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fiemeeoeeeeceeomeeg 3 About the L ....Honse g $1101!" CUTS. There are no short cuts 10 ‘110U>ckeepiilgâ€"cxccpt for the women With plenty of money and a husband willing she should spend it for labor- siuiug appliances and {L good. stout gill to “it'lli them, writes a rozres- ponl'wht. They say the time is ('0111111'1‘ mien .‘dilady can tit In her rat!) liniir and prms n 1111111711 and Lllt‘ ‘.'(,v."k will be (11):.0 for her. in! for the woman of iiioueralt‘ meals then- are a great. many lillle things, costing but a tiille that will help to make homework it great deal easier. filany oi us go without such things rather than ask for them, or under the mistalen notion that we are Saving something. “ell, perhaps we are sawing a. little in dollars and cents. but how about the wires and mother's tiinoand strength? It seems to me tl.ey are worth more, to her family, than the small t-lellls sho Nut‘s by going without she needs. For instance. pancakes for years with a. knife until 1 was just going to ha\e a I‘llllruke turner. 1 got itâ€"cost 10 cents, and find it a labor-saver. ()ne rhort cut is to begin the day right by having breakfast on time, which means whenever the men are ready for it. A man doesn't care whether the sweeping and dusting are done or not if he has meals on time. I prefer to get breakfast the night beforeâ€"that is, have every- thing ready I need not mention the different thing I want to lay particular emâ€" [)liaSis on. See that there is plenty of hot Water in the teakettle. Then, after everybody is ieady for break- fast, all bands will not have to, wait. for water to heat to fill up the c.oll‘ee~potâ€"su.ch things have happenâ€" ed! Ilcfore sittiig down to ' meal, be sure there is water in reâ€" servoir or teakettle to heat for dishâ€" water. That is a decided short cut. I do not pretend to be a. model housekeeperâ€"far from itâ€"but 1 alâ€" ways have plenty of dishwator. When ready to wash the dishes, take plenty of hot soap suds, set the pan on a chair near the diningâ€"room taâ€", ble, put cups, saucers, spoons, knives : and forks, yes, and plates, too, if there are not too many. and they are not too greasyâ€"into the pan, get an- other chair, sit down, have plenty of good clean wiping towels (anoth- or one of the little helps women are inclined to do without), have dishcloth in the pan so if any dish needs a little washing you can use it. Now, wipe out the dishes. Lazy? Noâ€"just an easier way of doing, that's all. Not neat! I used to think so; thought my dishes must be washed in soap suds and scalded in plenty of hot water, but I them this way now and my dishes always shine and are never sticky. It takes more dish towels, but I'd rather wash towels than stand and} wash dishes in the old way. One most important thing is have "a. place for everything and every- thing in its place.” Ever hear that before? It’s old. but it‘s true. I. find it takes more time to hunt for things laid down where one usedI them last than it does to go andL put them where they belong when one is through using them. ‘hosc who do their own work find it very necessary to have things just as handy as possible. Ilave plenty of the little things, such as (lippers, pans, basins, etc., that we are so apt not to have. I knew a woman once who lived in a nice brick house, but for months had no (lislipan or large dipper. Her hus- band grumbled when asked to buy any thing for the house (by the way, i he was not a farmer, but a city mer-l chant. though I've heard that there, have been farmers who did the samel thing), so rather than ask she went‘ without until she had to have a. What Your in From Group, Bronchi r. Chase’s Syrup of Linseed and When breathing is difficult and there is u tightness in the chest Dr. Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Tur- pentine cuts away the phlegm and clears the air passages. When the bronchial tubes and lungs are irritated, inflamed and sore from hard coughing Dr. Chase's Syrup oi Linseed and Turpentine, with its healing, soothing influence, acts as a balm to bring relief and cure to the diseased parts. Time has proven the reliability of this favorite family medicine. Ex- perience has taught mothers that there is no worthy substitute for Dr. Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine. Being mmpesed of Siulpla tngre‘i- good 4 things i I turnedI things we can do. but one, any I yourr wash doesn’t it? As a, friend said: “If ‘my lamps don't get cleaned in the foxenoon. they wait until next day, GOOD RESULTS. Are Su"e to Follow the Use of D12, William?) Pink Pillsâ€"They Never Fail When Used. for Blood andv ! Nerve Troubles. , The reputation held by llr. ‘-'ilâ€"’ liams l’ink l‘ills not only in (‘anadn ‘lmt throughout the whole world Is .one that cannot be erlualed by any other lllt'l:1 inc. No other IllOlll"ll.C in the \zozld is so extensively used ins Dr. Williams i‘ink I’ills. and this ‘nxteisixe use is due solely to the merit of the medicine. ’1‘1'.C.~l.‘ pills ‘ult' not a con-inon purging ine‘irine; Ilzey are .L s lentilic: blood builder and nerve rent )ll'i'. 1“.\ cry (lose lrl; s; rl'cnto, new. lil ., red blood, and ti.is | Ite'vv l-looti I'ea'l‘u's the root rf tle disease and drivm. it from tlc >3.» tum. That is the whole secret of the success of this rvmarl alik- me li i..e, "Thousands and tlim:s.inds tr-stih to the \al"e of them pills among: ll'clll being Mrs. Hubert Gibbs. l’otit Lamâ€" eque, N. 1%., who says: '1 wi>b to 1thank you for the good results ole Itained from the use of llr. “illiams I’ink l‘i is. I suffered from ki lney trouble and the pains in the back ]were sometimes hard to bear. 1 rinsed in all six bovos of the pills and the, trouble has entirely ilisappemod. 11 would stronlv advise nthers sull‘erâ€" ,crs to use your pills without delay." Dr. Williams l’ink Pills cure all blood and nerve troubles such as. rheumatism, neuralgia, anaemia, partial. paralysis. imligestion, pal- pitation of the heart and many others. Sold bv all medicine (leniâ€" ,ers or direct from The llr. Williams ‘Medicine (20., Brockville. Ont... nt 50 cents a box or SIX boxes for $2.50. hired girl, and the girl promptly in- !formed Mr. Man that she wouldn't, wash dishes in a milk pan or dip water with a little Clip, and the dipâ€" per and dishpan were forthcoming next time he went uptown. Another thing "is. have your wits about you. Don't make two trips down cellar when one will 110. "Let lyour head save your heels." "I’ll confess one can slight things make short cuts to houseâ€"1 land so ‘keeping. but it isn’t good housekeepâ€" ing. One can slight the ironing. I {do itâ€"but it goes awfully against the grain, for if there is one thing I like to see it is the bars full of white, nicely ironed clothes. There is one short cut 1 do not approve of -â€"â€"and that is. the use of gray cotton blankets as sheets to save washing. It is not very sanitary to say the ‘least. They’re all right if washed often enough, but I heard a girl say. “Whyâ€"they save so much washing! We didn't have to wash them last winter, and haven't washed them ‘this." (It was March). I said: 1 “Didn't you wash them last spring?" l She said : “No, we hung them on the line and aired them good." I should think they needed it. I may be an old fogyâ€"not upâ€"toâ€"dateâ€"but I want my shorts washed every week. One (lay, when I was almost tired to death (or thought I was), I said to my husbanl : “Oh, dear I wish some one would t.;ll me some short cuts to housekeeping." Man like, he answered, “I can tell youâ€"do less work." “I don't see how you would man- age that. The work is here to do; it must be done, and only one pair of hands to do it." There were some pies on the table I had made that day and he said : “Quit making pics. “'0 can get along without them." Was that man like 2’ 1 think, perhaps, less pie-making would be quite a. short cut in some homes. I haven't said a word about sys- tem. 11y all means have a. system. Wash on Monday; iron on Tuesday; bake on Wednesday; do odd jobs Thm‘sxda)‘: sweep and dust on Friday; bake and clean up on Saturday; go to church on Sunday. Sounds nice, for 1 will not work in the kitchen in the afternoon." I'm thinking if she tis, Whooping Cough or Colds. You Gan Depend on _ 1 Turpentine. 'ents. pleasant to the taste and easy! to take, Dr. Chase's Syrup of Lin- seed and ’I‘uroentiue is especially suited as a. medicine for children. When awakened at night by 'the [dreadful croupy cough of her child: lumny a. mother has remembered with >gratitude that she had this great lmedicine at hand for instant use. Promptness is everything in treating, this disease of the throat and lungs. -, Dr. Chase’s Syrup of Linseed and siye (three times as much) 60 cents. ‘- at all dealers, or Edmzuison, Bates & Co., 'l‘oronto. lthe portrait and signature of Dr. A. 3“. t‘liase. tl'e famous receipt book autho'. are on exery bottle. â€"____uâ€". m The Manufacture... insurance Company. SEVEFJTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT. The seventeenth annual meeting oftlie 53113513110013?» and policyholJers of the T. l in the. Company's oilices, Toronto, on Thursday, February 4111, at ":itly ~‘itnl'.wtory to all interested. CoV Why was Er‘l su‘): nt‘v1 \V'Jls‘ «‘.ll:l‘. Iziniil‘acturers Life Insurance ".30 p.111. The report A detailed report ofthe proceedings will be mailed to :ill policyholders, but we believe that the average 1);]x‘j.’ r.- ltlt‘l‘ \\ ill gr! .1 clearer conception of the [‘TK‘S'I‘CVN the Coznpanv is making bv having, as it were, a. bird's- t‘ye view of ils éiliaii'i. llnlow will be found the futures pm'lainiag to the main features of the businth for 1903 and 190L1antl th) merino, ; also a comparative slatemcat of the koinpziny's growth since. its t)!“".'|liiil’lllOll. The growth made in 1903 is well shown by the followiinr table :â€" UN. I‘izll. Inchst Not Premium Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.931.511)? S 1,219,”.7331 S 161, 10 Interest, Rents, etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180.074-11 215,397 07 29,775.50 Total Cash Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,210,339fi: 1,435,134.53 194,398.75 Payment s to i’oiicyboltlc‘rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310,550.63 3(2‘3.55l2’..01 49,970.41. l’niisy Reserves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,7:33.«‘il123.00 4.‘“il-«"l.l0.00 707,903.00 ~ Told Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,400,329.19 5,130,663.52 730,339.33 Applit, .iions for New Insurance . . . . . . . . 0..')i:2,336.00 7,71i~l.5-!‘._’.00 1,222,206.00 New I’olirics Issued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0,082,330.00 7,294,050.00 1,211,714.- 00 Insurancs. in Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3|),152,>i*33.00 34.392.303.00 4,239,420.00 The Manufacturers Life began business in 1887, and the following figures for four year periods taken from its returns to the Dominion Government will illustrate its remarkable growth and steady progress :â€" lncome Net Total Premium New Assurance Year. From Interest Premium and Interest Assets. Policies in Force Rents, etc. Income. Income. Issued. December 3lst. um 35 775 $ 27,151. 5 27.95:; s 165.731: $2,564,500 :5 2,342,000 1891 131,236 181,106 197,342 431,610 2,111,100 7,413,761 1895 30,245 324,449 363,691- 1,01‘2,509 3,017,700 10,645,021 19.9!) 72.01% 510,560 582,573 1,809,505 3,579,109 14,368,236 1903 215, 5131’. 1,219,435 1,435,233 5,130,668 7,294,050 31,392,303 OF iMTE’fi’EfiT T0 TQTAL AESTAiNERS. The death ratio in the Manufacturers Life has always been favorable in both sections, but exceedingly so in the Abstainers' Section. continuance of this favorable experience. The past year shows a. The death losses in the General Section were 75.7% of the expectancy, and in the Abstaincrs’ Section only 41.3% of the expectancy. The saving this year from low mortality in this section is therefore 53.7% as against a saving of 24.3°/o in the General Section, which means much larger dividends for Abstainers. HON. G. W. 5033, President. Correspondence is in vited. (I. F. JUNKIN, Managing Director. had some families to work for lwould be glad to get her work done in There are so many things up in housekeeping one can't sine time to crawl into lml at night. coining have an iromciad rule to work byâ€" at least i can't. "The well laid plans of mice and men gong aft agice," and 1 find that women's plans are quite apt to do the same thing How often we think at night: "Now, tomorrow I'll do such and 51). ch a piece of work," and when toâ€" morrow comes other things come up to do that must be done and our plans and our system, where are they ‘2 There is so much to (loâ€"in houseâ€" workâ€"and so few short cuts, that it is as hard to write on the sub- ject as it is to do the work and have it all come in where it belongs. Things about such a way. be ilone in just if one could alâ€" mzzst all ways stay young. ont‘ could get work 011 used to wash, mop, iron agoâ€"but, alas l t of the way, so much quicker. I churn, bake and all in one dayâ€"twenty years 1 can’t do it any more; and if some one could tell me $01110 short cuts to hmmckeepingâ€" that would not, slight the work too much I would be very thankful. I)()l\11-li"~’l‘l l.‘ Iii-IUIPICS. Yeast (.‘akeâ€"l-‘our curs light bread 51’ sugar ; 011 51) 5:3: stifi‘ as ordinary t‘nkc. onge; three eggs; three cups brown one cup shortening; one. and (Hialf tea»poonful soda; one teaâ€" oonl'ul baking,r powder add fruit, ices to taste, and llour to stir as ’l‘ry in small patty tiu. 'l‘his L‘ccps moist long time. Half the recepe makes two small bars. 0melet.â€"\’olks of two ee’gs beaten until light colored in spoonful lleat the whites until still, cut to until just co\ cred. two :alt I‘eg‘per. and them lightly into the yolks Put a Lt'ilSi‘OOIP and thick; milk; one sail, and of of blespoorfuls 0:11.11 1.1 ful of butter into the fryingâ€"pan, [‘OILI‘ in the mixture. When brown set in the men a. moment to let tlto to 1) dry. l‘nyiora Puddingâ€"Put into one quart of milk two~thirtls of a cup of tapioca that has been sonka over night. one salt spoonful of :-alt.. Set on back of the stove until the tapioca becomes clear. Heat the yolks of four eggs with one cup of sugar and one 1“:lHl)()Ullfi.1 of vanilla Stir this into the tapioca (boiling). lent. the whites \e'y stiff, nildii'g a table spoonful o? powdered sugar to each white, and Here on tl.e pudding shortly bcfme serving. HINTS TO 11()U:‘»l-'.1\' I‘II'II’I'IIIS'. When the white of an egg is 11300, tl‘. is of sh beat in a. may be made usable again. of Turpentine; 25 cents a. bottle, family fused at once- 11:18.98 and butter are ,er before the other ingredients To protect you against imitations laddod the cake will be nicer. Coffee t‘lll) IS in c yolk is often left to harden and then thrown out. A teaspoonful cold water poured into the egg- ell will keep it soft. 1f hardened, little milk and the yolk Whites eggs must be kept covered if not in making gingerbread, if the moâ€" iieoted togethâ€" are Except where otherwise specified, a, 1 intendei in the usual size let‘ig-cs. Measure every thing tl.e same sized cup. is Clllxiolil‘lil of a teaspoonlul; teaspoonfuls are cm ivalei t to labhs‘roonful. ’l‘wo cupiuls make a pint. About sixty drops equal a teaspoonful. i‘or every use to whirh brandy is ordinarily put in cooking, boiled cider is just as good. lloil sweet cider till reduced to oneâ€"fourth its original volume. A little flour siftcd over suet will prevent the pieces sticking together while. being chanted, Try out the leaf lard in the oven. sugges ts an exchange. into a. pan, set in the oven, let try out slowly, and while hot add one teaspoonfui of salt to each quart. of lard, and cook a litte longer. One advantage of this method is that the disagreeable odor of the hot fat is not dillused through the house. .\ salt-spoonful ..__.___+_-.__ PUTTING BABY ASLEEP. 1f baby is restless or sleepless do not give it “soothing” molicines to make it sleep. ’t‘hese medicines aiâ€" \\‘ays contain opiates, and you are merely drugging the little one intoI temporary insenribilityâ€"in are placing its life in peril. Restâ€" lessness and sleeplessness is usually the result of some trouble of the stomach or bowels, and if this is iemovcd the child will slcep naturalâ€" ly, and awake bright and healthy. Baby's ()wn Tablets cure all stomazli and bowel troubles, and the mother has a solemn assurance that the medicine contains no opialc or harm- i‘ul drug. Mrs. Louis {etille, (lawns, ()nt., says :â€"“My baby sufâ€" fered from (olic, cried a great deal and was Very sleepless. After ghing him Baby's (lwn 'l‘ablets the trouble two ‘ Put the lard, fact you l that the convicts had this news is interesting. Even in an institution of iron discipline, lila- (‘linton pris- on, there are certain old convicts who have been in for so many years ithat they are to the jail what trus- ties are to a. city’ prison. like the 'l‘oinbs. ()ne of the lrusties said ,to a keeper: 3 “Is the new warden a hard man?" 1 Now. the keeper to whom this was iaddrcssed hadn't even heard of Mr. illeyo's appointment. lie was sur- lprised, and asked what the convict ‘meant. “Why,” said the old man. “Mr. De- yo is the new warden. lie was ap- Ipointed toâ€"day.” It didn't take the keeper long to find out that what he had just heard ,as news was known then. and had been for .‘iOll‘l‘ little time. to every one of the two thousand prisoners in the jail. It was only a short time ‘bofort- this conversation that the news had reached the jail, and how lit got into the shops and work yards no one knows. But it (lid travel like ,liu‘htning. When Mr. Doyo arrived at the jail to take charge. the convicts know he hz-d come, although the railway sta- jtion is some little distance from the, ,'prison. The keepers say that they know just what train he was >coming b). and knew in the shops the .minute he got inside the prison wall. iThe amount of information these iprisoners obtain. without any known lmcans of obtaining it. is staggering to the ordinary mortal. -_+.â€"_ THE REAL AND T111". UNILEAL. I, Youngr Lady (in book shop)â€" "I would like something in the way of a disappeared and through giving him . _ . u an occasional Tablet since, le has “(H-(‘1 that '3 1‘93"." “lif‘l‘l‘Sl'HE nlwavs been healthy. and is now at} Pr‘ll‘rl‘“‘71"‘4‘50111‘311110?! 0" “19 ‘1‘0‘ strong rugged child. No mother ll‘mlllc 01'0015 01' Folllpthmg William?” should ever be without the 'l‘ablets" Tmmfi' [«“‘1.V'_”\"h;(‘h “'Wlld you in tle house." You can get Baby's l‘l“ml?nl“li(l?” Own Tablets from any dealer in ,modâ€" 1 l'l‘Ol‘I‘ii'tUI'-"(3L it's merely a icine. cr if you write to The I)r,5111attt‘r of personal taste. In the ro- \\'illiains Medicine t‘o.. lrockvillc, manlir novel the hero and heroine Ont., the Tablets will be Sent by marry in the last chuer after all mail at 25 cents a. box. their troubles are ended. and live happily ever after. while in the reaâ€" I ,li‘.ti(' they marry in the first chapter, CON-VICTS GET THE NEWS~ and then their troubles l,-v::in." Mystery That Puzzles the Prison Authorities. How one another prisoners connnunieato With is one of the mysteries of the state prisons. love is an in- cident that occurred at llanneniora illustrative of the sort of thing which sometimes stumps the prison officials. says the New York Sun. \‘v'ardvn Deyo was appointed the head of the big jail in the Adirondacks something less than a year ago. The place had been vacant for a while. and of Course there had been a good deal of interest at Dannr‘mora in the identity of the new warden. Z\Ir. l‘lr‘yo got his appointment in Albany. and withâ€" in an hour after it was made Nerf.- convict at Ilannemora knew about it. This seems impossible, but Mr. I‘cvo hEmsr-lf is authority for the absofutu il"l'1‘ of the sir i'j'. 'l‘l‘.» tray th» keepers first learn-ml Q "Are you tlw soci~ty editor?" ask- ed the large women. ".‘v'o, liiatlam,” said the one addressnd; “I am only the court reporter." “lleally, I am Slil‘pl‘i‘fl'ti! But perhaps you will do. Your paper said in thr- at-count of the ailair at my house that ilornl (ll-cora- timn‘. ‘l'mt beauty to the scene.’ I wish you would have your paper state that the floral lwnuty was not lent. Everything was paid for." ! , l a To prove to you that m Chico‘s Ointment is n. entail a and. abxolute cure for we] and every form 01 itching ‘ bleediagand promifling DUB! the manufacturers have guam need 1:. center .‘ timoniuls in the daily tress. and {is}: yam-nor: box-a what they think of it. You can use it an ‘ get your money back if not cured. 00¢ a box. a 1 all dealers or EDMANSOHJEATBS 2; Co.,Torontq ‘Drichase’o Ointment l