WELCOME VISITORS. Tlioy come to me in dreams, betimes, Tac dear ones gone beiore. They sli beside me at the hearth, Go out and in my door: They rarely speak, but flit about In each accustomed place, The while it gives mc joy to view Each well-remembered face. I waken with a sob of pain That it is hut a dream, And yet they're near me all the day, So real does it seem. They comfort me through all the hours Of labor, and of rest. I feel that 1 have touched the hem Of garments of the blest. Dear dwellers on the distant shore; Come near me when you may. Let memories of my happy dreams sweet the waking dav. v r , j°* vs an 4 B pie f ß am * loving toil, -the years draw on apace. \\ hen dreams shall be realitier. And meetings face to face. "-Mary A. .Simpson, in Michigan Parmer. *-* ******* [THE HARPOON ER! <—p N silence the ship moved on through tk tli e tranquil waves of the North Pacific, the old Arc- K tic, the lucky ship of tlie wlml,us fleet isiio was l.ullt more speed, with lior bluff bows, ami could lay away more oil iu her hold than most ships of her class. She was noted 011 all sides as a ves sel which could find and strike whales when others were unlucky. The sailors used to say that they would sooner he before the mast in the old Arctic than mate of another wind er, because they could make more money. A man was standing near the fore castle, shading his eyes with his hand and peering out ahead. He was tall and strongly built, his face marked by the tattooing instruments in use in the north seas. Yet he was an Ameri can and had the air of a model sailor, as Indeed he was -.sat Myers, har pooner in the captain's boat and king of the forecastle. N'o man of nil the crew had more influence, but it was not the influence of fear, for the men loved him. With the strength of an ox, he had the calm, even temper so of ten seen in men of giant build, as If, knowing ids strength, he would not Use it against ills weaker brethren. Standing upon the forecastle by his side was a boy about twelve years of age—a beautiful lad, with brown, curl ing hair, sunny blue eyes, and delicate face. "How do you feci since you have boon in the PacificV" said Nat. "I get stronger every day." "You've been coddled too much, and swallered so much candy, and secli truck. Once let me git you so you can eat salt horse like a man, and you are all right." Georgie Pitts was the captain's nephew, and the doctors had said that tho only thing which would save his life was a sea voyage, and they gave him in charge of Captain Jacobs. That worthy passed him over to Nat Myers. "Take care of him, Nat," he said. At first Georgie fairly hated tho old salt, who forced him to eat salt pork and holt tough corned beef, dignified by the names of "salt horse" and "ma hogany," when it was almost impossi ble for him to eat. He complained to his uncle, who grimly said that he had nothing to do with the matter. "But he'll kill me, uncle." "No, he won't, my boy. He'll make a man of you." As the days went on and Georgie grew more accustomed to life on board ship, he really began to like bis tor mentor. He had gained so much strength L. at he could run up the rig ging like a cat, anil the smartest men on the ship could not catch liim when he was once upon the ratlins. And by the time they had passed the Sand wich Islands, although a delicate-look ing boy, he was stronger than he had ever been in ids life. "Lookee here—we are going to have the biggest storm you ever see." "Pshaw! There never was a fairer day." "Lookee, my son," said Nat, in a threatening manner. " 'Member what I told ye about conterdicting me?" Three hours later, when the first mute had the deck, Nat was standing on the topgallant forecastle, with Georgie by his side, the squall hurst upon them with sudden fury. Tho first wave which came aboard crushed in the rail and swept the decks, and Georgie Betts was carried out into the boiling ocean. It was broad daylight, anil Nat, with a cry like that of a wild beast robbed of her young, hurled himself over the rail, holding In his hand a light plank, tho only tiling which he could seize. They saw him rising upon tho top of a great wave, and thou Georgie Betts came into view beyond him, struggling for ills life "Bear up, my 1ml," they heard him cry through tho roar of the tempest "Old Nat is coming." The boy, who, slight as he was, was 3 strong swimmer, tossed his hand in tho air as a signal that he hoard. The crew of the Arctic could do nothing, for It required all their strength and skill to rave the ship. A dozen voices together volunteered to man a boat "No, lads," said the captain, sadly. "No man can love his nephew hotter tunn Ido mine. I will not risk half a dozen lives for two. Besides, the ship would run a boat out of slgTTt in half on hour, even if we could lower one. Bear a hand at the braces--meet her- moot nor, you at the wheel; don't let her fall ofL"." And the Arctic spoil on before the awful pile, leaving Nat Myers and Georgie Betts at the mercy of the an gry sea. The old sailor struggled on, and at last, with a cry of joy, lie saw the boy clutch the end of the board. "That's right, my son," he said. "Cheerily, cheerily, lad!" "The ship is away," said Georgie, sadly, as he saw the Arctic rush on be fore the wind. "Never you mind, sonny," and he passed his arm about the lad, and, stripping off ills belt, raised tho boy, so that he lay upon the board, and then bound him to it, face down, but in such a position that he could raise his head a foot or more from tho boara. He was swimming beside the board, pushing it before him. "Why don't you get 011 the board, Nat?" said Georgie, uneasily. "Never mind me," replied Nat, "I'm all right, you see." But, although 110 spoke so bravely, be felt in -lis heart that he had made his last voyage. The weight of ins heavy sea clothing was dragging him down, and he knew that the board would not boar them both. "I'll die for him," he thought. "It may not save him, but I can do that." He shifted Ids hold on the board and moved up until Ids face was close to that of Georgie Betts. "Ivlss me, lad," he said, "and if you escape, don't forget old Nat Myers." The hoy raised his head and pressed his lips to those of the old sailor. "I love you, Nat," he said. Then Nut Myers, with a sinile upon his lace, fell 1 nick to his old position. Once Georgie spoke to bim, and lie an swered. The storm had ceased, but the waves wer running high, and an hour passed on. Then a league distant Georgie Betts saw the white sails of the Arctic returning in search of those she had lost. With a glad cry the boy turned ids head to look buck at Nat, but the sea was a blank. That brave man had died in silence sooner than hear down the frail support of the boy he loved. And the children of Georgie Betts love the memory of that brave old sailor who died for their lather's sake. "lllst'ry" ami Daniel Hoone, The scholar told some strong stories —now tlint we were In a region of his torical interest—where Boone planted his first fort, and where Boonesbor ough once stood, but he always pre faced his tale with the overwhelming authority that— "Hist'ry says!" lie declared that history said that a l)iill, seeing some cows across tho river, jumped from the point of a high cliff straight down into tho river; had swum across and fallen dead as he was climbing the bank. "He busted his heart," said the scholar. Oddly enough, solemn Tim, who had never cracked a smile, was the first to rebel. "You see that cliff yander?" said the scholar. "Well, hist'ry says that Dan'l Boone ilruv three Injuns once straight over that cliff down into the river." I could see that Tim was loath to cast discredit on the facts of history. If the scholar had said one or even two Indians, I don't think Tim would have called a halt, but for Daniel, with only one load in his gun—and it was not a Winchester—to drive three—it was too much. And yet Tim never smiled, and it was the first time ' heard him vol untarily open his lips. "Well, hist'ry mought a' said that," he said, "but I reckon Dan'l was in the lead!" The yell that went up routed the scholar and stilled him.—Scribner'fl Magazine. Wlipn tlui Nestling* Come. Nestlings grow rapidly under the incessant and assiduous care of one and sometimes both parents, who bring them soft food, and the number of insects and worms they consume Is prodigious. Each day's ration is far more than their own weight—a thing made possible by the exceedingly rapid digestion which characterizes birds. This function, as weL! as res piration, is more expeditious in young than in old birds, and how a tiny tit mouse can keep full the ever ravenous mouths of such a brood as appears in that family of nine bluetits passes comprehension. An even more diffi cult thing to understand is how all seem to thrive equally. Our American titmouse's nest is an old woodpecker's hole or some such cranny, often where the room is so small that the young are packed in layers, almost literally like sardines in a box; and the Euro pean tits have quartern nearly as con fined at the bottom of deep, purselike nests woven of cotton materials.— Ernest Ingersoll, in Harper's Bazar. People's Ways. A woman is losing confidence In liercclf when she lias a supply of pic tures finished from an old negative in stead of asking for a now sitting. The rose gives its perfume without demanding a price; therefore the true artist should produce for the pleasure of it. But some artists have wives and children. When a man is in love tho homeliest old witch can make him believe in her charms. The world has never been net back very far by the cracking of anyone's brain in a steeplechase. Many a man who is fined for con tempt of court would not dare to talk back at home.—Chicago Times-Herald. In 1898 the British Museum stored away 222.(574 numbers of 3,437 Eng lish, Scotch, and Irish periodicals, and (5(5,702 numbers of 292 foreign and colonial periodicals. IMPERIAL DECREES. BEING ISSUED FROM WASHING TON DEPARTMENTS. All tho Strength of the Government Must lie L'sed in Order to l'crpctuute the Reign of tho Money I'ower uud Other Trusts. (Washington Democratic Letter.) Washington, D. C., June 16, 1900. There is no doubt but what Mark Hanna runs the government. There isn't a department in Washington which is not being operated for the main purpose of re-electing McKinley next November. A particularly flagrant instance is just now engaging public attention. There is a bureau of the treasury de partment known as the bureau of sta tistics. Its function is to compile sta tistics relative to commerce, imports and exports, the movement of coin and similar matters. For many years it was under the control of Worthington C. Ford, recognized as one of the prin cipal statisticians in the United States, a man of fine character and excellent ability. The position came under the civil Bervice law, and by law could be filled only by an expert statistician. ; After Secretary Gage took office, with great pretenses as a civil service I reformer, he gave Mr. Ford assurance i of his high esteem and of his strong J desire that ho should remain at the ! head of the bureau of statistics. With in a few months, however, Mr. Ford was forced to resign and a newspaper man named O. P. Austin, without any standing whatever as a statistician, was appointed to the place in clear vio- I lation of the law. Mr. Austin was ex tremely unpopular with his fellow newspaper men in Washington for having run for a number of years a "scab" newspaper syndicate and for having tried to get newspapers away from his fellow journalists by what j they considered unfair methods. But |he had been of service to Hanna around Republican headquarters in the campaign of 1896 and that gave him his appointment. From the time he entered office the bureau of statistics was run for the sole purpose of getting up Republican i statistics. In every way that human ingenuity can devise, figures have been twisted, warped, distorted and garbled in order to back up the Republican ! position in favor of protection of trusts and of the gold standard. I Now Mr. Austin is crowning his ser : vice by employing the whole bureau, with its staff of highly paid experts, in getting up a campaign text book for the Republicans, filled with pages of I statistics and diagrams to prove that the McKinley administration is the greatest three-ring circus that ever ! crossed the continent. | His use of figures is such as to make the nine digits blush to look the multi : plication table in the face. The book will be printed in tho government printing office at government expense and circulated through the mails at government expense, j This little job will cost the taxpay ers first and last not over $20,000, a mere drop in the bucket of Republican extravagance and misappropriation of public funds, but when any Democrat ■ hears a Republican orator quote from ! O. P. Austin's book a set of figures to sustain any argument he may advance, l tho aforesaid Democrat may call to mind the illuminating fact of its or | igin and rest content. Hanna is occasionally brutal even to his own slaves. He recently informed Chairman Babcock of the Republican i congressional committee that that or j ganization would have to raise its own campaign funds, as the national com j mittee would need all it could get for j its own purposes. Hanna hasn't much use for congress anyway, particularly the house of rep resentatives. It wouldn't pass the 1 Hanna-Payne ship subsidy bill and the ! army reorganization bill, both of which he wanted, and it did pass the Nica ragua canal bill, the anti-trust bill and the eight-hour labor bill, which he bil , terly opposed. j So when Babcock was told to hunt up his own funds he found himself in the midst of an arid desert with Mark | Hanna standing guard over every I water hole in sight, j There was but a single prickly cac ! tus from which to squeeze a few re luctant drops—the employes of the house of representatives. Republican to j a man. Babcock had these voted an ! extra month's salary all around just before congress adjourned, and then set a smooth and skillful agent at work to make each employe give up 50 per cent of that bonus. This would have yielded about $40,000 despite the tact that it was a flagrant violation of the law against political assessments. But there is nothing so ungrateful as a government employe with an elec tion pending, especially when he flg- I ures that the election is going against his party. The employes are refusing to give up. They are saving their I money against a rainy day. Almost to j a man they figure that the next house will be Democratic and that they will lose their jobs. So Mr. Babcock's com mittee has had to call on each Re publican member of congress as well as each Republican candidate for con ; gress for a speeial assessment. There I may be an occasional crumb of con ! tribution fall from Mark Hanna's trust-fed table, but it will not do Bab cock much good. This business of be ing jackal to the Mark Hanna lion Is a thankless task. ! The government has spent SIOO,OOO In transporting troops and bands to Rochester, N. Y., to give Gen. Otis a I big military reception, celebrating his 1 return from the Philippines. Gen. Otis' Philippine campaign is the most humiliating military failure in the his tory of the government, but the ad ministration has to stand for Otis be cause Otis stands for the administra tion. But there are ample signs that the country has had about all it wants of militarism. Military heroes are at a discount. The Republicans do not find it wise to put a military man on the ticket with McKinley any more than the Democrats will at Kansas City. Dewey has announced that he is out of the presidential race and Admiral Schley declines to be considered as a candidate. There are too many mili tary scandals to be investigated right now. The Cuban scandal is not all postal. It is recalled now that some six months ago when a certain Cuban newspaper began charging American officials with corruption, Gen. Ludlow, then in command at Havana, prompt ly threw the whole staff of the news paper into jail and practically sup pressed the offending paper. That effective way of proving the purity of the military service couldn't be im proved on even in Turkey. It is well to note that five of the inspectors in the Cuban postal service who conveniently looked the other way when Neely and his confederates were stealing postal funds, have been "permitted to resign." One of them is the man who wrote such a laudatory report of Necly's management as to make the latter shed tears of grati tude as he grabbed for five thousand dollars more a month than he hat been accustomed to taking. JACKSON DAY. BRYAN-BLAINE. In the corridor of the Hoffman House, In New York, a prosperous looking citizen was heard to remark to a friend the other evening: "I am a Republican and always have been but I want to tell you that this man Bryan is the greatest political leader this country has had in 25 years, with the possible exception of Blaine." This was the recognition of a representative of New York's commercial interests of the foremost Democrat of the age— and its foremost Democrat is always the greatest man in any country or of any age. This declaration suggested the points of similarity and difference In the personality and character and statesmanship of Bryan and Blaine. That James G. Blaine had a personal ity so engaging and commanding as to inspire immediate admiration and to win lasting respect is the admission of his bitterest foe. He was magnetic. In wit, ready, in speech, eloquent, in am bition, great, in manners, affable, in learning, not profound nor accurate, nor yet superficial, but well informed and always able to make the best pos sible use of what he knew and of what he had, James G. Blaine was gifted by nature for parliamentary leader ship. Not since William Pitt has he had a superior, if, indeed, a peer, iD that respect. In all these elements of greatness Bryan resembles Blaine, except in the greater accuracy of the former's learn ing and the profounder quality of his mind. But where Blaine was weak, Bryan is strong. Blaine represents the statesmanship of expediency, Bry an that of principles. In the quality of moral courage and devotion to ideals Bryan is ideal. Bryan has all the substantial elements of character which Blaine possessed and happily for his party and his fame he has none of those temperamental weak nesses which injured the party and which compromise the fame of Blaine. —Buffalo Times. HOW THE PEOPLE PAY. While the trusts have here and there increased the wages of their employes, which had previously been reduced from the 1592 scales.they have in every instance not omly added several times as much to their own profits and made the people foot the bill, but they have failed also to restore wages to the old standard before what has been called hard times reductions. The Emporia Times has taken the trouble to obtain from the merchants of that city the increase in price of articles of neces sity as compared with the selling price one year ago. Here are the figures it gives: Stoves have increased GO per cent. Wagons have increased from four to five dollars. Copper has doubled in price. Fourteen-inch plows that sold for $lO now sell for sl4. Ropes that sold for 5 cents a pound now sell for 12 cents. A common stove pipe sold for 10 cents; now it goes at 20 cents. Bolts and rods have gone up 75 per coat. Tin has increased from $1.50 to $2 a box. Cultivators have increased from $3 to $4. Hoes, forks, rakes, shovels, spades, and all such articles have gone up to the consumer 45 per cent. Nails, per keg, from $2.20 to $4.10. Barbed wire, galvanized, from $2.40 a hundred pounds to $4.60. Binder twine, which cost 7 cents a pound, now costs from 11 cents to 1314 cents. Glass has increased 40 per cent. Other articles of general use show a like increase in cost to the consumer. In every instance the trust has added enormous profits, every cent of which must come out of the people who have heard so much nnd seen so little of the boasted "McKinley prosperity."—FL I Madison DemocraL THE COMING ACE OF ALUMINUM. Roatli of Copper lirliotrv Korertlmilnwed uud Ultimate Downfall of Iron. The coining ago will bo the age or aluminum. It is only 70 years since this wonderful metal was discovered by Woehler, and the aluminum indus try, scarcely 40 years old, commands already the attention of the entire world. Such rapid growth has not been recorded in the history of civil ization before. Not long ago aluminum wus sold at the fanciful price of ¥OO or S4O per pound; today it can bo had In any desired amount for as many cents. What is more, the time is not far off when this price, too, will be considered fanciful, for great improve ments are possible in the methods of its manufacture. The absolutely unavoidable conse quence of the advance of the alumi num industry will be the annihilation of the copper industry . They cannot exist and prosper together, and the lat ter is doomed beyond any hope of re covery. Even now it is cheaper to con vey an electric current through alu minum wires than through copper wires; aluminum castings cost less, and in many domestic and other uses copper has no chance of successfully competing. A further material reduc tion of the price of aluminum cannot but be fatal to copper. But the prog ress of the former will not go on un checked, for, as it ever happens in such eases, the larger industry will absorb the smaller one; this giant copper in terests will control the pigmy alumi num interests, and the Slow-pacing copper will reduce the lively gait of aluminum. This will only delay, not avoid, tlie impending catastrophe. Aluminum, however, will not stop at downing copper. Before many years have passed it will be engaged in a fierce struggle with iron, and in the latter it will find an adversary not easy to conquer. The issue of the con test will largely depend on whether iron shall be indispensable in electric machinery. This the future alone can decide. While it is impossible to tell when this industrial revolution will be con summated, there can be no doubt that the future belongs to aluminum, and that in times to come it will be the chief means of increasing human per formance. It lias in tills respect ca pacities greater by far than those of any other metal. I should estimate its civilizing potency at fully one hundred times that of iron. This esti mate, though it may astonish, is not at all exaggerated. First of all, we must remember that there is 30 times as much aluminum as iron in bulk available for the uses of man. This in itself offers great possibilities. Then, again, tlie new metal is much more easily workable, which adds to its value. In many of its properties it partakes of the character of a precious metal, which gives it additional worth. Its electric conductivity, which, for a a given weight, is greater than that of any other metal, would be alone sufficient to make it one of the most important factors in future human progress. Its extreme lightness makes it far more easy to transport the objects manufactured. By virtue of this prop erty it will revolutionize naval con struction, and in facilitating transport and travel it will add enormously to the useful performance of mankind. But its greatest civilizing potency will be, I believe, in aerial travel, which is sure to be brought about by means of. Telegraph instruments will slowly enlighten the barbarian. Electric motors and lamps will do it more quickly, but quicker than anything else the flying machine will do it. By rendering travel ideally easy it will be the best means for unifying the heter ogeneous elements of humanity.— Nicola Tesla, in the Century Magazine. Honrs Aftor a flattie. An American, who has recently re turned from Soutli Africa, where he saw some of the lighting, from the Boer side, tells of the impression tlie manner of these fighters made upon him. American soldiers he said would follow fighting with singing and cheer ing and much talk about the details of what they had jus* gone through. He recalled the reports of tlie cam paingning in front of Santiago. When tlie Boers get through with a skirmish or a battle they seem to dismiss all recollection of tlie matter. They go about their cookiing, sit down to mend their clothing, read their Bibles or en gage in some other occupation. Their manner indicates that lighting has been dismissed from their minds Im mediately after It is over. Within half an hour after a battle tlie Boer soldiers could be seen sitting about the lu trcnchments, and when their conver sation was noted it was fouud to have nothing to do with the war. This fact conveyed to tlie miiul of the observer that with fighting made such a matter of duty or business and continued de void of enthusiasm the staying quality of tlie Boers was likely to prove a surprise to the world.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Or'u'n of tlie Term "BlueMocklng." Tlie term "bluestocking" was origi nally used in Venice about the year 14(H) to designate literary classes by colors. In Mill's "History of Chival ry" we are told that members of tlie various academies were distinguished by the color of their stockings, blue be ing tlie prevailing color. The applica tion of tlie term to women originated with Miss Hannah Moore's descrip tion of a "Bluestocking Club" in her "Bas Bleu." Go el Reason. "What a happy dog you are! Don't you ever borrow trouble?" "Nope! Cnn't afford to: the interest too high."—Brooklyn Life. FOR THE HOUSEWIFE. Ventilation of Slopping Rooms, Rooms which are to be slept in, after having been occupied during a whole evening, must be thoroughly ventilated before the occupant pre pares for bed. Doors and windows must be thrown open for several minutes, the gas or lamp put out, and the air completely changed, no matter how cold it may be outside. This is the only way to obtain refreshing sleep. On going to bed, the usual ventilating arrangements should then be followed, but the great point is: To change the air thoroughly first. Cam of Rubber l'lanta. A woman who has great success witli her rubber plants sponges on each leaf on the under as well as the upper side at least three times a week; more often still if the plant has been exposed to street dust or that of room cleaning. Only enough water is put on the earth in which the roots are planted to keep the soil from feeling hard. Once a week the earth about the roots is loosened and two teaspoon fills of castor oil are allowed to drip all about the roots, after which opera tion the earth is scratched back. A For(jpt-Mo-Not Window Garden. Forget-me-not is easily cultivated and is one of tlie prettiest plants lor a window garden. It is half aquatic and will grow in vases of water as well as in pots of earth. Secure a few cuttings, root them in damp moss or in water, then fill the vase or pot with the young plants, which will grow very rapidly, the flowering shoots and branchlets bursting forth, fairy fash ion, before one realizes that it is time for tliem to appear. A shady window is the best place for these flowers and they are more ornamental than the daintiest Dresden ever tinted by ar tistic fingers. When tlie plants begin to show signs of fading, fresh cuttings may lie started, or the old plants may be pulled to pieces, and the branches already covered with roots formed into new plants by putting them into a fresh vase or basket. Hyacinth glasses make good forget-me-not re ceptacles, the blue flowerets clamber ing over the sides of the glass in charming fashion. Tlie glass can be hung in the window—an east window preferably—and makes an enchanting bit of swinging greenery. I-ann<lorii>g Fine Nnpery. Hang your linen to dry, using two lines comparatively close and paral lel for your tablecloths. (Also for sheets.) Throw one selvage side ot your tablecloth over one line (toward the other), allowing it to hang down about a quarter of a yard, and being careful to pin a short distance from the ends. Take tlie opposite side oi your cloth and throw it over the oth er line, fncing the first line, and pin it in the same manner. This will form a sort of bag, and will prevent to a con siderable extent tlie wild blowing of tlie tablecloth in windy weather. Af ter the table-linen is thoroughly dried remove it from tlie line and prepare to dampen it. A whisk-broom is excel lent for tills purpose. Table-linen in order to bring out tlie bright gloss that makes it so attractive, should be damp ened very considerably. Sprinkle tlie tablecloths very freely, being sure that the selvage ends or hemstitched borders are thoroughly damp, ltoll up tightly, patting the roll frequently, to spread the dampness. The napkins nnd doilies should lie arranged alter nately one upon tlie other—first a nap kin dry from the line, then one which lias been wrung out in warm water, then a dry napkin, and following it one that has been wrung out in hot water, and so on. Then roll tightly together.—Emma Louise Hauck llowe, In The Woman's Home Companion. Recipes. Rhubarb Jam Tart—Rhubarb jam is particularly nice if a little ginger lie added to tlie preserve. A half portion of the chopped pineapple, giving its own flavor to the rhubarb. But rhubarb jam tart is superlatively good eating, served with cream. Cinnamon Rolls—Roll out the biscuit dough Into a thin sheet, spread on it melted butter, and sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon Roll up, cut off with a hot, sharp knife, slices about an inch thick. After they are set in the pan sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon over them nnd bake. Cold Tongue and Sounds.—Soak (lieni the night previous ill 1 warm water nnd scrape well. In the morning stew for ten minutes !n equal parts of milk and water, using only enough to cover. Remove tlie tongues nnd sounds to a platter, tnen stir a lit. tie butter rubbed smooth witli lloiu Into the liquor and let it come to a boil. Season and pour over the fish. Ginger Boer.—For ginger beet take one large spoonful of pulverized ginger, one of cream of tartar, one pint of yeast, one pint of West India molasses nnd six quarts of water; stir thoroughly and set in a warm place. When it begins to ferment bottle and cork tight. It will make a very nice drink. If liked one can add two tea spoonfuls of essence of sassafras or whitergrecn flavoring. Salad of Greens.—Select any suit able green vegetable such as ro niaine, chicory, escnrole, taking care to have as many- different shades of green as possible. Marinate each of the vegetables separately in a French dressing and arrange ou n salad dish, lo make tlie French dressing: Mix one-half teaspoonful of salt, one-quar ter tenspoonfu! of pepper, -two table spooufuls of olive oil and two of vine gar, stir wi! together.
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