HOU5EHOLP DAINTY DISHES. Banana Soup. Mash six ripe ba- nanas, then rub them through a ieve ; add twice as much cold milk, tweet -n to taste, add a pinch of Bait and the grated rind of one lemon ; bring to boiling point, then add one heaping teaspoonful of arrowroot or cornstarch mixed smooth with a little cold milk ; stir till boiling, then allow to cook for eight min- utes, stirring constantly ; let cool, then add two tahlespoonfuls of le- mon juice and place on ice. Serve in bullion cups. Soft Gingerbread. One cup mo- lasses, one tablespoonful of ginger, one level teaspoon salt. Put these ingredients into a pan and stir in enough flour (pastry flour is pre- ferable, so that the spoon will tand alone in the mixture. Put one large spoonful of shortening meat fryings will do into your cup, fill it with hot water, add one tea- poonful of soda, and mix thorough- ly with the flour and molasses. Add one well-beaten egg and bake in greased pans slowly, being very careful not to jar the oven. Ripe Cucumber Relish. With a sharp knife remove the peeling from two dozen ripe cucumbers, cut into halves, and scoop out the seeds. Chop them rather coarsely and drain for twenty-four hours in a jelly-bag. Put the 'pomace' left after the water has dripped out into j a large bowl ; add four medium i sized onions peeled and chopped with five tahlespoonfuls of mustard seed. Mix all well together with a lar :e wooden spoon and cover with ; the best cider vinegar. A the pickle swells after standing some hours, add more vinegar. The! pickle should be well covered. Put into airtight jars, seal and keep in a dark, cool place. Molasses Chocolate Chips. One quart of molasses, half a cupful of white sugar, an even cupful of grated chocolate, half a cupful of vinegar, a tableepoonful of butter, one teaspoon'ul of baking soda. Pour the vinegar upon the grated chocolate and the sugar and let it stand at the side of the range where * it will dissolve slowly. It should '. , not get hot. When the sugar is melted turn into the molasses and cook, without cover, stirring from the bottom often until it spins a , thread from the top of a spoon. Now -stir in the butter and the coda, ' the latter dissolved in hot water. . Flavor with vanilla to taste and pour out upon buttered platters to : * harden. As it forms, cut into chips or bars with a buttered knife. Quince Marmalade. Pare, quar- .' tor and core firm, ripe quince* and cut into small pieces. Weigh them . and allow an equal quantity of su- . gar. Put the fruit into a porcelain lined kettle with barely enough 'water to cover it. Cook slowly un- .til the fruit is tender and translu- .cent. Skim frequently. Take out | the fruit with a perforated skimmer j ' and spread upon dishes. Now add the sugar to the water in which the ! fruit was boiled. Bring to a fast boil and remove the scum. Drop in j the quinces. Boil steadily fifteen j minutes after the bubble has fairly ' begun : remove the fire and put into : email jars or jelly glasses that have , been rolled in hot water to pre- I vent breaking. Cut the quinces into small bits of uniform size and | put up in tumblers, as the syrup j makes a firm jelly about the fruit, i When you wish to use it, dip the j tumbler into hot water, and the ; contents will turn out in a solid mass. Salmon Loaf. One can salmon. Pour off the liquid, pick out the bones and skin and mix smoothly. Add four teaspoonfuls melted but- ter, one-half cup fine rolled crack- ! ers. and season with pepper and salt and a little grated onion. Beat three eggs thoroughly and add to the mixture. Steam in a round can one hour and a quarter. Al- j ways tie a cloth on the under cover of the steamer to absorb tho beads : of water. When ready to use lay | the roll on a platter, garnish with i par-ley, and serve in slices with to- mato sauce. Cold salmon loaf, made the day before using, can be reheated, and is excellent. Tomato Sause for Salmon Loaf. Boil one pint of canned tomatoes with one cup of water and several ; slices of onion, according to taste, j After cooking ten or fifteen min- | utes. rub through a sieve, pulp and ( all. except seeds. Blend ft large j tfth'espooiiful of butter with flour in a frving-pan, add the tomato juice and make a creamlike sauce. Sea- son well cook thoroughly and serve hot in a gravy bowl. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. > Never allow meat to remain in , paper, or in the kitchen, or it w ; ll nuieklv become tainted. Coal that is kept in a dry. airy place will burn much Vflger than that which is kept in a close cellar with no ventilation. Before cooking sago soak it in cold water for an hour, and then pour away the water. Next simmer the sago in stock or milk as desired. Rod coloring for cooking may bo easily and cheaply obtained by pouring boiling water over beet- root which has been chopped fine. Strain before use. Raise the kitchen table on bricks, if it is used for cooking only, for in thia way many back aches will be saved. It is not the standing as much as the stooping which ia so tiring in cooking. Black felt hats may be renovated by sponging with ammonia and boiling water in equal quantities. When dry, brush well with a stiff brush. Crust for roly-poly pudding is made thus : Put into a basin one pound of flour, one teaspoonful of baking powder, and a pinch of salt. Chop six ounces of suet and add to the flour, and moisten with water to make a stiff paste. Turn it on to a well-floured pastry-board, and roll out very thin. Don't dry umbrellas with the handle upwards, for then the mois- ture runs down to the tip where it rusts the wires and rots the silk. It is also a mistake to 'dry an um- brella by spreading it open. In- stead, just drain the umbrella for a few minutes, and then stand it, handle downward, and dry it in this position. Before beginning to peel onions, grease your finger tips liberally with butter or lard or dripping. Then grasp the knife and go on with the dreaded job ! Not a trace of odor from the onion or garlic will cling to your hands, provided, of course, that you avoid handling the onion with anv part of them ex- cept the fingers. Cooking vegetables which disa- greeably scent the entire house be- comes an undesirable necessity at times. If a pan containing vinegar and spices (cinnamon and cloves) is placed on the stove to boil while the food is cooking, the odor will be absorbed by the vinegar and spices. The skin of poultry is frequently very dirty when brought from mar- ket. and fowls shouJd not only be washed, but scrubbed with a soft brush and warm water, in which a teaspoonful of baking soda has been dissolved. Such treatment will prevent the disagreeable "hen- ny" taste often noticeable in cook- ed poultry. IHE SCH33L SIODf GIRL SLAPPED GENERAL. He Had Refused Her Father Per- mission to Marry Her Mother. Fraulein Hirtl, the daughter of a colonel in the Austrian army, has been put on trial for assaulting her father's superior officer. Lieutenant Field-Marshal von Boroevic. the commander of an army corps. The affair has caused much sensation, a it brings into sharp relief some of the evils of the Austrian military regulations under which junior offi- cers are forbidden to marry unless the bride can deposit the prescribed dowry, which varies from 810,000 for a lieutenant's wife to $3,750 for that of a major. Twentv years ago Lieutenant Hirtl fell in love with a penniless girl, aud, apparently, in the hope that the regulation might be some day relaxed, the pair joined their lives without any religious cere- mony. The union was a happy one. three children were born, and when Hirtl recently attained the rank of a colonel, when no dowry but only a formal permission to marry is ne- cessary. he applied for leave to marry his faithful companion, as- this would, under Austrian law, also make his children legitimate. The fie'd-marshal. however, re- fused this permission, told Colonel Hirtl that he had best send in his papers, and declined to have any social relations with him. This interview took place just be- fore a dinner of the garrison at Minkaus. and Colonel Hirtl. in- stead of attending, went home, and told his family what had happened. His eldest daughter, who is eigh- teen years of age, was so furious at the slight put on her father and mother that she went at once to tho hotel where the dinner was tak- ing place, and in the vestibule slap- ped the general's face in the pre- sence of several officers. WE ARE WEATHER PROPHETS. Very often we find the newspaper misleading us as to the weather in a particular district, or it has given us a report too general to be of service. But this does not matter much, because we can be our own weather prophets. We can start with the breakfiwt-table. Keep an eye on that cup of coffee. Should the bubbles collect in the middle and form a "kiss," a picnic can be safely planned. But if they rush to the side, be careful. There is a strong chance that it will rain. The after-breakfast pipe will confirm the opinion you have formed from your coffee-cup. If you use wax matches, you will find them special- ly difficult to strike. There are further weather prophets in the hall. If your walking-stick, for ex- ample, is hard and dry, take it with you. even, though the sky be- cloudy. But if the handle is moist, drop it and arm yourself with an umbrella. If a quarter of an hour after rubbing the handle with a dry cloth the moisture- reappears.- rest assured that there is a "soaker" in store. Formerly used to denote the length of the sermon, an hour- glass, dating hack to 15SO A.D., is still fixed to the pulpit of the par- ish church in South Ockendon, Essex, England. INTERNATIONAL LESSON, SEPT. 15. Lesson XI. Judgment and mercy. Matt. 11. 26-30. Golden Text, Matt. 11. 28. Verse 20. Then began he to up- braid Matthew records this re- proach as occurring immediately after his charge preparatory tu sending forth the twelve, while Luke places it, perhaps more cor- rectly, at the close of the Galilean period, after he had "stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem" (Luke 9. 51). Most of his mighty works Or, powers. Perhaps a. closer render- ing of the Greek would be "those very numerous mighty works" or miracles. The synoptists use the term "miffhty works" frequently, while John avoids it. 21. Chorazin Situated about two miles north of Capernaum. There is no record of miracles per- formed here, though John states that many things were done by Je- sus which were not recorded (21. 25). Bethsaida The home of Andrew, Peter, and Philin. situated a, short distance north of Lake Galilee and east of the Jordan. Tyre and Sidon Heathen citiee situated on the Mediterranean coast. Jesus and his disciples seem to have been well received on their visit here (Mark 7. 31V Sackcloth and ashes Symbols of extreme grief. For examples see Jonah 3. 8: Dan. 9. 3: Is*. 58. 5. 22. More tolerable The heathen cities which had received very little of the gospel would be held less responsible than the Jewish cities which had been enlightened by both teaching and miracles. 23. Capernaum A flourishing <*;tv on the northwest shore of the lake. This was the home of Jeus during his Galilean ministry (Matt. 9. 1) and the scene of many mira- cles. Shalt thou be exalted unto hea- ven ? This question reveals the haughty and self-sufficient attitude which the prosperous inhabitants of the- city assumed. Their self- satisfaction permitted of no accep- tance of the important spiritual truths which Jesus presented. Go down unto Hades Some manuscripts read be brought down. The men of Capernaum were proud of their flourishing city but failed to appreciate Christ's teaching. Their humiliation, therefore, will be equal to that of the heathen cities (I<a. 14. 13-1 5V Condemna- tion of the inhabitants as well as the desoJation of the city is pro- phesied. For a discussion of "hades" see introduction to Lesson Text Studies for May 5. Sodom A city situated near the Dead Sea. destroyed because of ite wickedness (Gen. 19V Wherever this name appears in the New Te- tament it is cited as an example of the execution of divine judgment (Luke 10. 12: 17. 29; Rom. 9. 29: 2 Peter 2. 6 : Jude 7). 25. At that season In Luke's re- cord (10. 21. 22> this paragraph oc- curs after the return of the seven- ty- These thing? This refers to the "mighty works." which were not understood in those Jewish cities which would not receive them as evidences of divine wisdom and power. Wise and uriderstandinir The re- ference is to the orthodox Jews, and especially to the scribes and Pharisees, who were versed in every detail of the Mosaic law and observed it faithfully, but failed to crasp the principles of the gospel because they did not comply with the condition of simple faith which Jesus impood. Babes The disciples of Jesus were thus characterized because of their acceptance of the gospel by simple faith. In contrast with the learned doctors of the law. they were ignorant men. The implica- tion is that if the erudite interpre- ters of the law are to become dis- ciples of Jesus, they must approach him with the same simple faith as his humble 'ol lowers. 27. All things have been delivered unto mo of my Father In verse 25 Jesus has declared that the Father is Lord of heaven ar>d earth, which serves to reveal the nature of the things committed unto him by God. At the creation Christ was given supremo power over the universe, and even during his earthly exis- tence he exercised his authority in some degree (John 3. 35: 13. 3: 17. 2V while after the resurrection full authority was again restored with all its accompanying glory (Matt. 2S.1SV The possession of such pow- er by Christ verifies the assumption of John (1. 3 1 * and tho F.pistles (Col. 1. ia-17^ that he is the creator and sustainer of the universe. The phrase involves the consciousness of Jesus of bis existence with the Father before his earthly advent and the fu'lness of his revelation and authority. No one knoweth the Son No one is fully able to recognize or under- stand the Son except the Father. This is especially true since Jesus enjoyed oersvnal fellowship with the Father from the beginning (John 1. 2V To whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal him One phase of the mi*- r sion of Jesus waa to make known the character of G-xl to men. He, as Son, alone has the power to do this, and he will reveal him only to those whom Le deems worthy. 28. Come unto me The invita- tion represents Christ as Mediator- between God and men, and as hav-, ing all the necessary authority to relieve them of their burdens. The section which these words introduce is peculiar to Matthew. Rest Refreshment. 29. My yoke The figure is that of an ox drawing a heavy load which is lightened by another sharing the yoke. The yoke is made for two, ! thus Jesus shares the burdens of his disciples. 30. Easy Rather, kindly: it does not chafe. As compared with the j ordinances prescribed by the law,! the- programme of Jesus was ex- ceedingly simple. He was also > sympathetic teacher, having none of the harshness and arrogance of the, Pharisees and scribes. MRS. WARD'S HOBBY. Mrs. Humphrey Ward does not forget the claims of social service in her efforts to frustrate the de- signs of the suffragettes. There is no other eminent woman writer quite as active as the author of "Robert Elamer*" in trying to ameliorate the hard lot of the poor. Most of her philanthropic ener- gies are focussed on the Passmore Edwards Settlement in the west central district of London, where, owing to her initiative, a vacation school has been opened for chil- dren who would otherwise have to spend their holidays in the streets. Over a thousand scholars are in daily attendance, althouzh they are not compelled to attend. The re- freshing departure from ordinary scholastic routine accounts for this pressure at the Passmore Edwards School. When weather conditions permit, a mixed class assembles for tuition in basket-making on the large lawn at the rear of the Set- tlement. The children work with happy application, and it i* diffi- cult to recognize in them the up- roarious youngsters who turn the back streets into a pandemonium during the vacation weeks. Then there is a woodwork class for boys, and a mixed art class, where the pupils paint flowers from natural specimens taken from the garden. But by far the most popular class is the story-telling class. Stories of old romance are recited by the teacher, and this section displays, more than any other, the keynote of the work, which is re- creative occupation. The more practical side of tuition is not for- gotten, for boys are shown how to cobble boots, and girls are taught cooking and housewifery, while dancing and drill are also provid- ed for both boys and girls. Before the vacation school breaks up. Mrs. Humphrey Ward invites the parents to a Parents' Day. when s|>ecimens of the school work are exhibited. COTTON SPINDLES. The total number of cotton spin- dles in the world at the eivJ of 1911 was estimated at 137.27>*.752. com- pared with 133.3S4.79-4 for the end of 1910. The number of spindles for Kngland at the end of 1911 was 54,522.554 ; for the United States. 23.S72.000: for Germany. 10.4SO.- 090: for Russia. 8.671.664: f or France. 7.300.000; for India. 6.250.- 000: for Austria. 4.3(53.745: for Italv. 4,582.065. and for Japan. 2.- 131. -!94. And the lack of charity frequent- ly begins at home. Wit is -i fin- Cilice, but a very Unsatisfactory SHERLOCK HOLMES IN FLESH. Frenchman Shows True DetectiTe Is the Legal Doctor. The Paris Revue prints some Sherlock Holmes stories of true life, told by Dr. De Xeuville. which are meant to show that the true modern detective is the legal doc- tor. One of these stories deals with the discovery at Havre, in. 1S09, of the corpse of a woman who kept an inn. The police authorities arrived with the doctor attached to the po- lice service. The medical special- ist, after examining the various trace.3 of the crime with his micro- scope, said : "What ia the last boat that ha- arrived!" ''The Donna Maria, from Sicily." Then without a minute's hesita- tion the doctor began : "This woman has been a*- .! nated by a left handed individual, wearing a slight mustache and probably a Sicilian. He probably arrived by the Donna Maria, ar.d is over five feet six high He kne^ the woman and has undoub;-=d".y stayed here before. He knew that she was often drunk and entered the house by breaking in. He kill- ed her for fear she would wake while he was robbing the place and then escaped, thinking he had left no traces. He probably has in hi* pocket the stump of a candle which has been used.'' While a detective was sent in search of any one answering to this clue, the doctor explained how he had reached his conclusions. "The assassin wounded hirr the ior in entering and a spliiiter of wood, stained with blood, made me suppose that he is left-handed. By the side of the blood on the floor there are traces of a candle which has dripped. That confirmed my idea that the man who held the light - right hand had the instru- ment of crime in his le't. "The microscope showed me that the candle was one of those manu- factured in Sicily. I recc'.'.-.-r^i that- detail by remembering the Rer- tillon collection of candles, which contain specimens from every part of the world. In thinking who could have used a Sicilian candle I con- cluded that he must have just ar- rived from Sicily. The micr. - : also showed two small reddish hair in the candle grease, mustachf hairs, undoubtedly, as those of the beard are quite different. The mur- derer after the crime had probably twisted or bitten his mustache with- out being aware of what he was do- ing." The doctor's reasoning was con- firmed by the immediate arrest of one Foforraxxo, a passenger on the Donna Maria. The doctor handed him a piece of paper which ho uxk in his left hand, which was wound- ed. The candle-end was found in his pocket and he confessed to the crime. THE BFBOXIC PLAGUE. Only Way to Slamn It Out Is to Kill Off Rats on Waterfront*. The occurrence of cases <_f bubon- ic plague in Cuba and Port- K is an incident, thinks an editorial writer in The EMgini^eriiis R.-c. :vi of New York, of that malady's ea 1 ward progress around the world Says this paper : "It seems indisputable, that the bubonic plague is pa^s.ng eastward around the world. It threatened California a few years ago. and the disease was avoided only by the most radical sort of action by health officers, backed up by the energetic work of public-spirited citizens in- telligent enough to appreciate :!-< danger which w;is imminent and forceful enough to compel people to fight this danger in the onl> pos- sible manner. The disease has n.-w succeeded in reaching Cuba and Porto Rico, where our medical offi- cers are watching it can-fully. It cannot be handled as effective'y a< cholera or tvphoid fever, and it will be surprising if it is eradicated from Porto Rico much before t'ie close of the year: even if tho m-^<t stringent precautions ;vre taken to prevent its spread and to over- come it within the limits where it has already developed. "It is the general opinion of tho medical profession to-day that the o!'<i\i>.- > spread by rats which be come infected with it. These rats in turn transmit the disease to the fleas with which they are infested and the fleas transmit it to human beings. The main precaution to take against the disease is. there- fore, the slaughter of all rats, par- ticularly along water fronts whore vessels from ports subject to tho plague are moored. It is, in 'act, the water fronts of the country which form the main line of defense against the introduction of this dis- ease, which is essentially one of filthiness and unc!ean!ines. It will be difficult to exterminate rats, as was shown in the famous rat-killing campaign in California a few years ago. but if a bounty is placed oa them, whioh need not be large, the cause of public health will be zreat- ly aided." till MOMl ADVENTURE GLttL Hr\G FOR EIGHT HOLES OVER PRECIPICE. Tourist with Feet Braced Aeainst Bould.-r Held Sifter by Skirts. The terrible experience which be- fell a brother and Bister a few days ago easily leads the roll of narrow escapes from death in the Alps this summer. For eight long hours Hen- ry Van Goethen, a young German tourist, lay crouched with his feet braced against a boulder, holding the skirts of his sister, Miss Van Goethen. while she hung over a pre- cipice nearly a mile high. The girl, with her brother and her fiance, Maurice Svmbardien, ascended Mount Saurosse, and ia returning to the- perilous pathway leading to the glacier of Domenon. As they were rounding a granite ledge, clinging to the rock with hands and feet, she slipped and slid away towards the edge of the precipice. STARTLED BY HER SHRIEK for help, the girl's brother and fiance sprang forward just in time to see her disappearing over the verge. The brother threw himself fiat on the smooch rock and slid forward just in time to grasp the hem of her skirts a< she was going over. Luckily, his foot came against a small projecting bou:d*r on the very edge of the precipice. Beyond that, he was helpless. Bombardier tried to pull the two back, but could not. 'Run for help!" the brother cried between gnttinz teeth, fear- ful that even the slightest tug ia pulling them back might tear his r's skirt a.nd send her crashing down 2.400 feet into the rocks be- low. Bombardier ran back down the mountain. The girl's arms had been injured in the- fall and she was unable to help herself. Dangling there ia space, she could ire. far below, nVating clouds, through which she exported every minute to be hurled. Farther down she could see tiny specks, the houses of an Alpine vil- lage. All the wav d-^wn was sheer precipice and jagned rocks. The - took away her consciousness and thus SAVED THE GIRL'S REASON. T-A -. ight came, iti . :ae young roan, tired to exhaustion clutched the skirts of hw sister Minutes seemed hours. Hour* seemed cen- turies. He could not move his f'-oo for tear of losing his toe hold on the boulder and going with his siste-r down to death. At first he held fast to the skirts with both hands, then, as the strain- ing position rendered him near'./ mad with pa:u. he alternated his hands every few minutes, turning the freed hand arouud rapidly to ease the strained muse ,'it gave wav to d&rkn-ss, and still the brother clung to his -ister At last the faint shouts of a rescuine party came up the moun- tain pathway. It had taken Bombardier three hours to eo down the mountain. and five more to nather a party of capable mountain climbers and re- turn. \VS-n the rescue partv SIR- ! in drawing the young woman from the precipice, her brother fainted. Ho :s now Mifforinz from a -severe brain shock. H:s sister will un- doubtedly recover from her injur- ies. HOW FAST FLIES INCREASE. Mr. Howard, of the Bureau of En- tomology. Washington. DC. cal- - that a single house rly, starting about April 15 with an av- erage brood of !-'. w. -::d. if all her eggs were hatched and a!! in turn reproduced in like r atio. - by tho end of the season htr prog- eny to the number of l.CW.l*! _ 311.780,000.000.000,000. As each fe- .-ua'ly lays fur batches of eggs their unchecked development through twelve generations would make a mass of flies u>.-a~-ir:u'_: - - 77S.1G6.NJ1 cubic miles. <. r consider- ably more than the size of the earth. "Fortunately." comments ::>* Medical Record, "there are many thinw destructive to f-rji larvae, and adult flies, so the num- ber of the latter is kept dowi tc a possible figure." Many a man is unable to climb up because he is on the level. It is practice rathor thai- thoory that makes a satisfactory lover. Manv a man's good disposition is dm- to the fact that he is afraid of his wife. A MODERN LIGHTSHIP. A lightship has just been placed in commission in Gernvuiy that its provided with a complete equip- ment of the most modem devices, for aiding and warning manners Ia place of the old fashioned mast- I beacons the vam i-ries a sing!e ( powerful electric light *ot on tp' | of a hollow mast or shaft, through which the light can be reached in stormy weather. The Hghi<liiy h.w wireless telegraph and fog and sub- 1 marine signals. Diesel oil-engines run a dynamo, and two large accu- mulator batteries store the electrio current for emergency use The now vessel is 150 feet long and 25 feet wide. It will be stationed near th ; shallow* at the mouth of the river Elbe.