Ps a "< nt os wet et ye ow & ' * Terie Sf Me Fel ze, RECIPES FOR THE HOME: TABLE. sprinkle parsley over . M es.--The whites of three ¢ggs, beaten for five minutes; add slowly one cup of granulated sugar. Drop the mix- ture in little molds, the size of a small @gg, on light brown paper, and put three nuts. broken in halves on the t¢p of each meringue. Bake in slow oven 'until a delicate brown. These meringues will keep a week in & place, and are nice served with ice cream. Whipped Cream.--When cream seems foo thin to be whipped place it in a kx.wl of cold water for ea few minutes, then place in a bowl of hot water for a few minutes, and again in a bowl of cold water. It will then whip like ma- gic. Steak and Mushrooms. Prepare Mushrooms and place them in a spider with butter €nough to cook them, stir- ring sround a little when nearly done. Rake to each side of the skillet and lay in a thick, juicy sirloin steak. Do not season until it has* been turned, then add salt and pepper. Take up on 4 warm platter and piice the mushrooms over and around the steak, which will tave the delicious flavor of mushrooms. Tapioca Pudding.--Soak one large Cup of pearl tapioca in one pint of water over night. Use a quart can of peach es, or fresh fruit if you have it; put a layer of peaches in your pudding dish, then a layer of the tapioca, sprinkling generously with sugar; continue filling your dish in this way tll you have used all; bake slowly for two or three hours and serve with cream. Mock Maple Syrup.--Hickory® bark, boiled with confectloner's sugar and water, makes delicious maple syrup, superiar to the product which comes in cans Luncheon Dish.--Take one-fourth part fork and three-fourths parts veal and beef. Put through a meat chopper. Mix into it one egg; half a cup bread crumbs or crackers; season with salt and pep- per to taste. Take two or three hard bciled eggs, remove Shells, and scat- ter them whole through the meat loaf, when molding it into shape. "Put the Icaf in the roasting pan and coak as "an ordinary roast, ¢ . Independence Cake.--Cream two (able- spoonfuls of butter, qne and one-half cupfuls. of sugar, the yolks of two eggs; : gtir in' quickly one. cupful. of warm > svater; {wo and ane-half cupfuls_of flour, Beat for five minutes. feaspoonfuls of baking -in-three layers. Put together with boiled fresting, coloring it with red fruit col- oring. Banberry Tarts.--Two cups sugar, one pound of seeded raisins, two lemons, grated rind and juice; four large soda other half, and press the edges around with a silver ferk, Bake fifteen min- utes in a hot oven. Banana Pie.--Take two large bana- nas, peel and run through the colander; ene level teaspoon salt, one salispoon of mace, one teaspoon cinnamon, one beaten egg; mix well and add one cup cl boiling cream and one cup of boil- ing milk; beat unlil perfectly mixed and sur into a rich pie crust and bake; no p crust. Banana ple can be made al- ter'.any. good ptimpkin -pie recipe, us- skillet to brown, then furned with a cake turner and browned on the other side, one may serve a toothsome and attractive dish for Juncheons or supper. Silver Spring Cake--One and one half cup sugar; one scant half cup but- ter, whites of six eggs; one-half cup milk; two cups flour; one heaping tea- spoon baking powder. Do'not beat the whites of eggs. Float.--Four eggs; ne leacup granu- lated sugar; one quart milk. Put. milk " a k of eggs and sugar together, add be scalded milk. Take off and let cool *a lille, adding beaten white of eggs last. Flavor. = - MANY NEW IDEAS. -Fly Paper.--Coat plain white paper ~. Disease takes: no 'summer 'vacation. 3 If- you need flesh and §. strength use - Scott's Emulsion | summer'as in winter. Send for free sample. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, , Ontarin, 5 H | § { } carefully turn the bottle. The cork is locsened easily with no danger of break- ing. Sores Door Patch.--Take a piece of screen the size of patch required, allow- ing a quarter of: an inch for seams, which you fray out..Turn up the points, place the patch on the hole in the door, then press the points down on the in- itesias To Drive Away Flies--Have you ever naticed the absence of flies from where you would expect to see them congre- gote--the soda fountain? The secret is that the druggist'scatters about a small quantity of the essence of sassafras. Try this and the flies will not bother you. Alcove Curteins.--Recesses in _bed- rcoms may be utilized by tacking a thin strip of wood at wall, either side. Up- on' this' tack cretonne or harmonizing paitern, not-sewing width. together. This will avoid trouble in raising curtain, aiways making it easy to reach any part uf recess without lifting the whole cur- tain. White Window Shades.--These can he mfade at hame, cheaper, more durable, and kept cleaner than those bought ready made, out of Indian Head linen at 10 or 12% cents a yard. Buy the bare rollers if you have no old ones, tack the material on perfectly straight, hem one end, and insert the stick. You can fake them down when they become Soiled. About Rugs.--If a rug is inchined to curl at the corners the difficulty may be remedied with a thin piece af lead such as is used at the department stores. Make a small pocket, shaped ut the corners, and insert the lead, which will weight the carners suffici- ently to keep them in place. Occasion- ally the whole side of a rug will curl up. -In this case a strip long enough to run the entire Jength should be put in. A simple and inexpensive shade for the summer porch, or for a window, may be mado by using Japanese mal- ting, cut in the required length, and bound at each end with a piece cf strong odtlon goods. To roll the screen up, take two pieces of heavy string or cord about three times as long as the matting; lack the end of each string about lwo inches above the shade and about a foot from the edge; let the string come down behind the matting and up in front.of it; and draw through an or- 'dinary matting tack placed just beside the firstone. This simple~devico* whl 6 keep the porch cool, and serve to dark- en any especially sunny window in the heuse. Good matting for this purpose may be bought for- 10 or 12 cents & yard. ----__ ss --__----_ CHEERFUL MR. SAUGGINTUM. a He Finds This a Very Pleasant World to Live in, Even Without Great Wealth. "f haven't much money," said Mr. Sauggintum, "but, thank Heaven, I have a cheerful disposition, and I don't know but what I get more fun out of life than I would if I had to hire a man, steady, lo keep my: coupon shears sharpened. "As tt is I don't have to worry for fear I'm_ going to wealth, for I haven't any to lose. fret and lie awake nights for fear the short crops will cut off railroad -- and depress stocks and reduce divi- dends, because I haven't any stocks, "When my house burns down I never am the least bit afraid that I wan't get the insurance, because I haven't any house. Banks may burst, but no finan- cial cataclysm upsets me. My aulomo- bile never blows up and leaves me strandedon the road; my steam yacht dcesn't break down and.keep me rolling in a seaway till a. clumsy tug comes along. to tow me in. , "My valuable horses don't pick up nails, my butler doesn't.run away with the. silver, and finally I don't have to regulate my life by the, lives of others, and I don't know but what that -last is the best thing of all. "I don't have to follow the fastidious and so I don't have te worry myself for fear that I may be a little bit off in some detail, while my friends are putting me to shame by being absolutety correct. And I don't fret because Jones, being richer, has a bigger, finer, more luxur- icusly furnished house than mine, and so I am not a bit ashamed, as I might be if 1 pretended to weallh, when our fmends came~ from Jones's house into mine. "Our crockery may be from Stone- chinaville instead of Serves, but we dcn't worry over that. Which is to say that we don't worry the least little bit because we're not in the procession, but on the contrary we are glad we're not in it. "We don't have to put on a shining uniform and have it-all just so, and then be salisfied with, and see only, just the part we play in it, no. We can stand in the street and see the whole proces- sion go_ by, see it all, and really Vd rether be spectator than player. "So we don't worry because we're not rich and in it, not a bit. No sir, 1 wouldn't want to be dreadful rich, any- way; and I find the world a very plea- sant place to live in, even as I'm fixed." -- : with Gossips have no use for people who refuse to supply them with raw ma- terial. Escapes from drowning at.sea are not uncommon from. the nature of a sea life, but' the circumstances attendin them differ materially and therein lies the interest of each narrative. 1 will tell of three instances, writes R. G. F. dage in the Boston Globe. The first oc- curred in the Atlantic, east of the Grand Banks; in the month of February, while onthe passage from London to New, York. The ship was running . with' square yards before an eastern gale, making 12 knots under double-reefed ails. The sea was rough, the: i rolled heavily, and I, as officer of the deck that afternoon; ordered tho jib to be loosed and set to steady her from rclling. I sent one of the sailors out to loose the sail and stood just abaft the break of the forecastle watching him. He cast off the gasket and was in the act of mak- ing it up, when by a heavy roll of the ship to' starboard, the sall slipped from the boom, struck him- and knocked him fali, heard the cry of "Man overboard !" and ran as swiftly -as possible aft for the taffrail: Upon each quarter were kept wheel relieving tackles, and my thought was that if I could reach one of those tackle falls before the ship sailed past the man I might throw it to him AND PERHAPS SAVE HIM. -' There were four steps of a ladder to ascend in order to reach the poopdeck, Mand before I could ascend them and reach the tackles the man at the wheel, with the same thought, left his station, took up the tackle fall and luckily threw 't over the man's head and shoulders just as the ship was passing him. He seized it with both hands and with his teeth and heiu on for his life. At that instant I reached the scene, and to- gether tho helmsman and I pulled the sailor out of the water. The rest of the watch was soon on hand, a bowline was slipped under the man's arms, he was rulled on deck and was saved. During that time the ship had kept on her course with no one at the wheel, . The noise and bustle on deck brought up the captain and the pasengers from the cabin to ascertain what it meant, and they were astonished when told that a sailor had fallen overboard from the manner here described. Tho sailor was nervous but-uninjured; tho captain' gave him a glass of brandy; and came back on deck and stood the rest of his watch. If was a close call and almost a miraculous rescue. The second occurrence took place in the autumn of the same year as the first, in the Pacific, on the passage from New York to San Francisco upon ano- ther ship of which I was chief officer. The ship was in the southeast trades, running down to the equator, with square yards, studding sails set alow and aloft, and making five or six knots, Ail hands were busy refitting ship and in tarring down the rigging, weather fine and ship sleady, except a gradual rolling from side to side. A sailor lad was sent aloft to ride down the foreroyal stay in a boatswain chair and tar the slay, and when he had nearly completed his job he slipped [rom the chair-overboard. The cry of "A MAN OVERBOARD" was raised, the wheel was put down, the ship came to the wind and aback with- out starting tack ar shect and laid quiet. By that time the boy was a mile to tho windward, swimming and floating lightly on the water, as could be seen with the spyglass from the poop. Upon . the. ship's main hatch a light boat. was-stowed botlom up,-which in a few moments was lifted over the side and lowered to the water, into which two sailors 'and the writer descended and pulled away {to the resoue.> The boy had seen that the ship had -hovo aback, was a good swimmer and kept up his courage. We could see: him when he and the boat rose 'upon waves, and we were able to make our way directly to the place where he was. We rowed up to the spot, pulled him into our boat, still in fresh condition, and started back for the ship. On the way I jokingly said to him, "You young lubber, what .were you overboard here for?" He answered meekly and serious- ly, as though he had commilted a crime against the discipline of the ship, "I couldn't help it, sir." I did not think that he could, although he had been mere or Jess careless, He was taken back to the ship, the boat was hoisted in on deck, the yards were filled away and the ship kept upon her course again as though nothing un- usual had taken place. Upon arrival at San Francisco the boy left the ship with the rest of the crew,.and I never: heard from him or of him. thereafter, but that hy» never forgot the experience of that occasion it is fair to: presume. The third occurrence 'about to be re- Jated happened in the Atlantic in the month of January, on the passage from Mobile to Liverpool upon the ast voy- age 1 made at sea. We were between the Grand Banks and Care Clear when a furious easterly gale was encountered, which backed to north and north-west A. VERY BAD CROSS-SEA. Our ship was hove-to.on the port tack topgallant forecastle deck Luckily the ~disaster~ ha { in the morning, and davit Maz *S' } steamer. Ls ad he ship,| opinion, caused him. to- fromthe footrope overboard !~ I saw him |- jib-boom and. had been restued in they. he wwent forward 'and changed*his clothes 4 grasp, which was thrown to him; caught it and was heuled:in on deck and his life was saved, The water was icy cold and it was snowing at the time; he had on heavy clothing, and in all probability he would have been drowned had not the rope held in my hand betn thrown to him. He was much frightened, but not otherwise injured;~and~at..Liverpool -he to left the ship and took passage home b The do 80. In my sea experience I had seen men washed overboard and fall from aloft overboard to be drowned, fall from aloft fo the deck to their death, but the three here mentioned were overboard and in great peril, and yet their lives were saved without injury to themselves in the remarkable manner narrated. a THE WORLD'S STAMPS. Over 20,000 Varieties of Stamps Issued In the World, One of the pastimes very popular with the younger generation at the present day is that of stamp collecting; and in thousands of homes, after school hours, yeungsters may be-seen pasting the small slips of water-marked paper into albums with solemn care. This hobby is, at the same time, one which tends to promote a thoughtful turn of mind; and no doubt numbers a{ juvenile and other philatelic enthusi- asis will be interested in the following information on the world's postage slamps., The total number of all known. varie- ties of postage stamps issued by all the Governments of the world up to the present time is 20,496, of which 6,153 are apportioned to the British-Empire, and 14,343 to the rest of the world. Europe has issued 4,361, Asia 3,856, Africa 4,469, America 4,688, the West Indies 1,637, and Oceania 1,485. These figures comprise only standard varieties of postage-stamps, and do not include postcards, letter-cards, stamped envelopes, or wrappers. --_--_4.--____. . THE WONDERS OF FARMING BY IRRIGATION. While -Wall Street has been busy watering stocks and breaking its clients, the West: has-been b 'end making farmers rich. Water is a Tuighty bad -thing..in siocks, and a mighty good thing in irrigation ditches, 'ready to turn on and off at will. The average man who has never sludied the subject thinks that the need of irrigation ts a misfortune. The fact is, that the country where 4rrigation is pcessible is fortunate. Wherever irriga- tion is possible it is profitable. The Eastern farmer "fertilizes"" his land. The Western farmer "irrigates" hls. If the Eastern farmer could irrigate he would need {to fertilize much less. But irriga- lion is possible only in a comparatively few favored localities, There are large irrigated tracts- in California, Utah, Washington, Colorado and some other States. In Canada irrigation is success- fully practised in the fertile valleys af British Columbia, and over a large area in Southern Alberia, where we have the greatest irrigation proposition cl modern times. : The peculiar feature of our Canadian irrigation operations is that the sun fur- nishes the walter. The supply is drawn from the main range of the Rocky Mcuntains. As the season advances, the snow melts higher and higher up the mountains, and. thus.a constant, un- falling supply of 'water -{s.-furnished_ to the rivers: which fill. the - irrigation ditches during the spring and summer seasons, at the very time moisture is needed for the crops: Owing to the in-| exhaustibln supply of « water' coming') from thé mountains # Is unnecessary te build slorage drains or reservoirs. The farmer on irrigated land is thus as- sured .that in the very dryest season he wil! have all the water he cares to use, and as the ground is rich and the cli- mate favorable he has no-anxiely about his crops. Irrigation is most favorable to inten- sive farming operations--getting the maximum of crops from the minimum of acreage. Although large irrigated farms,. from a.quarter section upwards, are now the order of the day, the ten- dency will doubtless be towards more limited holdings. As land becomes more valuable farmers. will sell off part of their holdings at good profits and confine their efforis on a more 'n- tensified scale to smaller acreage. Such, at any rate, has been the history of ir- rigated farming in the United States, where there have sprung up clobely set- 'ed and . prosperous. dairying, fruit- growing and mixed farming communi- ties. These have become the natural centres for cheese, butter and condensed milk factories, beet sugar. factories and 'other kindred industries,. which natur- ally locate. where the population '3 densest and the productive capacity cf the land the greatest. . it Mrs. Tinnemonnay: "Your: new sad- Mrs. Partington: " tous it always starts off in a decan ; received, in-my.| the outside watering land }¢,° receive her "1B R : : hated ~ les A ter Wh Tae . < 4 ea sen : <a Dons . Tcharchaf, "In - the Jand of 'the strange customs are \o perhaps mone 60° Sullan many be found, but 'to Eng- astonishin, he| lish minds as the manner of celebrat- ing the wedding day. As is well known, Turkish women live in the greatest possible privacy. Their houses are guarded by stalwart men, lest any undesirables should pos- sibly enter. In the long passages of the house lurk servants or governesses, in whom the owner of the house is able repose the. strictest confidence. Ev- : ato<préevent;apyone. in ne world m; seeing or hold- ing intercourse 'with ate ladles of the household. When paying a visit the 'Turkish wo- man is veiled {rom head to foot, the veil over her face being double, and of- ten three-fold, inquisitive eyes should pierce it. She appears a mere silhoutle, a black outline. She has "taken the tcharchaf." WHEN SHE TAKES THE VEIL. It is at the age of thirteen that she retires into this seclusion, and takes the veil that hides. her ovcmmore from the oulside worl@ She herself may see others aflerw She may go out into the streets in a shultered carriage, may even on the water and travel, and so see the life of town and country, .ub sho must remain hidden, a black spec- {re among other black spectres, But there is one day on which she emerges from that retirement. On her bridal day, when she is arrayed mn the latest Parisian fashion, she oes from her father's house to meet her hus- band, without the tcharchaf, for once. In her hair she has twined long skeins ef gold thread, orange blossom is sewn cn her dress, and a young wife chosen from among her friends has placed the diamond. tiara on her brow. This is called "crowning the bride with happi- ness," for the friend is chosen on ac- ccunt of her supposed happiness in her marriage. The friend recites a short passage from the Koran, the Turkish Sacred Beok, and, while expressing her wishes for the bride's happiness, crowns her with the tiara. Then down the lon ccrridor the bride goes to bid farewe to her father. FIRST SEES HER HUSBAND. As she passes on to her carriage, 6er vants hold up long strips of cloth so that casual passers-by may not see her. At the bnidegroom's 'house servants again screen her while she passes into the hall, where he awaits her, and con- ducts her te a dais, on which is placed the. bridal throne. Hére she sits ready friends and 'hear their ccngratulations, having seen her hus- band for the first time. Then follows the strangest part of the proceeding. The doors of the house are thrown open, Any woman who wishes to may enter,°and many avail them- selves of the privilege. A Curious pro- cession passes before the bride. Turk- ish women of all classes, old and young, rich and poor, come in to: look at tho girl who, gor the first and last time since her thirteenth year, is lo be seen by strangers without the {charchaf. European ladies come also, cager fo sec the strange ceremonics of other countries. Musicians play nalional airs behind thick curtains till the time comes for the wedding supper, when, her friends and retatives toast the bride and then depart, leaving her to don the tcharchaf again and lok out on the world, through shuttered carriage <? lotticed windows, but never face to face with humanity at large. -- ---- |? SUMMER AILMENTS. 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I was very weak and sometimes became er, dizzy that I would dail unless I could Jlean against something for support. While in this condition I was advised lo-try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. 1 did so and by the: time I had taken ten boxes I was in perfact-health and am now able to look alte al my duties without the least faligu@--When1 be- gan taking the/Pills 1 was a grént suf- ferer--to-day I feel as if I never was ill 'thanks to Dr:. Williams' Pink Pills." | Dr...\Williams": Pink Pills strike right at the root of anaemia, debility, rheu- matism, indigestion, the secret ills of women. and- growing girls, efc., when they make new on do just that one thing, but they do well--good blood olways brings goud health. Sold by all medicine dealers or by mail at ") cents n box or six hoxes far $2.50, dram The Dr, Williame' Medicine (o., rockville, Onk.