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BEGGAR
BY
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COPYRIGHT 1899 BY C W H00KE
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Mt M H M s M Mr H H
Crowded close to the curb of Sixth
avenue In the Now York shopping dis
trict snt a beggar tiiaii on a rickety
ciunii stool He seemed to Ito 00 years
old but tlio poor ago rapidly llu
might have been much younger A
chilly wind wont hurrying up tlio nvu
nuu and It tossed the old mans white
lialr about his oars as he took olT his
battered lint and laid it nppenllngly lu
his lap
On that aide of the thoroughfnre the
breeze nnd the crowd wore moving In
the same direction and they suomed to
take about equal hoed of the beggars
plight Presently he began to sing an
old time seutlmeutal ballad In a weak
but not unmusical voice The elevated
railroad trains rumbled nnd roared
nnd the electric cars contributed tho
rattle of their wheels nnd the whining
whir of their motive mnchlnery but
the beggar was not to be discouraged
by n discordant accompaniment or an
unsympathetic audience lie sang his
best despite all
There was a pretty girl In the crowd
who had an ear attuned to everything
musical She recognized some merit In
tlio beggars singing and she paused to
bear him No one else paid the slight
est attention to his music nnd he re
ceived no alms until just as the song
was done a robust nnd handsome
young mnn dressed In good style ap
proached and put some money Into the
bat
Heaven bless you sir said the
beggar This Is the first penny Ivo
had this day
Penny cried the young man Did
I give you a penny 1 thought it was u
dime And he Immediately began to
llsh for coins In the small pocket in his
overcoat
But the beggar hastened to explain
that it wasnt a penny What he had
meant to say was that he hadnt had a
penny before that
Sing another song as well as you
sang the Inst one nnd Ill give you a
quarter said the young man
This colloquy had excited some at
tention nnd a score of people were
grouped In front of the beggar as he
prepared to earn his fee He sang
My Old Kentucky Home and when
lie came to the chorus his benefactor
supplied a tenor that was clear and
sweet as the note of n flute
The duet furnished by this strangely
assorted pair would have found favor
with n much more critical audience
but It was probably the unusual spec
tacle rather than the excellence of the
music which Impressed this knot of
shopping women The result In the
beggars hat must have been nearly
2 for the pretty girl who has been
already mentioned enthusiastically
started the collection with a half
The beggar evidently realizing thnt
he had ns the slang phrase goes
struck a good thing hastily started
another old time negro melody and
ns he did so ho looked up out of the
corner of his eye at the real cause of
his prosperity but tno young mnn
seemed to feel that he had attracted
more attention than was agreeable
and he prepared for lllght
At this moment however he cnught
the eye of the pretty girl and Its
glance wns bent upon him nppenllngly
He stopped hesitated a moment with
Hushed face and then with an nlr of
good humored recklessness stepped
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PEKXY DID I OIVK YOU A lEXXY
back to the beggars side and once
more lent the gentle magic of his voice
to the cause of charity
Ho got through two versos And then
fled but as he passed the pretty girl ho
received his Just reward for she said
Thank you very sweetly nnd Just
loud enough for him to hear There
was another glance between them
Then he lifted his hat and hurried
away
The pretty girl floated up the avenue
with the tide of humanity which pres
ently swept her Into a big dry goods
store She know that she had intended
to mnke u purchase there lint she
couldnt remember whnt was the arti
cle desired The only thing site could
think of wns a tenor voice nnd If she
lind been searching for one In the stock
of the store her wanderings from
counter to counter could not hnve been
more fruitless She eventually left the
place empty handed
When she got homo the pretty girl
related the ndveuturo of the beggar to
her mother Mrs Harriet Alston vld
ow of the banker and philanthropist
who died at Newport two years ago
last summer Mrs Alston reninrkod
that It must have been well worth see
ing but she thought her daughter
shouldnt have spoken to the stranger
It wont do any harm mother re
plied pretty Mistress Anno In a tono
not qultu us cheerful ns her ordinary
I shall never see him ngaln
It was on Hrondway near Ornco
church thnt a few dnys later Anne Al
ston ngaln encountered the musical
beggar He was Just planting his camp
stool near the curb She had a singular
feeling of owing him something nnd
she walked hastily up and gavo him n
few small coins
The old fellow looked despondent
and he was obviously suffering from n
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JUL Krr
IT WOULD HE SO KIND OF YOU HERE IS
MY CAKD
severe cold for the voice with which
ho gave thanks wns very hoarse One
might have expected music like a
crows from him yet he began a ballad
quite tunefully
Suddenly he tripped In the melody
nnd Anne saw that something had
startled him Following his glance
she beheld the young tenor coming
nlong Tenth street westward He saw
the beggar when within 20 yards of
the Broadway corner and seemed to
hnve an impulse to avoid him Then
like the good Samaritan ho decided
not to pass by on the other side
As he came up the beggar stopped
singing
Well Mr OMnra said the young
man cheerily hows the luck today
Bad very bad your honor re
plied the beggar Ah Ill never see
the likes of that day on Sixth avonoo
Oh yes you will was the reply
But I say whats the matter with
your voice
I have the dlvvles own cowld on
me chist savin the ladys prisince
answered the beggar ns lie laid his
hand upon the region of his trouble
You oughtnt to bo out lu this
weather said the young mnn drop
ping his bantering manner nnd speak
ing in n tone of serious concern
It might ruin Ills voice forever
said Miss Alston so much interested
that she forgot to be conventional
Im really afraid of It said the
young mnn aside to her I believe
Ill try to send the old follow home for
tonight at least
lie turned to the boggnr
OMara said he whnfll you tako
to go home and stay there for two
days
I cant do It today sir wns the re
ply The rents to be paid or out wo
all go
You have a family nsked Anne
A wife nnd six children maam
said he the oldest of tin
A rather flashy young woman stnnd
Ing behind OMnra laughed Irreverent
ly and the tenor looked somewhat dis
turbed But Anno saw nothing ex
traordinary in this statement nnd she
looked on tlio beggar with greatly In
creased pity
Suppose I give you 10 said she
Will you agree not to sing upon the
street ngaln until your cold Is better
Heaven bless your kind young
henrt said the beggar Not a foot
will I stir from me own fireside till
Im well agln for its me voice thats
nil Ive got to keep tho wolf from me
dhure
Before the young mnn could restrain
her though he made a move to do so
she had taken a i10 bill from her purse
nnd had put It Into tlio beggars hand
OMara with many words of grnti
tude picked up his stool and trudged
away
I hope ho Is worthy of your great
kindness said tho tenor with deep
respect but I nm afraid
He paused as If at a loss Just how to
express his doubts
Why do you think him undeserv
ing nsked Anne
Im nfrnld ho replied gently thnt
he wns not telling the truth Just now
About his wife nnd children said
she Indeed ho wns I saw his sin
cerity In his face 1 shall And out more
about him nnd send sumo things to his
house for tho children Oh why didnt
I nsk him where ho lives You know
his iiniiic Perhnps you can tell mo
where ta find him
The tenor hesitated a moment Then
he said earnestly
If you will permit mo to do so 1
will try to Investigate this mans case
thoroughly for you
Oh Will you she cried It would
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be so kind of you More Is my card
Please let me know about him us soon
ns you can
lu exchange for her card he gave her
his on which she rend the name
Douglass Wayne
I shall expect to see you tomorrow
or the next day t tlio latest Mr
Wayne said she itt they waited for a
car which was to luke her home
He hesltuted for a moment and
seemed very much embarrassed
I could write said he at last If It
Isnt convenient to hnve me call
Dont let that disturb you said
she You will call on a matter of busi
ness and after weve settled that 1
hope youll sing for tno
llu tried to say something appropri
ate but could only manage a flood
by thnt wns like 11 bashful school
boys
On he following afternoon Mr
Wayne called upon Miss Alston and
she received him ulonu in n manner ns
unconventionally friendly ns their ear
lier acquaintance had been But no
cordiality of welcome
Wnj no at his ease
Its a pitiful story
you said he
About our friend
could put Mr
Ivo got to tell
Mr OMnra
quelled Anne
Yes nbout our friend Mr OMnrn
Ive looked him up and he Is entirely
unworthy In fnct hes a fraud
Isnt he really poor she asked
Oh yes hes poor enough
Then why shouldnt 1 help him A
man of his years
Ah theres tho point said Wayne
He isnt really old Hes only 21
Twenty four And with a wife nnd
six children
No he hasnt any children nnd ho
Isnt murrlod His name Isnt OMnra
either and hes not an Irishman Hes
Scott Barinnn a vaudeville performer
He nnd his partner hud been out of an
engagement for several months nnd
their money wns gone almost to the last
cent They had 1111 engagement In sight
but it looked as If they would starve to
death in tho meantime At tills junc
ture the partner a worthless fellow
who ought to be something better for
he comes of a good family and was
well brought up nnd educated sug
gested this scheme of streut beggary
They squared matters with the police
In tho usual way and I understand
have made quite a bit of money
Thats Just too funny for anything
exclaimed Anne And she laughed like
n child Its a great Joke on me Thnt
fellow must be dreadfully clever The
Idea of his fooling me In broad day
light Im sure hes wolcouio to my
money
I forced him to return It snld
Wayne drawing the identical 10 bill
from his pocket I wns unwilling you
should be robbed lu that way
Bobbed she cried Not a bit of
It Ive hud more than the moneys
worth and Id be very much obliged If
youd return It to him
I cant do that ho protested You
see Its not only that OMara Is n
fraud but theres his rascally partner
who
Oh yes exclaimed Anne Toll me
nbout the partner
Why you see snld he the scheme
they made up between them was that
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ANNK GASPED KOIl IIREATn
Barman should represent n poor old
man and that while he wns singing to
nn unresponsive crowd tho partner
dressed ns n gentleman In the only good
suit of clothes ho hns In tho world
Bhould come nlong and Join In
Just ns you did snld Anno Isnt
thnt odd
Yes said he looking nt her a mo
ment nnd then letting his head fall for
ward upon his breast just as 1 did
Anne gasped for breath
You you she cried You are No
It Isnt possible
fIt Is true he replied turning nwny
from her I nm tho concert hull sing
er Douglass Wayne n profligate nnd n
rascal last of all a beggar on the
street but not qulto nil a thief for 1
couldnt steal your money Hero It Is
tho whole sum so far as Barman and 1
can remember
He Inld the money on a table mid
hurried toward the door
Walt Wait she called after nlm
You have done nothing wrong Let us
talk of this Perhaps 1 can do some
thing to help you
No said he pausing on tho thresh
old you dont want to know me nnd
ns for helping mo Its enough to have
seen you far more than 1 deserve to
have been one minute your guest in
your own home Your clnss nnd mine
nre apart and ought to be Ooodby
A week later Wayno and Barman
the celebrated musical comedy duo ap
peared at a place of amusement whore
refined vaudeville perennially holds
the boards Barman was dressed as a
tramp nnd Wayno ns n dude lu which
chnracter ho wore an enormous chrys
anthemum lu his buttonhole On the
second evening ho wore a much larger
and liner one the very rarest chrysan
themum In New York which had been
sent to tho stage door In a box but
thero was no visible clew to the Identi
ty of the giver
GARRET IIOBART DEAD
Fatal Ending of the Vice Presi
dents Illness
FAMILY ALL PRESENT AT BEDSIDE
Al rnnutiiimil lor Mm Will Ho
lllil Nitl utility nt Ilitnmiin Cllj
ItlU 1111 Clutli nf MmilitliiK luliKinih
if CotiiliiluiiiKi IiimiIiii In
Patkhson N 1 Nov 22- Vice Presi
dent llobart died nt 8110 n nt yesterday
Mr llobart m funeral will take place
Saturday afternoon at 2 oclock al the
Church of I ho Hodeoiuor Presbyterian
Dr Newton Vice President llobart h
physician gave out the following state
ment on the death of his patient
The vice president died at 8110 11 m
surrounded by his family physician anil
nurse during an attack of angina pec
toris At the time of his duath ho was
unconscious and free from pain as he
had been since midnight He had a
previous attack at 1 il0 Monday after-
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noon nnd recovered but the heart con
tinued crippled and never responded to
the treatment
The lags on the city and other public
buildings were half masted whun the
news of tho vice presidents death be
came known Flags on many private
buildings nnd dwellings were also hung
at half mast Tho bell on the city hall
tolled at intervals during the atteruoon
Sketch oT HIh iilrtir
Garret A llohuit was eminently suc
cessful both in business and politics
His reputation as a man of affairs and
as one of tho shrewdest business men in
tho country wns perhaps greater than
his reputation as a political leader and
statesman until his election to tho vice
presidency three years ago Mr llobart
was born in 18 M at Long Branch N 1
His ancestors on his fathers side wero
English and on his mothers side Dutch
Thirty three years ago ho was graduated
from ltutgers college and began teach
ing school Threo months Inter he en
tered upon tho study of law with Socra
tes Tuttlo 11 prominent lawyer in
Passaic county and who was at that
time mayor of Paterson Young llobart
is said to hnvo arrived at Paterson with
but 150 in his pocket and from this
small beginning he madu his way un
nided to wealth and prominence In
181 ho wns admitted to tlio bar and in
tho following year ho married tho
daughter of Mr Tuttlo
Mr llobart mucin his way rapidly at
the bar of his nativu state and his bout
led him early into polities In 1871 he
was made city counsellor of Paterson
und in 1872 was elected to tho stuto as
sembly of which bod j ho was chosen
speuker in the following year At tho
end of his second year in the assembly
ho retired to dovoto himself to tho law
and to tho numerous business interests
with which ho hud become identified
But tho demands of his party would not
admit of his remaining long in private
life and in 1870 ho was elected to the
stuto senate of which body ho was
chosen president in 1881 From 1880 to
1891 ho was at tho head of tho stato
Republican organization of Now Jersey
and as such planned sonio of tho most
brilliant campaigns conducted by his
party From 1881 to 1890 ho was a
member of tho national Republican ex
ecutive comntitteo and had much to do
with the management of tho national
campa gn 1 during those 12 years
Durn g all thoso years his business
connections became broader and broader
His keen insight into nffairs made his
advico and counsel of such valuo that
ho was sought after by sonio of tho
largest corporations in tho country and
ut tho time of his election ns vico presi
dent ho was a director in no less than
00 different companies Probably tho
greatest business honor which ho at
tained was his selection as 0110 of tho
threo arbitrators of tho Joint Trufllo as
sociation composed of 117 of tho most
prominent trunk lines of tho country
Through his business connections and
his law practico ho built up a largo
fortuuo
After his nomination and olection to
tho vico prosidenoy on tho ticket headed
by Mr McKinley ho camo to Washing
ton and took up his residonco in tho old
Cameron mansion Socially tho vico
president and his charming wife divided
tlio honors with President and Mrs
McKinley Vico President Hobarts
genial toniporament and charming per
sonality mado him very popular not
only in tho senate over which ho pro
bided with dignity and ability but with
all who camo in contact with him Mr
llobart left but ouo child Garrot A
llobart Jr n boy of 14 Fanny a girl
of 2a died in 1895 in Italy whilo there
with her parents
Nearly all representatives of nations
111 this country havo sont messages o
sympathy to Mrs Hobnrt One of tha
first to send a niosnago was President
McKinley Attorney Goueral Griggs
who was iu Washington telegraphed
that ho would return to Paterson at tho
curliest possible moment and ho u ex
pivled to lake eliarge of all tho dntalU
of the fuuernl lu all about 510 mes
sages of sympathy wero received by
Mrs llobart
Cnnnint Al iniiKnitnwitt
Wasiuniiion Nov J Vice Presi
dent Hobarts funeral on Saturday will
bo attended by the president and his
cabinet the supremo court the senate
in 1 body and a large committee from
the house of represeulaMves besides
many other high dignitaries of the gov
ernment who will journey to Paterson
to pay their last tribute of respect to
the memory of the vice president
Every senator has been invited to be
present and the senate will meet at the
KiMi Avenue hotel in New Yoik al II
oclock and thence travel in a body to
Paterson Sergeant Bright
has engaged a special train to convey
the president and his cabinet mill the
United Statessupreiuueonrt to Peterson
No lo VI en It ililmit
By the death of Mr llobart the olllee
of vice president of the United Slates
becomes vacant for the rest of President
Mclviiiloystcrm us the law provides no
succession A president pro tempore
of tho senate will bo elected by that
body when congress assembles who will
hold the olllee until March 1101 By
law the succession to the presidency of
the United States in event of vacancy
falls upon the vico president nnd in
the event of the hitters death to the
secretary of stale the next in line being
the secretary of the treasury then the
secretary of war and down through the
list of cabinet olllcers ill order of prece
deuce tlxed by act of congress when tho
death of Vico President Hendricks dis
closed the necessity for such a provision
Senator William P Fryn of Maine is
now president pro tempore of the sen
ate He will call hat body to order
when it assembles on Dec I and preside
until a successor is chosen That he
will succeed himself is generally in
ceded
ONE THOUSAND ARE KILLED
liHHilllt II11III11 llitumill ICiImiIn mill
om iinifiil Tump In Colombia
Niw YoitK Nov 22 A dispatch to
the Herald from Panama says OHlcial
advices from1 Bogota report that a ter
rible battle between the government
forces and the revolutionists was fought
near Bucuramauga capital of the de
partment of Sautauder in which the
government forces were victorious
It is stated t lint the battle lusted two
days ending at noon of Nov 111 More
than 1000 rebels were killed and 2000
were wounded About 10000 men 011
both sides were engaged in the light
General Uriho and General Juan
Francisco Gome prominent leaders of
the revolutionists were wounded nnd
it is reported that General Pablo Kmilin
Vallier was killed On tho government
side General Peuu Solano Pillemiar
und General Fernando wero wounded
AGUINALDO SLIPS THROUGH
IiimiiKl liMiilor Iniimh ItntiviMin Gotu
iimulft of Vouiik mill Wlimiton
Manila Nov 22 Aguinnldo has
escaped botween Generals Young and
Whoaton General Young is pushing
toward Bayiiinbung
HlllliillllH rroill llullnr
London Nov 22 Late last evening
tho war olllee mado public two dis
patches from General Bailor at Cape
Town Tho first had been received from
General Clery and announced that
three privates wero wounded Sunday at
Mooi river Tho second was from Col
onel Baden Powell dated at Mafeking
Nov says All well here We
havo had a few successful sorties Our
loss is 2 olllcers and 17 men killed and I
olllcers and 19 men wounded The
enemys loss is heavy His numbers
aro decreasing but his guns remain and
shell us keeping out of tlio range of
our small guns Had no news from tho
outside since Oct 20
DmuiTiiillo FhcHoiin 1nlle
OaiOAOO Nov 22 Tho Iroquois club
tlio gold Democratic exponent and tho
Mouticollo club of free silverites both
prominent local political organizations
buried tho tomahawk and consolidated
on tho slogans of anti trust und auti
imperialism as drafted ut tho Monday
meeting of the national committeemen
Tho invitation to consolidate was ex
tended by tho Iroquois club threo weeks
ago Tho combined organization will
adopt tho Ircquois title and Judge E J
Duuuo president of tho Mouticollo club
will bo installed as the head of the
united factions
MiifliluUU Kutiirn to Work
Oiikvknnk Nov 22 Tho btrildiiR
Union Pacific machinists ami tho olll
cials of tho company reached n tenijio
rary and probably a permanent settle
ment of their differences yesterday
Today tho ontiro forco of machinists
apprentices and helpers will return to
work at tho old scale or at tho prices re
ceived prior to tho striko but will work
nine hours per day instead of eight
Tho boilormakerH aro still out
Klllril by h Iljiiif Hock
DhadwooI S D Nov 22 Jacob
Bradshaw was almost instantly killed
yesterday near lCnglowood by a flying
piece of rock from a blast mado by work
men at tho Ilomostako water ditch
Bradshaw eft mo to the Black Hills from
an Iowa town a few months ngo with
his family Ho was warned that tho
blast would mkiii go oil und dodged be
hind a tree Ho stuck out his head and
it was struck by a rock
llarrli Trial fur Murder
PiATTSMOirrn Nob Nov 23 The
trial of John W Harris who killed by
shooting one Jouos utasoldiors reuuioi
in Elmwood was called yesterday Tho
case will probably occupy tho attention
of Judgo Ramsay tho rest of tho week
rifty Tno CarlimiU of Iltivts
Fuemont Nob Nov 23 Tho North
Bend beet sugar syndicate has finished
harvesting its beots Thoy will havo 53
carloads Of these 18 have already been
shipped to Norfolk und tho balance ia
to bo hold for tho Amos factory
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iTICT FANCY WORK
TWO STYLEy THAT AHE EFFECTIVE
AND EASILY EXECUTED
1
A 1111 tiltifit li 11 rm I ti k I -
Out In CoiiIi hhIIiik Coloro H
ilvnl of nn lniiro I 1 r 1 1 of Old
Kiinlilotiitl Wool Worlt on nnvim
Interest In the gentle art of the nee
dle has of late leawakened with niir
pilslug vigor and the lunate femliilua
desire for the expression of artistic
feeling In decointlve stltchery iihhcHb
llpielf in a marked degiee Paney work
to fulfill the dcniniids of the average
win her of today must lie good In col
oring und design but lu addition to
this It Is desirable that It should Iki
CUSHION IN A1MMIOUU
susceptible to quick and easy execu
tion while nIVordlug scope for original
ity and the cncicIhc of Individual taste
Very satisfactory In popular work of
this Und Is a charming linen applique
The method of execution Is perfectly
simple Two pieces of linen of contrast
lug colors nri laid one above mother
nnd securely tacked together the de
sign being traced on the uppermost
piece upon which It Is workd out Tho
si Itches are of course carried through
both The working may bo slight or
elaborate according to tho taste or In
clination of the workur The outline la
carried out In Dim close buttonhole
stitch the filling us fancy dictates
When completed the uppermost Inycr
of linen Is cut away all round the de
sign leaving the lower layer as n back
ground In this part of tho work great
care Is of course necessary us It Is
easy to cut the under fabric by Inad
vertence Only the sharpest pointed
scissors should be used us the outline
must be clearly and cleanly cut Other
wise there Is little or no difficulty In
the execution of this exceedingly artla
tlc and pleasing work
An excellent suggestion well suited
for adaptation to linen applique Is a
cushion of leaf green applique upon
Ivory The cushion Is backed and frill
ed with green and forms a clmrmlug
scheme of color
Sometimes applique Is arranged na
an all over design as In a tcuclotb
covered with trailing convolvulus At
others It forms n border This la tho
case in some chnrmlng table centers
lu pale blue pint or green linen with
a conventional applique border In
spareroom sets consisting of toilet
cover and units worked with a design
of white on a background liannonlzlnjf
rcwrc
n
WOOL WOIIK ON CANVAS
with the coloring of tho room the
work appears in a novel and delight
ful guise Handkerchief glove and
nightdress snehets aro suitable sub
jects for this stylo of work among
the designs specially worthy of men
tion being one of dnffodlls applied to a
ground of sky bluo ami another
qualutly conventional with a scroll
pattern In gold linen outlined In black
on a cream background
Many workers have once more given
In their allegiance to wool and canvas
of a much pubdued und mellowed or
der ns compared with the wool work
of days gone by and capablo of ex
ceedingly harmonious nnd pleasing ef
fects A novel development of this re
vival Is a variety of canvas work
which halls from Paris nnd is but
mildly reminiscent of the Inartistic
reign of glaringly dyed Berlin wool
which has caused tho name of wool
work to be regarded with disfavor
The example given Is worked In
squares Inning lu the center of each
a kind of carried out In
shades of greens und browns ou n
cream colored ground Tho squares
aro separated by a fancy border out
lined iu dark brown with touches of
red and blue
Crnpr J 11 lot- or 1nfi riiiciiled Wine
To prepare grape Juice pick tho
grapes from the steins put them lu 11
covered stone jar and set the Jar lu a
pot of boiling water Let tho water boll
around the Jar for half an hour or until
the grapes nro well cooked Strain
tho Juice from tho grapes nnd let It
stand lu a cold cellar or eoiuo other
cold place overnight In the morning
bring the Juice to the boiling polut and
let It boll 20 minutes Sterilize us many
glass cans ns are necessary by setting
them with their covers lu boiling wa
ter for half an hour Fill them to their
brims with tho boiling Juice put on
new rubbers and screw ou tho covers
us tightly ns possible Lot them stand
until they are cold then tighten them
ngaln This grape Juice will keep with
out sugar
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