Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-07-13

books, pictures and other personal effects, were
sold off after his death in the same hasty man.
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How THEY DO IN PARIs-A French writer
describing market scene and the seizure OF
certain articles of food by the police, relates
conversation which he held with one of the
con.ervators of the public health and stomac h..
That functionary Informed him that the police
10 not object to chicEory, chestnuts, acorns,
potato, beet root, carrot, turnip, maize, and
such innocent articles 10 the ground coffee
But the tunctionarles are down on brlckdust.
He learned further that there are thirty. eight
ways of adulterating salad oil, and only one
tenth of the oil sold, is free from adultera,lon.
Horse flesh is now legitimate cats flesh and
rats flesh, though not endorsed and proclaim
cd, enter into the composition of dainty little
courses in the cheap restaurants. Milk ls
adulterated not only with chalk and whiting
but sometimes worse abominations. 1t we
are to credit the French journalists, police
inspectors watch the butchers stalls, taste
The wines (you may be sure of thatl) and sight
the eggs A special brigade has a rowing
commission to decide by the smell upon arti-
cIes veuded--though when it comes TO that,
one would think that the merchandise might
answer for itself to the customer. The same
brigade has supervision of the kitchens of the
eating houses, that the kitchen utensils may
lie kept in order, "OtherWise,' said the
Police Inspector, 'verdigvis, would claim a
yearly tribute Of victims. From all this it
will appear that even French cooking is some
times questionable, and that we'll governed
city as Paris undoubtedly is it is not free from
that graceless race OF scampS who adulterate
food tor the sake OF gain.
BEEcaER AND THE CONDUCTOR. The tol.
lowing good story is told Of Rev. Henry Ward
3 Beechcr =:
1t seems Beerher had observed tie injustice
III obllglng men to Work on Sundays, and
4 preached sermon on it. Next day, he entered
s .nto conversation with car-driver. while
& riding to Fulton Ferry, and asked him if be
q did not think that some plan might be adopted
b ~ dispense with the need Of running the cars
ignorant of the name and nature Of his inter
rogative friend made frank reply
"Yes, sir think there might But there
d 40 hope of it so long as they keep that d:
u Beecher theatre open in Brooklyn The car:
q have to run to accommodate that.
y It is hardly necessary to add that the dri
81 yer remark was home thrust and was
sSs considered so good that Beecher told it him
81 sell.
81 ~ ToME There is now building by New
Sd ork family one OF the most remarkable mau
s soleums in America 1t is located n the Slee
81 py Hollow cemetery, at Tarrytown, butts few
ss8@rods distant from the humble stone that marks
ss&'he last resting place Of Washington Irving,
81 and is specially designed to commemorate a
81 leading New York city official. who died about
ss year ago. 1t will be great marble temple,
costing about one hundred thousand dollars,
M and Will he so high that il can be seen from The
as decks ol the North river steamboats,, though
81 the cemetery is some distance from the shore.
S On It's completion next fall, the family OF the
a deceased Will invite their friends to formal
81 Inauguration OF the mortuary monument. The
81 sculpture that will adorn it is now being carved
8 IN Italy.
q BLACKBERRY WINE.-To every gallon of the
q iluit allow quart Of boiling water mash the
q berries pour the boiling water on them, and
Il stir them up we'll, cover and let it stand unit
q The following day. Then having stirred al
& again, strain the liquid into the cask, adding
3 good brown sugar in the proportion OF two
q pounds to each gallon: cork it tight. The wine
4 will be ready for use in the course OF autumn
q Still another way is to fill keg or caSk three
fourhs iull with sound black berries; then bill VI
The rask with molasses, close it tight, and set
IT 10 dry, cool place until winter. The liqui'
may then be poured off. and will be found al
agreeable common wine, and the berries vii
make good pies.