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THOS. 1 ADAMS. PROPRIETOR. EDGEE?ELD, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1892. VOL. LVII. NO. 13. BOTES AND COMMENT, Another instance of tho practical Application of the cycle to the needs of ordinary life cornea from France, **rber<i a fire cycle engine has entered tho realms of nolnality. A vriter in the Windsor Magazine Bays that "even Mr. GU detone, i hat greatest of all sticklers :'or official re ticence, held that a Cabinet Minister might impart secrets to his wife and his private secretary. A feature of the population statis tics of Western Australia is the large proportion of males to females. The disparity is maintained by the arrivals by sea. At present there are forty five females to every 100 male?. Calcutta. India, is a great educa tional centre, one of the greatest in the world. It has twenty collegee, . with three thousand students, and forty high schools, with two thousand . student!?. In the city there are al together about fifty-five thousand English-speaking and nc--Christian natives. ._ Governor Pingree, of lui:.oigan, says: "If the railroads wonld *ut o3 their free passes, do away v.4h ?''eil lobbyists in the Legislature, discharge their high-priced attorneys, discard their 1000 mile tickets and permit all persons to ride at the rate of two cents a mile, they would carn more money and be in better favor with the pnblio, from which they derive their support." When a man of note dies, ii is curious how_muoh of tho information that is given in the obituary notices is absolutely new to most of the people to whom he was known, muses Har per's Weekly. Napoleon Sarony, who died on November 9, was knowu prac tically to all New York, an 1 to thou sands of people out of New York. The photographs he took have circulated pretty much everywhere during tho last thirty years, and his signature became almost as familiar as was that of the late Mr. Spinner. But it was news to most people that he began life as a lithoorranh?-- rind : fjii?z'ie ir? ?l,a; rtnsini ?fl bei . h fc?' ?. .-'....'"Jr ;o .' *5 J? ?'.?>? ^ lilas: were don? : .They ar* ?.s>.'. -: ' . .. , a? 3 is, ? r,.v _.uvii-iuum in private libraries for the volumeF that contain them. The unfortunate rush of population from tho rural districts to ?he cities is commanding inore&sing attention, ilotes the Atlanta Journal. Dr. Reynolds, of Chic ?go, in a recent ad dress before the conference of char ities and corrections at Springfield, urged that efforts should lo ma lo to stop this drift of population. We all agree that this ought to be done and he who will propose Borne way iu "which it can be accomplished must bo ccrwttLexeJ a benefactor of his race. Dr. Reynolds^r^o+-o2ef-cri? practi ca! remedy for the evil. His onlv suggestion was that statesmen and sociologists f-houtd seek to promote "those economic features that best foster the profit of the farm" and "make a dollar as easy to obtain in the country as it is in the city." Just how this is to be done Dr. Reynolds does not attempt to show. The doc tor's intentions are good, hut his address embodies nothing in the di rection of praotical reform. In spite of the experience of so many youug men and older ones who leave farms to mako their fortunes in town and accomplish nothing but miserable failure; in spite of the overcrowded condition of every profession, trade and calling in nearly all our cities, the trend of population from the farms to the great centres of popula tion continues, nnd there is at present tittle prospect that it will cease. Bit ter experience may at last have its due "sffeot upon this movement, but it is not probable that it will be chocked by ar?y teacher less severe. /pl* TNo Oldest Tree lu the World. In tb; a Royal Gardens at Kew there s* breach of what is said to be the oldest tree in the world -the famous ?dragon tree of Oratavia. This tree, which was destroyed by a great gale some years ago, was, the new weekly paper, the Rooke., says', supp3sed to least 2000 or 3000 years old assigned it a mnch longer A branch was removed from ht to Kew, where it still may be seen in the Econ . - Westminster Gazette. ?ui.irl.abl3 Plant. >rpa-j plant" is a remarkable specimen that grows in 'a lar.-ce siz?, and its principal is its bell-shaped throat, like Furn lily, but larger and deeper, gening into a hollow stem. It in color, and covered with a jcretioD. lt has a loathsome like decaying carrion, which at carrion feediug birds to it. foot they alight ou it they become Entangled in the secretion, the bell ahap?d mouth clo-.ee, and they are swallowed an-* fiicrputp 1 by the plant. Meine may soothe cats, but a shot* gua is much more eflVntivp.. As eleotrio light ia never an orna ment to a man's nose. IN MADAGASCAN. INTERESTING 0BSKRV ATIONS OF AX AMERICAN TRAVELER. Queer Conveyance^ in Which White Men l?de-Quenching Thirst at the Traveler's Tree Odd Ford. TBE observations in Madagas car of Mr. Frederick Taylor, F. Il G. S.r who spent seven months traveling through the interior, warrant tho belief that there will be a good deal mor6 news from that very interesting island before the end of the struggle between the French and tho native tribes. The occupation by the French of Tamatavo and An tananarivo, the chief cities of Mada gascar, did not hy any means indicate thc subjugation of Madagascar. The Hovas, the dominant tribe, who have CONVICTS IN ] inhabited the central province of JlHP>iV? o"r><?.-> raSIS 07T rt gun ?! nsed wilb patient ?.?.i't. &'heo Sift. . lor, who co?:'* nf a New rori fh^:.',-. landed nt Taaatavs ie. ?S9J, Ii?) na:i already, at ha .. - ai lar corners.of the world. His desire for travel had been strong 6ince he left New York and joined Red Cloud's band of Ognllali Sioux at the a^ie of fifteen. From DakoU he roamed to the edge of the Arctio Circle, and was next heard of in the Society and Hawaiian Island:-. Japan, CeyloD, tho West Indies and South America came nest in his itinerary. Strange adventures fell to his lot in tho Chaco region, in particular, hundreds of miles inland from Buenos Ayres, and by the time SCENE IN TUE FOIiEST JO?KNEY. he had reached Madagascar he was casehardened to experiences of the ordinary. "1 knew nobody in Tamntave, on the east coast of Madagascar," he says, "when I landed there. I called on John L. WalW, the recently arrived American Consul ; it's the right thing, cf course, for a traveler to pay his re spects to the representatives of his country wherever he finds them. My own regret has been that American Consuls are not, aa a rule, up to the consular standards as set by other countries. They are not respected, in my experience, as they should be by the people among whom they discharge their duties. "J found Tamative a very unimpres sive town. Tho siogle unpaved main ?trect and the lanes that intersect it are covered with loose sand. "When I purchased my provisions for the jour ney up the country to tho capital I gave it ont that 1 wanted bearers. The proprietor of tho store was * Scotchman, carrying a limited stock of general merchandise. Natives soon began to offer themselves. I inspect ed them in eroupp, rejecting ali those who were fleshy or unhealthy locking. They averaged five feet seven inches in height, 1 should say. Their tongues had to be examined to see if their di gestion was good ; their leet, to see if they would make good ground gain cru; their legs, to seo if they had been strained by heavy burdens. Tall, spare men, who could throw their shoulders out and their calves back, ?vero thc ones I looked for. They must havo shoulders free from the cores so often found in Malagassy car riers, who sometimes have to stagger scores of miles through the desolate interior nmbr loads which would tax a beast of burden. Of the fifty men I looked over I choso twenty-eight. "EUC? on? was to reoeivo the equiv alent of $2.50 in Ma?agassy money for each 225 miles traversed with his load, and two shillings for rice en route. Four of them shirted ont with my lil anzana, ii species of palanquin, four accompanied the filanzana as substi tutes, and tho other twenty carried the boxen and parcels of provisions and rcerchandiso for traffic, which the Sec 'chman had put up iu suitable shape. I noticed that the canned -provisions I bought all came from England and France, American ship ments to Madagascar being limited to cotton goods and lumber, for which we take raw hides in exchange. "My oo6tnme was of Kahkee cloth, dust colored, of the kind the Indian troops are slothed in. Tho filanzana was an iron framed seat, covered with canvas, fastened to a couple of light seven-foot poles of strong wood, held together by iron rods with screws and nuts. There was a leather back and foot rest of wood suspended by two leather straps. This is tho National carriage of Madagascar, a country des titute of roads nud of pack animals. Oxen are sometimes saddled, but not often." Sturting from Tamatave, Mr. Tay lor's route lay at first along the sandy shores of the Indian Ocean. The country was open, and twenty-eight miles were made the first day. Ho headed for Antananarivo, the Hov3 ^.v^i, .?v ot. no ua-i Ultlliu, will CU soon became very herd, and then crackers. I cat very little fruit in the tropics-the mango and the cocoanut in tho morning and late in Ibo even ing, but never while the sun is up. When we found a traveler's tree I in serted my knife iu tho fibre between two leaves and would drink, after straining, tho water which carno out. I found tho groo groo worm?-, cr grubs, taken between the leaves at the top of the palra tree, to be delicious when fried to a crisp. They tasto like the fat of a lamb chop with a soupcon of cocoanut flavor. "My men chopped down young cabbage palms and ato the heart of the fruit, unoooked. It is white, and tastes like cabb. ge. The Malagassy are not squeamish. They devour egg Ehells and chicken bones. At a native hotel not far from Ant&nanarivo thad for the first course a strange, half burnt compound of fut, gristle and ox flesh, roasted with the hide and bris tles on. Tho crust of the bread had hair and feathers in it. The second course was better, consisting: of wild pigeon with green pers. Money in Madagascar meaDS French five-franc pieces chopped into segments and car ried in a bag. Some ot the segments are scarcely bigger thru a pea. "I started inland with 2U0 five-franc pieces chopped up iu this way. A sin gle coin is sometimes cut into twenty five bit?. Tho natives eagerly took copper and brass wire and eg^-shaped beads, tin cans and long-necked lime juice bottles, instead of the money, which is weighed out in light sheet iron scoops almost ns small as apothe caries' scales. Every householder, traveler and vender carries these. "A'oug tho whito sauds of tho In dian Ocean, on the first day's journey, I 6hot many snipe, similar to the American spt cies. As we penetrated inland wo carno suddenly, here and there, on chained prisoners, roaming at large, one of the saddest features of Malagassy life. Some of these unfor tunates would be so fettered that they could only step a few inches at a time, the weight of the chains being propor tioned to the enormity of their of fences agaiust tho laws of the Ho vas, which aro excellent in theory, but wretchedly enforced. The condemned man is sentenced to wander in the mountains with au iron riug around each ankle, another around his neck, and others on his wrisfs, tho ringa be ing joined by felters. lt waa pitiful to bear in the pathless brush the moan of some poor manacled wretch, help less and starving, either on his way to report to his penal station or fallen by the way in an agonizing quest for food. The less severely punished aro sometimes ablo to pick np odd jobs of some light work." Peculiarities of tho Law. There are some queer things about tho law. A postoffice safe was robbed in California, Mo., some time ago. In such case the department pays $200 each for the conviction of the persons engaged in tho robbery. There were five persons engaged in the affair, but the authorities had no clew to the men. It happc-uol that the guilty persona were in a saloon come time afterward. One of the crowd got into a dispute with a farmer, who killed him. It turned out that the man killed was the ringleader and had the bnlk of the booty on his person. His death resulted in proving the com plicity in the robbery of tho four other men. The men who captured tho four have been allowed $800. Tho farmer made application for $200, huh the conrt has decided that he cannot get it, because the head robber was neither arrested nor convicted. Ho was simply dead-and a postoffice rob ber has to be taken alive, to win a re ward.-Detroit Free Press. NEW FISH DISCOVERED. Most Beautiful That Has Ever Been Noticed by Naturalists. A new fish, unlike any other in many respects and of extraordinary beauty in coloring, ?as been discovered, lt was found by Captain Jacobson, of tho schooner Wcnoma, who caught as pec iraen wbilo fishing on the banks twenty-eight miles 60utb.-soutb.west of Cape Flattery. The fish was 26J inches long, 17 inches deep and about ? inches thick. It was beautifully colored, and in its richness of shades surpasses any other fish which has yet been found. The top cf tho head is of brick red, the back of a metallic blue, shading to aluminum color on the belly. Tho meridian line is strongly arched and marked by a series of largo beales. Pure round white spots are dotted over the wholo of tho fish. In other respects the fish presents an uncommon appearance. Its fins are strong Bpined aud extend nearly the whole length of the fish. The spines L m.- moutn is strong and toothless, the lower Jip protruding and being of a vermillion color. Its eyes aro largo and rouud. No other fish like it has ever been noticed by naturalists. Its nearest relative, however, seems to be the Z^us faber, of the Atlantic, which is known as the Dory. Tho Zeus faber is an excellent food fish, which is sel dom met with in quantity. Scientific examination of the new tish, however, seems to indicate that it may be of thc genus Lamptis. The fish is now at Seattle, Washing ington, where it reposes in the museum of the Young Naturalists' Society tu the gem of its collection. A Four Dollar Bill. D. C. Mccausland, of .Davenport, Iowa, in looking over some old pupei i that belonged to his father a few weeks ago, discov<red a fonr dollar bill hearing dote of November 29, 1775. The bill looks more as though it were made in China than in the United States. The paper has something of the appearance of the Chinese paper, and tho characters look something like Chinese characters. Tho bill reads: "Tis entitles bearer to fonr Spanish mill dollars, or the valno thereof iu gold or silver, according to a resolution of Cougress passed at Phil adelphia, November 29, 1875."-Chi cago Tribune. Kot the "I ris li" Potato. "The peculiarity of tho Irish po tato, so called, is in tho fact that it is not Irish," observes one of the potato experts of the Agricultural Depart ment at Washington. "The potato originally grow wild in the fields of Chile, Peru and Mexico. Sir John Hawkins did not take it to Ireland until 1565. Sir Francis Drake took it to England twenty years after wards. It did better, however, in Ireland than anywhere else, and got its name, no doubt, because of its early and extensive cultivation in Ire land. Botanically it was originally known ns tho Batata Virginiano, but in after ye:irs it was properly identi fied and classified as the Solanum tu berosum."-New England Homestead. "Walking has been a pleasure to ins ever since I can remember." "l'es, tho paiuTul part of it was before you could remember,"-Chicago Hecord. Eldest Daughter of Nellie (?rant Frtr torls Euters Washington Society. Miss Vivien Sartoris, tho bandsomo . ldest daughter of Mre. Nellio Grant Sartoris, will bo introduced to society this winter at a large reception to bo j MISS VITIEN SAETOniS. given at Mrs. Giant's bonfein the Na .tional Capital.' It is an adair that ia regarded with ranch pleasing anticipa tion, eofrs the Chicago Times-Herald, and wiljt be, no doubt, followed by a largo numher of entertainments in honor ol the fair dc-butaute. Miss Sar- j toris wop born in London nearly eight een years ago. She is a pretty bru nette, roth chestnut hair aod a rich olive complexion. Sho is of raodium height, irith a tendency to p'umpnes-. Educate^ abroad, she is ono of tho best in/drmed giris in her set. Her motluw^Ieekod after Miss Vivien's ed ucation %ith her own eyes, and the re sult is seen in the womanly character of the daughter's mind and education. Miss Sargon's has a voice of good vol ume aur|.nativo sweetness, arl it has not lostijmy of its power by an en forced cultivation. She will bo given somo vogal tr lining durioq tho winter. Miss Sanbris spsnks perfect French, but has %ot studied other languages than thai and her own. Her sister, who is jc?t fifteen, promises to rival the eldest in. persomi attraction. Mr?. Sartorisjjersclf looks moro like an el der sisteTwith her charming daugh ters* thonfah<) doe.i like their mother. Tho portrait of Miss Vivien Sartoris here shown is reproduced from a pho tozraohioSconv of Hnlloi's Tinn.i?? .t._o ^lixctiuj: is io dis seminate tho seed*. Probably the most peculiar explosivo fruit is that of the sand box tree (Hura crepitan?) ol the family of Euphoruiaceie, which opens its fruit with a lund report, scattering tho pieces in all directions. The treo is found in tropical Amer ica, Ibo particular example under con THE EXPLOSIVE NUT. sideration coming from tho Amazon River valley. Tho treo grows to bo from seventy to 100 feet high. Tho bark is smooth and yields a miiky sup when tapped. Thc twigs arc tome times spiny ?ni tho leaves are olten six inches oroad. The trees are olten cultivated for ornament, from the West Indies to Brazil. If left to rippu on thc tree, tho nut explodes with a sharp report, when each O? its curious compartment--, nu.ubering sometimes as manv as sixteen, flies asunder, so that its seeds, which somewhat resem b!es a pumpkin seed, drops out. Our engraving shows tho condition of tho ruptured cell.?. The nut has a dense woody fiber. The nuts staud exporting, and occasionally do not explode for teverai months. The pieces aro thrown several feet when the explosion taker! place. If the nut is kent in alcohol or water, it can be preseived for years. Microbes Devour Sewage. A novel disposition of sewago is made at Exeter, England. The method consists of four taniif, a fourth of tho sewago passing into tisch. Light and air aro excluded from thc tanks ; put refaction aud decomposition are rapid ly iet up ; thel microbes multiply und tho solid poriions of the'sewage aro consumed and tho outflow from tho tanks is nothing but slightly colored water, which, after passing through filter?, loses all color and taste. No chemical is used, and no^ntteution to the tanks of any sort ir. needed. Each filter bed automatically demises itself by beiriR out of HBO fer a ehort timo. Outr.ut ol' Coal. In fifteen years tho world's output of coal has nearly douldc 1-r.Mug from 864,737,405 tom in 183 ?, to 628,805,2:19 tons iu 1895. Tho in crease in Great Britain hus boen Jrom 164,605,738 to 212,320,725 tons; in the United Slates, irom 71,431,56'J to 193,117,5:10 tons; in Germany, from li;", 177.G31 to 114,524,18(5 lons; in Austria-Hungary, Irom 10,713,0?l) to 33,570,358 tons; in liolgiura, from 18,017,585 to 22,453,471 tons; in Russia, from 8,570"413 to 8,307,357 tons; and in nil other countries, from 3,021,428 to 14,250,003 tons. I ?STYLISH AND WARM FASHIONABLE DESIGNS IN SEA SONABLE GARMENTS. Handsome Cape-Collar nud Mull Dressy Adjunct to a Walkin?; Gown- Becoming Waist With Bolero Front. ^ r y HE handsome cape jollur a?d muff pictured in the first 1 large en?raviDg forms a sty "fo lieh adjunct to a walking gown thut may bo used ia connection ?with ,i plain con* or worn independ en! ly, showiug to advantage the hand HANDSOME CAPE-Ci some bodice beneath. The yoke por tion, shaped in slightly pointed out line is provided with ^stylish aud pro tective storm cobar, both of which are wt watt? o-ir:cu pinnies wnicu is held in placo by two largo velvet roses. Thc edgo is outlined with jetted Ecquins. The collarette and muff may be con structed of velvet, plush, electric seal, Astrakhan or cloth, while tho deep ruffle may be either an entire border of fur or made of tho material nud simply decorated with a narrow band cf kr immer, chinchilla, sable, mink or any one of tho fashionable furs now in vogue. To make this cape-collar in thc medium size, writes May Manton, will require two und one-quarter yards of forty-four inch wide material. The muff will require three-quarters yard of thc same width goods. BECOMING WAIST WITH" BOLERO FBONT. This simple aud becoming waist, de picted in tho second largo illustration, is made of gray-brown lusterine. The full vest is of plaided talleta silk in brilliant hues. The free edges of the bolero are decorated with silk braid ing, and dark creen satin ribbon is chosen for the stock collar and cru^h belt that finishes tho neck and waist. Over a pdovc-?itted lining, provided with singlo bust darts, tho pretty full front is arranged, drooping percepti bly at the wa:st-line in tjc sott, blouse efi'3ctso extremely becoming to youth ful figiree. The jacket (routs are in cluded in the shoulder and nnder-arm scams, being of the conventional bolero shape, now so immensely popu lar. Tho back is smooth-titting across the shoulders with tho ad ditional fulness of material laid in close overlapping plaits on either sido of ihe centre back where the closing is effected with buttons and button-holes. The stylish sleeves are urrnaged over coat-shaped linings ami ?rn but moderately lull, alter the prevailing fashion. A stand ing collar finishes the neck. Neat and serviceable waists, adapted for homo or school wear,may be developed fr jm this design. The model affords charming- facili ties for remo'lelinglast season's dresvet. The bolero front, requiring very lit tle material, may bo really placed ever some well-worn bodice to smarten it. The fnll front may be on plain or fancy silk, or any of the pretty woolens in plaid, striped or figured effect. To make this wais$ for a miss of fourteen years it will require one and one-half yards of forty-four-inch wido material, with ono and one-fourth yards of silk for vest. HOUSE GOWN. This attractive house gown is devel oped in all wool challis in an ex quisite filiarle of poppy-co! or. Tho handsome pointed epaulets and OLLAR AND MUFI1'. simulated yoke are composed of alter nate rows of narrow Valonciennei laco and black velvet gathered to form a nnillin?. Similar decorations are ap ing tue graueiui um ATTRACTIVE HOUSE GOWS. to advantage. Stylishly pointed epau lets fall deeply on tho front and back, extending well over thc fashionablo sleeves that are mounted upon coat shaped linings, itt the neck is a close standing band covered with a stock of ribbon. The design may be copied in woolen or cotton fabrics eucb as challis, cash more, French flannel or figured de laine, or deve'oped in China silk, taffeta or surah for more dressy oc casion?, the model affording rare op portunities for tho combination of colors. Heliotrope, with quillings of white satin ribbon, would be effective ITH BOLERO FRONi. for second mourning. Nothing could [ bo moro appropri?t" than a gown of black with violet trimmings. To make the wrapper for a lady having a thirty-six-'.ueh bust measure will requiro six and three-fourths I yards of forty-four-inoh wide material. i MOTHERS READ THIS. The Best Remedy. 1 For Flatulent Calle, Diarrhea a, Dysen tery, Nausea, Coughs, Cholera In fant ara, Teething Children, Cholora Morbus, Unnatural Drains trim the Bowels, Pains, Griping, Losa of, Appetite, Indigestion and all Dis eases of tho Stomach and Bowels. PITT'S CARMINATIVE * [ls the standard. It carries children over1 thc critical period of teething, andi is recommended by physicians as tho friend of Mothers, Adults and Children. It is pleasant to the tatto, cod never fails to give satisfaction., A few doses will demonstrate il? (su perlative virtue!. Price, 25 cts. per* A bottle. For sola by druggists. HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS. EAST WAY TO 8 LICE HOT BEE AD. Brown bread time has come, and I be housekeeper thinks of it as a season of trial, for slicing warm bi own bread is not exactly play. The New England housewife, who is never with out brown bread, has a trick for slic ing hot bread that is worth trying. Have a sharp knife and dip. it in cold witter before cutting each slice. It makes the work much easier. CARE OF COFFEE AND TEA POTS. A. terrible mistake cf housekeepers is to leave the coffee pot and tea pot on the back of the stove to steep all day. It is a fruitful source of dys pepsia and indigestion. Never set tea aside unless in a glass jar or pitcher for iced tea. Heated over, it is simply vile. Coffee, if you must economize that woy, shpuld be poured off into a bowl or pitcher and covered closely. Over the grounds pour a cupful of boiling water, shake and let simmer three minutes, then pour into the bowl, und throw the grounds away and wauh and dry the coffee pot. Thia will insure you sweet coffee. To make the coffee, grind fine the necessary amount, pour the liquid saved care fully into the pot, BO as to not stir up the grounds. In a teacup mix one tablespoonful of coffee to each person, "and one for the pot," with half the white of one egg. When the liquid is boiling dash the coffee ic, stirring briskly for a moment. Fill the pot with boiling water-measured, mind you, one cup for eaoh-and set to _?t? -- Min, n?ww.. wt .... .vs uo ouaucs, has a border of olive plush and is cov ered at the back with olive China silk. The center of the white China silk is covered with an all-over pattern of Howers of about the size of a twenty live cent piece. These flowers are outlined in coarse green embroidery eilk. On the mat was a green jardi niere holding a palm. The plant wis pitieed on a Turkish coffee? table of mahogany. These low tables are much used in all kinds of wood for holding a single plant. In a room with a different coloring the mat could be made of white and dark or old blue, or of raspberry color and white. A spread made for a large mahogany dining table is a larger square of this kind, so that when laid on the table it leaves the corners bare. It has a bor der of apple-green satin.-San Fran cisco Chronicle. VARIOUS WATS OF COOKING A T?RK RY. The proper way to prepare a turkey is to begin by siugeiug and drawing, then wash thoroughly inside and ont, to which a tablespoonful of vinegar ii added-this drawe out any blood thal may adhere to the bones-then wip< dry with a soft towel. To bone a turkey, slit the ukin dowe the back with a sharp knife, aud rais ing one side at a time, separate thc i'.esh from the bone until you reach the legs and wings, unjoint these from the body, and cutting through the bone, turn back the flesh and remove tho bones. To reshape the bird, a little force meat must be used: this may bo made of minced veal and a lit tle lean pork. Tie firmly, laid tho breast, and stuff. To boil a turkey, prepare as for roasting, tio firmly, roll in cheese cloth and sew seourely; boil slowly lroin ?bree to four honrs, according to size. Where chestnuts are abundant, a favorite way is to stuff with chest nuts and roast. Stuffings-To make a chestnut stuff ing, remove the shells and brown skin and boil until tender, mash and add the following : To two cups of mushed nuts add two cups of bread crumbs, moisten with rich sweet cream, season with butter, salt and pepper. Oystei stuffing is made of equal parts of oys ters aud bread crumbs, seasoned with butter, salt and pepper and sage, and moistened with milk. The juice of the turkey with the hot water used in basting, seasoned and slightly thickened, is always accepta ble as a sauce. To make mushroom sauce, take a pitt of mushrooms, boil till tender, chop fine, add a cup of cream or milk, thicken with a little flour, season with butter, salt and white pepper. Celery sance is excel lent, particularly for boiled turkey, fake one pint of celery, cut into dice, boil until tender, mash and season with onion juice, butter, salt and white pepper, thin with milk or cream. For oyster sauce, take a pint of small oysters, boil in their own liquor till the beards coil, skim off and chop fine and return to the liquor. Add n cup of cream or milk, thicken with A lutlu Hour, season with butter, salt and red pepper. Last comes our old favorite, giblet sauce, which is made by simply chopping the giblets fine, seasouin^ and thickening, using some of the gravy to thin.-American Agricultur ist. AN oak, still living in Tilford, near Farnham, is mentioned in a charter of Henry of Bois under the date of 11.50.