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\. -^-- e ^ / J' Hints for Busy Housekeepers. KecipM and Other Valuable InformatliM •f l^rtlcular Interest to Women Polks. CAKK9. Swedish Cake.â€" Six eggs, one and one-fourth cupfuls of sugar, ono cupful of potato flour (potato flour niay bo proourpil at any Swedish grocery), beat whit't'H of eggs to a stiff froth, \k\c\\ add one yolk at a timt! and boat until quite light- Then put the sugar in gradually with a »|K)on. Sift the potato flour and add also gra<lually. Hake ono-half hour in a round deep cake pan. White Loaf Cake -Whites of eight •gps, two anti oiie-lijilf cujifuls of cako flour, three-riuarters cupful buit-er, one-half cu]>ful water, one ami oue-hulf cu|»fuls of granulated suft-xr, two heaping tcaspoonfulH of baking powder. Cream butter and Bii||ar,'< pour naU-r on top of but- ter and 6ugar, pour slightly whi])- ped whites on top of water (don't â- tlr wat-er in butler and sugar), thru add Hour and baking powder sifted three times. Add extract. Beat hard until fine as velvet. When cahe is done it will feel firm under -finger tip toticli. I^mon Cuke.- One cupful of but- ter, thr«!e cupfuls of sugar, one cupful of milk, four cupfuls of flour, five eggs, one lemon, one tea- apconful of soda. C^ream butter and sugar together, add part flour and all the luilk ulteruately, keeping the mi.xtum crcHiny ; add eggs thor- oughly, but not Ncparately beaten, then remainder of flour, then the grated rind and juico of large le- mon; lastly Hcald the soda with one tablespoonful of wat«r, add to mix- ture and beat thoroughly. Hake in • deep pan one hour in moderate overL If i{'<«J as boon as cool, this cal,.c will keep three weeks in a cake can. It can be made a week before needed and be the better. Icing â€" Whites of two eggs, two cup- fuls of sugar, one-half cupful of water; boil water and sugar till it cracks, pour on beaten eggs, beat thorouglilv. Hd<) pinch of soda, which makes it both smooth and white ; flavor with lemon. Busy Woman's Cake.â€" Put into the mixing Imwl one cupful of su- â-  gar, two cupfuls of flour, one roimd- ii:g TeaspoDiiful of baking soda. Break into your cup the wliites of two eggs, add enough butter to make half full, fill up with milk. A(i ( this to the contents of bowl and bi-.'it mU briskly for two min- utes. IJakv in two small or one laige jelly tin. If large- tin is used cut in tiro. Put together with any deiiired filling. CLEANING. Whiskbroom Hint.â€" When the whinkbroom Iteconies thin and shab- by, soa^k ih'- cods of th« straw in little while, then re- tifW 'I W*^ wuter and cut the thi'\ .iiVjtii'glit- ^'f>" â- '"'i'l the; ^v I iffluv whisk broom to woi Lu â- .i;(U"lin6.- 'ut strips of strong Miusliii al>ouPk one and one- hal( inches wide the d"<Vjrred length of curtains. B<»w strips Jsmto plain edges if eurtalniS^Uith a liHjg "la- chilli- si;t<;h. Pin curtains \ jnto firutiK-s ih« usual way, and whi n <V.' the .-titt-hing can easily be rippe (Wliil-- Mill in frame). lly this met ill. d ihe curtain edges are itiaigiit, thus avoiding the points always made by pinning into the f<lg«. The yime striiis can be used yeai after year. Cleaning L't-cjnsils. â€" Get at the paint store or hardware shop a f.-n sheets of medium grain t<!;Md- paper. Cut them up into squares about 2 by SJ inclif s and keep near the sink. Wlfn your pans or skil- lete are greasy, or bla<:kened, or rutt..v< *'***' *â- '"' arti<-le, and rub with lidpaper. It will leave tlie pan perfectly <leaii and bright. Beats ei< uring powilers. Try it. Kmbmideries and Lace.i. -Make a K«i"^ ""''^ ^^''^' 1".^' P'""*' *1'''^<' soap and warm water. Put in a shallow dish or platter, place the articles in this, sfcifig that all pf.rts are coveretl. Then jdace in the sun, either in the house or out of doors the latter in warm wea- ther only. Leave for one or two hours, shifting tin' pieces so that all parts will be <!\poKed to the sun, and you'will be surfiristxl how l)can- tilully white and clean they will be- wmie. HiuHC thoroughly in clear water. ^ }yjcket -When taking down stoves in'«|>^nB get a ."» cent bottle of vase- Jiiie aTul smear some over each jiieco of niiikel. Then fake a elotii not «,!'- lar>(e and rub llie vaseline in- to all the fancy jmrts. Wrap in paper and iWorn away. In fall 1*i;cn ready to clean stove take e."»ch Bicc<^ of nickel t"> sink, |)our boil- lag water over it, shake washing powder freely on it, aa<l scrub with « brush which is not loo stiff. I'our on mure hot water and polish with Ki c'enii dust cloth. I have used my 6to\ ' MO ycai'K and a number of peoi have said they thought it .WAS new, the nickel looked so bright acid cloan, vith not a spot of rust wB it. [ Bath Sponge Hint.â€" After a sponge has been wet and dried in- to shape, take a needle and coarse or double thread, pass through opening in sponge and back, leav- ing thread long enough to tie in hard knots; do this lengthwise, al- so crosswis<«, tie just tight enough to draw inside. Cannot be seen or felt Does not affect shape, pre- vents tearing (which is so often donf. by children). .An ordinary i sponge will last indefinitely. I MILLINKKY. 1 White aigrettes can be beautiful- ly cleaned by a bath in a white soap suds, then a second bath in a starched water. After this shake , and dry rajjidly. ( An alcohol bath is given plumes 'which have become grimy. Shake well over a hot radiator and they are good as new again. j Veils of every quality of open mesh to chiffon yield up their grime when immersed in alcohol. j Braid hats, especially black ones, I which look the worse for wear in dusty weather, can be successful- ly treated by steaming. Place a , wet cloth on hat and i)rcss with a warm iron. If carefully done this restores the original shape and lus- ter to the hat. I Brushing a hat well after each di'Sty day will do much to keep it looking bright. Carefully raise oachh bit of trimming. I Milliners dip faded flowers in a solution of gasoline and tube paint. Try the shade by first dipping ono petal. littlf; helps. Brea<)making Hint.â€" To keep ; bread dough from forming .a crust I while rising, grease bottom and sides of pan and roll dough over in it until outside is coated. j Popovers.â€" One cupful of flour, jone cupful sweet milk, two eggs beaten very light. Add a pinch of salt. Cook in muflBn tins in hot oven. Serve upon taking from I oven. I Egg Economy. -By making angel foo<t with the whites and mayon- naise dressing with the yolks. An- gel Food.â€" Whites of ton eggs, one cupful of flour, one and one-quar- ter cupfuls of sugar, one-half tea- spotmful of cream, pinch of salt. Ik at the whites stiff, "adding the salt and cream tartar; beat ia the sugar that hos l>een sifted twice, add one-half teuspoonful each of lemon and vanilla, then fold in the flour that has been sifted four times. Birke about forty minutes i.i a moderate oven. Mayonnaise Dressing- Yolks of ten eggs, cupful of vinegar, one-half water, two tablespoonfuls of sugar, one table- spoonful of flour, one -half tcaspoon- ful of salt, one-half tcaspoonful of mustard, one-quarter teaspoonf\il nutmeg, tablespoonful butter ; mix ingredients smooth with a little water, add to the eggs, and vine- gar. Beat well, cook in double boiler until thick. Good as any dressing made with oil. USEFUL HIN'TS. Substitute corn starch for coni- [II in flour in thickening soup, sauc- and st<^w8. ine-tenths of the trouble with uni-uly rubber plants is r>ver-wat- ^''iTtl, the other tenth is ovcr-pot- Tn witli, te it iJie handles of knives should nefer be iumiersed in water, or, afAir a time, they will become dis- coiired and loose. Ijlie woman who w-ould koej) lu.ii.se well, feel well and live h)n- ger should cultivate quiet in her household tasks. Always put the sugar used in a lint in the centre of the fruit, not on the lop, or it will make the paste Sodden. When wanted to use as a disin- fectant, <:arbolie ecid will mi.\ readily with water, if the latter is boiled. A glazier's knife will be found au c.vcellent thing with which to scrape and clean the bottojns of pans and kettles. , The cushioned back of a Morris chair has been found invahi^ble in: the sickroom to iilaee back of the invalid in bed. Meat t<i stew should be thr)rough- ly browned in hot fat, then moved to the hack of the range and allow- ed to simmer until fender. I>i making soup stock, the bones sh< uld be well broken up before l>i-,iling, as a great deal of nutri- nicnt is conlained in the cell^. Put fowl into basin or pail, pour b</iling water over it before start- ling in (iliick it. This cleans the feathers and makes the fowl far more easily plucked. The little china jars used by pock- fis for beef extract make excellent individual moulds for jolHct) and Ipris.sed meats, to ho served at com- ' pany luncheons. , To keep sliced Spanish onions from falling aimrt, take toothpicks I and stick them through each side , to centre ; then dip in egg and cracker crumbs and fry in butter, I Always leave the teapot or cof- fe pot lid open a crack to admit the air and prevent mustiness when not j in use. A piece of paper slipped in is sufficient to keep it open. Save one or two turkey wings. They are the best brushes in the world to use around a stove, and I th(!y are splendid for swecpjng j closet shelves. Weight the wing tip with an iron until it dries. A woman who freshens her black I kid gloves successfully uses a few drops of good black ink in some I olive oil ; this she applies to the roughened or worn spots, and plac- es the gloves in the sun to dry. If milk or anything cooking on a range boils over, burns and THE S. S. LESSON INTKRNATIONAL Lfi880N, APRIL 17. The QucBtioa of Jolm the BuptiMt, Matt. 11. M9. Golden Te.\t, John 5. 36. Verse 1. This verse belongs not v/i;.h what follows, but with the pre- ceding chapter from which our les- sen for last Sunday was taken. 2. When John heard in the pri- sonâ€"Resides being a fortress, it had seived as a palatial rc^io'ts. â- >. (jrst to Herod the Great, then to the present Herod, Anapas. The ap- parently free actc-os of the disciples to tlieir Icador indicates some in- dulgence )«i the tetrarch's treat smokes, the disagreeable smell can i ment of John, His disciples proved their loyalty in many ways (com- pile Matt. 9. 14 and Mark 6. 29). We can imagine with what eager- ness he received their tidings of the universally discussed works of the Christ. 3. Art thou hp that cometh? â€" K question asked in the true spirit of the Hebrew prophets. Some have attributed it to the despair natur- ally arising from the long impris- onment. But this is to overlook the heroic mold in which the Bap- tut was cast. His difficulty was, not that he had formed an imper- be prevented from going through the house by lifting the lid of the range slightly to one side and let- ting the smoke draw into the fire. Here is a favorite way of using up dry crusts. The crusts are cut into small squares, ordinary le- mon-jelly is made, jtnd while still hot, poured over \>jem. When cold the whole is t.,arned out and served with ei>*«tr custaisd or cream. To make oyster omelet, drain two dozen oysters. Have ready some hot lard and throw them in. Let fry until they begin to curl; then ! feet conception of the Messiah. He sj)read over them four well beaten eggs, seasoned wjth salt and pep- per. Stir all together until done. Serve hot. To remove an ink stain from a colored waist, ptit the stained por- tion in sweet milk and let it stand until the milk sours. Hang the waist up and let the milk dry, brush it off, and wash in the usual manner. This will remove ink when buttermilk has failed. Make several smalt hags of cheesecloth to use as coffee bags, or was not one of those who looked (<'r regal splendors and conquests. But he did look for the "ax" and the "fan" of the reformer (Matt. 3" ro and 12), and the sacrificial acts of the "Lamb of God ' (John 1; The acts of which report was brought to him, on the other hand, were performed at the height of the pc^pularity of Jesus, and bore no marks of a reformer or a suffering Messiah. Hi« question, therefore, was not equivalent to a denial, but one of impatience. He wanted to the lower half of salt bags may be j i,ave all uncertaiutics settled as to thoroughly washed and "sed. | „heth-ir his work had been for no- Plaoe the ground coffee in bags | thing, and they were to look for every night before retiring, and another, or whether this was acta place in coffee pot all ready to add hot water in the morning. In selecting a pure linen table- cloth, if you are no judge of linen, moisten the goods with the tongue, and if a damp 8ix)t instantly ap- pears on the opposite side you may rest assured the linen is good. If not, the moisture would be long in penetrating the weave. To clean knife handles or ivory of any kind, make a pasto of whit- iai; and lemon juice; with a soft rUpj rub this very thoroughly on the handles â€" if necessary, let it reni.ain on for some time â€" then rub it.Jjff carefully ; rinse quickly in warm water, and polish with a soft cloth. The care of the piano is not un- derstood, as a rule, and so a valii- abl'j instrument often suffers. Al- ways close down the piano at night and in damp weather ; opeii it on bright d^iys, and, if possible, let the sun shine on the keys, for the light prevents the ivory from turning yell w. snaking a cake, grease the tin rswe<'t lard ratlier than but- »nd sift a little dry flour over REAL FUN. .\ fond mother sent her small boy int'i the country, and, after a week of anxiety, received the following reassuring letter: "1 got hero all right, and I for- got, to write before. It is a very nie.> place to have fun. A fellow and I went out in a boat, and the boat tipped over, and a man got mc out, and I was so full of wat-er that I didn't know nothing for a g<.od long while. The other boy ha.-! to be buried when they find him His mother came from her home, and she cried all the time. ".\ boss kicked me over, and 1 have got to have some money to p»ty the doctor for mending my head. We are going to set an old barn on tire to-night, and I am not your son if we don't have some real fun. I lost my w-atcli, and I am very sorry. I shall bring home Some snakes and a toad, and I shall bring home a tamed crow, if I can got 'em in my trunk." THE CHANCE HE NEEDED. Mr. Lloyd-George, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, is fa- mous, of course, for his brilliant repartee an<l biting sarcasni. "I am here " he remarked once at a political meeting, but before ho had time to finish the .sentence, a noisv interrupter hitd chimed in, "And so MU I." But the retort was as quick as it was overwhelming. "Yes-^but >-ou are not all there!" * "What do our opponents re«lly want?" he inquired in a rtcent spfcch. In the momentary pause tlmf f<illowed the question there came a voice hu.sky from the effects of aleoh(d, "What I want is a change of Government." "Xo, no," was the ready reply, "what you really want i-s a change of drink." Johnny â€" "Don't thfey use bark to ta'i hiiles witli, pa?" Father- "Yes, my son ; but if you ask any more questions this evening you'll find that a slipper does just as wftlL" ally the Messiah of whom the pro- phets had spoken. 4. Jesus answercilâ€" Ileferenoe to passages like Lsa. 35. 5, and 61. 1, will convince anyone that, though Jesus did not say directly, "I am the Messiah," John would be sat- isfied with the truly Messianic char- acter of the works. The things which ye see and hear â€" Iv is to be remembered that these diiiciples broke in upon Jesus while, he wa.H engaged in this very kind of work (comi)are Luke 7. 21). 5. The, dead are raised up â€" Luke places these events directly after the restoration of the son of the widow of Nain. The poor have good tidings preached to them â€" In the syna- gogue at Nazareth Jesus had men- tioned this as the first of his min- istiies as Messiah. 0. Blessed is heâ€" -Happiness lies with those who let no uncertainties as to Christ's Kingship stand in the way of fullest allegiance to him 7-11. Concerning John â€" The ques- tion sent by John would no doubt set the tongUes of the multitude wagging. They would say the re- straint and hardship of the [>rison life had worn down his spirit. But Jesus shows the injustices of such thoughts by recalling to them the kind of man they had goue out into t'lc wilderness , to see and hear. -Surely, ho was no vacillating reed shaken with the wind, then. As for <'owardice, look for that in kings' houses (Machaerus, for ex- ample), but not in him who was clothed in the rough raiment of caincl's hair. And, if you are questioning as to whether Johu is worthy to be classed as a prophet, remember that he is more than a prophet. Not only did his projihe- tic teachings approximate most clos<'ly those of Jesus, but he was the forerunner of Jesus, and his bivptizcr. There hath not arisen a greater â€"Jesus did not overlook the limita- tions of John, but, in saying he that is but little in the kingdom of hea- ven is greater than he, he showed that the greatness of John belonged to an ejjoch of preparation, and heiH'.e outside the realized kingdom of heaven. To be one of slight im- portance in this kingdom was to e.vceed in greatness the greatest of the old order. 12. This is open to various inter- prfjtat'ons. It may mean that, not men "who entertain uncertaiiitiea, about his Messiaship, but men of foi'oeful conviction, who stiirni the gat-es of tlic kingdom like an army bt•^ieging a city, are the ones who, from the days of John the Ha.ptist', aid alw-ays, will take it. 13. Luke reverses the order of these tw'o verses (I>yko 10. Ui), and makes it clear that Jesus means to say thafc.,Wfei* John all was pro- pi eey ofurto kingdom, and John pleached it as a present reality, no longer to be prophesied,, but to bo entered by violence. It. This is Elijah â€" Jesus followed the prophecy of M»l. 4. 5, and in- sisted that John was the Elijah of Jewish expectation. Apparently, they were not willing to accept that ai true, their reason being that they expected Elijah personally to return (Matt. 17. 10). But if their hearts were prepared for such spir- itual truth, then they would hear and believe. 10-19. This generation â€" Jesus compares them to children Jjlaying at weddings and funerals, in the market places, and quarreling over their ganies. It was with as little carnestncBs as this that the Phari- sees accepted their religious obli- gations, and complained of those who would be their leaders. Johns severe hermit life they condemned as an evidence of deraon-posaessioii. Then, when Jesus adapted himself to the more joyous experiences of the crowd, they swung to their other •extreme and condemned him as gluttonous. Wisdom is justified by her works â€" This is the practical test to which Jesus had put his Messianic claims, in the message to John. As he said to Philip on one occasion, "Balicve me for the very works' cake." Whatever this perverse generation thought, both John and Jysus were vindicated by results. SENTENCE SERMONS. No day is too short to l>e kind. A man of words is bcldou) a man of his word. A little act may bo larger than a great big aspiration. Many present problems are past follies getting ripe. Life is never art until through duty it passes to delight. I A man's wind in church gives no clew to his weight outside. | Too many want to be sirens where lighthouses are needed. I Happiness is in the discovery of. the things that really matter. | Y'ou may know many men by the , motives they see in others. We would never learn to pray if all our prayers were answered. Essays on problems are always more popular than essays at them. It is more important to get ready to live than to be prepared to die. It is better to be a man striving up than a god with nothing more to be. One fool sets a fad and you know th-'^ rest by their trotting after him. Folks who are always gilding the commandments often are dodging behind them. They who make a success of at- tempting nothing always sneer at the great souls who fail. STORIES ABOUT ALFONSO A FRENCHMAN'S OPINION •. THE KING. Of THE MAN Who shoots wild animals in Afri- ca "Jias a perfectly killing time ; Who sails up into the clouds in his airship has a high old time.; Who seals up beer bottles has a corking time ; Who plays golf in a cow pasture iu a red coat has a bully time ; Who reads Pickwick Papers has the Dickens of a time; Who slips on the ice and tearj his troii.sers hos a ripping time; Who is arrested for ovcrspeediu? hii motor has a fine time ; Who holds his fiancee on his lap ha:s a fair to middling time. FISH NOT "BRAIN FOOD." How many times have wo been solemnly informed that "fish is a brain food?" There is no founda-! tioii whatever for the belief that fish contains any j)articular ele- ments which ad^pt them especially! as food for the brain or which suj)-! port mental efforts. The value of, fiih as a '^ood to iier.sons engaged in mental Uibor is found in the fact thi?-r fi.sli do not contain large quan- tities of those materials which de- mand much [iliysical exercise or ex- ertion for their complete assimila- tion. Intelligeace, EncrgJ, Courage an^ Sentlmeat of His Maje.<ity. In spite of his continued need of movement, his love of sport in ail its forms, especially of motoring â€" his expansive, rather eccentric but yery attractive youthfulness, .Alfon- so XllL, according to M. Xaviei Pa-oli, never loses the occajjion tc improve his mind. He is very quick at seizing a point, possesses a remarkable pcjiw- r of as.iimilation, and although he does not read much, for he hss no patience, he is reasarkably well in- formed regarding the smallest do- tails' in matters that interest hira NUMBER OF GENDARMES. "One day, for instance," writes M. Peoli in McClure's, "he asked me, point blank. 'Do you know how many- gcndiiruues there are in France r "I confess that I was greatl) puzzled what to- r<^ply, for I have never cared much about statistics. I ventured to say offhand : . ' 'Ten thousand.' " 'Ten thousand ! Come, M. Pa- oli. what are you thinking oft That's the number we have in Spain. It's more^like twenty thou- sand.' 'This figure, as I afterward learned, was strictly accurato. "As for business of state, I aTs6 noticed that the King devoted mere time to it than his restless life would lead one to believe. Rising winter and summer at 6 o'clock, ho stays indoors and works regularly during the early part of the morn- ing and often again at night. In this connection one of his Minis- ters said to mc : " 'He never show-s a sign of ei- ther weariness or boredom. The King's "frivolity" ia a popular fal- lacy. On the contrary, he is ter- ribly painstaking. Just like the Queen Motlier, ho insists upon clear and detailed explanations be- fore he will sign the least document and he knows quite well how to make his will felt. Besides HE IS FOND OF WORK, and he can work anywhere in a mo- tor car, in a boat, in a train, as weL as in his study.' "Every morning of his life Al- fonso XIII. has a good rump steak and potatoes for his first break- fast, often preceded by eggs and sometimes followed by salad and fruit. On the other hand, the King never drinks wine and generally confines himself to a tumbler of water and zucharillo.s, the nation.ii beverage, composed of white of egg beaten up with sugar." To M. Paoli was assigned the duty of guarding the young king during a visit to Paris, and while there he had to examine a great many anony- luous letters containing threats against Alfonso's life. One of thes^ received as he was about to go to the gala performance at the opera, given in the King's honor, struck hiin particularly, because, he says, "it conveyed a warning devoid of any of the insults that usually ac- company this sort of communica- tion. " 'In spite of all the precautions, that have been taken,' it read, 'the King had better be careful when he loaves the opiera to-night.' "This note, written in rough, dis- guised hand, was of course un- signed. I at once passed it on to the right quarter. The very strict supervision that was being exercis- ed, no doubt o.Kcluded the possi- bility of A SUC:CESSFUL PLOT. "Haunted by a baneful presenti- ment, I nevertheless decided on leaving the opera to remain ueai the King's carriage (as a mere pas- serby of course) until he had step- pe J into it with M. Loubet and driven off surrounded by his squad- ron of cavalry. The attempt on his lifo took place at the corner of the Rue de Rohan and the Ihie de Ri- voli and both the King and M. Loubet had a miraculous escjipo from death. My presentiment therefore, had not been at fault. "I need not here recall the cool- ness the young monarch displayed in these circumstances, for it is still present in every memory, nor the magnificent indifference with which he looked upon the tragic iu«k)ent. " 'I have received my baptism of fin-,' he said to me a couple of days later, *aud upoa my word it was much less exciting than I expect- ed.' "• - - ^ -iy - - ^ ^ NOT SO B.iD. "And you want to marry my; daughter';" growled the grim old father. "Do yon think you can support her in the luxury to which, she is accustomed?" "Well, sir," modestly replied the, The Professorâ€" It won't be long youth, "I think I can gt.arantee; non' before flying thronHh the «iijth.iu we will have meat on the tabl» win bo s simple matter. -Life. (at least once a day." « * .y^P' '^•*.