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About the « '^ ....House iriNTS TO llOUSKKRKPERS. A little variety caa be Riven to l>ons by cookiiifj llici.": with grec-m Klriiif; lipiiiPH in .sliglitly .sullfx! wa- ter. I'til Ijotli uu toyfllii'f, (li'uin whi-n sol't, put ill a guiieioiis luiiijj of biKlor, a waft of pui)ril<ii. and Willi Hour. I'm back a inlilosjioon or two of the water in whii-li thoy Were lioilwl and li'l all siniiiioi' for a li>w nioriK'iits. Minced jiarslcy uddh to (iavoi- and iij)pL'aranco. lit is a good plun to suv.e all pieces af old table lintni for ti.so in drying groen saludu after llioy conio from their bnth. I If tin; opKs (oinc from the icebox | they will wliiji mnch stilTor than if ; kopt in n waiiiipi- j)laco. A wire sjiooii whisk is host for i eggs whrn they me boaten separate- I ly. A revohini; iTeater is best when the yolks and whites are whipped to- gether. A dish of powdered charcoal kopt In the rcfilgci utor will help to kcej> the air sweet. It should be changed twice a week. Tea mnlting, which any grocer rt'ill give to customer for the a.sking. may be charmingly iilili/.eil in de- coral inn a room with lloweis. ferns or foliai^e. Fashion the matting in- to bn.skets, corniii-oidiis and the like, and tnck theiu under jiictiircs in corners and in other desirablo I)laces. An old lioir.okeeppr .say.s that a little dissolved Kc'ntine added to tlio cream will jircvent all dantjer of its tuiniiin to butter, as it is apt to do when it is w^hipped in hot wea- | ther. I A roast of venl is inade more "tasty" by s<"aHonin(; over ni(,'lit in ; this way. 'I'ake ecpial jiarts of pep- - pel' nrwl salt, and moisten with Riot- ed onion. U'lib this thorouKhly into i every crevice and cranny of the roast and j»ut it in a double hakint; pan. ' Next day. "lord" with its own suet' or a little bacon, and let it brown slightly. 'riicn diedg..' with (lour, putting a half cup of Ijoiling water , in till- liottoiii of the pan as a grav,v foundation. H.v renewing the (lour, fvcr.v time it is dredged the gi'av.v I will l)e found thick and creamy, when tho meat is roasted. i l"ii-neh-l'iie<l toast is more deli-, cious and easii-r of dige.s-tion if the crust is cut from the bread just be- fore it is dipped for a moment in | scaldi-d milk. I'at as dry us pos- i siljb' with an old najd<in, and g'ivo | it a (oatlag of beaten egg. using a | .pa.strv hru.sh. Have ready butter in a fiyiiiK-pan and fry fiuickly. dust- j ing with jjowdcT.'d sugar and giouiul ! cinntinion before serving, which slioulil be done proiuplly after cook-: ing. I llcsid"s luakint; an excellent | sweet -pickle, i in-iimbei-s can l.c con- • vorl(Ml into one of the ri<;hesl of pre- | serves. .Slicod lemons, spicis and ' plenty of su){ar aid in the trnnsfor- ^ nmlion. Uig .Vellow cucumbers | which have gone to simhI are best, i I'oid and s«rape cnrnfully anil cut in- | to long slices, then prepare tho KVrup according lo any of the old- fashioned "jiounri for pound" iccipes. Put cuiunibi'is and lemons in to- gether and use a sidce-bag, as di- reited in former eases V\i{ awa.v Willi waved papers when (pule cool, using either large or smoJI glass jars IIOMI^'I'IC HKCU'KS. Poverty Cake. â€" Hreak one egg into a nip, beat with it a piece of butter the si/e of an egg, and 'ill up the cup with swect milk or liike-warm waier iuld one cup sugar ;cnd one and thrc<--(|uarters clips of (lour in which two tea!»poonfuls of l>aking powder have been sifted, Ilako in three liiyeis and put together with lemon tilling, .fitr which take one egg ono-half cup sugar, half cup sweet milk ami two-thirds of a teaspoonful of (lour, CooU till it thickens, then beat in tSie juice and grated rind of a lemon. Cucumber Pickles. â€" Put small cu- cumbers in a stone jar, scnttor a handful of salt over thejii, and cover with boiling water. Let stand over night, then drain and rejwnt the process. Hinse in clear water, wipe and jmt into boiling vinegar swoct- cno<l iMnd sjiicod to taste, Old-Pa»liionod CJlngerbread. â-  â€" One cuji each of butter, su.gar, molasses and but termilk, one teasjioonful eax-h of cinnamon, ginger and soda, tho latter (li.-isolved in hot water, two eggs, and about live cups of floiu". Stir tho (ir.st four ingredients with the si)ico till light and cream.v. t'hen add the milk, eggs and (lour. Heat hai-d, and bake in shcvts of patty- tin.s. Hannna Shortcake. â€" Sfako a rich biscuit crust, bake in jelly cake tins not too thick la.vers. When done, split open with forks and butter while hot. three layers being enough for one cake. Tho two bottom lay- ers and one to]) make the best shape. Take about three goo,d-s-izod thor- oughl.v ripe bananas and shrod finely with a fork. Spread a layer of the fruit on the crust, adding the least bit of salt, and sprinkle well with powdered sugar. Add the next lay- er in the same wn,v. On the lost one sjirend fruit very thickly, well mixed with huijnr. so as to form a sort of icing. Serve with soft custard flav- ored with vanilla. Chow Chow.â€" Half a peck of given tomatoes, two large heads of cab- bage, fifteen good-.sizcd onions, twent.v-fivo cuc.umbere, one pint of hoiSe-ia<IiHh, half a pound mustard seed (white), one ounce celerv seed, one ounce turmerice, half a teaciip- ful ground black pepper. Cut the tomatoes, cucumbers, onions and cabbage small, and pack them in sjilt for one night. In tho morning drain the salt oti', and la.v them in vine- gar and water for a day or two, then drain them again. Iloil tho spices in half a gallon of vinegar, with threo pounds brown sugar, and j)our it over while hot. Repeat this for three ctiiys, then mix (ive ounces muslartl mid half a j'int o( the host salud oil. Add two ipiarts more of \inogar when the pickle is cold. This is good to <>at in two months. Chocolate Ice-Creum.. â€" One cpiarter Bquaro of chocolate, one table.spoon- ful of su,gnr, one tublespoonful of boiling water, one-third cupful of thin cream, a few grains of .salt and two drojis of vanilla. Melt choco- late in siii'iU saUiCepan place<l over hot water, add su^nr and boiling water gradually, stirring conslantl.v. I'oiir on slowly the cream, add salt and vanilla, then freeze. Sjianish Pickle, â€" .Slice ver.v thin one gallon green tomatoes; let them remain in brine one night. I'roparc a mi.xture of while mustard seed, one j)int giale<l hor.se-radis-h, one-tlviriJ pint green jieiipers, one-third pint of cliojjjiod onion, one tablespoonful gi luind black pepper, two tablespoon- fuls cloves, two of nmce: |)Ut In the jar a layer of this mixture, than a la.ver of tomatoes, and so on luntil it is lillcrl. Pour on sutbcient elder vinegar to cover the whole.* To (mo (pinrt of vinegar, add three ipiarters of a pint of sugar: boil together and pour over the pickle. 'IMiis ifuantily will (ill a two-gallon jar. TAKINf! OUT STAIN.S. Here is a Hcr\icenble list to bo Kejit for reference' To take out grass stains use ordinary coal oil; wet the .s[iots thoi'oiudily just before putting in the wash tub. For iron rust wet the .spots with leiiioM juice, lay the garment m the ,su,n, and .spread thick with salt; ev- ery now .ind again sipieezo lemon Indescribable Pains. Stone in Bladder. Juice over, keeping It wot. Two or three e.\i)osure.9 may bo nm-eysary. When your tablecloth and niro nai>- kins are stained liy fruit, have a small bottle of Javullu '.vater pro- pared at the druggist's, and satur- ate the .tpots, letting It lie awhile before laundering. Jf fruit stains are taken in time, howover, have .lomo one hold tho spot over the sink and pour boiling water slowly through. Oxalic acid eats a hole in a few moments unless immwliately was-hefl out, (ilycei'ine takes out colTee end tea stains. First soak in cold water, then sj)rea<l with glycerine ami leave all night. The .stains will ilis-aj>poar in tho Iniindoring. Thosn v,lio have use<l vaseline know what an ugly stain it leaves on linen. 'ITiis can bo removed with chloroform or eth- er, but must bo used with care. Ilavo a. cup or bowl hand.v; j^our a tew drops of other on the stain, imert tho bowl over the spot to keep the fumes from evaporating ami leave some time. When n garment has been scorched in the ironing, unless too deej), a hot .sun lintih will eftectuall.v draw out the spot. If not i|Uite gone, wet the place and ruli laundry .soap on it; then lay in the sun. A JVISE MOTIIEK. A wise mother never attempts to cure tho ailments from which her little ones .sulTer Iiy stupefying them with sleeping ilraughts, "soothing" preparations and similar medicines containing opiates. This class of medicines are rosi)onsiblo for the un- timely death of thousands of littlo ones, though some mothers ma.v not realize it. When your little ones arc ailing give them liab.y's Own Tab- lets, a niodicino sold ur>Jer a guar- antee to contain no opiate or harm- ful drug. Mothers who havo used tho Tablets alway.s .speak in their praise. Mrs. A. .Johnston, Kdd.y- slone. Out., sa.vs : "I find lUil>y's Own Tablets all s you recommend them to be. My baby was troubled with oczema, and was ver.v cro.ss and restless, hut since giving her the Tablets she has become rpiite well and is now a strong healthy child." Sold by all druggists or .sent by mail at '2't cents a iiox by writing Tho Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Urockville, Ont. AUSTRALIAN STEEL. Inventors Have Process They Wish to Dispose, of. For some time two Welbouriio in- ventors have been at work on an in- vention for making iron and steel di- rect from the ore without the neces- sity of lir.st making pig iron. Their eX|H'riuu>nts so far have been with magnetic m'o obtained from Taiannki, N.Z., l)Ut they claim that they have now so far perfected their process as to be aide to treat with ecpial success all classes of iron ore and elTect a saving of full.v SIO per ton over the pi'e.sent numner of malt- ing iron and steel. They have fully protected their pro- ce.ss with patients in all (larts of the World. The success o( Ihesv inven- tors and the possibilities that it ol- I'ers has caused widespread discus- sion throughout the country and it is proposed that the goveriiment shall obtain tho patents and make it a government monoiioly. It is proposed that the New South Wales government shall pa.v to the inventors the lum|) sum of $l,OO0,- 000 for tho rights to the invention and then that ironmasters through- out .\ustralia shall be licensed on a ro.valty to maiuifacture. it is also proposed that the right to u.se the proce.s.« shall be let to ironmasters in different parts of the world, but that in the case of works outside af this country a dilTerential ro.valty shall be charged at about $."> |M«r ton, to eipialize llio higher rale of wages paid here. An Exceptionally Severe Case In Which a Helpless Sufferer Was Restored by DR. CHASE'S KIDNEY-LIVER PILLS I do( idod lo give tliem a fair trial, .^fter using one box 1 felt a doci-ded change for the belter, and after tak- ing (i\e bo.xes I feel like n new man. 1 am entirely out of pnin, and have no more discharge of lilooil. I ran honestly rerommond I'r. Chase's Kid- ney-I,iv'er I'ills to any fellow-sulToror, and will chet'rfiilly verify this iitat»»- iiicnt to anyone writing me." Mr. W. liowon. Postmaster and station agent at Knglish llivor, Ont., wrlten :â€" "1 have interviewed Mr. I'aniel llrown of this place in re- gard to his long illness and cure, aiKl horehy certif.v that the testinionlnl ns glvim by him is correct." Pr, Chase's Kidnoy-I>iver Pilln, one pill n do»e. 2r> rents a box, at all dealers, or IC<lnuinsoii, Hates & Co., Toronto. To protect you against imitations tho portrait and aignu- tnre of l>r. A. W, C/'huse, tho fnmoua receipt book author, arc on evory box, ntnBLK.s. CUT LOOSE from Tradition, and' Adopt the use of CEYLON NATURAL GREEN tea in place of Japan. It is Pura, delicious and beneficial to health. Sold in thesan^e form as tho ceieiarated "SALADA" Blacic tea, In sealed lead packets only. 26c and 40c per lb. By all grocers. tJiuxel or .stone in bladtler is about the moht painful iiilnient that ever (UTictcd niaiiMti'i. It is the iPbiiU of derantied kidneys, thi- iric acid forming int ) h'^rl sin ttunci's, which lodge In till- kidneys and blaiider This horrible disease is pruventeil and curo<l by Pr. Chases Kidney-Liver Pills. Mr Panicl Hrown, I'^iglish lliver, Ont.. writes â€" "I'or three years I shITii'ihI from urinary troubles, pni- laking of the nature of stone in thn bladd(>r or gravel, and the |>ain which I endured can K<'nrrely ho de- siTJhod. I was unable tn do an.v Work, and froipicntly .liw hiirifod lilood. Though I ft|H'iit hundreds of dollars in doctors' lulls I loceived no relief, and nt la.st rte>'idod -that I Would never bo nble to work again "WlHIo in this coiKlition I was ad- vised to try I'r. Chase's Kidney- Liver Pills, and though T had no faith ill them or in itnything else I Some disea.ses. like some fishhooks, are not catching. Tho man who .serves you with milk likes cream jiiilTS. SpocMiey coutdes in the park seoiu to prefer tho dark meet. Tho unsuccessful lauiidryman lays it to the iroii.v of fate. A barrelful of money wouldn't be much if it was a gun barnd. As you might say, hydrophobia is a dog-gone crazy thing. A girl must have time to burn when she does burnt-wood work. The photographer is not gullible Jus-t because he takes you at jour word. Kven wtieii the weather is first-class you ran triithfully say, "Oh, it's fair." There's always something going on if it is only an excursion. t)f course, it is (juite possible to cat light lunch in tho dark. .\ faded, rickety old umbrella is a difltculty many people havo to labor under. A traveling dress ma,v often be de- scribed as "lUs and starts." Kven a very tall man, you know may be n littlo short of ridiculous. Tho enterprising undertaker thinks he Is e<|ual to an.v undertaking. A \M>man with an abundance of h'air is often falsely accused. ScltishiK'HS is one thing a |>erson cannot keep to him.self. After an illness, ,vou know, it ma.v take four or live weeks to make one strong. J'rocrastinotion is tho thief of time but it seldom gets into jail. "That's what T (all hard luck," â- aid the facetious man, as he picked up a silver dollar. THE JAPS IRE DIGNIFIED PEONUNCIAMENTOS MODELS OF POLITENESS. Russia's Intrigue to Gain Foot- hold in Japan in 18th Century. Nobod.v who has been reading the newspajiors of late can have failed to observe the air of dignity which per- vade.'? the various contemporary olli- cial pronunciamentos of tho Japan- esx>. ObviousI,j-, in the diplomacy of the West these islanders are most Iirodcient. Here now are some frag- ments of older iirodamations and like documents belonging to the lime when .Japan was nil Oriental. The I'ortuguese were the first Kuropeans to be welcomed in the Flowery King- .'lom, and, ns ma.v be read in some several books, thev prosjierod there exceedingly for a while. Hut by the year^Jt;;!?. partly by their own ar- rogance and partly by the machiiia-] tions o'f designing Dutchmen, the! Poitugue.sc had fallen into holieless j bad odor. Then the Mikado issued n proclamation, whereof the follow- ing was a |)nrt : â€" "The whole race of the Portuguese, with their mothers, nurses, and whatever belongs to thi'tn,, shall be banished forever." And so they were. The same proclamation, by the way, forbade, upon pain of death, any .Japane.se to leave the country, and further providcrl that an.y .Ja- panese who had visited foreign parts should, upon his return to .Japan, be executed forthwith'. At this time tho Dutch only had trading privi- logei). Then in 1G7H AN ENGLISH COMPANY with a charter from Cliarles II., and ambilious to trade with Japan, sent to that country a ship named the Heturn. 'I'he Dutch got wind of the matter, and at once whispered in the ears of the .Japanese ollicials the hor- ried fact that the Kngli.sh King waa marrie<^l to the daughter of the King of Portu';al, and, con.se(|Uently, lOng- lishmen and I'ortuguese were much the same. So, when the Kotiiru came to tho jiorts of .Japan otlicors o( tho Mikado came on boaril and put the leaders of the expedition through u long and searching cate- chism, "Were they called Knglish ',' Were not the Knglish subject to the Portuguese ',' How did it happen, if thia was not so, that the Knglish flag, like the Portuguese, bore n cross upon it.> Was it true, as they hud been informed, that the I';nKlish King wa.M married to the King of I'ortu- gnl's daughter'?" •Tho JOnglisli traders indignantly denied all subservience and allianco with I'ortugal, but were forced to admit that their King, Charles II.. had married Catherine of Uragair/.a, | a Portugiieso [irincess. Tho Jlikado's ollicials were most polite, nodded gravely, and departed. They would lay these matters before their master. The answer, which came after some waiting, was this*: "Wo havo received letters from the I'^uperor. Vour reciuest, as well as ! the rea-sVins by which you enforce it, j have been duly considtyied. Hut; you cannot be allowwl to trade here, ' because your King has married the] daughter of tho King of I'ortugal,: That is the only ri-uson why your rc- (piest is refused. The F.mi'wror or- j dels that you depart and come back ' no more. iSueli is his will, and wo ' cannot changi' it in any particular.! You will, thereforo, make sail with tlio first I'avmable wind, and at the latest within twenty days," I'pon recpiest some twenty more da.vs were graciously allowed, but otherwise TlIK DKCUEK STOOD, and the ICnglishmen departed, heal)- ing curses upon ^hc Portuguese mar- riage, and perhaps upon the Dutch | also. Another most interesting proclama- tion refers to the Hu.ssian.s'. In the reign of the Empress Catherine there was wrecked upon the .SiU'rian coast a crew of .lapanese sailors. The Russians took these castaways in- land and kopt them several years, in order to learn their language an:l al- low them to learn Hu.ssian. For even then Uussia was coveting the har- bors of her island neighbor. .Tapan Way. in fact, but a ste|>iiing stone, as ap|)eared, between Hussia's Asiatic and Amoicun possessionw, for then j.Maska was Itimsian. In 179'2 fe.th- erine sent l.ieut, I.axman, under cover of the errand of carrying back the .lapane.'e sailors, to ntTango for the Russians trading privileges in .Japan. Thi' F.mpre.ss waH not uware, it seems, that .Inpai.e.se who had once left .lapan w<«>' barred of re- turn. .So l.,uxnmn came to Hako- date. The .Iapane<« were polite, hut re- fUHe<l to take book thoir countrymen, informing that it was against their law» They also told him that ho had subjected him.wlf and his crow, as being foreigners, to perpetual im- l>risonment for landing anywhere in the kingdom except at the appointed Port of Naga-saki; yet in considera- tion of the Ku.ssian ignorance of Ihia law and of their kindness to the shipwrecked .lapanose, the.v would not enforce the law provided Lieut. Laxman would prom-i.^e for himself and his countrymen to return immo- diately to his own country, and never again come to any part of .Ja- pan but Nagastik'i. I.axman accordingl.y- took himself o(T without lauding the Jnpanesu castaways. After this robuff it wa.i not till ISf-i that the .Fmporcr .\I- exander, Ctxtherine's grandson, tried again to establi-sh relations with those so politely inhospitable peol>lo to the east of HIS VAST DOMINIONS, He sent a ship to Nagasaki with a special Ambast.'ador named KesanolT, a haughty person, and a stickler for eti((uelte. • Hesanolf got everything muddled up at the very Ijeginning by disputing as to whether or not it was the coreect thing for him to bow to the Emperor's representatives. So the Japanese kept him waiting, tak- ing, as it seemed, "pleasure in mor- ; tif\'ing the Ambassador, and in ovor-j whelming him, at the same time. with an affectation of groat jiert.'onal politeness." 'When at last, he was summoned to Nagasaki to hear tho Emjieror's answer, "curtains were hung before the hou.ses on each side of the street through which he pass- ed, and the inhabitants were all or- dered to keep out of sight, so that he saw nothing of the place." Tho answer was, moreover, por- cmptorj- enough. It was entitled, "Order from the Emperor of .Japan to the Uussian Ambassalor," and went s'omething thus : â€" "Formerly our enipire had commu- nication with several nations, but ex- perience caused uu to adoiit ns safe the opposite principle. It is not permitted to the .Jaj)ane.se to trade' abroad, nor to foreigners to enter our country, • * • As to Russia, W9 havo never had any relations with her. Ton years ago you sent cer- tain shipwrecked Japanese to Mats- mai, and you then made us proposi-, tions of allianco and comuiorco. At this time you have come back to' Nagasaki to renew those proposi- tions. This prove,'* l{u.>isia has aj strong inclination for Japan. It is long since we discontinued all rela- tions with foreigners generally. .\I- tliough we desire to live in peace with all neighboring States, the dif-' ference between them and us in man- ners and character forbids cntirel.v, treaties of alliance. Your voyages* and jour labors are therefoix* u.st.- less. All couununicatlons between' ,vou and us are impossible, and it in m,y Imperial pleasure that henceforth you no more bring your ships into- our waters." ' TnAININO TOUTOISB,-?. "One of the most curious exnmples of jmtient training is a disi>Iay by an old Korean boatman," s:iys ai correspondent, "of a do'/.en diilledl tortoises, 'Oirecti?d by bis songs and! a small metal dt um, they march in! lino, execute various evolutions, and' conclude by t-linilbing U|pon a low table, the larger ones forming of their own accoi'^l a bridge for tho smaller, to whioh the feat would oth- erwise be imjiossible. When they havo all mounted, thoy di.spo.te them- selves in threi< or four piles, like so nuxny jdates." WHAT'S THE USE. To Keep a "Coffee Complexion." A lady .says: "Postiim has holi>ed m.v complexion .so much that my friends sa.v I am growing young again. My complexion use<l to be colTeo colored. muddy ami .vellow. but it is now clear and ro.<»y a.4 when I Was a girl. I was imluciHl to try Postum by a friend who had .suffered just as I had sulTered from teirible indigestion, paljiitation o( the heart and sinking spells. "After I had u.sed Postum a week I wa.i so much better that I was afraid it would not last. But now two .years have jiasst^d and I am a well wonisin, I owe it all to leav- ing off cofloe and drinking Postum in its place. "I had drank corteo oil my lifi-. I suspoctiM that it was the cau.so of my trouble, but it was not until I nctuall.v (piit colTet" and started to try Postum that t became certain: then all m.v troubles ci>nsed and I om now well and strong again." Name furni»hi>d b.v Postum Co., Hat- tlo Creek. Mich. There's a reason. Look in each package for o cop.t of thn famous littlo book, "Thi Uoad to WoJlvlllc."