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an. “ Just. one word of advice before you go, "Very good. You will meet me there Monsieur Gerard,” said he : “ you are now at ten o’clock to-night.” coming into troubled waters,and you might I had got past being surprised at any- AW~-x~~~~W~-~ find a worse pilot than myself. We have thing which might happen. If he had Dried Fruits wholasome and p318. none of us any idea as to what this little _ asked me to take his place upon the lm- table affair means, and between ourselves, it is perial t‘nrone 1 could only have nodded ‘ very important for us, who have the des- my bushy. Apples, peaches, prunes, prunelles, times of Ignace upon our shoulders, to “ “I? shall then proceed into tlie Wood l raspberries and blueberries are used com- keep nurse was in touch with all that goes toget er," said the Em eror. " 'ou will , ‘ , - . _ . I l on. You understand me,.\lonsieur Gerard 3” be armed with a sword? but not with pis- ‘jnomi m, the drmd {ormf ’3“ Of mam “9 for valour, I finished, as you will'doubtless PO’lllOD 0f ’05' the Ilfengl" OI ‘ filllm‘l’a had not the least idea what he was ' tols. You must address no r-sniark to mg, l Inexl’mw’ei “1d When “ritually PWP‘l'ed- be b “no the n Viug of me l and the best judgment R: to when .n.ant.y driving at, but I bowed and tried to look and I shall say nothi_ng to you. \\ e Will “‘lmlelome and palatable. Of course much it "me!" r' y "p ,g I . ; “WM .be bmke“ 01' When”? 8”“ were as it it. was clear to me. advance in silence. \cu understnnd?’ lime ,5 new,“ to prepare “mm m [hm Emperor that I had the stoutest heart inlexposed, of any mar in-the army. .We u Ac, Very guardele. than, and any ul understand, sire." I ,u u ’. al.liis armies. In making that remark: - Were too young to understand all that, noahing to anybody.» eald Tglleymml. “All” a “me we slull see a m“, or l “95‘ V" “m!” 50‘“ 93° “‘1 1’31"“! NMwlnm w” mowing the welsh, lo,- ngfievet. 50 we “filed our "9“?ch 33‘} “ Colonel'de Lasalle and I will not show more probably two men, under a certain l bl“ “‘9 “3"” usually ‘mPlF “9‘3" 0'“ I" . H dlhfi ,ured l C‘mked 0'" 3PM” “ml 19‘ We germ“?! ° ourselves in public with you, but we will tree. ll 9 shall approach them together. the labor. 'thh I” "u '0 l‘mou“ en 5 0“? '“bbflds we“ 91" by lullmg l'hem await you here, and we will give you our It I signal to you to defend me, you will The AP leg and runes re “in {he midi. his sentence, however. by adding BOWL“ l along tho pavement in the hope In“ we‘advice when you have told us what has have your sword ready. If, on the other . ,l p . . p . lg l .d... thing about the thickness of my field. We l should all become Lasalles. When he came ,pused between the Emperor and yourself. I hand, l speak to we“ men, you wlll wait l tlon °~ “no” ll”Ce ‘0 8‘“ l ‘9 0°“ ed “cl - ABOUT THE HOUSE. new In: ssimoirn srrw ‘t'Hs snmrsslng‘nt resemble our Colonel ! We forgot ‘ tin: it was not. because he drank or gambled or system. . . ‘ _ V. V gun: the Emperor was go ng to make him WIND I "Nd Y0“ “me “llle "me 3‘50 line head of the light cavalry, but because how it was that I won the special me-iai he had the surest eye for tne nature or a ii ~ 1 5’» 21' i-.._”~_. m...â€" .__._.._.~- -..........-._w . will pass that over. It is ungenercus to dwell upon the weaker moments of a great man. I will only say this, that when the Emperor needed an agent he was always' very ready to do me the honour of recalling the name of Etienne Gerard, though it- occasionally escaped him when rewards were to be distributed. Still, I was a col‘ cool at twenty-eight,and the chief of a brig. l clanking into my quarters, both Marat and l I sprang to our feet. "My boy," said he, clapping me on the shoulder, “the Emperor wants to see you lat four o'clock." The room whirled round me at the words, and I had to lean my hands upon the edge of the card-table. “What 3” I cried. “The Emperor “Precisely,” said he, smiling at my astonishment. “But the Emperor does not know of my ’1! . lexpected to be made Kings, and It is time that you started now, for the Emperor never forgives unpunctuality." Off I went- on foot to the palace, which was only a hundred paces off. I made my way to the antechamber, where Duroc, with his grand new scarlet and gold coat, was fusing about among the crowd of people who were waiting. I heard him and see what happens. upon to draw, you must see that neither of them, in the event of there being tw0, escapes from us. Ishall myself nssistyou." “ But, sire,” I cried. ” I have no doubt that two would not be too many for my lsword ; but Would it not be better that I should bring acomrade than that you whisper to Monsieur de Caulaincourt that should be forked tojoin in such astruggle?” half of them were German Dukes who other half German Duke who expected the before I was an Emperor. “I was a soldier Du you think, then,that artillery men have not swords as ” Ta, ta, ta," said he. l,- you are called l All of these fruits require long soaking and slow cooking, with the addition of sugar when nearly done if you wish to have them in perfection. Many, almost endless in fact are, the ways in which you can use these frt‘its, sit-her alone or in combinationi pies, puddings, cakes and sa‘uces are made from them. Hygmnicaily, of course you I should serve all fruit in the simplest I possible way, but simple combinations may , . . . be used wh' -h i me; wl i 5d“ ‘lllllrlY'°n°v5° lb“ I “U” “0 "3'00 ‘0 e‘xxstedulge. 301:1}EIIH Illl’l‘OteEWd- "“ by to be made paupers. Duroc. when well as the hussars? But I ordered you not and will “11:5,, oaigmii if; apgflltjgls‘fiigg - - ~ v snou: sen o : - ' ' ‘ . t , . be dlgaatllfiodWlln my career. Had the wars e i 1' me he heard my name, showed me to argue with me. 3 on Will do K xactly what otherwm’ would take uommg_ lasted another two or three years I might have grasped my baton, and the man who had his hand upon that was only one stride from a throne. Murat had changed his hussar‘s cap for a crown, and another light cavalry man might have done as much. However, all those dreams were driven away by Waterloo, and, although I was not able to write my name upon history, it is sufficiently Well known by all who served with me in the great wars of the Empire. Whatl want to tell you to-night is about the verysiugnlar affair which first started me upon my rapid upward course, and which had the effect of establishing a so. cret bond between the Emperor and myself. There is just Ollb little word of warning which I must give you before I begin. When you hear me speak,you must always bear in mind that you are listening to one who has seen history from the inside. I am talking about what my ears have heard “Well, that’s just. what puzzles ms," cried Lasaile, twirling his moustache. he wanted the help of a good sabre, should he descend to one of my lieutenants when he might have found all that he needed at the head of the regiment? How- ever,“ he added, clapping me upon the shoulder again in his hearty fashion, “every man has his chance. straight in, and I found myself in the Iteliyou. . “if I Emperor’s presence. why l I had, of course, seen him in camp a hundred times, but I had never been face to face with him before. I have no doubt that- if you had met him without knowing in the least who he was, you would simply have said that he was a sallow little fellow I have bud l with a good forehead and fairly well-turned mine, otherwise I should not. be Colonel of ' calves, His tight while cashmere breaches the Tenth. I must not grudge you yours. and white stockings showed all his legs to Iorwsr‘us, my boy, and may it be the first I advantage. But even a stranger must have step towums changing your bushy for 8 been struck by the sinuularlook of his eyes cocked hat.” It was but two o’clock, so he left me, which could harden -iiito an expression which would frighten a grenadier. It is promising to come back and to accompany , said that, even Auguereau, who was a man , . . . . me to the palace. My 19.1le What 8- tlule I who had never knownwliatfear was,quailed passed, and how many conjectures did 1 before Napoleon’s gaze, at a time, too, make as to what it was that the Emperor could want of me l I paced up and down in a fever of anticipation. Sometimes I thought that perhaps he had heard of the the door, guns which we had taken at Austerlitz ; but then there were so many who had taken guns at Austerlitz, and two years had passed since the battle. Or it might be that he wished to reward me for my affair with the aide-de-camp of the Russian Emperor. But then a cold fit would seize me, and I would fancy that he had sent when the Emperor was but an unknown soldier. He looked mildly enough at me, however, and motioned me to remain by De Meneval was writing to his dictation, looking up at him between each sentence with his spaniel eyes. “That willdo. You can go,” said the Emperor, abruptly. 'I'ben,when the secre- tary had left the room, he strode across with his hands behind his back, and he looked me up and down withouta word. Though he was a small man himself, If swords are once out, neither of these men is to get away alive.” “ The; shall not, sire," said I. “Very good. I have no more instructions for you. You can go.” I turned to the door, and then an idea occurring to me I turned. I “ I have been thinking, sireâ€"” said He sprang at me with the ferocity of a wild beast. I really thought he would have struck me. “ Thinking l” he cried. " You, you ! Do you imagine I chose you out because you could think? Let me hear of your doing such a. thing again l You, the one manâ€"but, there 1 You meet me at the fir- tree at ten o’clock.” My faith, I was right glad to get out of the room. It'I have a good horse under me, and a sword clanking against my stirrup-iron. I know Where I am. And in all that relates to green fodder or dry, barley and cats and rye, and the handling of squadrons upon the march, there is no one who can teach me very much. But when I meet a Chamberlain and a Marshal of the Palace, and have to pick my words with an Emperor, and find that everybody hints instead of talking straight out, I feel Many housekeepers still dry the windfall apples, sweet and sour, and thus have their own supply ready for spring. Blueberries are also prepared in the same way, although now the majority can them, a method, it seems to me, far preferable to the first. Dates and figs are usually classed under the dried fruits and they are by far the most important so far as the amount of nourishment is concerned. The ordinary fruits furnish us with a certain flavor and some laxative properties which render them very important. In the figs and dates, however, we fin l a large amount of real nourishment, and they furnish in their simplest form one of our most wholesome desserts. To those who do not care for the pressed fig, there is the pulled fig which can be steamed and served with cream and sugar. If people who must economize closely would make use of the inexpensive dried fruits and use them for their desserts the greaterpart of the year, I believe their health would be much better than it is at present, and the cost of living would be reduced in a perceptible degree. Drying is very simple. The fruit is simply pared, cored and sliced, then spread 2::use:message. 12:55.22: gm 7;" lo Thor; he .was fond of fine- f:£°“.féi.€‘£i“éfi:§.§“if:$ some : of some Madam or man of me pen, who ew ue s w It: is mig it inve ta en in 1 looking fellows about him, and so ladys caleche. It is not uiy trade, all this until perfectly dry_ The prepared producn book of history or memoirs. There is much which is un- known by such people, and much which never will be known by the world. For my own part, I could tell you some very sur- prising thiuga were it discreet to do so. The facts which I am about to relate to you tovuight were kept secret by me during the Emperor's lifetime, beciuse I gave him my promise that it should be so but I do not think that there can be any harm now in my telling the remarkable part which I played. You must know, then, that at the time of the Treaty of Tilsit IWas a simple lieutenant in the 10th Hussars, without money or interest. It is true that my appearance and my gallantry were in my faVour, and that I had already won a reputation as being one ofthe best swords- men in the army ;but among the host of brave men who surrounded the Emperor it needed more than this to insure a rapid career. I was confident, however, that. my chance would come though I never dreamed that it would take so remarkable a form. When the Emperor returned to Paris, after the declaration of peace in the year 1807, he spent much of his time with the Empress and the Court at Foutainebleau. It was the time when he was at the pinnacle of his career. He had in three successive campaigns humbled Austria, crushed Prus- sia, and uiade the Russians Very glad to get upon the right side of the Niemen. The old Bulldog over the Channel was still growling, but he could not get; very far from his kennel. If we could have made a perpetual peace a: that moment, France would have taken a higher place than any nation since the days of the Romans. Sol have heard the wise folk say, though for my part I had other things to think of. All the girls were glad to see the army back after its long absence, and you may be sure that I had my share of any favours that Were going. You may judge how far I was a favorite in those days when I say that even now, in my sixtisth yearâ€"â€"but why should I dwell upon that which‘is already eulliciently Well known 2 Our regiment of hussars was quartered With the horse chasscurs of the guard at Fontainebleau. It is, “a you know, but a little place, buried in the heart of the for- has written a parg, and there were one or two little jokes in Paris since the peace. But, no ! I considered the words of Lasalle. “If he had need of a brave man,” said Lasalle. It was obvious that my Colonel had some idea of what- Was in the wind. If he had not known that it was to my advantage, he would not have been so cruel as to congratulate me. My heart glowed with joy as this conviction grew upon me; and I sat down to write to my mother and to tell her that the Emperor was waiting, at that very moment, to have my opinion upon a matter of importance. It made me smile as I wrote it to think that wonderful as it appeared to me, it would probably only confirm my mother in her opinion of the Emperor’s good sense. At half past: three I heard a sabre come clanking against every step of my wooden stair. It. was 14833115, and with him was a little gentleman, very neatly dressed in black with dapper ruffles and cuffs. \Ve did not know many civilians, We of the army, but, my word, this was one whom we could not afford to ignore l I had only to glance at those twinkling eyes, the comical upturned nose, and the straight, precise mouth, to know that I was in the presence of the one man in France whom even the Emperor had to consider. “This is Monsieur Etienne Gerard, Monsieur do Titlleyrand,” said Lasalle. I saluted, and the statesman took me in from the top of my panache to the rowel of my spur, with a glance that played over me like a rapier point. “Have you explained to the Lieutenant the circumstances under which he is sum- moned to the Emperor's presence 1" he asked in his dry, creaking voice. They were such a contrast, these two men, that I could not help glancing from one to the other of them ; the little, black, sly politician, and the big,sky-blue liuzzar, with one fist on his hip and the other on the hilt of his sabre. They both took their seats as I looked,’I'alleyrand without asouud,and Lasalle with a clash and jingle like a pranc- ing charger. “It’s this way, youngster,” said he, in his brusque fashion ; “l was with the Em- peror in his private cabinet this morning when a note was brought in to him. He opened it, and as he did so he gave such a startthat it fluttered down on to the floor. I handed it up to him again, but he was star- so I think that my appearance gave him pleasure. For my own part, I raised one hand to the salute and held the other upon the hilt of my sabre, looking straight ahead of me, as a. good soldier should. ” Well, Monsieur Gerard,” said he, at last, tapping his forefinger upon one of the brandebourgs of gold braid upon the front of my pelisse, “ I am informed that you are a very deserving young officer. Your colonel gives me an excellent account of you. ’ I wished to make a brilliant reply, but I could think of nothing save Lasalle’s phrase that I was allspurs and moustaclies, so it ended in my saying nothing at all. The Emperor watched the struggle which must have shown itself upon my features, and when, finally, no answer came he did not appear to be displeased. “I believe that youare the very man that I want," said he. “ Brave and clever men“ surround .me upon every side. But a brave man whoâ€"’7 He did not finish his sentence, and for my own part I could not under- stand what he was driving at. I content- ed myself with assuriug him that he could count upon me to the death. “You are, as I understand a good swordsman ‘2” said he. “Tolerable, sire,” I answered. "You were chosen by your regiment to fight the champion of the Hussars of Chamoaraut 2'” said he. I was not sorry to find that he knew so much of my exploits. “My comrades,sire, did me that honor,” said I. “And for the sake ‘of practice you in- sulted six fencing masters in the week before your duel?” "I had the privilege of being out seven times in as many days, sire,” said I. “And escaped without a. scratch l” “The fencing master of the 23rd Light Infantry touched me on the left elbow, sire.” “Let us have no more child’s play of the sort, monsieur,” he cried, turning suddenly to that cold rage of his which was so appalling. “ Do you imagine that I place veteran soldiers in these positions that you maylpractise quarts and tierco upon them? ow am I to face Europe if my soldiers turn their points upon each other? Another word of your duelliug, and I break you between these fingers.” miucing and pretending. I have learned the manners of a gen tlemau. but never those of a ccurtier. l‘was right glad then to get into the fresh air again, and I ran away up to my quarters like a schoolboy who has just escaped from the seminary master. But as I opened the door, the very first thing that my eye rested upon was a long pair of sky-blue legs with hussar boots, and a short pair-of black ones with knee~breech- es and buckles. They both sprang up together to greet me. “Well, what news?” they cried, the two of them. “None,” I‘ answered. “The Emperor refused to see you?” “No, I have seen him.” "And what did he say ‘2" “Monsieur do Talleyrand,” I answered, “I regret to say that it is quite impossible for me to tell you anything about it. I have promised the Emperor.” “Pooh, pooh, my dear young man,” said he, sidling up to me, as a. cat does when it is about to riibitself against you. "This is all among friend's, you understand, and goes no farther than these four walls. Be- sides, the Emperor never meant to include mo in this promise.” “It is but a minute’s walk to the palace, Monsi. ur .le Talleyrnnd,” I answered ; “if it would it it, be troubling you too much to ask you to step up to it and bring back the Emperor’s wr tten statement that he did not mean to inc‘ude you in this promise, I shall he llapp) ti tell you every word that passed.” He showed his teeth at me then like the old fox that he was. (To In: CONTINUED.) WATCH ADJUSTERS. Men Who Study Timepieces M Pliyslclans Study Their 01d Patients. Perhaps the most l‘zl’g‘uly skilled and best paid men in the watchmakiug businrss are the watch adjusters. One adjuster in a great factory used to receive $10,000 a year. The adjuster’s work is one of the import ant elements of cost in the making of a fine is.then placed in a moderate oven and thoroughly heated; care must be taken that it does not scorch or brown. It is then, while hot, turned into bags and closely tied. Late in the fall some favmers place immense rocks high over the kitchen stove and continue the drying far into the Winter. Evaporators are sometimes fitted up in the house, but many do not like the result so well as the simpler “dried apple.” The flavor is not so natural. Pumpkin or squash, stewed until very dry, is sometimes spread thinly on tins and placed in a moderate oven until perfectly dry. It will then keep for any length of time. Great care must be taken in drying it that it does not brown, otherwise it will have a bitter taste. Fruits. Plums.--â€"To every pound of fruit allow three quarters of a pound of sugar. Prick the fruit with a fine fork to prevent their bursting. Let them simmer in this syrup for five minutes. Put plums in jars and pour over them the hot syrup. Spiced Grapes.â€"â€"Five pounds of grapes, three of sugar, two teaspoonfuls each of cinnamon,allspice,half a teaspoonnt cloves; pulp grapes, boil skins until tender, cook pulps and strain through a sieve, add it to the skins,put in sugar and vinegar to taste, add spices; boil thoroughly. Pears. â€"-For ten pounds of fruit take five pounds of sugar. Peel, halve,and core the pears, add a little water to toe sugar to make the syrup, and add one sliced lemon; skim, add the pears and simmer until they begin to change color, than can and seal hot. Pear Marmalade.-â€"Boil the fruit to a pulp, weigh it and take half the weight of sugar. Put the sugar with as little water as possible to boil and skim while boiling. When boiled to a crack add the pul and boil. To evsry half dozen pears ad two drops or so of essence of clovss. Plum Jelly.â€"Take blue or white plums, put in a little kettle with a little water : let boil till soft and- the skins crack, then strain through a jelly bag, measure it and return to the kettle and lot boil fifteen eat, and it was wonderful at this - tLl, ll- l t, {M 1h ~ d h- l h- h d h watch and a $10,000 adjuster should be minutesradd a pint of sugar to. every ‘ lime ‘0 3°” ll’ ‘imm‘ml With Grand iizesnaa glio‘sv‘: l‘II‘riilz’dlliodoll'mI‘litltfccit:'mfle beforaeamy bellespagtlig spikiate andnhi: ville compe'lem' ‘0 perfect My .‘mmh’ whatever pun Of-Julce' “Id ball-‘wenty-bve mmuws' Dukes and Electors and Princes, mutated ; and the“ “min, upmlelll dell! had turned to the mo“ dlsgordant hlaslng its delicacy and cost. It is the business of or until 1v b08135 W Jelly from the spoon. who thronged round Napoleon like puppies round their master, each hoping that some bone might be thrown to him. There was more Germans than French to be heard in the street, for those who had helped us in the late war had come to beg for a reward, and those who had opposed us had come to try to escape punishment. And all the time our little man, with his pals face and his cold, grey eyes, was riding to the hunt every morning silent. and brood- ing, all of them following in his train, in the hope that some word would escape him. And then when the humours eizedhim, he would throw a hundred square miles to that man, or tear as much ed” the other, round off one kingdom bya river, or cut off another by a chain of mountains. That was how he used to do business, this little artilleryman, whom we had raised so hi it with our sabrea and our bayonets. e was very civil to us always, for he knew where his power came from. We knew also, and showed it bv the way in which we carried ourselves. We were agreed, ‘ou understand, that he was the finest cadet in the world, but we did not forget that he had the finest men to lead: Well, one day I was seated in my quarters pla’yingl cards with young Marat, of the one chasseurs when the door opened and in walked Lasalle, who was our ColoneL You know what a fine. swaggering fellow he was, and the sky-blue uniform of the ’Ienth suited him to a man-0L My faith, we youngsters were so taken by him that we all swore and diced and drank and played the deuce whether we liked it or no, just that wel Ajaccio.’ I don’t pretend to know more Italian titan a man can pick up in two campaigns, and I could make nothing of this. It seemed to me that he had gone out of his mind ; and you would have said so also, Monsieur de' Talley-rand. if you had seen the look in his eyes. He read the note, and then he sat for half an hour or more without moving." “And you ‘2" asked Talleyrand. "Why, I stood there not. knowing what I ought to do. Presently he seemed to come back to his senses. “ ‘I suppose, Lasaile,’ said he, that you have some gallant young officers ‘in the Tenth 2' ” “ ‘ They are all that, sire’, I answered. “ ‘ If you had to pick one who was to be depended upon for action. but who could not think too muchâ€"you understand me, Insane-«which would you select 3‘ he asked. “ Isaw that he needed an agent who would not penetrate too deeply into his plans." “ ‘ I have one,‘ said I, ‘ who is all spurs and moustaches, with never a thought beyond women and horaes.’ “ ' That is the man I want‘, said Nap- oleon. ‘ Bring him to my private cabinet at. four o'clock.‘ “So, youngster I came straight away to you at once, and mind that you do credit to the 10th Hussars.” l was b no means flattered by the rea- sons whic had led to my Colonel's choice, and growling. My word, my skin pring- led all over as I listened to him, and I would gladly have changed my position for that of the first man in the steepest and narrowest breach that ever swallowed up a storming party. He turned to the table, drank oil' a cup of coffee, and then when he faced me again every trace of this storm had vanished, and he were that singular smile which came from his lips but never from his eyes. “I have need of your services, Monsieur Gerard,” said he. “I may be safer with a good sword at my side, and there are reasons why yours should be the one which I select. But first of all I must bind you to secrecy. Whilst I live what passes between us today must be known to none but ourselves." I thought of Talleyrand and of Lasalle, but I promised. "In the next place, I do not want your opinions or conjectures, and I wish you to do exactly what. you are told.” I bowed. “It is your sword that I need, and not your brains I will do the thinking. In that. clear to you?" “Yes, hire.” “You know the Chancellor's Grove, in the forest 2" 'I bowed. ‘ “You know also the large double fir- tree where the hounds assembled on Tues- dav 2" Had be known that. I met a ' 1 under and I must have shown as muchiu my face. i it three times a week, he woul not have for he roared with laughter and Talleyraud asked me. gave a dry chuckle aisle. 1 bowed once more without remark. the adjuster to take a new watch and care- fully go over all its parts, fitting them together so that the watch may be regulated to keep time accurately to the fraction of a minute a month. Regulating is a very dif- ferentprocess from adjusting and much sim- pler. A watch that cannot be regulated so as to keep accurate time may need the haudof the adjuster, and if it is valuable,the owner will be advised to have it adjusted. There are watch adjusters in large cities, working on their own account and earning very comfortable incomes. To the adjuster every watch that comes under his hands gets to have a character of its own. He knows every wheel and screw and spindle that help to constitute the watch. He knows its constitution as a physician knows that of an old patient. He can say what the watch needs after an accident, and can advise as to whether it is worth adjusting. No new watch can be depended upon until it has passed through the hands of the adjuster for however admirable the in- dividual parts of the works, their perfect balance is to be obtained only by such study and experiment as it is the business of the adjuster to make. The adjuster is a highly skilled mechanic, with wide knowledge of his trade, and the utmost deftnsu in its prosecution. _â€".â€"â€"â€"â€".â€". Willing to Give Him His Choice. Madge-See here, what do you mean by l hours. saying I wasn't half-witted? Yahsleyâ€"What shall I say? That you stone jars and cover closely. are half-witted ? Rhubarb Jam.-â€"-To evsry pound of rhu- barballow a pound of sugar and two ounces of candied lemon peel. Cut up the rhubarb, add the sugar to it, and let it stand for twenty-four hours, or until all the sugar is dissolved. Pour off the syrup, and boil it for three quarters of an hour ; then add the rhubarb and the lemon peel out fine, and boil the whole for at least an hour. Sweet Pickled Penaâ€"Take one quart of good cider vinegar, put it into a porce- lain kettle aud add to it four pounds of sugar, and when it has come to a boil, skim and add two ounces of stick cinnamon, one ounce of whole cloves, and one ounce whole allspice. Put the spices into a ‘ muslin bag, and when the vinegar is spiced to taste, remove and put into the syrup a few pears ata time, and when they can easily be pierced with a fork, put them in a stone jar, after sticking a couple of cloves into each pear. Then add more to the vinegar until all are used. Then skim the syrup again and pour over the pears. Seal when cold. Apple Butter.â€"One-half a bushel of Peppin apples and one gallon of fresh sweet cider. Cook thorouvlily and put through a oollander; then place on the fire and add six pounds granulated sugar. Stir constantly to prevent burning, and cook until quite thick, say two or three Try a little in a dish and if itlooks When cold put in Do not boil watery cook longer. in brass or metal kettle. .. om»... u. "Mm-..