Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-07-05
A New Dish.

An English lord, passionate lover
of good eating, who would even have
caused the Baron Brisse, or Dumas
French cook VIII ON he had engaged at
at great expense, an expect IL the Gull
nary art a genuine Gordon bIeu.
One fine day the English gentleman
expected a few choice friends, and call
ing up his g chief % he desired him to
prepare some new delicacy for dinner,
something entirelynew, and to surpass
himself if possible in the manufacture
thereof. The poor cook was sadly per
picked, He had already tried every
thing with thirty or forty different
sauces, and as he was afraid he might
lose his magnificent position if he did
not comply with the wishes of his
eccentric master, he taxed his brain un-
til, finally, reckless and desperate, he
hit upon something At dinner the
nobleman spoke of his friends of his
cooks talent, and all the guests were
very anxious to taste the new dish 1t
appeared in due time, magnificentIy
and styishly arranged, was cut up and
passed around A tender, delicate
flavor, with a rich, delicious sauce.
6 What can it be?" said the host.
g Chicken, remarked guest mo,
"Venison, said another. " Impossible
its game" No one could decide, so
the unhappy cook was ordered up and
asked what the delightful Wand was.
& Mon Dieu Monsieur, you will be
angry with me if I tell you ~ Non
sense, tell us what it is /" "I shall
lose my place" FFYou will not-speak
out. " "Well, sir, / could not invent
anything new, SO [ took a pair of your
old riding breeches, stewed, spiced and
cooked them. [ hope you did not find
them tough, the sauce improves such
material wonderfully" The cook was
ANONYMOUSLY pnt out and emetics or
dered
IMPROVEMENTS IN OCEAN STEAMING.-
We spoke the other day of the valuable
improvements perfected lately in ocean
steaming, and their effect upon the
worlds commerce. An illustration of
this is shown on the British steamer
Syria. This vessel had originally pad
die wheels, but has lately had her mo-
tor changed to screw. She register
ed l, 1898 tons, with engines of $50 nom
inaI horse power, and travelled at the
rate Ii, 03S knots per hour, with dali
1y consumption of 45 tons of coal. On
being converted into screw steamer
she was fitted with compound invert-
ed - engines of 800 nominal horse-pow-
er. Her speed now is u, 637 knots per
hour, which is hardly an appreciable
difference from her former speed, while
at the same time her consumption of
coal is only Is tons per diem, or less
than half her former consumption.
Independent of this the vessels carry
ing capacity has been increased from
500 to 1000 tons of cargo Thus, the
adoption of the screw and the improved
engines enabled the vessel to carry
more than double her former cargo,
and reduced the expenses for fuel to
less than half the former cost. The
change from the paddle to the screw,
together with the various improve
ments in engines, have more than
doubled the economic power Of steam
navigation, and explain the enormous
development of the use of steam in
navigation during the past few years.
Probably by the time all the discover
les and improvements that can be made
become perfected, we shall be allowed
to build ocean steamers.-NeeO York
Commercial AdUertiser.