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e I I About the House | USEI-UL HINTS. SlroMB hoi vinegar will remove pa'ol fi"oiii window gluss. A damp clolh dipped in sail will scour off egg stains from silver or lea stains (ruin cliinu. Clothes pegs boiled a few minutes ami dried quickly iibmil once a month be- come more duruhle. Nevor throw iiway l(.'B sliells, for tliey should be wiislii'd and added lo thu bto(;kpot lo clear \\w soup. To keep steel orniiinonis bright wlioii nol in use. store llain in a l)Ox contain- ing « Utile powdtMcd starch. l''lowcr vases can easily be piiriliod and cleaned by rinsing them out with wann water and powdi'red charcoul. To clean plaster of Paris olrnanienis, cover thcin with a thick layer of starch and lei it dry. Heniove v>ith a stitt bru.sh. Prevent hot grea.sc sticking into llio floor where il is .spilt by dashing cold WRl«r on it. This hardens the grease and prevents it I'unning. Bronzed lamps, chandeliers, etc., should be merelv dusted wiih a feather brush or with a .soft cloth, iis washing Ihom will take off the bronzing. To revive feulhers that have lost their curl, throw a liundful of sail Into u rlcnr fire and shake the r.;atliei-s welt over it Simplex, but reliable. On bruLsos, when the skin is nol lacer- ated, treat lliem by applying a pad of lint in (au-de-Cologne and keeping the pad in position by a bandage. Washing nuid is made by mixing am- monia and turpentine. Two table.si)oons- tul of this put into n copper in which clothes are being boiled has an excellent result. To harden the Icing on cakes, Bland Ihem when iced in a dry place for four or five days. The icing should l)e mixed very stiflly and flattened with a knife dipped into boiling water. To remove stains from flannel take the yolk of a raw egg, mix il with a lablespoonful of glycerine, and apply lo Ihc spot; let this .soak in well before washing the garment in a lather 'if boiled soap. When cooking fruil, especially drie-i prunes, apple.s, etc.. add a pinch of salt and you will b*- surprised at the im- proved flavor. A pinch of sail is sulli- cient for a fniit larl. llefore beginning to sweep see that no food is left uncovered in the room. Sweep from the edges of the room to- ward the centre. .Sweep with sliorl 8lroke.s, keeping the broom close lo tht floor. When making stock never allow il to slniid' in the saucepan all night, but strain off into Itie basin while still hot. lU'iiiove tint fut before adding the meat and liipior 10 Ihc bones again. An economical and wlinlesome way In • ook potatoes is to wash them thorough- ly and steam with their "jackets" on. Wlien properly cooked lei Ihem dry, and remove the skins just beforo serving. All gii'cn vegetables should bo kept in H cool, (lark pluci>, bul not in great quantities. Hoots of all kinds should bo I:.;;;! ill dark, di-y places, because light, warmlli and moisture produce either germiiiiaion or decay. If soot falls on a carpel, cover it thickly Willi welldried Uilchen salt. In 'this way it can be swepi up without leaving a mark, whereas if swept up wilhout the sail it is sure to leave an ugly inaiK which will disfigure the carpet. To ciciiii a wliilu fur rug, put ii on ^a firm table and rub il well Willi bran moistened with hot water. f^ub next next with a llamiel till the fur is ((uilc Urv, then with a piwe of book imislin apply dry bran in tlie same inamier. In" making a mustard pla.sltr, instead of using water, if the inusturd is mixed with the whiti' of an egg you will liave a plaster which will draw perfectly, hut will not produce blisters on the skin, no matter how long it is allowed lo remain on. Most servants, and indeed ton many housewives, burn a great deal loo much fuel ill cooking. It is simply waste 10 fill up the gralc with coal and then punch and poke it until il nearly melts the top of tlie siove, only lo go through the same process again when it is urned out. When the (ire is burning, a shovel- ful at a time will keep the oven in prime condition and cook everything on top ot tlic stove. To wash an eiderdown quilt, make a lather ot hot waier and .soap jolly (a heaped teaspoonful lo llio gallon), anii add a Ultle liquid aniiiionia. Put the quill in this and leave lor a few min- utes. Souse well up and down in this and another suds prepared in exactly the same way. L'se a third lot if it does not look clean. Hinse in two lots of clear, warm water, to which a little am- monia has l)een added. If you have a wringer, run it througli this. If not. hang on the line in a windy place ami lei il run dry, .sijueezing the lo\v(ti' ends occa- sionally between jour hands us tlic water drains lo the bottom. As it dries, shake frequently. SKl.lXTKD ni:ciPES. Willi I ider.â€" When using gf-latine a delicious jelly can e made by using sweet cider in place of water. If Knglisli wal- nuls aiv used to garnish llie jell Ihe re- sult is a delightful combinuliou of lluvor. Applies with rrnnhcrries. â€" When mak- ing cranberry jelly cook liiilt a d(r/.en larl apples with a pint of cranberries, h'or another change cook liiilf a cup 'f breadlh. For this rea.son, mending as one would an ordinary garment, by culling out the wai'n place, clipping Ww corners diagonally, turning under llie edges and stitching tliimi down to a piece of carpet secured lo llie under side, is sure lo be consi^icuous, however skil- fully done. If possible, Ihen, cut across the entile width of a breadth, and, matching the pattern perfectly, iii.sert a piece by nenlly folding the edges of both the body carpet and piece ba(.-k on t < the wrong side an inch, basting .secure- ly lo position, and overliimd slitchiBp the edgi's with linen thread as near tie' color of the ground us possibU-. TItAIMNfl OF 4;EltMAN GlltKS. Cookhiji .Schools Attended hy nil ('lass- es of .Society. A custom which prevails in the north western provinces of Germany is lo send the daughters, when lliey have reached Ihe age of sixteen, lo what is called a cookery .school. No matter what a girl's position in life is. the man- ners of tlic country rc(|uire that she should know how to cook. wash. ii(jn, clean rooms, mend linen and plant the garden. There is , only one difference between Ihe baroness and the daughter of a liademan: the latter learns these several duties at home from her mother, while Ihe former leaves her home lo learn Ihc .same details ot domestic .sci- ence in a strange hoii.se. Work begins at half past five in the morning, and Ihe gills take it in turns lo clean Ihe rooms and lamps, to keep Ihe garden in order, feed the animals and milk the cciws, to arrange the dinner and cook it. and lo wash the clothes. This iLlter in Germany is ;i severe onleal. as ai> immense .stock of linen is required, a I'Mge "wash" taking place about four limes a year. After six months' train- ing the student has a novice placeil 1111- def her, and. in ti'nching her. she learns llie wi'ak points in her own education, and also the valualile art of explaining the necessary duties to another. •« ft line with one jiint jf SIVED W UFE â€" That's what a prominent druggist said of Scott's Emulsion a short time ago. As a rule we don't use or refer to testimonials in addressing the public, but the above remark and similar expressions are made so often in connec- tion with Scott's Emulsion that they are worthy of occasional note. From infancy to old age Scott's Emulsion offers a reliable means of remedying im- proper and weak develop- ment, restoring lost flesh and vitality, and repairing waste. The action of Scott's Emulsion is no more of a secret than the composition of the Emul- sion itself. What it does it does through nourish- ment â€" the kind of nourish- ment that cannot be ob- tained in ordinary food. No system is too weak or delicate to retain Scott's Emulsion and gather good from it. Wt wlil tend you W Munple free. Btaur* ttvai ihtipk-tuK k> lh« fofftit ol « Ubffl II on lh« wrftpp«l dt trtrj htMU of HmuUloa foM SCOTT k BOWNE Chemists Toronto, Oat. raisins chopped cranlmries. A Plum Pudding is greatly improved liv being mixed and put on one side to soak tlu^ day before il is boiled. If Ihe same cloth is allowed to remain on ji. the pudding can be kept for several nionlhs. Apple Snow. â€"Bake lliro' large apples till cooked, skin and take uway IIk' core, then pass Ihrougti a sieve. Heat the wtiites of two eggs, sulllcienlly sweet- ened to a stiff frolii, adding gradually Ihe appl« pulp. Pile Hii.s up roughly and serve with ciislard prunvd round. l''ish Hulls.â€" Willi six mediiiin-size |)Otaloes boll one-half pound sail llsh. biiiieli!s:,. When llie potatoes are cooke.l add u piece of butler about half the size of an egg, a littli! milk, and pepper !•) se.isnn. Mash all logetlier, form into small cakes, flour each siile and fry them in deep fat. Oruin the cakes jn paper and serve hoi with a poached egg on eiicli, .Scalloped Mushrooms, â€" Toss some small imislini<)nis in bullor. Willi some chopped parsley and shallot, and Iwo iv three liiiely minced iiuishrooms. When colored sprinkle the whole with Hour, and moisten with good stock or gravy. Stir geiilly over the llri' till Ihe sauce is wi'll reduced. Ihilter some scallop shells, nil Ihem with the muslirooms etc., sprinkle plenlifully w ith paje brown bri'ailci'iimbs, and bake in a good oven fur Icii miniiles. Gingerliread Wiifiis.â€" Take one pound of Hour and work inio it half a pound of biiller, lialf a pound of easier sugar also lliree-cpiarlers of an ounce if ground ginger, Wliisl< up two eggs to a sliff fnilh and mix into the Hour, tic, so as lo form a stiff paste. HoH out very thin, trim witti a fancy culler, an I bake ill a sharp oven for live minutes. Poialo Holls for supper should be pre- paied as follows: Stir into mashed potatoes an egg or Iwo ami a very litt'.i hot milk; if the mixture is too slilf add a dash of powdered mnoe, .salt, and pepper, and chopped parsley. Heat Ihe mixliiiv llioroiighly, form Into round cakes, brush over wilh lieuten egg, roll in bi-eadcrumlis, fry in boiling fiit, an 1 serve very hot on a d'oyley. Garnish all Willi chopped parsley imil loninlo. lieef Cakes is a good way to use up ihe remains of a cold roast of beef. To each pound of beef allow a ipiarter of a pound of bacon, pepper and salt, a sniall bunch of savory herbs wilh two beaten eggs. Mince tiie beef vi ry llnely, also the biiciiii, mid si'asoiiiligs and herbs ; dredge all wilh Hour a'fid nioislen with lii'iileii eggs. Make into smiill cakes, dip into frying biillcr, and fry to a good color. .Si rve wilh rich gravy, \egelal)l(^ Marrow Pickle,â€" Take some vi't^ellilile niiiriow . sirape out llie seeds, cut into ships, >|iiiiiKlc snlt upon lliem, and lot Ihem .stand one night, llicii drain on a eloih. To twn imiinds df marrow weigliijd before salting, allow one clove of mixed garlic. si\ ohlllies, (|iiartiM- if a pounil of loaf su^iir. half an iniiiie il liiriiieric, one ouiin' iiiul a hall o[ while ginger (cnishr^d siniili). ono oimce and a half of Hour of niii>liii'(l. Holt lhe.se in- griMlii'iils w;ilh one i|ii:iH of vinegar; when boiling stir tin' M'gKlaliles into P and boil for tweiilv niinnlcs. When cool put Into bottler and covir with a bladder. SAFEGUARD II YOUR XTjaxza-ca- HEALTH mm Ceylon Natural GREEN Tea instead of the adulterated Japan Teas. 40O, 500 AND 800 Pf R LB. LEAD PACKSTt ONLY. llltillF.ST AVVAUD: ST. 1.01 IS. AT ALL CROCEU. IM4. This Beaotiful Fur Scarf Given Away A(iUM7.l.\(i NKl ltAI.(iIA. Due lo I'oor, Weak Blood â€" Dr. Wil- liams' Pink i'ills wUi Insur* a Cure. Neuralgia is llie surest sign lliut your whole .system is weak and unstrung, 'those sharp, slabbing pains are caused by four jangled nerves. Hut your nerves would not be jangled il your blood was pure and strong. You cant cure neuralgia by linimenls or hot ap- plications. They may relieve for a mo- mentâ€" l>ut they cant possibly cure. Vou can never cure neuralgia until you en- rich the blood and brace your starved nerves with Or. Williams' Pink Pills, 'lliey actually make new blood. They .soothe the nerves and sttengthen tlic whole sysloin. They strike riglit at the cause of agonizing neuralgia. Mr. John MclVrmott, Bond lleJid, Out., says; â€""As the result of a welling. I was seized wilh pains in all parts of the body. I consulted a doctor, who told me" the trouble was neuralgia. He treated me for some lime bul diil nol help me. I had often read of Dr. Wil- liams' Pink I'ills, and decided to try them. I5y the lime I had taken three boxes, there wa.s a good improvement in my rase, and after I had taken ten boxes, every a"che and pain tiad disap- peared, I had gained in weight and fell l,eller in every way, I shall always have a good word lo say tor Dr, Wil- liams' Pink Pills," Wheji Ihe blood Is poor, the nerves are slarved: then comes neuralgia, in- somnia, .St. Vitus dance, paralysis nr locomohir ataxia. All these troubles are i cured by Or. Williams' Pink Pills, be- i cause lliey actually make the rii-h. red blood lliol feeds and soothes the .-.tarved nerves and sends health and strength to every part of the body. That Is why lliese pills always cure such troubles ns rheiimalism, anaemia, chronic erysipe- las, indigestion, and Ihe special nll- nierils of growing girls and women. Ilill you must gel Hie genuine wilh Ihe full name, "f)r, Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People," on the wrapper around each box. If in doiibt, write Ihe Hr. WilHams' Medicine Co.. nrockville. (Int., and Ihe pills will be sent by mail lil r«. cents per box. or six boxes for fHi.'y). If you are ailing, try Ihem to-day. L J" Bcaii^ mado of flaa blftck foU-fttrred tldu b kboat49 lnr>«« lon|t» *m1 >>•• «ix larg« bttutifal black tail*. Ths ftir la fulL wott and ttaSr. Juat tJM riibk atylo, equallini; 1b appMraooa blaclK HavtiM Bcmrft tfiak coat Mw or bIje a*llArat oraam«nt«d *Uh nlca pbUod ir«ck Chaia of *«t IuumI- â- onaappaaraoce. rxb. varm aiid itjUab looking W« will kIt* m.^rB.Vooe hundred of tbrto extra fia« Tnrmemxtm to ladies and ctru who will help Introduce Ur. Armour's &uiettu \>)>elablA PUU. the i^rfiafkr rf-mnlleo on ftjirth U't Xha cuir of Imlitrmtoa, con- tUjftiUoa, rbeuTualtira, klduer comriUtnts, vittk. mA linpwa ooraitiani of thi^ blo'xl, rst^rrti. I>inaltt weak- iMtMw, L'U;. Wf' waul a trw tioeo.it &^<tnti in each JxKitii^ to recoiTo our hud&<>iue niri. DON'T SEND ANY MONEY Justaend tout cane aQd addresaand acnetaaBO odI/ eiK&C boxoa of Uieao ^aoaa xeuMdiM at tts> . a box Watrvst ««« and i«nd t bam br tuil poetpald. Each cuituButr who bujs fr^a 70a !â-  mUMftd to a k&ndsoa* yi la M t trom tu. Yuu ran Mil Ihem qulrklf. WhSD3(H3 return ui tli« myucTand wo vUl fod this lovely Far iicarf at once. If you lell tb« gooda and retum hn mnivT quickly wo wlUclva youaa opportunity to Mcura a handioMM â- *Uuld' Watch or a ma(Blflc«a» Solid Gold-finlihted Jewctlfd RUi^. Ttm, bealdMitiA Scarf, witb.nit ti-lltsg; *a7 morv ffoods. Don't niiks this oppor- tunity. Writ'' now heforo yoa fitrgvt It and yoM can koun aecura ttaeaa knadsoaa* presanta. Addreas, The Dr. Armour Medicine Co., FIR DEPT. 9 TORONTO, ONT. Hanâ€" This U a Craod Ofl^ hj a raliaUii Compaay. FROM A DEAD STATESMAN ♦â- .O.M.Ml'.\K".\TIO.\S COME LOltU C.\ltLI.\«iKOItD. FROM X BKGINN'ING OF IN.SUnANC^. The practice of insurance was known li Ihe ancients, Ijeing in vogue at Ihe beginning of Ihe Clirisllan V.vn. The In- surance of ships was uiuloiiliteilly pari (if Ihe business of llie llansealie l.eagu which was forinetl about I Ho by Ihe port towns of (ierninny lo protect ihem selves against Ihe pirales of Sweden and Denmark. The ciisloin of draw- ing out insurnnre policies orlglnaled in I'lorence in 152,1, although a regular (liaiiiber of Insurance was formed tt Hruges early in Iho fourteenth century, end the piiiciice was in general u.se in Italy in II'.H. and in Knglnml in I.Vill. I'ire and life insurance are of much more rei'ent origin. Some of the ancient guilds provided eompensalioii for any their meinhers who suffered lo.ss if now TO MEND «,.\nPF,T.S. In mending or culling down worn rarpflks, a longlhwisi' seam Is more noUcuublc than one inaUo across the from lire, but the Insurance of goods and houses, as a distant branch if 1 iisiiiess, cannot be traced farlher bni'k lliiiii Hili7. Ihc year after Ihe dreal I'ire n' London. The first regular company, till' "llaiiil-iii-ll:iiid," WHS riiiiiidi>(| \n lOiM'i, ami livi> other eoiniuinii's still ox- iMing were slartetl In the ipiarter of n cenlurv which folhiwed. Life insuriince was llrsi undertaken bv the ".Amicable" III 17110. SI II. I, WOltSI. OFP, "Don't lho>e potir girls work hard be bind ttio.se counters!" evcbiimcd lli .synipallielic lady. "Viw, but iiierc\ ! Iv worked a good dcil liarder in front o lliuiii. niatcliing samples." . Once Serrelary (or Ireland and was .Made a Peer in Itecuuidtion of iScrviccs. It must be uneommoitly inleresting for a (lead statesman, who from lin- other world is able to read the minds if living ones, lo watch llu! cour.se ot polilical events here on earth, writes a London correspondent. That is what the late Lord Carlingford is doing- if we may tielieve Ihe lellers to mankind which a female cousin of his declares llial she and a professional medium hav^! w-ritten fnaii lime lo time at his dicta- lion, .Some of I liese letters have just ap- peared here in Droad \'iews, a monlhly publicalion dcvoled lo ghosts and occult- ism. Owing lo the eiiiimnce of their repulcd aiillior, the attention which lliey have attracted is not conlined to those who believe that tlic dead can coni- niunicalb wilh Hie living. It may lie recalled that Lord Carling- ford, who (luilled Ihe world eight years ago, was an a.ssociale of Gladstone and a big ligiire in Ihe political world. As <:hichci\sler Tortescue, he was chief .secretary for Ireland in the administra- tion wliicli Gladstone formed In l8f>.S.. He was rai.sed to Ihe peeragu in recog- niliiin of his services in that ollice. an 1 became a cabinet minister In the Gliid- stone government of lS,sn. A. P. Siii- nill, who edits Broad View, tells iiic there is not the slightest doubt that die deceased statesman inspired the ni:.\iAHKAiu.K letters which he has jusi published. "Very soon after his death," said Sin- mil, "Lord Carlingford began lo coiii- municale, from die olher world, with Ills cousin, Mrs. .Arthur Nugent, wliose own p.sycliic facullies enabled her lo be- come conscious of his presence," "Lord Carlingford dtscrilics himself as "at (iiie inoiiient absorbed in endea\oring lo inspire llie thought of an earth col- league to gra.sp surely, and then render cUarly. his tlioughls on tpiestions raised~-iit anolher. while hiking no per- sonal or activi- part, listening eagerly and delighUdly lo the expression of thoiiglils and feelings of men, who in till ir wordy wars evolved new thoughts and rccalliHl (unknown lo Ihem, but, fiieverthele.ss, stored up) memories ami former experiences to their aid and ser- vice," In fact, according to Gladstone's for- mer a,ssociate, spirits of all kinds slill take an inlerest in mailers wliicfc en- gaged Ihtir ullention on earth, inven- tors, (or example, (or Lord i:arlingfoivl says : "I have .seen the inventive geniusâ€" say an engineer, for (example- slill working at his models in his effort Ip produce a more praclical machine or article; and 1 have known llial spirit lo return lo eartli and lliid in the mind o{ a mditifl the very clue the .spirit reiiuircd lo pe''- fed Ills OWN INVENTION. That same; spirit 1 knew had a mortal on earth in alllnily with lilm.stMf, anil logellier (unknown lo the moitnl), they have worked." And most people will be inleresied in hearing that wh(it lie has seen in a bet- ter world has made Lord Carlingford a believer in the slivniious life. "It seems to me," lie says, "where I now am, llial Uu- highcs'l and best spirits are nol those who have held pleasant places on earth ; Ihoy are those wlio have passed through Ihe (Ire, who have -fOught Ihe batlh of life and overcome the obstacles in ttieir path. For those you love, do not pray for easy lives, "Mere siand before us the results 1 t sellisli belief in empty religious forms and" ceremonies; mumbled fira.vers with- out noble deeds; wasted lives of human iH'ings immured in convents and mon- asteries, while the golden days of a God given eurlh-life in which an active perl was intended for thcin are lost. I ,sert stretched out bt>fore me such a vast lielj f!)!- labor and man's enliglnonmenl. I .see surely, in Pie far distance, lliu es- tablished brotherhood of man; but to-day I see thai il is tlie mistaken forms of the woislup of God which is llie awful bar- rier between mankind." .And Lord Carlingford adds ; "1 am laiighl llial it frequently happens that the .same spirit reincarnates in Ihe samo family at inlervals, bul of this I have not yet tiad personal experience, neither have 1 learned that there is a given lime or period when a discariiaie spirit must reincarante and UETlinN TO EAHTH; bul 1 am told thai in cases where the spirit lived on earth the allolled time, say three-.score years, elc. many cen-, luries elapse of maltrial time ere rein-' carnation takes place again. Hut, on the, other hand, where a child is. let us say,^ perhaps, slill-bom, or an early death, lakes place, it frequently, indeed, gen-' erally happens, llial the spirit quickl,/. reincarnates, and in Ihe same family. "1 know that llieie are states inliniloly beyond uu into wliicli I cannot penetrale at presenl, and there are others .so fur b»Mi)W Itiat my spirils recoils from the liorror and mi.sery, 1 also realize that this spirit world is actually in tlie midst, ol Ihe iiittlerial one. Thai, as .spirits audi mortals go, Ihey, so lo .speak, ruu shoulders. 'Sl'lial 1 retain my acUi.Tl persuimlily as when on earth, bul am surprised and delighted to llnd a wider and iinre- slricled grasp and underslaiuhng i fi things. 1 feel as it hilherlo I .saw an' through a gla.ss darkly, now all things' are made clearer and puzzle me no' more." All of which may be cfuiimendeil 10 'â-  Ihe people who lake interest in such' manifestations. BABY'S OWN TABLKTS. Meets the mothers' net\ls in caring (ni the health of llieir little oiuis as no other medicine in the world can. The Tablets cure con.slipalion, indigestion, colic, simple fevers, diarrhoea, l>>elh- Ing troubles and expel worms. They bieak up colds and prevent croup. They make children sleep naturally and heal- thy. bceau.se Ihey remove llie cause of sleeple.s.sne.ss. .And Ihey are Ihe only Jiiedieine that gives the mother a '-il- emn gunranteo that it conlains no opi- ate or poi.sonous .soothing stuff. Th y are good for children from birlh ri>- warci; Ihey always do gnod-th-y run- not po.ssilily do harm, Mrs, Geo. Tur- ner, Parry's liny. Out,, says: "I have lused lliiliy's Own I'abUts for Ihe trou- bles Hint come to little nm-s with per- fref .satisfaition. 1 think there is no , medicine can eipial the Tablets," Every mother ought to keep a box of tlie.se Tabh^s in the house as a safeguard for her lillle ones, .Sold by all druggists, mail at i't cents a Ixix liy Or, Williams' Medicine Co!, Onl, 01 .sent by writing the Brockvllle. ADVICE. lo raise a nice Van* it's giwving so strap- shavi> It off, don'l Cholly - 1 hope (Ivke beio'iL tint g'ly I think 1 shall >â-  know. Miss Pi>ppeiyâ€" Oh! iet it grow; |)erhap! in Piat way you'll gel il all out ot yow svsteiii.