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HOUSEHOLD V RECIPES FOR THE COOK. Rhubarb " Marmalade Ten cups diced rhubarb, two cups walnut meats, chopped, one cup raisins, ten oups sugar, four lemons. Cut fruit in inch pieces without peeling ; add one pint water ; boil till soft ; add nuts when rhubarb is nearly soft, fugar, juice of lemons and grated rind of two lemons. Cook to con- sistency of orange marmalade and jar as usual. , String Beau and Lamb Salad- Two cups diced lamb, from one to two cups string beans, two hard- oooked eggs, leuuce, curry dress- ing. Shred eggs, add lamb and beans, pour on dressing to moisten and let stand thirty minutes in cool place. Arrange on bed of green and garnish with additional dress- ing and whole beans. Broiled Beef's Liver and Bacon. Scald bacon, drain and set in baking pan in hot oven to cook. SoaH liver, let stand fivo minutes in water, then pull off outer mem- branes and remove tough veins. Dip in the bacon fat and broil for five to six minutes, according to thick- ness, turning from side to side. Add salt and pepper and s*rve at once, garnished with bacon. Salt Codfish Grandmother's Way One pound salt codfish, two eggs, two cups milk, pepper, salt, if needed. Soak fish overnight in water. Drain, pick -into bita and cook in milk till te.ider. Beat eggs lightly, pour on the fish mixture, cook till thickened, stirring con- stantly, season to taate and serve on split and well-buttered baking powder biscuit. Strawberry Shortcake. The fol- lowing recipe makes delicious cake, is easily made, and economical. Put a liberal half cup of milk, or water, in your mixing bowl. Melt a piece of butter or shortening th size of a walnut and add to the milk. Theu add one cup of flour, two teaspoons of baking powder, and salt. Stir thoroughly md spread into shape in baking pan with spoon. Split the cake when done and put crushed berrie^ between layers and ->n top. This recipe '.'an be used with other kinds of fruit, and also makes ex- cellent biscuit. Fresh Strawberry Omelet. Pick off the stems, carefully wash, and thoroughly drain a pint of freah -sC.awberries. Place in a bowl with two ounces of powdered sugar, half a tea-spoonful of lemon juice or va- nilla escence, and two teaspoon- fuls of water. Mix well and let it infuse for fifteen minutes. Break eight fresjh eggs in a bowl, add half a gill of cream, two saltspoons of salt, and two tablespoons of sugar. Beat quicklv with a fork two min- utes. Put half an ounce of butter in a frying pan. drop in the- eggs, mix with a fork two minutes. Let rest half a minute. Place one- fourth of the strawberries in the center of the omelet, fold up the two opposite sides to join in the center; let rest for a half a min- ute only. Turn it on a hot dish, prinkle with two tablespoonfuls of sugar on the omelet, arrange re- mainder of strawberries and pour juice around the omelet. Sponge Cake. -There are num- berless recipes for this. The secret of success is making it lies in the Stethod of putting the ingredients together and in regulating the heat of the oven. Three eggs, owe and * half cups of granulated sugar, one and a half cups of flour, one and a half teaspoonfuls of baking powder, one and a half teaspoonfnls of va- nilla, or other flavoring; a pinch of alt, three- quarters of a cup of boil- ing water. Beat eggs light, add augar and beat again ; sift flour and baking ix>wdor together twice and add, cutting it into the rest of the ingredients with a knife. Do not tir. Bake in a loaf or pan with funnel in the center. This makes an angel cake loaf. Clean the grate, put on coal, open drafts, put the cake in the oven, bake as the fire comes up. This i/. better than hav- ing the oven hot at first. Salmon Omelet.- Three eggs, 3 level tablespoonfuls of milk, IJ pinches of paprika, } scant tea- spoonful of salt, ?'4 cup minced canned salmon. Separate yolks from whites of eggs. Mix yolks of 8K S cream, salt, pepper and % oup of the gaimon together. Fold in the stiffly beaten whites of eggs. Have a pan hot and well buttered, pour in the mixture. Spread it renly over the top and allow it to cook. Shake in pan gently to pre- vent burning. When brown on the under side "place it in the oven a moment to dry on top. Remove, sprinkle over the top the remaining oup of salmon, fold and turn out on fcot platter. Garnish with lettuce. TEMPTING DESSERTS. Fig Pudding. One cupful of fine- ly chopped figs, two and a half cup- ftils of bread crumbs, two-thirds of a cupful of chopped suet, one. cup- ful of brown sugar, three eggs-, half. a cupful of milk, quarter of a tea- spoonful of salt, half a cupful of cocoa, add one teaspoonful of va- nilla extract. Mix in a basin the suet, figs, bread crumbs, cocoa, su- gar, salt, milk aad vanilla extract, then add the eggs, well beaten ; mix thoroughly and pour into a butter- ed mold. Cover with buttered pa- per and steam for three and a half hours. Turn out and serve cold, decorated with whipped cream sweetened and flavored with vanilla extract. Cocoa Ice Cream. Two cupfuls of milk, one cupful of sugar, one table- spoonful of cornstarch or arrow- root, four egg yolks, two cupfuls of cream or two cupfuls of milk and two tablespoonfuls >f butter, one- fourth to halt a cupful of cocoa, one teaspoonful of vanilla extract, and three-fourths of a teaapoonful of salt. Mix the cocoa, sugar and cornstarch or arrowroot, add scald- ed milk and cook 20 minutes in dou- ble boiler. Beat eggs, add cream, or riUlk and butter ; pour on to this mixture cornstarch mixture; add vanilla *nd freeze. One cupful of raspberry juice added just before freezing gives a pleasant variety. Steamed Pudding. One-fourth of a pound of flour, one-fourth of a pound of suet, one teaspoonful of baking powder, two tablespoonfuls of molasses, a dust of nutmeg, a lit- tle milk, O7ie ounen of crushed al- monds, one-fourth of a pound of bread crumbs, two heapiig ^able- spoonfuls of : : ugar, two eggs, one grated lemon rind ."i.'id juice, two ounces ji currents a id a pi:ich of salt. Put all the i igredieits into a basin, the suet put through a chopper ; beat up tin- eg 33 and ado! to mixture, also a little milk if re- quired. Grease a pudding mould, plain or fancy, and throw into it some o.'.-irsL 1 brown sucar ; shake well, so that the mould is well coat- ed with the sugar; cover with but- tered paper and steam two hours. Serve with white sauce. .French Rice Pudding. A quar- ter of a pound of ground rice, one pint of milk, three eggs, tsvo heap- ing tablespoonfuls of sugar, one le- mon' rind, one heaping tablespoori- ful of butter, broW'i bread crumbs, and three ounces of Sultana rais- ins. Grind the rice in a coffee mill. Boil the milk slowly, sprinkle in ground rice; boil till thick, six min- utes, remove and add sugar and butter. Mix well, cool -i little, add eggs, well beaten ; stir and flavor with grated rind of half a lemon. Butter a plain mould, dust with toasted crumbs, pour in the pud- ding. Bake one hour in a moderate oven. Serve with lemon sauce. Lemon Sauce. One small lemon, one teacupful of water, one tea- spoonful of cornstarch, one table- spoonful of sugar, a few drops of j carmine. Put the cornstarch into a ! pan. add other ingredients, and bring to the boil. i CANTANKEROUS UNCLE JAKE. "Uncle Jake" was one of the characters of Bunbury. He was as deaf as a post, when he wanted to be, --and as contrary as a bundle of sticks. One of his neighbors came into his yard O^L- day and said. "Uncle Jake. I'd Inte to borrow your wagon this morning; mine is having a spring mended." "You'll have to speak louder," rejoined Uncle Jake. "I don't hear very well, and I don't like to lend my wagon, anyhow !' The old man was an expert maker of ax-helves, an occupation in which there in more art than the uninstructed would suppose, and these handles he left at the village store to be sold on commission. One snowy day, as Uncle Jake came stamping up the steps of the store, another old fellow who was known as Uncle Horace remarked to the men lounging about the 1 stove : "I'll treat the crowd if I don't make Uncle Jake agree to the first thing I say to him when he comes , in." "Don't be rash. Uncle Horace!" called out the storekeeper. "That never happened yet, and it isn't likely to." But Uncle Horace merely grinned and [licked up one of Uncle Jake's : ax-helves. The door opened and in' came Uncle Jake. "Jake," said Uncle Horace, run-j niug his fingers up and down the' smooth wood, "this is a mighty good ax-handle." "No; it ain't." replied Uncle Jake at once. "I can make good handles, but that one you've got is the kind people want. They don't know no better !" And Uncle Horace treated the company to sardines, crackers and cheese. HINTS ON WATERING PLANTS. When Best Results Cun Be Got Things to Be Avoided. On first consideration it does not seem possible that there can be much to learn in the simple matter of garden watering ; but such grave and disastrous mi lakes can be made in this direction that a few hints should prove useful to ama- teur horticulturists, says the Lon- don Daily Mail. It should be said at once that the watering of whole beds and borders should be delayed for as long as possible, moisture only being given artificially to such subjects as must have a fairly damp soil in which to prosper, and, of course, to small seedling plants. Overwatering is frequently a cause of loss. By keeping the surface well loos- ened with the hoe, so that every drop of rain sinks into the soil, the time when the hose or water can be- comes absolutely necessary may be put off for several days. But when the day arrives on which watering is essential, let it be a thorough soaking- you give the plants. A mere sprinkling of moisture then does much more harm than good. Water applied direct from the main through a hose or can is not beneficial to plants. On the con- trary, it frequently does them in- jury. If there is no storage of rain wa- ter available, do not let cold tap water touch the stems and leaves o f plants. Direct the stream onto the surface round the steins or place vjino old, decayed manure round the plants and pour the wa- ler onto it. In hot weather watering should be done in the evening, unless each 'gallon of water, giving two gallons of the mixture to the yard run of plants. FEW TO MAN THE LIFEBOATS Able Seamen Ar Lacking in Crews uf Ocean Liners. "After the lifeboats, what?" de- mands James H. Williams in the Independent. Mi*. Williams is an able .seaman with an unconcealed scorn for the crews of most ocean liners. "In all this clamor for more boats," he says, "I hear very little of who is able to handle them when provided. "In case of future disasters is the safety of hundreds of human lives to be left to the host of untrained and incapable cooks, ste wards, waiters, stokers and Liverpool shoe- blacks who constitute about 90 per cent, of every liner's crew? "The Titanic was no departure, from the usual rule; less than 10 per cent, of the crews of those ac- tually rated as A. B.'s(able bodied) on the ship's articles less than one- third are, as a rule, able seamen in fact. "No steamer ever made a sailor. As a matter of fact, the crews of ocean liners are usually enlisted on the supposition that nothing is go- ing to happen ; therefore, any man who can swab paint and holystone decks will 'k>. "Xaval Reserve men are usually given the first preference in select- 1 ing BrU:sli crews for ocean liners;' but this does not distinguish them ' as being first-class seamen. Some of them arc so, but they are sadly in the minority. I have sailed with , many* of them and know whereof I i speak. As seamen they are perfect STRIKE OF THE LONDON UOCKMEN. London policemen riding on a truck to protect strike-breakers, who are moving perishable goods from the docks. This picture was taken at the Tower Bridge. Every man ban his price, but some hold bargain sales. There are more than six thousand known languages and dialects. Out of a tota- adult white male population of 138,000 in the Trans- vaal, nearly 50,000 are unmarried men. Everyone in Persia sleeps on a mat. v.-hich. during the summer months, is laid on the roof of the house. Live bees are allowed to pass by letter or parcels post within the United. Kingdom, provided they are packed in suitable receptacles. there are young plants which arc liable to be attacked by slugs. Such plants it is advisable to moisten in the morning. It is always better if planting can | be done in damp weather. A point to remember during this time of betiding out is that the ground must i be well moistened. When the bed- ding has. to proceed in dry weather j the soil should be watered the even- ing before the plants are put in., Pot plants need less moisture in dull than in sunny weather. A good test of the condition of the soil is to tap the side of the pot and give the plant water if the pot rings hol- low. There should always be a space to hold water between the soil and the rim of a pot, and when tbe plant is watered this space should be filled to overflowing. Stir the rurface soil of a pot plant frequently, thus doing the plant the same service of keeping its soil porous as is done with the hoe in the open beds. Regarding the sort of water to use, failing a supply oT rain water, it is -well to fill a butt from the main and let it stand in the open air as a storage from which to take the moisture required for pot plants. When watering is done in dry weather, let it be done generously. Roses, dahlias and big strong clumps of herbaceous things need something like a gallon of water to each plant. Sweet peas should have the same quantity, for -it is absolutely fatal to let them become dry at the roots. It is a good plan also to sprinkle sweet peas overhead after a hot day. If your sweet peas are mak- ing no progress, give thorn a good soaking one evening with plain wa- ter, and the next evening mix half an ounce of nitrate of potash with ly useless, while as boatmen they are positively dangerous. "Every ocean liner should be re- quired by law to carry, in addition, to the regular crew of roustabouts and paint swabbers, a specially se- lected life-saving crew composed of practical sailors and boatmen of known (not certified), ability and experience. These men should be appointed at least two to each boat, and given full charge of the boat deck and all life saving appliances of whatsoever kim'.. "They should be under the gen- eral supervision of a practical deep { water boatswain, whose duty iti should be to see that every boat and raft is at all times ready for imme- diate service; that the davit tack- lerf are always clear for running and that every item of equipment be- longing to each boat is in perfect condition and in its proper place. The life-saving crew should bo di- vided into two watches and kept on duty day and night, ready for any emergency that may arise. "Patent boat cranes should be in- stalled in all passenger boats in- stead of the obsolete davits MI pre- sent use. The.se cranes do not have to be turned in order to got. tho boat swung over, and in lowering they can be "stooped" to such an angle as to give the boat a fair off- ing from the ship's side when_ it strikes the water, thus minimi/ing the danger of being- stove. "All davit tackles should be pro- vided with patent self-releasing hooks, which will disengage thorn- selves automatically when the boat touches the water. In leaving a ship's side in heavy weather one skilful sweep of a 20-foot oar will do wonders when a rudder would be useless. Hence the need of provi- sion for a steering oar at the stern." THE SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDY INTERNATIONAL LESSON, JUNE 30. Lesson XIII. Review. Golden Text, Mull. 5. 17. Lesson I. The Appearances of the Risen Lord. What did Paul call the central fact of the Chris- tijjn faith! What disciples did he name as witnesses of the resurrec- tion ? What did he say about his own unworthiness to bo a witness ! When did Paul see Jesus after the resurrection ? What change did this revelation make in Paul's life ! Lesson II. The Use of the Sab- bath. What did the disciples do as they walked through the fields one Sabbath morning ? Who saw what the disciples were doing ? What complaint did the Pharisees make ! What statement did Jesus make concerning man and the Sabbath J What kind of a man did Jesus moet in the synagogue on another Sab- bath ',' What did he do for the man with the withered hand? With whom did the Pharisees then take coun- sel against Jesus ! Lesson III. The Appointment of the Twelve. What was the open attitude of the Pharisees towird Jesus .' What decision did this lead Jesus to make '. How did the com- mon people regard Jesus f How did he at times seek to escape from them for a while ! Whore did he go on one occasion ' How did lie spend the night ,' What did he d. the next morning? How many did he choose to be his disciples > What was to be the business of these dis- ciples ? Lesson IV. The Boautitiides. - What is the meaning of the word "blessed''? What reward is prom- ised to the poor in spirit f What blessing did Jesus pronounce on tho merciful '. Who did he say should see God f What did ho say the peacemakers should be called .' Of what reward may those who are per- secuted for righteousness' sake be assured ? Lesson V. Poverty and Riches What trials did the followers of Jesus often have to endure on earth ? Itv what, then, does their vlossodness consist ' Upon whom did Jesus pronounce woes .' What kind of a life did Dives liv<- ' How did La/arus's life differ from it ' What happened when Dives died ! What was Lazarus' s re ward when he died! What vain petition did Dives make ? Lesson VI. The Law of Love.- UIHJII what principle are all laws founded? L T pon >vhat additional principle did Jesus found the laws of his kingdom'! How does love differ from liking ' How can we love our enemies ' What did Paul write to tho Romans about love ! In what, commandment did he say the whole law was summed up! Lesson VII. Tho Old Law and tho New Life. Who was the law- giver of the Jews ! How did tho Jews feel when .losus spoke of a higher law than tho law of Moses ' What did Jesus say of those who broke the law of Moses ! What did he say of the fulfilment of that law ' How did he illustrate the way in which the new fife, surpasses vhe old law? What is necessary before we can worship God iright ! Lesson VIII. Truthfulness. - What kind of speech did Jesus urge- upon his followers '. What did he say about the use of oaths '. What, arc some of the dangers of profan- ity? What did James sav about the control of tho tongue. To what did he compare the tongue ! What did he say about good and ovil speech coming from the some mouth ' Lesson IX. Hypocrisy and Sin- cerity. How did Jesus *ay wo should give our alms .' Whoro should we go for our prayers ! What mod- el prayer did Jesus give ' What arc some of the characteristics ot tho Lord's Prayer! What, is fasting' What did Jesus say of those who did thoir righteousness to bo seen of men ! What of those who give and prav and fast in simple since r- ity! Lesson X. Hearing and Doing. - How should we bear with the faults of others ' Why is merely hearing and assenting to Josus's teachings not enough ! What more is neces- sary before we can really lie Chris- tians? To what did Jesus compare the man who hears his teachings hut docs not obey them? To what does he compare the man who does obey his eonima'idmonts ? Lesson XL Christ's Witness to John the Baptist. Where had King Herod put John the Baptist ' What, doubt troubled John while ho was in prison f How did he seek to rid himself of this doubt ! Whom did he send to Jesus ! Ho\v did Josus. answer John ! What d'd he say about John's greatness ! Wh.-u 'lid! he sav of the members of his king- dom .'' Lesson XII. Tcmpeni'ieo Lesson. How must we regard all forms of sin if we are successfully to live tho Christi'i'i life! What is the bent tost of right and wrong! What is the danger of idleness? What kind of a disposition must we cultivate I How dot's the use of intoxicants af- fect our judgment and our disposi- tion ? How doc-s it affect our pow- er to work? What is the only safe attitude toward intemperance ? SIR EDWARD FRY. The, Quakers, though a compara- tively small body in Great Britain, have produced some eminent ineo, and not the least distinguished is Sir Edward Fry. As a classic, theo- logian, jurist, and scientist, he has won his laurels, and though he hae attained the venerable age ol eighty-five, he can stall hold his own with the most acute minds of Uw day. Sir Edward is not a product ol the older universities, for he was educated at Bristol College, and University College. London. His career at the bar was a series ol triumphs, and thirty-five years ago Sir Fry. he was appointed a judge of tho High Court. Later, he was pro- moted to the office of Lord Justice, of Appeal, and twenty years havtt now parsed since his retirement. But a man of Sir Kdward's i'iier- gelic temperament doos not take kindly to leisure, and during the last twenty years lie has figured on innumerable commissions. H<- was arbitrator between America and Mexico in HKI2. and between I- rmce and Germany in 1110!). and he was also Ambassador Extraordi- nary and First. British Plenipoten- tiary to The Hague Peace Confer- one in June, 1!KI7. When serving on commissions. Sir Edward Fry makes it Ins invariable, practice not to accept anything for r ces beyond a sum which, with his pension, will bring his income up to what he received when lie' was ;t judge of the Appeal Court. THE ABOLITION OF PAIN. 1 imli-.li Surgeon (Jives a New An- .ic-llli'ln- In (lie I'lllilie. Tho abolition of pain resulting from injury or operation is prom- ised if i he new anaesthetic pn>ec^ ('c-cribed in Tho London Lancet ful- fills its discoverer's claims. Or F W. Forbes Ross makes tho an- nouncement in The Lancet, anc from the fact that it receives pub- licity in that conservative publica- tion tho claim of Dr. Ross may be considered to have received ortho- dox approval. Moreover. Dr. Ross has mot the professional require- ments by giv ing his discovery to the public. Speaking uf the new boon to hu- manity. Dr. Ross said : "What. I wish to make known is the discovery of the wide appln a tion of a prolonged local anaesthe- tic of incalculable value- to human- ity. I know, and I wish tho world to know, how to kill pain following the severest bodily injury from ac- cident or during and after the- se- verest surgical operations. "By the use of til's anaesthetic il. is possible to-day for a surgouii to guarantee to a patient freedom from pain after an accident or fol- lowing an operation. I have found an absolutely harmless and lion- poisonous antidote to physical pain and shock, and this antidote cnn bo used without tho least fear of local or general detriment to the suffer-, crs." In the oprralion the patient is put under a general anaesthetic in the ordinary way and then 5 to 10 cu- bic centimetres of a I per cent, solu- tion of quinine and ura-hvdroohlor- ide are distributed over the nervn supply of the part effected. The ef- fect of such injection is to produce a total loss of the sensation of pain. Popularly speaking, the affected part is put to .sleep. London suffers an average loss >! 38 per cent, of bright sunshii^ through the presence of smoke. "Dad. wiry are vmi '--illcd the. head of the family 1" "It is wowlv a courtesy title, my son." Expenditure U|HHI tho navies of the world last year totalled $7-_':>. 000,000. 1 At birth (he pulse of a normal individual Ix-ats l.'tli times per niin- utc ; at the ago of thirty. 70 iim<vt.