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Princess fishermen, The oysters are dropped ff'om a Ferdinand’s pet hobby is a curious spoon into the hot fat or frying pan Although Western wit cannot lay a Q 9 9 5 Recipes for the Kitchen. 3 e a claim to such originality as a few 0 Osceoooecmegegogeeeao - DAINTY DISHES. “It was necessity which developed my taste for vegetable dishes," says a woman who is noted-for the exâ€" cellent table she sets and the quality of her cooking, “and it was only af- ter some study that I was able to serve three appetizing meals a. day and have meat on the table at each. We cannot call ourselves vegetarians, but when I found the family health was not what it should be, and the doetor laid the trouble to an over- indulgence in flesh food, why I put my wits to work, and I do not be- lieve there is a. family in the city which has a more varied table than ours, and one would have reason to complain if the three strong men for whom I have to cater says that they are entirely satisfied to have meat only once a day. “The trouble with most women and the bill of fare they serve to their families is that they wish to make up the menu and do the cookâ€" ing ‘out of their own heads.’ It is a common Weakness, but providing for a family table for at least ten months in a year is no small task, but requires the study of receipt books and much thought to make it satisfactory and wholesome. It is marvelous how little variety there will be in a family where the mis- tress is woman. It all comes from careless- ness, as I know from my own experi- ence. ' “There are many vegetables moder- ate in prices that we do not even thixfk of using. One of these is the German kohlrabi, which is not so different from cauliflower or turnips, but is more delicate than the latter and makes an agreeable change in vegetables. To cook it: “Peel, .cut in slices, and pour on just enough water to cook. Cook tender and when nearly done add salt. Make a cream sauce, season white pepper, salt, and a little grat-- ed nutmeg, if liked, toss them in this ‘sauce, let it boil up once, and serve very hot. They are delicate and de- licious. “All the member of the cabbage family are' good if properly cooked. They must. be boiled just long. enough; a little over or under cook- ing will spoil them. A cabbage should have the outer leaves remov- ed, be left in cold salted water, with no other ingrediant, no soda, and the lid must .be kept off and the scum removed from. the surface of the wa- ter. Brussels sprouts take fifteen minutes to cook, and cabbage and cauliflowers fifteen to twenty accord- ing to size. They must be served hot. “The members of the cabbage famliy can be served in a second- day dish or immediately baked with cheese if desired. The cabbage is first boiled and may or may not be fried brown after. It is placed in a shallow dish, and butter, proportion of three ounces to a pound,’added with a large cupful of brown sauce and a saltspoonful each of salt and pepper. It is stirred well and cheese grated liberally over the' top and baked twelve minutes. These are hearty dishes, but men usually like them. “Mushrooms should be used more than they are. There is a false idea that. they are a dish for the rich, and they are but comparatively little knowu, even with all that has been said about them within the last few years. Most people only know them as they are found served at a res- taurant, little tough, tasteless canned button mushrooms. They can be used in many ways and help to give variety to the diet. “An onion dish with cheese is ex- cellent. Large Spanish onions are skinned and boiled until they .are quite soft, passed through a sieve, put. into a shallow dish with butter, a good quantity of pepper and salt, with a little stock of milk, cheese is grated over them. an’d‘they are plac- ed in the oven to bake a good browu. “There is much waste saved in cooking the pea pods, which give a good stock for the foundation to a soup, and pea croquettes are excel- lent. In these a little cold ham is used. The peas are beaten to a pulp, mixed with butter, pepper and salt; and minced ham, different savâ€" ory herbs to taste, made into croâ€" quettes, dipped into egg breadcrumbs, and fried in deep fat. .“After more substantial things here is a pretty delicate tomato ice salad, which is delicious. Take a can of tomatoesâ€"or the fresh ones can be usedâ€"put them over the fire with half an onion, a slice of green pepper, if convenient, three cloves, two bay leaves, a sprig of parsley, teaspoonful of sugar and pepper and salt to taste. Cook until about ten minutes until the onion is tender. ta'ke from the fire and press through a fine. sieve to remove theseeds. When it is cold it must be frozen like a water ice in a mould, a melon being a pretty one, packed in ice and salt. young lettuce leaves and mayonnaise dressing must be ready for individu- al service. an intelligent and capable, It is served on a nest of' as much in the shape of oysters as possible, and served hot with a garnishing of parsley. Corn pudding and green corn griddle cakes are de- licious made of the grated corn. A curry of corn will also make a de- licious luncheon dish.” _._.9_ ROSES AND CARNATIONS. Of all winter flowers, roses and car- nations are best loved, andâ€"hardest to grow, in ordinary living rooms. If you liaVe a sunny, frost proof ’kitchâ€" en, by all means grow them there. When in bloom they may be placed on exhibition in other parts of the house, but return them to the kitchâ€" en as soon as the blossoms fade. The steam, and freguently change of air to be had in the kitchen serves a useful purpose in the growth of al- most all plants. As for soil, clay, 16am, well rotted cowâ€"manure and sand is a good combination for the rosesâ€"while the carnations require a lighter soil, good garden loam in place of clay will be all right. Fine bone meal is an excellent fertilizer, use a teaspoonful to a 6 or 7-inch pot and dig it wall into the soil. Give the plants a daily dip bath, us- ing soap suds twice a week and you will have no trouble from insects. Keep the surface soil loose, and if you suspect worms in the soil, water with lime waterâ€"made by slacking a lump of lime as large as a man’s fist in a bucket of water pour off the clear part, and keep in jug or botâ€" tle until needed. Use enough to satâ€" urate the soil, and if there are any Worms in it, they will come to the surface or crawl out of the drainage hole in bottom of the pot. The lime water is excellent to correct acidity of soil, and may be used two or three times during the season with good effect. To sum it all up, the conditions are rich soil, moist atmos- phere, sunshine, fertilizer, fresh air and the daily dip bath. If these are complied with, one can hardly fail. . Of course if one has a greenhouse these directions do not apply. BRIGHTENING TIN WARE. 'One of the best things I have ever tried 'for keeping tins bright is waâ€" terlime. This is a" soft brOWn sub- stance that polishes metal without scratching the surface, and is very cheap. A-lso scru'b your tins with a dry cloth; then take my flour and rub it on your hands, and afterwards take an old newspaper and rub the flour oil', and the tin will shine as well as if half an hour had been spent in rubbing them with brick dust or powder. . Another good thing for brightenin tinware is common soda. Dampen a. cloth and dip in soda and rub the ware briskly, after which wipe dry and it will look equal to new. To prevent the rusting of tin rub fresh lard over every part of the dish, and then put in a hot oven and heat it thoroughly. Thus treated, any tinâ€" ware may be used in water constant- ly, and remain bright and free from rust. .____._+_____. PEANUT PARTIES. The latest feminine amusement in Kansas is the progressive peanut party. A dishiul of oeanuts is plac- ed on a table, and four women, armed with liatpins, take seats around it, and at a signal begin to dig into the peanuts with the hat- pins. It is a foul to touch a pea- nut with the hands, and the two sticking the most peanuts on the hatpin win. -â€"â€"â€"â€"+M~.___ GREAT ELECTRIC CRANE. The great German naval harbor of ery bottles. The same predilection was shared by the late Empress of Russia, who left at her decease a col- lection valued at no less than $25,- 000. Cardinal Gotti, who just missed being elected Pope, is the son of a luggageâ€"porter wlio worked on the landing-stage at Genoa; and when he got preferment 'a deputation of lug- gage-porters was first in the field with felicitations. The Cardinal is a Carmelite and a man of science, having professed mathematics at a Genoa college. He has also acted ad interim as Papal Nuncio in Brazil; and it was for services ren- dered in that capacity at the time of the Revolution that he got his Cardinal’s hat. King Edward and the Queen show their affection for their horses in a curious way. When a favorite dies its boots are cut off and polished, and the horse’s name is inscribed on each hoof. These‘ are placed in a row in one of the harness-rooms at Sandringham. On the wall above are photographs or prints of the owners of the hoofs. Their Majes- ties have favorite dogs as well as favorite horses. Against a wall at the back of their residence at Sandâ€" ringham may be seen a stone, “To the memory of dear old Rover.” Many tempting ofiers to return to the stage have been made to Mad- ame de Navarro, better known as Miss Mary Anderson, but all have been steadily refused. 8111’: retired, on her marriage in 1790, after a career of only fifteen years before the footlights, and with her two childâ€" ren, is perfectly content with life in a quiet farmhouse 'at Broadway, Worcester, England. In the place there' is nothing to show that Madame de Navarro was once - an 'actress, and does not pOSSess one of the many charming portraits that years he has held his present posiâ€" tion almost 18,000 miles have been constructedâ€"more than one-third of the railway mileage of the Russian Empire. To him is due the Siberian Railway construction and the fact that Russia is far more formidable in the Far East than ever before. A Privy Councillor, a member of the Ministry, and a strong man, Prince Khill‘koi‘f has great Weight in the councils at St. I’etersburg. Mr. John Radburne, farmer, of Nor-croft, Northamptonshire, Eng- land, died in his chair the other day in his 101st year. He was presentâ€" ed with a number of addresses on his 100th birthday, February 2lst last, and since that date he had attended the weekly corn markets at North- ampton and Daventry. Iâ€"Te attend- ed to the business of his farm till the day of his death. He died in the house in which he was born, and had lived continuously He was a teetotaler, nonâ€"smoker, and a bachelor. He voted at the last general election when over 97 years of age, and was believed to be the oldest elector in the kingdom to exercise the right on that occasion. Lord Dudley, the Viceroy of Ire- land, is a man of the kindest nature. A great admirer of the motorâ€"car, the first of his autom‘bbile runs enâ€" abled him to do one of those kind actions which he So delights in. ~ In a peasant’s cottage he found a girl of tWelve or so suffering from hip disease. The poverty of her family and the remoteness of her home, made it probable that there was nothing before her but a lingering life of pain and loneliness. The Viceroy had her taken to Dublin and placed in a hospital, where she made good progress, cheered frequently by the in which he all his life. '9 ' ‘ -‘ . . . Ki 1 now contains the largest electi 1c “Sits 0,. nwssages of the Lord Llew crane in existence. It 13' 5° I’laced tenant, who still evinces a great in- filmt two Of,the largest "9.35015 may forest in the welfare of the juvenile lie on each Side of it for the purpose Sufieym-_ of unloading or exchanging cargoes. The crane can lift fifty tons at a. time. Teacherâ€"Johnny, what's wrong spell easy ?" Spellin’s awful hard. The Baroness llurdettâ€"Coutts, who is now in her ninetieth year, inherit- led her great wealth from her grand- CONNECTION. in the sentence “It's not hard to have been taken of her. Prince Khilkoff, the Czar’s Minisâ€" ter of Raili‘Oads, is perhaps the least Russian-looking man in Russia. He is the greatest railway builder in the world, and during the eight Johnnyâ€"The whole thing’s w101g she built and equipped for the. people of London. Miss Coutts was made a pcoress in 1871, and the next year was presented with the freedom of the City of London. She married the present member for Westminster in 1881. Mr. Choate, the American Ambasâ€" sador, at the dinner recently given him in London by the l’ilgrims’ Club, said: “My elation here to- night is great. It is as great as it was on the occasion of my first lawâ€" suitâ€" That was a happy time. I remember that I had sat brooding and idle. The afternoon was grey. The law as a career‘seemed hopless. Suddenly there was a caller, and an excellent. case offered me by a wealthy man. An hour after I got a second case. It was incredible. Two cases, my first two cases, and both given me the same day. “How I worked that night over my two cases ! How I thought about them as I walked officeWard with my green bag the next morning ! I remember that a shabby person, accosting me as I walked, said : ‘Old clothes ‘2 Any old clothes to sell ?' He seemed to be regarding the green baize bag. I held it up for him to see. ‘Oh, no,’ said I; ‘no old clothes, my friend. New suité.’ ” _._.__+___._. WHY SEE GAVE IN. It was evening, and Mrs. Steel was alone in the house; but Mrs. Steel was brave. Suddenly she heard the sound of the opening of a window, and a mufiied footstep echoed from the diningâ€"room. But never a. tre- mor agitated that noble woman. Braver she walked to the room whence the sounds emanated, and came . face to face with a burglar, who held a revolver point-blank at her. “Tell me where the money is hid,” he hissed, “or I’ll fire l" “Never!” she answered determin- edly. “Villain, do your worst l” “I will i" snarled. the scoundrel, baffled, but not beaten. “Tell me inâ€" stantly where your husbands gold is hid, or I’ll drop this big, woolly caterpillar down your neck l" Five minutes after a chackling burâ€" glar stole out of the house carrying a bag, whence issued the Chink of a hard-earned and long treasured hoard. +___.__. BIRDS AS BE GGARS . â€".‘â€"â€" A Parrot Was Responsible For a Blind Man’s Income. A provincial newspaper states that in a South London hostelery a par- rot takes charge of a collectingâ€"box for the Lifeboat Fund, says London Tit-Bits. leers are reminded to “Remember the lifeboat,” and it is said the box is well noticed through the bird’s loqulacity. Years ago a London beggar, nearly blind and a cripple, found his parrot more useful than the usual dog. The bird presided over a box fixed on a. tripod stand, fearing neither dog nor mischevious streetâ€"boy. Both knew better than to meddle with P011, one experience of her razorâ€"sharp beak being sufiicient to insure future good behaviour. “Pity "the blind!" she cried, in doleful tones; and though she would grab severely at the fingers of a tam- pering person, to the donor of a coin she remained quietly on the perch, rewarding him with arloud whistle and a solemn “Thank you!” The men'dicant's wife was responsible for the bird's education. Morning and night the woman guided her husband to and from his pitch, throughout the day feeling sure that Poll was a sufficient protection. The man reguâ€" larly took $3.50 a day, the bird be- ing, of course, the chief attraction, its quaint ways enforcing attention. Well-trained starlings talk with wonderful clearness. One used to go round perched on its youthful inas- izer's shoulder, soliciting. contribu- tions for the Indian missionaries. The writer forgets the exact phrase employed, but the boy’s box always contained more money than those of his school-fellows. Consequently, he carried off many handsome book- prizes for his pains. Going the rounds with a cheap- Jack, a handsome raven used to im- press onlookers with the fact that “Things are going cheap toâ€"day,” varying the speech by asking, “Who’ll buy?” Now and again his master would throw on the floor an inferior plate or other piece of crockery with a loud crash, when the raven exâ€" claimed dismally. “Another gone smash," or “We’re going to the dogs." Its owner said the bird was worth $10 a week to him. --+-â€"â€"-â€"â€"-q STRONG COOLIES. The power of endurance of the Chinese coolie is marvellous. Many will travel over forty miles, carryâ€" ing a heavy load on their backs, and think nothing of it. A writer men- tions the case of certain coolies who, after going twenty-seven hours withâ€" out food and having carried a heavy burden in the meantime, still had strength enough left to olTer to carâ€" .ry a man fifteen miles farther. I was frozen. snow. And balling the fire until it was extinv guished. A SIMILAR EPISODE weeks since prompted a, Chines mob, on the occasion of a serious out- break of fire, to advance upon the confiagration with aggressive shouts, mi-natory thumping of drums, and truculent waving of flags, with the evident intent of terrorizing the fiery foe into subjection, it can at least boast some original, and assuredly more efficacious, methods of fighting the flames. Walking through Judd Street, Eus- ton Road, London, a month or so since, a passer-by noticed smoke iss- uing from a dairy. With commend- able promptitude he smashed in the door, and, on finding no water wherewith to put out the fire, effect- ed his purpose by pouring two nine- gallon cans of milk over the blazing counter. Some months back a serious under- ground fire broke out in the neighâ€" borhood of Leicester Square. An alarm was given and several engines were soon on the spot. These, how- ever, were unable to cope with the flames that sprang aloft from the crevices in the pavement. .Water ap- parently had no effect, and a loud explosion, followed immediately by the upheaval of the pavingâ€"flags, threatened wholesale disaster, when the firemen, abandoning the hose, had RECOURSE TO SAND, with which they succeeded in extin- guishing the conflagration. - Under certain conditions chopped straw forms a very effective fireâ€"exâ€"; tinguis-her, and German fire-brigade inspectors strongly recommend it in, the case of burning fats and oil. Inâ€"i deed, on the occasion of a large oil-i warehouse catching fire it proved; singularly efficacious, and, when i other means failed, danger was averted by its prompt use. i Last Nugust a fire broke out on a farm at Caudezaut, near Lorient, France. An alarm was at once sounded, and a battery of artillery soon arrived on the spot to second the efforts of the farm hands. After a short while, however, the water supply gave out, and matters began to assume a serious aspect, when it was remembered that a number of barrels of cider were stored near at hand. With these the struggle conâ€" tinued, the supply fortunately provâ€" ing ample to cope with the conflaâ€" gration. During the cold weather in the winâ€" ter of 1890 a Lynn constable, chanc- ing to pass a certain chop, noticed that a beam was on fire. He at once blew ‘his whistle, and halfâ€"a- dozen policemen were soon on the But what could they do ? By frost all the water Happy thought ! Use this they did, snowâ€" spot. reason of the occurred a year later at the village of Georgetown, Penn, when by reason of the frost’s freezing all the water, a blazing house threatened to spread wholesale destruction. A crowd of some two hundred, however, that were assembled on the spot com- menced a bombardment of snowballs, which were delivered with such un‘ erring aim and rapidity that the danger was soon overcome. A few years back a fire 'was dis- covered at a small restaurant in a Vienna suburb. The water supply was quiLe insufficient, but the pro- prietor and waiters proved men of ready resource. Without loss of a moment they proceeded to rain a perfect fusillade of mineralâ€"water siphons and bottles upon the flames until they Were got under. A house in the neighborhood of Weights, an ineonsiderable town in the Santa Cruz Mountains, to the south of San Francisco, was some months back discovered to be on fire. Though no water was obtainable there was, by a happy chance, wine This was at once utilizd ed, and with wonderful effect, too, acting with such immediate. efficacy that it might have been made es! pecially for the purpose. in plenty. _..*. GROWTH OF THE BEARD. According to a Dublin scientist who has spent considerable time in making the necessary calculations, a man’s beard grows on an average about one~tenth of an incli per week. At. the age of eighty-four a man who had never Shaved would be equipped with a beard 27 feet in length. ._____+_____ “My pleading,” said the young lawyer who had just won his first case, “seemed to stronly affect the jury.'â€" . “Yes,” replied the judge; “I was afraid at one time that you would succeed in getting your client convicted in spite of his innocence." Telephone mistakes may have their serious sides. A man who wanted to communicate with another named Jones looked in the directory and then called 'up a number. Presently came through the receiver a soft. feinine is that?" “This is; lilrsfiJones.” “Have you any idea where your husband is?" He couldn't under- stand why she “rang oil'” so sharp- ly, until he looked in the book again and discovered that he had called up the residence of a widow? “I-lallon,” and asked: “Who -