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+, Hints for Busy Housekeepers. Recipes and Other Valuable Informatlca of Partlcnlar latereat to Wenea Pollcii. DESSEETS. Carmel Sauce.â€" Oue cupful of light brown sugar, butter the size •of an egg. Boil Butter and sugar three minutes, then add slowly two tab!espoonfuls of flour, then slow- 1.^ boiling water enough to thin. Good and easy mad». New Confection.â€" Select, ripe ba- nanas and cut into thin slices. Melt confectioners' chocolate by steam- ing it, and into this dip each slice of banana. When thoroughly coat- ed lay the slices on oiled paper and set in a cool place to harden. The result is both a delicious and a nov- el confection. Steamed Blackberry Pudding. â€" Sift one cupful of flour into a basin, •dd one Ealtspoonfui «f salt, one teaspoonful of baking powder ;then gradually add two well beaten eggs and one pint of milk. Stir in one pint of blackberries which have been thoroughly dredged with flour. Pour at once into a greased mold, cover with a greased paper, and steam steadily ifor two hours. Serve with hard sauce. Sponge Pudding â€" ^Two heaping tablespoonfuls of flour, t^"0 even tablespoonfuls of sugar, one pint o' milk, one tablespoonful of but- ter : rub smooth and cook to a boil- ing point. Add yolks of six eg^s and then the beaten whites of six eggs. Bake one hour in a moderate oven. Set the dish in a pan of hot vater while the pudding is baking and remove only when ready to serve. Use any hot sauce with ci- ther lemon or sherry wine for flav- oring. This recipe serves eight peo- Delicious Dessert. â€" Make a eponge cake -with following recipe: Four whole eggs beaten light, one teacupful of granulated sugar, one and one-half teacupfuls flour, to which add one and one-half tea- epoonfuls of baking powder, four tablespoonfuls of water. Put into a floured pan and bake about twen- tT minutes in a hot but slow oven. When cold split through the middle â- nd spread 'with cream filling of following recipe: One cupful of sugar, one heaping teaspoonful of flour, cup and one-half of milk, two whole eggs. Flavor and cook in double boiler until thick. Whip one pint of cream and serve on top and sprinkle with chopped nuts and naraschino cherriea. Banana Parfait.â€" Peel three ba- nanas, scrape off the coarse threads and press the pulp through a sieve. There should be one cup and a fourth of the pulp. To the p«lp add three-fourths of a cupful of sugar aad the juice of half a lemon ; cook the mixturo over hot water until thoroughly scalded, then set aside i<j become cold- Beat one cupful and a half of dou'ble cream till firm. Cut fine citron, candied apricots or pineapple, and Maraschino cherries to fill a cup ; pour over these three table^^poonfuls of Jamaica rum and lei it stand an hour or, when con- venient, over night. Have a quart mold lined with paper and thor- ougly chilled. Stir the fruit into ike banana mixture, fold the fruit mixture and cream together, aad turn into the mold, filling it to overflow ; cover with paper, press the cover down over the paper, then pack in equal measures of salt and crushed ice. Let stand three hours. PIES. Apple Pie Hint. â€" When baking apple pie, put a teaspoonful or two of strong cold tea iu the filling. Al- Hj try the same in your apple sauce or baked apples, and notice the im- proved flavor of the apples. Old Fashioned Apple Pie.â€" Fill a deep dish with thinly sliced pared apples, cover with a substantial crust of rich baking powder biscuit dough, and bake. When browned to a turn slip a knife around the inner edge, take off the cover, and turn bottom upwards on a plate. Then add a generous supply of su- gar, cinnamon, and cloves to the apples, mash all together and spread evenly on the inverted erust. Serve with cold cream. Pineapple Pie â€" .\ pineapple, its weight ia sugar, half its weight in gutter, one cup of cream. Beat the butter to a creamy froth, add su- gar and yolks of three eggs, beat uatil very light. Add the cream and pineapple grated, beat whites ef the eggs to a froth, bake in one crust, and eat cold. Pecan Pie.â€" Line a pie pan with crust, and bake. Filling, cook one cupful of cream, one cupful of su- gar, four eggs, saving the whites of two for meringue ; one cupful of chopped pecan meats chopped fine. When this mi-'cture thickens fill the crust and put on the meringue of the two whites of eggs beaten stiff, and sweeten. Sprinkle over mer- ingue a few finely chopped pecan meats. Brown in oven. Fruit Pies.â€" .Vlways in making berry pies cut a tiny hole in the centre of the top crust, and -when ":c a cornucopia paper without ape.x into hole your pie will no' run over or bub- ble. Is this not worth the trouble : WORTH KXOWIXG. Do not attempt to use sour or moldy flour. Dry it out in the oven and save it for starch. The white of one egg 'cut" with white vinegar makes an excellent furniture polish. When white goods are grass stained, saturate them with paraf- fin and put them out in the sun. I No soap on window panes I Rub them with either alcohol or am- monia to make them shine. To keep wooden bresxid boards in good condition scru'b them with sand or salt instead of soap. After scraping fi.sh, rub the steel knife over an old lemon peel, and it will destroy all fish odor. The addition of a beaten eg? to the mashed potatoes used for po- tato cakes will be found well worn while. A splendid cement for china is maide by mixing plaster of pans into a thick solution of gum arable and water- For burns, apply thin slices of raw potato, or if you have time, scrape it and bind tightly. Change often. When making seedless jam, small seeds may be removed from fruit by crushing the fresh berries through a sieve. Staiii.1 and discolorations in tin- ware can be removed by dipping a damp cloth in common soda and rubbing briskly. After greasing pans for small cakes dust with flour thickly, shak- ing out all that is loose. This treatment prevents sticking. Instead of parchment for jam covers try tissue paper dipped in milk. If pressed down neatly it will require no string to tie it on. When making plum butter leave and grades of thread. Also run in colored safety and fancy pins. A useful present. Handy Screen. â€" Buy a small clothes horse, cover the outside with flowered chintz, line the inside with white oilcloth, on which stitch various oilcloth pockets of many sizes and shapes designed to hold vaseline, boric acid, sponge soap, etc. More convenient than a'basket- For the Traveler.â€" .\n apron with pockets to hold toilet articles. Make of blue linen, have the pock- ets bound with white tape and the pocket flaps fasteQfd with small white buttons ; pockets for soap should be lined with rubber and the powder case with chamois. In the different pockets place a bot- tle of toilet water, a mani. ure set, a _ _ puff, Ecap and wash cloliis apron will prove a blessing in crowded sleeper dressing room. A kimono could also be made with pockets. ♦ THE S. S. LESSON IMEBXATIONAr LESSON, OCT. SI. Leasoa V.. Paul a Prisoner â€" The Toyase. Golden Test, Psa. 37. 3. THE LESSON WORD STUDIES. Time : From late summer of A. D. 58 till about November 1 of the same year. Course of the Journey to B,ome : Caesarea to Sidoa in Phoenicia ; thence northwest, to the ^ , . J . I lee of Cyprus, stopping at Mvra in naoer of pins, powder oux and r „„â-  , V b»uuiji..iu paiicr JL y , f ^^ Lycia, for a change of ships ; con- tinuing close to the shore until eft Cnidus in Caria; then south and west, around Cape Salmonc, on the extreme eastern end of Crete, until reaching Fair Havens, half way along the southern shore of the is- land ; thence, out to sea, south of the little island called Cauda, be- ing driven by a fierce wind. Links This a BOERS -VRE FOR BRITAIN Sonth ifriroji Joarnsliftt Makes Strong Statement. Perhaps tho most striking fea- ^^jFJl"' "f "'^S''' have gone ture of the Imperial Press Dele- ^r^^l^^^f ^^.''%''^P\^^'''^ ^ ^^''^^â-  gates' tour was the speech made by P°'°';°f ^^e ^.^rraive: Journey- Mr. Fichardt, one of the South -^f- ri"! ^^T' T ^ "'^ " Prisoners, rican delegates, at the banquet j 'p^„,^{^a.^St„?L^!!l'"!' * «°t"""° given by the Lord Mayor of Shef- i I Progress Is of Little Value Unless It Works For Good. And after the fire, a stiil small voiceâ€" 1. Kings xiv. 12. \\e have a great many things that the men and women of 300 years ago did aot possess, but are I live larger and nobler lives, uclesa we any better men and -women than it brings us into closer fellowship All this modern material progrest i^ of very little value unless it hclpa to make better men and women, unless it enables and inspires us to they were ? We live a great deal faster than they did ; but do we lead any better or more useful lives ? We have made a great many improvements :n our manner of living, 'but have ^ve made any great improvement HI our characters ? THE REAL TEST. These are the questions we ought to be asking ourselves if vre are to ^^ „.„„. ^.^^.. . â„¢^^6 any comparison between our- Pa°ul was pronounced uncTndemned;'''^'^'*^ ^^^^ ^'^^ "^^ and women of 300 years ago, for spiritual and not material development is the real test of progress. What does it mat- ter if soldiers do march in splen- oid array along the streets if they field. Mr. Fichardt is editor of 'The Friend, " of Bloemfontein. He fought with the Boers in the South African war, and was made a prisoner. Replying to the toast of "The Guests," at a very late hour on Wednesday, he said: "England brought to my coun- try war and devastation. She con- quered the flag of the country, but she did not conquer the heart and spirit of the race, .\fter the war there was an aftermt.th of bitter- ness â€" tlie bitterness of a sullen and discontented people, who waited the opportunity to strike another blow for that fieedom for wN- they had given » much. But that was a wonderf.il day. A wonderful thing happened. In spite of all the coat, in spite of all the mil- lions of money that had been ex- pended, and the precious blood Paul is accompanied by Luke and .\ribtarchus. He warns the ma.ster of the ship not to leave the shel- ter of a certain harbor, called Fair Havens, as the autumnal storms were approaching, but is unheed- ed. The ship encounters a terrible storm, and is barely saved by throwing overboard the luggage and cargo. Paul, receiving a vis- ion at night, reassures all on board of deliverance. Verse 1. We should sail for Italy â€"This story of the voyage to Rome are not good soldiers in the battle of life I What does it matter if men do learn to fly in the air I \Vu they ever be able with their air- ships and aeroplanes to fly up to heaven? What does it matter if we are richer than the men and women ol long ago if we are not richer to- ward God I with God and makes us more wor- thy to enter into the life eternal. It is significant, I think, that • young society woman should haT« announced recently her dissatisfac- tion and disgust with a life devot- ed to the PLEASURES OF SOCIETY. "No life is so monotonous and dull as rccdern society life," aha says, "and I am determined ta make something different of my- self." The young -woman's sense of dis- satisfaction helps to reveal the emp- tiness of a life given over wholly t» selfish pleasure. Life is empty and barren of any real happiness with- out something worth while to do fot the glory of God and the good oi our fellow men. God, help us to listen intently for the still small voice in our soula, the voice of duty, the voice of un- selfishness, the voice of the spirit of God. Rev. J. Lyon Caushey. ot the words which formerly were rendered "lieth toward the south- west and northwest." It is a nau- tical phrase, meaning, "to look goes into minute detail, and is the down the southwest wind," which. owing to the fact that Lutro looks toward the east, has been taken to indicate the direction in which the wind bloTvs. and this here would be northeast and southeast. 13. The south wind blew softly â€" A complete turn about of the wind. Close in shoreâ€" Here, overhang- ing mountains protected them. 14. Euraquilo â€" A wind blowing! best account we have of the art of navigation as practised by the anci- ents. Juliusâ€" This narrative gives us our only information about him, and shows him to have been affable, open to religious influences, appre- ciative. The .\ugustan bandâ€" .\ detach- stationed a few seeds in the butter. Thev sink that had been shed, you came to us , ment of Imperial troops _ ^ U> the bottom of the vessel and <'Pen-*'a''<^«*^' gracioua, and kindly, j a". Caesarea, and named from Oc- , from the northeast, when stirred, prevent scorching and presented us with the freedom j tavianus Augustus, tue adopted 13. Could not face the windâ€" Lit- If the tops' of young turnips are ^'iiich we asked for (cheers). And; son of Julius Caesar. erally, could not look the wind \a thoroughly cleaned, they can be -^*'" then, for the first time, and 1 2. Adramyttium â€" \a important ; the eye. used with the diced turnips and be ' ^^P* ^*"" ^"v^""- conquered the hearts ' commercial seaport of Mysia in! 16. Caudaâ€" The modern name is boiled the same as cabbaee Thev 1 ^^ the South .\fricau people (loud | Asia Minor. In going thither, sev- ' Gaudho, or Gozzo. The island lay ... o * â- 'I ..I \ 1 .._ tj u_ i. uâ€" J e .i:-»...*i.. ^^..t-u ^t Du....n;.. â€" 4.U-.. We. in make a very guod dish. 1 <~h«ers). Broken orris root has more of "^^'''''t <>t the future? the odor of violets and is better '"^'•'"°*'â- -â- â€¢ have watched wth a ♦!,»., iu- -.^ >â€" J • . „,u certain amount of envy what the than the powdered varietv. >\hen ^ • » j • • „^ ti.» ..».««j ;_ k » J _ â-  •.. • I great sister dominion* across the l^,l\ aJ'T..^ t ^'â- **"%'' 'â„¢- 1 seas have been able to do. We Lnti,r fragrance to the | ^,^ ^ 1;^^,^ ^^..^j,., ^^^ contents. To clean a sponge dissolve handful ot salt in a pint of water In this soak and knead the sponge directly south of Phoenix, so that they scudded before the wind about twenty-three miles. The boat â€" Small rowboat carried I poor- We cannot pressnt Dread *i noughts, but this I can promise for some time, then rinse it well and it will be as clean aad sweet a! when new. When changing the sheets and pillow cases on the bed, put a little dried lavender leaves in the pillow cases. The leaves can be used over and over, since the fragrance is very lasting. A damp room or cupboard may be dried by kejping in it a jar contain- ing quick lime. The lime will ab- sorb the damp and keep the air dry and pure. It must be frequently renewed, as it loses its power. If food is scorched iu the cook- be the unerring rifle of the Boer which will give Great Britain's an- swer on the wild and lonely veldt. ' (Loud cheers). eral ports would be touched, from which it would be possible to take another ship for Italy. .\ri.starchu3 â€" Mentioned in .\cts 19. 29, as seized by the hostile mob in tow and filled with water by the ,1: Ephesus, and in 20.4, as a com- j sudden storm. we arojpanion of Paul. From the Epistles 17. Helpsâ€" Strong cables, passed " ' wc learn that he was with Paul dur- ; around the hulis to keep \esse!s from foundering. This process of '"frapping" is now-a-davs abandon- ed. The Syrtisâ€" The "Greater Syrt- ing the first imprisonment- that if ever a foreign foe attacks j 3 gidonâ€" The important sea the Empire in South Africa itjvill j j^^^.j, t^venty miles north of Tyre. THE APPLE CELLAR. and the oldest of the Phoenician,. ,, cities (Gen. 10. 19). It figured in,"'', or quicksands, lay to the south HAIR-RAlalNG. Traffic in hair is a big business,, for it is estimated that well ov«r 1,000 tons of human tresses arc dealt with every year. .A.nd as th* heavy styles of coiffure, ironiny, too frequent dressing, the use ol wire and leather supports, etc-, ar« t-*nding more than ever to mako the fashionable lady's locks insuf- ficient, the price of artificial hair is. naturally, on the up-grade. Italy, Russia, India, and China contribute to the hair market, but far the largest contribution is sup- plied by the women of Brittany. On the north coast of France the wo- men have always worn quaint littla round cloth caps, and this habit, combined with their active out-of- door life has gone far towards giv- ing the Breton woman long and luxuriant tresses. These they sell to travellers who annually tour th« country. latel.v, however. Bretons have allowed the cheap Paris hak tc displace their picturesque caps. .\3 a result, their hair has dimin- ished both in quantity and quality. Now. therefore, the demand for artificial hair coasiderably c.wceds the supply. the shifting fortunes of Assyria Babylon, Persia Greece, and Rome, and during the Crusades was a continual bone ot contention. Often mentioned in the Bible. The the north „ . ., , 1 . t- i» V 4 'modern town has about 10,000 peo- How to Slake and to Keep 1( ^fatjple and Sweet. west ot the island, on coast of Africa. Lowered the gear â€" They probab- ly drew d<nvn the mainsail part way, but left up the stormsail so as to take advantage ot the wind. 19. Tackling â€" Either spars, 5- Cilicia (Paul's native countrv)! ropes, etc., or articles of furniture, An apple cellar should be the ' and Pamphylia formed the coast such as beds, tables, etc. Any- tidiest and sweetest corner of the 1 country of Asia Minor, opposite | thing which could be removed from house. Nothing else should ever be ! Cyprus. , • ,. r 1 stored in it. Its walls should be! Myraâ€" A noteworthy harbor in! 21- Witiiout food at- least twenty inches thick it should have abundant liglit. summer it should be open to the decks and hull. _ _ _ .\n enforced and; the corn trade between Egypt and j abstinence, due to the excitement jjymg and the condition of the vessel. 6. .\ ship of Alexandra sailing for' 25- And nowâ€" In spite of their re- ready to bake of brtiwn or any prinlioE; and slip ing remove the pan from the stove and place It m a larger pan of cold j j ,,^3 ^f ^ir and kept free of Italy-Rome â- was dependent, to a Jcction of h:s counsel formerly water. Then place a d>s!i towel '^^ ^g^^,. '^ j great extent, upon the corn! 24. God h.ith grantedâ€" Implying over the pan : the towel will absorb There " should be no moildy I brought from Earvpt- As verse 38] that Paul had been earnest in all the scorched taste from the ^^^^j, ^^^ ^nv smell ot mildew ; in of this chapter shows, this was one Prayer, though t'ue fact had not steam. j ^^^^^j. ^^.^^^s, the air should be htjof the corn-ships from Alexandria ! been mentioned. lo prevent a pie crust from^^ breathe. When the apples are' on its way to Ostia or Puteoli. shrinking while being baked, turn | ^^j^^^j ^^^g, draught should be stop- 7. Sailed slowly-Retarded bv the pie tin bottom up and shape dough I pj ^^j ,,.,,p„ ^^..^^^^ ^^i^ ^^^3 in 'strong west winds, over It instead of inside. Bake â-  should shut the cellar ti«ht and i Cnidusâ€" In ancient tim-.:. a fam- ir. quick oven, and pic crust will ^^^ ;^ ^^^^ ^â- ^^^^^y ^.j^^pj u^jji May. jcus seaport to^n, seat of the wor- You can place such a collar as ; ship of Aphrotlitc. Paul had sailed this conveniently under part of these waters in closing his third your barn or under your carriage j niibsionary journey (.\cts 21). house, says Outing, only there | i^^^^^ the lee of Creteâ€" The mod- retain shape perfectly. For vaseline stain, soak in cold water for half an hour, and finally wash iu strong white soap and bon- ing water. If white goods, put in the sun. New shoes are often diflicult to clean. Try rubbing th^ni over with a cut lemon, or even with a, cut should be no stable adjacent- The floor overhead should be covered with autumn leaves spread thickly to prevent any change of atmos- , . , , , pbere below. The thermometer all raw potato, letting thorn dry, and ^â- ^^^^J. should stand at about 33- then blackening them. They will take the polish beautifully. SEWING R0O.\I. Sewing on Hooks. â€" When sewing hooks on a wash dress or a frock which will need frequent pressing, try sewing the eyes on the upper flap and the hooks on the under in- stead! ot the reverse (the usual way). The outer flap may then be ironed smoothly and the closing will be truly invisible- Table Linen Help. â€" When buying table linen, cut off a small strip of it and keep, so that the unraveled thread may be used for darning the tablecloths or napkins when worn. Iu this way a nieud can be made al- most indiscernible- Curtains can 'be darned finely with the some. Sewing Silk.â€" When sewing on the machine with silk it oifton un- winds and twists around the spool spindle in a trying manner. To avoid this make a hole in a s.iiall piece of felt and slip it oa the spin- dle before the silk is jiut on. Needle Book.â€" .\ strip of satin three by twenty inches; fold two inches at one end and stiffen with cardboard. Line remainder with «nd half way into the berries. This 1 scpute<l veUet or flannel. Into it it an escape for all o£ the air, aad i run threaded needles of man^' sizes just above freezing- Put your ap- ples in shallow bins, cement the floor to keep out rats and if bar rels are used set them up some- what from the floor. Mrs HOW IT GREW. A. (to Mrs. B.)â€"'That Mrs. Newcomer is so fond of children. The other day when 1 called she was blowing soap bubbles with thec^ through a common clay pipe." Mrs. B. (to Mrs. C.)â€" 'That Mrs. Newcomer is so luuny. Mrs. A. saw )ier amusing the children with a common clay pipe." Mrs- C. (to Mrs. D.)â€" "That Mrs- Newcomer smokes a common clay pipe." Mrs. D. (to Mrs. E.)â€" 'That Mrs. Newcomer smokes a horrid pipe. I don't sec how any woman ia her sober senses c )uld do that." Mrs. E. (to -Mrs. F )-"That Mrs. Xewcotiier smokes a pipe and dri.i'vs awfully." .^m my "Do you knew, sir. that I very particular with whom daugliter keeps company T' said a po!!ipous father- 'The.i I suppose you are very often away from h'lrae." retorte:! the sanrl youth who was thus iuu'-ibed. ern island of Candia. They passed to the East, past Salmone. the ex- treme promontory ot Crete, and then to the south ot the island, so that they were partly sheltered from the wind. 8. Fair Havens â€" So called to this day, though unknown in literature. Lasraâ€" Also unknown until dis- covered recently (1S5G) by its ruins. Five miles east of the Havens. 9. The Fast was . . • gone bv â€" 26. Uptin a certain island â€" Paul has spoken in the tone of a pro- phet, and these words show that the an'jel had revealed to him some of the details of the method of their preservation. LIGHTS ON LOVE. True love talks little, and dues much- Love is not blind, but those whom it affects are. A smiling '"No" does not always mean '"Ye.s." Love is full of disappointments, but they are all worth while. The wise v.oman fnarries a plain man because the contrast is in her favor. Ixjve may make the world go The day of atonement, •which fell on I round, but friendship keeps it go the tenth day of the seventh month j ing stead\ , i.f the Jewish year. 10. The voyage will be with in- jury and much lossâ€" Paul had had much experience as a sea traveler, and had already written to the Corinthians. "Thrice I shipwreck." It was now time for the autumnal equinox, and marin- ers reckoned it a period of great peril. U. Owner of the shipâ€" He would go with his cargo of corn in order to sell advantageously upon their arrival in Italy. 12. To winter inâ€" For about four months from this time navigation was suspended. Phoenix â€" Professor Ramsay iden- tifies this harbor with iiK-dern Lut- ro. (See article in Hastings's Bible Dictionary.) Paul feared the strong wind that smote the sea with terrific force on the outer edge of the gulf ot Messaria, which would have to be crossed. "The only perfect worn in is the wo man each man thinks he loves at the moment. .\ girl's indignation when a man kisses her is -only equalled by her suffered I enjoyment of it. "The bachelor with sisters kuows best how to guard against the wiles of the cuter sex. The lonltost man in the world is he who has neither okl love-letters nor tender memories. are the WAY OF THE WORLD. "I understand the Ne^eds having trouble," remarked spinster boarder. "Some people take her part, and some others side with him." "And I suppose," growled the scanty-haire<l bachelor at the pedal extreiuitj of the mahogany, "there Looking northeast and southeast i are a few eccentric people who â€" T'uis i.^ the ^U•d translation "'i^J their own business." HEALING EXTRAORDINARY. Mr. Fiunigan was out of sorts, aad Mrs. Finnigan sent for the doc- tor, who came, e.vamined the pati- ent, wrote a perscription, and said : "Just ta'tc that and you'll be all right," and departed. Nest da/ he called again, when Mrs. Finni- gan opened the doov to him with • beaming face. "Sure that was a â- wonderful we» bit of paper ye left yesterday, sur,'' she exclaimed. ''Terence is quit* better to-day." "I am glaid to hear that," said the medical man. "Not but what I hadn't a job to get him to take it," went on Mrs.i Finnigan, 'but ^ure I just wrapped up the woe bit o£ paper quite small an' put it in a rpoonfnl of jam, an'i TerFnce swallowed it uri'beknownst, au' by night he was hotter." -- *- SLO\. ART. "I consider this p.iinting a beau- tiful piece of work." commented the art dea'.cr contemplating th« partralt of tho sleeping canine." "It's a dog after l.andsecr." "Is that so ;â- ' exclaimed Neurich.' "Well, the pup doesn't seem to b» goiug after him. very industrious- Ty." "Come on. fellers, here's a mai^ who can't niove bis •rms." â€" Ijt*«