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Some Curious Epitaphs.


When Benjamin Franklin was a young
printer he wrote the following epitaph on
himself:
Here lies the body Of
BENJAMIN Franklin, Printer,
0ike the covers Of an old book,
Its contents torn out.
And stript of its lettering and gldingl
Lies food for worms;
Yet the work itself shall not be lost,
For it will las he believed appear once more
In q new
And more beautiful edition,
Corrected and amended
by
The Author.
In the burial ground of Abbey Church,
at Conway, North Wales, the following
memorial has been erected to one Nlcho
las Hooker:
Here lyeth the bodie of Mich. Hooker, who
was the one and fortieth childe OF his fathei
and mother, and the father of seven and
thirty by one wife. He dyed March Goth,
1857. Hic Jacet.
In the church yard at Pewsey, Wilt
shire, England, Lady OLooney's pedl'
gree is given after this style:
Here lies the body of Lady O'Looney, great
niece of Burke. commonly called the SUP
lime She was bland, passionate and deeply
! religious; also, she painted in water color
and sent several pictures to the exhibition
She was first cousin to Lady Jones, and O.
such is the Kingdom Of Heaven.
Elihue Yale, the founder of Yale Col
lece, is buried at Wrexham, Wales, undei
tombstone bearing this inscription:
Born in America, in Europe bred,
In Africa travelled and in Asia wed,
Where long he lived and thrived, In Londor
dead, :,
Much good, some i'll he did; so hopes al
That his soul through mercy has gone k
heaven,
You that survive and read this tale, take
care,
For this most certain exit to prepare,
Where, blest in peace, the action Of the Just
Smell sweet, and blossoms in the silent dust.
Richard Lalor She'll, the Irish orator
and joint advocate with Daniel O'Connel.
before Parliament, who died in 1851, ha.
tine following remarkable epitaph on hi
monument at Waterford
Here lie I. There's an end to my woes
And my spirit at length at aise is,
With the tip Of my nose and the end Of my
toes
Turned up 'gainst the roots of the daisies
A Liverpool lady who died was thus
kindly relinquished to the Lord by hei
loving husband:
She once was mine,
But now, 0 Lord,
I her to Thee resign,
And remain your obedient, humble servant
ROBERT KEMP.
It is said to be an actual fact that the
following is inscribed on headstone al
Oxford, N. H.:
To all my friends bid adieu-
A more sudden death you never knew,
AS was leading the old mare to drink
She kicked and killed me quicker'n wink
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A Terror of the Seas.

The tests of our naval volcano, the
Vesuvius, arc more than satisfactory. She
can throw five shells from each of her
three guns in seventeen minutes. Her
range is over a mile. One more test re-
mains to be made, one which will show
with what degree of accuracy she can
throw her shell when rolling on the
waves.
The Vesuvius, compared with the big
cruisers, looks very small. At a miles
distance she would be target difficult to
hit. If she can be handled well in battle
on the high seas she will be a dreadful
object to encounter. One Of her ten-inch
shells, containing 200 pounds of dyna.
mite, if dropped near an ironclad would
settle the fate of the big vessel.
When she has the range she can drop
with these shells 5000 pounds of dyna-
mite within forty-fve minutes upon OF
around any object large enough gh to make
good target. The ship subject to such
rain of fire would be in perilous con-
dition, no matter how stoutly built. HeI
full capacity, however, with 15-inch
shells, containing 500 pounds Of cx-
plosivc each, would be 10000 pounds in
half an hour.
The Vesuvius, of course, could not be
effective unless she was within not more
than a mile of her adversary, which
might begin firing on her half an hour
before she could use her guns. Her
small size is her protection, as many a
shot would be wasted before SO small
vessel travelling at high speed could be
hit.-Neao York Telegram.
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
HOW TO MAKE TEA.

The water to be used should boil and
it should be poured on the tea immedi-
atcly it boils; if allowed to overboil the
peculiar property of boiling water which
acts upon tea evaporates and eventually
disappears. Tea should not be decoc-
don. but an infusion. If allowed to stew
it becomes little better than q decoction
Of tannic acid. Tea that is overdrawn IS
hurtful to the nerves and to the diges-
lion. As to the precise number of min
utes which should be devoted to the pro-
cess of drawing, some people will say five
minutes, some seven, some will perhaps
20 as far as ten, but our experience is
in favor of six; this sufficcs to bring out
the flavor, quality and strength. Just as
much tea as is wanted should be made
no more Make fresh tea as often as it is
required. The replenishing of the tea
pot with fresh hot water is very OBJ
jectionable. AS the thorough heating of
the receptacle is Of the first Importance,
the teapot should be made thoroughly
hot before the tea is put in it. The earth
enware teapot is preferred to all others
by connoisseurs, and it is superfuous to
say that whatever utensils is used for this
purpose should be Immediately clean.
Tea is an extremely delicate article. Its
susceptibility to the odors of commo.
dities near it is source of danger and
deterioration, as it readily takes up the
smell of coffee, cocoa, spices, cheese, ba'
con or other articles of pronounced odor.
The complaints sometimes made about
tea would probably not arise if always
kept in places free from such contagion.
Tea should be stored in warm, dry
place; unnecessary exposure to the all
should be avoided. A pound of tea
would make 12s cups.-London 1ele'
graph.
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Hunting Buffalo Bones.

A curious industry of North Dakota,
which will decrease in time, is buffalo
bone picking. The vast herds of buffalo
have been slaughtered au3 their skins
sold, and now the pioneers make mer-
chandise of the bones scattered over the
prairies. The bones are shipped to ST..
Louis or Chicago and turned into glue
!. and fertilizers. Kansas, Colorado, Ne
braska and even older States have all
been the scene of this strange contribu-
ton to wealth, and no one knows how
many thousands of carloads have thus
been cleaned after the slaughter Of the
American bison. ~
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THANKSGIVING HINTS.

"Many a person who will eat his share
of the Thanksgiving turkey-tender,
juicy, delicately brown and done to {
turn-will look at the stufing and pass il
by because it is soggy, heavy and un'
Wholesome. The trouble, of course, Ii
in the making; it often mixed up too wet
The steam of the bird as it cooks fur.
nishes almost enough moisture. Try tn.
following and see if it is not light and
tempting: Break up into fine crumbs .
sufficient quantity of the soft inside por'
ton of loaf of bread (being sure not te
have any hard pieces; season with SALT
pepper, a little chopped parscley, pow.
dered sage or thyme, as you may prefer;
and melted butter enough to moisten the
whole and mix we'll together"
The following is recipe for pumpkin
pie, the quantities given being for ons
pie only: A generous half-pint of rict
milk, one heaping tablespoonful oi
stewed pumpkin, one egg, (white ane
yoke separately beaten), and half a tea
spoonful of flour. Sugar to taste; lit,
tie ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg. Beat
we'll together, all except the whites o:
eggs; add these last, stirring them il
quickly but thoroughly, and bake in 6
quick oven.
According to Mrs. Henderson, a turke!
of seven or eight pounds Che best selec.
ton, if faD should be roasted or baked
three hours at least, and large turke!
should not be cooked a minute less thar
four hours, an extra hour beng prefera'
BILE to minute less. Long cooking, with
frequent basting, is the secret of good
turkey.
Traditional Thanksgiving fare in.
cludes roast turkey, roast chicken, CHECKER
pie, squash, potatoes, turnips, caulihower,
cold slaw, celery and other seasonabl.
vegetables; a rich pudding, q goodl5
array of pies-mince, pumpkin and squash
occupying the places of honor-cake:
fruits, nuts, etc, From these dishes the
the housekeeper will select a satisfying
but not too heavy menu.
Serve with the turkey cranberry sauce
or currant, plum or other acid jelly. Be
sure to place the turkey upon sufficient
ly large platter, as this will facilitate the
work of carving.
When soup is served at the Thanks.
giving dinner, clear soup is more suita'
BILE to the substantial bill of fare that i:
to follow than one with vegetables
Neu York World.
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TOrtOises in the South Sea.

There are tortoises in the islands of the
South Pacific Ocean, but their shell is OF
little value, and on the Galapagos Islands
q species exists which sometimes attains a
weight of half ton. A seaman of a New
Bedford whaleship some years ago was
missed by his companions on these islands.
They sought for him for several days
without success, and were about to leave
without him, when they were surprised
to see him coming down from the mount
aims driving one of these huge brutes with
a club. This was the largest specimen
ever heard of, and was probably hundreds
of years old. The sailor had spent
several days and nights, with true Yankee
pertinacity, in guiding the clumsy brute
from the mountains to the seashore.
These tortoises and multitudcs of hideous
ipuanas seem to be the only inhabitants
of the Galapagos, which are a mass Of
extinct and barren volconoes.
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RECIPES.

Baked Custard-Two tablespoonfuls Of
-four beaten with two eggs, one pint Of
milk, and sugar to sweeten; flavor with
nutmeg and bake.
Steamed Pudding-one cup each of
-four, sugar and sour milk, two cups Of
raisins, two eggs, one teaspoon Of soda
and pinch Of salt; steam one hour.
Fried Pumpkin-Pare and slice the
pumpkin and boil till tender; remove
from the water and mash; add two
beaten eggs and fry brown, in small
cakes, in butter.
Crullers-One cup of sugar, one table
spoon of butter, one egg, one cup OF
sweet milk, one and one-half teaspoons Of
baking powder, flour enough to roll, fry
in beef drippings.
Sugar Cookies-Three cups of sugar,
one cup each of butter and sweet milk,
three eggs and two tablespoonfuls OF
soda. Sprinkle with sugar and bake in
moderately hot oven.
Potato Stew-Peel and slice a dozen
potatoes, put cupful of water into the
frying pan and few slices of salt pork
let the pork cook slowly one-half hour
then add the potatoes seasoned with salt
and pepper; cook until tender and serve.
Lamb Pic-Cut small neck of lamb
into chops, season lightly with pepper,
salt, savory and one-fourth of small
onion, minced; place in deep dish with
few sliced potatoes, add cup of water,
cover with a crust and bake in moder.
ately heated oven.
Dried Apple Pudding-Boil dried
apples until nearly done; save teacup
of the juice of the apples for sauce;
chop them and mix with soaked bread
and boil in bag; make sauce of melted
butter, sugar and flour, with enough
apple juice to give it flavor; spice with
nutmeg.
German Pufs-Put half a pound OF
butter into cupful of milk, place on the
stove to heat. When it begins to boil
pour it on to cupful of sifted flour and
stir until perfectly smooth; then add
six we'll beaten eggs, three tablespoonfuls
of sugar and little cinnamon; drop the
batter into small patty pans and bake the
putfs in a moderate oven.
Buttermilk Bread--To two quarts OF
lour add four tablespoonfuls each of
.ream tartar and soda, with one teaspoon
.ul of salt. and sift twice. Add one or
;wo large spoonfuls of sour cream, and
nix with buttermilk to soft dough;
mead lightly, divide into three loaves,
ct them rise at the back of the range
ill twice the original height in the bread
Tins, and bake in moderately heated
oven. +
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An Eagle in a Strange Place.

A large American eagle flew on the ship
William Starbuck in the Gulf stream, and
was picked up in an exhausted condition.
The bird had glass eye, with the unin-
telligible initials of the supposed owner'l
name in it. The birds craw was entirely
empty, and it is supposed to have beer
carried to sea by the force of the vino
and was unable to reach the shore,
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A Chinese custom practised at San
Francisco is the throwing into the ocean
of thousands of pieces of paper when
friends are about to sail away. Each
paper bears, in Chinese characters, a
prayer. At recent sailing the women
sat on the dock and uttered these paper
appeals to the sea gcds, the friends on
the steamer doing the same thing.
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The new steel practice vessel that is tc
be built for the cadets at the Annapolis
Naval Academy will be of 800 tons dis
placement, and will be fitted with triple
expansion engines that will develop l2OO
horsepower witha speed Of twelve and a
holf KNOTS
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There Is nothing unless It be the sewing ma.
chinej that has lightened woman's labor as
mnch "a Dobbins's Electric Soap, constantly
sold since 1884. All grocers have 1t. Have you
made its acquaintance? Try 1t.
Work on the new building for the library OF
Congress at Washington Is making rapid pro-
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Wauld Yau Believe

The Proprietor of Kemp's Balsam gives Thou
sands of Bottles away yearly? This mode Of
advertising would prove ruinous if the Ralsam
was not perfect cure Of Coughs and all
Throat and Lung troubles. You will see the
excellent effect after taking the first dose.
Don't hesitate. Procure bottle to-day to
keep in your home or room for immediate or
future use Trial bottle free at all druggists.
Large size 50c. and 81.
FRANCE has 81, ,130 public schools and $780,
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Oregon, tho Paradise Of Farmers.
Mild, eQuable climate, certain and abundant
crops. Best fruit, grain, grass and stock coun-
try in the world. Full Information free: Ad-
dress Oregon Indignation Board, Portland Ore.
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Fish have been caught in the Gulf Of
California at depth of 14O0 feet.
Don't Waste Your Time

And money experimenting with doubtful
remedies, when DR.. Picrcc's Golden Medical
Discovery is SO positively certain in its cura-
tive action rs to warrant its manufacturers in
supplying it to the public, as they are doing
through druggists, under a duly executed GER
tificate of guarantee. that it will accomplish
it will be promptly returned. 1t cures torpid
liver, or biliousness, indigestion. or dyspepsia,
all humors, or blood taints, from whatever
cause arising, skin and scalp diseases, scroful-
Gus affections mot excepting consumption, or
lung-scrofula), If taken in time and given q
fair trial.
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THE production Of soap in England is about
45 100 tons per week.
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FRANCE has 81 ,13O public schools and 5,eOo,-
900 pupils.
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Thousands Of cures follow the use of DR..
Eage's Catarrh Remedy. 80 cents.
The sun., 1889-12-15

The third season OF that very successful
and thriving organization, tho Rubinsteln
Club Was opened on Thursday evening last by
| a brilliant concert This took place. as usual,
in Chiokering Hall. before large, Gayly
dressed, and warmly appreciatiye audience.
The merits Of the performance were indeed
worthy to elicit constant and enthusiastic ex-
pressions Of praise Admirable as their former
work has proved, this concerts standard was
for above that OF any previous one given By
the club. The tone quality seems decidedly
better than ever before, although from the first
the club has been remarkable In this respect.
Tho altos attract especial attention by deep,
rich tones, and In one selection nt this concert
they were Obliged to sing some phenomenal
sible. ''''' ''''''' ',-.,'s.-,,-.,--,,-,,, '' 80
Chapman has been at great pains to obtain is
Clubs singing. Each set Of voices begins new
phrase with extreme precision, and from long
practice together the voices blend exauisitelI.
Indeed 1t is Interesting and gratifying to notice
the steady improvement OF the Nubinstein In
every technical matter, as we'll rs in the higher
artistic developments OF taste and expression.
The club now numbers in its active mem eers
voice OF more than ordinary excellence and OF
unusual cultivation. When II is stated that
Btoin make music their profession, some ade;;
ouRte idea may be gained OF the rarely good
material which It is Mr. Chapman's happy Tor
tune to direct and control
At the frat concert OF this season. last Thurs.
day evening, the selections were charming. IL
anything there was an embdTTds dc rtchesse
which caused the entertainment to be too pro-
longed, and the arrangement Of the programme
was such as to make the last songs appear
Smart's lovely cantata, King Renes Daugh-
ter" or SullivRn's " Lost Chord"
The waltz by Weinzierl was charmingly
bright and pleasing, as was also Charles How
ellis pretty bit OF writing called Loves Mes-
senRers." Smsrts Cantata contained besides
duets, trlos, auartets. and choruses. solos for
portunity for the display Of the abilities OF
separate members of the club.
Nj. Henri Joubert and MIR. William Rieger
were the Invited soloists OF the evening. The
former played passably well, possessing q
clear and sweet, though small tone. laboring
hard, however. to produce the effects he
wished. and not concealing BY any art this
fact
or Mr.. Risger We can only say that his con-
slant production OF nasal tones Is most mo-
notonous to the ears Of his listeners as well as
prejudtoial to the health and endurance OF his
own throat. His singing on this occasion,
though tasteful In expression and Intelligent
count OF the radical fault mentioned.
The first concert OF the Rubinstein was so
delightful that the others OF this season will be
anticipated with eagerness. A wonderful suc-
cess was scored by Anderson's clever adapta-
ton OF Sullivan's song. The Lost Chord"
This is 30 admirably scored and was SO per-
fecuy sung as to create genuine furor. 1t
plause had ever before rung through Chicken
Ing Hall as was heard at the conclusion OF this
most thrilling performance. 1t was great
tribute to MIR. Chapman and the club.
The sun., 1889-12-15
BROOKLYN.

High mass win be celebrated the spar deck of tho
morning The Rev Father sparks win be the eaiebrant
Protestant minister win preach In the Ghp's library
Baltimore dsspAtch says that William A. AAplnw all
OF Brooklyn, y. w. was brought Baltimore on Friday
sniEat night from psryy.lis Nd supposed e 20 suffering
Ispnwa i not il the BIoofiyn BirsctosS "'l'AN A.
Tho hoTseshoers employed by the Brooklyn City Rail
road Company had conference yesterday with PTes.
Gent Daniel Lewis and supernte tents orrSon and
what they intimate was very satisfactory AKrsom epi
with the railroad oneiAls for the coming year.
James yesterday that he would DO what ho could 10 40
cure for the city the ue 90 lands et the used
ground from the 1overnment Tho proDositon Is 70 In
produce bill In Congress authorizing sale 10 BrooE
yn OF the land not only the side OF WaHhInEton
Avenue but strip Of the unused navy yard ground on
we west sqe OF Washing gton avenue. The BROOK au
thorues SSo propose to cut out basin from the Wal
ketpropeTty. Wv '
The sun., 1889-12-15
JAKE KILRAIN'S SENTENCE.
HE MUsT 60 40 JITL Two MONTHS
AND Par ZINE or $500

NE Takes an Appeal aAd is Released OF
BaiI-FounA GuIity or Assault and Bat
tory. bat Net OF Prize FIehtina
PURvIs, Miss, Dec. H.-At 81 this morning
court convened, all persons Interested in the
Bilrain trial being present Four talesmen vert
brought in, two were challenged for cause. and
the other two. Daniel Boone and Archie BoRers
were accepted. making twelve men. There
were three negtoes on the Jury, end the others
were white men from the back country. Mr.
Neville read the indictment OF Jake Kilrain fol-
prize fighting and assault and battery. XII.
rain listened attentively and pleaded not
guilty to both counts.
". W. Robinson. Mayor Of Purvis. testified a.
he did in the Sullivan trial He saw the battle.
Kilrain received 81 900 from Harding and bel
iyth SuySn They then fGgs6: each Shs. her
v. HoitSmSn, SoSpSr r OF 81 Tie Purvis Hotel,
he sttsndod the fiSRt and il i took place with;
In Marion county He was there no he s9id Hnd
nsS fft orey Snd 5aFs tG@ the
II. Il White Of. Foplarviiie went to RichburG
The day before the ghht He KT1in Place
sulilyan and bring blood from snllyens face.
rain and sulliyan Jumped into the ring In
tights and fought for about two hours saw the
paSSdd n GS Sy Rp
John Fitzpatrick OF Now Orleans testified
that he was referee Of the Richburg fight. hav-
called upon but objected 10 acting as he was
not familiar with tho rules OF the prize ring
They insisted, and witness was accepted: and
$4,000 were placed In witness hands. half the
amount being handed him by each principal !:
witness gave the money 10 Sullivan in New
Orleans the next day.
Mayor Robinson was RECALLED. Corners were
selected by the tossing OF q coin, The Sheriff
commanded peace before the fight began, but
was unable to enforce 1t.
This concluded the case for the State, The
defence offered no witnesses, and an hours
recess was then taken. Mr.. Melville adj
dress the jury defining their duties. as
representatives of the law. The principal
fight was test OF manhood for prize, even If
the money wagered belonged to other than the
principles. II they entered the ring willingly.
even II there was no anger displayed. the ac-
cused was. guilty as charged
Lawyer Deason spoke for the defence. 1t
was social combat. said he, not a fight. The
prosecuting counsel had peon little too imag-
inative in presenting his case; the jury must
take their own opinion. not his. He read the
charges for the defence. defining what would
Mr.. Neville closed for the prosecution. The
fight was n desecration OF Mississippi soil. He
said 1t was an insult to every citizen OF tho
State and direct act OF trampling upon her
prize fSht was fought. The deiencs erasped ped
e. M straws He a Drowning man: There was sui
fcent evidence to show that the fight took
place In Marion county.
AZ 1230 the case was given to the Jury. and
at RSG Al t9sy tEsturd TerdiSt Of n9t
and battery, and Kilrain was sentenced to pay
@ Ine OF $500 and Imprisonment in the county
Jail Tor two months. The case was appealed.
and Kilrain XII was admitted to bail in the sum