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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-25
a CLOCK TINT TELLS MANY THINGS
Washington Jeeer Admits Ohio Mans Invention Beats ng
Can Do Everything But pay Bills

Niagara Falls. walk through a gate.
down stairway. around the base of
the cataract and the electric fountain
TO the opposite side. Here they ascend
another stairway and enter another
elevator. These figures appear TO be
OF flesh and blood. and walk without
being attached TO any wires One min
ute after the clock strikes the hour
fifty lights appear. and musical at
tachment is brought into use.
AT the half hour the cathedral gong
strikes once. and the musical attach
ment plays an air. At the quarter hour
the chimes in the three towers on the
top ring.
Useful Features Explained.
IAN illuminated picture on one side
shows the Delaware River fun of ice.
with Washington crossing with his
army. Three boats are portrayed,
Washington appearing in the front one.
holding the Stars and Stripes The
scene is presented at the end OF every
hour and forty minutes.
The battleship Maine also appears in
three pictures. one shows her in Ha-
yana Harbor before the explosion which
wrecked her. one the explosion scene.
and the other the wreck after the ex-
plosion.
ION the back of the clock the Lord S
Prayer is given, inlaid with Sl2 pieces
of wood. The portraits Of American
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-25

scheme TO utilize almost Immediately
the proposed speedway. BY constructing
a temporary road for driving horses on
the line to be used for the permanent
way. To this end a subscription is being
circulated to raise $4,000 to pay the
cost of the temporary construction.
Success Of the Parade.
The turnout OF horses and carriages at
the opening of the driveway week ago
was a surprise to many. II was a prac-
teal expression OF the interest of Wash
ingtonians in the project of building a
road on which to drive fast and blooded
horses without the fear OF arrest Up
TO the present time the Capital City has
not been furnished with a suitable drive
way for blooded stock. Every horseman
in the District has felt the need OF such
a roadway. and when the opportunity
was given to give expression TO publi,.
interest in the matter there was a turn
out which surprised everybody connect
ed with the dedication of the drive.
Give US the road and the fast stock
would come 10 Washington by every
train" said B. +. McCaully in speaking
about the new project. He thought II
was a disgrace to the National Capital
that the authorities had not provided a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-25

attached to the famous Russian trap
once owned by General BeaIe. Mr..
Weber and Harry Lansdale appeared in
runabouts. z. NJ. Honey drove Prince
and Captain TO trap. Z. S. Newman
displayed the show ring winner. Flirta-
ton, to a light rig. Allison Nailor was
in line behind a beautiful phaeton pair.
r. ]. Marshall drove Ginger; Cyrus
Chambers. Carrie: William Oetzel han
died the guides on his famous Commo-
dore Melville. while his sorreI cobs
Riggs and Mars. were attached to a
Stanhope. r T. Warwick displayed
Eclipse. while Mr.. Rackey drove Nellie
r. Nine. Nordica Branch was driven
by Charles Javins- DrsJohn A Stouten-
burgh rode behind Road House George,
hitched to a road wagon, while Martin
Mcnamara. the contractor for the
speedway. passed over the thoroughfsre
in a runabout. Wild Goose, a harness
mare. and a handsome spotted pony.
Washington Beauty. owned by DR.. HoI-
lingsworth. were in the parade.
Riders and Hunters.
one of the most noted hunting horses
in Washington is Tommy Atkins, owned
by f. II. Droop This fine horse was
raised on breeding farm in Madison
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-25

county, Va. and was brought to WASH
ington several years ago by Baron Ket-
teller. of the German legation. who was
killed by Boxers in China Mr.. Droop
bought the horse from Baron KetteleE
and has rode him on many hunts.
The Kentucky mare. Rhode. owned
by Major George A Armes. is also q
fine riding horse. Some other prorui-
nent Neutrality-suspicious. with good mounts
are: W. II. Aenshaw. owning Lady Car
roll; David Moore. owning Lady Grey;
G. NJ. Mann. owning Light Foot: Prof.
A. Gonard. owning Dan; Joseph Saks.
owning Chief; r. ]. Kirkpatrick. owning
Klondike; Robert 3. Laskey, owning
comis. J. z. Gale. T. NJ Barnes. John
Preston. Alfred Brooks. Lodge hill.
Joseph Auerbach. A c. Moses. Charles
KeideI. and J. f. Gatchel all have good
riding horses.
With this array of fine horses already
in Washington the proposed speedway
would be well patronized from the start,
and with the additions which would be
made by members of Congress and high
officials Of the Government. Washington
would soon become. so horsemen say. a
center OF fine bred horses second to no
city of its size in the United States.
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poets. musicians, and all the Presidents
also appear on the back. The portraits
are all in motion and travel at the rate
of twenty-five feet a minute.
Pictures OF the martyred Presidents.
Lincoln. Garfield. and Mckinley, are
exhibited. and at the hour OF death OF
each the lights illuminate the face for
five minutes and photograph gives the
inaugural address of the dead statesman
and plays the music rendered at the
funeral.
ION the dial is piece of wood from
every State and Territory in the Union,
including the foreign possessions. Mr..
Shearer spent three years IN collecting
the wood.
The base OF the clock contains all the
electrical appliances, which are self
winding. There are $40 feet OF cleo
trio wire used in its construction and
thirty-two feet Of pipes TO provide wa
ter for the falls. There are also AZ
electrical connections
THE Electric Wonder has useful
features. During the summer it can be
arranged to operate an electric fan. and
in the winter months it can be fixed to
light a gas stove. There is also a bur
glar alarm attachment, which win show
the number of the door or window be-
ing entered, besides illuminating the
room and sounding alarms. eight in
number"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-25
STORIES TOLD BYANOTED COCk-PITTER
Squire RUd Cox Has Been Breeder of Nearly
Hall oenlrI-Some famOus Mains in The NatonaI Capitol.

persons who held responsible Govern
rnent positions in various departments
In this city present all of whom were
particularly anxious their names should
not be known.
The fighting was under Philadelphia
rules, an inch and quarter heels fiat
on the leg. Each man bet as much as
he pleased. Several of the birds were
cut to pieces. and the losers in other
instances would have been killed but
for the fact that their owners picked
their birds up and gave the fights TO
their contestants. This little seance
lasted until morning Another big main
which was Witnessed not long ago by
Mr.. Cox, and which he vividlv described
over his signature War Bonnet" took
Montgomery county. Md. between VIII
liam oyster and George LaFontaine
against the old timer Johnny Evans.
Good Prices for Blooded Birds.
Game chickens. # was explained. sell
at good prices. A pair OF them would
beautify any barn yard The trouble
would be that the other ROSTERS would
have to take TO the woods the moment
the fighting fowls came on the premises.
The world isn't big enough for two game
cocks to dwell together in harmony II
they catch sight of each other. These
birds will leave their feed to fight. thus
giving proof to the old adage. rather
fight than eat"
Don't you sometimes ind that bird
vii funk. turn tail, skedaddle. and
rum" questioned the reporter.
"oh. yes" replied the experienced old
''pitter." That shows to a certainty
though" he remarked. that there is
dunghill strain mixed up In his blood
His father may have been a mean bird
and his mother as fearless as an ANA,
zon. but there's a mean streak In him
or he wouldn't funk. A thoroughbred
fowl would fight an eagle. The 'hennies,
too, will fight. but that's not their bust
ness. AS long as they continue to lay
eggs. which bring fabulous prices. they
have a value in the chicken communi-
ties that Is beyond dispute
Now" said the squire. "as I said
before. cock fighting is not local. The
sport is as widespread az horse racing
or man lighting. and it isn't half as bru-
tai as some prize fights. or as any dos
fight. II fiourishes extensively in New
Jersey and Pennsylvania. 81 New York
and even in Massachusetts,. It Is spread
all over Kentucky and West Virginia
and hourishes I'm Texas. There isn't a
State in the West but in which a-e
reared the finest kinds OF birds FOR
hghung purposes. and as for the gaffI
that 50 many folks condemn. they're
much more to be commended than fight.
Ing without them. It's fight to the
death always with gamecocks unless
their owners take them out Of the hght
and death comes easier with the gafrs
on than with bare legs. II isn't as bru
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-25
* GOOD JUDGE
or AUTOMOBILES

((VNT HENEvER see an auto
w mobile nowadays. it makes
me jealous said Francis
II. Whitney, private secretary to Post
master General Payne, "for / expected
to have one of my own by this time.
My wife and / both got enthusiastic
over the idea a while ago, and started
investigating. We had considerable ar
guing over the question OF the kind Of
the machine to get, and for a while it
looked as though we would never get
this question settled. We finally decid-
ed to Investigate the matter thoroughly.
knowing that we had plenty OF time.
and so we looked in all the magazines
and newspapers and hunted out the adj
vertisements for automobiles We got
a long list OF them. and whenever had
the time / would drop a postal card ask
ing that we get a catalogue. ] was ex-
tremeiy anxious 10 obtain an unbiased
opinion on the subject, and TO be able
to look at it from every viewpoint
so I also sent my name 20 manufac-
turers Of motor cycles and motor vehi-
cles Of all descriptions.
In couple of weeks the returns be-
gan 10 come in. After each mail train
the carrier would come staggering up
the steps of our dwelling with a pack
age Of books that made the rest
Of his bundle sink into insignificance
Each of us would take the catalogues
and study them diligently. learning the
fine points OF each machine and com
pairing them with the ADVANTAGES of the
others, until we felt that we were quite
capable Judges Of autos But the books
kept coming. They came singly, in
pairs, half a dozen at time. and in
other combinations, and often the manu-
facturers would get out new ones and
send along copy Of them. Our names
got on the list owned by carriage and
wagon manufacturers. too, and we got
catalogues from them. Finally, when
we got the house filled with them and no
place 10 put them my wife suggested
that 1 buy bookcase, as we did not
Want ~ Ia wv kitIn AWAY yet. ana
still she didn't want them scattered on
all the tables and chairs. So I invested
$50 In a nice case, and we continued our
work.
There finally came a time some two
months ago when we had narrowed
down to two vehicles and were IN con-
siderable doubt as TO which was the
best. each OF us maintaining that the
others idea Of a good machine showed
lack of Judgment. This condition OF
affairs continued for some time and
Just when IT began to look as IL we new.
er would arrive at a settlement there ar
rived another 2OO-page catalogue that
had representation of a roadster that
was just the thing. II suited us both.
We wrote for further particulars as &c
the cost of running It. and other little
things which We considered not fully
covered. The answer was highly salts.
factory. and we decided that we would
be spinning along the roads in a ma.
chlne JUST IKE that before many weeks
nao passed. Finally. just as we were get
Ilhg ready 10 order IL. and wer. sittins
az my nome talking the question: over.
woke up and realized that / worsld have
10 get hustle on myself q get a. the
office on time"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-25
RECENT visit to Squire Richard
]. Cox at his chicken farm a few

A RECENT visit TO Squire Richard
IA ]. Cox at his chicken farm a few
4 n miles down the river in Prince
George county. Maryland. proved
TO Times man that it is not necessary
for a man TO be a member OF that vener-
able institution. the Oldest Inhabitants
Association, TO remember the days when
cock fighting was as famous a pastime
in the National Capital as baseball is
now. Spain. Mexico. and the benighted
little provinces in South America had no
monopoly Of this species of sport-nor
have they now.
Squire Cox has been in the game bird
business for two score Of years, and as
a ''pitter'' IT is universally admitted he
has no superior Naturally disserta-
tion by this urbane and courteous gem
tleman on the subject of the various
breeds OF dead game" chicken fighters
was well worth listening 10.
In this part OF the country probably
the champions of the fighters were bred
by Eslin. whose descendants today arc
among the best known, and well re-
spected. citizens Of the District. Many a
main has been Witnessed at his old
brickyard. in the northern section of the
city. which has long since given way 90
The march OF Improvement Eslin's
chickens rejoiced not alone in a local
reputation for their gameness. They
possessed a fame that was national, and
many a breeder or cocker" as a man
who is IN the business Of fighting chick
ems is known. in issuing his challenge TO
fight a main would bar Charles f. Esiin.
Breeding Game Fowls.
Coming down to a plain fact it is
well known that I'm many parts Of this
country. all over the country, North or
South, East or West. cock fighting. so
far from becoming only a memory, is
steadily growing in interest in various
communities. IL only needs & glance
at the leading sporting papers 10 show
that. and those are REINFORCED by sew
eral publications devoted altogether 10
the cookers and breeders. The genuine
breeders have always taken as much in
terest IA the "strains' OF the birds as
an old fashioned horseman would in
the production Of thoroughbred stock
1t is not embarrassing to read a list
OF the many birds. Among them are
noticed the Wisconsin Red Thuffiers, the
Iowa Drivers. the Texas Rangers. the
Domlniques, Porto Ricans. War Eagles.
Irish Greys. Buckeye Champions. and a
whole lot OF others, proving very con-
clusively the wide area In which lighting
birds have their habitats. There are some
historic cockpits. or at least one that
has a history, situated not many miles
due north Of the National Capital. and
which. says Squire Cox, has I'm days
past witnessed some Of the greatest
man, dog. and cock fights ever pulled
off among the fancy" A big main came
of last Thanksgiving Day. and as the
Old "pitter'' remarked. there were many
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-25

ICT XACTLY what an anagram
- is" remarked an old biblio-
IL maniac 10 a group of friends
a few evenings ago, among
whom was a representative OF me
Times, Il am sure 1 cannot exactly say
but that they have some fascination as
a sort of intellectual exercise must
be admitted. Some ancient writer de-
fines them TO be a dissolution of
name into its letters. as its elements;
and a new connection into words is
formed by their transportation In days
of antiquity the formation of anagrans
was actually sport among scholars,
and was widely INDUCED in
Among these alphabetical whims two
that recur to me now are peculiarly APP
propriate In their application. Thus
we have Florence Nightingale trans
posed into Fit on charming angel and
John Alternately into Johnny the bear
Then among these curios of word
changings are palindromes. They are
words that, read backward or forward
are the same" explained the scholarly
gentleman. Among the most famous
of these is the remark made by Adam
to Eve, Madam. I'm Adam; and then
the sad words of Napoleon. Able was ]
ere L saw Elba.' Name no one man,
and hosts of others.
Il find in an old book Z chapter on
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-25

tai as cutting chickens head off with
a duh ak"
Here are specimens of some Of the
gaffs used nowadays and Cox exhibit
ed to the reporter number of minia-
ture swords. shaped like scimiters and
sharper than a surgeons lancet No
wonder IL takes gameness to fight with
them
ANY main coming off soon?" said
the reporter. The squire ignored the
question. What's your address," said
he
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-25

II SAW the aueerest clock you ever
heard of while on a visit TO
Il Akron. Ohio. last week" said
Pennsylvania Avenue jeweler.
1T was made by a man named Marvin
Shearer. scenic artist and IL took
him nearly four years. working ten
hours a day. 10 make it, Some time ago,
Mr.. Shearer told me. he was painting
at a factory. when he was caught in a
line shafting and injured so badly that
he lay in the city hospital five weeks
seniconscious. While convalescing he
after leaving the institution began work
upon 1t. His right hand was almost
useless. but he was assisted by his wife
The only tools used in the construction
and common pocket knife.
The clock is called the Electric
Wonder It is y feet inches high. 4
feet 4 inches wide. and 20 inches deep.
and weighs $50 pounds. One large dial
gives standard time. while directly I'M
der II is dial which shows the changes
Of the moon and gives the Government
weather report twenty-four hours in adj
vance
Bible Scenes Shown.
by watching the clock one can see
handsome pictures Of the ships in the
United States navy pass behind a glass.
The ships are arranged according to
their speed. and the effect is pleasing.
1.-THE history of Christ is shown from
the nativity to the ascension-the last
supper. betrayal. crucihxion. the resur-
rection, and ascension by pictures
painted by the inventor and illuminated.
zone OF the most interesting features
Of the clock is a miniature Niagara
Falls. with real water tumbling down.
the color of which appears to change.
Just below the cataract is an electric
fountain and an arch. arranged TO pro-
duce beautiful effect.
Flags appear on a staff near the cen
ter. and in front of the dial, and indi-
cate the kind of weather expected.
twenty-four hours in advance. The in
depreciation OF the flag appears on the
calendar dial simultaneously with the
appearance OF the flag. The weather
reports are produced by a thermometer.
barometer. a hydrometer. a spirit
level, and a compass. These instru-
ments are arranged on the front OF the
clock.
THE front of the clock is lighted by
fifty small electric lights. thirty-five of
which are arranged around the Niagara
Falls and electric arch.
THE history OF the United States from
the landing OF Columbus to the present
time is shown by ninety-six paintings.
which are attached to ribbon los feet
long. and moved by electricity.
When the clock strikes the hour the
figures Of Uncle Sam and the Goddess
OF Liberty pass out of an electric eIe-
vator on one side Of the miniature
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-25
Always Before Him

''Why does he SO dislike ministers?r
He can't forget that one OF them ber-
formed his marriage ceremony. ''-Boston
Globe
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-25

I(T XACTLY what an anagram
- is" remarked an old biblio-
IL maniac TO a group Of friends
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-25

7 SAW the queerest clock you ever
heard of while on visit TO
Il Akron. Ohio. last week" said a
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-05-16
NORWAY.
Christiania.

Norway's home rule party recon-
mends that this summers general cleo
ton be fought on the question of sep
arate Norwegian diplomatic service.
That recommendation has been an
swered from the extreme Swedish side
by resolution of a committee of the
Swedish upper house that the house
demand the breaking off of the consul
ate negotiations with Norway till the
Norwegians have consented to joint
organization cf the Scandinavian de-
lenses. H
Paul Bjerkan, the well-known Nor
wegian zoologist, has departed for ST
Petersburg to join the Russian Geo
graphical society's expedition to Bal
. kasch, in Turkestan. The leader Of
the expedition is Fishery Inspector DR..
Leo Berg, Russian, who was par
ticipant in the recent Havforsknings s.
kursus In Bergen. Hra4 1ol3s s
Halvdan Koht and DIR. Alexander
: Bugge are seeking the chair Of his
tory at the Christiania university
made vacant by the death of DR.. Gus
tav Storm. "A. Sszse4f f
Bjornstjerne Bjornson has written
2 an ode to Edward Grieg in honor of
the composers Goth birthday, which
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-05-16
DENMARK.
Copenhagen.

The ancient cathedral in Rosk lde
where all the members of the royal
house of Oldenburg have been buried
during the last centuries is now fully
occupied 1t is now contemplated,
thel efore, to move a number of the old
sarcophagi in which uncrowned heads
repose, and thus make, room for the
bearers Of the scepter still to come.
Many of the distinguished dead, whose
rest will be thus disturbed, have writ
ten their names indelibly on the
tablets Of Danish history and suitable
places will be prepared for them in
the old cathedrals of Ringsted and
Soro where members of the royal
houses are buried.
Six new councillors have been
elected to the Copenhagen city coun-
Gil for this year. The United Radicals
and Socialists did not get in single
one of their candidates. The reason
is that the fright" now for the first
time joined the moderate left" or
ministerialists. The election is re-
markable because Copenhagen has
witnessed an unbroken series of sue
cesses for the Radicals and the Social
lists during the last twenty years.
According to present arrangements
the king's annual trip to the south
will begin on May IA, when he will
go over Lubbock to Wiesbaden, where
he will spent few weeks for his
health. After visiting Gmunden,
another famous watering place, the
king will return to Copenhagen.
Crownprince Fredrik will assume the
reins of government during the kings
absence.
Negotiations are at present pending
between the municipality of Aarhus
and baking houses in Copenhagen for
the building of a electric city rail
way in Aarhus. This city which is
second in size in Denmark has at
present no modern traction facilities
and thee is consequently a strong
sentiment in favor of the project in
Aarhus
Two Of the largest life insurance
companies in Denmark "Frem' and
'Dan" will be consolidated if the
agreement reached between the re-
spective directors will be ratified by
the stockholders. The annual meet
ings will be held during the latter
part of this month when it is expected
that the contemplated consolidation
will be affected.
The anti-sociaIists and fhn oIdnr
manic chamber Of Copenhagen have
formed group with Engineer Howitz
as president, in order to further
profit by the advantages gained in the
recent election. A year ago such a
union would have been out Of the
question.
MARION s. NoRELIUs.