Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-06-06
A SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
APPETITE.


Eggs has long been a matter Of histori.
cal record. Col. william II. Phelps
once bore testimony to the fact Of his
Partially for the egg in it's raw state.
and he imputed u similar liking TO
the Hon. william J. Stone. acquired
during years of residence and partici.
patton in the politics Of that section.
Col. Phelps is not u stranger 10 the
delights Of gastronomy. His palate has
Initiated tn the charm of pate de foie
xsas, and he il even Satanic enough 10
his cultivated taste to rise To the
supcmc heights of relish for the
'leviled crab. lie has enlarged his lin.
xnistic accomplishments for purposes
Of u swift ltrsnslation Of bills Of fare
in Partisan cafes. II IL years since he
felt the sweet mystery Of the flavor in
the bouillabasc. The corn ponc. and
the glory Of fricassced bacon have
sheA their combined iuster. upon him,
md he has been seen in Wisconsin dur.
ing that all too brief and joyous pc.
risa Of the year when the blue fish
- being taken out Of the Geneva lake.
Yet withal he il such cosmopolitan
that he can drink spring water from -
sourd or champagne from n broken.
secked bottle with equal facility, and
such citizen Of the world, in every.
thing pertaining TO u finished cuisine,
tAst be 10 never afraid to avow his
tsstes, and TO put the raw egg In n high
place on the bill ~ fare, including what
he would name ~ the delicacies Of re.
aned living. Wherefore he has always
been at "a loss 10 understand why those
who give the raw egg an equal place
~ their gustatory regard should seek
70 hide the empty shells. lie has long
rentended that an appetite for raw
eggs In indigenous 10 the soil Of south.
west Missouri.
Confederation IT this opinion Of Col.
Phelps, M against that Of senator
Stone, IL afforded In nm interview NJ
former Congressman Maeccnas II.
benton with one Of q Inrge number 81
friends 10 Washington. The late con ?
gresham In again In Washington, On
one Of the numerous trips he has made
there since thu great fishing party of
two years ago. These trips have
boon frequent enough TO Justify "a sus.
pieion that Mr.. Benton IN In sack.
cloth and ashes over his retirement to
the shades Of NcOsho, and haunts
tho capital to remind him of depart.
ed glories and to bring him surcense ~
sorrow, but when this suspicion was
delieately hinted to him. he resented
II, and declared that Neosho has
char beside which those Of Washing.
ton pale into insignifcance. "Sny. let
me- tell you u few things said the
congressman In rcbuttal; just the after
noon Of the evening ! left home this
time ! met the hired girl in the back.
yard coming in with nineteen fresh laid
eggs lie wanted To know what
the Capitol restaurant or even Cham.
herlin's, could supply to equal this out
put for genuine delicaey. There
spoke the true southwest Missourinn.
And since Mr., Benton failed TO desig
nate the omclett% or any Of the more
enticing forms in which the ege 10 pre-.
pared We are bound to assume that he
i'sepgM only of 'Asiy rWye,pe ielish,
y. taken by Col, Phelps AMI senator
Stone in the ,ttys when 1hsy spread
their feast together, in that way whivh
The great Democrats of the southwest
have always liked them best.
These 10 aNphAo~ophy Su,shis which 4
surpa-se' under-'sn ding. wsshimstea