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The suburban citizen., 1902-02-15
"Llfting the King"

One Of the picturesque English cor
onation ceremonies which have been
discontinued is that OF lifting the
king. In the old days the monarch
always slept at the Palace Of West
minister on the night before the cor
onation. The regnlia, which are STILL
technically speaking in the Dean and
Chapter Of Westminster were
brought by them to Westminster Hall
in preparation FOR the ceremony
These were arranged on long table,
the crown, the sceptre, the spurs, and
so on. The king, when he descended
from the palace to Westminster Hail.
was lifted by his mobiles on to a mar
BILE chair, by the way, which perished
in the ruins Of the houses of parlia-
ment when they We're burned sixty or
seventy years ago.
The lifting of the king into this
chair was a survival of the old Saxon
custom Of carrying the king on his
shield, The custom survived up to
the time Of the coronation Of George
Nv. When the monarch was seated in
the chair he at once directed by point
ing his finger which of his mobiles
should carry the various parts Of the
regalla to the Abbey, and the process
sion began.-London Tattler.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-15

"Then was escorted little to the
right where stood n pilgrim who had
preceded me. A monk held out his
hand to me which I Kissed another
was braidlng pieces Of yellow and red
silk which he sanctided with his
breath and gave to us
Then the ether pilgrim and myself
were placed before the Dalai Lama
again and were honored with being
permitted to taste the tea and rice of
which he had partaken. This ended
the ceremony as far as we were con-
cerned."
This boy before whom the Kalmuk
priest had prostrated himself is ac-
knowledged as the head of the
Buddhist Church throughout Tibet,
Mongolia and China. He has no
supremacy, according to Professor
Rhys Davids, over his coreliglonists
in Japan, and even in China there are
many Buddhists who are practically
not under his control or influence.
The same authority tells how the
Grand Lama is chosen. When either
the Pantshen Lama or the Dalai
Lama dies, 1t Is necessary for the sur
vlyor to determine in whose body the
celestial being whose outward form
has been dissolved has been pleased
again to incarnate himself.
For that purpose the names of all
The male children born just after the
death Of the deceased Grand Lama,
are laid before the survivor. He
chooses three out of the whole num-
Der; their names are thrown into a
golden casket provided for that pur-
pose by former Emperor Of China.
The abbots of the great monasteries
then assemble, and after a week of
prayer, the lots are drawn in their
presence and in the presence of the
surviving Grand Lama and Of the
Chinese political resident The child
whose name Is first drawn is the
future Grand Lama; the two others
receive each of them 500 pieces of
silver and are returned to their pa
rents.--Sun.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-15
Primitive .Instine in ISnhn.

Judge w. B. Hepburn, of Wallace,
Idaho, who comes to Washington on
matters before the Supreme Court,
registered at the New Willard during
the week.
Contrary to Eastern impressions"
said Judge Hepburn, I'VE are develop
ing quite a high state of civilization
in Idaho, 1t is not SO very long ago,
however, that conditions were rather
crude in our parts. We had a judge
on the bench out there who was an
unterritied product, | assure you. He
had never read law, but had picked up
in some mining camp copy OF the
statutes Of British Columbia, and he
adjudicated cases by that code, and
some Of his rulings were bizarre. One
day a chicken peddler drifted that
way from another State and was
promptly arrested.
"'You are fined $50 for selling
chickens without a license said the
judge, when he had heard the evil
dence.
"'But l haven't that much money
walled the defendant.
"'Make it twenty-five, then de-
clared the judge.
"I haven't even that amount, fall
tered the peduler.
"'How much have you gotY de-
manded his honor.
Just 1880 replied the defend
ant.
THE prisoner is ordered to pay a
fine of $3.50 exclaimed the judge,
and his chickens are confscated by
the court
THAT night penniless peddler went
sobbing out Of the village, and an un-
worthy judge regaled himself and his
friends on the appropriated fowl
am glad to add that a higher sense of
justice now prevails in Idaho."-
Washington Times.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-15
Modest Fees.

Lawyers do not usually get the small
end Of bargain with their clients, but
the Green Bag recalls two incidents
were the clients had rather the best
Of it.
Sir Walter Scotts first client was a
burglar He got the fellow off, but
the man declared he hadn't a penny to
give him for his services. Two bits
Of useful information he offered,
however, and with these the young
lawyer had to be content. The first
was that Il yelping terrier inside tine
house was better protection against
thieves than big dog outside; and the
second, that no sort Of lock bothered
his craft SO much as an old, rusty
one.
Small compensation as this was. the
first brief Of the noted French lawyer,
Monsieur Rouher, yielded still less
The peasant for whom Monsieur Rou.
her won the case asked how much he
owed him.
"Oh, say two francs" said the modest
young advocate.
1.-TWO francsp exclaimed the peasant
"That is very nigh. Won't you let me
off with franc and a halfY
mo" said the counsel; two francs
or nothing"
"Well, then" said his client, I'D
rather pay nothing"
And with bow he left.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-15
Carnegie ON scotchmen.

Andrew Carnegie a short time ago
was in conversation with friend who
was inclined to be very compliment
tary. He told Mr.. Carnegie what a
splendid gift his library was to Edln-
burgh and so much more needed than
any other charity in the city, as the
statistics showed that for n great
many years there had not been one
death by starvation there. THAT"
answered Mr.. Carnegie, docs not
arise from the number Of charities in
Edinburgh, but from the inposslbility
of starving a ScOtchman."-New York
Times.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-15
PASSING OF THE cAsco.
snakelike and Ancient Filipino Craft Thar
Lighters win Soon supplRnt.

Lighters VIII soon supplRnt.
"The march OF progress is undoubt.
edly going to be a great thing for the
Filipino one of these days" said a
man who got back from the islands
not long ago. But one of the prices
he's got to pay for 1t is the gradual
wiping out Of picturesque customs and
traditions Of many centuries standing.
A good example is the passing Of the
Filipino casco before the improved and
wholly unbeautihed lighter of western
commerce.
1.-THE casco is a craft for coast and
river commerce, and at the same time
the permanent home of it's crew and
commander. or patron, the former liv.
ing forward and the latter aft. 1t is
q long, crude-looklng structure, hooded
or covered with bamboo, and under
the manipulations Of expert boatmeD
is capable of rather surprising agility.
Manila is not a city Of good wharves
nor is Manila Bay deep-water har'
Dor, hence when big ships arrive their
cargoes must be lightered ashore, and
this has been the casco's work for
ages.
"The largest cascoes have tonnage
of from twenty to 100 tons and the
smaller ones, or casqultos, of from
eight TO twenty tons, and they range
from twenty to ninety feet in length,
with a twelve-foot extreme beam, and
when loaded draw only two and half
to three feet of water. They are built
Of light, tough wood grown in the
Province Of Batam, which resembles
teak and will last for centuries on land
or water.
"Cascoes are usually propelled by a
bamboo pole eighteen or twenty feet
long, in the hands Of the husky Fill
pino river men. The poles are spiked
and padded, so the crews may place
them against their shoulders to give
force to their pushes.
"The crews number from FIVE to ten
men, and they and their families live
almost wholly on rice, fish, oysters,
clans and shrimps. Their pay is a
peso a day, about fifty cents.
"At night the bow is cleared and the
deck spread with palm mats and on
these, men, women and children lie
down like sardines in a box.
"The casco has made a number of
Americans rich in the past three years.
The daily rental used to be from fifteen
to forty pesos a day, although under
Spanish rule it was only about thir-
teen. When this Government took
over the islands in 1898, these men,
who had come to Manila as soldiers of
fortune without cent, saw at glance
that the unloading and landing of car
goes and soldiery and the vast stores
and munitions necessary for a period
OF war, was going to be big problem.
"They went to work and cornered
every casco in sight at a low rental
Then prices shot up, and the Govern
ment, in its emergency, had to pay
what was asked.
"The casco has long been the home
Of a class Of the ladrone element-a
retreat for thieves and thugs. 1t is to
them what the great wharves Of Amer
lean and European ports are to the
water rats and harbor pirates, and it
has always been a favOrite and '~-~
place to secrete plunder. Sun.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-15
Lamp Boys OF London.

Owing to the new acetylene lamps,
which appear to-day for the first time
on 1900 omnibuses, says the Westmins
ter Gazette, a certain group Of street
characters familiar to Londoners are
lost from view. There are the agile
lamp boys posted at various points
along the principal routes over which
the omnibuses run. Their chief duty
consisted in clambering swiftly up the
bus and dexterously removing, some
times while the vehicle was in motion,
the old oil lamp, which is to be hap
PLY seen no more in our midst. The
new acetylene lamp will require no
attention en- route, and for the cOnduc.
tor to light up 1t will only be necessary
for him to turn a small tap. Before
the bus leaves the company's yards
in the morning, an official places q
cake Of carbide of calcium in a small
slot beneath the lamp, and beyond
dlling a small tank with water nothing
else is required to provide the power
ful new illuminant. ---.....--.-.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-15
LIFE's LOOM.
Weaving, weaving, weaving,

Weaving, weaving, weaving,
Time is the warp,
Pulsing and throbbing, life's loom goer'
Spinning, spinning, spinning,
Mans deeds the woof
Quickly and busIy the shuttle he
The little child takes up the task,
As soon as consciousness begins,
His tiny hands uncertain act,
AS merrily he needless spins,
The youth, with pride and confidence,
Loud vaunts the deeds he will achieve.
The future big with great events,
In blazing light his name will weave.
Hard pressed beset the man tolls on,
Speed by the days, the months, the years
Aghast and desperate he stands,
So small his greatest work appears.
With palsied hand, old age has come,
Slow goes the loom - Fate cuts th'
thread;
Wide yawns the grave; the web is spun,
A shroud is woven for the dead.
'Tis thus through life; man spins ant
weaves,
Until of time and deeds complete
This mystic robe, his very self,
Becomes for him his winding-sheet.
Weaving, weaving, weaving,
Time is the warp,
Pulsing and throbbing, life's loom goes;
Spinning, spinning, spinning,
Mans deeds the wool,
Ever and ever the shuttle he throws.
-Harpers Weekly.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-15
Women Prefer snrfaO. Cars.

Surface traction is for women
They will not climb stairs up or down
If they can stay on earth The men
will go up or down or anywhere to
get away from the women passengers,
so that they will not have to read
newspapers seven times over to avoid
seeing women TO whom they should
give their seats. When the under
ground is completed it Will be Il good
thing for the men Of New York, who
can find plenty Of room over the
earth or under it In the cars, as the
women will stick to The surface roads
just the same.--New York Press.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-15
Citizens Northwest Suburban
Association.
Meetings are held tho First Fri
day Evening in Each Month in
the Town Hall, Tenleytown, DC.
OFFICERS:

President, Chas. c, Lancaster; 1st
Vice. President, Jas. l.. Tate; End Vice.
President, Col. Robert |. Fleming; 3rd
Vice. President, A. L. Shoemaker; 4th
Vice. President, DIR. A. NJ. Ray; 5th Vice
President, Prof. Louis l.. Hooper; Secre-
tary, DIR. j. w. Chapel; Treasurer,
Chas. r. Morgan; Sergeant-at Arms,
Andrew j. Berga; Chairman Executive
Committee, Louis p, Shoemaker
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-15
Hallway in strnIrht LInes.

There is 4 railway over the Egypt
ian desert which runs for forty-fye
miles in a straight line, but this Is
easily beaten in Australia. The rail
way from Nyngan to Bourke, in New
South Wales, runs over plain, Which
is as level as billiard table, for 120
miles IN mathematically straight
line. There is hardly an embankment,
nowhere a curve, and only three very
slight elevations.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-15


20 Smller! Smllerr' Then he went to
the throttle valve and took up the start
ing bar
Meanwhile Smller gathered up the
broken yoke and reached up to lay 1t
on top of the head, showing his hand
through the narrow opening. The
plate was heavier piece, and be
shouldered it first. 1t was a severe
strain in the close, hot cylinder to push
it up through at arms length. AS be
laid it beside the broken yoke he felt
the piston beneath his feet move.
For an instant his heart stopped
beating. ~ ~
The piston went down slowly, with
hesitating motion. 1t would go down
about four feet more, IL the engine had
been started, and then rush up twelve
feet and fiatten him against the iron
head! This he realized. But when the
piston had moved down two feet II
stopped. The manhole by which he
had entered was now almost five feet
above his head. He gave a hoarse cry
of terror, but it only reverberated in
his ears. Above the jar, pound and
scream of the other engines he could
hardly hope to make himself heard.
He felt the jerk Of the engine on the
piston beneath his feet as Dennison
tried to start it. Luckily the furnace.
man was not an adept at this work.
Who could be meddlng with the en-.
gine? Smiler wondered. Hoping to
attract the mans attention he threw
the wrench out Of the manhole. II
disappeared. The piston continued
to descend. Smiler. in an agony Of ap.
prehension, cast the lamp after the
wrench.
Meanwhile the polished hot walls ra
dated heat and the piston burned bis
feet. II he could only jump and catch
the manhole! But in the narrow space
he was unable to spring more than a
few inches. Taking Off his jumper he
tried to throw 1t through, but it fell
| back on him.
The piston was jarring harder. Smi
Ter knew that the bungler was making
desperate efforts to start the engine,
and had opened the valve wider.
Then Smiler threw his keys, his
knife and his hat through the hole At
last out few his beloved watch 1t
sailed in high curve and disappeared.
Outside something fell on the stone
floor near Dennlson and broke with a
crash. He looked down. A watch!
Smiler's watch. Dennison looked
round for the young fellow, and saw
the other things-Smller's keys knife,
lamp, hat and wrench. But where was
Smiler? Dennison, deciding that some.
thing was wrong, shut OF the steam.
Then, running up the steps which
Smiler had ascended but a few min
utes before he looked and called for
the young engineer. Seeing the open
manhole he went to the top of the
head.
"Smilerv' he called, bending over the
hollow, echoing cylinder.
Eyes, I'm in herew Smiler answered.
Dennison lying out at full length on
the head reached down his hand and
Smiler grasped it. AS Dennison slow
ly rose to his knees with his burden
Smiler ascended inside until he was
able to grasp the edge Of the head, and
with the furnaceman's assistance he
emerged, streaming with perspiratiOn.
and so weak with fright that he could
hardly stand
"Close call, young fellow" Dennison
observed, grimly.
"ClOse enough" Smiler returned.
Help me get this manhole head in po.
sition so 1 can start up, If you had
known how you'd have had me fiat.
tened out long ago."-Youths COmDan.
ion.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-15
Won a Case with q Poem.

II once won case with one of
James Whitcomb Riley's poems"
says Congressman Brick, of Indiana,
who Is a lawyer, ''and so l stand for
him. l was defending a man charged
with stealing silk, and it looked so
bad for him that decided on an ap.
peal to the jury. l did the best 1
could with the evidence; but l banked
most on the fact that the defendant
was Il young man with a wife and
child, and that it would 60 hard for
all of them to have him go to the
penltentary for term of years. My
whole argument led up to the point
where l closed with Riley's little
poem, Back from a Two Years Sen.
tence.' When l finished the jury was
in tears, and even the judge and the
attorney for the prosecution were af-
fected. The jury took just one ballot,
and returned verdict of not guilty"
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-15
Cold in Thlbetan Mountain.

When on his recent trip to the Thlb-
etan mountains Sven Hedin had to
suffer greatly. In one of his letters he
writes that although he wore all the
clothes he could get on his body, he
was always cold. At the constant al.
titude Of about $4,000 feet it was i'm
possible to walk without palpltation OF
the heart, wherefore he had to remain
on his horse and freeze.
The suburban citizen., 1902-02-15
Milking shIps Automatic.

The newest steamships have device
in the bridge by which all the compart-
ment doors can be closed at once. With
another appliance or two, to enable the
man on the bridge to feed the fire and
regulate the engines, the vessels would
be as nearly automatic as it would be
safe to make them.-Pklladelphia
Ledger. - .-.-.--.-.- .--.---. .-,. ....-
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RAlLRoADINe REVoLuTloNlzEo.
Mr. Pettbone Points Out Some Of the
Material Diharencne

Mr. Pettbone Points Out Some Of the
Material Differences.
galveston, Texas, January 26.-The rail
1oad business, said Mr.. Frank G.. Petti.
zone assistant to the general manager Of
tue santa Fe to Post representative. has
been completely revolutioulzed within the
laSt few years At one time not great many
years ago the railroads reckoncd a train
as ABOUT twenty freight cars and, whether
loaded or empty, IL was considered that
TINS would constitute enough cars 10 make
a satisfactory train Freight rates were
inquired on this basis Now the freight rates
are inquired upon the cost of hauling one
lon OF freight one mile a saving Of n
mn on ton Of freight per mile will add
materially To the earning Of the company
haulhg the freight In a short time The
toHQS nave been forced to adopt this
method OF figuring freight on count OF
me sharpness OF the competition The
SANTA e and other roads in Texas are all
no" using this method. Roads are now fg-
Uiug on all manners of arrangements
MAlcn can accomplish a saving Of cNpcndl-
lure IN operating the property. WhcrevIr
q saving can bc made Ii enables the road
10 reap inst that much more prn4t or TO
compete with other roads with this advau-
tagr. With railroad conn mics like with
individuals the money saved Is what counts
~ the long run. The railroads have rccog-
hlzed this fact ana have rodu ol the matter
~ expenditures down TO MS fine a point
as seems possible to those now managing
the property.
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Proposed Chance Of Track.

San Diego Texas. January 26.-Judge W.
W. podd Of Laredo, vice president OF The
Texas Mexican Railroad company adj
dressed meeting Of citizens at the court
house last Wednesday night and eTL,
p,plncd the proposed change OF The ira x
ANA depot Of said company from the north
side OF san Diego TO the sonth side.
Tho judge claims that lt VIII pc a SAW
one and three.eig hts miles Of track, ana
that the proposed change Will not hs
over 9GO feet from the center OF the Crees
al inc wagon bridge and that the dcnGl
Will be located 900 feet nearer the puoh'
SQUARE than al present
The judge did not state what dlspos
ton the railroad expected 70 make OF tns
large bonus paid by the citizens OF sh nl
Diego 10 locate It's road ana depoi on ~. ~,
! orth side Of town, The removal OF tne
depot and track TO the south side VIII y
contested bv the property owners aone
Its present location and near the present
lenot who claim they will be greatlS
damaged by the proposed change
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ROSE COGurAH


ust i,s Rose Coghlan will bp seen here
It SIs toIay at 230 .. M. and tonight
ton !, ~ y, jules Murry's elaborate proiuc-
"Fo,pe, n herman Merlvalc's strong drama
lbs brot sie Not The play Is constructed
hates Il NV. pay ana Rose Coghlan doml-
u Tepresant".,, Ilat 10 last. II Is forceful in
hg Eomen 'I hlR OF social injustice to err
% Story -, nlisN In movement, ingenious
md ens ,PVluant In contrasts OF character
h opr ~ yle best written society dramns
tiginol @rusuoge. Miss Coghlan was tAe
NepAanie fgvSeHiat,ye In this country OF
tnlnentiv ,tNN2le TESS de Mohrivart, and pre-
q hard V nest The character Is that
Us lei hrl,i, INSCRIPTIONS woman. WHO
fao Is mo, .ilaht but misguided life and
togal RON, ga o. endcayoring to obtall
Il rhsrm,r,ss hl'lon through the Influence of
Possesses 'IHlaie relative over whom she
|aGAtses compulsory and DISCRIMINATING
Esgmes 4 t ine ethical position Stephanic
fosptf IN no. sie would not he able 20
Ia he eria4c pfonigHto life IL II were not
NeAF yAhslence OF such men Ms ar Horace
Nfphsnle h. i.as ref rmcd and Is opposing
|ual foo,in uei eUdg VOVs 10 obtain a so.
llie youns ~ IL circle. which includes a
\ spAanlp ~ whom he most dearly loves.
|isi;t bit 4 ,5,,G,io'ions over Sir Horace at
|th siats - ultimately reduced Ia n nitia-
|sght ~ q terror ana b,,,,ii,t ~ 10
~ WHO n, Att lo'mer dUpes, a Cost.
'ss scne IN sworn a vendetta. IL is Ia
nsAlfest ~ Ms, Coghiar's great arr
1s stage 10, hsr dnal stealthy exit from
re q a p5,a9g5a55erins horror and simIli.
III a. Inter- desperate woman make
IA. Eeat boes and formidable picture,
edmirsiI fauty, queenly hearing and
asieA she b, management Of scenes IA
/, ~ d bel.ss fuuinlne raillerr ana 20
As clasg Pn Sir Horace ana others
w. n.hs sr a,l,d To her sweet powerful
~. aee ne n5sl tors aware they are wit
|AtCss w z tAls stvle Of nsrt RegYiar
'Ff'sHill prevall. part N's u'''
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position to this city. ~
a.. peullon was circulated her yeStcr-
Lay asking unity OF action in the sccur.
ny ot THIS project, aud every one an.
II iflSev expressed himself az favorable to
-. W TO the present time Corpus CHRISTI
~, uled 10 have little faith in tho enter
bIise as several purportcd capitalists"
tvsuIe attempted TO raise a bonus here aud
r ruen cropped the matter abruptly: but a
nluie determined and unanimous EFFORT is
auW 10 be mnde for securing the railroad
uom here TO Brownsville.