Show I 1 P 1 11 Z 4 4 n 11 EN FAB INET I 1 IL my tb b come I 1 the less Is there to davidt i a a f from rom the humblest of my fellow creatures HOUSEHOLD HINTS when roasts roasting ng wild ducks instead a oi them put an onion in seme and a bunch of celery in others ot of course neither the onion or celery Is to be served flour should always be sifted before measuring when baking powder Is used sift it alth ith the flour several times using two pieces of manilla pa per the wrapping paper that the gr grocers use don dont t overwork there la Is nothing gained and many umes times TOUCH much lost by it it it if over heavy in weight cat less sweets and turn away fronz from candy don t forget target to drink plenty of wa ter dally daily keep heep the feet warm low shoes hava have no to place after the frost arrives work well begun Is halt half done this means well planned let each days day a work be carefully thought out have an aim and make it nigh high enough for something to work toward take time to play a little at least once a week it if not every day follow up a match bead head that ha has snapped off in striking and avert a fire in looking for a leak in a gas pipe don dont t strike matches along the pipe but rub the suspected place with soapsuds and the gas it if there will bese escape a pe and form a small bubble showing the break water should never be thrown on a kerosene lamp when it has exploded as it only spreads the name flame smother the fire with rugs or quilts the ashes from the burned leaves make a fine sweetener of the garden soil boll to pour oil all on a smoldering fire Is to always a reckless thing to do one may escape ninety nine times but the hundredth will be your waterloo have a hot soup these cold nights for a supper dish they are relished by the best of men remember there are none in the humblest walks of life that are not able to teach us something experience Is often dearly bought and sho she Is wise who will avail herself of that which has been proved by others don t put oft air the christmas eions another day begin now and avoid a case of nervous prostration after the holidays are over 0 HL able to have things we want that Is riches to ba be able to do without that la Is power george mcdonald HOLIDAY COOKERY the time will soon be here when it will be necessary for us to look up the old family recipes and prepare tor for the festive holiday season fruit cakes may be made weeks before hand and are better for their age fruit cake take two pounds pound 01 of fill raisins sins a pound of currants half if a pound of citron four cups of brown lugar sugar two cups of butter a cup of molasses eight eggs two teaspoonfuls of oda soda a half cup of grape juice five cups of flour the grated rind of a lemon two teaspoonfuls of cinnamon a t teaspoon of cloves and also one of nutmeg deat beat the eggs and add the dour flour last giving a thoro thorough ugh beating bake in a slow oven for the first hour and find a quarter then increase the heat beat to brown the cake fruit wafers take a cup each ol 01 raisins dates figs and nuts put through a meat chopper chopp r work and mix together with a little lemon juice then roll out on a board dusted with powdered sugar cut la in dominos and pack in powdered sugar in boxes with ft axed waxed paper between white fruit cake take a cup of at sugar three tablespoonfuls of butter halt half a cup of milk one and three fourths cups of lour flour the whites of three eggs two teaspoon teaspoonfuls iguls of baking powder halt a cup a of shredded al at monds monde one cup of shredded eAred ded citron half a cup of raising raisins half a cup of shredded orange dept chipped very fine tine dake bake in a moderate oven tor for one hour then increase the heat beat to brown the outside this cake la Is best beat three weeks old orange icing take the rind of halt half and the juice of a whole orange fill the cup with hot water add a teaspoon ful of leon juice two tablespoonfuls nf nr cornstarch cor pinch of salt the yolks of two eggs a third of a cup of sugar and a tablespoon of butter cook un til smooth and the starch Is well cooked when cool spread on the cake tor for filling for the icing soak the grated rind of a large orange in three tablespoonfuls of lemon juice squeeze through muslin and add powdered sugar to the juice until thick enough to spread yi biec ec |