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' *'ik- - ’' CHAPTER NlL—<Conttoned.) "Father, lune you ever told the Colonel about niontvi Sergeant Lynn?' “Youand Sergeant Lynn?” he repeated, vaguely. i “Our engagement, father. Have you told the Colonel nl«>ut it?” “Why, no. Jenny, I can’t any that 1 have." “I think he ought to know.” Raid Jane, to her soft. low voice, which aomehow now gave the Qnartcnnaster n greater idea ot firmness than Mr*. Knox's shrill and more dictatorial tones. “You are thinking a lot of nonsense, child,” put in her father, good-humoredly. •“The Colonel is not itn old woman, to be •o eager after every bit of regimental gossip. YoU must find another reason before I go and bother him about a little ,thing like that.” “Then do it just to plensc me—because I wish it," pleaded Jane, too earnest to .betray any trace of confusion in her manner. ■ "Well, if you put it that wny," said the ,Quartern, ■■ er, “I may ns well haul down my colors nt once. You’ve been spoiled al) your life, my girl, and it's too late to ■start a reformation now. Your mother ‘will be very angry. I’m afraid. You see ahe reckons on that engagement coming Jto nothing, and it will be a blow to her. She is hoping great things for you, (Jenny.” , But more was to happen to agitate Jane that day. . A well-known voice struck upon her ear 'with a deadly chill, and turned all her loving warmth to ice. It was Jacob Lynn standing a few paces away from the veranda, calling and .beckoning her to join him. Mechanically she obeyed, descending the low, broad stops with a laggardness that told too plainly of the aversion she felt. She went bravely up to her fiance, and touching his shoulder to attract his attention, she began: “It seems you don’t believe in me, JacobF “How can I?” ho answered gruffly, not turning to meet her gaze. “I gave you my promise," she remonstrated, gen’ly. “A promise only!” tie retorted. "Do you think I can credit its fulfillment?' “It shali be fulfilled. I swear it!” Tie turned now and looked down nt her sadly, incredulous still. But she did not avoid his scrutiny—instead she invited it. “You don't want anything else. Jacob?" she asked, gathering up her gown from contact with the wet gruss, and making a movement to go in. “Want!” echoing her words with boisterous merriment. “Why. I want you; I ! waat my wife, Jenny. When is she coming home?" “You ought to bo satisfied.” she said, and ran uway from him lightly up the steps. But as she reached the verandah a thought seemed to strike her, and she turned back slowly to where he still Stood. Thinking she had changed her mind, and was shy in saying so, he wont forward sagerly to meet her, and bent his head low to catch what she was going to "No, no. it is not that, Jacob. You must wait for that until we are properly engaged.” she told him, with a cold, flickering smile. “Then what is it, Jenny?” “This application for leave to marry—to whom does it go first?” “To the Colonel.” “O-oh! That is all, Jacob.” “Good-night, my love.” “Good-night." CHAPTER XIII. Mrs. Knox, happily unconscious of what had passed between Jane and her father, nud equally so of the conversation which occurred afterward between Jane and Jacob Lynn, was living in a fool’s paradise. The only name Jane mentioned while relating the story of her week's visit to Cawnpore was that of Valentine Graeme, and her mother had immediately concluded that he was to take the place of the obnoxious sergeant. She showed her conviction so unmistakably that Jane, first amused, grew afterward almost angry. “Graeme is a very good Scotch name,” declared Mrs. Knox, complacently, three mornings later, ns she adjusted the work on the plate of her sewing machine. "Mr. Graeme's father wus a brewer," put In Jane, slyly. "Many of the best families go into trade. I suppose he is very rich,” said Mrs. Knox. “I dare say. He Is not good-looking,” returned Jane, undergoing without wincing the piercing scrutiny to which her mother subjected her. Was the child laughing nt her or expressing her real opinion? And was sho intotaken in her conjecture? Mrs. Knox wondered. “He is a gentleman," she persisted, feebly. “They were all gentlemen that I met st Cawnpore." But though Mrs. Knox was silenced for the moment she was not quenched, and after awhile returned to the attack. “I don't want to lose my daughter. I ihould like you to marry in the regiment, lane,” she began, rather nervously. "I thought that was just what you did sot wish." retorted Jane, now thoroughly incensed; for the open discussion, which seemed so natural and desirable to her mother, to her seemed coarse and almost Indelicate. The tears welled in her eyes, tnd she was scarlet from mortification. Mrs. Knox drew herself up stiffly, but Sid not respond. The reference to Sergeant Lynn had alarmed her. She knew M was best to let sleeping dogs lie, and ivas sbrry she had said so much. Mrs. Knor went on busily turning the

handle of her sewing machine, ami bringing out apparently endless yards of competed work. Jnue's head la-gnu to ache with the monotonous noise, nud putting down her embroidery, she went and stood beside the o|>en window. Presently she started, ami smiled a little consciously. "Mother, here comes Ms. Graeme!” The whizzing of the wheel ceased with a sudden jerk, and starting from her sent, Mrs. Knox went over to her daughter's side. “So it Is, Jenny: and ho is coming hero to call. How you could say he was not good-looking passes my comprehension. I always thought him handsomer than any of the rest of the officers.” “Mother, what you think will never be!" sho warned her gravely. “Don’t be too sure,” was the confident reply. "Stranger things have happened.” She bustled out of the room, smiling back encouragingly to her daughter, and calling upon her not to bo long in coming to the drn wing-room. Jane stood and watched the Adjutant as he came nearer to the bungalow. No, she had not stated the truth when she had denied his comeliness, for he was decidedly good-looking, in a happy, com-tnon-plnce way. Ixninging along in his cricketing flannels, his hands thrust into his pockets, nud whistling a tune as he came along, unaware that any one was watching him from the window, Jane thought him more ‘ likable and attractive than she had ever fancied him before. She found Mr. Graeme in the drawingroom, discoursing in his happiest vein with Mrs. Knox, but he stopjied short, and jumped up to greet her as she entered. “The other fellows were all at luncheon. so I thought I’d just run across and ask how you were after your journey,” he explained. “You must stay and lunch with us,” said Mrs. Knox. "Miss Knox must come and see the result, of the cricket this afternoon," put in the Adjutant. So, late in the afternoon, Mrs. Knox nnd Jane, having promised Mr. Grneme, ' strolled over to the cricket ground, which was gay with flags and the colors of the | contesting sides. The artillery from a neighboring station had challenged the —th Hussars, and a number of people had assembled to see how the contest would end. But the interest wns withdrawn from the game as Jane hesitatingly approached, in her pretty soft white cotton gown and large : white hat, glancing nervously at the ; crowd of gayly dressed ladies, who as yet had scarcely decided to receive her among themselves. Most of them had heard of Jane's short but brilliant triumph at I Cawnpore, and some of them had seen her there. The General’s wife, a kindly, ! portly lady of middle age, to whom Mrs. . Dene had introduced her, beckoned her smilingly to sit down beside her, and ' asked to be introduced to Mrs. Knox. Then the Hon. Barry Larron came and stood beside them, and the Quartermaster’s wife felt as if fortune could have no further favors to bestow. A furtive glance around had assured Jane that Colonel Prinsep was nowhere within sight, and she felt more at ease. "Which side is winning?’ she asked Major Larron. “Our aide, of course; we always do,” he answered. "Who is playing now?” asked Mrs. Knox. "The Colonel is in; he and Mr. Graeme have made a tolerable score, but the highest score was made by Sergeant Lynn." “Wns that the man who was in just now?" asked the General’s wife. "Yea. They were lucky in getting him out for fifty runs; he is generally a very , brilliant plnyer; but he has not been very steady lately, and that spoils a fellow's game.” Mrs. Knox glanced at Jane, but the girl i made no sign of having heard Major Barren's remark. Just then a murmur of disappointment broke from the crowd. Colonel Prinsep hail been bowled out, and they cheered vociferously as he came toward the tent. He was stopped, however, by Sergeant Lynn, who divested him of his pads and gloves, at the same time speaking to him in an evidently confidential manner. At last the conference between the two unconscious rivals came to an end, and the Colonel came on alone toward the tent. CHAPTER XIV. When Colonel Prinsep left Jacob Lynn he meant to make his way straight toward Jane, whom he had seen ns she arrived; but Mrs. Knox stood in his way. and common courtesy compelled him to stay and talk to her a moment —indeed, sho seemed eager to spenk to him. "Wns not that Sergeant Lynn who wns talking to you just now?” she asked, directly she had shaken hands with him and exchanged the usual greetings. “Yes. He is very anxious to run his head into a noose, and seemed to expect my congratulations thereon," answered the Colonel, smiling. "On—on what?" Not noticing her scared expression, he returned quietly: "On his engagement to bo married. He is going to semi the necessary papers in before long. I suppose, and wished to bespeak my approval." "Don’t give it—don't, I bog you!" cried Mrs. Knox, in uncontrollable excitement. The Colonel looked nt her fixedly. The little woman always excitable, was now slinking with agitation, and she returned his gnzo with one of breathless suspense. "You think perhaps I ought not to have spoken?" she said, timidly. The Colonel wns too polite to press the matter, and seeing she had no more to say, he wont on quickly to where Jane was walking up and down between Major Larron nnd Valentine Graeme, who had just joined her. As he overtook them Major Larron was called away by a Indy of his acquaintance, and ho took his place beside her. At a sign from Mrs. Knox, wiio wns coming up then with, another officer of

ths regiment, they bent their steps away from the cricket ground. The sun was down, nnd after the manner of the Indian climate, the ulr nt once grew chilly. Jana shivered In her white fr.-ck. mid Valentine Grneme, with what Hlvphcu Priiiwp Inwardly teemed otlieloiis haste, wrapped around her the warm white shawl he had been carrying. "Have yon heard anything of Captain Dene yet?' nsk<-d Jnne, quickly, to hide the embarrassment she felt nt Ida rather marked care of herself, “Oh, yea; he is getting on capitally; the Colonel heard from Mrs. Dene ths other day.” “Let the Colonel apeak for himself, Vai," snid that gentleman, laughing. "I beg your pardon, sir," said Mr. Graeme, rather taken alack. “Did Mrs, Dene send any mesaago to mo?" naked Jnne. "Hhe said she would write to you soon." "Then we'll have to coms to you for news,” put in Graeme, who seldom let tin opportunity slip. Just as they were leaving the cricket ground Sergeant Lynn came suddenly in their path. He had not seen who wan coming, and fell back immediately with a salute, "How do yon do?" said Jane, bravely. A quick gleam of pleasure flashed into tho Sergeant's eyes, but he scarcely know how to acknowledge the brief recognition. They nil passed on. Tho Colonel and tho Adjutant both liked Jnne tho better that the had not boon ashamed to s|>enk to a former friend in their presence, but both felt the awkwardness of tho situation, nnd were perhaps relieved that no stranger had bwu present. Jnne w alked on. pub' but composed, nnd looked neither to the right nor to tho left. "By the bye, I suppose Captain Dene's illness will prevent our theatrical* coming off just yet," observed Vai, presently; “and tho Colonel did bis part so well." “And so did Mrs. Dene," said Jane. But Mr. Graeme shook his head. “I never thought so. She is very graceful, ami looks the part completely, but she lacks experience and pathos. Now you would be perfect in it.” But Jane, unwilling to lie praised nt her friend's expense, made no reply. They had reached tho gate of their compound, and she stopped to say good- , by. "Yon are coming to see tho polo to- ’ morrow?" naked the irrepressible Vai. “Perhaps." she answered, smiling. “I shall go and interview Mrs. Knox, nnd mnko her promise to bring you," ho said, aud went off with his long, swinging stride. Stephen Prinsep and Jane looked after him for a moment, nnd then looked nt each other—on his side with a gaze so tender as to be almost a caress, on hers with a sad, almost agonized expression. There must be an explanation soon, nnd then she would lose nil which might have made her life so fair. “Jenny!” At the sound of her name spoken by him thus, ns though with the right to cnll her so. she turned n little pnler. “Jenny, when enu I speak to you alone?" “Alone?” she echoed, in confusion, a warm blush mnntling in her cheeks. “Alone!” he repeated firmly. "Can you not guess what it is I have to any?" That night, nenrly nn hour nfter his I wife had gone to bed. the Quartermaster | was startled by a faint '. pphig at his I office door. Ho had stayed up to finish some of his accounts, and having completed them, was leaning back in his | chair, having a quiet smoke. “Como in,” lie called out in Hindoo- , stance, thinking it was a servant asking ; for admittance. To his surprise, when the door opened, it was Jane who slowly entered in n flowing wrapper of blue aud white, her unbound hair falling about her shoulders, her eyes dim with weeping. “Why, childie, I thought you were in bed long ago! Are you in trouble? You look as if you had been crying.” "I came to speak to you about something else, about what I asked you tho other day.” she said, timidly. "About Sergeant Lynn.” She nodded affirmatively. “I have done nothing yet almut speaking to the Colonel. You see. there is always the Adjutant or some one in the orderly room when I am there. It would give the subject too much importance ta ask a private interview.” "Why not go to his house?" suggested Jane. “I might do that," he answered thoughtfully. “Do, father. Will you go to-morrow morning?” "There is no hurry, is there?” “Yes; if Jacob spoke to him first he would think—l don’t know what he would think!" she broke off excitedly. “Well, let it be as you please. It is not worth arguing about. You will have to take my part against your mother; if she blows mo up," ho added, with a boisterous, good-humored laugh. "There, run off to bed, my girl: and don’t spoil those pretty eyes of yours by any more crying. | Not a sweetheart in <.’hristendom is worth it, as you will know when you reach my j age.” * Laughing still at his own joke, he stooped, ami kissing her affectionately, ; pushed her gently from the room. (To he continued.) A Dakota Verdict. There is deep Indignation here over the acquittal of Alice M. Giles, who was tried last week for the murder df ! her husband. The prosecution developed what seemed to be absolute evi- j deuce, much stronger than wns ndduc- I ed In tho trial of William Davidson, j last week, for the same crime, for' which he received a life sentence. Th* i defense In the Giles case succeeded In I getting one man on the jury whom It , could rely upon to hang It The State found this out shortly after the com- j inencement of the case, and could only hope for a disagreement. Imagine the surprise of every one—even the lawyers for tile defense - when tho jury came in with a verdict of "not guilty.” After the jury had been discharged, one of the jurymen told the story of the verdict. Tile jury stood 10 to 2 for conviction, but after being out 3C hours the ten went over to the two, because, us some of them afterward said, they had to "get borne to ent their hay.” Another said he voted for acquittal because a new trial would be “such an expense to the county.” Bello Fourche (S. D.) dispatch to Minneapolis Journal. Revenge is but the debasement of , yourself to r. lower level than that of i your adversary. There Is not a single moment lu life | that we can afford to lose.

REAL RURAL READING WILL BE FOUND IN THIS DEPARTMENT. A Plgiirry that 1* Convenient In Handling Hou«—llvvlcv for Loading Corn Fodder Cream Churned Cold Glvoa Store and Better Hutter. A Convenient Ilog House. The structure I* raised on |s»sts or stone pillars, mo that a stua.ll platform of two feet or more lu height may be erected just outside one of the doors, us aeon lu the i»erapceilve view, Fig. .4 - ' ' - *-" rm 1. PEHsI’EITIVE VIEW or FIOOKHY, ; 1. and lu the ground plan, Fig. 2. A* ■ but one end of the building la necesi sarlly thus elevated, it is best, where possible, to select a sloplug piece of ground for Its location, placing the buildlug tu> that entrance may be bad I at the other eml without the use of I steps. As a matter of economy lu ■ building material, the rear wall is made ! lower than the front, the ridge of the I roof running along tli«- line of ;s>sts I that form the front of the series of Isms. The front of each pen consist* of a hanging door. a. Fig. 3. swinging back ami forth within the trough, ami | held In either position by a sliding ! .latch, b, thrust into a hole near the edge of the trough. These hanging doors are made removable by the use of separable brackets. When loading hogs on a wagon the rear of the wagon is brought*against the outer end of the platform, and lowered to its level by cutting soil from beneath the wheels. The front of the platform is temporarily boarded up, while the open door closes the back. One of the hanging doors is now removed, and | r-1- t L j L=s=' - T - r rj ’ ' G Fta. 2. FLOOR FLAX. f the hogs are driven along the passage i in front of the pens, out upon the platI form, which is level with the floor, aud into the wagon, with but little persuasion. Between the pons are sliding i doors, held in position by a pin or bolt i passing through the door and working j In a series of holes In one of the partition boards. In this way large and small animals may be separated for feeding, and yet all have access to the ■ I I FIG. 3. SWINGING DOOR. same yard through the same door, or part may be entirely shut in at pleasure.—American Agriculturist Stock Notes. It Is claimed that it rye is fed too long to hogs. It causes Itching of the skin. Prof. Shaw prefers shorts to oats for pig feeding, on the ground of economy. If a calf is only half fed when It is young, it will never be the most profitable animal to keep. It Is said that if two blankets are put on a wet horse, the moisture will soon collect In the outer one, which may be ! removed, leaving the horse dry. Corn on cob. well ground, with half | the bulk of oats and mixed with liny is j highly recommended as a ration for ; horses. The German cavalry have ori dered such supplies. One reason given for the English supremacy in mutton growing Is that there the lambs and sheep are fed alI ways upon the best the land affords, I and are not confined to short pastures and stubb*'lields. Warming the Hayloft. A Scotch dairyman is credited with j the teat of a warm barn for his cows. I They were losing him sl<» a week, and he tried by more liberal feeding to get tlie,s on a paying basis, but failed. ' Finally It occurred to him that the barn might be too cold, and he closed the j large open loft over the cows, and tightI ened it up to a temperature of nearly i <lO degrees, when his loss was changed |to $lO a week gain. It had cost him S2O worth of feed per week to try.to warm that hay loft. Land Value. Land is worth more even than It will bring In the market. This Is the general rule, and there are very few exceptions. The causes are of a financial character, rather than Industrial, and are temporary, as we verily believe. No other legitimate business, says the Ohio Farmer, outside of a speculative character, Is more profitable than farming at the present time, all things considered. Have faith in the future. Have j faith In the land. Stick to It. It will [ not disappoint you In the long run. Protect Machinery with Straw, I found my hay loader much In the way In the barn, and. as I don’t like to i take machines apart to store tlieiu, I

took It to the orchard, Hay* E, M., In th* AgrtciihiirlM, raised It from tho ground, brnccd It so that none of the part* would bo strained, and complete, ly covered It with a pile of straw. This prevented any Injury from the weather, ami it wim a very cheap way of shelter- ■ Ing the loader. It took lea* time to i cover it with a small straw stack than , to take It apart. Hinders and other Implements might be treated lu the sumo way. Churning Cream Cold- • IL B. Gurler, nn onthuslastlc ndvoi cate of churning cream at a low tern- > perature, bus devised n cooler which , accomplishes the purpoa* much quick- . er than the cooling vat, with water surrounding the cream, does. The cooler consists of a row of pipes like a single steam heat radiator. Mr. Gurler descrlbe* It In his book on dairying, from which the Illustration Is taken. The cold radiator Is shown suspended In ulr above the cream vat. When lu use, It Is put down Into the cream and worked up and down by machinery. At the same time cold water runs through the pl|H-s constantly, so that It Is constantly changed, lu this way the eoollng Ik very quickly effected. The above arrangement will cool a vat of cream from To degrees down to wlthlu 3 degree* ' of the tempernture of the water In 3S i minutes. It is best to cool the cream ■ | n few degree* lower than you wish to G/C? jK CIRCfLATIXG COOLER. churn, for the fat globules do not harden quite so fast as the cream cools. Mr. Gurler** experience shows that more and firmer butter Is got out of the cream at 3o degrees than at a warmer temperature. Demand for I'unipkino. The pumpkin crop on many farms Is used almost exclusively for feeding to milch cows. They are good for increas- | Ing milk flow, but wherever there is a city or large village within reach, the pumpkins will bring more money marketed for making pies, while the cow can be better fed with grains or wheat bran, and at much less cost than the same nutritive value in the pumpkin. Late Sown Wheat. When for any reason wheat sowing is delayed uutil after the usual time, heavier seeding is necessary. Up to the middle of September a bushel and a half of wheat put in with the drill is I sufficient for an acre. It will be all the lietter if lightly grazed with sheep or | calves, so as to make the wheat plants • spread In growth. Instead of shooting upward. Later sown wheat will need two bushels of seed per acre, and there will be no necessity of fall pasturing it though a harrowing of the surface In spring will be generally a benefit to the crop and also to the clover seeding with it. LondinK Corn Fodder. The accompanying Illustration shows how fodder may be loaded without much exertion. Place an ordinary rack on a low-wheeled wagon or a sled. To the rear of the rack hinge an apron of sufficient length so that when one end is on the ground the slope will not exceed 25 degree*. Fasten a pulley (a) to the front end of the rack at the middle. Back the wagon or sled elose to the shock. Turn down the apron. Make a loop on one end of a strong rope and place this over the shock (b). Run rhe other end through the pulley on the ~ J » LOADING WHOLE SHOCKS. front of the rack, then back to a stake or Iron pin (e) driven into the ground. Start up the team slowly and tin 1 shock will be pulled on to the rack.—Orange Judd Farmer. Feeding; for Eggs. Stimulating food tills the egg basket. It may consist of wheat bran two part*, ground oats one and one-half parts, ground cornmeal an eighth part; season with salt and one-half teaspoonful of ground black or cayenne pepper to the pint of food. For hatching eggs the best diet Is wheat, oats, ground bone, clover and blue grass ami plenty of fresh water for any and all purposes. Ordering Trees for Planting. In ordering trees for planting select the two-year-old apple, pear and plum trees Instead of three-year-old trees, ns they almost Invariably have more line, fibrous roots in proportion than do the older trees. Young trees can be more readily trained to any desired shape than older ones. The most extensive planters prefer to plant young trees. Stopping Growth of Vines. The size of all melons, squash and pumpkins may be Increased by pinching Igtck the ends ot the vines after fruit lias set. It is also well to remove some of the later blossoms nnd the small fruit that will not get large enough to use. thus diverting to what is larger the sap that would otherwise go to waste.

Points About the Cook Stove. Too many housewives have tho kitchen stove too low, thus causing it tn bo productive of backache* to the mbitrcM or maid who bonds over It Thu remedy suggested Is simple, consisting of placing the stove on an elevated platform. thus raising It to such height as will bring the cooking utensils when on the stove within easy reach to ono standing In an erect or nearly erect po«! ture. In one case this required a platform about nine Inches lu depth, and, to save the trouble and expense of proI curing a carpenter to build It tho i housewife aecured an empty pocking i box of the requisite size from the grocer at a cost of only lo cent*. Brushed over with some staining material corresponding with the color of the floor, the platform looked neat and ns though an established part of the room. Tho only mhlltlonal expense Involved was that of adjusting the stove pipe to tint new condition*. The top of the stovo Is now as high as the kitchen table, or a little higher, and the cook and everyone who has occasion to use it are delighted with the change and the greatly lightened labor. To Ma ke Good Brown Bread. In a chapter on bread and biscuits, Hope Holly In the Ladles’ Home Journal gives this receipt for brown bread: Two cups of sour milk, two cups Indian meal, one cup molasses, one cup sifted graham flour, one and a half teaspoonfuls of baking soda, sifted with onethird eup of white flour, one teasjatonful salt. Mix molasses ami sour milk, then stir in the meal and flour; pour Into two small buttered pails and steam three hours, then set in the oven and bake from twenty minutes to half an hour. Do not throw away the bran that is left after sifting the graham flour. It makes au excellent and nutritious Jdly. A Knife Cleaner. The simple device shown in the accompanying Illustration is one of the most effective knife cleaners in use. I It consists of two surfaces of emery pressing together, and all that is necessary Is to draw the knife between them > i iinrlrf t (| J) ' LIL - J ‘ill »>■ llK.r -A. \ « ■■ ■ FOR CLEANING KNIVES. I once or twice with the back down and 1 the edge up. The action of the cleaner not only removes all discoloration but leaves a polish on the blade. Flavoring Salt Beef. In boiling salt beef an excellent flavor may be imparted by the following methods: Mix a tablespoonful of vinegar with the same quantity of Worcester sauce and of stout (or been, add a tablespoonful of dry mustard and a tablespoonful of brown sugar, a few cloves and allspice. Stir well together and let It remain until the sugar is dissolved. This mixture should l»e added to the water in which the beef is boiling just before It Is done. The must then be allowed to remain in the water untH cold. Potatoes Cooked a la Deltnonico. Hash four medium-sized cold boiled potatoes; put them in a saucepan; add half a tablespoonful of butter and half a cup of cream, a teaspoonful of salt and a dash of pepper. Stir with a wooden spoon carefully for fire minutes; then turn into a baking dish; sprinkle over two tablespoonfuls of grated Parmesan, same of fresh breadcrumbs. Put here and there a bit of butter. In all two tablespoonfuls, and brown ten minutes In a quick oven.— Ladles’ Home Journal. How to Rons* Oysters. Select large oysters and have tbetn scrubbed thoroughly, then place them In the oven In a large tin with the round side of the shells down, so that when they open the liquor will not be lost As soon as they do open remove the upjier shell, sprinkle them with salt, pepper ami chopped parsley, add n little butter and serve hot as possible en a bed of watercress. Oysters served In this wny make an excellent first course at dinner If accompanied by thin slices of brown bread and butter. Chili Nance. Secure twenty-live large ripe tomatoes, twelve large white onions, six green peppers, one and a half cupful* of sugar, two iptarts of vinegar, two tablespoonfuls of salt and one tablespoonful each of allspice, mace, cloves and cinnamon, all finely ground. Chop the vegetables finely together, add all tlie rest and boll slowly for two hours. After cooling, put It In stone Jars and use as needed. Grnpo Cntniip* Take twelve pounds of ripe grapes, pick from the stems, mash, put in a preserve kettle with a pint of water, let come to n boil, mash aud mix. Take from tlu> tire, strain, put back in the kettle with five pounds of sugar and one quart of vinegar. Let boil until thick, flavor with cloves and cinnamon, take from the fire, bottle and seal. Justinian Inculcated politeness on every official of the empire.