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The Washington times., 1913-11-05
For The Times Children
Just Before It's Bedtime
A LITTLE QUAKER HEROINE.
IS DsI-Yes: mother 49,, -

Hsssss%, 4. ,:,,. :, ,,.... :
+ feet: go to the gate to see who
coihas at this hoiir. and make haste, for
wish thee to set the teatabIe.". {. and
the good woman bent again over her
big oven, while the child ran down the
SHADY lane. to the gate.
Prudence and her. widowed mother
lived'in a'smsll cottage on the outskirts
of Philadelphia in; the days Of the Revo-
lutionary war, They were Quakers. who
did not believe, in fighting. but little Pru-
dence. was heart and soul with the
American cause. In a few moments
Prudence came running back.
Mother. it Is the British-they are
coming up the path said the girl. ex-
citedly: Up the shadowy' road came q
troep OF redcoats. They clattered up
and stopped before, the low white porch
Mrs. Adams came to the door,
I'VE. are British dragoons.'' said the
commanding officer. with bow And
We will make our headquart here to-
night" In a few seconds the troopers
were dismounted ard swarming into the
house. Prudence and her mother knew
there was nothing to do but walt on
the men, so they cooked a big supper
and spread the table with cold meat.
bread, preserves and milk in plenty
Then Prudence went into the room to
wait on the officers table. 1t was very
chilly. and the big room looked very
cozy with the freight dancing on the
ceiling and the men. in red coats sitting
about the table smoking So Prue sat
down back in the dark corner Of the
chimney and waited for the guests to
finish. The men laughed and talked SO
long that the child fell asleep, but so
far back in the shadows was she that
no one knew of her presence.
Presently loud voices awoke her. She
did not stir. but kept perfectly still and
listened, for the officers were telling Of
their plans to attack Washington, who
was encamped not far on. Some of the
officers were getting angry and their
tones were noisy. But at last quiet was
restored and plan agreed upon, which
was that at dawn the British forces
The Washington times., 1913-11-05
Howard. Miss Perrin. and Baron vo

Howard. Miss Perrin. and Baron Won
Lersner
With Mrs. Calderon Carlisle. in her
box. was Mrs. Mandevilie Carlisle and
Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Gibson occupied
Mrs. McMillan's box. and with Mrs.
Hit in Mrs. Crozier's box was a party
including Mrs. Boardman and Miss
Mabel T. Boardman.
Mrs. !. T. Mann had a party of guests
in her box, as did Mrs. Lisner.
Others in the audience were Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Campbell. Mrs. Joseph
Thropp. Mrs. Nicholas Anderson, Mrs.
John Hay. Mrs. George Eustis. Mrs.
Tuck erman. Mrs. Ten Eyck Wendell,
Mrs. Hennen Jennings, Miss Macomb,
Miss Mary Sheridan. the Misses de
Pena, Mrs. Walter Wells. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hemmick, Mrs. Henry Kirk Porter.
Miss Hageman, Miss Portner. Mr. and
Mrs. William F. Dennis. Mrs. Buckner
Randolph. Mrs. Charles B. Howry. Mrs.
James c. Pilling. Mrs. Henry G..
Sharpe. and Mrs. Harold P. Morton.
d
Mrs. William i. Dennis Is entertain
ing at Il card party this afternoon for
a number of young people.
Mrs. Rhoades. wife of Lieut.. ]. B.
Rhoades, L. S. N. will entertain at a
card party at their quarters at the
Navy Yard tomorrow afternoon.
Miss Dorothy Taylor. daughter of Ma
val Constructor and Mrs. David Taylor,
will go to Annapolis Friday afternoon
TO attend the officers hop that night.
She will remain over for several days
to attend number of parties that arc
being given at the Academy. ..
The Washington times., 1913-11-05
Charming Acting BY Elsa Ryan,
and Capable, Cast Make
It Decidedly Pleasing.

A NAN who sat in front of me
~. at the Belasco Theater last
n night seemed considerably
disappointed at tie opening
curtain Of Peg o. Ny Heart I did
not sense the reason. for his SORROW un-
I'll ne leaned over to his feminine COM
panion and whispered audibfy:
~ thought tins was a musical come
dy.''
why. no." she replied. there's No
music in it," 80
.'Confound it, he Euttered, where
does this thing come. from then" and
he hummed few bars of the song
Peg. o. Ny Heart" -w.hich-has. attained
an enviable, reputation and popularity
within. the past few months. 1t was
several minutes before his wife-at least
] suppose it was his wife-was able
to convince hiE, that the play Peg O.
.Iy Heart" had no music il it but
the music of the speaking voices of
a rumber OF charming actresses. no
physical appeal beyond the . delight
which one naturally. takes in seeing a
well-written play well acted. no crash
ing ensembles. but rather the solitary
wistfuIness Of dainty little Elsa Ryan,
who plays the title role.
Lest there be others Of the male
gender who think that J. Hartley Man
ners' piece Is a musical comedy. ! will
say right here that it most emphatically'
is NOT musical, bur that 1t Just as
emphatically Is comedy. And what is
more, comedy Of the most delightful
compelling and charming nature. Com
edy which seems to insinuate itself into
the innne- recesses of ones heart and
nestle there, making one feel all warm
land good" as the little girl said she
felt after a hot bath ID.
In short. Peg O. My Heart is a de-
light,
During the engagement here-and at
the Belasco Theater, what is more-of
What Happened to Mary / made the
prediction. founded on hope. that the
pendulum of dramatic art" having
touched its ultimate height in certain
OF the sex plays'' now being presented
was beginning 70 swing back in its Or
bit to the old-fashioned comedies OF
manners" where clcverness OF speech
and delicacy of action were esteemed
over punch" and "viriIity'' gained at
the expense Of ones gentler sensibilities.
This prediction ] now repeat, together
with the statement that the hope has
been greatly strengthened by Witness
Tn, ssDaU n Nv Heart
The Washington times., 1913-11-05

Madame da. Cana, wife of the Bra
ziiian. ambassador who went 10 Hot
Springs, Va. yesterday. 10 remain for
a month. was accompanied by her
asughter-in-lawi Mrs. Morris r. yolck.
The Washington times., 1913-11-05

The italian ambassador has gone to
New York to remain until Monday,
when he Will return TO the Capital He
is making his last visit before sailing
for, Italy,. preparatory: to giving up his
post here.
The Washington times., 1913-11-05

A beautiful wedding will take place
this evening at O'Clock in ST. Mar
garet's Episcopal Church, when Miss
Eugenie Dent. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Addison Dent will be mar
rIed to William Albert Draper.
The ceremony, which will be attend
ded by, large gathering Of relatives
and friends. will be performed by the
rector of the church, the Rev. C. Ern-
est Smith.
The bride. who will be escorted and
given in marriage by her father. will
have as her attendants, Mrs. James, Z.
Wilson, wife -cf Captain Wilson, u S.
A. as her matron of honor, an6> Miss
Mildred Cavcrly, of .Philadelphia; Miss
Dorothy Dent, cousin of the bride;
Miss Gertrude Woodward, and Miss
Pearl Costinett, will be briesmaids.
= Little Miss Katherine Rudolph West
and Miss Katherine Dent sister of the
bride, will be flower girls.
Roy A Dent, brother of the bride,
will be best man, and the ushers will
be Paul A. Draper. brother of the
bridegroom; Edward A. Dent, brother
of the bride: Wellstood White, j. Roger
White, Joseph H. Gailiher, and Walter
y. Guy.
4 large reception at the home of the
brides parents in 13l7 Euclid street
ana later in the evening Mr.. Draper
wedding trip.
b ~ q -...
Count de Peretti de la Rocca, coun-
H..
seriously iii for a. fortnight. As soon as
he sufficiently recovers, he will leave
Washington for Mexico, to join Count
ess de Perettl de la Rocca, who is in
the Mexican Capital as the guest OF
Ter mother, Nine. de Suinaga. From
Mexico Count. and> Countess de 'Peretti
de la Roca will go to France, on sew
eral months leave of absence.
Youssouf Zia Pacha, the ambassador
of Turkey. has gone to New York to
remain for several days.
The Russian ambassador and several
members of the embassy staff spent
yesterday in Baltimore. returning TO the
Capital in the evening.
The Southern branch Of the Wilson
and Marshall Democratic League will
hold a meeting Tuesday evening at
O'Clock in the parlors of tn ePortner,
when a large attendance is expected as
the business of the evening will be the
election of offers.
20 s<2.sG.-fE. e. E-sTs
Kijuro Shidehara. counselor of the
Japanese embassy in Washington. and
prominent in diplomatic society of this
city, has been transferred to London,
England. He will be succeeded at the
post in this country by Yagoro Eiura,
at present first secretary off, the Jap
anese embassy in Paris. 1t Is expect
ed that Mr.. Sh.dehara will leave for
his new post some time in December.
The counselor has been with the 10
cal embassy since September, 1872 The
counse,orships of the London and
Washington, embassies are considered
OF equal rank 'snd importance by the
Japanese government Mrs. Shidehara
did not come with her husband to thls
country, hut 'ittis expected that she
viii join himfn London.
Mr.. Shidehara has made his home at
the HiEhiands.
The Washington times., 1913-11-05

The Southern branch of the Wilson
and Marshall Democratic League will
hold meeting Tuesday evening at
8, O'Clock in the parlors of tn ePortner,
when a large attendance is expected as
the business of the evening will be the
election of offers.
The Washington times., 1913-11-05
A Play of Manners
In Every Sense.

At the risk of being criticised fo-
punning. I will say that Peg O. My
Heart Is comedy of Manners" and
delightful manners. az tnat,
There is one point in which the Man
ners play may be said to resemble a
musical comedy-its lack of plot. There
is an undercurrent of story running
The Washington times., 1913-11-05
Julia Murdock Says. Peg O My Heart
Is Most Delightful of All Comedies

through the whole piece, to be sure,
hut il Is very slender thread Of q
story which Is used to bind the Incl
dents together, and one almost loses
sight Of the plot in the interest in the
different characters I do not mean to
say that Peg, o. Ny Heart Is unin-
teresting-far from II. do not remem-
Ter sitting through performance Of
the same kind which held my attention
more closely or appealed more strongly.
But there is very little time lost in
playing with plots-the playwright de-
votes the greater part Of his attention
to carving epigrams and witty. speeches.
cleyer situations and dainty word pic
lures.
-..Pez O. Ny Heart" we are told in
the. opening act Of the Manners p as,
lis the pet name given by a father IN
New York to a. girl Of Irish descent
who come ssto make her abode with the
Chichesters. an fashionable Eng
lfsh family, in order>-te fulfill "a will
which has left her a fortune at the ex-
pense Of the Chichesters-.As. only nat
ural the English people take a dislike
to the little, Irish girl and try to make
her life as hard as possible. with the re-
suit that she makes up her mind to re-
turn to America.
Just in the nick o. time, however,
Cupid arrives on the scene and Peg
falls in live with Jerry. very likabls
youth who. determines that she shall
stay in England as his wife, and tie
curtain descends to the music of we'd
ding bells in the future, leaving Peg
in the midst of family which she
has won in spite of itself and of peo-
pie in whom she has stirred the long
latent realization that they are really
human, and not mere ia shionable autom-
atcns.
Cast of the Play
Carefully Selected. -
The cast which Oliver Morosco has
selected to present Peg o. My Heart"
is fully as capable as the roles which il
depicts-which Is praise indeed, for Mr..
Manners wrote masterpiece of char
acter delineation when the turned out
Peg o. My Heart
The play is in some respects a one
part production. On the shoulders of
the actress elected to play Peg rests
the burden of making the play a de-
light or otherwise, and Miss Elsa Ryan
captivates' her audience almost from
the moment she makes her first ap-
pearance with her touseled, hair and
misfit, dress. The spirit of the pert Peg
seems to have imbued the dainty act
ress and to have made her not act
the role but actually live it. In the
hands of Miss Ryan the part is pure
The Washington times., 1913-11-05
LOCAL MENTION.

Mazda Electric Lamps at Special Prices
Electric Webster, 717. eth.
Evening journal., 1913-08-20
SHIPPERS WARNED
OF CAR SHORTAGE
Are Urged to Get Out Freight
Before Crops Move, StOr-
age Rates to Rise

Shippers in this city have been
notified that there probably will be
another shortage of freight cars this
fall from the indications of the heavy
freight movement all summer. The
railroads throughout the country are
advising the industrial people to
ship as much freight as possible
during the summer When the crop
movement Is In full swing It Is eX-
pected that the carriers Will not be
sufficiently equipped TO meet all de-
mands and a congestion Of traffic,
similar to that of October. 1911, is
anticipated
During the first six months Of the
year $4,000 cars were ordered by
railroads operating In every section
of the country The buying move
ment has subsided ever since March
so that az present car builders report
comparatively few orders for cars
The current bulletin of the American
4 Railway association relative to the
supply of freight cars in the United
States states that there was a total
shortage of 1886 cars. June 30.
Il Is said that the railroads vii
seek to increase the shortage rates
| in all portions Of the country. An
increased rate for the western distric
/ has already been fled and has caused
the western shippers 10 utter pro.
! tests. The purposes Of the increase
Is 10 prevent shippers from using
cars for storage purposes.
Evening journal., 1913-08-20
You May Inspect
Photographic Copies Given
Away by Evening Journal

In order to show you just what the
enlarged Photographic copies to be given
away by THE EVENING JOURNAL are
like, a display of them viii be made to-
morrow in The EVENING JOURNAL
show window. No. l02 West Fourth
street. These copies viii remain on ex-
hibit until the free portrait offer expires
You are invited to inspect them at
close range
Come right into THE EVENING
JOURNAL office. and a representative
of the Holloway company of New York,
which is making the reproductions, will
be glad to show and tell you anything
you want to know about these pictures
and the offer that THE EVENING
JOURNAL is making
If YOU are skeptical about the repro
ductions, come around tomorrow or any
day between s a. m. and O p. m, and
see for yourself.
You certainly are familiar with the
offer, as everybody is talking about it,
but for the benefit of those who do not
know we will repeat it.
Simply get together six of the portrait
coupons of consecutive dates and present
them at THE EVENING JOURNAL
office with the portrait you want an
llxl4 copy of. When the copy is finished
we notify you and you may call and get
the copy free of charge.
Bear in mind that the coupons must
be of consecutive dates. and that they
are not good later than one week from
the date of the last one of any series Of
six.
Also-No mail orders win be accepted
If you haven't clipped the coupons you
had better do SO at once. So much in
Evening journal., 1913-08-20
BOND BIDS
PLEASE COUNTY
Road Improvement, New
Bridge and Twin Hall Pro-
ieCt Now Assured
CITY COMPANIES
TAKE 100000 ISSUES

Members of the Levy Court were
elated yesterday when E. B. Hollings
worth chairman of the finance commit
tee. received two offers for the sale of
county bonds amounting to S3O0,0O0-
The bidders being the Security Trust
and Safe Deposit Company and the
Farmers Bank.
About two months ago the Levy Court
advertised the 100000 of bonds for sale
but no bids were received. Ten repre-
sentatives of New York and Philadel-
phia brokers made propositions for the
purchase of the bonds but the Levy
Court could not see its way clear Ia
accept the propositions
The communication from the Farmers
Bank said that in full harmony with
it's president, Governor Miller. the bank
would take 100000 of the highway
bonds at par. The offer was accepted.
The Security Trust and Safe Deposit
Company agreed to cell the 100000
worth of other bonds and knowing that
the Levy Court needed the money in tn,
next six months agreed 10 make pay
ments as required. The propositions
were unanimously accepted
Then the movement started to have
the local banks interested The Of
ficers of the Security Trust and Safe
Deposit Company and the Farmers
Bank found they had customers for
such bonds and finally the offers
from the institutions we're received
The Security Trust and Safe Deposit
Company offering TO take 5000 00C
and the Farmers Bank 100000 al
par agreeing to pay IL per cent
interest
The sale OF these bonds became
necessary to supply the funds with
which to build the several pieces oi
good roads in the county in order
that there may be one state road from
the Pennsylvania border to the Ken
County line. The bids for thes,
stretches of road have been received
! by the Levy Court and are being held
under advisement
In order to go ahead with the worl
Of building the Third street bridg,
the money iG necessary also and b,
the time the work is finished the ad
: ditional S150,000 will be secured b,
/ the sale of the remainder of the
bonds. The county has been author
lied to float S2500O0 four and a hal
/ per cent. bonds TO pay for the propos
ed bridge The other 100000 real
lied by the sale of the Joint Build
/ ing bonds will be placed at the dis
posal OF the Joint Building Commits
sion with which to purchase the sit
for the building.
Evening journal., 1913-08-20
NEWS NOTES
FROM ELKTON

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
ELKTON. Nd, Aug. 20.-Red Men Of
Cecil county are making preparations
for reunion at Ell<ton on September
/. There will be parade and speech
making
Among the .ases set for trial at the
September term of court is that OF
Mrs. Josephine Pryor of Chesapeake
City, who has brought suit against the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Com
pany and Chesapeake City commis-
sioners for injuries received in falling
into a ditch along Bank street. She
claims $1,000 damages.
Mrs. George Biggs Of near Chesapeake
City, who was shocked when the horse
she was driving became frightened al
passing automobile, has since died.
After a very successful meeting
Woodlawn Camp closed on Sunday.
George A. NJ. johnson of Leslie was al
Elkton visitor on Monday-Waltel
Blacl<son of Wilmington has been the
guest of Elkton friends-Mrs. George
r. Ash has returned from a two weeks
stay at the Strand, Atlantic City.-Mrs
William Howard May of Wilmington
has returned from a pleasant trip t
Mrs. V. NJ. McCabe at Maryland Lodge
Mrs. John Scott of near Newark wal
the guest of friends in Elkton on Mon
day.-Miss Addie c. Rutter of Philadel
phia, Mrs. H. C. Wells. Miss Fam,
Marshbank. Miss Flora Ash and MI
Daniel Ferrell of Elkton, visited Mr.. ant
Mrs. George Taylor at their home il
Zion on Sunday-Mr and Mrs John +
Porter and children of Wilmington, VIII
have been spending some time at Mary
land Lodge, have returned home.-Mis
Lille Alrich has returned to her home i
Philadelphia after visiting friends i
Elkton and Calvert William Cipher O
Wilmington spent Friday in Elkton.-
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Strickland an
daughter, Miss Frances, have returne
from a visit at Atlantic City.
Evening journal., 1913-08-20
Constipation and
Heat Often Fatal
Regularity of Bowels Very ImpOr-
tant TO Health at This Time.

Regularity of Bowels Very ImpOr-
tant to Health at This Time.
At no time of the year should peo-
pie be more careful OF tne condition
OF their bowels than in hot weather.
Many things may cause constipation
in summer, but whatever it may be
the trouble should be promptly
remedied. A constipated person lays
himself or herself open TO serious
and often fatal diseases. That feel
ing of congestion, lassitude or dull
headache is the first warning OF
trouble.
Don't try to remedy it by the ex-
cessive eating of fruit, which usually
has a laxative effect but lacks action
in extreme cases. What is needed is
a reliable but mild laxative-tonic like
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Take a
dose of it at night before retiring-it
| is pleasant tasting and free from
gripping-and by morning your
bowels will be emptied and your
head clear. You will feel energetic
again.
You cannot obtain such results
with cathartics. purgatives. salts or
pills. as. unlike DR.. Caldwell's Syrup
/ Pepsin, they are without tonic value
and entirely too harsh. Among the
: thousands of dependable converts to
Syrup Pepsin are the families of Mr..
F. G. Harris, Live Oak, Fla, who now
finds his stomach better than it has
Evening journal., 1913-08-20

terest has been stirred by the offer that
the coupons are in great demand, which
means there win be a great demand for
the pictures-so you had better get in
on the offer as early as possible and
avoid delay and disappointment.
The engagements are 1lxl4 and are
genuine Photographic copies, not crude
copies or crayon engagements. They
are finished artisticaly in black and
white effects, are oval in shape, are
printed on special paper and mounted
on cardboard"
When they are finished, they are
ready for the frame.
You do not have to pay one penny for
the copy. the purchase price of which in
any store is $3.50.
The photograph from which the en-
| llargement is made is returned to you in
the same condition in which it was
turned over to the portrait department.
ANY photograph, no matter how
small. as long as it is clear and dis
tinct. can be enlarged to llxl4 The
portrait coupon appears on page 2, Of
this paper.
Evening journal., 1913-08-20
SEEKING A COOK.

Cooks and kitchen helpers of
the right sort are one of the most
difficult kinds of household work.
. ers to get and keep. Every en-
. ployment agency in the country
. will tell you this is so and that
. they have more trouble supplying
. their patrons with this sort of
. help than any other.
But the wise housewife has
> found an efficient way to ever
. come this difficulty She has
. learned the value and force of the
Want Ads, and whenever neces-
" sary she gets herself good kitchen
" help through this great medium
. the Want Columns
. Housewife. if you are. out of
. kitchen help at this time, do not
. waste time and energy and pa
. tience in this hot month of Au-
gust hunting for girls. Make
them come to you by the Want
. AID method.
Put your Want Ad in today and
by tomorrow night. like as not,
you will have your cook or kitch-
en- helper or both.