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w.- DAWN. l suade her Aunt Chambers to accom- CH‘APT’ER IV' puny her, but, without success. that lady Philip went to College in due course . lleing .ttoo Imuch utthached to Jgrseyoxt; , x 'J, 5‘- eave i . uring t e courss‘. u. a a1“ George (“parted to learn hm .u -1 ‘stiiy on the island. the two girls had mass as a lawyer at Roxham, but. it y [Jerome fast fiiends‘ and the (“endshw will not be necessary for us to enter 1 had pululinal’ed in an ofior being made into the details of their respective c&â€"'by Marie: Lee to li‘iC'laililein var: 1E2“; . - -. - r w ' lall‘ell, r) come an we “‘1 me” durmg thls ."."'r"’d.°[ “If”; hie]? compuniofi, a proposal that exactly At. college Philip did.fair y “e , sum” the lawn and. being a C‘aresfoot, did not run The mention of Miss Leejs name had into debt. He was, as his great bodily awakened pleasant.recollectioris in Plaiâ€" strength promise of, a I “.1:isatiricinsulin 20am athiete and for two years stroked thelsemimenml; but, when under fire Magdalen brat. Nor did he altogether , from the blueeyes of this stately forâ€" neglcvt his books, but his reading was I elgltIPF. it‘iilas piiirligsiillffiégg instill??? g5? sen unen at am . â€" of n. desrultory and o‘ut-ofâ€"the-“al' 01”“56” “The ‘ ~ ' ll too . . , , Jouiney is over a (liar. and much directed toward the 111-: soon,” “~35 we secret thoughlt; of eaclti, ' o . i ' ' _ l ' :t.. Fair-‘ as they stopped on to the Ron am p at. â€" ' ood-b'e, however, a young a y Wi i whom he mixed, he could hardly be dain’w figure, in ashiidy hat. and called popular; his temperament was pink Ling whlitef dress, came. running ‘ .. .- . ‘ , uongtepatorun. h.” “mum” t°r mm" Al “meg he? "Hilda, Hilda, here iaiiii How do “as the gu5:65t Of the gay' and than you do, deurl Welcome home,” and she when the fit took him he would be 3 was about to seal her welcome Witlia plunged int on state of gloomy depresâ€" ktiss.1_whei: her 9.er fell upon Philip sion that might last for days. His S'f‘,“(1ng. 35f” ,, . ,. ‘ . . . > Oh, Phili l she cried, “th ablush, mmPamOM *0 Whom hls mySt‘ma'l “ don't you know me? Have i changed studies were afavorite jest, were Wont much? 1 shouldhaveknown you anyâ€" to assert that on these occasions he ‘fi'l‘ifre;llllid J MD 3:22 52:29 . . . - V ‘ "USO r , . was preparmg for 3‘ vmt from h“ fa" siicll frléliefxfo be able to sav 'awful’ miliar- but the jOke was 0110 that be without being pulled up by Aunt Chamâ€" never could be prevailed upon to ap- ‘ hers. Just 62ml: it is threlf: years Since; predate. The fact of the matter was “'9 _m‘3tv you Yemeni 91‘ ,l‘umlls that these fits of gloom were constiâ€"‘gjlfivlii: 1111;02:310‘3: algoyout’filsgfi $0.23 “tutional with him, and very possibly: "1 think that you are looking the had their origin in the state of his same dear girl that, you always used mother's mind before his birth, when Lielt‘zoka'l’lglfityi’s“ Jaivgosgirgl‘gnthg‘grfi her whole thoughts were colored byhl’r s'uallylike you more than I used to." morbid and fanciful terror of her has:1 "1 think they must tense!)th to pay bane her mum to accreditkludithis flit’l; Ciliatie. him. :is all rubbish for you to say that During the three years that 116519911t am pretty, because. I know I_am not. lit college Phillip sa wbut little of an theItiilmtmfldenually glalncagzgpfifig - seer a ere was no )0 ‘l (3:035:115lfice1’3 wane“ he sagpened n3: hearing, Hilda wins engageg with aJpor; ra am, w is was ter in looking ‘ ter her t ings: “ us often. for he spent most of his vaca- lzdk at my nose arid ycliu wdill soot} tions 1) ' ‘ C ange your mind. "5 iroa er, our there :sroitchGegggosansllged £3323: Hitter. and snubbier thin?) overt: IcoCnl; - "5i er that l have got a one 0 pi there was a tacit agreement between Evin, Providfime about that £10513. Alb} the two young men that they would ere comes ilda. isn't. s e. ove y see as We of each other as ll‘SJlsgii-‘Tiéé’: :32: $3.53: be convenient But thou h h did -. ' v .- . - i g e to the carriage. Xou will come and not see much of him himself, Philip lunch with us toâ€"morrow. won't you? was none the ]333 aware that George's I am so glad to get, back to the old influence over his father was if any- house again; and 1 mean Lodha've sud] . i . . . , r thing, on the increase. The old Squire's ‘flegtliriiig,x3 lasLAffinxts 333311335 Jodylswgy: letters were full of him, and of the éab'S. SP 1. mean to m'ak? the best 0f admirable way in which he managed n 1112365; Lsfi‘ggrytfia {figir the. estate, for it was now practically though he has such awfu. eyes, I never in his hands. Indeed, to his surprise, felt so happy in my life as 1 do noW. and somewhat to his disgust, he found } GOOd'b5'°~ .0119 °,'°,1°°k:" And 5h? was that George began to be spoken of I 12%;;ng thp “uh somethmg to indifferently with himself as thel Philip's reception at home was corâ€" "young squire.” Long before his (.01- dial and reassuring. Hi founlliis falthg l e da com] - ~ 61: considerably aged in appearance, in fig ys h,a'd e m an end Phlhp as handsome and upright as ever, and had determined that he would do hislto a“ apreamnw beanily Glad to see best. as soon as opportunity offered,!hirn. 4 c to reduce his cousin to his proper place, h “ l gidui glziixd to see 51:11 balivk, my boy," b ‘ . - i e 5211 . " on come 0 ta e your proâ€" nOt y the “Plant means to “hlch hezper place. If you look at me you will had res‘irbed "1 Other days, bUt rather , see that you won't have long to wait by showmg himself to be equally caparl before you take mine. 1 can't last ble equally assiduous, and equally re; Enoch- longer, Philip, 1 feel that. gig? new a 13.33;: a: 53%;? hrs:- tics; At last the day came when he was ' perty in 0rd r now I su V 1 , .e , v . ppose to bid farewell to Oxford for good, "Quit Dialan {00111- 1 went With the and in due oou c f ‘ ' Clerk, 01d aims, and marked out. my . . - N mfg he 01mg himself m grave yesterday. There's a nice. little ‘3' “:‘md‘c-ase WNW (amuseâ€"thinkâ€" Slot the other side of the stone that ing it useless to ii aste money, he alâ€"' they say marks where old yeoman Car- ways went secondâ€"«ind bound [or esfoot. who planth Caresfoot’s Staff, Boxham_ i laid his bones, and that's where I Wish Just before the train 1 ft th I“ "elm" m his good. compiler- D91)" _ e e Plat‘ fl‘l‘éet that when the time comes, Philip. form at Paddington, Philip was agree- There:s room for another, if you care to ably surprised out of his meditations ‘1): £3: figuri’euitbut perhaps you _ , . . I . ere we vau .” by the entry into his carriage of ang HYOU must not talk of dying yet, extremely elegant and stately young father. You will live many years yet.” lady, a foreigner, as he Judged from "No, Philip; perhaps one. perhaps her strong accent when she addressed two, not. more than two; perhaps a the porter. \Vlth' the innate gallantry‘ month, ierhaps. not a day. My life of twentyâ€"one he immediately laid him- hangs on a thread now.” And he point- self out to make the acquaintance of ed to his heart. , "It may snap any (3113’. one possessed of such proud, y'et nielt- i if it gets a strain. By the way, Phil- ing blue eyes, sucn lover hair; and ip, you see. that cupboard? Open it! avfigure that would not have (lisgra'ed , Now, you see. that, stoppered bottle with Liana; and, With this View, set liim- the red label? Good. Well, now, if ever self to render her such little services you >63 me taken with an attack of as one fellowâ€"traveler can offer to an-‘ the heart, I have had one since you other. ‘lwere away, you know, and it nearly _lhey were accepted reservedly at currlel me off, you run for that as first, then gratefully, and before long l hard as you can go. and give it me to the reserve broke down. entirely, and l drink, half at a time. It is a tremen- this very handsome pair dropped into i don: restorative of some sort. and old a. conversation as animated as the'Caley says that, if 1 do not take it ladys broken English would alilow.‘ lwheu the next attack comes, there’ll The lady told him that her name was be an end of Devil Caresfoot ;” and he Hilda. von Holtzhausen, that she was rapped his cane energetically on the of a. German family, and had come to i oak floor. England to enter a family as compan- “ And so, Philip, I want you to go ion, in order to obtain a perfect know- about and make yourself thoroughly ledge of the English language. She f acquainted with the property. so that had already been to France and acâ€" you may be able to take things over quired French; when she knew Engâ€"[when 1 die, without any hitch. l lish, then she had been promised a hope that you will be careful and do place as school-mistress under govern-E well by the land. Remember that abig merit in her own country Her father property like this is a sacred trust. and mother were dead, and she had no " And now there are two more things brothers or Sisters, and very few that. Jwill take this opportunity to say friends. . la word to you about. First, I sec that; \fi here was she gomg to? She was you and your cousin George don’t get gomg to a place called Roxham~ here 5 on well, and it grieves me. You have it was written on the ticket. She was always had a false idea of George. alâ€" going to be companibn to a dear young lady, very rich, like all the English, whom she had met when she had travâ€" eled with her French family to Jer- sey, 9. M53 Lee. “You don't say so I" said Philip. "Has she come back to Rewtham ?" “What. do you, then, know her 2" "Yesâ€"that. is. I used to three years ago. I live in the next parish." " Ah! then perhaps you are the gen- tleman of whom I have heard her speak, hlr. Car-es-foot. whom she did seem to aypear to love; is not that the word? ’_â€"â€";0 be yeny fond. you know.” Philip laughed. blushed and acknow- ledged his identity with the gentleman whom Miss Lee " did seem to appear to love." “Ohl I am glad; then we shall be friends. and see each other oftenâ€"shall we not i" Be declared unreservedly that sh should see him very often. ~ From Fraulein von H‘oltzhausen Philâ€" ip gathered in the course of their jour~ my a good many particulars about Miss Lee. It appeared that, having at- tained her majority, she was coming ack to live at her old home at Rew- tham, whither she had tried to per- ways, and thought that he was underâ€" hund. Nothing could be more. mistaken than such a notion. George is a most estimable young man, and my dear brother‘s only son. I wish you would try to remember that. Philipâ€"blood is thicker than water, you knowâ€"and you Will be the only two Cbresfoots’ left when I am gone. Now, perhaps, you may think that I intend enriching George at your expense. but that is not so. "like this key and open the top drawer of that secretaire. and give me that bundle. This is my will. If you care to look over it. and can un- derstand itâ€"which is more than [ can â€"-you will see that everything is left. to you, with the exception of that outly- ing farm at Hotston. those three Essex farms that l bought two years ago. and twelve thousand pounds in cash. Of course, as you know, the Abbey House, land. the lands immediately round. are] has alwa '5 been the cus-‘ entailedâ€"it tom to entail them or many genera- tions. There, put it back And now the last thing is, I want you to get married, Philip. I should like to see :1 grandchild in the house before I die. 1 want you tormarry Maria Lee. I like the girl. She comes of a good old Marlâ€" shine stockâ€"~mir hers iii the year 1703. V i-erty would put yours into a ring- feiice. She is it sharp girl, too. and quite pretty enough for a wife. you will think it. over, Philip.“ . "Yes, father: but perhaps she will not have me. 1 din going to lunch there tnâ€"iiiorrow.“ “1 don't think you need be afraid. Philip: but I won’t keep you any longâ€" er. b‘hrikc hands. my boy. You'll perâ€" lltlps think of your old father kindly Kvlieii you come to stand in his shoes. I hope you will], Philip. \Ve, have had many ii quarrel, and sometimes I have been wrong; but I have, always wished to do my duty by you, my boy. Don't forget to make the best of your time at lunch toâ€"morrow." Philip went. out of his father's study considerably touched by the kindan and consideration with which he had been treated, and not a little reliev- ed to find his position with reference to his succession to the estate so much better than he had anticipated, and his cousin George's so much‘ worse. "'J‘hiil red-haired fox has plotted in vain,” he thought. with secret exulta- tion. And then he. set himself to conâ€" sider the desirability of falling in with his fat ber's wishes as regards marriage. Of Maria he was, as the reader is aware, very fond; indeed. a. few years before he had been in lovevrith her, or someâ€" thing very like it; he knew too that she would make him a very good wife, and the. match was one that in every way commended itself to his common sense and his interests, Yes, he would certainly take his father's advice. But every time he said lll‘lfi to himselfâ€"and he said it retty often that eveningâ€" tliere would arise before his mind’s eye :1, vision of the sweet blue eyes of Miss Lee’s stately companion. \Vhat eyes they were, to be sure! It. made Philip’s blood run worm and quick, merely to think of them; indeed. he could almost find it. in his hierirt to wish that Hilda was Maria and Maria was in Hilda's shoes. _ \Vhat. between thoughts of the young lady he had set himself to marry. and of the young lady he did not mean to mnrry, but whose eyes he admired. Philip did not sleep so well as usual that. night. (To be Continued.) FIRING A TORPEDO. flow This Terrible Engine of War Is Sen! 7 Agnlwst :in Enemy. As our readers are doubtless aware the \Vhitehead torpedo is nothing m01c nor less than an air-propelled cigar- shaped little Ship, iarrying its own air chambers ainidships, its propelling engines in the stern and the deadly charge of guncotton in the bow. \Vhen a warship goes into a:tion she carries several of these torpedos ready chargâ€" edwith gunr-otton and compressed air. When she is within striking distanze of the enemy, one of them is placed in the launching tube, a long cyclin- der of metal of approximately the same internal diameter as the external diaâ€" meter of the torpedo, and when the obJe t is within range a small charge of powder or compressed air serves to ejeat the torpedo in just. the same way as a shell is fired from a gun. ihe diet-barge of the torpedo starts the propeller engines, which continue to (lrive. the torpedo after it has entered the water. Before it is fired provision is made for causing the torpedo to travelt at a certain depth below the surface of” the water. This is done by means ofp-ieautiful piece of automatic and dei ate machinery, acting upon small vanes or rudders. This is so set that alter it has made its preliminary dive the torpedo will rise, and. after afew ossillations, settle down upon the fixed horizontal course for which it is set. The full speed is about 3CI knots an hour, though it is desired, the engines may be set to carry the torpedo a greater distance at. a slower speed. Great. as this speed it is not suffiment to insure their keep- ing ahead of the modern torpedo destroyers. and for this reason the bow launching tubes are no longer built into the fastest boats. THE CAKE WALK. It Was Formerly a Mari-Inge Ceremony Among: I'lnnlalion Negroes. The cake walk proper had its origin among the French negroes of Louisiana more than aventtury aglui There is little doubt that it is an offshoot of some of the old li‘i‘en-h country dances; It resembles several of them in form. From New Orleans it spread over the entire south and thence to the north. It was found of convenience to the plantation iiegi‘oes. They were not wedded by li euse and it was selâ€" dom that the sei'vi'es of apreacher was valled in. At a cake walk aiiian might legitimately show his preferâ€" ence for a woman and thus publicly claim her for wife. Walk was not Scotch marriage, which required only public acknowledgment from the con- tra-ting parties. So this festival beâ€" (‘eptance or rejection and a ceremony. This explains its popularity with the blacks, outside of its beauties, with the a. companiiiieiit of music, which is competent at all times to command negro support. proved as do most things that are ("onâ€" stantly pra-ticed. It has lost its old sign'iifiiance in the south. now get married, when they marry at all, in whibe folks fashion. It has beâ€" come however, a pantomimic dance, Properly performed, it is a beautiful one. The cake is not much of a prize, though the negro has a sweet tooth. v+ AN EXCUSE. Wife, at 7 a..m.â€"â€"Now, deny your conâ€" ditionolast evening! Here you are with your hat and shoes on. [Don't tell me you didn’t. come home the worse for drink! Husbandâ€"Not’r bit, 111' dear. You know 1 have lately taken to walking in my sleep, and I thought I’d go to bed prepared. . . . l fumin married intoi Besides, her proâ€" l I hope i In effect the rake; different from the old ("3.1118 in some sense a wooing, an 8.0â€". take walking,r has im-l Negroes: run Horus. PICKLES OF ALL KINDS, It. is. very necessury when making pickles to use good vinegar. The best cider vinegar is probably the most sutâ€" isfactory. Metal kettles should not; is used, unless they are porcelain lini‘d. A small piece of alum the. size of a nut- meg”. loa gallon ofr-rurumbers, dissolved and added to the vinegar when m'alding tihe pickios the first time, will make them crisp and tender. The pickles should nover be allowed tofi'ccze. They should bake-pit in iidry, (001 place, and unless bot iled and sealed airâ€"tight, they need frequan looking after. \Vhpn iluL int jars and white specks appear in the Vinegar drain it. off and scald, adding it handful ofsugar toeacli gallon, and pour again over the. pickles. \Vhen the pit-kites are. pull. away in large jars a saucer should be inivcrted over the [)lt'kâ€" 168 and pressed welldown to keep them We” under the vinegar. Pickles should not Le pint away in anything whi‘h has bald Smoke. An oake’ii tulb or cask is best for pickles in brine. 'l he brine for pickles should be strong enough to hear an egg. Make itin the pioportion of a heaping pint of coarse swift to a gallon of water. When the cucumbers have been in this brine long enough they should be. ofapleaswnt saltiiess. If not. suit enough add more sale to the brine; if toosaliy cover the. pickles with weak Vinegarand allow the-mic stand air-W days. drain, adding strong Vinegar. either hot or cold, according to rcilpe. Gi‘een cuturnber pickle, is generally feiibhed. especially if the cucumbers are small andofa uniform size. If the cuâ€" cumber cannot all be pickled in one day they should be print. iln'to strong hrlne when picked, and each day new 011"»S D'uIt in until the required amount 13 reached. They shoull‘d be picked with a little of the, stem and “'aslh‘cd before being put in the brine. Fold acloth and iay over them, tucking it inside; then pull. a light board on them to keel) them under the brine. Watch; them and re- move the scum which rises, washing ‘the cloth and board daily. When 11193! are salt enough wash them through general waters. Let them stand will nighL “1 (tear water, then in umixture of hot Will-81‘. vinegar anda little aluim. “him should be poured on hot. Allow them to standina porcelain kettle on' the bad‘ of the stove, buit not to boi'L. If they need to be made greener place a num- ber of grape leaves in this mixture. When sufficiently green and crisp waSh off this mixture am: they are ready1 for the. Vimagzir. Put undue vinegar to beâ€" come hot, and add spice, cLoves. 1'84 pepper and mustard seed, ‘tied inabag. A'i‘low the cucumbers to simmer in this for an hour. Some housewives [:reiul‘ lhle'cucum-bers uncooked and pour‘ibe boning hot vinegar over theiii. ’fhey keep very nicely if putt in air-tight. botlu'es or cans. Some people prefer the small, sweet cucumber pickles. To make them soak in brine uintil sufficiently silt, and then in fresh water for a day or two or until quite fresh. Boil: together- three quarts of Vinegar, two outgzis of brown sugar. one teaspoonifulls of ground cinnamon. one of ground cloves and two red pepâ€" pers. Pour this over one gallon of pickles. Keep in an air-tight jar. I Another sweet cucumber pickle is made of large ri‘pe cucumbers, pared, quartered and the pulp removed. lfay in astrong brine for nine days, stirring every day. Take cult and‘ put in clear water for one day and then lay in alniii water over niighl. A very small piece of alum tor a gallon of water. Make a syruip ofa pint of good cider vinegar, one and oneâ€"half pints of brown sugar, two tablespoons each of broken cinna- mon] bark, mace, and pepper grains. Lay the cucumbers ill: the syrup thus made and cook uiniti'i. lender. A mixed pickle can be made with very small cucumbers, or else larger ones out up. Equal quantities of cucum- ber, string beans, cauliflower or cabâ€" bage, the cauliflower is far nicer than cabbage, and half as mulch of small onions, together with a few smalbred peppers. Green tomatoes are sometimes added. Each ingredient shouild be boiled separately in weak] vinegar and salt until tender, except; the peppers. Drain and mix together. ‘Boi; enough vinegar to cover the pickle, adding brown sugar, cinnamon, the peppers, mustard seed and other spices, if liked, to taste. Pour this over the pickles hot, and seal. \ ' Mustard pinkie, or chowâ€"chow, is made with the. Same ingredients. They are salted heavily and covered With boiling water over night. The brine is then poured off and the pickle is covered with the following mixtures One quart vinegar. one quart water, eight table- spoonfuils ground mustard. two of flour, and one eaclh of celgryseedfipice, cin- nainmi and white pepper. Add one cup~ full sugar anda little salt. Allow it to boil up and. mix with the vegetables whifie hot. ‘ ‘ The small white onion makes a nice pickle. Peel them murder water, and I then soak l'llil. strong brine for twenty- , four hours. Take out and wash. Place thu jars and pour boiling vinegar over v them. Add a little white mustard for place. I i Pickled walnuts are delicious. Pick the» nuts when quite green sothey may easily be pierced wit‘ha needle. Place in strong brine for three days. Pour off the. brine and p-iiili on new, allowing it . tos’tand for three days more. Rinse. and keep in the S'Ultll till they turn black, burning often so they will blacken evenâ€" liy. Pack in glass jars and pour over them cider vinegar boiled with plenty of ginger. black pepper, cayenne mace, riiustiird. horseradish, celery seed, coriâ€" ‘ ander and alls'plilce. ( \Vater‘mellion pickle is also very good for winter use. Select melons with ‘ plenty of while rind, and peel off all the green skin. Cut away every bit of the pink fiesh in order to have a firm pickle. Cut. into strips an inch wide and two or three inches long; place inabowl and ‘sprinkle lightly with salt. Cover the flavoring. Seal and put in a cool, dry. "â€"- lllSih and let it stand over night. in the morning (lruin off the water. and rinse lllh“ rinds with cold, water. (‘ook them in :1 steamer utnifl tender. and lift rare- fuilly into a crock. Make :1. pickle of (I, pound of sugar to a pint. of vinegar. half an (mince of stick cinnamon, broken. a hzil'f teaspoonf‘ul each of whole. cloves and blades. of mace. Boil this iozctlier for (in hour. skimming off the froth and pour it toiling hm over the rinds. Press the I‘lllLlis lllildi’r the pickle .iiid cover well. Ripe tomatoes may also be pll'kled. Pure and. weigh rims tomatoes~ ‘liitl put them into jars, just covering wil h vineâ€" gur. After standing three days pour off the vinegar and, add five pounds of white sugar to every seven pounds of toiriiitoc. Splice to taste and, pour over the tomatoes, looking all day on the back of the stove. Any preferred spices may be used. Pickled peaohcs are delicious. it, is mui-h nicer to peelli tihe peaches, but many housewives just wipe the fruit. carefully. Fre tones are the. best for this purpose. Edit-k it couple of cloves into each peach. Place the fruit in a stonn jar and pour over them toiling l‘i'ot syrup made in the proportion of one quart cizler vinegar, to three. pints of sugar. Boil and skim. Next day druin it, off the fruit and reboil. pourv inlg again over the frumt. Repeat, this umtil the fruit is: dark colored to the stone, Boil cinnamon and cloves in it little bag the last time, and fill cans with the peaches, pouring the vinegar over Pears may aliso be pickled. butt they can be boiled in the syrup untilfendel‘. ’l’hcy are spiced like. the peaches. They should be pared, cored and quartered if very large. l T‘VO GOOD DESSERTS. Chocolate Custardâ€"Heat one quarto! milk, beat smooth the yolks of four eggs with four tablespoonfuls of sugar. one of flour and, four of grated choco. late, and pour into the boiling milk. Stir until it thickens. Flavor with vaâ€" nilla and pour into a deep dish. Beat whites of eggs With one cupfuil of sugar. pour over the hot custard take from the fire and cover so as to slteam the whites. - _ Qunking Puddingâ€"Beat yolks of SIX eggs and two ourpfu'lrs of sugar together; beat in one 01119qu of some variety of fruit or fruit jam. Softein two cupfls of bread crumbs in. one quart of milk, and stir into beaten eggs and Jem- Buke slightly in a deep p‘uiddin dish- Cover the top with a Layer of t 8 Jam or fruit, and with a meringue made of the whites of eggs and one cufol or! sugar. Flavor With- lemon. 350W“ lightly in a very slow oven {nerve with or withoth sauce. RE I lB‘A RB VINEGAR. For ten gallons takel twenty-five or- dinary sized stalks of rhubarb. Pound or crush with a piooe of wood in die bottom of a strong tulb, and add ten gallons of water. Let. it stand twentyâ€" fouir hours, strain oi'f ihe rhul arb and add eighteen pounds of sugar free from molusiseS' . and a teaciuli of best brewer’s years. Raise the. temperature tc165 or 68 degrees and put the compound into u_ twelveâ€"gallon cask. Place it in a pOSi- lion where the temperature will not fall below (it) degrees. In a mwth strain it and return it to the cask again. Allow it tostand until it turns to Vinegar. ANTS AND INSECTS. Red aunts may be driven away by keeping it Snail bag of sulphur in the drawer or cupboard they infest. An- other remedy for driving away ants and insects is to dissolve. two pounds of club) in three quarts of water. Ap- Pli‘y with a. bruhlh while hm to every crevice where vermin harbor. SEASON ABLE RECIPES. Mixed Picklesâ€"Four quarts of sliced green tomatoes, two quarts of sliced onions. four quarts of cucumbers par- ed and sliced, fouzr quarts of cauliflow- er broken apart. oneâ€"half cup of salt. Let all stand. over night. then drain, boil the cauliflower twenty-five minâ€" uibeis, and drain again.‘ Scald in one gallon of vinegar oneâ€"half cup celery seed, oneâ€"half ounce auspice, one tableâ€" spoonfui'i whole black pepper. tWO tailblespmnfuils mustard seed. ~and one poinan of brown sugar. \\ l1th hot pomr over the vegellables. When cold -cover with horseradish leaves and no mold will appear. _ t Sweet Picklesâ€"Take half a bushel of watermelon rinds; pare and slice, soak over night; in salt water, steam until tender. Make a syrup with three pints of pure cider vinegar, five pounds of sugar, three ounces of stick Cinna- mon, and one ounce of whole clove-i. Boil one hour. Stkim out the spices, put in the. melon and boil another hour. Scalloped Tomatoesâ€"Put in a butterâ€" ed baking-dish a layer of bread or cracker cruuibs seasoned \Vllh bits of butter, then a layer of sliced tomatoes seasoned with pepper. salt and sugar if. desired, then a layer of lll'lllullfi,'und so on till dish is full, finishing “fill the crumbs. Bake from three-quarters of an heuul' to an hour. BJiled Cauliflowerâ€"Pick off the out» er leaves and cultl stock off flat at the bottom; wash the head well in cold water, than soak, the top: downward, in salt and water one hour. Place in a kcitlle of boiling salt. water and boil thirty minutes, or until the cauliflow- er is tender. \l'lhletn done, lift; cure- fui‘lly from the water and stand it in a round shallow dish, stems downward. If two heads are cooked place them ill] a platter, stems to the center of the platter; serve with a cream dressmg. ___._â€"â€".â€"â€"â€"-â€" PltOD-UC'l'lON Oi“ PINS. The largest pin fa:tory in the world is at Birmingham where 37,000,000 pins are manufa-tured every working day. All the other pin fa'tories together turn out about 19,000,000 pins every day. Taking the population of'lfurope at 250,t10.),000, every fourth person must lose a pin every day to use up the pro- duction of pins per day.