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ON CARVING.
Simple Rules Given by an Expert In
the Art.

The following hints on the art of
carving at the table have been fur
nished by an expert woman carver, who
thinks that there is nothing to prevent
woman's making as good a carver as
man, and that the mistress Of a.
household might learn with very little
trouble to perform that duty when the
usual carver is away. says the New
York Tribune
First, as to the position of the carver.
She should not stand but should have
her chair high enough so that she can
work comfortably seated.
The platter which must be sufficient
ly capacious to hold the entire joint, or
bird, when carved, should be placed
near enough to her to prevent a NOV
ing of the dish or an awkwardness in
her movements. And of all things she
should see that no string or skewer is
left in the meat when 1t is brought to
the table. Neglect of this particular
may cause no end of annoyance.
Then, regarding the position of the
meat Large birds, such as geese and
turkeys, should have their heads placed
always to the left; smaller birds like
partridg ges and grouse, which are usu-
ally placed across the platter, should
have their heads on the farther side
a saddle of mutton should be placed
with the tail end to the left of the
carver; a haunoh of venison or mutton.
with the loin or backbone nearest the
carver; a leg of mutton or veal, with
the tmckest part toward the neck of
the platter; shoulder of mutton or
veal with the thickest part up, and a
rib roast or sirloin roast with the
backbone at the right. In a sirloin
beefsreak the tenderloin should be next
the carver. A f1llet of beef should have
the thtckest end at the right, but a
calfs head must be placed with the
face to the right A roast pigs head
should be placed to the left and the
thfckesst side of q roast of ham on the
farther side of the platter
Now, as to the actual carving. Sup
pose it Is leg of mutton or lamb. Put
the fork in the top, turn 1t toward you
and cut slices through to the bone; slip
the knife under and cut them away
saddle of mutton is always carved
with the grain of the meat, In long,
thin slices from each side of the back
1t must be turned over to reach the
tenderloin and kidney fat. The leg and
saddle of venison are carved In the
same way. and the best authorities say
that the loin should be carved before
the leg. First cut off the flank and
cut In DIT pieces; then separate the ribs
and last carve the leg. The best way
to learn to carve a fowl is to study
1T In an uncooked state, so as to get
the hang of it's limbs and joints.
When one finds a joint and cuts the
gristle the Leg or wing is free. 1t Is not
so easy to find the side bone or collar,
but that will come with practice. In
carving roast chicken the leg and wing
The record-union., 1897-01-11
OUR STREET LIGHTING.

The City Trustees are this evening to
pass upon the contracts for street light
Ing for another year. The bids to be
opened are based upon two schedules,
one for all-night lighting, one for what
Is practically only fugitive lighting.
That is to say, that the streets are not
TO be lighted for eight days in the
month when according to the demands
of the season the moon should be
shining. But owing to the natural laws
that concern the gathering and distri-
button of cloud masses. and the con-
centration and delivery of storms. the
moonlight is often conspicuous by its
absence.
True, it IS provided that notwith-
standing the exemption referred to, the
contractor must light the streets when
necessary. But this leaves 1t to his
Judgment as 10 what Is necessary ON
corporation moonlight nights, subject
to growls and complaints, when his
Judgment is erroneous
The plain truth is that only in jay
towns Is any such system of street
lighting now contracted for. The de-
pendence upon moonlight Is wholly in
adequate. On the brightest moonlight
nights, north and south streets will al
ways be half In shadow, and east and
west streets, being most heavily foli-
aged, will also be partially darkened.
Moonlight comes from overhead; street
intersection lights are near the street
level and light the spaces beneath the
trees.
The object of street lighting Is two
fold; first to render the passage of
pedestrians safe and easy and to pre-
vent collisions on walkways or streets |;
second, to prevent crime and enable
officers to better guard the property
Of the people. Neither of these purposes
is wholly or properly fulfilled under a
moonlight system, or excuse for sys-
tenn.
This journal urged upon the Trustees
the economy Of calling only for all-night
Lighting and every night in the year.
We pointed out that under such a call
ths oity would receive lower bids. be-
cause under the choosing plea the bid
ders make the rates for both classes
higher, for the simple reason that they
propose TO save themselves If they are
paid for but 269 nights instead of 800.
Their cost Is nearly as great for ma
f~y- he
the long term, and this fact viii nat
urally produce that result in bidding.
But the Trustees refused, unwisely,
we think, to ask for single system bids,
and they are now to pass upon those
Sor either OF two systems. They should
not hesitate for moment to make the
award for the every night and all
night system 1t will cost something
more now than 1t would had single bids
been asked for, but with the cost con-
siaerably greater. the benefits will more
than counterbalance the output.
The people want the streets lighted
every night and all night. If the Trus-
tees go out to-day, and each one sounds
public sentiment on the matter, each
Will find the taxpayers pronouncing
unhesitatingly I'm favor of the all and
every night system. Moreover it Is
the really economical plan. It adds to
the comfort and safety of the people.
r. Is an aid TO the authorities. 1t Is
preventive of crime. 1t Is, in short, the
only wise and correct system for a city
OF this Importance
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DANGEROUS TO IRoNCLADs.

IT Is rather odd that science has fair
,v demonstrated that the very element
supposed to give to ships of war their
,~x+ offensive and menacing character
should turn out to be, so far at least
as attacks upon harbors are concerned
the chief element of weakness.
Heretofore it has been the custom
to defend harbor approaches against
the advance of powerful ironclad ships
,v means of torpedoes and other sunker
,o.rnx>eex Of destruction These I'M
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He Knew.

The new woman orator waxed elo-
quent-
And what" she demanded as she
came to the climax, lis to be the result
of our emancipation"
She looked around with the calm as
surance of one who had asked a poser.
and this was too much for the little man
who was waiting for his wife in a far
corner Of the hall.
II know" he shouted.
"Ah," returned the new woman on
the platform scornfully. "the little man
with the bald head thinks he has solved
the problem that we came here to dis
cuss this afternoon We will gladly
give our attention while he tells US whas
Is to be the result"
cold dinners and ragged children
roared the little man.-Chicago Post.
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AN EQUINE HERO.
The Rescue of an English Officer by
His Horse.

A graphic story is told by Surgeon
Captain Grey, one of the officers who
served In Rhodesia- In the attack on
Mashangombfs the horses began to
drop. and soon thirteen lay on the
ground, and 1T looked as the men would
all be killed. Evidently Captain Turner
thought so, for he virtually gave the
order "Sauve qui peut," telling every
man to fight the best he could for his
own hand. But, though the horses con-
tsnued to fall, the men escaped. DR..
Grey, to use his own words, led toward
the way out under a razing fire at a
gallop, and was closely followed by the
troop. Very soon, however, / fell from
the saddle, struck with a bullet from
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then from the other. Next the breast
is carved on each side, and then the
wishbone comes off. Separate the col
larbone and shoulder blades, the breast
bone from the back, then the back from
the body, and then the side bones.
All these things can be learned from
written directions, without any objecr
lesson. 1t is a good idea to take some
simple practice before attempting meats
that have bones. The simple act of
cutting bread and slicing pressed meat
can be made excellent practice. for a
true eye and steady hand are neces-
sary for good carving, and 1t is a short
step from there to slicing rolled roasts
or other meat that has had the bones
extracted.
The record-union., 1897-01-11
Their First Quarrel.

Mr.. New Wed-These biscuits remind
me of the ones mother used to
His Wife Ghrowing her arms around
his neck)-O, George
Mr.. New Wed Qnterrupting)-Wai
until L get through, will you? I was
going to say they remind me Of the ones
mother used to throw away.
That is how their first quarrel began.
New York Tribune.
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And so it turns out, after all, that
Abyssinla has not ceded a strip OF her
territory on the Red Sea to Russia. The
story seemed absurd at first, but it
came with such apparent direotness
ing that the dark monarch had secured
somehow a foothold ON the shores Of
that sea, and had then yielded the ter
ritory. But it appears that he has not
had any portion of sea shore on those
waters, and therefore had nothing to
cede
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condition, and say they We're well
treated by the Abyssinian king. He
fed them bountifu ully. gave them plenty
of exercise, sheltered them excellently,
and was kind and humane in treatment.
He sent a military escort with them 70
his borders, and permitted twenty of
the prisoners to carry full outfits OF
arms. Spain may contemplate this re-
port with profit, and reflect upon her
treatment of her own people whom she
takes in arms in Cuba.
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Seats for the Stockton Charley Tur-
ner and Billy Lewis contest at the Net
ropolitan Theater January 18th, can
be secured at box office Orchestra and
circle, 81 so; balcony, 81. All seats ara
reserved at the above prices
The record-union., 1897-01-11

The enormous sums allowed for tenn
porary attaches of the Legislature for
what was at best few hours of SER
vice is nothing less than disgrace to
the State Employees We're allowed
salaries for days and up to a
week who had nothing under the sun
to do, and could not have Largely
they were of a character for whom
there could be no employment until
after organization of the houses, and
for many of them not even then. Thus
engrossing and enrolling clerks, his
tory clerks and their assistants could
not possibly have any duty to do, as
no bills were introduced or could be
until after organization, the regular at
taches being named very soon after the
houses had organized Some of these
temporary attaches were not even in
the city during the temporary" period.
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To Cure q Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money II 10
fails to cure. 25c.
The record-union., 1897-01-11

King Menelik, though a barbarian,
has taught some civilized countries a
lesson. He has returned the first batch
stipulations of the treaty requiring all
prisoners to be exchanged. These men,
215 In number, oalne home In splendid
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Feather Monday: fresh northeasterly winds.
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Rullat in q HaiIsfnnp

Colonel CLARK R. Westcott, of Lon.
don, who has been spending couple
of months in Chicago and the West,
in the interest of syndicate which
owns considerable mining property
in this country, is responsible for the
following account of q singular ma.
tursl phenomenon. His story is as
follows:
''One hot day couple of weeks
since I was riding along a mountain
road in Colorado on my way to q
mine in which I am interested, when
I noticed high above me, soaring in
majestic circle, an eagle. had 9
49, 80 Winchester slung across my
back, and it was but the work of 9
moment to unsling the gun and FIRE
at the bird, which appeared to be
directly above me. The shot was g
clear miss, and not caring to waste
any more cartridges, was about to
ride on, when I was startled to heal
what I took to be the dull chung Of
a stone thrown by an unseen hand,
which fell into little gully partly
filed with leaves, within twenty feet
of me.
81 looked carefully about me in all
directions, but could see no sign of a
human Icing, and then dismounted,
and, scraping back the leaves, was
astonished to find piece of ice as
large as a goose egg, and about the
same shape. I was further astonished
to discover my rife ball firmly i'm
bedded in its center. have specu.
lated a great deal over this pheno.
menon since that time, and the only
solution I can see is that the ball in
passing through the cloud gathered
the moisture and held it by its whirl-
ing motion, 80 that it was frozen at a
higher altitude and fell to the earth
rs I have described. Chicago Chron.
ic1a
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Nap0le0n's New York Trees.

On West 159th street and st. Mich.
olas avenue, Washington Heights.
stand number of remarkable trees.
They were formerly in the grounds
surrounding the old Jumel mansion.
which is now known as Earl Cliff. They
are Egyptian cypress, and have a his
tory like everything pertaining to thii
remarkable mansion and its grounds
They were sent as a present to Ma
poleon Banaparte from the Sultan OF
Egypt, as gift of honor, but arrived
at Havre, France, after the Battle Of
Waterloo. Stephen Jumel, who was in
France at that time, and personal
friend of Napoleon, succeeded in gain
ing an audience With the Emperor the
night before he was banished to the
Island of st. Helena. Napoleon pre-
sented these trees to Junel, who
brought them to America on the clip
per ship Eliza, which he had chartered
with the hope of aiding Napoleon to
escape to this country. These trees
when brought here, had their native
earth still clinging 10 the roots. They
we're planted as described above,
where they Aourished and grew to Q
large size, spreading out their peculiar
branches wide over their adopted soil,
q mute reminder of the decay of EN-.
pires, as well as people.-New Yorl
Times.
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All the pods of irregular shape are PHI!
in the center of the bunch, as if or
the outside they will soil its appear
ance. The bunches must be OF tie
same thickness all the way down, the!,
tops rounded, and outside smooth.
The vanilla punches must fit snugly in
tho tin boxes. as if they are loose IN
the box and rub against each other
they will be damaged.
After the vanilla is all in the tin
boxes it is carefully weighed, and put
in wooden boxes, made of Mexican red
cedar, four or five tins in each box,
according to the size. These boxes
are then covered with fiber mating
made by the Mexicans, and the bears
are ready for shipment. Two of the
cases are strapped on the back of a
mule or burro, which are then started
for the coast in strings of eight or ten
animals; thence the vanilla lie shipped
to Europe or the United States b.
steamer, reaching its destination about
the middle of June or first of July.
The price the beans bring depends
entirely on their length and color, and
varies from So to SIS per pound. Each
bunch of fifty beans weighs from q
pound to a pound and half, and tin
containing forty punches is worth
therefore in the neighborhood OF $500.
Chicago Record.
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HOW TO FIND OUT.

Fill bottle or common water glass with
urine and let 1t stand twenty-four hours; a
sediment or settling indicates a diseased
condition OF the kidneys. When urine stains
linen it Is positive evidence of kidney
trouble. Too frequent desire to urinate or
pain in the back, is also convincing proof
that the kidneys and bladder are out of order.
WHAT TO DO.
There is comfort in the knowledge 30 often
expressed that DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney remedy, fulf1lls every
wish In relieving pain in the hack, kidneys,
liver, bladder, and every part Of the
urinary passages. 1t corrects inability to
hold urine and scalding pain in passing IT,
or bad effects following use Of liquor,
wine or beer, and overcomes that un-
pleasant necessity Of being compelled to
get up many times during the night to
urinate. The mild and the extraordinary
effect Of Swamp-Root Is soon realized. 1t
stands the highest for its wonderful cures OF
the most distressing cases. Sold by drug
gists, price fifty cents and one dollar. For a
sample bottle and pamphlet, both sent free
by mail, mention this paper and send your
full postoff1ce address to DR.. Kilmer Il Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y. The proprietors Of this
paper guarantee the genu;neness Of this offer.
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4 BOYS ROOM.

Many a mothers heart is saddened
by the knowledge that her son prefers
corner lounging with rough if not
vile associates, instead Of the family
freside. In some instances, parents
are themselves to blame for this state
of things. They do not make home
pleasant for their boys. Father wants
to read his paper, mother has COM
pany, or the girls object to Ned's
noise, 80 poor Ned has his choice be:
tween reading book or going to bed.
Can it be wondered that he forms the
habit of slipping out after supper and
hunting up Jed and Ted, who have
likewise stolen out? Would it net be
good idea for mothers to give their
boys room which they may consider
wholly their own, and for the good
order of which they shall be response
BILE? The floor should be uncarpeted,
of oiled wood; the furniture strong
and substantial, but plain. Let it be
papered, curtained, decorated accord
ing to the boys fancy; if the taste is
bad, they will be interested after
while in correcting it. There should
be plain bookcases, big, solid table
in the centre, by all means an open
fire, and room after that for Harry's
printing press, or Henry's box of
tools, or Harley cabinet of minerals;
for chess and checker boards, or any
other game which is deemed proper.
To this room the boys should be al
lowed to invite their friends, and learn
how to be hospitable hosts, even to
the extent of an innocent feast now
and then. Father, mother and sisters
should refrain from entering it except
as guests, and, my word for it, they
will be doublyshonored and welcomed
when they do come. 1t may not be
practicable always to carry out the
plan in its full detail, but the
idea is a good one. Where is there
q boy who isn't better for little latI-
tude in this direction? A room OF his
own, and freedom to use it as he
pleases in all proper ways, has
mighty effect in making him con-
tented and preventing him from seek
ing pleasure, often harmful, elsewhere.
American Agriculturist.
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How to Relax.

Cold weather, whether damp or dry, will
produce, even if we are extremely careful,
sudden soreness and stiffness Of the limbs
and muscles. This is much owing to sudden
change of temperature from a warm room to
outdoor air. Cold contracts and warmth
expands or relaxes, and it is for this reason
that when one is sore and stiff from sudden
cold, the application of St. Jacobs Oil brings
immediate and sure relief. asst gives warmth
and relaxation to the stiffened muscles and
makes supple the sore and cramped limbs.
With vigorous rubbing with this great
remedy for pain, no one need suffer with
soreness and stiffness more than very short
time. 1t is especially the best remedy Tor
suffering where we require prompt cure,
and it is particularly the best because lts
cures are permanent.
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A Problem for the Curious.

There are some questions which no
one man can answer. They must be
put at the whole public, so that the
general wisdom and widest ranges of
experience may serve in formulating
an answer. Following is the copy of
a letter recently received by the Chi
cago Record:
"Would you kindly inform me as to
the correctness and the possibility of
the following? While discussing the
present agricultural depression with
my friend, prosperous Chicago con-
tractor, q questioned his knowledge
OF farming. He became angry and
assured me chat he had been practi-
cal farmer for thirty years. He told
many stories to prove to me that he
had an intimate knowledge OF farm
life. It is in regard to one of these
stories that desire an opinion. He
says he was once ill for a number of
weeks, confined to his bed all the
time. While he was thus compelled
to lie in bed he made wager with a
farmer friend that he could hatch out
chicken. So he placed the egg under
his left arm and held it there for three
weeks. when he began to hear the lit.
tie chick peep He has afidavita
from several men as to the truth of
this story, and he claims they are re-
liable people. Furthermore, he pro-
duces an old rooster which follows him
around the house and eaJs out of his
hand. He claims this rooster is the
one he Matched out. Advise me il
such thing is possible. If so, he is
bird. Respectfully submitted,
'sF. +. FuFfER."
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SOMETHING GREEN FOR THE TABLE.

"Better o dinner with herbs," etc.,
you know the rest. Better dinner
with greens than dinner table with
out green thing on it. Better cut
down little somewhere and have a
flower on the table, than have snowy
damask and glitte1ing glass and never
a green leaf on the table. Can't af-
ford it? Get sponge and put it in
saucer of water and sprinkle it with
fine grass seeds. Your florist will
tell you the best kinds. Get carrot,
hollow out the root, hang it upside
down in the window and keep its hol-
low root full of water. Its feathery
plume of leaves will give you some
thing green. Gut long spray OF ivy
and keep it in water in warm room.
Do anything, do something, but have
some sweet, living, growing thing on
your table every day this winter
New England Homestead.