Evening Star Newspaper, December 22, 1929, Page 101

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, DECEMBER 22, 1929. INTERLUDE AT GLAD YULETIDE b Biead: M Ed ‘The children, in chorus: Santa Claus—What, yeu didn't? Dear me, you couldn’t have been listeming. Didn’t you hear me, Walter? (An abominable child if ever there was one.) Walter—I heard your automobile, Uncle Fred. (I knew him the minute he came in by his funny ears, the big stiff.) SANTA CLAUS—Ha, ha, hal do you think it is? Walter—A real airplane, brought me something stupid. set of tools, and he hopes you will make some Santa Claus a la A Certain Style of Drama. BY RICHARD CONNELL. “Why.did I hdve to fall in love with & nieces?” useful and beautiful things. the pest doing it.) Walter—Thank you. (I'll start working on that piano as soon as the old bore goes. He wouldn’t be here, if he wasn't Aunt Elsa. I'm never going to be any old girl. I'm going West Santa Claus—And now I col (I can just see irl who has a reft of nephews and Mildred. Come here, Mildred. Don't be afraid of old Santa. (Spoiled oaf! She knows I know I'm making a fool of myself.) Mildred—I'm got afraid of you, Santa. (My goodness, Uncle Fred's been drinking again. Elsa will be as sore as a pup.) Santa Claus—And have you been a good little girl this year, Mildred? (I know she hasn’t, and she knows I know it. Oh, well, maybe I'm pleasing Elsa. Probably not, theugh.) Mildred—Yes, Santa. (I might as well play the game. I wonder if he knows I was the one who put the goldfish in his top-hat last night.) ksmtqmms—unneseenw. What have & for dear little Mildred? (These whiskers are killing me.) Well, well, well, what would you like, Mildred? Mildred—Just some nice books. - to please father, and maybe he won't spank me for breaking his golf clubs. What I really want is a vanity case, and a permanent wave.) a SANTA CLAUS—What luck! Santa has some nice books for little Mildred. Here—*Little - Women,” and “Trudy, the Girl Scout at Camp Cheerio.” I know you'll love them. : Mildred—Thank you very much. (And me nearly 12! I should read books like that. Oh, " weill, maybe I can swap them for a lipstick.) . Santa Claus—Dear little Homer is next. Step- up, little Homer. what I'm doing for her sake. it so much, if the kids enjoyed it, but they seem even more bored than I am. Whew, I'm hot, And here’s that fresh youngster Homer, giving me dirty looks. What a pest! Always snooping around when I call on Elsa. Wonder why he's staring so hard at my beard. He isn't very bright. but even he can see it's a fake.) Well, little Homer, what do you want Santa Claus to give you? s ' Litile Homer—An ostrich egg, a sea sled; & white pony, two hunting knives, a bag a diver’s suit, another ostrich egg, a lot of 1 (Gee, it would be fun to set fire to Uncle Fred's whiskers.) Santa Claus—You , amusing little rascal? Santa Claus couldn’t get all those presents into his sled, so he brought you a dandy pair of roller skates. (You greedy little dope.) Aren't they nice roller skates, little Homer? Little Homer—Yes, they are nice, thank you. (Nice—for roller skates, but I wanted an ostrich egg. Gee, I got to set fire to that beard.) Santa Claus—And now, dear children, I will place a lot of small gifts around the tree, and you'll come and get them. Won't that be a - lark? (Now is a good time for me to sneak away. I've ruined my chances with Elsa, making a spectacle of myself like this. Guess T'll go home. Hey—help, help! One of those little pests has set my whiskers on fire!) (Copyright, 1929.) Historic Paintings m U. S. Capitol Are Wofld Famous Continued from Pificenth Page well equipped, made a brilliant appearance and had marched to the ground with a band cf music playing, which was a novelty in Amen- can service. The troops, but a part in uniform and all in garments much the worse for wear, yet had a spirited, soldier-like air. About 2 o'clock the garrison sallied forth and passed through with shouldered arms, slow and solemn steps, colors cased and drums beating a British march. They were all well clad, having been furnished with new suits prior to the capitulation. They were led by Gen. O'Hara, on horseback, who, riding up to Gen. Washing- ton, took off his hat and apelogized for the non- appearance of Lord Cornwallis on account of indisposition. Washington received him with Lincoln as the officer who was to receive the surrender. By him they were conducted into a field where they were to ground their arms. In passing through the line formed by the allied Army their march was careless and firregular and their aspect sullen. The order ‘to ground arms’ was given by their platoon officer with a tone of deep chagrin and many of the soldiers threw down their muskets with violence suffi- cient to break them. This irregularity was checked by Gen. Lincoln; yet it was excusable Jin brave men in their unhappy predicament. This ceremony over they were conducted back to Yorktown to remain under guard until re- moved to their places of destination.” y T was in the Hall of the Continental Congress, sitting at Annapolis, Md., December 23, 1783, that Gen. Washington tendered his resignation as commander-in-chief of the American Army. In Trumbull’s painting of this scene one can almost hear Washington saying: “I have now the honor of offering my sincere congratulations to Congress and of presenting myself before thém to surrender into their hands the trust committed to me and to claim the indulgence of retiring from the service of my country.” The personages portrayed in this picture are: Thomas Mifflin, Charles Thomson, Elbridge Gerry, Hugh Williamson, Samuel Osgood. Eleazer McComb, George Partridge, Edward Lloyd, Richard D. Spaight, Benjamin Hawkins, Abiel Foster, Thomas Jefferson, Arthur Lee, David Howell, James Monrce, William Ellery, Jeremiah T. Chase, Samuel Hardy, Charles Morris, Gen. Washington, Col. Benjamin Walker, Col. David Humphreys, Gen. Small- wood, Gen. Otho H. Williams, Col. Samuel $mith, Col. John E. Howard, Charles Carroll and two daughters, Mrs, Washington and three grandchildren and Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer. Trumbull was ope. of the most industrious artists this country has ever produced. He just naturally Toved t0" work. He painted hundreds of pictures, ineluding the portraits of practically all of the prominent men and women of his time. Other famous historic pictures include ‘The Battle of Bunker Hill, The Death of Mont- gomery, Capture of "the Hessians at Trenton, Battle of Princeton and Sortie From Gibraltar. His portrait of Gen. Washington is claimed by some to be the best ever painted by any artist. Trumbull was born at Lebanon, Conn., in 1756, and died in New York in 1843. He was descended from famous stock on both sides of his family. His father, Jonathan Trumbull, was the warm friend and counselor of Washington. ‘The expression “Brother Jonathan,” applied as a personification of the United States, origi- nated through Washington’s habit of addressing Trumbull: by that term and also by his custom of saying to his associates: “Let us hear what Brother Jonathan says.” Trumbull was Gov- ernor of Connecticut through the Revolution. In 1776 when Washington wrote him concerning the weakness of his Army, Trumbull came to his rescue by quickly convening his committee of safety and, although he had already sent out five Connecticut regiments, he called for nine more, and to those who were not enrolled said: “Join yourselves into distinct companies and Waltzing Mice as Protection. APANESE waltzing mice, those queer little rodenhvhoseuflentmhxli!ewgobe to get. off a horizontal plane, have at last been put to a practical use. It is the queer form of activity in which they are constantly erfgaged that has made them useful. For years, canaries have been used in mines to serve as warning signals to miners that carbon monoxide gas was spreading its slow poison among them. ‘The birds, collapsing, always sent the miners scurrying to safety, but the canaries have been found, at best, to give their warning just a scant margin before the danger point to man has arrived. Some birds have been found more tolerant tcward the gas than others, and birds of Httle activity are not affected by the gas nearly so soon as those on the move. Naturally, a man engaged in violent effort becomes much more quickly affected by the gas than a man whose movements are held to a minimum. The more rapid breathing caused by exertion ecalls for much ;reagr quantities of oxygen, and when the monoxide is present, such rapid breathing increases the intake of the gas. ‘The high metabolic rate of the mice and the oxygen demand, accompanied by high respira- tory exchange and rate of circulation, make them respond much more quickly than man and even more quickly than the canaries. In view of these facts, it was thought that, with their almost incessant activity, Japanese waltzing mice might be more susceptible to car- bon monoxide poisoning than either canaries, common house mice or white mice. The Japanese waltzing mouse is thought to be a mutation of the house mouse and is com- monly found in. Japan and China. It appears to be unable to orient itself to a horizontal plane, which results in erratic rumning around in circles, wide or narrow or in a figure eight, W IRE7 QTR0 RS B s nm, ."’;‘ . R da & ,{ \la'b 7 o (TEL Qi repeated many times in rapid succession. On other occasions the mouse pivots on one foot, making gyroscopic circles without stopping. The mice are totally deaf, to add to their troubles. In comparative tests at the Pittsburgh experi- ment station of the Bureau of Mines, it was found that the waltzing mice showed signs of response to carbon monoxide far sooner than the birds. The mice quickly recover, and a few minutes in the air after their collapse usually suffices to restore them to perfect health, : Guinea pigs were found, in tests, to be use- less, as they have shown an ability to keep their “heads.up” for 34 hours on & quantity of gas which would cause death to a man in six hours. - Exports of Sulphur. IT was not so many years ago that the United States was dependent upon foreign coun= tries for the greater part of its supply of sule phur. Now, the tables have turned and the United ‘States not only meets all its own needs but is supplying about 700,000 tons annually to the rest of the world. Louisiana is the source of the mineral. Reduce Waste in Slate. THE wire saw for slate production which was introduced to this country by the Bureau of Mines has resulted in a saving of at least a quarter-of a million dollars in Pennsylvania slate quarries, the bureau estimates. There are now some 30 of these saws in operation in the Keystone State. choose captains forthwith, March en! This shall be your warrant. May the God of the Armies of Israel be your leader.” At these stirring words the farmers, although their hare vests were but half gathered, rose in arms, forming nine regiments, each of 350 men, and, self-equipped, marched to New York just in' time to.meet the advance of the British. The budding young artist, son of this famous sire, graduated from Harvard at 17. He had an enthusiasm for painting in early youth. He says in his biography: “My taste for drawing began to dawn early. It is common to talk of natural genius, but I am disposed to doubt the existence of such a principle in the human kind; at least in my own'case I can clearly trace it to mere imitation, My two sisters, Faith and Mary, had completed their education in an ex- cellent sthool in Boston. Faith had aequired some knowledge of drawing and had even painted in oil two heads and a landscape. These wonders were hung in my mother’s parlors and were among the first objects that caught my ine fant eye. I endeavored to imitate them and for- several years the nicely sanded floors (for car- pets were then unknown in Labanon) were con= stantly scrawled with my rude attempts at drawing.” During the Revolutionary War the artist, served as an aide to Washington. In 1780 he went to France and then to London, where he studied under Benjamin West. When the news reached London of the execution of Maj. Andre as a spy, Trumbull was arrested by the British as a spy. When haled before the authorities he said: “I am an American; my name is Trumbull; I am the son of him whom you call’, the rebel Governor of Connecticut; I have served in the rebel Army; I have had the henor of being an’aide-de-camp to him whom yeou ecail the rebel George Washington. I am entirely in your power; treat me as you please, always re- membering that as I may be treated, so will your friends in America be treated by mine.” After eight months’ imprisonment he was re- leased upon condition that he leave the country. Some years later he journeyed to England as secretary to John Jay and was engaged in diplo- matic life for seven years. The last 27 years of his life were spent in New York, where he be- came president of the Academy of Fine Arts. Upon the death of his wife, Trumbull realized that he was a lonely old man. He gave all of his paintings to Yale College in exchange for a life pension of $1,000 a year. Beneath the gale lery in which these pictures were placed repose - the remains of Trumbull and his beloved wife, - A portion of the inscription on his tomb reads: . “Tg his country he. gave his pencil and his sword.” . e : Viroa Florence Trumbuil, who recently became the bride of John Coolidge, is descended from this family of Trumbulis. 5z 2l A @ ] PR IAN 5 -