1 cup sour cream, 1 egg, 1 cup seeded raisins, 1 teaspoon each cloves, a little nutmeg; bake with two ' To Whip \ your whipping cream ems too thin tc whip well, place the dish containing, the cream in anotHer dish of cold , water, leaving it there gntil cold; then put it into a pan of-hot water. Individual Shortcake.--The cutting of @ strawberry shortcake often is 'he means of spoiling {t. Make two layers of large biscuits, placing. a piece of but- ter between them, Then each individu- al shortcake can be served without Spoiling the rest. Date and Nut Cake.--Beat three eggs lightly, add one cup of sugar, One Cup of flour, one large cup of dates, one large cup of walnuts. Cut dates and nuts in large chunks and -bake in slow oven. This is best when several days -@\d.and makes a delicious desert when served with cream. Cookies.--One pint of flour; even tea- spoon of baking powder; mix well and sift, and then beat together two cups ef sugar and one cup of butter,, slow- Iv adding a cup of cold water until il creams. When mixed with the flour, any flavoring desired; add more flour if necessary, to roll out soft. Currant Vinegar.--Use two quarts black currants, one pint best vinegar, one and one-half pounds while sugar; bruise the currants and place in 4 ba- sin wilh the vinegar. Let it stand three cre four days, and then strain into on earthen jar. Add the sugar; set the jar in a saucepan of cold water, and boil for an hour. When cold, bottle. Fig Cake.--Four eggs beaten separate- ly; two cups of sugar; one cup of but fer, one cup of milk; three cups of flour; three teaspoonfuls of baking powder; flavor with lemon; one pound of figs cut up; add one cup of sugar; and stew the figs in one cup of water for ten minutes, then spread between_the lay- ers. Rocks.--One scant cup butler, one and one-half cups sugar, three eggs, three teaspoons. cinnamon, one-half teaspoon scda dissolved in small amount of "hot water, one cupful or one pound chop- €d raisins, three cups flour, no milk or water; drop in.small. spoonful on but- 'tered tin and bake slowly. _ English Walnut Salad.--Two . oups Chopped, two cups sliced. apples, two: ups walnut meats, one cup sliced cel- ry. Dressing: Two whole eggs ct yalke of four, ~one--téaspoon each cf tard and salt, eight tablespoons vinegar, four tablespcons butter, half cup vinegar, four tablespoons butter, half cup sugar. Cook and pour over Pour over two cups whip- 'os * quart of elderberry add four pounds of granulated sugar, one lemon, and three quarts of boiling water. Mix all this in a stone jar and let stand twelve hours. Strain through Clean linen cloth; then add one cake of yeast. When it has quit fermenting. Birain again; add one small glass cf alcohol and bottle. This, if kept for two "years or more, will be as fine as the ) best champagne. x Krautwurst.--Take equal parts of beef; fF -veal, and pork, wilh a litlle of the fat of each, chop fine, and add seasoning of salt, pepper, onion, and sweet mar- joram. Add breadcrumbs and mix with well beaten egg. Have ready cab- bege leaves which have been wilted in hot water; wrap in each leaf a small portion of the meat and tle with thread. SY brawn in drippings; then place in ; fle with a little walter and allow to immer two hours. ; + Sauce R&ipe.--One quart green toma- 'toes, sliced thin; let stand in salt water -@ver> night; measure after they are peaked; two quarts cabbage, sliced fine; five small onions, sliced; one red pep- per, chopped; two-thirds tablespoon tu- "meric powder, one-half tablespoon whole allspice, three-fourths tablespoon white mustard seed, one tablespoon celery seed, one cup sugar, two tablespoons --ealt, quart vinegar; boil half hour, er more is belter. Put in fruit jars. Pudding in Bag.---Tuke two cups of 'cornmeal and pour on just enough boil- ing water to scald it: add one-quarter up of molasses, one und one-half cups -<«f sweet milk, one cup of dried currants r raisins; one level feaspoon of soda dissolved in) a little hot water, pinch of salt; and two eggs well beaten. Make ut one-half yard long and one- 'nuts, one and one-half cupfuls seed- |" Piano keys yellow with can be cleaned" with a dilution it on ounce of soft water. Apply with a , and wash off with flannel Apple-tea is a good household rem- edy for throat calarrh and bronchitis. Cut the apples into small slices and pour sufficient boiling water over them; sweeten it according to taste. : Carpets in rooms which are seldom used are apt to be attacked by moths. Salt sprinkled round the edges and well under the carpet. before itis put down will generally prevent their ray- | ages. : If a tin of paint. has to be left open, stir it thoroughly, so as to dissolve all the oil, then fill up with walter. When it becomes necessary to use the paint, pour off the water, and you will find it as fresh.as when first opened. A cheap disinfectant to use in scrub- bing or washing utensils in a sick-room ig made by adding a teaspoonful of tur- pentine to every bucket of hot water. Turpentine is a powerful disinfectant, and will dispel all bad odors. Boiled eggs which adhere to the shell are fresh. A good egg will sink :n : tale eggs "are glassy smooth of shell. The shell of a fresh egg has a lime-like surface. A boiled egg which is done and dries quickly on the shell when taken from the saucepan i3 fresh. stain from fruit on table linen should be looked after before the linenis put to soak in water in which there is any soap. Hold the stained pieces over a vessel, and pour bolling water through it. This is better than soaking in water as it prevents the stain from spreading. A small pad of tissue paper sprinkled with methylated spirits will give a bril- liant polish to mirrors, picture-glasses and crystal. The pad, used without the spirit, is excellent for burnishing steel, tubbing 'grease 'spots® off*furniture, po- lishing- silver etc. For packing glass, china, and ornaments, a roli of tissue paper is invaluable. Many @ good tumbler has been crack- ed or broken through pouring hot or beiling water into it, and yet this may be avoided if care is taken to place an ordinary metal spocn in the glass before pouring in the water. Metal being a better oonductor of heat than glass it absorbs the heat more readily, and pre- vents the breaking of the glass which might otherwise ensue. Oilcloth should never be scrubbed; If this is done the paint will quickly be It should first be carefully washed with a soft brush, to remove al' the dust and fluff, and then wiped with a-lerge soft cloth wrung out in lepid (not hot) water, If it is very dirty it may be necessary to use a little soft Boap, but.this should be done. rarely, and on no account must soda be used. When it is dry, wipe over with a cloth cr sponge dipped in skim milk, which will brighten and preserve the colors and "give it a polish. After sponging with the milk dry with a cloth. HOUSEHOLD REMEDIES. Bind crushed smartweed leaves on mosquito bites to take away the poison and itching. If nails are pared straight across and a v shaped notch cut in centre, the ag- ony of ingrowing nails will soon be- come but a memory. To cure earache take a teaspoonful of warm molasses and put into the ear. You should lie down when it is applied. Snake Bite Medicine.--As soon ss possible add powdered alum made into a paste with the yolk of an egg and apply to the wound. Both of these ar- ticles are always in the house. The curalive effects of salt have never been known as they should be. Sore and inflamed eyes are relieved by bath- ing with salt water. Sore throat yields t: a gargle of the same. The most ob- slinate cases of constipation can be ab- solutely. cured--by the persistent use of half a teaspoonful of salt in'a glass of water taken just before going to bed, or the first thing in the morning. ~ A simple remedy for toothache, ear- ache, or neuralgia is to make some good old-fashioned cornmeal mush; while t place a tayer a couple of inches thick between some cotton cloths and apply to the seal of pain. This produc- es a moist heat that starts the perspir- alion, opens the pores of the skin, sweats the pain out, and relieves quicker than anything else. The cornmeal mush when well cooked retains the heat long- er than other things. Lemons Cure Consumplion.--Put a dezen whole lemons into cold water and boil until soft, but not too soft. Roll and squeeze until all juice is ex- tracted; sweeten enough to be palatable. Use 85 many as a dozen per day. Should they cause pain ar looseness of -bowels, lessen the quarttily to five or ard wide of medium weight Wet it in cold water and six a day until better. Keep it up faithfully. Emuision. ad ; ALL -DRUGGISTS: 5 Consumption is less deadly than it used to be. 3 Certain relief and usually complete recovery - will result from the following treatment: Hope, rest, fresh air, and--Scott's + Oo. AND 81,00. i 1 A MOTHER'S GRATITUDE. Mrs. V. Cheoret, of St. Penoit, Que., writes as follows: "It is with feelings of the deepest gratitude that I write to telb you what Baby's Own Tablets have done for my baby. When I be- gan giving him the Tablets he was ro thin and wasted that he looked like a lets rom great deal of good. H better; his bowels worked regularly; his sleep was natural; he stopped crying and began to grow faf. I got another box and am happy to say before they were all used he. was in perfect health and is now a plump, rugged child. I always keep a box of Tablets in the house and would advise other mothers fo do the same." The above is a fair sample of hundreds, of letters thal come from all parts of Canada prais- ing Baby's-Own Tablets: ~The Tablets cure al! the minor ills of babies and young. children, and. are absolutely safe, as they do not contain one par- 'cle of opiate er narcotic. . Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents box from: The Dr. Williams' Medi- cine Co., Brockville, Ont. a eee CHINAMEN ARE NOISY CELESTIAL KINGDOM RINGS WITH INCESSANT RACKET. Thief Catcher Fills the Night With Shrieks -- Constant Song Pre- vents Serious Thoughts. There are no people who move more slowly or with more noise or more centinuously than the Chinese. The white man and all other men methodi- cally rest and sleep and are quiet, but the Chinaman is not such a respecter of nature's laws. ° In China night is as alive as the day, and is filled with whoops, noisy conversations, the sing-song accom- d donkeys, croaking of frags, the*squeal- ing of pigs, {he drum beats of the po- liceman, and: even, as someone has said, "the singing of the stars." In- dividually the people are full of varie- {ies of unsuppressed violent demonstra- diveness, and collectively .they are-only a terrific tribal turbulence. One most appropriate name for China has never been given it. It has been called the Yellow Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, the Celestial Empire, the, Pig- tail Nation, the Sleepy Giant, and others. Not one of these is more ap- plicable than the Nation of Noises. Noise is, seemingly, the. first element af Chinese' life, and has been cultivat- ed for centuries by Chinese talent, aad in conception, development and execu- tion presents not only new varieties but SCORES OF NEW SPECIES. My first trip into the interior of the country was up the Yangtse River by steamer, wriles a correspondent. Leav- ing Shanghai somewhat after midnight, we reached Chinkiang at 2 o'clock the next morning, where I was awakened by a hideous conglomeration of noise, which, though having traveled in many ccuntries, | had never heard before. !! came from the lungs of the Chinese coolie as he swung himself to the task cf unloading 'the steamer's cargo. It was the sing-song, heigh-a-ho, so-a-so rhythm sung by the Chinese workman to every movement of his work, whe- ther singly carrying a weighty basket, cr in--groups of dozens pushing Carts cr heaving heavy weights, and which once heard is never forgotten. It was a babel of voices with such intermin- able intermingling as to seem that every known note that ever came from the human throat was striv- ing {to be the prevailing one, and was complaining that it was not. Up- en enquiry I learned that the Chinese coolle could no more unload cargo or do any other kind: of work without this coyote concert, 'this heigh-a-ho and so-a-so-song, than an unoiled cartwheel cculd turn without creaking. It seems to add strength, to lignten the load, cr, in some mysterious way, to turn til into play. The explanation appears 'o te that music, however crude, not. only tends to"soothe the savage breast," but io divert its thoughts from serious work into more congenial channels. SONG ACCOMPANIES WORK. The most common method of con- veying heavy objects in China is by su- spending them either at each end of a bamboo pole, the centre of which is placed across the shoulder of the bear- er or hanging them in the centre with a coolie at each end, This method of transportation is impressively employ- el in a Chinese proverb to emphasize 'he fact that one person can do more work than too "many, or, that. "too many cooks spoil the broth." "One priest," say they, "can« carry two. buck- éle of water; two priests one buckel, and three priests _have no water fo re these, composed _of ducks, chickens, pigs, rice, all kinds of grain, v of every variety, wood, dry , gro- ceries, babies and everything else mov- able, one can to some extent imagine the confusion of the atmosphere in ad- apting itself to the conglomerated en- tanglements of the sound waves. THE THIEF CATCHER. One of the most unbearable--noises is the hideous yellof catcher, who has a pair of lungs stronger than those of half a dozen ordinary men, and any: donkey save a Chinese born and bred would turn from' their sound and flee in abasement. He usually starts out between 10 and 11 at night, just at the time when -one is ready to fall into a comfortable sleep, and launches his shrill, guttural shrieks every two minutes, interspersing them with a clattering, piercing sound like to that of the hammering of a steel plow: intensified to the 100th power. All this pandemonium of noise is produced for the purpose of frightening thieves and burglars from any evil-design. To a stranger such a method may appear most. foolish,.as it serves the thief's purpose to indicating the whereabouts ef the officer of the law, but a stranger would think of it no more as foolish could he but hear the blood-curdling yells and hammer and tongs' and tin: plate racket. Heard for the first time, it is enough to frighten any innocent white man into spasms; a guilly one could hardly survive. Of less intensity, but equally as 4is- agreeable, are the inharmonious, screaming, screeching songs of foot pas- sengers: in.cily-or country at all hours at the day and night. These supposed songs consist usually of four of the highest keyed and longest drawn ut notés in the gamut yelled over and over, until-a foreigner who begins to listen to it is soon threatened with nervous prostration, Orchestras in theatres, perhaps, pro- duce more racket to the minute than anything else in all China. The suc- cess of the play seems to depend upon the intensity of the EARSPLITTING, RASPING NOISE. The piercing reed whistles, the shrill one-stringed instruments, the rasping cf saw-toothed boards, the clanging. of bells and cymbals, and the ~fury and dcemonsirativeness of strange 'Stringed brass} wind and other "ummared® instru- ments vie with each other in attempts te make the flesh crawl, and all of them succeed most 'admirably. :---- << Even thé Chinese funeral is character- ized .by a great clattering, clamoring hubbub. The procession is often head- ed by a Chinaman with a gun, or, ra- ther, an old blunderbuss, which he_fires off every few minutes with a twofold ob- ject--to clear the way in fronf, and to frighten off all evil spirits. If the fun- eral is that of an Official or any mem- ker of his family there is ¢ usually mounted upon high carts and scattered through the procession huge red fig- ures with unsightly grinning © faces, which, if not designed, are certainly suMieient to frighten any evil intention- e! spirit into the realms of obscurity. Another deafening; night splitting noise is the firing of crackers, China is the home of fireworks of almost every conceivable kind, and the fire- cracker, because of its noise, is the Ce- leslial's chief delight. He fires them «ff at all hours of the night, but never singly, always in bunches at a time, and usually covered with a box or bar- rel, or hung on bamboo poles to inten- sify the sound. The highways in the interior ¢f China are only narrow footpaths, and travel is mostly by donkeys. The Grivers of these go in front on fool, and are continually yelling to those they are meeting or passing to look out for their coming. The Chinese expres- sion for this had been committed to memory by a young: woman mission- ary who had been in China only a few months, but had made several of these trips. No one had translated the ex- pression for her, but usé¢d in the con- nection it always was she concluded it could mean nothing else than to "gel out of the way." One day while walk- ing with several friends she shouted to a gtoup of Chinese who were thoughlt- lessly obstructing the road what she be- lieved was "get out of the way," but which really was, "Look out for the donkeys. They are coming." | -__ Se ---- MAGISTRATE CURED BY ZAM-BUK. Magistrate Perry, of Goldfields, has been cured by Zam-Buk of a skin dis- ease, which had defled doctors for five ears. He says:-- "GenUlemen,--Afler a very fair trial I fave proved Zam-Buk eminently satis- factory. It cured me of a skin disease of five years standing, which no doc- tcr had been able to do any good for. Zam-Buk cerlainty does even more than you claim for it, and for my own part, I would not be without it in my house, "Yours Truly, ' "ROGER F, PERRY. "Justice of the Peace." Zam-Buk is a sure cure for all skin sores, sore feet, insect bites, sunburn, blisters. heal-rashes, eczema, ulcers, elc. It also cures piles, varicose ulcers. fad leg. All druggists_and stores sell at Puk Co. Toronto. for price, 6 drink." But 'ine ever manner: the load is carried it is always and ineyit- eer the night thief i 50c. a box or mailed post free from Zam- G boxeede -- as M-| GAINED BY DR. WILLIAMS' PINK: ~ PILLS FOR PALE PEOPLE. » The Doctors of Mount Clemens Insti-| tute Prove the Value of These Pitisin the Case of Mr. 8. Harris, Govern-| ment Inspector of Elevators at' Hamilton, Ont. From the Star, Dundas, Ont. We are much pleased fo see Mr. S. Harris, the well-known Government in- spector of elevators of Hamilton, in in health and appearance; niany of the Star-readers, Mr..Ha bas recovered from a lng and severe hess many predicted Mr. Harris never recover, and the fact that he is once more able fo go around very near- ly as spry as he did before he was at- oe is little less than marvellous to In reply to our reporter, Mr. Harris related the early "sta of the attack and subsequent sufferings which he ex- perienced, and while~he did not court publicity, decided that in the public in- terest he would relate the circumstances of this wonderful cure. About fourteen months ago Mr. Harris woke up one morning with a stiff neck; try. as he would, and afler applying all the reme- dies externally that he could hear or hink of, he was unable fo get rid of it The stiffness moved to the spine and shoulders, then to his hips, until it made almost a cripple of him, and it was with extreme difficulty that he could get-out of bed at all, As for walking it was out of the question with him. The attack became so bad that ke was unable to put on eilher his coat, vest or hat. From time to time he called in various medical men, none a' whom were able to give him much relief, It was almost impossible for him to raise his feet:from the floor, and all pronounced his a severe case of muscular rheumatism, giving him little encouragement as to his ultimate re- covery. However, one medical gentle- man finally recommended the baths, and as a last resort Mr. Harris decid- et to follow his advice, and went to Mount Clemens, Mich. As is customary with all patients, Mr. Harris undergo @ rough examination in order {o determine if the system can stand "this rigorous treatment. Aller had been mada severa! examinations as to . Harris' condition, the phy- sicians there finally decided was not suffering: from - muscular -rheu- matism at all, but that'his ailment was 'of the n pills., Shortly after he commenced this treatment he began to improve percep- tity, and his appetite greatly improv- ed. He began to walk around slowly at first, but soon was able to get around more than he could for a year previous. .He was able to put on his coat and vest, and began to feel Jike his. former self. His improvement was so rapid and perceptible not only to himself, but to others, that he was plied with all sorts of questions as to his wonderful recovery. The medical attendant was questioned as to the na- ture of the medicine which was being administered. Much to the surprise of Mr. Harris and other patients there, he iwas told that it was a well known Canadian remedy, Dr. Walp Pink Pills, and was advised to tinue their ust for a time on his return home. Mr. Harris is loud in his praise of the won- derful curative qualities of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and consented to make his case public in the hope that he might benefit others similarly afflicted. Mr. Harris has long been a resident of Hamilton, being a well-known builder of elevators, as well as Government 'n- spector of the same, so that his prom- inence and well known. inlegrity is evidence: that he is-. sincere im the statements "lie made. . a MAKING IT EASY. It was hard to speak a disheartening word to the smiling Irish maid who seemed so eager to secure the situation, but even at the end of three days spent in the employment offices, Mrs. Gregg's sense of justice was keen. , "f cannot let you come thinking you are to have an easy piace," she said, with wistful earnestness, "for it isn't. There are five of us, and there's a great deal to do." "Oh, but you don't know me, ma'am," said the dauntless maid. "I can make anny place I take eisy by jist Javin' out a liltle wurrk here an' a litle wurrk there, ma'am. that's all that's throublin' you, you've no need to considther it at all!" -- j In Russia no one may take pholo- graphs without a license." In Turkey a srapshottist who attempted to get a view of the Sullan on the road to the mosque had his camera smashed, and -}was imprisoned for three weeks and then banished. A great. saving can __ be effected in every kifchen by the judicious manage- ment of the stuck-pol. Most' delicious find satisfying soups can be prepared fromthe bones, "scraps Of meal. and Send Ic. sianip for trial box. re -~ z Dundas the other day, greatly improved since the-iast-). time we mét him«.As -4s-known: 'o rris'?. vegetables eft over from te daily din" Auer in any large family, sit