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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-29

HE controversy now
being waged before
the Congress and
the people of the
United States be-
tween Mrs. Martin
Wiley Littleton.
wife OF the repre-
sentative from the
first New York dis
trict. and Repre-
sentative Jefferson
NJ. Levy OF the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-29
The Psychological Moment.

cENATOR LUKE LEA was talking
- about the psychological moment.
Mrs. Stoves Uncle Toms Cabin ap-
nearing at the psychological moment, he
said. freed the slaves.
Then. with a smile. he added: ,d
II believe that New York herself Woull
90 nrohibition if the vote could be taken
ON New Years day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-29

value and Col Thomas jefferson Ran
dolph and his son. DIR. W. c. y. Ran
dolph. both told me that an exchange
of these two properties was arranged
between Thomas j. Randolph by and
with the consent of his mother. Mrs.
Randolph, and the Rev. Mr. Barclay.
Monticello and the 2o2 acres We're val
ued at fixed price; the Barclay proper
ty was valued at somewhat less, and in
addition to this Mr.. Barclay decided a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-29

CHE Was Miss Amelia
Levy, Daughter of Capt.
Jonas p. Levy, a Direct De-
scendant of the Jonas Levy
of the Distinguished Knicker-
booker Family That Settled
in New York in 1665-Mrs.
Won Mayhoff Is a Gracious
Hostess and Has Received
From Virginia Every Honor
1t Could Bestow-She Has
Entertained Superbly Every
Visitor of Renown Within
the State During Her Broth
er's Regime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-29
- The INVAL1DES 60
on SOLDIERS home IN PARIS

He is there. behind that iron door,
the boys whispered, marveiing.
my father saw him.. said one. All
thought he must be mistaken: but a ia
nous Partisan who knew him-the lad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-29

n L NJI%C<Nt.N - loiilp
is spacious, grand
lose, silent.
a park-like quar-
ter. beyond the
Eiffel tower. Wide,
shady avenues. few
people in them;
rich new apart
Inent houses on a
w id Q ar a d c
ground: old bronze
cannons before the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-29

tract of land which he owned in the
county to Col Thomas Jefferson Ran
dolph. The balance was paid in cash.
If Mrs. Randolph had desired to retain
Monticello she could have done SO, and
had she desired to buy it back she could
easily have done SO out of the money
appropriated by the legislatures as afore-
mentioned.
She preferred. however to retire to
the home of her son, where she died in
1885. All of this talk about desiring to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-29

the Avenue des Champs Elysees were
made and erected for it they burned blue
funeral flames as the dread cortege pass
ed. The body lay in state two days un-
der the Arc de Triomphe, just completed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-29

BY MARGARET r. DOWNING.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-29
IIEROISM of Two Chill
i 1 dren-The Erroneous
Mobilization - Viewing the
Bonaparte Relics-Some Sol
emn Condolences on the
Mighty Dead Us He in
There?"-"Yes, My Father
Saw Him. why the Body
Is Still Perfect.
eeial Correspondence of The star.

PARIS, December 10 1912.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-23
Insanity Not Inherited.

"Most persons think that insanity
may be directly inherited" says
Homer Folks in the State Charities
Bulletin. "This belief is undoubted-
ly wrong. One may inherit a greater
or less tendency toward insanity.
Mental instability may be inherited,
Just as weak constitutions may be
inherited. Those who have reason
to believe that some of their ances-
tors suffered from mental troubles
need not be unduly alarmed, for this
fact does not make it certain that
they will suffer likewise. These ten
denotes toward insanity may lie DOR
mant during the whole lives of the in
dividuals. But such persons should
take the proper precautions to pre-
vent the development of this tenden-
cy. AS a weak constitution may be
built up by healthy habits, so may
mental instability be made stable by
good mental and physical habits. The
individual whose family has had men,
tai trouble may c ten escape the dis
ease by proper surroundings, health
full and temperate activities, and
proper mental and physical habits.
The most important fact in heredity
is that the vast majority of ancestors
of every individual were normal.
Heredity tends, therefore, rather more
strongly toward health than disease.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-23
Joys of Litigation.

Another case illustrative of the old
saying that some men take real de-
light in "going to law" is before
the court of an interior county OF
Pennsylvania. And as so often hap
pens in such litigations, it began in
a quarrel about cow.
The COW wandered into field of
growing wheat and ate her fill The
owner of the field sued the owner Of
the COW for damages which prob
ably would have been fully covered
by a verdict of $40. But the owner
of the cow, with a reputation as "a
fighter" to maintain, brought a cross
suit, and that started war which
has ragged ever since. 1t began more
than five years ago, and in that time
there have been half a dozen differ
ent suits 'over the affair, including
one for false arrest and one for
SANDER. The litigants have already
paid upward of $1,000 and as much
more for counsel fees, and as both
parties are men of means the con-
troversy Is scheduled for long run.
The cow whose stolen lunch started
1t all is dead.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-23
Hooked Perfect.

A few nights ago an old family
friend was calling at the apartment OF
Gen. George Pennington Borden, U.
S. A., retired. The general and his
friends were conversing on military
tactics when Mrs. Borden entered
the room and with the brief explana-
ton, after greeting the guest, Maids
busy" .indicated to the majestic war
rior that he was to fasten those two
buttons at the back of her blouse
which defy the most agile feminine
contortions. Meekly the veteran
arose, murmuring, How are the
mighty fallen! What rights are left
to men when brigadier general OF
the United States army must button
a blouse in the back? How can
pose as a military tactician when
can be driven into corner by sim.
pie wave of feminine hand?"
Despite his wall, the struggle was
soon over, and the gallant soldier was
rewarded with the information: "Yor
did that very we'll"
THANK you, my dear" said this
general mournfully. 81 am GLAD t
have my humble talents recognized"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-23
0vERWoRK is GREAT FOLLY
Words of Two Prominent Men That
Should be Considered by Every
Busy Person.

Woman can rail at the folly of
overwork and she gets scant heed
Here is what two prominent men have
to say about it. Whether they prac.
tice as they preach is best known to
themselves, but the sentiment is all
right
Chauncey Depew has said: 81 do not
believe in overwork, and the body can
not endure it,"
Kirkham, in his "Recources," writes:
eff we do not play enough it is be-
cause we are overload of business
and because the modern ideal is, not
a well-rounded man of elevated mind,
healthy body and divers resources, but
a rich man, man of property-of one
resource only. Another reason is, play
implies leisure, and leisure is the
cardinal heresy against the religion of
trade the dogma of business. The
orthodox view is a life of constant eff.
fort, followed by retirement and rest.
The fruit of that doctrine is a host of
prematurely old men, synical, dyspep-
'4N, "SA NOHSiy uCplSISu, WlIuOuI re-
sources, but with money; that is to
say dead men,"
L instead of nagging, the worrying
wife or mother has those two para
graphs stuck in the mirror of the man
whose overwork is rankest folly, she
may make an impression before the
overstrain has earned it's sure penalty
of bad breakdown.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-23
Backs With Uncut Leaves.

In this country and Germany the
practice of publishing books and
magazines with uncut leaves has
largely fallen into disuse, but 1t is
still common in France. where its
prevalence provides a dissatisfied au-
thor with a cause for grumbling. In
LA Grande Revue" among other
hindrances to the reading habit which
is SO much in need of encouragement,
at any rate from the authors point OF
view, he instances the practice OF
publishing books with uncut edges.
Time, he says, is growing more
valuable every year and yet the read
er of a French volume OF average
proportions has to spend about twenty
minutes in the pettifogging work Of
cutting the leaves in order to get at
the contents. Some people of course
who take their reading in leisurely
fashion rather like being checked by
the need for using a paper knife, but
the ordinary reader does not want
to be bothered in this way. He likes
to go straight ahead without being
compelled to cut his way through the
book as he observation-disclosures
Gazette.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-23
Not the Real Thino

From a city apartment little Jack
was going fer the first time to spend
Christmas at his grandfathers farm.
As he ran up the steps of the old
house his grandmother caught him up
in her arms and put him down, rosy
and laughing, before the great log fire
in the living room.
Isn't that fine, Jackie, boy?" she
said. you don't have big log fires
like that in New York, do your"
The boy looked with wide-eyed de-
light at the huge logs as they blazed
and cracked in the generous old fire
place, but he was stanchly loyal to
his six rooms and bath"
ITS nice, grandma, but it's only an
imitation gas log, isn't it? We have
real ones in my house. "-Lippincott's.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-23
Ministerial Association

City ministers at their weekly
on Monday last was presided
Rev. u. S. G. Rupp. The
members were present; Revs.
H. Hummelbaugh, S. S. Mile
Mclean, A. ]. Herman, M. A.
Rives, Rev. B F. Bausman, Z
burg, Pa, attended the meeting
teresting review on DR.. VIM.
Clark's book, The Ideal Of les
read by Rev. A. J. Herman. I
citation went on record fave
speedy passage Of the Kenyon
Interstate Liquor Bill, before
10 withdraw from Interstate c
Protection, liquors imported in
territory for illegal use and wi
petition to Congressman Lewis
| 10 the matter.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-23
PROBLEM FOR WOMEN
CAN ONE ASK ANOTHER WHERE
SHE GETS HER CLOTHES?
It Is Done in France Without Offense,
but Here the Fair Questioner
Might Be Considered Most
Impairment.

"Have you the right, when you see
a beautifully dressed woman, to ask
her politely where she gets her
clothes?"
The speaker, beautifully dressed her
self, was drinking tea and eating
scenes at the Acorn club. Her words
evoked tremendous interest among ala
the dainty occupants of the dainty
room, and former ambassadors
wife said:
THAT question is very important.
1t has troubled me, in fact, all my life.
| once put it to the test. That was
three years ago. sided up to a very
stunning girl who was buying silk
stockings in a department store, and l
said:
"'Your dress is so pretty-do you
mind telling me where you got it?'
''She looked me up and down as If
I were dirt. I got it In Paris, she
snapped, and turned her back on me.
walked away so crestfallen! To this
day my cheeks burn when | think of
it."
All the women laughed gently, sym.
pathetically, over their tea.
''And it wasn't as if you hadn't been
well dressed Yourself" one said.
NO" said the ambassadors wife. IT
had on a new Paquin."
Once, in Monte Carlo" said a Wild
ow, "a girl asked me at Ciro's who
made the coat-suit was wearing, and
her question delighted me. 1t was a
tribute to me and my dressmaker BOTH
was but too glad to give that pretty
girl all the information she desired"
I'm Paris" said an heiress, the
leading dressmakers send their name
gums, or girl models, to the races, to
fashionable hotels, and to the promen-
ade in the Bots and the Rue de la
Paix. This is in order that women
may ask these girls where they got
their lovely frocks. Frenchwomen,
you see, don't mind asking one an
other that"
"The French are so intelligent"
said lady novelist.
Then, after a pause, the original
speaker said:
I've often wanted to ask strange
women where they got their clothes,
and my husband has often wanted to
ask strange men where they got
theirs. Neither of us has ever dared,
though. Yet we've been asked our
selves, and, tremendously lattered,
we've replied politely. My solution Of
the problem is this: Intelligent per-
sons, like the French, are pleased
when the question is asked them, and
therefore, if you are sure your stran-
gers are intelligent, don't hesitate;
but, if your strangers are unintelli-
gent-snobs or pseudo-aristocrats-
then, beware, for, no matter how deep
ly pleased at the question they may be
at heart, they will snub you horribly,
and you will walk off as ashamed as
though you had been caught trying to
pick pocket"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-23
WIFE'S PLAN DID NOT FAIL
Hubby SheIled Out Promptly When
He Realized Who Wrote the
Letter to Her.

Here is little scheme which wife
tried on good-but rather tight-hus-
band when she wanted a particular
something for Christmas, which is
commended to wives of a like mind.
Onet night when he was comfortably
seated after dinner smoking his pipe,
she brought out bundle of papers
and said she had hesitated for long
time whether or not to read him some
letters she had received. He pricked
up his ears, seemed interested and
she took the rubber band from the
package, telling him he must promise
not to ask who the writer was until
she had finished, and then not to go
cunning for her correspondent. He
promised, with curiosity at boiling
point, and she began to read:
my own darling" she began, 81
think of you all day and dream OF you
by night. Wherever go you are with
me, and 1 live for you alone. The
other night when / discovered that
you loved me-" at this point hus-
bands pipe went out and he sat up
very straight.
"What?" he said, rising with a red
face, who the"
Now" said his wife, you promised
to wait until the end, to be quiet until
had finished" But" said her hus-
band She continued to read, your
eyes are my sun, your mouth is the
mouth of dreams, your lips"
"Well, I'll be-" said her husband,
furiously.
'I dream of day when you'll be
mine and mine alone" read on his
wife calmly, "and long for the day
when l can call you"
"Stop thati" shrieked the irate hus-
band. "Who wrote that rot? Just let
me get my hands on him"
you've got your hands on him now,
DEAR" said his wife, sweetly, you
wrote these letters when we were en-
gagged" He sat down and lighted his
pipe.
"What did you say you wanted for
Christmas?" he asked-St. Paul Dis
patch.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-23
Had HIs Reasons.
TELEPHONE No. 272.

Seeing that his repeated requests to
look pleasant only caused his subject
to scowi more fercely, the photogra-
pher ceased to look pleasant himself.
"If you can't cheer up" he said, I'VE
might as well call this sitting off. You
seem an amiable sort Of chap. Why
can't you look pleasant when l tell
you to-? Because don't want to-"
said the man before the camera. my
wife is going to send these pictures
to some relatives of hers whom have
never seen, and 1t is my intention to
look like, brigand, so they won't
come"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-23
M0LDlNG OF A CHARACTER
Matter of the Greatest Moment to
Which Too Little Thought Is
Directed.

To nothing in life, perhaps, is there
directed so little thought as to the
shaping of a career-the molding of a
character Thousands of men and
women around us live their Indifferent
lives, and pass away without doing
anything really worth while, failing 10
get out of life its best and most beau
tiful. We need not achieve wonder
full things or become great personages
high in the esteem of the world it
matters not whether we are king or
peasant the stamp of merit is placed
on those who give their whole-hearted
attention to whatever they undertake.
Whether it be the making on an intri-
cate marvel of workmanship or the ex:
ecution Of everyday duties. Whatever
is assigned to us should call forth the
best that is in us.
Let us not be afraid to examine our
faults. 1t requires courage, certainly,
to weigh our own defects and look
them bravely in the face; but it is
only by so doing that we may over
come them and cast them aside. Shall
we be content to drift along without
striving to rise above the level of
those who do not care? Our charac-
ter lies in our own hands. There is no
one else in the world who can
make or mar it. We may be influ-
enced of course, by good or evil as
sociates, but with ourselves lies the
uniform molding of our career. We
are the sculptors, our life is the clay.
We can make it an indistinguishable
mass of material or the masterpiece of
a M.chelangelo. Which shall we
choose?
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-23
Snuff as an Eve Linlment.

Snuff was once used as an eye lini-
ment, "The Compleat Housewife, or
Accomplished Gentlewoman's Com
panion," which had run into 16 edi-
tons by 1858, extols its virtues. Ac-
complished gentlewomen who find
their sight failing with advancing
years are advised to rub "the right
sort of Portugal snuff into the eyes
night and morning and take it also
through the nose" This treatment, it
is asserted. "cured Sir Edward Sey-
mour, Sir John Houblon and Judge
Ayres, so that they could read without
spectacles after they had used them
many years"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-23
oueer Eorm of insurance.

Lloyds have insured people against
many strange things, but few quaint
err inquiries have been made than that
Of an undertaken, who asked the 9TH
er day at what price underwriters
would relieve him of any liability
from shocks caused to private people
by his collins being taken to. the
wrong houses at night.
Underwriters did not feel them
selves competent to quote premium
offhand, but expressed their willing
ness to consider the proposition pro-
vided details were supplied, such as
the annual turnover, the number of
such shocks known to have been
given and their severity.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-23
DisIiked the Flavor.

A kindergarten teacher in Philadel-
phia fell in love at first sight with a
cherubic youth of four who was
brought to her for instruction.
"Oh, what a dear!" exclaimed the
young woman. Have you any broth
ers like yourself?"
"Yes'm," replied the cherub; me
and Tommy and Dick. 1 like Dick
best"
And why do you like Dick best?"
"'Cause he did me a great favor.
He bit Tommy's leg"
But, dearie," protested the teach
err, why should you want Dick to bite
Tommy's leg?'
"'Cause l hate the taste Of Tom
my's leg" - explained the cherub.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-23
sham ne cauuht sometlma,

Sifl1ins-Is there any truth in the
report that Banks wife suffers from
kleptomania?
Timkins-No; think not under
stand it is the shopkeepers who suf-
fer.-Stray Stories.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-23
unseIfish Wisdom Demanded.

"A man should attend strictly to his
own business"
"Maybe so. But that policy Womb
never enable him to cut much Of Z
figure in the state Legislature"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-23
Their Comparative Bulk.

The latest Russian dancer to ar
i've for an American tour is Mile.
1 aakoweitzkajakahie. She will carry
T6rahe in handbag and hef
Racers
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-02-23

TGWCF 7 NVPIV vi IO'C u WTss'Is
The total number OF inhabitants of
the Isle of Man is now 50,542, which
shows decrease of 4,21O during the
last ten years.
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-03-15
NOT LIMITED TO THE OVEN.

All my life l have been sort Of domestic pioneer, cutting cross lots of tradition md usage, sometimes it must be confessed, to ny own loss, and trouble, other times with the happy result of finding out new and easier ways. So after month of pa- per-bag cooking I asked myself if 1 had sounded it's whole possibilities? There was no definite answer pos sible-so I took counsel wit myself.
 Looking through my pot closet, l founa a cast iron skillet, not over big, nor small, and about three inches deep. I found also a deepish round iron pan just dtting the skillet-top. Placing one upon the other there was a space of almost five inches between them, top and bottom. aving found them I went out and bought wire trfvet. I bought also Il exact pound of finely chopped meat-fourteen ounces lean veal, with two ounces of suet. This I shaped into ar oval flat tish cake, salted and eppered it well all over the outside, then f1oured it Iiberally, and overlaid the top with thinly sliced mild onion, thickly sliced peeled tomatoes and sundry Jumps Of well-houred butter. Next put it in paper bag-the biggest my skillet would take, pinned in the corners of the bag after sealing it, and laid 1t on the trivet which had been set in the skillet before 1t was put covered, over a gas ring on top the stove
 The skillet was sizzling hot-so hot that a smell of scorching came forth in about four minutes. That was the signal to turn down the heat more than half Because I want my veal always as well done as possible, be- cause I knew the tomatoes would pre- vent any possible drying out, l left my bag cooking forty-fve minutes, meantime getting ready salad, fruit, and setting my table,
 have in my time eaten much meat and good meat, but never any better.
 Therefore, know, all ye ovenless. you can cook in paper bags thus by help of a skillet and cover-indeed, of any sound iron vessel
 Copyright, 1911, by the Associated
 Literary Press)
The Green Forest tribune., 1912-03-15

into l paper Jag greased very liberal- ly with clarified butter Seal up, then with a fork or skewer-tip prick two small holes near each corner of the bags upper side, taking care not to prick the bottom as we'll Put the loaded and pricked bag on wire trivet and set the trivet in the oven. either on the grid-shelf or the solid bettem-the feet will save the bag from scorching. Bake for fifty-tive minutes Take out and cut into fingers when nearly cold.
 Light Biscuit-Sift well through a quart of best nou, three level tea spoonfuls of baking powder Cut fine into the sifted flour lump of lard or butter the size of the fist If butter is used, there is no need for salt; with lard add half a small teaspoonful level. Mix as quickly as possible into a soft but not sticky dough, wetting up with sweet milk. Roll hal an inch thick. cut out with a small cutter, brush lightly over the tops with milk, and bake in bag, well greased, and spread flat upon wire mat. Put in the biscuit so they will not touch-a cake turner is handy for this. Seal I'D, put in hot even. slack heat when the bag urns brown, but not too much. Bake twelve to fifteen minutes.