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The Washington times., 1903-05-10
~ PUT TING IN NEW RAILS FOR STREET CAR LINES y
Some Interesting Details Of
the Work Now Going on
in Fourteenth Street From
New York Avenue to
Mount Pleasant-System
in Every Move Made :. :.

tween two yokes instead Of directly over
a yoke Is called a suspension joint
and has been found by engineers to cause
less jolting. The old rail weighed eighty
three pounds to the yard, weight of s72
pounds to the length; the new ones
weight Sc pounds TO the yard, or 1877
pounds to the length. This increase In
weight will also contribute TO the
smoothness of the roadbed.
Allowing for Expansion.
The lengths of rail are not iointed
closely together in every case, but a
space of an inch or more is left be-
tween the adjacent ends of two rails,
because, strange as 1t may seem, the
steel rails which one would imagine
were absolutely rigid Will expand an
inch or more In hot weather. and shrink
back an equal amount In cold.
AS soon as several lengths OF the old
rails have been removed-an extra piece
is sawn out with a steeI-cutting saw to
make up any difference of length there
is between certain numbers OF the old
and certain numbers OF the new rails
the new rails are laid down upon the
yokes and bolted at the joints. This
is done so quickly between successivsf
cars that none is delayed. They are
then bottled completely at leisure Thsp
the paving is recommended. and soon
the gang moves on up the street.
Working in Sections.
About five squares from the first mark
ing with the white chalk to the final
ref1lIing OF the asphalt Is the distance
on which the gang works. About three
hundred men, mostly negroes. but some
foreigners, are employed at the Job.
The work was commenced at Fifteenth
Street and New York Avenue on the
9th of April. and will be completed as:
far as Mount Pleasant by the LIST or
June
Similar repairs on Seventh Street, be-
ginning at the river about April 1, and
ending last week at the Avenue, have
been made.
Careful of Public Convenience.
AS an evidence of the consideration of
the company for the convenience of the
public, the work, which might have been
completed earlier by working there on
Saturday last, was postponed over Sun
day in order not TO interfere with the
usual Saturday crowds at the Central
Market, by order of ". S. CARL, superin-
tendent and chief engineer of the Capt.
tai Traction Company
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the public gets so much jolting that
life on the ocean wave is mild in COM
parison with it, People ought to reflect
upon this when they grumble at any
delay or inconvenience caused by put
ting in the new tracks It is all for
your own good. In fact, when the char
ter is granted a street railway company
by the Congress, it is stipulated therein
that repairs must be made to the cracks
whenever deemed necessary by the
District Commissioners. However, it
is often left to the expert opinion
of the company's engineers TO de-
eide when such repairs are needed. When
a company is doing reasonably renun-
erative business, and is a kind-hearted
institution, and not a "soulIess' cor
poration, it will make these repairs
when they are needed.
Wearing of the Car Wheels.
When a car wheel is worn down in spots
unevenly, from the friction of the brake
shoes. or when a "blow-hole" or air
bubble, which got into the wheel when
It was cast at the foundry. is so near
the edge that it causes q rough place in
the wheel or a broken fange-the fange
is the rim, that keeps the wheel from
slipping of the track-the wheel can
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Putting the Rail Into Place.

be taken to the repair shops and ground
smooth again. A wheel can be regrourd
several times before it is finally con
demned. When the brakes clamp the
wheels so that they cannot revolve, if
the momentum of the car is sufficient, it
will slide or skid along the tracks
This "sddding" wears both wheel and
track rapidly, and is the main cause OF
the unpleasant jolting experienced by
street-car passengers.
When a wheel is worn it can be re-
ground; but obviously rail cannot be
got at to repair it in this way. So it IL
left until the experimenting engineer of
the road gives the order 10 tear up all
the old track, and replace it with new
rails
First Signs of Coming Repairs.
When such repairs have been ordered
the public first becomes aware of them
by the sight of the wagons carrying the
new rails along the street. They are
thrown along the cutters, two together.
and end to end, all along the path of the
intended improvement. AS each one
weighs nearly ton, it is no easy mat
ter TO handle them, and it is a fortunate
thing for the Iaborers that the work is
being done in the spring before the hot
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An Engineering Job That Is
Beset With Many DifficuI-
ties, Bot Which Is Generally
Accomplished in Remark
ably Qaick Time Without
Serious Delay to Traffic.

TVERY car running on Fourteenth
Street nowadays looks like a
hornets nest with the hornets
poking their heads out inquiringIy. In
the case Of hornets this generally means
trouble for somebody, but the heads
craned from the street cars betoken
merely natural curiosity about the
work which is now being done on the
car tracks of that line.
AS the cars bearing their morning
loads of people bound for downtown Of
fees leave the quiet ways of Mount
Pleasant. they are forced to go more
slowly in order to avoid striking the Ia
borers, who are slow to abandon their
tools and get out of the way. From
here on to H Street, a distance of
mile or more, the speed of the cars is
retarded by this work Individuals who
? are on their way TO railway depots
fdget in their seats, in fear of missing
their trains. but really the delay
amounts TO but few seconds at most,
and the average passenger rather en-
joys his bit of insight into this detail
of street railway engineering.
The Life of Street Car Rail.
It is not often that the wearing out
of street car rails makes new ones nee
essary. Although it sometimes seems
TO the daily passenger as though some
part of the various local lines were al
ways undergoing repair and that the
whole system was torn up annu-
ally. yet it is fact that car
tracks need replacement only at
long intervals. and that those on
Fourteenth Street which are now
being removed were laid five years ago
Steel rails are slow TO rust out Their
constant use keeps them free from that
destructive influence. But the thing
which makes new ones necessary is the
wearing OF their surfaces. They wear
down unevenly, until in the course Of
several years this unevenness makes the
cars jolt SO badly that new rails must
be substituted-that is, if the company
cares more for the comfort OF its pas
sengers than it does for the expense of
laying the rails. Not all companies do
When the company is very tight wad''
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A DAPTABILITY is the chief trait
~ of our American people; versa
tility the foundation Of srccass

"A DAPTABlLITY is the chief trait
~ of our American people; versa
tility the foundation of success.
and economy the lever that will lift us
above want and insure a certain self
respect that should belong to every man,
woman. and child
We are never so prosperous that we
can afford to waste that which we have
earned, and a few suggestions for those
who have limited means will be appre-
ciated
1t is in the home we find the condi-
tons that give comfort or misery to the
inmates.
Woman is by nature the home maker
and home builder in that she supple
ments her husband. He can earn, but
he has not the power to save in the
household; the wife must be the one to
watch the outgo and upon her depends
to great degree his success.
4 we'll ordered home, where the wo-
man cheerfully controls and prudently
buys and saves-that home is the foun-
nation powerful in its manhood and wo-
manhood, rears its head from the har-
mony of such a center.
A woman's education is very incom-
pIete until she can instruct her servant
in cooking and economy. and the best
way of doing the work in a home. How
can we expect good service, or servants
10 interest themselves IN our affairs. IL
we ignore the matter?
A man should never marry a woman
who is ignorant and wasteful in the
home l!ee.
To adapt ones self to conditions, is
to make the most Of the little we pos
sess.
Versatility is to know the best way
Of doing things. and many things.
To be boastful of ones ignorance of
the practical things and work In the
home. is poverty Of intellect.
The Greeks. as a great nation. in
sisted on the highest intelligence in
the preparation of food.
Order. cleanliness. and politeness in
the home. and good. wholesome food
eaten, with thoughts and speech Of cheer
fulness. do more to elevate mankind
than art. science. or sermons; one finds
it difficult to be cheerful If the mind
IS disturbed by debt, and the first
great lesson in economy is, not to run
into debt. never buy anything that is
not either useful nor beautiful; the lux
uriously rich can fancy and buy, but
one with limited means should STUDY
needs and buy only that which is nee
essary, and pay for 1t at the door; when
cash is paid for goods you will have
the courage to demand full weight and
good goods.
You should watch the scales, and
when you find merchant giving weight
that is not lawful. put him on your
black list" and report him
Cooking is an art and TO be able TO
make dainty side dishes from that which
most people throw away, will save many
dollar to put in the bank. 1t is the
waste that brings want.
Live within your income, if you earn
little; spend less than you earn.
a Well-meaning woman, but rather in
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I6THE most trying hour of my
life?" said the gallant war


life?" said the gallant war
veteran, replying to the ap-
peal OF the sweet girl graduate. The
most trying hour? Let me see. All!
1t had nothing to do with cannon, pow
der, bayonets, sa5ers. night skirmishes,
or charging breastworks. I fear you
would not care to listen through re-
cital Of it. as it breathes naught of war .
She demanded. He surrendered.
81 had been invited 10 dinner by the
leading surgeon of the city of Blank
burg. whose wife was formerly the belle
Of the State, and still. at ffty-five, was
the very perfection of eomeliness of face
and form. Her hair was Just turning
from brown to the delicious gray of
early old age, and she had a great
wealth Of 1t coiled upon her queenly
head.
There were six other guests. promi-
nent men and their wives. The seat OF
honor at the right hand of the hostess
was given to me, and I undertook 10 en-
tertain her with the light, frivolous
conversation of the modern dinner hour.
The first dish was an oyster pie. ! en-
joyed 1t, but ate sparingly, as all good
diners should do. After the third or
fourth mouthfuI became aware that
something foreign to the oyster and to
the pastry associated with il on this oc-
casion had come in contact with my
tongue Delicately employing my nap
kin I sought TO remove II, and discoy-
cred that It was a hair.
IN the vivacity Of the moment no one
noticed my discontinue, and 1 felt quite
happy when the intruder was safely re
moved, and, as I sincerely believed.
dropped upon the floor at my side. Cham
payne was served, and as I placed my
hand upon the glass, the servant took
away my plate, about one-third of the
contents Of which I had eaten.
"Singularly enough, as the plate was
whisked away an oyster or two and some
OF the pie crust climbed over the edge
and Uttered the cloth Regarding It as
the carelessness or nervousness of the
waiter, ! pretended rot TO have observed
#. and proceeded 10 drink the health Of
the hostess. I could not help noticing
that her quick eye was upon the acct
dent, but she said nothing With
crumb knife the servant hastily removed
the debris. and I felt Juggling at my
wrist as he walked away. The hair. IN
stead Of dropping TO the floor, had be
come engaged with my cuff button. The
other end, being among the oysters and
pie crust. had naturally hauled things
of the plate and was now eudeayoriug
10 hold back the waiter.
Il felt red all over. felt guilty. But
the waiter rot away. and I silently
thanked God that the hair had gone with
him. The soup was such as Madame
Begue makes in New Orleans. but after
the second spoonful I stumbled upon
that hair again. It still chung to my cuff
hutton, and as I raised my hand TO my
mouth The lower end dangIed into. the
soup plate. then dangled out again and
played along the table cloth, leaving
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OTHING makes a woman so su-
perstitious as being in love.

Nj
i When she gets engaged, that
only makes matters worse and when
the time rolls round for the marriage
day. she bumps up against whole bat
talon of suDerstitions that attach
themselves to weddings, and some OF
which cling to those who profess skep-
ticism. You don't find many girls get
ting married on the thirteenth day Of
the month. They may not believe that
the day of the week can affect their
future happiness, but they Will choose
so-called lucky days in preference to
others. Saturday Is a day OF ill-omer
and Wednesday is the day Of all others
to select
AS to the months, May is proverbialiy
regarded as an unIucky month in which
TO marry April would not be April with
out its Easter brides. and June even
outrivals it in popularity as a month for
weddings. But most brides shun May.
The old rhyme runs:
Marry when the year is new,
Always loving, kind and true:
When February birds do mate
You may wed, nor dread your fate.
II you we'd when March winds blow,
Joy and sorrow both YOU II Know.
Marry in April when you can,
JOY for maiden and for man;
Marry in the month of May,
on viii surely the day;
Marry when June roses blow,
Over laud and you'll go.
They who in July do wed
Must labor always for their bread;
Whoever wed in August be,
Many change are sure TO see.
Marry in SepteInber's shine.
Your living win be rich and fine.
If in October you do marry,
Love viii come, but riches taTry;
II you wed in bleak November,
Only Joy will come, remember;
When DEFENDERS SHOWS fail fast
Marry, and true love VIII last.
You may scoff at all this at utter
nonsense, but it may surprise you to
hear that the superstition that May is
an unlucky month in which to get mar
ried is nineteen hundred years old. Ovid.
the poet of Rome, of the time of Christ,
aIludes to it.
The superstition has been handed down
through ages. and in many countries.
In the north of England there is an old
proyerb:
Marry in May,
And rue the d%y-
In Scotland they have very much the
same Say ing
Marry in May,
Rue for aye.
A Minister'S Warning.
An old Scotch minister warned his
hearers that 1.-The girls are all stark mad
that wed in May"
Married in May and kirked in green,
Bath bride and groom won't long be seen.
Truly heroic was the Scotch couple
who would defy the declaration that
Even Sir Walter Scott was not free
from superstition regarding the unlucky
character of May as a hymeneal month,
for we read how he hurried away from
London that his daughters wedding
might take place before the approach of
the inauspicious month. On the morn
ing CT the fnteful marriage of Mary
Queen OF Scots to Boutwell,. on May Is.
1867, a quotation from Ovid regarding
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SYMPHONY CONCERT DRAWS CROWDS

bore the evidence of excellent and care
full training, which reflects great credit
on the leader, w. +. Jocher, as well as
the individual members of the body.
The vocal numbers we're rendered by
Miss Edna Kelley and Stanley Living
ston. The lack Of resonance naturally
affected the carrying quality Of the
voices, especially Of the soprano. Miss
Kelley's splendid enunciation could.
however, be especially appreciated
under the disadvantage she had to con-
tend with. Both the vocalists received
well deserved and generous applause.
They both responded to encores.
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The first outdoor concert of the Ho-
nolulu Symphony Society. given on the
grounds Of James B. Castles Waikiki
residence last night, was in every way
an absolute success. The spot was an
ideal one for the purpose and the
weather favored the occasion. The
silvery moonlight, the beautiful
grounds and the ocean in the back.
ground was certainly ar more inspiring
auditorium than any building or hall
would have been.
The orchestra was seated on tho
large front veranda. The panelled
ceiling and extending roof of the porte
cochere made a good sounding board,
furnishing excellent acoustic effect.
There we're hundreds Of people present
TO enjoy the event.
The program was selected so as to
suit the varied tastes of the audience.
For the connoisseurs there was Beet
hovens splendid symphony No. 2 in d
Major. It was well rendered and was
much enjoyed.
II is certainly a very distinct advant-
age that this city has gained by the
organization Of the symphony Society.
While of course the orchestra does not
come up to the great professional Or
chestras Of the old world, 1t does not
pretend to 60 so and the fact that 1t
furnishes an opportunity for music
levers to hear the great pieces Of the
masters well rendered can be nothing
but extremely gratifying. Another
number on the program which was ex-
cellently rendered was Brahms Hun
garian Dance, in which was brought
out the weird picturesque abandon of
the great master. The performance
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Books, Bookish People and Things
We get no good by being ungeneous to book.
E B. Browning.

The Penalties OF Taste and Other Es.
says. BY Norman Bridge, MD;
SKI in. cloth. Herbert S. Stone
Co, Chicago: sl.25. From the
Author.
Dr. Bridge, formerly Professor Of
Clinical Medicine in Rush Medical Col.
lGge, now of Los Angeles, Is a writer
to be classed with Weir, Mitchell,
| Holmes, Lindley and Prudden. he Is
thoughtful and of choice, takes up
subjects that demand thought OF the
reader, but he Is practical as well and
his philosophy bears upon everyday
matters. THE purpose of knowledge
Is to increase the life and comfort of
man. We seem to seek knowledge for
its own sake but we do not-the ute.
rior aim is the mental happiness as
well as the physical comfort of the
race, and especially OF the indiyid.
uar', he begins, then goes on less d.
dactically perhaps to speak of taste in
general. fashion, art, criticism, to the
end Of the chapter that gives its name
to the book:
|
plumb. We are prone to swing too far
in one direction or the other. Taste is
calculated to help; up to a certain
point 1t does; 1t Is guiding power
within us for SUCCESSIVE success we
covet and need. But when II Is over,
developed and erethismic. and the
touch Of our unavoidable environment
| IN MI nln Ina xNa
become hysterical children instead OF
balanced people with powers to en-
dure and to execute, then and so far
taste is a misfortune.-If we cannot
succeed In moderating our intensity
we had better pray for a little dull
ness Of the clod, to the end that our
nerves may be rested and our tribe
after some generations, may come
hack to the simple lines and better
balance of those people who are the
bedrock Of society, and so the hope OF
the future"
Two Kinds OF Conscience" Is full
OF interest and information. "Bashful-
ness" and our Poorly Educated Edu
Gators" may be read and re-read to ad
| NahtdBe' III NERVES Oh tne MOuerT
Child" DR.. Bridge touches upon the
duties OF parents to children, points
cut faults in our system Of education
and with unusual insight traces out
the evolution OF traits and character
istics.
He shows us that what We imagin,
Is genius or extraordinary talent II
our children, may be only one.sided de
velopment, and makes us ashamed o.
ourselves for judging harshly of ten
denotes and emotions which are not II
themselves bad at all. but only out
growths of heredity and our own ex
ample. II is a well.known fact tina
those who have no children know tn,
most about bringing them up properly
Old maids and old bachelors are pro
verbally uncharitable towards chill
dren. And another fact which makes
itself plain is the blindness OF parents
TO the faults of their own children, an,
the ready discernment by the sam,
parents OF the mistakes OF other PEG
pies children. Perhaps this Is a wis,
provision in order that our boys an,
Girls shall not grow up pampered b,
their fond fathers and mothers. TO
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CENTRAL UNION CHURCH.

Central Union Church, corner Bere-
tania and Richards streets. Rev. W. NJ.
Kincaid. pastor-Subject for II a. m.
service. The Bible-What We Owe
to It." Subject for 1880 p. m. service,
THE Uniqueness of Christ" Chris.
tian Endeavor meeting at $3.50 o'clock.
Subject: How Can We Serve Christ
in Our Homes?"
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CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

Christian church. Alakea street. near
King-Preaching by Z. s. Muckley
minister, at II a. m. and 1880 p. m.
Morning theme: Vessels Of Honour. "
Evening theme: Fiery Darts" Bible
sc hool at Gas a. m. Christian Endeav-
or meeting at $3.50 p. m. Strangers well
come at all our services.
Kodaks rented by the Honolulu Pho.
to-SuppIy Co.
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My book Will tell how these troubles
you so clearly that will know that right you
wish to test the remedy druggist will supply
1t succeeds you are well. If It falls It is free.
Two facts make this offer possible. people N
general are honest The other is that have
cure In the past IL years have supplied Restorative
trial to half million sick out of each 40
have paid for the treatment gladly they cured
have willingly paid for the
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-08-08
Don't Stay Sick
When Postal Will Bring You a Way to
Get We'll.
Get Well.

You who stay sick and address this to you
While you waiting curing Just you
They simply write postal, then I d. this
mail the sick my book Il an order on his
druggist for six bottles Dr. Shops Restorative
month at risk II 1t succeeds is $3.50. II il
fails the druggist myself sick mere word
decides 1t.
ready to do that
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All communications, books aud per-
iodicals for this department should be-
sent 10 tho bulletin Rookman," y, o,
Rnr M 4 F0l0a. Knuni " T.
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Keep our store in the lead as a place to buy
the very best at the most reasonable prices.
Our latest arrival is new stock Of
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| am ready to do that with You.