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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (July 5, 1879)
Dr. Ctmr In In&lnnd. London Cor. Baltimore Bun. T do not remember ever to have heard 1 " i of any expert in the history of 2Lrni8 or fetes that haH created the in Ft that Dr. W. V. Carver has done in viTi pxhibition of marksmanship before i Prince of Wales and a number of the nhility at Sandrigham, and the favorite nnrrv ualatial residence of the prince. C 7 success of Dr. Carver has -Uwl him as the champion rifle-shot of ffSole world. What with Mr Loril Urd's horse Parole winning the British tad laurels, and Dr. Carrer being the eorated guest of the Prince of Wales In England's "sports" just now have but America" as the prominent word upon thoir lips. The Prince of Wales heard of Dr Carver's skill with the rifle, and in order to satisfy himself that the state ments were not exaggerated, caused his private secretary and special equerry, Captain Stephenson, to write to Dr. C. inviting him to the town residenco of the prince, Marlborough House. The hand some and modest doctor responded to this invitation in propria personiu the following day. Every preliminary pre paration was made for him, and he was received in right royal hospitality. The group was composed of their royal highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children, Prince Albert Victor, Prince George, and tho young Princesses Louis, Victoria and Maud, the Princess of Hanover, ino uuae oi Cam bridge, the Earl and Countess of Row ney, Earl of Oxford, Viscount and Coun tess' Manderville and her sister, Miss Izuaga (well known in New York and Washington society), Sir William and Lady Elokes, Sir Henry Keppel, the T J- 1 su.: - Tl.lt.'ul. flint !.! Aimirai-in-viut;i vi mo -,, Admiral the Hon. W. C. Glyn, the Hons. Bernal Osborne and Francis Knolbys, Miss Knolbys, Capt. Mildmay, the lead ing spirit in marksmanship) , Gen. Sir Dighton Probin, the Comptroller of the Prince of Wales' household, Captain Ste phonson, It. N., Bevs. F. Hervey and W. Rogers, Chaplains to the Prince, and many others whose names at this moment I cannot recall. Capt. Stephenson, performed the neces sary introductions of these distinguished personages to Dr. Carver, who was near ly half an hour behind his time, a delay unavoidable, but in an English subject I may say unpardonable. The sun shone out for the first time in several days; the emerald turf of tho lawn in its pring time verdure and magnificent dimensions made a superb carpet for the guests. Dr. Carver appeared attired in a black vel vet blouse, adorned with many glittering gems and medals, the trophies of his American triumphs, his gray sombrero hat shading his long sunburn locks and hazol eyes of piorcing power. Unique and picturesque, tall and gallant looking was this " citizen of the west " amidst these grand nobles of the east. A buzz of admiration went up as tho doctor first gracefully bowed to the princess and ladies present, and then mado his saluta tions to the prince and his guests with a frankness and simplicity of manner so typical of prairie freedom that it at once teemed to charm every one present. After mounting his excellent horse of true Indian blood, Winnemucca, he awaited the selection of the testing local ity on the lawn; his quick eye scans the deer in thoir galloping brigades beneath the mighty oak and tall elms, and he sits his beautiful steed like a very monarch of ease and power. The Prince of Wales, walking up to him, says pleasantly: " I have heard so much of your unrivaled skill that I am pleased to see you here." "And I am pleased to see you, too, prince," responded the doctor. " Will you first give tho ladies here present an evidence of what you can do?" saiil the gallont prince. This was so proposed, as the ladies had pre-arranged engagements, which wore dispensed with, however, for Dr. Carver's more attractive entertainments, when his first feats were seen. The Prince of Wales held the timing watch and kept score himself, manifest ing a delighted interest in the perform ance. Dr. Carver, for the first time be fore an assemblage of persons, broke con secutively, without the slightest inter ruption, 100 glass balls in 100 straight shots of his rifle, following this feat at once by breaking one hundred balls with 100 smooth shots from a double barreled shot-gun, both transactions being simultaneous, or almost a unit, with two different weapons under similar distance and circumstances. The doctor then, with his horse running at full speed and he sitting on it like a pic turesque statue, broke 28 out of 30 balls, single and double. To prove his pre cision Dr. Carver, at the special request of the prince, broke 14 out of 16 balls in fifteen seconds. He also discharged 15 out of 16 shots, or cartridges, in four seconds, to prove rapidity in firing, the sixteenth cartridge failing to go off. After that came an exhibition rarely if .ver seen before. The doctor caused a glass ball to be placed at a considerable distance on the tawn. He fired at and under it, so that the concussion of the sod throws tho ball up, and before it falls the doctor again levels his rifle and breaks the balls, in the most finished and artistic style. This so excited the admiration of the Prince of Wales that, turning to the Earl of Rownev, in a most enthusiastic manner he exclaimed, "Bravo! I will bet 1000 that Dr. Car ver will break one hundred and fifty balls withont error or intermission with his rifle!" The doctor complied, though none of the group took up the prince's bet, luckily for them. I doubt if this has ever been approached in the history of shooting. Luncheon was then an nounced and the royal party, the guests and Dr. Carver went to the palatial dining room of Sandrigham. Though the feast was plenteous and the carving good, it could not excite the interest of Carver on this occasion ; so as soon as the repast was was over the entire group returned to the lawn, and onr gallant American hero resumed his programme by shooting at and breaking glass balls thrown directly at him and across him in front, and turning and hitting others thrown across and behind him shooting both right and left double shots at fall ing balls. Then he shot at a glass ball thrown in the air, missing it the first three shots, but loading the rifie three times while the ball is in the air, and breaking it with the fourth shot before it reached the ground. He shot mar bles thrown indiscriminately in the air by the guests. The yonng princes threw up shillings, and the doctor hit the en tire sixteen without the slightest error or false motion. In a word, there seemed no end of variety in the fancy, plain, scientific and artistio shots that our won derful markesman exocutod. All looked on with amused interest, and even the princes of Wales desired that Dr. Car vor should be presented to her, upon which she asked him many intelligent questions on American prairie shooting, hunting, ete. " How many buffalo have you killed in a day, Dr. Carver?" To this tho doctor responds, " I have shot a hundred in one day, madam." The young princes then asked permis sion to mount the doctor's horse winne mucca, and wanted to know tho meaning and derivation of the name. He gave correct information to all their inquiries, and at the same time laughingly enjoyed their curiosity and surprise. The prince of Wales then selected one of Dr. Carver's rifles and shot with an accuracy that aroused the American's expressions of approval. " You shoot well, prince. ' " No, it is your rifle; for who could shoot well after beholding your wonder ful exploits, Dr. Carver? " " Will yon do me the honor to accept my rifle ? says the doctor. It is graciously accepted. The prince then says he will present the doctor with a souvenir of his appreciation of the re markable skill he had exhibited. After expressing his desire that Dr. Carver should appear at Wimbledon this coming July and shoot before tho great Bhots of the kingdom, then the prince gave some instructions to tho effect to Captain Mildmay, and the doctor that he would wait until' ho changed his costume and bade him good-bye for the present. In about twenty minutes the doctor re turned, when all warmly thanked him for tho pleasure he had afforded them, and the company then dispersed. Agricultural Notes. The Canadian Government has offered $10,000 for ten years, on certain condi tions, to the first sugar factory. Ashes moistened with kerosene oil is recommended for keeping striped bugs from cucumber, melon and squash vines A gentleman wishes to know how far north the paw paw tree will grow and ripen its fruit. Who can give tho desired information ? At tho preseut time a heavy emigration from the eastern counties of Minnesota and neighboring States are moving to the Pacific Coast. The yield of maple sugar in Vermont is only about half what it is in averago years. The season was "short at both ends." The quality, however, is excel lent. Ono of tho South Carolina emigrants to Liberia has returned. He says nearly one-half of those who went out are dead, and the rest are anxious to get back. Mr. Robert Salmin, of Lincoln town ship, Indiana, has a Cotswold ewe that recently dropped three fine lambs. A hand-sieve, such as plasterers use for screening Band, is recommended for sowing blue grass seed. The sieve is held in one hand and the seed rubbed through with tho otlior. However mnch poultry-fanciers differ about the merits of the different breeds of fowls, all admit that the Dorkins have the most meat on their breasts, and are the best mothers. An honest Hibernian, in recommend ing a cow, said she would give milk year after year without having calves. "Bo cause," said he, "it runs in the brade; for sho eamo from a cow that never had a calf." Brazil sells about three-fonrths of her coffee crop, or, in 1877, 1,800,000 bags, to tho United States, for which we pay Mn'nflv in rrnlil thn cold balance naid in 1877 for Brazilian products amounting to $45,000,000. Peafowl are worth the trouble of keep ing on farms for their beauty alone. They may, however, be made the source nf t.rnfit.. Tt lins Wome auite fashiona ble of late to keep peacocks in parks, and Vi i large prices are pam iur uiuiu. A farmer's wife in New York uses her summer kitchen for a winter green house. A coal fire in the house kitchen supplies all the heat necessary for the plants when the door between the two apartments is allowed to remain open. An agricultural exchange says: " In Holland, where sand is more plentiful onri nlioniipr than liny, it is used for bed ding cows." From this it would appear that hay is more plentiful and cheaper than sand in most if not all other coun tries. Christian Jarvis, of Oswego, lent Isaac Pierce a horse. The horse was taken suddenly sick and died while in Mr. Pierce's possession. Mr. Jarvis brought suit against Mr. Pierce to recover dam ages, which resulted in a verdict of no nnnun fnr iiption. A Vermonter contributes to The Xew England Farmer the result of some ex periments mado by him in tapping maple TTo firwlfi that, fuin is sweater in the early than in the latter part of the sea son. Sap drawn irom near me sunuce of the tree, where the wood is white, makes light-colored sugar, but that drawn from near the center, where the wood is deep-colored, makes a brown sugar. The higher the point from which the sap is taken the larger the amount of sugar contained in it. A bushel of Brazil seed potatoes will not make as many plants as a bushel of some other variety, hence it is not a profitable one to plant for the sale of plants; but the plants are bo much stronger and so sure to live, when prop erly set out, and so productive, that the plants grown from a bushel of seed will produce as large a crop as the plants grown from a bushel of Nansemond, so that for the g-ower of potatoes, whether to sell or to use, it is more profitable than any other variety. In this market green asparagus is pre ferred to white. In most European coun tries, however, only the w hite or bleach ed is salable. When asparagus is ob tained by setting the plants several inches below the surface of the ground and cut ting them as soon as the tops make their appearance and before they have been colored by the action of the sun. Our method of cultivating this plant was im ported from Europe where white aspar agus is in demand. In growing green asparagus the roots should not be cov ered deeply. lie Household, rvinw Rtuku p.vi1 pun sifted flour, i cup white sugar, cup of butter, y cup corn starcn, a eggs, wniuis. T.iivf'iti! Q antra 1 Aim Rlltfar. 0 tablespooufuls cream, 2 toaspoonfula cream oi tartar, 1 ieanpoouim uuu, cup of flour. Born Milk Cakk. 1 cup of milk, 1 eup sugar, x cup butter, 5 cups of flour, 1 egg, 1 teaspoonful soda, V, cup chopped raisins, spice. White Mountain Cakk. 2 cups sugar, 1 ').) n. of Imttur. 3 cuds flour, 2 eggs, 2 teaspoonfuls ereain of tartar, 1 teaspooniui soiia. l.ntiorinilk. 1 CUD sugar, 2 eggs, 3 tablespoonfnls butter, 1 teasioonful of saieratus. uou urn, i-ui, and roll in white sugar before frying. Beacbfui, Cake. 3 eggs, a cups aiirrnr T iil lillttlr. CUD UlllK. O ClU'SI flour, 1 teaspoonful of cream of tartar, J, teaspoonful of soda. Beat the but ter, sugar and yolks of the eggs together, then the whites. Put all together and stir quickly. Flavor with lemon, and bako twenty-nve minuu-s. Cnvmxf.. In order to make Turkish cofieo the roasted berries and proper amount of sugar are pounded in ntm-too nnt ninilit nf 111 I' t ill : tWO tell . JilUl IU1 J. V' V .' ' - . - - spoonfuls are put into a small tin cup, with water, and allowed to boil for nearly Half an hour, u not an uiai urn. j-" hot liquid is poured into a small China eup and left to settle. Do not shake it any after it settles. Coffee should never be roasted too quicfiiy. A Breakfast Dish. Break into bits a cupful of cheeso and put it into a frying i.n.i it! tli ilia Hiimn imnntitv of milk. when it boils and the cheese is nearly melted add a small pmcn oi musium, pepper and salt to taste and a half cup of very lino cracker crumbs; stir quickly until these are heated and turn in butter size of a walnut and three eggs beaten as for omelet. Mix with a silver fork until tho eggs are cooked, turn out upon a heated platter and serve at once. Oatcake. Have ready two boards eighteen inches square; put two or three handfuls of oatmeal in a bowl, and mix with cold water, but nothing else; neither salt nor butter; beware of making it too wet; roll it out on one of tho boards, put the other on the top, and turn it over, then remove the top board, and roll out thinner; repeat this until it is thin enough; bake ono sido on a girdle and the other before the fire; mix a small quantity only at a time. Eat with salted bntter. Cold Chocolate Pudding. For this is required one-quarter of a pound of black chocolate, one pint of milk, a tea spoonful of essence of vanilla, ono ounce of sugar, one-half ounce of gelatine, one half gill of cold water and the yolks of four eggs. Grate the chocolate and put it with the milk on to boil; melt by the fire the gelatine with the water; when the chocolate and milk boil let them cool a little, then put in a basin the yolks, and pour over them the chocolate and milk; then add the sugar and golatino; pour all this back into the saucepan, and stir all tho ingredients over the tire until the eggs assume a cooked state; wet a mould with cold water, pour the pudding in, and add the vanilla. Serve whon cold. ALBERT BARTSCH, Piano Maker and Tuner. Sole Agent for the World-Renowned Kranich & Bach PIANOS, Gabler's New Scale Upright PIANOS, Burdett ORGANS, Fine Piano Stoolr. Tuning and Repairing of Instruments a specialty, WareroomsTIHrd St., near Taylor, Port laud, Orrtfou. olin .J. 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