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New Orleans is a strange town, filled with mixed and motley people. And i is full of strange old things to paint; too. I dropped into the dreary old cathedral here, yesterday ; a sweet place, a sacred place ; full of story, romance and history; and such an air of religlon and rest over it all. The cool air and the dim light in here, while all the world blazed and glared without make it a grateful resting place, indeed. People came and went dreamily and still; matrons with babes in arms, black men and white, old fishermen from Italy, fruit men from the further Sicily, pirates and robbers, may be, all coming here to dip thier fingers in the holy water. cross themselves, kneel a moment, pray and pass on, and out to their respective robberies. But one, a little blackeyed and curly-headed Italian, or Moor. or negro, or the good Lord kno as what, came lazily in, bare-footed, bare-headed, bare-armed ; indeed, she was bare generally, save her great splendid shock of curly hair. And she was as beautifulâ€"as beautiful to look uponâ€"as she was indolent and dirty ;and that is saying that she was about as dirty as possible. They are not a wicked peo- ple, although indolent and dirty. But here in the path of the sun, with the hea- vens blazing above you for half a year to- gether, the people loose energy, and sleep at all times and seasons. A Hyannis, Mam, woman has just finished a bed quilt made of 3,600 pieces. A lady in Portsmouth, much attached to her home, bought two houses and lots adjoining her own last week, and demol- ished the building: in order to make room for a garden. . Moses Miller, who built the first wharf in East Boston, joined his wife in cele- brating the sixty-fifth anniversary of their marriage, on Friday evening. Feb. 27th. Mr. Miller is 91 and Mrs. Miller 87 years old. Mrs. Sally McNamara of Grafton, 11815., celebrated her 90th birthday last week in the house built by J oaeph Mer- riam, her paternal ancestor five gener- stions removed, in the year 1740. She nerved the birthday cake on a pewter dish which has been in the famll] more than a hundred years. A fashionably dressed woman went mm a bookstore in Brochon, Man, to get a copy of “Othello.” When it was handed to her, she glanced at it a mo- ment, and exclaimed: “Why, this is nothing but Shakespeare in verse. I don't want this. Give me the original version." She could not be convinced of her error, and refused to take the book. A. F. 00x. the temperance nominee for Mayor of Portland, believes not only that the use of liquor causes poverty and sin, but that tobacco and dogs have a. potent influence in the same direction. He is a shce manufacturer, and a your or two ago he asked a discouraged customer why he couldn’t sell goods. “ Because people are poor and the times are hard.” was the reply. “Nonsense,” said Cox. “ You find me a family that does not keep a dog or use tobacco or liquor and I will give it a barrel 3f flour." He was in “ You find me keep a. dog or I will give it 3 ba the town a wee the ofi‘er, but: u INTELLIGENT PETS YANKEE NOT10NS. 1d me a. family that does not g or use tobacco or liquor and I it a barrel 3f flour." He was in a week, and everybody heard of but: no one claimed the flour. An Old Town. Stories About mm. bl The best kind of slaves are the fishes- shis, or so-csiled Abyssinians. These are of a. high by pe, The lips are thin, the c )101' light brown ; there is often a dis- tinct red in the cheeks ; the hair is lnng, often nearly straight ; both males and females have considerable preteminns to good looks. As much as $80 or $100 may be given for a. healthy young lirtbaifihl girl. As a. rule these girls are bought not as serVHnts but as wives. Young Habasshis of both sexes are purchased by the grandees of Persia as playmates and con- fidential servants for their 3 ns and daughters. The girls become the confi dances of their young mistreseea. and ultimately nccu py the position of house keepers or wardrobe-women. The young Habasshi boys are the playfelluws and fellow-students of their youthful masters, often fulfilling the duties of “ whipping boys.” I have seen the little slave and pleyfellow of the Jellal-u-dowleh, the son of the King's eldest son, a. child of three, wrestling with his infant master. to the great amusement of his father. The two1 children seemed quite like brothers ; and I was told that the only way of keeriim the young Prince in order was to threaten the slave with a. whipping. The little black boy some day or other will be a great personage, as, in all human prob ability, his master will be Shah of Persia. From this class of slaves are taken the eunuchs (few nowadays) maintained by the nobility. The few eunuch children imported are eagerly purchased at double or treble the price of ordinary slaves. As a rule, the Habasshis are delicate, and feel the sever winter of central and north- ern Persia, The greatest care is taken of them. They do no real work, and it is not expected of them. They are Well clad, and often the master or mistress glories in lavishing money on the dress of a. favorite slave. Sometimes the Persian, by a fall in rank or through money losses, becomes unable to Keep his slaves. Does he sell them’l No; that would be too degrad- ing. He simply frees them. and as a rule the slave is made a. freedman very much against the grain. The Pasian slave, then, is treated more use child than as a slave. His master does not hesitate to mate him wnh his own daughter; and frequently a. prepnssees- lug slave may become the legitimate mie- tress of a household, or evens. favorite Wlfe, ruling her les fortunate white rivals. The servants have to take their chance; the warmest corner, the best food. the most solid and stylish clothing, are kept for the slave. Eunuchs are owned only in the houses of the great and rich. Save in the immune of the Shah and his sons, one eunuch only rules over the flack of ladies. ser - ants, slaves, and children. who are all under his absolute auth urity. I have only known two white eunuchs in a. long experience of Persia, and these men had probably been political offenders or the sona of political criminals. Political pre- tenders are also frequently blinded ; for in the East a bl nd king cannot reign. The eunuchs generally have their qusr- ters in the harems themselves, and as a rule they seldom quit their precincts. When they do they are treated with great respect, on account of the powerful influence they wield. The ladies themselves always treat their guardian with the greatest respect, address him as “Master,” and invite him to be seated. Like the high officers of state, he carries a long wand of office, and this wand is often encrusted with gems. He often attends the daily council of his master if he be a provincial Gov- ernor, and there his advice is listened to with respect ; and he takes precedence of all except the Minister, Vice-Governor, or aneer. Of course he plunges his hand into the political pie, much to his own advantage. He never ref uses a bribe. He may do nothing for it, but his hand is ever open. The second eunuch of the heir apparent of Persia is a good horse- man,afavorite boon companion, and a clever shot, generally popular as the prince of good tellows. But the eunuch ages soon. He is an old man at 40 ; and once seen he is never to be mistakenâ€" his sunken shoulders, his beardless face, and his hollow cough mark him out dis- tinctly. In 'Peraia, slaves are well fed, well clothed, and Well treated; the people 109k 91) thgm a}; qquals,_not inferiora; color is no degradation ; they are not put to hard labor ; the law is the same prac- tically for them as for others. Mothers are not separatcd from their chlldren, or husbands from wives. They soon become absorbed by marriage among the Persians. and I can fancy no happier lot for the enslaved black than to be sold in Persia. The Russian Oil Region. The Russian oil region covers an ares of over 14,000 square miles, with forty- two oil wells in one district, over a hun- dredin another, and four hundred in a. tnird, while there are still richer regions waiting to be developed to produce still greater results. One spouting well pro- duces 2,000,000 gallons 3 day. The Lil is found in places at a depth of a hundred feet, and no well has gone below eight hundred and seventy-five feet. Three Swedish brothers and a few Ameri- cans and Russians who have been in America have introduced method and system, pipe lines, oil-carrying barges and steamers, tank carts, refineries, joint stock companies, railroads, and now pro- duce 800,000 tons of crude and 200.000 tons of refined petroleum, and are rapidly finding new markets. To sink a well in Russia costs new $5,000 to $15,000, and that in a region so poorly supplied that the owners have to house their men in barracks. Webster's spelling still sells at the ralte c year. Though not 51 novels, it; neverthele spell over the reader. Slavery in Persia. >ugh not so exciting as some {nevertlgeleas thrown a. potent WOWI .B Bald RAILWAY PUDDI\G â€"One tablupnon- ful flour, one vab eapnonful pnunded sugar, one egg. one teusp «Inful baking powder. Mix all th: se ingrvdlenm wd] together, then add a little milk. sufficient to make into a thick batter. Pull‘ into a butternd flat tin, xmd bake ten Drums: in a quick oven. When cenked. spread over it; a layer of preserve, and roll ovar three timv's while hot. bread. soaked in red wine, 2(Z of our rants, half a teaspoonful of allepice or six pOUnded cloves, and Mld the egg ‘whites whisked to a. snow. Steam the pudding in a covered mould, and serve with chvcr olate sauce poured over. Allow an hour and a half to steam. To CLEAN WHITE MARBLE â€"In the weekly cleaning of a room dip a wellâ€" soaped flannel into powdered whitening and rub the white marble with it Until it, forms a good lather ; then wash ofl‘ with warm water and dry thoroughly. Twice a year use the following mixture : 1 lb. soda, 2 lbs. whitening, 2 oz. potash, {-lb. yellow soap, scraped ; boil the amp and the soda together. and then add the whin- ening and the potash ; when cold, lay it thick overvhe marble and leave it all night or longer,t.hen wash it; off with soap and water. This mixture removes stains. DINGY Fromm; â€"Stir together “1r yolks of four eggs, 2 4 z of sugar. and 11 oz. of almonds, sliced in their peel Then stir in2oz. of grated chocolate, hwo tablespoonfuls of grated brown LOBSTER SOURâ€"Boll and skim well three pints of liquor in which fish has been boiled, and stir into it two table- spoonaful of fine Wheaten and one table- spoonful of potato flour mixed smoothly n a pint of milk. Stir over the fire un- til it is as thick as rich cream, when beat in the yolks of two eggs, gradually stir- ring for five minutes longer. Put in a teaspooniul of maence of lobster. and half a tin of the best tinned libster. Draw the stewpan to the side of the fire, and let it stand for ten minutes, so that the lobster will get hot through without boiling. Salt will probably not be re- quired: cayenne pepper to be used to taste. When finlshed break an ounce of butter lnto the soup, and stir until it is melted. To Fss'rnx C( Lorisâ€"Many thrifty housewives are annoyed, at the “wssh,' to find that the colored clothes have “run” in the drying ; that is, the colors have got mixed up. or run into ugly brown patches. The following is a simple remedy, or rather preventive : After the articles have been well washed and rinsed, let them b1 put immediately into cold water, with a. good deal of common salt, and allowed to lie for about five minutes, or scarcely that ; then wring tightly and hang up to dry. They should not be let lie wet before being put in the salt and water. as even then they are “running.” This process . applies not only to woollen goods. but cotton as well. Oxford shirts, striped merino socks. and such things. being much improved by it. About three handfuls of salt to a. psll of water. Of course the same water does several articles. but not too many, unless more salt is added, as the clothes absorb POTATO TUBNOVERS.â€"-Mash, with a. piece of butter, some dry, mealy pots.- tnes, while they are warm; mix with them two or three beaten eggs, according to' the quantity of potatoes, Dredge a. paste board. spread on it the potatoes, a good half-inch thick. When cool, cut out lquares or round cakes. 5 inches across. Put on each a large tablespoon- ful of any remains of meat or poultry minced small. Turn over half of the cake to cover it. coat them over with egg and breadcrumbs, and bake a delicate brown in a moderate oven. The minced meat for these should always be cooked. or at least partly so. Ham or pork. roasted or boiled, is very good, seasoned sparingly with powdered sage and a very little chives or onion; cold rashers of bacon left from table, or remains of cold mutton. or even fish. But whatever the meat, it should have its appropriate seasoning. Many small remnants may thus be made to go a good way, which might otherwise be thought too little to send to table, and therefore be wasted. GRAVY SOURâ€"This is a cheap family soup. and very good if the bones and vegetables are properly fried. The for- mer are best done in the saucepan in which the soup is to be made. and after- wards the vegetables can be fried in the fat that comes from them. Fry brown the bone of a leg of mutton or ribs of beef, a few bones from which streaked bacon has been cut, a pound of onions and turnips. and a. carrot. Pnt these, with a small bunch of sweet herbs, 3 dozen peppercorns, two tesspoonfuls of salt, into two quarts of water, and as soon as the pot boils skim thoroughly. Boil for an hour and a half. then put in a little celery or celery seed tied in mus- lin, and having boiled the soup for an- other hslf hour, strain and let it get cold. Take 03 all fst. and having boiled up the soup in a clean saucepan. thicken it with equal quantities of flour and potato flour mixed smoothly in cold water. The soup should now require no other addition. but, if desired, a tablespoonful or two of sherry, and s few drops of Chili vinegar may be used. Forcemest balls or macar- oni make the soup more nourishing. and small balls. made as for suet pudding, seasoned with pepper, salt, and a little minced parsley, are excellent. ihe little tell'ow said : “ 0h,‘ no {1'11 tell you what let's do, grandma; you pny and I'll keep on blowing." A‘fond father presented his 4-year old boy with a trumpet, with which he was greatly infatuated. All day the boy booted away delightedly, and at bed- time, when his grandmother told him to put the_trum_pet down and say his prayers. KITCHEN RECIPES. Colllslonfi Between JurlI-s and the Imperial Authoritieu~~Pousant (mu-Is. Tm my years ago 'he Cza- erormer substituted trial by jury for the syst~m of Crown Judges. In is the general opin- ion at St Petereburg, that next to the abolition of seifdum, the introduction of trial by jury has served for the moral eleVublun or the peeple far more then any other reiorm. The jury a) stem, howwer, has not been introduced in all the pro vincw of European Russia. A part of the Caucasus and all of Siberia. and Centrai Asia are still under the jurisdiction hf the Crown Judges. Trial by the Crown Judgffl is usually culled trial by Judge Shemialsa. Instead of l'srening to the testimony, that worthy Judge 123921 to keep his eye on the caps of the piaintlfl' and defendant, in which was kept tangi- tle and undisputed evidence in ‘he shape of copper and silver coins. The balance of juslice turned In favor of him whose cap contained the larger bundle As the cap evidence cannot be conveniently pre- sented before the public, the Crown Judges to this day hold court behind closed doors. And yet there are many Russians, Mr. Katkcfi' of the Mascow V edomoaii included, who give preference to the Crown Judges. I'l jus.i3e to the Russians, it inth be said that the jury s) stem is ‘not quite compatible With the autocratic regime. The Czar, being the sole legislator, issues his laws regardless of the views of his people. Then the jurors, the people's representatives are called upon to pass a verdict a cording to their own convictions. But the trouble is that there are many things which, though forbidden by the imperiul 1- w, lire jdstified by pofiular opinion. Hence come collisions between the Rus- slaP jury and the imperial Pytponltiea.“ In a village stricken with famine the imperial tax collectors undertook to empty the village granary and drive away the domestic animals. Starvation stared the villagers in the facs, and a peasant; shouted L0 them: “Brothers! Let u: take sticks and drive away the tax collectors, who have come to mb us of our last. crush of bread» The treasury may safely want for our taxes, and at any rate the Czar would not starve us. To the sticks l" And to the sticks they betook them- selves and drove off the tax collectors. But the next day a regiment of soldiers came to the viilage, and the leader of the riot was put in chains and carried away. On the trial the Crown Attorney demen- ded that, according to the law, the de- fendant should be sent to the Siberian mines for twenty years. But the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty. The acquitted peasant however, was kidnap- ped by gendarmes and disappeared for- ever. This is one of a. thousand cases of col- lision between juries and the imperial authorities. Jt seems to me that the jury system, though far from being what it ought to be in the interests of justice is one of the most; powerful [actors which are undermining the autocracy. There are some special courts here, such as the Merchants' Court, the Craftsâ€" men's Court. the Church Courts, the Military Courts, the Land Surveying Courts, and others, In which specific of- fences are tried : But there are many subjects of the Czar who quite ignore his law. Over fifty millions of peasants dispose of all their civil suits in their own way, by their own courts. If a peasant is caught stealing, if he drinks too much or beats his wife for no cause, if he indulges in idling while taxes are unpaid, if he does not pay his debts, if he offends a priest or somebody elseâ€"in all such and the like cases the villagers sit as a court of justice Their verdicts are exceedingly plain and sensible. In all cases where damage or loss of property is involved, the guilty party is bound to make good the damage or loss. In the cases of some personal oflence they usually resort to “the birch porridge” as they csll the whipping with reds. The verdicts of the village courts are explicitly obeyed, for the villagers have the power not only to exclude ob- noxious members from the village, but even to send them to Siberia for life. Among the mounts. n tribes of Cauca- sus, if a. murderer does not pay the blood fine 1 o is sure to pay with his life, for the relatives of the Victim deem it their sac- red duty to take a bloody revenge. If he undertakes to pay the fine the murderer takes the best horse he can purchase and loads it with such goods as» costly arms, clothes, and money. Then placing a. rope on his own neck he leads the horse to the family at his victim. If the mother or wife of the dead man takes off the rope from the neck of the murderer he is safe. Having surrendered the horse, money and other present, he returns home. If however, nobody takes the rope from his neck, that means that he is under the penalty of death, unless he can appease the wrath of the family by costlier pre- sents. In Turkestan, according to the Kirg- hize notions of justice, a murderer may expiate his crime by paying a blood fine, which consists of a number of camels, horses, sheep, and goats. ln some cases, however the family of the victim refuse to accept any presents. and then a judic- a1 duel is arranged. The murderer arm- ed to the teeth,appears on his best horse. Two or three male relatives of the victim also armed and on horsback. meet their foe. Then begins a wild and awful scene. The murderer tries to escape, or at least to meet his foes separately in combat. If the murderer remains alive until sunset he is safe, but that rarely happens. and sometimes one of the aven- gers loses his life too. U Some of the Mohammedan: living in Russia, in case of murder, resort to what they call God’s judgment. The nearest and strongest of the relatives of the vic- tim, with dagger in hand meets the mur- JUSTICE IN RUSSIA. y pea-ce,‘ and there however, the nmr man, he is to meet The Czar reigns of his subjects. The Rev. Phillips Brooks rejoices in the fact that. he has never nqulred the professional services of a. lawyer or doc- tor. Ig'len Victim}: to cheap litrratura, and wanted to go West and shoot Indians. President Arthur, according to the London Truth, is going to Europe early In July for several months He intends to may some weeks in England before proceeding no the Continent. for a. tour. The latest discovery about Daniel Webster is that he never used a profane word. His greatness was what. his enn- tcrnporanes admired, but a. Boston acofl'er opines than his goodness is what the next generation will be asked to reverence him for. ton The professional sword swallower does not pursue his busine a, as is supposed, with impunity. A sword swailuwer late- ly 0161 of hemorrhage in an English hos- pital, and the medical npxrion seems to be that all these men trifle with and shorten their livas. 1n Maricopa. countv, Arizona, there is conuiderahle barbed fence. and the vast flocks of wild ducks which frequent the Valley often fly low and, striking the barbed fences, become impaled thereon. It is said that, mus of ducks are gathered daily by boys from 'he fences and sent to market. Walt; Whitman, who will be 66 years old. in May, is in his usual physical con- dition. A friend says that, notwith- standing hia paralysis“ poverty, the em- bezzlement of book agents, the incredible alandera and misconstructions that have followed him through life, and the “quite complete failure of his book from a. worldly and financial point of view," his equanimity and good spirits remain unim- paired, and he is to day, amid bodily help- lessness and a. moat meagre income, more vigorous and radiant. than ever. The royal sersglio of Persia contains nc Europeans or male persons over the age of 11. Each royal favorite has her separate pavilion and her stafl‘ of servants, her equipages, her jewels, and her rev- enue. The principal favorite generally has some high-sounding title conferred upon her, such as “The Delight of the State, " The ladies are never seen abroad. unveiled, save one or two of the hand- somer or more flighty of their number, who sometimes, when driving in their glass coaches, purposely give a rather liberal display of florid charms to passers- by in carriages or on horseback. It is quite certain that no man save the King enters the royal harem, or, having done so, leaves it alive. Adozen East African tribes between the North and of Lake Nyassa and the Indian Ocean have been reduced to a de- plorable state by famine. Their crops. which are their main dependence, were almost a total failure last year. Many have died, and many others, tempted by the grain the coast Arabs took among them. have sold bremselves into slavery for a few days’ provisions. Many of the Zulus in South Africa also are starving on accmnt of the failure of the crop of mealies, and a Zulu famine fund has been opened in London. A distillery has lately been put in op- eration in Charleston, S. 0., for manu- facturing oil irom pine wood. The ma- terial is subjected to intense heat in sealed retorts, and one cord of it is said to yield fifteen gallons of turpentine. eighty gallons of pine-wood oil, fifty bushels of charcoal, 150 gallons of wood vinegar, and a quantity of inflammable gas and vegetable asphaltum. The oil alone is worth about twenty~five cents a gallon, and is used by pointers and ship- builders. Apart from its commercial value, the process is interesting as show- ing how modern chemistry is able to sup« plant those old destructive chemical pro- cesses by which a single article was pro- duced from a given material and all the rest wasted or ruined. For horses that do slow work a light; shoe will generally prevent; knee, ankle, and skin cutting. 7 For a long stEider shoe the hind feet with small calkina. For a short strider they are not: required. Some horses will not go well with toe- weight shoes, requiring the weight to be distribpted m_ore _equ_ally, Ankle cutting behind-is usually caused by the foot not being level and straight, and from leg wearineaa. , If ankle cutting is done with the quar- ter or heel, shoe with a three-quarter shoe. Either for front or hind feet. When quarter cracks occur on one side use a. three-quarter shoe adapted fo- strong frog pressure. If cracks appeal on both sides use a bar-shoe. For the hind feet, if ankle cutting is done with the toe, have the calkin made lengthwise at the inside heel and one at the inside curve at the toe. When elbow hitting is done with the heel of the foot, have the shoe short and well concaved on the ground surface. Moat horses hit with the toe. Corns should be heel lowered and shortened. Have every two weeks, 0 Narrow-we! they allow the to its growth 0330. HINTS 0N HORSE-SIHDEING. for selling INTEREST] NG ITEMS. ‘rk in a. pawnbrnker’a 06509 in If he fined $10 WBD kills l‘lfl his man. the avenger my soul shall have the matter ends. If, rderer prnves the belt and costs a 3 me necesames r less If necessary. shoes are the best, as to scale ofi according owever, shoes should ‘ill pared out well, the sprung, and the toe the shoe removed p litri‘atl shoot Ind anothFr avenger. does not; rule all tew days who had me, and firms. the