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The Washington times., 1902-09-07
How the Little Animals Are
Prepared for the Table
Served Mostly Roasted In
the Shell Special App1i-
ance Employed in Eating
1'hem-Kept on a Strict
Diet for Months B:ior: BE-
ing Sent to the Kitchen
Cooked With Special Better
Only Used With the Snail.

on the outskirts OF the town, and In the
Gloucertershire markets snails are al
ways to be bought during the winter
Robert May. in q cookbook that
vas issued ia London in 1860. says that
snails are very good to eat. "Stew
them" he bids, ''in claret, vinegar. and
spice, and serve them on bread, with Q
minced egg, bard boiled. and with slices
Of lemon; or fried In butter, with minced
onions, they are savory dish"
A Long-Lived Animal. 4
In the snairs natural history vitality.
is the dominant note. This little Great
ure is almost immortal. Chop OF its
tail and new tail will grow on. Break
its shell. and It will mend the fracture.
Indeed, cut Oh its head. some naturalists
say, and in little while q new head
will appear. Fasting has NO effect on It.
Specimens. thought to be dead, have
been glued to pasteboard or mounted
upon glass fifteen years and on the acci-
dental application Of moist heat have
come to life again.
The snail lives long time-thirty.
forty, even fifty years. Its slime serves
1t, first, as a defense, for birds that
would otherwise eat It cannot tolerate
this sticky, silvery paste; second. as
weapon, for, exuded upon insects and
small creatures, 1t throws them into
a helpless stupor-seems, in fact, to
hypnotize them.
Travels With House on Its Back.
The snail travels with its house on its
back. It moves with Incredible slow
ness, its horned head erect, its neck
arched like the neck OF a swan, and
from the valve set in the corrugated
disc. or foot, on which it crawis. it vents
It's slime as it goes. The slime smoothes
and makes easy its path for 1t. as oil
smoothes a ships path over troubled
sea.
The fashionable American restaurants
that serve snails have them shipped
from Paris alive. But they may also be
bought. preserved in glass jars. in many
grocery stores. Ask the gro
GER for Jar OF snails. and he woul
hardly understand you, but ask him fer.
A Jar Of escargots, and he produces. with
a smile, a little and expensive jar of
glass with small box of snail shells
to>it.
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Loathsome to the Urinitiated
on Account Of Habits and
Appearance, Bot Considered
a Choice Edible by the Sc
lect-Americans Fond Of
the Escargot- Now to Be
Found on the Menu Of
Nearly Every First Class
Hotel in the Country = =

0NAILs are not eaten In France
alone. In large quantities they
~ are imported into America, and
at the waldorf-Astoria and at
Mouquin's, in New York; at the Hotel
Bellevue, in Philadelphia: at the Richie
lieu. in Chicago. as well as at many
other fashionable restaurants through
out the country. they are served. as an
entree, to Frenchmen, to Italians, and
to many Americans. With Americans.
indeed. they bid fair to become popu-
lar dish.
The Latin name Of the edible snail is
helix pomatia. and the French name is
escargot. The creature is about two
inches long, gray, horned, and with
convoluted, dark brown she'll. In
America. usually it is eaten roasted.
A Long Operation.
To prepare it. the cook first gets it
from its she'll by boiling 1t. Then he
washes the shell, replaces the snail in
side, and fills up the opening, or en-
trance. with lump of escargot butter
of the size of chestnut. (Escargot but
ter, a highly seasoned, pale green COM
pound. is made by churning cream.
water cress and garlic together, and
is only used in the cooking of snails)
Over this butter, then, little Par
mesan cheese is grated, and the snail.
with eight of his fellows, is laid on
bed of salt in a porcelain dish The
dish is put in hot oven for ten
minutes, and its contents are served
Immediately thereafter in the platter
in which they were cooked.
Nine snails make a portion, which
costs 81 or s1.25. They are served, as an
entree, before the roast, and are eaten
with the escargot fork, silver in
strument, about ten inches long. that
somewhat resembles hoe in shape. The
fork is held in the right hand and the
hot shell in the left; the snail. curled
up within, is ,-.g out, with the hoe-like
instrument. much as sat is dug out
with nutpick.
A Palatable Flavor.
A roasted snail is of light brown
color, little soft sylinder an inch long.
1t tastes, saturated as it is with the
appetizing escargot butter. rather like
a roasted clam. It tastes, in fact.
good.
But to the average American, famil-
lar with the snail that creeps slowly
along his cellar wall, an unholy. horned
thing, erect in a little pool Of slime.
the thought of snail eating is intol-
The Washington bee., 1902-09-27
THEY SOUGHT QUAIL
But the Englishman's Dogs Got
Polecats Instead.
They Liked Strong Scent and Had
no Difficulty in Finding It-One
of Senator Vests Best
Hunting Stories.

Senator Vest has told many stories,
but one experience of his has not
reached the general reader. 1t oc-
Cured many years ago, but the sen.
ator, telling it not long ago, was
still ehuckling.
in his younger days Senator Vest
Yas an ardent hunter and an author
ity on the wild life of the prairies. He
was living on the advance line of civili-
zation and his home was known far
and wide for its cordial and abundant
hospitality. There Mr.. Vest one day
received a visit from a rich and famous
hunter from London who brought a
letter of introduction from a friend
living in the English capital. And the
Englishman had brought with him his
own hunting dogs. Senator Vest had
dogs of his own and he could not re-
press his surprise, but the Englishman
asked him TO wait and see. They drove
for many miles and finally the wagon
was left in care Of the men, and Mr..
Vest and the EngIishman started out
on the quest. They did well. The dogs
of the Englishman were not worth
much, but the Missouri breed gave ex.
cellent sport.
Just wait and give my dogs a
chance" declared the Englishman.
"All they need is a stronger scent"
They got it." said the senator, tell.
ing the story to a New York Sun man.
Yes, they got it. Some distance
away was a little hill and in the side
of the little hill were little holes. Sud-
denly the Englishman's dog got the
stronger scent and started for the lit
tie hill with the little holes.
"'CaI them back | shouted to the
EpgIisEman.
"'Oh. no. he replied. Now they've
got it. Now they've got it"
"'They Will get it if they don't keep
away from there l answered. But
with all I could do / could not call him
back. He would not listen and he got
so excited that he started on a run af-
ter his dogs.
'WelI. it was my time to be moving,
too, for | knew what was coming; so
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ARMY PROUD OF HIM.
Gen. Macarthur Is d Fine Type of
the American Soldier.
He l. SuaVe, Courteous and Has Deer
Insight Into Human Nature
Enlisted Forty Years Ago,
Boy of Seventeen.

Mai Gen. Arthur Macarthur, who
is at present in command of the de.
parrment of the east, the most i'm.
D9rtanJ military station. in the
United Ststes, has risen from the
ranks, literally. He is at present
stationed at Governors island, in
New York harbor, and has command
of l6.UJO infantrymen. Gen. MacAr-
thur will remain in command of the
department of the east until the ar
rival of Gen. Chaffee, who has been
ordered home from the Philippines,
and wuo will come home late in the
fall. After that Gen. Chaffee will as.
sumo command al Governors island
and Gen. Macarthur will return 10
Chicago and resume command of the
departmeut of the lakes.
ten. Macarthur is not d graduate
of any military academy nor has he
ever received any instruction in war
fare beyond what he has received on
the battlefield, but he has proved
himself capable and even a great
general since the opportunity was Of
frred ID the war IL the Philippines.
AT T. years of age young MacAr-
thur went into the civil war. He en-
listed H the Twenty-fourth WiscOn-
sL regiment, and although but a
Laara.e>- youth, with no military ex-
p-rirure whatever, he was at once
made Irg.mental adiutant, with the
rank of first lieutenant. His regi-
uent took part in many of the i'm
p.rran- engagements of the civil
war and when he was but 19 years
old De was made a major. Before he
was 30 be was breyeted colonel and
Us q colonel served the remainder of
the war. When the war was over and
he was mustered out he Immediately
urd the regular army. That was
il 1866. He loved army life and de-
c.et 70 remain in the service.
When the Spanish-American war
opened Macarthur was Immediately
made a brigadier general Of volun-
te-rsand sent TO Manila with the first
detachment of troops dispatched
there His work Immediately at
traeryd attention and he was made
major general in the line. He is the
The Washington bee., 1902-09-27
USEFUL TOILET DEVICE.
the Back of Her Head as She
Twists Her Hair.

Now another little convenience has
been designed whereby lovely woman
may view the back of her head as she
twists and loops her hair into a mod
ish coitfure. This novelty is in the form
of a small mirror which is SO arranged
that it may be fastened to a corner of
the dressing chair.
This device leaves both hands per
fectly free for the putting of the full
pompadour and gathering all stray
locks into a very neat twist. while the
effect of the front, as well as the back,
may be seen by the aid of the double
mirrors-a decided advantage when
one hasn't a maid 90 rely upon.
When treating the face the mirror
is also an excellent accessory. BY at
taching it TO the window sill or casing,
the best possible light is thrown on
the skin, so that blemishes and disfg-
uring marks are clearly shown up.
Altogether, this adjustable mirror
will be found decidedly useful among
my lady's up-tO-date toilet articles.
hDlLCC Nul llLR llOnS NNlC ANNAidi Oh
harmful to the hair and nobody but
an experienced cOiffuTe dares TO manip-
ulate them, all manner of devices have
been invented for the purpose of i'm
parting a natural looking as well as
a lasting undulation to ones locks.
While some of these arrangements
are really good, others are absolutely
worthless, and in the end do more
harm than singing irons
a new shell hairpin which seems to
supply the much desired wave is rec
commended as being perfectly safe and
simple TO manage.
Tortoise shell, of course, is far bet
ter than wires or irons, as it does not
break the hair, and this little affair is
made TO hold the hair, which is loosely
woven around the shank, while a
small clasp holds il in place at the
top
Another equally simple contrivance
for producing soft waves in the hair
without heat or injury is made of
IuDDCis III Nblbls W AIdlNli tut SlAohN
of the hair This resembles a bOdIkin
more than anything else, for il is fat,
about a quarter of an inch at the
broadest part, and has small ring at
one end. while a tiny knob finishes the
other and through the center runs
narrow slit.
The strand of hair is first drawn
through this opening, and with the un-
even ends firmly held in place the hair
is loosely wound around the curler,
while a rubber cord loops into the
ring and is pulled out and caught on
the opposite knob.
The soft rubber does not break the
hair. and it will be found that undula-
tions are secured in q much shorter
time with this curler than by means of
ordinary methods.-Kansas City Star.
The Washington bee., 1902-09-27

erS present and in briet talks outlined
the work for tn ensuing year.
= Mrs. Francis after welcoming the
teachers back from their vacation, ga e
way TO DR.. Montgomery, the assistant
superintendent, in charge of the
colo ed schools DR.. Montgomery
children enrolled in the schools last
year, which was a considerable in
crease over the preceding years en-.
rollment. These children were taught
by 476 teachers. He urged the teach
ers TO visit the homes and cultiyate {
warmer relation with the pupils and
their parents and to nSe every posi-
bic means to keep up the increase in
attendance After making a kindly
reference TO DR.. J.. n. n. Waring. who
recently resigned 10 60 TO Baltimore,
he introduced the new supervisor, Mr..
J. c. Nalle.
DIR. Montgomery stated that last
year the teachers voluntarily cOntri-
buted the sum of $37S.6S for Miss Mag
gle Shelton, form r member of the
corps, who is disabled by reason of
losing her sight, saying that nothing
could be more commeudable IN the
teachers than this deed of kindness.
He also expressed the hope that it may
not be long before the corps will unite
in an effort to establish a teachers
fund for the aid of those who become
disqualified from long service in the
schools. He said that one per cent.
of the earnings of the corps would
form a sufficient nucleus for such a
fund and that there Is no doubt that
the community whose children are
being trained would be GLAD to assist
in such a movement.
The Washington bee., 1902-09-27

| called my dogs and made for the
wagon as fast as the good Lord would
let me. Just as ! crawled in | turned
and saw the show, and | never pitied
anybody in my life as much as did
that Englishman with the dogs that
wanted a stronger scent. Out Of the
holes came little animals and you
never saw such a mix up in your life.
The dogs ran for the Englishman and
Jumped around him for protection
Then the Englishman tried 10 get away
from the dogs for protection, too, and
the whole combination started for the
wagon.
put the whip TO the horses" told
nv man, and don't let them get within
half a mile of us"
''Hi, there, wait for mel cried the
EngIishman.
keep your distance I responded,
and to the driver / said, Whip 'em up
So we went mile after mile over that
prairie pitied the Englishman from
the bottom Of my heart, but there are
times when pity must not get too close
| kept him IN sight so that he should
not miss the way, but he had to walk
Once in a while he would run as though
I would allow him 10 catch up with the
wagon, but every time he did We put
on more speed. When we neared town,
had to call back to him that his com.
pany would not be desirable for at
least "a hours. Ineyer saw him again
And the little animals in the little
holes in the little hill. senator?" Mr..
Vest was asked.
"Polecats." replied the senator.
'The Englishman had read about quail
living in holes in the prairie hills and
he wouldn't change his mind when I
tried TO explain things TO him. But
those dogs Of his certainly did get all
the scent they wanted-there was no
mistake about that"
The Washington bee., 1902-09-27

Youngest major general the United
states army ever had, which is some
thing OF a distinction. 1t is more
than probable that he will some day
be the commander of the armies OF
the United States, his age being in
his favor.
Gen. Macarthur was made gov
ernor general of the Philippines and
his administration was clean, vigor-
Gus and eventful
His grasp of affairs in the Philip
pines was the result of an intelli.
grEce beyond the scope of most
men. 1t has shown us that the mod
ern soldier must succeed in other
ways beside those required of him in
action. While his attitude as COM
Mander of the occupying army at
Manila demanded that he should re.
gard he Filipinos with suspicion, he
Was always alert TO discover the
human motives of the individual
human nature is not at its best held
up at the muzzle of a loaded gun,
and ten. Macarthur was intelligent
enough To recognize that the native
t-Apiro required teaching more than
shooting Coercion is better than alb
S".lte >ubiugation.
The -aculties that helped him most
IA his policy al Manila were the
scholarly cRes. He is a fine historian,
ana there is nothing ripens Judgment
gu safely as knowledge of the
"'f.- s history. 1t is a sure index of
national evolution, in which racial
motives can be traced. and if eypan-
>..- is the will of the people force of
arms alone is but a shock that sub
0or, ,rmporarily.
wen. Macarthur is a diplomat. The
t-l 81 reasona bleness is his. He
-">' oeyond the harmonic poise that
~ required in the service. thee in
N'.Aris II gentleman. We all know
""a' that quality involves, the rela-
''HShips it can establish, the dignity
The Washington bee., 1902-09-27

physic and a good talker. He has
distinguished himself in many crimi-
nal cases and has been quite success
ful in many civil cases, Ghis city is
Mr.. Sellers home. He has a large
practice among all classes of people.
He is affiable and polite, positive and
pleasing In politics he Is a Republi-
can and a simon pure one at that. He
believes in the equality OF man, IRE
speCtive Of color. religious creed, etc.
He is a genial companion and his as
sociates are legions. Mr.. Sellers is a
man Of family, and TO see it, you will
really be convinced that he is a gooi
father as we'll as a dutifui husband.
The Washington bee., 1902-09-27
THE "JIM CROW" COMMITTEE.
From the Advocate.


There is a great deal of dissatis.
faction in Washington growing out Of
the appointment of a "Jim Crow"
Committee for the entertainment of
the COlOred members of the Grand
Army, which will meet here next
month. The aspect is growing more
serious each day. Rumor has il that
MIR. Lewis II. Douglass has declined
to serve on the Committee in any
capacity, and if he has there are few
more on the committee who will re-
fuse ts serve. The committee as an
nounced by chairman Daniel Murray
is composed of we'll known Afro
Americans, and there are a good many
who think that these men should not
countenanCe race prejudice by having
TO do at all with the entertainment,
separately, OF the colored members OF
the Encampment and their friends.
The whole show promises to be inter-
esting before ali the acts are through
a white member of the Army told
your correspondent a few days ago,
that Washington should have been the
last place in the world 10 hold the
encampment, because of race preiu-
dice, and because of tn general pre-
judice against the Union which now
exists here. This same gentleman
said that no colored man should serve
on a separate committee, for such
committee was against the spirit OF
the organization.
The Washington bee., 1902-09-27
True Reformers hall.

The new hall of the True Reformers
that is being erected by Bolden and
Evarett. of Lynchburg, Va, are col
oreb men. Prof. L. +. Laukford the
architect has succeeded in having all
colared men to do the work. On last
Tuesday President Taylor with six
others laid the first brick. On the 7oth
of October the corner stone will be
laid. Prof. Landlord is a man ofwhom
the race is proud and wnen this
building is complete, it will be one o.
the most handsome structures in this
city.
The Washington bee., 1902-09-27

Courtin' is the only habit a mar
will give up when he gets married
Young folks had good deal bet
ter times when I was young than J
do now.
Undyin' friendships between men
an women are always interestin
while they last.
Folks can be satisfied with their
baby (which they will anyhow if the
neighbors borrys it.
A young wife can't help wonderin'
how her husband could spend so
much money before they was mar
ried.
The Washington bee., 1902-09-27

II entans ana exacJs. lhe training
of an army man is intended TO de-
velop :he best that is in him. Some
times il does, and sometimes it does
not. There are all kinds, all sorts
and conditions of men in every serv-
ice, but the best executive quality in
a man is integrity of purpose toward
his fellow man, white or black, and
that quality is distinctively Gen. Mac
Arthur's.
The Washington bee., 1902-09-27

The local musical season OF 1902
does not appear to be at all promising,
IN fact Washington from a musical
standpoint) has taken a back seat for
the past two seasons not one FIRST class
musical affair has been given. This
city is prac lcally dead With not one
first class singing society, no respec-
table place for the holding of such af-
fairs We may expect to remain behind
all other cities in the musical world.
The Washington bee., 1902-09-27
They Do. Indeed.

There are some people who believe
that Heaven is on this earth"
well, women help the theory
along"
"In what way?"
Doesn't each one think her children
are angels?'-Chicago Record-Herald.
The Washington bee., 1902-09-27
what He WouId Need.

''My friend" exclaimed the eloquent
minister, "were the average man to
turn and look himself squarely in the
eyes and ask himself what he really
needed most, what would be the first
reply suggested 10 his mind?"
"A rubber neck!" shouted the preco-
eious urchin in the rear of the room.
-INA-Ri
The Washington bee., 1902-09-27

would seem like kicking the faithful
dog and NAV prove a task Of no mean
magnitude. 1t may be the party can
do without him, but there's always an-
element which needs him. In many
states, the election laws have practi-
cally settled his case any way.
The Washington bee., 1902-09-27

or each in shop work and free-hand
drawing, one assistant instructor in
iron work, fourteen high school teach
ers, ten principals of buildings, and
the regular corps Of teachers, the sal
aries Of these latter ranging from Ase
q year to 81 900.
The night schools are open TO pupils
not over tWenty-One years of ace. In
the appropriation bill OF the last Cou-
gress S6,o is allowed for them for
the coming year. For kindergartens,
$50 900 is allowed. For janitOrs, care
of buildings and grounds. etc, tS3. 200
is included. Forty-fve thousand dol
lars is the amount allowed for fuel,
s57, 500 for text books and supplies,
t35'o 900 for contingent expenes. and
for the instruction of the deaf and
dumb, SIo, 500. F"r the United States
flags to fly from the tops Of the build
ings, 81 900 is appropriated for the
year. The bill provides that there
shall be no discrimination in salaries
among teachers on account Of sex
The Washington bee., 1902-09-27
Excellent ExpIanation.

"Why is a woman-honest now, why
is a wife CROSSE"
"BefOre marriage she was an I. Aft
er marriage she leaned on another l.
and they formed an X. OF course she's
cross; and so are you, I'll bet."-N.
Y Times
The Washington bee., 1902-09-27
Keen Observation.

'Do you know anything about the
people who have moved next door?''
she inquired.
''Not much" he answered. Except
that their honeymoon is not yet over. y
'How did you find that out?"
"By observing. 1t was raining when
he came home this evening, but she did
not make him stop at the front door
to wipe his feet. t."-Washington Star.
The Washington bee., 1902-09-27

Oscar Hammerstein, the New York
Theatrical manager in building his
new palace theater in that city is Lav-
ing provided for colored people, a
special balcony in the same.
1t is not intended by the manager
that this portion is to be a Jim crow,
as a matter the theaters of New York
City care very little for coIored patron
age.
The Washington bee., 1902-09-27
IL WnnIh Grnw.

Naggsby-That looks like a mighty
small fish for a full-grOwn man to
catch.
Waggsby-Just be patient. None of
his folks are with him. 1t will be big
enough when he tells about it.-Los
Angeles Herald.
The Washington bee., 1902-09-27

of Richmond, "a. They are known as
the factory quartette. Their singing
is most pleasing feature in all Of Mr..
Miller's concerts, in fact no better
guarantee is on the road TO day than
these gentlemanly singers.
The Washington bee., 1902-09-27
THE FAITHFUL DO0.
From the New American.

From the New American.
President Roosevelt's alleged anti
Negro sentiments may c pure news
paper talk but il will pay the colored
brethren TO put sma bit Of il in their
meerschaums and gently inhale II The
president has NO doubt taken his cue
from the class of Afro-American poll
iticians, known as obstreperous and
who generally clamor for the earth
with a girdle of tape. To weed
the Negro out of the republican party
The Washington bee., 1902-09-27
I'm. Fnce to the Enemy.

Yeast-They say liquor is that fel-
lows worst enemy.
Crimsonbeak-Yes; and he never
believed in turning his back on an
euemy.-Yonkers Statesman. o..