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wr on Ga wi ro more than Biiiteof four. Stir this-in- eful he oh k dot three' mint ® Currant Toat.86t ' Pounds bakey 8 ough rise as soon as, get it: ork nto, it three "of eurrants, two ounces of ar, and set to rise again. Bake an ordinary loaf. This makes @xcellent bread and butter for tea. # Thick milk" is peculiar with chil- ren; © Boil one pint of milk and 'pour it on to a tablespoonful of { , "wet with cold nflk, and make it into a.smooth paste. Boil flour and milk for ten minutes, irring all the time, add a pinch f.salt in cooking. Berve with drown Sugar. = Hot Sauce for Chops.--After fry- ing the chops, make a little brown uce by stirring into the fat a fessertspoonful of flour. When irownéd, add a quarter of a pint of pater, and stir till it boils. Add tablespoonful of chopped piccalji- li or. chutney, and a tablespoonful g chopped parsley, and serve. Baked Suet and Jam Pudding.-- to~half a pound of flour rub a quarter of a pound of suet, with a aspoonful of baking powder and & pinch of salt. Beat an egg with & little milk and make all into a battor that will just pour, Line a edish at the bottom with jam, put is batter on the top, and bake » steady oven for one hour and & quarter. . Queen Mary Pudding. --Take six Gunces of breadcrumbs, six ounces of caster sugar, four large eggs, and one teaspoonful of vanilla fla- ring. Beat the eggs and mix well with the other ingredients. Pour into a greased pudding basin and bake for an hour. Serve hot with sauce or jam. "Prune Tart.--Soak some good prunes and scald them. Remove the stones, keep the kernels, and set them with the fruit in a sauce- pan with a little sugar. Simmer the fruit for ten minutes, pour into a basin, and, wuen cooled, flavor with lemon-juice. Line a flat tin with short paste, put in the prunes and syrup, cover with pastry, and bake in a moderate oven. Spanish Rice rudding.--Boil a teacupful of rice slowly in about one pint and a half of milk, unti the liquid is absorbed, then sweet- en and flavor with cinnamon. But- ter a dish, spread it with rice, thea add a layer of jam ; continue in this way till the dish is full. Beat up the white of an egg to a stiff froth, sweeten and flavor it, and place in the oven for twenty minutes to brown nicely. To Pickle a Tongue.--Mix to- gether two ounces of saltpetre, two ounces of bay salt, one ounce of sal prunella, three handfuls of common salt, one pound of treacle. Place a tongue in this, turn and rub it every day. It will be ready in three weeks, but may stay lon- ger. A little cochineal added to these proportions improves the color. After taking out the tongue, use the pickle for a piece of beef. Cocoa Mould,--Crush all lumps out of one tablespoonful of cccoa, three tablespoonfuls of cornflour, and two tablespoonfuls of sugar. Mix these gradually into a quart of cold milk, place in a china lined saucepan, and boil for fifteen minutes, carefully stirring. Di- rectly the mixture begins to thick- en, take the pan off the stove and beat. it up thoroughly, then let it simmer only. Turn into a wet mould to set. Osborne Pudding.--Rub four ounces of dripping or land into halt a pound of flour, half a teaspoon- bul of: baking:powder, one cupful feurrants, one oupful of feale, Shas ib ilk. kp we - 2. ; die oi reps an. Ter to. serv Sheep's Head") a Satin rake a singed 's vo ji open and thordugh TW, gn in a saucepan with an onion, two carrots, and a stick of cele add 'sufficient water cover,' boi gently for three Hotrts; or till the meat slips from the bones. Ar- range tue meat on a dish and press it into shape. Pour over some good brown. gravy, and "on* the meat some br-wned breadcrumbs. Serve very hot with potatoes and vege- tables. det it some S01" She ov HOUSEHOLD HINTS. Never allow meat to remain in paper, or it will quickly taint. Uncooked potatoes fried in fat, purify it better than anything else. Raisins are easily stoned if first steeped for a few minutes in bou- ing water. Stains on knives may be remov- ed by rubbing with raw potato dipped in bathbrick dust. Oilgloth will last for several years if well polished with bees- wax and turpentine. Hang saucepan lids on nails in an airy part of the kitchen, then they will be perfectly sweet. Flour baked till it is well browa- ed makes a very good coloring for gravies. When peeling apples put them into cold water to prevent their becoming discolored before being cooked. Boots hardened with the wet, should be lightly rubbed with vase- line to make them pliable again. Bent whalebones can be straight- ened by soaking in water for a few hours, then bending into shape and drying. A wet umbrella should never be placed ferule downwards to dry, nor should it be opened. Instead, shake it well and stand it handle downwards to drain. A Banitary Hint.--Pcur hot strong soda water down all waste pipes every week. If this is done regularly on a certain day the pipes will be kept in good order. Stair pads save the wear of the carpet, but they cost money. Try instead laying a thickly folded newspaper over the tread. It is most efficacious and costs nothing. Tea-leaves will remove the odor of fish from plates and dishes. Wipe plates used for herrings and had- dock, with tea-leaves before put- ting them into the washing-up bowl. Picture glasses should be clea ed with a rag dipped in methylated spirit. Water is not advisable, as it is apt to run under the glass, when the damp would spoil the picture. To clean bedroom ware which gets stained on the inside. Where there is much deposit in the water the jugs, etc., get very much stained. Empty them, and then rub well with some dry salt. For Tin Ware.--Take a quarter of a pound of household soap, melt it with a very small quantity of water, and then stir in a heaped tablespoonful of powdered whiting to form a paste. A striped silk blouse may be washed thus: Make a lather, not too strong; when luke-warm put in the blouse and squeeze it jn the lather®till quite clean. Rinse and then roll tightly in dry towel. After a quarter of an hour, iron, using hot irons. Treated in this way the color will net run. Harness Blacking.--Melt four ounces of mutton suet with twelve ounces of beeswax, twelve ounces of sugar candy, four ounces. of goft soap dissolved in water, and two ounces of Snely powdered' /indigo. When thoroughly dissolved "and ixed stir in half a pint of 'tur- | pentine. Lay this on Tin it| 1. TA YH ks Ap - 3 Acqultted, Jer, 2, inp the Fs "thie prophet hid stand ,in an ha t4mple "74% 3 Jeri ERED claims words of solemn w, m'ngl-'d with proffers. SRE from Jehovah, the he Tesson- +we shall come upon a time|t in the fourth year of the tions with the king" aud; Deople reached a critical stage; an was no longer listered to. wnat crisis had not yet arrived. But Jeremiah had already declared the certainty of a captivity lasting for seventy years (Jer. 25. 11). What e does in this chapter is to set forth the difficulties under which he has announced the will of God in the prophecies of the chapters preceding, 2. Btand in the court--The outer court where it would be most easy. to get a hearing before the people assembling from the cities of Judah. Diminish not a word--Through Moses, Jehovah's people had been commanded neither to add to nor diminish the message received by them from Jehovah (Deut. 4. 2). Standing as he did in peril of his life, it would be natural for tue project to wish to suppress the harsher portions of his warning. 3. It may be they will hearken-- Jeremiah's judgment of the conai- tion of affairs in Judah is depic- ted in his arraignment : * Jehqia- kim (Jer. 92. 13-17). But noue could more fitly have declared not only tne wrath of Jehovah against a guilty people, but also the ev- erlasting love and compassion of Jehovah, and his long-suffering. Offers of peace and pardon were other occasion (Jer. 36) the peo- ple and their leaders contemptu- ously refused to change their course. Compare Jer. 7. 6. Rising up early and sending-- A phrase peculiar to Jeremiah and occurring frequently in his pro- phecy. 6 Shiloh--A town of Ephraim, central in position, which accounts for its choice by Joshua as tne resting place for the ark and tab- ernacle. Though a town of con- siderable importance in the time of the Judges, it became excessive- ly idolatrous, and so lost the ark in the days of Eli, and fell into the cruel hands of the Philistines. In Jeremiah's day it was a vil- lage of no special significance. In this way was Jerusalem to be made contemptible among the nations. 7-15--The charge against Jere- miah by the prophets and priests before the princes and people, and his defence. 7. Prophets--These were the)" false prophets, who, however, had the ear of the populace. They were in constant opposition to Je- remiah, both in Jerusalem and Babylon (23. 9, 28. 1, 29. 1). They succeeded in neutralizing his mes- sage with their lying tlatteries. 8. Made an end of speaking -- That none offered to molest him till he had corclided lis address shows that, in spite of incredulity, they still cheri shed a half rever- cording to the Mosaic law (Deut. prophet. It was only after he had done speaking that the people laid hold on him and declared that, ac- cording t + the Mosaic law (Deut. 18. 20), he imust be put to death. Their charge was one of blas- phemy--Jeremiah had spok ~i vith- out the command of Jehovah. 9. Why hast thou prophesied in the name of Jehovah?--It was in- comprehensible to. them that such things should befall Jerusalem as came upon Shiloh 10. The princes--Tt is thought these were the heads of prominent houses of .the tribes, who had brought with them to Jerusalem in a time of disorder the prestige of their local reputation. power which they here exhibit had gradually, grow. 'up through théir ound oyment- Jin? important offices Au of the decay of the monarchy. The entry of 'the new pus 'the o : ginring--In box 16 1 - of Jehoiakim when the prophet's rela- still held out, but on this and an-|'* | which are used for fans. 'the | t the court. and is-an evidence] Golden | 5 od Text; Psa. 2, hha 2 a Jae were given am, Ahaz, and the ny of the land, represent- ing the people in. the case, were giving an exact quotation. -The precedent; "ofthe action of king Hezekiah," in listening to warnings fully as stinging as: those pro- nounced by Jeremiah, was a well- chosen one. | 20. Urish--It is anlikely this case was introduced by the elders at this particular time. It seems more probable that Jeremiah him- self introduced the illustration later in order to show how. great was the peril of a man who, lke him, made such a prophecy against the sacred city. Kiriath:jearim--A" 'town "on he road to Joppa, about ten miles northwest of Jerusalem. It stood on the border of Benjamin and Judah, and had for twenty years been the resting place of the ark (1. Sam. 6. 21). 23. Slew him with the sword-- This arbitrary and cruel procedure on' the. part of 'the present king, was made possible by the fact that Jehoiakim was a vassal of Egypt (2 Kings 23. 34). 24. Ahikam the son of Sbaphan --He was one of those sent by Jo- siah to consult Huldah. Later he was made governor of the land by Nebuchadnezzar. In this position he had occasion to stand by his friend Jeremiah again. -- ire CHOCOLATE AND MUSIC. Are Used by Swiss Prison Chief to Reform Convicts. 'The convict prison of Witzwyl, in the Canton of Berne, one of the largest institutions of its kind in Switzerland, has a new governor, who is determined to introduce "reforms." In order to make the convict give up his daily allow- ance of tobacco and stop chewing and smoking, the governor is try- ing to "persuade" the prisoners to 'exchange tobacco for chocolate of equal value; but he admits that he has not met with much success. The new governor also believes that music "soothes the savage breast,"" and he was glad when re- centl- four wandering Bohemians, with guitars and viohmns, arrived at Witzwyl, under escort, to serve a short sentence. Several times a week they play in the evening to cheer up their fellow prisoners. errr ere HOW CHINESE E TRAP EAGLES. Use "Tame Birds as Deocoys gr Wild Ones, 'Thousands of - Chinese . hunters trap wild eagles in Mongolia every year by the empioyment: of tame eagles as decoys. They carry the tame eagles on their shoulders, and when a likely locality is reached | they arrange nets, within which are placed large quantities of bait, usually 'small * fish. lines are strétehed to' a distance of about 500 yards from the nets, and when the wild birds have joined the tame ones at the feast these -nets are brought into action. The value of the capture depends up- on the condition of the feathers, Only the largest feathers are of use, and a fan of black feathevs, white near] the middle, brings as high as $25. WHAT SHE WOULD SAY. Charles Higgins 'wat 'engaged, but. somehow he dida't" feel" nlto- gether 'happy; 50 he: decided t break off the ement, ould: say," she eboed; brother: who big. mpion: boxer, aud, this big | oe ou probably. ary : bl Charlie. | i i hae on Operating of » Malta, : teamsterrog 4 to Lord Kiteh 'The home country expects "him «grush h With, a strong hand the grow- ing dissatisfaction of the natiy veg in Egypt. J It was through his military gon us that the Sray in Egypt was re- habilitated became sirdar, or commander-in-chief, and firm- ly established the supremacy of Great Britain in that country. OROMER MAKER OF EGYPT. Lord Kitchener's latest appoint- ment makes him indirectly the sue- cessor of Lord Cromer, the cessor of the late Bir Eldon who is known as the: maker o Egypt, and was British 'Agent a Consul-General in Egypt from 1858 to April 12, 1907, when he resigned. Two important events occurred duping Cromer's - "agency" in Egypt. In 1883 the restored Khe- dive abolished the joint. control. of England and France, and onthe} recommendation of the British, ap- pointed an English financial ad- viser. The Anglo-French conven- tion of April 4, 1904, further re- moved restrictions which incumber- ed the management of Egyptian finance. GOT KITCHENER THE JOB. It was Cromer who secured the appointment of Kitchener as com- mander-in-chief of the Khedive's army, which was ultimately to make life and property as safe as in London as far south as Omdur- man and beyond. It was Cromer who damned the Nile at Assouan, to ingrease the irregated area of the valley. And it was Cromer who, satisfied with the work ul- ready done, proposed in 1906 a change in the internal administra- tion of Egypt which he belieted the country was ripe for. AS HE IS. Lord Kitchener's services in the Boer war added to his military re- nown and made him the popular idol of the Empire. A tall, lithe, clean-limbed figure, deliberate in movement, still and piercing eyes of deep 'blue, com- plexion. sunburned a dull brick red, a square, cleft chin, a reso- lute mouth, shaded by long mous: tache, the face. stern, cold, in- flexible. Such iz Lord Kitchener, ' Born' in TIréland of 'English par- ents, in' June, 1850, his boyhood was passed' in that 'country. Ra~ ther a bookworm than 'an athlete, he 'showed but little capacity 'for ou r sports, his talents leaning chiefly - toward 'mathematics: He entered the army as a lieutenant of Royal Engineers. in- 1871; and] first saw service in 'the Franto-}| ggian war, having offered him- the French 'authorities; ad > tively engaged on several fons, .but owing to an attack seumonia was invalided* back gland. BEGAN IN PALESTINE. At the earliest opportunity he h sought service abroad, and was| sent to Palestine under the 'aus- pices of the Palestine "exploration | fund. In this work he was cou- nected with many well-known men, | 'such. as "Farrar, Holman Hunt, Walter Besant and Bir Oharles 'Warren: "After Spending six yea ears 'of danger and adventure Surveying |. Palestine, Fhich Hot thet: heer civilized Joutiste, was overrun g nds - of | _ rovil | robbers, he was removed to Cyp- 16 | Tus to organize the courts and put the civil service on & firm basis. | told | In 1879 Lord Beaconsfield appoint "|'ed him one" of his military vice: | consuls in Asia Minor, and he sub sequently returned to Cyprus and made a survey of the, entire island. Bows | Sand 2 recent work of Lord Kitch ener has been that of organizing the 'military' Potcet of the empi mio Hien "MUNICH TO TAX CATS. Health, Says. Coundil, ! tent with having. 00% ont dog licenses: oe h warks to twenty marks a year, th Munich City Council has now de- cided to impose a tax on cats. Tha supporters of the new impost ¢o tend that the keeping of cats i 4 volves danger to the public health, besides: frequently consti nuisance to the neighbors. license it is thought that cats be better cared for and that the: will not be allowed to increase an multiply present. with a lesser number of cats the iwanton slaughter of singing and jther small birds might be diminr is --_-- PASS THE SALT. explorer. hunting in California. "I came to a valley between two mountains where I found a most wonderful echo. 8o deep was it that several hours elapsed before you received a remy to anything you shouted. "It suddenly struck me that I might be able to make use of this echo to food effect, and when I went to bed that night I put my plan into execution. Before I lay down to rest I shouted at the top of my voice: "It's time to get up!' and, would you believe it, gentlemen, the echo awoke me at eight o'clock the next morning by shouting those identical words in my ear ?'_ A SAFE CURE. : "Doctor," sighed the hag aggar man, "I'm in a terrible state! i haven't slept a wink for nearly week. The cat next door howls Wt rT. re will work the trick; I think ou'll sleep now all right." 4 "Oh; thank you, doctor! Whe rh I take it? 'You don't take it, my dear sin Tou give it to the cat!" ------------ ; . 'EXPLAINED: wl tn ' The milkman stood before hem nervously bisling his hat in hi ands, "Bo," she said ve. come at last' "Yes, madam. You sent for me, 1 believe," he replied ("TI wished to tell "you that I « sternly, oming "I am sorry madam ; 'but if the s will drink from the brook ins help it ce how ye Rilthenes had | a or « rable Keeping of _ Felines _Endangers | Pu) Pe 1 owners have to take out a Jearlt f 5 lB dA AES BER | "Yes, I think so," said the dos. ; "Let me see. This powden, 2 of from the. Brough, I can. present indiscriminately, as af It is thought, too, that "I have had many wonderful ex. # periences," remarked the returned -% 'But one of the most ! curious occurred when I was gold- ° Bight. Can you do anything for, w= me ! yox a a minow in the' milk yesters = 2 assistant, will