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one. and 1 have heard that there is moth
ing more fascinating In political history
than the debates in Congress between
Henry Clay and Daniel Webster about
this same national road, which is one of
the objective points in the grand restora-
ton of the old trails 1t seems that Jef-
ferson, Monroe, Madison, John Quincy
Adams and Jackson spent much OF their
time signing and vetolng plils ABOUT the
old national roads"
Mai. Judson's interest in roads is not
entirely academic. and he has shown his
thorough grasp of the subject in sys-
tematic improvement of Washington by
paths Wherever the District has juris-
fiction the roads are good and many
coed ones are being built. Maryland and
Virginia have risen to their responsible
ty. and while there is much to be de-
sired after the Long bridge is crossed
on the Old Dominion side 1t is SO much
better than it was ten years ago that
the most roseate hopes open for the
future. A road down into Marlboro,
Nd. in which Maj Judson took an
active interest. leads to the Old Dover
House. now an inn, but once the residence
of the widows and spinsters of the an
cient house of Calvert. The District roads
are now we'll lighted, and well guarded
from dangers in the way of unguarded
chasms or banks. The lights show that
latest mellow effect so remote from the
binding blue glare of the former electric
bulb.
Mrs. Judson is youthful and attractive
in appearance slender and graceful, with
a decided penchant for pretty clothes and
the knack of wearing them well. Be
ieving in all the old accomplishments OF
the gentlewoman, she is fond of sewing
and displays some creditable production
of her leisure moments. She uses every
moment in some useful way and though
she has never q long time to sit and en-
joy her work basket. she accomplishes
much by snatching a half hour of leisure
or while she is engaged in the faithful
feminine occupation of waiting for her
husband to come home for dinner. She
gives much time to reading. though she
has fallen into the way of reading polit-
ical news and reviews in the great jour
nails and magazines, and this makes life
so exciting and SO well filled that fiction
seems to pail.
Maj. and Mrs. Judson have one son. now
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viii always be identified with the
changing Of tho street lights. with the re-
suit that Paris In its wonderful Place
lie la Concorde. nor Berlin In the Inter
don Linden. does not present q more ar
Iistic system. Mat. and Mrs. Judson
have been living in Washington but
little more than three years. but few have
made more friends or have more sincere
admirers They came here after a resi-
dence Of eight years In San Juan. Porto
Rico. where the major was in charge of
The sanitary operations and the improve
ment OF the harbor in that ancient city.
Though the local government of the
District is naturally overshadowed by
the presence of the Chief Executive and
his Immediate aids. and the vast official
world connected with such a big concern
the United States, the Commissioners
nevertheless enjoy a position of high so
eial rank and unique Importance. In the
case Of the Engineer Commissioner and
Mrs. Judson there is added 10 this the
prestige Of the army. Though they live
modestly in an uptown apartment house
and entertain only in the wide acceptable
way pertaining to sheir position. they are
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the fine steel engraving of Henry Clay on
his splendid horse jaunting along the
national highway toward Washington.
This was in his senatorial days, and the
picture was first used for campaign pur-
poses. But this same way was also used
by Houston. Andrew Jackson, William
Henry Harrison, Thomas Benton and that
race of giants who were upbuildng the
nation.
while it is a good thing to have the
national attention drawn to the necessity
of rebuilding the old roads and reviving
their historic associations" said Mrs.
Judson, lit is a mistake to think that
good roads are only now receiving due
consideration The American government
built splendid highway across the AL
leganies long before the days of loco
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Confederate side was an illustration 81
Lees genius. skill and holiness, and as
well OF the steadiness. courage and con-
stancy of his greatly outnumbered forces
and OF their sublime faith in their great
commander.
When Grant set out for the James
Lee threw a corps Of observation be-
tween him and Richmond Grant moved
his troops rapidly in order TO capture
Petersburg by a coup de main Smiths
corps OF his army was in front OF the
advanced lines OF Petersburg on the
morning Of the 18th. The first brigade
Of Hoke's division of Lees army reached
Beauregard. in command at Petersburg.
the evening OF the 18th
On the night of the 18th Lee himself
tented on the south side OF the James
On the 10th and 18th. his troops coming
up. he superintended personally the re-
capture OF Beauregard's Bermuda Hun
dred line. which he found 20 he held
very feebly by the forces OF Gen. r. F.
Butler. who had taken possession OF
them on the withdrawal OF Bushrod
Johnsons division by Beauregard to
Petersburg.
On the 18th a very pretty thing oc-
CURED In these lines, OF which / was
an eyewitness. and which evinced the
high spiris - Lees men. especially Of a
division W4fch had been with him
throughout the campaign. beginning at
the Wilderness-namely, Fields division
of Longstreet's corps.
After the left OF Beauregard's evacu-
ated line had been taken up there re
manned portion the approach to which
WAS more formidable. The order had
been issued to Gen. Anderson, command
ing the corps. to retake this portion OF
the lines by joint assault of Pfcketts
and Fields divisions. Soon afterward
the engineers. upon a careful reconnois-
sance, decided that q good line could be
occupied without the loss of life. which
might result from this recapture The
order to attack was therefore withdrawn
by Gen Lee.
This resembling order reached TieId, but
did not reach Pickett. Pickett's division
began its assault under the first order
The men OF Fields division, hearing the
firing and seeing Pickett's men engaged,
leaped from their trenches-hrst the men,
then the officers and fagbearers-rushed
forward and were soon I'm the formidable
trenches. which were found to be held by
a very small force.
On the 18th. 18th and 18th battle ragged
along the lines Of intrenchments and forts
east of Petersburg, between Grant $
forces and Beauregard's troops, who
made a splendid defense against great
odds. About dark on the 18th, grave
disaster to the Confederates seemed i'm
minent' when Gracie's brigade OF Ala
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In Fly Time.

fudge j. NJ. JOHNSON. in the court of
J appeals of Kansas City, said recently
that, il a man made a drudge of his wife.
she was entitled to divorce.
There's a type of man that marries
woman because he loves her." Judge
Johnson said the other evening at ban
quet, land then he proceeds to make her
a slave These honeyed words Of love
followed by this slavery call to my
mind a little Kansas City girl.
She stood before a window, watching
a fly that buzzed on the pane.
Fly she said, does 90 love heaven?
And impersonating the insect, she an
swered the question with a whispered
.Ess.'
Fly would 90 like to go to heaven
- pause, and another whispered Ess.
"Then-Bang! The poor fly was crushed
on the pane. and the little girl said
triumphantly:
Nov, 'oo's therer"
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ing their promises to retake the line if he
would only go back.
On the 18th, before dawn. came Han
cocks famous assault on weak salient
in Ewell,s front-the battle of the Bloody
Angle. The threatening attitude of Han
cocks attacking column, as indicated by
the noise of the preparations going on in
front of the salient during the night, had
announcement of the disaster was the
first news which came to him of this
movement Of the enemy.
He galloped forward in the darkness of
the morning and learned the extent of il
from those engaged in rallying the rem
nants of Edward Johnsons division and
in making arrangements to check Han
cock. The occasion aroused all the COM
bative energies Of his soldier nature, and
he rode forward with his columns
toward the captured angle. His gen
erals expostulated with him, and his
men cried him back. shouting their
of Hancock's troops, after this successful
assault was checked by the brigades of
Hills corps. under Early. which led the
lines on the right of the salient, and by
Ewelrs troops on the left of 1t.
A line of battle was formed making the
base of the triangle of the salient, and
the work on the retrenchment (Which
had been begun the day before as a new
line to remedy this weak point in the
lines) was pushed rapidly forward. Dur
and number of batteries of artillery to
reinforce Rodes division, on which fell
the main task of holding the enemy IN
check and recovering, If practicable, the
salient and the eighteen pieces of Con-
federate artillery which lay silent be-
tween the opposing lines (having arrived
too late In the morning for effective use
against Hancock's assault). In that mar
row space Of the salient captured before
dawn ragged the fierest battle of the war
Lees position during the day was near
Early's lines, where he observed, from
time to time, the movements of the Fed
eral troops in aid of Hancock's attack
and conference.-the of Earlys troops
He was with the artillery when it broke
Burnside's assault. Lee was present and
debating notes and orders in the midst OF
his guns.
At one time he rode at the head of
Harris Mississippi brigade. which. by his
orders. l was guiding down In column to
the assistance of Rodes. The men march
ed steadily on until they notived that
Lee at their head was riding across a
space swept by the artillery fire of the
enemy. Then were renewed the same pro-
testing shouts Of Go back. Gen. Lee
and the same promises to do their duty.
The firing in the battle of the salient
did not cease until far into the night.
Hancock had been compelled to retire be-
hind the lines which he had captured,
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The Task at Hand.

THE late Clara Barton. head OF the
l American Red Cross. was a Chris
tan in perhaps the best sense-the prac-
teal and unselfsh sense.
Miss Barton. in an interview in New
York about the tenement house laws.
once said to a reporter:
I'D neglect church, I'd neglect religion
to get our vile and unwholesome slums
all swept away"
She paused, then added:
I'VE ought not to consider the mansions
awaiting US on the other side Of Jordan.
housing problem SO near home"
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Nnecdotes
A Nature Student.

IrN selling coffee" said well known
coffee broker recently, you should
exercise the same keen discretion which
the druggist showed.
"A woman, you know, woman well
on in years, entered druggists and
said
Have you got any creams for re-
storing the complexion?
Restoring, miss? You mean preserv-
ing!" said the druggist. heartily.
'And he then sold the woman SIT
worth of compexion creams"
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Mirth Out of Place.

MAYOR SHANK Of Indianapolis said to
AvA a woman interviewer the other day:
Its you women who must fight the
economic battles OF the future. The men
are SO busy earning the money that they
have no time to give to the campaign for
cheaper living This must be a woman S
campaign, and woman will fight it best
with the ballot.
That's why, when l hear men laugh
at the thought of womaas suffrage strug-
GLE I'm disguised and ashamed. Such
laughter seems inopportune as Smiths.
Smith, you know. laughed loud and
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a senior at Harvard. He bears his moth
er's family name. Clay. While this son
is Ioyal TO the army, he will very likely
become a civil engineer rather than an
army one. He spends his holidays at
home and is quite as much favorite as
his parents. He was among those who
attended the handsome holiday ball given
by the President and Mrs. Taft for their
daughter, Miss Helen, and for Robert
Taft in December last. Maj. and Mrs:
Judson have lived in many states and
possessions of the country and have all
the breadth of the much travelled Their
apartment has the unique air of gathering
their treasures from many lands and
they have some remarkably fine old ma
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"A Lady"

D REPRESENTATIVE K. W. TOWN
~ SEND of "Chimmie Fadden' fame
said apropos of the misery of the poor:
''On the one hand we have this misery
and on the other hand we have a wealth
that Is often coarse and vulgar.
They tell of New York woman who
once asked her maid:
This person who called without leav-
ing her name-was she a lady?
oh, yes. madam. a perfect lady the
maid replied. Her hair was dyed the
loveliest gold. she was covered with
pearls and diamonds and she srnelt OF
Egyptian cigarettes and champagne.
madam"
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hogany Mrs. Judson has packed and
carried her household goods into so many
places that now she is content just 10
have a few familiar objects about and to
rent necessaries from the hosiery. She
has some interesting old family portraits,
some miniatures, some engravings. others
in water color. and there are many bits
of the blue grass region in water colors
with old homesteads of dainty bits OF
rural scenery in handsome foreign
frames She is devoted to her old home
and goes there frequently. Her mother
and sister still reside In the nome ano
there is a constant interchange of visits
between the two households. Mrs. Jud-
son remained there for several weeks TINS
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William VOORHEES, Engineer Of the District

spring during the majors trip to Pan
anna
Though in every sense Mrs. Judson pre-
fers small and simple amenities, her aft
ernoons at home are thoroughly enjoyed
by these who delight in her friendship.
But having many social obligations. the
Judsons give handsome dinner parties
during the season. Just now they are not
keeping house. as the term goes in Wash
ington even when one lives in apart
ment, so nearly all their Inequalities
have been given at the Chevy Chase Club.
where Mrs. Judson has afternoon teas or
gives luncheons. She is fond of the games
there and frequently takes a hand at ten
mis-.
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bamians, just returned from the north
side Of the James, CALAMITY leaped over
the works and drove the assailants back.
capturing a thousand or more prisoners.
This battle ragged until near midnight.
Meantime Beauregards engineers were
preparing an interior line, to which his
wearied troops fell back during the night.
A renewal of the attack on the lines held
by the Confederate troops on the night
OF the 18th had been ordered by Grant
along his whole front for an early hour
on the 18th. But the withdrawal of the
Confederates to interior lines necessarily
caused delay. and, when the attack was
made at noon, Lee and two OF his divi-
sions had reached the Petersburg lines
The attack made no impression on the
lines, which were held until the evacua-
on April >. 1865.
The campaign OF 1854 now became the
siege of Petersburg.
Copyright. 1912, oy the Century Company
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Concerning
We'll Known PEOPLE.

long on the way home from his wife's
funeral.
Henry said his mother-in-law, Sc
vereIy. I'm surprised to hear you laugh
ing like that when you've just buried
your dear wife.
Smith with guffaw replied:
".Oh, / can't help laughing when l re-
member all the jolly times We used to
have together.
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CHE Is a Kentuckian, and
Was Before Her Marriage
Miss Alice Clay. Daughter of
the Late Sidney Clay of Lex
ington-An Army Woman,
Hospitable, Well Read, Much
Travelled and Decidedly Pop
ular.
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crate general, with that firm reliance
upon the steadfast courage of his men
in fighting against odds which had
never failed him, and in the conse-
quent ability of a small body of his
troops to hold superior forces in check
until he could come to their support
sent Anderson with Longstreet's two
divisions to support Stuart's cavalry
in holding Spotslyvania Court House
until he could come up with the rest
or his army. This mutual confidence
between the general and his men was
striking feature of the campaign,
and. indeed, a prime necessity for any
possibility of success.
Lee sent an aid-de-camp with Anderson
under orders to keep him constantly ad-
vised, and, following with the main BODY
of his army. took up his position on the
Spotsylvania lines in the afternoon of the
9Th. And Grant again found himself in a
position which required hard fighting. and
in which he could not use to great advan-
tage his superiority in numbers and equip
ment
The Spotsylvania campaign of twelve
days was marked by almost daily COM
bats. 1t was Gen. Lees habit in those
about 10 or Ii at night. to rise at 3 am.
breakfast by candle light, and return to
the front, spending the entire day on the
lines.
armies mainly in strengthening their
positions by throwing up intrenchments.
The day was marked, however, by the
death of Gen. Sedgw1ck, who was killed
by Confederate sharpshooter. He was
much liked and respected by his old West
Point comrades In the Confederate army,
and his death was real sorrow to them.
Early on the morning Of the 10th Han
m ma CE
around Lees left wing and gain a posi-
ton on his flank and rear. This was re-
pulsed by Early, commanding Hills corps
chill being ilD. Almost simultaneously
came fierce assaults on Lees left wing,
which were repulsed with terrible slaugh-
ter. These were renewed again In the
afternoon with the same result
In one of these attacks small portion
of the Confederate line was taken, but
held for a short time only by the assail-
ants. 1t was pitiful to see and hear the
bravest of these brave men who had got
up nearest to the Confederate lines as
they lay the next day grooming with the
pangs Of thirst and pains of death, when
count of the active sharpshooting of the
Federal rif1emen. One fair-haired New
York youth lay thus twenty-four hours
near the Confederate intrenchments be-
fore he was relieved from his sufferings
by death, every effort to bring him In
having been rendered unavailing by the
sharp fire which his would-be rescuers
met at the hands Of his comrades. ignor-
ant of their kind intentions. About the
same hour at which these last assaults
were made, there was heavy attack on
Ewells front, near Lees headquarters
for the day, the Federals capturing and
holding a portion OF the lines for snort
time. This attack was repulsed and the
line recaptured by Gordon. the men and
officers, as in the Wilderness. again be-
seeching Lee to go to the rear, and shout
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URING the winter
of 1SG-64 Gen.
Lees headquarters
We're near Orange
Court House, Va
They were marked
by the same bare
simplicity and alb
Sence of military
form and display
which always char
a C [ Z ri. Zed them.
Three or four tents
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holding them as breastworks for the pro-
lection of his troops. The Confederate
front at the close covered four of the
eighteen pieces of artillery.
Lees retrenchment in rear Of our bat
tle-line (Which rendered the salient a use
less capture) had been completed. The
wearied and worn Confederate battalions
were withdrawn to this line late at night.
but the four recovered guns, after being
dragged off, were left hopelessly stuck in
a swamp outside of the new lines. and
became Hancock's trophies after all.
The battles of Spotsylvania Court
House closed with the 10Th of May 1t
gives a clearer idea of the nature of
this tremendous contest to group by
days and count it's various combats from
the beginning of the campaign: May 5,
three; May s, four; May s. two; May
10, Ave; May IL, repeated assaults dur
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INTIMATE Pen Pictures
! of the Great Confederate
Leader in Camp After Gettys-
burg and Before the Coming
of Grant, and of His Per-
sonal Actions in the First
Campaign That Grant Waged
Against Him-A Story That
Also Tells of the Wilderness
Campaign, With Its Great
Battles, From the Confed-
crate Standpoint.
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y tie division Of
labor, connected
with the District
government, the
army engineer nat
rrally falls heir to
the task OF keeping
Washington one of
the most beautiful
cities I'm the world.
The regime OF the
incumbent NJ a ].
Voorhees, Judson,
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MRS. WILLIAM VOORHEES, JUDsON.

motives and it was a long ride, but an
easy one, for the good horsenan to make
his way from New York to the outposts
on the Mississippi. Some critics say
easier then than II Is now, If you travel
on a horse. The autos have made good
roads necessity and it looks as IL that
fine boulevard will stretch from ocean
to ocean and that those who desire may
make the trip to the San Francisco ex-
position In touring cars The romance
of the roads still seemf to appeal to every
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mean nothing to me anyway. as army
men rarely get chance to vote and their
wives would be in the same fix. We lead
nomadic lives, and the rules about regis
tering in your home district when you
might be on the other side of the
tinent show some of the difficulties. I
am looking into the question, and l think
that the present agitation works to make
all women either for or against the cause.
Naturally when you hear such diverging
views expressed by people whose opinion
you value, you want to read the argu-
ment for yourself and draw your own de-
auctions. This explains my position now.
1 am educating myself on the woman
question and ii is q source of benefit
and enjoyment even though l retain a
neutral position in the forward march"
Mrs. Judson was born in the ilustrious
city of Lexington and lived there until
her marriage. which occurred soon after
her introduction into society. Mai. JUd-
son is a native of Indiana, had finished
then serving in a Kentucky army post.
Mrs. Judson is not in the direct line of
the famous sage of Ashland, but her great
grandfather, Gen. Green Clay, was the
him. emigrated to Kentucky in the pio-
neer days from Powhatan county. Va.
Lexington as the home of the Clays
Is one Of the ~, interesting points OF
family still living in the old township
make large and important group. The
name is still connected with the fame of
present-day statesmen and is the pride
of the community.
To every Kentuckian clings the idea of
being a horse lover. AS a girl Mrs Jud-
son rode and still rides well, but the p,lr-
suit was never one of the prime objects
of her life. A theme which she is in
terested in and which naturally appeals
to Maj. Judson is the enthusiasm for
good roads which is sweeping over the
country. The major has had much to do
with building roads and improving them
and he is heartily in sympathy with the
propaganda There is the old Cumber-
land trail which stretches from the Mary
land city along the canal and the sources
of the Potomac clear to the Father of
Waters. This road Is one which awak-
ems the patriotic sentiments of all those
who, like Maj Judson, are descended from
men who travelled by it with their vans
and loaded mules to create an empire be-
yond the Ohio. One OF the treasures of
all those who bear the name Of Clay Is