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CHAPTER IV. -(Continued.) ’Of couree I mi* ll ' • • v ’* •*•** ÜBIM-BB of the whole affair at once, noy my being 'jeah>Uß of the Colonel! , ha, ha!" it the sound of hi* rough merriment ie winced, and held up her hand. 1 cannot bear any more now," she existed, in a shrill voice that startled -self as much a* it did him. ‘You are in pain?" • ’Yea I am in pain." she answered, thfully. though just then she bad i thought of her broken arm. le took her hand in his to say "food- ” Some idea had been in ids mind a warmer farewell, but he had never sed her yet, and the pale, proud face t turned toward him was no encouruncut to begin. Then somewhat shameedlj he withdrew. ‘he interview had not been a succesaone, he felt. He had wounded her 1 frightened her by the bruaqueucM his ways and Speech, ami had won m her no rstifu :r ion of her former mise. It struck him ruefully that he st hare lost the knack of wooing a tty girl—that his tongue had forgotten • ancient cunning. ’ Sa conclusions were correct. Jane . I thought him more boorish than she I known him to be before, and more F- a ever regretted that she had not lin’d to her mother’s warning. CHAPTER V. irs. Dene had been very constant in visits to Jane during her convales- . ce. Independ. : tly of her desire to tify the Colonel by showing his pro- ■ any kindness in her power, she liked girl for her own sake, and was teal for her social success. You are so pretty you are sure to me,” she told her candidly one day. Don’t you think” hesitatingly- "that i rather vulgar to t»c pretty?” If so, it is a vulgarity that many dd be glad to share" - laughing. t’ery likely, but that does not alter the . jn Ragland they say every milk <, <1 and tiaher-girl you meet has a trim re and pretty face. Good looks are • another name for good health. Now. e well educated ” ion are vs well educated ns many of women who mote in good society, ami have very <tar:-nx manners, which will find more useful still. What else ou want?" wish I could dress as well as you.” plsiued Jane, who, like a very worn was inclined to set a high value upon branch of feminine industry. ie sat now smoothing down the folds ter pale-blue gown, and pondering t had been said: ami as Mrs. Dene ■hed her in some amusement, trying vine her thoughts, she saw her hands t suddenly in a tight clasp, and a m blush sufluse her face. Curious > who or what could have caused this it ion, Mrs. Dene turned her bead ply, and to her surprise saw Colonel sep standing in the veranda behind ie Colonel met her unconsciously nful glance with a defiant if somct embarrassed gaze; but, though he her hand in greeting, ha addressed self exclusively to Jane. came to ask if you were better," he ou are always so thoughtful,” mured Mrs. Dene, with malicious sweetain quite well now, thank you,” lined unsuspecting Jane. e would have been aghast hnd she vn that the love of which she was elf scarcely aware hail been so easliscovered. As it was, she went on rig so calmly that the Colonel felt med of his own want of »e!f-posses- • and exerted himself to Join in the creation. But in spite of every effort e!t disconcerted still, and rose very to go. little to his dismay. Mrs. Dene exjed her intention of accompanying i.i- ifonM it be troubling you too much ive me to my bungalow?" she asked, i' own carriage was not ordered until a o'clock, and I remember there Is ■ ithing 1 must do.” t will give me the greatest pleasure,” vsured her, gravely. riling her thanks, she kissed Jane nfonately, and went out, while the Colr-‘- followed, nervously twitching bis tache. at his suspicion was not entirely untied the lady's opening words seemed ■stify, for it is notorious that nn upto "auld lang syne" is generally the ' mble to something disagreeable. ,’e have always been friends, have wo Colonel, Prinsep?" she began, as. setcomfortahly in his dog-cart, they e quickly toward her home. Iways, Mrs. Dene. I hope there is no >n we should not remain so still." f course not. But I want to take adage of our friendship to ask you a r—the first.” ou may be sure I shall not refuse it 3 '' is obliged,” he said, politely. hen don't flirt with .Jane Knox. It is fair. She is so young and inexpei ed In society's ways, and you—l hi- pay you compliments to your face.” ch I* l inisned, laughing. ideed, I have no thought of flirting.” b:iJI) ut you may be drawn into it. Men io weak where a pretty girl is congiti'’. jd. And you will not deny that she ,ct> -eady evidently attracted by you.” , OU Would think me a dreadful cox.in >if I admit ted the soft impeachi« r he retorted, smiling. Zhetber you admit it or not, it is a I think it was unmistakably writtti >n her face to-day." I lid have you decided whether this patent affection is returned?" he

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let her g • tliix infatuation. They v -aring her bungalow now, and she i er white shnwl close, and picked u| tubrella which had fallen down. “You ; angry with me?” she asked hit ntly. "Angrj on? No." "And J i’t think I have meddled with mat it do not concern me?" "I thin ,k,. yott sweet womanliness to s i you have done. 1 rest>eet you and thnnk you." They hl ped before her door, and jumping I ground, he assisted her to alight. “Good-b , Mrs. Dene, I shall remember 1 rou have said, and I won’t ” He stopi half-amused embarrassment. "Won’t ” she persisted, mercilessly. "I won’t ith your little friend, I promise.” I.aughini > comical confusion, she shook bam , him. and wishi'd him good-by, ui ii f,,r a moment looking after him it rove away. Then, with a smile stifring iqion her lips, she went into tlgalow. Smiling she sauntered into the • drawing-nslowly taking off her I gloves; but kce became expression- ! less in a m<|wben she saw her husband seatec e open window. How was it that rsence seemed to drive every feelin her heart except—except -was ii >ar?" "Gerald, i known you were here ! I would hai » home earlier.” “Then I id you did not know, I for I never deprive you of any I pleasure.” He had n tow quickly the smile had faded f r face on seeing him, ami was hu it should be so. Was ,he always i n-straint upon her? I Could he m share her simple evj ery-day thoi though he were forever shut oi i participating in her deeper joys i rows? I “My pleas with you," she said, gently, as th anscious of whnt was i in his mind. "Your duty p S . I wish the words were synony Her lips q , and the tears came into her eye: iefore they could fall he was at he holding her ungloved hand betwee V n. "Nora, don I am a brute. I did not mean an I said. I was only vexed for a i that I had not succeeded in ma >ur life happier than it is.” She looked t Lim sweetly, if ' gravely still, h a mist of unshed tears. "Indeed,” s , “I think I am happier than I kt nd she left him puzI zling over the C ER VI. When Capl id Mrs. Dene met again nt dintu »r made reference to what had pas ween them. It was the first time iere had been even an approach [uarrel, yet it had seemed to drat nearer to each other and bring sou nth into their relations. Anyth s better than that cool politeness But, though r hearts there was no appreciably ?, a difference was felt in their n to each other. He talked a little han usual, but she was quieter, f head was full of a new plan that nted her husband's assistance to ir She opened i >ct directly they repaired to the d room. "Gerald, hav nswored that invi- . tation yet fror Cent Club for the ' pig-sticking nt l)rt .?" “No, by Jov |ujte forgot. Just remind me aga arrow morning. I , feel too lazy to ow.” “And about pig-sticking—you would enjoy it, ou not?" "I dare say 1 -if I went." “And why sh<| not go?” , "Do you wishtio so?" "Yes.” lie drew hima rmpntiently as he 1 rose from his sei “Very well: lo." he said, nnd thought the disfL.mled. 1 But she lookeilnkly into his face. , “1 want to tai Knox with us, if you won't mind.lid. His i-ountenail but he would not show that be wl.pointed that the • tete-a-tete was tf,,ken. ' “Let its ninkejj. o f it,” he said, cheerfully, nftem moments of silence. " ‘Three l>ery. four is com1 pany.’ and youLg always want sonn one to flirt I > "The very thiilrald, how clever you are! Let us *j,, r Larron.” ' "Why him, of al?" frowning. “Why, becausil the richest, of ' course.” She stlhort, remembering how strange |t seem that she ' should recommenlhnsband for another the man w|refused herself. How true it is thal ( >aiH nil wounds! 1 That episode in hl pe nied very distant now, ami nweelings it hnd [ awakened had diiTural death. “If you are intel match-making, ’ there are others Ins rich as he. I This is too expetl regiment for a , poor man.” "Which is luckyld his wife, dry- • ly, "for girls sccil ve a knack of ; setting their affelm the wrong . man.” e Ho looked nt h||| v . Wu she speaking from herlperience or nn- - other's? . "I am afraid til you have set yourself will prove lo U b one. Now, i there is Vai Grael<>, besides the wealth which youl o consider indispensable, possesl] looks and a s winning manner. I’choose him?” e "I was thinking ’ title,” replied

Mr*. Dene, thoughtfully. "Have yon sot» getten that Major Lnrron will be Lord Larronmoresomeilay. while Mr. Granac’l money was gained in trade?" "You seen- t<» expect great things for your friend I should have thought the latter match a more suitable ona, supposing that either eared 'to play to win.' ” Il« spoke savagely, for the doubt hnd aaaniled him whether perhaps she ngretted the title which once she might have shared, ami he Invariably grow bitter when the circumstances of his marriage wore recalled to him. But his wife, who hnd started nt hit tone, gusssed whnt wn» passing through his mind, and with n gesture succeeded in clearing the cloud from his brow. < IIAITER VII I'nnware of the schemes that hnd been made for her settlement In life, Jane wns charmed when the invitation came for her to go to t'nwni>oro. Independently of a natural love of change ami gayoty. she was full of nervous delight at the idea of entering society—the society of which she had so often thought and dreamed. And her mother was no leas pleased. She realized at once the advantage It would be to her daughter to make her first appearance under other auspices than her own, and where her former circumstances wore not known. "It is giving the girl a fair chance,” she said, complacently, to her husband. “And it is particularly kind of Captain and Mrs. Dene," he replied. For the quartermaster was more sensible of the condescension than was Mrs. Knox, who, flattered though she was at the attention, did not share the soldier's natural reverence for his officer. Then he added, doubtfully: “I wonder what Jacob Lynn will say?" "What has he to do with It?” asked I Mrs. Knox, sharply. "Everything, seeing that he is to be the girl's husband.” She looked at him in utter scorn. "Do you really think that that will ever bo?" "Why not? A promise is a promise; ' and I don't want Jane to be such a fine lady as to forget her first friends,” he answered, doggedly. “Is it true, John, that the sergeant has ' taken to drinking lately?” Mrs. Knox I asked, presently. “I heard something about it. but one I does not believe everything one hoars.” "Be was always wild!”—shaking her i head. It so happened that Jacob Lynn heard nothing of Jane's projected visit until I she hnd already left. Then be came to Mrs. Knox and reproached her bitterly for what he called her unfair reticence. “You have owed me a grudge ever since Jane promised to bo my wife. But she promised of her own free will, so it is unjust to use your influence against me,” he said, sulkily, at the end of the tirade. “Everything is against me. Be on my side!" he pleaded. “I have given you my adviee already. , and can do no more,” she answered, coldly. That same evening Mrs. Knox wrote to her daughter, telling her all home news I and outside gossip, but intentionally refraining from saying a word, good or ill, of Jacob Lynn. , * (To be continued.) Subtract Ku kett. “Peter Gannett's boy Ebon Is real smart at Iris books. I hear,” said Grandfather Rollins, as he and his grandson Rob were out at the barn milking the cows one night. “Ain't that so, bub?” “Why, yes, he's a good hand at 'rithmetic and spellin', and so on.” returned Rob, without evincing much enthusiasm. “But he's awful slow at games,” he added, after a mment’s pause. "Rob," said Grandfather Rollins, turning a sharp gaze on the boy, and speaking with a good deal of severity, "once or twice lately you've put me in mind of a feller that used to live over in Rickville when I was a boy. I don’t rightly recall what his Christian name was, for the boys at school all called him ‘Subtract’ Foskett, an’ that was the name he went by. "You’d ask him about anybody, an’ fust off he'd appear to be speakin’ of ’em fair an' square; but before he got through there was alius somethin’ to take the juice out of whatever he'd told ye that was pleasant. "He'd say. ‘Aleck Stevens is a real smart boy, smart as a steel trqp; he’s such a boy for books, though, that 1 don’t b'lleve he does much round the house; I guess they don't depend on him to help much.’ ‘“Yes, Molly Spears Is a pooty gal, that’s a fact There ain't many pootler round hero. I wish sho didn't set quite so much by her looks, though. Folks can see that she knows Jest about how pooty she Is.’ “ ‘Did I hev a good time down to my Cousin Frank's house? Oh. yes, splendid. Frank's a real Jolly boy; he knows how to make folks laugh. If he hadn't got such an awful quick temper, there wouldn't be much better comp'ny anywhere than Frank Is.’ "An’ so it went. It didn’t make no matter what you asked him, you'd get Jest that kind of an answer every time, n’ there wa'n't anybody In Rickville that had a tongue folks was so sca't of as they was of Subtract Foskett’s. “You’re nothin' but a yearlln’. Rob, an' I hev hopes of ye, fer I don't think the habit’s settled outer ye, yet,” concluded Grandfather Rollins, as he rose sillily from the milking stool. "If I thought it was, I sh’d bo clean dlskerridged: fer I sh’d ruther any relation o’ mine would be sleepin' out In the buryln'-grotind than livin’ t’ be like Subtract Foskett!” Great Swimming I’cat. Martin Sullivan, a white sailor on the cruiser Minneapolis, now at the Norfolk navy yard, was Ironed recently for desertion. He escaped frim his • cell last night and while handcuffed leaped overboard and swam across the ; river to Berkley, half a mile away. He ' hid under a raft while the cruiser swept the water with her search lights. , When they were turned off he made his way to Berkley, whore some negroes filed his handcuffs off. Ho then : exchanged Iris uniform for citizen’s clothes and engaged to work his pass- ' age to New York on a barge. When a launch from the yard passed the barge i to-day he hid In a boiler, but was subl sequently captured.

HEITFULFARM hints SUGGESTIONS FOR THE AGRICULTURIST AND STOCKMAN. Home liumly Wrinkle* In Loading Corn Fodder How to Repair Broken W all Floater - Canoe w ay* Cun He lluilt nf Wood Farm Notea« Loading Bulky Forugc, The device »houu in Fig. 1 ropresonts tho front part of the running gear of a common farm wagon io which Is nttnchisl a sort of fodder or brush frame. Thin frame is constructed ns follows: Take two hx.'Pincli polos, 12

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feet long, place them In position as shown at Fig. 1; a a a are hardwood boards 8 inches wide. The last one is : 8 feet long, with the other two to correspond. Those are nailed to the poles. I At b b are holes in which stakes are I placed to prevent fodder or brush alipI ping off. The upper ends of the poles 1 pre placed on the bolster of the wagon; ; the lower drag on the ground. A coupling pole runs from the axle to the : crosspiece, c. This attaches the fodder drag securely to the wagon and permits of turning, etc. The figure shows the drag in position as seen from above. As no iron work is necessary, any fanner can easily construct one himself. The Illustration renders its building perfectly easy. The drag is not only useful for hauling fodder, but yomes handy In disposing of brush or any bulky material which Is difficult to load upon wagons. A variation of this | device, made specially for loading j corn fodder, is shown in Fig. 2. Cut a Iti-foot, 2-iuch board 12 inches wide into two equal lengths. Place these side by side flatwise, a a, and secure firmly by means of 2x2-inch cleats, b. Bore nn ntiger hole near the upper end of i each board, and with stay chains fasten | this ladder to back end of the rack.

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Take up an armful of fodder, walk up the ladder and deposit It on the front of the rack. Continue piling as high as desired until the load Is complete.—American Agriculturist. A Billy as a Bulldozer. The worst bull I ever had or saw—and I have had an average of twenty bulls for the last fifteen years—was tamed by reaching over a board fence and striking ills horns while he was pawing and bellowing during his efforts to reach us through or over the ; fence. This bull would chase a man out of a largo field, and surely kill him, If reached. But he was subdued with a small, round, hardwood stick In the hands of a butcher who inmo to my place to buy him, which he did and took the bull away, on foot, singlehanded, and drove it before him two miles without assistance. Building Cnnscways of Wood, In some regions stone suitable for building causeway walls is not at hand. In such case a passageway for cattle may be made under a road by using wooden timbers for the sides, as shown In the accompanying Illustration. The

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timbers are spiked or trenailed together to keep firmly in plaee. Cross pieces at the bottom hold the sides from pressing together, while the timbers at the top serve the same purpose. Such a wall is much more easily constructed than one made of stone.—Orange Judd Farmer. Hleached Celery, Celery bleached In tills weather must be used nt once. About a week’s time, according to the Philadelphia Ledger, is required. In cold weather it takes longer. At tills season many growers use boards, held the proper distance apart at the top by triangular-shaped boards, nailed to the ends of the board of one side, the other board resting up •gainst tlie opposite side of it. Another

contrivance to kevp the board* tho proper distance apart lea strip of tin a half inch wide, st might at the top, but with two half circles, nn eighth of an Inch wide, cut in tho bottom side, near tho ends, to lit over a null driven In tho end of each board, near tho top. Tho tin should bo only long enough !w keep the boiirds the right distance apart at tho top. The board* should hold tho top of the stalks fairly <'lose, but not bind them. Care nf Ytiiinx I’ljj*. If the pig* scour nt three or four weeks old. It Is toi most eases on account of an overloaded stomach, ’lliey begin to feed heartily at nlwuit three weeks old. and, If fed liberally, they will gorge themselves. The remedy Is simple If taken In time. If they have been fed slop, cut down the amount If they have been allowed a full feed of corn, limit them in this. Scorched flour of a cheap grade, fed dry, will aid in checking the trouble. It la well to remember that the sow must be put under tho same treatment ns tho pigs, it Is useless to try to cheek the trouble in Hie pigs, and continue to crowd th- sow with rich rations. When the trouble commences In a litter, all the litter arc apt to be affected. When once they are taken with this trouble the dlllicttlty In getting all to going again does not Ho so much In checking it as in f—ilriu up to full rations again with recurrence of the trouble. With continued recurrence the trouble becomes chronic. When it reaches this stage, the pigs are of little value, as It Is almost Impossible to get them back to their former thrifty condition.—National Stockman. Rcpnirlnn Broken Wall Plaster. Always In repairing bits of wall or celling remove all the adjoining portion of plaster that is loose, then industriously brush the exposed lath until not a particle of plastering remains. Now carefully wash with a baud broom. This will swell out the tlber of the lath. Let dry for one day. again brush and

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REPAIRING BROKE* WALL PLASTER. either make half-inch holes in the lath as at a. or drive in plenty of %-inch wire nails to about half their length as at b, or Insert small screws left projecting a little less than the thickness of the wall as at c. The object of all of these plans is to hold the plastering firmly in position. When patching a wall It Is best to put In more hair than usual and be certain to press the plaster into every crevice, using none but well-made mortar. Do not mix and apply the same day. but let it season or ripen as masons do. Better still, where but a bushel or so is needed, go to some place where building is going on, or to a mason who keeps it ready-made, and obtain a better article than you can possibly make and at a trifling expense.—Farm and Home. How to Tighten Wagon Tires. Wagon tires will become loose in dry weather, and some owners think the remedy lies in having them cut and reset. A better way is to soak in water until tight, and then soak in boiling oil. A Bucks County farmer fixing bis wagon wheels one day last week had an iron pan, six inches deep, the bottom slightly rounded—-that is, deeper In the middle than at the ends. Tills, half full of linseed-oil, was resting Its ends on two stones over a fire. When the oil was at boiling heat, a wheel, raised by a jack to be just the right height, was placed over the pan so the rim would be covered by the oil, and was run through the oil until every part of the rim was saturated. This, the owner said, fastened the tire permanently, and preserved the wood of the w heel.—Philadelphia Tx»dger. Time of Seeding Crimson Clover. In experiments in New Jersey, according to the station record, It was found that where the soil was not reasonably good it was necessary, in order to secure a good stand, to delay sowing until September. On poor soils excellent crops were secured when the seed was sown even as late as October. For good lands the author recommends that seed be sown between July 15 and September 15. It was found that In New Jersey spring seeding either alone or with oats gave disappointing results. To Keep Harness from Ripping. To prevent splices In lines or other parts of harness from ripping, says the Massachusetts Ploughman, use carpet staples (double-pointed tacks), drive through the points of the splice and clinch on opposite side. I drive one on each side of the loop in the billet (the part that buckles Into the bit), and use them in various parts of my harness and often make splices with them. Winter Rye. Tt will pay to sow more rye for winter pasture and as a green crop to turn under; one and one-half bushels of rye and six quarts of red clover seed to the acre, if sown by the Ist of September, will afford plenty of winter and spring pasturage. Pedigree Pigs. Well-bred pigs that are kept growing are ready for the market all the time. Scrub hogs do not begin to get fat until they have got age on them. ,

Tn Pickle Htrlnu Benns. Choose tender am! freshly picked beans, string them and cut them ingly, quite lino. To twenty-live pound* of beans take two pounds of common •alt, and after they are cut mix tl>« unit through them, ixt them stand over night The next day have a little keg ready—that Is. properly washed and thoroughly dried In the sun. There will lie quite a good deal of brine on the brans, which must be thrown away. Pack tho beans tight In the keg, nnd pound them with your hands. In that way enough brine will have formed to cover them. Put a clean piece of cloth I over them, a small round board on top of It, and weigh It down with stou-s so that the brine is over the board. Put the keg in the cellar and allow it to stand one week. Then take n pall of water, wash all the foam ami slime that will have gathered off the top. and wash the cloth, the board and the stones. Replace all again. If there should not be brine enough mix some salt and water. To be sure you have used salt enough, put a whole raw egg in it; ft the egg floats on top. It Is a sign that the liquid Is sufficiently salted. The washing process must be repeated every week. A large stone Jar can be used Instead of a keg. It will be six week* until they are ready to be used. Soak them over night when you desire to cook them. Thins* for the Homie. Get olive-green sateen for a tablescarf. and border each end with a wide band of the cretonne; mantel cover to match. Curtains of cheap cottage muslin, with a straight, pleated lambrequin of the cretonne, and bands to loop back with of the same. For the floor a Kensington rug of olive green, or matting of plain red. A white coverlet and pillow shams of Swiss muslin, or the curtain material, lined with pink aiiesia. The woman who lives in a flat must he ingenious If she would be comfortable. Space is at a premium. A box windov seat, used for two purposes and costing but $1.50, is the latest Invention. It consists of a packing box two and a half feet high and four feet long, which may be bought for 50 cents. Caster* are purchased nnd are screwed on t® the bottom of the box; then the cover 1* fastened to the box with hinge*. This makes It possible for the box to open easily, and it will be found a most convenient place for the gowns for which there is no room in the closet*. It :* I particularly convenient for holding chilj dren's dresses, as there Is just room for I the little dresses to be laid out at full I length. Over the box an Italian slumber robe Is thrown to give it the effect of a window seat. The Window-Screen. Even that most matter-of-fact article, the window screen, has finally yielded to the efforts of the decorative artisL The new window screens of wrought Iron or lacquered brass are fitted with dainty curtains of silk or embroidered muslin. They serve to exclude the prying eyes of the curious passer-by Just as effectually as did the hideous landscape screens of bygone years. When It Is desirable to place a screen in the window which will be a barrier against thieves an elaborate pattern of wrought iron might be made as useful for tho purpose as the huge grating suggestive of prison bars, now in general use. Only in the handsomest houses have artistic patterns appeared, but there is no reason why charming designs in window gratings, as well as screens, should not be general. The Orientals long ago devised the effectual tly ami Insect screen In their bead and rice portiers, which keep out flics more successfully than the ugliest screen of wire net ever devised by Yankee genius. Prairie Chickens. Pick, singe, draw and roast like partridges, covering the breasts with thin slices of fat salt pork basting frequently. To make the sauce, chop tina u white onion, parboil, cool and pres* out tho water; put the onion in a saucepan, with a pint of milk; heat to boiling, stir in enough stale white bread crumbs to make a thick sauce; season with red popper and two ounces of butter; pass through a colander and serve In a boat. Sliced Beef with Spanish Sauce. Slice a sufficient quantity of cold boiled beef left from Tuesday's dinner and heat it in the following sauce: Take the seeds from and mince half a green pepper; slice one Spanish or two Bcrmtida onions and fry together with two ounces <>f butter, add a cupful of minced tomatoes nnd cook slowly with a gill of gravy or broth for half an hour; season to taste, lay in the meat until hot uud serve. Corn Fritter*. Grate the corn, and to each pint allow three eggs and a gill of milk or cream; beat the egg hard, add the corn slowly, salting to taste; stir in a tablespoonful of melted butter to a pint of corn, then the milk or cream, and just enough flour to hold the batter together. Fry like fritters in hot fat or ou a lightly greased griddle like flannel cakes. Green Crape Jelly. Mash one gallon of green grapes. Cover with water and cool: till you can mash them; pour into your jelly bag and strain. To each pint of Juice add one pint <’f granulated sugar; boil ten minutes, very fast, and it Is ready to pour into glasses.