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f I Hints for Busy Housekeepers. Kedpes and Other Valuable Inferiuttoa 91 Particular lacereat to Woman Falkj. VEGETABLES. Peas in Cream.â€" One can of peas, rince well, cover with boiling wa- ter, «alt, and cook five or ten min- utes. In another saucepan melt two ounces of butter, thicken even- ly with a little flour. ShaKe over fire, but do not brown : add one-half cupful of cream, one tabl<>spoonful of sugar, and bring to a b<iil. Drain the peas well and pour into this mixture stirring them well in. Keep moving over fire for a few minutes until well heated. Serve at once. Baked Peppers. â€" Take green peppers and cut off the top and re- m<>ve the inside. Chop up cold boiled beef, cokl boile*! potatoes, anti onion. Season with salt and pepper an<l add enough gravy to moi.sten. Use butter if you have no gravy. Fill the pt>pper with this and put the top back on with tooth- picks. Bake in oven about ten or fifteen minutes. Tomato Spaghetti. â€" One can to- matoes, three small onions, four bay leaves, one stick celery, one cup chicken broth and minced breast cooked to a mush and strain- ed. Season to taste with salt and add one saltspoonful curry powder, one-half saltspoonful ground cinna- mon and allspice, a dash of cloves and red pepper; also the minced chicken. Add enough water to the remaining chicken broth to make about three pints: boil and add one pound of Italian spaghetti (this should be no larger than the lead in a pencil. Cook twenty minutes. Remove from the fire and cover closely to steam while you grate one-quarter pound dry cheese.. Serve the spaghetti on a large platter, each gu<ist using the Bauce and cheese to taste. Hot Slaw-. â€" Take a solid head of cabbage, cut fine same as you would for cold slaw. To this add one pint water, teaspoon salt, and table- epoon of lard ; stew slowly for one hour, after which add a dressing made of one egg beaten with three tablespoons of sugar, one of fiour. pinch of salt, and half cup of vine- gar. Should the vinegar be strong use some water. Try this. Potato Doughnuts. â€" Three large potatoes, boil and mash with a lump of butter size of an egg. beat until smifoth three eggs beaten separate- ly, one and one-half cupfuls eugar. pinch of salt, nutmeg to taste, two teaspoonfuls baking powder, three cupfuls flour; stir in. then add enough more to roll out. Fry in deep lard; smoking hot, drain on paper; then roll in sugar. These dcughnuts are e.xceptionally light. do imt absorb the grease, and are easily dige.sted. Hue Potato- Cakes. â€" One cupful of boiled rice, stiff and cold ; one cupful vi cold masiied potatoes ; on< egg: one-third cupful of flour: one level teasp<Hjnful baking powder ; ealt to taste. Prop from spoon on griddle as and treat 1-ike pancake.s. If baiter is. stiff as possible the cakes will be delicious. is soaking will draw out most of the salt. Filled Fish.â€" This is the origiaal â- 'gifilty fish ' that is bo popular to all that have ever tasted it. A com- bination of two or three kinds of fish is always best, as pike and trout, of buffalo and trout, or white fish. For about four pounds of fish take two good size onions, half tea- spoon W'hite pepper, level teaspoon salt, two eggs, tablespoonful o! breaed crumbs and a pinch of sug- ar. Clean and wash the fish, cut slices 1 1-2 inches thick, salt over night, or an hour or two before chopping, put on ice. Cut out all the meat, put in chopping bow!, add onions, salt, pepper, add ab- out half glassful of water a fev, drops at a time while chopping. When nearly done add the eggs and bread crumbs. Have pan ready (t real heavy bottom pan is best) cut up two onions and put the headi and other bones or skins of the fi:ih that you may have left over at the bottom of pan, fill up the emptv skins with the chopped tish, and put it carefully in the pan. If there is any chopped fish left make balls ; it will be just as good as the filled skins. Now pour in very carefully so as not to break the bails, enough water to cover the fish, put cover on and boil for three hours, addinp more water as it boils down. Great care must be taken that it does not burn. More salt and pepper maj be added, for it takes lots of salt and pepper to make it good. Re move the cover about fifteen minu- tes before removing from the fire, let it boil done to one pint of soup. Serve hot or cold with horseradish. C.-\KE. Silver Loaf Cake. â€" One and one- fourth cups granulated sugar, one- half cup butter, four egg whites, one cup milk, two and one-half cup flour, one-half tea5p<.i<inful of soda, one teaspoonful of cream of tartar. Method â€" Cream butter and sujsar until it as smooth and white as ice cream, sift Hour ten times and after «ifteniiig seven times measure two and one-half cupfuls. add soda and Bift, Beat whites to a stiff froth, add cream of tartar before beating, add milk and flour, altern<vting and etiriiug well each time, and lastly a<l<l whites of eggs. Cut and fold them well. Put in loaf or layer tins buttered well and before putting in oven take and pound well to burst in bubbles and put in cool oven and heat up your oven gra<)ually and y<.>u will have a fine cake and may use any filling you like Out of the four yolks make aniither cake, us- ing the same ingredients and same niethtd. and you will have two fine, g<H>d tasting cakes. (.'team Cakeâ€" Three eggs to be beaten Rep>arately. Add one scant cup of sugar, one cup of flour, one heapmj teaspoonful of baking pow- der, an<l one tablespoonful of wa- tt r. t'rearo filling â€" Two cupfuls of milk, one tablespoonful of coru- Btarch, one egg with a little speck of valt, oue-half cupful of sugar. Foil in double boiler until thick. Each layer to be split and filling put in between while hot. Walnut Loaf Cake. â€" Cream to gether one cupful granulated sug- AJ, one-half cupful butter, and yolks of two eggs, one-half cupful nailk, one and one-half cupfuls flour, two level teaspoonfuls tif baking powder. Mix ab<.>ve and add one cupful of choppe<I walnuts and last add the two whites stiffly beat- en Frost with any white frosting and sprinkle ehoppe<l nuts over top. CARE OF RUGS. In selecting rugs from a sani- tary standpoint the best ruga arc those which are closely woven, as the dust is then retained on the surface and can easily be brushed off. It is much better for a rug to be cleaned often, not alone for san- itary reasons but because with fre- (|uent cleanings the rug become:? richer and more glossy. Small rugs are better cleaned at home than sent to the professional carpet cleaner, w-ho does not un- derstand the different treatment required by an oriental rug from a domestic and follows his usual custom of taking one end of the rug to a revolving wheel, which tears and whips it to piec<;-s. Take small rugs to the roof or grass plot and beat with a light whip or rug beat- er on the surface, but never on the back, which tends to break the warp and woof, thus destroying the fabric. After beating the face, which brings the dust to the sur- face, brush off with a broom or iuow. sweeping with the nap. not agam.st it. If a rug becomes badly soiled wash it. Do not allow large rugs to be cleaned on the floor. While the widely advertised pro- cess of cleaning without the neces- sity of taking rugs up gives the sur- face of the rug a fresh, bright look, it is sure to rot the fabric. The dirty water, soaking through the carpet, has no way of escaping, and leaves a strata of Ynud between the warp, which soou or late weakens the threads. If beaten at home it rnay afterward be spread upon the floor and spoiled sp<>ts washed out with a solution of soap bark or bor- ax an<l water, allowing an ounce of the bark to a gallon of water. If this is done carefully and then tlie surface wiped off dry with a cloth wrung out of fresh water, the rugs will emerge clean, lustri'us, and in no wise injured. Some, in summer, think it a saving of their rugs to turn them upside down, walking on the back. This is a great mistake. Wear on the surface of a rug makes it all the more silky, but on the re- verse tends to break and injure it. If there should be any signs of moths in the winter, hang them in the frosty air for a few nights. In the summer use constantly. It is better for them than packing them away. Many going to their sum- mer homes take their rugs with them fur use in the hius<' or lawn. In packing for shipment simply bale and wrap in burlajis. If leaving home for some time, beat well, then roll in tar paper or newspapers, leaving no opening for the entrance of moths. chaaed will be glad to learn how it is doxva. After careful washing and rinsing have ready the following. Beat an egg to a froth, add one quart or leas of cold water, accord- ing to tint required. Place all laces, etc., in this and move gently through the egg water several times. Then squeeze gently and hang in the shade to dry. When iiiout half dry put them between two clot-ha and iron. Xo starching !s needed. If above directions are followed you will be pleased with the result. Laces will have that soft creamy tint they had when first bought. This was the secret of do- ing lace given by an old pillow lace worker who used it for doing ?reamy tinted pillow lace. FISH. Salt in Fish -A glas.t of vincjf.ir pai iiit<^ 'hf wihtor iu 'whi'>.b salt fish LITTLE HELPS. Easy to clean wallpaper. Satur ate a Turkish towel or piece «.if can- j ton flannel with gasoline and rub j ligntly over the paper. Cleans more j [evenly than stale bread and is not j half thfe trouble and removes all ! the dust and dirt. Humane Hint.â€" After using can- 1 lied fish of any kind be sure to bend : the cover into place again before | throwing away. Cats have often i been badly hurt by forcing their j heads into empty 'cans in search of ! a morsel of fish. j Laundry Hint. â€" Readers who j want their ctillars, collarettes. ; oreani '.ice, etc., to keep the deli- cate cream they have when pur» IN'S ISHIP WITH APES SHOWli BY THE MOST DELI- CATE liSOW> BLOOD TEST. liu.'H'd on the Chemical Character of the Albumen Di.'^.solved in Bluod Serum. Dr. WOlcox. official analyst to the British Home Office, at a ma^ 'sterial inquiry into a charge <f murder a few days ago gave a piete »f evjdence that had never before been given in England. He t^sti tied that certain blood stains on the collar of the accused man were caused by human blood and that this fact had been proved by the serological test. This serological test is the last word of science on the subject of discriminating between different kinds of blood stains. Its wonder- iul dv:>licacy will be understood when it is stated that the flesh of Egyptian mummies responds read- ily to it. A special serologi -^1 lab- oratory has been fitted up recently in the buildings of the Koyal So- ciety of Public Health m London, and here special demonstrati 'n was given by Dr. Rajchman of t'>e way in which this test is carried cut. Hitherto all the methods of dis- criminating between different kinds of blood have been based o;i color or on the appearance of the blood corpuscles under the microscope. The new test in based on the chem- ical character of the albumen dis- solved in THE BLOOD SERUM. Dr. Rajchman took a sample of linen which was mark.c<( wiL'i a dark red stain. He placed it n -a watch glass and covered it vnth dilute salt solution, which he explained would slowly dissolve out any al- bumen which the stain might con- tain, and at the same time would re- move any blood corpuscles which might be present. A momentary examination by the microscope re- vealed the presence of the corpus- cles, which proved to be blood of some kind. While the clot was dissolving in the salt solution he showed si.x test tubes, each of which contained what he called antiserum. Each had been prepared by injecting the blood of some animal into a rabbit. The different kinds of blood with which different sets of rabbits had been treated were those of a man, a horse, a pig and an o.x. After a certain number of injec- tions the rabbit's blood was found to contain a substance known as precipitin. A drop of blood taken from the ear of a rabbit containing the precipitin caused by human blood has a curious effect on the albumen dissolved out by the salt from A HUMAN BLOOD CLOT. The test was shown by placing a few drops, one-tenth of a cubic ceutjmeter. of the saline solution in a very small test tube and allow- ing a drop of the anti-serum to fall into it. Being rather heavy, the drop settled at the bottom of the tube, and at the point of contact between the two liquids a ring of filmy opalescence was formed when the human antiserum was used. When any of the others was dntp- ped in the liquid remaino<l perfect- ly clear and transparent. In another e.xperiinent some horseflesh was treated with the salt water and the .-iolution so made tested in the same way. Here the horse antiserum gave the telltale ring of opalescence and all the oth- ers remained clear, showing defin- itely to what kind of animal the origiaal flesh belonged. Although this reaction has been known for about five years, it has only been brought to i*s present perfection lately. There is only one case known in which the test fails. There is no difference in the result of the test between the bk><:>d of a man and the blood of a high class ape. RESPONSIBILITIES OF A F.\M1LY MAX. -Life. beans, and they are gathered and sold by the natives for shipment to France, where they are used to tan leather for shoes. The bean is so named by reason of its resemblance to the human ear. It grows wild on a small tree that reaches the height of twenty or thirty feet, with wide branching limbs. As many as ten bushels often grow on a single tree. When ripe they fall -.o the ground, and over many extensive tracts, not only in Michoacan. but in Colima and Guerro, untold thousands of I bushels remain ungathered in the I forests. It is not difficult to hire j natives to pick them up at one cent I a pound. To be used for tanning. I the beans have only to be dried I and ground ; an<i so rich are they j in astringent qualities, that a very I small quantity of tlje bean-meal is sufficient to tan a hide. THE iOERN GiRCH BEll MEXICAN EAR BEANS. Queer-shaped Bean is Sent to Franco for Tanning Purposes. Ill the forests of Michoacan, one of the most picturesque of the Mex- ican states, may be seen groups of native women and children engag- ed in picking up and placing in baskets what at first sight look like auts. T1k>£« are the Mexicao ear- ISED IN BRITAIN SINCE THE FIFTH CENTIRV. Bolls Have Been Isetl SIim'o Bible Times for Secular and Eeligiuus Purposes. In the iSth chapter of Exodus, verses 34 and 35. occurs the first mention of bells, and their use is practically the same as that to which modern church bells are put, namely, to give notice of the time for public worship. The uses of bells as summons to pra.ver are not derived directly from this source. as they have been used in all ages for secular as well as religious pur- poses. In the Grecian army the of- ficer of the guard visited the sen- tries at night with a bell as a sig- nal of watchfulness, and the Rom- ans used small ones in their baths and places of business. The honor of inventing the large church bells, however, is ascribed to Paulinus, Bishop of Nola, a city of Campania, who flourished in the fifth century of the Christian era. Not long af- ter they were introduced into Brit- ain. BAFllSM OF THE BELLS. When first set up the bells were solemnly consecrated by the clergy with a ceremony called baptism, which implied that they were sup- posed to possess some important virtues. It is certain that many properties of a very remarkable nature were ascribed to them. All evil spirits were understood to en- tertain an insurmountable objec- tion U.< the music of the bells, a single flourish making the fiends disperse with wonderful alacrity. During storms bells were continu- ally rung, and as they continued to ring so long as the storm lasted, it is not to be wondered at that they should receive the credit of stop- ping them. This practice lasted un- til tlie middle of the eighteenth century. Another virtue attributed to bells was that of clearing the air during the prevalence of epidemic disorders. But the most remark- able of all their virtues was that of locomotion. It was considered ne- cessary, whenever a bell was re- moved, to secure it with a rope or chain, in order to prevent it return- ing to Its former place. WORK FOR THE EXPERT. In England the passion for bells prevailed very e'arly ; St. Dunstan presented several to ^almesbury Abbey, and the Abbot of England in King Edgar's time made six bells, which were named after dis- tinguished persc>nages, and. says the historian, such a concert was never heard in the land before. .-Xn old picture represents King David as striking with a hammer on little bells instead of his harp. Toward the close of tlie sixteenth century the English are described as "vast- ly fond of great noises that fill the ear, such as the firing of cannon, the beating of drums, and the ring- ing of bells," The writer does not appear to be iiware that bell ring- ing was an important accomplish- ment. Ringing a single bell was the work of a novice only, but to ring a bob-major upon twelve mark- ed the ringer was an expert. The custom of ringing upon occasions of public rejoicing is derived from an early usage of the Catholics, who in this manner gave notice of the arrival of a church dignitary within their jurisdiction, an*i it was regarded as a high offence if tne bells were not rung. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDY INTERNATIONAL LESSON. .MARCH 19. Lesson XII. Defeat Throusrh Drunk- enness. (Temperance Lesson). I kings 2«. 12-21. Golden Text, Prov. 31.4. â- Verse 12. This messageâ€" He and the other leaders of the immense army (estimated at 130,000 men) v.si-e so confident of their super- iority, that they were wasting their time and strength drinking in the pavilions, or temporary bootns set up for the exigencies of war. In array against the cityâ€" This would include the establishment of the war-engines before the walls, battering-rams and catapaults, be- ing the chief instruments of a siege. Ladders would be set up, and arch- ers would be placed in commanding positions. It must have looked dark to the king and his people cooped up in the city. Should the walls fall, it meant that desolation and destruction were sure to follow. 13. A prophetâ€" Though his name IS not given, he probably was one of the schools of the prophets, who seem to have acted in concert. The name of Elijah curiously enough is not mentioned in this entire chap- ter. 15. Young men of the princes of the province â€" Their number, two hundred and thirty-two. was no- thing as against the great multi- tude of the Syrians and their allies. But this prophet wishetl by the com- parison to throw in relief the fact that the victory was to be a super- natural one. The sterling youth of the nation were picked out to lead the attack. The older men had al- ready failed and been driven with- in the refuge of the city, and were as a result filled with fear. The wretched state to which the city it- self had been reduced may be con- jectured from the small number of men who could lie mustered to fol- low behind the youthful leaders â€" only seven thousand. 16. They went out at noonâ€" This wa^ a master stroke. .\t this hour, under the scorching Syrian sun. everything would be at a standstill. heavy armor being cast aside, and the soldiers lounging about in care- less relaxation. The king coniinu- e<l his brutish drinking with the vassal kings and so rendered him- self more and more helpless. 17. The young men . . . went out first â€" This was a riuse intended to deceive the unwary foe. .'\nd it succeeded. The drunken king thought the little band were coming out to make terms of peace, and he exclaime<i, in a spirit of bravado. Whether . . . for peace, or . . . for war. take them alive (18V 20. They slew every one his man â€" The motley army outside the walls were totally unprepared for any onslaught. Their leaders were stupid with drink, the chariots and horses were unharnessed and un- ready, the army itself, besides be- ing at ease, lacked homogeneity and any sense of loyalty t-o a com- mon interest. .\ panic was exactly the thing to look for. It was Je- hovah's victory, but the Israelites had to exercise the right sort of in- genuity in order to meet conditions as they were. These conditions, of course, could only grow worse un- der the sturdy attack of the young men and their aroused followers, so that it is little wonder that the proud forces of Beu-hadad suffered utter rout, and he himself was ob- liged to escape on a horse. SCOTT'S SENSE OF lillllGe A CHINAMAN'S IMPIZESSI^NS OF ABERDEEN. Former Student at .Vberdeon Uni- versity (;ives .ippreciution of People. There is a very interesting ap- preciation of Scotsmen by a China- man in the World's Chinese Stu- dents' Journal. It gives the "Im- pressions of Aberdeen'" of Slow Thye Lee, who was a student at Aberdeen University. "Aberdeen, like Oxford or Cam- bridge, is a seat of learning,' h« writes, "it is strange to note that the university is very little known among foreigners, more especially among us in the Straits and in China. "The Aberdonians have a verv peculiar mode of speech, whica could not escape the observation of a stranger ; in fact, some foreign- ers often remark that it is much like i singing. j RECOMMENDS COUNTRY. 1 "I must say that no foreigner j could spend any length of time in I Aberdeen, or in Scotland general- ly, without being impressed by tho , wonderful hospitality. The sen»« i of humor is wonderfully k<'en. and one cannot help noticing this, as it is to be found iu practically all . classes alike. I ha\ e particularly ! noticed that all Scotsmenâ€" rich and 1 poor alike â€" have a unit of heart. Though their opinions may differ, they all strive to do their best for the welfare of their country and the people. Tlie sense of duty in which : every citizs?n of a country has a share is deeply carved in the heart ' of every Scotsman. Not only are ^ they busy and practical, but are more tactful and dignified. The common sense, the serious way they look at life, and their amazing ' self-centredness and self-confid- ence. MODELS OF POLITENESS. "I have also noticed that a good thing in the Scottish character ia ! Its independence, and this is shown ! by the industrial popuiaton in hab- its of life. I "In a company of strangers you ; would think that the Scotsman was deaf, for his eyes never wander ^ from the table or newspaper. H« ' would say that it was impolite to overhear a conversation to which i he was not invited. In short, h© ia always cold and reserved. I "Moreover, I was told that Scota- • men were well trained in their man- ners; they are said to be the best I type of men from whom people that are not well acquainted with man- ; ners can learn. Whether this cre- : dit may rightly lie put to them I do not know, but the general impres- •' sion I have here is that the average j Scotsman knows always and every- I where exactly what to do and how to do it. He never seems to hesi- tate, and makes no fuss about hia doings. It is. I think, also, a fairly general impression in the east that the ScotsHianâ€" the term in this re- spect'also includes the English â€" keeps himself aloof, reserved, cau- tious of making or accepting ad- vances towards acquaintanceship. This may arise either out of prids or shyness. SCCf A DELIGHTFUL HOST. "At home the Scotsman is a most gracious and delightful tiost. Ho is at once the servant, and knows how to please his guest. "In tne railway service the civ- ility of the guards and porters. th» neatness and carefulness, and the quiet energy of the drivers and firemen is notable. In the east railway engines always show a lack of care, 'and things look very con- fused and disordered. In Scot- land, as in England, they are bright and clean. Tliat shows a workman's pride in his work and its instru- ments. It is the man with the-clean engine who is going to succeed in life. " Probably there is something more industrious than an idle rumor. A centenarian named Jas. Wil- son of Crooknagrally. Fivemile- town, has just been photographed at the age of 104 years -f<.>r the first time in his life. The milling firm of John Thoir.ji- son & Sons, of Gamble street. Bel- fast, were recently fined for neg- lecting to have proper safeguards around machinery as a result of which a man named Charles Saug- ster received fatal injuries. The Belfast Corp^'raticn. at its monthly meetuig on the 1st inst., decided to confer the freedom of the city upon Mr. CJ. \V. Wolff. ! who for upwards of half a century 1 has been closely identifie<l with the [commercial progress of that city. ROY.\L CAMP IN INDIA, Splendid Camp Will he Provided for Rosidoiicc by King. The Allahabr.d Pioneer states that the King-Emperor, during his stay in Delhi, will not occupy Cir- cuit House, but will go into camp, the idea of a splendid royal camp appealing to popular imagination. Motor cars and taxicabs, the journal adds, are likely to be mor« in evidence than horsed carriages, thus obviating the difficulty of the management of wheeled traffic which arose at the Curzon durbar. Steps h.-ive already been taken to induce tlic Calcutta and Bombay co:iiiian:e8 to send several hundred ta;..^r.ijo to Delhi. Communioatioa between the different camps will b« by circular railway trains running at short intervals. The piogrrtiniiic of the royal tour in India at the en<l of this and the beginniug of next year will inclndo a big game shooting trip when his Majesty vi.sits Nepal. Tlic royal party leaves England about I>eecmber 12, tnd. accordina to present arrangements, travel ovel'iand'fe the Med'terrnueao t« take steamer for Bombay,