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_ bone, and season with salt -< 7 third cup water, + few grains salt, one-half teaspoon le- _ fish. er of fish, then, of sauce and one| - gether, and then milk. Cook three minutes, remove from heat, add egg| squares | nite! 2 % ) egetable Soup.--One-half cup lima beans, one-half cup dried peas, two tablespoons. barley, two tablespoons rice, tablespoons brown beans, two potatoes, two onions, one small tur- nip, one carrot, one cup canned toma- toes, seasoning of salt and pepper, one stalk celery, one ham bone. Wash peas, 'barley and rice and soak for an hour and half in sufficient cold wat. er focover. Bring to boiling' 'point, add Pegetables cut in little pleces and cook slowly until tender. About ene- half h-ur previous to serving, add ham and pepper. boiling water Stir frequently and add as it cooks down. = Serve quite thick, and also very hot. hin, Seixas and>nourishing, Ah 2 'Scalloped Finan Haddie. -- Two pounds finnan haddie, one tablespoon cach of butter and flour, four hard- boiled eggs, one-half 'teaspoon salt, cighth teaspoen pepper, one table-| chopped chives, three-fourths plain or diluted evaporated milk, h fi'h, cover with boiling water, and simmer.for ten minutes. Make sauce of butter, flour, salt, pepper and milk, and add chives. Skin and flake Butter baking dish, put in lay- chopped egg. Repeat until dish is full, sprinkle with bread crumbs, wet with melted butter, and bake until brawn on top, about twenty-five min- Bolied Salad Dressing.--Mix toge.| ther one teaspoon salt, one teaspoon .sugar, one level teaspoon mustard, and dash of chytnne pepper. Melt two tablespoons butter, stir in two table- spoons flour 'and seasonings. Add one-half cup vinegar cook in double boiler until mi thickens, Remove from fire and cool. Mix two- thirds. cup evaporated milk with one- eat two egg yolks slightly, add to evaporated mille a cook until thick. . Cool and stir into seven-eighths cup granulated sugar, mon extract, flaky pastry. Melt sug- ar, add butter and flour blended to- yolks, slightly beaten, and salt, Strain if necessary and cool. . Fill individual shells of flaky pastry, bak- ed over inverted tins. Cover with meringue made from < ht granulated sugar. ' Beat whites un. until stiff, xia "Sid To i of sugar, and continue ng until mer will hold its shape. = Fold in halance of sugar and flavor with lemon extract. Bi in slow oven. Teaspoon acid jelly ima > u over filling béfore . Cover wi pie : netting, double it, and sew round the edges. * Rub the flatirons over waxed paper keep bright and smooth. them with boiling . They will then be found to polish more quickly. , A little vaseline applied to the hinges of a door which creaks will stop all moise. It is far more satisfactory than oil. ~ If the hands are thoroughly greased with vaseline before using dyes it will prevent the stain penetrating deeply into the skin. Sa When cleaning windows in cold weather add a dessertspoonful of salt to: the water, This prevents the glass from freezing and cracking. When pouring hot jelly or fruit into glass jars set the jars first on a damp cloth. This goes a long way preventing their breaking. Crushed and faded artificial flowers can be. made to look fresh and new 'again if held over the steam from a boiling kettle for a few minutes. To save tea, put a lump of sugar in the teapot when making the tea, and then the spoonful usually put in "for the pot" can be dispensed with. . leaves of a head of lettuce for the egg Itaves of a h of lettuce for the egg salad, while the hearts are kept for the tomato, fruit, 'and other salads. If potatoes are kept in a place where the light strikes them they will turn green, If they must be in a light place cover them with news- papers. : 4 Save all the tisue papper that comes Save all the tissue paper that comes into the house. . It is excellent for drying and polishing lamp chimneys and mirrors when they are-washed. - To stop the squeaking of new boots take a small oil can and put afew drops of oil all round the boots, be- tween the upper leather and the soles. When the kettle lid~has lost the knob push a cork half through the little hole and secure it by driving a nail horizontally, It will last along ime and save burning the fingers. Never put away for any length of time linen that has starched. Tt isapt to erackand to rot. Rince d up been tighter hot salt has be done out iron it. It will after this treat- "ENEMY TIRED OF WAR. Letter to New York Man Declares . Teutons Want Peace. An interesting letter from Buda- 4 ork It was before setting them away and they will | | Before cleaning copper kettles fill | water. towards : in cenicia--The long seaboard which Tyre and Sidon belong- Syria, not ts 18, 14. nen recpecti of Bar- || ni and the "Simon, father of Alex- | ander "and Rufus". who carried the | |Lord's cross. Perhaps it is not fanei- | ful to see a | |ing up the wider mission. Greeks-- | | The bear attested reading is Hellen- . |ists, Grecian Jews. The difficulty | about Greeks (that is Gentiles).is || that Cornelius was the first Gentile .{ convert, as is clearly implied in Acts 15. 17. It also deems strange that if Antioch had already witnessed such an extension of the Faith to Gentiles, we should have in Acts 14, 27 what | | looks like the report of a novel fact. | | But there is no necessity to make Acts 11, 20 fall earlier than the time of Peter's visit to Cmsarea, and the in- ference from Acts 14. 27 is not es- sential. The difficulty of the mar- ginal "Grecian Jews" is obvious and ! has never been adequately explained. Perhaps a very early copyist intro- duced it just because he felt the dif- ficulty about Cornelius. 21. The hand of the Lord, as an Old Testament phrase, naturally re-| | | fers to Jehovah. But the Lord at the '| end of the verse is almost certainly Jesus, So inevitably and unconscious- ly do these New Ttesament writers, trained to a horror at compromising the unique Godhead of Jehovah, ap- ply his special titles to Jesus, as a matter of course! Deliberate 1 > E of 'Attention 22. The church--Notice how this | universal term, denoting the whole Wounded French Soldiers. body of those who "love the Lord "There is no longer any doubt in| Jesus Christ in sincerity and truth," my mind, said the chief "surgeon; is qualified by (the local designation. "it has been done on purpose. Look It may be further narrowed to a at this!" " church meeting in someone's house, "He stripped the bedclothes from the | and the plural "churches" thus be. 'pallid and shrunken body of a lad | comes possible. It 18 a later exten- and showed me his thigh. Shattered sion, but perfectly natural, by which ; LIEUT,-0OL. 0. N. PERREAU, | . Ringsion, of a commandant, ie SAVAGE GERMAN SURGERY Apr hail gonine word, so - in fitness in such men's tak-+ The French soldier has been' \gpeci- by =a projectile, the thighbone bad | 'been allowed to set itself. The etrong muscles, exercising presstre' we speak of an organized union of such units, bound together by com- mon order or doctrine, as the "Metho- on the surounding tissues, had grown! dist Church," "the Roman Church," together without any kind of artificial | etc. Only we must be careful to al- direction, forming a huge misshapen,' low no narrower definition of "the conglomerate lump, extending from church" than that which depends on just below the hip to the knee, with the result that the leg was bent rigid- ly inwards at an angle of nearly 46) degreps and could never be made straight again, = The patient was one of a batch of wounded French prisoners, hopeless- ly infirm, who had just ben repatri- ated from . "The most we can do for him is to amputate above the fracture. He will be better off without a withered limb fixed in that 'position. In this case the shorten: ing of the leg amounts to six inches. "To give you a further idea of the incredible brutality with which some' of the German surgeons conducted their ation, here is another case, with' afoutinch shortening, in which in order fo extend the fractured leg an iron rod has actually been run through the patient's flesh, between the tendon and the b and then adjusted toa rough kind of pulley!' "This conversation took place at | Mone impréssion made by this "mass The next verse shows us why "ex- + | hortation' or encouragement" went so 'not 8 mighty genius like Paul; but he personal loyalty to Christ. 23. The grace--To Barnabas the movement" was that of the amazing wealth of God's bounty which had been poured on so many unlikely peo- ple. In India, where these notes are written, we have to-day many op- portunities of entering into this "good man's" joy. Exhorted--His own name was "son of exhortation" (Acts 4. 86). It was his preeminent gift. far when it came from him. He was had that winsome kindliness and that transparent faith and spirituality which made his words a tonic. Pur- pose--Note the stress laid on the will. "Our wills are ours we know not how": when they are surrendered God will do the rest. 24. Added unto the Lord--The phrase suggests that the Lord thus Hospital 89 at Poitiers, the chief sur-'; hi 2 sem Loing : Mala BD rt one of the increases his wealth by the one trea ph sure he covets to obtain. list known operators in_the French 25. From the first the Christian missionariés- had been used to work- Re in pairs, as Jesus sent out the twelve. A humble man, who knew and re- fjoiced in Paul's superior gifts, Barna- ; Fa bas feels that he needs his help. How Lord Rosebery Got Even With 26. The suggestion is that Barna- ~ a Nuisance, bas had difficulty in finding him, al- OUTWITTING A BORE. J aay hets." Separate--Paul recalls memorable in his experi- ence 1, 16. 8. Laid their hands--See Lesson Text Studies for Februavy 27, verse 6. ati . FRENCH SOLDIERS WARNED. An Appeal to Them to Leave Alcohol ¢ Alone. fically warned against alcohol by the Academy of Medicine in Paris, which has drawn up an appeal to the army and is circulating it by means of leaf- lets, The following translation was made for the British Medical Journal, from which we quote it: "Those who, like wou, are exposed to exhausting labor, to perilous enter- prises, and to strong emotions, are ever inclined to look to alcohol as a stimulant and a comforter, and to seek for it in the tavern as a distrac- tion from the monotony of canton- ment and garrison life. "It is, therefore, well that you should know what use you may make of alcohol without impairing Your health. "Certain errors about alcohol are widespread: "1, It is said to give strength. Ts is not exact. The truth is, ib gives a false spurt of short duration, but a grave diminution of strength never fails to follow this excitement. Thus alcohol takes away more strength than it gives. "2. It is also said that alcohol gives warmth. This is true for a few min- avhich spreads over the limbs after a nip of brandy is delusive and is soon followed by a lessening of warmth and strength. Men who take nips are far more subject to chills and to dis- eases to which men at the front are liable, "8. It is further asserted that in the form of a 'pick-me-up' alcohol stimu- lates the appetite. This is quite wrong. It would be difficult to produce any man whose appetite had ever been really stimulated by a 'pick-me-up. These aperitifs, habitually taken, lead without fail to disease of the stomach, liver and mind. "4, Lastly, it is maintained that al- cohol taken during meals, as wine, beer or cider, aids digestion. An im- portant distinction must be drawn be- tween 'distilled' liquors like brandy | and 'fermented' liquors-such as wine, cider and beer. Alcohol is altogether | noxious. The petit verre after meals should only be taken on rare occasions, a hin foment it would Se ua aly. sys it must b| observed, The Ho t sald--| A aly Lely Spits utes, bub the feeling of warmth, .dressmakers. "All those luxury trades have come to a complete standstill. Even were there any money left for luxuries, the money-spending aristocracy have emigrated. The Belgian Government . are at the Havre. The printing works and newspaper offices are closed. Railway traffic is still going on, but it is only used for the transport of troops and supplies. "Only the churches are filled with mothers and widows who are praying for the absent and the dead. ' "This paralysis of trade, which has lasted now for nearly 18 months, has resulted in appalling poverty. - Worse even than the poverty of the poor is the silent, unobtrusive, genteel poverty of the well-to-do. For the benefit of the 'wealthy' cheap meals are sold in public kitchens for twopence or three- pence, and 10,000 'rich' people are tak- ing advantage of them. "There have been repeated attempts on the part of the Germans to rebuild the shattered fabric of trade and in- dustry. But, as the Germans divert all the traffic of the ordinary rail- ways for the transport of troops, as they have torn up hundreds of miles of light railways to be transported into Poland and Russia, as they have lifted all the available copper and metal useful for military purposes, as they have taken thousands of machine tools for their own factories, as they are still extorting hundreds of mil- lions of 'francs from a starving popu- lation, their attempts to revive Bel- glan trade have totally failed. "The patriotic Belgian workers have hitherto resisted all the bribes and all the attempts at compulsion, which, if successful, would transform Belgium into a huge munition fac- tory for the conqueror. "More poignant even than the vis- ible suffering of unemployment and | poverty is the invisible moral tragedy. { There is the moral suffering of a proud, freedom-loving, easy-going peo- ple, groaning under the heel of the Hun. ! "To the intolerable oppression of martial law we must add the anguish of isolation. There are not many families in Brusssels who have not a soldier at the front or a refugee in exile. And, as Brussels is cut off Fermented liquors, on the other hand, | may be drunk subject to two condi- | tions. They must be consumed in! great moderation, which, as regards | wine, should never exceed one liter (a pint and three-quarters) in twenty- four hours, and only at meals." a SEES GERMANY ELIMINATED. But Runciman Says Neutrals Will Contest for British Trade. Sir Walter Runciman, M.P,, in an interview in the London Chronicle, predicts that the allies will win the] war, and says that Germany can never hope to regain her place as one of the leading mercantile powers of the! world. At the same time, he says, the from the rest of the world, they have no news of their-dear ones. "And there is the harrowing uncer- tainty of the future. What will to- morrow bring forth? "The people of Brussels still believe in the triumph of the allied armies, but they are living in daily terror that, when victory does come, it may have to be paid for by the final des- truction of their beautiful and beloved city." \ Memes FEW WOMEN STAMMER. Defect is Due to Nervousness or Self- consciousness. Have 'you ever met a woman who neutrals are advancing rapidly in Stammers? .If you have you are' a commerce abroad, and they will be in man in a thousand, for stammering a strong position after the war. | is extremely rare among the fair sex. "There is no doubt," declared Sir| In most cases the reason why a man Walter, "that we are winning the stutters over his words is due to sheer war, and when we have won we must | nervousness or selfconsciousness. He see to it that Germany is no longer | thinks he is going to stammer and a menace from a naval, military, or that makes him do so, commercial point of view. But when| Women suffer far less from ° self- the allies have proved triumphant | consciousness than men; and that is. Like most celebrities, Lord Roser though Paul's father, as a Roman: bery has had to suffer a good deal citizen, was a well-known man. But! from the attentions of utter strang-' & Jew who sent his brilliant son away serious discussion must arise in re- Why they so seldom stammer, If the ard to the various mercantile eets. are self-conscious they usually show it Fhere is no need for any serious re- by Pushing and not by halting in gard to be paid to the strength of their speech. ers, At one 'time he was: often an- noyed by an old lady who called upon him almost daily. Of cource, his Lordship always managed to avoid to Jerusalem to study under the, the German mercantile fleet. Germany | greatest of the rabbis, was sure to| can never become one of the leading recent bitterly Paul's perversion to; mercantile powers commercially. The, the "sect of the Nazarene." We may | Germans must in that respect be kept Of course there are cases of stame mering which simply cannot be he k% ed whatever means are tried. ut nine people out of ten can cure them- Selivered to | sel if th ill 'not think th re : m th | selves if they will not think they are . nd German be Sune Paul was cas out and Wing boonoread the Brice nats Al Jonk 8 stuter, aud if thy ill gt - ; to revive t or Sis UY. Just back frou Avabie (Cal. 1. ress their Foam hg ih tinetly. An excellent help, too, is to 3 ristians--A ni e e- | will utile, " » gin with, like "Methodist. Herod| - "What is really giving concern to Sethian ' Agrippa uses it in a light sneer (Acts the British ship-owners is that the 26. 28); Peter speaks (I Pet. 4, 16) of 'neutral countries are reaping such a © Marmalade and Jar. Grapefruit Marmalade--One fruit, one oi «In wal Jain J her whee be was at home, but one day to sce him just us be was about to e 'carriage, . "My as od out, "I must see you one {and "glorifying God in this name." »| It was of course conferred by outsid-! ,| Greek rendering of a Hebrew word the| ("Anointed"), and the: termination, -ianus is Latin, so that we see the! three great languages of the Roman {world combined 'to religion. oilyy * . 3 : 1.18. 1 [Trois Priasners © we; | these functions that a man's suffering "as a Christian" | harvest just now that the force of | in the days to come. dy | ers, and these heathens. = Christ is 2 ish mercantile supremacy." name the world-| made at Shigaraki, 200 miles from ? : Jokis, Japan. The teapot was 'them. © But we must re- at the San Francisca Exposition. It: er that preaching includes both measures e and one-quarter feet tha ng includes both, Jamoter, and without the handle, that of instruct: [is three and one- eet high, When | aud the of has | the wicker handles is raised the tea-| - pot is five ho| their competitive power will be felt There are still 'grounds for anxiety 2s to "Brit- "WORLD'S LARGEST TEAPOT. The largest teapot in the world was made or exhibition in a Japanasé tea house and one-half feet high Silly Billies. tis your favorite tune, "old nl WORSHIP OF CROCODILES. What extraordinary pathological state can the old Egyptian civili tion have been in which treated e codiles as divinities worshippi ive and embalming en "hide carcasses after death? Was all world made together, and was it germ of a spiri sence nourished itself such ap -- If a millionaire tells far happier when he a day, remind him of