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4 'ses. Bake one hour. . eerve. 'and good).--Co Selected Recipes. . Baked Beans.--One quart navy beans; wash Add a Bere of salt k and onion, Boil two ! Add one-half can atoes, two tablespoons. molas- Ready to Leftover Fish Cakes (economical --Cold boiled potaioes cut in halves lengthwise may be !used. Cover with boiling water, add a little salt and let boil rapid-. ly about five minutes, drain and press through a ricer. If the direc- tions be followed this will be equal to fresh boiled potato. Add_ left- over, cooked fish of any kind, pick- into bits. There should be . at least half the bulk of the potato in oc mote we do no Pe Add aiso salt and pepper, ha tea- onfuf of each to a pint a nahet: al, any leftover drawn butter or white sauce, or, failing this, one or two tablespoonfuls of butter _ a little milk. Beat thoroughly. not ve the mixture + too on Shape = the hands into flat, round cakes. Dip these on both sides into sifted flour. Fry in a little hot pork or bacon fat until browned on one side, turn and brown on the other. Graham Crisps.--Mix two cups of graham flour with one teaspoonful of salt and one cup water. Roll out rather thin. Cut into rounds. Put a layer on a greased pan, brush|_ with melted butter and put on an- other layer. Pinch edges together, brush again with butter. prick clear through both layers in several places -- bake twenty minutes in ia hot o \ Beef, "Ttalian Stvle.--Take two 'pounds of rump, flank or neck beef; trim off all rough edges, wipe with a damp cloth, and place in a deep di ish. Add a sliced carrot, turnip, 'onion and a slice of fat salt pork, add one cup water, one teaspoonful salt and one-half teaspoonful pep- per, cover tightly, place in a mo- lderate oven three hours. Place the Imeat on a platter, add one table- 'spoonful tomato catsup and one teaspoonfn] mustard to the browned juice' in the dish and pour over the meat. Serve with boiled macaroni. Apple Cake.--Stew two pounds of cooking apples with as little water as possible and one cupful sugar. Put one-fourth pound of bre crumbs in a tin in which a little lard or dripping has beer melted, and Jet them brown lichtly in the oven. Take an ordinary cake tin, then | ine, the bottom and sides with a thick layer of the crumbs. Next put in a layer of the apple, then crumbs, and so on until tin is full. Rake in a quick oven half an hour, and when quite cold turn out and serve with whipped cream poured over cake. This is always eaten at Christmas in Denmark and is call- ed "peasant girl with veil on."' Toast Dishes, Codfish on Toast.--Creamed salt codfish served on thin slices of toast makes a'very palatable and dainty dish. Eggs on Toast.--There are vari- ous ways of preparing eggs on toast. Au easy way is to dip slices of toast quickly in salted hot water, place in serving dish and place scramb- Jed, poached or creamed eggs on top of toast. Vegetables Served With Toast.-- Toast served with vegetables adds much to their food value and digest- ibility. Dip the toast quickly in boiling water and sprinkle lightly with salt. Place in serving dish succotash, beans, spinach, cauli-} flower--in fact, almost all vege- and turn vegetables over it. Peas. tables are made more tasty and thealthfvl if served on toast. Milk Toast.--Heat a quart of milk to boiling point. Add tablespoon butter. Mix tablespoon flour into 'half cup milk and stir into it bot jmilk, adding teaspoon salt. Pour over slices of toast and' serve hot. This makes a fine dish for breakfast on a cold day. It supplies all the nourishment needed an to digest than meat or other heavy ood. me like a little nutmeg grated over it. Stews as They are Made-in Syria, Cut one pound and a half of red't mution in pieces the size of a wal- nut; boil them until they are fairly nder. Brown a finely chépped onion in & saucepan with one-quar- ter of a pound of butter; add the meat, and fry well. Cut. fine three «pounds of cabbage;--or break inio small pieces the same amount of cauliflower,+season with salt and pepper; add to the prepared meat either vegetable, cover with water, and cook over a moderate fire un- itil the vegetable i is done. Just be- fore removing from the fire add a little lemon juice. , To make this stew with } {and scrape a pound and a half of se tomatoes in paring this dish. ome wetiich ther gad fer myer haps ef) Sen water. oe make the stew with carrots. re the meat as for cabbage, pee iflower, or string beans. Wash seins cut them into slices, and fry 'with butter until they become red.- Add' the carrots and a little cinnamon to the prepared mat. Cover with water. and.cook well.) All of .these dishes are ental served with boiled iri 'tice. Useful Hi Hints. : > aa After washing a China silk dress do not hang it ont to drv, buy roll it up in a towel for half an hour; then iron on the wrong s'd2. To test linen, moisten the croods with the tip of the tongue. Jf it is linen, the wet snot will immediately show through the other side. Keep the medicine closet in ap- ple-pie order. then if you h-»npen| « to want anvthing in great haste, b yon can find it withovt delay. To prevent old potatoes from dis- coloring, prt one or two table- spoonfuls of sweet milk into water in which thev are boiled. When a villow eacn begins to wear it should be unstitched at the) bot- tom and folded so thot the old' side seam goes down the middle. --_--_--_--kr____ The SUNDAY SCHODL STUDY INTERNATIONAL LESSON, FEBRUARY 22. + VII. Faith Destroying Luke 12. 1-12. Golden Text, Luke 12.8. Lesson Fear. Grant, of the Cold delightful books, of sstirical verse, Exhortation to Courageous Sin-|};.,.q. cerity. This lesson is closely con- nected with the one of last Sunday. Jesus had been invited to dine at the home of a Pharisee and ha hospitality. The Clever Daughter of a Clever Man. The eldest daughter of Lord Rosebery and wife of Capt. Charles stream Guards. Lady Sybil has written several aud her reputation as an aspirant to tho lesses laurels of literature will be considerably enhanced by her new book "Founded on Fiction,' Lady Sybil and her husband are very popular in London, and Primrose Hote, their-home:at Roehampton, is the scene of much She is very fond of dogs and has had considerable suc- | ess as an exhibitor at the principal shows. which has just. been pub- brought upon himself the d-sap- proval of his host for not first ob- serving the ceremonial washing. This led to Jesus' severe condzmn- ation of the Pharisees for their ex- actness in trifling matters observed by men, in contrast to their neglect of the weightier matters of justice, mercy, and sincerity. Doubtless the earnest note in his speech had attracted the attention of those outside the house, and they were crowding about the doorway to hear. Perhaps Jesus felt that the listening multitudes were unfriend- sacrifices to the heathen god Mo- loch were made, and where later the refuse from the city was con- sumed in a. fire. kept continually burning. Hence it became a sym lical name for the place of panda ment in the other world. 6. Five sparrows sold for two at all, but notone of them is for- gotten in the sight of God 7. Fear not--Cease to foa¥ perior to--many Y :SPAarrows, ° 8. _Me--More sorreckly our lesson them to have no fear for he per secutions of men. knowing that fear often causes hvpocrisv. he urges The" sai is that Jesus is the and his confession is that they ane pence--They are of almost no value. Ye are of more value--that is, bi: . knew a be good, for the moral power of Jesus had been manifest- The deliberate rejection of the good, the persistent calling of good -jevil, showed a state of darkness into which the divine light could not penetrate. Sins which are due to impulse, passion, or erring judg- ment are very different from the ar- rogant designation of good as eyvil. o penitent has ever been guilty of this unpardonab lgfein. and any man who will earn ry call upon for. pardon may be assured that is forgiveness for ¥ Synagogues -- Jewi ish local courts were held in the'synagogues, over which elders; who were" re- -| riage of the patient and the 'woman lephemeth Showing persistent | | them to be rendy always to g've courageous testimony to the truth. assuring them of the heavenly Fa- ther's nrotection and of the aid of his faithful followers. 10. Matthew and Mark record the words of Jesus, regarding the un- pardonable sin as spoken in connec- snonsible for diggipline, presided. The elders could sentence to ex- communication or to scourging. he cast} The rulers, and the authorities-- is easier: roo string ; tion with the charge that out evil spirits by the aid of the Prince of evil. The Pharisees were denouncing as evil that Which they the Holv Spirit if they are brought to tria) for their faith. erse 1. In the mean time-- While Jesus had been speaking (see Higher powers than the local Jew- ish courts, such as the Sanhedrin, and Roman courts. pre¢eding lesson e many thousands--A hyper- bolical expression for a great mul- titude. He began to say unto his disciples first of all--Jesus began to ress the disciples and then. perhaps, turned to the people. His words were, however, primarily to the disciples. Beware ye of--A warning phrase i} IS THIS LIFE WORTH LIVING? It All Depends Upon the Way in Which We Spend Our Time ? | merely to be the recipients of cér- Every. right, if the peculiar to Luke, meaning, ' e heed and avoid." 'SNot to be ministered unto, but doubt, if we are put into this world 'Leaven--In Scripture leaven is! to minister."--Matthew xx., 28. generally used as a type of evil! There has never been a time when tain blessings. which spreads and puffs up and this question, as to whether life is one end and aim of existence is to sours in its influences. The parable | worth living, has not been asked, "eat, drink and be-merry," to look lof the leaven (Luke 13. 20, 21; Matt. and there has never been a time, upon sights of beauty and listen to 13. 33) is, however, an exception to| perhaps, when there did not seem sweet cadences of song, to recline this general meaning. 2, 3. Hypocrisy'is not only wick- When we consider the tragic ex- neath starlit skies. be good reason for its asking. on cushions of ease ard slee be- Every right, if ed, it is useless, for the true char- periences which have to be under- life is to be measured by pleasures acter cannot always remain con- gone by the average individual--: receiv: which have to be or "er encountered is to be cealed. Sooner or later the facts the diseases will become known. So Jesus urges fought, the pains which have to be d , the sorrows of accident dit 4 which we are entitled. From his disciples to speak and act hon-| endu estly and openly. and to have no! and death which have to be met} the fear for the consequences. | sordid struggle for the material ne- Inner chambers--In the East, cessities of existence which consti- outer walls are easily dug through. tutes-the whole content of life for Things which a man wished to guard the majority of men, the b | caretelly were placed in inside hopes and defeated ambitions and | ruined faiths which sooner or later Procite upon the housetops-- cloud ever the most fortunate car- In the East. proclamations are still eer; and when we add to this cata- made from the flat roofs of the. logue of disaster the fact that thers houses. | seems to be no relation between the 4. Be not afraid of them that kill suffering to be borne on the one the body--Jesus may have felt that hand and the moral ,to arise the estates would be see that the question as to the! tempted to worth-whileness of life is a per- r him, eho after he hath haps so futile or wicked after all. ent Lae power to cast into hell Certainly there have been men --This passage, like the parable of overwhelmed by the-unjust steward, is given 'two "A. Sea of Troubles' * distinctly different interpretations. | who would seem to have excuse' for Some' think "He who hath-power to' asserting that the game' is not cast into hell" refers to God, others ; worth the' candle. think the reference is to n.| As to the actual facts which are Some reasons in favor of the for- involved in this problem I am not mer interpretation are: (1) In the at this moment concerned, save to Greek construction of the word point out that the question in «the 'fear' means "fear without trying form in which it is usually present- to shun," which is the word usually ed is incapable of being answered, beans, prepare the meat as for cab-| used when referring to fearing God; In any real investigation of the mat< ge or cauliflower. String three unds of beans, and break each an into two pieces. When the onion becomes almost black add the beans, and, stirring them occa- sionally, cook them for about five minutes, or until the beans become slightly "yellow and soft. Season with salt and pepper, add enough water to cover, and cook well, stir-' xing frequently, and adding more water if necessery. Some Syrians (2) in Ser'pture we are not else , ter each individual life would have where told to fear Satan, but to re-| to be taken by itself, and a balance sist him; (3) the Evi] One may en- of gains and losses 'struck in each deavor to entice us into Gehenna, case. For some persons life would but he has no authority to send us be proved to be on the whole worth there. However, the idea of God living; for other perhaps not here expressed is more like Old What I am concerned with at this Testament teaching than the teach- time is the attitude toward life ing of Jesus about the Father. which is,revealed by the putting of Hell--Gehenna, derived from Gi- this question. I want to ask what Hinnom, meaning "the valley of mora] right we have to make such Hinnom" near Jerusalem, where an inquiry at all! Every right, no | deserts of the, he |in the persecutions which were sure sufferer on the other, we begin tol ster'! Life, properly understood, and if every man suffe from the amount of cre- this point of view it may well be re- garded as questionable if life 4: worth living fori most p®rsons, Why We Are in This World. But what right have we to imter- pret life from any such point of view as this? Is it not one of the surest of spiritual truths, attested by all prophets and proved by all valid experience, that we are here in this world not to have, but to do; not to receive; but to give; "not to ministered unto, but to mini- is an open door to service, sacrifice and love--it is an opportunity to smite eyil; foster nad. strengthen weakness, heal distress, labor justice, -righteousness' peace Wh herefore are.we born, asks the heroic in Tennyson's *Tdylls," to. "'live pure, meee ge right wrong, follow the Kin And if we have even the aes, chance:to any one of these things shali we not find 'life worth living, even as the fireman finds the blaze ut a fighting and the soldier the shock of battle worth meeting? Just tinea; now, in this interpreta- tion of life as a ministry and not as a prize package, do we find the real answer to our question, Is life worth living? Charles W. Eliot sums it-all up when he says :--"No has the right to find life uninterest- ing er unrewarding who sees within the sphere of this own activity « wrong he can help to remedy or 'within himself an evil he can hope to overcome."--Réy. John Haynes for Holmes. oat -|It.was found that some of the "THURSE NOT GLLGING We : |THEY ARE SAID TO sald SPLENDID WIVES. --- Why Do So Many Men Marry} Their Nurses--Percentage of © , Happiness Higher. : Why. do + so many men fall in love. with: their - Why are so: many dssaiee' ped by the mar- who attended him? These ques- tions have lately been made the subject of an interesting discussion in various publications devoted to the medical and nursing profes- sions. , i« One physician who took an active part in the attempt to answer them 'contends . that the mere fact of a man's helpless dependence upon his nurse makes him unusually sus- ceptible to falling in love with her. Outside of the doctor the nurse is often the only person the sick man sees for weeks or months. On her tb, A Warding Of. Bronchitis. ; At this season of the year many. elderly persons are subject to dis tressing. attacks of bronchitis, re- ~ |eovery from which is arly tedious. But with ordinary care many--of "attacks might . be warded great thing is to: keep the bowela acting freely, and not to overload the stomach: with food. Every morning or every sec- ond morning, as may be necessary, a glass of mild aperient water should be taken, unless the desired movement of the bowels can brought about by means of fruit or other articles of diet. Brown bread should be taken in preference - white ; pales apples are especially with a small quantity a course of the day, not at meal times. No indigestible food or rich, greasy dishes should have a place in the skill and devotion to duty See the length of his stay in bed, and | aften his life itself. How natural, | if the patient be a single man, that his regard for the nurse to whose tender, patient care he owes ~s0| much should ripen from gratitude into friendship and finally into love. Demands Good Health. It is also pointed out that some of the: finest types of womanhood are to be found in the nursing pro- fession. A nurse's arduous duties demand good health and physical strength, and to these robust qual- ities she frequently adds comeliness and even beauty. Nowadays many nurses are recruited from families of wealth and refinement--young women who take up the work out of love for it, and not because they are obliged to earn their own liv- ing. During his long wearisome days in bed, with little to occupy his mind, the patient has the best of opportunities to observe what- ever persone] charm his nurse may DOSSESS. Another point which should not be overlooked is the fact that a wo- man's disposition meets in the sick- room its severest possible test. If she finds it possible to make herself congenial to a man during the irri- tating stress of his illness, she is nore likely to make him a good wife than a woman who. has. never bed to deal ee eo him when _pain and ring have nerves. srs is cemictay no niystery in the prevailing tendency of men to carry off the best trained nurse they can find,'"' says a hospital su- perintendent, who has had 'the op- portunity of watching many of these sickbed romances. "We may even contemplate the possibility. of a completely: eugenic epoch | when every bride, along with her mar- riage certificate, will be called upon to produce her. hospital training school diploma. The Women Who Are Wanted. 'The trained nurse rarely, if ever, proves the undesirable cling- ing vine type of wife. She does n lean on a man when he is unable to hold himself up. She never con- tributes her hysteria to his brain fag. She is self-reliant and self- contained. This is the kind of wo- men who are wanted in this age, and I therefore believe the man who selects his nurse for a wife is showing excellent judgment." diet; everything must be light, yet nourishing. Warm milk wil] often be found very beneficial in cases of bronchial trouble. See that the room is properly ventilated. yet ept warm, and that no direct draught can be felt. Any one liable to attacks of bronchitis must be careful to avoid going out in wet weather, but gentle exercise in the best and brightest part of the day will do much toward keeping up the general standard of health. Deep slow breathing may be practised with advantage, several times at intervals during the dav, keeping the mouth closed, and inhaling and exhaling only through the nostrils. -- to Stop Children's Colds. ere are charming hot water bottles for babies. But when a ba- by's feet. are cold it is far better to na -- ntly until they are et teen to wrap them in & litle sakes made especially for purpose of keeping its feet pel oe to depend on a hot wa- ter One baaiker who dreaded croup always used to rub her children's chests and throats with pure sweet oil whenever they seemed chilly. or hoarse. She would then tuck them into warm beds«in rooms full -of fresh air. They never had croup-- and it is only fair to think her pre- ventive treatment had something to do with this fact. When small childrén come in the bene- ficial as the alcohol, in arousing the circulation. A salt rub is a good thing for a youngster with a cold. Rub the body: briskly with a --_ fine salt after a warm bath and a cool svray or eponge, an and then dry thoroughly. ---- EXPLAINING being TELEGRAPH Great Excitement 1 In a Small Vil- lage In Bosnia. As a general rule, the telegraph no longer arouses the wonder and awe that it did in our grand- fathers. In remote countries, how- ever, there are still people -- have nover heard of it, or unable 'to understand it. D tells of the perplexity that th 8- saad ca in a small vil Bosn The a had installed a telegraph line from Prijedor to sch, It is claimed that the percentage | pinat: of happy marriages is higher among nurses -- with any other class of wome This is aig to the fact that in the quiet of the sickroom the nurse and her patient have a better op- portunity to find out whether they are congenial to one another than other lovers do, and also to the ex- cellent dowry of good health which the nurse brings to her husband. The nurse has been trained-t6 keep |. her nerves well in hand, and ehe is therefore not so liable to the fits of bad temper which lead so many wives to the divorce court. ---- Through the, Sand-Glass. Undoubtedly the ancient sand- glass, apart from marking the course of time, has oe many other purposes. for which it is most utilized to-day is to time the boiling of eggs. A big surgeon, however, bas discovered a far more vital use for the article. younger surgcons of thé hospital at which he operated were a trifle lax in the matter of thoroughly ¢leans- ing their hands before operations. The regulations prescribe four pro- cesses of five: minutes each, but rarely was this rule strictly adhered to, the excuse being that it was difficult to estimate the time. great surgeon settled the matter by installing a sand-glass over each wash-basin. For §ve minutes the surgeon now washes his hands with 'soap and hot water, the a ® is turned, 'arid another washing with soap and hot water follows. An- other turn, whilst the hands are washed in alcohol; and, for the last five minutes the hands go through another sterilization: Over all the | dog eo t obstinate y cleanses his nails, The sand-glass pr gn "What is the meaning of. this wire?' asked the astonished in- habitants of a ban -- which the line happe "It is a telegraph" "said the headman of the village, who had been in consultation with the offi- cials. "One can send a message along this wire, straight from here to Stamboul.' The villagers wero incredulous. "That is impossible. How can a message run along a wire?" headman 'thought awhile; then he hit upon the proper expla- natin "y ne," he said, "a at is terribly long, and whose tail is stretched like the wire on these poles; imagine that his tail is so long that he reaches from nae Stamboul. Now, suppose pinched his tail here. Wouldn't ih howl in Starhboul ?"' The villagers understood. ----------__k_______ S Buttermilk will insure much soft- er and lighter hot rolls than plain mi When making sauce, remem mber that offe ounce of butter .and half - an ounce of 'flour will thicken @ cup of liquid. . To keep celery crisp for several days, first clean it, then wrap it in a soft cloth and lay it on the ice in the ice box: Children's patent leather shoes | will not break and scar so badly if after wearing they are wiped with | vaseline. . Carbonate of soda will remove the nate of mud stains. Rub off with a cloth or flannel dipped in the n press well on wrong side of the material with a warm iron If you open a can of peaches and find them fermented, do not throw them away. Heat them over, sweet- sand-glass stands as arbiter. a en a little and make them into pie.