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1T doesn't matter much" said the
blackbird, he gets enough to eat Well
must be off to deliver my lecture to
the Young Birds Society. l hope some
time to see you again. and away no
flew.
AS he disappeared in the distance
Mister Fox turned to Jack Rabbit You
heard him say that he guessed my
friend was all right because he got
enough to eat You know there are q
whole lot of people and animals that
think II they satisfy their stomachs they
have accomplished the greatest thing in
the world. and / suppose that blackbird
would trade all his life in the open afr,
all the beauty of the fields and brooks,
all the joy of the sky and the shade
Of the forest II he could only be as
sured Of a full crop every day. The
people who live in the city are much
like him For the sake of fine living
they are willing to hive themselves up
in high buildings and never see the
grass or the field flowers or any -of
the beauty of outdoor nature"
Il should like very much to see the
city once" said Jack Rabbit.
Perhaps" said Mister Fox, when I
get much older. But the last place I
want to visit Is the place he called thu
Zoo. don't care much for cages"
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| on The way H MI a BIZ cNpIRD

On the way he met a blackbird, who,
flying down from tree, alighted in
the road just In front Of him. AS Jack
Rabbit watched him some distance
away he thought that he seemed very
pert and seIf-conscious, and he won
dered why 1t was that the blackbird
was walking about in such an important
manner and what he might have done
to warrant so much seif-pride.
AS he came up TO the blackbird he
said Good morning" but the Good
morning" that he got In reply was OF
sucn a tone that Jack Rabbit conclu-
ded that the blackbird thought he was
comforting quite a favor to speak to
But Jack Rabbit was of no disposition
to start any disagreement and so he
said: You are looking very well this
morning. hope you are having
"oh! yes" said the blackbird. st have
just returned from a visit to the city.
Almost everybody goes to the country
In the summer, but somehow / like to
ing a few days looking about in town. "
Now, of course, Jack Rabbit had
never been in town and he wished very
much that he could get the blackbird
to tell him Of the sights he had seen.
All at once an idea occurred to him.
Mister Fox had never been to the city,
either. Why not invite the blackbird
to go along with him to the House on
the Hill and then have him tell the
story Of the city to both him and Mister
Fox? Acting on the suggestion he said
to the bIackbird: 81 was just starting
out to call on Mister Fox, a very good
friend Of mine. who lives on that hill
IN the distance, and / would be very
glad to have you go along with me-" /.
The blackbird was rather pleased with
the suggestion, and, although he said
that he had an engagement to give a
little lecture on his experiences in the
city before a gathering of the younger
birds in the wood. he thought he would
have time to make short call with
Jack Rabbit.
ct am sure" said Jack Rabbit, as he
walked, the blackbird hopping along by
his side, that Mister Fox will be great
ly interested in your story Of life in
the city, and / hope that We may pre-
vail upon you to tell 1t to. U.s."
It was only a short time before both
Jack Rabbit and the blackbird arrived
at Mister Fox's house. and he came
out to meet them, welcoming Jack Rab-
BIT warmly and bowling politely when
he was introduced to the blackbird.
THE blackbird," explained Jack Rab-
bit. has just had most wonderful
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Picture Cleaning
Not Difficult Task

One must not think to renovate Is a
work; take 1t rather as a pleasure, a
task to be sure, but a pleasant task. II
Is really fun after all to restore to good
condition some old and shabby article
that lay since we have discarded as
being useless. There are many tempting
opportunities through the house. and If
we renovate one. 1t will but give fresh
incentive to try hand at something
more.
How many have a pet engraving or
other picture which associations have
made dear, but in which dust has found
its way. It's a simple matter after all
to clear nd put the picture in order,
but man Of US do not think to do 1t or
do not w the way to go about it
It's the easiest thing in the world to
rip of the paper in the back, take out
the tacks, dust the picture, wash the
glass and put It all back again, with a
fresh paper pasted over the back. It Is
wonderful what an Improvement II will
make to a room, when the clean cur
tains are hung and perhaps new wall
paper on the walls. to have the pictures
spotless as well. A little ammonia In
the water will polish the glass brilliant
w
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Cereal Pudding.

One pint of leftover breakfast food
oats or wheat, but wheat makes q
much more delicate pisddlng, two
tablespoonfuls of butter, two eggs
yolks of the eggs, beaten well and
whites beaten stiff. Turn into a but
tered dish and bake in q moderate
oven one-half hour. Serve with
brown sugar sauce. Cream one-quar-
ter Of a cup of butter and cup OF
brown sugar Gree from lumps), thor
oughly, add gradually four table
spoonfuls of cream, flavor with van
lila and heat just to boiling point.
but do not let boil. Beat well.
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Walnut CatSup.

One hundred walnuts, green, picked
when about the size Of an olive. pound
them and press out the liquor, boil
1t with an ounce Of cloves. one ounce
Of black pepper and one of allspice,
half an ounce nutmeg and half an
ounce of mace until 1t becomes q fine
clsret color; add a gallon of vinegar.
two dozen shalliots and one table,
spoonful Of salt: strain through a
coarse cloth, bottle and seal.
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Dr.. Reginald R. Walker
To Be Married in Fall

Mrs. Louisa McHenry, Of Philadel-
phia. announces the engagement Of her
daughter, Miss Jennie Helena, to DR..
Reginald R Walker, Of Washington,
the wedding to take place in the early
fall.
=
Mrs. Lee Stubbiefleld. accompanied
by her mother, Mrs. Atwood, Of Phila-
deiphia, and her small daughter, Lolita,
left this morning for Atlantic City. to
remain until the middle of October.
Mrs. Stubblefield returned from Brad
dock Heights, Md, few days ago.
=
Thomas Bryan Huyck has left Bar
Harbor. where he has been for several
weeks, and has gone to Poland Springs,
Me. Before returning TO Washington
he will visit at Newport and South
ampton.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Everett Scroggin, Of
S22 North Carolina avenue, have issued
invitations to the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Julia Eleanor Scroggin,
to Joseph Stanley Beran, Of New York.
The wedding will take place at Grace
Baptist Church September %. with the
pastor, the Rev. F. W. Johnson. Off
ciating. After an extended trip, the
couple will reside in New York.
The brides only attendant will be
Miss Helen Sunderland. -.
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Table of Measures as
Substitute for Weighing

AS many families have no scales for
weighing this Is a table OF measures
which can be used instead. Weighing
is always best. but not always con-
venient. The cup used is the ordinary
coffee or kitchen cup holding half a
pint. A set of tin measures, from q gill
to a quart is very useful In all cooking
operations.
One quart of sifted -four is one pound.
One pint Of granulated sugar ts one
pound. 80.
Two cups of butter packed are one
pound.
Five cupfuls Of sifted flour are one
pound.
A wineglassful is half gill.
Eight even tablespoonfuls are q gill.
Four even saltspoonfuls make tea
spoonful.
A saltspoonful is good measure of
salt for all custards, buildings, blanc,
manages, eoSe
One teaspoosifuI Of soda to a quart
NOf flour
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Miss Ruth Halford to Be Married
To Lieut. Woodson This Afternoon
c. c. Glover Home From
Summer Vacation In
Maine.

c. C. Glover has returned to Wash
ington from York Harbor, Me-, where
he spent the summer with Mrs. Glover.
and has opened his suburban estate,
MISSIONER, on the Loughborough road.
for the fall. Mrs. Glover will join him
In about a fortnight. when they expect
to have az their guests their son-in-iaw
and daughter. the Netherlands Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs and Mrs. Van
Swinderen. who are coming over for
few weeks.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. willard H.
3rownson, U. 8. N. who have been
spending the summer at their cottage
at Profile, N. H.. will return to Wash
ington about September q. They will
be accompanied by their daughter, Mrs.
Thomas C. Hart. wife OF Lieutenant
Commander Hart, of the navy.
Lieutenant Commander and Mrs.
Charles L. Hussey. U. 8. N. son-in-
law and daughter, who have been visit
ing them, have returned TO Lenox.
where they are spending the summer.
-
The Secretary of state and Mrs.
Knox, motored up from the Breton
Woods yesterday for luncheon~at the
Profile House. Profile, n. H.
+
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Peyton Russell. who
are now at Deer Park, Md, will return
their house on r street for the season.
Mrs. Richard H. NJ. Robinson, of
Nineteenth street, who has spent the
summer at Rock Hill, r. l., will re-
turn to Washington next Monday, and
join Mr.. Robinson, who arrived sew
eral weeks ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, who
are abroad, will return to Washington
early in October.
Mrs Robert L Fleming. who spent the
summer in Atlantic City, has returned
to Washington
Lieut.. Col. o. L. Helm, U. 8. A, and
Mrs. Helm returned last evening from
Newport, r. l., where they spent the
summer. They have opened their house
on Twenty-second street for the season.
Leigh Robinson has returned to
Washington from Massachusetts,, where
he and Mrs. Robinson have spent the
summer. Mrs. Robinson. who Is max
ing a series of visits along the North
Shore, will join Mr.. Robinson at their
apartment In the Faragut In few
weeks.
DIR. and Mrs. Harry NJ. Kaufman.
who spent the summer abroad, have
returned to their home in Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Calhsher and Miss
Selma Kahn, have returned from an
automobile trip to Atlantic City and
Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Auerbach and
son, who spent the summer at lnglc-
side, Md, have returned to Washing
ton.
Mrs. Adolph Damman, who spent the
past few weeks in New York and At
iantic City has returned to Washing
ton.
Miss Irma Straus, of Baltimore, spent
a few DAYS IN Washington as the guest
Of Mrs. Emanuel Steinem, Of p street.
=
Mrg. Al Sigmund, If Twenty-seventh
street, spent a few days in Baltimore
with her sister. Mrs. Ben Frank.
d
Mrs. n. wollberg, of Sixth street.
has as her guest, Mrs. Sherman, OF
Savannah, Ga.
Mrs. Lee Kerngood, who has been the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Dave Roths-
child, of Park road, has returned to
her home in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Rosenberg are
spending a few weeks at Delaware
Water Gap. Del.
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Spiced Tomato Sauce.

Peel twelve medium sized ripe toma-
toes and cut in slices. Put in a pre-
serving kettle with one green pepper,
finely chopped. one onion finely chopped,
two cups vinegar, three tablespoons
sugar, one tablespoon salt. two tea
spoons Glove, two teaspoons cinnomon,
two teaspoons allspice, ard two tea
spoons grated nutme5g. Heat gradually
to the boiling point and let simmer two
and one -half hours.
WOMANbS
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Recipe for Famous
Japanese Sandwiches

For japanese sandwiches use any kind
Of fish that has been left over, either
baked, fried or boiled. Pick out all the
pieces. Put into a saucepan with
enough milk Or cream to moisten It.
little butter and q bit of pepper Work
into paste while 1t is heating, allow
1t to cool and spread on thin slices Of
buttered bread
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Ribbon Sandwiches.

These are made In different ways,
varying both breads and filing, accord
ing to fancy. For Instance. take six
thin slices Of bread and butter on both
sides. Spread layers OF deviled ham OF
chicken between, then press the entirs
sandwich. Slice cEesswise, making thin.
ribbonlike sandwiches. Or use alternate
slices-wafer thin-of white and brown
bread, with a filling Of cream cheese
and chopped nuts or olives.
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Old Bed Ticking to
Save Kitchen Towels

A piece of bedticking about a yard
square, preferably old, may save your
kitchen towels and many a burnt hand.
This square should be hemmed and .
loop of tape. By which to hang II. fas-
tened at one end.
1t is the best kind Of holder for hand
ling hot. utensils or taking pies and
cakes from the oven.
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Not His Diet.

Young man, don't you know those
mushrooms you are gathering are pois-
onoUs?"
'It's all right. sir. I'm not going to
e. them. l am gathering them to sell"
Exchange.
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CHAPTER XVI.
The Woman With the Red Hat.

<<- HERE is one thing, Prince,
that we have just got to
settle straight or" Eaid
Theodore Racksole.
They were all three-Racksole. his
daughter, and Prince Aribert-seated
around q dinner table In a private
room at the Hotel Wellington.
Racksole had duly arrived by the
afternoon boat ana had been met on
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Church Of the Covenant
Will Be Scene Of
Wedding.

The marriage Of Miss Ruth Halford,
daughter Of Mrs. Halford and the late
A. J. Halford, to Lieut. Waiter Browne
Woodson, u. s. N, will take place this
afternoon at o'clock at the Church
of the Covenant
Only small gathering of relatives
and friends will be present at the cere-
mony, for which no invitations were
issued. The Rev. Oliver S. Dean, Of
Passaic, N. J., grandfather Of the
bride. will solemnize the ceremony.
Palms and sprays of clematis will
form the floral decorations at the
church, and the organist OF the church
will play an appropriate musical pro-
gram. including the Lohengrin and
Mendelssohn bridal marches.
The bride will be escorted to the al
tar by her cousin, James Cooper Hood,
and will be given in marriage by her
mother. Her bridal gown is q hand
some empire costume of rich ivory
satin with yoke and kimono sleeves Of
chiffon, with a Marie Antoinctte fichu OF
rose point lace which has been in her
family for years. and pearl ornaments
on the bodice. Her bridal veil OF tulle
will be held in place with coronet OF
orange blossoms, and she will carry a
shower bouquet Of lilies OF the valley
Mrs. Frank Halford, wife OF Captain
Halford, U. s. NJ. c., sister-in-law OF
the bride, will be the matron OF honor.
She will wear a dainty white lingerie
gown over pink, with black hat
trimmed with white plumes, and viii
carry a cluster of maidenhair fern.
Lieut. Grafton Beall, U. 8. N, will
act as best man for Mr.. Woodson, and
the ushers will be Paymaster Roland
w. Schumann, U. s. N. and Lieut..
Comdr r. D. White, U. s. N.
Immediately after the ceremony an
informal reception for relatives and
few intimate friends will be held at
the Brighton, where the bride and her
mother have made their home since
their return from Europe, where they
Mrs. Halford. who will receive with
the bridal couple, will wear a hand
some gown of black crepe de chine
trimmed with Brussels net and black
Neapolitan hat.
Later Lieutenant Woodson and his
bride will leave for a Northern bridal
trip, the bride travelling in a handsome
tailored suit of brown broadcloth, with
a smart brown felt hat They will re-
side irr Washington upon the conclusion
Of their trip.
Among the out-of-town guests at the
wedding will be Mrs. Woodson, Miss
Woodson, and Miss Mabel Woodson.
mother and sisters Of the bridegroom.
of Lynchburg, Va; Mrs. George Z.
Dean. of Lawrence Park, Bronxville,
N. Y. aunt of the bride; Mrs. Frank
Halford,, wife of Captain HaIford, U.
s. NJ c., and the brides grandfather,
the Rev. o. s. Dean, of Passaic, N. J.
Mrs Halford will send out cards an
nouncing the marriage.
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was thinking over the tale Of the dis
contented flowers that the fairy threw
In the lake. ''wish, however" he con-
tinued, "that could point out the les
sons as quickly and as well as Mister
Fox does. The next time that he tells
story / am going to see II cannot
furnish a moral as promptly as he does
when tell a story"
Jack Rabbit was in his burrow get
ting ready for a walk to The House
on the Hill, while he talked to him
self, as I have told you above. And
when he had finished smoothing his
his mustache, he set out for his walk.
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LOCAL MENTION.

Beginning Monday, Sept. nth, Har-
veys Restaurant viii be open from a m.
until midnight.
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DR.. Gunnell
And Wife Have Returned.

DR.. F. NJ. Gunnell, U. s. N, and Mrs.
GunnelI have just returned to Wash
tngton from Buena Vista, Pa, where
they spent the last several weeks with
their daughter, Mrs. Mark Brooke. wife
OF Captain Brooke, u. 8. A. Mrs Brooke
will remaiR there for several weeks
longer.
DR.. and Mrs. Gunnell spent the early
summer at Delaware Water Gap.
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Ben Hur, Virginia, Q. = D Q. Toda,
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Mrs. Williams
Embarks For Europe.

Mrs Norman williams. who has been
abroad all summer, sailed for Now
York Tuesday, on the Kronprinzessin
Cecilie.
Senator and Mrs. George S. oliver,
OF Pennsylvania, are in New York for
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FOR LITTLE FOLK JUST BEFORE BEDTIME
The Sandman Stories
BLAcKBIRD's VISIT TO THE CITY,

TOGETHER" said Jack
Rabbit. 81 think that was
a rather good story I told
Mister Fox last week" He
The Washington times., 1911-09-09

Oysters. Md. Quick. Gro 9th, 1908 Pa. av.
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DR.. Rhees And
Wife Return To Their Home.

DR.. and Mrs. BENJAMIN Rush Rhees,
who spent the last month at Arundel
on-the-Bay, returned to Washington
last evening, and have opened their
residence on wyoming avenue for the
season.
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CHAPTER XIV (Continued) .

<rT T was a courageous enterprise on
your part TO follow Miss Spen-
Ger from the Grand Babylon to
Ostend Well ! dared not force
The Washington times., 1911-09-09

Mrs. William R. Riley and Mr.. and
Mrs. Robinson Riley. who have spent
the summer on the North Shore, will
return to Washington the latter part
of the month and open their apart
ment in the Connecticut.
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A Continuation of This Story VIII
BE Found In TOmorrOw's
Issue OF The Times.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-01-19
CONCERT HALL AND THEATRE

Those who attended the lecture of
". l.. Hubbard last Friday night were
more than pleased with the evenings
entertainment Mr.. Hubbard himself
was entertaining and decidedly re.
freshing in his clear denunciation of
some of the weaknesses of the music,
loving public. Mr.. Alfred Bergen illus.
Il ated features of Mr.. Hubbard's lee.
ture by singing some ballads and some
classical music. He possesses a good
baritone voice which far excels
anything which we ordinarily have
the opportunity to hear. Assisting Mr..
Bergen was Mr.. Charles Lurvey, who
is most devoted student of the pi
ano, and who is in every way enthus.
iastic about his work. The three men
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are earnest students Of their respect
i've arts all in the field of music and
devoted to the elevation OF their
sphere Of action. The evening, 1t must
follow, was more than entertaining to
anyone who is interested in music.
Mr.. Hubbard as music editor of the
Chicago Tribune occupies one Of the
most commanding positions as a
music critic in America. He is more
than that too. His devotion to litera-
ture has won for him an art of ex-
preston that teaches. He says
things in an entertaining way, and
has the happy faculty of emphasizing
the valuable parts of his discourse.
Therefore, his attack on insincerity in
criticism OF music and what he terms
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-01-19

claration on the part of such a critic
as the lecturer reveals the source of
his power; he is honest in his con
victions and just to his art. He fur
ther struck most responsive chord
in the hearts of music-loving people of
Logan who were present when he de-
clared for perfect frankness on the
part of all as to whether on not they
like a given musical production.
At the conclusion of the lecture,
Mr.. Bergen sang two or three old
English ballads. Mr.. Bergen's voice
is rich in quality. HIS power to ex-
press the emotions of the songs
which he sang denoted studied ef-
fort to bring out the features of Mr..
Hubbard's lecture. We have heard
the prologue to II Pagliacci sung in
Italian, even by men trained under
the composers direction; but Mr..
Bergen made us understand what IT.
was all about and accurately inter-
preted the emotional value of the
music. So with annie Laurie,' the
emotional value of the ballad, with
the qualities of the music itself. was
distinctly interpreted anew and in
a much better way than we had ever
heard before, We regret only that
Mr.. Bergens wordsodid not stand out
as distinctly as his Splendid tones
and Interpretation; but our position
in the house may have prevented us
hearing as others did, and robbed us
of any business in making this criti-
Cism. 't.'.
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the inartisticness of the American au-
dience, was wisely and effectively ex-
ecuted. The art of delicately and SYM
pathetically picturing humorous con-
ditions in the American musical
world, and at the same time strongly
striking at its weaknesses, character
lied his lecture. Often before, we
had read some of his criticisms
which had made us wonder what sort
of a man he is; when we heard him
the other evening we understood bet
much of an opera on a musical con-
cert and to say things which were
truly interesting.
One of the ehings that he most ear
nestly attacked was the demand of
American audiences to hear operas
in their original language. He made
clear the fact that the English
tongue is just as good medium to
portray the emotional value OF music
to an English audience as is the ma
tive tongue of the composition BY
mar y an interesting story this fact
was brought home to the, audience
One story in particular shows this
almost universally American fault
An Italian opera was, being heard by
group of Italians who occupied a
box well to the front of the house.
When soprano began n / beautiful
aria the audience was spellbound; and
the Italians were impressedsTo Then
came tho tenor, singing as merrily
and as earnestly as the Italian tenors
very well know how, The Americans
were transported with the delightful
aria, the emotional value of the musicof
the great human passions that were
being SO strongly portrayed. But the
Italian group broke forth into merry
laughter, at which the dignified
American audience very rightfully
took decided umbrage, and deprecat.
ed the unholiness of the European
bores. In the profundity Of ignorance
and insincerity of the American au-
dience could be found no good excuse
for the loud laughter of the Italians;
yet the Italians found much to dis
turb their true appreciation of the
soulful portrayal of the grand pas
slons of the music; for the tenor,
coming up behind the soprano, saw
most disconcerting sight and loud
ly beseeched his presumed lady love
to keep your face to the audience;
your hair is coming down." The Ital.
ians could find no great emotion.
other than a ridiculous fear on the
part of the tenor that stage calamity
was about to befall the heroine; the
Americans, though, we're most enthu
siastic about the wonderful intepre'
tive power OF The singer
Mr.. Hubbard pointed cut tnat ii
would be ever so much better to
have the American students, upon re
turning home, sing grand opera to
Americans in their native tongue.
The interpretive value of English ia
as great to English audiences as Ger
man Is to German audiences. French
operas when sung in Germany must be
sung in German, The same should
hold true in America. This frank de