Turkish Ways

-Durinir tlie kist hours of Khíili] Kffendi, the venerable Sheik-ul-Islaiii, who died a short time ago at (Amstantinople, twelve softas, stationed in his death chamber, were Lneessantly eugaged in chanting ehapters from the Koran, with the pious object of faeilüating the passage of his soul from this world to the next. As soon as he had breathed his last, hissix wives were admitted to his ledside, where tliey set uj) a piteous walling, leating tiieir breasts the while, aud continued to give expression to tiieir grief in this dismal manner until removed by the euauchs in order that Khulil's body might be prepared for its interment, which took place within seven liours of liis death. Alter being l)atlieil in perfumed water, the aged dignitan 's cprpse was enwrapped in tho fokls of a costly white turban, which lip had won) upon his head for thirty consecutive years previous to his decease. This, and this only, was Khalil's wmding sheet, tiglitly swaddled in which bis remains were borne to the cemetery upon the shoulders of four ybung softas, after the ninty-nine virtuesof Allah liad been duly recited over his bier by tlie senior l'leiinas oí the Stamboul clergy. A horse which is bald-headcd all over, so to Bjpeak, has lately baen interesting the citizens of Cincinnati. The beast has no mane, and his tail consista only of ahairless stump, and even inside the ears no hair c-an be found. When gi-ease meets grease then comes the tub of oleomagarine.