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Brown Brothâ€"Put two tablespoontuls ht butter in a frying pan, add two tabhr- spoons of chopped onions, two of chop- ped carrots, and cook until a golden brown. Put, these in a kettle with a quart of boiling water and a bay leaf. 'and simmer for fifteen minutes; press through a sieve. White the soup is Simmering put. about, a tablespoonful of sugar in an iron saucepan. and when 'it browns and burns add two tablespoon- ‘luls of chopped onions, then two 41‘ Hiree tnbietpount'uts of water: add this ‘lo the soup; add u teaspoontul of salt and a saitspoonfut of pepper.' Strain ‘the soup. return it. to the kettle, add ‘half a pint of blocks of bread that have teen stirred up with beaten egg; bring ‘to a boil and serve with grated cheese. For breakfast. cut. the peel so as to leave an inch-wide band about the cenâ€" rlre, then cut. and turn inside out so as ‘tn leave the sections out; fasten together in a. circle with a tiny skewer. Southern Gumboâ€"Put a tablespoontul ‘ot lard in a porcelain lined boiler: slice ‘an onion and fry it in the lard. When the onion is it nice brown add one quart 'c' sliced okra and- try until the okra will not rope from the spoon. Stir constantly. Pour half a gallon of hot Water in the boiler and let it boil down '10 a quart. Scnld three large tomatoes, peel them, cut into small pieces and put. in the soup. Next sprinkle with salt, pepper. and flour the wings. hock. 'teet, and neck of a chicken and try them 'a light brown. Lift them from the try‘ ‘ing pan with a fork. and put. them into the gumbo half an hour before serving. Tomato Soupâ€"One pint of stewed Lo- ‘matoes, one pint of water, one slice of onion. and one bay leaf. Rub together nue tablesponnful of butter and lwo cf 'Ihur. add to mixture; cook five minutes; strain and serve with squares of toast~ 'eu bread. Puree of Split Peas.â€"Cmck the bones 0' a chicken, cover with water. and simmer quietly for four hours. At the first. boil and skim, and at the end of 'ihe third hour add a teaspoontul of suit. 'u quarter of an onion. with two cloves 'stuck in it, half a teaspounfnl of cel- ery seed or a sprig of dried celery top. a quarter of n sliced carrot and turnip. 'txalf n bay leaf. nnd a quarter of a tea- ‘spoontut of whole pepper oorns. At the end of the fourth hour strnin Lhe stock. When Cold remove the fat from ‘the surinre. (lover one tenruptnl of ‘split. pens with cold water. and soak over night. In the morning wash them 'through several waters. Then cover with a pint of water and simmer for two hours. Press through the sieve, 'then add another cupiul of the stock and press them through a puree sieve. Add another cupiul of stock and return 1!) the tire. Rub together halt :1 table- Spoonful of flour and one tablespoon- ‘tul of butter; stir into the puree until perfectly sn)o«.:th. Now add half :1 tea- spoont'ul of salt, a quarter oi a teaspoon. fut of pepper. :mda tenspooniul of grot- eu onion. Boil gently for five minutes. stirring all the time. Serve in n tureen with croutons. Â¥+++++++++++++++H++++ SOUTHERN SOUPS. ,++++++++++++++++++++H *Wééééééééééflééééfifiéfiéég About the Huse ALL DRUGGISTSI 50c. AND $1.00. ‘\, f ¢%¢@€‘¢§€§<§$®@¢§$®%§3$@§%JQL l3} TO SERVE ORANGES. Girlhood and Scott'J EmulJfon are linked together. The girl who takes Scott'J Emul- Jt'on has plenty of rich, red blood; she is plump, active and energetic. The reason is that at a period when a girl’s digestion is weak, Scott".r Emqut'on provides her with powerful nourishment in easily digested form. It is a food that builds and keeps up a girl’s strength. German Mustardâ€"This will keep for '11 year. Eight tablespoonfuls of mu:- tard, four tablespoonfuls each of salt and white sugar, :1 saltspoontul of cay- bnne. tour tablespoonstul of melth but- ter, the juice of a large onion squeezed through a lemon squeezcr, and mix wilh \-'inegar. You will find this quite easy to make. Food artivles that are dump should never he left in ordinary paper. Papar is made of wood pulp, rags, glue. lime, and similar substances intermixed with acids and chemicals. When damp. it should not be allowed to come in con- ‘lact. with things that are to be eaten. Coarse hrown sugar is an article of Constant. use in a kitchen. A saltspoon~ ful to a pound of meat assists lender- ‘ness in the case. of such parts of beef as. are commonly used for puddings, Slews‘ ctr. But the result is better still if a modicum of grated Apple be used. Trouble with coal oil can be avoided 'in winter by keeping the oil where it. will “not. be too cold. Chilled oil will smell disagreeable when. burning. it the oil 'tank is in a very cold place, keep a small can of oil in a room where there is heat. To Clean :1 Sewing Machineâ€"Place it ‘near the fire 10 get. warm. that the congealed oil about it may melt, and than oil it thoroughly with paraffin. Work the machine for a few minutes (without cotton in ill) and as the dirty m‘l oozes out. wipe it off. Apply a lillle more pm‘allln and remove it. alter work- ing. Then oil with the lubricating oil you generally use. and the machine 'will worlg easily, amply rewarding you for the time spent on it. On Dandruffâ€"This troublesome affec- ‘lion of the scalp oflcn attended with Considerable irritation and is common to people of all ages. The main treat- .‘nent is to kPCp the hand clean by wash- fng it at least once a week wilh tepid water and the yolk of an egg, without using any soup. Have a wash prepared 0? half a pint of rose water and thirty grains of borax; keep >this iightly cork- m. Apply a little of the wash Mm the fingers and rub into the scalp four or Two ‘imcs 11 week. . Orange lee Creamâ€"Take one quart. of 'cream, half a cuptul of sugar. the juice 0! two oranges. the grated rind bf one; and the beaten yolks of {our eggs; scald and cool and freeze to mush. Then fill orange shells, refill the caps, and pack in ice for two hours. Mousseline Orangeâ€"Mix four table- spoonfuls of sugar. the juice of two or- anges, [our level lablespoonfuls (.l l-utlel‘. and the beaten yolks of six eggs. Set in boiling water and stir until 'bleullvd. cool. Then add the slimy beat- en whiles‘ pour into buttered mold. ‘und steam for an hour and a hull. Dirty ovens spoil cusiards and milk puddings. therefore all ovens should be washed out with hot soda water at lc-ast once a woek. For n Nervous Headacheâ€"Take a cup hi moderately strong 1011 in which two 01 three slices of lcmon have been: infused. N0 milk should be used. When boiling eggs add a tablespoon of salt to the water. Should any cf ‘thom burst, they will not boil out of the shell. ed with blood orangcs. and garnish with bandied peel en white-As, pou ‘nnd steam for Sprinkle with ‘nnd garnish w Orange Glace ‘when congemin The Way to Fry Liver Nicelyâ€" Cut it into slices oneâ€"third of an inch thick, bmngn marmalade. and on this a while ‘b‘mnc mango. to which has been nddod while warm the beaten while: of (’g‘n‘g. SOL on ice. Serve with boiled cusufm 'm- sweelonod cream. with HlNTS FOR THE [IOMI gaming mu! 1 t, ihon insert u‘nmlado. and rags, glue. lime, intermixed with When damp. it to come in con- 'l [I non crumbs, sections. xge jelly and molds thick- spoonful :f Most of Lhc census taken in China during the lust. 2.000 years. says the Norlh China Daily News. have not pro- leSSed to take in the whole population. \oung children omitted. the main ob- ject of lhe census being to ascerlain the number of taxable persons. By common consent the most reliable census ever taken in China was that of 1812. This gives the figures as more than 36?,(X)0.00U. In 1808 the popula- tion was estimated at neurly 4(l&000,000; but in 1881 it had fallen to 380.000.000, the great 'l“aip‘ing Rebellion. in which so many millions of people lost their lives. being one of the principal causes undoublcirlly for this great decline. 'l‘rzwellers. missionaries and others. who have visited the region devastated a'. the time of llxe 'l‘alping Rebellion. ex- press the opinion that [he loss of life during that grant convulsion has genelu At the bnginnlng of the Christian an it, is tolerany certain that there were at Least 80,000,000 inhuhilanls. and it must be remembered that the empire then was much smaller than it is at the present time. Most of Lhc census taken in China during the lust 2.000 years. says the North China Daily News. have not pro- IeSSed to take in the whole population. Yellow Empire [[115 About One-fifth ol Globe's Pupulution. The interesting question of the popu- lation of the Chinese Empire has often been discussed, but it is still immscihle to say with any degree of certainty what the figures are. put, these into a pan, and pour boiling \valer over; they should stand in water for a few minutes. then dry in a cloth. Hredge with flour, season nicely with pepper and salt, and fry brown on both Sides (using butler instead of dripping it you can ntford il). [’nrboil and chop fine some onions. When the liver Ls partly done, put. the onion over it. and let it cook lill brown. When done place bu a hot dish, make some good thick gravy and pour over all. h< In the death of Dr. l.np;:oni. physi- cian to tho Pope. a personage has been removed from life‘s scene who was scarcely less known throughout the world than the pontiffs whom he min- istered unto. He was a wonderful man as well as a distinguished physician.â€" OLtuwa Free Press. It. may be added that, Dr. Lapponi was a man of rare courage. He had In fear of that, bugbear known as pro- fessional etiquette. When he found something good in a medicine he did not hesitate to say so to the world. He‘ proved this when he wrote the Dr. Wil- liams' Medicine Co. strongly endorsing their celebrated I’ink l'ills for Pale People as a cure [or anaemia (bloodless- ness) and certain nervous disorders. in the interests of the thousands who suf- Death "as Removed a Disfinguishcd It is still more hammodan uprisi dosh-eyed more in supposed to have ermc computation curred in these ll nation OUS 300 MlLLlONS 0F CHINESE. Physician and a Man of Rare NONE 0F THA THE LATE DR. [.Al‘l'ONl. still more ( Idan uprisin ad more live. ad to have U11 Courage. alive [3‘ HI AL 2 o'clock, when in health, he takes his luncheon. The preparation of all his food is most slriclly supervised. since he him many hilter enemies and not specially loved by any of his oflicials or attendanlsâ€"a result, say those who know the Persians best, of his easy (lis- posilion, which has always caused him in treat his subjects with far less sever- ily than they were accustomed to. ..... n-_, . After luncheon the Shah sleeps an hour“ Then he “muses himself for the rémaindei‘ of the day. He delights in sending messages over a miniature tele- graph apparatus. he plays backgammon with his Ministers and he digs in his garden and takes cure of his favorite flowers. But his great-est. delight is photography. He takes excellent pic- tures himself and likes to show to visi- tors the albums which he fills with his own work. He has also a mania for be- ing photographed, and for thls purpose he will take the trouble to array himself in all sorts of costumes. Among others he has been photographed in the uni- form of a Prussian soldier and in the robes of an English Bishop. '1‘hcro is. bosidw. the inrres‘rinl biohe which his ialhei‘ had conslrucled of pun: gold with 51000 precious stones usml to indicate the conformations of land and sea. The ocr‘nns and sea: nre oi emer- alds. Persia is marked with turquoisr‘s‘ india with amclhysls. Africa with rubies, England and l-‘mncc wilh diu- He receives his Ministers at 8 a.m.. and devotes the succeeding six hours to business of state. Letters are read to him and he dictates despatchcs. He holds private consultations and official receptions and attends meetings of his council. For all these occasions he is absolutely indifferent to his appearance. HE WEAHS A LOOSE JACKET. keeps his trousers turnmt up and pad- dlos around in a pair of heelless slip- pers. which go flaptlnpping on the marble floor as he walks up and down the council-room. So careless is he in such matters that, the story is told that his first, \vi’e procured a. divorce from him because he was less scrupulous in his ablutions than became a good Mus- sulman. As dessert he enjoys a lemon pre~ served in syrup, :1 favorite Persian dollâ€" cacy. Knives and forks are inadmis- sible in the Persian court and the Shah eats evcrylhing with his fingersâ€" GllEASY RICE, (JU'l‘LETS. FRUIT. While outing he roads the most, im- portant articles in the European papers, especially the French ones. He is much impressed with European culture. He trics lo mould his policy along European 1mm. When he is puz- zled by a question of state. it is usual for him to ask, "Now what would lhc King of England do m such a case i" The life 6! the Shah of Persia. Mumf- ien-edâ€"Din, is a queer jumble of con- trasls between European and Oricnlal ways. In the midst of Splrndol‘s llml defy descriplion, he passed his days. while his health lusicd, in an easy. comfortable and wholly inlormul style. Among the adorinents of his palace is the famous peacock throne of Persia. It is fashioned with jewels after the showy tail of the bird and it has been appraised at from $10,000,000 to $12,000,- 000. Goes to Council in Napping Slippers and Eats With His Fingers From Dishes. From My to sixty dishes are prepared daily for the meal. but the Shah par- takes of only two or three. His favorite vizmds are rice cooked in fat, fricasced chicken and broiled mutton cullcts. He is a much more moderate man than his father in his personal life. anr-cd- Din used to drink a botile of port wine every night before he retired. The pre- sent Shah never iasics wine. His harem consisls of only sixty ladies. and he has [mn' sons and twentyâ€"three daughters. When his hither died there were 1.720 “union in the scragho. EASY. INFORM,\L HABITS AMID ORIENTAL SI’LENDOHS. India rubies, monds But. Muan-cr shows no interest in these things. He rises early, performs his dcvolions and breakfasts on a little loaf of bread and a cup of sweetened tea. A lawyer at a dl‘nppcd a ‘cn-x LIFE OF PERSIA'S RULER )in ly. On by the \vhik Cil‘Cl :und 0 \ n in Ir under an im‘ unlil ho: m'ned i 'eland the [HI] He Fishing on the lake has been carried on extensively for about twenty years. The variety of fish most abundant, and most sought after. is the whitettsh. The Whitefish caught. here is probably the finest in the world. There are a consi- derable number at other varieties, as pickeret. jackflsh and sturgeon. Of late years. although the Govern- ment has maintained two fish hatch. eries. the one at West Selkirk and the other at Berens River. the quantity of fish has materially decreased. and the question of curtailing the output. or in- creasing the hatcheries and protecting the spawn. must ere long force itself upon the attention of the Government. The process of preparing the fish for market is u very interesting one. Usually a tug takes the boats out, at; break of day, when the fisherman, ex. cepting the steersman of each boat, snatch an hour or two of sleep to sup» plement their ordinarily broken rest. ,AAL L»AI ,.t IA they are then lulu solid cake the 5m cake is again dip to give it a fresh lhe sale and nevorrailing remedy for all 'Lhesc ills. Perfectly harmless for the \VL usl stomach or most delicate child. Children love il. Adulls enjoy it. It always cures. ll. is Dr. Slocum's won- ‘derlul cough and lhmat remedy. It has ‘never been equalled for quick, posilive 'aml salisfnctory vaults. No household 'should be without it. 1069 Frances St. London; Ont. Every mother, evvry father who valufi lhe health and well-being of their chil- dren will always have Collsloote in the home as an ever-ready physician and friend. All up-ln-dutc dealers. for 25¢. will supply you with How [he While Fish Arc Caught. Cured and Brought to Market. Lake Winnipeg is a much lnrgnr body of waler lhnn is gown-ally supposed. be- ing 1’65 miles in length. and from 7 to 8') miles in width. Roughly speaking, it i; about, the size of lhe Province of Nova Scotla wilhoul Cape Breton. or slightly smaller than Scotland. It is the third largest luke in Canada. Thom are many beautiful islands in the lake. in many cases with sandy beachs‘s. These in time will be taken advanlage of for summer rt‘sidonces. Although the land in the vicinity is broken by rocks, muskegs and swamps, he lake will no doubt. become a great. highway of commerce, possibly con- necting lhe Old World will: lhc New by means of the Nelson or Churchill Rivers and Hudson Bay. “I have used your Coltsfoote Expector- ant Ind find it satisfactory in ounce of croup. colds or coughs. I have used it ever since I got a trial bottle, and have recommendo-tl it. to everyone in need of it. You may use my namn and address for teatimonial if you wish Hoping it will benefit others 3.5 it. has done my chil- dren. I remain. EGLTSWNE y ............... , _ Three men work in each boat. one to manage the boat, and two to lift the nets and remove the fish. As soon as a boat returns with its quota the fish are thrown on a dressing table with a hole in the centre, beneath which is a box about the size of a small barrel. Four men work at each table, two at each side; one opens the fish and takes out the gills and fins. the other cleans the fish with a butcher knife. The fish are then thrown into bins holding about. 1.500 lbs. and mixed with pounded ice in order to cool them helm-e packing. After cooling for about an hour. they are plucrd in boxes holding 150 lbs, packed with chopped ice and shipped in 11 large relrigcrator in boats to Selkirk. Here the bows are opened. and [resh ice is. put in the hnx'os. They are then lomlrd in refrigerator cars and shipped to various nmi'krls of the world. When the catch is large. and there are too many for the omit-rs. they ure put in big bins and thoroughly washed, then put one layer deep in tin boxes, than packed in large hins between thick lovers of salt and irro. 'l‘lii-y are left playful n may be 5 A FREEND IN NEED When you havc a cough, cold. tor. throat. croup. whooping cough. bronohltls, asthma or lung troubles you naturally thlnk ol baby THE CARE OF A BABY l..\l\'l‘I W'INNH'I‘IG FISH. EXPEGTGBANT. EXPEGTC RANT. MRS. AGNES COMBER. [at (h: Is not cal- well in ; not cheerful a) ntion, or the res: Stomach and b0“ iren cross and 5166 Baby's Own Table wakes res up Harley, and and esull Jnl.