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HOUSEHOLD NOTES.

STrwruf4YyTER PLAST-Scrape tho roots and
throw the sYnmedately into bowl OF cold water
with q lit1e vinegar III It, Without this precautiOn
they will be- dlscOlOred Cut them into thick round
slices or slice the roots lengthwIse and cut them
into tvO-inch gths Cook until tender i'll boiling
water enough to cover. with ths addition Of a little
salt and sugar. Put level teasooonfui of butter
into saucepan and when IL is melted str in half q
tablespoonful of -four COOK it well but slowly. so
that II will not brown, then add by degrees a cupful
of hot milk stirring constantly. NIX the drained
oyster plant with this sauce. and serve hot.
PoMsaEs Az BEURRE.-Pcol and core a number Of
40 pies lay them III baking tin plentlfuly but
tered fill the of each apple with brown sugar
and "a small piece of butter. and put the tin In "A
slow oven till the apples are good color and quite
done They should be occasionally baSted with
the butter during the process OF cooking. aud the
core should be filed second time with sugar, and
they may have slight Sprlnkling Of powdered
cloves or cinnamon, according to taste.
OYSTER PATKs.-Make some NICE puff paste and
with "A cook cutter cut round from n; then with
q cutter OF smaller size cut out the middle OF the
round, thus lssyInga ring. Make two moro rings
and pile the three neatly top OF q complete round
cut by the largest cutter this forms little cup of
paste. Bake TO a nice brown in quick oven. Then
brush them over with beatsn egg aud put back IN
the oven q moment or two to glaze Thon take
them out and ill them with oysters cooked thus
Let put Of oysters with their Liquor just reach
boil. Add some fresh butter. SIZE Of hall ali egg,
half cup of Iich cream pepper salt ana just hint
OF nutmeg. Cut the sGrs INTO throo pieces before
cooking. Serve hot.
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NEw work. DAILY TRIBUNE. SUNDAY, DECEMBER H. Io7o ?

nearly perfect. so utterly moral, and OF sucn
elevated sentiments respecting virtue anu .ns
driest of duly. One of Lord Macaulays sisters
was named for her, but this, of course, was NOT
the reason why he did not like her. Then there
was Fanny Burncy MADAME D'MtlaO me au.
thor Of @Evelinp," WHO began before .he was
through her teens with winning brilliant ~
erarv repntatinn. and who managed to write
herself out of it long before she died. she II
was who wept and sobbed outside tie door
when DR.. johnson WAS dying But our gossip
must come to a CONCLUSION. ] might Indnise III
various moral and philosophical speculatlohS' IL
there were not danger that many fair or
frowning face would rebuke me for temeii'y
and impeach that civiliGy which perhaps m ms
world, ia worth more than critical go0d Judg,,
meut. For the present. our chat about lcatheu
ladies m ladies reputcd TO be learned, is over.
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tho favor Of boiled FISH This bonguet OF me,"o
is composed of little bay leaf. stark OF ceioiy' q
dozen cloves, ana u uoIch PePP'i-'"'"' 49,
If the lesh OF fish to be baked is somewhat dry,
an mproyenent will he ELECTED by fnttlnR ulaso's
sloshrs along the side and placing III cacn 9'Iov Va
3at nork There should DO no water in the baKlhg
nan Int olive oil. fresh butter, or salt poik CIT
be nsed The ordinary brown meat gravy " nn
will he found excellent with baked iSl; DIV"
s,uco often used with baked Fl h is MAZE Dy pun
ting in thick saucepan Tor one punt OF S',uo go q
toblespoonfu' of butter and one of hour strfoh ot
the fire until brown, then adding slowly ON ~,
of wafer stirring all the tire that III may "o
smooth and seasoning with salt and pepper,
In broiling fish, tho grldlron should DO om,'o ond
and the flesh side placed next the hre irst an
Lroil.d 10 n hight brown. while the SKIN sidc shouIu
he more thoroughly cooked to DARK co,or' ne se
PhOfe butter is an excellent addition 70 oioou 80
This go insists of Tablespoonful OF nuttt' que w
narslev chopped fine one teaspoonful OF lemon
mice, one saltspoon OF salt, and one quarter Oh 4
saltspoon Of pepper THIS is mikcn coid anu
over the fish on coming from the hre
Fish can be fried to the best advantage III good
olive or sweet oil When this becomes 40 h''t tnaI
light blue Vapcr arises drop me hsn ~ nu ~ roU W
n light brown II much frying Is done thls on can
be used again and again. Either freNh Outer y.
beef.drippings rank next though common SWEEP
lard is usually nscd Many small fish are improved
by being dipped in the beaten yolk of an egg ana
rolled in cracker crumbs before trying All Irleu
fish should ~ soon ~ cooked. be lad upon Oro"h
paper which will absorb the grease;
In addition TO these usual methods, q fish NAV be
stcwcd Miss Juliette CDrson's recipe for nan m
niatelOe Is follows Cut up the hsh into TWO hch
n,eces ard put them over the fire in cold water con
tanning tablespoonful Of SALT an onion stuck
with cloves. and two tablespoonfus OF vinegar.
Boil for fifteen minutes, then take up the nsn cry
IN a clean CLOTH roll in lout. and fry In saucepan
with two ounces of butter. When brown ada
bouquet OF herbs and pint Of boiling water; season
the moteloHe with IeaspoohIul OF SAT- ana :
quarter tablespoonful OF pepper. Peel pint OF
button onions. toss over the fire until brown, WIN
a teaspoonful OF butter and OF sugar ana adu W the
raieIotte 10 simmer one hour. If the sauce evapo-
rates add enough boiling water to make up the
original quantity. When the mdtetottc Is DONE add
a glass Of wine aud serve with @oHt0ns OF iried
bread
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GIGANTIC SEA ORM.


The Duke If Sutherland has wisely instituted az
DuBrobin Castle GOlSpe, n. Is, museum 10 Wh!ch
bis tenants send anything rare OF Iehnrhabie dis
covered on the property.
During the past week his secretary, Mr.. llght,
has kindly informed me of most maivellOlsly III
terestiDg addition TO the aquaria III the mus lin'
namely "a very rare specimen ri gigantic sra,w0i ~
caught among some WTack By some Oh the Duhc >
deep sca-lin~men Oh Golspe. "
Ints remark able WOtm. whcn lul-hiIcd, II salu 20
"A tain the length Of from eighty 10 HlueY Itct; lie
is cababc Of Shrinking himself up 10 q very much
smaller length. He is as HIT as ribbon. ana only
FIVE or siX lines in width, Of u brown violet color
and sm0oi h and SHINING ike vanished leather very
little # ANYTHING is known Of the habits OF TINS
monster worm. except nat it turks under stones ana
tie hollow of rocks where lac COILS himself up mo
u h,ap of KNOBS Wh!sh be Is necessarily lOONniug
and tightening He has, however, tho power oil I'M
doing hs knobs and extending himself III straight
line In thus way he swIns or rather gldes through
tle wafer prOpelng himself by means or hne clio.
Wbcn he has found a new donicile suited TO his
puIpOse he ellis himself up AGAIN INTO knots HIS
long dark col red ubbon-Ike body 10 terminated
by A cad winch b. of a somewhat snake-Iiko APP
pearaLce only there IS no fOrkei tongue nor teeth.
poisonous or otherwise. >,
The Dukes specimen is apparently small one
between four and five feet long, but perhaps tho
creature has not uncOiled himself bis whole length.
Uls sceDtiGs name is the Lineus harinus" There
Is beautiful. fguro Of him ia the proceedings OF The
Ray Society. 1873.
The discovery Of this gigantic sea-woTm maxes us
au feel more than ever how little we really know
o. the inhabitants II The mysterious depths OF the
VAT ocean FRANK DuCkLASD.
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TIE PRISON OF CERvANTEs.
now TIE RUSSIAN EXILE LIVES
From The London Standard.

From The London Standard
On bis arrival the prisoner is driven straight ia
the police ward, where he is inspected by the
lSpraynk police officer who is absolute lord and
master OF the district. This representative OF the
ing questions Ills namef How old Married OF
single, Where frOmY Address OF parents or rela-
tons, or friends Answers TO all which
tered in the books. a solemn written promise is
then exaced OF hIin that he will not give lessons Of
any kind. try to teach any one that every letter
ho writes will 90 through the lspraVnlk'S hands,
and that he viii follow 10 occupation except shoe
making, carpcntering, or tiold-lab0r. lie is then
told he is Tree but at the same time is soemhly
warned that should hc attempt to pass the limits Of
the town he shall be shot down like "a dog Tathcr
than be allowed 10 escape, and shOuld no be taken
alive shall be sent oil to Eastern Siberia without
further formality than that of the lspravniA per
SOnal order.
The poor fellow takes up his little bundle and.
fully realizing that lie has now hidden farewell 20
the culture and material comfort Of his past life,
he walks ont INTO the cherries street. group OF
eXiles, all pale and cmacated, are there TO gIoet
him, take him To some of their miserable lodgings,
and fcyenshly demand news from homo. The new
conner gaZes on them as one III dream some are
melancholy mad, Others nervously irritable, and
the remainder have evidently tried to lind solace in
drink. They live i'll communities Of twos aud
thfnes, have food. scanty provision OF clothes,
money! and books IN common, and consider II their
sacred duty 10 help each other in every emergency
without distinction OF sex rank. on age. The noble
by bnth get sixteen shillings month from Govern
mcnt Tor their maintenance, and commOners only
ten although many of them are married, and sent
INTO eA He with young families. DaIly u gcndarmo
visits their lodgings, inspeCts tho premises when
and how he plcaSes and now and then makes some
MYSTERIOUS entry IN his note book. Should any OF
theIr number carry warm dinner u pair of newly
mcnGcd boots, 81 change OF linen 10 some passing
exile lodged for the moment in the police ward ID
Is Just ns likely as not marked against him as a
crime III Is crime TO come and SEQ friend oil.
accompany hm little on the way. In fact, should
The lspIavnk feel out of sortsthe effect Of cards or
drink he vents his bad temper on the exiles and
as cards and drink arc the favorie amusomcnts in
These drrary regions crimes nro marked down
against the cXllcs in astonishing numbers, and "A
Province
. Winter Iasts eight months. period during which
tho surrounding county presents the appearance OF
hoiseiess iieess, frozen inarshvnO roads. no com
Inunicati0n with the outer world, no means of
escape la course OF time almost every individual
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HE.1VEN md HE'LL.

From The Spectator.
Twas night aud busy 10 and fio
On earth Gods angels ran
Life entered this low door,-and there
Death cut lfe's little span.
Twas night: dreamed with opened eyes,
saw what spirits can.
saw two souls set free shoot up
Into the awful blue
Nowhere in that strange flight they paused,
No lingering glance they throw
But "a some arrow to its goal,
To the Far Gates they drew.
Not then they paused, but entered in,
And !, too. entered there.
And straightway heard upon the wind,
Whose very breath Vas PRAYER,
A voice that called those newborn souls
Across the quiet air.
GO thou and serve!v the sentence came.
The name of Jesu tell.
Preserve from death some dying soul "
-Athwart one face there fell
A lcngthe ring shadow, and Heard
muttcred groan. of Z" He'll
60 tifou and serve" the soft voice said,
Make noon of lfe's dark even;
Guide frail oucs through Earths storms, anC
bring
Again the souls God-gven !"
saw q rapturOus upturhed face,
Too blessed ~ answer" Hedren :!
c. &. FEAsER-TYTLEH.
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4 PITEOUS CASE.
Pdyis letter 10 The PhllndeIDhtG TeIf0r0DL


Xavier Aubryet IL dead. after seven years ot
atrocious AuiirrnQs from the horrible maiady that
tortured and killed Henri III 'Ine-nanely. decay ~
The spinal marrow. The aGOnies that the poor
onthor endured were bv him described IA vivid
terms In his preface to "Our Neigh borg Homes and
Our Own" he speaks of himself as having his whole
skeleton as sensitive as a decaved tooth" Ia ono
of his notes addressed 10 NJ VIilemessapt or BIO
for years attached to the staff Of the FgTOl he de-
cares that Ibis body contains q MariE0ni engine
that issues $4,000 paugs day." 10 add to his
misery. his ey esght gradually fOr-oDk him. and
when be died he barely able 10 distinguish light
from darkness. THIS blindness brought upon ham
an added stroke perhaps the sharpest Of them al.
In his days Of health he had written a book upon
Throphile de VIau 1t The beloved to,l Of bis
life his ul4ter picce. his chief Clan % poJsbuI1us
hOnOrs ana enduring fame.
A few months ago he decided 10 publish this work.
H. caused 10 to les drawn from its hiding place ard
put into his hauds. He carc.sed II fOndlr, turned
over the pages TINT ne could no longer see. aud
then offered it 10 his secretary. Read ItF he
cried. Alasl that WIS impossible. The peculiar
handwriting OF X1v;er Auhryet, minute. flowing.
almost feminine in s character. had become. under
tho first pressure OF the terrible maladY that con-
sDmed him, an illegbe scrIDbling. lie alone cOoid
have read II, and he was bind. Friends and eX-
merits in handw both dId all they could, but
All efforts " ere vain he book romans
sealed volume. II never will bs punted-it las
persisted with Its author.
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exile IL attacked by nervous convnlsions followed
by prolonged apathy and pIosration. They beg6
to quarrel, and even to hate each other Some Of
them coDtrivc to forge false passports and by <
miracle ~ il were make their escape, but the great
majority of these victims Of the 1hiId Section
either go mad. commit snicide, or die OF delirum
TO be studied and published will disclose terrible
tale Of human suffering and administered evils and
shortcomings not likely TO find their equivalent in
the contemporary history Of any other European
tntn
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MINCE PIES.

The proportions Of materials given below Will
make enough mince-meat to last a reasonably largo
family all winter.
4 pounds lean beef.
2 pounds snct.
~ ouuds chopped apple.
3 quarts cider.
2 quarts brandy
2 quarts mOlasses
pounds sugar.
4 pounds raisins
pounds Zante currants.
ounces citron.
lemons and @ oranges.
ounces.
1is ounces each Of alspice, cloves, nutmeg. mace
aud cinnamon.
l teaspoon pepper, and salt to taste.
The beef and suet must be put the range To-
getber in tho morning and in cold water and slowly
simmered for many hours, beng skinned at inter
vals Try the suet from time to time with FORK,
and whom it is thoroughly done take it out and pnt
it in the cold. When tho beef is done lot that also
get cold. The suet which accumnlates at the top
of the kettle when the broth oools should also be
added to the mince. Chop tho meat ana suet to-
gether very finely. Put the cider the range iu a
convenient kettle and stew the apple IN that Thon
mix oil together. the meat suet and apple. adding
the molasses sugar. raisns chopped ne), currants
citron finely slicecD and the ounces stewed water
until cooked tender and then chopped. IL the
auinces cannot easily be found in market they may
be omitted. though they add to the dehcacy Of the
mince.
Then squeeze ont the Juice of the lemons and
oranges into bowl and add TO it all the Spices dis
solving them so that they will mix thoroughly with
the mlnce. BE sure to have plenty of salt. Mix all
the ingredients well together. and toe last thing add
the brandy.
1t is useless for an ignorant person who has not
a delicate taste to attempt to mako good mince-
f,.pf Ia Of rfastI ia IN
tasting it from time to tino and by adding one
thing another. working 1t up to the point of de-
liceusness IL when 1t is supposed to be finished
the clever bOusekeepsr finds II has slightly fat
taste she throws In just enough lemon jnlce oder
vinegar 70 make 10 perfect and the proper amount
OF salt Is thing which 10 instruction can prescribe
it must be decided by tasting. II at the end the
mnce seems TO be too moist little pounded cracker
NAV be added if not moist enough some al the
broth in which the meat and suet have been cooked.
place,
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THO SONNETS.
From NGrpcr's Magazine.
MERCEDES.


Hers all that life could promise or bestow:
Youth, beauty love, n crown, the reckoning years ;
Lids 10 he pearled with none but JOYOUS tears
A life unsOilcd with any vulgar woe,
Ard by a nations sweled to lOrdiieT flow
What lurking place thought. for doubts fears
When, white swan. she swan along the cheers
or the Aloaa but five brief months agof
The cannon shouted hymoneals then
That on her birthday now denounce her doom;
The same white steeds, that tossed their scorn of
men,
To-day as hanghtv drag her to the tomb
Grim jest OF Fate vet who dare call it blind
Who knows what HE Is. what our human kind
THE PRISON OF CERvANTES
Were mine such cell Though natures firm decree
The narrowing soul with narrowing dungeon b nd,
Yet his free of foot as any wind,
And held both worlds. Of spirit aud sense In fee
What mortals saw of hun lay here, while he,
In charmed communion with his dual mind,
Was wandering Spain, himself both knight and
hind,
Redrcs9Ing wrongs he knew must ever be;
HIS hnmor wise could see lie's long deceit
Mans baflcd anus. nor therefore both despse;
His knIghtly nature could Ill fortune greet
Like an old friend whose ever such kind eyes
fhat pierced deep snch scope. his whose feet
By Avon ceased meath the same ApriPs SKIES
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL
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The proportions Of materials given below will
make enough mnce-meat to last reasonably largo
fo,n; ,yolI into
National Republican., 1880-02-25
POLITICAL NOTES.

SENATOR CAMERON, of Wisconsin, announces
himself rs a candidate for reelection.
EVEN stanl ey Matthews mournfllly admits that
there is little chance for Hayes boom.
THE Colorado papers claim that 10000 votes will
be cast in that State ut the next election.
THE plan of establishing new Republican
daily newspaper In Florida has been aba ndoned
NEW Democratic daily, to be called The Era is
to make its app earauce In GAINESVILLE the Sth Of
March.
THE San Francisco Gail says It is quite clear that
Gen eral Grant can have the Republican nomina.
ton If he wants IT,
WE think auti-GrOnt Republicans will como to
us because there seems to be nowhere else that they
can go.-Uticd Observer (Dem.)
THE Troy Press still keeps Tllden's name at the
head. and the Wayne County Journal has hoisted
Grants name 10 the place Of honor.
ALLthe soit.money Democrats agroe that Senator
Bayard has dug his political grave, but what
troubles them is how TO get him into 1t,
TT Is said that tho Hon. A. q. Jewett of Maine
who was on the stump for Fusion last fall, is now
outspoken iOrGGneral Grants nomination.
A NEW paper has been started at the National
Capital, but newspapers there are Of no more nc
count than members Of Congress- Chicago Times
The Charleston NetVs bewails the decline and
fall Of Grant" All rebels bewail that fall for when
he fell, he fell upon them and drove them into their
holes
IT IS one OF the plainest indications Of current
politics that the Democrats base their only hone of
success this year on tho possibility Of Republican
blunder at Chicago,
THE call for the Wisconsin Republican State
Convention IS liberal, inviting the aid of all who
Will cooperate with the Republicans In su ppoTting
the nominees Of the party,
Mr.. DANIEL PIKE. Maine wit and Democrat
says irIeyercnuy; "Gafcelon had been told times
enough that he was q - fool but he never would
believe II until he got certificate from the supreme
pgIlrt'
National Republican., 1880-02-25
PERSONAL.

DR. LoNoSEcKEu, OF Pennsylvania, is booked at
Wilurus.
CoLoNEL J, NJ. WErHERELI, of Pennsylvania, is
at Wizards.
NJ. McNiIcHAEI. of Philadelphia, is booked at the
Riggs House.
CoMMANDgR G. B. WHITE, Of Philadelphia, Is at
the Riggs House.
REV n. H. scHENcK, Of Brooklyn, arrived at the
Ebbit House yesterday.
II. j. ALDERMAN, of Bnghamton, n. Y, regis.
tered at the St. James last evening.
HARRY $. OGDEN, OF Brooklyn, Frank Leslie's ar
tlst Is stopping ut the Ebblt House.
GENERAL y. A. WALKER has resigned as u mom-
Der of the New Haven School board.
INplAN COMMISSIONER WILLIAM H. LYON, of New
York, Is registered at the Riggs House.
REV. J. CoTToN SMITH aud wife, Of New York,
are among the guests at the EbDiu House.
JOHN d. WHlrFoRD and A. b. Andrews, of North
Carolina are registered at the Metropolitan.
Nv. Bass IT and wife, and Henry Cobb and
wife Of Boston have paFlon at the EbbiW House,
c. r. SHELTON, =. T.. Sutton and Webster Estes
Of New York city registered at the ST. James yes.
teIday
Mas. GENERAL LEGGErT, Of Cleveland, Ohio, and
l., H. and Mrs, l., l., Leggett, ot Cleveland, Ohio,
are guests al the Riggs House.
Gr5RGE NJ BRIsTBN and wife, Of Pennsylvania;
j, 4. BlGuey ana vile, Pennsylvania; II. G. Fish.
Springfield, H.; w. y. Sanders, ArkRnsas; J. II.
Irwin, Philadelphia, and Charles N, Vance and
Wife North Carolina, registered ut the Ma,ropoli'
tan yesterday.
Hos. 7. B. BRYAN, formerly one Of the District
Commiss loncrs, is in the city for a few days on
business, He was NJ the Morrison buildings yes
terday morning for short time, ana held quite a
leyee, Mr.. Bryan Is on his way 10 New York IN
connection with new business interests ia
Colorado,
National Republican., 1880-02-25
SPARKS FROM THE POLITICAL ANVIL.

There will be 756 members Of tho Republi-
National Convention. This will require 379
votes to nominate-and If Grant is before that
convention, he will get them.-Ceddr Rapids
Times.
The Now York Sun gives it up. 1t says
Grant will certainly be nominated, aud
almost as certainly elected. Mr.. Dana Is con-
templatng suicide from the Brooklyn bridge.
Troy Times.
1t is n beautiful sign when the friends of tho
two most prominent Republican candidates
tor the Presidency can quietly talk over the
successes aud defeats of each without any
show of il-feeling, aud this is what the friends
and supporters of Grant and Blaine are doing
| to-day. The best of feeling prevails between
| them, and they seem animated only with de-
sire to accomplish that which will be the most
beneficial to the Republican party, aud are
not going to got into any wrangle. 1t Is no.
| ticeabc, however, that there is no bond of
sympathy between the Grant and Blaine men
and those who are pushing the candidacy of
Secretary Sherman. The former say that
| their canvass is being made fair and square
among the people, while the latter is confined
almost exclusively to the Federal oilice-holdors
in the South who are members Of the several
State Central Committees jVdshingion Cor.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
fit is true that General Grant has declared
his purpose to come home by way of San
francisco, lie is guilty oil meditatlng an act of
outrageous injustice against his political op-
ponents. They have demonstrated, over aud
over again, that it was an important part OF
the third term plot that Grant would come
home through the Southern States with an in.
tent to kindle among the people of those
regions such enthusiasm for him as would en-.
able him to obtain their support in his daboi-
cal conspiracy against the Republic. No doubt
If he shall go to California and thence to Chi.
csgo he will have some purpose really
wickeder on hand; but If he is going to prove
in this way the worthlessness of the prophetic
insight of the anti-third-termers, we should
like to know how we are going to depend upon
the rest of their dismal prophecies. 1t is a
cruel wrong for Grant to change his plans just
as the patriots have contrived to get his whole
campaign Of evil carefully mapped out for
| him. PHILADELPHIA EueninJ Bulletin