreciate and en.ioy thie change 
as Ai'ell as the AVOmen. This is the AA'ay 
Ave arrahge it. We Tiave boilpd ham or 
fresh meat on Saturday and saA'e a por¬ 
tion cold for Sunday. We also cook a 
vegetable on Saturday for Sunday ; corn, 
beans, tomatoes, peas or asparagus, and 
make either pudding or pie. Then, Sunday 
morning, Avhile getting breakfast, w'e pre¬ 
pare sandAviches, half Avith the cold meat, 
the rest with peanut butter, lettuce or. 
cheese. These Ave pack in a large dish, 
coA'er Avith Avax paper and set in the cel¬ 
lar until AV'C come home from church. 
Then all aa'O have to do is to put the sand¬ 
wiches. vegetable and dessert on the table, 
sometimes adding pickles. For drinks w'e 
have milk or cold tea. raspberry, black¬ 
berry. cherry or grape juice, or lemonade. 
We each haA'e a spoon, pie plate, and, if 
the dessert is sloppy, a pudding dish ; if 
not Ave serve it on the pie plates. 
After dinner AA'e Avash the spoons and 
pile the pie plates, saucers and glasses 
aAvay until Monday morning. For supper, 
if there are sandAviches left, w'e eat them 
Avith fruit and cake, sometimes adding 
cottage cheese or a salad. 
If unexpected company drops in to din¬ 
ner AA'c add salad in Avarm Aveather; in 
cold, creamed potatoes. Of cour.se, W'e 
use more dishes, too. Avhen Ave have guests. 
If we expect company w'e prepare the 
vegetable, dessert and meat on Saturday 
just the same, only serA'e meat in slices 
on Sunday Avith bread and butter, A'eg- 
etable. a salad or hot potatoes, either 
creamed, fried or baked. We bake the 
potatoes on Saturday, too. By cutting 
off a round piece of skin from the side 
of the potato the mealy part can be 
scooped out. mashed Avith butter, seasoned 
and replaced in skins, rounding the white 
on top until it resembles a snoAV-cappecl 
mountain. Place the potatoes on a 
grea.sed dish or pan and they are ready to 
heat in the oven on Sunday. 
In cold Aveather Ave vary our menu by 
making a pot of .soup on Saturday in 
place of sandAviches. We akso haA'e a hot 
drink and heat the vegetable. It does not 
take much longer to Avash Sunday’s din¬ 
ner and supper disln'G Avith Monday morn¬ 
ing’s breakfast dishes. By doing this and 
preparing our Sunday meals on Saturday, 
we are able to go to church morning and 
evening with the men. We are also free 
to call on some friend or relative. We 
feel sure if some of our friends on the 
farm Avill try this they Avill never go back 
to the old way. e. m. s. 
Comments From Maine 
We knoAV very little about Lima beans 
doAvn here, but for shelling the Goddard 
and other varieties of beans w'e use a lit¬ 
tle round stick three or four inches long, 
Avith a %-in. brad in one end, a miniature 
goad stick. 
Isn’t this the accepted time for adA'o- 
cating the one-crust apple pie, originated. 
I guess, under the fascinating name of 
“l)an dowdy”? You get several times the 
qjiantity of apple, Avith all its rich juices. 
Y^ou saA'e the flour and shortening for one 
crust, and avoid the soggy under crust 
and the valuable time of the cook is not 
to be disregarded. We never make any 
other kind, and even the blueberry pie Ave 
prefer cooked in that Avay. 
I have another experiment in vieAv; the 
canning of the baked Tolman Sw'eets. I 
Avonder if I can retain the flavor. 
F. c. c. 
R- N.-Y".—We are told that canned 
baked ap|)les retain the flavor perfectly. 
The apples are baked, filled into sterilized 
jai« Avith juice from the baking, aud then 
processed. Mlien used, the jar may be 
stood in hot Avater long enough to Avarm 
the contents. Avhich w'ill taste like freshly 
baked apples. 
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