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"All this takes time. still 1 do not
think 1t should consume all the time A
few unbeatable rules help one so much
For instance. l have made 1t a point
in my life never to receive casual call
ers. the sort that drop in any time and
perhaps interrupt we'll matured plans
and prevent the performance of neces-
sary duties Sometimes it causes a lit
tie chagrin and one has to do some
explaining. bur in the end 1t is a wise
rule. which 1 commend to women who
wish to make their day commensurate
with their duties.
4 know nothing of the servant prob
ien' though l have sometimes to pour
oil on troubled waters and to compro-
mise and advise. l have rules in my
household, and l adhere to them as
strictly as l desire the retainers to do
a sense of justice in dealing with others
Is powerful measure toward general
harmony. do not invade the rights of
others, nor do / permit them to invade
my rights. and this. strictly enforced
Will smooth down many rough places
.eei personal responsibility toward
'hose who serve in my home, for their
comfort and content, even for their
annuseinentS, and they in turn are de-
voted 10 our interests and are faithful
IN thelr duties. | like to praise them as
tney deserve il, and, though | do not
nke 10 correct, / Will IL that is necessary
rms goes long way toward perma-
Hehcy III domestic ties and keeps your
people with YOU
that Il certain part of time and en-
erEy must be given to the infinitesimal
ottdAS OF life Is the verdict of every
SdSCeSsluI homekeeper. When all this
mas been done, and for the woman who
mas d sense OF management an hour or
TWO day surtces To direct even a large
aho complicated domestic machinery.
theh think q woman should exert her
Hiiuehce Tor good and worthy causes l
cannot enroll myself under the banner
oi women seeking public honors or ask
ma, recoSnltIon in the political sense but
i! heartily indorse the efforts of women
10 achleVe certain things that in the
great rush of life have been overlooked
nave the honor OF being among the
very hrst 10 answer to the call for an
organized feminine democracy, and
nave conSclentiously and sincerely worked
lor the success of the cause Naturally
the democratic cause will appeal to me-
put In this work / think we have
higher and broader mission than merely
political distinctions. 1t has been my
nope 10 see women laboring for what is
the best in life, the best government,
local and national. and to see them &C.
complish something which makes their
desire for a larger mission absolutely
logical
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20
THE LITTLE STONE HOUSE.

THE LITTLE STONE HOUSE.
heads of Chinese war dogs are turned up
side down these dogs have their heads on
straight. This may or may not be pc
culiarity Of Japanese war dogs. The west
dog looks to the southwest and the east
dog watches to the southeast They may
be looking up and down Clifton street,
but they are probably surveying the
great city which is spread out below
them. The view is a panorama SO fair
that it might we'll stir the fancy even of
bronze dog of war.
The shade of a tall and spreading mi
mosa tree Towering at this season, falls
upon these dogs, thus heightening the
Japanese effect. To the west of the dogs
are box bushes so venerable, so thrifty
and so large that one might reasonably
call them box trees. Behind this pic
ture are the white round pillars Of the
glass-inclosed piazza Of the Logan
Bryan home.
The Rambler did not call on Mr.. Bryan
with a view to having him make a
speech on the history of these Japanese
dogs Mr.. Bryan has other troubles,
troubles with more animated japanese
subjects than bronze dogs. 1t Is also not
the wish of the Rambler that the news
shall penetrate to California that the
eloquent Secretary Of State uses Jap
anese war dogs as watchdogs for his
Washington home.
over the porches and the bodybuilding of
Mr.. Bryan's temporary home, and though
from a distance they appear mostly
to be honeysuckle and clematis 1t is
likely that If one looked shrewdly he
would find grape vine growing there.
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northern woods. Album sought to inter
est the government authorities in the
establishment of an agricultural and
viticultural experiment station at Wash
ington. He sought to lease a portion OF
the public grounds in Washington for the
purpose Of forming a vineyard. He failed
in this. and then established the vineyard
on Rock creek with his own resources"
In addition to the information obtained
from Mr.. Lancaster, the Rambler also
received from Edward Derrick, 220S NJ
street northwest, a letter concerning Maj.
Album, from which the following is an
extract:
I'm The Sunday Star I read that you
are anxious to locate the site OF the old
Album experiment farm. IT used to be
known before the war as Albums Vine
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She Will Be Promi-
nent Socially During
the Democratic Regime
Comes From a Dis
tinguished Family-She
Has Travelled Much
and Yields a Strong
Influence in Her Circle
of Friends-One of the
First Members of the
Daughters of the Revo-
luton.
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of the early style of parl. benches in
Washington. Middle-aged Washingto-
mans. by thinking back to their youth.
will recall when the wood and Stat park
bench was an innovation.
Few Of these all-iron benches are left.
You may see some OF this type In the
White House grounds at the south front
of the mansion. in Mount Vernon Square
near the classic walls of the Washington
Public Library, and In the summer
houses in the grounds of the Department
of Agriculture. These all-fron Denches
are still good form in the cemeteries, ana
one sees many of them in those somper
and hallowed places.
The slat bench is not a very old institu-
ton. The Rambler looked 1t up 1t be-
gan to appear in the public parks OF
washington in 1872. In the report for
1872, made by Maj. o. e Babcock. In
charge of public buildings and grounds,
there is the following paragraph on
benches:
During the year 100 seats of the pattern
used In Druid Hill Park. Baltimore, and
375 seats OF the close pattern have Deen
purchased and placed In the PUBIC
grounds These seats are made Of wood
and iron, the frame being of iron and the
seat and back Of strips OF ash. These are
believed to be more comfortable and less
costly than and not so liable to get
broken as those made wholly of iron.
and are more easily repaired
The people avail themselves OF this
provision for their comfort and the seats
are nearly all the time occupied. They
have been firmly fastened In the ground
to prevent them being moved around
upon the grass. which would very soon
be wholly destroyed In front OF them"
In another part of this report Col.
Babcock writes in less happy and hope
full strain. He seems to be losing con-
fidence in the capacity OF the popuiace TO
appreciate the good things provided for
them. He says:
1T Is with deep regret that feel COM
PEELED to report the fact that there are
a class Of persons in this city who think
1t no crime to destroy anything belonging
to the government. The wooden fences
are broken and carried away, the houses
placed in the trees for the protection OF
the sparrows and other birds have been
broken and the birds themselves stoned
from place to place. The seats In few
instances have been broken and nearly
all Of them torn from their fastenings
The flowers are broken from magnolia
and other trees when in bloom. and after,
to their great injury. Limbs are broken
from the larger trees and some OF the
smaller trees are nearly ruined by having
their leaders broken, which spells the
symmetry Of the tree. The grass Is
walked on and in some places walks
across 1t have been worn; to prevent
which wires have been placed to keep
people in the walks"
Col. Babcock returns thanks to the
Washington press for its denunciation of
people who injure the parks and the
street trees, and asks the cooperation OF
the better class Of citizens in preserving
the beauty Of the parks.
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the connective tissues are softened and
dissolved. which gives To the stock.
when cold. a jellylike consistency. By
putting meat in boiling water. allow
ing the water to boil for few min
utes, then lowering the temperature.
juices in the outer surface are quickly
coagulated, and the inner juices are
prevented from escaping.
This principle applies where nutri-
ment and flavor are desired in meat
BY putting in cold water, bringing
quickly to the boiling point, then low
ering the temperature and cooking
slowly until the meat is tender, some
OF the goodness will be in the stock.
but a large portion will be left in the
meat.
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Its Virtue.

DRESIDENT A. LAWRENCE LOWELL
! of Harvard said at a dinner In his
honor in Chicago:
Early marriages are the best. It 10
neither good for the man nor for the
community that he should wait until he
is twenty eight years old before marry
ing"
President Lowell paused a moment and
then, smiling, he continued:
Another trouble about late marriages
is that the mans habits-his bad habits
are formed. and it's hard to break him
of them You know, perhaps. the story
of the cigarette?
"A man Of the old-fashioned manly
man. type-the. soft, full-stomached type,
that drinks too much. belongs 70 too
many lodges and must be superior 70
woman In everything-this man took UNI
bragg over his wifes cigarette, the one
modest cigarette that she took after an
ner. though he. OF course. smoked Ike 9
chimney all day long. And SO ne SAID
one evening:
IT believe you think more OF shae
nasty, poisonous cigarette than You DO OF
me. your husband.
"'WeIl, dear his wife replied. smiling
and blowing a cloud i can keep my cig.
arctic. you know. from going out
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Mr.. Bryan's Bronze Dogs.

TWO bronze dogs, and they are very
handsome fellows. stand guard at
the steep flight of eleven stone steps that
lead from the grassy brick sidewalk on
Clifton street. through the stone walled
terrace of Secretary Bryan's Washington
domicile. 1t Is the Logan house. which
seems to be variously known in Washing
ton as Calumet Place and Eagle Lodge.
Thees bronze dogs have Japanese faces
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street a weed-grown area stretches west
to the steep bank which drops down into
the valley OF Rock creek. dump lined
along this part of the course of that
stream The new parkway will be de-
veloped here.
The vacant land adjacent to this little
stone structure is now cluttered with
heaps of broken stone. evidently for the
repair of streets, and with the debris OF
a Stoneyard which was located here.
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BIZ MARGARET b. DOWNING.

NE OF the charm
ing members Of
the official set is
Mrs. j. Charles
Linthicum, wife of
the member of
Congress from the
fourth district Of
Maryland. a side
light on her person
ality is that in
( h e 8 G d a v s of
C h a n ging stand
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soul which applied religion means. There
fore, l count as the most sacred of my
memories of travel a trip Mr. Linthicum
and took to the Holy Land. 1t was
almost a pilgrimage, we went about it
SO reverently, and 1 regret that so many
OF my countrymen go to Paris and to
Baden-Baden and to Monte Carlo and SO
few to the fountainhead of our Christian
religion. l cannot put in words the solace
which that trip to Jerusalem, to Bethle-
hem, to the Mount Of Olives, to the Sea
of Galilee and he River Jordan means
even yet l find everything near and
therefore dearer to me. Certain cere-
monies were before a sort of dry for
malism, but now they are vivid, stimu-
lating realities"
Mrs. Linthicum is among those who
may be said in the broadcast and truest
sense to be a prime factor in the DO
litical career of her husband. She is I'M
obtrusive in her aid as she Is in her hos
pitalities but she is nevertheless a DO
tent influence. The Baltimore home of
Representative and Mrs. Linthicum has
long been the recognized center Of GER
tain thoughtful and conservative mem
bers of society. Their country estate
in Ann Arundel county, Twin Oaks is
also well known among the hospdtable
mansions IN an environment historically
famous for social Intercourse. House
parties fill the country place with life
and merriment always during the early
summer and the autumn. Mrs. Linthi-
cum Is partial to asking a few friends
from Washington to dine in their Balti-
more home. During the session the Lin
thicums occupy an apartment, and they
entertain as extensively as such n tenn
porary home permits. They have never
dismantled their Baltimore home but II
is likely that they will take a house next
winter and be among those who will lend
distinction to the new administration.
Both are Hospitality inclined and never
so happy as when large company gath
ers about their festive board.
X
Mrs. Linthicum. coming OF a distin-
guished revolutionary family both from
her father and mother. has always taken
a keen interest in patriotic societies and
is a member of the most prominent. With
her brother, DR.. John Leland Perry, jr.,
of Saratoga, and her sister, Mrs. F. F.
Wilder Of Brooklyn. she took a prominent
part in the centenary of the battle of
Lake Erie on the Fourth of July, in
which Commodore Perry played so
heroic a role. Mrs. Linthicum has always
kept her New York friends. and she
makes several visits yearly to her old
home and to friends and relatives stiii
resident there. She will spend the month
of August in this familiar environment,
going later to the Massachusetts resorts.
Mrs. Linthicum's mother was Harriet
Sadler, also a member OF a patriotic fam
lily in New York which gave its best IN
men and women to the revolution. When
the D. A. r. was founded she and her
sister were among the first to Join, and
Mrs. Linthicum is at present q member
Of the Baltimore Chapter. She has known
the present head OF the great patriotic
organization. Mrs. William Cumming
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Story, for several years. She was also on
the most cordial terms with Mrs. Mat
thew T. Scott the former president-gen-
eral. She is a member of the Danes of
the Loyal Legion and the Society of the
Mayfiower. Her mothers family. the
Sadlers were of English descent, and the
first to emgrate was Sir Ralph Sadler. Il
knight who had followed the fortunes of
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where woman must go to the aid OF sis
ter woman. We have enlarged our vision
and now few thoughtful people will pur-
chase any sort Of goods when 1t Is fash
Toned under deleterious conditions for the
workers. I hope that more and more
feminine organizations will unite for such
useful purpose
Mrs. Linthicum is a pleasant CONVEX
sationalist. telling interesting things in
the unobtrusive way which never ia
tigues. In her early girlhood, her father
DR.. John Leland Perry. was one Of the
eminent physicians Of Saratoga Springs,
and she and her sister. Mrs F. F.
Wilder. saw a brilliant phase of life
which no longer exists.
Said Mrs. Linthicum, II remember
when the first breath Of summer brought
to the springs all those who were the
least ailing and many who were not. but
who wished to remain for the gay times
possible. Then the sound Of music
seemed always on the air and the nights
were brilliant and lively as the days.
One could see the beauty OF all America,
for even the opulent Of South America
came to Saratoga for the cure. 1t was
not so much the fashion then to go
abroad for the spas Of Austria and Of
Germany. The time consumed In the
journey was more than the busy man Of
lndL era COulu SpdTGs 50 Ilc CdIIlc " odTc-
toga with his wife and children. When
"A belle and beauty of international fame
arrived, every one was aGog until
she appeared on the promenade or at the
Casino, and then the tongues would wag
in comparison to her claims against some
former favorite. I spent all my early
life in such environment. and there
gained my love of people as study rather
than OF conditions or things considered
ACCIDENTALLY.
II attended q dear old French convent
near Montreal and later went to school
in Philadelphia. But have always held
that experience is the wiser teacher and
that to travel and to mingle among DIFF
ferent circles Of humanity Ia to get the
broadcast and most useful knowledge.
have gone to Europe. to every part many
times. always with beneficial results. One
Of my principal pleasures in travelling
after the exhilaration Of mingling with
people OF different ideals is to collect
unique belongings. My home in Balti-
more, as well as my country home, is
filled with reminders Of delightful So
journs in foreign lands. I dislike the
commonplace either in furnishings, brio
a-brac or art. So whenever I saw some
thing which would fit in with other pos
sessions. purchased. My pictures mean
a great deal to me for this reason, and
sitting quietly In my home my eye falls
on something gotten abroad and pleasant
memories are awakened and / feel re-
freshed.
k*
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their getting into the pond again wire
screens were attached to the inlet and
outlet pipes. 1t is thought with the precau
ton taken the fish will increase rapidly
and In few years quantities Of them
can be distributed and placed In the
various fountains Of the city"
In this report was also a review Of the
work done in cleaning reclamping, calk-
Ing and packing with clay and cement
the fountain bowls in the west Capitol
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HE Rambler wrote
in The sunday
Star July s that
there lived some
where in the Dis
trict of Columbia
in the early part
of the nineteen I h
century Maj. John
Album, a soldier
of the revolution.
a judge, a sur
yeyor and the au-
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A Little Stone House.

TT the question of small houses comes
up you should not overlook that
which stands among weeds on the west
side of 25th street between NJ and N
streets. From the west curb of this
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and are probably of Japanese craftsman
ship Seated on their launches, they are
about two feet high. measuring from
their broad and stout fore paws to the
tips of their alert ears.
The faces OF classic Japanese warriors
seem to have been put on these bronze
dogs Perhaps they are Japanese dogs of
war. Their tails are bushy and erected
like the tails on the Chinese she-she. if
that Is the way to spell 1t. but while the
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the Puritans to Plymouth, and from
whom she was direct descendant.
Representative and Mrs. Linthicum be-
long to the Episcopal faith and In " ASH
ington are communicates at the Church
of the epiphany. Mr.. Linthicum is
member of the committee on foreign at
fairs and with Mrs. Linthicum has been
conspicuously entertained by members or
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the diplomatic corps. They have also Ell
tertained the strangers within the gate
frequently. Though Mrs. Linthicum dis
claims any national renown as a hostess
or homekeeper, both here and in Balti-
more she is noted for giving successful
dinners and other fetes, affairs planned
with absolute nicely and always working
out even to the least detail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20
Treatment of Meat in Summer.
A LII meat should be scalded before l

LII meat should be scalded before 1t
~ Is cooked, especially in summer.
Z - The chief reason for doing this is
to have it thoroughly clean, and should
the meat be a trifle old the scalding
process will remove the faint. Soda
should also be sprinkled over It. There
is no nutrition lost by this process. Do
not leave fresh meat wrapped in paper;
1t absorbs the Juices. Put 1t in deep
dish and turn a plate over 1t before put
ting 1t in the ice chest
To preserve beefsteak and chops, sat
urate a piece OF thin white cloth in white
wine vinegar. Place the meat on plat
ter, first wetting the platter with little
of the vinegar. then spread the cloth over
the meat. In this way meat may be kept
without ice for several hours. Moisten
the cloth with the vinegar when it begins
to dry. The meat will not taste of the
vinegar.
Meat may be kept far into the summer
by the following process: Grind. mix and
season 1t, and pack in two-quart stone
Jars that are perfectly clean and sweet.
Bake for four hours in a moderately hot
oven, take out. and press with a heavy
weight for twelve hours, or overnight.
then take off the weight. There will then
be some fat on top. but not enough to
cover, SO heat some lard to the boiling
point and pour over enough to cover the
meat This excludes the air. Keep in
cold, dry place.
To make tough beefsteaks tender, and
at the same time improve their flavor,
follow this method: A day or two before
you want to use one. put 1t in a deep
plate. and pour over 1t a mixture of one
tablespoonful of vinegar to five or six Of
olive oil beaten together. Turn the steak
each day. and keep 1t In a very cold
place. When ready to use, scrape off the
mixture and then broil the steak over
q clear. hot fire, turning very often until
the surface is scared. to keep in the
juices, then turn less often until done
II wanted rare, a medium thickness OF
steak will cook In five minutes, q well
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49, X WITH THE RAMBLE]@I}611lilII
g tf{ 6M Nh6/]hakcMxZLzunm Co..

told the Rambler that II was the Of
fee Of a man named Callahan who con.
Quoted a stoneyard there and that the
vacant land is called the college lot
because II was owned by GaorEetown
College once upon q time.
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Scrapple.

from Judge.
There's a place for everything. but
the trouble is most Of US cannot dnd
the place.
The door OF adversely il never locked
1t isn't our poverty that makes us
discontinued, but the riches OF our
neighbors.
Love makes one ideal husband: fear
makes a thousand.
There are no conventionalities in ps1-
vate.
Allmony is the battle cry OF freedom.
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I'm the organizations Of democratic om-
n, now known under different names. our
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to make them fit in so that every one will
be happy and comfortable.
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Il am a fervent believer In religion
for everybody accordingly as one finds
refreshment In different creeds. be-
lieve in the discipline which the adher-
ence to some special form Of religion
brings and to tho stimulant to mind and
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OF his information from Albums grand
daughter. Mrs. j. w. Henry of Wash
fngton.