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I 1 ' ?v ^1 1^ i 4 About the Household PROFIT AND LOSS Dainty Dishes. Gingt-rbread Cakes. â€" B«at two egfs until light, add. one-half cup sugar, one-half cup molaased, three-fourths lup sour cream, ^ated rind of half. lemon, une-half teaspoon salt, one tea- spoon cinnamon, one teaspoon gringer •nd finally two cupa flour mixed and siftetl with and one-haii teaspoon soda. Bake in a gem par. and froat when c-Aii. Cottage Che«se Pie.â€" One cup cot- tage cheese, two cups milk, two eggs, four tablespoons sugar, one lemon, pinch of salt, piecrust. Beat eggs and sugar toarether for ten mjnutes, add cheese and salt and beat well again. Add mi!k grated rind of lemon and one tablespoon lemon juice. Line large, oblong or round pie tin, and bake until custard is firm. Sal moo Ooietette. â€" Use a half can of salmon, a half cupful of milk, 4 eggs, and salt and pepper to taste. Pick the salmon into tiny flakes withj a fork and be sure to see that no' •kin or bones are left. Proceed aa in making an ordinary omelette, beating the egga. and adding the sea- aoninjf. milk and fish. \ border of mashed potatoes I'joks well; peas may al::o be used. Try Out" Cake.â€" A simple cake for the beginner Ls made by using two-thirds of a cupful of sugar, piece of butter the size of an egg, creamed together. .And an egg and a pinch of salt, beating until light. Then add two-thirds of a cup of sweet milk, •nd one and two-thirds cupsful of flour, mto which has been sifted 1 heaping spoonful of baking powder. Bake in 2 round pans, or in a square loaf pan in a (piick oven. Care should be taken not to have the oven too quick or the cake will not be ligrht. Baked Potato Puffs. â€" Four rups ma.-hed potatoes, one-fourth cup milk, two tablespoons each of butter and chopp«d parsley, one teaspoon salt. one-ei;ihth teaspoon pepper, one-half teaspoon grat«d nutmeg. To hot mashed potatoes add milk and season- ing, one tablespoon butter and flavor- ing. Brush custard cups with butter and put in mixture. Rough tops with fork and bake in hot oven for thirty minutes. Loosen sides with spatula or knife and turn out on hot flat dish, bottom side up. Muffin tins may b« used for baking. Nut Bread and Cheese. â€" Nothing is more deliphtful than nut-bread and cream cheese sandwiches, and they have the added advantage cf being a good Lenten dish. Here is a good recipe for nut-bread: Take 4 cups of flour, 4 tablespoonfuls of baking pow- der, 1 teaspoonful of salt and 4 cup of sucar; sift thoroughly; then stir in two-thirds of a cup of shortening; beat I egg well; add this and 'i^^ cups of milk to the dry mixture. Stir all well, then add 1 cupful of walnut meats. Bake in a moderate oven until thoroujrhly done. Delectable Ketipe.â€" Here is an old Creole recipe for fried chicken and cr«am sauce: Clean and cut the chit;k- en at the joints, dredge well with *alt, pepper and a little flour. Put three tablespoonfuls of lard into a frying pan and when hot, add the chicken, allowing it to fry slowly for three-quarters of an hour until done. When done, arrange the pieces on a hot dish. Take all the fat that re- mains in the frying pan. but one tablespoon and put it away. .\dd a tablespoon of sifted flour to the grease in the pan. Mix thoroughly, so there are no lumps, and then pour in a half pint of rich cream or milk. Season well with salt, pepper, let it come to a boil and pour over the chicken. Ser\-e hoi. To make hvney ginger bread take four cupful? flour, two heaping tea- spoonfuls of baking powder, two heap- ing teaspoonfuls of powdered ginger, half a cupful of preserved cherries, a quarter cupful of chopped citron peel, half a cupful of butter, three- quarters of a cupful of honey, two eggs, quarter of a cupful of milk. Sift the flour, salt, baking powder and ginger into a tvasin. add the raisins. the pee! and cherries cut in halves. Melt the butter, honey and milk to- gether in a saucepan, then cool and add to the flour with the eggs well beaten. Mix, turn into a buttered iitui floured cake tin and bake. Orange Layer Cake. â€" Five eggs, two cup sufirar, one sour orange, one- half cup cold water, two cups flour, two teaspoons baking powder. Beat yolks of eggs, add sugrsr and beat ten minutw. ,\dd Juice and grate^l rind of orange, water and flour sifted twice with baking powder. Fold in stifl^ly beaten whites of three eggs and bake doujch in layers. Save other two egg whites for filling. Orange fiiUixg: One and one-half cups sugar, one-half cup water, whites of two esTsrs. juice and rind of one or- ange. Boil sugar ar,d water to soft ball stage: pour this into stiffly beat- en egg whites, add juice and rind of orange and beat until stitT enough to spread. iVioctaWe Left-Overs. Here's .t clever way to use left- overs: Mashed jwtatoes should be mixed with butter and rolletl into balls. Hol- low out the top of each ball and fill with II mixture of chopped meat and peppers, celery, seasoning â€"onion if yoii prefer it. Tiace this in a greater! pan, put a bit of butter on top of each bait, and brown. Remove all akin, b<.>ne and oi! from left-over salmon. Mash this a.i fine as possible, mix with c-eam â€" a cupful will do â€" and two tablespoonfuls of butter. Season. Beat the whites of two eg?3 to a stiff froth, turn the sal- mon into thi-*, and beat the whole mix- ture lightiy. It is light and foamy when done. ' Cream sauce poured over minced] ham, peppers, mashed potatoes and seasoning, then bake<i in the oven un- til brown, is palatable. Macaroni, drained and placed in a buttered baking dish, and covered with grated chee.â- ^e, is especially good if a place in the centre cf the dish or cas- serole is filled with chopped hanx. Bake the whole in a quick oven. Meat cakes of chopped meat, bread- crumbs and two beaten eggs, rolled out and fried, is a favorite way to uae left-over roasts. Household Hints. Hot vinegar is better than cold in the making of mint sauce. Slip a thimble on the end of the ctiTtain r.>d when putting it thri>ugh the curtain. The vinegar in which pickles have been preserved is excellent to use ia| salad dressing. I Dainty mocassins can be made for baby from the tops of pate-coLored evening gloves. j The leather travelling bag will look clean and fresh if it polished with: linseed oiL Fruit for preserving should be sound and fresh, and should be preserved as quickly as possible after gathering. ] If shoe polish has become too cry to be used in the ordinary way, try moistening it with a few drops of turpentine. Never try to darn a mn in a stock-; ing. Take a small crochet hook, pick! up the stitches and crochet the run. Don't choose cheap lace curtains. If you cannot afford good ones invest in casement cloth or plain muslin, and make them at home. When making oatmeal porridge, place the oatmeal in cold water and bring slowly to the boil. This gives a better flavor than when made with boiling water. ; It is important to wear an apron if working with silks or other mater- ials that roughen on a woolen dress, and such an apron should have a dainty bib, for in holding up the em-; broidery the silk rubs against the blouse. first Indication-S for Sprinjt tiuice often one notice.^ .:: -..s • .'le-v imp<jrtation3 a tendency -..j -.::e ilend- er, tapering waist; and this, of course, means the we 11 -corse ted figure. It is not probafaia that the hour-glass fi- giire will be countenanceii for a mu- pendant oraaments u/ wumI .vr b«»<i« in • ioft, hiumoaiziug coloriiie. Btmi tdmiBiiDg is elT^etive on hotk lulk mmi wool tnati^riais; it is lieisg used is a!iy way that clever oemaat aa>i lingers may 'l«aign. The more oricuuki the notioi'.. the more at!rractiv<» the '^i.Miae nr frijck. Paie pink crepe de Chin* or i-repe i^ made more delicate by a bacJin^ or an ornament or delft-blue opaque beads. Darit blue tair«a or serge may be brightaned with a tuu«rh of emrir-ald green, orange, copper or a harmonizire. contr-aating blue. â€" >c* \orv limes. Kaiser: ••Think of our sains." Germany: -Uat I Uuiiii u{ tlie p r^ce." FORESAW "THE ' DAY "8 YEARS AGO KAISER IN .\ SPEECH TOLD OF HIS PLX.NS. Britain and France Crushed and I'.S. and Russia Held at His Mercy. , ment. but a trifle m..re trimness. con- ^'\'-*'"« »^« »"/ "^'^^'^ of smart art- , ducted by a well-fitung modern cor- , ^'^"'^ "^^^ "^ ti-iirming frocks and I set, is necessary to meet the require- 1 • mencs of the Sphng suit, with its j hint of a curve at the waistline, its • j graceful flaring skirt anr coat-skirt, i tA carefully selei:ted and properly fit-! 1 ted corset is necessary and al-^ays has ; j been to a smart, weil-groomeii appear- ' anee. Rather than injurious, the right corvee tends toward h«iaith. ! Several of the Paris houses are ad- vocating the three-i^uarter-lengrh coat and now and then one sees a polon-j aise effect. These coats are made i with well-fitted shoulders and round-. ed waistline. It la quite remarkable! that th:3 should be so just now. when â-  we are massing so much fulness in the skirts between the beit an.l the \ knees, but it only goes to show the wide variety we are to enjoy this i Spring and Summer. ; t .\ Word on Skirta. | ! Skirts conrjiue short and falL j Many of the houses are emphasizing. the favor shown by them for the cnn- i oline smce the first whisper of full â-  skirts began to circulate, and many i are using interesting methods of ex- tending their sitirts; among these are, reeds, featherbone. and even hair-cioth ' stifferungs. In many instances the reeds are graceful and becoming, but. ' as a rule, the effect is extremely awk- ward, as there is no pretense what- • ever of i!oncealing the mediums, and i they often protrude at unexpected | angles, giving a curious, un-beaatiftil j result. In the regulation Summer frock ' and the dance dress of net. organdy. : or other of the sheer, dainty fabrics: THOl GHTS FOR THE DAT. j Hope is brightest when it dawns from fears. â€" Scott. Life is not so short but that there is always time enough for courtesy. â€" Emerson. The one bes? provision for the fu- ture is the best possible use of the present. â€" Whittier. .\void shame, but do not seek glory â€" nothing is so expensive as glory. â€" Sydney Smith. When the sermon is good we need not much concern ourselves about the form of the pulpit. â€" Ruskin. We mav as well use pea-shooters at an elei^hant as Maxim guns at a Zeppelin. â€" Mr. Joynson Hicks. It is one thing to show a man that he is in error and another to put him in possession of truth. â€" Locke. He who has once deviated from Ae truth usually commits a perjury with as little scruple as he would tell a lie. â€" Cicero. Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody, and to that person whatever he says has an enhanced value.- b'merson. .\ life of pleasure cannot support isself so long as one of business, but Is much more subject to satiety and disgust. â€" Hume. Most people err not so much from want of capacity to find their object as from not knowing what object So pursue. â€" Sir Joshua Reynolds. Life in its prime is won by being surrenderee!. Life is lost, however precious and enviable, by being grudg- ed and guarded â€" Canon E. H. Pearce. The whole glorious fabric of lib- erty, which has been built up by centuries i.''l sacrifice can only be pre- server! if we are prepared to the last drop of blood to fight for it. â€" Sir George Keid. *â€" -â€" I .Vn Imperial Pooh Bah | We read that King George has ap- pointed the Emperor Nicholas a field- marshal in the Britsh army. Which reminds us of a little story. j "Donald." said an officer of the' Scots Greys, some years ago. "have' you heard that the Caar of Russia has been appointed colonel of ourj regiment r' "Indeed, sir. is that soV said Don-' aid. "It's a verra gran' thing for him." Then he paused and scratch-' ed his head while a puiuled expres- ' sion c»me over his face. "Beg par-! don, sir." he addevl. "but will he be able to keep both jobs?" " "Breakers ahead!' is the call of the helmsman at the head of the imper.al ship of State, and I am ' ready to heed it. The outlook is. 1 1 admit, dark, but we need not despair, I for Goti. our great aiiy. has given i into our hands the means of saving our empire from the dangers which are threatening its happiness and wet- ' fare. You know what I mean. It I is that wonderful invention which his Excellency Count Zeppelin was en- alied, through the grace of the Lord. : to make for the safeguarding and I glory of our beloved Fatherland. In ' this invention God has placed the That the Kai|er at a secret cooncil means at my disposal to lead Ger- of high German military, naval and many triumphantly out of her pre- other oflTicials. held in Potsdam Pal- sent difficulties and to make, once ace in June, 190S, boasted that he and for all, good the words of our was supreme in the United States poet. •Deutsschland, Deutschiacd uber because of the presence in that coun- alles!" Yes, gentlemen. Germany try of a population of one-half of over everything in the world, the tirst ' which "is either of German birth or power on earth, both m peace and I German descent." and that the day war: this is the place which I have' was coming when he (the Kaiser* been ordered! by God to conquer for; would crush Britain and France to her. and which I will conquer for her, the dust and hold "Russia and the with the help of the Almighty. United States at my mercy," are "This is my -jrevocabie decision. I statements quoted in a book entitled Xn present, we are, thanks to our air- ' "German Spies in England," by Wil- ships, invincible, and can carry at liam Le Quex, the British writer. will war into the enemy's own coun- Le Quex states that a true copy ^'7- The attack has always been the of the speech made by the Kaiser at iJ^^t defence, and he who strikes the the Potsdam Council is now in the rtrst blow generally comes '^iumph- archives of the British Government, «nt out of the fray." where it has remained unpublished Continuing. Mr. Le Quex says the until now. The copy of the speech. Kaiser added that plans for the in- j he adds, was obtained originally from vasion of England had been carefully "a high functionary in Germany." prepared by the German General who was closely associated with the Staff. Kaiser, and who held pro-British i^«*» Pan-German Era. views. â- â€¢Of course," the Kaiser is reported This is the story of the Kaiser's to have continued, "it is too early speech at Potsdam as told by Mr. Le yet to fix the exact date when the Ijuex : i blow shall be struck. But I will say "Shortly after the Zeppelin airship ; this, that we shall strike as soon as had been tested and proved success- I have a sufficiently large fieet of ful. a secret council was held." he Zeppelins at my disposal. 1 have says ""at Potsdam in June. 1908. at given orders for the hurried construc- which the Emperor presided. Prince tion of more airships of the improv- ^^''ria.. Henry of Prussiaâ€" a clever man ed Zeppelin type, and when these "*..,*^* fu'.**i _ ''! ''** '"*''^* "^ ^* whom I knew personally â€" the repre- are ready we shall destroy England's sentatives of the leading Federal North Sea, Channel and .Atlantic States, and the chiefs of the army fleets, after which nothing on earth and navy, including my informant, can prevent the landing of our army being present. on British soil, and its triumphant ".\t this secret council the Kaiser march to London. Do you remem- appeared dressed in naval uniform, ber. my generals, what our never-to- pale, determined, and somewhat ner- be forgotten Field Marshal Von Blu vous." 7<M7-70t3 Dance Frock of Taffeta and Chiffon favored this year, the fulness of the skirt is made decidedly graceful and youthful by tucks, ribbons, and bias bands of the same, or a Net Bodice and laffeu Skirt blouses this season with practioally no expenditure oi money, if one haa ideas and fingers delt enough to .rarry them out. These patterns can be obtained from your local McCal! dealer or from The McCaJ Company. TO Bond St., Tor- onto, Ontario. * KAISER TO Ll>SE THRONE. Germaa "System" is Called Ruinoos and Inefficient. I From an interview with Senator M~ j bert B. Cummins m the Philadel- j phia Record. > I -Wiil the United States always be j at peace with the rest of the world?" I ".Xlways means forever. I can't ; fill your order as a prophet .-VU I ! dare to say is that the United States ' is in no danger now of invasion, nor I will It be m immediate danger after j the war m Europe is over. I "In my opinion, there will be no 1 wars m the near future. i "Moreover, great changes are to ' occur in Europe. The people will be sick of war. and the men who aro expected to die when there is war will take action to protect them- selves, their homes, and their fami- lies. William of Germany is the '.ast I of his house to sit upon a throne. 1 "The Germany of the near future, in all probability, will be a socialistic democracy: if m>t that, then a mili- tary democracy. It is the fashion nowadays to talk extravagantly aboufc the wonuerf'il organizing system of Germany and its remarkable indus- trial and military efficiency. "In my judgment its system is in- efficient and ruinous, though I grant God His Ally. The Kaiser's speech, as it is re- ported in Mr. Le Quex's book, tht follows. Gentlemen," the Emperor com- a splenlid city to sackl "You will desire to know how the menccd, "in calling this council this outbreak of hostilities will be brought evening I have followed the Divine »bi>ut. My armies of spies scattered! command. Almighty God has always "^^r Great Britain and France, as i: been a great and true ally of the '* <''*'*'' North and South m.\erica, as House of Hohenzollern, and it is to *»-'!l »» »il the other parts of the Him that Iâ€" just as my august an- world where German interests ma>- cestors didâ€" look for inspiration and >•'""»« ?" » >-"!ash with a foreign pow- guidance in the hour of need, .\fter ^f- will take good care of that. It long hours of fervent prayer light has , w'll become the starting point of a at last come to me. I 'iww ^f* '" 'h* history of the world. You, my trusted councillors and ] known to all generations as the Pan s'sirt of the dance dress giving a soft, bouffant effect which is pleasing m every way. Taffeta is -unusually ef- fective combined with, or as trimming for. the pale-toned frock of ordandy or net. fashioning the Summer dance dress. In both illustrations this week ^_ _^ .._..._. .„.. „... '*•* ^'"'^ '* "-'^ taffeta and the eflTect cherexctaimed'Vhen "'wk'ing " from l^f 'he leep tuck is well brought out. the dome of St. Paul's Catherdal up- V* .'"?'^ '"'!*'=* ^** «" under><odice on the vast metropolis at his feet" f shadow lace and a simple over- It was short and to the point. "What *irapery ot chiffon. The short sleeve cap. whiie It cortceaes to Fashion'-: contrasting , . i j j . • T .•hiif,,„ ^ â„¢*t '- â- worked aavantageousiy for a time. In the long run. however, it will fail. The German system de- stroys individuality." sleeveless demand, al.so makes a con- cession to modesty. The second frock shows the combination of net and taffeta, .\side from being especially pretty, this combination is practical, as net wears particularly well and lends Itself to almost any fashion of draping. Ribbons and Ruchiugs Pleatings and ruchin«:s of all widths and fashions are still favored trim- mings for both street and "nousc frocks. Narrow black velvet ribbon Emancipated. t.i'.tle Everett was a member of the Band of Mercy Society and -was proud of the membership. He wore his badge, a small star, as if it were a policeman's insignia, and was often heard reproving other boys and girls for cr-ael treatment of dogs and cats. One morning a woman of the neigii- borhooil hearing a commotion outside found Everett in the act of torment- ing the cat. ••Why' Everett.,' she called, "what are you doing to that poor cat.' I thought you belonged to the Band of Mercy Society T" "I did," replied the tittle boy. "but I lost my star." These Modern Days. "They have money, haven't they?" "I don't know; haven't seen them for about * year." my friends, before whom I have no German era secrets, can testify that it has been. "Even now I rule supreme in the is most effective and easily applied ever since I ascended the throne, my ; Unit*'d States, where almost one-ha't On some of the imported models cord- «'â- ' ^*>' most ardent desire to maintain the ; "^ ^^^ population is cither of German ings, pipings, and ruchings appear in peace of the world and to cultivate, | birth, or of German descent, and much unexpected places. One cannot on a basis of mutual respect and es- , ^''*''-' SA'^^AXX* voters do my bid- fail to see that handwork, and individ- teem. friendship and goivi will with ; ^^K "^ '**« IVesidential elections, ual aand-made trimmings, stitchmgs. all nations of the globe. The Mailed Fist. No .\merican administration could | etc.. can work wonders, and afford an remain in power against the will of ' effect which can scaicely be brought ;he German voters, who. through that about by machine-made trimmings. Getting Even. J.nnies. i years old. had been na-agh- ty to the point of evoking a whipping fr<>m his long-suffering motlier. and long a desire for rex^enge rankleil in his little bosom. .\t length 'oe^itime came, and, kneel- ing beside her, he implored a ble«snri; ' on each member of the family ind. vidually his mother alone Wing con- spicuous by "ner absence. Then, rising from his devout posture the Uttl« sup- Si â- â€¢I am aware that the course fol- | admirable organization, the German- j^ is quite interesting to see a little P'iant fixed a keenly triumphant look lowed by mo does not always meet .American National League of the blue frock trimmed with insertions of »P»*" ^**" 'â- '*• »«>â- "<!< «•* -i^' turned Bobbieâ€" "May Johnny Shocker come in and play with me?" Mother â€" •'No; you make too much noise. You can go and play in his houM instead." with your approval, and that on , United States of .Vmerica, control the matching net, with accompanying many an occasion you would have '. destinies of the vast republic beyond j been glad to see me use the mailed the sea. If man ever was worthy j fist rather than the silken glove ; of a high decoration at my hands it j termed to be. by my grace, the act- chosen by me in my dealings with • was Horr Dr. Hexamer. the president | in« ro'sr ^^ »" Ormans in the eertnin foreign nations. [of the league, who may justly be United Slates." :o climb into bed: â- â€¢I ?'«ipose you noticeil you wasn't in it.' Some women are happy because they know how to think they ara.