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eS WE REST FOR THE WEARY. REST FOR THE WEARY How the Central Union Mission Cares for Wanderers, TOGD AND LODGING FOR UNEMPLOYED in guenneio Scope of the Work in the Big Building on Louisiana Avenue. AN APPEAL FOR HELP TIS A FORTUNATE thing that Washing- ton today is equipped with an institution that can successfully cope with such an emergency as is threatened by the approach of the Coxey enthusiasts to- ward this city. Many people who have passed the scoffing stage regarding this unique movement have now come to apprehend that the city may be filled with idle men from the neigh- boring cities of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Boston, and that the number of men on the streets begging for labor or for alms may become a serious menace. If the city had no means of sheltering and feeding tramps and other unemployed men who drift to this city the problem would be serious, indeed, but this want is amply filled today by the Central Union Mission, which has fortunately enlarged its capaci- ties during the past few months, so that it will undoubtedly be able to furnish food and lodging to scores, if not hundreds, of the men who reach this city in a destitute con- dition. It must not be thought that this institu- tion is purely a charitable affair, for every man who goes within its walls in search of the bare necessities of life is placed at once upon an independent basis, and is given beth the means to earn that which is fur- nished him and an opportunity to improve his condition, both physically and morally. To be sure, this is sometimes an unwel- come proposition to a tramp, or to one of those peculiar individuals who represent the intermediary stage between the honest workmen, looking for a chance to labor, and the genuine “hoboe” or the professional tramp of the road and railroad train. The Prospect of a couple of hours’ acquaintance with the saw-buck is not always alluring, even though it leads to a warm bed and a good meal in the future. But, be it said to the credit of humanity in general, the great majority of those who apply to the mission for aid show an eager desire to earn their board and lodging and to give evidence of their gratitude. The Debt on the Building. The Central Union Mission, as it is or- ganized today, is an enormous institution, with a far greater scope of work than is appreciated by the average citizen, who merely sees its outward evidence in the signs on the great building on Louisiana avenue between 6th and 7th streets, for- merly the city pest office, which the mission occupied for the first time a year ago in January. This building was a sort of wind- fall to of the mission, for at a comparatively cost they have secured property that will permit them to enlarge nd the work in every direction for The purchase of the and the cost of its re- pairs have proven a heavy burden upon the clergymen and lay philanthropists who have associated themselves with this work, and they are today making an earnest appeal to the religious, charitable and practical citizens of Washington for assistance. The b 5 which th y to which $12,000 has be: making a total cost oi which has been closely cal- worth at least $80,000. The the establishment is now . of which about $15,000 Is in notes of 2 ch, which are being can- y is received for The remainder is secured by @ trust on the property. Aa Appeal for Funds. Thousands of copies of a circular letter are being sent out by the building commit- tee of the Central Union Mission, calling attention to the need of financial aid in liquidating the debt ‘ncurred in the recent largement of the facilities of that insti- tution. The letter states the case so clear- sy that it fs given herewith: Dear Sir: Permit to call your atten- tion té the great work of the Central Unton Mission and its present great need. There ¢ two distinet lines of work, one religious and the other benevcl both of which have been marvelov successful. As a re institution it has preached in addition im repairs, Yor a property Tak. Ge ee 369,000 the gospel during the past nine years at over 14,000 services, in more t 0 places to an average of 150,000 people uit of securing pub- ns of interest from over 30,000 j the profession of conversion “0, many of whom have become “rs of the various churches of and some of whom are now doing sunilar work in other cities. Its charitable work is based upon a sys- which enables the needy tem of ind of last winter the mis- about 100 men and labors paid the entire It sent food, cloth- aion lodged an women daily, whose cost of their keeping. ing and fuel’ to about 1,000 families, the most of whom were personally visited. Nearly all of this vast work was done by volunteer workers without remuneration. of the old Seaton House, after its donment by the city office, marked a very important epo the history of the mission, and also in’ ponsibility. The purchase price , and te remodel . making a total cost of $69,000 well worth $80,000. Of this »©) are still unpaid, and an effort is now being made to cancel this indebted- There ought to be no trouble in doing because the very charecter of the in- stitution makes {t popular with the best Classes of our citizens—popular with the churches, because of its immense religious work, and popular with benevolent citizens } outside the churches, because it is doing such a vast emount of good in relieving, in 2 most practical way, all kinds of suffer- z- Subscriptions of from $1 upwards are be- ing solicited. Will you assist? Even if the amount is small, please send something. I will take pleasure in handing to the treas- urer any sum, large or small, which you may remit by check or otherwise. Yours truly, I. G. KIMBALL, Chairman of Building Committee. Address, 622 Loutsiana avenue. ‘This committee is composed of the follow- ing citizens: 1. G. Kimball, chairman; A. L. Swartwout, secretary; T. A. Harding, treasurer; B. F. Leighton, W. C. Morrison, B. H. Warner, George A. Hilton, W. Belden Noble, J. H. Hitchcock, A. S. Caywood, George W. Wheeler, A. S. Pratt, N. A. Robbins, S. W. Woodward, W. C. Tyler, George Ryneal, jr., E. D. Bailey, T. Jarvis, P. §. Foster, J. F. Saum, 0. B. Brown, A. J. Bruen, F.C. Severance, R. H. T. Leipold, George W. Havell, W. F. Paxson, William Dubois, J. J. Darlington, A. E. Miley, W. L. Bruen. There ts no institution tn Washington better deserving of public aid and en- coufagement than this, which not only fills the gap between the churches and the gutters in a religious sense, but affords necessary supplies to a most needy part of the population. Its utility was well demon- strated during the past winter, when the hard times pressed so heavily upon the people of Washington that public aid com- mittees were by necessity formed, and money was distributed in the form of sup- plies by the thousands of dollars. Branches of the Mission. The work of the mission is not confined to the large building on Louisiana avenue, which, however, being in the heart of the city, reaches the largest class of the desti- tute which properly belong to Washington. Ten branches are now being conducted by the mission in or near the city, as follows: Georgetown bfanch, 3010 M street; Gospel Hall, 524 Ith street southwest, near the river wharves; Bruen Chapel, M street be- tween Half and Ist street southeast, the brick yard district; southeast branch, 9th and K streets southeast, near the Navy Yard; 14th street branch, corner of 1th street and Florida avenue northwest; Cottage Row branch, between 18th and 19th, and L and M streets northwest, doing alley work; Marion Court branch, between 6th and 7th, and R and § streets, also do- ing alley work; northeast branch, 700 15th gtreet northeast; Anacostia branch at Haine’s Hall, Anacostia, and Falis Church — at Falls Church, doing suburban work. Thus every portion of the city has been covered by means of these branches, which do an effective work not only in the way of spreading the Gospel, but seeking oc: and remedying severe cases of distress, that otherwise would never reach the ears of the authorities or of the charity officials. During the winter a great number of cases of destitution were thus relieved by the mission branches. A feature of the mission with which, per- haps, the public is most familiar, is the Gospel wagon, which is to be seen on.the streets each evening from May to October. This wagon is a mammoth affair, twenty feet long by seven wide, carrying a large organ and a company of thirty musicians and speakers. It is drawn by four magnifi- cent horses and is a novel and attractive spectacle. Services are held on the wagon, and at times audiences of nearly two thous- and persons have crowded around it. On each Sunday afternoon three services are held in different parts of the city by means of the wagon, which is driven rapidly from place to place and thus presents the novelty of a church on wheels. The Auditorium. When the building on Louisiana avenue was remodeled the main feature aimed at was an auditorium suitable for crowded ser- vices of the mission. This room is located on the second floor in the rear of the build- ing and is a model of simplicity and beauty, having a seating capacity of 1,200. Services are held every night in the year in this hall, the audiences ranging from 250 to 1,200, and in many instances hundreds are turned away. It is in this room that the main religious work of the mission is ac- complished, and here are performed many conversions to lives of Christianity and use- fulness from those of degradation and idle- ness. Scenes of great interest are witness- ed in this room nightly, as men, once the victims of evil habits, arise and tell how they have been reclaimed and enabled to live honest, sober and Christian lives. Each day at noon a prayer service is held in the small hall on the first floor of the building fronting on Louisiana avenue. Every Sun- day at 4:45 p.m., a Bible training class of Christian workers meets for the study of the Scriptures. One of the most interesting features of the religious work is the Men’s Rescue Band, composed of about a hundred con- verts and workers. This band carries on several lines of work under the auspices of the mission, visits the branches, em- ploys a city missionary and assists the board of managers as opportunity oifers. The band is recruited from men who have come to the mission for aid and who have afterward secured steady, sober employ- ment and retained their interest in the in- stitution. They regard their election to membership in the band as a high honor, and some of them strive to this end with great zeal. The Work of Women. A Woman's Band, composed of over 100 ladies, has also been organized, holding weekly meetings fn a parlor set apart for the purpose. The ladies maintain the Gos- pel Hall Branch, and have organized com- mittees of welcome for work at each night’s service at the main hall. Every Sunday afternoon a committee of ladies divide up into subcommittees of one or two and visit the various station houses for Gospel work with the officers and prisoners. From an early day in the history of the talssion visiting the homes of the poor and the non-church going has been a promi- nent feature of the work. As a means of reaching the mothers and children, asce! taining their physical needs and supply- ing them so far as possible, beside inter- esting them in religious matters,it has been found to be the best at hand. Hundreds of sick and discouraged mothers and wives have thus been discovered, their wants re- lieved, their hearts encouraged. During the past nine years 37,020 persons have thus been visited, an average of over 4,000 an- nually. Out of these homes have come some of the most enthusiastic converts of the mission. The distribution of Bibles and tracts has been carried on extensively from the beginning at the main hall, the various branches, the gospel wagon, by the mis- sionaries and by visitors to the hospitals, jails, workhouses, etc. The Sunday Breakfast. As an appropriate intermediary betweon the Gospel and relief work of the mission may be mentioned the free Sunday break- fast, which was instituted a few weeks ago to provide food for the large number of hungry men and women who would oth- erwise spend the Sabbath begging from THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1894-TWENTY PAGES. door to door. A good hearty meal is served at the Central building, and afterward all who partake attend a Bible school in an adjoining room. Then many of them are Persuaded to attend the regular 11 o’clock service at a neighboring church. From 250 to 400 attend these breakfasts each Sunday. It has been found that while many return from week to week to this combination of worldly and spiritual food, the raajority are transient and appear to drift away out of the city. Mothers’ meetings, sewing schools and children’s meetings are also held at the vario branches. The industrial department of the mission has gradually developed and expanded since the institution increased its facilities, ap- parently without any effort on the part of the managers for this end. The success of the institution in this line has been an au- tomatic demonstration of the great need that there is in each large community for some such means of affording the destitute and the shiftiess with the opportunity to secure their food and lodging on a plane somewhat higher than that of pure charity. Opening on Louisiana avenue, so that a step may carry a weary wanderer from the street into a warm, comfortable shelter, is the reading rdom, free and open to all who desire a place to rest or to rend or write. Good reading matter fs furnished in abund- ance, being supplied by the charitable peo- ple of the city who are interested in the work. Gifts of books, m. igazines and news- Papers are always welcome. This room 1 also a free employment agency for the ben- efit of those who desire to find work. The superintendent of the room registers the name, address and occupation of all who desire employment and efforts are made to secure places for them. These men come from every section of the country, and also from all parts of Europe. They ‘represent every trade known to man. They come from all planes of society, and many of them bring with them the remnants of former refinement and culture. Frequently citizens m_ search of laborers nnd artisans have found excellent material in this room. The Wood Sawing Department. Down inythe cellar in the basement of the building is the real heart, so to speak, of the industrial department. Here are stored cords upon cords of fire wood, and on the walls hang bright-bladed saws, with han- dies worn smooth by the grip of tired palms. Here men saw for the food and shelter, and right glad, indeed, they are sometimes to get the chance to do it. The regulations require that a man shall saw one-sixteenth of a cord for a meal, and another sixteenth for a lodging. In return for an eighth of a cord of wood sawed the guest of the institution is given a bed and a day's food. In addition to this, men who apply for the work are permitted to saw wood for tickets, which may be exchanged for groceries, coal, or wood, as they may de- sire. During the winter many such cases of men with families and out of work ere received at the mission and supplied with the means of earning at least the bare necessities of life. This wood is sold to eltizens who are interested in the work, and to others, indeed, who have gradually come to learn that here is a supply of the best firewood at practically cost prices. By means of this wood yard the institution ts kept on a self-paying basis. During the winter a coal-delivery wagon was run through the city delivering coal to the poor in small quantities at ton prices. This proved a great boon and the demand was So great that the one wagon was unable to supply ft. It is hoped by the managers that next winter they may establish four such wagons. The lodging house attached to the mis- sion was patronized far beyond its facil- ities throughout the winter, and, indeed, now the beds are filled each night by men who are eager to get off the streets. Dur- ing the coldest weather of the winter there were frequently upward of 200 men sleep- ing in the building, some in beds upstairs, some in cots on the ground floor, cores who were glad of # chance to stretch out on boards on the floor of the furnace room in the cellar. For every lodg- ing labor {is performed and money paid varying in value from 6 to 15 cents. The average number accommodated nightly is 100, Free baths are also given, and there is now in course of preparation a room for the fumigation and cleaning of clothing, im many instances sadly needed. A Shelter for Women. A night shelter for womea has been opened since last fall, and from the first night has never been empty. Here home- less, friendless and penniless women, some good and some bad, some from the jail and the work house, others from once happy and prosperous homes, have found a wel- come, a shelter, a bed ond plenty of food. During their stay they make themselves useful by sewing, making beds, washing and ironing, and assisting in cleaning the building. As soon as possible homes and employment are found for them, and many have thus been redeemed from worthless and sinful lives Into better paths. In fre- quent cases both men and women have come to the shelter without friends in this city and means have been found | to send them to distant cities, where they | have families or other persons interested in them. The District sanitary officer has frequently given great aid in this matter. A Cook Discovered. ‘The dining room, which has been in oper- ation for several months, has proved a great success. About three months ago there strolled in a middle-aged man of Ger- man extraction, who soon demonstrated that he would work if he had a chance, and it was not long before it was discov- ered that he possessed the talents of a first-class cook. Accordingly, after a few trials he was placed in charge of the great ranges in the mission kitchen and today he is. a happy, contented chef, daily catering to the wants of hundreds in « fashion that would do credit to many of the best board- ing houses in Washington. He is careful of his earnings and ts already quite a pros- perous citizen. He is assisted by a young man, who also came from the road, besides two waiters and two dishwashers, who are kept busy from 5 o'clock in the morning to 8 in the evening preparing the meals, which are sold at 5, 10 and 15 cents.each. For 10 cents a person is furnished with abso- lutely all he can eat and drink, the meal consisting of meat, vegetables, soup, bread and butter and coffee. An average of 150 meals are served daily. The patronage comes from those who have funis to pay for meals and desire to get the most food for the least money, from the men who saw and. split wood, from the women in the night shelter and from the holders of tickets from the central relief committee, many hundreds of which were tssued dur- ing the winter and are now being honored by the mission. This dining room is in the rear of the building on the ground floor and opens out on C street. Many an effective object lesson can be given in this institution at ary hour of the day to any person interested in reaching the real needs of the really poor. Just what proportion of the unemployed men who are now surely descending upon Wash- ington will reach the mission in search of food and shelter is, of course, a problem, but it fs certain that with the additional facilities afforded by the new butlding hun- dreds of men can be cared for in really excellent fashion at a compnratively little cost. It behooves the good people of Wash- ington to encourage and maintain such an establishment, which in such emergencies as that which seems to be now !mpending stands in such excellent service to the city. The Central Union Mission 1s for today, tomorrow and all time, and Coxey’s army and its attendant satellites raay come and go, but the great building on “Louisiana ave- nue will always be open to aid and comfort the weary. ' —— Views of a Recognized Authority. From Printers’ Ink. In importance in Washington The Star comes first and is probably not only the most conspicuous and prosperous daily in Washington, but is without doubt the best appreciated and best patronized evening newspaper in the United States. In point of circulation it is not reached by any other evening paper that is sold for more | than one cent anywhere in America. The circulation of The Star is confined almost exclusively to Washington. It is claimed for it, and probably truthfully claimed, that no other newspaper in the country goes into so large a percentage of all the houses within. a radius of twenty miles from the office of publication. The Star has enjoyed unprecedented prosperity for twenty-five years, and is one of the very few papers that has failed to advance its advertising rates in propor- tion to its growth in circulation, influence and popularity with the community in which it is issued. Considering its character, influence and circulation, its advertising rates are ex- ceedingly low, being matched in this re- spect by no more than two or three news- papers issued in other sections. The class of advertising it carries is of the best. The value of this paper to an advertiser, all things considered, and taken in co: nection with the comparative cost of ad- vertising in it, places it not lower down than third in a list of all the best daily papers published in the United States, and in making out such a list a well-informed advertiser will have great difficulty in de- ciding upon even so small a number as two to place in advance of The Star. He may even fail to fix upon one, —— No better liniment than Salvation Oil, PEANUTS FOR FOOD They Are Likely to Be Adopted as Rations for the German Army. IN AMERICA AND AFRICA European Savants Have Found Out That They Are Nutritious. PEANUT GRITS AND MEAL cements HE HUMBLE AND slightly esteemed Peanut is beginning to assume import- ance in the world. It is likely to be adopt- ed for rations by the army of Germany, the Department of State is informed. In that country the op- pressive cost of a gigantic military es- tablishment makes demand for the cheapest possible food for soldiers. This requirement is met by the “goober,” which is more nutritious than the best beefsteak and highly digestible when properly pre- pared, Such, at all events, are the conclusions arrived at by Dr. Nordlinger and other German savants who have been investi- gating the subject, They have found that Peanut “cake”—the residue after oil has been expressed from the nuts—is a highly concentrated food suitable for human be- tags. It is calculated to be of great value to the peasant and industrial classes of Europe, which have suffered from a long and nearly exclusive diet of bread and Potatoes. Hitherto it has only been em- ployed as forage for cattle, sheep and horses. The problem confronting the ex- perimenting scientists was to convert this crude material into a palatable, nutritious and wholesome human food, cheap and easily cooked. This they have perfectly ac- complished, producing several preparations suitable for different purposes, which have already been placed on the market. One of these is peanut grits—the coarse stuff dried, purified, bolted and packed in one- Pound boxes. In this form it is used for soups and cakes, or as a vegetable. Peanut flour is similar to the grits, ex- cept that the material is ground and bolted like ordinary flour. Another preparation is in the shape of dry, light and palatable biscuits or “crackers.” The new food is especially recommended for the use of per- sons afflicted with diabetes. Also a fairly acceptable substitute for coffee is made trom peanuts. Roasted. One interesting fact ascertained by the German savants is that peanuts raw or roasted are not nutritious at all, for the reason that the digestive functions refuse to assimilate them. The chewed particles pass through and out of the body almost unaltered. It is the same way with almonds with nuts in general. The “goober” has to be thoroughly cooked in order to be profitable as an article of diet. Boiled pea- nut grits, for example, are perfectly digesti- ble, even by sick people. For the sake of a test, peanut soup was fed to one hundred and twenty patients in @ public hospital. More than half of them found the new food enjoyable, and ate it gladly whenever it wi fered. Others con- sumed it without complaint, while about a dozen disliked it extremely, being affected with stomach-ache or vomiting after takirig it. They complained that it had a rancid taste. But all throve well on it. Such be- ing the case with invalids, some of whom were suffering with dyspepsia and other di- gestive weaknesses, this cheap and nutri- tious diet ought to be most valuable for persons in robust health—particularly for soldiers, sailors, workingmen and inmates of prisons and asylums. Experiments With Meal and Grits. ‘The German military authorities, promptly accepting the suggestion ofiered by the savants, have been making experiments with peanut meal and grits, served to the garrisons at Frankfort and elsewhere. They have reported favorably to the ministry of war at Berlin, and, if further trials are equally satisfactory, the new food will be adopted as an element of the rations and “tleld sausage” of the army. It is likeiy also to find acceptance in the navy. One| important quality is its sustaining power, enabling the consumer to endure much fa- tigue. In this particular it surpasses even the hitherto unequaled “soja bean” of China and Japan. Nutritive Value, But the most conclusive evidence in fayor of the peanut is furnished by analyses made by German chemists of high au- thority. They have compared it in respect to nutritive value with other food, vegeta- ble and animal. Pease are more nutritious than beefsteak, white beans are more nu- tritious than pease, soja beans are more nutritious than white beaas, peanuts are more nutritious than soja beans. In a pound of peanut grits there is nearly twice as much nutriment as in a pound of pease. One pound of peanut meai is nearly equal in nourishing power to three pounds of beef. Peanut meal only costs 4 cents a pound in buik. Manufactured Products. At present the most important use of Peanuts is in the manufacture of ofl. The American “goobers” are larger, sweeter and better ‘lavored than any grown in the world, but they are not so rich/in oil as the African, the finest of which comes from Senegambia and the east coast. In East Africa and India great quantities of pea- nuts are thrashed out by machinery, only the seeds being exported, so as to save bulk. At the oil mills the kernels are ground and then pressed. The best of the product is used for salad oil, the poorer quality is employed in making soap and as an ingredient of oleomargarine. The resi- due, or “cake,” fetches 330 a ton. The shells of the peanuts constitute about 23 per cent of their weight and are utilized in Germany as material for paper. Only a portion of the so-called “olive oil” sold in this country is really what it pretends to be. The balance is made from peanuts mostly. The best peanut ofl costs only $1 a gallon, furnishing a cheap and passable substitute or adulterant. Comparatively few people know the difference any way. Cargoes of peanuts are actually sent across 7 the ocean from America, to be reimported as “olive oil.” The easiest way to dis- tiny the real from the false is to pour @ drop or two of nitric acid into the sample to be tested. Peanut oll thus treated will char, but olive ofl will not. The Finest Goobers. This country depends for supplies cf pea- nuts chiefly upon Virginia. In that state 8,000,000 bushels of them are grown annual- ly—more probably than the crops of ull other states put together. Tennessee comes next with 600,000 bushels. North Carolina, Georgia, Michigan and California also raise peanuts largely, but the Virginia ‘‘goobers” are finest of all and fetch the highest price. The business of growing them has become a vast industry in the lower counties, and the area of farming land devoted to them is becoming greater every year, as the hus- pandmen learns the profit they can be made The Greatest Markets. The greatest peanut market in the United States is Norfolk. Petersburg comes second and Smithfield third. In these towns there are many big factories employed in the business of rendering marketable the nuts that are sent in by the farmers. They are first thoroughly winnowed and screened to cleanse them, ang then are sorted, the bad ones being picked out by young girls, who stand on either side of revolving belts, up- cn which the nuts are thrown. Finally they are packed in bags of 100 pounds each, and shipped to jobbers in various cities. The jobbers sell them raw or roasted, the latter to grocers mostly. They do the cook- ing in great cylinders that will hold twenty or thirty bushels at a time. The cylinder revolves at a moderate rate of speed, while big iron “wings” inside of it remain sta- tionary, the result being that the peanuts are kept 'thoroughiy stirred. A generation ago most of the peanuts consumed in this country were im; from Africa, The African “goober’ is small and round, the shell containing only one kernel usually. The American “ground nut” is simply the African nut, modified by conditions of soil and climate in the United States. Plant our peanut in Africa, and be- fore long It reverts to the original African type from which it was produced. It is said that the negroes brought the first pea- nuts hither. Now the American nuts have driven the African nut out of our markets altogether, and the latter are regarded as a curiosity here. Most of the peanuts grown in the dark continent are sent to France through the port of Marseilles, to be pressed for oll. The finest of all “goobers” are the Spanish, which are considered a fancy article, and are mostly consumed by confectioners. They cost 20 cents a pound, retail, and are about one-third the size of ordinary ones. The big nuts are never so well flavored as little ones, Tennessee ground nuts often have five or six kernels in one shell, but the meat is rank. In many large cities of the United States peanuts have become a rec- cgnized article of commerce, and are quoted each day on ‘change, like corn or wheat. Of Interest to This Country. It appears from what has already been said that peanuts are extraordinarily nu- tritioux, and that, though” almost wholly. indigestible raw or roasted, when reduced to meal and boiled or otherwise thoroughly cooked, they are readily assimilated. Ow- ing to their low proportion of and starch they may serve to enlarge in most welcome degree the bill of fare of persons under treatment for obesity. In other words, they are an ideal anti-fat diet. From two points of view their value as food is of interest to Americans. In the first place, would it be desirable or prac- ticable to introduce the meal and grits here? Secondly, is this new discovery likely to stimulate the demand for United States peanuts? The latter question is likely to be answered in the negative, in- asmuch as this kind of crop can be grown and gathered in Africa eaply than in this count: eieg iow be planted evs year and dies in the fall. The blossom of the plant puts forth a little appendage, which makes its way into the moist earth and swells out below und into a pod that has from one to four pease in it. When they are ripe they are pulled uf, stacked in the field to dry and finally cleaned and sorted for market. RENE BACHE. EDGAR POE’S EGOTISM. Especially Whe: He Was Under the “Edgar Allen Poe was one of the most er- ratic men I ever knew,” said Librarian Saunders of the Astor library to a New York Evening Sun reporter the other day. “He was constantly in hot water as @ re- sult of his carelessness and indifferehce to the feelings of others. He thoroughly ap- preciated his own genius, and when he had been drinking, which was of frequent oc- currence, he could talk of nothing but him- self and his work, and the jealousy of other writers. “I remember meeting him in Broadway at Barclay street one day, a few weeks after the first publication of his poem of ‘The Raven,’ and when everybody was talking of that remarkable production. Poe had been drinking heavily, and, as usual, when in- toxicated, was very effusive in his manner. i knew him quite weil in those days, and he ustally stopped for a chat whenever we chanced to meet. “On this yvecasion Poe was almost maud- lin. He called out to me from a distance, 2nd when he came within reach he clasped me in his arms, “ ‘Saunders,’ he'said, “The Raven” is the greatest poem that ever was written. Peo- ple are beginning to appreciate real genius. I'm going to go to England and read that poem before the queen. I think I'll have an elegant presentation copy bound to give to er.’ “Poe went on tn that strain for quite a while, speaking fast and in a loud voice. “I remember distinctly that he was very much troubled about his clotiing, and asked me if I thought it would be absolutely nec- essary to get a dress suit for tne occasion of his appearance before the queen. “The next time I saw him he was very much depressed, and was suffering from a fit of melancholia, to which he was subject. He spoke of a conspiracy among the other authors of America to belittle his genius and to smother his work. “But posterity shall judge,’ he said, with a gleam of pride in his eye. ‘Future genera- tions will be able to sift the gold from the dross, and then “The Raven” will be be- held shining above them all,as a diamond of the purest water.’ SSeS: A Woman Witness. From Judge. It was the Court of Oyer and Terminer. 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