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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-12-18
England Reyokes Patent.

London.-The first revocation Of
foreign patent in Great Britain under
the recent law occurred when one
held by Belgian for making tiles
was cancelled on the ground that
there was no valid reason for the
manufacture Of the tile not being
prosecuted in Great Britain instead
Of Belgium.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-12-18
e - MII q -.

Bostcr-1f Z sceeLzl meeting q
the ETsrstt Cotto- Msllk. g Law
fencs, Mass. cszc here, r1s s-oek-
holSers rcns1 70 1ouele r.ses ,itzl
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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-12-18
Professor yoloo,t Giass Dead.

NewDorts Z. L-PnotsSso- Ffclcgtt
Cibos, ne senior member g tie EzSr-
yard University tzeulty, cieS Z liz
hone here zstsr Z Lingering lllaess.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-12-18

CciuzoEs. C1sc.-2eseiG.39.E ezll-
i.g for STATE prohibition were z19yt-
q ard Z storn r. scr-z2se Z, L.s
meeting q the Ch1o STATE Grz-gs.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-12-18
Won't Have Women Voting.

London.-The House OF Lords de-
cided that women graduates Of the
Scottish universities are not entitled
10 vote for the university Member OF
Parliament. This decision follows
representations made 20 the Lord
Chancellor in November BY Miss
Chrygtal Macmillan and Miss Frances
Simpson, graduates Of st. Andrews
and Edinburgh universities respect
lively. The two ladies are masters Of
arts, and they argued that women
who had gone through a university
course and taken the qualifying de.
gree are entitled 10 vote.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-12-18
italian General Ousted.

Rome, Italy. - Lieutenant General
Mangiagalli, Inspector-General Of Ar
tiIIery, has been relieved OF his com
msnd for making public confidential
letters from the Under Secretary Of
War, General Spato, who has resigned
as q consequence.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-12-18
Earth shock at Mont AIbano.

Messina, Sicily. - Several earth
shocks at Mont Albano created
panic among the people. The church
and a number OF public buildings
were badly damaged.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-12-18
I,nnknote Frand b Russia.

St. Petersburg, Russia.--Immense
quantities OF banknotes and coupons
belonging 10 the State, when were
taken from circulation and ordered
10 be destroyed have again been pat
in circulation. One Of the officials
has made q confession.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-12-18

Valparaiso. Chiie.--The strike that
broke ont at the Collahuaso coal
minis a week ago came TO an end and
work mas been resumed The move
ment was put down by troops, who
oyerawed the rioters and arrested
their leaders.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-11
Novel Tapestry Square.

Tourists on their return from some
enchanting holiday trip abroad cannot
fail to eagerly invest in a few of the
novel tapestry squares on the canvas
Of which are depicted with the needle
facsimiles Of favorite paintings, stat
ues, churches, monuments, sea and
landscapes, besides many picturesque
views, notably those displaying the
beauties of Switzerland, the Rhine and
Holland. The subject itself is usually
ready worked with either the patient
and minute tent stitch, the coarser and
quicker cross stitch or both combined,
while the background is crossed with
close lines of double strands of silk or
cotton to be overcast by the worker,
with merely the half of a cross stitch
always kept turned in the same dfrec-
ton. Sometimes, too, a sweet or Sc
we're miniature-like face animates a
band of canvas covered with trails Of
flowers. Tufts of delicate blossoms,
Louis XVI. stripes, gay birds and Wat
teau or Dresden groups look equally eff
fective reproduced in this way in sim
gle thread canvas. These designs are
intended to adorn cushions, blotterS,
portfolios, small cabinets, table screens,
waste paper baskets and the like.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-11
A COOKING Hint.

"Why is your dried fruit so much
better than other people'sT 2 regular
old time housekeeper was asked the
other day. ut, never is gritty, as so
often happens, and it has rich flavor
instead of a watery taste"
II scrub my fruit through half a
dozen different waters to get off the
rough outer skin, using long handled
brush, the kind that is sold for nail
brushes" was the reply.
1.-THE fruit is then put to soak over
night and is cooked in the same water
in which it is soaked, as in this way
much Of the flavor is retained.
"I let it cook slowly on the back Of
the stove for several hours and add the
sugar about five minutes before they
are DONE"
In winter, when fresh fruit and vege-
tables are out of the question in most
homes, it is a great thing to know how
to prepare the various dried fruits so
they are palatable, as they make a
pleasant and healthful dish for lunch
or supper.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-11
MRS. SARAH PLATT DECKER TELLING
STORY TO HER FRIENDS.

own rents and manage all my own af-
fairs" Mrs. Decker has private for
tune that it would keep the ordinary
man busy to take care of.
'Have you got an Office DOWNTOWN
inquired the man.
NO." she said, 81 transact all my
business from my desk here in my
home"
'Ah, that doesn't count neither" the
man replied obdurately.
'Well, SIR" said Mrs. Decker at last,
81 am president Of the General Fed
GRAFTON of Women's Clubs, an organiza-
ton of over 100000 women, and l at
tend to all my own correspondence"
confident this time that she had pro-
vided something worthy the name OF
occupation. But that man just took
out his memorandum book and said,
well, I'll just put you down as not
DOM anything"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-11
WARNING OF STORMS
Chief Moore'S Views on Making
Ocean Traffic Safe.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPH'S USE

Weather Expert Predicts That In Time
Certain Vessels Will Be Completes
20 Carry Wireless Outfits and Inter-
char &c Messages.
Willis L. Moore, chief of the weather
bureau, says the time is coming when
ocean transportation will be far safer
than riding on a street car is today.
He made this statement to the COM
mittee on agriculture of the house of
representatives when he was called on
10 explain the needs of his bureau
during the coming fiscal year. Pro
fesSOr Moore told the committee that
1t is only a matter of time when the
governments of the world will compel
every ship above certain tonnage to
carry wireless instrument and opera
tor and require each ship to transmit
all messages received by it, says a spe-
cial Washington correspondent of the
New York Post. When this is done,
he said, the danger of ocean travel
will be greatly mihimized.
This comment of the chief of the
weather bureau was made in reply to
a question asked by Representative
Scott of Kansas, chairman of the COM
mittee on agriculture. Mr.. Scott want
ed to know if during the hurricane
season, when messages were received
from the West Indies and the Atlantic
coast, warnings were sent by the
weather bureau to vessels passing
along the coast.
Professor Moore said this was done,
the wireless telegraphy being under
the control of the navy department.
The wireless messages are flashed out.
and vessels within a distance of 800
miles receive the warning. He de-
clared that the competition of differ
ent wireless companies results in det-
riment and inconvenience and that it
is essential that the government step
in and control the transmission and re-
ceipt of wireless messages. 1--WE had
a case Il few years ago." he said, ''Of
a ship that was disabled and sent
wireless message, and it was received
by a competing wireless company and
was suppressed"
While he was not prepared to advO-
cate the government ownership of
wireless telegraphy systems, Profess
or Moore said it was essential that
the government should control these
systems When such control is eXer-
cised, he said, a storm will be located
and its direction shown to all vessels.
1.-THE message will go out" said Pro
lessor Moore, that a storm is center
ed along the south line of coast, NOV
ing along the gulf stream, increasing
In intensity, and the vessels master
viii say, We will sail around that
When the time comes that we will get
observations from the entire Atlantic
ocean by wireless telegraphy through
one ship repeating to another its OBJ
servatiOns, we will be able to send in
formation to the entire Atlantic ocean.
Messages will be repeated backward
from ship to ship: Storm in such part
of the ocean. All else serene. Sail
your course All ships outside of
that region will feel easy, but every
thing coming into that region will
have to look out. 1t will render ocean
transportation far safer than riding on
a straet car is TODAY"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-11
TOMB OF THE MINGS.
1t Is a Risky Place For a Traveller to
Visit Alone.


Every traveller in China goes to the
tomb of the MingS if he stays more
than a few days in Shanghai. The
Chinese consider the Mings the great
est rulers of the ancient kingdom, and
they rank second only to Confucius.
The tomb is composed of two colossal
figures facing each other and elabo-
rately carved in the style affected by
Chinese artists centuries ago. Seen in
Central park or Versailles they would
look groteSque enough, but standing as
they do among bleak and lonely hills,
outlined against the clear blue oriental
sky, they have a rude grandeur and
imposing simplicity which make them
seem fit guardians of imperial dust.
1t is not an easy journey the tourist
must take if he wishes to pay his re-
spects to the stone giants, nor is 1t
trip advisable for a woman to under
take, as it lies through region where
hatred of the white devils is consid-
cred as much a part of the Chinaman's
religion as the worship of his ances-
tors. A donkey and a guide are neces-
sary, and it is also wise to get party
of sightseers together for the eXcur-
sion if possible and to go well armed,
for once a foolhardy traveller started
forth alone from the hotel ON the Bub-
bling Well road, Shanghai, to visit the
tomb Of the Mings, and he was never
heard Of again. There are many places
in the purlieus of Shanghai even where
it is imprudent for a white man to ven
ture alone in broad daylight. An ex-
ira donkey is also needed to carry pro-
visions as well as the cameras, for
most tourists want a picture of the
towering images which have so sue
cessfully withstood the wear of the
centuries.-New York Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-11
DIAN Of The SENATE
Iowa Statesman Has Served Thirty.
five Years In the Upper Branch
of COngreSS-HlS Strict
Conservatism.

whom, however, he is very popular.
The late Senator Vest once said that he
could walk over eggs without fractur-
ing a shell. Another member declared
that he could walk with hobnailed
shoes on piano keys from Washington
to Dubuque and never strike a note
One Of the senator's characteristics is
that of guardedness in answering a
question. A correspondent once in
quired of him when he thought con-
gress would adjourn.
II can't say" the Iowan replied.
"But it will adjourn soon, won't it?"
GAS to that" the senator replied, 81
am reminded of the story of the man
who went out riding and was caught
in rainstOrm. He didn't know wheth-
er to go on or seek shelter, and he ap-
piled to a farmer who was Flooding
along the road. My good man. he
said, do you think it is likely to stop
raining? Well said the farmer, it
always has,"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-11

Warnings Of storms destructive to
commerce on the ocean and on the
great lakes are made with far greater
accuracy than are predictions of rain
and snow, Professor Moore said. "The
predictions of rain and snow" he said,
''are all that you see in the daily pa
pers, and these warnings Of storms,
which go direct to the mariner and
are given by flags and special bulle-
tins, are the most valuable part Of our
work"
what is your per cent Of error in
predictions asked Representative
Rucker Of Missouri.
Twelve per cent of error in the gen.
eral forecasts you see printed" was
the reply. Twelve times out OF
hundred you can criticise the weather
bureau If you want to, and If you look
only at the errors you might think 1t
was not worth very much, but the
man who is in business, the man VINO
is shipping, can take that and say, l
can afford to work on that when
know the error is II per cent He has
u ulSCOO1l LAO CAOLhOhS "a NA@NN
and goes ahead and uses it in his bust
ness. The people living around and
near the great streams that are liable
to overflow can use our warnings, for
there we do not make II per cent of
error; we do not make 5 per cent or
error"
There are at the government expense
2,282 forecasts distributed by tele-
graph every morning. Last year ap-
proximately $225,O00 was paid by the
weather bureau for telegraph service.
By mail there are $4,000 forecasts dis
tributed daily and by rural free deliv-
cry service 1000 forecasts. By tele-
phone there are nearly 100000 fore
casts distributed free Of charge to the
government By railroad service 1,4OO
places are served each morning, and
by railroad telegraph 1000 places are
reached daily without expense to the
government.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-11
usinu Court Plaster.

In mending articles with court plas-
ter never apply while the latter is wet.
Wait few seconds until it gets sticky;
then there is no danger OF moisture
penetrating the goods to make sOiled
place on the right side, as many have
experienced while mending in this
manner. Turn the right side toward
you, lay on it clean cloth and iron
perfectly smooth. If any frayed pieces
are noticeable, clip these with pair
of scissors, Mending tissue can be
basted into place, as the basting
threads are easily drawn out. To take
out hem put in with gum tissue it is
only necessary to run warm iron
over the goods, and the material is
easily pulled apart.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-11

many, shares her bedchamber with her
girl visitor, knowing it will only add to
the pleasure of the visit, for heart to
heart talks can be prolonged indefinite
~, toilet magic interchanged, as well
as mutual help in that most despairing
of modern evils, the blouse or gown
fastened up the back. All this is a
pleasure, not a hardship, to guest as
well as hostess, but there is one great
drawback. The dressing table and
bureau are apt to be already over
crowded with the many dainty toilet
accessories of the regular occupant Of
the room, and the addition of those of
the modern visitor, whose belongings
are sure to be almost If not quite as
numerous, add confusion and dismay.
One clever girl prepared for this by
using an extra table, which, when she
occupies the room alone, stands at one
side, but when a fair guest is expected
is brought forward to a good light,
daintily covered and small antique
mirror placed upon it. A chair is ar
ranged before it, and the thought that
it was put there for her own especial
use adds to the pleasure of the visitor
when she spies it; also it adds materi-
ally in dissipating that feeling of awk-
wardness that she would be apt to eX-
perience when unpacking her own be-
longings and being forced to crowd
aside those of the owner.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-11
Appreciation In the Home.

GAS far as my observation goes, there
is one fault by no means common to
men alone, am sorry to say. That is
the fault of taking things for granted
In the home life" says a writer in Good
Housekeeping. "There is lack of appre-
citation for the little things being done
for ones happiness or comfort. l be-
lieve we all need to be more careful to
show and express our appreciation in
our daily lives for the many kindnesses
which are shown us and thereby radi-
ate circle of domestic happiness"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-11
Worlan'SWOrld
MRS. SARAH P. DECKER.
Busy President of the General Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs.

Busy President of the General Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs.
Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker, the presi-
dent of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs, is rare story teller,
and the situation is we'll portrayed in
the following incident, which she tells
herself: Her name had been attached
to a petition to the city council of
Denver, but she had failed to indicate
her occupation. Upon this point a
man was sent to her home to inquire
What is your occupation. madam
he asked.
II am housekeeper, sir" she replied.
well, that doesn't count" said the
man promptly.
swell, l am both father and mother
to my family" she announced.
''That doesn't count neither" he re-
piled firmly.
'Well, l transact all my own bust
ness" she said briskly. 81 collect my
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-11
ENGLISH Trunks.

When the smart girl of today goes
out of town for Saturday and Sunday
it is not in a suit case that her things
are packed. Quite superseding this ia
miliar piece of luggage are small trunks
-"boxes," as our English cousins call
them-and with reason the same term
may be adopted here when speaking
of these, for distinctly English is the
trunk.
To persons who are much on the
other side of the ocean the box is as
well known as are suit cases here.
Only recently, however, have they
been oD sale in this country, but so
manifestly and many are their advan-
tages as to bring instant popularity.
Such "box" holds twice if not three
times as much as suit case and is
easily carried by a porter. It can be
put on top Of hanson or on the box
of cab, and the owner has her lug
gage with her from the time she leaves
home until she returns. There is no
checking unless one wishes, for the
porter of a drawing room car can stow
away the luggage in a corner and put
it off at the station for which it's own
er is destined.
The boxes are about two or two and
half feet deep and two feet the other
dimensions. They are built in every
way like a trunk and have sufficient
depth to hold a big hat, wherein the
advantage is great over a suit case.
They are covered with black water
proofing, suggestive of patent leather,
and the edges are bound in raw, nat
ural colored leather. The straps and
lock covering correspond.
On the top is a stout leather handle,
and it is by this the box is carried.
Even when packed the luggage IS
light, for the trunk is made of fiber
that weighs scarcely more than paper.
At the same time it is durable, so
should the box be turned over to the
tender mercies of an expressman it
viii survive the ordeal without more
than surface damage.
Within is a tray for small articles or
to hold dinner and evening gowns
should a big hat go in the bottom. In
the latter case small articles are put
with the hat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-11
A NoISELESS GUN.
Dangerous Possibilities of the Inven-
ton of Hiram Percy Maxim.

Dangerous Possibilities of the InVen-
ton of Hiram Percy Maxim.
The terrible possibilities of the new
silent gun, the invention Of Hiram
Percy Maxim. have almost appalled,
the man who fathered the idea. The
Maxim family is a very inventive one.
especially where guns are concerned.
The Maxim in question is a son of Sir
Hiram S. Maxim, whose name is associ-
ated with many inventions of much i'm
portance and especially engines Of war.
AS the elder Maxim invented the
Maxim quick firing gun and the auto
matte system of firearms as well as the
smokeless powder known as cordite, it
seems quite in line with family tradi-
tons that the younger man should in
vent a gun which may be fired without
making a loud explosion. The principle
of this firearm is similar to that of the
automobile muller, the gas produced
by the ignition of the powder being
allowed to escape gradually, thus pre-
venting the sudden impact with the at
mosphere which causes the noise when
the ordinary rifle or pistol is fired. The
device may be applied to any ordinary
pistol or gun Mr.. Maxim has for some
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-11
HIRAM PERCY MAXIM AND THE NoIsELEss
PISTOL.

HIRAM PERCY MAXIM AND THE NOISELESS
PISTOL.
years been interested in the manufac-
ture of automobile apparatus. In COM
mon with many others he was seeking
a means of muff1ing the reports of gas
engines, and it was while doing so that
he ran across the invention he has just
patented. In the case of the automobile
he located the seat of the trouble in the
piston of the engine, and when he ar
rived at the solution of the problem the
idea flashed across his mind that if he
could kill noise in the motor vehicle by
application Of the principle he had dis
covered he could apply the same theory
to weapons of war. Strangely enough.
like the mythical individual who open
ed Pandora's box and let out the mis-
chief makers, Mr.. Maxim once he had
invented noiseless guns began to re-
greet it on account of the dangerous pos
sibilities he had created.
81 am fully conscious" said he, ''Of
the awful possibilities of this gun,
and my conscience is not at all easy
on the subject If it could be taken
hold of by the government alone and
its manufacture be restricted to the
government, it might not be so bad.
It is not a perfectly noiseless affair
that is to say, there is a slight Kissing
sound, perceptible few yards away
perhaps. But in the open air the rus
Ting of the leaves in the trees or the
noise of passing wagons would COM
pletely drown the sound Of the gun.
You would not even know what had
killed the victim until an examination
was made"
Mr.. Maxim's fear is that foreign
governments may learn the secret and
arm their forces with noiseless guns
or that the latter may get in the
hands of the criminal classes, the
Black Hand conspirators, for instance.
Perhaps" he says, sid better get to
work right off and try to devise some
thing that will offer a means OF pro
lection against the gun"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-11
Violin Made of GAG Pieces.

J. w. Barnes of Bath. Me-. recently
completed a violin which is an oddity.
1t is made of 646 pieces. The back is
of maple, the front spruce. the sides
curly maple, the handle of maple, a
black ebony tail and finger board and
inlaid with black ebony and pearl dia-
mond. There are all shades of pearl,
and the violin is attracting much at
tention Mr.. Barnes made it In ten
DAYS at odd Jobs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-11
Important Decision.

1t is important that you should de-
eide to take only Foley's Honey and
Tar when you have a cough or cold
as it will cure the most obstinate
racking cough and expel the cold
rom your system. Foley's Honey
and Tar contains no harmful drugs.
Insist upon havingit. J. T. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-11

For the woman who does her own
laundry work great saving of time and
strength may be found in the use of
the small five cent vegetable brushes.
They are just the thing to rub soiled
neckbands, wrists and all badly soiled
garments.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-11
Roouefort Rabbit.

Take about one-eighth of a pound Of
Roquefort cheese and mash with a sill
yer fork on a plate until soft and
creamy Add a half teaspoonful of
salt and mustard and a tablespoonful
of soft butter. Add ale enough to blend
in a creamy mass, spread on toast or
waters and serve at once.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-11
Pure Metals.

Lead and tin can be obtained pure.
Good brands of commercial lead con-
tain 1905 per cent. lead, and are often
even purer. Lead is the purest metal
which is made commercially. Good
brands of tin are 1913 per cent. pure.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-11

HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
never fails to tone the stomach, purify
the blood, regulate the kidneys, liver
and bowels. The greatest spring tonic,
makes and keeps you well. 50 cents
Tea or Tablets. J. T. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-11

Wash articles of brass which are tar
nished in the water in which potatoes
have been boiled and they will be as
bright as if new.