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HOME K wipes. Creamed An|aragim. Take only the heads of the asparagus, an much aa required, and put them into boil-! ing water, with a little salt. Boil! for about fifteen minutes. Mean-j while prepare some square bits ot! bread, without the crust, by scrap- ing out the centre of each piece, putting in a bit of butter and frying or baking until the bread turns a yellow or light brown. After drain- 1 ing the asparagus, place it in the holes in the toasted bread taking care to keep all hot ; then take half. a pint of cream and heat to boiling' point, to which add the yolks of four eggs, and stir until thick, i Take it off the fire and add a little ' sprinkling of salt and pepper. Pour over the asparagus and bread and serve hot. I Olarulesr Sauce. A sauce which tlie clever cook may use in many other ways, as well aa in serving asparagus is made as follows: Rub four ounces of butter to a cream in 11 saucepan or bowl... Add fourj yulks of eggs and beat well to-. gether; then add one tfeaspoonful, of salt and juice of half a lemon, a' pinch of cayenne and one cupful of hot water poured in by degrees, j Mix well and put in a double boiler (or set saucepan in pot of boiling water). Stir until the sauce be-i comes of the consistency of thick' cream, being careful not to let it boil. Take off the fire and continue, to stir for some minuteo. "Oland- se" sauce ought to be quite smooth and creamy. AnpuniKus (Italian fashion) ! Break some asparagus into pieces ; boil soft, and drain the water, take little oil, water and vinegar and let it boil, then season with pep-' per and salt.- Pour in the aspara- gus and thicken with the whites of eggs. Green peas, cooked as above, i are also very good ; but lettuce, cut am all, may be addexl and two or: three onions, according to taste, I omitting the eggs. Asparagus on Toast. Cut off the bottom of the stalks of a bunch of asparagus U> make them even, and put in a pan of cold water till near. dinner time. Put the bunch in' boiling water, in which a pinch of soda has been dissolved. Boil aj quarter of an hour, then drain and! onjnittered toast, ii^c-iiij? ^^ '' whiu- PIK'S of trie asparagus on the; toast . Pour one tableapoonful of melted butter over the green heads in the dish. I'lain \-p.u;iu-iis. Many people prefer asparagus served plain. For I tliiH, it in onlv necessary to put the j heads and softer parts of the stalk, I either the whole or cut in inch long pieces, into boiling water, in which salt has been dinsolvcd. Boil un- til soft, as previously stated, and serve with butter. over every mattress below the bheet. Orated cheese over mashed poto- toeB makes a pleasant change. A clean sunny yellow is one of the best colors in a new kitchen. Blankets should he put out in the aun and air at least once a week. Poultry fat is excellent shorten- ing for ginger cookies and apice cakes. Fowl for chicken salad should be cooked the day before it is to be used. Tubing makes the best pillow Blips, and it may be had in two widths. Before making new sheets always measure the bed for which they are intended. The best time to begin the spring housecleaning it after the furnace fires are out. Wash green vegetables in warm water to remove tbe insects, and finish quickly in cold. Dates and figs are both much im- proved if thoroughly washed and then allowed to drain. Never throw a g<jod tailored coat down carelessly if you wish it to preserve its shape. In making meringues, the rule is a quarter of a cupful of powdered sugar to the white of an egg. Soiled clothing should always be put into a hamper, preferably away from the sleeping room. Rice cooked with raisins makes a very palatable, simple dessert served with hard sauce or cream. Never, when wiping meat, allow it to stand in cold water. The water drains all the juices out. "I Sleep Soundly, Fed Like New' All Who Lack Vigor, Those Who are Dispirited and Worn Out, Should Bead This Carefully. Proof That Htalth .nil Ren. wed Vitality Quickly Riturn When Right R.mtdy ll U.od. "I BUI only thirty yean old, yet for almoat two yeara 1 har felt more like Tnty-flr. I lmv found It difficult to elcep at niffht, and In tbe morning felt o (lciirrmii-.il and heavy that effort was difficult. 11 y handa were alwayg clammy find percplratlon on alight effort would break out all over me. It waa not un- natural that I should begin to brood over the chance that I ahould be unfit to do my work, and thle dread made my eleep- leaa niifht.H perfect misery trial* of medicine* and After repeated mlxturea. Dr. Hamilton'* Pllla gave me the flrnt gleam of hope. From the very flrat I could tee they were different In action from other pill*. They didn't gripe and acted aa na- turally If nature and not the pills were cleansing my clogged-up eyitem. My spirits roe. I felt much better. The luiih aotion of the eyatem gave way to normal aotlrity. Dliiincaa and head- aches ceaaed. appetite, good color and ambition to work returned, and hare re- mained I am like a new man, and I thank Dr. Hamilton's Pilla for It all." Thta wai the experience of J. E. Park- hunt, a well known grocery dealer in Jefferson. Follow his adTice, use Dr. Hamilton pills for your stomach, kld- ney and liver, and you'll enjoy long Nuts when bought ready shelled I Iir ; and ^robust good health should be scalded, dried in the'' oven and put away in glass jars. All drug- gist* and storekeepers sell Dr. Hamil- ton's Pills, 25o per hoi, 5 boxen for tl.CO m, or postpaid from the Catarrhosone Co., The perfect kitchen utensils are Buffalo N T Kln(r . toni Cana<la . those of aluminum easy to keep clean and very light to handle. To cut thick silk satisfactorily, lay it between two pieces of tissue paper and cut with very sharp scis- sors. Two big eyelets worked in the ART ON EGG S1IELLS. Expert Puts From 4,000 to 5,000 Cuts on Brittle Surface. _^ It does not seem possible that opposite corners of the kitchen tow- ! the humble hen's egg can play any el are better than loops to hang it P art jn .art- The fact, however, up by. A well-podded ironing board is a that it is the most fragile sub- stance obtainable and the most dif- labor saver, and Turkish towelling | ficult thing imaginable to handle is one of the best materials to pad induced Henry C. Mahoney, of Brighton, England, to set about sandwiches of brown it with. Luncheon bread spread with cottage cheese ' His first experiments were corn- seasoned with salt and pepper are ' plcte failures, and the only one to carving the surface of a hen's egg. very good. benefit was the tradesman who If a pinch of cream of tartar is supplied him with the eggs* added to any sugar and water candy "Thejnt ! Itiffhaged to do suc- in the cooking, there is less danger I cessfaflv " he said, "was sent to of granulation. ^' ! King Edward VII. It was, I be- T h t-tPlL janjr an ill-fitting shoe \ liev . tne nrg t one ' 'ts kind in Vifl bring about a state of irrita- j existence. bility often resembling nervous "When I have selected an egg I prostration. Thig condition soon nold it up to a very strong light to make sure it is free from straw, intended de- becomes habitual. If there is occasion to wet cocoa, ; and then * flour or cornstarch with water, use "B 11 on paper. a fork for the process, instead of a " Tnis I repeat until I have corn- spoon ; the blending of the ingredi- ' mitted it to memory, because it is enU will be much more rapidly ac- complished. MORE THAN EVER. ity of Host. Years ago I discovered it was a spiritual as well as a physical ne- ! cessity to have intervals of rest throughout the day rest even ' from the companionship of those I loved the most dearly, writes a mo- j ther. My body so often became overtired from pressure of work that f.ill- to the lot of every mo- ther ; my nerves sympathi/.ed as every good neighbor should, and my spirits ran at low ebb. U, it that ambitious brain not always aa wise a neighbor as my nerves said: "Qo on! Go on! There are a dozen things to be done yet!"j and I obeyed my p<or, foolish brain 1 until my whulo bod.v and nerves! became slaves to an imperious! master. At last they revolted.! They made my brain understand' that its servants were not doing as' g<xid work, nor as much, under the whiplash of injustice, and it wise- ly changed its method. "Rest every little while," it now said. "You will work with new zeal. You will! do more, and you will love your! work. Your children will catch' your happy mood just as before they ' caught vnir weary frctfulneHS." Since then 1 make it a part of my religion to lie down on my back in a f|iii!t room when 1 began to feel tired, and to relax every mtiscU- and close my eyes (and my mind if possible) to all outward} things. It is n wonderful tonic! It! never faili to give me a new spiri- tual unlift. My loved ones m.-eni more lovely to me, my home more. attractive, and 1 am always glad of life and the blessed privilege of work. Until I began thig practice! 1 liad never realized how closely, related our spiritual and our physi- cal bodiei are, or that tired-out muscles and nerves are ixxir neigh- born for the spirit. Increased Capacity Labor. Many former tea and coffee drink- ers who have mental work to per- form, day after day, have found a not practicable to sketch the whole design on the shell, as it is neces- sary to wash it a good many times during the progress of the work. "If it were held in the hand in for Menial tn(! OIXUnar y wav the heat of the blood would have a detrimental ef- fect on the shell, so I keep a cold cloth round it. "The only tool I use is an en- graver's square, specially temper- better capacity and greater endur-|ed and sharpened, with a long ance by using Postum instead of ( V-shaped end. This I have to sharp- tea and coffee. A Western woman en after every few strokes, be- cause the edge is quickly dulled by writes : "I had drank coffee for about twenty years, and finally had what the doctor called "coffee heart." I was nervous and extremely de- spondent ; had little mental or physical strength left, had kidney trouble nnd constipation." (Tea is just as harmful because it con- tains caffeine, the name drug found in coffee.) "The first noticeable benefit de- rived from the change from coffee to Postum was the natural action < t the kidneys bowels. In two weeks my buirt action WIIB greatly steadv. improved and my nerves "Then I became despondent, and the dusire to be active again show- ed proof of renewed physical and mental strength. "I am steadily Raining in physi- cal strength nnd brain power. I formerly did mental work and hnd to give it up on account of coffee, but nince using Postum I am doing hard mental labor with less fa- tigue than ever before." Name given by Canadian Pos- tum Co., Windsor, Ont. Homo Hint*. Dish cloths should be washed and boiled regularTy. Beef dripphlgs are good short- ening for pie. crust. All dry .li'-i . should be saved an'l kept for grating. A feather wing is excellent to dust bed springs with. Never mix new milk with old if you wish it to keep well. All boy i hould le.arn to sew on buttons and darn stockings. AD old, thin quilt should be laid Postuni now conies in new, con- centrated form called Instant Pos- tum. It is regular Postum so pro- cessed at the factory that only the soluble portions are retained. A spoonful of Instant Postum with hot water, and sugar nnd cream to taste, produce instantly a delicious beverage. Write for the little book, "The Road to Wellville." "There's a Reason" for Postum. the brittle surface of the shell." A beautiful example of his art, to which he was giving the final touches, contained the monogram and cypher of King George V. sur- mounted by the Royal Crown, and bore the words: "Long Live the King. Crowned June, 1011," in a scroll. The jewels cut in the crown re- quired very great care. They were so close to each other that a breath of wind tli rough a tube would have shivered the whole shell into a thousand fragments. It was a remarkable piece of work, similar to this, and bearing the Prince of Wale's feathers and the motto "Ich Dien" that Mr. Mahoney sent to King Qeorgo V. before he succeeded to the throne. There was an interesting sequel: Mr. Mahoney was surprised one day by a visit from nn emissary, who had obviously called with the purpose of testing the genuineness of the carving on the eggshell that had reached Marl borough House. He inspected everything in the workshop, especially the chisel used in the delicate work. The caller was apparently more than satisfied, and the end of it was that the r'.-n* 600 Pounds Daily. Since the- elephant's digestive functions are very rapid, it requires a large amount of fodder daily about 000 | M urn.! in most cases. In its wild stato the elephant feeds heartily but wastefully. It in care- ful in MleoUng the few forest trees that it likes for their hark or foli- age, hut it' will tear down hranch.es- and leave half of them untouched. It will strip off the bark from other trcv-s and throw away a large por- tion. Prince of Wales purchased the carved shell. Wife -"John, dear, the doctor says that I need a change of cli- mate." Husband "All right. The newspaper says it will be warmer tomorrow." SENT SIXTY MILES FOR GIN PILLS Mr. Sid. Castleman of Larder Lake, Ont. needed ( .in rills badly. He says : "I had been suffering some time with my Kidneys and Urine. The pain WHS something awful, and no rent at night. I heard of your Gin Pills and lent my chum (> imlrs to get them, and in less than itz hours I felt relief. In two days the pain had left me entirely and today I feel as well as ever". 500. box, six for $.1.50. Sample free if you write National I>rug and Chemical Co. , of Cuada Limited, Toronto. 1 34 DISAPPEARANCE OF PEOPLE SCOTLAND YARD POLICE CITE THE FIGURES. More People "Went Down" on the Titanic Than Were On Board. Sitjc the -year 1907 Scotland Yard returns ehow that altogether 170,- 472 people hare been reported miss- ing in the Metropolitan (London, England) Police area. Of this num- ber 167,212 have ben accounted for, gome either returning voluntar- ily to their relatives or being res- tored to them by the police. But the most remarkable thing about these figures is the fact that 3,260 people have absolutely vanished. Their stories may never be known. It is as though the (population of a village had entirely disappeared in the short space of six years. In 1911 28,958 persons were re- ported missing. Of these 10,416 were discovered by the police and 18,075 returned on their own ac- count or were traced through the efforts of friends and relatives. This leaves a total of 467 still unac- counted for. Taking an average over the six years, one person in London every day has vanished ne- ver to be seen or heard of again. These are cold official figures. They convey nothing of the deep romance surrounding many of the individual cases. Loss of memory plays a very large part. Doctors who have studied this curious mental state have put it down to the delirium of peed which is uch a factor in modern life. Under the great strain of ner- vous tension the brain breaks down temporarily and the mind becomes a blank. The Craving for Adventure. The public has been alarmed of late at the number of young girls who have figured among the report- ed missing. In a proportion of these cases there may be real cause for apprehension. But the police are satisfied that in the majority the disaptpearnce is intentional, be- ing the outcome of a craving on the part of the modern young girl for adventure. These adventures are naturally surrounded with grave dangers for those who take part in them. But more often than not the missing are discovered and placed in the care of their relatives. In order to avoid very just admonition the culprit often, resorts to invent- ing an "abductor." Neither is this an entirely modern feature. Early in the eighteenth century a girl named Elizabeth Canning dis- appeared from her home and evad- ed all efforts to discover her. She returned after a month. Her story was that the gipsies had stolen her. For this certain gipsies in the dis- trict were brought to trial, and two of them, were sentenced to death. After further investigations pend- ing the execution they were re- prieved and Elizabeth herself was charged with penury. She was found guilty and sentenced to transportation for a period of se- ven years. It was suggested then that the girl fabricated the story in order to avert punishment. There seems little doubt that neurotic young girls of to-day who leAve home in a state of hysteria resort to a similar plan to avert parental wrath. Sick of Formality. An interesting cnse of past years, in which boredom with the conven- tialities of society caused a man to vanish was that of Waring, who figured in a poem of Robert Brown- ing, entitled "What's Become of Waring?" Waring was a great fig- ure in the social life of the time. One day he was absent from his usual haunts. He was never heard of nor seen by friends for Borne twenty years. Then a friend dis- covered him by chance abroad, and Waring explained that he had sim ply become sick to death of the re striutions which social etiquette and formality placed upon his move- ments. An M.P. Who Vanished. Another celebrated disappear- ance of the past was that of Mr. Jasper Pyno, M.P. for West Water- ford, who took a ticket for Ireland and was never seen or heard of again. The disappearance of Gri- maldi's brother was equally mys- terious. Grimaldi was playing at Drury Lane in tho year 1803. His brother called for him at the stage door and together they went to tho greenroom. Grimaldi le f t him there for a moment to talk to some friends. When he returned his bro- ther had gone. Grimaldi never saw him again. As the years have passed it has become a much more difficult tusk for people to cut themselves entire- ly adrift from the circle in which they have lived. Wireless tolp- grivphy, bettor police organization, and, above all, tho newspaper pic- tures have made the patli of those who are anxious to disappear no easy matter. More people are dis- covered to-day in their efforts t-> vanish than was the case a fo\v years ago. Times of great disaster afford an exceptional opportunity for the person with the ambition to start life all over again. Many more peo- ple "went down" in the Titanic than were on board. SOME RULES FOR SUCCESS. Good Advice to the Young Han Who Wante to Get On. The man who would succeed must be full of grit. The faint-hearted and easily downed has no place in modern business competition. He must give better service than his competitor gives, and failing in thi* must spare no effort until the cause of such failure be uprooted. He must not be self-satisfied. The minute a man rests content with what he has done is his rival's op- portunity. He need not be a tyrant; he must not be "soft." It may be kind- hearted to heep on the inefficient, but it is IK t conducive to big busi- ness. He mur/ build welt from the foun- dation. A big organization full of rotten timber will crash when the need to stand firm is strongest. He must be honest. Tho day has passed when trickery pays, if you run your business to "do" your pa- trons be sure those patrons will soon go elsewhere. Give good ser- vice, the best that can be had for the money, and trade will flock your way. He must be physically strong. Invalids there are aplenty who have made good, but the modern struggle for existence, to say noth- ing of business success, calls for ro- bust health. Having good health, do not squander it. He must be alert, progressive, quick to grasp opportunities, deter- mined, ambitious and persevering. The quality of stick-to-itiveness counts more than brilliancy when making good is in order. He must be able to make friends, and keep them, even when his in- terests clash with theirs. It takes a man to bo popular and success- ful at the same time. It is a despic- able nature that works his friends; a weak one that allows friends to work him. He must live within his means- well within. "If," as Franklin tells us, "you know how to spend ess than you get, you have the phi- .osophcr's stone." You have far more you have the key to success n life. 5 THE WHITEST,! BAKING POWDER In the- 'idst few years the increase alone in the consumption of SALADA" Tea amounted to 2,314,026 pounds, or 200 carloads of Tea. Even after this enormous increase 'SALADA" has had a further in- crease "in the first 14 weeks of this rear of a little over a quarter of a nillion pounds, equal to 21 car- loads. Mr. Toogood "I went under an operation yesterday." Mr. Mark- well "My goodness, and here you are about and looking well." Mr. Togood "Oh, don't fret, old sport; I only had my hair cut." NEVER ANY FAILURE OR DISAPPOINTMENT WHEN MAGIC BAKING POWDER IS USED. CONTAINS NO ALUM. COSTS NO MORE THAN THE ORDINARY KINDS. MADE IN CANADA How Gasoline Evaporates. . One pint of gasoline left in an un- covered basin in a room at a nonniiT or average temperature will entire? ly evaporate within twenty-four hours. As ga-soline vapor is denser than the surrounding air, unlesj disturbed by active air currents, its presence in the room may be detect. ed for many hours. One pint of gasoline will make 200 cubic feet ol explosive mixture, and this mix- ture is several times more powerful than gunpowder. , Many a man has married in hast* and paid alimony at leisure. ^ In accord with the eternal fit- ness of things, a man who stole a* watch wound up in jail. The thief who finds no opportu-, nity to steal considers himself an^ honest man. NAPIER MOTOR CAR For Sale at a Sacrifice t A BEAUTIFUL 7-passenger; ** six-cylinder imported car* in splendid shape. Price, $1200.00 RUSSELL MOTOR CAR COMPANY, LIMITED 100 Richmond St. West, TORONTO Long Distance Phon*. MAIN 2071 THE* SECURITIES CORPORATION ESTABLISHED 1801 HAD OFFICE : 26 KING ST. EAST. TORONTO MONTREAL LONDON. E.G.. ENG. THE WILLIAM DAVIES COMPANY, LIMITED $25.000. 6% Pirn Mongge Sinking Fund Gold Bonds. Due 1st July, 192S. htireit pyble 1st Janutry and July. Principal and Interest payable at The Canadian Bank of Commerce. Toronto. Montreal and London. England. Redeemable as a whole at 105 and accrued interest on any interest date after July 1st. 1914. on sixty days' prior notice, or ajinually for Sinking Fund drawings, beginning July I it. 1912. Denominations: JIOO. J500 and $1.000, with sferttaj equivalents. The Bond* are issued in coupon form with privilege of registration of principal and in fully registered form, Trustee : National Trust Company, Limited, Toronto. Legal opinion of Messrs. Blake, Lash. Anglin (r Cassels. Toronto. ASSETS (Appraisal made 1911) Packing Houses at Toronto, Montreal and Harris- ton (including Sites and Equipment) ......... $1.077,919 Real Estate and Buildings owned by Company . . . 535^ 375 Retail Store Equipment ............. . ......... 61000 Investments ................................. 3Q, 1 54 Current Assets ............................. ^ 1,320,471 . , Average annual net earnings for past three years, over ... ................................ 350,000 Or about four times the amount required for mierew on bonds outstanding. The William Davi Company. Limited, established in 185). i* at pretent the largest packing house in the British Dominions. It owns large and modemly equipped packing houses in Toronto and Montreal, and 75 retail stores ttrategically located in the cities of Toronto and Montreal and the following points throughout Ontario: Oihawa. London East, Kingston. St. Catharines. Brantford, Collingwood. Belleville, Gait, Brockv.lle, Woodstock. London, St. Thomas, through which distribution of in products is made. The Company is actively represented in every Province in Canada, and its products are found in wholesale and retail houses from the Atlantic to the Pacific. It also maintains agencies in Great Britain. Special circular on request. Price: 102 and Interest, to yield 5.78% AND CbKPORATIONBOiNDS