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I About the I ....House AllOlJT A HAM. H is nut ulwny.s an easy iiihttor for au iiie.xpeiieiicL'd cook to boil n hum so that, wliilo perfoclly well iloMC, it is not in the leusl ruggc:! or stringy, and will owl to oxcellunt iKlvuntai^c. Ni'illur is it possible to lornnlHli' un infallible ruli! for the •"ooking. Some cookr. weiyh Iho liniu nnil pulling it into colU water, wait until it boils, and then time it llf- twu or twenty minutes for each pound. Hut even tids rule son\olimes luils, for the liuni mny cook luoie tjiiickly under certain conditions than others. Hut in Case the ham must be boil- wl, it is well to plunge it in cold Water enough to covej- it well, bring it gently to u boil, and then cook it slowly, being suie ihut it never gets ofT the boil, hut being e<pially careful at no time to let it boil furiou.'ily. Twenty minutes for ouch pound, cookixl according to these directions, should l)iing the ham out in good condition. Hut a houseUeeper who lia.s had trouble witii Ijoiling hnnis, says sh<; will never boil another. She has been experinicniing and has come to the imradoxical conclusion that a boiled lium Is best baked. She uses first of all cure in the selection of the bam which she is going to cook. >fext shi' trims off tlic outer skin and the back willi a sharp knife. Then she makes a bi.'Jcuit dough which will be large enough when rolled nut to the thickness of about an inch completely to envelope the ham. This dough is rolled out, and the ham laid on It. 'llic edges are welted, folded over, and carefully pinched together, so that there is not any pos.siblc way for the steam to esca|)c, 'I'hen the ham is laid in a liaking Ian an<l put into a moderately hot ovin. It is baked for three hours, care being taken to keep the heat uniform. .\t the end of that lime it is token out, stripped of its cover of biscuit dough, which has become brown and hard, and set asific to cool. The woman who cookn her ham this way says it is far and away better than a boiled one, for the dough keeps in the fine flavor of the ham, .sonu^ of which is bound to be lost in the boiling. I leminiber an old liidy who kept u ilelicate.s.seu store yeais'ago, writes a correspondent, who Invariably boiled her ham for two hours took 'it from the pot, cut off the r.kin, sprinkled the fat i)art with grated broad crund)s. and then |>ut the ham back into a moderately hot oven for an hour. It tasted and cut much belter than a ham which had been boiled all the time. If you wish to use a whole ham boilinl for the table, and can put it on cold, it is nice to have it prettily <lpcorB.t»>d. You might bake the ham as described abovt. Then you must be sure that it Is thoroughly cold before beginning to make it look pret ty for the table. lieforehand you should have prepared a thick glaze by taking a pound of good, li-an beef, putting it in an earthen jar with a half cupful of wiiter, put- ting the cover on the Jai', and seal- ing up the hole, through which the steam is usually allowed to escape, with a bit of bread or biscuit dough, or by putting a whole cover of the • lough over the pot. I'hire this in the oven, which should not be too hut, and leave it four or five hours, 'lake it out, rrrnovu the nie.it, put ihe cover on the |k)1, and return it to the oven, leiiving it till there is not over half a COfTce cupful of licpiid lofC ill the pot. This is to be used as a gla/« for the ham, and should be liiUBh<'d nil over tin' top of the bain while tlu' gla/e is warm. If the ham is quite cold the gla/e will set (juickly, and when it is dry a second coaling should he put over it, re- pealing till the ham is smooth, brown and jjlossy. A small . camel'.'; hair brush can bo u.sed to put the glaze on. I'ut the ham away till the gla/o is (piite cold. 'ITien it is ready for do- coralion. Professional cooks u.se for this huller which has bc-en worked until while, but it irmst bo kept cold (luring the proccs.s, or it will get too soft. The butter can be use<l, white or colored with the harmless vegetable cobjrings, pink and green. CoiiihinaLii>iis of all three colons are sonietinies efii-ctively used. Take stout, white pupt-r, and roll it into a cornucopia, closed entirely ut the small end. A little bit can be clipped off the eiul, ami the corn- ucopia 111 led with the butter, and the top folded down. iiy genllj- Sfjuoe/ing the butter can bo made to run out In a tbin stream, nnd this is .used to make nil kiiid.s of fanciful designs on the glazed surface of the ham. Very jiretty work can he ac- hieved by practicing on a piece of Clean, thin board before beginning work on the hnin. A grape-vine, with clusters of grapes, borders of lattice work and (lots, dots of all sizes, circles, stars, and many other designs, come easily, oven to the novice. When the work is complete the ham is put away in a cold place to give the bulter a chanc* to harden. It is iis'ially sent to the table with a del- icate tLssue paper frill around the shank end. If you have boil(!d a ham to make sandwiches, be careful not to cut it until it is stone cold. Then you must have the sharpest knives, and for ideal lesults, the ham should be shaved rather than cut in slices. There are some people who like two thick slices of bread with a good slice of ham between, but there arc others who appreciate a dainty sand- wich carefully made. The bread for such an one should be homo-made, baked in small, long tins, and about twenty-lour hours' old. It should be cut very thin, so that the whole bread, butter and ham, together is not thidier Ihau an ordinery slice of bread. Then it should be carefully spread with good butter, which must not be hard, but should not he ac- tually melting. Cover one slice of the brcud with the ham, lay another over it, and press down. Cut the slice across, cornerways. It is not necessary to remove the crusts, if the bread is home-made, not stale, and cut Ihin. If the sandwiches are going on a picnic, or for a lunch, where they will have to Ijo kept some time before eating, wrap each one in a bit of waxed paper, and put them in a tin or air-tight box. You can vary thp.su by i>utling a tbin crisp lettuce leaf in with the ham, and adding to ea(5h a half a teaspoon- fiil of mayonnaise dressing, or you can use the dres.sing without the let- tuce. those da.^^ llicrc was no rever.se to Cull u])on and tho supply, trunsi>ort, ordnance, and niodical departments Were wry dirferent from what they nie at present. .Many of our reverses in South Africa he attributes to our men not being able to shoot, and among the IcH. oils to be learned from the changed Conditions of warefure he enumer- ates. (1) The necessity for a larger pro- portion of mounted troops. CJ) Crtjiiter int<?Uigt-nce, solf-reli- nnce. and power of leading among captains and .section leaders. (Jl) c;reater control of small anns ammunition (volley tiring having be- come impossible). (1) Development of signalling. The lute commander-in-chief main- liiins that if we are to remain ex- empt from Compulsory service it is essential that the right cla.ss of men be attracted to the regular army, and that men of all Classes must be prepared to undergo such a modicum of trui'iiing as will enable them to j become capable soldiers. The Reason Why $mtr$ Emuisioii is a focd-medicine for the baby that is thin and not well nourished and for the mother whose milk does not nourish the baby. It is equally good for the boy or girl who is thin and pale and not well nourished by their food j also for the anaemic or consumptive adult who is losing good flesh and strength. in fact, for all conditions of wasting it is the food- medicine that will nourish and build up the body and give new life and energy when all other means fail. 5(v:iin() ^i.oo, all dru|;^l«fl. SCOTT* BOWNK. ClicmUls. Toranio, Ont. A SPEING DANGER. Many People Weaken Their System by the Use of Purgative Medi- cines. Ask any doctor and he will tell you that the use of purgative medl- cinis weak<!iis the system, and can- not pos.siljly euro disease. Thousands of people take i)urgative mi."<iicines in the spring, and make a nnost serious uiistake in doing so. People who feel tired and depressed, who find the fijipetile variable, who have occasional headaches and backaches, or whose blood shows impurities through pimples and omptions, need a sprini; medicine. IJut ihey .should not dose themselves with har.sh grip- ing purgatives that gallop through the bowels, tearing the tissues and weakening the system. A tonic medicine is what is needed in the spring, and iJr. Willianis' Pink Pills is the best tonic that .science has yel discovered. They are quietly absorbed into the systc-m tilling the veins with pure rich, red blood that carries Irenlth nnd .strength to every part of the body. Tr. Williams' Pink Pills cure skin eruptions, indi- gL-jtion, headivches, nervous-ness, rh(?umatism and all blood troubles. They improve the appetite, and make depressed, easily tired men and wo- men cheerful, active and strong. Mr. James M(I>ou^;iill. l.ittlo Shippcgan, N. It., says: I have used Pr. Wil- liams' Pink rills as a tonic and Mood purilier and have found them superior to all other medicines." If vou nciyi\ a me<licine this spring â€" and who wouM not be the better of a tonic after the long dr(>ary in- door month.sâ€" give llr. Williams' Pink Pills a trial. They will S'ond rich, red blood coursing through your vein.o nnd give you the bouy- nncy of perfect health. .See that tho full name. "llr. Williams' Pink Pills tor Pale People," is printed on the wrapper around each 1 ox. All deal- ers in medicine sell these pills or yon ciiii get them by mail at ,")0 cents a box or six boxes lor $2..')0 by writinu- tho 'Or. Williatiw' Medi- cine To., Tbockville. Dnt. EXPEUl K N CE FATR A CTS . Here are a number of valuable suggestions for keeping the air of the house pure: Plenty of sunlight. A dry cellar at all times. Prepuciit inspection of plumbing. Open war against the feathi-r dus- ter. A thorough daily airing of each room. Siinking' nnd brushing clothing out-of-doors. OixMiing window.-, at night; dis- card In ;4- Heatlier-.st rips. Tho use of stained floor.s and rugs In iiiefc!ient\> to carpets. Huily airing and occasional boat- ing of matlresiies and blankets. Kcmoval from tho be<lroom at night i;( ilothing worn during the da.V. Little furniture nnd no uncovered vessels containing soiled water in tho bedroom. 4- LOUD EGBERTS' WARNING. Points Out the Necessities For Fitness in the Army. ".\ lenible les;-,oii nwait.s tho na- tion whose soldiers lind themselves opposed hy eipially brave but bettor â- trained opponents on the lipid of bat- tle . ... .1 hold Uii.-, view very strongly, and would urge my fellow- countrymen with all the force ut my command to look plain facts in the face." iliat is a pregnant pnssagt in the nitide "'I'he .\rmj â€" at it was and as it is." contributed to the .lanuary number of '•The Nineteenth Century and .\flei " bj Lord Robert H. "Hogged lourugo nnd fenrU-ss lead- ership," says Iho fiiinoiis tield-niar- shal, "are as ess.-iitiid to victory as of yore. Inn iiKllvidual brnvt-ry must b(^ coupleil with imlivilual intelli- gence in the soldier, while the oftlcer must ndil III the tlash and the s.'U- sncriilx'ing courage and power of ronmiainl Inherent in him the thor- ougbnes, et a well-t rnincsl piofessloii- al in mililiiry sci- n'O." Lord Uolieris dwidlsut lenyt'i upon the dilfereuce I:' Ih.' inodi-rn condi- tions of warfare loniparcd wllhl''.o:e (ditaiiiiiig n <-ei>l iiry ago, and -.he points out that e\ on lifty yi'ai'ii ago it would hH\e been impos'-ibli' fin' ii-i to have hrougbl ^ tl.e South .African war to a surrp^.stul cnn.'-liiHion, as in THR KlNli'S SF.C HETAUY'. Should jt)U by any chance receive an autograph letter from King Kd- ward or Qiieen Alexandra, the royal signature may be there, but they know nothing of the contents, be- yond the fact of having said to their secretaries, "Write thus and so." To ho the private secretary of \)o\>- ular sovereigns is no sinecure, i-^ifty or sixty letters a day is the average of her Majesty's "correspondence," while the King's "<luty" is doubled by state papers for his signature, which no one, of course, can save him the labor of writing. Royalty I'oads a letter and often limits its suiiervisioii to a laconic no or yes, .scrawled on the margin: then Knidlys and Miss KnoUys, tiueen's conlidant, will take it do the rest. King Kdward'.T skilful right man expands this into the diploma tic style with which most people arc fainillnr and long bidieved direct royal dictation. Such very private notes as the King and <lue(>n do send to their families or intimates are discreetly Ininied, or buried in arch- ives, from which it would be leso majeste to unearth them. Is sold only In sealed lead packets Is to preserve its natural delicious flavor and aroma from contann- ination. The name '<SALADA" on each and every grenulne packet Is "The Quality Guarantee." Black Mixed or Green. HIgrhest award St. Louis 1904 Sold only In lead packets By all Grocers I..or(l the and hand A MODEBN MEDICINE. Which Reaches and Cures All the Little Ailments of Infants and Children. Hahy's Own Tablets is a niodvrn mcslicine which reidaccs baibarou.s castor oil and poisonous "soothing" stubs. 'Iho Tablets are a sweet, harmless little lo'^eiige, which chil- dien take readily, aiul which may bo crushivl to 11 powder or adininisieriMl in a ppoonfol of water if necessary. This modicine cures all stoiiincb aixl bowel uouldes, breaks uji colds, pre- vents croup, allays tho pain of to! thimr and gives hi-nHbtuI sleep. and you huvo a sob'iim guarantee that It contains not one particle of opiate or poisonous soothing stuff. Mrs. .L 1). filly, lleatheiion, tjue., says: "1 have iis^d Tabys Own Tablets for stomach mid bowel troti- I'les and have alvvoys found them a most salisf:>.ct ory medicine, and one that keeps my children bright and hinllhv." You c:in get the Tablets fr<mi anv mo<licino d, aler or by mail at -,") cents a bo« ty writing the l<r. Williams' Mf<llcine Co.. Urockvillo, <;nt WORLD'S TALLEST MAN 9 FEET 3A INCHES TALL, AND WEIGHS O'VEB 448 LBS. Something About the Russian Giant Now on Exhibition in London. There is at the present time on ex- hibition at the London Hippodrome a giant who, for height, weight, and bulk, has, without question, beaten all known records. His name is Ustus Machnow, and twenty-four years ago, at which time ho was born at CharkolT, in Itussia, it was never expected that he would grow up at all, still less that ho would rise in tho world to tho e.Ment that ho has done. His present height is Oft. .SJin., and he is stated to be still growing, and to have gained half an inch in tho last year. His head measures three-quarters of a yard round, he is oft. round tho chest, and each hand, from wrist to tinger-tips, measures 2ft. His weight is a little over 448 lbs. His legs are nearly the length of an ordinary man's height, and his boots are 2ft. Hin. in length. His clothes are ncscessarily enormous; his frock-coat would al- most carpet a room, and a child of Ki\ or seven years old disappears entirely when put into his overcoat pocket. On the fingers of one of his immen.so hands he wears a gold ring, through which a large hen's egg will pass. It weiglis nearly halt a pound. .\t the Hippodrome the giant makes many friends. He is so tall that ho stands on the ground floor among the stalls and shakes hands with the persons up IN THE DRt:SS CIRCLE. "That's nothing wonderful for me,' he remarked afterwards to the writ- er. "1 have an extensivo 'reach,' for each of my arms measures nearly 6 feet, and I have often, when walking along the street, shaken hands with people up at the first-floor windows. This, of course, was in places where I was not exhibiting; in fact, before I began doing so. "Also, I have often lighted my cigar at street lamp-posts, which I can reach easily. At lawn tennis 1 can stand in the back courts and play all the strokes that are clo.-.e up at the net. At one time I u.sed to play football a little. I couldn't run very well, as I weigh over 448 lbs., so I was invariably made goal- keeper, ami I can assure you no football over got past my hands or feet. My brothers u.sod to say that 1 filled up all the space between the goal-posts. "I require about twelve hours' sleep, and eat ravenously. Por breakfast T have two quartern loaves Jib. of bulter, two (piarts of milk, and a dozen eggs; and the same for r.upper. When I happen to be .stay- ing where I can get thom 1 intend to have a couple of ostrich eggs, which would bo less trouble than a lot of little eggs. 1 lunch on Mlb. of meat and bread and vegetables nnd a (piurt of beer, and for dinner I have "lib. of meat, 71b of potatoes, a largc^sized apple pie, and HALl'^ A GALLON OP IJIOEH. So it cosis me a lot to live, and no- body invites me to come and stay with them for a week. "I can't suggest what made nic the size I am, nor can I give your readers the recipe. My father and mother and brothers were only of normal height. 1 always had lofty ideas, though, even as a child, ami, like most youngsters, I was very anxious to be tall. I used to swing by my hands from the rungs of a ladder nnd from beams In the stable, hoping to lengthen myself, and 1 alwa.\s lay at full length in bed, so as to grow. .And after all, you see I neoiln't havo bothered. "Curiously enough, however, I was rather .small at (irst. In fact, for the first few years, though 1 had a big head, 1 grow so little that some- times my mother was rather wor- ried about it. " "i do believe thot boy's going to he a dwarf," si.e said. My father's only reply was, 'I wish he'd eat like one, then,' for my app<>iito was oven at that time very Inrgi-. .\fter a while, however, I began to grow so rapidly that my uuithcr became still more uneasy. ' 'I do iK'lieve that boy's going to be a giant,' she exclaimed. My father said, 'Thei-c is no pleusinj; you, anywn\, ' but my mother's anx- iety was not to Imj wondered at, for on my ninth birthday I WAS (if I- Cin. IHGH, and 1 had to lift her up to pencil my height on tho wall, which for many years had been her practice tt.s we children grew taller. "I nin nmrrieU now and have one child, a baby of three months, who. like my wife, is of merely normal oize. 1 could havo married scores of times, for in various cities where I have exhibited I have had quite an absurd number of letters from ladies of all ages containing proposals ol marriage, and often enclosing poetry and flowers. "I'eoiile often ask mo if'I wouldn't prefer to be of the normal .size. Well, no 1 wouldn't. For one thing, I should be a mere nobody instead of a sort of celc'hrity, and should probably be earning $10 a week in- stead of §1,UO0, which is my salary in most cities. And it's a useful thing to be tall .sometimes â€" in an orchiird at apple-gathering time for instance. "Several years ago when skating it enabled mo to save three or four persons' lives. The ice broke â€" I don't know whether it was my fault â€" and several of us went into the water, which was 7ft. standing on the bottom with tb.c water only about up to my chest, but everybody else was submerged. I pulled four people out one after another without much dilliciilty, but when I tried to get out myself I found it was hope- less, as the ice kept breaking away at each attempt. So ultimately I broke it all.up in front of me, mak- ing a channel through which I WALKED TO THE BANK. "In many ways being a giant is decidedly inconvenient. If I sit on an ordinary chair it breaks, nnd if I tread on a friend's toe ho is my friend no longer. I hato going up or down stairs, for tho steps aro so .-inall that I can scarcely get any foothold, and they creak under my weight. I should sink or capsize any rowing boat, and a cab is an im- possibility. So is the 'Twopenny Tube.' When I travel by train I havo a .saloon carriage all to my- self, with the tables and chairs re- moved, and in the .streets, as you know, I lido in a pantechnicon, and on board ship, as I cannot get into any- of the berths, I sleep on ;dock like an elephant. Here in London I manage as best I can. I sleep in live beds at onc'e, placed side hy side, anil I lie across them, and I general- ly sit o'n two chairs with a board placed across and a cushion on it. When I am shaveti or have my hair cut I sit on tho floor. "I have the greatest dillicully in getting anything big enough for me. For instance, my eyes arc too wide apart for me to look through ordin- ary field or opera glasses, which I use when at sen, etc., and they had to be specially made. So were my cigarettes, which aro the size of or- dinary tallow candles. My tobacco- pipe holds one ounce. I can play tho piano pretty well, though some people say I thump, but that also hail to be specially made, with the keyboard about three times tho usual length, and EVEHY KEY Hin. WIUF,. On an ordinary sized piano it would be impossible for mo to put my fin-- gcis on the keys without striking two nolo-; at once. "At home in Kiissia 1 have had an ordinary dwcl ling-house enlarged for my use. Tho cvilings are now 20ft. high nnd doors 12tt., and so on. At (irst, as 1 didn't know how long I might stay there, I tried to live in it without alteration. Hut 1 found it impossible, and as the ceiling of my sitting-room was a very low one I couldn't stand up in it. So 1 ask- ed tho landlord to havo it removed. At first ho refused, but on my as- suring hiin I Would rent the place permanently for years he .said he wo'.ild meet me half-wav; and so he did. "Ke was rather nn eccentric man nnd I fancy he did it for a jiikc' but, anyhow, what he did was this He removod exactly half the coiling but nothing would induce biiii to re- move the other half. He said 1 coult use it as a shelf. So I tried it fot about a week, and found it mori comfort able than before, but it war rather (lueer. When I stood up my feet woro downstairs in the sil ling- room and my head was up.stairs ii the be:lroom. In f.ut, I could stand" on Ibe ground floor and look out ol the bedronm window. "The landlord suggested that I shoi-ld have my dinner laid on the- leniainin;; half of the bedii oiii floor, and iiM' it lis a talde, and stand up to my nienl-i; but I thought tho .ser- vant Would probably obje't to carry- ing ineals iipi-tairs for a man who was down.'.tnirs, so I iMdii't adopt his s<:ggistloii. .-Vflor o week, on my agri^oing to a higher rent, hi- remov- ed the rest of tbo ceiling (or floor', anil then I Was iiiiito coir.f triable, i think now I've piven you some idrf of what we ijiants have to put uf « i I h."â€" London Til- Bits. I'olirr:) an (t-i tramp) â€" '1 wnr.' jo'-r name oirl nddro'S." Tianir (saronslical'y) â€" "Oh. \rr do, do \ er': Wil'. no name is .lohi Smith, an" me tt'I-U-'is is Nunilur Cue t'-.e (>}M'i air. If yer call i>n me. (hint t;oJ Ir In kiiocs, but just walk in. " "^. M J. J