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Put both on together, drain when soft, put in a. generous lump . of butter, a waft of Paprika, and “up cad] Of bUtter’ sngnr’ momsses with flour. Put back a tablespoon and buttermilk, one teaspoonful each 0,. two of the Water in which they of cinnamon, ginger and soda, the fire boiled and let an simmer fol. ,lattcr dissolved in hot water, two 8' hw moments. M‘nccd parsleyioggs- and about fivf’ Cup? Of flow”; adds to flavor and appearance“ {Stu the first four ingredlents With [Lt is a good plan to save all pieces the spice till light and creamy, tinen af old table linen for use in drying add the mllk’ 993,5 as? 11.01"}- Btetat green salads after they come from hard. and bake m 5 00“ 0 Pa Y- ,their bath. tins“ ' ., , , - If the eggs come from the icebox Bapana‘ bhortca’ke'â€"Make a “Ch they will whip much stiffer than if biscuit crust, bake in jelly cake tins kept in a warmer place- not. too thick layers. When done, A wire Spoon whisk is best for split. open .w1th forks and butter eggs when thev are beaten s»epa1-ate_ while hot, three layers being enough ly. A revolving Beater is best when for one cake- rhe two bomom layâ€" juice over, keeping it wet. Two or three exposures may be necessary. When your tablecloth and nice nap~ kins are stained by fruit. have a small bottle of javelle water prcL pared at the druggist’s, and satur- ate the spots, letting it lie. awhile before laundering. If fruit stains- are taken in time, however, have some one hold the spot over the sink and pour boiling water slowly through. Oxalic acid eats a’ hole in a few moments unless immediately washed out. _ _ . . Glycerino takes out coffee and tea stains. First soak in cold water. then spread with glycerine and leave all night. The stains will disappear in the laundering. Those who have used vaseline know what an ugly stain it leaves on linen. This can be removed with chloroform or eth- er, but must be used with care. Have a cup or bowl handy; pour a few drops of ether on the stain. invert the bowl over the spot to keep the fumes from evaporating and leave some time. When a garment has been scorched in the ironing, unless too deep, at hot sun batfh will effectually draw out the spot. If not quite gone, Wet the PlaCe and rub laundry soap on it; then lay in the sun. ”" ' cious and easier of digestion the yolks and whites are whipped to- gether. A dish of powdered charcoal kept in the refrigerator will help to keep the air sweet. It should be changed .twice a week. . Tea matting, which any grocer will give to customer for ~the asking, may be charmingly utilized in de- corating a room with flowers, ferns or foliage. Fashion the matting in- to baskets, cornucopias and the like, and tack them under pictures in corners and in other desirable places. An old housekeeper says that a little dissolved gelatine added to the cream will prevent all danger of its turning to butter, as it is apt to do when it is Whipped in hot wea- ,t-her. A roast of veal is made more “tasty” by seasoning over night in this way. Take equal parts of pep- per anvd salt, and moisten with grat- ed onion. Rub this thoroughly into every crevice and cramiy of the roast. and put it in a double baking pan. Next day, “lard” with its own suet or a little bacon, and let it brown slightly. Then dredge with flour, putting a half cup of boiling water in the bottom of the pan as a gravy foundation. By renewing the flour every time it is dredged the gravy will be found thick and creamy, when :the meat is roasted. Frenchâ€"fried toast is more deliâ€" if the crust is cut from. the bread just beâ€" fore it is dipped for a moment in scalded milk. Pat as dry as pos- sible with an old napkin, and give it a coating of beaten egg, using a pastry brush. Have ready butter in a fryingâ€"pan and fry quickly, dust- ing with powdered sugar and ground cinnamon before serving, which should be done promptly after cook- ing. Besides making an excellent sweetâ€"pickle, cucumbers can be conâ€" verted into one of the richest of pre- serves. S‘lice’d lemons, spices and plenty of sugar aid in they transfor- mation. Big yellow cucumbers which have gone to seed are best. Peel and scrape carefully and cut in- to long slices, then prepare the syrup according to any of the old- fashioned "pound for pound” recipes. Put cucumbers and lemons in toâ€" gether and use a spiceâ€"bug, as diâ€" rected in former cases. Put away with Waxed papers when quite cool, using either large or small glass jars. DOMESTIC RECIPES. Poverty CakehBreak one egg into a cup, beat with it a piece of butter the size of an egg, and fill up the cup with sweet milk or lukeâ€"warm water; add one. cup sugar and one W Indescribable Pains.- ~ 3tonein ladder. An Exceptionally Severe Case in Which a Helpless Sufferer Was Restored by DR. OHASE'S KIDNEY-LEVER PILLS Gravel or stone in bladder is about decided to the most painful ailment that ever afflicted mankind. It is the result of deranged kidneys, the uric acid forming into hard substances. which lodge in the kidneys and bladder. This horrible disease is prevented and cured by Dr. Chase's Kidneyâ€"Liver Pills. Mr. Daniel Brown, English River, Ont., Writcs:â€"”For three years I suffered" from urinary troubles, par- taking of the nature of stone in the bladder or gravel, and the pain which I endured can scarcely be de- scribed. I was unable to do any Work, and frequently discharged blood. Though I spent hundreds of 'dollars in doctors’ bills I received no relief. and at last decided that I Would never be able to Work again. “While in this condition I was adâ€" vised to try Dr. Chase's Kidneyâ€" Liver Pills, and though I had no 1 i l £aith in them or in anything else I box: . ers and one top make the best shape. Take about three r-goozd-sizcd' thor- oughly ripe bananas.and shred 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 way. On the last one spread fruit Very thickly, well mixed with sugar, so as to form asort of icing. Serve with soft custard“ flavâ€" ored with-vanilla. Chow ChOW.-â€"â€"Half a peck of green tomatoes, two large heads of cab- b'age, fifteen goodâ€"sized onions, twenty-five cucumbers, one pint of horseradish, half a pound mustard A WISE MOTHER. ‘A wise mother never attempts to cure the ailments from which her little ones suffer by stupefying them With ‘slceping draughts, “soothing”. preparations and similar medicines Containing opiates. This class of medicines are responsible for the un- timely' death of-tho-usandsof little ones, though some mothersmay not realize it. When your little ones are ailing give them Baby’s Own Tab- lets, a medicine sold under a guar- antee to contain no opiate or harm- ful drug. Mothers who have used the . . 1.. t 1 , ‘ id Tablets always speak in their seed (W11 e)’ one .Ounce cc my set ’ praise. Mrs. A. Johnston, Eddyâ€" one ounce turmerice, half a teacupâ€" Stone, Ont., savs: “I find Baby’s in] ground black pepper. Cut the tomatoes, cucumbers, onions and cabbage small, and pack them in salt for one night. In the morning drain Own Tablets all you recommend them to be. My baby was troubled with‘eczema, and was very cross and restless, but since giving her the the salt off, and lay them in V vineâ€" Tamas she has become quite well gal‘ and water for a day or two: and is now a strong healthy child." then drain them again. Boil the sold by all druggists or sent by Spices in half a gallon 0f Vinegar. mail at 25 cents a box by writing with three pounds brown sugar, and The Dr. Williams’ Medicine 00., pour it over while hot. Repeat this Broekville, Ont. for three days, then mix five ounces ______+_____ mustard and half a pint of the best AUSTRALIAN STEEL salad oil. Add two quarts more of __ I ‘ vinegar when the pickle is cold. This Inventors Have Process They is good to eat in two months. Chocolate Iceâ€"Creamuâ€"One quarter square of chocolate, one tablespoonâ€" ful of sugar, one tablespoonful of boiling water, oneâ€"third cupful of thin cream, a few grains of salt and two drops of vanilla. Melt choco- late in small sau,ccpan placed over hot water, add sugar and boiling water gradually, stirring constantly. Pour on slowly the cream, add salt and vanilla, then freeze. Spanish Pickle.-â€"Slice very thin one gallon green tomatoes; let them remain in brine one night. Prepare a mixture of white mustard seed, one pint grated horseradish, oneâ€"third pint green peppers, oneâ€"third pint of chopped onion, one tablespoonful ground black pepper, two tablespoonâ€" fuls cloves, two of mace; put in the jar a layer of this mixture, than a layer of tomatoes, and so on iu’ntil it is filled. Pour on sufficient elder vinegar to cover the whole; To one quart of vinegar, add three quarters of a pint of sugar: boil together and pour over the pickle. This quantity will fill a two-gallon jar. Wish to Dispose of. For some time tWo Melbourne inâ€" ventors have been at. work on an in- Vention for making iron and steel di- rect from the ore without the necesâ€" sity of first making pig iron. Their experiments so far have been with magnetic ore obtained from Taranaki, N.Z., but they claim that they have now so far perfected their process as to be able to treat. with equal success all classes of iron ore and effect a saving of fully $10 per ton over the present manner of makâ€" ing iron and steel. They have fully protected their pro- cess with patients in all parts of’the world. The success of these inven- tors and the possibilities that it. ofâ€" fers has caused widespread discus- sion throughout the country and it is proposed that the government shall obtain the patents and make it a government monopoly. It is proposed that the New South Wales government shall pay to the inventors the lump sum of $1,000,- 000 for the rights to the invention and then that ironmasters through~ out Australia shall be licensed on a royalty to manufacture, It is also proposed that the right to use the process shall be let to ironmasters in different parts of the world, but that in the case of works outside af this country a differential royalty shall be charged at about $5 per ton, to equalize the higher rate of wages paid here. +___. BUBBLES . Some diseases, like some fishhooks, are not catching. ' The man who serves you with milk likes cream puffs. Spooncy couples in the park seem to prefer the dark meet.- The unsuccessful it tothe irony of fate. A barrelful of money wonldn’t be much if it was a gun barrel. 'As you might say, hydrophobia is a dog-gone crazy thing. 'A girl must have time to burn when she does burnt-wood work. TAKING iUT STAINS. i . Here is a. sc *viceablc list. to be kept for referent To take out grass stains use ordinary coal oil; wet the spots thoroughly just before putting in the wash tub. For iron rust wet the spots with lemon juice, lay the garment in the sun, and spread thick with salt; evâ€" ery now and again squeeze lemon The photographer is not gullible just because he takes you at your word. ' Even when the weather is first-class you can truthfully say, “Oh, it’s fair.” There’s always something going on 'if it is only an excursion. ‘ Of course, it is quite possible to eat light lunch in the dark. A faded, rickety old umbrella is a difficulty many people have to labor under. ' A traveling dress may often be deâ€" scribed as “fits and starts.” , Even a very tall man, you know may be a little short of ridiculous. The enterprising undertaker thinks he is equal to any undertaking. A woman with an abundance of hair is often falsely accumd. ‘ Selfishness is one thing a person cannot keep to himself. , After an illness, you know, it may take. four or five weeks to make one give them a fair trial. After using one box I felt a. decided change for the better, and after tak- ing five boxes I feel like a new man. I am entirely out of pain, and have no more discharge of blood. I can honestly recommend Dr. Chase’s Kidâ€" ney-Liver Pills to any fellowâ€"sufferer, and will cheerfully verify this state- ment to anyone writing me." Mr. W. Bowen, Postmaster and station agent at English River, Ont., writes :-â€"“I have interviewed Mr. Daniel Brown of this place in re gard to his long illness and cure, and hereby certify that the testimonial. as given by him is correct.” Dr. Chase’s Kidneyâ€"Liver Pills, one pill a dose, 25 cents a box, at all dealers, or Edmanson, Bates S: 00., strong. fl‘ofonio- To protect :Vou agflmm' Procrastination is the thief of time imitations the portrait and Signaâ€" but it seldom gets into jaiL ture of Dr. 'A. “7., Chase, the famous. “That’s what I can hard luck," Town” [3001‘ author, are 011 chl‘)’ said the facotious man, as he picked up a silver dollar, laundryman lays? cur Loos GEYLON NATURAL GREEN tea in place of Japan. Itf is Pure, delicious and beneficial to health. Sold inf the same form as the celebrated “SALADA” Black tea, in sealed lead packets only, 25c and 40c per - lb- By all grocers. from Tradition, and! Adopt the use of W THE JAPS Ali? DIGNIB‘IED IPRONUNCIAMENTOS MODELS OF POLITENESS. __ Russia’s Intrigue to Gain Foot- hold in Japan in 18th Century. Nobody who has been reading the newspapers of late can have failed to observe the air of dignity which per- vades the various contemporary ofliâ€" cial pronunciamentos of the Japan- ese. Obviously, in the diplomacy. of the West these islanders are most proficient. Here now are some frag,- ments of older proclamations and like documents belonging to the time when Japan was all Oriental. The Portuguese were the first Europeans to be \velcomed'in the Flowery King- dom, .and, as may be read in some- several books, they prospered there exceedingly for a. while. But by the year 1637, partly by their own arâ€" rogance and partly by the machina- tions of designing Dutchmen, the Portuguese had fallen into hopeless bad odor. Then the Mikado issued a proclamation, whereof the follow- ing was a part :â€"â€""The whole race of the Portuguese, with their mothers, nurses, and whatever belongs to them, shall be banished forever.” And so they‘were. The same proclamation, by the way, forbade, upon pain of death, any Japanese to leave the country, and further provided that any Ja- panese who had visited foreign parts should, upon his return to Japan, be executed forthwith. 'At this time the Dutch only had trading priviâ€" leges. Then in 1673 AN ENGLISH COMPANY with a charter from Charles II., and ambitions to trade with Japan, sent to that country a ship named the Return. The Dutch got wind. of the matter, and at once whispered in the ears of the Japanese officials the her-- ried fact that the English King was married to the daughter of the King of Portugal, and, consequently, Engâ€" lishmen and Portuguese were much the same. So, when the Return came to the ports of Japan officers of the Mikado came on board and put the leaders of the expedition through a. long and searching catc- chism. “Were they called English ? Were not the English subject to the'stron-g inclination for Japan. How did it happen, 'if long so, that the English tions with foreigners generally. A1- Portuguese ‘2 this was not flag, like the Portuguese, bore- a cross upon it? Was it true, as they had been informed, that the English King was married to the King of Portuâ€" gal’s daughter?” The English traders indignantly denied all subservience and alliance with Portugal, but were forced to admit'that their King, Charles II., had married Catherine of Braganza, a Portuguese princess. The Mikado’s officials were most polite,, nodded gravely, and departed. They would lay these matters before their master. The answer, which came after some waiting, was this: “We have received letters from the Emperor. Your request, as well the reasons by which you enforce it, have been duly considered. But you cannot be allowed to trade here, because your King has married the daughter of the King of Portu'gal. L‘hat is the only reason why your re- quest is refused. ‘The Emperor or- ders that yOu depart an-d'come "back- no mere. Such is his will, and cannot change- it in any particular. ", .1. will, therefore, make sail with the first favorable wind, and at the lateét within twenty days.” Upon request some twenty more days were graciously allowed, but otherwise THE DEGREE STOOD, and the Englishmen departed, heapâ€" ing curses upon the Portuguese marâ€" riage, and perhaps upon the Dutch also. ' Another most interesting proclamaâ€" tion refers to the Russians. In the reign of the Empress Catherine there was wrecked upon the Siberian coast a crew of Japanese sailors. The Russians took these castaways in- land and kept them several years, in order to learn their language and alâ€" low them to learn RuSsian. For even then Russia was coveting the bar-- bors of her island neighbor. Japan was, in fact, but a. stepping stone, as appeared, between Russia’s Asiatic and American possessions, for then Alaska, was Russian. In 1792 Cathâ€" erine sent Lieut, Laxman, under cover of the errand of carrying back the Japanese sailors, to arrange for the Russians trading privileges in Japan. The Empress was not. aware, it seems, that Japanese who had once left Japan were barred of turn. So Laxman date. ‘ The J aptincse were polite, but "reâ€" fused to take back their countrymen, informing that it was against their of "laws. as 1 correspondent, «table, the '_'erwise‘ be impossible. “'0 have all mounted, they dispose them- re_’am now well and came to Hake- Name furnished by Postum 00., BM. had subjected himself and his crew, as being foreigners, to perpetual im- prisonment for landing anywhere in the kingdom except at the appointed Port of Nagasaki; yet in consideraâ€" tion of the Russian ignorance of this law and of their kindness to the shipwrecked Japanese, they would not enforce the law provided Lieutu Laxman would promise for himself and his countrymen- to return lmme-, diater 'to his own country, and never again come to any part of J a, pan but Nagasaki. ,Laxman accordingly took himself. off without - landing the Japanese castaways. After this rebuff it was not ~till 1804 that the Emperor 'Alâ€" ,exander, Catherine’s ~ grand son , tried, again to cstabl-ish' relations 'with' those so politely inhospitable people ‘to the east of HIS VAST DOMINIONS . He sent a ship to Nagasaki with. a: special Ambassador named Hesanoff, a haughty person, and a stickler for. etiquette. Resanoff got everything muddled up at the very beginning 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 morâ€" tifying the Ambassador, and in over- whelming him, at the same time, with an affect-ation of great personal politeness." When at last, he was summoned to Nagasaki to hear the Emperor’s answer, ‘fcucrtains were hung before the houses on each side of the street through which he pass»- ed, and the inhabitants were all or- dered to keep out ofsigh't, so that he saw nothing of the place.” The answer Was, moreover, perâ€" emptory enough. It was entitled, “Order from the Emperor of Japan to the Russian Ambassador/’- and went something thus: â€"â€" “Formerly our empire had commu- nication with several hat/ions, but exâ€" perience caused us to adopt as safe! the opposite principle. It is not.‘ permitted to the Japanese to trade‘ abroad, nor to foreigners to enter. our country. * * * As to Russia, we have never had any relations with her. Ten years ago you sent cer- tain shipwrecked Japanese to Mats-l mai, and you then made us proposiâ€"i tions of alliance and commerce. At; this time you have come back to Nagasaki to renew those, proposiâ€"f tions. This proves Russia has a It is since We discontinued all rela- though we desire to live in peaco' with all neighboring States, the difâ€" ference between them and us in man- ners and character forbids entirely, treaties of alliance. Your voyages and your labors are therefore useâ€" less. 'All communications between you and us are impossible, and it is my Imperial pleasure that henceforth you no more bring your ships into our waters." ' _~__+_____ TRAINING TO'RTOISES. “One. of the most curious examples of patient training is a display by an old .Korean boatman,” says a. “of a dozen drilled tortoises. 'Directed by his songs and; a. small metal drum, they march in! line, execute various evolutions, and. conclude by climlbing upon a low' larger ones forming of their own accord a bridge for the smaller, to which the feat would oth- W.hen they selves in three Or four piles, liké so many plates.” - - ‘ . ______+_____.__ WHAT’S THE USE. .3..â€" To Keep a. “Coffee Complexion.” A lady says: “Postum has helped my complexion so much that my friends say I am growing young again. My complexion used to be coffee colored, muddy and yellow, but it is now clear and rosy as when I was a. girl; I was induced to try Postum by a friend who had suffered just as I had suffered from terrible indigestion, palpitation of the heart and sinking spells. “After I had used Postum a week I was so much better that I was! afraid it Would not last. But now‘ two years have passed and I am: a well woman. I owo it all to' leavâ€"i ing off coffee and drinking Postum ini its place. 5 "I had drank coffee all my life. I' suspected that it was the cause of my trouble, but it was not until I‘ actually quit coffee and started to try Postum that I became certainfi then. all my troubles ceased and 11' strong again."- tle Creek, Mich. There’s a reason. Look in each package for a copy the famous little book, “Thu They also told him that 110 Road to Wellville." finer,- ,v,- ‘1' x '1 A“ t “W'- {a 0.18:” a.“ Nag.“ .1. .5 _‘ . _ n t . g \h, ., a 4, . ...A‘. , x-A‘AA-_L‘A-‘-A“‘A.AM“AMMA“M “ '