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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume II, Issue 158, 11 April 1874, Page 2

A seafaring man, who was recently married in the West of England, gives the following description of his bride and her apparel:—“My wife is just as handsome a craft as ever left the millinery dry dock; is clipper built, and with a figure-head not often seen in small crafts. Iler length of keel is 5 feet 8 inches ; displacement, 27 cubic feet of air; of light draught, which adds to her speed in a ball-room; full in the waist ; spars trim. At the time we were spliced, she was newly rigged fore and aft, with standing rigging of lace and flowers, mainsail part silk, with fore-staysail of Valenciennes. Her frame was of the best steel, with whalebone staunchions. The rigging is intended for fair weather cruising. She has also a set of storm-sails for rough weather, and is rigging out a small set of canvas for light squalls, which are likely to occur in this latitude sooner or later. lam told, in running down the street before the wind, she can turn round in her own length if a handsomer craft passes her.” How to . Dress, a Turkey. — Says Mr. Hardy, of New Hampshire, take a board J,ft. long, lift. wide, bore an inch hole in the centre, about Sin. from one end, saw out a strip from this end to the hole, about lin. wide, or wide enough to admit the neck of the turkey. Place this board on a barrel, with one end against your hips. Lay the turkey on this board on.Rs back, with its neck in the slat and head underneath; then, with a sharp knife, cut its throat under the board (that the blood may be out of the way); take the turkey by the legs, draw steadily, to keep its neck in place, raise it from the board, that it need not be bruised, and commence at once to pull out the tail and wing feathers, and by the time it is done kicking you will have nearly all the feathers off. You will find that they will come off nearly as easy as if scalded. The pin-feathers, if any, should be taken out at once. When dressed, carry to the house, lay the carcase upon the table, on the back, with its wings in position, wipe dry, and when you get through, call in your wife, and you may be sure of her approving smile. *