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A NICE DINNER. There aro mnny occasions on â- which the average housewifo iinds it is ncccHsary to cook and serve din- ner and when such occasions arise she is anxious to pinn a meal wliich, while consisting of the usual number of courses, will not entail the ex- penditure of too great a time. Such a dinner we give here with full di- rections for each diJ-h. There is an added advantage in the fact that a portion of the meal can be prepared in advance if it is so desired. Onion and Cucumber Soup. Uoiled Leg of Mutton. Nasturtium Wauce. Potatoes. StufTed Peppers. Salad. Wafers. Cheese. Peach FhilT Pudding. Custard Sauce. Cofloc. In looking over this menu it will be seen that a portion of Ih â-  work may bo done quite early in the •day. Lettuce for the salad can be thoroughly wa3he<i and plac.-tl in the icebox to become crisp, the to- matoes which go with it can he quiclily scalded and the skin.s re- moved, and several hours in the fiani(' cool atmosphere will material- ly improve tb-'m. The de-sert is a cold one, so it, too, must bo made in advance, while the soup can be partially prepared, the peppers fi'lod ready for baking and the potatoes scraped and laid in cold water. A small leg of mutton weighs si.x pounds at least, generally more When buying for a large family it will often be found economical to buy the entire hind quarter and have the loin cut into chops. For a family of six there will also be needeil for this dimier three cucum- bers, three onions, a half cupful of nasturtium seeds, a quart or more of potatoes (depending upon their size), half a dozen sweet gnvn or red peppers, material for :itufflng (cold rice, chopped meat, crumbs, etc.), a largo head of lettuce, three largo, firm tomatoes, a plato of wafer."?, cheese, ono quart of peaches, four eggs, three pints or milk, sugar and colTee. The des.sert is the first item to bo considered, as it is to bo served very cold. Separate the whites and yolks of three of the eggs. Heat the ycdks with three tablespoonfuls of fcugnr. add one pint of milk which has bevu heating on the Tire, return all to tho double boiler and stir un- til the mixture thickens to a soft custard. .Strain into a serving pitcher, flavor with a few drops of almond e.xiract and set aside to â- chill. Peel half a dozen of the ripest peaches, cut line and put over tho lire with the pits and one pint of water. Cook slowly until very soft, remove tho pits and rub the re- mainder through » sieve. lleturn to the fire and when boiling turn in quickly three scant tablespoonfuls of cornstarch and a pinch of salt mixed to a thin paste with cold water. Stir until thick and clear, add .sugar to sweeten well, draw to one side and cook slowly for ten minutes. l>uring this time add a pinch of .salt to the egg whites and whip them to a very stilT, dry froth. Stir them into tho cooked mi.xturo and cut and turn uniil evenly mix- ed. Continue tho slow cooking for two minutes longer, then take from tho lire. Add tho rwnaining peaches peeled and cut lino, and turn into .six small molds which have been rin.sed in cold water. Set aside with tho sauce. I'Yom the peppers cut tho stem ends and with spoon and vegetable knife remove tho white veins and .every scod. I'repare about a pint of stuffing; this may be some cold cooki^ cereal such as rice or hom- iny, cold cooked meat . chopped line, meat and bread crumbs in e^jual proportion or simply <Tumhle<l stale bread â€" any ingivdients may be util- ized which will give a savory residt. Season well with salt, onion juice, chopped parsley or other additions which will harmonize, but do not pepper, as the vegetiiblo itself will .supply the needed amount. Add suf- ficient gravy or stock slightly to moisten, one beaten egg and thrL-c tablesp'.-'onfuls of melted butter. Lightly till tho popper shells and ar- range them in a shallow baking pan. Pool tho onions and cucumbers, cut them in thin slices, add li pints of boiling Water and a half toas[)oon- ful of salt, and simmer slowly until soft enough to bo pressed through a line sieve. Scald tho remaining quart of nulk in u double boiler and thicken it with two tablespoonfuls of (lour moistened with a little cold water. In this state the two por- tions which make tho soup may be set aside if they have l)ee!i prepared considerably in advance of the meal hour. The lettuce for the salad jnay now be looked over, cleaned leaf by leaf, rins-d and set aside in the rofi'igerator. the tomatoes quickly scalded, skinned and 3..'t on ice to chill. From tho moat trim of! superflu- ous fat and look over car. 'fully that all woolly particles and hairs are removed, as these would impart a strong taste. Note the weight and allow eighteen minutes to tho pound and ten minutes addition in which to heat through. In the ket- tle put a small pt>olod onion, stuck with a clove, one medium-sizc-d car- rot, a .scant teaspoonful of salt and two tablespoonfuls of wa.shed rice. Add three quarts of boiling water and when tho water again boil.s rap- idly put in tho mi'at, adding more liquid if necessary to-subnicrge it. Cover and boil rapidly for five min- utes, then draw gradually to one side, where the wati-r will keep at a gentle, but constant, bubble. The addition of vegetables and seas.niir.H: will make the ba.so of a palatal>l« thick broth for lunch or dinner ne-t day. Wh€!n the meat is almo:it done, take out a pint of the broth, thick- en it slightly with a little (lour wet to a thin paste, add sea;<»ning to taste and tho fre.sh na.sturtium setsls am', simmer for five minutes; if the .seedri aro not liked, use capers or two tablespoonfuls of .'inely chopped parsley. The potatoes, which have been scraped and well washed, will re- quire about half an hour boiling. Drain them and return the kettle to the back of the- fire for a few mo- ments. (Iropping over them -tbout a tabk'spoonful of butter cut in hits. Hake thi? peppers in a hot oven for a,") minutes. For tho salad, arrange the Ictlucx- irT'the .salad di.sh. cut the tomatoes into dice, drain for live minutes and scatter over the let- tuce. Mi.x together four tablespoon- fuls of olive oil, half a teaspoonful of salt and several dashes of pepper. Drop slowly into this, stirring hard, one tablespoonful of vinegar. When properly blended it should be very slightly thickened and with no per- ceptible globules of vinegar. Pour this over the salad, then sprinkle with a little chopped parsley and the salad is ready. It should not be put together until about liflivn mmulea before dinner, as tho drcss- Lng separates rapidly. The two por- tions of the soup are to be reheated and stirred together over hot water. Add seasoning to taste and one tea- spoonful of butter and it is ready to serve two minutes later. After-dinner colTco should bo clour as crystal and very strong. It is usually made in some kind of a drip pot rather than boiled, .and for a majority of persons it is .served without milk or cream. The usual proportion is ono heaping tablo- spounful of very linely ground cof- fee to each half pint of boiling water. render the wall imperviona to mois- ture and the paper in no datiger of Ix'ing loosened. The careful housewife or the laund- ress has a trial at this time of year with the innumerable stain-s that must bo removed from clothing or el.se leave a disfiguring spot. Grass stains may be removed b.v soaking the .spot in pure alcohol and then rubbing. Most fruit stains will yield to boiling water. They should be taken out before the gar- ment or table cloth is put in the wa.sh tub. Soap must not be ap- plied to tho stains before takuig out else many of them cannot be remov- ed at all. If You Drink Tea, Drink "Good" Tea Misht as well, it costs you Just 7.bout the samo as the commonplace article. It it It has MOTHKR'S TKN COJIMAND^'L-^'TS 1. Bo healthy. 2. Be joyful. 3. B« beautiful. 4. Bo gentle and placid. 5. Bo linn without severity. 6. Do not stint with you. mother love. Tenderness is ne-t edeminacy. Attd just because a sunny, bright, glad childhood is a blessing for the whol.i life. 7. Discipline as life disciplines does not scold; does not plead; does not fly into a passion, simply tenches that every deed its adefiuate effect. 8. IK. not laugh at the. little sor- rows and pains of child life. No- thing wounds a child more than to find ridicule whore it Ico'ced for .sympathy. 9. In illness and danger protect, nurse, cherish and cheer as much as in your power. And yet do not wenkon your vitality by giving way to anguish and sorrow. What can be done must be done us well ns possible. 10. Do not forget tho h.anpine.ss of having a chil.l includes the d'.ity of smoothing his way in tho world â€" of endowing him with health, gladness, courage, vigor; e>f finally letting him live hl.-i own life freely and in his own way. Vour pa.v you have had in a<ivance. for your sorrowing was happiness and your sacrificin,j joy. Ceylon tea is the world's preference Sold only n sealed lead packets, 40c, soc, 60c. lb. By ail Qrocefs. PEOPLE WHO DISAPPEAR QXTEEH OCCUEHENSES SHIP BOARD. ON Inexplicable Incidents Which Are By no Means so Very XJn- coninxon. '1 remember queer incident Disease takes no summer vacation. If you need flesh and strength use Scott's Emulsion summer as in winter. 9«nd lor fiM luipls, SCOTT & BOWNE, ChtmitCi, TofODto, Ontulak ^ and fLooi (11 dniggbta. USEFUL HINTS. Tho onion should never ho added to the soup till tho last thing. Cut line and boil tho soup only a few minutes after tho onion is in, as long boiling kills the flavor. I'kra may bo cooked until it is lender and thou bo sliced and served with a while .sauce and used as a vegeliible, or it may be covered with French diessifig and do duty as a sa'ail. It also may be added to the vegetable .saiad iiii.xture. In making oatmeal cakes mi.x throo handfuls of fine meal with a pinch of baking soda, two teaspoon- fuls of dripping, and enough water to mako a soft dough. Koll out thin, cut into rounds, and bake it on a hot griddle over a (luick fire, then toast in front of the fire. Always wash baby's mouth and gums every morning with water, in which you have put a pinch of bor- a.'£. It keeps tho mouth fre.sh and sweot and prevents that uncomfor- table affliction, a .'tore mouth, with which so many poor babies aro trou- bli'd when their mouths are not kept perfectly clean. A little salt strewn on tho lid of a .saucepan will prevent tho contents from being smoketl. If tho hou.se- wii'o has the misfortune to spill milk or fat on tho kitchen range, a little salt thrown on it will keep down the smell, and if grea.se is spilt on the table, salt will keep it from sinking into the wood. ItlacU gloves which have become rubheil and poor looking may be made to look like new by covering then, with a good black ink and rubl-iiig them when dry with n i)ol- i.shing cloth. HIack shoe poli.sh may I'c u.sed for the same purpos.-, although it is more liable to rub off. but it is very sati-sfactory in dyeing straw. i Mildew is easily removed b.v rub- Ibing or scraping a little common lyelK'W .soap on the article. an<l then ju little salt, and starch on that. l!ub u!l well on tho article, and i)ut in the sun.sbine. Or apply to lition Hireviousiy wotted, sal', and leme>n juice on both sidos. Expose for .icv- jeru! hours to the; .sun; then wasi^ ou', with clear water. I When paper cannot Ijo retaehod on â-  H will! by reason of dampness make a coating of the following iiigredi- jeiit.s: A quarter of a pound of shel- lac and a quart of naptha. Brush I the wall thoroughly with tho niix- lure anti allow it to dry perfectly, and you will find this process will AGONT AFTEH. EATING. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills Cure the Worst Cases of Indigestion. "I suffered so much with indiges- tion that my life had become a bur- den." .says Mi.ss Nellie .Archibald, of .She«t Harbor. N..S. •'Kvery time I took evim the lighti-st meal it caused me hours of agony. Tho trouble caused a choking sensation in the region of my heart, whi^h .seriously alarmed me. lly inability to pro- perly dige-st Biy food, left nic .so weak and nm down that I could not perform even tho lightest housework, and I Would tiro out going up a f-w steps slowly. I sought medical aid. and tried .several medicines, but without getting the least benefit. M.v sister, who lived at a consider- able ilislaace. and who had been iin invalid, wrote us about this time that she had been cured through us- ing Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and this decided mo to give them a fair trial, proclically as a last resort. In tho course of a few weeks there w.as a noticeable change in my condi tion. and I began to relish my meals. From that on I began to gain strength, and by the lime I had used .seven boxes, all signs of the trouble had vani.shed and I was onco more enjoying good health, and I have not since had any ret urn of the trouble." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills cure indi- geslion. because they nmke the rich reel blood that brings tone and strength to the stomach. Nearly all the common ailments are due to bad blood, anil when th' l)ad blood is turned into good blood by Ih'. Williiims' Pink I'ills, the trouble dis- appears. That is why these pills cure anaemia, dizziness, heart palpi- tat io!i. general debility, kidney trou- ble, rheumatism, sciatica. lumbago, and nervous troubles, such as neu- ralgia, paralysis and .St. Vi'iis dance. That is why they bring ease and comfort at all stages of woiunn- hooil and girlhood, and cure their .si^cret ailments when the bUiod supply becomes we-ak. scanty or ir- regulor. Hut vou must get tho gen- uine pills. Substitutes and imita- tions which some dealers oiler never cure anything. When you buy tho pills, see that the fidl name. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People is jjrinted on tho wrapper around each box. .Sold by all dealers or sent by mail at .50 cents a box. or six boxes for $2. .50. by writing the Dr. Williams' Sledicino Co.. Urock- villo. Out. which occurred on board a vasscl on which I was serving some twelve years ago," said tho purser attached to one of the big liners to the writer, recently. "Tho trip was to Cal- cutta, and I recollect it was my first Voyage to India. Among the passen- gers was a pretty v.-oman of about thirty, who, with her two children, was on her way to pay her husband, an Army oilicer, a short visit. I ri-- coUert at the time hearing that she would be returning to England very shortly on account of tho children, who would not be able to stand tho Indian climate. Tho chil Iron were boys â€" one live and the other seven â€" and being well brought up they wore favorites with the other passengers. They had an Indian nurse with them, who was apparently devoted to her charges. "Well, one morning there was a terrible commotion â€" the eldest child had disappeared, and no trace of him could be found. Tho siiip was searched above and below, pa.s.-en- gers banded themselves together and examined every nook and corner, but to no purpose. Tho mother was in hysterics, tho ayah .so fright oned that nothing intelligible could bo got from her. .\ll she was able to tell us was that she had left the two children in the cabin, and when a few moments later she returned only tho younger, Frank was there. The captain busicrd himself in tho mutter, and with tho first male vis- ited tho state-room wheru the child- ren had been last seen together and th(>roughly examinud it He found that both port-holes were closed but not fastened. "After threatening thi" nurse with all sorts of terrors unless she told the truth he sternly demanded wheth- er tho port-holes were close<l when sh.o camo to look for the children. The terrified woman replied that one was open. Then he examine<i tho littlo five-year-old Frank, taking him on his knee and cross-tjuesfconing him with the tact of an advocate. Tho child .said that his brother was look- ing out of the 'window' watching tho waves when he suddenly called out and disappeared. "In this case tho mysterious dis- appearanco was explained, for it was apparent that the child ha<l cliinbc><i up to tho port-hole and was watch- ing the rollers when the ship gave a sudden lurch and shot the lilllo fellow through tho window before ho had time to save himself. "Ono of the most inexplicablo things which ever camo under my notice occurred on a Fall Uiver boat from Uoston to New York. One of the iins.sengers was a Harvard sUideiit naiiKHl t.'a;ler, the .son of a ! rich Boston merchant, an all-round ; nthelete, and one of the most j :ri m- â-  ising students in tho cidloge. Ho wont on board on the night of April 11th, 1890, was spoken to by several of the passengers whom ho knew, hud a word with the purser, and then declared his intention of 'turning in.' "When morning came and some of the passengers begnn to inquire for Mr. Carter, no ono had see him. and it was thought that he was taking j an extra amount of sleep, but when tho bedroom steward visited his slate-room he found it empty. He informetl tho captain, who immedi- ately wont to tho caliin and found that, though the berth had not been , slept in, tho passemrer had evidently made preparations fcr his night's rest, for a nrght-shirt was rarefidly laid out on the bunk, his hair- brushes wen; on a chair, and there • was even clean water in the basin. His vali.so was open, his overcoat hanging up, and his cap on tho bed, but of tho yjung Harvard student himself there was no trace whatever That was nine years ago, and to ihi.'i hour no one has been able to solve Uifi mystery, though nian.v detectives . hovo tuki^n tho matter in hand. j "Women also occiusionaily disap- pear just as mysteriously as m;'n, and I recollect a case which oe'curnnl in 1899 and which baffled all efforts at solving. We had on board an opera troupe, and in tho company was a young lady of about nineteen, who was appurontiy as light-hearted and free from anxiety as any of them. When wo reached our destina- tion t ho young latly was reporti d ' mi.ssing; in fact, as it afterwards tran.spiro<l, she had disappeared somo hours before wo docke<l. Hha shared a cabin with another member of tho company, who declared that she had helped her to pack the night before, when sho appeared to bo In hor usual I spirits. j "It was thought at the time that ' the girl had hidden herself as a joke, i or fcr tho purpose of suppl.' i.^g the I Press agent with a good story, and , had then nianagetl to get ashore without being seen. Hut though this ' idea was held by many for a few hours, it soon had to bo abandoned, ; for the young lady never turne<l up, I and thc! ca.se was ultimately put iu tho hands of the police. j "Her mother was communicated with, but sho could of.er no reason for her daughter's disaiipeanince, and so the matter remains a mystery to ' this day. Although this happe.ied ' nearly six years ago, tl;o dete.-tives I who were engaged in tho case still I hold the oi)inion that one da.v th» long-lost actress will turn up again. an opinion which is shared by tho girl's mother, who is still spendiu)} ; (jvcry penny she can gather together in her long search after her da'.gh- t.«" ".\ro you happy now that you aro rich".'" asked tho o'fl-tinie friend. "1 don't know as 1 m hanpy." an- .•«weivd Mr. Cumreix, "but I'm dead sure I'm not as disnuitenled as I would he if I «;is broke 1.IFK IN .lAMAICA. \ very interesting story is told in tho "l.nncet" of the disturbance of tho balance of nature in .luiuaica. Snakes were at one time numerous in the island, but now there aro none. Uats anvounted almost to a plague. In or<Ier to keep both down the mongoose was imported from the Fast. This brave little beast soon made an end of the snakes, while the rats, in order to .save the'in.selve.s, took to tho trees, and became egg eaters and bird des- troyers. This reduced the iiund)er of birds and in turn the cattlellcks increased and became a nui.sance. Now the ticks are woriying tho mon- goose by getting into its ears, whence the intruders cannot oa.sily bo dislodged. A bird on thc hat is worth two i:\ thc bush. Ti-e Weary Wnyi'arer â€" "1 wouldn't swap my oid hat lor both ll-.e Su! tan'.; r .â- â€¢ uiul the Czar's crown." mtm-mttmrnmimm