rie Christmas i isComin further embellished by stitching the Hints for Busy Housekeepers. phrase, ‘“To shield your see while across the front. Cap.—A sleeping cap or hood is an eccepiohle: Aas for a man who likes to Recipes and Other Valuable Information of Particular Interest to Women Folks. — ‘A FEW HELPS IN SOLVING THE SMALL CHRISTMAS GIFT PROBLEM chia FOR WOMEN. meling “Salta Ba, Se y be aah an_attractive a little linen Suttons circular, on and drew sprays. o! ing. Bag.—Take a good sized eed and fold in once in the ‘a | the scallo; - {ing ider an initial with colored floss to match ribbon i pts on‘ either side and hang hen soiled rip up ma if bed, of bag the towel can Pe "used in various ways. jafety Pin Holder—Two and one- half yards of ribbon, one and one- half or two inches was and three rings the size of cent veal Buttonhole stitch the ai Make size: a pretty eee for a young girl’s peek put retty box. Bea at Bag.—Beauty bags are ~ made by ee ordinary cheese- _ ¢loth into ‘strips, auty bags, dainti east or buttonholed in delicate colors. eo skillful transfer patterns can be purchased for 10 cents. GIFTS FOR GRANDMOTHER. Dainty Collar.—A dainty collar of insertion, edged top and bottom oe at the edged with ‘Slack “Jace, or left square and hemme and pice stitched, and the pocket ¢ Same ; OF a lace inserted apron, is pretty; tho are would certain. ly make andma open her eyes on iristians: day. - Covers for Dainty Waists, — Get silk, make a t | embroider 0, this nthe vi t Saat little gift, which will save many a delicate waist. ‘Lace Headdress.--A dainty little “ace head dress, white, with sy en- der ae n trimming, o fan: for her dresser, a Chri ieee Téeet tied: oh holly. ribbon, will bright- on her lonely ‘day of memories 5. framed picture of children play- e belov~d animal pet will delight the ‘little ack, child; a live Proves aj man is plea: Tes a Blooming Stent for the Mehutin Select with Care. “Don't people resents that savor too. much. of o! Roa because a eee is old she has of the beautiful, but de- a happy and young 2; GIFTS FOR GIRLS. Buffet Set.—I have just finished admired. were oval in shay The larger Hee was eighteen inches and I used fine sheer white Swiss of wild roses with leaves over them, worked them in shadow embroidery, in two shades er pink for ~ roses and two shades green the leaves (not dark). ‘The Ma a were worked on right side in Epon knots with yellow and light g¢ 1 ge was scalloped in white silk, and pune ps Valenciennes lace w , [gathered 3 in an easy ruffie (not full). whieh brought out the colors, miak- ig it look like dainty water colors. Clotl ‘Coverers. —Every good ki basse has from one to a doz- en calico for covering the “best clothes’” ang in the clo- set—or at least she ought to have. One of the aus ppprecisted gifts received last was s wooden hanger: Peek the and 10 cent store, Cape: each hanger having over it a o | large square ak silkoline genteel stitched on the four sides. arg eyelet was worked in the middle to aa i square over the hanger, and on each corner of the square Rae a tiny sachet bag of the silko- line. ore inexpensive or moro appreciated gift could you made of silkoline to match the e 1 or us her own room or her ee Black Cat Calendar.—Take a sheet of watercolor paper ten by with wash silk); t|able’ one may twelve inc d spat scraps of lack fur or eet paper glue an oval vies about three by tw c or paper for the tongue. Paste your calendar in the lower right hand cats there are who sit and qual Fere sro the long night hideous; ae ‘6 you'll hang me on seat wall be so perfidio The same idea can be peeced out _ jin a match scratcher. GIETS FOR MEN. Book Covers.—A pretty and dur- ade of Prussian crash in the natural color; cut to ho! ick. Buttonhole piae:s in long and short stitch with brown mercerized heavy silk: outline any ventional design or work id bottom, and your —Take a wire hanger and pad. with cotton on both doe padded hanger, then wrap the die with ribbon and tie a large pow: Iso tae two lengths of about one seams and in the left hand gia! ider a monogram. sto be slipped over the Samant on “he coat hanger to keep out dust and n | avoid creasing. This makes a pret- Case.—Case made of brown ‘P It takes one jonge case (or sauebr ar bites hen sea Koc with rubber cloth and the nae cross. stitched on the lap, bind i with base tape or bh ribbon. Emergene+ Vag.—A practical in- expbuuive easily: Arai gift for an spemiptamier bag, Bs mc epnrecintetl by a brown thread. Any man tic sna to use one: br ied and ean eaeaee as the ake fs) es Se tench pocket could be 4e grandmother more than hy ern hor with ee Ha sah corset covers, el eats, chemi- OF, it. she is a shutin, a. simple: atlcred night ats on a too, one could give s eut or in pots, |’ ‘there are iannmerable eects ts Riendincther that || dL voung happy an oehiae ths: tine: Chnistmas j contains cee se aie Shaving Fibs.—Towels are a bo- ther for | protecting while he shaves, a ‘im as Le Present of a couple of shaving two. front piece meee so that if a man sits while shaving it will cover his lap; the ack piece can be shorter. Cut out r het ‘ted over the head oe: spirit for the Sie anets them feel} | bs a buffet set. which has been greatly | i dows in wi bedroom. It is also useful in sleep- ing car berths. Make the cap of Hoeey black silk, which is soft ay e cap sl eut ar fitted ‘like a girl’s hood and Hey ed with a strap of the goods under the chin, using a butto: ing ril SETS eS WORTH KNOWING Little Bits of Information *Most Everything, Dundee exports over 1,500 tons of marmalade a, ye cue ayer thatinva han: dred years the lion will be extinct. We call our day 24 hours, b is ia really BS hire ta caiiitel S aec: About ithe English Channel. at its rowest Belay is openly quarter oi The Royal PBalices. and Marlbor- ough House cost ae 000 to £65,- 000 a year in repai Norwegians rae Tide: the tal- lest and the shortest. pee ple of the world, live side by sid Korean tailors do beh aiee gar- ments. They paste the edges to- gether ape press ie down. of a cow produces about Seheeae of leather, that nar- and a Any ott that is made is a on char ee fe champagne, the grapes are squeezed six times, cach pres- sure making wine of different qua- lity. Sea-bathing causes many diseas- es of the ear. Cotton should ibe put in the ear when it is the intention to submerge the ‘ingland's prison population is 90 per 100,000 of her inhabitants, that of Ireland 66 per 100,000, of Scotland only 52 in the same num- V3 jorse has a smaller stomach proportionately than any other ani- mal, because the horse was created for. spe: pes He: ne Mes stomach of quite unfitted for ‘the Naboe whieh he now performs. The domestic cat is quite a dis tinct species, probably descended ago, and worshipped in and embalmed after t was domesticated :|in Europe more than 2,000 years ago. When a passenger pays for his tlt be oes ride ey, rail, is the dog en- titl action. against the dndivigisel nnd) the Courts have declared gs is as much entitled a a seat as master. Z strange custom = ‘still observ- in Roumania. ie iiasiees ed his or the offender takes his boots in his hand em before the bedroom oe oe bis master. It is a sign of great submission, ane the boots are eliber kicked a’ as an intimation that the fault ¥ We a not be forgiven, or else the servant is told to place them on his feet, which shows that he is forgiven, Special attention is being given by the French military authorities to the questions of succoring the wounded on battlefields when Bi it} comes on after a great b in their hats. Each man is to carry a, little primary battery in his pock-| - cor will look out for he ike ae ing lights, and o drag themselves towards silat: ss. = WISDOM WHIEFFS. True love will run ies vat the track is well greased w: old. The price of theatre oe Bake accounts for a man’s suddenly ac- quired domestic tastes The longer a man_ studies the curves of a decanter the closer he riage a man aeks but little word, afterwards te sets plenty without the asking. me men never succeed because lie. are aire id of doing more than their shar eople will nearly always tell the truth when chasis can make some- thing by doing it Generally a man who thinks he y is about as successful at ing you as.a nail in-your The ayerage man cms je: think best. way to. get maria is to hold some yee fellow ack. man who becomes famous e that he There’s handy - a man ee doesn’t like to. paeland when he Mens to a restaurant that he’s so- well- long | some raising a. BoE Lighert | There are some Ghouls ites. re- wouldn’t fool the most Se .| lous person on earth; but they ex. eek ishe Logd to wiser it. peach. Ss is apt to imitate them on his home- a e | until: tender. cally does so Seales nS pele a| of otters to pro i SCHOOL LUNCHEONS. Sandwich fillings are legion—meat | © sandwich, cold roast beef, chopped and slightly salted, between slices | white bread, chicke en cut thin and gplted white led ham, shaoed “ines the nies mustard. Roast veal, a lite ° fine-| * y ee oe a few oes mixed | n, ant n bread slic | tb Thin plicay of cucumber with white } ato, nee of all pulp and seed, and wiped dry. Tettuce ville ania cheese spread | on it, salt or lemon ju ae d fine w: vith a little ressing, merely with salt eee lemon juice and whole wheat bre Chopped green Sarees mixed with cream cheese. Cream cheese auixed with nuts and served on Bos. mn brown brea Re ewed oysters chopped, olives chopped, white bread. Sweet said | wiches—Chopped dates with a little cream tae Sins prenies aero connie chopped peanuts, pe prunes, read. Tiny biscuits with slices of cold ee ao a couple of olives for a cha Fruit Salads carried in a jar, stewed fruits and custards, are a delightful addition to the lunch- eon, and candy prepare Change salad, prepare a seedless orange eut in half crosswise, take out the Sule: save the juice, make a French dressing, a tablespoonful , with half a meee of Teta vices and ie voraaie juice, | add a little salt, put ne pulp in a} jar and pour the dressing over it.| Fruit. is a aesirable par ae of a} school luncheon, oranges y be. peeled a decarately wrappe a is so hearty that it re- quires little for luncheon, and then it must be ripe and eaten with salt. i: ue the sandwiches in parafiin Te hot water can be procured at to their usual luncheon. prepared cocoa which only needs bot water to make it palatable, ox one of Britton cap- glee sandwiches, of brown bread, and ¢ two olives, an orange, . Two chicken danivicies: two of chopped figs, a little sponge cake, a pear. 3. Two brown bread. and egg quienes two of white bread, orange marmalade, a chicken drum- stick, a square of fruit wafer, a two 4, Two of dates and white bread, and stewed prunes and chopper nuts, two chocolate wafers and two ae Two of cream cheese, lettuce, Sad white bread, two of preserved ginger, a little round cake, and an orange. 6. Two roast beef sandwiches, two of cream cheese, chopped peanuts, two small celery stalks, two cook. a and apple sauce. . Two minced ham sandwiches two of chopped celery, with French dressing, a square of gi r bread, alf a dozen dipvelmaltowe, sandwiches of plain d butter, a jar of mixed fruit salad, a slice of cold meat, three eee cookies. lates and nuts, a small spice ake a jar of orange salad, a paps ces grapes. Two celery sandwiches, two of aaa chicken and olives, with 4 little cand cea epee bread, a jar of stoned pru: 11. Two little eae powder bis- | cuits, sandwiches of bread and jam, a stuffed egg, an orange. PRESERVING. Chili Sauce.—One peck ripe to- matoes, one-quarter peck of onions, four red peppers, one stalk of cel- ery; chop all these. One quart of vinegar, one cupful o ar, one- half cupful of salt, one teaspoonful cf celery seed, one oonful of red pepper, — whole cloves, einna- mon and alls; ice ee in a rag, and slowly two ng Help.—For all vogetable viekling use “saccharine instead. of sugar to You will find it not only Tnproves bg ‘oe Lael ge is a great saving a: Ask your ruggist for 10 cate brit which will sweeten from five to six ‘gallons Put in gran- ite kettle an Boar hot alum water over and stand twenty-four heurs. Hon nae wash in clear, cold water twice, then boil clear water Take ott and.drain, then make a syrup ef equal mea- cloves: and stick cinnamon. bers, 10 cents’ sorb ae cae one and one-half gallon: cents pore of low sane Slice ae matoes, onions, oes and putin | ful ea S- if ttle. alyed, and tise fruit i -|erisp er cream cheese, cake. addi sure vinegar and sugar, some whole | ato! - | times an: morning take all yegetables and chop up fine with a hash knife and |, mix aah the spice, sugar, and vine- gar, nough water to cook 1t. Cook sitll tender, not mushy, is makes thirty quarts. Masia Catsup.—The w: days and cool nights encourage the | wild mus! In many localities es Jouh te Gale tie an cs of | teaspoon of salt. Let stand for two day 8, stirring ASE ang ‘Then through a fine sieve. To every quash bf liguid allaw’ aus tenmnogn: aah of howdered mace and na. stur 1 tablespoontal of Raak Nie Halt lente 2H teaspoonful of ground cloves, Let boil for twenty minutes, strain and! A piquant accompaniment onions cut in Tero ounces 2 white Selery seed, jone-third ounce whit one-half ‘ounee estes hole » peppers. One pint best olive oil, r with cold uenSEAry ane: let Stand several weeks ue siona) gar. Wi ll keep all “winter without sealing An excellent relish served with a chafing dish supper. BREAKFAST HELPS, Breakfast. Hash.—Chop not fine as for pepper; pase hour, stirring occasionally to pre- vent eee to bottom of skillet or burn BBGon. Hint.—Soak bacon in milk for twenty minutes before frying already sweetened, | flo suflciently greased. in milk g: a fine consistency to the aco seit the flour insures a remove se ace, ‘pour. of all grease, and or two , gradually g the milk the Haese was soak- ed in, ea season with salt and pep- per When #! ce is thick eons, er the eons and serve al This is excellent a hot Sater corn cakes for breakf: med Cornmeal Putts. — Mix walk: together one and one-half cup- uls of mormieal, the of flour, two tablespoonfuls of su- gar, eeInD ERE of salt. Beat the yolks of two e, id one one-half eupicle of cream and a & halt cupful o: tir into the dry mixture. Be mat a stir in pe stiffly whipped whit. eggs, and two. toaspoontuls of bak- ing powder, and ere in well greas- e oven. Banana "Toast.-After the family are at the tabl+, split a few bananas and boil them. m on a lit- tle platter, previously heated, But. ter them q serve immiedi- ately. ite will take three minutes to mae them, and they are delici- ous when hot, KITCHEN HELPS. Celery,—Save the nice green tops of celery, dry and pulverize, and nigh priced. a round piece of cloth, run a rub- ber in it, and keep over the top of meas chopper; no dust and always T Use. ato Pointers.—Certain ways take i in this, as in but ronuieranls serving: Potato fried patalaese. or Searnples should never be served at a formal din- ner. Nor we atte we care for mashed potatoes at = breakthats For dinner may be mashed, boiled oe if they are new potatoes ve in cream whole, and with pase beef Here Tey be browned be- luncheon potato pufis and potato croquettes are fan- ae ickle.—Pare and | cied. Housework Itemized, — Monday, washing; Tuesday, ironing; —Wed- nesday, chainber sweeping ; Thun low washing GE ; afternoon off y po Knife Sih ut! wood ten inches ice six No. 0 emery paper. in three pieces Jengthwise and turn oot the ends of the board, tacking é there to hold it securely. By een it. over ps board a few y blade from a carver Ed ” |the small pocket on may be When one laser paper has its usefulne: me alice it off with a knife and there i is are|ed poy one read; used buy a new sheet of paper oe tek on as before. ipihe best of the present — if] mango strong pall Meee over: pice Next. ape ‘are unable: to sell or exchange|e © | work si of the} thi Cover for Meat Chopper.—Take | i Oh, that I had wings like a gate, for then One. I fly away and be at si is the sponte cry of a soul megariég. with the turmoil ae struggle of life to the point of los- ing | Bie s the cause of these fits of i8 | pressed states isthe crosses, anxi- | jo eties and cares of life. It is not o much as worry that srt our reer As the constant. ping wears away the granite loa so these little vexations try our courage and patience, And another cause is sil wn misdoings. We turn aside from the right to the jpleasant path. We do wrong to our- selves; we hurt our neighbors and jthen comes the inevitable penalty. We are smitten with remorse. We are bowed in the dust with self-re- proach and shame. SUCH IS LIFE’S UNREST; what if its cure? First of all, we axel recognize that these discour- age stard, and | Ty ant, joyful. be set mes We Se our work, put our Yeates ir it, feel that we are do- with our iS ena and must} fy faked With Crosses. ing our Father’s will in it. Thus, ee ee we will find joy and beau- y and poetry and not drudgery in The humblest life. worn spirit. or make a mestic love ai the jaded epi is one of the rarest treasures of the hearthstone. But above all, religion is THE SWEEL RESTORER of the soul. Paes SPN sinks ong pirits r like faith can sais Sue Ssantn ade To realize) then, the living purpose meet. “every tack with every dilemma with a si Instead, als of Bene ct ste shel- Rev. Junius B. Oke THE S. S$. LESSON INTERNATIONAL LESSON, NOY. 7. Lesson VI, Paul a Prisoner—the Shipwreck. Acts 27. 27 to 28. 10. Golden Text, Psa. 34, 22. Verse 27. The fourteenth night— Reckoning from the ue. of dey ale ture from see they had been toned ona wild |¢ \ etthe sem of Adria—-An axm of the Mediterranean, including the en vaters between | Grete and Sicily. | Surm ‘currents or from the different sound of the waves. |” 98. Bounded Doubbleta the only method in ancient times of sailing de the dork.’ ‘Thasdeteils here have been proved to be true to fact. This point on the northeast coast of Malta is known as Saint Paul’s a 29, Let go four anchors from the stern—This would keep the vessel pointed toward the shore, but pre- ey it from being dashed on the jame amount | roc! Wished —May be rendered also, 30, Lay out anchors from the fore- would secure the ae In order to e rowboat which had been hoisted in from torm (verse 16), and by Shue they hoped to save them- ves. 31. Said to the centurion — Who seems to have had a great deal to dv with the management of the ship. Yo cannot be sayed—Paul had assured them that God would help them to safety. he will RES no human resource unused. With- aalace: the manoeuvring, describ- ed later, would have been impos- si rye “This is for your safety—They The preceding verse not mean that they ioral fasted for an entire fortnight, they had taken only Misia food and were in.an exhausted con- dition. 35, 86: Gave thanks « . . in the presence of all—This was an &ct o} t must have deeply impressed the heathen sailors and soldi iers, and to inspire them siteon he numbering at n_ the apg ee is most na- ath eh ruld be megs ay to phus says he was wrecked. 39. not the land—Bein; close to the shore, and the weather ging stormy, even the experienc: sailors soa be deceived rere he island of Malta; whieh, ti a them, was, undoubtedly, jars 40. Casting off the anchors — In beaching a yenel lightness. of weight would t for a great deal. This ee See the throw- ing oyer of grain and anchors, Loosing the bands of the rudders om famile one on each quarter. been lifted out sities water when the anchors were ca: are =e ae ee ane little monetta forms wii bese s|coast near Saint Paul’s Bay exact- ly aes a position as here seperti: ‘ the sea thovgh the land the current betweé me the mainland (of seen on nearer approa current has (Cambridge Sisiaed of Sal. he Mal ised—From the. change in| R od, | Technical pore, as well as Christian, piety. | form ‘hey. now Dulashed and let AoW into the orn where its forco is broken by the op- posing sea, and into this bank was: the ship dri 42. Kill the prisoners—See note in Word Studies of July 11, om Acts 16, 43. Desiring to save Paul—Paul’s couray resourcefulness, a well pis his piety, could not fail to a impressed all on board the Gin apte: verse 1. Meli me ier to entity this 28, e trie vith a vial island, Meleda, in the island of unquestionably 9 one. is Barba: arenes pent uncivilized, rigins Phoenician dialect, as most ot inhabitants of Malta came from Carthag pie Se us ahaa td pea dwel- tings wf is i urse, im had. gathered . Paandle of wicks Note all through this story he apos' active participation in les. have. all that conceraed his comr aid vipers hated by the cold, and now, feel- ing ate heat, glided forth from the erpe ‘ollen, or pe down dead Ol saddenlge=Thta woul the effect, apparently time, if the serpent was, as has aoe jarleseuted the same as tho ish as Bee that he et a god—Compara the events stra (Acts 14, 11), - like this, ioaating the popular fickleness of judgm ae “ Tnseriptions that erat (the first man) is the correct techni-\ out the practical experience of these } c@ Publius was legate, he was the first bishop of Malta, and aligeyers became bishop of Ath-i use in soup when Belory i is scarce or| Would stand no chance struggling \°% i 8, 9. § oni of fever and dysentery, description such as Luke, a serene would be likely. to use. This, and the statement’ that the rest Bias that had diseases ‘e cured, is to be ve- ceived as the testimony of an’ ex: pert. medigal eyewitness. z Raul ro-) mained pers Sree mon t ped ieee tae: tho often A and sw a3 things a8 convenes ae Id need, alae losing all they had nel Bo shinster Wispow JOTS. We are all baad for the man who never feels so Tt takes a lot of piety to stand up against prosperity. Flattery may shield mane errors, but it won't erase insu No day is long “enough to waste nity. sa tween a tongue of fire and a fiery tongue. Ne sinaie’ 66 good as he might be who dee not try to be Teter, than he No man Saeae our pity more th: he who is indifferent to the aorrowa 5 of others. The average woman changes at mind, and th nae won does not! mind the : ahs elatide whioh® “have a silvor tea are the first to Be in gold- en.vapor at the sun’s kis: iy ener UNCLE EZRA SAYS: “A good many foolish people t: to excuse Miele Eseesaiaiae s by rine in’ ke in’t to blame for bein’) AN OPTIMIST'S OBSERVATION, There’s some jist Anes - STORY ne A round «ai 2 ‘An’ mostly ’bout. the. eats | That hasn’t happened yet. — 0) oe wend i oe and they. ‘il be ra wised a ‘mudbank thet