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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-07
e;ables, and cook for couple Of hour.

etables, and cook for a couple OF hours
more. when you may remove the veal.
that by that time has lost all its good
ness. put in th, fowl and boil for three
hours more. Strain 10 iemove the solids
and set away in an earthen dish to cool.
when the fat may be removed. and you
have soup stock "a for king.
But in soup making, as in everything
else, you should regard the appearance
of your product, and so must be able 10
color it, To do this use caramel Now
don't think | am trying 10 send you on a
wild goose chase after some coloring
matter. for am going to tell you how TO
make 1t, and it Will be equally as good as
the high priced colCrng that can be
bought in fancy groceries, and is recon-
mended for use in soups, gravies and
sauces.
If you wish to make enough for imme-
date use only, put into big iron spoon
six parts Of sugar Drown preferred) to
two parts butter, place the spoon on the
Goals, and in a few minutes. If you care
fully stir the mixture, you will have a
beautiful brown paste that you can use
10 make your soups the color you desire.
This can be made in larger quantities If
you desire, using the same proportion Of
butter and sugar, adding little water
90 make 1t liquid, and bottle for use.
You may also put I'm seasoning il you
prefer. but the better way is to season
the soup. letting the caramel simply do
the coloring.
Having thus prepared yourself you
arc in position TO make any of the brown
and fat soups at short notice and If you
will pardon the length OF this letter, let
me suggest the formula for one that is
particularly desirable, because IL is capa-
BILE in itself OF great variation and is very
simple of construction.
Among cooks it is called "Printanier,"
a word derived from 'Printemps,"
spring. and is so called because into it's
composition may enter all the vegeta-
bles produced by the spring. In other
words. you may use turnips, carrots,
cauliflower. Brussels sprouts, aspara-
gus, peas, and even spriss Of celery.
To make this soup cut your carrots
and turnips, etc, into small dice, use
small peas and cook all i'm boiling water
until they begin to grow soft, when it is
well TO let them drip through a strainer.
Then place the vegetables, about three
or four tablespoonfuls to a quart of
stock. into an empty saucepan. pour over
the required amount OF stock and cook
slowly until the vegetables are thor
oughly done. Add little finely chopped
parsley just before serving.
BY using different combinations OF
vegetables you secure varied results and
all viii be found Of pleasing character.
But i am wearying you by this long
article. / would like TO go on and give
you other soups. and, indeed, a whole
French dinne-, but II would take too
much OF your time TO read it. IL YOU de-
sire. 1 will Go 40 later. being satisfied If
what / have written at this time gives
some of your many friends some new
ideas. Most respectfully,
LOUIS ROLE
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-07
CASTLE PUDDING.

Two eggs in the shell and their weight
In butter and sugar and flour are all the
materials needed to make the batter
Half melt the butter. then beat il 20 a
cream, stir in the eggs. which have been
beaten for 10 minutes, add the sugar
ard finally the flour by degrees. with a
very little nutmeg and grated lemon
peel Pour into cups. half filling them
only. and bake In slow oven for half
an hour. Grease the cups well. This
quantity Will half nll five or six cups.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-07
GERMAN PUFFS.
("NIarlon Harland."l :

Three cupfuls flour. three cupfuls OF
milk. three egCs-whites and yolks beat
en separately and very light. three scant
teaspoonfuls melted Cottolene. one salt
spoonful lalt. Pour in nine well-greased
cups of same size as that used for meas
uring, and bake TO fine brown. Eat as
coon as done, with sauce.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-07
EscALI.opED TOMATOES

Put a layer OF cooked beef. chopped
fine. on the bottom OF pudding dish.
next a layer OF rolled crackers. then a
layer OF tomatoes. Repeat until the dish
Is full, then put 81 piece Of butter the size
OF an egg on top. Season with salt and
pepper. Pour a pint OF sweet cream or
milk on top. Bake half an hour. Serve
Immediately. as the dish Is not at all
improved by growing cool. 1t is likely
90 become heavy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-07
Ny Dear Patients:

1 told Sallie last week that had
novelty for you this week. and have.
Many times / have asked my readers TO
send me anything which would seem 10
be of interest, but hardly expected such
an answer as L received recently from a
Frenchman, who now believes i'm every
thing American-except the preparation
OF food
lie does not ask. "Mangez-vous le
potage' without telling us all about how
20 prepare 1t, and am sure that che sim
PIE reading OF ii Will make you exclalm,
'J'ai faint"
Later on, hope to give you more OF
thls interesting matter. Here is his in
ieresting letter
Tout vous,
kialI.., COMFORT JONES,
L Eaill2likhsl Doctor of Cookery.
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was therefore a punitive or 'moral
and intellectual damage" indemnity,
to some extent, such as "Oom" Paul
Kruger wanted to collect from Eng
land for the Jameson raid. In the war
of 1S70-'71, the time was twenty-eight
weeks from the entrance of German
troops into French territory to the
surrender of Belfort. The German
troops engaged may be taken, for
practical purposes, as an even million,
the official figures of the active forces
being $4,000 at the commencement of
the wal and 937, 900 at its close. The
total German losses are placed at 1885,
900, the killed alone numbering 90
900.
Germany therefore received In cash
$50 a week for each mans services, or
$4,000 for each mar lost; on the whole
pretty good pay. But ~Germany-or
Prussia-has a habit that way. Only
four years before the war with France
she took SAL, $50. 1000 from Austria and
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larger indemnity than that, however.
For costs of the war she demanded
$450, ,000, and for losses to Russian
subjects and Russian commerce $751;
100000, a total of SOL, 600, 900. The
indemnity finally awarded to her in
cash and land, amounts to 1925 a week
for each soldier engaged in the war.
Great Britain has received two in
IDENTITIES of considerable amount from
China. The first was one of $50, 900, 900
altogether. but part of it went to COM
pensate merchants for opium deliv-
cred up to the Chinese government,
and the portion specifically claimed on
account of the expenses of the expe-
dition just equalled the vote of credit.
The second indemnity, of 1860, was
about 10000, 900, or less than one
third of the vote of credit for the war.
The settlement of Canada's claim for
indemnity for the Fenian raids from
this country Is noteworthy. By the
first raid Canada lost six men killed
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LOUISIANA TREATY.

Another famous American treaty,
made in Paris, and of which the CEN
tennial will soon be at hand, was that
which gave US the territory west of
the Mississippi for something like co.
100000 francs or a little over eleven
million dollars.
The commissioners who brought
about the transaction were Robert r.
Livingston and James Monroe, for the
United States, and Napoleon Bona
parte and Francis Barbe Wanbois, for
the French.
For half a century before the pur-
chase Louisiana had been bought and
sold in turn by France and Spain. The
French settled it in 100. In 1852,
France, finding that if she tried to
hold Louisiana, it might be seized by
England, transferred it by secret
treaty to Spain. This cession, the
treaty said, was from the pure i'm
pulse of his Majesty's heart" Spain
was surprised, and the Spanish min
lister with whom the treaty was made
only accepted Louisiana as a gift upon
the expressed condition that it should
not be considered until his King ap-
proved the acceptance. Thus Louis
lana and the territory west of the Mis-
sissippi actually went begging as a
gift 1873 years ago. The French peo-
pie who formed the colony objected
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to the gift and the transfer to Spain
did not take place until 1869. The
Spanish rule vas gradually accepted.
and it continued t%hirty-five years.
People of this day talk of per capita
expenses of government. The figures
are preserved to show that it cost the
King of Spain $16.55 for each of his
Louisiana subjects annually. That
was the expense of maintaining gov
eminent in Louisiana.
The time came when Bonaparte,
after marching over Italy and driving
the Austrians beyond the Alps, con-
Guided that he wanted the Louisiana
territory in the New World. Spain
was weak, and all that was necessary
was the expression of a wish from the
Little Corsican. Louisiana was Sc
cretly ceded to France. The treaty
was signed, but the Spanish govern
ment over Louisiana was continued.
This secrecy was made necessary by
the fact that France and England were
then at war. The King of Spain coded
Louisiana in its entirety, east and west
of the Mississippi. In return ne re-
ceived from France the little republic
of Etruria
When the treaty reached this coun-
try President Jefferson called Con-
gress together to ratify 1t. In doing
so he frankly admitted that the pur-
chase went beyond constitutional au-
thority, and that a constitutional
amendment was necessary to carry out
the purchase. But he told Congress
that the acquisition of an outlet to the
Gulf vas essential to the national life
and to the preservation of peace. In
that way he indicated the action of
his commissioners. Congress ratified
the treaty, six New England Senators
voting against 1t.
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$1S5,000,000 receiving in addition
thereto the island of Formosa and the
~Pescadores, neither of which had ever
been of any use, either financial or
political, to China, and which will
make necessary the expenditure Of
much treasure and life before Japan
can derive any profit therefrom. The
war lasted about nine months and 3d.
600 troops were engaged on Japan's
side. The indemnity paid, therefore,
$50 a week for each man.
The conflict which Italy waged with
Abyssinia for more than a decade was
brought to a conclusion by King Hum
bert's withdrawal of his claims to
suzerainty over the Negus, by the sur
render of the major part of Italy's pos
sessions in Africa to Abyssinfa and
by the payment of an indemnity
amounting to about 100000.
The Turko-Russian war of 1877
came to a close with the treaty of San
Stefano, the terms of which were re-
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and t~hirty-one wounded; she had to
call 10000 volunteers to arms; she had
to guard the frontier with 1900 reg
ulars and volunteers, as we'll as sew
eral gunboats on the rivers and lakes.
Her farmers lost heavily, as the raid
occurred at a busy time of the year;
and she had to pay away a lot of
money in pensions and gratuities. Yet
the United States did not pay a farth-
ing compensation! When Canada
pressed the matter on the home gov
eminent she was assured that it was
not worth while making a claim, as
the amount of compensation would
be so SMALL" And. finally, the mat
ter was arranged by the English gov
eminent guaranteeing a Canadian
loan of $751; 900, 900. ION the under
standing" wrote Lord Kimberley,
that Canada abandons all claims on
this country Great Brittany on ac-
count of the Fenian raids"
No Indemnity was exacted from
Denmark at the close of the war of
1864, neither was any money exacted
at the close Of the war of 1859 between
Austria on one side and Italy and
france on the other. In fact, the ex-
action of war indemnities may be re-
garded as a practice of relatively mod
ern origin, the victors in former times
having contented themselves with the
surrender of territory on the part of
the defeated foe.
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treaty of Cant, the war which it
brought to a close accomplished much
for the United States. The frequent
and brill ant victories of the Americans
on the ocean throughout the war gave
a prestige to the United States which
was of great benefit afterward to
the country in her diplomatic dealings
with other great nations. The prac-
tice of impressment ended forever with
the close of that war. The life and
death struggle between England and
France, which melted England to take
sailors from whatever quarters she
could get them, closed a few months
after the conflict between England
and America ended, and with it dis
appeared all reason for impressment,
and the practice never was resumed.
England, by act of Parliament in 1870,
formally recognized the right Of expa-
triation, and a treaty with the United
States on that line was negotiated i'm
mediately afterward. The United
States condemnation of paper bloc
Eades was Endorsed by one of the four
III luCIpI promulgated III lDe utCld-
ration of Paris in 1856, and has now
a worldwide vogue.
The foresight and courage Of the
American peace commisSioners-Ren-
janin Franklin, John Jay, John Ad-
ans and Henry Laurens-and the
friendly consideration of the British
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, Fitzherbert
and Strachey-brought about the first
treaty which gave America indepen-
dence. The preliminary treaty of
peace between America and England
was signed on November so, 1872, at
Paris, by the representatives of the
two countries iu which Americas
western boundary was fixed at the
Mississippi. The extension of the
United States domain to the Missis-
sippi was, of course, made possible by
the conquests of George Rogers Clark
in Indiana and Illinois in the latter
part of the IA against England. This
provision of the treaty and the recog-
milton by England of the independence
of the United States were its most i'm
portant clauses. England retained
Canada and Nova Scotia, the naviga-
ton of the Mississippi! was to be open
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NOTES.

~fIaldane McFall (Mme. Sarah
Grand's stepson) has served in a zou-
v regiment, and the hero of his forth
coming novel of West Indian life is a
zouave. The chief characters in the
story are negroes.
Mr.. Andrew Lang has recently I'M
dertaken to write a monograph on
Prince Charlie, the young pretender,"
for Goupil & Co.'s series of illustrated
historical biographies. He is also en-
gagged upon a history of Scotland, par
ticulars of which are promised during
the coming book season.
The Literary World says hat Count
Leo Tolstoi will be 70 years old Aug.
20, Russian style, and though he has
requested not to be made a note Of"
his friends and admirers do not pro-
pose to let the day go by unobserved.
what some of them do propose Is a
collection of original articles by writ
ers of all countries treating exclusively
of him and his works.
DR.. Smiles tells us that his we'll
known book, "Self-Help,' was so con-
t~emptuously refused by the first pub
Usher to whom he offered it that he put
1t away in his deck for years. He
brought it out again after he had made
a reputation by another book, and
about 25O,0 0 copies have been sold il
Great Britain alone. while it has beer
translated into seventeen languages.
Rudyard Kipling's new book, which
is to be entitled "The Days Work
will be published in the autumn. TIL
book is the product Of the last thre,
or four years and contains PRACTICAL.
all the vigorous work that Mr.. Kip
ling has put into his short stories dur
ing that time. Some of the contents
will be: "The Ship That Found Her
SELF" Bread Upon the Waters" 9TH,
Devil and the Deep Sea-" ".0O7" ant
1.-THE Maltese Cat"
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vised in 1878 by the congress Of Ber-
lin. They comprised, among other
things, the surrender of the sultan's
p~rotectorate over Roumania and Ser
via, the practical abandonment to Aus
tria of Herzegovina and Bosnia, the
grant of independence to Bulgaria and
of autonomy to Rumelia, the Prince of
Bulgaria remaining, however, subject
to the suzerainty of the sultan. The
treaty likewise provided for the ces-
sion Of a strip of Turkish territory to
Greece, but this clause was never en-
forced, and finally the Sublime Porte
was compelled to pay a war indemnity
to Russia amounting to the sum Of
$160, 000, 900. Russia demanded a much
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PAST UNDERWRITERS,

The fact that the United States will
ask for no indemnity has convinced
Europe of the moderation of Americas
demands. Turkey would have ruined
Greece had the powers not interfered.
Perhaps the most onerous terms ever
imposed by a conqueror upon his de-
feated foe were those to which Ger
many subjected France in 1871, at
the close of the historic conflict that
eliminated in the ca~pitulation of Paris.
They consisted of the cession of the
major portion of Alsace and of Lor-
raine, including the great fortresses of
Strasburg and of Metz, and the pay
ment of war indemnity amounting TO
the colossal sun of $1,000, 900 1000. The
entire civilized world was startled by
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the magnitude Of the sum. and very
widespread doubts were expressed as
to whether poor France, which was
believed to be crushed beyond recov-
cry, would W be able to pay. But
these a~pprehensions proved to be I'M
founded, and the billion of dollars was
paid with such rapidity and with so
little apparent effort hat Prince Bis
marck and the German authorities,
past and present, have never ceased
to lament ever since hat they did not
stipulate for double the amount. This
indemnity is worthy of especial no.
tice, for the reason that it greatly ex-
ceeded the actual expense to which
Germany was put by the war, and
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her allies, beside $3,75O.0oO requisi-
toned during the campaign. This war
lasted only a month. Prussia had
$4,000 men in the field, and lost H.
OOO. The indemnity gave her $25 a
week for each mans services, or $4,-
$50 for each man lost. However, it
was an enormously expensive war for
Prussia, costing her some $115,000,-
600, so that the indemnity did not
make her balance good.
1t is thanks to the Intervention Of
Russia that Japan was prevented from
eXacting al indemnity of analogous
proportions at the close of her war
with China. She was forced to con-
tent herself with a mere bagatelle of
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the war broke out John Maroney of
New Haven Joined a battery Like
many other volunteer soldiers he did
not get to the front, and finally, when
the war ended, he resolved to quit the
service. Maroney left camp without
leave and made his way to his home.
Mrs. Maroney, whose husband fought
through the civil war, knew something
of martial affairs and closely ques-
toned her son. She discovered that
he had deserted. and her wrath arose.
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to the United States and England, and
privileges with England in the New
Foundland fisheries. The preliminary
treaty vas ratified in England and
the United States early in 1888. and
a definite treaty covering the same
ground and finishing the transaction,
was signed also at Paris, September 3,
1888. At about the same time peace
treaties were signed by England and
the other nations, which had been IN
war with her-France, Spain and
Holland.
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tenn of the deck waxed extremely
nervous He imagined that the eyes
of all hands were upon him, and al
most that the safety of the ship de-
pended upon his giving the order in
the proper voice. At three minutes of
seven bells he again scanned the or
der book. 1t read: "Seven bells:
Pipe sweepers." 1t was plain enough
and the embarrassed young officer
took his stand near the mainmast and
called out in a very weak voice:
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"Bo's'n's mattel"
The man addressed sprang to his
feet with finger touching cap. SAY,
ay, sirw he replied. Then glancing
hastily about, the scared officer NUT
tered hoarsely, "Swipe sweepersp
1t was an entirely new order to the
boatswain's mate. He touched his cap
inquiringly. The ensign, more con-
fused than ever, stammered desper-
ately, peep swipers, my man." His
words were overheard by several of
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-11-26
PIPE SWEE Pc RS.

While the Philadelphia was lying
at the Brooklyn navy yard several
ear ago, a young ensign was called
art one morning and placed in com
mana OF the deck. 1t happened that
only one item remained on the list of
the mornings duties. 1t was not a
very martial command to give, but as
D tme approached the officer (pro
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The Spanish Flag,

Fit em Dlem of the Spanish hordes,
whose plight
Is due to each vain-glorious fellow
Who shouts of battles won, but in the
fight
Shows, like his flag, a streak of vel,
Sow.
Judge,
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his brother officers, and the laugh
which followed proved the last straw.
The ensign drew himself up, and with
whitening scorn exclaimed: Sweep
pipers, and be d-n quick about it,
toor'-Chicago Inter-Ocean.
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Little Willie-Pa, what is that say
Ing about it's being better to have
loved and lost" Mr.. Henpeck feel
ingly)-It is better to have loved and
lost than never to have lost at ALL
Judge.
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Young Maroney ran out of the house,
but his mother caught him in the yard
and belabored him with a clothspole.
Finally she dragged him to a police
station and turned him over to the
captain as a deserter.
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Talk of the Spartan mother! She
was not in 1t with Mrs. Maroney of
New Haven, who soundly thrashed a
son and had him arrested for desert
ing from the volunteer service. When
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1t is considered that Japanese men
are among the best needleworkers in
the world, their only equals being the
women of Russia.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-03-24
Mr.. BELLS TUNNEL SITE BILL.
Will BE favornbiy Reported-He Warmly
Praises Judge Hnlictt's Work.

Washington. March 22.-The commit
tee on mines has practically agreed to
Representative Bells tunnel site bill.
Mr.. Bell, In advocacy OF his bill before
the committee on mines and mining to-
day. said that Judge Hallett Of the
United States Circuit Court OF Colo
RADIO has tried more valuable land
mining litigation than any other jurist
on earth; that he is able, incorruptible,
and Is thoroughly familiar with the ef
feet Of his construction on mining laws;
that he has ever strictly construed the
mining statutes SO as to prevent mo-
nopolization of the mining lands Of the
United States. but. strange as 1t may
seem, the Supreme Court has usually
construed these statutes more liberally
In favor of the largest acquisition of
this territory. Ii would be much bet.
ter for the mining industry, We're II
feasible to have an appeal from the Su-
preme Court to this circuit judge. be.
cause of his superior knowledge Of the
practical application Of these statutes.
A recent decision Of the Supreme
Court practically securing 5000 feet
square for tunnel claimants instead OF
5000 by 1900 feet. makes this bill de-
sirable. The bill was referred to
subcommittee and Mr.. Bell requested
to draw the report.