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The Washington times., 1903-09-13

der for. the decoration OF one of these
pets, several days work is required in
his shop. We will suppose the purchas-
er wants the name or monogram of the
bride on the teapot he is to give her.
The teapot being round, and as smooth
as glass. the fastening on OF the orna-
ments requires skill of a high order. A
silver collar is attached to the opening
at the top and a similar metal circlet
is fitted around the bottom The nozzle
also carries a silver crown. The mono
gram, name or ornamental shield is
then prepared. This is in filigree work
The design is traced on a thin plate of
silver, cut in the required shape. The
plate is then hammered 10 fit the curve
OF the vessel on which it is to be plac-
ed. Then the letters and other parts of
the design are cut out of the plate by
means Of a small steel saw. the size of
wire The saw is very sharp and is
operated by hand. The cutting OF the
monogram is always a days work, and
sometimes two days. After cutting the
design, il must oe smoothed and polish
ed. On the opposite side OF the teapot
is placed shield containing some sim
pie design, a rose, or some other en-
blem which strikes the fancy of the
purchaser. The two ornaments are then
fastened securely 10 the collars at the
top and bottom by means of silver
chains drawn so tight that ell four
pieces are perfectly solid. other chains
pass around the handle and neck of the
vessel, which prevents any slipping OF
the pieces through handling or wear.
The last step in the process is 10
polish the teapot and the ornaments
until they shine like a mirror The cost
OF these pieces of table ware is to the
purchaser from $l2 TO $50. according
TO the amount OF silver and work put
upon the ornamentation. The principal
The Washington times., 1903-09-13
THE DECORATED COL LONIAL TEAPOT

TINE washingtonian who desires to
do the proper thing" in buying
a wedding present this fall will
select a colonial teapot with silver
mountings and finely wrought mono
grams or other devices on the sides. Be
sides being the swell thing for the
pieces are ornamented here in Wash
ington. The work has developed into an
industry OF respectable proportions
through the energy and enterprise of
young jeweler. E Piepenbring-
His shop is in the Hutchins Building,
and he employs FIVE men besides himself
in filling orders for these old-time tea
pots, which for the time have attracted
the attention OF the public. The earthen
ware from which the pieces are made is
the product of kiln in Baltimore. and
the process is a secret not known out
side of the factory The Maryland manu-
facturer has a monopoly of the trade,
and Mr.. Piepenbring has a monopoly of
the ornamentation, so far as Washing
ton Is concerned. He also fills orders
from St Louis, Chicago. Saratoga, and
other cities.
The teapots, as they come from the
Baltimore kiln. are fine specimens OF
the potters skin. They are of a rich
brown color, or an equally rich blue,
according to the kind of glazing used.
The little vessels are of graceful shape
resembling the teapots which were
set upon the shelf in the colonies when
George III undertook to tax the tea OF
the American danes at the close OF the
eighteenth century.
When Mr.. Piepenbring receives an or
The Washington times., 1903-09-13
WOMAN'S INVENTIVE FACULTY

inventor from the money he has ae-
quired by making the so-called inYen-
tons
About fifteen years ago the contro-
versy grew so hot that the Patent Com
missioner had the records Of his Office
searched for the purpose OF making an
accurate table showing how many wo-
men had taken out patents.
There were less than 5000. Since that
time two more pamphlets have appear
ed, showing that the total number OF in
ventors belonging to the weaker sex
does not exceed 5000. Since the last OF
5000 have been added to the record.
The whole number OF patents grant
ed in the United States to date is 1885,
O46- or course. many patents have
been issued 10 the same man, men like
Edison and George Westinghouse hold
ing hundreds OF them. II is a fair state
ment TO say that letters patent have
been Issued 10 at least zoo, 600 persons.
and OF this great number only about
1900 are women
The first American queen TO be
granted a letter giving her the excIu-
sive right TO manufacture an article
invented by herself was Mary Kies.
The records do not give her address.
The letter was issued May 5, 1909,
nineteen years after the Patent ONCE
was established She contrived a method
for weaving straw with either silk or
thread The records do not show wheth-
er she made or lost money on the ven
ture. II is probable that she lost, as the
vast majority OF inventors do. They do
not even make enough TO pay the cost
or taking out the letter. which is Ss5.''
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requisite courage, fortitude and ply
sique. You have had a longer term Of
service within the Arctic Circle than any
other explorer. You have had large ex-
perience in sledge journeying. both upon
the land and upon the polar pack You
are familiar with ice conditions through
the Smith Sound route and north Of
Grant Land and the continent. You have
demonstrated your ability to maintain
yourself in this latitude for a longer
period in health and safety than any
other explorer. You have reduced he
Inconvenience and hardships of the
Arctic service to a minimum. You are
conversant with the language and GUS
toms of the Whale Sound Eskimos, and
are personally acquainted with every in
dividual IN the tribe. They have become
accustomed to your leadership, and Z
you succeed in transporting the selected
hunters and the best families to the
north shore of Grant Land, as you pro-
pose, you will thereby establish a base
which will enable you to live in safety
and comfort for an indefinite period.
A Colony of Eskimos.
Grant Land as such base had great
advantages over Spitzbergen or Franz
Josef Land, or any other known point,
in that it has an extensive shore line.
which party retreating from the Pole
cannot fail TO find, whatever may be the
extent of the Polar drift.
Establishing a colony Of Eskimos at
this point you thereby establish a self
sustaining base at the nearest practica-
BILE point to the Pole Such self-sustain-
ing base has not heretofore been estab-
lished in any such high latitude. Your
ability to force your ship to a high
northing with this Eskimo colony is all
important to your success. Such north
ing has been made by the Polaris. the
Alert. the Discovery. and the Proteus
There would seem to be no reason why
you cannot do the same knowledge Of
ice conditions that has been gained since
that time will certainly enable you TO
provide ship better adapted to the pur-
pose than either of these
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Daring Explorer Confident of Capturing
the Greatest Geographical Prize the
Earth Has to Offer.

as far north as practicable and force
the ship TO the desired location the fol-
lowing year. In this event the expedI-
tion would be gone two years.
This plan is the result OF some
twelve years OF almost continuous cx-
perience in those latitudes and is based
upon an extended personal acquaintance
with the region from Sabine TO 81 de-
grees north latitude and thorough IA
miliarity with climatic and other condi-
tions, and with the Eskimos
Distinctive Features of Plan.
THE distinctive features of my plan
are: The use of individual sledges with
comparatively light loads, drawn by
dogs. giving a travelling unit of high
speed and radius OF reach. as opposed
to the man sledge, with its heavy load
slow speed. and limited radius; .he
adoption of Eskimo methods and cos
tunes and the fullest utilization OF the
Eskimos themselves.
The advantages of my plan and route
are fixed land base 100 miles nearer
the Pole than on any other route: a
more rigid ice pack extending poleward
than is to be found on the opposite side
of the Pole; a wider land base upon
which to retreat, and we'll beaten line
of communication and retreat from win
ter quarters to comparatively low lati-
tudes, which is practicable at any sea-
son of the year
''The work outlined above comprises
two distinct stages-viz, the navigation
of the ship to the northern shore of
Grant Land, the traverse of the polar
pack with sledges from the northern
shore of Grant Land TO the Pole and
return. In connection with the former,
four ships Che Polaris, the Alert, the
Discovery and the Proteus) have ac-
this feat. In regard 10 the
second. I have already made four trips
in those same regions. in which the
average air line distance from start to
finish was the same as tbe distance from
Grant Land 10 the Pole. The air line
distance from start to finish of my 1900
sledge journey was such that had my
starting point been the northern shore
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GLADSTONE AS A PRINTER

stairs when a dozen men in plain
clothes came crowding in after them
Here's a pretty how de do, said I TO
myself-the 'Mikado' wasn't so old then
and followed in after them. Somebody
laid a hand on my shoulder at that mo-
ment and turned round to shake hands
with Blair, a man on the London
Times staff, whom / knew
80 You're just in time, he said.
'GIadstone's going 70 write his name on
the linotype for Bright. Come up with
US and see It. We're all newspaper men.
Gladstone was seated at the machine
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A Talk With Him About His Plans and
His Correspondence With Acting
Secretary of the Navy.


$3.50. 900. $50. 600 more than the cos, q,
the last four year trip.
Robert Edwin Peary was born in
western Pennsylvania May s. 1854. Az
an early age his parents removed 70
Maine He was educated In the State
schools and at the United States Naval
Academy, graduating from the Iafter
institution in 1881 and entering tbe
navy as a civil engineer. He early be-
came interested in the subject OF Arctic
exploration. and having made an ex-
haustive study OF the work OF former
Arctic explorers. applied for a leave OF
absence 70 visit Greenland. His annIi-
cation was granted, and July, 1885. with
a single companion he landed at Disco
Bay, Greenland He made a close studx
Of the conditions IN Greenland favor
able and unfavorable 70 Arctic expIora-
tion, and on his return in 1856 made
known his conclusions 70 various scien-
tific bodies.
So well were his lectures received
that the Academy Of Natural Sciences Of
Philadelphia In 1891 organized an expe-
dition to accompany him In an effort TO
find the northern terminus OF Green
land. He left New York on the steam
whaler Kite. June 6. 1891. with a small
and carefully selected party. Three
weeks later he reached Godhaven,
Greenland The expedition left God
haven June 2s. and July "a reached Nc
Cormick Bay, latitude II degrees 43 sec
onds north. The party endured great
privations, Lieutenant Peary having his
leg broken, but being skillfuily nursed
by his devoted wife and physician.
A Winter Camp.
A winter camp was established az
Cape Cleveland in region where there
was an abundance Of reindeer and other
game, and in close proximity to several
Eskimo settlements. Thus on his first
expedition Lieutenant Peary put into
practice his theories of utilizing the
Eskimos and OF subsisting as far as
possible on the natural provisions which
the country afforded.
During this expedition Lieutenant
Peary reached g. degrees 81 minutes
north latitude. In 1893 he again voy-
aged north as far as Cape York and
brought back some immense meteorites
which he discovered there. In 1898 he
went north again, and proposed TO de-
vote some time 20 the Pole by means OF
dogs and sledges. On this expedition
his wife, Mrs. Josephine Debitsch- -Peary,
accompanied him.
The Washington times., 1903-09-13

GIE TO! for the Pole again. is the
cry raised for Robert E.
Peary. one of the most dar-
ing and popular of American explorers,
who will make another dash for the
North Pole. "the last geographical prize
the earth has to offer" His scheme is a
new one. and in perfect accordance with
the theories OF polar exploration which
Peary has held from the start
The Scheme of Action.
OF the grand plan of action. it is best
TO let Peary speak for himself. In a
letter addressed to Acting Secretary of
the Navy Darling, dated September >,
1908, he says:
Sir: Referring TO my application for
leave OF absence accompanying this. 1
beg to state for your information that
propose to secure suitable ship. put
her into one OF our best snIpyards. have
her re-enforced and strengthened to the
maximum degree, and fitted with Amer
lean engines-possessing the maximum
OF strength and power with the mini
mum of weight and space-so that she
may go north as an exponent of Amer
ican skill and mechanical ability.
with such ship l should sail north
about the 1st of next July, and on
reaching the Whale Sound region should
take en- board my Eskimos, establish my
permanent subbase at Cape Sabine. and
then force my way northward to my
proposed winter quarters on the north
ern shore of Grant Land, establishing
caches as far as practicable en- route.
by the earliest returning light of
the following February l should start
due north over the polar pack with a
small light pioneer party. followed by
a large, heavy main party. should ex-
pect to accomplish the distance to the
Pole and return in about 100 days. or
a little more, an average travel of about
ten miles per day. Returning. I should
break the ship out late in the same sea-
son and return home
''If 1 saw conditions the first year We're
such as TO prevent reaching the north
ern shore of Grant Land. should winter
The Washington times., 1903-09-13

NA0N NSSANF tue inventive
faculty is possessed by wo-
men seems imminent in the Patent Of
fee at present." said an empIoye OF
that department to a Times man the
other day.
Every few years some jealous advo-
cate of the equality of the sexes rises
up to declare that the female portion of
the human kind is just as bright, intel
lectually, as the male portion.
About every fifteen years that dis
pute degeneTates into a squabbIe as
to the deductions that are To be
drawn from the facts found in the Pat
ent Office records Usually the man in
the argument taunts his opponent about
the relatively small number of new and
useful things invented by women. He
usually says that woman has never in
vented anything that has no bearing
upon the making OF wearing apparel
healing of the sick, suppression Of
noise or to increase the comfort Of
mankind.
The advocate of the theory that man
is far superior to his heIpmeet thinks
Ii is a great fact TO proclaim that nor
one OF the things that are called great
inventions came from the brain of
woman Therefore he concludes that a
woman never invents anything worth
while. An after-d dinner speaker-it may
have been Chauncey Depew or Ambas-
sador Choate-once answered that argu-
ment by saying: Yes, It is true she
has never invented anything great ex-
cept the best way of separating the male
The Washington times., 1903-09-13

A WASHINGTONIAN who is coll
IA lector OF curtos has a framed
autograph of Gladstone hang
ing on the wall of his den Just beside
It is another frame with an impression
from a line of type set by the great
eommoner's own hand.
The washingtonian- is fond Of telling
the interesting story connected with the
printed name. Those two frames con-
tain GIads.one's signature written in
two different ways. One was written
with a pen and the other with limo
The Washington times., 1903-09-13

THE attainment OF the Pole should be
your main object. Nothing short viii
suffice. The discovery of the Pole is
all that remains 10 complete the map OF
the world. That map should be COM
pleted in our generation and by our
countrymen. II IL is claimed that the
enterprise is fraught with danger and
privation, the answer is that geograph-
ical discovery in all ages has been pur-
chased with the price of heroic courage
and noble sacrifice. Our national pride
is involved in the undertaking. and this
department expects that you will ac-
complish your purpose and bring further
distinction TO a service of illustrious
traditions.
I'm conclusion. l am pleased to inform
you that the President OF the United
States sympathizes with your course and
approves the enterprise With best
wishes for your health and confidence in
your success. am. respectfully
CHARLES II. DARLING,
Acting Secretary
Peary's Intentions.
Explorer Peary was seen by a Times
reporter yesterday at his desk In the
Navy Department. He has the bright
eye, clear skin, and erect carriage OF
the athlete. with a great spread Of
shoulder and chest. Nature never in
tended this man for desk work. however
That much is clear. He was designed TO
be leader of his fellows to achieve
the impossible and think nothing of IT.
Il never felt in better health in my
life" said he. 'and I am entirely ft.
With the exception OF being a little over
weight. am absolutely in first-class con-
dition. I shall remain on duty at tho
Navy Department for some months yet.
and will thens begin TO arrange the de-
tails of the expedition"
Of the Ziegler expedition, Lieutenant
Peary said: 81 think that Fiala, the
leader, may do something. but Il is nv
opinion that the Duke OF Abruzzi. the
italian sailor. brought out the fullest
possibilities of exploration in the re-
gion that Fiala is to cover. Another
party may possibly get little farther
north than Abruzzi did. but the Pole can
never be reached from that point This.
OF course. is merely a matter of indi-
vidual judgment. / do not care to pose
as critic of other polar explorers"
The Peary Arctic Club, which owns the
Windward. Peary's famous vessel. will
finance the expedition to the extent OF
The Washington times., 1903-09-13
"R. E. PEARY,
Civil Engineer, U. S. n.
Secretary Darling's Reply.

Judge Darling has been a student of
polar expeditions for the past twenty
years and looks to Peary TO find the
Pole. Under date of September he re-
piled to Peary's letter as follows:
Dear Sir: In granting you leave of
absence for the purpose of prosecuting
your Arctic work. 1 am glad to remark
that | believe you are better equipped
than any other person in the country to
undertake this work You have the
The Washington times., 1903-09-13

part of this cost goes 10 Mr. Piepen-
bring for labor and material
This little industry. which not one
person in a thousand knows anything
about, Is growing, and the young pro-
prietor, who learned his trade in Wash
ington, is looking forward TO the time
when he can introduce some machinery
and produce a much larger supply OF
these pretty and unique gifts for The
brides of the United States.
The Washington times., 1903-09-13

methods Of travel and equipment, the
evolution of years of practical work, my
personal acquaintance with every feature
OF my chosen route and region, and my
command of the full resources and ut
most efforts OF the entire little tribe
of Whale Sound Hyperb0reans, who have
lived and worked with me for years,
give substantial reasons for anticipating
successful outcome TO an expedition
based on the above lines.
Respectfully.
The Washington times., 1903-09-13
HINTS FOR HOUSEKEEPERS

q MALL new potatoes are delicious
when boiled with their skins on
and afterward fried. When they
are boiled, remove the skins by rubbing
in cloth, and drop into boiling fat for
barely minute. Drain on brown paper
and serve at once.
The Washington times., 1903-09-13

Sweet green peppers sliced in thin
strips are appropriately served with soft
shell crabs Cut fine slices from the
green outside of the vegetable, avoiding
the inner white portion. The slices are
eaten with salt, like celery
The Washington times., 1903-09-13

In cooking young turnips. leave very
little OF the green top on. Boil the tur-
nips without peeling. and when done
drain and cover them with cold wafer
IN a few minutes drain OF the cold
water. and remove the skins by rubbing
lightly with coarse cloth. Return
the turnips 10 the saucepan. ado pepper
and salt. and dry without burning. Place
them in hot dish and pour over them a
rich cream sauce.
The Washington times., 1903-09-13

To prevent an Edam cheese from
molding, pour into il a small quantity
of good brandy and cover with we'll oiled
paper. Rochfort, as we'll as palmer
cbeeses, are kept deHciously fresh and
moist by wrapping in a cloth wrung out
in brandy or wine vinegar, and covered
with the same oiled paper.
The Washington times., 1903-09-13

A turnip soufie is very nice dinner
dish 10 serve with lamb. Boil sliced
turnips until tender. and mash thorough
ly. Better still. put them through a fine
oolander. Return them to the FIRE with
the addition OF roux. made with ta-
blespoonful each of butter and -four.
Season. and add a cupful OF hot milk
Stir the mixture until II boils. Take
from the fire and beat hard. stirring into
# gradually two beaten eggs Pour into
a creased porcelain dish and bake in
quick oven. Serve at once. or. like all
soufies. il viii fall
The Washington times., 1903-09-13

Ginger ale is one OF the most refresh
ing of summer drinks. A good punch is
made by using the Juice OF four lemons
and two oranges. sweetened with gran
uleted sugar Let the mixture stand for
a few minutes, then add three bottles of
ginger ale. Serve very cold, with straws.
The Washington times., 1903-09-13

Scoop out the inside in large. cone
shaped pieces. Carefully remove the
seecs' or most OF them. A few left in
the melon rather improves its appear
anoe. Now cut larger slice from the
E'elon in the boat-shaped she'll Serve
after thoroughly chilling Serve sherry
and powdered sugar with the melon, for
those. who like il.
The Washington times., 1903-09-13

The daintiest fashion OF serving water
melon is as follows: Cut slice off of
the side OF the meloh. just deep enough
, to allow 4 large spoon to be introduced
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-05

Manufacturers, that labor unions are
lacking in the sense of honor. 1t was
certainly an unjust attack on the hon
OF of laboringmen, and Senator Hanna
resented it,
The strong defense the senator
made for labor and labor unions came
from man who knows what he is
talking about During all his long
and successful business career he has
been an employer of labor, and he has
never had any serious differences with
his employees. In the campaign of
1896, in winch he served as chairman
of the republican national committee.
strenuous efforts were made by the
democrats to get his laborers to strike
but they refused to do so, because he
had been just and fair with them.
There is not stronger friend of or
ganized labor in the United States
than Senator Mark Hanna, and wage
earners know it and appreciate it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-05
a FRIEND OF LABOR.

The speech of Senator Hanna at Co
lumbus, Ohio, last Tuesday night in
favor of union labor organizations con-
tanned many valuable thoughts. SEN
ator Hanna is large employee of la
Dor, and in the many years he has
dealt with union labor he boldly as
serted that it is worthy of confidence.
He said that the men in his employ
kept their agreements, and he never
had occasion to mistrust his employees
He cited the case of the great anthra-
cite strike as an evidence of the honor
of the men. At the time that strike
was progressing the soft coal miners
were plead with to quit work, but they
had pledged themselves not to do so
and they kept their obligation. Sena-
tor Hanna said in that decision or
gained labor gained a victory that
gives it the right to give the lie to any
charge that organized labor, or labor
ing men, are obliyious to the RESPONSE
bility of the word sacredly given
their word of honor
Senator Hanna vigorously denounc-
ed the assertion of D. M. Parry, presi-
dent Of The National association of