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TRY THES Sc.

Cut into very small bits a cupful of
stoned dates and add to them a cupful
of hot water and a teaspoonful of bak-
ing soda. Set aside to cool while
Dreaming a cup of sugar with a tea
spoonful of melted butter and one
beaten egg Mix all these ingredients
together, stir in the drained dates and
add one and a quarter cupfuls of flour
mixed with teaspoonful of baking
powder. Bake in moderate oven for
40 minutes. When taken from the
oven sprinkle with powdered sugar
and serve at once
Cherry Pudding.-Cream three ia
blespoonfuls of butter add one and a
third cupfuls of sugar, one egg sepa-
rated and we'll beaten. one cup Of
milk, two cups of flour and two tea
spoOnfuls of baking powder. Mix all
together and give good beating
Pour this batter over can OF partly
drained cherries and steam for half
an hour. Make a sauce of the juice
thickened with a little flour and made
rich with butter
Corn Meal Muffins.-Sift together
three times one and a half cupfuls of
pastry flour three tablespoonfuls of
sugar, one and a fourth tablesponofuls
OF Cornmeal, half a teaspoonful of salt
and three teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der; add three-fourths of a cup of
milk. two well beaten eggs and three
tablespoonfuls of melted butter Stir
to smooth batter and bake in we'll
creased pans 20 minutes.
Oranges and dates with a little
chopped or finely cut apple and
French dressing makes a good salad.
Cocoanut Indian Puddins.-Mix to-
gether one tablespoonful of fresh
chopped cocoanut, two tablespoonfuls
of Indian meal, one tablespoonful Of
minute tapioca, one-half cup of mo-
lasses, one-fourth cups of sugar, one
tablespoonful of butter, one quart of
milk, and salt to taste. Pour into a
buttered dish and bake two hours.
Serve hot with cream.
A delicious doughnut made from
raised bread dough is rolled thin and
cut with biscuit cutter. A spoon
full of preserves, jelly or marmalade
is placed in the center, the edges are
wet and another thin biscuit is placed
on top and pressed together then put
to rise Fry in deep fat until brown
and roll In powdered sugar before
serving
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-02-19

Alexandria played no small part in
the formative years of Washington's
youth and early manhood. A repre-
sentative Virginia town, it stood then
and for generations later for all that
was best OF colonial standards. Its peo-
pie had much to do with the molding
of Washington's character, and Wash
ington richly repaid Alexandria, or
Belle Haven as it was first called, by
his never failing concern for its well
fare and advancement.
Probably no surviving structure in
Alexandria harbored Washington with
in its hospitable walls more frequently
than the old Carlyle house, and GER
tainly none was more directly associ-
ated with the foundation of the mill
tary side OF his life. Strange as it
may seem. for many years this his
torical landmark has been hidden away
behind the battered front OF Alexan-
drias once noted hotel, the Braddock
house, occupying one corner of the in
ner courtyard, shut away from the pub
lie gaze and denied the outlook of the
broad approach which it once enjoyed
in the days of it's well nigh baronial
Importance. Until few years ago
the Carlyle house was largely used as
a storage place by a local dealer in
colonial antiques, but a few patriotic
Virginia women saved the building
from further indignity, though not en-
tirely from danger. as the old furni-
ture found a new abiding place within
the still more inflammable Braddock
house, adjoining.
In 1882 John S Carlyle imported
from the Isle OF Wight the stone of
which the house is built, and he alb
sorbed for part OF the foundation a
portion of an old fort which had been
built many years before for the protec-
ton of the English traders at Hunting
Greek, as the place was then known,
against the Indians. The barracks of
that ancient defense became the cellar
of the Carlyle house, and in those
cool, dark, dry retreats were stored in
Washington's day the bullying casks,
cob-webbed bottles, and delicious old
hams for which Virginia has long been
noted.
Another part of the old fort forms
the plaza at the rear of the house upon
which the broad central hallway
opens. 1t was upon this plaza, in the
far away days, that the Carlyles and
their guests gathered on summer eve
ninge to discuss the questions of the
time or to pass the hours chatting
over heartsome glass amid the
soothing smoke of the fragrant Orono-
ko. 1t was there the young people
watched the moon rise over the river
and took their pleasures in the decor
Gus manner of those days.
Then. the gardens ran down to the
rivers bank and overlooked the docks
at which the trading craft were moored
trading craft that oame from over
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SHOWS WASHINGTON
As 4 YOUNG MAN
Remarkable Bust That Is Now
the Property of an English
Curio Dealer.

COLLECTORS will be interested in
~ the recent discovery in London OF
remarkable bust of George Washing
ton. 1t is very doubtful If there exists
similar work. taken at the same time
of life. Experts consider the find" as
throwing new light on an interesting
period of the career OF the Father OF
His Country"
Most Of the statues made OF Wash
ington show him at an advanced age
when fame had crowned him with mil
itary and civic glory. but this new
work depicts him in the formative
stage OF life-a young man Just enter
ing on his career.
This bust was put up for sale al
SOtheby's auction rooms and sold fol
$50. American buyers did not attend
the sale in large numbers, as they
were more interested, apparently, IN
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! stituted in Alexandria and the citizens
/ were justly proud of their enterprise.
| The market place then lay directly in
| front of the approach to the Carlyle
| house and that same mart of country
/ produce was intimately identified with
| Washington domestic life at Mount
/ Vernon and was one other means OF
/ displaying his common sense. We OF
/ today know but little OF the hardships
of that colonial period, and feasting
was not always as abundant as the
/ story book would have it, Rev. Mr..
! Weems. that chatty chronicler OF the
/ times, tells US that Alexandria then
boosted more rightly of its beauty than
its means of charming the palate.
The neighborhood of Belle Haven
was not a desert; on the contrary 1t
was in many places a garden spot,
| Astounding with Injuries But its in
habitants, the wealthy, were not wise
! By the successful culture of tobacco
| they had money. And having filed
! their coach houses with gilt carriages
and their dining rooms with gilt glass
es they began to look down upon the
poorer sort and to talk about families.
"Of course 1t would never do for
| such great people to run market carts!
! Hence the poor Belle Havenites.
though embosomed in plenty, were
often in danger OF gnawing their nails.
And unless they could cater a lamb
! from some good natured cracker or a
| leash OF chickens from the Sunday ne
! groes were obliged to sit down with
long faces to a half graced dinner Of
salt meat and journey cake.
This was the order of the day, A. ID.
SO, when Washington, just married to
the wealthy young widow Custis. had
| settled at Mount Vernon, nine miles
! below Belle Haven. The unpleasant
| situation of the families at that place
soon reached his ears. To man of
! his character, with too much spirit to
follow a bad example when he had the
! power to set a good one and too much
wit to look for happiness anywhere but
in his own bosom, it could not long be
! questionable what part he had to act
"A market cart was instantly con-
! structed. and regularly three times a
week sent off to Belle Haven filed
with nice roasters, kidney covered
| lamb and veal, green geese. fat ducks
and gobblers, chickens by the basket,
fresh butter, new laid eggs. vegetables
and fruits of all sorts. Country gen
tlemen dining with their friends in
! town very soon remarked the welcome
change in diet Bless us ALL ex
claimed they, what's the meaning of
this? You invited US to family fare,
and here you have given us a lord
mayors feast Yes replied the 9th
ers. thank God for sending a Colonel
Washington into OF neighborhood. "
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N4lt ctdS W Ddl Lcl Allt ollhS anu IlIutS
of the east and the tropic abundance
of the West Indies in return for the ia
nous tobacco with which Alexandria's
one big warehouse was filled. That was
a period Of bOunteous hospitality and
cOurtly grace.
On the right Of the broad hallway is
the large drawing room. In Washing
tons day it was finished in gold and
white, and there on many occasions he
took an active part in ball and fes-
tivity and led many fair ViTginian
| through the stately steps of the minuet
and the less exacting reel. The hall
way itself, If tradition be correst, is
not without its sentimental interest,
for it was at the foot of the beautiful
staircase of solid mahogany that
/ Washington awaited the coming of the
lovely Sally Fairfax upon a particular
evening and while escorting her into
the ballroom offered her his heart,
which she rejected.
On the opposite side OF this same
hall is the blue and white room. which
was John Carlyle's particular retreat.
Within that room Washington received
his commission as a member Of Gen
eral Braddocks staff in 1855. What
that meant to Washington we can only
partly divine, but there is no doubt of
its significance to us as nation be-
cause Of what it taught him of the
fighting ways of the British soldier.
From the broad portico OF Mount
Vernon Washington saw Braddock ar
rive with his transports and his regi-
ments of red coated soldiery and pass
onward to Alexandria, nine miles
above, coming with the splendid tradi-
lions of the kings troops and with all
the martial fanfare of regulars. As
leader OF the local provincial troops
| Washington had won for himself a
Creditable renown, but here were sol
diers supposedly of sterner stuff and
! higher military capabilities.
General Braddock promptly accepted
The hospitable invitation of John Car
lyle and established his headquarters
I under the roof Of that gracious host.
. the little blue and white room becom-
ing the council chamber in which were
planned the preparations for that mem
orable but i'll fated campaign against
the Indians Washington's previous ex-
! perience as leader of local troops
against the savages made him well
come at those conferences and his
keen judgment and practical advice
earned for him Braddock's admiration
and the invitation to serve upon the
British generals staff. 1t is enough
to add that in the trying work that
/ followed the British records testify
that the Virginia officers and troops
behaved like men and died like sol
diers," and Washington came out of
the strife unecathed and ripper for the
far more serious task that lay ahead
of him.
! The architectural student will find
much to interest him and to warrant
study in the Carlyle house. The old
windows, the doorways, the primitive
cupboards chairboards, doorsteps. cor
nlces. molding, etc, are exquisite in
taste and rich in quaintness and ele-
( gance of detail. There they are as
/ they were in Washington's time. and
! In common with the rest of the man.
/ sion are regarded as among the best
/ specimens of the so-called colonial
style.
J In February. 1852. a market was in
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the sale OF Lord Amhersts great IL
brary. The consequence was that an
English dealer-Rochelle Thomas-ac
quired treasure which should have
been bought by Americans who 60 in
for collecting Washington relics. Mr.
Thomas considers the bust very fine
specimen OF French bronze work, the
artists name being Fourier 1t seems
quite probable that the work was done
in America though how IT came to
Europe Is not, at present, known.
Washington is shown in the uniform OF
a general. and the work represents
him at a period cores ponding with the
second year OF his leadership Of the
American army. The uniform is so
modelled as to indicate active wear:
while the top button of his single
breasted vest is Enthusiastically
open. The expression on the face is
one Of calm mastery. One Of the curl.
GUS features connected with this work
is that Washington is shown wearing
a "pigtaip-that is, the braided wig OF
the period
Quite number Of relics OF Washing
ton, Franklin, William Penn and other
American history makers recently
have found their way to English auc
tion rooms. These doubtless have
come from old members Of the respec-
tive families who have died and whose
estates have been disposed Of
The ancestors of Washington and
Franklin lived near the little village of
Sulgrave, in the Midlands of England
The earliest branch of the Washing
ton family lived in Durham, about
1888 1t is little known fact that the
Washingtons first went under the
name of "Hertburn, but William de
Hertburn exchanged his village OF
Hertburn for the manor and village Of
Wessynton, and the family took the
name of the estate from that time on.
ward. calling themselves at first De
Wessyngton, which ultimately be.
came changed into Washington. All
through the midland district of Eng.
land one comes upon relics of the
Washington family, who were among
the largest landowners Of the district
Scattered throughout this country ars
hundreds of other relics similar to the
recently discovered bust and 1t might
pay an American antiquarian to make
a pilgrimage to some Of these Amert
can shrines In England.
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that he turned his attention more
definitely to surveying. In fact, he
was greatly interested in exactness,
and the educational value of survey
ing suited his taste. Even in his boy
| hood, from this period on he never
found happiness in intercourse with
his fellowmen or in reading; but it
was in the active outdoor life that he
was at his best. He was pronounced
a sober little prig" by no lesser per
sonage than Lord Fairfax, when at
fifteen he again took up his residence
at Mount Vernon with Lawrence. On
better acquaintance, Lord Fairfax
! changed his opinion, realizing that the
lad was not cold and unresponsive by
nature but as shy as a girl. In due
time a friendship sprang up between
the two-the young lad and the older
man-which had a tremendous influ-
ence on the after-life of George Wash
ington.
1t was during these years that
Washington developed great personal
strength and endurance, and because
of these physical qualities 1t was fire.
quently a temptation on land or wa
ter to put his powers to the test. In
fact, his greatest pleasure seemed TO
be IN encOuntering danger which ap-
parently lifted him in body and mind
above his common level During this
time also his powers of decisiveness
and swift judgment developed greatly.
Riding was one of his greatest joys,
and he early prepared for the years
when he was to be so much in the
saddle.
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FOODS FOR TODAY.

Some ways of serving the common
things in an uncommon way:
Hominy Crescents.-Soak half a cup
of hOminy in half a cup of water Is
minutes and put to cook in a double
boiler with a cup and a half of milk;
when done, add a teaspoonful of salt,
quarter Of teaspoon of paprika,
grating of nutmeg and the yolks OF
two eggs; spread in a shallow pan
a half an inch deep. When cool cut
in crescents, crumb, egg and crumb,
then fry in deep fat
Baked Ham.-Soak the ham over
night; in the morning put in the ket'
tie one onion, one carrot, six cloves,
six peppercorns, one bay leaf and wa
ter to cover, Simmer for two hours
Remove the skin, place on a rack in
the baking pan, haste often with
cupful Of cider and cup of water in
which the ham was boiled Bake
for two or three hours. When done.
stir one tablespoonful of brown sugar
in two of cider, rub over the ham and
brown. Serve hot with the liquor
from the pan, strained and Skinned
Fill cream puffs made the size OF
a walnut with seasoned cream cheese
which is made rich with whipped
cream. Serve with the salad
Frozen Cheese With Fgs.-Wash
two good sized cream cheeses and beat
with them a half cup of stiffly beaten
cream; sweeten to taste and bury in
ice and salt. When ready tc serve.
cut in slices and with al biscuit
cutter cut into rounds; lake small
depression in the center and fill with
rich preserved fig. Steam end up.
5eets and Turnlps.-Cook until ten
der even sized turnips and beets;
scoop out the centers and fill one with
canned peas the other with small
string beans Season we'll and ar
range alternately on the serving dish
and garnish with parsley.
Tomatoes and Corn.-Stew down
half a can Of tomatoes with onion and
parsley, strain them and put in lay
ers with well seasoned corn, wath
crumbs and butter on top. Bake
brown.
Cold fish served with chopped
pickles and salad dressing makes
good salad.
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That Oak Park Idea,

Some Chicago ladies have been crit
icising the "ragtime novelists.' They
complain because novels nowadays
are not slices of life" but rather
"a ragged hole in life into which the
authors have poked and experiment
ed" This is complicated, but when
Mrs. Johnson of Oak Park comes
down to tacks we understand.
"A good criterion upon which to
judge a book, to my notion. is to ask
yourself whether you would tolerate
the hero or heroine in real life. The
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Vernon with Lawrence. 1t was while
there that a family council resulted
in the decision that George was to
follow the sea. When the news
reached Mrs. Washington, however.
she was so upset that she hurried to
Mount Vernon and begged her son
to give up the idea Of becoming mid
shipman. Accordingly. the small
chest of George, which had already
been placed aboard a British vessel,
was brought ashore.
1t was many a day before the lad
overcame his disappointment. His
brother Lawrence comforted him with
the assurance, There are many roads
IN life; only one is barred to you"
With characteristic bravery George
never spoke Of the matter to any one
again, for as was his custom to the
day OF his dtath, Washington never
recarIed tot thing when once con-
cluded.
It was .er this disappointment
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BOYHOOD MUCH
LIKE OTHER LADS
FondnesS for Outdoor Life
Marked Characteristic of
Washington in His Youth.
BY LOUISE S. DUN.

A CCORDING to the old entry in
"A the family Bible George Washing
toms birth is recorded as follows:
"A son TO Augustine Washington
and Mary. his wife, was born ye 18th
Of February. 1871, about ten In the
morning"
AS everyone knows by the parlia-
mentary change in the calendar of
1892, the eleventh of the month be-
came the twenty-second, while the
settling of the doubt whether the year
began on the first Of January or the
twenty-fifth of March. made the year
In which Washington was born 1892
instead of 1871. And this important
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-02-19
Sky's Dark Region.

The dark regions in the sky. sug-
costing an obstruction Of light by un-
seen solid bodies, are discussed in the
Astrophysical Journal by DR.. E. E.
Barnard. The so-called black holes"
in the Milky Way have long been sus-
pected by Doctor Barnard of contain
irlg, not vacancies, but some kind of
Obscuring body lying between us and
the white sprinkling of stars which
cuts off their light. Working with a
4O-inch telescope. he photographed one
OF the holes or spots on July 81 last:
s---pA e-.-5hs. -
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Jefferson McAddister would like to
speak with him? Yes, that's the name.
McAddister journalist.
(The other reporters listen in awe
struck silence)
The New Reporters this really
Nh. Dewey? My name is All, you
recognize my voice? You perhaps re-
member that interviewed you yester-
day? What's that? Best report? Oh,
thank you! You're very kind. tried
to make it so. Has anything turned
up in regard to that case since noon?
Well, sorry to trouble you. Eth? Din
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moments notice. With such speed do
they get ready to start that often they
arrive on the scene before the hos
pital ambulance.
Many lives have been saved by this
almost instantaneous response to a
hurried call for help. There is much
that the nurse can do before the am
bulance comes, and not infrequently
these few moments mean the saving
of life.
Each nurse wears a plain dark cos
tune. There is a short skirt, a sim
pie blouse, with white turnover linen
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-02-19
BICYCLE NURSE is LATEST
So Well Drilled Is This Berlin Corps
They Often Beat the Hospital
Ambulance.

The bicycle nurse is the most recent
addition to the city hospital corps in
Germany. The idea originated in
Berlin.
In that city women nurses are CIV
en- bicycles, and now corps of these
highly trained and drilled women is
sent to the scene of any accident at a
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-02-19
HAD THE STAFF GUESSING
New Reporters Monumental Bluff Al
most Deserved to Succeed, But
He Overlooked One Point.

The New Reporter (going to the tele-
phone and ostentatiously starting the
machinery -Hello, central! Let me
have 2745 c, please. "a pause.) You
giddy little thing! No, said twenty
seven. Twen-ty-sev- Hello Is that
2745 C? Is Mr.. Sawgertees Dewey in
the office? VIII you tell him that Mt
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NeEkE IA~,<s.

situation in American litera
is such that we would not
acquaintance of the characte
noYelists."
On that principle what a
old favorites? Would you -
shake hands with Bill Sykes
Crawley is no gentleman in s
his title; the marquis of Ste
wouldn't be safe even to meet.
you tolerate Iago and Lady M.
1t would never do to invite
these persons to tea in Oak
Harper's Weekly.
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T actless.

l say you with my first husband on
the street yesterday, Mr.. Singleton"
Eyes, Mrs. Oftwed."
by the way, did he say anytN
about me?"
Not word We were jp~' Lg
pleasant little chat. yor
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)MEN have done much at

OMEN have done much at
Alexandria, Va, to pre-
serve the relics Of the
days of George Washing
ton. II is not the capital
of the nation, despite its
name, that is richest in
intimate a s socia tons
with the life of the first
president, but AleXan-
dria, which stands mid
way between Mount Yer
non and the city OF Wash
ington.
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GOOD THINGS TO EAT

A change is always welcome TO
pairing any of the common dishes
the unusual combination is sur
find favor.
knowledge in an uncommon de
is what the world calls wisdom
might add that food combi
which are startling, unusual all,
tizing are always the product VI
artist genius. The following is a Z
which has been originated by one
these same artists:
Round Steak.-Cut strips of 70
steak, fatten until quite thin; p
upon each a slice Of bacon, a sic
pickle and a slice Of onion. Roll
and tie with string. Dust each "
-four, season we'll and add a
broth or water after the rolls
been well Drowned in a little hot
Simmer until very tender, neve
lowing the meat TO boil Serve
the gravy poured around the rol
ter removing the string.
Fudge Cookies--Cream a hal
full OF butter, add one cup of !
sugar. one-half cup of sour mill
a teaspoonful of soda, two squa
chocolate melted, one and a ha
fuls of -four, one-half cupful of I
one-half cupful of nut meats we
en-. Mix well and drop by te
fuls on buttered sheet. Ba
moderate oven.
Cream Prune Pie.-Put thro
sieve a cupful of stewed prunes
cup of milk. one teaspoon
starch, a third of a cup of su
yolks of two eggs we'll beat
all together and pour into a
lined with crust. Add the we
whites and bake until Ar
whites may be stirred in
baked together or the custar
baked and the meringue pu
Drowned afterward.
Takk. A,,
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from this view. secured on a
night one would not question
moment that a real Object
looking, but very feebly brighter
the sky-occupies the place of
spot"