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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
One Woman Who viii
Not Worry
By NANCY FlTzHUcH RlcHEY

ME- girl bent eagerly over the tray of
service pins in the jewelry department.
She fingered them slowly, discarding
each one she picked it up to the one
under it. Finally the woman behind the
counter, sweet-faced little woman of about
forty, spoke:
Il have none left with tluo stars" she said.
"'Ihat is what l looking for" said the
girl, wonderingly. GLOW did you know I
wanted one with two stars?"
II don't know" said the other. II think
just felt it. Nearly everybody is looking for
pin with two stars. We sell SO many more
Of them than of the ones and threes and
fours'
Then the girl really looked at her, and she
noticed that the woman herself wore upon the
front of her waist service pin containing two
stars She smiled sympatheticaly, and the
woman smiled back.
"les,' She said, answering the girls look,
my husband is already cover there; my son
Is with the cavalry in Texas--my little son,
who is not yet eighteen" And she smiled
with world of pride in her eyes. ole is
awfully young" she said, ''but he wanted to
80. He failed three times on the physical ex-
amination-and still went back. Then they
saw that he would go somehow, whether they
passed him or not-and they took him. He
has gotten on spenddy l am very proud
of him.
and you?" asked the girl. care you all
alone now, with them both away"
"Yes,' she answered softly, chat is why I
am here. | want something to occupy my
tne-to keep me from thinking too muuch---I
don't want ever to get to the point where I
worry. ! am proud now, infinitely proud, and
happy that they are both doing their duty.
loo many women worry about their men
they send thoughts to them that tear down
rather than build up their courage. | must
never do that. And besides,' she added 81
want to be independent of them financially.
don't want them to feel that they mast send
me money if ever time comes when they
desperately need every cent of it. l don't
discourage it; they should think of me. But
'hey must never never worry about me.
Worry is a terrible thing"
Il like that" said the girl heartily "You
are standing right behind those men of yours
-as close to them as though you were in the
second line of trenches. No wonder this store
put you IN the department of service flags"
1T is wonderful to sell them,' she replied,
softly, wonderful to watch the expression on
. .'e faces of the women who come to buy
;;hehl. Only sometimes, when the expression
rs ,,Vo'ried, l feel very impatient. want to
saik to that expression though it were a
spoiled, selfish child. / want to tell it to for
r .h sell and think of what the two stars on
Iie nag are doing for their country Pm
aarseadfully sorry we have no more two-star
, naxs. Come back in week so and you
VIII surely have one"
a.. AND nd the radiance of her smile followed the
s'i' IKE ray of sunlight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Just Give Her d Little Time

A STOUT motherly, middle-aged woman
~ stood anxously watching the coin box
at one of the stations of the new
Broadway subway. Very evidently it was her
first day on the job and she found the lob
rather more onerous than trying to scramble
the eggs, sweep the floor and mind the twins
all at the same time.
DO you change at Canal Street or Union
Square for BROOKLYN" asked woman at her
elbow
The guardian of the coin box opened her
mouth to give a detailed and conscientious
reply but at that instant man inquired inn
patiently:
Say, what Roadway are they running these
trains under anyhow"
Still with her mouth open the new employee
was evidently bordering whether she could
answer the two together when third man
stepped up.
Out went pudgy hand with gesture Of
command. Say" she said desperately, cant
you wait minute? I'll answer you all lest
as soon as l can git round to it,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27

model for men in the trenches. Anything
that can increase our output of garments is
valuable these days. And so, adapting the
stitch to a helmet, designed this helmet cap"
That was nearly two years ago. Finding
the helmets enthusiastically received by the
men in France, Mrs Seligmann at once began
making them, with the result that now, aside
IRON twcnty-seven sweaters, huge quota of
mttcns socks and wristlets, she has made
over a hundred Of these helmet caps. Since
our entry into the war, however, thew
have been exclusively for our own enlisted
men and hospital units
SO great has been the demand for these
crocheted helmet caps that many other work
ers, after seeing this model and realizing the
practical tme-saving value of using the
crochet stitch, instead Of the more familiar
knitted one, are now making it. The drec-
tons given by Mrs. Segmann are:
DIRECTIONS FOR HELMET CAP
Double wool for about ten inches Make
seven chains and join with double WOOL With
single wool make three single crochcts Is c) in
every chain there should be twenty-one Next
row take up one vertical and one horizontal
thread of each stitch, making twenty-one c.
Fourth row repeat. Fifth row make two S c
in every stitch. Sixth row make one s c in
every stitch. Seventh and eighth rows repeat.
Ninth row make two in every stitch. Tenth
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the National League

and a woman, delegate from a Red Cross
Workroom nearby, came to ask for daily or
der to he sent to the workers there
was particularly interested in one dear
little mother,' eleven years of age, who APP
peared at the door carrying 4 big tin pail.
please, missus," she began timorously,
could you give me a pail Nv soup fer the kids?
got a dime fer it here" and she held up a
rag of handkerchief with knot in the cor
ner "My mothers went to work." she contn-
ued, can she give me Il dime fer ter buy the
kids dinner, but things is awful dear an We
oughter see how them kids eats! Honest, ye'd
think they WIZ ics' nothin' but stummck,
An a dime don't buy enough fer wan Nv en
The boy what lives upstairs he told me bout
yousc havin' soup. Pcascm, kin | git enough
fer two kids fer 10 cents? don't have ter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
5ost Of the Supplies Of This First Kitchen Have Been
Donated But the Second To Be Opened
Shortly Must Be SeJE:Snbporting

eat none myself; kin wait till supper time.
l most allus has ter. and I'm used to it, but
the kids is little an they don't understan' like
old ones do
"Give her quart Of stew and some muf-
fns!" said of the workers; "Ill pay for
it," and the "litte mother" departed with full
pail and six hot mullins Let us hope that for
once "them kids" got ''flled up and that there
was something left for the ''little mother her
self.
what godsend this is to the working peo-
pie in the neighborhood!" exclaimed "No
wonder the kitchen is a SUGGEST"
"And yet we've had lots of criticism" said
Mrs Brock, who is in charge of the kitchen.
1.-The main argument seems to be that we are
encouraging laziness in these people. l can't
believe that this is true-except, perhaps, in
case out of hundred-and we are willing
to take the chance of encouraging laziness in
that one for the sake of the ninety-nine others
who are benefited by the kitchen. If you will
think over the people who have come in here
this noon, I doubt if you pick out who
looked if she came here because she was too
lazy to get her meal at home"
There not great variety of food on
the day that visited the community kitchen.
The following dishes comprised the menu:
Soup at 10 cents per quart or cents a
plate
Stew at Is cents per quart or 5 cents
plate
Samp au gratin at Is cents per quart or
cents a plate.
Rice at 10 cents per quart or 8 cents per
plate.
Stewed prunes at 10 cents per quart or 3
cents per plate.
Other stewed fruits at Is cents per quart
or 5 cents per plate.
Coffee, cocoa tea at 1 cent per cup.
Oatmeal at 10 cents per quart or 3 cents
per plate.
There is usually a greater choice of food
however. Sometimes there meat balls,
pork and beans and scalloped fish, though the
latter has not proved very popular. In fact,
the customers seem to fight shy of fish in any
form, probably owing to the fact that the
fear of ptomainc poisoning has been implanted
in their souls by the physicians and district
nurses. 1t seems a pity that this is So for
fish is so much cheaper than meat, and when
mixed with potato and baked it is very
nutritious as we'll as very palatabe dish.
l endcavored to get at the statistics of the
enterprisc-the cost of the raw materials and
the selling price when cooked, the cost of the
kitchen equipment and other details, but this
impossible in the case of this first COM
munity kitchen, for portion of the kitchen
equipment and part of the foodstuffs used
were donations. For instance, a slaughter
house in the neighborhood supplies the meat
which is used, "frec gratis, for nothing" and
the grocer the corner sells his wares at
cost.
A very important part of the kitchen equip
nent is the fireess cooker, which is used as
much as possible for the cooking of cereals,
baked beans, etc, thus saving fuel
The women in charge of the kitchen figure
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
BY NANCY WOODS WALBURN

BY NANCY WOODS WALBURN
w 7HATEVER may be said about democ-
w racy winning the war, certain it is
that wartime knitting is democratic
ing women and their interests everywhere. On
all sides this is evident.
Get on a Fifth Avenue bus, for example;
steer your way through the narrow aisle, past
it's protruding knitting bags. AS likely as not,
if more than one woman happens to be knit
ting, you will see-as l have-one Of the knit
t,rs rise in her seat with Il perplexed express
sion, and bending over, ask Ter fellow CO.
worker in a nearby seat to set her right.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27


e II day when you read "Looking
~ Backward" and smiled to
sM yourself at the seemingly
e~ H utopian ideas which it set
DA forth? If you are a woman
1s|l I'll wager that the one which
made the most lasting impress
sion on your mind was that of the cooperative
or community kitchen That the appeal of this
was universal is proven by the fact that, ever
since Mr.. Bellanly gave us the idea, there have
been innumerable attempts to follow out his
SUGGESTIONS but, so far as ] have been able to
ascertain, one Of these experiments has
proved eminently successful
1t may be that the need for this sort of in
stitution was not urgent enough, but, if such
be the case, there is surely no longer this ex-
cnse for its nor-success- With the present high
cost of living and the problem of fuel before
us, anything which makes for economy and
conservation, both of food and labor, should
have the support of the entire community.
The National League for Woman's Service,
realizing this and that the time was ripe for
another trial of the Bellamy plan, has taken
the initiative and established at 400 East
Fifheth Street its first community kitchen.
This has been in running order for little
more than month, and there can be no Ques-
ton of its success. 1t was intended as an ex-
pertinent, which would demonstrate whether
or not there was a demand for this sort of
thing and whether not it would have the
patronage of the class of people which it
intended to benefit In the short time that it
has been in operation it has certainly proved
both these points to the entire satisfaction of
all concerned so that the league feels justified
in opening other kitchens to be run on the
same plan in other parts of the city.
1t was high noon when / arrived at the
basement entrance under the stoop of the
house in East Fiftieth Street, and found my
self in the midst of crowd of little boys and
girls, all chattering like magpies and clamor-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27

was good food, too, well seasoned and nourish
ing. | know this for | sampled every dish.
These women filled the dining room to over
flowing, and they hardly served before
the outside customers began to pour in.
These customers were of all classes and all
ages. The first was a scrubwoman, just
turned from half-days cleaning, who came
to purchase the midday meal for her family.
She got a quart Of soup for 10 cents, a quart
of samp gratn for Is cents, and four
muf1ins-29 cents for food enough to feed
family Of four, and that without the labor of
preparing it any expense for fuel.
A school nearby sent in an order for four
quarts of oatmeal to be given to class Of
ananlic children. day nursery sent for
daily order of mullins and oatmeal. A man
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-24
HURRY CALL FOR AUNT MARY
Still Time to Save Chicken, Though
Usefulness Of Bread Dough Was
Thing Of the Past

She was entertaining city friends at
dinner in her country home. Anxious
to have the event as nearly perfect rs
possible she haG served dinner to her
small son and his visiting cousin, Bill
ly, in the kitchen first and then ban
ished them to the back yard, But
while she gave apparently undivided
attention to her guests conversation,
she was nevertheless conscious of the
very frequent opening and closing of
the back door. of boys footsteps, of
little chickens yeaping and, finally, of
Billy's distressed face peeping in at
the swinging door. But she did not
remember until too late that she had
carefully covered some bread dough
to rise In the one place In the kitchen
where the heat was just right-on the
little platform under the stove. At
last Billy's head bobbed far enough in
to the room for the company to see
his disturbed look and one guest said:
"Come here. little boy. to see me.
won't your"
"Why." said Billy, encouraged, II
Jest wanted to tell Aunt Mary that one
little chicken is about to get into her
bread, and another one can hardly get
out"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-24

He was visiting in the city and went
with an older relative to the city
library. The relative, who wished to
consult some books In the reference
room, decided to leave him to be en-
tertained ir the children's room mean
while. When she returned she asked
the attendant In charge how he had
got along and was told. Hes all right
now, but at first l couldn't get him to
look at thing" Rather surprised,
because he is generally fond Of books,
she turned to the youngster "Why,
James, didn't you want to look at the
pretty booksf"
saw" he said grufily. II didn't know
she just wanted me to look at them !;
I thought she wanted TO sell me one,
and wasn't going to buy any. I'm
saving my money for soldiers belt -
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-24
C.tarh.l De.fnes. Cannot Be Cured

by local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There 10
only one way to cure Catarrhal Deafness.
and that is by constitutional remedy.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE acts
OF the System. Catarrhal Deafness IL
caused by an infiamed condition of the
mucous lining Of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube 10 indamed you have
rumbiing sound or imperfect hearing, and
whom II II entirely closed, Deafness IL the
result. Unless the Inflammation can be re-
duced and this tube restored to it's nor
NAL condition, hearing may be destroyed
forever. Many cases OF Deafness are
caused by Catarrh. which is an inflamsd
condition Of the Mucous Surfaces.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for any
case Of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
rr;TTSr & sSTsd by HALLS cATARRR
y. J. Cheney q Co., Toledo. Ohio.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-24
CHAPTER u.
Going to Bed.

Going to Bed.
Mr.. Stagg had fastened Princes
strap to the porch rail and he now
came In with the bag. -
us that all the child's baggage, Jo-
seph Stagg?" asked Aunty Rose. tax
ing 1t from his hand. =
"Why-why, ! never thought I'd ask
her." the man admitted. 'Haye. you
trunk check, Car'lyn?" -
"NO, SIR"
"They sent you up here with only
that bagf" Mr.. Stagg said with some
evaporation. Haven't you got. any
clothes but those you stand inT,.
"Mrs. Price said-said they weren't
suitable" explained the little girl.
"YOu see, they aren't black"
"Oh!" exploded her uncle.
"YOu greatly lack tact, Joseph
Stage" said Aunty Rose and the hard.
ware dealer cleared his throat loudly
as he went to the sink to perform his
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-24
Provide Plenty Of Water.

Water receptacles for poultry should
be large enough to hold plenty OF
water to last ut least "a hours, so the
fowls will never suffer from lack of
water. Drinking vessels should De
carefully rinsed when fresh water II
given. II water is supplied Irregular
ly, the hens will likely drink too much
at time. II should not be exposed to
the SUMS rays In summer or be al
lowed to freeze In winter II this can be
avoided. A flock Of 30 hens In good
laying condition will require four to
six quarts or water day.
Shade Of some kind should be pro.
vided for poultry, and this can often
be advantageously furnished by plant.
Ing fruit trees (such as pear, plum.
cherry and apple) In the yard.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-24

pre-supper ablutions. Carolyn May
did not understand just what the
woman meant.
"Ahem!" said Uncle Joe gruiiiy.
"S'pose I ought tive read that letter
before. What's come of 1t, Car'lyn
MayT
But just then the little girl was so
deeply Interested In what Aunty Rose
was doing that she failed to hear him.
Mrs. Kennedy brought out of the PAN
try a tin pie plate. on which were
scraps of meat and bread. besides q
goodly marrow bone.
"If you think the dog is hungry,
Car'lyn May" she said. "you would
better give him this before we break
our fast"
"Oh, Aunty Rose!" gasped the little
girl, her sober face all a-smile. Hell
be delighted"
She carried the pan out to Prince.
When the door closed again, Mrs.
Kennedy went to the stove and In
stanrly. with the opening of the oven,
the rush Of delicious odor from 1t
made Carolyn Mays mouth fairly
water.
Such flaky biscuit--two great pans
full Of the brown beauties! Mr.. Stagg
sat down at the table and actually
smiled.
The little girl took her indicated
place at the table timidly.
Joseph Stagg," said Aunty Rose,
sitting down, task a blessing"
Uncle Joe's harsh voice seemed sud-
denly to become gentle as he rever-
emily said grace.
Mr.. Stagg was in haste to eat and
get back to the store. "Or that Chef
Gormley will try to make meal or
some of the hardware, i guess" he
said gloomily.
"Ch, dear me, Uncle Joe |" exclaimed
Carolyn May. IF he did that, he'd die
Of Indignation"
"Huh? Oh! I guess twould cause
Indigestion" agreed her uncle.
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was all washed away and fresh glow
came into her fiowerliRe face. Aunty
Rose watched her silently. -.
Such a dignified. upfight. unrsspon.
sive woman as she seemed standing
there! And so particular, meat Ind
immaculate was this kitcheni =. 1.
Carolyn May, as she dried her face
and hands. heard familiar whine at
the door. 1t was Prince, She Won
dered IL she had at all, broken the, Ice
for him with Aunty Rose.
"Oh," the little girl mused, II Won
der what she will say to a mongorel." !"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-24

into town. where they are bid on and
purchased by whatever buyers choose
to be there. the birds going TO the
highest bidder.
In sections I'm which turkeys are
grown In large numbers. as In Texas
dressing plants have been built by
poultry dealers, who buy the birds
alive and dress them for the various
city markets. In such cases practically
all the turkey raisers sell to these
dealers. who often send buyers out
into the country to gather up drove
Of several hundred birds by stopping
at each farm as they pass. weighing
whatever turkeys the farmer may have
to sell. and adding them to those al
ready collected. Six or eight men can
drive flock of 1000 turkeys 10 to II
miles day. As soon as possible after
the turkeys are received at the dress
Ing plant they are killed. dry-plcked.
cooled and packed In barrels or boxes
for shipment.
Killing and Dressing.
In killing and dressing turkeys on
the farm they should first be deprived
OF feed for "a hours. but given plenty
OF fresh, clean water In order to clean
the crop and intestines Of all feed.
When ready TO XIII. the bird should be
hung up BY the feet; holding the bird
In one hand a sharp. narrow-biaded
knife Is used to sever the veins In the
throat by making q small cut inside
the mouth on the right side of the
throat at the base Of the skull. After
making this cut and bleeding begins,
the knife Is thrust up through the
groove In the roof Of the mouth and
into the brain at the back part Of the
skull. On piercing the brain the bird
gives a peculiar squawk. the feathers
are loosened by quivering Of the
muscles, and death Is instantaneous.
In dry-plcking the feathers should be
plucked Immediately. and II the bird
has been properly stuck they come out
very easily. The tail and large wing
feathers are removed first. after which
the body feathers are pulled ont. When
the turkeys are to- be marketed locally
or are to be shipped but short dis
tance they are cooled to temperature
Of about 80 degrees Fahrenheit by
hanging In the open air, provided the
weather IL cool enough |; otherwise they
are plunged into Ice water and KEPT
there until thoroughly cooled. After
cooling they are packed undrawn ir
boxes or barrels. 1t Is inadvisable fol
the producer without proper refrigerat
Ing facilities to ship dressed turkeys
us losses from improper cooling ant
from their being exposed to warn
weather during transit are liable te
occur. Aside from this II Is seldom
profitable to ship turkeys any great
distance except In carload lots: wher
this is done the turkeys are cooled tc
81 degrees Fahrenheit. packed In boxer
or barrels. and shipped In refrigerator
cars.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-24
Dctour Necessary.

Mrs. Homebody-"Wen. have
proved through experience the truth
of the old saying that the road to
mans heart is through his stomach"
Mrs. Hilife-"I have found that road
ilnpassable. My husband has dys-
pepsia."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-24
Tempting.

II an apple dumpling doesn't want
to be eaten, why does II smear itself
all over with that delicious sauce and
sit there smilln up at you with
look of paradise upon Its cherubic
face?--Baltimore Sun.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-24
Home Product.

"This oriental prayer rug is great
bargain" said the suave dealer. 1T
was formerly In the home Of wealthy
Turkish banker Of Constantinople."
IF what you say is true, this is
widely travelled rug and has crossed
the ocean at least twice."
"How Is that?"
According to this trademark, which
your assistant did not quite obliterate,
II was made In erica."-Birming-
ham Age-Herald.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-24
Bouuht or.

"Twobble says he can stop Mrs.
Twobble right In the middle OF a Il.
rade." Wonderful What does he
say 10 her?" Nothing. TIe merely
gets out his fountain pen and CHECK
hook. k."-Birmingham Ags-Herald.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-24
LlttIe LIQhtnIna Damage In city

Experience has shown that lightning
does most damage In level, open coun-
try. A town or city. with Its numerous
projections and wires. is comparatively
exempt.