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Household Dainty Dishefl for Luncheon. Luncheon dishes frequently evolve frpr> Jeft-overs of previous dinners in a most unexpected fashion. Again ws buy and cook for the one meal with the defined purpose of having enough for two. For home luncheons the house- keeper has a freer hand than for other meals. Breakfast has become simple and rather stereotyped, whila dinner is the formal meal of the <.!ay. Luncheon is the time for sur- prises, for experiments, if you have learned to appreciate that they mak-j half the fun of house -keeping. For the woman with modest purse now is the time to see that the frag- ments are gathered together, and by slight additions and as little la- bor ji- possible, made appetizing ai -' nutritious. The coat of living will be much in- <srea;<-d if much additional meats and fruits are bought for luncheon. But if ti> left-overs from other meals are rearranged and skillfully combined with the cereal foods, which are Jilwavs relatiyely inx- penT'Tfe, the health and strength of the members ot the family will not suffer. Tbt- hoBaewif* will fiad it an in- ter.:-a:njr game to se how many cKaagea sie cmn bring about oa rice, ma. i <;ii and bread crumbs, but the useful yt despised foods must be garrmhed aod flavored to be ap- pemJng, and h*re is room for all the -oeneii^y -o/ a bright woman. Bits of fruit aod vegetables left from other dishts are useful ia this way. Haahec are appreciated if care- fully prepared. Our moat elaborate entrees, even croquettes aad sa'- *<K are whai som has well called hash. compound dishes ar cap- able of almost infinite v.inetar by reason of different forma and sea- sonings. Heat may be the main in- bat in Lh*t case with the or sauce and meat or vegetables. In this case the liquid is combined with the tomato, so half as much crumb as tomato is a fair propor- tion. For each cup of crumbs, seasoned with salt and pepper, melt two ta- blespoons or one ounce of fat, and stir the crumbs into it until each absorbs a portion of the fat. Butter is generally used, but chicken or beef fat is quite as acceptable. Even sausage fat is not out of place in some cases, and brings with it a good flavor of herbs. For any scalloped dish the pre- paration will be more rapid and the appearance more appetizing if the crumbs are buttered in this way before combining with the meat 01 vegetable, instead of putting bits of butter on top. Alternate layers of crumbs and meat or vegetable are then put in a large dish or individual ra;ne- kins. Usually three layers of crumbs and two of meat, fish or vegetables are enough. If the ma- terial is already cooked the time required should be only enough to beat the whole thoroughly. ish should be scrrcd rice, potatoes or bread. Often it ia preferable to combine the starchy food with the neat. Since carefully estimated dietar- ies usually call for at least twice M much of carbohydrate as of protein, it appears that there ia a good rea- son back of the common habit of using twice s much potato or rice or crumb as of fish or meat in our man.v hashes aad scalloped di&hea. Meat. <ih or vegetables for hashes, croquettes or salads should hare all uaedible portions removed and be di nded in pieces of uniform sice <>r be chopped. If chopped or put through a grinder when warm, meat is likely to be patty. Often the I*** bit* of corned beef or of a boiled ham inajr be put through the food chopper with about one-fourth fst, heated with very little water, seaopd highly and packed in jelly tumblers or cups. The fat, after healing, will form layer on top and fill all crerice* between the par- ticles of meat. TiLs will keep a loog time in the refrigerator, like tu.v pu*d meat. Thus, if we have enough for tw corned beef hashes or 1' Tin omelets, it is not necessary to s-erve them on succeeding days. To the lack of proper moisteuiug and seasoning is due much of the popular distaste for hashes. San- sage ..r bacon fat are excellent in hashes for flavor aiui richness, but too much muet not be used. Water, stock or milk should be added, ra- ther than fat, to keep a hash from being too dry. Salt, pepper, of conrw 1 , with celery salt and curry powder, give a good flavor, and the odd bits of fresh celery or onion, of tomato and red or green peppers are desirable additions. Bread with reheated meats is quite as desirable as potato or rice. If there are some small bak- ing powder biscuits, cut them fi, - . spread with butter and warm quick!} in the oven. Put to- gether again with creamed oysters or chicken between. Why not an oyster or chicken shortcake in- stead of always serving the creamed meats on toaett Little raised rolls mav have the soft centres removed then filled with creamed mushrooms or aspar- agus or even onions. This would be about the same thing as the seal loped onion suggested for Monday's dinner, but in another form. No scrap of bread need be lost. Rut we must not allow it to be t.o obtrusive in scalloped meat or in puddings. Moist crumb* are not as essential as some cooks would have us think. The dry ones will absorb more sauce or juice of the tomato or whatever In used as the liquid. Whole-wheat bread is as satis- factory as white for many dishes. The dry bit* should be p\it in a mo- derate oven as they accumulate. When there are enough to make it worth while they should be put through the meat chopper and tuen sit'ted. ancj the fine crumbs reserved for chops and croquettes. The coarse erura:* are then ready for stuffing a piece of meat or for th* Household Hints. A little grated ooooanut added to the cream of tomato soup is a con- ceit liked by many, especially if the soup is seasoned with a bit oi curry. A simple way of repairing a rent in an umbrella is to use a piece of ordinary adhesive plaster. If the piaster is not black, it may be eas- ily colored. After shampooing blonde hair, half the juice of a lemon, squeezed in the. last ringing water will cause the hair to dry more quickly and with leas snarls. Sew matting with raffia and pre- vent unsightly stitohe of thread. Kama is very strong and may be bought to match almost any kind of matting. When next creaming carrot*, add half a teaspoonful of onion juice and a dash of grated nutmeg to the white sauce. Add th boiled dice carrot* and serve, Nails used in bathrooms and kit- chens, on which damp cloths and tow-el* may be hung, should be painted with enamel, to that they do not leave rusty marks. There is a very important point in regard to making scallops. That is, after the scallop is made and cut out, go all over it again with a tiny buttonhole stitch. Instead of throwing away the un- sealed envelopes that bring circu- lars, cut off the gummed strips and sare them. They will erve a hun- dred household uses. Fill a bottle with hot water, place the splinter over the mouth, pres tightly, the suction will loosen it, and it will be an easy mat- ter to remove it. If half a bottle of olives has been used, and you wish to keep the rest, add a pinch of salt to the brine, pour a teaspoonful of olive oil in the liquid and replace the cork. A delicious filling for layer cake i made by mixing a pound uf fine- ly minced shelled almonds with whites of two eggs, a cupful of con- f<ectioner's sugar and a teaspoonful of vanilla. TRICKS RUSSIAN OFFICER. tii-rin.iii Aviator Fso;ipe Duty IY>- meiiN by I uf of Ingenuity. A German military airnrwi has p!*.ml an amazing trick on the Russian Customs authorities. He landed by mistake on the Rus- sian eide of th frontier and was received by a commandant of the frontier guards, who ordered him to dismantle his aeroplane so that it might be carried to the nearest Customs station, more than thirty miles away, fur the duty payable on it to be reckoned. The airman re- plied thai lie was too inexpert a mechanic to take his machine to pieces, but that he would fly to the Customs station with the Russian officer. The officer accepted, but when the aeroplane came to earth after a flight above the clouds he found that he was not in Russia, but in Germany. The- pilot had returned to his own country, taking his cap- tor with him. . ! NEW DIPHTHERIA CURE. Physician Dei-lares Fungus in Throat Will Destroy tirrnis. Dr. L. I,. Ten Broe<:k, of Minnea- polis in a recent issue of the Medi cal Record, gives an account of a new method of treating diphtheria. He relates his experiences in im- planting in the throats of patients suffering from it a fungus which multiplies rapidly and destroys the germs responsible for the disease. The fungus is said to be harmless and to do its work rapidly. It is called the achlya muscaris and is described as a thalk>phyt : c fungus. "Achlya muscaris," says Doctor Ten Broeck. "possesses the power of destroying bacilli diphtheria in culture and in the throat. It is applicable in all stages of the dis- ease, and seems to giv speediest results in the earliest case*." Our London Letter TO BOOM IN 1814 A new picture of the Mexican rebel, General Pancho Villa. id: mm SCHOOL LESSOS INTERNATIONAL LESSON, FEBRUARY 1. A safe general rule is to tnke about equal parts 01 crumbs, liquid. True. King! ' Economy is wealth," but it's tVie kind of wealth that few people enjojs V. The Unfriendly Neighbor Luke 11. 1-13. Golden Text, Luke 11. 0. Verse 1. As he was praying Tha passage suggests that the disciples were fo much impressed with the prayer of Jesus that they asked to be taught how to pray. The name of their spokesman in this instance is cot given. John ako taught his diaciplee Of the form taught by Johu the Baptist nothing ia known. 2. Father Note the difference between the opening of thia prayer and that of Old Testament prayers. In the Old Testament God is sel- dom spoken of aa a Father, and never except in reference to the nation (Dut. 32. 6 ; Jer. 3. 3, 4, 19 ; 31. 9), not to the individual. In this prayer no reference is made to the God of Israel and no special fav- ors are asked for anyone. Jesus taught u* the value of the individu- al man in the sight of God. H is the Father of all, and an earnest desire to commune with him is the only condition of approach. Hallowed Recognized as holy ; revered. Kingdom The Greek noun is ab- stract, not concrete. A better ren- dering i.s ''dominion." The peti- tion asks that God's reign may be extended from heaven ovr this world and that his laws may pre- vail. 3. Give us The tense of this verb indicates continued action, mean- ing continually give us. Daily Th word translated "daily" appears here first in Greek literature and its origin and exact meaning are unknown. The best translation seoms to be "for the coming day." Thus, repeated in the morning, it would refer' to the present dav, and in the evening to the next day. 4. Forgive us our sins; for we ourselves also forgive every one that is indebted to us Luke avoids making our forgiving and God's parallel. We forgive debts; God forgives sins. In Matthew, how- ever, the word "debts" is used in both clauses. The word "tress- passett" doe not occur in the pray- er as given bv either Matthew or Luke, but Matthew uses it in the sentences immediately following the prayer: "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, vour heavenly Father will also forgive vou. But if ye forgive not men their tres- passes, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." And bring us not into tempta- tion Matthew adds to this peti- tion, "but deliver us from the evil one," showing that the temptations referred to arc the enticements of Satan. When Saint James exhorts us to "count it all joy" when we fall into manifold temptations, he refers to such external trials as poverty, persecution, &c. This parable and that of the un- just judge (Luke 13. 1-8) teach the same lesson, that is, that man ought always to pray and not to grow impatient or discouraged when the answer is long delayed. They imply that tho fulfillment of spiritual desires must be waited for, and that good will come to them that wait upon the Lord. 8. And he said unto them. Which of you shall have a friend Note the' directness of the teaching of Jesus. At midnight In order to avoid the heat, it was customary for peo- ple in the East to travel at night. Lend A different word from that of lending monev on interest. It re- fers to a friendly act. 7. Trouble me not The selfUh neighbor does not object to lending the loaves, but does not wish to be disturbed. 8. Because of his importunity The man is selfish enough to object to being wakened at night by his neighbor who is in need, buc re- sponds because of continued urg- ing. 9. Ask . . . seek . . . kaock The Verbs are present imperative and mean continue aak'.ng, seeking, knocking. Jesus taught that men should always make known their wishes to the heavenly Father and wait patiently for the answer to their prayers; yet be taught us by his own life that far more import- ant than urging our requests should be the d-nsire to bring our wills in- to accord with that of the Father. Jeaus never sought to brinz pres- sure upon God. He never begged favors of God. There was no sel- fishness, no heathenish frenzy mani- fested in his prayers. The nights spent alone in prayer were doubt- less largely given to self-examina- tion and to meditation upon the purpose* of God. but it was his chief desire to place himself in line with these purposes : ''If it be pos- sible let this cup pa/ss from me : nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt." 11, 12 Bread, dried fish, ajid hard-boiled eggs are common food among the peasants of Palestine. Give Hand out to him. The word used in the last clause of verse 13 in a different word of ric)ir mean- ing. (Compare James 1. &.) Stone 'Many sfconea commonly seen would resemble the ordinary flat loaf. (Compare the temptation j in the wildernew. Luke 4. 3.) Scorpion The connection be- tween a loaf and a stone, a fish and a serpent, is suggested by a resem- blance ; so also th scorpion whrn it ia curled and its legs folded may i re*emble an egg. The thought^ ia ' that in answer to prayer God gives nothing useless or harmful. 13. Good gifts Matthew says "good things." The Holv Spirit The supreme ob- ject of desire for all disciples. WHY WOMAN HAS LAST WORD. Professor Explains Reason fur Her Talking Longer Than Man. The reason why a woman usually has "the last word" is scientifical- i ly explained in the Excelsior by ' Prof. Chassaigne of France. "Wo- | men are able," the writer says, "to ! talk for a longer time than men, and with leas fatigue, because of the peculiar formation of their res- piratory system. Women's lungs cover a wider surface than those of man. On the other hand, her wind- pipe and larynx are much smaller. By way of illustration, let us take two vessels, one wide and the other narrow-necked, and we shall find that liquid passes much more rapidly through the former than through the latter. "In other words, a man oxhau^ts. his supply of vocal energy at omv. while woman is able to utilize it for a sustained effort." 111 Dreadnoughts Built. The navii a of the world hiiv built 10' battleship* of the dreadaoaffh; t.v.. he BritJih nr.v,- <- r ' - Dreadnnutrhl ju. t f-.gbi yeura ago. Trie passing- of tho e*-n-ury m:.ri- < uu> w.t.. the recrni luu::. !:.;: oi tu liriUBU b:.t.U; cru.ser Tiyv. :n:<I wl;h tiiat. tlio div.sion of the Br.',.i<:i iia.val aiiti.oi-.t.i-s .o build no mora w...<-lr> & of jii< i tl.a: ty^-' has b<H'.n r" ^ried thai the- niu.ill r more hvavi.y armed wil. be tho fasjiion during the uexl MH.SOJ of Br.l.th naval designing. The b..ilding of 101 dr:>ad:iouzht in eight yv. m. niiT.-ii ih a i a v -rage of more i!i::'i "ft- >f thesje luainaioiii t>n t> * month has been !au:-<.-hl The !; oontribut.on W/B m;.de i". 1911, when eleven uhipx of tho dread lou. -hi ty>>e were pat afloat. im-!u.!:.f(f the tour oottUngwnl Uk.p* of the Brisisli projrn m at 1909-10 a 'd th two Dominion battle erulasrs. built by Australia and Sew Zealand. The Tiger ia the thi.-:y-fourth British ship of tho dreadnought type to ba launched, the or<!cr for thi being Gar- many 22. th r 't"d Riat^M 10 (frame; 7. Italy 6. Rim-la and JuiK-n 5 each. Austria and Brazil .3 e.-'Oh, Spain and ArBentlu:i 2 each, and Turkey ard Chile 1 each. Tn 1911 Britr.ln non. oeeed twenty-four of the world's s:Tty-Uir Ar :idnou7h!a afl^..t, while now it has h.rty four ia 101. Tower of Doom Being Bared. The imue^dinsf demolition of eome old houses in Ahingdon Street will raveal one of the few rainains of ihe ancient Pa. ace of Wetm;i:bter which at present w m- ti- ed by ujlj brvku and mortar There ia an old tower aintati-d betweei Westmirster Abbey a:-<l th,- housts of parliament, which ! bel cved by nme authorities to have been built by Wil. am BufUB, and by others to have been design- ed by Afcbot Litliugton in the daye of Eichard II. Whatever its origin, the old tower nns served u variety of purm.-eei. and has at one time or another been a monsst.c pris- on, a strong room for !! rejul-.a of England, a wardrobe for King Hear- Mi and a depository for pub ic records. At i present its vaults contain the imperial standard*! of wcighta and me-.ibures. The building ie of threw floors, ttoh eon. taininK two roome. and :it one angle i an octagonn! turret with sta.'re from the bnse. ment floor to the roof. The wall. or!K- , inally of atone, are thick, but their v_>luo from an antiquarian standpoint ha been lost through tinkering wi.h modern brick. Radium Cancer Cure Only a Hop*. Five aurgeona of the Middlesex hospital take Unu with Dr. Luzarun-Barlow I h' statement that there were a larn<> number of cure, of cancer at th ho*- ! -ttal where h ia a director of the ; partmcnt of canwr rreearch. In lett " ito the Tirne-n th five phyalciarui. hendml , by Kir Alfred Gould, president of the cl I cal serv!o of the Eoyal Soi-.ety of Mod - cine and wnior surgeon of the honpita 9y that Dr. Laan-Barlow assertion "w msde without any communication with thoM responsible for th treatment of patient* and doe. not correspond to our experience." Thev say that in tho course of the rear 1912. M9 pa.tlnui were treated. 16T of whom diod and gixty-efven discharged at the^r own request. At the end of the ysar there wore eighty-five cancer pt nt* left In the ho.pitaf. In the year m3 the number of patfenU treated wa 361. Of " " died. .eTc-nty-flYe were discharged at their own requoit. and eighty iirht remnmea "Radium : being uaed Tjy uy iu the treatment of persons suffering from _" .-or - the physicians dd. "and tile resralta hitherto attained. altho;-rh In Borne cns^i they hav been most striking and in m.inv cases av,ve rise to hope. ar not * to justify the statement that in radium there ! a oure for cancer.' Clyde Shipping Makes a Reoord. The Clyde shipbuilding returns' for the year have now been made up. and. anticipated, the figures are the large*! r,<rded tor any .hlpbui'ding centre m the world. The total w 767.000 tone, which erceed. laet year's total the largest then nyorded-by more than 12*1.000 ton_ T>e Teesele launched Included the < u- nard line t*mhip Aquitania of tons, and eneral battle ships. eruuK APPEARANCE OF A SLIMP IS NOT REAL. . * Co.. of Port Olaagow. launched the largest amount of tonn:ie. with 96000. Messrs. John Brown rlvdfba.nl. come nent. with 83.010. Brown and the. Fairfleld Company , each turned out machinery exceeding MO.. 000 hor power. Sons of Ptsrt Comlnc of A. Though the heirs to peerages who will oome of age thta yar will not b quite 'so nun>r<>us an in 1913. the -umbor will I still run oomfeirtably Into -able figures. ! Among them in the Maxquis of Titahflold the Duke of Portland's heir. There will be brave doing* at Welbeck when he coms lot age In March, lie U just, one day younger than Lord Burghtnsh. This , -oung man. whose late mother wa > e I ter of Millioent Ducheesj of Sutherland, k ] a cadirt In the King's army. Another very notable ooming of ag in 1914 will b that of Vleoount Cranborne. i If heredity count* for much in his case ! he ought to eo into Parliament and do i well there, for he in a grandson of Lord Salisbury and the nephew of Lord Huyh 1 and Lord Robert Cecil. The event will be fittingly celebrated at Hatfleld next au- tumn. The eldwt sons of the following peem will sltio reach their majority in 19'4 .- . Lord Allngton, Lord Cheyleemore, Lord ; folebrook. Lord Farrer. Lord Ooachen ; Lord (H. Audriee. Lord St. Oswald. Lord Sernpill. Lord flouthesk. Lord Trdoga.r and Lord Willingdon. In 1914 two of the ladies who were Queen Alexandra's bridesmaids will one- brnte their golden weddings. One of UMJ 1 Lady Thurlow, a half nister of Lord Elgin, the peer who took unto himself an. other wlfo the other day. Bhe is the mother of several children, but her el- dest son wan killed at Jagersfontein. The other is Lady Hencogo. who belong* to the Hare family, of which Lord Lintowel | is the bead. She has nine children living. Won't Destroy the Seal. It Is satisfactory to learn that the old Mayoral city seal after aJl to not to be broken up. but will be preserved for it* treat historical interest. It bears the earliest known representa- tion of the city's coat of arnu, and so desirous is the Court of Aldermen for its perfect preservation that on its with- drawal it wae not even defaced by the customary method of cutting a groove across it. It was nimply "damasked'' by the ceremonious tap with a email ham- mer. An Interesting history attaches to the old city seal. It bears the image *>f St. Thomas a Becket and St Paul, and when Uenry VIII. ordered the destruction of all images and pictures of the former throughout the realm the common i-eal of the citv of London, which bore his emay. was dostroyejd. But the Mayoral iteal was by error dewrilied in official record* s depicting St. Peter instead of 8t. Thomas and it U to this fortunate mistajM that it no doubt owes it preservation. London, Jaji. 13, 1914. Haaufaeturern of Corrupatod Iron Arc 1'iiHble to Fill Orders. During the past couple of week* British traJo and commerce re- turns of last year have been thor- oughly reviewed, an<l, in retro- spect, it can be seen more fully even than it is felt at this time, that 1913 has been added to the sequence of three or four years oi prosperous, even booming-, trade, writes a London correepondent. It may be somewhat early in the j "ar to forecast the probabilities of 1914, but careful investigations ia the last few days go to show that, in the opinion of the big men and concerns, 1914 should at least prove equally gocd. The shipping business is one of tha most valuable indices as to the condition of trade, and the head of one cf the grez.est shipping con- cerns in the world said : "Putting aside unforeseen labor troubles and strikes, the year 1914 promises to be even better than last year. There may be the ap- pearance of a slump at the moment, but it is not real. The very small men ccmplain, but the big concerns are confident as to the future. ''Excluding labor troubles, in dealing with which South Africa has just given the world an excel- lent example, I le>ok for as good or even a better year than 1913." Woollens and Tin Plato. Two great industries in which the year 1913 showed some slacking up, have, thanks to the American tariff reductions, taken on an up- ward movement. These are the, woollen and tin plate industries. The condition of the latter was par- ticularly bad in 1913 until the pa-- sage of the new American tariff bill, but to-day the tin plate- factor- ies are working overtime in order to accommodate American orders. All other industries which were on the upgrade in 1913 are still boom- ing, and here, as with the ship- pers, there seems to be every con- fidence that 1914 will equal or sur- pass 1913. One of the biggest manufacturers of corrugated iron in England says it is almost impossible to cope with the orders which ar pouring in from Australia, the Far East and other parts of the world. The col- lieries are extraordinarily busy. The cotton mills of Manchester are booming. These milla had one com- plaint in 1913, namely, the shortage of raw material which prevented them from adequately handling the enormous increase in business. The railroads are handling such an enormous amount of freight that tho common complaint of shipper! of all sorts of commodities in the difficulty of getting them delivered. The automobile industry, which is a truer index of prosperity in Eng- land than in America, was never BO flourishing aa to-day. Oil a Trade Indo*. Oil is now an imnortant staple commodity and a valuable trade in- dex. One of the directors of the Vacuum. Oil Company said the other day: "Business in England was ne- ver in such a prosperous gtate. and there is every indication that the trade of 1914 will exceed in volume that of 1913. Our business is nat- urally a barometer of the trade. The more wheels go around in fac- tories, mills and mines and on rail- roads the more oil is needed, and u general decrease of business means a decrease in the oil busi- ness in particular. We have never been so busy in our live. " Teacher: "How would you punc- tuate 'The wind blew the five-dol- lar bill around the corner' T' Tommy Smart: "I would mako a dash after the five-dollar bill." The Reason. "I don't understand electricity. I can't seem to get it into my head." 'Well, you know, bone is not a conductor." ''That young doctor makes an immense number of calls on Mrs. Oglesby. Is she very sick!" "\e>; she is very pretty." "Now, Johnny," said the mother of the young hostess to the lifctl* boy guest, "I want vou to fe-el perfectly at home." "H'm :' growled Johnny. "I don't want to feel at honi<v 1 want to have a gocd time." To-Day's Task. We often say to ourselves. "\ would gladly do my duty if I knew what it is.'' Doubtless then- are cases in which it is hard to decide. but a remark of Goethe on the sub- ject is well worth remembering. ''How can we know ourselves ' Ne- ver by reflection, but by nct;<m. Ho your duty, and you will find' out the sort of man you are. 'But what is my duty?' What to-day asks of you." Do imt coukiet too far, too deeply, too seriously. !)> the plain, present task, and do it well, li is amazing how pleasant you feel when it is done ;ui<l it is not wholly unpleasant even in the doing. The fashionable woman has h<-f boot tops the same is-'"r as her cos- tume. IVndants are to be used !< the corners of collars <jr the of neckties. It is said the graceful low coif- fures are to be i-h.tnc<j for high and merciless mrthoaj <-f Straws show th* way th< wind blows, but straws in a tali tmn tumbler show which way goes. tnon-y