ye Hints for Busy Housekeepers. Recipes asd Other Valuable Information of Particular lecerest to Women Folka, FAVORITE RECIPES. ,Lily Salad:--Remove the shells trom as many hard boiled eggs as there areypersons to be served. Be- gin at the small end of each egg, cut the whites lengthwise in five sections, Cut almost to the base, taking care to leave the yolks whole.' Turn back the petals thus formed so as to make each egg si- Anulate an apen lily. -Roughen the surface of. the yolk with a fork. * Place these imitation lilies, not too "hear together, on small crisp let- tuce leaves spread on a shallow +flat dish of clear glass. Serve with mayonnaise and bread and butter crisps... Lemon Sandwiches.--Mash the --yolks of five hard boiled eggs, add -one tablespoon of butter, one-fourth teaspoon salt, one teaspoon of chopped parsley, and grated rind of one lemon. Mix into a paste with three tablespoons of lemon juice. Spread upon slices of whole wheat bread and cut into fancy shapes or fingers. Fix with narrow * yellow ribbon. -¢¥ellow Cream Soup.--Cook three carrots until tender. Press through colander. Beat two egg yolks well and add a cupful of condensed cream. .Into this mixture stir four cups of boiling water and the car- rots. Add-one level . teaspoon' of celery salt, a pinch of salt, two tablespoons of oyster cocktail dress- ing and serve hot. ; Bunnies.--One small cupful of light brown sugar, one tablespoon- ful of butter or lard, one pint of pastry flour. Rub the butter and sugar into the flour with fhe fin- gers. With beaten egg flavored with vanilla wet to a paste, sufficient to roll out thin. Cut into shape with eardboard form, insert bits of rai- sins for eyes and bake to a light rown. Croquettes.--Take some fresh mashed potato, well seasoned, fry to.a golden brown in hot fat, cro- quette shaped. Remove carefully to a hot platter. With a tablespoon make a deep depression in each one and fi]] with highly seasoned minced chicken. Strew the grated yolks of hard boiled eggs over the tops. Sunshine Cream.--Rub one can of apricots. through a sieve into. a basin, add one cupful of sugar, ane und one-half heaping tablespoonfuls of dissolved gelatin and one cupful of whipped cream, one-half cupful of cold water. Pour into individu- al molds. Turn -out when set and garnish with yellow flowers. Place a large spoonful of whipped cream omtop of each mold just before _ Serving. © Fmbarb-Short Cake.--Cut one small bunch of rhubarb into small bits. Cook in a stone crock with one cupful of sugar and half a cup- "ful of water. Make a dough of one quart our, one-half cupful water, one-half teaspoonful of salt; one stablespoon of sugar, two teaspoons af bdking powder, and milk to make .a@ soft dough. Lay on a greased Waking tin and bake in a. hot oven for twenty -mimutés. When cool, | separate into two parts (upper and | flower) without cutting ; spread with | :the rhubarb sauce. Place together cand serve-with cold sweet cream. Pork Tenderloin.--Select thick tenderloins and*place. in roastin -pan with a litle bacon fat.or but- ster. ave in regdiness the sweet *potatoes, pared, and _parboiled, and place them around the meat. -Bake in'a hot oven for nearly an Shour, basting frequently with hot. ;swater and butter. Season well and- $ehen done make a gravy in the pan twith milk instead of water, and "thicken it with flour. --Boilfive min- "utes and then pour around the "meat. ~..0-"" r° Chicken Dumplings.--Use plump -year old fowl if possible. Cut up 'as for boiling. Put plenty of but- 'ter or, if you have it, chicken ~grease, into a hov doublé roaster. Roll each piece of chicken in well -salted flour and put in roaster in . rather hot oven. . Brown each piece, , turning once, and then cover well «with boiling water... -Put on-roaster "Hid and cook about two hours. To Qmjake dumplings:- One cup four, zone-half teaspoon salt, one - heap- ting teaspoon baking powder, sift giwell; add one teaspoonful butter, =work well into flour; add enough 'milk to make a soft dough. Remove tehicken from roaster to covered Splatté#%7 New drop inte the broth va spoonful of dough'at atime. Cover ¢tight and cook in oven about twenty <minutes. .Dumplings will be light we nder and. juicy. fand chicken te . BISCUITS AND BUNS. : Discuits.--One quart of flour, one Slevel teaspoonful of salt, two tea- Spoonfuls of butter or lard, milk or t gnilk ahd wafer to mix (about one fand*ene-half to two cupfuls). © Stir knife for mixing, as it cuts the dough more thoroughly. Turn the dough on to a well floured board and par with hand until about three-quarters of an inch thick. Cut into biscuit and bake in a -quick oven twelve or fourteen minutes. The chief requirements for good iscuit are a soft dough, almost sticky, little handling, and a quick oven. If not allowed to touch each other in pan they will: be lighter and more delicate than when they are placed close together. Buns.--One and_ three-quarter pounds of flour,..one ounce of com- pressed yeast, one ounce of mixed spice, four ounces of butter, four ounces of brown sugar, four ounces ogf sultanas or currants, two ounces of chopped mixed peel, two eggs, three-quarters of a pint of milk; the spice into a bowl, mix the yeast and a teaspoonful of sugar together with a wooden spoon until both are liquid ; heat the milk until it is just lukewarm, then mix it with the yeast; make a well in the middle of the flour, then gradually strain in the milk, ete., stirring it in smooth- ly with the wooden spoon. Cover the top of the bow! with a piece of paper and put it in a warm place or-half-an hour or until the top of the "sponge" is covered with bubbles. Sift the rest of the flour into a large bowl, rub the butter lightly into it, then add the chop- ped peel, cleaned fruit, and sugar. bow! is ready, that is, when the sur- ace is covered with bubbles, begin beating some of the ingredients from the second. bowl.into it. Use the hand for this. Continue this THE: SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDY INTERNATIONAL LESSON, APRIL 16. Lesson lil. -- The Resurrection Morn, John 20. 1-18. Golden Text, Luke 24. 34, + Verse 1. The first day of the week . early--The women had rever- ently 'watched the burial late on Friday. The near approach of the] Sabbath had made possible only a temporary embalming, and they had had time on*'the Sabbath to pre- pare spices and ointments, and with these they returned at the break of dawn on Sunday. Besides Mary Magdalene, from whom, as Mark reminds us, Jesus had cast! seven devils, there were the two women mentioned by Mark, whose presence is indicated by John in the next verse (we). It is character- istic of John to pass over what has already received ample attention from the other evangelists, and to | bring out in strong light what they have omitted or somewhat slighted. His purpose here seems to be to thrust the Magdalene into' promin- ence. . . 2 Simon Peter--The tomb was in a-garden, near the cross, and there- fore outside the city gates. It is to be presumed that Peter and the other disciple (John) were in the city. They have taken away the Lord-- Either she had not seen (which is more likely) what convinced John so quickly, or else she was too be- wildered to make any interpreta- tion for herself. Apparently, the mies of Jesus had borne his bedy to some other place. 4. They ran--The excitement of these followers of Jesus is written mixing and beating until all the dry} ingredients are mixed with the; ally as the mixture seems getting} dry. Beat vigorously until the! dough can be pulled right out of! the 'bowl in a thick, ropy mass. it crumbles, add a little tepid milk. Now cover the bowl; put it in a! warm place until the surface is cov- | ered with little cracks; it will pro- Have ready some" greased baking! pieces of the dough and-form into | sma] balls. Put these, well apart, | on .the tins. With, i mark the shne of a cross on the | top of each. wenty minutes. Then bake them, in a quick oven for about half an two dozen medinm sized buns. ~LAUNDRY. HELPS. H Starch Making.--One-half cup! stir constantly while mixing and while. cooking. Boil slowly twenty minutes. - Teaspoonful shaved paraflin should be added while boiling. While -the starch is cooking prepare 'a. blueing water to! add when the starch comes from the stove. Make one. starch thinner, than the other for aréicles needing | but-a little stiffness. Cover both vessels with cloths to keep out the cold air, as this prevents caking| on the top which -will be sure to spoil your starch. For linen articles, table linen, | dresser scarfs, or sheer linen waists | add ,a- tablespoonful of- starch to | two gallons water, and they will iron with a stiffness like new; re- member always to iron linen on wrong side first. Wash starch ves- sel in hot-suds, never cold water; use pieces old underwear with>a few buttons on-to*save finger nails from bruises. __ F For scorched articles use pergx-. ide. Wet two cloths; place one be- néath and one on top and wateh the space become clear in fifteen! or-twenty minutes. Let stand this! long without disturbing. %. wetting rub-the stain with molasses, rand wash inzthe usual way. Use on either white or colored material. --Place tablespoonful of sulphur on plate, moisten with pure alcohol, and ignite; cover with tin funnel, wet the stain, and hold over smal] hole in funnel; rinse in clear water with a little ammonia added. Cream of Tartar for Rust--Boil the article with the rust stain for about an hour in three gallons of vater. To each gallon add one tabléspoonful of Gream tartar. The stain will disappear, no matter how old. Cornstarch for Iodine Stains -- Cover the stain with the cornstarch, wet in cold water or milk. Let stand until stain disappears. Change cornstarch if necéssary. ----_--____.. "Men worry-more than women." wiigers, working until it-is ed "the Pour. n ed ast dough with the milk "'Yeq; they not. only have eygry- Ps WOLEY BHOUE MEAG Sten, have, but they also have the wo- men to worry about, too," ';Removing .Any~ Obstinate Stams| al ei upon the face of the story (com- pare Mary's running in verse 2). naturally outstrip Peter. Bu his excitement does not invalidate his testimony. His stooping and look- Tf, ing in is in the temper of a thought- | ful man who misses none of the de- tails. The impetuosity of Petey, entering at once into the tomb, is in marked contrast, but exactly like bably take one anda half hours. {the irrepressible disciple who drew | his sword in the yarden, and was of loyalty to his-muaster. 6: The linen elothes lying -- The impressive. indicates deliberation. The. nap- kin (7). which had been bound -| carefully folded and laid in a place} Henry VIII. I _|by itself, "'suggesung the leisurely | later period mention may be made manner clothes. 8. He saw, and' believed--What of 'a pérson changing" his ? good brand box starch (never use. did he believe? The report of Mary ?| Presented to Queen bulk or flour), three-quarters cup Then why this care in describing the | 1765. cold water, mix with starch; three- | exact position of the graveclothes?| Many volumes containing autograph quarters 'teakettle: boiling water,| Plainly, no human hands -had. re- | inscriptions. moved the body of the Lord. There rectién. Up to this time the words of Jesus about his rising had had nq meaning for them, and the serip- ture, which he had quoted concern- ing the necessity of his rising from the dead' (9), had been received into dull, irresponsive hearts. But now all was clear. yet he has made no revelation of himself to them, they are convinc- ed, and, without seeking further, they depart quietly to their own home (10) in the city. "If they had seen nothing more in the succeeding days, their confidence would doubt- less have been shaken, and 'John proceeds to describe how their faith in the resurrection was- made im- pregnable. . 11. Mary was standing without at the temb--The two disciples: had come and-gone, and she had probab- jy missed them in the streets of the city. 12. Two angels--John is particu- lar to describe. their exact posture and position. To ascribe. this: ap- pearance of the angels and the ap- 4 ' : es wf Removing Grass Stains--Before 'pearance of Jesus 'to 'some mental Visioh isto overlook' the fact that Mary was in 'no state of expectancy such as would make a vision natur- She was weeping. She believ- ed her Lord's body had been taken away, and she .was overwhelmed with grief (13). Mer loving inten- tion to perform those last kindly offices upon the dead body had been thwarted. In the self-absorption of her grief she fails to show any as- tonishment at the presence of these angelic messengers, and even 'takes it for granted that they and the "gardener" know instinctively to whom she refers in her sorrow. 15. Supposing him to be the gar- denér--There was something about our Lord's resurrection body that made it both possible and impos- sible for his most intimate friends to identify him. It was the same body, but there was about it a mys- tic .wonder, and it was given a Strangeness of. pawers, that made it altogether different (Matt. 28: 17; Mark 16. 12; Luke 24. 16 and 37; John 21. 4). ieee Y She had not waited f 16. John seems.,to be in-|_ Place.the tins in ajsisting that there are no signs of; in the library, namely one by John warm place for the buns.to rise for haste and stealth, but everything! Baldwine, "a singing maft at Wind- Even though as], a reply to her anxious question, but had turned again tuward the empty tomb. One word was sufficient to cause her to tura herself about, for that was not the voice of a mere acquaintance. Only one voice could pronounce it with that never-to-be- forgotten tenderness. Her answer, Rabboni, conveys more of reverence and affection than is found in the word Teacher. No doubt we should interpret it literally, "My Master." MI anima KING GEORGE'S MUSIC, Handel Manuscripts in the Library Lent to British Museum. King George has consented to 'lend to the British Museum the | Whole of his private musical library, jwhich contains, roughly speaking, }about 1,000 manuscripts and about |3,000 printed books and music, |Says the Queen. As regards num- therefore, it is a comparative- all library, yet in it are to be jfound not a few priceless treas- j ures, and of these the Handel auto- 'graphs claim first mention. | They consist of thirty-two yol- |umes of operas, twenty-one of ora- | torios, seven of odes and serenatas, itwelve of miscellaneous sacred |music and eleven of cantatas and |sketches. -Handel' promised to be- |queath all his manuscripts to John 'Christopher Smith; -his faithful | amanuensis, but afterward propos- |ed a sum of money in lieu of the | autographs. | Smith, however, earnestly begged jfor.the fulfilment of the promise, and Handel kept his word. Had Smith accepted the composer's pro- | pc ition all the manuscripts at the 'death of the latter would have gone |to the University of Oxford. Smith, | who, by the way, refused an offer ; of £2,000 made by Frederick the | bers, |Jy sm When the "'sponge" in the first. | Sight of the stone rolled away was! Great for them, bequeathed them limmediate evidence that the ene- | to George III, to snow his gratitude to the King for continuing the pen- | sion which had been granted to him | by the Princess Dowager of Wales. | These volumes were used by special | permission of Queen Victoria by Dr. try o,e Seas Chrysander for the critical edition sponge ; add the beaten eggs gradu- | John, being a younger man, would | of Handel's works published by the | German Hande! Society. | There are also two splendid yol- jumes of virginal music which be- longed to Benjamin Cosyn and Wil- liam Forster, both written during .the first. quarter of the seventeenth 'century, Then there is a most in- _teresting volume of "Aires and Phantasies" for the organ, compos- ed for Charles I. by John Cooper, | tins, Flour the hands, take smal]Tever eager to:make bold confession | who having Italianized his name was knewn as Coperario. He was |the master of Henry and William a knife out or) minuteness of ttestignation hers is} Lawes. . But a still older book of music is This not only contains eom- music of the psor."' 1 | positions of English hour. This quantity makes about; around the head of Jesus, had been! sixteenth century- but music .-by Coming down to a of the' very conv of Mozart's early sonatas for*violin and pianoforte 'which the none-year-old composer | Charlotte' in Of Mendelssohn theré are The trustees of 'the 'museum. will place the collection for was-only.one conelusion, that. here | for. the. present in a separate room. of -had occurréd a miracle, "a, resur- | On the completion of the new gal- leries in Montague place it will be put 'into .a specially constructed room, where if will be available to students.under the conditions which now apply to valuable works in the departments of printed books and | manuscripts. ~ seinen Slee : INVENTIONS AND WAR. It has been said that there is no invention-- which: has'-ever been made, which would. not. have some | bearing on the art of war. A few j-recent examples are balloons, air- jships, aeroplanes, automobiles, | motor-bicycles, condensed _ foods, and -wireless telegraphy. And the wireless telegraphy and_ telephony bid fair to be the most important modification of the nerves of the fighting. brain ever made. AEROPLANE CHICKENS. - "When T order poultry from-you again," said the man who quarrels with his grocer, "T-don't want you 'to send -mé any of those aeroplane chickens.'*- ."What kind do~-you -mean t" "Fhe sort. that are all wings' and machinery and -no meat."' 7. ------_,__--- MENDING A MISTAKE. __ '""Ma, in ancient times, 'did the men do the mending?' "Why do you ask that, child?' "Well, my. Bible teacher was reading about husbandmen sewing tares." ------ ik --__-- Many a man grasps on opportu- nity to make a fool of himself. Consider the silent man and the reputation he has for being wise. Vocal teachers are always how!l- ing about their work. ' resorts. Orange Juice.--Orange juice -can be made to serve as a most delici- ous drink for luncheons if only a little thought and time be spent upon it. Serve chilled in tall glass- es with some «iced banana, a grape cut and seeded, a bit of pineapple pr any seasonable fruit is an agreeable ink to sip throughout a luncheon \ oe drink Les lieu of te | '| with their automobiles. POPULATION OF 'COUNTRIES VITAL STATISTICS FOR TEN YEARS ENDING 1909. European Countries Show an In= crease--Figures of Large Cities. A British blue book has been is- sued giving vital statistics for the principal foreign vountries for the ten years ending 1909. The figures relating to population are particu- larly interesting. They show. the following total populations of the countries named, in 1909 :-- a PEINBNY snes cose: asses 63,879,000 BEADOD 6400 asks, vateneses 39,276,000 1 cece stew a6 eave vsts 34,270,000 Spain eee 19,945,000 Belgium wis 7,452,000 Netherlands .... . - 5,911,000°) Portugal ...... ..... ... 5,340,000 Switzerland .... ....0..2. 3,584,000 , Sweden .... ... 5,476,000 | Denmark .... .... ...... 2,692,000 | Norway .... .... eee see 2,370,000; Austria-Hungary (1908) .49,163,000 | Russia (1908) .... 6... ... 157,079,000 | United Kingdom (June 30, | 1909) . 45,006,000 | For some of te countries outside Europe the fus:wwing figures are given :--- United States ,. ....88,566,000 Japan .... .... cea eee 49,905,000 Argentina .... .. 2.0. 5,884,000 WORLD'S GREAT CITIES. 'The population of the world's great cities show some interesting comparisons with London, the -fig- ure for which, at the last census 1901) was over 6,500,000: New York (1900) ...... 3,437,000 Paris (1906) .... .. ... 2,763,000 Tokio (1908) .... ...... 2,186,000 Berlin (1905) ' 2,040,000 Chicago (1900) .-. 1,699,000 Vienna (1900) .... ....1,675,000 Philadelphia (1900) ....1,294,000 St. Petersburg (1897) ..1,265,000 Osaka (1908) .... .....1,28 Moscow (1897) .... ...1,039,000 Buenos Ayres (1905) ..1,026,000 Perhaps one of the most interest- ing features is a comparison of the respective growth of populations. in the ten years, 1898 to 1908, which works out as follows :-- Increase in 10 years. United Kingdom .. .. 4,166,000 Germany .... .... ses 8,574,000 Fran0e=.6 ssceve evpes 522,000 ol ere 28,614,000 United States . .14,222,000 BOON eke dees Koes oo 5,048,000 Austria-Hungary . 4,054,000 $4, TO PROLONG LIFE. Happy Marriage, Daily Bath, Cer- tain Foods, Rest, Fresh Air. To preyent old age coming on too soon, the first condition neces- sary is the possession of healthy glands (chief among them being the thyroid, the adrenals, the pancreas, and the liver), and this depends up- on heredity. Marriage is an invaluable aid in the struggle against old age. married life is one of the best means of resisting the approach of old age, on the other hand, it is positively certain that unhappy | marriages are the surest means of! hastening its oncoming. To avoid premature old age and! early death we have to follow these) rules: Wear: loose collars, because a tight collar prevents obstacles to! the free'circulation of the blood | through the thyroid. | Do not take too much meat, be-| cause abundance of meat alters the} ductless glands. ~__ Take :large quantities of milk, | this being the extract of various: glands, and especially that of the! thyroid. . Be as much as possible in the-op- | en air, and especially in the sun- shine; and take plenty of exercise, taking care to breathe deeply and regularly. c Take a bath daily, and, in ad- dition, once a- week or every two weeks take a Turkish or vapor bath. ~-Wear--porous -clothing, light hat, and low shoes. Go early to bed and rise early. Sleep in a very dark, very quiet room, and with a window open; and do not sleep less than six or more than 7 1-2 hours. © Have one complete day's rest in each weeky witheut even. reading or writing. Avoid mental sworries. Be temperate in the use of alco- hol and also in the use of coffee and tea. Avoid places that are overheated, especially by steam, and badly ven- tilated. Replace or retnforce the func- tions of the organs which may have become changed by age or disease, by means of the extracts from the corresponding organs of healthy animals. But, of course, the ap- plication of this precept must al- ways be adapted to the individual case.--British Medical Journal. -------- _ TAKING CHANCES. Some men are just as reckless with their money as other folks are fe ; disturvances or USES OF CARRIER PIGEONS HAVE BEEN USED IN WAR AND. IN PEACE. Htaly First Developed the Birds as Messengers for Military Purposes, For centuries good and bad news, prayers for help, secrets of state, tidings of war's victories and de- feats have been sefit under a pigeon's wings. Egyptian records show that they were used in the |land of the Pharaohs thirteen cen- turies before Christ 7 Ovid tells us that they carried the news of the Olympian games to the distant friends and relatives of the victors. 'irst-class carrier pigeons are very expensive, some "stud" birds costing as much as $300, and they can attain the remarkable specd .of nearly 1,500 yards a minute. The birds were trained all along the coast, and intercommunication be- tween dockyards was maintained by this means. A few years ago the Japanese Government obtained al] possible information on the subject .o pigeon breeding and purchased a large number of birds from Eng- lish fanciers. Although to Italy belongs the credit of having first recognized the utility of training pigeons as messengers of war, France, Germany, Russia and Den- mark were not slow to take advant- age of this mode of sending news in time of strife. USED IN WAR TIME. ; It was during the Franco-Ger- man war that pigeons praved their utility as Government letter car- riers. When Paris was invested by the enemy and all the ordinary channels of communication with the outside world were cut off the at- tention of the authorities was. di- rected to the fact that the carrier pigeons in the city could be brought into service. At first the suggestion was ridiculed, but the -practicabil- ity of the plan was soon demonstrat- ed and in a very short time birds were conveying news into and. out of the besieged city almost. haufly. During the uth African war, when Sir George White was be- leagured at Ladysmith, a few pige- ons belonging' to English fanciers, which had been.taken into the town before the siege, provéd. of, inégti- mable value to the gallant comman- der in conveying messages to the base at Durban. : The organizatiom of pigeon posts for military purposes in Germany is-of.an extremely practical char- acter.. In addition to the various Government lofts in thé fortresses and at important "strizetic points most of -the hommg clubs place their birds in case of need at-the disposition of the State,-and in re- turn. for this. the -same protection is afforded their pigeons.as to those which are the property of the Gov- ernment. They --bear -an official mark- and it is*a criminal offence to trap or shoot them. or to detain them should they stray into a pri- vate loft. - A MILL MESSENGER. A Manchester firm of mil] owners is reported to be possessed of a pigeon which has been employed as a-messenger from one mill to an- other for over ten years. During that period it has made over 2,000 {journeys and travelled over 29,000 miles, It is caloulated that to have sent 'the messages by wire wou have cost $1,500. Homing pigeons are not only en- dowed with marvelleus speed, but with great. endurance. A few years ago a bird belonging to the late King Edward, who was a great pig- eon énthusiast, as is King George, won the national race from Lerwick, covering 510 miles at a- velocity of 1,307 yards a minute. This stands in the records of the English Flying Club as one of the best performances ever accomplish- ed in connection with its races. The ° speed naturally depends |prgely on atmospheric conditions. "With a strong wind- behind a-~speed of 1,- 500 yards a minute is fairly com- mon. Whether pigeons return te their homes. by means. of sight or instinet is a disputed point, but as long as life lasts the bird will seek to reach home. es ARTIFICIAL" DAYLIGHT, In an address -before the Soeiety of Illuminating Engineers in Lo don, Mr. A. P. Trotter said that the only practical production of "artificial daylight" with which he is acquainted has been achieved by Mr. Cooper in the experiment room of the Brighton Railway. It is done by passing the rays from an acety- lene-lamp through a bright-blue screen. The resulting light gives a spectrum that cannot be distin- gufthed from that of daylight. It is not economical, because the screen absorbs half the light of the lamp, but it solves the problem so far as effect on the eyes is concern- Where economy is no object, says Mr. Trotter, a similar- result may be obtained without regard to the source of light, provided, that a suitable screen is ured ¢