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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-10
THE OYSTER And HIS ENEMIES
From The Lon don Ne,os.

From The London Ye,os.
| Oysters NAV be generally classified into natives
and deep-sea and between these there are seVerai
varieties the shells of most of which have In my mu
scum. The deep-sea oysters are rs different IN form
and fashion from the natives as ClydesdaIe cart
horse Is from thoroughbred race horse Like orses,
oysters have their points. The points OF an oyster
aIe-frst. the shape. which, to be perfect, snouiu
resemble very much the petal OF rose lea, MeI,
bred native should have shell OF the tenulty OF
thin China or Japanese teacup 1t should also nave
an almost metallic ring, and peculiar opaIescent
lustre ON the inner side the hollow for the meat
of the oyster should be as much like an egg cup as
possible. Lastly, the meat itself should be white
and firm and nut-like in taste.
Being of very delicate tender nature, the oyster
has great many difficulties to encounter. one OF
his worst enemies Is the shve,hnger coniniony
called the star-fsh. The fve-fnger entwines the
oyster in his deadly grasp, and by .pr9trudng llis
elastic stomach eats up the oyster leaving u1g
hardly imagine that the fve-fnger had any sense
but still tney must have some Kind OF intelligence
or dredgerman aptly put 1t to me . w men
these five-fngers finds feet OF vessels on the Top
of them with the dredges, they doubles themselves
up and are off, They are not going TO stop TO be
all drGdged np The next TSrt enemy %sS ra IS she
althou oh thew look so innocent have the power OF
boring into the oyster She with their rasp-Iike
tongue. The hole this creature makes - sui very
often destroy hundreds IF pounds worth OF prop
erty. He who would invent a trap to catch these
dogwhelks would Indeed be oenetactof 10 SySt ta
~
oysters; they largely empioyed TO Keep the
beds and the " culch clean by eating up the Shiny
green weed that grows abundantly. especially IN
hot weather Musses no friends TO oysters. A
colony of mussels will. unknown 10 the proprietor
OF the oyster-bed, often settle upon the spem
gregisn of "half-ware." carefully deposited, to
grow ana fat. The mussels Immediately on settling
down spin their curious, sllk-llke webs, ~ seen
under piers ETC. by means of which they are en-
abled to anchor themselves so firmly. The run OF
the tide then brings mud, the webs OF the lnnSsels
collect it. and the oysters underneath unless re-
leased bv the dredge are smothered like the Prin-
cess III the Tower
II will be remarked that there is no real Z" fat"
in an OYSTER to fltten OYSTER therefore, is an ex
pressiye, but not correct term. one thing must
advise my todO during tthe present STATE OF
the oyster market, and that is. never to allow the
oyster to be served to them the fiat shell bnt al
ways on the round she'll, with the natural liquor
left in the hollow. This liquor is not sea-water,
but contains much of the same chemical ingre-
dients as the oyster itself This hitherto for the
most part we have allowed those who open oysters
for MS to throw away as useless This hint, If the
oyster -eater is wise, ne will at once adopt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-10
THE SULTAN as A BCSYBODY.


Abdul Hamld is man OF small mind, who has
feel very unhappS If he were restricted TO the
limited field of acticn of constitutional Soyer-
eign In the second place. he lives in constant
terror of conspracIes and assassination, and fears
that if ne entrusted any share o'his power To the
Prime Minister the Cabinet he might be some
night summarly deposed like his late uncle Abdul
Aziz and his still living brother Murad. lie keeps,
therefore all power in his own hands. and regards
his Ministers simply as executors of his sovereign
will The Cabinet Councils held at the palace
almost "a frequently as at the Porte, and when
matters of great Importance are being discussed His
Majesty not nirequently presldes in person. In all
cases the minutes OF proceedings are forwarded TO
the Mabein for His Maiestys inspection. and he
never appends his signature to documents without
having frst carefully peruscd the contents
Theoretically, IL Is very cOmmendable on the part
of a Young sovereign to live laborious days and
examine personally everything &c which he gives
his sanction but In practice the system Is found 10
have serious inconvenience. In the first place. il
causes a fearful amount of delay in the transaction
of public business However great mans zeal
may be. his physical powers are necessarily
limited and it is physically impossible for the
Sultan to examine and expedite without delay all
the papers sent to him. AT the Porte there are
plenty Of illegtimate influences at work hut. rs
all affairs treated according to certain fOrmali-
ties there Is alw avs certain amount of control
In the Palace, on the contrary everything is done
in secret Irregular way, and no Minister dares to
investigate or critcise. Even if things were done
regularly and i'll order. the introduction of the
Palace into the administrative machine would
necessarily increase 70 an enormous extent the
amount o. bakshcesh that must always be- paid for
the heavy backmal of the Palace parasites has to
be added to that of the Porte officials
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-10
TIE COURSE or TRUE LOVE ~ FRANCE
From The Examiner.

From The Examiner.
The troubles which Mile. Jeanne SaDary, the
charming socetaire of the Theatre Francalse. has TO
encounter before she can be married to the man OF
her choice, have excited lively interest among
Parsians and will probably inspire her professional
sisters in London with deep gratitude That the
intricacies of French marriage law are unknown on
this side of the Channel. Mile. Samary. whose
speciality of Joyous laughter has been slgnallzed IN
innumerable photographs even during her stay III
London last year, has been the fancee of a young
gentleman, NJ Marie Lagarde for twelvemon IT,
and as both parties would be considered to be In
possession of independent means in England, there
was nothing to prevent the course OF true love from
running smooth except the code ciril and most re-
luctant father-n-aw. NJ. Paul Lagrade, the father
of the wOuld-be bridegroom. pronounced himself to
be utterly nsensble to the happiness OF having such
a dsughter-in-law as the UlnsOme sOci6aire OF the
first stage in the world and absolutely refused
his consent 10 the nuptals. NJ Mario Lagrade
is more than twenty-five years OF age, and so there
was alternative but to the oblurate parent
with the requisite number of
at the proper legal intervals. At the last moment
NJ Lagrade senior challenged the legality OF the
documents. on the ground of misdescTiption OF the
residence of his son. The case came " rs matter
of urgency" before the Civl Tribunal last week,
and the attempted objections being overruled by
the Court it is to be hoped hat the fair actr IS anu
her lover at the end of their annoyances; and,
further resistance being useless that NJ. Lagrade
senior viii hasten to welcome the young couple to
his beautiful chateau OF Claire at COM
pegne
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-10

corn take one ounce Of tartsric acid dissolved IN
boiling water. Cut the corn from the cob and PIT
IN sufficient wster to cook. When the corn is
cooking put 10 the acid water and seal In airieht
cans When you wish to use IL pour oil the water
from IL. put it in fresh water and small quantity
OF soda; let stand few moments before cooking
When nearly cooked say about ten minutes. add
cream or rich milk butter, pepper and salt.-lAunt
Addie.
CHAppED HANDS" Rustic " gives the following
directions for keeping the hands smooth u ~
cold weather and curing them when chapped: ASH
them in buttermIlk in which some wheat bran mas
been stirred twenty hours before using, ana Dry
them over the fire without q towel. Inc reno ,9
inn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-10
THE USE or THE RAZOR.
From The feie0rdph.


Touching UpOn the question whether members of
the French bar should lie permitted to grow their
boards ritter in Partisan contemporary gives
some particulars showing how maLy men eminent
in various ways have been devoteSs of the razor.
He begins 10y challenging proof that. apart from Il
very few exceptions great orator ever wore beard
Wustache. Among eminent French speakers
and statesmen, Mirabeau, Danton, Nerginaud,
Berrycr Foy. Manuel, Chateaubriand. De Broglie
Mole Odiilon Barrut. Casmir Perier. GuiZOt. Theirs
and Montaembert all shaved. The must iche is
Thought To be n distinctive military adornment
yet u was not WON by Ale xander CRsar, Ponpey,
Tralan or Napoleon. The great ma.shals of the
French Monarchy disilained II, and not one of the
generals of tue First Empire permitted 10 10 sprout
ipon his lip Rcvolutionists are popularity sup
posed TO he marked by unkeinpt boards. Yet
Robesplerre. MaTat Sant-.Iust, and iebertlwere as
carefully shaven the Cram Monardue himself.
OF French writer's and poets, Moere and Corneille
Fontane Boileau. La Bruyere. N0itare. Rousseau,
wants of the eighteenth century ged in clean
shave so did Dante and fetrarch Byron and
Shelley Pope and Addison, Sheridan and Gold
smith, Swift and johnson. Fielding and Richardson
Pitt Burke and Fox. Among eminent frenchmen
of very recent times, LamaTtinc, DE Nigny, Victor
Hugo ttill his exile, Michelct, Emile dc Girardn
Carrel. Bandclaire. Ions Blanc. and SardoI
made. sill make. an uncompromsing OF the
razor, III this respect following the example Of
HAYDN t;lnck Mozart. ficciDi. Cimarosal, Mehul
Weber. Chrnhini. licroid. Beethoven Belhni
Ros<ini. Mrycr1ccr. and AMBER. There ~ some
thing To D., said the iher side. doubt but If
wonld seem though space shunlA lie found in tho
escu Is;~on u. gvnius fni aud n BARRIERS pole
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-10
THE GROWTR or LONDON.
Et,0ln The GlObe-


If "defntion bees" still in fashion. few
questions might call forth more divergent answers
than request to describe the boundaries Of London
proper. Ii is not long since the inhabitants of one
of the suburbs appealed, through the press To have
the cab radius extended on tho ground that they
were now actually part of London and ought not
to be charged extra fares as :" of tho stones"
Probably few great cities have extended so rapidly
as London during the last fifty years Year by
yesr we see fields and farms transformed into
streets, and what was country" ten or fifteen
years ago is now the heart OF u popuous neighbor-
hood Ii is not long since people had country
houses" in suburbs now thronged as the city it.
self Ii ia curious, in reading history, TO remark
the jealous dislike with which some OF our former
soverelgns watched the tendency 10 increase the
boundaries of the metropolis. Elizabeth and
James /. stroye openly to combat it. Severe
statutes were passed to RESTRAIN the building of
new houses and to authorize the pulling down of
mansions erected in defiance of tho law. In the
time of Charles l. these proclamations were re-
newed with increased vigor, heavy fines being
levied on country gentlemen who preferred dwell
ing IN London TO residing their country estates
1t is iii dcult to explain tho reasons for this
ANXIETY TO restrain tho growth of London The
royal prOcamstions In suceessi 70 reigns give, "a
their chief the injury likely to he inflicted on
tho country by tho squires and la ndowners becOn-
ing absentees from their estates. The probable
difficulty Of obtaining provisions for an overgrown
metronolis - occasionally urged hr contemporary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-10

The papers entitled Confessions of an Author and
a Peripateticn have proceeded Mr.. Anthony Iroi-
lope who is the writer of the sketches on" LONDON
Tradesmen."
Tae 81 Jamess Gazette. which appeared within
few weeks after Mr. Greenwocd's retirement from
the edtorship of The Pail Mall Gazette, is simply
the Old Pail Mall Gazette in somewhat different form
and with a new name with an exaggeration of iis
antipathy to Mr. Gladstone and it's dread OF what IL
calls the latter-day Radicals. The intensity OF the
Language and sentiment of The st. Janess Gazette
has led a profane wit 10 nickname 1t the TWO
penny Damn" phrase derived from favorlte oath
of the late Duke of Wellington. who was accus-
aging estimate of persons and things which he held
in slight account. occasionally descending TO .ne
nennv damn Mr.. Greenwood's force of character.
though wasted upon sort Of craze, and the per
sonai liking which he awakens and keeps are
from The Pail Mall Gazette to the newspaper which
he now edits almost the entire body Of writers who
had been associated with him on the elder journal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-10
THE" BAKED POTATO" MEN.
From The Echo.

From The Echo.
Having spoken of street traders, ought not 70
O NIT the baked potato" men. Many of the
owners Of the steamers which are familiar to us IN
Tottenham-cour,-road, Gray-inn,road. or on the
Surrey side, are well-to-do tradesmen. Two or
three that / know OF are industrious mechanics
who, when their days labor IS over, supplement-
their income by retailing hot murpnys" at one
halfpenny each. butter included, at street
corner much more sensible OF them than
already earned. The hot potato business requires
some capital. The itself may on ~ cost couple
of guneas. but there are men who have spent as
much ten guineas on their steamers. lie aver.
age price for a very fair one. the can OF TN ana
with brass mountings. is about f3 The potatoes
some time cook thoroughly. and the tin ayalls to
keep them hot. There all classes amongst the
BAKED potato men-tradesmeD who have been Def
ter of mechanics out Of work, and costern0nRef5
who III the winter find 1t more Profitable than 10
haw * fruit. In the summer nearly all OF them,w WIN
the exception Of the first class l spoke OIL take TO
cherries straw berries, aud green cages. The
customers of the baked potato men combine
all classes. Near theatre the actors VIII
send out between the acts for hot potatoes ana poI
ter The wOrkingmaD returning nome after day
toll will pull himself together with murphy"
The clerk will pop ont to the street
corner, and from the potato-can bring his little
has done stitching for the baby who Is III bed Even
better-sh men, when going home late. VIII llf they
think nobody is loOking) buy potato ana munich IL
on Their way TO their lodgings. There are many
potato men who make n couple OF pounds week In
the season. and the arisC of the business has
tie majority to be stationary, and at many street
corners in the metropolis the baked potato man Is as
much an institution the big tavern with Its liar
ing gasghtS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-10
From All The Year. Round.


Ave. wet the shattered edges daIntily,
Place them together In the ancient shape.
Match hue and fair design with careful eve,
And lei no fragment from your search escape:
So place the cup where keen sunlIgbfs glance
Pshaw. does such injured beauty pay your painS
Twill bold q mimic waxcn bud, pcrchance,
But never water for q rose again.
Unsay the angry words; the charge recalls
Deny or plead away doubt, slight, or sneer;
Before the outraged shrine for pardon fall.
WIN back rhe smile with the fore9viDg tear;
The happy " safety Of affection lost,
Trust and its frank free gladness fled together,
What boots to feign the faith. to count the cost
The wounded love will bear the scar forever.
Alb keep the precious porcelain in It's niche,
Guard close the fragile darings OF the heart,
Oh we. in lifs's pnre treasures proud ana r'c6;
Dread one rough touch no time again can give.
Once gone or perfect form or fearless faith
In prayer and patience mourn 1t while ye I'VE,
And hope to win it back in heaven through
death.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-10
AUTUMN.
From Tie Academy.

l.
The leaf is red-the leaf is sere-
Sere IA rotten shroud;
GRAY winter gems his icy bier.
And folds his pail of cloud;
For drifting leaves ana closing days
He trolls his sullen fun'ral lays.
III.
The leaf Is red-the leaf is sere-
See yonder mufiled train
OF dismal shadows creeping near.
Old age, and care. and pam:
They bid me with them tell nv beads
For pleasant flowers and bitter seeds.
Tie leaf il red--.ne leaf Is sere-
Av. redder than the gold
A royal splendor crowns the year.
In pomp he waxeth old;
He laughs. and jovIai riches yields
From purple branch and yellow fields.
~.
The leaf is reG-!he leaf is sere-
Think you my sun is set
Win wine. aud song, and friendship here,
And many blessing yet.
Pll 1--we to nobly spend the store
OF boarded joys | spared before.
L. PURCELL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-10
A PROPOSAL or THE PERIOD.
From Punch

"Pve rank and wealth and lady, here's my hand
Ard never shall my fancy from You range"
=" Yes that's an offer can understand
But what am to give you IN exchanged
Well in return ask your heart "Ahr.e,
Kind sir, now must own my beDlessness.
Ask me for anything but that. You see,
It's Just the one thing that don't possess"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-10

This Is the season of harvest festivals. but
clergymen would do well 10 bs their guard against
bathos In their programmes OF the We have
seems 70 err slightly In this respect Nappears that
next Sunday there Will DO ~ hs church harvest ie.
win be held. no announces. having reference 3,
Co.'S srsas ssoa ,.s 70 ssndinE oous.a harsss
0aaottA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-10

ironing is his sisters snowy gownl Go in. little
Ones to safety to loving watchfulness. to precious
instruction, to teaching which, whate yer the doc
trine, cannot harm YOU! We have not forgotten
who it was who took little children His arms and
blessed them. and said OF such is the Kingdom OF
Heaycnn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-10
CEMENTED.

writers, and one author quantity suggests thst
oyercror ding leads to On outbreak OF pestilenco.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-10
MENU.
Raw Oysters.
g.

Raw Oysters
Amber Soup.
Baked Fish, Cream Sauce.
Flllet Of Beef, with Mushrooms. Mashed Potatoes
Squash.
Quail on Toast Jelly.
Salad-TomatO May onaise.
Cheese. WATERS
Peach Pudding. Coffee lco.
Pears and Grapes.
Coffee.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-06-10
Clothing Department,

The Largest, Most Superb and Fashionable
Stock of Clothing ever offered in jackson. A
fit. quality of garment and price guaranteed.
When visiting Jacks n call before making your
purchases. apS-3m .
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-06-10

| The London Quarterly Review for
April has recently appeared from the
the press of the Leonard Scott Pub.
/ fishing Co., Il Barclay Street. n. Y.
Being the organ of the Conservative
party its publication was delayed till
the result of the recent elections in
England was ascertained. that the po-
Iiticil article which usually concludes
! each number might he framed in ac-
cOrClance with the event.
The leading article on david
Hume" gives brief sketch of that
philosophers life and character, and
and enters with some minuteness into
his theory of morals and philosophy
of religion. ''The hook of Common
PRAYER" has for its subjects the convo-
cation Prayer Book, which exhibits
the alterations proposed in conformity
with the recommendations OF the Con-
vocationS of Canterbury and York;
and the article invites attention TO
some of the chief characteristics of the
present book of Common Prayer, and
some of the conditions under which it
has come to lie that which it is.
In common with all the other Re-
views, there is long article on the
subject Of the Memoirs of Madame de
Remusat, with copiOus extracts from
her narrative illustrative Of an inner
history of the Consulate and Empire,
and Of the new light thrown upon all
the members of the Bonaparte family.
An interesting article entitled "The
Slavonic Menace to Europe takes for
its text a work recently written by II
Russian lady of distinction, entitled
"Russia and England, 1876 to 1880"
the purpose of which work is to justi-
fly Russia and its government, and to
show how the conduct of England is
looked at in Russia. Much space is
devoted to consideration of the doc
trine of Nationality as applied to the
Slavs, which MANAGES the destruction
of the Austro- Hungarian Empire.
The periodicals reprinted by The
Leonard Scott Publishing o. are as
follows: The London Quarterly, Ed
inhurg, Westminster, and British
Quarterly Reviews, and BlackwLods
Magazine. Price, 81 II year for any
one, or only S15 for all. and the pos.
tage is prepaid by the Publishers.
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A Personal Matter.
Lebanon News.

Last Saturday evening as we were
talking with couple Of friends OF
the court house portico, we heard an
angry, excited voice at our elbow
saying:
by Cd do you want personal
difficulty with me"
Promptly responding in the mega
tive, we turned and discovered the
speaker was Col. K. Z. Thompson
ana we soon learned that he had come
to hold us personally responsible for
the publication i'll the Wilson County
News OF an extract from the Muir
rreesboro News commenting on his as
sault upon Berry Whitesides at the
May Convention.
The city marshal interfere1 to pre-
vent breach of the peace and Mr.
Thompson left US after delivering this
threat:
by Cd I've had three or four
difficulties in my life, and by Cd if
you publish any more extracts unfa>
vorable to me III be damned if you
haven't got ME to fight and notify
you now to prepare yourself, for by
Cd | will fight, you with knives,
pistols or muskets, by Cd just as
you please.
For the benefit of Mr.. Thompson
and all others whom it may concern
We have the following to say:
The Wilson County News is peO-
pies paper and not machine for pol
itlcians.
We disclaim all intentions of desire
to Use its columns against any indi>
viduars personality. But, when a
man is prominently before the people
as candidate for Office, takes part in
public convention, his acts and
words become part of its public rec,
ord. and as such the people have "a
right to know what public sentiment
is in regard to it, and we shall con-
tinue to publish such extracts.
We do not intend that any one who
made a brilliant reputation as an
earnest and consistent non-c0mbatant
throughout the late war, shall fabri>
cate Il little cheap reputation as a
fighting cock at our expense.
Finally on all question of 'person>
al responsibility" we are emphatcially
on hand and our name is
DAN. W. BAIRD.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-06-10
Important 10 Agricultural Bu-
Feau COrrespOndeuts,

On the 10Th of May note was ad-
dressed to the PostmasterlGeneral
from the Bureau of Agriculture, re-
questing the Department to allow
written answers 10 interrogatories sent
out i'll relation to the crops, to be re-
turned open at one cent postage.
The Bureau, yesterday received the
following answer:
WAsHINGToN, June 2, 1880.
j. B. kiliebrew. Esq. Commissioner, etc.
Nashville, Tenn:
SIE-Referring to your communi-
cation of the 18th ult., | have to say
that the sheet OF printed interrogato>
r;es in question is entitled to pass
through the mails unsealed with writ
ten answers inserted therein at the
rate of one cent for every two ounces
or fraction thereof, if not accompani-
ed by any person al correspondence.
Respectfully,
JAS. II. MARR,
Acting First Asst z. NJ. Gen.