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4 5 » & Big \ 3 ' od : »* 1 2 » might be called the business . of the home, and the result-is some- ~ fully kept in a By Mair M. 'Morgan 'e SB ev OFFICE METHODS AT HOME Some housewives are rather haph- azard in the management of what side times needless worry and expense. If they would take a leaf out of their office sisters' books they would fing these matters very much easier to look after. For instance, letters and accounts are always dealt with first thing when they are réceived. It may not be possible to send an answer right away, but the letter or account is put in its proper department, and is dealt with "in due course. Even if you don't have a desk for your letters, you can set aside a special drawer for accounts, re- ceipts and so on. Get one or two big envelopes and write on the ouf- side what they contain, such as "Re- ceipts", Then you can get some rubber bands or paper fasteners, and it will be an easy matter to keep together all the gas accounts, remt receipts, and so on. Then if any. question is ever raised about a receipts you will be able to put your hands on it quite readily. : ! Those receipts which may be call- ed on after a good number of years, such as for the annual payment of an insurance policy, should be care- separate envelope, labelled on the outside. Unpaid bills can be put into a spe- cial box as soon as received," and "paid off as soon as possible. Small bills should be dealt with, as soon as you get them, for it is these smali items which one is apt to forget, and when allowed to mount up the total may give you a shock one day when you have not the ready money to pay it. Another business idea which is worth copying is to make a note for future reference of when any pay- ments become due, or the date when collectors' next visits are likely to be. One sometimes forgets when such a visit is likely, and you say to yourself, "Is it this week or next week the collector comes?" If you keep a note of such dates in a diary, you will know to allow the 'sum of money 'due for that week, and not find yourself short when the collector calls. Or it may be that you become ill, and if someone else is left in charge .of household af- fairs they will know what has to be paid out. You'll find it a good idea, too, to have a drawer with writing pad, en- velopes. postcards, labels, blotting paper, pen and ink (or fountain pen) pencil and rubber. These are often wanted in a hurry, and if you know exactly where to get them it saves a lot of time, and perhaps, temper. Some rubber bands (in various widths), paper clips, drawing pins, and a small supply of pen nibs are _ worth while keeping in stock, while an address book is essential if you have difficulty in remembering the exzct number of the street in which friends live. * ¥ * WEEK-END GUESTS One thing that adds tnestimably to the homemakKer's enjoyment of the role of hostess to house guests is to plan, before their arrival, the menus for: the entire visit. Besides shving many a flustered minute, it is the most economical way to .enter- tain. Use up leftovers at luncheon whenever, there are any and rely on an unusual dessert or hot biscuits or something special to make the meal festive, Left-over chicken, for instance, goes into stuffed tomatoes. Combine the finely - chopped meat with - rice, season well and moisten with chicken stock, $2uff scooped out tomatoes with mixture, cover with buttered crumbs and serve with scrambled eggs. hg *& * BA a a a , A fruit omelet is delicious for Sunday morning breakfast or makes a splendid luncheon dish when there's not a left-over 'to be used. Another interesting fruity main dish is a variation of a club sand- wich, Apricot Fluffy Omelet Four eggs, 1 tablespoon butter, % cup milk, 2 tablespoons quick cook- ing tapioca, 1 scant teaspoon salt, 1-8 teaspoon pepper, apricot jam. Put tapioca, salt, pepper and milk in top of double boiler. Place over rapidly boiling water and bring to the scalding point. Then cook five minutes, stirring frequently. Add butter and remove from boiling water. Let cool slightly while beat- ing eggs. Beat whites and yolks separately, beating yolks until thick and lemon colored. Beat whites until stiff Add egg yolks to cooked mix- ture and mix well. Fold in whites iror frying pan in which butter is melted. Cook over a low flame for three minutes. Then bake in a mod- erate over (350 degrees F.) for fifteen minutes. Cut across at right angle to handle of spider. being careful not to cut all the way through. Spread With jam. Fold and slide onto a hot platter. Dust with powdered sugar and serve at once. Summer Club Sandwich Hot buttered toast, cheese, bacon, pineapple, lettuce, mayonnaise. Put. a thin slice of cheese on = a piece of toast and melt in broil er. Cook bacon until crisp, = two slices for each sandwich. Saute sliced pineapple .in bacon fat. . Put a slice of pineapple on melted cheese, cover with a leaf of crisp leituce and add another slice of toast. Cover with lettuce leaves and on these put the bacon. Spread with mayonnaise, add more lettuce and top with a piece of toast. Serve with pickles. g Filled Cup Cakes _ This dessert is a winner every time. If you have the individual baking pans to make the cake shells, well and good. If not bake cup cakes and cut out centres. Four cake shells, 1 cup milk, 5 tablespoons sugar, 2 tablespoons cornstarch, 1-8 teaspoon salt, 1 tea- sfioon vanilla, 3% cup shredded cocoanut, 1 egg, 1 cup diced _ peach- es. Heat milk in double boiler. Mix and sift sugar, cornstarch and salt and stir in hot milk. Return to heat and cook until thick, stirring con- stantly. Cover and cook a few min- utes longer. Cool and add vanilla and cocoanut, Fill cake shells with cream fiilling and chill in refrigerat- or for an hour or longer. Top with diced or sliced peaches or berries and serve. ; * » * HOUSEHOLD HINTS Linoleum Alcohol will clean discolored lin- oleum. After it has dried thoroughly. apply a coat of lacquer. Oily Skin If the skin of the face is oily, try washing it once a day in fresh water, to which the juice of a lemon has been added. Plaster Casts "To clean plaster casts, cover with a paste of French chalk and water. Allow it to dry and then rub off with a soft brush. : Silk Hose Rub the heel of the silk hose with 'paraffin, when troubled with wearing holes in the heels, and the annoy- ance will be overcome. Give Pretty Sheen : When rinsing the hair, try adding, of eggs and pour into a hot 10-inchf Signor Starage (right), General Secretary of Fascist Party, of Young Fascists near Rome, preparatory for embarkation for Africa, inspects tanks during mancuvers water. It will soften the hair and give it a pretty sheen. Keeping Out The Flies It is well to remember that sixteen mesh is the best size screening to use for the windows and doors. This mesh will keep out the smaller in- sects as well as flies and mosquitos. Brightening The Coffee Percolator When the percolator becomes cof- fee stained, put a cupful of salt in it, add water, then let it percolate the same as when preparing coffee. The percolator will be as bright as when new. . Laundering Flannels Wash the flannels in lukewarm water and soap flakes. Do not rub them nor run through wringer. Rinse, hang in shade and when they are almost dry, iron them on the wrong side. Keeping Paint If a can of paint has been partly the can securely, stir the paint thoroughly, then fill to the top with water. When needed, pour off the water very carefully. Alcohol Dissolves Shellac Any mixture containing alcohol will dissolve the shellac on polished furniture, if spilled and not removed at once. It should be wiped off im- mediately, then. the spot rubbed thoroughly with sweet oil. Laundering Sateen When laundering sateen, or any cotton material having a glazed fin- ish, the shiny -surface can be pre- served much longer if small amount of borax is added to the soapy water and again to the rinse water. Pouring Liquids When pouring liquid from a can, the punching of one hole is not suf- ficient. A second hole should be punched on the opposite side of the can to allow air to enter and make the liquid flow easily. When a Dutchman refused to cross the frontier into Germany to give evidence, a strange court was willing to give evidence, so the court removed t6 the Dutch customs house on the frontier, a little way from Elten. There a table was placed half in Dutch and a half in German ter- ritory. The witness, standing 'on Dutch land, made his statement to the German judges sitting .in Ger- many. a half cup of vinegar to the rinse used, and it is not wished to cover | held near Elten. The Dutchman was | UNDAY | CHOO| Esson EE -- --/ BARNABAS (A CONSECRATED | doubt, like other churches, in danger MAN OF MEANS) -- Acts 4:36,| of becoming self-centered and sell 37; 11:19.30. GOLDEN TEXT..-- He was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, Acts 11:24, THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING TIME. -- The first appearance of Barnabas {s during the same year as the descent of -the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, A.D. 31, The conversion of the Apo:tle Paul took place In A.D. 33. The missionary journey in which Barnabas accompanled. Saul took place, according to Ramsay, in 50 A.D., whereas others date jt A.D. 45 and 46 The council at Jerusalem took- place during the following year. PLACE. ---- Barnabas first appears in the city ot Jeruselem, where, no doubt, his greatest ministry was car- ried on. He was called by the Holy Spirit to accompany th. Apostle Paul to the city of Antioch. "And Joseph, who by the apostles wag surnamed Barnabas (which is, being interpreted, Son of exhorta- tion)."" Barnabas comes from two words, Bar, meaning son, and nabas, possibly connected with the Hebrew word nebi, meaning prophet, a name which may have been given to him because of his pre-eminent gifts of speaking. 'A Levite." Barnabas fis the only Levite mentioned by name in the New Testament, They occu- pied a very subordinate position in New Testament Judaism, and, when engaged at all in the service of the great sanctuary, were chiefly emlipoy- ed as temple police. "A man of Cy- prus. by race." Cyprus was an impor« tant island situated in the northeast corner of the Mediterranean Sea in an angle formed by the coasts of Cilicia and Syria, with an area of about 5,384 square miles. "Having a field." Although the Le- vites were not allowed to hold pos- session in land, since God himself wag their portion (Num. 18:20; Deut. 10:9), yet they could do so by pur- chase or inheritance (Jer. .32:7.12). "Sold ft, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles' feet." It would seem from 1 Cor. 9:6 that Barnabas by thls great gift, was compelled, in later years, to earn his own living. The generosity of that deed Is meas- ured not by what he gave, but by what he left. "They therefore that were scatter- ed abroad upon the tribulation that arose about Stephen." The narra- tive is now resumed from Acts 8:4. The church at Jerusalem was, no suflicient, with a cooling, possibly, i its ardor for the preacliing of the gospel, when the persecution here referred the eariy disciples in each direction, resulting in a marvellous revivifying oft the entire early Church. "Travelled as far as Phoenl. cia." The country immediately north of Palestine, part of the Roman pro- vince of Syria, in which were the great cities of Tyre, Sidon, Blerut, Tripolis, "And Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none save only to Jews." Antioch was the capital of the province of Syria, one of the three great cities of the Roman Kmpire, excelled only by Rome and Alexan- dria. "But there were some of taem men of Cyprus and Cyrene", Cyrene was a city of Libya in north Africa west of Egypt (see 2:10; 13:1). "Who, when they were come lo An- tioch, spake unto the Greeks also, preaching the Lord Jesus." There is great difference of opinion as to what is meant by this word Greeks. Some believe that it refers to Jews of the dispersion, born and brought up out- side of Palestine, but Jews in birth, religion, and training, But the best manuscripts of the context itself would lead us to believe that these Greeks were a part of that numer- ous: class who had abandoned the 'worship of pagan gods and were seeking food for their religious hun. ger In the services of the synagogues, "And the hand of the Lord was with them: 'and a great number that believed turned unto the Lord." So fit was not a mistake, Infacting thus without official sanction, they had not gone beyond the mind of thelr Master. The evident blessing on their work justified them. "And the report concerning them came to the ears of thg church which was In Jerusalem." The church at Jerusalem was still the mother ohurch and all that took place in Jerusg¥em was still the mother church and all that took place in re- lation to the preaching of the gospel at that time jas certainly reported to the pillars of the church in Jeru- galem, and apparently was investi. gated, envoys being sent from the Jerusalem Church to survey and make reports concerning happenings In other cities. "And they sent forth Barnabas as far as Antloch." The ohoice of commissioner was a wise one, That his Introduction had been regarded as sufficient voucher for Saul's discipleship shows that he was high in the confidence of the Church at Jerusalem: and this Is fur. ther indicated bx the fact that he was now sent alone (contrast with 8:14) on a mission of such respon. sibility "Who, when he was come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad." A smaller man would have probably raised difficulties regarding circum. cision or baptism, but Barnabas de- termined not to be more particular than the Holy Spirit. These Greeks might be Gentiles by birth, but they were undoubtedly = saints by new birth." "And he exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleavo unto the Lord." Their deter- mination was at present formed and they had turned to the Lord; the purport of Barnabas's coxhortion was that continuing in the same deter- mination they should ho!d fast their, "For he was a good man." The na- tural, but not certain, inference from faith and allow nothing to check their attachment to Christ, "And he went forth to seek for Saul." Tarsus course, the city of Saul, he had been spending perhaps ten years, a period of his life which, for us, is almost a total blank. Tarsus to was, of and there "And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch." So Saul now, perhaps, left the home of his childhood for the last time, and en- tered on his life's work, introduced to It by the samg friend who had be- fore Introduced fim to the disciples at Jerusalem. "And it came to pass, that even for a whole year they were gathered together with the church, and taught much people." This is the first time that the word church is used In Acts for a local company outside of Jerusalem. This 1s also probably the first time that Paul found a quiet church In which to work, giving 'him unlimited scope for his great abilities. "And that the disciples wero call- ed Christians first In Antioch." The word Christian has, for its founda- tion, the Greek word Christos, which is a translation of the Iebrew word Messiah, meaning anointed one. The termination of the word, ianus, is La- tin, Thus the word is Greek, the idea is Hebrew, and the particular form of the word is Latin, "Now in these days there came down prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch." Whilst foreknowledge of events is not of necessity implied by the word prophet, elther in the Old Testament or the New Testament, the case of Agabus, both here and in 21:10, 11, 'shows that predictiveness was by no means excluded. Then Chrstan prophets, moreover, as we gee them in Acts, combine the duty of ministering to the Lord with that of preaching the word; they are not foretellers, but forthtellers of God's will, "And there stood up ong of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be "a great famine over all the world: which came (to pas in the days of Claudl- us." Suetonius alludes to assiduoe sterilitates causing famine.prices un- der Claudius, while Dion Cassius and Tacitus speak of only two famines In Rome, and famine in Rome implied dearth In the great corn-growing countries of the Mediterrahean; Ku. seblus mentlons famine in Grecce, and an Inscription perhaps refers to famine in Asia Minor, Thus wide- spread dearth over the Roman world Is fully attested independently; be- yond the Roman world our evidence does not extend. , "And the disciples, every man ac- cording to his ability," See 1 Cor. 16:2. "Detbrmined to send relief un- to the brethren that dwelt in Jh- daca." ° The suggestion may have come from Barnabas, who had been foremost at an earlier period (4:37) in relieving the necessity of the poor brethren, and who is so often hrought before us as performing some act of sympathy and tenderness. "Which also they did, sending it to the elders by the hand: of Barna- bas © and Saul. Thus Bar- nabas sent from Jerusalem, brought spiritual "wealth to Antloch; Antl. och sends back relfef for material needs to thelr brethren in the Holy Clty. : 3 "THE SEVERED FINGER---Another Victim. FU MANCHU 'AYLAND SMITH, British Government ficial, is a London from By Sax Rohmer A aR Tio wet RES Fascist Chief Directs Battle Maneuvers | uate: -------- Potato Field Day. * Highly Successful Many Farmers Discuss Prob- "lems With Experts at Cen- tral Experimental Farm. p Ottawa--""One" doughnut is 'twice as fattening as an eight-ounce pota- to; a piece of pie, three times as much; rice, three and a half times; chocolate bar, oatmeal and macaroni four times as fattening as potatoes," John Tucker, of the Botany Division, Central Experimental Farm, Do- minion Department of 'Agriculture, informed a large number of farmers and their wives at the potato field day held recently at the Central Ex- perimental Farm, The potato field day was a tenta- tive innovation for Ottawa for, al- though potato field days are known at the other Dominion experiment al farms in the various provinces, this meeting was the first of its kind held in Ottawa. Farmérs and - potato growers were present from as far as Port Hope in the West, to Lennoxville, Que., in the East. \ MEET EXPERTS The field day gave all those in- terested in potato growing in the eastern counties of Ontario and the adjacent districts in Quebec an opportunity to meet and discuss their potato production and market- ing problems with the expert mem- bers of thie Farm staff of the Botany, Horticulture and Field Husbandry Divisions, and also with other specialists from the Dominion Fruit and Entomological branches. Interesting information bear- ing on all phases of the potato was conveyed in the shape of short lectures, followed by gen- eral questions and answers. Incidentally, in a lull after a lecture on fertilizers, a voice was heard to ask, "Did you use fertilizers with your straw- berries this year?" "No," came the reply, evidently from a farmer's wife with a sweet voice. "We just uséd sugar and 'cream like the other folks." Insect pests of the potato and their control; was dealt with by A. G. Dustan, of the. Dominion En- tonological Branch, while R. E, Robinson, of the Dominion Fruit Branch, explained the official grad- ing of table stock potatoes. EXPORTED 1,000,000 BUSHELS _ John Tucker, in dealing with the production of seed potatoes, remind- ed his hearers that for the past 10 years Canada had exported more than 1,000,000 bushels of certified seed potatoes every year. L. E. Wright, of the Chemistry Division, interested the meeting in the use of various fertilizers for specific soils bearing potato crop, and the Dominion Anl- mal Husbandman, G. W. Muir, who had just returned from a official visit to the Maritimes, spoke on the feed- ing value of portatoes for iivestock. In the afternoon, after an address of welcome on behalf of the Farm from the Dominion Cerealist, L. H. Newman, P. O. Ripley, of the Field Husbandry Division, led a personal tour. of the potato plots, when field demonstrations were carried out, CURIOUS WORLD "The Old Tippling Philosopher" is the name of a small roadside inn. near Caldicot Castle, Monmouthshire. LJ * LJ After a career of forty-nine years, during which-she has-ecovered 780,000 miles, the most historic L. M. 8. engine is to be preserved at St. Rol- lox, Glasgow. LJ . * The oldest dog in Great Britain is believed to be "Don", an Airedale belonging to Mr. G. Sparrow, of Costessey, - Norfolk. He is twenty- one. « * .* The meat G. Britain consumes, 44 p.c. is home supplied, 34 per cent, comes from the Argentine, 6 per cent. from Austraiia, and 16 per cent. from other Empire sources. . * . A turkéy has taken charge of a brood of goslings near Wigton, Cumberland, and in the same dis- trict a wild drake has mated with farmyard ducks. . * -. Scot'and is called Sotimaa in the Magyar language, Skotsko in Cze- cho-Slovakia, Iskocya in Turkey, and Szkocja in Poland. LJ * . The oldest type of pottery ever made in Ireland has been discovered in a great stone cairn at Dunloy, Go. Antrim. It dates from the Stone Age. The cairn also yielded perfect flint arrowheads, stone beads, polish- ed stone axes. ( . + MY Austrians, flocking to an exhibition in Vienna of relics of the late Em. peror Franz Josef I, stared at a tray of cigar ends, 'badly chewed and bearing this label: "Certified by his valet, Ketterl, to have been smoked by his Majesty on the 12th of Aug- ust, 1914." 4 ' A doctor wishing to pay a call at a cottage near Bracknell, Berks, made inquiries at the post-office, bub found the directions too involved. So he addressed 'a sixpenny telegram to the cottage. Then he accompanied the messenger who delivered it.