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with the pneumatic motor for street rail-
way purposes. 1t was expected that such
motor would be used on our
suburban Brightwood avenue line after
the conduit pneumatic system had failed TO
come up to the expectation Of the builders of
the road. But both the public and Congress
became impatient at the delays in improving
the motive power Of this road, and by act Of
Congress a trolley is now to be used upon it,
and 1t Is being greatly extended and double
tracked. In its suburbs, therefore. the capital
Is toierating and even preferring the trolley.
Washingtons objection to the trolley for urban
use Is not based upon ignorance Of the merits
OF the motor for certain purposes and in its ap-
Propriate sphere. In the lexington, George
town and Tenleytown and Rock Creek suburban
lines, with a combined double trackaee Of over
fourteen miles. 1t has as fine specimens of this
style OF road as the world can furnish.
ELECTRIC CoNpUITs IN WASHINGTON,
Inc urban extension ofthe Rock Greek road.
the trolley being barred by law, will use an un-
foreground conduit similar to one successfully
testt< In Chicago, and in the general principles
OF construction something like the Buda Pesth
road. There are obvious drawbacks to the
cheap operation Of one end Of railway line by
motive power system different from that BY
which the greater part Of the road e
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Oddities of the British Post Office.

rrolu tue LONDON Daily news.
The severer duties of the post Office are
ightened from time to time by sundry ''curious
Incidents" Of which a few are recorded in the
annual report. In the present instance we are
told Of a letter found at Dumbarton addressed
to 1.-The manager of the public house with
Walkers sign" at Walverhampton. Some odd
particulars were added, which probably fur
nished the requisite clue, the result being that
the missive reached the person Cor whom it was
intended.
In another case postal card was inclosed to
a provincial postmaster to be delivered to the
writer's nephew" The individual was to be
identified by the possession Of cork leg and
"a bright projecting set Of teeth" The de-
scription sufhced, though the nephew" had
to be found among population of more than
10000. The usual eccentricities" have also
presented themselves.
Among these was parcel containing above
500 leeches from abroad. Other consignments
included live snakes, frogs, tame rats and a live
locust from the Cape. cardboard box, con-
tanning kitten, with a feeding bottle, was sent
by parcel post, and was duly shot from the
mailbag apparatus near Penrith into the ex-
press train. The kitten suffered from the
shock, but recovered in a couple of days. More
prosaic. but no less interesting, was the discov-
cry Of two f100 Bank Of England notes in q let
ter having no address, and affordiug no clue to
the individual who posted 1t. As might be ex-
pected, the sender proved to be lady, and, in
her gratitude for the safe return Of her prop
erty, she presented E20 a. q contribution to the
Rowland Hill Benevolent Fund.
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NUR NATIONAL BOAST Is THAT
nothing is impossible to American
inventiveness, that what other peoples
have failed or neglected to achieve We
" accomplish speedily and thoroughly. A
notable exception TO this national self-con-
fdence Is found apparently in the great cleo
trio companies and many street railway
mAsnates, who declare with one accord in .
concert Of self-depreciation That no form of
electric railway motor but the trolley can be
made commercially practicable in America, and
that the only substitute for the antiquated car
horse that American ingenuity can devise. even
for our large cities, IL this aggravation of the
overhead pole and wire evil Are amusing
ourselves with bsseless national conceit when
We plume ourselves our superior inventive
ness! Or are those who announce the national
incapacity to devise and work an improved and
unobjectionable motor amusing themselves
with motives Of self-interest at the expense of
the public! These questions arose again and
again In NV mind this summer as | rode in sue
ee-sion over compressed air railway in Paris,
storage battery railway at The Hague, Hol-
land. and an underground conduit electric rail-
way In buda-Pesth, Austria Hungary.
HINT PROM PARIS.
The compressed air hne at Paris-the city
which has served a model for Washington in
so many respects-runs through the park Of
yinceunes TO Nogent and Vile Evrard 1t is in
general a suburban line. but traverses also
some narrow and well-traveled streets. Ii is
capable of high rate Of speed and the machine
seems TO be under absolute control Ii Is prac-
heaiiy noiseless, except that a slight grinding
sound Is produced NJ the car wheels pass curves
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Buda and Pesth being the motive power in one
case and the reign of A. X. Shepherd in the
other Both Of these beautiful cities are the
embodiment and material manifestation Of ma
tional sentiment and national pride. The tardy
but now vigorous cooperation of the Union
with the capitals residents in bringing to per-
lection the Unions city is a part
of current history. SO in Buda-Pesth:
The ministry and the municipal
authorities co-operated and building opera
Of on sb we're paa aDd to
Buda-Pesth. pushed forward by the ma
tional pride of 17,OOO,O 900 of progressive
and ambitious people. has with its half million
of population become the Minneapolis of
Europe as a milling center, the Chicago of
Europe in wonderful push and rapidity of
growth, and new Paris in beauty. Washing
tons development is not less remarkable and
as it has behind it the national sentiment and
national pride of IS. 000,0 900 Americans, causing
1t to show forth in miniature the great republic
Its aspirations are not limited by the mark of
Buda-Pesth's present or future achievements,
or by those recorded of any of the world 8
capitals.
OTHER HINTS FROM HUNGARY's CAPITAL.
Buda-Pesth has famous promenade along
the Danube, suggesting to Washington what it
may enjoy when the flats are fully converted
into park, and sea-wall along the Potomac
has been constructed.
Andrassy street, the pride Of the Hungarian
capital, is straight street like our avenues and
like Inter den Linden in Berlin: but Buda-
Pesth has also broad curving, ring streets in
course of development like the Partisan boule-
wards and the magnificent Viennese Ring
strasse, which we lack Some day, however,
Washington will have 'Ringstrasse" or boule-
ward traversing the series Of parks between the
Capitol and monument and the new-made park
on the Potomac, following the line of Rock
creek through Rock Creek Park and crossing
to and traversing Soldiers Home. This boule-
ward in interest and attractiveness Of surround
ings will compare favorably with any in the
world, and will be worthy of the American cap
ital
Buda-Pesth maintains free public baths in
the Danube, a pointed reminder to Washing
ton.
Albert Shaw says in the Century of the Buda-
Pesth street railways; AT the expiration of
existing charters the street railway lines and
their equipment will become the property of
the city, without indemnity to the private
owners" On the other side of the water the
public takes lively interest in franchises
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HOW PEOPLE USED 10 LIVE.
Wages and the Cost of Living In This Coun-
try 100 Nears Ago.

VNHE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
L is about to publish an interesting report,
comparing the cost of living early in this cen
fury with what it is now. 1t exhibits wildly
the contrast between the poverty Of primitive
agriculture and the progress in civilization and
wealth resulting from high development OF all
the possibilities OF land and labor in rural and
industrial art. and industries. The small wages
paid in those DAYS surprising as the Low
prices of commodities OF all sort.
Game was abundant early in the century and
therefore cheap. Nenison cost only 81, cents Q
pound. Bear meat very slightly higher.
Pigeons were in extraordinary abundance, sell
ing at little more thana cent piece. Elderly
readers will remember the flights of focls II
pigeons which darkened the skies even as late
Us fifty years ago. Shad were very cheap.
costing only cents each. Owing to the plsnti-
full supply of game tanned skins were low in
price. deerskin fetched about sl.l7. while
bearskin worth from u to 81 Mix sold
for cent? quart. and butter for IS cents q
pound. Apples We're from l2ls 60 % ceuts .
bushel. but by 1923 they had reached 20 c. nts.
Farm wages were only about one-third %
what they are now, ranging from 80 cents to 20
cents day. From "a to IS month Was tho
usual compensation of wel-groWn lads. Ono
for doing chores" such cutting wood and
foddering horses. for one wear. was ordinarily
IS. The Use of a pair OF oxen for a day cost IS
cents, while the Use OF a COW for one year cost
SO. IL cost Go cents to make pair OF shoes.
The price of a pair of moccasins ~ cents.
Board was only 81 week.
That was the day of individual and isolated
effort. anteda;ing the OF aggregation in fac
tories. classification and division of labor and
invention Of labor-saying processes and appli-
ances. Prices Of farm products fiuctnr ted
greatly. according to local scarcity. which uld
not be mitigated by distribution from regions
of plenty. IL there were big crops they could
not be sold; IL partial failures there almost
nothing TO sell Every locality in its indust rics
and products, existed for and bv itself. having
no relation with other communities: therefore
the surplus production Of each farm was small,
the inducement 10 producs being wanting. and
there was very little money to purchase any-
thing more than the bare necessaries. The in
dustrious family had an abundance Of every
thing il could grow. such clothing the loom
Of the household could produce. such furnit ire
a. could be made on the place or ia the neigh
borhood, and little else.
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hthA-fESEh tfEN CAR
In the road kaow nothing OF the profits or
losses Of this particular line though IL seems 10
De reasonably popular and well patronized but
u similar railway al Nantes France has been
operated Tor ten wears and makes reports OF its
expenses and earning which. IL reliable. show
That the pneumatic Is cheaper and more profit
able even than the trolley system The Conn
pagnie Generate des Omnibus Of Paris have il
l. -aid. determined to Use compressed air as a mo-
tive power upon suburban lines between Paris
St Cloud. Sevrez and Versailles The same kind
OF motor l. reported To be used upon a railway
IN Berue- Switzerland In the French com
pressed air system each car L. supplied with n.
own motor ard there u conduit ike that
Which characterized the compressed air system
that proved failure the Eth street road or
Brlgh'Nood avenue IN the suburbs Of this CITY,
THE HsGUEs sUaGEsTIoN
The storage battery line at the capital Of
Holland runs from the heart Of the city to
Schey euingen. the fashionable and famous sea-
side summer resort IL Is popular and success
ful during the season against the competition
OF steam aud against the rivalry of a hors.
rntlvay that follows a cool and shady coursa
through most beautiful park. while the cleo
tfsc r0sd runs for part Of Its route through an
almost naked plain The cars are large and
heavy. rapid Ia mo- ernCut and attractive 10 the
eve HE Hague i not unworthy to furnish a
suggestI"u 10 Washington. between which aud
~ q strong resemblance J. noted. IN that The
Hlgue. Tor lvutgrIes the political capital OF the
s'ate- General. vas until the time of Louis
Philippe deuis3 the RICH, to vote in the assem-
BIZ OF state. ~ tha; 10 l. and always has been
The tAvorite residence OF the ruling and
Wealthy clIs-- in shat it prosperity
3 due 20 IT, political character and its resi-
q ace attraction and no, 20 internal resources
~ tn" town itself. and IN that IL surpa,zes all
other Dutch towns IL broad and handsome
= ee's AMI spacious parking. The example
~; b. the capital % Holland is ~ be followed
o. al extensive scale. the Ne OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Lv TIE capital Of Germany and the capital OF
France. tine united street car lines Of Berlin
al the 'ompaguIc Generate dies Omnibus of
isris having decided 10 take this step. storage
1tteTv car. are already used 10 a slight extent
u Iaris and London IL seems never TO occur
y 'he-c beuighted foreigners that in order to
ksep pace with modern civilization they must
dr',ee and endanger their streets with the
trolley.
rHE EXAMPLE SET BIZ BUDA-PEsrH.
In Bada-Pesth, the enterprlsing and progress
I've capital of Hungary. l rode all over the city
in the neat and attractive cars that are pro-
PEELED smoothly. RAPIDLY and st an easily regu-
lated speed by electricity the motive power
The Bads-Pesth railway II an underground ION.
dnit road with an open slotted conduit Of con-
crete. having iron yokes spaced about four feet
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HERE Is AN ADJ
miral Of the navy now
living near Washington
whose nerve ard de-
cision once saved a
ship and a thousand
Passengers from the
horrors Of a bloody
mutiny. To do it he
was compelled to shoot
a mutineer dead with
his own hand, and then
walk boldly into the
midst of the mutinous
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She-"Must you go 80 soon, darling? It II
only 10 O'clock, and father Won't object il you
stay until "a"
He-"True, my own. But that only eiyes me
two hours IN which to say good night "--Lifs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-22
A MUTINY QUELLED.
How an Admiral of the Navy Cut
Short a Dangerous Rising.
THE OCEAN QUEEN SAVED.

Pnt Ina Jeopardy the Lives of Thousand
Passenger - The Mutineers Demanded
Whisky, but Received Buiiet.--Nervy Con-
duct OF the Oncers Of the Ship.
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+ APID TR A NSIT
European Hints Concerning Practical
bility of Improved Motors.
PEsTHs ELECTRIC CONDUIT.

Lessons for America-The Overworked Troll
ley Neither Essential Nor Desirable for
Rapid Transit In Large Cities-wAshing
ton ss = Model street Railway City.
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From Puck.

The salesman--ssMiss Golding -Maud-ever
since your father forbade me the house have
been longing TO throw myself at your feet: and
now-in this prosAic place. ODER you ~
heart, my life, my all"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-22

An Energetic Salesman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-26

The accompanying picture shows what one would read
ly suppose to be old English country house. such as
sir Walter Raleigh might have lived in or which Eliza
beth and her courtics might have visited for summer
days rcvcl And that is Just what 1t is-a reproiuc
ton OF the best type Of English hattmber houses OF
tho sixteenth century.
There mahy good examples OF such holses still
preserved, and By study OF them harmonious and
generally Characteristic design has been perfected. An
admirable site the shore OF Lake Michigan has been
placed ut disposal Of the Royal Commission by tho
director, OF the Exhibition and work the foundations
Of the house has already been begun The design has
been made BY Colonel Eds, one OF the most popular
Of the younger English architects, who has been elected
honorary architect to the Royal Commission.
Speaking OF the building, sir Henry I. Wood sald :
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the main deck will consist Of twelve 6pounder rapid
firing guns four 1-pounder rahd-fring guns. four
81 millmetre Hotchhss revolving cannon. and Two
Calling puns The Gatlings and two of the revolving
cannon win be placed the bridge-dech, and two OF
the 1-pounders Will be placed on the hyihg biIse'
Others OF the small gins will be mounted In the
military tops Of tho two mnsts TO repol boaTdere ana
torpedo attscks; and two OF the small guns Will be
fitted In the steam enters. The magazines lof inc
main battery IN the centre o; the vessel beo" IN"
protective deck and between the starboa?d ana port
rooms, with fJre-and aft passage above tlcni'
communicating with additional ammunition space fpr'
ward Of the nreroOras and abaft the cag1nes Inc
ammunition the secondary battery viii be slowed
In magazines placed forward and aft. the ammunition
being passed up to the main deck through an armpfea
tube three inches thick. In addition to the regular
batteries she VIII also be fitted for auto mobile ana
spar torpcdoes There will be six tubes through which
torpedoes may prciectedonc through the bow. one
water and two through the side forward below water.
The motive power Will be supplied by two triple
expansion cngnes placed IN two separate wstcrtight
Compartments and driving twin screws. The steam
will be furnished By four doublceadch boilers, each
fourteen feet In diameter and seventeen feet long.
TIL estimated steam pressure Is $50 pounds In ad
don TO the electric light equipment she will have
electric searclrlghts fitted the hurncanedeck and
on the chart house
The Texas will be fitted as flagship. Directly
aft, on the gundcck. Is the private cabiD Tor the
Admiral. Forward Of this is the Admiral's dining
room and stateroom, and next the Adniral's bath
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-26
TO FACILITATE yEW-LOyDOy SUMNER TRAvEL

New London. Conn, June 20 (specaD.-An agreement
Company and the Street Railway Company by which tho
former will furnish electric power for propeng the cars
OF the latter company On Wednesday the work OF build
ing tho railway begun and IL Will be pushed
Beach is completed. in order accommodate Is
much OF the travel possible. after which TIA
viii be extended through the principal streets IN
the city. Many people disappointed that the line 70
PeQuot is through the road. so-caed 'Bcule'
vard." mstod Of through PeQuotaye.. but the summer
visitors in the Pequot section. OF whom own her
own fours delighted that che latter ROAD
left for drive on free from tracks and wires
This road by The way being rebuilt for considerable
distance. t0p-rock being used the construction ara
rolled down with roller unt hard. smooth
surface Is obtained Just why this time year. whea
much travel between the city and the Peauo
chosen for making tho repairs Is mystery which a.
one able 10 explain.
II. l.. Reed. weil-known scene painter OF NewYorS.
is at the Lyceum Theatre In this city painting the scene
FOR James o'Neis new play. 'Fontennce"
The graded grammar and high schools all held the'f
closing this week Al the graduating exercises
Of the Bulkeley high school, prizes AWARDED as o
lows Edward l.. Porter prize for proficiency In Latin
John n. Austin; senior science prize. gold medal 70
Charles II. Waller middle science prize gold medal v
Robert Allyn; Ncwcomb prize gold medal, for exeeleoes
in English composition. TO James l.. Fitch.
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NOTES.

ta) Rather contrary 20 modern principles. PIX
or P-Q Is Is the usual and better order Of develop
ment
(b) A "stonewnll opening" which the invention
OF the late Mr. Ware. Of Boston, Is now formed. Tho
drawback Of Whites position Is thc hole Mt 4.
tci The movements ~ both sides from this point
MP 10 that Of our next comment distinctly marked
with 'he Judgment Of modern science.
n, The opponents clever answer which cTcntcs
hole Whites Q wing shows the objection 10 this
advance
fe R-K was preferable.
N The other Kt 20 the same square liberated his
4 well hi. r r. and therefore should havo
been employed for choice
"a Vel! played. Obviously Black dare not rctalte
else he womb lose l!cco
0i No gain In position wns In view from this post
for the Il, witch would hsvo been better stationed al
. 81
~ lncautious. B-k 2. In order 10 double Roohs on
the = file II necessary. was called for.
% Tic veteran has been on the lookout nnd gains
strong point with this fine move and It's Immediate
sequence.
tk, II 90 r SO p. winning the exchange,
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in the State Now that that is gone Will be interesting
where the genial Colonel By' will land Anoht
thing gained BY the deal is the probability that scondaous
railroad legislation attempts at 1t will be
tent banishod from the Legislature This will re o.,
Infinite advantage 10 the Republican party OF the State.
There Will be longer a railroad need OF electng Demo
cratic Senate purcly railroad issues
The State Pardonng Board has refused pardon young
Souder the Ohio patient mebriate asylum. who killed
old hot-sandwich while on q spree. The petition
for his pardon OF the strongest documents ever
the Board OF Pardon and had the sgnatures
Governor Mckinney Ex-Governor Foraker, Senator
Sherman Chorcs Foster Secretary Of the Treasury Sen.
a.or Brcc the Lieutenant Governor ard thirty State
Senator's Ex-Governor Campbell and many Others bedes
Senator Plat, Of this State
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SCENES IN ATLANTIC CITY.
CROWDS TIFF. GREATEST OF THE YEAR-vIs1TING
THE RUINS LIFT BY FIRE.


THE RUINS LIFT BY FIRE.
Auant.o CITY. ~ j., June Is CSrcciaD.-Tt must
bc confessed that for the last few days Atlantic
Otys reputation for GOODNESS has been trembling In
the balance, and for at least one day In the week
tho balance went down on the wrong sido. Wedncs-
day was really hot but after that the temperature
began to fall and tho Incoming visitors hund tho
cool ocean brcczes awaiting them rs Of yore
The week has been exciting one The crowds
have been the greatest Of the year fnr and the
bathing fcu>on has opened In full swing. with the
usual results OF funny scenes on the beach, display
Of picturesque costumes. and quota OF drowning
scnrcs and actualIues. one case OF drowning and
one Of great danger neccSSltatlng rescue. both
due To the part Of the tather'
have helped TO stir things up In the way Of Zach
cxctements; and n sGO,OoO-frc on tic boardwalk
sweeping the ocean front OF the block FROM Kentucky
TO Ncw-York ayes. carried on the eTueSome work.
Every one Ia apparently visited the scene
| OF disaster the next day In order to have view
OF the wrecked district. before the wOrImcn set to
repair the damage had time to make much hcadwny.
The annual convention OF the Junior Order OF the
United American Mechanics the great feature Of
, the week. aside from the accidents to which all
towns are liable. The thirty ninth birthday OF mis-
patriotic order the occasion Of the great celcbra
ton and the big parade on Tuesday afternoon was
the outward manifestation OF the strength and prom
ircnce NJ the visiting body. Tie large banquet at
the United States Hotel Tuesday evening and the
fine entertainment the same place on "Wednesday
evening with the dance and reception given 70 the
delegates OF the order the pier Wednesday evening
were the social features connected with the con
vention. The banquet came OF according TO promise
and was notable success; but the dance and re-
ception were cfectualy broken up By the alarm OF
fire on Wednesday evening. and even the entertain
mcnt suffered considerably from the excitement In
town.
George n. Ryerson. OF Brooklyn. rs a guest OF
HnddOn Han. =.
guests registered Ut the Chalfonte.
Mrs A. II. Iatter.by and her daughter Miss
J. g.; BatterS,y. are Brooklyn guests at the Tray
more where they will remain for so1nc little time
Mrs Cadwaadrr Evans and Miss Evans, her
dnuchtc- are prominent members Of the New YORK
colony ~ The Brighton.
Mr. and Mrs. james OConnor are also among tho
well known people At The Brighton