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About the I I Ab( ..IHouse HOME TIMELY UlOCll'KS. Corn Hc'lish'.â€" 'J'eii cups of corn (cut from cob), tt-n c^ips of cabbage i)\op- peit line, flvo red peppers (large) chopped line, orie-lialf gallon vinegar, three talilcsMoonfuls of salt, three cups of sugar, four lablesi)oonfuls of while mustard seed, two tables|)oon- Ii.'a of celery seed. Mix thoroughly and cook one-half hour. Hirthday fakeâ€" Onc-hulf cup of butler, one cup of sugar, one-half cup ot milk, one anil one-half cups of flour, one teaspoonful of baking pow- der, the whites of four eggs. Mi.\ as usual, flavor with one-half tea- spoonful of vanilla and half the grated rind of a lemon. One pound of London layer raisins, one-half Pound sultanas, onc-lialf pound ot dates (chopped) one-half pound of figs, one-half pound of blanched al- monds, one-eighth pound of citron, shredded; oue-fnurth pound of can- died orange and lemon peel together, shredded. I se an additional cup of flour to drodgi! the fruit. .Vdd fruit lo the dough, bake in a pal>er-lined cake pan, having tube in the center. Hake in a slow oven. Imperial Cake. â€" One pound of sii- gar, one pound of flour, Ihreo-iiuar- ters pound of l)Ulter, one pound of almonds, blanched and cut line; one- lialf-pouiid of 'lition, onc-fiuartor pound canilied cherries, one-half pound of .seeded raisins, rind and juice of one lemon, two pieces of can- died orange, one nutmeg, ten eggs. This is very delicious and will keep fc-.r months. \'anilla Wafers, â€" (,'rcam one-third cup of butter; add one cup of sugar, one well-beaten ogg, one-hulf cup of milk and two leaspoonfuls of vanilla. Mix and sift two and ono-half cups of flour, two tea.spoohfuls of bat-.ing powder, a pinch of salt. Mix all well and set out to chill thoroughly for a couple of hours. Lay onc- <iuarter of thu mixture on a boaril, adding flour to prevent sticking; roll tl in and bako in moderate oven. Thi'se look well cut into heart or fancy shapes. .Scotch Woodcock. â€" Six hard-boiled eggs coarsely chopped, two table- spoonfuls of butler, one tablespoon- ful of flour, one tablespoonful of anchovy paste, half pint of milk, pinch of cnyenno. Cook butter and flour together until they bubble, add milk and stir until smooth. I'ut in the anchovy paste and cayenne and ono min\ito later the eggs. Simmer three minutes and servo on toast. Urown Apple Pudding. â€" I'ut a la.ver of iipple sauco In bottom ot pan. sweeten and soason with a little nut- meg. Put In a layer of bread crumbs then another of ap[)le sauce and cin- namon, and then bread crumbs till the pan Is full, ('.so plenty ot sugar, and bako. To be eaten with dream. Curing Dried Ileefâ€" .\ tes((;d recipe for curing dried beef is as follows: For every 20 Ib.T. of beef mix thor- oughly I pint fine salt, 1 tPusi)oon saltpeter and I lb blown sugar. ])i\ ide this into three equal parts anil rub well into the l)eef on three successive days. Let it lie in the brine it makes, turning over every day. In a week it is ready to hang up. Hang it in a dry place, only until it is through dripping, then le- movo to a cool plan', it possible, where It will not froe/o. The cellar- way will answer If nothing better is available. It molds on the outside Morher m Babe Sick mother â€" sick child ! That's the way it works when a mother is nursing her infant. Scott's Emulsion is an i(ieal medicine for nursing mothers. It has a direct effect on the milk. Sometimes tlie mother is weak ; her thin milk does not make the baby grow. Scott's Emulsion changes all that. The rich cod- liver oil in Scott's Emulsion feeds the mother and gives a flow of rich, nourishing milk for the baby. The medicine in Scott's Emulsion not only strengthens the mother but goes naturally through the milk and strength- ens the child. Nothing to harmâ€"all for gt^(l«-Scott's Emulsion. We'll •••â- I yo" » ''<''• '» "1' " '"" '"'•• SCO rr « BOWN K, Toremo. 0«t. in warm weather, but. is easily trim- med olT and the inside is just rlglvl. On the approach of spring put a clone muslin paper bag over It. A New Confectionâ€" Boil togeth.T 2 cups granulated sugar, half cjp sweet cream and 1 teaspoon butter until the iidxturc "ill harden when stirred on a cold dish, llavo ready 2 cups mixed an<l finely choppeil raisins, citron and at least three varieties of nuts. Stir into the hot mi.xture. and stir until stilT. Lino a baking powder can with waxed paper and press the mixture into it. Let stand o\er night in a cold place, turn out of the can and cut into thin sheet, rolling each in powdered sugar. HKDS AND BFnDINO. It is not so generally known, but this is the approved time for buying new or renovating old multresses as well as linens. In buying new mat- tresses, those made from pure South American haii- are the best. This is taken from the manes and tails of wild horses, is then rolled, steamed and curled. The si'cond best quality is made with an admixture of pigs- huir with horsehair. This Is cheaper but is not as .springy and does not last as long. Jute is made from the moss that comes from southern trees. Exclesior is better and more reliable than anything except the hair. Cotton cither side of the ex- ceHor is comfortable, but far from sanitar.v, as cotton is a strong ab- sorbent and holds the exhalations from the body. For this same reas- on neither cotton pads nor cotton blankets are advisable, unless light enough to be fiofiuently laundered. A mattress should always have a btittoned cover to keep out the fluff from the bedding and dust from the floor, and .vet with the best of care mattresses should bo taken apart and thoroughly cleaned ont'o in throe or four years if they be on a bed that is occ ii)ied every night. It is no longer considered a recom- mendation to sweet slund)er to know that 'this is the bed (Irandpa .lonos died in. C". rand .Vimt Penelope had her stroke in, or that all the child- I'eii have occupied it in turn,' unless one is reasonably sure that it has been well fumigated and thoroughly j)ickod apart and cleansed in the intvrlni. Sentiment for "old-limes" sake should cut no ice in the matter of a niattros.^,. The bcKl in a spare room that is only occasionally slept in may not need niakinjf over oftener than once in ten or twelve years. The regula- tions of the board of health now de- nmnd the disinfection of all bedding in .cases of tuberculosis and other communicable diseases, yet tlie need for renovation is often quite as great without comimlsion from without. While the old-time discomfort and labor of having a mattre.ss renovat- ed is now removed from the house, sujerseded by the general establish- ment where all s\ich work is done, there are al.-.o disadvantages con- nected with the present methods. Un- less one has absolute contUlence in the viphoKtc-ror there is the liability of liaving good hair replaced by in- ferior products, or even rags or other refuse. Even in (Irst-dass es- tablisliuietits there is the unpleasant reflection that beds from foslidious housohohls are apt 'o come in con- tai t with those fioiii objectionable public res.jrts or slovenly families, a condition of alfnirs that can scarce- l.v be Lcuarded agoinst any more than iho hil-or-ini.'-s style of a general laMndry. Occasionull.v a workmen may be found who will c'onie to the house and do the work in the old wn.v, but this is the exception, not Ihe rule. hi the meantime the ut- most care should be taken to sec that the work is sent to a reliabh^ establishment, where every lial'eguard possible is atTorded. CASTINO OFF THE BOJJDS. He^ eyes wore wild, her hair waa in disorder, her face was flushed, her hands wore clenched. She was a deeply injured and de.sperate woman. "Oh, cruel one!" .she crietl in an- guished tones, "I have borne with you too long! You have injured the very foundations of my being! Pay by day you have tortm-ed me, and yet I could not bear to give you up. When flrst we met, how your ease and polish attracted me! When you became mj' own, how my friends en- vied me! Hut your understanding is too small for my large soul. You are opposed to my advancing my- .sclf. You have injured my standing in .•-.ociety. If wo had never met I might have walked in peace. So now begone! Wo part for ever!" There was a moment's convulsive breathing, a gritting of teeth and a sharp sigh. It was all over. By a supreme elTorl .she had pulled off her new shoe. WHY HUNT VOU. Why don't you answer your friend's letter at onco'.' It will ha\e double \alue it written promptly, and will take no more time now than by and by. Why don't you make the promised visit lo that invali<l'.> She is look- ing for you day after day, and hope ilcferred nuikes the lu^ait sick. Why don't j'ou send awu,v that lit- tle gilt you've been planning to send'? Mere Kind intentions never accom- plir.li any good. Why don't you speak out the en- couraging words that you have in yoiir thoughts'.' llidess you express them tliey aro of no use to others. Why don't .>ou try to sharo the burden of that sorrowful one who Winks besi(!o ,vou'? Is it because you are growing s dlish'J Why don't .\ ou take more pains to bo .self-saci Hieing and loving in the I'Veryday homo lite? Time Is rapid- ly passing. \'<>ur dear ones will not bi! with you nlwa.vs. Why dont ,\()U create nrotuid you an atmosphere of ha|>pine'.H and hcl] fulness, HO thai all who come in touch with ,\oii may bo made bet- tor? Is not tills possible'? TN UUYINO lU/AN'KKT.S. In buving wool blnnkot.i. got the l;e:-.t makns', but not too heavy, lie- fore using at all, cut apart nml birul the raw odges to corn'spimd with the iipper one.<4; then follow the Eng- lish housekeeper's cu-(om of rovoring I hi' erul of the blanket or oomforlor I hat conies next Ihe face of the leejier with a strip of I bin muslin or cheese cloth, which can be readll.\ replaced when sidled. A wool blnn- kef Is never iiiii'iovpd by washing, and shiiulil be kerl ns immncdite ns possible. Pr\ chnnslng is the only proper- Way to renovnte a wool blon- ket Those with cotton warp Htnnil Washing much lieltiT. ST. VIT-US DANCE. Nervous Trouble That Yields Read- ily to Dr. William's Pink Pills. St. Vitus Dance is a common dis- ease among children, hut it often at- tai'ks both men and v«omcn of nerv- ous temperaiment. Its synnptoms are shaky hands, jerky arms, tremb- ling legs, twitching muscles; some- times the power of speech is aflected. The only cure lies in ple-nt.v of blood, because good blood is the life-blood of the nerves. Dr. William.si' Pink Pills never fail to cure St. Vitus Dance, because they make the 'rich, red blood that feeds the nerves and keeps thoni strong and steady. Mrs. Wm. Levellie, Wel'.and. Ont.. was .seriously afflicted with St. Vitus Dance, and no treatment helped her until she began the use of Dr. Williams' Pink I'ills. Mrs. Levellie says: â€" "At times the trouble was so severe that I could not take a drink of water unaided. nti<l could not trust myself to raise a dish. There was a constant involuntary motion of the limbs, and at times I could neither eat. walk nor talk. I grew pale and emaciated, and m.v life was fairly a burden. Doctors' treatment, which I was taking almost continu- ousl.v. did not do me a particle of good and I had almost come to the conclusion that there was no cure for me. I was in what must bo con- sidcretl a desperate condition when I was advised to tr.v Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. In the cour.se ot a few Weeks after T had bog:un their use, there was a marked improvement in my condition, and b.v the time I had taken nine boxes every s.vmptom of the trouble had disappeared, and 1 was ns healthy and actlva as in girlhood." It is brcnuso Dr. Williams' Pink Pills go rig+il down to the root of the trouble in the blooil that tho.v cure such diseases as St. Vitus Dance, neuralgia, nervous prostra- tion, anaemia, backaches and head- aches, rheumatism, kidne.v trouble, indigr'stion, lung troubl'os and other (liseasos of the Mood an<l nerves. Hut you must be careful to got the genuine iiills with Ihe full namo, "Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Palo People," on the wrapper around e\ery box. Sold by all medicine dealers or b.v mail at 50 cents a. box. or six boxes for $2..-)0. by writ- ing (he Dr. Willionis' ATedicine Co.. Biockvillc. Ont. HINDOO MONEY HOAHDS. Much Wealth is Kept Out of Cir- culation in India. An enormous anioiint of the gold of the W(ul(l is locked up in Imlia. During a visit to that coimtry a few years ogo, 1 found that gold had goni> out of circulaticm. The people seemed miserably poor, but the.v had fpianlities of jewellery. 11 iris dress- ed in cotton often wore gold and silver bracelets and anklets, and many n bnrefo<ited girl had gold rings and gold bells on her toes. For ages the East Indians woro oppress- ed. Thoy did not da'ce to loan their mcun-y f(.r fear they wouM lose it. and thev preferred to put it into or- nanienls. This custom prevails to- day, even though Ihcu-e is now, under the I'^nglish, sorurily of propert.v. Among the chief holders are the In- dian rajahs who wear the most ox- pensive of jewellery. I saw nian.v gold rings sot with precious Htones worth £20(1 and upwards, and I found gold chains for .wale evor.v- wlioro. Sir Davitl Harbour estimat- ed Ihe amount of the gold hoarded in India during the balf-century previous to IHH.'i at C I MO.dOO.OOU. This was the accumulation -if over (ift.v years. IIo estimateil that CI (50,000.1)00 worth of .s-ilver was hoarded in this time. an<l .states that nearly all of the gold and silver which i-amo Into India iri return for its exports \ms thus kept. The Hindoo buys but little from other countries. Ho lives on rice nr coarse grain. A cotton r.ig in most rases forms his clothing. All the nionex ho gpts ho keeps, and if this hoard iiig Is lo colli Iniie it is cortain that a great part of the L;old will evontu- nll.v be absorbed tiy Ihe East Indi- ans. Tho I'in.'illsh have roa!i/ed this for a long lime. 'Ilie.v have at- templr-d to remiHly it, but. in vain. About Ion .years ago tho.v tried to gel the hoarded gold «i>e| .silver in- to circulatioi; b.v olteritig hbjh rates of Intoiv.st for ni'Miev, but thi-- iia- (i\cs would not resnnnd. There are aloul .'â- (•(•.noo n.itivo baiiki'is in. Iiulio. uliii lend to Iho pea'^ants. but til.' most ot their buHino«<s Is done in kind, the money -louder ad\aiu'ing su There's no plea that will sell Tea like superior ''Cup Draw." CEYLON TEAS oannot infuse poorly. The quality won't alfow them to. Blaok, Mixed or Green. Lead Packets only. By all grooers- RECEIVED HIGHEST AWARD ST. LOUIS 1904. much grain, with the understanding that he shall rccoivn so imiich back when the crop is harvested. WEAR COLLARS LOOUE. Much Shiveiing is Done to Too Tight Neck Bands. "Keep warm by wearing your stock loose!" Thi.'i is the latest hygienic dictum, and it has a fine basis of fact. Every ono knows how cold are tight gloves and shoes; the up-to-date, progres- sive wonjan would by no means so sorely tax her abundant vitality as to wear any kind of a closely re- straining band about her waist. Yet until quite recently she, in common with her brothers, was wont lo con- fine the tender, sw.'illing throat in swathing bands and bonds inevitably productive of evil results and condi- tions. The beauty culturists started the revolt of the throat by loudly proclaiming that too close dressing meant unloveliness, dark tinling's. wrinkles, all manner of undesirable troubles. Now come the h.vgicnic au- thorities with instructions to dress the throat with easy looseness if coldweather suflering is to be kept at ba.v. Here is the reason for the ilictuim. With the throat closely confined free circulation is imiiedtKl. the tender nerves at the base of the brain ren- dered sensitive and unruly, a feeling ot fullness produced about the neck and throat. When a warm atmos- phere is suddenly exchanged for ti cold one tho repressed muscles and unduly .sensitivcfskin are quite unable to adju.st themselves lo tho new con- ditions. .Shivering and chilliness of the entire body ensue promptl.v. no matter how close and snug are the neck wrappings and furs adjusted. And for lack of an xxtra inch or so of ribbon or stock material many a severe cold is endured, many a bright winter da.v rendered uncomfortable. The soft and innocent .seeming rib- bon, according to many physicians, is fre<nientlv a worse olTender than the lined and stilTened stock. Do- cnuse it appears so innocuous it is adjuster! with insidious tightness, the prisoned throat often bearing vivid tokens of this mistake at tho end of the da.v. And of course the wearer has found the cold trying all through the long hours of its reign. "Make (ho cxperimo«it. at least," plead tho h.vgenic reformers who have thrown ilowu the gauntlet in reference to the stock bondage of feminine shiverors. "Loos\»n the collar half an inch this week, and a full inch will soon become di'sirnblc. And in addition to tho blessed com- fort of no longer lindi'g tho cold Weather unbearable tho freed throat will grow plump and pretty as Well." KLONDIKE HEALTH RESORT. Returned Woman Was the Picture of Health. When Mrs. Henry I'appor of Ai liugton. New .lersey, left her por- cnts' homo in I8i»'.> to go to hor husband and son in the Klondike she weighed onl.v 97 pounds. When she returned last fall after an ab.soncc ot five years she tipped the scales at 170. She was the picture ot health and her improved physical condition was commented on by her many friends. A tew days ago Mrs. Kipper again bade good-liyo to her parents and other relatives and starte<l on the long return trip., to the Klondike alone to rejoin her husband and son. This will ho her second journey i-.' the Klondike alone, as she wont uii- accomijanied in 189SI. The Kippers, father and son, live twenty miles above Dawson and the son ha.s five giiod claims and tho father six. Mr&r Eipper likes her life in the far north and is much more comfor- table there than people hereabouts imagine. There arc plenty of neigh- bors and quite a nuuiber of women. It is often more than lO degrees below :'.ero and summer is only about two months long. For the greater part of the loniaindcr of the .year th(' people wear furs Even in sum- mer snowclad peaka aro all aiound them. A V A LITTLE LIFE SAVE, Baby's Own Tablets ha" many a precious little life* tho best medicine in the worl stomach and bowel troublesT^simplo fevers and teething troubles, and they contain not one particle of opi- ate or harmful drug. Mrs. Klbridgo Lowe, Sheet Harbor. N.S., says :â€" "My baby was always sickly until I began giving him Baby's Own Tab- lets, but they have changed him into a fine, big, healthy child. I am never without the Tablets in tho house." The Tablets cau be given with perfect safety to a new born babe, and arc good through every stage of childhood. If you do not find the Tablets at your medicine dealers send 2.5 cents to tho Dr. Wil- liams' Medicine Co.. Urockville, Ont., and get a box by mail post paid. SHUT IN. A shipbuilder tells of an Irishman who sought emplo.yment an a diver in the service of one of the shipl>uilding companies. Tho first job to which tho Irishman was assignotl was to be performed in comparatively shallow water. Ho was provided with a pick and told to u.so it on a lodge below. Mike Was put into a diver's suit, and. with his pick, was sent down to tackle the ledge. For about liftoon minutes nothing wa.s beard from him. Thou came a stroii.g. determined, de- liberate pull on tho signal rope. in- dicating that Mike had a very de- cided wish to come to the top. The a.ssistants hastil.v pulled him to tho raft and removed bis helmet. "Take oil tho rist of it." said Mike. 'Whv. what's the matter?" a.-iked they. "Take off the rist of it." di)gge<ll.y reiterated Mike; "I'll wur-ik no long- er on a job where 1 can't spit on me hands." Drowsiness After Meals A Persistent Symptom of Nervous Dyspep- siaâ€"Cure is Obtained by Use of DR. CHASE'S NERVE FOOD Man.y a suOeiv.- from chronic dys- peiisin dales his ailment from tho time ho begun to feel "drow'siin'«s after moul.s." Tho Idood is Weak, ond there is not sudicient nerve force lo carry on thv Work of iligestion mnl supply tho vital force rofpiirod for mental ami physical activity. Headacho, di/zy spells, defective nuinoiy. inability (o concent rnto tho mind, brain fag, irritability of tem- per, norvousii.'.ss and sleeplessness are tho resuliing .s.vmptom.s. Owing to defecti\o digosnion tho body is not (leri\ ing proper r.ourish- menl, from lb â-  food, ami s^iiue other mrlhorl of oblnlniug sirenglh musi tie onij)lo.\od. In Dr. Chase's Verve Fooil tho iiust eflecllvc bl<iod-biiili<ing and nerVe-restorin;;- eleii',nts of noture lire Contained in condensetl f(U'm. so lis lo be I .Tsily loki-n into tho blood. I'ndi!- this tri'nti'-.int .\ou s< on liml tbnl the nppelito is sharpi-ued, di- ir slion inipro\e<l, .ind tho viialily of mind nii'l liodv .vvally iicii-ased It lakes time to thoroughly cure d,VHpop.siu and itM neci>m.pnnyln8 s.y4nptoi;i.s. but yoi: :-^'\ tie cortaln that each do.so of I>r Chase's Nerve Food is of somo bouelit lo you. and that the cure will he complete antl lasting. Mr. .1. A. Cihbs. sr. Tom Street. Ilbniilton. Ont.. wriUs:â€" "My prin- cipal trouble was iiidigvslimi. aiwl ns a result my nppoUte was poor and 1 Was quite nervous Kroquently in tho morning s\'vori> (!iz'/.y spells Would come over me nml in many ways I felt that I was not at all Will. The use ot Pr. Chas<>'s Nerve l''ood ban changed all this and nvv digv.s-iion is now such that I can eat almost aiiythins:. "^v appi^tite is Kuxd, my norvoim »>'sln;ii "scv^m-s ♦'< ho Ktroii.er and I do nut know what It Is to have Ih.' spells of wenkne-ss and di/.>ii»r.ss con:e 'over me. T can Htrongly recdimnend 1>. Chnsf'.» Nerve Food." Iir. Chaip's N'ervo Food. ."lO ci-nt.-* a y-ct", at nil d.al'rn. or lOdmnivton. Holes- A Compaii.v, Toronto. Por- trait and signature of I'r. A. W. (•hnse. tho famous tecolpt hook au- thor, are on every box.