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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31
HENRI MARTIN, THE ANTIQUARIAN.
From The PaH Mall Gazette.

The sad news comes from Lisbon that NJ Henri
Martin, who was invited there by the Portuguese
Government for the CamOcns fees is suffering from
a sunetroke NJ. Henri Martin Is one OF the most
learned antiquarIans of his time. Great as his ln-
toectual value is 1t Is surpassed by his moral
worth. lie has preserved through the political tur-
moils in which his lot early east a guileessness
which seldom outilves childhood, ana warm enthu,
siasm for all that strikes him as good, beautiful
and noble. His warm and ncld manner lmparts a
rare charm to his conversation. The lace OF the
old man brightens, the blood comes TO bis fresh
cheeks his soul comes 10 his eyes, and the ideas
cropping up in his brain expressed with facIle
ELEGANCE and strength In speaking he is graphic
and eloquent. The face of friend in community
of views and sympathy with him has the elect Of
steel on II nt NJ. Henri Martin chatting at the fire.
side IS more interesting than his works, III writing
which he kept down his imagination, placing in
stinctive preferences under the control OF severe
Judgment. The chapters in his history In which
his heart runs away with his pen are the best
of any. .
NJ Henri Martin is tall and awkwardly built He
wears loose and heavy boots. convenient for long
walks, but not elegant, and cotton gloves world
too wide and long for Il hand quite IN proportion TO
his body. As ne lives i'll distant end OF Pa>Sy,
where he bought a small villa some years ago, and
as nc dimes often with friends in town. lie starts of
in the morning to the Senate, the National Library
to his Look scllcrs TO the Office of the Steele with
which he has been connected for upwards of thirty
years IN evening dress. The swaow-taied coat Is
buttOned across his chest and he generally tOrgets
to unbutton It when he arrives at the houso where
he Is to dine. | never knew him, however severe
the weather. to wear a surtOut. His only pccautlOn
against inter cold is 70 slip ind -ru hber go
lOshcs and TO twist woollen comforter round his
neck. The smile of the honest. Intelligent. rosy
face above the ileecy wool Is pleasant rs sunshine
PLAYING upon snow. AIRY Scheffer let it pass. His
portrait of Henri Martin does not bring out what IL
amlablc picturesque and sHi generS IN the counte-
nance of the man This portrait Is remarkable az a
work OF art, but il is not good Likeness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31
A MEXICAN MARKET.
Correspondence orThe Alta California.

correspondence
The market furnishes an abundance Of eggs,
chickens cheese and mix. Fish can mast always
be had, beng brought from the Santiago River,
twenty miles distant In my next Will write IN
respect to this river. nice chic ken can be bought
for a real and n medic 1854 cents. and dozen If
eggs for the The cheese mostly used is called
panda and comes the form of small cakes, Is
white and soft, and eaten when freshly made Milk
is brought into town on the backs OF animals. and
is plenty ami cheap. There IS belief thar 1t Is
dangerous to drink it in any quantity and clear ;
that. if glass of II be drank, and the person be
comes excited or angry, the chemical atlinltIe5 Of
the milk and blood such that poison is pro-
duced that creates immediate death. Flour sells
for ~ cents per pound. The amount used Is con
siderable, notwithstanding that tortias, corn
cakes. are a necessity IN every family. The bread
and cakes are all furnished by the baker. The
bread is made III the form of rolls which sold at
cents each. OF the sweet bread. there rs a great
variety. and each family, in purchasing. prOcures
the assortment. Ii is made into small cakes OF
different shapes, and sold at from l To cents
each.
Tie entire ignorance of the value and use of
stoves of nccessitates simplicity IN the art
OF cooking, and the excellence of the production of
the cOcnera Is very remarkable, when this Is con-
sIdercd. There Is not Il stove III use IN Topic The
original antique furnace, that has been from
the time OF The Spanards, Is still cherished as SUI
peTlOr to any modern innovation. 1t Is simply OF
brick, of convenient height, with an opening on
top contain charcoal winch is the only fuel used
and on top of which the cooking utensll is placed
An opening underneath furnishes draft. All the
cooking utensils are made by the Indians from clay
They are all glazed some ornamented with cOlors,
and cheap but fraiI. They of all sizes, from
spoonful up to ten gallons They are brought
packed in crates, ard are offered for sale about the
Plaza on Sunday. This is an important industry
all families must use more or less and the con-
slant breakagc creating a continual demand.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31
IN UNC1NNY ADVENTURE.
From GdLiananl.

From UdttsHdnl.
The singularitIeS which marked the existence 0f
SchopenhaueT did not cease Oh his deatn-bed lie
expired on the 21st of September, 1850 and two
persons were appointed by lbs medical attendant 10
watch the BODY until the funeral. They agreed %
perform their task by turns, and one OF them vN
mad been barOer OF the deceased sat down the hs
nigh to watch at the foot OF the bed, while his
panlOn took some rest on "A sofa. ne moon wa
shining brightly through the windows OF the room,
which was on the ground floor. he tine and the
circumstances rather dwed the poor Figaro. gh0
was OF a timid and superstiIOus nature, and while
his companion was snoring on his couch he was alb
sorbed IN fearful considerations ON the Immortality
of the soul. Suddenly the clock on the wall struck
the ghoslv hour Of midnight, and the last stroke
was followed by sharp sound from the bed the
head moved, and then came noise OF something
falling on the ground Drawer men than the bar.
Der would have been dIsmayed. No illusion was
possible. The head of the corpse must have dropped
off
In a moment the barber had opened the window
and leaped into the deserted street. HIS coDTaie
woke up and followed III 10 less haste. Both were
pale az death. But after some reflection they began
TO comprehend the gravity Of the situation. What
would be said the next morning If they were not AZ
their posts Mutually encouraging each other,
they decided on returning and clearing mp the my;-
terry Two tapeTs were burning IN the room, and at
one of these they lighted "a candle and approached
the bed and their surprise great when on Look
ing on the ground they saw, not the head Of
SchOpenhauer but set OF teeth The philosopher
who was Seventy-twO years of age, had worn tilse
teeth. The spring of them had caused them 10 be-
come detached from his mouth. and then TO fall 90
the ground, causing the terror OF the watchers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31
A FRENCH BRE1KFASE

From Inc LchuDH bHyoe.
M all thc deIightrul pages of Brillat-Savarln,
none are more dclightfnl than those in which ne
recounts tho breakfast he gave to hIS relations,
two old gentlemen, one doctor, me o'hei - oap
s@ycnty-six. The hour appointed was 10 o'clock;
The old gentlemen arrived punctualy ana smiled =,
liurn for three Two dozen oysters were before
each guest, accompanied by lemon, shiny ana
golden and at each end Of the table a bottle OIL
Sauterne carefully wiped
- Alas ~ says the host by way of paronthcss,
have seen the last or nearly so, Of those oyster
break fasts formerly SO frequent and 20 gay when
onneared with the abbes who never ate less than
y gross. and with the knights who never LETT on.
Tie oysters were followed by kidneys Ia trochcue,
pate de t0ie gds. and finally by londue whlch 'e
host made himself on the table before his guests.
Fruits of the season and sweetmeats followed and
then coffee aud queurs. Surely there IS elegance
and simplicity here, and it is AZ good specimen
."f What n French breakfast ought to be can be
found.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31
MR.. FRANCIS HAYES'S GOOD LICK
From The Boston Post.

From The I5Osi1n ICg
Mr. Hayes library occupies The 'front.' Of th
second story On the way thlther one notices On
the wall Of the hall and the hand, Omc s1Irwag Ia
PORTRAITS of SIR William Phipps, Governor Cale6
Strong by Stuart, and of the family Sir William
Peppefell. The two Pepperell portraits Mr.. Have,
found in use ~ fire-bOaTds ~ Maine farm hOnse
lie was struck with their artistic appearance ana
asked the farmer what he would sell them for Th
latter protested that they were worthless Ar
Hayes insisted on paying for them, abd hDalIy ths
farmer sad he might have them II he would eve
him a barrel of cider. on cleaning Them up Mr
HIVES fOurd them 10 be excellent portraits.
Ina window niche ~ a Characteristic lenlers, the
head of an old peasant panel or cabinet slze-
most likely Study for one OF ms pictures. Ims
work was obtained by Mr. Hayes when he was IN
Washington. Just alter he close OF the ciyll war AZ
a time when books. PICTURES and other valuable ar
tices were coming in from the South ~ great Qa41
titles to be old. In picture store he came across
this work. which IS painted on copper lie glanced
ut II and. concluding 10 take II. inquired ~ pnce
OF the dealer. lie MAS told That 1t was valuable
painting bY DE his IniClals were ~ the corner.
price So Ins sum lie promptly pad. lio then eY
amined It carefully and began u rub the sufAoe
gently. q" be careful, sir, or You viii ram the Die
lure" called the dealer. who was watching ,un
ously. " Well the picture Is mine and can DO as |
please with IT, 1 suppose" SAID Mr.. Nayc, He con-
tlnued rubbing and ,Ir BOles initials Cl.appeared
At tie same moment the deaier sbatched the pie
turc from his hand great excitement, crying:
DO YOU know what YOU have gOtW p0lntIngto
the monogram ID. /. :" &" this Is picture by David
Tcniers; Your ball. Sir for other pictures you nave
purchased il 5000 if you will return this picture
viii receipt tn, bill" BIT Mr.. Hayes. having
bought the picture, was not tempted by this oleT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31
THE PRINCESS or VALEYS COLLAR
From ne London Globe.

1t is amusing to fad leading French newspaper
politely patrOnlslng the Princess of Wales The
Figaro gravcy eXciams to It's readers how most of
The fashions Of past times were due to the anxiety Of
some remIDg beauty either to conceal blemlsh or
to display a Charm La belle IerrOnniere had the
misfortune 10 burn her forehead. The accident left
an awk ard scar winch the famous beauty craftily
covered with gem, and from that time all the
ladies of the French Cpurt-who were nor ugly and
venomOus-were precious Jewels in their brows.
Anne of Austria had lovely arms but small Is the
worth of beauty from the sight retired The Queen
shortened her sleeves to show her arms and all
the artists OF the day had to paint wrlSts aud
elbows as well as hands ana faces.
Madame de POmpadOur little, and she
thought II best 10 wear high hees-iDde0d Louis
XIV. was OF the same opinion. and for the same
reason, SO that when he died we read that his in
significant stature astOnished bis cOurtiers and
gave a very literal illustration of the motto NOrs
cola dtetur quantttd sunt hOmiRum c0rpuscuLa But
Madame de Pompadour, ~ we'll as being short
woman was also great invalid, and she intro
duced those beautiful dressing gowns knOtted
with lace and ribbon which soon were worn at
every court III Europe. Poor Marie Antoinette In
her anxiety to display her lovely blonde ohpaiuye
piled her fiaXon locks upon cushion and wore the
crown of France several inches above her head,
while the Empress Josephine. TO exhibit her fig
ure at once Greek and Creole" invented cachemire
aud brought It's use into fashion. Thus. at last, we
come TO our own times and our own Princess but
lest the transition might seem too audaciOus the
thoughtful journalist introduces 1t by . guarded
senteuce Tho sceptre OF fashIon--he says-has
fallen into her hands; since there are no moro
sovereigns in France. And then at last We learn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31

Norris; however to decide the matter If you plea.
ri lay you bet Of dinner for the party that Il !.
Markhams beef"
The butcher was sent for. Coleman put the ons,
ton: "Mr. Markham. all have to ask yon 49, w.
the beef your man left here this morning your GO 80
meatW mo. sIr.D said be, /" it was not. have !,
make a thousand apologies; for although you yors
self gave me the order ten DAYS ago never thonca.
Of IT till I looked ia my book this morning, when
knew / had nothing in my shop that would answ..
your purpose. therefore myself went 10 evs,
butcher III the market and picked out the fns.,
piece could find. and hoped il would p owe s,,
factory; but tie beef was not mine. Norris laupbsS
heartily at the successful display of his gastrOnS,
faculties. and the whole party joined in the nv
against Coleman. who was generally so sagacons,
his bets AZ to make it quite novelty when he Ios
The secret ~ this: Markham was IN the habit -
buying stock much older than butchers usually hns
for certain of his mOst particular customers and att,
ward feeding il himself III some peculiar manner h.
fore bringing It to the slaughter house. 30 sup.no
TO that OF any man OF his day was his beef consd
cred that many persons OF whom Mr. Norris va,
one would pay the most eXorb tant prices FOR nes,
10 be supplied by him. Mr. Norris MAS the grqrS
father of Lord PenzaBce and several OF tie Wild.
family.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31
the new fashion. She wears her swanlke neck
ruches of lace. and velvet collars ornamcnted with
silver carvings.
HOW SIR HILLIAM NAPIER KEPT HIS
FORD
From Lille FelE-.

One bright summers day, IA Sir William Napier
taking n long. quiet country walk, he met n
little girl in great trouble Poor little thingl she
was sObbng and crying bitterly over the fragments
OF broken bowl scattered abOnt the road, ana
kindly Sir William stopped at once to question and
took father his broth IN in II. and-and II tuinbed
over stone and il Is broken all TO bits. Oh what
shall do, what shall dot" she mOaned, wlpng a
little greasy pinaforc her fearful eyes. as she
shook her curly head sadly and disconsolatey at
the fragments "Well, well, don't cry, little maid :;
mother won't say anything when on tell her how
il happened" ''Oh. but she will. she's always so
cross If anything Is broken. You don't think you
conId mend il for me somehow, sr-dO your she
added eagerly as he stopped to look at the remains
scattered here and there. Not exactly that, but
think have seen basins like this one for siXpence
so if give You sxpence You can 90 and bny one
and then mother will not BE- cross, surely"
She jumped m, clapping her hands and thanking
him delIghtedy lie opened his purse; but alas II
was empty TIE bright eyes filed again. until
kind Sir William told her that he would meet her
pence. Tell vOur mother all about it, and ask her
not to scold you for hat she shall have the new
basin TO morrow. Don't he afraid; promise to be
here. my httc maid at one o'clock. SO make your
self happy" So with smiling nod at tho now com
forted child, he went his way. On his arrival at
home he found an invitation TO a party ut Bath, TO
meet some clever men he had long wished 20 see
and at once sat down to write an acceptance. when
Suddenly IT occurred TO him that If he went TO Bath
he could be IN time TO meet the poor child. who
had trusted in his PROMISE and would be waiting in
the lane He had whom he could well send
in his place. and his answer was that he must de-
cline the dinner. as he had previous engagement.
i cannot di>appOnt the child she trusted me-"
was this true gentemans Thought.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31
BREAD-MAKIAG ~ THE EAST.
From OreHrs Through The Hoiv Land"


On Our return an instructive sight awaited Is
We saw how bread was baked in an adjoining bnud-
ing Ii was done with rapldIty which explains how
of old the supply was prepared every day. aud how
If some guest arrived the housewife could make lne
necessary provision without delay Gen. XVIII. ol.
Among the Fellaheen the dough is not goueniy
leavened. round hole in the ground, some .
feet deep, and the same in diameter, forms the
oven. In this lie some live Goals which, as ~
Hosea's tine Hosea vii, o. are not allowed TO 90
out at night, and when baking has 10 be done, arc
again revived The housewife first forms lump OIL
dough with her hand, then suddenly spreads II ou'
with an ndescubably rapid action OF both hands
which can as littlo he initiated conJurOrs move
ment-into cake as thu ~ Leaf, which with :
moistened dab or rag she presses into the nov
oven, where IL remains sticking. In minute IL %.
gins to move, aud is NJ once taken out to maA0
room for the following one.
The bread Is now ready not thicker than parch.
ment not very relishng. and somewhat sandy ON the
outside but really very enjoyable for anyone VINO
has good appetite Although of tho size Of large
plate, such slice contains but little nourishmen.
and Jeremiah could hardly have been saved from
starvation when only one suoh pieSo of bread wss
given HIM every day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31
GIVING 4 FLAVOR TO MEAT
IrOm Land aud HnLsr

The following amusing story told me by the late
Bransey Cooper was aiterward published in ia
lie OF his distinguished uncle, Sir Ashley Cooper
IL ~ stated That upon one occasion of the Athlete
CiqO meeting at MT. Coiemans ut the Veterinary
Royal College of Surgeons, who was great ronr.
mand. that he would give HIM JOINT of bece from
Markhams, and ordered a fine slroin to be sent IN
promised beef soon made its appearance. The host
cut for his friend Norris one OF the prlmost slice.
and soon. III exultatlon, inquired If II were not IN
his hearts content To this MIR. Norris replied The
beet is good beef. but II is not my friend Mari
hams" Pooh. poohp said Mr.. Coleman: "rn
swear It Is. Norris, for called myself at his shop
my house by his own man; but | may bo wror az
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31
THE C0UBATIVE CLAM.
From Tie Leisure Hour.


In diving for clans las in octopus divinG) it is
usual to provide oneself with sbarp-pointed stake
or IN iron roo At Altutakl, when the tide is ont,
clans arc picked up everywhere on the reef. At
Maukc men dive for them on the ocean side of the
narrow fTIngng reef when the sea Is smooth On
reaching the bottom the diver stabs the gaping
nacious OF hie-at once firmly grasps the
weapon. The diver now tugs with
both hands until the clam is dis
lodged. compile of expert natives with canoe
will get as many u hundred IN a day when feast
is IN preparation. AZ Mamhlki and Rakaanga the
largest clans arc about two spans in length, the
animal itself beng sufficiently largo TO satisfy the
hunger of three persons. Clam-dlylug is woman's
work In those atOls. Yet IT is surprising how few
accidents occur. The reason for this may be they
dive IN comparatively shallow water.
Not long since native was feeling about at the
bottom of the lagoon OF one of the Paumotu atolls
for the dark-edged pearl oyster when he nnfortr-
nately inserted the fingers of his left hand between
the valves of n clam The diver was instantly made
prisoner by the mOusk. His agony was intense
Was it possible to get frref AS the clam was IN :.
hollow just adapted to its sze he could not sever
the byssus. At length, in sheer terror of drowning
he cut of his four fingers with the knife pearl
divers carry with them, and rose To the surface
q sadder If not q wiser man. A similar acct
dent took place at Penrhyns; but the diver instead
OF manning himself for life forced his knife be-
tween the valves, and released himself. Should the
clam be attached to smooth bit of coral the spced-
est mode of rescue Is to sever the bundle of silky
haInents by which 1T mOOrs itself. On Il neighbor-
ing island, ere this could be DONE the tOrefuger of
tho night hand Of a clam diver was lopped off
Brought ashore In baskets, they live Tor some
time. Children in their play are apt TO put their
fingers between the open valves, and so get caught
Their screams soon bring thor parents TO the rescue
which is effected by stabbIng the clam through the
cavity for the byssus. The supply OF clans in the
Pacific IS neXhaustbe. If aparty of divers should
remove all the large from any particular To-
caty for grand feast, and should return next
year to the same spot, no ditfererce would be per-
ceiVed, 30 rapid ~ the growth of the clam IN these
warm waters. Pearls of a peculiarly brilliant hue
are occasionally found III the clam.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31
ST. GEORGES, HANOVER SQUARE.

She passd up the aisle on the arm of her sire,
delicate lady IN bridal attire.
Fair emblem OF virgin simplicity;
Half London was there, and, my word, there were
few
That stood bv the altar. or hid in pew,
But envied Lord NIgcPs felicity
Beautiful Bridel-So meek in thy spcndor.
SO frank in thy love- and its trusting surrender,
Departing yOu leave us the town dim
Nav Happiness wing To thy bower, unsouGht,
And may Nigel cstccming his bliss as he onght
Prove worthy thy worship, -cOniound hlm
Frederick LOCKER.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31

Dresses in the sixteenth century were costly
articles rich III gold embroidery ana valuable
material as the relics that have come down to us
still show Much art expended on embroidery
and delicate needlework in which the skill OF the
worker was generally in advance of the taste Of the
designer Qneen Elizabeth possessed dress EN-
brodered in a pattern of eyes aud ears, aud yet
more uncomfortable garment was manufactured ut
holes with the needle with which each hole was
worked hanging to 1t by thread. The wearer OF
this garment must have sacrificed much comfort TO
be In the fashionl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-31

aorr and pinch of salt TO roll out az for cookies.
Iet IL dry on the moulding board for an hour or so
and then cut with a sharr pointed kniie INTO tn'n
Trims This makes a delicious side dsn u cooHeu
H. SnooJcG with n tomato sauce and Parmesan
cheese II can be cut up INTO any shape to snlt ne
fancy For soup boil about ten minutes III ot tne
broth. Boil about ten MINUTES IN sa,t. at sa,nc
and drain and pour over the cheese tomato sauce
Il ln,AIaA
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-06-08
The Marked Cheek. t.

"ls this Mr.. Rusbton'sf" r
1t was a handsome yonug man
Tho asked this question.
Aud the girl who had opened the
por for him, in that pretty country
ace where tho richest people were
Pt very fashionable, was Mr.. Rush
Pn's only daughter, Fanny, herself
"What pretty little soul J. he
bought.
Then, as she turned her head, he
|ondered for q moment whet her
Pmebody had just slapped he + on
% left cheek, there was such a sim
plar mark there, exactly like the
arlet print ofa palm aud four fin
brs.
But that mark had been there all
hnny Rushton's life, and it was her
e grief, her perpetual torment.
She had grown morbid about it in
eso early days Of womanhood
Bot there was no cosmetics and
arts Of surgery that could romove
There the red mark must be as
Y - she breathasR ~ hateful
r'~ attracting ~ rs1k 1lApeee