Abergavenny Chronicle

ALCOHOLISM. At the Pensions Tribunal an applicant who was said to be suffering from alcoholism said he had had a glass, but not over much. Judge Parry: I have to admit taking a glass of wine since we adjourned, and therefore I might on that basis be said to be suffering from alcoholism at present, and I daresay other members of the tribunal are also.

Women are being trained as rabbit- catchers on various estates in the country. Captain Daniel Davios, Welsh Regiment, a noted Welsh Rugby player and referee, has been killed in action. "France's Day" collections in Canada yielded £ 20,000 for the French Red Cross, and Australia-has sent £ 5,000.

OTHER MEN'S MINDS. We are going to make a sure job of it n,ow.-MR. HSBBZ&T SAMUBL. A NATIONAL PARTY. A national party must be promoted by men of all political opinions. LoRD HENEAGE. A WAR TO END WAR. It is the earnest desire of every sane man in every democratic chantry in the world that this war shall put ati end to all war.- SIR EDWARD CARSON. WEVER AGAIN. There must be no more idle, over-fed, and under-worked men or women and no over- worked, underfed men or women.—LORD LEVERHULME. A BUSINESS GOVERNMENT. The experiment of including business men in the Government has been an unqualified r,uccess.MR. LLOYD GEORGE. WOMEN BETTER THAN MEN. Two years ago this office was filled with men. It is. now occupied by ladies, and in perfect. truth they complete 33 1-3 per cent. more work in fewer hours than men.-MB. W. E. LANB. POWER OF THE HOUSE. The House of Commons possesses more real power than I had attributed to it before my late experience.—MB. NEVILLE CHAMBER- LAIN. WOMEN ON THE FARMS. Farmers have learnt that women can do as well as men most things to which they have set their minds.-Mn. R. E. PROTHERO. A POOR DEFENCE. It is all very well to worship at the shrine of Liberty, hut you cannot defend it with garlands. The Prussian sword would soon make short work of them.-MR. LLOYD GEORGE. CABINET AND AGRICULTURE. In the cabinet of five people the united knowledge of its members on all matters relating to agriculture appears to be in some respects painfully deficient. VISCOUNT CHAPLIN. THE CRIMINAL KAISER. So long as there are criminals, so long J must there be police. So long as there are Kaisers there must be a British Army and Navy.-MR. HERBERT SAMUEL, M.P. WIREPULLERS DEFIED. I For my part, I did not seek office, but I am not going to be called out of office by a few irresponsible wirepullers who have manipulated and wire-pulled Labour Con- ferences, and now aspire to manipulating and wirepulling the rank and file of. the Labour moTement.-Mn. G. N. BARNES, M.P. AUTOCRACY MUST GO. I Until the autocratic principles on which the Governments of the Central Powers are based are destroyed, or until the people of the Central Powers have made a real attempt to destroy those principles, a meet- ing between the representatives of the belligerent peoples is utterly impracticable and impossible.-MR. J. O'GRADY, M.P. THE PEOPLE'S TRIUMPH. I The victory may be delayed, perhaps, but ultimately it is certain to bring the triumph of the peoples' will over autocratic.rule, and dig the grave of unscrupulous schemes for world aggression and military tyranny. Then only will there be lasting peace.—LORD READING. FARMERS AND CORN PRICES. I Farmers are now assured of a steady price for their corn far beyond anything they could have looked for in pre-war days.— LORD RHONDDA. HATERS OF WAR. I I do not believe there are two nations in the world who hate war more than the British and the American, and it is the measure of their determination to persist in the war until a satisfactory result is achieved. They hate it so much that they would never have gone into it for any othgr reason.-LoRD ROBERT CECIL. A RIGHTEOUS AND JUST CAUSE. The fact that the American Government and the American people made every effort to keep out of it, and that the head of the State was bent on peace if it could possibly be secured with honour-the fact that that great nation has been driven into the war on our side is itself the best proof that the cause for which we are fighting is a righteous and just cause.—MR. BONAR LAW. THE PEOPLE MUST HELP. I No one Food Controller, not a thousand Food Controllers, could do justice to the question without the co-operation of the masses of people.—MB. J. R. Clynes, M.P. > FREEDOM OF THE PRESS. After the war the freedom of the Press must, and in his view would, be completely restored, unqualified, and untrammelled.— MR. HERBERT SAMUEL, M.P. THE CASE OF THE TEACHERS. No system of education can be satisfac- tory which does not attract good and cap- able men into the teaching profession, which does not nourish a wholesome ambition, and shelter them from the harrowing anxiety of want.—MR. H. A. L. FISHER. TAXATION OF WEALTH. The proportion of taxation borne by Wealth ever since I have had an interest in politics has been steadily growing.-MR. BOSAR LAW. THE CHIEF DANGER. I When all is said and done, it is • no use disguising the fact that the greatest danger to the national food supply is not the fact thai the harvest may be below the average, or that there is a 'shortage of shipping, or that the submarine menace is still in exist- ence. or that an inflation of prices has been caused by the many national loans. The chief danger lies in selfish individualism, which im-fkes some men get as high a price as they know how for their commodities, and makes other men clamour for higher was than are actually justified by the ad- vancing cost of food.-BISHOP FRODSHAM. THE HOUSING PROBLEM. I Very few people fully comprehend the gravity, extent, and urgency of the housing problem. Four millions of people in this country live in conditions of overcrowding. —MR. DOUGLAS EYRE. IN A FOG. As we have won the Empire in a fit of absence, of mind, so we have developed the industrial system without any clear articu- late consciousness of the direction in which we moved.—MR. H. A. L. FISHER.

Battersea, Fulham, and Hammersmith Borough Councils have agreed to arbitrate regarding a proposal for linking up the three electricity-generating stations. A London B.A. who is a private in France, has written as a thesis, during six- teen days in the front line tnenches, 250 lines of Latin verse, being a triinslation of a portion of "Paradise Lost."

GERMAN LIE NAILED. DENIAL OF PEACH OFFER BY BRITAIN. It has teen officially announced that there is not the slightest foundation for the rumour, published by the "Deutsche Zei- tung" and other German newspapers, that. Great Britain has made peace overtures to Germany. The Berlin paper named stated that thq rumours of a British peace offer assumed more definite form from hour to hour.

THREE MARRIAGE LICENCES. "At the request of the Government we. are granting three marriage licences at the price of one, and we are getting a good deal of work," said Mr. A. W. D. Moore, the registrar at the Faculty Office, Doctors' Commons, in appearing at the House of Commons Appeal Tribunal on behalf of his acting chief clerk, Mr. Charles Archibald Brown, thirty-one, classified Cl. The Deputy Chairman (Mr. Settesworth Piggott): You are encouraging matrimony. I suppose marriages are done in a good deal of hurry nowadays. Mr. Moore: Oh, yes. In granting exemption until February 1 the chairman said: "I suppose you need an expert for this work, otherwise people would get out of their marriages after. wards. £

I POTATO PRICES FIXED. An order signed by Lord Rhondda Rxea retail prices for potatoes. From October 1 potatoes purchased by a retailer at prices between 6s. and 7s. 6d. a cwt. may be retailed at not more than Id. a pound, and those purchased at prices above 7s. 5d. may be retailed at not more than lyd. a pound. The retailer must display prominently in his shop the prices at which he sells potatoes over the counter. He is permitted to make n additional charge for any delivered to customers. The order also fixes a minimum grower's price of C6 a ton from September 15, and provides for control of. the potato trade at all stages by prescribing a maximum grower's price of C6 ]0s. a ton, by limiting the profits of wholesalers, and by requiring all dealers in potatoes to be registered.

I CRUELTY TO A DOG. At Old-street Police-court, James Watts, 1 a carman, of High-road, Tottenham, was chared with cruelty to a dog. He tied it to the back of a van and dragged it along the road until it dropped. Then he con- tinued to drag it as it fell, until the animal foamed and bled at the mouth. When he was stopped he merely said, "As it would not walk it had to be dragged." He and a companion then tried to drive away, leaving the dog where it lay in the gutter, but he was stopped by bystanders and police. Watts, whose only excuse was that the dog had just been given to him and was (wise dog) unwilling to follow him, denied saying that it must be dragged; and he. escaped with a fine of 45s., and 15s. costs.

INQUEST ON ACTRESS. At Portsmouth, an inquest was held on Miss Evie Green, the actress, aged forty- one (Mrs. Edith Elizabeth Arbuthnot). The evidence showed that she had undergone an operation, from which she entirely recovered. ,te was, however, suffering from Bright* a disease, and a few weeks ago she returned to her father's residence at Portsmouth for the benefit of her health. On a recent morn- ing her maid found her lying in her night- dress near the bedroom door, and her mis- tress explained that she had fallen thr:ipuglt weakness. She died the same night. A ver- dict of "Death from natural causes" was re- turned.

OBJECTOR'S COMPLAINT. At a Cleethorpes court-martial a Manches- ter conscientious objector named Cecil Foster made allegations of rough treatment.' He was tried for alleged refusal to obey an order. Foster stated that on refusing to carry his kit bag it was tied about his bare throat by a cord, which chafed his skin. He was compelled thus to march to the station, a distance of two miles. When he tried to ease the weight his hands were knocked away by the escort. When he reached the station he was reeling and nearly choking. The decision of the Court will be promul. gated in due course.

KING'S NARROW ESCAPE. I It has transpired that King George had a very narrow escape from a serious colli- sion while proceeding through Hounslow in his motor-car recently. A big motor-lorry belonging to the A.S.C. near Hounslow was turning into the main road just as the royal car came by at a considerable speed. But for the adroitness of the King's chauffeur there would have been a head- on collision, and as it was some of the paint and varnish were taken off the roya) car.

4,000,000 PEOPLE SAVING. I Sir Robert Kindersley, addressing a con- ference of local War Savings Committees in Kent and Sussex, stated that there were now 35,563 War Savings Associations, containing an aggregate membership of 4,000,000 of people saving money week by week and in- vesting in War Savings Certificates. He pointed out that the submarine campaign could be nullified by a real effort on the part of the public to reduce their consumption of commodities.

1,300 PER CENT. INTEREST. At West Ham Police-court, Carrie Malyon, a married woman, of Plaistow, was ordered to pay £ 20, in default two months' imprison- ment, for carrying on the business of a moneylender without having registered her- self. It was alleged by the prosecution that the woman, who had a grocer's shop, was in the habit of lending money to her customers at rates of from lid. in the shilling per week to 5s. in the Xl per week. This latter in- terest worked out at 1,300 per cent. per annum.

BOMBS ON AERODROMES. Admiralty. A bombing raid was carried out during the night of the 12th-13th by the Royal Naval Air Service on the following military objectives:— Ghistelles aerodrome. Thourout aerodrome. A large quantity of bombs were dropped. All machines returned safely.

CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR. Sir Arthur Whitelegge, who has held the appointment of Chief Inspector of Factories and Workshops at the Home Office for mote than twenty-one years, will retire next month on reaching the age limit of sixty- five, and the Home Secretary has appointed 5fr. H. M. Robinson, the senior Deputy Chief Inspector, to succeed him.

41 PER CENT. WAR LOAN CONVERSION. .j The Secretary of the Post Office forwards the following for publication:- Holders of certificates issued by the Post Office for amounts less than £ 100 of 4? per Cent. War Stock are now requested to for. ward the certificatets to the Controller of the Post Office Savings Bank in older that they may be marked with the new values resulting from conversion into 5 per Cent. War Stock at the rate of £ 105 5s. 3d. per £ 100. Envelopes for the purpose may be obtained at any Poet Office at which Savings Bank business is transacted.

Doronicum.—The most useful of the Leopard's Banes is Doronicum plantagineum excelsum. This is a good time to divide the clumps. The plants thrive in most soils in sun or partial shade; this is one of the best plants for the north border. The plants grow about 3 feet high and produce quan- tities of golden-yellow daisy-like flowers which are showy in the bolder and useful to cut for vase decoration. Hibiscus.—Amarteur cultivators should grow more of these plants than they do. Any shoots that are straggly should be shortened and old flower stems removed now. Do not further prune at this season. The young resultant shoots will prove useful next year; but further pruning needed should be done next spring. Clean the plants now, however, and place them near ventilators to ripen. Propagation of Lavender.—The present month is most suitable for increasing Laven- der by means of cuttings. Young growths are taken and prepared in the usual manner or detached with heel of old wood. If only a few are wanted these can be inserted in pots in a frame kept closed for a few weeks. Be fcareful that each cutting is at the bottom of the hole. Sandy isoil should be used. Delphiniums.—The perennial Larkspurs should be moved early to encourage fresh roots before winter in their new quarters if good results are expected the first year after planting. Delphiniums delight in a deeply tilled and well-manured ground. In addition to moving the seedlings from the nursery the flowering clumps in the borders may be care- fully lifted and divided. Azaleas.—These plants sometimes lose many leaves soon after they are taken back to the greenhouse through being infested by thrips. It is not convenient to syringe the plants in the greenhouse, owing to the pre- sence of other plants that are flowering, such as Zonal Pelargoniums, so it is wiser to thoroughly syringe the plants, turning them on their sides on mats and wooden wedges, before they are housed so that they will be free from thrips throughout the winter. Dicentra (Dielytra).-Autumn planting is desirable for the Lyre Flower, a dainty spring flower with elegant arching growths of pink and white blossoms. D. spectabilis is the favourite sort and grows about 2 feet high. Plant the roots in rather moist, shel- tered spots, as the growths and flowers some- times suffer from cold in early spring in ex- posed spots. Some of the happiest groups are in partial shade among hardy Ferns. Gathering Fruit.—From now onwards attention is necessary in the matter of fruit gathering. To ascertain when Apples and Pears are ready there are two infallible guides, First of these is to take hold of a fruit with the hand and raise it from its original position to the horizontal, if suffi- ciently ripe it will part readily from the tree. The second test is to gather several fruits from different parts of the tree, cut them in half and notice the colour of the pips; if these are a dark brown colour gather- ing may safely be performed; if they are still white or only light brown it must be deferred. The falling of fruit is no real criterion, since unbound ones are certain to fall. Apricots.—These need a warm site and a rooting medium of fair soil of not too great richness. Preparations for planting may now be made. Trench the positions and mix with the soil a good proportion of old lime or mortar; lime is necessary for the successful cultivation of I1! is fouit. Young trees are apt to grow too freely at first, and such trees may now be lifted and replanted to check over-luxuriance. The Week's Work.—This is a good time to lift and replant lines of border Pinks used as edgings, and to make new beds of these deliciously fragrant flowers. In about three years the growths become loose and straggly. The clumps should be pulled to pieces, and three or four growths planted together in neat tufts. Though not always possible, the bulbs of the narcissus including the trumpet Daffodils give better results when planting is completed before the end of September. Having planted the usual groups in the bor- ders and filled the vacant beds, the surplus bulbs should find a place amongst the hardy Ferns, along the front of the shrubbery bor- der or in the grass. The first week of Octo- ber is soon enough for carrying out fhe work of grease-banding fruit trees. There will, however, be some difficulty in securing material for the purpose, and there should be no delay in placing orders. Various com- pounds are used, but Tanglefoot is the best we have so far tried. Grease is certain to be very dear, and is too often far from satis- factory. Where there are houses of Black Hamburgh Grapes still unripe, it will be wise to give the assistance of a little fire heat. The Grapes will keep better if well ripened, and even where they are to be cut at once, some advantage will be gained, as ,tne fire heat will greatly assist in ripening and maturing foliage and growth, which are sure to be somewhat green and unripe. New plants of Red Cabbage should find a place in the garden of every reader who appreciates pickles. Give each plant at least 2ft. each way, selecting a rich soil, and avoid giving stimulants until next spring. Before the leaves are too large draw a little soil to the stems of all tall Kales. Sprouts, -or Broccoli; this will prevent October gales from blowing the plants over and considerably reduce the likelihood of'later damage from frosts. Turnips.—Do not neglect early thinning of the rows of these; even the delay of a -low days may have disastrous results. Reduce the plants to about 4 inches apart, and in a month's time each alternate, plant may be drawn for use, allowing the others to remain till winter. Late-sown Beetroot.—Much seed of the Globe variety was sown after the early Pota- toes were lifted- The seedlings from such sowings will now be of fair ze, but do not lift the crop yet, for if mild weather prevails they wjll attain twice their present size by the end of next month. A little manure water will be an advantage to backward plants.

Young women from Lancashire cotton mills, on short time owing to scarcity of raw material, are gathering the Devonshire apple crop. When vessels are officially diverted at United Kingdom ports ship's officers and men may now travel free by railway to their normal ports of discharge. Two blinded French soldiers, each the winner of the French Military Medal and the War Cross, have been welcomed into St. Dunstan's Hostel for Blinded Soldiers.

R.N.A.S. RAIDS. BOMBS ON LARGE GERMAN DESTROYER. Admiralty. During the 11th and 12th instant, in spite of poor visibility, the following bombing raids by naval aircraft have been carried out:— Thourout Acrodrome and dumps, on which objectives several tons of bombs were dropped and heavy explosions were caused. Bruges docks, where an explosion was also caused. A further bombing raid was attempted on Bruges Dock, but owing to thick clouds the shipping alongside Zeebrugge Mole was at- tacked instead. A direct hit was made on a large destroyer and several hits on sea- plane sheds and mole, causing a fire. All our machines returned safely.

BREAKING UP GRASS LAND. The Board of Agriculture in a leaflet on the breaking up of grass land, says that there are in England and Wales about 16,000,000 acres of land permanently under grass, and 11,000,000 acres of arable land. About 2,500,000 acres of the latter are tem- porarily under grass, so that at the end of 1916 there were more than two acres under ,grass for every acre of tillage land. On the average of the United Kingdom, that por- tion of the land under tillage provides food for about four times as many persons per 100 acres as, the portion under grass. It is obvious, therefore, that an immediate method of increasing the food supply is to till more land. It -is admitted that at the Erices ruling before the war it would have I?en uneconomical to break up any very large area of grass land. At present prices much might profitably be tilled, and the o b- ject of the Corn Production Bill is to secure at least a fair return to those farmers who plough out the land scheduled for breaking up. The Board do not admit that the plough- ing up of grass land is likely even in the first year to result in a reduction of the net food supply. The results of this year's crop- ping of newly-ploughed grass are, however, sufficient to show that there is no risk of a decrease in the production of food next year in any district, not to speak of the country as a w hole, through the, conversion of grass into tillage.

I MORE U-BOAT MTIRDERS. The schooner Jane Williams, of Arklow, met with a small German submarine off the coast of Cornwall at four, o'clock in the afternoon of Sptember 10. The subamriM opened fire, sb 'le'F Il- n the 6Choonr until she sank. Meanwhile her crew had taken to their boats, and the submarine, after sink- ing the schooner, turned her gun upon the open boat. The shipwrecked crew were picked up by a British trawler at eight o'clock next morning. The master, the mate, and one seaman had been badly wounded, and the remaining three members of the crew lay dead at the bottom of the boat. On September 11, at 6.45 a.m., the schooner William, of Dublin, was attacked by a U-boat. After the schooner had been sunk by gunfire her frew were fired on with shrapnel, one man being wounded. The German submarine service, it appears, is maintaining its old standard of murder for murder's sake. These two cases must be studied in connection with the "Spurlos Per- senken" (sunk without a trace being left) advocated by the German Minister in Argen- tina in the dispatches recently published by the United States Government.

STANDARDISED BOOTS. Shortage and' dearness of boots has led the Government to arrange for t'he production of cheaper footwear of a standard pattern. Six varieties are contemplated—four for men and two for youths and boys. They include boots suitable for agricultural workers, quarrymen and miners, and artisans. Samples will shortly be seen in retailers' windows. Those fCT men will range in price from 13a. to 16s. 6d., and for youths and boys from 10s. 6d. Like the boys supplied to the Army, the new civilian wear will make up in wearing quality what it lacks in finish. It is possible that standard boots for women may follow.

THE DANGER OF INVASION. "There was never a time," said Lieut.- General Sir Francis Lloyd, speaking aL Camberwell in aid of the funds of the County of London Volunteer Regiment, "when every possible man was more needed at the Front than now. We are straining to the utmost to carry on the great ad- vances," he said, "but it is possible that we may have to fight here. When we look at the grim determination of the enemy, not only at the Front, but at home, there can be but little doubt that he will bring every possible method to bear against us."

SALONIKA MAILS LOST. The Postmaster-General announces that I letters, newspapers, etc., but not parcels, for the Salonika force which reached the Ailknv Post Office, London, for dispatch be- tween 2.30 a.m. on July 31 and 2.30 a.m. on August 4 have been lost at sea through enemy action; also letters, etc., for the civilian population of Salonika and dis- trict and many of the Greek islands which reached the General Post Office, London, for dispatch from July 30 to August 2 in- clusive.

DEATH FROM BURNS. I A verdict of H Accidenta-l death" was re- turned at a Southwark inquest on Patrick Leachf aged four, son of a driver in the Royal Horse Artillery, of Pages-walk, Ber- mondsey. After returning from a picture show, the mother found the baby girl, aged twenty months, and the boy had been severely burned. The girl was dead and the boy died later in Guy's Hospital.

E200,000 FOR HOSPITAL Dr. John'Henry Bartlet, of Ipswich, who died oo May 27, leaving <sB272,430 68. 6d., bequeathed the residue of his property, which will probably exceed < £ 200;000, to the East Suffolk and Ipswich Hospital for a home of rest for patients recovering from illness. Dr. Bartlet was senior surgeon and honorary consulting physician to the hos- I pital.

TWINS FOR A PEER. I Ladv Kenyon, wife of Lord Kenyon, has given birth in London to a son and daugh- ter.. Both mother and children are doing well. Lady Kenyon, who is a daughter of Colo- nel H. Lloyd Howard, C.B., Wygfair, SL Asaph, married Lord Kenyon last year.

KING'S GIFT TO WINDSOR. To commemorate the adoption of "Wind- sor as the name of the Royal House and Family, the King and Queen have pr-4. sented their state portraits to the inhabit- ants of the royal borough, to be placed in the collection of portraits of British sove- reigns in the Windsor Guildhall. .0

AIRMAN V.C. ESCAPES. Second-Lieutenant Gilbert S. M. Ineall, an airman V.C., who was captured by the Ger- mans in January, 1916, has arrived in Eng- land, having escaped from Germany. Lieutenant Insatl was awarded the V.C. in November, 1915, for a daring feat. In a Vickers fighting machine he pursued and attacked a German machine near Aehiet. With great skill he mancBurred to plose range, and brought the German machine 1 down four miles south of Arras.

A well-beaten white of egg added tt. mashed potatoes, whipping the potatoes hard before serving, will add to the lookd and taste. When making blue-water, add a little common salt to it. This helps to distribute the colour evenly, and prevents the clothes from looking streaked or patchy. To revive shabby leather, first wipe with a damp cloth, then rub dry. Beat the white of an. egg to a stiff froth, and apply with a rag. In mixing Yorkshire pudding, if water is used in about the proportion of one part of water to three parts of milk the resulting pudding will be lighter and more easily digested, as well as more economical. Buttons are always coming off *in the wringer, but by turning the buttons inside as the garment is being run through the rolls, no buttons are rubbed off and none need to be replaced. Slimy sponges are consigned to the refuse bin when they reach this stage, but if a' quarter of a lemon is rubbed thoroughly through instead, and then the sponge rinsed in lukewarm water, it becomes as good as new. Never turn out boiled puddings as aoon as they are taken out of the saucepan, or they are liable to break. If you let the steam pass off for: a minute or two the pudding will shrink and become firmer. To clarify dripping that comes from the meat, put it into a basin atl.1 pour on suffi- cient boiling water to cover. Stir thoroughly and leave to cool, when the clear white drip- ping will form a solid lump on the top. WASHING COLOURED HANDKERCHIEFS. Coloured handkerchiefs require care in washing, and should first be soa ked for ten minutes in a basin of tepid water to which a teaspoonful of turpentine has been added. This will ensure them retaining their colour. MILDEW STAINS ON LINEN. Mildew stains are rather difficult to re- move. The marks should first bo Nvvil soaped, then sprinkled with dry French chalk, and placed out in the sun to bleach. Unless the stains are very slight they will not entirely disappear the first time. The process will probably have to be repeated several times. CARE OF A PIANO. To dust a piano, use the very best quality of flannel-that which is perfectly amooth and soft. Rub lightly to remove the dust; rub up and down over the finger-marks, always with the nap of the cloth toward the instrument. Remove the dust from the keys with a small bellows. Keep the instrument closed at night and in damp weather, æ14 expose the keys to the sunshine when pos- sible. INKSTAIXS OX A CARPET. To remove ink-stains from carpet, make a plBte of milk and maize flour. This must be left on the spots overnight. Sweep ofl the next morning and the colours will be found as bright as ever. PRESERVING HINTS. Green vegetables will keep fresh for days if they are sprinkled with water and then rolled up tightly in paper. To prevent onions sprouting, singe the roots with a red- hot poker. Apples for winter use should be spread on .s helves apart from one another, I MAKESHIFT MEASURES. Sixty drops equal one teaspoonful. Thres teaspoonfuls equal one tablespoonful. Four tablespoonfuls equal a quarter of a cup oe half a gill. Eight rounded tablespoonfuls of diy material equal one cupful. Sixteen tablespoonfuls of liquid equal one cupful. One cupful of liquid equals two gills, or half-a-pmt. One heaped tablespoonful of sugar equals one ounce. Two small braat. fastcupfuls of flour equal half-a-pound. Four teacupfuls of flour equal one pound. CARE OF SCISSORS. f Scissors will wear better and keep their cutting edges longer if they are kept hang- ing up with the blades apart when not in use. The better-grade scissors, especially the longer pairs, are made with each blade slightly bowed, so that in cutting the edges cross at an angle near the cutting, point. Keeping them closed tends to weaken the cpringiness of the blades, and the points are worn hy contact under tension. SOME USEFUL RECIPES. FRESH HERRINGS.—Clean the herringi, then split them open and take out the back- bone. Mince an onion fine, add a little sage, pepper, and SPIlt, put a little of the mixture in each herring and roll it up. Bake in a pie-dish with <* little vinegar. PINEAPPLE SAGO.—Wash half a cupful of sago, and cover it with two cupfuls of water for three hours. Then simmer until tender. add one cupful of pineapple syrup, or any other preferred (tinned pineapples arc very goqfl), and a pinch of salt. Stir thoroughly, and turn into custard glasses. Serve very cold. TOMATO KETCHUP.—Take one and a half pounds of red tomatoes, skin, mash, and pass them through a sieve. Then add half a pint of vinegar, a teaspoonful of salt, and one of dry mustard, half a teaspoonful of black pepper, and the same of allspice, with half a' dozen cloves. Boil together, stirring well, till the mixture becomes thick. Then bottle. POTATO BISCUIT.-To six finely-mashed potatoes add one pint of warm milk, one tablespoonful shortening, one teaspoonful salt, one quart sifted flour, and one-half cup- ful yeast. When light, knead until like biscuit dough, cut out and let stand in a warm place until light enough to bake. Bake ten minutes in a quick oven. Eat hot. ONION AND MACARONI PATTIES.—Cook two medium-sized onions in slightly salted water until tender; drain very carefully. Chop finely, add two ounces well-cooked macaroni, six ounces breadcrumbs, one egg well beaten. Mix all well together, season with pepper and salt, turn on to a dish to cool. When cold, form into flat cakes, dip into ground rice, then fry in boiling fat until golden brown. Drain carefully. Send to table very hot, with parsley sauce and a dish ot| well-boiled cabbage. GINGERBREAD PUDDING. Ingredients, four ounces of breadcrumbs, four ounces of suet, two ounces of nour, half a pound of treacle, a teaspoonful of ground ginger, one egg; one .teaspoonful of baking-powder, the peel of half a lemon grated. Mix the dry ingredients, then the treacle, and lastly the egg. Put the mixture into a buttered mould and boil for nearly four hours. This is a very nourishing pudding and wholesome, and served occasionally should not be regarded as an extravagance. SUGARLESS PLUM JAM.—Put a gallon of elderberries into a preserving-pan and cook them until the juice flows freely, then press and strain the juice through a ejeve. Re- turn it to the pan. and add two gallons of plums. Medium-sized, sound plums should be used, just wiped with a cloth. When hot. add the .grated rind of an orange and half a teaspoonful each of ground ginger and cinnamon. Simmer gently for two hours, skimming and stirring frequently. When cold, put into jars and cover in the usual way.

Hammersmith- Town Hall Committee re- port the receipt of a letter from the Paper Commision stating that the Government requirements of waste-paper have largely increased, especially for munition purposes. It. is now a matter of the utmost national importance that every available means should be taken to prevent the waste of this material. V <