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| HouseHoLD DAINTY DISHES. = Indian pudding is excellent for this seadon, Grease a pudding- dish 'and line it with a light suet crust. Put in alternate layers of sliced apples, quarters of ofange, and piéces' of figs, « Satter sugar over all and ald a pinch of ginger. Cover with suet crust and boil for two hours. Tura out, and-jerve Russian Mince.--Cut oné pound of cold meat into small: pieces, alto any cold vegetables, ham, bacon, or a suet pudding. Fry all in a little dripping, seasen highly. with pep- per, salt, finely' chopped onion, parsley, and a tablespoonful of vinegar. Stir all together over the fire, and serve very hot .on toast. Tapioca gruel is most useful in some cases of illness. Take a heap- ed tablespoonful of tapioca, put it into a quart of cold water, and let it come slowlysto boiling point, af- ter which let it simmer slowly till the tapioca is very soft. Strain it, rejecting any tough pieces, and add, if liked, a little salt-and cream. Fried Beef -Rashers.<~Cut some slices of cold beef, roast or boiled, brush each over with ketchup, and season with pepper and salt. Fry some rashers of bacon, take them up, and in the fat fry the becf. Make a mould of mashed potatoes and ar- range the slices of beef and bacon on it. Serve very hot. Cranberry Sauce.--Wash and pick over carefully a quart of cran- berries. Put into the inner vessel of a farina kettle; add a cupful of water and cover. Fill the outer boiler with hot water, and cook un- til the berries are soft and broken to pieces. Now stir in sugar to taste ; cook for a minute--no longer --and turn out into a bowl. An ILconomical Stew.--Cut one pound and a half of gravy beef in- to small pieces as for a pie, dip each into flour, pepper, and salt, and put into a stewing-pan. Fill up with chopped vegetables, the greater variety the better, but no water. Add, if liked, a little pow- dered allspice. Put on the cover, tie it over with buttered paper, and set the jar in a moderate oven for about six hours. Serve very hot. Doctor's Soup.--Pick over and wash three ounces of rice and place it in a saucepan with one quart of water. Let this cook till the water is reduced to one pint, add a quart of milk, a little chopped onion and celery, a pinch of salt, and a suspic- ion of mace. Place the raucepan on the side of the stove, and simmer the soup till the vegetables are thoroughly cooked. Before serving add a lump of butter, rubbed into half an ounce of flour, and a tea- spoonful of chopped parsley. Pumpkin Pudding--To a full pint of stewed pumpkin that has been ut through the colander, add the beaten yolks of four eggs and a cup- ful of sugar. Stir into this a quart of milk, a teaspoonful of ground cinnamon, mace and nutmeg, and if you like, a little ginger. Lastly stir in the whites of two eggs whip- ped stiff. Turn into a buttered pud- ding dish and bake, covered for half an hour, then brown. A few minutes before drawing it from the oven spread on the top meringue made of the reserved whites, two table- spoonfuls of powdered sugar, and.a teaspoonful of lemon jnice. Shut up in. the oven long enough to form the meringue and to tinge it lightly with golden brown. Eat cold. Batter Currant Pudding.--8ix ounces of flour, four ounces of eur- rants (picked and washed), two eggs, half a pint of milk, one tea- spoonful of baking-powear a pin. k of salt: Mix the baking-powder and salt into the flour in a isin. Break the eggs and place in a hole in the middle and add the milk, then beat till all is a smooth batter. Pour into a 'well buttered baking tin, sprinkle. the currants over, and bake in' a. moderate oven for half san hour. Turn out the pudding to serve, and.cut it in squares. Berve with white sugar sifted over. Mock Oyster Bisque.--Scrape and trim a Bunch of oyster plant, cut into inch lengths, and after leaving it. in cold water balf an hour, cook. very soft in a pint and a half of "salted water. Drain, and rub the veretable through the colander or "'press" back into the water in which it was cooked. Bet over the id bring to a gentle boil. Sea- i celery salt and white pep- before stirring into it two cup- hot 'milk scalded with a bit csnda dropped in to prevent ux," made by ful of Dut. 8 of du the inste se your ingenuity by molding it into sthing that. may be recognized as the form of a duck. Sift fine crumbs all over it. and lay in the covered roaster. Btrain a ten-cent can of chicken soup; heat | it to boiling, and pour about the "duck'" when he is in place. Bake slowly for an bout, covered, basting six times, carefully, not to dislodge the crumbs, at ; « half anihour longer, basting often: Transfer toa hot platter and 'set| Silk seems to cut the-fabrie. If over. boiling water, while you thick- en the grvy in the pan .with browned flour, adding a teaspoon- ful of kitchén-bonquet.: Boil up and pour a. few spoonfiils over the "duck,'"' the rest into a gravy-boat. HOUSEHOLD HINT] 0 Garnish boiled mutton with beet- root cut in slices and a little chop-. ped parsley on each slice. The flavor of salad dressing is greatly improved by the addition of a_very little chopped capers or: pickles. ) y Greaze on-a floor can be removed by scrubbing with'a solution of un-} slacked lime, soda 'and water. When peeling lemons for cooking purposes, be sufe never to cut any of the white skin, as it has a bitter flavor. When ¢leaning furniture wipe it over with tepid, soapy water, and dry it before polishing it with bees- wax and turpentine. ° 1f the oven does not browh, sprinkle a good handful of sugar on the bottom of the oven. It will then brown anything. Turpentine is an excellent clean- ser for many things. It will remove the marks of black lead from a marble mantelpiece, amongst other things. Eggshells should always be care- fully saved, for they are useful for clearing soup and jelly, and, if crushed and mixed with salt, for cleaning enamelled pans. Bread should always be kept in an earthenware pan with a wooden cover. Wash the pan out every week, and dry thoroughly before replacing the loaves. Tough meat shonld be laid in vinegar a few minutes before cook- ing. This is a particularly useful hint for summer, when meat cannot be hung till tender, as in winter. Clothes should never hang longer in the kitchen than is necessary for airing them, for unpleasant odors of cooking will get into them, and cannot be got rid of without wash- iag. Young housekeepers will find it a good plan to keep an account book and enter, with regularity, all housekeeping expenses, adding up accounts every evening and making a weekly summary. Good Polish for Oileloth or Lino- leum.--8Save all ends of candles and melt in the oven. Mix with it suf ficient turpentine to make a soft paste: This is really an excellent preparation. Scratches on tables are very an- noying. Keep a supply of rounds of dark green felt, on which to stand china jars, flower vases, and so on. These will not be noticeable, and will vastly save polished surfaces. Thick blotting-paper under doil- ies will keep hot dishes from mark- ing a polished table. The blotting- paper should be cut the same sizo as the various doilies. It takes the place of asbestos mats. : Table linen is apt to. wear in the creases. .- Before signs. of wear ap- pear, cut a little off one side and hem it. This will bring the creases in a different place, apd save the wear. The same may be done with the ends: The flap of the sirloin should be cut off before it is cooked. It should be rubbed with salt for a few days, and then boiled very gent- ly with herbs and spices in just enough water to cover. When done, press till cold. Garnish nicely be- fore serving. = Great care should be taken to dry towels thoroughly before putting them away. If placed in the linen presses without being well aired, while still damp, a mould is likely' to form upon them, which, it is said, produces skin diseases. Ironing may be made easy by sev- eral thicknesses of newspaper, in- stead of . cloth, being used when pressing. This prevents the shiny appearance which often follows the use of a damp cloth. Using a news- paper when pressing tucks in dress skirts instead of cloth will render the iron much easier in use. . In' choosing fobtwear for your children, it should be remembered that lace boots are better for them of the buttons are apt dnslen on ankle spreading it. out the original length ond width, It will clin| Sr ding; no ping being used. tain, 1) d der for the stoppage of the work of ; Four our- | : be dried at. by. piac the one underneath, 'i. How to. Mend Gloves you wi to mend "your gloves neat "turn | § them' inside out and sew ] them over and over with fine cotton thread. there is 4 fear, set' a piece of kid under'it ahd'secure it with a few stitches; if you have not the kid of the right color, use a bit of the | ribbon or silk. Save the hast part of the old pair to mend the new. Court plaster will mend a break nicely, but always stiffens the kid. ~ oe ' THE SURDAY SCO. Tu ¥ INTERNATIONAL LESSOX, DECEMBER 8. y Lesson X.--Nehemiah rebuilds the wall of Jerusalem, Neh, 4- Gol den Text, I, Cor, 16. 18. Verse 1. Sanballat--He is the first mentioned of the malignant ene- mies whom Nehemiah encountered (compare Neh. 2. 10). It was not so long since all the Byrian colon- ists in Palestine had joined hands to obtain from Artaxerxes an or- restoration in Jerusalem. There was great jealousy of Jerusalem £50 TTY i : « } 20 . Eyefy summer the hill, returning 'in the and, viceroy at Calcutta Be bay : 4 BEA * ; ARRIVAL OF VIGEROY AT GOV. representa tive of his nter to the splendid pal reared 'by Lord ¥ £0 § ay TART gotten, the. co-operation of all the people. rapid pace 'bécanse of the'éagéraess of the workers, The governor, with characteristic generosity, disclaims any credit which may be due him. At this point, all the wall had been completed, without gaps anywhere, to half its height. The ancient wall feached a height of two hundred ect: The work proceeded' at a 7. The Arabians--These are the throughout Samaria, and the hea- then in general Ezra's severe strictures on inter- marriage: But now that Nehemiah had come with royal authority, hos- tility had to take a new form, that of cunningly devised intrigue. The leader of all this renewed opposi- Sanballat, called "the Horonite'" from his tion was were angry at sorted to the weak weapon of rail- complished. chief of a small tribe on the other 'prayers are "It may that their | manent record than buttoned footwear The shanks | to press on | dwelling in Bethhoron. a town on the horders of Ephraim. He was a moving spir- it in the city of Samaria, possibly governor. Mocked--At first, we are told, Banballat and his fellows were deeply grieved over the coming of Nehemiah (Neh. 2. 10). But this soon gave way to wrath and indig- nation when they saw that the peo- ple actually responded to the young governor's appeal to rise and build the wall. In their rage they rve- t t f lery. 2. Will they sacrifice 7--This taunt amounts to a question as to whe- ther these Jews expect simply to propitiate their God with burnt of- ferings and their work will be ac- Burely they cannot think to make both a beginning and an ond in the short space of one day? For one thing the stones were burned and they could not revive them. And think of the heaps of rubbish! Almost a century and a half had passed since the walls had been razed. Huge building stones were strewn in every direction, while dust and refuse buried the ancient foundations many feet deep --explorers have stated that in some places the accumulated rubbish now reaches the great depth of 125 feet. 8. Tobiah the Ammonite--He was side of the. Jordan, a people who had gotten into Samaria after the Babylonian invasion. © He is men- tioned as the second of Nehemiah's enemies, and is called a servant, perhaps because he had held some position under the Persian gover- nor (Neh. 2. 10). * All 'these neigh: boring communities were now com- bined in order to preveut the rein- statement of Jerusalem as the dom- inant power of Palestine. , «If a fox go.up--It is possible there was some truth in the inference that even the soft tread of a light ani- mal would be sufficient to bring the wall down. Bo hastily had it bhecn put together that strength was wanting. 4. Hear, O our God--It was char- acteristic of Nehemiah, that, in face of grave danger, he turned ty i ven for help. Similar parénthetisnt e found in-other parts of 36.9; 13. 14, 99). seem to us that he was in excusably vindictive. Testament, display a - spirit 'that comes short of the Christian ideal. be forgiven their iniquity (5), and sin may remain as a per- in the divine book of "not in harmony | 2B prayer. mention only of his own private prayers. his habit seems to have spread. United prayer is a mighty engine in the work of the kingdom. But it is necessary for the workers to keep their eyes ceaselessly on the watch against the intrigues of the enemy. Prayer is meant to inspire duty, not to replace it, of sentinels in the surrounding country was prayer in action, plots of the enemy were reported to him, and 'every one was foiled. third class of foes mentioned in chapter 2. To those already cited, there are now added the Ashdo- dites, who were dwellers in a strong city near the sea. - When . these heard of the repairing of the walls (the figure being that of the healing up of a wound, as seen in the clos- ing up of the breaches), they were more worth than at first. 8. They conspired--They quit heir ineffective taunts, and got down to active business." Their plan was, first, fighting campaign. to carry on an actual Besides this, hey hoped to cause confusion in the city, by winning over those disaf-4 fected therein, and by drawing the builders away from their work. 9. We made our prayer--Nehe- miah sets at the forefront of his de- ensive measures the fore of Up to this time we have But now the infection of Nehemiah's posting Ten 10. Judah said--Here was another kind of difficulty. The Jewish com: munity complained of exhaustion. The work of clearing away the rub- bish was such a burden that ho strength was left to build the wall. 11. Our adversaries said--From spies, no doubt, Neheniiah learned that: a surprise attack was being planned. oo 12.- Yo must return~The apparent | 4 meaning is, that the Jews who lived by thém (that id, the 'Bamaritan and: other enemies) began to be fearful for their own hemes; accordingly, they insisted again ahd their fellow townsmen from all those | desi laces from which they had' gone Wp or "the | rebuilding | of the: wall, should come back and protect their homes Irom the perils of attack. 13. The lowest, parte/ of the, space || --This was a general defensive pre--|. caution, intended to guard against secret attacks. x were, lowest, and the attacks there- fore most likely to 'be made." ard where the places were open and free from dwellings, he set-his-men ac- 'cording to families. guarantee co-ordination of 'move-. ment. because of the intense clan | Birt. on : Where the .walls This would ye 14 of said-. Nehemiah br Buch male-| af b again 'that | dictions, as elsewhere in the Old {me ond y not{of the : ers that our enemies ma, Mijotyinplndja Forster i en a) lelepilo dhs. Reet toe tion heré\akd casily avoided hyde | oy tinghishing between] the, classes. of workers, those that bare burdens, of ribbish or building material, and those who actually'daid the blocks of stone; the builders. who would reqiire the use of both hands. 23 Wes with his weapon to the water--The text here is obscure, and varidls meanings have been suggested. Perhaps the best is, that for a certain length of time, say a full month, no one laid down his SRY OF 110 GARMENTS Found in a Hidden Cupboard They "Recall a Tragedy of The Past. It had.been papered over and forgotten go many years ago that no one had'even guessed of its ex- istence until the old 'wali had need- ed some attention at the hands of the builder, and in stripping off the paper he had found the closed door pf the cupboard. "Even the key was lost. With keen interest and vague wondering as "to" what secrets we were penetrating, my cousin and I watched the workmen force the lock, says a writer in the London Chronicle. The door sprang open and show- ed the shelves piled with neat boxes covered with quaint checkered blue paper. My cousin tak up a box and opened the 1id. It was full «i strings of dull black beads 'What ever are these?' ed. as she lifted up a string. 'Look at the box," I suggested, and she read out the word pomand- | ors. We were no wiser, but on re- ferring to a dictionary we found that pomarders were perfumed balls Po formerly. carried in' the pocket, or else worn around the neck, or suspended from the girdle. A faint old-world perfume still scefited them, in fact, the whole cupboard was still full of vague sweet scents as of half forgotten memories, Somehow the of ov anno Steg . or old? . Had she'in the hey day of youth closed the door and ed it under a layer of paper, them until ages after. her dants should find her trea- Or was it some dame, frail eble with the ei years 'that "had 'been _those'd the things there an in dal's hands had pages with she ask-. glitteriag beads and embroideries. - Last of all we drew out: alarge box' that 'stood at the bottom of = the cupboard. We lifted the 1 and the heavy perfume rose like in cense. ' It was full of handsome 'clothes. We lifted up' the first. Ii was a petticoat heavy with jeweled embroidery. Among gorgeous silk- en flowers quaint ocks and pheasants strutted. ke must have taken years to work, and the thick white silk was stiff witu the em- whole was énormous. We laid it tenderly .away as we picked up the next garment. It was a man's cloak. A deep wine eolor outside; simple 'and plain. But the lining' was - literally a piece . of golden cloth. "The flowers of the precious metal covered nearly the whole of the white silk on which they were either woven or worked. Perhaps it was such a coat Raleigh had laid under the feet of his queen. : Hester, my cousin, shook out the heavy folds and made as if to throw the eloak over her shoulders. As gheidid so'a gash in the lining showed up grimly. The dark stains around the edge showed that the wearer had been stabbed in the' back. With a shudder we hastily folded up a2 cloak and laid. it: aside, wondering what tragedy had' left its marks on that fair cloth of gold lining, PR al ef 4 We. took out the treasured 'gar-, ments that forméd the store in the box. Evidently they had illustrat- ed some, life story, for among the. | Clothing of grown men and women | were aainty half-worn shoes and - ! baby robes. Just the things a wite 'and 'mother might hoard as relics of the tragedies and events of a saddened Tife=relics 'of baby feet that had trodden life's thorny way too short a time to have felt the pricks. We sadly replaced them, and had almost filled: the box again, when from the, folds of the petti coat dropped a slip of On 5 ' was ttn in - a hy the crabbed and, ill-spelled writ: % we marrying and $he loss of children. I lay my 'treasures. | these boxes land seal them up. 1 | have nove to care for them, and [my! husband's sons'; wived would spurn them as they are of no value. nly 'they are.precious to! I beg those who find them Ahab; they would receiv blessing.--Dooratie' Vi of m married first a! then; when 8 mar fae was 'old. and broidery, while the weight of the h