WASHINGTON LETTER
Special Correspondence
Somo persons doubtless bare noticed
thnt there nro no chimneys ou tbo capl
tol building; also that none break tbo
ikyllne of tbo new senate and bouse
fflco buildings.
Up to about tbrco years ago tbo roof
jr roofs of tbo bugo capltol building
were fairly studded with cblmneys
decked with all sorts of boods and
Jther contrivances Intended to promoto
1 steady draft. Tbcro were ninety
cblmneys topping tbo capltol.
Chimneys Disappear.
Tbcro was a reason, however, for
tbo existence of all tbose cblmneys and
tbelr ugly top pieces. Most of tbo
senators and representatives loved to
see cbcerful fires In tbo fireplaces of
tbelr committee rooms, and ns tbo big
ilomo dominating tbo capltol building
jreated numerous eddies, back drafts
and fiurrlos of nir, often blowing direct
ly down tbo cblmneys, tbo strange de
rlces were erected to counteract tbo an
tics of tbe winds. But nil tbat, under tbo
direction flrtjfelliott AVoods, tbo superin
tendent oflhe capltol building and
grounds, bas been changed, and when
the new office buildings were designed
It was determined to have no chim
neys In them nt all; also most If not
ill of the cblmneys on the capltol bavo
disappeared, and nn Improved system
of ventilating, considered the best In
existence, was devised nnd Installed.
Capltol Ventilation.
The ventilating system Is seemingly
simple when It Is explained, but tbo
working out of It required much
thought and study.
IJriefly, air Is token In at the stone
towers one sees ou the capltol grounds
to the west of the building, drawn
through tunnels by grent fans Into
chambers boated with batteries of
steam irtpes nnd tbeu forced by funs
Into the house nnd senate chambers,
corridors and committee rooms. By
taking the nir through the stone tow
ers out on the capltol grounds, nway
from all contaminating Influences, a
pure nnd fresh supply Is assured. The
main conduits are almost as wide and
much higher than any railroad tunnel,
assuring a plentiful supply, nnd when
the great sixteen foot double fans are
being driven nt n velocity of 110 revo
lutions n minute by the powerful dyna
mos the current In the glittering white
tunnels Is powerful cuough to sweep
a strong man off his feet.
How Fresh Air Is Warmed.
The fresh air Is first delivered through
Iron gratings into a chamber where a
series of steam colls 200 yards from
the Intake towers heats it to any tem
perature desired perhaps CO or 70 de
grees P. It Is then forced against sec
ondary colls aud distributed to the va
rious rooms that nro to bo warmed.
The warmed air ascends through two
sets of gratings lu the roof of the lofty
duct (It Is probably twenty feet In
places to tbe roof of this passageway
or tuuncl), one set of gratings leading
the air to the Republican side of the
chamber and tbe other set conducting
It to tbo Democratic side. Tbo air
passes Into n series of pipes which
conduct It to the desks of the mem
bers nnd to every desk lu tbe galleries,
its escape being provided for through
the bronze gratings In the supports of
the desks. Each desk Is provided with
valves, or dampers, so thnt every mem
ber cau regulate tbo warmth distrib
uted to him.
For a New Patent Office.
Construction of a new and "suitable"
building for the use of the patent of
fice is recommended In tbe annual re
port of Edward B. Moore, commission
er of patents.
He says It could be built out of the
surplus of receipts over expenditures
lu the office since Its establishment,
lie thinks nn adequate building Is due
to tbo Inventors, out of whoso pockets
practically nil this surplus has been
paid.
The report shows, among other
things, that there were received in the
last fiscal year 58,527 applications for
mechanical patents, 1,001 applications
for designs, 207 applications for re
issues, 2,030 caveats. There were 34,-
002 patents granted, iucludlug reissues
and designs. The number of patents
that expired was 21,270.
There were filed 7.4G7 applications
for the registration of trademarks, 810
applications for labels and 330 applica
tions for the registration of prints.
Of these there wero registered 0,135
trademarks, C3G labels nnd 270 prints.
Receipts and Expenditures.
The total receipts of tbe 'patent of
fice were $1,874,180.75. The total ex
penditures wero ?1,C08,202.01. The
net surplus of receipts over expendi
tures tbe amount turned Into the
treasury wns $205,8S8."4.
The trademarks registered aro less
this year by 2,003 than tbo previous
year. There have been moro patents
granted this year by 1,504.
In 1005 10,408 trademarks wero regis
tered under the new law, In 1007 8,708
and In 1008 0,135, which hitter number
will probably be about the normal
number hereafter Issued.
Surplus Would Pay For Building. (
"The net surplus of nil years of re
ceipts over expenditures which have
been covered into the treasury up to
Juuo 30, 1008," says Commissioner
Moore, "shows n grand total of $0,072,
070.38. Nearly this whole sum has
been paid by the Inventors of the coun
try. Inasmuch ns they have paid the
total expenses for the maintenance of
the patent office It Is but fair to say
they aro entitled to have a suitable
building provided in which their busi
ness can be transacted In n prompt
nnd efficient manner.
"Tbo cost of this building nnd
ground could be entirely pnld for out
of this surplus. I most earnestly urge
tbat congress bo asked to make provi
sion for an adequate building for tbo
use of the United States patent office."
CARL SCIIOFIELD.
Figures In the
Public Eye.
M. Constans, French Ambassador to Turkey.
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster and Her Campaign
Work Among Women.
French am
bassador to
Constantinople,
J. A. E. Constans,
who will figure in
the conference of
tbo powers over the
situation In the Bal
kans and tho rights
of Turkey, wns born
In 1833 In the south
of France and bas
had a notable polit
ical and diplomatic
career. In 1880 he
was appointed
French ambassador
to China, where he
M. CONSTANS.
obtained for his country several modi
fications of the treaty of Tientsin. Re
turning to France In tho following
year, he secured tho post of governor
general of French Iudo-Chlna, but a
difference! of opinion with tbo colonial
olllec! speedily brought about bis resig
nation. General Boulangcr was the
next object of his attack, aud after a
prolonged struggle the general was
forced to fly the country a defeated
man. Three years Inter, after n vio
lent scene lu tho chamber, M. Constans
resigned nnd lived In retirement till
called upon to represent France nt Con
stantinople In 1800. M. Constans be
lieves thnt there are but four notes lu
the human keyboard namely, vanity,
timidity, sentiment and Interest. To
his skill In finding which note to play
M. Coustans largely owes bis success.
When he mado war against Boulanger
he made It so earnestly that that Im
petuous politician grew afraid of his
Implacable antagonist. "I must kill
Constans or Constans will kill me,"
said the general one day. Some one
carried the remark to Constans. He
smiled. "That is the first sensible re
mark Boulanger has evermnde,"hesald.
Women have been prominent In the
100S campaign, and all the parties have
utilized their services. In the Repub-
MRS. J. ELLEN FOSTER.
Hcnn camp tbe work of organizing
clubs and crystallizing sentiment for
the benefit of Judge Taft's candidacy
has been In charge of Mrs. J. Ellen
Foster, whose career as a political
speaker extends over a period of a
quarter of a century. She was born In
Massachusetts, and her father, a Meth
odist minister, was prominent In the
anti-slavery movement, fler husband,
E. C. Foster, was a lawyer, and under
bis direction she studied law nud was
ndmlted to tbe bar, being tho first
woman admitted to practice In the su
preme court of tho state of Iowa,
where her residence was nt that time.
She first became prominent ns a speak
er In temperance work conducted by
tho W. C. T. U. In 1802 she wns ac
tive In the campaign of President Ben
jamin Harrison for re-election.
In 1000 Mrs. Foster was appointed
by Secretary of Stato John Hay to
represent (ho United States at the In
ternational Red Cross conference nt
St. Petersburg. In 1005 she accom
panied tho Taft party to the Philip
pines nnd made n special report to
President Roosevelt on tho condition
of women nnd children there.
Mrs. Foster then mado n trip around
the world, In the course of which she
studied the condition of women and
children In China nnd India. As a
speaker she Is possessed of much ar
gumentative power and of a very
ready wit. Once she was arguing In
behalf of the Industrial Interests of
women before n congressional com
mittee. "Remember, you who bavo gold In
your teeth," she said In closing, "that
the poor working girl hasn't any."
Needs All of It.
"I never snw anybody as cool, self
possessed nnd quick to act In tlmo of
Imminent danger as that man Globbs."
"Chauffeur?"
"No; Just a common pedestrian."
Chicago Tribune.
Tbe Fleet In tho Far Bait.
When tho Pacific fleet reached the
waters of the far east, thinking men at
home considered thnt It had entered,
upon tho second well defined etngo of
the mysterious cruise. Even with a
peaceful nnd on the whole an unevent
ful ending this stage was confidently
expected to provo the most Important
of all and to reveal tho administra
tion's purposo for the extraordinary
demonstration. Of the first stage noth
ing was to be expected beyond the
criticism and perhaps the Indirect pro
test of the nations. There wero no pos
sible enemies nnd no chance of entan
glement between Hampton Roads and
San Francisco nor between our Pacific
home ports and the ports of the Philip
pines. Where, then, earlier than the
departure of tho fleet from tho Philip
pines could apply the covert warning
of the president to Admiral Evans at
tho time of tho sailing last December
when he said, "Your cruise Is a peace
ful one, but you realize your responsi
bilities should It turn out otherwise?"
Hunters are not Sent Into the forest
with full ammunition pouches and
empty game bags for nothing, even
though prohibitive game laws are In
force.
The second stage of tbo cruise could
not well stop short of a revelation of
tho attitude of tbo United States to
ward China. Tbe Chinese looked for
that apparently when they extended an
Invitation to visit Chinese waters. The
attitude was revealed In part when It
was felt In Washington tbat tho Invi
tation could not be Ignored without In
curring 111 will In Pckln. This Incident
alone showed the sensitiveness of the
situation. Japan's invitation followed
the acceptance of that from China and,
of course, could not be Ignored without
at once emphasizing the superior im
portance of our Interests Involved wltn
China. The visit to Japan was merely
friendly, but to the Chlneso the friend
liness of the United States has deep
'significance. The traditions of tho past
eight years give the Chlneso ground to
hope for active support from Washing
ton In their efforts to preserve their
sovereignty over provinces occupied by
foreign powers and to maintain the in
tegrity of the Celestial empire. What
grounds might still be left them for
hope could not well be kept In the dark
beyond tbe close of tho second stage of
tho world cruise, the departure of tho
fleet from tbe waters of the far east.
Our National Song.
Just when we were reading what
Professor Sloane of Columbia had to
say about our need of a national an
them and our lack of one a Tokyo 'dis
patch told of 10,000 Japanese children
"singing tbo American anthem." Sam
uel Francis Smith, whose centennial
was celebrated on Oct. 21, has long
been recognized as the author of Amer
ica's national hymn. His "America'
Is seventy-six years old, and the "Star
Spangled Banner" of Francis Scott
Key antedated thnt by about twenty
years.
Both the song of Key and the hymn
of Smith are often referred to as tho
"national anthem." Professor Sloane
Intimates that 10,000 persons could not
be found In this country to sing Key's
words through. On the other hand,
the hymn has been popularized by fre
quent repetition In church. If the one
the people sing most Is the national
anthem then "America's" position Is
assured.
Testing Electrical Motors.
Electrical power for railroad pur
poses is still in its Infancy, Judging
from recent experiments by the Long
Island railroad. This road Is promoting
elaborate tests of motors, devices for
transmitting currents and every vari
ety of machinery invented to make
electricity do work In place of steam.
The Long Island company has a dif
ficult transit tunnel problem to solve.
It Is wisdom to make the experiments
privately and not at the expense of the
public. So far tbo attempt to more
heavy trains by electricity for a Jong
distance has not been successful. An
electric monorail system Is also to be
Installed near New York shortly for
experiments. We may be on the eve
of new developments In motoring by
rail.
Fortunately the last Thursday in No
vember Is far enough away from tho
first Tuesday to enable all bands to
think It over and find something In the
election results to bo thankful for.
Having served a term at polo hunt
ing, tbe Duke of the Abruzzl will have
one familiar road to nowhere when he
gets tired of the limelight
Cruel to think that tbe big comet Is
going to be on view Just when children
have to make believe sleep or bo slight
ed by Santa Claus.
The "zone of death" may be a fal
lacy In war, as Hudson Maxim says,
but It's a "dead sure thing" In politics.
Anyway, prolonged warm weather
kept the odor of moth balls out of
ranee a few weeks looser than usual.
.Canksr Remedy.
For canker nnrn mnutti knn
cob and apply the ashes two or three
HrrtAa n An
WOMAN AND FASHION
A Useful Dlrectolrt Coat.
Steadily more slender grows the
fashionable figure Ideal. For the hap
py hlpless woman this attractive dl-
rcctolro coat is a particularly graceful
FOB A GRACEFUXj fiqubb.
model. From a little close fitting, short
walsted body the long skirts of the coat
fall almost to the.drcss hem.
The big covered buttons, exaggerated
cuffs, pocket flaps and revere are of
contrasting fabric embroidered with
soutache.
Russian Fish Net.
The new veil Is startling, but It Is
so becoming that few women will ob
ject to It. It Is made of coarse net
with squares over It. The newest
material brought out for It Is made of
Russian fish net, which Is coarse and
comes In dull cream, although it is
dyed In all colors.
It Is seven-eighths of a yard wide in
order to fit tho new hat. The major
ity of It lies over the brim. It must
not dangle around the neck, nnd by
no means must It bang In plaits at tbo
back. This method, however, Is very
much out of style.
The ornamental ones hnve big che
nille rings of self color In them. These
sell at about $1 a yard. The advan
tage of such a costly veil Is that the
mesh Is so coarse and the width so
advantageous tbat the veil outlasts a
half dozen ones made of flimsier ma
terials. Modified Fashions.
Fashions are becoming modified. The
sensational sheath skirt Is already a
thing of the past, though the Influence
of Its lines Is felt In fall and winter
modes. Practical women are discov
ering methods of using empire modes
In moderation. Many of the best pat
tern bouses display a great collection
of designs which show all the best
points of tbe empire mode without too
much of a tendency to extremes.
Nearly every woman thinks at first
that an empire gown must of neces
sity be a long gown. But It Is really
wonderful how the designers have
overcome this obstacle In making thor
oughly practical clothes. Tho possi
bility of the short gown as an empire
frock Is being demonstrated in new
designs every day.
A New Collar.
Checked and striped dtmlty Is used
for neck wear for blouses of thin ma
terials. The collar shown In tbe sketch
or BMJE AMD white dimity.
Is of TjIuo and white with a wldo rufflo
at top; and a cravat of bluo messallne
at the- base.
Three Gowns In One.
A very economical and at tbe same
time very elegant Parlslenne bas a
gown of plain black liberty satin, cut
with a tight tunic upper part and a
deep kilt of the same satin forming
nn underskirt. The open gulmpe and
tight sleeves of cream tulle and lace
she uses for only very smart occa
sions, but when she wishes to appear
more simple her underbodlce Is of
black cbantllly lace. Yet a third un
der part may bo of plain black tucked
tulle. And thus three gowns equally
smart and suitable at once for three
different occasions may be made out
of one.
H
amor
HER MESSAGE TO SISTER SUE
Mrs. Chatter's Instructions to Hubby
Were Long Drawn Out.
"Henry, dear," said little Mrs. Chat
ter to her husband while he was draw
ing on his top coat preparing to make
the rush for the train thnt was to take
hlra into the city. "You know our
phono Isn't working this morning, and
I do want to send Sister Sue a mes
sage In regard to meeting her this
afternoon in the city. Could you, dear,
ring Sue up on your phone In the of
fice and give her n message from mc?
You can ns well as not? Thank you,
dear. Well, toll her that If It doesn't
set In to rain and If Cousin Em doesn't
come to take mo to ride In her auto
this afternoon, as she said she might,
but you know how reckless Cousin Em
Is with her promises, nnd It wouldn't
surprise me If she never thpught of it
again, but If she should come I don't
want to miss tho ride, and I'll try to
got Suo on tho phone by that tlmo nud
let her know If I go to ride, or If Lib
bio Brnyton doesn't come over to have
mo help her on that programme wo
aro arranging for tbe benefit of the
day nursery. Tell Sue I will meet her
In tho waiting room nt Rldgeley s at
8, or It may bo n quarter after or n
quarter before, or If she'd rather have
me meet her somo place else tell her
to try to ring mo up and let mo know.
I guess our phono -will bo working by
that time. Tell her it wasn't working
this morning and thnt Is the reason I
didn't ring her up, ns I said I would,
nnd tell her to try to thiuk to bring
mo my hatpin nnd my laco handker
chief that I left when wo stayed nil
night with her Monday night, nnd nsk
her If I didn't leave one of my gloves
there, and tell her that, nfter nil, I
think we'd better meet at somo place
other than RIdgclcy's because that is
so far from where we are going, and
ask her to try to think to bring me
tho recipe for that new kind of cake
we had nt dinner Monday night, for
I'd like to try n loaf of It when wo
have the Brynlys here to dinner Fri
day. Yes, yes, of course you must get
your train, dear. Run along. Only
bo sure to ring Sue up nnd tell her
that she'd better ring mc nbout noon,
and goodby! Don't forget! Puck.
Future Peril.
Terrified Passenger (on ocean liner)
Captain, why Is the steamer going so
slowly and using its searchlight?
Captain Don't be alarmed, madam.
The ship Is In no danger. But In n
fog like this wo are always likely to
run into somebody's blooming old bal
loon and make a nasty mess of it
Chicago Tribune.
Proof.
Gritty George Ah, lady, at one time
I wns a prosperous dentist.
Kind Lady How can I believe you,
my poor man?
Gritty George How can you doubt
mc, mum? Why, even do dog shows
his teeth when I am around. St.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
A Dreaded Verdict.
Mr. Patterson (as sounds of weeping
come from the laundry) Gracious,
dear! Who Is that crying? I
Mrs. Patterson Tho washerwoman, I
John. She has sued for divorce and Is
afraid the Judge will order her to pay )
her husband alimony. Llpplncott's i
Magazine.
Chief of Them All.
"He tried to flatter me, but I'm
proud to say he couldn't."
"No? You're a greater flatterer than
ho is, then, aren't you?"
"How do you menn?"
"You flatter yourself that you can't
be flattered." Catholic Standard and
Times.
An Old Family.
"You must bo proud of your ances
try. Does It go back very far?"
"Oh, yes! To tho reign of terrier."
Browning's Magazine.
Tommy's Regret.
Tommy'wns nbout to leave the school
where he had spent his first years. Ho
went to the teacher to say goodby and
added: "I am awfully sorry to leavo
this school. I've had such good times
at recess." Llpplncott's Magazine.
A Useful Institution.
"Do you believe In such n thing ns
luck?" -
"Of course," answered Miss Cayenne.
"Otherwise it would bo imposslblo to
explain tbe success of people we don't
like." Washington Star.
One Was Enough.
, "Will you tell mo why you treat mo
so coldly, Miss Green?"
"Thcro are quite a number of rea
sons, Mr. Mushle. Tbo first is tbat I
don't like you." Cleveland Plain Deal
er. Serious Ailment.
"Yes," snld Mrs. Lapsllng, "my has-'
band Is much better now. For a day
or two, thotigh, bo was threatened with
tobacuIoBls of tbe lungs." Chicago
Tribune,
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