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 4"PBWSJ r*i househ6ld. .-'1 rn" e^p i hi\ I â- 1 »â- -â- â- : Much is said oowadfyB «bim* thg-fWcsMf* ty lor exactnea» in givli^'S Mc^pa, and- yst every h iuekeeper knovs very we^ that,«he cannut alwl^s foDow-lwr own ezcdlant and well triea receipts to tiie very letter. H ahe did, her repntatioa as a first-class oook would be goae forever. The OJ^eiienced cook knows that, there is a i^Mt diiTerenoe flour. We have male a oake for whieh we have established quite a reputation, which calls for two caps of flour in the recipe. We make this when in the city, using the Western, new-process flour, and if we nse over a cup and a half we spoil our cake, and make it tough and dry. When in the coun- try, using the flour ground at the local mills, it takes the full two cups, and we often shake in a little more before the cake stirs "just right." Again, the eggs to be used are by no means of exactly the same weight, although the successful cake maker will al- ways select. eggs of a uniform size for her "company cake.." If she uses large eggs, her ' ' j iid^ment" will tell her that she ne^ds a little less water or milk for the wetting of her cake, or a trifle more flour, as she mi^ prefer. And if the eggs are small, she may, if she is sure of herself, put one more in than the printed receipt calls for. As for salt, it is so easily forgotten, it is a good plan to put that in even if the receipt calls lor none, except you know tha.t the butter is Salter than that which yon are in the habit of uaiag. There are very few things that are harmed by the addition of salt, and so many are improved that the salt jar should be placed near the stove that it may be al- ways within reach. No rule will tell you the precise moment when your scrambled eggs will turn from golden solidity to whey, nor the exact time when your cake shall come forth from the oven, moist yet done, warranted not to fall, and all your fond hopes with it. Nothing but your judgment and experience will tell you the correct heat your oven must have for your graham gems, your bread or your pies, and should you make an error, and put your bread into an oven hot ezough for suc- cessful gems, or gems into a heat just right for pies, justifiable failure will overtake you. Good judgmeut U one of the primal quali- ficat'ojs of a housekeeper, and economy and good living come only in its wake. More "Emergency Dishes." A good dinner from scanty materials is a genuine triumph of mind over matter. There is nothing very inviting in the appearance of a leg of mutton or a qhoulder that has been well hacked up on its "first appear- ance." Cold meat is very well for supper, or even for dinner with a good soup prefac- ing it, but as the principal feature of a din- ner, a cheerless dish, around which' it seems impossible for a family to be social ar joyous. A very good looking and good-tasting din- ner may be made from the remains of the mutton^ by cutting the meat that remains upon the bone into small pieces and putting them into a baking dish with some of the gravy which was also left from the previous dinner lacking the gravy, take a little hot water, some small pieces of butter, and a dredging of flour, and you have a very good substitute. Cover the meat with a layer of mashed potatoes, and put into the oven and brown nicely. Meat balls, made from any kind of cold meat, mutton, veal or even corned beef, are very good for a change, and present a better appearance than the scraps from which they may be made could possibly do. Chop the meat rather fine, not so fine that it is like paste, but so that there are no large lumps in it. Mix with either potato or bread crumbs, form into flat, round cakes, and brown in a little butter or drippings on top of the stove. The dryness of bread crumbs makes a beaten egg necessary to make the cakes cook without crumbling, but if potato is used, they will keep their shape very nicely. Use sage or celery salt for seasoning if liked. As a relish for these quickly prepared dinners, nothing may be in readiness sooner, except celery, than "cold slaw." Chop or shave part of a good firm cabbage very fine, and place them without further preparation upon the table, leaving each person at liberty to use what quantity of vinegar, salt, pep- per, 8Ufi;ar or oil he prefers. Original And Tested Becipes. Bkeaded Chops. â€" Take chops cut from the leg of a lamb or mutton, dip in beaten egg, then in cracker or bread crumbs, and fry in butter or drippings. An excellent gravy to be ' eaten with the above, is made by putting a cupful of hot w^ater into the frying-pan after dishing the chops, adding a cupful of stewed tomato and a small onion, chopped fine season with salt and pepper, and pour over the chops, or serve in gravy dish, as preferred. Tomato Sorp. â€" Put a quart of tomatoes on the stove in a porcelain kettle, and when boiling add one teaspoonfal of soda, and boil thoroughly. Set the kettle on one side of the stove and add two quarts of milk. Season with salt, pepper and butter, and put two cups of fine cracker crumbs into the tureen, over which the soup is to be poured when ready for the table. This may be prepared in less than ten minutes, and is an excellent addition to a cold-meat din- ner. PoTATOKS Bakbd ix Milk. â€" ^Take as many potatoes as you are in the habit of preparing for a dinner for your family, pare and slice as thin as possible^ â€" so thin that you can almost see through the slices. Let them stand covered with cold water for a riiort time. Then put them into a porcelain or tin baking dish, sprinkling with salt, and pepper as the dish is filled, also placing little pieces of butter here and there. When the dish is filled cover with milk, heated while preparing the potatoes, or mUk and water, if mUk is not plentifoL Put into the oven and bake until the potatoes are ready to fall to pieces a dish holding two qnarts will oook in one and a half hours in a good oven. This is a most delicious way to cook pota- toes, and always a favcnite with chOaren. MiBceBaneoas. When there Is a crack in the sto^ it can be mended by niixing ashes and salt with water. Strong brine may be used to advantage in washing bedsteads. Hot alnm water is also good for this parpose. FcBsmrBS F««0k.â€" Baud parts sweet oQaod vinegar «^ • mat of gamataliie, mU powdered shake tae bottle and apply withang. •s good as It wfflnak* the fanHore look er if: yon caaaot find tme to lampHnat, pot a piece oi green cazdj under thejajnp, antLyop-will fiad the jrtKi^ri»ngiew^|jiJ»d â- Oik. Bindi ulHpe ii|pee flection ii|^(nt"7Mr akietoAee^ttam TLow to PXB9sy BmmcB.â€" ]R|rst vnk out an the-«dlk thotipiigjUsF) thef^i^^tk Bock Salt, according io taste, pack into Air- ng^t jars or Cans, and keep in a cool place. By observing the above rules yon can keep butter fresh for years. Tie a bladder over the jar or can. How TO Pbesesvs Egos. â€" For every three gallons of water put in one pint of fresh slacked lime, and the same amount of common salt. Mix well and jMit into a bar- rel whidi should be half fall id this fliiid, then put in jora^gga carefully so as not to break any, thMi:eover tiie vessel over witk a lid, on which also put lime and talt. This process will keep eggs from two to four years, if properly managed. tiiat fnwrtiie nd-eevef. J^forward and the PreJdenft odntimied *^"Bmdder Johnson, I h'ar dat yo9, am cpn- tfe«i]^tift* fc jomwf -ioim kkto Kaialndyr "Yes, sah," • » i" u -^ "Gwiae down nasi l*r6yv£Be to see some of yer relashng ?* " Yes sah." "Dat's what I heard, an' I hope yon a pleasant joamey. As you will be representa- tive of die club while absent, I want to say a few words to yon ih fatherly speent. b the fust place put on a dean shirt to start out wid. I believe dar" am mo' bat- 'fles won by clean shurts dan frew general- ship. A diean shirt commands public re- spect, eben if de wearer's boot heels am all run down. It's a sorter rign of de wearer's decency an' honesty. It wont pay yer way frew the tollgate, but it will make de toll man duck his head to you an' rfflnemder dat you wasn't a boss. "Purceed on your way quietly. Yer doan' own de State of Michigan, an' you don't kerry Detroit in your vest pocket. De man who enters a town wid two brass brnds- ahead of him an* a crowd of people behind him has got to be a good talker, a smooth liar an' a chap full o' promises or he will fall flat. " Keep your money in de toe of your shoe in de daytime, an' at night hide it in de straw bed. A man may be eber so good, an' great, an' wise, but if he becomes dead- broke among strangers nine people out of ten will take him fur a sharper playin' his leetle game, A Ensband's Trying (on) Experience. Gentle reader, this is not a Wamer'a Safe Cure or St. Ja«obe Oil advertisement, as yon might suppose from the heading. It xm- menced at breakfast the other morning by my wife remarking, " what a lovely spring morning, and all the stores are having their spring openings this week." " They are never shut, dear," I replied, "except on Sunday, and then they leave the blin^ up to dazzle the bait before your eyes." " Oh, you know what I mean," she an- swered, "audi want you to help me to choose my spring jacket this morning." "All right," said I, "be at my ^ce at ten, sharp, uid I will spare yon twenty min- utes." " Exactly at 10.50 my amiable little wife sailed smilingly into the office under the pleasing delusion that she was frightfully functual, and we went to the store together, told my secretary, Mr. Jackson, as we went out that I would be back in twenty minutes, which my wife amended by saying, " better call it half an hour." Entering one of our largest stores my bet- ter half went forward and made known her wants, while I kept modestly in the back- groimd. The first jacket tried on was too tight, next was too long this wasn't a good fit round the neck and that was too slack at the arms. After trying on seventeen different articles my wife was slightly mixed as to their re- spective merits, and I fear I did not help very much to soothe her by frequently re- marking, "hurry up; its one o'clock. I real- ly must go " ' ' Well miss A â€" ah" â€" (my wife calls every- body A â€" ah when she forgets their name), " I will not decide this morning, but will think it over." I was about to make my way back to my office when my wife, with one of her win- ning smiles, said "lam sure they have a much better selection in this next store. Do come with me and I will chose one in five minutes." But I said, "why not get your friend Mrs. W. to go with you She would enjoy it more than I would and could advice you much better." " Well, you know," she replied," Mrs. W. will le busy all this week choosing a dining room carpet or she would be delight- As it appeared that neither our jacket nor Mrs. W.'s carpet could wait until next week I surrendered. Well, jacket after jacket was tried on until 2.30 p.m. I was tired, hungry and desperate. "How do you like this one?" said my wife as she buttoned on the twenty-seventh jacket. " Oh, splendid," I replied, without look- ing at it. " Fits you like a glove. Take it and lets go to lunch 1" "But it is more than you wanted to give," said she. " Oh, never mind that, have it sent home and como away," I replied in desperation. " No, dear, I won't decide in a hurry." Then (turning to the saleslady), "I won't settle this morning, but I am expecting a friend from Brantford who has great taste in jackets, and we well come down to- gether and make a final choice." If any lady wants my assistance in choosing a jacket the editor hcus my address. Fee, $50 per hour. The Zones. Teacher â€" " How many zones are there " Boyâ€" "Six." "No, there are only five." " Yes, there are six." "Name them." ' The torrid zone, the northern and south- ern temperate, and northern and southern frigidâ€"' " That's five what is the other zone " "O-zone." Malaria at the South. Rev. Mr. Johnsing â€" " Mawnin' Brudder Smif 1 How's all de folks wid you " Mr. Smith â€" "Dey is all well, bresi Moses 1 One ob de chilluna was allin' yisterday, but hit died jurin' de night.' A Question of Time. " I see by the papers," he said, " that the agent of a clock company in Toronto has skipped out with a boodle.' " Yes." "But the papers don't say whetiier he was running on standard or solar time." " Oh, that makes no difference the offi- cers are after him meantime, and sometiine he will be caught. Why She Knew it Wam't Sif;ht. Little Dotâ€" "Mamma, Dick is kissiiig me." Mamma â€" ' well, dear." " But it isn't w'ight." " Oh, it don't matter, pet. What makes yon think it isn't right f "Cause nnrse told papa so." I am glad he likes yon so Complicated Anger* Gilhoolyâ€" ' You say your w9e Is in a bad humorf Pennybnnkerâ€" " Yes, yon bet she Is." " Wbat is she mad about r "Lithe first ^aoe, she go* mad at tiie servant giil, tiien die got nu^ atmebeeease I didnt get mad at theservaatgiri, and. wnr she Is mad at hsnHlf beoMiae she got mad at tin servant «irL Doyoa vadsntandr K'vm^n- alinnMl on Ilia SIMMS SUd CamS ^n^JtaLirO^ BT':,.ri S Brudder, haU to^ilt:? Caravan- slipped on his sMes and came .LSieot srdner oaUed*»'r!_ ..\ J' " ladsr, rfee-'#iMai]^ to' HHaiA a ^ew^ sW Bsliiins to yon I if ^you 'triiif to visit^is ctbib Uibtary an' look over onMrotfk on poal- try to see why year hens dosa' Uy biled *^ dat's 9ilt~Tig^ hat the fwt.jfciiBKl han^tt in dar' an' youf.has,-jgoJ a pijp^t'OB^a a«mf- or^ I'll take delaw m my own hands an' make you ti»ed4"',L ' The Elder sat ck»m,in a da^ed way, riiir- ered a few times under the wet streak down his back, andthei^ dpsai «Bf to de^ again. The Chairman of ttie' Committee ok Fin- ance reported that his books balanced for March, and that, die general aoconntoi for the last quarter had'bmi looked over, wndit- ed and balanced np. ** I would also add," said the President, "dat all odder books about dis place also balance. Dey hes to. When dar comes a time in dis hall idat de cash doan' walk right up to figgers yon am gwine ' to hear of somebody gittin'.bnKt.; No one pusson am 'lowed to handle ober thirty-five oents at any one tinie^ an' he can't be gone ober an hour at once wid dat. We believe all men am honest, but we believe dat nine out of ten of 'em can't stand tempt^dinn. We will now embrace de opportunity to go home." The Valna of Diamonds. â- f ' Wis curtofil^fiflWoe tKeflactuaSi^. J .value of dianumds. About 300 v*^* Extradition Treaty between the United States and Buseia. It is the interest of all nations that crim- Onlyhalf de road belongs to you. Dellnals should hot have a safe retreat the odder half am reserved by law fur de man gwine in de opposite direckshun. " When you arrove at a fust-class hotel to put up fur de night, doan' seek to create the ideah dat yon got dar' by speshul train, an' dat fried oysters, banana-fritters tm' champagne make you tired. You will simply be given de poorest room in de house an' charged de highest price when you set- tel up. " Doan' start out wid a revolver in your pocket, an' as you work along frew Ohio an' Kentucky let politics alone, hev no disputes about religun, an' concede de fackt dat de world wasn't created speshually fur your benefit. You may now take your seat, an' de hull lodge will jine in wid me in wishin' you a safe an' pleasant journey." TOO EARLY YET. The Secretary then announced a communi- cation from Columbus, O., inquiring if the colored men of America intended to put a f reddential candidate into the field in J 888, and asking Brother Gardner if he would ac- cept the nomination if tendered him. Sud- den and lively interest was manifested throughout the hall, and there was deep silence as the old man replied "As to de fust query, it am too airly to answer definitely, but I ar' of de opinyun dat our race will conclude not to put for- ward any candydate. It doan' appear dat de time am ripe yit. As to de second queshun, a mominashun would be a great honor, but if dar' was any hope of leckshun I think I should decline it. I kin now go home arter my work an' eat supper in my shirt-deeves, an' den sot down an' pop com an' eat apples an' soak up an' pare down my co'ns an' bunyons. I couldn't do dat if I war' Preddent, an' I reckon I shall de- cline to run." IT FELL DOWN. Trustee Fullback then sent to the Secre- tary's desk a preamble and resolution, the former beginning with " WhereMs, Our present relashuns wid England am so strained dat one " At this point the Secretary had to stop to study over the nekt word, and the Presi- dent said '•De Seckretary may boot dat paper under de table Brudder Fullback when did you find out dat our present relashuns wid England war strained " "I â€" 1 dunno, sah. em »" "Who strained "Ican'tteU." " Somebody has made a fool of you, sah De relashuns between America and England am as slick as a streak of grease, and dey will continue so until tom-fool statesmen upset 'em. You sot down, sah, an' de next break will result in purceedin's to make chills creep up your spine." ELDEB TOOTS SET BACK. The Librarian secured the floor to remark that he didn't want to seem captious, nor did he like to lodge a complaint against any member, but he felt it his duty to say that Elder Toots was making an obstructionist of himself. He was the first one into the library after the doors were opened, and was the last to leave. He brought, his corn- cob pipe and mouth organ with him, and when he wasn't smoking a mixture of cab- ba«e-leaves and tobacco he was playing " Old Dan Tucker" on the organ. No mat- ter who was reading, nor how much they world over. Why should our country har hour the rascals of another And yet there is more' or less of this always going on. Extradition treaties are generally not com prehensive enimgh, and in this way the rogues get the advantage. A pretty straight extradition treaty between the United States and Russia was lately signed. Of course politicd crimes are always excepted, If Canada and the States had such a treaty it would be uncomfortable for the embezzlers, but honest men would rejoice.. The follow- ing are the crimes covered by the Convention referred to 1 â€" Murder and manslaughter, comprising the wilful or negligent kiUing of a numan being. 2 â€" Rape, abortion. 3 â€" Arson. 4 â€" Burglary. ' 5^Forgery. 6 â€" The fabrication or circulation of coun- terfeit money. 7 â€" The embezzlement of public moneys by public officers or depositors. 8â€" Embezzlement by any person or per- sons hired or salaried, to the detriment of their employers, when the value of the property so taken shall exceed 300 roubles or $200. 9 â€" Piracy or mutiny on shipboard. 10 â€" Maliciojs destruction of or attempt to destroy railways, trains, vessels, bridges, dwellings, public edifices, or other buildings when the act endangers human life. To guard against any attempt at using these terms as means of securing political offenders the following provisions are ad- ded â€" If it be made to appear that extradition is sought with a view to try or ptmish the per- son demanded tor an offense of a political character, surrender shall not take place nor shall any person surrendered be tried or punished for any political offense committed previously to his extradition, nor for any of- fense other than that for which the extradi- tion was granted; nor shall the surrender of any person be demanded for an offense committed prior to the date at which this convention shall take effect. The murder or mandaughter comprising the wilful or negligent killing of the sovereign or chief magistrate of the state or of any member of his family, as well as an attempt to commit or participate in the said crimes, shdl not be considered an offense of a political char- acter. She Will Snoceed. It is safe to predict that the young woman mentioned below will succeed with anything she may undertake. She is not likely to spend any time in search of " light work," and her example is a tefreshing one of gen- uine pluck and perseverance. An Iowa paper says of her Miss Marcia McDonough is teacbing the winter term of school in Union Township, and she walks six and a half miles to and fn)m her school every day. She has not missed a day this winter and is always on time. Her salary is thirty dollars per month, and her school Is one of the best in the country. Here is an example for a certain class of young men who "loaf' seven days in the week, complaining all the time that they can find nothing to do because of "hard times." Polieetnan No. 1379ft ' _. aoaa to mjkk â-² nuxt o« yov OF YICE. oirr BOYS, cuuB awat one- vmA "qoutsl ymn later we find thm selU^T^.^ carat. A hundred and fif cv ear« i f "^kl •Bftfly from Braril had in.;reas,,l J*p1» that one darat stones sold for $4o und^ I ly afterwards at $4. From thisDoili"!*! «Ilied to $31 per carat atthetfff%| Iench Revolution then under preg^ '•I the supply from exiled French nX!!L?l they fell azain to $20. During the fim^l ty or seventy years of this century thev *^l steadily, and twenty years ago thwi?! quoted at about $100 a carat. Now?! Henry D. Morse, of Boston, gives the fell ing prices of diamonds at the present tuT Stonea averaging one-half carat eacL^il per cara*. ^^ **| Stone., averaging three quarter carate»Ail $8) per carat. ^1 Stones averaging one carat each, $loo Ji carat. "â-  Stones averaging one and carets each, $110 per carat. Stones averaging oue and one-half CMih| each, $125 per carat. ' Stones averaging one and three-a carate each, $1^ per caret. Stones averaging two carats each, $i;(| per carat. ' I In other words, the value of the gem \A creases in the geometrical ratio of itsweigbil Four diamcmds weighing together tfA carats are worth $12 •, but one diamonjl weighing just as much is worth §350. Stoneil weighing over two carats are about thtl same price per carat as two carat stonet' they should be dearer, but they are not I simply because the demand for them ii| limited. If the demand for diamonds \ni| as imperative as the demand for floor oil beef the geometrical ratio would agab come I into play, and five carat stones would bi valued in the thousands. It is liot likely that the diamond of modet- 1 ate size will ever be much lower in value I than it u now. In the words of a popnlit I writer. The diamond is the very essence of I property. It is riches condensed; too emaD I to be seen by the midnight burglar too I easily hid to be seized by the tyrant: too I quickly carried away to be wrested from the exile or the outlaw. A diamond is a portable empire. ♦ Desperate Courage- On the outbreak of the Sepoy mutiny against the English, in 1857, shocking cruel ties were perpetrated. The English resident! I of towns within the limits of the insurrection â- were massacred indeed, all India was in a fever of excitement. Colonel Leevin, in his Fly on the Whtd, says that the magistrate in charge of the townofBanda narrowly escaped with his life at the beginning of the excitement. When the storm burst, be was the only European left in Banda, the other residents having already sought refuge in Futtehpoor. The Nawab of Banda, although at heart in sympathy with the mutineers, yet pre- served to the last an appearance of loyalty The magistrate had been informed that a rising was imminent, and went to the Naw- ab to exhort him to use all possible influence to quiet the people. Even as they sat talking, there reached them a murmur from the town without, swelling into a shout as the tumult came nearer. A dead silence fell in the room, and on looking up the magistrate saw that the Nawab was smiling. He knew then that his only hope lay in prompt action so, drawing his revolver, he seized the Nawab by the collar and placed the muzzle against his forehead. "Is a carnage likely to be soon ready for me to depart?" he asked quietly. "Yes, yes. Sahib; one is now ready," vociferated the affrighted attendants. â-  "Then we will go at once." Without relaxing his ffrasp of the Naw- ab's collar, they emerged from the palace, and the immense mob outside hushed their clamor, in terror for the life of their Nawab and iu amizem3nt at the daring of this solitary Englishman. "Now," said the Magistrate to the Naw- ab, "Tell them that if I hear a hoot or an insult, or if any man's hand is raised again t me, that moment will be your last." The Nawab entered the carriage with him, and they drove off, no one daring to interfere. At twelve miles distance from the city, the magistrate had a horse waiting for him in case of a sudden emergency so here he left the Nawab, politely thanking him for the pleasure of his company, and rode off un- harmed to Futtehpoor. Shoot the Tiger. la lately pleading for high license and the consequent restriction of the liquor traf- fic. Dr. Howard Crosby, of New York, made use of a very unfortunate figure. He said â€" "Ha tiger were loose in the streets of New York, would it not be better to try to confine him to certain streets rather than have him to roam all over the city " A veioe from the gallery very naturally and very promptly called out, " Shoot the tiger," and the Dr.'s argument and illustra- tion went at once by the board. What man in his senses would ever try to keep a loose tiger within certsbin streets of a large city What man in his senses would ever thbik of thanking God that the tiger did not kill above two or three children a day, and that only in the poorer parts of the city Who would ever dream of calling that man a public benefactor who would merdy drive away loose tigers from Jarvis street and confine them to Lombard or th« low-lying regions about the Don And yet this is exatstfy what some supposedly wise men, ministers of the Gospel, and preten- tions philanthropists, want to do with tba liquor traffic. " Shoot the tiger " is th« only effectual plan. Still, high license it far better than free trade in liquor. Qnalified for Hnsicial Criticism- "There's a piano recital I'd like to have you look after," said the city editor to the new reporter. " Do you thuok yon can attend to it?" " Sure." " Ever oitidse a piano recital " " No, bat lean tellgood gymnastics when I see tbem, tad wben die lady wades in and takes both hands to it and hits the key board la ementeen different places all • Hice, yen canbetl'li be there to say that it yina jone Jot the meet l)filliant petfonnance* OBver atteinpted, cdMcntiBd with a brillian7 aod-Aclat whkdi stsaoped die lady as an ar- tistwiAoiita â- majgr." He got the twiignment. Andsia« And rigntj thatsaUsJ With a ay. 'i Thro' fair 1 We mesa j,wn Liver Acroisto] gome years J But her M With,* ay.' Thro' fair I Wefearno*! Wemeâ€" -Jfe -â- -.•.a,, i