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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-09
Dust laying in ENGLAND.

The highway department of the city
OF Leeds, England, has recently treat
ed portions of a macadam roadway
with granular calcium chloride to
combat the dust Solutions of the lat
ter had previously been tried at
greater cost and without such salts
factory results. The road is first we'll
swept and two applications of the
chloride are made on succeeding eve
nings of about one-haH pound per
yard
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-09
Well Answered.

When he once asked a London
class of girls, added DR.. Mcnamara,
what they would say If he told them
he saw the sun rise in the west, he
got the reply that it was impossible.
But" he persevered, "supposing
still declared 1 had seen the sun rise
in the west?" We'll" one Of the
girls at length replied, Il should
think you must have got up rather
late"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-09
Ben Rutlnr,s Ratnrt.

An old lawyer In speaking about Gen
eral Ren Butler said; "Ben Butler was
a terror and torment to the judges.
On one occasion Judge Sanger, having
been bullIed and badgeyed out of all
patience. petulantly asked. What does
the counsel suppose | am on this bench
for? Scratching his head minute.
Butler replied. Welt. confess your
honor's got me there
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-09

A razor which belonged to Bob
bic" Burns was sold in London the
other day. 1t had bone handle bear
ing silver plates giving it's pedigree
"The last razor that Robert Burns
ever shaved with" Each successive
owner since it was presented by Rob-
ert Burns, Jr., to William Dunbar, in
1889, has added a plate indicating the
purchase
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-09
Mark Twain in Satirical Iiumor.

Mark Twain in Satirical Iiumor.
Even the cleverest and most per.
feet circumstantial evidence is likely
to be at fault, after all, and therefore
ought to be received with great eau.
tion," said the late Mark Twain.
Take the case of any pencil sharp.
ened by any woman. If you have witt
nesses, you will find she did it with
a knife; but if you simply take the
aspect of the pencil, you will say she
did 1t with her teeth"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-09
A Hiqh Authority.

Curran. the famous Irish advocate,
was one day engaged in case In
which he had as junior remarkably
tall and slender barrister who had
originally intended to take holy orders.
On the judge observing that the case
under discussion involved a question
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-09

OF ecclesiastical law, Curran said. Il
refer your lordShip to high authority
behind me, who was once intended for
the church, though In my opinion he
was litter for the steepe!"
New-York tribune., 1913-03-23

Ing living. beautiful faces more than re-
pays me.
Is. IT IS noble profession. one full
of high ideals and lofty inspirations. 1t
IL one iu which women could do partic-
u.ariy well If they had the training Few
Young women artists. however. have pa
uence or opportunity to learn the tech
nQue OF window decoration. II requires
both artistic and technical training. My
own apprenticeship. for example. began
when ] was child I have always been
an art student ! worked with the great
masters abroad Then J worked for the
great art glass firms in this country. /
executed several commissions for church
windows i'm big New York firms Then |
decided TO 10 into business fer myself Ny
art Is not confined TO glass. however.
nave done magazine and book ilustrat-
ms for several of the publishers For
some reason though. my preference lies
In he window work. and should be glad
10 devote all my time 10 it,
As for advising other young women:
Well if il is IN her TO succeed woman
needs no advice She Is bound TO get
there. ! would not encourage the other
kind 10 begin the long. hard climb
New-York tribune., 1913-03-23
BOY AND
GIRL ART

Charles Fay. Of Puolic Scnool Il. I'm
Jersey city. is a sad contradiction OF Dr.
James =. Haneys belief that with the
right sort % vocational training in the
public schools vou'n raise race of arti-
sans who will not only be able hut proud
and happy to work with their hands.
Dr Haney who ass director Of art il
the high schools Of this city was chair
man OF the exhibit shown at the 18th
Regiment Armory last week in conncc-
tion with the annual meeting OF the
Eastern Art and Manual Training Teach
ers' Association. showed The Tribune
representative through the booths filled
with the haudiwork of boys and girls and
explained what the new awakening IN the
schools was going to do for the dignity Of
labor
Heretofore" he said, the schools
have been planned TO turn odt good
clerks. Arithmetic. writing. reading
those were the important things. Now
We are teaching children to recognize
beauty and 10 produce it, and we are
teaching them the basis at least. for
useful trades. Rather. We are beginning
10 do this and 1t will give the next gen
Grafton an altogether different feeling
toward manual labor
But it doesn't seem To have mad that
effect upon Charles Fay. Charles. with
ali the sang froid Of his fourteen years
did the honors OF Jersey CitN's contribu-
ton 10 the exhibit II was Z iine booth
with q model Of a house three feet high
and cantilever brdga. and concrete
founda tlons for skyscrapers in miniature.
New-York tribune., 1913-03-23

who have purchased seats are Mrs. An
drew Carnegie. Mrs. j. j. Astor. Mrs.
Cornelius Bliss. ir.. Joseph II. Choate.
Lewlsohn Brothers, Mrs. Jay Gould. Os-
good Field. Miss Anne Morgan. Mrs.
Felix Warburg. Nine. Gadskl, Mrs. George
Ehret. jr.. Mrs II. Bloomingdale, Mrs. J.
B Greenhut. Mrs. Jacob Schiff and Mrs.
NewbCld Morris.
AT the last meeting OF lie byceum
Societe des Femmes de France a New
York. at the Waldorf Astoria. the pres-
dent. Mime. Carlo Polifeme. appointed the
following committee TO arrange for q
progressive bridge and causerie TO be
held az Nine. Carlo Polifeme's residence,
No 321 West 92d street. on April 8: Mrs
John Is. O'Donnell chairman; Mines. Cor
nelius f. Orben. Frederick Mason. Emile
Cuendet and Wright; Misses Jeanne de
Contencn. Angela Brosnan. Helen Ber-
ger. Marthe Nirion. Teresa Donnelly and
Miss de Helverstein. Among the patron
esses are Mrs. I.anier Washington. Ed
ward Balbaok, Miss Elizabeth Marbury
and Countesses de Montemeri. del Cas-
tlevecchio and de La Tour d'Auvergne.
Tickets for the card party at 81 may he
obtained of Mrs. c. +. Orben, No. l3O
West 7sth street: Mrs. Frederick Mason,
No. l9 Fifth avenue. and Mrs J. H.
O'Donnell. No 1915 Lexington avenue.
New-York tribune., 1913-03-23
CHARLES is A SUFFRAGIST

Course. said Charles. with a tolerant
glance at the carpentry and masonry,
90 course. we have 70 learn these things in
school. but I amt going 10 be a carpen-
ter nor a mason when ! grow up. ~.
Stree, I'm going into the law. It's easier.
but that amt the reason. ] want To- be .
politician. our city needs cleanin' up.
Why. Jersey City would be as biz as New
York if II wasn't for the bad politicians.
So I'm goln' to be a lawyer, an then a
politician, an clean things up
Charles is also q suffragist.
II want the women 10 help ne clean
things up. he explained An II Gait
fornia women IS smart enough 20 vote !
guess New Jersey women is. We've got
ten states now. an Wen get 'en all in
time"
No the carpentry and masonry periods
are wasted in Charless school training,
but. then. he is only one boy. and thou
sands of children were represented In the
exhibit In the booth containing articles
made by pupils in the seventh and eighth
grades in the elementary schools. for In
stance, was a placard stating that fifty
five thousand boys were receiving instruc-
ton in shops and elementary schools.
And this was only one section of the eX-
hibit for there were the girls OF the
elementary schools. there were the high
schools. there was Teachers College
there were art and technical schools. and
a number of schools from other cities all
showing samples OF their work.
The most fascinating thing In the ele-
New-York tribune., 1913-03-23
CLEANING THE FURNACE.

After the heater is cleaned. rub IL well
with kerosene oil 10 keep it from rustins
in summer. This is just as good as the
articles sold for this purpose. and better,
because IT does not cost A. much. Need
less 10 say. If it is steam heater the
water should be drawn ont of II.
Some household writers direct one to
clean one room at a time. beginning with
tho attic and going gradually down 70
the cellar This leaves the cellar, the
dustiest part of all. until the last. But
the cellar should be cleaned as soon as
the work on the furnace is finished One
may say that II the house IS well butt
and the doors leading TO the cellar are
closed there should be no trouble from
dust rising 10 the other rooms while its
ceiling and walls are brushed. but II Is
better not to take chances of this kind
with the average suburban house; ana
as the cellar has TO be cleaned any way
during this game OF housekeeping II can
certainly do no harm 10 get this. the
dustiest work done first. The day before
The furnace man cleans the heater the
New-York tribune., 1913-03-23

mcntary boys booth was a canoe. Yes.
real canoe. fun size and ready 20 launch.
This was group work done by several
boys Barring the canoe. the elementary
boys booth had very domestic look,
for il was filed with furniture-Morri-
chairs tables. lamps. couchcs-'b. YOU
could have furnished fiat very com
fortably out OF that booth Washington
Irving High School for Girls had large
exhibit Of drawings. ana the interesting
thing about them was that almost every
one Of them was in some HE 10y which
the girl artist could earn her living. one
section was costume designing IN color
spring fashion designs. Another secuon
was commercial desisns-pos'ers and ad-
vertisements.
AT the end Of her first vea- when the
gi,l mas learned something Of craving
Or. Haney said, she is ask I'd what sort
Of work she prefers. Then FOR the re-
naming two years Of her coursc-the
New-York tribune., 1913-03-23

Washington Irving is 4 thrcc-ycar course
-shc spccializcs. Boo her drawing perioos
along he1' chosen line. And II she show
unusual ability here Is whit she may got
when she graduates
Dr. Hancy led the way TO the next
booth. where were some drawings mat
had the real experts touch.
"Th,sc are shown by the School Art
League. Of which John W. Alexander Is
president" said Dr. Ianey. They give
certain number of scholarships each
year. IN which they are helped by the
New York School OF Art. and scholar
ship means a years special training
ono of the largest exhibitors was st
Georges evening trade school, which
showed handmade furniture. sheet metal
work. and "A whole plumbing outht' 10
illustrate the fact that many or 81
Georges bows get Jobs as plumbers help
ers The Hoboken evening trade school
New-York tribune., 1913-03-23

Maud Elliot. Mrs. J. Franklin Donnell,
Mrs. W. j. Demarest, Mrs. John Jordan.
Mrs. G. T. orr. Mrs. +. III. Toledand ana
Mrs. George =. Williams.
The Washington Heights Chapter.
Daughters of the American Revolution,
Mrs Samuel j. Kramer. regent. held "a
business meeting recently at Washington
Headquarters. Jumel Terrace and loOth
street. for the election ot officers to serve
two years. The result is as follows: Mrs.
Samuel j. Kramer, regent; Mrs. John
Hudson Storer, first vice-regent; Mrs.
George u. Bangs. second vice-regent.
Mrs. Charles Eninger recording secre-
tary: Mrs. George c. Stoddard, corre-
spending secretary: Mrs. Stanley i. Gus
treasurer Mrs. +. A. Fernald. registrar
and Mrs. II. Croswell Tuttle historian.
A novel dinner was given by the
alumne of the Studio Club of New York
city i'm honor of Miss Evelyn Newman.
Toasts were made by Mrs. Rosemary
Theby. Mrs. Arthur Gleason. Miss kath-
crime Bull and Miss Hilda Leighton. The
menu caro- was tltFtliN NIlAl'H WIN
suitable and up-to-date cognomens add
ed 10 each dish. About forty covers were
set AZ the business meeting the alumnse
officers for the year of 1914 were
elected.
\ benefit performance OF THE Poor
Little Rich Girl" will be given az the
Hudson Theatre. Monday evening. MarcI
81. This performance is given 10 assis'
i'm the purchase of the Seaside Home Tor
Crippled Children at Arverne Long ISL
and The Home was organized To give
10 the poor crippled children of the public
schools and hospitals a free outing at the
seashore where they might enjoy fresV
air. good nourishment and salt baths
over two hundred crippled children were
cared for from Manhattan. The BronN
and Brooklyn last summer. Among thost
New-York tribune., 1913-03-23
TIE " SIZE WORKS.

.pirst r,al. . water color sketch OF
tho way think tho window should look'
she begins This I submit 10 the person
who has ordered it, If he approves
then proceed 10 make "a working dIa"'"e
OF the window. with the color space
marked and numbered to correspond eN-
actlv 10 the colors Of the original sKelch'
Some OF these color spaces are tlhE d.
thumb nail. others are very large. lHeIe
are six or seven thousand in all IN a VIII
dow As large as this one. OF course uO
not do the actual cutting ol Ine
That is done in the factory ON sN'.'eN
workrnen The small pieces are '"oi,
stuck with adhesves TO large pane u
clear Mate glass and hoisted up 10 'ne
light Here ! step in again ana 'd"0
charge. often the right color e1ecI o""
no, be produced by one thickness ol
glass The rich. soft colors which as
tinguish really fine windows are indue -
several pieces OF glass. one oehihu ,'
oth,r. For instance, 10 make the sum i''
in this Easter window ] used glass VI :"
very pale. luminous yellow. SIX layers VI
il. Tho hack Of the window looks hhe
the model Of a mountainous countl! WIN
its different mounds Of glass. Aiter t'c
hight color effects are secured the pieces
are soldered together. The workmeh 10
this too Of course.
"One thing more I do myseii-that -
the painting Of the faces. Most designer
give this task 70 special workmen' VINO
follow a giver design. l find however
that a workman. however skilful as an
artisan cannot give the same expression
to the face that the artist feels must De
there Tha, is why so many faces IN
church windows are mere wooden dolls.
/ tried several times 20 DO as o'hei' NiU
IN this matter. but finally couio s,d"u -
no longer 20 see my work spolIeu, - !
learned 10 do the painting myself II - &"
difficult task, but my satisfaction al see-
New-York tribune., 1913-03-23

showed iron work from the boys amy
dresses from tho girls. There was large
cxhibi. OF foundry work. silyersmithing.
handmade Jewclry. bookbinding and any
number of other things from Teachers
College. The Boston School Arts Guild
was there. with many handmade articles
and an cngrossed copy OF the motto
adopted by every one Of It's 1896 mem
bers. Il will Try to make this piece OF
work my best" But the most interesting
part OF the whole exhibit was the corner
devoted 10 "futurist art" Up at Teach
ers College they have been trying the
experiment of having children OF from six
10 nine years paint pictures out of their
own heads They are given subject and
some paints and told 10 go ahead. And
20 see what six tots made out of In IA
Garden" was really worth going to the
exhibit for-even II there hadn't been any
thing else.
New-York tribune., 1913-03-23

Roberts Music for the afternoon Will be
in charge of the club chairman. Miss
Sara buchanan Huff. and VIII consist OF
four numbers. 4 feature introduced on
this dav will be reception hour. from 10
3 o'clock. following the programme. MIS-
T.. NJ. Scott will be guest OF honor. and
il is expected also 10 have as guests oi
the club Mrs. Edith Brown hirkwood'
society editor OF THE Chicago Tribune.
and Miss Georgene Faulkner. editor oi
the childrons page of the same paper.
An Easter festival will be given TO the
little mothers from the various nome
making circles Of the Little Mothers Ald
Association. on Saturday, March -. al
tho Murray Hill Lyceum, East Sith street
near Third avenue.
The Women's Chess club. Miss Camp
bell Foot president. announces That Miss
Laurie Merrill. violinist. viii give a con-
cert To help the club raise an endowment
fund to teach women and college students
the game of chess The concert Will be Oh
March 20 from To o'clock AT tht
Martha Washington Hotel
The annual meeting and election OF OF
ficers Of the Womans Peace circle o'
New York was held on Saturday, Marct
% al y. m AT the Waldorf-Astoria.
John Purroy Mitchell and Frank Moss
Assistant District Attorney viii be the
principal speakers at the twenty seventh
anniversary luncheon of the Society foi
Political study. Mrs Mortimer NJ. Menken
president. To be held on Tuesday at the
Hotel Astor
Installation Of officers will take place
and Mrs Noble Mcconnell viii have
charc. Of the musical programme. Those
who have engaged tables are Mrs. VI VI
Menken. Mrs. Austin y. Palmer. Mrs. j
Hedges Crowell. Mrs. Thomas Slack. Mrs
John H. Judge, Mrs. James ~ Allen, Miss
New-York tribune., 1913-03-23

at p. m. a large attendance is desired
The regular business meeting Of the
league will be held at the same place on
Wednesday, April . Members are urged
to attend.
The Government club. Mrs. Belle de
Rivera. president. will give perform
ance of Trial" on Monday 0nstead of
Tuesday March o. at 2:S0 p. M. at the
Hotel Astor. The Trial" is Il suit for
damages $4,000 brought by prominent
woman against "A large department store,
whose owners have accused her OF steal
ing various articles OF wearing apparel.
Az each side will produce very strong
proof Of innocence and guilt. II Is eX-
pected that the jury women chosen
from the audience will nnd 1t difficult to
! render a just verdict.
The monthly meeting Of tho National
Society of the Daughters Of the Revolu-
lion was held on March II st the new
/ Headquarters, in Aeolian Hall. Room 1856
No 90 West 42d street. The president
general. Mrs. Cara Rogers Bleakley, pre-
sided
Mrs. Katherine Moody Spalding, OF
.The Bridgeport Comm Morning Tele-
gram" will be chairman Of the art day
/ et the Woman's Press Club. next satur-
dov afternoon at , o'clock. at the Wal
dorf-Astoria The speakers include Ar
nold william Drummer. who Will nave as
his subject "The Planning of city ,
I.eonard NJ. Davis has as his topic Art
and Artistic Alaska; Professor kathe-
,ine Conan, OF Wellesley. will tell OF
"The Women OF Spain; Mrs. John Laid
law Buell., state regent. Connecticut
( naughters Of the American Revolution.
,yiu discuss THE Italian Artisan In
America" and Miss Mar Sandal. The
Arr of Oratory." An interesting talk VIII
he on The Art Editor ~ the editor of
.The Craftsman" Mrs. Mary Fanton
New-York tribune., 1913-03-23
Daily Bill Of Fare.
MON DAY.

BREAKFAST-Aprico stewed In tho
oven and served with cream. oven cooked
bacon with fried supawn, coffee.
LUNCH HEON-Blanquette OF chicken
French rolls canned plums. tea.
DINNER-Spinach soup, Dreaded hall
but steak sauce Tartare; mashed while
potatoes. stewed kale, orange salad
coffee.
New-York tribune., 1913-03-23
AND SHE DID!

This incident is an example Of what
hanpens when an artistic soul is con-
fropted with an inartistic piece of work.
Tbe impulse 10 criticise and then 20
create sometimes leads To immediate ac-
,iop sometimes IL lies dormant for years
a. II did in the case Of the little girl who
obiected t0 the low class stained glass
windows in the little country church.
When sh, finally grew mp. however and
had acquired an tho art training America
and Europe could give her unconsciously
her talent, directed themselves into the
world Of art glass.
Miss Clara VI Burd is to-day one Of
the best known women workers i'm stained
glass IN this country. Tho proof of her
mastery Of her art is the great window
which is 10 bee dedicated to-day at the
West End Collegiate Church. at West
End avenue and 9Th street. 1t is one
Of the largest stained glass windows in
the city. measuring 12 10y ~ feet. IL is
entitled when tho Morning Cometn.
and shows the figure of Christ standing
with hand upifted To tine sunrise beyond
the hills The foreground is "a garden
overlookin- a valley. beyond which the
morning tinted hilltOps tower. At the
oase Of the window are two angels kneel-
mg on either side OF the inscription:
THE Morning Cometh and the Shadows
Flee Away.
ITO the Glory Of God and in Loving
Memory Of Anna r. Van Nostrand.'
This window was the subject of keen
competition. so the awarding cf the order
10 Miss Burd would be u triumph not
only for her but for feminism in general.
,he little artist. however. deprecates the
woman question" involved.
People don't put the artist up in the
window to look at" she says. They put
The picture there. They don't care who
made 10. man or woman. so long as u -
beautiful All q woman needs I'm any
business is TO make good. Then she gets
all the recognition she can handle.
Miss Burd is "a tiny. pale little creature
mol more than a quarter as tail as the
beautiful great window -ne has created.
How do YOU go about such huge
task" is the first question laymen ask
her Then she explains patiently. but
with gradually increasing fire III s"e
wakes eloquent IN the finale
New-York tribune., 1913-03-23
OUTSIDE hOUSECLEANING.

II. after all prelininaries are competed
the weather is still too cool 10 admit OF
the furnace fire being dumped. the work
or renovation need not be halted. Work
on the outside OF the house. which Is ire
cuently left until the last, can be at
tended to- The blinds may te washed
and the porches. if there are any. thor
oughly cleaned. not forgetting the porch
ceilings, which catch much dust from th"
street. II the house is a frame DWELLING.
such as are common In city suburbs. the
pdiut can be frightened by giving it Il
good dousiug with the garden hose. When
the house is small. even the ewes may
be reached by the hose. 1t Is surprising
how much backness will come OF under
the full force OF such a stream. Some
householders have gone 10 the expense OF
having their houses repalnted when all
that was needed was stout stream from
New-York tribune., 1913-03-23

WOMAN WINDOW DESIGNER
As Child She Objected to Windows in Little
Country Church and Resolved to
Make Better Ones

The little girl at the end of the pew
uriggled uneasly. Her aunt Hannah
scovled at her
Listen TO the preacher" she whispered.
.r can't" said the little girl: those
angels make me nervous.
late that Sunday afternoon the hcretic
emerged from solitary confinement and
s.ced her stiu indignant aunt with a
oonrage born Of Just indignation.
OF don't care she said they looked
Ike silly old things. and I'm glad IN
never be- au angel if have TO be like
that.
"poubucss you could make "a better
stained e.ass window" rctorted the mai
den aunt
~Be, ] could if 1 tried muttered the
child. "Whcn 1 grow up I'n just show
,.ou