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t* Hints for Busy Housekeepers. Kcclpes and Other Valuable Informatloa of Harticular lacereit to Women Folk*. SALADS. German Potato Sulail.â€" IJoil six large potatoes; when dwio, pod and slice while warm, and pour over the following: Cut one-half pound lean bacon in small dice and fry brown. Season potatoes wiih salt, pepper, and finely sliced on- ions. Mix thoroughly' with the ba- con fat and dice, then add one-half cup white vinegar. (Jarnish wit'i sliced hard boiled eggs. Canlitlower Salad. â€" Boil a head of white cauliflower, cool for abi)iic twenty minutes in ice water, break Apart carefully, wipe dry, put ir salad dish. Serve cold with n)ay- onnaise dressing. Cabbage Salad.â€" Shred onr-half head medium size c^ibbage, ami pour over it the following: Three- cpiartor cujjful of sweet cream, ojie- lialf teaspiKiuful salt, sprinkle of prpper. Three tablesjioonfuls -^f sugar. Stir thoroughly and ii.Kl three tablespoonfuls of vinegar Potato Salad.- Slice six niediun: cold boiled potatoes, one ,on' jii chopped, salt and pepper to tasi.(> two tablespoonfuls of olive oil, '.laU cupful of vinegar. Ch6j)pc(l ours hy may be added. Mix thoroul>l> . Slice two hard boiled eggs and lay 01' top. Mayonnaise Dressing.â€" One eiip- ful of sugar, two tablespoonfuls of flour, one teaspoouful niustarl, salt and pepper, four eggs beaten separately. Add yolks first, t''9i' whites. One-half cupful of vineg-ir weakened to two-thirds ; beat, then pour in after eggs are added. tJT'k in double boiler, stirring ail the time until thick. Two tablespoon- fuls of olive oil or butter. Fruit Salad.â€" One cupful of or- ange cut in small pieces, one cup- ful of bananas, one cupful of groen grapes, one cupful of Knglish wal- nuts. Salad dressingâ€" One half cupful of vinegar, fill cup with cold water, add small piece of butter, tlirce teaspoonfuls of sugar and a pinch of salt. Set on the st.")^"!. Beat the yolks of two eggs, one- quarter teaspoonful of mustard, cne , tablespoonful of flour. Stir ii;tc the vinegar and boil. Set off to cool. When cold, stir in one-half cup sweet cream and stir mi inc fruit. Serve on lettuce leaves. Macaroni Salad. â€" Place the con- tents of a 3 cent package of macar- oni in boiling salt water and boil twenty minutes. When done and cold, clip with scissors into f|uarter inch lengths. Cut two bunches •''f celery fine and chop in hard boiled eggs. When ready to serve, the macaroni, celery, and eggs should bo mixed together with two pimen- tocs chopped fine, and salt to taste. Then a boiled dressing, made as foll(jwK, should be added to make the salad the desired consistency : Beat three eggs until foamy, add two tablespoonfuls of sugar, one tablespoonful butter, one teasjjoon- ful salt, one cup of vinegar, one cup of milk and two tablespoonfuls flour. Stir while it cooks, and wli n thick remove from the fire and Bet away in an earthen vessel to cool. When cool, just before mix- ing with the salad, add one cupful cream and beat well. This makes an excellent main dish to serve twelve at luncheon, Sunday evening teas, or card parties. DESSERTS. Pineapple Snow I'udding. â€" One- half box of gelatin soaked in one- half cupful of cold water for one- half hour. Take half of the juice from a can of |iinea[)|ile and aild eiKJUgh cold water to make a pint. 'I'l this add one cupful of sugar and boil for three minutes. Pour this mixture over gelatin and strain (hi'ough cheese cloth. Let tliis stand until it begins to thicken, then beat iiiitil it is perfeetly white. .Add the beaten whites of two eggs. When lliick enough to hold up the, fruit add OIK- half cufiful of chopped piiienpp!.!. Pour into a Taney dish, 1111(1 before serving decorate with Maraschino berries. It is well to make this the day before it is needed. Ginger Pudding.- One-third cup- ful of butter, one-half cupful of sugar creamed, two and a (piarter cupfuls of flour, (;iie egg, well bea- ten, one-fourth teaspoonful salt, two teaspoonfuls ginger, four lea- KpoDiifuls baking powder. .\dd dry miiterials to egg, butter, niid sugar i>i alternation with one cupful of milk and one cupful of dry crystal - i/ed ginger. Steam. Serve with cream or with the following saiico : One and one-fourth cu|ifuls of but- ter, one-half cupful of cream, two cupfuls of powdered sugar, one tea- spoonful of ginger, all thoroughly mixed together. Uncooked Custard. - One-half cui)ful of sugar boiled until it hairs poured slowly over yolks of three eggs well beaten. Flavor to taste. The longer this is beaten the nicer it is. Pour the mixture over half !• dozen lady fingers. Beat whites of uijgs with powdered lugar and drop in spoonfuls Serve Gold. over the top. TOAST. Buttered Toast. â€" Take bread not too fresh, cut thin, trim oft the crust. First warm each side of the bicad, then brown both sides, but- ter, and serve imincdiately. Breakfast Toastâ€" Add to one pint of sweet milk two tablespoonfuls of sugar, a little salt, and a well bcat- oa egg. Dip in this slices of bread and fry on a buttered griddle until it is a light brown on each side. Me nnonitc T(jast. â€" Beat up three eggs well. Add a pint of sweet milk and a pinch of salt, cut slices an inch thick from a loaf of baker's bread and remove crust. Dip slices into the egg and milk, fry like doughnuts hi hot lard or drippings till a delicate brown, and sprinkle wit.i powdered sugar and serve hot. French Toast. â€" Beat two eggs and add two cupfuls of cold water and a half teaspoonful of salt. Dip neat slices of stale bread into this, wet- ting both sides, and fry in a hot frying pan that has been well but- tered. Egg Toast.â€" Cook an egg three- fourths of an hour, make one- fourth cupful of cream sauce, sep- arate the white and the yolk, chop the white and add to the sauce, cut rounds of toasts. Press the yolks through a sieve, pour the sauce over the toast, and spread the yolk over this. ALL AROUND THE HOUSE. Painted Floors. â€" Take half of a bar of white laundry soap, shave fine, dissolve this in half a pint of water with aid of gentle heat; when dissolved pour into a bucket of hot water ; add one cupful of gasoline and use a soft cloth to wash with. This will remove all the dirt and docs not leave a spot or streak on the wood. Easy Ways of Cooking.â€" An easy way to roast beef or veal: Arrange roast as usual, then cover with thin slices of salt pork. Slip them under string that is around the roast, or fasten with toothpicks. Brown thoroughly, then add neces- sary water. Once or twice turning is sufficient. This saves basting and does away with the hard out- side. An easy way to cook scpiash: Hubbard squash is usually so hard to cut and peel it will be found much easier to break in large piec- es, then boil, and afterwards scrape out the inside and mash and sea- son. The squash has a bitter fla- vor cooked this way. To Clean Light Paint.â€" To clean white and light colored paint : Put a lump of whiting into a pail of hot water, with two tablespoonfuls of soft soap ; use Soft flannels and clean soft cloths for drying the paint. To Clean Windows.â€" Place pul- verized pumice stone between the layers of a folded piece of soft mus- lin and stitch around the edge to keep the i)owder from spilling. Wipe lamp chimneys or windows with this dry cloth and they will become dean and sparkling almost instant- ly Enough powder will remain in the cloth to use several times. Wall Paper.â€" To remove grease marks from wall paiier make a paste ot fuller's earth and ammonia. Spread over the spot and let it dry; brush off with a clean, stiff brush. ]'"or delicate jiaper fold powdered French chalk flat inside a thickness ot' gauze, lay the chalk pad against the grease spot, and press well with an extremely hot iron ; there should 111! no mark, but the grease will have disappeared. To Clean Brassâ€" Rottenstone and soft Hoap mi.xed into a paste are good for polishing brasses. The brass should be rubbetl with a flan- nel dipped in the paste, then with a dry cloth, and lastly burnished with leather dipped in finely powd- ered bath brick. To Clean Bronze. -In cleaning bronze ornaiiients tlust thoroughly with a s<ift brush, being careful to g) into all crevices; dip a rag in olive oil, go thoroughly over the surface, then polish with a cloth and finally with chamois leather. Cleaning Carpet.-- Eight ounces of auinioniu, one-half ounce ether, ine-half ounce chloroform, one-half teaspoonful carbonate of soda, one- half teaspoonful of alum, pulveriz- ed ; one-half tablespoonful of taVilo salt, three bars of white soap (large size), dissolved in two gallons of boiling water; turn fire out, add other ingredients, stirring as you add each one; bottle or put in jars; use three cups to one pail of warm water, shaKe up, and use foam; with a scrubbing brush (the broom kind), go over carpet, small space at time, wiping with a dry cloth. Ydiu' carpets will look like new. bringing out the colors fresh and raising the nap. Vou must use judgment regarding the scrubbing, ace(/rding to your carpets, USEFUL HINTS. A cloth .moistened with alcohol will clean piano keys. Clean linoleum with warm water and polish with milk. Mix stove blacking with soapy water. This will give a fine finish. Warm dish covers as well as dish- es or the meat will be chilled. Clean soiled wallpaper with [)laster of Parts tied up in a muslin bag. Heat a lemon before squeezing it, as the juice is thus more easily ob- tained. Peel onions from the roots up- wards and they will not make your eyes smart. A tablespoonful of thick cream added to cake icing will keep icing from cracking. A teaspoonful of vinegar in boil- ed icing prevents ii btcoraing hard and "crumbly." To make cabbage crisp, shred and drop into a bowl of iced water an hour before using. Use bacon fat for basting chick- ens; it is superior to anything else for the purpose. A common crock makes a fine baking dish for young chicken, as it keeps the meat juicy. Choose lamp wicks that are soft. THE S. S. LESSON IKTEBNATIONAL LESSON, JAN. to. Losson V. Some Laws of the King- doni, Matt. 5. 17-26, 38-48. Gold- en Text, Matt. 5. 48. Verse 17. The lawâ€" The Jewish way of designating the first fne books of Old Testament literatu .5. 18. One jotâ€" The smallest letter ill the Hebrew alphabet. 19. The apparent teaching ol Jesus in this verse is that the min- ute observance and inculcation of every detail of the law is stri^ Iv necessary to him who is to be n member of the kingdom of heave •. But, again,, we are sure this ?ao not be the meaning of Jesus. It has been explained, that me of these least commandments does not refer to the law as it came from Moses, but to the law as perf c'ed and accomplished by Jesus. 20. Except .your right 'outness shall exceed â€" What the sciibej and loosely woven. Soak them in ('earned students, tea .hers, .and judges of the law) and Pharisees dio nad taught was insufficient to' admit them to the km^/loni <.f hea- ven. Instead ot doing away with the requirements of the law, as the Jews charged, Jesus actu-i!!v de- vinegar and dry thoroughly before using them. When washing woollen, especially stockings, shake thoroughly to get rid of the dust, before putting them into the water. Grease on a wall can generally I nianded more than the scribes, wih ha eradicated by covering with clean a'l their loudly proclaimed dev- blotting paper, and then passing a t'on to the law. Comp.are Jlatt. LIVE DP TO TdllR FAITB ro Not Be Afraid You Believe to I land For to Be ini^ht Wha warm iron over it Soft soap made from half a pound of shaved down hard soap and two quarts of water will save the soap bill at cleaning time. When baking apples, core thej fruit .and put in .a clove and a lit- tl? sugar. A small bit of butter on each will improve the flavor. A d'sh cloth should be thorough- ly well boiled in soda water once a week. This will keep it a good color, and perfectly sweet 2-3 21. It was said to them of old time â€" This introduces a section (verses 21-48) wherein it is shown that the Old Testament and phari- saie view of life is inferior to that higher life which Jesus came to es- tablish. This is done by means of six illustrations : (1) anger, (2) so- cial purity, (3) divsrce, (4) oaths, (5i retaliation, (6) universal love. Our lesson includes 1. 5, and G. Thou shalt not killâ€" The Jews To be sure of smooth mayonnaise [ conscientiously kept the letter of dressing add tablespoon cornstarch ♦he sixth commandment and ab- t.i beaten ingredients. Beat all ; stained from the act of murder ; but well and cook in dtnible boiler. the principle involved they disre All the cooking utensils should be washed with soda immediately af garded, and therefore felt no com- punctions if the.v chanced to be an Nicodemusâ€" he that came to Jesus by nightâ€" St. John vii. SO. The gospels are marvels of con- densation. There is room for no idle words in them ; superfluous statements are rigidly excluded. The importance of repetition is therefo»e apparent. We find in St. John's Evangel a man named Nico- demus thrice mentioned in eonneo- tion with Jesus. Jn the first refer- ence it is noted that he came to Jesus secretly and by night. In the next two, one of which took place before the death of the N-azarfne and the other after, the fact of that nocturnal visit is restated, so that Nicodemus, the rich, wealthy mem- ber of the Sanhedrin, who was only a half-hearted disciple of Jesus, is always and forever identified and referred to as a man who came seek- ing the truth secretly and by night. THAT TAKING QUALITY. To trace his career is interesting. His condition in life has been stat- ed ; timidity was his prevailing characteristic. He had insight to suspect the truth, mentality to ac- knowledge it, but not courage to live it and proclaim it. It is well that that lacking quaUty which pre- vented him from being numbered with the apostles should be brought ti the fore, for he is a type of hu- manity by no means uncommon. He knew what was right, but he did not have the courage to shape his life in accordance with his knowledge. His belief was not operative. It was not practical. In politics he would cry loudly for reform and yet vote for his party in the final test. The last scene in his life is tragi- cally typical. When the man in whom he only half believed, whom h-! had defended faint-heartedly, whom he had sought by night, was dead, he came with unavailing tears and futile gifts to pay belated tri- bute, respect and affection. How usel-ass then ! It required some courage, doubtless", to do that. H« had progressed somewhat from his nocturnal and secret visits; even his sorry touch of the Uaister had wrought that much chanerc. Per- haps that was the beginning of a greater change, which would even- tuallv make him a bold adherent, st.auding four square for what he thought and believed. We do not know as to that. A GENTLE REPROOF. How often have we looked at oui dead and longed for another op- portunity to show them the affec- tion and consideration which we withheld in life and which the great termination has brought into our being as an illumination. "Oh !" said the wife of a deceased clergyman to -a body of men who were passing resolutions after the death of their friend and telling what he had been to tb'im. "Oh, gentlemen, if you thought thus of niv husband, why didn't vou tell him while he was yet alive V' And the gentle reproof was well deserved. Do not be afraid to stand for what you believe. Do not proclaim your adherence to man and creed secretly and by night, but in the broad and open light of day. Do not wait until men or issues are dead and then seek to exniate your- cowardice by a tardy, if expensive recognitionâ€" too late. It will only serve to show, not what might be, but what ought to have been. Tn belief and action hold it firmly, live it fearlessly, do it now. CRYRUS TOWXSEND BEADY. tcr they have been used, which will ffry with their brother, or to hate remove every trace ot grase. Clean enamelled saucepans with stone, after they have been well boiled out, and they will look like new. Grated raw potato makes a splen- did cleanser for carpets. Rub it him. 22. I say unto you â€" Inasmuch as the former precept had come from God. and Jesus claims for his in- junction an equal authority, he as- sumes an equality with God. Every one who is angryâ€" All erao- CHLOKOFOUMED THE FISH. Photographer's Device to Obtain Lifelike Pictures. To the many strange uses that chloroform may be put Dr. Francis Ward of Ipswich has added yet an- other, says the London Daily Mail. Ho chloroforms fish, not for surgi- cal purposes but in order that he may obtain lifelike photographs ot them in their natural environment. "The greatest difficulty I had to contend with in this fascinating hcbby of photographing fish in their natural environment in tanks was the rapid and unexpected move- ments of the subjects," Dr. Ward explained. "The idea occurred to ir,c that I could make the fish more tractable by means of chloroform. But how to admiuistcr the anaes- thetic? Eventually I decided up- on the process of drawing the water slowly away from the tank while at the same time administering the chloroform through another tube. "The experiment was profoundly interesting. At first the fish be- came extremely excited, darting madly from one side ot the tank to the other. It appeared as though my effort was to be in vain, but be- fore long lassitude overcame thctn and they rested lazily near the bot- tom oi the tank. Thus 1 was able to make a protracted jihotographic exposure with excellent results. "Continuing my experiments, 1 found that just before anaesthesia is complete it is possible to take a pl'i.tograph of fish in an aggressive altitude. Anaesthetics are parti- cularly usetul in the photomicros- copy of fish larvke. Once they are removed from the chloroformed water the subjects rapidly recover." over the surface and finish off with tions of hatred and anger are sin a clean cloth wrung out of warm ful, even if they do not issue in acts water. of violence. This is the first of a threefold, cumulative characteriza- tion of the spirit of hate. It means unexpressed anger, as distinguish- ed from the anger which breaks forth in contemptuous epithet (Haca, or "empty -head"), and that which rashly emnloys a term imply- ing lack of intelligence (Thou fool). The judgmentâ€" There is also a threefold cumulative characteriza- 1 tion of punishment. This first re- j fers to the official local trial of the murderer by the appropriate Jewish! court, the penalty for guilt being; death. The council is the supreme : Sanhedrin of Jerusalem, with itsj seventy-one members. 'The hell of fire means the final divine judg- ment and its fearful consequences. 23. Thy gift at the altarâ€" Jesus often appealed to the Jews' rever- ence for the temple, but went there himself only to teach. In this verse and the next he teaches that no act of worship is acceptable to God so long as the worshiper bears a grudge against his neighbor. 25,26. Two interpretations are of- fered : (1) That a man must put awa.v hatred from his heart if he would have the divine forgiveness; (2) that it is a matter of worldly prudence for a man to banish ill will if he would get along well with his fellows. Prison can mean either general punishment or the inter- mediate state, from which it was thought possible to escape. The prisoner's release, as soon as he has paid the final farthing of debt; is contemplated, and this excludes the idea of hell. 38. Eye for . . . eye, . . . tooth for . . . toothâ€" The justification of this law lay in the limitation it put up- i n the natural thirst for vengeance. This privilive idea of punishment, i I degree and kind, was probably adapted to the cruder instincts '>f an earlier civilization (Kxod. 'U. 23-25). 39. Resist not . . . evil- Jesus abrogates entirely the right of pri- vate vengeance. When a vindi-- tive spirit is let loose it will not stop at a bare justice of like for like. The only safety is in the d3- nial of all human right to retali- ate. Turn to him the other- The tigur ative language must be kept eoa stantly in mind. Jesus spc^e as an Oriental to Orientals. Otherwise he would not have been heard. Wa must follow, not the literal wor Is, but the essential principle. Cer tainl.v evildoers and impostors •»re not to have their way without re Btraint. But forgiveness and un- selfishness must have their way. The meaning here is plain : a ma.i must not be thinking continually ^ / \f\ ' \ of his rights, or act as i' his chief A turkey gobbler.â€" Life. aim was to avenge every slight. SUCCESS. Nogglesâ€" "How is your boy get- ting along at school!" Cheateiiiâ€" "Splendidly, splendid- ly 1 I just tell you, my old friend, that boy of mine will make his way ill the world, don't you fear. Dur- ing the eight years he's been going to school they have had thirty-two examinations, and he's managed to dodge every one ot 'em." 40. Let him have thy cloak al«oâ€" The outer garment as will as the shirt (coat). The second illustra- tion of the unselfish temper. The general principle is that a ('liristian man must be ready to suffer wrong or part with his goods for the ule of peace. 41. Whosoever shall comuel th.^'e â€" From the custom of com^Kliing Ite inhabitants of a village to carry baggage when troops passxl their way. The inner spirit of the bro.id statement of the Master is to the effect that one must be willing to labor freely for the public good. 42. The great word of this verse is give. The love which rrtve:; a'ld gives in the true spirit oi br. ther'.y service, is to replace the pasKi.vi for executing vengeance in personal matters. A penurious disposition cannot stand before such an iJc-al. 44. Love your enemies â€" Jesus j'ocs the old law one better. It ,1 d ret sa.v explicitly. Hate thine ''n'-my (43). But it implied as much, and certainly that represents the f.,en- eral Old Testament idea ef s.)cial duty. The Jews treated all f.T'.ngn- ers with a haughty disdain which amounted to hatred. This nation il bigotry Jesus completely overrid:'8 in his plea for a universal good tvill which will unite all men in a com- mon brotherhood. This is the kgi cal outcome of verses 38-42. 45. Sons of your F'ather â€" Gid. who treats all men lovingly, how- ever they may treat him, sets " is children an example of generous love. 40, 4T. The demand is for that ex- ceeding righteousness which is made by Jesus a condition of entrance in- to the heavenly kingdom (verse 20), and which is summed up in the next verse. 48. Be perfect In love, as the Father in heaven is perfect in love. .•\n absolute religious and social ideal, representing the summit of human attainment toward which all should strive. BRAVE MOTHER'S AGONY. Saw Mer Three Children ^o 'through lee in Deep Pond. Three lads named Spence, all bro- thers, were playing on the ice of a large pond at Dunmurry, Belfast, Ireland, when the ice gave way. The boy's mother was the first to hear their cries and, accompanied by other women, she rushed to the spot. The pond was very deep, and the mother though she coul I not swim, jumped in to save her children. But for the efforts of the other women s.he would have been drowned, and she had to be forc- ibly restrained from again throw- iup herself into the water. Some pnen who were working at a mill came to the boys' aid, and two of them, named Press and Mc- Cook, exhibited the greatest brav evy. By breaking through the ice they were able to reach two of the lads^-who %ere ultimately restored to, xSouBoiousncss, but they were un- able to save the third, whose body was not recovered until the water had been run off. GERMANS LOSING OmVALHY. Disgraceful Oeonrrenec Took Place- on Berlin Streets. One of three stylishly dressed German women who were quietly walking in Berlin the other day was suddenly seized by a middle-aged' man, also well dressed, and drag- ged away from her companions. The poor woman begged for help, hut unavailingly. When a policeman finally appeared, the man who at- tacked the little woman told him it was no affair of his as the wo- man was his wife, and he was tak- ing her home though she did not. want to go. The policeman unconcernedly gave up the point, and walked away. A foreigner who had taken i'l the whole situation at u glance- and endeavored to aid the woman was advised by the policeman not to interfere. In the meantime the woman was thrown into a taxicafa by the man who called himself her husband and driven away. The local newspapers are com- menting on this disgraceful occur- rence. The Tageblatt wants to kr.ow why the brute was not sound- ly whipped, and says it appears that the Germans have lost whatever sense of chivalry they once had. Who the parties involved in th» case are is not made known. THE PROVERB THAT FAIUiD. A certain schoolmaster has con- cluded that it is not safe to teach proverbs to very young children. "Now, boys, always remember." he said one day, "that the early bird catches the worm." Next morning a small boy arrived at the school with a tear- stained face. "What's the matter. Tommy V asked the master. "Please, sir, you said it was the early bird that got the worm. " "Yes." "Well, father thrashed me!" "What for, my boy?" " 'Cos, sir, I let our canary out early this morning, and it never came back with the worm." HONESTY. "Honesty," said Uncle Fib'n, "don't alius seem to bring de quiek- e'iV, iirofits, but it's de onlies' way-t© build up a steady trade." APPEARANCES. "Jedgin' people by appearance,", said Uncle Eben, "is purty much like ehoosin" a chicken by de color of its feathers, 'stid o' weighin' it." OUT OF THE NATURAL ORDER. "Papa, dogs always chase cats oa land, don't they?" "They do everywhere, my son.'* "But, papa, do ocean greyhoundu chase a sea puss?" > Some men seem to make a speci- alty of missing opportunities. i. ^.