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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-12

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-12
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WEATHER

Washington, Aug. H.
Partly cloudy; probably
ahowers IN South Tuesday
and wednesday.
Evening star., 1919-10-12

hedges. He hesitated at the base Of
the flight Of six stone steps that lead
to the arched doorway. He had that
same sensation which must come to
many other humble men when they
approach a great home, though he
knew that this was a friendly place.
He looked down at his dusty shoes
and thought that a man coming to
such place should have on pumps
boots with silver spurs.
Instead Of silken hose and knee
hreeches, he wore plain pantaloons
covered with the seeds of the stick
tight weed, or lespedeza. and beggar-
ticks. or bidens frondeso. He looked
at his cuffs and no lace ruffies were
there. He felt his collar and it was
a wet and wilted thing of starch and
linen with a necktie instead of a
stock. He looked at his hat and 1t
was a shapeless slouch instead of a
three -cornered affair with a waving
plume.
But at last he had come to Mont
pelier. for generations a home Of
Snowdens. then the home of Edmund
Fendleton, an author; next, the home
of rich ST. Louis family named Won
Scrader; next the home Of Emmanuel
Havenith. minister from Belgium to
the United States; then for a brief Pc
riod the property OF Mrs. H. st.
George Tucker. and now the home Of
Miss Eleanor Fitzgibbon. formerly OF
Pittsburgh, but now and forevermore
of Montpelier, Prince Georges county.
Miss Fitzgibbon is a charming wom-
an. wisely read and widely Travelled.
Montpelier Is now a treasure house
of antique furniture, rare china, tap
estries, carvings and books which the
mistress Of Montpelier has collected.
The Rambler saw wonderful Tibe-
tan tapestries Of the fifteenth century,
a china set which belonged to Gov.
Winslow, the last British governor
Of Massachusetts,; a grandfather's
clock that belonged to Capt. Nathan
Alden, a descendant Of John and
Priscilla; little rosewood chair, out
of the study Of Charles Dickens: an
other chair from Sir Walter Scott's
home at Abbottsford, and hundreds Of
things. including shelves Of books,
that made the Rambler feel like turn
ing kleptomaniac. But the Rambler
Is going to reserve part Of the story
of Montpelier, its art treasures and
its herd OF registered Jerseys for an
other chapter.
The Rambler did not visit MOntpe-
lier alone. And this is how 1t hap
pened: When he left the trolley track
at the crossing called Contee he
walked east down road, whose dust
Is seldom stirred by an automobile.
A mocking bird sang from q dry twig
on a dead pine tree and a chipmunk
played In the withered herbage under
greenbriar tangle by the roadside.
Crossing the tracks of the Baltimore
and Ohio. he stood where two roads
fork. That on the right leads to the
main road from Laurel to Bowie
That on the left passes between two
square brick piers and under the
shade Of a cluster Of locusts. and
leads TO q brick house Of a hill nsas-
by. That house II Oakland. the his
Evening star., 1919-10-12

Georges county. He wore squirrel
cap and deerskin shirt and breeches
and he came into this forest because
the law officers at ST. Marys wanted
him for saying that lord of a manor
was only a human being after all and
was entitled to no greater rights than
any other man just because Leonard
Calvert, Richard Ingle. Edward Hill,
William Stone or Richard Bennett
had looked on him with favor. l
know it was a heinous offense he
had committed. but still we trees
gave him asylum here. I remember
that long before this pioneer came
among us the Indians. blotched and
striped with blue, red and yellow
clay, which they dug from the banks
Of Paint branch west of Berwyn,
Branchville and Beltsville. used to
hunt among us and catch fish and
kill beavers and otters in that shady
little stream which our friend, the
venerable Rambler, crossed just be-
fore turning into our road at the
old gray gate. I remember the An
namessick people. Big Chief MaQua-
comen of the Patuxents and old Chief
Mahalota. and remember clearly
when Tayac. the werrowance Of the
Piscataways, came here on one OF
his hunting trips"
X X +
The ancient-the pre- Columbian
oak-was about to tell its neighbor
trees that it had numbered among
the friends Of its youth such celebri-
ties as Hiawatha, Nawadaha, Noko-
mis-. Wenonah and Minnehaha, but the
Rambler, feeling that he might be
eavesdropping, walked on along the
rough and winding road across which
the oaks laid their shadows. While
the forest continued to accompany
him on the right hand, a wide corn
field came into the picture on the
left. And beyond that, on a ridge Of
no great height. but yet of height
enough to overlook the country for
a long way, stood a brick house part
ly veiled in vines and framed in the
green of box and holly. with a big
cherry tree and pointed cedars grow
ing here and there.
The central building. above whose
steep shingled roof rose two tall
chimneys. is flanked by low and far
extending wings. The white cornice.
white arched doorway. white window
faclngs and green-slatted shutters
were fresh and bright. 1t is q very
old house. The brick masons and the
carpenters who built It had never
heard of the Grenville ministry, nor
the sugar act, nor the bolasses act,
which caused such an outcry from the
Medford rum distillers among our
pious cousins at tthe north, nor the
stamp act. nor the Pitt-Grafton min
istry, nor the rumpus of resolutions
in the Virginia house of burgesses,
nor the tea parties at Boston and An
napolis Lexington and Bunker Hill,
Lord North. Gen. Gage, Paul Revere
and Ethan Allen were names they had
never heard. They had not heard Of
George Washington. Thomas Jeffer-
SON, Patrick Henry and the Declara-
tion Of Independence. They had never
even heard Of George III. for when
they were at work on this building
they were loyal subjects Of His
Majesty King George ii. about whom
Evening star., 1919-10-12


they knew nothing and cared no
more. At the time of the building Of
this house Samuel Ogle was the royal
Governor Of Maryland. having sue
ceeded Charles Calvert, fifth Lord
Baltimore
The brick masons and the carpen-
ters sometimes talked of these men.
but they talked most of the rich
man and his wife for whom they
were building the mansion. They
knew Maj. Thomas Snowden and his
wife, who was Ann Ridgely. They
knew that the great house they were
setting up with care and patient toll
was to be the home Of that celebrate ed
couple and that the place was to be
thereafter called Montpelier, in mem
ory of the brides birthplace, in Anne
Arundel county. They knew Thomas
Snowden, who was the father of Mai
Thomas Snowden. builder of Mont
pelier. and they knew the MAJORS
grandfather, Richard Snowden Ill
They knew these people and many of
their kin as among the richest peo-
pie in the province Of Maryland and
in the British colonies of North Amer
lea. These Snowdens were not only
great land owners and planters, but
they were among the earliest and
richest iron manufacturers in Amer
lea, and their iron mines and fur
naces were scattered over the coun-
try for miles around Montpelier. That
is one reason why the Rambler noted
with interest the "iron-stone" that
was scattered along the road he fol-
lowed
Relics Of these iron mines abound.
Sometimes a man comes upon wide,
deep pits upgrown in wild shrubbery
and trees. Other pits are filled with
water fed by springs in the depths
of the old workings, and some of these
ponds are big enough to be called
lakes. One called Blue pond, because
of the color, due to the unmeasured
depth Of the water. is a famous SWIM
ming place for the boys who dwell on
what was the Snowden domain. The
men who worked in building the great
house veiled with vines and framed
in the greenery Of boxwood and holly
toiled on unmoved by such thoughts
as those expressed in the Declaration
Of Independence concerning the rights
Of men in general and of the colonist 9
in particular. Patiently they raised
the massive walls and heavy oak
beams and carved the panels, cornlces,
mantels and staircases that made this
house as splendid as any other in
the rich province OF Maryland and
makes of 1t today one Of the noble
mansions in the neighborhood Of
Washington. The narrator recalls
these workmen because they were
ancestors Of many Of us. Not all Of
US had ancestors who could afford
such a home as Montpelier, but let us
salute our ancestors whether they
were worth a million or toiled with
their hands, so that they did an
honest days work and did not watch
the clock. or othe sun dial or listen
for the whistle.
The Rambler turnId from the road
among the oaks and Along the corn
into gravel walk bordered by fresh,
luxuriant and carefully trimmed box
Evening star., 1919-10-12

the shortness Of the day and constant
pressure of waiting people to be seen
and their matters disposed of, made
me manifest impatience to you after
the subject of your visit had been dis
posed Of.
Indeed, the problem Of how to enA
an interview when the subject matter
is disposed Of has elected the atten-
tion Of very wise people. was in
Liverpool a few years ago and was in
the ONCE Of Sir William Jones, who
was an active partner in the control
Of number of steamship lines
operating between London and the
West Indies, handling, among other
things, bananas. OF course, Sir Will
liam Jones had to see great many
people and his constant practice was
when the interview properly came to
an end, to arise from his seat. take .
banana conveniently supplied on his
desk, and hand the banana to the via-
itOr: and that was accepted univef.
sally as the end Of the interview.
unfortunately, l am not supplie0
with bananas, and having no very de.
lightful method Of ending an inter.
view, l am sometimes guilty Of a man.
Hesitation of impatienGe, of which,
perhaps ] am as sorry as the person
who for the moment suffers. He. how.
ever, has this Advantage-he suffers
out once. while have 10 suffer many
times"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-12
I REALIZE HOW PASSION
SPELLS DANGER. AND CON-
MON SENSE IL Ny REtt GF.
ca1s1s5deSR lo b tho

why do you tease me sof'' Thus
Certeis showed his appreciation OF
my play acting. altho he overlooked
my question why do you contlnu.
ally tantalize mo with your your
vividns~sg other women are like
putty. but you think act--fccl--
you live every moment ~ your life
intensely. as have dreamed "A wom.
an might do. I hand you q bunch 81
kcys-and you make Il an event FOR
me to remember
At this I caught my breath. for !
knew well that with this man alone
81 all the persons l bad ever met
did I feel free 70 be my true self. At
liberty 10 be wise or silly. grave ur
gay. az my own pleasure and with.
out rebukc Whatever I did or fail.
cd TO do. Certeis would approve. But
Bob would be sure TO criticiHe mo. no
matter what did. or what left un.
done.
And you shut me away from
YOURSELF Certcis went on as II he
were determined 10 pour out "a store
Of long boarded thought. You
raise up barrier OF duty between
US, tell you once more. Jeanne.
that LIFE Itself has thrust your free
dom upon you' You are cut off
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-12

CURED because the Americans dis.
covered that Turkish women know
how tu provide the essence II com.
fort and luxury Tor the male lu their
homellfw
The wives ard dauRhtrrH 81 tho
Turks. having mo- outside interests.
use their utmost efforts 10 make
home pleasant for their male rcla.
lives
~ H a mistake 70 ieiicyr that an
The Turkish woman does lH o. 70
cline upon "a cushioned diyAn eating
sweets aud playing with jewels. She
iH an early riser and after partaking
% cignrrt and cup 81 coffee 10
ready 20 walt upon her husband
She places his slippers by the side
~ his couch. holds hia bathruhe for
him. hands him his coffee upon "a
silver platter and lights HIS plpe
with an vmber held IN pair %
tiny tongn and finally places the
amber tip IN his mouth. She rc.
mains In attendance seated upon
cushioned ditan az hts feet What
more devotion could any husband
want
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-12
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s~TsE--L afvrrapis,1Sn.,

from al your duties 10 others No
BODY IN this world was ever 80 lost
TO duty az YOU arc now. and ~ YOU
may remain You do not have 20
choose between right and wrong
you little Puritan Put away your
Impressions and your inhibltionsi
Iicarestt' Crrteia came close "a me
My love- Let me make lfe reni TO
you u only for month"; week
Or q day"
tn" nearncss OF the man WIS al.
most ns perauHding as his wooinr
For q moment ! Waycred in body ns
well as IN soul Then a cold skep.
iicism of all passion saved me. and
snid 10 myself
Tony is using just Tho Kind 81 ar.
gurncnt that has started many "a
good girl on the road 20 hell Tho.
20 be sure, not an lovers put their
persuasion 20 POLITICALLY
had 70 answer Ccrtela. could
neither evade nor escape his mean
ing. Hot ! was not 20 be- carried off
my feet by any doctrine OF "Iet.us.
live today dearest" aH many a trust
ing girl has been. to her eternal
shame and sorrow
And al I had FOR my defense was
my practical common sense
weapon any girl can resort to and
rely upon
Tony" I said. and / held my
head high ana smiled. too. aa nd.
dressed him. TONY. avn not going
to pretend 10 be- shocked But YOU
know perfectly well that I respect
myself like to be able to face my.
self IN the mirror Tony DO YOU
think ! wouldn't keep straight just
for thnt7 You've made an awful
test Of my character today. but I'm
not sorry. see as I never did be.
fore that even II ! could strip Off
every shred OF duty and convention
and puritaniEm. something else IN
me my own respect for myself
would keep me from yielding toto
even an Ideal passion
stumbled a bit. trying 20 be- hon
est and plain. and yet not Wishing to
make a singing rebuke Was ! not
In sense responsible for the flan's
temptation
II win not apologize for my feel.
ing" Certeis answered az he favor.
cd me with one Of his most perfect
bows. ANY way find you. Jeanne.
YOU are torment. Now I am afraid
you will run away ns soon as I am
out Of sight You ran away from
the asylum, you know Promise me
to stay hore--this house ~ ali your
own Let me think OF you as safe
and comfortable while am gone. A"
gave him my hand ~ token OF
my assent. then I shook my keys
gayiy for ! was very Wiling to drop
our serious talk and I sad. An.
swer the question I put a few min.
utcs ago Which key. oh. Rluebeard.
must never. never user
"The longest one" he replied. and
he was very solemn. and | couldn't
tell whether It was about the keys
or about Our conversation
TO BE Continued
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-12
~ TDW MD ". THiERRY


ttHa o.. =. SUM- LUTTE ltNAHANliN
PARIS. March le American roll
diers oyer here nave their own idea
ct the sort az emblem which they
should have 60 wear when thev leave
the uniform Tor "cits" regardless OF
what the war department in wash.
ineton may dccide Ca give them.
Plane News the snappy weekly 81
tbe alrmcn 90 lesuudun. has sounded
sentiment and makes this sugges.
ton
Gold service cheyrUnS. symbol
ling service over herc--one. two
or more gold chctrous indicating
length Of overseas service on a
neal black rnamclcd background
with q gold border. u pin 20 be-
worn Ia The coat lapel.
The cheyrons would correspond TO
those now worn on the uniform
sleeve Each gold Vshaped chev-
ron indicates six months service in
France
"As a means Of identifying an cx-
\ T. Il. man 10 would be idenl, says
The Plano News I'VE AN appreciate
the companionship 81 comrades in
arms. one never hositates 20 speak
TO fellow soldier iu o. -. and many
"a lonesome journey has been bright
cncd by the ucquaintancoahip 81 AN
other casual travelled In uniform.
which BY in striking contrast 10 ones
experience in civil nfe, whore a days
Journey sometimes is never broken
los the good fellowship Of another
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-12

~ r.. \ Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON. y. G.. March u
Somewhere within the mosqued
and minarctcd city upon the banks
of the rushing liosphorus Is Amer
lean hlurIackets ar. held prisoners
by the charms OF Conatantinoplr
beauties
They belonged 10 the crew % the
naval ship Scorpion which was In
termed upon the outbreak Of the
war by the Turkish government. and
has lately been released
The scorpion commander upon
his arrival IN New York. related the
strange story
The men were given shore leave
frequently One after another each
Of the IS applied Tor permission tn
marry beautiful Turkish girl
When We came away We left these
men behind content 10 take up
Turkish lie forever
What are the charms ~ Turkish
girls that so cuamor.d our men,
Most likely Theses marriages oc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-12
Lam !Shoud Coach
Lar Mothers

Dear Miss Grey: "Rcformcr 30,
1" was. OF course. wrong. Reform
er No 2" comes nearer TO the truth.
altho. Of course. race suicide Is not
the proper solution OF the problem.
However. think II mother love
isn't strong enough to teach some
women that their responsibility does
not end with bringing children into
the world then the strong arm OF
the law should reach out and teach
them this lesson
About ono out OF every 10 well.
dressed women whom we see on the
streets has left behind her cold. half
clad children running the streets. "A
OF their own homes
During the flu epidemic I kept my
children NJ home. and all the time
we had from one to 10 extra chill.
dren. about half OF them complete
strangers To me.
Now my baby has the measles and
altho every mother I'm the neighbor.
hood knows IT.. I have had six little
callers this morning | refused to
let them in, ana now they are play.
ing in the driz2ling rain. some with
little sweaters and one with no wrap
at all My heart bleeds. but ! won't
expose them to disease, and should |
send them home, their fond mammns
would send them out again with the
remark Now run along and get
some fresh air don't want my
clean house all musscd IN"
REFORMER NO 2.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-12
Could Steal
for Her child

Dear Miss Grey read the letters
in The star about married women
working II the married women ARE
taking the single girls places they
should go. but most 81 thcm need Co
work. more 20 than the single girl
who lives az home,
Before the strike tf6i WIS not
enough TO live on. but now the
strikers are given card good Tor
g. In groceries each week. and wr
must live ON q what about other
thlngs7 our rent isn't paid we
need money FOR the gas bill life In
Ruraucc. clothes etc My children
need shoea. and unless we get SOME
money. they'll have 20 stay ont of
school
when my little girl says
"Mamm1 why can't ! have shoes
like Mary's9" could go out and
steal them fer her am dress.
maker also DO cmbroidering and
crochcting and other needle work.
hut haven't been here long enough.
and can't get any sewing 90 do at
home II SO Tor job outside /
am taking single girls place.
It isn't fair that we must sit at
home and see our children so with.
out necessities No married woman
works because she wants to go away
from her home but because II helps
10 keep q home
II win take us months 70 make up
for the time lost. we were getting
along all right before. but We have
gained nothing by this strike except
the IN win OF the community. and
are branded as Bolshcviks
FORCED To STRIKE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-12
Observation-Disclosures
! Cynthia Grey's
J LETTERS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
More { OHiHteHt on
ROH-SmiM Case


Dear Miss Grey Kindly give mo
"a little space In your very interest.
ing columns 20 discuss my idea 81
the Roth Smith. on modern Enooh
Arden ease. Disagree with "a few
remarks made by ono James llcn
drraon thru your columns % Few
days nFu.
10 BEGIN with. ! don't think Sire.
Roth stated iu hrr interview. when
10 was that smith assisted nor fnln.
cially. IL before or after her nus
bands reported death Do seems tp
me THAT would have some bearing
on the ease morally
agree with g. H. thIt perhaps
Mrs Roth WAS not the rEht sort ~
woman stll she may boz of that
helpless "clinRIng vine type " ao.
much can or should boz forgiven hef.
as there b. nothing quite aH hope
icaHly helpless as a. true type of
'clinRlnR vine" woman 30 h1a often
seemed 60 me that our Creator must
have wanted "a ncc iu4t how help
i"Hs "a human being could become.
80 llc created the 'cllueiuT vine
type They simply must have some
one to lean upon
"a would seem SIR Roth hua him
self 10 blame. In measure. fnr Oh"
present condition ~ hia affairs lie
should have az least madc some ~
fort tn communicate with hie family
There seems ao little ,&ruro Tor niH
silence. one may Say neglect surely
some nurse would have been glad
Co have sent word 90 bis family That
he was wounded and unable 60 write.
Then. nrnin. there are some eases
OF she'll shock where men forget
feel We have no right to comment
on A. I often wonder if he knew 81
his reported death
This man Smith ncrms rather
decent sort OF cournr. hr married
Mrs Roth within very short tim"
after the report at loth'a death. liut
great many 90 our strict couvtn
tiounhties were forced Hfide 20 as
commodair war time conditions ST.
smith most certainly meant right
did be- not give Mrs Roth the most
man has 20 offer woman. bis name
and protection
A. Tor putting Them both iu priF
ION doubt II there Is nw Boo
any state covering their ease. as Ma
Roth was officially announced aH
dead" There b. no inv that pre-
vents man paying attentions 20 "a
woman whose husband lH dead A.
Tor the kidnapping charge 10 Col
quite muEhablc Mrs. smith merely
took hrr children 20 her ncw home
when she remarked
do not think Smith Il hragRart
at an lie believed the woman be-
married Was truly his wife. and not
having had time. az the ufuo % ihc
interview. to rcahlust bis mind 20 the
newer conditions OF hia affairs be
was only doing that which any real
man would do. fight Tor that which
he believed 90 be- hia own
rs sad case. and truly each one
is 20 be piticd
Personally think Nra Roth
smith should. Tor her chiidrrua sake
so back and akc hrr proper place
and begin just where she ioft OF
when Roth was called 90 The coinrH
No other man unn ever take q real
fathers place MrH. Roth claims she
wns happy before. therefor scc
no reason why she cannot forget
and BE- happy With her husband and
their children again. H. A. =,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-12
Lutherans Trying
for $3,OOO,OOO Goal

With the battle cry ~ Give your
bonds" $1,000. 600 campaign. In.
augurated by the Lutheran Lay.
mems league for the purpose of ere.
ating a permanent endowment fund
for pastors. teachers. professors and
their dependents. Is expected TO 'go
over the top"
over s. 900 900 In bonds have been
purchased by members Of the Evan.
geHcal Lutheran Missouri synod
The zero hour Is on March 30
and the drive will last until April -.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-12
Little Stories for Bedtime
Peter Wishes He We're Home
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS

III trouble outside the dear old
Rricr Patch. Peter Rabhlt has wished
he were hack safe and sound az
home. hut never had he wished u
morc than when he discovered who
was his ncighhor under the pile OF
fallen trees IN the Green Forrest
Never before had Peter been So close
10 Buster Rear. Never had he cN.
iscctcd to be so close 20 Bustcr Rear
There he was 50 close he could reach
cut and touch iiuster, no YOU won.
der that Peter wished he could
shrink into nothingf
slowly. carefully. Peter crcpt hack
fae way he had come to the edge OF
that great pile % brush. with eV.