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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-04
Favorites Again 10 the Front.


GLOUCESTER. Oct. s.-Favorites and second choices
again won all the events to-day Ham again rode three
winners, but could not land Tyiarm the hottest kind
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man. lof; Aunt Jans rai Honeymoon es: Asntsl, Cap
Wells, and PesAimist co. Pomona Bell, 10.
Pop Gray BriAgs ss,1OO Under the Haaner.
ST. LOUIS. Oct S,-A superior collection Of horses
were offered At Tattsrssirs sale to-day. The best
prices werd received tor The Missouri stable. whose
proprietor iatsnda TO retire from the turf Eleven
bead were sold for $40 eoh Barney sehreibsr. well
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-04

The General commanding thu First Brigade. n q s.
n y. and stan held their annual practice at Creed
moor yesterday. Tho weather was fair, with a light
"ia TO q oclock" md blowing NotwithstAndiu ing the
tsbtn" propenstles of the latter there were several
qualifications, As follows;
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-04
New. from the Horse wor,a.

Tho consy Island Jockey Club held its regular annual
day and reelected the old ofncsrs
LOUISVILLE. Oct B-ArrAnEsments IN progress for
meeting at Lexington next week OF the three great
trotters, AK Pixley, and Dtrsctum.
LEXINGTON. Oct al. N. Camden. Jr., shipped to-day
thirtys1 head OF yeAIlings By such srei A. Imp.
New York.
The special race at Linden between TammAny. Lamp
liEht.r and Rudolph IL on Mr. DAILY win not consent
to TammAny starting and the horse will 20
Ing
Secretary Sass OF the PAssaio County Agricultural
Society 10 arranging two special for Clifton.
run during The Eovamber me citing al that one
10 At -four miles and the other 10 swsspstlke s for
yeArlingA
cnltLcoInE Oct s-The track svents set fer to-day
were postponed on account OF the heavy track. The
unfinished 2;l5 pace. however, was decided de.pits
The mud Blanche Louise got the verdict with JAcg
Bowen second and CoasimAn third. Time 2;ll
Eighteen head OF harness horses tho property or A.
Beard OF Erie Pa wtIs sold at TAttersAlrs opening
fAl sale yesterday. While the attendance very
large fairly good prices were received The horses did
not show up to their best advantage being vsry
and having Just arrived In tho city AFTER rough trip
Dick and Dandy. snowy pair OF brown Eedingt
were bought by Ashehder for S4oO Billy and FRINGE
agoodlookinE pair OF bays sold for $3.50 Gen Grant
astrApping big bay geldins. by Chico 2 81 dam by
bought for S105 -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-04
FAST STEPPING At PIMLICo
Mascot Faces Three Good Heats and Bel
lini beats n Strong Field.

lIni Heats n Strong Field.
BALTIMORE. Oct. a-The annual fall meeting at Pim-
leo gan to-day Bsln lowered the track trotting
record from 2lex. made by Nellie Mason last fall to
2l3h. and Mascot reduced the pacing record . frac
tion from the mark set by himself last spring. Bush
sold fnvorits the field In the 2l5 trot Belnl
and Happy Bee had great mile in the first heat The
mare led almost to the wire when Turner brought up
neck. Happy Bee did not 1.-Two out the next rapid mile.
and Bush beat her nose for the place Bent won
this aud tho deciding heat handliy. Col Kuser. q
thresysarod bred At the Fashion stud Farm. the
original favorite in tho 20 trot. and he won after n
contest OF seven heats.
In the free.for. ali pace saiadin tribe lame
Mascot had to step three rapid heats to win match
between these two great paceEs had been to
day. but after the to-day the saladin party
called tho affair SmmmArtes:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-04
Once e-.a. Ball Player, Now Wreck.

Tho old friends OF John j. Burdock. OF N. clever
est second bAsemen ever seen on the diamond would
scarcely have recognized him yesterday when A.
raigned In the Myrtle Avenue Police Court Brooklyn
for lie appeared to be total wr.rE He
said that rum had brought HIM to - present puhhs
condition and that he had been drnnkArd for ten
years lie sent to Jail for three days, and when
released will have TO answer the complaint OF his WIFE
nine children. the youngest OF whom 10 only t~0
nld
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-04
Kssss WIN Back Holbers at bird Shooting.

Crack shots ameng ball players are few and far be-
tween. but what few there may come together
shortly 10 . match OF unusual interest Tim Keefe
called 81 THs suS once aSt Night said he would
back Billy Hobsrt, the OH Metropolitan catcher
against Roger Conner any member OF the New York
Club fer 500 At shooting quail wosacook or partridge
In TIE SoodA He also exercised q desire 10 meet
Roger Gamer himself similar contest A German
81 both OF them may accept Tins ehsllsnEa Kssfc
shsy Tay es 5ssay % NET ,asls stys kssis sps
pot take plaes In The woods near Waterbury Roger
has 'bpgs Fixed tberV, ~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-04

BosIoS Oct s;-AuanEsmsnis were made toSAy IS
s sS;5ss Il: :sa s australia me DuS
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-10-12
SWEATING.
Peculiar Funeral Customs Once Practiced
in England.

A singular custom was wont to pre-
vail at Gainsborough, of distributing
penny loaves on She occasion of a
funeral to whatsoever might demand
them. Prior to the Reformation it was
a common practice for our ancestors to
direct in their wills that doles of bread
and other aims should be given to the
poor at their funerals; by this they per-
formed a double act-relieving the cor
poral wants of the poor and securing
their prayers for the repOse of their
own souls.
In some parts of Yorkshire and else
where it is still customary to send to
friends Immediately after death a pa
per bag of biscuits, and a card with the
name, etc, of the deceased; this would
not appear to be connected with a dole
to purchase prayers, and may possibly
find an origin in, and be the last re-
mains of. the ancient ceremonial of the
pagan burial feasts, AT Amersden in
Oxfordshire it was the custom at the
burial of every corpse for a cake and
tiagon of ale to be given to the minister
in the church porch Immediately after
the funeral.
The curious and repulsive practice of
sin-eating is now obsolete. Aubrey, in
Remains of Gentilisme and Jul
daisme." thus refers to it:
In the county of Hereford was an
old custome of funerals to have poor
people who were to take upon them
the shines of the party diseased. The
manner was that when the corps was
brought out of the house and lavd on
the biere, loafe of bread was brougl {
out and delivered to the SHINE eater
over the corps so also "a mazer-bowle
of maple full of beer, web he was to
drinke up, and six pence in money, in
consideration whereof he took upon
him all the shines of the defunct, and
freed him Tor herr from walking after
they were dead"
The origin of this strange custom was
m 1st likely connected in some way with
the ceremony of the scapegoat under
the old law Leviticus xvi, p. WEST
minister Review.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-10-12
A Matter of Health.

Housekeepers family realize the
danger of an indiscriminate use of the
numerous baking powders nowadays
found upon every hand, and which are
urged upon consumers with such per-
sistency by peddlers and many grocers
on account of the big profits made in
their sale. Most of these powders are
made from sharp and caustic acids and
alkalies which burn and intiame the
alimentary organs and cause indigeS-
ton, heartburn, diarrhGal diseases,
etc. Sulphuric acid, caustic potash,
burnt alum, all are used as gaS-produc-
ing agents in such baking powders.
Most housekeepers are aware of the
painful effects produced when these
chemicals are applied to the external
flesh. How much more acute must be
their action upon the delicate internal
membranes! Yet unscrupulous manu-
facturerS do not hesitate to use them,
because they make a very low-cost
powder, nor to urge the use of their
powders SO made, by all kinds of allur-
ing advertisements and false repre-
sensations. All the low-priced or So
called cheap baking powders, and all
powders sold with a gift or prize, be-
long to this class.
Baking powders made from chemical
~ pure cream of tartar and bi-carbon-
ate of soda are among the most useful
of modern culinary devices. They not
only make the preparation of finer and
more delicious cookery possible, but
they have added to the digestibility
and wholesomeness of our food. Bat
baking powders must be composed of
such pure and wholesome ingredients
or they must be tabooed entirely.
Dr. Edison, Commissioner of Health
of New York, in an article in the Doc
tor of Hygiene" indicates that the adj
vantages of a good baking powder and
the exemption from the dangers Of
bad ones in which the harsh and caus-
tic chemicals are used, are to be Sc
cured by the use of Royal Baking
Powder exclusively, and he recon-
mends this to all consumers. The
Royal" he says, contains nothing but
cream of tartar and soda refined to a
chemical purity, which when combined
under the influence of heat and mois-
ture produce pure carbonic, or leaven-
ing, gas. The two materials used,
cream of tartar and soda, are perfectly
harmless even when eaten, but in this
preparation they are combined in ex-
act compensating weights, so that
when chemical action begins between
them in the dough they practically dis
appear, the substance of both having
been taken to form carbonic acid gas"
Hence it is, he says, that the Royal
Baking Powder is the most perfect of
all conceivable agents for leavening
purposes.
1t seems almost incredible that any
manufacturer or dealer should urge
the sale of baking powders containing
injurious chemicals in place of those
OF well-known, pure, and wholesome
character simply for the sake of few
cents pound greater profit; but since
they do, few words of warning seem
| to be necessary.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-10-12
SEEN WHILE SHOPPING.
Latest Fads and Fancies In the Line of jew.
elry and SiIverware.

A summerlike substitution for per-
forated work is seen in the use of sill
yer wire, now especially popular.
Round ebony rulers are sumptuous.
They have silver bar on handle for
their manipulation, with a beautiful
perforated ornament in the center.
Large cable cord chains of silver are
made for summer gowns. These. it
must be understood, are not heavy. but
although large have distinctly a light
effect.
Large silver bracelets are worn.
They have linked rope effect, but are
not weighty. The union of polished
and dull metals is decidedly valua BILE
in these.
Br;ar wood pipes have been feature
in view of vacations. They are be-
sprinkled with tiny horseshoes, bound
with cables they display blazonry of
colors in yacht flags and insignia of
that sort.
There is sentiment in heart shaped
cigar set The lamp crowns the editice.
Below is gilt-lined cavernous opening
for cigars and two smaller receptacles
for cigarettes with silver bar on
which to re st the lighted weed.
Large silver drapery pins are made
with a view to the summer diversions.
AS there are horsey women, SO there
are long whips across which a saddle
perfect in every detail is hung. Tennis
and croquet devices also appear, but
the prettiest devices are floral.
A new pocket receptacle for postage
stamps has little book of rice paper
in fat silver covers, They are only
long enough to hold two of the old
and one of the new issues In the
back of one of the covers is little cell
luloid calend ar-Jeweler Circular.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-10-12
WHEN THE WHISTLE BLOWS.

You won't find no man fonder much
OF music sweet than me,
The hummin' OF the butterfly.
An OF the bumble-bee;
The laughter Of young children,
The shout of schoolDoy gay.
Is music sweet; each 'nough to chase
The blacklist care away.
But there amt no kind of music,
Quicker kin my ear unlock
Than the music OF the whistle
When il blows at six o'clock
/ love to hear the music of
The organ in the church:
An the robin sihgin' sweetly
On his swayin' hazel perch:
An the babble OF the brooklet
As IL ripples 'mong the trees:
'Tis sweet, angelic whispers
VI the scented evening breeze:
But, bgosh. there amt no music
Gives my ear u sweeter shock
Than the music OF the whistle
When it blows at six o'clock.
oh, / tell you, when man is
Nigh to three score years an ten,
An he's kept his shovel movin'
All the day 'gainst younger men;
When his poor old back is breakin',
An his head a-whirlin' goes;
An he feels his heart a-goin'
Downward, downward TO his toes,
There's no sweeter kind OF music
In all Mother Natures stock
Than the music Of the whistle
When IL blows at six o'clock.
James Rowe, in Yankee Blade
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-10-12
DEFENDING THE ALAMO,
The Lofty Patriotism of Col. Travis and
His Men.


The world furnishes no example sur
passing the chivalric devotion co duty,
to country, to freedom, displayed by
the immortal defenders of the Alamo.
On the 23d of February, 1886, Santa
Anna appeared before the Alamo I'M
furled the red flag, and demanded its
surrender The cannon of the Alamo
defiantly answered. Santa Anna had
well equipped and disciplined army
of about 5000. Col. William b. Travis,
commanding the Alamo, had, all told,
1S3 men. On the 25th Santa Anna
opened his batteries. and from that day
till the morning of the 9th of March his
fire was incessant. Travis little COM
mand kept their cannon and unerring
rifles hot day and night, till on the
morning of the 9th the final assault
was made, and every Texan died at his
post; not one left to tell the story.
Sixteen hundred of Santa Annals sol
diers dead in range of the defenders
artillery and rifles bore silent testimony
how well the Texans had done their du-
ty. The bodies of the dead heroes were
gathered by Santa Annals orders into
one common heap and burned. His
own 1000 dead were accorded decent
interment shortly after Texas estab-
lished her Independence at San Jacinto.
Juan n. Seguin and General Rusk had
the bones of these immortal dead and
the remains of the Texans butchered
at Goliad carefully gathered and de-
Gently buried.
The motive which actuated Travis
and his men to defend the Alamo.
which he and they knew could but end
in the sacrifice of his whole command,
was the loftiest patriotism. Santa An
ma, with his invading army. had rap
idly moved into Texas breathing VEN
geance. He stopped before the Alamo
| to brush out of his way the handful of
men garrisoning the fort. Every hours
delay was precious to Texas There
was no army in the field, only few
| scattered attachments here and there.
and time was absolutely essential
to the defense of Texas, to the end
that the men might arm themselves,
assemble and prepare to repel the in
vaderS. Travis, Crockett, Bonham,
Bowie and their noble comrades there
| fore determined to hold Santa Anna in
check at any cost as long as possible
Ex-senator Samuel Bell MaXey, in
| lIarper's Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-10-12
KELLAR DASHED FORWARD AND FIRED.
the fading light went out, and the blue
eyes closed forever in this world

Who shall tell her? The whole regi-
not a man in it but felt heartsore for
the girl who had loved and been so
proud of her young hero
at will break her heart to go to Vic
let with such tale" her brothef
moaned. "Id rather take IA revolver
and blow my own brains out than have
the task"
you shall not have it," his colonel
promised. "Fll go to her myself with
as bitter tidings as I've ever had to con-
vey."
Col Branllsholme's mouth twitched,
and his steady, fearless, gray eyes filled
with tears as he spoke. But this was
more for the fine young soldierly life
which had been cut short in its glory
than for the desolate girl who was left
to mourn it. However, he fulfilled his
task SO sympathetically that Violet
soon found her greatest comfort in
talking of her lost lover to his gallant
chief.
Thine treads on the grave of affec
ton" Kind, merciful Time. Two years
after Jack fell at Suakin, Col. Branks-
holmc, who had been away on leave for
month, telegraphed to the second in
command of the regiment:
My wife and | will be back to-
night"
wen give them a grand reception
have the band to meet them. take the
horses ont and drag the carriage aloAg
the parade, some of the more enthusi.
astic of the juniors declared. But when
young Kellar SAID:
Better not-the bride is my sister"
the regiment felt that the less demon
stration they made on the occasion of
her joining it the better Jacks MEM
DRY was too green with them still for
them to give her anything but silent
and rather sad welcome.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-10-12
AERIAL NAVIGATION.
The Definite Solution of the Problem .
Thing of the Near Future.

The Definite Solution of the Problem
Thing of the Near Future.
The problem of making heavy body
fly through the air may not be insolu-
BILE, but it is singularly difficult, and
all of the attempts which have been
made toward its solution are very I'M
certain and incomplete. Without doubt
it cannot be positively affirmed that in
order to accomplish bodily movement
feet will always be better than wings;
but on the other side, it is not sutfi-
cient to say, following the formula dear
to the advocates of flying machines:
THE bird flies; therefore man will
fly" Nothing proves that man. rlveted
to the soil, is powerless ever to rise into
the air But can this be done with
wings? 1t is by processes very different
from those employed by nature that
man up to this time has been able to
enter into rivalry with her. The great
Stephenson never thought of making
steam horse, and the machine man,
which it is just announced that an
artisan of Nuremberg has constructed,
is, according to the same paper an
nouncing it, only a very poor machine.
1t is then probable that man,
self and circulate through the
higher regions by other means
than those at the disposal of the bird.
The dirigible balloon comes to the sup
port of this presumption, and its parti-
sans, pleased with its progress, would
probably be of the opinion that it is
better to rest satisfied with it, at least
for the present 1t is, however, mat
ter of interest to sean the arguments
brought forward in behalf of the aero
plane. or the flying machine. They
claim that in order to struggle against
the air there is needed a body heavier
than the air The balloon is an obsta-
Gle to aerial navigation. A propelling
motor moved by steam is the mechan-
ism which promises the conquest de-
layed so long.
The search for some light motive
power which interests alike those
working for the interests of the dirigi-
BILE balloon and of the aeroplane leads
every day toward certainty of success.
The problem of aerial navigation has
not yet received definite solution;
but it's hour is approaching. The
learned Mr.. Jansen says: The TWEEN
tieth century will see realized the
great applications of aerial navigation.
The terrestrial atmosphere will be fur
rowed by different appliances which
will take possession of it." Such an
event will have for all humanity con-
sequences of such a magnitude that it
is not too soon to begin to prepare our
minds for them. Fleury, in Chau-
tauQuan.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-10-12
EIRESlpE FRAGMENTS.

To keep ice in the sickroom over
night set the pitcher in a newspaper.
gather up the ends, twist them tight,
and snap on rubber band.
Roast Sweetbreads.-Dip parboiled
sweetbreads in egg, then in cracker
dust, pour over them melted butter,
and bake. basting with brown sauce
Good housekeeping.
Orange Ice.-Take the juice of six
oranges and grated rind of three, and
the juice of two lemons with the same
proportion of sugar and water. He
pare and freeze as lemon ice.-FanA,
Field and Fireside.
Minute Pudding.-Boil two cups of
milk favored with lemon or nutmeg
for a moment, stir into it one-half cup
of flour dissolved in milk and water
and let boil two minutes, constantly
stirring. Pour into cool dishes and
serve with hard sauce or sugar and
cream.-Home.
Fish Chowder.-Fry chopped onions
in spoonful of lard, add sifted flour,
stirring until brown. Add one quart
and alternate layers of chopped fish
and potatoes; season each layer with
salt, pepper and thyme and little
lemon. Let boil.-Detroit Free Press.
Besides Clarifying. of raw
potato added frequently to the fatAiR
which cakes are being fried, will pfCs
vent scorching and destroy that dis
agreeable odor that seems to have n
propensity to invade every room in thei
house. They will also allow one to
keep the fat at that high temperature
which is necessary to che perfection of
raised cakes or doughnuta. Also half
suet, with little vinegar added, is just
as good as lard To- fry cakes in. and that
means something at the present price
of lard. New Yorker.
Cabbage Pickle. White cabbage
mixed with spices makes nice pickle.
Slice the cabbage pretty fine; for three
heads of cabbage scald two quarts of
vinegar of medium strength, add two
tablespoonfuls of sugar; put into a bag
one tablespoonful each of cloves and
cinnamon, and half teaspoonful of
black pepper; put the little bag of
spices in the vinegar when you scald
it, and let it remain in the pan when
you pour the vinegar over the cabbage;
press the cabbage down with u plate
with a weight on it, so that the cab
bage will be under the vinegar. Prairie
Farmer.
cream Sauce. This is one OF the
things one rarely finds perfectly made.
Those who have tried to make it good
and failed, beg to try the following
method of making it: Take an ounce
and "a half of butter and scant table
spoonful of flour; mix together to
paste; when smooth, add half pint Of
warm milk, a small teaspoonful of salt,
and little white pepper, or dash of
cayenne. Set it on the fire, and let it
boil till it is thick enough to mask the
back of a spoon transparently; then
add squeeze of lemon juice and an
other ounce and half of fresh butter;
stir until quite blended. This sauce is
the foundation for many others, and
for some purposes the beaten yoll of
an egg is added, when first On the boil
Capers, chopped mushrooms, chopped
celery or oysters may be added, accord
ing to the use for which it is intended.
The object of adding the second butter
is because boiling takes away the flavor
of the butter, and by stirring half of
it in without boiling it, you retain the
flavor. Budget