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Hints for the Home I W With Pineapples. Candied Pineapple. Method : Pare and core thick Slices of pine- apple and leave in rings or cut in- to quarters. Boil one-half cupful of water with one cupful of sugar until well dissolved, then cook the pineapple in syrup untiL clear. Lay on waxed paper to dry after taking up. When quite dry place in tin box between waxed paper. A little lemon juice. can be added to the syrup, and for pink pineapple add a few drops of fruit coloring. Canned Pineapples. There are three ways of preparing pineapples for canning, and they can be put uip according to either of the for- mulas given in a previous article. If cut in rings or diced they can be used as sauce or made into fruit salad, but for shortcakes or cake filling, as well as for ices or pud- ding and sauce, the grated or ground pineapple is usually pre- ferred and more economical, as a very little is often sufficient owing to the concentrated form. To Cut in Rings. Select very fine flavored fruit and cut into thin slices, then pare each 'slice and re- move core with an apple corer; be sure to use glass jars with very wide necks so rings will slip in without breaking. .To Cut in Dice or Strips. Cut in rather thick slices, then pare and remove core and cut in email cubes or strips. To Grate. Prepare as above, but run through food chopper, be- ing careful to catch the juice in a clean bowl and adding it to the grated fruit. Proportions. Half as much sugar as water is usually used for the syrup in which to can the sliced or cut fruit, but if grated a liberal sugaring without the addition of water is best, as much juice is ex- tracted by running through chop- per. Variations. If canning is done rather late sour cherries, one cup- ful to each jar, may be added if cut in cubes and will be found very nice as sauce. Sugared Pineapple as an Appe- tizer Method: Select very ripe, well-flavored pineapple. Cut in rings as directed for canning. Pour a little lemon or orange juice over, sugar well and lay on flat plate. Place on ice until well chilled. Serve two or three slices overlap- ping <ui a fancy plate and pour the syrup that has formed over top. A stoned cherry or large sugared strawberry may be placed on each, slice. N'ice as a first course at din- ner or luncheon. Pineapple Shortcake. Ingredi- ents : Two cupfuls of sifted pastry- flour ; two teaspoonfuls of baking powder; three teaspoonfuLs of su- gar; two tablespoonfuls of butter or butterine; one egg; three-quar- ters cupful of milk ; two cupfuls of ground pineapple ; sugar as need- ed. Method Sift all dry ingredi- ents together, rub in the butter and add beaten egg to the milk. Stir this into flour with a fork, mix lightly and spread in greased laver cake pan. Bake a good color. When cold split and place sugared pine- apple between and on top. Dust well with powdered sugar and serve plain or with cream. Molded Riee and Pineapple In- gredients : One-half cupful of wash- ed rice ; three table-spoonfuls of powdered sugar ; one-half pint of whipped cream ; one cupful of diced and sugared pineapple ; large sugared strawberries are needed. Method : Boil the rice in a large kettle of slightly salted water until each kernel is tender. Drain and let cold water run through, then shake out all ,the water and pack j rice in a ring mold or mold around j a cup on a flat dish. When cold and set unmold, or if not in mold remove the cup. Fill this centre with the pineapple, dust the rice with the powdered sugar and run the whipped cream around the edige, dotting it with the whole ber- ries in one or bwo rows. This is a showy dish to bring to the table. Serve in sections, taking up equal portions of all ingredients. Pineapple Tapioca. Ingredients : One cupful of water ; one-half cup- ful of pearl tapioca ; a pinch of salt ; one cupful of diced pineapple ; sugar to taste. Method : Cook wa- ter and tapioca in double boiler until clear. Place eugared pine- apple in a pudding dish, pour on itihe tapioca and eift sugar over. Bake until fruit is tender, about half an hour. Cool and serve with thin cream. Pineapple Fritters. Ingredients : One egg; one-half cupful of milk; one cupful of sifted flour ; one- fourth teaspoonful of salt. Method : Beat egg very light, then add' to milk and stir into flour and salt to make a smooth batter. Out ten- der pineapple into slices, pare and core then dip each into the batter so it is coated all around. Slide into hot fat and fry as you would doughnuts. When nicely browned and easily pierced with a tooth- pick take up in perforated spoon, Shaekleton and llis New Ship "The Endurance." In this sihip Sir Edward Shaekleton, the famous Antarctic explorei will shortly sail for the Antarctic regions, where he will make tli attempt to cross the polar continent from side to side, stopping a the South Pole en route. lay on brown paper or a fine sieve to drain, then sift with powdered sugar and serve fresh. Pineapple llard Sauee. (Nice to serve with bread custard pudding.) Method : Hub one or two table- spoonfuls of soft butter into one cupful of sifted confectioners' su- gar, adding ground pineapple, us- ing the juice also. Beat in as much as is needed to make a fluffy mix- ture, then pile onto fancy dish, mounding it into a cone. Set away to chill so sauces gets quite stiff. I'seful Hints. Do not wash colored clothes in very hot water or leave them wet very long. Use old stocking tops for cloths with which to handle hot pans and dishes while cooking. Boiling hot starch poured over fresh iodine stains will remove them from cotton goods. To get rid of ants in the pantry, mix cayenne pepper and borax and dust around where they are. When storing carpets or rugs ing water over it; then cover for few momenta with cold water, dry ing the bacon on a cloth before put ting into the sizzling frying pai Gum arabic starch is made b putting a quarter of a pound of th best white gum in a large-mouthe bottle and covering it with a pin of water. Set the bottle on a clot in a pan of water over the fire t dissolve. Stir until it liquifies then strain through a cloth. BESEI By PERI DANG KKS WHICH II K FACES FROM DAY TO DAY. Many Ways in Which a Collier May Meet Death in (he lioucls of (he Karth. Not a day passes without some terrible accidental! the coal-mines of this country; in fact, the am.bu- roll them up with alum and moth lances attached to our great pits balls enfolded, and they will be are constantly in requisition. There safe. A few drops of paraffin added to shoe blacking will impart a good polish to damp shoes and also help preserve leather. Time will be saved if a frying- pan or griddle is wiped with a piece of newspaper to remove the surplus grease before it is washed. A nice sandwich may be made from chopped dates. Chop dates with English walnuts and spread mixture between thin slices of but- tered bread. A small white marble in the pot in which rice is cooked will elim- inate the necessity of stirring, as it will roll around and prevent the rice from sticking. An excellent grease eradica.tor can be easily made by mixing two ounces of ammonia, one ounce of castile soap shavings, one quart of salt water and one teaspoonful of saltpeter. When baking biscuits roll the dough out thin, double and then cut out as usual and when baked biscuits will fall apart without cut- ting or breaking, and so be more appetizing. One way to take grease spots from carpet is to put on the spot- ted places a paste made of fuller's earth mixed with boiling water. Let the paste dry on the spotted place and then brush it off. Apply a second application if necessary. Silk 'handkerchiefs should be washed in a warm lather made with pure soap. This should be blued as should the rinsing water. Roll up tightly in a cloth and iron the handkerchiefs between linen or thry will turn yellow. If a little vinegar and a handful of salt are added to the water in which colored clothes are washed, it will be found that the color will not run, and the different shades will be made brighter. When next cooking bacon try put- ting it in a sieve and pouring boil- is no braver class of men than col- liers, and day after day there are such deeds of heroism performed a exceeded any carried out on the battlefield, says London Answers. The heroism of the collier is thing so usual that it is unknown to the bulk of individuals. It is con- sidered merely everyday conduct by the men themselves. Now and then a great calamity at some mine will bring vividly before the public th. 1 danger of a miner's calling. It is when inuite wives and crying children await in vain for the re- turn of bread-winners, and see but blackened fragments of what once were men brought out of the mine, that pub.lic sympathy is aroused. Yet the fact is that such great dis- asters are comparatively rare, while not a day passes without some smaller disaster. Hearing Hie Inaudible. The perils which the min-er has to face are most commonly other than explosions. In fact, some 60 per cent, of the fatal accidents that oc- cur are caused by the falls of roofs and sides. It is comparatively com- mon for a man, or a number of men, to be entombed alive. Sometimes the man may be dug out in time sometimes not. It not infrequently happens that the man may be rescued only for a second fall to bury him. Colliers have a marvellously de- veloped sense of hearing. Their ears to them are far more than to the ordinary individual. As years pass on, they can hear sounds which are utterly inaudible to most peo- ple. There in the black darkness, which is made more horrible by the faint flicker of the lamps, their lives depend upon a keen sense of hear- ing. While at work they hear a faint crackling, a sign that the rock above them ia giving way. This is a warning that they must leave im- mediately, or be buried alive un- der a heavy fall. Curiously enough, the pit-ponies levelop the same acute hearing. A .light, unusual sound behind a lorse will set it running for dear ife, while a similar sound in front vill cause it to stop suddenly. It o happens where machinery is used ;h'at the noise, hides the faint warn- ng, and so the man has nothing to .elJ him that he must fly in order to save his life. There will be a dull roar, and tihe top of the gallery will fall, crushing ;he props beneath, causing excru- iating agony to the poor wretch caught in the trap. Immediately ;he fall has taken place, however, ihere will be no lack jf volunteers for the work of digging out the im- prisoned man. No Thought of Theuwelves. Tons of coaJ, earth, and rubbish will be quickly shifted in order to reach the prisoner. If this can be done, the next thing is to saw away the beams which pin him to the ground, while Rome stimulant may be given to the man in order to keep the flicker of life in him. Then, after some hours, he will be lifted out and carried away in the ambulance to the nearest infirmary. It is such a. common occurrence for a miner to be entombed that it scarcely excites remark even when his mates, in their endeavors to save him, suffer a similar fate. De- spite the donger, the survivors will work away, to a man, without any thought that they themselves may meet the same horrible, lingering death'. In most instances an explosion is caused, not by gas, but by the very fine coal-dust. Even a spark may ignite tliis dust, in which case the explosion will rush along, gather- ing strength from every particle of dust that remains. Strangely enough, the "shcts" used for blast- ing purposes very rarely cause an explosion. This is possibly due to the fact that the vicinity is well watered to keep down the dust. All the same it is a terrible fact that in a four foot seam during the last half century the number of deaths have amounted to 1,600 from explosions from the dust. The pub- lic only hears of the great disasters, knowing nothing of those explosions which may kill only two or three men, though in the course of a year these mount up terribly. Many Fatal Accidents. Few people are aware of the num- ber of fatal accidents which take place by men being run over in vhe pit. For some reason a horse with its load may take fright. There is then no hope for the man in the narrow roadway who cannot crawl into one of the shelter places; the running miner may stumble, either being run over directly or crushed against the sides. There are innumerable ways in which a collier may meet his end in the bowels of the earth. While us- ing his pick he may strike a "pock- et" of metal, sending out a stream of sparks which ignite the coal dust, and so cause a minor explosion. If electricity is employed, something may go wrong with the insulation, and so cause another little explo- sion. A man may even meet his death by receiving the full force of the electric current as he steps into some pool of water near a. faulty part of the electric mechanism. It is not uncommon for a man to be drowned by a sudden inrush of wa- ter. i mm SCHOOL STUDY INTERNATIONAL LESSON, JULY 12. Lesson II. Greatness Through Ser- vice. Mark 10. 32-45. Golden Text. Mark 10. 45. Verses 32. And they were on the way, going up to Jerusalem Tlhe greater number of lesson passages we 'have studied thus far this year deal with incidents which occurred and lessons which were given dur- ing Christ's last journey from Gali- lee to Jerusalem. The route was circuitous and doubtless occupied several months. Jesus was going before them : and they were amazed Jesus -mingled so freely with his disciples thait on this occasion, when he walked apart from them and did not communicate' his thoughts, they were surprisr-l and were unable to explain li:s manner. No doubt his mind was occupied with things which he knew they could not clearly under- stand, and with which they would probably not be in sympathy. They that followed were afraid- Others of the company, besides the I drink? This is a figurative ex- pression, referring to "a man's portion in Jife," as when the psalm- ist says, "My cup runneth over." Jesus means to ask James and Jolhn if they are able to share the neces- sary sacrifices of his portion. To be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with Another figurative, expression conveying the fame thought, with the added thought of the overwhelming power of the calamity awaiting them. 39. Thougih understanding so little of the meaning of Christ's questions, James and John replied, We are able, and Jesus took them at their He knew that they would to share his sufferings, a-nd , iav notwithstanding their inability to comprehend his teaching, their shortcomings and their faults, Jeus believed they would come out vic- torious, and he did not discourage them, but treated them as men worthy of respect. What a tower jf strength it must have, been to them later, when the dark hours came, to remember the confidence that Jesus had had in them! 40. Places of honor in Christ' kingdom arc to be attained, no* given away. They have been pre- pared for those who are fitted for them, and influence counts- for nothing. 41. The ten began to be disciples, were awed by Jesus' s . demeanor, and though they follow- ed him, they did it with fear. He took again the twelve Becom- ing aware of the effect on the disci- ples produced by the. strangeness of moved with indignation James and ])n introducin ,,,;,. <>WI , litical The ten naturally resented this. 1-2. Jesus called them to him He had been speaking to James and John only. Hearing the objections It is quite a common occurrence for a miner to lose his life by firing shots which blast the material. One common form of fatality is for a single shot, say, of a couple, not to fire properly. The man. thinking that both shots have gone off, will return to the fuse too quickly, and th<Mi will meet with an awful death. In Countless Ways. The collk-r may even be lost. His lamp may go out, and he, taking the wrong turning, get into some abandon', d portion ef the mine. where he may wander for days until his strength is spent. Deep below in the impenetrable kirkness, the miner runs practically every danger that a ma.i runs on the surface , while, in addition, he must face many others. He may be run over, drowned, suffocated, crushed to death, or blown to pieces. But, no matter what may happen, his gallant fellows are ever willing to risk their lives even on the most forlorn chance of aiding him. ;. , jonn oniv. Hearing tne objections Ins manner Jesus again joined tto t))<j a) . t of th / ot , her d jUple S , company of the disciples and began : > ^ to .hare with them Ins thoughts re- principles yarding the crisis awaiting them at . Jerusalem. Matthew says that he took the disciples apart, that is. away from Che rest of the followers, 33. This is the third time thai Jesus had announced his paj-sioii i~> the disciples. The details as given here and in verse 34 correspond s > closely to the events which later took place, that it is possible writer recorded his later clear un- derstanding of the import of wha: greatness in u)*>n his kingdom Lord it over them The rulers are lords or masters, and the people become their servants U> do their will and to minister to their plen<- sure. 13. But it is not so among you In Christ's kingdom greatness is not won by competition and self- assertion, but by working for the common good; by making a stale of Jesus said, rather than the impres- ( made when the words wer, . >-'--t,v .... which the strong help to sion spoken. St. Luke says. "They perceived what he said." If .we suppose Jesus to have s)>oken at the time in veiled prophecy, we can better understand the inconsiderate demand made by James and John. The chief priests and the scribes Representing the Sanhedrin, or the governing council of the 1 Jews. Before this council were tried the "* " more important cases coming under the Jewish law th;ui ^ pl)sitior) <)f JR i nisU , r . w ,, Shall deliver him unto the Gen- 1 does IK| , h , )Id th( , pe,.^,,^ re l at i on - tiles This had not been mentioned in the earlier predictions of the^ bear the burdens of the weak, and the welfare of every individual is considered important. Minister One who serves, though this word does not indicate his re- lation to the person whom he serves. 44. Servant That is, bondser- vant, one who is under obligation holds a personal relation to e serves. This jxisi- kingdom is higher r ._. For the Son of man also came death of Jesus. The Roman law , ]ot t<j be , nini! , u . r ,. d ,,,. | )Ut to did not permit the Jews to execute mmlst er-The Son of man is not ex- empt from the rule stated. "His kingship is also tha.t of service, and net that of lordship." To' give bis life a ransom for many Christ's life is the price by which a death sentence ; it reserved to it self this right. 34. Scourging with a whip of many lashes was an invariable ac- companiment of crucifixion. Jesus would naturally expect to be mock m(>|1 ).<..,,. f,.,,,. ed, because bis claim (<> be a would excite the ridicule of the sol- diers and the unfriendly pp< pie : but this prediction as a whole seems to rest on something more than ordinary foresight, since no -"ii- could know definitely what the K'>- man governor would do. and the definite time of the resurrection was, of course, a revelation. 35. JaJiies and .Inlm, thi 1 sons of Zebedee In Mark 1. 19 and Matt. 4. 21 we learn that, these brothers 'were fishermen, that they were mending their nets in their boat on This was true of his life in a sense in which it is not I rue of other world has not lives. been though the without its the Sea of when Jesus had calk'd them, and thai t'lioy had left hen es and heroines. < specially on the mission fields, who have given their livs that others might live fuller, truer lives. IHANt K'S HlltTII KATE. Year l!i:J, \iilh One Exception, Lowest in Nation's History. In Franco S.iil fewer ha.bics were born in 113 tha-n in 1912. accord- ing to official figures made public recently. This is the lowest birth their father and thejiired servants j rate ever rf-c"i<led in the country, and followed him. They had been partners with Simon and Andrew, except in 1911. Tin-re were -J!)s,7(i() marriages in In His Majesty's Fault. the reign of Francis I. of France, quickness of wit was often mole promptly rewarded than ac- tual merit. The monk, Regnier Mainus, did not lack merit, but h? owed his first advancement, never- theless, to a clever retort. Frajicis, who was very fond of the game of tennis, was playing a match one day with Mainus. The monk finally ended the hard-fougJit ga^nc with a brilliant stroke. The King was somewhat out of humor on account of his- defeat. "Remarkable," he .exclaimed, sar- castically, "to think that such * stroke should be made by a mere monk !'' "But, sire," replied the monk, who was as quick with bis wit a.s he was with his racket, "i.t is your majesty's own fault that the stroke was not made by an abbot." A week later Ma.inus received his appointment as abbot of Beaulieu. who were called nt about, the same ; France in 1913, or 13,169 fewer than time. Their mother was named S:i ' in ]y\->. lome (sec Matt. 27. 56; Mark 15. At the saiue time divorces in- 10). She was one of the women creased from 1 I,!t99 in HI12 to 15,- who fallowed Jesus in <!ali!e and 070 in 1913. ministered to him ni" their substance The 'JVnips remark - (Mark l.~>. 4O, and many think she j population of (Jcrmam was a sister of the mother of Je- sus. Comparing the two references above with John 19. 'J5, "bis thai the increased by about son.000 in 1913, or about 20 times a.s much as that of France, mother's sister" is generally taken! 901. to mean Salome. f?aint Jolm'- c.mission of the name of his O\MI mother is similar to the indirect wav in which he refers to himself as which was augmented by only 41,- "the disciple whom Jesus luved." If th:- Mlpo . i her Continental English. The idea that English is to bo the universal language of the future seems to be spreading. Certainly sition that Mary, the of Jesus, and Salome, the thousands of Kurop,- ;! :i:; strugglo ol James and John, were , i, rim ,| y w ; t ], j ts n ,i,^ ; ,. u i idaoona. is correct, then Jesus and g cre j s ., s . im ,,|,, ,,f th,. progress bbeoe brothers would be oouama, 1 tha& ha been mode in one quartan. is la k en f roln t .), e advertising ami this relationship may have seemed to them tu justify their re- f roln t .), mn . t ,u,,. that a large Continental ho- quest for special recognition in hi| ta ] publishes in the form of a.n e.la- kingdom. It al.su helps us to under- stand how their mother could come to Jesus with a similar request (Matt. 20. 21). The fact that Jesus, while on the cross, oonuuended his mother to John supports the theory that they were related. \Ve would thai thou .hou!dest do for us whatsoever wo sdiall ask of theeThis demand s>eoms most in- considera.te, especially since JCMIS had just spoken of his approaching trial and suffering. It shows that his teaching could not have been clcarlv comprehended. 37. T!he disciples may have taken literally Christ's words about the t-we-e' thrones (Matt, 19. 2*>. 38. Ye know not what ye ask-~In (heir imagination, nearness to Christ meant honor. Jeans knew that it meant suffering. Ar,- ye able to drink the cup that bo rate illustrated booklet: Its spacious dimensions, exquisite comfort, elegant fashion of its fur- nishing, the unobjectionable prer- ogatives as to the produces of its kitchen and contents of its cellars, beside the distinguished managing, which, assisted by well-experienced attendants, does its utmost in al- ways duly treating,- all this united already for many years past ob- tained a general renown, even abroad too. Ka-h Meant Different. "I don't expect to call on you fot a long time again," r.a.d the young man, departing. "Well," said the sweet voung thing with a yawn, "I'd lilte to have yon call, but not for so long a time again."