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$€€€€€é€€€€€€¢l€€€¢g€€€€ ‘ . SOME DAINTY DlSHES.~ Mustard relish is made by mixing smoothly half a teaspoonful of made mustard with a dessertspoonful of Sugar and a tablespoonful of vineâ€" gar. Stir till all is smooth, and serve with steak, bloater, etc. A Dainty Dish of Peasâ€"Stew the green peas with a little butter and no water in a covered pot till tenâ€" der, the time varying according to the age of the peas. If the peas are at all old add a little sugar in the cooking. For Fruit Icesâ€"Take a pint of ripe fruit, six ounces of caster sugar and, if the fruit is very sweet, the juice of a lemon. Pound the fruit with the sugar, rub through a fine sieve; mix gradually with one pint of custard or cream, and freeze. Make. Peppermint water thus: Take the dried herb of peppermint, three- quarters of a pound. and as much water as will prevent it from burnâ€" ing. After seething over the fire, distil off two quarts and bottle for use. Make sweet spice for flavoring cakes as follows: Two ounces each of cloves, cinnamon, mace, nutmeg, one ounce of ginger, and three ounces of sugar. These ingredients should be all finely powdered, mixed well, and passed thrice through a fine wire sieve. Store in small air- tight tins for use. Raspberry Jelly and Custard.â€" Stew three pound of raspberries in half a pint of cold water till tender; sweet-en to taste, strain the juice and put it in the saucepan again, bring it. to boiling point, and then stir in two ounces of cornflour, prevâ€" iously made into a smooth paste with cold water. Boil while stirring for two or three minutes, and then pour into a wet mould. When cold turn out. and serve with custard. On Custard Makingâ€"Beat the eggs thoroughly with a fork, and strain them into the. hot milk, cook in a double saucepan, or a jug set in a pan of boiling water. Watch for the formation of the thickening on the spoon and saucypan, then re- move instantly. Pour the custard into a cold basin, stir one way round till nearly cold and thickened. If these directions are followed cusâ€" tards will easily be made of first- rate quality. An Elegant Fruit 'Tart.-Bake an ordinary fruit tart, and when it is cold Cut a large piece out of the top crust, leaving little more than the outer edge. Whip till very stiff, cream slightly colored with cochin- ea] (or make a thick custard), and place it in its stead. Garnish with squares of the top crust, and in the centre of each place a small clot of the cream. This is an easilyâ€"made and daintyâ€"looking luncheon dish. Milk Rollsâ€"Rub one ounce of butter into four ounc s of flour with the tips of the fingers. Add half a teaspoouful of bakingâ€"powder and a pinCh of salt. Gradually stir in suf- ficient milk to make it a. still dough. Take rough lumps and place them on 0. flat floured tin. Bake in a quick oven for twenty minutes; place on a sieve to cool. This quantity makes four or five rolls. If preferred the dough may be rolled into small oval shapes and bru:ued with milk or beaten egg to give a glazed apâ€" pearance. To prevent jam crystallizing pro~ cure the best sugar and put three- quartersof a pound to every pound of sound, ripe fruit. Scatter the sugar over the fruit on big dishes twelve hours before the jam is to be made. Stir constantly while the fruit boils, and directly the syrup jellies on a cold plate place jam in pots. Store in an airy cupboard in a dry place. A teaspoonful of cream of tartar may be added to every gallon of jam while still hot to preâ€" vent the preserve from graining. Green Tomato Preserveâ€"Wash and slice the. tomatoes; it is a good plan to press them in a sieve for a few hours. Cover them with a plate and place a weight on plate. Do not use the water pressed from them. To 1 pound tomato add 1 pound white sugar and as little water as will melt the sugar. Grate the yellow peel from lemons, 1 to each quart preserve. Add this and the sliced pulp, after removing the white part, and boil slowly together 2 or 3 hours. Green Pea Saladâ€"Arrange. lettuce leaves in bowl, large dark leaves outside, white small ones toward SCOIT’S EMULSION won't make a hump back straig t. neither wtll it make a short leg long, but it feeds soft bone and heals diseased bone and is among the few genuine means of recovery in rickets and bone consumption. Send for free sample. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemis‘a. » Toronto. Ontario. . -" 50c. and $1.00; all druggists. ' ' . smooaoaannoofifiiâ€"S . 'l ICPllfF-a Use I head lettuce and a pint of cold, seasoned. cooked peas. ‘llits of cold lamb or chicken scatter- ed bclw en the leaves is an appetiz- in; addition. Place the peas in the centre of the lettuce and pour salad dressing over. Serve cold. lieet and Carrot Saladâ€"Chop 5 lIIICIIIuI‘J'SlZQd beets line. Season with 1. teaspoon salt, 1.} teaspoon mustard and a pinch of pepper. Stir in 1 tablespoon sugar. Cover with vinegar and let stand over night. Drain and place on lettuce leaves. Add mnall cubes of boiled carrot, using 1 large or 2 small ones. I‘our salad dressing over and serve cold. HINTS FOR Till“. HOME. Stand charcoal in the larder; you ‘will find that it enables you to keep meat swoet and wholesome for a considerable time. To soften hard water for washing purposes add a tenspooniul of borax to a quart. 'The borax is quite harmless even to a vtry delicate skin. Ink spilt on a carpet may be taken up without leaving any stain if dried Salt. be applied immediately. As the. salt brcomes discolored brush it oil and apply more. Wet slightly; conâ€" tinue till the, ink has disappeared. How to Remove paper labels from old bottlesâ€"“7M the face of the label with water and hold it an in- stand over any convenient flame. The steam formed penetrates the label at once and softens the paste. If jam is put into open tarts be- fore they are baked the jam is often burned. To prevent this place a small piece of bread in each. that the tarts may not rise out of shape; when done. take out bread and reâ€" place with jam. How to keep a pianoâ€"In damp weather the piano should be closed when not in use, as dampness is its worst enemy. In dry Weather open the piano so that the dry air may get to it and keep the keys from sticking, and the ivory from turning yellow. When making jam pour a few drops of the best salad oil into the preserving pan, and then with a piece ol‘ soft paper rub the oil all over the bottom. This will prevent the jam from sticking to the pan, if the stirring be not quite as constant as it ought to be. Clean the coat collar by rubbing thoroughly with a. flannel dipped in- to ammonia. and boiling water in equal quantities. As the surface of the flannel becomes dirty apply a fresh side. If this does not answer, I should send the coat to the cleanâ€" ers. ‘ Whitewashâ€"Stir six pounds of whiting into cold water, avoiding all lumps. Steep three ounces of glue for twelve hours in cold water, then heat it, until it is dissolved, and pour into the whiting While hot. The wash must be of a consistency to be applied with a whitewash brush. A hint to those who dislike sunâ€" burnâ€"Nothing is pleasanter to use as a cure for rough sunburnt skins than plain slices of cucumber. The way to use it is to cut off a thin slice, rub the skin well with it. dryâ€" ing afterwards with a soft towel. This remedy is said to be as effica- cious as any of the compounds sold now-a-days to whiten the skin, and is far cheaper. An Eiderdown Quilt is often diffi- cult. to store in summer, and so it is kept on the bed and gets dirty. Where space is cramped I always [old my ciderdown into a nice square and sew it up in a thin linen cover. Prettin covered with fancy muslin, this makes a most useful sofa cushâ€" ion for the summer. Try Thisâ€"Always rub a. little soft butter or lard over the top of bread dough when set to rice and also af- ter being molded into loaves. This prevents the forming of a hard crust. HINTS 0N JELLY MAKING. Jellies are all made alike after the. juice is obtained. This is boiled 20 minutes, the sugar is then adâ€" ded, and as soon as it is entirely dissolved the juice may be poured into the glasses. The following points, if carefully observed will do much to prevent poss lilo, failure: The sugar should be heated before being added to the juice. The “20 minutes” should be countâ€" ed after the boiling begins. The boiling should be brisk, not violent. There is no need of skimming until just before pouring the jelly; it is wasteful. Cook about 1i. pints of juice at a. time; never more than 2 pints. Nearly all jellies are improved in flavor by the juice of a lemon to ,each pint. Crab apples, which should be cut up, wild plums and the dry fruit and the pairings, cores and seeds from quince: and apples must be almost covered with water and boiled until soft to obtain the juices. Berries need no water. but should be slowly healed until all their juice is freed. Grapes just turning are better than ripe ones for jelly. Jelly bags for straining the cooked but -fruit must always be scrupulously ‘clean. __+___ POOR FELLOW! IIicksâ€"I’or goodness’ sake! look at Fallnday shoveling in his dinner. I thought he was a dyspeptic. Wicksâ€"So he is; the worst sort. He's burdened with an optimistic apâ€" pelite and a pessimistic digestion. 'of the Dutch colonies in the .Colonial CGNWCTS 1N WAITING The Most for Your Money and WARS THAT MAY BE \VAGED IN THE FUTURE. The Cessation of the War in the Far East May Bring On Others. It is pleasant, certainly, to think that Togo won the battle of Tsushiâ€" ma in the centenary year of Traâ€" falgar. We should, however, hope that history will not repeat itself too much, for if the twentieth cenâ€" tury's opening years are to be any“ thing like those of the ninetienth, we have a sunguinary time in store, for us. Trafalgar tool; place, while Napo- leon was in the thick of his Euro- pean campaign, and ten years elaps- ed before, that terrible war was brought to a close by Wellington at Waterloo. Is there to be another ten years of terror for us now? Events do rather suggest. it. Japan's signal victory not. only does not bring instant peace with it; it threatens further wars. As paraâ€" mount poWer in the Far East, is she her neighbors as soon as the, mood seizes her? And her neighbors comâ€" prise half the civilized world. Supposing Russia to be entirely ejected from the Pacific. shores, JaA pan will find herself gazing, not very pleasantly, straight into the not very beautiful eyes of Germany, who holds Kiaol'hau and the Shan-Tung peninsula, which lies right on Ja- pan's seapath to Tienâ€"Tsin and the Chinese capital. A war We may confidently await. therefore, is one between Japan and Germany, unless, of course, the lat- ter shows more than her usual affaâ€" bllity. WHAT THE JAPS WOULD LIKE. Fortunately, Britain has no terri< tory-â€"sa.ve the unimportant. Wei-[Iaiâ€" \\’aiâ€"nearer to Japan than Ilong- Kong, so serious complications are scarcely likely to arise so far as China is concerned. But it is a noâ€" torious fact that Japan would very much like an outlet for her surplus population in northern Australia. Nearer to Japan than that, how- ever, lie the Philippine Islands, which seem almost destined to be joined to the Japanese group. Possibly Uncle Sam may, at some not very distant date, become emâ€" broiled with Japan, and thenâ€"well, We all remember how war began with Russia. Japan, again, is supâ€" posed to have rather an envious eye on the Hawaiian Islands, in the Midâ€"Pacific, which just now are American. France, as we know, has already had a little private view of Japanâ€" ese teeth over the prolonged stay of "Roj." in Saigon waters. It should not be forgotten that Annam and French Cochin China are not so very far from Japan, and, taken together with Siam, which adjoins, would form a nice little mouthful should the Island Empire develop a. land- grabbing appetite. And that would bring Japan next door to Burma, which is British. EUROPEANS MAY WAR SOON. Another neighbor of Japan is Hol- land, who with Java, Sumatra, and other East Indian islands, possesses some attractive morsels for the Jaâ€" panese palate. But it is to be hoped and expected that Japan will not prove so aggres- sive a neighbor as this, for, after all she is not quite so bad as a Euro- pean Povver. If we want to find good war scenes for future newsâ€"bills, it is not neces- sary to look so far away as the Pacific for material. Europe has, in her own circle, sufficiently troubâ€" lous problems, and not in those regions to which we give most at- tention. The recent rupture bet.Ween Nor- way and Sweden reminds us that we have an awkward political problem. The Norwegians view the Swedes much as the Irish at one. time view- ed the English, only a little more so. A war between the. two counâ€" tries might involve Russia and Ger- many. Russia, seeking “revenge‘ for her defeat in the East, might try it on the Scandinavians, as she. has al- ready on the Firms; and Germany, stronger in the Baltic than Russia, might object. So there you have material for a fine Baltic "bust up.” G ERMAN AMBITIONS. Another possible war would be the Dutchâ€"German conflict. It is known that the relations between Queen Wilhelmina and her German Consort, Prince Henry, have not been ideal. Rumors of an approaching separaâ€" tion are current, and, should this take place, there is no knowing but that Germany might seek to ellect her dream of many years to over- whelm Holland, reduce. it to the same position as Bavaria and Saxâ€" ony, as a Federal State of the Gerâ€" man Empire, and gain possession of the splendid Ilutch harbors. She would also assume possession East, which would at once give her a new empire, and enable her to think seriously of a conflict with Japan on her own grounds. We must not forget that. Germany has dreams of worldâ€"empire, and Holland is an easier prey for her than llrilain. llesides. Germany in the past has always used one war as a steppingâ€"stone to another; and the Dutch war would gct her into trim ’ “for 1th Britishâ€"provided. of course, not likely to turn her attention to lane“ “mm two States “enjoy ' man fleet. is intriguing in Greece in the south for the supre- .macy. The hatred of the two na- the Best for Your Health Ceylon Tea. Positively t licious tea. in the world. he purest and most do Sold only In sealed lead packets. 40c. 5°C, 6°C. By all Grocers. Highest Award. St. Louis. i904. WWW that. Britain did not first stop the little game by wiping out the Gerâ€" A war between two allied Powers seems absurd, yet that is exactly what is threatened yearly between ITA LY A ND AUSTRIA Though by the Triple Alliâ€" a. any united lasting enmity which equals other. Italy cherishes a life‘long grudge against Austria by remembering that Austria was once her overlord and oppressor. Italy also is distinctly “nervous” at the increase of Austriâ€" an naval power in the Adriatic, and her poss-ssion of the Opposite. coasts of Ilnsnia and Herzegovina. Italy Would. also. value the possession of such seaports as Trieste and Fiume, which are already more Italian in population than Austrian. Italy also is supposed to have ambitions; in the division of Macedonia, Which are not the same as those of Austria. A war which may come at any mo- ment is the Greenâ€"Bulgarian. Though these two countries are separated by the country of Macedonia. their rivâ€" alry and mutual hatred is so great that they are longing to get to death-blows. The dispute is for the ultimate gos- session of Macedonia, and Bulgaria the north and tions for each other is so great that the very existence of the Turk is al- most overlooked. Occasionally, however, that amiâ€" able gentleman reminds them of his existence by the impartial and ex- tensive massacre of bothâ€"Pearson’s Weekly. .â€"__+â€"-â€"â€" IN A CANNIBAL COUNTRY. An Explorer’s Experience on An Island on the Pacific. One of the, wildest and most savage regions yet left among the cannibal countries of the Pacific, says Everyâ€" body's Magazine, is the great island continent of New Guinea; yet even there among the most brutal and, warlike of the natives are to _ be: found the workers of the AmericanE Bible Society, fearlessly carrying on their work. How great are the perils they meet and the courage thh which they meet them can be gatherâ€" ed from the note-book of an explor- r: e For three days after the hideous fate that had befallcn my companions up the Fly RiVer, I made my Way alone through the dense jungle, carom fully avoiding all beaten tracks, m' the direction of Port Moresby, where safet awaited me. Onythe morning of the fourth day the forest suddenly opened before me, 1 and I perceived to my terror that I had stumbled upon a Papuan Village. Close together stood some hundred conical, grassâ€"roofed huts, held high off the ground by slender bamboo piles, which gave them for all the world the aspect of houses perched on stilts. In the center of the. village was one, hut, larger than the rest, whosei pointed thatch rose into the air like- a steeydeâ€"evidently the home 'of a; chief. 0n the. side of the clearing reâ€" mote from me I noticed the watch- men's lookouts, small thatched shelâ€" ters, stuck like nests amongr the. up- per branChes of trees. I had clearly lost my way, and struck a. populated district. . Convinced from recent cxpenencesl that all the natives were unfriendly, I gazed with horror on the house- holders lazily sunning themselves on the high platforms of their huts. A warning from a watchman would be all that was necessary to turn each; of them into an active and relentless enemy. I should be seized, tortured, and finally clubbed to death, to fig- ure later as the chief piece at a feast of victory. . And then before my despairing eyes. a miracle happened. The door of the large hut opened and a white man emerged,'followed by a, troop‘ of more or less clothed savages bearâ€"i ing businesslike bundles on their} heads. “be these men were, what: was their business I did not stop to‘ think. ()ne of them was white; the? others were evidently under his con-i trol. I cleared the ground between us, and casting myself before him,: demanded protection. Later, fed, bathed and rested, I- asked my rescuer who and what he‘ was, what had brought him to the interior of New Guinea, end how he: had been able to establish friendlyl relations with the villagers. , “I am the principal Bible colporâ€"l tour of the American Society on this island,” he replied, "and the chief of this village is as much a supporter and wellâ€"wisher of ours l’apuan can be." “liut surely," said I, "all mission- ary work here was given ever since the Rev. Mr. Chalmers and his com- panions were clubbed to death by the cannibals?" "Episodes like that never stop us,” he replied, calmly. “It was the same thing in China during the Box- er massacres. and in a. dozen remote regions where the blood of martyrs has been sown.” And then, sitting there in the chief's hut, which was decorated with strings of human skulls, with fetish and devil huts on each side of us and the great. jungle all about, I learned more of the romance of sowâ€" ing the Bible in foreign lands than I had ever dreamed of. , ‘ CHILDREN ARE UNDERFED. So a Committee of London Coun- ty Council Reports. as any The Education Committee of the London County Council has present- ed a report to the Council with re- gard to underfed and improperly fed children in the London schools. The Council, with a view of checking the physical deterioration existing among the London population, and securing the best results from the expenditure on education, asked the Education Committee, to consider and report as to the necessary Parâ€" liamentary power being obtained for the provision of food where neces- sary for the children attending rate supported school in London, and as to obtaining powers to recover the cost of such food from the parents or guardians in cases where the need arises through causes other than poverty. Following closely on this instruction an order Was issued by the Local Government Board upon the same question, and the com- mittee report the following conclu- sion: First, the children do come to school underfed. Second, that others, and probably a. larger number, are illâ€"fed. Third. that it is impossible to so» cure the best results in the. case of either underfed or illâ€"fed children. Fourth, that the order .of the Local Government Board is not likely to produce good results, because it pro- vides for a. division of authority. Fifth, that although the. Council should assist in carrying out the or- der where local authorities desire it, it is not for the Council to initiate proceedings thereunder. Sixth, that. while the necessity for- feeding children as the last resort. out of public funds is a proposition indorsed by the whole spirit of the poor law, there are strong argu- ments against seeking new legislaâ€" tive powers at the present moment. Seventh, that the non-efficiency of present voluntary agencies to meet the demands of money of the case does not yet appear to be proved. The report of the joint committee- on undcrfed children seems to point to the fact that although in some few places there has been difficulty experienced in coping with all of the needs, the. difficulty has arisen from want of complete organization re.â€" ther than from a. deficiency of funds. And the joint committee apparently are of the opinion that private bene- volence is not by any means yet ex. hausted. â€"+__. KEEP CHILDREN WELL. If you want to keep your children hearty, rosy and full of life during the hot weather months. give them. an occasional dose of Baby's Own. Tablets. This medicine will prevent all forms of stomach and bowel troubles which carry off so many lit- tle ones during the hot summer months, or it will cure these troubles if they come on unexpectedly. It is just the medicine for hot weather troubles, because it always does good, and min never do harm, as it. is guaranteed free from opiates and harmful drugs. It is good for chilâ€" dren at every stage from birth on- ward, and will promptly cure all their minor ailments. Mrs. J. J. McFarlane, Aubrey, Que, sayszâ€"“My baby was troubled with colic until I gave him Baby’s Own Tablets, and they promptly cured him. Now when he is a little out of sorts. I give him a dose of Tablets. and they promptly bring him back to his usual health.” You can get the Tablets from your druggist, or they will be Sent by lllllll at 25 (‘f‘IltS a box by writing The Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Brockvllle, Ont. The most elevated river in the world is the llesaguadero. in 1301;- \‘in. The average elevation above the level of the sea. is about 13,000 feet.