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The Washington herald., 1915-12-03
FAMOUS WOMAN, HER
BIRTHDAY AND YOURS
December 3-Mary Lamb, Barbara
Fietchie.
By MARY MARSHALL

Two well-known birthday patronesses
OF December are Mary Lamb. the gift
cd. though erratic English author and
Barbara Frfetchie, the American patriot,
both born 15o years ago today. Barbara
Frietchie was born at Lancaster, Pa, and
when she was years old she went
with her family to live in Fredericks-
town. Md. The story is told that as a
young girl she was one Of the young
women who waited on George Washing
ton at the village tavern. Eight years
later she took part as pallbearer In an
honorary funeral procession for George
Washington in her town. She was mar
ried at the age OF 40. and seems to have
led quiet. secluded life in Fredericks-
town for many years. 1t was when she
was almost a hundred, so the story goes
that she accomplished the brave deed
with which the poet Whittier linked her
name.
As a matter of fact, though Barbara
Frietchie was a most patriotic old lady,
the event described by the New England
poet never took place. Intensely inter-
ested In the passing of the troops, Bar
bara Frietchie was pointed out to several
OF the officers, who called on her that
day In honor Of her extreme age So II
was that her name became known and
that the Poet Whittier eventually made
II famous In one OF his most popular
poems.
Mary Lamb Is noted as the coworker
OF her celebrated brother. Charles Lamb.
They spent most Of their life In London.
and as neither one married. they lived
for many years In the same apartments
in the English capital In spite Of the
taint Of insanity. which led her In a fit
Of madness to kill her mother, Mary
Lamb had a wonderfully sweet DISPOSE
tion. and was much admired by Lambs
literary friends. Her name IL best known
In connection with the Tales from
Shakespeare" which she wrote with he:
brother.
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The Washington herald., 1915-12-03
CORRESPONDENTS WILL MEET
Congresional Press Gallery seribes
to Elect Standing Committee.

The biennial meeting of the Corps OF
Washington Correspondents entitled to
admission to the press gallery of the
Sixty-fourth Congress will meet at noon
tomorrow In the rooms of the National
Press Club. according to announcement
made last evening by Richard v. Oula-
han, chairman Of the standing commit
tee. Among the matters to be taken up
Will be the election Of a new standing
committee and action upon a report OF
the present committee.
Through the courtesy of the board OF
managers of the National Press Club
the privileges Of the club will be ex-
tended on that day to all persons en-
titled to participate in this meeting.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-03
.EIlEITIS DEIIGHT
BEL ASC0 AUDIENCE
Beae6t fos christ Gid Soe;ssy Also
Has. Charming Dances b. Wash
iaston Ppih.

The program given at the Beiasco The
ster last evening for the bensf1t Of Christ
Child Society drew Q fair-sissd audience.
Two operettas were acted and sung with
the most hnished art by Einar Linden.
Greta Torpedo and sisne Hasensen.
'Bruderlein Fein" is an old viennese
song play. an apSlicised version of which
vas sung by the artists above named. II
h mildly sentimental and represents q
momentary return to the past by q de-
voted old musician and his wife on their
fortieth wedding anniversary. the re-
5uvenescence being presided over by the
spirit Of the little dead brother who SYM
bolixes immortal youth. Young once more.
the couple sing and dance an: are affec-
tionate In Q delightfully."- uas tphisticated
fashion until 1t II time to be old again.
The music 10 delightful and the paean Of
unconquerable youth sung by the boy
reaches the heights. Mr.. Linden took the
part of the music teacher. Miss Torpadie
was the wife and Miss Signe Hagensen
indicated the care-free bravery Of youth
In q very artistic way
Between the two operettas, some
charming dances were given by pupils Of
Miss Hawke.
"Mam'ze Mariette'' Is a charming bit
Of French fooling by Emile Bourgeois.
Possibly because they gave 1t in French,
Miss Torpadie and Mr.. Linden were even
more perfect than in "Bruderiein Fein. "
particularly In the musical numbers,
which gave them both an opportunity of
displaying their admirable technique.
Mr.. Linden clowns with a native vigor.
which In most refreshing. Indeed. the
performances of both these remarkably
clever young people were finished to a
wonderful degree.
composes as well as sings. He will give
a series of performances at the Princess
Theater in New York this season 1t is
to be hoped that he and Miss Torpadie
and Miss Hagensen and any other
charmers he may have up his sleeve will
find way to make Washington an
other visit
The Washington herald., 1915-12-03
Ad,7,iyes the Baby.

Everybody admires . vigorous
baby, and every hopeful mother az
poets . healthy infant.
Experienced mothers everywhere
have told Of the wonderful help found
in Mothers Friend, . sure, safe and
dependable external remedy that re-
duces and overcomes pain and distress
and which il supplied by any druggist
This remarkable treatment makes
the muscles, cords and ligamsnts
fexible-expansion comes without
tension and thorough esnfort u en-
ioyed.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-03
HOUSEWIVES DAILY s..
ECONOMY CALENDAR
RTRAvAcAllT EcoNollY.
By 1RA1scEs ,ARsHAII

Last winter IN snsrgstic young house
keeper. ambitious to decrsass the cost Of
living. read fn. an article On Hungary
that . staple dish Of the peasants Of that
country u bsan soup. Do shs bought
some beans and with them made soma
soup. She followed the directions Gwen
In . standard American cook book and
added beaten eggs to the soup altar the
beans had cooked tender. to make II SOFT
and creamy. Then she served Il With
thin slices Of lemon on II. Her family
liked II. But when she came to count
Its cost she found that she might have
served cream pea Or corn OF tomato soup
quite a. cheaply. The long cooking Of
the beans over gas was expensive, and
the addition OF eggs. at high price. at
or 4 cents. brought the total cost Of
the soup up to that of Q quickly cooked
cream soup made Of milk, can Of vege-
tables and seasoning.
We have still much to learn. a. Q ma
ton, about economy. Occasionaliy We
eat an inexpensive food. but we cook It
In such an expensive manner that its
economy Ii lost Its food value, Of
course. Il stiIl worth considering. Take
rice. We make It into croquettes or into
pudding with eggs and mi2k and sugar,
or we eat It simply a. an adjunct to
meat. and . very small part Of the meal.
We never sit down-this statement ap-
piles to most Of us. although there are
a few exceptions-to a bowl Of rice and
skim milk. with grated nutmeg and salt
for seasoning. And It Is the same with
other cheap foods. We dress them ex-
pensively. and 80 do not find them pos
sessed Of their tabled cheapness.
Apparently our taste needs educating
along more economical lines. II we
liked prunes better than grape fruit for
breakfast baked beans and apple sauce
better than Waldorf salad and sliced
oranges for luncheon and a thick stew
like soup, with lentils and raisin tarts
for dinner better than roast beef. spinach
and Ice cream. we might economize
without difficulty.
No. II Is largely our taste that stands
In the way Of strict economy. So II Is
up to the economically minded house.
keeper to educate her family's taste.
This IL q hard thing to do. For their
health must not be Jeopardized in the
process. It II not a good plan to try
to starve people into eating what they
don't want. The thing to do Is to make
what they don't want 90 attractive that
they will want it-and not to do this In
an expensive way.
problem. II you cook by gas. prepare
the beans In Q freless cooker at a mini
mum expense for fuel Then try serving
with It crisp little croutons. made Of
stale bread cut neatly into cubes and
dried in the oven when something else
baking requires oven heat The lemon
an then be used. thinly sliced, without
xtravagance.
The same method could be carried out
with all sorts Of other cheap foods.
they could be economically cooked. but
well cooked and well favored. and they
could be sandwiched in with other more
expensive foods until finally the family
taste demanded them.
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The Washington herald., 1915-12-03
Answers to CORRESPONDENTS,

Mrs. J. C. L. writes: My baby Is nearly
nineteen months old and hasn't tried
to walk yet. Do you suppose there Is
anything wrong with herr
Not at all. Some children are much
slower than others about learning to
walk. Some day she will surprise you
by starting of herself
Mrs. T. G. NJ writes: Our daughter
is II years old and she wants to go
to medical college instead Of q regular
college as We had planned. Would you
let her be q doctor?"
Why not? Many women are going into
tho medical profession In these days
II that Is her strong desire. let her try It.
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The Washington herald., 1915-12-03

Francis. Mrs. ChanIer Hale, Mrs. WILL
lam A. Hammond. Mrs. James s. Har-
Ian. Nine. Hauge. Mrs. Ralph Cross
johnson. Mrs Edward b. Mclean.
Mrs. John II. Merriam. Mrs. A. @. Nc
Clintock, Mrs. Clarence Moore. Miss
Frances Noyes. Miss Marion Oliver,
Mrs Cleveland II. Perkins. Mrs. Henry
kirke Porter. Mrs. J. H. Purdy. Mrs
Stephen La n Slocum. Lady Spring.
Rice, Mrs. Charles r. Shepard. Miss
Helen Walcott. Mrs. George w. Van
derbilt, Mrs. Horace westcott, Mrs.
John r. Jenkins. Miss Lee, and Mrs.
George Howard
The Washington herald., 1915-12-03

To q thousand editors the question
was recently submitted as to whether
the word movie" is to be regarded as
a legitimate English word to be used
without quotation marks. Five hun
dred voted for the words admission
without adornments: go declared that
the word is still on probation; $50
failed to express an opinion, but are
probsb bly, to be counted with the ma :
jority.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-03

Mrs. Newlywed Tin tears)-I just don't
care: I'm going to give up housekeeping
Her Dearest Friend-What! When you
took a special course at college in domes-
tic science!
Mrs. Newlywed (sobbing)-I-I know.
but-but can't find q butcher that did,
Judge.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-03
Sweden Bars Submarines.

Copenhagen. Dec. 1.-The Swedish Gov
eminent has decided that submarines OF
belligerent nations shall not remain In
side Of the three-mile territorial zone
except under certain conditions in the
Kattesal. says a dispatch from Stock
holm.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-03
Arrivals at New York Hotels.

New York. Dec. 2.-Arrivals from WASH
ington at hotels in New York are:
Strand New Victoria
T.. X y. De Puy, r. d. Baldwin.
Navarro F1anders-
Miss NJ Dresden. Miss II. A. Grenier-
Z. II. Schwetmann. Park Avenue
Cumberland A. d. McNab,
NJ. J. Loeb. W. ]. Yule.
Continental Broadway Central
W. r. Spilman. F. H. Randolph.
Albert
Mrs. T. Wallace
BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES.
Goldenberg N. dry goods. etc: A. H.
Baum, house furnishing goods and silver
ware: Cumberland. L. s. Reese. linens
and art goods: Grand.
Woodward & Lothrop. dry goods, etc;
]. o. Moque. rugs. bedding and furniture;
S24 Fourth Avenue; Herald Square.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-03

Nine. Emmy Destinn, prima donna
Of the Metropolitan Opera House.
New York City, who is to give a per-
formance at the National Theater this
afternoon at 4:3o o'clock. arrived here
last night at $50 o'clock. She Is
stopping at, the New willard.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-03
TOMORROW'S MENU.

IT believe he would make three bites Of
Q cherry" Rabelais.
BREAIkFAST.
onnes md Pinsappls.
Oreal and Crsan-
Fsh Balls.
Raissd Rolls. OoRss
LUNCHEON OR SUFFER-.
Liver Loaf
Slowed runatos.
Cunant Cakea Ta.
DINNER.
Vegetable Soup.
Shephsrds Pie.
String Beans
Waldorf Salad
Blackbeny Tarts.
Orange and pineapple-Cut oranges in
halves and dice the pulp. Mix with equal
measure Of pineapple and serve in
glasses with a cherry on top.
Liver loaf-Boil tender q lambs liver
with a stalk of celery and a sliced onion.
Put through q vegetable ricer and sdd
teaspoonful Of onion Juice, two Of ketch-
up. three Of melted butter. Press into q
mold. chill and slice thin Garnish with
olives.
Blackberry tarts-whenever there 10
any pastry left over, make il into tarts.
These. II kept well, can be reheated to
make them crisp. For blackberry tarts
use canned blackberrtes or blackberry
Jam, a big spoonful in each little shell.
and top with a spoonful of whipped
cream.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-03
Help the Babies if You
Want Feuer Criminals

This is the
advice of Miss
Estene Wheeler.
IN charge Of
the work of the
Washington Diet
Kitchen Associa-
6on.
= = = =
1t costs but two
cents a day to
keep babies well
and as many
dollars a day to
treat them in
sickness.
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And if every
wel-to-do baby
IN the city would
contribute a
dollar the little
slum babies
could be kept
in health.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-07-18
Wars Havoc to News Gathering.

The havoc wrought by war on the regular
news gathering facilities is family depicted in
the Associated Press service bulletin by a refer
ence to the Agence Havas. the press bureau
which supplies French papers and upon which
American newspapers formerly depended for
much OF their French news The Agence Havas,
at last accounts, had had six Of its staff killed
in battle. of whom two had been cited in the
orders of the day Of the army for great gal
lantry and one was Its best reporter. Quite half
OF the staff is with the army-more than fifty
including some OF the provincial correspond
onts. One OF the acting managers at present
works In the office from TO 10 o'clock, and
then goes TO his military duty in the ministry
OF war until o'clock. coming afterwards again
to the office and working until his desk is
cleared, The Havas service, through the war,
has shrunk to about half It's former proportions
The distribution OF news TO the interior by tele-
phone has ceased, because the long distance
telephone is reserved for the army alone, as are
the trans-channel lines. The telegraph service
is also much smaller than usual, due to financial
reasons, and to censorship. which prevents pub
LEGATION OF news more frequently in French pa
pers than II does transmission OF kilograms
abroad
We repeat that readers of American news
papers served by the Associated Press want to
have the promptest. most comprehensive and
least colored war news at the disposal OF the
people Of any country in the world.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-07-18
Mr.. Rrvan is Peeved.

Mr.. Bryan devotes the bigger part OF a page
in the current issue Of the Commoner TO The
Bees remonstrance against his arraignment, in
his homecoming speech, OF the country east Of
the Alleghanies, in substance again as the
enemys country" This seems to have nettled
Mr.. Bryan more than anything else since his
exit from the cabinet. He accuses The Bee Of
lodging usual" and declares that our ed-
torial illustrates one OF the tricks OF the plu-
tocratic press" and that ut seeks to divert at
tention from particular offenders by pretending
TO believe that criticism is aimed at all the peo-
pie of one section OF the country" Mr. Bryan
then proceeds himself to do the lodging act by
explaining that when he called II the intolerant
and prejudiced east" he referred only to "a por-
ton" of the eastern press. and did not at all In
clude the masses in the east, who, he insists,
have remained loyal to democratic ideals and
policies whether his or President wilson's, he
does not state.)
Mr. Bryan should not let himself become so
easily peeved. for The Bee has constantly cred
tied him with sincerity of purpose and with
being thoroughly conscientious, whereas he tries
to make out that everyone who dlsagrees with
him has a sinister inspiration, or is the mouth
piece OF some criminal trust. In Mr. Bryan
vocabulary. only Mr.. Bryan is pure-minded and
immaculate-ony he is dvinely chosen to speak
for the plain people. We have faint suspicion
that in this instance the vrulence manifested
against The Bee takes its root in the recollection
that this newspaper helped three times to keep
Mr.. Bryan from concentrating his ambition to
live in the White House.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-07-18
QUAINT BITS OF LIFE.

One dollar TO get married. 10 cents to
20 TO college and 80 cents to graduate are
some OF the items in the now regulation
governing the affixing of stamps on GER
tificatcs concerning human affairs"
which were recently promulgated In
China
James Nantes, Of Beaver Dam, Wis.
has announced that each Thursday he Will
trim the hair of poor Children without
cost. The Improvement IN the community
Is so marked that the barber Is looked
upon as a public benefactor.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. John Doss. North
Wnkesboro, N. c., a few days ago four
children. and all are living Mr. and
Mrs. Doss hive been married about six
years and have nine children. Their first
born were tfiplets. their second twins and
tie third qLrdruplets
Babes are eH, ried on. OF rather IN,
long pillows by the peasant women In
Hungary. A babe is laid on the pillow
the end IL Tapped over end IL usually long
enough TO come up t. the infa1ts chin.
A string IL then tied around the pillow.
holding Il close about the younSster. thus
making a snug and comfortable little osd.
Getting married in Burma Is not en-
tirely a pleasant operation. Custom war;
rants the practice u throwing stones at
the house OF the newly welded. but not
blackmail. and when recently band Of
Burman youtE drrHlnced money before
they would depart the law stepped IN and
sentenced the leaders to heavy inprison-
onment and corporal punishment
The woman mayor OF Warren. H..
made a visit 10 Chicago the other day
and was so overcome with the plight OF
the flashily dressed woman m cafes that
she burst into tears. The mayor now
over 70. said she had gone 10 the elty
TO learn the ways OF this wcIls." but
declares now that II sne can Keep War
rem girls I'm Warren ~ne wilt be erm-
pleteiy happy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-07-18
sIGNP0sTs OF PROGRESS.

The total mechanical power in the
United States is estimated at 12O,OOo,OO0
horsepower
In Chicago there Is an electric pie
making machine with which six girls can
turn out 5000 pies a day.
The tonnage Of the sault ste. Marie
canal last year was 79,71s,S44. more than
three times greater than that Of suez.
According to the latest estimate, there
are more than 17S5,0OO automobiles in the
United States and about $4,000 in
Europe.
The production Of cheese in the United
$40. 10000 pounds a year. Wisconsin maxi
ing nearly one-half Of It.
The citizens OF Cleveland, o.. are sup
piled with electricity at the rate of
cents kIlowatt hour. since the new
municipal plant has been installed.
An arrangement for killing insects by
electricity is described IN the Sunday
School Advocate. The machine destroys
not only grasshoppers and other insects,
but also destroys their eggs, which are
buried in the ground.
A cooperative kitchen has been estab-
lished In Montclair. N. ]. In this Kitchen
residents can have their vegetables and
meats cooked, and delivered later in
fireless cooker at their doors.
Coal Is TO be mined in Pennsylvania by
steam shovels. The method is novel in
coal fields, but has long been employed
In the Minnesota "open-pit' iron mining
operations.
The port of New York in 1914 handled
&C per cent OF the entire export trade OF
the United States, and the total of $780,
900 of foreign trade. export and Inn
port. which passed through the port was
larger than that Of ali the other Ameri-
can ports combined.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-07-18
WHITFIELD TO A POINT.


The less work a man does the more he
tires others
Philosophy reeonciles us to the misfor-
tunes OF others.
The wise man has doubts. but the fool
Is always positive.
An undertaken Is a man who follows the
medical profession.
A woman never outgrows her emotions
she wears them out.
The height Of some mems ambition IL
10 pun other men down
Most OF US have loose purse strings
when the purse Is empty.
Truth Is stranger than fiction because
there's less on the market
The easier a man takes things the easier
Il Is for him 70 let them slide.
Don't wait until you are broke before
you begin to mend your ways.
An old bachelor says matrimony Is the
cemetery in which love Is buried.
When a man starts on the downward
path he seldom buys a return ticket
Many a man has found himself IN a
tight place because he didn't remain
sober.
It's easy TO convince the lone man al
an afternoon tea that there Is no place
like home
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-07-18
CYNICAL MUSINGS.

You can make little truth so q long
way by stretching t.
A man Is judged by his deeds; also by
what he doesn't do
Don't Judge Of mans politeness till
you see him in his own home.
Lots Of excuses are not worth the
trouble Il takes TO make them.
Many a woman is shy on birthdays who
isn't really behind the times
1t is more blessed to extend the GLAD
hand than TO point the finger OF scorn.
Every woman must have a pet II she
can't have a cat or dog. she gets q man.
When man looks down on us, we
can't help hoping he will get dizzy aad
fall off
II takes a philosopher 20 say, Better
late than never when he misses the last
train.
Unfortunately the fellow who Is always
willing to lend a hand generally has an
empty one.
The opportunities that go astray arc
usually those that strike other people In
stead Of coming to us.
Somehow or other the fellow who al
ways says II told you so" never seems to
win any bets.
Some fellows would have more use for
the milk of human kindness If thoy
could take it out OF a bottle.-New York
Times
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-07-18
Building Operations in Omaha.

While building operations in Omaha have
not taken on the proportions Of boom, the
value Of building for which permits we're granted
in June shows an increase OF AZ per cent over
that Of 1914. This is very encouraging in
itself. but the more noteworthy fact is the high
quality OF improvements indicated by the fig
ures. The average value for which permits
we're taken out in Omaha last month is above
$4,000. This may not sound big, but compared
with the showing made by other cities, 1t Is
subject for local pride. In st. Paul the average
value OF building improvements, according to
the reported total of permits. was less than
$4,000. In st. Louis. Minneapolis, Los Angeles
Springfield (Mass), Syracuse, Columbus CO.,,
Duluth and a number OF other cities Of omaha's
class, the average value was less than 81, OOO
In Cincinnati, Birmingham, Seattle and Indian
apolis It fell below $1,000, while Portland, Ore.
and st. Joseph barely go above $1,000. These
figures show that Omaha is not only building
but is building WELL
Generally the building industry shows the
effects Of the conditions that have checked the
extension OF enterprise in most directions The
men who are most vitality concerned are hope
full, however, and look to the coming months
for general revival in their line.