St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-06
FACT AND FANCY.

affair. Six fatteDed liyers are the or.
binary pabulum for a pie: they must
first be washed in many waters and
then parboiled, and are next scrupu.
lousy trimmed so as to free them from
all hbrOuS substances and from any
matter approaching bitterness in flavor.
Each liver is then cut in two and out OF
the dozen three are chosen to be beaten
In mortar and passed through sieve
with bacon, shalOts, parsley and mush.
rooms, so as to make ''farce" or force-
meat, which is boiled, and forms the
basis OF the pie. The other half livers
are then larded with the finest Perigord
truff1eS, cut in the shape of dice, and
the contents of the pie are made to COM
slst OF layers of liver, truffles and force.
meat. Two hours are sufficient to bake
this dainty dish, fit to be set before a
whole congress of kings and emperors,
When the pie is Withdrawn from the
oven, the top crust should be delicately
lifted and large glass of Madeira
poured into the interior. Then it should
be Theoretically closed, so as to be fit to
be packed and dispatched to the utter.
most ends of the earth,
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The following comes from the Paris
library: These are the reasons why
men fast on Friday: Twas on Friday
that Adam sinned; that he was chased
from Paradise; that Christ was cruci-
fled; that Cain killed Abel (other tradi-
lions say this was the first Monday in
April; that Etienne was stoned: that
the innOcentS were killed by Herod,
24,OOo OF them, because of Christ; that
Peter was crucified and Paul decapi.
tated; that John the Baptist's head was
cut off: that the Children of Israel were
chased across the Red sea: that heaven
will close and hell open: that mar
rage was first cOnsummated; that LAM
ech took two wives; that all but one
seventh of the fruits of the earth and
OF the light of the sun and moon
were taken away; that briers,
splny and vem0nOuS plants issued
from the ground; that the deluge COW
cred the earth; that the confusion Of
the tongues occurred; that the tower of
Babel was begun; that the plaques
came to the King of Egypt. Many in
cldentS are cited by believers in sup.
port OF the idea of ill-luck in Friday
voyage, The English turret-ship Cap
tain sailed on this fatal day, and was
lost with all her crew. The Amazon,
west Indian packet; the troop-ship
Blrkenhead, and the packet Golden
VI,
lost. The United States steamer Huron
put to sea on Friday, and more recently
the sailing of the Arctic relief shin Bear
was changed ON account of the super
StitlOns OF the men. The United States
steamship Idaho sailed from New York
On Friday, much to the disgust of the
men, caught fire three weeks afterward,
and subsequently encountered a terrific
cyclone that wrecked her. Columbus,
however sailed on ] Friday 7
The annual banquet of the thieves Of
London, given the other day by the st.
Giles Mission, was most brilliant af-
fair. The lord mayor bravely presided
in defiance of the old proverb. TO this
banquet. rare par excellence, none but
thieves fresh from Jail are admitted, eX-
cept, of course, the members of the
mission and their friends.
This mission has curious history. IL
was founded about twelve years ago bv
thief nicknamed thes' Fiddler" who
abandoned his old profession and took
to religion for living. Since that time
1t has increased in power and useful
ness. Every morning when the doors
OF the four prisons of London are
opened to let loose the individuals who
have discharged their debts to society.
members of the mission come forward
and invite the crooks to breakfast. Out
OF $4,000 of these worthless set free i'll
1887. 1920 accepted the invitation.
At the close of the repaSt temper
ance pledge is presented to the guests,
which they may sign or not, just as they
choose. About one-third of the number
sign the pledge. and about one fourth of
that third keep it. The mission fur
mic oIO
crooks, who display sincere intentions
to lead better lives, and it finds employ
ment for them, too.
At the banquet in question about 200
guests sat down to table. There were
some queer faces among them and their
costumes defed description. They ate
in Silence-that is to say without speak
ing-but the rattle of their knives and
forks duri lg the engagement gave noisy
evidence of good appetteS. Gradually
the din subsidized until there were only
a few stray rattleS left, like the close of
Well-Sustained infantry fire. Then
the speeches began, but the members OF
the truly silent profession held their
tongues. The lord mayors speech was
interesting. He said that ten years ago
the population of the prisons of London
numbered 20,S33. 1t is now reduced to
l4,COU, duu GIc ItuucllOIl
to the work of missions like that OF st.
Giles.
When his lordship left the banquet
hall, he felt for his watch and he was
happy to find that it was there.
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There is on exhibition at Worcester a
portable house, to be used by the Har-
ward astronomical party in their South
American exhibition. The building is
made of heavy paper land canvas sheets
being stretched upon a frame of pine
scantling three-quarters of an inch wide
and half an inch thick. 1t is built in
small sections, SO that it can be easily
and cheaply transported.
The building when ready for occu-
pancy is eighteen by twenty-five feet,
with eight-foot posts. and covered with
third pitch hip roof, thus raising the
center of the roof about fourteen feet
above the floor.
The top is surrounded by handsome
galvanized iron cupola, in the center of
which is large pipe, which can be used
as a stove funnel in cold weather. The
cupola is made in movable sections for
the purpose OF affOrding ventilation.
The sections are worked with chains,
and can be regulated as the occupant
wishes. The building is divided into
three rooms and is lighted by six large
windows, and has two entrances, one on
either side. The building will be taken
down, packed and shipped to New York.
where it will be shipped to Peru, South
America, as soon as the necessary ar
can be made with the Peru