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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-12-03

London, Dec. 2-As I am writing these
lines, the people of England, and par
ticuIarly of London, whose pulse beats
are a little less slow than those of the
average English, are awaiting cable
news from India, telling of the landing
of the King and Queen. Then for many
days columns of all the papers Will be
filed with details of the imperial progress
through India, where, of course. every
thing will be done to hide the real SEN
timents of the people toward their rulers
and convey to the King and Emperor the
impression that his Indian subjects are
dying, not from starvation, but with a
passionate desire to kiss the hem of his
gorgeous imperial mantle and gaze at the
immense diamonds in his crown.
Encampment Described.
To King George and his consort India
will present a marvellous spectacle Of
splendor and happiness and loyalty They
will be surrounded by obsequious Indian
princes and travel from one magnificent
spectacle to another, each one surpaSs-
ing the maddest dreams of the emperors
of Rome, to the browning glory of the
durbar at Delhi.
An English friend OF mine, who is at
present at Delhi and whom l asked to
give me his impression of the prepara-
lions there, sends me the following de-
scription:
'The vast encampment lies below me
as l write, visible almost In it's en-
tirety. All the more important camps
have been drawn in toward the En-
peror's camp, which Is placed fmmedi-
ateIy below the flagstaff tower and lies
at the west of the ridge, with only a
roadway between 1t and the famous red
sandstone outcrop which has seen the
building of so many Delhis and the rise
andf fall of SO many dynasties.
ssIn the center of the Kings camp rises
the Circuit House, built by Lord Curzon
for the 1903 durbar This is a building
not been uttered nor enlarged for the
imperial visit, as both the Emperor and
Empress prefer to live in tents.
Its rooms, however, have been thor
oughIy oyerhauled, decorated. and fur
nished, in order that 1t may serve as a
resort in the event of bad
weather. during the durbar--Lady Har-
dinge has devoted much time and atten-
ton to this work. and painters and plas-
terers are hard at work-a rather anom-
alous sight IN this canvas metropolis,
for there are no other solidly-built
structures in the whole extent OF the
except the telegraph off,
ces and post-of1ces.
I'm front ofLthe Circuit House, which
has been painted dazzling white for
the occasion, the Emperor's and EN-
presses own tents have been pitched.
Externally. except for their greater size
they are not markedly different from
others In the vicinity. But Lady Hardinge
is sparing no efforts to furnish them
throughout with every comfort. Carpets
and rugs have been specially woven for
the entire suite, and many valuable
hengings. pictures and ornaments have
been lent for their adornment Besides
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-12-03
Some Instances Where the Patent Office Has Actu
ally Been Productive of Many Millions

Every time anybody in the United
States pulls the cap off a beer bottle or
d soda water bottle with the intent to
uuench a thirst, temporarily or other
wise, he puts the fraction of a cent into
the pocket of one William H. Painter, of
Baltimore.
good many people have pulled these
caps in the last few years, and Painter
is consequently an ever increasing million
aire. Yet the cap for bottles is a small
thing, an idea Crystallzed and patented
The patent is the source of the millions.
Painter however, carried his patent
in his pocket for six years before he
succeeded in interesting capital in its
manufacture. Then a man of means ad-
Nanced the necessary capital in return
for a half interest in the patent and
company was formed.
At the end of the first year he and
Painter each had a net $1,000 in his
pocket. Now the invention has crowded
all other shoppers for fizzy water of the
market, and a big factory in Baltimore
turns out the caps by the million every
day.
The Rubber stopper.
Before the time of Painter there was a
man by the name of De Quillfeldt, who
lived in New Jersey and who invented a
stopper that took the trade away from
the corks of our youth. This stopper was
OF rubber and was frightened by a wire
attachment which was pulled down as a
lever on the outside of the bottle.
a decade ago they were generally used
on milk bottles De Quillfeldt is said to
have made Sl5,O0O,O00 out Of his patent.
He might have amassed a competence
had. it not been for William Painter and
another equally clever person who fitted
piece of pasteboard into the neck of
milk bottle and took the business away
from him.
An idea that is perhaps simpler than
the pastebcard stopper is the humps
on the hooks that furnish SO much en-
ployment for married men Just before
theater time. Women had been fasten-
ing their dresses up with hooks and ewes
for generation, and 1t is probable that
some one had made a lot of money out
of the original invention. But hooks had
8 way of coming unfastened, much to
the chagrin Of the neat and fussy.
Then came the genius of the hook and
eye. A man who was wide awake de-
spite his residence in PHILADELPHIA bent
one OF these hooks so as to make a hump
In 1t. He tried hooking 1t up and found
that IL remained hooked. He patented IL
and has nonopolized the business through
his see the hump advertisements ever
since.
One day man stood behind his wife
while she put up her hair. The hairuins
of those days were straight pieces of
wire. They did not stay putt very ef-
fectually. The woman In this case heat
her hairpins before putting them In. Her
husband saw her do It. The result was
the invention Of the crinkly hairpin which
Is to-day used in car load lots by The
women OF the world.
Bell 'Phone Device.
So important an invention as the tele-
phone was made by turning a screw one
fourth Of one revolution. All the millions
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-12-03
nrnMinr the LING.

1t was at Longchamps. A ch ms
little actress was pronenading ~
arm of one of our youngest s ~
money. The father of the young var.
perceiving his son in this company nase
him to understand that he wis 8
speak with him. Leaving the CHI mfrs
one he followed the father. who sast ;
him:
"Who is this pretty young persen3.'
The son Enumerated to the fail rta
position OF the captivating one.
But" said the parent. "all- the saless
isn't she the daughter OF our Janitorf'
What differences does that make. since
she Is at the theater?"
Differences. When one wishes to
promenade with woman Of the theater
he should always take the daughter OF
some other Janitor than his owns
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-12-03
SMALL INVENTIONS YIELD
BIG FORTUNE TO OWNERS

line commercial intercourse easier The
Refs patents came nearest success. But
in the Refs patents the current was in
termittent.
1t had TO leap a gap. DIR. Bell closed
that gap when ne turned the screw. But
Dr. Bell was not trying to invent a tele-
phone when he incidentally stumbled
upon his secret. He was working on a
method of making speech visible, for his
wife was deaf and dumb and he was
seeking an easy method of conversing
with her. Instead he found the method
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-12-03
Arrival of King George and Queen M
at the Gorgeous Scene of Festivities
Is Eagerly Awaited.

the private imperial tents rise gres
tons and dinners.
The Huge Shnmiana.
I'm front is the huge Shamiana,
it a long closed-in tent, which,
required, can he opened into the
ana. 1t may give some idea of the
on which the preparations are
made at Delhi to mention that the
thus covered is between 24,0OO and
square feet. The dome of st.
at Rome covers, 1 believe, a little
than 1900 square feet, and that
PauPs less than 5000.
ION the other side of the Shamia
the viceroy's tents, and in front
whole is a wide lawn, with wei
flower beds. The entire extent
Emperor's camp Is $4,000 square
1t is, of course, the largest single
here, but it takes up an infinit
proportion of the entire encam
which stretches out a white wild
green lawns, polo grounds, and a
VI trees, WHERE water COURSES ana
thread their way.
The Shamiana, at which the e
will alight, and under which he
ceive the homage of the officia,
greater ruling chiefs, will be SUI
on richly chased gold pillars. The
hangings are of a peculiarly rich
between cardinal and crimson, J
embroidered with gold. Here tn
part of the ceremony will take
their majesties afterward proceed
the central marble pavilion, which
magnificiently draped with velvet
similar color. 1t may safely be 3
sled that the scene when the z
and Empress present themselves
peoples of India gathered at Delhi
cember u win surpass not only
royal or imperial scenes that live
lish history, but will have no !
even in the most splendid days h
Mogul emperors."
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-12-03

that have resulted from the invention Of
the Bell telephone depended upon this
slight twist of the wrist of DR.. Alexander
Graham Bell. There had been men before
DR.. Bell who had come near finding a
way to make female gossip and mascu-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-12-03
Bras. Tips for Foe.

The man who was born too early to
wear. as a boy. red-top boots with a
brass tip across the toe was also born
TO early to feel the true thing IN the way
of pride run rampant. silyerthorn brass
tips, they were called. and they were
most serviceable in preventing holes In
the toe. Silverthorn made his fortune
cut Of them.
Harry Hardwick invented an ingram
carpet with the threads Of 1t so inter-
woven as to prevent wrinkling, and
Hardwick is nov 100000 better on for
his pains.
A towel manufacturer found that his
machinery was not working right and
that his toweh were suffering a vast
tangllng OF tie threads. While adjusting
the machines he used one Of the DAM
aged towels to dry his hands. He found
Il pleasingly absorbent. and from the
idea 70 which that gave rise was born
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-12-03

OF talking over a wire to people at a
distance. He did not patent the idea,
however, and it knocked about his house
for months.
Finally he demonstrated it to some
friends. and they saw the possibility of
its application. Upon their advice he
patented the invention. His patent was
fled at 10 o'clock in the morning, and at
3 o'clock in the afternoon another man
applied for a patent on the same thing,
and lost 800, 100000 by a nose.
Thaddeus Fairbanks was a, New Eng
| land farmer. with long whiskers and
much Yankee ingenuity. In his time old
fashioned steel yards were the only ac-
CITRATE means of weighing the produce of
the farm. Platform scales were I'M
known, for nobody had ever worked out
method of arranging the levers that
supported the platform in such a way
that an object could pull equally, no mat
ter upon what part of the platform it
rested.
Old Thaddeus Fairbanks used to tell
the story of the evolution of the arrange
ment of these levers. For a long time
the problem was on his mind. He used
to lie awake nights and attempt to ar
range those levers. 1t was In the dead
of night that his thinking finally bore
fruit The arrangement unfolded itself
and the Fairbanks scale was the result
So did a farmer practically monopoliZe
the scale business of the world, and so
did he write Ills name upon platform
scales wherever civilized man buys and
sells By weight.
1t vas q man by the name OF Lyman
L. Lipman, likewise a resident of Phila-
delphia, who invented the rubber eraser
that throughout our generation has been
attached TO the lead pencils in common
use It was III 1858 that the invention
was made. In those times people talked
In much smaller figures than nowadays.
Liprran was, kowever, able to cash his
TattnIs for q cold $4,000 when dollars
went much further than they do to-day.
So did a man by the name OF Heaton,
resident of Providence, notice that
mother was occasioned a great deal of
trouble because the buttons constantly
came off the children's shoes. Heaton
devised a. little metal staple that holds
on the shoe buttons of to-day and real
lied a fortune for his pains. No less
clever was a man of the name of Dem
nison who pasted little rings about the
hole in a shipping tag and thus made
an ''eye" that would not pull out
Elias Howe conceived the idea OF plac-
ing a hole near the point OF needle and
under the encouragement OF this small
thought was the sewing machine devel-
oped Howe was one Of the Columbuses
in the development of a machine to sew
seams and deserves a monument from the
women he emancipated from needle work.
When he asked Congress to extend the
term Of his patent for short time tone
extension had already been grantedl ne
admitted that he had collected A,iS6,oOo IN
royalties, but considered himself enutled
to S15oO00,0oo
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-12-03

The Japanese kovernment. which cons
trolls all telephone service ia that country.
plans 70 double the present equipment
within SIX years,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-12-03

she-But suppose l sue you for breach
Of promise7
He-You'd better not or you'll get
crushed In the mobl
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-12-03
Bell Phone Device.

So important an invention as the tele-
phone was made by turning screw one
fourth Of one revolution. All the millions
The Winslow mail., 1911-11-18

whose hearthstone is the magnet for
many genial and happy family gath
ering to enjoy the true comforts of
home when the weather is too chilly
outside to use the spacious outdoor
retreat of the ample porch. Along
the opposite wall may be ranged the
bookshelYes, piano, couches. or some
of the other furnishings ordinaril
found in the room where the family
spend much of their time The dining
room Is at the right of the hall. and
is provided with q buffet. A door
opens directly at the rear, on the
right, into the pantry, which is also
The Winslow mail., 1911-11-18
TRAIT OF AN FRESHMAN
Man Wouldn't Leave the Home Where
He Was Born Because He
Loved It.

The love of the Irishman for his
and in ireland Yesterday and Today
Mr. Hugh Sutherland gives pleasant
and yet pathetic instance of that de
votion He was travelling In the west
of Ireland and was rather astonished
to find the third-class compartments
crowded with sturdy-looking men At
junction station q oad-shouldered
bearded man cheerfully enlightened
him as to the reason why so many
were travelling.
Sure, sir. we've all been over in
England workin" /" he said. I've been
away since April myself, and there's
30 good pounds in me pocket this
blessed minute to pay the rent an buy
bit of bacon an that for the WIN
ter"
But what do you go to England
for? Why not stay on your own farm
and work that?"
God save you. sir, an do you think
we go to England because we like IT!
Is it likely we'd leave our own farms
if so be we'd get food an clothes an
rent by stayin Bad luck to 1t, we
go because we have to, to get the
money we need
Then why not go to England alto
gether7"
The big man turned and looked over
the desolate country The winter dusk
vas falling swiftly and the outlines of
The hills were indistinct, but We couid
sti1l see the empty land and feel It's
rugged unkindness. Yet the man
voice was very tender as he spoke
Twenty miles on. he said, there's
Bit of q cabin and lit Of land IN
that cabin was born and On that l8nd
my father worked Is It like, now
that I'd leave If to live in England or
anywhere else? It's q rough place 81
the test. and not all the muscles We
got can dig living out OF It But
Cod be good to me. love it. SIT -
Youths Companion.
The Winslow mail., 1911-11-18

To think" she giggled, that he
mas never once suspected. And it's
/ waxing him up with vengeance"
1t was haIf-past one when Mr. Ian
ming awoke. He crept to the window
and examined his watch by the light
OF street lamp.
Holy smoke!" he muttered. She'll
be al up in the air. Let's hone to
goodness she's asleep!" He crert
softly into the hall, still more softly
up the stairs, turned the handle of the
bedroom door and slipped in. All was
silent. the bed undisturhed. and on
his dressing table he saw the note.
Dismay eripped him. Then she had
gone out after all! What a fool he
had been to go to sleep. And where
could she be at this hour? He opened
the window and leaned far out. No
sign OF life. anywhere. He paced up
and down in fury, leaned from the
window at about every fourth turn.
His mind was chaos Visions of acci-
dents haunted him. All sorts of i'm
possible explanations surged through
his brain. The minutes passed Two
o'clock came-two-thirty He mopped
the perspiration from his face. Jove!
If this was what 1t meant to wait for
people the Lord forgive him for the
many times he had made Ina do it.
At three o'clock he strobe down the
stairs, delrious determination to
find her dominating every other emo
tton. To his amazement the hall door
stood wide open. On the top step was
Ina, her back to him gazing wildly up
and down the street As he stepped
out she turned with little shrek
and threw her arms around his neck.
oh, Jimmy, Jimmy" she sobbed,
where have You been? I've been
waiting for you for hours"
Waiting" he gasped, I've been
waiting for you, Where"
You didn't come in, was watch
ing. never took my eyes off the
door for minute, You didn't come
I'M" she persisted How did"
Il didn't go out, he interrupted. II
wanted to find out-Tna. come inside
! nearly went crazy upstairs, waiting"
The door shut, Ina sunk down on
chair
"You-you we're watching upstairs.
she giggled Historically, "and vas
watching in the basement, and"
The basement" exclaimed Jimmy,
hlankly.
Yes, that's where | went every
night, Then when I heard you come
in I stole UP. banged the door and"
Jimmy had her in his arms.
You blessed little schemer!" he
whispered. kissing her frantically in
his relief. I'll never leave you alone
again minute, now that I know what
it feels like"
The Winslow mail., 1911-11-18
Resentina the lie Direct.

The statement that a man was a
liar does not bear the weight it used
to do. There were times when. if
one man called another a liar, that
man was called to account for tit
might even be in q duel said Lord
Justice Vaughan Williams spea king
at the Urion Society Of London with
regard to lies told at recent election
petitions
II have oome to the conclusion that
the world in general is coming to
think that it does not matter very
much if ones e.ghhor calls you q
liar or not You can smile, meet him
in society, GO cut and 2 ay golf with
him, and shake hands with him. /
wish people resented more this impu.
tation of teing liars"
The Winslow mail., 1911-11-18

lonial' influence, with its central hall
and symmetrical layout on either side,
its classic columned and balustraded
porch across the entire front, it's
curved light above the center window
in the dGrmer, etc. have been en-
bcdie d in the cottage illustrated in the
perspective view and floor plans
ehown in the accompanying cuts. A
house like this can be built complete,
under favorable conditions as to loca-
ton and labor, for $3.50 to $4,000 It
is 81 feet wide by 81 feet inches
long, not including the length added
by the front porch. It contains seven
rooms, besides q spa cious reception
hall. This hall. in the very center,
entered directly from the veranda
opens at the left into 3 cOmmodious
and we'll lighted living room running
the full length of the house from
front to rear. Half way along the
outer side wall Is an ample fireplace
The Winslow mail., 1911-11-18
First Floor Plan.

traditions though infused in some
rare instances. as in the buildings of
the Chicago World s Fair of 1893, with
breadth of conception and an inef
fable spirituality of treatment which
have been seen only here
It is probable that in the colonial
style of architecture-a modification
of the type developed in England dur
ing the reign of the four Georges, and
hence som etimes called the "Geor-
gian'-With its quaint freedom of
treatment of the Roman orders and
ITS traces of classic refinement, we
approached as near as we have ever
done 70 the deve!opnent Of 2 truly
national type of American architec-
ture; snd in our modern work it is
not safe utterly 10 disregard the rules
upon which It was based
a few features traceable to the CO.
The Winslow mail., 1911-11-18
Gourn1et's lde a.

The French statesman, NJ. Monis,
is the proprietor of brandy OF which
he is very proud. The story goes that
once when King Edward and the late
General Galliffet were dining togeth
er. Monis brandy was served and
King Edward drank his portion off at
one gulr. Gslliffet. connoigseur, stared,
SHE. he exclaimed. you have conf
nftted 2 crine'' King Edward laugh.
cd WY" he asked, Brandy Ike
that" was the rerly. should be say
ored Won should lift It gently, pass
it under your nose. enjoy the aroma,
and then put it back on the table :
And after that7" the king said.
After that, sire, talk about #
The Winslow mail., 1911-11-18

In spite of speculation in modern
house building and the shoddy mate.
rials and met3ods of construction too
frequently seen, the fact remains that,
on the whole, we build better today
than they did in the good old days"
of our forefathers. And this, too, in
spite of the fact that the problem of
building today is infinitely more com
plicated than that which confronted
the builder of colonial times, owing
to the unexampled com plexity of com
mercial and industrial conditions now
marking a transitional period in the
development of American city and sub
urban life. In the olden days all life
savOred more or less of the country,
with it's comparative simplicity of con
ditions. Now, however. the scene is
transformed. The marvellous progress
of mechanical Invention, the creation
of new materials and processes and
of rapid and powerful lavor saving de-
vices used in building construction,
the wide development of natural re-
sources, the rise of new and complex
industrial conditions, the rapid growth
of industrial centers, the extension of
the facilities of commerce, the great
lessons of the fire risk-all these have
been reflected more or less in Ameri-
can contributions to the art of build
ing as such Moreover the architect
and the builder of today have sdvan-
tages that were not 8t their command
a century ago. The range of available
and adaptable building materials has
greatly broadened, thus giving selec-
ton that did not exist in former days:
and this advantage is emphasized by
vastly improved transportation facili
ties which place at the disposal of the
builder the varied materials, not only
of this entire country, but of the en-
tire world.
It is only, however, within the past
thirty years, with the revival of the
The Winslow mail., 1911-11-18

connected with the kitchen in the cen
ter of the house by q hallway that
may be entered from the vestihule
opening directly off the back porch.
The stairs to second floor ascend from
rear of reception hall, and those to
basement open off q closed passage
way connecting the reception hall in
the front with the kitchen in the
rear
The hall upstairs opens directly into
three spacious bedrooms on the sides
and front of the house, each well light
ed and provided with ample closet ac-
commodation, the large bedroom on
the left having two of these conven-
fences so much appreciated by the
housewife. The designer showed his
further regard for the needs Of the
family by providing q good sized sew
ing room directly over the kitchen.
The bathroom is on the second floor.
opening directly off the upstairs hall.
4 well-Hghted basement extends un.
der the entire house.
The Winslow mail., 1911-11-18

long-lost art Of concrete working, the
advent of the steel structural frame,
and later the combination of steel and
concrete in what is known as the IRE
inforced concrete" type of construc-
ton, that anything of great importance
really new has been developed in the
art of building in this country Even
to this day. outside of the Spanish
missions. there can hardly be said to
be any distinctively American type of
architecture, the results so far devel-
oped being merely an eclectic treat
ment based on Well-tried old-world