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ABOUT A "HALO OF GOOD FEELING"

or rice flour. stirred smooth in cold water.
may be used to thicken the gravy
Veal Salads.
Veal makes an excellent salad hardly
discernible from chicken if prepared in
this way. Take any cold veal left over,
put in a saucepan with a few chicken
or turkey bones. add boiling water
slightly sailed and bring to scaid.
Cool in the water then cut in even dice
and use just the same as you would use
chicken for salad. and few there are
who will know the difference. Even In
making the genuine chicken salad
many cooks add a generous piece OF
veal, cooking it with the chicken and
combining in the salad. The gclatinous
property of the veal really makes 1t an
addition instead of a makeshift. Season
the veal plentifully with celery salt
and moisten with some of the stock in
which it has been cooked. Add celery.
cress or lettuce half and half, and be
liberal with your mayonnaise
Herring and Veal Salad.
a good German salad is made of her
rings and veal. Soak two behring's over
night in cold water, remove skin and
bones and mince fine. Cut into Gice ono
boiled beet and two boiled potatoes, add
half cupful cooked veal cut fac, mix
well with the herring and serve with
french dressing ana Il SdIHisn CI pdfS-
ley or lettuce and hard boiled eggs
sliced
Veal and Tongue Cheese.
Pound in a mortar equal quantities cold
boiled tongue and veal. adding the mean
while little butter and some Of the veal
stock to moisten Pack solidly in a stone
Jar pour on melted butter. cover tightly
and keep in "A cool dry place. This can
be served with any tart jelly OF used in .
salad.
RoSettes.
These are similar to the bouche cases.
only the batter is sweetened slightly and
the rosettes are filed with whipped cream
or jelly instead of the mixtures suitable
for patties.
Filling for Fancy Pin Cushions.
Always new wrinkle from the young
woman of faculty who knows how to
do everything the incest and easiest way.
Rice. she saws. makes the best possible
filing for fancy pincushion. as IL holds
its shape we'll and takes the pins easily.
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WE'LL BEING AND RESPECT.

said my friend. HE has a real passion to
Aid, see and learn. The doctors teach
him. push him: he is studying medicine
with ardor; they predict he will become
trembled in the balance. The medicin-
major having been recalled to Paris.
Manda watched his successor operate with
disapproval He went a bout silent.
troubled Then one day he handed back
his apron.
81 can't bear to see work spoiledv he
said and. frankly. the story. getting
around. was the occasion, not the cause,
of the old chiefs return-and Manda's re-
instatement."
And what OF I.ecca?" 7 asked. Lecca.
that proud soul, who. full of half-healed
knife wounds qui. the Paris hospital too
weak to walk. and shot down Manda from
an open cab in the Place de ia Repub-
liaue,
Malaria caught Lecca also" he replied:
but it could rot shake his iron will.
Within six months he had become gang
boss and IN spite of occasional new at
tacks of fever, he is strenuously clearing
ground in the Isle Royale for plantations
that will one day be in part his own
Noble Blood.
Pick, rnaruuis.' heard him paternally
demonstrate with the acknowledging old
Marquis d Hailecourt Just before / sailed.
What difference between those two men
The marquis. twice peisoner. has been
with us fifteen years. Gentleman by birth
and education he ought to have profted
by the encouragements showered on him
to rise to affiuence as planter. In
stead he has ever been a shirker."
mobile blood will tell" laughed.
| LAS with the Baron de Chabfrey," he
| laughed in reply. 1.-THE baron's financial
| frauds, extending over years. were Sc
| ingeniousy combined that we hoped TIC
| use him in organizing export trade But
he spoiled all his chances by small trick
cries. He is detested by his fellow-con-
! victs Being intrusted to seal up their
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"A DNN ~
C2SMV

work. At pm. supper. Then leisure
and sleep till morning-locked up in the
case
These cases are vast one-story dormi-
tories, with long porches and shaded
~open space behind palisades. Locked
up in them. the men are free. policing
for themselves. Now and then there are
fights; but it seems that the mass soon
make trouble fomenters understand
that they do not want tickets for Char-
vein.
They can play cards. smoke and
drink" I asked
'Yes. 'bibine;' it is beer from fer
mented Indian corn. quite wholesome
Certain convicts close to their 'conces-
sions have the right TO sell 1t. Others
have the cafe privilege inside me case
'camelote.' any goods from the admins.
tration, straight or sneaked. 'the good
man told me laughing Card games
go. on. yes; but the newcomer soon gets
talking business-how to work up to his
first conditional concession of land
Really l unused.
There are lots of liberated men who
would not leave their homes and planta-
well-being, known and respected. Why
should they change? And every new
conner hay hope to work up to the same
situation-home wife, children
But where do the wives come FROM"
I asked
.sNomen criminals, on the same road
to reformation: girls picked out from st.
Lazare and like reformatory establish
ments; girls with a past. who make ap-
plication; even girls at home who knew
the men before
1T must be responsibility. / said.
to hand tender woman over to one OF
those fellows!'
"Oh. / don't know" answered the
French functionary. quick to defend his
poor devils" I'VE are careful in the
mating. Only men VINO have worked up
to the deserving period are eligible. They
have their plantations nicely going. Only
the wife's place Is empty. A girl who
thought herself ruined might do worse
than step into it,
STERLING HEiIHG.
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Special Correspondence of The Star.

PARIS. January 20, 19US.
- Rega!ned' out of your Philip
pines" the Frenchman said
to me.
He was serious, cultured
young man. on vacation from a great
work of his government-the making OF a
Paradise Regained'' for Frenchmen
criminaily damned. while rendering France
pleasanter and safer for the average citi-
zen. In a word. he was functionary of
the penal colony administration of Guiana.
Would not the United States, as a
whole. be glad to weed out its worst
criminals? Get rid of old offenders once
for alp" he asked. France has been at it
now for fifteen years and feels relief-now
when the guillotine has been abolished for
assassns. and sentiment OF pity works
In favor of crooks languishing long terms
in jails. How prevent them from coming
out worse than they went in? And how
give even to the permanently weeded out
a new life, with new interests? We do It.
At CAYENNE there is bioodthirsty Paris
thug who will become an extraordinary
surgeon,
''Mandar' i said.
Paris had heard of the transformation
OIL the Apache CIllt4. WHpSS IOECSS lou6ht
the band of Lecca for the GoIden-haired
Casque- d Or. "Relegated'' for life as lead
ers of criminal associations, both Manda
and Lecca at first tried TO organize new
Bands among their fellow convicts. but
ghen they realized that they were up
against conditions different from Paris
their considerable energies were turned
TO other channels. Manda, burly knife
assassin of the Paris street. was tried as
nurse while being cleaned out of malaria
In ba bncnita1 His interest a ND
skill so struck the head surgeon that he
Kept Manda aide.
He IS a born surgeon. of the stuff en-
piric bone settlers and healers are made,
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boiled rice and the tomato. One of the
prettiest and most delicious dishes have
tasted in a long time was sent me last
week by Virginia neighbor- 1t was
made of the wild Virginia hare jointed
and pan-broiIed in the oven, where 1t
was basted frequently with sweet butter.
This with the drippings from the mare
gave rich brown gravy, without tnick-
ening. The pieces of brown and juicy
meat were arranged symmetrically on
the platter. the gravy poured over, then
the border arranged of alternate cubes OF
the snowy white rice and scarlet tomato.
Sections of crisp, sweet cucumber pickles,
cut lengthwise. were added just as the
dish was ready to serve. l forgot TO
mention that few sweet red peppers, the
tiny variety. were added to the mare In
the roasting.
Hungarian Goulash En- Casserole.
Here are directions for cooking veal
en- casserole as given by Mrs Janet Nc
Kenzie Hill. an authority on casserole
cooking:
Slice peeled onion and cook until
brown in three tablespoonfuls. of rat
tried out of salt pork. Take out the
onion and turn in pound and half or
lean, uncooked veal cut in incn cubes.
Stir and cook the meat until slightly
brown. then, rejecting the fat r there
be any in the pan. dispose the meat in
a casserole. Add about a pint Of broth
or boiling water and a teaspoonful of
paprika. Cover the dish and set 70 cook
in the oven. In the meantime add more
fat to the frying pan. and When hot
brown in 1t about dozen balls cut
from pared potatoes and a dozen small
onions. When the onions are well
Drowned add them to the casserole. and
after the meat has been cooking an
hour add a teaSpoonful salt. the po-
tatoes. and, If desired. two tablespoon
r.,Ic tx0 70 hi 81 q vii
cold water Let cook in all about two
hours. Serve from the casserole.
Braised Veal.
After larding with two even rows on
each side of piece of veal, dredge with
salt and pepper and little flour. Lay
two or three thin slices of pork in the
bottom of an iron pot. and as soon as
lightly Drowned lay in the veal with a
small carrot sliced, one onion ditto. bay
leaf and sprig or TWO of parsley. Add
two cups veal stock Cthis can be made
from some of the veal bones which the
butcher will throw in II you ask HIND.
and simmer steadily for two or three
hours, until tender and golden brown.
II must be basted frequently during the
braising, adding some stock IL necessary.
Veal Collops.
Have slices from the leg OF veal cut
in pieces about three-quarters of an inch
in thickness Cut these again in cubes
and into each draw a very small lardon
Put into frying pan four or five table
spoonfuls pork drippings and in this fry
two pounds of the >collops until nicely
Drowned. Now put into casserole or
ordinary stew pan, with thin onions.
three or four cloves, shade of mace
and two sprigs of parsley. and pour in
hot stock or boiling water to nearly cover.
Add also cupful tomatoes. and. If liked
green pepper chopped and sauted In
a little butter or pork fat. Cover closely
and cook about an hour and a half In
moderate oven. If preferred little -four
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hard-their only fault. Today they fetch
81 each as curiosities. 1t seems that vas
seur cannot find his place in the new life
He has failed as bookkeeper, gang boss
and school teacher. though an educated
man." said the official. His entire being
calls for his wife. He thinks she ought
to be allowed to do her time beside h1n
instantly, without the delay of coed CON
duct and material progress prescribed by
the regulations. But the most pitlable and
troubling figure Of them all Is l5riere, the
peasant farmer Revolving as was his
crime, painfully investigating as was ms
trial his attitude makes us all wonder
Did he kill his children? He can't look
one in the face. He never speaks. He goes
about unutterably sad. and the one single
sentence that he has uttered IN Guiana
ut was not I who did the thing!'
has got on everybody's nerves. 1T was
not TT has become an oession for all
these around him. 1t was not F-slow-
~ this affirmation. repeated like an invo-
cation, penetrated from the tranquil
brains of the guards up to the chiefs.
There is not person in Guiana who does
not talk of Brieres innocence-and yet
no one believes in it,.
(Which Of those two lady-killers. Martin
or Bassot. is beloved by a countess? [
asked II heard that lady Of society
desires to share his exile. She would
stock a big plantation for him-safer than
to live with him at AK, eh?"
| "It is Martin. who assassinated Berthe
de Brianne whose life holds that senti-
mental secret" answered the functionary
from the penal colony. I'm the twilight,
| once ! heard him questioning the rascaIly
old Marquis dHailecourt on the usages
| of high society-'Now, marquis should she
| come out here and marry me, would / be-
| come n COUNT 1t seems there really is
| countess who writes Martin letters.
| Once. when the marquis struck for higher
pay. he employed Bsssot to help him com
| pose an answer. terminating-'I depose at
| your feet madame, my humble and burn
/ ing homages-'
Unhoped for Chances.
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Of A CONCESSION

I. A second conviction to forced
labor
2. One conviction to forced labor fol-
above three months for theft, fraud,
abuse of confidence. outrage to public
morals, and Indictment of minors to de-
bauch.
g. Four convictions for Grimes or
above three months for theft -raud.
abuse. etc, down to vagabondage.
4 Two convictions for any of the pre-
ceding plus two three months convtc-
tong for vagabondage. plus three more
Thus it is technically possible for man
to get a real life-sentence for begging
a piece of bread!
The only mitigation is that the COM
bined convictions must fall within the
same ten years, not counting time in jail.
I'VE believe it good for both society
and old offenders said the French off,
cial. while wedding out incorrigbles, it
offers them a new and guarded lac. AS
a crime deterrent. also. 1t works strongly
on the Paris crook close to the RELOCATION
limit. Often he turns honest for a few
years-to let his first conviction grow
out of the ten years space. And, getting
the habit. often he stays honest!
Don't the relegated often get revenge
ful?' / asked.
Jacob, anarchist burglar, leader OF the
band of Amiens. kept up the defiant, VI
cious indictments that characterized him
at his trial. What happened? After pa
tient trying. he was finally sent on to
the camp of incorrigibles, at Charwein."
"Incorrigible incorrigibies?" said.
"A couple of hundred among thousands.
We can't let them contaminate the 9th
ers-who from their first night in the
case hear horse sense talked all around
them by their fellow-convicts near to a
concession and house of their own
Even the newcomers are not locked up
separately at nfght?'
'Oh, no. At 5 am, awakening and cof-
fee. At am. roll call. From to 10
am. work. From 10 am. to ! pm,
leisure and dinner. They may stroll with
in their bounds. improve themselves. get
tips for future use. or sleep or play cards
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mail as 1t passed the inspection. he per
suaded the poor devils that he could slip
other letters into the envelopes for them.
The scheme was discovered, and the men
think that he sold them"
care not prisoners. like the marquis.
looked down on worse than mere money
swindlers?" ] asked.
Every man gets new deal; they treat
him as they find him. Hubac. now, is
high favorite among the convicts.'
He referred to the young medical stu
dent whose iiaison with the wife of the
Commandant Massot tempted the unhap-
by lovers to artistic poisoning. Thanks to
Hubac's medical knowledge the COM
mandant died slowly. But there We're
others with medical knowledge. So while
the woman does fifteen years in French
Jail Hubac has forced work" for life,
which nowadays means transportation.
'Hubac remains the irresponsible Kid
he proved himself to be at his two trials, y
said the official: "'laueh hing. noisy. spruce.
smart. overfiowing with high spirits; ever
up to some fool trick. he is just an insup-
portable boy. They keep him in the phar-
macy, but watch him closely. He is the
type Of man whom it would be folly to
let loose again upon society. He has no
influences of a penal colony he will lead
his gay little life. in innocent high spirits
He is even very useful. cheering up the
depressed
I asked him about heroes of other re-
cent dramas-Bassot, who assassinated
Eugene Fougere at Aix-les- Bains; Vas
seur, the prince of counte-te1ters, whose
beautiful young wife tried. to Kill CDabot.
the confederate who sold him: Martin.
the assassin Of the demi-nondano Berthe
de Brienne. and Briere, the peasant who
killed his five children.
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3AsT AND PRESENT. WHO HAVE SERVED in CONGRESS

when Smith Mcpherson resigned to go on
the bench for he.
Samuel William Smith of Michigan is
the remaining member of the name from
his state since the promotion of William
Alden. He has been here ten years. He
has just been made chairman of the Dis
trict of Columbia committee. and that
means much hard work and worry with
perhaps, some pleasure. His political ex-
perience prior to his coming to Congress
included two terms as prosecuting attOr-
ney and term in the state senate.
Madison r. Smith of Missouri began life
as farmers son. and is fifty-seven years
old. This is his first term in Congress-
and as student he is enjoying it. He is
lawyer. and says in his biogra ply that
he began the active practice of the law
In 1877. since when his entire time has
been devoted to the profession not merely
for the emo!uments. but because of an I'M
selfish love of its study
This is put in words not usually used in
congressional biography. Over twenty
years ago Smith was elected to the state
senate. and after serving four years de-
clared that he had enough. Then he spent
four years as reporter of the st. Louis
court of appeals. He has close district
which was represented by a republican up
to last March. Smith is a quiet studious
man who promises, If he remains in Con-
gress. to serve faithfully his people with
out any overwhelming ambition to achieve
great fame.
William Robert Smith of Texas is the
last Of the names on the roll call. and he
is fOrty-Seven years old. a graduate of
the Sam Houston Normal School, law
yer. and has served many years on the
bench. This Is his third term in Con-
Sress.
With so many of the name in the world
this discussion of the congressional Smiths
brings to mind the fact that never has
there been a president of the name. But
one Smith was ever nominated for Presi-
dent. and that was Green Clay Smith OF
Kentucky and he was the nominee of the
prohibition party in 1876. This Smith
served two terms in the House, and after
his congressional service was preacher
in this city, where he died a few years
ago.
There have been but a dozen Smiths in
the United States Senate since the gov
errment was organized One of these was
Delazan Smith. who prior to his election
as senator from Oregon lived in Ohio and
edited the old Dayton Empire. He served
but seventeen days in the Senate.
John Smith was of the first two
senators elected from Ohio. and lie lived
i'm Cincinnati. He was mixed up with
the Burr conspiracy, and resigned when
threatened with expulsion 1t was never
clear TO the friends of Smith that he was
guilty. and he lived in his old home until
his death soon after his resignation.
In all there have been eighty Smiths in
both houses since the organization of the
government.
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the tomatoes with salt. pepper and sugar
to taste. add plenty of butter and spread
over the croutons. Put in the oven and
bake until hot and firm. When the stew
is arranged on Il hot platter with its rich
brown gravy, make a border about it OF
alternate blocks or spoonfuls of freshly
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and press a tiny onion in the cavity.
Cover with cold water, bring slowly TO a
boil then simmer gently until tender II
will take several hours. When READY 10
serve remove the onion from the hearts.
mash. thicken the gravy with flour. add
the onion and little tomato If desired,
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IN THE HOME WITH WOMEN WHO CARRY

aginable for any kind Of fried or stew
ed dish. The Virginia way of preparing
it is to drain can of tomatoes of
all superfuous juice. Arrange in the bot
tom of a biscuit tin a layer of toasted
croutons Of bread about an inch square.
These should be nicely Drowned. Season
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"Bassot is a parsonage. He talks art
and literature. He is a musician and an
artist. OF evenings. on the case-porch,
he sings to the guitar. For package OF
tobacco he will make a crayon portrait.
He has a nice library of novels to rent
out.
"'You bore yourself-here. read this
book for 3 cents. 1t is famous! he says
to the melancholy. While waiting, like
the other newcomers. for good conduct to
procure him concession a house. and
later on a wife, Bassot has really created
a new position for himself. 1t may grow
in Importance. He has become the con-
victs' advocate. Is a poor devil in diff
cultes with the administration? Has he
a request to make? He don't know how
sot. For packet of tobacco. BaSsot will
call on the commandment, wait his turn and
present the request in chosen language
For the same fee he will write letter
home or a memorial to the president of
the republic"
I could understand that fellows like
these. just escaped the guilotine. should
take to the unhoped-for opportunities with
Joy. They really profit more than they
deserve by state of things primarily in
tended for two other classes:
1. Short. medium and even long-term
men. whom the administration hopes to
tempt to stay. as prosperous planters,
when their time is finished; and
.. The interesting category of life SEN
fences under the law of 1887. A Paris
for a small affair may find that it has au-
tomatioally exiled him for life to New
Caledonia or Guiana,
II is called ralpP9tion