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FMIâ€"f’e' AS HEALTHFIJL AS Fruit-Pieplant Pieâ€"Take three heaped cups of chopped pieplant and one (i seeded and chopped raisins, and add three Boston crackers rolled fine. To this add two-thirds of a cup of molasses, one and a half cups of sugar, a tea- spoonful of butter, a pinch of salt and spice to taste. This amount will make three pies. Bake with two crusts. Try this this fall when, after the rains. there are fresh crisp stalks of pieplant to be had. Stuffed Tomatoesâ€"Cut a slice from the of the trunk between the skirts of wool- len dresses. Books can be tucked into chinks and corners, but boxes and things breakable require a place where there will be the least friction, and this is always in the middle, provided that the trunk is closely packed. “It is a mistake to think that articles put in the top of a trunk will be less liable to get mussed up than those at the bottom. Men who handle trunks are no respectors of position, and are just as liable to land one on the top or end as on the bottom. Long experience, there- fore, has taught that the only safe and reliable way is to pack slowly, to crowd, in fact; and if this can be done in no other way, to finish by filling every possible spare corner with crumpled newspapers, to keep things from shak- ing about." IIOUSEWIFE PROVERBS. A time for everything and everything stem end of the tomato. Scoop out the seeds and pulp. Mix the latter With an equal , amount of buttered cracker crumbs. Season to taste. fill in the cam- ties of the tomatoes and bake till the crumbs are brown. Cottage Puddings.â€"-Cream together a cup of sugar and one-fourth cup of but- ter; add a beaten egg, two-thirds of a cup of milk and one and a halt cups of flour. Bake in a flat pan till doneâ€"â€" thirty or forty minutes. Serve. With a fluid sauceâ€"a lemon sauce is nice. Canning Rhubarbâ€"Of the many ways tried, I find this method the best: _Peel and cut the stalks into inch pieces. Cook them in as little water as possible without sugar or salt. Seal while hot. When opened it will taste fresh and have lost some of its acidity. My ex- perience in canning in cold water is that it tastes musty when opened. Jumbles.â€"Three-fourths of a. cup of butter, one and a/ half cups of sugar, three eggs, three tablespoonfuls of milk, flour to roll. and a teaspoonful of bak- ing powder; roll, sprinkle with granuâ€" lated sugar; gently roll it in; cut out, with a hole in centre and bake. Rosettesâ€"To the yolks of three eggs beaten very light add one quart of milk. a piece of butter the size of an egg cut in little pieces into the milk and eggs. three coffee cups of flour, a little salt, three teaspoonfuls of baking powder, and, lastly, the whites of the eggs beaten very light and stirred quickly into the mixture. Bake in a quick oven. Orange Short Cake.â€"0ne quart ct flour, two tablespoonfuls of butter. two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, thor- oughly mixed with the flour; mix (not very stiff) with cold water, work as little as possible, bake, split open, and lay sliced oranges between; cut in squares and serve with pudding. Fig Puddingâ€"One-fourth pound of figs, chopped fine. one-fourth pound bread crumbs, one-fourth pound of brown sugar, one-fourth pound suet, one-fourth pound candied lemon peel and citron, one nutmeg and five eggs; mix themthoroughly, put in a mould and boil or steam four hours. ‘ Bread Puddingâ€"One coffee cup .1 bread crumbs, dried and rolled fine; one teacup of sugar, one quart of milk, one teaspoonful of ginger, a little salt, three eggs (saving out the whites of two). When baked spread jelly over the top, then a frosting made of the whites of the eggs, and one tablespoon- ful of sugar. Return to the oven until slightly browned. Apple Tartsâ€"Pare, quarter, core and boil in a half teacupful of water until very soft, ten large apples; beat till very smooth, then add the yolks of six eggs or three whole eggs, juice and grated rind of two lemons, half cup of butter, one and a half cups of sugar or more, if not sweet enough; beat all thorough- ly; line little tart tins with puff paste, and fill with the mixture; bake five min- utes in a hot oven. Porcupine Cake.â€"â€"One large cup of white sugar, one half cup of butter, one egg. one cup of sweet milk, one and one-half teaspoonfuls of baking powder, two cups of flour; mix above ingredients together as usual, and bake; when the cake is cold, and just before serving, pour the following cream over it. after having put a teaspoonful of soft al- monds over the top of it: Cream two eggs, one quart of milk, one cup of su- gar, two tablespoonfuls of cornstarch, one-half teaspoonful of.vanilla; dissolve the cornstarch in a little milk, add beaten eggs, sugar and rest of the milk, and cook as a custard. PACKING TRUNKS. This is a subject upon which there is a variety of opinions among our ma- trons. In a recent discussion the fol- lowing vicws were expressed by one who claims to have had some experience in the matter : “After you are persuaded that every- thing has been crowded into your trunk, add something more. even if you have to sit on the lid, and you will far less con- fusion at your journcy’s end. than if no attention had been given to filling every crack and crevice so that things will not have a chance to rattle round and get acquainted with each other be- fore you are ready to have them. “If you wish to put in boxes. or a hand mirror. or piclures. put the in the middle Those who are galnln He and strength by maularfizreastfi men: with Scott’s Emulsion In hot weather: smaller does I I I I I I I should continuethetroatmen: I and a little cool milk with It will I I I I I do way with any ob action whl l8 attached to fat y pro- 6 urlng the heated on. Send for free ample. sco‘rr & sowus, Chemists, Toronto. cum. gee. and ism; all druggistn. on time. V Clear up as you work; it takes but a moment then, and saves time after- wards. An hour lost in the morning has to be run after all day. Do not make unnecessary work for others. A hot fire for roasting and a clear fire for broiling. Poor food makes poor blood. Study to economize strength, time and money. White meats well done, dark meats underdone. Never leave soap lying in the water. Actual pleasure and culture may be found in the humdrum duties of every day life it they are done in the right spirit and with the determination to do everything in the best possible time and way. The secret of nice broiling is frequent turning. All articles to be fried should be thor- oughly dried and slightly warmed. Economy does not mean stinginess. but the art of making the most and best of the means and materials at hand. The oven can afford to wait for the cake but not the cake for the oven. A good cook wastes nothing. Do not use newspapers to wrap about anything eatable. WHAT IS EXPECED OF A MOTHER. In thinking over what is expected of the average woman who becomes a housekeeper, wife, and mother, it occurs to a recent writer that she must be mas- ter of all the arts and sciences in order to properly fill her position. Her edu- cation, to be complete, must be perfect along many lines. She must be enter- taining and accomplished. to charm her husband and her husband's friends; she must be a well-rounded housekeeper, understand cooking thoroughly, else how can she direct the energies of her domestic in that line? She must be well acquainted with the sanitary code, to see that her house is well ventilated, properly heated, and the plumbing in good condition; must know how to at- tend to the marketing and general buy: ing, so that sufficient economy may be practiced; must make all her own calls, and her husband’s as well, to keep in touch with her social duties; her know- ledge of sewing must be such as to keep the family mehding done, if not to fash- ion the clothes; then, when the children come, she must be a trained kinder- gartner, and then, later on, she must remember all she ever learned at school or college, so as not to be put to shame by the girl or boy of the twentieth cen- tury, while at the same time she must be young again to enter into their joys and sentiments, and see that their com- panions are what they should be, and I Fido,” she asked. when sickness comes mother is expected to be a trained nurse, ready to be up day and night, taking the temperature, giving the medicine. AH SIN IN THE KITCHEN. He’s a Very Good Kitchen Maid in the West. In British Columbia our “neat-handed Phyllis" (one wonders if Milton ever had his best china smashed) is replaced by Ah Sin, who has good points about him, although his failings do not lean to virtue's side. Ah Sin is clean, dili- gent, methodical '(he will see that the children do their lemons while he cooks the dinner), adaptable. and his memory is marvellous. He told a mistress who asked him for a cookery book to look up the recipe of a cake she had made that she “must have heap poor brain." But sometimes he is too adaptableâ€"as when the mistress, going out early to Church one Sunday, returned to find him asleep in her bed, with her own nightdress on. He had thought her gone out for the day and was enjoying a little Sabbath rest, he said! He cooks exquisitely, but is‘ not fastidious. Sad is the story told of a pet fox terrier who fell into the hands or a Chinese help. Fido was its name, and before going out on a round of visits one day its mistress gave explicit instructions to Wong, her new Chinese boy, to take great care of Fido and get the dinner ready at seven. A few hours later the lady returned. and. as usual, her first. thought was of her little dog. No Fido came running out at the sound of her voice. Fcarfully she made her way to the kitchen. “Wong. where is “Fido he alright. he looking heap good.” replied \\'ong, ' cheerfully. and opening the oven door with a flourish. disclosed a little figure lying trusscd in the dripping-pan. add- ing with pride. “I haste him all the time." As much as $500 per annum paid in British Columbia to a well- trained Chinaman. - . NECESSARY. “Young man,” said the friendly advisâ€" er. “whatever you do, avoid debt." “I guess that‘s what I‘ll have to do,” was the answer, “unless my credit gets bet- ter." [IOLI DAYS. There Will be 388 in 1906 in Different Countries. AIAVA YS Holidays are, of course, universal, though each nation has its own tlzods and times for celebrating special events. England has not the monopoly of heroes, saints, and other induce- ments for a general abstention from work. Indeed, so far as the British Isles are concrrned, a bank holiday is a rare eventâ€"-that is, compared with the rest of Europe. Turkey, for instance, has no fewer than twentybne general holidays in the course of twelve months and this record is very nearly equalled by Japan and the numerous republics in South America. It is, therefore, not a matter for sur- irise that the aggregate number of holidays for 1906 should amount to 338, involving 217 different days. The dif- ference in totals is accounted for by the fact that several anniversaries are celebrated on one particular day. Thus, June [III] is appropriated by Australa- sia, Western Australia, “My, New Or- lrans, and Roumania for a holiday, each one having a distinct origin. Republics have a weakness for cele- brating Independence Day. There are nineteen of these states, and each has its special anniversary. At their head we have the United States, the minor lights including Hayti, Cuba, Argen- fine. and Peru. China, apparently, has only one day that can be called a. bank holiday. it goes by the romantic name of the Chinese Dragon Festival, and is cele- brated with great pomp. It is, how- ever, a sort of doubtc-barrcllcd carni- val, for it is also the birthday of the Emperor. The Russian calendar is somewhat plentifully besprinkled with holidays, and it only needs the birth of a royal prince to induce the loyal Russian work- men to take a holiday. They celebrate Christmas Day on the 7th of January, and New Year’s Day on the 14th of the same month. This is due to a fondness for the old style system of reckoning the passing of time. Out of this total of 338 only six bank holidaysâ€"including Good Friday and Christmas Bayâ€"arc credited to Eng- land. But Ireland. having recently de- cided to add St. Patrick‘s Day to the list, has seven, or two more than Scot- land. Japan is more generous, how- ever, and her list of sixteen holidays includes several picturesque aniversari- es of dead heroes, with even more picturesque names. The early harvest has its own festival day, and the Im- perial Banquet Day is rigorously ob- served throughout the Mikado’s domin- ions on January 5th. Easter, Whitsun, and Christmas are. of course, duly ce- lebrated by the Christian element in the population. __.__+_____. DEATH SEEMED NEAR. Three Doctors Baffled But Dr. \Villiams’ Pink Pills Came to the Rescue. Just a few months ago the home of Mr. James Beers, of Emerson, N. B., was filled with sorrow. It Seemedytha eeath would claim the life of their bright little girl. To-day this gloom is changed to joy. The little one is no longer ill, but is now bright, active and happy. Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills brought this change ,after three doc- tors had failed. Concerning this ill- ness and cure Mrs. Beers says:â€"â€" “At the age of six my little girl became very ill. At different times for the next year and a half three doctors treated her without benefit. She was terribly run down and her blood was nothing but water. Then dropsy set in. She would swell so that her clothes were much too small for her. Her legs and feet were nearly twice their natural Size. To make her torture worse rheu- matism set in. Her state was pitiable. Sometimes we thought she could not. live much longer and for three months she could not walk a step. To touch her was to cause her the greatest ag- ony. The doctors were baffled :â€" they could do nothing for her and as a last resort we began the use of Dr. Williams’ link Pills. She took the pills several weeks when we saw there was a slight improvement. The improvement gradually became more marked and by the time she had taken twenty-one toxes tier cure was complete. It is now nine months since she took the pills, and she is now as well as she ever was and goes to school every day. I can- not speak too highly in favor of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for I feel they sav- ed my little girl’s life." Watery blood is the cause of over half the sickness which prevails lo-day. To have health. strength and happiness you must have rich, red blood. Dr. \Villiams‘ Pink Pills make this rich, red blood, that is why they cure anaemia, indigestion. loss of appetite, rheuma- tism. neuralgia. nervous troubles, heart ]')H!]ilIttIIOll and all the ailments peculi- ar to growing girls and women. Sold by dealers in medicine or by mail at 50c 11 box, or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co., Brock- ville, Out. _â€"+________ SERVED BY WOMEN. A large number of women are cm- ployed at the Vatican solely for keeping the Pope’s wardrobe in perfect Condi- lion. No spot or slain may disfigure his garments, and. as he always ap- pears in while. even a few hours’ wear deprives the robes of their freshness. Women are permitted to serve the Pen- tiff in this one respect. as male at- tendants are not considered suitablefor the work. Only the most delicate ma- terials are usedâ€"moire silk in Slimmer and a specially~wuvcn fine cloth in winter. ______+___â€" on earth!” lie: “Of course not; the ,bride never marries the best-man.” me- ‘ E IS he”. ' fl- » a CEYLON Is not adulterated in a Q J .i, A ny shape or form, and because pure Is healthful. Lead Packets only. 430. 500 and 60¢ per lb. At all Grocers. HIGHEST A\\'AIID ST. LOUIS, 19M. -Tl B We Authorized Capital Stock. 3 BOARD OF HON. RICHARD IIAR COITR'I’, President, Director of the Ontario II‘LIIIK, and for- uorly Treasurer of the Province of Ontario JOHN FLIC’I’T. F.qu Vice-President, Head of the firm of Flctt, Luv/rides db Co., Dir- ector of Outari v Rink. n’tiiilt‘I‘l‘()RSr»CIai-k, Mcl’liorso well-known Columbus Mine of 40 acres, which cobalt, with good silver value, at is so rich in silver that undersigned personally offers for sale at par 01 thatin a short time it will greatly advance. Th property. Sand for full particulars. Mail your theorderof DANIEL SIMPSON, P. 0. Stock sold on the instalment plan. . she might possess. A CANARY THAT TRAPPED THREE DUIIGLARS. I'et Parrot Cried “Fire” and Saved llis Mistress From Being Burned to Death. Fire and burglars alarms have prob- ably been the subjects of more patents than any other articles of domestic uesfulness, and yet. if people would only be persuaded, the finest alarm ever thought of is a deep-voiced parrot or an intelligent canary. Of course, if one de‘ aides to keep a parrot as a fire alarm it is well to teach him the word "Fire!" and when to use it. This, fortunately, was done in the case of Mrs. Annie Pat- tier, who some months ago would most certainly have been burned in her bed had it not been for Papaguay, her pet parrot, who succeeded in arousing her while yet there was time for escape. It appears that in April last Mrs. Pat- tier had retired to rest one night and was locked in slumber. when a light which had been placed on the dressing- table was overturned. Papaguay, the parrot, who invariably took his night’s rest on a movable perch placed near Mrs. Pattier‘s bed, was the fit to awaken to a sense of danger by seeing the curtain blaze up, and immediately screamed out the word “Fire!” as loud as smoke and fright would permit him. As Mrs. Pattier continued to slumber peacefully, PaPaguay flew on to the bed and, seeing one ear protruding from among the bed-clothes, shrieked “Fire!” into it with so much heartiness that eventually Mrs. Pattier also awoke to a sense of danger and in a higher key ECHOED TI-IE PARROT’S CRY. She arose quickly, and with a shriek of terror fled from the room totally for- getting poor Papagutiy, who had given her the alarm. But she had scarcely de- scended two floors when she recollected the parrot, and, regardless of the great danger she ran, made be way back to the room, now filled with smoke and flames. and, seizing the bird in her arms once more fled. this time to safety. It seems almost absurd to state that a canary has ever been the means of bringing about the arrest of burglars, yet such a thing occurred no longer ago than June 25th last. when Mrs. W. Mcllenry, a well-known society woman living in Chicago, had her house broken into. Mrs. Mcllenry has a pet canary called Sulphur, which has the free run oi the house, and invariably sleeps on the top of wardrobe in Mrs. McIIcni-y’s bedroom. 0n the night in question Mrs. Mcllenry was sleeping soundly when she was awakened by shrill cries falls asleep as sunset and remains per- fectly quiet until down, his mistress felt convinced that there was something wrong. She. was about to rise and turn on the gas. which was burning low, when three young men entered the room, rrladc their way to her bedside. and de- manded any money and valuables which Mrs. Mcllenry, who proved herself a IIEMARKABLY DARING \VOMAN, remembered that she had 8100 in bills under her pillow, but determined to save the money if possible. She ac- knowledged that, she had money in the house. but explained that it was all kept ii- the adjoining ilressii’igi'ooni. at the some time pointing to an open door. The three burglars immediately made as they had cnb-rod it Mrs. Mcllenry land the three enterprising thieves were ispring lock. Mrs. Mcllenry then telephoned for the rld’s Ric THE COLUMUS COBALT SILVER 00., Limited. Drummond, Jacobs and others, and only a few feet from _ _ the Government decided to (levelop it for the benefit: of the public. The from Sulphur. and, as the bird usually,(,m i‘.‘. $0,000. Shares 81 each. DIRECTORS: JAMES TUDIIOPE, Esq,. M.P.P., Head of the firm of Tudhope Carrige Co., Limited, Orlllia. DANIEL Simpson, Esq, M.E., Managing Director, Cobalt, (int. JOSEPH COLUMBUS. Hailoybury, (int. n, Campbell o‘a Jarvis, Toronto. Esq,. Explorer. The compiuy owns as a mining claim, free from any encumbrances, the favorably and has a 5â€"foot vein, one foot; being high-grade only four feet depth, located in Coleman Township, near Giroux Lake, in a most favorable location nearby many of the big paying mines, such as the the famous Gillies timber limit, which ily a limited number of shares, as it is expected era is now a full force of miners developing the order. With marked cheque or express order, to Box 129, Cobalt, Ont. W. LIVES SAVED BY Bins” olice and the three burglars were con- 1 ducted to the cells, where they remained. ‘ until the following day, when they were charged with being on Mrs. McHenry’s‘, premises “for an unlawful purpose” andt sentenced to six months’ imprisonmentd In giving her evidence Mrs. Mcllenry) explained the heroic part which the ca-i nary had played in the little drama, and) even produced the bird in court, to that great admiration of the spectators and the chagrin of the burglars. who after- wards declared that, though they had( always looked out for dogs while en-i gaged in their professional duties, theyt never expected to be given away by a, canary. ‘ A REMARKABLE CASE in which a dove succeeded in rousing, a sleeping boy who was in danger of‘ being burnt in his bed was brought un-I, der the notice of the writer a few years ago. It appears that the youth named- Clarke, living in Manchester, England,f had a pet dove, to which he was very; much attached. and which he kept at! night in his bedroom. The boy. who was in the habit at reading in bed and? placing the candle on the pillow in order to obtain a better light. fell asleep one night before extinguishing the candle.‘ which rolled over and set fire to the bed- clothes. The bird was awakened by the falling candlestick, and being frightened by the flames she hurled herself so ferociouslv against the bars of her cage in a wild endeavor to escape that the boy awoke and, at once realizing the danger, jump- ed out of bed, seized a jug of water,‘ and dashed it over the burning clothes.: But the flames had taken-too firm a‘ grip to be smothered so easily. and see- ing this Clarke, who possessed plenty, of pluck, seized the cage containing his, pet, and dashed off to his father's room, arousing the inmates of the house en; route. Assisted by half-a-dozcn mem-l bers of the household. armed with hand-i grenades. the fire was soon under con-' trol. though not before the room was practically burnt out. The dove, who had undoubtedly saved the boy’s lite,’ was regarded as a heroine, and in re-3 focmlhon of her bravery received at I want new cage, in which. unfor ' .‘ ly, she died two years later. “mate ' -_+â€"_ MEDICINE FOR CHILDREN. __ A medicine which keeps the babies and children well, or restores them to? health when they are ill, is a priceless itoon to humanity. Such a medicine is, Baby’s Own Tablets. These Tablets ,cure all stomach and bowel troublesp alloy the pain of teething and give isolrnd healthy, refreshing sleep. Andi lIIl" mother has the guarantee of a gov-; ernment analyst that this medicine, does not contain one particle of the? poisonous opiates found in so-called‘ isoothingmixturosnndmost liquid medi-I Tho Tablets are equally good for the newborn baby or the well grown child. Mrs. Robt. Currie. Loring. Ont. savsâ€" “I have found Baby’s Own Tab: lets a splendid medicine for curing con- stipation and other ills of little ones." You can get these Tablets from any medicine dealer or by mail at 95c at box by writing Tho Dr. Williams’ Medi- a dash for the apartment. and as sooni rushed to the door. closed it with u bung? cine Co., Brockville, Ont. __.._+___._ PATENT TOASTER. Toast, although generally regarded more in the light of a winter luxury, is eaten all the year round. and some per- sons :ire compelled to cut it instead ct ordinary bread by ri-ason of impaired digpsiiqn. _\ potent toustnr that will 10mm“ them to make toast by a gas fire or over the flame of an acetylene lump twithnut acquiringr any nust flavor is the ,gort oi article they require. This toaster ,i: IIIZIIII‘ of iwl‘IHl‘IlIf‘d tin; the flame (Ines She: “I wouldn’t marry the best man ,sccured. for the door was fitted with a ‘ not ru'zlcli tho brand. but the bent gets there, and browns it without drying it up. ~