HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1887-6-16, Page 7The Queon s Coronation
The 'nest complete aud. graphic acicount
of the coronatien of our pi esent acious
Queen, is te be found in the special issue of
71e rS'aet newepuper of Thursday, June 28,
1838. %lie Bimetal issue reached at leitet
thirty-sixth edition, end continued, to be re-
printed and sobi up to September, and per-
haps later, Its first and fourth pages are
printed M gold, and the first eentains
medallion of lier Mejeety twelve inches in
diameter. The', extraordinary circulation
which this copy secured, and the commeud.
ation which it received from contemporary
prints, show that it was coneideeed At the
period to have marked a notable advauce in
journalism. Th thirty-eixth edition of a
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newspaper uf perhaps unique ; and a partic-
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teinber is in itselt a remarkable instenee of
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of pOSSe8Shlg sadan extraordinary speci-
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The editor informs his readers that they
may form some idea of the exertions and
expense necessary to attain our object,"
when it is stated ihat it has " required the
united labour of tires large establiehments,
comprising between two andthree hundred
persons,' to produce this issue. At the
same time he is ab e to congratulate himself
that the exertiont of his staff were not in
vain for "the very handsome manner in
which three of our morning contemporaries
have done us the honour to speak of the
specimen we laid' loafer° them, is an earnest
of the praise we hope to deserve from the
public at large."
In order not to itterrupt the direct narra-
tive it may be as wellto refer here to the pro-
ceedings in the House of Commons on the
morning of the coronation. The House met
at seven. At nine i'clok the Speaker enter-
ed in his robes, the Serjeattt carrying the
mace, and wearing ell his orders. At that
time there were upvards of four hundred
members present; " and it never was our
fortune to witness a finer or grander scene
than when the members all rote to receive
the Speaker as he eroceeded to the chair.
The intermixture of the various uniforms
and court dresses formed as beautiful a coup
d'teil as could possibly be withessed." The
House of Lords is not mentioned on this oc-
casion.
At seventeen minutes past three o'clock
on the morning of the 28th of June, a royal
salute of twenty-one guns awakened the
citizens of London to the fact that "the sun
was then rising upon the joyous day when
the crown of these great realms was to be
placed upon the head of the most popular
and beloved sovereign that has wielded the
Biltish sceptrl' ,ike days of Alfred 1
ed. with passeng rs andpredestrains that
ir
By four o'cloc eh- * were so throng -
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thev were inanany places impassable, andtthe
whole population seemed to have poured
. out in the direction of the Park end of the
Abbey. Even so early as six o'clock, the
Green Park, the Mall, and the inclosure in
St. James's Park were filled with persons of
all ranks, eager to scramble for places.
Their efforts were premature; for the police
and military made their appearance on the
scene; andby degrees the crowds ,,were
compelled to retire within the inclosure and
down the Mall. Squadrons 1 Life -guards,
a troop of Lancers, and a -pany of in-
fantry, with gene " and their '
brilliant staffs, o ied he open spaces.
The roof of the northern projection of
Buckingham Palace was covered with
people; whilst on the top of the Triumphal
Arch were stationed two sailors, " of re-
markably fine figure," who, were in charge
of the flagstaff upon which lhe royal stand-
ard was to be hoisted on Her Majesty's
departure from the palace. About
eight o'clock, the band of the Life-
guards struck up God Save the Queen, and
played at intervals till the commencement
of the procession. The carriages of those
who were to take part in the cavalcade took
their placesaccording to theprescribed order,
those of theforeign ambassadors in the south
walk, and the royal carraiges in the north
walk of the Mall.' .
Of the foreign ambassadors, the moat pop-
ular was Marshal Soult (Duke of Dalmatia),
ambassador extraordinary from France. The
marshal was loudly cheered as he passed
along the line. His carriage created far
more interest than that of any other ambas-
sador. Its color was a rich cobalt relieved
with gold; the panels were superbly em-
blazoned with the marshal's arms. The car-
riage had side -lights, then considered unu-
sual, and four elegant lamps, ornamented
with the ducal coronet, of rich silver. The
raised cornice was of silver, higher and more
elaborately chased than that of any other
vehicle in the cavalcade ; and at each of the
four corners was a ducal coronet of large
dimensions. The lining of the interior Was a
rich nankeen satin, relievedwith scarlet; the
hammercloth wasof blue broadoloth,ltrirnmed
with nankeen gimp and tassels. This ela-
borate structure was drawn by two horses.
The liveries were of a drab colour, with a
rick figured lace. The carriage of the Duke
de Palmella was of a brilliant green relieved
with silver; that of Count Gustave de
Lowenhielna, of a rich lake; that of the
Marquis de Brignole, of deep chocolate re-
lieved with white. Theere was, therefore,
no monotony of colour in these elaborate
conveyances. Her Majesty's state carriage
was covered with scarlet silk Genoa velvet
embroidered with gold ; the.badges on each
side and back, the fringes, ropes, and
tassels, being of the same preeious metal'.
"We understand that it ccist cnie thousand
Winds," says The Sun,and what foreign
ambassador could come vvithin a long dis-
tance of that ?
The early morning was dark and gloomy.
Some rain fell, "which though it clamped
the apparel, neither damped the spirit nor
the expression of the loyelty of the vast
assemblage." By ten o'clock the clouds
dispersed, and the sun fihone out in full
summer strength and radiance. At length
the signal was given that Her Majesty had
departed from the palaCe. At a; quarter
past ten, the royal standard was raised
amidst enthusiastic alioatbig, At half -past
ten the royal carriage passed Apsley Howie.
Whilst passing through 31, jainea'S Street,
a short delay took place in consequence of
one of the traces giVing way, so that it wee
not till thirty-two minutes past oleverk that
her Majesby reached Weetininster Abbey.
The streets through which the procession
"mood were not only crowded, but every
window was filled with spectators, and
every housetop occupied. Huge phaforms
had been erected all along the line in front
of the clubs a,ncl buemeas promisee for the
atcommodation of those fortunate enough
to secure places. These were festooned,
and branchee ef eVergreens were inter*
apereed, so es to give the whole a very
pleasing appearance, which was inuch
heightened when they were filled with beau,
Mal and smiling happy faces. The largest
strueture was that erected opposite the 11(3-
k:1mi Club \Odell afforded 1.08111 to no fewer
than six hundred ladies mid five hundred
members end their friends. The Ox-
ford and Clambridge Club afforded seats to
six hundred members ; and the Carlton, a
eirnilar nrimbee. These esteblishments pro-
vided wine e and refreshmenth during the day
which, we are told, "were brought into re-
quisition to a great extent ; and many were
the sincere aspirations breathed itorth for
the happiness, the long life, and prosperity
ef her who engrosses the attention of all
L'urope at the present moment."
Within Westminster Abby, the scene was
etrikiug and !magnificent, The great body
of the spectators were congregated in the
nave, along the sides of which galleries were
constricted, arranged in the form of an
amphitheatre, with Lten rows of benches,
rising one above the other, and calculated
to hold at least fifteen hundred perscns.
Very shortly after five o'clock, the hour at
whieh the Abbey °peeled, these galleries be-
gan to Ml, and by seven were crowded.
Naval and military officers were there in
their unforrns, clergymen in their canonicals,
civilians in endless variety of apparel, the
sombre black of the men being relieved by
the countlees hues which marked the dresses
of the ladies. The patience of the spectators
was severely tested by a six hours' waiting,
relieved, however, by watching the progress
of the more distinguished personages as they
proceeded up the kno,ve towards the choir,
where they had their stations. Now, it was
a judge ; then, a peer arrayed in coronation
robes of crimson velvet edged with ermine,
and eoronet in hand ; again, ib was a noble
dame with splendid flowing train, followed
by her daughters, Whose (therms needed not
the aid of the gems that glittered on their
persons. Or perhaps it was some foreign
ambassador, whose strange and costly dress
attracted the attention of all gazers for a
while. At half -past nine, a loud cheer was
heard outside, and a few minutes after, the
Duke of Wellington entered, to be greeted
with enthusiastio applause.
When Her Majesty arrived at the
west entrance at the Abbey, at-
tended by the Princes and Princesses of
the blood -royal, the party' was received
by the great officers of state, the noblemen
bearing the regalia, and the bishops Carry-
ing the patina, the chalice, and the Bible.
Her Majesty was led to the robing chamber
constructed on the right of the platform
outside the entrance. At a quarter to
twelve, the procession advanced isp the
nave, the choriatera singing the anthem,
"1 was glad when they said unto me, we
will go into the house of the ' Lord," esc.
The Prebendaries and Dean of Westminster
led the way, followed by officers of the
royal household. the Archbishops of Armagh
and - York, the Lord Chancellor, and the
Archbishop of Canterbury. Then came the
Princesses of the blood -royal, the noblemen
appointed to carry the regalia, then the
Prinoes of the bid l. Immediately
preceding the sovereign were the Duke of
Norfolk, Earl Marshal of'England ; the
Duke of Wellington, Lord High Constable
of England; ViscountMelbourn ,e bearing
the sword of state ; the Duke of Richmond,
bearing the sceptre with the dove; whilst
the Duke of Hamilton, as Lord High
Steward, bore the crown; and the orb was
bourne by the Duke of Somerset. Then
followed the Bishops of Bangor, Winchester
and Lincoln. •
The Queen walked between the Biahop of
Durham on the right, and the Bishop. of
L'atli and Wells on theleft, the train bemg
proceeded up the aisle, and on being recog-
nised, was hailed with a loud burst of ap-
plause, which was speedily repressed. The
youthful sovereign displayed perfect self-
possession, united to a dignity and gentle-
ness that won all hearts.
In the centre of the Abbey there had'
been erected a platform, ascended by four
steps, covered with claret -coloured drapery,
on which weie placed the chair of state, a
litany chair with faldstool, and the throne
or coronation chair, the well-known wooden
chair preserved in King Edward's Chapel,
with the Stone of Scone under the seat.
The Queen ascended the platform and took
her seat on the Chair of state, the bishops
standing on either aide; the noblemen bear-
ing the swords of state took up their posi-
tion on the right hand, the Lord Great
Chamberlain and the Lord High Constable
on the left, the noblemen bearing the re-
galia standing near, the train -beanie' being
behind the throne.
Upon the conclusion of the anthem, the
Archbishop of Canterbury, together with
the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Great Cham-
berlain, and Lord High Constable, and the
Earl Marshal, advanced to the east end of
the platform, where the .Archbishop made
the recognition in the following weeds:
" Sirs—I here present unto you Queen Vic-
toria, the undoubted Queen of the realm;
wherefore, all you who are come this day to
do your homage, are you willing to do the
same?" Thee words were repeated at the
north, west, and south sides, during which
Her Majesty remained standing by her chair,
and turned towards the people in each di-
rection at which the recognition was made,
the people replying with loud acclamations
"God save Queen Victoria ; " and when this
ceremony was concluded, the trumpets
sounded and the drums beat. The Arch-
bishop then proceeded to the altar and stood
at the north side. The Queen, attended by I
tholg alreadymentioned, approached the corn-
muniOn rails, and kneeling, made her BXElt1
offering of an altar -cloth of geld, which was
placed on the altar, followed by an offering
of an ingot of gold of one pound -weight,
which was placed on the oblation basin,
After a short prayer, Her Majesty arose,
and, attended as before, 'went to the chair
of state. The regalia were then placed on
the altar, and the Litany proceeded with.
At the conclusion of the Litany, the Sanctus
was sung, after which the Archbishop began
the Communion Service, the Bishop of Roch-
ester reading the Epistle, and the -Bishop of
Carlisle the Gospel. The sermon was preach-
ed by the Bishop of London, who took for
his text 2 Chronicles xxxiv. 31. The ser-
mon being con9luded, the Archbishop advanc-
ed and administered the questions to the sov-
ereign prescribed by the service, These
being answered, Her Majesty went to the
altar, where, kneeling at the rails, and lay-
ing her right hand on a copy of the Gospels,
she t000k the Coronation Oath, kissed the
book ancl Set her sign -manual to a copy of
the Oath. The Queen then returned to the
chair, and Yea Creator Spiritus was sung
by the choir. At the conclusion of the hymn,
Pather,) who by annointing with oil didst
the Archbishop read the 'slayer, or s
of old make and consecrate kings, priests
and prophets, &c. Then the choir sang the
anthem, Zadolo the Priest and Pathan the
Prophet, at the commencement of which the
Queen rose from the chair, and advancing to
the altar, laid &Side her crimson robe, and
proceeded to and sat down on the throne or
St. Edward's Chair, where the ceremony of
an °biting wag perfortned. Four Knights of
the Garter held over the gneell'il head a rich
pall of cloth of gold ; the Dean of West -
minister poured eoine of the coneemetted oil
limn the ampulla into the anointing einem,
with which the Archbishop anointed Her
Kejeety on the head and hands in the form
of a cross,,proneuneing the words, "Be thou
enointed,' &e. The Archbishop then read
the next of the appointed prayers, After
which the Queen resumed her fleet in St,
Edward's Chair.
The Lord Great Chamberlain receiving the
spurs from the Deem knelt dowe and pre-
sented thein to Her IVIajeety, who returned
them, to be laid again on the alter, Lord
Melbourne, carrying the word of state, new
delivered it to the Lord Chamberlain, re-
ceiving another in a purple scabbard, which.
he delivered to the ,Arclibishop, to be laid
on the altar. An Appropriate prayer havieg
been said, the Archbishop, atteed ed by allthe
other dignitaries of the Church, took the
sword, and delivered it into Her Majesty's
hande, by whern 18 Was returned, to be laid
on the altar. This sword was then redeem-
ed by Lord, Melbourne for 0110 hundred
told was earned unsheathed during
the remainder of the ceremony. Her Ma-
jesty was then invested with the mantle of
cloth of gold. The Archbishop presented
the orb, whieli was returned, and laid on the
altar ; then placed the ruby ring on the
fourth finger of the Queen's right hand.
The Duke of Norfolk presented a glove for
the right hand, embroidered with the How-
ard arms, •which Her Majesty put on.
The sceptre with the cross or royal sceptre,
and the sceptre with the dove or rod of
equity, were then delivered.
The Archbishop, then standing before the
altarr, took up St. Edward's (,rown, and
blessing it with the prescribed prayer, ad-
vanced, attended by the dignitaries, and
placed it on Her Majesty's head. The
people shouted "God save the Queen ? ' and
immediately the peers and peeresses pres-
ent put on their coronets; the bishops their
caps ; and the kings of arms their crowns;
the trumpets sounded, the drums beat and
the Tower and Park guns were fired. When
the plaudits had creased, the Archbishop
pronounced the exhortation, "13e strong
and of good courage," &o. ; and the choir
sang the anthem, The Queen shall rejoice,
The Archbishop then preaented the Holy
Bible and pronounced the benediction.
The Te .Deunt was then sung, at the com-
mencement of which the Queen removed to
the ohair on which she first sat, attended
by the chief officers as before. At the con-
clusion of the Te Daum, the Queen was led
to the throne by the Archbishop, and all the
noblemen on the platform ranged them-
selves about the steps of the throne. After
a short exhortation from the Archbishop,
the Queen returned the scytres to the two
noblemen from whom she had received
them'and then the ceremony called
the Homage began. The Archbishop
knelt before the Queen, accompanied by
the other prelates, and said the words of
homage, the others repeating the same after
him. The Archbishop and the Lords Spirit-
ual kissed Her Majesty's hand and retired.
The Dukes of Sussex and Cambridge ascend-
ed the steps of the throne, and th ing off
their coronets, repeated the wor of hom-
age, then severally touched the crown and
kissed Her Majesty's left cheek. The Dukes
and other peers thereupon performed their
, homage, the senior of each degree 'pronoun-
' eing the words, and the rest of each degeee
saying after him; and each peer of the seine
I degree successively touching Her Majesty's
hand and then retiring. During this °ere-
! molly, the choir sang the anthem, This is
the Day the Lord hath made,, &a., and the
Treasurer threw about the medals of the
coronation.
The patina and chalice with the bread and
winetverta novt pluetron the altar and the
Queen laying aside the crown, made her
second offering of a purse of gold. The
' holy communion was then celebrated, all
• the officiating clergy and Her Majesty par-
taking of the elements. During the conclu-
sion of the service, Her Majesty remained
seated -on the throfte, wearing her crown and
holding the two sceptres. When the bene -
I dietionwas pronounced, marking the conclu-
sion of the religions seavice, Her Majesty,
attended in the usual manner, retired
to St. Edward's ,Chapel, and laying
aside the scarlet coronation robe, was array-
: ed in the robe of purple velvet, and receiv-
ed the orb from the Archbishop. In the
meantime the procession was being re-form-
ed, Everything being ready, Eter Majesty
proceeded td the door by which she bad
' entered, wearing her crown, and bearing in
her right hand the royal sceptre, and in her
left the orb. The four swords were carried
'before the Queen as before ; in fact, the
same order was preserved, only that now
all the noblemen and clergy were covered.'
The prooession commenced to leave the
Abbey at twenty minutes to four 6'clock;
but Her Majesty did not get to her car-
riage till twenty minutes to five. The same
enthusiasm which marked the approach to
the Abbey now showed no diminution all
along the return route. When the Queen
had passed, the vast crowds Slowly dispers-
ed, having witnessed a display the like of
which but few are ever destined to gaze
upon again..
A Fite Randred Pound Turtle.
Sanner Brothers, commission merchants,
Baltimore, received recently one of the
largest, if not the largest turtles ever shipped
to this city It is of the trunkback species
and weighs about 500 pounds. It was caught
Thursday at Gloucester Point, York River.
The turtle became entangled in some nets
running out from the shore and could notfree
itself. It was hauled in by ropes. About a
dozen men were needed to put it in the
wagon. The Messrs Sanner hadit turned
over on its back on the lower floor' of their
store, where it was viewed by inany people.
It is said this turtle is the third of its kind
ever seen here. It 'measures nearly seven
feet from the head to the tip of the tail. The
shell, which is smooth and shaped like a trunk
and not so hard that it will yield to press-
ure by the hand, at the broadest part, is
three feet Ride. The color on the back is
black, under the belly it is spotted with
white. The two immense fin•like append-
ages 'growing out on either side near the
head, when stretched out measure across
nearly seven feet , The fins at the tail are
smaller, and the tail is short. The, head is
vory lar e, and the eyes in keeping with the
proportions of the other parts. At the
thickest part thehead isprobably nine inchea
in diameter. The hack resembles black
leather or hard rubber. A pure loggerhead
turtle is white, but a trunk -head is black.
If he is not disposed of soon a tank will be
'Tiede for the euriceity, where he ean have
salt water and enjoy a square meal of fish
or other food, if be Will eat.
:Uncle Moses relates an incident: Dat
simaert Ale* Pollux were talkin bout do
law bin changed. 'No, salt P sez L 'Dere
ain't no law bin changed 'bout nuttin'.
Ain't I bin er tenclire Lyer Har'son's (ass
gwite on thirty year, en min' I seen dem
same law 1)0010 at de same Shelf all de
time? No, salt, s y', iguuut people may
think de law done change, but dem Whar
knows, knows bettor.'"
ROUSEHOLD,
Hints for HoUsekeeper0-
Whitlows can be ,cleaned perfectly and
easily as follows : powder is little whiting,
mix it to 4 smooth pate with jiket enough
cold water to moisten, rub it all over the
glass with a :eeft rag, and then polish it off
With a large dry clean cloth or Tiiece of
chamois, Per cleaning white paint, put a
tablespoonful of anunoaia in a basin of
water, and rub the paint with a rag wet in
it; stain e can be removed, by using any kind
of sapolio nn a wet ray, but it must be re,
membered that this takes off ilio paint with
the stain; flannel is the best eloth for clean-
ing paint. To clean the dark wood -work of
floors ilea a damp dusting cloth and then a
dry one, or lightly brush the paint with a
feather (Lister when it is only dusty,
Painted floors imply the use of rugs; these
should be lightly shaken every day if they
are small, and brushed with it small broom
daily when they are to large to be frequent-
ly- shaken.
Draggets used to protect the carpets of
dining.roems should be keptclean in the
861118 way. Curtains at the windows should
be lightly shaken every morning when the
windows are opened, and shades dusted
with a feether brush, Upholstered furni-
ture should be brushed with a soft brush
every day, and leather rebbed with a soft
wci°ethwi:
Mtrritola few drops of ammonia, The sun
can be polished with a soft cloth
should not be allowed to fall on mirrors, be-
cause its rays affect the metallic coating on
the glass, The rag wet with ammonia, will
easily clean the plated doer knobs and any
metal trimmings about the fireplace; also
silver or plated salvers used at the table.
Japanned trays can be polished with a little
powdered whiting or dry flour, all of it being
rubbed off with a soft cloth. Thus, it will
be seen, an active, tidy girl can always keep
her room absolutely clean by making it tidy
every morning.
A little ammonia or washing soda in hot
water, with emu and a soft cloth, will clean
dishes well, and they should be thoroughly
dried with clean soft towels. Many persons
always wash glasses in cold water, without
soap. Never pour hot water hit° a glass un-
less it contains a, spoon; this will serve as a
conductor for the heat off the water; and
le:leen the risk of breakage.
If all glass and china, when it first conies
into the house, is put into a large boiler full
of cold water, and gradually brought to the
boiling -point, the subsequent chance of
breakage is diminished. Ivory handles on
knives should not be wet; the blades of steel
knives should be washed before they are
scoured with fine brick -dust on a wet cork
or rag.
Soda in hot water will clean silver; all
polishing soaps and powders simply scratch
a bright surface upon it. When silver is not
in constant use, keep it entirely wrapped in
tissue -paper. A little olive oil rubbed on
steel knives prevent rust. Keep a lump of
waahing soda in the sink, and flush it with
hot water after washing dishes. Wash the
dish towels after using them, with hot water
and soap or soda, and dry them in the air;
wash and dry the dishcloths also.
How to Cook Eggs.
The advisability of cooking more eggs and
less meat as the warm weather approaches
is well understood by most housekeepers but
the manner of cooking varies too little. Do
not always boil or fry an egg; try an ome-
-let even at the risk of inakrg a failure of
the first one. Serve eggs, however cooked,
in the prettiest dish you can afford and let
no trace of their presence linger about the
table from one mel to another. The hol-
lowing directions 'may be of profit to some
of our readers :—
BAKED EGGS.—Break the eggs carefully
into a buttered pie plate. Sprinkle a little
salt and pepper over them and also add a
few bits of butter. Bake in a quick oven.
Remove as soon as the white of the egg is
cooked and serve in thesame dish. -
CURDLED EGGS.—Pour boiling water on to
the eggs and set the dish containing them on
the back part of the stove or where the
water will keep warm. Let them stand ten
minutes. The white and yolk will be cook-
ed alike and will be more digestible, than
when boiled in the ordinary way.
DROPPED EGGS.—Fill a pan with boiling
water alightly salted. Ley in muffin rings
and into each turn an egg. As soon as the
white is set take the egg and ring up with a
skimmer. Cooked in this way they are not
broken or irregularly shaped as when drop-
ped into the water without the rings.
POACRED Es.—Five eggs, one table-
spoonful of butter, one level teaspoonful of
salt, one-quarter cup of milk and a very lit-
tle pepper. Beat the eggs well, add salt,
pepper and milk. Melt the butter in a small
bright tin and pour in the eggs; set the pan I
in another of boiling water and stir constant-
ly until the egg becomes a creamy mass
when it is done and should be served at
once.
PnAris OMELET.—Two eggs, four table-
spoonfuls of milk, one-quarter teaspoonful
of salt, one-htlf tablespoonful of butter.
Beat the yolks until creamy, add the milk
and salt, and last the whites beaten to a stiff
froth. Melt the butter in a small, smooth
frying pan and pour in the mixture; it
should begin to bubble at once. Cook about
four minutes, slipping the knife under it
now and then to prevent burning. When
the top begins to set, fold it over and turn
it on to a, small hot platter.
Conant( OMELET.—Shred very finely a
pint bowl of codfish, cover with cold water
and cook half an hour in a. covered saucepat.
When tender, drain off the water; beat
three eggs and stir them into a, pint of milk
and our over the fish. Rub a piece of but-
ter the size of an egg into a heaping table-
spoonful of flour; stir into the fishand
Cook until it thickens and serve in a cover-
ed dish.
How to Keep Meat in Bummer.
Summer, as housekeepers know, is the
time when it is difficult to, hang meat long
enough to be tender without its becoming
tainted. The joint should be securely bound
with stinging nettles, then hung up. in a
canvas bag. Another simple way 18 to
moisten a clean' cloth with melt vinegar,
and wrap it roiled the moat; while a third
plan, easily earried out by country residents,
coasists in covering the meat with hater -
milk, which must be renewed every second
day.
Buttermilk is said to be good for soaking
old game, hares especially, which can be
made tender by the treatment. The same
authority is loud in the praise of salicylic ,
acid, "which has no injurious effect on the
system, while the antiseptic properties are
great." To prepare it, put a dram into a
wine bottle, and fill up with lukewarm
water. Meat just commencing to putrefy
should be brushed over with this at inter
-
vas of a few minutes for half an hour, then
washed irk warm and lastly M sold water.
Dry well before cooking if it ie to be roasted.
Another way tense the acid is to dissolve a
quarto of an ounce in a pint of cognac. Two
ounces of tide teletion Inv be edded with
iedvantage to each quart of liquid need for STATISTICS.
preserving fruits, Another use—soap the
papers for laying onjam in the solation;
aloha that toneli the preserves, we mean,
not the outer wzappers.
Joints of meats will keep good, even in
the hottest weather, for a month, if plunged
into boiling fat, when, cool wrapped in straw
and emu in canvas bags, then hung in a
cool place. Nenison is said to be delieious
if sprinkled, while freah, with a mixture of
charcoal, ginger, pepper and pimento,. all in
powder, afterward sewn up and burled six
feet M the ground, where it may be left for
three. It must be waehed before cooking
at a brisk fite. Salt should never be put on
meat to be hung, it ha e such a hardening
tendency,
Perhaps few things are pirer and more
efficeeiona than a weak solution of perman-
ganate of potash for restoring game, meat or
poultry already tainted. How often will a
few hours work the mischief M sultry
weather, the meat charking to such an ex-
tent as to appear alinostirremediably spoiled.
Howeier, by washieg in the fluid it con be
sweetened. As long as the liquid chan
color—that is, loses its pink tint and
comes greenish brown—it must be iencwed.
When it ceases to change color the meat
will do, After this treatment it is more
suitable for braising, boiling or stewiner than
for roasting and bakine. although it may
be so treated if well dried and floured,
es
yew -
His Wite's Queer Little Laugh -
A Montreal business man's wife has been
away on a visit to the old home in another
city. He hes lived during her absence os-
tensibly at home, but really has been living
on porterhouse steaks at the hotel, and had
just been elected president Of a new whist
club in which he had a young redeheeked
girl for a partner, and while of eouree he
deeply regretted the enforced absence of his
own dear wife he was managing to get along
without pining away very rapidly. The
other night he and his roseate partner had
just swept the board. They had had a
thirteen -trick hand, and the rest of the table
was nowhere.
The Montreal man went home at hall.
past ten. Things looked just the same.
He composed himself to write his customary
letter, beginning : " It is now half -past
eight o'clook. I have ju.st come in from my
work on the books. 1 am awfully tired,
dear, ahd miss you so much. Ci don't want
to hurry you home, and I want you to stay
°Along as you feel like it this time, for I
shall not want to let you leave me again,
etc., etc."
Re finished the letter and stamped and
directed it, and then took a look at the star-
ltt evening, and thinking he would finish
his cigar (he never used to emoke in the
house) walked out to the corner. When he
got back he heard a rustle in the dining -
room and looked in. The light had been
moved. There was a head bending over
the light. His wife's smiling face looked up
out of the radiance beneath the shade and
greeted him. She was reading the letter.
His heart dropped down his trousers' leg.
He felt like death. "I'm reading a charm-
ing letter from you," said she. "So kind
of you ! It sounds like those you u, ed to
write before we were married." The lady
read it through and then read it aloud.
"11 she'd only 'a got mad I'd been all
right," said the Montreal man Tuesday;
"-but she didn't— she laughed. Every one
of my yarns twisted her up, and she laugh-
ed until it made me sick. I never got such
a roast, and the worst of it is I've lost all of
my reputation for veracity If I say I
have been making up a trial •balance at the
office and it keeps me late, she draws that
langh on ineya.ncl I wilt. It's terrible. Is
feel meaner every day. If it keeps on I'll
have to fix it up with a sealskin cloak."
Royal Love of Music.
"The bomb -ridden Czar of Russia, beguiles
the interims of time while he is not dodging
Nihilistic missiles by playing. the Frenoh
horn, with which instrument he is an adept.
On one occasion, while he was the Czar-
owitz, he played a French hot n obligato to a
song given by Mme. Nilsson. When His
Imperial Majesty last visited Copenhagen he
attended a concert in which Nilsson sang the
same air, and he was affected to tears by
the memories of a time when he could toot his
horn in peace, undisturbed by revolutionary
subjects and the cares of government. When
the late King Victor Emmanuel visited the
small cities of his realm one of his first ques-
tions always was regarding the condition of
the opera -house. If there was none he would
suggest and aid in the construction of one,
even in towns having no greater population
than three thousand inhabitants. I always
feel an affection for the King, for he gave me
this decoration—the cross of San Maurizio
de Lazzaro—after a genes of concerts given
by Patti in Florence. Victor Emmanuel
was a protector of Verdi, and made the com-
poser a Senator, although the composer had
no longing forpoliticalhonors. His son, King
Humbert, pays a subsidy of 10,000 francs a
year out of his own personal income to the
.Appollo Theatre of Rome. Ex -Queen Isa-
bella, of Spain used to sing very well, but,
her voice being no longer fresh, she nowhas
a preference for instrumental mud°, The
Queen of Belgium is very fond of music, and
by her efforts she has contributed much to
the progress made in musical art in Belgium
of late years. The Emperor of Austria dis-
burses over 1,000,000 francs a year to the
Vienna Operahouse, it being his idea that
his capital should have an Opera -house to
rival the Grand Opera Of Paris.
Running an Engine Under Difficulties.
would be no surprise to me, said a
locomotive engineer at e, Chicago depot the
other afternoon, "if the forest fires now
raging in Wisconsin and Michigan would
burn everything up for trifles around. Ira
all the years I have driven au engine in the
Northwest I never yet have seen the Country
BO dry. It is seldom that one sees the sides
of the track burned over at this time of the
year, yet there is scarcely a hundred feet of
turf along the rails from Milwaukee to
Chicago that is' not scorched. In many
places the fences have been burned and
beautiful lawns ruined. I saw an engineer
on the Wisconsin Central in Milwaukee
yesterday, and he told me that he had run
through a mile of flames on his lest trip.
The heat was so intense that his signals were
destiloyed, and the paint en his engine blis-
tered in a hundred places. The windows in
the cab were cracked, and the smoke was so
dense that the engineer andhis fireman were
compelled to tie handkerchiefs over their
mouths and wear goggles. If the people up
North don't have ram within forty-eight
hours Iprediet that the loss will be Mention-
able and the suffering widespread and terri.
ble. "
Delightful Conundrum Put by a Wife.
"My dear," said a wife who had been.
married three years me she beamed acmes
the ta,ble tmork her 'lord and master, "tall
me what first attracted you to me. What
pleasant characteristic did I possess which
placed me above other woineri in ymir eightl"
And her bratal lora and master said simply,
"1 give it up."
In Russia 42 per cent., of the earfaee is
clothed with trees • Austria 29 per (tent. of
tho country is forest; itt Germany 26 per
cent, ; in France 19 per cent, ; and in Italy'
18 per cent. In England nearly all the woods
aro private property,
The number of emigranta who left Irish
ports in 1886 was 63,416, an increaee of al-
most 1,000 as compared with 1886, the num-
ber of males being 32,141, an increase of
048, and of females{ 31,275, a deerease of 52.
Deducting the number of persona belonging
to other countriee, the total number of
tives mnieratieg was 03,135,
In 1884 the percentages paid upon the
railways in the chief eountries of the world
were as follows—United States railways
paid 4.4 per cont.; England, 4 2; Germany,
4.2; France, 4.1; Australia, 3,9; Spain,
3.8; Scotland, 3.7; Ireland, 3.6; Belgium,
3.5 New Zealand, 3.1 ; Italy, 2,6; Portu-
gal, 2,5; &aisle, 2.2; Denmark 2.1 • Can-
ada, 1,8 • India., 5 31' India, 1885, 5.8; or,
taking the rupee at ls. 6,, 4.3 per cent,
According to statistics recently published
by the French deputy M. Lockroy, as many
as 29,000 out of 36,000 communes in France
are without either a medical man or a san-
itary officer. The death rate in France
from infectious diseases is consegeauely
higher than in many other countries, the
deaths from typhoid fever from every 10b,.
000 inhabitants at Marseilles being 149, at
Paris 63, while at Brussels they nomber
only 19, in London 17, and t Vienna 14.
The amount of money spent yearly in
Britain on foreign cereals and flour forms a
very serious itein in the national expendi-
ture. The total for 1886 exceeds £43,000,-
000 sterling ; for the previous year it was
nearly £53,000,000. The principal expendi-
ture is on wheat, of which, in 1886, 47,404,-
344 cwt. were puchased at a cost of £17,-
888,155. The amount paid to America was
nearly £10,000,000, or considerably more
than half. In 1885 the proportion was very
different. Then, as in 1880, the total was
close on £10,000,0001 but in 1885 the total
expenditure on foreign wheat was no less,
than £24,006,013.
Stations in the colony of Victoria, ors,
which smiling homesteads, fine orchards,
and other improvements had a few years.
back existed have fallen into ruin and been
deserted owing to the destruction caused by
rabbits. Here, where the grass and salt,
bush in 1875 were sufficient for nearly 700,-
000 sheep, enough did. not grow in 1882 for,
oneseventh of that number, the loss during -
the past five years being estimated as at
least £750,000 sterling? besides £40,000 de-
crease to Government in rents, and £20,000
expended in destroying the pests. During
the past three years the Govornment has
expended about £30,000 in Victoria on the
extirpation of the rabbit, the principal
means used being poison, such as phosphor-
ised oats and wheat, arsenic mixed with bran
and chaff, and bisulphide of carbon.
Pigmies in Africa.
Herodotus speaks of pigmies as a race of
little men and women living in Africa.
Since that day travellers have brought back
from that continent reports of such people
being seen or heard of m the interior. Of
late it has been the fashion to discredit He-
rodotus, and all writers who repeat or cor-
roborate his stories. As it happens, how-
ever, a German explorer, Dr. Wolff, proves
thatthe early writers were correctly in-
fo/mei
Heehas found, in the country along a south
branch of the Congo, whole villages of tiny
men and women, of a height not more than
four feet aud seven inches. They are known
as Batua. Their villages, consisting of huts,
are met with in clearings ill the forests
which cover the greater part of the country.
Among their neighbors the Batua are re,
garded as little, benevolent beings, whose
mission it is to provide the tribes among
whom they live with game and palm wine.
In exchange, maize and bananas are given to
the pigmies. These happy relations between
the little people and their neighbors will re
mind the reader of the way in which the
fairies and brownies used th be looked upon
by our ancestors.
The Banns excel in the art of climbing
palin-trees to collect the sap, and in setting
traps for game. Their agility ia almost in-
credible. In hunting, they bound through
the high grass like grasshoppers, and face
the elephant, antelope, and buffalo with the,
greatest boldness, shooting their arrows with
rare precision, and. following up quickly
with a stroke of the lance.:
Physically the Bathe, arevery well made,
having absolutely no deformity. They are
simply little people, verybrave and very
cunning. Their mean height is four feet
and three inches. Their skin is a yellow-
brown'less dark than that of larger races.
Their hair is short and woolly. They have
no beard.
Lesser Britain,
Mr. Edward A. Freeman, in his lecture upon
"Greater Britain," reminds us of what we.
are apt to forget, that there are two Brit -
alias. Great Britain was called to distinguish
it from what may properly be called Little
Britain—the Mirth western corner of France
known as Brittany. This smaller province
on the mainland is the younger of the two.
A large proportion of its present population
is of English origin ; and although the lan-
guage isFrench, and theipeople of the conti-
nent and those on the sla,nd have grown
wide apart in many respects, it is yet mat-
ter of interest to find how permanent are
some of the characteristics of race. This
fact is brought out in a conversation which
an English traveller had with the ser ea,nt-
girl at an inn where he put up at Rennes In
Brittany of France.
I felt anxious to know if she were a na-
tive of Rennes. "Yoe are not of this
place ?" said L
"Yes," she answered, in a clear, ringing
voice'"1 am a native of Rennes."
"Ah, yes! you were born here ; but youa
mother, was she a Rennes woman, a Bree
trni11031
" 1:, yes I of course she
"Butt your father—your father was not 13re,
ton. I am sure he was English."
At this she laughed out, "No, indeed, he
was not English; he was of this oonntry,—
he was Breton too."
"Come, now, your name—that will betray
you. What is your name 1"
"Marie."
"But, your family name ?"
Roof beeortr. s"
ue 1, ,
I exclaimed ; " your name
is Mary Roberts. I knew you awerettahogfiimy:
country. Your grandfather was tTil
man ; you aro not a bit like these people."
"Marie" was not in the least degree con-
vinced but stoutly asserted all this was not
true, and that she was not real " Bretonne."
A Chinese gentleman alwaye sends a pair
ef geese to the lady of his choice, as they
are looked upon as the etnbleme of conjugall
fidelity.