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I . v I . HOUSEHOLD DAINTY DISHES. Entire- Wheat Bread Two cups calded milk, one yeast cake, one tablespoon sugar, one-quarter cup tepid water, two teaspoons salt, en- tire wheat flour to knead. Add sweetening and salt to milk. Cool, and when lukewarm add yeast dis- solved in the tepid water. Stir in flour to make stiff batter and knead till elastic. Place in we'1-oiled bowl, wipe over top with a little melted butter, so that crust will not form, and let rise till doubled in bulk. Form into loaves, let rise again till nearly double and bake forty-five to fifty minutes in a mod- erate- oven. Lima Bean Soup One cup dried lima beans, one cup milk, three pints cold water, four tablespoons butter or drippings, two slices on- ion, four tablespoons flour, four slices carrot, one teaspoon salt, one-half teaspoon pepper. Soak beans overnight ; in the morning drain and add cold water ; add vege- tables fried till soft in two table- spoons butter, then cook until beans are soft and rub through a sieve. Cream flour and two tablespoons butter together, add to boiling soup, season, add milk, serve very hot. Coffee Jelly Two tablespoons granulated gelatin, four cups boil- ing coffee, one-half cup cold water, one-quarter te-aspoon vanilla, one- half cup sugar. Soak the gelatin in cold water, one-quarter teaspoon vanilla, one-half cup sugar. Soak the gelatin in cold water ten min- utes. Dissolve sugar in coffee, add gelatin, stir until dissolved, add va- nilla and turn into mold dipped in oold water to stiffen. Coffee Custard Two cups milk, one tablespoon coffee, one table- spoon cornstarch, three tablespoons sugar, one egg. few grains salt, onf 1 - eight teaspoon vanilla. Scald cof- fee in milk. Strain through cheese- cloth, then thicken over hot water with egg, sugar cornstarch and salt beaten together. Cook until it coats the spoon, then cool and fla- yer. Escalloped Cheese -Four cups oft breadcrumbs, one and one-half teaspoon pepper, three cups milk, one egg. Soak crumbs fifteen min- utes in milk. Add cheese, season- ing, egg (slightly beaten), and salt and pepper, and bake in a moder- ate oven until firm. Thickened Tomatoes. One quart can tomatoes, one teaspoon salt, two tablespoons sugar, one-quarter teaspoon pepper, two tablespoons butter or bacon fat, one cup dried breadcrumbs. Put together and cook till thickened, taking care not to burn it. Raiin Roll Pudding Two cups bread tlour, one-half teaspoon salt, two tablespoons drippings, one tablespoon sugar, four teaspoons baking powder, about one-half cup milk, one-lvalf cup chopi>ed raisins, two tablespoons sugar, one tea- spoon cinnamon. Mix together dour, salt, sugar and baking powder Work in drippings with fingertips and moisten dough with milk, turn on slightly floured board, pat to half inch thickness and sprinkle with the sugar, raisins and cinna- mon mixed together. Roll up like Jelly, cut in slices one inch thick and bal-o in a quick oven. Serve wfth lemon or raisin sauce. Raisin Sauce One and a half cups wafer, one and one-half table- spoons cornstarch, one-quarter cup raisins, dash of salt, one-quarter cnp sugar, one-half tablespoon infl9r or lemon juice. Soak rai- litf thirty minutes in water and fcrinar to a boiling point: mix corn- starch, sugar and salt together, add to boiling mixture and let cook thirty minutes, stirring constantly. Add vinegar and sove hot. USES FOR SALT. If food is tasteless without salt, it is ruined with too mii'-h. Unappe- tising cooking is often due to guess work. A level teaspoonful of salt is sufficient for a quart of soup, sauce or vegetables. Salt used once a day i* an excel- lent dentifrice, tending to keep "ff Mtrtar. It is said to retard receding gums. A half teaspoonful of salt added to a cup of hot waterwhich mim- persons take each morning will make it palatable. Do not gargle with salt water. Throat specialists consider it in- jurious to the tender mucous mem- krane- of the nose-. To set oolor in wash materials mod embroidery cottons soak them B strong salt water. An excellent tonio for nervous ople is take salt rubs twice a day. i sea salt dissolves slowly, some of loan be kept in solution in a glass to be ready when needed. The ntlre salt bath is also good. Where a child is inclined to bow- Uk's or to have a weak back, rub it night and morning with a strong alt water. , A faded carpet ia freshened if "\\ i wiped off with a wet cloth wrung from strong salt water. Sprinkle floor with dampened salt and sweep well. Bad dyspepsia can be helped by dissolving pinches of salt on the tongue after eating, or when there is a sense of oppression. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. When peeling lemons for cooking purposes be sure never to cut any of the white skin, as it has a bitter flavor. When reading or sewing by lamp- light place a sheet of white paper under the lamp ; it will be found that a far stronger light is shed all ever the room. The most nauseous physic may be given to children without trouble by previously letting them suck a peppermint lozenge, a piece of alum or a bit of orange peel. A simple method of making iron- work proof against rust is to heat it until it is almost red hot and to brush it over with linseed oil. This makes a varnish which, unlike or- dinary paint or enamel, does not chip off. When lining a basin with pastry for a beefsteak padding cut a piece of the pastry away from the bot- tom about the size of a fifty-cent piece ; then put the meat in, and the pudding will take an hour less to cook than if there were no hole in the paste. ^A slice of lemon cut thickly, and with the rind on, if put into the copper when boiling clothes will keep them beautifully white, and get out all the stains from hand- kerchiefs and children's pinafores. Let it remain in the boiler until the clothes are ready to come out. To mend a zinc pain take some putty, put a small piece on the in- side and a large piece on the out- side of the pail over the hole. Press well together, and place in the open air until perfectly dry. The pail will then hold water just as when new. Enamel bowels and basins can be mended in the same way. When baking pies, either fruit or meat, if the pie is placed in a tin with a little cold water it will save the syrup or gravy from boiling out, bnt do not let the water dry up. A little water sprinkled on top of fruit pies, and then a little dry, fine sugar, will give the pastry a pretty brown appearance. Inkstains on garments can be soaked out in a mixture of salt and milk. A teaspoonful of salt to nearly a gill of milk is the right propor- tion. This answers for either white or colored fabrics, but if the ink has been allowed to dry it will be nec- essary to soak the stained part in the mi'k for an hour or two. There are two ways of preparing a mustard plaster. Where the ef- fect is desired quickly it should be made of pure mustard and hot water without any tlour or meal, laid next to the skin. It will al- ways give timely notice of necessity for removal, as it begins to bite at once. As soon as the smarting be- comes uncomfortable and the skin very red it may be changed to some other part. To pluck a fowl speedily, place it in boiling water for a few minutes. \Yue;i you remove it you will rind a good many feathers have come off. and the rest will yield to a very light plucking. If you are uncer- tain as to the age of a fowl, partly steam or boil it in a little water for about an hour before browning it in the oven, and it will be as tender as a young chicken. HO\V TO VVOID Tl BKIU T1.0S1S A Few Rules Which Should be Strictly Observed. A healthy body is tho best pro- tect U-n against the tubercle bacil- lus or any other diseases breeding germ. Therefore, keep well by ob- serving the following rules: Live, work and sleep in rooms flooded with fres-h air and purified by sunlight every day. See that your sleeping room is thoroughly ventilated. Use good, pure nourishing food. and thoroughly masticate what you eat. Cultivate cleanly, temperate and regular habits of living. Avoid breathing dust-laden air. In sweeping and dusting use a moist broom and duster. Don't spit on the floor of the dwelling, shop, school, public build- ing or on the sidewalk. If you must do so spit in the gutter or into a spittoon. If you have a cough do not resort to quackery, but consult a physici- an or go to a dispensary. Make full use of good food, fresh air and rest. Live as much as possible in the open air, and have your sleep- ing room always thoroughly venti- lated. For the protection of others when coughing or sneezing hold a hand- kerchief before your face. Shortage of wood fuel was the cause of coal first coming into use. Even a love match may have its flare ups. Sun worship prevailed in the ear- liest times among all nations. FIGURES ABOUT TORONTO SIZE, EXPENSES AND GROWTH OF THE QUEEN CITY. Facts In a Small Space So That They Can Be Easily Read. This year's tax rate is !S- mills. There are 4,566 street hydrants. Toronto's assessment is $344,- 835.115. There are 39,000 telephones in Toronto. The area of Toronto is 28 square miles. Toronto's net debt stands at $39,- 217,546.07. City property is valued at over $20.000,000. The city hall is estimated to be worth 32,500,000. Toronto has 40 parks, with a to- tal of 1,640 acres. Toronto's Exhibition grounds cover an area of 260 acres. During 1911 over 700 employers of labor located in Toronto. The ordinary expenditure of the city during 1911 was $8,073.927. Toronto was incorporated as a city in 1634, with a population of 9,254. There were 10,050 births in 1911, 5.312 marriages, and 6328 deaths. Toronto is the second largest city in Canada, Montreal being the first. During 1911 the city issued build- ing permits to the value of $25.000,- 000. According to the recent police census. Toronto has a population of 425,407. The total expenditiure of the> works department for 1911 was $5.267.711.04. The headquarters of the Canadian Northern Riailway Company are in Toronto. Toronto is the first city in the world to start school classes for consumptives. The amount derived from licenses of all kinds in 1911 reached the sum of $186,150. The average increase for the past five years in Toronto's population has been 24,000. The postal revenue for Toronto for the fiscal year ending March. 1911. was 1.963,000. One of the largest organs in the world is in Toronto. It is in the Metropolitan Church. Toronto ; s lighted at night by its own Hydro-electric system, which is to be largely added to. Toronto customs returns for the fiscal year ending March. 1911, reached the sum of $14, 397. 111. Toronto is served by three rail- ways, the Canadian Pacific, the Grand Trunk and the Canadian Northern. Toronto has nine public hospitals for the- care of the sick. Altogether there are 65 hospitals, asylum* and public homes. The C.P.R. despatched about 330.500 freight cars from Toronto last year, and the I! rand Trunk somewhat more than this number. Passenger trains to the number of 135 enter and leave Toronto each day. and an average of 200 freight trains enter and leave the same day. Tho fire department consists of 300 men. and officers. 115 horses, 76 pieces of apparatus, 4,595 hydrants, 25 fire stations, and ten stoam en- gines ; also a high pressure system. The police department numbers 173 men and officers, including a mounted squad of nineteen men, and two sergeants. There are five- patrol wagon?, one prison van, 137 patrol signal boxes. There are ten police stations aud three ambulan- ces. Banks with head offices in Toron- to have authorized capital of $67.- 000.000 anjl deposits of $376.936.243. while the banks with head offices at Montreal have a capital of $01.866.- 666, and deposits of $362,334.309. The bank clearings in Toronto last year totalled $1. $52.379. 603. an in- crease of 8250.000.000 over 1910. Toronto has the following num- ber of educational institutes : Pub- lic schools. 74 : high schools. 9 ; technical. 1 ; separate schools, 22 ; Protestant industrial schools, 2 ; Keman Catholic industrial eehiv'.s. 1 ; 40 colleges, seminaries and pay schools: throe cathedrals, about -Mo churches. 10 synagogues. 48 mis- sions, five missionary training schools, and nine convents. . *_ POPULAR TRADITIONS. To a greater or less extent super- stition affects both the educated a.nd the ignorant, the rich and the poor. Dr. Johnson considered it unlucky to waJk into his house ex- cept with a particular leg first. The great Xapolcou had a belief in omens, and what is little better than the commonest kind of fortune- telling; and although Sir Walter Scott wrote a book to disprove dem- onology and witchcraft, there is no doubt he was. to a certain extent, imbued with superstition. There are> sailors who do not like to ? II on Fridays, others who do not liko to meet a squint-eyed woman. Then again, there are people, liko the Vicar of Wakefield. who believ- ed in lucky dreams: for instance, a coffin and crossboues, which is said to be the sign of an approaching wedding. THE BAHAMAS. Looking Forward to Annexation to Our Dominion. An article copied ia this paper ] with regard to the aspirations of' ; the Bahamas as to become a r>rov- ince of Canada suggests the ques- ' tion that occurred to many, why it was that the Bahamas, which have expressed themselves so favorable to political union with the Domin- ion, were not represented at the trade conference at Ottawa, which , has resulted in a reciprocity agree- 1 ment between the West Indian Is- lands and the Dominion. A glance at a map suggests an explanation. The islands that sent representa- tives to Ottawa belong exclusively to the Windward and Leeward groups, with Trinidad and the mainland colony of British Guinea added. The Bahamas lie far to the north and west of those islands. They have no commercial connection with them and their problems arc altogether different. They are not ; interested in sugar and cocoa, and think more of the fruit trade and of the winter tourist traffic. Their 1 attitude, as we should gather f>-om the accounts that have reached us of the enthusiastic colonization ; movement, is that they want free i trade with Canada, not in a few ar- ticles only, most of which do not j particularly interest them, but in i everything, and believe that this j can only be obtained by that abso- 1 lute union which would result from their joining the Canadian federa- ' tion. They look forward to a full | course banquet at the Dominion table in the near future, so why should they bother with an advance sandwich, and waste time and divert ' the attention of their people bv a j discussion of the ingredients to be put into that sandwich. His Excellency Sir William Grey- Wilson, who has been the Governor of the colony for the past six years, and retired on May -JUh. has been ! an active promoter of the annexa- ( tion idea. If we mistake not, his i advice to the isl-ind legislature has' been to have nothing to do with the j trade negotiations, which were not > of particular interest or importance to them, but to wait until the au- tumn, and then, if the consent of the Imperial authorities can be ob- tained in the meantime, to send a deputation to Ottawa to discuss. not a mere trade agreement, but political union. At least this is in 1 accordance with the views private- . ly expressed by the governor when recently here. It will be remember- ! ed that Sir William is a cousin of, our late Governor-Genera!. Lady Grey -Wilson is a cousin of the Rev. Dr. Barclay, of this city. We see it stated that His Excellency will i be gratefully remembered for his very wholehearted devotion to the interests of the colony, and that Lady Grey-Wilson, by her unfuil ng kindliness, genuine goodness. d ; :- nity, approachability and tact, has endeared herself to the people > there. Montreal Witness. PRINCESS MART IS 13. Princess Mary celebrated her fifteenth birthday a couple of weeks ago. She has taken more after her Guelph ancestors in looks than any of her brothers, and is tall for her age a less rare occurrence among the younger generation of the prin- cesses of the Royal house than it was among their elders. The Queen j cf Spain and Princess Patric:a of Connaught are well above middle height, but Princess Mary bids fair to outstrip them both. Young as she is, Princess Mary ; has already a strong personality. As a. small girl, she was the auto- crat of tin Royal nursery, and her brothers, who were all devoted to her, followed her lead. In those i early days Princess Mary quite ap- preciated the dignity of her posi- 1 tion, and once when asked whether she would like a little sister, an- swered that she might not mind a sister, but would not care for an- other princess. Princess Mary has now come to years of discretion, and is a very ' churning young girl, bright- aiid vivacious, fond of outdoor life, a plucky rider, and a good w!up. She has inherited the deft fingers of the | Queen, and is au expert at all kinds ! of stitchery and intricate kn:tti';-r. Three more years must elapse be- fore Princess Marv makes her first that time conies there will probably be a good deal of enter- taining- for the young princess at Buckingham PaJ.ice LONDON LAND SCARCITY. Ruihlint; Operations Declining 1'. - .in-.- of Small Area of Land. According to a London county , council report, building operations are declining in London because of the diminishing area of its uncov- ered land. For example, in 19O7 houses aud premises of all kinds, with a rateable value, of i'4^1.000. ; were added, but for the year 1910 the rateable value of premises add- ed was only l9i>,000. The builder has to go out of London to tiiiu land to develop. As regards working-class accom- modation, it has not been necessary to provide much more in central- London, but in outer London the increase goes on. In 1910 there was in London and extra London a net addition of 20,000 rooms, but in, 1906, when the spirit of enterprise was upon the builders, over 52.000 room* were provided. When new accommodation has been provided it has invariably been in tene- ! ments. for the number of new six- roomed cottages has fallen off con- siderably. Though the returns show only the actual extra working-class accom- ; tnodation provided, it must be! borne in mind that the continued i conversion of better-class houses into tenements is adding much ex- i tra accommodation for the workers. A recent re-port of the Saint Pan- eras borough council showed that in Maple Street, off Tottenham Court Road, there are about ; dozen houses now occupied by j about 50 different families. From' the London county council return i it appears that there has be.?n very little change in the rents ruling for: several years past. Though the ; value of property has depreciated. ! working-class rents have not de- j dined. For the central area the j average weekly rent per room is pence and for the outer suburbs two shillings I'.j pence. PERPKTrAL LIGHT Strange as it mav seem, tiiere ex- iftta ;i penx-unl lighthouse, need- ing no keeper. *. i yet a^> regular in its flashes of light as one maintain- ed by the Government. This na- ' tural light never faib. and that' means much for n&vixati<"i. It is a. volcano on the Island of San Salva- ' dor. This volcanic lighthouse is about eight miles in'a'.-.-.l from the j port of Acajutla. It is a veritable pillar of cloud by day. aiv) the fl.t^i 1 of its light by niifht has been vulu- ' able to mariners for year*. It can! be seen far out at sea. and a burst of flame has gone upward every se- vcn minutes without the variation of a second for years. A lighthouse fee is collected from all vessels that put in at the harbor nearest the vol cano. and no skipper objects. He ' knows that the volcano is more re- liable than the lighthouses kept by! human beings on other coasts. ;r-d the novelty of the light is worth the, price charged by the Government. "Spick and span" is a terra de- rived from the stretching of a^ucw piece ofcloth on spikes (,'iooh v and spaas (Vfetehers). WHAT TACT DOES. Taet is a combination ^of good i temper, ready wit. quickness of per- ; ception, and ability to take in the, exigency of the occasion instantly. | It is never offensive, but is a bahn oJlaying suspicion, and sc<othinc It is appreciated. It is plausible without being dishonest, apparently ', consults the welfare of the second; party, and doe not manifest any , svlfishncss. It is never .antagonis- tic, never opposes, never strokes the hair the wrong way. and never irritates. Tact, like a fine man- ner, eases the way. takes the jar out of tlve jolts, oils the bearings, opens doors barred to others, sits in the others must in the reception-hall, gets into the private office when others arej turned down. It admits you into exclusive circles, where wealth gh poor. It se- f . .., the position when merit is turned away. Tact is a great mana- ger; it easily controls people, even when combined with small ability, where jienius cannot get along. "Is there anything you can dV> bettei' than anyone else-t" "Yes." repliiid the- small boy; "I can re-ad | my own writing/'- THE SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDY INTERNATIONAL LESSON, JUNE . Lesson X. Hearing; and doing, Luke 6. 39-49. Golden Text, James 1. 22. Verse 39. A parable One of sev- eral grouped together in Luke's ac- count at this point. There is an in- t auate connection in thought with the exhortation which immediately precedes, that, namely, against judging others. Can the blind guide the blind? Jesus chooses a very familiar sub- ject for the figurative lesson of his parable. The affliction of blindness is very common in Palestine, even to-day. A pit An open cistern or square tank s'.:ch as was commonly used for the storing of rain water. 40. Disciple Literally, learner ; that is, the pup:'.. Not above his teacher Not wiser or better informed than his teacher. Perfected Or, equipped, when his oeriod of training is completed. 41~. Why beholdest thou ! Why dost taou take notice of? The mote Literally, dry frag- ment, a mere sphnter. In thy brother's eye The pre- cepts which Jesus sets forth are in- tended for observance in domestic and social life, without special re- ference to their application in courts of law. The beam Literally, main beam, the rafter supporting the center of the roof. The thought is tiiat of blindness to one's own far more serious fault. 42. Thou hypocrite In classic Greek the word translated hypo- crite means actor, and is used in connection with the drama. In the New Tostament, however, it often has the sense of one acting a false part in life, and hence is exactly equivalent in meaning to our Eng- lish word hypocrite used in the translation. Then shalt thou see clearly A right understanding of self and an appreciation of one's own faults and limitations is necessary before one caa rightly understand the needs of others. 43. No good tree No sound or perfect tree. Corrupt tree The unsound, de- cayed or worm-eaten tree, incap- able of bringing forth good fruit. 44. Known by its own fruit The quality of fruit which a given tree produces not only labels it among other trees, but determines abso- lutely its commercial value. Thorns . . . bramble bush It has l>o-:i said that there is probably no extent which has so many plant: with thorns and prickles as has the Holy Land. These often grow in close proximity to the fruit-bearing fig trees and grapevines. The thorns and thistles were enough in evidence in every fruit orchard and vineyard to give the words of Jesus a heightened significance, making his meaning perfectly clear to his hearers. 15. The good man The Greek word man here used signifies man in the generic sense. Treasure The sense is that of a hoarded and concealed treasure. Hr!:','eth forth Again and again: perpetually. Man . . . treasure Both nouns, as the italics indicate, are left to be supplied in the original. His mouth speaketh It is in speech and action that the secrets of the heart are revealed. 4(5. Why call ye me ? A question addressed to those among his hear- ers who. professing to be his dis- ciples, failed to obey his teachings. The things which I say The prin- ciples which I have just been set- tinir forth. IT Hcareth . . . '.loeth The par- able which follows hinges on these two words. Hearing is the essen- tial preliminary, without which the doing would be impossible. The test of character, however. lies in the doing. 43. Digged . . . deep In the ver- sion of the parable given by Mat- thew the men differ in the respec- tive sites which they select for building. Here they differ in the manner in which they lay the foun- dations, the one observing more care than the other in making the excavation for the foundation. A flood arose Floods caused by an unusual downpour during the rainy season are not infrequent in Palestine. The stream The mountain fresh- et overflowing its banks and cutting itself a new channel rushed against that house, 4S. Karth without a foundation >, Quite probably the soft and level deposit of a former flood, conveni- ent, but most insecure for building purposes. Straightway it fell in It had mi chance whatsoever of withstanding the torrent. Dockyard hands to a total of ;>0.- 000 are employed by the British Ad- |piiralty. \