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I saoK Hints for Busy Housekeepers. Ke«lpe» and Other Valuable lnfermatl«« •f Particular iBcerett to WeniM E^>IIc<l CAKE. Sunshino Cake. â€" Ingredients: R'liiUis of seven oggs, yolks of livo iggs, one cup granulated sugar, want cup of flour, saltspoon of {ream tartar, pinch of salt, one keaspoou of vanil^ or one-half tea- jpoon each of vanilla and lemon. Separate the eggs and put the whites in a large mixing bowl, and the yolks in a small bowl. M-az-urc \ud sift the Hour KOveii tinier «tiH »«t asid«, then sjt the flour li.e rich cream cheese, seasoned highly with salt, paprika, a few drops of Worcestershire sauce and made soft enough to spread with olive oil. Fill tender stalks of celery with this mixture ; chill and serve with your dinner. A delicious relish and a little out of the ordinary. DODGES WORKMEN USE limes; have cream of tartar and lavoiing on the table, then beat Ihe whites five niiuutes, add bait ind cream of tartar ; beat some nore, then add slowly the sugar, Ihen the beaten yolks; then add >hc flour. Do not beat, but fold this o with a sjwon. Ad<l the flavoring. Put in an ungreased tin, sprinkle i little flour in the tin, and shake iround ; then take a teaspoon and remove all the air bubbles, place i a moderate oven, and bake from Ihirty minutes to one hour. A treat deal depends upon the fire. The first twenty minutes the oven ihould be real warm; then slowly lecrease the heat. When baked turn upside down and place a wet eloth on the tin for a few seconds, then with a knife the cake may easily be removed. M<x'k Angel Food.â€" One cupful »f sugar, one and one-half table- spoonfuls of shortening, one-half eui)ful of milk, one heaping cupful Df flour, two tablesiK)onfuls of bak- ing powder. Stir all together, then put the whites of two eggs into a bowl and heat until stiff. Then lently fold the whites into the bat- ter ; do not stir them in. Add a Itaspoonful of vanilla. This is an original iccipf, and if correctly made it will be hard to distinguish it frtiin the real angel food cake. But be careful not to stir the whites of the egRS into the cake, but fold thi'm in carefully. Orango Tea Cakeâ€" This recipe makes eighteen delicious, inexpen- live and quickly made little tea cakes : Cream one tablespoonful of butter and the same of lard with one cupful of sugar. Add two well beaten eggs, three-quarters of a cup of milk, jjinch of salt, one tea- ipoonful of extract of orange, three- quarters of a cup of washcKj cur- rants, one and three-quarters cups of flour, and two teaspoons of bak- ing ixjwdcr. Bake fifteen minutes in muffin pans in hot oven. Nut Ix)afâ€" -Four cups of sifted flour, four level teaspoonfuls of baking jiowder, one teaspoonful »alt, one-half cup of sugar, one cup nut meats chopped fine, two cups iweet milk, and two eggs. Stir the dry ingredients together, then add beaten eggs and milk. Bake in moderate oven about forty-five min- utes. This makctt two loaves. I find that this bread is fine for the lunch box just buttered, or lettuce with salad dressing may be placed between two thin slices fur a change. J. F. 0. HINTS FOR THE HOME. To clean pewter wash in hot water and fine silver sand, then polish with a leather. Warm the di.sh covers as well as the dish, or you will often spoil a carefully prepared meal. Fireproof jiaper can be made by dipping paper in a strong solution of alum, and then drying it. Fill pin cushions with thorough- ly dried coffee-grounds, for the needles will not ri.ot in them. The dustpan after use should be emptied into the kitchen fire, and not into the dustbin. Waterproof Glue.â€" Take some glue, soak it in cold water, and then by heat dissolve it in linseed oil. Urease spots on a wall may be removed by putting blotting paper on the spot and holding a hot iron against it. Waste buckets should have boil- ing soda water and soap stood in them at least once a week, brushed round thoroughly and dried in the air. Children's hair should never be strained tightly off the forehead if you wish it to grow thick. lie- ceding hair in later life is often caused in this way. When making whitewash for your pantry, larder, etc., add one ounce of carbolic acid to every gallon of whitewash. This will effectively drive away any insects, and make every place healthy. To restore ebonised wood, rub all spots the way of the grain with powdered pumice stone and oil. Then polish with a dry, soft cloth. If this is carefully and thorough- ly done the effect is most excellent. Oil castors of chairs and sofas at least once a year, and they will not break off, but last nearly a life- time. At the same time that the castors are oiled, it is well to think of locks and hinges. I'^ggs are most easily digested when eaten raw. If this is impos- sible, place them in a pan of near- ly boiling water, ap^l stand at the side of the stove for seven to ten minutes. Hot water is a simple drink that ought to be more pojmlar, for it pr<imotcs secretion better than cold, and is at all times a .stimu- lant of no mean nature. Taken the last thing at night and in the, early morning tliis beverage is a boon to gouty people. To cleanse a maltreRS remove the hair from the tick, pick it apart, then wash it in a lather, rin.se in cold water, wring in a thick cloth. and dry in the sun. I'^ither wash tho ti<-k, or make a new case to hold the hair when perfectly dry. Tho oven in every kitchen does not get the attention it requires, considering what an imp.)rlant cooking vessel it is ! Many who are particular as to every pnt and pan being scalded nn<l seotired forjcet this small iron romn, which has the power of al)soil)iiig and )i<jl<Iing so many otlors and grease. Every part of the oven, not forgelling the roof, should be scrubbed out at least once each week, a long 'jiMish aixl plenty of soda water being used for the purpose. SALADS. "» Novel Mavonnai.se.â€" Take three fresh eggs, three tablespoonfuls of pure olive oil, three of vinegar, three of thin l>ouillon or water, a â- altsijoonful of BJilt. Heat nil this well together with an egg beater. When thoroughly mi.ted, put tho pot into a larger one holding boil- ing water, and ^)eat with the egg beater until the mayonnaise has tho right consistency. Take the pot out of the Ixtiling water and stir for a little while until cooled. IJc sure the water is boiling hard in which the mayonnaise is cook<'d or it will not gel thick. This mayonnaise is limply delicious and much more quickly made than the usual way. Potato Salad. -Six cups cold boile*! potato cubes, one table- i|)oonful or more grated onion or onion juice, three or four table- Ijx'onfulH [larsloy finely <rboiipetl, »ne and one-half or more teaspoon- luls sal*, one half leusjioonful pep- per. Turn ingredients over until Well blcndc'l Let stand in a cool pla<'e until ready to serve. To one int double creniii (sweet) a<l<l four blespooiifiilH of tarragon vinegar ln<l Ix-al until thick to tho Ixitloni â-ºf bowl. Mix tlie prepared potato vitli tho dressing and serve at once. REi,ISHRS. Red ('abl)ag« Uelisli.- Remove all the loose leavcK and tho hard white part of a red cabbage, divide into Imirllis, and run thruugh n meat iho. pi r. Wash in a sieve and put bi a granite kettle with one pint of irat«r and two hea|)ing tablespoon- luls of nice ba<-on fat. Add one- kaif cupful of white wine vinegar, throe heaping tablespoonfuls of lugar, a pjnch of pepper, one-half teaspoonful of paprika, salt to taste, and throe or four go<xl si/.i^l tart apples. Cover and cook about two hours, fitir often to prevent burning. It must not be moist. This is nice to servo with mist j the account, when overyboilv ex- gooso or turkey. Icopt, presumably, the" victim's Stuffod Citliiijf.â€"iiako a ^usto of friends -would bo satisfied." :4TltANGE EFFORTS MADE TO SEClJItE DA.'MAUES. Curious Facts llegardiug the Working of (he Eugliah Com- pensation Act. Curious facts concerning the op- eration of the Workmen's Compen- sation Act in England are coming to light. During recent law proceedings it was alleged that some medical men were drastic in their exammation of workmen seeking relief under the provisions of the Compensation Act, and that not a few while test- ing the men resorted to the use of powerful electric batteries, and ap- plied other severe treatment, such as extensive "needle-pricking," etc., to those parts of the body said to be affected. Most doctors having to deal with workmen will admit that since the advent of the Act the medical in- spections have had to be carried out more stringently than hitherto. The reason is not far to seek. In his annual loport, a medical officer of health in a Midland min- ing centre wrote: "The Compensa- tion Act has had a curiously cura- tive effect on lumbago." Conversing with other medical men, the writer learns tha: this "curious curative effect" referred to by the miners' doctor is not con- fined to "colliers," nor to the dis- ease of "lumbago." Practitioners in all parts of the country find that, since the operation of the Compensation Act, kindred ail- ments like rheumatism, sciatica, etc., are RAPIDLY DISAPPEARING from the ranks of workingmen. Briefly, it is implied that when a workman feds pains of the rhsu matic kind giving trouble it is open for hm to inform a mate that tie has strained himself while working rcijort himself to the doctor, ahil then go "on the box." Thus the "disease" becomes an "accident," and the man draws compensation allowance for a period, unless the employer's doctor be able to piove conclusively that he is really suf- fering from disease. As it is not an easy matter to promptly ding- nose an internal defect or stri'i it follows that in the majority of such cases the sufferer draws his compensation allowance, and if a member of a sick benefit society, club money elso. It should not be inferred that all workmen are malingcs-ers, nor that employers of labor arc alto- gctlier free from corruption in the matter. Many cases l>efore Coui.y Court judges in England reveal clearly that, while some men ar; obvious- ly malingering, a goodly niunbcr of employers arc also eixleavoring to shirk their rchponsibilities un- der the .\ct. So that it i.n rather a case of diamond cut diamond. The writer was present wIkh a County Court judge 'irectly tharp od one man with shamming and nonsuited him. This man had receiv- ed compensation allowance for sev- onc eye had become atTecte<i cw- ing to A SLIGHT ACCIDENT. pital surgeons have given their dif- fertint views. On some circuits the judge has his own ideas, and the writer knows of one who is himself fond of put- ting injured persons through prac- tical tests, and frequently he gets the experts to demonstrate with the patients in his retiring room under ills supervision. A solicitor to a trade union con- trolling thousands of workmen ad- mitted to the writer that many men were better off financially when drawing compensation allowance and club moneys regularly than when employed. Surgeons complain that during convalescence patients will not give injured limbs sufficient exercise, with the result that adhesions form, the joints become abnormally stiff, and unless drastic measures be adopted the patient is likely to be for ever at least partly incapaci- tated. This ratans that, although possessing all his faculties, and, practically speaking, able-bodied, he crawls about for the rest of his life drawing compensation money. Specialists declare that before the advent of the Ace very little was heard of nystagmus, A DISEASE OF THE EYE, which affects miners. One curious description of it is, "a discolora- tion of the optic nerves owing to long periods of working in coal pits." The writer knows of two miners who, after working below in a cer- tain colliery for twenty years, be- came unemployed, the pit being closed. After being out of work several weeks, they complained of their eyesight. Their trade union had them examined. "Nystagmus" was the doctor's verdict, and they claimed compensation from their old employers. They had worked in the pit for twenty years without making any complaint. The case was settled out of court, each man accepting $150 and costs. A similar case was that of a cute Irishman. Extremely distressed, he rejjorted he could not seeâ€" both his eyes having become affected. The solicitor to the trade union sus- pected something. But the man was sure he would "never be able to work in the pit again, his eyesight being ruined." Negotiations re- sulted in his accepting $150 in full settlement. He was an expert work- man, and the colliery proprietors intimated their willingness to take Pat back again when he was fit. Shortly after receiving his substan- tial cheque the Irishman went back to the same work. Most of the men will persist in fighting a case out instead of ac- cepting substantial offers of settle- ment. The writer was recently in court when a partisan's solicitor urged the man to accept $250 of- fered. He declined and the case proceeded. The artisan lost, got no compensation, and his trade union had to pay heavy costs. Lat- er he lost his job. THE TROOPSHIP SAILS' THE S. S. LESSON PICTIRE OF BRITISn DILU'S 1. AREWELL. SOL- INTERNATIONAL LESSON, JAN. li. Vivid Scenes When He Takes His Uepurtiirc on Foreign Service. A dull morning, a wet morning, and dirty. The liarbci shows grey and ugly in the half light. That huge outline heaving out yonder ou the elowly rising rollers seems de- serted. But fusSy tugs haul her great shape round, busy boats come and go in the greyness. A white jet of steam shoots up, trails away; black figures can be aeen working furious- ly amidst a rattle of chains and blocks. A clatter of hoofs, and then a dozen troopers rattle up with hall i *"* ^ general truth which found a hundred horses: a confused mass, struggling, cursing, stamping, they crowd the long quayside. Then they ease up; somehow they look long at the miserable sceneâ€" the drifting mist, the bare, grey out- lines. "It's a dismal hole," says one khaki-clad figure; "but it's a last look at the old country !" Then the waiting crowd thick- ens. A faint echo of martial music, Lc.ison III.â€" .\sa's Good Reign In Judah, 2 Chroii. 15. 1-15. Gold- en Text, 2 Chron. 15. 7. Verse 1. The Spirit of God cam« upon Azariahâ€" Often spoken of as the method of prophetic equipment, the Spirit clothing the prophet aa with a garment. Azariah is no* mentioned elsewhere. 2. Went out to meet Asaâ€" Upoa his return from the successful con- test with Zerah, tlie Ethiopian. Jehovah is with you â€" This had just had illustration and confirma- tion in the decisive victory of Aaa over the invading army of Zerah. H support in all the history of both Judah and Israel, as did the oppo- site truth, If ye forsake him, h« will forsake you. 3-Gâ€" This section has been various- ly interpreted as referring to the northern kingdom of Israel, to th« entire previous history of the He- brew people, and to the period of the Judges. The language fits in well with this last view. The law- less, lax times of the Judges is re- growing strongerâ€" a tramp of feet ] fleeted in verse 3. The distress (4), â€"a hoarse cheer. Someone roars, and calling upon Jehovah, and con "Here they come!" â- -'â-  -'-'â-  ' ..i--:-i â€" ONE OF THE OLD BRIGADE. And here they do come i Column after column, with swinging step, heads erect, a huge drummer's arms whirling fearfully, pipers sequent deliverance from their trou- bles, reminds one at once of that troubled epoch. The want of peace and the continued vexations (5), and the wrangling between different tribes and different cities (6), is playing furiously at fear of being ' <'*i*'''*'^*^''i**'*^ ^^ ^^^ Judges (com- out-rivalled. I P^^^ chapters 5, C, 8, 9, and li Sec that old man marching so^^^ ^^^ ^°^ "^ Judges), proudly, eyes lit up, lips tight 3. Without a teachmgf priest and pressed? He's one of the regi- "'^hout lawâ€" The two things ment. one of the old brigade, living *^<'"°*' *« the same thing, inas- over the glorious past again. much as the giving of instructioa "That was fifty years ago!" he '" ^^^ '^^ ^^^ ^^^ °^ ^^e ofliees ol murmurs sadly. But he grips a ^^^ priesthood (Deut. 33. 10). RAPACITY OF THE PIKE. A LIFE FOR A LIFE. Cusfom in New Guiiien Which t'aii.ses rreqnoiil .Mnrderi. Kverywhere in New Guinea the traveller is coniinuiilly brought face to face with death, and the natives are devoid of the sliglit(>st pity or respect for the dead or dy- ing, although after a death they will often wail an-l mourn for a con- siderable time. Murder is an everyday occur r<Mice, an<I ruthiiig could lie worse than the morals of the natives. In fact, they have- none, they thiev<' and lie with n persistence and cun- ning which are surprising. The Papuans have a chei ifiil cus t'lm which demands a life for a life. Slioiild any one die, at the first op- portunity they kill some one- they are not very particular whom - to make up f-)r it. "While we were. at IlumlxiUlt Bay," says Prof. Pratt ill the Wide World Magazine, "a Mahay <lied of dropsy; he v/tvA the first Malay who had ever come to that part, and the Papuans greatly respecteil him. "'Very well,' they paid, "we must shoot a Malay with our bows am! arrows to pay for his death.' And sooner or later some innocent person would be killed to square When informed that ophthalmic surgeons were agreed that lie was fit to resume work, ilio man sud- denly found that his itncr eye was affected. He was put throusli the usual tests aiiJ, according to his answers, the optic nervs were seri- ously ir.maired. But he had not reckoned with certain secret tctts which sjiecialists now apply. To prevent hardship b<ing in- flicted, a judge has nowir to refer such cases to .x medical referee â€" always a sjiecialist. In this CKiiriec'tion a very unsat- isfactory state of affairs is alout to be remedied. In a certain district eoiiiplaints have been r ia<lc th.'it Slime medical referees are also act- ing for ono,()r other of Uic parties concerned. This is so ; and the wiCter knows of an instance in which an official referee 'vas paid .several guineas for certifying .a workman as "fit to resume work," and several guineas for eertifving the same man as "unfit to r.'svciie work," the injury being one luul the same nt both examinations, In fairness to the surgeon con- cerned it should be stafetl that the injury was of an unusual kind, and in the liiirrie<l <'xainination on be half of the employers he had over- lookeil a certain feature. The tra<Ie union <lf)etor nolioe<l the oversiglit and cleverly ciiUctl in tho same specialist for consultation. Tho lattiT saw the <lifliculty when it was pointed out. But he had already received his cheque FROM THE OTHER SIDE. There are curious differoncos et opinion during the legal procee<l- ings. An <>minent. specialist will tell the judge that in his opinion the man is quite able to resume work. .\n e<|ually eniin<?nt specil- isl called by the other si(.le will then <l(<clare that the man is nut yri able to resume work. Meantime the works me<lieal officer, the man's Other Sea Fi.sh That Will Attack and Eat Their Own Species. The pike has the repuation of be- ing particularly cruel and voraci- ous, henco one of its appellations tho "water wolf," but the proba- bility is that many of the sea fish are equally if not a good deal more rapacious and fond of attack- ing, causing pain to and making a meal of their own species, says the London Globe. Large dogfish (they of course are related to the shark tribe), congers, pollack, cod and bass are csjiecial- ly ferocious, while halibut will fre- quently seize an<l kill other large fish, as .anglers caa aver from per- sonal experience. It is only a few weeks back that while a London angler was "playing" a large con- ger a huge hallibut swam up to and savagely bit at it, an operation which eventually cost it its own life, for on making for the wounded con- ger a second time the boatmen con- trived to gaff aiul haul it aboard. There have beeu many ii'stancts of pike being found dead, choked by their own species, aiul these fish not infrequently attack another pike which has been hooked by an angler. The ai.ion of a pike at times closely resembles a cat when it plays with a mouse. The pike seizes the angler's bait and keeps dropping and allowing it to escape Olio can picture its delight in the terror of its victim -but <loes not forgot to leave tho marks of its teeth behind when it eventually makes off. Lat-ely many fine cod hooked on tho long lines off Deal an<l Dover have been found bitten in half, while only the hea<ls of souk- have been left, thus showing that they have been preyed upon by some cruel and voraciotis fish, only too glad to have such a favorable chance of killing and eating them. lad's handâ€" his "boy" â€" holds up his head, and marches with the best. And other hands are being held this dark morning. Here one tan- ned private sadly eyes the white face at his side. She's only a shop girlâ€" a slim, little, shabby' figure- but her eyes are moist as she aqueezes his hand tightly, and trudges silently, uncomplainingly, in the rowdy rabble and sludge, just to be at his side. They don't say anything. There's nothing to say. He doesn't ask her to wait, doesn't swear his love ; but he gazes fiercely ahead, and curses fate. Then a shrill bugle-call. Men break rank, swarm up the gang- ways ; the crowd surges forward, privileged friends crush aboard. Here, under a sheltering funnel, is the last farewellâ€" a tender part- ing, amidst shrill whistles, ring- ing bells, hoarse voices. You hear a faint, "You'll wait, lass? You mean it? Promise!" sec a pale face, blue eyes, looking up pitifully. A long comforting arm goes round a slim waist, and Well, it's getting very dark in that corner. We'd better leave that picture. "ALL ASHORE!" Now a loud clang, clang, and a hustle of seamen- men who gaze on such weaknesses scornfully. Tliey leave the missus at all seasons. They've just left her nowâ€" comfort- ing thought: gone back to get the lodger his tea! Hut "Tommy" is going to a strango clime, and as a hoarse roar of "All ashore! All ashore!" swells up, a silent oflicer wonders how many wi.l return to these dull-grey shores, how manv will see that white-haired father, that sadly weeping mother, who would always die cheerfully for her weakestâ€" tho black sheep. But he's listed now; he's resolv- ed to do well -to turn over a new le^if. A roar of haste, a shrill, warning whistle, and tho crowd is fairly heaved over the side. Sonienne's promising to write <>vei-y week. Someone's conifoiting : "Don't take on, mother ! Come, I'm not lilubbering '" And as the .screw fast churn.s the water there's a waving, a cheering, from the Iess<-ning crowd ; then the sea mist floats across; the picture fadesâ€" is gone.â€" London Ans\v<Ms. 5. No peace to him that went out •It was unsafe to travel. Lands^Districts of the country of Israel. (i. Nation against nation â€" On« tribe against another is meant. 8. Oded the prophet â€" It is evident here that the words "Azariah, son of," which are found in the Vul- gate, have accidentally dropped out in the Hebrew text from which we have our translation. Abominationsâ€" All the detestable forms of idolatrous worship (com- pare 1 Kings 11. 5 and 2 Kings 2a- 24). Cities which he had takenâ€" As no reference has previously been mad« to conquest^ of this kind on the part of Asa, it is supposed that this means the cities captured by his father, Abijah (2 Chron. 13. 19). Renewed the altar of Jehovah- No record has been handed down of the implied desecration of this altar. 9. Them out of Ephraim and Man- assehâ€" .\djoining tribes, many of whose members lived in Judah after the disruption (2 Chron. 10. 17), and many more of whom came thither be.-"a'ise of the belief that the pure wr.f-iip of their God was in Jerusalem, a belief that was re- enforced by the idolatrous practic- es of the northern kingdom and the marked successes of Judah's kings. Simeonâ€" .Vlthough this small tribo was reckoned as one of the ten, it can only have been partial- ly so, because it was, at the time of the separation, absorbed into Jn- dah (I Chron. 1. 24). 10. The third month â€" Correspon- ding to our June, and the appoint- e<I time for the feast of weeks, when the first fruits were offered. 11. The spoilâ€" This was presum- ably taken from the Ethiopian king, and may have been consider- ed as a kind of first fruits, or pledge of loyalty to Jehovah in th« future. 12. The covenant to seek Jehovah â€"Following the prophecy of Azari- ah (verse 2). .Vsa's work, therefore, was both destructive and construc- tive. .\fter casting out the disrepu- table remin<lers of his people's un- faithfulness, he proceeds to renew the neglected altar, and then to make prcivision for a nobler devo- tion to the Lord in tlie future. Tha covenant was made by the taking of n binding oath (2 Chrcn. 34. 31), which in this caso was emphasized by the blowing of trumpets (14). 15. Jehovah was a.s goo<l as hit wortl. It was no doubt arduous ports from Tienstin that the only j business casting out the corniptiua foreign music tlie Lliinese masses ei'ihhnis ot a false worsliiji, but all have ever shown any interest in is i "ere glad when it was finally ao- the skirling of the bagpipes iif the ! '''^''ipHshed and Ihev had enlertxj upon a new era, which, uiuler th« i<raci<nis guidance (>f the^ Loi>d. wai a time of peace, until the thirty-fiftk vear of the reign of •'Ksa. CHINESE T.\KE TO BAGPIPES. Consul General Kiiabenshue re- A special providence is that agen- cy which causes misfortune to be- fall our friends instead of our- selves. The White Star-Dominion Line will run the steamer Teutonic to Montreal next siason, and may also , , , . , I, .1 I l'"t *'>e Majestic on the St. Law- ciub ductor, and possibly tho bos- ^jyc^ route. Canieron Highlanders wh"u they were in garrison there a couple of years ago. He advises piano firms that the market for their instru- ments is practically ciuifined to foreign resMents. ,^oine instru- ments have been sold to wealthy Chinese, but simply as pieces of furniture, there being no teachers of instrumental music for Chinese women and no demand for them. The late John Feeny loft $250,- 000 for the building of a picture gallery in Birmingham, on a site to bo provided by the corporation, au<l also a collection of casta, etc., sub- ject to the corporation providing tiio only cradle the b»by tho necessary accommodutiou. rfX)Mf. STRANIJE C'RAtjLh^: In Lapland a new-born baby ii cradled in its mother's shoe, a bi| object covered with skin and stuff« ed with soft moss. In India tlw ba- by rides in a basVct which hangi from its motiier's head, or in a hammo<-k hung from her hips. Th<| Chinese baby is tie<l to the backs ol an elder child. Strange.st tt all, th« mother in Guinea buries her baby up till its waist in sand, and that ii evoj knowti.