New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-16

placer and especially from the Heauveiepr Farm
from Baltimore. and we frequently have 10 pay as
high as $50 dozen for them. For ordinary terra IRA
pin, such used for soups or Tor larSS pdi,
quets, we use those from the far sou'h' whch cost
Colonel Thomas p Ochlltrec when seen at the
Windsor said he thought that the effort to pre- pre-.
serve the terrapn came too late SO iar as ,ne
but he added: There are stll great QUANTITIES 10
be found IN the 0s o @nd he
passed in the near future they may DC pr v
could tell them from the genuine diamond back.
They do not attain quite so large SIZE as moss
a longer to The
growth. - .,,n eror
knew was the late John ChamberlIn. who never
permitted any but the genuine diamond PACK 70 ne
lin that he could not only tell the different species
Of terrapn by taste but he could arse distinguish
them, after being eaten, by the bones
THINKS THE PRICES ENORMOUS.
A. Godchaud. who was connected with the Hotel
Brunswick in its pauiest days and up to Its close
thought the present prices enormous The high-
est price ever remember. he said to the reporter
'in the old days of the Brunswick, was about so
for a dozen; but this was exceptional, and they
g WS h, GUft that served the most epe
sve Individual dish ever heard or F riSt for
supper with Mrs Langtry. and they wanted spe-
cal dish prepared wholly from the eggs of the ter
TaRn %. gf for it. az and he paid without mrur
It would seem from these many opinions that the
end of the terrapin is near at hand, even for inc
rich There is much fraud perpetrated on the
public in regard to teTapin and cunning COOK
can deceive the average diner by ingenious supsN-
tutes Some restaurants serve what they call ter
raPn "a Ia Maryland at % sb cents t PS UrSb be ths
Genuine article The bones OF real terrapin can be
purchased by the pound and they are put IN N Wd
meat and other animals. and the result is palneeu
off as terrapin Veal Is the meat most se"ei""'
used $780,, 1870. .oor, . 90
had an International reputation for the exceilen 20
Of its cooking OF canvasback DUCKS ana 1enIdPni
\ no cook was an excessively fat old colored mar
NV who ruled her domain with a rod OF iron. and
whose temper made her terror 10 All tile o,"e
servants OF the club and even to the 5oaru oi
tested her culinary skill in the preparation OF duct
or terrapn did no. wonder at any Sac' i 1
was made to retair her services. When sll9 -, u,c
the club Is seid to havo ATTENDED her funeral Ii
body.
STORY OF MAJOR HANDY
Ant to this talk Of terrapn Re a story OF !ho ,u,'
Major NJ. p Handy. When Major Handy liveo IN
1Ush,,c-on r. was frequently attending dinners
., CramherIin.s At every dinner at ell out OF the
ordinary II was Chamberlin's habit to pass around
,,o .a,La elive the terrapin that the guests were
~ oat later One night. as Major Handy toiu Jug
story when the live terrapin were pr.uk k ,-ra
usual he noticed he thought one OF .ne 'I 49,
Rms wargng his head at him. At the nSAt oa ~
nuet the same thing happened again, aI'H ~ ~ re
iext of the terrapin detacnc1i Gu, W. The Major
rIoto rnse on his hind legs and. resting ms loiS
legs against convenient lumber, ne oostontshc1
times solemnly but courteousy, ,,cstoo zion IL was
dsoovered that the terrapin had seen wy ~, 10
frequently at Chamberlins festau poSIu nc od
recognized him as an ola lrieHu a''N p
dressed him such. -..,.oa +b,s atorv
Mr. Chamberlin is said TO naVo rcseii'e ~
as a reflection on his terrapn