lExsszsmaMBi pssppap W FACTS AID FANCIES The Big Medal That is to Represent flio rnmnlimoTits nf l?r.T7il to the United Stales. IT WEIGHS KEAKLT A POUKD. Football Players Kefase to be rhotosraphed J3ecao.se They Believe it Brines Bad Luck. KEW FLUID fOE MESERYIXG MEAT. A Tobcrilcroas Hiat Tfcit Ksy Prove i Toy Goci Satstitnte fcr the Pctito. A beautiful medal will hi presented to President Harrison by Hear Admiral da Silveira, of the Brazilian squadron, which recently arrived at New- York, on behalf of the Eepublic of Brazil. Oscar J. Sloara, the chancellor of the Brazilian Cousulateatlfew York, has furnished a description of it as follows: "The medal is commemorative of the salutation of the flag of Brazil by the American naval squadron in Kio Janeiro. It represents on one side the American e.i;le carrying in its claws the coat of arms of the great Eepublic and symbolical of its glory and force, and two branches, one of laurel and the other of oak. The eagle is flying toward Brazil, as is shown by the constellation of the Southern Cross. In its beak the eagle carries a branch of olive as a token of peace. The inscription on this side is in Portuguese and reads: : a Kepcblica bos Estados TJxidos : : do america- : ' 'To the United States of America.' "On the reverse side i an allegorical figure of the Iiepublic of Brazil, with a branch of olive by her side. I believe the figure is that of a young and beautiful woman. The branch of laurel is a symbol 01 November 15, unon which date the Bra zilian people threw off their yoke and be came free and independent, a republic with a republican form of government. "The medal is made of gold and palla dium. The gold symbolizes the United Stales and the palladium the Eepublic of Brazil, the first as an allusion to the Amer ican State of California and the palladium to the Brazilian State of Mmas Geraes. The part of the engraving representing the Ameri. 1; emblems are of gold, and the allegorical figure of the Brazilian Eepublic, as neli as the stars, are of palladium, a metal abundantly lound in lraz:l. The -irs, of course, represent the Southern Cross. "XJiis medal is the largest, the most beau tilully engraved, and the most expensive ever coined in Brazil. Its weight is 457 grammes or uearlv one pound. It is 78 millimeters in diameter and 6J4 in thick ness. The choicest of the many Brazilian woods was selected as the material for the case, and a beautiuil box o- the 'canella' wood was made. It is double lined w th satin, representing the colors of the two republics." Upon being presented to the President Eear Admiral da Silveira will make a speech thanking the United States for the courtesy conferred to Brjzil by sending an American squadron to salute the Brazilian flag. CCT.r: ron Obesity. Here is a cure for obesity vouched for by the Pharmaceutical Era: Never eat more than one dish at a meal, no matter what that dish may be, and a person may consume as much as the stomach may bear, and satisiy the appetite without the least reserve. Nevertheless, nothing but the one dish should be taken; no condiments no soups, nor sunplementary deserts should he allowed. This system was recommended by the author of a note to a lady who was slishtly obese: and who put it into practice with the bet results. The ladv observed that she suffered no inconvenience whatever from this diet, and the result ob tained by several others may be well under stood, as she found by her own experience, that the partaking of only one dili, whether jt be meat, fish or vegetables, brought on a tense of saiety much sooner than if she had partaken of a variety of dishes, whence the efiect of a relative abstinence. Football Scpesstitiojt. It seems a little ridiculous that athletic members of a university, care.ully educated and most of them from good homes, should allow super stitions to govern their conduct. But there is hardly a college athlete free from superJ stition. Every team has a mascot of some sort, and almost every contestant has a charm and is in constant fear of being "hoodooed." And the objects of dread by no means run in the same lines. For in stance, the Yale football plaver considers it fatal to be photographed before important contests. A year ago the Springfield Re publican started out to secure photographs of both the Yale and Harvard teams lor use in its illustrated account after the game. The Harvards were only afraid that it would give the men "big heads" to be pho tographed before a game, while to select 33 or 11 men would be an announcement of who was to play. All the substitutes were fighting for the coveted positions, and Cap tain Cumnock proposed to keep them at work, and put in the very best men at the last moment. This objection was finally overcome by photographing a large group. But the task was not so easy with Yale. Captain Gill positively refused to have a photograpli taken for any paper. Ice Thursday before the game a member of the Republican staff went to New Haven de termined to get a photograph. Arrange ments were made with Photographer Bow man, whose studio is nearly opposite the Yale gymnasium, where the players dress before going out to practice. For a fee the driver of the 'bus that takes the men out to the field agreed to station his vehicle in front of the gallery. So the photograph ap peared after the Yale victory, aud every Yale man illustrated firmly believes that the de'eat by Princeton Thanksgiving Day was due to the "hoodoo" of being photo graphed. That is why so few newspapers beside the Republican had the laces of the Yale men alter the game Saturday. The Sporting Life and New York Sun published group pic tures labeling them the Yale team. It was the Yale team in 18S8. but not the one that met Harvard Saturday, November 22. The Fair iit Afkica. A nativeorthe upper Congo, writes Herbert Ward, will embrace his wife ere he sets out on a fighting expedition, or Vill fondle his child, and even condescend to give the infant its morn ing bath in the river if the mother be unable to perform that act; but during all my stay among the Bakongo, I only once observed a father kiss his child, and I have uever wit nessed any display of tenderness betwixt man and wife. On one occasion I happened to be journey ing from Stanley Pool to Boma, the seat of Government, along with a party of 80 or 100 Bangala men who had been recruited to act as soldiers on the lower river, and were now traveling to their destination. Probably 20 women accompanied the party, wives of the bead men; they were all toiliug painfully along the hilly road, unaccustomed to so much walking or such hard roads in their own swampy country. After five days' weary marching, our path led us to the fords of the Luasa river, through whose swollen waters, running now breast high, we had to wade. The party crossed without much difficulty beyond a wetting of the bare skin, but the force of the current was such that the latigued women found trouble in keeping their feet and battling their way across. One very young and (rail-looking girl feared to enter the stream, and stood hesitating on the nearer bank, when her husband, a strap ping young fellow of 25 or so, seeing her anxiety, turned back .roni the point he had reached in the water, and, tenderly gather ing her up in his arms, placed her upon his shoulder. Thus burdened, he stepped again into the river and bore her safely to the other side, the girl clinging to his head and neck the while with every mark of con fidence and affection. New Pklsekvjxg Fluid. It is well known, writes a Berlin correspondent, that Dr. Yickershiemer, the analytical chemist, has invented a fluid for preserving pur poses. The bodies of the late Emperor William and the Empress Augusta were preserved by an injection of this liquid. Dr. Vickcrsheimer has now extended his experiments to the preservation of animals, and his experiments are said to have been very successful. The other day some inn keepers were invited by him to dinner, and he had a hare dished up which had been shot six weeks before and preserved by means of his fluid. The experts were all agreed that it was quite equal to fresh meat. Peanut Cultivation The peanut is much cultivated in the Southern States, especially in the peanut belt, which ex tends through Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee. It is something of a curios ity, says the St. Louis Republic, to see it growing in the West, but now and then an enterprising farmer-boy puts in a patch of peanuts as well as one of popcorn. The peanut has been known by several names, such as pindar, goober, ground-pea. In Java it is known as the "oil bean." It doubtless received the name of "ground" nut from a curious habit it has when the flower withers of elongating theovary which sends down and forces the young pod into the ground, where the seed matures and ripens beneath tne surface. Perhaps the name peanut comes from the flower, which, though yellow in color, resembles in shape the blossom of the peavine. "Oil bean" is not an inappronriate name, as by cold com pression a good quality of oil is obtained Irom the nuts, only a little inferior to olive oil. When heat is used to extract the oil it iscreater in quantity butof inieriorquality. The peanut is thought to be a native of either Alrica or South America. Africa ex ports large quantities. The plant of the variety most cultivated in this country is clover-like in appearance. It has a top root and likes a sandy soil. When eisht or ten inches high the plant dioops over to the de struction of the weeds, which it thus smothers out. Peanut farms rightly man aged arc considered quite profitable, as the nuts sell well, the vines make good teed lor stock, and pigs fatten upon the nuts which remain in the ground after the rows are plowed tip. About five pecks are required to plant an acre and the yield is 30 to 40 bushels to the acre The obloncr pods, which are about an inch long.have a thiu.reticuled shell containing two kernels, which have an almond-like taste. The roasted nuts arc sometimes used to make chocolate. In planting a patch of peanuts in compact soil which is not sandy, it is well to assist the burying of the ovary in the earth by draw ing loose soil about it, as in this way the crop of nuts will be much iucreased. Island Full of Game. One of the wisest enterprises ever conceived by a group of sportsmen, says the New York Sun, is found in the ownership and maintenance of Eobiu's Island as a private game preserve. It is lacking hut in one respect a larger area. Although it comprises but 700 acres, it possesses within these limits every requi site for the successful propagation of quail. Thousands of these can be reared every year so long as the food supply is abundant, That this is not neglected is found in patches ot buckwheat of about an acre in extent, scattered all over the island; in addition, Hungarian grasses are sown, of the seeds of which the birds appear particularly fond. Hares were introduced, but are now being driven out on account ot their demoralizing effect upon the valuable bird dogs of the members of the organization. It would ap pear, however, that rather than exterminate the hares, an added interest might be given to the amusements offered by the clnb in the introduction of a small pack of beagles, dogs whose merits should yearly grow in appre ciation, with the notable increase of rabbits which is unquestionably in progress. A Deep "Water Fish Attention has more than once been called to siskiwit, a fish which is peculiar to Bake Superior. Mr. E. O. Sweeney, Sr., in a paper contained in the "Transactions of the American Fisheries Society," gives some new facts in relation to it. One of its peculiarities, that of spawn ing all the time, has been thoroughly proven. The siskiwit is a deep water fish", living in icy depths ot from 600 to 1,000 feet The pressures are so enormous at that depth that the floats of the nets, which are thoroughly oiled and are symmetrical in shape when submerged, come to the surface misshapen and waterlogged. One very deep hole in the lake in which siskiwit are caught is called "the hospital." From this are taken a great number of crip pled and misshapen specimens, which be come so, it is supposed, lrom contact with the sharp rocks with which the bottom is strewn. Those fish taken from the createst depths are so exceedingly fat that when brought to the surface and relieved lrom the enormous pressure to which they were sub jected, they seem almost jelly like and ready to burst; even the bones ot the head are so soft and tender that the hook or gaff tears through them. Upon examination of the fish the eggs and "milt were found in various stages of development, in some the former were firm and hard and undeveloped; in others fully so, soft and ripe and ready lor spawning. The males were also iu the same stages ot readiness. From some the milt flowed freely and in great abundance; others seemed spent, while others acain appeared immature and the milt undeveloped. The smaller species of siskiwit rarely exceeds 30 pounds for the female and half of that weight for the male. Eider Haggard's She. The original "She" of Eider Haggard, a chieltainess named JIajajai, whose kraal lies near the Dutch possessions in South Africa, was fined 300 by the Transvaal Native Com missioner for committing a breach of the peace iu that her Indians bad fallen upon a neighboring tribe with more or less amount of destruction. Upon her refusal to pay, the fine againstber hasbeen raised to 1,000 and 300 head of cattle. A partyof men with two guns is now being sent against her. Peculiar Eussiajt Sect. A peculiar sect calling themselves the "Slaves of Christ" has been discovered in the district of Dunilovo, Government of Vladimirsk. Tbs adherents of the sect believe that if one dies by the "red death" his soul goes directly to the abode of the saints. One who makes up his mind to die like a saint gets baptized and partakes of the holy communion. He then lies down on the floor with his feet to the door. .There, irom .beneath the floor or from a cavity made especially for the purpose, creeps a man dressed in red clothes with a large red pillow in his hands. The attending worshippers begin to sing a dirge, while the red man throws the pillow over the doomed man's face, and holds it there until the man is suffocated. If the man who dooms himself to the '"red death" is strong he is bound to the floor with ropes, so that in hisstruggles at the last moment he may not be able to overpower the "slave of Christ" who executes the terrible ceremony at his request. Coal in Africa. Not long ago South Africa had to import all the coal she used, but now idle mines all the coal she wishes for her own use and exports the surplus. The reason is that the coal fields of Natal have increased their output to a remarkable degree. The railroad managers say they are saving 250,000 a year by using coal that is produced at home. Washing His Stomach. One day last week Succi, who is fasting for 45 days days at New York, concluded to "lavage" his stomach as he called it. He meant, says the New York Herald, laying or washing it. At any rate that was the operation per formed. It was the first time he has done this since the fast began. He seized upon a quiet hour about noon, when there were no visitors to his parlors, fcr performing this operation. A pint of Croton and a spirit lamp were all the paraphernalia needed. Girding up his loins and there was precious little loins to gird up, the old trousers lapping well over as he tiehtened the surcingle he proceeded to "lavage" his face and hands and skinny arms, which were the same size all the way up, like an old maid's. He saia the water felt gude, very gude. Then he lit his little lamp, heated the water to blood heat and drank a couple of claret glassluls. It did not stay down long, but came up slightly turgid and acidulous and smelling strong of drugs a very good thing to get out of his system, I should say. He repeated this operation three times, and then put on a clean shirt, with gold buttons down the breast, a white cravat, with a diamond button in the ceuter of the tie, and his very best wedding garment, and smiling said he was ready for the ladies, the babies and all others who might appear. The White Wax. One very interesting article of export from Ssu-ch'uan is the white wax of commerce. Baron Eichthofen was the first traveler who was able to examine on the spot into the processes by which this wax is produced; and, in his letters from Ssu-ch'uan to the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, he gave a most carelul and interesting account of its manu facture. The wax is secreted by insects on the leaves and branches of the "white wax tree," and covers them to a depth of a quarter of an inch with a substance re sembling sulphate of quinine or a sprinkling of snow. When the animals have exhausted their efforts in producing the wax, the branches ar? lopped off and thrown into boilers, when the wax, rising to the surface, is skimmed off. The best kind is, however. separated from the branches before these are subjected to the boiling process. But, though the insects perform this most useful function in the Prefecture of Chiat ing, they reiuse to propagate in that locali ty. And iust as this is the only district in the province where they will produce the wax, so the valley of Chiench'ang, which is separated from Chiating by a distance of 200 miles and by a series of mountain ranges, is the only neighborhood where they will reproduce their species. The insects have, therefore, to be transported Irom one place to the other, and to effect this several thousand porters collect annually in the month of April at Chienf h'ang. To each pcrter a load consisting of 60 packets of the embrvn insects, each weighing about 16 ounce . is entrusted. As at that season of the year the heat is such as would, if the packets were exposed to the sun, tend to the rapid development of the insects, the porters are obliged to travel only by night, and even then, when arriv ing at their halting place, they find it advis able to open the packets and spread them out in cool places. But no precaution en tirely prevents the development and conse quent escape of the insects, and it is found that, speaking generally, each packet on arriving at Chiench'ang is an ounce lighter than when it left Chiating. In 1884, 434 tonsoffjiis wax, of the value of 95,000, were imported into Shanghai from Ssu ch'uan. Substitute foe Potatoes Chemist Albert Jleyer, of Stillwater, recently gave an interesting talk to a St. Paul Globe re porter on a new tuberiferous plant that he thought would be introduced in Minnesota, and become as much of a staple as the po tato. He says: "A few years ago a scien tist discovered in Japan a plant resembling the potato, and sent samples of it to Berlin to be experimented on. These experiments have been favorable, and the new potato has been extensively introduced in Ber lin and Paris, especially in hotels and res taurants. A number of farmers in our vi cinity, with whom I conversed on the sub ject, are willing to experiment on the plant next season. The Eoyal Prussian Society of Berlin has taken pains to make experi ments with the plant. The scientific name of this plant is 'Stachys tuberifera,' but as to their form they might be called pine cones. 'Stachys affinis' is another name, and lately they have given it the name 'Stachys Sieboldii.' The cultivation is the same as the old potato, aud there have beeu found over 100 knolls in one hill; some say as many as 300, but this is probably exag gerated. They are, ot course,- not as large as our common potato. According to the Garden flora, the organ of the society, the analysis of the fruit is: Water.... ........... ......b.. ...... ..78. 33 Protein 1.50 Amide......... .......... ................ 1.67 Fat 0.1S Carbonhydrato (Pnncipi galactan) 10.57 Cellulose 0.73 Ashes 1.03 "There is neither starch nor sugar, but galactan, a substance between both. Stachys affinis of tuberifera is au agreeable tasting vegetable when boiled in salt water aud served with butter and parsley sauce. Some people like them seethed in oil, but that is merely a matter of taste. Prepared like 'ponimes de terre frites (potatoes cut iu small slices and fried iu butter), they are claimed t? be a delicious dish. The taste is at first like that of a sweet potato, but one will soon feel a very fine, piquant taste. They do not need to be peeled, but are only washed clean iu water, which is another blessing to the housekeeper. They are kept in the ground as late as possible, aud pre served packed in sand in the cellar during the winter mouths. "Exposed to the air they will shrink and lose their nice, 'white mother-of-pearl like color. The plant is winter-hardy and thrives in any soil. Frost does not hurt them, and to have them always fresh they are lift in the ground and dug as wanted. In our climate it is best to keep them in a ditch or in sand in the cellar. W. Perring, Inspector of the Eoyal Botanical Garden in Berlin, informs me that the production is very large, aud that there are many enthu siasts in favor of the new plant in that city, which prophesies the.plant a great future. The expectations of high prices and large yields will induce a good many farmers to make a trial with the new plant. I have already quite a number of orders for seed." Tersely Put. "The carpenter puts no till in our coffin, and the undertaker no pockets in our shroud," said Dr. Parkhurst at the Madison Square Presbyterian Church, New York, last Sunday evening. Where language Falls. Language is hardly strone enough to ex press my admiration of the merits of .Cham berlain's Cough Eemedy. It is the best remedy for croup and whooping cough I have ever used. During the past 18 years I have tried nearly all the prominent cough medicines on the market, but say, and with pleasnre, too, that Chamberlain a oougn Eemedy is the best of all. Thomas Bhodes, Bakersbeld, uak Mr. Bhodes Is a prominent attorney at Bakersnsld, van THE PITTSBTJKG- DISPATCH, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, IN DARKEST ENGLAND First Steps in General Booth's Plan of Redemption. SALVATION IN THE W0KKSH0P. Progress in an Experimental Colony Down in TVhiteclnpel. KUXT TO BE BTAETED IN A BREWEEI Leading off Commefcial street, White chapel, is a narrow, unlovely thoroughfare, known in earlier days as Brown's lane, and now rcchristened Hanbury street. Toward the eastern end of this long lane is the first and, for the present, the only industrial workshop of the Salvation Army. It has been in existence since July, beginning in the smallest way, and now employing just over 130 workers. So there is nothing colos sal about it. There are thousands of work shops bigger than this iu the metropolitan area; for London, though Londoners rarely know it, is the largest manufacturing city in the world. But at the preserft moment thi3 newly born Hanbury street workshop is the most intercstingor them all; for it is the germ of a big scheme by which General Booth hopes to save the residuum of society lrom absolute wreckage, says l'all Mall Budget. The first note of "Salvation" cheerfulness was struck by the little boy who opened the door of the yard to your artist and correspondent a few days ago, and bidding us welcome in the cheeriest of tones, conducted us to Captain Bullen, the officer in charge of the work shop. NO SECTARIAN BIAS. "We take every one who comes to us," he said. "We ask no questions about their religion, and require no pretense of con formity to ours. We all join in 'knee drill,' as you will see presently, and I be lieve that abovit 30 of the men here arc saved, as we understand salvation, but no pressure is put upon anyone to join the Army." "And how about wages?" we asked, as SCENE AT THE men personally aware of the importance of the subject. "We pay no wages at all," said the Captain, "except to a few men who are specially employed as teachers and foremen. The others merely receive fond and shelter and clothing as long as they choose to stay, aud a small weekly grant of pocket money. But we are very careful not to treat this grant as a wage to which the man is entitled for his work. It is a free gift which we make to encourage him, and if we find that he is mis-spending it if, for example, he comes in at night drunk we reduce his grant." "But surely, then, your people must be very anxious to leave you as soon as pos sible?" START FOE THE EEOKEN DOWN. "That's exactly what we want. We don't want to establish a permanent staff. We want this workshop to be used merely as a reluge for those who are broken down and don't know where to turn for a job. You would be astonished if you could see some of the men that we have come in. Physi cally, they are olten so abominably dirty that the first thing to be done to them is to wash them. I have taken in men covered all over with lice and sores, and we have just stripped them and given them any old clothes we could find. "But what is even more horrible isthe con dition of complete mental depression in which they come to us. They seem to have In the Back Yard. no spirit left in them. They don't know what they can do, or whether they can do anything at all. But we soon bring them round with a little kindness. We try a man with different jobs to see what he is best suited ior, and we keep, on watching him, and, as soon as we sec that a man has got back his pluck we advise him to go out into the world again, aud we try and find him a job." EX-AEMY COACH CHOPPING WOOD. This conversation was carried on in a low shed, .looking on to a small, not un picturesque yard." Neither dirt nor squalor were present in the wood-chopping shed in Hanbury street. There were no pictures on the wall, It is true, nor purple and fine raiment on the men's bodies; but there was an air of content, touched with hope, on the faces of these half-hundred wood chop pers that brightened the .whole scene and idealized the rough work. Looking round among the busy workers, I noticed more than one face that was full of interest. And the Captain, as the best means of replying to various questions, introduced me to one of his charges a' well built man with hair already turning gray. "1 used to be an army coach," he said; I took the practical work, mathematics up to trigonometry, with fortifications and mili tary tactics, and also Oriental languages." At this last word I ventured to apply the test of a small Hindustani phrase, and was Relighted to find that it met with a prompt response in the purest TJrda. After this. a&IU Am i wr Mi I If , """l confidence was completely established, and my friend told me that he had come down through family troubles, that he had lost all heart, and gradually sunk lower and lower, but he was all right now; he felt confident now that he would soon be able to get back to something like his old position, or to some work where be could use his educa tion. JAIL BIRDS AT WORK. We separated with a mufttal salaam, which was repeated by an old soldier chopping away close by, and then I followed the Captain and your artist upstairs to the WmWi A Jailbird Making Brushes. carpenter's room. Leaving this trouble some, but crucial, question, to wait for its solution, we mounted to another floor, only partially occupied. Here we found two or three men at work making mats. Of these men two had learnt their trade in jail, but Captain Bullen told us that they were both most steady, hird working men. As far as possible, however, he arranges thac mcu DINNER nOUE. who have been in prisoashould be separated from the other men, for as a rule the moral training given in her Majesty's prisons is worse than any that the deliberate wicked ness of mankind could devise. (In this connection it is interesting to learn that the army is now starting a special Prison Gate Department, which Shall take charge of prisoners when they are set at liberty, aud find them work in a factory to be kept exclusively for their use. It is a terrible illustration of the vileness of our prison system that even the Salvation Army shrinks from mixing discharged prisoners with the very scum of free society, lest these latter should be contaminated. GLOEY IIALIiEEUJAII LACE SHOP. In another room, on the top floor, shoe laces were being made by an ingenious de vice out of old scraps of leather. "This i3 the glory hallelujah lace shop," said the foreman in charge; "just try one. That's not cut out of the best quality leather, but it requires a good strong pull to snap it." While we were inspecting the laces and chatting with the men a bell rang out in the yard. "Dinner time, boys," said the ex uberant foreman. "I wonder whether it will be roast beef or stuffed turkey to-day." Not many seconds elapsed beiore all the refugees were collected in the wood-chopping shed on the ground floor. It was still only 12:45, this quarter of an hour being daily given to the men for "knee drill." And a strange sight the knee drill was. The wind crept in at one end of the shed, making it rather chilly; so we all huddled together as closely as possible in a circle round the. sung with more zeal than discretion. But there's nothing like a good hymn to warm one, as the leader cheerily remarked. THE KNEE DEILL. As the hymn was progressing I watched the faces of the singers such a strange med ley of types, some showing a refinement that told of more culturpd days, others marked with rough lines significant of brutality and crime; many purely commonplace; but all touched with that curiously restiul look that the Salvation Army seems so often to stamp upon its people. Our hymn was followed by prayer, and the bulk of the men knelt down among the chopped wood, while speaker after speaker said a few words in the well known style of the ArmV. Here was dinner. In the frontpart of the depot the general public was being served with hot dinners at low prices. But .i back room had been reserved for the workmen from Hanburyi street. The men quickly formed into single file, and each as he passed the serving counter received a plate loaded with potatoes, haricot beans, and a slice of tinned beef, a large cup oi cocoa, and a saucer (placed on the top of the cup) con taining a piece of jam pudding. Having received his portion, each man found a seat atone of the tables and consumed his dinner in comfort. REDEEMING DARKEST ENGLAND7 General Booth has taken the first step toward building up the scheme of social re form which he propounds in his recently issued book. "Darkest England." For the sum of 4,000 an old brewery, which will be converted into a "city colony," has been purchased in Shorediteh. Without a large expenditure it will be passible to turn it to the purposes of a colony, giving room for 500 inmates. The colonists will, of course, live as well as work on the premises, and the ad ministration of affairs will be precisely on the lines explained in "Darkest England." General Booth regards most of the in mates of the experimental colony in White chapel as being sufficiently trained to be draited into the second department of his scheme, the "country colony." Meantime General Booth will not make an absolute beginning with the rural colony; but he is looking out for a suitable piece of land within easy distance of London, and no doubt he would be glad to hear Irom any body who could help him to find it. General Booth has taken a place in Southwark street, where he proposes to find sleeping accommo dation for at least 300 guests. It will be the superior class ot waifs and strays, those who can pay a copper or two for their beds, who will bodealt with here. In the colony at Shorediteh, the extension of tbe depot already in existence at Whitechapel, and this lodging house,, we have General Booth starting out with the nmetical work of his social sehemiV - Tj - '1890. STAPLE OF ITALY. What Macaroni is, How It is Made and flow It is Cooked. THE 0EIG1N OF THE NAME. Varieties Classed According to the Sizes of " the Tnbes. ELLICB SERENA'S CHOICE RECIPES -5 IWBITTEJt FOB THE DISrATCn.1 There is an interesting anecdote relating to the origin of the word macaroni, which is given on such good authority that it passed current for the truth. 37ie Cool:, a standard work on the subject of which it professes to treat, preserves this tradition. It would then appear that a long time ago a wealthy gentleman of the city of Palermo, in Italy, who was a "good liver" a gourmet, as they would say, had a cook who possessed the faculty of inventing excellent and novel dishes. This cook, so the story goes, in vented the tubes made of a mixture of flour and water, now so well known as oue ol the national dishes ot the Italians, and having set before bis master a bowl of the original compound watched intently for signs of ap proval from him. Then it was the cook recognized that his talent was appreciated, for the first mouth ful was followed by the expression "Cari 1" (excellent). The epicure was visibly grati fied, and proceeding in the business before him, shortly thereafter exclaimed, "Ma cari 1" (indeed excellent); and still proceed ing, the excellence of the dish so strongly impressed him that at the last he exultantly voiced his sentiments in the exuberant phrase, "Ma caroni I" (meaning indeed supremely and superlatively excellent), now IT IS MADE. It may be interesting to the readers who are fond of this popular paste to know some thing of the manner in wnich it is made. Nothing but flour and pure water enter into its composition, except in the variety called vermicelli, to which the yelks of eggs and saffron are added. In the manufacture of macaroni a superior quality of wheat is used, the varieties selected for this purpose being those which contain the most gluten. The hard Hussian wheat is said to make the best. So little water is used in the mixing process tint it is impossible tn knead the dough, otherwise than by mechanical appli ances. There are many sorts made and they are classed according to the size of the tubes or pipes, which are produced by forcing the dough through holes ot different sizes ar ranged for that purpose in metal 'plates. "Macaroni" is the name given to the larg est size; the next is called "vermicelli," and there is yet another size called "fedelina." "Talliariana" or ribbon macaroni anoth er sort, is made long and flat aud is ac counted the more delicate in flavor, while "spaghetti" is such as is cut into small round sections. The manufacture of maca roni was for a long time confined to Genoa; later on, Naples had a reputation as much for its macaroni as its lazzaroni. But it is now made in all parts of Italy and in some parts of the United State' very good quali ties being made iu New York and Philadel phia. There is, however, a decided prefer ence for the foreign article and especially for that oi Naples. STAPLE FOOD. Macaroni is to the Italians what rice is to the Chinese and bread to the Americans, and nowhere is it so properly cooked as iu Italy, where it forms the staple food. Onions and olive oil are used unsparingly by them in cooking it, and it is their custom to serve it boiled and unbroken. So com mon is the notion that it detracts from the quality of the cooked article to have it broken that there seems to be considerable emulation not only to cook it entire, but also to eat it entire. Travelers say that it is an every day sight to see the lazzaroni sit ting about the streets and public places of tne cities vieing with eacn otberin swallow ing long strands of boiled macaroni. In the higher social circles ot Italy maca roni is served simply with beef gravy, but when we are further told that it recfuires 12 pounds of the choicest beef to make gravy sufficient for one pound of macaroni, it is not the inexpensive dish we would imagine it to be. But this is only incidental, and it is of itself an extremely cheap food. A pound package of these pipes, at a cost of 10 cents, will make several good dishes. It is a wholesome food for children, and when cooked in broths it is a delicate and nutri tious dish for the invalid. HOW TO COOK IT. In cooking macaroni, which absorbs read ily, plenty of water should be used. The temperature of the water is a question among cooks. Some contend that it is more tender when put to cook in cold water, with the salt added after the boiling point is reached. The following method, however, is used by many of the best cooks, and with entire sat isfaction: For a half pound of macaroni take two quarts of boiling water, a level tablespoon i ii 1 of salt and a teaspoonlul of butter. Boil rapidly in an uncovered vessel for 20 minutes the imported requires longer time drain, cover with cold water and let come to the boiling point. Turn into a colander and make into the desired dishes. This is called blanching, and in no instance must this process be omitted in preparing any dish of this edible paste. Macaroni of itself is a most insipid article of food. To make it palatable a generous use of good butter and rich cheese is re quired, and, in the words of Sallie Joy White, the noted cook, "it is seasoning first, seasoning last, and seasoning all the time." In preparing certain dishes of this popular lood, there are some who take equal quantities of macaroni, butter, and cheese. It is almost needless to say that the cook who is wise in judgment will use sparinsly of nutmeg, mace, and cayenne, all valuable accessories iu their proper proportions. Macaroni iskepr straight, when boiling it unbroken, by wrapping in cheese cloth. Buy in small quantities, and, when it is not to be used the entire length, break into pieces an inch or two long, put in glass or tin and keep in a cool, dry place. If long stored the odor irom it is unpleasant. MACARONI SOUP. Take three pounds of the neck ot beef, four quarts of cold water, a large onion with four cloves stuck into it, a small carrot minced, a lew slices of turnip, a bead of chopped celery, a cupfnl ot stewed tomato, a tablespoonful of minced parsley and a quarter of a pound of blanched (boiled) macaroni. Eoil the meat slowly for two hours, skimming frequently. Add tho parsley and vegetables, stew an hour longer and strain. Remove the fat when cold. AVlien ready to use reheat, put in the maca roni and a tablespoonful each of flour and butter rubbed together. Servo with sippets of toasted bread and grated cheese. jiACAr-ONi cr.EAJt. Boil a half pound 'of macaroni in salted water, drain and cover with rich urilk. Beat up the yelk of an egg. stir into a cupful of milk, and pour over the inaearoni. Add seasoning and a large lump of butter. Simmer lor a few minutes. STEWED MACARONI. Put a tablespoonful of butter into a stew pan, and when it bubbles stir in a tablespoonful of flour; add a pint of well-reduced beef, veal or chicken stock, a half cupful of cream, a half pound of boiled macaroni and seasoning to taste. FRIED MACARONL Put a quantity of olive oil, beef drippings or butter into a pan, and when quite hoi put In some boiled macaroni. Toss about until well browned, add season ing, and serve with stewed tomatoes or tomato sauce. VEAL AND HAJt MACABONL Blanch a quarter of a pound of macaroni, and mix with it two beaten eggs, ,a half capful of veal, a half cupful ot bam.; minced, a little grated nutmeg and some richgravy. Cook five minutS. I MACAKONI WITH. CHEESE. Boil a half pound of macaroni and arrange In a bikini-dish with Crated ,cheen and bread - Vrnmbs - 'he QoanUtrof chetse depends entire-J, iy upon tbe taste. From a quarter to a half ponnd may be used. for the dressing take a large tablespoonfnl of butter and a level tablespoonful of fl"Ur rubbed together and stirred into a pint of hot milt. Pour this over the macaroni and bake brown. MEXICAN MACARONI. Melt a tablespoonful of fresh lard and butter In a stew pan, add a quarter of a ponnd of boiled macaroni, a small onion grated, a tomato sliced thin, seasoning of salt, pepper and Cayenne. Let simmer until it browns a little and then pour in a pint of rich stock or some hoc water, when the liquid is absorbed it Is ready to serve. MACARONI WITH EGGS. To a large cupfnl of milk heated in a double boiler add two tablespoonfuls of butter, six well-beaten eggs, a half cupful of canned mushrooms, cut in thin Mice?, a tablespoonful of minced parsley and a largo cnnlul of boiled macaroni. Season to taste and cook ten minutes. MACARONI AND ONIONS. Remove the skins from a half dozen medinm sized oninnj, quarter and boil until tender in salted water. Drain, cover with milk, dredge with flour, put in a large Imnp of butter, seasoning to taste, and mix with a half pound of boiled macaroni. Bend lo the table steaming hot. MACAKONI AS A VEGETABLE. Boil the macaroni, drain well, season highly and add plenty of ftesli butter. 2IACAKOKI OMELET. Crnsh a quarter of a ponnd of macaroni, boll tender aim cover with a dressing of flour, butter and cream. .Season well and spread over a plain omelet, just before folding. MACAEONI PUDDING. Uoil a quarter of a pound of macaroni in a pint of water, slightly salted. Add a tatilespooufnl of butter, two table spoonfuls of sugar, a large cupful of milk and a little grated nutmeg. Hake until brown and cat with sauce. OYSTEli MACAEONI. Arrange a half pound of boiled macaroni in layers with large oysters. . Season each layer with sale, pepper and but- s'trcw the top thicklv with seasoned "bread crumbs, tuft with butter, and moisten the whole with strained oyster liquor. Bake slowly. MACAEONI AND TOMATOES. To a half pound of boiled. well-drained maca roni, take a cunful ot cream, two tablespoon fuls of bntter. "seasoning of salt and peppoi; Cook slowly for a few minutes and turn into the serving dish. Have ready a pint of tomatoes, well cooked, strained, seasoned and thickened with bread crumbs, or a little flour. Pour over tho macaroni and serve. TIMBALE OF MACAEONL Mix a ball pound of macaroni with a dress ing made as follows: Beat lightly the yelks of five eggs and tho whites of two. Add half a pint of cream, the breast of a chicken, minced, a cupful of minced ham, a quarter of a pound of rich cheese, a small piece of crushed mace, a dash of cayenne and salt to taste. Steam in a greased mold for one hour. Serve with rich gravy. EASED MACAEONL Break a half pound of macaroni into pieces an inch long and boil until tender. Grease a bakimr disband put in a thick layer nf macaroni, season well and strew with bits of bntter. Now add a thin layer of grated cheese and sprinkle with breadornmbs. Continue tbe layers until the macaroni is used, having for the last layer grated cheese. Beat up two egg, mix with a pint of milk, pour over the macaroni and bake brown. ITALIAN MACAEONI. This recipe comes to me direct from an ex cellent Italian family, famous for its line cook ing: Take a half pound of imported macaroni, b'anch and drain. Mince a pound of tender beef, fry brown in oil or butter. Stew a pint each of tomatoes and mush rooms. Put a layer of the macaroni, unbroken, on a large platter, add some of the fried beef, to matoes and mushrooms, stew thickly with cheese and continue the layers untU the in gredients are all used. For the last layer have cheese well tufted with butter. Put in the oven just long enough to brown and send to the table at once. Servo by cutting iu neat slices. The season ing of this en jo. able dish is a matter of im portance, aud must, therefore, not be ne glected. Ellice Seeena. 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