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Roast Forequarters of Lamb.â€" Wipe the meat, with aclean, damp towel, place in a baking-pan and dust with pepper. Put acup of water in which you have dissolved a teaspoonful of Handy for Darning.â€"To assist in holding wearing apparel while darn- lng holes therein, the material is qtretched over a flexible metal ring, the ends of which lap each other and engage one of aseries of catches to expand the ring to the proper size. Knife for Freezing Meatâ€"Two New Zealanders have patented aknife for freezing meat, the blade being of tu- bular shape, with npassage for the brine or other cooling medium, which enters through the handle to act on the meat when the knife is inserted. DOMESTIC RECIPES. Creamed Oystersâ€"Put fifty oysters in a. colander and wash by turning cold water over them. Transfer them to a saucepan and stir them gently till they reach the boiling point; then drain again, saving the liquor. Meas- ure and add to the liquid thus obtained enough milk to make apint. Put two tablespoonfuls of butter and flour each, into a saucepan and blend together: add the oyster liquid and milk and stir constantly till it boils, then put in a teasponnful of salt. one-fourth as much pepper, and the oysters. Heat graduâ€" ally to the boiling point again and serve. ' Bread Sticksâ€"When you make’bread either white or whole wheat, takeâ€"at the time when you mold your bread and put into pansâ€"a tablespoonful of dough and roll it under your hand in a long sound roll the size of your litâ€" tle finger, and as long as your pan. Let rise. half an hour, brush over with water, and bake fifteen minutes in a quick oven. Place the rolls far en- ough apart in the pan so they will not touch when baked. The idea is to secure as much crust as possible. Those who are troubled with dyspepsia or in- digestion can eat bread sticks when other forms of bread would prove de- trimental. r keeping. the linen is wetted and asalve of brown soap is put above and be- neath. French chai‘k is powdered and put 011‘ the spot thickly and it is then exposed to the sun. A Preventive of Fire.â€" To prevent fires where fines and chimneys pass through inflammable partitions water jackets of tin or light metal are placâ€" ed around the openings, the solder of the pockets melting in the heat and discharging the fluid on the fire. Swiss Rollâ€"Beat the yolks of three eggs With a teucupful of pulverized sugar for. 10 minutes; when they are well mixed, sift in by degrees ateacupâ€" in] of flour; when this has been well worked in with the other ingredients add half ateaspoonful of baking pow- der. and lastly stir in very lightly the whites of the eggs, whisked to astiff froth, and bake at once in ashallow tin. which has been buttered and lin- ed with buttered paper. The sponge cake mixtur must be carefully watch- ed. as it wil' turn very easily and di- rectly it is done it should be turned from the paper on to a clean cloth (spread on a pastry board), which has been sprinkled with coarsely crushed sugar; then spread as quickly as pos- sible with warm jam, and rolled up while it- is still hot. Salmon Sandwichesâ€"Chop fine, a bit of salmon and a sliced cucumber pic- kle; pour over lt alitLle melted butter; dust with red pepper and salt and spread. Lemon Mince Pie.â€"Two cups sugar, 2 cups molasses. 2 cups boiled corn- starch (after it is boiled), 4 lemons (juice of all and rind of 2), 1 pound raisins, 1-4 pound citron, chopped. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. To Remove Mildew.â€"In case of mil- dew, a rare occurrence in good house- CHOICE RECIPES. Sweetbread Saladâ€"Wash thoroughly 8. pair of fresh sweetbreads, cover With boiling water and let them simmar for 20 minutes, then drain and cover with cold water. When cold ‘enough to handle remove all the skin and cut them into small pieces with a silver knife. For each pair of sweetbreads one cup of mayonnaise dressing will be required. Mix the dressing through the sweetbreads and serve on lettuce leaves. i For a. Nutting Party. -- Kentucky Sandwichesâ€" Chop slices of cold bacon and a bit of sweet onion. Add the juice of alemon. Spread on bread out rather thick and in small squares. School Girl Sandwichesâ€"The filling for these is made of chopped olives and grated cheese. ‘ Calf's Liver Braisedâ€"Wash and wipe a caLf’s liver. Lard one side of it. Cov- er the bottom of [he braising pan with slices of pork, using about one quar- ter ofi apound. Out an onion and half a carrot in small pieces and spread ov- er the pork. Lay the liver on this and dredge thickly with salt, pepper and flour. Cover the pan 11nd place where it will cook slowly for half an hour. Add a. bouquet of sweet herbs and three. pints of stock or water. Put the pan 1n amoderate oven and cook for two hours. Baste frequently with the gmvy in thepan and dust with salt, BPDer and (four. About 20 minutes fore the liver is done add one tea- gpgonfu] of vinegar and one of lemon Jules; strain the gravy over the liver when it is dished. Pickled Pig's Feet: â€" Cut off the horny part of the feet and wash,scrape and thoroughly clean the remainder. Place in a kettle of boiling water for a few minutes, then pour off the wa- ter and add fresh boiling water. Salt and pepper and skim well as they cook. When so tender that the bones drop out, remove the bones, place the meat in a deep dish and barely cover with sharp vinegar. In twenty-four hours they will be ready for use and will keep for several weeks on all through the cold weather; and are nice for either tea or lunch. Plain Pig's Feetâ€"Prepare and cook as above. NVhen very tender remove the 'bones, boil the liquor until it is reduced one-half or more. Place the meat loosely in a mould and pour over it enough liquor to barely show through, but not enough to cover it. When cold it should be of the consis- tency of good jelly, and may be sliced and eaten cold, or a sufficient quan- tity may be put in a stew-pan with a little hot water. When it boils, add a little flour smoothed in a cupful of Sweet milk; season. boil up well and serve hot for breakfast or tea. Spiced Pigs' Feetâ€"Prepare and cook as for pickled pigs' feet. ‘Remove from the pot as soon as the bones can be all extracted. Have enough good vinegar to cover the meat and to each pint of it add a cupful ofteugara tea,- spoonful of ground cinnamon, half a teaspoonful of ground cloves and a pinch of cayenne pepper. Boil vine- gar, sugar and spices together for five minutes; then pour boiling hot over the hot pigs' feet. Will be ready for use as soon as cold and is a pleasing relish for any tea or lunch. School children especially will appreciate it, or men who must work out all day, carrying their dinner with them will find a slice of this very acceptable. salt. in the pan and place in a very Quick oven. In a few minutes the wat- er Will have evaporated and the b.0tâ€" tom of the pan will be covered th_h dripping. Baste the meat with. thls every ten minutes, and bake fifteen minutes to the pound. Pigs” feet prepared in either of these ways will keep all winter and are a great convenience to the busy house: wife. Pickled Pig's Feet: horny part of the fe and thoroughly cle Place in a kettle of a. few minutes, then The time is past, said Mrs. Meekton, oratorically, when man can assume to lord it over his family like an Asiatic potpntqte. " SUGGESTIONS TO HOUSEKEEPERS Mrs. Highupâ€"What is the science of your treatment, Dr. Newschool?" Dr. Newschool (homoepathist)â€"It is very simple. \Ve take the poison which produces a disease, weaken it by suc- cessive reductions, and administer it in small doses. Like cures like, you know. ' Dr. Oldschoolâ€"It is very simple. We take the poison which produces adis- ease. weaken it by successive reduc- tions, and administer it in small doses 3 mild form of inoculation, you know. Mrs. Highup (an hour 1ater)â€"\Vhat is all that rumpus out in the street? Servantâ€"It's Dr. Oldschool and Dr. Newschool, fighting. Henrietta, said her husband, gent- ly, might I ask you whether when you allude to Asiatic potentate you have in mind the emperor of China? ers. ‘Rorer advises against fising butter for frying fish. Butter, she says, boils at a low temperature, conse- quently burns quickly. The butyric acid softens the fiber of the fish and causes it to become soft as soon as taken from the pan. She prefers oil â€"-01ive oilâ€"a perfectly pure and whole- some vegetable oil, Next to it is amix- ture of lard and drippings, which she says is better than lard alone. And Mrs. Borer knows. Mrs. Highup (some days later)â€"What is this new lymph treatment you are using, Dr. Oldschpol? Why does bread dough "fall" When allowed to stand too long? Because the yeast plant has consumed the nour- ishment. of the flour. It can no long- er grow, therefore decay sets in. This produces what we call the souring of the dough, a sure sequence of "fall- ing." Soda~ may be used to neutralize the acidity, but it will not restore the _sweetness of the flour and the bread IS neither as palatable or as nutritious. When a recipe calls for ateaspoonful of baking powder it means a round- ed SPoonful, not a heaped nor alevel one. The. baking powder may be sift- ed with the flour, or beaten in before {adding the whites of the eggs, in mak- lng cake. _ 7- 1 ALA...“ BRINE FOR PICKLES. Cucumbers for pickling should not exceed three inches in length. Pick and Wash the cucumbers, pack them in an earthen crock or wooden cask, and cover with brine strong enough to float an egg. Spread awhite cotton cloth over the cucumbers, and on this put a. nicely fitting wooden cover. add a stone of sufficient weight to keep the cucumbers under the brine, rinse the cloth every other day in clear water. to remove the scum which will rise and settle on it. and do this u i}! the scum ceases to rise. \Vhen wan'ed for um freshen the cucumbers by soaking The juices of meat are .fore tin basins, etc., should In its preparation scum ceases to use. use, freshen the cucr them in tepid water WIDE AS THE POLES A TIMCELY INQUIRY PIG'S FEET‘ What is tha science of Dr. Newschnoi?" . (h0moepathist)â€"It is take the poison which .se, weaken it by suc- acid, there- not be used Women Guides in Berlin. Berlin has now women guides for the city. They are partly elderly, partly middle-aged ladies, with a certain amâ€" ount of knowledge of the world, some acquaintance with languages and an assured and amiable demeanor, to Whose care lone female travelers or the .ady travelling parties recently im- ported from Scandinavia and Ameri- ca intrust themselves. Most of these resolute persons are Russians or Aus- trians. They also do‘shopping and oth- er business for people living out of town. says "Sittin' down on the back steps, I went to work. the raspin' of my file soundin' a. deal pleasanter to my ears than the fiddlin' that floated up from the barn down in the medder. Squire Clover listened in silence. but with a. quiet smile upon his lips. to his old cronies' yarns of their var- ious haps and mishaps in their young- er days in trying to get possession of the girl of their choice. "Now, David," expostulated Mrs. Clover, both reddening and smiling as she met her husband‘s quizzical look. "Why will you tell that silly story? If you hadn't cared to take me, you could have left me alone." "Ah, sure. it's easy talkin'," said the squire, shaking his head with dé~ mute gravity. "But when a. girlâ€"an' especially sich a preety oneâ€"flies di- rectly into a. fellow's arms what else can he do? That's what' I’d like to know!" "Pretty soon the women folks be- gun to flock in. but Sue was the pret- tiest of the hull lot, dressed in her white frock, with the pink ribbon tied around her waist. ' "Silas Peterkin. he was there. of course, an' as soon: as I saw him I went to the house. - ' As I was standin' on the back steps, out of sorts with myself an' everybody else, I heard a voice say: “ “David !' "An’ turnin' round I saw Sue. lookin' as smilin’ as a. basket of chips, “‘Ain't you comin’ down to the barn T says she. "‘I rather guess I ain't wanted.’ then I he mutterin‘ some tools "Ay, neighbors, y've told some pret- ty queer stories, but I’ll warrant I can tell one that'll match '81:). I mth- er guess ’twould astonish: those ac- quainted with my quiet. modest-lookâ€" ing wife, yonder. to know how it was that I thought of takin' her [or betâ€" ter or worse.” “All but with Sue; I couldn't seem to say two or three words to her without blunderin', an' was always doin' some awkward thing or other when I went nigh her. ' "I don’t think I'd have felt quite so shy if I'd have known her opinion of me. for I wasn't a. bad-lookin'chuip in my young *days. "I hadn’t been to Mr. Bean’s long afore I found out that Sue had a beau. His name was Silas Peterkin, son of the storekeeper down at the village. "He was a white-faced. slim-waisted feller. with little hands an' feet,'that I'd been ashamed to own, but which he seemed to feel mighty proud of. “Sue never seemed to act as though she had any partic'lar likin‘ for Silas, but 'twas easy seen that the olri folks set great store by him, an'was mighty pleasant at the idea. of his steppin' up to their darter. “‘Oh. yes, you are.’ says she; ‘I want you.’ "She looked an' spoke so sweet that I was euamost a mind to go. But just then I heard Silas callin' her, an' mutterin‘ somethin' about havin' then I heard Silas callin' her, an' mutterin‘ somethin’ about havin' some tools to grind. I walked off. "I was most sorry for‘t, though. when I caught a sight of her face as she walked away with Silas. an' saw how sober it was. But after they had all spoken he knocked the ashes out of his pipe.and, proceeding to fill it, said: "So matters went on until Septem- ber, when Mr. Bean give a huskin‘ party. We young fellers set to work with a will. an' afore sunset the corn was all husked. an' piled away, an’ the barn floor swept clean for the dance an' supper he was to have in the evenin'. "So I had no more idea of everlbein' Sue's husband than I had of flyin’, an' yit the fust time I set eyes on herr I knéw, as we“ as I know now, that no other woman would ever be to me what she was. Mrs. Clover gathered up her work and ran away, and her husband, att- er shaking his jolly sides with silent laughter. gradu.xlly recovered himself and proceeded to satisfy the curiosity he had aroused. thus: "I was a. poor boy, as perhaps ye know. with nothin' but a pair of stout arms an’ broad shoulders to push my way in the world with. v "The summer I was twenty-one I went to work for sue's father. Mr. Bean was a. well-toâ€"do farmer, and Sue his only child. He wasn't any- ways stuck up about his property. but he set a. great store by Sue,an‘ as he knew that some day she’d have us good a. farm as there was in the coun- try. nat'rally expected that the man who got her would be able to give as much as he took. "They were real nice sort of folks. who treated their help like their own family, an' I soon began to feel at home. I “All but with Sue; I couldn't seem “It had been uncommonly hot for a. number of days past. but this had been the hottest one of all. There was a, strange look to the sky. too; it was streaked overhead with purple an' vl'let. with a. sort of yellow glare in the west. “\Vhen I went to fodder the cattle I found the poor critters huddled to- gether, in one corner of the yard. ut- terin' low bellows of terror and dis- may: their instincts warning them. as all these signs did me, of the tornado that was approaching "Goin’ back to the house. I shut ev- ery door an’ winder. “Then thinkin' of the folks in khe barn, I ran down through the gar- den toward the medder where it stood. v “But I had hardly gone two yards before it cameâ€"liftin' me off my feet an' hurlin' me against an opposite fence! “I picked myself up an' hurried on. As I come in sight of the barnâ€"or. ruther where it once stoodâ€"the air was filled with dust a.n' flyin’ shin- gles an' timber. . 1-; 1 c, .V- ._ "As soérlâ€"dsvi't cleared away a bit. I saw Sue standin' in a most perilous position right ip the midst of it! I -,A ,L shouted to her to come away. and just then the wind took her up. as if she. was but a feather, bearin' her direct- ly toward me. I opened my arms. an' she came right into them. During the continuance of the reâ€" fraction the captain made several memoranda of its curiously changing phases. All the suns appeared to glow with the same brightness which char- acterized the bona fide body, but it was with an unholy light, a counter- part of the real. which made it a matâ€" ter of no difficulty to pick out the genuine. Another feature of the mock suns was their illy-defined rim or circumference, which although plainly to be traced against the evenâ€" ing sky, seemed to blend into the strange luminosity which permeated the atmosphere. Following the real sun, they slowly sank and exhibited all his varying colors until gloom settled over the. sea and all was over. Although the sight is a very rare one, it has been fully described by scientists who have witnessed iti Prof. Van Huten. of the Astronomical so- ciety of Vienna. saw a "sun dog" of equal magnitude while off the Friendâ€" ly islands during his extensive trip around the world in the interest of science, and has written a pamphlet in explanation of its origin. The phe- nomena witnessed by Prof. Van Hutten was on equal lines with the one which showed itself to the Venus. with the exception that it, occurred shortly afâ€" ter noon, when all the suns were groupâ€" ed together near the zenith. v I wonder how Tredway became such a success as awriter of fiction? I think that it was his college prac- tice that did it. . How was that? When he used to write home for mon- ey he told the most ingenious fairv stories imaginabie. “As she did so, one ot the flyin' sticks hit one of my arms. makin’ it useless, but holdin’ her tight with the other, I took her to some low bushes hills. So‘ you can‘t the 20th? yel man to anoth Don‘t see [10‘ But, say; lea of days. Betv A‘A‘Eile escaped without a. scratch. My arm was broken. but, considerin' who nursed me, you needn't waste any pity on me for that l” date,” but she may be willil a change, so that I can get you. While all was confusion among the crew, to add to their terror, 3. third sun, fiercely blazing and crimson red. shone ominously in the north, while a moment or so later one of like intenâ€" sity appeared astern tinging with weird light the wake of foam lift by the receding steamer. The marvelous spectacle will live forever in the mem- ory of the favored few who witnessed it. So‘ you can‘t go hunting with me on the 20th? yelled one young business man to another over the telephone. Don‘t see how I possibly can, old man, But, say; leave it open for a couple at days. Between you and me, Ihave in appointment to be married on that late, but she may be willing to make SHIP’S CREW SEE FOUR SUNS. Ithievlittle hollow between two VALUABLE PRACTICE A SLIG HT OBS’I‘ACLE days past. but this had ttest one of all. There was look to the sky. too; it (1 overhead with purple ith a. sort of yellow glare awn y with Which llel- Flunnclnl Condlllon Beards Buslnesl â€"Dlsoontent Spreading. 7 According to letters from India, the appointment of Lord Kedleston, for- merly known as Mr. Curzon, to succeed Lord Elgin. in the Vice-Royalty. has been received with anything but satis- faction. Owing to the new press law the newspapers. more particularly the native newspapers, ahstain from an! very strong expression of opinion,but it may be said that the nomination of so pronounced an exponent of the for- ward policy is the cause of serious mis- givings, if not genuine alarm. The financial condition of India grows no better. and the unsettled cur- rency question retards business. An- active policy such as is foreshadowed by the announcement that the guarding the Khyber Pass will be assumed by the Indian Government, and that strin- gent measures will be taken to corn- plete the disarmament of the tribes- men in the surrounding country,w0uld further disorder the finances already suffering through plague, famine and increasing impoverishment of the peo- D 6. LL.- gap. In some parts of the ccuntry, the peasants evicted from their lands through inability to meet the increasâ€" ed rents are forming BANDS OF DACOITS. In one district of the Bombay Presi- denCY. Nassik, the dacoits have Commit- ted serious outrages on the Marwaris, the Rajput money lenders, to whom they were indebted for the means to meet the land rent tax. One of the duoit leaders who was captured by the Nassik police, in avoluntary confessfion made in prison, declared that he had taken to robbery being no longer‘ able Ica‘liglmn Th; SubbuLh noon whh lhe 1 Sunday mornin er on the subje ments in the stx he dennunces as tices indulged i the natives. ant not discontinued pleasant results In addition to are other matte the volume of di: ing over lndiu. ers invested in gard to letters ing through the of certain puwei individual magis tical offenders, u gency of the lip ther with the \v municigzil selfâ€"gt been conceded Ll did, add to the e disorder in the. .‘ Ci‘Li affairs of 1 Chief is increase everything in thy criticism in Lh speech. 2|!“ ful chupter of Bib Psalm in met; Deacon 8., ‘long before congreg bowed right and ring till he had of the meetingâ€"h to make aliving on th the Government taxes bitant interest on-the to borrow. The sulajec up in the Bombay Pro and one of the membl of his own knowledge cent. of the peasantry in debt, and indicated 1 a matter of perhaps a s] [BS from one hun fifty pages. tism; sinners before (tong bowed right that her dress is made of material that doesn’t rumple, that ought to be sufficient. [an they fron iia r118 ,bsolu he Br xpens When :nera untr THE TROUBLES O? INDIA. poss1 they believed that ’y expenditure nue by launc of military at descnpuu Sublzath 955 Child AS 'TWAS IN OLD fth one ‘uld s M'rvlcr lasted liighl \VIu‘n “miners livigznul. ever a girl is huu hundl A STRONG nkruL rhaps a sh bundon tk withdraw Comm ncy. Si 31's {1 5mm evils 2 fintln lchin adve is “I )m ‘s that, an content th Th9, inquis Postmaster and news; DES lmen pre 11 )bl in which as: terms the add t HIN'I 0WD LIFE ‘ns [11" 1nd tb money EN DAYS India utsh land an at iatix bout mml ish 11v in In 1m 3 had n1th ll ma [1 Able Day 1n the sell in