MACAROON (Fr. macaron, from Olt. mac earoni. macaroni). A favorite kind of biscuit, made with the meal of sweet almonds, instead of wheaten or other flour. The almond-meal dry. or, what is still better, almonds just blanched and beaten into a paste, is thoroughly incorpo rated with refined sugar in powder and the whites of eggs. XVIten thoroughly mixed. the paste is made into the shape of small round or oval biscuits and baked.
MacAR'THUR, ARTHUR ( 18-15— ) . An American soldier, born in Massachusetts. He entered the United States Army as first lieu tenant in the Twenty-fourth Wisconsin Infantry. in August, 1862. participated in the battles of Perryville, Stone River. and Chattanooga. and in the Atlanta campaign, and, after having at tained the rank of lieutenant-eolonel, was mus tered out of tire volunteer service in June. 18(35. In February, 1856, he entered the Regular Army as first lieutenant, and in July, ISSO, he became assistant adjutant-general, with the rank of major. He was appointed brigadier general of volunteers in May. 1898, and major-general of volunteers in August of the same year. and in 1898-99 was engaged on special duty in Ilavana, Cuba. In 1899 he was sent to the Philippine Islands, and in 1900 succeeded General Otis as commander of the Division of the Philippines and military Governor of the islands. In January, 19011, he was promoted to be a brigadier-general in the Regular Army, and in Feburary, 1901. to be major-general. Cpon his return to the United States he was placed in command of the Depart ment of the Lakes, whence lie was transferred to the Department of California.
McAR'THUR, DC'S N ( 772-1839). An American soldier. Ile was born in Dutchess County, N. ., and his family having removed to Pennsylvania in 1780, he served as a volunteer in llarmar's campaign against the Miami In dians, and in later campaigns on the frontier. In 1805 he was elected a member of the Legis lature of Ohio, in which State he was a great landed proprietor. lie entered the War of 1812 as colonel of an Ohio volunteer regiment, was promoted to a brigadier-generalship in 1813, and the next year succeeded General Harrison as com mander of the Army of the West. Ile was a member of the State Legislature in 1815-21, a member of Congress in 1823-29, and from 1830 to 1832 Governor of Ohio.
MacARTHUR, ROBERT STUART ( 1841— ) . An American Baptist clergyman. He was born at Dalesville, Province of Quebec, Canada ; gradu ated at the University of Rochester in 1867. and at the Rochester Theological Seminary in 11470, and in the latter year became pastor of the Cal vary Baptist Church, in New York City. For a considerable period he was one of the editors of the Christian Inquirer and of the Baptist Quar terly Review. He participated in the preparation of The Cal•ury Selection of Spiritual Songs, Landes Domini. and The Calvary Hymnal. IIis publications also include volumes of sermons and other works of a popular character.