The Winslow mail., 1901-02-21
RAILROAD TATTLE.

NAN III AIN1C Col ldhCu Oy SOnOuO-
tors in my Elevator Chair" as
described in recent issue of
this paper. I am sorry to OBJ
serve, however, that their en-
thusiasm is not shared by the
hind brakemen. During the
time that our caboose is in Wins
low, our experimental chair is
kept in almost constant opera
ton, to the delight of visiting
conductors and the disgust of
their brakemen. Our hind shack
quit after the first trip with it.
l have received several threat
enlng, but anonymous letters,
since my arrival in Los Angeles,
that presumably were addressed
to me by other hind men, who
do not appreciate my efforts in
their behalf. In several OF these
the author goes so far as to in
Slnuate that it would be safe
proposition for me to remain
away from Winslow.
am also in receipt of several
encouraging communications re-
garding my invention, including
a number from trainmasters and
master mechanics. My Little
ROuser" seems to meet with es-
peCial favor. 1t has been sug-
gested to me that it wonld be a
very desira BILE attachment to the
seats of enginemen, if SO ar
ranged as to be operated from
opposite sides of the cab, or by
the head bra akeman. think that
the latter plan is the better and
would be very satisfactory to me.
While in the cityI have taken
the opportunity to visit the pub
lie school, where I have three
children attending, and was very
much interested in the exercises
and the course of study. I cou d
tell you many interesting facts
concerning the Los Angeles
school curriculum, and it's treat
ment, if I knew something about
it myself.
To-day, after course of Sloyd
that's the technical name for it,
where the teacher beats time on
a triangle while the children go
through a lot OF evolutions like
they were training for a prize
fight, a class was called in geo.
graphy. After the regular les
son, I was invited TO examine
the little ones, which I did in
very satisfactory manner, till
the tables were turned on me by
the children asking me a few
questions. One of the first was
put to me by black eyed little
vixen, of whom I happen to be
the parent on the fathers side.
1t was: eff Mississippi gave
Missouri her New Jersey and
Georgia her Cape Sable, what
did Delaware?" And they all
laughed because I had to give it
up.
At the conclusion of the geo
graphy lesson, I was persuaded
to deliver an interesting and in
structive lecture on the beauties
and wonders of that portion OF
God S country included within
the boundaries of the territory
of Arizona. Ibid this in style
to make my fellow citizens of
Winslow proud of their repre-
sentative. After the lecture the
exercises were concluded by the
singing of one of the popular
school songs:
"Here comes one dark man roguey,
With rancy, fancy, tee."
The principal kindly, but
quietly, instructed the little ones
to bid me good day, thank me
for my visit, or address some
other pleasant remark to me as
they passed me in marching from
the building, and even after the
echoes of their little feet on the
pavement had died away in the
distance, Icould hear their child
ish voices repeating, "Good-by,
Whiskers; Good-by Whiskersj"
My nine-year old boy says l
don't know what "Sloyd" is, and
the exercise [ refer to is called
"calisthenlcs." During my past
weeks residence with him have