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12'3â€" ’;w- $£e<<< ~ct'éeeamoeoeeéee ' About the ....Housc senoaa>aaao>9mps>a>bsaa . 'i l %o9»»»» , SOME DAINTY DISHES. For a rhubarb tart always add a Small pinch of carbonate of soda, which destroys the strong acid. To broil kidneys cut them open the long way, sprinkle a little pepâ€" per and salt on them, run a skewer through to keep them flat. Broil over a clear fire and turn frequently till cooked, but do not prick with a {Grit Place on a hot plate and seatâ€" .ter chopped parsley over. Ginger Puddingâ€"«‘iVork four ounces of shredded suet into ten ounces of flour, add two ounces of brown su- gar, a teaspoonful of bakingâ€"powder, and a heaped teaspoonful of ground ginger. Beat up one egg in a little milk and work into the dry ingreâ€" dients. Place in a greased basin and boil very fast for three hours. Turn out to serve. Scrag of mutton cooked as follows will prove an excellent dish: Boil the Scrag end of the neck slowly for .two hours, with only just enough ivater to cover. Have ready some chopped parsley and onion (scalded), mixed with breadcrumbs; roll the scrag in this mixture and broil over a clear fire. Serve with a little sharp Sauce or rich brown gravy. Cook spaghetti from this recipe and you will be delighted with it. Break into inch lengths four or six ounces of spaghetti, throw into boiling water, and cook fast till tender. Drain ofl’ the water, and put the spaghetti on a very hot plate. Pour over some nice hot, thick tomato sauce. Garnish with chopped hardâ€"boiled egg, and serve hot. Clove Syrup. â€" Take one ounce of cloves, and pour one pint of boiling water on them, m 1.:â€" erate for four hours in a covered jar. Then add two pounds of loaf sugar, and when dissolved strain through a flannel bag. It preferred clove syrup may be made by adding half an ounce of to two quarts of simple syrup. For Shortbreadâ€"Put four ounces of butter in a basin, and work with a spoon till rather soft, add ' two ounces of castor sugar and one egg. Mix all lightly and gradually dust in half a pound of flour, kneading' the mixture thorOUghly after it is stiff. Shape into two round cakes, decorate the edges, and prick the surface with a fork. Bake Very slow~ ly till a pale brown, and do not re- move from the tin till cold. Italian toast makes a good breakâ€" fast dish. Boil hard as many eggs as you wish to use. Dissolve half an ounce of butter in a stewpan with half an ounce of flour, and gradual- ly stir in half a pint of milk; season with salt, cayenne, and a dash of anchovy sauce. Boil the mixture while stirring till it thickens. Butter slices of toast and slice the egg on to them. Pour the sauce over. Garâ€" nish with chopped parsley and serve. Mince Sandwiches form a useful supper dish. Take any remains of cold meat finely chopped and season- ed. Cut nice squares of bread of equal size, dip into milk, drain, and fry in deep fat. Make the mince very hot, moistening it with a little good gravy, and add to it either chopped button mushrooms or parsâ€" ley. Place squares of this bread on a. hot dish, put a spoonful of mince on each, and press another piece of bread on the top. Garnish and serve very hot. The shoulder of beef is an economiâ€" cal joint but it is not much used as it does not become tender if cooked in the ordinary way. However, by slow cooking in its own juices it be- comes both palatable and tender. Place the joint in a stone jar, anl cover closely with a paste made of flour and water. Bake in a steady oven for hours. I-leat that comes through earthenware is different to that of hot iron, and it is the steady heat which softens the fibre and makes the joint tender. HINTS FOR THE HOME. Bacon rinds afterbeing scalded and scraped should be saved for flavoring stocks and stews. 'After trimming lamps always turn down the wicks, or else when lighted the lamp will be found to be covered with oil. Ox gall is an excellent and cleans- ing agent. It is liquid soap. This removes grease, and is said to fix and brighten colors, though it has a greenish tinge which is bad for all white goods. For filleting fish always use a very sharp knife, trimming the edges aiâ€" terwards with scissors. Wrap up SCOTT'S EMULSION won't make a' ' hump back straig t, neither WI” it make a short leg long, but it leads soft bone and heal: diseased bone and is among the few genuine means of recovery in " rickets and bone consumption. Send for free sample. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, Toronto. Ontario. 50c. and $1.00; all driiggzsls. M - emu... annex“, essence of cloves . the fish in a cloth till ready to cook. , . Before cooking a steak, dust it with salt and pepper and brush ovi-r with a little salad oil. French cooks adopt this method and with great success. Wooden spoons of various Sizes should be found in every kitchen; use these for making sauces, cakes, and puddings. Wooden spoons are light and easier to handle than metal ones. Examine 1he bottom of Vonr breadâ€"pan two or three times a week, in case crumbs left in have become mouldy. These will speedily affect the whole contents of the pan. To keep Away Mothâ€"A correspon- dent will find that a bar of yellow soap cut into pieces and laid be- twoen the folds of all woollen matâ€" erials, stored for the summer, will help to keep away moth. To Clean Gas Globesâ€"First soak in hot soda water till all the signs of smoke are removed. Then put some ammonia in hot water, plunge the globe in and scrub briskly with a stiff brush, Rinse in clear water and drain till dry. Buttered. beetroot is an excellent vegetable course. Boil the l‘cetroot in the ordinary way, carefully re- move the skins and cut the roots inâ€" to slices. Place on a hot dish, 50:15- on with pepper and salt. Pour over a little oiled butter and scr‘Ve. To Freshen a Carpet.-â€"I’ut a table- spoonful of ammonia into half a pail of warm water, and wipe/ the carpet with a cloth wrung out 111 this ‘.‘-'fli’.(‘.l‘. The dust is removed and the colors brought up and any insect harboring in it is speedily killed. Care of Window Plantsâ€"Just new one is very likely to find traces of worms in one’s flowerâ€"pots, These may be disposed of as follows: Take about a teacupful of lime and werk it into three quarts of water, stand for tw0 hours and with the clear liquor water the plants, taking care not to touch the leaves. Have the inside of the oven kept scrupulously clean. Wash the entire inside of the oven (not forgetting the roof) at least once a week. Re- iiiove the shelves and door before commencing operations, and scrape off any burnt substance with an old knife. Let the oven be kept open till quite dry and all smell of soap has passed off. A spoke brush kept for this purpose is very useful. Gilt frames may be cleaned sponging them with warm of wine or oil of turpentine. sponge should be only sufficiently wet to take off the dirt and fly marks. The frames must not be wiped, but left to dry in the air. To keep by spirits The a quantity of onions, and let them stand for about a week, so that their With the work, strength may be extracted. strained liquor wash the gilt and let it dry in the air. G INGER COOKIES . Gingersnaps.â€"One cupful of sugar, one cupful of molasses, one cupful of butter (lard will answor; mixed lard ,and suet from the frying-kettle is better), one teaspoonful of ginger, one teaspoonful of soda dissolved in two teaspoonfuls of hot water. Make a stiff dough with flour, and knead thoroughly. Roll as thin as possiâ€" ble, cut in small rounds, and bake in a moderate oven. Hard iingerbread.â€"Add another cupful of molasses and a cupful of sour cream to the same mixture, make stifl‘ enough to knead well, and roll into cards (thin flat loaves), and you have an excellent hard gin- gerbread. Some prefer these cards glazed with a little brown sugar dis- solved in milk. Soft Gingerbreadâ€"For a vet‘s.r nice. melting, soft gingerbread, made without eggs, butter, or milk, use half a cupful of fat from the frying- kcttle, a large cupful of dark molas- ses, a teaspoonful of ginger, one of soda, half a cupful of‘ hot water, and flour enough to make a stiff batter. The only difficulty is in get- ting the batter stiff enough, yet not too stiff, and in good baking. The oven vmust be hot, but not so fur- iously hot as to scorch. All cakesl made without eggs require to Lei somewhat stiffer than when eggs are used. HOME COURTESIES . In the close relations of members of the same household and the con- stant contact through long associa- tion, there is apt to be a lack of the friendly greetings and delicate attentions which are given to visiâ€" tors and strangers in the household. Children are commonly not trained to sweet courtesies in their treatâ€" ment of parents and one another. Husband and wife do not preserve their first gracious care of each other. But thoughtful and loving little services sweeten home life and pour the oil of joy over daily exper- iences. When a husband or son is prompt and helpful in placing her chair for her at table, what woman does not feel happier? 'An act of courtesy culâ€" tivates in its performer more appre- ciation and attachment: The spirit which prompts little attentions and the habit which preserves them will banish hard feelings, sharp words and alienations that naturally amll easily come in times of difference of judgment or conflict of interest. ~+â€"--â€"â€" ANOTHER VIEW. "A man can pay no greater com- pliment to a great man than to name his baby after him,” said the optin‘iist. “And yet,” answered the pessimist, "after seeing how the baby turns out in later life it sometimes looks like ‘ grounds for a libel suit.” cfl'i the fliesâ€"Pour boiling Water on to T0 ALTER NATURE’S} TENTS. A new and popular fad is to have flowers of peculiar colors, different from that which Nature gives them. To effect a change in the color of a flower, pour a little ether into a small glass, and to it add one-tenth of its quantity of strong ammoniaâ€" water. With this simple and easily made mixture you may change to a bright green any flower that ‘ls red or violet. All you have to do is to dip the flower into the mixture, and the change will at once take place. Yellow flowers are not changed lay this process, but white ones usually turn to a yellow or a deep orange tone. The action of the fluid is al- most instantaneous, and you, may vary the experiment by sprinkling some flowers, instead of dipping them, which will give a spotth efâ€" fect. Somewhat: similar results may be produced by using ammonia only, but the process is a longer one. +______ THE SECRET OF HEALTH. â€"_ Is Rich, Red Bloodâ€"Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills Make New Blood. lood bloodâ€"rich, red bloodâ€"is the only cure for such complaints as an- aemia, decline, heart palpitation, skin eruptions, rheumatism, kidney troubles and a host of other every day ailments. Good blood makes you less liable to diseaseof every kind, because it strengthens and stimulates every organ in the body to throw off any ailment that may attack it. ‘ Good blood is the secret of life, and the secret of good, rich, red blood is» Dr. Williams.’ Pink Pills for Pale People. These little blood- buildinig pills-have saved lives that doctors and nurses have dispaired of. They have cured thousands of othersâ€"they will cure you too. Mrs. Wm, Boothe, Montrese, O-nt., says: “For a couple of years my daughter Meta was in failing health. She complained of headaches and dis- tressing Weakness, and seemedto be rapidly going into decline. We con- sulted several doctors, but they did not help her. She was apparently bloodless, and we Were afraid she would not recover. She had no ap- petite anid was greatly reduced in flesh. At this stage a friend advised me to give her Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills, and in a few Weeks we noticed some improvement in her condition, and that her appetite was improvâ€" ing. We continued the treatment for a couple of months longer, and by that time she was again in the best of health. She had gained thirty- two pounds in weight, had a good color, and was in the best of spir- its. I do not think I am putting it too strongly when I say I think 'Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills saved her life.” Dr. Williams' Pink Pills do only one thing, but they do that well. They do not act upon the bOWels; they do not bother with mere sympâ€" toms. They actually make ihe new, rich red blood that goes right to the root of the disease and drives it from the system. But you. must get the genuine with the full name, “Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale Peoâ€" ple,” printed on the wrapper around every box. All medicine dealers keep these pills or you can get them- by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 by writing The Dr. Williams’ Medicine 00., Brockville, Ont. g...â€" TALKING MACHINE IN CHINA. Almost a Riot When It Wouldn’t Work in One Upâ€"Country Village. “Those who have reviled the talk- !ing machine," ‘aid Henry M. Black- well, an engineer, “would have been properly rebuke-d if they had witnessâ€" ed a scene that attested its porularâ€" ity with the heathen C‘hinee. “Three years ago I was with a small company of surveyors who were laying out the line of the rail- road between Hankow and Canton, and one day found us at Chus-h'achow a small village. A talking machine happened to be a part of our equip- ment, as it had proved more eflicient in placating the Celestials than a. squad of soldiers. “Though our party had taken a long jump into Chushachow, it beâ€" came plainly evident that news travels from mouth to mouth as quickly as by telegraph, for a crowd of several hundred chattering China- men gathered outside of our quarters and awaited a concert. They didn't make any request; they simply wait» ed for what they considered their rights. “One of our military escort told us what his compatriots wanted, and when we unveiled the talking maâ€" chine with great ceremony it received more reverence than an' an.cestor“s tomb. But the machine kicked and refused to play. Whereupon we inâ€" formed our selfâ€"invited guests, through the interpreter, that the enâ€" tertainment was off. “Muttering arose from the crowd and a spokesman addressed the in~ terpreter, declaring that there had been unfair discrimination and that if their sovereign rights were with- held, they would 'get h'unk.’ When the little file of soldiers attempted to disperse them the uproar became deafening and the engineers. rushed out to find an incipient Boxer out- break. “Several coolics made a hostile move toward the house, probably to take the machine apart and extract the foreign songs from it. The Chinese soldiers kept-their heads, strange to say, and when the ebulliâ€", to ' ' tion of Chinese curiosity began __~.... The Rson Why ls sold only in F- i “is sealed lead packets Is to preserve its “ natural delicious flavor and aroma. from contam- lnation. The name “SALADA” on each and every r3. genuine packet Is “The Quality Guarantee.” Black: , , . :5 Mixed or Green. Highest award St. Louis l904 $0M - ,5." only in lead packets. By all Grocers J - in”. . evaporate, they dispersed the rioters and hauled ofl‘ several to the lockup. “No prima donna ever got tribute paid to that weatherbeaten talking machine. We sat up half the night tinkering around the mechan- ism until it raspcd off the r-ecm‘ds of ‘coon’ song and comic opera, tr'ifles. “The next morning a larger crowd was present at the concert and deâ€" parted grateful, awestruck and satis- fied. rI‘his musical event was unatâ€" tended, however, by three of the riot iCMiOI'S, they being detained in the calaboosc, as the magistrate had sentenced them to be suspended by the wrists for forty-eight hours. Every innovation is bound to have its martyrs.” ____+______ SOMEWI-IAT CON FUSIN G. A certain member of the House or Lords, when travelling in Ireland, took a fancy to a handsome Con- naught lad and engaged him as foot- man. “O’Brien,” said his lordship to the new 'scrvant one morning, “see if your mistress is ‘at home’ntoâ€"day.” “That her ladyship isf‘g'your lordâ€" ship,” was the ready re'p y‘of the un- sophisticated youth. “Sure Oi jist saw her ladyship go into_ the'dhraw- lug-room.” “You misunderstand me, O’Brien/5 said his lordship, stiflly; "go and ask your mistress if she is ‘at home’ to-day." “Sure, now, muttered the puzzled footman, as be obeyed, .“if his lord~ ship ain't quarel' Why, Oi saw her ladyship with me oxvn eyes! And now ()i’vc got to ask her that same, and she’s in the house all the toiune.” Then, thrusting his head into the drawingâ€"room, he asked, “Are you at home. my lady?” "No, O’Brien, not to-day,” replied his mistress, and the footman retirâ€" ed slowly in utter bewilderment. “Well, Well!” exclaimed nonplussed II Pat.‘ “Where does she think she is, poor soul‘i' Sure, it’s mad she is, and the master, too. More’s the pity!” .______+_.._ The proprietors of two rival lixery stables, situated alongside each other in a busy street, have been having a lively advertising duel lately. The other week one of them stuck up on his oflice window a long strip of paper bearing the words:â€"-“Our horses need no whip to make them go.” This bit of sarcasm naturally caused some amusement at the exâ€" pense of the rival proprietor, but in less than an hour he neatly turnâ€" ed the tables by pasting the fullow- ingpn his own window:â€"-“'1‘rne. The wind blows them along!" No Cash to Pay Until Fall, 1905. money for the machine. " N ovember, l 905. FREE. Send for it EOW’. Dept. 34 13.0., and Halifax, N.S. l l Chatham Incubators H Eggs into Fall Dollars. May and June are the best months to start. in. Juno hatched chicks growlike weeds during the early summer and many of the risks of the business are avoided if you start now. So sure are we of results that we take chances on your success before we get our Vie will ship you a Chatham Incubator, freight prepaid, and give you two years to pay for it. Nothing to pay until The Chatham Incubator pays for itself. every hatch, and if you get started now, which you should, the J une hatched chicks will have a. mar- ket value of 50c. each by October, thus enabling you to pay for the Incubator without using one cent of money not earned by the machine itself. Our beautiful and. complete book, “How to Make Money Out of Chicks," tells the whole story. N o poultry raiser can afford to be without; it. It’s THE hidiiSiifi dflhPEELL 363., Limited CHATHAl‘l, ON r. Distributing Warehouses at Montreal, Que, Brandon, Man: Calgary, Alta”; New Westminster, Factories at Chatharn, Ont... and Detroit, Mich. Also Manufaclurers of the famous Cliallmm Fanning Mills and Chuthum Farm Scales. ‘ ASTOR BUYS A CASTLE. the Famous Keep of Hever Property of American Millionaire. lit" Tucked away in the sylvan fast- 1 I messes of Kent stands Iâ€"Iever Castle, .2; associated with the love-story (if the illâ€"fated Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII. Eight hundred workmen are now engaged in erecting an enorm- ous bungalow mansion in close prox- inn‘ity to this historic building, at the order of its present owner, Mr. Astor. This modern activity may strike harshly on the man with an historic sense, and he may at first be inclined to repel the strident note of twentieth century improvement. With this feeling uppermost the stu- dent will all the more appreciate the fact that whilst Mr. Astor is deâ€" veloping the estate, he is preserving I-Ievcr Castle in its original state, and all visitors are Welcome. The castle itself is an interesting example of the Tudor period, and round this ~ moatâ€"surrounded, portcull'ized strong- ' hold many a work of fiction has been weaved. Mr. Astor himself has cone tributed some notable literature con- cerning the place, which was origin‘ ally a. manor house erected by Sir William Hever in the reign of Henry VI. .._._.__+.â€".... BABY’ S BATTLES . “Baby’s Battles” is the title of a valuable little book on the care infants and young children, pub« lished by the Dr. Williams’ Medicine 00., Brockville, 01112., which will be sent post free to any mother who asks for it. It tells you also some- thing about Ilaby’s Own Tablets, 8. medicine that cures all the minor ail- ments of infants and young children -â€"â€"a medicine praised by every mother who has used it. Mrs. Richard Smiley, Leonard, Ont., sayszâ€"“We had a very sick baby in our house until we got Baby’s Own Tablets. They wore the first thing that did her any good, and I think were the means of saving our little one’s life. I praise them to all mothers.” All medicine dealers sell these Tablets, or you can get them at 25 cents a box by writing the Dr. Williams' Medicine 00., Brockville, Ont. _____.__+_.___._ RESENTED IT. “Gerald,” said theyoung wife, noticing how heartin he was eat- ing, “do I cook as well as your mother did?" Gerald put up his monocle and stared at her through it. “Once for all, Agatha,” he said, “I beg you will remember that al- though I may seem to be in reduced circumstances now, I come of an old and distinguished family. My moth- er was not a cook." etch Spring Every chick you can mature and market in October is worth '4“.‘, f , .._‘ .. J\ fwv’vwe . . w I ' 50ccnts, if not more. The next three ‘ 9 months are the right ones in which . ,1: . to get started in the chicken-raising ‘r r” business. There's good money in it 1; and the women folks and children ’2'“. can do all the work that needs to be i ‘22: done in about one-half hour daily. The way to make poultry pay is i to get “broiler” chicks of uniform size and weight ready/fer the mar- ket when prices are highest, and the only way this can be done is with a. a good Incubator. The one that. is sure and never-failing is the CHAT- HAM. If the egg is fertile the chick is sure to be hatched every time by a.