we NTT About the . nine, one-half cup - bake Te Ca fat. "the floor while sewing to waste time H ousehold Three Kinds of Cookies. ¥ruit Cookies--Beat to a cream ose cup sugar, one-half cup short- sweet milk, rane beaten egg; add three and ws flour, three level tea- wader. Roll thin, Sen, | Put some each ani one- alt cur spoons Su A po cut out and place in oh of the following filling on piece, plase another cooky on tops and bake. Filling for Cookies.--Three-q .ar- ters cup sugar, one heaping table- spoon flour, one cup boiling water, one cup minced raisins. Cook till thick. . This filling can be changed by substituiiayg fas, dates, English currants, or hickory nut meats in same proportion as raisins. Extra Niece Molasses Cookies. -- One cup lard pressed in solid, three cups molasses, one teaspoon gin- ger, one teaspoon salt. Boil this 15 minutes. Let it become thor- oughly cold. I usually boil mine the day before. Take one cup of boiling water and into this put two teaspoons of soda. Hold over pan as it foams and runs over. Add flour enough to roll, taking care not to mix too hard. Roll thin and | in a quick oven.----Mrs. D. | LF, ' Orange Cookies.--Three-quarters cup butter, one cup sugar, three well beaten eggs, yolks and whites beaten separately, grated rind of two oranges, ore and one-half cups flour, sifted before measured, one: half teaspoon baking powder, heap- ed. Drop by teaspoons on greased or wax paper and bake.---Sunbeam. Choosing Mutton. Mutton is generally considered the most healthful meat, and is eaten by many, to the exclusion of any variety. Consequently care should be exercised in the w&. lection, and a little time should given to the study of quality. u In buying mutton (or lamb) care should be taken to see that the fab is clear, hard and white, as mutton with soft or yellow fat indicates too long a stay in cold storage. It might appear that a great quantity of fat on mutton signifies waste, but the lean part is much juicisr and more tender when this is the case, so the wise housewife makes great purchases with this in view? The leg has the least fat in pro portion to weight. Next comes the shoulder. The color of lean mutton is a deep red. = i Lamb is good to eat when on2 year oid and is much more digest- ible than other immature meat, such as veal or young pork. The wise housewife knows the value of nutrition, so she will hesitate about buying lamb merely because it is in market, as it is generally expen- sive. The meat of spring lamb should be a clear pink, with plenty of pure Time and Energy. is noticed how much | Have vO time and ener; most imperceptl men and women? as well as in other ) days, when the cost of | mands many economies is well to remember that a saving in money, as time saved may be used otherwise. io 4 Systematizing housewor! 2 avoid unnecessary steps saves bo time and energy; keeping knive sharp saves time; knowing how to manage a fire saves time, fuel and are wasted, al- tdo, both by the kitchen temper. Some housekeepers may nob see how to save much, especially the inexperienced, in actual dollars and cents, but they can with a lit- tle forethought save a few valuable moments here and there during the day, and the total summed up will afford time to do a little embroid- ery, sewing, read a new book, or taking an outing of an hour bv way of relaxation and renewal of nerve force Do all work carefully and neatly ; do not throw scraps and threads on in picking up when you have com- pleted the work. To Keep Qut Moths. As the time is approaching when winter clothing will be put away, some advice on how to prevent damage by moths will be found use- ful. First shake each garment, then brush or beat it and hang it out of doors if possible. Spray the re- ceptacle which is to hold the wool- lens with turpentine and line it well with newspapers. Fill the trunk or box with the garments, laying them smoothly | and with newspapers between them. Put newspapers .over the top. Should meths be seen during the warm months raise the cover of the trunk or bbx, remove the top pa- pers and spray the things lightly (if not perishable colors) with 'tur- i tine amd put fresh newspapers ee eioths abhor printers ink). Moths arc® «said not to. lay eggs where kerosene hasbegn sprinkled. Silver Gloss LAUNDRY STARCH means perfect starching, whether used for sheer Laces, dainty Dimities, deli- cate fabrics, Lace Curtains or Table Linens. "Silver Gloss" has been the favorite in the This plan of prevention Ras Sees in use for years with success. The odor of kerosene and turpentine disappears very quickly. By Way of Helping. It will be found a great help if cooking utensils are filled with wa- ter as soon as emptied of food in- stead of being allowed to stand. The sooner they are washed the better and easier it is. If dishes must wait free them of scraps, then put them to soak; cover with a towel or paper. Do not throw away clean tissue paper ;.fold it neatly, put a rubber band around it, then place it with vour kitchen towels; it will be found satisfactory for polishing lamp chimneys and gas or electric light globes and to wipe out the grease from frying pans before washing. It is very annoying to have a small cooking utensil tip over on the range, as it will ocecasional- ly do. 'It can be avoided by simply placing a flat tin lid, such as comes on lard cans, then put your cupor whatever it may be over it. An earthenware casserole, or any dish, should be soaked in salty or soda water for twenty-four" hours before using, so as to avoid erack- ing. Treated. thus its tery: of use- fulness will be prolonged. Hints for the Home. Nerve specialists now realize that weakness of will is dangerous to health. Salt in the oven placed over the baking plates will-prevent the pas- try from scorching at the bottom. To help to purify the air of a sick room place a bowl of clean water in the room, and change it every day. A paste of common baking soda '|and water spread on a burn will stop the pain and inflammation al: most immediately. Skim milk, warmed, is a splen- did cosmetic. for the skin. Bathing the skin with warm milk prevents it from getting rough in cold weather. Scientists have discovered that disease germs quickly die when they come in contact with the or- dinary- floor covering known as i'linoleum. - This is thought to be due 'to the disinfectant properties of linseed oil which is found in lino- leum. When using velvet remember that: it must never be pressed flat on a table with an iron. It should be held in the hands, and the iron passed gently over it on the wrong side. After inserting tape in petticoats or blouses always tack the tape in the centre of the back or front, ac- cording to the way in which the garment opens, to prevent the ends of the tape from slipping back into the casing out of reach. J 3. Fruits, and Ho 0. 18H; on "Th Agriculture, for distribution to the members of the Women's Insti- tutes, although anyone desiring a copy will receive one free upon application. It is packed with in- formation of a most useful and valuable nature to women who de- sire to be successful housekeepers. The uses of vegetables are given a very wide treatment, and some of the recipes under this heading will surprise as well as delight the thrifty and tasteful woman who reads Shen. das ructions on cook- ing, = making, and dressings are fully given, attention being well divided between the plain and fancy dishes. It is the same with fruits. Hints on handling fruits raw, cooked or in combination form and as canned or jellied, are many, and some of the receipts are among the very best. Housewives: may also learn much that will be new to them regarding the culinary uses of honey, especially in cake-mak- ing. Any woman with this bulletin at hand can at any time of the year bring forth out of her domestic treasure things new and old for both the hungry and the dainty. + [Li cang be homeformore than 50 years RS. Co. Limited What Breed to-Buy. Long before you get your poultry house ready you will be thinking of the question of breed. Perhaps you already have your favorite. If so, the question is an easy one, and you have only to select some de- pendable breeder and buy your stock. Buy yearlings from strains that are good egg producers. By. this we. mean birds from a strain which has been gradually bred up to laying from 150 to 200 eggs year- ly without loss of vitality. Really, the question of breed is largely one of individual prefer- ence rather than marked superior-y ity. Any one of the standard breeds will give you an abundance of eggs if you do your part . If you prefer white eggs of course you will want some of the Mediterranean class. White Leg- horns are geperally credited with being ika- Folie layers, not only of thi! £s, hut of the poul- try world. : Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes and Rhode Island Reds lay brown eggs. These breeds are larger than the Leghorns, and are referred to by their champions as gemeral-purpose fowls, being in addition to good layers fine table birds. Buy one cock or cokerel for 8 to 10 hens of the heavier breeds, or from 12 to 15 hens of Leghorns and that class. How to Preserve Eggs. There are many solutions offered for this problem. Nearly all of them are more or less satisfactory, according as they are put into use efficiently or mot. Salt and lime will keep eggs fresh, if they are taken directly from the nest, cool- ed right out at once, and placed in the isinglass method. Eggs may be kept for a long time, and safely, if they are taken strictly new-laid to begin with, wrapped in pieces of paper, and packed away in a cool, clean, sweet cellar. To get the best results, it is al- ways best to pack only eggs laid late in the season, when the weath- er is already cool, and when the time between storing and consump- tion is, after all, much shorter. It is scarcely practical to pack eggs away, to lie in storage through the heat of summer, and find them very hoice for the following. winter use. in cold storage n then the egg is far lity as a new- plants, but e from the same laid egg. If eggs are carefully yin to begin with, are i Sat day, are at once placed in stork by the use of any of these methods; and are kept in a cool cellar, they will keep for a long time, enough to afford a good winter's supply. For the greater part, it all depends upon the thoroughness with which the job is done. § White Leghorn Best. The best known fowl in America to-day is the White Leghorn. It is the egg machine of the poultry family and as such is highly es- teemed. Many individuals and flocks of this variety have estab- lished enviable records for egy production for from one to three years and whenever any man starts a poultry farm on 3 commercial ba- sis he invariably: stocks up with Leghorns. In certain sections, however, it is difficult to prevent the large single combs from freezing and in the northern parts the Rose Comlb- ed White Leghorn is valued and r used. AT GROCERS Tre RTI, The Canada Staron long |? Its large, thick rose comb is not so easily affected by frost as are the single combs, therefore the possibility of a more uniform pro- duction wf eggs in winter from the rose combed hens is assured. In every way the Rose Combed White Leghorn is like its single combed sister---in size, shape, color and characteristics of large pro- duction of eggs, fertility, hatch- ability, quick growth and early ma- CORRUGATED Galvanized, Rust Proof 'Made from very finest sheets, absolutely free turity, so that in latitudes where severe frosts are common this var-! iety of the Leghorn is the best to, use. They were undoubtedly created | by crossing White Hamburgs with | White Leghorns, but nothing of the egg laying characterictic was lost in the cross, as both parents are rated as exceptional layers. ie MUST WASTE SHELLS. Accounts For Heavy Expenditure = of Ammunition. -- Lieut.-Col. ~~ Bsissone of the! French Army, in pened in the Temps some of the many reasons which make spendthrift artillery one of the necessary factors of vie- tory. The French '75' is a weapon of marvellous precision, but even with a new gun and the shells in perfect condition, after a great. numberof shots from a distance of 3,000 me- ters the shells will be found to have fallen within a radius of ninety-six meters and ° half the shells will have fallen in a strip of about twenty-four meters. The gunner, therefore, has to regulate his fire so that the object aimed at will be in the centre of this most thickly covered strip, a task which against trenches, even after aeroplane reconmaissance, requires a considerable expenditure of am- munition, and when it 1s remember- ed that the trench itself is not much more than a yard or so wide it will be realized that for every three or four shells which burst in the trench there are a vast number which explode before it or behind it. The Deed for heavy shell expendi- ture against trenches is already great, but it will become more urg- ent still after the siege period is over and real field fighting again becomes possible, when i ue arhil-. lery will have not the fixéd 'target ™ of the trench line but the thin mo- hile ranks of skirmishers as its ob- jective. Against moving infantry, unless it is advancing in close, formation, regulated: fire is a matter of some difficulty. . Infantry which finds it- self between the first shell which has burst behind them and the short shell which has burst in front of them do not await the avalanche which is to follow, but rush rapid- ly forward beyond the "first short shell, where they fling themselves to the ground under what cover they can find. The artillerymen know that they are somewhere in the neighborhood, and to begin again the tir de reglage would only be a loss of time, so that the only thing for the artillery to do is to shorten its range by 100 yards or so and sweep with shrapnel the whole of the zone where they imagine the enemy's infantry to be. A battery of "75" 'guns fires, no less than eighty shells a minute, and it is only with rapid, intense fire that the shrapnel fragments can sweep a whole countryside and break the enemy's attack. The same thing applies when the artil- lery is taking part in an offensive. They have to cover the whole zone of the enemy's front with a shower from defects. Each sheet Is pressed, not rolled, corrugations therefore fit accurately without waste. Ary desired size or gauge, straight or curved. 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