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HOME I I I 14 Selected Recipes. Banana Salad. Arrange nests of lettuce leaves on salad dishes. Slice a banana and lay in each nest. Cover with a mayonnaise dressing. Baked Apple Sauce. Fill a deep pudding dish with apples, quarter- ed, pared and cored. For 1 quart of apples allow one-half cup of ugar and one-half cup of water. Bake, closely covered, in a very moderate oven several hours or un- 'til dark red. Baked Bean Soup. Take cold baked beans, add twice the. quan- tity of cold water, let simmer until soft. When nearly done, add one- half as much tomato. Rub through a colander. Add water until the right consistency, season to taste with salt, pepper and mustard. Heat again and serve with toasted crackers or croutons. Baked Veal in Crumbs. Dip a fresh veal cutlet in beaten egg, then in fine cracker-crumbs, and lay it in a baking-pan. Cut thin slices of bacon or salt (pickled) pork, and lay them over the cutlet, so that it is fairly well covered. Bake in a hot oven for about half an hour. A thick slice of cutlet gives the most satisfactory results. Serve with mashed potatoes. Croquettes of Beans. Cook one- half cupful of white beans until well done. Mash them thoroughly, and add two tablespoonfuls of melted butter. Brown in a little butter one small onion very finely hashed, and one tablespoonful of chopped parsley. Add .these to the beans with enough bread-crumbs to make a paste easily formed into small 1 balls. Fry in deep fat. Oyster Macaroni. Boil macaroni in a cloth to keep it straight. Put a layer in a dish seasoned with but- ter, salt and pepper, and then a layer of ovsters ; alternate until the dish is full. Mix some grated bread with a beaten egg. Spread over the top and bake. This is a popular French dish. A pint of oysters and a pint of macaroni ', serves six people. Baked Beef Roil. Three pounds of raw beef (round), chopped fine ; three cups of sweet milk, one egg, one cup of bread crumbs, one table spoon of salt, one teaspoon of pep- per, sage to taste. Mix all weil . with a tablespoon of melted butter. Mold into a loaf, put a Uttle vater and butter in the pan, baste occa- sionally and bake one and a. uuar ter hours. Can be eaten hot or cold. Roast Chicken. Cleanse thor- . oughly, adding a little soda to the last water. Prepare a stuffing of breadcrumbs, a little chopped on- ion, butter, pepper and salt, or use . thyme in place of onion. Roast an hour or more and baste two or three . times ; or inclose in a covered tin and bake till done. Stew the gib- . lets and necks for the gravy. I'ink Deligut. Into the whites of two eggs, beaten stiff, beat two tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar and one cup of strawberry jam. Set on the ice until chilled. Serve in glasses. This is a simple dessert, but it delights the eye as well as the palate. You may use red rasp- berry jam, pineapples or orange Do not be misled Ask for "PERRIN'S" Gloves and look for the trade-mark. Perrin's Gloves are famous for their Style. Fit and Finish. Gloves that are MOT stamped Ufltk elthor thf trademark or th* num"Pr>-in'sMa*o" Or* not thf ginuin*. TIBETAN PEASANTS IN GROTESQUE DAME. "I saw one day," writes Mr. Hugh Fisher, "a rather elaborate dance by Tibetan peasants on an open space of grass, an old tradi- tional performance called the 'Amban dance,' which is supposed to represent the homage of a group of villages to the 'Amban,' an emis- sary of the Chinese Government (the figure with a peacock feather in his hat), and which included a number of grotesque mythological crea- tures such as a peacock, a turtle, and two fearsome looking dragons. The dance was executed with great gusto, and an obvious sense of hu- mor, which more than compensates in the Thibetan for a reputed care- lessness in the matter of personal ablutions. . . . The turtle in the foreground is devoured by the two scarlet-jawed dragons, the child- performer slipping out of the bamboo framework for the latter to be gobbled up." London Illustrated News. MANIKIN WAR IN LORBAJNE. Frencb and German Boy Scouts Come to Blows. Even among the children of Al- sace-Lorraine, exists the bitter en- mity of the French against the Ger- mans, an enmity which no length of time or no efforts of Germanization seem to overcome. The newspapers here give promi- nence to a situation which recently presented itself at the Ecole Su- pericre. The world-wide interest in the Boy Scout movement proved contagious and a company was or- ganized by one of the professors of the school. Hardly was the com- pany formed when the youngsters divided themselves into two camps. The young immigrants, for the most part sons of the officers of the gar- rison, formed themselves into a spe- cial company known as the Kaiser Wilhelm Kompagnie. The other youngsters, of French parentage, were known as the Alsaciens. Both sides were soon on a war footing and frequent encounters took place, resulting in bloody noses and numerous bruises. Finally, after several encounters, the matter came to the official ears of the school and the leader of the Alsatian, group was dismissed. This caused a general uproar and Kaiser Wilhelm's admirers were compelled to disband. The leader of the Alsa- tian boys is the son of one of the high German functionaries, but his mother is a French woman. marmalade in place of the straw- berry with excellent results. Upside-Down Fie Peel and quar- ter six large apples, and cook them in a pudding-dish on top of the stove. Make a batter of one-quar- ter of a cupml of butter, three- quarters of a cupful of milk, one cupful of flour, one teaspoonful of baking-powder, one tablespoonful of sugar, and the yolks of two eggs. Save the whites for the frosting. Pour the batter over the apples, and bake ; then turn the pie out on a plate, cover with frosting on the apple side, and brown in the oven. Serve with cream. Jumbles Use twelve tablespoon- fuls of butter; three-quarters of "a cupful of sugar ; two cupfuls of flour ; the yolks of three eggs beat- en with one teaspoonful of water. Beat the butter to a cream, and then add the sugar and eggs. Sift in the flour, and add a few drops of almond extract. Roll the paste between the hands into little balls the size of a hickory-nut, and drop them on a buttered tin. Press on each a slice of citron or of candied orange-jjeel. Bake in a moderate oven ten or fifteen minutes. Halibut Salad As the basis for it, take from one-half pound to a pound and a half of halibut, de- pending upon the number of persons to be served. The dressing as giv- en below will be sufficient for the larger quantity. Boil the amount of halibut desired, and when it is cool, flake it, and mix with it the juice of half a lemon, one-half tea- spoonful of salt, and a pinch of cayenne pepper. Cover it and let it stand one hour. Make a dress- ing of one teaspoonful of mustard, one teaspoonful of salt, two tea- spoonfuls of flour, one and one-half teaspoonfuls of sugar, one tea- spoonful of melted butter, a pinch of cayenne, the yolk of one egg, and one-third of a cupful of vinegar. Cook slowly until it thickens to the consistency of cream. Remove it from the fire and add one-third of a tablespoonful of gelatin dissolved in one and one-half tablespoonfuls of water. When it is cold add one- half cupful of cream, whipped, and fold in the, fish. Put it into a mold, and chill. You can cut the molded dish into slices, and serve it with either mayonnaise or French dress- ing. I'seful Hints. Never leave a mat that is frayed at the edges about the house. It is so easy ,to trip over the torn part. Breadcrumbs- added to scrambled eggs are a great economy. With this addition two eggs go as far as four without it. If a calendar seems too pretty to destroy paste a piece of sandpaper over the calendar pad and use it as a match scratchier. Finger nails that are manicured every week will retain their delicacy and lustre much longer than those that are neglected. The time to eat .a turkey (says an authority), given crisp, cold wea- ther, is ten days or a fortnight from the date of killing. If grease i spilled upon the kit- chen stove throw a handful of salt upon it, and it will prevent any disagreeable odor from arising. A little vinegar kept boiling on the- stove while onions or cabbage are cooking will prevent the dis- agreeable odor going through the house. Never wear one pair of shoes all the time unless obliged to do so. Two pairs of boots worn a day at a time alternately gives more service, and are much more healthy. When making a ground rice pud- ding a great improvement to it is to add two teaspoonfuls of cornflour to the mixture. This makes it very creamy, and adds greatly to the flavor. To remove scorch marks from lin- en take an onion, cut it in half, and rub the scorched places with it. Then wash in cold water, leave to soak for an hour or two, and the mark will disapear. Before baking potatoes let them stand in hot water for fifteen min- utes. They will require only half the time for baking, are more mealy and palatable. It often happens that new kid gloves split the first time they are tried on. To prevent this place them between the folds of a damp towel for about an hour before they are to be worn. The damp will stretch the kid, so that the gloves give to the required shape without splitting. When a chimney is on fire the first thing to do is to shut off the supply of air by closing all the windows and doors. A large supply of sul- phur, or. failing that, common salt, should be placed on the fire, so as to produce a vapor, which will de- stroy the flames. A wet blanket or rug should be held over the fireplace opening so as to cut off the supply of air as completely as possible. HORDE OF HEDGEHOGS. Both They and Rats Seeni to Flour- ish in Wet Years. Among the curiosities of natural history that last year produced in England is to be noted the extra- ordinary multiplication of the hedgehog. On some of the heavy lands of the Midlands they have been found hibernating in such numbers as no native has imagined possible. This is the more curious as other mammals, especially rabbits, are singularly scarce. The rabbits were drowned in hundreds. Their bodies were seen floating down the brooks. and a certain number of leverets were also killed by the wet. What I should make these rather obscure animals flourish is mysterious; but j both they and the rat seem to mul- ' tiply in wet years. In the places where these hedge- I hogs are so numerous there is a i great dearth of partridges, and the ' two facts are by some connected, j | It is not unlikely that the number ; ; of these animals has forced them . into a rather lees vegetarian diet , than is usual, and some nests were j ! rifled. But it is only when the num- ' bers are excessive that any English animal is out of place in the econo- j i my of the country. There is room j ' even for the wild eat, which has re- | cently been rediscovered in the j north, where it was held to be ex- tinct. KNEW mm OF WASHING FIBST WOMAN cW'LD TALK NOB COOK. NOT Used When ehe dogs to help she and her their quarry SHILOH; a CURES COUGHS .COLDS "The Last Supper" in Tattoo. One of the most remarkable- ex- amples of tattooing of religious sub- jects is that provided by the case of an engineer storekeeper on one of the White Star liners. He has, per- haps, the most wonderful tattooed body in the world. From his neck to his waistline he ia covered with pictures and inscriptions. Dis- played on his body is a wonderful piece of- the tatoo artist's work. It is nothing less than a faithful re- production of Leonarda da Vinci's picture "The Last Supper." Elihu Root was cross-examining a young woman in court one day. "How old are you?'' he asked. The young woman hesitated. "Don't hesitate," said Mr. Root. "The longer you hesitate the older you are." Sample frtt IT you writ* National Drug A Ohemloal Co. ol Canada, Limited, Toronto. 1> A SHADOW. Inveterule Tea Drinker Feared Paralysis. Steady use of either tea or coffee often produces alarming symptoms, | as the poison (caffeine) contained I in these beverages acts with more ! potency in some persons than in ! others. "1 was never a coffee drinker," i writes an 111. woman, "but a tea ! drinker. I was very nervous, had frequent spells of sick headache and heart trouble, and was subject at times to severe attacks of bilious colic. "No end of sleepless nights would have spells at night when my right side would get numb and tingle like a thousand needles were pricking my flesh. At times I could hardly put my tongue out of my mouth and my right eye and car were affected. "The doctors told me I was li- able to become paralyzed at any time, so I was in constant dread. I took no end of medicine all to no good. "The doctors told me to. quit us ing tea, but I thought I could not live without it that it was my only stay. I had been a tea drinker for twenty-five years : was under the doctor's care for fifteen. "About six months ago, I finallv quit tea and commenced to drink Postuin. "I have never had one spell of sick headache since and only one light attack of bilious colic. Have quit having those numb spoils at night, sleep well and my heart is getting stronger all the time." Name given upon request. Postuin now comes in concentrat- ed, powder form, called Instant Postum. It is prepared by stirring a level teaspoonful in a cup of hot water, adding sugar to taste, and enough cream to bring the color to golden brown. Instant Postum is convenient ; there's no waste; and the flavor is always uniform. Sold by grocers everywhere. A 9-cup trial tin mailed for gro- cer's name and 2-ccnt stamp for postage. Canadian Postum Cereal Co.. Ltd., Windsor, Ont. Don't let us old fellows go dis- couraging one another.- Dr. John- ion. .She. Roamed the Durk Forests (if England A Strange Ape-like Creature. Through the dark forests of our land there roajned, many hundreds of thousands of years ago, a strange, hairy ape-like creature, a female member of a curious race, from whom all other aaiinri!- shrank, says the London Daily Ex- press. She was a new type,. .posses- sing a new cunning and an amazing power over the qther denizens of the forest, - tor she could do what they could not use implements, and clothe herself in skins. She was 1 the ancestress ' of ' the English race of to-day and her skull, which was discovered in Sus- sex, was recently exhibited before the Geographical Society. Now scientists are endeavoring to form- ulate seme idea of her appearance and habits. What was she like and how did she live? This ancestress of the human race in England had some resemblance to a chimpanzee, walking with a shuffling gait. Her body was prob- ably covered with hair. She could not speak, but as she ambled along she uttered strange noises. When she was hungry she dug roots and vegetables from the ground and devoured them just as they were. Living among the rocks, the only protection she pos- sessed from the cold was a skin, rudely fashioned in the form, of a cloak. Slone Spear. hunted she used no her track her prey ; companions followed and killed it with a stone spear or hatchet. This was the picture of the pos- sessor of the Sussex skull, drawn by Mr. Smith Wo<xlward of the South Kensington Natural History ! Museum. "She lived," said Dr. Smith Woodward, "in either the pleisto- cene or the early pliocene period. If she lived in the former, most of the existing topography of this part of Europe was already formed, the only difference .being that the bed of the North fiea and the English Channel was dry land through which rivers flowed. If she lived in the pliocene period, her ag goes back so far that scarcely any of the existing topographical features were then evident. "The skull is the oldest ever yet seen and belongs to the lowest type of human being yet found. In most respects she had the apprarance of a chimpanzee, yet certain features in her brain which characterize the human race were just beginning to show. Preparing for Speech. "According to Professor Elliot Smith, that part of the brain direct- ly connected with the faculty of speech, was only just beginning to be prominent, and it is curious that the brain should prepare for this faculty before the organs that are to exeri-ii>e it are ready. "Another curious point is that. although it has been shown, judg- ing from the discoveries, that this creature used tools and implements, thci monkey race have not given any proof that they have the intelli- gence to do so. "Recently ail orang-outang es- caped at the zoo, and I am told that when beaten with n. stick it man- aged to snatch it away ; but it sim- ply placed the stick out of the reach of the kee-pero, and made no attempt to retaliate on them. "The brain of our creature was not quito twice as large as that of an ape, but was as large as that of the lowest type of savage the- Aus- tralian aboriginal of the Tasman- ians. The latter are now extinct. "The brain of these savages cor- responds to that of the earliest known cave men, who came thou- sands of years after the owner of the skull. "The cave men were different from tho ordinary man in one or two respects. The slightly bent thigh-bone suggests that they did not walk so upright as ourselves. They had longer arms, too more like those of a.n ape. "If our cre-aturs belongs to a still earlier race she was certainly more ape-like in gait, and if the climate was the same as it is now it is pos- sible that the body \as covered with hair. "The thickness of the skull sug- gests outdoor life, am 1 , tlv 1"e.th nre ground down in a way thai, bu man tcet-h are not usually ground ; they indicate a root and vegetable diet, mixed with dust and sand, accidentally introduced. The roots would bo eaten just as they wore taken from tho soil, without wash- ing or cooking. This race probably had no knowledge of fire. "Tho stone implements found by the sku.1-1 were rude in design, a/id were employed in preparing skins, 'le\utioii. fills his lungs with air. and blows into the tubo with no a,p- piiPMiiexcrtion. Tin- arro* flies out swWtly and silrnt.h . Almost as Don n.s the animal ia struck it lets THE STANDARD ARTICLE - SOLD EVERYWHERE _or maKing soap softening water, M|l'|lllU||llll|llll l'*^lll|i '"I"': I'lHlj.l removing paint, disinfecting i'"liijiiijH I'lllitlMllilli' i 1 * 1 :! 1 ' ' ' ' n .rJ i, sinks, closers^ n,iiiMi<nly|MMnp^l||||^iii||ii drains .'andjlrogij many othSiinffis mm V^mMl^m^ E.W.GILLETT COMPANY l_l M I TED TORONTO.ONT. go of the branch and drops to the ground paralyzed. The flesh of the game is not in- jured by the poison. Like the vcn- oni of snakes it is dangerous when introduced into the vascular sys- tem, but harmless when taken into the stomach. The action of tho drag on birds culminates in from three to four minutes; a monkey died in five minutes, and a three- toed sloth expired in seven minutes. A human bein^ cannot survive more, than fifteen minutes. The slightest scratch means inevitable dt-ath. Even the Indians know no antidote., HATS TO FEAK. (iiant Tribe of East Africa Would Dishearten Any Cut. The/ housewife in tlus country would receive a severe shock if she were to encounter some of the East African varieties of rats in her pan- try moiiMMrap. The largest variety <>f rat thu giant rat attains alarming proportions. These giant, rats would give the most earnest cat bad dreams, and a rough time if she were to encounter one of them on her marauding expedi- tions. Mr. A. J. Klein, taxidermist. Nairobi, who is collecting local specimens for an American mu- seum. has some half a dozen exajn- ples. The rat varies from two feet to over 32 inches in length. The body, which ia half its total lervgth, is the color of an ordinary mouse, but is as large us that of- a cat. The tail is sometimes a inch and a half and more in circumference at the base, and vari.-s from 16 inch- es to a foot long. Those rats fre- quent the bush, and are to be found in fair numbers in Nairobi, Liraurn, and other tbttltttM. Th family remedy for Coughs and Colds. "Shiloh costs so little and does to much!'* FIRST IflRIGIIGE SINKING FOIifi % Ql AKTKBLY 10 Year IJnld llnml* n( $100. I'.Oi and 11.030. |>avMe 10% lull and 111' . monthly. FKEK BOOKI.RT Marcil Trust Company Limited Montreal. (M 3791). l' ' lf your Field In the OOV- KRXMKM KtM.H <!(, i UM PKTTTIDN ymi camut do better t tan send ( r onr ratalopiirt. and see whit w hllV ' "r in -IK -:I>OAIS "ehuve i upland, il tock and will b glad to Hf.id simple*. C1EO. KRITH SONS, 1.14 King St. Bart. Tor ntn. (inf. 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