[HOME ial Tested Recipes. Cooking Lima Beans.--It the lima beans are the least bit fs when they are likely to be hztze first cogk them for five minutes i lboiling salted water, then. drain 'and put into freshly boiling water, 'and add a small piece of . butter 'when they are half done. Some people consider their flavor im- Proved by cooking them with a 'sprig of mint, which should be Na 'moved when they are served. They should not be boiled violently, but ae simmered and may be beauti- ully cooked in a chafing dish. In order to be savory they should have 'about a cup of liquid to a box of beans around them when they are done. Pour this onto a_ table- 'spoon each of butter and flour cook- ed together, then cook the beansin 'this gravy for a few minutes, add- ing some fresh butter at the last punt. There is no vegetable that 8 more improved by a generous use 'of butter than 'the lima bean. Left Over Lima Beans. -- Mash the beans, put them through a 'Meve, and use them for thickening any cream soup. This bean puree with water in which celery is cook- 'ed, with some butter and milk, 'makes an excellent soup if put to- gether with discretion Cucumbers in Butter. _Prel and 'cut cucumbers into pieces an inch 'and a half or two inches long, take out the seeds and the thready part, 'cook for about fifteen minutes in \boiling salted water, drain, then pe into a saucepan with a piece of utter and simmer for some min- tes. Serve with chopped parsley. Green or Red Fried Tomatocs.-- Tf the red ones are used take off the skin, cut in one-third inch slices, Wip in beaten egg seasoned with Salt and pepper, and then in white corn meal. Fry in bacon fat or but- ter. With the meal the bacon fat 4s preferable. Beet Relish. -- Two quarts of ets, measured after they have een boiled and chopped; one large ead of cabbage, chopped before cooking so that it will cook more quickly; three green peppers chop- ped; four cups of sugar, one table- Bpoon black k pepper, salt to taste, wr indian Rel Relishes. -- Twelve sour pose, six green tomatoes, two onions, one cup raisins, two green ' ppers. tomatoes and drain; then chop the other i ee idients, and add two cups of sugar, two tablespoons of salt, one quare 'of vinegar, and cook all together until all ingredients are tender. Roquefort Dressing. -- Make a thick French dressing by putting: feasonings of salt, pepper, or pap- inika in a bowl, adding a little vine- fr then beating olive oil into until thick. Finally rub into this 'Roquefort cheese enough to form a thick paste and thin just before perving with thick cream. ooked Lettuce. -- The French have nearly a hundred varieties of cooked lettuce. It is a pretty sort ef cooking, and cooked lettuce ishes can be made ornamental. . thorenghily after taking off nll the coarsest leaves or those which are in any way defective. Blanch in boiling salted water, boiling from five to seven minutes, then drain. Lay each head or 'bunch on a board and split it. If 'the heads are large they may be cut in four parts, lengthwise of the leaves. Fill each of these parts with a tablespoon or so of som Aainty and wel] seasoned chopped goeat or a vegetable mince. Roll up 'and tie. Put rolls close together in & saucepan, add whatever vege- jtables you choose for seasoning 'an onion and carrot at any rate, nd perhaps some tomato, herbs, fetce.--and then add a little butter 'and water to cover, or, better, some meat stock. Cook over a gen- tle fire. Scraps of meat may be add- ed to this stew. The lettuce with- ,out any stuffing, but rolled into balls, may be cooked after blanch- ing with some agreeable flavoring of weeny and'perbaps an herb bougu Beets. for Garnishing. -- After thoroughly washing a quart of young beets put them on to cook in 'a covered kettle with cold water to dover. Add to this a teaspoonful 'ot salt and two tablespoons of vine- gar. Cook for one hour or perhaps ten minutes longer, ul it seems ne- essary. gently and properly cooked it will not be necessary to d water. When the beets jand rub off the skins. Then put} 'them into a stone jar-~giass we Ido--a and strain over them the liquid 'fn which they boiled. The vinegar | eeps this from turni ing dark. | Spread two table spoons of powder- | ed sugar on the beets, cover, and} 'put away in a cold placa. These are much better for- salads and garviching than are gnd more wholesome. pickled beets Household Hiats, Boiled puddings should never be Jarned out the moment they are lone. They are very likely to reak if this is done. To take out a scorch from a shirt- Iront or 'any article lay it where tho are | done skim them « ut into cold water | sunshine will fall on it. It will leave it clean and white. is just the time of the year to cultivate a taste for' porridge. Try it for breakfast twice a week. It is more economical and more strengthening than bacon. An ounce of soda, two ounces of soft soap, a pennyworth of filler's earth, dissolved in a pint and a half of water, makes an excellent mixture to clean leaden sinks. A little laid on a flannel will be enough each time. Don't forget to bathe the neck and arms in a little milk the night before going to a dance. This is grandmother's remedy, which never fails to make the skin look smooth and white. A smoky lamp is often the result of a clogged and dirty wick. Take the burner out of the lamp and soak it in a little ae washing cote and hot water, then dry thor- oughly. and the lamp will burn much better. To prevent new shoes from pinch-|° ing lay a cloth moistened in hot water across the place where th: pressure is most felt, changing the cloth_as soon as it becomes cool. This will make the leather shape it self to the foot. To keep water cool and fresh fill a jug early in the day, place a wet linen cloth*®round it, and stand it in a cool, shallow place i in the pantry. This will \be much cooler thao drawing from a tap and using at once. . An. easy method of weighing treacle is to scatter a little flour on the scale, and_ the treacle rolls off without stickin When you were cutting new. bread for the table did you ever try put- ting the knife in hot water? Try it sometimes and see if you don't find it cuts much easier. Don't forget to give your hair at least a hundred strokes with a rush morning and evening, Pro- per brushing does away with the necessity for too frequent washing. An effectual way to remove all taste from dripping when using it for cake is to squeeze the juice of a lemon over it and beat:it to cream; it also makes the cake lighter. Peel some old potatoes, boil them with a piece of mint and some salt; when done beat them with a fork, add a little penper, a piece of but- ter and a few drops of lemon-juice ; mix aga par fe = greatly im- proves old pota In reheating mak do not allow it to recook. Merely "let it get steaming hot. Otherwise fibres will be toughened and une in- digestible, and n los Sauces and gravies should be mnaeiy | BE first, and meat added. To improve the flavor of cur- rants and sultanas which are to be used for cakes, place them in a bowl, pour boiling water over them and leave to soak all night. The fruit swells to twice its former size, but should be drained from the wa- ter and dried in the oven before be- ing added to the other ingredients. For ham pie use equal parts of chopped ham and chopped liver, iled. Use the fat as well as the lean part of the ham. Season with salt and pepper and a little finely chopped parsley. Moisten with stock, or with water in which the liver was boiled. Put in a baking dish, and cover with a layer of mashed potatoes. Brown and serve hot. oh Seldom Leaves Much. It's funny how much of the furni- ture the daughter of the house thinks belongs to her when she gets married. Fish is no good as brain food ua less it has something to assimilate with THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSOW INTERNATIONAL BESSON: . NOVEMBER 8. Lesson YI. Sowing and Reaping (Temperance Sunday) Gal. 6. 1-10. - Golden Text, Gal. 6.7. Verse 1. with the personal touch. -He re- cognizes his own weakness, bis own r. Hence he does not arro- gate to himself any - particular strength or mightiness in his words of warning. "We are all breth- ren,'"' he intimates, 'not only in our profession, but in our problems and. difficulties." Hence temper- ateness in judgment, which is the outgo of love, is a necessary virtue pe all dealings of one man with an- er. If a man be overtaken in any trespass--The never far away Ye who are spiritnad--Grly the spiritual minded can appreciate the meaning of sinfulness ae Mp as suffer wi the sinner. In spirit of gentleness--Not chowitz harshness. Looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted--Paul sug- gests a vivid picture here of the de- plorable predicament of one who, with eelf-assurance and a sense of _ own invulnerability to tempta- tion, admonished and judged one who had fallen, and whe ., himself in turn became a prey to the wiles a evil. . Bear ye one another's burdens, Pe sO fulfill the law of Christ -- This is the very heart of the gospel. To bear with one another's faults and failings requires a kind and de- gree of temperance which dan be drawn. only from a close aNiance with the Christ-Spirit. 3. He deceiveth 'himself -- Self- deception is the easiest and most hurtful of all various forms of, de- ception. Self-esteem to a certain extent is necessary. A man who hates or debases himself will ex- hibit a scornful and depreciating attitude toward all of mankind. To estimate rightly the value of human lifé in general a man must be able to place the proper worth upon his own life in particular. The danger} f in this self-evaluation, however, is the intemperate inflating of one's own possessions and powers. A man is very apt to think himself ore something when he is nothing. 4, Prove his own work--This is a most difficult task for any man. If a man's work is good and appeal- ing, he is apt today. weight on the sions of others. public speaker isthe praise of his auditors, a praise often which is neither intelligent nor sincere. Every man ought to satisfy his own conscience and be his true self, do- ing his work as he in honesty and with a sincere and meek spirit feels | tt it ought to be done, unmin either of the praise or the disap- proval of others, If thus to himself he is true, then shall he have his glorying in his work and the satis- faction that comes from honest ef- fort, irrespective of what the appa- rent results may be 5. For each man shall bear his own burden--That is. every, maa must do his own work, and in the last estate he must do it in his own way.' He, of course, must develop and train himself. making use of all his talents and opportunities. But when he has done, all, it will be he, and not another, been the doer. "For shall bear his own burden" is chord which carries with it the theme of the great prophet of old e trod the winepress alone."' 6. Let him that is taught . communicate unto him that teach- eth--Let the pupil be true to the' Brethren--Paul comes| © he vie vital uf the | the du taught priest of ple of eternitiss. The pupil us recognize tifis divine' prere- quisite and in turn himself become An expor of the ultimate veri- ties, + Fepcting forthe validity of i! wo rds can make them any clearer or more roreible, To each individ- ual ig given the power to test the truth of Paul's statement, for 7" one of us experienced in greater or less degree bas 'reaping R feeh and of the sp let us th be pe in well ing--The tendency is to be- come faint-hearted and indifferent because no good results of well- doing are apparent or because they are so long in apvearing. But there is a dus season for those who faint nok Perseverance and fidelity in welbdging bring joy and peace and good-will to the inner man. The outer: lis can well be left to a hight 'and more knowing will. we have opportunity--This Bt 'does not imply a doubt as to whether or not we have oppor- tunity for doing good. It is positive and emphatic and means that the privilege of doing good unto all men is everywhere and always and. Papecially toward them th are of the household of the faith-- This not mean that church members ough + to discriminate en- tirely in favor of their fellow mem- bers and make a business relation out of a religious union. In the days of the early Christians there was much persecution of those who were of the household faith. Hence there was an especial reason for those of the faith who were stronger and better possessed than their fellows in 'Christ to show the lather an especial consideration. BRITISH DECORATIONS. Emperor William and German Princes Renounce Them. It is rather amusing to note the saci with which German prince- follawed th German professors have the Kaiser's example in renouncing the honors which the ple of Great Britain in their nature and fit of a zoe peel 7 i a Dh oe Bar Eh "Aner Low a ae ry Belgium we al 4a wey cinta as Katee div cated bisnaelt of these honors, for otherwise we sright mary been coder the painful necessit, Ms uesting him not to disgrace ba decorations by sctebston ibe, Now the Duke of Saxe Coburg and Spe has intimated his resig- nation of the Coloneley in Chief of the 'Bealorth Highlanders on the nd that "it ape ge for a Sean Duke to be chief of a regi- ment that, has itasulendy fallen on my. Doubtless the Sea- forths will bear with the loss of the Duke's patronage as best they can and continue to fall shamelessly on the Germans. But it may be re- membered that only some four years ago the Duke visited the Seaforths at /Fort rge, where he inspected thé regiment and conferred a num- r of German decorations and or- Ks on the officers and men. The efipients are no doubt too busy mmering their foes to bother out these trinkets, but if there e any lying about it might be well send them on. to Berlin also for benefit of their relief fund. We Want no orders from Germany e present. --Scotch Feper for | "That 'they all may be one."-- John xyii., 21. How pathetic, and. almost petites seems this last prayer of the zarene for all "them that Believe on me'? at this terrible hour of fierce ee of fire and sword. From end to end the continent of Europe is one. vast conflagration of lust and hate; a thousand far flung fires blaze in "Asia, Africa and the islands of the seas; over the Ameri- cas hang the smoky clouds of econo- mic disorder, social distraction and spiritual despair. Everywhere is nation lifting up sword against na- tion. Robbing, ravishing, burning, famine, pestilence, slaughter -- these are the monstrous horrors of "these enlightened days'?! And those engaged in this dread busi- ness of warfare are all praying to the same Gad and hailing the same Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ! Tragic Indeed is the Spectacle. And more tragic still is the awful fact that this stupendous conflict in 'dg its essential nature is nothing pe- culiar, but, on the contrary, only + grievously aggravated expression of the envy, deceit and hatred which have ever beset with discord and destruction the social relations of men. It needs no war of either small or great proportions to re- veal "man's inhumanity to man." If peace hath its victories no less renowned, it also hath its hostili- ties no less terrible, than war! The insane rivalries of commercial en- terprise, the lust for profits at any expense of happiness and life on the part of the toiling masses, the suspicions that divide and arm the nations, the sectarian bigotry that shames religion, the monstrous rav- ages of family pride, race prejudice and class distinction, the petty quarrels that split households, dis- turb neighborhoods and break friendships--these are the common- places of life. And they are all of the same texture with the black Ploughshares Being Beaten Into Sword: and Prune ing Hooks Into Spears looms of Europe. Man against man, family against famnilss busi- ness against business, class against class, nation against nation, .race ainst-race, religion against re- ligion! When do we not have war? When is Cain not at his work of killing? _ When and where is peace established upon earth? Futile indeed seems Jesus' prayer "that (we) all may be one"! nd yet He made it, and worked for ite fulfilment, in an age more rent with strife than this in which we live! And similarly must we work and pray if wé would be truly His disciples. Little Can Any One of Us Do, perhaps, to soften the ill will that severs group from group in this great human family of ours--still less to still the awful tumult now raging on the plains of Europe. But this at least we can do--we can search the deep places of our own hearts and purge them of the last traces of that distrust and hatred of which we now see the perfect fruitage in this stupendous cata- clysm of armed strife. Is there a friend with whom we have quarre} led, a kinsman with whom we haves nothing to do, an enemy whom we hate, a rival whom we seek to crush, & social class that we des- pise, a nation or race or religion against which we feel a prejudice? Is there an angry word upon our lips, a bitter thought within 'our hearts, a prayer within our souls for the diminished prosperity or happiness of any single person or group of persons upon earth If so, here is werk for us to do, that we "all may be one"! Not only "Thou shalt not kill," which few of us ever do, but also "Thou shalt not be angry, " which most of us always are in some direction, is the law laid down by Christ.--Rev. John Haynes Holmes. fabric of blood and iron which is now being woven on the battle e 3 ; Neuralgia. - Neuralgia is essentially the cry of the nerves for something that is deficient in the blood. For this reason what will cure one pefson of neuralgia will prove of no use for another sufferer. The body'is @ whole network of nerves, which cover the whole surface, and neu- ralgia is really a '"'piercing pain" in one or more of these. It may effect several of these, or follow a well-defined course along a main nerve. Neuralgia may be caused by bad teeth, and. though these are often accused as being the primary cause of the attack, it is really that the decayed teeth have exposed a nerve, and the neuralgia at once flies to the weakest spot. Chill, especially in a gouty subject, will produce intense neuralgia, while an inflamed nerve may also give dreadful pain. While endeavoring to check the neuralgia everything should be done to give the neces- sary: strength and tene to both blood and nerves. As a rule neural- gia is very persistent, recurring | generally at the same time and last- x A Hospita! in 2 Cemctery--A Gruesome Resting-Place for Wounded. The Ce ent ahi at the Village of Crion, in France, which was destroyed by the Germans. Note the ambulance and mattresses, . ~ lt was used as a@ resting place for the wounded. 4 | off; at the same mild ing exactly for the same time dur ing each succeeding night or day. This recurrence may be checked if the neuralgia is due to a chill by tablet of aspirin every ient will Soup hen ee neural; is caused by anaemia a mixture of quinine ata ae is perhaps the best remedy, at I have known quinine wine eel codliver oil work wonders with young people who were subject to neuralgia. The codliver oil was taken in the usual manner, a tea- spoonful with a little strong, un- sweetened coffee. The quinine wine is easily made. Take a quart bot- tle of port wine and place in it as much quinine as will stand on a shilling. This must be taken in two tablespoonful doses three times a day after meals.--A Physician. Colic. The word colic is often used, to describe any severe pain in the ab- domen, but it is of course true that pain in that region has many causes it may come from a green apple unwisely eaten, and it may indicate a serious peritonitis. Simple colic is the proper name for the cramp-like contractions that are brought about by local :r- ritation or by poisoning. The irri- tation may be caused by some sub- stance that will not yield to the digestive processes, and that re- mains in the digestive tract uatil the system rebels and ejects it by force. The same symptoms occur when something actually poisonous is eaten. That is why the greatest eare should be taken that all food should = be perfectly ae and fish, and shellfish most of all; for the ptomaines of shellfish are © taged- ingly virulent. The pain that simple colic causes may be very severe, and it may be attended by vomiting, profuse sweating, and the partial. collapse of the sufferer. If the pain does not auickly abate, call a doctor; for the condition may in that case be serious Ceclic of this sort will usually yield to home treatment, and is quickly relieved by the remova! of the cause of offense. There are one or two signs that will help*the family to determine whether or not they ought.to call a physician. In simple colic, the patient usually moves about restless] and tries first one position and then another in order to gain relief. If, on the other hand, the pain is caused by some grave organic trouble, or if there js real intestinab obstruction or p&itonitis, the patient hardly keep still enough. The ex- pression of the face is also,a guide to diagnosis. The expression in simple colic may be_agonized, but it is a very different thing from the pinched and anxious pallor that ac- companies serious abdominal trouble.--Youth's Companion. Women act as coal South America. heavers iin