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HOUSEHOLD. Keeping Accounts. During the past few years there has been a great awakening on the part of the house- keepers of Canada. to the fact that our man- ner of living has been exceedingly wasteful and luxurious. This has been carried to suci. a degree as unnecessarily to burden the herd cftbe family and in some instance.~. the demands from the family for alarger in» come have been so urgent as to lead him even to commit crime to obtain the means togratify extravagant tastes. Nine-tenths of the forgeries, robberies, and business failures are said to be directly traceable to a style of living in the home not compatible with the income. Fortunately, the practice of economy is becoming more fashionable, and it is not so common as formerly to boast of setting an extravagant table, or of fugiiisbing one’s house expensivcly ; now, men and vomen are consulting together in regard to ways and means of making a little do a good deal. The excellent housekeeping journals to be found in every home are inducing much thought and disccssion of practical value. We have learned and are learning much from other nationsâ€"from Italians, Germans, French, and even from the much-derided Chineseâ€"about cheaper living. When We observe how foreigners live, when we see them coming and takin ' work from Cana- dian laborers because t ey will do it more. cheaply, then livingpn less than one-quart- er of even these small earnings which Cana- dian workmen refuse, and soon accumulating enough to {insure a comfortable livelihood through old ageâ€"when we see this repeated- ly, it may well cause us to pause and con- sider our ways. If this can be done by them why may not we with better wages, make a greater margin between our receipts and ex- penditures and so become independent? It is common for our workmen to live well, dress showily, travel somewhat, and indulge freely in various amusements, although they own home and have not ouedollar in reserve with which to provide for emergencies. Is not such improvidence culpable? Eng- lish ladies of blue blood wear, for years, dresses neatly darned and mend- ed, and are not ashamed of it. Foreign- ers claim with truth, that many of our laborers live better than their titlednobility. Many of us have only to realize our short- comings to correct the evil ; we need to see a list of our expenditures in black and white to understand where we may retrench. \Ve do not understand where themoney has gone, as we are quite sure we have only bought what was needful. It is usually the many little things that pick away the money and when we add our figures we realize more fully how even a few cents become many dollars. The habit of careless and thought- less expenditure can be corrected by forcing one’s self “ to count the cost.” How much has it cost you, housekeepers, the past year for the living expenses of your families? How much per week has it cost for rent, how much for fuel, how much on an average for the raw material of food consum- ed by each member of your family? Again, how numb have you gained (or saved) for being boarding mistress for your family? In other words, how much less has it cost you, doing the work yourself, than for each of you to have boarded at a fair price, thus leaving your time free to devote to some other, per- aps lucrative employment? \Vould it not be curious to have the pri- vxlege of comparinu the different answers that might be given‘liyonc hundred different housewives, in different sections of the country, it may be, but all in similar circum stances? Some would learn by the result" of their figures (but do these exist? “ay, there 3 the rub”)thatit wouldhavebeeumuch less expensive for them to have boarded, as well as much easier for the home mistress. " Then has all my work been for naught '2” asks the discouraged and bard-worked home- maker. No ; probably not in any other way than financially, for you have given your family a sweet and enjoyable home life, not rocurable even in the best of boarding iouses. “But why have I not succeeded financially? I thought it was cheaper to keep house than to bOlLl'k .” There are many women who pity them- selves for being kept in the treadmill of ar- dous housework, who, it it was suggested to them to board awhile and get rested, would declare they could not afford such an extra- vagance as boarding, when, at that very time their own expenses in their homes were one-third more than it would cost for good board. For such, would it not be a good idea to board awhile and take lessons from their boarding mistress in economical man- agement '3 These good people have no idea that it does cost them more than to board and in that lies their fault. Is it not the duty of every housekeeper to take an inven- tory at- lcast once a year, as the merchant does? Should she not make an estimate of her probable income for the ensuing vcar, ' based on the expenses ofthc p’eceding year, and then a corresponding estimate of what the outlay shall be, governing her \vnvs ac- cordingly ? Should she not. plan and execute her plans with care. forethought, and judg- ment, not permitting herself to live froml band to mouth. spending at haphazard and 5 coming out at the end of the ycurulwavs be- hind‘: The wealthy, perhaps, can allbrd to spend carelessly, but can we, whose in- Coincs are limited and who have only the work of one man to corn for us the necessa- rics of life ‘3 The matter of account-keeping is not so ditiicult as many imagine, and the practice, persisted in, soon becomes habit. You ni.:v 'ccp your accounts in the simplest, easiest I “my-wordy, kccp thcm : know where you i stand, know how much it. costs vou to iii-.3, Enter with its date of purchase. cvch :Lrli~ clc bought, cvcrv expenditure unadu- liz-cp your account book (crating livc cents Scrvcs the purpose as well as onebound in m-u‘occol hung in the handicst place, with a pczicil always attached. Manv abandon the habit be 'uuse they wait for elaborate lmuk-kccp- ing. and for pen and ink. inticipated expenses, to be sure you are not exceeding your allowance. Recipes That Never Fail. chxonr Ncr Caseâ€"One and one-half 'ups of sugar, one-half cup of butter, two cups flour, two teaspoonsful of baking pow- ler, one cup of nut meats cut in small pieces 1nd mixed with the flour before adding the other ingredients, the whites of four eggs .ind three-quarters of a cup of sweet milk. Parxn Axn 'lxriocx Prnn1x0.-â€"Soak me-half cup of tapioca. over night. In the morning 0001; until transparent in just water -:nough to prevent burning. Stew two cups of well washed prunes in one quart of water. Add the juice of one lemon and two table- .spoonfuls of sugar. Boil until the syrup be- comes thick and rich. Turn the prunes into a pudding dish and cover with cooked tapioca seasoned with grated lemon rind. flake and serve without sauce or with cream and sugar. CHOCOLATE Provisoâ€"One quart of milk, four tablespoon fuls each of cornstarch, sugar, chocolate(grated or scraped), twotablespoon- fuls of boiling wafer, two eggs, one scant tea- spoonful of salt. Rescrveonc cup of milkand heat the rest in a double boiler. Put the sugar, chocolate and water in a saucepan and stir over a hot fire until it is smooth and glossy, then stir it into the hot milk. Add the beaten eggs mixed with the c old milk and cornstarch ; while stirring add the salt. Stir until it is thickened and the corn- starch well cooked. Serve very cold, with or without cream. Rn: Loanâ€"One quart of the best rye flour, a scant pint of water, a tablespoonful of molasses or a good tcaspooufnl of sugar, 0. cake of compressed yeast,a scant tablespoon- ful of lard or butter and apinch of soda. Mix the yeast in hike-warm water until en- tirely dissolved, then melt the lard and stir that into it with the sugar and salt. Make a whole in the centre of the flour pour in the water, etc., and work all Into a dough with a wooden spoon ; and when it is well mixed put it into the pans at once, let it double in bulk, then bake one hour in a moderate ovcu if you bake it in two loaves ; half an hour longer if in one. Take especial care that it is fully risen before it goes into the oven. It is not necessary to use white flour when compressed yeast is used. OHIO Ar‘rms Pinâ€"Line a good sized plate with a. good paste ; pare and slice thin, enough of the best ripe sour apples to fill the dish three inches deep, then add one tablespoonful of water and nothing else. Put on a rich upper crust and bake well. \thn done, remove the upper crust, taking care not to break it; with a silver spoon mash the apples and season with sugar, at little grated nutmeg and a large tablespoon- ful of butter, then return the upper crust. Eat while fresh. A SIMPLE SALAD DurSsixc.â€"-i\lix together two well beaten eggs, one teaspoonful each of salt and mustard, one heaping teaspoouful of sugar, one large tablespoonful of butter and a cup of vinegar. Heat thoroughly, stir- ring all the time ; when the egg has become cooked take it from the fire and cool it be- fore using. Tbis is excellent for sliced to‘ matoes or a plain salad of chopped cold pov tato, bect and a little onion. LEM-OVERS.â€"So much has been said in sarcasm about the left-overs that one hardly dares hold up harbour and say she can make good dishes from the much despised articles. Yet knowing that none are too old to learn, I venture to send some of my 0‘. '11 recipes : HAM CItOQL'E'r'rns.â€"Aiter all the nice slices have been cut from cold boiled ham, chop the rest, not excepting some of the fat. Add an equal amount of bread crumbs, and cold, boiled potatoes, chopped. Season with salt, pepper, and chopped onion to taste. Make into flat cakes; fry :1. nice brown. They are nice for breakfast, and can be prepared the night before. MEAT I’mâ€"Cold roast beef, or pork. or both, out in small piece. Place in buttered pudding dish. Fill the dish two-thirds full. Slice an onion and strew over it, adding the gravy, or nearly cover with water ; sprinkle with flour ; add small bits of izutter, pepper and salt : cover with crust made as for his- cuit ; bake twenty minutes or half an hour, according to size. Acx'r Lininn’s Pcnmxc.â€"â€"ln the morn- ing early, fill a three-pint basin with stale bread ; cover with cold water. Place a plate on top to keep the bread under. When all is soft, drain off the water carefully. Pick out any brown crusts, and mash all fine with a spoon or the hand. Add three eggs, at cupful of sugar, :1 small tenspoonful’ of soda, salt and nutmeg, a cup of floured raisins, a piece of butter of the size of a small hen’s egg. luttcr a pudding dish , that will be the size needed ; fill and bake gslrm'ly one hour. lent the whites of two i eggs to a froth, add two tablespooufuls i sugar, and spread over top when done. (Set in oven to brown a little. Serve with or without sauce. SALU» Savesâ€"One egg, or yolks of two, one talilcspoonful mustard, on teaspoonful black pepper. .1 pinch of cayenne pepper, our cupiul vinegar, one-half cupful sugar, butter size of egg. lloil all togctln r. When l cold pour over chopped cabbage: mix well and garnish with blood bet-ts cut in any shape desired. AL'ST Liblmi. The Silver Question. A.â€"â€"“ \Vhy do you refer to Jones as hav- in;r a silvery tongue 3'" B.~-“ Because he never uses it unless he wants to strike you for a dollar." Not Willing. Savs bould Barney Milligan To lliddy Mcsmuigm, Ouch, faith 1 it's nicsili wud be loikin' a kiss." Cries liidtly hitSiiiliigan, “ Ye’d better be still again r - - ‘ “l '5 i :1" -:. --* .. - 9 - it is ucll,on th 11 t pl‘u . tom hC ~t m. Ol 11 not be “Moon” such treatment as nicnts of your as'sctsand liabilities. so tint ; ntaglztncc you may know vour financial condition ; (bus at the end of the year you, lllllV readily compare _\'Ull|Ԥiillll~ with that i of one year before, determining your exacti gain or loss. Add to thi? statement ofyour p:\.‘p0!‘l)‘ thc amour t of cash on hand at ’- date. Lcavc sutlittzt‘u'. space for entries to be made, it om time to tiluc, of the amounts ‘ rcmived either in payment on money invest. cd, or the regular income. It is advisabh~ at the back of tne book to make statements of the nun-unis you think it reasonable to allow for proixiblc cup-551's under each depart-i 'lhen, at. different 1367;.le thmugh l Fur- the year, coqu your actual with yourl llk‘L’L this." “ Arruh ! dcarcat lli.l.i_\-, lo aisy. be stiddy, Indade, it's no use to be actin' loikr‘ this; Ouch! " mans nose off, Au' tcur all his clo'es on”, It's a deal uv a row to in: g tun' a kltfi.” \.., .u " (in way, Mr. Barney, .\'n more of your blarney. Or instid uv a kiss ye‘ll be gittin' a kick. Old red-beaded Barney, Yer \ratstin' your blamey. be quick. here comes the missis'. Ach ! Barney, That is what St. Paul thou ht when he prayed so many times that G would take away the bodily weakness he had, whatever it was. But God knew better. And a good many times the material blessing seems not- best for us. Anyway we don't always get it. But we have a spiritual blessing. Isn t that better? Or is the body more valuable than the soul? Our Lord looks down upon the man with the palsy and blesses him with a spiritual blessing. May he so deal with us also whether we will or not, whether w know what is best for us or notâ€"giving us spiritual gifts : and the other gifts, too. if He will, but the spiritual ones first and best, as He did here. But this gift which is so freely given hereâ€"is it a possible one to give! It is the blessing of the for iveuess of sins. llu‘. who can for ive sins? -Iau cannot, say the scribes, loodng on and listening and whispering horror stricken accusations of blasphemy. God cannot, say the philoso- phers, studying the laws of cause and effect, The Value 01 Faith. BY GEORGE HOMES. ” And behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, be of good cheer, thy sins be forgiven thee.” They wanted to get this man into the pres- ence of Christ. He was a sick man, and they were his friends, and they wanted him to be made a well man. They had heard of the wonderful works which our Lord had done. And they believed that the surest and speediest way to bring back strength into this palsied body was to carry the man into the presence of the Master Healer. That is true to-day. The way to get help for men is to bring them where they can look into the face of Jesus Christ. Christ is the supreme uplifting influence. And what people who are down need is to know Him. That will help them. That will heal their spiritual maladies. If we can but play the PM” , Of “"350 f0“? frien(35’. 11ml brill teaching the doctrine of inevitable conse- men in to the presence of Christ, we sbal quences’ and taking for their text, it Wham do well. 'llmt IS. “0 need to lead) me“ soevera man soweth thatshall he also ran .” more, by word and by example, that Christ is the heart of the Christian religion, that to believe in Him is the essence of the Chris- tian creed, and to follow Him is the ideal of Christian conduct. \Ve need to care less for articles of faith which do not center about Him, and to care more for the shaping of our lives according to the measure of His ex- ample. Wc need to emphasize the supreme prc-eminence of Christ. That is what I mean by bringing people into Christ’s pres- ence. And you can see at once what healing that would bring to the spiritual malady of doubt, and to the spiritual malady of sin. The men were wise who wanted to get their afflicted friend into the presence of the Master. But what shall th :y do? The house where the Master sits is full, and even the street before the door is crowded. Here they come alougthe Capcraaum road, hasten- ing with their bui den, four men one at each corner and the sick man borne upon his bed between them. And here is th's great crowd. What shall they do? You remember what they did do. They hurried up the outside staircase to the flat roof, and broke a rcat hole in the midst of it, and let the man down through. There was the Master teaching, and the people all about. Him listening; and of a sudden there was a. noise of trampling feet over their heads, and asound of break- ing timbers. Down falls :1. rain of chips and splinters over the shoulders of the congrega- tion. And then the bed comes, let down by the four corners, like the sheet of the apos- tle’s vision, and the man with the palsy lies at the feet of Christ. That was a most ir- regular proceeding. That was not at all a conventional way of doing things, Never- theless Christ approved of it. He commend- ed thc men. He recognised the faith and the earnestness which inspired this extra- ordinary act of theirs. He knew what they meant by it. And it pleased Him. After all, the great thing is to get men in- to Christ’s presence. Sometimes it is well to break through a roof to do that. Sonic- times it is a rubric which needs breaking. is igion is always in danger of being conven- tionalized, of being so thronng with crowds of conservatives, and so roofed over with precedents and orderly procedures, that it becomes absolutely necessary to break some- thing bcfore men can get in where Christ is. The Salvation Army are breakingin the roof, but they are bringing men into the presence of Christ that way, and we ought to applaud them for it, as, I doubt not, Christ applauds them. Any way to uplift men,any way to teach men thetruth of God. If ritual will do that, let us have all the ritual we can. If revivals will do it, let us have revivals. Let us be on guard ourselves against conventionalism in religion. And let us welcome any innovation, any method, any breaking of the roof, which “7111 bring men in where they can see the face of Christ. Christ helped this man, thus unceremon- iously thrust into His presence, because He saw in this act an evidence of faith. He saw “their faith.” \Vhosc faith? The faith of the four stout men who let the pat‘alyfaie down, or the faith of all five of them, count- ing the paralytic in. You can read the re- cord either way, but I would say the faith of five. If there are five men and four are Good, that does not make the fifth good. In- deed, as things go in this disordered world, there is fully as much liklihood that the fifth will make the four bad as that they will make a saint of him. The faith of our friends will not save us. every one of us stands alone face to face with God. We must answer for our ownselves. Some people have a queer, ma- terialistic notion about Heaven. That it is a fineplncc somewhere, with a high gold wall about it and a big gateiu the front of it, and if they can get through that gate they will be saved. And they think that because they have a good father and mother, or a devout wife, or belong to a religious parish, they will somehow get in along with the others in a crowd. Heaven may be a place, but it is a good deal more truly a state of heart. No- body will lind himself in any heaven after he dies who has not been living in heaven right here on this earth. Life goes straight on And yet Christ is perfectly confident. e declares His power to forgive sins. There is no mistaking that. And He claims the be- stowal of this gift not only for God, but for man also. The Son of Man hath power on earth to forgive sins.” Presently we hear into the world, and He commissions them not only to hear the message of the for ive- ness of sins, but to forgive sins themse vcs. “Whose sins, thou dost forgive, they are for- given.” Can anything be plainer? W but shall we say, then? between the doctrine of inevitable consequence, and the doctrine of divine forgiveness, which shall we choose? Why, both. Because they are both true. We may be quite sure of that beforehand. There can be no contradiction between Christ. and truth. But look at it. \Vhat is it to be forgiven for our sins ? That may mean either one of two kinds of pardon. Because all sin bears a two-fold relationâ€"a relation toward the sinner, anda relation toward God. So far as the sinner is concerned, the con- sequence of sin is spiritual injury. Sin is lways followed by an effect on character. That is inevitable. An offense against the laws of tne soul is just as sure to be followed with harm to the soil as an offense against. the laws of the body is sure to be followed with harm to the body. There is no pardon in the world which can intervene between the burning of a. finger and the sense of pain. There is no kind of forgiveness which will heal acut hand. And this is just as true of a lie and the soul. “ \Vhatsocver a man soweth that shall he also reap,” is as true as truth can be. And there are no spiritual exceptions to it. Every sin will have it proper consequence of punishment. At the same time, there is comfort in remembering that the law of cause and affect in the spiritual world, as in the physicial world, include a thousand possibilities of modifica- tion. Good may be made to grow even out of evil, and curses may be translated into blessings. Suppose that imprudcnce lcads to illness, that illness teaches so sharp a lesson that the sick man when he gets well is prudent ever after. Probably he is a stronger man all the rest of his life because he was sick. Suppose that some sin teaches a sharp lesson, too, the sinncr's rcpeuntancc may change his whole life. Even along the path of sin and sorrow be may draw near to God. This is common experience. Every day good men and women are turning stumbling blocks into stepping stones. There is no interference here, no removal of the consequences of transgression. The ofi'ense is punished. And that is the best part of it. To interfere between the sin and and the penalty, even if it were possible, would be to blot out the salutary lesson. But sin is also the setting of a separation between the sinner and God. \Vhoever sins repeats the beginning of the parable of the prodigal son. He departs from his father, and makes his way into some other country. And that is the evil of evils. To be away from God, to be at enmity with God, Lobe setting the will of God at naught and defying His commandments and despisiug His loveâ€"this is what sin is. This, you see, is quite a dif- ferent way of looking at sin from the point of view which we occupied a moment ago. Now, can anything be done? That. depends entirely upon God, and upon the sinner. This consequence of sinâ€"thatit separatesbetween God and the sinnerâ€"may be done away, if God will and the sinner will. Is there any- thing diflicult about that '1 Your child dis- obeys you. There is separation between you and the child. Shall the separation last? Shall there be no reconciliation between you two? That depends upon you both. There is no doctrine of inevitable consequence to be preached here. Suppose the child is sorry, and all his old love comes back, and he wants to make amends for his offense, and to have your trust. and love again. Shall any law of any world forbid you to forgive him? But this is what forgiveness 1: cans in Christ’s rc- ligion. Just this. Itmcanwa reconciliation between God and man. It means that the old dreadful distance which sin made be- tween the child and the father has been . , . ‘ i Y ' . . . “"93", {he gate in _ (fem‘l'. fiffihlng brnlgel over, and there IS love again between “in” l ‘0 (lugs to C millet” m c ’c' them ; there has been an :tl(lll('lll(‘lll-â€"nll at- hehind. The next life follows this as to- morrow follows to-dny. Heaven is largely a nutter of appreciation, of ability to appre- . eiatc heavenly thoughts. “'hoevcr unflts himself here for appreciating Heaven can- not possibly appreciate Heaven. And that equivalent in the language of theology to being in hell. And, as nobody can live our own life, nor think our own thoughts, but our own selves, nobody can answer for us. lfwe are the fifth among a saintly four, it will make no difference with us. When they let the paralytic down and Jesus saw “their faith,” I think He saw the faith of five ; and very probably the paralytic's faith was the strongest of them all. You remember what he said : of good cheer, thy sins be forgiven thec.’ “'as that what the man with the palsy wanted? “'as it for this they had borne him between four and broken in the roof? God knows what we need better than we do. And you remember that Christ came to reveal find to us. The most comforting, the most beautiful. the worthiest thought which we can have of God is that G d is like (This; The Christlikcncss of (int is one of the supreme doctrines of the Chris- tian faith. How often in our own experi- ence God docs just what we see Christ doing here. We want a material blessing, am God gives us a spirtunl blessing in the place of it. And He does not always gi us the material blessing . in addition. as be 1, of testing dc doc: here. We ma" believe that God giveslassismncc under the circumstances. us the material blaming when He sees that , rccrcant eiti7en, it will really be a blessing, AT: may think that it will be the greatest kind at blessing. onc-mcntâ€"â€"madc. This is the Christian doc- trine of forgiveness of sins. And so the spiritual gift which Christ gave hereto this man at His feet was the gift to this blessesl revelation of the l-‘athcr’s levc : “ Son, be of good cheer, thy sins be forgiven thee.” Thy Fatherlovcththce. -_â€"-â€"â€"~_ .--._.... Beggais fatronised by Royalty. A lioyal race of beggars flourishes in Xanking. The founder of the Ming dynasty in the fourteenth century, flung \Vn, was once a beggar ;and when. after bisaccession, he was entertaining an old friend, he wished to appoint his former comrade to some lu- “ Son, lu- , crative «Alice in the State. However, the 'i friend declined the honour, stated that he only wanted to have plenty to eat. and wear, and nothing to do. So flung Wu created him Chief of a Royal Order of lieg- gars, and the clan has continued to the present day. The members of the Order still live in caves hollowed out of the city walls over the two waterrgatesâ€"fairly com~ fortable quarters, with arched ceilings. They are well dressed, smoke much opium, and are governed by a chief apfmintcd by the police authorities. ._,_ . O... A man refused when appealed to “ in the , Queen's name" to help a British imliccnian, point made not yet determined. 5. Him sending His apostles on their mission vc and was. brought into court for the purple-1: finitely the p-cdicemau’s right to The though, shoch that he was deaf and had the rheumatism, and so the l peti LADIEEMENH Bible Competition ! NO. 26, â€"_ The Old Reliable again to the fore. A splendid list of Rewards Don’t Delay ! Band at Oneal â€". Competition Number Twenty Sixo t nowatthe solicitation oft-housands of the old friends and competitors in former contests. The Editor of Tint LADIES' JOL'RNAI. has nearly forty thousand testimonials as to the fairness with which these Bible Competi- tions have been conducted. This competition is to be short and do« eisivc. It will remain 0 on only till the 15th day of December incfhsivc. The questions are as follows :â€"â€"Whero tn the Bible are thofollowing words first found, 1 HEM, ‘2 Rona, 3 GARMENT. To the first person sendin in the correct answer to these questions wil be iven num‘ her one of these rewardsâ€"the liano. To the next person, the $100.00 in cash, and so on till all these rewards are given away. FIRST REWARDS. First one, an Elegant Upright Piano by celebrated Canadian Firm. ............ $50! Second one, One Hundred Dollars in Gish 100 Nextflftccn,cacha superbly bound Teach- er‘s Bible, $3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4: Next seven, each a Gcntlcman's Fine Gold Open Face \\'atch,good movement $60 4% Next eleven, each a Fine Quadruple Plato Individual Salt and Pepper brunt“... 51 Next five. web a beautiful Quadruple Sil- vcr Plated Tea Service (4 pieces) $40. . - it Next one, Twenty Dollars in cash . . . . . . . . . 2! Next five, an elegant China Dinner Service of 101 pieces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 250 Next live, each a fine French China Tea V Service of 65 pieces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20c hcxt seventeen, each a. complete set of George Elliot‘s works, bound in cloth. 5 vols, $15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Next seven, each 9. Ladies‘ li‘ino Gold Open Face or Iluntint: Case “'ntcb, S" . 210 MIDDLE REWARDS. To the person sending the middle correct answer of the whole competition from first to last will be given the fifty dollars in cash. To the sender of the nextcorrect unswcr following the middle. will be given one of the tcndollur amounts, and so on till all the midle rewards are distributed. First, Fifty dollars in cash . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 50 Next tivo,cach $10 in cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Next thrcc, cook a flue Family Sewing Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l . , . . . . . . . ~ . 150 Next live, each a Ladics' Fine Gold “'utch, $50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 250 Next. ten. each a Fine 'l‘riplo Silver Plated 'l‘ca Set, (4 pieces) $50 . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Next. twcuty~one. can i it set of Dickens' Works. Beautifully bound in CloLhJO vols.,:',f‘.’0 . . . . l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420 Nextfivchn elegant China Dinner Service of 101 pieces by Powell Bishop & Stonier, llarnlcy, lllngland . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.20 Next. live, each n iluo French China 'l‘on. Service, of 63 pieces, specially import~ C(l, $40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Next seventeen, each acomplcto set of :corgc Eliot's works bound in cloth, 5 \‘0ls., 5315 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Next eighteen, each a handsome Silver Plated Sugar llowl, $5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 90 Next live, each a Ladics‘ Fine Gold \Vufch, "7H), . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . 250 .‘ext titty-live, each a handsome long Silver Plated Button lluuk . . . . . . . . . . . . CONSOLA’I‘ION REWARDS. For those who are too into for an of the above rewards the following specin list is offered, us far as they will g0. '10 the sender of the lust correct answer received at LADll-ZS' JOURNALoHico postmarked 15th December or earlier, will be given number one of these con- solation prizes, to the next to the last, number two .and so on till thcsc rewards are all given away. First one, One Hundred Dollars in cash. .. Next liftceu,cach a superbly bound Family Bible, beautifully illustrated, usually sold at $15 . . . . . . A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nextsevcn. each nGcnl lcnian's Fin . 1d Open Face Watchgood moveman .350 Next. ninctcen, each a Sci. of a Dozen Tea Knives, heavily ilatcd,$10 . . . . . . . . . . . Nextflve, each a Lat ics’ Fine Gold Watch «50, , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nex't fiftecn,each 11 Ladies“ Fine Gold Gem Ring, 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Next forty-one, each an Imitation Steel Engraving, ltosa llonhcur's llornc Fair 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Next twenty-nine, each a Complete Set of Dickens “orbs, llnndsonicly Bound in Cloth, 10 vols" $20.. ,; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Next twuntv-ono, each n. Fine Quadruple l‘late IndividuulSaltandl’eppertiruet new dcmgn.........._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Next xivo, each a beautiful Quadruple Sil- ver l’lutcd ’l‘ca Service (l p1m~c.~p~‘lp.. 200 Next twenty-live. a'l‘eachcrs‘ Vino, Ti ell Bound Hiblc wth concordance . . . . . . . . 100 Each person competing must send One Dollar with their answers, for one year’s ubseription to the Lunrs‘ Jocnxxn. The LAnirs’ Jounxan has been greatly enlarged and improved and is in every way equal at this price to any of the pub ications issued for ladies on this continent. You, there- fore, pay nothing at all for the privilege of competing for these prizes. The prizes will be distributed in time for Christmas Presents to friends, if you Wish to use them in that way. 'l‘l:cdistrilmtion will be in the hands of disinterested parties and the prizes given strictly in the order letters arrive at tho Lxmrs’ .loL'an. ollice. Ovor 255,0“! perv sons have received rewards in previous com- ons. Address, Editor Lanna-1’ .louu. nal, Toronto, Canada. 8100 225 420 190 250 105 82 80 Absent-Minded. The Professor, at the dinH-r table ~~“()b. by the way, .‘drs. Chopsticks, have you seen your little boy “'illie, lately '1" Mrs. (.‘lmp.2,ticks~â€"“ No profesor, I have not seen him since ten o'clock and I Can’t inmoinc what has become of him. In fact, i uni tray much worried about him.” l'i-us- ~~rr -~“ Well, seeing Martha pour me out ti.“ glass of water ju-t now reminded sun of something that l had on my mind to tell you some time ago, but which unfortun- atly escaped my mind. It was just about ten o'clock, I think, that I saw little Willie fall down the well.” Qualifying His Belief. Squire livensoleâ€"A“ florid day, Jasper. They tell me you are preaching again." Jasperw“ liit’s a fae’, fuss; ’dccd hit am. I'm 'laboratin' on de subjec’ 0’ tarnal punish- men'.” Squire l-I..â€"-“ Indeed! And what's your (lea uf eternal pnnisluuentwdo you believe in it ‘1" Jasperâ€"4‘ .‘vilm' suttingly i does, Squar, but I hoi’ radieum blocs on de marter. I beliele eb'ry sinner gwine git ’tarnsl punish- nmn‘fo" a time, but I don’ speck hit gwine la!" fumblier.” To know a man borrow the car of the blind and the eye of the deaf.