Show Af n’4bi 4a TO SERVE WRTHY OF BUILDER SPOT LITTLE KI1VII Butter pany Washington Had as Was Appropriate the Finest House in the National Capital George COST MUST HAVE BEEN GREA It Seema That the First President Either Built or Had In Other Habits Contemplation tlons — British Respected the Mansion From Record Sauce the WITH 1fi Ve BOILED FISH 8hould Always AccomDish— How It May Ba Prepared of Washington Seems Strangely Forgotten by the Average American Birthplace NOT FAR FROM MOUNT VERNON Wakefield Plantation Though liolated la Well Worth a Visit— Monument GovernErected by National ment on Ground Whero House 8tood Records show that George Washing It will doubtless come as something and ton had In mind the building of an of a surprise to most readers other house or other houses than bis possibly as something of a shock to There is no learn that one of the most historic home on Capitol Hill with the career available record to show bow much localities connected should be money Washington expended upon his of the foremost American The cost must have today almost wholly neglected by his city mansion This notable object of been considerable In those days of countrymen slow travel when bricks were brought neglect in this age of patriotic shrines Is none other than the birthplace of across the ocean In sailing vessels and when experienced bricklayers George Washington at Wakefield planwere few and able to command very tation on the Virginia shore of the Lower Potomac river It not that high wages unmarked— three stories In this significant spot Although only a grateful nation has seen to it that height It was a very large and roomy house Moreover It was Intended to no place associated with George Wash- be the best house in the Federal city realized for Washington undoubtedly the fact that he was the foremost citizen of the new republic and one of the foremost men In the whole world Although now level with the street It Is known that the mansion original ly stood upon a terrace ascended by stone steps The grounds were surrounded by a hedge fence similar to Mount thk hedge which surrounds Vernon estate faces The mansion east and Is parallel with the capltol view was over Its front building large level plateau which was bounded by the hills of Mary land a plateau upon which Washing Ion expected the Federal city to be Carroll built Washington Jefferson and others purchased substantially all But of the best land on the plateau their heirs held the land at such speculative that homemakers prices of White the the sought vicinity House Instead of the capltol and the Federal city was bullded on the west and northwest part of the city environments Admiral Wilkes purchased the mansion from the heirs of Washington and used it as hlB residence during his lifetime His heirs sold it to John Talty an Talty rented it to numerous prom Inflnt society folks always receiving a high rental for it from them About Monument ol Marking Birthplace forty years ago Talty sold it to a man George Washington named Hillman who used it for a hotel and it was locally known as "The la devoid of monument or comington Hillman House” That owner died memorative tablet — but that it Is and the residence was sold and reseemingly wholly unknown to those sold a number of times being used countless thousands of patriotic pilthe greater part of the time as a grims who delight to do homage to boarding house Washington by visits to localities When the British soldiers captured rendered conspicuous his through the Federal city in 1814 and ravaged career It savagely they so respected the The neglect of Wakefield where the Washington mansion that they did not Father of His Country first opened 'injure it nor even Invade his eyes upon the world is all the more strange when It is pointed out that it is located less than half VALLEY FORGE day’s journey by stea'mer from Mount Vernon — that preeminent mecca for the American tourist and for foreign visitors which Is visited each year by thousands upon thousands of sightseers The people who visit the Old Dominion primarily to see Mount Vernon never think of returning homo v without a peep at the quaint town of atAlexandria where Washington tended church and engaged in other public activities and not a tew of 4-"them also make journeys to various historic mansions which the first presi$ ident designed or built as for instance the mansion which he built for his beloved Nelly Custls but seemingly the touring throng has quite overlooked the fact that the savior of his Small cod and haddock are need to boll whole Cook in boiling water to cover add salt and vinegar Salt gives the flavor and vinegar keeps the flesh white You can buy thick pieces of salmon and halibut and boll them Tie them after cleaning In a piece of cheesecloth to prevent scum from Remove the skin getting on the fish before serving The fish Is cooked when flesh leaves the bone I always use an egg sauce with boiled fish made with 3 tablespoons cup 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knowledge of fauna and flora was one winds the watch clean gloves are limited to canary birds and flower never available just when needed boxes and when they went to board Wash these gloves on the hands Is In the suburb where there was a large water not too hot and scrub them yard Willie very enthusiastically startclean with nail brush and soap Rinse ed in pursuit of a chicken armed with the gloves stfll on the hands In seva stick and other missiles Then shake the hands eral waters When the hostess protested to his until the gloves slip off easily without mother she turned from the window being dragged by the finger tips and as said Indulgently: and possible Squeeze them as dry "You’ll have to forgive dear Willie shake out before hanging up to dry Ceylon Tea —he doesn’t know that’s a chicken When they are dry run the end of a Tea plantations in Ceylon have been curling iron (wiped clean) or a glovs In existence only 30 years yet the anstretcher into each finger of the nual exports of black tea amount to What They Trusted gloves Having ascertained bis weight on nearly $20000000 In value Formerly the railway station weighing machine coffee constituted Ceylon’s main inthe man said to the porter: Oysters and Rice dustry but aftqr a disease of the plant Drain the liquor from one pine of in 1880 its cultivation was discontin“Isn’t it a lack of business foresight to put one of those machines that disreoysters boil and skim It Add to It ued Many planters however cup of well washed rice and couped themselves by tea and rubber tributes prizes to persons who guess dU&JiA after a few minutes’ rapid boiling Thanks chiefly to the former article their own weight correctly bang up ‘‘Do you think your Bister favors against other scales that they could place over boiling water and cook un- the Island's old prosperity revived Tony suit?” Then stir In a heaping ta- day Ceylon boasts 1500 plantations til tender get weighed on before hand and thus “Well It’s all right if you coma let It cool and butter You must blespoon on a sure thing? slight Plant necessary to tea cultivation Is but If you don’t she favors a guess and egg nature have great faith In human ly Add one The through but very costly suit of for breach " promise" It work itself Is not hard only the clicountry had a birthplace spread It on a platter for serving you?” The odd thing about the present-da- should be about an Inch deep Make mate makes It irksome What is “Oh no Sir" said the porter “but of Wakefield plantation is hollows In the rice and lay an oyster Journalistic Horror neglect the machine" we In to of have is :w wanted mainly employes Old Subscriber — You and the editthat the old farm was visited by vast- In each Cover the oysters with melt- watch manclnery and feed It from the or of that of people a few ed butter add a little pepper and covly greater numbers paper down in Lonelyville stock 6f tea leaves awaiting treatV Flattery Indulge In a lot of cheap Jokes on each years ago than It haB been more re- er with fine buttered cracker crumbs The workers ment are not SingVisitor — So he trimmed the people town The secret of the whole cently Bake in a quick oven until brown halese but natives of southern India other’s here out of thousands of dollars? Hs hurst Argus) — Yes Editor (of Dreary thing is that Washington's birthplace to from A laborer’s wages vary How did he been smooth must eight Is very isolated sir we’re going to put a head on do it? have Indeed it would be Steak Roll sixteen cents a day while a foreman’s them difficult to find a more and call them "Interurbanites" Season highly a flank of steak with Native — Simply by addressing every averages $200 a month — Harnook In "the eastern part of the salt pepper cloves and bay leaf salary i town in in an Democrat per’s Weekly apparently AUnited States No railroad approaches Make a stiff dressing of stale bread Only Kind They Go To absent way as “postmaster” — Puck within many miles of it and the only season with onion and sage Spread "She wrote her name on a new laid Unpicked Grapes Go to the Poor means df access Is found In the steam- steak about an Inch thick Begin at A curious old law which dates from egg” Only One “BROWO QI7IVIKK" ers plying up and down the Potomac the small end and roll tightly “That’s a good way to catch someThat la IAXAnVB HOMO OlilNINH Look Wrap 1779 has been used to sentence the for the aitfrutnreof OKOVH In days gone by these river in cheesecloth (Jum toi4 river one with money” and tie Drop In boil- ywner of a vineyard la One Day Cure tirip Id Two Amts 6c at Capestang craft carried many Interested per- ing water sufficient to cover Boll near Beziers fine and to a France sons to Wakefield The United States slowly two hours or more Slice like costs It If for the Is fools were not because The sin that way the own It She grapes for picking her spared government built a pier at the planta- Jelly cake Thicken the contents of was of the wise man would be all uphill pays is the one that kills picking the grapes which had been tion and steamers were enabled to kettle with browned flour and serve left on the vines in her vineyard after The place has been but little land the site at of almost passengers very hot This is also delicious served the fall gathering when the policeman The house In which Washichanged the manor house In which Washington cold with parsley an told her that she was committing Is prengton made his headquarters was born offense against the law as all grapes served and some of the As has been said the historic spot The “blues"— anxiety— sleeplessness-a- nd Cheese Biscuits warnings of pain and left on the vines after the harvest made by the patriots can be at Wakefield has not been left un’tress are sent bv the nerves like flying messengers throughout body and' Wk of butter were the property of the poor Two large tablespoonfuls The Over a thousand acres marked although isolated and neglecttraced today limbs Such feelings may or may not be accompanied by backache or Y four large tablespoonfuls of flour two court at Beziers confirmed the policeheadache or bearing down local disorders and inflammation have been taken by Pennsylvania for ed Insofar as the tide of The if there of grated cheese a lit- man’s tablespoonfuls is any should be treated with Dr Pierce's Lotion Tablets Then the and the woman was opinion park purposes It tourist travel Is concerned tle cayenne and salt Make Into a convicted nervous system and the entire womanly make-ufeels the tonic effect of was in 1895 that the national governand cut roll Into' out thin pieces American ment erected at Wakefield a copy of paste True to Their Ideal four Inches long by one In width PIERCE'S Why Ha Is Known facsimile in reduced size of the Wash- Bake a light brown and serve hot For more than a century the AmeriThe class In ancient history was recan people who are credited by the ington national monument at the na"Now Harry can you tell me citing The unadorned shaft world as being a money making and tional capital French Egg Toast asked was?” the who Nebuchadnezzar which is somewhat similar (though esloving making wealth people Beat up two eggs with one pint of teacher "Nebuchadnezzar” answered when taken systematically and for any period of time It Is not atanreall sential of rank and being deplorably larger) to the one at Yorktown mark- milk and one tablespoonful of sugar olT the bat "was the but has given uniform satisfaction for over forty years being designed for the boy destitute of sentiment have presented ing the spot where Lord Cornwallis cut slices of bread about one inch greatest ofright thm tingle purpose of curing woman's peculiar ailments and the kings Babylonian to surrendered the to the world an object lesson of fidelthick dip In mixture and fry In butHebrews connection the with for his army Is visible for ter brown on both sides of bread lay ity to a lofty ideal in the respect paid of the Continental Sold In liquid form tablets by write-uIn the Bible” he got a some distance on the Potomac river on to the memory of George Washingtplatter sprinkle sugar over and druggists— or send on And there is none to assert that but cannot be seen from the decks of serve hot with hot coffee Pierce’s stamps for a box of H Found How It this enthusiasm is due to a romantic the regular river steamers by reason v Favorite Prescription Tablets The Walter — How did you find that of his countrymen and of the fact that the navigable channel exaggeration For the Darning Bail AL Dr RV Pierce Buffalo NY sir? 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