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About tile 5 ....House ])t>Mi;sTic uKUirios. Ilakcd Apijlc l>uuii)lhiBS. â€" Cut u Khurt pio frii.sl into /ivo or nix inch .quiire«. In tnu centre ot oui'li placo u l)nr««l and nuiitly corud upplc. lin- ing till' spnco with sugar and cinna- mon, if lil4c<l, also a clove. After wetting the edges of the pastry with white of egg, fold it over tlie apple, pincli and (lute them to look well, and <'ncase the apple coin])letely. " }lak<! from thirty to forty iiiinutfs, toward the last l)rii.sliing the top with while of egR »'"' dusting with a little HUKur. Scrvi- with hard f^aucl^ Inoxpcnsivi! Fruit Cake. â€" Creain to- gether halt a cuj) of butler and one tup ot brown KUijar, inoisteninp in the process with half a pint of strong coflce; add one cup of New Urlcuns molasses, a teaspoon of allspice, one grated nutmeg antl a teaspoon of powdered ciinnwnon, ona well beaten cgK anil three cupB of pastry Hour siftc-d with a heaping teaspoon of V)*i''>»^ jjowoor, and one cup of In- dfi'Kt J.^' lloat b-tinwHly for ten minutes and then stir in a (j>mrler of of a pound of slirctldod citron, half a po.ind of large seeded raisins, cut in two. and one pound of currants. Tiun into a round cake imn lined with greased paper and bake three- tpiarlers of an hour in a slow oven Ico while sliU warm. New Kngland Hannocks. â€" Scald eight iK'nping tablespoons of meal by BtiiTinp in two cups of boiling wa- ter, add four lablenpoon.s of (lour, a hall.spoon of salt, one-fourlh of a teaspoon of baking soda, two well beat en e?gs and sullicient cold milk to form a thi<:k batter. Beat for five minutes after the last ingredient is added and drop by the spoonful into hot fat, frymi; the bannocks to a golden brown. Servo acconiDanied by nm|)le sugar. Lentil Hoast (From tlio Vegetari- an). â€" Soak two cups of lentils over night. In the morning add two or three slices of onion and several sticks of celery, Wiien teiiflef pas.^ through a colamler. Add one cup of lomalo, cooked and strained, om^ cup of whole wheat doui', two well beaten eggs, and place In a butler- eU tin. Haste well with melted liuL- tcr and bake from twenlv to thirty minutes. (/'eleste's I'rilters. â€" Stale sponge cake, cut into roun<ls with a cako cutter. Slice the cake ciii'efully and fr.v to a uicij brown. IJip each slice for a socoi 1 in a bowl of boiling milk, (lia'VTfig this off on the side of the vi<.S('l; lay on a hot dish and spread ihickly with strawberry jiini, peac> jollv, or other delicate con- serve, rile them neatly ami scmuI a/ound hot. with crealm to pour over thciu . Sped Cakes.â€" One cuii of butter. Three eu.;)K ot sugar. One eup of "lo[ipcreo" tiiHk or crenm. Pom- cgg.s .Sjx cups of flour, or just enough to slillon into a thin paste. Two t(i;i)lespoonfuls fennel or cara- way sHjed. One tablespoonful soda, dissolved in boiling water. Ifoll out thin and cut into shapes. Haspberry Uavarian Cream. â€" Soft- en a Jjuarler of a package; of gela- tine in half a cup of raspberry .juice; diKSolve over hot waler; add the juice of half a lemon, a cuiifnl of raspberry juioe, nnd half a cup of sugar, stir over ico water, and when it bogiiiH to "set" fold in a cupful and a half of double croain beaten Kollil. I'our into a mold. When cold serve surrountled with the froth from whi|)j)ed cream. Halter for Pineapple Fritters. â€" jlleat one egg without sepnrat inK the white and yolk. Add half u cup of flour and one-fourth of a teaspoon of salt, and beat with u spoon until jierfcctly smooth. Then beat in o.)e- fourlh of a cup of milk. Cream if Pumjikln Soup. â€" This is a novelty even (o many old cooks, hut Is <|uito worth addling to the list of fa!! soups. Out a nice rip« snmll pumpkin in pieces enough to fill a (puirt measure. I'lit in a saucepan with a pint of cold walor an<l season with half a leaspoonful each of salt and pepper, a leaspoon- ful of sugar, and a few sprigs of parsle.y or swect marjornni. Cover the .saucepan nnd simmer gently for an ho\ir and a half, stirring fre- quently. Strain through a colander to get out the skin, then throup;h a finer sieve. Put the |)urec liack in the pan, si)rinkle over it a lieai)ing teaspoonfnl of flour, mix thoroughly; then pour over it. stirring all the time, one (tuart of hot milk. Add a tablespoonful of butter, and niuvmer fifteen minutes. Then add half a pint of rich cream and a tmispcHHiful of fine cut parsle.y: heat, but do no-t boil, and Nerve with toastt'd crack- ei's. DOES THE BABYTHRIVE? If not, something must be wrong with its food. If the mother's milk doesn't nourish it, she needs Scott's Emulsion. It supplies the elements of fat required for the baby. If baby is not nourished by its artificial food, then it requires Sci's Emulsion Half a teaspoonful three or four times a day in its bottle will bring the desired result. It seems to have a magical effect upon babies and children. SCOTT tt BOWNE, Chemiita, Twonto Ont. HINTS FOU THIO H.OMIS. Damp .spots on morocco leather .should be rubbed with methylated spirit. Two or three ni>plications nm.v be nocessar.v. To clean a Wall-i)aper.i â€" Take a ver.v dr.v crust of liread with about an inch of crumb on it, anil rub the .soilwl patch lightly till tb<! stniu disai)peurs. To Cure Sore Throats. â€" Put a teaspoonful of jxiwdered borax into one tabli spoonful of honey. Dissolve over heat. Wlien eool, apply it re- peatedl,v with a camel's hair biusli to the throat and roof of Iho mouth. This will soon ePeet a cm-o and al- low the patient to swallow conifor- tablv. llripping, if cnr-efull.v clarified with lioiling water, and melted into a firm cake, makes as good jjuslry for pies and tails us butter. To remove the smell of onions froim the breath eat parsley anfl vinegar; from the hniuis, rub an outside piece of celery on them. Ureadcrumbs for frying. â€" Let these ahva.vs be baked in the oven with- out being allowed to talvc cidor. My this mcthoil the fish or meal, etc.. will be much crisper. To a\oi(l dust marks behinil pic- tures, place two smell pieces of cork St the boUom of the picture frame. This prevents Ihe accumiilulion of du.st and the consequent dirty un- fiiglill.v nuirks. The disagreeable taste of new wood In buckets and vessels ma.y be eradi- catud thus: Till with a solution of hot soda water and let it remain till cold, I ben rinse in clear waler. To lllaiich Altnonds. â€" I'lace in n CUJ), pour boiling water over thorn; this will swell the skins and allow- Ihem to be ([Uickly drawn olT. Throw the almonds into cold water and wipe dry with a elolli. 'I'o Clean Spectacle (! lasses. â€"Uive them an occasional rub with a clean cloth moist enod with methyl*te<l spirit. Then iiolish with a chamois leather, the spirit havifig renu)ved all grea.se. To Make Fried Itacon nxoro Oigcs- tible.â€" Take a good sized apple and cut it in slices with Iho i)eel on and fr.v till brown in the bacon fat. Servo highl.v seasoned Willi pei)per and .salt and you will have a delicious <lish. Linseed Tea. â€" Pour two <iuarls of boiling water on one ounce of wholo linseed and twelve drachms of sliced liipioiiee root. Add a few slices of lemon. Let this stand in a covciikI jar for six hours, then strain for uso nnd sweeten to loste. To Prc'Vent Itlack Stockings Turn- ing Oreen When Washed. â€" Turn the stockings inside out and wash in lather; do not rub the soap on tho sloekines. Hinso in tepid water to which a little vinegar is ailded. Dr.v in Ihe shade, anil pull gently into shape. Ho not wash a Krying-pan often, for as a rule the following nudhod of cleaning it is very elfoctual: Place Lhe pan on the lire for a few minutes to melt any fat lift in it, and whilst this is hot, lull the insidi; of the pan with clean, soft ,),iper un'til it is (piite clean. The jiaper should be 8cr«wed up anil used vigorously. Treated like this, frying-pans will never burn till they are worn very thin FIVl-: PIICS. Chocolate I'ie.â€" (Jne colTeecup milk, two lablespoons graled chocolate, three-fourths cup sugar, yolks of three egga. Heat chocolate and milk together, add the sugar and .yolks to- gether, beaten to crenm. Flavor with essence vanilla. Hoke with \mde||„rrusl. .Sprc^ad meringne of the whites over tho top. Custard Pie. â€" One pint of milk, three eggs, a little .salt, thrfv- table- spoons of sugar. I'lnvor with es- sence vanilla or nutmeij and essence of lemon. If the niilk is scalded it will ro<miro but two eggs to a pint Cream Pic. â€" One pint ot milk scalded, two tablespoons of corn starch, thic« tablcRpoons of sugar, icilks of two cgcT». Wet the starch with a little cold milk, beat th« eggs nnd sugar until light, and stir tho whole into the scalding milk. Flavor with essence of lemon or vunilla, nnd set aside to cool. Line a plate with pie crust and bake, fill it with cream, and cover it with frosting made of the whites of egg, beaten dry, with two tablespoons of sugar. liuke a delicate brown. Currant I'ie. â€" Slew and mash ono jiiiit groni currants until all are bursl. using as little water as will keep Ihcim from burning. Add sugar to make it very sweet, and one soda cracker rolled fine. Hake between two crusts. lti|)e currants may bo used without stewing. Cocoanut Pie. â€" One fjuart milk, five eggs,' and one grated cocoanut; beat tho sugar and eges together, and stir into the milk when hot, then add the cocoanut and .spice to taste. Hake with a bottom crust twent.v minutes We'll Write It Down Till Everybody Sees Itâ€" Till Everybody Knows It Without Seeing It. IV§ Worthy of Wide Publicity, II SALADA Ceylon Tea is BLcb, Seli<ioua and is absolutely Pure, .^old only is sealed lead packets. Black, Mixed or Natural GKEEIT. Sy ali grocers. Beceived the highest award and gold medal At St. Louis. THE PRIZE JS CANADA AMERICANS' AIM IN SEEKING EECIPEOCITY. Their Oflfer Comes Too Late to Defeat Mr. Chamberlain's Plans. Willing in Industrial Canada Mr. Watson Crillin comments as follows on Ihe Keriprocity agitation in the I'liitod Slates: According to the Hoston Herald the greatest game to be playc<i in international politics in the near future is to be with a foot- bull called "recijirocity," and "as goe« tho battle .so rises" or sets the star of a great consolidated Urilish Kmpire. " "The indioations arc that the awakening of American statesmen has come," continues tho Herald. "The contest draws on, and the great prize is Canadaâ€" nom- inally commercial Canada, but ac- tually the political Dominion." Ill other words, the Hoston Her- ald believes that if the agitation for a reciprocity treaty between Canada and Ihe Cniled Htutes is successful, llu' Hiitish Kmpire will go to pieces ami Canada will fall as a rich prize to Uncle Sam. t'annda would, indeed, be a great prize, and the people of the Unilod ' States arc just beginning to realize' the value of it. Forluiuitel.v-, the statesmen of the T'nited States are not the only ones who have owaken- ed to the value of Canada. Dritish statesmen are brginning to appre- ciate the possibilities of the Domin- ion, and besl of all our own stales- men now know how to value this Kr<'al heritage. Sir Wilfiid I.nurier has well said that ("anada is to be the country of the twentieth <.<en- tury. It is not conceivable that tho i'reiuior who holds such a high view of t'anada's future will consent to any arrangemeiU by which the Dom- inion will become the prize of the Uepublic. It is true that Sir Wilfrid l.aurier once favored reciprocity wilh the I'nited Slates, but he said sov- erul years ago in the Canadian lIou.se of Conimims: "Canadians no lon.ger <l(>sire reciprocity." Tliose were true Words as regards the gieal inajoril\- of the Canadian peoiile at Ibat lime, aii<l they are even truer to-day than they were then. The change of sentiment is d\io to tho fact ilial Ihey now appreciate the possibilities of Canada as they never (lid before, 'i'hey agree wilh Sir Wil- frid in thinking that Canada is to be the coiuitry of the twon.lieth cen- tiir.v, HiKl they h;;vo no dasire to siirieirder h to the United Stales. They believe that Canadians should have all the advantages to be de- rived from the opening tip of this grand country, and if the people of the adjoining Hopublicâ€" t.ne country of the niiieteei lib century â€" want to share llu- piolils of the wonderful de- vidoinuent which is about to lake place, tlie^ must move across the border into the country of the twen- tieth century. 'ID KILL IMPI.ItlAL UKl'IPHO- cn V. It is probable that the reciprocity agitation in the Unilod States would be conlined olinost entirely to a few citie;s not far from the C'anadian border, such as Hoston, UulTnlo, 1 De- troit , St. Paul and Minnenjiolis, but! for the fear that Mr. Chamberlain's proposals for mutual Imperial lariit preferences may be adopted. This fear has caused a rapid develoj>meul of re 'iprocity siMitiment in the linit- isl Slates. If llu- Tiiiiod States t.'ongre.ss agiess to reciproiit.y with; Canadu, it will be chielly lor the purpose of killing Imperial recii>ro-j cil.\ . Once killed, that great Imper-, ial j)roject can never be re\ived, und i the I'niti'd Stuti's will then bo in a I position to withdraw any conces-j sions il may have made to Canada for the luiipose of defeating .Mr. Chamberlain's plans. HAILWAVS AN1> liKCIPUUCirY. (iueer things siunetimes get into the stock market reports of tho newspapers, but perhajis the most absurd stalemont that has yet aji- pcared «as one copied by a number of Canadian newspapers (o the elVect that a recijtrocit.v treaty belweeri Canatla and the Fnited States would cause a rise in (Janndinn Pacific Unilwa.v stock. To any thinking man it must be evident that a reci- procal arrang.'ment with tho United States that would cause tirade to flow north and si^uth instead of cast nn«l west must prove disastrous alike to the Canadian Pacific Itailway, tho (•rand Trunk l'aci!ic and the Cana- dian Northern railways. The great- er the business lietween the eastern and wefteui Provinics the better it will be for the Canadian tran.st'onli- nci.ital railways. On the other hand, any increase in business between Canada and the Unite<l States miians extra traffic for Unite<l .Stales' rail- ways. A rec'iprocily treaty that would enable the big industrial cen- tn-s of tho Cniled States to supply- Canadians wilh manufactured goods and drive Canadian manufacturers out of business, would ruin the great Canadian railways. Wncn the factories which supply the Canadian people wilh goods are in Canada, Canadian railways must carry the raw materials as well as the finished [ products. They must carry provi- 1 sions, c'lolhing, and furnitm'e to tho workinginen. To take an extreme case to show the value of Canadian ; factories to the great railways, sup- pose that all the factories in Toron- 1 to, Hamilton and Ottawa, with the' workmen emplo.ved in them, were suddenly transferred to the City of HulTalo, 'what an immeu.se falling ofT there would be in Canadian railway business, although ItulTalo is ju.st on the other side of the border. Sup- pose that all the factories in all the cities, towns and villages of Can- ada were transferred to towns and cities of the United States, the rail- wajs of Canada would be obliged toi dis:harge three-fourths of their cm- | ployeoii, for every branch of their busii.ess would decline in an extra-! ordinary way. Of course a recipro-: cit.v treal.v would not close up every. Canadian factory, but it would close! up many of ihein, and every factory j closed would be a direct loss to the railways. On the other hand, every new factory established in Canada, and every extension of an old one, i increases the business of Canadian ' railwnys. i A :Moriiii:RS i'uix'autiox. There is no telling when a medicine nxny 1/e needed in homes where there ! arc young children, and thy failure | to have a reliable medicine at hand i ma.y mean muc'n sulTerin.g, and, per- ! haps, the lo.ss of a priceless life. \ lOver.v mother should always keen a box of Itaby's Own Tat^lets in the hou.ve. This medicine acts prompll.v and spiedil.v, cures such ills as stomach and bowel troubles, teeth- ing troubles, simple fevers, colds. Worms and other little ills. And tho mothei' has a guarantee that tho Tablets contain no opiate or harm- ful drug. One wise mother, Mrs. t!eo. Ilard.v, I'ourcliu, N, S., .says' "I have used Hal\v's Own Tablets and find them a blessing to children. 1 am not satisfied wilhout a box in the house at all times." If ,vour dealer does not keep these Taiblets in stock send Uo cents to The Ih-. Wil- liams' Meilicine Co., Brockville, Ont., anil .vou will get a box b.v mail post paid. SNAIL'S INTELLIGEICCE. Gave Proof of it by Coming tregU'- larly to Meals. The harmless slug is generally credited with no greater intelligence than the power to crawl aimlessly about, leaving a slimy track behicit it. In a letter to the London' Times, however. Dr. Horace Dobel], writing from Parkstone H'eights, I>orset, gives remarkable proof of its possession of an excellent memory and a considerable amount of rea- soning power. One morning I observed the silver trail of a slug or snail round about the spot where the ci'uml).q had been. Even the smallest crumbs had been cleared up. "IJut what especially struck me was that the trail carac straight up to the crumbs. ITiere was no sign of wandering about in at-arch of them, but an evidence of knowledge of the exact place at which to find them. "I watched the window after this, and found that just before dark a. large brown slug came straight up to the spot and ate the remaining crumbs. , "l'"or two more nights it came again and ate the crumbs as before, being accompanied on the second night by a small brown .slug about half its size. "I then washed out the trail that il should not be guided by it. but the slug continued to come on fine nights. Fxcept on wet nights, when it did not appear at all, it came straight over the edge of the sill op- posite the crumbs, ami continued to- come ever.y few nights throughout July and August. "biif night I put out some grains of rice, but the slug left them un- touched. "The interesting t|uestion for scien- tists," adds Dr. 'DobcU, "is, How did the slug find tho crumbs in the first instance, and how did it know the exact time lit which to climb up for them?" Mistress (excitedly) â€" ".laiicl .lane! the house is on lire! " .lane (calmly) â€" "Yes, 1 know. It's the first fire in this hou^e that I haven't had to light." I Snuppe â€" "^es; I believe I did say you were always lying about .vour- Belf.^' Itrugg' â€" "Sir, I'm not accus- tomed to that kind of talk. I'm a gentleman. sir!" Siuippe â€" "There you are again." LAHKLLKl) OLD MAIDS. In some parts of Siam a girl who- reaches a certain age without marry- ing is labelled, and placed in a priv- ileged class under the special care of the King, who binds himself to liiwl a hustjand for them all. His method is dellghlfuU.v simple. \ prisoner in any one of tho Siamese goals may gain bis pardon and re- lease by marrying one of the inelig- ible class. Whether he is already married is not of great consequence for in Siam a man is not restrii'ted to one wife. (Ila«s I'licks arc coming into use, and it h. said that this material will soon' be ii.sinl for making statues, as it r.sisis the corroding effect of th» weathir much belter than marble or granitiv A little boy was asked his name, ami answei'iHl. "Well, they call me .limmie. for short, but my maiden' name is .lames. " Is Your Liver to Blame ? Hera Are the Symptoms Which Tell of a Congested Liver, and Indicate the Need of DR. CHASE'S KIDNEY-LIVER PILLS. The tongue is coated, the appetite is im;inired. digestion is deranged, Ihe bowels ai'e constii»atml. and there are feelings of fullness and soreness about the liver. You nn>.v have headache and dizzi- ness, pains in the limbs, feverifih- ness. .vrllownesK of the o.ve and skin, depre.ssion of sidrits. ami irritabil- ity of temper. â- So great is tho influence of Ihe liver on the other organs of the body, thai <mce it is dcrnn.ged. tho whole system sicms to he upset. There are no means b.v whiHi you can so (piickl.v nnd certainly obtain relief frum torpid, sluggish liver ac- tion IIS bv the use of Dr. Chase's Kidnoy-Liver Pills. One pill at bedtime, ami the result is a thoroiej.h cleansing of the filter- ing and excr.toi'.v systems, and new vigor ttntl regularity for liver, kid- ne.vs nnd bowels. No famil.v nu'dicin.' has been im^re extensively used in Canada than Dr. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills, and none h«s such n reputation for n-Iialulity and certainl.v of action. F^iliven tho action of -Ifce lixer by 'this well-inown trealment. and you ensure good digeslior. and regular action of the bowcl.sâ€" the foundation of good health. Mr. Kogers Clancy, farmer, Che|i- slowe, Hriice County, Ont.. states: â€" "I have used Pr. Chase's Kidney- Liver Pills, and would say that there is no medicine that rryials them as a cure for stomach Iroin >es. bilioiisn.'ss, torpid liver ami head- ache. 1 was troubled a great deal with thes.' ailmonls before using Dr. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills, and they have proven womlertullv successful iit ni.v case. "I would not think of being with- out a box of these pills in the house ami whenever I feel any .symptoms of these disorders I take one of thwe pills. and they -set me all right again. I can strongly rocommemi Dr. Chase's Ki(iney-ljver Pills for the troubles mentionoil above." Pr. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills, ono pill a dose, a.") rent.t a l>ox. at all dealers, lu' Kdmnnson. Hat«v( A Co.. Toronto. The portrait and signa- ture of Dr. A. W. Chase, the fam- ous receipt book author, urn on ov»r.v box. 5t