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/ •♦â- â™¦'♦"M"f>'>-H"M^4-»"f>4^<-»"t"» About the House sici.iicrEU KLlCll'F^. Raisin Sauceâ€" Eight medium sized cooking apples, pooled nnJ slic-ed as for common apple sauce; onc-lmll a li'inon, rind left on, clioiiped line; half u loucup of secvlless labiins. ("over well with boiliiitj wuler and cook until BCft, then uJd cup und u halt of siignr and cook a tow mlniil«R longer. Serve cold for broakfusl or as de,s->MTl tor dinner. An e.\';ollenl sauce- better than any incUicinc. naked Milk Toa.'>l.â€" Trim off the cnisl from slices nearly halt an inch tliick, toast a light brown. Have on the ranjjo a pun of lx)iliiig water, salted; «< you remove each slice from the toaster dij) quickly into Ixiiling wiiter, and lay in a well buttered pu<lding diili, IJuttci-in;,' tli« toast while stuoU- ing hot, and .salting each .slice. When all the .--o.iki'.l loa.sl Ls iml into iilace, ccver with scalduitj niiik iii whieli has lieen mell^'d a Iflblespoonful of biilt«r, cover closely, and bake fHloeii min- utes. Fish Panoda.â€" Fry brown several slices of ftrm n»h, lx)il and slice three whllo p«jtatoc.s; ».lice three toniatotiS and oiii' large onion. I'lace in deep baking pan. Allernnli> layers of pota- toes (llrst). Ilsli, tomatoes, and onions; sprinkle with .^alt and p«ppor and small bits of butler tiU fish i.s fiiUi sprinkle bread crumbs on top; [X)ur tlircc-fourlJes cup of cold wilier ovvr, and bake slow- ly for thiee hours and you will find a delicious dLsh. U.ses for Bacon ninJ.â€" When buying bacon the clieai>c.st way to . buy it is by the si<lc. As II is u.sed cut each sMcc down to Iho rind, using pieces to grease cake griJdle with, .\notlier good way to use IIm- rind Ls when tiakiiig beans. After the bean jur has bci'ii filli'd cut the liiid tli« .-rhaiH' «1 Ihc jar, cutting it larger than the Jar, because It shrink.s. When baking cover the l>eans wlHi Iho rind .side up. Thi.s koei)s Iho lieans from becoming dry and gives them a good flavor. .Supppp for Olid Night.â€" One [Kiund, Oi' 15 • lilts' worth, veal .steak, cut in email .squares and fry brown; tHke tr<nn frying pun and put in your onion.s sUced lln*.'; Iry done, but do not lei brown much. Have cooked a dLsli of spngtu'tti, to which add half a can of tomatoes; put in v<-.il .incl onions, and cook all together lifleen minutes. Sea- son with Rait, butler and a dash of red pepper. Scr\o hot. Quick ("/jfleecake. â€" Cream one cup of sugar and one-half cup of butter, add three well beaten eggs, nii.t well to- gether, then add oue-fourth cup swvet milk, one-fourth cup flour, and one- halt leasiMKinful baking piwder; beat well and pul in two bulleivd piepans, sprinkle lop willi eh<)p|M>d nut.5, sugar, and cinnanioM. Fine with a cup of cof- fee made mul strained, adding a cup of cream, and W come to a boll to- gether. flake .'^au.siige.â€" f'ut the .sausage in a pan, Iw.j <ir more Inches diyp, and bake l\\«'iily minutes to half an hour. IV) not p\it wilier in the jian. Turn them over when half baked. The sau- sage is bellw Cfxiked this way than fried save.ii llie .stove Ixiing tipatlered, And the odor going Ihrnugli tlio house, and the fat may bo used for frying po- tatties. etc Veal and Peas.â€" Boll ojie and one- halt pounds veiil teiidep and pick up Into pieces; salt and pepper. Make a cream dri's.siiig of oru; pint milk, small hall cup biiHer, Ihieo table.s|X)oiifub> flour. Add tliLs, with one can pea.s drained, lo meat. F.nslly add <ine pint cream. Sprinkle with cracker crumbs ami bake in a moderately heated oven. Queen Pudding.-- Ibiko an iiiigelf.xi' cake in a long loaf tm. Whip <,no (piail of double civam, add one cup chop|>od walnut ineal-s, sweeten and flavor. I'lace cream in oliNmg umM and p;iek in ice for three or four hours, or iinlil well frozen. When ready |o Eerve cut the cake and creimi into .slices tne inch tliick, placing the cream on the cake, and garnish plentifully with iiianusidiino cherries. Tomulo Toast.â€" Too-st some nice pieces of bread and iwur over them the tomatoes, prepared as follows: Cook together f'jur medium sized tomalo&s and one medium sized onion, pared and sliced fine; cook three-quarters of nn Iwur; when done fiour off water and season to taste; then add one cup of sweet cream or milk and a table- spoonful of butler. U.«;F,IX'f. HINTS. Keep a Pair of Pliers.â€" The most con- \enient thing about a house is a pair of plier.s. I'or cutting wiic, lighten- ing loose nuts, pullmg nails, or lifting hot pans vsilhoul handies they cant be beat. Make Own Lamp Wicks.â€" When short of lamp wicks take an old woolen shirt, cut the width of your lamp wick, hem bolli .sides It will work as well as I he ones you buy and will save you buying wicks for your lamp.s. Varnish New .Stove Itoards.â€" Before using a new stove boanl apply a light coal of varnish on upper side, and, no mailer liow often you clean board with •i d onp rag, Iho stenciled figures never will come off. Hang Up the niooni.â€" When you buy a linxim 11 Ls well lo bore a Iwlo hole through the handle about one or two Inches from the t<jp with a gim- let. Then run Itirough this a piece of cord. This niiiy I« hung on a hook and be out of tho way. Make a Walnut Ilullerâ€" Take a Ixiard four feet long, six inches wide, and one-half inch thick. Pore n 'nole the size of a silver dollar eight inches from one end. Then saw <lown llie middle cf the Iward int<i the holo. Insert any size of a walnut and you will sec how easy the hull comes off. Use a mab let <'ir a heavy jiiece of wood. Make Doors Fit Snugly. â€" ^There are vnriou-; ways of curing an ill-niling door, but the following is the simplest and most effective of .ill: Place a strip of putty all along the jambs, cover edges of door with common chalk, and then sliut it. The putty will fill all open .space, the e.xcess l)eing easily removed with a knife. The clialk rub- bed on the edge of the door prevents ndliosion. and the putty is left in place, wluTc it .stjon drle^ and leaves a per- fcclly rating jamb. .Make Your Quilting Frame. -To make iiie.xpensive quilling frames and cur- tain slrctoheis, lake four clothes poles, wind them closely from end lo end with heavy strijis of cotton clolh, fa.slen ends of clolh with lacks. Purcha.se four small clamps at \ or 5 cents apiece to /aslen the |)oles nt the corners, and you have the best of quilting frames. Quills may be sewed or pinned to frames. And for curtain stretctuii-s I flnd them Iwtler tlian tho boughten ones, as the scallops may be pinned at any desired size. To Clear Cistern Water.- -When cls- lern water has become riilit for use lake one pound of ])ulverized alum, dissolve it in one (jimrl of water, and after |Kiuring it into the cistern slir tlioTOiighly Willi a long pole. Tins should be done toward evening. The next iiioining .ndd one pound of Urnx and .slir again. Allow fioni ton to Iwenty hours to .settle. This will ren- der the water perfectly clear and pure, regardless of Its former condition. Care of Net Curtains.â€" It !<» almost ImiHissible lo iron plain net curtains .so llioy will hang evenly, and this is especially true where they are simply liemmed. In Iho henr, liowevcr, lies the secret of "doing them up" quiekly and perfectly siruighl. In making, hem ends first, then siiins, wiili an inch and a half iioMi, or deeper if desired. When washing them, lay sluvLs or ni'w.spapers on the Ik-or. Get the unpainted, nar- row molding that is used to liiiish screens-two pieces long enough for the .sides and one for each end; slip through hem; tack straight and .secure- ly to the floor, and let remain till thor- oughly dry. The molding costs but a few cents and can be used for ycurs. .lO.SIl WI.SE .SAYS: "I've alius nolicisl in perlicler Ih'l lohs of men with forliines left 'tim an' who never worked n lick in Iheir life Ore about Ih' lir.st f give advice on how t' be succes.sful." »O««««4i«««Oi»«O««<0»<»««4>^«««»« A Boston weak and sickly. schi o^^y was tall. His arms were soft and flabby. He didn't have a strong muscle in his entire body. The physician who had attended the family lor thirty years prescribed Scott's Emutsion, NOW: To feel that boy's arm you would think he was apprenticed to a blacksmith. ALL DRUOGISTSi 50o. AND $t.OO. ^«^«^««<»4>«0«»<>^4»0««>^4»««^ SAILORS' HOME COMING WHEN BniTISH JACK TARS ARE JOLL.IEST. ncture on Board a Great Balllcsbip When the Crew Reach Uome. The day breaks cold and grey, but what does the weather mailer when Jtck is going home? Ureen seas dash furiously against the bows, flinging bub- bles of frotli higli into the air, then Splashing on lo the dripping decks and streaming aft in miniature rivers. .Scuttles are clo.sed, and down below thA air is damp and foul. Lamps, still burning, swing monotonously to every ro! ; rifles rattle noisily in their racks; and as the rain dips deep into the heavy swell the cruiser groant; and creaks in every plate. A pungent odor of fresh paint mingles with the smell of oil ris- ing through the open engine-room hatch lo form a nau.seating mixture from which there is no escape. Nobody seems to mind the discomfort tfi-day. The sentry is whistling softly lo himself, and the corporal going his rounds pretends ho does not hear him. Up on deck groups of officers, in sea- bocts and pyjamas, arc shivering con- tentedly in the bitter wind, as they eagerly search for the first glimpse of home. They smell the country even be- foix! they see it this misty morningâ€" a fresh young smell of grass and trees after rain. Strange as it may sound, it is this smell Ihat makes the greatest im- pression on the sailor. nEADY TO LAND. Arrived at Spithead, the cruiser anchors, waiting for permission to pro- ceed Inlc the harbor and take her Ix^rlh along.side the jetty. Hours pass by wearily, but at last the welcome flags stream from the signal station ashore. The marine guard, a thin streak of scar- let, forms at:ross the quarler-deck, with lh(- band in readiness iKJhind. The cap- tain takes his place on the bridge, the engine throbs skJwly, and with penant proudly Uying from the masthead the great ship sweeps majestically towards ino harbor. Clarence Pier is soon passedâ€" a seeth- fn;; ma.ss of human faces and waving handkerchiefs. Victoria Pier is left be- hind with its group of cheering Iwatmen. A tiny torpodo-lxjal shoots |>ast, its crew standing to atlcntion. Oppo-sllo the Vic- tory, llyuig the flag of the Commander- in-Chief, the bugle sounds from the bridge. Willi a flash <.l bayonets and a rattle of riflas the Murine guard presents anus, and all ofTlcers and men on deck salute '. while the National Anthem crashes from the band. GinLS TIll.Y I.Kl'T BFIIIND THEM. But now the jelly is In sight with its wailing ciowd, and glasses are turned lo scan each face. Two and a half years ago tie ship loft this porl to the strains of "Tho Oirl I Left Ueliind Me," and weeping wives ashore had stopped their cars lo live mocking s(,iind. Now the band is jingling merrily, and the yearn- ing looks on the happy faces aslniro bring a mist to many a glass watching them from the ship. They are all there, from the captain's wife to llie stoker's baby. The .same eager look is on every woman's face ; tdi!-liardened liands grasp tho railing in loving anlicipaticn with a louch as ten- d r as thai <if the soft little palm of the M.-.rine fcubnltern'<s young bride. As the .ship draws closer faces can bo distinguished without Ihe aid of Rlius.se«. Discipline is forgotten for tlio moment in Iho joys of recognition. A midship- man is waving his cap frnntically k. a white-haired old lady, who replies with hiT liandkeivhief, wliilc she endeavors to nioji her eyes with an umhrollu. .Stand- ing next to her a pak-faced woman, tears mingling with tendenuss in her tired eyes, bobs a baby uj) and down, to th.'- delight of a seaman standing in tho bows. .Soon the gangways are rigged and the visitors stream on lx:nrd. Married olll- cer. seek tho secrecy of their own cabins. The men, less fortunate, draw tlieir wives into Ihe shadow of a gun, or behind .soino sheltering cowl. Too shy lo take advantage of lhe.se in- sufllcient screens, a young stoker and his wife lean side by side over the gunwale. They were only married two days before the ship sailed, and their eyes have much t) tell. There they stand, oblivious lo all el.se, until a bachelor ollicer, en- gaped himself, perlmns, sympathetically puis his cabin at theii- disposal. A suniTtisi; Kon tiif, wife. Further on an old Marine, more ex- perieru'Ml and less bashful, has welcomt>d hi^ grey-halrod wife with the vehemence <,f true affection. Iido her hands he presses his savingsâ€" some forty jiounds in all. For tho sake of her momenlary surprise lie has pinched and saved for two long year.*. What matter that he •sent her nothing during the whole com- mission, leaving her to support liLs six childivn by her unaided efr<.rU ? llo nufiiit it for the bcsl, and hers is a .soft heart. World hardened as she is, slie .sils upon the deck and sobs, while ho throws the baby into ttie air to hide his own emotion. .Some on Iward are less fortunate. Their wives live in ether imrls. Three long weeks must ehqise before tho ship pays otf and the longed-for reunion comes. With hungry eyes and lonely hearts they waiioer alx)ut the decks watching the happiness of their com- rades. JACK TAP .\T HOME. Sonn hansoms r*.)! on the jetty., Olll- cers in mufti drive off with their happy wives. Paities'of men apjiear on deck carrying handkerchief bundles contain- ing wonders from the ICasl. Hurriedly lliv" ollicer of the watch makes a preleiice of lnsi>fictiiig them, and then, Idie siImhiI- iK.ys, they troop happily down tlio gang. way to reweleome llieir wives on slioiw Uy nii;littull tho ship u clear oi What it is What it does "BrICK'S TASTELESS" RCGISTEIKD It b an extract of fresh cod livers, containing all the virtues of pure Cod Liver Oil without the nauseous grease, combined with Phosphorus in the form of the Compound Syrup of Hypophos- phites, nutritious Extract of Malt and the Fluid Extract of Wild Cherry Bark. It will promptly relieve, and if its use is con- tinued, permanently cure chronic bronchitis, all pulmonary affections, croup, hoarseness, nervous disorders due to an exhausted condition of the system, prostration following fevers, debility at change of life, or constitutional weakness at any age, and all blood disorders. We positively guarantee " Brick's Tasteless ** to do exactly what we claim it will do as printed on the label of the bottle, or any advertising matter, and every druggist who sells "Brick's Tasteless " is authorized to refund to his custom- er the full purchase price if one bottle does not show a decided improvement , which improve- ment will result in a complete cure if additional bottles are taken. We therefore request you to try a bottle of "Brick's Tasteless " on our recommendation, and if no improvement is shown after taking it, return the empty bottle to the druggist from whom you purchased it and he will refund your money. Can we be fairer ? Two Sizesâ€" 8 ounce bottle 50c; 20 ounce bottle $1.00 What we do wcmenkind. "I>ocal" men have all gone to thoir homes, and in the ship an at- niO.sphere of ((uiel happiness has re- placed the excitement of tho morning. Between decks men are seated at trestle-tables writing lottors heme; bit- ing their pens as Ihey try to express themselves, and smiling happily as they catch each other's eye. Others have slung their hammocks, and lie awake peacefully dreaming of the welcome awaiting them. Tlie sl>ip is no longer a ship of war but one of peace. For there Is peace in all men's heartsâ€" the peace of homecoming.â€" London Answers. .. DIE FROM DISIIWASniNG. Wearing Routine ol Many Mothers' Lives. More women have died through the mending of socks and endless wasti- ing o{ dishes and daily striving to make ends meet, which meet but seb dom, than of broken hearts. Nolxidy writes a story in which the htroino dies gracefully over a heap of iMuing; bill nature bus written them again and again, and we have not al- wa.vs had sight lo read them. The way to keep the flies out of the oint- ment is siuijilc and easily discovered. We must kce|) great, tig, loving hearts. Brains do not always help us to avoid ungenerous behav.or. Intellectual wealth cannot ."iupply llw place of a tbnigblful tenderness "by constant walcliing wi.sc." The daughlor who Interprets Chopin in the parlor while her niothcr strug- gles in the kitchen may lie clever, a product of this enlightened age. but she is wit a true daughter, and Ihe mollier's life is being repressed and nipped by the too constant burden. A RHEUMAFISM RECIPE PREPARE THIS SIMPLE HOME-MADE MIXTUItE YOURSELF. Buy Ihc Ingredients from Any DrugoisI In Your Town and Shake Them in a Dottle lo Mix. A well-known authority on Rheuma- tism gives Ihe readers of a large To- ronto daily paper the following valu- able, yet simple and harmless prescrip- tion, which any one can easily prejiaro at Iwme: Fluid F.xtract Dandelion, one-half ounce; Compound Kargon, one ounce; Oimpound Syrup Sarsaparllla, three ounces. Mix by shaking well In a Iwttle, and take a teaspoonful after each meal and a'- bedtime. He states that the ingredients can be obtained from any good prescription jharmacy at small cost, and, being a vegetable extraction, are harmless to tcko. This pleasant mixture, if taken regu- larly for a few days, is said to over- «.mc almost any case of Rheumatism. The pain and swelling, if any, dimin- ishes with each dose, until permanent results are obtained, and without in- juring the stomach. While there are many so-called HheumalLsm remedies, patent ine<licines, etc., some of which do give relief, few really give perma- nent results, and the above will, iio doubt, be greatly appreciated by many sufferers here at this lime. Inquiry at the <lrug stores of even Ihe sn-all town.s cllciU the information that these drugs are harmless and can t'C bought separately, oi Ihe druggists will mix the prescription it askej to. Most of the worl.l's hemes dwell be- tween lite covers of dime novels. THEHl FATE NEVER KNOWN. Balloon Mysteries Which Have Never Been Solved. Considering how much the ballocnisl has lo rely upon the vagaries of the wind for guidance and speed, it is astonishing that aeronautics have been attended by so few tragedies and mysteries. In tha balkxm department of the British Army, fatal accidents have been very rare in- deed. Twenty-six years ago the War Ofllce balkMit Saladin was lost at sea, and to this day no one knows what actually happened to one of ttie occu- pantis of the carâ€" Mr. Walter Powell, M.i'. The balloon ascended from Balh« carrying, in addition to Mr. Powell, Mr. Agg-Gardner and Captainâ€" now C'ok)ne) â€"Templar, a veteran aeronaut wljo has hau many e.xcitlng experiences in tha ail, and who made his first voyages in a balloon while still a schoolboy at Har- row. His two companions were also expert balloonisLs. The three fonned a jolly parly, and had arranged tc dine with a friend living a few miles from the Devon- shire coast. Tho balloon got into soma nasty curenls, liowever, and, as tho sea was seen to be near, a very rapid des- cent was decided upon at Bridport, Dor- set. At tho lirsl bump against the earth Colonel Templar called lo the other two to jump. He and Mr. Agg-Gardner did so, tlic latter breaking his leg ; but, for s<ime reaison that has never been ex- plained, Mr. Powell neglected to follow. Tho ba.ioon, relieved cf the weight ol two men, shot to an inunense lw;iglit, and was carried out across the channel, and Mr. Towell thus vanished complete- ly fi\mi the ken of men. Hundreds ol newspapers have stated that no trace ol ii was ever seen again, but thus is net so. Some years after the awful event a part of the cur, with its la.shings still complete, was found in a mountainous ilislricl of Spain, and afterwards idenli- f'eil in Kngland. It is not a little remarkable that, al- though scorcts of balloons have been driven out to sea, cases In which this misadventure has ended fatally are few. More than a century ago, when Major M<ney made an ascent tix)m Norwich, F.ngland, he was compelled to descend ill the sea, where he remained for seven hc.urs until his plight was seen and ha was rescued by the crew of a rcvenna cutter. Some years later, in 18li, Mr. Jamos Saddler narrowly ei^caped drown- ing in an attempt to cross the Irish Channel; his baltoon dropped into tho water sonve miles off Liverpool, and he WHS on the point of succumbing when rescue came in the form of a tlshing- boat. The attempt which Mr. WelUnan, Ihe well-known aeronaut and exploix;r, in- tends making lo reach the North Folc, recalls the niyslerkiiis <lisappei»ranco ol llerr Andreo, the Swedish explorer, who, just ten years ago, vanished into North l\)lar spaces. 11 was Andree'.s intention to cro.ss tha North 1*010 and divieend on tho opposite side, and on July Itlh. 1897, he a-scended with his two companions, Strindberg an<l Frankel, from Danes Island. Spitz- bcrgen. One carrier pigeon, apparently liberated forty-eight hours after tha start, was shot, and two floating buoys with mesisages were ultimately found. Nothing more, Iwwever, has liecn heard of the explorei-s. SMALL BKOINNINGS. Cardinal Wol.sey was the son of a butcher. ('olumbus was Ihe son of a weaver. Sir Hichard Arkwright was tho son oi a barbel'. Watt was the .son of a blcckinaker. Slcphen.s.in was tlie son of u collier. Oliver Cromwell was Ihe son of a brewer. Shakespeare was Ihe son of a wool- stapler. Virgil was Ihe svi of a porter. IP nice wiiH I'll* Mill of a slave. Murns w.is the .son of i- pUmghnum. llomer itMs the .st>n > \ a farn'cr. -»^X,