'lr, ar-jiV . stvt rs:Tk-- .zk' DECORATION DAY, Thin prw tie ranks. A few worn. wiviry 1?: fi. With tt. wltit spray of ag upon fr C"'i in mid nuri'.orjr of lhoi far-off ilny When thi y mnr 'hi. guyly whet they tal ler l,nf, loir nr- le't. How ahort hn grown the 1 1 t ' W . nil it tTi'!Tly. with Ivttnl brvitli, fit trim o.ir ranks shoul I f.i le tho nnMn I nn I To :uitir to the rjll-'ftll of thu ruler, I nth. f-Vw, few nr- li-ft. Tln ranks grow lliin, nnd !.! Apirt n thi dim ir.nl" of l!io p-ist. ili'iit v nr. I Mow they co-ii", who oti -n TlH'ir .s ti'iuiTin fori" on i li foi'mcn '!. nly ; An l With weak .in I f illiTln,' Iron. I, i little whll", t'l-lr tnirdi they XT ill ' r Ml.M W l ill To 1 n. ri T'iiiu Ik uf vrtv an I Hi", r-M. s. KT "'ii un I l-. . I'lim .!! tlio r;tn!;s. In -lli'tit camp they wait. Wliii ilmri'il tlioi hour of vi.'tory or de feat . ii'l marble ntri umrl th siered p'if Where w.u-w.'rii Ihtji' r"t In slumber Wt"!. fi fi-w ip' l-'t ! WIht' :ir" tho. ci'.l.int I'm1" Wlin !i,j din 'onuiii-rinif l.tn I t vl"t-ry. ..Vh i out darkness bnught tln light "f n.l i"'t ii r.i of niiffiiriii,' npi fri'ii'r1 ii i'r, I n; ;ili '. the gol li'ii-frnl'ii I yir II im Mt!rr' 1 riie-iiory-Mosso!ti on their w.tv : And n trlnl n item comes with t ti ink fu I hear To I' ll it Inv.i on D 'I'oiiition Ii.iv. i: I'. Matthews, in ll.irer's Weekly. O.N IM-rOKATlOX hay. i iiri.r.: roiiUEsr oiiAVK-i. UK niulit before orxtioti I n V li:ld arrived, mid the full moon ii sphere of duxling silver wn i-hining over the tiinsH covered roof v f tin' old fiirm house where Piivid I tor ley stood Ht the w indoor, both bunds uric. I ili c)i in hi pockets, an I hi wife sut knitting by the table. "l-'itlher," said the old woman, "wlmt be you lookiu' at?" "There's eomcthiu' goiu' on at tho 4choo!houHc to-night," chuckled l)nr icy. "The children they're all goiu' liy with bugs an' basket." "A p.i'Uic, mebU" said Mrs. Dar- "Not likely, this time o year." "A sp llm' match, p'raps." "They ain't gwiuo to hov the spell in' inateh till June. What bo they i-eiirryin'V I'm blessed of 1 don't Vlieve it's flower !" "I'luwer?" echoed his w ife. "Oh, 1 know what it is! It's to decorate he graves to-morrow. Mis IIhIcv die' a stranger here, and her folk are ll buried oil iu Wisconsin and she H if sh'.' can't put flowers over her JWII people, she- li Ulid to do soine- ,hiu' for tie? grave nobody else think if here. 'There's Home, you know, 'alher, that sliiy gets forgotten i'.lien !' tei m in, whoso folks no. veil :iy in "(; and them Swedes, that 'ii li t its well a anybody, but hadn't .leitlu r kith lmr kin in this country ; in. I Willis Holmes, that never had mho !y beloiiiu to him and Mis Ilsley she's bound to see th.it lion-' of cm is tiegh ctcd. Aud the ehi'elren hev've sot out she sh.ill have plenty ' lloui rs. Tin y set a deal o' :iy Mus Ilsley. Onr Pete be lever had a schoolina'aiii as be store :tll't liked utter." Mr. Ihtl'ley whistel softly. "That n v.iuut for it," said be. "Accoiinls for what ?" Mrs. 1 alley misse l a stitch in her uriosity, mid hu. to pick it iipitaiu, " W'lM re all our w lute btyloek has jot to. I was kind o' keeptu' 'eni to lang oer iniu'ther Oliver' head tone. He uiirn't a soldier, un' he icvi r t'.t imwhere, as 1 kimwHon, but I allays hl.e to put somethiu' on hi (tone 1 coriitiuu Ihty, o't won't look ones, mie; an' I'll bet a cooiiey Pete'a .ook 'em. He'd take the roof of the louse It be thought Miss lUIev w .lilted t ." "Mis lisley don't want not bin' that' .'nine by tinil way," Bind Mrs. hurley, "lint don't scold him, lather he niu't not hiu' I m a child. " In tlic little red sehoolhousc, by the 'ight of a smoky kerosene lamp, and uiidry tallow caudles stiK'k round the room, the children were acai;erly sort ing out the siii.w white and rosy and golden blosnoiiis, putting them into pniU ot water ready for the morrow. "Win-re's Mi Ida?" aaked little Tomtuy tioldsuiith. "I've got a lot V piuies, hii' now liar' to put 'em." "She's gone to look for Janey Pike," said I.iicv Hall, the tall monitor pupil. "Where i.re the piuies? I'll take care of 'em till sl.e c line bat k. .buiev's little, tin 1 Mis Ida's afr.n I she' gone too ur. ' In the v.'aite moonlight, u;i the Sur rey toad, Ma Ilsley wa walking with the swilt, li-ht tcp of a practiced pedestr.ai), her black eatubrio gown blowing back iu tho sweet spring wind, her straw bat swinging by Us ribbons trotu oue hand. On a bunch of briers, close to the gates of the old hall, ho hud found one of Janey Pike' hair ribbon, and she wan determined to seek out tho litilcwauderer, wherever she might be. (Surrey Hall, a tiuu old place, was mostly lei't to iUelf, in thesu days i lUlov, a new comer in the nr neighborhood, had tierer beforo ca tered within it ponderous grites. Iu tlio shimmering moonlight she looked bore and there at the gleam of white statues, the groups of Norwegian pines, and tho feathery droop of blo nnniDf? labnrntinin. "Oli, boro in tho greenhonoo !" Bnbl bin, alouil. "I shouldn't wonder if tho littlv mitp bud wandered in here. And I don't blmiio her; it't liko fairy land, with the moonlight dinning through the nrolicd roof, and all these delightful Hct titrt in the air " "Augh, Oi'vo catebod 'ee, liaveOi?" mmked a voico that made Mixa Ilsley KtHrt. " 'Ki's tho law as hna cat my flower nn broke they down reeght ntt' luft, loike Vu wan a pirate !" Ida turned and found herxelf con front iu' n ritout, short mini, in a tiajH'r ,-aji nil 1 a suit of shabby vel veteen. "Who nro you?" said she. "(h'lii f gairdetir. Who be you?" "I atu Mis Ilsley." "Mim 1'iddlestifks!" truthfully re torted the old tlliill. "You l t' vil bge gill hk Kteitl ma floo'r. Dut ( i'vi gotten 'ee tiow nn' Oi mean to keep 'ee. MuistiT be bees a juntieo of peaee, nn' we'll hev 'eo nrrehted liko t'other tliieve. call be now." An 1 Mm IIhIcv waa left xtunding "1 v Oil, gontlo mournnr. lightly tr.iJ- Tho graves ar clone an 1 ibtuse. Ilernlietho nntioa's hoaorl doad Who cllo'l in hr dufanos. Y'S, la theso eonsoerUol grounils, I u si'rrleil ranks tlmy For thivn no morn tlm Inula s uq Ij- Tliny muster now ou high. ! alone among the palm : trees, half inclined to bin and rubber ''h and half ! t cry. j "Why," she exclaimed aloud, 'what j does the man mean?" At the same tune a rustling under 1 the plant benches close by startled 1 her. "Teacher! teacher!" cooed out a 1 small, terrified voice. "Why, Janey," cried Miss Ilsley, "is that you?" And little J;ney Pike, with her apron full of camellias, cape-jessamiuo j and rro whito orchids, scrambled out from her hiding place. I "I got all them flowers," said hIio. "And the old man came in and I heard him scolding, and so I hid. Aud please, teacher, I'm lost, and I'm so tired!'' "Theer!" cried the old gardoner, unlocking the door anl tliuging them open "ith a lloiiish. "Didn't Oi tell 'ee so? 'Two of 'cm, cotched iu the varra act." Janey dropped her aprouful of flowers and clung to Miss Ilslev'a haul, a they saw a tall, handsome young man iu evening dress, with a glittering diamond in hi shirt front, with old Miles, Iho gardener, holding up a lantern. In a second Mr. Surrey aeemed to comprehend the whole a:fair. "I beg a thousand pardons," said he, "but mv gardener hs evidently made a mistake." "Amis-took!" shrieked old Miles. "An' tho orchid an' the tho white camellia ' over the (lure at her feet! What do 'eo call a mistook?" Ida could scarcely forbear laughing. "Tho circumstantial evidence is cer tainly rather strong," said she, "but I think I can explain tha situation." And she did so, with a certain dig nity which impressed even the grum bling old gardener. "An excellent idea," said Otho Sur rey, eagerly. "I wonder no cne else ever thought of it. Go got a basket, Miles. Let us have the pleasure of cutting some more flowers for you." "Well, muttered the old man, "if Oi ever!" Little Janey slid her cold hand into that of the lord of tho manor. "I think you're a very nice gentlo nan," said she, softly. Miss Ilnley laughed. "Aud so do I," bho frankly admit ted. "Oi wish Oi badu't called bim now," groaned Mile. Mr. Surrey not only filled up a bas ket full of the most fragrant and rar est of hi tropical dowers, bnt insiited on carrying them to the sohoolhouse. where, a he declared, the tableau of their teacher the prettiest light ho had ever beheld. At sunrise the next morning, when the little flower brigade, escorted by their fair major-gcneraless, arrived at the cemetery to cover the graves with color and sweetnoss, Mr. Surrey was there before them, accompanied by re luctant Miles, wheeling a hand-barrow full of snowy syrinae, fragrant carna tions and delicious roses. "1 wa afraid yon wouldn't have enough," said he. "And did yon ever know such a curious coincidence, Miss Ilsley 1 The late mail last llight brought me a lotter from my aunt, Mrs. Evelyn, in Wisconsin, telling me you were somewhere here, and aking me to try and make things pleasant for you." "rihe is very kind," said Ida. color ing. "I know her very well. But she couldn't have foreseen that onr first meeting wiyi to be by moonlight, in your greenhouse, with me in the char acter of a suspect." Hurrry laughed. "It was all that dear little Janey," said he. "Now have you got all the flower arranged? Hiiro you have enough? Very well. Theu go on, Miles and toll tho housekeeper we're comiug, You see Mis Ilsley, I've tukeu tho liberty to havo a light re past of co!Teo and fruit and cake IX A NATIONAL CEMETERY MAY 0, 189'i. How dreary are their nnkept tombs Whnu winter Is our guest. Above, the nnkoj willow looms, AnJ often from her breast, When wlriiU assail, when tuilo storms blow, There eomes from her a sigh, A riuii?m for the (iitil bulow. A Jlrgo unto the sky. served under the pavilion on Emer ald Hill, and all your little people are to be my guest this morniug. Please don't say no 1" The eager little bices of the chil dren all pleaded in Mr. Murrey's be half, and so Miss Ilsley yielded, What else couia sue do .' "I never seen tho craves look so lovelv as thev did thi Decoration hay," said Mr Ibtrlcy to her husband. "All covered with furrin rlowors, and them as cost lot o mouey, from Sur rey Hall. And Pete he looked out that Grau'ther Oliver's headstuu shouldn't be neglected. Aud the children they say they're to hov Fourth o July picnic in Harrey Park among tho elm aud beeches." "Look like the sipiire had taken a notion to Miss Ilsley," said the far mer, chuckling. "It seem some of bis folks knew her out in Wisconsin," said Mrs. har ley. "Nor I don't blamo bim for faucyiu' her. I do thiuk she's the prettiest gal I ever set eyes ou. And the uicest. too !" Whilo little Pete, tho grandson of the old couple, wout to bod and cried himself to sleep. "I I had laid out to marry Miss Ils ley myself when I growed up!" blub bered Pete. "I didn't want nobody else suoopin' around. Iloo-boo! Iioo- hoo-oo! I wish Scpnre Surrey was dead?" Tanning Sheep and Woll Skins, If the skin are dry an 1 hard, soak them in soft water, with a little salt added, for about twelve hours, or until softened ; then take out aud scrape off all tho loose pieces of Mesh and make the surface a smooth as possible ; then stretch out in all directions and tack them to board, with the hair or wool side down. Now make a paste of equal parts of silt aud alum, dissolved in water, adding just enough coarse flour to make it about the consistency of thiuk cream. Spread this over the rlesh side of the skins to tho depth of half an inch. Iu three or four days scrape off aud add another coat of the paste, aud leave it ou until dry; then carefully scrape off 'and remove the skins from the boards, aud work them with the bands until soft and pliable. To the wolf skin you may apply any coloring desired, such as yellow oohre, or for a drab color ue blue clay with soft soap, and for a dark brown color apply strong oak-bark tea and log wood, and then wet with alum water to sot the color. To color the wool of the sheepskin, use aniline colors, to be obtainod "it the drug stores, with directions for use aocompauyiug each A HERO OF (iETTYSBURG. THE STOUT OF JOHN BURNS, THE CITIZEN PATRIOT. lie Clot Mn1 Because a Stray nutlet Killed Ills Cow Firing Upon the Advancing Confederates. 4 NEWSrArER writer who has visited the battlefields around Gettysburg says: I am almost tempted to re gret the trip, since it has been the means of shaking, if not destroying, my fsith in one of the hallowed mem ories of that bloody field the story of the unselfish patriotism of old John Hum. Of all the citizens in the vil lage, bo alone, an old man of seventy two, shouldered a gun and took an ac tive i art in assisting the Union troops to resist the advance of the enemy. When we drove pant bis humble cot tage in one of tho village streets onr guide pointed out the little narrow porch whereon Abraham Lincoln seat ed himself by the side of tho old wonuded hero and virtually canonized him as the civil hero of Gettysburg. The story is now historical, and the recognition of Rttrus's services by Lin coln has ever since enshrined him in Ays, but when sprinir returns again How womlroiisly thy bloom. ' The March winds an I the April rain M ik gardens of each tomb. ' Thuy blossom, washed by showeri and dew, They're radiant in May. Thry tmrst in bud of tied. White, Blue, On Decoration Day. the hearts of his patriotic countrymen as an example of uuselttsh patriotism. Such wa my own belief up to the period of my visit to Qettyiburg. After a tour of tho battlefield I met the guide who had pointed out the Burn cottage, and asked him to sat isfy my curiosity concerning the old hero by giving me some particulars about bis life. The guide was a native of Gettysburg, and was in tho army during all the battles, withiu sight of his own home yet unable to vuit bis wife or learn whether bis house had escaped destruction, even after the evacuation of the village, as tho army wa at ouce orderoU forward iu pur suit of Lee's retreating forces. "ies. I knew John Burns well. replied the guide. "He wa at one time a town constable, and later mado himself quite unpopular with tho vil lager by hia activity m catching and strangling stttv dogs, although he did no more tnan his duty uudor the law. "However," coutiuued the guide, the pluck he showed wheu Gettys burg wa attacked chaugod every body's opinion in the village, aud changed hi own circumstance from poverty to comparative aftluenoe, as every visitor to the Gettysburg battle field wauted to see old John Hums, aud none left without giving him substan tial tokens, in the shape of green backs, of their patriotic regard." "Will you tell me," I aked, "how it liappeued that an oi l man of seventy-two years of age was the only citi zen of Gettysburg who had the cour age to take up arms in its defense, for, as you know, a civilian caught with arms in his hands virtually tights with a halter around his neck?" "Well, I suppose it happened abont this way," replied the guide. "The old man was, as I said, very poor ; but he owned a cow which he grazed in tho open fields on the outskirts of the vil'age. Wheu the booming of the guns announced the approach of the Confederates and the old man saw our soldiers falling back, he started out to corral bis cow aud drive her home. Undismayed by the musketry tiring, he tramped aoross the open fields to the spot where the cow bad been tied, only to find that a stray bullet had put an end to her existence. "When he discovered his cow bad been killed ke got so all-fired mad that he grabbed np a dead soldier's musket aud cartridge box and immediately declared war upon the Southern Con federacy. He kept blazing away upon the advaucing Confederates, even af ter he was wounded in the thigh, and only desisted when he was disabled by a bullet in his hip. "When the Union trnnna fall hatlr through the village, old Barn was left on the field ; but his age and plnek secured for bim the respect of the Confederates, who removed him to his home, where, four months afterward, in November, 1813, when Abraham Lincoln visited Gettysburg, ho was still on crutches. President Lincoln's open attention to old Burns secured for bim the respect of his neighbors and of all patriotic citizens." That is tho story of old John Burns aa told by one of his neighbors who knew htm well, and although it may divest the patriotic story of a certain halo of sentiment, it does not thereby detract at all from the personal cour age and heroism of the old citizen who, in defending his owu property, occupied relatively the same position as the United States Government in resisting force by force and fighting for its property. John Burns was a type of the farmers of .Massachusetts who lined the fences along the road of the retreating British soldier who Imd marched to Lexington to disperse the American reWl. The whole world worships courage, and old John Burn will ever remain inseparably asso ciated with the heroism so grandly il lustrated at Gettysburg, not alone of Northern or Southern, but of Amur. can valor. Decoration Day. r.osf nil a-s'.owin. I.llllns wt wdh derv, rnsl shyly blowing Oltv branch and ru. Twin them in a elmplet, Bind them In a cross, For the soldier sleeping 'Ncntta the quM mo. Itoses, for our love and pri.l Lllllrs, for our proyr : Tansies, for onr tn lr ttvvig'ii, Dnwiirops. for our tar. And the run for aching hi"irt. To mourn till 1 1 f- iiall n.i4 : Then last, and best of all. w- lay The olIve-'iMncli of p'-ae-. flood Uoiifti'kecpinr;. An Old Song. Last Thursday there wa a perform ance in Athens which ha awakenm! great interest iu Europe. It was the pnblic performance of a "Hymn to Apollo," which wa discovered after being lost for more than -MOO. All accounts agree in ncribing the high est mnsical merits to the melody. Oue correspondent declares that evcryoue present was ravished by the charm of the music, it mingled originality, simplicity find grandeur. The hymu occupied n quarter of an hour in its presentation, and was sung by the choir with piano accompaniment. The king was overcome with emotion aud requested a repetition. Thi is by no means the first musical treasure of the ancient Greeks which ha been brought to light and translated. There are the music, first,. of the ''Pythian Ode of Pindar," two hymns of Dionysius to Calliope aud Apollo, and a hymn by Mesomodes. None of theso are par ticularly enchanting to modern ears. Apollo's hymn, however, is much more grand and majestic. It is a melody of one part only, the Greeks not employing harmony or part sing ing. They had seven modes, whereas modern music has ouly two, the major and minor. Apollo's hymn it of the Dorian mode, which i described as dignified, severe and grave, a sort of Gregoriau chant. It will be published in Paris shortly. New Orleans Pica yune. Hunting the Hippopotamus. "nippo-shooting, compared with other sport, is poor," said Mr. Jack son,' an African hunter. "Iu tho first place, it depends more on accuracy of aim aud proficiency in quick shooting thau on stalking. To crawl up to the edge of a high bank, probably several feet above tho surface of tho water, iu which a school of these huge beast is lying basking in the sun on the shal lows, requires little skill provided tUj wind is fair. Neither i a steady pot shot at a range of tweuty-five yards, at a well-defined mark such as the beast's eye and ear, iu a line between the two, as be lies perfectly still, half out of the water and possibly asleep, or floating quite motionless on the top of the water, a great test of prowess in shootingi When once scared, how ever, the conditions are changed, a hippos then become very cuuuing and take a great deal of circnmventiug, aud will test tho sportsman's patience a well as the accuracy and quickness of hi aim to the utmost. If they havo not been much shot at or disturbed, they will show up again in a few min utes after tho first shot." New York Sun. Ills Rainwater Stolen. The larceny of rainwater in Arizont has exteuuating circumstance. This observation has its origin iu an inci dent ot Churchill's addition. Some time after midnight A. II. Barber was aroused from sleep by a noise outside his bedroom window. Mr. Barber was not couoerned ; he could think of nothing unlocked, the stealing of which would impoverish him or enrioh tho thief, and he turned sleepily iu bed. Suddenly he thought of some ten gallous of rainwater which had beeu laboriously diverted from tho roof and coaxed into a tab and washboiler during Sunday's rain. He sprang from his bed, blamed himself for his carelessness in leaving the rainwater exposed and rushed out into the darkness. The tub and boiler were gone. Mr. Barber dashed into the house, aud in about a second re turned with a revolver aud took a shot at the wide world, breathing a fervent prayer that avenging fate would direct the bullet into the an atoir.y of the deporter of the rain water treasure. Phoenix (Arizona) iWDiiDiieao. iiorsEiioi.n MATIEIW. HEWING OW BCTTONS. Bnttons should be sewed on loonej the knot of the donble thread ou thi right side of the garment under the button. A pin with a small button and a darner with a large button should be inserted between the cloth and button when sewing to make th stitches loose, and then, when with, drawn, the thread should be wound aroirid the stitches, making a shank for the play of the button-hole. But tons on children's undcrwaists sbonlj be especially strong. A bit of cotton folded double where the button is to be sewed will prevent tearing out of the waist itself. Such waists should never he passed through tho wrini when washed, but should always wrung by band. A wringer will break the buttons faster than any amount u wear. now to cook ntrrj. Among tho hygienic food there nrs few articles of diet that are at once u wholesome and cheap a rice, yet nu appetizing and properly cooked lib is rarer than a tender lobster. Kveg tho girl iu the training school fot nurses find it tho most difficult of all invalid foods to prepare. Improperly boiled, instead of ttistainiug strength it reduces it, for, if cooked to a paste, it is almost a indissoluble a glup, and if the grain are sharp or lurl, tho digestive organs are irritated aul diarrhoeal troubles aro apt to result. This highly nutritions aud delicate food must be cooked slowly and kept on tho tire until every grain is thor oughly softened, but not cooked k that the shape of the grain is Je stroyed. This sort of boiled rice ii acceptable to the sick, and there u nothing in the list of cereals for evei people of bodily health more nn tritious. It is food for children and womcu, because of its digestiblenus. that is, the light tax it is to tLi stomach. -vNcw York Advertiser. A FOOD EXPERIMENT. bixtv-ionr per cent, of his income is what the average workingmau pay for his food. In a food cxperiinen undertaken bv Mis Katharine Dav lost summer it was satisfactory proved that a workiugman with an il come of $.00 could feed himself, will aud three young children with now ishing food for forty per cent, ot li; income, or at an average cost of fifty five cents per day. Tho following nr some of the bills of fare used by M: Davis Breakfast Milk toast, Bost bauea beans, cottee witu milK at sugar. Diuner Brown fricassee . beef,scalloped potatoes, boiled onion, dessert, hominy with sugar, sy'rtr Supper Fried bacon, bread and be: ter. The second bill of fare consist; of corn-meal grutille-cakes, sujJ syrup and fried potatoes for bre fast : potato soup, baked liver ul'-v boiled rioe with cheese and liTea dinner : scalloped beef with honiu biscuit and stewed prunes lor s per. Boiled eggs and bread constitute another breakfast. The dinner th day wa of picked-up codfish with mi' gravy, maahe I potatoes, bread a;, oatmeal pudding with hot sauce. Su per Fried corn-meal mush and fri pork with milk gravy. Another ! the family wore fed on baked pot toes, minced beef with gravy a: bread aud cotfoe with milk and eu,' for breakfast; livor ant ba.v and fried potatoes with bre for dinner, and a supper of pea sou bread aud uiijar svrup. New Yo: Post. HECIPE9. Breakfast Gems Two cups grahiJ flour, two teaspoonfuls baking pe der, oue egg, one teaspoouftil su,'l add cold water enough to make a at batter ; bake in hot gem iron. Escallopod Potatoes Eight or tj large potatoes ; pare, wash and ca fine; put them iu a pudding pau l cover with sweet cream or milk ui seasoning; put iu a small lump of b ter ; bake and serve hot. Tomato Soup One quart can toaJ toes, two tableapoonfuls flour, tablespoouful butter, one teaspoon I salt, oue tablespoouful sugar ; put the tomatoes, with ono piut water, l let come to a boil; mix inthoot. ingredients with pepper aud let I fifteen minutes. Hominy Croquettes Mix two c i of cold boiled hominy with ono tal spoonful of hot milk, the beaten y of two egg, one teaspoouful of su'j mix well, that there may be no lunl of hotmny left, aud stand away to c Make into rouud croquettes, roll I egg and bread crumbs and fry it smoking hot fat. Mock Cherry Tie Oue cup crj berries, turee-qnarter cup raisius, cun susar. one-half cun bouinar wail Seed and chop the raisins and c.i the cranberries. Bake with two crui If boiling water is poured on rai.-J the stones will come out readily. pie juice boils over iu the oven a sul piece of bread keeps the burnt twl from other articles baking at the time. Rhubarb Jam This is most eil lent and healthful for children. Wl and dry the rhubarb and cut into ii pieces, rut over the fire with a po I of sugar, and the rind of a lemou thin and minced, to every pound s i quarter of the rhubarb ; simmer nl the sugar is dissolved, then removJ a quicker fire and bo.! for ono h Pnt in self-sealing jars. Unless I asbestos mat bo used it will rein almost constant stirring to keop j burning, luese little mats cost t ty-five cents and are made of aubcl strongly rimmed with tin. They i be placed on the hottest fire un saucepans containing anything hi to stick and burn, aud will effect ha littU nhibirn all rnahinor in mu naokaae. -Mew xorlt Sun. ? ' ' prevent its doing so.
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