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New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
LETTER FRoM NAN THOUGHT DEAD
| BODY SUPPOSED TO BE HIS BURIED LAST
MARCH IN BROOKLYN


Frank Holburn. forty years old. Of No. 14S
Ainslie-st.. Brooklyn. who disappeared from his
home in November of last year. and whose body
was supposed to be found in the Hackensack
River. is alive ami we'll in San Francisco A
body taken from the water was identified as
that Of Frank Holburn. and buried by his
father in Cypress Hills Cemetery last March.
William Holburn. brother of the missing man.
received letter Thursday. dated San Fran
CISCO and signed by Frank Holburn. The
writer did not explain why he had left his wife.
but said that ne about 10 go to San Jose,
Cal. and would write again when he settled.
He said he would secure a home for his wife and
two sons.
Frank Holburn was clerk in Joyces jewelry
store In the United States Hotel. Manhattan.
He lost his place. and year ago last November
left his home. saying that he was going in search
OF work. Mrs. Holburn and her children
mained with Henry Holburn for while. and
later went to live with relatives in Newark.
n. j.. where Mrs. Holburn has since been sup
porting herself and her children as a trained
nurse. There had been no quarrel between Hol
burn and his wife. and after a few months he
was given up for lost.
Last March Mrs Holburns sister Mrs. Samuel
D. Strickland. noticed in a New-York newspaper
that the body of man had been found in the
Hackensack River The description, pub
lished, seemed to tally with that Of her brother.
and she communicated with the other members
of the family. The family went to the morgue
ana, although the features of the corpse were
unrecognizable. 1t was argreed that 1t was the
body of Frank Holburn. a large round scar on
the shoulder confirmed the belief.
The body was buried in the Holburn family
plot in Cypress Hills Cemetery. 1t will be disin-
TERED and removed to the norgue.
The missing had been insured for So 900
In the Brooklyn Council of the Legion of Honor.
A representative of the council viewed the body
before 1t was buried, and reported that IL
so decomposed that he could not identify IL as
that of Frank Holburn. The insurance not
paid.
In his letter TO his brother Frank Holburn
says that since leaving home he has nearly
circled the globe. 1t is supposed that he boarded
some ship. and has been at ever since he left
home. William Holburn says there can be no
mistake as to the author of the letter, as it is
in the handwriting of his brother
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
TWELFTH NIGHT CAKE.

New Years pound cake should be elaborately
decorated with ornamental icing and candied fruits
First cover the cake carefully with two coats or
icing and ornament IT in any way preferred with
confectioners' white icing. using tubes for the
purpose After this. decorate each loaf with
canded fruit, to give color. Select for each three
ounces Of canded cherries, two ounces of candied
angelica and two ounces each of candied red and
white pears A white pear is usually placed with
the stem up in the centre of the cake In place
left for IT, and the rest of the white and the red
pears are each cut in six slices. the angelica IN
lozenge shaped pieces, and the cherries in halves
These fruits are arranged on the icing IN any
fanciful way.
A cake for a Twelfth Night party is also deco
rated with fanciful little figures of the king.
the queen and the knave. These can be obtained
at confectoners in large cities, we'll as the
Twelfth Night crackers.
Delicate or silver cake always especially
popular at New Years. Like pound cake, it de
pends entirely upcn eggs for its lghtness No
baking powder soda and cream of tartar are. s
this cake called for a pound of flour. dried a, ]
sifted; threequarters of pound Of butter ereamed
eggs beaten very stiff This cake is often
WITH little r 6T 6fF nedes tnsm sma
tity of cream OF tartar and soda. Stir to cream
sugar sift a teaspoonful OF cream of tartar and
scant half teasPoonful Of sod soda With two & fuprus @
beaten stf froth. The cake should be well
and quickly folded in. Bake the cake slowly at
first and when it is risen let it brown. The Juice
of a lemon Is often added, and prevents the cake
being too dry. Ice 1t with thick white icing or
dark one of chocolate and sugar.
Sponge cake raised with eggs, and eggs alone. as
the best sponge cakes are, is made with half
mound of powdered sugar. seven eggs the grated
rind and juice of half lemon. and half pound
Of well sfted and dried pastry -four Put the sugar ,
and whites together over the sugar. and teat them
with a wire whip for moment. Then place the
mixture over the fire, beat II still with the whip
but sharply and continuously, until the " hole is
warmed q little. Now add carefully the half pound
of flour. warmed and sfted at least three times
MIX in the flour carefully with perforated spoon
or skimmer-not whip-and pour the cake into
a quart mould lined with buttered paper which
reaches least inch and a half above the
edge of the mould Bake the loaf an hour and
fifteen minutes In a moderate oven Dredge II
with powdered sugar IL sugary crust is desired
1t is nice trick to warm the sugar and the eggs
together as directed. and yet not cook the eggs in
the least for this would harden and spoil them
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
OFFICERS OF ST. JoHNLAyD SOCIETY.
ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY-FoUR PERSONS
CARED FOR BY THE oRGANIzA-
TION LAST YEAR

The annual meeting of the Society Of ST. John
land. which maintains homes for aged men and
homes and schools for children at Kings Park
Long Island. was held at No. 80 Broad-st yester-
day. The following officers were elected: The Rev
Dr- Henry Mottet. president; William Alexander
Smith. vice-president; DR.. Frederick f. HYDE sec
retary; Francis NJ. Bacon. treasurer. Trustees
w Alexander Smith. Bishop Henry G. Potter A
W. Hard George Blagden. the Rev. DR.. Mottet
John A Mckim. Joseph Park. j. H. Hewson James
Mclean. F. NJ Bacon, Theodore Thomas Roswell
Eldridge. Dr. F. E. Hyde. the Rev DR.. W NJ
Grosvenor John II. Cole. George E Chisolm John
Seely Ward jr.. the Rev. James z. Freeman Averv
d. Andrews, Alfred G. Vanderbilt s Nicholson
Kane William n Wilmer. James X Oracle and
William u. Davies The Rev. " c. Halsted was
reelected superintendent and assistant treasurer
with headquarters at Kings Park
IN the year ending December The socie,v
cared FOR hfty-one old men, eghty-three bows and
sAty girls az cost OF S174 "a each In the course
OF the year the society received gifts and IaeacsS
amounting to s21.761 10. which were added 10 tbs
permanent endowment fund. The society is tree OF
any indebtedness. " VI
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
MEN WHO WILL DIRECT OUR NEW LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.
great pictorial display in The Ne,v-York
Tribune, Sunday. December 20.
PRUNES THAT CONE FROM FRANCE

frehch prunes bring good prices in all markets
OF the world the liking for them being due to the
exquisite care bestowed upon the fruit in its prep
aration and its consequent excellent flavor The
prunes are gathered when perfectly ripe and are
submitted TO sort of desiccation by exposure in
the sun or in hot brick ovens where they are kept
unu they have lost about two-thrds of their vol
ume After this preliminary treatment the fruit
is sold and given further preparation which con-
sists OF another selection and classification by
sizes, which Is done either by machine or hand,
Ihe women engaged In the operation becoming won
dertuLy skiifuL After the separation of various
sizes, the best ones placed In glass lars and
the second quality is packed in zinc cylinders
which are hermetically sealed. Both the jars and
the cylinders are then placed inside large conner
vessels in turn closed tightly and steam is forced
into the copper vessels and maintained at A high
temperature for five hours. At the end of that time
the Jars and tins are removed cleaned labelled and
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
WIVES AT HONE AND ABROAD.
THE ENGLISH WOMAN DESCRIBED AS
HUMBLE, PATIENT AND ABJECT"

AAA- l>4>p1-lSh NOMAN DESCRIBED AS
HUMBLE. PATIENT AND ABJECT"
The English wife is perhaps OF all wives the
most devoted perhaps we may say the most hum
bic, patient and abject OF wives" declared Mrs
Emil L. Boas before meeting of the women's
Alliance of the Lenox Avenue Unitarian Church.
held In the church yesterday afternoon. The sub
ject of her paper was Woman in Society at Home
and Abroad"
I have seen English women do what l think
other woman in France America or even Ger
many would continued the speaker and she cited
a in point that of man in good society
who took it as matter of that his wife
should walk up five flights of stairs in a hotel to
get his overcoat. In speaking of the leading char
acteristics of the Frenchwoman. the speaker said
We do not realize how closely the life of a mother
In France is bound up with that of her children
Love through the very circumstances arranged
marriagesl rarely exist before marriage. and
often does not come afterward. that the woman's
compensation comes through her affection for her
children and all her love and devotion
centrated upon them" The German "hausfrau'
was summed up essentially domestic in her
tastes and life.
The American girl. Mrs. Roas said has blended
in her all the instincts and attributes of the women
OF other nations. and in addition enjoys all the
advantages of the untrammelled. unfettered life and
educational advantages of this country. she has
just n little too much alteration continued the
speaker. She must be worthy of her inheritance
ana the nDerty she enjoys must not become IL
cense"
Mrs. c. Campbell Gleason. who was introduced
as the English wife of American man." coin
cided with Mrs. Boas In her views of the English
womans status, and expressed the opinion that the
woman who marries an Englishman must be con-
tent to lose her individuality She claimed. how
ever, that the position of English wife had its
compensations in the ideal home life, II don't
think we know what home really is in Amer
lea" she said. The boarding house is unknown
among the English people. and the Englishman is
good father
Mrs. Henry T. Peirce. who spoke of in
political life, said in part This Is time of wild
agitation concerning the portion of power that be
longs to women. and the old time lady has stepped
aside TO avoid being by the wheels of the
new woman. In times past woman has been able
TO influence the affairs of men, because she has
not attempted to direct their affairs. In the future
she can maintain her power only by being as well
educated men are. by knowing the things that
men know well as men know them and by us
ing the knowledge to supplement mems work in
the world-not to usurp it
at Barnard. and the editor of one of the papers
published by the students. gave brief eXtempo-
raneous address the American girl. She ex-
pressed the conviction that college life is of the
greatest value In fostering democratic spirit of
mutual helpfulness. Those from the highest and
the lowest walks of Hfe met terms of equality,
and this was helping to make the ideal woman.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
SCHOOLS FOR INDIAN CHILDREN.

Indian government schools to have uniform
course OF instruction which Miss Estelle Reel the
superintendent, thinks will make good citizens of
the boys and girls Of the red man. Much attention
Is TO be paid TO Industrial teaching To the boys.
practical lessons will be given in agriculture, gar
7ening, da.rying, engineering, carpentry, black
sn1ithing. harness making upholstery, shoemaking
printing. tailoring and the like.
The course in agriculture Will comprise systematic
training for the youth during each successive year
OF his school life. II will begin with the ordinary
larfn chores and care of the animals and will ex-
tend through the principles Of irrigation crop
rotation, drainage and care OF the machinery.
nature study will be an accompaniment of every
years work. The girls will be taught cooking.
sewing, dressmaking, housekeeping and laundry
work The literary branches will be confined 10
eaoing. writing, the rudments Of arithmetic spell
ing. history and geography.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
RHODE ISLAND CHRISTMAS.

The members of the junior division Of the Provi-
dence Or. ~ branch. at Olneyville station. have
had their Christmas tree and enjoyed royal good
time The tree writes Mrs. Gammons, the presi-
dent. was pretty decorated and filled with pres
ents. and you never saw happier children! Some
bags by a T. 5. S member were filled with
oranges and nuts. contributed by Mrs NJ c.
Farnsworth. Little Inez Thompson came In for a
large share of good cheer; she had new shoes and
stockings and three dolls, and there never could
he happier baby than she. Her little brother has
nice warm shoes. too. 7 want to thank the fol-
lowing members who contributed to the good time
by sending Sunshine presents: Mrs. Appleton, of
BroonIyn; S. Evangene L.. of Manhattan: Mrs.
Henderson, of White Plains: Mrs. Walker. or New
Jersey: Mrs. Hepworth OF Mount Vernon. and the
helpful box from the general office. The pretty
new quilt was just what needed. for am still an
invalid and often forced to rest on the couch"
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
CHRISTMAS ECHOES.

Although Christmas has passed the benefactions
that have come to the gvers we'll the
receivers of cheer will long remain pleasant
memories and actual helps In the great overflow
Of kindly manifestations everywhere exhibited this
year the T. S S. is that it has done its part
In spreading the gospel Of goodwill not only in
the States but I'm foreign lands and the islands OF
the Already letters of grateful acknowledge
ment of Sunshine gifts being received in large
numbers every day. which testify TO the happiness
a little kindness gives.
"Friendness speaks a universal language and
finds a response In every heart
The president desires to thank all who have In
any way helped TO make the sacred festival day
happier and brighter for others either by useful
gifts or contributions OF money for special cheer.
Henry Seymour. the veteran soldier, and his
aged wife send thanks through the column TO Mrs.
Brown. Mrs White and Mrs. Fink for the money
received through the T. s. s for Christmas cheer.
we needed il very muoh.' he writes. land may
God bless all the kind members who thought OF the
poor and the sick" Thomas Douglass. Of the Ma
tonal Military Home. Of Ohio. has been greatly
matter from members. Manhattan president
asked for cheer for a family where there was
great need of sunshine. The father is in the hos
pital. and the mother goes out washing TO support
her children. The only quilt the family
possessed was stolen, and they really suffered with
the cold. Not only was a new comfortable pro-
vlded, but some articles Of warm clothing and
returned from her hard days work and found
what the sunshine Santa Claus had left for her.
she sat down and cried. A member in the aims
house says her day %as happy because she
remembered with Christmas sunshine An in
valid in Massachusetts writes: Il cannot tell you
how much good that afghan will do me Aged
members In Missouri Maine, Illinois and Virginia
tell how glad they were TO receive bedshoes and
shoulder shawls sent from the office. \ clergyman
in Texas received just the book he wanted. Some
little boys and girls in Vermont and New-Hamp-
shire were greatly pleased with their mittens,
muffiers and books.
The mother Of family living on an isolated
farm In Nebraska. TO whom Christmas box was
sent by freight, writes on December %, fol-
lo..s:
We surprised and delighted when the
Christmas Sunshine box reached us last night The
warm nightdress. blanket. fine dress skirt and
other useful articles were so much needed, and the
books and games were greatly appreciated by the
children. | gave one Of the books and some of the
ribbons 70 a poor girl here and shall also divide
some of the pretty quilt pieces sent The silk and
velvet pieces help much trim the girls
dresses. and they love these little bits of orna-
mentatiOn, even If we live far from civilization
This is a hard winter for us for. on account of
drouth and ChinCh bugs our crops partial
failure. and have had money to buy Christ
presents even underwear for the children
thank you again ard again for your blessed
sunshine.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
ON READING FOR GIRLS.

Miss Katharine Lee Bates. professor OF English
literature ct Wellesley College. writes In regard
reading for girls:
The beginnings of English literature study
should be made at hons and in the nursery. Let
the girl learn by heart poetry and prose, the best
her. but feed her young imagination with myths Of
Olympus and myths Pf Vnlhaila' 'nt Hans Ghrstia 2
the "Pilgrim's Progress." the ARABIAN Nights"
the Cid, Don Quixote as she knows Miles standish
and HoratIus Let Beatrice be as real to her as
Martha Washington, Read Scott with her, and
Shakespeare; she viii read Ten1yson for herself,
cheap, tho fiimsy. the corrupt In books Every hour
spent in reading trash is not msreiy SO much time
dignity Of mind debRsed.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
HOLDS HUMAN HANDS MADE 1T LEAN.
WILLIAM H. GOODYEAR TELLS RESULT OF HIS
MEASUREMENTS OF TOWER OF PISA

WILLIAM H. GOODYEAR TELLS RESULT OF HIS
MEASUREMENTS OF TOWER OF PISA
William H. Goodyear. curator of fine arts OF the
Brooklyn Institute Museum yesterday afternoon
presented a paper at the meeting of the Archeo-
logical Institute OF America. held Columbia Uni
versity. His subject New Observations on
Architectural Refnements in Italian Churches and
New Facts About the Leaning Tower of Pisa"
Last June subscription of $500 was made by Mrs
August Lewis. of this city. for this survey. which
was conducted last summer.
1t was the general purpose OF the survey TO ex-
anime such irregularities of medieval building as
Intentionally constructed either for the pur-
pose of producing optical architectural refine
ments of avoiding Journalism or coldness OF
architectural effect.
The major part of the paper discusses the long
debated problem whether the inclination Of the
tive. 1t was observed by Panieri Grassi about 1880
that the interior spiral stairway Of the tower was
considerably higher the side of the lean than
on the opposite side, and this was supposed by
Grassi TO indicate an intentional construction.
Grassi gave no measurements to support his
ton, and Mr.. Goodyear last summer took the
measurements and proved Grassi's observation Mr.
The purpose Of constructing leaning towers has
been debated by the poet Goethe and by others
adventurous spirit and effort TO show that
masonic science could set at defiance at least the
laws The centre Of gravitv of the SesntnPg sS
Is actually inside the limits of safety although the
contrary appears
,Another result OF the work was the taking of
photographs Of the horizontal curves in the cIoster
OF the Celestines at Bologna. These photographs
prove the paper asserts, that system of curves
which appears in the second court OF the Egyptian
temple OF Mednet Habou of the thirteenth century
twelfth century. " ''o
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
NEW RAN6 FOR BOSTON.

Boston. Dec. 27.-The formation OF a new national
bank. with capital OF sl.5o0.ooo be called the
National Suffolk Bank. ard to supersede the pres
ent Suffolk National ard Washington National
banks, has been definitely started. The establish
rnent of the new bank IS the outcome OF a move
meat for the liquidation of the Washington Ma
tional Bank, and under the present plan stockhold-
ers in both of the old Institutions will have tho
privilege OF subscribing TO the stock OF the new
bank.
The capital of the Suffolk Bank Is 81 10000, and
that of the Washington Bank Is $4,000, II Is
derstood that Christopher Minot Weld. the present
president OF the Washington Bank, will be the
president OF the institution.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
CAKES FOR NEW YEARS.
SOME GOOD, OLD FASHIONED RECIPES THAT
WILL DELIGHT THE HOUSEKEEPER

The regular New Years cookies of Dutch days.
which displayed say. with caraway commits
and canded fruit, have different ingredients from
the loaves of cake which every housewife used to
make for New Years Day. 1t was the custom for
provident housekeeper to prepare fruit pound,
silver delicate cake, and sometimes loaf OF
golden sponge. Every rich. requiring an
abundance of eggs at a season when eggs were
more expensive and difficult to obtain than at any
other time of the year.
The Christmas fruit cake. which served at
New Years was always made by the familiar rule
given recently in these columns. The cake was
usually made least month before II was needed.
a sufficient supply to last all winter being prepared
In the fall
Pound cake is as rich as fruit cake, but. there
is no fruit in it, less butter be used in proper
tion the sugar than in fruit cake. The pound
cake of to-day is made differently from the oldtimc
rule. No makes pound for pound" For
modern pound cake weigh out twelve ounces OF
butter, fourteen ounces of -FOUR dried and sifted
before It is weighed and sixteen ounces OF granu-
m ef b suga T anG Gd e We GG1 egh of
mace half a grated nutmeg and the grated rind
making this cake the flour and butter are beaten
together first. Some Of the best pound cake makers
do not do this now but beat the butter 10 cream
first and add the sugar. beating the mixture until
strainer. which beats them enough 10 mix in well
and sifted at least three times. and the mace or
nutmeg and grated lemon peel are added the last last
stirred in after the flour has been thoroughly
blended When the two pans necessary for this
stifiy possible with whip are folded in quickly,
so as not to break down the whites. Do this as
hastily as possible and then put the cake in the
oven at once The oven must not e be neatea al 700 '
to open the oven door and cool of the oven htte
proper degree to let the cake rise slowly so
that 1t will begin 10 brown before 1t Is tully
a quarter to an hour end a half. Try the loaves
by listening to the cake. When 1t stops singing
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28

TEN PER CENT DIVIDEND DECLARED By FIRST
NATIONAL BANK.
The First National Bank. which last summer in
creased it's capital stock from $4,000 to S0eoooU
and gave its stockholders 1890 per cent dividend
has just declared a dividend OF 10 per cent out or
the earnings of the last six months. This is at
the rate of 90 per cent. 100000. a year. and
hereafter. II is understood. a per cent dividend
will be declared each quarter The dividend rate
on the old capitalize ton OF s5c0OG0 was 25 per
cent quarterly. the annual dividend disbursement
beng $4,000.
The First National stock is currently quoted ar
40 bid. II IS understood that the Astor National
Bank and the Liberty National Bank. which are
affiliated with the First National Bank will also
pay each a dividend at the rate of 20 per cent
The Liberty Bank founded ten years ago. and
the Astor Bank three years ago. but neither has
heretofore paid a dividend.