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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-08-16

Our ideal of true hero is the
man who brings a friend home, to
dinner ON washday.
The Monticellonian., 1918-02-15
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house was filed. Washington was a
 very frequent guest at the Carlyle
 house and one can easily imagine the
 part he played in that atmosphere of
 bounteous hospitality and courtly l grace
 Tradition has if that it was in that
 very house that Washington met one
 of his few defeats. On the right of 1 the broad hallway Is what was once
 drawing room. said to have been fin- 1 ished originally in white and gold. and 1 there on many occasions Washington 1 took an active part In the social fes- l tiVittes-leading many q fair Virgin 1 ian through the stately minuet and the l less formal reel. The hallway, itself, 1 if tradition be correct. has it's own sentimental interest. for it was at the l foot of the beautiful staircase of solid
 mahogany that Washington awaited the coming of lovely Sally Fairfax
 upon a certain evening. and. while es- corting her to the ballroom. offered
 that Indy his heart and was refused.
 On the opposite side of this same l hall is the blue and white room" which was John Carlyles particular retreat or sanetum. That room Is of especial interest to us as q nation, for it was there that Washington re- ceived his commission as member of General Braddock's staff in 1755. What Washington learned upon that disastrous campaign against the In- q Ipt.;ff fSI,
 him much which later he put to good service in behalf of his country.
 Braddock Took Possession.
 When Braddock arrived he accept cd the praf'ered hospitality of John
 Carlyle and established headquarters
 there. The little blHe and white room hecrne the military council chamber, and 10 was there that the plans were made far the campaign. Washingten's previous experience as q leader of Nir.
 einia troops against the sayaees made
 him all the more welcome at the con ferences, and his keen judgment and practical advice earned for him Brad- docks admiration and won for him his eoloneley upon the generals staff. We who count our dollars and make our purchases in hard coin but little realize the part the vile weed" played in all commercial transactions in Xir- ginia 150 years ago The fragrant
 Oronoko tobacco had a fame which reached to Europe, and this was the common medium of exchange. The incense of this leaf, as 1t were, bought
 the English bricks with which old
 Christ church in Alexandria was built in 1773 The church was designed, so it has been said. by one James Wren,
 reputed to have been relative of the architect of London's famous St. Pauls. Washington worShiped at Christ church. History tells us that t was within the shadow of that Sa-
 cred structure, after services one Sun day morning in the summer of 1T14,
 that he earnestly advocated the renun-
 citation of allegiance to the king of Eng land. Always deliberate and intensely deveut, one can gather something of the spell which his words must have cast
 upon his fellow churchmen upon that | occasion.
 There are many houses in Alexan- dria today that were in their prime
 when Washington was in their midst i and closely identified with them not
 only socially but officially intermit-
 tently during his youth and just prior to his death
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ing dish in layers with cupful and q half of rich white sauce, alternat- ing until all is used. Cover with but tered crumbs and grated cheese, bake until the crumbs are brown.
 Rich Oyster Stew.-Rub the inside of the stew pan with cut clove of garlic and a slice of onion, do net al- three tablespoonfuls of butter. add one and a half tablespoonfuls of flour, stir and cook until smooth, then add one and half cupfuls of thick cream, and one and three-fourths pint of milk. When it is boiling hot add the oysters which have been parboiled three min- utes, boil up and serve at once with seasoning of salt and pepper to taste.
 Stewed Beans With Vegetabes.- Soak cupful of beans over night and scald them. Simmer for three hours in salted water. Add fourth of a pound of sliced salt pork and boil for an hour longer. Then add two cupfuls of diced potatoes, two sliced onions, one cupful each of diced carrots and turnips. Cook until the vegetables are tender then add a half cupful of barley, which has been soaked and cooked until soft. Season to taste with salt and pepper and in the seasoning add cupful of fresh corn cut from the cob.
 OId-Fashioned Welsh Rarebit-Slice a half pound of bacon and fry on one side. then turn them and lay on slice of cheese to cover the bacon well. Sprinkle with paprika, cover the fry ing pan and cook gently until the turn ed side of the bacon Is done. The cheese will then be melted and crisp at the edges. Serve with buttered toast at once.
 Add handful of dates and raislns with a few nuts to chopped apple, anG celery, with French dressing. which makes most delightful salad.
 A most tasty way of serving boiled cabbage was discovered by adding a little of the vinegar in which dill pickles had been put up. Butter, salt and pepper were added, but the vim egar gave a new and most appetizing flavor.
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CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS

Florida contains about 100000 acres of land waiting to be reclaimed by proper drainage. Contracts for draining almost the entire Everglade region have been made.
 A dog in Hennifer. N. H., in pursu- ing hedgehog, climbed from limb to limb of tree to height of 40 feet. It took the help of three boys to get him down.
 A compass invented in France for aviators shows the deviation from any set course in addition to pointing to- ward the north.
 A two-wheeled trailer with capac- ity of ton of coal and which can be hauled behind a runabout automobile has been invented.
 An electrical device of European in- veution to enable a moving train to set signal makes use of slight sinking of rail as a train passes over it.
 The use of the magnetic pulley to re- move particles of certain metals from nonmagnetic material in bulk has ex- tended to 34 different industries.
 Bert Cook of Tilton. N. H.. holds the record for catching foxes this season in that section. In six days he caught 12 foxes.
 The value of the electric machinery. appliances and instruments exported from this country during 1917 has been estimated at more than S50,000,000.
 The setting up of 400 locomotives of American manufacture in the shops of the Chinese Eastern railroad at Har- bin. China, for the Russian govern ment has served as good advertise ment for American machinery. accord ing to Charles K. Moser, United States consul at Harbin-
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role is filled, then turn in the liquid part of the tomatoes thickened with little flour and butter. cover and , 20 minutes.
 Mock Terrapin.-ParbOil a pound of 1 beef liver, cut in slices for five min utes, then drain and brown in bacon fat. Chop in small pieces put back into the pan and add a quarter of teaspoonful of dry mustard, salt and pepper to taste, few drops of wor- cestershire sauce and boiling water if needed. Boil up, thicken with flour blended with butter, using a table spoonful of each. Add a hard-cooked egg, finely chopped. and few drops of lemon juice.
 Canned Corn on Toast-To each cupful of corn allow a teaspoonful of chopped onion fried in a tablespoonful of butter, do not brown; add the corn. half cupful of milk, salt and pepper to toast. Cook slowly for five minutes. Meanwhile toast slice of bread for each person and fry two slices of ba- con TOT edcn. iouT lie prepared corn over the toast from which the erusts have been removed. Serve with the bacon slices over the top.
 Yorkshire Corn Pudding.-Put into q mixing bowl eupful of canned corn. three-fourths of cupful of milk, add two well-beaten egg yolks. Into another bowl sift cupful of flour with three teaspoonfuls of baking powder and a half teaspoonful of salt, mix together the flour and corn, add the well-beaten whites of two eggs. Put into we'll creased muffin rings and put into each teaspoonful of the juice from the roast, fill half full with the batter and bake in moderate oven. Serve around the meat with meat gravy.
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Didn't Seem Possible.

Reference in the lobby of Wash ington club was made to the keen wits of the rising generation when this story was contributed by Representa- tive Joseph E. Thompson of Oklaho- ma.
 There was little boy who used to call at the home of his grandma every Saturday afternoon, and as a reward for his constancy he was always given a slice of cocoanut cake.
 One afternoon. however, grandma was expecting company, md wishing
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together ma
 L. engineers U s k; ea Messe U. R. E. c ion infantry N A s of project lhe with auNaes ~ officers the gathered ,.au4ors
 opened the o home street. facing built by James t. Blame belonged brief time by Joseph i ~ hands of Westinghouse family. ,..,
 that options already have been which original eue remain TOT barracks accommodate the accommodations night or TWO A i e7 0 Washington
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Household Waste as Fertilizer.

Chemical analyses of the ash of household wastes, made at the Connec- ticut agricultural experiment station. show that there Is marked fertilizing value in such common refuse as ba- mana skins, orange skins. grapefruit skins, lemon skins, apple peelings, can- taloupe rinds, potato peelings, pea pods, bean strings and stems, tea leaves. coffee grounds, egg shells bones, peanut shells, tobacco, fruit stones, etc. These are recommended for fertilizing home gardens.
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of celery chopped, to pint or rich stock, chicken or other broth, strain and pour in the gelatine after the tlaY- or has been cooked out of the vege- tables. Put into mold and when be- ginning to set add pint of cooked meat finely chopped. When firm. slice and serve on q platter garnished with cress or parsley.
 Soak teaspoonful of gelatine in a small quantity of vinegar or lemon juice and add to mayonnaise dress ing to thicken it.
 Lemon jelly made from lemon juice, water and gelatine, cut in cubes makes a most delicate garnish for pressed chicken.
 Grape Sherbet.-Soak half an en- velope of gelatine in half cupful of cold water five minutes. Make a sirup by boiling one cupful of sugar in one and half cupfuls of boiling water ten minutes then add the soaked gela- tine. Cool slightly and add a pint of lemon juice and third of cupful of orange juice.. Freeze. Serve in sher- Del SidSSeS.
 Gelatine to be good should be abso- lutely tasteless and uniform in strength. A jelly should be just stiff enough to hold it's shape when turned out of the mold, yet soft enough to quiver with the movement of the dish.
 Prune Jelly.-Wash q half pound of prunes, cover with water and soak Sev- eral hours; then put them water and all into a saucepan with the grated rfnd of half a lemon an inch stick of cinnamon, fourth of a cupful of sugar. Cook until tender. strain off the liquid and rub the prunes through a sieve. Crack few of the stones, blaneh the kernels and add them to the pulp. Add the gelatine, pulp and fruit juices and stir occasionally until nearly cold. Decorate with shredded almonds and set away until firm
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City of Clubs.

London has the name of the worlds greatest club city, but as matter of fact. in this respect 1t Is poor second to Havana, Cuba. The clubs of Ha- vana are larger. more numerous and more powerful than the clubs of any other city in the world. Everybody in Havana belongs to a club. There is one club there with 45,0O0 members. Out of a population of 35o,0O0, it is estimated that the total club member ship exceeds 125,00O. No other city can even approach this proportion.
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to save the cake for refreshment. none was forthcoming for Johnny. For q long time he patiently waited, and then rose to go.
 "I really believe, grandma" he re- marked, as he picked up his hat, that I smell cocoanut cake"
 The broad hint was fruitful but not abundantly so. Going to the kitchen grandma cut him off a small slice.
 "I thought so," commented Johnny. as he took the dainty. but doesn't 1t seem strange. grandma. that I could smell such a very small piece?"
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l that place soon reached his ears. To a man of his character. with too much spirit to follow bad example when he I had the power to set good one, and l 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 filled with nice roasters. kidney-covered 1 lamb and veal, green geese, fat ducks and gohblers, chickens by the basket fresh butter, new-laid eggs, vegetables and fruit of all sorts. Country gen l tlemen dining with their friends in town very soon remarked the welcome l change in diet. Bless Us all r exclaim- ed they. whats the meaning of 1 this? You invite Us to family fare and here you have given Us lord mayors feast. Yea, replied the oth= CTS, thank God for sending q Colonel 1 Washington into our neighborhood,
 "The cat was thus let out of the | itlSs li ttAt GANAGllIf HUI iltiSdtA1H tI the Little Great ones that Colonel Washington should ever have run q market cart"
 Famous Carlyle House.
 The market where Washington sent his farm products lay right in the 1 heart of Alexandria and upon a square about which stood some of the towns most noted residences and landmarks Among these was the Carlyle house, and despite the passage of time and the physical changes wrought in that quaint Virginia city, this historic home survives intact today. The Carlyle house is intimately identified with Washington's career and particularly with the very beginning of his mili- tary calling.
 As the story goes, the bricks for the | building were imported and so, too. the stone of which it was built in 1I32 John s. Carlyle utilized for part i of the foundation a portion of an old fort. which many years earlier had stood guard against the Indians for the protection of English traders on Hunting Creek. as the place was then known. The barracks of that ad- vance post of civilization became the cellar of the Carlyle house, and there l in it's cool shadows was stored the mellow wine that tickled the palates of those days. From the heavy beams overhead hung pendant the luscious hams for which Virginia is still noted. Another part of the old fort supports the plaza at the rear of the house upon which the main hallway ends. It was there, of summer evenings that the Carlyles and their guests gathered. and l It was there the men discussed the problems of the hour over a heart some glass amid the soothing smoke of the fragrant Oronoko. Then, the gar dens ran down to the rivers bank and overlooked the docks at which the trading craft were moored-vessels that came from over the seas to bar | ter the silks and riches of the far East, the products of Europe, and the | tropic abundance of the West Indies in return for the famous tobacco with which AleXandria's one great ware
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Proof Wanted.

Professor Pickering says he will not believe the flashes from Mars are the work of intelligent beings until some body proves that the planet is inhab- ited. Reminding one of Hume's argu- ment that there could be no such thing as miracle, for the simple reason that a miracle is something that never hap. pens.-Indianapoli Star.
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The Bachelors Coffee Brewer.

Now comes the coffee brewer, de- vice for making individual cups of cof- fee. The device consists only of two cups somewhat eonical in shape, one of which fits into the other. Sufficient pulvexzed coffee is placed in the bot tom of the outer cup to make one cup of the beverage. Then the perforated inner cup Is set in place and boiling water Is poured into 1t. II is left to .draw" for a few minutes, just as in the preparation of tea; then 1t Is pourtd out into the waiting cup. The
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from hog and eornpone. One sat be- hind on q sack of something, shrouded under a quilt and with her head bound all around with a pink nuby that had faded in the wash The woman who drove was topped with fur cap with ear flaps that was lawfully intended for man. Everything else was lathes and seantling picked up from some house wrecking, except for one chicken top.
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model of botrap nonpoduete ens The hen sits in the nest the bottom of which inches diameter When she lays down it drops through the hole into box prepared hen heed 
  being through will chained tightening poeketbook will
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mind may here be found in the various freak inventions which go forth each working day of the office. Almost daily some inventive genius offers q model of something which will benefit the great world at large, and perhaps with in the same hour some mechanical lun- atic seeks d patent on some rattle brain" idea which he avows will cause people to live GOO years if they but follow instructions on the perfect system of physical culture"
 4 certain poultry genius haS sent
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absorbed by the existing club. Hence the United Service Club of America had it's Inception. But the Washing ton problem is not the only one the new club hopes to meet. Heneefofth officers will gather in many cities near the great camps and eantonmeIts III this country, and later behind the fighting lines abroad. Even greater will be the need in these places TOT some common meeting ground for men who wear shoulder straps. Last No-
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Many Like Him.

What's wrong with Glithers?" He has mistaken conception of his duty as a citizen" "Yes?" He won't put his shoulder to the wheel. He wants other people to do that, while he stands on one side and jots down the number of revolutions it makes. ."-Bir. mingham Age-Herald.
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both the breadth and sentiment Of It's symbolism.
 Designed and painted by Miss Wilmuth Gary, who as composer was awarded the medal and diploma for musical composition at the worlds fair, this flag of America and her shield of the allies the motto: Liberty, Humanity, Democracy"
 Set upon pure white ground, the flag is striking in appearance with its large circle of the flags of the F na-
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 of flour mixed with teaspoonful of cinnamon, q half teaspoonful of cloves and teaspoonful of soda mixed with the potato. Dredge d fourth of cup of shredded citron and a cupful of raisins with flour, using two table. spoonfuls and mixing it with the rest. Pour into d mold and steam three hours. Serve with a hard sauce. A teaspoonful of baking powder sifted over the fruit just before it is added to the batter will keep it from sink ing to the bottom of the mold. Flour should be used as usual. however.
 Apple Cracker Pudding.-Grumble six large milk crackers into a pudding dish pour over these enough cold wa ter to soak them until soft. Pare three medium-sized apples, cut in halves, re- move the core and put them on to stew with little water for ten minutes. Pour a pint of milk over the soaked crackers, add two beaten eggs, stir in the apples and half cupful of sugar. Flavor with a teaspoonful of lemon ex- tract and a grating of nutmeg over the top of the pudding. Put a teaspoon full of butter in small bits oyer the top and bake in a slow oven until firm and brown. Serve hot
 Indian Puddng.-Scald a pint of milk and add to it gradually half cupful of Indian meal, half eupful of molasses. d teaspoonful of cinnamon and eupful of chopped suet. Cook ten minutes, cool and add three eggs beaten light. Turn into a greased mold and boil five minutes. Serve with hard sauce. This pudding may be baked If light coating of flour is sifted over the top delicious brown crust will be formed in baking. A half cupful of raisins will be great addition to this pudding.
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| HE one nunufpQ ana elSHly- " sixth anniversary of the birth of George Washington reminds one of many things,
 and among them the fact that h H1 the cost of living was an eco
 j nomical problem in Washing
 tons day, as 1t is now. Fur ther, the first president set an ex- ample which Is being followed today in some sections of the country with all the acclaim of something new. The markets which are being opened for the purpose of bringing the farm products to the consumer, to the exclusion of the mfddleman, are by no means q twentieth century invention. Most people don't know that George Wash lington essayed truck gardening and the maintenance of a market wagon, to the no small blessing but the so= cial dismay, of some Alexandrians, but it is fact.
 We read so much of the grooming board" steaming joints of luscious fare of all sorts in the days of colo Inial plenty, that We think the period time of feasting and unlimited abun- dance, and recall but few of the hard ships, of which there were many. 1t was to provide variety and to make his neighbors more satisfied with their lot that Washington sent his market wagon just once in so often te Alex andria loaded with the products of the farmyard and the field of Mount Vernon. History does not tell us whether Washington reached the hearts of his associates more speedily by the short route of their Stomachs, but there is nc doubt that his wise forethought brought him both grati- tude and substantial reward.
 The Cart Goes to Town.
 Old Parson Weems, who has chatted so glibly about life in Alexandria, tells us that there was a time there when the town had more reason to boast of its beauty than its capacity to glad den the inner man. To quote that rev erend chronlcler:
 The neighborhood of Belle Haven (such was Alexandria's early name) was not desert; on the contrary. 1t was in many places garden spot abounding with luxuries. But its in- habitants, the wealthy, were not wise. By the successful culture of tobacco they had money. And having filled their coach houses with gilt car riages and their dining rooms with gilt glasses, they began to look down upon the poorer sort and to talk about families. Of course it would never do for such people to run market carts! Hence the poor Belle Haven ites. though embosomed in plenty. were often in danger of gnawing their nails. And unless they could cater lamb from some good-natured cracker or a leash of chickens from the Sunday negroes, were obliged to sit down with long faces to half-graced dinner of salt meat and journey cake.
 "This was the order of the day, A. D. '59. when Washington, just married to the wealthy young widow Custis, had settled at Mount Vernon, nine miles below Belle Haven. The un- pleasant situation of the families at
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 ding. Gre a Tn a half cupful of but ter substitute, with one cupful of brown sugar; add one GU pful ca C h of ground raw pota- t0, carrot and ap- Dlp then a# cnpf11I
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5t9IIIs VI yeuTs Idttr-ln modern WaSh- 1ngton, District of Columbia.
 And all the Adams in the city may truthfully blame it once again mon all the Eyes. This time Mir. Sernent takes the role of citizen, in order to make the lesson more lasting. And the Eyes are laughing in their muffs
 Does the suffrage amendment to the Constitution give the vote to the women of the District of Columb,a,
 And if it does. what about the mpn2 Is WaShinn4ar,
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m O s t wholesome dish for q supper
 or luncheon dish. Boil three clpfuls of eut-up celery in q little salted wa ter until tender, al lowing it to steam nearly dry. Put it into a buttered bak-
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III the following
 Chili= Con carne.-Gut up the leftover steak and put a layer of the meat in q casserole, sprinkle with chopped onion, a few spoonfuls of kidney beans and q layer of canned tomatoes, seasoning each layer with salt and chili pepper. Repeat until the eaSSe-
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Washington Composer Designs Flag of Allies

ITO WASHINGTON of having l of of the States today of