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$ <ee<¢eee<¢<<o<¢<¢g<ge& l quarts of milk. About the ....Housc mb))>>>boa)p))>))>)) ‘l SELECTED RECIPES. Vanilla. Wafersâ€"Cream oneâ€"third cup of butter; add one cup of sugar, one well-beaten egg, oneâ€"half cup of milk, and two teaspoonfuls of vanilâ€" ia. Mix and sift two and oneâ€"half cups of flour, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, a, pinch of salt. Mix all well and set out to chill thorâ€" oughly for a couple of how's. Lay one-quarter of the mixture on a board, adding flour to prevent stickâ€" ing; roll thin and bake in moderate oven . These look well out into heart or fancy shapes. Indian Pudding-«An ideal dessert to serve with roast pork is baked Indian pudding. This recipe. will be found delicious. Take one pint of milk scald it and pour it over tWO heaping tablespoonfuls of Indian meal, in which a saltspoonful of salt, oneâ€"half teaspoonful of cinnamon, one-quarter of a. whole nutmeg grat- ed, have been blended. Stir briskly, and when perfectly smooth add oneâ€" .‘third cup of chopped suet, one-third cup of molasses; when this is well mixed add one pint of cold milk. lent Well, turn into a. greased dish, set it in another containing warm Water and bake three hours in a mod- erate oven. Serve hot. with hard sauce. This pudding will look as if it had cream and eggs in it, and it Shanid be stirred gently three times during the first hour and a half. Bumbled eggsâ€"«Beat up three eggs with” two ounces of fresh butter; add a teaspoonful of cream or new milk. Put all in a saucepan and stir over the fire for about\five minutes, or, until it rises up, when it should be dished l l inunediately on buttered toast. Shirred eggsâ€"Beat the eggs thorâ€" OUghly and season with butter. pep- per and salt; may be baked in one dish, or in separate dishes for each person. The dishes should be but- tered before the eggs are put into them. Creamed Eggsâ€"Boil the eggs for twenty minutes. Make a cream sauce. Prepare on a hot dish u. slice of toast for each egg and pour the sauce upon it, placing thereon part of the whites of the eggs cut in thin narrow strips, and on this rub part of the yolks through a sieve. Repeat this and finish with a third layer of sauce. Garnish with parsley. Swiss Styleâ€"Cover the bottom of a. dish with two ounces of fresh butâ€" ter and on this scatter grated cheese; drop the eggs upon the cheese withâ€" out breaking the yolks; season to taste. Pour over the eggs a little cream and sprinkle with about two ounces of grated cheese; set in a moderate mien for about fifteen minutes. Scrambled Eggsâ€"Break: the eggs into a warm, buttered spider, being careful to avoid breaking the yolks; add a little salt and butter or cream, as soon as they begin to whiten stir carefully from the bottom until they are cooked as desired. Potato Pieâ€"One cup hot mashed potato, 2 cups rich Imilk, it teaspoon salt, 2 eggs well beaten, 1 tableâ€" spoon butter, 2 tablespoons sugar, i teaspoon nutmeg or cinnamon. Bake With one crust. Rice Pudding Without eggsâ€"Onc- AlweIIs In Sign Crowded street. People passing by. Old andyoung. _ All eager about their own affairs and always somebody in plain sight ‘-who needs Scott’s Emulsion. Now it’s that white-haired old man; weak digestion and cold blood. He needs Scott’s Emulsian to warm him,,feed him, and strengthen his stomach. See that pale girl P She has thin blood. Scott’s Emulsion will bring new roses to her face. There goes a young man with narrow chest. Con- sumption is his trouble. Scott’s Emulsion soothes rag- ged lungs and increases flesh' and strength. And here’s a poor, sickly-.- little child. Scott’s Emulsion .makes children gi'ow-eâ€"makes children happy. i " l - pound of cold ' half pint white sauce, one teaspoonâ€" h'nlf cup of rice, nearly one cup of sugar, one cup of raisins, and two Stir frequently while baking, but do not let it get too stiff. ' Scalloped Salmon.-â€"About one-half cooked salmon, oneâ€" ful of anchOVy essence, browned crumbs. Remove all skin and bone from the salmon and break it into flakes. Butter some china fish shells or scallop shells, and put in a table- spoonful of the sauce which has been flavored with the anchovy essence. Then put in some flaked fish and cover again with the sauce. Shake browned bread crumbs over all I’ut for eight minutes in a moderate oven. Serve hot. For the sauce, take one ounce of butter, three- ounce of flour. one~ half pint of milk. Melt the butter, stir in the flour smoothly, add the milk and stir until it boils. Season and use. If preferred, the salmon may be served in one dish instead of shells. _ Chocolate Cream Pie.-â€"â€"Line a deep pie plate with a good pastry, prick- ing it in several places to let the air out and prevent blisters. and bake 'a delicate broWn. For the filling, put over the fire in a. double boiler one -.cofl‘ee-cupful of milk. Stir one-half cup granulated sugar, a piece of butter the size of a walnut, two table-spoonfuls flour mixed with one tablespoonful of col-d milk, the Wellâ€"beaten yolks of two eggs and onequarter cake of grated chocolate. Mix thoroughly, then add to the milk when it boils. Stir until it thickens, take from the fire and flav- or With a small teaspoonful oi vanilâ€" la. Fill the baked crust with this custard, beat the whites of the two eggs to a froth and add two table- spoonl'uls powdered sugar. Cover the top of the pie with this meringue, and brown lightly in the oven. quarters of an HINTS FOR THE HOME. Keep tin vessels from rust by plac- ing them near the fire after they have been washed and wiped dry. To keep table glass properly always wash it in a wooden bowl and have sufficient water to cover, then rinse in clean Water. Wipe off all the damp with one cloth, and polish with another. . Salts of lemon may be made at home as follows: Mix thoroughly together one ounce of cream of tar- tar and half an ounce of oxalic acid. This must be placed in a bottle corked tightly and marked “poison” in large letters. When children are allowed to handle bottles, the salts of lemon should always be kept under lock and key. To clean your stained knives, take a piece of raw potato, dip it into brickdust and scour them with it. In this way the most obstinate stains may be erased. Pigs and fowls will always thrive better if potatoâ€"parings, refuse vege- tables, etc., are cooked before being given to them. After cooking, mix the whole into a still paste with barleyâ€"meal, etc. To keep a. French polished table nice, wipe off all finger marks, etc., with a, Slightly moistened cloth, and polish by rubbing well with a soft duster or chamois leather. Care of an oil stove.â€"The only way to prevent an oil stove from smel‘- ing is to keep it scrupulously clean, washing it with soap and water when necessary, and to use a. good» quality oil for burning in it. To remove stains froma walnut table. First rub the spots with a flannel rag dipped into alcohol, then, with another cloth, immediately ap- ply oil on furniture polish. Highly polished furniture often only needs to be wiped with a damp cloth and rubbed With the hand. . Before taking nauseous medicine, chew a. bit of orange or lemon pool, or a clove and the disagreeable taste will not be noticed. Persons sufferâ€" ing from nausea can often take beef too. if, before and after taking it, they, suck a slice of lemon. " To cleanse your'chintz,. take the curtains down, shake oil" the loose dust, brush carefully with a soft brush, then wipe it with a clean flanâ€" nel and rub it all over with dry breadcrumbs. 'Treated in this way, you will find your curtains equal to new when put up again. . Useful gum.â€"Dissolve two ounces of gum arabic and two ounces 'of gum tragacnuth in half a pint of‘ vine- gar. This will keep good for- any length of time, and can be further diluted as required. Keep in a stoppered bottle. Copper saucepans should be cleaned on the outside with salt and vine- gar and on the inside with soap and water, after they have been filled With water containing a. small lump of soda, which must. come to the boil. New tins should be set over the fire with boiling water in them for several hours before anything is cooked in them. Teach children thrifty and industri- ous habits while they are still quite ll'ul to see young, and they .will always retain- tho habits. _Advocate first giving small children very light tasks, such as clearing up‘their toys, etc., beâ€" fore going to bed, and by degrees, as a child grows, try to discover what work it is naturally fond of. It is a mistake to make little ones work so long that they become tired and disgusted withall work; far bctier is it tofiencourage them to work long enough to accomplish some given object and if possible make the child" realize that it is helping to brighten the life of some other child. t ogether ' JAPAN'S RULE OF LIFE. Curious Doctrine That is Held by the Japanese. The Japanese army and navy will not strike Russia hard if the pre- sent trouble in her territory should develop into a. revolution, for that would be against the traditional doctrines _of “The Bushido,” writes Hydesaburo Ohashi in Leslie's Week- 1y. “The Bushido” means “the mor- al doctrines of the Samurai” and they are obeyed by all the states- men, soldiers and scholars of the present time with as much holy reâ€" spect as the Christian's reverence for the Bible and its teachings. In Japan Buddhism is the popular reliâ€" gion, but Buddhist teachings are not respected by educated men or soldiers. In fact most of them are atheists or agnostics, who do not believe in any religion but the docâ€" trines of “The Bushido." “The Bushido," for instance, teach- es 3. man or woman to have the courage to perform any hara-kiri if he or she commits any serious ofâ€" fence. The spirit of this doctrine is that the offender should kill himself instead of waiting to be executed by the law, which latter is considered in Japan as one of the most cowardâ€" ly things. “The Bushido" also teaches that the life of a Japanese is the gift of the holy Mikado, and if the country needsthe lives of her people they should be given gladly, for that is only to return "to the Mikado what they have received from him. - To die on the battlefield is the only key for a Japanese to find his way to his Shinto heaven, and the soldiers who were not killed on the battlefields are considered unfortun- ate. It is maintained in Japan that if a, man gives you a favor or money or pleasure, you should return it with more than what was given to you. ..__._+_._._. WILL ADVERTISE CANADA. Motor Car Exhibit to Tour English Countries. the Labor Commis- sioner in London for Canada, has arranged an interesting motor wag- gon tour through the outâ€"ofâ€"thtrway places in England and Wales says the London Daily Mail. The bits at the St. Louis Exhibition, and is 20 feet long. It will be loaded with grain, fruit, straw, and other samples of Canadian produce, and lettered with information as to the openings in the Dominion free grants of land. By this means the men in charge will be able to provide an object-lesson to people who would be missed on an ordinary “train and towu" tour, and the Waggon, openâ€" ing outward at will, provides quite a large area. for the displayof the produce. If the first experiment proves as great a. success as is anticipated, other waggons, costing £4,000 or £5,000 each, will be sent on similar journeys. .___.+___... BLOOD WILL TELL. Rich, Pure Blood Will Drive Out the Most Obstinate Case of Rheumatism. the Mr. Preston, Growing pains, aching joints, still- encd muscles, tender,’ swollen limbsâ€"â€" that's rheumatismâ€"a blood disease that causes ceaseless agony and cripâ€" ples thousands. It is acid in the blood that causes rheumatism. Liniâ€" ments may ease the pain temporarâ€" ilyâ€"but they never cure. To cure rheumatism you - must remove the acid in the impure blood. .Ur. Wilâ€" liams’ Pink Pills positively cure rheumatism, acute or chronic. They act directly on the blood, driving the acid out. They made new, warm, pure blood and send it throb- bing through the heart, and lungs and limbs. This new blood banishes every ache and painâ€"brings good health and full activity. Smith, Caledonia, Ont., sayszâ€"“For a. number of years I was badly trouâ€" bled with rheumatism, and was so crippled up I could scarcely do any work. I tried quite a number of medicines, but they did not help me. Then I saw Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills advertised for this trouble, and I . got a number of boxes. Before the third box was used, I found myself improving. .1 continued to use the pills throughout the winter and they have completely cured me. I got so that I could work on the coldest day without. a coat and not feel a twinge of the trouble. I have told quite a few of my neighbors about the pills, and they are a popular medicine here." ‘ It is because Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills make new, pure, warm blood that they have such great poxver to cure disease. They positively cu're rheumatism, sciatica, neuralgia, St. Vitus dance, partial paralysis, kidney and liver troubles, anaemia, and the ailments which women alone suffer from. The purchaser must be care- that the full name, "'llr. Williams’ Pink Pills__ for Pale Peoâ€" ple.” is “ printed on the ' wrapper arc‘umd each box. Sold by all mediâ€" cine dealers orscnt by mail'at 50c. a box, or six boxes for $2.50, by writing the ‘Dr. WilliamsMedicinc Co” Brockville, Ont. ‘ ..-’â€"â€".â€".+â€"__ An antiâ€"tannin teapot, which 'has just been placed on the 'market, is a clever contrivance. By “means of an ingeniously constructed air-cham- ber and . a. strainer all the tannin is kept out of the brew, no matter how long the tea stands. waggon was one of the exhiâ€". Mr.‘T. Hr For the Sake of Goad Health wJâ€"-â€"â€"* Drink " 3! It's tho-purest teafln the world. Sold only in lead packets by all Grocers. Mixed or Green. Highest an! -BI.:.C.€, award St. Louis, I909. Western Assurance Company Financial statement December ASSETS- United States and State Bonds Dominion of Canada Stock . ............. . 65.350 00» Bank, Loan Company and other Stoc s 237,390: 80 Company’s Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . ...... 110,000 00 Municipal Bonds and Debentures 1,180,576 69 - Railroad Bonds . ...... .. 501314908 Cash on Hand and on Deposit 215,409 32' ‘i Bills Receivable . . . . . . . . . . . ...... 98.557 21 Mortgages ...... . ..._ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,742 00 Due from other Companiesâ€"Reinsurances ...... . 158.332 14' Interest Due and Accrued ...... 10,288 40 Orifice Furniture, Maps, Plans, etc. . ..... . {10,292 63 Branch Office and Agency Balances and Sundry Ac'tII 506,723 48 ' LIABILITIES. - Capital Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Less Calls in course of payment .. Losses under Adjustment ...... -. Dividend payable January 5th. 1905 for the Year Endlng 3Ist, I904. 159.393 20 _.___¢-_.._._.-â€"â€"â€".__.' $3,305,504 95 . ..$1.5oo,ooo oo . .. 31,254 ()0 â€"â€"â€"$1,468,746 00 . .. ........ .. ..... .. 189,680 93 38.312 29 Reserve Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... 1,608,765 73 $3,305,504 95' “Chpital ...... .. ........$1,5I>_63o6_ocI Reserve Fund . . ...... 1,608,765 73 Security to Policy Holders . ..... $3,108,765 73 Losses paid from. organization of the company to date $40,785,765 73 DIRECT CRATE. Hon. Goo. A. Cox, G. R. R. Cockburn, H. N. Baird, J. J. Kenny, Hon. S. C. Wood, E. R. Wood, James Kerr Osborne, W. R. Brock, G co. Mc Murrich. HON. GEO. A. COX, President. PERSONAL POINTERS . Interesting Gossip About Some Prominent People. Miss Helen Gould has, at her place at Lyndhurst, on' the Hudson River, one of the most beautiful gardens in the world, and engages a, gardener at a salary which runs into four figures. Together with this, the gen- eral expenses of the garden amount to nearly $50,000 a year. The King oil Sweden and Norway in spite of his age, is an athlete, and possessed of great strength. His Majesty once stopped a. runaway pair of horses on the Riviera, thereby saving three lives, and he..is capable of walking twentyâ€"five miles in six hours without veniencing himself. Mrs. Kennerley Rumford, better known perhaps as Mme. Clara Butt, is said to be the tallest prima donna in the world. The great singer’s marriage was quite a romance. as Mr. Kennerley Raumford actually pro- posed on the concert platform when they were singing the well-knOWn duet, “The Keys of My Heart." General Luis Terrazas, Governor of the State of Chihuahua, isprobably the largest landowner in the world, as well as the richest manin Mexico; Born poor, he has made his way gradually upwards, and now he owns land equal in area. to several of the American States. It takes an eight hours' journey on a fast train to travel from one end of hisl property to the other. Sir Griffith Boynton's house has its “luck.” But the .“luck of Boynâ€" ton Hall” is a somewhat grisly mascot, being, according to tradi- tion, nothing less than the skull of an ancastress of the family. So long as this relic is in the house all goes well; and, much _w0e having followed numerous attempts to give it.Chrisâ€" tian burial, it was finallyâ€"so says the legendâ€"built into one of the walls; and good fortune has been the sequel. , ’l‘ne Grand Duke of Hesse is a, man of a decidedly strange temperament. He is a. wonderful shot, yet he takes no active interest in sport of any kind. He is never. known to miss, and his lack of interest renders him. Very cool, with the gun. But his} favorite pastime is embroidery, anth often -when he has a piece of work on hand he will breakfast in- bed ,and remain there working in 'wool or silk. , He is 'an accomplished musi- ‘ cian, and quitea‘hbrilliant'compéser and pianist: ‘ m ‘ Queen Alexandra has six particular favorites among her cat family, but a valuable Persian enjoys her special affection. This is Sandy, who is so named because he first saw the Ilight at Sundringham For several months Pier Majesty is, said to have I in any way ncon last J. J , KENNY, Viceâ€"President and Managing Director.. 0. C. FOSTER, Secretary. . Head Officesâ€"Comer Wellington and Scott Streets, Toronto. never travelled without him, and he is as fondly attached to his Royal mistress as the celebrated Irish. terâ€" rier Jack was to the King in his affectionate moments. Sandy is privâ€" ileged to disport himself in the din- ing apartments, though his less for- tunate brothers and sisters have to confine their activities to the other rooms in the Royal dwellings. Lord ‘Avebury has a. story to tell of his abSentâ€"mindedness. For forty years he has been a director of a certain company. "That company changed its offices twenty years ago â€"-a period sufficiently long, one would think, for even a man of science to get accustomed to the new .place of business. One morning summer, however, the distin- guished student of bees and ants went forth to meeting at the office of the Company. His mind was busy, as it always is, and he calmly walked past 'the door and went on until he found himself inside the porch of the buildâ€" ing abandoned by the company twen- ty years before! The Mayorcss of Chatham, Engâ€" land, for the second year in sucesâ€" sion, is ;Miss .Louisa Mary‘ Dawes Driver, a young lady. of four years. During her first year of office she treated 2,000 school children, pre- sented the prizes at Chatham regatâ€" ta, opened a bazaar with the unique speech “The show's open," and pre- sented prizes at many meetings. She was driven to the Town Hall the other day to receive the honors due to her exalted position, and was lifted into a big chair, from which she dangled her’ chubby logs and smiled sweetly at the bearded counâ€" cillors. Some of, the latter were so daring as to kiss the Mayoress. kâ€"fl AN AID TO MOTHERS. _â€" Derangement of the stomach oi [bowels is responsible for most of the ailments that afflict infants and young children. n For keeping the stomach and bowels in order nothing can equal Baby's Own Tablets, that is why children in the homes where those Tablets are used are bright, good-natured and healthy.. Mrs. Joseph. Wallace, Shanley, Ont... says: “I. have used Baby's own Tablets for my baby since her earliest. in- fancy, and have found them to be a medicine that meets all the needs of little ones. They have kept my lit- tle one as bright and healthy as can be. Those Tablets are sold under a guarantee to contain no opiate or poisonous "soothing" stuff. Sold by all medicine dealers or bv mail at 25 cents a box by writing the llr. Wilâ€" llams’ Medicine 00.. Brockville, Ont. attend a committee,