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the customary top and bottom crust
and the layers were good thick layers.
| too.
After the pie. we drank toasts to
| the continued success OF the Union.
| Then those of us who were not on duty
| thanked our stars and leaned back
| The pie required good deal OF digest
| ing"
Col. Henry C. Rizer. who is now chief
clerk OF the geological survey. recalls
Thanksgiving day in 1862 as the
Thanksgiving of the war when he was
most thankful. He was. at that time q
captain in the Potomac Home Brigade.
He tells the story as follows:
I'VE were stationed near Harpers
| Ferry-about 1900 of us-wheu Gen.
Stonewall jackson with about 10000
Confederates. surprised and surrounded
us. There was nothing for us to do but
surrender. / remember how we felt
| during the few days before Thanks
| giving. Many of us had seen our men
| when they returned from southern
prisons-Libby or Andersonviile-and
we recalled their gaunt faces and
| emaciated hodies. We heard again their
| stories of. men, penned like sneep in
lstockades, dying by inches.
Those who had been there were in
favor of attempting to cut our way
through Jackson's rank. and riskins
| death or liberty.
| Luckily Jackson didn't want us any
more than we wanted to be trken.
| Eleven thousand prisoners he knew
would hamper his movements at a time
when he wanted to move his army
| swiftly. Word came to US that We
would be paroled. providing we
| mained non-com batants until notified
| of our release
| The army literally went wild with
| Joy. An army condemned to death and
suddenly freed could have been no hap
| pier.
| II spent Thanksgiving day with .
family at Annapolis. and II ever q man
| offered his profound thanks to the AL
mighty on that day IL was Capt. Henry
c.. Rizer, formerly of the Potomac
Home Brigade"
The following spring Capt. RIser vns
released from his parole on an e1-
change Of prisoners, and continued his
| service.
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gan to arrive There were no headlights
on the pilots and the cars showed not
even a glimmer of light The whistles
were disconnected from their cords and
armed men squatted on the pilots and
car roofs, with strict orders to shoot
first and inquire afterward II anything
strange excited them.
Then the cars began to give up their
freight Horses. horses. horses came out,
led by their riders In full field kit. and
as each troop formed alongside the trains
it mounted Immediately and marched
away under the guidance Of an orderly
who reported to the troop commander.
II seemed as though all the horses in
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unfortunately, each fresh report had
something new to say and in cOnse-
ouence the officers whose duty 1t was to
keep the war map posted up were
sorely perplexed.
4 =
.fhe great soldier. from his own head
uuarters sixty miles away. had sent a
very sharp message to the effect that
he wished the matter solved at once.
and the general who commanded the
flank wing had replied with n summary
NJ the situation as disclosed by his re-
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the following divisions, due to greater
to his credit ten miles on the enemy's
side Of the river. and he must make
his falling-back stand under stronger
opposition long enough to permit the
divisions to reach the river. cross and
prepare for battle.
The raiding artillery thundered and
belched and rained shrapnel until the
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engineer troops speculated as to what
was coming of.
There was little noise except the stamp
Ing Of horses and the rumble Of rolling
wheels Officers Of the star flashed tiny
hand lanterns Of electric lights as they
transmitted orders to the unit command
ers, and they took written receipts for
the fiirnsy papers they passed to the Of
ficers.
Into high-power automobile In 'front.'
Of headquarters climbed a smallish man.
bundled up In great coat. while two
stafr officers took seats within the ma.
chine. In the beam Of light which fell
from the open door an elderly, Keen
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then his duty to extricate his raiding
force before 1t became too involved In
combat for withdrawal. His duty, his
mission, was definitely to locate the ex-
tremity of the opposing line. get the
news to headquarters. then strive tooth
i and nail to hold on to the position or
cut his way out.
After awhile, the firing reopened from
in front, the new front this time. First
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to the river was lessened each feetinG
minute.
The casualties were not SO great as
might be expected. for night firing is .
haphazard venture. the guns being di-
rected by hope and general direction
and the target problematical. The
bayonet was the thing and the enemy
used 1t, to a finish.
The line was sorely shattered as the
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the Cumberland
While
DnnrSea Pie Served Fed
Real
The Washington times., 1914-01-19
IF CHILD IS CROSS,
FEVERISH AND SICK
Look, Mother! If tongue is
coated give "California
Syrup of Figs"

Children love this fruit laxative" "
and nothing else Cleanses the tender
stomach, liver and bowels SO nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing 10
empty the bowels, and the result is,
they become tightly clogged with waste
liver gets sluggish, stomach sours, then
your little one becomes cross, half-sick,
feverish, don't eat, sleep or act natu-
rails, breath is bad. system full of cold.
has sore throat, stomach-ache or didr-
rhoea Listen, Mother! See II tongue
is coated, then give a teaspoonful of
California Syrup of Figs" and in a
few hours ali the Constipated waste,
sour bile, and undigested food passes
out OF the system, and you have a well,
gIavful child again.
Millions Of mothers give "Californla
SYRUP of Figs" because it is perfectly
harmless: children love it, and it never
fails to act on the stomach, liver and
bowels.
Ask your druggist for 5O-cent bottle
Of california Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies. children
Of all ages, and for grOwn-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Reware of coun-
trrfeits sold here. Get the genuine,
made by "Cnlifornla Fig Syrup Com
.pany'' Refuse any other kind with
contempt.-Adyt
The Washington times., 1914-01-19
Sinking SLOUGH Must Go

Have you a little Flspper in your
home?
And is she not an expert at the ques-
ton mark slouch?
Has she not been inveigled by the
wiles of fashion into Sinking along,
looking as if she belonged either al
Saranac Lake or penver-arms limp,
chest in, hips leading, chin thrust for
ward as if she were continually scent
ing cabbage?
Have a hope Paris says that the
slouch, the slim stink must 60.
Paris will whisper ore word in your
daughters ear that will do what all
your love and commands have failed TO
accomplish.
"Straighten up" she .ylll whisper, and
the F'lapper will throw her pretty little
shoulders back. and nCr chest out, and
walk along as II she owned the world,
instead of gliding along as If her feet
were her motive power instead of her
brain.
No one can exactly say why the in
genue slouch is doomed TO go. The
chorus girls of Broadway, some declare,
are to blame for running ii into the
ground. Perhaps the FIaPper daughter
of some OF the Partisan arbiters Of fash
ion began to cough, ever SO slightly
no one can say.
straight carriage. Will II be dubbed the
ram-rod-roll, or the Ironing-DOard stalk?
1t may even bring back the brIght-eyed,
soul inspiring athletic girl. Without a
doubt ii will widen the skirts at the
bottom, lengthen the stiiGe a trifie and
allow a more sane method Of peram-
bulation than has ,een N vogue for
several weary, lackidaisical seasons.
Brace up, Flappers, the worst is yet
to come.
(Rut the mothers. and doctors. and
teachers must all hide their smiles VI
approval, or the new Fad will fail)
The Washington times., 1914-01-19
WHAT TO EAT

a WOMAN SO often eats away heI
~ chances of beauty. 1t is not
~ merely that she may eat toe
much and become fat. There
ere a number of other dietary dangers
confronting her. If she eats moderate
amount. but chooses the wrong dishes
she is as likely to grow stout as if she
were a professional glutton. If she eats
at unreasonable hours her looks will
suffer And then. for nearly every in
diridual certain articles of food are
poisonous. at least to the point of dis
figuring the complexion.
The woman whose home is ia a big
city like New York needs to be specially
cautious against injuring her beauty by
the things che puts into her mouth,
The person with a natural tendency
for hich food lives in the midst of
continual temptation. The condition
of his pocketbook may make a man
dieticaIIy discreet, since he usually
has to pay for his dinner. But the
woman who dimes out a great deai-not
&c mention her luncheons and teas
must lay down firm rules for herself
and refuse to break them.
Perhaps the most Important thing
about my own diet is not what 1 eat
but what I drink-or. rather, what !
don't drink. In France, where 1 was
brought up even little children are al
lowed sips of sweet wine. Wine is as
much a household beverage IN France
as beer in Germany, tea In England, or
coffee in America.
NV mother has always had a splendid
wine cellar. stocked with the best and
purest Of the old vintages. When
spent my vacations with her, in my
childhood. had the opportunity OF
tasting some Of the finest wine in the
world. Being as inquisitive as most
children, I did taste numerous bottles.
But I never found one that l liked
never one
And so today my favorite drink is
pure. Geld water. After the theater
sometimes drink lemonade-I assure you
one can be very gay with lemonade!
her looks. woman should avoid aIco-
holic drinks.
When I wake up in the morning
breakfast on a cup of tea, with u slice
of lemon, and dry toast have my
biz meal at O'Clock. Usually I eat
meat or fish-never both-vegetables,
salad. a light dessert. and l drink one
small cup of black coffee
If II is convenient for me to have
cup Of tea at o'clock. have it, But
can get along perfectly well without
II, and ! never make a meal of my
tea, as so many women do with their
heavy sandwiches and cakes. When |
am going to the theater my dinner Is 2
mere mouthful of cold meat or salad.
the stage. is a single simple dish and
some fruit. I do not eat supper unless
have worked in the evening.
A regimen like this helps to prevent
encroachinE flesh and to preserve a
clear. fresh-looking skin.
The Washington times., 1914-01-19
Good Advice.

THE waiter rubbed his hands as q
stout lady, followed by a fam
lily Of seven hungry looking boys
and girls entered the restaurant.
The head of the flock looked at the
bill of fare aud selected steak as being
fitted to her requirements.
Steak for you. Reginald"' she in
qUired CT the bigger bog.
"If you please, ma
STEAK for you. Bertha
please, ma
"Ahu" she said. when all the seven
had fallen in with the steak idea,
bring me one nice steak. waiter-and
eight plates"
The knight of the serviette gasped
DO you hear me?" inquired the lady
Yes. ma'am," stammered the waiter
II was only a-thinlIin' that If your
family sat at the table next the lift
and sniffed' ard they'd get more OF
q meal"'-LOndOn Tit-Bits.
The Washington times., 1914-01-19

spiritual exaltation which great poetry
, implies. From first to last, however
associated with that whimsical comedy
| OF which, too, he is appropriately mas.
ter, he has struck for me that note oi
almost heartbreaking spiritual intensity
which, under all its superficial ma
! tertalism and cynicism, is the keynote
OF the modern world
',Hc is prophetic OF what the stage
VIII some day be- and what we can sec
1t here and there preparing TO become.
! In all the weltAr of the dramatic con-
ditions of the moment there emerges
one fact, that of the growing import
ance Of the stage as a vehicle for what
/, one may term general culture. AS with
the old moralities or niracle-plays, it is
wish to abolish Tammany or change om
police commissioner, we enforce our de
sire by the object-lesson Of a play. The
great new plays may not yet be here,
but the public once moe is going to the
; theater, as 1t went long ago in Athens.
to be delighted and amused, Of course,
but also to be instructed In national and
civic affairs, and, most important Of all,
to be purified by pity and terror"
WHAT HE wRITES-(Also in the
February Century Magazinel-"First
and foremost, 1 am and have always
been an optimist through good and Ill
report. 1 think that the stage today,
than 1t was half century ago. Every
thing has improved in the theater. The
acting is much better as far as the tout
ensemble Is concerned, even IL we have
not so many individual pinnacles as in
the past. Plays are more ambitious,
better staged and better mounted, yes,
ard letter written on the average than
they were forty years ago.
II look forward to the time, as did
Sir Henry Irving, when every large city
both IN England and America will have
its own municipal theater, supported by
its inhabitants, and encouraged by the
enthusiasm of the devotees of all that
is best in the art of the drama. Nor
will this in time, 1 think and hope, be
confined to the large cities. The smaller
will follow suit
The attitude of the public toward the
theater has also broadened appreciably
from the narrow and puritanical aspect
with which the stage was regarded even
in my own earlier days Piaygoers,
however. should bear in bind that
couplet:
" The dramas laws the dramas patrons
give, .
And those that live to please must
please to live
Only by constant support of the pub
lie ctLl: the best in the theater succeed,
an art which combines all the other
arts, and goes to form the most de-
lightful and intellectual amusement the
rnind of man has ever conceived"
The Washington times., 1914-01-19
Anecdotes Of Actors
Bu. EDW. "a ROY RLcE.

'opyrIght, 1914, by Press Publishing CO..
? T was with Cleveland's AfinstreIs
about twenty-five years ago, that
[ Barney Pagan was preparing to
produce his famous Phantom Cuiras-
RS. a stuDendOus electrical march
.mber that called for weeks OF the
yst ardUous preparation. For Barney
a rigid disciplinarian.
There was some doubts among the
-mebrs of the company as to Fagan's
tact status as an electrician. As a
roducer they acknowledged his pre-
lniuence. But just what he knew about
Its and amperes an d other technical
rms they were not so positive
Il was after a long nights ride that
Ie COMPANY was called for a e. IN.
.hearsal at the Iheater. The members
80 ere scattered over the stage in coma,
aiting the call TO arms. All except
harles Noble. He was pacing up and
own the stage paying attention TO no
and thus sOlilOquiZing in his ponder
IS bass voice:
Here's Pagan, minstrel and a pro-
ICer, and d good one. But what does
e know about electricity and its mys-
rious. deadly forces? Nothing, moth
Z whatever. Some day, some day, YOU
ark me, sixteen niger singers will
~Up dead and Pagan will step TO the
ont Of the stage and take a bow
The Washington times., 1914-01-19
Relating to Farewell to the
Stage by One Who Means 1t.
By JULIA MURDOCH.

TOR twenty years Patti bade us
! ~ farewell as often as her agents
could arrange the bookings.
| Bernhardt came into our midst
to say good-by so often that once
she had to play in a tent-and then she
came back in vaudeville.
With this little flight Of cyniclsm,
! born of the backward look, 1 devote to-
days offering to farewell to the stage
/ which seems to bear all the earmarks of
being genuine.
THE NEWS-Sir J. Forbes-Robertson
will appear for the last time in New
! York., at the Manhattan opera House,
on Saturday, January.4. The program
will start with the first act of THE
Passing of the Third Floor Back fol-
| lowed by the Sphinx scene of Bernard
Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra and the
scene in the palace. This will be suc-
ceeded by the third act of THE Light
That Failed" The program will termi-
nate with the last act OF Hamlet" +"
commencing with the churchyard and
comprising the scene near the castle
mated in the advance notices that Sir j.
Forbes-Robertson will also make a
speech.
WHAT HE SAYS-'The last thing 1
intend to do is to be idle. Indeed, ]
think that in those circumstances the
last state of this man would be very
much worse than the first.
'I am going to devote my time to
painting and art that l love. and Of
which 1 have always been a votary.
So when the fOotlights have ceased to
burn for me imagine me in my quiet
studio, and see me equipped with my
palette and my pigments; yes, and pos
In, he Fnfa lie ~ moi nj
ing my stage battles over again.
WHAT LIE GALLIENSE SAYS OF
HIM-CThe following is an appreciation
which is published in the Century
Magazine for February: Forbes
Robertson is one Of those artists who
has chosen to bid farewell to his art
while he is still indisputably its mas
ter In doing this, along with the
inevitable sadness that must accompany
such a step, one cannot but think there
will be a certain private whimsical
satisfaction for him in being able to go
about the world in after years with
his great gift still his. hidden away,
but still his to use at any moment
1T is not my province to write here
of Forbes Robertson from the point Of
view of the reminiscent playgoer or of
the technical critic of acting. Others,
obviously, are far better qualified to
undertake those offices for his fame. 1
would merely offer him the tribute of
one to whom for many years his acting
has been something more than acting,
as usually understood. something to
class with great poetry, and all the
The Washington times., 1914-01-19
LOVELAUGHS ATLOCKSMITHS

@HE course Of scientific love never
did run smooth; its channel is
now particularly rough in Wis
cOnsin. The eugenic marriage
law of that progressive State is de-
signed to limit wedlock to persons who
are physically aRd mentally sound, and
1t provides that marriage licenses snail
be issued only to those who are SO ac-
credited by a reputable physician.
Romance is bidAen 10 lay by its shin
ing cloak and spurs Of gold for steril-
lied sack cloth and rubber boots; the
lover is lifted by the scruff of his neck
from that scandalous company, the
poet and the lunatic," where Shakes
peare found him. and given an anti
septic shelf along with the microscope
and test tubes.
The theory is undoubtedly excellent,
but its wisconsin advocates seem to
have thrust IL rather too suddenly and
vigorously upon a simple folk grooved
in the ancient ways of Father Adam
and Mother Eve.
Interestingly enough, IL was the
physicians themselves who first pro-
tested against the new statute, which
went into effect this month. They as
sert that the 'neIical tests required in
valve experiments which in some in
stances would cost from so to SIS
The Washington times., 1914-01-19

each. while the examinations fee stipu-
lated in the law is only 50. There were
others who feared that the hard statute
would discourage matrimony. These ap-
prehensiOns, however, were soon dis
Dellcd, for, IT vas discovered that com
mon law marriages" which are per-
MISSILE in Wisconsin, could be recorded
without a license and for the modest
fer. Cf 10 cents.
furthermore. 1t was found that couples
could easily run over to a neighbOring
state and be married as merrily. If not
so hygienically, as in their own.
once more love laughs at Iocksmiths.
II is {, pity that so good an idea should
have been spoiled In the application. AS
one clear-headed observer remarks.
The clear lesson is that legislatures
sh,uIC not legislate without knowing
little about legislation" and. 1t may
be added, a little about human nature
The Washington times., 1914-01-19

| A between the ear brakeman on
~ the local freight who uses fine
n cut to excess and shaves only
twice a week in midsummer
and skips Wednesdays in January and
! pale young 'Arty, who carries perfumed
cigarettes in gold monogram case and
spends the afternoon shooting pool or
the second table-as between these two
Representatives Of our modern civiliza-
tion it would be safe bet of 81 to ]
in favor of Jack in The caboose as a
make-good hubby.
Many an undetected villain masks
himself behind beautifully manicured
finger nails and a box topcoat Emil
nent members Of the Ancient Order of
Neverworxers often disguise themselves
in drab spats.
You simply can't pick sure winner
on a Brussels carpet by gaslight. You
must see them perform on the other
mat in their working clothes by day
light. That's the real test.
The young fellow who has something
to do in the lumber yard has It fifteen
ways on the other young fellow who
has nothing to do on Main street. In
nearly every postcard album there are
fine snapshots Of young men who balk
at the eight-hour day and who are
strong for the eight-nour night.
Mothers are turning their paIlors over
to young gazamos every Eight in the
week, hoping for the best and fearing
the worst, and not taking the trouble
to listen downstairs after the clock
strikes 10.
You can't be too particular. Mothers
and daughters have both got to be on
their guard.
Young fellows follow up an introduc-
ton with a short call, and after mat
from an occasional become a frequent
and then a regular before the neighbors
suspect anything.
The next step is the steady, and some
times in less than a month a hurry-up
the table-or, just as likely, an extra,
or with some young chaps if marriage
doesn't mean meal ticket it's a lottery
full OF blanks.
Now, in conclusion, / viii answer the
question that has been sent to me by
the lady down in front.
She says that her daughter Is engaged
to a young man who loops his watch
chain across his fancy waistcoat, en-
joys the Friday evening bouts, and
seems otherwise all right, but she
doesn't know much about him, and
wants advice.
This is what would do: / would
have him bring his life insurance policy
around and let the head of the house
look II over.
II the young man doesn't carry
straight life or endowment let him send
to the nearest agent. II an insurance
company can take risk your daughter
can take a chance.
The Washington times., 1914-01-19
When julius Was a Juvenile.

Julius Witmark was a boy soprano
9TH minstrel companies. At this period
.-ulius was very young. He was uui st.
-laEsuming. and gentIemanIy, and It
as these attributes that made him the
utt Of another youngster, he Junior
1"mber Of the famous Nelson family of
- rObats.
One day when young Nelson had been
Darticularly offensive to Witmark. the
atter took his troubles TO a member Of
NHe company. an amateur boxer of no
mean skin. The result Of the little
>onyersation was that Julius .Lmedi-
: tely became a pupil of his athletic
friend and lessons in the gentle art of
self-defenSe became the order of the
Gay for several weeks. In he mean
time little Julius was taking the bully
:ug of young Nelson uncomplainingly
50 the latter's surprise may well be
imagined when one day Julius turned
on his tormentor and challenged him
70 fight TO a finish after the nights s
performance.
The mill was staged with all Fegu-
arity. Simultaneously with the ending
of the fight came the ending OF Nell
sons bullyragging tactics.
The Washington times., 1914-01-19

II NN--@--A--
Ambition.
A MBITIoN Is the propeller that
~ drives the Ship Of Success.
N When that propeller Is idle
the ship drifts aimlessly upon
the Sea Of Wasted Lives, is carried
hither and yoa by the tides Shiftless-
ness Is waited nowhere in particular
by the happenstance winds OF Fate. and
finally Is battered into derelict by the
buffeting waves OF Active Competition.
/ Don't let that happen to YOU.
Keep your propeller turning. Speed
up the revolutions. The ship that con-
quers the elements of wind and wave
IS the ship that keeps forging ahead
that meets obstacles only to ploW
through them. It doesn't happen IN
to port: it Is DRIVEN there.
The Propeller does it.
Lives of great men all remind US
OF many things. Chiefly they remind
US that they wouldn't have been "greafs
men il they hadn't had AMBITION.
To the young man who has an I'M
faltering ambition to- succeed nothing
seems hopeless OF impossible To him
life doesn't make threats-it offers
promises. He knows that he can win
that he must win and that he viii
win.
And he does win. The issue never il
clouded in doubt Why should II be
when he has AMBITION to drive him
forward?
Scientists learnedly have argued over
what would happen should an irresist-
ible force meet an immovable body.
Ambition is an Irresistible force" but
II meets very few immovable bodies
And, anyway, when it does happen 20
meet an immovable body Ambition
doesn't sit down and quit II generally
figures out some way Of getting around
the obstacle.