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* About the ....House »»»»»>»»»»>»»»»» \ \ AUIOUS SALADS. Egg and Lettuce Saladâ€" Boil six •eggb for liftcen minutes, then throw them into cold water and allow them to remain there until colil. Kemove the shells uiid cut each egg into four pieces. Place cris|) lettuce leaves on a large platter, lay a piece of egg on each leaf, sprinkle lightly with salt and pour mayon- naise over all. Cottage ( heese Salad.â€" Ucgin by maliiig join- mayonnaise and ar- range your lettuce leaves on a large flat I ish. liieak with the howl of a BPooii the cheese into small crumbs, anil when this is done moisten it gradually with the niavoiinia.se dre.s-sing â€" rubliing and blending it all together into a creamy mass. When the cheese has reached this state drop a tablespoonf'il of it upon each lettu;;e leaf. Set the dish long cnoujrh upon the i<.V to chill the con- tents thcuoughly and serve. Swietbiead .SalaU â€" As soon as the flvvcetlirears are brought homo plunge them into scalding water slightly salted aiitl allow them to le- niain the. e lor ten minutes; then lay tn iced water to whiten them. When entirely cold cook them tor fiitcen minutes in salted boiling water, wipe them dry and lay them on the ice until they are cold and crisp, when they may be cut with a sharp knifo Into slices. Line your salad bowl with lettuie leaves, lay the sliced eweetbreads upon these and cover thickly with mayonnaise dressing. Touiato Salad with Whipped Cream â€" Prepare the tomatoes as directed tn the last iccipe; arrange in halves upon I'ttuce leaves, sprinkle lightly with salt and lay a spoonful of whipped cream upon each. This will be found debt ions. Tomato and Lettuce Salad â€" Vo not remove the skin from your touiatoc.-, by scalding, but by carefully iieefing them. 'lhi.n cut into halves. Ar- range on a cold dish the cri.-^peKt let- tuce leaves, lay half a tomato on each and scatter tinely crushed ice over all. Fill a pretty glass bowl with ma.vonnaise, and in serving the salad pour a ladleful of dressing over €ach piece of tomato. Sardine Saladâ€" One bo.K of sar- tiiues, two bunches of celery. May- onnaise. Drain the oil from the sar- dines by Ll^ing each lish on soft tissue paper, turning the sardine first on one side, then on the other, until the g/ease is absorbed by the paper, Separate and wash the celery, using only the finest, whitest stalks. Cut each piece Into inch lengths, season with popper, salt and vinegar. Pile these pio.is into a small pyramid upon n glass platter and lay the sar- dines around the base of tlie mound. Pour over all a thick uiayonnuise. Ciicumbi r Salad. â€" Peel "and slice the c'.:cunibcrs and lay them in iced water for an hour. Drain dry, slice a small onion and mix with the cu- cumbers. Lay all in a very cold dish and jiour over them a dressing made of three tablcspooiifuls of vine- gar, two of salad oil, ,a teaspoonful of sugar and a little pepper and salt Eat ttt once. A Handsome Supper Saladâ€" C)ue cup of Malaga grapes, llirw bananas, jthreo orange.s, one cup of English walnut kernels, one bunch of celery, one head of lettuce, mayonnaise di-e.s.sing. This salad must be pro- pared by the housekecrer herself, as it is .-such a dainty dish that a hire- ling would be apt to slight it and make a failure of \»-hat might be otherwise a teniptiition to the most fostiiiioua gourmet.. The only ted- ious part of the operation i.-j skin- ning the grapes. Tnis done, set them aside in a cold place while jou make ready the other ingredients. Peel the oranges, remove the white inner skin, separate the fruit into lobes, each of which cut in half, and re- move the seeds. Peel and slice the bananas, cut each nut kernel in half, and cut the celery into half-inch pieces. Line a salad bowl with let- tuce. Mi.ic carefully together the grapes, nuts, oranges, bananas and celery; heap them in the centre of the bowl and pour the nia.v onnaiso over tHeni. SOME DAINTY DISHES. Orcn.^e Sauce â€" To serve with bat- ter pudding: Hub four ounces of loaf sugar on the rinds of two oranges, add the strained juice and half a pint of water. Boil all very fast for a few minutes and strain into a sauce-boat. A Hump .Steak â€" Should be cut one inch and a half tljick, trimmed into siiape, and then be beaten vvifli a rolling pin to make it tender. Broil it if liossiblo, and when not. cook in a hot, dry frjing pan, turning it constantly and slipping a knife un- der. Coffee Jellyâ€" Is very fashionable and easily m ade as follows: Soak hiilf an ounce of gelatine in a gill of Cold water, add to it three gills of strong hot cotTee and two ounces of sugar. Stir till all is dissolved then strain into a border mould, .'-'erve when colil with a little whip- ped cream.. Beetroot Salad made as follows is alwa.vs popular. Take two medium- sized beets, boil in salted water and peel. Cut into half-inch cubes. Mi.x with equal quantities of celery and some shreded red cabbage. Pour over majonnaiso or French salad dress- ing. Scatter chopped parsley over aiid serve. For a Plain Seed C-xke â€" Rub four ounces of clarified dripping into throe-quarters of a pound of flour, add half an ounce of carraway seeds, four ounces of sugar, and one egg beaten in quarter of a pint of milk. P.cat all together very thoroughly, place in a greased tin, and bake for an hour in a .-teady oven. Cheese and Kice. â€" Take some boiled rice and with it make a l.iyer in a pie-dish. Into a sauce-pan put one gill of mil"<, half an ounce of butter, dredge in a little (lour. Sea::.on with salt and cayenne. Slir till all boils up. Pour this over the rice, scat- tor grated cheese on the top and brown in the oven tor twenty min- utes. Servo very hot. Sultana Dumplings. Rub six ounces of finely chopped r-.uet into thrL>f>-quarters of a pound of flour and four ounces of bread-crumbs; add some salt and a half pound of sul- tanas. Bind with an egg lieaten up in milk till the whole is a slack paste. Divide into dumplings, tie in cloths, drop into boiling water, and cook at a steady gallop for half an hour. I'lain Sweet Omelet. â€" Beat three eggs thoroughly, add to them one ' onnie of butter cut into small; pieces, and one ounce of sifted su- 1 gar. Stir all together. Piit one | ounce of butter into a clean omelet ] pan; when it fritters pour in the. mi.xture and stir until it begins to, set. Then turn the edges over till! the omelet is an oval sliajie, brown : with a hot shovel, and sift sugar • over. Lemon Cheesecake filling should be I made as follows, anil if put into pots i and tied down it wilt keep for | months: Take one pound of sugar 1 and a quarter of a pound of butter, j aiiil put into a pan to melt. Siiioexej the ,inie of two lemons, and strain i into tie pun; add the grated rinds, then the ,v oiks of five fre.sh eggs. Stir all the time till the mixture cooks and thitfkeas. cation until the stain is removed. Black marks on tan leather can be removed liy applying methylated spirit on a flannoL Ink can be removed from, paper if the stain is not too old, as follows: Take a tea.spoonful of chlorinated lime and add just enough water to cover it; take a soft cloth, moisten it with the mixture and pat (do not rub) the stain gently and it will dis- appear. To avert chapped hands take com- mon slarc'n, and grind it with a knif« until it is reduced to the r.moothest powder. Put it into a tin box, so as to have it always at hand for use. After washing and drying the hands, rub a pinch of starch over them, covering the whole surface. To soften a Mackintosh coat which is almost ijerfectly hard, pro- ceed as follows. Dissolve a handful of best grey lime in half a pail of water, and with this solution wipe the coats at the hardened parts. Tho process should be repeated after an interval of four hours. Imitation frosted gla.ss can be pro- d' ced ine.xpensively as follows: â€" Moisten Epsom salts with weak gum and apply to the glass with a rag. When you require the .same appear- ance, and the atmosphere is damp ami sttiam.e. moisten putty thor- oughly with linsceil oil ami paint the panes of glass over with it. A POSITIVE LUXURY not a mere drink . â- ,H Ceylon Tea is Pure, Delicious and wholesome. Sold only in sealed lead packets. Black, Mixed or Nattiral GEEEN. By all groc- ers. Eeceived the highest award and gold medal at St. Louis. Press your hand hard enough over your mouth and you can smother a cough, but you can't cure it that way. The outside is the wrong end to work on. scoirs Emulsion thoroughly cures coughs be- cause it strikes at the root of the trouble. The throat and lungs need a regular system of educa- tion to cure an old cough. The point of value about Scott's Emulsion and coughs is that while Scott's Emulsion does soothe the raw throat and lungs, it also nourishes and heals the inflamed parb. It replaces inflamed tissue vith healthy tissue â€" the only real cure for an old cough. Sfnd for Free f^ample. tCOTT A BOWNK, ChousU, Toronto, OM. HINTS FOU THE HOME. When ironing .stau'l your iron cm a > an white brick and see how much longer it vviil remain hot than when put cm an ordinary stand. To remove Whitewash spots from floors or furniture Blighlly moisten a ram. el with I'araftiii, and appl.v to the sjiots. This will erase the wliite- wash, and docs not injure the most delicate paint. Silvir is e.ften [lolished too much. Try wa.-hing it in warm water and suds, using a little soda, and rub with n S( f t cloth fill dr.v. Too much plate powder is usoil by inexperienced ppoj'I ', and the result on the silver is liad. Water pot plants by iirunersing the pots, light over the top. in tepid wale'- a quarter of an hour once a Week or oftener if the room is kept ver.v hilt. Water standing nlways in the saucers does more harm than good. 1 iity brass may be made to look like lew by pouring :-,trong ammonia on it, nibbing with a soft brush, and rinsing It tn clear water. To Clean Fur .Skins and Regs. â€" Pake equal jiartu of flour and pow- dered salt, wliirh should be well hcalc:! in an oven, and thoroughly mil the fur. It should afterwards bo we;i shaken to get rid of flour and s.\II. To destroy blarkbeofles in the kit- rhin \' c know of nothing so good as b rax. Scatter (his freely at nigl.t in corners by the stove, and keep it on the shelves ot cupboards, 'n the morning you will sweep up 1, n.-v of your black enemies. Take grease out of leather b.v ap- pVving while of egg to the spot and dry it in the sun. Repeat the appli- DANGEROUS COLDS. Influenza, Bronchitis, Pneumonia or Consumption Often Follow a Neglected Coldâ€" Avert the Dan- ger by Keeping the Blood Pure and Warm. Heavy colds strain the lungs, weaken the chest, banish the appe- tite, cau.-;e melancholy. I'ale weak pcoide, whose hands and feet are chilled for want ot rich, red Idood, always catch cold. Their lungs are softâ€" the heart cannot send out blood enough to make them sound and strong. Then comes the cold and cough, racking the frame and tear- ing the lungs. The cold may turn -diunsuo.i 'B/u.Tn;jut 'tiniouinoud o;ui lion or bronchiti.sâ€" a lingering ill- ness or a swifter death. All weak people sho lid use Or. Williams' Pink Pills. The rich, red blood they make strengthens the heart, and it sends this warm, healing blood to the lungs, and once again the patient is a strong-lunged, warm-blooded man or woman. Mrs. .lane .\. Kennedy, llouglastown. Que., bears the strongest testimony to the value of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills in cases of this kind. She says: 'My sister, a delicate girl, took a severe Cold when about seventeen years ol<I. We tried many melLines for her, but she ap- peared to be constantly growing worse, and we feared s!:e was going into consumption. Often after she had a bad night with a racking coUgh, I would get up to see if she had spit any blood. At this stage a trend strongly urge 1 me to give her Hr. Williams'' IMnk Pills. Within a month from the time she liegan to take the I'.ills she had almost recov- ered 1 cr usual health. Under a fur- ther use of the pills she is now well and sti ong. and I can rcco:Mmend the pi! Is with conlUlence fo every weak person. " Dr. Wil i-.m.s' Pink Pill.^ are a cer- tain cure for all blood and nerve t;-oubles. such as anaemia, debilit.v, lung complaints, r'e.eumat ism. neur- algia. .St. ^ itus c'ance. partial par- alysis, and the troubles that- make the lives of so nian.v women miser- able. Be sure you gel the :^cnuine pills with the full name "Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills for Pale People" en the wrapier around each bo-c. S(dd by all nie iicine dealers or sent by mail at "iti cents a l;ox or six boxes for $2. .50 1 y writing the Dr. Williams' Medi-ine Co., Brockvillc, Ont. » PEESOjrAL POIliTEKS. Interesting Gossip About Some Prominent People. The se.'oiid largest ranch in the world is in Texas, and is owned by Mrs. Adair. It extends to a mil- lion acres and produces a revenue of over $2.">U,CH)t.> a year. .'-^ir b'.rnest Cassel h is what is practically a private orchestra, which, for some luonlhL- in the year, follows him from Newmarket to lAindon. and even to !Swit:ieiland, The conductor is iiermanently re- tained, and the musicians are en- gaged for a long season. Kubclik. the violinist, pays S1..">0<> anuuall.v as ins'.irance on his bow hand alone, so that if it were at aii.v time injured so as to prevent him from fullilling an enga^Mment he would l-eceive flO.OUO as com- pensation. If his hand were tolall.v disabled so that he could lu-ver jila.v again he would get S-'iO.OOO, which would enable him to live in comfort apart from all the money he has al- ready saved. The ai>pointr.ient of Mr. Robert Nathan, of the Indian Civil .Service, to be private .secretary to Lord Ciirzon. Vicoro.v of India, is one of more th.in usual interest, and he is I'le ("rst .lew to olilain such a po- sition in the Ri-rv ire. He is a bro- ther of Sir Mattlvw Nathan, recent- ly appointef) Oovernor of Hon.j;- â- kong. who. if Zionist aspirations in Fast Africa como to fruition, will most probrtlil.v be the flr.>«f Oovernor of the autonomous .Jewish rolony there The Inle 'Vr C. TV lloowood. so m-iny .vcars Recorder of T.lverrool. (h.id nn»or»gst his most cherished r.o"v so*sflions n sr>er)Tnen o^ **9rn"^ler*' work in which is .sewn in large let- ters a passage from the speech of I'ortia to Shylock, beginning "The quality of mercy is not strained. " It was Worked and sent to him by ono of his .short-sentence prisoners in token of his profound gratitude for the moral a.s well as material advantage which he owed to the hu- manitarian sentiment of his judgir. Cane;! Norgate. rector of Foxle.v, Norfolk, Kngland. is probably the only incumlK'nt now living who preached on the occasion of the late Queen Victoria's .succession to tho Crown. The reverentl gentleman was vicar of Bylaugh in l.S3(5, has been rector of his present parish since 1840, and attained tho vener- able age of ninety-two years recent- ly, on which occasion he comfueted a funeral .service in an impressive manner and with a clear voice both in the church and at the graveside of a parishioner. Adimiral Togo, the famous .lapan- ese Admiral, is married to a woman who is worthy of her brave hus- btand. No sooner had tho war broken out than she discarded all the lu-V- uries and couiiorts to which her po- sition entitled her, denying herself oven ordinaj-y comforts which cost nothing, in order that she might to .some extent share the hardships to which the Admiral is oxpo.sed on the "Boa. All carriages, too. have been dispensed with, and this brave lady is never seen except on foot. The fruits of these ninneroua economies are for the benefit ol the wounded. The Duke of Connaught has al- ways had the reputation of being a Prince particularly free from "side." who likes as far as i)ossible to liiid things out himself. An illustration of which trait a characteristic story tells how. when returning from his last trip to India, he determined to ascertain bv practical e.xpi'ciuient if stoking Were really such hard work I as they say. and for this purpose 1 donned â€" or rather dolTo<!i â€" the neces- '. sary garments, and. descending to ' the engine-room, proceeded to ply ' his shovel vvitii enthusiasm for the ' space of half an hour. j It is not generall.v known that Lord Hals'iury is an expert fencer. , His sturdy .square-shouldered ligiire even now is mor-? a prize-ring hero's than a Ia'>vyers: indecKl. it is said he h.iR a recollection dear to him anent (his. lOngaged in a Northern town in a heavy case, he took a long walk after the Co'irt rose, when he found ho was respectfully followed by a group of lads and loafers, teaching his inn he spoke. to the landlord, who, passing tho doorway where the lads were peering over each other's shoulders, told them to move olT. "Ah! he's a foine man." was the only answer. "We'd like to .see him foight." lord Ifalsbur.v h.Td been mistaken for a celo'>rated brui.'-er' Cen.M-al Fsteban I-fueslas. Com- mander-in-Chief of the Army of Pan- aiira. is believed to Ije the youngest and smallest general in the world, as his country is tho youn;est. if not the smullest. of I?i>i>uhlics. He is about twenty-nine ye.-irs old. and has been a solilier since he was eight or nil!.'. lii-i features are of vhe swart h.v Indian type, .md he is proud of the fact that he lias ri.ser from the lowest ranks In one ol the revolutions a few yens .ago. when he was lighting on the side of the (iovi.rnment. his right arm wa.'? hit by a .shell. It is .said that when he found his arm was nearly .s,;vered he hacked olT the rest with hi.s own knife, hud the short stumi> bound, and resumed his work in the tield Now. for his .services to Panama during the critical period o; it..* birth, ho has been granted S.lu.Om) to pa.v the expenses of a. trip to study the military organizations of tho le.iding nations. A BOON TO CHILDREN". .'i mr.d'c-.r..' that will keep iiifan's and young children plump, good na- tnred, with a clear eye and a ro.sy skin, is a boon not only to inotliers but to humanity. Such a medicine is Dab.v's (hvn Tablets, which promptl.v cure all the minor ail- ments of little ones, and makes them eat well, play well and sleep well. You can safely take the words of the thousands of mothers who have proved the value of these Tablets: for instance. ll>s. J. U. Staiidon. We.vburn. N. W. T.. says:â€" "I have proved the great value of Baby's Own Tablets in cases of diarrlvoea. constipation, hives, and when teeth- ing, and I would not be without them." 1'he Tablets are efju.ally good for the tenderest little baby or tho well grown child, and they are guaranteed free from opiates and harmless. Sold by all drug- gists, or sent by mail at 2") cents ;i box. by writing The Pr. Williams' Medicine Co., lirockville, Ont. •â- iull: uuacj. Do not let your heart be troubled b.v the man who comes back and telU what woiKierfuI success ho ha.s liiid as a result of leaving his home town. It is well enough for tho sako of politeness to listen to his stories of imnien..-e business deals or fabu- lous salaries of wonderful olTers which ho was compelled to refuse he- cause he was olTerod still more by sonioono else: but do not swallow tl'e tales. The men who go away and succeeed do not neeil to tell of their success. You hear of their succfi. s It si;eak.s for' itself. Yo'i are doing belter than the noi.sy ones who have to go about and shout of th.eir success. .Vttempt'to follow their (!.vanijde, and you will meet with dis.iste:'. W.\T!:i; KIJOM TIIK .SUN. ...s .\ngeles. Oalifori)ia. the ex- iit has b''el! tried of using the f the sun to create |iow«>r and t water for dapiestie .puri>oses ostrich farm near the city a motor is in opwalion every tiay. or about three hundred oar. and pumps I ..tt'O. gu 11 oiis minute. Solar healers an- on till roofs of hou..,/S ami lo.l vvith water pipes; ttile vvili suppl.v "Water for il.xmc-i- for an c>r<linary :';iii'ilv. HO". At 1 perini', rays i to heu At an [iplar suiin.v in a .V in a placed Conner heat.r tie p<i rpos.'S KEPT ;CHGOl With Coughs and Colds, and Paro-'c ,'\r3 Proving tho Wondarful Curative Pjv/jr of DR.CHA jE'S T LINSEED and TURPENTINE When grown people nctl.-.l thi'iv ntlir.cnt.^ and allow them to ilevel-'p into serious diseasts. the.v have no one to bUiiiio but themselves. With children it is dilTerenl, »>«•- cause the.v do not reali/e tho seri- ousne.'S of .t neglected cold nor the mteaiis of obtaining cure, anl maii.v a child, as he grows older and linds himself a victim of iinouinonia, coi>- .sriuplion. brom hiti.s, a:<lhii:a o<- thriat Iroiitile. cannot but see that his parents were r.,'sponsil>le lor ne gb'<:ting Irealment when his »iil ment began in the form of a coM To-da,v the schools have niaiu- e vacant .scat on account of cough.i auil colds, aiul ninny children wb.i are there .should he at home. What treatment arc these children getting'^ I>o th.'ir parenli r.->olizo th.' serious- ness i>f neglecting to cure a cold'.' Have thev proved tho merits of I >r Chase's .Syrup of I.insecd and Tur- oenline ns a cure fiM' coughs and •old*. bronchi' « rri- • " h>opiiv ough. an'i all kindrt^ ills? v "M\- hivf. f;>»- thiTe is no ire-T t ri>i for throat ami lung diseases '.hat has anything like tlii> sale of I'r. Chase's ."-lyrui) of l.inseed and Turpeiitino. Mrs. lieorge Brown, 71 Harbord Stnet. Toronto, writes; â€" "Diir chil- dren have Invn vorv subject <i- croup, and we have found that I'r Chase's .Syrup of l.in.'-ved and Tur pontine has alwa.vs brought quicl; relief. By using i( it the (irst sigi> ot trouble the di.seaso is checked .it once. We always keep Ihi.i remedy in the house, and, in fact, i'c>'I that We coul.l not do without it. We also ii.se it f'lr coughs and colds with excellent results, and recoinuend i' to our friends" He careful when .vo'.i hil.v t > *â-  .' that the portrait anil .signat ;'vi Pr. I.haio .lie on the wrapjK-r von send the childron to the warn them not to aecovt any iinita til II or .Miflwlitiilion. Childr-'n liKe to take I'r. I'hasc-'s Syrup of l.in- .seed aiwl Tiirpiitine. am-l thore i.i no roiiKMly .lo prompt and ellecliviv 2."> cent.s a bottle; family sire. •hr.'S' times as much. (>(l .'i-nts, at all ileal- ers. or I-'itmanson. Hales & Co , Toronto J' )l'e