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L,t •»♦♦♦♦♦♦-»♦ . »♦ ♦» ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦» About the House Jsfl MV WAY OF CANNING MEAT. Ilftvirifj succ(v;srully cftnnod all kinds of fresh niCHl [oi a number of years I vHcv my inrthod in dolail hoping tluit cIluT furniers' wives may be induced lo provide m tliis wuy frosli iiiful for si.niincT n-ii!, wrilos Mrs. Millie Ho.i- nker. All kinds (jf meal niiiy be canned, including' niiitton and voiil. I like lo can ns soon iifli'r Iml.tiiTinf; r.s possiMe, allliouyh in cuUl wialher \\lic!i niciil may be k.;|il frozen Itii'ro 1 11(1 be no pjirlicular hurry. Bui le- If.'itod frecziu{4 and lliawing i.-. injiiriuiis i" (jualrly so il in nol well to wail until flu Ijtst Ihinfi in the .spring before put- ting tlown (hat inleiide<l for summer r.sy. I use common Mason fruit jars of bol:i lh» one and two-quart size. For « .imnll faniily, especially where a lit- Jl-^ help is employed, the smaller size IsMM'ller, but for a family of five or over would jirefiT the larger. Roth jars 'i" coviT.s should be Ihoroiij^hly sle.-i- CJl by loilini,' in valer for n lime. ^i>ually biiil I lie covits sepcrale and luKji liltli' couunon baking soda in Ihe walei'.A II is especially important lo I'avo Ihe covers free from all germs and Ihe porcelain lining adds somewhat to .Vie difflcully. liut by selecting only good covers and boiling thoroughly I never have any trouble, although I u.se Ibem over ami over again. FIl.LINi; TIIF, JARS. '.Ill up raw meat without washing ii.lo rather small pieces mid park in Ihc jars. Pack ( losely, but do not al- tompl to jam down. Use considerable Jal. and exclude all bones, gristle and undesirable portiuns. To each two quart jar put in one level tablespoon iif salt. No water is needed. I'ut (,n ^fl rubber and .serr-w down Ihe cover as lighlly as can readily be done. No »t- Innpt, however, is made [» .seal at this time. To cook, pu( a I hick layer of hay in flie botloni of a wash boiler, .set the jars on this, place over Ihe (ire and rover to wilhin a couple of inches of trps of jurs wilh cold water. Tops of i.'irs should not at any lime lie sulk merged, but water should be kepi while toiling Bs near (o (hem as po.ssible. Rniig slowly lo (he boiling point, and f.ir the Iwo tpiait si/.e buil from three (o three and a half hours; for Ihe ime (piait size about half .in Imiir le.ss. .Somelhing firpends ujion (he quality of the moat, I III no mailer how tender (o begin wilh' long cooking is necessary (o fiOiid kfieping. Ki'ep the lioiler r.( vered from beginning lo end rooked, lifl (he cans, one al from the boiling water and .screw down cover.s jiisl ;i.s lighlly as po.ssihic. »f Ihe hd or cover proves defective ex- <;liange for another, biil s«t can back into Ihe boilei' again for a time before r.ea!ing. Keep wiiter boiling and boiler covered iinlil Inst can is out. 'I'hree do/rii Iwo-nuart cans is n gen- f I oils supply fur a family of six and will lakr aboiil Iwo goodsi/ed (pinrters (i( beef. Of course every farmer nnls down more or less pork so dial {( js i)o( neerssaiy lo depend allo(T,.|h,T up. fpi' the canned supply ut meal p,),'i- for canning should he mostly loan (Js'i- nlly wo fry down Ihe hams' and shoiil- clers fresh, and (he (rimniings. iiipou. lar piiws and poiiions next (he bones nre canned along wilh Ihe (endorloin .Somrlimes i( is ground as for saiisaue and then ennned. a ijiUp |,.„n ^,,,,, grountl up wilh (he r.'s( is then an ad- uinl.igiv We do not season .sausage Intended for canning, exeepl ((, salt it WAY.-^ (IF .SI-IUTNO. Canned lieef, million and veal mav be nerved r(,ld, or pieces fried in fat until .slightly browned, or used in pi,..<; The ll(|uor, which is sinifilv iho cxiracl- ed juices, Is very rich ami maki's the best of .soups and gravies. I'ork shoiiM IV. healed bi.'fore s.;iviug. As n riili- we use the canned sausage for breakfast With griddle cak(!.s or fritvl |«.ln(neii. All canm-.| meaK should i„. >;i.i i,,-. fore thoroughly cold where (he cans are to remain during (he summer. It is important not lo break the coverings of fat overtianging the meat. I have ficquently kept it over from one year l(. the next. The la.st .sea.son out ( f sf.veral dozen cans I diil not have one which did nol keep perfectly. insure closely When a lime. BREAKFAST BREADS. Sponge Rolls. â€" Take one pint of Hour, one-half pinl of warm water, one teaspoonful of sugar, one-half tcaspoon- ful of salt, one lablespoonful of butter, one-eighlh cupful of yeast. Sift the Hour into a bowl; then add the salt and sugar. Melt the buller in llie wann water and add Ihe yeast. I'ul this nii.\- lure with llie flour and beat thoroughly <vith a strong spoon. Cover Ihe bowl and lot Ihe dough rise overnight. In Ihi: morning buller a French roll pnii find halt fill each coiiiiiarliueiil with Ihe sponge, being cari'ful not lo lireiik il down unnecessarily. I.el Ihe roll.s rise for an hour, and bake Iheiii in a rroderalely hot oven for half an hour. London Criimpets. â€" One pinl of liour, one pint of warm water, one- eighth cupful of yeas(,one-hnIf (ea.spoon- fiil of .sail, one-half leas|ioonful of su- gar, (wo (ablespoonfuls of buller. Put Ihe hour, .salt, and supnr tn n bowl, p.Ud the water and yensi, and beat vig- ciously for (if(eeii minul.-s. Cover llie fowl and set in a warm place over- nghl. In Ihe morning beal in the iiieK- ed butler and pour thi' bailer into hol- lered mullin pans. Let Ihe crumpets ri.se for an luiur and bake in a hot oven. .Sally Lunn â€" One pinl of flour, one- half pinl of milk, one tablespoonful rf sigai', oiie-half tea.spoonful of s:ilt, one and one-half teaspoonfuls of buller. one- (piarter cake of compressed yeast, t oiic-qunrtcr cupful of liipiid yeast, one egg. Sift the flour and mi.\ wilh it the sugar and salt. Meat the milk lo about (lie hundred degrees and dissolve Ihe butter in it. DLssolve the compressed .\casl in Iwo lablespoonfuls of tepid wa- ter, and slir in the milk and buller. Separate the parts of Ihe egg and beat the white until light; then beat (he yolk well. Add the milk mixture and the egg to the (lour and bent well, four Ibis bailer into a well buttered cake pan. Cover and let it rise in a warm place for two hours. Bake for half an hour ill a moderately hot oven and serve en a hot dish. Riii.sed Whf^at MulUn.s. â€" One gen- (loiis pinl of flour, one-half pint rf milk, one table.spoonful of buller, one- half tabUispoonful of sugar, one-half Ifaspoiifiil of sail, one egg. one-eighth cupful of yeast or one-eighth of a >casl cake. Put the flour, salt and su- gai in a deep earthen bowl. Roil the milk and nild the buller to it. Let (his iiiixliire stand until only tepid; then nd<| (he milk, butter, and yeast (o llie tloiir and Jieat well. Cover Ihe tiowl and let it Rt.ind in a cool part of the kitchen, unless the weather be very cold, in which co.se il will be necessary to keep •he bowl in a warm place. When morn- ing comes the batter will be found lo have ri.seii to a light sponge. Beat Iho •'gg until light and add lo this .sponge l-eating in well. Half nil well bullered niifrin pans wilh (he batter, cover, and Il I the iinifllns ri.se in a warm place for ill! hour. Hake for half an hour hi a modc^ralely (|uick oven. I 'ill Wheels. â€" - Make Ihe dough for milk rolls, and when il has risen mil it ns thin as possible. Spread il wilh sofi butter and .sprinkle over this half a cupful of sugar and one tablespoon- fill rif cinnamon mixi^d together. Roll up like a jelly roll and cut into slices about half an inch (hick. Place these slices in n well bullered pan and M (hem rise to double their size. Rake in ii moderately hot oven (or Iwenty-flvo minutes. Sunlight Soap Sk^ nrn WARD wiu ^^/WV bo paid lo any person who proves ibal Sijntight Soap contains ;iny injurious chemicals ur any form o( adulteratioa. is equally good with hard or soft water. If you use Sunlight Soap in the Sunlight way (follow directions) you need not boil nor rub your clothes, and yet you will get better results than with boiling and hard rubbing in the old'fashioned way. As Sunlight Soap contains no injurious chemicals and is perfectly pure, the most delicate fabrics and dainty silks and laces may be washed without the slightest injury. Your money refunded by the dealer from whom you txjy Sunlight Soap if you find «ny cause for complaim. u. Levar Brothers Llmltad, Toronto â- s« FnK.NCH ARMY CONSCKII'T.4. Never Take Good Clothes or Possessions inlu the Ibirracks. "Th(\v are a curious crowd,"' says a writer desi-rihing (he conscripis of Ihe French army, "lliese boys of lwen(y an.J of (w('n(y-oiie, in various stagi^s of .sobriety, as (hey throng onto (he plat- forms of (be railwriy -.lalioiis and, iiiuler (he fire of gentle and superior sarcasm fKuii ihe young men in iini- fonn who have already done a yi^ar or two, climb into the thiid-clnss eaUlc pens which are to lake them lo Ihe threshold of (heir lives in barracks. The .sons of weallhy men elbow the semirings of the street. ".Ml wear (heir worst clothes, except those who do not po.ssess a .second suit. The chief peculiarily about (he whole of them Is an entire absence of luggage. A young fiiend of my own was one of them. His luggage for Ihe two days of his first visit to Paris con- sisted of a comb and im extremely aged tooth brush, and before h\nving Paris he .nsked me lo kucp his overcoat for him till be returned. 'Th.'y will only spoil it, and it is a new one,' was his plea. "I counted the valise,"? of a whole (rair load of consriipts who accompanied my friend, and they numbered exactly four. 'Tho.se four will have their lives teased out of them to-morrow,' was the verdict of a pnvale under arms upon ihe plat- form." SPUING ADVICE. D<; Not Dose Willi Pupflatives nml Weakening Medicines â€" What People Need at This Season is a Tonic. pnovF.n FAf:T.s. Throat Cough: A tickling in the throat; hoarseness at times; adcep l>reath irritates it; â€" these arc features of a throat cough. They're very de- ceptive and a cough mix- ture won't cure them. You want something that w'll heal the inflamed membranes, enrich the blood and tone up the system .-. .-. .-. .-. Scoffs Emulsion is just such a remedy. It nas wonderful healing and nourishing power. Removes the cause of the cough and the whole system is given new strength and vigor .•. .•. Sni fir fru umfh SCOTT isf BOirNE, chmisx Ttr*ntt, Out. Napiha soap ijleans paint far better and more quickly than any other scour- ing miilerial. If you boil iiotato parings in a dish ill which onions or (isli hiive been cook- e<: no odor will cling to it. Waler boils away very rapidlv just lefori! a storm. Then i.s (he (ime you must watch for kettles (o boil dry. If you don't want (o stand in « dratl k- |)oel onions it answers the purpose i:ven heller lo s(and over a good lire If drinking water gel.s warm and no !'••' is al hand, it seems niaiiy (legrei>s cooler wilh a few dro|)s of lemon juice sipieraed into eaiirglass. If you spill ink on any fabric vou can get il out hy washing immediaiely in sweet milk. India ink has been scrubbed out of a carpel with Tiiill. without (liking up the ciiipel. cleaning left by the milk wilh soap '.he grensi' iiiid water. CAHK OP If the elbows MIA''."^ n.OTIIRS. fir knees of a man's clolhi!S gel Old of shape lay a damp cloth Oil (hem, fold them up, and leave tlieiii for a coiiiile o( hours. Then lay Ihe garment on the ironing board, smooth (•111 Willi Ihe |)!ilms of (he hands, and pull gently in every direction (ill the stretched piirt lies flat. Cover with a cloth and press with an iron, hut take I are lo have a piece of nmlerinl belweep llu! iron and Ihe cloth or a .shiny iruiik will bi> left, wliieh will le as iil>ngur- ing as the former bug^iness. pni:i;AUTioN.s wmi Mi:nk;i.\i:.s Never ftlve medicines wilhoul nrsi iiading Ibe directions carefully, no mal- lei how well you think you kiiow lliem. Never give a larger dose than direehsi in the hope of iiioii- ipiiekly iiIIiimu^. sMnptoms; you may tlieivbv kill Ihe' pa- ('ciil. Never keep (he nidieine for ui- ttrnal use beside any for exiernal ap- Ilicnti.in. f)o nol glance ha.slily a( Ihe laliel. (hlnking all is right; carh'olic acid inigbl readily be mistaken for carbolic oil Never give or lake ,sev,.nil Xinds of thugs wilhoul coii.sulling a iloetoi; much lief iiinjlil be the result. Nol exactly sick â€" but nol feeling <;intc well. Thais the siaing feeling. ^ou are easily lircd, appetite variable, sometimes headaches and a feeling of depression. Or perhaps pimples and I'luplioiis apiicar on the face, or you have twinges of rheumatism or neural- gia. .\ny of (hese indieale that (ho 1 lootl is oiil of order, (hat Ihe indoor life of winler has left its mark upon you and may easily develope into more sfrious trouble. Don't dose yourself nith purgative medicines in the hope that you can put Ihe blood right. Pur- gatives gallop through Iho .system, and weaken instead of giving strength. What you do need is a tonic medicine that will make new. rich, red blood, build up Ihe weakened nerves and thus give you new heaKh and strength. .\nd (he one medicine (o do this spei^l- il.N and surely is Or. William.s' Pink I ills. Tvery dose of this medicine l.iaki^s new, rich blood which makes v.eak. easily tired and ailing men and \eomen feel l>rigli(. iicli\e and sirong. If you need a medicine this spring try Pr. Williams' Pink Pills and you will never regret il. This medicine tias cured thousands and thousands in every I art of the world, and what it has drme foi others it can easily do for you. Medicine dealers everywhere .sell Ihes^ pills or you can get liiem direct from Ihe Ilr.. Williams' Medicine Co., Rrock- \ille. Out., al ."tO rents a box O'' six boxes for .W.rin. LARS CEILINGS Two thousand de.^igns suitable for all classes of work such as Churrhes, .Schools, Stores, Halls. Also special designs for Houses, Kit- rheas, Dining-ltoums, etc. Nothing has ever been deviswl lo equal Ped- lar's Steel Ceilings for Farm liowjcs. Cheap as iatti and plasttr and will never crack or fall off. Avoid Accidents by Using: Pedlar's Steel Ceilings. Made to (11 any sb;e room and can be nailed on by any mechanic. Shipped from our warehouses paintefi all ready lo apply. OUR C.\TAIX)GliK, NO. «i C, DRSCRIBFS MKNV DESIGNS WRITE FOR IT. IT COSTS YOl NOTHING. WRITE T0-D.4Y. THE PEDLAR PEOPLE MONTREAL, got. 717 Oral« (t- WININKO, 7a l«nkar< St. •TTAVA, ONT. 4U auMCl tt. TOaSNT*. OHT. 11 CtOMTIM tt Wkitk Yooii NIUJUC5T orncm. Head Office and Work5. Lmo«N, OUT, n Dundu It. i VANOOVVIR, I.e. ' 81$ Ptndw tt. Oshawa, Oat., Canada AI'RU'.VN LIONS' ItHX. Have Killed Ihuutred Lnliorers on Rail- nay Line in l'(|and,i. At Siniba, on the new Uganda rail- way, in Africa, lions killtxl ItHl laborers while the road was being put through. Capt. Chaiincey Stegand. of the UriUsli ariiiv, killed three lions there one night last" TIlIMni.K COM.F.rTIW. One of tlie (lueerest fads niii oiig the up- per chis.ses is Ihe eolleeliiig of |he thinibh\s of women celebi ilies. One (f lh( finest of (hese colleelioiis is lluil f a 1 ondon .socii-ty man. who has a cab- inet full of the dainty liiigi'f-shields of Ihc maidens he has hived and lost: while Mrs. Vanderbilt rejiiiee-; in Ihe posses- s'on of a Veritable (hiiiible of (hat ex- cellent needlewonum Oi"'en Kliznbelh. This is the gem of her collecliim, al- llMiiigh Ihe hitler contains a solid silver thimble worn by our f.liieen when a girl of fourleen. and a substantial "lln- fer-sboe" of no less a per.son than Ihe mother of our King. ciui.uiioon.s iMcitiis. The so-called soothing meilieines con- luin poisonous o|)iii(es lha( denilen and stupefy, bill ne\'er cure Ihe litlle ail- iiienls of childhood, llaby's Own Tab- lets are guaranteed lo contain no opiate II. ev act on (he stomach and howel . I'.iid thus remove (he cause of nenrlvall llii ills (hill atdiel liltle ones. In this way lliey bring naliiral, healthy sl"e)). ,.nd Ihe child wakes up briglil and ue!l. Mrs. A. Weeks, \erniiii. It. •;., <r,y.s: "I liiue used lliib>"s Own Tiihlels iiid can cheerrull.v'.>-'ay thai I have found llieiii all Villi claim for Ihein." Tiie<> Tabids are good foi- ehildieii of all aces from birth onward. .Sild b.\ all medicine ileiiters or sent by mall a( ?."«• a box le. writing The Or. W'lllinms' Medleino Co., Urackvillc, Ont. \iigiist. shooting from a plHlforiu ea.sih under Ihe water tank, for the lions had a habit of coming there lo drink Ihe drippings. The account runs : "Nothing occuri-ed up lo 10 o'clock. Then Ihe watcher beunl a beast coming behind him, which [iroved lo be a lion- ess. .She came up, paused under Ihe plulfoiin, and the cai>lnin heard Ihe lap|iing of waler beneath him. lie movi^d to get a sight of her and made a noi.se in (iirning. The lioness made a side jump of about live yards and smell the ground and listened, .'^he thus e.\- po.setl her side, and the captain llred two shots. The tirs( shot hit her in lli.' neck, (be second in Ihe heart. .-^Iie gathered her.self up like a horse about (o buck and then twlted blindly toward the (rack, ran on il for about ten yards and fell. Then the capliiin beard Ihe noi.se of Iwo lions crashing through the high grass. One came oui (irsl and went up lo Ihe dead lioness and smelt Ihe body and .sciiilched at it. In a minute or two the other lion came out of Ihe grass. Holh together scratched the body, whiMi they realized ihal she was dead, and both lay down for .some lime by the body, and then got up and roared, (ben lay down again, and again rose and roariHl, evidently iierforming a kind of wake or funeral service, widi dirge. "The CHiilain (Ired al one and struck his jiiw and Ihe biillel glanced oft his .shoulder, lie (luiibled over on hi.s head, i The riiptain tired a second .shot and bit i him iiist behind die heart. The beast! spun niiind like a teetotum, Ihen riishiM I Into Ihe tall gra.ss out of sight. The! sivoiid lion Capl. siegand shot Ihrougli the liearl. "(".apt. Stegand wailed on the plat- form, hearing the wounded liiin breath- ing and moiiiiing in ttie high grass. .â- \boiil two o'clock Ihe people of ihe station came out. The capliiin gave liisj orderly his spare rille and thi^n walked! up to the edge of (he (nil grass, when' Ihe animal bolted out wilh a roar and | sprang at Ihe captain, who shot him in the air. The beast fell upiin him and .seized his left arm in his leolh. The man managed to turn and strike the lion with his clinched right list in the neck. Tlie orderly yelled. The lion lei go his hold and disappeai'iHl in the grass, ly- ing iheiv all night, lie was despalchi^'il in Ihe morning." The mun look his dismissal with a jaunty air thai was rullier iietlluig. "You seem pli\nsed,'' olKscrved Mr. r.- , with a loucb of sarcasm. "f>h, 1 ain't worrying," was Ibe re- spon.se. "I shan't starve." "Indeed ! I am iml .so suiv about that. Peiliaiis you won't mind men- li'iiiing what you f.\pca to Uuf 'â- .\o objoclions,"" answered the oilier, "If the worst counts lo the worst 1 sli,\'l lake up book-writing. I've di.^. covered Hint it doesiil require siieh an awfully smart iiiaii us I thoiiglit it did.'' CnONVN l.irK INCRKA.SKS CAPITVL. I'Miorrsslve and rnisperous Canadian Company-Low PreiiiiHin Rales and Liberul Policies. Sleady and sulistanhal progress is .shown by Ihe Annuiil Iteiiort of the tiown Life Insurance Coiiii>any which has just been published. 'Ibe Crown Life has now nearly St,iiuo,iin«) uf high class insuiuiiie in force upon its Looks and Ihe total surplus to policy huldei-s, iiicludiiif; llie insurance reserve fund li iiialained in accordance with the Cov- eruiuoiit ."^huidard. ariu.unted, on Ue- crmbor :!l.sl lust, (o .W.S..4?.).C.O. The lliiHiiciul i>osition of the Crown lite is now being furllier sirengllien.'d bv the iiilroUuction of a largo amount ol a(hlilional ca.sh capital, which will enable Ihe iiiiiiiagirment to materially j improve the Company's business with l-iolit lo all concerned. The object ct 111. Oiivi-tors from the liist has been to I .ake (he Company a success from the pen(yliolder.s' slandpoiiil, and this iu- cteasi' in cash capital will speciullv |iro- U.ole the interests of the policvhulders 'I tile Compuny. â- rhi> Crown Life policies nre indisput- *'l.!e from date ol i.ssue and include guiuaiiteed loan, cash surrender and paid-up values. There nre no ivslric- licns in regard lo ivsidence. travel cr (cciipalioii. The preniium rales of Ihe <..rown Life luv lower (hnii (hose cliurg- ed by iiios! other companies. Tli(> t, dicers of ihe Crown Life aiv The I loll. D. Ti.sdale. P. C, K.c." President; .lolin Charlton, 1st n. M. Mowal. K. C., Ilandolph Maedon- Ills NF.XT .SrKP. On the iiv.ominendalion of a chari- table organization a well-known novel- ist ivcenlly gave a man ( iiiplininent in his garden. Mr. C feared that he was unlit fur the wnk mid soon tuimd iii;,i be was hopeless. The only things in which he gained were laziness and self- salisfuetioll. I'uially the aiillior dJBchareed him. Col. M.P. Vice-President; ^nd Vice Piv.sident; (lid, Chairmaii bX.vutive Cunniiilee; (.liarles Hughes, A.A..'^., Managing Di- n-c(or and Acliu-iry: II. T. .Maehell, M. D.. I-.n f:.P.. Edin.. Medical Director; A. II. Selwvii Marks. Socretary rrensuivr; \\'illiam Wallace lendent of Agencies. MF.AO OKFir:!-. TOnONTO \M ngencv Uv l!,o Crown Life in Ihis (lislnet offers a splendid oppiu'limitj foi an energetic and reliable mun. 11U(J •Supenii- Mrs. . Younghilde isobbiii^A ; "-Vnd- and. N-sides all llml, you've iie\er kepi (he promises you made me before we were married." -Mr. Y.t "Indeed ! What promises have I not kepi?" Nh's. Y. "\\'li.v-wb\. befiire wo were nKvrria' you saiil you'd lay Ihe world .it f.H't." \h-. Y.; "Well, what grioMng nboul? Isn't Vl there ore I") yo» If fair * easy to weather. borrow an wnbivUa ii