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Croom of Oldelcon Soup,
Olives Celery Salted Nate
Roast turkey with oyster stuffing
Cranberry jelly Plum Jelly
Catsup Pickles
Potato sinew Creamed %(IUs/11
Scalloped Cauiifower
Cildelceh felled Cheese straws
Pious pudding Aiince Pio
Fruit cake
Nuts Fruit Bonbons
Coifed
SUI'PE1;,
Chicken and oyster croquettes'
Brown bread and butter sandwiches
Strawberries in jelly leach trifle
CJtoeolete walnut cake
Teat Cocoa
Cream of Chicken Soup. -Wash a
largo, fat chicken, carefully,put it
into a soup kettle with ane gallon
cold water, and lot it come slowly
to a boll. Add one teaspoon salt
and skim carefully, Let it cook
slowly until the chicken is quite ten-
der, than take it up. Add to the
soup one small minced onion, a sprig
of parsley and a bit of celery, Let
simmer half an hour longer, then
strain. Return it to the kettle with
half teacup rice and two teaspoons
salt: Cover the kettle and let the
soup boll until the rico is done, then
add a lump of butter and one large
eup sweet cream. Let get very hot
and serve at once with bread sticks.
Roast Turkey With Oyster Stuffing.
For a ten -pound turkey, take one
quart bread crulube, half cup butter
cut in bits,. ono teiispoon finely pow-
dered summer savory, half teaepoon
powdered thyme, and salt, and pep-
per to taste. Mix all well together.
Rub the turkey with salt and pep-
per, Chen put in a spoonful of the
crumbs, followed by a few well -
drained, ' nicely sonnoned oysters (al-
lowing one pint tho latter for the
turkey),and continue this until the
bird is full enough, Do not fill it
too full, or the stuffing will be
heavy: Baste the turkey with the
oyster liquor, and cook until tender
and richly browned
Potato Snow. - Beat into one
quart hot mashed potatoes four ta-
blespoons butter, half cup cream or
milk, one scant teaspoon salt and a
dash of white pepper, Dean thor-
oughly with a fork, then beat in
quickly the stiffly whipped whites of
three eggs. Press through a heated
coic(nder - and serve at once. Keep
the potatoes on the back of the range
while preparing them, as they must
not be allowed to cool.
Creamed Squash. -Goole and mash
the squash thoroughly, season to
taste, and beat in half cup sweet
cream and a, generous lump of but-
ter.
Scalloped Cauliflower, - Butter a
baking dish well, put in a layer of
cooked .'cauliflower 'broken small, sea-'
son to taste and cover with bits of •
hhutter and bread crumbs. Continuo
this until the dish is full, then pour
over one cup 'thick white sauce, cov-I
cr closely, and bake in a quick oven
for 20 minutes. ' +
Chicken Salad, - Mix together two!
cups diced celery, two cups diced'
cold chicken and half cup blanched
and coarsely chopped almonds. Alois
ten with mayonnaise and keep very
cold until time to serve, and then
turn into asalad bowl, pour a lit-
tle mayonnaise over the top, and
garnish' with, celery sprigs.
Cheese Straws,. - Roll puff paste
ono -fourth inch thick, sprinkle one-
half with grated cheese seasoned
with salt, end cayenne, fold,,roll,
and again, sprinkle with the season-
ed cheese; repeat, cut in strips, five
incites by one-fourth inch, and bake
In 'a Trot oven, Serve on a doily in
little rings of puff paste.
Plum Pudding. - One pound rais-
ins stoned and chopped, one pound
currents washed' and dried, three -
Quarters pound bread, crumbs, half
pound flout', three-quarters Pound
beef suet, three of{ge, half pound efts,
ren, and orange peel, half pit asg-,
one teaspoon ground ginger, twe tou-
spoene baking powder and Just en-
ough sweet milk to meileten alilfhtly.
Tie in a cloth and bell tar fuer
hours
11f1n4o Meat,,- Three cepa 0011od'
beef, six cups- tart apples, finely
choppcd,'one cup chopped emit, one
cup emelt vinegar and cider; two cups
each seeded raisins, molasses and
auger, one tableep000n each -cloves
and, cinmmnon, half grated nuttrleg
and hall tablespoon salt. Bake, iu
ti\'o crust%,
Qhieken and Oyster Cro4uettes,
Chop cold boiled chicken very line,
eeatson to taste, add a little minced
parsley, and moisten with cream suf-
ficient to Make a paste, Add one
well -beaten egg to eael, one pint
chicken. parboil large oysters and
remove the tough muscles. Allow
two or, three to each cront.etto. Sea-
eon and coat thickly with the chick-
en croquette mixture; clip in dry
bread crumb%, then in egg and soft
stale bread crumbs. Fry in deep fat
and drain on brown paper, Garnish
with parsley.
Peach Trifle, -- Make a sponte cake
n'ith els:, eggs, two cups sugar, one
-tablespoon lemon Juice, half cup boil-'
ing water and two cups sifted flour,
Beat the yolks and sugar until light,
will flavoring, then the Willy whip -
lied whites, next the hot water, then
the flour. Bake , in a large loaf.
When cool take out the center, leav-
ing an inch rim on sides and bot-
tom. Stick the cake rather full of
b'lenched',alrnonds, and thickly coyer
Aside and outside with Pink frost,
ing., Drain. the syrup from preserv-
ed peaches, cut in halves and 1111 alio
cavity, of the cake with them.
Sprinkle with a few blanched . and
uhopped.altnonds, and iloap over the
topwhipped cream, sweetened and
delicately flavored, and make pink
with 'a little strawberry syrup. Do
not fill the cake until just before
serving..
Chocolate Walnut Cake. Make a
goal layer cake after any preferred
recipe, For the -filling whip the
whites of three eggs until very stiff,
add confectioner's sugar enough to
make rather thick, half teaspoon
vanilla, four tablespoons melted cho-
colate and half cup English walnut
meats chopped fine. Place between
layers and over the cake. Decorate
I with halved English walnut meats.
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A CHRISTMAS GARDEN.
The older ones were tired of the
conventional Christmas tree, but net
to have ono would disappoint the
little folks, for nothing ever tried
equals a tree, to their way of thinlc-
ing. Many plans and things were
talked over by a curtain Sunday -
school cellon ttee. These were all
old, "Why can't we have something
new 7" and the speaker suggested a
garden. "Instead of one large tree,
have several small ones." This sug-
gestion was voted on and accepted,
and when the proper time came, was
carried out in the following manner :
An ante -room at the vestry had
folding doors that would open, con-
necting with the 'main room: This
was chosen for the garden site. In
it were set, with a gardener's taste,
live trees, five feet tall. These were
coated with alum to represent frost
work, and trimmed with paper flow-
ers, gilt and other ornaments. Tho
small gifts hung on the branches.
At their trunks lay the heavy paek-1
ages. About the garden was a hedge'
of laurel with wild, everlasting flow -1
ers, dyed various Filers, tied to the,
branches, In the windows and about
the garden' were vegetables, placed,
for artistic effeet. All the rooms!
were festooned with evergreen, flow-!
ers, bittersweet, corn and fruits In'
the garden were a"little boy and gird
dressed in costume, who served, with
another pair, as carriers, taking the
presents, as Santa Claus called the;
'names, to their owners. Before the,
presents were given, a literary and
musleal program was carried out by
,the children and young people.
-;y
City Chap (angrily) - "Look
herel You warranted this horse to
me to bo entirely without faults,
anti now 7 fled' that he is stone
blind!" Country Chap '(cheerfully)
"IVa -ail, blindness ain't a fault; it's
an aff lotion.''
CHRISTMAS CANDIES,
.For the morn fancy candies there
are two ways of making the cream
that is the foundation of all the
varieties; one, uncooked, by using
eggs; the other by boiling the
sugar. The latter is the best for
candies that are to be kept several
days.
Foundation for Candy -No. 1 :
Separate the •whites of 2 eggs from
the yolks,measure them and add the
same amount of water. Stir in en-
ough powdered' sugar to make a
paste still enough to mold into
forms.
1 Foundation for Candy -No, 2 : Put
:into a saucepan twice as much
Igranulated sugar as water, say 2
imps water and 4 of sugar. When the
1sugar is about dissolved set the pan
on the stove and heat slowly. Do
not stir the mixture while it is cook-
ing. Ten minutes after the sugar
;begins to boil, try a little by drop -
i ping 'it into cold a. or. It it will
roll into a soft ball without sticking
Ito the fingers, it is cooked enough.
:Take from the stove and set to cool.
Test It frequently, and as soon as
the finger can be put. in it corn-
' fortably, commence beating it with
a wooden spoon, and continuo until
tt is white and stiff. Take out the
spoon anti knead with the hand un -
I til it is smooth and soft. If it be-
comes too, hard at any time, add a
few drops of hot water.
Chocolate Creams -Melt several
sticks of chocolate by breaking into
bits, and putting them into a bowl,
end set over a kettle of boiling we-
t r
ater. While the 'chocolate is melting
make a cream frim recipe No. 1 and
from it mold a number of thimble -
shaped pieces about an inch long.
Set them on s, buttered pan to dry
for an hour. Then, using a wooden
toothpick to hold them on, dip each
piece into the, melted chocolate until
thoroughly coated. Put them on the
platter again until the chocolate
hardens.
Nut Candy -Make a creambyusing
recipe No. 2, and from it mold a
number of little balls. klavo' ready
a number of English walnuts. Put
the half of a nut on each side of a
ball, pressing them firmly in place.
Roll in powdered sugar.
Another delicious nut candy is
made by chopping any kind of nuts
line and working them through the
cream. This is molded square, and
cut into slires an inch thick.
Fig and Date Candies -These can-
dies are made alined like nttt candy,
The figs are torn in two, and the
Cream made by Dither recipe is in-
serted. The dates have tho seeds
removed, and their place is filled
with cream. Chopped figs, dates .and.
citron can be used exactly like the
chopped huts tend are thought to be
more delicate by nuiny people.
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Tsgeaereeetieres-
WHAT HE WANTS
A SIMPLE, MERRY CITRISTMAS.
ft was on Christmas eve and our
folks had decided not to have our
annual gathering, but as the time
grew near, I began -to feel that we
ought to have some celebration,
writes a farmer's wife, "Well," I f
stuff to Jacob, "I believe wo ought b
to go to town and lay: In a Few
Obristtnas joys," So we went, and
1 purchased a few toys, books, lit-
tle ,uselul articles and some foolish
things with which to ]flay jokes, be -
Shine nut§ • nil candy, I got ' pink
netting n o and made little boots with
needle and red 'yarn to hold the
children's Goody, nuts and popcorn.
T had taken in see ,til nice yellow
rolls of butter, but I slid not say
what I bought with the butter money
to- Jacob.
'When u'o returned T made a small
Christmas tree and drew rho sofa
across tho corner to front of It. As
1 stood cooking and thinking if only.
our Hoar rolattvea and neighbors
would comp Jacob remarked: "Aro
you loekingsfor the boys and their
folks over? "We never'know who
may come;" I replieit, "and any-
way, the weather is se cold that
cooking will keep well. Slut still I
think ono ought to celebrate" Af-
ter dinner I called my yougeet boy
(a11: we have at home) . and, said,
How would you like a horsdttaak
tido, with a message for all bur feillis
-brothers and their families, aunts,
uncles, and cousins, to come over ,
early to -morrow and eat supper, and I
for each to bring something for the'
table?"
Well, they came and that early; it
seemed as if the message was all
that was needed. We were ready
and had soon set before them the
usual Christmas fare, which abounds)
in good things. The supper over
and tho kitchen tidied, we distribut-
ed our presents to all, and T pro-
duced my "jokers" to jollify the oc-
casion. I then turned to our com-
pany and said: "If Jacob don't
care, we will have the boys set the
dining table and chairs out on the
porch, so as to make room for an
old-fashionedgame of blind -man's
buff, and all will play, from six to
50 years old" (that included all).
They all consented, even to Jacob,
Well, of all the laughing we had it
that night. You should have heard
the children laugh and clap their
hands to see their mamma run and
their papa, sit close up in the con-
Wer. We would first have two men.
'blindfolded and the first caught was
• the next biindman; if it was a lady,
we choso another lady.
About 11 o'clock we adjourned,
and all expressed themselves as hav-
ing had, a good time. Our neighbor
B .said ho enjoyed himself the best
he ever did in his life, not excepting
whoa he was a young man. So, you
see, we ,was
celebrate.
TT r7 CHRISTMAS TREE. •
There is so much joy and delight
to the children in a Christmas tree
that it amply repays the trouble of
preparation. It is a great addition
to the children's pleasure to let them
help make it ready. They can string
popcorn and cranberries, polish the
apples, make the cornucopias for
candy and cut the paper for long
festoons, and enjoy the work.
Long strings of white and dark
red tissue paper, gummed to make
strings long enough for festoons,
folded once and cut nearly across
from each side in alternate -slits,
opens into a graceful openwork trftn-
ming. Made of tinfoil this is won-
derfully pretty on the tree, but this
material must bo handled carefully'.
and not laid down after it is stretch-
ed open. Pretty festoons aro also
made by interlacing rings of gold or
silver paper. Strings of nuts and
raisins are ornamental as well as
toothsome. With needle and coarse
thread string peanuts and raisins a1-
ternately, or popcorn and raisins.
Another form of decoration is to
wrap peanuts in fringed squares of
gay tissue papers and do thorn to
gilt cord or colored string by loop-
ing the cord around them with one
knot They look pretty.
Gat some English walnuts and
split them. Take out the meats,
which will do for the Christmas
candy or cake. Write' a "fortune"
for each nut on a little slip' of pa-
per and glue the shells together
again, with tho "fortune" inside.
Work a tackinto the stent cid after
the glue is perfectly dry; this will
serve to suspend it from the tree,
then gild the nuts all over and hang
rom the boughs with narrow rib -
on.
Popcorn balls aro pretty on a tree,
aril those and a little homemade
candy evill help out inthe decora-
tioiind ' dressiri of a little tree.
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When everything is in readiness the
chilclr'en can be excluded' while the
tree is dressed and the presents put
on, and it will, be just as beautiful
and wonderful to therm es if they
had not helped get ready for it.
0
CURIS7.i'ISAS MORNING.
On Christmas morning, dark or
white,
Tho borne is happy, eyes are bright,
Faces merry, voices gay,
Speak Lore's blessing on the day,
On Christmas morning, be it spent
Where tints of brightest June are
Mont
Tropic fashion; tempest tossed;
Raiit bejeweled geinnied with frost.
On Christmas morning, all is fair,
Elope and joy are everywhere,
Now mid ever, shade or shine,
\Volcoine •ie the clay divine.
il'sKelAIPAit i seri
Choosing
K
Xmas Presents
',Che'approach of Christmas, while
it is looked forward to by most
people as the happiest time of the
year, brings with it many attendant
cares and anxieties, Carrying out
the Divine message of Peace on
Earth, Good -will to Wen, it has be-
come the custom, as a token of the
good will lotus boars to his fellow,
to make Christmas -flay it day of
feasting, and honor it with the 'do-
nation of presents, which have
taken many an hour in choice and
preparation. Scarcely have the di-
gestive organs, so sadly overturned
in menv cases, not 80 much with the
quanttty,es with the quality of the
Oh'ristinas viands, been restored by
medical aid to their normal con-
dition, ere thoughts are turned to
the next Christmas. Forthwith many
have teen known to etart point lace
handkerchiefs, or centerpieces, and a
great variety of fancy work in pre-
paration for
re-parationfor the next Christmas..
Others not so far-seeing male no
well thoughtful provision, and leave
the question of > presents; until they
realize that Chnistmas le but a week
or more away. How often one hears
"Wh'itever will 1 get Dad 7" "I
wonder what Jack would. like 7"
"What'll I sent to So -and -So 7"
Some of these expressions are utter-
ed In the deepest despair. Quite fro-
quenily the family take counsel,
starting off when "dart" le, out, and
when a decision has been reached,
"dad" is called in and ":eater" ie
innocently away calling or shop-
ping. Thus everyone knows what
the other is going to get, but is
left In sublime igroraneo as to his
or her own presents. This plan
works well in most casoe, but oc-
casionally a younger member of the
Arab conspiracy reveals the - great
se get or tauntingly says, "Ole, I
know what you're goin' to get."
"Now, you rnustn't tell -it you - da
know 1" chimes in somebody.
Besides, there are people who write
down a list of all the presents they
would like to have given lhemn + on
Christmas. Persons desirous of
malting presentations can pick out
of this list a certain present and he
sure of striking something the re-
cipient
o-cipient will like.
WHAT TO CHOOSE.
Yet again are those who have not
the remotest idea what presents to
buy or get, and it is for those un-
fortunates, to save them possibly
many a weary hour of brain worry,
that the following suggestion are
given. The list appended is not ex-
haustive, but merely intended to
suggest. The articles mentioned
vary in price from the lowest to a
moderately high price,
For father, or an elderly gentle -NI
man, is suggested a cane, pipe,
leather wallet, gold watch, chain, or
locket, gold -rimmed spectacles or
eye glasses, mantel clock, umbrella,
cigar -case, shaving apparatus, cork-
s rew, cuff -links, set of studs, napkin
ring, tobacco set, tobacco jar, fur
cap, fur coat, gauntlets, signet ring,
Masonic or emblematic ring, pair of
military brushes, cigar ash -tray,
bag tag, coat hanger, pair silver -
mounted or . silk suspenders, scarf
pin, silk • muffler, match -case, pair
of slippers, inkstand, box of cigars,
armchair, desk blotter.
. Por mother, or an elderly lady, is
suggested, carving set. bread -fork,
roast -fork, tea -ball, berry spoon,
soup -ladle, cheese -scoop, Cut -glass
berry -bowl, vase, decanter, vinegar
bottle, carafie, knife and fork rests,
salt and popper set, .candelabra,
chafing' dish, biscuit jar, marmalade
pot, tea, set, fruit set, butter dish,
fancy shawl, tea gown, house gown,
umbrella shawl, fascinator, cape,
house slippers. fur -lined gloves, silk
scarf, handkerchief, thimble, spec-
tacle "Case, writing desk,' work -basket
rocking chair, pacicage self -threading
needlep tenth and brush, shopping
bag, or :dressistp saeque.
TOR A YQTJ40 MAN.
A' young roan migheeonpreciate a
planet Y•ing, watch, ebain, locket,
set of studs, cuff -links, wallet, curd
ease, pipe, .eerie umbrella, gold* or
silver pencil, e7gtvlpg strop, eh5yipg
outfit, pall' of ,nrilitory betlehas,
clgarease, cigarette ease, cigar or
'cigarette ash -tray, enroking set, bag
tag,nameplate, cont -hangar, lcey
ring, to'.acto Jar, pale suspenders,
pair of skates, stiolc pin, scarf, a
scarf pill handkerchief, necktie, slip-
pers, books, stamp box, box of ci-
gars, tobacco pouch, gloves, gaunt-
lets, fur cap, glove case, handkerchief
i cseo, Iiible, collar and cuff case, hat
'brush, elathes brush, silver whisk,
'nrrokfng Jacket, bath robe, droseing
grown, or smelting ca
A. ti g,t T IJLt:'P,t1AAiT k1UJ1 t
AN ESCAPE, TrZAIRrDING Rug,
Mari ,AND CA 'TLTR31.
Story of Life in Ipdia--''itis, Ille»
pliant iAr,as a Cunning
An extraordinary story of the do-
lige of a rogue elephant in the And-
ennuis le told in the last issue of
the Indian Forester, ,
CoX4th February, 1$80, the la gi•
est and moot powerful of the And-
amalie timber -dragging elephaaitrS,
called Napier, escaped into the for-.
eat. For seven years Napier terror
iced the natives,, and it was net Un -
111 July, 1890, that a determined
attempt was :Wade to capture him by
I A young lady nrlhi be remember gleans of one male and two female
ed by a Pair of beaded slippers, fan, elephants, After being decoyed for
fourteen nmties through the for
pair of gloves, fancy garters, silk est, he
pett'coat, silk blouse, silk' dross, became suepieious 000 night, and'
having fought and severely pu
new hat, lace handkerchief, glove' ff til -
box, bottle of perfume, two or three °d the male elephant; he made off ro-
of the latest books, - sofa cushion,
rainy -day cont, burnt leather photo-
graph bolder, pocketbook, belt,
;fancy belt buckle, toilet rot, maid -
'cure set, puff box, salve box, glove
caret her, 'wh'st counters, vinai-
grettes, salts bottle, perfume bottle,
ink -well ren -rack, fancy stationery,
ring, brooch, bracelet, necklace, neck
chain, necklet, ehatelalne, watch,
stick pin, paper knife, bookmark,
shoe horn, button -hook, silver -
'mounted whisk or brush, embroidery
scissors,nail polisher, nail scissors,
plow darner, silver chatelaine,
thimble, thimble -holder, needlecase,
hat brush, opera glasses, vases and
ibrie-a-1n•ac china, lorgnettes, card
(case, miniature brooch, hat pin,
strrling silver - chain purse, band
mirror or hand brush.
F011 CHILDREN.
A boy may be pleased with a pair
of skates; hockey stick and puck,
o file forest, ' and was not seen
again for three years.
In August, 1890,; he suddenly re-
appeared, and did 'serious cian'tage
to a number of the tame elephants.
On the 15th of the rnonth Napier
fell into a pit which had been dug
for him, but owing to the pit not
being deep enough, he got out, and
ONCE MORE DISAPPEARED.
His next re-apPear•a.nco was in AP-
ril, 1001, when he turned andchas-
ed his pursuer's, It was reported
that Napier had become very cun-
ning, would not walk into pitfalls;
and mover came along the same path
two days running. Then for.anoth-
er twelve months he vanished.,
He re -appeared suddenly one even-
ing in April, 1902, standing in a
nullah which enclosed tire forest
camp. The polite guard at once
turned out, and, loading their Snid-
ers with ball, moved down to the
near side of the nullnh to prevent
Ilenty books, Boys' Own; knife, act his crossing it ' and atlaeking the
of s,idi-r suit, silk scarf, handker tame elephants.
chief, football, lacrosse stick, a The police fired two volleys at Na -
suit of clothes, pair of boots, cud Pier at a distance of 30 yards, one
buttons, watch and chain, air rifle, while 1 e stood sideways to Brun
and the other as he ran
parlor game, set of boxing gloves, away in an
pair of mocassins, sleigh, tobeggan,'oasterly direction. 'fire pollee re--
sweater
o-sweater and toque, box of paints, ported that they had hit the ele-
bull's eye lantern, tool chest, magic
lantern, dog harness, crayons,, black-
board. For boys nothing better can
be sue^•ested than some mechanical
toy, which arouses inventiveness in
the youthful mind. In this line may
bo suggested a little engine, a
steamboat, torpedo boat, or some-
thing in electrical apparatus. As
hos been aptly • said anything that
will slake a noise or a' racket suits
small toys, such as toy pistols, toy
carrion, bugle, or horn,
Little girls have a great fondness turning a corner in the path they
for dolls and their appurtenances, iture, found themselves face to face with
doll's set, tea set, set of furniture, the elephant. He entirely filled the
path, was standing twenty foot
above them, and was
THIRTY YARDS DISTANT,
Two of the officers at once covered
hili and fired. The first bullet hit ,
the base of his trunk, and the sec-
ond a spot close by. Clouds of dust
shop," They are 001 large enough came out of the elephant's head, and
to be tibia to carry on conversation
he at once retreated. Then corn -
intelligently on subjects which would menced an exciting chase. For duce
interest everybody. They must drag miles the party followed him as
their listeners, into their own little last as they could, but though the
trail of blood showed plain, they
had to give the chase up by night-
fall. Tho party was up at sunrise
the next morning and another thril-
ling pursuit began.
MUM "talk shop"in society, or any- At Iast he was once more diseov-
where outside of his or her otitic or Bred. An officer fired at something
make yourself agreeable to otheplace of business. If you wish to he sew moving indistinctly through the undergrowth. It proved to be
People do not make your business Napier, and the shot sent him to his
or your occupation, whatever it may final doom, for it turned him into a
be, a subject of conversation with rather open stream, where another
those whom it cannot rossibly in- member of the party, getting iiia
terest. Read, think, observe, visit eM trays, fired a fatal shot at his
pliant 88 times, but though traces of
blood were found on the ground, it
was subsequently evident that the
wounds inflicted were quite supertl-
ciah
After this exploit, official sentence
of death was passed upon Napier,
and an expedition started from Port
Blair, in a steam launch to hunt him
down,
vn the morning of April 28, fresh
footprints of Napier were reported.
rhe party at once sot out, tracked
them for nearly a mile, when on
doll's house, a small broom or car-
pet sweeper, doll's carriage, Girls'
Owu Annual, books of poems, rings,
watches, sleigh, or doll's sideboard,
AVOID "TALKING SHOP."
Shallow minds are always "talking
ruts, and 110,(1 them by the sleeve
while they fill their ears with what
interests only themselves and their
companions in work. You never hear
a really cultured, tactful man or wo-
picture galleries and museums, and
learn to talk about things which
other people will enjoy. You will bo
surprised to find how much more
popular it will make you, and how
much it will add to the joy and
beauty of your life,
Ina certain cemetery is a. stone,
erected by a widow to her loving
husband, bearing this inscription:
"hest in peace - until we meet
again."
The huge animal leapt into the air,
turned a complete somersault back-
wards, and fell upon his head. Death
was instantaneous. A police order-
ly fired three Snider bullets at close
quarters to snake quite certain, Tait
they did not even penetrate the skin.
FOR CHRISTMAS WEEK.
If you will have a turkey -cock ,your
festal -board to grace,
Whose advent you can calmly 7vait
with smooth, unruffled face,
Safe in the knowledge that 'its life
has early been cut short,
Be wise in time and note those points
before tho bird is bought.
See that its legs are smooth and
black, its oyes not sunk, but
bright,
Its feet quite moist and flexible, As
breast both plump and white
Then, if its spurs have not been
scrape8, you need no farther look,
But strike a bargain if you can, and •
take it home to cook.
To Test the Heat of the Oven; -
Take a sheet of white paper and
place it in tho oven. If too hot the
paper will quickly blacken or burn
up ; if it is a delicate brown the
oven is fit for pastry ; should the
paper turn dark yellow, cakes may
be baked ; and if only light yellow,
sponge cakes and biscuits may bo
put in.
To Prevent Glass from 'Cracking. -
At Christmas tfn'to especially one
likes bright lamps and sparkling
crystal. But there is always the
fear of lamp -chimneys and Crystal
cracking with any cora heat, le
you follow those directions, however,
there will be bright lamps and
sparkling crystal without fear of
tracking'. Take a pan largo enough
to hold the articles you wish to
make heat proof. Lay in bottom of
pan some folds of flannel or other
soft material, then lay hi glass os,
crystal Bring gently to the 5011,
and bail for few minutes. The ar-
ticles axe then thoroughly ,heat-
proof
Willie - "What makes you come
to our house .so often, Air. Tlniiitito
soh? Oo you want to - lnntt'y our
Irene?" idles 'Irene (taken by sure
prise, but realizing with rare pr'e-
0renco of mind that 'kir, lhtiikiuson
hes to, say something now I- "Willie,
you impertinent boy, 'rvut'e the
room,"